MONTANA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS 



n 



Year 



1970 

 1971 

 1972 

 1973 

 1974 



1975 

 1976 

 1977 

 1978 

 1979 



COMMERCIAL LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER 



Number of Head by Classes, by years, 1970-1979 



Cattle and Calves Hors and Pigs 



1,000 Head 1,000 Head 



208.6 346.6 



208.2 412.0 



210.2 354.7 



188.6 350.6 



185.5 572.0 



153.1 

 155.8 

 172.0 

 158.5 

 151.1 



308.0 

 457.2 

 478.3 

 343.0 

 461.8 



Sheep and Lambs 

 1.000 Head 

 2.1 

 2.2 

 2.4 

 2.7 

 2.3 



2.6 

 2.4 

 2.1 

 2.0 

 2.3 



Total Red Meat Production' 

 by Months, 1970-1979 



Year 



Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. 



1970 16 



1971 12 



1972 15 



1973 15 



1974 18 



1975 14 



1976 13 



1977 16 



1978 13 



1979 12 



Millions of Pounds 



Dec. 



Total 



Number of Head Slaughtered by Months and Classes 



Cattle and Calves Hogs and Pigs 



1977 1978 1979 1977 1978 1979 



Month 1,000 Head 1,000 Head 



January 15.7 15.3 14.2 47.2 31.1 25.9 



February 13.6 13.5 10.6 47.6 30.8 23 4 



March 13.5 12.3 11.1 49.5 29.1 30 



April 12.3 10.4 9.3 44.1 23.0 31.0 



May 14.7 11.2 11.0 33.7 30.0 34.0 



June 15.7 11.8 11.5 35.9 29.1 36.6 



July 14.1 11.3 12.7 29.9 32.8 39.7 



August 14.2 14.1 13.8 37.6 37.7 52.1 



September 13.2 13.1 11.7 38.1 30.6 46 4 



October 14.5 14.6 14.9 42.1 27.5 56.0 



November 15.6 16.0 15.6 37.4 24.6 51.6 



December 15.0 14.6 14.5 35.2 16.7 35.2 



Total 172.0 158.5 151.1- 478.3 343.0 461.8- 



Sheep and Lambs 



2.1 



2.0 



2.3^ 



'Includes slaughter in Federally inspected and other slaughter plants but excludes animals slaughtered on farms. 

 -May not add because of rounding. 



DAIRY PRODUCTS MANUFACTURED 



Cheese 



Year 



1970. 



1971 , 



1972 , 



1973 , 

 1974 



1975 

 1976 

 1977 

 1378 

 1979 



Creamery 

 Butter 



Cottage 

 American Cheese 



Cheddar Creamed 



2,782 

 2,879 

 3,185 

 2,647 

 2,249 



2,100 

 1,919 

 2,019 

 1,947 

 1,796 



1,000 Pounds 



3,173 

 3,996 

 3,885 

 3,480 

 3,489 



1,933 

 1,844 

 2,467 

 2,675 

 1,574 



4,465 

 4,658 

 5,091 

 4,498 

 3,246 



3,214 

 3,505 

 3.651 

 3.895 

 4,%2 



Ice 

 Cream 



1,875 

 1,759 

 2,027 

 1,%6 

 2,262 



2,221 

 1,684 

 1,575 

 1,731 

 1,794 



Ice 

 Milk' 



Sherbert 



1,000 Gallons 



889 

 1,039 

 1,058 

 1,046 

 1.064 



1,200 

 1,156 

 1,331 

 1,496 

 1.300 



123 

 118 

 106 

 111 

 126 



125 



103 



83 



86 



81 



'Mellorine 



Type" 



Frozen 



Desserts 



490 

 509 

 591 

 499 

 491 



316 



161 



90 



80 



58 



'Includes low fat ice cream. 



