MONTANA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS 1990 



GENERAL 11 



NUMBER OF FARMS, Montana, 1910-1949 



Year 



1910 

 1911 

 1912 

 1913 

 1914 

 1915 

 1916 

 1917 

 1918 

 1919 



Number 



of Farms 



Thous. 



28.8 

 31.5 

 34.0 

 37.0 

 40.0 

 45.0 

 50.0 

 54.0 

 56.0 

 57.0 



Year 



1920 

 1921 

 1922 

 1923 

 1924 

 1925 

 1926 

 1927 

 1928 

 1929 



Number 



of Farms 



Thous. 



57.7 

 57.0 

 55.0 

 52.5 

 51.0 

 50.0 

 51.0 

 52.5 

 53.S 

 54.0 



Year 



1930 

 1931 

 1932 

 1933 

 1934 

 1935 

 1936 

 1937 

 1938 

 1939 



Number 



of Farms 



Thous. 



55.0 

 54.5 

 54.0 

 53.5 

 53.0 

 52.0 

 50.0 

 48.0 

 46.0 

 45.0 



Year 



1940 

 1941 

 1942 

 1943 

 1944 

 1945 

 1946 

 1947 

 1948 

 1949 



Number 



of Farms 



Thous. 



44.5 

 42.0 

 41.0 

 40.8 

 40.6 

 40.4 

 39.8 

 39.2 

 38.5 

 37.8 



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

 Montana, 1950-1990 



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 



' Places which 



All Land 



In Farms 



Thous. Acres 



65,000 

 65,200 

 65,500 

 65,800 

 66,100 

 66,100 

 66,200 

 66,300 

 66,500 

 66,600 

 66,700 

 66,800 

 66,800 

 66,800 

 67,200 

 66,700 

 66,200 

 65,700 

 65,200 

 64,700 

 64,200 

 63,700 

 63,200 

 63,000 

 62,800 

 62,200 

 62,200 

 62,100 

 62,100 

 62,100 

 61,900 

 61,700 

 61,500 

 61,300 

 61,100 

 61,000 

 60,900 

 60,800 

 60,700 

 60,600 

 60,500 



Average 



Size of Farms 



Acres 



1,747 

 1,772 

 1,799 

 1,833 

 1,867 

 1,899 

 1,936 

 1,973 

 2,015 

 2,056 

 2,104 

 2,169 

 2,219 

 2,264 

 2,325 

 2,349 

 2,364 

 2,380 

 2,406 

 2,423 

 2,432 

 2,450 

 2,478 

 2,510 

 2,553 

 2,658 

 2,658 

 2,643 

 2,631 

 2,620 

 2,601 

 2,582 

 2,563 

 2,544 

 2,525 

 2,510 

 2,496 

 2,4«2 

 2,467 

 2,453 

 2,449 



had annual sale of agricultural products of $1,000 or more. Series initiated with 1975. 



NUMBER OF LIVESTOCK FARMS, Montana, 1983-1989 



