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

 1978-Con. 



[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introducloiy text] 



Characteristics 



FARMS 



L^nd in faims . 



Harvested cropland . 



.farms, 1982-. 



1978-. 



acres. 1982.. 



1978.. 



.farms. 1982., 



1978., 



acres, 1982. 



1978. 



TENURE OF OPERATOR 



Full owners -famis. 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 ...tarns, 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.. 



McCone 



Operators by days of worl< off farm: 

 None 



Any. 



. 1982. 



1978. 

 . 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. 



Madison 



294 

 333 

 77 

 75 

 54 

 45 



379 

 59 

 74 



269 

 138 

 154 



58 



67 



9 



7 

 10 



5 

 18 



7 

 43 

 68 



60 

 30 



7 



33 



40 



263 



24.1 



82 



10 

 20 

 66 

 53 

 51 

 56 

 83 

 119 



137 

 141 

 78 

 64 

 51.7 

 50.8 



Meagher 



361 

 353 

 46 

 48 

 32 

 32 



331 



344 



108 



89 



237 

 265 

 158 

 139 



26 

 38 

 14 

 7 

 10 

 12 

 18 

 14 

 90 

 68 



44 

 29 



21 

 42 

 78 



227 



16.6 



71 



6 

 10 

 38 

 46 

 86 

 90 

 109 

 118 



121 

 101 

 79 

 68 

 52.4 

 50.7 



Mineral 



2 

 13 

 24 

 64 

 18.5 

 16 



1 

 1 

 8 

 25 

 21 

 21 

 38 

 26 



27 

 36 

 24 

 27 

 53.1 

 50,8 



Missoula 



65 



49 



12 



5 



4 



3 



33 

 24 

 48 

 33 



23 

 16 

 52 



40 



3 

 9 

 3 

 1 

 6 

 2 

 9 

 3 

 31 

 25 



6 



1 



11 

 7 

 9 



41 

 13.8 



13 



14 

 10 

 21 



21 



17 



13 



17 



5 



51.1 



48.7 



443 



385 



250 213 



282 808 



302 



296 



24 536 



28 988 



303 



257 



74 658 



70 891 

 203 

 192 



9 311 



12 331 



111 



104 



103 884 



134 655 



40 130 



57 697 



63 754 



76 958 



84 

 89 



13 991 

 15 215 



29 

 24 



71 671 



77 262 



15 



15 



1 234 



1 442 



356 

 300 

 58 

 S3 

 29 

 32 



152 

 140 

 291 

 245 



94 

 105 

 328 

 266 



24 

 17 

 17 

 11 

 26 

 14 

 41 

 34 

 220 

 190 



21 

 14 



25 

 48 

 112 

 197 

 13.9 

 61 



6 

 9 

 54 

 42 

 115 

 81 

 109 

 119 



99 

 85 



60 



49 



49.2 



50,0 



256 

 228 



127 940 



140 993 



195 



178 



88 456 



72 835 



119 



95 



290 580 



99 470 



77 



62 



26 473 



9 673 



115 



117 



767 038 



003 958 



515 831 



691 875 



251 207 



312 083 



101 



107 



56 432 



60 770 



24 



16 



70 322 



37 565 



17 



9 



5 551 



2 392 



195 

 175 

 38 

 33 

 25 

 20 



180 



157 



78 



71 



105 

 106 

 128 

 105 



24 

 16 

 13 

 9 

 14 

 12 

 12 

 16 

 65 

 52 



25 



17 



21 

 32 

 61 

 104 

 15.6 

 40 



8 

 2 



30 

 30 

 63 

 45 

 47 

 56 



62 

 55 

 48 

 40 

 50.5 

 51,0 



168 MONTANA 



1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 



