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Section 4 - Focus on selected commodities, Canada and provinces: census years 1976 to 2006

  • Canada
  • Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Prince Edward Island
  • Nova Scotia
  • New Brunswick
  • Quebec

  • Ontario
  • Manitoba
  • Saskatchewan
  • Alberta
  • British Columbia

    • Canada

    Table 4.2
    Total tame hay: Farms reporting, Area, and Percentage distributions by size class, Canada and provinces, census years 1976 to 2006
    Canada 1976 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006
    Farms reporting  empty cell
    1 to 47 acres 93,844 78,893 65,247 53,712 49,284 43,141 38,357
    48 to 127 acres 76,232 63,738 58,818 53,738 52,054 48,104 42,376
    128 to 277 acres 21,468 20,114 22,273 25,043 26,917 28,255 28,646
    278 to 362 acres 2,749 2,810 3,385 4,302 5,049 6,270 7,156
    363 to 572 acres 1,778 1,726 2,237 3,283 3,947 5,711 6,851
    573 to 1,197 acres 600 590 762 1,330 1,789 3,123 4,074
    1,198 acres and over 100 87 89 170 229 549 804
    Total 196,771 167,958 152,811 141,578 139,269 135,153 128,264
    Percentage distribution of farms by size class  empty cell
    1 to 47 acres 47.7 47.0 42.7 37.9 35.4 31.9 29.9
    48 to 127 acres 38.7 37.9 38.5 38.0 37.4 35.6 33.0
    128 to 277 acres 10.9 12.0 14.6 17.7 19.3 20.9 22.3
    278 to 362 acres 1.4 1.7 2.2 3.0 3.6 4.6 5.6
    363 to 572 acres 0.9 1.0 1.5 2.3 2.8 4.2 5.3
    573 to 1,197 acres 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.9 1.3 2.3 3.2
    1,198 acres and over 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.6
    Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
    Area in acres  empty cell
    1 to 47 acres 2,306,020 1,889,419 1,573,150 1,301,101 1,191,101 1,035,808 903,929
    48 to 127 acres 5,836,007 4,940,189 4,639,937 4,308,307 4,198,109 3,920,869 3,479,447
    128 to 277 acres 3,796,161 3,579,557 3,989,489 4,537,836 4,900,920 5,186,703 5,290,286
    278 to 362 acres 859,773 882,741 1,060,269 1,349,353 1,583,059 1,972,970 2,250,120
    363 to 572 acres 785,125 760,029 982,999 1,452,633 1,751,206 2,556,743 3,071,412
    573 to 1,197 acres 437,947 433,231 562,120 978,413 1,324,966 2,366,683 3,117,349
    1,198 acres and over 195,533 155,454 175,486 289,595 398,036 1,034,176 1,579,803
    Total 14,216,566 12,640,620 12,983,450 14,217,238 15,347,397 18,073,952 19,692,346
    Percentage distribution of area by size class  empty cell
    1 to 47 acres 16.2 14.9 12.1 9.2 7.8 5.7 4.6
    48 to 127 acres 41.1 39.1 35.7 30.3 27.4 21.7 17.7
    128 to 277 acres 26.7 28.3 30.7 31.9 31.9 28.7 26.9
    278 to 362 acres 6.0 7.0 8.2 9.5 10.3 10.9 11.4
    363 to 572 acres 5.5 6.0 7.6 10.2 11.4 14.1 15.6
    573 to 1,197 acres 3.1 3.4 4.3 6.9 8.6 13.1 15.8
    1,198 acres and over 1.4 1.2 1.4 2.0 2.6 5.7 8.0
    Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

    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

    Note

    Since 1986, other fodder crops are included in "Total tame hay."

    Source

    Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.

