MONTANA FARM REVIEW 



Foreword 



Volume 1 of the MONTANA FARM REVIEW contains a historical 

 sketch of the state's agriculture, together with compilations of the records 

 of crop and livestock production as far back as available, while this and 

 succeeding volumes contemplate only information for the last current year, 

 with some comparative data. 



The information herein contained has been collected and compiled by 

 the Montana Co-oi)erative Crop Reporting Service, which is the Montana 

 unit of the Division of Crop and Livestock Estimates, Bureau of Agricul- 

 tural Economics, United States Department of Agriculture, co-operating with 

 the Montana State Department of Agriculture, and with the Extension 

 Service of the Montana State College. 



Except where otherwise noted, the figures given are estimates of this 

 Division of the United States Department of Agriculture. These data are 

 based chiefly upon monthly information submitted by more than three 

 thousand voluntary reporters, the annual farm census taken by the county 

 assessors, records of the movement of farm and range produce submitted 

 by railroads, supplemented by information from many other sources. To 

 these individuals and agencies must be given the credit for making possible 

 the collection of data on Montana's agriculture. 



The figures showing the farm values of crops produced and the total 

 values of livestock on hand must not be interpreted to mean the net wealth 

 produced by the farmers and stockmen, nor the amount of cash received, 

 but should be viewed in a relative sense. 



In accordance with established practice, the estimates of crop acreages 

 and production for 1923 are subject to final revision in December, 1924. 

 Livestock numbers for January 1, 1924, are likewise subject to revision in 

 January, 1925. 



The MONTANA FARM REVIEW^ itself is widely distributed and is 

 intended to serve as an accurate, uncolored source of information concern- 

 ing Montana's agricultural production ; the geographic range and distribu- 

 tion of crops and livestock ; and the trend of changes that are now taking 

 place in agriculture within this state. From it those who are interested 

 or who hope to become interested in agriculture in Montana can secure 

 dependable information on what the state grows, and where and in what 

 quantity its production is found. 



CHESTER C. DAVIS. GEORGE A. SCOTT, 



Commissioner of Agriculture. Agricultural Statistician. 



