Table 68. Summary by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Other crop farming - con. 
(1119) 
Animal 
aquaculture 
and 
other animal 
production 
(1125,1129) 
Item 
Cotton 
farming 
(11192) 
Sugarcane 
farming, hay 
farming, and 
all other 
crop farming 
(11193, 11194 
11199) 
Beef cattle 
ranching 
and farming 
(112111) 
Cattle 
feed lots 
(112112) 
Dairy cattle 
and milk 
production 
(11212) 
Hog and pig 
farming 
(1122) 
Poultry and 
egg production 
(1123) 
Sheep and 
goat 
farming 
(1124) 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Sugarbeets for sugar - Con. 
Irrigated 
farms 
139 
14 
6 
acres 
- 
33,904 
3,485 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
- 
4 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
pounds 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
1 
1 
25 to 99 acres 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
_ 
443 
785 
30 
10 
7 
1 
15 
47 
acres 
- 
218,400 
297,200 
6,504 
2,434 
18,084 
(D) 
5,143 
73,131 
bushels 
- 
7,030,512 
7,045,336 
213,227 
164,003 
581,684 
(D) 
83,132 
2,380,796 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
200 
145 
9 
8 
3 
1 
2 
11 
acres 
- 
33,540 
17,286 
1,505 
(D) 
853 
(D) 
(D) 
3,693 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
26 
44 
2 
2 
25 to 99 acres 
- 
98 
170 
12 
2 
- 
1 
5 
8 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
107 
222 
7 
5 
- 
- 
1 
6 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
90 
167 
7 
2 
- 
- 
7 
4 
500 acres or more 
- 
122 
182 
2 
1 
7 
- 
2 
27 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
4,372 
4,432 
86 
38 
19 
25 
139 
917 
acres 
- 
574,337 
1,263,688 
14,480 
11,456 
1,611 
292 
12,820 
41,645 
tons, dry 
- 
1,093,997 
2,120,701 
26,420 
39,471 
3,552 
325 
16,910 
74,044 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
2,354 
2,515 
44 
33 
13 
12 
92 
574 
acres 
- 
228,280 
550,693 
7,040 
8,491 
1,181 
124 
4,290 
20,508 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
1,613 
597 
7 
7 
9 
22 
63 
635 
25 to 99 acres 
- 
1,436 
1,138 
33 
6 
6 
3 
47 
197 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
721 
1,119 
27 
12 
2 
- 
14 
53 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
352 
837 
14 
7 
1 
- 
8 
20 
500 acres or more 
- 
250 
741 
5 
6 
1 
- 
7 
12 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
_ 
2,911 
3,337 
67 
29 
11 
7 
89 
467 
acres 
- 
395,806 
788,362 
8,793 
8,350 
957 
51 
8,452 
25,403 
tons, dry 
- 
824,838 
1,385,866 
17,909 
28,158 
1,770 
163 
11,516 
54,110 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
1,709 
1,873 
32 
24 
8 
3 
56 
311 
acres 
- 
173,277 
325,318 
4,052 
5,698 
667 
20 
2,618 
14,151 
Other tame hay 
farms 
_ 
960 
969 
29 
6 
2 
12 
35 
314 
acres 
- 
81,338 
174,266 
3,506 
133 
(D) 
82 
1,830 
7,084 
tons, dry 
- 
113,619 
281,998 
5,370 
(D) 
(D) 
72 
2,115 
7,248 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
468 
572 
14 
4 
2 
8 
26 
207 
acres 
- 
24,901 
81,681 
2,326 
(D) 
(D) 
60 
693 
3,369 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
- 
31 
25 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
7,380 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
23 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
4,055 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
- 
21 
12 
1 
3 
5 
1 
- 
22 
acres 
- 
329 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
30 
(D) 
- 
124 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
21 
12 
1 
3 
5 
1 
- 
22 
acres 
- 
329 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
30 
(D) 
- 
124 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
. 
15 
10 
1 
1 
2 
1 
. 
10 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
- 
5 
2 
- 
1 
3 
- 
- 
12 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250.0 acres or more 
- 
1 
" 
- 
- 
- 
Beans, snap 
farms 
- 
6 
3 
- 
1 
1 
1 
_ 
11 
acres 
- 
2 
(Z) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
4 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
(D) 
" 
(D) 
" 
- 
Peas, green 
farms 
- 
8 
1 
- 
1 
3 
- 
- 
12 
acres 
- 
3 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
1 
- 
- 
6 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Potatoes 
farms 
- 
10 
5 
1 
2 
4 
1 
- 
16 
acres 
- 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
acres 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
. 
8 
5 
1 
1 
2 
1 
. 
13 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
3 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250.0 acres or more 
- 
1 
- 
" 
- 
- 
- 
" 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Montana 183 
