Ontario

:This article describes the Canadian province. For other usages, see Ontario (disambiguation).

Agriculture

Once the dominant industry, agriculture occupies a small percentage of the population. The number of farms has decreased from 68,633 in 1991 to 59,728 in 2001, but farms have increased in average size. Cattle, small grains and dairy were the common types of farms in the 2001 census. The fruit, grape and vegetable growing industry is located primarily on the Niagara Peninsula and along Lake Erie. The Ontario origins of Massey-Ferguson Ltd., once one of the largest farm implement manufacturers in the world, indicate the importance agriculture once had to the Ontario economy (see Geography of Canada for more detail).

Related Topics:
Agriculture - Dairy - Niagara Peninsula - Lake Erie - Massey-Ferguson - Manufacturers - Geography of Canada

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