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Table 4a. Manure storage systems on beef farms, 1 by size of herd, Canada, 2001

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Manure storage system Size of beef herd
Fewer than 163 head2 163 to 281 head2 282 to 425 head2 426 to 1,241 head2
Number of structures3 % Number of structures3 % Number of structures3 % Number of structures3 %
Open pile on the ground without a roof 28 630 55,0 2 810 48,7 1 385 53,2 885 45,3
Manure pack in barns, pens or corrals 13 385 25,7 1 990 34,5 735 28,2 695 35,5
All other solid manure storage systems 10 075 19,3 965 16,7 485 18,6 375 19,2
All solid manure storage systems4 52 090 100 5 765 100 2 605 100 1 955 100
 
Manure storage system
Size of beef herd
1,242 or more head2 All large herds (163 or more head)2 All herd sizes
Number of structures3 % Number of structures3 % Number of structures3 %
Open pile on the ground without a roof 185E 34.6E 5 270 48,5 33 900 53,9
Manure pack in barns, pens or corrals 240 44,9 3 655 33,7 17 040 27,1
All other solid manure storage systems 110E 20.6E 1 935 17,8 12 010 19,1
All solid manure storage systems4 535 100 10 860 100 62 950 100
Note: Due to rounding, figures may not add up to totals.Source: Statistics Canada, 2001 Farm Environmental Management Survey.
E use with caution
1. Includes only farms with manure storage systems. For details on the methodology used for the size breakdown, see Appendix 2.
2. Head of beef cattle.
3. Manure storage structures.
4. Does not include liquid manure storage structures due to secrecy requirements of the Statistics act.