Confidential when completed
This survey is conducted under the authority of the Statistics Act, Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, c. S-19. Completion of this questionnaire is a legal requirement under the Statistics Act.
The purpose of this survey is to collect information on livestock and crops. The statistics produced from the survey enable those active in the agricultural sector to observe and assess changes in the industry, measure performance and keep the agricultural community and general public informed of developments. The questions in Section G (Cattle and Calves Supplementary) are sponsored by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, to aid in the analysis of the cattle sector since BSE.
Statistics Canada is collecting information concerning the farm described on the label. If the operators of this holding manage any other farm(s) entirely separate from this farm (i.e., separate accounting books are kept), please do not include any data for the other farm(s) on this questionnaire.
Instruction
When answering the questions, please include as of October 1, 2010 ...
... all livestock (cattle or calves, pigs, and/or sheep or lambs) on your operation regardless of ownership, including livestock pastured, custom fed or fed under contract for others.
... all livestock owned by the operator and held on Crown land, community pastures, and grazing projects.
... Please DO NOT REPORT livestock (cattle or calves, pigs and/or sheep or lambs) which are owned by you but kept on a farm, ranch or feedlot operated by someone else.
Section A. Crops seeded in the fall of 2009
1. Did you seed any Winter Wheat in the fall of 2009?
- Yes
- No Go to Section B.
2. Indicate the area seeded, the area harvested as grain and the yield or total production you obtained. (Include UOM, see Section C.)
Winter Wheat
- Seeded area
- Harvested area
- Yield/production
- UOM (1-22)
Section B. Crops seeding intentions for the fall of 2010
1. Do you intend to seed any Winter Wheat in the fall of 2010?
- Yes
- No Go to Section C.
2. What area do you intend to seed in the fall of 2010? (Include UOM, see Section C.)
Winter Wheat
- Intended area
Section C. Seeded area, harvested area and yield
1. Did you plant any potatoes in 2010?
- Yes
- No Go to Question 3.
2. Indicate the area seeded, the area harvested or expected to be harvested, and the yield or total
production you obtained or expect to obtain. (Include UOM, see Section C.)
Potatoes
- Seeded area
- Harvested area
- Yield/production
- UOM (1-22)
3. Did you seed any grain or other crops in 2010?
- Yes
- No Go to Section D.
4. Which of the following crops did you seed or will you seed in 2010? (Report seeded area, harvested area or expected to be harvested, yield/production you obtained or expect to obtain, and UOM, see Section C.)
- a. Mixed Grains (two or more grains sown together)
- b. Oats
- c. Barley
- d. Corn for grain (include seed corn and exclude sweet corn)
What is the percentage of moisture content?
- e. Fodder corn
What is the percentage of moisture content?
- f. Spring Wheat
- g. Soybeans
- h. Other Field Crops (list in comments)
Unit of measure (UOM)
Area
- Acres
- Hectares
Yield
- Bushels (BU)
- Kilograms (KG)
- Metric Tonnes (MT)
- Imperial Tons (IT)
- Pounds (LB)
- Hundred weight (CWT)
Total Production
- Bushels (BU)
- Kilograms (KG)
- Metric Tonnes (MT)
- Imperial Tons (IT)
- Pounds (LB)
- Hundred weight (CWT)
Other UOM
- Barrels per Acre (potatoes NB)
- Barrels per Hectare (potatoes NB)
- Total Production - Barrels (potatoes NB)
- Other (enter units in comments)
Section D. Tame hay
1. Are you growing any Tame Hay in 2010? (Exclude all forage crop area used only for pasture.)
- Yes
- No Go to Section E.
2. What is your total area of Tame Hay in 2010? (Exclude under-seeded areas. Include UOM.)
Tame Hay
- Total area
3. What area of Tame Hay did you harvest or expect to harvest this year?
(Count different cuts of the same area only once. Include UOM.)
Tame Hay
- Harvested area
4. Did you harvest any of your Tame Hay as dry hay?
- Yes
- No Go to Question 8.
5. What yield or total production of Tame Hay as dry hay did you obtain? (Include first and all subsequent harvests from the same Tame Hay area this year. Include UOM.)
Tame Hay as dry hay
- Production of dry hay
See units of measure (UOM) table in Section C.
(If a value is entered, go to Question 8, else go to Question 6.)
6. Did you bale any of your Tame Hay as dry hay? (Include first and all subsequent harvests from the same Tame Hay area this year. Report number of bales, average weight of bales and UOM.)
- Yes
- No Go to Question 7.
Production of dry hay in the form of bales
- Square bale
- Round bale
- Other types
7. Did you produce any other forms of your Tame Hay as dry hay?
- Yes
- No Go to Question 8.
Other forms of production of dry hay (include forage wagons and hay stacks. Report weight and UOM.)
- Other Form 1
- Other Form 2
8. Did you harvest any of your Tame Hay for silage?
- Yes
- No Go to Section E.
9. What yield or total production of Tame Hay for silage did you obtain? (Include UOM.)
Tame Hay
- Production for silage
- % moisture
See units of measure (UOM) table in Section C.
