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Section 2 - Agricultural perspectives from seven censuses, Canada and provinces: census years 1976 to 2006

Canada

Newfoundland and Labrador

Canada

Table 2.18
Selected farm machinery, Canada and provinces, census years 1976 to 2006
Canada	1976	1981	1986	1991	1996	2001	2006	1976 to 2006	1981 to 2006	1986 to 2006	1991 to 2006	1996 to 2006	2001 to 2006
Canada	Empty cell							percentage change
Total tractors¹	Empty cell							Empty cell
Number	635,027	657,606	728,074	734,149	711,335	732,521	733,182	15.5	11.5	0.7	-0.1	3.1	0.1
Farms reporting	299,260	283,659	264,779	253,802	245,546	225,622	212,097	-29.1	-25.2	-19.9	-16.4	-13.6	-6.0
Percentage of total farms	88.4	89.1	90.3	90.6	88.8	91.4	92.5	4.6	3.8	2.4	2.1	4.2	1.2
Average number per farm reporting	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	50.0	50.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Total farm trucks	Empty cell							Empty cell
Number	444,369	474,408	514,236	526,808	518,919	492,669	466,798	5.0	-1.6	-9.2	-11.4	-10.0	-5.3
Farms reporting	255,770	247,633	243,095	236,915	232,449	213,389	197,758	-22.7	-20.1	-18.6	-16.5	-14.9	-7.3
Percentage of total farms	75.5	77.8	82.9	84.6	84.1	86.4	86.2	14.2	10.8	4.0	1.9	2.5	-0.2
Average number per farm reporting	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Grain combines	Empty cell							Empty cell
Number	163,558	161,110	157,934	152,114	132,453	115,803	102,924	-37.1	-36.1	-34.8	-32.3	-22.3	-11.1
Farms reporting	143,984	139,852	133,798	126,270	111,575	96,835	83,859	-41.8	-40.0	-37.3	-33.6	-24.8	-13.4
Percentage of total farms	42.5	43.9	45.7	45.1	40.3	39.2	36.6	-13.9	-16.6	-19.9	-18.8	-9.2	-6.6
Average number per farm reporting	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Balers	Empty cell							Empty cell
Number	159,774	165,341	161,076	167,126	159,858	147,648	140,078	-12.3	-15.3	-13.0	-16.2	-12.4	-5.1
Farms reporting	154,018	150,817	140,800	136,250	126,810	116,081	107,024	-30.5	-29.0	-24.0	-21.5	-15.6	-7.8
Percentage of total farms	45.5	47.4	48.0	48.7	45.9	47.0	46.7	2.6	-1.5	-2.7	-4.1	1.7	-0.6
Average number per farm reporting	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Symbols x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 0 true zero or a value rounded to zero xxfor confidentiality reasons, data have been combined with those of the preceding size class .. not available for a specific reference period ...not applicable Notes For censuses prior to 1996, agricultural operators reported the farm vehicles, machinery and equipment located on their operations on Census Day, regardless of ownership. Since 1996, however, operators have reported all farm vehicles, machinery and equipment that they owned or leased from others. This change affects the comparability with data from previous censuses. Processing errors in 2001 resulted in the counts of machinery items being overstated. Since 1986, the total number of tractors has included garden tractors. Since 2001 it has included all-terrain vehicles. Source Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.

