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MONTANA CROP AND LIVESTOCK REPORTING SERVICE

P. 0. Box 1726 - Helena, Montana 59601

Released; January 23, 1973

PROSPECTIVE PLANTINGS - 1973

MONTANA

HARD SPRING WHEAT ACREAGE UP 3 PERCENT; Montana growers plan to seed 1.9 million acres

of hard spring wheat In 1973 according to the
Montana Crop and Llveatock Reporting Service. If farmere carry out these January 1
intentions, It would mean a 3 percent Increase over last year, but would be 22 percent
below 1971.

DURUM WHEAT ACREAGE UP; Intentions indicate 190 thousand acres of durum wheat will Ue
seeded this spring, 53 thousand more than last year and 22

thousand more than 1971.

BARLEY ACREAGE UNCHANGED; Farmer and rancher intentions are to seed 1.8 million acres
of barley this spring, the same as last year but 80 thousand

acres less than 1971.

OAT ACREAGE DOWN 12 PERCENT; Oat planting is expected to be 4,30 thousand acres, 12 per-
cent below 1972 but 10 thotisand acres more chan 1971.

CORN ACREAGE DOWN; Com planting at a prospective 75 thousand acres. Is 5 thousand less
than last year but the same as 2 years ago.

FLAXSEED UNCHANGED; Intentions are to plant 12 thousand acres of flaxseed, the same as
last year.

PROSPECTIVE PLANTINGS - 1973

35 STATES

**** Other spring wheat planted acreage, at an expected 11.7 million acres. Is up
17 percent from 1972.

**** Durum wheat prospective plantings total 2.8 million acres, 9 percent greater than
a year ago.

**** Barley planted acreage Is expected to total 10.1 million acres, 1 percent less
than in 1972,

**** Oat planting intentions, at 20.3 million acres, are 1 percent greater than 1972.

**** Com growers expect to plant 70,5 million acres of corn, 7 percent more than a
year earlier.

**** Flaxseed plantings are indicated to be 1.15 million acres, a decline of 3 percent
from a year earlier.

Intentions reported this early may be subject to greater departures
from actual plantings than the regular Intentions Report Issued by the
Crop Reporting Board in mid-March. This is particularly true -or this
survey because the elimination of the mandatory set-aside reCjUirement
under the 1973 wheat program was announced after the survey period.

Any change in farmers' intentions resulting from this program change Is
not reflected here.

The regular 1973 March Prospective Plantings report will be released at 3 p.m.
EST, March 15, 1973.

Statistical Reporting Service

1. c oropRTMrwT Pt HGRiniiT'lRF

and

MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

PROSPECTIVE PLANTINGS 1973 WITH COMPARISONS

PLANTED ACREAGE

1971

1972

Indicated

1973

1973 as percent
of 1972

—

Thousand acres *

- - Pet - -

MONTANA

Com

75

80

75

94

All spring wheat

2,603

1,987

2,095

105

Other spring

2,435

1,850

1,905

103

Durum

168

137

190

139

Oats

420

490

430

86

Barley

1,740

1,820

1,820

100

Flaxseed

13

12

12

100

*35 STATES

Corn, all

72,877

65,613

70,502

107.5

Durum wheat

2,943

2,597

2,837

109.2

Other spring wheat . . .

12,757

10,060

11,736

116.7

Oats

21,692

20,051

20,268

101.1

Barley

10,721

10,253

10,120

98.7

Cotton

12,329

13,972

12,955

92.7

Sorghums, all

20,756

17,455

19,123

109.6

Soybeans

43,048

46,538

48,763

104.8

Flaxseed

1,627

1,191

1,150

96.6

* Only the 35 States included in the special January 1 survey are included in the
comparisons. In 1972, planted acreage in these States accounted for all of the
durum wheat, flaxseed, and sorghum; 99 percent or better of the upland cotton,
soybeans, and spring wheat other than durum; over 98 percent of the oats and com;
and over 96 percent of the barley acreage.

Daniel L. Herbert, DelRoy J. Gneitlng,

Agr. Statistlcian-in-Charge Agr. Statistician

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Released: March 19. 1973

MONTANA CROP AND LIVESTOCK REPORTING SERVICE

P. 0. Box 1726 - Helena, Montana 59601

PROSPECTIVE PLANTINGS - MARCH 1, 1973
MONTANA

MORE GRAIN TO BE SEEDED; Montana fanner and rancher seeding intentions on March 1
indicate 1973 spring wheat acreage will be up 2 percent
and barley acreage up 7 percent over 1972 planted acres according to the Montana
Crop and Livestock Reporting Service. Durum wheat acreage is expected to be up
sharply but other spring wheat unchanged. Small increases in sugarbeet and potato
acreages are expected, with moderate declines for com and oat acres.

Flaxseed and dry bean acreages are expected to be about the same as last year.
Farmers and ranchers expect to harvest the same amount of hay acreage as last year.

The purpose of this report is to assist growers
generally in making such changes in their acreage
plans as may appear desirable. The acreage
actually planted in 1973 may turn out to be
larger or smaller than indicated for such reasons
as weather conditions, economic factors, labor
supply, agricultural programs, and the effect of
this report itself upon farmers' actions.

MONTANA PROSPECTIVE PLANTINGS

CROP

PLANTED ACREAGE

1970

1971

1972

Indicated

1973

1973 as %
of 1972

Corn

62

75

80

77

96

All spring wheat

1,868

2,603

1,987

2,030

102

Other spring

1,739

2,435

1,850

1,850

100

Durum

129

168

137

180

131

Oats

781

420

490

450

92

Barley

1,800

1,740

1,820

1,950

107

Flaxseed

38

13

12

12

100

Sugarbeets

58.0

50.3

45.8

48.0

105

Dry beans

11

11

11

11

100

Potatoes

7.8

8.0

7.7

7.9

103

All hay 1/

2,447

2,355

2,520

2,520

100

Relates to acres for harvest.

Daniel L. Herbert,

Agr . Statistician-in-Charge

K. Rudy Suta,

Agr. Statistician

Statistical Reporting Service

U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

and

MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

UNITED STATES

UNITED STATES FARMERS INCREASE PLANTINGS: Spring wheat other than durum prospective

~ plantings total 12.3 million acres, up 22

percent from the 10.1 million planted last year but 4 percent below the 1971 acreage.
Acreage Is now 5 percent above January intentions in the nine States surveyed on January 1.

Durum wheat plantings are expected to total 3.1 million acres, 18 percent more than
the 2.6 million in 1972 and 4 percent above 1971. All five durum producing States were
Included in the January Prospective Plantings Report and acreage is now 8 percent above
earlier intentions.

