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 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Sunflower seed, all - Con. 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
2 
25 to 99 acres 
7 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100 to 249 acres 
14 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
7 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
5 
- 
- 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
5,608 
3 
53 
24 
39 
55 
acres 
5,627,463 
(D) 
968 
(D) 
1,781 
3,209 
bushels 
180,120,936 
347 
33,319 
31,620 
59,988 
121,289 
Irrigated 
farms 
982 
2 
19 
10 
16 
26 
acres 
202,326 
(D) 
277 
(D) 
663 
1,132 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
155 
3 
38 
10 
12 
8 
25 to 99 acres 
612 
- 
15 
14 
27 
36 
1 00 to 249 acres 
914 
- 
- 
- 
- 
11 
250 to 499 acres 
884 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
3,043 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
11,728 
296 
2,338 
429 
479 
438 
acres 
2,267,198 
1,435 
35,961 
12,315 
18,226 
22,366 
tons, dry 
3,979,316 
2,708 
61,575 
22,944 
33,572 
41,110 
Irrigated 
farms 
6,281 
230 
1,444 
255 
274 
255 
acres 
907,441 
1,115 
21,011 
6,881 
10,676 
12,909 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
3,195 
296 
1,945 
183 
149 
106 
25 to 99 acres 
3,372 
- 
393 
246 
330 
285 
1 00 to 249 acres 
2,483 
- 
- 
- 
- 
47 
250 to 499 acres 
1,479 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
1,199 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
8,284 
174 
1,256 
258 
280 
281 
acres 
1,484,998 
826 
19,441 
7,162 
10,281 
14,097 
tons, dry 
2,790,112 
1,761 
39,797 
15,410 
23,047 
30,373 
Irrigated 
farms 
4,597 
134 
830 
171 
194 
172 
acres 
601,765 
642 
12,439 
4,209 
7,113 
8,528 
Other tame hay 
farms 
2,652 
94 
667 
115 
122 
97 
acres 
311,727 
437 
9,261 
2,581 
3,824 
3,816 
tons, dry 
462,301 
736 
12,788 
3,742 
5,744 
5,809 
Irrigated 
farms 
1,387 
82 
416 
70 
71 
62 
acres 
118,966 
391 
5,365 
1,563 
2,324 
2,442 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
81 
- 
3 
- 
2 
- 
acres 
11,869 
- 
34 
- 
(D) 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
33 
- 
2 
- 
- 
acres 
4,962 
" 
(D) 
- 
“ 
- 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
325 
102 
108 
16 
5 
8 
acres 
9,300 
87 
247 
56 
4 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
325 
102 
108 
16 
5 
8 
acres 
9,300 
87 
247 
56 
4 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
247 
100 
94 
15 
5 
5 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
42 
2 
14 
- 
- 
1 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
8 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
13 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
250.0 acres or more 
15 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Beans, snap 
farms 
92 
27 
35 
4 
1 
4 
acres 
28 
7 
7 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
7 
1 
3 
2 
1 
- 
acres 
2 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
" 
Peas, green 
farms 
82 
20 
34 
4 
- 
1 
acres 
22 
3 
7 
1 
- 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
2 
- 
2 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Potatoes 
farms 
179 
42 
53 
12 
- 
3 
acres 
8,682 
7 
44 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
5 
3 
1 
- 
acres 
1 
(Z) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
136 
42 
51 
11 
. 
2 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
8 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
8 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
12 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250.0 acres or more 
15 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sweet corn 
farms 
105 
30 
37 
8 
2 
2 
acres 
122 
11 
23 
3 
(D) 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
3 
1 
- 
- 
1 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
" 
Tomatoes in the open 
farms 
137 
47 
49 
8 
2 
4 
acres 
39 
9 
11 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
10 
4 
3 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
5 
(Z) 
1 
- 
Land in orchards 
farms 
324 
163 
131 
5 
12 
4 
acres 
1,168 
355 
530 
54 
100 
26 
Irrigated 
farms 
219 
111 
90 
3 
6 
3 
acres 
818 
245 
370 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
262 
151 
93 
2 
8 
3 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
60 
12 
38 
3 
3 
1 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
76 Montana 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
