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Corn for silage and tame hay, by provinces (1981-2001 Censuses of Agriculture)
| |
1981 |
1986 |
1991 |
1996 |
2001 |
| |
number |
| Canada |
|
| Total number of farms |
318,361 |
293,089 |
280,043 |
276,548 |
246,923 |
| Corn for silage |
|
| Area in hectares1 |
396,839 |
292,209 |
198,902 |
191,359 |
235,962 |
| Farms reporting |
30,228 |
22,793 |
16,152 |
15,249 |
15,815 |
| Percentage of total farms |
9.5 |
7.8 |
5.8 |
5.5 |
6.4 |
| Average area in hectares per farm reporting |
13 |
13 |
12 |
13 |
15 |
| Total tame hay2 |
|
| Area in hectares1 |
5,115,477 |
5,254,215 |
5,753,511 |
6,210,871 |
7,314,268 |
| Farms reporting |
167,958 |
152,811 |
141,578 |
139,269 |
135,153 |
| Percentage of total farms |
52.8 |
52.1 |
50.6 |
50.4 |
54.7 |
| Average area in hectares per farm reporting |
30 |
34 |
41 |
45 |
54 |
| 1. Conversion factor: 1 hectare equals 2.471 acres. |
| 2. “Other fodder crops” are included in the 1986, 1996 and 2001 data for “Total tame hay.” In 1991, 1996 and 2001, the questionnaire made no distinction between "Oats for grain" and "Oats for fodder." The 1991, 1996 and 2001 figures for total oats are presented in the “Oats for grain” category in the "Other selected grains" table. |
| Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture. |
| Last modified: 2004-05-30. |
For more information on the concepts, methods and quality of the data contained in this table,
consult the 2001 Census of Agriculture .
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