104 AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS 



INDEX Page 



Foreword By The Governor 2 



Text 



Preface 3 



Contents of Bulletin 3, 4 



Montana Crops and Livestock During 1956 and 1957 10, 11 



Barley Varieties 1958, Disposition July 1, 1956, to April 1, 1957 31 



Wheat Production by Protein Groups, 1954-1957 65 



Some Changes in Montana's Agriculture 99 



Climate Data — Selected Stations, Table 



Precipitation and Period Between Freezing Temperatures, 1956-1957 5 



Farm Income — Tables 



State Data, 1944-1957 6 



County Data, 1956 and 1957 8, 9 



Irrigated and Non-Irrigated Acres and Their Production Value 



State Data, 1929-1947 6 



County Data, 1956 and 1957 12, 13 



State and County Statistics 

 Grain Crops 



Barley 16, 31, 42,"43, 70 to 98 



Corn 20, 38, 39 



Oats 16, 40, 41 



Rye 15, 61 



Wheat, All 15, 65 to 69 



Wheat, Spring 14, 36, 37, 65 to 69 



Wheat, Durum 34, 35 



Wheat, Winter 14, 32, 33, 65 to 69 



Hay and Forage Crops 



Alfalfa Hay 19, 50, 51 



All Hay 19, 48, 49 



Clover and Timothy Hay, Grain Hay, Other Hay 20 



Wild Hay 19, 52, 53 



Other Crops 



Beans, Dry 18, 59 



Flaxseed 17, 44, 45 



Peas, Dry 18, 59 



Potatoes 17, 46, 47 



Seed, Alfalfa 21, 54, 55 



Seed, Crested Wheatgrass 22, 58 



Seed, Mustard 23, 57 



Seed, Red Clover -..22. 56 



Seed, Sweetclover .21, 56, 57 



Sugar Beets 22, 60 



Fruits 



Apples 24 



Cherries 24 



Livestock 



Bees 29 



Cattle^ Total VZ""'ZZ".'Z..Z ZZZ"...Z'ZZ^ZZZZZ3...VZZZ". .25. 62 



Milk Cows 25, 62 



Hogs 27, 64 



Horses and Mules 27, 63 



Sheep and Lambs 26, 63 



Livestock Products 



Dairy Products From Farms 29 



Dairy Products Manufactured in Montana 30 



Honey and Beeswax 29 



Milk Production 29 



Wool Production 26 



Poultrv 



Chickens 28, 64 



Eggs 28 



Turkeys 28 



U. S. Census Data for Montana, 1925, 1930. 1935, 1940. 1945. 1950 and 1954 



Maps Reflecting Change in Farm Numbers and Cropland 99 



Number of Farms lOH 



All Land in Farms and Average Size of Farms 101 



Total Acreage of Cropland in Farms 102 



Average Acres of Cropland Per Farm 103 



