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



1978-Con. 



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



Characteristics 



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 tarnis. 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 1982.. 



1978.. 

 Not reported 1982.. 



1978.. 



Operators by principal occupation: 



Farming 1982.. 



1978.. 



Other 1982.. 



1978.. 



Operators by days of work off farm: 

 None - 1982.. 



1978.. 

 Any 1982.. 



1978.. 



1 to 49 days 1962.. 



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. 



1962 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 tiy 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. 



1976. 

 65 years and over 1962. 



1976. 

 Average age .,. 1962. 



1978. 



Petroleum 



99 



99 



700 750 



709 102 



76 



63 



31 577 



34 660 



26 



36 



68 964 



142 996 



14 



29 



3 975 



6 292 



59 



53 



566 356 



533 418 



339 812 



351 661 



226 544 



181 757 



55 



48 



25 716 



25 173 



12 



8 



65 430 



32 666 



7 



6 



1 666 



1 395 



2 



3 



4 



2 

 11 

 16 



8 



2 



7 

 11 

 15 

 45 

 16.5 

 21 



2 



2 

 19 

 15 

 14 

 20 

 22 

 26 



23 



25 



19 



11 

 49.4 

 48.7 I 



Pflillips 



494 



513 



1 967 765 



2 079 721 



435 



449 



256 715 



229 298 



271 



257 



645 665 



598 203 



227 



212 



113 547 



79 073 



175 



207 



1 218 461 



1 384 668 



639 827 



755 165 



576 634 



629 503 



166 



196 



118 619 



138 385 



48 



49 



123 639 



96 650 



42 



39 



26 549 



11 840 



336 

 363 

 99 

 95 

 59 

 55 



394 

 403 

 100 

 110 



242 

 288 

 185 

 192 



56 

 85 

 14 

 10 

 8 

 16 

 11 

 11 

 96 

 70 



67 



33 



28 

 39 



89 

 230 

 18.0 

 106 



17 

 17 

 79 

 75 

 104 

 105 

 116 

 123 



111 

 137 

 67 

 56 

 485 

 48.5 



Pondera 



486 



511 

 660 472 

 903 126 

 420 

 472 

 316 314 

 293 912 



221 



213 



264 517 



277 825 



175 



185 



103 108 



82 769 



196 



234 



493 991 



552 365 



294 428 



323 100 



199 563 



229 285 



189 



231 



169 315 



165 767 



69 



64 



81 964 



72 916 



56 



56 



25 691 



25 356 



334 

 393 

 95 

 72 

 57 

 46 



425 



432 



61 



79 



266 

 306 

 156 

 180 



48 

 56 

 13 

 22 

 14 

 23 

 12 

 6 

 69 

 71 



64 

 25 



34 



29 



58 



270 



20.5 

 95 



13 

 11 

 83 

 85 

 94 

 91 

 108 

 133 



123 

 139 

 65 

 52 

 46.9 

 490 



Powder River 



338 



346 



1 654 572 



1 574 911 



272 



287 



114 037 



102 510 



145 



157 



407 417 



284 705 



101 



115 



29 688 



24 202 



146 



136 



1 129 688 



1 132 641 



730 018 



755 961 



399 670 



376 660 



140 



132 



76 156 



64 009 



47 



53 



117 467 



157 565 



31 



40 



8 193 



14 299 



272 

 279 

 31 

 41 

 35 

 26 



293 



258 



45 



88 



162 

 166 

 106 

 134 



29 

 64 

 16 

 10 

 8 

 7 

 14 

 16 

 37 

 37 



IS 

 20 



36 



193 



22.6 



74 



S 

 9 

 41 

 32 

 42 

 53 

 69 

 105 



101 

 66 

 80 

 61 

 539 

 52.1 



210 



194 



742 622 



775 854 



165 



156 



66 457 



56 317 



162 

 153 

 29 

 16 

 19 

 23 



149 

 130 

 61 

 64 



96 



103 



93 



66 



23 



26 



3 



6 



8 



3 



5 



5 



54 



46 



21 

 5 



12 

 17 

 45 

 105 

 17.9 

 31 



2 

 3 

 33 

 32 

 40 

 36 

 53 

 46 



42 



37 



40 



40 



50.3 



50.5 



Prairie 



129 

 148 

 22 

 25 

 32 

 24 



164 

 162 



19 

 35 



104 

 115 

 48 

 63 



16 



32 



1 



4 



6 



3 



3 



1 



22 



23 



31 

 19 



15 

 11 

 11 

 97 

 21.5 

 49 



9 

 6 

 17 

 30 

 46 

 31 

 32 

 45 



39 

 58 

 38 

 27 

 49.9 

 49.6 



1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 



MONTANA 169 



