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 
POULTRY - Con. 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens 
sold 
farms 
95 
16 
24 
2 
5 
5 
Farms with- 
number 
166,380 
393 
1,230 
(D) 
254 
(D) 
1 to 1,999 
73 
16 
24 
2 
5 
5 
2,000 to 59,999 
22 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
60,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Turkeys inventory (see text) 
farms 
204 
19 
88 
9 
13 
13 
number 
20,206 
190 
433 
37 
109 
41 
Turkeys sold (see text) 
farms 
68 
7 
15 
2 
7 
5 
CROPS HARVESTED 
number 
28,348 
102 
308 
(D) 
50 
15 
Barley for grain 
farms 
2,236 
- 
40 
14 
23 
31 
acres 
778,521 
- 
661 
470 
972 
1,060 
bushels 
37,541,212 
- 
41,352 
27,730 
53,647 
62,232 
Irrigated 
farms 
877 
- 
16 
11 
17 
18 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
193,827 
" 
322 
387 
588 
682 
1 to 24 acres 
153 
- 
30 
4 
6 
10 
25 to 99 acres 
570 
- 
10 
10 
17 
20 
1 00 to 249 acres 
642 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
250 to 499 acres 
456 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
415 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Corn for grain 
farms 
370 
2 
11 
- 
4 
8 
acres 
60,693 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
186 
420 
bushels 
5,633,512 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
24,110 
58,310 
Irrigated 
farms 
276 
10 
- 
4 
8 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
34,358 
" 
(D) 
“ 
184 
420 
1 to 24 acres 
44 
2 
11 
- 
2 
1 
25 to 99 acres 
144 
- 
- 
- 
2 
5 
1 00 to 249 acres 
119 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
250 to 499 acres 
39 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
24 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
351 
- 
4 
2 
3 
1 
acres 
42,208 
- 
30 
(D) 
125 
(D) 
tons 
871,062 
- 
680 
(D) 
2,520 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
310 
- 
2 
2 
3 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
36,793 
“ 
(D) 
(D) 
125 
“ 
1 to 24 acres 
43 
- 
4 
- 
- 
1 
25 to 99 acres 
152 
- 
- 
2 
3 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
119 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
29 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
8 
- 
- 
- 
Dry edible beans, excluding limas 
farms 
148 
- 
2 
3 
2 
2 
acres 
31,579 
- 
(D) 
153 
(D) 
(D) 
cwt 
448,341 
- 
(D) 
3,760 
(D) 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
142 
- 
2 
3 
2 
2 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
28,503 
“ 
(D) 
153 
(D) 
(D) 
1 to 24 acres 
6 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 99 acres 
47 
- 
- 
3 
2 
2 
100 to 249 acres 
54 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
24 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
17 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Oats for grain 
farms 
280 
- 
13 
2 
6 
2 
acres 
17,084 
- 
213 
(D) 
177 
(D) 
bushels 
768,893 
- 
14,696 
(D) 
11,397 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
91 
- 
10 
3 
2 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
4,140 
“ 
191 
“ 
114 
(D) 
1 to 24 acres 
79 
- 
11 
2 
2 
2 
25 to 99 acres 
150 
- 
2 
- 
4 
- 
100 to 249 acres 
46 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
45 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
acres 
6,983 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
bushels 
163,125 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
26 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
3,331 
“ 
" 
“ 
(D) 
“ 
1 to 24 acres 
4 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
25 to 99 acres 
20 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100 to 249 acres 
13 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sugarbeets for sugar 
farms 
197 
1 
1 
2 
1 
10 
acres 
45,807 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
628 
tons 
1,265,481 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
17,051 
Irrigated 
farms 
197 
1 
1 
2 
1 
10 
acres 
45,807 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
628 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
35 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
10,643 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
pounds 
7,772,646 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
6 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
416 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
74 Montana 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
