Table 50. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987-Con. 



[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory teict) 



Other occupations 



Total 



Age of operator (years) 



CROPS HARVESTED -Con. 



Hay— alfalfa, other tame, small gram, wild, 

 grass silage, green chop, etc (see text) 

 -Con 



Alfalfa hay farms,. 



acres. - 



tons, dry.. 



Imgated farms.. 



acres. - 



Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _._ farms ._ 



acres. . 



Irrigated farms.. 



acres.. 

 Farms by acres harvested: 



0.1 to 4.9 acres 



5.0 to 24.9 acres _ 



25.0 to 99.9 acres 



100,0 to 249.9 acres 



250-0 acres or more 



Land in orchards farms.. 



acres.. 



Irrigated farms.. 



acres.. 

 Farms by beanng and nonbearing acres: 



0.1 to 4.9 acres 



5.0 to 24.9 acres _ _ 



25.0 to 99,9 acres 



tOO.O to 249.9 acres 



250.0 acres or more 



191 

 875 

 133 

 578 



117 



73 



1 



14 



1 104 



2 144 



7 

 673 



233 

 12 600 

 24 696 



129 

 4 633 



2 

 (D) 



2 

 (D) 



627 

 28 500 

 56 157 



404 

 14 887 



18 

 (D) 

 18 

 (D) 



15 

 3 



36 

 132 



28 

 108 



29 

 6 



1 



712 

 32 508 

 70 233 



416 

 17 355 



8 

 7 

 B 



7 



47 

 259 



33 

 170 



489 



31 658 



67 320 



286 



17 471 



3 

 10 



3 

 10 



60 

 309 



39 

 180 



266 



18 978 



35 506 



154 



8 675 



4 

 13 



4 

 13 



3 

 1 



40 

 152 



28 

 105 



29 

 11 



'Data are based on a sample of farms. 



^Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agncultural products sold are included as farms with gains of less than SI. 000. 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 



MONTANA 79 



