CLASSIFICATION OF MONTANA LIVESTOCK JANUARY 1, 1870-1928 



„„.„ Milk Other All 



YEAR Cows Cattle Cattle Horses Sheep Swme Mules 



1870 12,400t 24,000t 36,400 5,300t 2,000t 2,600t oOOt 



1880 ll,500t 162,000t 173,500 36,00Ot l85,0O0t 10,500t 900t 



1883 14,000 590,000 604,000 89,900 405,000 17,000 900 



1884 14,200 672,000 686,800 45,900 466,000 17,500 1,000 



1885 23,000 615,000 638,000 105,000 625,000 19,000 2,800 



1886 25,300 725,700 751,000 120,700 719,000 19,000 8,900 



1887 29,000 812,800 841,800 129,000 755,000 20,000 9,200 



1888 31,000 934,500 965,500 187,000 1,265,000 22,000 5,500 



1889 31,400 962,600 993,900 200,000 1,391,000 23,000 5,300 



1890 33,000 981,800 1,014,800 216,000 1,990,000 29,000 2,400 



1891 34,000 932,700 966,700 152,000 2,089,000 35,000 1,800 



1892 35,700 1,026,000 1,061,700 197,000 2,089,000 35,000 1,200 



1893 36,400 1,036,000 1,072,400 207,000 2,528,000 39,000 1,200 



1894 36,400 1,057,000 1,093,000 197,000 2,781,000 39,000 900 



1895 39.000 1,078,000 1,117,000 198,000 2,809,000 46,000 900 



1896 42,000 1,154,000 1,196,000 183,000 3,061,000 52,000 900 



1897 43,000 1,177,000 1,220,000 175.000 3,123,000 51,000 900 



1898 42,700 1,082,000 1,510,000 171,800 3,248,000 47,000 900 



1899 44,000 953,000 997,000 165,000 3,378,000 42,300 1 000 



1900 48,500t 926,500t 975,000t 347,000t 6,170,000t 50,000t 2,800t 



1901 49,400 960,200 1,009,600 302,000 6,417,000 47,000 3,400 



1902 50,000 998,000 1,048,000 275,000 5,081,000 49,000 3 400 



1903 52,400 1,048,000 1,101,000 246,600 5,120,000 51,700 3,400 



1904 53,900 1,059,000 1,112,900 244,000 5,270,000 54,800 3,400 



1905 55,000 1,048,000 1,103,000 236,800 5,639,000 57,600 3,400 



1906 61,600 965,000 1,026,000 239,000 5,752,000 59,900 3,600 



1907 66,000 916,300 982,300 292,000 5,637,000 62,900 4,000 



1908 69,000 879,000 948,000 292,000 5,524,000 66,000 4,000 



1909 75,000 905,000 980,000 304,000 5,634,000 68,000 5,000 



1910 80,000 842,000 922.000 319,000 5,747,000 75,000 5.000 



1911 80.000* 818.000* 898,000 344,000 5,230,000* 124,000 4 500* 



1912 91,000 732.000 823.009 350.000* 4,926,000* 145,000* 5,000* 



1913 95,000 950,000* 845,000 385,000* 4,675,000* 168,000* 5 500* 



1914 104,000 826.000* 930.000 440,000* 3.850,000* 187,000* 6 000* 



1915 114,000 836,000* 950,000 485,000* 3,340.000* 245,000* 6 500* 



1916 125,000* 1,035,000* 1,170,000 520,000* 3,020.000* 270,000* 7 000* 



1917 140,000* 1,114,000* 1,254,000 580,000* 2,670,000* 260,000* 7.500* 



1918 150,000* 1.310,000* 1,460,000 640,000* 2,380,000* 202,000* 8,500* 



1919 163.000* 1,447,000* 1,610,000 720,000* 2,530,000* 180,000* 9,000* 



1920 178,000 1.192.000 1,370,000 669,000 2,450,000 167,000 9 000 



1921 181.000 1,088,000 1.269.000 669,000 2,328,000 160,000 9,000 



1922 185,000 1.195.000 1.380,000 650,000 2,561,000 180,000 10,000 



1923 192,000 1,168,000 1,360,000 643,000 2,408,000 225,000 10,000 



1924 209,000 1,151,000 1,360.000 611,000 2,480,000 292,000 11,000 



1925 223,000 1,117,000 1,340.000 596,000 2,579,000 280,000 11,000 



1926 225,000 1,055,000 1,280,000 576,000 2,880,000 250,000 11,000 



1927 216,000 936,000 1,152.000 547,000 3,053,000 240,000 11,000 



1928 209,000 908,000 1.117,000 536,000 3,206,000 264,000 11,000 



NOTE: Many earlier estimates were made to exact figures. In the above table figures have been 



rounded to even thousands or even hundreds. 

 t Based upon Census Data. 



* Tentative Revisions. All other figures are United States Department of Agriculture Estimates. 



CATTLE 



All classes of cattle except beef cows, 

 steers, and bulls showed a decrease in 

 numbers from the previous year on Jan- 

 uary 1, 1928, and all classes showed a 

 decrease from the numbers reported on 

 January 1, 1926. Numbers of all cattle 

 are now reported at the lowest mark 

 since 1915. 



High prices were received for good beef 

 in 1927, encouraging sales of many cattle 

 that ordinarily would have been kept for 

 breeding stock. On the other hand, high 

 prices for breeding stock has exerted a 

 discouraging effect on the building up of 

 herds. 



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