1996 Montana Agricultural Statistics 



General-NimberokFar.ms& LandinFar.ms 13 



NUMBER OF FARMS, ALL LAND IN FARMS, AND AVERAGE SIZE OF FARMS, 

 Montana, 1950-1996 



Year 



1950. 

 1951 . 

 1952. 

 1953. 

 1954. 

 1955. 

 1956. 

 1957. 

 1958. 

 1959. 

 1960. 

 1961 . 

 1962. 

 1963. 

 1964 . 

 1965. 

 1966. 

 1967. 

 1968. 

 1969. 

 1970. 

 1971 . 

 1972. 

 1973. 

 1974. 

 1975. 

 1976. 

 1977. 

 1978. 

 1979. 

 1980. 

 1981 . 

 1982. 



1983 . 



1984 . 



1985 . 



1986 . 



1987 . 



1988 . 



1989 . 

 1990. 

 1991 

 1992 



1993 . 



1994 . 



1995 . 

 1996. 



Census 1/ 



Farms Reporting 



Cropland 



Thous. 



31.2 



27.5 



25.2 



22.7 



21.4 



21.4 



20.7 



21.1 



19.4 



Census 1/ 



Acres of 



Cropland 



Thous. Acres 



14,508 



15,078 



15,388 



16,109 



15.446 



16,233 



16,452 



17,830 



17,495 



Census 1/ 



Cropland 



Ave Size 



Acres 



465 



549 



611 



710 



722 



759 



795 



845 



902 



" United States Census of Agriculture. ^ Places that had annual sales of agricultural productsofSl.OOOormore. Series initiated with 1975. 



