Net Farm Income . ' ^ 



Montana net farm income plunged 411% between 1981 

 and 1985, resulting in a negative net farm income of 

 -$351.7 million in 1985, as shown in Table 1. 



Table 1 

 Net Income From Farming: Montana 1981-1985 



1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 



(Million Dollars) 

 $113.2 82.2 15.7 -106.7 -351.7 



Source: Montana Agricultural Statistics Service, 

 Montana Agricultural Statistics , Vol. XXIII 

 (October 1986) . 



Farmland Values 



The average value per acre of farmland, including 

 farm buildings, has decreased 38.4% between 1982 and 

 1987. This decrease follows an increase of 72.6% in 

 farm real estate values that occurred between 1977 and 

 1982. This information is reported in Table 2, as 

 follows: 



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