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Section 1 - A statistical portrait of agriculture, Canada and provinces: census years 1921 to 2006

Newfoundland and Labrador

Prince Edward Island

British Columbia

Canada

Table 1.4
Selected agricultural data, Total tractors and Total farm trucks, Canada and provinces, census years 1921 to 2006
Canada	1921	1931	1941	1951	1956	1961	1966	1971	1976	1981	1986	1991	1996	2001	2006
Total tractors¹	Empty cell
Number	47,455	105,360	159,752	399,683	499,794	549,768	598,459	596,674	635,027	657,606	728,074	734,149	711,335	732,521	733,182
Farms reporting	43,578	97,262	..	342,655	388,803	384,618	364,642	320,695	299,260	283,659	264,779	253,802	245,546	225,622	212,097
Average number per farm reporting	1.1	1.1	...	1.2	1.3	1.4	1.6	1.9	2.1	2.3	2.7	2.9	2.9	3.2	3.5
Total farm trucks	Empty cell
Number	..	48,401	77,480	196,115	277,156	301,986	344,822	369,822	444,369	474,408	514,236	526,808	518,919	492,669	466,798
Farms reporting	..	46,365	72,976	182,251	248,457	255,411	260,855	247,858	255,770	247,633	243,095	236,915	232,449	213,389	197,758
Average number per farm reporting	...	1.0	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.2	1.3	1.5	1.7	1.9	2.1	2.2	2.2	2.3	2.4
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 The definition of a census farm changed between 1921 and 2006. These changes affect the comparability of data among censuses. For a summary of these changes, refer to Census terms. Data for Newfoundland are not included in the Canada figures for the 1921, 1931 and 1941 Censuses of Agriculture since Newfoundland did not join Canada until 1949. 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. Since 1986, the total number of tractors has included garden tractors. Since 2001, it also included all-terrain vehicles. Source Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.

Newfoundland and Labrador

Table 1.4
Selected agricultural data, Total tractors and Total farm trucks, Canada and provinces, census years 1921 to 2006
Newfoundland and Labrador	1921	1931	1941	1951	1956	1961	1966	1971	1976	1981	1986	1991	1996	2001	2006
Total tractors¹	Empty cell
Number	..	..	..	126	296	462	519	430	546	648	693	844	899	1,005	954
Farms reporting	..	..	..	110	272	402	408	322	383	418	425	487	496	460	417
Average number per farm reporting	...	...	...	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.3	1.3	1.4	1.6	1.6	1.7	1.8	2.2	2.3
Total farm trucks	Empty cell
Number	..	..	..	507	735	715	764	572	619	522	656	796	737	785	699
Farms reporting	..	..	..	476	686	631	638	471	494	383	442	525	489	487	410
Average number per farm reporting	...	...	...	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.2	1.2	1.3	1.4	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.6	1.7
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 The definition of a census farm changed between 1921 and 2006. These changes affect the comparability of data among censuses. For a summary of these changes, refer to Census terms. Data for Newfoundland are not included in the Canada figures for the 1921, 1931 and 1941 Censuses of Agriculture since Newfoundland did not join Canada until 1949. 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. Since 1986, the total number of tractors has included garden tractors. Since 2001, it also included all-terrain vehicles. Source Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.

Prince Edward Island

Table 1.4
Selected agricultural data, Total tractors and Total farm trucks, Canada and provinces, census years 1921 to 2006
Prince Edward Island	1921	1931	1941	1951	1956	1961	1966	1971	1976	1981	1986	1991	1996	2001	2006
Total tractors¹	Empty cell
Number	49	176	577	2,776	4,840	5,713	6,341	5,865	5,857	5,804	6,065	5,730	5,579	5,209	4,970
Farms reporting	47	169	..	2,714	4,588	5,116	5,061	3,993	3,336	2,864	2,542	2,198	1,991	1,723	1,596
Average number per farm reporting	1.0	1.0	...	1.0	1.1	1.1	1.3	1.5	1.8	2.0	2.4	2.6	2.8	3.0	3.1
Total farm trucks	Empty cell
Number	..	369	494	1,679	3,247	3,253	3,306	3,055	3,624	4,099	4,408	4,448	4,707	4,494	4,295
Farms reporting	..	356	465	1,614	3,089	3,011	2,906	2,435	2,444	2,320	2,263	2,046	1,836	1,624	1,454
Average number per farm reporting	...	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.3	1.5	1.8	2.0	2.2	2.6	2.8	3.0
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 The definition of a census farm changed between 1921 and 2006. These changes affect the comparability of data among censuses. For a summary of these changes, refer to Census terms. Data for Newfoundland are not included in the Canada figures for the 1921, 1931 and 1941 Censuses of Agriculture since Newfoundland did not join Canada until 1949. 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. Since 1986, the total number of tractors has included garden tractors. Since 2001, it also included all-terrain vehicles. Source Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.

