Table 34 - Farm business operating expenses, by province, Census Agricultural Region (CAR), Census Division (CD) and Census Consolidated Subdivision (CCS), 2000

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  • Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Nova Scotia
  • Prince Edward Island
  • New Brunswick

  • Variable nameTotal farm business operating expensesFertilizer and lime purchasesPurchases of herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, etc.
    Geographic name - (Geographic level)Farms reportingAmount $Farms reportingAmount $Farms reportingAmount $
    Canada246,92333,213,077,917158,4992,069,703,004137,9621,549,618,896
      Newfoundland and Labrador64378,820,5914671,510,919248365,835
        Agricultural Region 1 - (CAR)32751,510,647224607,304114165,015
          Division No. 1 - (CD)30150,676,386203564,640101141,129
            Division No. 1, Subd. W - (CCS)116466,276826,0353x
            Division No. 1, Subd. X - (CCS)1221,063,260930,0876x
            Division No. 1, Subd. C - (CCS)23218,7431510,54400
            Division No. 1, Subd. E - (CCS)116685,162910,1653368
            Division No. 1, Subd. H - (CCS)1261,158,6301631,4007x
            Holyrood - (CCS)13610,330,1442883,55719x
            St. John's - (CCS)116236,754,171118372,8526391,685
          Division No. 2 - (CD)26834,2612142,6641323,886
            Division No. 2, Subd. E - (CCS)126834,2612142,6641323,886
        Agricultural Region 2 - (CAR)16511,446,394127414,27670105,292
          Division No. 6 - (CD)1422,659,4693393,4511930,796
            Division No. 6, Subd. C - (CCS)1422,659,4693393,4511930,796
          Division No. 7 - (CD)646,308,27352197,6212549,640
            Division No. 7, Subd. K - (CCS)1191,176,9801433,174622,670
            Division No. 7, Subd. E - (CCS)264,646,24820126,509817,749
            Division No. 7, Subd. D - (CCS)119485,0451837,938119,221
          Division No. 8 - (CD)592,478,65242123,2042624,856
            Division No. 8, Subd. H - (CCS)118236,088916,1552x
            Division No. 8, Subd. G - (CCS)181,131,8621348,0249x
            Division No. 8, Subd. C - (CCS)1231,110,7022059,02515x
        Agricultural Region 3 - (CAR)15115,863,550116489,3396495,528
          Division No. 4 - (CD)514,493,48337190,6272332,059
            Division No. 4, Subd. A - (CCS)19x1380,0364x
            Division No. 4, Subd. B - (CCS)132x24110,59119x
          Division No. 5 - (CD)110011,370,06779298,7124163,469
            Division No. 5, Subd. E - (CCS)1436,292,03336209,8462035,696
            Division No. 5, Subd. F - (CCS)1223,560,9911650,1641123,823
            Division No. 5, Subd. D - (CCS)1351,517,0432738,702103,950
      Prince Edward Island1,845337,679,1011,42935,360,5131,14125,688,667
        Agricultural Region 1 - (CAR)32253,427,2102356,587,7072054,376,503
          Kings County - (CD)32253,427,2102356,587,7072054,376,503
            Lot 64 - (CCS)19764,78915129,74613x
            Lot 63 - (CCS)1222,913,13517253,6771581,956
            Lot 59 - (CCS)312,191,38820260,92218167,146
            Lot 51 - (CCS)264,730,80921573,15118362,650
            Lot 52 - (CCS)243,305,93717296,78216135,352
            Lot 54 - (CCS)232,687,36420265,91310179,702
            Lot 55 - (CCS)1273,045,49519153,48214121,430
            Lot 44 - (CCS)1287,195,90118979,75818730,378
            Lot 45 - (CCS)1247,411,16019947,88317813,714
            Lot 47 - (CCS)175,033,28514774,94011510,583
            Lot 41 - (CCS)1233,229,80316542,23415x
            Lot 40 - (CCS)1358,587,320251,121,64826753,848
            Lot 38 - (CCS)232,330,82414287,57114181,416
        Agricultural Region 2 - (CAR)905137,210,56269111,260,0395096,990,857
          Queens County - (CD)905137,210,56269111,260,0395096,990,857
            Lot 58 - (CCS)1438,293,04728730,19727503,286
            Lot 57 - (CCS)4110,772,577361,375,79033889,282
            Lot 50 - (CCS)427,569,23936538,64533266,084
            Lot 49 - (CCS)333,401,30125584,15418177,510
            Lot 48 - (CCS)463,805,75231208,0722470,918
            Lot 31 - (CCS)7510,897,31152904,58240832,282
            Lot 65 - (CCS)563,829,76246353,67627268,753
