Table 7 - Tillage practices used to prepare land for seeding, by province, Census Agricultural Region (CAR), Census Division (CD) and Census Consolidated Subdivision (CCS), 2001

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

  • Variable nameTotal land prepared for seeding2Tillage incorporating most of the crop residue into the soilTillage retaining most of the crop residue on the surfaceNo-till seeding or zero-till seeding
    Geographic name - (Geographic level)Farms reportingAcresHectaresFarms reportingAcresHectaresFarms reportingAcresHectaresFarms reportingAcresHectares
    Canada167,32573,472,89929,733,423116,64729,750,77812,039,71146,72521,918,8198,870,23036,74021,803,3028,823,482
      Newfoundland and Labrador3074,9982,0232493,7411,5145665626563601243
        Agricultural Region 1 - (CAR)1461,6956861109934022937815339324131
          Division No. 1 - (CD)1351,597646100xx28xx38xx
            Division No. 1, Subd. W - (CCS)1580323xx0002xx
            Division No. 1, Subd. X - (CCS)11011547890361xx3xx
            Division No. 1, Subd. C - (CCS)2xx1xx0001xx
            Division No. 1, Subd. E - (CCS)16xx539161xx1xx
            Division No. 1, Subd. H - (CCS)1912249677311xx3xx
            Holyrood - (CCS)1162981219813391837443414
            St. John's - (CCS)1879273756855422416189762418474
          Division No. 2 - (CD)11984010xx1xx1xx
            Division No. 2, Subd. E - (CCS)111984010xx1xx1xx
        Agricultural Region 2 - (CAR)811,450587711,2304981717370114719
          Division No. 6 - (CD)118457185173521424xx2xx
            Division No. 6, Subd. C - (CCS)118457185173521424xx2xx
          Division No. 7 - (CD)3570028330617250866275177
            Division No. 7, Subd. K - (CCS)1769285xx2xx000
            Division No. 7, Subd. E - (CCS)1653421615xx1xx1xx
            Division No. 7, Subd. D - (CCS)11297391064265xx4xx
          Division No. 8 - (CD)28293119242611065xx4xx
            Division No. 8, Subd. H - (CCS)14943xx1xx1xx
            Division No. 8, Subd. G - (CCS)8133547xx2xx1xx
            Division No. 8, Subd. C - (CCS)1161516114136552xx2xx
        Agricultural Region 3 - (CAR)801,853750681,51861410105421323093
          Division No. 4 - (CD)27880356238123293401652811
            Division No. 4, Subd. A - (CCS)82531027241982xx1xx
            Division No. 4, Subd. B - (CCS)119627254165712311xx4xx
          Division No. 5 - (CD)1539733944570628676526820282
            Division No. 5, Subd. E - (CCS)124572231213561443xx2xx
            Division No. 5, Subd. F - (CCS)110139569122491xx2xx
            Division No. 5, Subd. D - (CCS)119262106152289231464208
      Prince Edward Island1,362294,652119,2411,227224,66590,91930464,90526,266435,0822,057
        Agricultural Region 1 - (CAR)22252,14721,10319735,52014,3745815,3196,19951,308529
          Kings County - (CD)22252,14721,10319735,52014,3745815,3196,19951,308529
            Lot 64 - (CCS)1490536614xx1xx000
            Lot 63 - (CCS)1172,5381,027161,9207775618250000
            Lot 59 - (CCS)173,0101,21815xx41,6746771xx
            Lot 51 - (CCS)215,1422,081204,6171,8686525212000
            Lot 52 - (CCS)152,8941,171131,55162831,343543000
            Lot 54 - (CCS)132,5261,022111,5136124xx1xx
            Lot 55 - (CCS)1171,799728171,2254963574232000
            Lot 44 - (CCS)1206,8452,770183,3411,3527xx2xx
