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 nameSeed and plant purchases (excluding materials purchased for resale)Total feed and supplement purchasesFeed purchases from other farmers
    Geographic name - (Geographic level)Farms reportingAmount $Farms reportingAmount $Farms reportingAmount $
    Canada150,9011,157,514,056147,5464,554,412,53052,614760,933,533
      Newfoundland and Labrador3631,379,90230927,028,99965942,776
        Agricultural Region 1 - (CAR)173911,17216519,785,57729193,310
          Division No. 1 - (CD)158814,29515219,739,41525173,553
            Division No. 1, Subd. W - (CCS)14x1070,8623x
            Division No. 1, Subd. X - (CCS)11223,94711139,1042x
            Division No. 1, Subd. C - (CCS)33512227,60700
            Division No. 1, Subd. E - (CCS)192,4511067,9751x
            Division No. 1, Subd. H - (CCS)11346,22912168,04246,201
            Holyrood - (CCS)121x133,217,6634x
            St. John's - (CCS)196672,9517416,048,1621194,934
          Division No. 2 - (CD)1596,8771346,162419,757
            Division No. 2, Subd. E - (CCS)11596,8771346,162419,757
        Agricultural Region 2 - (CAR)103237,012672,749,25214410,939
          Division No. 6 - (CD)12551,90114x36,334
            Division No. 6, Subd. C - (CCS)12551,90114x36,334
          Division No. 7 - (CD)44136,276261,535,8669x
            Division No. 7, Subd. K - (CCS)11141,67211x5x
            Division No. 7, Subd. E - (CCS)1650,089121,252,1053350,000
            Division No. 7, Subd. D - (CCS)11744,5153x1x
          Division No. 8 - (CD)3448,83527x2x
            Division No. 8, Subd. H - (CCS)16x1229,0391x
            Division No. 8, Subd. G - (CCS)11x9x00
            Division No. 8, Subd. C - (CCS)11714,3886x1x
        Agricultural Region 3 - (CAR)87231,718774,494,17022338,527
          Division No. 4 - (CD)2968,648231,089,395729,700
            Division No. 4, Subd. A - (CCS)720,72710x2x
            Division No. 4, Subd. B - (CCS)12247,92113x5x
          Division No. 5 - (CD)158163,070543,404,77515308,827
            Division No. 5, Subd. E - (CCS)12982,481221,886,7657x
            Division No. 5, Subd. F - (CCS)11040,416111,069,5901x
            Division No. 5, Subd. D - (CCS)11940,17321448,4207x
      Prince Edward Island1,23021,100,7611,26532,213,2423654,718,609
        Agricultural Region 1 - (CAR)1943,374,0841794,509,11734263,666
          Kings County - (CD)1943,374,0841794,509,11734263,666
            Lot 64 - (CCS)1564,409620,9462x
            Lot 63 - (CCS)115101,08615916,7062x
            Lot 59 - (CCS)16121,33815274,8782x
            Lot 51 - (CCS)19238,59418410,086571,500
            Lot 52 - (CCS)13115,96215588,5263x
            Lot 54 - (CCS)1198,70114205,1831x
            Lot 55 - (CCS)11562,76420450,44931,200
            Lot 44 - (CCS)119513,1191248,641512,988
            Lot 45 - (CCS)112583,47211332,8313x
            Lot 47 - (CCS)13576,644865,5681x
            Lot 41 - (CCS)114x16299,2092x
            Lot 40 - (CCS)120460,50917704,0384x
            Lot 38 - (CCS)12x12192,0561x
        Agricultural Region 2 - (CAR)5906,694,17869219,312,1751922,301,061
          Queens County - (CD)5906,694,17869219,312,1751922,301,061
            Lot 58 - (CCS)125560,75819662,9254x
            Lot 57 - (CCS)34864,29824611,173511,887
            Lot 50 - (CCS)31259,481361,146,0541095,125
            Lot 49 - (CCS)21185,74028303,194715,400
            Lot 48 - (CCS)30132,50935354,3537x
            Lot 31 - (CCS)43632,892591,473,36418416,512
            Lot 65 - (CCS)36229,50945397,2641214,604
            Lot 30 - (CCS)21x30274,611815,540
            Lot 29 - (CCS)25373,91921192,12537,920
            Lot 67 - (CCS)40131,975622,037,04820310,671
