MONTANA FARM REVIEW 



REVISED LIVESTOCK ESTIMATES — NUMBERS AND VALUES — 1920-1926 

 Data Relative to Numbers of Livestock on Farms, January 1 



HORSES 

 January 1, 



1925. 

 1924. 

 1923. 

 1922. 

 1921. 

 1920. 



MULES 

 January 1, 



1926. 

 1925. 

 1924. 

 1923. 

 1922. 

 1921. 

 1920. 



MILK COWS 

 January 1, 



1926. 

 1925. 

 1924. 

 1923. 

 1922. 

 1921. 

 1920. 



MILK HEIFERS 



January 1, 



1926. 

 1925- 

 1924. 

 1923. 

 1922. 

 1921. 

 1920. 



Number 



576,000 

 596,000 

 611.000 

 643,000 

 650.000 

 669.000 

 669,000 



11,000 

 11,000 

 11,000 

 10,000 

 10,000 

 9,000 

 9,000 



192,000 

 167,000 

 174,000 

 162,000 

 155,000 

 148,000 

 148,000 



36,000 

 35,000 

 35,000 

 30,000 

 30,000 

 33,000 

 30,000 



ALL CATTLE 



January 1, 1926 1,280,000 



1925 1,340,000 



1924 1,360,000 



1923 1,360,000 



1922 1,380,000 



1921 1,269,000 



1920 1,370,000 



SWINE 



January 1, 1926. 

 1925. 

 1924. 

 1923. 

 1922. 

 1921. 

 1920. 



280,000 

 280,000 

 292,000 

 225,000 

 180,000 

 160,000 

 167,000 



Value 



$16,128,000 

 19,072,000 

 19,859,000 

 24,985,000 

 27,490,000 

 33,766,000 

 40.949,000 



576,000 

 514,000 

 566,000 

 562,000 

 670,000 

 755.000 

 794.000 



10,368,000 

 9,350,000 

 9,222,000 

 8.910,000 

 8,990,000 

 11,100,000 

 12,284,000 



40,960,000 

 40,200,000 

 41,660,000 

 45,524,000 

 42,428,000 

 50,118,000 

 69,248,000 



4,200,000 

 3,360,000 

 3,270,000 

 2,970,000 

 2,358,000 

 2,640,000 

 3,340,000 



ESTIMATES OF FARM ANIMALS FOR UNITED STATES. 



Horses. 



Numbers continue to decline but there is some indication that decline in birth- 

 rate of colts has been checked, at least in some areas. Average value slightly 

 higher than a year ago, but continued to decline in the south and far west. 



Mules. 



Slight increase on whole with small decline in northern states, 

 head slightly lower than a year ago. 



Values per 



Cattle. 



Number of milk cows and heifers two years old and over declined about 1 

 per cent. Heifers between one and two years old to be kept for milk cows de- 

 clined in numbers about 9 per cent. The number of cattle and calves declined 

 about 3.7 per cent, but total value higher. 