    Newfoundland and Labrador

    Table 4.2
    Total tame hay: Farms reporting, Area, and Percentage distributions by size class, Canada and provinces, census years 1976 to 2006
    Newfoundland and Labrador 1976 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006
    Farms reporting  empty cell
    1 to 47 acres 408 296 223 225 197 211 170
    48 to 127 acres 33 39 35 55 44 52 41
    128 to 277 acres 3 9 10 22 27 27 19
    278 to 362 acres 0 xx 3 xx xx 0 9
    363 to 572 acres 0 0 0 0 3 7 7
    573 to 1,197 acres 0 0 xx 0 0 xx xx
    1,198 acres and over 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Total 444 344 271 302 271 297 246
    Percentage distribution of farms by size class  empty cell
    1 to 47 acres 91.9 86.0 82.3 74.5 72.7 71.0 69.1
    48 to 127 acres 7.4 11.3 12.9 18.2 16.2 17.5 16.7
    128 to 277 acres 0.7 2.6 3.7 7.3 10.0 9.1 7.7
    278 to 362 acres 0.0 xx 1.1 xx xx 0.0 3.7
    363 to 572 acres 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.1 2.4 2.8
    573 to 1,197 acres 0.0 0.0 xx 0.0 0.0 xx xx
    1,198 acres and over 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
    Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
    Area in acres  empty cell
    1 to 47 acres 3,789 3,154 3,480 3,456 2,693 3,336 2,572
    48 to 127 acres 2,528 2,975 2,546 4,440 3,599 3,861 3,044
    128 to 277 acres 539 1,705 1,815 4,179 5,136 5,278 3,372
    278 to 362 acres 0 xx 1,230 xx xx 0 2,901
    363 to 572 acres 0 0 0 0 1,202 3,458 3,932
    573 to 1,197 acres 0 0 xx 0 0 xx xx
    1,198 acres and over 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Total 6,856 7,834 9,071 12,075 12,630 15,933 15,821
    Percentage distribution of area by size class  empty cell
    1 to 47 acres 55.3 40.3 38.4 28.6 21.3 20.9 16.3
    48 to 127 acres 36.9 38.0 28.1 36.8 28.5 24.2 19.2
    128 to 277 acres 7.9 21.8 20.0 34.6 40.7 33.1 21.3
    278 to 362 acres 0.0 xx 13.6 xx xx 0.0 18.3
    363 to 572 acres 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.5 21.7 24.9
    573 to 1,197 acres 0.0 0.0 xx 0.0 0.0 xx xx
    1,198 acres and over 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
    Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

    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

    Note

    Since 1986, other fodder crops are included in "Total tame hay."

    Source

    Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.

    Prince Edward Island

    Table 4.2
    Total tame hay: Farms reporting, Area, and Percentage distributions by size class, Canada and provinces, census years 1976 to 2006
    Prince Edward Island 1976 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006
    Farms reporting  empty cell
    1 to 47 acres 1,960 1,386 1,049 668 565 452 367
    48 to 127 acres 952 853 806 710 611 532 410
    128 to 277 acres 88 115 153 187 283 270 272
    278 to 362 acres 5 5 16 23 xx 39 76
    363 to 572 acres 5 6 9 20 19 37 42
    573 to 1,197 acres xx 4 3 3 10 16 27
    1,198 acres and over 0 0 0 0 0 xx xx
    Total 3,010 2,369 2,036 1,611 1,488 1,346 1,194
    Percentage distribution of farms by size class  empty cell
    1 to 47 acres 65.1 58.5 51.5 41.5 38.0 33.6 30.7
    48 to 127 acres 31.6 36.0 39.6 44.1 41.1 39.5 34.3
    128 to 277 acres 2.9 4.9 7.5 11.6 19.0 20.1 22.8
    278 to 362 acres 0.2 0.2 0.8 1.4 xx 2.9 6.4
    363 to 572 acres 0.2 0.3 0.4 1.2 1.3 2.7 3.5
    573 to 1,197 acres xx 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.7 1.2 2.3
    1,198 acres and over 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 xx xx
    Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
    Area in acres  empty cell
    1 to 47 acres 52,980 36,955 28,416 17,526 14,789 11,439 8,897
    48 to 127 acres 65,340 60,468 60,084 55,999 48,704 42,271 33,580
    128 to 277 acres 15,237 19,573 26,454 32,478 55,772 49,493 50,242
    278 to 362 acres 1,607 1,482 4,960 7,262 xx 12,174 23,589
    363 to 572 acres 2,735 2,524 3,860 8,920 8,469 16,045 18,751
    573 to 1,197 acres xx 2,752 2,660 2,276 7,027 12,109 22,346
    1,198 acres and over 0 0 0 0 0 xx xx
    Total 137,899 123,754 126,434 124,461 134,761 143,531 157,405
    Percentage distribution of area by size class  empty cell
    1 to 47 acres 38.4 29.9 22.5 14.1 11.0 8.0 5.7
    48 to 127 acres 47.4 48.9 47.5 45.0 36.1 29.5 21.3
    128 to 277 acres 11.0 15.8 20.9 26.1 41.4 34.5 31.9
    278 to 362 acres 1.2 1.2 3.9 5.8 xx 8.5 15.0
    363 to 572 acres 2.0 2.0 3.1 7.2 6.3 11.2 11.9
    573 to 1,197 acres xx 2.2 2.1 1.8 5.2 8.4 14.2
    1,198 acres and over 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 xx xx
    Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

