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2001 Farm data

• Farm type
• Land use, tenure, and land management practices
• Crops
• Livestock and poultry
• Farm business
• The territories

2001 Farm operator data

• 2001 data at the Canada, provincial and sub-provincial levels
• 2001 data at the Canada and provincial levels
• 2001 data at the territorial level
• Historical data at the Canada, provincial and sub-provincial levels
• Historical data at the Canada and provincial levels

Historical farm data

• A statistical portrait of agriculture, Canada and provinces: 1921 to 2001
• Agricultural perspectives from six censuses, Canada and provinces: 1976 to 2001
• Focus on selected commodities, Canada and provinces: 1976 to 2001
• Adopting new techniques and technology, Canada and provinces: 1991 to 2001

Agriculture-Population linkage data

• 2001 AGPOP farms tables – Canada and provinces
• 2001 AGPOP farm operator tables – Canada and provinces
• 2001 AGPOP family tables – Canada and provinces
• 2001 AGPOP profile tables – Canada and provinces
• AGPOP selected historical farm population tables – Canada and provinces
• AGPOP historical farm operator tables – Canada and provinces

2001 Farm data

Farm type

Historical classification for farms reporting gross receipts > $2,499

• Atlantic provinceshtm   ivt
• Quebechtm   ivt
• Ontariohtm   ivt
• Manitoba and Saskatchewanhtm   ivt
• Alberta and British Columbiahtm   ivt

NAICS classification for farms reporting gross receipts > $2,499

• Atlantic provinceshtm   ivt
• Quebechtm   ivt
• Ontariohtm   ivt
• Manitoba and Saskatchewanhtm   ivt
• Alberta and British Columbiahtm   ivt

Land use, tenure, and land management practices

Farms classified by total farm area

• Atlantic provinceshtm   ivt
• Quebechtm   ivt
• Ontariohtm   ivt
• Manitoba and Saskatchewanhtm   ivt
• Alberta and British Columbiahtm   ivt

Farms classified by area in crops and summerfallow

• Atlantic provinceshtm   ivt
• Quebechtm   ivt
• Ontariohtm   ivt
• Manitoba and Saskatchewanhtm   ivt
• Alberta and British Columbiahtm   ivt

Land use

• Atlantic provinceshtm   ivt
• Quebechtm   ivt
• Ontariohtm   ivt
• Manitoba and Saskatchewanhtm   ivt
• Alberta and British Columbiahtm   ivt

Land tenure

• Atlantic provinceshtm   ivt
• Quebechtm   ivt
• Ontariohtm   ivt
• Manitoba and Saskatchewanhtm   ivt
• Alberta and British Columbiahtm   ivt

Tillage practices

• Atlantic provinceshtm   ivt
• Quebechtm   ivt
• Ontariohtm   ivt
• Manitoba and Saskatchewanhtm   ivt
• Alberta and British Columbiahtm   ivt

Land inputs

• Atlantic provinceshtm   ivt
• Quebechtm   ivt
• Ontariohtm   ivt
• Manitoba and Saskatchewanhtm   ivt
• Alberta and British Columbiahtm   ivt

Manure application methods

• Atlantic provinceshtm   ivt
• Quebechtm   ivt
• Ontariohtm   ivt
• Manitoba and Saskatchewanhtm   ivt
• Alberta and British Columbiahtm   ivt

Farms classified by soil conservation practices

• Atlantic provinceshtm   ivt
• Quebechtm   ivt
• Ontariohtm   ivt
• Manitoba and Saskatchewanhtm   ivt
• Alberta and British Columbiahtm   ivt

Forms of weed control

• Atlantic provinceshtm   ivt
• Quebechtm   ivt
• Ontariohtm   ivt
• Manitoba and Saskatchewanhtm   ivt
• Alberta and British Columbiahtm   ivt

Farms classified by certified organic products

• Atlantic provinceshtm   ivt
• Quebechtm   ivt
• Ontariohtm   ivt
• Manitoba and Saskatchewanhtm   ivt
• Alberta and British Columbiahtm   ivt

Crops

Hay and field crops

• Atlantic provinceshtm   ivt
• Quebechtm   ivt
• Ontariohtm   ivt
• Manitoba and Saskatchewanhtm   ivt
• Alberta and British Columbiahtm   ivt

Vegetables

• Atlantic provinceshtm   ivt
• Quebechtm   ivt
• Ontariohtm   ivt
• Manitoba and Saskatchewanhtm   ivt
• Alberta and British Columbiahtm   ivt

Fruits, berries and nuts

• Atlantic provinceshtm   ivt
• Quebechtm   ivt
• Ontariohtm   ivt
• Manitoba and Saskatchewanhtm   ivt
• Alberta and British Columbiahtm   ivt

Nursery products, sod and Christmas trees

• Atlantic provinceshtm   ivt
• Quebechtm   ivt
• Ontariohtm   ivt
• Manitoba and Saskatchewanhtm   ivt
• Alberta and British Columbiahtm   ivt

