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 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves sold - Con. 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
...farms 
3,499 
477 
828 
929 
518 
452 
109 
6 
180 
number 
222,365 
12,758 
16,988 
31,946 
46,091 
61,367 
28,196 
3,669 
21,350 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
....farms 
9,934 
1,420 
2,200 
2,417 
1,485 
1,483 
415 
30 
484 
number 
1,488,899 
52,186 
64,529 
105,496 
209,562 
407,893 
344,054 
180,687 
124,492 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
....farms 
316 
33 
40 
73 
46 
74 
21 
7 
22 
number 
80,413 
1,354 
1,272 
2,753 
4,636 
9,940 
23,732 
33,967 
2,759 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
....farms 
406 
45 
156 
94 
29 
25 
21 
4 
32 
Farms with- 
number 
173,953 
535 
1,543 
1,135 
1,665 
1,009 
46,336 
17,464 
104,266 
1 to 24 
323 
39 
145 
83 
20 
21 
6 
1 
8 
25 to 49 
26 
4 
6 
6 
5 
1 
3 
- 
1 
50 to 99 
11 
2 
1 
5 
1 
1 
- 
- 
1 
100 to 199 
6 
- 
4 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
200 to 499 
3 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
500 or more 
37 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
12 
3 
20 
Used or to be used for breeding 
....farms 
197 
22 
53 
41 
18 
12 
19 
4 
28 
number 
20,933 
101 
285 
198 
190 
164 
5,272 
1,424 
13,299 
Other hogs and pigs 
....farms 
395 
45 
153 
91 
28 
23 
20 
4 
31 
number 
153,020 
434 
1,258 
937 
1,475 
845 
41,064 
16,040 
90,967 
Hogs and pigs sold 
....farms 
412 
36 
174 
85 
27 
34 
19 
4 
33 
number 
511,483 
470 
3,192 
1,387 
2,404 
994 
159,594 
30,466 
312,976 
$1,000 
54,091 
44 
457 
211 
324 
135 
14,663 
6,030 
32,226 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) .... 
....farms 
1,338 
269 
393 
358 
122 
113 
35 
2 
46 
number 
236,646 
(D) 
20,158 
41,684 
36,427 
61,386 
45,114 
(D) 
13,893 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
....farms 
1,166 
227 
338 
320 
108 
106 
25 
1 
41 
number 
144,863 
(D) 
12,704 
27,418 
21,103 
44,104 
18,544 
(D) 
8,822 
Sheep and lambs sold 
....farms 
1,098 
191 
309 
310 
112 
111 
28 
1 
36 
number 
181,100 
9,629 
16,696 
28,880 
29,772 
40,022 
38,820 
(D) 
(D) 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
....farms 
11,980 
2,588 
4,498 
2,458 
872 
836 
263 
17 
448 
Owned horses and ponies 
number 
97,921 
16,923 
31,285 
22,658 
7,805 
6,939 
5,411 
877 
6,023 
inventory 
....farms 
11,582 
2,461 
4,375 
2,403 
843 
803 
254 
17 
426 
number 
87,628 
15,226 
27,521 
20,770 
6,992 
6,136 
5,061 
845 
5,077 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
....farms 
2,524 
478 
952 
683 
145 
137 
41 
5 
83 
number 
11,207 
2,114 
2,981 
3,133 
905 
774 
485 
131 
684 
Goats, all inventory 
....farms 
698 
151 
343 
149 
20 
17 
5 
_ 
13 
number 
10,323 
1,527 
3,404 
2,860 
(D) 
577 
(D) 
- 
654 
Goats, all sold 
....farms 
241 
46 
109 
60 
12 
8 
2 
- 
4 
number 
6,631 
703 
1,658 
1,714 
328 
(D) 
(D) 
" 
(D) 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
....farms 
2,243 
472 
995 
495 
107 
80 
24 
5 
65 
Farms with- 
number 
464,802 
8,344 
15,843 
22,553 
6,299 
1,825 
162,257 
38,023 
209,658 
1 to 399 
2,202 
472 
995 
493 
105 
80 
11 
2 
44 
400 to 3,199 
6 
- 
- 
1 
2 
- 
- 
- 
3 
3,200 to 9,999 
17 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 
1 
11 
10,000 to 19,999 
14 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
6 
2 
5 
20,000 to 49,999 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
2 
50,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
- 
- 
" 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
....farms 
273 
63 
103 
50 
12 
7 
12 
4 
22 
number 
225,021 
1,093 
1,237 
2,080 
735 
99 
82,610 
22,503 
114,664 
Layers sold (see text) 
....farms 
191 
29 
94 
33 
17 
8 
2 
3 
5 
number 
73,208 
549 
938 
5,880 
1,416 
103 
(D) 
(D) 
42,812 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
sold 
....farms 
18 
- 
7 
6 
2 
1 
- 
1 
1 
number 
(D) 
- 
45 
222 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens 
sold 
....farms 
95 
13 
35 
12 
2 
4 
10 
2 
17 
Farms with- 
number 
166,380 
346 
1,255 
(D) 
(D) 
165 
40,700 
(D) 
117,980 
1 to 1,999 
73 
13 
35 
12 
2 
4 
3 
1 
3 
2,000 to 59,999 
22 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
7 
1 
14 
60,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Turkeys inventory (see text) 
....farms 
204 
30 
99 
44 
6 
1 
4 
4 
16 
number 
20,206 
(D) 
642 
360 
50 
(D) 
2,350 
(D) 
13,574 
Turkeys sold (see text) 
....farms 
68 
4 
22 
14 
2 
1 
8 
2 
15 
number 
28,348 
62 
175 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
10,525 
(D) 
14,296 
CROPS HARVESTED 
Barley for grain 
....farms 
2,236 
144 
187 
343 
506 
643 
222 
13 
178 
acres 
778,521 
17,489 
23,354 
45,622 
121,292 
270,119 
169,171 
18,997 
112,477 
bushels 
37,541,212 
781,821 
961,435 
1,837,053 
5,733,390 
13,133,282 
8,934,713 
976,526 
5,182,992 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
374 Farm Typology 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
