Table 10 - Farms classified by soil conservation practices used, by province, Census Agricultural Region (CAR), Census Division (CD) and Census Consolidated Subdivision (CCS), 2001

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  • Alberta
  • British Columbia

  • Soil conservation practicesTotal number of farms2Crop rotationPermanent grass coverWinter cover crops3Contour cultivationStrip-croppingGrassed waterwaysWindbreaks or shelterbeltsGreen manure crops for plough-down3Mechanical or hand weeding of crops4
    Geographic name - (Geographic level)
    Canada246,923148,97978,11111,3138,4608,41325,43433,34016,41924,461
      Alberta53,65231,20621,9851,2431,6271,9596,4229,7841,5573,176
        Agricultural Region 1 - (CAR)3,1231,8901,12610314064031836045160
          Division No. 1 - (CD)1,636934493425236713315621109
            Cypress County - (CCS)949429363202712187991440
            Forty Mile County No. 8 - (CCS)68750513022252464657769
          Division No. 4 - (CD)1,48795663361882731852042451
            Special Area No. 2 - (CCS)5713123033420857295511
            Special Area No. 3 - (CCS)57341417194915678631028
            Special Area No. 4 - (CCS)3432301591819323546912
        Agricultural Region 2 - (CAR)6,2044,0672,13523122772869974892464
          Division No. 2 - (CD)3,3292,0981,11713411746219731951327
            Warner County No. 5 - (CCS)56732521916201546674734
            Lethbridge County - (CCS)1,080630299344911737951679
            Taber - (CCS)8426022295336165286617123
            Newell County No. 4 - (CCS)84054137031122666841191
          Division No. 5 - (CD)2,8751,9691,0189711026650242941137
            Vulcan County - (CCS)709526227363916913681841
            Wheatland County - (CCS)9345533791933281311361543
            Starland County - (CCS)14022911492215368663617
            Kneehill County - (CCS)8305992632023331491491236
        Agricultural Region 3 - (CAR)7,1223,0633,5542992261808521,219128387
          Division No. 3 - (CD)2,0438561,08712468952853103593
            Cardston County - (CCS)6332573021923117981820
            Pincher Creek No. 9 - (CCS)522196289272622101911136
            Willow Creek No. 26 - (CCS)8884034967819621051381637
          Division No. 6 - (CD)4,9412,1952,3931741588556290192290
            Foothills No. 31 - (CCS)1,3344556796343221461882596
            Rocky View No. 44 - (CCS)1,6256818036348221443172999
            Calgary - (CCS)133415635451737
            Mountain View County - (CCS)1,8491,0188554562372673793588
          Division No. 15 - (CD)13812741005814
            Bighorn No. 8 - (CCS)517320003400
            Ranchland No. 66 - (CCS)1875421002414
        Agricultural Region 4A - (CAR)3,3162,2151,4781311144631563147101
          Division No. 7 - (CD)3,3162,2151,4781311144631563147101
            Provost No. 52 - (CCS)4943332182325204372519
            Paintearth County No. 18 - (CCS)49433825741117681151218
            Stettler County No. 6 - (CCS)88047147731317911721426
            Flagstaff County - (CCS)8496832571819642155622
            Wainwright No. 61 - (CCS)59939026918286711171016
        Agricultural Region 4B - (CAR)5,6943,9552,120105156676991,102127228
          Division No. 10 - (CD)5,6943,9552,120105156676991,102127228
            Camrose County No. 22 - (CCS)1,2418974622336161552873263
            Beaver County - (CCS)87856731213225911312139
            Minburn County No. 27 - (CCS)74255324418268771371520
            Vermilion River County No. 24 - (CCS)1,2588395672039152432792447
            Two Hills County No. 21 - (CCS)665467239191512521041422
            Lamont County - (CCS)910632296121811811642137
        Agricultural Region 5 - (CAR)12,4286,3455,4491703111071,6182,648309832
          Division No. 8 - (CD)4,5422,4452,12283148478291,11587244
            Red Deer County - (CCS)1,8631,0088733371123254652893
            Lacombe County - (CCS)1,3287215772740162503242782
            Ponoka County - (CCS)1,3517166722337192543263269
          Division No. 9 - (CD)1,268583719936131482614182
            Clearwater County - (CCS)1,268583719936131482614182
          Division No. 11 - (CD)6,6183,3172,60878127476411,272181506
