Table 9 - Manure application methods, by province, Census Agricultural Region (CAR), Census Division (CD) and Census Consolidated Subdivision (CCS), 2000

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  • Alberta
  • British Columbia

  • Variable nameManure application using a solid spreader2Manure application using an irrigation system2Manure application using a liquid spreader (on surface)2Manure application using a liquid spreader (injected)2
    Geographic name - (Geographic level)Farms reportingAcresHectaresFarms reportingAcresHectaresFarms reportingAcresHectaresFarms reportingAcresHectares
    Canada85,5424,518,4061,828,5341,297119,32048,28716,4611,774,618718,1621,958312,110126,306
      Alberta14,9881,035,880419,206494,8651,9691,345189,49176,68423042,00817,000
        Agricultural Region 1 - (CAR)60250,35420,3785xx309,4543,82662,300931
          Division No. 1 - (CD)23019,0337,7024440178173,4401,3925xx
            Cypress County - (CCS)15510,6154,2960006647262000
            Forty Mile County No. 8 - (CCS)758,4183,4074440178112,7931,1305xx
          Division No. 4 - (CD)37231,32112,6751xx136,0142,4341xx
            Special Area No. 2 - (CCS)15313,2275,3531xx53,2091,2991xx
            Special Area No. 3 - (CCS)1026,9552,8150007xx000
            Special Area No. 4 - (CCS)11711,1394,5080001xx000
        Agricultural Region 2 - (CAR)1,761164,08566,403131,25650824037,16215,0399816,9466,858
          Division No. 2 - (CD)1,035109,27544,222995638715323,7999,631476,2652,535
            Warner County No. 5 - (CCS)1269,7453,9441xx126,8802,78471,790724
            Lethbridge County - (CCS)42556,33922,8005336136989,4393,820241,855751
            Taber - (CCS)22218,3967,4452xx254,2111,704122,060834
            Newell County No. 4 - (CCS)26224,79510,0341xx183,2691,3234560227
          Division No. 5 - (CD)72654,81022,18143001218713,3635,4085110,6814,322
            Vulcan County - (CCS)14812,4475,0371xx63,0901,2504780316
            Wheatland County - (CCS)23117,2676,9881xx274,0431,636133,2601,319
            Starland County - (CCS)1855,6182,2740008470190122,9561,196
            Kneehill County - (CCS)26219,4787,8822xx465,7602,331223,6851,491
        Agricultural Region 3 - (CAR)2,226144,61958,525852121113415,9566,457325,5632,251
          Division No. 3 - (CD)61346,91718,9878521211477,2852,948183,8001,538
            Cardston County - (CCS)18011,0124,456421185131,8007286xx
            Pincher Creek No. 9 - (CCS)17412,2754,9682xx61,1704732xx
            Willow Creek No. 26 - (CCS)25923,6309,5632xx284,3151,746101,930781
          Division No. 6 - (CD)1,59195,76938,756000878,6713,509141,763713
            Foothills No. 31 - (CCS)38023,1369,36300011xx2xx
            Rocky View No. 44 - (CCS)51531,58512,782000273,8961,57791,160469
            Calgary - (CCS)372,2959290001xx1xx
            Mountain View County - (CCS)65938,75315,683000483,6371,4722xx
          Division No. 15 - (CD)221,933782000000000
            Bighorn No. 8 - (CCS)151,662673000000000
            Ranchland No. 66 - (CCS)17271110000000000
        Agricultural Region 4A - (CAR)1,01492,38837,388000529,3473,783152,9251,184
          Division No. 7 - (CD)1,01492,38837,388000529,3473,783152,9251,184
            Provost No. 52 - (CCS)14415,5746,30300068753541xx
            Paintearth County No. 18 - (CCS)14512,0834,89000051,2855201xx
            Stettler County No. 6 - (CCS)32128,76711,642000183,2551,31731,150465
            Flagstaff County - (CCS)24420,6758,36700091,0554276xx
            Wainwright No. 61 - (CCS)16015,2896,187000142,8771,16441,030417
        Agricultural Region 4B - (CAR)1,697110,29144,633432813311211,2004,5323740299
          Division No. 10 - (CD)1,697110,29144,633432813311211,2004,5323740299
            Camrose County No. 22 - (CCS)43026,12210,5711xx413,6961,4962xx
            Beaver County - (CCS)23915,1246,1201xx191,9938071xx
            Minburn County No. 27 - (CCS)20211,9194,8230005690279000
            Vermilion River County No. 24 - (CCS)39329,75212,0401xx232,436986000
            Two Hills County No. 21 - (CCS)18513,3835,4161xx9965391000
            Lamont County - (CCS)24813,9915,662000151,420575000
        Agricultural Region 5 - (CAR)4,318256,845103,94117xx53470,45428,512457,7363,131
          Division No. 8 - (CD)1,770116,51447,152152,05583232247,54719,242254,9101,987