(If value is entered, go to Section E, else go to Question 10.)
10. Did you bale any of your Tame Hay for silage? (Report number of bales, average weight of bales, UOM, and % moisture.)
- Yes
- No Go to Question 11.
Production for silage in the form of bales
- Square bale
- Round bale
- Other types
11. Did you produce any other forms of your Tame Hay for silage?
- Yes
- No Go to Section E.
- i. Vertical silos (include round and/or cylinder) Go to Question 12.
- ii. Horizontal silos and/or other forms of horizontal silage (include bins, pits, stack silos, bunker silos, trench silos and bag silage) Go to Question 13.
- iii. Other forms of production for silage (include forage wagons and hay stacks) Go to Question 14.
12. What are the dimensions, the percent moisture content and the percentage filled of the (1st, 2nd, ... 6th) vertical silo? (Report silo diameter and height in feet, % full, and % moisture.
Production in vertical silos (include round and/or cylinder)
- Silo 1
- Silo 2
- Silo 3
- Silo 4
- Silo 5
- Silo 6
(Go to the next type of silo/other form in Question 11. If this is the last type of silo/other form, go to Section E.)
13. What are the dimensions, the percent moisture content and the percentage filled of the (1st, 2nd, ... 6th) horizontal silo and/or of the (1st, 2nd, ... 6th) other form of horizontal silage? (Report silo width, length, height in feet, % full, and % moisture.)
Production in horizontal silos and/or other forms of horizontal silage (include bins, pits, stack silos, bunker silos, trench silos and bag silage)
- Silo 1
- Silo 2
- Silo 3
- Silo 4
- Silo 5
- Silo 6
(Go to the next type of silo/other form in Question 11. If this is the last type of silo/other form, go to Section E.)
14. What are the weight and the percent moisture content of the (1st, 2nd, ... 6th) other form of production for silage? (Report weight, UOM, and % moisture.)
Other forms of production for silage (include forage wagons and hay stacks)
- Other Form 1
- Other Form 2
- Other Form 3
- Other Form 4
- Other Form 5
- Other Form 6
Section E. Total farm area
1. What is your total area of land for pasture or grazing and other land in 2010? (Report total area and UOM.)
- Land for pasture or grazing
- Other land
- Total farm area operarted
Section F. Cattle and/or calves
- On October 1, 2010 did you have any cattle or calves on this operation?
Include animals you own on grazing projects, community pastures or Crown land.
- Yes
- No Go to Section H.
2. Are cattle or calves kept on this operation for someone else? (If yes include them as part of inventory.)
- Yes
- No
3. How many of the following did you have on this operation on October 1, 2010?
Total Number
i) Bulls, 1 year and over
ii) Dairy cows
iii) Beef cows
iv) Calves, under 1 year
v) Heifers, 1 year and over
- a) for Dairy replacement heifers (1 year and over)
- b) for Beef replacement heifers (1 year and over)
- c) for Slaughter or Feeder heifers (1 year and over)
vi) Steers, 1 year and over
4. What was the total cattle and/or calves inventory on October 1, 2010 on this operation?
Questions on production
5. On this operation, how many calves were born alive between July 1 and October 1, 2010?
6. On this operation, how many cows and heifers do you expect to calve between October 1 and December 31, 2010?
Section G. Cattle and calves supplementary
At October 1, 2010
1. Of the dairy cows reported (Section F, Question 3 ii)), how many are more than 11 years of age? (i.e. cows born before 1999)
2. Of the beef cows reported (Section F, Question 3 iii)), how many are more than 11 years of age? (i.e. cows born before 1999)
3. Of the feeder heifers reported, (Section F, Question 3 v) c)) how many are in the following three weight categories;
- a. More than (or equal to) 1100 lbs (500 kg)
- b. Between 900 lbs and 1100 lbs (409 to 500 kg)
- c. Between 700 lbs and 900 lbs (318-409 kg)
4. Of the steers (1 year and over) reported, (Section F, Question 3 vi)) how many are in the following three weight categories;
- a. More than (or equal to) 1250 lbs (568 kg)
- b. Between 1000 lbs and 1250 lbs (455 to 568 kg)
- c. Between 800 lbs and 1000 lbs (363-455 kg)
5. Of those feeder heifers (Section F, Question 3 v) c)) and/or steers (1 year and over ) (Section F, Question 3 vi)) reported as of October 1, how many are being fed a finishing ration (mostly grain)?
6. Of those feeder heifers (Section F, Question 3 v) c)) and/or steers (1 year and over ) (Section F, Question 3 vi)) reported as of October 1, how many are under 21 months of age?
Section H. Pigs
INVENTORY
1(a) On October 1, 2010 did you have any pigs on this operation?
- Yes
- No Go to Question 1(b)
1(b). Were there any pigs on this operation during the last quarter (July, August and September 2010)?
