STATE OF MONTANA 



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1945 

 1946 

 1947 

 1948 

 1949 

 1950 

 1951 

 1952 



Hens and 



Pullets 

 January 1 



Number 



1944 2,460,000 



1945 __ 2,246,000 



1946 2,033,000 



1947 1,931,000 



1948 1,777,000 



1949 1,695,000 



1950 „.. 1,832,000 



1951 1,665,000 



CHICKEN EGGS 



Farm Production, Disposition and Income 

 Egg Production Farm Disposition 



Per 



Layer 



Number 



108 

 110 

 114 

 118 

 129 



130 

 133 

 140 



Total 



265 

 248 

 232 

 227 

 230 



220 

 243 

 233 



Consumed in 

 Household Sold 

 Millions 



63 

 60 

 62 

 57 

 57 

 54 

 54 

 56 



200 

 186 

 169 

 169 

 172 

 165 

 188 

 176 



TURKEYS 



1945 

 1946 

 1947 

 1948 

 1949 

 1950 

 1951 

 1952 



ALL TURKEYS ON FARMS 

 JANUARY 1 



Farm Value 



AMOUNT AND VALUE OF FARM PRODUCTION 



Number Per Head Total 



(000) (Dollars) (Thou. Dollars) 



20 

 21 

 23 

 15 



17 

 16 

 17 

 16 



Produced 



on 



Farms 



5.50 

 5.70 

 7.00 

 7.50 



9.40 

 7.40 

 7.80 

 7.80 



110 

 120 

 161 

 1 12 



160 

 118 

 133 

 125 



153 

 169 



117 

 1 12 



129 

 129 

 129 



Consumed 



In Farm 



Household 



Number (000) 



15 



16 



12 



9 



12 

 12 

 13 



Sold 



137 

 151 

 1 13 

 101 



118 

 116 

 117 



Av. 



Price 



Per 



Pound 



(Cents) 



36.8 

 40.0 

 41.4 

 48.7 



36.4 

 35.7 

 40.2 



Cash Gross 

 Income Income 



(Thou. Dollars) 



817 

 ,003 

 786 

 831 

 739 

 704 

 786 



906 

 ,109 

 870 

 905 

 814 

 777 

 873 



