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 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Barley for grain - Con. 
Irrigated 
farms 
877 
52 
72 
139 
182 
240 
102 
9 
81 
acres 
193,827 
5,498 
5,432 
11,239 
32,776 
66,424 
45,808 
4,740 
21,910 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
153 
35 
39 
31 
16 
15 
2 
15 
25 to 99 acres 
570 
55 
79 
172 
126 
92 
18 
2 
26 
1 00 to 249 acres 
642 
33 
51 
95 
177 
179 
55 
1 
51 
250 to 499 acres 
456 
16 
12 
30 
135 
177 
51 
2 
33 
500 acres or more 
415 
5 
6 
15 
52 
180 
96 
8 
53 
Corn for grain 
farms 
370 
18 
15 
48 
67 
132 
51 
9 
30 
acres 
60,693 
3,445 
703 
2,588 
7,073 
23,838 
11,819 
5,900 
5,327 
bushels 
5,633,512 
70,314 
98,367 
270,547 
793,586 
1,896,452 
1,221,338 
572,349 
710,559 
Irrigated 
farms 
276 
8 
10 
28 
56 
103 
38 
7 
26 
acres 
34,358 
(D) 
355 
1,474 
5,302 
12,028 
7,130 
(D) 
4,809 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
44 
4 
5 
16 
4 
6 
3 
6 
25 to 99 acres 
144 
11 
8 
23 
34 
47 
13 
1 
7 
1 00 to 249 acres 
119 
- 
2 
9 
23 
54 
15 
3 
13 
250 to 499 acres 
39 
- 
- 
- 
4 
14 
16 
2 
3 
500 acres or more 
24 
3 
- 
- 
2 
11 
4 
3 
1 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
351 
9 
13 
23 
62 
118 
68 
9 
49 
acres 
42,208 
561 
369 
1,303 
3,809 
12,840 
15,018 
2,913 
5,395 
tons 
871,062 
9,607 
7,097 
31,428 
74,130 
275,127 
299,321 
60,186 
114,166 
Irrigated 
farms 
310 
5 
12 
20 
55 
106 
57 
9 
46 
acres 
36,793 
(D) 
(D) 
1,278 
3,567 
11,346 
1 1 ,944 
2,913 
5,015 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
43 
4 
5 
11 
10 
9 
1 
3 
25 to 99 acres 
152 
2 
8 
6 
43 
49 
23 
1 
20 
1 00 to 249 acres 
119 
3 
- 
6 
7 
55 
22 
2 
24 
250 to 499 acres 
29 
- 
- 
- 
2 
5 
17 
4 
1 
500 acres or more 
8 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 
2 
1 
Dry edible beans, excluding limas 
farms 
148 
2 
2 
17 
18 
64 
29 
1 
15 
acres 
31,579 
(D) 
(D) 
1,011 
1,216 
14,187 
12,171 
(D) 
2,584 
cwt 
448,341 
(D) 
(D) 
24,707 
32,204 
183,496 
164,062 
(D) 
34,187 
Irrigated 
farms 
142 
2 
2 
17 
18 
64 
24 
1 
14 
acres 
28,503 
(D) 
(D) 
1,011 
1,216 
14,187 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
6 
4 
1 
1 
25 to 99 acres 
47 
- 
1 
10 
14 
12 
4 
1 
5 
1 00 to 249 acres 
54 
2 
1 
3 
3 
31 
9 
- 
5 
250 to 499 acres 
24 
- 
- 
- 
- 
17 
4 
- 
3 
500 acres or more 
17 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 
12 
1 
Oats for grain 
farms 
280 
15 
26 
57 
82 
63 
20 
- 
17 
acres 
17,084 
509 
705 
1,653 
6,241 
3,964 
2,628 
- 
1,384 
bushels 
768,893 
18,433 
41,961 
79,406 
272,054 
166,065 
95,224 
- 
95,750 
Irrigated 
farms 
91 
5 
13 
19 
26 
16 
5 
- 
7 
acres 
4,140 
109 
381 
318 
1,515 
408 
472 
- 
937 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
79 
6 
13 
32 
12 
14 
1 
1 
25 to 99 acres 
150 
9 
13 
25 
44 
34 
11 
- 
14 
1 00 to 249 acres 
46 
- 
- 
- 
26 
15 
4 
- 
1 
250 to 499 acres 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 
- 
1 
500 acres or more 
" 
- 
- 
- 
" 
" 
- 
" 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
45 
- 
- 
3 
7 
18 
10 
1 
6 
acres 
6,983 
- 
- 
(D) 
612 
2,788 
1,988 
(D) 
1,147 
bushels 
163,125 
- 
- 
(D) 
18,210 
53,915 
46,674 
(D) 
34,891 
Irrigated 
farms 
26 
- 
- 
3 
5 
7 
5 
6 
acres 
3,331 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
688 
932 
- 
1,147 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
4 
1 
3 
25 to 99 acres 
20 
- 
- 
3 
4 
7 
6 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
13 
- 
- 
- 
2 
7 
2 
- 
2 
250 to 499 acres 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 
- 
1 
- 
500 acres or more 
3 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
1 
Sugarbeets for sugar 
farms 
197 
5 
6 
9 
33 
82 
37 
6 
19 
acres 
45,807 
200 
287 
331 
3,343 
16,488 
16,710 
3,921 
4,527 
tons 
1,265,481 
4,867 
8,642 
9,421 
85,155 
430,691 
487,691 
119,878 
119,136 
Irrigated 
farms 
197 
5 
6 
9 
33 
82 
37 
6 
19 
acres 
45,807 
200 
287 
331 
3,343 
16,488 
16,710 
3,921 
4,527 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
35 
_ 
2 
3 
4 
15 
5 
_ 
6 
acres 
10,643 
- 
(D) 
882 
902 
4,585 
3,482 
- 
(D) 
pounds 
7,772,646 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
666,660 
2,970,600 
2,970,618 
- 
428,787 
Irrigated 
farms 
6 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
5 
acres 
416 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
2 
. 
. 
. 
. 
. 
1 
. 
1 
25 to 99 acres 
7 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
5 
1 00 to 249 acres 
14 
- 
2 
1 
3 
7 
1 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
7 
- 
- 
2 
1 
3 
1 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
5 
- 
- 
- 
3 
2 
- 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
5,608 
374 
539 
951 
1,250 
1,641 
469 
15 
369 
acres 
5,627,463 
105,665 
153,330 
284,718 
793,482 
2,293,661 
1,442,866 
74,758 
478,983 
bushels 
180,120,936 
2,913,412 
3,925,454 
6,638,182 
22,882,865 
73,570,203 
50,706,120 
2,962,744 
16,521,956 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture Farm Typology 375 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