Newfoundland and Labrador

Table 2.18
Selected farm machinery, Canada and provinces, census years 1976 to 2006
Newfoundland and Labrador	1976	1981	1986	1991	1996	2001	2006	1976 to 2006	1981 to 2006	1986 to 2006	1991 to 2006	1996 to 2006	2001 to 2006
Newfoundland and Labrador	Empty cell							percentage change
Total tractors¹	Empty cell							Empty cell
Number	546	648	693	844	899	1,005	954	74.7	47.2	37.7	13.0	6.1	-5.1
Farms reporting	383	418	425	487	496	460	417	8.9	-0.2	-1.9	-14.4	-15.9	-9.3
Percentage of total farms	43.6	61.6	65.3	67.2	66.8	71.5	74.7	71.3	21.3	14.4	11.2	11.8	4.5
Average number per farm reporting	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Total farm trucks	Empty cell							Empty cell
Number	619	522	656	796	737	785	699	12.9	33.9	6.6	-12.2	-5.2	-11.0
Farms reporting	494	383	442	525	489	487	410	-17.0	7.0	-7.2	-21.9	-16.2	-15.8
Percentage of total farms	56.3	56.4	67.9	72.4	65.9	75.7	73.5	30.6	30.3	8.2	1.5	11.5	-2.9
Average number per farm reporting	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Grain combines	Empty cell							Empty cell
Number	1	1	3	0	0	5	5	400.0	400.0	66.7	...	...	0.0
Farms reporting	1	1	3	0	0	4	5	400.0	400.0	66.7	...	...	25.0
Percentage of total farms	0.1	0.1	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.6	0.9	800.0	800.0	80.0	...	...	50.0
Average number per farm reporting	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	...	...	0.0
Balers	Empty cell							Empty cell
Number	116	123	154	217	230	234	168	44.8	36.6	9.1	-22.6	-27.0	-28.2
Farms reporting	111	121	146	196	198	202	146	31.5	20.7	0.0	-25.5	-26.3	-27.7
Percentage of total farms	12.6	17.8	22.4	27.0	26.7	31.4	26.2	107.9	47.2	17.0	-3.0	-1.9	-16.6
Average number per farm reporting	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Symbols x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 0 true zero or a value rounded to zero xxfor confidentiality reasons, data have been combined with those of the preceding size class .. not available for a specific reference period ...not applicable Notes For censuses prior to 1996, agricultural operators reported the farm vehicles, machinery and equipment located on their operations on Census Day, regardless of ownership. Since 1996, however, operators have reported all farm vehicles, machinery and equipment that they owned or leased from others. This change affects the comparability with data from previous censuses. Processing errors in 2001 resulted in the counts of machinery items being overstated. Since 1986, the total number of tractors has included garden tractors. Since 2001 it has included all-terrain vehicles. Source Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.

Prince Edward Island

Table 2.18
Selected farm machinery, Canada and provinces, census years 1976 to 2006
Prince Edward Island	1976	1981	1986	1991	1996	2001	2006	1976 to 2006	1981 to 2006	1986 to 2006	1991 to 2006	1996 to 2006	2001 to 2006
Prince Edward Island	Empty cell							percentage change
Total tractors¹	Empty cell							Empty cell
Number	5,857	5,804	6,065	5,730	5,579	5,209	4,970	-15.1	-14.4	-18.1	-13.3	-10.9	-4.6
Farms reporting	3,336	2,864	2,542	2,198	1,991	1,723	1,596	-52.2	-44.3	-37.2	-27.4	-19.8	-7.4
Percentage of total farms	90.7	90.8	89.7	93.1	89.8	93.4	93.9	3.5	3.4	4.7	0.9	4.6	0.5
Average number per farm reporting	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	50.0	50.0	50.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Total farm trucks	Empty cell							Empty cell
Number	3,624	4,099	4,408	4,448	4,707	4,494	4,295	18.5	4.8	-2.6	-3.4	-8.8	-4.4
Farms reporting	2,444	2,320	2,263	2,046	1,836	1,624	1,454	-40.5	-37.3	-35.7	-28.9	-20.8	-10.5
Percentage of total farms	66.5	73.6	79.9	86.7	82.8	88.0	85.5	28.6	16.2	7.0	-1.4	3.3	-2.8
Average number per farm reporting	1	2	2	2	3	3	3	200.0	50.0	50.0	50.0	0.0	0.0
Grain combines	Empty cell							Empty cell
Number	1,287	1,161	1,125	1,005	874	808	664	-48.4	-42.8	-41.0	-33.9	-24.0	-17.8
Farms reporting	1,230	1,121	1,058	939	813	712	577	-53.1	-48.5	-45.5	-38.6	-29.0	-19.0
Percentage of total farms	33.5	35.5	37.3	39.8	36.7	38.6	33.9	1.2	-4.5	-9.1	-14.8	-7.6	-12.2
Average number per farm reporting	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Balers	Empty cell							Empty cell
Number	1,953	1,896	1,844	1,800	1,682	1,438	1,264	-35.3	-33.3	-31.5	-29.8	-24.9	-12.1
Farms reporting	1,931	1,815	1,684	1,485	1,284	1,074	931	-51.8	-48.7	-44.7	-37.3	-27.5	-13.3
Percentage of total farms	52.5	57.5	59.4	62.9	57.9	58.2	54.8	4.4	-4.7	-7.7	-12.9	-5.4	-5.8
Average number per farm reporting	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Symbols x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 0 true zero or a value rounded to zero xxfor confidentiality reasons, data have been combined with those of the preceding size class .. not available for a specific reference period ...not applicable Notes For censuses prior to 1996, agricultural operators reported the farm vehicles, machinery and equipment located on their operations on Census Day, regardless of ownership. Since 1996, however, operators have reported all farm vehicles, machinery and equipment that they owned or leased from others. This change affects the comparability with data from previous censuses. Processing errors in 2001 resulted in the counts of machinery items being overstated. Since 1986, the total number of tractors has included garden tractors. Since 2001 it has included all-terrain vehicles. Source Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.

