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

 1978-Con 



[For meaning ol abbreviations and symbols, see introductory textj 



Characteristics 



Cascade 



Ctiouteau 



Custer 



Dawson 



Deer Lodge 



FARMS 



Land in farms . 



Harvested cropland . 



-farms, 1982- 



1978- 



acres, 1982- 



1978- 



- farms. 1982.. 



1978. 



acres, 1982_, 



1978., 



TENURE OF OPERATOR 



Full owners farms, 1982- 



1978- 



acres, 1982. 



1978- 



Harvested cropland farms, 1982. 



1978. 



acres. 1982- 



1978- 



Part owners farms, 1982. 



1978- 



acres, 1982- 



1978-, 



Owned land in farms acres, 1982.. 



1978-. 



Rented land in farms -. acres, 1982.. 



1978. 



Harvested cropland farms, 1982.. 



1978. 



acres, 1982- 



1978- 



Tenants farms, 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 1962-. 



1978-. 

 Not reported 1982-. 



1978-. 



Operators by principal occupation: 

 Farming 1982-. 



1978-. 

 Ottier 1982.. 



1978-. 



Operators by days of work 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-. 



1 982 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 



1976-. 

 Average age 1982.. 



1978.. 



799 



787 



1 393 369 



1 371 154 



653 



678 



283 581 



255 901 



431 

 406 



331 547 



287 288 



323 



323 



69 532 



53 486 



278 



277 



950 367 



960 729 



605 238 



629 415 



345 129 



331 314 



258 



262 



192 372 



174 859 



90 



104 



111 455 



123 137 



72 



93 



21 677 



27 556 



610 

 564 

 125 

 138 

 64 

 65 



551 

 513 

 248 

 274 



362 

 345 

 358 

 392 



66 

 78 

 25 

 22 

 28 

 28 

 35 

 46 

 204 

 218 



79 

 50 



45 

 81 

 121 

 434 

 18.2 

 118 



11 

 13 

 98 

 99 

 162 

 158 

 196 

 182 



182 

 200 

 150 

 135 

 51.2 

 S0.8 



742 



825 



139 961 



372 348 



699 



771 



682 416 



626 807 



237 



227 



464 177 



329 472 



211 



190 



151 756 



94 958 



371 



458 



1 466 282 



1 818 107 



909 108 



1 158 949 



557 174 



659 158 



366 



452 



450 684 



466 645 



134 



140 



209 502 



224 769 



122 



129 



79 976 



65 204 



505 

 609 

 152 

 137 

 85 

 79 



665 



749 

 77 

 76 



468 

 536 

 187 



231 



60 

 95 

 21 

 23 

 13 

 20 

 32 

 24 

 61 

 69 



87 

 56 



37 

 49 

 107 

 403 

 21.0 

 146 



ie 



25 

 138 

 150 

 111 

 118 

 168 

 182 



217 



257 



89 



93 

 49.1 

 49.2 



382 



376 



2 324 856 



2 262 965 



284 



308 



108 302 



102 911 



186 



195 



562 964 



517 592 



123 



140 



27 466 



27 793 



136 



146 



1 506 936 



1 547 389 



1 062 674 



1 121 644 



444 262 



425 745 



125 



139 



64 173 



63 593 



60 



35 



254 956 



197 984 



36 



29 



16 663 



11 525 



288 

 260 



55 

 66 

 39 

 50 



277 

 265 



105 

 111 



203 

 214 

 155 

 145 



38 

 30 

 11 

 13 

 10 

 12 

 8 

 19 

 88 

 71 



24 

 17 



24 

 19 

 68 



195 



17.8 



76 



10 

 5 

 42 

 48 

 85 

 76 

 75 

 102 



97 

 86 

 73 

 59 

 51.0 

 50.4 



378 



409 



818 643 



854 129 



356 



385 



271 897 



257 252 



116 



91 



218 928 



110 751 



100 



80 



62 428 



33 062 



211 



243 



541 911 



636 551 



264 226 



326 021 



277 685 



310 530 



208 



239 



185 330 



187 881 



51 



75 



57 804 



106 827 



48 



66 



24 139 



36 309 



216 

 262 

 96 

 92 

 66 

 55 



323 



346 



55 



63 



196 

 237 

 121 

 143 



26 

 61 

 18 

 13 



7 

 12 

 13 

 13 

 57 

 44 



61 

 29 



14 



45 



219 



23.4 



92 



7 

 9 

 58 

 55 

 69 

 88 

 95 

 95 



86 



111 



63 



51 



49.9 



49.5 



499 



546 



1 353 774 



1 341 660 



410 



463 



222 241 



232 782 



181 



185 



261 157 



204 367 



120 



127 



45 648 



37 728 



248 



271 



982 204 



1 036 763 



605 990 



671 828 



376 214 



364 935 



231 



259 



157 010 



170 026 



70 



90 



110 413 



100 530 



59 



77 



19 583 



25 028 



323 

 367 

 121 

 116 

 55 

 63 



398 

 414 

 101 

 132 



239 

 288 

 192 

 226 



56 

 61 

 16 

 17 

 13 

 24 

 16 

 25 

 91 

 99 



68 

 32 



21 

 33 

 74 

 296 

 20.9 

 75 



22 

 17 

 74 

 94 

 89 

 95 

 95 

 113 



123 

 142 

 96 

 85 

 50.2 

 49.4 



62 



63 



191 546 



181 195 



50 



55 



10 776 



(D) 



37 



33 



116 849 



20 275 



29 



28 



5 171 



4 459 



23 



27 



(D) 



159 874 



45 838 



137 007 



(0) 



22 867 

 20 

 26 

 (D) 



11 321 



2 



3 



(D) 



1 046 



1 



1 



(D) 



(D) 



4 

 1 

 5 

 4 

 5 

 4 

 25 

 18 



2 

 1 



6 

 6 

 8 



36 



17.7 

 6 



3 

 10 

 15 

 16 

 18 

 14 



18 

 10 



8 



13 

 51.5 

 500 



1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 



MONTANA 165 