Barley acreage is expected to total 11.0 million, 4 percent above a year earlier but
1 percent below 1971. In the 32 States surveyed on January 1 acreage is up 5 percent from
earlier intentions.

Oat intentions, at 20.5 million acres, are 1 percent above the 20.3 million planted
a year ago but 7 percent below 1971. In the 33 States surveyed on January 1 acreage Is
about the same as earlier intentions.

Corn plantings are expected to total 71.6 million acres, 7 percent more than the 66.8
million planted last year but 3 percent below 1971. In the 35 States surveyed on January 1
acreage is about the same as earlier intentions.

Soybean acreage is expected to total a record 53.8 million, 14 percent above the 47.0
million acres planted in 1972 and 24 percent above 1971. Acreage now exceeds the earlier
intentions by 9 percent in the 27 States surveyed on January 1.

Hay acreage for harvest is anticipated at 60.9 million acres, up 2 percent from 1972
but 1 percent below the 1971 total.

PLANTED ACREAGES, UNITED STATES

1971

All corn

White corn (10 States)^./

All sorghums

Oats

Barley

Durum wheat

Other spring wheat

Rice

Soybeans

Flaxseed

Peanuts

Cotton

Potatoes 2^/

Winter

Spring

Summer

Fall

Total

Sweetpotatoes
Tobacco _3/

Dry beans
Dry peas
Hay

Sugarbeets

74,055

1,131

20,756

21,956

11,115

2,943

12,807

1,826.0

43,472

1,627

1,528.9

12,354.9

18.0

112.1

149.5
1,152.8
1,432.4

119.6

839.4

1,506

213.7
61,405

1,404.3

1972

Indicated

1973

1973 as %

of 1972

Thousands

66,753

473

17,455

20,296

10,639

2,597

10,098

1.824.0

47,003

1,191

1.531.3

13,999.7

16.1

97.1

137.4

1,054.5

1.305.1

116.7

843.3

1,481

148.0

59,783

1.419.3

71,571

554

18,568

20,474

11,041

3,054

12,339

2,005.5

53,801

1,317

1,536.0

13,081.3

13.7
3/ 63.8

134.7

1.067.9
3/ 1,280.1

115.2

898.7
1,365

141.5

60,894

1.388.9

Percent

107

117
106
101
104

118
122
110
114
111
100

93

85

98
101

99
107

92
96
102
98

-planted; spring-planted and intended plantings

acreage as of March 1. Excludes California

2./ Included in "all com"! 197^ winter-

as of March 1; summer and fall-intended
spring crop. Harvested acreage.

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Rj]^easedJ_Januar2_24jl974

MONTANA CROP AND LIVESTOCK REPORTING SERVICE

p. 0. Box 1726 - Helena, Montana 59601

MONTANA

hard spring wheat acreage intentions up 16 PERCENT: Montana wheat growers Intend to

plant 2.2 million of their cropland
acres to hard spring wheat In 1974 according to the Montana Crop and Livestock Reporting
Service. If spring planting conditions permit and the current intentions are unchanged,
this will be an increase of 16 percent from last year.

DURUM WHEAT ACREAGE UP 51 PERCENT: Montana's durum wheat plantings are expected to

total 280,000 acres in 1974 compared with 185,000
acres last year. This is the largest durum wheat acreage since 1968 when 379,000 acres
were seeded.

BARLEY ACREAGE DECREASES 31 PERCENT: If current intentions remain unchanged , Montana's

1974 barley acreage will be the lowest in 6 years
at 1.5 million acres. A record high 2.1 million acres were planted in 1973.

OAT ACREAGE DOWN; Preliminary oat acreages arc estimated at 325,000 acres— down 36 per-
cent from last year's 510,000 acres.

CORN ACREAGE UP 9 PERCENT: Montana's corn acreage continues the trend for the past several
years, with another increase in plantings. As of January 1,
intentions are to plant 100,000 acres to com, most of which will be harvested for silage.

SUGARBEET ACREAGE DOWN 2 PERCENT: A prospective 45,000 acres will be planted to sugarbeets

in 1974 — down 2 percent from last year's 45,900 acres.

FLAXSEED ACREAGE DOWN 33 PERCENT; Farmers are expected to seed 10,000 acres to flaxseed

in 1974 — down 33 percent from last year.

THIRTY-FIVE STATES

**** Other spring wheat — 14.6 million acres, up 14 percent from last year.

**** Durum wheat— 4.5 million acres, 47 percent greater than 1973.

**** Barley 9.3 million acres, 15 percent less than in 1973.

**** Oats— 18.8 million acres, down 1 percent from a year earlier.

**** Corn — 77.4 million acres, 10 percent more than a year earlier.

**** Sugarbeets — 1.2 million acres, an increase of 3 percent from 1973.

**** Flaxs_eed — 1.77 million acres, down less than 1 percent from last year.

The purpose of this report is to assist growers in making such changes
in acreage plans as might appear desirable. Acreages actually planted
this year may be more or less than indicated because of weather,
economic conditions, farm programs, labor supply, and the impact of
this report itself on farmers' actions.

The 1974 March Prospective Plantings report will be released on
March 14, 1974.

Statistical Reporting Service
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

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PROSPECTIVE PLANTINGS 1974 WITH COMPARISONS

PLANTED ACREAGE

1972

1973

Indicated

1974

1974 as percent
of 1973

—

Thousand acres -

—

- - Pet. - -

MONTANA

Com

80

92

100

109

All spring wheat

(1,987)

(2,035)

(2,430)

119

Other spring

1,850

1,850

2,150

116

Durum

137

185

280

151

Oats

490

510

325

64

Barley

1,820

2,100

1,450

69

Flaxseed

12

15

10

67

Sugarbeets

45.8

45.9

45.0

98

*35 STATES

Com, all

65,832

70,393

77.440

110.0

Durum wheat

2,592

3,042

4,483

147.4

Other spring wheat . . .

10,100

12,738

14,551

114.2

Oats

19,933

18,986

18,769

98.9

Barley

10,245

10,943

9,281

84.8

Cotton upland

13,876

12,398

14,505

117.0

Sorghums, all

17,295

19,303

19,562

101.3

Soybeans

46,420

56,785

54,910

96.7

Flaxseed

1,191

1,777

1,765

99.3

Sugarbeets

1,335.4

1,206.3

1,240.0

102.8

Rice

1,824.0

2,181.3

2,134.0

97.8

* Only the 35 States included in the special January 1 survey are included in the
comparisons. In 1973, planted acreage in these States accounted for all of the
durum wheat, flaxseed, rice and sorghum; 99 percent or better of the upland cotton,
soybeans, and spring wheat other than durum; over 98 percent of the oats and com;
over 96 percent of the barley; and over 94 percent of the sugarbeet acreage.

