STATE OF MONTANA 77 

 CHICKENS AND EGGS, 1924-1945 



All Chickens Av. Farm \'alue of Hens and Kg-gs Kk8's A\. l-'arm 



Year On Farms Value Per All Chickens Pullets On Per Produced Price 



Jan. 1 (000) Head ($1,000) Jan. 1(000) leaver* (millions) Per iJoz. 



(cents) (cents) 



l!t24 2. 70S 62 1.679 2,405 98 236 21.8 



1924 2.708 62 1,679 2,400 98 236 21.8 



1925 2,650 70 1,855 2,358 92 217 30.0 



1926 2,574 71 1,828 2,291 100 229 27.3 



1927 2,376 80 1,901 2,115 95 201 26.6 



1928 2,550 S3 2,116 2,269 98 222 27.3 



l!t29 2.577 84 2,165 2,294 93 213 27.2 



1930 2,581 80 2,065 2,291 96 220 22.2 



1931 2,593 60 1,556 2,291 102 234 15.7 



1932 2,364 53 1,253 2,107 92 194 14.7 



1933 2,443 42 1,026 2.173 92 200 136 



1934 2,422 38 920 2.129 92 196 15.2 



1935 2,088 44 919 1,873 92 171 23.1 



1936 2,092 66 1,381 1,845 88 163 22.9 



1937 1,863 63 1,174 1,649 98 162 24.4 



1938 1,700 72 1,224 1,527 110 168 23.3 



1939 1.950 73 1,424 1,745 104 182 18.9 



1940 2.244 64 1,436 1.986 99 197 16.2 



1941 2,168 65 1,409 1,967 107 211 21.1 



1942 2,297 81 1,861 2,110 112 236 27.0 



1943 2,661 98 2,608 2,437 103 250 34.0 



1914 2.73S 117 3,203 2,460 108 265 29.1 



1945 2.413 108 2,606 2,246 110 246 35.8 



* — Number of eggs produced during the year divided by number of all hens and 

 pullets on hand January 1. 



TURKEYS, 1929-1945 



