Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Partnership 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
28,008 
21,564 
2,320 
1,867 
percent 
100.0 
77.0 
8.3 
6.7 
Land in farms 
acres 
59,758,917 
26,621,716 
9,795,062 
8,266,313 
Average size of farm 
acres 
2,134 
1,235 
4,222 
4,428 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
28,008 
21,564 
2,320 
1,867 
$1,000 
4,439,929 
1,996,071 
735,989 
600,657 
Average per farm 
dollars 
158,524 
92,565 
317,237 
321,723 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
5,891 
5,084 
347 
260 
$1,000 to $2,499 
2,201 
2,022 
78 
64 
$2,500 to $4,999 
2,112 
1,851 
110 
84 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,457 
2,141 
147 
121 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,038 
2,539 
224 
175 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,442 
1,919 
197 
166 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,333 
1,784 
211 
167 
$100,000 to $249,999 
2,882 
2,062 
276 
215 
$250,000 to $499,999 
2,386 
1,283 
304 
239 
$500,000 to $999,999 
1,479 
629 
230 
205 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
787 
250 
196 
171 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
626 
209 
165 
151 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
113 
29 
23 
17 
$5,000,000 or more 
48 
12 
8 
3 
Total sales 
farms 
28,008 
21,564 
2,320 
1,867 
$1,000 
4,230,083 
1,888,117 
705,018 
574,705 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
6,587 
4,049 
735 
599 
$1,000 
1,787,162 
780,186 
313,967 
254,008 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4,636 
2,575 
568 
463 
$1,000 
1,746,174 
749,714 
310,525 
251,204 
Corn 
farms 
559 
303 
72 
60 
$1,000 
64,635 
25,634 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
336 
159 
56 
47 
$1,000 
59,788 
22,655 
(D) 
8,163 
Wheat 
farms 
5,590 
3,378 
624 
508 
$1,000 
1,359,058 
582,286 
250,225 
204,298 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3,929 
2,109 
501 
410 
$1,000 
1,321,848 
554,556 
247,403 
202,062 
Soybeans 
farms 
45 
26 
5 
5 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(□) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
10 
4 
2 
2 
$1,000 
1,269 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sorghum 
farms 
3 
1 
2 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Barley 
farms 
2,214 
1,324 
269 
226 
$1,000 
211,843 
100,391 
32,512 
27,500 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
989 
515 
126 
108 
$1,000 
189,323 
86,157 
29,397 
24,927 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
1,506 
854 
174 
141 
$1,000 
149,402 
70,732 
(D) 
13,465 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
742 
363 
91 
78 
$1,000 
135,318 
61,806 
15,504 
12,224 
Tobacco 
farms 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
332 
216 
40 
34 
$1,000 
33,199 
8,566 
5,546 
5,509 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
51 
21 
8 
8 
$1,000 
31,146 
(D) 
5,364 
5,364 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
311 
248 
21 
20 
$1,000 
3,658 
2,360 
904 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
14 
9 
4 
4 
$1,000 
1,516 
(D) 
636 
636 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
263 
210 
19 
18 
$1,000 
3,576 
2,285 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
14 
9 
4 
4 
$1,000 
1,516 
(D) 
636 
636 
Berries 
farms 
65 
53 
3 
3 
$1,000 
82 
76 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
387 
254 
45 
39 
$1,000 
28,566 
7,279 
3,115 
2,760 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
88 
29 
13 
10 
$1,000 
25,522 
5,076 
(D) 
2,525 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
132 Montana 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
