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MONTANA MONTANA AGRJCULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE POBo»4369 Helena.MT S9604 Phone: (800)835-2612 or4495303 AGRICULTURAL FACTS UontantSUIeUtrtry MAY 1991 1, 1992 3 0864 1004 7783 8 MAY g r> 199? MONTANA FACTS AND FIGURES MHEOLNETN1AA5N.1A5MESOTNA6T<T*A^ENAALVIEB5R9A6R2Y0 Montana's 1990population, at 799.065, was up 1.6 percent from 1980. Populationdensity, measured in people per square mile, was 5.5 in 1990 -third lowest in the United States. Montana's 60.2 million acres ofland in farms and ranches ranks second in the nation behind Texas. MONTANA POPULATION LAND AND LANT) UTILIZATION ' Total. 1990Census 799,065 MontanaTotal Land Area, Miles 145.388 Sq. Miles Pei>ple Per Square Mile 5.5 MontanaTotal Land Area, Acres 93.0 Mil. Acres Rural Farm Population 45,718 All Land in Farms & Ranches 60.203.993 Acres People Per Farm 1.9 ProportionofLand in Farms & Ranches 64.7 Percent ' 1987 U.S. CensusofAgriculture. FARM COUNTS ANT) MEASUREMENTS, 1990 |N'umber ofFarms & Ranches ' 24.700 Real Estate Value/Farm or Ranch ' S600.644 '\verage Size of Farm or Ranch ' 2,449 Acres Average Value Per Acre ' $243 Total Farm & Ranch Assets - $20.3 Bil. Farm & Ranch Debt Per Operation ' $107,170 Average Value Per Farm or Ranch - $822,385 Placeswithannual sale ofagncultural productsof$1.000or more. - Includeshousehold, buildings, machinery, livestock, .rops. savingsand investments. ' Includesdwellingand other farm buildings. * Per acre, landand buildings. February I. 1991. Includesreal estate, non-real estate, and CCC loans. Land Farms & Ranches in utilization as Percentage of Total / 1 J . . All Olhar 1.7 Other Cropland 6.0 Culllvalad SHMiMar Fallow 9.4 Harvaalad Cropland 16.2 Sourc*: 1S67 U.S. Canaua of Agriculture 1991 CROPPRODUCTION Allwheatproductionin 1991, at 159.5 million bushels, rose 9 percent fromayearago and 24 percent Montana'ssmall grain growingseason gotofftoa above tne five-yearaverage. latestartand waswet and cool duringthecritical developmentmonths. Record yieldswere attainedbut Barley productionin 1991 wasup52percent from acreage was reduced by government restrictions, hail lastyear, at 85.8 millionbushels. Thisisa28 percent damage, andwinterwheatwinterkill. increaseover the5-yearaverage. MONTANA ANNUALCROPSUMMARY, 1991 1/ UVESTOgC ClASS PRICES RECEIVED BY MONTANA FARMERS 1/ COMMODITY 1980 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 2/ -Dollars- WinterWheat 3.90 3.28 2.39 2.66 3.86 3.73 2.53 3.15 SpringWheat Other Than Durum 4.15 3.64 2.62 2.78 4.10 3.64 2.80 3.10 DurumWheat 5.75 3.18 2.75 3.40 5.20 3.31 2.72 2.60 All Wheat 4.14 3.47 2.52 2.74 3.98 3.66 2.65 3.10 Oats 1.96 1.50 1.37 1.49 2.26 1.42 1.25 1.27 Barley 2.83 2.03 1.60 1.82 2.82 2.21 2.30 2.60 All HayBaled (ton) 62.50 84.50 51.00 45.00 85.00 69.50 64.00 52.00 Hogs 37.20 38.50 42.10 45.80 36.60 38.30 50.00 44.40 BeefCattle 58.00 47.60 49.30 61.10 65.70 68.20 70.60 69.80 Steers & Heifers 68.30 58 40 57.90 70.30 77.80 80.30 83.30 84.90 Calves 76.80 62.20 62.60 80.70 90.60 88.40 95.30 93.70 Cows 44.80 35.70 35.90 44.20 46.40 46.50 51.00 50.10 Lambs 61.70 66.80 67.20 80.50 66.30 65.80 48.30 46.80 Sheep 17.70 17.60 22.70 27.40 22.20 20.80 17.60 18.50 Chickens .08 .07 .08 .06 .06 .07 .045 .04 Eggs .57 .51 .56 .50 .48 .75 .68 .66 Wool 1.00 .67 .74 1.02 1.48 1.36 .91 .57 All Milk 12.80 13.10 12.70 12.50 12.20 13.50 13.70 3/ 1/ Crops are season average prices foreach crop's respective marketingyear. Otherprices are averagesweightedby monthlysales. 2/ Prelimmary. 3/ AvailableMay 13, 1992. MONTANA'S RANK IN THE NATION'S AGRICULTURE ITEM UNIT Land in farms and ranches Income firom cash receipts, excluding Gov'tpayments: Total Crops Livestock All Cattle & Calves All Cows BeefCows MilkCows Cattle on Feed Hogs and Pigs Sheep and Lambs Wool Production All Chickens EggProduction HoneyProduction AllWheat WinterWheat DurumWheat SpringWheatOther than Durum Barley Oats All Hay Alfalfa Hay DryBeans Potatoes-fall SugarBeets Com Grain Silage