Table 27. Summary by Farm Typology Measured by Gross Cash Farm Income, Primary Occupation of Small 
Family Farm Operators, and Non-Family Farms - Montana: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Small family farms - GCFI less than $350,000 
Operator's primary occupation 
farming excluding retirement 
farms 
Mid-size 
family 
farms - 
GCFI 
$350,000 
to $999,999 
Large-scale family 
farms - GCFI 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
Item 
All farms 
Retirement 
Off-farm 
occupation 
Low 
sales - GCFI 
less than 
$150,000 
Moderate 
sales - GCFI 
$150,000 
to $349,999 
Large - 
$1,000,000 
to $4,999,999 
Very large - 
$5,000,000 
or more 
Non-family 
farms 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations - Con 
Farms with net gains 2 
- Con. 
number 
13,757 
2,619 
2,898 
2,664 
1,968 
2,181 
600 
25 
802 
Average net gain 
. dollars 
119,565 
24,043 
23,026 
29,129 
104,046 
248,801 
738,167 
2,643,696 
225,902 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
676 
275 
277 
103 
- 
1 
- 
- 
20 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,810 
599 
726 
383 
20 
9 
2 
- 
71 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,341 
425 
507 
313 
25 
10 
- 
- 
61 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,200 
558 
659 
713 
115 
38 
8 
- 
109 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,825 
394 
366 
638 
242 
80 
9 
1 
95 
$50,000 or more 
5,905 
368 
363 
514 
1,566 
2,043 
581 
24 
446 
Farms with net losses 
number 
14,251 
4,103 
5,866 
2,991 
355 
302 
63 
9 
562 
Average net loss 
. dollars 
33,161 
15,299 
15,455 
32,615 
146,334 
199,057 
464,881 
2,494,282 
102,854 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,000 
361 
458 
139 
5 
1 
- 
- 
36 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,739 
1,288 
1,743 
588 
11 
8 
- 
- 
101 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,911 
898 
1,365 
541 
25 
4 
2 
- 
76 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,493 
952 
1,480 
829 
60 
32 
2 
1 
137 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,565 
396 
523 
470 
50 
53 
4 
- 
69 
$50,000 or more 
1,543 
208 
297 
424 
204 
204 
55 
8 
143 
Net cash farm income of operators 
...farms 
28,008 
6,722 
8,764 
5,655 
2,323 
2,483 
663 
34 
1,364 
$1,000 
1,023,351 
-1,714 
-27,942 
-26,902 
134,183 
434,030 
363,842 
34,661 
113,193 
Average per farm 
. dollars 
36,538 
-255 
-3,188 
-4,757 
57,763 
174,801 
548,781 
1,019,434 
82,986 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
...farms 
13,612 
2,598 
2,885 
2,640 
1,928 
2,153 
591 
25 
792 
Average net gain 
. dollars 
1 1 1 ,246 
23,666 
21,938 
27,303 
98,166 
231,995 
675,924 
2,302,754 
216,703 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
686 
275 
280 
108 
2 
1 
- 
- 
20 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,804 
598 
726 
378 
22 
11 
- 
- 
69 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,363 
422 
510 
329 
29 
13 
- 
- 
60 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,190 
556 
657 
701 
118 
45 
9 
- 
104 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,863 
389 
359 
656 
256 
88 
11 
1 
103 
$50,000 or more 
5,706 
358 
353 
468 
1,501 
1,995 
571 
24 
436 
Operators reporting net losses 
...farms 
14,396 
4,124 
5,879 
3,015 
395 
330 
72 
9 
572 
Average net loss 
. dollars 
34,102 
15,325 
15,519 
32,830 
139,448 
198,352 
494,850 
2,545,341 
102,160 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,002 
363 
454 
140 
7 
1 
- 
- 
37 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,762 
1,296 
1,745 
591 
19 
10 
- 
- 
101 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,935 
903 
1,369 
549 
30 
4 
2 
- 
78 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,530 
957 
1,488 
838 
67 
38 
3 
1 
138 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,549 
390 
519 
458 
52 
56 
4 
- 
70 
$50,000 or more 
1,618 
215 
304 
439 
220 
221 
63 
8 
148 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
...farms 
227 
7 
17 
20 
43 
96 
31 
- 
13 
$1,000 
16,590 
65 
162 
404 
1,666 
7,098 
5,312 
1,884 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) farms 
12,101 
2,377 
2,743 
2,435 
1,561 
1,806 
458 
19 
702 
$1,000 
248,531 
19,880 
25,288 
22,876 
26,628 
66,631 
40,972 
5,624 
40,632 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
...farms 
1,408 
138 
209 
315 
240 
328 
101 
7 
70 
$1,000 
25,332 
532 
1,331 
2,958 
4,362 
8,811 
4,411 
275 
2,652 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
...farms 
4,767 
1,364 
1,352 
829 
364 
382 
135 
5 
336 
$1,000 
81,321 
14,846 
14,401 
10,344 
(D) 
10,159 
7,565 
(D) 
16,884 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
...farms 
239 
84 
64 
39 
8 
12 
5 
- 
27 
$1,000 
9,004 
404 
388 
207 
86 
861 
146 
- 
6,912 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
...farms 
726 
91 
152 
130 
117 
126 
28 
2 
80 
$1,000 
20,310 
957 
3,158 
1,542 
(D) 
5,430 
2,156 
(D) 
4,382 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
...farms 
6,121 
817 
998 
1,202 
1,083 
1,366 
335 
13 
307 
$1,000 
17,525 
598 
724 
879 
(D) 
6,603 
5,142 
(D) 
(D) 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
...farms 
2,113 
126 
193 
314 
481 
664 
195 
8 
132 
$1,000 
72,850 
1,338 
2,863 
3,846 
8,853 
28,461 
17,595 
3,420 
6,474 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments farms 
217 
42 
30 
42 
30 
42 
9 
1 
21 
$1,000 
2,100 
263 
146 
291 
(D) 
613 
208 
(D) 
340 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
...farms 
2,071 
284 
311 
418 
346 
455 
125 
8 
124 
$1,000 
20,089 
942 
2,278 
2,809 
2,566 
5,695 
3,750 
(D) 
(D) 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
...farms 
19,888 
4,616 
5,181 
3,850 
2,180 
2,377 
629 
31 
1,024 
acres 
17,022,177 
1,188,186 
1,158,605 
1,478,947 
2,444,772 
5,741,563 
3,198,184 
198,443 
1,613,477 
Harvested cropland 
...farms 
15,894 
3,116 
3,661 
3,232 
2,091 
2,326 
621 
31 
816 
acres 
9,533,929 
314,669 
393,694 
654,752 
1,370,884 
3,558,882 
2,223,213 
146,878 
870,957 
See footnote(s) at end of table. 
-continued 
368 Farm Typology 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