Nova Scotia

Table 1.4
Selected agricultural data, Total tractors and Total farm trucks, Canada and provinces, census years 1921 to 2006
Nova Scotia	1921	1931	1941	1951	1956	1961	1966	1971	1976	1981	1986	1991	1996	2001	2006
Total tractors¹	Empty cell
Number	164	424	1,386	4,307	6,537	7,074	7,252	6,535	7,121	7,613	7,730	7,834	8,005	8,869	8,889
Farms reporting	155	415	..	4,056	6,024	6,095	5,756	4,435	4,317	4,153	3,635	3,448	3,558	3,423	3,376
Average number per farm reporting	1.1	1.0	...	1.1	1.1	1.2	1.3	1.5	1.7	1.8	2.1	2.3	2.3	2.6	2.6
Total farm trucks	Empty cell
Number	..	1,704	2,697	5,687	7,200	5,965	5,393	4,540	5,073	4,608	4,670	4,856	4,869	4,937	4,694
Farms reporting	..	1,633	2,475	5,308	6,685	5,307	4,658	3,608	3,735	3,310	3,127	3,117	3,152	3,055	2,949
Average number per farm reporting	...	1.0	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.2	1.3	1.4	1.4	1.5	1.6	1.5	1.6	1.6
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 The definition of a census farm changed between 1921 and 2006. These changes affect the comparability of data among censuses. For a summary of these changes, refer to Census terms. Data for Newfoundland are not included in the Canada figures for the 1921, 1931 and 1941 Censuses of Agriculture since Newfoundland did not join Canada until 1949. 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. Since 1986, the total number of tractors has included garden tractors. Since 2001, it also included all-terrain vehicles. Source Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.

New Brunswick

Table 1.4
Selected agricultural data, Total tractors and Total farm trucks, Canada and provinces, census years 1921 to 2006
New Brunswick	1921	1931	1941	1951	1956	1961	1966	1971	1976	1981	1986	1991	1996	2001	2006
Total tractors¹	Empty cell
Number	104	289	1,140	5,221	7,646	8,102	7,989	6,786	6,952	7,012	7,105	7,127	7,247	7,864	8,001
Farms reporting	103	279	..	5,023	7,017	6,866	6,061	4,434	3,929	3,571	3,163	2,857	2,920	2,765	2,532
Average number per farm reporting	1.0	1.0	...	1.0	1.1	1.2	1.3	1.5	1.8	2.0	2.2	2.5	2.5	2.8	3.2
Total farm trucks	Empty cell
Number	..	1,126	1,861	4,786	5,614	4,657	4,404	3,969	4,687	4,544	4,826	4,955	4,898	4,854	4,622
Farms reporting	..	1,093	1,762	4,528	5,197	4,165	3,681	3,022	3,103	2,880	2,754	2,661	2,613	2,432	2,195
Average number per farm reporting	...	1.0	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.2	1.3	1.5	1.6	1.8	1.9	1.9	2.0	2.1
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 The definition of a census farm changed between 1921 and 2006. These changes affect the comparability of data among censuses. For a summary of these changes, refer to Census terms. Data for Newfoundland are not included in the Canada figures for the 1921, 1931 and 1941 Censuses of Agriculture since Newfoundland did not join Canada until 1949. 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. Since 1986, the total number of tractors has included garden tractors. Since 2001, it also included all-terrain vehicles. Source Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.

Quebec

Table 1.4
Selected agricultural data, Total tractors and Total farm trucks, Canada and provinces, census years 1921 to 2006
Quebec	1921	1931	1941	1951	1956	1961	1966	1971	1976	1981	1986	1991	1996	2001	2006
Total tractors¹	Empty cell
Number	968	2,417	5,869	31,971	54,322	70,697	81,674	80,878	86,805	92,809	96,090	95,893	95,332	100,846	105,898
Farms reporting	944	2,356	..	30,835	50,291	60,481	62,083	52,013	45,966	43,683	38,218	35,209	32,528	29,944	28,984
Average number per farm reporting	1.0	1.0	...	1.0	1.1	1.2	1.3	1.6	1.9	2.1	2.5	2.7	2.9	3.4	3.7
Total farm trucks	Empty cell
Number	..	5,152	6,703	19,167	28,758	26,597	24,499	21,129	24,250	28,397	31,424	32,418	32,600	32,855	32,286
Farms reporting	..	4,939	6,365	18,438	27,382	25,095	22,801	19,054	20,970	24,073	24,886	25,075	24,842	23,773	23,097
Average number per farm reporting	...	1.0	1.1	1.0	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.2	1.2	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.4	1.4
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 The definition of a census farm changed between 1921 and 2006. These changes affect the comparability of data among censuses. For a summary of these changes, refer to Census terms. Data for Newfoundland are not included in the Canada figures for the 1921, 1931 and 1941 Censuses of Agriculture since Newfoundland did not join Canada until 1949. 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. Since 1986, the total number of tractors has included garden tractors. Since 2001, it also included all-terrain vehicles. Source Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.

