Table A.2 Type of vegetation typically grown on farms with areas adjacent to natural sources of water, Canada and provinces, 2001

Statistics Canada - Government of Canada

Table A.2 Type of vegetation typically grown on farms with areas adjacent to natural sources of water, Canada and provinces, 2001
	Number of farms	Share of farms (%)	Number of farms	Share of farms (%)	Number of farms	Share of farms (%)
	Leaving area permanently vegetated		Planting additional vegetation		Planting a winter crop
Newfoundland and Labrador	x	x	x	x	x	x
Prince Edward Island	x	x	x	x	x	x
Nova Scotia	1,020^C	95.8	100^A	9.4	45^A	4.2
New Brunswick	900^C	96.3	60^A	6.4	50^A	5.3
Quebec	11,995^A	92.0	1,345^A	10.3	180^A	1.4
Ontario	21,630^A	94.2	3,695^A	16.1	1,420^A	6.2
Manitoba	6,625^B	96.3	745^A	10.8	140^A	2.0
Saskatchewan	19,045^A	95.4	2,335^A	11.7	135^A	0.7
Alberta	17,355^A	97.1	1,590^A	8.9	205^A	1.1
British Columbia	3,855^B	95.1	560^A	13.8	160^A	3.9
Canada	83,430^A	95.0	10,565^A	12.0	2,375^A	2.7
Notes:
Only farms with areas adjacent to natural sources of water were included. Not all areas adjacent to natural sources of water on an individual farm may be vegetated.
Due to rounding, figures may not add up to totals.
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.