            Red Deer County - (CCS)69446,87818,97143451408112,1594,921101,955791
            Lacombe County - (CCS)48128,64211,591572529313419,4407,86781,775718
            Ponoka County - (CCS)59540,99416,590698539910715,9486,45471,180478
          Division No. 9 - (CD)45425,74210,4171xx292,5631,0371xx
            Clearwater County - (CCS)45425,74210,4171xx292,5631,0371xx
          Division No. 11 - (CD)2,094114,58946,3731xx18320,3448,23319xx
            Wetaskiwin County No. 10 - (CCS)48227,78811,245000474,6151,8685496201
            Leduc County - (CCS)53729,29511,855000575,9822,4213740299
            Brazeau No. 77 - (CCS)1599,3793,7961xx10xx1xx
            Parkland County - (CCS)33617,6797,154000171,606650000
            Strathcona County - (CCS)26611,4184,621000121,3905631xx
            Sturgeon County - (CCS)28017,3057,003000385,6412,28391,400567
            Edmonton - (CCS)341,7256980002xx000
        Agricultural Region 6 - (CAR)2,588159,63864,6032xx19929,97312,130244,4631,806
          Division No. 12 - (CD)174449,60820,076000313,8781,569000
            Bonnyville No. 87 - (CCS)25218,5497,5070005xx000
            Lakeland County - (CCS)1944,9131,9880002xx000
            St. Paul County No. 19 - (CCS)25118,3727,435000202,6271,063000
            Smoky Lake County - (CCS)1477,7743,1460004505204000
          Division No. 13 - (CD)1,59595,19538,5242xx15824,6209,96323xx
            Lac Ste. Anne County - (CCS)36719,9498,073000151,8617531xx
            Barrhead County No. 11 - (CCS)36522,7179,1931xx9816,2626,581173,1481,274
            Westlock County - (CCS)36022,9059,269000284,5171,8284795322
            Woodlands County - (CCS)944,6691,8890003250101000
            Thorhild County No. 7 - (CCS)16410,2954,16600071,070433000
            Athabasca County No. 12 - (CCS)24514,6605,9331xx76602671xx
          Division No. 14 - (CD)24914,8356,004000101,4755971xx
            Yellowhead County - (CCS)24914,8356,004000101,4755971xx
        Agricultural Region 7 - (CAR)78257,66023,334000445,9452,40671,335540
          Division No. 17 - (CD)28022,1698,971000141,7707164365148
            East Peace No.131 - (CCS)131,55663000061,090441000
            Big Lakes - (CCS)686,9082,7960001xx000
            Lesser Slave River No.124 - (CCS)1542,5631,0370003320129000
            Clear Hills No. 21 - (CCS)504,1611,6840001xx1xx
            Northern Lights No. 22 - (CCS)554,4481,8000001xx000
            Mackenzie No. 23 - (CCS)402,5331,0250002xx3xx
          Division No. 18 - (CD)1168,8753,59200031,060429000
            Greenview No. 16 - (CCS)1168,8753,59200031,060429000
          Division No. 19 - (CD)38626,61610,771000273,1151,2613970393
            Grande Prairie County No. 1 - (CCS)19713,9935,663000101,3755562xx
            Smoky River No. 130 - (CCS)1058723800046152491xx
            Birch Hills County - (CCS)292,0578320002xx000
            Spirit River No. 133 - (CCS)7260105000000000
            Saddle Hills County - (CCS)644,0451,637000320583000
            Fairview No. 136 - (CCS)514,1721,6880006630255000
            Peace No. 135 - (CCS)281,5026080002xx000
      British Columbia6,094151,91861,4791208,6543,50299770,60428,572402,043827
        Vancouver Island-Coast - (CAR)98012,6635,125212,10185013711,0844,4862xx
          Capital Regional District - (CD)3222,3339446258104121,036419000
            North Saanich - (CCS)273091250002xx000
            Central Saanich - (CCS)534962012xx6611247000
            Saanich - (CCS)1693331352xx1xx000
            Capital F - (CCS)695282140001xx000
            Capital G - (CCS)28141571xx000000
            Capital H (Part2) - (CCS)765262131xx2xx000
          Cowichan Valley Regional District - (CD)2673,8781,5695247100815,4352,1991xx
            Cowichan Valley D - (CCS)1602,3399474xx513,2371,3101xx
            Cowichan Valley G - (CCS)316162491xx5403163000
            Cowichan Valley F - (CCS)1128836000000000
            Cowichan Valley B - (CCS)64835338000251,795726000
          Nanaimo Regional District - (CD)1511,8607531xx101,096444000
            Nanaimo C - (CCS)722089000000000
            Nanaimo D - (CCS)851,1014461xx5767310000
            Nanaimo E - (CCS)97932000000000
            Nanaimo F - (CCS)262751110002xx000
            Nanaimo G - (CCS)14118480003xx000
