Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
10 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
100 to 139 
acres 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) - Con. 
Net cash farm income of operators - Con. 
Operators reporting net gains 2 - Con. 
Gain of- - Con. 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,804 
209 
425 
82 
118 
114 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,363 
84 
201 
59 
55 
77 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,190 
113 
155 
48 
68 
75 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,863 
63 
62 
20 
29 
36 
$50,000 or more 
5,706 
68 
53 
18 
21 
40 
Operators reporting net losses 
... farms 
14,396 
1,713 
4,386 
690 
755 
703 
Average net loss 
Loss of- 
..dollars 
34,102 
13,625 
10,573 
23,186 
14,942 
15,255 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,002 
146 
354 
65 
60 
62 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,762 
563 
1,540 
228 
226 
190 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,935 
430 
1,092 
148 
171 
145 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,530 
382 
990 
160 
189 
228 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,549 
125 
314 
67 
74 
45 
$50,000 or more 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
1,618 
67 
96 
22 
35 
33 
Total 
... farms 
227 
- 
5 
- 
2 
- 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
$1,000 
16,590 
(D) 
(D) 
before taxes and expenses (see text) 
... farms 
12,101 
533 
1,298 
282 
365 
364 
Customwork and other agricultural 
$1,000 
248,531 
8,267 
10,308 
2,157 
2,046 
3,674 
services 
... farms 
1,408 
53 
139 
30 
32 
26 
$1,000 
25,332 
536 
585 
118 
140 
290 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
... farms 
4,767 
185 
469 
146 
180 
192 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
$1,000 
81,321 
2,180 
2,453 
1,177 
1,025 
2,054 
crops, and maple products 
... farms 
239 
3 
33 
8 
18 
16 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
$1,000 
9,004 
5 
(D) 
8 
(D) 
72 
(see text) 
... farms 
726 
29 
109 
6 
10 
21 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
$1,000 
20,310 
1,220 
2,183 
739 
(D) 
209 
from cooperatives 
... farms 
6,121 
176 
413 
90 
110 
113 
Crop and livestock insurance 
$1,000 
17,525 
153 
(D) 
23 
(D) 
78 
payments received 
... farms 
2,113 
4 
13 
10 
14 
13 
Amount from state and local government 
$1,000 
72,850 
13 
10 
15 
59 
31 
agricultural program payments 
... farms 
217 
3 
9 
3 
5 
4 
Other farm-related income 
$1,000 
2,100 
2 
(D) 
3 
2 
13 
sources (see text) 
... farms 
2,071 
117 
222 
23 
50 
39 
LAND USE 
$1,000 
20,089 
4,158 
4,955 
74 
327 
927 
Total cropland 
... farms 
19,888 
751 
3,140 
627 
724 
689 
acres 
17,022,177 
2,606 
52,225 
21,039 
35,544 
47,632 
Harvested cropland 
... farms 
15,894 
696 
2,677 
499 
539 
501 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
9,533,929 
2,251 
39,569 
14,340 
22,129 
28,539 
1 to 49 acres 
5,260 
696 
2,677 
416 
342 
227 
50 to 99 acres 
1,559 
- 
- 
83 
197 
182 
100 to 199 acres 
1,750 
- 
- 
- 
- 
92 
200 to 499 acres 
2,618 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 to 999 acres 
1,867 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
1,558 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,000 acres or more 
Cropland- 
Other pasture and grazing land that could 
have been used for crops without additional 
1,282 
improvements (see text) 
... farms 
1,916 
55 
276 
57 
72 
79 
On which all crops failed or 
acres 
910,532 
194 
3,724 
1,444 
2,583 
3,988 
were abandoned 
... farms 
2,409 
8 
195 
63 
80 
61 
Idle or used for cover crops or soil 
improvement, but not harvested and not 
acres 
624,016 
32 
2,686 
1,558 
2,596 
2,636 
pastured or grazed (see text) 
... farms 
6,021 
42 
365 
88 
152 
153 
acres 
3,213,004 
95 
5,593 
3,183 
7,767 
1 1 ,364 
In cultivated summer fallow 
... farms 
3,739 
8 
57 
26 
25 
20 
acres 
2,740,696 
34 
653 
514 
469 
1,105 
Total woodland 
... farms 
3,987 
91 
859 
201 
238 
233 
acres 
2,609,922 
288 
10,367 
5,334 
8,692 
12,159 
Woodland pastured 
... farms 
2,681 
38 
471 
132 
134 
156 
acres 
1,962,724 
126 
5,284 
2,907 
4,609 
7,174 
Woodland not pastured 
... farms 
1,790 
56 
461 
97 
135 
110 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, 
other than cropland and woodland 
acres 
647,198 
162 
5,083 
2,427 
4,083 
4,985 
pastured (see text) 
... farms 
19,233 
799 
3,473 
664 
722 
735 
acres 
39,293,812 
3,088 
56,187 
23,652 
38,115 
57,998 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
62 Montana 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
