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CONTENTS 



Letter from the Governor 2 



Message from the Commissioner of Agriculture 3 



Montana Department of Agriculture 4 



Contents 5 



Foreword 6 



Crop and Livestock Suimiary 1982 7 



Montana's Rank in the Nation's Agriculture 8 



Montana and U.S. Exports 79. 80 



STA TE STA T1STICS COUNTY STA TISTICS 



Number of Farms, Land in Farms and Average Size 9 



Farm Income 11, 12 10, 13 



Rank of Counties by Importance for Specified Commodities 14, 15 



Importance of Montana Industries 16 



Land Uses 17 



Commercial Fertilizer Consumption 18 



Irrigated and Not Irrigated Acres 19 



Climatological Data 20, 21 



Prices Received by Montana Farmers, Selected Commodities 33 



Marketings of Major Crops 51 



COMMODITY STATISTICS 



GRAIN CROPS 



Barley 25, 26, 64 31, 48, 49 



Barley Varieties 50, 51 



Corn 27 52 , 53 , 54 



Oats 25, 64 32, 56, 57 



Wheat , All 24 , 64 34 , 35 



Wheat, Durum 23, 26 31, 38, 39 



Wheat, Spring excluding Durum 23, 26 30, 40, 41 



Wheat, Winter 22, 26, 64 30, 36, 37 



Wheat Shipped Out of State 46, 47 



Wheat Varieties 42, 43 43, 44, 45 



Stocks of Grain 64 



HAY CROPS 



All Hay 29 58, 59 



Alfalfa Hay 29 32, 60, 61 



Other Hay 29 62 , 63 



Wild Hay 29 



OTHER CROPS 



Beans , Dry 27 55 



Potatoes 27 54 



Seed , Al f al f a 28 



Sugarbeets 28 55 



FRUITS 



Cherries 28 



LIVESTOCK 



Bees 72 



Cattle and Calves 65, 66, 67 74, 75, 76 



Beef Cows 66 75 



Milk Cows 67 74 



Hogs 69, 71 77, 78 



Sheep and Lambs 69 , 70 75 , 77 



LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS 



Dairy Products Mfg 73 



Honey and Beeswax 72 



Milk Production & Marketings 67, 68 



Wool Production 70 



Commercial Slaughter 73 



POULTRY 



Chickens 72 78 



Eggs 72 



