Selected Historical Data from the Census of Agriculture: Data tables

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1. A statistical portrait of agriculture, Canada and provinces: census years 1921 to 2006
1.1 Number and area of farms, Land in crops and selected crop data
1.2 Total tree fruits and Total vegetables (excluding Greenhouse vegetables)
1.3 Selected livestock
1.4 Total tractors and Total farm trucks
2. Agricultural perspectives from seven censuses, Canada and provinces: census years 1976 to 2006
2.1 Farms classified by size of farm
2.2 Farms classified by total gross farm receipts class at 2005 constant dollars
2.3 Farms classified by operating arrangements
2.4 Farmland area by tenure
2.5 Total land area and use of farm land
2.6 Selected grains
2.7 Corn for silage and Total tame hay
2.8 Selected oilseeds
2.9 Other selected field crops
2.10 Horticulture
2.11 Total greenhouse area in use and Mushrooms
2.12 Cattle and calves
2.13 Pigs
2.14 Sheep and lambs
2.15 Other selected livestock
2.16 Poultry
2.17 Selected land management practices
2.18 Selected farm machinery
2.19 Farm capital
2.20 Selected expenditures
2.21 Forest products sales and Maple taps
2.22 Paid agricultural work
3. Farm types (North American Industry Classification System), Canada and provinces: census years 2001 and 2006
3.1 Farms by industry group
3.2 Farms by industry
4. Focus on selected commodities, Canada and provinces: census years 1976 to 2006
4.1 Total wheat: Farms reporting, Area, and Percentage distributions by size class
4.2 Total tame hay: Farms reporting, Area, and Percentage distributions by size class
4.3 Total cattle and calves: Farms reporting, Number of animals and Percentage distributions by size class
4.4 Total pigs: Farms reporting, Number of animals and Percentage distributions by size class
4.5 Total sheep and lambs: Farms reporting, Number of animals and Percentage distributions by size class
4.6 Laying hens: Farms reporting, Number of birds and Percentage distributions by size class
5. Techniques and technology, Canada and provinces: census years 1991 to 2006
5.1 Tillage practices used to prepare land for seeding
5.2 Farms using computers in farm management: Percentage distribution by total gross farm receipts class
6. Characteristics of farm operators, Canada and provinces: census years 1991 to 2006
6.1 Number and percentage distribution of farm operators by sex
6.2 Number and percentage distribution of farm operators by age
6.3 Number and percentage distribution of farm operators by paid non-farm work