Table 1. Historical Highlights: 2012 and Earlier Census Years (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
All farms 
2012 
2007 
2002 
1997 
Not adjusted for coverage 
1997 
1992 
1987 
1982 
Livestock and poultry: - Con. 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
2,243 
1,650 
1,215 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
number 
464,802 
355,226 
349,040 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Broilers and other meat- 
type chickens sold 
farms 
95 
87 
77 
73 
61 
47 
100 
110 
number 
166,380 
119,677 
100,660 
113,604 
112,821 
47,505 
84,676 
18,440 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
370 
297 
146 
186 
180 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
60,693 
38,002 
11,642 
13,773 
12,925 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
5,633,512 
5,147,840 
1,584,039 
1,671,004 
1,616,456 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
351 
383 
419 
420 
422 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
42,208 
45,172 
50,094 
36,739 
36,644 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons 
871,062 
974,410 
1,087,841 
737,069 
736,202 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
5,608 
5,460 
5,504 
8,244 
7,932 
8,395 
10,375 
9,982 
acres 
5,627,463 
5,059,916 
4,876,699 
5,848,865 
5,602,336 
4,885,520 
4,703,455 
5,215,965 
bushels 
180,120,936 
147,533,888 
112,449,587 
180,230,934 
172,214,482 
142,893,032 
143,802,744 
159,093,238 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
2,968 
3,000 
1,481 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
2,168,021 
2,194,539 
784,931 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
79,104,642 
81,551,235 
21,003,608 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Durum wheat for grain 
farms 
678 
641 
862 
668 
631 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
549,532 
471,705 
564,640 
304,385 
289,211 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
15,753,344 
11,634,753 
13,032,110 
7,830,366 
7,483,240 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
4,133 
3,621 
4,515 
6,784 
6,536 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
2,909,910 
2,393,672 
3,527,128 
4,000,795 
3,835,928 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
85,262,950 
54,347,900 
78,413,869 
116,097,891 
111,027,909 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Oats for grain 
farms 
280 
488 
697 
1,255 
1,251 
1,590 
2,345 
3,118 
acres 
17,084 
34,633 
45,515 
66,348 
66,331 
82,492 
132,308 
168,097 
bushels 
768,893 
1,673,538 
1,998,128 
3,519,540 
3,501,669 
4,485,707 
6,356,871 
8,068,970 
Barley for grain 
farms 
2,236 
2,347 
2,745 
4,600 
4,423 
5,971 
9,621 
8,283 
acres 
778,521 
718,551 
902,163 
1,130,016 
1,093,414 
1,168,663 
1,900,275 
1,613,964 
bushels 
37,541,212 
29,670,161 
36,076,190 
57,538,649 
55,236,960 
47,381,536 
79,606,320 
72,135,565 
Sorghum for silage or greenchop 
farms 
4 
2 
16 
13 
13 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
243 
(D) 
823 
671 
671 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons 
(D) 
(D) 
5,577 
5,062 
5,062 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
45 
8 
12 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
6,983 
409 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
163,125 
16,084 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Dry edible beans, excluding limas 
farms 
148 
105 
172 
100 
98 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
31,579 
17,151 
22,770 
7,757 
7,528 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
cwt 
448,341 
290,498 
376,832 
157,028 
152,454 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Forage-land used for all hay and 
haylage, grass silage, and greenchop 
(see text) 
farms 
11,728 
12,796 
12,943 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
2,267,198 
2,822,442 
2,590,090 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons, dry 
3,979,316 
5,490,353 
4,517,416 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
35 
17 
10 
11 
11 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
10,643 
3,410 
1,224 
(D) 
1,365 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
pounds 
7,772,646 
3,787,068 
852,210 
(D) 
1,271,680 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sugarbeets for sugar 
farms 
197 
220 
282 
408 
415 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
45,807 
47,533 
56,027 
58,139 
59,345 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons 
1,265,481 
1,174,370 
1,123,844 
1,221,138 
1,243,622 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Vegetables harvested for sale 
(see text) 7 
farms 
325 
313 
150 
140 
125 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
9,322 
11,899 
699 
1,029 
756 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Potatoes 
farms 
179 
152 
143 
148 
134 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
8,682 
11,192 
10,479 
11,297 
10,504 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Land in orchards 
farms 
324 
389 
386 
314 
261 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
1,168 
1,491 
1,740 
1,416 
1,236 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Data for 2002 and prior years are based on a sample of farms. 
2 Data for 1982 exclude abnormal farms. 
3 Data for 1997 and prior years do not include imputation for item nonresponse. 
4 Data for 1982 exclude cost of custom applications. 
5 Data for 1997 and prior years exclude cost of lime and manure. 
6 Data for 1982 do not include imputation for item nonresponse. 
7 Data for 2002 and prior years exclude potatoes, sweet potatoes, and ginseng. 
8 Montana 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
