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Farms, by farm type and province (Census of Agriculture, 2001 and 2006 )
Related tables: Farms and farm operators, Farm financial statistics.
| 2001 | 2006 | |
|---|---|---|
| Farms reporting | ||
| number | ||
| Canada | ||
| Total number of farms | 246,923 | 229,373 |
| % of total farms | ||
| Farm type1 | ||
| Dairy cattle and milk production | 7.4 | 6.4 |
| Beef cattle ranching and farming, including feedlots | 27.5 | 26.6 |
| Hog and pig farming | 3.0 | 2.6 |
| Chicken egg production | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| Broiler and other meat-type chicken production | 0.8 | 0.9 |
| Turkey production | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Poultry hatcheries | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Combination poultry and egg production | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Other poultry production | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Sheep farming | 1.3 | 1.2 |
| Goat farming | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Apiculture | 0.5 | 0.7 |
| Horse and other equine production | 4.5 | 6.6 |
| Fur-bearing animal and rabbit production | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Livestock combination farming | 2.7 | 3.1 |
| All other miscellaneous animal production | 1.3 | 1.1 |
| Soybean farming | 2.3 | 2.8 |
| Oilseed (except soybean) farming | 2.5 | 4.5 |
| Dry pea and bean farming | 1.3 | 0.5 |
| Wheat farming | 6.4 | 5.3 |
| Corn farming | 2.2 | 1.6 |
| Other grain farming | 13.3 | 12.2 |
| Potato farming | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Other vegetables (except potato) and melon farming | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| Fruit and tree-nut farming | 3.1 | 3.6 |
| Mushroom production | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Other food crops grown under cover | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Nursery and tree production | 1.9 | 2.2 |
| Floriculture production | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Tobacco farming | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| Hay farming | 7.5 | 7.9 |
| Fruit and vegetable combination farming | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| All other miscellaneous crop farming | 4.1 | 4.1 |
| Note:Each census farm is classified according to the commodity or group of commodities that accounts for 50% or more of the total potential receipts. 1. The farm type is based on the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) farm-typing categories. Although NAICS is revised periodically, the classifications for Canadian agriculture have remained the same and the data for the two census years are comparable. Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture. Last modified: 2007-05-16. | ||
For more information on the concepts, methods and quality of the data contained in this table, consult the 2006 Census of Agriculture.
