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MONTANA FARM REVIEW 



Hay. 



Total hay production In 1924 was 2,848,000 tons compared with 2,756,000* in 1923, 

 the increase coming in tame hay and more than offsetting a slight reduction in the 

 wild hay crop. Tame hay production is about four times larger than that of wild 

 hay and is made up largely of alfalfa and grains cut green. The 1924 season was 

 quite favorable for hay crops over most of the eastern two-thirds of the state, but 

 crops were severely curtailed by dry weather in many localities in the western 

 third. Tame hay acreage and yield by varieties from 1920 to 1924 is shown in the 

 the table following. 



Variety: 

 Alfalfa Hay: 



Table XIII. 



TAME HAY BY VARIETIES— 1920-1924. 

 Yield per 

 Acreage Acre Production Variety: 



1924 614,000 2.01 1,234.000 



1923 .-,36.000 2.15 1,152,000 



1922 486,000 2.20 1,069,000 



1921 466,000 2.25 1,048,000 



1920 424,000 2.15 012,000 



Yield per 

 Acreage Acre Production 



Grain Cut Green for Hay. 



1924 288,000 1.40 403,000 



1923 208,000 1.37 285,000 



1922 195,000 1.40 273,000 



1921 202,000 1.20 242,000 



1920 313,000 1.15 360.000 



Timothy Hay: 



1924 70,000 1.40 98,000 



1923 87,000 1.63 142,000 



1922 83,000 1.50 124.000 



1921 81,000 1.40 114,000 



1920 90,000 1.50 135,000 



Clover Hay : 



1924 82,000 1.55 127.000 



1923 55,000 1.80 99,000 



1922 45,000 1.80 81,000 



1921 44,000 1.60 70,000 



1920 42,000 1.60 67,000 



Mixed Clover and Timothy Hay: 



1924 106,000 1.61 171,000 



1923 165,000 2.00 330,000 



1922 150,000 1.90 285,000 



1921 154,000 1.70 262,000 



1920 140,000 l.SO 252.000 



Millet and Miscellanepus Tame Hay: 



1924 163,000 1.34 227,000 



1923 99,000 1.55 154,000 



1922 86,000 1.64 141,000 



1921 98,000 1.37 334,000 



1920 96,000 1.44 138,000 



Figure XII. 



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