    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

    Note

    Since 1986, other fodder crops are included in "Total tame hay."

    Source

    Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.

    Nova Scotia

    Table 4.2
    Total tame hay: Farms reporting, Area, and Percentage distributions by size class, Canada and provinces, census years 1976 to 2006
    Nova Scotia 1976 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006
    Farms reporting  empty cell
    1 to 47 acres 2,452 2,073 1,421 995 1,010 885 766
    48 to 127 acres 1,040 969 844 800 736 742 686
    128 to 277 acres 220 239 302 343 365 365 366
    278 to 362 acres 15 29 25 23 41 48 63
    363 to 572 acres 8 11 17 20 23 46 52
    573 to 1,197 acres xx xx xx 5 5 xx xx
    1,198 acres and over 0 xx 0 0 0 0 xx
    Total 3,735 3,321 2,609 2,186 2,180 2,086 1,933
    Percentage distribution of farms by size class  empty cell
    1 to 47 acres 65.6 62.4 54.5 45.5 46.3 42.4 39.6
    48 to 127 acres 27.8 29.2 32.3 36.6 33.8 35.6 35.5
    128 to 277 acres 5.9 7.2 11.6 15.7 16.7 17.5 18.9
    278 to 362 acres 0.4 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.9 2.3 3.3
    363 to 572 acres 0.2 0.3 0.7 0.9 1.1 2.2 2.7
    573 to 1,197 acres xx xx xx 0.2 0.2 xx xx
    1,198 acres and over 0.0 xx 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 xx
    Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
    Area in acres  empty cell
    1 to 47 acres 53,049 44,953 32,220 22,847 24,234 20,182 17,089
    48 to 127 acres 78,005 74,232 67,467 63,684 60,129 60,236 55,362
    128 to 277 acres 38,119 41,718 53,114 61,341 65,526 67,392 67,134
    278 to 362 acres 4,788 8,924 7,868 7,285 12,682 14,774 19,587
    363 to 572 acres 3,925 5,877 8,348 8,440 10,118 22,535 27,157
    573 to 1,197 acres xx xx xx 3,145 3,408 xx xx
    1,198 acres and over 0 xx 0 0 0 0 xx
    Total 177,886 175,704 169,017 166,742 176,097 185,119 186,329
    Percentage distribution of area by size class  empty cell
    1 to 47 acres 29.8 25.6 19.1 13.7 13.8 10.9 9.2
    48 to 127 acres 43.9 42.2 39.9 38.2 34.1 32.5 29.7
    128 to 277 acres 21.4 23.7 31.4 36.8 37.2 36.4 36.0
    278 to 362 acres 2.7 5.1 4.7 4.4 7.2 8.0 10.5
    363 to 572 acres 2.2 3.3 4.9 5.1 5.7 12.2 14.6
    573 to 1,197 acres xx xx xx 1.9 1.9 xx xx
    1,198 acres and over 0.0 xx 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 xx
    Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

    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

    Note

    Since 1986, other fodder crops are included in "Total tame hay."

    Source

    Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.

