TABLE OF CONTENTS 



FOREWORD 



Comments from the Governor 3 



Message from the Director - MX Department of Agriculture. 4 

 Notes from the Director - MT Ag Statistics 4 



GENERAL 



Montana Department of Agriculture 5 



Montana Crop, Livestock, and Weather Digest 7 



Climatological Data 8 



Montana Facts and Figures 9 



Number of Farms, Land in Farms, and Average Size 10 



Census of Agriculture, Number of Farms 11 



Census of Agriculture, Number of Farms by County 12 



ECONOMIC 



Montana Selected Industries Comparison 13 



Value Added to the US Economy by the Ag Sector 14 



Farm Real Estate Values 15 



Cash Receipts from Sale of Principal Products 



and Government Payments 15 



Cash Receipts by County 16 



Cash Receipts from Marketing by Commodities 17 



Cash Receipts Pie Charts 18 



Prices Received for Selected Commodities 19 



Marketing Year Average Prices Received 21 



Marketing of Major Commodities 21 



RANK 



Montana Record Highs and Lows by Commodity 22 



Montana's Rank in the Nation's Agriculture 24 



Winter Wheat and Spring Wheat Production Maps 25 



Durum Wheat and Barley Production Maps 26 



Alfalfa and Other Hay Production Maps 27 



Cattle & Calves; Sheep & Lamb Inventory Maps 28 



STATE CROPS 



Acreage, Production, and Value 



All Wheat 29 



Winter Wheat 30 



Other Spring Wheat 31 



Durum Wheat 32 



All Barley 33 



Oats 34 



Corn 34 



Potatoes 34 



Sugar Beets 35 



All Dry Beans 35 



Pinto Beans 35 



Garbanzo Beans 35 



All Dry Peas 36 



Lentils 36 



Austrian Winter Peas 36 



Flaxseed 37 



Safflower 37 



Sunflower 37 



M usta rd Seed 37 



Canola 38 



Alfalfa Seed 38 



Leaf Cutter Bees 38 



Sweet Cherries 38 



All Hay 39 



Alfalfa Hay 39 



Hay on CRP Land 39 



All Other Hay 40 



Grain Hay 40 



Wild Hay 40 



Grain Movement 40 



Wheat Utilization 42 



All Wheat, All Barley, and Oats Stocks 43 



All Barley Varieties, Historic 43 



All Wheat Varieties, Historic 44 



Winter Wheat Varieties 45 



Spring Wheat Varieties 46 



Durum Wheat Varieties 47 



All Barley Varieties 48 



COUNTY CROPS 



Planted, Harvested, Yield, and Production by Counties 



Major Crops Irrigated and Non-Irrigated Harvested Acres 

 49 



All Wheat 50 



Winter Wheat 54 



Other Spring Wheat 58 



Durum Wheat 62 



All Barley 64 



Oats 68 



Corn 70 



Potatoes 71 



Sugar Beets 71 



All Dry Beans 72 



Pinto Beans 72 



Garbanzo Beans 73 



Dry Peas 73 



Lentils 74 



Austrian Winter Peas 74 



Flaxseed 75 



Safflower 75 



Sunflower 76 



Mustard Seed 76 



Canola 76 



All Hay 77 



Alfalfa Hay 79 



Hay on CRP Land 81 



Other Hay 83 



Grain Hay 85 



Wild Hay 87 



STATE LIVESTOCK 



CATTLE and CALVES 



Inventory by Class and Cattle on Feed and Value 89 



Calf Crop and Disposition 89 



Private Grazing Fee Rates 89 



Production and Income 89 



Number of Operations and Percent of Total Inventory 90 



Milk Cows on Farms, Production, and Milkfat 90 



Dairy Products Marketed, Income, and Value 90 



SHEEP and LJ\MBS 



Inventory by Class and Value and Operation Numbers 91 



Lamb Crop and Disposition 91 



Wool Production 91 



Production and Income 91 



Milk, Meat and Other Goats 91 



Sheep and Lamb Loss 



Death Loss and Percent of Total Inventory Lost 92 



Death Loss by Cause and Value of Loss 92 



HOGS and PIGS 



Inventory by Class and Value and Operation Numbers 94 



Annual Farrowings and Disposition 94 



Production and Income 94 



CHICKENS, EGGS, and HONEY 



Chicken Inventory, Value, Production and Income 95 



Eggs Production and Value 95 



Honey Inventory, Production, Stocks, and Value 95 



COMMERCIAL LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER 



Commercial Red Meat Production 96 



Monthly Slaughter by Class 96 



COUNTY LIVESTOCK 



Inventory by Counties 



All Cattle and Calves 97 



Beef Cows and Heifers 97 



Milk Cows and Heifers 98 



All Sheep and Lambs and Goats 98 



Hogs and Pigs 99 



Chickens by District 99 



AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS 100 



2 Foreword 



Montana Agricultural Statistics 2007 



