MONTANA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS 



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SHEEP, LAMBS AND WOOL 



Number, Value per Head, and Total Value, January I 

 Wool Production and Value 



SHEEP & LAMBS ON FARMS 



WOOL PRODUCTION 



Number by Classes, January 1 



STOCK SHEEP ONE YEAR 



AND OVER 



LAMBS 



Year 



1966., 

 1%7. 

 1968., 

 1969., 

 1970., 



1971., 

 1972., 

 1973. 

 1974., 

 1975., 

 1976., 



All 

 Sheep 



Sheep 



on 

 Feed 



Stock 

 Sheep 



Ewes 



Wethers 

 St Rams 



Ewes 



Wethers 

 & Rams 



1,387 

 1,351 

 1,250 

 1.178 

 1,113 



1,067 

 1,000 

 955 

 794 

 710 

 635 



110 



125 



UO 



95 



95 



100 



100 



120 



84 



90 



75 



1,277 

 1,226 

 1,140 

 1.083 

 1,018 



%7 

 900 

 835 

 710 

 620 

 560 



1,000 Head 

 1,006 

 936 

 852 

 826 

 774 



747 

 697 

 657 

 559 

 490 

 448 



43 

 42 

 34 

 28 

 38 



23 

 21 

 IB 

 21 



17 



Lamb Crops and Disposition 



IN- 

 SHIPMENTS 



MARKETINGS' 



FARM 

 SLAUGHTER' 



213 

 230 

 230 

 208 

 202 



177 

 166 

 145 

 114 

 87 

 77 



DEATHS 



15 

 18 

 24 

 21 

 14 



15 

 14 

 12 

 19 

 22 

 18 



Year 



LAMBS 

 SAVED 



Sheep & Lambs Sheep Lambs Sheep & Lambs Sheep Lambs 



1966 926 



1967 842 



1968 809 



1969 760 



1970 720 



1971 695 



1972 669 



1973 625 



1974 537 



1975 470 



1976* 420 



46 

 75 

 64 

 63 

 46 



48 

 30 

 28 

 27 

 30 



206 

 226 

 205 

 123 

 164 



174 

 133 

 175 

 118 

 82 



1,000 Head 



561 

 531 

 535 

 470 

 438 



426 

 403 

 417 

 326 

 264 



Year 



Production and Income from Sheep and Lambs 



Price per 100 Lbs. 

 F>roductlon' Marketings^ Sheep Lambs 



1,000 Pounds 

 67,215 71,773 



59,453 73,254 



61,671 72,659 



46,583 58,184 



51,883 59,905 



Cash 

 Receipts^ 



100 

 125 



91 

 165 



90 



90 

 95 

 88 



85 

 80 



Value 



of Home 



Consumption 



135 

 130 

 110 

 125 

 117 



115 

 109 

 130 

 115 

 145 



Gross 

 Income 



Dollars 

 6.40 23.20 



5.90 21.30 



6.30 23.80 



7.30 27.50 



6.80 26.10 



1%6 



1967 



1968 



1969 



1970 



1971 



1972 



1973 



1974 



1975 



'Starting with 1971 farm value Is based upon all sheep and lambs. 



'Excludes Interfarm sales. Beginning with 1966, Includes animals custom slaughtered In commercial 

 establishments for use on farms where produced. 



^Beginning with 1966, excludes animals custom slaughtered In commercial establishments for farmers. 

 'Preliminary 1976 Iamb crop — other data not available at time of publication. 

 ^Adjustments made for Inshipments and changes In Inventory. 



'Excludes Interfarm sales and custom slaughter in commercial establishments for use on farms where produced. 

 ^Includes receipts from marketings and from sales of farm slaughtered meat. 



50,968 

 43,023 

 39,891 

 33,658 

 23,955 



59,500 

 54,316 

 61,397 

 45,698 

 35,114 



5.50 



6.10 

 11.80 

 11.80 



8.70 



24.00 

 27.90 

 34.00 

 34.40 

 40.10 



12,602 

 11,427 

 12,806 

 12,870 

 11,679 



10491 

 11,385 

 15,474 

 12,013 

 10,502 



1,000 Dollars 



123 

 128 



94 

 162 



78 



139 

 118 

 156 

 158 

 178 



12.725 

 11.555 

 12,902 

 13,032 

 11,757 



10330 

 11.503 

 15.630 

 12.171 

 10,680 



