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 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
farms 
21,564 
226 
594 
1,190 
2,079 
1,688 
acres 
26,621,716 
(D) 
4,108,840 
5,592,665 
5,575,857 
2,513,842 
Partnership 
farms 
2,320 
179 
227 
288 
296 
192 
acres 
9,795,062 
3,311,209 
2,061,600 
1,794,459 
1,175,956 
349,390 
Registered under state law 
farms 
1,867 
154 
205 
231 
226 
153 
acres 
8,266,313 
2,798,042 
1,898,899 
1,452,038 
886,996 
294,502 
Corporation 
farms 
3,509 
309 
557 
778 
527 
260 
acres 
18,563,248 
5,136,833 
4,719,898 
4,463,604 
1,962,834 
818,570 
Family held 
farms 
3,279 
273 
541 
754 
503 
246 
acres 
17,153,871 
4,367,081 
4,634,720 
4,257,707 
1,900,265 
802,521 
More than 10 stockholders 
farms 
102 
46 
20 
14 
5 
1 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
3,177 
227 
521 
740 
498 
245 
Other than family held 
farms 
230 
36 
16 
24 
24 
14 
acres 
1,409,377 
769,752 
85,178 
205,897 
62,569 
16,049 
More than 10 stockholders 
farms 
37 
15 
- 
4 
2 
- 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
193 
21 
16 
20 
22 
14 
Other-cooperative, estate 
or trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
615 
14 
14 
20 
43 
38 
acres 
4,778,891 
(D) 
146,094 
156,508 
752,413 
199,277 
HIRED FARM LABOR 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
7,322 
637 
1,061 
1,372 
1,135 
573 
workers 
23,199 
4,590 
4,207 
4,050 
2,924 
1,399 
Workers by days worked: 
150 days or more 
farms 
4,192 
568 
821 
933 
644 
267 
workers 
9,644 
2,544 
2,091 
1,905 
1,139 
418 
Less than 150 days 
farms 
4,954 
432 
655 
858 
724 
403 
workers 
13,555 
2,046 
2,116 
2,145 
1,785 
981 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired 
labor (see text) 
farms 
222 
48 
36 
34 
23 
22 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting 
only contract labor (see text) 
farms 
27 
- 
- 
- 
3 
2 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
11,652 
208 
522 
923 
1,277 
982 
workers 
26,245 
985 
1,271 
2,259 
3,074 
2,187 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
2,365 
5 
14 
22 
58 
74 
1 0 to 49 acres 
5,518 
2 
3 
15 
35 
74 
50 to 69 acres 
953 
2 
- 
4 
13 
18 
70 to 99 acres 
1,083 
2 
3 
3 
8 
36 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
1,084 
- 
1 
10 
18 
69 
140 to 179 acres 
1,358 
2 
- 
7 
34 
67 
180 to 219 acres 
670 
- 
- 
4 
22 
56 
220 to 259 acres 
551 
1 
1 
5 
24 
81 
260 to 499 acres 
2,614 
13 
10 
60 
198 
281 
500 to 999 acres 
2,560 
23 
65 
116 
403 
412 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
2,771 
35 
79 
303 
677 
445 
2,000 acres or more 
6,481 
643 
1,216 
1,727 
1,455 
565 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN 
INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION 
SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
4,736 
325 
752 
1,081 
1,116 
597 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 12) 
203 
14 
9 
4 
7 
9 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
275 
- 
- 
- 
7 
8 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (11 14) 
325 
3 
11 
18 
26 
28 
Other crop farming (1 1 19) 
7,398 
61 
108 
155 
251 
284 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (11192) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all 
other crop farming (11193,11194,11199) 
7,398 
61 
108 
155 
251 
284 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
8,703 
264 
487 
950 
1,429 
1,109 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
162 
11 
10 
18 
20 
29 
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) 
75 
11 
4 
8 
12 
5 
Hog and pig farming (1 122) 
88 
7 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Poultry and egg production (1 123) 
206 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
576 
3 
1 
9 
20 
27 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
5,261 
29 
10 
33 
55 
81 
LIVESTOCK 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
11,845 
485 
865 
1,466 
1,934 
1,450 
number 
2,633,740 
767,574 
537,195 
576,979 
422,106 
154,990 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
2,049 
6 
10 
13 
26 
31 
10 to 49 
3,290 
5 
36 
93 
157 
298 
50 to 99 
1,663 
14 
49 
103 
264 
536 
100 to 199 
1,596 
22 
90 
208 
644 
437 
200 to 499 
1,896 
85 
238 
640 
726 
138 
500 or more 
1,351 
353 
442 
409 
117 
10 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
10,738 
435 
808 
1,410 
1,860 
1,371 
number 
1,453,600 
329,864 
287,563 
351,973 
272,654 
102,101 
Beef cows 
farms 
10,598 
419 
806 
1,405 
1,854 
1,361 
number 
1,439,653 
318,846 
286,681 
351,152 
271,944 
101,978 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
1,995 
4 
20 
23 
30 
49 
1 0 to 49 
3,109 
16 
52 
120 
221 
372 
50 to 99 
1,690 
19 
83 
122 
381 
618 
100 to 199 
1,553 
46 
111 
296 
756 
280 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
96 Montana 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
