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Chart 13 (data) Number and area of farms, Canada

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Chart 13  Number and area of farms, Canada
Year number of farms Total area of farms (hectares)
1956 574,993 70,382,601
1961 480,877 69,825,449
1966 430,503 70,464,083
1971 366,110 68,660,645
1976 338,552 68,425,124
1981 318,361 65,888,916
1986 293,089 67,825,757
1991 280,043 67,753,700
1996 276,548 68,054,956
2001 246,923 67,502,447
2006 229,373 67,586,739

 

Chart 13 Number and area of farms, Canada