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 
LAND USE - Con. 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads, 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
16,817 
1,620 
3,622 
583 
644 
579 
acres 
833,006 
3,005 
17,569 
5,103 
6,253 
7,935 
Irrigated land 
farms 
9,451 
832 
2,413 
391 
429 
384 
acres 
1,903,019 
2,952 
36,634 
12,794 
21,238 
23,431 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
7,676 
567 
1,701 
306 
306 
292 
acres 
1,482,359 
1,751 
23,142 
8,065 
12,865 
16,437 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
3,864 
315 
1,220 
192 
232 
180 
acres 
420,660 
1,201 
13,492 
4,729 
8,373 
6,994 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
Programs 
farms 
4,330 
15 
95 
25 
69 
92 
acres 
2,273,660 
34 
2,058 
1,248 
4,551 
9,276 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
6,177 
29 
57 
26 
32 
51 
acres 
9,314,797 
92 
1,248 
831 
1,709 
4,253 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
148 
18 
29 
3 
3 
2 
$1,000 
16,475 
216 
477 
(D) 
27 
(D) 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
28,008 
2,365 
5,518 
953 
1,083 
1,084 
$1,000 
46,901,313 
341,216 
1,684,945 
382,825 
442,379 
535,174 
Average per farm 
....dollars 
1,674,568 
144,277 
305,354 
401,705 
408,475 
493,703 
Average per acre 
....dollars 
785 
37,968 
12,358 
6,944 
4,993 
4,257 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
2,033 
942 
598 
94 
96 
87 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,483 
218 
419 
91 
115 
103 
$100,000 to $199,999 
2,985 
397 
941 
130 
164 
197 
$200,000 to $499,999 
7,586 
734 
2,611 
359 
393 
333 
$500,000 to $999,999 
4,870 
70 
808 
216 
224 
239 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
3,549 
2 
128 
49 
76 
86 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
3,620 
2 
13 
14 
15 
36 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
1,167 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
$10,000,000 or more 
715 
- 
- 
- 
- 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
28,005 
2,364 
5,518 
953 
1,083 
1,082 
$1,000 
3,854,196 
81,261 
163,620 
44,813 
44,901 
47,757 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
2,917 
533 
942 
122 
153 
168 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,236 
326 
765 
121 
114 
123 
$10,000 to $19,999 
3,779 
546 
1,319 
187 
233 
175 
$20,000 to $49,999 
5,958 
487 
1,631 
287 
319 
297 
$50,000 to $99,999 
4,115 
277 
545 
137 
147 
182 
$100,000 to $199,999 
3,541 
125 
235 
65 
93 
101 
$200,000 to $499,999 
3,504 
67 
73 
25 
16 
34 
$500,000 or more 
1,955 
3 
8 
9 
8 
2 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
21,570 
1,435 
3,725 
708 
797 
817 
number 
69,642 
2,310 
5,693 
1,275 
1,470 
1,611 
Tractors, all 
farms 
19,952 
991 
3,393 
697 
753 
743 
number 
50,175 
1,358 
4,912 
1,206 
1,343 
1,329 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
8,083 
582 
1,857 
341 
362 
308 
number 
10,915 
725 
2,308 
471 
510 
403 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
12,160 
441 
1,876 
449 
479 
462 
number 
17,803 
506 
2,227 
602 
642 
649 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
10,313 
89 
327 
109 
148 
218 
number 
21,457 
127 
377 
133 
191 
277 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
5,449 
19 
55 
15 
32 
41 
number 
7,022 
19 
56 
17 
34 
45 
Cotton pickers and strippers, 
self-propelled 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
3,422 
55 
331 
109 
80 
109 
number 
3,858 
55 
337 
115 
86 
122 
Hay balers 
farms 
10,215 
186 
1,239 
317 
332 
361 
number 
12,811 
195 
1,400 
357 
405 
440 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
9,667 
373 
1,159 
220 
236 
257 
acres treated 
7,608,547 
1,317 
17,130 
6,721 
10,621 
15,244 
Manure used 
farms 
2,429 
156 
617 
88 
82 
86 
acres treated 
182,819 
516 
6,582 
1,854 
2,612 
2,905 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
64 Montana 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
