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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 4.1
    Total wheat: 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 32 acres 23,772 19,519 16,358 11,642 11,296 8,113 6,587
    33 to 72 acres 20,806 17,519 15,657 11,781 11,815 8,664 8,351
    73 to 127 acres 21,575 18,423 15,669 13,177 12,643 9,577 8,110
    128 to 192 acres 18,514 16,792 14,430 13,225 11,609 9,074 7,459
    193 to 362 acres 28,566 28,057 24,948 22,670 18,787 14,038 10,548
    363 to 697 acres 16,677 19,459 21,130 20,787 15,986 12,923 9,691
    698 to 1,197 acres 4,287 5,820 8,340 9,007 7,616 6,479 5,726
    1,198 to 2,997 acres 1,078 1,674 2,967 3,238 3,457 3,439 3,684
    2,998 acres and over 45 96 219 278 336 471 587
    Total 135,320 127,359 119,718 105,805 93,545 72,778 60,743
    Percentage distribution of farms by size class  empty cell
    1 to 32 acres 17.6 15.3 13.7 11.0 12.1 11.1 10.8
    33 to 72 acres 15.4 13.8 13.1 11.1 12.6 11.9 13.7
    73 to 127 acres 15.9 14.5 13.1 12.5 13.5 13.2 13.4
    128 to 192 acres 13.7 13.2 12.1 12.5 12.4 12.5 12.3
    193 to 362 acres 21.1 22.0 20.8 21.4 20.1 19.3 17.4
    363 to 697 acres 12.3 15.3 17.6 19.6 17.1 17.8 16.0
    698 to 1,197 acres 3.2 4.6 7.0 8.5 8.1 8.9 9.4
    1,198 to 2,997 acres 0.8 1.3 2.5 3.1 3.7 4.7 6.1
    2,998 acres and over 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 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 32 acres 394,799 327,068 289,478 206,478 208,916 148,259 127,517
    33 to 72 acres 1,077,033 906,005 803,791 609,174 609,184 446,559 425,260
    73 to 127 acres 2,117,272 1,804,120 1,526,973 1,277,218 1,223,429 928,308 783,922
    128 to 192 acres 2,899,338 2,633,655 2,261,434 2,069,220 1,802,330 1,413,784 1,156,286
    193 to 362 acres 7,570,194 7,512,987 6,740,069 6,150,369 5,072,641 3,809,779 2,851,107
    363 to 697 acres 8,090,492 9,520,549 10,495,525 10,383,178 7,994,435 6,490,403 4,887,911
    698 to 1,197 acres 3,678,503 5,028,036 7,329,005 7,919,609 6,695,327 5,771,193 5,124,777
    1,198 to 2,997 acres 1,735,484 2,667,658 4,840,465 5,252,584 5,695,807 5,794,734 6,252,491
    2,998 acres and over 196,968 369,540 876,281 1,130,062 1,386,605 2,033,173 2,656,740
    Total 27,760,083 30,769,618 35,163,021 34,997,892 30,688,674 26,836,192 24,266,011
    Percentage distribution of area by size class  empty cell
    1 to 32 acres 1.4 1.1 0.8 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.5
    33 to 72 acres 3.9 2.9 2.3 1.7 2.0 1.7 1.8
    73 to 127 acres 7.6 5.9 4.3 3.6 4.0 3.5 3.2
    128 to 192 acres 10.4 8.6 6.4 5.9 5.9 5.3 4.8
    193 to 362 acres 27.3 24.4 19.2 17.6 16.5 14.2 11.7
    363 to 697 acres 29.1 30.9 29.8 29.7 26.1 24.2 20.1
    698 to 1,197 acres 13.3 16.3 20.8 22.6 21.8 21.5 21.1
    1,198 to 2,997 acres 6.3 8.7 13.8 15.0 18.6 21.6 25.8
    2,998 acres and over 0.7 1.2 2.5 3.2 4.5 7.6 10.9
    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

    Source

    Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.

