Map  or  Names Lincoln County, Montana

		Lincoln County is nestled among the     mountains in the extreme northwestern corner of     the state. It was created in July 1909. The     timber industry is the chief industry in the     county. The agricultural areas are limited,     the only considerable body of open land is     located in the Tobacco Plains valley near     Eureka. The Kootenai River traverses the     county from west to east. The Libby Dam on the     Kootenai River near the center of the county,     forms Lake Koocanusa which extends up into     Canada. The Yaak River runs through the     northwestern corner of the county and joins the     Kootenai River near the Montana/Idaho border.
Crops - 1999	Acres Planted	Acres Harvested	Yield	Unit	Production	Rank
Winter Wheat Durum Wheat Other Spring Wheat	* * *	* * *	* * *	Bu. Bu. Bu.	* * *	* * *
Barley	*	*	*	Bu.	*	*
Oats	*	*	*	Bu.	*	*
Corn     For Grain     For Silage	* ---- ----	---- * *	---- * *	---- Bu. Tons	---- * *	---- * *
Potatoes	*	*	*	Cwt.	*	*
Sugar Beets	*	*	*	Tons	*	*
Dry Beans 1/	*	*	*	Cwt.	*	*
All Hay     Alfalfa     All Other	---- ---- ----	9,000 5,000 4,000	1.50 1.8 1.1	Tons Tons Tons	13,500 9,000 4,500	55 55 53
1/ Yield is in pounds, production is in hundredweight. *Either zero or insufficient data for publication.
Livestock		Reference Date		Number of Head		Rank
All Cattle & Calves     Beef Cows & Heifers 2/     Milk Cows & Heifers 2/		January 1, 2000		3,800 2,500 *		55 55 *
All Sheep & Lambs		January 1, 2000		*		*
Hogs & Pigs		December 1, 1999		*		*
2/ That have calved. * Insufficient data for publication
Census of Agriculture - 1997			Cash Receipts - 1999 (000)
Number of Farms Land in Farms (Acres) Average Farm Size (Acres) Total Land Area (Acres)	252 46,167 183 2,312,186		Crops Livestock & Products Government Payments All Cash Receipts		$1,193 $1,990 * $3,183