STATE OF MONTANA 



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SHEEP ON FAR^.S AND RANCHES, AND WOOL PRODUCTION 



Number, Value Per Head, Total Value of Stock Sheep, January 1, 

 Wool Production and Value 



ALL STOCK SHEEP A LAMBS ON FARMS 



Year Farm Value 



Number Per Head Total 



Head Dollars 



1960 1,767,000 18.10 31,983,000 



1961 1,661,000 15.20 25.247,000 



1962 1,462.000 13.30 19,445,000 



1963 1,491,000 17.40 25,943,000 



1964 1,461,000 16.40 23,960,000 



1965 1,403,000 19.40 27,218,000 



1966 1,277,000 22.50 28,732,000 



1967 1,226,000 23.40 28,688,000 



1968 1.165,000 22.30 25,980,000 



1969 1,130,000 25.40 28,702,000 



1970 1,051,000 29.00 30.479.000 



WOOL PRODUCTION 



Number by Classes, January 1 



Year 



AU 

 Sheep 



1960 1,872,000 



1961 1.768,000 



1962 1,560,000 



1963 1,581.000 



1964 1,553.000 



1965 1,503.000 



1966 1.387,000 



1967 1.351.000 



1968 1.275.000 



1969 1,225,000 



1970 1,146,000 



Sheep 



on 

 Feed 



105,000 



107,000 



98,000 



90.000 



92.000 



100.000 

 110.000 

 125.000 

 110.000 

 95.000 

 95,000 



Total 

 Stock 

 Sheep 



1,767,000 

 1.661.000 

 1.462.000 

 1.491.000 

 1.461.000 



1.403.000 

 1.277,000 

 1.226,000 

 1.165,000 

 1.130,000 

 1,051.000 



Head 



Ewes 

 1 Yr.+ 



1,331.000 

 1,291.000 

 1,162,000 

 1.116.000 

 1,127.000 



1,093,000 

 1,006.000 

 936.000 

 870,000 

 861,000 

 801,000 



LAMBS 



Ewes 



352,000 

 287.000 

 225,000 

 306,000 

 267,000 



248.000 

 213.000 

 230.000 

 235.000 

 213,000 

 206,000 



Wethers 

 and Rams 



21,000 

 20,000 

 18,000 

 17,000 

 17,000 



16.000 

 15,000 

 18,000 

 26,000 

 23,000 

 15,000 



Rams 

 1 Yr.+ 



61,000 

 61,000 

 55.000 

 50,000 

 48,000 



45,000 

 42,000 

 41,000 

 33.000 

 32,000 

 28,000 



Wethers 

 1 Yr.+ 



2,000 

 2,000 

 2.000 

 2.000 

 2.000 



1,000 

 1,000 

 1.000 

 1.000 

 1.000 

 1,000 



Year 



LAMBS 

 SAVED 



1960 1,225 



1961 1,201 



1962 1,092 



1963 1,060 



1964 1,037 



1965 1,006 



1966 926 



1967 842 



1968 826 



1969 775 



19703 745 



Lamb Crops and Disposition 



IN- 



SHIPMENTS 



56 

 46 

 93 

 59 



74 



61 

 46 

 75 

 64 

 63 



MARKETINGS 1/ 



Sheep & Lambs Sheep 



FARM 



SLAUGHTER^/ 



Lambs Sheep & Lambs 



1,000 Head 



270 826 



307 874 



177 730 



179 680 



172 669 



202 

 206 

 198 

 186 

 127 



650 

 561 

 519 

 545 

 473 



Production and Income from Sheep and Lambs 



Value 



Price per 100 Lbs. Cash of Home Gross 



Year Production4/ MarketingsS/ Sheep Lambs Receipts^' Consumption Income 



1,000 Pounds DoUais 1,000 DoUais 



1960 86.704 100.748 5.10 16.10 12.783 94 12,877 



1961 82,631 108,211 5.20 13.80 11,890 82 11,972 



1962 75.784 82.084 6.30 16.80 11,623 101 11,724 



1963 72,591 78,288 5.60 17.10 10,955 89 11,044 



1964 65,098 76,188 5.40 19.60 12,105 70 12,175 



1965 60.474 78,919 5.90 22.50 13,838 84 13.922 



1966 67,215 71.773 6.40 23.20 12,602 123 12,725 



1967 53,519 68,850 5.90 21.30 11,006 128 11.134 



1968 58,207 71.164 6.30 23.80 12,869 94 12,963 



1969 44.485 58,375 7.30 27.50 12,847 141 12,988 



19703 



'/Excludes interfarm sales. Begiiming with 1966, includes animals custom slaughtered in commercial establishments for use on 



farms where produced. 

 2/Besinning with 1966. excludes animals custom slaughtered in commercial establishments for farmers. 

 3/Some data not available in time for publication. 

 4/Adjustments made for inshipments and changes in inventory. 



5/Excludes interfarm sales and custom slaughter in commercial establishments for use on farms where produced. 

 ^'Includes receipts from marketings and from sales of farm slaughtered meat. 