    Newfoundland and Labrador

    Table 4.1
    Total wheat: 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 32 acres 5 1 2 0 3 6 3
    33 to 72 acres 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    73 to 127 acres 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    128 to 192 acres 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    193 to 362 acres 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    363 to 697 acres 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    698 to 1,197 acres 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    1,198 to 2,997 acres 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    2,998 acres and over 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Total 5 1 2 0 3 6 3
    Percentage distribution of farms by size class  empty cell
    1 to 32 acres 100.0 100.0 100.0 0.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
    33 to 72 acres 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
    73 to 127 acres 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
    128 to 192 acres 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
    193 to 362 acres 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
    363 to 697 acres 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
    698 to 1,197 acres 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
    1,198 to 2,997 acres 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
    2,998 acres and over 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
    Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 0.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
    Area in acres  empty cell
    1 to 32 acres 69 1 x 0 12 23 36
    33 to 72 acres 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    73 to 127 acres 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    128 to 192 acres 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    193 to 362 acres 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    363 to 697 acres 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    698 to 1,197 acres 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    1,198 to 2,997 acres 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    2,998 acres and over 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Total 69 1 x 0 12 23 36
    Percentage distribution of area by size class  empty cell
    1 to 32 acres 100.0 100.0 ... 0.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
    33 to 72 acres 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
    73 to 127 acres 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
    128 to 192 acres 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
    193 to 362 acres 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
    363 to 697 acres 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
    698 to 1,197 acres 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
    1,198 to 2,997 acres 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
    2,998 acres and over 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
    Total 100.0 100.0 ... 0.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

    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

    Source

    Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.

    Prince Edward Island

    Table 4.1
    Total wheat: 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 32 acres 480 218 136 102 86 57 46
    33 to 72 acres 94 25 42 37 54 52 47
    73 to 127 acres 27 21 27 19 34 45 48
    128 to 192 acres 8 10 7 16 23 23 xx
    193 to 362 acres 6 xx 12 9 22 29 28
    363 to 697 acres 3 xx xx 3 8 7 10
    698 to 1,197 acres 0 0 xx 0 3 8 8
    1,198 to 2,997 acres 0 0 0 0 0 0 xx
    2,998 acres and over 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Total 618 274 224 186 230 221 187
    Percentage distribution of farms by size class  empty cell
    1 to 32 acres 77.7 79.6 60.7 54.8 37.4 25.8 24.6
    33 to 72 acres 15.2 9.1 18.8 19.9 23.5 23.5 25.1
    73 to 127 acres 4.4 7.7 12.1 10.2 14.8 20.4 25.7
    128 to 192 acres 1.3 3.6 3.1 8.6 10.0 10.4 xx
    193 to 362 acres 1.0 xx 5.4 4.8 9.6 13.1 15.0
    363 to 697 acres 0.5 xx xx 1.6 3.5 3.2 5.3
    698 to 1,197 acres 0.0 0.0 xx 0.0 1.3 3.6 4.3
    1,198 to 2,997 acres 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 xx
    2,998 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 32 acres 5,133 2,106 1,770 1,346 1,290 867 756
    33 to 72 acres 4,210 1,198 2,079 1,787 2,821 2,601 2,427
    73 to 127 acres 2,660 2,083 2,662 1,734 3,424 4,420 5,813
    128 to 192 acres 1,159 2,740 1,101 2,426 3,584 3,571 xx
    193 to 362 acres 1,435 xx 4,191 2,384 5,517 7,291 6,964
    363 to 697 acres 1,600 xx xx 1,644 3,971 3,600 5,031
    698 to 1,197 acres 0 0 xx 0 3,030 6,083 6,881
    1,198 to 2,997 acres 0 0 0 0 0 0 xx
    2,998 acres and over 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Total 16,197 8,127 11,803 11,321 23,637 28,433 27,872
    Percentage distribution of area by size class  empty cell
    1 to 32 acres 31.7 25.9 15.0 11.9 5.5 3.0 2.7
    33 to 72 acres 26.0 14.7 17.6 15.8 11.9 9.1 8.7
    73 to 127 acres 16.4 25.6 22.6 15.3 14.5 15.5 20.9
    128 to 192 acres 7.2 33.7 9.3 21.4 15.2 12.6 xx
    193 to 362 acres 8.9 xx 35.5 21.1 23.3 25.6 25.0
    363 to 697 acres 9.9 xx xx 14.5 16.8 12.7 18.1
    698 to 1,197 acres 0.0 0.0 xx 0.0 12.8 21.4 24.7
    1,198 to 2,997 acres 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 xx
    2,998 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

    Source

    Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.

