PROGRAM - AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS 



Goal : 



To collect, prepare and publish agricultural statistics by 

 county for Montana and to assist in the collection and prepara- 

 tion of selected agricultural statistics and special statistics 

 on a State-wide basis. Data are collected in conjunction with 

 United States Department of Agriculture surveys and/or special 

 surveys through the cooperative agreement between the Montana 

 Department of Agriculture and the Statistical Reporting Service, 

 USDA. 



Objectives : 



Vigorously pursue a program of improvement in agricultural 

 statistics, using new sampling procedures and the latest 

 data processing techniques. 



Investigate needs for new types of agricultural statistics 

 for Montana on a State or county basis. 



Achievements : 



Collection of data and preparation of statistics for the next 

 biennial issue of MONTANA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS, Volume XIV, to 

 be published in December, 1972. These include county statistics 

 developed under the cooperative program, along with statistics from 

 regular USDA sour^ces and statistics available through special 

 Matched Funds projects. This publication on a biennial basis pulls 

 together in one volume, the most required and used data on Montana 

 agriculture in easy to use reference. 



A publication, SELECTED FARM AND RANCH CHARACTERISTIC DATA 

 FROM THE 1969 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE. This publication provides in 

 an easy, usable form, the most common requests for Census statistics 

 on farm characteristics. 



A publication CATTLE ON FEED BY COUNTIES as of January 1, 1972. 

 Montana's cattle feeding industry is growing rapidly and this publi- 

 cation answers numerous requests for more localized data on cattle 

 feeding. 



A publication, MONTANA WHEAT MOVEMENT, JULY - DECEMBER 1971. 

 The data for this publication was developed through a Matched Fund 

 project in part supported by the Montana Wheat Commission. It pro- 

 vides much asked for and used data on the mode and direction of wheat 

 shipped out of Montana. 



A quarterly publication, STOCKS OF GRAIN in commercial elevators 

 and on farms. The commercial storage is developed from reports to 



