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Census of Agriculture |
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Alberta Highlights |
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1991 |
1996 |
% Change |
1996 |
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VARIABLE |
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excluding Christmas tree only farms (1) |
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including Christmas tree only farms (1) |
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CENSUS FARMS (2) |
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Total census farms |
57,245 |
58,990 |
3.0 |
59,007 |
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Farms with gross farm receipts of $100,000 or more (3) |
15,170 |
16,900 |
11.4 |
16,900 |
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LAND |
*acres |
*acres |
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*acres |
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Land in crops |
22,961,142 |
23,590,032 |
2.7 |
23,590,033 |
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Summerfallow |
4,377,212 |
3,550,264 |
-18.9 |
3,550,265 |
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Total pasture land (4) |
20,797,819 |
21,078,120 |
1.3 |
21,078,338 |
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All other land (5) |
3,288,938 |
3,744,536 |
13.9 |
3,745,724 |
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TOTAL land on census farms |
51,425,111 |
51,962,952 |
1.0 |
51,964,360 |
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Average census farm size |
898 |
881 |
-1.9 |
881 |
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FIVE MAJOR CROPS (6) |
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1) Spring wheat (excluding durum) |
6,885,763 |
6,448,110 |
-6.4 |
6,448,110 |
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2) Barley |
5,404,324 |
5,775,824 |
6.9 |
5,775,824 |
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3) Total hay and fodder crops |
4,336,356 |
4,753,165 |
9.6 |
4,753,165 |
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4) Canola |
2,982,130 |
3,151,296 |
5.7 |
3,151,296 |
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5) Oats |
1,285,430 |
1,386,179 |
7.8 |
1,386,179 |
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LAND MANAGEMENT |
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Area irrigated (7) |
1,132,086 |
1,276,535 |
12.8 |
1,276,547 |
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Area applied with commercial fertilizer (7) |
15,690,907 |
17,375,040 |
10.7 |
17,375,043 |
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Area treated with herbicides (7) |
14,012,340 |
14,949,084 |
6.7 |
14,949,086 |
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Area tilled retaining most of the residue on surface |
4,779,955 |
6,166,922 |
29.0 |
6,166,922 |
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Area tilled incorporating most of the residue into soil |
14,291,324 |
10,657,824 |
-25.4 |
10,657,824 |
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Area of no-till |
614,109 |
1,936,370 |
215.3 |
1,936,370 |
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LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY |
# of animals |
# of animals |
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# of animals |
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Total cattle and calves |
4,756,365 |
5,942,257 |
24.9 |
5,942,257 |
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Total beef cows |
1,635,727 |
2,016,889 |
23.3 |
2,016,889 |
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Total dairy cows |
105,905 |
102,830 |
-2.9 |
102,830 |
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Total sheep and lambs |
305,642 |
259,817 |
-15.0 |
259,817 |
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Total pigs |
1,729,870 |
1,729,810 |
-- |
1,729,810 |
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Total hens and chickens |
8,702,434 |
9,485,635 |
9.0 |
9,485,635 |
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RECEIPTS AND EXPENSES (3) |
(1995 dollars) |
(1995 dollars) |
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(1995 dollars) |
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Total gross farm receipts |
6,080,112,399 |
7,910,980,118 |
30.1 |
7,911,130,654 |
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Average gross farm receipts |
106,212 |
134,107 |
26.3 |
134,071 |
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Total interest expense |
582,776,907 |
429,410,642 |
-26.3 |
429,440,482 |
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Average interest expense |
15,838 |
11,950 |
-24.5 |
11,948 |
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Total operating expenses |
5,244,476,769 |
6,669,230,097 |
27.2 |
6,669,475,011 |
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Average operating expense |
91,615 |
113,057 |
23.4 |
113,029 |
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CAPITAL AND DEBT |
$ |
$ |
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$ |
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Total farm capital value (8) |
30,806,123,283 |
40,147,221,145 |
30.3 |
40,150,414,410 |
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Average capital value |
538,145 |
680,577 |
26.5 |
680,435 |
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Total farm debt outstanding (9) |
6,178,994,000 |
6,613,787,000 |
7.0 |
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* Land area is reported in acres. One acre equals 0.40 hectares or 1.18 arpents.
-- too small to be expressed
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