    Nova Scotia

    Table 4.1
    Total wheat: 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 32 acres 158 167 114 87 77 63 61
    33 to 72 acres 14 38 32 21 36 30 23
    73 to 127 acres 7 16 5 10 8 15 21
    128 to 192 acres 4 6 8 5 3 9 xx
    193 to 362 acres xx xx 4 xx 4 xx 6
    363 to 697 acres xx xx 0 0 3 4 xx
    698 to 1,197 acres 0 0 xx 0 0 0 0
    1,198 to 2,997 acres 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    2,998 acres and over 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Total 183 227 163 123 131 121 111
    Percentage distribution of farms by size class  empty cell
    1 to 32 acres 86.3 73.6 69.9 70.7 58.8 52.1 55.0
    33 to 72 acres 7.7 16.7 19.6 17.1 27.5 24.8 20.7
    73 to 127 acres 3.8 7.0 3.1 8.1 6.1 12.4 18.9
    128 to 192 acres 2.2 2.6 4.9 4.1 2.3 7.4 xx
    193 to 362 acres xx xx 2.5 xx 3.1 xx 5.4
    363 to 697 acres xx xx 0.0 0.0 2.3 3.3 xx
    698 to 1,197 acres 0.0 0.0 xx 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
    1,198 to 2,997 acres 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
    2,998 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 32 acres 1,313 2,097 x 1,087 1,129 768 782
    33 to 72 acres 695 1,842 1,559 955 1,750 1,492 1,188
    73 to 127 acres 617 1,559 492 880 748 1,438 2,180
    128 to 192 acres 1,149 1,633 1,165 867 446 1,484 xx
    193 to 362 acres xx xx 1,674 xx 1,053 xx 1,844
    363 to 697 acres xx xx 0 0 1,617 2,102 xx
    698 to 1,197 acres 0 0 xx 0 0 0 0
    1,198 to 2,997 acres 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    2,998 acres and over 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Total 3,774 7,131 x 3,789 6,743 7,284 5,994
    Percentage distribution of area by size class  empty cell
    1 to 32 acres 34.8 29.4 ... 28.7 16.7 10.5 13.0
    33 to 72 acres 18.4 25.8 ... 25.2 26.0 20.5 19.8
    73 to 127 acres 16.3 21.9 ... 23.2 11.1 19.7 36.4
    128 to 192 acres 30.4 22.9 ... 22.9 6.6 20.4 xx
    193 to 362 acres xx xx ... xx 15.6 xx 30.8
    363 to 697 acres xx xx 0.0 0.0 24.0 28.9 xx
    698 to 1,197 acres 0.0 0.0 xx 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
    1,198 to 2,997 acres 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
    2,998 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

    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

    Source

    Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.

    New Brunswick

    Table 4.1
    Total wheat: 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 32 acres 234 247 158 83 76 58 29
    33 to 72 acres 30 42 58 30 22 16 11
    73 to 127 acres 7 19 22 10 14 19 14
    128 to 192 acres 5 6 9 11 5 14 xx
    193 to 362 acres xx 3 4 xx 4 xx 3
    363 to 697 acres xx xx 0 0 6 0 0
    698 to 1,197 acres 0 0 0 0 xx 4 0
    1,198 to 2,997 acres 0 0 0 0 0 xx 0
    2,998 acres and over 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Total 276 317 251 134 127 111 57
    Percentage distribution of farms by size class  empty cell
    1 to 32 acres 84.8 77.9 62.9 61.9 59.8 52.3 50.9
    33 to 72 acres 10.9 13.2 23.1 22.4 17.3 14.4 19.3
    73 to 127 acres 2.5 6.0 8.8 7.5 11.0 17.1 24.6
    128 to 192 acres 1.8 1.9 3.6 8.2 3.9 12.6 xx
    193 to 362 acres xx 0.9 1.6 xx 3.1 xx 5.3
    363 to 697 acres xx xx 0.0 0.0 4.7 0.0 0.0
    698 to 1,197 acres 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 xx 3.6 0.0
    1,198 to 2,997 acres 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 xx 0.0
    2,998 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 32 acres 2,292 2,853 2,128 1,083 837 795 393
    33 to 72 acres 1,483 2,082 2,894 1,501 1,108 890 535
    73 to 127 acres 667 1,758 2,075 926 1,325 1,845 1,635
    128 to 192 acres 1,318 915 1,359 1,960 770 3,169 xx
    193 to 362 acres xx 1,050 992 xx 1,170 xx 835
    363 to 697 acres xx xx 0 0 3,441 0 0
    698 to 1,197 acres 0 0 0 0 xx 3,592 0
    1,198 to 2,997 acres 0 0 0 0 0 xx 0
    2,998 acres and over 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Total 5,760 8,658 9,448 5,470 8,651 10,291 3,398
    Percentage distribution of area by size class  empty cell
    1 to 32 acres 39.8 33.0 22.5 19.8 9.7 7.7 11.6
    33 to 72 acres 25.7 24.0 30.6 27.4 12.8 8.6 15.7
    73 to 127 acres 11.6 20.3 22.0 16.9 15.3 17.9 48.1
    128 to 192 acres 22.9 10.6 14.4 35.8 8.9 30.8 xx
    193 to 362 acres xx 12.1 10.5 xx 13.5 xx 24.6
    363 to 697 acres xx xx 0.0 0.0 39.8 0.0 0.0
    698 to 1,197 acres 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 xx 34.9 0.0
    1,198 to 2,997 acres 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 xx 0.0
    2,998 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

