CROP PRODUCTION STATISTICS 



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FLAX 



Hot, dry weather in July and continued drought in August throughout the 

 principal flax producing areas of the state materially reduced the flax crop in 

 1925 compared with that of 1924, despite an increase in acreage over the latter 

 year. Acre yield for the state averaged 4.5 bushels compared with 8.7 bushels 

 for the 1924 crop and was lower than that of any year since 1920. Total produc- 

 tion from 271,000 acres was 1,220,000 bushels compared with 2,140,000 bushels 

 secured in 1924 from 246,000 acres. Production in 1925, however, exceeded that 

 of 1923 with 902,000 bushels and that of 1922 with 605.000 bushels due to the 

 larger acreage in 1925 compared with these years. 



MONTANA FLAXSEED BY COU NTI ES— 1924 AND 1925 



CORN 



The steady increase in corn acreage that has been taking place since 1920 

 received a slight setback last spring when unfavorable conditions at seeding time, 

 combined with the experience of growers in 1924, reduced the 1925 acreage com- 

 pared with that of the preceding year. The year 1925 experience was likewise 

 unfavorable from a yield standpoint, the average for the state being 16.5 bushels, 

 the lowest in the past five years. The bulk of the corn acreage is located in the 

 eastern third of the state where July heat and drought followed by dry conditions 

 in August were the principal causes of the reduced yields. Corn, on the other hand, 

 with its value as farm feed and its place in rotation systems in Montana has al- 

 ready assumed an important place among the state's crops. The bulk of the crop 

 is utilized as forage. 