    New Brunswick

    Table 4.2
    Total tame hay: Farms reporting, Area, and Percentage distributions by size class, Canada and provinces, census years 1976 to 2006
    New Brunswick 1976 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006
    Farms reporting  empty cell
    1 to 47 acres 1,708 1,417 1,002 720 676 628 517
    48 to 127 acres 1,100 953 865 767 729 691 539
    128 to 277 acres 227 259 308 318 346 363 395
    278 to 362 acres 26 39 27 36 45 72 103
    363 to 572 acres 19 16 26 17 32 45 60
    573 to 1,197 acres xx xx 5 5 8 21 19
    1,198 acres and over 0 0 xx xx 0 xx 3
    Total 3,080 2,684 2,233 1,863 1,836 1,820 1,636
    Percentage distribution of farms by size class  empty cell
    1 to 47 acres 55.5 52.8 44.9 38.6 36.8 34.5 31.6
    48 to 127 acres 35.7 35.5 38.7 41.2 39.7 38.0 32.9
    128 to 277 acres 7.4 9.6 13.8 17.1 18.8 19.9 24.1
    278 to 362 acres 0.8 1.5 1.2 1.9 2.5 4.0 6.3
    363 to 572 acres 0.6 0.6 1.2 0.9 1.7 2.5 3.7
    573 to 1,197 acres xx xx 0.2 0.3 0.4 1.2 1.2
    1,198 acres and over 0.0 0.0 xx xx 0.0 xx 0.2
    Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
    Area in acres  empty cell
    1 to 47 acres 42,081 34,831 25,476 17,379 17,205 15,268 12,439
    48 to 127 acres 80,752 71,211 66,762 60,311 57,253 54,408 43,728
    128 to 277 acres 40,039 45,847 55,293 58,744 64,053 66,873 72,199
    278 to 362 acres 7,998 12,025 8,416 11,299 14,242 22,552 32,273
    363 to 572 acres 8,422 7,249 10,940 7,546 13,861 19,920 26,033
    573 to 1,197 acres xx xx 4,152 4,226 6,459 14,895 14,709
    1,198 acres and over 0 0 xx xx 0 xx 4,800
    Total 179,292 171,163 171,039 159,505 173,073 193,916 206,181
    Percentage distribution of area by size class  empty cell
    1 to 47 acres 23.5 20.3 14.9 10.9 9.9 7.9 6.0
    48 to 127 acres 45.0 41.6 39.0 37.8 33.1 28.1 21.2
    128 to 277 acres 22.3 26.8 32.3 36.8 37.0 34.5 35.0
    278 to 362 acres 4.5 7.0 4.9 7.1 8.2 11.6 15.7
    363 to 572 acres 4.7 4.2 6.4 4.7 8.0 10.3 12.6
    573 to 1,197 acres xx xx 2.4 2.6 3.7 7.7 7.1
    1,198 acres and over 0.0 0.0 xx xx 0.0 xx 2.3
    Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

    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

    Note

    Since 1986, other fodder crops are included in "Total tame hay."

    Source

    Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.

    Quebec

    Table 4.2
    Total tame hay: Farms reporting, Area, and Percentage distributions by size class, Canada and provinces, census years 1976 to 2006
    Quebec 1976 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006
    Farms reporting  empty cell
    1 to 47 acres 15,222 11,921 9,203 6,678 5,646 4,860 4,316
    48 to 127 acres 21,045 16,631 15,049 11,411 10,188 8,483 7,218
    128 to 277 acres 3,614 3,689 4,453 4,490 4,697 4,180 4,627
    278 to 362 acres 179 220 319 378 493 448 586
    363 to 572 acres 83 92 135 172 278 324 466
    573 to 1,197 acres 11 12 24 41 71 84 171
    1,198 acres and over 0 xx 0 xx 7 xx 21
    Total 40,154 32,565 29,183 23,170 21,380 18,379 17,405
    Percentage distribution of farms by size class  empty cell
    1 to 47 acres 37.9 36.6 31.5 28.8 26.4 26.4 24.8
    48 to 127 acres 52.4 51.1 51.6 49.2 47.7 46.2 41.5
    128 to 277 acres 9.0 11.3 15.3 19.4 22.0 22.7 26.6
    278 to 362 acres 0.4 0.7 1.1 1.6 2.3 2.4 3.4
    363 to 572 acres 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.7 1.3 1.8 2.7
    573 to 1,197 acres 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.5 1.0
    1,198 acres and over 0.0 xx 0.0 xx 0.0 xx 0.1
    Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
    Area in acres  empty cell
    1 to 47 acres 434,695 330,671 249,159 175,939 148,558 126,869 108,367
    48 to 127 acres 1,619,069 1,305,526 1,214,771 944,832 848,055 712,803 613,984
    128 to 277 acres 612,234 630,471 770,586 786,467 839,072 743,065 838,010
    278 to 362 acres 55,784 68,691 99,514 118,398 153,806 140,292 184,194
    363 to 572 acres 35,899 40,363 57,289 73,909 121,248 140,467 205,200
    573 to 1,197 acres 7,680 9,969 17,264 29,649 51,539 64,763 129,294
    1,198 acres and over 0 xx 0 xx 16,398 xx 33,358
    Total 2,765,361 2,385,691 2,408,583 2,129,194 2,178,676 1,928,259 2,112,407
    Percentage distribution of area by size class  empty cell
    1 to 47 acres 15.7 13.9 10.3 8.3 6.8 6.6 5.1
    48 to 127 acres 58.5 54.7 50.4 44.4 38.9 37.0 29.1
    128 to 277 acres 22.1 26.4 32.0 36.9 38.5 38.5 39.7
    278 to 362 acres 2.0 2.9 4.1 5.6 7.1 7.3 8.7
    363 to 572 acres 1.3 1.7 2.4 3.5 5.6 7.3 9.7
    573 to 1,197 acres 0.3 0.4 0.7 1.4 2.4 3.4 6.1
    1,198 acres and over 0.0 xx 0.0 xx 0.8 xx 1.6
    Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

