Figure 3. Percent of Farms and of Value of Products Sold: 1987 



Value of sales 



Less than $10,000 



$10,000 to $49,999 



$50,000 to $99,999 -^ 



$100,000 to $249,999 t-t-t 



8250,000 to $499,999 



$500,000 or more 



1.8 



12.8 



132 



2.8 





J 19.8 



-J 



10 



15 



20 

 Percent 



25 



35.4 



31.0 



Number of farms 



Value of agricultural 

 products sold 



31.6 



30 



35 



40 



Figure 4. Farms by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1959 to 1987 



35 



(Thousands) 



30 — 



25 — 



20 — 



15 



10 



1959 



1964 



1969 





$100,000 or more 

 $40,000 to $99,999 

 $10,000 to $39,999 

 Less than $10,000 



1974 

 Census year 



1978 



1982 



1987 



4 MONTANA 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 



