Agriculture Reference
In-Depth Information
Table A.6
Comparison of contract data with state/province averages
British Columbia
1979 Survey
1992 Survey
Farm size in acres
Mean
Standard deviation
Mean
Standard deviation
BARLEY
725
841
1,631
2,857
OATS
1,212
1110
1,704
3,309
WHEAT
783
431
1,887
3,434
CORN
117
75
184
166
APPLES
21.8
34
20
38
Louisiana
1987 Census
1997 Census
1992 Survey
Owned land in acres
Mean
Mean
Mean
Standard deviation
STATE-WIDE
293
331
321
511
MILO
278
NA
152
410
WHEAT
137
158
229
197
RICE
183
337
241
252
SOYBEANS
220
344
248
395
COTTON
307
408
303
439
SUGARCANE
396
561
703
803
Value of equipment
$38,323
$59,330
$120,814
$144,408
Value of land
$268,630
$380,871
$249,564
$447,780
and buildings
Nebraska and South Dakota
1987 Census
1997 Census
1986 Survey
Farm size in acres
Mean
Mean
Mean
Standard deviation
Nebraska
749
885
571
2041
South Dakota
1,214
1,418
1,350
1,322
Note:
NA = not available.