            Nanaimo H - (CCS)106727000000000
          Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District - (CD)275932401xx7xx000
            Alberni-Clayoquot B - (CCS)153461401xx4561227000
            Alberni-Clayoquot D - (CCS)18116470002xx000
            Alberni-Clayoquot F - (CCS)4131530001xx000
          Comox-Strathcona Regional District - (CD)11683,1961,29371,154467252,7051,0951xx
            Comox-Strathcona A - (CCS)10130530004500202000
            Comox-Strathcona K - (CCS)1969280001xx000
            Comox-Strathcona B - (CCS)351,0894412xx3xx000
            Comox-Strathcona C - (CCS)641,5266184673272172,0678361xx
            Comox-Strathcona D - (CCS)786351xx000000
            Comox-Strathcona H - (CCS)1717470000000000
            Comox-Strathcona J - (CCS)2612249000000000
          Powell River Regional District - (CD)37227921xx2xx000
            Powell River A - (CCS)11274300002xx000
            Powell River C - (CCS)1775301xx000000
            Powell River E - (CCS)187832000000000
          Central Coast Regional District - (CD)8576233000000000
            Central Coast A - (CCS)18576233000000000
        Lower Mainland-Southwest - (CAR)2,10243,02417,411625,1692,09270449,17419,900291,342543
          Fraser Valley Regional District - (CD)1,07823,2799,421443,7471,51657039,49615,983251,275516
            Fraser Valley B - (CCS)113124500003374151000
            Fraser Valley D - (CCS)571,539623324298554,1031,6608342138
            Fraser Valley E - (CCS)3917,5793,067131,20148622813,9255,63511618250
            Abbotsford - (CCS)50911,9134,821241,82974022615,8966,4334xx
            Fraser Valley F - (CCS)5961725000011606245000
            Fraser Valley G - (CCS)491,5076104475192474,5921,8582xx
          Greater Vancouver Regional District - (CD)96118,9457,667181,422575133xx46727
            Langley - (CCS)5398,2113,3237450182663,6251,4672xx
            Surrey - (CCS)1943,7281,5095482195222,0878451xx
            Delta - (CCS)694,3181,7474xx171,5726361xx
            Richmond - (CCS)284031630008925374000
            Greater Vancouver A - (CCS)204231710006490198000
            Burnaby - (CCS)18229000000000
            Pitt Meadows - (CCS)361,0404212xx11950384000
            Maple Ridge - (CCS)678003240003xx000
          Sunshine Coast Regional District - (CD)23132530001xx000
            Sunshine Coast A - (CCS)23132530001xx000
          Squamish-Lillooet Regional District - (CD)40668270000000000
            Squamish-Lillooet C - (CCS)129510206000000000
            Squamish-Lillooet B - (CCS)11115864000000000
        Thompson-Okanagan - (CAR)1,48732,82713,285249073671137,5313,0487501203
          Okanagan-Similkameen Regional District - (CD)3415,2422,1216xx4xx2xx
            Okanagan-Similkameen A - (CCS)16251102000000000
            Okanagan-Similkameen B - (CCS)651,2555081xx0001xx
            Okanagan-Similkameen C - (CCS)659013652xx2xx000
            Okanagan-Similkameen D - (CCS)43392159000000000
            Okanagan-Similkameen E - (CCS)1310141000000000
            Okanagan-Similkameen F - (CCS)563371361xx0001xx
            Okanagan-Similkameen G - (CCS)468023252xx1xx000
            Okanagan-Similkameen H - (CCS)371,2034870001xx000
          Thompson-Nicola Regional District - (CD)31411,9074,8194103422xx000
            Thompson-Nicola M - (CCS)111,136460000000000
            Thompson-Nicola N - (CCS)171,0184121xx000000
            Thompson-Nicola E - (CCS)231,366553000000000
            Thompson-Nicola I - (CCS)255222112xx000000
            Thompson-Nicola J - (CCS)241,758711000000000
            Thompson-Nicola P - (CCS)691,7717171xx1xx000
            Thompson-Nicola L - (CCS)912,5031,013000000000
            Thompson-Nicola A - (CCS)114608246000000000
            Thompson-Nicola O - (CCS)401,2254960001xx000
          Central Okanagan Regional District - (CD)1912,2409061xx93251321xx
            Central Okanagan I - (CCS)1572,0598331xx8xx1xx
            Central Okanagan G - (CCS)65020000000000
            Central Okanagan H - (CCS)28131530001xx000
          North Okanagan Regional District - (CD)3988,2643,34412547221643,8851,5724425172
            North Okanagan B - (CCS)728293354152622xx000
            North Okanagan D - (CCS)631,6386631xx6xx000
            North Okanagan E - (CCS)1024097000000000
            Spallumcheen - (CCS)1693,4681,4032xx291,4986061xx