Nova Scotia

Table 2.18
Selected farm machinery, Canada and provinces, census years 1976 to 2006
Nova Scotia	1976	1981	1986	1991	1996	2001	2006	1976 to 2006	1981 to 2006	1986 to 2006	1991 to 2006	1996 to 2006	2001 to 2006
Nova Scotia	Empty cell							percentage change
Total tractors¹	Empty cell							Empty cell
Number	7,121	7,613	7,730	7,834	8,005	8,869	8,889	24.8	16.8	15.0	13.5	11.0	0.2
Farms reporting	4,317	4,153	3,635	3,448	3,558	3,423	3,376	-21.8	-18.7	-7.1	-2.1	-5.1	-1.4
Percentage of total farms	79.4	82.3	84.9	86.6	79.9	87.3	89.0	12.1	8.1	4.8	2.8	11.4	1.9
Average number per farm reporting	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	50.0	50.0	50.0	50.0	50.0	0.0
Total farm trucks	Empty cell							Empty cell
Number	5,073	4,608	4,670	4,856	4,869	4,937	4,694	-7.5	1.9	0.5	-3.3	-3.6	-4.9
Farms reporting	3,735	3,310	3,127	3,117	3,152	3,055	2,949	-21.0	-10.9	-5.7	-5.4	-6.4	-3.5
Percentage of total farms	68.7	65.6	73.0	78.3	70.8	77.9	77.7	13.1	18.4	6.4	-0.8	9.7	-0.3
Average number per farm reporting	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Grain combines	Empty cell							Empty cell
Number	335	302	378	379	320	318	278	-17.0	-7.9	-26.5	-26.6	-13.1	-12.6
Farms reporting	318	287	359	363	309	306	268	-15.7	-6.6	-25.3	-26.2	-13.3	-12.4
Percentage of total farms	5.9	5.7	8.4	9.1	6.9	7.8	7.1	20.3	24.6	-15.5	-22.0	2.9	-9.0
Average number per farm reporting	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Balers	Empty cell							Empty cell
Number	2,404	2,604	2,379	2,421	2,344	2,294	2,196	-8.7	-15.7	-7.7	-9.3	-6.3	-4.3
Farms reporting	2,362	2,517	2,249	2,095	1,896	1,795	1,628	-31.1	-35.3	-27.6	-22.3	-14.1	-9.3
Percentage of total farms	43.5	49.9	52.5	52.6	42.6	45.8	42.9	-1.4	-14.0	-18.3	-18.4	0.7	-6.3
Average number per farm reporting	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Symbols x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 0 true zero or a value rounded to zero xxfor confidentiality reasons, data have been combined with those of the preceding size class .. not available for a specific reference period ...not applicable Notes For censuses prior to 1996, agricultural operators reported the farm vehicles, machinery and equipment located on their operations on Census Day, regardless of ownership. Since 1996, however, operators have reported all farm vehicles, machinery and equipment that they owned or leased from others. This change affects the comparability with data from previous censuses. Processing errors in 2001 resulted in the counts of machinery items being overstated. Since 1986, the total number of tractors has included garden tractors. Since 2001 it has included all-terrain vehicles. Source Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.

