STATE OF MONTANA 75 

 FARMS: NUMBER, ACRES & AVERAGE SIZE 



1969 Census of Agriculture 



All F.inns 



Total Land \\fiane size Proportion 



COUNTY Farms in Farms of Farms Land area in Farms 



Number Acres Acres Acres Percent 

 NORTHWEST 



Deer Lodge 67 256,285 3,825.1 473,344 54 



Flathead 825 393,889 477.4 3,287,616 12 



Granite 140 394,223 2,815.8 1,108,864 36 



Lake 1,012 569,708 .562.9 956,288 60 



Lincoln 190 100,500 .528.9 2,377,216 4 



Mineral 46 26,619 .578.6 782,080 3 



Missoula 327 339,484 1,038.1 L671.424 20 



Powell 169 702,074 4,154.2 1.495,2.32 47 



Ravalli 860 297,626 346.0 1.524,160 20 



Sanders 376 500,412 1,.3.30.8 1,777,728 28 



NORTHCENTRAL 



Blaine 562 2,260,1.38 4,028.7 2,7.35,872 83 



Chouteau 901 2,351,567 2,609.9 2,512,960 94 



Gl.icier 333 1,525,087 4,579.8 1,897,024 80 



Hill 770 1,856,141 2,410.5 1,87.3,216 99 



Lil)ert\ 306 890,584 2,910.4 920,640 97 



Phillips 513 1,826,569 .3,.560.5 3,3.36,064 55 



Pondera 528 844,.590 1,.599.6 1,052,7.36 80 



Teton 695 1,226,882 1,765.2 L468,224 84 



Toole 407 1,205,720 2,962.4 1,247,872 97 



NORTHEAST 



Daniels 466 840,419 1,803.4 923,456 91 



Dawson 552 1,406,513 2,548.0 1,516,800 93 



Garfield 294 2,352,783 8,002.6 2,851,072 83 



McCone 510 1,430,969 2,805.8 1,668,480 86 



Richland 720 1,253,504 1,740.9 1,3.30,816 94 



Roosevelt 715 1,431,769 2,002.4 1,526,464 94 



Sheridan 734 1,094,323 1,490.9 1,084,352 101 



Valley 720 1,942,421 2,697.8 3,183,104 61 



CENTRAL 



Broadwater 207 494,321 2,.388.0 763,712 65 



Cascade 878 1,511,8.38 1,721.9 1,702,848 89 



Fergus 915 2,1.36,367 2,-337.3 2,715,008 79 



Golden Vallev 154 730,840 4,745.7 752,896 97 



Judith Basin..' 381 912,661 2,:395.4 1,203,008 76 



Lewis & Clark 357 1,054,664 2,954.2 2,224,832 47 



Meagher 122 935,985 7,672.0 1,506,496 62 



Musselshell 228 1,144,940 5,021.6 1,207,680 95 



Petroleum 95 6.34,489 6,678.8 1,0.59,136 60 



Wheatland 165 877,579 5,318.6 908,992 97 



SOUTHWEST 



Beaverhead 308 1,689,818 5,486.4 .3,552,640 48 



Gallatin 831 950,857 1,144.2 1,611,008 59 



Jefferson 188 400,759 2,131.6 1,057,536 38 



Madison 387 1,048,920 2,710.3 2,258,112 47 



Silver Bow 108 99,229 918.7 4.57,728 22 



NORTHCENTRAL 



BiK Horn 540 2,816,994 .5,216.6 .3,214,720 88 



Carhon 674 656,044 973.3 1,322,240 50 



Park 397 857,888 2,160.9 1,680,576 51 



Stillwater 453 903,187 L993.7 1,148,352 79 



Sweet Grass 292 849,553 2,909.4 1,177,408 72 



Treasure 121 636.6.38 .5,261.4 630,.528 101 



Yellowstone 1,139 1,612,068 1,415.3 1,673,408 96 



SOUTHEAST 



Carter 374 1,546,379 4,1.34.7 2,120,192 73 



Custer 386 2,299,464 5,957.1 2,404,032 96 



Fallon 321 960,779 2,99.3.0 1,044,992 92 



Powder River 364 1,694,.561 4,6.55.3 2,104,128 81 



Prairie 229 655,049 2,860.4 l,i07,.392 59 



Rosebud 390 2,963,025 7,597.5 .3,22.3,424 92 



Wibaux 211 522,558 2,476.5 569,664 92 



STATE 24,953 62,918j253 2,521.4 '93,157,952 68 



' State total land area exceeds total of the counties because that portion of Yellowstone Park in Montana is not included in 

 county area totals. 

 Source: Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce. 