Daniel L. Herbert, Loren D. Nordhausen,

Agr. Statistician-ln-Charge Agr. Statistician

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MONTANA CROP AND LIVESTOCK

STATE DOCUMENTS

REPORTING SERVICE

Montana 59601

Releasedjtlarchl9jl9M

MONTANA

INCREASED SPRING WHEAT ACREAGE: Montana farmers and ranchers intend to increase their
1974 planted acreage of all spring wheat 27 percent
(550,000 acres) from the 1973 level according to the Montana Crop and Livestock Report-
ing Service. Some of this spring wheat will be planted on acres originally seeded to
winter wheat since winter weather usually takes its toll on fall-seeded winter wheat
acreage. Durum wheat acreage is expected to be up 81 percent and other spring wheat
up 22 percent. Com, dry beans, and all hay also show increased planted acreages from
last year.

Barley , flaxseed and oat acreages show substantial acreage decreases from last
year. Potato acreage is unchanged and sugarbeet acreage dropped 2 percent.

The purpose of this report is to assist growers in making
such changes in their acreage plans as may seem desirable.

The acreages are interpretations of the past relationships
of grower reports and acreages actually planted. Acreages
actually planted can vary from those indicated for such
reasons as weather, economic conditions, availability of
production Inputs, such as fuel, fertilizer and labor, farm
programs, and the effect of this report itself on farmers'
actions .

Producers' intentions from the March Survey are not significantly different from

planting intentions experienced in January.

MONTANA PROSPECTIVE PLANTINGS

CROP

PLANTED ACREAGE

1971

1972

1973

Indicated

1974

1974 as %
of 1973

Thousand Acres - - - -

Corn

75

80

92

97

105

All spring wheat

2,603

1,987

2,035

2,585

127

Other spring

2,435

1,850

1,850

2,250

122

Durum

168

137

185

335

181

Oats

420

490

510

305

60

Barley

1,740

1,820

2,100

1,430

68

Flaxseed

13

12

15

10

67

Sugarbeets

50.3

45.8

45.9

45.0

98

Dry beans

11

11

9

10

111

Potatoes

8.0

7.7

7.0

7,0

100

All hay U

2,355

2,520

2,450

2,500

102

1^/ Relates to acres for harvest.

Daniel L. Herbert, Loren D. Nordhausen,

Agr. Statistician- in-Charge Agr . Statistician

Statistical Reporting Service g^d MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

MONTANA STATE ilBRARX
930 East Lyndole Avenue
Heleno, Mcniono 59601

UNITED STATES

U. S. ALL WHEAT ACREAGE INTENTIONS UP 20 PERCENT; Planting of all wheat for the 1974

crop is expected to total 70.7 mil-
lion acres based on March 1 prospective plantings for all spring wheat and the December 1,
1973 estimate for winter wheat. If realized, this will be the largest acreage since 1953,

20 percent above last year and 29 percent above 1972. Prospective acreage of durum wheat
totals 4.24 million acres— 39 percent above last year and 64 percent above 1972 seedings .
Prospective planted acreage of spring wheat other than durum at 15.4 million is up 20 per-
cent from 1973 and 52 percent above the 1972 acreage.

Acreage planted to barley last fall plus intended plantings this spring for the 1974
crop is 9.5 million acres. This is 16 percent less than 1973 and 10 percent less than 1972.

Growers anticipate seeding a total of 18.9 million acres to oats. Combined seedings
last fall and intentions for this spring are off 1 percent from the 1973 acreage. Acreage
devoted to oats has shown a downward trend since the mid-1950s and the intended 1974 seed-
ings would be the smallest of this century.

Growers intend to plant 78.8 million acres of com for all purposes in 1974. This is 10
percent more than 1973 and 18 percent more than the 1972 planting.

The Nation's dry bean producers intend to plant 1.7 million acres in 1974. If realized,
this acreage will exceed the 1.4 million acres seeded in 1973 by 20 percent and would be
the largest acreage since 1949. Increases are expected in every State except Utah.

Growers expect to harvest 61.6 million acres of hay in 1974 — 1 percent below 1973. A
small increase in hay acreage is expected in the Western Region.

CROP

1972

1973

Indicated

1974

1974 as % of
1973

All corn

66,972

Thousands

71,611

78,803

Percent

110.0

White com (8 States) 1/

443

517

578

111.8

All sorghums

17,295

19,303

19,017

98.5

Oats

20,178

19,208

18,930

98.6

Barley

10,639

11,335

9,534

84.1

Durum wheat

2,592

3,042

4,243

139.5

Other spring wheat

10,138

12,811

15,378

120.0

Rice

1,824.0

2,181.3

2,377.0

109.0

Soybeans

46,885

57,297

55,041

96.1

Flaxseed

1,191

1,777

1,790

100.7

Peanuts

1,532.8

1,541.4

1,525.3

99.0

Cotton

14,001.3

12,500.7

14,806.5

118.4

Potatoes 2/

Winter

16.1

14.0

13.8

98.6

Spring

96.9

99.9

101.6

101.7

Summer

136.1

129.2

128.3

99.3

Fall

1,051.2

1,084.6

1,098.8

101.3

Total

1,300.3

1,327.7

1,342.5

101.1

Sweetpotatoes

116.8

117.7

123.3

104.8

Tobacco 3/

842.4

891.5

978.5

109.8

Dry beans

1,487

1,417

1,705

120.3

Dry peas

148.0

146.6

197.5

134.7

Hay 3/

59,821

62,190

61,613

99.1

Sugarbeets

1,419.7

1,282.2

1,269.8

99.0

Included in "all com'

as of March 1; summer and

1974 winter-planted; spring-planted and intended plantings
fall-intended acreage as of March 1. V Harvested acreage.

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MONTANA CROP AND LIVESTOCK REPORTING SERVICE

P. 0. Box 1726 - Helena, Montana 59601

Released; January 24. 1975

MONTANA

HARD SPRING WHEAT ACREAGE INTENTIONS DOWN 8 PERCENT; Montana farmers Intend to plant 12

percent fewer acres of farmland to
hard spring wheat in 1975 according to the Montana Crop and Livestock Reporting Service.
If the current intentions are unchanged, a total of 1.8 million acres would be seeded.

DURUM WHEAT ACREAGE UP 22 PERCENT; Montana's durum wheat seedings are expected to rise

again, with 22 percent more acres planted in 1975
than 1974. An estimated 330 thousand acres are expected to be seeded this spring.

