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Census of Agriculture |
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Nova Scotia 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 |
3,980 |
4,021 |
1.0 |
4,453 |
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Farms with gross farm receipts of $100,000 or more (3) |
807 |
838 |
3.8 |
849 |
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LAND |
*acres |
*acres |
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*acres |
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Land in crops |
262,503 |
277,658 |
5.8 |
277,658 |
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Summerfallow |
2,930 |
1,431 |
-51.2 |
1,431 |
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Total pasture land (4) |
162,841 |
151,039 |
-7.2 |
153,111 |
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All other land (5) |
552,812 |
539,687 |
-2.4 |
623,741 |
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TOTAL land on census farms |
981,086 |
969,815 |
-1.1 |
1,055,941 |
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Average census farm size |
247 |
241 |
-2.4 |
237 |
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FIVE MAJOR CROPS (6) |
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1) Total hay and fodder crops |
166,846 |
176,097 |
5.5 |
176,097 |
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2) Harvested blueberries |
13,277 |
16,398 |
23.5 |
16,398 |
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3) Barley |
13,067 |
12,433 |
-4.9 |
12,433 |
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4) Total grain and silage corn |
7,868 |
11,837 |
50.4 |
11,837 |
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5) Oats |
10,743 |
7,254 |
-32.5 |
7,254 |
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LAND MANAGEMENT |
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Area irrigated (7) |
5,381 |
5,519 |
2.6 |
5,532 |
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Area applied with commercial fertilizer (7) |
203,287 |
210,727 |
3.7 |
218,817 |
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Area treated with herbicides (7) |
55,310 |
62,767 |
13.5 |
65,782 |
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Area tilled retaining most of the residue on surface |
6,123 |
11,562 |
88.8 |
11,562 |
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Area tilled incorporating most of the residue into soil |
69,120 |
45,725 |
-33.8 |
45,725 |
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Area of no-till |
3,000 |
1,767 |
-41.1 |
1,767 |
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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 |
128,619 |
128,971 |
0.3 |
128,971 |
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Total beef cows |
27,629 |
32,068 |
16.1 |
32,068 |
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Total dairy cows |
28,913 |
26,623 |
-7.9 |
26,623 |
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Total sheep and lambs |
31,670 |
23,506 |
-25.8 |
23,506 |
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Total pigs |
133,640 |
130,707 |
-2.2 |
130,707 |
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Total hens and chickens |
3,616,704 |
3,558,559 |
-1.6 |
3,558,559 |
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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 |
352,102,014 |
376,923,388 |
7.0 |
384,333,174 |
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Average gross farm receipts |
88,468 |
93,739 |
6.0 |
86,309 |
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Total interest expense |
26,073,915 |
19,825,470 |
-24.0 |
20,002,753 |
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Average interest expense |
13,440 |
10,851 |
-19.3 |
10,364 |
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Total operating expenses |
333,460,861 |
321,622,550 |
-3.6 |
327,512,644 |
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Average operating expense |
83,784 |
79,986 |
-4.5 |
73,549 |
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CAPITAL AND DEBT |
$ |
$ |
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$ |
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Total farm capital value (8) |
1,158,923,945 |
1,302,985,640 |
12.4 |
1,360,035,456 |
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Average capital value |
291,187 |
324,045 |
11.3 |
305,420 |
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Total farm debt outstanding (9) |
265,312,000 |
308,037,000 |
16.1 |
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* Land area is reported in acres. One acre equals 0.40 hectares or 1.18 arpents.
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