Table 10. Tenure and Characteristics of Operator and Type of Organization: 1987 

 and 1982-Con. 



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



Charactenstics 



Fergus 



Gallatin 



Golden Valley 



FARMS 



Land in farms , 



Harvested cropland . 



TENURE OF OPERATOR 

 Full owners 



Harvested cropland . 



farms. 1987. 



1982. 

 acres. 1987. 



1982. 

 farms. 1987. 



1982. 

 acres, 1987.. 



1982. 



Pari owners - farms. 1987. 



1982. 



acres. 1987. 



1982. 



Owned land in farms acres. 1987. 



1982. 



Rented land in farms acres, 1987. 



1982. 



Harvested cropland farms. 1987. 



1982. 



acres. 1987. 



1982. 



Tenants . 



Harvested cropland . 



. farms, 1987. 



1982. 



acres, 1987. 



1982. 



. farms, 1987. 



1982. 



acres, 1987. 



1982. 



OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 



Operators by place of residence: 

 On farm operated 1987.. 



1982.. 

 Not on farm operated 1987.. 



1982.. 

 Not reported 1987.. 



1982.. 



Operators by principal occupation: 



Farming 1987.. 



1982.. 

 Other 1987. 



1982.. 



Operators by days of work off farm: 

 None 1987.. 



1982.. 

 Any 1987. 



1982. 



1 to 49 days 1987.. 



1982.. 

 50 to 99 days 1987.. 



1982. 

 too to 149 days 1987. 



1982. 

 150 to 199 days 1987. 



1982. 

 200 days or more 1987. 



1982. 



Not reported 1987. 



1982. 



Operators by years on present farm; 



2 years or less 1987. 



1982. 



3 or 4 years 1987. 



1982. 

 5 to 9 years 1987. 



1982. 

 10 years or more 1987. 



1982. 

 Average years on present farm 1987. 



1982. 



t\lol reported 1987. 



1982. 



635 

 588 

 125 

 112 

 78 

 105 



665 

 629 

 173 

 176 



483 

 429 

 290 

 287 



67 

 73 

 26 

 38 

 31 

 21 

 27 

 20 

 139 

 135 



65 

 89 



43 



37 

 33 

 66 

 116 

 114 

 479 

 431 

 20.2 

 19.4 



167 

 157 



825 



914 



258 633 



285 807 



634 



707 



69 717 



76 237 



690 



743 



94 



108 



41 



63 



367 

 379 

 458 

 535 



261 

 281 

 522 

 581 



53 

 59 

 27 

 27 

 34 

 47 

 69 

 84 

 339 

 364 



42 

 52 



32 

 59 

 48 

 92 



143 

 181 

 490 

 463 

 17.1 

 15.8 



112 

 119 



850 



782 



731 603 



774 240 



657 



615 



172 273 



166 473 



683 

 610 

 131 

 109 

 36 

 63 



529 

 517 

 321 

 265 



379 

 321 

 421 

 385 



71 

 90 

 27 

 26 

 25 

 38 

 43 

 39 

 255 

 192 



50 

 76 



50 



55 



70 



66 



161 



139 



458 



390 



17.3 



17.6 



111 

 132 



297 



263 



063 133 



095 759 



211 



205 



149 904 



140 779 



209 

 186 

 45 

 34 

 43 

 43 



255 



236 



42 



27 



182 

 161 

 96 

 65 



32 

 22 



14 



11 



6 



6 



13 



7 



31 



19 



19 

 37 



13 



4 



17 



12 



20 



30 



160 



147 



22.6 



24.9 



87 

 70 



405 



349 



1 646 324 



1 649 452 



295 



266 



267 313 



239 102 



263 



215 



86 



65 



56 



281 

 243 

 124 

 106 



194 

 139 

 181 

 154 



33 

 24 

 20 

 10 

 11 

 9 

 27 

 12 

 90 



28 



17 



26 



29 



55 



45 



205 



173 



18.2 



17.9 



91 



85 



135 



153 



625 754 



628 983 



103 



130 



43 150 



55 501 



96 

 115 

 28 



19 

 11 

 19 



115 

 119 

 20 

 34 



3 



7 



7 



21 



19 



17 



83 



81 



23.2 



21 



23 



27 



226 MONTANA 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 



