Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Partnership 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Sugarbeets for sugar - Con. 
Irrigated 
farms 
197 
106 
26 
20 
acres 
45,807 
17,460 
9,193 
7,084 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
35 
21 
3 
3 
acres 
10,643 
6,205 
550 
550 
pounds 
7,772,646 
3,957,259 
(D) 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
6 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
416 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
2 
1 
25 to 99 acres 
7 
2 
- 
- 
100 to 249 acres 
14 
9 
3 
3 
250 to 499 acres 
7 
6 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
5 
3 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
5,608 
3,389 
624 
508 
acres 
5,627,463 
2,556,396 
995,868 
819,659 
bushels 
180,120,936 
77,280,895 
33,026,831 
27,173,789 
Irrigated 
farms 
982 
580 
143 
113 
acres 
202,326 
94,380 
46,609 
38,127 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
155 
129 
9 
6 
25 to 99 acres 
612 
476 
44 
39 
1 00 to 249 acres 
914 
658 
71 
53 
250 to 499 acres 
884 
625 
84 
67 
500 acres or more 
3,043 
1,501 
416 
343 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
11,728 
8,921 
1,047 
854 
acres 
2,267,198 
1,292,946 
349,528 
294,165 
tons, dry 
3,979,316 
2,135,846 
684,270 
583,265 
Irrigated 
farms 
6,281 
4,741 
610 
502 
acres 
907,441 
455,555 
163,101 
138,391 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
3,195 
2,923 
107 
76 
25 to 99 acres 
3,372 
2,782 
237 
191 
100 to 249 acres 
2,483 
1,751 
260 
218 
250 to 499 acres 
1,479 
878 
226 
184 
500 acres or more 
1,199 
587 
217 
185 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
8,284 
6,140 
801 
658 
acres 
1,484,998 
867,921 
236,937 
199,669 
tons, dry 
2,790,112 
1,509,676 
511,505 
435,868 
Irrigated 
farms 
4,597 
3,379 
473 
392 
acres 
601,765 
318,512 
109,070 
94,018 
Other tame hay 
farms 
2,652 
2,078 
224 
173 
acres 
311,727 
195,461 
36,279 
28,966 
tons, dry 
462,301 
295,019 
48,415 
39,288 
Irrigated 
farms 
1,387 
1,100 
122 
92 
acres 
118,966 
65,377 
16,213 
12,416 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
81 
43 
15 
13 
acres 
11,869 
5,241 
(D) 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
33 
18 
5 
5 
acres 
4,962 
2,051 
(D) 
(D) 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
325 
212 
38 
32 
acres 
9,300 
2,370 
1,548 
1,539 
Irrigated 
farms 
325 
212 
38 
32 
acres 
9,300 
2,370 
1,548 
1,539 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
247 
185 
31 
25 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
42 
12 
1 
1 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
8 
6 
1 
1 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
13 
6 
1 
1 
250.0 acres or more 
15 
3 
4 
4 
Beans, snap 
farms 
92 
56 
10 
7 
acres 
28 
15 
3 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
7 
4 
2 
acres 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Peas, green 
farms 
82 
46 
9 
7 
acres 
22 
8 
(D) 
1 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
2 
2 
- 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Potatoes 
farms 
179 
102 
22 
19 
acres 
8,682 
1,997 
1,507 
1,506 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
5 
1 
2 
2 
acres 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
136 
86 
16 
13 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
8 
2 
- 
- 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
8 
6 
1 
1 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
12 
5 
1 
1 
250.0 acres or more 
15 
3 
4 
4 
Sweet corn 
farms 
105 
69 
8 
6 
acres 
122 
86 
(D) 
2 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
3 
2 
- 
acres 
(D) 
(□) 
- 
" 
Tomatoes in the open 
farms 
137 
86 
23 
18 
acres 
39 
23 
7 
6 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
154 Montana 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
