Table 37. Specified Crops by Acres Harvested: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[Totals may not add due to rounding. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
2012 
2007 
Crop 
Farms 
Acres 
Quantity 
Irrigated land 
Farms 
Acres 
Quantity 
Irrigated land 
Farms 
Acres 
Farms 
Acres 
FIELD CROPS - Con. 
Sugarbeets for sugar (tons) - Con. 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
3 
3,781 
125,413 
3 
3,781 
4 
5,214 
133,199 
4 
5,214 
2,000 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sunflower seed, all (pounds) 
35 
10,643 
7,772,646 
6 
416 
17 
3,410 
3,787,068 
6 
1,266 
Sunflower seed - oil varieties (pounds) 
30 
7,745 
5,036,606 
5 
(D) 
17 
3,410 
3,787,068 
6 
1,266 
Sunflower seed - non-oil varieties (pounds) 
5 
2,898 
2,736,040 
1 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wheat for grain, all (bushels) 
5,608 
5,627,463 
180,120,936 
982 
202,326 
5,460 
5,059,916 
147,533,888 
897 
161,697 
1 to 14 acres 
68 
544 
19,449 
33 
265 
51 
462 
19,627 
16 
160 
1 5 to 24 acres 
87 
1,672 
52,712 
30 
546 
85 
1,671 
65,617 
32 
632 
25 to 49 acres 
204 
283,581 
83 
2,869 
215 
7,953 
300,555 
69 
2,500 
50 to 99 acres 
408 
29,616 
1,149,154 
136 
8,880 
412 
29,879 
1,146,135 
153 
9,864 
1 00 to 249 acres 
914 
149,741 
5,069,813 
232 
29,329 
946 
154,331 
5,118,009 
234 
30,655 
250 to 499 acres 
884 
316,196 
9,866,020 
159 
38,415 
818 
292,421 
8,625,931 
126 
28,348 
500 to 999 acres 
1,169 
831,693 
26,559,271 
146 
48,305 
1,159 
833,180 
24,214,438 
115 
31,805 
1 ,000 acres or more 
1,874 
4,290,768 
137,120,936 
163 
73,717 
1,774 
3,740,019 
108,043,576 
152 
57,733 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
1,057 
1,493,106 
47,593,761 
90 
37,649 
1,069 
1,482,466 
43,826,294 
78 
29,809 
2,000 to 2,999 acres 
440 
1,052,196 
33,135,733 
31 
15,770 
407 
963,407 
27,426,778 
28 
10,197 
3,000 to 4,999 acres 
276 
1,032,925 
33,238,629 
25 
10,857 
236 
866,800 
24,625,123 
36 
14,021 
5,000 acres or more 
101 
712,541 
23,152,813 
17 
9,441 
62 
427,346 
12,165,381 
10 
3,706 
Winter wheat for grain (bushels) 
2,968 
2,168,021 
79,104,642 
267 
41,362 
3,000 
2,194,539 
81,551,235 
294 
40,439 
1 to 1 4 acres 
39 
268 
11,379 
12 
87 
25 
238 
10,848 
6 
66 
1 5 to 24 acres 
34 
661 
25,942 
11 
187 
36 
710 
28,054 
5 
103 
25 to 49 acres 
78 
2,865 
105,675 
13 
460 
123 
4,668 
193,263 
19 
661 
50 to 99 acres 
207 
14,961 
551,912 
32 
1,855 
226 
16,865 
676,371 
56 
3,406 
1 00 to 249 acres 
574 
95,352 
3,300,754 
70 
7,118 
564 
94,659 
3,513,049 
68 
8,431 
250 to 499 acres 
595 
212,473 
7,807,282 
50 
9,788 
558 
199,677 
7,106,772 
48 
7,167 
500 to 999 acres 
755 
523,181 
18,866,979 
34 
7,123 
702 
491,614 
18,307,644 
39 
7,468 
1 ,000 acres or more 
686 
1,318,260 
48,434,719 
45 
14,744 
766 
1,386,108 
51,715,234 
53 
13,137 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
472 
622,528 
23,879,124 
22 
5,136 
552 
738,916 
27,089,496 
30 
8,060 
2,000 to 2,999 acres 
119 
276,642 
9,711,109 
12 
6,627 
143 
340,294 
12,885,291 
13 
3,073 
3,000 to 4,999 acres 
70 
248,399 
9,044,960 
5 
1,544 
54 
193,177 
7,706,766 
8 
(D) 
5,000 acres or more 
25 
170,691 
5,799,526 
6 
1,437 
17 
113,721 
4,033,681 
2 
(D) 
Durum wheat for grain (bushels) 
678 
549,532 
15,753,344 
50 
8,143 
641 
471,705 
11,634,753 
33 
3,392 
1 to 1 4 acres 
6 
38 
1,341 
3 
29 
7 
22 
419 
1 
(D) 
1 5 to 24 acres 
8 
165 
3,321 
1 
(D) 
5 
93 
2,588 
1 
(D) 
25 to 49 acres 
23 
772 
22,523 
4 
(D) 
21 
787 
23,092 
3 
108 
50 to 99 acres 
38 
2,748 
71,884 
5 
270 
36 
2,780 
83,441 
8 
583 
1 00 to 249 acres 
142 
24,251 
675,655 
12 
1,877 
118 
20,200 
503,785 
8 
949 
250 to 499 acres 
147 
51,527 
1,525,934 
15 
3,504 
155 
53,896 
1,210,628 
3 
(D) 
500 to 999 acres 
129 
89,305 
2,671,290 
6 
890 
137 
94,596 
2,310,752 
7 
1,420 
