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stock thus increasing sales which held cash receipts from livestock fairly close to the level of 1960. 

 The chart on page 13 shows the portion of the total receipts that are represented by the major 

 crops, classes of livestock, and livestock products. 



Climate Data, page 16 for selected stations present a pattern of moisture and temperatures 

 by counties. Climate may vary widely between these locations because of the great changes in 

 elevations from mountain tops to valleys. 



State Crop Tables, pages 18 to 28, give total, irrigated and not irrigated data for 10 years 

 1952-61. Crops grown principally or entirely under irrigation and on not irrigated land are 

 appropriately designated by sub-titles. 



County Crop Tables, pages 29 to 68, present 1960 and 1961 estimates for the total crop, and 

 also separately for the portions of the crop grown on irrigated land and on not irrigated land. No 

 estimates were made for counties with insignificant production. 



Wheat Production by Protein Groups, pages 40 to 42, is presented in tabular form for the 1960 

 and 1961 crops. Base prices and protein premiums reflect the value of premiums for spring wheat 

 excluding durum, and for winter wheat during the five crop years, 1957 to 1961. 



Variety Tables for Wheat on pages 43 to 45, and for Barley on page 54, give county and State 

 data on percentage of total each variety represents. The State table contains percentages for 

 leading varieties for the years 1958 to 1962. Cheyenne, with 80 percent of the total acreage, was by 

 far the leading variety of winter wheat seeded for harvest in 1962. Declines were indicated for 

 other important varieties, with the exception of Itana which showed a steady gain for the fourth 

 consecutive year. Thatcher, with over 37 percent of the total, continues to lead ail other spring 

 wheat varieties, but Chinook, Centana, and Ceres also increased in 1962 compared with 1961. The 

 most important durum wheat varieties were Langdon and Stewart. Leading barley varieties were 

 Compana and Betzes which together represented 90 percent of the barley acreage seeded in 1962. 



State Livestock Tables, pages 69 to 74, present data for the years 1952-1962. They continue the 

 series published in previous volumes on inventory numbers, by age and sex groups, disposition 

 and value of the principal kinds of livestock and livestock products. 



County Livestock Tables, pages 75 to 77, list the January 1 inventory numbers of livestock, 



including chickens, for the years 1960, 1961 and 1962. 



Cattle Movement Tables, pages 78 to 86, list the number of cattle reported on brand inspection 

 certificates of the Montana Livestock Commission. These statistics provide detailed data on the 

 number of steers, heifers, cows, bulls, calves and unclassified cattle which moved within the State 

 and out of the State. The tabulations make available separate totals for inspection at local country 

 points, Montana markets, and designated markets in other States. Gross and net county totals for 

 counties have been prepared. 



Information on cattle movement and wheat protein was 

 assembled with the help of State funds matched with 

 Federal funds received from the Agricultural Marketing 

 Service, United States Department of Agriculture, under the 

 provisions of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946. 