            North Okanagan F - (CCS)842,089845513555271,8977683xx
          Columbia-Shuswap Regional District - (CD)2435,1742,0941xx343,0971,253000
            Columbia-Shuswap A - (CCS)125436176000000000
            Columbia-Shuswap C - (CCS)361,55062700011xx000
            Columbia-Shuswap D - (CCS)1572,7011,0931xx212,043827000
            Columbia-Shuswap E - (CCS)133311340002xx000
            Columbia-Shuswap F - (CCS)1215663000000000
        Kootenay - (CAR)45110,3404,1846248100163471401xx
          East Kootenay Regional District - (CD)1243,2031,2961xx1xx000
            East Kootenay A - (CCS)337473020001xx000
            East Kootenay B - (CCS)16461187000000000
            East Kootenay C - (CCS)391,309530000000000
            East Kootenay E - (CCS)15291118000000000
            East Kootenay F - (CCS)1018876000000000
            East Kootenay G - (CCS)11207841xx000000
          Central Kootenay Regional District - (CD)1904,1481,6795xx9xx1xx
            Central Kootenay A - (CCS)96828000000000
            Central Kootenay B - (CCS)488303364130536102411xx
            Central Kootenay C - (CCS)141,2204941xx1xx000
            Central Kootenay D - (CCS)134317000000000
            Central Kootenay E - (CCS)2213856000000000
            Central Kootenay G - (CCS)59338000000000
            Central Kootenay H - (CCS)424261720001xx000
            Central Kootenay J - (CCS)18724293000000000
            Central Kootenay K - (CCS)196062450001xx000
          Kootenay Boundary Regional District - (CD)1372,9891,21000068334000
            Kootenay Boundary B - (CCS)12238615600035522000
            Kootenay Boundary D - (CCS)60642260000000000
            Kootenay Boundary E - (CCS)551,96179400032811000
        Cariboo - (CAR)45817,8067,206315061101,089441000
          Cariboo Regional District - (CD)28510,8464,3892xx2xx000
            Cariboo D - (CCS)11673272000000000
            Cariboo E - (CCS)10436176000000000
            Cariboo F - (CCS)543,2471,3141xx000000
            Cariboo G - (CCS)17653264000000000
            Cariboo H - (CCS)23592240000000000
            Cariboo L - (CCS)36975395000000000
            Cariboo A - (CCS)371,2355001xx1xx000
            Cariboo B - (CCS)34795322000000000
            Cariboo C - (CCS)816768000000000
            Cariboo I - (CCS)341,1394610001xx000
            Cariboo J - (CCS)9458185000000000
            Cariboo K - (CCS)12476193000000000
          Fraser-Fort George Regional District - (CD)1736,9602,8171xx8xx000
            Fraser-Fort George H - (CCS)472,4039720006734297000
            Fraser-Fort George A - (CCS)382,010813000000000
            Fraser-Fort George C - (CCS)327292951xx1xx000
            Fraser-Fort George D - (CCS)266332560001xx000
            Fraser-Fort George E - (CCS)13414168000000000
            Fraser-Fort George F - (CCS)117771312000000000
        North Coast - (CAR)521,3785581xx000000
          Kitimat-Stikine Regional District - (CD)1521,3785581xx000000
            Kitimat-Stikine C (Part 1) - (CCS)127214871xx000000
            Kitimat-Stikine B - (CCS)251,164471000000000
        Nechako - (CAR)25711,1284,5032xx109393801xx
          Bulkley-Nechako Regional District - (CD)125711,1284,5032xx109393801xx
            Bulkley-Nechako C - (CCS)11321487000000000
            Bulkley-Nechako D - (CCS)22751304000000000
            Bulkley-Nechako F - (CCS)904,4551,8030005524212000
            Bulkley-Nechako B - (CCS)155122071xx000000
            Bulkley-Nechako E - (CCS)391,470595000000000
            Bulkley-Nechako A - (CCS)603,2111,2991xx54151681xx
            Bulkley-Nechako G - (CCS)18515208000000000
        Peace River - (CAR)30722,7529,2071xx7440178000
          Peace River Regional District - (CD)130722,7529,2071xx7440178000
            Peace River D - (CCS)946,6892,7071xx324097000
            Peace River E - (CCS)654,3611,765000000000
            Peace River B - (CCS)112410,3604,193000420081000
            Peace River C - (CCS)241,342543000000000
    Source: Statistics Canada

    Legend:
    x Suppressed to protect confidentiality

    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. As in 1996, the area of land on which manure was applied using each manure application method was under-reported. However, the 1996 and 2001 data are comparable.