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Table 4b. Manure storage systems on beef farms, 1 by size of herd, Nova Scotia, 2001

Standard symbols

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 380 40.6 X X 0 0.0 X X
Manure pack in barns, pens or corrals 190 20.3 X X 0 0.0 X X
All other solid manure storage systems 365 39.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
All solid manure storage systems4 935 100 X X 0 0.0 X X
 
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 0 0.0 25 41.7 405 40.7
Manure pack in barns, pens or corrals 0 0.0 35 58.3 225 22.6
All other solid manure storage systems 0 0.0 0 0.0 365 36.7
All solid manure storage systems4 0 0.0 60 100 995 100
Note: Due to rounding, figures may not add up to totals.
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. Head of beef cattle.
3. Manure storage structures.
4. Does not include liquid manure storage structures due to secrecy requirements of the Statistics act.
Source: Statistics Canada, 2001 Farm Environmental Management Survey.