BARLEY ACREAGE DCWN 7 PERCENT;
7 years.

The 1975 barley acreage is expected to be 1.3 million
acres — down 7 percent from 1974 and the lowest level in

OAT ACREAGE DOWN; Preliminary oat acreages are estimated at 380 thousand acres — down 10
percent from last year's 420 thousand acres.

CORN ACREAGE DOWN; A prospective 84 thousand acres will be planted to corn this year,
down 15 percent from last year.

SUGARBEET ACREAGE UP SLIGHTLY;
acres last year.

A total of 45 thousand acres of sugarbeets are expected
to be planted this spring compared with 44.7 thousand

FLAXSEED; The 1975 flaxseed acreage is expected to be down 13 percent to 20 thousand acres.

THIRTY-FIVE STATES

**** Other spring wheat — 14.0 million acres, down 4 percent from last year.
**** Durum wheat — 4.5 million acres, 10 percent greater than 1974.

**** Barley — 9.4 million acres, 8 percent more than in 1974.

**** Oats — 17.3 million acres, down 4 percent from a year earlier.

**** Corn — 76.1 million acres, down 0.4 percent from a year earlier.

**** Sugarbeets — 1.4 million acres, an Increase cf 22 percent from 1974.
**** Flaxseed — 1.83 million acres, up 5.5 percent from last year.

The purpose of this report is to assist growers in making such changes
in acreage plans as might appear desirable. Acreages actually planted
this year may be more or less than indicated because of weather, eco-
nomic conditions, farm programs, labor supply, and the impact of this
report Itself on farmers' actions.

The 1975 March Prospective Plantings report will be released on
March 17, 1975.

MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Statistical Reporting Service
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PROSPECTIVE PLANTINGS 1975 WITH COMPARISOMR

*35 STATES

Corn, all

Durum wheat

Other spring wheat

Oats

Barley

Cotton upland

Sorghums, all

Soybeans

Flaxseed

Sugarbeets

Rice

I

■ L A N T E D

acreage

1973

1974

Indicated

1975

1975 as percent

of 1974

MONTANA

Thousand acres

- Percent -

Com

84

(2,080)

1,750

(2,035)

1,850

185

510

2,100

15

45.9

(2,270)

2,000

85

Other spring

Durum

92

88

Oats

/ ^0

330

122

Bariev

380

90

1,300

93

20

87

45.0

101

70,694

76,451

76,132

99.6

2,952

4,074

4,469

109.7

12,721

14,596

14,007

96.0

18,925

17,891

17,252

96 L

10,837

8,728

9,420

107.9

12,377

13,876

9,500

6fi.n

19,231

17,733

19,434

109.6

56,163

53,031

57,106

107.7

1,742

1,739

1,834

105.5

1,204.2

1,181.0

1,438.0

121.8

2,181.3

2,588.0

2,520.0

97.4

^ Included In the

Daniel L, Herbert,

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MONTANA

SPRING WHEAT ACREAGE DECREASES; Montana fanners spring planting plans reveal less hard
spring wheat and barley will be planted than a year
ago, but the all wheat acreage will probably be above last year because of large winter
wheat plantings last fall reports the Montana Crop and Livestock Reporting Service. Based
on farmers' intentions as of March 1, hard spring wheat acreage will be 15 percent less
than last year. However, adding in winter wheat planted last fall brings total wheat
acres to a potential 2 percent increase. Barley is 7 percent less. Sugarbeet growers
plan to seed 1 percent more acreage than last year. Intended plantings of oats are ex-
pected to be 7 percent above 1974. Other crop plan changes from last year are:
corn — down 24 percent; durum wheat — up 11 percent; flaxseed — up 9 percent; hay for har-
vest— down 1 percent; potatoes — up 4 percent; and dry beans — unchanged from a year ago.

Compared to the January 1 intentions survey, growers plan for 18 percent more oats
acreage, but 3 percent fewer spring wheat acres.

The purpose of this report is to assist growers in making such
changes in their acreage plans as may seem desirable. The
acreages are interpretations of the past relationships of grow-
er reports and acreages actually planted. Acreages actually
planted can vary from those indicated for such reasons as
weather, economic conditions, availability of production inputs
such as fuel, fertilizer and labor, farm programs, and the
effect of this report itself on farmers' actions.

MONTANA PROSPECTIVE PLANTINGS

CROP

PLANTED ACREAGE

1972

1973

1974

Indicated

1975

1975 as %

of 1974

- - - Thousand acres - - -

Corn

80

92

99

75

76

All spring wheat

1,987

2,035

2,270

2,000

88

Other spring

1,850

1,850

2,000

1,700

85

Durum

137

185

270

300

111

Oats

490

510

420

450

107

Barley

1,820

2,100

1,400

1,300

93

Flaxseed

12

15

23

25

109

Sugarbeets

45.8

45.9

44.7

45.0

101

Dry beans

11

9

11

11

100

Potatoes

7.7

7.0

7.2

7.5

104

All hay 1/

2,520

2,450

2,390

2,360

99

1^/ Relates to acres for harvest.

Daniel L. Herbert, Raymond C. Stack,

Agr. Statistician-in-Charge Agr. Statistician

Statistical Reporting Service
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

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%

U. S. ALL WHEAT ACREAGE INTENTIONS UP 3 PERCENT: Planting of all wh^at for the 1975 crop

is expected to total 73.2 million acres,

3 percent above last year and 24 percent above 1973. This acreage is based on March 1
prospective plantings for all spring wheat and the December 1, 1974 estimate for winter
wheat. If realized, it will be the largest acreage since 1953, when nearly 79 million acres
were seeded. Prospective acreage of durum wheat totals 4.3 million acres — 5 percent above
last year and 45 percent above 1973 seedings. Prospective planted acreage of spring wheat other
other than durum at 13,4 million is down 9 percent from 1974 but 5 percent above 1973.

Acreage planted to barley last fall plus intended plantings this spring for the 1975 crop
is 10.2 million acres. This is 12 percent more than 1974 but 9 percent less than 1973.

Seeding of oats for the 1975 crop is expected to total nearly 18.2 million acres based

on growers intentions as of March 1 this year. This is about one-half percent above last
year.

Growers intend to plant 75.3 million acres of com for all purposes in 1975. This is 3
percent less than 1974 but 5 percent more than the 1973 plantings.

Growers in the 5 flaxseed producing States intend to plant 1.8 million acres of flax in
1975. This prospective acreage reflects a 3 percent increase from last year, with
Minnesota and Texas each showing a 60,000 acre increase over 1974.

