2 Foreword 



Mohtaka Aoricultoral Statistics 2002 



TABLE OF CONTENTS 



FOREWORD 



Comments from the Governor 3 



Message from the Director 4 



Notes from the State Statistician 4 



GENERAL 



Montana Department of Agriculture 5 



Montana Crop, Livestock, and Weather Digest 6 



Climatological Data 7 



Freeze/Frost Occurrence Data 8 



Montana Facts and Figures 10 



Number of Farms and Land in Farms 11 



Census of Agriculture, Number of Farms, Montana ... 12 



Census of Agriculture, Number of Farms by County . . 13 



ECONOMIC 



Industry Comparison to Agriculture 14 



Value Added to the US Economy by the 



Agriculture Sector 15 



Farm Real Estate Values 16 



Cash Receipts from Sale of Principal Products 



and Government Payments 16 



Cash Receipts by County 17 



Cash Receipts by Commodities 18 



Cash Receipt Charts from Marketing of Commodities . 19 



Prices Received for Selected Commodities 20 



Average Prices and Marketings of Major Commodities 22 



RANK 



Montana's Rank in the Nation's Agriculture 23 



Record Highs and Lows for Montana Commodities ... 24 



Winter Wheat and Spring Wheat Production Maps ... 26 



Durum Wheat and Bariey Production Maps 27 



Oats and Alfalfa Hay Production Maps 28 



Cattle & Calves ; Sheep & Lambs Inventory Maps .... 29 



STATE ESTIMATES— CROPS 



Acreage, Production & Value 



All Wheat State Estimates 30 



Winter Wheat State Estimates 31 



Other Spring Wheat State Estimates 32 



Durum Wheat State Estimates 33 



Bariey State Estimates 34 



Oats State Estimates 35 



Corn State Estimates 35 



Potato State Estimates 35 



Canola State Estimates 36 



Safflovi^er State Estimates 36 



Sunflower State Estimates 36 



Mustard Seed State Estimates 36 



Flaxseed State Estimates 36 



All Dry Beans State Estimates 37 



Garbanzo Bean State Estimates 37 



Pinto Bean State Estimates 37 



Lentils State Estimates 37 



All Dry and Austrian Winter Pea State Estimates . 37 



Sweet Cherries State Estimates 38 



Sugar Beets State Estimates 38 



Alfalfa Seed State Estimates 38 



All Hay State Estimates 39 



Alfalfa Hay State Estimates 39 



All Other Hay State Estimates 39 



Stocks of Major Grains 40 



Grain Movement 41 



Wheat Utilization 42 



All Wheat Varieties 43 



Winter Wheat Varieties 44 



Spring Wheat Varieties 45 



Durum Wheat Varieties 46 



Bariey Varieties 47 



COUNTY ESTIMATES— CROPS 



Planted, Harvested, Production & FIanking by County 



All Wheat, 2000-2001 48-51 



Winter Wheat, 2000-2001 52-55 



COUNTY ESTIMATES— CROPS- Cont. 



Planted, Harvested, Production & Ranking by County 



Other Spring Wheat, 2000-2001 56-59 



Durum Wheat, 2000-2001 60-61 



Bariey, 2000-2001 62-65 



Oats, 2000-2001 66-67 



Corn, 2000-2001 68 



Alfalfa Seed, 2000-2001 69 



Mustard Seed, 2000-2001 69 



Potatoes, 2000-2001 70 



Sugar Beets, 2000-2001 70 



All Dry Beans, 2000-2001 71 



Other Beans, 2000-2001 71 



Garbanzo Beans, 2000-2001 72 



Lentils, 2000-2001 72 



Dry Peas, 2000-2001 73 



Austrian Winter Peas, 2000-2001 73 



Flaxseed, 2000-2001 74 



Safflower, 2000-2001 74 



Sunflower, 2000-2001 75 



Canola, 2000-2001 75 



All Hay, 2000-2001 76-77 



Alfalfa Hay, 2000-2001 78-79 



Grain Hay, 2000-2001 80-81 



All Other Hay, 2000-2001 82-83 



All Crops Harvested Acres, 2000-2001 84 



STATE ESTIMATES— LIVESTOCK 



Cattle & Calves 



Inventory by Class & Cattle on Feed 85 



Calf Crop and Disposition 85 



Private Grazing Fee Rates 85 



Production and Income 85 



Number of Operations & Percent of Total Inventory 



All Cattle & Calves 86 



Beef Cows 86 



Milk Cows on Farms, Production, Milkfat, and 



Milk Marketed 86 



Sheep & Lambs 



Inventory by Class & Number of Operations 87 



Lamb Crop and Disposition 87 



Wool Production 87 



Production and Income 87 



Death Loss & Percent of Inventory Loss 88 



Predator & Non-Predator Loss and Value 88 



Death Loss by Cause 89 



Percent of Losses for Size of Flock by Cause .... 89 



Hogs & Pigs 



Inventory by Class & Number of Operations 90 



Annual Farrowings and Disposition 90 



Production and Income 90 



Chickens, Eggs, Honey & Dairy Products Marketed 



Chickens: Inventory, Value, Production & Income 91 



Eggs: Production and Value 91 



Honey: Inventory, Yield, Production, Stocks & Value 91 



Dairy Products Marketed: Income and Value .... 91 



Red Meat Production by Month 92 



Monthly Slaughter 



Cattle & Calves 92 



Sheep & Lambs 92 



Hogs & Pigs 92 



COUNTY ESTIMATES— LIVESTOCK 



Inventory & County Ranking 



All Cattle and Calves, 2000-2002 93 



Beef Cows & Heifers, 2000-2002 93 



Milk Cows & Heifers, 2000-2002 94 



All Sheep and Lambs, 2000-2002 94 



Hogs and Pigs, 1999-2001 95 



Chickens, 1999-2001 95 



AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS 96 



REPORTS ISSUED and PUBLICATION DATES 



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