    Source

    Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.

    Quebec

    Table 4.1
    Total wheat: 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 32 acres 2,461 2,350 1,670 990 1,005 850 699
    33 to 72 acres 525 696 887 601 613 585 777
    73 to 127 acres 153 227 340 225 226 207 346
    128 to 192 acres 31 52 105 76 41 60 115
    193 to 362 acres 15 27 48 41 34 32 68
    363 to 697 acres xx xx 8 6 4 9 21
    698 to 1,197 acres 0 0 0 xx xx 0 5
    1,198 to 2,997 acres 0 0 0 0 0 xx xx
    2,998 acres and over 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Total 3,185 3,352 3,058 1,939 1,923 1,743 2,031
    Percentage distribution of farms by size class  empty cell
    1 to 32 acres 77.3 70.1 54.6 51.1 52.3 48.8 34.4
    33 to 72 acres 16.5 20.8 29.0 31.0 31.9 33.6 38.3
    73 to 127 acres 4.8 6.8 11.1 11.6 11.8 11.9 17.0
    128 to 192 acres 1.0 1.6 3.4 3.9 2.1 3.4 5.7
    193 to 362 acres 0.5 0.8 1.6 2.1 1.8 1.8 3.3
    363 to 697 acres xx xx 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.5 1.0
    698 to 1,197 acres 0.0 0.0 0.0 xx xx 0.0 0.2
    1,198 to 2,997 acres 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 xx xx
    2,998 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 32 acres 31,275 31,887 26,513 16,981 17,678 14,937 13,759
    33 to 72 acres 24,751 33,217 42,405 29,220 29,600 28,373 38,033
    73 to 127 acres 14,423 21,236 32,175 20,687 20,888 19,165 32,907
    128 to 192 acres 4,739 8,352 16,117 11,959 6,241 9,191 17,617
    193 to 362 acres 3,594 6,384 11,358 10,591 8,298 7,795 16,394
    363 to 697 acres xx xx 3,818 3,129 2,945 5,292 10,175
    698 to 1,197 acres 0 0 0 xx xx 0 5,233
    1,198 to 2,997 acres 0 0 0 0 0 xx xx
    2,998 acres and over 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Total 78,782 101,076 132,386 92,567 85,650 84,753 134,118
    Percentage distribution of area by size class  empty cell
    1 to 32 acres 39.7 31.5 20.0 18.3 20.6 17.6 10.3
    33 to 72 acres 31.4 32.9 32.0 31.6 34.6 33.5 28.4
    73 to 127 acres 18.3 21.0 24.3 22.3 24.4 22.6 24.5
    128 to 192 acres 6.0 8.3 12.2 12.9 7.3 10.8 13.1
    193 to 362 acres 4.6 6.3 8.6 11.4 9.7 9.2 12.2
    363 to 697 acres xx xx 2.9 3.4 3.4 6.2 7.6
    698 to 1,197 acres 0.0 0.0 0.0 xx xx 0.0 3.9
    1,198 to 2,997 acres 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 xx xx
    2,998 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

    Source

    Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.

