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AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS 



CASH WHEAT PRICES AND PROTEIN PREMIUMS AT GREAT FALLS' 



iSimple averages of quotations extracted from the Great Falls Tribune for one day each 

 month, centering- mid-month. aJuly of year shown to June following year. aPremium 

 as percent of base price and premium — using 16% premium for spring wheat and 15% 

 premium for winter wheal. 



MONTANA WHEAT— 1956 AND 1957 CROPS 



Production by Protein Content Groups — From Irrigated and Non-Irrigated Land 



1956 CROP 1957 CROP 



Protein Irri- Non- Irri- Non- 

 Percentage gated Irrigated Total gated Irrigated Total 



Group Bushels Pet. Bushels Pet. 



— Bushels — — Bushels — 

 SPRING WHEAT 



11 9 and under .... 349,600 536.600 886,200 2.0 118,900 62,200 181,100 .6 



12 0-12 9 662,000 1,972,000 2,634,000 6.0 461,500 266,900 728,400 2.5 



130-13 9 956,200 6,559,700 7,515,900 17.1 639,800 926,600 4,566,400 5.4 



140-14 9 633,800 11,015,500 11,649,300 26.5 546,100 2,313,900 2,860,000 9.9 



15 0-15 9 245,600 11.264,400 11,510,000 26.2 201.500 4,977,400 5,178,900 17.9 



160-16 9 88,500 7,955,100 8,043,600 18.3 85,600 9,520,900 9,606,500 33.2 



17 0-17 9 — - 1,591,500 1,591,500 3.6 5,500 6,904,500 6,910.000 23.9 



18.0 and over 131,500 131,500 .3 1,928,700 1,928,700 6.6 



TOTAL. 2,935,700 41,026,300 43,962,000 100.0 2,058,900 26,901,100 28,960,000 100.0 



Av. % Protein 13.2 14.7 14.3 13.4 16 1 15.9 



WINTER WHEAT 



11 9 and under ...- 373,100 2,213,900 2,587.000 10.4 520,200 9,913,400 10,433,600 22.6 



12 0-12 9 333,100 4,198,600 4,531,700 18.2 505,900 13,423,700 13,929,600 30.2 



13 0-13.9 .. _ 180,100 7,095,100 7,275,200 29.2 172,100 10,274,200 10,446,300 22.6 



14 0-14.9 160.500 7,087,000 7,247,500 29.1 57,800 7,055,300 7,113,100 15.4 



15.0-15.9 39,900 2,507.900 2,547,S00 10.2 28,100 2,500,900 2,529,000 5.5 



16 0-16.9 „... 8,700 596,400 605,100 2.4 9,100 1,343,000 1,352,100 2.9 



17 0-17.9 114,900 114,900 .4 295,400 295,400 .6 



18.0 and over 18,800 18,800 .1 100,900 100,900 .2 



TOTAL, 1,095,400 23,832,600 24,928,000 100.0 1,293,200 44,906,800 46.200,000 100.0 



Av. % Protein 12.5 13.5 13.5 12.2 13.0 13.0 



ALL. WHEAT 



11.9 and under .... 722,700 2,750,500 3,473,200 5.0 639,100 9,975,600 10,614,700 14.1 



12.0-12.9 995,100 6,170,600 7,165,700 10.4 967,400 13,690,600 14,658,000 19.5 



13.0-13.9 1,136,300 13,654,800 14.791.100 21.5 811.900 11,200,800 12,012,700 16.0 



14.0-14.9 794,300 18.102,500 18,896.800 27.4 603.900 9,369,200 9.973,100 13.3 



15.0-15.9 285,500 13,772,300 14,057,800 20.4 229,600 7,478,300 7,707,900 10.2 



16 0-16 9 97,200 8,551.500 8,648,700 12.6 94,700 10,863,900 10,958.600 14.6 



17.0-17.9 1,706.400 1,706.400 2.5 5,500 7,199,900 7,205,400 9.6 



18.0 and over 150,300 150,300 .2 2,029,600 2,029,600 2.7 



TOTAL _ 4,031,100 64,858,900 68,890,000 100.0 3,352,100 71,807,900 75,160,000 100.0 



Av. % Protein 13.0 14.3 14.2 12.9 14.2 14.1 



