STATE OP^ MONTANA 



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SHEEP ON FARMS AND RANCHES, AND WOOL PRODUCTION 



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

 Wool Production Value 



ALL STOCK SHEKP t< LAMHS ON HAllM S WOOL PRODUCTION 



Year Fann \'.iliie Sheep Per Price 



Niiinher Per Head Total Shorn Fleece Total Per Lh. 



Head Dollars Number Pounds Cents 



1962 L462,()()() 13.30 I9,445.0(K) 1,387,000 10.5 14,.57(),000 49 



1963 1,491,000 17.40 25,943,000 1,.395,000 10.2 14,254,000 50 



1964 14fil()00 16.40 23,960,000 1,369,000 9.8 13,444,000 55 



1965 1403 000 19.40 27,218,000 1,292.000 9.6 12,462,000 51 

 1966 1,277,0(M) 22.50 28,732,000 1,213,000 9.7 11,792,000 58 



1967 1226,000 23.40 28,688,000 1,134,000 9.9 U,277,000 46 



1968 1 165,000 22.30 25,980,000 1,075,000 10. 1 10,848,000 45 

 1969 1,1.30,000 25.40 28,702,000 1,017,000 9.7 9,891,000 45 



1970 1085 000 29.00 31,465.000 972,000 9.7 9,468,000 .38 



1971 1042 000 27.00 28,1.34,000 9.39,tX)0 9.6 9,016,000 21 

 1972^ 950,000 24.50 23,275,000 880,000 10.1 8,871,000 



Number by Classes, January 1 



^ , LAMBS 



Sheep Total 



All on Stock Ewes Wethers Rams 



Sheep Feed Sheep 1 Yr. Ewes and Rams 1 Yr. 



Year Head 



196-' 1.560 000 98,000 1,462,000 1.162,000 225,000 18,000 55,000 



1963' l'.581000 90,000 1,491,000 1,116,000 306,000 17,000 .50,000 



1964" 15.53 000 92,000 1,461,000 1,127,000 267,000 17,000 48,000 



1965" r503;000 100,000 1,403,000 1,093,000 248,000 16,000 45,000 



1966 1,387,000 110,000 1,277,000 1,006,000 213,000 15,000 42,000 



1967 1,351,000 125,000 1,226,000 9.36,000 230,000 18,000 41,000 



1968 1,27.5,000 110,000 1,165,000 870,000 2.35,000 26,000 .33,000 



1969 1,225,000 9.5,000 1,1.30,000 861,000 213,000 23,000 .32,000 



1970 1,180,000 95,000 1,085,000 827,000 213,000 15,000 29,000 



1971 1142 000 100,000 1,042,000 810,000 18.5,000 17,000 29,000 



1972 .... 1 0.50.000 100,000 950,000 739,000 172,000 15,000 24,000 



Value 



Dollars 



7,139,000 

 7,127,000 

 7,394,000 

 6,356,000 

 6,839,000 



5,187,000 

 4,882,000 

 4,451,000 

 3,598,000 

 1,893,000 



Wethers 

 1 Yr. 



2,000 

 2,000 

 2,000 

 1,000 

 1,000 



1,000 

 1,000 

 1,000 

 1,000 

 1,000 



' Included in total for rams 1 yr. 



Year 



LAMBS 

 SAVED 



1962 1,092 



1963 1,060 



1964 1,0.37 



1965 1,006 



1966 926 



1967 842 



1968 826 



1969 792 



1970 769 



1971 753 



19723 709 



Lamb Crops and Disposition 



IN- 



SHIPMENTS 



Sheep & Lambs 



93 

 59 

 74 

 61 

 46 



75 

 64 

 63 

 64 

 45 



FARM 

 SLAUGHTERS 



9 

 8 

 6 

 6 

 6 



6 

 4 

 5 

 3 

 4 



Production and Income from Sheep and Lambs 



Year Producti o n- Market ings^ 



1,000 Pounds 



1962 75.784 82,084 



1963 72,591 78,288 



1964 65,098 76,188 



1965 60,474 78,919 



1966 67,215 71,773 



1967 53,519 68,850 



1968 58,207 71,164 



1969 46,089 55,888 



1970 54,272 62,795 



1971 53,214 64,786 



Price per 100 Lbs. 



Sheep 



Lambs 



Dollars 



6.30 

 5.60 

 5.40 

 5.90 

 6.40 



5.90 

 6.30 

 7.30 

 6.80 

 5.50 



16.80 

 17.10 

 19.60 

 22.50 

 23.20 



21.30 

 23.80 

 27.50 

 26.10 

 24.00 



Cash 

 Receipts* 



11,623 

 10,955 

 12,105 

 13,838 

 12.602 



11,006 

 12,869 

 12,845 

 12,674 

 11,155 



Value 



of Home 



Consumption 



1,000 Dollars 



101 



89 



70 



84 

 123 



128 



94 

 162 



78 

 106 



Gross 

 Income 



11,724 

 11,044 

 12,175 

 13,922 

 12.725 



11,134 

 12,963 

 13.007 

 12,752 

 11,261 



includes animals custom slaujihtered in commercial establishments tor use 

 establishments lor t'armers. 



' Excludes interfarm sales. Beyinninu \\ ith 1966 

 on farms where produced. 



* Beginning with 1966, excludes animals custom slaughtered in commerci 

 ' Some data not asailable in time for \)ul)lication. 



* Adjustments made for inshipments and changes in inventory. 



' 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. 



