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G.I. Trant, Agriculture Canada
General Statistics (Series M1-248)
Crop Statistics (Series M249-309)
Livestock Statistics (Series M310-412)
Exports and Domestic Disappearance (Series M413-489)
Miscellaneous Statistics (Series M490-525)
The statistics of agriculture presented here are in five sections. Series Ml-248 are the general statistics of the industry, covering such topics as farm population, area of farms, capital employed, cash income and prices of farm products. Series M249-309 are crop statistics, showing acreage, production and value of the various crops. Series M310-412 are livestock statistics, showing number and value of livestock on farms as well as production and disposition of various livestock products. Series M413-489 show exports and domestic disappearance of grains, animals and animal products, and food produced and consumed, per capita. Series M490-525 are miscellaneous statistics such as sales through marketing boards and purchases through co-operatives and farm implement and fertilizer sales.
It is regretted that space would not permit the inclusion of provincial breakdowns of crop and livestock statistics, for which a considerable amount of original research was carried out in the Agriculture Division of Statistics Canada. The voluminous tabulations on a provincial basis are available only in manuscript form in that division. However, provincial breakdowns have been given in the general statistics (Series M1-248) wherever possible.
The general note which appears in the first edition of this volume contains much useful background material which has not been repeated here, but which should be consulted by the interested reader. To a considerable extent, the following notes and tables constitute simply an updating of the previously published material. However, all previously published figures were checked and revised where necessary and several new series were added. A few series of mainly historical interest, which terminated prior to 1960, were not repeated in the present volume.
There are two general measures of the importance of agriculture in the total economy, which are given in Section F, National Income and the Capital Stock. These are series F56, gross domestic product in agriculture (current dollars) and series F226, real domestic product in agriculture (constant 1971 dollars, indexed). Both of these series show a long term decline in agriculture relative to the total economy. For example, the gross domestic product originating in agriculture was 17.2 per cent of the total economy in 1926 and 3.0 per cent in 1976. The real domestic product index for agriculture nearly doubled between 1935 and 1971, whereas that for the total economy grew six times. Further detail on the last mentioned series is given in series M239-248, 'Index numbers of physical volume of agricultural production, Canada and by province, 1935 to 1974.'
A third measure of the relative importance of agriculture, which excludes the rapidly growing service industries, is census value added in agriculture and other goods-producing industries, as published in Survey of Production, 1975, (Catalogue 61-202). Since this is the only source which cross-classifies industries by province, it is shown in tabular form below.
Census value added, 1975
(millions of dollars)
| Agriculture | All goods-producing industries |
Per cent in agriculture |
|
| Newfoundland | - | 1,037 | - |
| Prince Edward Island | 43 | 150 | 28.7 |
| Nova Scotia | 59 | 1,415 | 4.2 |
| New Brunswick | 51 | 1,323 | 3.9 |
| Quebec | 798 | 16,436 | 4.9 |
| Ontario | 1,535 | 28,505 | 5.4 |
| Manitoba | 639 | 2,547 | 25.1 |
| Saskatchewan | 1,885 | 3,717 | 50.7 |
| Alberta | 1,372 | 10,646 | 12.9 |
| British Columbia | 249 | 6,969 | 3.6 |
| Yukon Territory and Northwest Territories |
- | 211 | - |
| Canada | 6,630 | 72,957 | 9.1 |
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General Statistics (Series M1-248)
Table M1-11
Farm population, census data, Canada and by province, 1931 to 1971
Source: for 1951 to 1971, Statistics Canada, 1971 Census of Canada: Agriculture, vol. IV, parts 1 to 3, (Bulletins 4.1-1 to 4.3-4), Ottawa, 1973; for 1946, Canada, Dominion Bureau of Statistics, Census of the Prairie Provinces, 1946: Agriculture, vol. IV, Ottawa, 1949; for 1941, Canada, Dominion Bureau of Statistics, Census of Canada, 1956: Agriculture, vol. II, (Bulletins 2-2 and 2-11), Ottawa, 1957; for 1936, see source for 1946; for 1931, see source for 1941 (plus Bulletins 2.3 to 2.10).
