MONTANA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS 



NUMBER OF FARMS 1910-1974 

 ALL LAND IN FARMS — AND AVERAGE SIZE OF FARMS 



1950-1974 



Number of Farms — 1910-1949 



Number 

 of 

 Year Farms 



Thous. 



1910 28.8 



1911 31.5 



1912 34.0 



1913 37.0 



1914 40.0 



1915 45.0 



1916 50.0 



1917 54.0 



1918 56.0 



1919 57.0 



Number 

 of 

 Year Farms 



Thous. 



1920 57.7 



1921 57.0 



1922 55.0 



1923 52.5 



1924 51.0 



1925 50.0 



1926 51.0 



1927 52.5 



1928 53.5 



1929 54.0 



Number 

 of 

 Year Farms 



Thous. 



1930 55.0 



1931 54.5 



1932 54.0 



1933 53.5 



1934 53.0 



1935 52.0 



1936 50.0 



1937 48.0 



1938 46.0 



1939 45.0 



Number 

 of 

 Year Farms 



Thous. 



1940 44.5 



1941 42.0 



1942 41.0 



1943 40.8 



1944 40.6 



1945 40.4 



1946 39.8 



1947 39.2 



1948 38.5 



1949 37.8 



Number of farms, all land in farms 

 and average size of farm, 1950-1974 



Year 



1950.. 

 1951.. 

 1952.. 

 1953.. 

 1954.. 

 1955.. 

 1956.. 

 1957.. 

 1958.. 

 1959.. 

 I960.. 

 1961.. 

 1%2.. 

 1963.. 

 1964.. 

 1%5.. 

 1%6.. 

 1967.. 

 1968.. 

 1%9.. 

 1970.. 

 1971.. 

 1972.. 

 1973.. 

 1974.. 