            Wetaskiwin County No. 10 - (CCS)1,31770461124221116734628102
            Leduc County - (CCS)1,46485051216271315727746104
            Brazeau No. 77 - (CCS)565256276875611152345
            Parkland County - (CCS)1,144512445152210711833882
            Strathcona County - (CCS)8962993632184781431374
            Sturgeon County - (CCS)1,05561535110293961872780
            Edmonton - (CCS)17781503211121619
        Agricultural Region 6 - (CAR)8,6555,0343,6461032291069311,635355394
          Division No. 12 - (CD)12,8301,4431,3112875362103908676
            Bonnyville No. 87 - (CCS)958456457102711521362318
            Lakeland County - (CCS)138721316749526522315
            St. Paul County No. 19 - (CCS)90046942411269961323028
            Smoky Lake County - (CCS)5853052633131136701015
          Division No. 13 - (CD)4,9213,1781,89271139606321,061236251
            Lac Ste. Anne County - (CCS)1,139648480931141552234460
            Barrhead County No. 11 - (CCS)895626346142281411944844
            Westlock County - (CCS)1,0227153511626121672724755
            Woodlands County - (CCS)32117216968542761821
            Thorhild County No. 7 - (CCS)5843851969186471091927
            Athabasca County No. 12 - (CCS)960632350173415801876044
          Division No. 14 - (CD)90441344341510891843367
            Yellowhead County - (CCS)90441344341510891843367
        Agricultural Region 7 - (CAR)7,1104,6372,477101224859901,441454610
          Division No. 17 - (CD)2,7581,7441,023418031339577183181
            East Peace No.131 - (CCS)2441697537131431316
            Big Lakes - (CCS)46723623281210611103238
            Lesser Slave River No.124 - (CCS)117810297266344399
            Clear Hills No. 21 - (CCS)57234624991721111092836
            Northern Lights No. 22 - (CCS)63940322911203601163546
            Mackenzie No. 23 - (CCS)6584881418189421566636
          Division No. 18 - (CD)8214203859269861815274
            Greenview No. 16 - (CCS)8214203859269861815274
          Division No. 19 - (CD)3,5312,4731,0695111845565683219355
            Grande Prairie County No. 1 - (CCS)1,44387654222591726226065163
            Smoky River No. 130 - (CCS)485407531313422593433
            Birch Hills County - (CCS)324271842125481012026
            Spirit River No. 133 - (CCS)1631302441012828913
            Saddle Hills County - (CCS)5744111984710991246463
            Fairview No. 136 - (CCS)325229105212471681836
            Peace No. 135 - (CCS)217149634543543921
      British Columbia20,2903,6919,7201,0453912548221,2521,3253,265
        Vancouver Island-Coast - (CAR)2,8104921,4112674456125165318685
          Capital Regional District - (CD)97420741711519173669143285
            North Saanich - (CCS)8417391100231026
            Central Saanich - (CCS)167378125656102049
            Saanich - (CCS)1246418924428103171
            Capital F - (CCS)1704790252510193356
            Capital G - (CCS)8120351130551825
            Capital H (Part2) - (CCS)226458319455223158
          Cowichan Valley Regional District - (CD)6917639743516192554136
            Cowichan Valley D - (CCS)40146238234910153176
            Cowichan Valley G - (CCS)8484440223721
            Cowichan Valley F - (CCS)1194113010339
            Cowichan Valley B - (CCS)187181041314741330
          Nanaimo Regional District - (CD)4908525442101031294599
            Nanaimo C - (CCS)281160101105
            Nanaimo D - (CCS)2794814817459101847
            Nanaimo E - (CCS)344152104227
            Nanaimo F - (CCS)80163812121171323
            Nanaimo G - (CCS)46112571244810
            Nanaimo H - (CCS)235124212547
          Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District - (CD)81104642213415
            Alberni-Clayoquot B - (CCS)356292110214
            Alberni-Clayoquot D - (CCS)122241100114
            Alberni-Clayoquot F - (CCS)242131011027
          Comox-Strathcona Regional District - (CD)14458723055810303456111
            Comox-Strathcona A - (CCS)346121211147
            Comox-Strathcona K - (CCS)421321743231014
            Comox-Strathcona B - (CCS)10820571510791529
            Comox-Strathcona C - (CCS)158259215051111827
