MONTANA LIVESTOCK 35 



Montana Livestock 



Inyentory Changes During 1924. 



Total numbers as estimated on January 1, 1925, compared with a year ago shovi 

 a gain of 53,000 head for all cattle, a gain of 66,000 head for all sheep, a loss of 



8,000 head for all horses, and practically the same numbers as a year ago for all 

 hogs and mules. Total value as of date January 1, 1925, of all livestock on farms 

 and ranges aggregated $93,942,000, a gain of about five and a half million dollars. 



Table XTL 



ANNUAL LIVESTOCK ESTIMATE FOR MONTANA JANUARY, 1925, 

 (Estimates for three years previous for comparison.) 



Montana Livestock on farms and 



ranges, 1925-24-23-22: Total Number. Average Value per Head. Total Value. 



HORSES: 



Jan. 1, 1925 593,000 $30.00 $17,790,000 



Jan. 1, 1924 611,000 31.00 18,941,000 



Jan. 1, 1923 643,000 38.00 24,434,000 



Jan. 1, 1922 670,000 41.00 27,470,000 



MULES: 



Jan. 1, 1925 , 9.000 50.00 450,000 



Jan. 1, 1924 9,000 55.00 495,000 



Jan. 1, 1923 9,000 60.00 540,000 



Jan. 1, 1922 9,000 69.00 621,000 



MILK COWS: 



Jan. 1, 1925 t 220,000 50.00 11,000,000 



Jan. 1. 1924 204,000 53.00 10,812,000 



Jan. 1, 1923 173,000 55.00 9,515,000 



Jan. 1, 1922 160,000 58.00 9,280,000 



OTHER CATTLE: 



Jan. 1, 1925 1,285,000 27.10 34,824.000 



Jan. 1, 1924 1,248,000 27.60 34,445,000 



Jan. 1, 1923 1,273,000 30.90 39,336,000 



Jan. 1, 1922 1,260,000 27.20 34.272,000 



ALL CATTLE: 



Jan. 1, 1925 1,505,000 30.45 45,824,000 



Jan. 1 1924 1,452,000 31.17 45,257,000 



Jan. 1, 1923 1,446,000 33.78 48,851,000 



Jan. 1, 1922 , ......1,420,000 30.60 43,552,000 



SHEEP: 



Jan. 1, 1925 2,536,000 10.40 26,374,000 



Jan. 1, 1924 2,370,000 8.70 - 20,619,000 



Jan. 1, 1923 2,270,000 8.70 19,749,000 



Jan. 1, 1922 2,270,000 4.70 10,669,000 



SWINE: 



Jan. 1, 1925 292,000 12.00 3,504,000 



Jan. 1, 1924 292,000 11.00 3,270,000 



Jan. 1, 1923 225,000 13.20 2,970,000 



Jan. 1. 1922 .- 180,000 13.10 2,358,000 



VALUES OF ABOVE CLASSES OF LIVESTOCK IN MONTANA. 



January 1, 1925 $93,942,000 



January 1, 1924 88,582,000 



January 1, 1923 96,544,000 



January 1. 1922 84.671,000 



LIVESTOCK ON FARMS AND RANGES IN UNITED STATES JAN. 1, 1925 and 1924. 



CLASS: Year. Numbers. Av. Value per Head. Total Value. 



HORSES: 1925 17,589,000 $62.95 $1,107,248,000 



1924 18,059,000 64.45 1,163,914,000 



MULES: 1925 5,411.000 80.60 436.122,000 



1924 5,446,000 84.18 458,463,000 



MILK COWS: 1925 25,319.000 50.50 1.278.714,000 



1924 24,786.000 52.16 1.292.736,000 



OTHER CATTLE: 1925 39.609,000 24.49 970,117,000 



1924 41,720,000 25.08 1,045,523,000 



SHEEP 1925 39,134,000 9.5S 372.909,000 



1924 38,300,000 7.87 301,455.000 



SWINE: 1925 54,234,000 12.34 669,402,000 



1924 66,130.000 9.75 644,496,000 



TOTAL VALUE ABOVE CLASSES IN UNITED STATES JAN. 1, 1925 $4,834,512,000 



TOTAL VALUE ABOVE CLASSES IN UNITED STATES JAN. 1. 1924 $4,906,587,000 