            Lot 20 - (CCS)31618,79034882,45513106,688
            Lot 21 - (CCS)18440,37716210,073648,542
            Miltonvale Park - (CCS)17150,58624260,733520,226
            Lot 22 - (CCS)11855,79526320,044751,356
            Lot 23 - (CCS)2668,987371,159,595964,026
            Lot 24 - (CCS)32233,388361,942,19813336,280
            Lot 33 - (CCS)39370,235422,109,55716305,373
            Lot 34 - (CCS)30391,626361,807,5719148,965
            Lot 35 - (CCS)17x22713,3458x
            Lot 36 - (CCS)2163,59823572,43356,743
            Lot 37 - (CCS)15313,69716795,8321x
            Cornwall - (CCS)20150,652211,086,2286x
        Agricultural Region 3 - (CAR)44611,032,4993948,391,9501392,153,882
          Prince County - (CD)44611,032,4993948,391,9501392,153,882
            Lot 28 - (CCS)38663,450271,211,2739260,982
            Lot 27 - (CCS)31919,96014539,7318383,352
            Lot 26 - (CCS)341,148,02619251,086722,635
            Lot 25 - (CCS)271,046,74224548,81211103,464
            Lot 19 - (CCS)24986,04627586,9879128,218
            Lot 18 - (CCS)19965,574211,014,2667346,535
            Lot 17 - (CCS)211,013,86419354,889876,100
            Lot 16 - (CCS)20517,36126360,1441055,780
            Lot 14 - (CCS)126334,98525720,47412224,685
            Lot 13 - (CCS)23167,76119419,441759,015
            Lot 12 - (CCS)11226,5351376,299514,829
            Lot 6 - (CCS)28705,71523225,0343x
            Lot 9 - (CCS)119200,0801665,8424x
            Lot 8 - (CCS)25566,76221201,702832,925
            Lot 7 - (CCS)129485,18127538,273775,808
            Lot 4 - (CCS)27727,03331699,37911154,213
            Lot 3 - (CCS)130521,52527193,673833,306
            Lot 1 - (CCS)1335,89915384,6455128,105
      Nova Scotia1,72910,315,6062,22684,288,0075534,476,502
        Agricultural Region 1 - (CAR)219470,87134714,319,677951,303,380
          Shelburne County - (CD)76,9521119,184611,788
            Shelburne - (CCS)176,9521119,184611,788
          Yarmouth County - (CD)3938,888591,002,0941762,450
            Argyle - (CCS)1124,17315x3x
            Yarmouth - (CCS)2814,71544x14x
          Digby County - (CD)2016,817798,077,336331,163,719
            Clare - (CCS)910,773496,611,18923822,601
            Digby - (CCS)116,044301,466,14710341,118
          Queens County - (CD)2316,51227360,294715,271
            Queens - (CCS)2316,51227360,294715,271
          Lunenburg County - (CD)130391,7021714,860,7693250,152
            Lunenburg - (CCS)104342,2131394,756,3432138,094
            Chester - (CCS)2649,48932104,4261112,058
        Agricultural Region 2 - (CAR)6775,753,53478847,586,2161911,811,948
          Annapolis County - (CD)125663,9991642,167,90043531,300
            Annapolis, Subd. D - (CCS)1318,6541793,90165,230
            Annapolis, Subd. A - (CCS)3239,44237757,05011x
            Annapolis, Subd. B - (CCS)41123,66362451,7221761,903
            Annapolis, Subd. C - (CCS)39482,24048865,2279x
          Kings County - (CD)3503,613,18537836,070,74989659,767
            Kings, Subd. A - (CCS)1741,434,8791807,763,12955358,462
            Kings, Subd. C - (CCS)2227,917191,265,1391x
            Kings, Subd. B - (CCS)1031,937,03711418,119,59619211,175
            Kings, Subd. D - (CCS)51213,352658,922,88514x
          Hants County - (CD)2021,476,3502469,347,56759620,881
            West Hants - (CCS)95x1071,813,1252172,498
            East Hants - (CCS)107x1397,534,44238548,383
        Agricultural Region 3 - (CAR)4323,265,44557612,310,847154974,091
          Halifax County - (CD)69719,239892,902,3142656,128
            Halifax - (CCS)69719,239892,902,3142656,128
          Colchester County - (CD)1922,132,2132695,981,72877575,320
            Colchester, Subd. C - (CCS)97604,7221243,670,56431141,289