    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

    Note

    Since 1986, other fodder crops are included in "Total tame hay."

    Source

    Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.

    Ontario

    Table 4.2
    Total tame hay: Farms reporting, Area, and Percentage distributions by size class, Canada and provinces, census years 1976 to 2006
    Ontario 1976 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006
    Farms reporting  empty cell
    1 to 47 acres 34,832 29,430 23,960 20,937 19,231 16,943 15,576
    48 to 127 acres 20,080 17,330 15,908 15,398 14,427 13,417 11,987
    128 to 277 acres 2,667 2,814 3,256 3,764 3,845 4,032 4,329
    278 to 362 acres 158 201 236 325 431 474 635
    363 to 572 acres 68 93 106 172 202 292 414
    573 to 1,197 acres 16 12 27 36 56 65 97
    1,198 acres and over xx 3 0 4 4 9 17
    Total 57,821 49,883 43,493 40,636 38,196 35,232 33,055
    Percentage distribution of farms by size class  empty cell
    1 to 47 acres 60.2 59.0 55.1 51.5 50.3 48.1 47.1
    48 to 127 acres 34.7 34.7 36.6 37.9 37.8 38.1 36.3
    128 to 277 acres 4.6 5.6 7.5 9.3 10.1 11.4 13.1
    278 to 362 acres 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.8 1.1 1.3 1.9
    363 to 572 acres 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.5 0.8 1.3
    573 to 1,197 acres 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.3
    1,198 acres and over xx 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
    Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
    Area in acres  empty cell
    1 to 47 acres 851,730 696,512 576,091 506,799 465,182 406,037 366,554
    48 to 127 acres 1,454,890 1,276,693 1,198,497 1,181,656 1,102,264 1,040,950 937,334
    128 to 277 acres 453,209 482,706 559,821 659,485 678,345 718,299 778,785
    278 to 362 acres 48,952 63,394 73,597 101,348 133,840 148,195 199,456
    363 to 572 acres 29,666 40,159 45,086 74,370 88,550 127,491 182,719
    573 to 1,197 acres 13,102 9,439 19,988 27,344 39,692 44,743 72,082
    1,198 acres and over xx 6,216 0 8,026 7,973 18,311 25,707
    Total 2,851,549 2,575,119 2,473,080 2,559,028 2,515,846 2,504,026 2,562,637
    Percentage distribution of area by size class  empty cell
    1 to 47 acres 29.9 27.0 23.3 19.8 18.5 16.2 14.3
    48 to 127 acres 51.0 49.6 48.5 46.2 43.8 41.6 36.6
    128 to 277 acres 15.9 18.7 22.6 25.8 27.0 28.7 30.4
    278 to 362 acres 1.7 2.5 3.0 4.0 5.3 5.9 7.8
    363 to 572 acres 1.0 1.6 1.8 2.9 3.5 5.1 7.1
    573 to 1,197 acres 0.5 0.4 0.8 1.1 1.6 1.8 2.8
    1,198 acres and over xx 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.7 1.0
    Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

    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

    Note

    Since 1986, other fodder crops are included in "Total tame hay."

    Source

    Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.