Growers indicated on March 1 they intend to plant 1.55 million acres of sugarbeets in

1975 — an increase of 23 percent from a year earlier and the largest acreage planted since

1969.

PLANTED ACREAGES, UNITED STATES

CROP

1973

1974

Indicated

1975

1975 as % of
1974

All corn

71,912

1,000 Acres

77,746

75,290

Percent

96.8

White corn 1/

538

659

734

111.4

All sorghums

19,231

17,733

18,855

106.3

Oats

19,147

18,100

18,189

100.5

Barley

11,229

9,117

10,184

111.7

All wheat

58,978

71,169

73,218

102.9

Winter 2/

43,232

52,407

55,540

106.0

Durum

2,952

4,074

4,294

105.4

Other spring

12,794

14,688

13,384

91.1

Rice

2,181.3

2,588.0

2,561.0

99.0

Soybeans

56,675

53,580

56,632

105.7

Flaxseed

1,742

1,739

1,795

103.2

Peanuts

1,530.2

1,521.6

1,528.7

100.5

Cotton

12,479.7

13,979.1

9,951.6

71.2

Potatoes 3/

Winter

14.0

13. 9‘

14.6

105.0

Spring

99.9

100.7

84.0

83.4

Summer

129.2

135.1

120.1

88.9

Fall

1,085.0

1,161.2

1,098.4

94.6

Total

1,328.1

1,410.9

1,317.1

93.4

Sweetpotatoes

117.7

122.9

121.4

98.8

Tobacco 4/

886.6

961.8

1,070.1

111.3

Dry edible beans

1,394.7

1,647.4

1,515.4

92.0

Dry edible peas

146.6

220.0

201.0

91.4

Hay 4/

62,099

60,546

61,018

100.8

Sugarbeets

1,280.1

1,254.1

1,546.9

123.3

Ten-State total is included in "all com"; Nebraska and Ohio included in 10-State total

in 1973 were replaced by Alabama and Georgia in 1974 and 1975. 1] Indicated 1975 crop

acreage is data published in the winter wheat and rye report, December 1974. 3/ 1975

winter planted; spring-planted and intended plantings as of March 1; summer and fall-in-
tended acreage as of March 1. Harvested acreage.

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MONTANA CROP AND -LIVESTOCK REPORTING SERVICE

P. 0. Box 1726 - Helena, Montana 59601

MONTANA

HARD SPRING WHEAT PLANTING INTENTIONS UP 9 PERCENT; Montana fanners reported intentions

to plant 1.8 million acres of hard

spring wheat as of January 1, 1976 — up 9 percent from last year’s planted acres, according
to the Montana Crop and Livestock Reporting Service.

DURUM WHEAT DOWN 14 PERCENT; Durum wheat growers expect to seed 325 thousand acres this
year — down 14 percent from 1975's durum wheat plantings.

BARLEY DOWN 8 PERCENT; Acres intended to be seeded to barley in 1976 at 1.25 million
acres would be down 8 percent from a year ago.

OAT PLANTINGS EXPECTED HIGHER;

through .

Farmers intend to plant 410 thousand acres of oats in
1976 — an increase of 3 percent from 1975 if followed

CORN ACREAGE UNCHANGED; Corn growers plan to plant the same amount of acres as last year,
90 thousand as of January 1.

SUGARSEETS REMAIN SAME;
carried out.

Planted acres of sugarbeets should be about the same as last year
at 49,000 acres if grower intentions on January 1, 1976 are

FLAXSEED ACRES DOWN: Farmers report intentions to grow 20 percent fewer flaxseed acres
in 1976 at 13 thousand acres.

UNITED STATES

**** Other spring wheat — 14.8 million acres, up 5 percent from last year.
**** Durum wheat — 5.2 million acres, 8 percent greater than 1975.

**** Barley — 9.5 million acres, virtually unchanged.

**** Oats — 17.1 million acres, down 1 percent from a year earlier.

**** Corn — 80.8 million acres, up 4 percent from a year earlier.

**** Sugarbeets — 1.59 million acres, down slightly from 1974.

**** Flaxseed — 1.36 million acres, down 16 percent from last year.

The purpose of this report is to assist growers in making such
changes in acreage plans as might appear desirable. Acreages actually
planted this year may be more or less than indicated because of
weather, economic conditions, farm programs, labor supply, and the
impact of this report itself on farmers' actions.

The 1976 April Prospective Plantings report will be released on
April 15, 1976.

Statistical Reporting Service
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

PROSPECTIVE PLANTINGS 1976 WITH COMPARISONS

PLANTED

ACREAGE

1974

1975

Indicated

1976

1976 as percent

of 1975

- Thousand acres -------

- Percent -

MONTANA

Com

99

90

90

100

All spring wheat

(2,270)

(2,030)

(2,125)

105

Other spring

2,000

1,650

1,800

109

Durum .............

270

380

325

86

Oats

420

400

410

103

Barley

1,400

1,360

1,250

92

Flaxseed

23

15

13

87

Sugarbeets

44.7

48.8

49.0

100

UNITED STATES

Corn, all

77,787

77,902

80,822

104

Durum wheat

4,174

4,820

5,200

108

Other spring wheat ....

14,826

14,112

14,800

105

Oats

17,967

17,386

17,126

99

Barley

8,994

9,526

9,528

100

Cotton upland

13,616

9,623

11,225

117

Sorghums, all

17,676

18,275

18,581

102

Soybeans

53,507

54,577

50,921

93

Flaxseed

1,759

1,612

1,358

84

Sugarbeets

1,251.5

1,590.9

1,588.9

100

Daniel L. Herbert, Richard J. Icami

Agr. Statistician- in-Charge Agr. Statistician

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P. 0. Box 1726 - Helena, Montana 59601

MONTANA

SPRING WHEAT ACREAGE INCREASES : Montana's farmers intend to plant more spring wheat but

less barley than a year ago according to the April 1
planting intentions report of the Montana Crop and Livestock Reporting Service. The total
wheat acreage for the State including winter, hard spring and durum is expected to total
5,585,000 acres — 9 percent above a year ago. Spring wheat acreage intentions are up 27
percent, while durum is down 25 percent. Barley, the second most important grain grown
in Montana is expected to be seeded on 15 percent fewer acres. Sugarbeet farmers intended
to plant slightly less acreage than last year but the effect of the delay in negotiating a
sales contract has not yet been fully evaluated.

Other crop plan changes from last year are: oats down 7 percent; com down 3 percent;
flaxseed down 13 percent; hay for harvest unchanged; potatoes up 10 percent; and dry beans
the same.

