J MONTANA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS 



NUMBER OF FARMS 1910-1980 

 ALL LAND IN FARMS ~ AND AVERAGE SIZE OF FARMS 



1950-1980 



Number of Farms — 1910-1949 



Number Number Number 



of of of 



Year Farms Year Farms Year Farms 



Thous. Thous. Thous. 



1920 57.7 1930 55.0 1940 44 5 



1921 57.0 1931 54.5 1941 ' " 420 



1922 55.0 1932 54.0 1942 410 



1923 52.5 1933 53.5 1943 40 8 



1924 51.0 1934 53.0 1944 40 6 



1925 50.0 1935 52.0 1945 40 4 



1926 51.0 1936 50.0 1946 39 8 



1927 52.5 1937 48.0 1947.. "39 2 



1928 53.5 1938 46.0 1948 '.['.'" 38 5 



1929 54.0 1939 45.0 1949 37 8 



Number of farms, all land in farms 

 and average size of farm, 1950-1980 



All 



Number Land Average 



of In Size of 



Year Farms Farms Farms 



Thous. Thous. Acres Acres 



1950 37.2 65,000 1,747 



1951 36.8 65,200 1,772 



1952 36.4 65,500 1 ,799 



1953 35.9 65,800 1,833 



1954 35.4 66,100 1,867 



1955 34.8 66,100 1,899 



1956 34.2 66,200 1 ,936 



1957 33.6 66,300 1,973 



1958 33.0 66,500 2,015 



1959 32.4 66,600 2,056 



1960 31.7 66,700 2,104 



1961 30.8 66,800 2,169 



1%2 30.1 66,800 2,219 



1%3 29.5 66,800 2,264 



1964 28,9 67,200 2,325 



1965 28.4 66,700 2,349 



1%6 28.0 66,200 2,364 



1%7 27.6 65,700 2,380 



1968 27.1 65,200 2,406 



1969 26.7 64,700 2,423 



1970 26.4 64,200 2,432 



1971 26.0 63,700 2,450 



1972 25.5 63,200 2,478 



1973 25.1 63,000 2,510 



1974 24.6 62,800 2,553 



1975 23.V 62,400 2,701 



1976 22.7 62,200 2,740 



1977 22.3 62,100 2,785 



1978 22.0 62,100 2,823 



1979 21.7 62,000 2,857 



1980 21.5 62,000 2,884 



'Places which had annual sale of agricultural products of $1000 or 

 more. Series initiated with 1975. 



