STATE OF MONTANA 23 



ALFALFA SEED 



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



ACRES PRODUCTION' 



Yield Price Value of Value 



Year Harvested Per Acre Total Per Cwt. Production Per Acre 



Pounds (Cleaned) Dollars 



1963 80,000 135 10,800,000 24.20 2,614,000 32.68 



1964 48,000 110 5,280,000 26.10 1,378,000 28.71 



1965 27,000 85 2,295,000 .34.00 780,000 28.89 



1966 40,000 100 4,000,000 .33.90 1,356,000 33.90 



1967 36,000 85 3,060,000 41.00 1,255,000 .34.86 



1968 31,000 65 2,015,000 .32.70 6.59,000 21.26 



1969 21,000 90 1,890,000 34.10 644,000 .30.67 



1970 50,000 HO 5,500,000 27..30 1,502,000 .30.04 



1971 25,000 95 2,375,000 25.50 606,000 24.24 



IRRIGATED NOT IRRIGATED 



Acres Yield Acres Yield 



Year Harvested Per Acre Production Harvested Per Acre Production 



Pounds (Cleaned) Pounds (Cleaned) 



1963 24,800 



1964 10,600 



1965 7,600 



1966 12,000 



1967 13,200 



1968 9,000 



1969 9,500 



1970 1.3,000 



1971 6,000 



SWEET CHERRIES 



Production, Fann Disposition, Price and Value 



Farni Disposition 



Produc- For 



tion Farm Average Value Value 



Produc- Having Household Price of of 



Year tion Value Use Sold PerTon Production Sales 



Tons Dollars Thousand Dollars 



1963 40 40 10 .30 600.00 24 18 



1964 2,030 1,825 55 1,770 264.00 482 467 



1965 130 120 13 107 656.00 79 70 



1966 2,600 2,548 41 2,507 310.00 790 777 



1967 2,780 2,724 41 2,683 .367.00 1,000 985 



1968 1,300 1,.300 28 1,272 529.00 688 673 



1969 .350 350 12 3.38 .540.00 189 183 



1970 1,270 1,270 — 311,00 .395 



1971 2,840 2,840 — - — 416.00 1,181 