Greenhouse products and mushrooms

• Atlantic provinceshtm   ivt
• Quebechtm   ivt
• Ontariohtm   ivt
• Manitoba and Saskatchewanhtm   ivt
• Alberta and British Columbiahtm   ivt

Maple tree taps

• Atlantic provinceshtm   ivt
• Quebechtm   ivt
• Ontariohtm   ivt
• Manitoba and Saskatchewanhtm   ivt
• Alberta and British Columbiahtm   ivt

Livestock and poultry

Cattle and calves

• Atlantic provinceshtm   ivt
• Quebechtm   ivt
• Ontariohtm   ivt
• Manitoba and Saskatchewanhtm   ivt
• Alberta and British Columbiahtm   ivt

Pigs

• Atlantic provinceshtm   ivt
• Quebechtm   ivt
• Ontariohtm   ivt
• Manitoba and Saskatchewanhtm   ivt
• Alberta and British Columbiahtm   ivt

Sheep and lambs

• Atlantic provinceshtm   ivt
• Quebechtm   ivt
• Ontariohtm   ivt
• Manitoba and Saskatchewanhtm   ivt
• Alberta and British Columbiahtm   ivt

Other livestock and colonies of bees

• Atlantic provinceshtm   ivt
• Quebechtm   ivt
• Ontariohtm   ivt
• Manitoba and Saskatchewanhtm   ivt
• Alberta and British Columbiahtm   ivt

Poultry inventory

• Atlantic provinceshtm   ivt
• Quebechtm   ivt
• Ontariohtm   ivt
• Manitoba and Saskatchewanhtm   ivt
• Alberta and British Columbiahtm   ivt

Poultry production

• Atlantic provinceshtm   ivt
• Quebechtm   ivt
• Ontariohtm   ivt
• Manitoba and Saskatchewanhtm   ivt
• Alberta and British Columbiahtm   ivt

Commercial poultry hatcheries on farms

• Atlantic provinceshtm   ivt
• Quebechtm   ivt
• Ontariohtm   ivt
• Manitoba and Saskatchewanhtm   ivt
• Alberta and British Columbiahtm   ivt

Farm business

Farms classified by operating arrangements

• Atlantic provinceshtm   ivt
• Quebechtm   ivt
• Ontariohtm   ivt
• Manitoba and Saskatchewanhtm   ivt
• Alberta and British Columbiahtm   ivt

Farms classified by computer applications used

• Atlantic provinceshtm   ivt
• Quebechtm   ivt
• Ontariohtm   ivt
• Manitoba and Saskatchewanhtm   ivt
• Alberta and British Columbiahtm   ivt

Farms classified by total farm capital

• Atlantic provinceshtm   ivt
• Quebechtm   ivt
• Ontariohtm   ivt
• Manitoba and Saskatchewanhtm   ivt
• Alberta and British Columbiahtm   ivt

Farm capital

• Atlantic provinceshtm   ivt
• Quebechtm   ivt
• Ontariohtm   ivt
• Manitoba and Saskatchewanhtm   ivt
• Alberta and British Columbiahtm   ivt

Farm machinery inventory

• Atlantic provinceshtm   ivt
• Quebechtm   ivt
• Ontariohtm   ivt
• Manitoba and Saskatchewanhtm   ivt
• Alberta and British Columbiahtm   ivt

Value of farm machinery and equipment

• Atlantic provinceshtm   ivt
• Quebechtm   ivt
• Ontariohtm   ivt
• Manitoba and Saskatchewanhtm   ivt
• Alberta and British Columbiahtm   ivt

Farms classified by total gross farm receipts

• Atlantic provinceshtm   ivt
• Quebechtm   ivt
• Ontariohtm   ivt
• Manitoba and Saskatchewanhtm   ivt
• Alberta and British Columbiahtm   ivt

Gross farm receipts

• Atlantic provinceshtm   ivt
• Quebechtm   ivt
• Ontariohtm   ivt
• Manitoba and Saskatchewanhtm   ivt
• Alberta and British Columbiahtm   ivt

Farm business operating expenses

• Atlantic provinceshtm   ivt
• Quebechtm   ivt
• Ontariohtm   ivt
• Manitoba and Saskatchewanhtm   ivt
• Alberta and British Columbiahtm   ivt

Paid agricultural work

• Atlantic provinceshtm   ivt
• Quebechtm   ivt
• Ontariohtm   ivt
• Manitoba and Saskatchewanhtm   ivt
• Alberta and British Columbiahtm   ivt

The territories

Yukon Territory, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut

• Yukon Territory, Northwest Territories and Nunavuthtml   pdf

2001 Farm operator data

2001 data at the Canada, provincial and sub-provincial levels

Number of farms and selected averages by number of operators per farm

• Atlantic provinceshtm   ivt
• Quebechtm   ivt
• Ontariohtm   ivt
• Manitoba and Saskatchewanhtm   ivt
• Alberta and British Columbiahtm   ivt

Characteristics of farm operators

• Atlantic provinceshtm   ivt
• Quebechtm   ivt
• Ontariohtm   ivt
• Manitoba and Saskatchewanhtm   ivt
• Alberta and British Columbiahtm   ivt