There were no farm population data before the 1931 Census.
Table M12-22
Farm holdings, census data, Canada and by province, 1871 to 1971
Source: for 1971, Census of Canada, vol. IV, parts 1 to 3; for 1951 to 1966, 1966 Census of Canada, vols. III and V, (Bulletins 3-1 to 3-5, 4-1 to 4-2 and 5-1 to 5-4); for 1946, Census of the Prairie Provinces, 1946, vol. IV; for 1941, Census of Canada, 1956, vol. II, (Bulletins 2-2 and 2-11); for 1936, see source for 1946; for 1931, see source for 1941; for 1926, see source for 1946; for 1921, Census of Canada, 1956, vol. II, (Bulletins 2-2 to 2-11); for 1916, see source for 1926; for 1901 and 1911, Canada, Dominion Bureau of Statistics, Ninth Census of Canada, 1951: Agriculture, vol. VI, parts I and II; for 1881, Eighth Census of Canada, 1941, vol. VIII, parts I and II; for 1891, Seventh Census of Canada, 1931, vol. VIII; for 1871, see source for 1881.
For a discussion of the comparability of the data see the first edition of this volume, page 342.
Table M23-33
Area of land in farm holdings, census data, Canada and by province, 1871 to 1971
Source: for 1931 to 1971, same as series M1-11; for 1871 to 1926, same as series M12-22.
Table M34-44
Area of improved land in farm holdings, census data, Canada and by province, 1871 to 1971
Source: same as Series M23-33.
Table M45-54
Current value of farm capital, Canada and by province, 1901 to 1974
Source: for 1966 to 1975, Statistics Canada, Quarterly Bulletin of Agricultural Statistics, vols. 59 to 68, (Catalogue 21-003); for 1917 to 1965, Dominion Bureau of Statistics, Monthly Bulletin of Agricultural Statistics, vols. 12 to 58; for 1916, Department of Trade and Commerce, Census and Statistics Office, Monthly Bulletin of Agricultural Statistics, 1918, vol. II, and 1946 Census of the Prairie Provinces; for 1911, Ninth Census of Canada, 1951: Agriculture, vol. VI, part I and II; for 1901, same as above, plus Seventh Census of Canada, 1931: Agriculture, vol. VIII.
The data for 1901 to 1929 are aggregates derived from the separate data on value of lands and buildings, implements and machinery and livestock and poultry.
Table M55-66
Male workers employed in agriculture, labour force estimates, Canada and by region and province, 1946 to 1974
Source: for 1959 to 1974, Statistics Canada, The Labour Force, vols. 15 to 30, (Catalogue 71-001); for 1946 to 1958, Dominion Bureau of Statistics, The Labour Force, November, 1945 - July, 1958. Reference Paper No. 58, 1958 Revision, (Catalogue 71-502).
Table M67-77
Male workers employed in agricultural occupations, decennial census data, Canada and by province, 1891 to 1971
Source: for 1971, Statistics Canada, 1971 Census of Canada: Occupations, vol. III, part 2 (Bulletin 3.2-3), Ottawa, 1974; for 1961, Dominion Bureau of Statistics, 1961 Census of Canada: Labour Force-Occupations, vol. III, part 1 (Bulletin 3.1-3), Ottawa, February 1963; for 1951, Ninth Census of Canada, 1951: Labour Force Occupations and Industries, vol. IV; for 1941, Eighth Census of Canada, 1941: Gainfully Occupied by Occupations and Industries, vol. VII; for 1931, Seventh Census of Canada, 1931: Occupations and Industries, vol. VII; for 1921, Sixth Census of Canada, 1921: Occupations, vol. IV; for 1911, Canada, Department of Trade and Commerce, Fifth Census of Canada, 1911: Occupations of the People, vol. VI; for 1891, Canada, Department of Agriculture and Statistics, Census of Canada, 1890-91, vol. II.