            Comox-Strathcona D - (CCS)384165112339
            Comox-Strathcona H - (CCS)1202110002105
            Comox-Strathcona J - (CCS)4517211200561620
          Powell River Regional District - (CD)982151801631534
            Powell River A - (CCS)1344140012149
            Powell River C - (CCS)4172620021413
            Powell River E - (CCS)123101160021712
          Central Coast Regional District - (CD)316160002215
            Central Coast A - (CCS)1316160002215
        Lower Mainland-Southwest - (CAR)5,7338722,33647771701341553671,007
          Fraser Valley Regional District - (CD)2,6614811,13232341308088205472
            Fraser Valley B - (CCS)1455223010657
            Fraser Valley D - (CCS)12546662543791819
            Fraser Valley E - (CCS)91718742593710192973161
            Abbotsford - (CCS)1,2842004721822412453590237
            Fraser Valley F - (CCS)172127674256632
            Fraser Valley G - (CCS)11831711322431316
          Greater Vancouver Regional District - (CD)2,8543271,11313426384749134477
            Langley - (CCS)1,417106670511312222850183
            Surrey - (CCS)5577816830441373083
            Delta - (CCS)19672723616472750
            Richmond - (CCS)1822838535221268
            Greater Vancouver A - (CCS)8263512122517
            Burnaby - (CCS)15118641700122
            Pitt Meadows - (CCS)132104231201622
            Maple Ridge - (CCS)23798241142332
          Sunshine Coast Regional District - (CD)9726291430361230
            Sunshine Coast A - (CCS)9726291430361230
          Squamish-Lillooet Regional District - (CD)12138626124121628
            Squamish-Lillooet C - (CCS)1773337612481021
            Squamish-Lillooet B - (CCS)1445250000467
        Thompson-Okanagan - (CAR)5,6797502,6351519570141234301952
          Okanagan-Similkameen Regional District - (CD)1,611125650482225295299331
            Okanagan-Similkameen A - (CCS)198117041320430
            Okanagan-Similkameen B - (CCS)160297014244123556
            Okanagan-Similkameen C - (CCS)400261631356591885
            Okanagan-Similkameen D - (CCS)26698915122942
            Okanagan-Similkameen E - (CCS)9553723133419
            Okanagan-Similkameen F - (CCS)282181255385121639
            Okanagan-Similkameen G - (CCS)1392156601413946
            Okanagan-Similkameen H - (CCS)7164033141414
          Thompson-Nicola Regional District - (CD)1,17513565333178366748146
            Thompson-Nicola M - (CCS)797301112512
            Thompson-Nicola N - (CCS)7023212123210
            Thompson-Nicola E - (CCS)1015672000325
            Thompson-Nicola I - (CCS)130306216742131734
            Thompson-Nicola J - (CCS)644290105637
            Thompson-Nicola P - (CCS)26328141631810736
            Thompson-Nicola L - (CCS)2814317661110171034
            Thompson-Nicola A - (CCS)1665350103446
            Thompson-Nicola O - (CCS)121118111046212
          Central Okanagan Regional District - (CD)1,10276449202714212343208
            Central Okanagan I - (CCS)93266379162113192134168
            Central Okanagan G - (CCS)4321411001111
            Central Okanagan H - (CCS)12785635121829
          North Okanagan Regional District - (CD)1,175298544361812345482185
            North Okanagan B - (CCS)33840162905691754
            North Okanagan D - (CCS)16736995628121426
            North Okanagan E - (CCS)355180000437
            Spallumcheen - (CCS)442152176178310193072
            North Okanagan F - (CCS)193658954210101826
          Columbia-Shuswap Regional District - (CD)61611633914111121382982
            Columbia-Shuswap A - (CCS)1747341413838
            Columbia-Shuswap C - (CCS)993156530513616
            Columbia-Shuswap D - (CCS)3676719864812161749
            Columbia-Shuswap E - (CCS)417241011113
            Columbia-Shuswap F - (CCS)354271010026
        Kootenay - (CAR)1,3802657025040224460121219
          East Kootenay Regional District - (CD)41861212310113111526
            East Kootenay A - (CCS)7214441412269
            East Kootenay B - (CCS)667341203224
            East Kootenay C - (CCS)13819650105225
            East Kootenay E - (CCS)577350302325
            East Kootenay F - (CCS)466171001121
            East Kootenay G - (CCS)398170000112
