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

  • 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
      Newfoundland and Labrador64323122422259169164182
        Agricultural Region 1 - (CAR)327108124151067342688
          Division No. 1 - (CD)3019911514957342378
            Division No. 1, Subd. W - (CCS)116250001104
            Division No. 1, Subd. X - (CCS)122681010115
            Division No. 1, Subd. C - (CCS)230111000101
            Division No. 1, Subd. E - (CCS)116590002635
            Division No. 1, Subd. H - (CCS)1267121000205
            Holyrood - (CCS)136151515014412
            St. John's - (CCS)1162645510443191546
          Division No. 2 - (CD)269911100310
            Division No. 2, Subd. E - (CCS)1269911100310
        Agricultural Region 2 - (CAR)165664251015301954
          Division No. 6 - (CD)142199130010715
            Division No. 6, Subd. C - (CCS)142199130010715
          Division No. 7 - (CD)642518251110319
            Division No. 7, Subd. K - (CCS)119441100214
            Division No. 7, Subd. E - (CCS)2611121301527
            Division No. 7, Subd. D - (CCS)1191020110308
          Division No. 8 - (CD)592215220410920
            Division No. 8, Subd. H - (CCS)118141000001
            Division No. 8, Subd. G - (CCS)18861204628
            Division No. 8, Subd. C - (CCS)12313500004711
        Agricultural Region 3 - (CAR)15157582524271940
          Division No. 4 - (CD)512413220110614
            Division No. 4, Subd. A - (CCS)19760000313
            Division No. 4, Subd. B - (CCS)13217722017511
          Division No. 5 - (CD)110033450323171326
            Division No. 5, Subd. E - (CCS)143152601136512
            Division No. 5, Subd. F - (CCS)122740110327
            Division No. 5, Subd. D - (CCS)13511150100867
      Prince Edward Island1,8451,375721278206237437452427301
        Agricultural Region 1 - (CAR)32221812153334060716866
          Kings County - (CD)32221812153334060716866
            Lot 64 - (CCS)191373102245
            Lot 63 - (CCS)12215106352486
            Lot 59 - (CCS)31161150227611
            Lot 51 - (CCS)2618134427653
            Lot 52 - (CCS)241564023613
            Lot 54 - (CCS)231683327435
            Lot 55 - (CCS)12719120115543
            Lot 44 - (CCS)1281986676458
            Lot 45 - (CCS)12416865566104
            Lot 47 - (CCS)171565436374
            Lot 41 - (CCS)12313131023934
            Lot 40 - (CCS)135271165671178
            Lot 38 - (CCS)231684134452
        Agricultural Region 2 - (CAR)9056804041319893201221186152
          Queens County - (CD)9056804041319893201221186152
            Lot 58 - (CCS)143201790268910
            Lot 57 - (CCS)413413164618131617
            Lot 50 - (CCS)4239201135107118
            Lot 49 - (CCS)3324195424763
            Lot 48 - (CCS)4635236627986
            Lot 31 - (CCS)7551338106159137
            Lot 65 - (CCS)56472396415151311
            Lot 30 - (CCS)3422216526864
            Lot 29 - (CCS)32271411659779
            Lot 67 - (CCS)68483357101110104
            Lot 20 - (CCS)433614669151074
            Lot 21 - (CCS)2319102247622
            Miltonvale Park - (CCS)2921142225578
            Lot 22 - (CCS)129211253391144
            Lot 23 - (CCS)4533204449665
            Lot 24 - (CCS)49411561071516127
            Lot 33 - (CCS)6645327429241410
            Lot 34 - (CCS)4729243459151013
            Lot 35 - (CCS)2621132442642
            Lot 36 - (CCS)30271215281498
            Lot 37 - (CCS)231894142866
            Cornwall - (CCS)25221332310764
        Agricultural Region 3 - (CAR)618477196947510417616017383
          Prince County - (CD)618477196947510417616017383
            Lot 28 - (CCS)453517118121711129
            Lot 27 - (CCS)34291277141610115
            Lot 26 - (CCS)4237191113182112148
            Lot 25 - (CCS)39291211511178156
            Lot 19 - (CCS)403013868109114
            Lot 18 - (CCS)332198511118102
            Lot 17 - (CCS)36231441391156
            Lot 16 - (CCS)312316222108121
            Lot 14 - (CCS)130231412361164
            Lot 13 - (CCS)26229154810116
            Lot 12 - (CCS)1211371214623
            Lot 6 - (CCS)363210443911144
