TABLE OF CONTENTS 



Letter from the Governor 2 



Message from the Director of Agriculture 3 



Montana Department of Agriculture 4 



Contents 5 



Foreword 6 



Crop and Livestock Summary 1986 7 



Montana's Rank in the Nation's Agriculture 8 



Montana Facts and Figures 9 



Montana and U.S. Exports 80 



STATE STATISTICS 



Number of Farms, Land in Farms and Average Size 10, 11 



Farm Income 13, 14, 15 



Rank of Counties by Importance for Specified Commodities 



Importance of Montana Industries 20 



Commercial Fertilizer Consumption 65 



Irrigated and Not Irrigated Acres 



Climatological Data 22, 23 



Prices Received by Montana Farmers, Selected Commodities 35 



Marketings of Major Crops 51 



COUNTY STATISTICS 



12, 16 

 18, 19 



21 



COMMODITY STATISTICS 



GRAIN CROPS 



Barley 27, 28, 64 



Barley Varieties 50, 51 



Co rn 2 9 



Oats 27, 64 



Wheat, All 26, 64 



Wheat, Durum , 25, 28 



Wheat, Spring excluding Durum 25, 28 



Wheat, Winter 24, 28, 64 



Wheat Varieties 44, 45 



Wheat Shipped Out of State 46, 47 



Stocks of Grains 64 



HAY CROPS 



All Hay 31 



Alfalfa Hay 31 



Other Hay 31 



33, 48, 49 



52, 53, 54 



34, 56, 57 

 36, 37 



33, 40, 41 



32, 42, 43 



32, 38, 39 



... 58, 59 



34, 60, 61 



.. . 62, 63 



OTHER CROPS 



Beans , Dry 29 



Potatoes 29 



Sugarbeets 30 



FRUITS 



Cherries 30 



LIVESTOCK 



Bees 73 



Cattle and Calves 66, 67, 68 



Beef Cows 67 



Milk Cows 6 8 



Hogs 70, 72 



Sheep and Lambs 70 , 71 



LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS 



Dairy Products Mfg 74 



Honey and Beeswax 73 



Milk Production & Marketing 68, 69 



Wool Production 71 



Commercial Slaughter 74 



POULTRY 



Chickens 73 



Eggs 73 



55 

 54 

 55 



75, 76 , 77 



77 



76 



... 78, 79 



. .. 77 , 78 



79 



