Number of Farms, Inventory , Milk Production, and Milkfat, Montana, USA
| Year | Number of Operations |
Milk Cows on Farms 1/ |
Production Per Cow |
Milkfat | Production 2/ | ||
| Milk | Milkfat | Milk | Milkfat | ||||
| Actual | (000) Head | Pounds | Percent | Million Pounds | |||
| 1/ Average number on farms during year,
excluding hefers not yet fresh. 2/ Excludes milk sucked by calves. -- Discontinued. |
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| 2008 2007 2006 |
-- 390 600 |
17 18 19 |
18,412 18,500 18,632 |
663 673 680 |
3.60 3.64 3.65 |
313 333 354 |
11.3 12.1 12.9 |
| 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 |
650 600 600 600 650 |
19 18 18 18 19 |
19,579 19,333 19,167 18,944 18,211 |
717 698 690 691 652 |
3.66 3.61 3.60 3.65 3.58 |
372 348 345 341 346 |
13.6 12.6 12.4 12.4 12.4 |
| 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 |
650 650 700 750 800 |
19 18 18 19 20 |
17,789 16,833 16,167 15,526 15,350 |
637 601 577 550 550 |
3.58 3.57 3.57 3.54 3.58 |
338 303 291 295 307 |
12.1 10.8 10.4 10.4 11.0 |
| 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 |
900 1,000 1,100 1,400 1,600 |
21 21 22 23 24 |
15,000 14,619 13,955 14,217 13,750 |
536 519 495 502 488 |
3.57 3.55 3.55 3.53 3.55 |
315 307 307 327 330 |
11.2 10.9 10.9 11.5 11.7 |
| 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 |
1,700 1,800 2,000 2,300 2,500 |
24 24 25 25 26 |
13,542 13,625 14,080 13,560 13,000 |
475 484 493 477 459 |
3.51 3.55 3.50 3.52 3.53 |
325 327 352 339 338 |
11.4 11.6 12.3 11.9 11.9 |
| 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 |
2,700 2,800 2,900 3,000 3,200 |
28 28 29 29 29 |
12,464 12,179 12,241 11,759 11,414 |
442 434 438 420 403 |
3.55 3.56 3.58 3.57 3.53 |
349 341 355 341 331 |
12.4 12.1 12.7 12.2 11.7 |
| 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 |
3,400 3,500 3,700 4,100 4,300 |
29 28 28 26 25 |
10,828 10,607 10,929 11,385 11,000 |
383 380 392 411 395 |
3.54 3.58 3.59 3.61 3.59 |
314 297 306 296 275 |
11.1 10.6 11 11 10 |
| 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 |
4,400 4,500 4,500 5,300 5,800 |
26 28 30 33 36 |
10,692 10,500 10,400 10,121 9,278 |
389 381 376 370 337 |
3.64 3.63 3.62 3.66 3.63 |
278 294 312 334 334 |
10 11 11 12 12 |
| Year | Number of Farms |
Milk Cows on Farms 1/ |
Production Per Cow |
Milkfat | Production 2/ | Total Butter Churned On Farms |
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| Milk | Milkfat | Milk | Milkfat | |||||
| Actual | (000) Head | Pounds | Percent | Million Pounds | (000) Pounds | |||
| 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 |
6,500 7,200 7,800 8,600 9,400 |
39 42 46 50 54 |
8,359 8,000 7,783 7,400 6,960 |
303 290 282 269 253 |
3.62 3.62 3.62 3.63 3.63 |
326 336 358 370 376 |
12 12 13 13 14 |
-- 50 50 70 100 |
| 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 |
