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Total farm area, land tenure and land in crops, by province (Census of Agriculture, 1986 to 2006)
(Manitoba)
	1986	1991	1996	2001	2006
	number
Man.
Total number of farms	27,336	25,706	24,383	21,071	19,054
Total farm area
Area in hectares¹	7,740,226	7,724,990	7,732,138	7,601,779	7,718,570
Farms reporting	27,336	25,706	24,383	21,071	19,054
Average area in hectares per farm reporting	283	301	317	361	405
Total area owned
Area in hectares¹	4,871,429	4,858,316	4,928,736	4,747,047	4,726,559
Farms reporting	25,091	24,098	23,036	20,031	18,314
Average area in hectares per farm reporting	194	202	214	237	258
Total area rented or leased from others²
Area in hectares¹	2,868,797	2,866,674	2,803,402	2,854,732	2,992,011
Farms reporting	13,552	12,795	12,125	10,708	10,028
Average area in hectares per farm reporting	212	224	231	267	298
Land in crops (excluding Christmas tree area)
Area in hectares¹	4,519,335	4,761,050	4,699,146	4,714,830	4,701,010
Farms reporting	24,683	23,563	21,527	18,836	16,660
Average area in hectares per farm reporting	183	202	218	250	282
1. Conversion factor: 1 hectare equals 2.471 054 13 acres. 2. Total area rented or leased from others includes land; leased from governments, rented or leased from others and crop-shared from others. Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture. Last modified: 2008-10-31.

For more information on the concepts, methods and quality of the data contained in this table, consult the 2006 Census of Agriculture.