MONTANA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS 



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SHEEP, LAMBS AND WOOL 



Number, Value per Head, and Total Value, 'January 1 

 Wool Production and Value 



Year 



Number Per Head 



1,000 



Stock Sheep and Lambs ^^^^ 



1964 1.461 



1965 1,403 



1966 1,277 



1967 1,226 



1968 1,140 



1969 1,083 



1970 1,018 



All Sheep and Lambs' 



1971 1,067 



1972 1,000 



1973 955 



1974< 794 



SHEEP & LAMBS ON FARMS 

 Farm Value 



Total 



1,000 

 Dols. 



23,960 



27,218 

 28,732 

 28,688 

 25.422 



27,400 

 29.522 



WOOL PRODUCTION 



Year 



Year 



Dols. 



16.40 

 19.40 

 22.50 

 23.40 

 22.30 



25.30 

 29.00 



26.50 

 24.00 

 28.50 

 34.00 



28,276 

 24,000 

 27,218 

 26,996 



Sheep 

 Shorn 



1,000 

 Head 



1,369 

 1,292 

 1,213 

 1,134 

 1,063 



984 

 933 



902 

 853 

 774 

 669 



Per 

 Fleece 



Lbs. 



9.8 

 9.6 

 9.7 

 9.9 

 10.1 



9.7 

 9.7 



9.6 

 10.0 



9.9 

 10.0 



Total 



1,000 

 Lbs. 



13,444 

 12,462 

 11,792 

 11,277 

 10,725 



9,567 

 9.086 



8,657 

 8.501 

 7,663 

 6,698 



Price 

 Per Lb. 



Cts. 



55 

 51 

 58 

 46 

 45 



45 

 38 



21 



35 



106 



Value 



1,000 

 Dols. 



7,394 

 6,356 

 6,839 

 5,187 

 4.826 



4.305 

 3.453 



1,818 

 2,975 

 8,123 



Number by Classes, January 1 



All 

 Sheep 



Sheep 



on 

 Feed 



STOCK SHEEP ONE YEAR 

 AND OVER 



LAMBS 



Stock 

 Sheep 



Ewes 



Wethers 

 & Rams 



Ewes 



Wethers 

 & Rams 



1964 1,553 



1965 1,503 



1966 1,387 



1967 1,351 



1968 1,250 



iyb9 1,178 



1970 1,113 



1971 1,067 



1972 1,000 



1973 955 



1974 794 



92 

 100 

 110 

 125 

 110 



95 



95 



100 



100 



120 



84 



1,461 

 1,403 

 1,277 

 1,226 

 1,140 



1,083 

 1,018 

 967 

 900 

 835 

 710 



1,000 Head 



1,127 



1,093 



1,006 



936 



852 



826 

 774 

 747 

 697 

 657 

 559 



50 

 46 

 43 

 42 

 34 



28 

 28 

 28 

 23 

 21 

 18 



267 

 248 

 213 

 230 

 230 



208 

 202 

 177 

 166 

 145 

 114 



17 

 16 

 15 

 18 

 24 



21 

 14 

 15 

 14 

 12 

 19 



LAMBS 

 SAVED 



Lamb Crops and Disposition 



MARKETINGS^ 



IN- 

 SHIPMENTS 



FARM 

 SLAUGHTERS 



DEATHS 



Sheep & Lambs Sheep Lambs Sheep & Lambs Sheep Lambs 



1964 1,037 



1965 1,006 



1966 926 



1967 842 



1968 809 



1969 760 



1970 720 



1971 695 



1972 669 



1973 625 



1974 * 537 



74 

 61 

 46 

 75 

 64 



63 

 46 

 48 

 30 



27 



1,000 Head 



172 

 202 

 206 

 226 

 205 



123 

 164 

 174 

 133 

 146 



669 

 650 

 561 

 531 

 535 

 470 

 438 

 426 

 403 

 445 



159 

 160 

 100 

 125 

 91 



165 



90 

 90 

 95 



155 

 165 

 135 

 130 

 110 



125 

 117 

 115 

 109 

 130 



Production and Income from Sheep and Lambs 



Price per 100 Lbs. 



Year Production^ Marketings^ Sheep Lambs 



1,000 Pounds Dollars 



1964 65,098 76,188 5.40 19.60 



1965 60,474 78,919 5.90 22.50 



1966 67,215 71,773 6.40 23.20 



1967 59,453 73,254 5.90 21.30 



1968 61,671 72,659 6.30 23.80 



1969 46,583 58,184 7.30 27.50 



1970 51,883 59,905 6.80 26.10 



1971 50,968 59,500 5.50 24.00 



1972 43,023 54,316 6.10 27.90 



1973 38,403 59,844 11.80 34.00 



Cash 

 Receipts' 



Value 



of Home 



Consumption 



12,105 

 13,838 

 12,602 

 11,427 

 12.808 



12,870 

 11,679 

 10,191 

 11,385 

 15,842 



1,000 Dollars 



70 



84 

 123 

 128 



94 



162 

 78 

 139 

 118 

 156 



Gross 

 Income 



12.175 

 13,922 

 12,725 

 11.555 

 12.902 



13.032 

 11,757 

 10,330 

 11,503 

 15,998 



1 Starting with 1971 farm value Is based upon all sheep and lambs. 



2 Excludes interf arm sales. Beginning with 1966, includes animals custom slaughtered in commercial establishments for use 

 on farms where produced. 



3 Beginning with 1966, excludes animals custom slaughtered in commercial establishments for farmers. 

 ■ Some data not available in time for publication. 



5 Adjustments made for inshlpments and changes In Inventory. 



« Excludes Interfarm sales and custom slaughter in commercial establishments for use on farms where produced. 



' Includes receipts from marketings and from sales of farm slaughtered meat. 



