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

 and 1982-Con. 



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



Characteristics 



Meagtier 



Mineral 



Missoula 



FARMS 



Land in farms - 



Han/ested cropland . 



TENURE OF OPERATOR 

 Full owners 



Han/ested cropland . 



farms. 1987. 



1982_ 

 acres. 1987. 



1982. 

 farms, 1987. 



1982. 

 acres, 1987.. 



1982. 



farms, 1987. 



1982. 

 acres, 1987. 



1982. 

 farms, 1987. 



1982. 

 acres, 1987. 



1982. 



Part 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.. 



19B2.. 

 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.. 

 100 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. 



Not reported 1987. 



1982. 



290 



294 



111 



77 



40 



54 



365 



366 



76 



59 



265 

 227 

 152 

 138 



49 

 SB 

 11 

 9 

 16 

 10 

 21 

 18 

 55 

 43 



24 

 60 



16 



7 

 24 

 33 



55 

 40 

 265 

 263 

 23.1 

 24.1 



81 

 82 



358 

 361 

 66 

 46 

 29 

 32 



339 

 331 

 114 

 108 



237 

 237 

 190 

 158 



37 

 26 

 18 

 14 

 17 

 10 

 18 

 18 

 100 

 90 



26 

 44 



17 



21 



27 



42 



83 



78 



262 



227 



18.9 



16.6 



64 



71 



144 



119 



012 764 



989 727 



105 



96 



70 978 



74 099 



105 

 93 

 39 

 26 



9 

 2 



8 

 13 

 24 

 24 

 73 

 64 

 19.4 

 18.5 



30 

 16 



56 



81 



14 517 



17 886 



35 



52 



2 243 



2 263 



44 

 62 



9 314 



11 876 



28 



41 



1 547 



1 245 



10 

 13 



4 904 



5 424 

 3 366 



2 600 



1 538 



2 924 



5 



9 



(D) 



(D) 



4 



6 



299 



586 



2 



2 



IP) 



(D) 



2 



11 

 3 



7 



11 



9 



39 



41 



17.0 



13.8 



3 

 13 



406 

 356 

 50 

 58 

 17 

 29 



167 

 152 

 306 

 291 



120 



94 



333 



328 



21 

 24 

 13 

 17 

 19 

 26 

 38 

 41 

 242 

 220 



20 

 21 



20 



25 



53 



48 



85 



112 



262 



197 



15.7 



13.9 



53 

 61 



186 

 195 

 44 

 38 

 19 

 25 



173 



180 



76 



78 



129 

 105 

 110 

 128 



18 

 24 

 13 

 13 

 9 

 14 

 15 

 12 

 55 

 65 



10 

 25 



9 



21 



13 



32 



48 



61 



133 



104 



18.2 



15,6 



46 



40 



228 MONTANA 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 