1 ,000 acres or more 
185 
380,726 
10,781,396 
4 
(D) 
162 
299,331 
7,500,048 
2 
(D) 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
107 
147,860 
4,198,585 
3 
900 
106 
139,002 
3,262,319 
1 
(D) 
2,000 to 2,999 acres 
48 
113,839 
3,036,241 
- 
- 
40 
95,607 
2,508,980 
- 
3,000 to 4,999 acres 
27 
102,197 
2,997,170 
- 
- 
11 
38,564 
999,635 
1 
(D) 
5,000 acres or more 
3 
16,830 
549,400 
1 
(D) 
5 
26,158 
729,114 
Other Spring wheat for grain (bushels) 
4,133 
2,909,910 
85,262,950 
820 
152,821 
3,621 
2,393,672 
54,347,900 
699 
117,866 
1 to 1 4 acres 
58 
511 
16,806 
29 
248 
38 
321 
13,358 
14 
137 
1 5 to 24 acres 
67 
1,266 
40,303 
26 
477 
67 
1,310 
53,895 
33 
648 
25 to 49 acres 
185 
6,419 
265,089 
88 
3,135 
150 
5,522 
200,156 
63 
2,342 
50 to 99 acres 
380 
27,568 
1,069,852 
144 
9,387 
359 
25,452 
877,142 
133 
8,105 
1 00 to 249 acres 
858 
140,733 
4,580,768 
205 
27,818 
851 
138,210 
3,885,022 
206 
26,702 
250 to 499 acres 
835 
293,897 
8,814,853 
140 
35,084 
684 
241,066 
5,974,470 
112 
26,607 
500 to 999 acres 
836 
587,747 
17,216,883 
107 
38,973 
721 
504,182 
11,114,650 
73 
24,935 
1 ,000 acres or more 
914 
1,851,769 
53,258,396 
81 
37,699 
751 
1,477,609 
32,229,207 
65 
28,390 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
584 
805,900 
23,198,685 
55 
23,755 
473 
655,577 
14,451,664 
37 
17,838 
2,000 to 2,999 acres 
189 
446,256 
12,820,900 
13 
(D) 
179 
417,725 
9,156,275 
17 
(D) 
3,000 to 4,999 acres 
115 
421,908 
11,620,850 
11 
8,058 
82 
294,358 
6,152,364 
9 
(D) 
5,000 acres or more 
26 
177,705 
5,617,961 
2 
(D) 
17 
109,949 
2,468,904 
2 
(D) 
HAY, FORAGE, AND FIELD AND GRASS SEEDS 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
81 
11,869 
(X) 
33 
4,962 
147 
31,008 
(X) 
70 
12,889 
1 to 1 4 acres 
4 
27 
(X) 
2 
(D) 
7 
70 
(X) 
3 
26 
1 5 to 24 acres 
4 
65 
(X) 
3 
(D) 
8 
138 
(X) 
5 
(D) 
25 to 49 acres 
16 
572 
(X) 
3 
86 
14 
521 
(X) 
8 
298 
50 to 99 acres 
22 
1,375 
(X) 
8 
498 
37 
2,577 
(X) 
14 
1,015 
1 00 to 249 acres 
27 
4,337 
(X) 
13 
1,965 
46 
8,121 
(X) 
18 
3,215 
250 to 499 acres 
4 
1,291 
(X) 
3 
(D) 
19 
6,607 
(X) 
11 
3,208 
500 to 999 acres 
2 
(D) 
(X) 
- 
11 
7,624 
(X) 
8 
4,065 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
2 
(D) 
(X) 
1 
(□) 
5 
5,350 
(X) 
3 
(D) 
2,000 acres or more 
- 
* 
(X) 
- 
- 
“ 
(X) 
~ 
- 
Alfalfa seed (pounds) 
65 
6,277 
2,045,008 
32 
3,552 
80 
10,338 
3,729,635 
42 
6,385 
Fescue seed (pounds) 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
4 
39 
9,300 
2 
(D) 
Ryegrass seed (pounds) 
8 
1,076 
251,822 
- 
- 
4 
181 
289,600 
2 
(D) 
Forage - land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and greenchop (tons, 
dry equivalent) (see text) 
1 1 ,728 
2,267,198 
3,979,316 
6,281 
907,441 
12,796 
2,822,442 
5,490,353 
6,996 
1,059,816 
1 to 14 acres 
1,968 
15,973 
26,801 
1,184 
9,064 
1,778 
14,738 
27,415 
1,118 
8,814 
1 5 to 24 acres 
1,227 
22,698 
36,494 
633 
11,124 
1,265 
23,517 
44,599 
743 
13,080 
25 to 49 acres 
1,626 
55,603 
101,500 
914 
29,101 
1,682 
58,550 
113,075 
971 
31,301 
50 to 99 acres 
1,746 
120,402 
219,761 
939 
59,382 
1,840 
126,986 
266,755 
1,018 
63,089 
1 00 to 249 acres 
2,483 
383,730 
671,002 
1,253 
167,544 
2,785 
442,933 
901,709 
1,468 
194,551 
250 to 499 acres 
1,479 
512,516 
899,129 
726 
195,480 
1,833 
640,078 
1,264,817 
903 
240,282 
500 to 999 acres 
787 
509,852 
863,773 
385 
186,218 
1,112 
739,170 
1,395,218 
492 
236,559 
1 ,000 acres or more 
412 
646,424 
1,160,856 
247 
249,528 
501 
776,470 
1,476,765 
283 
272,140 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
324 
412,287 
725,703 
200 
177,478 
414 
541,800 
1,036,726 
224 
173,762 
2,000 to 2,999 acres 
61 
136,670 
227,104 
30 
39,829 
67 
150,674 
243,527 
40 
54,178 
-continued 
28 Montana 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
