Table A.10.A Types of irrigation systems used, by farm type, Canada, 2001

Statistics Canada - Government of Canada

Table A.10.A Types of irrigation systems used, by farm type, Canada, 2001
Farm type	Gun	Sprinkler	Drip or trickle	Other¹	Total
Farm type	Number of systems
Grain and oilseed	375^B	1,380^C	125^A	460^B	2,340
Potato	225^C	230^D	25^B	25^A	505
Fruit and vegetable	1,085^A	2,250^B	1,265^A	170^A	4,770
Other²	2,080^A	4,220^A	710^A	1,595^A	8,605
All farms	3,770^A	8,085^A	2,125^A	2,245^A	16,225
	Share of systems (%)
Grain and oilseed	16.0	59.0	5.3	19.7	100
Potato	44.6	45.5	5.0	5.0	100
Fruit and vegetable	22.7	47.2	26.5	3.6	100
Other²	24.2	49.1	8.2	18.5	100
All farms	23.2	49.8	13.1	13.8	100
1 Other irrigation systems could be subsurface systems, surface flooding or any other systems.
2 Includes farm types not listed such as dairy and beef farms. These farms may have irrigation systems for secondary enterprises.
Notes:
Due to rounding, figures may not add up to totals.
Farm type is determined by the activity on an individual farm that generated more than 50% of farm revenue.
Data quality symbols:
^A excellent
^B very good
^C good
^D acceptable
^E use with caution
F - too unreliable to be published
Data source: Statistics Canada, 2001 Farm Environmental Management Survey.
Table source: Statistics Canada, 2007, Water Management on Canadian Farms, Farm Environmental Management in Canada series, volume 3, number 1, Catalogue no. 21-021-MWE2007001.