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Manure storage systems on hog farms,1 by size of herd, Canada, 2001

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Manure storage system Size of hog herd
Fewer than 566 head2 566 or more head2 All herd sizes
Number of structures3 % Number of structures3 % Number of structures3 %
Unlined lagoon 345 6.1 685 10.4 1,030 8.4
Open tank 910 16.0 2,285 34.8 3,195 26.1
Tank below slated floor 580 10.2 1,410 21.5 1,990 16.3
Sealed, covered tank 480 8.5 F F F F
All other types of liquid manure storage systems 170E 3.0E F F F F
All types of liquid manure storage systems 2,485 43.8 5,555 84.6 8,040 65.7
All types of solid manure storage systems 3,190 56.2 1,015 15.4 4,205 34.3
All types of manure storage systems 5,675 100 6,570 100 12,245 100
Note: Figures refer to number of manure storage structures and are not comparable to those in Table 10. Due to rounding, figures may not add up to totals.
E use with caution
F too unreliable to be published
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.
3. Manure storage structures.
Source: Statistics Canada, 2001 Farm Environmental Management Survey.