POTATOES
Fall Acreage, Yield, Production, and Value, Montana, USA

Last updated July 31, 2008
Year Acreage Yield
Per
Acre
Cwt.
Pro-
duction
(000)
Cwt.
Total
used
for
Seed
(000)
Cwt.
Farm Disposition Price
Per
Cwt.
$
Value
Planted
(000)
Acres
Har-
vested
(000)
Acres
Where grown Sold
(000)
Cwt.
Of
Production
(000) Dollars
Per
Acre
Dollars
Of Sales
(000) Dollars
Seed, Feed,
& Home 1/
(000) Cwt.
Shrink
& Loss 2/
(000) Cwt.
2008
2007
2006
10.9
11.3
10.6
10.8
11.2
10.5

330
335

3,696
3,518



270



180


130


3,208

10.40
9.00

38,438
31,662

3,432
3,015


28,872
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
10.7
10.7
10.7
10.5
10.5
10.6
10.6
10.6
10.4
10.3
325
335
315
310
320
3,445
3,551
3,339
3,224
3,296
244
257
268
257
263
156
156
160
145
152
210
276
270
142
188
3,079
3,119
2,909
2,937
2,956
9.15
7.50
7.60
8.25
9.15
31,522
26,633
25,376
26,598
30,158
2,974
2,513
2,394
2,558
2,928
28,173
23,393
22,108
24,230
27,047
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
11.5
11.0
10.6
10.4
10.4
11.3
10.9
10.6
10.4
10.2
310
305
300
320
315
3,503
3,325
3,180
3,328
3,213
231
276
253
244
239
133
151
145
152
137
732
213
265
208
221
2,638
2,961
2,770
2,968
2,855
5.75
8.80
7.95
7.05
6.60
20,142
29,260
25,281
23,462
21,206
1,782
2,684
2,385
2,256
2,079
15,169
26,057
22,022
20,924
18,843
1995
1994
1993
1992
1991
9.8
10.0
9.1
8.6
9.4
9.8
10.0
9.0
8.5
9.3
300
320
300
290
300
2,940
3,200
2,700
2,465
2,790
239
216
210
191
181
128
142
135
99
140
147
192
165
126
250
2,665
2,866
2,400
2,240
2,400
9.35
6.90
8.95
8.40
5.70
27,489
22,080
24,165
20,706
15,903
2,805
2,208
2,685
2,436
1,710
24,918
19,775
21,480
18,816
13,680
1990
1989
1988
1987
1986
9.0
8.2
7.8
8.0
7.8
8.9
8.1
7.7
7.9
7.7
280
275
280
300
290
2,492
2,228
2,156
2,370
2,233
207
189
166
148
160
137
115
108
85
123
135
89
108
275
250
2,220
2,024
1,940
2,010
1,860
8.60
8.25
7.75
5.65
6.65
21,431
18,381
16,709
13,391
14,849
2,408
2,269
2,170
1,695
1,928
19,092
16,698
15,035
11,357
12,369
1985
1984
1983
1982
1981
7.9
7.5
7.3
7.5
7.5
7.0
7.4
7.2
7.4
7.4
270
260
250
260
235
1,890
1,924
1,800
1,924
1,739
140
142
135
131
135
90
59
109
105
104
750
155
131
159
155
1,050
1,710
1,560
1,660
1,480
8.75
9.50
9.20
7.50
8.00
16,538
18,278
16,560
14,430
13,912
2,363
2,470
2,300
1,950
1,880
9,188
16,245
14,352
12,450
11,840
1980
1979
1978
1977
1976
7.0
7.5
8.8
8.5
8.5
6.9
7.5
8.7
8.4
8.4
250
240
240
240
215
1,725
1,800
2,088
2,016
1,806
143
133
135
158
136
120
115
169
164
199
120
145
169
181
217
1,485
1,540
1,750
1,671
1,390
8.50
3.60
4.00
4.75
4.50
14,663
6,480
8,352
9,576
8,127
2,125
864
960
1,140
968
12,623
5,544
7,000
7,937
6,255
1975
1974
1973
1972
1971
7.7
7.2
7.0
7.7
8.0
7.6
7.0
6.8
7.5
7.8
230
250
215
220
180
1,748
1,750
1,462
1,650
1,404
136
123
115
109
119
140
158
117
110
142
131
254
64
83
154
1,477
1,338
1,281
1,457
1,108
6.60
4.95
10.80
5.05
3.15
11,537
8,663
15,790
8,333
4,423
1,518
1,238
2,322
1,111
567
9,748
6,623
13,835
7,358
3,490
1970
1969
1968
1967
1966
7.8
7.5
8.3
8.6
8.2
7.5
7.0
8.1
8.4
8.0
205
205
195
190
175
1,538
1,435
1,580
1,596
1,400
124
121
109
116
108
155
140
83
86
106
138
179
196
248
175
1,245
1,116
1,301
1,262
1,119
2.83
3.77
3.95
2.59
3.00
4,353
5,410
6,241
4,134
4,200
580
773
770
492
525
3,523
4,207
5,139
3,269
3,357
1/ Excludes feed use through 1968. 2/ Shrink and loss includes feed use through 1968.
1965
1964
1963
1962
1961
8.0
7.8
8.1
7.9
8.2
7.8
7.6
7.9
7.8
8.0
170
165
180
160
180
1,326
1,254
1,422
1,248
1,440
94
88
94
85
83
95
80
91
94
92
116
81
135
144
185
1,115
1,093
1,196
1,010
1,163
2.89
6.23
2.51
2.35
2.01
3,832
7,812
3,569
2,933
2,894
491
1,028
452
376
362
3,222
6,809
3,002
2,374
2,338
1960
1959
1958
1957
1956
8.5
8.5
8.6
8.9
8.7
8.2
8.3
8.3
8.7
8.5
140
150
150
155
145
1,148
1,245
1,245
1,348
1,232
84
87
87
88
91
92
102
110
118
141
137
137
150
155
209
919
1,006
985
1,075
882
3.09
3.42
2.01
3.14
1.86
3,547
4,258
2,502
4,233
2,292
433
513
301
487
270
2,840
3,441
1,980
3,376
1,641
1955
1954
1953
1952
1951
8.8
9.2
9.9
9.7
10.0
8.6
9.0
9.5
9.5
9.7
140
140
125
125
120
1,204
1,260
1,188
1,188
1,164
89
90
94
101
99
168
193
193
203
191
138
139
196
136
140
898
928
799
849
833
2.67
2.92
2.29
3.72
3.50
3,215
3,679
2,721
4,419
4,074
374
409
286
465
420
2,398
2,710
1,830
3,158
\2,916
1950
1949
12.3
13.7
12.0
13.0
135
115
1,620
1,495
102
125
209
212
333
164
1,078
1,119
2.06
2.67
3,337
3,992
278
307
2,221
2,988

