1997 Montana Agrici i.ti rai Statistic s 



REPORTS ISSUED and PUBLICATION DATES 



REPORT 



FREQUENCY 



APPROXIMATE DATE 

 OF PUBLICATION 1/ 



MONTANA REPORTS: 



Crop & livestock Reporter Twice Monthly 



Crop-Wealher Report Weekly 



Crop-Weather Report Monthly 



Montana Agricultural Statistics bulletin Annual 



Wheat Movement Summary Semi-Annually 



Wheat and Uarley Varieties Annual 



NATIONAL REPORTS ON CROPS: 



Crop Forecasts Monthly 



Winter Wheat Seedings Annual 



Prospective Plantings Annual 



Annual Crop Summary Annual 



Crop Values Annual 



Cherry Production Semi-Annually 



Potato Slocks Monthly 



Stocks of Grains Quarterly 



NATIONAL REPORTS ON LIVESTOCK, DAIRY, POl'LTRY and LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION: 



Poultry (Egg Production. Chick and Poult Hatchings) Monthly 



Livestock Slaughter Monthly 



Cattle Inventory and Calf Crop Semi-Annually 



Sheep Inventory and I.amb Crop Annual 



Wool Production Annual 



Hog Inventory and Pig Crop Quarterly 



Meat Animals, Marketings and Cash Receipts Annual 



Milk Cows and Milk Production Monthlv 



2nd & 4ih Thursdays 



Mondays. April-October 



lOih of Month. November-March 



November 



March & September 



July 15 



12th of Month 



January 10 



March 31 



January 10 



February 14 



June forecast, January final 



15lh of Month. December-May 



January. March. June & September 



25lh of Month 



20th of Month 



January 31 & July 18 



January 31 



March 26 



January, March. June. September 



April 



1 5th of Month 



NATIONAL PRICE REPORTS: 



Agricultural Prices 



Monthlv 



Last working day of month 



NATIONAL MISCELLANEOUS REPORTS: 



Agricultural Chemical Usage Annual 



Farm Numbers and Land in Farms Annual 



Farm Labor (Regional Data Only) Quarterly 



April 17 



July 30 



February, May, August, November 



1/ Statistics in the National program arc released in Washington. DC and locally according to strict, predetermined dates Dates listed are for 1997. 

 similar release dales can be expected for 1998 Various series are included in the "MONTANA CROP & LIVLSTOCK REPORTER" published twice a 



month 



SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION: 



1 Montana Crop & Livestock Reporter-a semi-monthly publication containing various crop, livestock, price and other farm data 

 Price: $12,00 for 24 issues. 



2. Crop-Wcathcr Report-follows crop progress and 

 livestock situation Price: $14.00 for 36 issues. 



3 Montana Agricultural Statistics Bulletin-Price: $7 00 

 Those who provide survey information are not charged 



Mailing address and orTice location: 



Montana Agricultural Statistics Service 



301 South Park, Drawer 10033 



Helena, Montana 59626 



Phone: (406) 44 1 -1 240 or (800) 835-26 1 2. 



FAX: (406)441-1250 



e-mail: nass-mliffinass. usda.gov 



Electronic Information 



Internet : 

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