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 
HAY, FORAGE, AND FIELD AND GRASS SEEDS - Con. 
Forage - land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and greenchop (tons, 
dry equivalent) (see text) - Con. 
3,000 to 4,999 acres 
23 
73,367 
140,292 
15 
(D) 
15 
55,625 
127,556 
15 
29,701 
5,000 acres or more 
4 
24,100 
67,757 
2 
(D) 
5 
28,371 
68,956 
4 
14,499 
Hay - All hay including alfalfa, other tame, 
small grain, and wild (tons, dry) (see text) 
11,504 
2,251,827 
3,908,679 
6,130 
900,839 
12,658 
2,821,154 
5,363,210 
6,902 
1,045,208 
1 to 14 acres 
1,883 
15,202 
25,999 
1,124 
8,593 
1,715 
14,282 
26,695 
1,076 
8,487 
1 5 to 24 acres 
1,191 
22,128 
35,843 
603 
10,685 
1,248 
23,224 
44,057 
732 
12,933 
25 to 49 acres 
1,584 
54,169 
99,116 
887 
28,319 
1,650 
57,409 
110,504 
961 
30,900 
50 to 99 acres 
1,708 
117,869 
212,818 
926 
58,872 
1,827 
126,329 
259,014 
1,001 
62,093 
1 00 to 249 acres 
2,474 
382,552 
666,473 
1,247 
167,498 
2,766 
439,238 
879,680 
1,466 
192,630 
250 to 499 acres 
1,486 
516,647 
895,332 
726 
197,707 
1,830 
640,632 
1,229,315 
890 
235,965 
500 to 999 acres 
781 
510,821 
856,636 
380 
187,347 
1,118 
741,482 
1,346,984 
498 
233,764 
1 ,000 acres or more 
397 
632,439 
1,116,462 
237 
241,818 
504 
778,558 
1,466,961 
278 
268,436 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
311 
401,625 
693,022 
191 
170,654 
416 
541,634 
1,033,292 
219 
170,711 
2,000 to 2,999 acres 
58 
130,193 
205,855 
28 
36,865 
68 
153,027 
240,031 
40 
51,765 
3,000 to 4,999 acres 
24 
76,521 
149,828 
16 
(D) 
15 
55,526 
124,682 
15 
31,461 
5,000 acres or more 
4 
24,100 
67,757 
2 
(D) 
5 
28,371 
68,956 
4 
14,499 
Alfalfa hay (tons, dry) 
8,284 
1,484,998 
2,790,112 
4,597 
601,765 
9,711 
1,868,756 
3,936,445 
5,444 
703,960 
1 to 1 4 acres 
1,122 
8,973 
18,473 
723 
5,586 
1,209 
9,902 
21,574 
780 
6,153 
1 5 to 24 acres 
845 
15,786 
31,266 
509 
9,146 
920 
17,236 
38,743 
562 
10,070 
25 to 49 acres 
1,128 
39,330 
84,742 
657 
22,140 
1,272 
44,409 
98,935 
764 
25,403 
50 to 99 acres 
1,401 
96,940 
194,206 
767 
50,182 
1,553 
107,589 
251,237 
929 
59,325 
1 00 to 249 acres 
2,018 
307,373 
597,104 
1,089 
148,763 
2,456 
385,799 
866,920 
1,350 
183,653 
250 to 499 acres 
1,016 
345,659 
658,996 
480 
132,280 
1,313 
451,248 
958,951 
641 
176,471 
500 to 999 acres 
542 
350,325 
630,840 
264 
128,647 
732 
478,675 
945,687 
292 
137,254 
1 ,000 acres or more 
212 
320,612 
574,485 
108 
105,021 
256 
373,898 
754,398 
126 
105,631 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
168 
211,628 
372,524 
90 
75,442 
224 
285,951 
567,658 
101 
72,559 
2,000 to 2,999 acres 
37 
80,934 
114,937 
13 
14,079 
23 
52,439 
(D) 
17 
(D) 
3,000 to 4,999 acres 
5 
(D) 
(D) 
3 
(D) 
8 
(□) 
89,139 
7 
14,620 
5,000 acres or more 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
Small grain hay (tons, dry) 
1,628 
183,378 
306,125 
695 
44,634 
2,166 
232,048 
412,842 
826 
52,130 
1 to 1 4 acres 
155 
1,371 
2,634 
86 
740 
214 
1,933 
3,437 
116 
(D) 
1 5 to 24 acres 
195 
3,681 
6,659 
103 
1,801 
228 
4,383 
7,949 
118 
2,170 
25 to 49 acres 
345 
12,338 
20,178 
168 
5,515 
402 
14,155 
26,658 
188 
5,971 
50 to 99 acres 
371 
25,100 
42,346 
170 
10,546 
529 
36,181 
65,142 
172 
10,591 
1 00 to 249 acres 
396 
59,380 
104,964 
123 
16,074 
581 
86,613 
148,901 
186 
21,385 
250 to 499 acres 
110 
36,550 
58,484 
28 
6,984 
160 
53,811 
91,103 
31 
6,168 
500 to 999 acres 
41 
26,828 
44,842 
13 
2,534 
45 
26,872 
53,502 
13 
3,282 
1 ,000 acres or more 
15 
18,130 
26,018 
4 
440 
7 
8,100 
16,150 
2 
(D) 
Other tame hay (tons, dry) 
2,652 
311,727 
462,301 
1,387 
118,966 
2,894 
378,192 
563,007 
1,424 
125,354 
1 to 1 4 acres 
691 
5,417 
7,667 
437 
3,245 
560 
4,475 
7,412 
347 
2,661 
1 5 to 24 acres 