            Lot 45 - (CCS)1166,9452,811143,9991,61862,9461,192000
            Lot 47 - (CCS)164,9982,023123,1391,27061,859752000
            Lot 41 - (CCS)1143,1451,273122,6101,0564535217000
            Lot 40 - (CCS)1268,7053,523227,1272,8845xx1xx
            Lot 38 - (CCS)162,6951,091132,4801,004421587000
        Agricultural Region 2 - (CAR)666111,74045,22059886,40534,96714221,9978,902273,3381,351
          Queens County - (CD)666111,74045,22059886,40534,96714221,9978,902273,3381,351
            Lot 58 - (CCS)1198,2413,335197,3532,9766xx1xx
            Lot 57 - (CCS)3611,3414,590359,3053,76611xx1xx
            Lot 50 - (CCS)386,9492,812314,9802,015131,969797000
            Lot 49 - (CCS)244,7611,927233,2611,3204xx1xx
            Lot 48 - (CCS)343,3291,347312,09284791,237501000
            Lot 31 - (CCS)4912,0014,857469,8834,0007xx2xx
            Lot 65 - (CCS)413,7811,530363,2341,30910431174311647
            Lot 30 - (CCS)221,982802171,3415436641259000
            Lot 29 - (CCS)274,7931,940254,2801,7327513208000
            Lot 67 - (CCS)433,6771,488382,8711,1626xx2xx
            Lot 20 - (CCS)365,7122,312334,9612,0085xx1xx
            Lot 21 - (CCS)193,7281,509173,1981,2943xx1xx
            Miltonvale Park - (CCS)231,904771221,6876833xx1xx
            Lot 22 - (CCS)1213,3821,369171,9798018xx2xx
            Lot 23 - (CCS)344,8781,974304,0741,6497xx2xx
            Lot 24 - (CCS)386,3132,55533xx83,3101,3402xx
            Lot 33 - (CCS)447,7223,125425,7022,3085xx2xx
            Lot 34 - (CCS)316,5462,649275,5072,2298xx2xx
            Lot 35 - (CCS)211,78872420xx1xx000
            Lot 36 - (CCS)262,16087424xx49133691xx
            Lot 37 - (CCS)183,2031,296142,13086261,03541933815
            Cornwall - (CCS)223,5491,436182,8911,1705658266000
        Agricultural Region 3 - (CAR)474130,76552,919432102,74041,57710427,58911,16511436176
          Prince County - (CD)474130,76552,919432102,74041,57710427,58911,16511436176
            Lot 28 - (CCS)378,5503,460366,9392,80881,611652000
            Lot 27 - (CCS)3010,8264,381277,7163,12383,1101,259000
            Lot 26 - (CCS)3511,4134,619329,8573,9899xx1xx
            Lot 25 - (CCS)299,9414,023266,9922,83010xx1xx
            Lot 19 - (CCS)259,8513,987227,7823,1496xx1xx
            Lot 18 - (CCS)219,0693,670175,3582,1684xx1xx
            Lot 17 - (CCS)219,9644,032208,5813,4735xx1xx
            Lot 16 - (CCS)225,7992,34721xx2xx000
            Lot 14 - (CCS)1246,8012,752235,9072,3905xx1xx
            Lot 13 - (CCS)212,6821,08521xx2xx000
            Lot 12 - (CCS)1151,13245814xx1xx000
            Lot 6 - (CCS)328,5673,467277,0762,8646xx1xx
            Lot 9 - (CCS)1213,5711,44521xx2xx000
            Lot 8 - (CCS)296,1852,503285,4802,2186xx1xx
            Lot 7 - (CCS)1337,7323,129326,7992,7519933378000
            Lot 4 - (CCS)3410,5514,270286,8242,76211xx2xx
            Lot 3 - (CCS)1317,4523,016244,9121,9888xx1xx
            Lot 1 - (CCS)1467927513xx2xx000
      Nova Scotia1,47175,46230,5381,29053,84121,78922115,3726,2211356,2492,529
        Agricultural Region 1 - (CAR)1391,4946051171,0854397341419375152
          Shelburne County - (CD)442442000000
            Shelburne - (CCS)1442442000000
          Yarmouth County - (CD)211686816xx1xx4xx
            Argyle - (CCS)41874187000000
            Yarmouth - (CCS)171506112xx1xx4xx
