MONTANA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS 



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FEEDLOTS AND CATTLE ON FEED BY COUNTIES 



January 1, 1973 and 1974 



1973 



COUNTY > 



& 

 DISTRICT 



Flathead 



Lake & Ravalli 



Lincoln, Mineral & Sanders 



Missoula 



N. WEST 



Blaine 



Chouteau 



Glacier, Hill & Toole 



Liberty & Teton 



Phillips 



Pondera 



N. CENTRAL 



Daniels & Dawson 



McCone 



Richland 



Roosevelt & Sheridan 



Valley 



N. EAST 



Broadwater, Lewis & Clark & 

 Meagher 



Cascade r, 



Fergus, Petroleum & 



Wheatland 



Judith Basin 



Golden Valley & Musselshell 



CENTRAL 



Beaverhead, Gallatin, Madison, 



Park & Sweet Grass 



Big Horn 



Carbon 



Stillwater 



Treasure 



Yellowstone 



S. WEST & S. CENTRAL 



Custer, Powder River & 



Rosebud 



Prairie & Wibaux 



S. EAST 



STATE 



Feedlots 



Cattle 



on 

 Feed 



19 



1,800 

 160,000 



1974 



Feedlots 



CatUe 



on 

 Feed 



Number 



'Some counties combined to avoid disclosing individual operators. 



NUMBER OF CATTLE FEEDLOTS 



By Size of Feedlot Capacity, 1964-1973 > 



Year 



1964... 

 1%5... 

 1966... 

 1%7... 

 1968... 



1969... 

 1970... 

 1971... 

 1972... 

 1973.. 



' Number of feedlots with 1,000 head or more capacity is number of lots operating anytime during year. Number 

 under 1,000 head capacity and total number of feedlots is number at end of year. 



