BARLEY
Acreage, Yield, and Production, by Counties and Districts, Montana, USA, 2003
Last updated December 6, 2004
Following Fallow and Recrop Acres

and
District
ALL
IRRIGATED
Planted 1/
Harvested
Yield
Production
Planted 1/
Harvested
Yield
Production
Acres
Acres
Bushels
Bushels
Rank
Acres
Acres
Bushels
Bushels

Deer Lodge

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

Flathead

9,000

8,100

42

337,000

23

3,600

3,000

62

186,000

Granite

1,000

300

53

16,000

51

1,000

300

53

16,000

Lake

3,000

1,600

60

96,000

39

2,600

1,200

73

88,000

Lincoln

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

Mineral

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

Missoula

1,300

200

30

6,000

53

--

--

--

--

Powell

3,000

1,900

57

108,000

35

2,400

1,400

72

101,000

Ravalli

1,500

1,000

55

55,000

46

1,000

600

83

50,000

Sanders

1,200

800

36

29,000

50

--

--

--

--

Other

1,000

100

70

7,000

--

2,400

500

60

30,000

NORTHWEST

21,000

14,000

47

654,000

--

13,000

7,000

67

471,000

Blaine

29,000

21,000

37

786,000

11

7,300

5,400

63

340,000

Chouteau

60,000

42,000

23

983,000

10

--

--

--

--

Glacier

106,000

97,000

33

3,216,000

3

17,000

14,400

57

815,000

Hill

28,000

24,000

30

727,000

13

--

--

--

--

Liberty

23,000

20,000

33

650,000

15

2,100

1,600

72

115,000

Phillips

31,000

15,000

29

441,000

19

2,900

600

58

35,000

Pondera

134,000

119,000

44

5,212,000

2

47,000

42,000

76

3,185,000

Teton

114,000

97,000

54

5,282,000

1

60,000

53,000

81

4,275,000

Toole

58,000

53,000

39

2,073,000

4

1,500

1,100

50

55,000

Other

--

--

--

--

--

1,200

900

70

63,000

NORTH CENTRAL

583,000

488,000

40

19,370,000

--

139,000

119,000

75

8,883,000

Daniels

7,000

3,100

22

69,000

42

--

--

--

--

Dawson

25,000

19,000

37

704,000

14

700

600

90

54,000

Garfield

14,000

3,000

28

83,000

41

--

--

--

--

McCone

20,000

7,900

28

218,000

30

--

--

--

--

Richland

26,000

21,300

53

1,127,000

8

6,500

5,600

98

549,000

Roosevelt

14,000

10,500

38

401,000

21

1,200

600

75

45,000

Sheridan

15,000

11,200

37

417,000

20

--

--

--

--

Valley

19,000

10,000

30

296,000

25

4,400

1,500

41

61,000

Other

--

--

--

--

--

1,200

700

63

44,000

NORTHEAST

140,000

86,000

39

3,315,000

--

14,000

9,000

84

753,000

Broadwater

9,000

8,300

56

466,000

18

5,300

4,800

86

413,000

Cascade

48,000

33,000

40

1,326,000

6

13,000

11,000

82

902,000

Fergus

59,000

41,500

15

628,000

16

--

--

--

--

Golden Valley

7,000

3,500

29

102,000

37

--

--

--

--

Judith Basin

37,000

19,500

16

313,000

24

--

--

--

--

Lewis & Clark

11,000

8,700

59

509,000

17

6,500

5,000

81

405,000

Meagher

13,500

9,400

28

261,000

27

5,000

3,000

56

168,000

Musselshell

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

Petroleum

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

Wheatland

18,000

14,000

14

195,000

32

--

--

--

--

Other

9,500

3,100

35

107,000

--

8,200

3,200

60

192,000

CENTRAL

212,000

141,000

28

3,907,000

--

38,000

27,000

77

2,080,000

Beaverhead

8,000

3,500

78

273,000

26

7,600

3,100

86

267,000

Gallatin

37,000

31,000

42

1,311,000

7

13,400

10,200

69

704,000

Jefferson

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

Madison

6,900

3,500

56

197,000

31

6,600

3,200

59

189,000

Silver Bow

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

Other

2,100

1,000

37

37,000

--

1,400

500

50

25,000

SOUTHWEST

54,000

39,000

47

1,818,000

--

29,000

17,000

70

1,185,000

Big Horn

19,000

15,000

68

1,025,000

9

10,200

8,900

87

774,000

Carbon

11,000

8,500

86

734,000

12

10,100

8,300

88

730,000

Park

9,000

6,500

39

256,000

28

5,300

3,500

59

208,000

Stillwater

17,000

7,000

32

225,000

29

1,800

1,000

100

100,000

Sweetgrass

3,000

1,300

41

53,000

47

1,900

800

63

50,000

Treasure

5,000

3,700

94

347,000

22

3,800

3,000

109

327,000

Yellowstone

26,000

21,000

74

1,544,000

5

16,900

14,500

95

1,372,000

Other

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

SOUTH CENTRAL

90,000

63,000

66

4,184,000

--

50,000

40,000

89

3,561,000

Carter

11,000

3,000

21

64,000

43

--

--

--

--

Custer

6,000

2,200

44

97,000

38

1,100

600

97

58,000

Fallon

8,500

3,300

32

107,000

36

--

--

--

--

Powder River

6,500

4,000

38

151,000

34

--

--

--

--

Prairie

5,500

2,500

35

88,000

40

--

--

--

--

Rosebud

7,500

2,400

78

187,000

33

4,000

1,800

93

167,000

Wibaux

5,000

1,600

36

58,000

45

--

--

--

--

Other

--

--

--

--

--

1,900

600

78

47,000

SOUTHEAST

50,000

19,000

40

752,000

--

7,000

3,000

91

272,000

MONTANA

1,150,000

850,000

40

34,000,000

--

290,000

222,000

78

17,205,000

1/ Counties with less than 500 acres planted are combined into “other” counties to avoid disclosure of individual information.


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