The Rural Voice, 2002-05, Page 343
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and agrculhual lar. -.;ape In ri;.Ir,_ri
CuuntN. Since 1961 the number of
turns in the count?, dropped 3S per
cent to 3150 farms in 1996. The
tiguie of 3150 farms must also be
considered m the light of the fact that
the 1996 farm census lists only
that had sales of oser 52500
Dining the same period the
aterage tarm site increased 1 5 times
hoar 1st acres to 233 acres. Despite
the ti reale u1 average site the actual
taint acreage dropped from '65,131
111 !11,914
I n 111, 46 > eai s tram 1931 to 1996
111, unt�'s t.tini population
,I, , 1, .t -.1.d twill -16 pci cent of the
1, ,1 d population to 1S t. 1 cent Che
1 ui al non tai 111 population ha,
plat cel uh!at of the Icy icasc in the
1.111iung %Illllllltlllit�
I I,. 1 alai 11%111 !aim acgnient has
be, - = faster than rhe urban
pr r*nm , f the populatron.
In real vers. rhe ,tud i ;nage N
Hurons >' 'l rural farm pnpulanr,n
decreased to 10.610 from
,only 1i ears earlier During ,he
same r,er,;d the urban popuiat:t:n
.:1-,)m i1.-88 to =1.3 L- and -he
rural nim-farrn population -r:se r :m
l 1. ;•� tc 1=.2.9=
During rhe last 50 years at?rcuiture
ha, m,,ve,d :n the der_ r;1:n t
specialized and more :ntensive
of .,peranons. This :ndustnarizati n
alt farming. the move 7(1 "dolor•
rarrn.-. hip been ,Ignlr-canr.
Influenced by the •:USUPrIett- iue`ze
racing rirmers. The "eturl in In
nJi iJUSi unit Jt I'-C>:Ut t
Jiopping and to .urvlve aru.er Ana
Iai;ei opelauons be.uine net. ss_aa•.
l•his
111,. ....IIlLiui of huge meiketed per producer rose
1 dt1 ;KS. ,.ant between I9y6 and 1939.
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capitalization .tnd rhes n url
leaves int; small )peratur .!t
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