Table M78-88
Monthly wages without board for male farm labour, Canada and by region and province, 1909 to 1974
Source: for 1941 to 1974, Statistics Canada, Quarterly Bulletin of Agricultural Statistics, July- September each year, vols. 35 to 65; for 1914 to 1940, Monthly Bulletin of Agricultural Statistics, vols. 15 to 33; for 1909 and 1910, Monthly Bulletin of Agricultural Statistics, vol. 13.
Table M89-98
Cash receipts from farming operations, Canada and by province, 1926 to 1974
Source: for 1961 to 1974, Statistics Canada, Farm Net Income, 1974, (Catalogue 21-202); for 1960, Canada, Dominion Bureau of Statistics, Quarterly Bulletin of Agricultural Statistics, 1969, vol. 62, (Catalogue 21-003); for 1926 to 1959, Canada, Dominion Bureau of Statistics, Handbook of Agricultural Statistics, Part II: Farm Income, 1926-1965, (Catalogue 21-511).
Table M99-108
Realized farm gross income, Canada and by province, 1926 to 1974
Source: same as series M89-98.
Table M109-118
Realized farm net income, Canada and by province, 1926 to 1974
Source: same as series M89-98.
Table M119-128
Total farm net income, Canada and by province, 1926 to 1974
Source: same as series M89-98.
Table M129-135
Reconciliation of net income from farm operations and accrued net income from farm production, Canada, 1926 to 1974
Source: Statistics Canada, National Income and Expenditure Accounts: The Annual Estimates, 1926 to 1974, vol. 1, (Catalogue 13-531).
Table M136-145
Cash receipts from crops, Canada and by province, 1926 to 1974
Source: for 1965 to 1974, Statistics Canada, Farm Cash Receipts, 1974, (Catalogue 21-201); for 1926 to 1964, Canada, Dominion Bureau of Statistics, Handbook of Agricultural Statistics, Part II: Farm Income, 1926-1965, (Catalogue 21-511).
Table M146-155
Cash receipts from livestock, Canada and by province, 1926 to 1974
Source: same as series M136-145.
Table M156-165
Cash receipts from dairy products, Canada and by province, 1926 to 1974
Source: same as series M136-145.
Table M166-175
Cash receipts from poultry and eggs, Canada and by province, 1926 to 1974
Source: same as series M136-145.
Table M176-185
Miscellaneous cash receipts from farming operations, Canada and by province, 1926 to 1974
Source: same as series M136-145.
Table M186-195
Composite index of farm prices of agricultural products, Canada and by province, 1935 to 1974
Source: for 1960 to 1974, Statistics Canada, Index Numbers of Farm Prices of Agricultural Products, 1975, vol. 30, (Catalogue 62-003); for 1935 to 1959, Canada, Dominion Bureau of Statistics, Index Numbers of Farm Prices of Agricultural Products: Revised to Time Base, 1961 = 100, (Catalogue 62-529).
Table M196-205
Indexes of farm prices for groups of agricultural products, Canada, 1935 to 1974
Source: files of Farm Income and Prices Section, Agriculture Division, Statistics Canada.
Table M206-220
Farm input prices indexes, Canada, 1961 to 1974
Source: for 1970 to 1974, Statistics Canada, Farm Input Price Indexes, (Catalogue 62-004); for 1961 to 1969, Statistics Canada, Farm Input Price Indexes, (Catalogue 62-534).
Table M221-227
Price index numbers of commodities and services used by farmers, Canada, 1913 to 1961
Source: Canada, Dominion Bureau of Statistics, Prices and Price Indexes, (Catalogue 62-002, previously 62-004 and 62-509).
Table M228-238
Wholesale market prices for selected agricultural products, 1867 to 1974
Source: M228-233. for years 1918 to 1974, Statistics Canada, Grain Trade of Canada, (Catalogue 22-201); for 1915 to 1917, Canada, Department of Labour, Annual Report, Wholesale Prices; for 1890 to 1914, Canada, Department of Labour, Wholesale Prices in Canada.
