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Census of Agriculture |
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New Brunswick 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 |
3,252 |
3,206 |
-1.4 |
3,405 |
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Farms with gross farm receipts of $100,000 or more (3) |
808 |
769 |
-4.8 |
774 |
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LAND |
*acres |
*acres |
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*acres |
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Land in crops |
302,079 |
333,611 |
10.4 |
333,611 |
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Summerfallow |
3,833 |
1,052 |
-72.6 |
1,052 |
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Total pasture land (4) |
144,150 |
123,883 |
-14.1 |
124,447 |
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All other land (5) |
478,143 |
471,521 |
-1.4 |
494,763 |
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TOTAL land on census farms |
928,205 |
930,067 |
0.2 |
953,873 |
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Average census farm size |
285 |
290 |
1.8 |
280 |
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FIVE MAJOR CROPS (6) |
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1) Total hay and fodder crops |
159,910 |
173,073 |
8.2 |
173,073 |
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2) Potatoes |
50,621 |
54,064 |
6.8 |
54,064 |
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3) Barley |
31,648 |
40,867 |
29.1 |
40,867 |
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4) Oats |
21,755 |
23,520 |
8.1 |
23,520 |
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5) Harvested blueberries |
5,578 |
8,752 |
56.9 |
8,752 |
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LAND MANAGEMENT |
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Area irrigated (7) |
2,619 |
3,511 |
34.1 |
3,513 |
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Area applied with commercial fertilizer (7) |
193,079 |
221,713 |
14.8 |
224,224 |
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Area treated with herbicides (7) |
98,495 |
111,264 |
13.0 |
112,174 |
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Area tilled retaining most of the residue on surface |
19,049 |
26,555 |
39.4 |
26,555 |
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Area tilled incorporating most of the residue into soil |
129,942 |
114,812 |
-11.6 |
114,812 |
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Area of no-till |
3,426 |
3,048 |
-11.0 |
3,048 |
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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 |
105,137 |
100,297 |
-4.6 |
100,297 |
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Total beef cows |
22,267 |
22,881 |
2.8 |
22,881 |
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Total dairy cows |
23,330 |
21,265 |
-8.9 |
21,265 |
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Total sheep and lambs |
10,217 |
7,266 |
-28.9 |
7,266 |
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Total pigs |
76,093 |
74,471 |
-2.1 |
74,471 |
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Total hens and chickens |
2,413,042 |
2,663,684 |
10.4 |
2,663,684 |
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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 |
308,634,439 |
322,529,460 |
4.5 |
325,684,261 |
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Average gross farm receipts |
94,906 |
100,602 |
6.0 |
95,649 |
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Total interest expense |
20,592,336 |
15,221,334 |
-26.1 |
15,303,730 |
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Average interest expense |
12,735 |
10,313 |
-19.0 |
10,022 |
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Total operating expenses |
277,664,612 |
281,280,073 |
1.3 |
284,157,417 |
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Average operating expense |
85,383 |
87,736 |
2.8 |
83,453 |
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CAPITAL AND DEBT |
$ |
$ |
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$ |
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Total farm capital value (8) |
919,550,329 |
1,108,878,012 |
20.6 |
1,129,098,338 |
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Average capital value |
282,765 |
345,876 |
22.3 |
331,600 |
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Total farm debt outstanding (9) |
220,770,000 |
273,689,000 |
24.0 |
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* Land area is reported in acres. One acre equals 0.40 hectares or 1.18 arpents.
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