            Colchester, Subd. B - (CCS)63152,3091051,680,70332374,590
            Colchester, Subd. A - (CCS)321,375,18240630,4611459,441
          Cumberland County - (CD)171413,9932183,426,80551342,643
            Cumberland, Subd. A - (CCS)1454,3652070,888414,466
            Cumberland, Subd. B - (CCS)45143,24246914,6371149,502
            Cumberland, Subd. C - (CCS)73168,025901,617,83720183,109
            Cumberland, Subd. D - (CCS)3948,36162823,4431695,566
        Agricultural Region 4 - (CAR)262528,6503336,583,02373281,345
          Pictou County - (CD)121256,4831742,055,21636109,172
            Pictou, Subd. A - (CCS)64140,146921,314,0741874,946
            Pictou, Subd. B - (CCS)2942,00451555,552819,225
            Pictou, Subd. C - (CCS)2874,33331185,5901015,001
          Guysborough County - (CD)2247,59117374,073310,219
            St. Mary's - (CCS)7x9x2x
            Guysborough - (CCS)15x8x1x
          Antigonish County - (CD)119224,5761424,153,73434161,954
            Antigonish, Subd. A - (CCS)72111,121882,644,08024146,582
            Antigonish, Subd. B - (CCS)47113,455541,509,6541015,372
        Agricultural Region 5 - (CAR)139297,1061823,488,24440105,738
          Inverness County - (CD)56116,705901,954,2011840,815
            Inverness, Subd. C - (CCS)144,67122916,722626,563
            Inverness, Subd. B - (CCS)29106,96244963,2799x
            Inverness, Subd. A - (CCS)135,0722474,2003x
          Richmond County - (CD)819,47312100,59100
            Richmond, Subd. C - (CCS)1819,47312100,59100
          Cape Breton County - (CD)58142,533551,302,4201444,975
            Cape Breton - (CCS)58142,533551,302,4201444,975
          Victoria County - (CD)1718,39525131,032819,948
            Victoria, Subd. B - (CCS)11718,39525131,032819,948
      New Brunswick1,55218,911,5311,70069,919,6384113,555,904
        Agricultural Region 1 - (CAR)63914,645,91455634,503,9751621,188,097
          York County - (CD)149593,0521877,622,62247195,324
            Manners Sutton - (CCS)13126,99220130,968710,204
            Prince William - (CCS)11435,55323206,729710,525
            Kingsclear - (CCS)1935,42614108,0952x
            Queensbury - (CCS)1619,658261,040,577874,839
            Southampton - (CCS)1616,21519303,46639,500
            Bright - (CCS)1978,60821542,1543x
            Douglas - (CCS)20174,917294,839,7225x
            Fredericton - (CCS)12078,36320325,204916,524
            Stanley - (CCS)2227,32015125,7073x
          Carleton County - (CD)2609,206,1702334,337,95670613,708
            Richmond - (CCS)19x27477,266941,089
            Woodstock - (CCS)16x15482,024513,384
            Northampton - (CCS)13x20121,991813,100
            Brighton - (CCS)18317,19918357,9313x
            Wakefield - (CCS)38895,07332719,615511,641
            Wilmot - (CCS)321,005,91323717,7066221,899
            Simonds - (CCS)7x1362,0394x
            Peel - (CCS)18313,28119696,496574,558
            Aberdeen - (CCS)19x12117,181630,516
            Kent - (CCS)52867,0463184,5671117,009
            Wicklow - (CCS)28784,93923501,1408150,877
          Victoria County - (CD)1423,173,75055430,8861742,090
            Andover - (CCS)13124,1906x1x
            Perth - (CCS)1579,7651211,83431,104
            Gordon - (CCS)114100,7738x4x
            Denmark - (CCS)34572,5421319,8462x
            Grand Falls - (CCS)23739,498986,759527,359
            Drummond - (CCS)431,556,982740,4282x
          Madawaska County - (CD)881,672,9428122,112,51128336,975
            Saint-André - (CCS)311,459,3468259,700475,366
            Saint-Léonard - (CCS)111109,52810812,2634x
            Rivière-Verte - (CCS)1617,12817231,078760,428
            Saint-Joseph - (CCS)117,124181,821,46468,750
