Further details as to variations of yield between counties for the past two 

 years is shown in the table of crop acreage and production at the end of this 

 chapter. A general discussion of the growing season will be found in the general 

 review at the beginning of this bulletin. 



ACRE VALUES 



Acre values are the average yields per acre multiplied by the average prices 

 received per unit of crop production. The following table shows acre values for 

 1926, 1925 and 1924 compared with the average of the period 1920-1924. Lower 

 prices generally were the factors which have reduced acre value in 1926 compared 

 with the preceding two years. 



ACRE VALUES 



(Average Yield Per Acre Times Farm Price Per Bushel or Ton) 



Average 



Crop— 1926 1925 1924 1920-1924 



$ $ $ $ 



Spring: Wheat 13.78 14.70 20.09 13.48 



Winter Wheat 14.98 19.29 21.20 15.18 



Corn 10.12 15.68 17.82 14.13 



Oats 13.78 11.92 13.82 11.52 



Barley 15.36 15.12 17.25 13.19 



Rye 9.00 9.25 12.74 8.10 



Flaxseed 8.69 9.90 19.22 12.16 



Potatoes 86.70 172.80 76.66 81.19 



Tame Hay 16.70 16.61 17.64 17.62 



Wild Hay 7.60 8.10 8.10 7.60 



Beans 28.00 38.13 39.60 



TOTAL FARM VALUE OF PRINCIPAL CROPS 



The total farm value of fourteen principal crops in 1926 was $103,773,000 

 compared with revised estimates of $106,379,000 for 1925 and $121,525,000 for 

 1924. Such valuation is based on December 1st farm prices in the years com- 

 pared. 



The totals show a reduction compared with 1925 of 2.6 million dollars and 

 compared with 1924, a reduction of 17.8 million dollars. While value of 1926 

 farm production was slightly under that of 1925, income from all farm crops 

 was slightly higher than in 1925 due to the fact that in the principal cash crop, 

 wheat, a larger production more than offset the lower 1926 prices. 



In order, and showing the 1925 comparative values in parenthesis, the lead- 

 ing crop and farm value in Montana in 1926 were as follows: ALL WHEAT, 

 $50,077,000 ($48,482,000); ALL HAY, $25,566,000 ($25,725,000); OATS, 

 $8,750,000 ($7,212,000); CORN, $3,633,000 ($6,255,000); POTATOES, $3,- 

 035,000 ($6,048,000); BARLEY, $2,749,000 ($2,160,000); SUGAR BEETS $2,724,- 

 000 ($2,126,000); SEED AND CANNING PEAS, $1,860,000 ($2,160,000); FLAX- 

 SEED, $1,286,000 ($2,416,000); BEANS, $1,148,000 ($1,411,000); RYE, $963,000 

 ($740,000); ALFALFA SEED, $837,000 ($983,000); APPLES, $390,000 ($140,000). 



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