New Brunswick

Table 2.18
Selected farm machinery, Canada and provinces, census years 1976 to 2006
New Brunswick	1976	1981	1986	1991	1996	2001	2006	1976 to 2006	1981 to 2006	1986 to 2006	1991 to 2006	1996 to 2006	2001 to 2006
New Brunswick	Empty cell							percentage change
Total tractors¹	Empty cell							Empty cell
Number	6,952	7,012	7,105	7,127	7,247	7,864	8,001	15.1	14.1	12.6	12.3	10.4	1.7
Farms reporting	3,929	3,571	3,163	2,857	2,920	2,765	2,532	-35.6	-29.1	-19.9	-11.4	-13.3	-8.4
Percentage of total farms	86.3	87.9	89.0	87.9	85.8	91.1	91.2	5.7	3.8	2.5	3.8	6.3	0.1
Average number per farm reporting	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	50.0	50.0	50.0	50.0	50.0	0.0
Total farm trucks	Empty cell							Empty cell
Number	4,687	4,544	4,826	4,955	4,898	4,854	4,622	-1.4	1.7	-4.2	-6.7	-5.6	-4.8
Farms reporting	3,103	2,880	2,754	2,661	2,613	2,432	2,195	-29.3	-23.8	-20.3	-17.5	-16.0	-9.7
Percentage of total farms	68.2	70.9	77.5	81.8	76.7	80.2	79.1	16.0	11.6	2.1	-3.3	3.1	-1.4
Average number per farm reporting	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Grain combines	Empty cell							Empty cell
Number	805	768	724	704	652	636	620	-23.0	-19.3	-14.4	-11.9	-4.9	-2.5
Farms reporting	788	743	708	665	599	591	543	-31.1	-26.9	-23.3	-18.3	-9.3	-8.1
Percentage of total farms	17.3	18.3	19.9	20.4	17.6	19.5	19.6	13.3	7.1	-1.5	-3.9	11.4	0.5
Average number per farm reporting	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Balers	Empty cell							Empty cell
Number	2,295	2,360	2,151	2,203	2,183	2,168	2,035	-11.3	-13.8	-5.4	-7.6	-6.8	-6.1
Farms reporting	2,237	2,245	1,990	1,852	1,682	1,622	1,463	-34.6	-34.8	-26.5	-21.0	-13.0	-9.8
Percentage of total farms	49.2	55.3	56.0	56.9	49.4	53.5	52.7	7.1	-4.7	-5.9	-7.4	6.7	-1.5
Average number per farm reporting	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Symbols x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 0 true zero or a value rounded to zero xxfor confidentiality reasons, data have been combined with those of the preceding size class .. not available for a specific reference period ...not applicable Notes For censuses prior to 1996, agricultural operators reported the farm vehicles, machinery and equipment located on their operations on Census Day, regardless of ownership. Since 1996, however, operators have reported all farm vehicles, machinery and equipment that they owned or leased from others. This change affects the comparability with data from previous censuses. Processing errors in 2001 resulted in the counts of machinery items being overstated. Since 1986, the total number of tractors has included garden tractors. Since 2001 it has included all-terrain vehicles. Source Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.

Quebec

Table 2.18
Selected farm machinery, Canada and provinces, census years 1976 to 2006
Quebec	1976	1981	1986	1991	1996	2001	2006	1976 to 2006	1981 to 2006	1986 to 2006	1991 to 2006	1996 to 2006	2001 to 2006
Quebec	Empty cell							percentage change
Total tractors¹	Empty cell							Empty cell
Number	86,805	92,809	96,090	95,893	95,332	100,846	105,898	22.0	14.1	10.2	10.4	11.1	5.0
Farms reporting	45,966	43,683	38,218	35,209	32,528	29,944	28,984	-36.9	-33.6	-24.2	-17.7	-10.9	-3.2
Percentage of total farms	89.1	90.7	92.2	92.5	90.4	93.2	94.5	6.1	4.2	2.5	2.2	4.5	1.4
Average number per farm reporting	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	100.0	100.0	33.3	33.3	33.3	33.3
Total farm trucks	Empty cell							Empty cell
Number	24,250	28,397	31,424	32,418	32,600	32,855	32,286	33.1	13.7	2.7	-0.4	-1.0	-1.7
Farms reporting	20,970	24,073	24,886	25,075	24,842	23,773	23,097	10.1	-4.1	-7.2	-7.9	-7.0	-2.8
Percentage of total farms	40.6	50.0	60.0	65.9	69.0	74.0	75.3	85.5	50.6	25.5	14.3	9.1	1.8
Average number per farm reporting	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Grain combines	Empty cell							Empty cell
Number	6,131	6,876	7,108	7,153	6,344	5,973	5,517	-10.0	-19.8	-22.4	-22.9	-13.0	-7.6
Farms reporting	5,889	6,688	6,868	6,867	6,141	5,713	5,196	-11.8	-22.3	-24.3	-24.3	-15.4	-9.0
Percentage of total farms	11.4	13.9	16.6	18.0	17.1	17.8	16.9	48.2	21.6	1.8	-6.1	-1.2	-5.1
Average number per farm reporting	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Balers	Empty cell							Empty cell
Number	31,770	27,509	26,247	25,646	23,115	20,484	19,481	-38.7	-29.2	-25.8	-24.0	-15.7	-4.9
Farms reporting	31,249	26,466	24,877	23,066	19,897	16,875	15,033	-51.9	-43.2	-39.6	-34.8	-24.4	-10.9
Percentage of total farms	60.6	55.0	60.0	60.6	55.3	52.5	49.0	-19.1	-10.9	-18.3	-19.1	-11.4	-6.7
Average number per farm reporting	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Symbols x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 0 true zero or a value rounded to zero xxfor confidentiality reasons, data have been combined with those of the preceding size class .. not available for a specific reference period ...not applicable Notes For censuses prior to 1996, agricultural operators reported the farm vehicles, machinery and equipment located on their operations on Census Day, regardless of ownership. Since 1996, however, operators have reported all farm vehicles, machinery and equipment that they owned or leased from others. This change affects the comparability with data from previous censuses. Processing errors in 2001 resulted in the counts of machinery items being overstated. Since 1986, the total number of tractors has included garden tractors. Since 2001 it has included all-terrain vehicles. Source Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.