          Digby County - (CD)12883611xx1xx000
            Clare - (CCS)3271132711000000
            Digby - (CCS)961258xx1xx000
          Queens County - (CD)112971209xx0002xx
            Queens - (CCS)112971209xx0002xx
          Lunenburg County - (CD)91937379777072865xx13xx
            Lunenburg - (CCS)72807327616092465xx9xx
            Chester - (CCS)191305316984000043213
        Agricultural Region 2 - (CAR)63143,66517,67155529,13011,78811210,8064,373543,7291,509
          Annapolis County - (CD)1286,2062,5111134,3091,744221,36855412529214
            Annapolis, Subd. D - (CCS)1328611612xx1xx000
            Annapolis, Subd. A - (CCS)2758023524xx4xx415462
            Annapolis, Subd. B - (CCS)482,5791,044421,993807950620538032
            Annapolis, Subd. C - (CCS)402,7611,117351,79872886682705295119
          Kings County - (CD)32531,45012,72728920,8618,442628,4823,433262,107853
            Kings, Subd. A - (CCS)16211,3054,5751387,2132,919322,9671,201161,125455
            Kings, Subd. C - (CCS)214231712039916132410000
            Kings, Subd. B - (CCS)9716,0196,4838810,2534,149184,9632,0086803325
            Kings, Subd. D - (CCS)453,7031,499432,9961,2129528214417972
          Hants County - (CD)1786,0092,4321533,9601,60328956387161,093442
            West Hants - (CCS)842,229902711,47959917542219620884
            East Hants - (CCS)943,7801,530822,4811,0041141416810885358
        Agricultural Region 3 - (CAR)36719,6657,95831815,0776,101592,7381,108431,850749
          Halifax County - (CD)491,774718431,52061572028275221
            Halifax - (CCS)491,774718431,52061572028275221
          Colchester County - (CD)16810,3484,1881417,4593,019361,562632271,327537
            Colchester, Subd. C - (CCS)805,1612,089683,6591,4812176030815742300
            Colchester, Subd. B - (CCS)552,8631,159472,09284783741518397161
            Colchester, Subd. A - (CCS)332,324940261,7086917428173418876
          Cumberland County - (CD)1507,5433,0531346,0982,468169743949471191
            Cumberland, Subd. A - (CCS)93391379xx1xx000
            Cumberland, Subd. B - (CCS)291,434580258943626xx1xx
            Cumberland, Subd. C - (CCS)724,7151,908653,9441,59673921595379153
            Cumberland, Subd. D - (CCS)401,05542735xx2xx3xx
        Agricultural Region 4 - (CAR)2228,2323,3312026,6792,703281,405569914860
          Pictou County - (CD)1163,9551,6011083,5801,44911xx6xx
            Pictou, Subd. A - (CCS)592,184884561,90677151867539237
            Pictou, Subd. B - (CCS)29824333267613083xx1xx
            Pictou, Subd. C - (CCS)28947383269133693xx2xx
          Guysborough County - (CD)105162097120493xx1xx
            St. Mary's - (CCS)74972015xx2xx000
            Guysborough - (CCS)31982xx1xx1xx
          Antigonish County - (CD)963,7611,522872,9791,20614xx2xx
            Antigonish, Subd. A - (CCS)591,764714541,3615519xx2xx
            Antigonish, Subd. B - (CCS)371,997808331,6186555379153000
        Agricultural Region 5 - (CAR)1122,406974981,870757153891571014759
          Inverness County - (CD)4798639939xx7xx611547
            Inverness, Subd. C - (CCS)1119278892373xx1xx
            Inverness, Subd. B - (CCS)25644261214061643xx4xx
            Inverness, Subd. A - (CCS)111506110xx1xx1xx
          Richmond County - (CD)31772xx1xx000
            Richmond, Subd. C - (CCS)131772xx1xx000
