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 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS - Con. 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
1,595 
186 
232 
243 
237 
137 
acres 
677,931 
238,938 
178,590 
118,190 
84,313 
25,468 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
10,440 
630 
1,176 
1,772 
1,954 
1,077 
acres 
9,850,643 
2,738,886 
2,602,303 
2,356,764 
1,325,362 
378,181 
Nematodes 
farms 
178 
21 
25 
25 
29 
16 
acres 
75,477 
28,194 
22,002 
12,983 
9,334 
2,443 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
1,105 
143 
240 
220 
193 
84 
acres 
944,792 
306,281 
320,910 
189,615 
96,207 
20,833 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
258 
39 
34 
32 
16 
13 
acres on which used 
68,782 
40,696 
14,696 
9,363 
1,897 
539 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
229 
22 
31 
18 
32 
11 
acres 
36,688 
2,927 
6,345 
9,867 
3,123 
(D) 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
1,229 
62 
79 
119 
149 
113 
acres 
228,633 
55,300 
44,814 
38,142 
32,843 
15,661 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
948 
42 
54 
80 
136 
93 
acres 
1,280,318 
344,490 
110,370 
211,308 
205,554 
62,990 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
4,241 
411 
732 
983 
912 
422 
acres 
6,859,498 
2,070,486 
2,001,246 
1,649,511 
809,273 
177,898 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
1,873 
142 
288 
431 
435 
230 
acres 
1,753,711 
419,374 
509,819 
442,003 
256,117 
80,794 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
4,504 
230 
402 
732 
1,048 
585 
acres 
1,892,025 
326,534 
351,577 
452,667 
463,341 
146,485 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
976 
40 
105 
150 
182 
97 
acres 
128,183 
11,580 
18,791 
38,233 
32,642 
1 1 ,032 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
1,087 
53 
71 
164 
184 
107 
Solar panels 
farms 
847 
39 
52 
144 
150 
92 
Wind turbines 
farms 
189 
10 
12 
21 
18 
11 
Methane digesters 
farms 
4 
1 
- 
2 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
124 
6 
10 
9 
16 
12 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
39 
1 
2 
2 
4 
4 
Biodiesel 
farms 
22 
- 
- 
1 
2 
5 
Ethanol 
farms 
11 
2 
- 
2 
- 
3 
Other 
farms 
31 
1 
2 
8 
3 
6 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
101 
10 
16 
14 
25 
8 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
18,143 
175 
318 
608 
1,098 
1,088 
Part owners 
farms 
7,664 
489 
934 
1,424 
1,520 
820 
Tenants 
farms 
2,201 
64 
140 
244 
327 
270 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
25,934 
665 
1,260 
2,040 
2,627 
1,924 
acres 
45,917,168 
8,329,762 
7,547,516 
7,958,400 
7,451,148 
2,923,686 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
25,807 
664 
1,252 
2,032 
2,618 
1,908 
acres 
41,202,521 
8,175,660 
7,308,611 
7,663,075 
6,643,551 
2,596,236 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
9,944 
553 
1,077 
1,671 
1,854 
1,094 
acres 
18,751,461 
3,995,099 
3,734,963 
4,375,139 
2,846,200 
1,324,311 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
9,865 
553 
1,074 
1,668 
1,847 
1,090 
acres 
18,556,396 
3,989,556 
3,727,821 
4,344,161 
2,823,509 
1,284,843 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
3,660 
92 
166 
274 
385 
273 
acres 
4,909,712 
159,645 
246,047 
326,303 
830,288 
366,918 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
45,246 
1,552 
2,631 
4,036 
4,839 
3,455 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
14,029 
251 
536 
954 
1,444 
1,102 
2 operators 
11,717 
269 
571 
978 
1,195 
919 
3 operators 
1,699 
145 
203 
270 
252 
120 
4 operators 
383 
38 
69 
63 
38 
33 
5 or more operators 
180 
25 
13 
11 
16 
4 
Total women operators 
number 
15,478 
330 
685 
1,126 
1,413 
1,093 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
13,587 
250 
581 
956 
1,243 
984 
2 operators 
727 
22 
43 
79 
75 
44 
3 operators 
97 
3 
6 
4 
4 
7 
4 operators 
21 
1 
- 
- 
2 
- 
5 or more operators 
9 
2 
" 
- 
" 
- 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
23,765 
703 
1,322 
2,180 
2,749 
1,937 
Female 
4,243 
25 
70 
96 
196 
241 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
15,434 
695 
1,329 
2,104 
2,553 
1,601 
Other 
12,574 
33 
63 
172 
392 
577 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
92 Montana 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
