4 MONTANA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS 



CONTENTS 



Letter from the Governor 2 



Message from the Commissioner of Agriculture 3 



Table of Contents 4 



Foreword 5 



Crop and Livestock Summary, 1976 and 1977 6 



Montana Population 7 



Montana's Rank in the Nation's Agriculture 8 



STATE STATISTICS COUNTY STATISTICS 



Number of Farms, Land in Farms and Average Size 9 



Farm Income 11, 12, 13 10, 14, 15 



Rank of Counties by Importance for Specified Commodities 16, 17 



Importance of Montana Industries 18 



Land Uses 19 



Number of Workers on Farms 20 



Commercial Fertilizer Consumption 21 



Irrigated and Not Irrigated Acres and Value of Production 21 22, 23 



Climatological Data 24, 25 



Prices Received by Montana Farmers, Selected Commodities 37 



Commodity Statistics 



Grain Crops 



Barley 29, 35, 52 35, 54, 55 



Barley Purchased for Malt 53 



Barley Varieties 56, 57 



Corn 30 58, 59, 60 



Oats 29, 52 36, 62, 63, 64, 65 



Wheat, All 28, 52 38, 39 



Wheat, Durum 27 35, 42, 43 



Wheat, Spring Excluding Durum 27 34, 44, 45 



Wheat, Winter 26, 52 34, 40, 41 



Wheat Shipped Out of State 50, 51 



Wheat Varieties 46, 47 47, 48, 49 



Stocks of Grain 52 



Hay Crops 



All Hay 33 66, 67 



Alfalfa Hay 33 36, 68, 69 



Other Hay 33 



Wild Hay 33 



Other Crops 



Beans, Dry 31 61 



Flaxseed 30 60 



Potatoes 31 71 



Seed, Alfalfa 32 70 



Sugarbeets 31 61 



Fruits 



Cherries 32 



Livestock 



Bees 75 



Cattle and Calves 72, 73, 74 83, 84 



Cattle and Calves on Feed 74, 81 82 



Beef Cows 72 85 



Milk Cows 73 84 



Hogs 76, 78 86 



Sheep and Lambs 76, 77, 85 83, 85 



Livestock Products 



Dairy Products Manufactured 73 



Honey and Beeswax 75 



Milk Production and Marketings 73, 75 



Wool Production Tl 



Commercial Slaughter and Red Meat Production 80 



Poultry 



Chickens 79 86 



Eggs 79 



Statistical Methods 87 



Release Dates for Crop and Livestock Reports 88 



