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PROGRAM — AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS 



GOALS 



To collect, prepare and publish county agricultural statistics 

 for Montana and to assist in the collection of selected agricultural 

 statistics on a state-wide basis. 



OBJECTIVE 



Investigate needs for new or improved agricultural statistics for 

 Montana on a state or county basis. Data are collected in conduction 

 with USDA surveys and/or special surveys through a cooperative agreement 

 between the Montana Department of Agriculture and the Statisical Report- 

 ing Service, United States Department of Agriculture. 



ACHIEVEMENTS 



A publication, MONTANA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS, Volume XIII, 

 was published, which included county statistics developed under the 

 cooperative program together with statistics from regular USDA sources, 

 and statistics developed through special matched- funds projects. This 

 publication pulls together in one volume most required and used stat- 

 istics relating to Montana agriculture in one easy to use reference, 

 Coianty crop statistics for Montana include acreages, yield per acre, and 

 production and are broken down separately for crops grown under irri- 

 gation and for those not irrigated. These data have proved useful to 

 people in research, farm organizations and firms looking to Montana for 

 location of agricultural related industries. The livestock county 

 statistics in this program have a wide use, particularily this past 

 year, by persons researching the location of new feed lots in Montana 

 and potential for other livestock enterprises. 



Information on grain stocks in commercial elevators reported to 

 the Montana department of agriculture in connection with bonding re 

 quirements are used to develop quarterly stocks of grain in commerci;i 

 facilities. These data are used ±n lieu of separated surveys. 



PERTORMANCE INDICATORS 



COST: 

 PERFORMANCE: 



.FISCAL YEAR, 



1968-1969 

 $26,492 



Montana Agricultural Statistics 

 (Published Biennially) 



Grain Stocks, Quarterly 



Dairy, Manufactured Products, 

 (Published Monthly) 



1969-1970 1970-1971 

 $27,135 $26,292 

 PUBLICATIONS: (1970-1971) 



3,839 

 3,557 



11,01+0 