    Ontario

    Table 4.1
    Total wheat: 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 32 acres 12,018 11,131 10,500 7,641 8,027 5,446 4,907
    33 to 72 acres 4,020 3,906 4,947 3,134 4,497 3,613 4,882
    73 to 127 acres 945 1,013 1,563 908 1,677 1,495 2,536
    128 to 192 acres 199 226 410 199 566 495 1,053
    193 to 362 acres 105 100 256 147 386 370 899
    363 to 697 acres 17 18 38 26 96 119 297
    698 to 1,197 acres 3 xx 7 7 30 20 75
    1,198 to 2,997 acres xx 0 3 xx 3 7 30
    2,998 acres and over 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
    Total 17,307 16,394 17,724 12,062 15,282 11,565 14,682
    Percentage distribution of farms by size class  empty cell
    1 to 32 acres 69.4 67.9 59.2 63.3 52.5 47.1 33.4
    33 to 72 acres 23.2 23.8 27.9 26.0 29.4 31.2 33.3
    73 to 127 acres 5.5 6.2 8.8 7.5 11.0 12.9 17.3
    128 to 192 acres 1.1 1.4 2.3 1.6 3.7 4.3 7.2
    193 to 362 acres 0.6 0.6 1.4 1.2 2.5 3.2 6.1
    363 to 697 acres 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.6 1.0 2.0
    698 to 1,197 acres 0.0 xx 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.5
    1,198 to 2,997 acres xx 0.0 0.0 xx 0.0 0.1 0.2
    2,998 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 32 acres 189,909 180,846 180,770 129,936 145,844 101,223 95,376
    33 to 72 acres 190,117 184,067 237,017 147,413 216,061 174,707 240,922
    73 to 127 acres 87,850 94,605 146,154 84,191 157,897 140,781 241,960
    128 to 192 acres 29,814 34,012 63,219 30,640 87,150 76,309 163,503
    193 to 362 acres 25,403 24,236 62,455 36,076 96,658 93,187 228,887
    363 to 697 acres 8,228 9,276 17,589 11,781 45,032 54,852 141,432
    698 to 1,197 acres 2,862 xx 5,907 6,648 24,736 16,689 64,973
    1,198 to 2,997 acres xx 0 4,020 xx 5,574 13,109 47,043
    2,998 acres and over 0 0 0 0 0 0 11,294
    Total 534,183 527,042 717,131 446,685 778,952 670,857 1,235,390
    Percentage distribution of area by size class  empty cell
    1 to 32 acres 35.6 34.3 25.2 29.1 18.7 15.1 7.7
    33 to 72 acres 35.6 34.9 33.1 33.0 27.7 26.0 19.5
    73 to 127 acres 16.4 18.0 20.4 18.8 20.3 21.0 19.6
    128 to 192 acres 5.6 6.5 8.8 6.9 11.2 11.4 13.2
    193 to 362 acres 4.8 4.6 8.7 8.1 12.4 13.9 18.5
    363 to 697 acres 1.5 1.8 2.5 2.6 5.8 8.2 11.4
    698 to 1,197 acres 0.5 xx 0.8 1.5 3.2 2.5 5.3
    1,198 to 2,997 acres xx 0.0 0.6 xx 0.7 2.0 3.8
    2,998 acres and over 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.9
    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

    Source

    Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.

