Middlesex County Agriculture at a Glance

From the 2006 Census of Agriculture and Economic Development Policy Branch, OMAFRA

List of Data
Chart - Share of Farm Cash Receipts by Commodity
Farms
Land Use
Greenhouse Area
Hired Farm Labour
Farm Capital Value
Total Gross Farm Receipts
Farms by Industry Group
Major Field, Fruit & Vegetable Crops
Livestock Inventories

Photo of Cow

FARMS 2006 Census (number)	Middlesex	Province	% of Province
Total	2,525	57,211	4.41%
Reporting under 53 hectares	1,328	29,710	4.47%
Reporting 53 to 161 hectares	768	18,648	4.12%
Reporting 162 hectares and over	429	8,853	4.85%

LAND USE 2006 Census (hectare)	Middlesex	Province	% of Province
Land In Crops	209,158	3,660,941	5.71%
Summerfallow land	257	11,895	2.16%
Tame or seeded pasture	7,486	303,400	2.47%
Natural land for pasture	6,979	450,281	1.55%
Christmas trees, woodland & wetland	18,684	750,355	2.49%
All other land	7,232	209,581	3.45%
Total Area of Farms	249,795	5,386,453	4.64%

GREENHOUSE AREA 2006 Census (square metres)	Middlesex	Province	% of Province
Total area under glass or plastic	133,658	11,760,576	1.14%

HIRED FARM LABOUR 2006 Census (weeks)	Middlesex	Province	% of Province
Year Round	72,948	1,392,257	5.24%
Seasonal	24,540	878,920	2.79%
Total	97,488	2,271,177	4.29%