          Cape Breton County - (CD)481,232499441,06543161355543213
            Cape Breton - (CCS)481,232499441,06543161355543213
          Victoria County - (CD)141716913xx1xx000
            Victoria, Subd. B - (CCS)1141716913xx1xx000
      New Brunswick1,521168,09968,0271,339138,11355,89224624,91610,0831255,0702,052
        Agricultural Region 1 - (CAR)644125,64250,846576102,75341,58312219,8378,028493,0521,235
          York County - (CD)1224,8671,9701083,5801,449111,21849366928
            Manners Sutton - (CCS)1082338xx0002xx
            Prince William - (CCS)11231112611xx1xx000
            Kingsclear - (CCS)16702867028000000
            Queensbury - (CCS)181,06943313xx48223331xx
            Southampton - (CCS)1364426113xx1xx000
            Bright - (CCS)17686278145092062xx1xx
            Douglas - (CCS)15772312125452213xx2xx
            Fredericton - (CCS)11444418014444180000000
            Stanley - (CCS)1778931917789319000000
          Carleton County - (CD)29165,69926,58726255,89322,619539,1003,68319706286
            Richmond - (CCS)231,93178122xx2xx1xx
            Woodstock - (CCS)203,4771,407173,0581,2382xx2xx
            Northampton - (CCS)1946418816xx324102xx
            Brighton - (CCS)274,9972,022253,5531,43831,444584000
            Wakefield - (CCS)3812,0124,8613310,8874,4064898363522792
            Wilmot - (CCS)3111,2374,547289,3093,7675xx2xx
            Simonds - (CCS)112,15387110xx1xx1xx
            Peel - (CCS)214,1651,686203,6731,4863492199000
            Aberdeen - (CCS)224,3301,752193,6931,4957637258000
            Kent - (CCS)5211,2434,550468,9293,613162,086844622892
            Wicklow - (CCS)279,6903,921268,5033,44171,187480000
          Victoria County - (CD)13633,03313,36812525,32110,247407,2782,94511434176
            Andover - (CCS)142,158873132,035824412350000
            Perth - (CCS)1282233312xx1xx000
            Gordon - (CCS)1102,6351,06610xx2xx000
            Denmark - (CCS)345,7152,313324,3571,7637xx2xx
            Grand Falls - (CCS)247,4012,995225,6702,29510xx1xx
            Drummond - (CCS)4214,3025,7883610,3484,188163,5801,4498374151
          Madawaska County - (CD)9522,0438,9208117,9597,268182,241907131,843746
            Saint-André - (CCS)3416,3236,6063013,0855,29581,76371341,475597
            Saint-Léonard - (CCS)1102,13486481,9267792xx2xx
            Rivière-Verte - (CCS)181,150465151,0554273xx2xx
            Saint-Joseph - (CCS)13xx12xx2xx000
            Baker Brook - (CCS)1181,524617141,3115311xx5xx
            Saint-François - (CCS)2xx2xx2xx000
        Agricultural Region 2 - (CAR)36913,1815,33433011,0514,472461,78772322343139
          Charlotte County - (CD)244341762033813759639000
            Pennfield - (CCS)000000000000
            Saint George - (CCS)1532135xx1xx000
            Saint Stephen - (CCS)4471944719000000
            Saint James - (CCS)464263xx1xx000
            Saint David - (CCS)5223904xx1xx000
            Dumbarton - (CCS)1668284xx2xx000
          Sunbury County - (CD)431,331539361,2435033xx5xx
            Blissville - (CCS)10195798xx1xx1xx
            Gladstone - (CCS)451213xx0001xx
            Lincoln - (CCS)1131612810xx1xx000
            Burton - (CCS)4291242912000000
            Maugerville - (CCS)114740299116752731xx3xx
          Queens County - (CD)551,197484491,1154516xx1xx