    Manitoba

    Table 4.1
    Total wheat: 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 32 acres 2,409 1,641 1,035 728 521 358 179
    33 to 72 acres 4,398 3,570 2,387 1,775 1,333 853 579
    73 to 127 acres 5,160 4,214 3,088 2,470 1,992 1,326 985
    128 to 192 acres 3,905 3,427 2,788 2,356 1,806 1,225 986
    193 to 362 acres 4,523 4,447 4,514 4,044 3,132 2,200 1,532
    363 to 697 acres 1,662 2,025 2,758 3,096 2,305 1,904 1,457
    698 to 1,197 acres 318 448 904 1,224 944 981 836
    1,198 to 2,997 acres 106 150 372 526 414 600 558
    2,998 acres and over 6 6 24 xx 33 xx 44
    Total 22,487 19,928 17,870 16,219 12,480 9,447 7,156
    Percentage distribution of farms by size class  empty cell
    1 to 32 acres 10.7 8.2 5.8 4.5 4.2 3.8 2.5
    33 to 72 acres 19.6 17.9 13.4 10.9 10.7 9.0 8.1
    73 to 127 acres 22.9 21.1 17.3 15.2 16.0 14.0 13.8
    128 to 192 acres 17.4 17.2 15.6 14.5 14.5 13.0 13.8
    193 to 362 acres 20.1 22.3 25.3 24.9 25.1 23.3 21.4
    363 to 697 acres 7.4 10.2 15.4 19.1 18.5 20.2 20.4
    698 to 1,197 acres 1.4 2.2 5.1 7.5 7.6 10.4 11.7
    1,198 to 2,997 acres 0.5 0.8 2.1 3.2 3.3 6.4 7.8
    2,998 acres and over 0.0 0.0 0.1 xx 0.3 xx 0.6
    Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
    Area in acres  empty cell
    1 to 32 acres 48,781 32,822 21,531 14,989 10,925 7,044 3,682
    33 to 72 acres 230,958 187,651 125,453 94,496 71,454 45,682 30,693
    73 to 127 acres 507,154 414,172 303,420 243,214 195,240 130,639 96,472
    128 to 192 acres 610,086 538,369 439,185 369,890 281,853 191,763 153,686
    193 to 362 acres 1,164,133 1,157,682 1,205,543 1,086,260 839,902 593,760 412,438
    363 to 697 acres 784,558 966,393 1,350,784 1,528,281 1,143,512 950,956 736,901
    698 to 1,197 acres 277,287 385,426 789,302 1,074,175 830,164 872,023 742,935
    1,198 to 2,997 acres 164,627 230,802 607,719 960,796 696,974 1,130,183 946,344
    2,998 acres and over 28,320 22,755 82,691 xx 126,619 xx 175,066
    Total 3,815,904 3,936,072 4,925,628 5,372,101 4,196,643 3,922,050 3,298,217
    Percentage distribution of area by size class  empty cell
    1 to 32 acres 1.3 0.8 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.1
    33 to 72 acres 6.1 4.8 2.5 1.8 1.7 1.2 0.9
    73 to 127 acres 13.3 10.5 6.2 4.5 4.7 3.3 2.9
    128 to 192 acres 16.0 13.7 8.9 6.9 6.7 4.9 4.7
    193 to 362 acres 30.5 29.4 24.5 20.2 20.0 15.1 12.5
    363 to 697 acres 20.6 24.6 27.4 28.4 27.2 24.2 22.3
    698 to 1,197 acres 7.3 9.8 16.0 20.0 19.8 22.2 22.5
    1,198 to 2,997 acres 4.3 5.9 12.3 17.9 16.6 28.8 28.7
    2,998 acres and over 0.7 0.6 1.7 xx 3.0 xx 5.3
    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

    Source

    Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.

    Saskatchewan

    Table 4.1
    Total wheat: 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 32 acres 1,754 1,185 971 709 620 573 285
    33 to 72 acres 5,933 4,481 3,631 2,981 2,951 2,057 1,226
    73 to 127 acres 9,793 7,816 6,325 5,557 5,447 4,233 2,739
    128 to 192 acres 10,588 9,043 7,438 6,808 6,003 4,828 3,542
    193 to 362 acres 18,848 17,850 14,778 13,224 10,706 7,933 5,484
    363 to 697 acres 12,223 13,711 14,313 13,612 10,012 7,825 5,458
    698 to 1,197 acres 3,073 4,121 5,761 6,046 4,882 3,927 3,366
    1,198 to 2,997 acres 646 1,039 1,886 2,025 2,206 1,967 2,074
    2,998 acres and over 19 46 99 119 180 234 314
    Total 62,877 59,292 55,202 51,081 43,007 33,577 24,488
    Percentage distribution of farms by size class  empty cell
    1 to 32 acres 2.8 2.0 1.8 1.4 1.4 1.7 1.2
    33 to 72 acres 9.4 7.6 6.6 5.8 6.9 6.1 5.0
    73 to 127 acres 15.6 13.2 11.5 10.9 12.7 12.6 11.2
    128 to 192 acres 16.8 15.3 13.5 13.3 14.0 14.4 14.5
    193 to 362 acres 30.0 30.1 26.8 25.9 24.9 23.6 22.4
    363 to 697 acres 19.4 23.1 25.9 26.6 23.3 23.3 22.3
    698 to 1,197 acres 4.9 7.0 10.4 11.8 11.4 11.7 13.7
    1,198 to 2,997 acres 1.0 1.8 3.4 4.0 5.1 5.9 8.5
    2,998 acres and over 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.7 1.3
    Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
    Area in acres  empty cell
    1 to 32 acres 38,403 25,559 21,050 15,221 13,786 10,925 6,005
    33 to 72 acres 324,086 245,667 198,645 163,712 162,034 113,801 67,977
    73 to 127 acres 969,557 771,155 618,920 537,311 526,942 412,497 264,557
    128 to 192 acres 1,663,943 1,423,018 1,170,781 1,066,894 933,623 755,377 549,162
    193 to 362 acres 5,039,681 4,827,376 4,026,308 3,612,863 2,911,008 2,168,545 1,497,655
    363 to 697 acres 5,942,684 6,724,966 7,139,170 6,826,492 5,016,598 3,934,924 2,766,435
    698 to 1,197 acres 2,626,290 3,549,557 5,060,789 5,312,908 4,286,637 3,497,625 3,023,739
    1,198 to 2,997 acres 1,004,600 1,634,780 3,048,263 3,236,209 3,595,698 3,289,604 3,493,916
    2,998 acres and over 85,870 167,896 375,993 470,037 718,011 999,797 1,366,889
    Total 17,695,114 19,369,974 21,659,919 21,241,647 18,164,337 15,183,095 13,036,335
    Percentage distribution of area by size class  empty cell
    1 to 32 acres 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0
    33 to 72 acres 1.8 1.3 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.7 0.5
    73 to 127 acres 5.5 4.0 2.9 2.5 2.9 2.7 2.0
    128 to 192 acres 9.4 7.3 5.4 5.0 5.1 5.0 4.2
    193 to 362 acres 28.5 24.9 18.6 17.0 16.0 14.3 11.5
    363 to 697 acres 33.6 34.7 33.0 32.1 27.6 25.9 21.2
    698 to 1,197 acres 14.8 18.3 23.4 25.0 23.6 23.0 23.2
    1,198 to 2,997 acres 5.7 8.4 14.1 15.2 19.8 21.7 26.8
    2,998 acres and over 0.5 0.9 1.7 2.2 4.0 6.6 10.5
    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

