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MONTANA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS 



COMMERCIAL LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTERS 



Number of Head by Classes, by years, 1968-1977^ 



Year 



1968. 

 1969. 

 1970. 

 1971. 

 1972. 



1973. 

 1974. 

 1975. 

 1976. 

 1977. 



Total Red Meat Production^ 

 by Months, 1968-1977 



Number of Head Slaughtered by Months and Classes 



Cattle and Calves 



Month 



1975 



January 17.1 



February 12.5 



March 10.2 



April 11.6 



May 10.8 



June 14.7 



July 16.0 



August 13.9 



September 7.7 



October 7.4 



November 14.5 



December 16.7 



Total 153.1 



1976 



1977 



Hogs and Pigs 



1975 



1976 



1977 



155.8 



172.02 



308.0 



457.2 



478.3 



Sheep and Lambs 



1975 



2.6 



1976 



1977 



2.4 



2.1^ 



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

 'May not add because of rounding. 



