UNITED STATES WOOL PRODUCTION 



The United States wool production in 1927 was the largest since 1923 and 

 was also larger than the average production for the years 1909-1913. Production 

 in 1927 was estimated at 272,543,000 pounds, in 1926 at 260,976,000 pounds, in 

 1925 at 253,907,000 pounds, 242,405,000 pounds in 1924, 224,330,000 pounds in 1923 

 and the average for the years 1909-1913 was 272,248,000 pounds. Increased pro- 

 duction last year was due to increases in the numbers of sheep shorn more than 

 offsetting the decrease in the average weight per fleece. 



MONTANA WOOL PRODUCTION 



The Montana wool clip in 1927, estimated at 24,299,000 pounds, was the 

 largest since 1916 and substantially larger than the clip of 1926 which was estim- 

 ated at 23,320,000 pounds. It is estimated that 2,824,000 sheep were shorn at an 

 average weight of 8.6 pounds per fleece to produce the 1927 wool clip. 



MONTANA WOOL PRODUCTION 



(1886-1927) 



Production 



YEAR (pounds) 



1886 5,031,000 



1887 5.283,000 



1888 Unknown 



1889 9.740,000 



1890 13,929,000 



1891 14,471,000 



1892 15,670,000 



1893 17,697,000 



1894 17.642.000 



1895 _ 19,032,000 



1896 21,530,000 



1897 20,110,000 



1898 20,935,000 



1899 30,438,000 



1900 26,020,000 



1901 30,554.000 



1902 35,567,000 



1903 30,600,000 



1904 37,773,000 



1905 „ 37,700,000 



1906 35,815.000 



Production 



YEAR (pounds) 



1907 30,820.000 



1908 „ 32,200,000 



1909 35.000.000 



1910 33,600.000 



1911 34,875,000 



1912 31,175,090 



1913 31,500,000 



1914 30,177,000 



1915 26,950,000 



1916 24,570,000 



1917 23,342,000 



1918 18,685,000 



1919 18,267,000 



1920 16,000,000 



1921 16,400,000 



1922 16,770.000 



1923 17.775,000 



1924 19,314,000 



1925 20,967.000 



1926 23.320.000 



1927 „ 24.299.000 



1927 HOG PRODUCTION SMALLER 





Hog production in Montana decreased 

 in 1927 although the end of the year wit- 

 nessed some strengthening of inventories 

 compared with the beginning of the year 

 and December plans of breeders indicated 

 some increase in production again for 

 1928. 



In general hog raising in Montana has 

 been increasing faster than state con- 

 sumption of hogs during the past twenty 

 years and exports have seemed to find 

 a ready market in the north Pacific coast 

 cities. Unfavorable corn crops during 

 1924, 1925 and 1926 appear to have cur- 

 tailed production somewhat from the 

 high peak of marketings reached during 

 the calendar year of 1925. During 1926 

 and 1927 marketings declined, reaching a low point of about 109,000 head for 

 1927 compared with 166,000 head in 1926 and 225,000 head in 1925. Unfavorable 

 spring farrowing conditions in 1927 also operated to curtail production. 



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