STATE OF MONTANA 



63 



MILK COWS AND PRODUCTION OF MILK, MILKFAT 

 AND BUTTER ON FARMS AND RANCHES 



Year 



Milk Cows 



on Farms'/ 



Head 



Production Per Cow^/ 



1960 77,000 



1961 72,000 



1962 67,000 



1963 63,000 



1964 60,000 



1965 57,000 



1966 54.000 



1967 50,000 



1968 47,000 



1969 44,000 



Milk 



5,990 

 6,210 

 6,330 

 6,440 

 6,600 



6,630 

 6,960 

 7,400 

 7,660 

 7,955 



Pounds 



Milk fat 



222 

 230 

 234 

 235 

 241 



242 

 254 

 270 

 276 

 290 



Milk Used and Marketed 



Milk Used on Farms Where Produced 



Milk Marketed by Farmers 



Year 



1960. 

 1961. 

 1962. 

 1963. 

 1964. 



1965. 

 1966. 

 1967. 

 1968. 

 1969. 



•/Average number on farms during year, excluding heifers not yet fresh. 

 ^/Excludes milk sucked by calves. 

 3/lncludes milk produced by dealers own herds. 



''/Sales directly to consumers by producers who sell only milk from their own herds. Also includes milk produced by institution 

 herds. 



HONEY AND BEESWAX-PRODUCTION, PRICE AND VALUE 



Year 



Colonies 



of 



Bees 



Number 



1960 83,000 



1961 79,000 



1962 77,000 



1963 77.000 



1964 78,000 



1965 80,000 



1966 80,000 



1967 80,000 



1968 80.000 



1969 77,000 



Honey 



Yield 



Per 



Colony 



Pounds 



71 

 73 

 64 

 125 

 63 



72 

 80 

 98 

 85 

 125 



Production 



Honey 



Beeswax 



1,000 Pounds 



5,893 

 5,767 

 4,928 

 9,625 

 4,914 



5,760 

 6,400 

 7,840 

 6,800 

 9,625 



106 

 115 



94 

 173 



93 



121 

 128 

 157 

 136 

 183 



Price Per Pound 



Honey 



16.7 

 17.0 

 16.0 

 17.2 

 16.3 



15.1 

 15.4 

 14.2 

 13.2 

 14.2 



Beeswax 



Cents 



43.0 

 44.0 

 43.0 

 43.0 

 44.0 



46.0 

 49.0 

 62.0 

 66.0 

 61.0 



Value of Production 

 Honey Beeswax 