The purpose of this report is to assist growers in making such
changes in their acreage plans as may seem desirable. The acre-
ages are interpretations of the past relationships of grower
reports and acreages actually planted. Acreages actually plant-
ed can vary from those indicated for such reasons as weather,
economic conditions, availability of production inputs such as
fuel, fertilizer and labor, farm programs, and the effect of
this report itself on farmers' actions.

MONTANA PROSPECTIVE PLANTINGS

CROP

PLAN

r E D A C R

: A G E

1973

1974

1975

Indicated

1976

1976 as %
of 1975

Pet.

Corn

92

99

90

87

97

All spring wheat

2,035

2,270

2,030

2,385

117

Other spring

1,850

2,000

1,650

2,100

127

Durum

185

270

380

285

75

Oats

510

420

400

370

93

Barley

2,100

1,400

1,360

1,150

85

Flaxseed

15

23

15

13

87

Sugarbeets

45.9

44.7

48.8

48.0

98

Dry beans

9

11

12

12

100

Potatoes

7.0

7.2

7.7

8.5

110

All hay 1/

2,450

2,390

2,400

2,400

100

Relates to acres for harvest.

Daniel L. Herbert, Raymond C. Stack,

Statistician-in-Charge Agr. Statistician

Statistical Reporting Service
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

And

MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

UNITED STATES

U. S. ALL WHEAT ACREAGE INTENTIONS UP A PERCENT; Planting of all wheat for the 1976 crop
" ^ is expected to total 78.4 million acres*

4 percent above last year and 10 percent above 1974. This acreage is based on April 1
prospective plantings for all spring wheat and the December 1, 1975 estimate for winter
wheat. If realized, it will be the largest acreage since 1953 when nearly 79 million
acres were seeded. Prospective planted acreage of durum wheat totals 4.7 million acres,

2 percent below last year but 13 percent above the 1974 crop secdings. The indicated
acreage is 10 percent below the January 1976 prospective plantings of 5.2 million acres.

Acreage planted to barley last fall plus intended plantings this spring for the 1976
crop totals 9.2 million acres. This is down approximately 3 percent from 1975 and would
be the second lowest acreage planted since 1952. Current acreage intentions are 3 per-
cent less than indicated on January 1.

Seeding of oats for the 1976 crop is expected to total 16.8 million acres based on
growers intentions as of April 1. This is about 4 percent below last year and the lowest
planted acreage since records began in 1926.

Growers intend to plant 82.7 million acres of com for all purposes in 1976. This is
6 percent more than the 1975 and 1974 planted acres.

Growers in the 5 flaxseed States plan to seed 1.1 million acres in 1976, down from
Che intentions of 1.4 million on January 1.

The Nation's sugarbeet producers expect to plant 1,540,000 acres in 1976. Acreage at
this level if realized is 3 percent less than in 1975. However, as of April 1 growers
were still negotiating their 1976 contracts. Until these negotiations have been completed,
Che indicated acreage is subject to significant changes.

PLANTED ACREAGES, UNITED STATES

19 74

1975

Indicated

1976

1976 as % of

1975

All corn

77,787

- - 1,000 acres
77,902

82,727

Pet.

106.2

White corn 1/

659

696

598

85.9

All sorghums

17,676

18,275

17,897

97.9

Oats

17,967

17,386

16,757

96.4

Barley

8,994

9,526

9,201

96.6

All wheat

71,354

75,095

78,374

104.4

Winter 2/

52,354

56,163

57,227

101.9

Durum

4,174

4,820

4,705

97.6

Ocher spring

14,826

14,112

16,442

116.5

Rice

2,555.0

2,818.0

2,361.0

83.8

Soybeans

53,507

54,577

49,330

90.4

Flaxseed

1,759

1,612

1,088

67.5

Peanuts

1,519.6

1,531.9

1,537.7

100.4

Cotton

13,699.4

9,690.7

11,255.8

116.2

Hay 3/

60,571

61,863

62,623

101.2

Dry edible beans

1,624.4

1,496.2

1,458.6

97.5

Dry edible peas

220.0

196.5

155.0

78.9

Potatoes 4/

Winter

13.9

14.4

14.6

101.4

Spring

104.3

85.4

100.0

117.1

Summer

136.3

120.8

124.5

103.1

Fall

1,166.5

1,076.8

1,117.2

103.8

TOTAL

1.421.0

1,297.4

1,356.3

104.5

Sweetpotatoes

125.6

122.9

128.2

104.3

Tobacco 3/

962.6

1,083.5

1,009.3

Suearbeets

1,251.5

1,590.9

1,540.6

96.8

10-State total is included in "All corn". 7^1 Indicated 1976 crop acreage is data
published in the winter wheat & rye report, December 1975. Harvested acreage.

1976 winter-planted; spring-planted & intended plantings as of April 1; summer and
fall-intended acreage as of April 1.

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19 7 7

Slatistical Kepurting Service-USDA
Montana Department of Agriculture

RO Box 4369' Helena. Montana

LCWIANA FARMERS PUtN LESS WHEAT ACREAGE-ICRE BARLEY: Ifcntana farmers’ current

of t*^t but more barley and oats according to a January^s^e^by Se ^Sna'^op
Livestock Reporting Service. The all wheat acr^which Lcludes ^^if
”t will be 6 ^cent less if present intentions are carried

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PROSPECTIVE PIAOTINGS 1977 WITH COMPARISONS

Com

All spring wheat . .
Other spring . .

Durum

Oats

Barley ...... . , . ,

Flaxseed

Sugarbeets

PLANTED

ACREAGE

1975

1976

Indicated

1977

19/7 as Percent

of 1976

Ihousand acres -

- Percent -

90

90

90

100

(2,030)

(2,380)

(2,180)

92

1,650

2,080

2,000

96

380

300

180

60

400

380

418

110

1,360

1,220

1,700

139

15

13

15

115

48.7

46.5

44.0

95

The purpose of this report is to assist growers in
tiaking such changes in acreage plans as might appear
desirable. Acreages actually planted this year may be
more or less than indicated because of weather, economic
conditions, farm programs, labor siq^ply, and the inpact of
this report itself on farmers’ actions.

The 1977 April Prospective Plantings report will be
released on April 14, 1977

Daniel L. Herbert,
Statistician- in-Charge

Fa^Tnond C. Stack,
Agr. Statistician

PROSPECTIVE PLAOTINGS 1977 VrnU CCt^ARISONS

PLANTED ACREAGE

1975

1976

Indicated

1977

1977 as Pet.
of 1976

Thousand acres

- Percent -

UNITED STATES

Com, all . , . .

