The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1944-08-24
" Bulletin Shows Montana
Production Increase Is Huge

A story of Montana's agricultural
industrial, commercial, and finan-
J cial activities from 1880 to 1914 is
told in a 67-page bulletin, Mont
| ana's Production" recently made
ready for distribution by Montana
| State university.
The bulletin was prepared by DR.,
Row J. w. Ely, department of &C.
onomics and sociology. Using charts
and explanatory comments, DR.. Ely
tshowed that Montana has not yet
lost her capacity to turn the pro-
ducts of field, mine, and forest into
fine channels of trade. He indicated
that the state also has the power to
bear its reasonable share of pro-
duction in the post war era.
One of the features on the bull
| letin is an index of physical pro-
duction in agriculture, mining, and
numbering in the state. This index
! shows that physical production in
| these industries rose from an index
! of 1O7 in 1889 to 148 in 1912 and
1943.
Facts About State
Some of the other facts about
Montana's production, commerce,
and finance, are:
The S235, $4,000 chalked up as
| agriculture income for the state in
1943. exclusive of government pay
ments. represents an all-time high.
It also represents an increase of
nearly $4,000, 900 above 1912 and
over S139, DOC, 900 above 1910. Aver
age cash income per farm in Mont
ana. including government pay
ments, in 1943 exceeded S 5000; i'll
1910 it was only S2,700.
Farm crops whose value was
materially greater in 1913 than in
1912 included barley, spring wheat
tame hay, alfalfa seed, flax seed,
seed peas, sweet clover seed, CAM
ing peas. dry beans, and potatoes.
From wheat alone Montana farmers
took in more than $92, 000,0 900 in
1913.
Stock Income High
Cash income from cattle and
calves, sheep and lambs, hogs, and
wool totaled about S85, 900, 900 in
1913 as compared with about $75,-
100000 in 1912.
From poultry and dairy products
the farmers of Montana realized a
large cash income. Chickens and
eggs brought in over SO, 200, 900 in
1913 as against Is, $500, 900 in 1912.
From approximately $4,000 head of
milk COWS farmers obtained an eS-
timated 760, O00, 900 pounds of milk
that meant a cash income of S14,-
500, 900 last year, and $12 ,000, 900 the
year before.
During the present war the pro-
duction of gold, lead, silver, and
zinc has dropped %noticeably,
whereas production of copper, coal,
petroleum, and natural gas has
gained steadily.
Average annual production of
copper amounted to 274, 686, 900
pounds over the four-year period
from 1910 to 1913, inclusive.
From 1923 to 1912, inclusive,
production increased from
223, 259, 900 board feet to 433, 009. 900
board feet. Value in 1888 amounted
to nearly $4,612, 900 as compared
with $4,000, 600 in 1912.
Federal Taxes Jump
Federal income taxes collected in
Montana jumped from $40 53 $40
in 1912 to $28, OBS, $40 in 1943. In the
sometimes state income taxes rose
S856,330 to 81 ,288. $40.
Loans and discounts in all bank
dropped from $50, 375, 900 in 1912 n
$45 $50 900 in 1913. whereas bark
investments rose from SIG, PIG, 900
to- $178, 600, 900 in the same period
$4,000 900 in 1943 as compared
time. Bank deposits reached
$216, 500, 900 in 1912.
The bulletin also revealed that
Montana is becoming more news
0aper-minded. Eleven of the Is
Tally newspapers of the state re-
a total circulation of over
$1,000 in l943. Lowest circulation
rom 1880 to 1943 was in 1882 when
he same papers had a circulation
If only 75.480. Between 1880 and
$40 the circulation of Montana
increased rs percent, where