Table 3 

 Montana Farms by Debt/Asset Ratio: 1985 



Debt/asset 

 ratio 

 category 



% 



- 10 % 

 10 - 20 % 

 20 - 30 % 

 30 - 40 % 

 40 - 50 % 

 50 - 60 % 

 60 - 70 % 

 70 %+ 



STATE TOTAL 100 % 27 . 8 % 



Source: Montana Department of Agriculture, Montana 

 Crop and Livestock Reporting Service, Montana 1985 

 Farm Finance Report (February 1986). 



Farmer Net Worth 



Total net worth of Montana farmers declined 35.5% 

 between 1983 and 1985, resulting in a statewide 

 reduction of $5.8 billion. 



In 1985, average total farm assets in Montana were 

 $623,844, down 28.6% from 1983. Debt per operation also 



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