78,166

84,121

84,526

101

Durum wheat

4,830

4,748

2,879

61

Other spring ^sheat ....

14,062

17,759

15,972

90

Oats

17,366

17,549

17,816

102 —

Barley

9,536

9,296

10,713

115

Cotton upland

9,423

11,639

12,807

110

Sorghums, all

18,345

18,639

17,131

92

Soybeans

54,732

50,327

53,101

106

Flaxseed

1,630

1,044

1,580

151

Sugarbeets

1,595.0

1,527.2

1,423.0

93

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Released; April 15, 1977

MONTANA

Montana farmers plan to seed less spring wheat but more barley and oats than
last year.

Farmers’ spring wheat seeding plans based on an April 1 survey, added to the
winter wheat acres seeded last fall, reveal about 5,320,000 acres of all wheat will
be seeded for harvest in 1977. This is a reduction of 5 percent from last year.

Spring wheat acreage intentions are down 1 percent and durum is down 27 percent.

Barley acres are expected to increase 23 percent and oat acreage 29 percent.

Other crop plan changes from last year are: sugarbeets, up 1 percent;
potatoes, down 4 percent; flaxseed, up 31 percent; hay, up 4 percent; com and dry
beans, the same.

Total acreage seeded to spring crops is expected to be up 2 percent from a
year ago.

Compared to farmers January 1 Intentions the April survey shows 4 percent more
all spring wheat, 12 percent less barley, ^d 17 percent more oats.

The purpose of this report is to assist growers in making such
changes in their acreage plans as may seem desirable. The acre-
ages are interpretations of the past relationships of grower
reports and acreages actually planted. Acreages actually plant-
ed can vary from those indicated for such reasons as weather,
economic conditions, availability of production inputs such as
fuel, fertilizer and labor, farm programs, and the effect of
this report itself on farmers' actions.

MONTANA PLANTINGS

CROP

PLANTED ACREAGE

APRIL I INTENTIONS 1977

1974

1975

1976

Indicated

1977

1977 as %
of 1976

----- Thousand acres

Pet.

Com

99

90

90

90

100

All spring wheat

2,270

2,030

2,380

2,2 70

95

Other spring

2,000

1,650

2,080

2,050

99

Durum

270

380

300

220

73

Oats

420

400

380

490

129

Barley

1,400

1,360

1,220

1,500

123

Flaxseed

23

15

13

17

131

Sugarbeets

44.7

48.7

46.5

47

101

Dry beans

11

12

9

9

100

pota toes

7.2

7.7

8.5

8.2

96

All hay V

2,390

2,400

2,270

2,360

104

W Relates to acres for harvest.

Daniel L. Herbert, Raymond C. Stack

Statistician-in-Charge Agr. Statistician

Statistical Reporting Service

U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND

MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

UNITED STATES HIGHLIGHTS

Food grain acreage (wheat, rice and rye) is expected to decrease 7 percent from
last year to 79.5 million acres. (Includes the December 1 estimate of 55.8 million acres
of winter wheat and 2.9 million acres of rye seeded.)

Feed grain acreage (com, sorghum, oats and barley) is expected to total 129.6
million acres, nearly equal to last year.

Other spring wheat prospective planted acreage of 15.3 million acres is down 14
percent from 1976 and down A percent from intentions on January 1.

Durum wheat plantings are expected to total 3.3 million acres, down 31 percent
from last year but up 14 percent from January 1.

Sugarbeet intentions point to 1.3 million acres, down 12 percent from 1976
plantings.

Com plantings are expected to total 83.9 million acres, virtually the same as
last year and down 1 percent from that Indicated by the January 1 intentions.

PLANTED

ACREAGES, UNITED

STATES

1975

1976

April 1 Intentions
1977

1977 as % of

1976

- - - 1,000 acres -----

Pet.

All com

78,166

84,121

83,923

100

White com 1/

696

552

521

94

All sorghums

18,345

18,639

16,500

89

Oats

17,366

17,549

18,166

104

Barley

9,536

9,296

10,974

118

All wheat

75,078

80,215

74,387

93

Winter 2/

56,186

57,708

55,845

97

Durum

4,830

4,748

3,276

69

Other spring

14,062

17,759

15,266

86

Rice

2,818

2,510

2,161

86

Soybeans

54,732

50,327

55,678

111

Flaxseed

1,630

1,044

1,612

154

Peanuts

1,531.9

1,548.6

1,548.3

100

Cotton

9,492.6

11,684.2

13,689.1

117

ILiy 3/

61,673

60,915

61,555

10]

Dry edible beans

1,515.2

1,526.8

1,463.6

96

Dry edible peas
Potatoes 4/

196.5

130

161

124

Winter

14.4

14.6

13.6

93

Spring

85.4

100.9

91.9

91

Summer

120.8

123. 7

120.3

97

Fall

1,081. 1

1,167.2

1,119.5

96

TOTAL

1,301.7

1,406.4

1,345.3

96

Sweet potatoes

122

123.7

122.4

99

Tobacco 3/

1,086.4

1,042.6

947.9

91

Suearbeets

1, 595

1.527.2

1,341.4

88

T7 10-State total is included in '*A11 com", "ij Indicated 1977 crop acreage is data

published in the winter wheat and rye report, December 1976. V Harvested acreage.

_4/ 1977 winter-planted; spring-planted and intended plantings as of April 1; summer and

fall- intended acreage as of April 1.

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M^^IANA FARflERS PLAN LESS ACREAGE FCR M3ST CROPS : Montana's farmers current planting

intentions indicate a 7 percent

reduction in acreage of the main crops usually planted. According to a January survey
of the State's farmers, there could be 10 percent less hard spring wheat, 12 percent
less barley. 6 percent less com, 1 percent less sugarbeets, but 9 percent ncre oats.
Winter wheat planted last fall for harvest in 1978 at 2.9 ndllion acres was down 5
percent; therefore, the all wheat acreage could be down 6 percent.

MONTANA

PROSPECTIVE PLANTINGS 1978 WTIH O^PARISONS

PLANTED

ACREAGE

1976

1977

Indicated

1978

Percent

Chg.

Com

86

-Thousand acres-

90

85

Percent

- 6

All spring wheat ....

(2,380)

(2,350)

(2,200)

- 6

Other spring ....

2,080

2,120

1,900

-10

Durum

300

230

300

+30

Oats

260

312

340

+ 9

Bariev

1,220

1,650

1,450

-12

Flaxseed

5

5

5

0

Sugarbeets

46.4

46.4

46.0

- 1

The purpose ot this report is to assist growers in
making such changes in acreage plans as might appear de-
sirable. Acreages actually planted this year may be more
or less than indicated because of weather, economic condi-
tions. farm program participation, labor supply, and the
impact of this report itself on farmers' actions.

