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Farms reporting production or use of manure

Table 4.9-3
Manure and manure application methods for the calendar year prior to the census - Number of farms reporting composted manure not incorporated into soil, by area and land use, 2005
Geography Manure and manure application methods2
Number of farms reporting composted manure not incorporated into soil, by area and land use3
2005
farms reporting4 acres hectares farms reporting manure on field crops farms reporting manure on hay and pasture farms reporting manure on other land
Symbols
  • xsuppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
  • . not available for any reference period
  • ..not available for a specific reference period
  • 0true zero or a value rounded to zero
Notes

Data are not provided for the 2001 census consolidated subdivisions due to numerous boundary changes between censuses. These boundary changes mean that caution should be taken when comparing the data for the following census divisions in Quebec: Bellechasse (241219000), Lévis (241225000), La Nouvelle-Beauce (241226000), Shawinigan (240436000), Francheville (240437000) and Maskinongé (240451000). The following census agricultural regions in Saskatchewan are also affected: Agricultural Region 5B (475100000) and Agricultural Region 6A (476000000).

The nine-digit geographic code at the end of the geographic names comprises two digits for the province, two for the census agricultural region, two for the census division and three for the census consolidated subdivision.

In Western Canada, the area of land on which manure was applied using solid and composted manure was over-reported, due to some respondents reporting manure spread naturally by grazing livestock.

  1. Due to confidentiality constraints, the data for one or more geographic areas having very few farms have been combined with the data from this census consolidated subdivision or census division. For the names of the geographic areas included in this amalgamation and the number of farms in them access Geographic area amalgamations.
  2. New for 2006; therefore comparison with 2001 is not possible.
  3. The area of land on which composted manure was applied was over-reported for 2005 in all provinces except Quebec. Many farmers included manure that had not been actively managed.
  4. The total number of farms reporting does not equal the sum of the parts because a farm could report more than one category.
Source
Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Agriculture, Farm Data and Farm Operator Data, catalogue no. 95-629-XWE.
Canada (000000000) 14,420 552,966 223,777 2,490 11,552 1,229
Alberta - PR (480000000) 3,051 149,523 60,510 564 2,373 249
Agricultural Region 1 - CAR (481000000) 126 9,635 3,899 48 74 6
Division No. 1 - CD (481001000) 59 4,193 1,697 20 37 3
Cypress County - CCS (481001003) 43 3,242 1,312 12 30 2
Forty Mile County No. 8 - CCS (481001008) 16 951 385 8 7 1
Division No. 4 - CD (481004000) 67 5,442 2,202 28 37 3
Special Area No. 2 - CCS (481004004) 36 2,941 1,190 14 21 1
Special Area No. 3 - CCS (481004012) 25 2,216 897 12 13 1
Special Area No. 4 - CCS (481004020) 6 285 115 2 3 1
Agricultural Region 2 - CAR (482000000) 255 14,027 5,677 69 175 20
Division No. 2 - CD (482002000) 128 6,436 2,605 28 95 7