338 
6,238 
8,574 
167 
2,882 
359 
6,621 
10,216 
220 
3,779 
25 to 49 acres 
460 
15,525 
22,284 
250 
7,808 
521 
18,155 
28,778 
286 
9,119 
50 to 99 acres 
369 
25,089 
33,292 
181 
11,221 
480 
33,020 
50,816 
200 
12,338 
1 00 to 249 acres 
479 
73,030 
95,371 
226 
29,414 
536 
80,081 
108,689 
205 
25,947 
250 to 499 acres 
193 
66,501 
91,589 
80 
23,046 
278 
93,089 
126,153 
102 
29,301 
500 to 999 acres 
70 
48,211 
71,393 
18 
11,607 
113 
77,514 
133,673 
47 
24,306 
1 ,000 acres or more 
52 
71,716 
132,131 
28 
29,743 
47 
65,237 
97,270 
17 
17,903 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
46 
54,580 
109,056 
25 
(D) 
41 
50,796 
69,264 
17 
17,903 
2,000 to 2,999 acres 
3 
6,952 
8,029 
- 
6 
14,441 
28,006 
- 
- 
3,000 to 4,999 acres 
3 
10,184 
15,046 
3 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5,000 acres or more 
“ 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wild hay (tons, dry) 
2,026 
271 ,724 
350,141 
740 
135,474 
2,299 
342,158 
450,916 
801 
163,764 
1 to 1 4 acres 
406 
3,229 
3,863 
127 
904 
414 
3,403 
3,829 
144 
1,048 
1 5 to 24 acres 
260 
4,816 
5,019 
62 
981 
303 
5,637 
6,278 
74 
1,243 
25 to 49 acres 
317 
10,684 
11,650 
105 
3,130 
383 
13,190 
15,638 
127 
3,709 
50 to 99 acres 
348 
23,007 
26,291 
111 
6,577 
398 
26,069 
30,635 
117 
6,540 
1 00 to 249 acres 
378 
55,424 
71,673 
145 
19,602 
442 
65,145 
83,704 
137 
18,634 
250 to 499 acres 
204 
68,594 
89,493 
112 
35,032 
197 
66,032 
95,011 
97 
30,631 
500 to 999 acres 
77 
51,123 
62,257 
49 
28,688 
108 
74,127 
104,899 
66 
45,015 
1 ,000 acres or more 
36 
54,847 
79,895 
29 
40,560 
54 
88,555 
110,922 
39 
56,944 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
31 
41,847 
61,395 
26 
33,260 
45 
62,455 
72,147 
30 
35,622 
2,000 to 2,999 acres 
3 
(□) 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
4 
9,100 
11,050 
4 
7,322 
3,000 to 4,999 acres 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
5 
17,000 
27,725 
5 
14,000 
5,000 acres or more 
- 
- 
" 
- 
- 
- 
- 
All haylage, grass silage, and greenchop 
(tons, green) 
424 
37,304 
142,940 
263 
18,756 
364 
48,395 
257,219 
232 
27,952 
1 to 14 acres 
127 
989 
2,010 
79 
621 
72 
(D) 
(D) 
45 
(D) 
1 5 to 24 acres 
56 
977 
2,225 
38 
587 
38 
692 
2,115 
25 
396 
25 to 49 acres 
61 
2,170 
5,756 
43 
1,468 
52 
1,777 
4,514 
28 
922 
50 to 99 acres 
61 
4,368 
15,877 
33 
2,197 
56 
3,744 
18,492 
35 
2,323 
1 00 to 249 acres 
75 
11,320 
40,719 
46 
6,199 
86 
13,674 
69,033 
63 
9,179 
250 to 499 acres 
32 
10,559 
46,952 
17 
4,583 
38 
13,069 
82,885 
19 
5,761 
500 to 999 acres 
12 
6,921 
29,401 
7 
3,101 
21 
13,915 
74,917 
16 
8,645 
1 ,000 acres or more 
" 
- 
- 
1 
(□) 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
Haylage or greenchop from alfalfa or alfalfa 
mixtures (tons, green) 
211 
19,827 
86,294 
133 
13,170 
207 
28,008 
157,076 
156 
18,726 
1 to 1 4 acres 
56 
524 
1,089 
27 
265 
33 
247 
643 
27 
203 
1 5 to 24 acres 
20 
366 
1,280 
8 
(D) 
12 
217 
916 
9 
167 
25 to 49 acres 
29 
1,040 
3,080 
22 
731 
24 
827 
2,513 
13 
480 
50 to 99 acres 
33 
2,275 
10,756 
23 
1,526 
37 
2,526 
14,492 
30 
2,042 
1 00 to 249 acres 
52 
7,417 
31,298 
37 
5,225 
69 
10,754 
48,024 
52 
6,990 
250 to 499 acres 
14 
4,393 
19,727 
10 
2,223 
24 
8,647 
51,698 
17 
4,864 
500 to 999 acres 
7 
3,812 
19,064 
6 
(D) 
8 
4,790 
38,790 
8 
3,980 
1 ,000 acres or more 
- 
" 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other haylage, grass silage, and greenchop, 
excluding corn and sorghum silage (tons, green) 
228 
17,477 
56,646 
136 
5,586 
175 
20,387 
100,143 
91 
9,226 
1 to 1 4 acres 
71 
465 
921 
52 
356 
45 
327 
685 
22 
161 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Montana 29 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