          Central Kootenay Regional District - (CD)609133284311914173170127
            Central Kootenay A - (CCS)316133112338
            Central Kootenay B - (CCS)22847945545111329
            Central Kootenay C - (CCS)66212911310213
            Central Kootenay D - (CCS)30142265126914
            Central Kootenay E - (CCS)369205100067
            Central Kootenay G - (CCS)192100000013
            Central Kootenay H - (CCS)882435711142027
            Central Kootenay J - (CCS)4151611442713
            Central Kootenay K - (CCS)7054534025913
          Kootenay Boundary Regional District - (CD)353712061611714183666
            Kootenay Boundary B - (CCS)15192533033312
            Kootenay Boundary D - (CCS)14529878464102029
            Kootenay Boundary E - (CCS)1573394541751325
        Cariboo - (CAR)1,8172731,1263749128517670150
          Cariboo Regional District - (CD)1,18812874724241049963771
            Cariboo D - (CCS)688421023537
            Cariboo E - (CCS)506310111410
            Cariboo F - (CCS)21513135534918310
            Cariboo G - (CCS)643390103415
            Cariboo H - (CCS)685452102518
            Cariboo L - (CCS)1088734104758
            Cariboo A - (CCS)1552693620310411
            Cariboo B - (CCS)162169914141754
            Cariboo C - (CCS)325161301324
            Cariboo I - (CCS)123218014181398
            Cariboo J - (CCS)663421105402
            Cariboo K - (CCS)7714522316634
          Fraser-Fort George Regional District - (CD)6291453791325236803379
            Fraser-Fort George H - (CCS)144459648013221526
            Fraser-Fort George A - (CCS)119307637182149
            Fraser-Fort George C - (CCS)1382683220517417
            Fraser-Fort George D - (CCS)1352669141510615
            Fraser-Fort George E - (CCS)3110191102315
            Fraser-Fort George F - (CCS)1628362303737
        North Coast - (CAR)15242828638201941
          Kitimat-Stikine Regional District - (CD)115242828638201941
            Kitimat-Stikine C (Part 1) - (CCS)18523437518151023
            Kitimat-Stikine B - (CCS)67193911205918
        Nechako - (CAR)94523855211194491143155
          Bulkley-Nechako Regional District - (CD)194523855211194491143155
            Bulkley-Nechako C - (CCS)1448263101212
            Bulkley-Nechako D - (CCS)99295213051257
            Bulkley-Nechako F - (CCS)319871844612848914
            Bulkley-Nechako B - (CCS)5313321102434
            Bulkley-Nechako E - (CCS)135408902052358
            Bulkley-Nechako A - (CCS)21847130243818515
            Bulkley-Nechako G - (CCS)7714390200735
        Peace River - (CAR)1,77475987644671723632898156
          Peace River Regional District - (CD)11,77475987644671723632898156
            Peace River D - (CCS)61725729517226811063052
            Peace River E - (CCS)31610717964332521527
            Peace River B - (CCS)1652323311193651051324763
            Peace River C - (CCS)18972912531838614
    Source: Statistics Canada

    Footnotes:
    1. Due to confidentiality constraints, the data for one or more adjacent geographic areas having very few farms have been combined with the data from this census consolidated subdivision or census division. For the names of the geographic areas included in this amalgamation and the number of farms in them, click on Geographic area amalgamations.

    2. When comparing the number of farms reporting soil conservation practices to previous censuses, calculating the number of farms reporting any one practice as a percentage of the total number of farms is recommended, since the total number of farms varies over time.

    3. The number of 2001 farms reporting "winter cover crops" and "green manure crops for plough-down" is not directly comparable to 1996. Only one category, "winter cover crops for spring plough-down," existed in 1996.

    4. Due to response errors, the number of farms reporting "mechanical or hand weeding of crops" was overstated. Telephone follow-up with a sample of these respondents confirmed that tillage prior to seeding, the use of machinery to spray herbicides, and hand weeding of personal home gardens were sometimes included as mechanical or hand weeding.