Warner County No. 5 - CCS (482002001) 19 653 264 3 14 2
Lethbridge County - CCS (482002011) 50 2,094 847 13 38 1
Taber - CCS (482002021) 30 2,253 912 8 20 2
Newell County No. 4 - CCS (482002031) 29 1,436 581 4 23 2
Division No. 5 - CD (482005000) 127 7,591 3,072 41 80 13
Vulcan County - CCS (482005001) 26 1,893 766 8 15 5
Wheatland County - CCS (482005012) 55 3,233 1,308 18 38 4
Starland County - CCS (482005031)1 12 1,060 429 6 4 2
Kneehill County - CCS (482005041) 34 1,405 569 9 23 2
Agricultural Region 3 - CAR (483000000) 507 22,975 9,298 61 430 35
Division No. 3 - CD (483003000) 124 6,261 2,534 18 107 5
Cardston County - CCS (483003001) 34 1,321 535 5 30 0
Pincher Creek No. 9 - CCS (483003011) 26 1,428 578 8 20 1
Willow Creek No. 26 - CCS (483003018) 64 3,512 1,421 5 57 4
Division No. 6 - CD (483006000) 378 16,601 6,718 43 318 30
Foothills No. 31 - CCS (483006001) 110 x x 8 94 10
Rocky View No. 44 - CCS (483006014) 134 5,645 2,284 19 110 11
Calgary - CCS (483006016) 2 x x 0 2 0
Mountain View County - CCS (483006028) 132 6,533 2,644 16 112 9
Division No. 15 - CD (483015000) 5 113 46 0 5 0
Crowsnest Pass - CCS (483015007) 1 x x 0 1 0
Bighorn No. 8 - CCS (483015015) 3 x x 0 3 0
Ranchland No. 66 - CCS (483015045)1 1 x x 0 1 0
Agricultural Region 4A - CAR (484000000) 145 7,778 3,148 52 91 10
Division No. 7 - CD (484007000) 145 7,778 3,148 52 91 10
Provost No. 52 - CCS (484007001) 17 637 258 5 11 1
Paintearth County No. 18 - CCS (484007011) 16 854 346 5 12 0
Stettler County No. 6 - CCS (484007019) 55 2,598 1,051 14 37 6
Flagstaff County - CCS (484007031) 29 1,389 562 16 16 0
Wainwright No. 61 - CCS (484007049) 28 2,300 931 12 15 3
Agricultural Region 4B - CAR (484100000) 337 17,849 7,223 96 238 25
Division No. 10 - CD (484110000) 337 17,849 7,223 96 238 25
Camrose County No. 22 - CCS (484110001) 68 3,815 1,544 20 47 6
Beaver County - CCS (484110016) 37 2,195 888 5 30 3
Minburn County No. 27 - CCS (484110026) 42 2,537 1,027 15 26 3
Vermilion River County No. 24 - CCS (484110036) 79 4,630 1,874 25 56 2
Two Hills County No. 21 - CCS (484110048) 58 2,208 894 15 41 6
Lamont County - CCS (484110058) 53 2,464 997 16 38 5
Agricultural Region 5 - CAR (485000000) 907 37,707 15,259 123 750 85
Division No. 8 - CD (485008000) 360 16,664 6,744 66 292 26
Red Deer County - CCS (485008001) 131 5,963 2,413 22 115 7
Lacombe County - CCS (485008022) 113 5,695 2,305 22 85 13
Ponoka County - CCS (485008038) 116 5,006 2,026 22 92 6
Division No. 9 - CD (485009000) 108 3,867 1,565 6 100 7
Clearwater County - CCS (485009002) 108 3,867 1,565 6 100 7
Division No. 11 - CD (485011000) 439 17,176 6,951 51 358 52
Wetaskiwin County No. 10 - CCS (485011001) 77 3,404 1,378 14 62 9
Leduc County - CCS (485011012) 108 4,728 1,913 12 86 14
Brazeau County - CCS (485011032) 32 1,171 474 3 29 3
Parkland County - CCS (485011034) 84 3,180 1,287 10 67 10
Strathcona County - CCS (485011052) 81 2,887 1,168 5 63 14
Sturgeon County - CCS (485011059) 52 1,753 709 6 48 1
Edmonton - CCS (485011061) 5 53 21 1 3 1
Agricultural Region 6 - CAR (486000000) 541 29,219 11,825 88 433 42
Division No. 12 - CD (486012000)1 179 9,088 3,678 37 136 14
Bonnyville No. 87 - CCS (486012004) 57 3,042 1,231 10 42 6
Lakeland County - CCS (486012005)1 27 1,011 409 6 21 3
St. Paul County No. 19 - CCS (486012014) 59 3,673 1,486 16 44 2