10,400 -- -- -- -- |
57 60 63 67 72 |
6,630 6,600 6,440 6,330 6,210 |
243 241 235 234 230 |
3.66 3.65 3.65 3.70 3.70 |
378 396 406 424 447 |
14 14 15 16 17 |
140 200 270 370 550 |
| 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 |
-- -- -- -- -- |
77 84 88 92 95 |
5,990 5,600 5,510 5,320 5,260 |
222 207 204 197 195 |
3.70 3.70 3.70 3.70 3.70 |
461 470 485 489 500 |
17 17 18 18 18 |
690 850 920 970 1,030 |
| 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 |
-- -- -- -- -- |
98 103 104 103 108 |
5,240 5,240 5,140 4,980 4,910 |
196 199 195 189 189 |
3.75 3.80 3.80 3.80 3.85 |
514 540 535 513 530 |
19 21 20 19 20 |
1,150 1,300 1,300 1,400 1,400 |
| 1950 1949 1948 1947 1946 |
-- -- -- -- -- |
114 117 122 130 137 |
4,960 4,880 4,990 4,880 4,840 |
193 190 195 190 191 |
3.90 3.90 3.90 3.90 3.95 |
565 571 609 634 663 |
22 22 24 25 26 |
1,500 1,550 1,950 1,900 2,200 |
| 1945 1944 1943 1942 1941 |
-- -- -- -- -- |
146 155 159 159 154 |
4,720 4,650 4,780 4,740 4,760 |
186 184 189 187 188 |
3.95 3.95 3.95 3.95 3.95 |
689 721 760 754 733 |
27 28 30 30 29 |
2,400 2,400 2,300 2,750 3,100 |
| 1940 1939 1938 1937 1936 |
-- -- -- -- -- |
148 142 140 148 166 |
4,650 4,800 4,550 4,210 3,910 |
184 187 177 164 152 |
3.95 3.90 3.90 3.90 3.90 |
688 682 637 623 649 |
27 27 25 24 25 |
3,100 3,395 3,600 3,600 4,000 |
| 1935 1934 1933 1932 1931 |
-- -- -- -- -- |
180 195 196 187 184 |
3,850 3,750 3,850 3,990 4,040 |
150 146 150 156 158 |
3.90 3.90 3.90 3.90 3.90 |
693 731 755 746 743 |
27 29 29 29 29 |
4,300 4,832 4,800 4,800 4,100 |
| 1930 1929 1928 1927 1926 |
-- -- -- -- -- |
181 180 178 176 179 |
4,380 4,350 4,060 4,000 3,870 |
171 170 158 156 151 |
3.90 3.90 3.90 3.90 3.90 |
793 783 723 704 693 |
31 31 28 27 27 |
4,200 4,503 4,600 4,800 5,000 |
| 1925 1924 |
-- -- |
180 173 |
3,790 3,850 |
148 150 |
3.90 3.90 |
682 666 |
27 26 |
5,100 5,416 |
| 1/ Average number on farms during year, excluding hefers not yet fresh. 2/ Excludes milk sucked by calves. | ||||||||
| Year | Milk Cows |
| (000) Head | 1923 | 162 |
| 1922 | 155 |
| 1921 | 148 |
| 1920 | 148 |
| 1919 | 155 |
| 1918 | 160 |
| 1917 | 160 |
| 1916 | 160 |
| 1915 | 150 |
| 1914 | 140 |
| 1913 | 120 |
| 1912 | 100 |
| 1911 | 80 |
| 1910 | 77 |
| 1909 | 75 |
| 1908 | 69 |
| 1907 | 60 |
| 1906 | 48 |
| 1905 | 45 |
| 1904 | 45 |
| 1903 | 41 |
| 1902 | 38 |
| 1901 | 35 |
| 1900 | 35 |
| 1899 | 30 |
| 1898 | 27 |
| 1897 | 25 |
| 1896 | 24 |
| 1895 | 23 |
| 1894 | 22 |
| 1893 | 21 |
| 1892 | 20 |
| 1891 | 17 |
| 1890 | 15 |
| 1889 | 14 |
| 1888 | 13 |
| 1887 | 12 |
| 1886 | 12 |
| 1885 | 11 |
| 1884 | 11 |
| 1883 | 11 |
| 1882 | 10 |
| 1881 | 9 |
| 1880 | 8 |
| 1879 | 8 |
| 1878 | 8 |
| 1877 | 8 |
| 1876 | 8 |
| 1875 | 8 |
| 1874 | 8 |
| 1873 | 7 |
| 1872 | 7 |
| 1871 | 6 |
| 1870 | 6 |
| 1869 | 5 |
| 1868 | 4 |
| 1867 | 3 |