ESTIMATES ISSUED BY THE MONTANA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE 



Current estimates of the data published In this bulletin are available and may be obtained 

 by calling the MONTANA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE or Interested persons may be added to one or 

 more of our three mailing lists. The three separate mailing lists are: (1) MONTANA CROP L LIVE- 

 STOCK REPORTER, a semi-monthly publication containing various crop, livestock, price and other farm 

 data; (2) CROP WEATHER REPORT; and (3) MONTANA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS BULLETIN. The annual charge 

 for these publications Is: MONTANA CROP 4 LIVESTOCK REPORTER--! 1 , CROP WEATHER REPORT — $12, and 

 MONTANA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS BUL LE T I N--$5 . 00 . Reporters on our surveys are not charged. An 

 order form may be obtained by calling or writing the MONTANA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE, P.O. 

 Box 4369, Helena, MT 59604. (Office — Room 398, Federal BIdg. & U.S. Courthouse, 301 S. Park Avenue, 

 Phone: 449-5303.) 



REPORTS ISSUED 



APPROXIMATE DATE 

 REPORT FREQUENCY OF PUBLICATION 1/ 



GENERAL REPORTS: 



Farm Report (Crop Forecasts) Monthly 12th of Month 



Weather, Crops & Livestock Weekly Mondays, Apr I I -October 



Monthly 7th of month, Nov. -March 



REPORTS ON CROPS: 



Winter Wheat Seedlngs Annual January 



Prospective Plantings Annual March 



Annual Crop Summary and Value of Production Annual January 



Cherry Forecast Monthly 12th of Month, June i July 



Potato Stocks Monthly 14th of Month, Dec. -April 



Range and Pasture Condition Monthly 12th of Month, April-Dec. 



Stocks of Grains Quarterly January, March, June & Sept. 



Wheat Movement Summary Sem I -Annua 1 1 y January and July 



Barley Varieties Annual July 15 



REPORTS ON LIVESTOCK, DAIRY, POULTRY and LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION: 



Poultry (Egg Production, Chick and Poult Hatch I ngs ) . . (Juarter I y 21st March, June, Sept., Dec.. 



Livestock Slaughter Quarterly 22nd Jan., April, July, Oct. 



Cattle Inventory and Calf Crop Annual February 10 



Sheep on Feed, January 1 Annual January 17 



January 1 Sheep Inventory and Lamb Crop Annual February 1 



Wool Crop Annual April 1 



December 1 Hog Inventory & Pig Crop Annual December 23 



Meat Animals, Marketings and Cash Receipts Annual April 



Milk Cows and Milk Production Quarterly 12th Jan., April, July and Oct. 



PRICE REPORTS: 



Agricultural Prices Monthly 30th of March 



Farm Income Seml-Annually March and September 



MISCELLANEOUS REPORTS: 



Farms and Farm Land Annual August 11 



Farm Labor (Regional Data Only) Annual August 24 



COUNTY ESTIMATES: 



Wheat Estimates by County Annual Late winter-Early spring 



Barley Estimates by County Annual Late winter-Early spring 



Corn Estimates by County Annual Late Winter-Early spring 



Cattle on Farms by County Biennial 



1/ Pending program changes may change some publication dates. Statistics In the National pro- 

 gram are released In Washington, D.C. and locally according to strict, predetermined dates. 

 Various series are Included In the "MONTANA CROP t. LIVESTOCK REPORTER" published twice a month. 



The Montana Department of Agriculture and Montana Agricultural Statistics Service find It nec- 

 essary to reduce the cost of publishing and mailing reports. Beginning In 1985 this bulletin 

 will cost $5.00 per copy. 



