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Census of Agriculture |
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Quebec 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 |
38,076 |
35,716 |
-6.2 |
35,991 |
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Farms with gross farm receipts of $100,000 or more (3) |
13,621 |
13,910 |
2.1 |
13,929 |
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LAND |
*acres |
*acres |
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*acres |
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Land in crops |
4,048,706 |
4,296,697 |
6.1 |
4,296,697 |
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Summerfallow |
36,355 |
21,390 |
-41.2 |
21,685 |
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Total pasture land (4) |
1,595,891 |
1,282,172 |
-19.7 |
1,284,419 |
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All other land (5) |
2,793,799 |
2,880,144 |
3.1 |
2,937,687 |
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TOTAL land on census farms |
8,474,751 |
8,480,403 |
0.1 |
8,540,488 |
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Average census farm size |
223 |
237 |
6.3 |
237 |
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FIVE MAJOR CROPS (6) |
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1) Total hay and fodder crops |
2,147,964 |
2,178,676 |
1.4 |
2,178,676 |
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2) Total grain and silage corn |
804,365 |
919,044 |
14.3 |
919,044 |
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3) Barley |
388,913 |
309,438 |
-20.4 |
309,438 |
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4) Soybeans |
62,445 |
238,934 |
282.6 |
238,934 |
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5) Oats |
238,082 |
210,301 |
-11.7 |
210,301 |
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LAND MANAGEMENT |
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Area irrigated (7) |
53,987 |
82,447 |
52.7 |
83,055 |
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Area applied with commercial fertilizer (7) |
2,462,953 |
2,437,391 |
-1.0 |
2,448,969 |
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Area treated with herbicides (7) |
1,394,491 |
1,570,567 |
12.6 |
1,581,651 |
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Area tilled retaining most of the residue on surface |
258,998 |
320,777 |
23.9 |
320,777 |
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Area tilled incorporating most of the residue into soil |
1,792,763 |
1,643,948 |
-8.3 |
1,643,948 |
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Area of no-till |
53,383 |
87,222 |
63.4 |
87,222 |
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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 |
1,445,906 |
1,439,743 |
-0.4 |
1,439,743 |
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Total beef cows |
187,498 |
231,891 |
23.7 |
231,891 |
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Total dairy cows |
514,542 |
471,855 |
-8.3 |
471,855 |
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Total sheep and lambs |
121,253 |
151,557 |
25.0 |
151,557 |
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Total pigs |
2,909,251 |
3,443,832 |
18.4 |
3,443,832 |
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Total hens and chickens |
23,035,296 |
25,440,825 |
10.4 |
25,440,825 |
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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 |
4,180,767,454 |
4,962,077,542 |
18.7 |
4,972,517,920 |
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Average gross farm receipts |
109,801 |
138,932 |
26.5 |
138,160 |
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Total interest expense |
435,877,152 |
306,311,668 |
-29.7 |
307,037,694 |
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Average interest expense |
17,069 |
13,052 |
-23.5 |
13,010 |
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Total operating expenses |
3,449,262,698 |
3,988,104,898 |
15.6 |
3,995,982,037 |
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Average operating expense |
90,589 |
111,662 |
23.3 |
111,027 |
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CAPITAL AND DEBT |
$ |
$ |
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$ |
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Total farm capital value (8) |
11,918,483,375 |
15,020,033,426 |
26.0 |
15,074,207,414 |
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Average capital value |
313,018 |
420,541 |
34.4 |
418,833 |
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Total farm debt outstanding (9) |
3,366,922,000 |
4,393,001,000 |
30.5 |
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* Land area is reported in acres. One acre equals 0.40 hectares or 1.18 arpents.
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