M234-236. For 1890 to 1974, Statistics Canada, Livestock and Animal Products Statistics, (Catalogue 23-203); for 1870 to 1889, Michell, H., Statistics of Price, in Taylor and Michell, Statistical Contributions to Canadian Economic History, vol. II, Toronto, The MacMillan Company of Canada Limited, 1931.
M237-238. For 1913 to 1974, Statistics Canada, Prices and Price Indexes, vols. 21 to 53, (Catalogue 62-002 from 1955 to 1974 and Catalogue 62-501 from 1913 to 1954); for 1890 to 1913, Canada, Department of Labour, Wholesale Prices, Canada, various issues back to May, 1910; for 1867 to 1889, same as series M234.
Specifications
M228. Wheat. For 1971 to 1974, No. 1 Canadian Western Red Spring, 13.5 per cent; cents and eighths per bushel, basis in store Thunder Bay; average for crop year beginning 1 August of daily fixed price for export sales quoted by Canadian Wheat Board. This specification differed in prior years, as follows: in 1970, to No. 1 Manitoba Northern, daily fixed price for International Grains Arrangement sales, quoted by Canadian Wheat Board; in 1968, basis Fort William-Port Arthur; in 1967, average for International Wheat Agreement and domestic sales; in 1945, daily cash price at Winnipeg; in 1916, price on first market day of each week; in 1889, Ontario Winter No. 2 White, on last market day of each month at Toronto; and in 1867, Fall, ungraded, at Toronto.
M229. Oats. For 1974, No. 2 Canadian Western, cents and eighths per bushel, basis in store Thunder Bay, average for crop year beginning 1 August of daily fixed price for domestic sales quoted by Canadian Wheat Board. This specification differed in prior years as follows: in 1973, average of domestic and export prices; in 1948, prices quoted by Winnipeg Grain Exchange; in 1947, domestic price only, at Winnipeg; in 1923, crop year began 1 September, not 1 August; in 1916, first market day of each week; in 1911, No. 2 White Western; in 1910, first market day of each month; and in 1889, ungraded, at Toronto.
M230. Barley. In 1974, No. 2 Canadian Western, Six Row, cents and eighths per bushel, basis in store Thunder Bay, average for crop year beginning 1 August of daily fixed price for malting sales quoted by Canadian Wheat Board; in 1973, average of domestic and export prices; in 1968, No. 3 Canadian Western, Six Row; in 1948, at Winnipeg Grain Exchange; in 1947, domestic sales only; in 1946, at Winnipeg; in 1923, crop year beginning 1 September; in 1916, first market day of each week; in 1910, first market day of each month; and in 1889, ungraded, at Toronto.
M231. Flaxseed. From 1972 to 1974, No. 1 Canadian Western, cents and eighths per bushel, basis in store Thunder Bay, average for crop year beginning 1 August of daily closing cash prices for domestic and export sales at Winnipeg Commodity Exchange. This specification differed in prior years as follows: in 1971, at Winnipeg Grain Exchange; in 1947, domestic price on sales to crushers, at Winnipeg; in 1945, daily cash price at Winnipeg; in 1930, name changed to No. 1 North Western; in 1923, crop year beginning 1 September; in 1916, first market day of each week; and in 1910, first market day of each month.
M232. Rapeseed. No. 1 Canada, cents and eighths per bushel, basis in store Thunder Bay, average for crop year beginning 1 August of daily closing cash price at Winnipeg Commodity Exchange. The above specification differed in prior years as follows: in 1971, quoted by Winnipeg Grain Exchange; in 1969, basis in store Vancouver.
M233. Corn. For 1973 and 1974, No. 2 Canadian Eastern, cents and eighths per bushel, f.o.b. Chatham, average for crop year beginning 1 August of daily buying price for carlots. This specification differed in prior years as follows: in 1972, No. 2 Ontario Yellow, 15.5 per cent moisture; in 1951, daily price for carlots delivered Toronto; and in 1947, Ontario Natural, carlots delivered Toronto.
