Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
Farming 
Item 
and other 
occupations 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
LAND USE - Con. 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, 
other than cropland and woodland 
pastured (see text) 
farms 
19,233 
11,091 
40 
449 
860 
2,178 
3,494 
4,070 
acres 
39,293,812 
32,121,979 
74,176 
1,025,487 
3,225,693 
7,430,815 
11,148,572 
9,217,236 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads, 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
16,817 
9,591 
35 
364 
709 
1,807 
3,054 
3,622 
acres 
833,006 
636,502 
(D) 
(D) 
49,034 
138,190 
204,989 
222,214 
Irrigated land 
farms 
9,451 
5,685 
26 
183 
432 
1,154 
1,793 
2,097 
acres 
1,903,019 
1,655,659 
6,098 
56,331 
142,067 
399,300 
588,476 
463,387 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
7,676 
4,966 
26 
161 
382 
1,022 
1,586 
1,789 
acres 
1,482,359 
1,310,531 
5,493 
47,996 
116,718 
324,944 
473,256 
342,124 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
3,864 
2,074 
5 
55 
133 
413 
637 
831 
acres 
420,660 
345,128 
605 
8,335 
25,349 
74,356 
115,220 
121,263 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
Programs 
farms 
4,330 
2,383 
12 
75 
147 
450 
789 
910 
acres 
2,273,660 
1,381,409 
2,797 
35,736 
85,477 
277,316 
420,101 
559,982 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
6,177 
5,295 
39 
310 
481 
1,240 
1,783 
1,442 
acres 
9,314,797 
8,781,614 
26,185 
374,881 
721,515 
2,359,924 
3,131,967 
2,167,142 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
148 
106 
- 
9 
21 
29 
24 
23 
$1,000 
16,475 
14,957 
- 
488 
5,700 
3,114 
3,778 
1,877 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
28,008 
15,434 
70 
782 
1,268 
2,996 
4,715 
5,603 
$1,000 
46,901,313 
35,675,052 
78,081 
1,266,351 
3,056,986 
8,164,905 
11,858,897 
11,249,833 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,674,568 
2,311,459 
1,115,443 
1,619,375 
2,410,872 
2,725,269 
2,515,143 
2,007,823 
Average per acre 
dollars 
785 
731 
594 
673 
657 
704 
707 
816 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
2,033 
876 
12 
114 
105 
156 
210 
279 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,483 
501 
4 
19 
40 
71 
133 
234 
$100,000 to $199,999 
2,985 
1,087 
3 
67 
72 
194 
294 
457 
$200,000 to $499,999 
7,586 
3,064 
15 
165 
216 
504 
860 
1,304 
$500,000 to $999,999 
4,870 
2,681 
13 
105 
252 
438 
783 
1,090 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
3,549 
2,610 
9 
140 
197 
536 
843 
885 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
3,620 
3,015 
13 
126 
235 
720 
1,062 
859 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
1,167 
1,020 
1 
28 
88 
241 
349 
313 
$10,000,000 or more 
715 
580 
- 
18 
63 
136 
181 
182 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
28,005 
15,431 
70 
782 
1,268 
2,993 
4,715 
5,603 
$1,000 
3,854,196 
3,215,542 
11,972 
175,046 
298,184 
772,351 
1,063,183 
894,806 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
2,917 
1,025 
7 
43 
82 
176 
263 
454 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,236 
823 
3 
47 
41 
119 
189 
424 
$10,000 to $19,999 
3,779 
1,296 
4 
58 
90 
174 
383 
587 
$20,000 to $49,999 
5,958 
if 
17 
125 
185 
391 
746 
1,111 
$50,000 to $99,999 
4,115 
1 Ftrrrl 
12 
97 
189 
442 
678 
921 
$100,000 to $199,999 
3,541 
f§ 
12 
136 
215 
511 
835 
866 
$200,000 to $499,999 
3,504 
2,974 
4 
182 
310 
712 
969 
797 
$500,000 or more 
1,955 
1,824 
11 
94 
156 
468 
652 
443 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
21,570 
13,375 
56 
650 
1,124 
2,654 
4,122 
4,769 
number 
69,642 
53,455 
173 
2,133 
4,497 
11,963 
17,852 
16,837 
Tractors, all 
farms 
19,952 
12,611 
38 
494 
970 
2,495 
3,979 
4,635 
number 
50,175 
37,391 
83 
1,239 
2,676 
7,776 
12,369 
13,248 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
8,083 
4,737 
8 
130 
279 
848 
1,443 
2,029 
number 
10,915 
6,734 
8 
171 
385 
1,155 
2,001 
3,014 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
12,160 
7,881 
16 
242 
526 
1,554 
2,574 
2,969 
number 
17,803 
12,298 
18 
347 
750 
2,380 
4,025 
4,778 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
10,313 
8,215 
29 
371 
719 
1,796 
2,769 
2,531 
number 
21,457 
18,359 
57 
721 
1,541 
4,241 
6,343 
5,456 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
5,449 
4,776 
26 
256 
392 
1,109 
1,632 
1,361 
number 
7,022 
6,248 
30 
314 
514 
1,471 
2,128 
1,791 
Cotton pickers and strippers, 
self-propelled 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
3,422 
2,468 
10 
106 
211 
545 
809 
787 
number 
3,858 
2,840 
10 
122 
228 
646 
928 
906 
Hay balers 
farms 
10,215 
7,268 
22 
253 
559 
1,459 
2,403 
2,572 
number 
12,811 
9,292 
25 
302 
702 
1,895 
3,126 
3,242 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
196 Montana 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