Ontario

Table 1.4
Selected agricultural data, Total tractors and Total farm trucks, Canada and provinces, census years 1921 to 2006
Ontario	1921	1931	1941	1951	1956	1961	1966	1971	1976	1981	1986	1991	1996	2001	2006
Total tractors¹	Empty cell
Number	7,161	18,993	35,460	105,204	136,062	150,046	162,303	165,752	175,918	178,041	187,165	184,761	180,213	183,704	185,576
Farms reporting	6,942	18,318	..	92,065	105,792	102,096	95,228	83,737	79,156	73,536	66,190	63,017	61,019	55,449	53,334
Average number per farm reporting	1.0	1.0	...	1.1	1.3	1.5	1.7	2.0	2.2	2.4	2.8	2.9	3.0	3.3	3.5
Total farm trucks	Empty cell
Number	..	14,586	17,537	41,486	58,041	62,812	67,622	67,937	79,819	80,454	79,228	79,920	77,074	72,026	69,692
Farms reporting	..	13,875	16,312	38,481	52,859	56,061	58,476	56,236	61,526	59,127	55,083	53,953	52,130	47,268	45,034
Average number per farm reporting	...	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.2	1.2	1.3	1.4	1.4	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5
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 The definition of a census farm changed between 1921 and 2006. These changes affect the comparability of data among censuses. For a summary of these changes, refer to Census terms. Data for Newfoundland are not included in the Canada figures for the 1921, 1931 and 1941 Censuses of Agriculture since Newfoundland did not join Canada until 1949. 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. Since 1986, the total number of tractors has included garden tractors. Since 2001, it also included all-terrain vehicles. Source Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.

Manitoba

Table 1.4
Selected agricultural data, Total tractors and Total farm trucks, Canada and provinces, census years 1921 to 2006
Manitoba	1921	1931	1941	1951	1956	1961	1966	1971	1976	1981	1986	1991	1996	2001	2006
Total tractors¹	Empty cell
Number	10,027	14,366	22,050	50,984	59,265	61,463	65,552	64,587	67,077	67,342	73,945	73,523	68,735	69,209	67,862
Farms reporting	8,909	12,983	..	40,641	42,236	39,032	35,996	31,893	29,138	26,618	24,963	23,629	22,127	19,665	17,939
Average number per farm reporting	1.1	1.1	...	1.3	1.4	1.6	1.8	2.0	2.3	2.5	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.5	3.8
Total farm trucks	Empty cell
Number	..	3,260	7,566	21,163	28,556	31,806	36,689	41,306	49,844	54,070	57,502	57,904	55,704	51,784	49,021
Farms reporting	..	3,123	7,248	19,937	26,255	27,982	29,063	28,513	28,269	26,482	25,332	23,891	22,440	19,831	17,850
Average number per farm reporting	...	1.0	1.0	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.3	1.4	1.8	2.0	2.3	2.4	2.5	2.6	2.7
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 The definition of a census farm changed between 1921 and 2006. These changes affect the comparability of data among censuses. For a summary of these changes, refer to Census terms. Data for Newfoundland are not included in the Canada figures for the 1921, 1931 and 1941 Censuses of Agriculture since Newfoundland did not join Canada until 1949. 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. Since 1986, the total number of tractors has included garden tractors. Since 2001, it also included all-terrain vehicles. Source Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.

