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 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) - Con. 
Net cash farm income of operators - Con. 
Operators reporting net gains 2 - Con. 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
686 
245 
9 
14 
30 
58 
134 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,804 
741 
2 
36 
61 
119 
179 
344 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,363 
590 
4 
34 
63 
83 
158 
248 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,190 
1,244 
8 
63 
95 
213 
373 
492 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,863 
1,293 
8 
89 
94 
265 
388 
449 
$50,000 or more 
5,706 
5,066 
15 
238 
455 
1,146 
1,777 
1,435 
Operators reporting net losses 
.... farms 
14,396 
6,255 
33 
313 
486 
1,140 
1,782 
2,501 
Average net loss 
...dollars 
34,102 
55,766 
54,525 
70,150 
85,147 
70,189 
60,822 
38,098 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,002 
314 
1 
17 
18 
40 
75 
163 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,762 
1,290 
4 
53 
64 
189 
361 
619 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,935 
1,092 
6 
39 
71 
206 
274 
496 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,530 
1,564 
7 
89 
117 
254 
467 
630 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,549 
831 
5 
52 
86 
177 
247 
264 
$50,000 or more 
1,618 
1,164 
10 
63 
130 
274 
358 
329 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
farms 
227 
207 
11 
15 
61 
75 
45 
$1,000 
16,590 
16,285 
- 
442 
1,496 
6,481 
5,007 
2,859 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
12,101 
8,031 
36 
405 
619 
1,591 
2,599 
2,781 
$1,000 
248,531 
190,573 
496 
9,921 
16,439 
46,317 
64,417 
52,982 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
farms 
1,408 
1,137 
18 
147 
139 
250 
354 
229 
$1,000 
25,332 
23,233 
257 
3,347 
3,532 
5,905 
5,656 
4,535 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
farms 
4,767 
2,573 
7 
68 
143 
383 
838 
1,134 
$1,000 
81,321 
48,312 
61 
1,014 
1,903 
6,979 
18,989 
19,365 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
farms 
239 
131 
8 
21 
35 
67 
$1,000 
9,004 
1,846 
- 
- 
(D) 
611 
736 
(D) 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
farms 
726 
518 
29 
51 
120 
154 
164 
$1,000 
20,310 
14,041 
- 
206 
1,537 
5,257 
4,014 
3,026 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
farms 
6,121 
4,755 
12 
194 
365 
1,001 
1,634 
1,549 
$1,000 
17,525 
16,103 
(D) 
490 
(D) 
3,758 
6,736 
3,625 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
farms 
2,113 
1,840 
7 
134 
141 
455 
638 
465 
$1,000 
72,850 
68,198 
137 
3,727 
6,505 
16,927 
21,851 
19,052 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments 
farms 
217 
162 
1 
15 
19 
28 
47 
52 
$1,000 
2,100 
1,822 
(D) 
154 
(D) 
391 
575 
(D) 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
farms 
2,071 
1,633 
2 
41 
114 
350 
553 
573 
$1,000 
20,089 
17,019 
(D) 
983 
(D) 
6,489 
5,859 
2,493 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
farms 
19,888 
12,148 
57 
529 
931 
2,365 
3,833 
4,433 
acres 
17,022,177 
14,777,095 
50,403 
801,044 
1,278,209 
3,644,364 
5,023,990 
3,979,085 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
15,894 
10,737 
52 
477 
847 
2,186 
3,443 
3,732 
acres 
9,533,929 
8,779,245 
32,159 
416,843 
789,242 
2,250,906 
3,057,618 
2,232,477 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 49 acres 
5,260 
2,103 
5 
29 
98 
327 
586 
1,058 
50 to 99 acres 
1,559 
942 
5 
25 
68 
122 
312 
410 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
1,750 
1,198 
11 
44 
117 
203 
357 
466 
200 to 499 acres 
2,618 
2,146 
14 
138 
161 
474 
680 
679 
500 to 999 acres 
1,867 
1,667 
2 
112 
165 
370 
551 
467 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
1,558 
1,443 
11 
72 
118 
333 
512 
397 
2,000 acres or more 
1,282 
1,238 
4 
57 
120 
357 
445 
255 
Cropland- 
Other pasture and grazing land that could 
have been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms 
1,916 
1,176 
8 
54 
79 
240 
401 
394 
acres 
910,532 
765,489 
2,576 
130,352 
56,454 
166,573 
231,101 
178,433 
On which all crops failed or 
were abandoned 
farms 
2,409 
1,688 
3 
79 
129 
373 
528 
576 
acres 
624,016 
529,294 
98 
17,242 
52,452 
141,671 
162,341 
155,490 
Idle or used for cover crops or soil 
improvement, but not harvested and not 
pastured or grazed (see text) 
farms 
6,021 
3,395 
12 
153 
227 
633 
1,100 
1,270 
acres 
3,213,004 
2,164,289 
2,908 
129,797 
180,723 
442,185 
637,241 
771,435 
In cultivated summer fallow 
farms 
3,739 
3,156 
18 
164 
246 
695 
1,116 
917 
acres 
2,740,696 
2,538,778 
12,662 
106,810 
199,338 
643,029 
935,689 
641,250 
Total woodland 
farms 
3,987 
2,046 
1 
36 
108 
338 
643 
920 
acres 
2,609,922 
1,270,577 
(D) 
(D) 
103,112 
378,138 
385,068 
365,102 
Woodland pastured 
farms 
2,681 
1,440 
27 
71 
258 
437 
647 
acres 
1,962,724 
1,045,434 
- 
37,760 
82,938 
324,622 
317,143 
282,971 
Woodland not pastured 
farms 
1,790 
841 
1 
10 
50 
101 
284 
395 
acres 
647,198 
225,143 
(D) 
(D) 
20,174 
53,516 
67,925 
82,131 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
194 Montana 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
