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Sales of farm implements and equipment, by province and major group, 1960 to 1964
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| 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | Percentage change 1963 to 1964 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $ thousands | % | |||||
| Canada | 217,465 | 201,777 | 238,797 | 287,839 | 326,976 | 13.6 |
| Atlantic provinces | 7,693 | 8,165 | 6,722 | 6,712 | 8,044 | 19.8 |
| Quebec | 26,792 | 30,277 | 32,555 | 35,063 | 32,633 | -6.9 |
| Ontario | 49,399 | 51,006 | 50,886 | 59,769 | 69,385 | 16.1 |
| Manitoba | 25,877 | 18,958 | 28,054 | 35,916 | 45,230 | 25.9 |
| Saskatchewan | 57,359 | 41,615 | 59,348 | 82,666 | 96,366 | 16.6 |
| Alberta | 44,993 | 45,723 | 55,294 | 61,930 | 68,149 | 10.0 |
| British Columbia | 5,352 | 6,033 | 5,938 | 5,783 | 7,169 | 24.0 |
| Tractors and engines | 80,093 | 74,764 | 80,631 | 97,678 | 114,067 | 16.8 |
| Ploughs | 11,635 | 11,460 | 10,969 | 12,934 | 15,877 | 22.8 |
| Tilling, cultivating and weeding machinery | 12,650 | 12,939 | 15,363 | 18,050 | 21,106 | 16.9 |
| Planting, seeding and fertilizing machinery | 7,873 | 8,224 | 9,477 | 11,380 | 14,447 | 27.0 |
| Haying machinery | 30,544 | 29,298 | 32,214 | 31,425 | 30,867 | 1.8 |
| Harvesting machinery | 46,485 | 37,631 | 57,626 | 78,182 | 85,645 | 9.5 |
| Machines for preparing crops for market or for use | 6,261 | 6,233 | 7,658 | 10,043 | 11,313 | 12.6 |
| Farm wagons, wagon trucks and sleighs1 | 2,025 | 1,910 | 1,770 | 2,610 | 3,571 | 36.8 |
| Barn equipment | 4,095 | 4,535 | 5,892 | 6,289 | 7,268 | 15.6 |
| Dairy machinery and equipment2 | 5,766 | 5,589 | 5,621 | 4,993 | 9,342 | 87.1 |
| Spraying and dusting equipment | 1,637 | 1,758 | 1,828 | 2,271 | 2,439 | 7.4 |
| Miscellaneous farm equipment | 8,401 | 7,436 | 9,748 | 11,984 | 11,034 | -7.9 |
| 1. This item was designated as "Farm wagons, boxes and sleighs" in 1964. | ||||||
| 2. This item was designated as "Farm dairy machinery and equipment" in 1964. | ||||||
| Source: Statistics Canada, Canada Year Book, 1967. | ||||||
