DISTRICT CROP AND LIVESTOCK STATISTICS IN BRIEF 



CROP DISTRICT FOUR— W£ST CENTRAL MONTANA 



In Crop District Four in west central 

 Montana are Deer Lodge, Granite, Mineral, 

 Missoula, Powell and Ravalli counties, and 

 in 1924 took credit for 4 per cent of the 

 state's total land in farms. 



Percentages of field crops in this dis- 

 trict are relatively small ; the most import- 

 ant being found in the hay group. Mixed 

 Clover and Timothy Hay having 41 per 

 cent of the total state production. Next in 

 importance is the Commercial Potato crop 

 with 38 per cent of the state total produc- 

 tion, although we find District Four is 

 credited with but 15 per cent of the state's 

 total potato acreage. In other crops its 

 per centages of the state's total are as fol- 

 lows : Spring wheat, 2 per cent ; Winter 

 wheat, 2 per cent ; Rye, 2 per cent ; Barley, 

 6 per cent ; Oats, 5 per cent ; Tame Hay, 

 12 per cent; "Wild Hay, 6 per cent; Timo- 

 thy Hay, 9 per cent; Clover Hay, 6 per 

 cent; Alfalfa Hay, 7 per cent; Grain Hay, 

 3 per cent. As is the case in District One, 

 we find the Seed Pea industry assuming 

 importance in the fourth district, with 10 

 per cent of the total state production to its 

 credit. About 24 per cent of the state's 

 total truck crop production originates in 

 this district. 

 In fruit production the west central district takes credit for the bulk of the bearing apple trees 

 in the state, having 79 per cent of the total and about 86 per cent of the commercial apple trees 

 of bearing age in the state. Small fruits, early apples and plums are raised in the Bitter Root 

 Valley and in recent years the cherry crop has become an important fruit here. It is estimated 

 that District Four had an income of about $67,000 in 1926 from its miscellaneous fruit crops. 



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

 5 per cent ; Dairy Cows, 16 per cent ; Beef Cows, 6 per cent ; All Cattle, 5 per cent ; Sheep, 7 per 

 cent; Swine, 11 per cent; and Poultry, 6 per cent. 



1925 

 1926 



VALUATION STATISTICS FOR DISTRICT FOUR 



VALUE OF 

 CROPS PRODUCED 



$5,864,500 



5,491,500 



VALUE OF 



CROPS SOLD 



$3,077,000 



2,968,000 



DISTRICT CROP AND LIVESTOCK STATISTICS IN BRIEF 



CROP DISTRICT FIVE— CENTRAL MONTANA 



Out of eleven counties in central Mon- 

 tana, Broadwater, Cascade, Fergus, Golden 

 Valley, Jefferson, Judith Basin, Lewis and 

 Clark, Meagher, Musselshell, Petroleum and 

 Wheatland, is formed Crop District F^ve, 

 which in 1924 had 20 per cent of the total 

 cropped acreage of the state — the leading 

 district in size and land in farms. 



All of the state's principal field crops 



are found in District Five ; most important 



is the Tame Hay group in which Timothy 



leads with 49 per cent of the state total ; 



next in rank is Winter wheat with 38 per 



cent of the state total, closely followed by 



Alfalfa Hay, with 23 per cent. Grain Hay 



is also of considerable importance, having 



21 per cent of the state total. The other 



crops have percentages of the state total as 



follows : Spring wheat, 18 per cent ; Rye, 



8 per cent: Barley, 17 per cent; Oats, 14 



per cent ; Flax, 1 per cent ; Corn, 12 per 



cent; Potatoes, 18 per cent (This district 



also takes credit for 19 per cent of the 



total commercial potato production of the state) ; Wild Hay, 14 per cent; Alfalfa Seed, 1 per cent; 



Beans, 4 per cent; Clover Hay, 17 per cent, and Mixed Clover and Timothy Hay. 12 per cent. 



Since the seed pea industry has proven profitable in other sections of the state, farmers in central 



Montana have gone into production and now have 7 per cent of the state total production. About 



8 per cent of the total production of truck crops is credited to this district. 



In fruit production District Five is low, having but 1 per cent of the state's number of bearing 

 apple trees. There are some small fruits grown in this section, although the acreages are negligi- 

 ble, being found mostly in small patches and home gardens. 



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

 17; Dairy Cows, 19; Beef Cows, 21; All Cattle, 20; Sheep, 25; Swine, 20; and Poultry, 18 per cent. 



1925 

 1926 



VALUATION STATISTICS FOR DISTRICT FIVE 



VALUE OF 

 CROPS PRODUCED 



$17,440,775 



20,487.360 



VALUE OF 



CROPS SOLD 



$ 9,149,000 



11,071,000 