Ontario

Manitoba

Table 2.18
Selected farm machinery, Canada and provinces, census years 1976 to 2006
Ontario	1976	1981	1986	1991	1996	2001	2006	1976 to 2006	1981 to 2006	1986 to 2006	1991 to 2006	1996 to 2006	2001 to 2006
Ontario	Empty cell							percentage change
Total tractors¹	Empty cell							Empty cell
Number	175,918	178,041	187,165	184,761	180,213	183,704	185,576	5.5	4.2	-0.8	0.4	3.0	1.0
Farms reporting	79,156	73,536	66,190	63,017	61,019	55,449	53,334	-32.6	-27.5	-19.4	-15.4	-12.6	-3.8
Percentage of total farms	89.1	89.2	91.0	91.8	90.4	92.8	93.2	4.6	4.5	2.4	1.5	3.1	0.4
Average number per farm reporting	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	50.0	50.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Total farm trucks	Empty cell							Empty cell
Number	79,819	80,454	79,228	79,920	77,074	72,026	69,692	-12.7	-13.4	-12.0	-12.8	-9.6	-3.2
Farms reporting	61,526	59,127	55,083	53,953	52,130	47,268	45,034	-26.8	-23.8	-18.2	-16.5	-13.6	-4.7
Percentage of total farms	69.3	71.7	75.8	78.6	77.2	79.1	78.7	13.6	9.8	3.8	0.1	1.9	-0.5
Average number per farm reporting	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Grain combines	Empty cell							Empty cell
Number	25,475	25,134	23,740	22,339	19,855	17,677	15,982	-37.3	-36.4	-32.7	-28.5	-19.5	-9.6
Farms reporting	24,016	23,773	22,337	20,576	18,446	16,478	14,732	-38.7	-38.0	-34.0	-28.4	-20.1	-10.6
Percentage of total farms	27.0	28.8	30.7	30.0	27.3	27.6	25.8	-4.4	-10.4	-16.0	-14.0	-5.5	-6.5
Average number per farm reporting	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Balers	Empty cell							Empty cell
Number	39,124	39,530	37,282	39,548	38,329	35,385	33,052	-15.5	-16.4	-11.3	-16.4	-13.8	-6.6
Farms reporting	38,385	37,844	34,346	33,143	30,747	27,708	25,130	-34.5	-33.6	-26.8	-24.2	-18.3	-9.3
Percentage of total farms	43.2	45.9	47.2	48.3	45.5	46.4	43.9	1.6	-4.4	-7.0	-9.1	-3.5	-5.4
Average number per farm reporting	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Symbols x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 0 true zero or a value rounded to zero xxfor confidentiality reasons, data have been combined with those of the preceding size class .. not available for a specific reference period ...not applicable Notes For censuses prior to 1996, agricultural operators reported the farm vehicles, machinery and equipment located on their operations on Census Day, regardless of ownership. Since 1996, however, operators have reported all farm vehicles, machinery and equipment that they owned or leased from others. This change affects the comparability with data from previous censuses. Processing errors in 2001 resulted in the counts of machinery items being overstated. Since 1986, the total number of tractors has included garden tractors. Since 2001 it has included all-terrain vehicles. Source Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.

