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 



Richland 



Roosevelt 



Sanders 



Sheridan 



Silver Bow 



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- 



Han/ested cropland — famis, 1982_ 



1978. 



acres, 1982_. 



1978. 



Part owners--- famis, 1982., 



1978., 



acres, 1982., 



1978., 



Owned land in farms acres, 1982., 



1978-, 



Rented land in farms acres, 1982., 



1978., 



Han/esled 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 - „ 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. 



555 



612 



1 083 207 



1 128 075 



481 



548 



263 190 



258 277 



247 



251 



282 548 



248 222 



192 



207 



71 872 



60 329 



222 



255 



693 440 



790 200 



415 214 



493 956 



278 226 



296 244 



207 



246 



156 126 



171 223 



86 



106 



107 219 



89 653 



82 



95 



35 192 



26 725 



377 

 417 

 108 

 112 

 70 

 83 



429 

 500 

 126 

 112 



262 

 334 

 225 



241 



50 

 67 

 26 

 44 

 20 

 23 

 20 

 28 

 109 

 79 



68 

 37 



24 

 33 

 55 



321 

 20,5 



122 



15 

 21 



112 

 122 

 105 

 102 

 94 

 121 



142 

 172 

 87 

 74 

 48.8 

 48.2 



584 



703 



1 371 234 



1 482 951 



542 



651 



366 974 



368 326 



185 



213 



485 163 



467 424 



156 



170 



64 089 



52 817 



306 



382 



776 448 



908 748 



425 268 



476 176 



351 180 



432 572 



301 



378 



259 835 



279 475 



93 



108 



109 623 



106 779 



85 



103 



43 050 



36 034 



389 

 432 

 142 

 193 

 53 

 78 



471 

 555 

 113 

 148 



296 

 365 

 234 

 301 



61 

 78 

 29 

 35 

 28 

 38 

 24 

 35 

 92 

 115 



54 

 37 



24 

 45 

 94 



321 

 20.8 



100 



18 

 27 

 102 

 104 

 111 

 113 

 110 

 167 



159 

 200 

 84 

 92 

 49,2 

 49.5 



353 



350 



3 021 457 



3 068 984 



257 



272 



166 015 



126 260 



149 



127 



693 190 



590 609 



91 



86 



40 741 



24 218 



150 

 164 



1 958 999 



2 345 689 

 1 398 294 

 1 715 243 



560 705 



630 446 



126 



140 



104 636 



89 282 



54 



59 



369 268 



132 686 



40 



46 



20 638 



12 760 



252 



250 

 41 

 62 

 60 

 38 



274 



250 



79 



100 



168 

 193 

 136 

 130 



32 



26 



7 



11 



6 



7 



15 



14 



76 



72 



49 

 27 



21 

 24 

 46 

 176 

 19.1 

 86 



6 

 2 

 44 

 35 

 68 

 53 

 75 

 95 



90 

 102 

 70 

 63 

 52.0 

 52.8 



379 



312 



428 497 



408 975 



308 



287 



33 787 



35 999 



253 



191 



216 386 



167 511 



192 



171 



14 951 



13 635 



110 



102 



205 605 



229 676 



109 726 



132 616 



95 879 



97 060 



104 



101 



17 625 



21 348 



16 



19 



6 506 



11 788 



12 



15 



1 211 



1 016 



312 



259 



36 



as' 



31' 

 18 



209 

 173 

 170 

 139 



129 

 105 

 217 

 193 



24^ 

 24 



21 

 14 



ia 



24>' 

 41! 



3a 



112 

 101 



33 



14 



19 



44 



58 



201 



16.9 



57 



35 



107 

 78 

 84 



as 



89 



69 



64 



42 



50,5 



49,8 



586 



642 



049 668 



082 999 



551 



619 



346 261 



352 036 



173 

 216 



246 246 

 245 545 



148 



197 



59 808 



67 290 



318 



331 



702 616 



735 976 



409 959 



414 181 



292 657 



321 795 



315 



329 



247 997 

 244 784 



95 

 95 



100 806 



101 478 



88 

 93 



38 456 



39 962 



406 

 435 

 135 

 149 



45 

 58 



507 



559 



79 



83 



315 

 377 

 203 

 238 



73 

 82 

 19 

 29 

 36 

 21 

 7 

 17 

 68 

 89 



68 

 27 



26 

 27 

 71 

 371 

 24,3 

 91 



21 

 26 

 89 

 81 

 90 

 105 

 117 

 143 



163 

 208 

 106 

 79 

 50.7 

 50,4 



108 



91 



127 864 



138 320 



65 



61 



8 670 



(D) 



S3 



63 



75 274 



63 928 



51 



44 



6 556 



5 129 



23 



19 



(D) 



65 843 



37 996 



45 365 



(D) 



20 478 



13 



15 



(D) 



3 207 



2 



9 



(D) 



8 549 



1 



2 



(D) 



(D) 



81 

 71 

 15 

 12 

 12 

 8 



45 

 42 

 63 

 49 



27 

 35 

 76 

 50 



10 

 4 

 3 

 3 

 6 

 2 

 3 

 8 

 54 

 33 



5 

 6 



7 



7 



21 



52 



15,7 



21 



11 

 7 

 22 

 22 

 30 

 30 



28 

 16 

 16 

 16 

 51,5 

 51.4 



170 MONTANA 



1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 



