REFERENCE NOTES 



Part I . "The Economic Problems of Agriculture in 

 Montana" 



•^ This description of the farm problem is based 

 upon an analysis reported by the United States 

 Department of Agriculture. See U.S. Department of 

 Agriculture, The Current Financial Condition of Farmers 

 and Farm Lenders , Agriculture Information Bulletin 

 No. 490 (Washington, D.C.: March 1985). 



7 . ... 



^ Montana Agricultural Statistics Service, Montana 

 Agricultural Statistics , Vol. XXIII (October 1986), 

 p. 12; Montana Crop and Livestock Reporter 

 (March 12, 1987) . 



^ Montana Agricultural Statistics (October 1986), 

 p. 80. 



^ Ibid. 



^ Prices reported are season average prices for 

 each marketing year. See Montana Agricultural 

 Statistics Service, Montana Agricultural Facts; 1986 

 (May 1987). 



^ Ibid. 



^ Montana Agricultural Facts; 1986 . 



° Montana Agricultural Statistics (October 1986), 

 p. 15. 



^ Ibid . 



^" Montana Department of Agriculture, Montana Crop 

 and Livestock Reporting Service, Montana 1985 Farm 

 Finance Report (February 1986). 



11 Ibid . 



1^ Montana 1985 Farm Finance Report . 



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