Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS - Con. 
Total - Con. 
Total sales - Con. 
Cut Christmas trees and 
short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
46 
22 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
20 
$1,000 
160 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
46 
22 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
20 
$1,000 
160 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
9,306 
6,215 
20 
207 
443 
1,245 
1,953 
2,347 
$1,000 
403,251 
357,450 
660 
13,831 
34,766 
89,551 
122,280 
96,362 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,835 
1,653 
2 
60 
164 
416 
548 
463 
$1,000 
313,965 
289,885 
(D) 
(D) 
30,113 
75,302 
100,774 
72,215 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
10,629 
7,550 
33 
411 
721 
1,574 
2,308 
2,503 
$1,000 
1,783,908 
1,628,562 
2,363 
44,718 
197,334 
389,673 
522,688 
471,787 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5,179 
4,540 
20 
181 
446 
1,085 
1,492 
1,316 
$1,000 
1,696,345 
1,571,718 
2,177 
40,529 
191,943 
380,395 
506,013 
450,662 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
92 
81 
- 
- 
9 
21 
25 
26 
$1,000 
44,671 
40,655 
- 
- 
2,400 
12,029 
10,741 
15,484 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
82 
76 
- 
- 
8 
18 
25 
25 
$1,000 
44,614 
40,618 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
10,741 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
412 
220 
1 
33 
20 
48 
61 
57 
$1,000 
54,091 
53,585 
(D) 
(D) 
4,118 
13,066 
11,205 
25,132 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
41 
40 
3 
11 
8 
18 
$1,000 
53,200 
(D) 
- 
- 
(□) 
12,927 
1 1 ,028 
25,063 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
1,324 
833 
- 
38 
66 
179 
256 
294 
$1,000 
31,233 
27,102 
- 
575 
3,003 
7,143 
9,306 
7,075 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
133 
122 
- 
4 
11 
34 
43 
30 
$1,000 
21,178 
19,739 
- 
402 
2,552 
5,454 
6,729 
4,602 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
2,572 
1,371 
4 
84 
156 
302 
418 
407 
$1,000 
22,824 
15,680 
11 
1,394 
1,868 
5,310 
3,732 
3,365 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
46 
40 
- 
3 
11 
8 
11 
7 
$1,000 
6,780 
5,780 
- 
600 
956 
2,567 
1,162 
496 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
1,051 
552 
7 
17 
57 
113 
181 
177 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
46 
(D) 
2,242 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
34 
32 
- 
- 
5 
8 
5 
14 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
706 
2,044 
1,478 
(D) 
Aquaculture 
farms 
26 
15 
- 
- 
2 
8 
5 
$1,000 
3,172 
1,316 
- 
- 
(D) 
305 
(D) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
11 
5 
- 
- 
1 
2 
2 
- 
$1,000 
2,912 
1,129 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
619 
362 
- 
30 
36 
83 
95 
118 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
3,294 
6,348 
5,777 
3,715 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
77 
68 
- 
6 
8 
21 
21 
12 
$1,000 
22,227 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
12,443 
8,482 
44 
434 
725 
1,761 
2,746 
2,772 
$1,000 
209,846 
169,563 
417 
7,878 
13,365 
42,848 
57,963 
47,092 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
2,071 
1,753 
8 
114 
160 
448 
639 
384 
$1,000 
97,159 
92,002 
631 
4,070 
9,946 
28,524 
34,814 
14,017 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
1,389 
773 
6 
40 
72 
178 
258 
219 
$1,000 
9,423 
7,260 
34 
259 
670 
1,611 
2,163 
2,522 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
28,008 
15,434 
70 
782 
1,268 
2,996 
4,715 
5,603 
$1,000 
3,516,180 
3,112,292 
9,149 
131,897 
344,639 
796,264 
1,020,907 
809,435 
Average per farm 
dollars 
125,542 
201,652 
130,706 
168,667 
271,798 
265,776 
216,523 
144,465 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
10,324 
7,551 
45 
392 
617 
1,644 
2,450 
2,403 
$1,000 
406,062 
380,634 
1,198 
20,227 
36,339 
99,705 
137,230 
85,935 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,274 
2,195 
7 
73 
128 
378 
641 
968 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,584 
2,121 
19 
103 
191 
466 
678 
664 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,192 
1,087 
12 
95 
89 
250 
333 
308 
$50,000 or more 
2,274 
2,148 
7 
121 
209 
550 
798 
463 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
12,366 
8,660 
51 
432 
724 
1,831 
2,781 
2,841 
$1,000 
217,620 
204,858 
748 
9,855 
19,421 
56,004 
70,435 
48,395 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
7,480 
4,249 
22 
156 
304 
764 
1,286 
1,717 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,552 
2,187 
15 
151 
217 
470 
728 
606 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,040 
975 
12 
62 
93 
230 
319 
259 
$50,000 or more 
1,294 
1,249 
2 
63 
110 
367 
448 
259 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
188 Montana 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
