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Farm Statistics, 2006 Census

Hired Farm Labour, 2006 Census

Area Grown to Major Field Crops, 2006 Census

Number of Livestock and Poultry on Farms, 2006 Census

Area of Major Fruit Crops, 2006 Census

Area Harvested of Major Vegetable Crops, 2006 Census

Area of Greenhouse Crops, 2006 Census

Machinery on Farms, 2006 Census

Farm Capital Value, 2006 Census

Farm Income Statistics, 2008

Top Commodities in Terms of Market Receipts, 2008

Farm Statistics, 2006 Census (number)

Item	Ontario
Number of farm operators	82,410
Total number of farms	57,211
Number of farms with sales over $25,000	31,883
Number of farms with sales over $100,000	17,965
Number of farms with sales over $250,000	10,000
Farms reporting under 53 hectares	29,710
Farms reporting 53 to 161 hectares	18,648
Farms reporting 162 hectares and over	8,853

 

Farm Statistics, 2006 Census (hectares)

Item	Ontario
Total area of Farms	5,386,453
Total cropland	3,660,941
Summer fallow	11,895
Pasture	753,681
Christmas tree area, woodland and wetland	750,355
All other land	209,581
Total area owned (historical basis)	3,597,531
Total area rented or crop shared (historical basis)	1,788,922

 

Hired Farm Labour, 2006 Census (number)

Item	Ontario
Farms reporting any hired labour	20,837

 

Hired Farm Labour, 2006 Census (weeks)

Item	Ontario
Year-round labour	1,392,257
Seasonal labour	878,920
Total labour	2,271,177

 

Area Grown to Major Field Crops, 2006 Census (hectares)

Item	Ontario
Hay	1,037,062
Soybeans	872,455
Grain corn	638,538
Winter wheat	416,209
Silage corn	129,807
Barley	89,447
Spring wheat	82,112
Mixed grain	70,194
Dry field beans	61,775
Oats	53,399
Fall rye	25,565
Tobacco	12,816
Canola	7,517

 

Number of Livestock and Poultry on Farms, 2006 Census ( '000 head or '000 birds)

Item	Ontario
Dairy cows	330
Beef cows	377
Steers	312
All heifers	414
Calves	527
Total cattle and calves	1,983
Sows and gilts	418
Total pigs	3,951
Total sheep and lambs	311
Broilers and roasters	29,151
Laying hens and pullets	14,950
Turkeys	3,556

 

Area of Major Fruit Crops, 2006 Census (hectares)

Item	Ontario
Grapes	8,335
Apples	8,162
Peaches	3,195
Strawberries	1,717
Sour cherries	1,030
Pears	1,030
Plums and prunes	498
Raspberries	467
Sweet cherries	384

 

Area of Major Vegetable Crops, 2006 Census (hectares)

Item	Ontario
Sweet corn	15,628
Potatoes	15,441
Green peas	8,693
Tomatoes (excluding greenhouse)	8,173
Green and wax beans	4,807
Carrots	4,044
Pumpkin and squash	3,762
Dry onions	2,805
Cucumbers (excluding greenhouse)	1,678
Peppers	1,625
Broccoli	1,502
Cabbage	1,500
Asparagus	1,313

 

Area of Greenhouse Crops, 2006 Census ('000 sq m)

Item	Ontario
Vegetables	6,485
Flowers	4,591

 

Machinery on Farms, 2006 Census (number)

Item	Ontario
Tractors	185,576
Combines	15,982
Balers	33,052
Farms reporting computers for farm management	26,260

 

Farm Capital Value, 2006 Census ( $ million )

Item	Ontario
Market value of land and buildings	55,912
Machinery and equipment	7,076
Livestock and poultry	2,349

 

Farm Income Statistics, 2008 ($ million )

Item	Ontario
Market receipts from crops	4,733
Market receipts from livestock and livestock products	4,729
Total farm cash receipts	10,230
Total operating expenses after rebates	8,778
Net cash income (= receipts less expenses)	1,451
Depreciation	1,189
Income-in-kind	9
Realized net farm income	271

Top Commodities in terms of Market Receipts, 2008 ( $ million )

Item	Ontario
Dairy products	1,707
Cattle and calves	974
Vegetables (including greenhouse)	932
Corn	905
Floriculture and nursery	896
Soybeans	836
Poultry	822
Hogs	815
Wheat	406
Eggs	248
Fruit	228
Potatoes	94
Dry beans	91