Table 5. Tenure and Characteristics of Operator and Type of Organization: 1982 and 

 1978 



(For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introduclory text] 



Characteristics 



FARMS 



Land in fanns _ 



Harvested cropland . 



.farms, 1982-, 



1978., 



acres, 1982. 



1978. 



.farms, 1982- 



1978. 



acres, 1982. 



1978. 



TENURE OF OPERATOR 



Full owners - 'a™s, '982.. 



acres, 1982.. 



1978-- 



Harvested cropland fanns, ]982.- 



acres, 1982.. 

 1978.. 



Part owners 'a™s, 198|-- 



acres, 1982.. 

 1978-. 



Owned land in fanns ..acres, 1982-- 



1978-- 



Rented land in fanns acres, 1982— 



1978-- 



Harvested cropland farms, 1982.. 



1978-. 



acres, 1982-. 



1978-. 



Tenants - '8""^. 1982.. 



1978.. 



acres, 1982.. 



1978.. 



Harvested cropland farms, 1982.. 



1978.. 



acres, 1982.. 



1978.. 



OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 



Operators by place of residence; 

 On farm operated -- 1982.. 



1978-. 

 Not on farm operated 1982.. 



1978.. 

 Not reported 1982., 



1978.- 



Operators by principal occupation: 

 Farming 1982.. 



1978-. 

 Other 1982.. 



1978.. 



Operators by days of wori< off farm: 



None 1982.. 



1978.. 



Any 1982. 



1978.. 



1 to 49 days 1982. 



1978. 

 50 to 99 days 1982. 



1978. 

 100 to 149 days 1982. 



1978. 

 150 to 199 days 1982. 



1978. 

 200 days or more 1982. 



1978. 



Not reported 1982. 



1978. 



1982 operators by years on present farm: 



2 years or less 



3 or 4 years 



5 to 9 years 



10 years or more 



Average years on present farm 



Not reported 



Operators by age group: 



Under 25 years... 1982. 



1978. 

 25 to 34 years 1982. 



1978. 

 35 to 44 years 1982. 



1978. 

 45 to 54 years - 1982. 



1978. 



55 to 64 years 1982. 



1978. 

 65 years and over 1982. 



1978. 

 Average age 1982. 



1978. 



23 570 

 23 565 



60 539 209 



61 690 919 



19 279 



20 313 

 9 365 775 

 8 741 043 



11 662 



10 892 



17 075 049 



14 598 340 



8 601 



8 515 

 2 540 246 

 2 019 083 



9 239 

 9 908 



38 772 900 

 42 652 335 

 23 804 229 

 26 721 247 



14 968 671 



15 931 088 



8 590 



9 466 

 5 994 920 

 5 952 800 



2 669 



2 765 



4 691 260 



4 440 244 



2 088 



2 332 



830 609 



769 160 



Beaverhead 



Big Horn 



342 



319 



1 546 687 



1 563 038 



253 



244 



164 045 



154 347 



212 



192 



550 569 



450 909 



157 



144 



82 486 



72 916 



103 



109 



969 242 



1 033 136 



488 479 



555 262 



480 763 



477 874 



84 



95 



79 618 



80 661 



27 



18 



26 876 



78 993 



12 



5 



1 941 



770 



246 

 247 

 63 

 48 

 33 

 24 



268 



229 



74 



90 



180 

 165 

 123 

 121 



28 

 28 

 11 

 12 

 10 



8 

 15 



5 



20 



33 



56 



164 



17.1 



69 



6 

 8 

 49 

 33 

 61 

 74 

 85 

 70 



76 

 66 



65 



48 



50.7 



50.5 



Blaine 



462 



496 



2 701 713 



2 763 989 



360 



399 



227 293 



172 616 



175 



181 



761 850 



739 074 



114 



116 



47 098 



27 373 



210 



238 



1 689 564 



1 855 955 



701 474 



748 014 



988 090 



1 107 941 



193 



221 



159 279 



130 548 



77 



77 



250 299 



168 960 



53 



62 



20 916 



14 695 



353 

 363 

 56 

 69 

 53 

 64 



369 



348 



93 



148 



235 

 248 

 158 

 191 



36 



41 



15 



5 



9 



13 



26 



23 



72 



109 



69 

 57 



32 

 36 

 66 

 225 

 17.6 

 103 



9 

 13 

 85 

 67 

 87 

 113 

 112 

 110 



99 



118 



70 



75 



48.6 



49.4 



455 



493 



2 389 874 



2 367 919 



398 



432 



257 189 



242 599 



223 

 227 



1 051 887 



832 207 



186 



185 



110 305 



68 923 



188 



213 



1 097 821 



1 268 229 



674 503 



832 773 



423 318 



435 456 



175 



203 



124 071 



147 647 



44 



53 



240 166 



267 483 



37 



44 



22 813 



26 029 



325 

 346 

 68 

 90 

 62 

 57 



362 



374 



93 



119 



238 

 243 



154 

 218 



39 

 66 

 12 

 28 

 13 

 12 

 14 

 20 

 76 

 92 



63 

 32 



23 

 34 

 68 

 233 

 19.4 

 97 



7 

 13 

 90 

 70 

 87 



110 

 99 



111 



104 

 123 

 68 

 66 

 48,9 

 48.7 



Cartjon 



207 



205 



496 529 



453 500 



167 



184 



84 192 



72 337 



102 



105 



182 475 



180 914 



71 



89 



26 546 



27 724 



82 



76 



287 871 



250 389 



184 004 



184 824 



103 867 



65 565 



76 



72 



46 945 



34 623 



23 



24 



26 183 



22 197 



20 



23 



10 701 



9 990 



160 

 154 

 28 

 29 

 19 

 22 



164 

 159 

 43 

 46 



109 



114 



72 



78 



IS 



24 



8 



7 



3 



13 



3 



3 



40 



31 



13 



12 



13 

 38 

 109 



174 

 35 



3 

 2 

 32 

 29 

 43 

 31 

 43 

 60 



55 

 51 

 31 

 32 

 50.2 

 50,7 



471 

 487 

 73 

 59 

 53 

 67 



427 

 461 

 170 

 152 



296 

 357 

 250 



227 



55 

 59 

 16 

 23 

 25 

 21 

 28 

 19 

 126 

 105 



51 

 29 



46 

 50 

 95 

 299 

 16.9 

 107 



17 

 21 

 70 

 82 

 129 

 127 

 149 

 156 



134 

 127 

 98 

 100 

 50.0 

 49.1 



164 MONTANA 



1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 



