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Farm Economics, Co-operatives and Statistics Branch
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The Farm Economics, Co-operatives and Statistics Branch was created within the Ontario Department of Agriculture in 1965 (renamed the Ontario Department of Agriculture and Food in 1966). The branch was formed by the merging of the Farm Economics and Statistics Branch with the Co-operatives Branch.
The Branch was headed by a director, Dr. H.L. Patterson, with the assistance of two Associate Directors - one for Economics, and one for Statistics and Co-operatives.
In 1969, the various branches of the Department of Agriculture and Food were organized into divisions, and the Farm Economics, Co-operatives and Statistics Branch was attached to the Agricultural Education and Research Division.
With the reorganization of the Government of Ontario in 1972, responsibility over the regulation of co-operatives was transferred from the Department of Agriculture and Food to the Ontario Ministry of Consumer and Commercial Relations, where a new Co-operatives Services Branch was established. With this change, the Farm Economics, Co-operatives and Statistics Branch was renamed the Economics Branch, forming part of the new Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food.
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The Farm Economics, Co-operatives and Statistics Branch collected statistics and conducted research into the business of agriculture and the use of agricultural resources. Aspects of concern to the Branch included farm management, the net earnings of farm operators, the use made of land resources, marketing, processing of farm products, compilation of agricultural statistics, and improving co-operative organization.
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RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)
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2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM
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MacTaggart, Hazel. Publications of the Government of Ontario, 1956-1971 (1975)
Canadiana Name Authorities, 1996-12- 24
Directory and Guide to Services of the Ontario Government, 1967
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Archivist(s):
R. Anger