DISTRICT CROP AND LIVESTOCK STATISTICS IN BRIEF 



CROP DISTRICT EIGHT— SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA 



liying in south central Montana, Car- 

 bon, Gallatin, Park, Stillwater, Sweet Grass 

 and Yellowstone counties comprise District 

 Eight. In 1924 this section had 11 per 

 cent of the state's total land in farms. 



All of the principal crops grown in Mon- 

 tana are found in this district and it is 

 especially noticeable that it is here we find 

 the bulk of the cash crops of the state. In 

 the lead we find Seed Peas, with 68 per 

 cent of the state total ; next in order is the 

 Sugar Beet crop with 67 per cent of the 

 total production, then Beans with 62 per 

 cent, followed by Alfalfa Hay with 26 per 

 cent of the total production. The other 

 crops in order of percentage of state total 

 production are as follows : Winter wheat, 

 24 per cent; Clover Hay, 23 per cent; 

 Mixed Timothy and Clover Hay, 22 per 

 cent; Barley, 20 per cent; Oats, 15 per 

 cent; Potatoes, 12 per cent; Corn, 10 per 

 cent; Spring wheat, 8 per cent; Apples 

 and Grain Hay, each 7 per cent. Here is 



also 6 per cent of the Alfalfa Seed production of the state. District Eight ranks second to the 



Fourth District in truck crop production, having 21 per cent of the state total. Rye has 2 per cent; 



Flax, 1 per cent; and Wild Hay, 3 per cent of the state total production. 



In fruit production District Eight is credited with 3 per cent of the commercial apple trees in 



the state and 7 per cent of the state total apple rees of bearing age. 



In District Eight we find thei following percentages of the state total livestock : Horses, 19 ; 



Dairy Cows, 18; Beef Cows, 10; All Cattle, 12; Sheep, 14; Swine, 19; and Poultry, 18 per cent of 



the total. 



1925 

 1926 



VALUATION STATISTICS FOR DISTRICT EIGHT 



VALUE OF 

 CROPS PRODUCED 



$20,010,925 



20,441,720 



VALUE OF 



CROPS SOLD 



$10,498,000 



11,047,000 



DISTRICT CROP AND LIVESTOCK STATISTICS IN BRIEF 



DISTRICT NINE— SOUTHEASTERN MONTANA 



Seven counties make up District Nine: 

 Big Horn, Carter, Custer, Fallon, Powder 

 River, Rosebud and Treasure, which in 1924 

 had 17 per cent of the state's total land 

 in farms. 



All of the principal field crops grown in 

 Montana are found in this district, and as 

 was the case in District Eight we find here 

 that the principal crop is one of the im- 

 portant cash crops of the state. District 

 Nine is credited with the bulk of the state's 

 Alfalfa Seed production at 61 per cent 

 The other crops in order are Com, 20 per 

 cent; Edible Beans, 16 per cent; AlffJfa 

 Hay, 15 per cent; Flax, 13 per cent; Rye, 

 13 per cent; Wild Hay, 12 per cent; Bap- 

 ley, 11 per cent; Winter wheat, 11 per 

 cent ; Oats, 10 per cent ; Grain Hay, 10 per 

 cent; All Tame Hay, 10 per cent; Sugar 

 ' Beets, 8 per cent; Potatoes, 6 per cent; 



Spring wheat, 5 per cent; Clover Hay, 5 

 per cent. Here also we find 10 per cent of 

 the state's total truck crop production. 

 Very little fruit is grown in District Nine — some wild berries and plums are found along the 



streams but cultivated fruits, apples, etc., are not raised to any extent. 



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



14 ; All Cattle, 16 ; Dairy Cows, 15 ; Beef Cows, 17 ; Sheep, 14 ; Swine, 14 ; and Poultry, 12 per cent. 



VALUATION STATISTICS FOR DISTRICT NINE 

 VALUE OF 

 CROPS PRODUCED 



1926 $10,208,325 



1926 8,512,860 



VALUE OF 



CROPS SOLD 



$ 6,355,000 



4,600,000 



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