            Lot 30 - (CCS)342,534,22123156,26913x
            Lot 29 - (CCS)325,419,17327648,17520513,906
            Lot 67 - (CCS)688,412,40547394,92833134,737
            Lot 20 - (CCS)439,728,51438680,75325567,497
            Lot 21 - (CCS)235,021,31819327,14512394,916
            Miltonvale Park - (CCS)293,439,05623248,55818211,052
            Lot 22 - (CCS)1292,815,78321198,9211742,131
            Lot 23 - (CCS)456,298,21032345,3982351,623
            Lot 24 - (CCS)497,696,05639607,62325273,583
            Lot 33 - (CCS)6610,320,98851642,12135331,491
            Lot 34 - (CCS)4710,281,30333602,93923467,012
            Lot 35 - (CCS)263,632,64320357,27015x
            Lot 36 - (CCS)302,724,85625148,2141667,665
            Lot 37 - (CCS)234,755,07718641,52814322,917
            Cornwall - (CCS)255,561,97021565,08118163,474
        Agricultural Region 3 - (CAR)618147,041,32950317,512,76742714,321,307
          Prince County - (CD)618147,041,32950317,512,76742714,321,307
            Lot 28 - (CCS)4510,455,530361,022,20538981,962
            Lot 27 - (CCS)3410,014,948311,298,036271,169,703
            Lot 26 - (CCS)4211,672,466361,597,926311,350,479
            Lot 25 - (CCS)3912,800,772301,473,040231,324,201
            Lot 19 - (CCS)4010,813,087241,245,04520788,161
            Lot 18 - (CCS)3312,201,993251,167,529221,111,400
            Lot 17 - (CCS)3611,931,196261,389,50418933,768
            Lot 16 - (CCS)315,222,41226563,83020x
            Lot 14 - (CCS)1308,230,06428851,60021610,948
            Lot 13 - (CCS)264,505,85224450,13318313,602
            Lot 12 - (CCS)121805,0781350,40714x
            Lot 6 - (CCS)3610,571,876321,209,171281,060,914
            Lot 9 - (CCS)1232,813,49917437,96920432,875
            Lot 8 - (CCS)336,092,887301,024,54023730,318
            Lot 7 - (CCS)1368,691,865331,089,47925748,595
            Lot 4 - (CCS)4012,694,969331,657,347291,306,569
            Lot 3 - (CCS)1386,389,11835906,74431929,598
            Lot 1 - (CCS)351,133,7172478,2621936,196
      Nova Scotia3,923388,693,5652,82012,909,4141,6548,014,536
        Agricultural Region 1 - (CAR)66448,812,738439634,741225278,399
          Shelburne County - (CD)27276,8851814,49597,588
            Shelburne - (CCS)127276,8851814,49597,588
          Yarmouth County - (CD)1124,811,7197690,5783735,501
            Argyle - (CCS)31844,1361917,106124,645
            Yarmouth - (CCS)813,967,5835773,4722530,856
          Digby County - (CD)10921,266,0953134,450154,565
            Clare - (CCS)6717,059,2531615,89282,544
            Digby - (CCS)424,206,8421518,55872,021
          Queens County - (CD)461,563,6072846,8451822,155
            Queens - (CCS)461,563,6072846,8451822,155
          Lunenburg County - (CD)37020,894,432286448,373146208,590
            Lunenburg - (CCS)25917,945,975198304,717105115,741
            Chester - (CCS)1112,948,45788143,6564192,849
        Agricultural Region 2 - (CAR)1,230198,968,7929066,564,8935624,929,946
          Annapolis County - (CD)25017,687,742175949,39584320,329
            Annapolis, Subd. D - (CCS)321,498,3952044,639714,963
            Annapolis, Subd. A - (CCS)613,212,48043110,6452066,504
            Annapolis, Subd. B - (CCS)893,782,00958217,7423056,555
            Annapolis, Subd. C - (CCS)689,194,85854576,36927182,307
          Kings County - (CD)644133,707,5034753,872,0233614,047,526
            Kings, Subd. A - (CCS)32343,147,1142451,803,1961841,499,215
            Kings, Subd. C - (CCS)383,355,7742960,5071662,998
            Kings, Subd. B - (CCS)18763,843,9691381,640,2881092,118,600
            Kings, Subd. D - (CCS)9623,360,64663368,03252366,713
          Hants County - (CD)33647,573,5472561,743,475117562,091
            West Hants - (CCS)15314,012,585111961,27555387,690
            East Hants - (CCS)18333,560,962145782,20062174,401
        Agricultural Region 3 - (CAR)1,14388,473,3488493,656,2095552,278,007
          Halifax County - (CD)15213,728,47497432,42043135,373
            Halifax - (CCS)15213,728,47497432,42043135,373
          Colchester County - (CD)45241,152,4853491,849,7742121,095,948
            Colchester, Subd. C - (CCS)18421,614,160147789,87974156,549
