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

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Table A.10.B Types of irrigation systems used, by farm type, Eastern Canada, 2001
Farm type	Gun	Sprinkler	Drip or trickle	Other¹	Total
Farm type	Number of systems
Grain and oilseed	x	85^C	x	100^C	470
Potato	150^D	50^C	x	x	225
Fruit and vegetable	880^B	910^B	705^B	145^A	2,640
Other²	1,335^B	705^B	365^A	380^A	2,785
All farms	2,550^B	1,760^A	1,200^A	630^A	6,140
	Share of systems (%)
Grain and oilseed	x	18.1	x	21.3	100
Potato	67.1	22.7	x	x	100
Fruit and vegetable	33.3	34.5	26.7	5.5	100
Other²	47.8	25.2	13.1	14.0	100
All farms	41.6	28.7	19.6	10.1	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.