Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Corporation 
Other- 
Item 
Family held 
Other than family held 
cooperative, 
Total 
Total 
10 or less 
stockholders 
Total 
10 or less 
stockholders 
estate or trust, 
institutional, etc. 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
3,509 
3,279 
3,177 
230 
193 
615 
percent 
12.5 
11.7 
11.3 
0.8 
0.7 
2.2 
Land in farms 
acres 
18,563,248 
17,153,871 
15,934,758 
1,409,377 
1,044,948 
4,778,891 
Average size of farm 
acres 
5,290 
5,231 
5,016 
6,128 
5,414 
7,771 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
3,509 
3,279 
3,177 
230 
193 
615 
$1,000 
1,642,683 
1,469,737 
1,299,260 
172,946 
99,604 
65,185 
Average per farm 
dollars 
468,134 
448,227 
408,958 
751,938 
516,085 
105,993 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
257 
209 
204 
48 
34 
203 
$1,000 to $2,499 
60 
55 
51 
5 
5 
41 
$2,500 to $4,999 
100 
87 
85 
13 
13 
51 
$5,000 to $9,999 
121 
106 
104 
15 
13 
48 
$10,000 to $24,999 
203 
193 
193 
10 
10 
72 
$25,000 to $49,999 
276 
257 
254 
19 
19 
50 
$50,000 to $99,999 
285 
265 
264 
20 
20 
53 
$100,000 to $249,999 
497 
475 
470 
22 
22 
47 
$250,000 to $499,999 
778 
752 
738 
26 
20 
21 
$500,000 to $999,999 
605 
589 
570 
16 
16 
15 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
327 
291 
244 
36 
21 
14 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
241 
225 
204 
16 
11 
11 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
60 
46 
28 
14 
7 
1 
$5,000,000 or more 
26 
20 
12 
6 
3 
2 
Total sales 
farms 
3,509 
3,279 
3,177 
230 
193 
615 
$1,000 
1,576,017 
1,406,143 
1,238,938 
169,874 
97,716 
60,931 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
1,726 
1,656 
1,593 
70 
51 
77 
$1,000 
679,337 
646,195 
583,603 
33,143 
16,722 
13,671 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,458 
1,402 
1,341 
56 
41 
35 
$1,000 
673,075 
640,298 
(D) 
32,777 
16,449 
12,860 
Corn 
farms 
174 
150 
136 
24 
20 
10 
$1,000 
24,432 
21,528 
19,252 
2,904 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
119 
105 
93 
14 
13 
2 
$1,000 
23,142 
20,459 
(D) 
2,683 
(D) 
(D) 
Wheat 
farms 
1,526 
1,473 
1,420 
53 
38 
62 
$1,000 
516,759 
497,648 
460,379 
19,112 
10,713 
9,787 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,291 
1,251 
1,199 
40 
26 
28 
$1,000 
510,611 
491,901 
(D) 
18,709 
(D) 
9,278 
Soybeans 
farms 
11 
11 
11 
- 
3 
$1,000 
778 
778 
778 
- 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
4 
4 
- 
- 
$1,000 
553 
553 
553 
- 
- 
- 
Sorghum 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Barley 
farms 
584 
547 
504 
37 
19 
37 
$1,000 
78,116 
71,808 
56,233 
6,308 
1,682 
824 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
342 
317 
288 
25 
12 
6 
$1,000 
73,294 
67,211 
52,000 
6,083 
1,575 
475 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
459 
435 
407 
24 
13 
19 
$1,000 
59,252 
54,433 
46,962 
4,819 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
283 
271 
245 
12 
3 
5 
$1,000 
55,911 
51,306 
(D) 
4,606 
1,329 
2,097 
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 
69 
53 
34 
16 
7 
7 
$1,000 
18,978 
18,599 
17,663 
379 
143 
109 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
21 
20 
17 
1 
- 
1 
$1,000 
18,211 
(D) 
17,538 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
28 
27 
27 
1 
1 
14 
$1,000 
(D) 
313 
313 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
1 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
22 
22 
22 
- 
- 
12 
$1,000 
311 
311 
311 
- 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
1 
1 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Berries 
farms 
7 
6 
6 
1 
1 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
2 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
78 
60 
60 
18 
17 
10 
$1,000 
17,274 
15,154 
15,154 
2,120 
(D) 
898 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
43 
37 
37 
6 
6 
3 
$1,000 
16,726 
14,742 
14,742 
1,984 
1,984 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Montana 133 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
