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Selected other field crops, 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 |
| Potatoes |
|
| Area in hectares1 |
110,369 |
111,527 |
122,391 |
150,309 |
169,475 |
| Farms reporting |
7,139 |
4,885 |
4,692 |
4,989 |
3,887 |
| Percentage of total farms |
2.2 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
1.8 |
1.6 |
| Average area in hectares per farm reporting |
15 |
23 |
26 |
30 |
44 |
| Lentils |
|
| Area in hectares1 |
50,813 |
130,984 |
238,480 |
303,401 |
703,800 |
| Farms reporting |
1,404 |
2,496 |
3,476 |
3,698 |
5,891 |
| Percentage of total farms |
0.4 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
2.4 |
| Average area in hectares per farm reporting |
36 |
52 |
69 |
82 |
119 |
| Canary seed |
|
| Area in hectares1 |
38,365 |
90,846 |
96,087 |
248,752 |
166,529 |
| Farms reporting |
737 |
1,604 |
1,349 |
3,803 |
2,168 |
| Percentage of total farms |
0.2 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.4 |
0.9 |
| Average area in hectares per farm reporting |
52 |
57 |
71 |
65 |
77 |
| Dry field peas |
|
| Area in hectares1 |
63,396 |
132,020 |
200,582 |
536,319 |
1,340,431 |
| Farms reporting |
2,082 |
3,062 |
4,271 |
8,761 |
14,324 |
| Percentage of total farms |
0.7 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
3.2 |
5.8 |
| Average area in hectares per farm reporting |
30 |
43 |
47 |
61 |
94 |
| Total dry field beans |
|
| Area in hectares1 |
79,224 |
73,454 |
95,302 |
93,949 |
663,031 |
| Farms reporting |
3,226 |
3,244 |
3,544 |
2,962 |
7,205 |
| Percentage of total farms |
1.0 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
1.1 |
2.9 |
| Average area in hectares per farm reporting |
25 |
23 |
27 |
32 |
92 |
| 1. Conversion factor: 1 hectare equals 2.471 acres. |
| Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture. |
| Last modified: November 26, 2002. |
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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