DISTRICT CROP AND LIVESTOCK STATISTICS IN BRIEF 



DISTRICT TWO— NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA 



In Crop District Two there are a little 

 over 13.7 million acres of land. The dis- 

 trict is composed of Blaine, Chouteau, Gla- 

 cier, Hill, Liberty. Pondera. Teton and 

 Toole covmties. In. 1924 this district was 

 ^ credited with 18 per cent of the tstate's 



total land in farms. 



Practically all the principal field crops 

 grown in the state are found in this dis- 

 trict which assumes importance in both 

 Rye and Spring wheat. Acreage devoted 

 to Rye in this district in 1824 was 39 per 

 cent of the state total, while Spring wheat 

 took second place with 21 per cent. Grain 

 Hay also has an important place in the 

 cropped acreage, with 20 per cent of the 

 state total. In other crop percentages of 

 the state total production are as follows : 

 Winter wheat, 11 per cent; Barley, 14 per 

 cent; Oats, 11 per cent; Flax, 3 per cent; 

 Com, 8 per cent ; Potatoes, 14 per cent, 

 with 3 per cent of the total commercial 

 potato acreage ; Tame Hay, 6 per cent : 

 Wild Hay, 12 per cent; Timothy Hay, 4 per 

 cent; Clover Hay, 6 per cent; Mixed Timo- 

 thy and Clover Hay, 2 per cent; Alfalfa 

 Hay, 7 per cent. Approximately 14 per 



cent of the truck crops originate in District Two and about 3 per cent of the bean production of the 



state is credited to this area. 



North central Montana has the following percentages of the state total livestock production : 



Milk Cows, 18 per cent; Beef Cattle. 11 per cent; All Cattle, 13 per cent; Horses, 17 per cent; 



Sheep, 16 per cent; Swine, 9 per cent; and Poultry, 14 per cent. 



1925 

 1925 



VALUATION STATISTICS FOR DISTRICT TWO 



VALUE OF 

 CROPS PRODUCED 



$17,585,700 



19,075,000 



VALUE OF 



CROPS SOLD 



$ 9.225.000 



10,308,000 



DISTRICT CROP AND LIVESTOCK STATISTICS IN BRIEF 



CROP DISTRICT THREE— NORTHEASTERN MONTANA 



We find in the northeastern corner of 

 Montana a group of five counties which go 



to make up what is known as Crop District 



Three. These counties are Daniels, Phillips, 

 Roosevelt, Sheridan and Valley, and in 

 1924 this area was credited with 12 per 

 cent of the state's total land in farms. 



In this district most of Montana's? field 

 crops are to be found, but by ^ar the most 

 important are Flax, with 28 per cent of the 

 state production, and Spring wheat with 

 28 per cent of the state total. Rye and 

 Oats are also important, having 24 and 23 

 per cent of the state total respectively. In 

 other crops District Three has the follow- 

 ing percentages of the state total : Com. 

 20 per cent ; Winter wheat. 2 per cent : 

 Barley, 9 per cent ; Potatoes, 6 per cent ; 



Tame Hay, 5 per cent ; Wild Hay, 13 per cent ; Alfalfa Seed, 13 per cent ; Sugar Beets, 3 per cent ; 



Beans 4 per cent; Clover Hay, 8 per cent: Alfalfa Hay, 3 per cent; Grain Hay, 10 per cent. Only 



5 per cent of the total truck crop production of the state originates in this district. 



In livestock production this district has the following percentages of the state total: Milk 



Cows, 12 per cent; Beef Cows. 9 per cent; All Cattle, 10 per cent; Horses, 16 per cent; SIheep, 



7 per cent ; Swine, 10 per cent ; Poultry, 10 per cent. 



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