Table 2.18
Selected farm machinery, Canada and provinces, census years 1976 to 2006
Manitoba	1976	1981	1986	1991	1996	2001	2006	1976 to 2006	1981 to 2006	1986 to 2006	1991 to 2006	1996 to 2006	2001 to 2006
Manitoba	Empty cell							percentage change
Total tractors¹	Empty cell							Empty cell
Number	67,077	67,342	73,945	73,523	68,735	69,209	67,862	1.2	0.8	-8.2	-7.7	-1.3	-1.9
Farms reporting	29,138	26,618	24,963	23,629	22,127	19,665	17,939	-38.4	-32.6	-28.1	-24.1	-18.9	-8.8
Percentage of total farms	90.8	90.4	91.3	91.9	90.7	93.3	94.1	3.6	4.1	3.1	2.4	3.7	0.9
Average number per farm reporting	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	100.0	33.3	33.3	33.3	33.3	0.0
Total farm trucks	Empty cell							Empty cell
Number	49,844	54,070	57,502	57,904	55,704	51,784	49,021	-1.7	-9.3	-14.7	-15.3	-12.0	-5.3
Farms reporting	28,269	26,482	25,332	23,891	22,440	19,831	17,850	-36.9	-32.6	-29.5	-25.3	-20.5	-10.0
Percentage of total farms	88.1	89.9	92.7	92.9	92.0	94.1	93.7	6.4	4.2	1.1	0.9	1.8	-0.4
Average number per farm reporting	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	50.0	50.0	50.0	50.0	50.0	0.0
Grain combines	Empty cell							Empty cell
Number	23,467	22,631	21,946	20,588	17,490	14,673	13,138	-44.0	-41.9	-40.1	-36.2	-24.9	-10.5
Farms reporting	20,605	19,246	17,967	16,464	14,214	11,813	10,180	-50.6	-47.1	-43.3	-38.2	-28.4	-13.8
Percentage of total farms	64.2	65.4	65.7	64.0	58.3	56.1	53.4	-16.8	-18.3	-18.7	-16.6	-8.4	-4.8
Average number per farm reporting	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Balers	Empty cell							Empty cell
Number	14,173	15,694	15,317	15,812	15,088	13,518	12,763	-9.9	-18.7	-16.7	-19.3	-15.4	-5.6
Farms reporting	13,438	13,608	12,645	12,313	11,655	10,622	9,837	-26.8	-27.7	-22.2	-20.1	-15.6	-7.4
Percentage of total farms	41.9	46.2	46.3	47.9	47.8	50.4	51.6	23.2	11.7	11.4	7.7	7.9	2.4
Average number per farm reporting	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Symbols x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 0 true zero or a value rounded to zero xxfor confidentiality reasons, data have been combined with those of the preceding size class .. not available for a specific reference period ...not applicable Notes For censuses prior to 1996, agricultural operators reported the farm vehicles, machinery and equipment located on their operations on Census Day, regardless of ownership. Since 1996, however, operators have reported all farm vehicles, machinery and equipment that they owned or leased from others. This change affects the comparability with data from previous censuses. Processing errors in 2001 resulted in the counts of machinery items being overstated. Since 1986, the total number of tractors has included garden tractors. Since 2001 it has included all-terrain vehicles. Source Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.