POTATOES: Fall acreage, Yield, Production, Value, and Disposition
Year Acreage Yield
Cwt.
Pro-
duction
Farm Disposition Price
Per
Cwt.
$ Cwt.
Value
Planted
(000)
Acres
Har-
vested
(000)
Acres
Used on farm where grown Sold Of
Pro-
duction
(000) Dollars
Per
Acre
Dollars
Of Sales
(000) Dollars
For
Seed
Feed, Shrink
and Loss
House-
hold use
1948
1947
1946
14.3
12.3
17.3
14.0
12.0
17.0
120
111
96
1,680
1,332
1,632
91
82
83
218
133
196
163
160
186
1,208
957
1,167
2.73
3.30
2.47
4,592
4,396
4,026
328
366
237
3,301
3,158
2,880
1945
1944
1943
1942
1941
18.0
17.3
23.0
16.0
15.0
17.0
17.0
22.0
15.0
14.0
81
75
72
69
69
1,377
1,275
1,584
1,035
966
94
98
108
136
114
152
127
317
130
107
180
179
269
203
250
951
871
890
566
495
2.55
2.58
2.13
2.20
1.47
3,511
3,294
3,379
2,277
1,417
207
194
154
152
101
2,427
2,248
1,900
1,246
727
1940
1939
1938
1937
1936
16.0
17.0
18.0
19.0
20.0
15.0
15.0
16.0
18.0
16.0
72
51
54
60
54
1,080
765
864
1,080
864
94
88
116
114
116
238
92
112
184
112
252
235
270
307
252
496
350
366
475
384
0.92
1.48
1.20
0.82
2.07
990
1,135
1,037
882
1,786
66
76
65
49
112
455
520
438
388
792
1935
1934
1933
1932
1931
20.0
25.0
24.0
22.0
21.0
19.0
23.0
23.0
22.0
21.0
51
47
54
60
51
969
1,076
1,242
1,320
1,071
125
122
139
138
125
136
86
137
198
107
313
365
378
422
409
395
503
588
562
430
1.30
1.23
1.10
0.67
0.95
1,260
1,328
1,366
880
1,017
66
58
59
40
48
513
619
647
374
409
1930
1929
1928
1927
1926
20.0
21.0
--
--
--
19.0
21.0
23.0
22.0
21.0
54
53
69
84
51
1,026
1,121
1,587
1,848
1,071
125
113
143
144
104
61
79
127
92
43
348
396
383
391
360
492
533
902
1,221
564
1.77
2.97
1.07
1.23
2.20
1,813
3,327
1,659
2,279
2,356
95
158
72
104
112
869
1,582
963
1,506
1,241
1925
1924
1923
1922
1921
--
--
--
--
--
22.0
21.0
23.0
29.0
25.0
65
52
66
77
69
1,426
1,096
1,518
2,227
1,725
138
158
128
141
178
71
44
76
267
86
369
346
391
480
409
848
548
923
1,339
1,052
2.77
1.78
1.32
0.85
1.55
3,944
1,955
1,999
1,893
2,674
179
93
87
65
107
2,344
979
1,216
1,138
1,629
1920
1919
1918
1917
1916
--
--
--
--
--
24.0
23.0
29.0
32.0
26.0
66
45
99
69
94
1,584
1,035
2,871
2,208
2,434
153
147
141
178
197
79
31
172
110
146
378
344
455
502
346
974
513
2,103
1,418
1,745
1.92
4.67
1.45
1.75
2.38
3,036
4,830
4,163
3,864
5,800
127
210
144
121
223
1,866
2,391
3,048
2,480
4,160
1915
1914
1913
1912
1911
--
--
--
--
--
27.0
26.0
25.0
26.0
21.0
102
89
88
103
82
2,754
2,309
2,205
2,683
1,714
160
166
160
153
160
193
139
199
188
120
415
353
302
311
238
1,986
1,651
1,544
2,031
1,196
1.03
1.13
1.08
0.77
1.45
2,846
2,617
2,389
2,057
2,485
105
101
96
79
118
2,053
1,872
1,673
1,558
1,734
1910
1909
--
--
19.0
21.0
67
94
1,277
1,978
128
117
38
257
202
235
909
1,369
1.60
0.95
2,043
1,879
108
89
1,453
1,300

