STATE OF MONTANA 



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SHEEP AND WOOL 



All Stock Sheep and Lambs 

 On Forms January 1 



Farm Value 



Number Per Head Total 



1945 2,862,000 $ 8.70 $24,899,000 



1946 2,433,000 9.80 23,843,000 



1947 1,971,000 13.00 25,623,000 



1948 1,794,000 16.60 29,780,000 



1949 1,722,000 18.70 32,201,000 



1950 1,464,000 19.40 28,402,000 



1951 1,581,000 32.00 50,592,000 



1952 1,676,000 34.10 57,152,000 



WOOL PRODUCTION AND INCOME 

 Sheep Wool Production 



SHEEP NUMBERS BY CLASSES 



STOCK SHEEP ^^ 



Sheep Total Lambs 



All on Stock Ewes Wethers Rams Wethers 



Sheep Feed Sheep 1 Year Ewes and Rams 1 Year 1 Year 



1945 _ 3,290,000 428,000 2,862,000 2,411,000 314,000 32,000 100,000 5 000 



1946 2,838,000 405,000 2,433,000 1,978,000 343,000 29,000 79,000 4 000 



1947 2,251,000 280,000 1,971,000 1,582,000 297,000 24,000 64,000 4 000 



1948 2,039,000 245,000 1,794,000 1,408,000 304,000 20,000 58,000 4,000 



1949 1,938,000 216,000 1,722,000 1,324,000 321,000 20,000 54,000 3 000 



1950 1,584,000 120,000 1,464,000 1,178,000 225,000 14,000 44,000 3 000 



1951 1,581,000 135,000 1,716,000 1,225,000 291,000 16,000 46,000 3,000 



1952 1,676,000 185,000 1,861,000 1,250,000 355,000 16,000 52,000 3,000 



' Shipped in from points outside the state. 



• Shipped to points outside the state, plus animals slaughtered by local butchers and at small killing plants 



within the state. 

 ^ Live weight. 



SHEEP AND LAMBS, Amount and Value of Farm Production 



1944 



1945 



1946 - ..„ 



1947 



1948 



1949 . 1,112 



1 950 



1951 