    Source

    Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.

    Alberta

    Table 4.1
    Total wheat: 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 32 acres 3,818 2,269 1,594 1,149 770 557 285
    33 to 72 acres 5,607 4,624 3,574 3,114 2,241 1,398 781
    73 to 127 acres 5,367 4,994 4,203 3,910 3,184 2,187 1,426
    128 to 192 acres 3,725 3,973 3,603 3,692 3,113 2,401 1,717
    193 to 362 acres 5,007 5,536 5,268 5,123 4,425 3,421 2,500
    363 to 697 acres 2,748 3,654 3,978 4,002 3,522 3,021 2,424
    698 to 1,197 acres 890 1,231 1,639 1,711 1,730 1,519 1,421
    1,198 to 2,997 acres 324 476 697 720 822 910 1,012
    2,998 acres and over 20 44 96 113 123 182 225
    Total 27,506 26,801 24,652 23,534 19,930 15,596 11,791
    Percentage distribution of farms by size class  empty cell
    1 to 32 acres 13.9 8.5 6.5 4.9 3.9 3.6 2.4
    33 to 72 acres 20.4 17.3 14.5 13.2 11.2 9.0 6.6
    73 to 127 acres 19.5 18.6 17.0 16.6 16.0 14.0 12.1
    128 to 192 acres 13.5 14.8 14.6 15.7 15.6 15.4 14.6
    193 to 362 acres 18.2 20.7 21.4 21.8 22.2 21.9 21.2
    363 to 697 acres 10.0 13.6 16.1 17.0 17.7 19.4 20.6
    698 to 1,197 acres 3.2 4.6 6.6 7.3 8.7 9.7 12.1
    1,198 to 2,997 acres 1.2 1.8 2.8 3.1 4.1 5.8 8.6
    2,998 acres and over 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.5 0.6 1.2 1.9
    Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
    Area in acres  empty cell
    1 to 32 acres 73,005 45,122 32,168 23,889 16,176 10,224 5,673
    33 to 72 acres 291,273 243,209 188,551 165,680 120,806 75,962 42,299
    73 to 127 acres 523,348 487,559 411,418 381,635 310,967 212,660 140,378
    128 to 192 acres 580,587 618,633 558,720 575,047 481,065 371,086 265,046
    193 to 362 acres 1,320,544 1,472,914 1,412,429 1,380,624 1,189,092 925,624 679,283
    363 to 697 acres 1,341,315 1,796,167 1,967,522 1,991,710 1,763,456 1,522,955 1,216,807
    698 to 1,197 acres 770,152 1,076,667 1,448,094 1,509,243 1,526,413 1,357,188 1,270,056
    1,198 to 2,997 acres 562,299 786,276 1,165,201 1,200,704 1,374,896 1,556,575 1,748,595
    2,998 acres and over 82,778 178,889 417,597 486,460 541,975 820,322 1,099,491
    Total 5,545,301 6,705,436 7,601,700 7,714,992 7,324,846 6,852,596 6,467,628
    Percentage distribution of area by size class  empty cell
    1 to 32 acres 1.3 0.7 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1
    33 to 72 acres 5.3 3.6 2.5 2.1 1.6 1.1 0.7
    73 to 127 acres 9.4 7.3 5.4 4.9 4.2 3.1 2.2
    128 to 192 acres 10.5 9.2 7.3 7.5 6.6 5.4 4.1
    193 to 362 acres 23.8 22.0 18.6 17.9 16.2 13.5 10.5
    363 to 697 acres 24.2 26.8 25.9 25.8 24.1 22.2 18.8
    698 to 1,197 acres 13.9 16.1 19.0 19.6 20.8 19.8 19.6
    1,198 to 2,997 acres 10.1 11.7 15.3 15.6 18.8 22.7 27.0
    2,998 acres and over 1.5 2.7 5.5 6.3 7.4 12.0 17.0
    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