Saskatchewan

Table 2.18
Selected farm machinery, Canada and provinces, census years 1976 to 2006
Saskatchewan	1976	1981	1986	1991	1996	2001	2006	1976 to 2006	1981 to 2006	1986 to 2006	1991 to 2006	1996 to 2006	2001 to 2006
Saskatchewan	Empty cell							percentage change
Total tractors¹	Empty cell							Empty cell
Number	140,535	145,362	167,034	169,038	155,574	151,461	145,794	3.7	0.3	-12.7	-13.8	-6.3	-3.7
Farms reporting	64,030	60,660	57,331	55,065	50,856	45,999	41,026	-35.9	-32.4	-28.4	-25.5	-19.3	-10.8
Percentage of total farms	90.2	90.1	90.4	90.5	89.2	90.9	92.5	2.5	2.7	2.3	2.2	3.7	1.8
Average number per farm reporting	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	100.0	100.0	33.3	33.3	33.3	33.3
Total farm trucks	Empty cell							Empty cell
Number	141,754	150,792	159,867	159,735	153,372	142,802	131,734	-7.1	-12.6	-17.6	-17.5	-14.1	-7.8
Farms reporting	64,998	61,578	59,466	56,574	53,293	48,188	42,356	-34.8	-31.2	-28.8	-25.1	-20.5	-12.1
Percentage of total farms	91.6	91.5	93.7	93.0	93.5	95.2	95.5	4.3	4.4	1.9	2.7	2.1	0.3
Average number per farm reporting	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	50.0	50.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Grain combines	Empty cell							Empty cell
Number	61,304	59,704	58,145	56,505	48,632	42,474	37,075	-39.5	-37.9	-36.2	-34.4	-23.8	-12.7
Farms reporting	52,418	50,149	47,577	45,535	39,958	34,576	29,425	-43.9	-41.3	-38.2	-35.4	-26.4	-14.9
Percentage of total farms	73.9	74.5	75.0	74.8	70.1	68.3	66.4	-10.1	-10.9	-11.5	-11.2	-5.3	-2.8
Average number per farm reporting	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Balers	Empty cell							Empty cell
Number	31,017	32,569	30,640	31,687	29,292	27,089	25,965	-16.3	-20.3	-15.3	-18.1	-11.4	-4.1
Farms reporting	29,500	28,829	25,837	25,181	23,132	21,742	20,564	-30.3	-28.7	-20.4	-18.3	-11.1	-5.4
Percentage of total farms	41.6	42.8	40.7	41.4	40.6	43.0	46.4	11.5	8.4	14.0	12.1	14.3	7.9
Average number per farm reporting	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Symbols x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 0 true zero or a value rounded to zero xxfor confidentiality reasons, data have been combined with those of the preceding size class .. not available for a specific reference period ...not applicable Notes For censuses prior to 1996, agricultural operators reported the farm vehicles, machinery and equipment located on their operations on Census Day, regardless of ownership. Since 1996, however, operators have reported all farm vehicles, machinery and equipment that they owned or leased from others. This change affects the comparability with data from previous censuses. Processing errors in 2001 resulted in the counts of machinery items being overstated. Since 1986, the total number of tractors has included garden tractors. Since 2001 it has included all-terrain vehicles. Source Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.

Alberta

Table 2.18
Selected farm machinery, Canada and provinces, census years 1976 to 2006
Alberta	1976	1981	1986	1991	1996	2001	2006	1976 to 2006	1981 to 2006	1986 to 2006	1991 to 2006	1996 to 2006	2001 to 2006
Alberta	Empty cell							percentage change
Total tractors¹	Empty cell							Empty cell
Number	118,987	124,214	150,479	155,872	153,390	163,404	162,321	36.4	30.7	7.9	4.1	5.8	-0.7
Farms reporting	54,486	52,596	52,567	51,868	52,596	49,075	45,723	-16.1	-13.1	-13.0	-11.8	-13.1	-6.8
Percentage of total farms	89.1	90.6	91.0	90.6	89.1	91.5	92.5	3.8	2.1	1.6	2.1	3.8	1.1
Average number per farm reporting	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	100.0	100.0	33.3	33.3	33.3	33.3
Total farm trucks	Empty cell							Empty cell
Number	112,836	123,835	146,309	155,003	156,170	149,154	141,359	25.3	14.2	-3.4	-8.8	-9.5	-5.2
Farms reporting	55,309	52,549	54,604	53,559	54,907	50,430	46,407	-16.1	-11.7	-15.0	-13.4	-15.5	-8.0
Percentage of total farms	90.5	90.5	94.5	93.6	93.1	94.0	93.9	3.8	3.8	-0.6	0.3	0.9	-0.1
Average number per farm reporting	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	50.0	50.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Grain combines	Empty cell							Empty cell
Number	42,984	42,663	42,970	41,689	36,760	31,705	28,417	-33.9	-33.4	-33.9	-31.8	-22.7	-10.4
Farms reporting	37,141	36,221	35,359	33,385	29,785	25,383	21,899	-41.0	-39.5	-38.1	-34.4	-26.5	-13.7
Percentage of total farms	60.8	62.4	61.2	58.3	50.5	47.3	44.3	-27.1	-29.0	-27.6	-24.0	-12.3	-6.3
Average number per farm reporting	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Balers	Empty cell							Empty cell
Number	31,483	35,870	37,578	39,659	39,059	36,242	34,433	9.4	-4.0	-8.4	-13.2	-11.8	-5.0
Farms reporting	29,678	30,994	30,639	30,416	29,689	27,772	25,901	-12.7	-16.4	-15.5	-14.8	-12.8	-6.7
Percentage of total farms	48.5	53.4	53.0	53.1	50.3	51.8	52.4	8.0	-1.9	-1.1	-1.3	4.2	1.2
Average number per farm reporting	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Symbols x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 0 true zero or a value rounded to zero xxfor confidentiality reasons, data have been combined with those of the preceding size class .. not available for a specific reference period ...not applicable Notes For censuses prior to 1996, agricultural operators reported the farm vehicles, machinery and equipment located on their operations on Census Day, regardless of ownership. Since 1996, however, operators have reported all farm vehicles, machinery and equipment that they owned or leased from others. This change affects the comparability with data from previous censuses. Processing errors in 2001 resulted in the counts of machinery items being overstated. Since 1986, the total number of tractors has included garden tractors. Since 2001 it has included all-terrain vehicles. Source Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.