POTATOES: Fall Acreage, Yield, Production, and Value
Year Acres Production Value
Harvested
(000)
Yield
Per Acre
Cwt..
Total
Bushels
(000) Cwt.
Price
Per Cwt.
Dols.
Value of
Production
(000) Dols.
1908
1907
1906
19
17
15
79
94
86
1,505
1,601
1,296
1 .17
0 .83
1 .02
1,756
1,334
1,318
1905
1904
1903
1902
1901
14
13
13
12
11
92
75
94
85
82
1,285
975
1,225
1,022
904
0 .98
1 .02
0 .73
0 .83
1 .22
1,264
991
898
852
1,100
1900
1899
1898
1897
1896
10
10
9
8
8
75
83
97
86
86
750
834
875
686
691
0 .88
0 .88
0 .92
0 .67
0 .53
662
737
802
458
369
1895
1894
1893
1892
1891
8
7
6
5
4
76
91
74
81
86
610
638
446
405
346
0 .80
0 .80
1 .15
1 .00
0 .68
488
511
513
405
236
1890
1889
1888
1887
1886
4
3
4
4
4
70
62
76
80
77
281
187
305
319
307
1 .33
1 .08
0 .83
1 .07
1 .50
374
203
254
340
461
1885
1884
1883
1882
4
4
3
2
57
71
71
82
228
286
214
163
0 .83
0 .93
1 .17
1 .67
190
267
250
272
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