MONTANA'S RANK IN THE NATION'S AGRICULTURE 



ITEM 



UNIT 

 (000) 



PERIOD OR DATE 



Cropland in cultivated summer fa I I ow 

 Land in farms and ranches 

 income from cash receipts, 

 excluding Gov't payments: 



Iota I 

 Crops 

 L I ves tock 



5,391 acres 

 60,900 acres 



$1 ,220,828 

 $ 418,824 

 $ 802,004 



1982 Census 

 1985 



1985 

 1985 

 1985 



33 

 36 

 29 



LIVESTOCK and LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS 

 (000) 



A i I catt i e and ca I ves 

 Ail cows 

 M I i k cows 

 Beef cows 

 Cattle on fe 



Hogs and pigs 



Sheep and lambs 



Wool production 



Ail ch Ickens 



CROPS (Production) 

 (000) 



Ai i wheat 



A I I hay 



Dry beans 

 Bar ley 

 Oats 



Potatoe5--fa i I 

 Sugarbeets 



Winter wheat 

 Durum wheat 

 Spring wheat other 

 than durum 



Alfalfa hay 



50,240 bushels 



22,400 bushels 



I ,440 bushe i s 



14 



17 



6 



4 

 22 

 19 

 12 



6 

 22 

 24 



9 



RECORD HIGHS 



LIVESTOCK 



Catt I e and ca I ves 

 Sheep and lambs 

 Hogs and pigs 

 Ch ickens 

 Honey prod uc 1 1 on 



DATE 



Jan. 1 , 

 Jan . 1 , 

 Jan. 1 , 

 Jan . 1 , 

 1979 



1974 

 1903 

 1944 

 1944 



CROPS 



A I I wheat 



Bar i 

 Oats 

 Ai i 

 Suga 

 Pota 



W I n ter wheat 

 Ail spring wheat 



(Including durum) 

 Durum wheat 



ey 



hay 



rbeets 



toes 



163,560 bushels 

 105,000 bushels 



1982 

 1975 



1982 

 1956 

 1983 

 1915 

 1982 

 1969 

 1918 