            Colchester, Subd. B - (CCS)1639,769,652123355,3766580,733
            Colchester, Subd. A - (CCS)1059,768,67379704,51973858,666
          Cumberland County - (CD)53933,592,3894031,374,0153001,046,686
            Cumberland, Subd. A - (CCS)944,033,04882142,86774321,561
            Cumberland, Subd. B - (CCS)19613,981,849135660,800131532,066
            Cumberland, Subd. C - (CCS)15310,742,582112410,74262119,140
            Cumberland, Subd. D - (CCS)964,834,91074159,6063373,919
        Agricultural Region 4 - (CAR)59935,500,4664441,505,246243429,935
          Pictou County - (CD)27413,166,741190595,202107243,518
            Pictou, Subd. A - (CCS)1206,871,99483295,5564059,590
            Pictou, Subd. B - (CCS)773,483,30356156,7073066,387
            Pictou, Subd. C - (CCS)772,811,44451142,93937117,541
          Guysborough County - (CD)903,108,04274138,5014983,229
            St. Mary's - (CCS)271,363,6442091,3161360,295
            Guysborough - (CCS)631,744,3985447,1853622,934
          Antigonish County - (CD)23519,225,683180771,54387103,188
            Antigonish, Subd. A - (CCS)13111,183,434102450,6784962,481
            Antigonish, Subd. B - (CCS)1048,042,24978320,8653840,707
        Agricultural Region 5 - (CAR)28716,938,221182548,3256998,249
          Inverness County - (CD)1388,945,01387319,9063232,267
            Inverness, Subd. C - (CCS)352,699,6421944,05385,487
            Inverness, Subd. B - (CCS)645,596,36646249,0351623,660
            Inverness, Subd. A - (CCS)39649,0052226,81883,120
          Richmond County - (CD)17566,5031114,67141,381
            Richmond, Subd. C - (CCS)117566,5031114,67141,381
          Cape Breton County - (CD)976,528,89866177,8052763,833
            Cape Breton - (CCS)976,528,89866177,8052763,833
          Victoria County - (CD)35897,8071835,9436768
            Victoria, Subd. B - (CCS)135897,8071835,9436768
      New Brunswick3,034383,725,4672,11519,901,4581,22113,332,465
        Agricultural Region 1 - (CAR)1,086223,207,99080314,200,16555211,276,893
          York County - (CD)30132,272,331207603,473101235,413
            Manners Sutton - (CCS)30998,3082123,30551,803
            Prince William - (CCS)1321,186,3741941,297741,690
            Kingsclear - (CCS)1291,046,1281727,3071013,921
            Queensbury - (CCS)374,145,25630124,2511335,235
            Southampton - (CCS)291,520,9012159,819137,616
            Bright - (CCS)393,243,0352172,04712100,634
            Douglas - (CCS)4616,881,92430120,6091616,073
            Fredericton - (CCS)1312,296,2432453,69297,768
            Stanley - (CCS)28954,1622481,1461610,673
          Carleton County - (CD)42589,428,5023277,876,7842286,069,320
            Richmond - (CCS)362,996,44028247,1201163,093
            Woodstock - (CCS)325,903,86424451,58616123,347
            Northampton - (CCS)30x2044,0441133,171
            Brighton - (CCS)414,853,92029526,32124547,397
            Wakefield - (CCS)5212,055,862421,253,731301,085,738
            Wilmot - (CCS)4210,437,422351,248,381261,056,566
            Simonds - (CCS)18x12298,9565234,169
            Peel - (CCS)297,891,23722564,74114474,193
            Aberdeen - (CCS)325,052,45723577,47120294,292
            Kent - (CCS)7411,073,770611,459,725481,171,352
            Wicklow - (CCS)399,294,788311,204,70823986,002
          Victoria County - (CD)18333,852,3321553,564,4161353,262,554
            Andover - (CCS)171,751,89314184,04212133,481
            Perth - (CCS)251,631,67518145,3281290,144
            Gordon - (CCS)1222,818,86118296,49213204,761
            Denmark - (CCS)435,378,28736576,64531532,840
            Grand Falls - (CCS)307,879,46926880,60126636,750
            Drummond - (CCS)4614,392,147431,481,308411,664,578
          Madawaska County - (CD)17767,654,8251142,155,492881,709,606
            Saint-André - (CCS)3715,611,426351,743,764341,520,300
            Saint-Léonard - (CCS)1224,707,30418205,9291681,779
            Rivière-Verte - (CCS)271,099,2412062,66077,444
            Saint-Joseph - (CCS)304,949,6281211,63161,326
            Baker Brook - (CCS)1364,374,23620115,1201771,273
            Saint-François - (CCS)2536,912,990916,388827,484
