INDEX 



Page. 

 AGRICULTURE 



General Review Montana Situation. 1920-1926 3-8 



Financial condition of Montana agriculture 7 



Montana situation at a glance 8 



Necessity of adjustments in agriculture. Foreword -' 2 



CROPS 



Acreage changes in 1926 17 



Apples 40 



Alfalfa seed 42 



Average yield per acre 17 



Average value crops per acre 18 



Average values of crop lands 4-5 



Barley and production by counties 33 



Beans and production by counties 43 



Berries and small fruits v- 40 



Corn and production by counties ™ 32 



Crop summary, 1926 and 1925 16 



Flax and production by counties 34 



Hay and production by counties 38-39 



Oats and production by counties 37 



Peas and production by counties 41 



Potatoes and production by counties 35 



Production tonnage all crops 1926-1925-1924 16 



Rye production by counties 36 



Sugar Beets 44 



Total farm value of crops and production estimates 18-19 



Wheat— Feature article 21-31 



County production winter wheat 22 



County production spring wheat 23 



County shipments all wheat 25 



Grades of Montana wheat 24 



Gluten content Montana wheat 24 



Production trends of wheat 21 



Production costs of wheat, Montana and other states 31 



Precipitation, annual and seasonal (map) 28 



Suitability of Montana climate for wheat 26-27 



Weather and yield relationships 29-30 



Yields per acre Montana wheat 25 



FARMS 



Changes in number 4 



Farm income, 1926, 1925 and 1924 9-10 



Farm implements, imports into state 6 



Farm taxes 5 



Farm wages ^ 6 



LIVESTOCK 



All livestock, 1870 to date (table) ^ 46 



Beef cattle in Montana 45-48 



Bees and honey „ ^ 61 



Cattle marketings 49 



Cycles of sheep industry ^ 65 



Dairy development U. S „ 48 



Dairy production in Montana 51-52 



Hogs ^ 58-59 



Horses 58 



Per capita consumption of meats 66 



Poultry „ 60 



Prices, sheep, lambs and wool 56-57 



Sheep industry in Montana and other important areas 53-54 



MISCELLANEOUS 



Basic statistics of Montana crop districts 62-68 



Price movements, 1926 13-15 