M234. Steers. In 1974, Grade A1 and 2, cents per pound, weighted average price at Toronto; in 1972, good all weights; in 1957, good over 1,000 pounds; in 1948, good over 1,050 pounds; in 1935, good and choice, over 1,050 pounds; in 1929, good 1,000 to 1,200 pounds; in 1919, choice butcher; in 1918, first market day each week; in 1910, first market day each month; and in 1889, first quality export, last market day each month.
M235. Pigs. Index 100, cents per pound, dressed weight, weighted average price at Toronto. This specification differed in prior years as follows: in 1968, grade B; in 1959, grade B1; in 1942, bacon; in 1939, bacon live weight; in 1929, thick smooth; in 1922, select live weight; in 1918, first market day of each week; in 1912, choice select; in 1910, first market day of each month; and in 1889, first quality export, last market day of each month.
M236. Sheep. From 1949 to 1974, good sheep, cents per pound, weighted average price at Toronto. The above specification differed in prior years as follows: in 1948, good handyweight sheep; in 1921, choice sheep, average of monthly price; in 1912, light ewes, first market day of each week; in 1911, export ewes; in 1910, first market day of each month; and in 1889, last market day of each month.
M237. Eggs. From 1971 to 1974, grade A large, cents per dozen, at Toronto. The above specification differed in prior years as follows: in 1970, at Montreal; in 1952, fresh grade A large; in 1933, fresh extras; in 1925, new laid; in 1912, fresh; in 1910, storage, at Toronto; in 1889, new laid; and in 1867, ungraded.
M238. Butter. From 1953 to 1974, first grade prints, cents per pound, at Montreal. The above specification differed in prior years as follows: in 1952, first grade creamery prints; in 1935, No. 1 creamery; in 1925, creamery finest; in 1910, creamery prints at Toronto; in 1889, dairy prints; and in 1867, ungraded.
Table M239-248
Index numbers of physical volume of agricultural production, Canada and by province, 1935 to 1974
Source: Statistics Canada, Index of Farm Production, (Catalogue 21-203).
Crop Statistics (Series M249-309)
Table M249-300a
Seeded area, production and farm gross value of field crops, Canada, 1870, 1880, 1890, 1900 and 1908 to 1974 PART 1
Table M249-300b
Seeded area, production and farm gross value of field crops, Canada, 1870, 1880, 1890, 1900 and 1908 to 1974 PART 2
Table M249-300c
Seeded area, production and farm gross value of field crops, Canada, 1870, 1880, 1890, 1900 and 1908 to 1974 PART 3
Source: M249-293, for 1921 to 1974, Statistics Canada, Handbook of Agricultural Statistics: Field Crops, part I, (Catalogue 21-516); for 1908 to 1920, Canada, Dominion Bureau of Statistics, Handbook of Agricultural Statistics: Field Crops, part I, (Catalogue 21-507); for 1900, Canada, Dominion Bureau of Statistics, Sixth Census of Canada, 1921: Agriculture, vol. V; for 1890, same as for 1900; for 1880, Canada, Department of Agriculture, Census Branch, Census of Canada, 1880-81, vol. III; for 1870, Canada, Department of Agriculture, Census Branch, Census of Canada, 1870-71, vol. III.
M294-300, for 1916 to 1974, Statistics Canada, Quarterly Bulletin of Agricultural Statistics, (Catalogue 21-003); for 1911 to 1915, Canada, Department of Trade and Commerce, Census and Statistics Office, Census and Statistics Monthly; for 1890 to 1910, Canada, Department of Trade and Commerce, Census and Statistics Office, Fifth Census of Canada, 1911: Agriculture, vol. IV.
The Canada totals in this and the following three tables include Newfoundland, the Yukon Territory and the Northwest Territories.
