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

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Table A.10.C Types of irrigation systems used, by farm type, Western Canada, 2001
Farm type	Gun	Sprinkler	Drip or trickle	Other¹	Total
Farm type	Number of systems
Grain and oilseed	x	1,290^C	x	360^B	1,875
Potato	70^D	180^E	x	x	280
Fruit and vegetable	205^A	1,335^B	555^B	25^A	2,120
Other²	740^A	3,515^B	340^A	1,210^B	5,805
All farms	1,215^A	6,330^A	920^A	1,605^A	10,070
	Share of systems (%)
Grain and oilseed	x	68.9	x	19.2	100
Potato	25.6	64.4	x	x	100
Fruit and vegetable	9.7	63.0	26.2	1.2	100
Other²	12.8	60.6	5.8	20.8	100
All farms	12.1	62.9	9.1	15.9	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
^Cgood
^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.