Agricultural census; types of holdings, regional division, 1992 - 2000
Explanation of symbols
Table explanation
Subjects:
1. Number of agricultural and horticultural holdings
2. Areas, livestock, cattle units and workers
Selection dimensions:
1. Type of holding: size of the holding in cultivated land
type of holding in dsus
holdings by main type of holding
holdings by type of holding (detailed)
2. Region: the Netherlands
provinces
groups of agricultural areas
3. Years: 1992-2000
Period under review: 1992-2000.
Frequency: discontinued
Changes to the previous version: in 2006 (minor) changes in content have
occured. For comparable time series data have been revised from 2000
onwards. Revised data are available through the Dutch version of this
table.
Description topics
- Agricultural and horticultural holdings
- By agricultural area
- The agricultural area in this publication is given in measured size and
includes paths and furrows essential to cultivation. It refers to the
total area of land for arable farming, horticulture, grazing, fallow land
and fast-growing wood (from 1996).- Without agricultural area
- With animals
- Cattle units
- The phosphate load produced by 1 dairy cow is 1 cattle unit. An
eighteen weeks-old laying hen corresponds to 0.012 cattle units. Thus, 83
laying hens produce a phosphate load equal to 1 dairy cow.
- Cattle
- The number of cattle farms.
- Pigs
- The number of pig farms.
- Horses or ponies
- The number of farms with horses and ponies.
- Chickens
- The number of chicken farms.
- Ducks or turkeys or other poultry
- The number of farms with ducks, turkeys or other poultry.
- Sheep or goats
- The number of sheep and goat farms.
- Rabbits and animals kept for their fur
- The number of holdings keeping rabbits and animals for their fur.
- By cattle units/ha
- Excluding holdings with animals without cultivated land.
- Without agricultural area
- The number ofcattle units cannot be calculated for this type of holding.
- Areas, cattle, cattle units,labour force
- Agricultural area
- The agricultural area in this publication is given in measured size and
includes paths and furrows essential to cultivation. It refers to the
total area of land for arable farming, horticulture, grazing, fallow land
and fast-growing wood (from 1996).- Without agricultural area
- Fast-growing wood
- From 1993, fast-growing wood is a separate category. From 1996,
fast-growing wood is included in cultivated land measured size.
- Fallow land
- Fallow land has not been tilled in the current year. This category also
includes land untilled in accordance with the set-aside scheme. Green
manure and forest cultivation are categorised as such.
- Livestock
- By number of cattle units/ha
- Excluding holdings with animals without cultivated land.
- Holdings without agricultural area
- The cattle unit cannot be calculated for this type of holding.