REPORTS ISSUED and PUBLICATION DATES 



REPORT 



FREQUENCY 



APPROXIMATE DATE 

 OF PUBLICATION 1/ 



GENERAL REPORTS: 



Farm Report (Crop Forecasts) Monthly 12th of Month 



Weather, Crops & Livestock Weekly Mondays, April-October 



REPORTS ON CROPS: 



Winter Wheat Seedings Annual January 14 



Prospective Plantings Annual March 



Annual Crop Summary and Value of Production Annual January 14 



Cherry Forecast Serai-Annually June and January 



Potato Stocks Monthly 14th of Month, Dec. -April 



Range and Pasture Condition Monthly 12th of Month, April-Nov. 



Stocks of Grains Quarterly January, March, June & Sept. 



Wheat Movement Summary Semi-Annually January and July 



Barley Varieties Annual July 15 



REPORTS ON LIVESTOCK, DAIRY, POULTRY and LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION: 



Poultry (Egg Production, Chick and Poult Hatchings) . .Quarterly 21st March, June, Sept., Dec. 



Livestock Slaughter Monthly 20th of Month 



Cattle Inventory and Calf Crop Annual February 5 



Sheep on Feed Annual February 



Sheep Inventory and Lamb Crop Annual February 5 



Wool Crop Annual April 1 



Hog Inventory and Pig Crop Annual January 6 



Meat Animals, Marketings and Cash Receipts Annual April 



Milk Cows and Milk Production Quarterly 12th Jan., April, July & Oct, 



PRICE REPORTS: 



Agricultural Prices Monthly Last working day of month 



Farm Income Annual January 



MISCELLANEOUS REPORTS: 



Farms and Farm Land Annual August 11 



Farm Labor (Regional Data Only) Quarterly Feb., Hay, Aug., Nov. 



COUNTY ESTIMATES: 



Wheat Estimates by County Annual Late winter-Early spring 



Barley Estimates by County Annual Late winter-Early spring 



Corn Estimates by County Annual Late Winter-Early spring 



Cattle on Farms by County Biennial 



1/ Pending program changes may change some publication dates. Statistics in the National program 

 are released in Washington, D.C. and locally according to strict, predetermined dates. Various 

 series are included in the "MONTANA CROP & LIVESTOCK REPORTER" published twice a month. 



SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION: 



1. Montana Crop & Livestock Reporter - a semi-monthly publication containing various crop, 

 livestock, price and other farm data. Price: SIO .00 for 24 issues. 



2. Crop-Weather Report - follows crop progress and livestock situation. Price: ?12.00 for 30 issues, 



3. Montana Agricultural Statistics Bulletin - Price: S5.00. 

 Those who provide survey information are not charged. 



Mailing address: Office location: 



Montana Agricultural Statistics Service 

 P.O. Box 4369 

 Helena, Montana 59604 



Federal Building 



301 South Park, Room 398 



Helena, Montana 



Phone: (406) 449-5303 