Farm operators by sex and number per farm

• Atlantic provinceshtm   ivt
• Quebechtm   ivt
• Ontariohtm   ivt
• Manitoba and Saskatchewanhtm   ivt
• Alberta and British Columbiahtm   ivt

Farm operators by age and number per farm

• Atlantic provinceshtm   ivt
• Quebechtm   ivt
• Ontariohtm   ivt
• Manitoba and Saskatchewanhtm   ivt
• Alberta and British Columbiahtm   ivt

2001 data at the Canada and provincial levels

• Farm operators by sex and selected variableshtm   ivt
• Farm operators by age and selected variableshtm   ivt
• Farm operators by non-farm work and selected variableshtm   ivt
• Farm operators by category of farm-related injurieshtm   ivt

2001 data at the territorial level

Characteristics of farm operators

• Characteristics of farm operatorshtm   ivt

Historical farm data

Historical data at the Canada, provincial and sub-provincial levels

• Characteristics of farm operators, 1996 and 2001htm   ivt

Historical data at the Canada and provincial levels

• Farm operators by number per farm and selected variables, 1991–2001htm   ivt
• Farm operators reporting farm-related injuries: Percentage distribution by injury category, 1996 and 2001htm   ivt

Historical farm data

A statistical portrait of agriculture, Canada and provinces: 1921 to 2001

• Selected agricultural datahtm   ivt

Agricultural perspectives from six censuses, Canada and provinces: 1976 to 2001

• Farms by size of farmhtm   ivt
• Farms by total gross farm receipts class   ivt
• Farms with gross receipts greater than $2,499 by farm typehtm   ivt
• Farm land area by tenurehtm   ivt
• Use of farm landhtm   ivt
• Grainshtm   ivt
• Corn for silage and total tame hayhtm   ivt
• Oilseedshtm   ivt
• Other field cropshtm   ivt
• Horticulture and greenhouse productshtm   ivt
• Cattle and calveshtm   ivt
• Pigshtm   ivt
• Sheep and lambshtm   ivt
• Poultryhtm   ivt
• Selected land management practiceshtm   ivt
• Selected farm machineryhtm   ivt
• Farm capitalhtm   ivt
• Selected expenditureshtm   ivt
• Forest products sales and number of maple tapshtm   ivt
• Paid agricultural workhtm   ivt

Focus on selected commodities, Canada and provinces: 1976 to 2001

• Total wheat: Farms reporting and area in acres by size classhtm   ivt
• Total tame hay: Farms reporting and area in acres by size classhtm   ivt
• Total cattle and calves: Farms reporting and number of animals by size classhtm   ivt
• Total pigs: Farms reporting and number of animals by size class   ivt
• Total sheep and lambs: Farms reporting and number of animals by size classhtm   ivt
• Laying hens: Farms reporting and number of birds by size classhtm   ivt

Adopting new techniques and technology, Canada and provinces: 1991 to 2001

• Tillage practices used to prepare land for seedinghtm   ivt
• Farm using computers in farm management: Percentage distribution by total gross farm receipts classhtm   ivt

Agriculture-Population linkage data

2001 AGPOP farms tables – Canada and provinces

• Farms by selected AGPOP variables, 2001htm   ivt
• Farms by farm operators and selected AGPOP variables, 2001htm   ivt
• Farms by household’s total income and selected AGPOP variables, 2001htm   ivt
• Farms by family relationships and selected AGPOP variables, 2001htm   ivt

2001 AGPOP farm operator tables – Canada and provinces

• Farm operators by sex and selected AGPOP variables, 2001htm   ivt
• Farm operators by age and selected AGPOP variables, 2001htm   ivt
• Farm operators by highest level of schooling and selected AGPOP variables, 2001htm   ivt
• Farm operators’ income sources by farm type (NAICS classification), 2001htm   ivt

2001 AGPOP family tables – Canada and provinces

• Census families and economic families on unincorporated farms by size of family, 2001htm   ivt
• Census families’ (on unincorporated farms) total income by selected income variables, 2001htm   ivt
• Economic families’ (on unincorporated farms) total income by selected income variables, 2001htm   ivt

2001 AGPOP profile tables – Canada and provinces

• Profile of labour force and farm operators by sex, 2001htm   ivt
• Profile of rural and urban populations by sex and age, 2001htm   ivt

AGPOP selected historical farm population tables – Canada and provinces

• Farm and non-farm populations, 1921–2001htm   ivt
• Farm population and total population by religion, 1981, 1991 and 2001htm   ivt

AGPOP historical farm operator tables – Canada and provinces

• Farm operators and labour force by sex and marital status, 1971–2001htm   ivt
• Farm operators and labour force by sex and highest level of schooling, 1971–2001htm   ivt
• Farm operators and labour force by age and highest level of schooling, 1971–2001htm   ivt
• Farm operators and labour force by country of birth, 1971 – 2001htm   ivt
• Farm operators and labour force by sex and unpaid work in hours per week prior to Census day, 1996 and 2001htm   ivt
• Farm operators’ income sources by farm type (SIC classification), 1971–2001htm   ivt