Table M301-309
Crop statistics: production, imports, exports and domestic disappearance of wheat, Canada, 1868 to 1974
Source: M301, for 1921 to 1974, Statistics Canada, Handbook of Agricultural Statistics: Field Crops, part I, (Catalogue 21-516); for 1908 to 1920, Canada, Dominion Bureau of Statistics, Handbook of Agricultural Statistics: Field Crops, part I, (Catalogue 21-507); for 1868 to 1907, Canada, Dominion Bureau of Statistics, Monthly Bulletin of Agricultural Statistics, vol. 30, (Catalogue 21-003).
M302, for 1960 to 1966, Canada, Dominion Bureau of Statistics, Grain Trade of Canada, (Catalogue 22-201); for 1868 to 1959, same as series M301.
M303-305, for 1962 to 1974, Statistics Canada, Grain Trade of Canada, (Catalogue 22-201); for 1868 to 1961, same as series M301.
M306-308, for 1917 to 1974, same as series M301 and M303-305.
M309, same as series M301 and M303-305.
Livestock Statistics (Series M310-412)
Table M310-320
Livestock statistics, number on farms and farm values at 1 June, Canada, 1871 to 1975
Source: for 1907 to 1975, Statistics Canada, Livestock and Animal Products Statistics, (Catalogue 23-203), 1975. The above report is the 57th in an annual series covering livestock and animal products in Canada. The first volume, issued in 1920, covered the years 1909 to 1919 and subsequent volumes have maintained a continuous annual record of the operations of the livestock industry in Canada. Some historical and summary statements have been included to afford a long-time view of the industry. Newfoundland entered Confederation March 31, 1949, but, for the most part, current statistical data for Newfoundland are not available. Except for external trade statistics and estimates of meat production and consumption for the years 1964 to 1976, all data in this report refer to the other nine provinces only. However, a special section on Newfoundland is included on page 83 of the above report.
The survey date has been changed from 1 December to 1 January starting with 1 January 1974. In 1975 the 1 June semi-annual survey data was changed to 1 July.
Information has been assembled from various departmental sources. Commercial marketing and inspected slaughter of livestock are reported by the Food Production and Marketing Branch of Agriculture Canada; for years prior to 1907, see the first edition of this volume.
Table M321-330
Livestock product statistics, estimated number slaughtered and weight of meat produced, Canada, 1871, 1881, 1891 and 1920 to 1975
Source: for 1961 to 1975, Livestock and Animal Product Statistics, (Catalogue 23-203), 1975; for years prior to 1961, see the first edition of this volume.
Table M331-342
Utilization of total milk production, Canada, 1920 to 1975
Source: CANSIM, Matrix No. 1330.
Table M343-356
Dairy products and margarine: total domestic disappearance, Canada, 1920 to 1975
Source: CANSIM, Matrix No. 1340.
Table M357-362
Dairy products: domestic disappearance, in terms of milk, Canada, 1920 to 1975
Source: CANSIM, Matrix No. 1342.
Table M363-368
Dairy products: domestic disappearance in terms of milk, Canada, 1920 to 1975
Source: CANSIM, Matrix No. 1342.
Table M369-376
Number of poultry on farms, by class, Canada, 1916 to 1972
Source: CANSIM, Matrix Nos. 1147 and 1148.
Table M377-384
Total poultry meat: supply and disposition, Canada, 1926 to 1975
Source: for 1970 to 1975, Production of Poultry and Eggs, (Catalogue 23-202), 1976; for 1926 to 1969, CANSIM, Matrix No. 1136.
Table M385-393
Total poultry meat: production, disposition and farm value, Canada, 1941 to 1975
Source: for 1970 to 1975, Production of Poultry and Eggs, (Catalogue 23-202), 1976; for 1941 to 1969, CANSIM, Matrix No. 1138.
Table M394-402
Eggs, supply and disposition, Canada, 1920 to 1975
Source: for 1970 to 1975, Production of Poultry and Eggs, (Catalogue 23-202), 1976; for 1920 to 1969, CANSIM, Matrix No. 1137.