            Lot 9 - (CCS)1232155125783
            Lot 8 - (CCS)333075259992
            Lot 7 - (CCS)1363154237482
            Lot 4 - (CCS)403212773710167
            Lot 3 - (CCS)1383193217566
            Lot 1 - (CCS)3515611031035
      Nova Scotia3,9231,2091,551251141100273266362650
        Agricultural Region 1 - (CAR)6648519716151411314295
          Shelburne County - (CD)27450100225
            Shelburne - (CCS)127450100225
          Yarmouth County - (CD)112123423224823
            Argyle - (CCS)31450020025
            Yarmouth - (CCS)8182923024618
          Digby County - (CD)1098182212167
            Clare - (CCS)67392212151
            Digby - (CCS)42590000016
          Queens County - (CD)465150000114
            Queens - (CCS)465150000114
          Lunenburg County - (CD)37056125129117232556
            Lunenburg - (CCS)2594510611986181941
            Chester - (CCS)111111910315615
        Agricultural Region 2 - (CAR)1,2304686011705948123132180261
          Annapolis County - (CD)2509012132111024193251
            Annapolis, Subd. D - (CCS)328950223511
            Annapolis, Subd. A - (CCS)61163583399919
            Annapolis, Subd. B - (CCS)8933448426598
            Annapolis, Subd. C - (CCS)683333114372913
          Kings County - (CD)64426129011436267275110156
            Kings, Subd. A - (CCS)32312414449121128355384
            Kings, Subd. C - (CCS)3814145212527
            Kings, Subd. B - (CCS)187858446161132284352
            Kings, Subd. D - (CCS)96384814631071213
          Hants County - (CD)33611719024121227383854
            West Hants - (CCS)153548513449152226
            East Hants - (CCS)18363105118818231628
        Agricultural Region 3 - (CAR)1,143396394323022764868149
          Halifax County - (CD)1523257544861216
            Halifax - (CCS)1523257544861216
          Colchester County - (CD)45215818918151043192668
            Colchester, Subd. C - (CCS)18466928732271126
            Colchester, Subd. B - (CCS)1635267463106518
            Colchester, Subd. A - (CCS)10540306241161024
          Cumberland County - (CD)539206148911825233065
            Cumberland, Subd. A - (CCS)94341201125315
            Cumberland, Subd. B - (CCS)196713241346826
            Cumberland, Subd. C - (CCS)15370593331651215
            Cumberland, Subd. D - (CCS)9631452613779
        Agricultural Region 4 - (CAR)5991972321923946393973
          Pictou County - (CD)274113122912222152038
            Pictou, Subd. A - (CCS)1205665770117811
            Pictou, Subd. B - (CCS)77263813276717
            Pictou, Subd. C - (CCS)77311912042510
          Guysborough County - (CD)9091311124113
            St. Mary's - (CCS)27460012101
            Guysborough - (CCS)635711003112
          Antigonish County - (CD)2357597910622201822
            Antigonish, Subd. A - (CCS)131405765312161012
            Antigonish, Subd. B - (CCS)1043540353104810
        Agricultural Region 5 - (CAR)287631271414717163372
          Inverness County - (CD)1382372364961127
            Inverness, Subd. C - (CCS)358172312438
            Inverness, Subd. B - (CCS)6493402352510
            Inverness, Subd. A - (CCS)396211102039
          Richmond County - (CD)17352110135
            Richmond, Subd. C - (CCS)117352110135
          Cape Breton County - (CD)973037652661429
            Cape Breton - (CCS)973037652661429
          Victoria County - (CD)3571332023511
            Victoria, Subd. B - (CCS)13571332023511
      New Brunswick3,0341,309993151130132254164351443
        Agricultural Region 1 - (CAR)1,08656731484918113548166155
          York County - (CD)3019813674614162044
            Manners Sutton - (CCS)308190020313
            Prince William - (CCS)1328150003113
            Kingsclear - (CCS)1294122301117
            Queensbury - (CCS)3710220000014
            Southampton - (CCS)2914140001112
            Bright - (CCS)39161721111611
            Douglas - (CCS)4612161034622
            Fredericton - (CCS)13111132002056
            Stanley - (CCS)281580002326
          Carleton County - (CD)42525712635293449188271
            Richmond - (CCS)3623111111043
            Woodstock - (CCS)321692111234
