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Census of Agriculture |
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Saskatchewan 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 |
60,840 |
56,979 |
-6.3 |
56,995 |
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Farms with gross farm receipts of $100,000 or more (3) |
14,393 |
18,801 |
30.6 |
18,801 |
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LAND |
*acres |
*acres |
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*acres |
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Land in crops |
33,257,706 |
35,579,845 |
7.0 |
35,579,845 |
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Summerfallow |
14,116,713 |
10,950,334 |
-22.4 |
10,950,353 |
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Total pasture land (4) |
15,996,051 |
15,633,907 |
-2.3 |
15,634,124 |
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All other land (5) |
3,015,604 |
3,488,100 |
15.7 |
3,489,266 |
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TOTAL land on census farms |
66,386,074 |
65,652,186 |
-1.1 |
65,653,588 |
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Average census farm size |
1,091 |
1,152 |
5.6 |
1,152 |
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FIVE MAJOR CROPS (6) |
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1) Spring wheat (excluding durum) |
17,253,151 |
13,898,926 |
-19.4 |
13,898,926 |
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2) Barley |
3,319,087 |
4,720,112 |
42.2 |
4,720,112 |
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3) Durum wheat |
3,925,854 |
4,149,143 |
5.7 |
4,149,143 |
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4) Canola |
3,359,032 |
3,876,826 |
15.4 |
3,876,826 |
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5) Total hay and fodder crops |
2,336,543 |
2,691,702 |
15.2 |
2,691,702 |
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LAND MANAGEMENT |
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Area irrigated (7) |
182,197 |
240,615 |
32.1 |
240,627 |
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Area applied with commercial fertilizer (7) |
18,914,810 |
24,749,127 |
30.8 |
24,749,136 |
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Area treated with herbicides (7) |
24,823,839 |
26,814,086 |
8.0 |
26,814,119 |
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Area tilled retaining most of the residue on surface |
8,274,250 |
10,915,424 |
31.9 |
10,915,424 |
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Area tilled incorporating most of the residue into soil |
20,592,996 |
15,036,366 |
-27.0 |
15,036,366 |
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Area of no-till |
3,342,896 |
7,250,545 |
116.9 |
7,250,545 |
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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 |
2,285,844 |
2,723,642 |
19.2 |
2,723,642 |
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Total beef cows |
898,339 |
1,135,027 |
26.3 |
1,135,027 |
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Total dairy cows |
45,324 |
38,154 |
-15.8 |
38,154 |
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Total sheep and lambs |
92,181 |
72,464 |
-21.4 |
72,464 |
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Total pigs |
808,968 |
757,027 |
-6.4 |
757,027 |
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Total hens and chickens |
3,618,109 |
3,516,027 |
-2.8 |
3,516,027 |
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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 |
4,650,391,089 |
5,623,801,500 |
20.9 |
5,623,863,283 |
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Average gross farm receipts |
76,436 |
98,700 |
29.1 |
98,673 |
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Total interest expense |
553,996,274 |
330,666,737 |
-40.3 |
330,669,927 |
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Average interest expense |
12,923 |
8,826 |
-31.7 |
8,826 |
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Total operating expenses |
3,780,434,115 |
4,356,627,913 |
15.2 |
4,356,709,980 |
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Average operating expense |
62,137 |
76,460 |
23.1 |
76,440 |
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CAPITAL AND DEBT |
$ |
$ |
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$ |
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Total farm capital value (8) |
25,715,331,045 |
29,833,477,289 |
16.0 |
29,835,151,672 |
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Average capital value |
422,671 |
523,587 |
23.9 |
523,470 |
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Total farm debt outstanding (9) |
5,163,628,000 |
4,509,308,000 |
-12.7 |
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* Land area is reported in acres. One acre equals 0.40 hectares or 1.18 arpents.
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