            Baker Brook - (CCS)11150,041121,531,2273x
            Saint-François - (CCS)829,7751617,456,7794x
        Agricultural Region 2 - (CAR)3982,350,87853318,548,20595666,133
          Charlotte County - (CD)32x40193,3831217,881
            Pennfield - (CCS)1x0000
            Saint George - (CCS)166,4604x2x
            Saint Stephen - (CCS)832,8867x2x
            Saint James - (CCS)62,245843,8462x
            Saint David - (CCS)3x12118,21845,036
            Dumbarton - (CCS)18x915,2442x
          Sunbury County - (CD)55x581,535,0081431,089
            Blissville - (CCS)116,76310x1x
            Gladstone - (CCS)7x9110,1442x
            Lincoln - (CCS)11x15x3x
            Burton - (CCS)76,09411129,0644x
            Maugerville - (CCS)119x131,211,264411,371
          Queens County - (CD)54107,277814,386,2222141,817
            Gagetown - (CCS)11416,98321x5x
            Wickham - (CCS)110x20x5x
            Cambridge - (CCS)14x20x711,011
            Waterborough - (CCS)11647,69420x416,826
          Kings County - (CD)12571,348,62135412,433,59248575,346
            Upham - (CCS)11720,58924247,2963x
            Hampton - (CCS)6x17206,933421,398
            Kingston - (CCS)1218,05812528,1301x
            Norton - (CCS)1820,10430755,8481x
            Sussex - (CCS)3180,328471,945,3168x
            Waterford - (CCS)11121,51318225,4492x
            Cardwell - (CCS)19x203,261,6902x
            Havelock - (CCS)20155,375421,756,8611053,333
            Studholm - (CCS)6771,766892,646,30214155,297
            Springfield - (CCS)20x22347,2881x
            Kars - (CCS)1136,51418473,72400
            Quispamsis - (CCS)123106,8121538,7552x
        Agricultural Region 3 - (CAR)3371,158,02845612,655,2021091,437,262
          Albert County - (CD)4772,08066882,2901042,473
            Hopewell - (CCS)1146,83720157,2991x
            Elgin - (CCS)1423,56818185,1521x
            Hillsborough - (CCS)810,35813103,7751x
            Coverdale - (CCS)1131,31715436,0647x
          Westmorland County - (CD)201818,6402869,241,598731,011,953
            Westmorland - (CCS)1823,20821333,6077x
            Botsford - (CCS)30237,551311,461,62910x
            Sackville - (CCS)3333,83857586,2491069,669
            Memramcook - (CCS)2122,94630969,6416x
            Shediac - (CCS)31132,053361,198,0161140,996
            Moncton - (CCS)29304,522482,064,3341041,034
            Salisbury - (CCS)3964,522632,628,12219325,304
          Kent County - (CD)89267,3081042,531,31426382,836
            Dundas - (CCS)933,33415502,7566x
            Wellington - (CCS)1675,6801128,9133x
            Saint Mary - (CCS)168,9242174,013820,658
            Weldford - (CCS)2824,28033375,2492x
            Richibucto - (CCS)1879,38813152,1273x
            Acadieville - (CCS)11245,702111,398,256415,732
        Agricultural Region 4 - (CAR)178756,7111554,212,25645264,412
          Northumberland County - (CD)60303,572631,128,3261838,927
            Rogersville - (CCS)116x18853,477414,914
            Southesk - (CCS)117x16156,191614,128
            Newcastle - (CCS)12x1398,51554,885
            Alnwick - (CCS)15x1620,14335,000
          Restigouche County - (CD)48257,899301,048,46210150,732
            Durham - (CCS)11648,47614x6126,600
            Dalhousie - (CCS)11452,7474x1x
            Saint-Quentin - (CCS)118156,67612542,9413x
          Gloucester County - (CD)70195,240622,035,4681774,753
            Saumarez - (CCS)952,3015x1x
            Bathurst - (CCS)11937,79023410,025610,103
            New Bandon - (CCS)1117,91419234,688427,162
            Paquetville - (CCS)55,4752x1x
            Saint-Isidore - (CCS)1913,7254x2x
            Caraquet - (CCS)11768,0359x3x
    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.