Table 66. Summary by Combined Government Payments and 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 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Sugarbeets for sugar - Con. 
Irrigated 
farms 
197 
50 
68 
36 
29 
11 
acres 
45,807 
23,537 
14,805 
4,961 
2,178 
309 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
35 
7 
10 
12 
3 
3 
acres 
10,643 
3,737 
2,284 
3,271 
702 
649 
pounds 
7,772,646 
3,100,618 
1,955,095 
1,979,660 
429,069 
308,204 
Irrigated 
farms 
6 
1 
1 
3 
- 
1 
acres 
416 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
2 
1 
. 
. 
. 
1 
25 to 99 acres 
7 
1 
3 
3 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
14 
2 
3 
6 
3 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
7 
1 
3 
1 
- 
2 
500 acres or more 
5 
2 
1 
2 
- 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
5,608 
552 
1,024 
1,420 
1,255 
702 
acres 
5,627,463 
1,710,350 
1,705,382 
1,315,030 
621,324 
195,334 
bushels 
180,120,936 
62,215,133 
55,391,012 
39,716,356 
16,760,648 
4,486,407 
Irrigated 
farms 
982 
141 
178 
226 
202 
116 
acres 
202,326 
61,939 
47,773 
49,180 
26,780 
1 1 ,292 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
155 
3 
7 
18 
26 
25 to 99 acres 
612 
16 
24 
58 
128 
126 
1 00 to 249 acres 
914 
26 
55 
140 
235 
231 
250 to 499 acres 
884 
31 
70 
174 
341 
218 
500 acres or more 
3,043 
476 
875 
1,041 
533 
101 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
1 1 ,728 
528 
848 
1,402 
1,662 
1,146 
acres 
2,267,198 
396,035 
454,201 
508,810 
406,956 
199,737 
tons, dry 
3,979,316 
933,744 
867,157 
843,735 
645,693 
289,365 
Irrigated 
farms 
6,281 
323 
431 
703 
835 
626 
acres 
907,441 
200,924 
172,165 
187,296 
151,227 
75,577 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
3,195 
14 
15 
47 
63 
63 
25 to 99 acres 
3,372 
59 
97 
199 
365 
364 
1 00 to 249 acres 
2,483 
101 
184 
381 
603 
504 
250 to 499 acres 
1,479 
99 
220 
426 
447 
155 
500 acres or more 
1,199 
255 
332 
349 
184 
60 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
8,284 
463 
739 
1,173 
1,378 
877 
acres 
1,484,998 
262,567 
301,250 
326,395 
280,311 
134,088 
tons, dry 
2,790,112 
678,611 
593,135 
573,243 
476,238 
203,487 
Irrigated 
farms 
4,597 
295 
399 
601 
706 
492 
acres 
601,765 
136,350 
121,131 
116,612 
104,664 
49,821 
Other tame hay 
farms 
2,652 
119 
186 
252 
324 
216 
acres 
311,727 
44,477 
64,257 
63,117 
54,017 
31,146 
tons, dry 
462,301 
69,980 
133,594 
78,860 
72,151 
41,405 
Irrigated 
farms 
1,387 
38 
62 
107 
147 
121 
acres 
118,966 
19,141 
19,244 
18,578 
22,018 
14,154 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
81 
11 
24 
15 
18 
6 
acres 
11,869 
2,792 
2,848 
1,179 
4,438 
441 
Irrigated 
farms 
33 
6 
11 
5 
6 
2 
acres 
4,962 
2,242 
1,206 
724 
716 
(D) 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
325 
47 
13 
10 
16 
17 
acres 
9,300 
6,499 
1,809 
337 
313 
95 
Irrigated 
farms 
325 
47 
13 
10 
16 
17 
acres 
9,300 
6,499 
1,809 
337 
313 
95 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
247 
8 
2 
4 
6 
9 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
42 
22 
- 
2 
6 
8 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
8 
1 
1 
3 
3 
- 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
13 
4 
7 
1 
1 
- 
250.0 acres or more 
15 
12 
3 
- 
- 
- 
Beans, snap 
farms 
92 
15 
- 
1 
4 
6 
acres 
28 
6 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
7 
- 
- 
1 
- 
acres 
2 
- 
" 
(D) 
- 
" 
Peas, green 
farms 
82 
21 
- 
- 
4 
5 
acres 
22 
10 
- 
- 
1 
1 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Potatoes 
farms 
179 
43 
13 
6 
7 
9 
acres 
8,682 
6,369 
1,806 
312 
139 
33 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
5 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
1 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
136 
20 
2 
2 
4 
7 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
8 
6 
- 
- 
- 
2 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
8 
1 
1 
3 
3 
- 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
12 
4 
7 
1 
- 
- 
250.0 acres or more 
15 
12 
3 
- 
- 
- 
Sweet corn 
farms 
105 
20 
1 
4 
8 
6 
acres 
122 
23 
(D) 
13 
(D) 
10 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
3 
- 
1 
1 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
" 
Tomatoes in the open 
farms 
137 
17 
1 
1 
7 
6 
acres 
39 
5 
(D) 
(D) 
9 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
128 Montana 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
