Selected Agricultural Statistics
by Economic Region and Type of Farm
* Based on data from the 2001 Census of Agriculture
Cariboo
Type of Farm |
% of Farms |
% of Farm Receipts |
% of Farm Capital |
% of Farm Expenses |
% of Farm Area |
% Total Paid Labour (weeks) |
Average Farm Size (acres) |
Tree Fruit |
0.22% |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Grain and Oilseed |
0.44% |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Other Field Crop |
16.24% |
3.69% |
9.41% |
5.76% |
10.82% |
1.96% |
325 |
Potato and Vegetable |
1.60% |
0.32% |
0.58% |
0.43% |
0.18% |
0.11% |
75 |
Berry and Nut |
0.17% |
0.04% |
0.04% |
0.07% |
0.03% |
x |
108 |
Grapes |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Greenhouse Vegetables |
0.50% |
0.07% |
0.10% |
0.10% |
0.01% |
x |
16 |
Mushrooms |
0.11% |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Floriculture |
1.98% |
27.85% |
3.91% |
22.04% |
0.21% |
48.48% |
72 |
Nursery and Sod |
0.77% |
0.24% |
0.34% |
0.33% |
0.04% |
0.57% |
36 |
Other Crops (Specialty) |
1.71% |
0.39% |
0.86% |
0.60% |
1.29% |
0.29% |
515 |
Total Crops |
23.72% |
32.60% |
15.24% |
29.31% |
12.57% |
51.42% |
164 |
Dairy |
0.83% |
15.08% |
1.02% |
1.81% |
0.61% |
1.08% |
500 |
Cattle |
47.28% |
56.38% |
69.36% |
55.78% |
80.12% |
40.20% |
1154 |
Hog |
1.38% |
0.27% |
0.61% |
0.42% |
0.14% |
0.10% |
68 |
Poultry |
0.88% |
0.05% |
0.33% |
0.19% |
0.05% |
- |
19 |
Egg |
1.16% |
1.85% |
0.50% |
1.78% |
0.11% |
x |
64 |
Horses |
14.91% |
3.51% |
7.62% |
5.76% |
3.51% |
2.64% |
160 |
Bees |
0.66% |
0.13% |
0.25% |
0.21% |
0.05% |
0.01% |
55 |
Other Livestock (Specialty) |
4.02% |
1.26% |
2.54% |
1.94% |
1.42% |
0.52% |
240 |
All Other Livestock |
4.84% |
0.81% |
1.93% |
1.63% |
1.14% |
0.62% |
160 |
Total Livestock |
75.95% |
79.35% |
84.16% |
69.51% |
87.15% |
45.17% |
269 |
All Farms * |
100.00% |
100.00% |
100.00% |
100.00% |
100.00% |
100.00% |
681 |
x Confidental
* Numbers may not add due to rounding.
Vancouver Island/Coast
|| Mainland/South West ||
Thompson/Okanagan
Kootenay || North
Coast || Nechako ||
Peace River
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