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

 and 1982-Con. 



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



Characteristics 



Fergus 



Golden Valley 



OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS- 



Con. 



Operators by age group: 

 Under 25 years 1987.. 



1982. 

 25 to 34 years 1987. 



1982. 

 35 to 44 years 1987. 



1982. 



45 to 54 years 1987. 



1982. 



55 to 64 years 1967. 



1982. 



55 to 59 years 1987. 



60 to 64 years - - 1987. 



65 years and over 1987. 



1982. 



65 to 69 years 1987. 



70 years and over 1987. 



Average age 1987. 



1982. 



Operators by sex: 



Male farms. 1987. 



1982. 



acres, 1987. 



1982. 



farms. 1987. 



1982. 

 acres, 1987. 



1982. 



TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 



Individual or family (sole proprietorsfiip) . 



Partnerstiip 



Corporation: 

 Family held . 



Other than family held . 



farms, 1987. 



1982. 

 acres. 1987. 



1982. 



farms. 1987. 



1982. 

 acres. 1987. 



1982. 



farms. 1987. 



1982. 

 acres, 1987. 



1982. 

 farms. 1987. 



1982. 

 acres. 1987. 



1982. 



Other— cooperative, estate or trust, 

 institutional, etc. 



13 



21 

 113 

 106 

 170 

 164 



170 

 186 

 194 

 192 

 114 

 80 



178 

 136 

 74 

 104 

 51.2 

 50.2 



792 



759 



2 062 481 



2 004 707 



46 



46 



80 729 



86 292 



. farms. 1987. 



1982. 



acres, 1987. 



1982. 



10 

 66 



85 

 190 

 213 



209 

 235 

 187 

 201 

 102 

 85 



173 

 170 

 69 

 104 

 52.4 

 51.2 



767 



851 



252 164 



278 719 



58 

 63 



6 469 



7 068 



3 



3 

 3 545 

 3 870 



71 

 71 

 112 

 96 

 47 

 65 



64 

 43 



33 



31 



50,5 



48.9 



383 



328 



614 662 



622 409 



22 



21 



31 662 



27 043 



(D) 



10 



4 

 701 566 

 770 014 



2 



3 

 14 

 15 

 22 

 28 



23 

 40 

 40 

 43 

 18 

 22 



34 

 24 

 19 

 15 

 53.9 

 51.5 



130 



149 



614 459 



619 281 



5 



4 



11 295 



9 702 



1 



21 

 17 

 21 

 23 



18 

 18 

 35 

 53 

 14 

 21 



54 

 41 

 22 

 32 

 56.2 

 54.9 



136 



137 



327 122 



284 833 



13 



16 



20 980 



55 207 



105 



107 



178 594 



194 840 



1 



3 



(D) 



12 180 



19 

 26 

 (D) 

 (D) 



23 

 17 

 (D) 

 (D) 

 1 

 2 

 (D) 

 (D) 



1 



1 



(D) 



(D) 



234 MONTANA 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 