The 1978 April Prospective Plantings Report will be
released on April 13, 1978.

Daniel L. Herbert.
State Statistician

Raymond C. Stack.
Agr. Statistician

UNITED STATES

PROSPECTIVE PLANTINGS 1978 WITH OCMPARISQNS

PLANTED ACREAGE

. . 1976 ■'».

1977

Indicated

1978

Percent

Change

Thousand acres

Pet.

Com, all

82,789

81,011

79,295

- 2

Durum wheat

4,730

3,179

4,172

+31

Other spring wheat . .

17,681

15,576

13,674

-12

Oats

16,531

17,585

17,370

- 1

Barley

8,724

10,152

10,125

0

Cotton upland

11,534

13,501

12,516

- 7

Sorghums, all

18,130

16,706

17,236

+ 3

Soybeans

49,619

58,331

63,087

+ 8

Flaxseed

1,076

1,510

1,275

-16

Sugarbeets

1,438.8

1,213.8

1,269.0

+ 5

The prospective plantings survey for January 1,
1978 was made in 34 States. The 1977 planted acreage
in these 34 States accounted for all the rice, flaxseed
and sunflower seed acreage; 99 percent or more to the Up-
land cotton and spring vAieat acreage; 98 percent or more
of the com, sorghum, oats and soybeans acreage; almost
96 percent of the barley acreage; and 95 percent of the
sugarbeet acreage. For all crops surveyed, the 34 States
accounted for 98.4 percent of. the 1977 planted acreage.

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rent ^"taiia's total wheat acreage is now forecast to be 5, 000, 000 --down 7 ner-

rL:^™ninboTz-^rJLrfrthtlU?^^^^^^^^^^ ---- — -- wm

, Growers seeded 2,900,000 acres of winter wheat last fall--5 percent less than

is^oercent^froili "heat seedings are expected to total 1,800,000 acres--down

if nni last year^and the smallest acreage since 1975. Durum wheat intentions

siyeai’averagi p^cent above the

Abntana barley growers intend to plant 1,560,000 acres- -down 5 nerrent fmm
last year. The record high was 2,100,000 acres in 197^ ™'"

are expected to be up 4 percent from a year earlier
However, many acres were grazed last year due to drought conditions and not harvested

report is to assist growers in making
such changes in their acreage plans as may seem desirable.
Acreages actually planted can vary from those indicated
for such reasons as weather, economic conditions, farm
programs, and the effect of this report itself on farmers'
actions. The next acreage report based on actual plant-
ings will be released June 30, 1978.

CROP

Coin

All spring wheat
Other spring
Durum

Oats
Barley
Flaxseed V
Sugarbeets
Dry beans
Potatoes
All hay 1/

MOhTANA PLAm^INGS

PLANTED ACREAGE

APRIL 1 INTEOTIONS--1978

1975

1976

1977

Indicated

Percent

1978

change

— Ihousand acres

86

86

90

85

- 6

2,030

2,380

2,350

2,100

-11

1,650

2,080

2,120

1,800

-IS

380

300

230

300

+30

260

260

312

400

+28

1,360

1,220

1,650

1,560

- 5

6.0

5.5

5.5

—

48.7

46.4

46.4

46.0

- 1

12.0

9.0

6.7

9.0

+34

7.7

8.5

8.5

8.0

- 6

2,330

2,210

2,240

2,320

+ 4

1/ Discontinued in 1978
T/ Relates to acres for harvest

Daniel L. Herbert,
State Statistician

Raymond C. Stack,
Agr. Statistician

UNITED STATES HIGHLIGHfS

Food grain acreage (wheat, rice and rye) is expected to decrease 11 percent
from last year to 70,9 million acres (28.7 million hectares).

Feed grain acreage (com, sorghum, oats and barley) is expected to total
123 million acres (49.6 million hectares)* -down 4 percent from 1977.

Other spring wheat prospective planted acreage of 13.2 million acres (5.36
million hectares) is 15 percent below the 1977 acreage and compares with a 12 percent
indicated decline January 1.

Durum wheat plantings are expected to total 4.11 million acres (1.66 million
hectares)--up 29 percent from 1977 but 2 percent below the January 1 intentions.

Sugarbeet acreage is expected to total 1.33 million acres (538 thousand
hectares)--an increase of 4 percent from a year earlier.

Com plantings are expected to total 80.2 million acres (32.5 million
hectares) --3 percent below the 1977 acreage and 1 percent below the Januarv' 1 intentions.

INTENDED PLANTINGS- -UNITED STATES

CROP

1976

1977

Indicated

1978

Percent

change

All com

84,374

— 1,000 acres--

82,680

80,237

- 3

IVhite com V

552

515

451

-12

All sorghum

18,402

16,994

15,925

- 6

Oats

16,734

17,793

16,408

- 8

Barley

9,157

10,586

9,998

- 6

All wheat

80,202

74,804

65,492

-12

Winter -/

57,668

55,980

48,141

-14

Durum

4,748

3,183

4,105

+29

Other spring

17,786

15,641

13,246

-15

Rice

2,489.0

2,261.0

2,594.0

+15

Soybeans

50,226

59,080

63,664

+ 8

Flaxseed

1,076

1,510

1,005

-33

Peanuts

1,548.6

1,544.6

1,551.5

--

Sunflower seed 1/

834

2,305

2,700

+17

Cotton

11,655.5

13,711.2

12,915.1

- 6

Hay i/

60,311

60,493

60,831

+ 1

Drv edible beans

1,541.8

1,394.7

1,481.0

+ 6

Dr\' edible peas

130.0

173.0

196.0

+13

Potatoes

Winter

14.6

13.6

12.6

- 7

Spring ±'

100.4

92.8

91.9

- 1

Summer

122.4

118.7

112.0

- 6

Fall

1,169.9

1.164.3

1.389.4

1,157.6

- 1

TCTTAL

1,407.3

1,374.1

- 1

Sweet potatoes

Tobacco 1'

122.8

117.3

123.7

+ 5

1,044.5

965.6

944.1

- 2

Sugarbeet s

1,525.4

1,277.5

1,329.2

+ 4

1/ 10-State total is included in "All com".

T/ Indicated 1978 crop acreage is data published December 22, 1977 in the winter
” wheat and rve report.

3/ Minn., N. Dak., S. Dak., and Tex. for 1977 and 1978; Minn, and N. Dak. for 1976.
4/ Harvested acreage

T/ Indicated 1978 planted acreage published previously.

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