Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
All farms 
$1,000,000 or 
more 
$500,000 to 
$999,999 
$250,000 to 
$499,999 
$100,000 to 
$249,999 
$50,000 to 
$99,999 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS - Con. 
Total - Con. 
Total sales - Con. 
Cut Christmas trees and 
short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
46 
- 
- 
- 
2 
2 
$1,000 
160 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
46 
- 
- 
- 
2 
2 
$1,000 
160 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
9,306 
435 
745 
1,146 
1,439 
924 
$1,000 
403,251 
123,851 
91,551 
77,321 
54,870 
23,477 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,835 
311 
466 
531 
369 
158 
$1,000 
313,965 
121,081 
85,756 
63,123 
33,686 
10,319 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
10,629 
482 
849 
1,469 
1,953 
1,457 
$1,000 
1,783,908 
757,060 
340,281 
323,574 
223,670 
79,059 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5,179 
473 
781 
1,306 
1,677 
942 
$1,000 
1,696,345 
756,827 
338,456 
319,482 
216,820 
64,759 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
92 
44 
11 
12 
13 
5 
$1,000 
44,671 
37,522 
2,716 
2,680 
1,428 
297 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
82 
44 
11 
10 
12 
5 
$1,000 
44,614 
37,522 
2,716 
(D) 
(D) 
297 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
412 
45 
18 
31 
31 
22 
$1,000 
54,091 
52,795 
115 
(D) 
410 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
41 
35 
1 
2 
3 
$1,000 
53,200 
52,723 
(D) 
(D) 
240 
- 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
1,324 
35 
61 
114 
157 
127 
$1,000 
31,233 
9,274 
4,241 
5,511 
4,985 
2,624 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
133 
22 
20 
34 
35 
22 
$1,000 
21,178 
9,010 
3,452 
4,147 
3,099 
1,471 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
2,572 
51 
61 
135 
179 
180 
$1,000 
22,824 
2,745 
492 
2,177 
2,613 
2,870 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
46 
2 
1 
6 
10 
27 
$1,000 
6,780 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,411 
1,733 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
1,051 
44 
29 
52 
74 
65 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
34 
22 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
34 
32 
- 
- 
1 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Aquaculture 
farms 
26 
3 
1 
1 
5 
2 
$1,000 
3,172 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
648 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
11 
2 
1 
1 
5 
2 
$1,000 
2,912 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
648 
(D) 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
619 
18 
11 
27 
62 
71 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
5,545 
4,014 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
77 
7 
4 
17 
27 
22 
$1,000 
22,227 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,473 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
12,443 
545 
1,133 
1,821 
2,178 
1,300 
$1,000 
209,846 
27,272 
39,917 
44,600 
35,267 
11,935 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
2,071 
179 
380 
544 
442 
192 
$1,000 
97,159 
26,673 
29,314 
25,683 
11,625 
2,604 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
1,389 
52 
54 
84 
121 
94 
$1,000 
9,423 
2,763 
798 
746 
1,526 
830 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
28,008 
728 
1,392 
2,276 
2,945 
2,178 
$1,000 
3,516,180 
1,178,940 
705,195 
645,429 
431,580 
168,274 
Average per farm 
dollars 
125,542 
1,619,423 
506,606 
283,580 
146,547 
77,261 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
10,324 
606 
1,136 
1,700 
1,892 
1,031 
$1,000 
406,062 
135,521 
110,843 
88,769 
45,784 
13,251 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,274 
17 
43 
155 
334 
372 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,584 
47 
156 
429 
864 
542 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,192 
49 
150 
417 
455 
82 
$50,000 or more 
2,274 
493 
787 
699 
239 
35 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
12,366 
642 
1,222 
1,852 
2,134 
1,256 
$1,000 
217,620 
72,732 
60,818 
46,215 
24,151 
6,604 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
7,480 
78 
197 
470 
914 
874 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,552 
98 
255 
641 
948 
331 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,040 
58 
241 
460 
217 
40 
$50,000 or more 
1,294 
408 
529 
281 
55 
11 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
82 Montana 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