Table M403-412
Eggs, production and disposition, Canada, 1920 to 1975
Source: for 1970 to 1975, Production of Poultry and Eggs, (Catalogue 23-202), 1976; for 1920 to 1969, CANSIM, Matrix No. 1144.
Exports and Domestic Disappearance (Series M413-489)
Table M413-416
Exports of major agricultural products, grains (except wheat), quantity, Canada, crop years, 1868 to 1975
Source: for 1961 to 1975, Grain Trade of Canada, Export Clearances by Countries of Final Destination, (Catalogue 22-201); for years prior to 1961, see the first edition of this volume.
Table M417-427
Exports of major agricultural products, animals and animal products, quantity and value, Canada, 1868 to 1975
Source: M417-424, Livestock and Animal Product Statistics, (Catalogue 23-203).
M425, for years 1974 and 1975, CANSIM, Matrix No. 1332; for years 1962 to 1973, Handbook of Agricultural Statistics, (Catalogue 21-515 Occasional).
M426, for years 1974 and 1975, Grain Trade of Canada, (Catalogue 23-201 Annual); for years 1961 to 1973, unpublished historical tables, Dairy Section, Agriculture Division.
M427, for 1976, Production of Poultry and Eggs, (Catalogue 23-202 Annual); for years 1970 to 1975, CANSIM, Matrix No. 1137.
Table M428-445
Domestic disappearance of food products, per capita, Canada, 1919 to 1976
Source: Statistics Canada, Agriculture Division.
The general procedure in this compilation was to start with an estimate of production at either the farm or processor level. Adjustments were made for beginning and year-end inventories and for imports and exports to obtain total supplies. To obtain an estimate of apparent domestic disappearance, the portion of total supplies used for livestock feed, seed, manufacturing inputs and waste was subtracted. Apparent domestic disappearance figures calculated in this way represent the amount of food moving into trade channels.
The data for the components of the food balance sheets are mainly derived from farm surveys and reports by firms engaged in producing and marketing in the food industry. The net food figure represents the supply of food leaving the wholesale level destined for retail distribution.
The per capita estimates of supplies of food are shown as retail or product weight with exceptions of meat and poultry which are calculated on a cold dressed carcass and eviscerated weight basis. The waste factors used for specific commodities attempt to account for waste up to the retail level but do not allow for losses in stores, households, private institutions or restaurants. Per capita values for meat also include features such as bone in and fat weight as well as the amounts of meat used in canned goods and pet foods.
Per capita values do not represent total food supplies actually consumed by an individual or by a specific group of individuals but provide data on what is available for consumption on the average each year by the total Canadian population.
Table M446-489a
Grain elevators, number and capacities, 1958 to 1977
Table M446-489b
Grain elevators, number and capacities, 1958 to 1977 CONTINUED
Source: Grain Elevators in Canada, compiled by Board of Grain Commissioners for Canada.
Miscellaneous Statistics (Series M490-525)
Table M490-505
Marketing Boards in Canada
Source: these statistics have been collected by the Marketing and Trade Division of the Canada Department of Agriculture, in co-operation with provincial governments, through a mail survey starting in the 1957-58 marketing (crop) year (12 months ending July 31). Farmers' receipts through marketing board agencies are shown as a percentage of total farm cash receipts for each group as estimated by the Agriculture Division of Statistics Canada. The data include all boards affecting agricultural products regardless of function, legal status or degree of producer control. The first broiler chicken marketing board was established in 1962-63 and the first egg board in 1967-68.
Table M506-522
Co-operatives in Canada, 1934 to 1975
Source: these statistics have been collected by the Marketing and Trade Division of the Canada Department of Agriculture through a mail survey starting in the 1934 co-operative fiscal year.
Table M523-524
Farm implement and equipment sales and sales of repair parts, Canada, 1947 to 1976
Source: Statistics Canada, Farm Implement and Equipment Sales, (Catalogue 63-203).
Table M525
Expenses for fertilizer, Canada, 1926 to 1976
Source: these statistics were prepared in the Agriculture Division of Statistics Canada.
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