Selected Agricultural Statistics
by Economic Region and Type of Farm
* Based on data from the 2001 Census of Agriculture
Kootenay
Type of Farm |
% of Farms |
% of Farm Receipts |
% of Farm Capital |
% of Farm Expenses |
% of Farm Area |
% Total Paid Labour |
Average Farm Size (acres) |
Tree Fruit |
7.68% |
4.25% |
3.98% |
4.67% |
0.88% |
5.93% |
38 |
Grain and Oilseed |
0.72% |
2.21% |
0.96% |
1.97% |
1.13% |
1.99% |
513 |
Other Field Crop |
12.39% |
7.59% |
10.59% |
8.22% |
6.18% |
x |
411 |
Potato and Field Vegetable |
3.99% |
7.76% |
2.39% |
6.45% |
0.81% |
10.10% |
67 |
Berry and Nut |
1.59% |
0.24% |
0.56% |
0.35% |
0.09% |
x |
18 |
Grapes |
0.43% |
0.15% |
0.23% |
0.23% |
0.02% |
x |
16 |
Greenhouse Vegetables |
1.09% |
0.91% |
0.59% |
0.95% |
0.08% |
1.49% |
26 |
Mushrooms |
0.22% |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Floriculture |
3.04% |
5.63% |
1.50% |
4.45% |
0.27% |
9.56% |
29 |
Nursery and Sod |
2.61% |
10.17% |
1.59% |
8.99% |
0.81% |
16.71% |
102 |
All Other Crops |
3.19% |
3.81% |
3.74% |
3.86% |
4.89% |
0.67% |
274 |
Total Crops |
36.96% |
42.72% |
26.16% |
40.14% |
15.16% |
46.45% |
149 |
Dairy |
2.46% |
15.08% |
4.87% |
13.30% |
1.51% |
16.22% |
201 |
Cattle |
7.50% |
5.06% |
11.55% |
5.24% |
23.56% |
3.20% |
816 |
Hog |
0.23% |
0.03% |
0.09% |
0.05% |
0.03% |
x |
30 |
Poultry |
0.26% |
0.02% |
0.08% |
0.03% |
0.02% |
x |
20 |
Egg |
0.51% |
0.11% |
0.16% |
0.13% |
0.05% |
0.06% |
24 |
Horses |
3.19% |
0.76% |
1.94% |
1.10% |
1.13% |
0.43% |
92 |
Bees |
0.25% |
0.08% |
0.09% |
0.08% |
0.05% |
x |
53 |
Other Livestock (Specialty) |
1.16% |
0.10% |
0.52% |
0.21% |
0.37% |
x |
84 |
All Other Livestock |
1.20% |
0.21% |
0.58% |
0.36% |
0.46% |
0.19% |
100 |
Total Livestock |
16.76% |
21.45% |
19.87% |
20.50% |
27.17% |
20.09% |
158 |
All Farms * |
100.00% |
100.00% |
100.00% |
100.00% |
100.00% |
100.00% |
329 |
x Confidential
* Numbers may not add due to rounding.
Vancouver Island/Coast
|| Mainland/South West ||
Thompson/Okanagan
Cariboo || North
Coast || Nechako ||
Peace River
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