1992 Montana Agricultural Statistics 



State Statistics-Livestock 89 



CHICKENS 



Number. Value Per Bird and Total Value, December 1, 1982-1991 

 Year Numbers 



1982 

 1983 

 1984 

 1985 

 1986 



1987 

 1988 

 1989 

 1990 

 1991 



(000) 



970 



940 



1,025 



1,010 



1,010 



990 

 910 

 890 

 760 

 780 



Production & Income from Chickens, 1982-1991 

 Year Produced .Sold 



1982 



1983 



1984 



1985 



1986 



1987 



1988 



1989 



1990 



1991 



Farm Production, Disposition and Income from Eggs, 1982-1991 



Eggs Per Egg Consumed in Price Per Cash Gross 



Year ^ Layers ^ Layer Production Household Sold Dozen Receipts Income 



(000)- No. -Millions- Cents -(000) Dols.- 



1982 767 245 188 3.0 185 55.0 8,479 8,617 



1983 772 250 193 5.0 188 5S.5 8,695 8,926 



1984 770 257 198 5.0 193 64.0 10,293 10,560 



1985 807 250 202 ^' ^ 51.0 8,585 ^ 



1986 790 254 201 '^ ''' 56.0 9,380 " 



1987 789 260 205 '' ^ 50.0 8,542 ^ 



1988 773 251 194 '^ '^ 48.0 7,760 " 



1989 703 256 180 ''' '^ 75.0 11,250 ^ 



1990 659 261 172 "' ^ 68.0 9,747 |^ 



1991 626 261 164 '^ '' 66.0 9,020 ^ 



^' Discontinued. ^ Data related to the 12 month period beginning with December 1 of the previous year through November of the current 

 year. ^ Average number of layers on hand during the year. 



HONEY AND BEESWAX: Production, Price, and yzJue,197?-l 991 



Production Price Per Pound 



Year 



Colonies 



of Bees 



-Number- 



Yield Per 



Colony 



-Lbs.- 



1979 103,000 128 



1980 103,000 104 



1981 108,000 100 



1982-1985 . . Data Not Available 



1986 110,000 64 



1987 95,000 102 



1988 105,000 48 



1989 100,000 63 



1990 98,000 81 



1991 86,000 92 



^' Discontinued. 



Honey 



Bcesvirax 



(000) Lbs.- 



13,184 

 10,712 

 10,800 



7,040 



9,690 

 5,040 

 6,300 

 7,938 

 7,912 



224 

 214 

 184 



1/ 



1/ 

 1/ 

 V 

 V 

 V 



Value of Production 



