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 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
9,667 
7,247 
45 
386 
608 
1,586 
2,363 
2,259 
acres treated 
7,608,547 
7,098,032 
25,499 
376,855 
624,377 
1,787,394 
2,568,505 
1,715,402 
Manure used 
farms 
2,429 
1,591 
10 
46 
116 
306 
544 
569 
acres treated 
182,819 
154,000 
336 
2,085 
9,693 
39,079 
46,502 
56,305 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
1,595 
1,199 
10 
64 
142 
267 
360 
356 
acres 
677,931 
633,422 
2,553 
44,609 
77,171 
189,362 
176,623 
143,104 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
10,440 
7,646 
45 
401 
666 
1,670 
2,467 
2,397 
acres 
9,850,643 
9,108,969 
40,684 
464,729 
814,395 
2,451,196 
3,138,928 
2,199,037 
Nematodes 
farms 
178 
144 
3 
15 
21 
26 
47 
32 
acres 
75,477 
66,415 
5,930 
7,132 
2,944 
26,769 
15,934 
7,706 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
1,105 
937 
4 
80 
125 
225 
320 
183 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
acres 
944,792 
893,038 
1,371 
70,767 
101,345 
251,404 
302,207 
165,944 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
258 
171 
- 
7 
14 
46 
56 
48 
acres on which used 
68,782 
66,197 
- 
2,186 
7,188 
20,441 
22,984 
13,398 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
229 
154 
2 
5 
14 
24 
51 
58 
acres 
36,688 
28,508 
(D) 
4,620 
2,586 
(D) 
6,716 
13,039 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
1,229 
749 
14 
35 
68 
125 
239 
268 
acres 
228,633 
185,292 
2,527 
12,313 
16,737 
44,841 
66,995 
41,879 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
948 
558 
- 
25 
49 
101 
167 
216 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
1,280,318 
1,022,459 
- 
21,147 
211,014 
184,737 
311,600 
293,961 
used 
farms 
4,241 
3,565 
32 
270 
336 
838 
1,153 
936 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
6,859,498 
6,471,454 
31,649 
339,478 
546,573 
1,740,294 
2,346,988 
1,466,472 
used 
farms 
1,873 
1,591 
12 
96 
130 
366 
557 
430 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
1,753,711 
1,643,805 
6,140 
70,685 
168,331 
384,076 
596,436 
418,137 
practices were used 
farms 
4,504 
3,516 
13 
154 
299 
748 
1,139 
1,163 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
1,892,025 
1,707,996 
1,104 
69,140 
138,728 
426,580 
522,074 
550,370 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
976 
698 
2 
32 
56 
130 
270 
208 
acres 
128,183 
108,557 
(D) 
(D) 
11,701 
27,956 
34,615 
27,852 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
1,087 
714 
1 
22 
72 
134 
261 
224 
Solar panels 
farms 
847 
573 
1 
17 
63 
107 
213 
172 
Wind turbines 
farms 
189 
115 
- 
6 
8 
28 
44 
29 
Methane digesters 
farms 
4 
4 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
1 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
124 
69 
- 
1 
8 
15 
24 
21 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
39 
24 
- 
2 
6 
1 
7 
8 
Biodiesel 
farms 
22 
12 
- 
1 
3 
1 
3 
4 
Ethanol 
farms 
11 
8 
- 
- 
- 
3 
2 
3 
Other 
farms 
31 
22 
" 
- 
1 
5 
10 
6 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
101 
81 
- 
8 
4 
15 
26 
28 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
18,143 
8,210 
17 
284 
500 
1,373 
2,385 
3,651 
Part owners 
farms 
7,664 
5,824 
27 
229 
533 
1,301 
2,016 
1,718 
Tenants 
farms 
2,201 
1,400 
26 
269 
235 
322 
314 
234 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
25,934 
14,103 
44 
518 
1,045 
2,686 
4,421 
5,389 
acres 
45,917,168 
34,394,498 
42,957 
816,355 
2,591,042 
7,465,212 
12,059,953 
11,418,979 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
25,807 
14,034 
44 
513 
1,033 
2,674 
4,401 
5,369 
acres 
41,202,521 
32,491,319 
40,301 
766,149 
2,494,504 
7,168,828 
11,374,254 
10,647,283 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
9,944 
7,263 
53 
498 
769 
1,633 
2,339 
1,971 
acres 
18,751,461 
16,440,790 
91,802 
1,114,828 
2,174,140 
4,438,282 
5,464,974 
3,156,764 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
9,865 
7,224 
53 
498 
768 
1,623 
2,330 
1,952 
acres 
18,556,396 
16,314,834 
91,202 
1,114,690 
2,161,544 
4,422,679 
5,388,365 
3,136,354 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
3,660 
1,916 
7 
59 
117 
292 
617 
824 
acres 
4,909,712 
2,029,135 
3,256 
50,344 
109,134 
311,987 
762,308 
792,106 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
45,246 
25,537 
97 
1,169 
1,970 
4,898 
7,885 
9,518 
1 operator 
14,029 
7,545 
47 
461 
659 
1,449 
2,227 
2,702 
2 operators 
11,717 
6,322 
19 
270 
546 
1,268 
2,012 
2,207 
3 operators 
1,699 
1,189 
4 
42 
49 
224 
348 
522 
4 operators 
383 
260 
- 
6 
7 
45 
95 
107 
5 or more operators 
180 
118 
- 
3 
7 
10 
33 
65 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
15,478 
8,044 
17 
315 
579 
1,559 
2,457 
3,117 
1 operator 
13,587 
7,048 
17 
281 
547 
1,363 
2,169 
2,671 
2 operators 
727 
405 
- 
14 
10 
86 
109 
186 
3 operators 
97 
43 
- 
2 
- 
8 
19 
14 
4 operators 
21 
7 
- 
- 
3 
- 
2 
2 
5 or more operators 
9 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
4 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
198 Montana 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