    Manitoba

    Table 4.2
    Total tame hay: Farms reporting, Area, and Percentage distributions by size class, Canada and provinces, census years 1976 to 2006
    Manitoba 1976 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006
    Farms reporting  empty cell
    1 to 47 acres 7,142 5,807 4,562 4,082 3,239 2,585 2,146
    48 to 127 acres 6,240 5,017 4,644 4,510 4,264 3,808 3,253
    128 to 277 acres 2,609 2,352 2,507 2,992 3,152 3,189 3,126
    278 to 362 acres 387 377 516 676 749 850 963
    363 to 572 acres 212 231 348 562 643 874 1,011
    573 to 1,197 acres 75 84 125 238 310 505 622
    1,198 acres and over 12 6 11 30 45 77 107
    Total 16,677 13,874 12,713 13,090 12,402 11,888 11,228
    Percentage distribution of farms by size class  empty cell
    1 to 47 acres 42.8 41.9 35.9 31.2 26.1 21.7 19.1
    48 to 127 acres 37.4 36.2 36.5 34.5 34.4 32.0 29.0
    128 to 277 acres 15.6 17.0 19.7 22.9 25.4 26.8 27.8
    278 to 362 acres 2.3 2.7 4.1 5.2 6.0 7.2 8.6
    363 to 572 acres 1.3 1.7 2.7 4.3 5.2 7.4 9.0
    573 to 1,197 acres 0.4 0.6 1.0 1.8 2.5 4.2 5.5
    1,198 acres and over 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.6 1.0
    Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
    Area in acres  empty cell
    1 to 47 acres 174,559 140,325 110,702 100,994 82,244 67,562 54,383
    48 to 127 acres 494,370 398,216 374,854 366,313 350,501 316,241 272,438
    128 to 277 acres 468,591 426,779 458,686 554,892 589,970 599,960 592,868
    278 to 362 acres 120,292 118,118 161,848 213,029 235,323 267,588 304,702
    363 to 572 acres 93,334 102,132 153,770 249,375 286,546 393,785 454,273
    573 to 1,197 acres 54,692 62,618 89,039 174,805 233,715 391,149 475,056
    1,198 acres and over 19,867 9,360 15,810 45,974 73,291 131,575 182,104
    Total 1,425,705 1,257,548 1,364,709 1,705,382 1,851,590 2,167,860 2,335,824
    Percentage distribution of area by size class  empty cell
    1 to 47 acres 12.2 11.2 8.1 5.9 4.4 3.1 2.3
    48 to 127 acres 34.7 31.7 27.5 21.5 18.9 14.6 11.7
    128 to 277 acres 32.9 33.9 33.6 32.5 31.9 27.7 25.4
    278 to 362 acres 8.4 9.4 11.9 12.5 12.7 12.3 13.0
    363 to 572 acres 6.5 8.1 11.3 14.6 15.5 18.2 19.4
    573 to 1,197 acres 3.8 5.0 6.5 10.3 12.6 18.0 20.3
    1,198 acres and over 1.4 0.7 1.2 2.7 4.0 6.1 7.8
    Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

    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

    Note

    Since 1986, other fodder crops are included in "Total tame hay."

    Source

    Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.

