MONTANA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS 9 



NUMBER OF FARMS 1910-1978 

 ALL LAND IN FARMS — AND AVERAGE SIZE OF FARMS 



1950-1978 



Number of Farms — 1910-1949 



Number Number Number Number 



of of of of 



Year Farms Year Farms Year Farms Year Farms 



Thous. Thous. Thous. Thous. 



1910 28.8 1920 57.7 1930 55.0 1940 44.5 



1911 31.5 1921 57.0 1931 54.5 1941 4Z0 



1912 34.0 1922 55.0 1932 54.0 1942 41.0 



1913 37.0 1923 52.5 1933 53.5 1943 40.8 



1914 40.0 1924 51.0 1934 53.0 1944 40.6 



1915 45.0 1925 50.0 1935 52.0 1945 40.4 



1916 50.0 1926 51.0 1936 50.0 1946 39.8 



1917 54.0 1927 52.5 1937 48.0 1947 39.2 



1918 56.0 1928 53.5 1938 46.0 1948 38.5 



1919 57.0 1929 54.0 1939 45.0 1949 37.8 



Number of farms, all land in farms 

 and average size of farm, 1950-1978 



Year 



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