MONTANA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS 

 CONTENTS 



Letter from the Governor 2 



Message from the Commissioner of Agriculture 3 



Table of Contents 4 



Foreword 5 



Crop and Livestock Summary. 1972 and 1973 6, 7 



STATE STATISTICS COUNTY STATISTICS 



Number of Farms, Land in Farms and Average Size 8 



Farm Income 9, 10, 11 12, 13. 14. 15 



Rank of Counties by Importance for Specified Commodities 15. 16 



Importance of Montana Industries 17 



Land Uses 18 



Irrigated and Not Irrigated Acres and Value of Production 19 20, 21 



Commercial Fertilizer Consumption 19 



Climate Data 22. 23 



Commodity Statistics 



Grain Crops 



Barley 27, 34, 53 34, 54, 55 



Barley Varieties 56 



Corn 28 57, 58, 59 



Oats 27, 53 35, 60, 61 



Rve 28 



Wheat, All 26, 53 36, 38 



Wheat, Durum 25 



Wheat. Other Spring 25. 53 



Wheat. Winter 24, 53 



Wheat Shipped Out of State 50, 51, 52 



Wheat Production, Stocks, Utilization 52 



Wheal Varieties 46, 47 47. 48, 49 



Slocks of Grain 53 



Hav Crops 



Alfalfa Hay 32 35. 64, 65 



All Hay 32 62. 63 



Other Hay 32 



Wild Hay 32 



Other Crops 



Beans, Dry 29 68 



Flaxseed 28 57 



Potatoes 29 69 



Seed, Alfalfa 29 66, 67 



Sugarbeets 29 68 



Fruits 



Cherries 30,31 31 



Livestock 



Bees 74 



Cattle and Calves 70, 72, 84, 85 80, 82 



Cattle and Calves on Feed 70, 78 79 



Cattle Movement Out of Montana 84 



Beef Cows 72 81 



Milk Cows 72, 73 80 



Hogs 71, 76, 85 83 



Sheep and Lambs 71. 75, 85 81. 82 



Liv('stf)ck Products 



Dairy Products Manufactured 73 



Honey and Beeswax 74 



Milk Production and Marketings 73. 74 



Wool Production 75 



Commercial Slaughter and Red Meal Production 84. H5 



Poultry 



Chickens 77 83 



Kggs 77 



Sl,ilislic,il Methods 86 



