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Census of Agriculture |
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Prince Edward Island 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 |
2,361 |
2,200 |
-6.8 |
2,217 |
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Farms with gross farm receipts of $100,000 or more (3) |
767 |
771 |
0.5 |
771 |
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LAND |
*acres |
*acres |
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*acres |
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Land in crops |
380,796 |
420,971 |
10.6 |
420,971 |
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Summerfallow |
2,464 |
903 |
-63.4 |
903 |
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Total pasture land (4) |
86,843 |
67,369 |
-22.4 |
67,415 |
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All other land (5) |
169,590 |
165,131 |
-2.6 |
166,076 |
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TOTAL land on census farms |
639,693 |
654,374 |
2.3 |
655,365 |
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Average census farm size |
271 |
297 |
9.6 |
296 |
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FIVE MAJOR CROPS (6) |
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1) Total hay and fodder crops |
125,964 |
134,761 |
7.0 |
134,761 |
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2) Potatoes |
77,809 |
108,158 |
39.0 |
108,158 |
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3) Barley |
84,183 |
90,576 |
7.6 |
90,576 |
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4) Mixed grains |
40,742 |
24,514 |
-39.8 |
24,514 |
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5) Spring wheat (excluding durum) |
8,714 |
19,880 |
128.1 |
19,880 |
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LAND MANAGEMENT |
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Area irrigated (7) |
939 |
2,684 |
185.8 |
2,684 |
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Area applied with commercial fertilizer (7) |
252,336 |
295,295 |
17.0 |
295,393 |
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Area treated with herbicides (7) |
182,322 |
225,720 |
23.8 |
225,772 |
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Area tilled retaining most of the residue on surface |
21,698 |
46,914 |
116.2 |
46,914 |
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Area tilled incorporating most of the residue into soil |
251,851 |
236,609 |
-6.1 |
236,609 |
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Area of no-till |
2,517 |
5,161 |
105.0 |
5,161 |
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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 |
94,573 |
94,611 |
-- |
94,611 |
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Total beef cows |
12,977 |
16,472 |
26.9 |
16,472 |
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Total dairy cows |
18,318 |
16,353 |
-10.7 |
16,353 |
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Total sheep and lambs |
3,394 |
2,996 |
-11.7 |
2,996 |
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Total pigs |
106,728 |
117,560 |
10.1 |
117,560 |
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Total hens and chickens |
429,724 |
352,488 |
-18.0 |
352,488 |
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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 |
299,128,121 |
349,105,389 |
16.7 |
349,195,896 |
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Average gross farm receipts |
126,696 |
158,684 |
25.2 |
157,508 |
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Total interest expense |
19,094,624 |
19,137,120 |
0.2 |
19,138,620 |
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Average interest expense |
13,456 |
14,939 |
11.0 |
14,929 |
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Total operating expenses |
234,653,652 |
288,487,044 |
22.9 |
288,600,073 |
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Average operating expense |
99,387 |
131,130 |
31.9 |
130,176 |
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CAPITAL AND DEBT |
$ |
$ |
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$ |
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Total farm capital value (8) |
941,533,039 |
1,415,242,175 |
50.3 |
1,417,138,775 |
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Average capital value |
398,786 |
643,292 |
61.3 |
639,215 |
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Total farm debt outstanding (9) |
180,497,000 |
310,885,000 |
72.2 |
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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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