HAY 



OME decrease in production including both 

 tame hay and wild hay occurred in 1926 as 

 a result of dry weather. A total of 2,484,- 

 000 tons of both kinds was cut compared 

 with 2,631,000 tons in 1925 and 2,708,000 

 tons in 1924. Reduction of tonnage cut in 

 1926 was slightly greater in case of wild 

 hay than with tame hay. 



The tendency of recent years has been to 

 accumulate some surplus of hay to offset 

 fluctuating seasonal production and thus 

 avoid such a situation as occurred in 1919 

 when an unusually dry season followed by 

 a severe winter brought about serious 

 shortages. 



TAME HAY BY COUNTIES FOR 1926 AND 1925 



District and Acreaee 



County Acreage 



NORTHWESTERN 



Flathead - 25,000 



Lincoln „ 12,000 



Lake _ 23,000 



Sanders 15,000 



NORTH CENTRAL 



Blaine 23,000 



Chouteau „ 21,000 



Glacier 2,000 



Hill 12,000 



Liberty 5,000 



Pondera - 17,000 



Teton 16,000 



Toole 5,000 



NORTHEASTERN 



Daniels 6,000 



Phillips 15,000 



Roosevelt 12,000 



Sheridan 15.000 



Valley 20,000 



WEST CENTRAL 



Deer Lodge 11,000 



Granite „ 24,000 



Mineral 3,000 



Missoula 20,000 



Powell 39,000 



Ravalli 36,000 



CENTRAL 



Broadwater 18,000 



Cascade 53,000 



Fergus 69,000 



Golden Valley 10,000 



Jefferson ^ 13,000 



Judith Basin 32,000 



Lewis and Clark 31,000 



Meagher „ 28,000 



Musselshell 15,000 



Wheatland „ 18,000 



EAST CENTRAL 



Dawson 15,000 



Garfield „ 23,000 



McCone „ 19,000 



Prairie „ 5,000 



Richland 26,000 



Wibaux 9,000 



SOUTHWESTERN 



Beaverhead 45,000 



Madison 52,000 



Silver Bow „ 5,000 



SOUTH CENTRAL 



Carbon „ 48,000 



Gallatin 48,000 



Park 44,000 



