ALFALFA,. MONTANA Tsa tlON AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE 1991 301 South Park MAR 23 1992 P.O. Box 4369 MONTANASTATELIBRARY Helena. MT 59601 S338.17331A7as1991C.I Alfalfaseed.1991. Phone: (406) 449-5303 Released: January 1992 3 0864 00076483 Montana alfalfa seed producers harvested 5.39 million pounds of seed in 1991, 22 percent less than 1990 production. About 58 percent of the production was in proprietary varieties, 31 percent in common vmcertified varieties, and 11 percent in certified public varieties. The overall alfalfa seed yield in 1991 was 270 pounds per acre, up from the 1990 yield of 265 pounds. A larger portion of total harvested acres was irrigated causing the overall yield to increase by 2 percent. Acres harvested for seed in 1991, at 20,000, is dovm 23 percent from 1990. ALFALFASEED: 1991 ESTIMATES BYAGRICULTURAL STATISTICS DISTRICTS DIS- TOTAL IRRIGATED NON-IRRIGATED TRICT Acres Prod Yield Acres Prod Yield Acres Prod Yield NW 100 30,000 300 100 30,000 300 NC 2,500 698,000 279 1,200 607,000 506 1,300 91,000 70 NE 600 97,000 162 300 67,000 223 300 30,000 100 C 2,100 518,000 247 1,300 407,000 313 800 111,000 139 SW 300 78,000 260 200 66,000 330 100 12,000 120 SC 3,400 1,642,000 483 2,700 1,579,000 585 700 63,000 90 SE 11,000 2,327,000 212 2,200 1,044,000 475 8,800 1,283,000 146 MT 20.000