2 Foreword 



Montana Agricultiral Statistics 1999 



TABLE OF CONTENTS 



FOREWORD 



Comments from the Governor 3 



Message from the Director 4 



Notes from the State Statistician 5 



GENERAL 



Montana Department of Agriculture 6 



Montana Crop. Livestock, and Weather Digest 7 



Freeze/Frost Occurrence Data 8-9 



Chmatological Data 10 



Weekly Progress by Crop 



(Winter. Spring Wheat and Barley) 11 



Montana Facts and Figures 12 



Number of Farms and Land in Farms 13 



Farm Real Estate 14 



Census of Agriculture, Farms by Size and Value of Sales 14 

 Census of Agriculture, Number of Farms. Land in 



Farms and Average Farm Size by County 15 



ECONOMIC 



CASH RECEIPTS: 



Principal Products and Government Payments 16-17 



Marketings by Commodities 18-19 



Value Added to the US Economy by the Agriculture Sector 20 



Selected Industries Comparison 21 



Fertilizer and Fertilizer Materials Sold 22 



Ag Chemical Use, Winter Wheat and Other Spring Wheat 22 



Marketing Year Average Prices Received. Montana and US 23 



Prices Received for Selected Commodities 24-25 



RANK 



Montana's Rank in the Nation's Agriculture 26 



Crop and Livestock Record Highs and Lows 27 



Winter Wheat and Spring Wheat Production Maps 28 



Durum Wheat and Barley Production Maps 29 



Oats and Alfalfa Hay Production Maps 30 



Cattle and Calves and Sheep and Lambs Inventory Maps . 3 1 



STATE ESTIMATES —CROPS 



ACREAGE. PRODUCTION, YIELD. AND VALUE: 



All Wheat 32 



Winter Wheat 33 



Other Spring Wheat 34 



Durum Wheat 35 



Barley 36 



Oats 37 



Corn 37 



Potatoes 37 



Dry Beans 38 



Sugar Beets 38 



Sweet Cherries 38 



Alfalfa Seed 39 



All Hay 40 



Alfalfa Hay 40 



All Other Hay 40 



Stocks of Major Grains 41 



Wheat Shipped Out of State 



By Class and Destination 42 



Wheat and Barley Shipped 



By Class. District. Mode and Destination 42 



All Wheat Supply and Disposition 43 



All Wheat. Movement, Utilization, Exports 43 



Wheat Varieties: Percent of Total Seeded Acreage 



and Seeded Acreage 44 



Winter Wheal Varieties by District 45 



Spring Wheat Varieties by District 46 



Durum Wheat Varieties by District 47 



Barley Varieties: Percent of Total Seeded Acreage 



and Seeded Acreage 48 



Major Barley Varieties Graph 49 



Marketings of Major Crops 49 



COUNTY ESTIMATES— CROPS 



ACREAGE, YIELD, and PRODUCTION: 



All Wheat, 1993-98 50-61 



Winter Wheal, 1993-98 62-73 



Other Spring Wheat, 1993-98 74-85 



Durum Wheat, 1993-98 86-91 



Barley, 1993-98 92-105 



Oats, 1993-98 104-1 15 



Corn. Acreage, Utilization, and Yield. 1993-98 116-119 



Potatoes. 1993-98 120-122 



Sugar Beets. 1993-98 123-124 



Dry Beans, 1993-98 125-126 



All Hay, 1993-98 127-132 



Alfalfa Hay, 1993-98 133-138 



All Other Hay, 1993-98 139-144 



All Crops, Irrigated and Non-Irrigated 1997-98 145 



STATE ESTIMATES— LIVESTOCK 



Cattle and Calves: Value, Numbers, and Disposition .... 146 



Cattle and Calves: Production and Income 146 



All Cattle and Calves: Number of Operations and Percent 



of Total Inventory by Size Groups 147 



Beef Cows: Number of Operations and Percent of Total 



Inventory by Size Groups 147 



Private Grazing Fee Rates: Average Rates by Method of 



Payment, Montana 147 



Milk Cows on Farms: Production, Milkfat. and Total ... . 147 



Milk Marketed: Quantity and Cash Receipts 148 



Dairy Products Marketed: Income and Value 148 



Cattle and Sheep Inventory 1930-1999 Chart 148 



Sheep, Lambs, and Wool: Numbers, Value, 



Production, Disposition, Income 149 



Sheep and Lambs: Inventory, Death Loss, and Value .. . 150 



Sheep and Lambs: Value of Losses 1993-1998 Graph 150 



Sheep and Lambs: Losses by Cause 151 



Sheep and Lambs: Percent of Losses by Cause 



and Size of Flock 151 



Hogs and Pigs: Numbers, Value, 



Production, Disposition, and Income 152 



Hog and Pig Inventory 1965-1998 Chart 152 



Chickens: Numbers, Value, Production, and Income .... 153 



Eggs: Production and Value 153 



Honey: Colonies, Yield, Production, Stocks, 



Price, and Value 153 



Commercial Livestock Slaughter 154 



COUNTY ESTIMATES— LIVESTOCK 



LIVESTOCK INVENTORY BY COUNTIES: 



All Cattle and Calves 1993-99 155 



Beef Cows and Heifers That Have Calved 1993-99 .... 156 



Milk Cows and Heifers That Have Calved 1993-99 157 



Chickens - Districts Only -1992-98 157 



All Sheep and Lambs 1993-99 158 



Hogs and Pigs 1992-98 159 



AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS 



160 



REPORTS ISSUED and PUBLICATION DATES 



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