Smoky Lake County - CCS (486012022) 36 1,362 551 5 29 3
Division No. 13 - CD (486013000) 317 18,753 7,589 45 260 25
Lac Ste. Anne County - CCS (486013001) 87 4,039 1,635 7 78 6
Barrhead County No. 11 - CCS (486013018) 58 3,528 1,428 12 46 3
Westlock County - CCS (486013028) 57 2,085 844 9 42 8
Woodlands County - CCS (486013029) 18 4,631 1,874 2 14 4
Thorhild County No. 7 - CCS (486013036) 37 1,617 654 7 28 2
Athabasca County No. 12 - CCS (486013044) 60 2,853 1,155 8 52 2
Division No. 14 - CD (486014000) 45 1,378 558 6 37 3
Yellowhead County - CCS (486014003) 45 1,378 558 6 37 3
Agricultural Region 7 - CAR (487000000) 233 10,333 4,182 27 182 26
Division No. 17 - CD (487017000) 98 3,755 1,520 11 74 14
Northern Sunrise County - CCS (487017026) 5 242 98 1 3 1
Big Lakes - CCS (487017027) 23 1,007 408 1 19 3
Lesser Slave River No.124 - CCS (487017033)1 13 565 229 1 11 1
Clear Hills No. 21 - CCS (487017062) 11 377 153 1 9 2
Northern Lights No. 22 - CCS (487017076) 24 870 352 4 17 3
Mackenzie No. 23 - CCS (487017095) 22 694 281 3 15 4
Division No. 18 - CD (487018000) 25 753 305 3 19 3
Greenview No. 16 - CCS (487018015) 25 753 305 3 19 3
Division No. 19 - CD (487019000) 110 5,825 2,357 13 89 9
Grande Prairie County No. 1 - CCS (487019006) 52 2,712 1,098 4 45 3
Smoky River No. 130 - CCS (487019041) 6 x x 1 3 2
Birch Hills County - CCS (487019049) 8 542 219 0 7 1
Spirit River No. 133 - CCS (487019054) 2 x x 0 2 0
Saddle Hills County - CCS (487019059) 22 865 350 4 17 2
Fairview No. 136 - CCS (487019066) 12 739 299 2 10 0
Peace No. 135 - CCS (487019071) 8 615 249 2 5 1
British Columbia - PR (590000000) 1,434 22,533 9,119 168 1,067 268
Vancouver Island-Coast - CAR (590100000) 284 3,175 1,285 37 197 66
Capital - CD (590117000) 83 470 190 15 42 30
North Saanich - CCS (590117005) 12 102 41 1 7 4
Central Saanich - CCS (590117015) 12 45 18 1 7 4
Saanich - CCS (590117021)1 17 43 17 8 6 6
Capital F - CCS (590117027) 18 71 29 3 10 5
Capital G - CCS (590117029) 6 33 13 0 3 3
Capital H (Part 2) - CCS (590117056) 18 176 71 2 9 8
Cowichan Valley - CD (590119000) 78 985 399 6 65 11
North Cowichan - CCS (590119008) 48 605 245 5 41 5
Cowichan Valley G - CCS (590119015) 10 216 87 0 7 3
Cowichan Valley F - CCS (590119033)1 2 x x 1 2 0
Cowichan Valley B - CCS (590119046) 18 x x 0 15 3
Nanaimo - CD (590121000) 47 514 208 6 34 10
Nanaimo - CCS (590121007) 17 85 34 1 12 5
Nanaimo C - CCS (590121016) 5 65 26 2 4 0
Nanaimo E - CCS (590121030) 9 189 76 1 5 3
Nanaimo F - CCS (590121032) 10 x x 1 9 0
Nanaimo G - CCS (590121034) 4 120 49 0 3 1
Nanaimo H - CCS (590121036) 2 x x 1 1 1
Alberni-Clayoquot - CD (590123000) 11 206 83 0 8 3
Alberni-Clayoquot B - CCS (590123033) 5 97 39 0 4 1
Alberni-Clayoquot D - CCS (590123035)1 2 x x 0 2 0
Alberni-Clayoquot F - CCS (590123039) 4 x x 0 2 2
Comox-Strathcona - CD (590125000)1 55 888 359 6 43 10
Comox-Strathcona A - CCS (590125018) 3 21 8 0 2 1
Comox-Strathcona K - CCS (590125019) 8 50 20 0 6 2
Comox-Strathcona B - CCS (590125022) 7 453 183 0 5 2
Comox-Strathcona C - CCS (590125024) 23 239 97 5 20 1
Comox-Strathcona D - CCS (590125042) 3 x x 0 2 1
Comox-Strathcona H - CCS (590125046)1 2 x x 0 2 0
Comox-Strathcona J - CCS (590125054) 9 93 38 1 6 3
Powell River - CD (590127000) 7 56 23 3 3 2