        Agricultural Region 2 - (CAR)82074,161,5835492,229,749258695,722
          Charlotte County - (CD)1274,722,81490176,43970158,568
            Pennfield - (CCS)19702,4631211,3851346,231
            Saint George - (CCS)1211,119,4741733,0841542,283
            Saint Stephen - (CCS)17578,6821317,7151023,263
            Saint James - (CCS)21425,0021432,051116,611
            Saint David - (CCS)291,465,4662158,0441124,462
            Dumbarton - (CCS)120431,7271324,1601015,718
          Sunbury County - (CD)10211,752,99372305,03839140,552
            Blissville - (CCS)19328,8031416,26272,306
            Gladstone - (CCS)16670,5421122,66544,687
            Lincoln - (CCS)222,913,24416x811,745
            Burton - (CCS)17500,990911,64774,741
            Maugerville - (CCS)1287,339,41422x13117,073
          Queens County - (CD)11810,503,00368185,5393167,198
            Gagetown - (CCS)1342,053,49218x1134,670
            Wickham - (CCS)1246,284,40210x4x
            Cambridge - (CCS)32913,5231922,731915,823
            Waterborough - (CCS)1281,251,5862181,1287x
          Kings County - (CD)147347,182,7733191,562,733118329,404
            Upham - (CCS)1301,310,7552156,745828,531
            Hampton - (CCS)21880,1611314,55200
            Kingston - (CCS)201,736,4521429,19057,210
            Norton - (CCS)342,762,4802692,09184,371
            Sussex - (CCS)597,575,45637223,0181449,791
            Waterford - (CCS)119987,2221357,185514,759
            Cardwell - (CCS)299,713,22818250,4969x
            Havelock - (CCS)505,973,43623116,2591015,380
            Studholm - (CCS)1048,854,97883294,2102424,917
            Springfield - (CCS)414,029,57827304,79914104,302
            Kars - (CCS)1281,835,5802033,9269x
            Quispamsis - (CCS)1381,523,4472490,2621220,228
        Agricultural Region 3 - (CAR)71557,315,9504771,949,593212680,985
          Albert County - (CD)1206,345,73476166,8612941,374
            Hopewell - (CCS)1301,661,2792339,47284,872
            Elgin - (CCS)422,242,1622566,576921,872
            Hillsborough - (CCS)25438,066149,3173265
            Coverdale - (CCS)232,004,2271451,496914,365
          Westmorland County - (CD)41838,733,4262791,270,455121445,143
            Westmorland - (CCS)341,631,9811860,9911010,977
            Botsford - (CCS)505,401,45835296,10316168,009
            Sackville - (CCS)824,376,74858158,1552455,022
            Memramcook - (CCS)454,855,0442799,7961081,230
            Shediac - (CCS)564,240,10340144,7972342,437
            Moncton - (CCS)697,472,15349237,7572155,216
            Salisbury - (CCS)8210,755,93952272,8561732,252
          Kent County - (CD)17712,236,790122512,27762194,468
            Dundas - (CCS)252,519,6691678,1081139,648
            Wellington - (CCS)241,516,34518112,9621446,365
            Saint Mary - (CCS)271,162,4741739,71067,977
            Weldford - (CCS)451,943,2643596,491104,113
            Richibucto - (CCS)1251,191,4601455,7201023,108
            Acadieville - (CCS)1313,903,57822129,2861173,257
        Agricultural Region 4 - (CAR)41329,039,9442861,521,951199678,865
          Northumberland County - (CD)1176,300,54887282,38556115,976
            Rogersville - (CCS)1222,671,0661864,30610x
            Southesk - (CCS)128975,5612565,0921220,090
            Newcastle - (CCS)211,377,4881423,3787x
            Alnwick - (CCS)461,276,43330129,6092780,244
          Restigouche County - (CD)8910,588,25353741,20439288,238
            Durham - (CCS)1272,731,3981695,3731043,420
            Dalhousie - (CCS)1212,317,93715225,1691118,712
            Saint-Quentin - (CCS)1415,538,91822420,66218226,106
          Gloucester County - (CD)20712,151,143146498,362104274,651
            Saumarez - (CCS)391,652,56429148,8592879,931
            Bathurst - (CCS)1442,489,0902451,911812,367
            New Bandon - (CCS)281,203,3932043,594108,245
            Paquetville - (CCS)18652,9271547,2931235,497
            Saint-Isidore - (CCS)126984,0312041,8371844,085
            Caraquet - (CCS)1525,169,13838164,8682894,526
    Source: Statistics Canada

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    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.