Selected Agricultural Statistics
by Economic Region and Type of Farm
* Based on data from the 2001 Census of Agriculture
Nechako
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 |
0.11% |
x |
x |
x |
x |
- |
x |
Grain and Oilseed |
1.69% |
1.63% |
1.57% |
1.81% |
1.39% |
x |
556 |
Other Field Crop |
19.15% |
8.35% |
13.59% |
8.88% |
11.65% |
7.34% |
418 |
Potato and Vegetable |
0.74% |
0.04% |
0.09% |
0.05% |
0.04% |
x |
74 |
Berry and Nut |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Grapes |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Greenhouse Vegetables |
0.63% |
x |
x |
x |
x |
0.17% |
x |
Mushrooms |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Floriculture |
2.54% |
9.91% |
2.00% |
7.93% |
0.38% |
27.71% |
102 |
Nursery and Sod |
0.32% |
0.39% |
0.24% |
0.62% |
0.05% |
x |
110 |
All Other Crops |
2.33% |
0.63% |
1.65% |
0.75% |
4.04% |
1.10% |
210 |
Total Crops |
27.51% |
20.95% |
19.14% |
20.04% |
17.57% |
36.33% |
157.5 |
Dairy |
2.22% |
14.32% |
5.29% |
11.70% |
3.20% |
24.04% |
971 |
Cattle |
46.77% |
59.66% |
62.15% |
59.0% |
71.27% |
32.90% |
1029 |
Hog |
0.63% |
0.27% |
0.14% |
0.27% |
0.02% |
x |
22 |
Poultry |
0.32% |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Egg |
0.85% |
0.03% |
0.27% |
0.11% |
0.01% |
x |
29 |
Horses |
13.97% |
2.62% |
8.17% |
5.10% |
5.25% |
2.18% |
254 |
Bees |
0.42% |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Other Livestock (Specialty) |
2.96% |
x |
x |
x |
x |
0.55% |
x |
All Other Livestock |
4.34% |
0.76% |
2.16% |
1.46% |
1.42% |
x |
221 |
Total Livestock |
72.49% |
77.66% |
78.19% |
77.65% |
81.19% |
59.67% |
421 |
All Farms * |
100.00% |
100.00% |
100.00% |
100.00% |
100.00% |
100.00% |
681 |
x Confidential; - Not grown * Numbers may not add due to rounding.
Vancouver Island/Coast
|| Mainland/South West ||
Thompson/Okanagan
Kootenay || Cariboo
|| North Coast || Peace
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