            Northampton - (CCS)3014132101032
            Brighton - (CCS)412381322245
            Wakefield - (CCS)523514834721010
            Wilmot - (CCS)4233133145395
            Simonds - (CCS)188102325053
            Peel - (CCS)291993133138
            Aberdeen - (CCS)321640234377
            Kent - (CCS)744822911131152219
            Wicklow - (CCS)39221342190125
          Victoria County - (CD)1831273827413154114624
            Andover - (CCS)171362323153
            Perth - (CCS)251380103125
            Gordon - (CCS)1221152203112
            Denmark - (CCS)433075679255
            Grand Falls - (CCS)3023961311144154
            Drummond - (CCS)46373121611222185
          Madawaska County - (CD)17785141517101831816
            Saint-André - (CCS)3729411128171105
            Saint-Léonard - (CCS)122822111022
            Rivière-Verte - (CCS)271621100124
            Saint-Joseph - (CCS)301030100112
            Baker Brook - (CCS)1361821210032
            Saint-François - (CCS)25410000001
        Agricultural Region 2 - (CAR)820312340301814584364126
          Charlotte County - (CD)127342822053611
            Pennfield - (CCS)19600000100
            Saint George - (CCS)121431001113
            Saint Stephen - (CCS)17510000031
            Saint James - (CCS)21760101001
            Saint David - (CCS)296110001003
            Dumbarton - (CCS)120671102123
          Sunbury County - (CD)102313932259827
            Blissville - (CCS)19460000002
            Gladstone - (CCS)16490001124
            Lincoln - (CCS)228102100416
            Burton - (CCS)17450010115
            Maugerville - (CCS)12811911143410
          Queens County - (CD)1183864931861025
            Gagetown - (CCS)1347232102229
            Wickham - (CCS)1249122003103
            Cambridge - (CCS)3212192203157
            Waterborough - (CCS)12810103010236
          Kings County - (CD)147320920916111140254063
            Upham - (CCS)13011150013425
            Hampton - (CCS)21491000101
            Kingston - (CCS)20961001226
            Norton - (CCS)3413201112114
            Sussex - (CCS)5926243226276
            Waterford - (CCS)1191550100041
            Cardwell - (CCS)2913111211212
            Havelock - (CCS)5021212218567
            Studholm - (CCS)104595641512468
            Springfield - (CCS)41201811052310
            Kars - (CCS)1289160101136
            Quispamsis - (CCS)138982001157
        Agricultural Region 3 - (CAR)71527726721101948367394
          Albert County - (CD)1203543132831216
            Hopewell - (CCS)1309130000025
            Elgin - (CCS)421480101044
            Hillsborough - (CCS)25691113234
            Coverdale - (CCS)236130114133
          Westmorland County - (CD)4181541721541225184251
            Westmorland - (CCS)3416132012443
            Botsford - (CCS)502720700241310
            Sackville - (CCS)82303501160410
            Memramcook - (CCS)451792014238
            Shediac - (CCS)56181821323108
            Moncton - (CCS)6919290134436
            Salisbury - (CCS)8227482135156
          Kent County - (CD)177885253515151927
            Dundas - (CCS)251080101443
            Wellington - (CCS)241551001155
            Saint Mary - (CCS)271360103227
            Weldford - (CCS)4524183137335
            Richibucto - (CCS)1251280023514
            Acadieville - (CCS)1311471000043
        Agricultural Region 4 - (CAR)4131537216111813374868
          Northumberland County - (CD)11752286336121417
            Rogersville - (CCS)1221473202253
            Southesk - (CCS)12810123012445
            Newcastle - (CCS)21660011225
            Alnwick - (CCS)462230111434
          Restigouche County - (CD)893116735361011
            Durham - (CCS)1271282001264
            Dalhousie - (CCS)121522120336
            Saint-Quentin - (CCS)1411463232111
          Gloucester County - (CD)207702835104192440
            Saumarez - (CCS)391610110268
            Bathurst - (CCS)14411132211268
            New Bandon - (CCS)2815100031343
            Paquetville - (CCS)18600000114
            Saint-Isidore - (CCS)126610021424
            Caraquet - (CCS)15216312317513
    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.