- Yes Go to Question 6
- No Go to Section I
2. How many of the following did you have on this operation on October 1, 2010?
i) Sows and gilts kept for breeding
ii) Boars kept for breeding
iii) Suckling pigs
iv) Weanling, nursery, or starter pigs
v) Market pigs, 50 pounds and over (23 kg and over)
3. What was the total pig inventory on October 1, 2010 on this operation?
4. Of the sows and gilts kept for breeding reported in question 2 i), what percent farrowed at least once?
5. Of the market pigs reported in question 2 v), what number or percent are in the following three categories? Please report as a number or %
i) over 179 pounds (81 kg)
ii) between 120 to 179 pounds (54 to 81 kg)
iii) under 120 pounds (54 kg)? (Exclude weanling, nursery, or starter pigs)
Farrowings
6. During the last quarter (July, August and September 2010) how many sows and bred gilts farrowed?
- Quarterly
- Monthly
- Bi-Weekly
- Weekly
If none, go to question 10
7. Compared with the last quarter, what is the expected percent change to farrowings in:
i) October, November and December 2010?
Increase
Decrease
No change
ii) January, February and March 2011?
Increase
Decrease
No change
8. On average, how many pigs were born per litter during the last quarter (July, August and September 2010)?
9. Of the pigs born last quarter (July, August and September 2010), what percentage died or were destroyed before weaning?
Shipments
10. In the last quarter (July, August and September 2010), how many market pigs did this operation ship to a slaughter facility?
If none, go to question 12
11. Of those market pigs shipped to slaughter, what number or percent were shipped to a facility in: Please report as a number or %
i) the United States
ii) another province
iii) within province
12. In the last quarter (July, August and September 2010), how many weanling, nursery, or starter pigs did this operation ship to another operation for feeding purposes?
If none, go to Section I
13. Of those weanling, nursery, or starter pigs shipped for feeding purposes, what number or percent were shipped to another operation in:
Please report as a number or %
i) the United States
ii) another province
iii) within province
Section I. Sheep and/or lambs
1(a) On October 1, 2010 did you have any sheep or lambs on this operation? Include animals you own on grazing projects, community pastures or Crown land.
- Yes
- No Go to Question 1(b)
1(b). Were there any sheep or lambs kept on this operation between July 1 and October 1, 2010?
- Yes Answer Questions 5, 6 and 7
- No Go to Section J
2. Are sheep or lambs kept on this operation for someone else? (If yes include them as part of inventory.)
- Yes
- No
3. How many of the following did you have on this operation on October 1, 2010?
Total Number
i) Rams, 1 year and over
ii) Ewes
iii) Replacement lambs
iv) Market lambs
4. What was the total sheep and lambs inventory on October 1, 2010 on this operation?
Questions on production
5. On this operation, how many lambs were born between July 1 and October 1, 2010?
6. How many sheep and lambs died, including those killed by disease or predators, between July 1 and October 1, 2010?
7. On this operation, how many lambs do you expect to be born between October 1 and December 31, 2010?
Section J. General information
Confidentiality
Your answers are confidential.
Statistics Canada is prohibited by law from releasing any information it collects which could identify any person, business, or organization, unless consent has been given by the respondent or as permitted by the Statistics Act. The confidentiality provisions of the Statistics Act are not affected by either the Access to Information Act or any other legislation. Therefore, for example, the Canada Revenue Agency cannot access identifiable survey records from Statistics Canada.
Information from this survey will be used for statistical purposes only and will be published in aggregate form only.
Record linkages
To enhance the data from this survey, Statistics Canada may combine it with information from other surveys or from administrative sources.
Data-sharing agreements
To avoid duplication of enquiry, Statistics Canada has entered into data-sharing agreements with provincial statistical agencies, which must keep the data confidential and use them only for statistical purposes. Statistics Canada will only share data from this survey with those organizations that have demonstrated a requirement to use the data.
Section 11 of the Statistics Act provides for the sharing of information with provincial statistical agencies that meet certain conditions. These agencies must have the legislative authority to collect the same information, on a mandatory basis, and the legislation must provide substantially the same provisions for confidentiality and penalties for disclosure of confidential information as the Statistics Act. Because these agencies have the legal authority to compel businesses to provide the same information, consent is not requested and farm operations may not object to the sharing of their data.
For this survey, there are Section 11 agreements with the provincial statistical agencies of Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.
The shared data will be limited to information pertaining to farm operations located within the jurisdiction of the respective province.
Section 12 of the Statistics Act provides for the sharing of information with federal and provincial government organizations. Under Section 12, you may refuse to share your information with any of these organizations by writing a letter of objection to the Chief Statistician at the address below. Please specify the name of the survey and the organizations with which you do not want to share your data.
Statistics Canada
Chief Statistician
R. H. Coats Building, 26th Floor, Section A
100 Tunney's Pasture Driveway
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0T6
For this survey, there are Section 12 agreements with the Department of Natural Resources Forestry and Agrifoods Agency of Newfoundland and Labrador, the Prince Edward Island statistical agency and the New Brunswick Agriculture and Aquaculture department.
For agreements with provincial government organizations, the shared data will be limited to information pertaining to farm operations located within the jurisdiction of the respective province.
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