Datasheet Agriculture
Schwaz
Schwaz (Image: Tiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum, Innsbruck)
Schwaz <> Bolzano/ Bozen
AGRICULTURE
Farms (2000)
Number of farms 2309 493
Holdings maintaining organic farming 164 5
Cattle farms 67.3% 3.4% 1554 17
Number of cattle per holder 20.8 9.3
Utilised agricultural area per farm (ha) (Chart) 31.4 9.4
 
Socio-economic structure (2000) Chart
Full-time farms 39.1% 62.3% 902 307
Part-time farms 50.6% 34.7% 1169 171
Other farms 10.3% 3.0% 238 15
 
Labour force (2000) Chart
Total labour force 6204 2698
Family labour 91.1% 66.6% 5650 1798
Non-family labour 8.9% 33.4% 554 900
 
Use of farm land (2000) Chart
Utilised agricultural area (ha) 61891 3464
Vinyards (ha) 0.0% 14.5% 0 503
Orchards (ha) 0.0% 26.6% 20 923
Arable land (ha) 3.0% 1.3% 1854 44
Meadows and pastures (ha) 96.9% 57.1% 59987 1979
 
Lifestock numbers (2000) Chart
Total livestock in livestock units (LSU) 30203 152
as percentage of total livestock and number of animals
Cattle 85.6% 90.0% 32378 158
Horses 3.2% 1.3% 971 2
Pigs 7.0% 5.7% 7056 29
Sheep and goat 3.9% 1.7% 7924 17
Poultry 0.2% 1.3% 14703 503
 
Percentages have been rounded to one decimal place.