    Source

    Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.

    British Columbia

    Table 4.1
    Total wheat: 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 32 acres 435 310 178 153 111 145 93
    33 to 72 acres 185 137 99 88 68 60 25
    73 to 127 acres 116 103 96 68 61 50 20
    128 to 192 acres 54 60 62 65 49 28 21
    193 to 362 acres 60 88 68 79 74 44 30
    363 to 697 acres 21 66 33 43 34 35 22
    698 to 1,197 acres 5 xx 27 19 23 21 17
    1,198 to 2,997 acres xx 9 9 12 12 8 9
    2,998 acres and over 0 0 0 xx 0 xx xx
    Total 876 773 572 527 432 391 237
    Percentage distribution of farms by size class  empty cell
    1 to 32 acres 49.7 40.1 31.1 29.0 25.7 37.1 39.2
    33 to 72 acres 21.1 17.7 17.3 16.7 15.7 15.3 10.5
    73 to 127 acres 13.2 13.3 16.8 12.9 14.1 12.8 8.4
    128 to 192 acres 6.2 7.8 10.8 12.3 11.3 7.2 8.9
    193 to 362 acres 6.8 11.4 11.9 15.0 17.1 11.3 12.7
    363 to 697 acres 2.4 8.5 5.8 8.2 7.9 9.0 9.3
    698 to 1,197 acres 0.6 xx 4.7 3.6 5.3 5.4 7.2
    1,198 to 2,997 acres xx 1.2 1.6 2.3 2.8 2.0 3.8
    2,998 acres and over 0.0 0.0 0.0 xx 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 32 acres 4,619 3,775 2,125 1,946 1,239 1,453 1,055
    33 to 72 acres 9,460 7,072 5,188 4,410 3,550 3,051 1,186
    73 to 127 acres 10,996 9,993 9,657 6,640 5,998 4,863 1,969
    128 to 192 acres 8,422 9,515 9,787 10,293 7,598 4,324 3,323
    193 to 362 acres 15,159 22,197 17,731 20,815 19,943 11,087 7,627
    363 to 697 acres 10,473 37,749 15,872 20,952 17,338 16,962 10,310
    698 to 1,197 acres 5,870 xx 23,071 17,124 20,872 19,440 13,955
    1,198 to 2,997 acres xx 15,800 15,262 27,140 22,665 15,630 17,598
    2,998 acres and over 0 0 0 xx 0 xx xx
    Total 64,999 106,101 98,693 109,320 99,203 76,810 57,023
    Percentage distribution of area by size class  empty cell
    1 to 32 acres 7.1 3.6 2.2 1.8 1.2 1.9 1.9
    33 to 72 acres 14.6 6.7 5.3 4.0 3.6 4.0 2.1
    73 to 127 acres 16.9 9.4 9.8 6.1 6.0 6.3 3.5
    128 to 192 acres 13.0 9.0 9.9 9.4 7.7 5.6 5.8
    193 to 362 acres 23.3 20.9 18.0 19.0 20.1 14.4 13.4
    363 to 697 acres 16.1 35.6 16.1 19.2 17.5 22.1 18.1
    698 to 1,197 acres 9.0 xx 23.4 15.7 21.0 25.3 24.5
    1,198 to 2,997 acres xx 14.9 15.5 24.8 22.8 20.3 30.9
    2,998 acres and over 0.0 0.0 0.0 xx 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

    Source

    Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.
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