1998 Montana A(;ki< ri.ii KM. Si mimk s 



REPORTS ISSUED and PUBLICATION DATES 



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MONTANA RKPORTS: 



NATIONAL RKPORTS ON CROPS: 



Crop Forecasts 



Winlcr Wheat Scedings 

 Prospective Plantings . . 

 Annual ("rop Summary 



Crop Values 



Cherry Production 



Potato Stocks 



SliKks of Cirains 



FREQUENCY 



Crop & Livestock Reporter 



Crop-Weather Report 



Crop-Weather Report 



Montana Ajincullural Statistics bulletin Annual 



Wheat Movcnieiil Summary 



Wheal and Barley Varieties . . 



Twice Monthly 



Weekly 



Monthly 



Semi-Annually 

 Annual 



Monthly 



Annual 



Annual 



Annual 



Annual 



Semi-Annually 



Monthly 



Quarterly 



NATIONAL REPORTS ON LIVESTOCK, DAIRY, POULTRY and LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION: 



Poultry (Egg Production. Chick and Poult Hatchings) Monthly 



Monthly 



Semi-Annually 



LivestiKk Slaughter 



Cattle Inventory and Calf Crop 



Sheep Inventory and Lamb Crop 



Wool Prcxiuction 



Hog Inventory and Pig Crop' 



Meat Animals, Markclmgs and Cash Receipts Annua 



Milk Cows and Milk Production Monthly 



Annual 

 Annual 

 Quarterly 



NATIONAL PRICE REPORTS: 



Agricultural Prices 



Monthly 



APPROXINUTE DATE 

 OF PUBLICATION 1/ 



2nd & 4th Thursdays 



Mondays. April-October 



10th of Month, November-March 



November 



March & September 



July IS 



12th of Month 



January 13 



March 31 



January 13 



February 13 



June forecast. January final 



15th of Month. December-May 



January. March, June & September 



25th of Month 



20lh of Month 



January 30 & July 17 



January 30 



March 26 



January, March. June. September 



April 



15th of Month 



Last working day of month 



NA I lONAL MISCELLANEOUS REPORTS: 



Annual 



Agricultural Chemical Usage 



Farm Numbers and Land in Farms Annual 



Farm Labor (Regional Data Only) Quarterly 



May 20 



February 12 



February. May, August. November 



1/ Statistics in the National program are released in Washington, DC and Uxally according to strict, predetermined dates. Dates listed are for 1998. 

 SimS rcleLe dSL ". e' pe'cted for 1999. Various series are included in the ■MONTANA CROP & LIVESTOCK REPORTER pubhshed twice a 

 month 



SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION: 



1 . Montana Crop & Uveslock Reportcr-a semi-monthly publication containing various crop, livestock, price and other farm daU. 

 Price: $12 00 for 24 issues. 



2 Crop-Weather Report -follows crop progress and 

 livestock situation Price: 514 00 for 36 issues. 



3. Montana Agricultural Statistics Bulletin-Price: $7.00 

 Those who provide survey information are not charged. 



Mailing address and office location: 



Montana Agricultural Statistics Service 



301 South Park. Drawer 10033 



Helena. Montana 59626 



Phone (406) 44 1 - 1 240 or (800) 835-2612; 



FAX: (406) 441-1250 



e-mail: nass-mt@nass.usda.gov 



h:i,K( TRONIC Information 



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