Saskatchewan

Table 1.4
Selected agricultural data, Total tractors and Total farm trucks, Canada and provinces, census years 1921 to 2006
Saskatchewan	1921	1931	1941	1951	1956	1961	1966	1971	1976	1981	1986	1991	1996	2001	2006
Total tractors¹	Empty cell
Number	19,243	43,308	54,129	106,664	121,388	126,613	134,908	132,632	140,535	145,362	167,034	169,038	155,574	151,461	145,794
Farms reporting	17,523	39,434	..	90,307	91,768	86,058	78,645	70,309	64,030	60,660	57,331	55,065	50,856	45,999	41,026
Average number per farm reporting	1.1	1.1	...	1.2	1.3	1.5	1.7	1.9	2.2	2.4	2.9	3.1	3.1	3.3	3.6
Total farm trucks	Empty cell
Number	..	10,938	21,285	52,626	74,498	82,669	102,470	116,600	141,754	150,792	159,867	159,735	153,372	142,802	131,734
Farms reporting	..	10,559	20,225	49,277	66,076	67,540	69,601	67,121	64,998	61,578	59,466	56,574	53,293	48,188	42,356
Average number per farm reporting	...	1.0	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.2	1.5	1.7	2.2	2.4	2.7	2.8	2.9	3.0	3.1
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 The definition of a census farm changed between 1921 and 2006. These changes affect the comparability of data among censuses. For a summary of these changes, refer to Census terms. Data for Newfoundland are not included in the Canada figures for the 1921, 1931 and 1941 Censuses of Agriculture since Newfoundland did not join Canada until 1949. 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. Since 1986, the total number of tractors has included garden tractors. Since 2001, it also included all-terrain vehicles. Source Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.

Alberta

Table 1.4
Selected agricultural data, Total tractors and Total farm trucks, Canada and provinces, census years 1921 to 2006
Alberta	1921	1931	1941	1951	1956	1961	1966	1971	1976	1981	1986	1991	1996	2001	2006
Total tractors¹	Empty cell
Number	9,215	23,985	36,445	79,282	94,156	102,624	112,245	111,256	118,987	124,214	150,479	155,872	153,390	163,404	162,321
Farms reporting	8,464	21,996	..	65,369	68,393	65,898	62,261	56,173	54,486	52,596	52,567	51,868	52,596	49,075	45,723
Average number per farm reporting	1.1	1.1	...	1.2	1.4	1.6	1.8	2.0	2.2	2.4	2.9	3.0	2.9	3.3	3.6
Total farm trucks	Empty cell
Number	..	7,319	14,512	39,723	58,749	71,508	85,559	93,471	112,836	123,835	146,309	155,003	156,170	149,154	141,359
Farms reporting	..	7,080	13,634	35,732	49,974	55,743	58,060	54,894	55,309	52,549	54,604	53,559	54,907	50,430	46,407
Average number per farm reporting	...	1.0	1.1	1.1	1.2	1.3	1.5	1.7	2.0	2.4	2.7	2.9	2.8	3.0	3.0
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 The definition of a census farm changed between 1921 and 2006. These changes affect the comparability of data among censuses. For a summary of these changes, refer to Census terms. Data for Newfoundland are not included in the Canada figures for the 1921, 1931 and 1941 Censuses of Agriculture since Newfoundland did not join Canada until 1949. 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. Since 1986, the total number of tractors has included garden tractors. Since 2001, it also included all-terrain vehicles. Source Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.

British Columbia

Table 1.4
Selected agricultural data, Total tractors and Total farm trucks, Canada and provinces, census years 1921 to 2006
British Columbia	1921	1931	1941	1951	1956	1961	1966	1971	1976	1981	1986	1991	1996	2001	2006
Total tractors¹	Empty cell
Number	524	1,402	2,696	13,148	15,282	16,974	19,676	21,953	25,229	28,761	31,768	33,527	36,361	40,948	42,916
Farms reporting	491	1,312	..	11,535	12,422	12,574	13,143	13,386	14,519	15,560	15,745	16,024	17,455	17,119	17,170
Average number per farm reporting	1.1	1.1	...	1.1	1.2	1.3	1.5	1.6	1.7	1.8	2.0	2.1	2.1	2.4	2.5
Total farm trucks	Empty cell
Number	..	3,947	4,825	9,291	11,758	12,004	14,116	17,243	21,863	23,087	25,346	26,773	28,789	28,980	28,396
Farms reporting	..	3,707	4,490	8,460	10,254	9,876	10,971	12,504	14,922	14,931	15,138	15,514	16,747	16,301	16,006
Average number per farm reporting	...	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.2	1.3	1.4	1.5	1.5	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.8	1.8
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 The definition of a census farm changed between 1921 and 2006. These changes affect the comparability of data among censuses. For a summary of these changes, refer to Census terms. Data for Newfoundland are not included in the Canada figures for the 1921, 1931 and 1941 Censuses of Agriculture since Newfoundland did not join Canada until 1949. 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. Since 1986, the total number of tractors has included garden tractors. Since 2001, it also included all-terrain vehicles. Source Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.