    Saskatchewan

    Table 4.2
    Total tame hay: Farms reporting, Area, and Percentage distributions by size class, Canada and provinces, census years 1976 to 2006
    Saskatchewan 1976 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006
    Farms reporting  empty cell
    1 to 47 acres 11,876 9,176 8,768 6,817 5,872 5,153 3,912
    48 to 127 acres 8,786 7,069 6,357 6,591 6,761 7,150 6,321
    128 to 277 acres 3,682 3,007 3,006 4,026 4,677 5,583 6,260
    278 to 362 acres 590 503 630 867 1,105 1,548 2,023
    363 to 572 acres 396 354 459 716 899 1,385 2,171
    573 to 1,197 acres 155 124 153 317 424 839 1,486
    1,198 acres and over 31 13 xx 26 45 144 315
    Total 25,516 20,246 19,373 19,360 19,783 21,802 22,488
    Percentage distribution of farms by size class  empty cell
    1 to 47 acres 46.5 45.3 45.3 35.2 29.7 23.6 17.4
    48 to 127 acres 34.4 34.9 32.8 34.0 34.2 32.8 28.1
    128 to 277 acres 14.4 14.9 15.5 20.8 23.6 25.6 27.8
    278 to 362 acres 2.3 2.5 3.3 4.5 5.6 7.1 9.0
    363 to 572 acres 1.6 1.7 2.4 3.7 4.5 6.4 9.7
    573 to 1,197 acres 0.6 0.6 0.8 1.6 2.1 3.8 6.6
    1,198 acres and over 0.1 0.1 xx 0.1 0.2 0.7 1.4
    Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
    Area in acres  empty cell
    1 to 47 acres 282,844 216,822 204,750 166,789 146,960 130,857 101,111
    48 to 127 acres 684,780 552,487 498,761 530,204 551,442 593,818 530,547
    128 to 277 acres 659,886 543,819 548,593 738,652 858,431 1,038,837 1,171,462
    278 to 362 acres 184,721 158,178 197,620 271,554 346,678 490,094 637,544
    363 to 572 acres 177,904 156,656 203,582 317,648 399,680 617,483 978,991
    573 to 1,197 acres 114,088 90,732 125,990 230,537 314,453 634,852 1,137,047
    1,198 acres and over 67,650 27,273 xx 43,077 74,058 243,123 595,399
    Total 2,171,873 1,745,967 1,779,296 2,298,461 2,691,702 3,749,064 5,152,101
    Percentage distribution of area by size class  empty cell
    1 to 47 acres 13.0 12.4 11.5 7.3 5.5 3.5 2.0
    48 to 127 acres 31.5 31.6 28.0 23.1 20.5 15.8 10.3
    128 to 277 acres 30.4 31.1 30.8 32.1 31.9 27.7 22.7
    278 to 362 acres 8.5 9.1 11.1 11.8 12.9 13.1 12.4
    363 to 572 acres 8.2 9.0 11.4 13.8 14.8 16.5 19.0
    573 to 1,197 acres 5.3 5.2 7.1 10.0 11.7 16.9 22.1
    1,198 acres and over 3.1 1.6 xx 1.9 2.8 6.5 11.6
    Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

    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

    Note

    Since 1986, other fodder crops are included in "Total tame hay."

    Source

    Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.

    Alberta

    Table 4.2
    Total tame hay: Farms reporting, Area, and Percentage distributions by size class, Canada and provinces, census years 1976 to 2006
    Alberta 1976 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006
    Farms reporting  empty cell
    1 to 47 acres 12,184 11,056 9,667 7,861 7,634 6,433 5,850
    48 to 127 acres 14,499 12,501 11,880 11,280 11,960 10,865 9,745
    128 to 277 acres 7,428 6,619 7,204 7,807 8,470 9,107 8,150
    278 to 362 acres 1,207 1,217 1,388 1,711 1,863 2,480 2,396
    363 to 572 acres 849 775 964 1,388 1,606 2,420 2,318
    573 to 1,197 acres 286 266 343 565 739 1,387 1,432
    1,198 acres and over 35 42 46 72 102 255 282
    Total 36,488 32,476 31,492 30,684 32,374 32,947 30,173
    Percentage distribution of farms by size class  empty cell
    1 to 47 acres 33.4 34.0 30.7 25.6 23.6 19.5 19.4
    48 to 127 acres 39.7 38.5 37.7 36.8 36.9 33.0 32.3
    128 to 277 acres 20.4 20.4 22.9 25.4 26.2 27.6 27.0
    278 to 362 acres 3.3 3.7 4.4 5.6 5.8 7.5 7.9
    363 to 572 acres 2.3 2.4 3.1 4.5 5.0 7.3 7.7
    573 to 1,197 acres 0.8 0.8 1.1 1.8 2.3 4.2 4.7
    1,198 acres and over 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.8 0.9
    Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
    Area in acres  empty cell
    1 to 47 acres 312,739 280,381 249,265 208,167 199,506 167,206 153,081
    48 to 127 acres 1,167,566 1,012,268 965,969 924,206 989,521 908,920 815,415
    128 to 277 acres 1,340,482 1,200,498 1,318,271 1,439,863 1,553,591 1,683,930 1,511,468
    278 to 362 acres 378,549 382,870 434,918 536,639 585,429 779,957 751,174
    363 to 572 acres 372,509 341,250 424,171 616,331 713,532 1,091,472 1,040,465
    573 to 1,197 acres 208,071 194,916 257,826 415,824 543,180 1,051,045 1,101,394
    1,198 acres and over 69,731 68,487 83,692 115,415 168,406 512,844 622,992
    Total 3,849,647 3,480,670 3,734,112 4,256,445 4,753,165 6,195,374 5,995,989
    Percentage distribution of area by size class  empty cell
    1 to 47 acres 8.1 8.1 6.7 4.9 4.2 2.7 2.6
    48 to 127 acres 30.3 29.1 25.9 21.7 20.8 14.7 13.6
    128 to 277 acres 34.8 34.5 35.3 33.8 32.7 27.2 25.2
    278 to 362 acres 9.8 11.0 11.6 12.6 12.3 12.6 12.5
    363 to 572 acres 9.7 9.8 11.4 14.5 15.0 17.6 17.4
    573 to 1,197 acres 5.4 5.6 6.9 9.8 11.4 17.0 18.4
    1,198 acres and over 1.8 2.0 2.2 2.7 3.5 8.3 10.4
    Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

