Reduction of commercial fertilizer application to offset nutrient content of manure, Canada and provinces, 2001

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Reduction of commercial fertilizer application to offset nutrient content of manure, Canada and provinces, 2001
	Yes		No		Not applicable		Total
	Number of farms	Share of farms (percentage)	Number of farms	Share of farms (percentage)	Number of farms	Share of farms (percentage)	Number of farms	Share of farms (percentage)
Newfoundland and Labrador	100^D	58.8	X	X	X	X	170	100
Prince Edward Island	760^B	72.0	X	X	X	X	1,055	100
Nova Scotia	805^B	55.7	185^B	12.8	455^B	31.5	1,445	100
New Brunswick	595^C	54.8	240^B	22.1	255^B	23.5	1,085	100
Quebec	11,970^A	72.3	785^A	4.7	3,785^A	22.9	16,545	100
Ontario	18,380^A	54.5	2,720^A	8.1	12,605^A	37.4	33,700	100
Manitoba	3,985^A	36.9	1,575^A	14.6	5,240^A	48.5	10,795	100
Saskatchewan	6,830^A	21.3	5,550^A	17.3	19,625^A	61.3	32,010	100
Alberta	9,985^A	38.7	3,970^A	15.4	11,870^A	46.0	25,825	100
British Columbia	1,510^A	31.9	750^A	15.8	2,480^A	52.3	4,740	100
Canada	54,925^A	43.1	15,915^A	12.5	56,535^A	44.4	127,390	100
Note: Due to rounding, figures may not add up to totals.
Data source: Statistics Canada, 2001, Farm Environmental Management Survey.
Table source: Statistics Canada, 2004, Farm Environmental Management in Canada, "Fertilizer and Pesticide Management in Canada," Catalogue number 21-021-MWE.