British Columbia

Table 2.18
Selected farm machinery, Canada and provinces, census years 1976 to 2006
British Columbia	1976	1981	1986	1991	1996	2001	2006	1976 to 2006	1981 to 2006	1986 to 2006	1991 to 2006	1996 to 2006	2001 to 2006
British Columbia	Empty cell							percentage change
Total tractors¹	Empty cell							Empty cell
Number	25,229	28,761	31,768	33,527	36,361	40,948	42,916	70.1	49.2	35.1	28.0	18.0	4.8
Farms reporting	14,519	15,560	15,745	16,024	17,455	17,119	17,170	18.3	10.3	9.1	7.2	-1.6	0.3
Percentage of total farms	74.7	77.8	82.6	83.3	79.9	84.4	86.5	15.8	11.2	4.7	3.8	8.3	2.5
Average number per farm reporting	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	50.0	50.0	50.0	50.0	50.0	50.0
Total farm trucks	Empty cell							Empty cell
Number	21,863	23,087	25,346	26,773	28,789	28,980	28,396	29.9	23.0	12.0	6.1	-1.4	-2.0
Farms reporting	14,922	14,931	15,138	15,514	16,747	16,301	16,006	7.3	7.2	5.7	3.2	-4.4	-1.8
Percentage of total farms	76.8	74.6	79.4	80.7	76.7	80.3	80.7	5.1	8.2	1.6	0.0	5.2	0.5
Average number per farm reporting	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Grain combines	Empty cell							Empty cell
Number	1,769	1,870	1,795	1,752	1,526	1,535	1,226	-30.7	-34.4	-31.7	-30.0	-19.7	-20.1
Farms reporting	1,578	1,623	1,562	1,476	1,310	1,259	1,034	-34.5	-36.3	-33.8	-29.9	-21.1	-17.9
Percentage of total farms	8.1	8.1	8.2	7.7	6.0	6.2	5.2	-35.8	-35.8	-36.6	-32.5	-13.3	-16.1
Average number per farm reporting	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Balers	Empty cell							Empty cell
Number	5,439	7,186	7,484	8,133	8,537	8,796	8,723	60.4	21.4	16.6	7.3	2.2	-0.8
Farms reporting	5,127	6,378	6,387	6,503	6,630	6,669	6,391	24.7	0.2	0.1	-1.7	-3.6	-4.2
Percentage of total farms	26.4	31.9	33.5	33.8	30.4	32.9	32.2	22.0	0.9	-3.9	-4.7	5.9	-2.1
Average number per farm reporting	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Symbols x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 0 true zero or a value rounded to zero xxfor confidentiality reasons, data have been combined with those of the preceding size class .. not available for a specific reference period ...not applicable Notes For censuses prior to 1996, agricultural operators reported the farm vehicles, machinery and equipment located on their operations on Census Day, regardless of ownership. Since 1996, however, operators have reported all farm vehicles, machinery and equipment that they owned or leased from others. This change affects the comparability with data from previous censuses. Processing errors in 2001 resulted in the counts of machinery items being overstated. Since 1986, the total number of tractors has included garden tractors. Since 2001 it has included all-terrain vehicles. Source Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.

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Section 2 - Agricultural perspectives from seven censuses, Canada and provinces: census years 1976 to 2006

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