Powell River A - CCS (590127010)1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Powell River C - CCS (590127016) 6 x x 2 3 2
Powell River E - CCS (590127020)1 1 x x 1 0 0
Central Coast - CD (590145000) 3 56 23 1 2 0
Central Coast C - CCS (590145010)1 3 56 23 1 2 0
Lower Mainland-Southwest - CAR (590200000) 442 5,147 2,083 51 343 68
Fraser Valley - CD (590209000) 187 3,023 1,223 27 142 28
Fraser Valley B - CCS (590209016)1 5 21 8 0 3 2
Fraser Valley D - CCS (590209034) 11 267 108 2 9 1
Fraser Valley E - CCS (590209036) 69 689 279 12 52 11
Abbotsford - CCS (590209052) 74 1,709 692 9 56 10
Fraser Valley F - CCS (590209060) 19 111 45 0 16 4
Fraser Valley G - CCS (590209062) 9 226 91 4 6 0
Greater Vancouver - CD (590215000) 238 2,023 819 21 191 35
Langley - CCS (590215001) 149 1,370 554 6 126 21
Surrey - CCS (590215004) 38 315 127 4 29 6
Delta - CCS (590215011) 8 110 45 3 6 0
Richmond - CCS (590215015) 4 12 5 2 1 1
Greater Vancouver A - CCS (590215020) 9 29 12 2 5 2
Burnaby - CCS (590215025)1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pitt Meadows - CCS (590215070) 10 132 53 3 8 1
Maple Ridge - CCS (590215075) 20 55 22 1 16 4
Sunshine Coast - CD (590229000) 8 31 13 1 2 5
Sunshine Coast A - CCS (590229018) 8 31 13 1 2 5
Squamish-Lillooet - CD (590231000) 9 70 28 2 8 0
Squamish-Lillooet C - CCS (590231017)1 7 x x 1 6 0
Squamish-Lillooet B - CCS (590231034)1 2 x x 1 2 0
Thompson-Okanagan - CAR (590300000) 326 3,681 1,490 41 217 84
Okanagan-Similkameen - CD (590307000) 71 490 198 10 34 30
Okanagan-Similkameen A - CCS (590307022) 2 x x 0 0 2
Okanagan-Similkameen B - CCS (590307026) 12 57 23 2 5 6
Okanagan-Similkameen C - CCS (590307028) 14 70 28 2 4 8
Okanagan-Similkameen D - CCS (590307047) 6 27 11 2 4 0
Okanagan-Similkameen E - CCS (590307049) 2 x x 0 1 1
Okanagan-Similkameen F - CCS (590307051) 17 70 28 1 12 5
Okanagan-Similkameen G - CCS (590307053) 12 200 81 2 4 7
Okanagan-Similkameen H - CCS (590307055) 6 52 21 1 4 1
Thompson-Nicola - CD (590333000) 84 1,119 453 11 64 15
Thompson-Nicola M - CCS (590333008) 3 7 3 1 3 1
Thompson-Nicola N - CCS (590333012) 6 64 26 1 4 1
Thompson-Nicola E (Bonaparte Plateau) - CCS (590333032) 5 104 42 0 5 0
Thompson-Nicola I (Blue Sky Country) - CCS (590333037) 2 x x 1 1 0
Thompson-Nicola J (Copper Desert Country) - CCS (590333039) 2 x x 2 0 0
Thompson-Nicola P (Rivers and the Peaks) - CCS (590333044) 19 299 121 2 17 1
Thompson-Nicola L - CCS (590333060) 33 441 178 3 25 7
Thompson-Nicola A (Wells Gray Country) - CCS (590333068) 3 61 25 0 2 2
Thompson-Nicola O (Lower North Thompson) - CCS (590333072) 11 102 41 1 7 3
Central Okanagan - CD (590335000) 47 243 98 5 20 24
Central Okanagan - CCS (590335012) 38 193 78 4 16 20
Central Okanagan J - CCS (590335020) 9 50 20 1 4 4
North Okanagan - CD (590337000) 74 1,142 462 9 60 8
North Okanagan B - CCS (590337017) 16 198 80 0 13 3
North Okanagan D - CCS (590337022) 8 x x 0 5 3
North Okanagan E - CCS (590337023) 2 x x 0 2 0
Spallumcheen - CCS (590337024) 33 505 204 4 29 2
North Okanagan F - CCS (590337041) 15 327 132 5 11 0
Columbia-Shuswap - CD (590339000) 50 687 278 6 39 7
Columbia-Shuswap A - CCS (590339011) 5 76 31 1 4 0
Columbia-Shuswap B - CCS (590339023) 3 141 57 1 0 2
Columbia-Shuswap C - CCS (590339037) 6 56 23 1 6 1
Columbia-Shuswap D - CCS (590339039) 33 392 159 2 27 4
Columbia-Shuswap E - CCS (590339043) 3 22 9 1 2 0
