STATE OF MONTANA 



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SUGAR BEETS. 1950 AND 1951 



Acreage, Yield and Price by Counties All Irrigated 



1950 1951 



Yield Farm 



COUNTY Acres Per Price Acres 



AND Acres Hor- Harv. Per Acres Har- 



DISTRICT Planted vested Acre Ton ' Planted vested 



Tons Dol. 



Lake 1,430 1,240 11.0 11.60 660 600 



Missoula — 720 650 14.6 11.60 490 410 



RavaUi 3,600 3,440 13.6 11.55 2,190 2,130 



Sanders 30 30 1 4.0 11 .60 30 30 



W. of Divide 5,780 5,360 12.7 11.57 3,370 3,170 



Blaine 4,490 4,070 10.5 11.60 2,900 2,490 



HiU -.- 120 120 11.0 11.60 



PhiUips 1,780 1,530 10.6 11.60 1,290 960 



Pondera _ 300 250 8.0 11.60 230 190 



Teton 230 190 7.1 11.60 170 100 



N. Cent. District 6,920 6,160 10.3 11.60 4,590 3,740 



Dawson 2,100 1,980 10.7 11.70 1,430 1,340 



Richland 8,340 7,900 10.5 11.65 6,570 5,320 



Valley 1,240 990 8.7 11.60 480 340 



N. East District .._ 11,680 10,870 10.4 11,66 8,480 7,000 



Broadwater 560 550 11.2 11.60 470 360 



Cascade 740 660 9.0 11.60 330 310 



Lewis and Clark 60 60 7.3 1 1 .60 40 40 



Cent. District 1,360 1,270 9.9 11.60 840 710 



Madison 80 30 10.0 11.60 - - 



S. West District 80 30 10.0 11.60 - 



Big Horn 7,670 7,500 13.3 11.65 6,830 6,570 



Carbon __. 3,710 3,510 12.7 11.25 2,670 2,560 



Stillwater 1,160 1,110 12.0 11.60 860 840 



Treasure 2,740 2,670 12.9 11.30 2,500 2,270 



YeUowslone 16,880 15,850 12.6 11.35 12,170 11,640 



S. Cent. District 32,160 30,640 12.8 11.42 25,030 23,880 



Custer 2,940 2,860 12.2 11.70 2,770 2,670 



Prairie 1,000 930 14.0 11.65 870 840 



Rosebud 4,080 3,880 12.1 11.35 3,050 2,990 



S. East District 8,020 7,670 12.3 11.52 6,690 6,500 



STATE ...__ „ 66,000 62,000 12.0 11.50 49,000 45,000 



' Does not include average Government payments under the Sugar Act (excluding 



deficiency payments) of $2.43 per ton in 1950 and approximately $2.45 in 1951. 



10.6 



12.10 



abandonment and 



