MONTANA LEADS IN COMPOSITE OF CROP YIELDS 



COMPOSITE OF CROP 

 YIELDS BV STATES 



Montana's record crop year expressed 

 as a composite of all crop yields, as a 

 percentage of the 10-year average was 

 157.2 per cent. This was 30.5 per cent 

 greater than that of Nebraska, which 

 ranked second with 126.7 per cent. The 

 composite of all crops for the United 

 States was 102.5. 



This means that, "combining the yields 

 of all crops in proportion to their 10-year 

 averages, the composite of yields per acre 

 in Montana was 57.2 per cent greater 

 than this average. 



A study of the accompanying table will 

 show that the states surrounding Mon- 

 tana all had a comparatively high com- 

 posite of yields. Only 27 states had a 

 composite that was greater than the ten 

 year average, or in other words, greater 

 than 100 per cent. 



COMPOSITE OF CROP YIELDS BY STATES 



Montana 157.2 



North Dakota 123.2 



South Dakota 115.8 



Wyoming 106.8 



Idaho 120.7 



Nebraska 126.7 



Illinois 86.4 



Pennsylvania 104.9 



Minnesota 94.0 



California 106.0 



The United States 102.5 



The following table, a yield index, shows crops that are important in Mon- 

 tana compared with the same crops in the United States. In this index the 1927 

 yields are expressed as percentages of the 10-year average yields per acre of each 

 crop. 



COMPOSITE OF CROP YIELDS BY CROPS 



PERCENTAGE OF CROPS MARKETED 



The accompanying table shows the percentage of Montana crops that are sold 

 for cash. A study of the table will show that the amounts of crops retained on 

 the farm for seed, feed, or other purposes remains fairly constant from year to 

 year. 



Thus, crops grown primarily as cash crops show a larger percentage for 

 sale in years of big production, while crops grown mainly for feed show about 

 the same or smaller percentage for sale in such years. Of wheat, a cash crop, 92 

 per cent was marketed in 1927 in contrast with 82 per cent for 1926 when the crop 

 was considerably smaller. In 1926, twenty-five per cent of the hay crop was sold, 

 while but 17 per cent of the large 1927 crop was reported sold. 



PERCENTAGE OF CROPS MARKETED 



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