MONTANA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS 



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ALL HAY 



Acreage, Production, Price, Total Value and Value Per Acre 



ACRES 



Year 



1968 2,204,000 



1969 2,370,000 



1970 2,447,000 



1971 2,355,000 



1972 2,420,000 



1973 2,380,000 



1974 2,320,000 



1975 2,330,000 



1976 2,210,000 



1977 2,240,000 



PRODUCTION 



Harvested 



Yield 

 Per Acre 



Total 



VALUE 



Price Per 

 Ton Baled 



Value of 

 Produaion 



Value 

 Per Acre 



Acres 

 Harvested 



1968 1,210,400 



1969 1,239,000 



1970 1,171,400 



1971 1,145,000 



1972 1,187,000 



1973 1,329,000 



1974 1,270,200 



1975 1,240,800 



1976 1,193,000 



1977 1,114,200 



IRRIGATED 



Yield 

 Per Acre 



Production 



Tons 



NOT IRRIGATED 



Acres 

 Harvested 



Yield 

 Per Acre 



Produaion 



Tons 



ALFALFA HAY 



Acreage and Production 



Acres 

 Har- 

 vested 



1968 1,107,000 



1%9 1,118,000 



1970 1,162,000 



1971 1,160,000 



1972 1,200,000 



1973 1,220,000 



1974 1,220,000 



1975 1,230,000 



1976 1,170,000 



1977 1,170,000 



OTHER HAY 



Acreage and Production 



WILD HAY 



ALL OTHER HAY' 



Acres 

 Har- 

 vested 



1968 480,000 



1%9 520,000 



1970 520,000 



1971 634,000 



1972 590,000 



1973 540,000 



1974 510,000 



1975 510,000 



1976 540,000 



1977 500,000 



Yield 



Per 



Acre 



1.05 

 1.05 

 1.10 

 1.10 

 1.20 



1.10 

 1.26 

 1.20 

 1.21 

 1.20 



Pro- 

 duction 



Tons 



504,000 

 546,000 

 572,000 

 697,000 

 708,000 



594,000 

 643,000 

 612,000 

 654,000 

 600,000 



Acres 

 Har- 

 vested 



617,000 

 732,000 

 765,000 

 561,000 

 630,000 



620,000 

 590,000 

 590,000 

 500,000 

 570,000 



Yield 



Per 



Acre 



1.35 

 1.39 

 1.32 

 1.42 

 1.49 



1.38 

 1.43 

 1.37 

 1.50 

 1.38 



Pro- 

 duction 



Tons 



830,000 



1,016,000 



1,011,000 



797,000 



939,000 



856,000 

 842,000 

 807,000 

 750,000 

 791,000 



'Includes clover-timothy, grain and other hay. 



