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County Statistics - Agriculture Data
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Reported Area of Farms, Land in Crops and Pasture
Kings County 1981 - 2001
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1981
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1986
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1991
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1996
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2001
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Total Area of Farms
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165,167
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149,079
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139,476
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138,955
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129,938
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Land in Crops
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64,569
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60,293
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55,904
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58,288
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58,972
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Summer fallow
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2,206
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2,660
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949
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478
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589
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Improved Pasture
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14,641
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10,230
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9,945
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8,532
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7,813
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Natural Land for Pasture
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na*
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na*
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14,095
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11,419
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10,604
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All other Land
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83,764
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75,896
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58,583
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60,238
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51,960
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All values are in acres. Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture
*Included with "all other land" for 1981 and 1986
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Number of Farms by Type Kings County
1976 - 2001
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1976
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1981
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1986
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1991
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1996
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2001
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Dairy
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91
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75
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69
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63
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46
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34
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Cattle (beef)
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74
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122
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100
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113
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104
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108
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Hogs
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39
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73
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56
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37
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44
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35
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Poultry
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50
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46
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74
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68
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64
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66
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Grain
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10
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16
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14
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5
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2
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8
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Field Crop
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56
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37
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28
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28
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32
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43
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Fruit
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}
135
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}
156
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124
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118
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117
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125
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Vegetable
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41
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58
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53
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40
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Miscellaneous Specialty
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14
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21
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38
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61
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82
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84
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Mixed
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50
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47
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54
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29
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38
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37
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Total
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519
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593
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598
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580
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582
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580
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Note: Includes all farms with sales over $2500
Source: Statistics Canada,
Census of Agriculture
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