Table 8. Land in Farms, Harvested Cropland, and Irrigated Land, by Size of Farm: 1987 

 and 1982 



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



Farms 



Land in farms 

 (acres) 



Harvested cropland 

 (acres) 



Irrigated land 

 (acres) 



Land in farms 



Farms by size: 



1 to 9 acres 



10 to 49 acres 



50 to 69 acres 



70 to 99 acres 



too to 139 acres 



140 to 179 acres 



180 to 219 acres 



220 to 259 acres 



260 to 499 acres 



500 to 999 acres — , 



1.000 to 1.999 acres 



2.000 acres or more 



5.000 acres or more 



Farms with harvested cropland 

 Farms by size: 



1 to 9 acres 



10 to 49 acres 



50 to 69 acres 



70 to 99 acres 



100 to 139 acres 



140 to 179 acres 



180 to 219 acres 



220 to 259 acres 



260 to 499 acres 



500 to 999 acres 



1.000 to 1.999 acres 



2.000 acres or more 



5.000 acres or more ._. 



Farms With imgated land 



Farms by size: 



1 to 9 acres 



10 to 49 acres 



50 to 69 acres 



70 to 99 acres 



100 to 139 acres 



140 to 179 acres 



180 to 219 acres 



220 to 259 acres 



260 to 499 acres 



500 to 999 acres 



1.000 to 1.999 acres 



2.000 acres or more 



5.000 acres or more 



24 568 



1 940 



2 745 

 554 

 818 

 718 



929 



525 



481 



2 309 



2 737 



3 460 

 7 352 

 2 877 



19 267 



321 

 1 716 

 395 

 618 

 509 



697 

 407 

 393 



1 893 



2 338 



3 158 

 6 822 

 2 638 



9 520 



323 

 1 519 

 322 

 453 

 390 



455 

 300 

 278 



1 114 



1 105 



981 



2 280 

 1 142 



23 570 



1 551 



2 673 

 563 

 806 

 724 



987 



504 



452 



2 141 



2 640 



3 345 

 7 184 

 2 802 



19 279 



300 

 1 663 

 399 

 615 

 554 



798 

 425 

 381 



1 857 



2 360 



3 116 

 6 811 

 2 600 



9 226 



281 

 1 419 

 299 

 456 

 370 



512 



311 



256 



1 046 



1 035 



916 



2 325 

 1 137 



4 630 

 70 427 

 32 002 

 66 797 

 83 225 



145 874 

 103 528 

 114 532 

 838 138 

 2 000 469 



5 009 793 

 51 734 578 

 37 877 203 



1 588 

 45 859 

 22 837 

 50 579 

 59 453 



109 518 

 80 225 

 93 530 



690 542 

 1 725 013 



4 597 282 

 45 240 116 

 32 264 220 



1 645 

 39 404 

 18 586 

 36 911 

 45 376 



71 267 



59 069 



66 096 



402 020 



783 610 



1 383 722 

 20 350 928 

 16 784 246 



4 270 

 68 318 

 32 568 

 66 076 

 83 168 



155 622 



99 306 



107 452 



779 413 



1 933 178 



4 831 618 

 52 378 220 

 38 681 763 



1 532 



43 913 



23 145 



50 574 



63 962 



125 696 

 83 681 

 90 697 



677 681 

 1 736 734 



4 512 669 

 46 052 211 

 32 867 602 



1 529 



36 080 

 17 339 



37 325 

 42 639 



80 507 



61 167 



60 865 



379 211 



744 108 



1 280 642 

 21 429 620 

 17 621 202 



1 010 



24 395 



11 795 



24 596 



31 403 



59 284 



39 185 



40 386 

 287 501 

 645 464 



1 458 857 

 6 741 899 

 3 368 216 



1 010 

 24 395 

 11 795 

 24 596 

 31 403 



59 284 



39 185 



40 386 

 287 501 

 645 464 



458 857 

 741 899 



15 643 



7 528 



15 975 



19 954 



37 780 



29 725 



27 233 



174 502 



273 268 



321 049 



2 004 407 



1 340 554 



1 183 



25 682 

 10 524 

 20 977 



26 167 



40 120 

 30 431 

 37 023 

 187 990 

 281 573 



271 570 



1 063 642 



666 981 



843 



20 822 



9 222 



18 991 



22 633 



37 358 

 28 106 

 34 870 

 183 954 

 275 460 



266 483 



1 026 552 



649 687 



1 183 



25 682 

 10 524 

 20 977 



26 167 



40 120 

 30 431 

 37 023 

 187 990 

 281 573 



271 570 

 063 642 

 666 981 



1 036 

 23 429 

 10 022 

 22 093 

 25 567 



46 023 



35 286 



32 549 



188 446 



264 745 



261 668 

 112 139 

 729 117 



704 



18 572 

 8 711 



19 527 

 23 699 



43 331 

 33 862 

 31 314 

 184 509 

 258 522 



253 718 



1 092 093 



717 879 



1 036 

 23 429 

 10 022 

 22 093 

 25 567 



46 023 

 35 286 

 32 549 

 186 446 

 264 745 



261 668 

 112 139 

 729 117 



Table 9. Irrigation: 1987, 1982, and 1978 



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



Farms with irrigation 



Farms with irrigation 



Farms number.. 



Proportion of farms percent.. 



Irrigated land acres. _ 



Average per farm acres.. 



Acres irrigated: 

 1 to 9 acres farms.. 



acres. - 

 10 to 49 acres farms.. 



acres,, 

 50 to 99 acres farms-- 



acres-- 

 100 to 199 acres farms.. 



acres.. 



9 520 

 387 



1 996 882 

 210 



944 



4 573 



2 494 



62 471 



1 418 



99 024 



1 759 



241 746 



9 226 

 39,1 



2 023 003 

 219 



871 



4 145 



2 321 



57 484 



1 388 



98 423 



1 775 



244 762 



9 384 

 39.8 



2 069 531 

 221 



610 



2 922 



2 224 



59 103 



1 646 



116 258 



1 975 



277 678 



Irrigated land — Con. 

 Acres irrigated — Con. 



200 to 499 acres farms. 



acres. 



500 to 999 acres farms., 



acres. 



1.000 acres or more farms. 



acres. 



Irrigated land use: 

 Harvested cropland farms. 



acres. 

 Pastureland and other land farms. 



acres. 



Land in irrigated farms acres. 



Cropland acres. 



Harvested cropland acres. 



1 980 

 606 822 



647 

 428 622 



278 

 553 624 



8 495 



1 541 977 



3 735 

 454 905 



23 258 634 

 4 713 492 



2 759 822 



1 937 

 587 692 



628 

 416 974 



306 

 613 523 



8 282 



1 537 067 



3 772 

 485 936 



24 171 032 

 4 537 710 



2 927 733 



2 043 

 616 669 



610 

 409 759 



276 

 587 142 



8 532 



1 500 981 



(NA) 

 568 550 



23 814 711 

 4 258 634 



2 623 200 



16 MONTANA 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 



