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Percent distribution of farms with gross receipts of $2,500 or more, by farm
type, by provinces (1981-2001 Censuses of Agriculture)
| |
1981 |
1986 |
1991 |
1996 |
2001 |
| |
Farms reporting |
| |
number |
| Total number of farms |
271,604 |
260,745 |
256,182 |
252,839 |
230,540 |
| |
percent of total farms |
| Canada |
|
| Farm type1 |
|
| Dairy |
15.4 |
13.1 |
11.3 |
9.7 |
8.1 |
| Cattle (beef) |
22.1 |
22.7 |
25.9 |
26.7 |
29.4 |
| Hog |
4.5 |
4.6 |
4.1 |
3.2 |
3.1 |
| Poultry and egg |
2.0 |
1.8 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
| Wheat |
20.5 |
18.0 |
16.8 |
11.7 |
6.6 |
| Grain and oilseed (except wheat) |
19.2 |
22.5 |
18.5 |
20.4 |
22.8 |
| Field crop (except grain and oilseed) |
2.8 |
2.3 |
4.6 |
6.4 |
7.5 |
| Fruit |
2.4 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
| Vegetable |
1.3 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
| Miscellaneous specialty |
4.3 |
5.5 |
9.0 |
11.4 |
12.3 |
| Livestock combination |
3.3 |
2.1 |
2.7 |
2.5 |
2.2 |
| Other combination |
2.1 |
3.4 |
1.6 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
Notes:
-Each census farm is classified according to the commodity or group of commodities that accounts for 51% or more of the total potential receipts. Since farm numbers include only those with receipts of $2,500 or more, the data differ from totals shown in other tables.
-Data reported on Census Day for the preceding calendar or fiscal year. |
| 1. To make comparisons between the two years possible, the farm typing categories are based on the historical classification structure, not the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) farm typing categories introduced in 2001. |
| 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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