ESTIMATED CLASSIFICATION OF MONTANA LIVESTOCK 



JANUARY 1, 1870-1929 



Milk Other All 



Year Cattle Cattle Cattle Horses Sheep Swine Mule» 



1870 12,400t 24,000t 86.400 5,300t 2,000t 2,600t 500t 



1880 ll,500t 162,000t 173,500 36,000t 185,000t 10,500t 900t 



1883 14,000 590,000 604,000 39,900 405,000 17,000 900 



1884 14,200 672,000 686,800 45,900 466,000 17,500 1,000 



1885 23,000 615,000 638,000 105,000 625,000 19,000 2,800 



1886 25,300 726,700 751,000 120,700 719,000 19,000 8,900 



1887 29,000 812,800 841,800 129,000 755,000 20,000 9,20a 



1888 31,000 934,500 965,500 187,000 1,265,000 22,000 5,500 



1889 31,400 962,600 993,900 200,000 1,391,000 23,000 5,800 



1890 33,000 981,800 1,014,800 216,000 1,990,000 29,000 2,400 



1891 34,000 932,700 966,700 152,000 2,089,000 35,000 1,800 



1892 35,700 1,026,000 1,061,700 197,000 2,089,000 35,000 1,200 



1893 36,400 1,036,000 1,072,400 207,000 2,528,000 39,000 1,200 



1894 36,400 1,057,000 1,093,000 197,000 2,781,000 39,000 900 



1896 39,000 1,078,000 1,117,000 198,000 2,809,000 46,000 900 



1896 42,000 1,154,000 1,196,000 183,000 3,061,000 52,000 900 



1897 43,000 1,177,000 1,220,000 175,000 3,123,000 51,000 900 



1898 42,700 1,082,000 1,510,000 171,800 3,248,000 47,000 900 



1899 44,000 953,000 997,000 165,000 3,378,000 42,300 1,000 



1900 48,500t 926,500t 975,0001 347,000t 6,170,000t 50,000t 2,800t 



1901 49,400 960,200 1,009,600 302,000 6,417,000 47,000 3,400 



1902 50,000 998,000 1,048,000 275,000 5,081,000 49.000 3,400 



1903 52,400 1,048,000 1,101,000 246,600 5,120,000 51,700 3,400 



1904 53,900 1,059,000 1,112,900 244,000 5,270,000 54,800 3,400 



1906 55,000 1,048,000 1,103,000 236,800 5,639,000 57,600 3,400 



1906 61,600 965,000 1,026,000 239,000 5,752,000 59,900 3,600 



1907 66,000 916,300 982,300 292,000 5,637,000 62,900 4,000 



1908 69,000 879,000 948,000 292,000 5,524,000 66,000 4,000 



1909 75,000 905,000 980,000 304,000 5,634,000 68,000 5,000 



1910 80,000 842,000 922,000 319,000 5,747,000 75,000 5,000 



1911 80,000* 818,000* 898,000 344,000 5,230,000* 124,000 4,500* 



1912 91,000 732,000 823,000 350,000* 4,926,000* 145,000* 6,000* 



1913 95,000 950,000* 845,000 385,000* 4,675,000* 168,000* 5,500* 



1914 104,000 826,000* 930,000 440,000* 3,850,000* 187,000* 6,000* 



1916 114,000 836,000 950,000 485,000* 3,340,000* 245,000* 6,500* 



1916 125,000* 1,035,000* 1,170,000 520,000* 3,020,000* 270,000* 7,000* 



1917 140,000* 1,114,000* 1,254,000 580,000* 2,670,000* 260,000* 7,500* 



1918 150,000* 1,310,000* 1,460,000 640,000* 2,380,000* 202,000* 8,500* 



1919 163,500* 1,447,000* 1,610,000 720,000* 2,530,000* 180,000* 9,000* 



1920 178,000 1,192,000 1,370,000 669,000 2,450,000 167,000 9,000 



1921 181,000 1,088,000 1,269,000 669,000 2,328,000 160,000 9,000 



1922 185,000 1,195,000 1,380,000 650,000 2,561,000 180,000 10,000 



1923 192,000 1,168,000 1,360,000 643,000 2,408,000 225,000 10,000 



1924 209,000 1,151,000 1,360,000 611,000 2,480,000 292,000 11,000 



1925 223,000 1,117,000 1,340,000 596,000 2,579,000 280,000 11,000 



1926 225,000 1,055,000 1,280,000 576,000 2,880,000 250,000 11,000 



1927 217,000 897,000 1,114,000 547,000 3,053,000 240,000 11,000 



1928 212,000 902,000 1,114,000 531,000 3,358,000 288,000 11,000 



1929 214,000 889,000 1,103,000 515,000 8,761,000 328,000 11,000 



Note: Many earlier estimates were made to exact figures. In the above table figures have been 



rounded to even thousands or even hundreds. 

 t Based upon Census Data. 



• Tentative Revisions. All other figures are United States Department of Agriculture Estimates. 



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