Columbia-Shuswap F - CCS (590339044) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kootenay - CAR (590400000) 87 1,278 517 5 73 11
East Kootenay - CD (590401000) 27 422 171 2 21 5
East Kootenay A - CCS (590401017) 7 60 24 0 4 3
East Kootenay B - CCS (590401019) 2 x x 1 2 0
East Kootenay C - CCS (590401035) 11 167 68 1 9 1
East Kootenay E - CCS (590401037) 1 x x 0 1 0
East Kootenay F - CCS (590401046) 3 38 15 0 3 0
East Kootenay G - CCS (590401048) 3 7 3 0 2 1
Central Kootenay - CD (590403000) 34 501 203 1 29 4
Central Kootenay A - CCS (590403010) 2 x x 0 2 0
Central Kootenay B - CCS (590403013) 11 211 85 0 9 2
Central Kootenay C - CCS (590403017) 2 x x 0 2 0
Central Kootenay D - CCS (590403039) 1 x x 0 1 0
Central Kootenay E - CCS (590403041) 4 15 6 0 2 2
Central Kootenay G - CCS (590403047) 1 x x 0 1 0
Central Kootenay H - CCS (590403052) 7 65 26 1 6 0
Central Kootenay J - CCS (590403058) 2 x x 0 2 0
Central Kootenay K - CCS (590403060) 4 11 4 0 4 0
Kootenay Boundary - CD (590405000) 26 355 144 2 23 2
Kootenay Boundary B - CCS (590405030)1 2 x x 0 2 0
Kootenay Boundary D - CCS (590405052) 14 x x 1 12 2
Kootenay Boundary E - CCS (590405054) 10 195 79 1 9 0
Cariboo - CAR (590500000) 123 2,557 1,035 10 96 21
Cariboo - CD (590541000) 75 1,958 792 6 60 13
Cariboo D - CCS (590541010) 4 341 138 1 3 0
Cariboo E - CCS (590541012) 3 124 50 0 3 0
Cariboo F - CCS (590541014) 19 470 190 1 16 3
Cariboo G - CCS (590541015) 5 30 12 0 4 2
Cariboo H - CCS (590541016) 4 58 23 2 2 1
Cariboo L - CCS (590541017) 12 167 68 0 10 2
Cariboo A - CCS (590541019) 7 131 53 0 5 2
Cariboo B - CCS (590541021) 7 167 68 1 6 0
Cariboo C - CCS (590541026) 1 x x 0 1 0
Cariboo I - CCS (590541027) 8 122 49 0 8 1
Cariboo J - CCS (590541039) 2 x x 0 0 2
Cariboo K - CCS (590541041) 3 280 113 1 2 0
Fraser-Fort George - CD (590553000) 48 599 242 4 36 8
Fraser-Fort George H - CCS (590553019) 11 149 60 0 10 1
Fraser-Fort George A - CCS (590553038) 9 136 55 1 7 1
Fraser-Fort George C - CCS (590553042) 16 151 61 2 11 3
Fraser-Fort George D - CCS (590553044) 8 98 40 0 5 3
Fraser-Fort George E - CCS (590553046) 2 x x 1 1 0
Fraser-Fort George F - CCS (590553048)1 2 x x 0 2 0
North Coast - CAR (590600000) 11 127 51 1 10 1
Kitimat-Stikine - CD (590649000)1 11 127 51 1 10 1
Kitimat-Stikine C (Part 1) - CCS (590649013)1 8 62 25 1 7 1
Kitimat-Stikine B - CCS (590649028) 3 65 26 0 3 0
Nechako - CAR (590700000) 74 2,667 1,079 10 60 5
Bulkley-Nechako - CD (590751000)1 74 2,667 1,079 10 60 5
Bulkley-Nechako C - CCS (590751015)1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bulkley-Nechako D - CCS (590751017) 13 554 224 1 11 1
Bulkley-Nechako F - CCS (590751019) 25 728 295 3 21 1
Bulkley-Nechako B - CCS (590751028) 3 105 42 1 2 0
Bulkley-Nechako E - CCS (590751031) 8 730 295 0 8 0
Bulkley-Nechako A - CCS (590751051) 19 400 162 5 12 3
Bulkley-Nechako G - CCS (590751053) 6 150 61 0 6 0
Peace River - CAR (590800000) 87 3,901 1,579 13 71 12
Peace River - CD (590855000) 84 3,879 1,570 12 68 12
Peace River D - CCS (590855021) 28 1,499 607 5 24 4
Peace River E - CCS (590855023) 16 543 220 1 10 5
Peace River B - CCS (590855040) 35 1,804 730 5 30 3
Peace River C - CCS (590855042) 5 33 13 1 4 0
Northern Rockies - CD (590859000) 3 22 9 1 3 0
Northern Rockies A - CCS (590859011) 3 22 9 1 3 0