            Gagetown - (CCS)1121255111xx0001xx
            Wickham - (CCS)1104051648xx2xx000
            Cambridge - (CCS)18334135153121263229000
            Waterborough - (CCS)11533313515xx1xx000
          Kings County - (CD)124710,2194,1352258,3553,381321,61065216254103
            Upham - (CCS)115366148132831151xx2xx
            Hampton - (CCS)7461974619000000
            Kingston - (CCS)111184810xx2xx000
            Norton - (CCS)19771312187503042xx1xx
            Sussex - (CCS)281,970797261,6086515xx2xx
            Waterford - (CCS)11352021012xx2xx000
            Cardwell - (CCS)17634257164831954xx1xx
            Havelock - (CCS)221,418574211,0034062xx1xx
            Studholm - (CCS)742,8551,155652,5271,023827811345020
            Springfield - (CCS)171,094443167052852xx2xx
            Kars - (CCS)1132198910xx32292xx
            Quispamsis - (CCS)1112088411xx1xx1xx
        Agricultural Region 3 - (CAR)32314,9776,06127711,8134,781432,106852381,058428
          Albert County - (CD)419303763176330951235064418
            Hopewell - (CCS)18100405xx1xx2xx
            Elgin - (CCS)14443179123941591xx2xx
            Hillsborough - (CCS)1093389xx0001xx
            Coverdale - (CCS)92941195214873xx1xx
          Westmorland County - (CD)1799,3183,7711577,5083,038251,10344620707286
            Westmorland - (CCS)18741300145872382xx4xx
            Botsford - (CCS)251,974799241,5596312xx1xx
            Sackville - (CCS)301,379558291,2665121xx4xx
            Memramcook - (CCS)19662268165682304xx2xx
            Shediac - (CCS)258843582161725047229419579
            Moncton - (CCS)241,035419207342976xx2xx
            Salisbury - (CCS)382,6431,070332,177881638115438534
          Kent County - (CD)1034,7291,914893,5421,4331388035612307124
            Dundas - (CCS)16571231135162092xx4xx
            Wellington - (CCS)161,486601158833573xx2xx
            Saint Mary - (CCS)132671089xx1xx32510
            Weldford - (CCS)321,063430277443017xx1xx
            Richibucto - (CCS)11147519211475192000000
            Acadieville - (CCS)11586735114xx0002xx
        Agricultural Region 4 - (CAR)18514,2995,78715612,4965,057351,18648016617250
          Northumberland County - (CD)612,272919511,9507891126010546225
            Rogersville - (CCS)1181,0244141697639534819000
            Southesk - (CCS)119423171163841554xx1xx
            Newcastle - (CCS)84351767xx0001xx
            Alnwick - (CCS)1639015812xx4xx2xx
          Restigouche County - (CD)459,2803,755408,4343,4139xx2xx
            Durham - (CCS)118997403169413813xx1xx
            Dalhousie - (CCS)110456185839816135823000
            Saint-Quentin - (CCS)1177,8273,167167,0952,8713xx1xx
          Gloucester County - (CD)792,7471,112652,11285515xx10xx
            Saumarez - (CCS)1255222311xx2xx000
            Bathurst - (CCS)1203801541730412300057631
            New Bandon - (CCS)16557225155072052xx1xx
            Paquetville - (CCS)6130534xx0002xx
            Saint-Isidore - (CCS)1928411572128637229000
            Caraquet - (CCS)116844342115042048xx2xx
    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.

    2. When comparing the data on tillage practices to previous censuses, calculating each practice as a percentage of the total land prepared for seeding is recommended, since the total land prepared for seeding varies over time.