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| Number of days of manure production that can be stored | Size of hog herd | |||||||||||
| Fewer than 566 head2 | 566 to 981 head2 | 982 to 1,594 head2 | 1,595 or more head2 | All large herds (566 or more head)2 | All herd sizes | |||||||
| Number of farms | % | Number of farms | % | Number of farms | % | Number of farms | % | Number of farms | % | Number of farms | % | |
| 100 days or less | 110 | 33.8 | 90E | 44.7E | 75E | 39.0E | 40 | 16.3 | 205 | 31.9 | 315 | 32.4 |
| 101-150 days | 75 | 23.1 | X | X | X | X | X | X | 30 | 4.8 | 105 | 10.9 |
| 151-200 days | X | X | 0 | 0.0 | 25 | 12.2 | X | X | X | X | 60 | 6.3 |
| 201-250 days | X | X | 50 | 26.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 30 | 12.2 | X | X | X | X |
| 251-300 days | 35 | 10.8 | X | X | X | X | 30 | 12.2 | 40 | 6.4 | 75 | 7.8 |
| 301-400 days | 65 | 20.0 | 30 | 15.8 | 45 | 22.0 | 60 | 24.5 | 135 | 21.0 | 200 | 20.6 |
| 401 days or more | X | X | X | X | X | X | 75 | 30.6 | 110 | 17.1 | X | X |
| All hog farms storing liquid manure | 330 | 100 | 185 | 100 | 205 | 100 | 250 | 100 | 640 | 100 | 975 | 100 |
| Note: Figures refer to number of farms and are not comparable to those in Table 5f. Due to rounding, figures may not add up to totals. | ||||||||||||
| E use with caution | ||||||||||||
| X supressed to meet confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act. | ||||||||||||
| 1. Includes only farms with manure storage systems. For details on the methodology used for the size breakdown, see Appendix 2. | ||||||||||||
| 2. Number of hogs. | ||||||||||||
| Source: Statistics Canada, 2001 Farm Environmental Management Survey. | ||||||||||||