    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

    Note

    Since 1986, other fodder crops are included in "Total tame hay."

    Source

    Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.

    British Columbia

    Table 4.2
    Total tame hay: Farms reporting, Area, and Percentage distributions by size class, Canada and provinces, census years 1976 to 2006
    British Columbia 1976 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006
    Farms reporting  empty cell
    1 to 47 acres 6,060 6,331 5,392 4,729 5,214 4,991 4,737
    48 to 127 acres 2,457 2,376 2,430 2,216 2,334 2,364 2,176
    128 to 277 acres 930 1,012 1,074 1,095 1,093 1,139 1,102
    278 to 362 acres 182 218 226 262 284 311 302
    363 to 572 acres 142 152 175 216 242 292 326
    573 to 1,197 acres 55 86 88 122 166 201 207
    1,198 acres and over 20 21 23 36 26 58 56
    Total 9,846 10,196 9,408 8,676 9,359 9,356 8,906
    Percentage distribution of farms by size class  empty cell
    1 to 47 acres 61.5 62.1 57.3 54.5 55.7 53.3 53.2
    48 to 127 acres 25.0 23.3 25.8 25.5 24.9 25.3 24.4
    128 to 277 acres 9.4 9.9 11.4 12.6 11.7 12.2 12.4
    278 to 362 acres 1.8 2.1 2.4 3.0 3.0 3.3 3.4
    363 to 572 acres 1.4 1.5 1.9 2.5 2.6 3.1 3.7
    573 to 1,197 acres 0.6 0.8 0.9 1.4 1.8 2.1 2.3
    1,198 acres and over 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.6 0.6
    Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
    Area in acres  empty cell
    1 to 47 acres 97,554 104,815 93,591 81,205 89,730 87,052 79,436
    48 to 127 acres 188,707 186,113 190,226 176,662 186,641 187,361 174,015
    128 to 277 acres 167,825 186,741 196,856 202,035 202,744 213,576 204,746
    278 to 362 acres 57,082 68,759 70,948 82,239 89,339 97,344 94,700
    363 to 572 acres 63,868 67,347 77,880 96,094 108,000 131,319 146,378
    573 to 1,197 acres 40,285 62,807 63,030 93,760 125,493 154,668 157,551
    1,198 acres and over 35,177 40,588 55,578 73,950 57,910 119,550 110,826
    Total 650,498 717,170 748,109 805,945 859,857 990,870 967,652
    Percentage distribution of area by size class  empty cell
    1 to 47 acres 15.0 14.6 12.5 10.1 10.4 8.8 8.2
    48 to 127 acres 29.0 26.0 25.4 21.9 21.7 18.9 18.0
    128 to 277 acres 25.8 26.0 26.3 25.1 23.6 21.6 21.2
    278 to 362 acres 8.8 9.6 9.5 10.2 10.4 9.8 9.8
    363 to 572 acres 9.8 9.4 10.4 11.9 12.6 13.3 15.1
    573 to 1,197 acres 6.2 8.8 8.4 11.6 14.6 15.6 16.3
    1,198 acres and over 5.4 5.7 7.4 9.2 6.7 12.1 11.5
    Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

    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

    Note

    Since 1986, other fodder crops are included in "Total tame hay."

    Source

    Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.
    Date Modified: 2009-01-30

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