LIVESTOCK SECTION 



In spite of higher prices for most 

 classes of livestock in 1927, Montana 

 livestock men received a smaller total in- 

 come from their products last year than 

 for 1926. The total livestock income for 

 1927 is estimated at $67,049,000 as com- 

 pared with an estimated income of $74,- 

 451,000 in 1926. All items of livestock 

 incoir.e showed decreased values with the 

 exception of small increases in the cash 

 value of milk and dairy products and 

 horses. 



Cattle and horse numbers on Mon- 

 tana farms on January 1, 1928, continued 

 to decline, while numbers of sheep and 

 hogs were increased over the previous 



year. Numbers of mules were estimated to be the same as at the beginning of 



1927. 



TOTAL LIVESTOCK INCOME 



Year Total Value 



1924 $50,131,000 



1925 65,855,009 



1926 73^351,000 



1927 67,049,000 



Montana Meat Packing Plant. 



COUNTY LIVESTOCK INCOME 



In the belief that estimates by counties of value of farm sales of livestock 

 and its products would be interesting and valuable to Montana agriculturists the 

 following tables have been prepared for this publication. These estimates have 

 not been published in detail before, only the totals for all cl?.sses of livestock and 

 livestock products being shown. However, tentative county estimates by items 

 have been made each year since 1923 and compared annually with such check data 

 in form of marketing records, shipments, etc., as became available after the 

 estimates were made. 



This comparison has shown that such relative inaccuracies as have occurred 

 have not been serious enough to destroy the value of the county item estimates 

 for general comparative purposes especially as a relative measure of change from 

 year to year. 



