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Table 1 Number and proportion of farms that irrigated their crops in 2005
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| Total farms in 2006 | Farms reporting irrigated area in 2005 | Farms that irrigated in 2005 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| number | percentage | ||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 558 | 33 | 6 |
| Prince Edward Island | 1,700 | 55 | 3 |
| Nova Scotia | 3,795 | 255 | 7 |
| New Brunswick | 2,776 | 117 | 4 |
| Quebec | 30,675 | 1,305 | 4 |
| Ontario | 57,211 | 2,983 | 5 |
| Manitoba | 19,054 | 241 | 1 |
| Saskatchewan | 44,329 | 923 | 2 |
| Alberta | 49,431 | 3,817 | 8 |
| British Columbia | 19,844 | 6,938 | 35 |
| Canada | 229,373 | 16,667 | 7 |
| Note(s):The 2006 Census of Agriculture collected information on the number of farms operating in 2006, but it requested information on the area that was irrigated in 2005 since the 2006 growing season had not ended at the time of the census. Source(s): Statistics Canada, 2007, Farm Data and Farm Operator Data, Catalogue no. 95-629-X. |
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