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Table 8. Liquid manure storage capacity, Canada and provinces, 2001

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   Number of days of manure production that can be stored
100 days or less 101 to 150 days 151 to 200 days 201 to 250 days 251 to 300 days 301 to 400 days 401 days and more
Number of farms % Number of farms % Number of farms % Number of farms % Number of farms % Number of farms % Number of farms %
Canada 1,395 8.2 1,005 5.9 2,520 14.8 2,770 16.2 3,870 22.7 3,800 22.3 1,690 9.9
Newfoundland and Labrador 0 0.0 X X F F X X X X 0 0.0 0 0.0
Prince Edward Island X X X X 30 30.0 25 25.0 X X X X X X
Nova Scotia 0 0.0 50 16.7 85 28.3 90 30.0 50 16.7 X X X X
New Brunswick X X X X 35 20.6 35 20.6 X X 50 29.4 0 0.0
Quebec X X X X 485 7.1 1,385 20.2 2,535 37.0 1,815 26.5 540 7.9
Ontario 265 4.7 275 4.9 1,275 22.7 990 17.6 995 17.7 1,250 22.3 550 9.8
Manitoba 440 34.1 180 14.0 X X X X X X X X 275 21.3
Saskatchewan 175 40.2 X X 45 10.3 X X 40 9.2 45 10.3 85 19.5
Alberta 380 26.0 130 8.9 135 9.2 135 9.2 115 7.9 350 24.0 215 14.7
British Columbia 65 8.0 310 38.3 300 37.0 50 6.2 35 4.3 35 4.3 X X
Note: Due to rounding, figures may not add to totals.
F too unreliable to be published.
X supressed to meet confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act.
Source: Statistics Canada, 2001 Farm Environmental Management Survey.