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 
FARMS BY TYPE OF 
ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with 50 percent or more ownership 
interest held by operator and/or persons 
related by blood, marriage, 
or adoption 
farms 
26,644 
14,573 
68 
728 
1,190 
2,774 
4,474 
5,339 
acres 
50,227,611 
43,295,980 
130,639 
1,555,881 
3,984,913 
9,953,154 
15,389,472 
12,281,921 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms 
1,576 
900 
6 
54 
101 
166 
265 
308 
acres 
4,248,782 
3,137,705 
7,165 
75,051 
548,871 
696,951 
985,139 
824,528 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual farms 
21,564 
10,927 
63 
603 
916 
2,007 
3,164 
4,174 
acres 
26,621,716 
22,095,382 
124,336 
1,190,888 
2,064,657 
5,053,550 
7,335,698 
6,326,253 
Partnership 
farms 
2,320 
1,487 
5 
82 
124 
284 
478 
514 
acres 
9,795,062 
8,413,471 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2,103,113 
2,964,159 
2,303,716 
Registered under state law 
farms 
1,867 
1,212 
3 
71 
115 
236 
377 
410 
acres 
8,266,313 
7,043,586 
6,001 
208,392 
741,369 
1,696,486 
2,402,504 
1,988,834 
Corporation 
farms 
3,509 
2,742 
1 
95 
206 
655 
984 
801 
acres 
18,563,248 
17,097,460 
(D) 
(D) 
1,713,317 
4,137,618 
5,995,949 
4,819,485 
Family held 
farms 
3,279 
2,598 
82 
185 
615 
944 
772 
acres 
17,153,871 
15,853,541 
- 
353,321 
1,483,834 
3,740,045 
5,815,138 
4,461,203 
More than 10 stockholders 
farms 
102 
95 
- 
4 
10 
17 
34 
30 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
3,177 
2,503 
- 
78 
175 
598 
910 
742 
Other than family held 
farms 
230 
144 
1 
13 
21 
40 
40 
29 
acres 
1,409,377 
1,243,919 
(D) 
(D) 
229,483 
397,573 
180,811 
358,282 
More than 10 stockholders 
farms 
37 
26 
4 
11 
4 
7 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
193 
118 
1 
13 
17 
29 
36 
22 
Other-cooperative, estate 
or trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
615 
278 
1 
2 
22 
50 
89 
114 
acres 
4,778,891 
1,199,840 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
297,226 
466,813 
334,183 
HIRED FARM LABOR 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
7,322 
5,531 
24 
190 
453 
1,299 
1,865 
1,700 
workers 
23,199 
18,603 
52 
505 
1,614 
4,600 
6,098 
5,734 
Workers by days worked: 
150 days or more 
farms 
4,192 
3,463 
9 
112 
314 
863 
1,168 
997 
workers 
9,644 
8,194 
15 
193 
792 
2,020 
2,733 
2,441 
Less than 150 days 
farms 
4,954 
3,631 
19 
127 
278 
869 
1,219 
1,119 
workers 
13,555 
10,409 
37 
312 
822 
2,580 
3,365 
3,293 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired 
labor (see text) 
farms 
222 
171 
5 
11 
43 
51 
61 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting 
only contract labor (see text) 
farms 
27 
10 
- 
1 
- 
1 
2 
6 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
11,652 
6,319 
27 
270 
545 
1,253 
1,868 
2,356 
workers 
26,245 
14,679 
59 
602 
1,388 
3,193 
4,197 
5,240 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
2,365 
952 
6 
100 
129 
180 
261 
276 
1 0 to 49 acres 
5,518 
1,921 
1 
64 
120 
362 
522 
852 
50 to 69 acres 
953 
369 
2 
- 
20 
65 
88 
194 
70 to 99 acres 
1,083 
425 
5 
20 
19 
56 
115 
210 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
1,084 
402 
3 
16 
32 
51 
117 
183 
140 to 179 acres 
1,358 
545 
2 
18 
45 
66 
156 
258 
180 to 219 acres 
670 
298 
2 
16 
21 
43 
85 
131 
220 to 259 acres 
551 
244 
1 
10 
20 
26 
69 
118 
260 to 499 acres 
2,614 
1,236 
13 
71 
93 
173 
376 
510 
500 to 999 acres 
2,560 
1,435 
3 
80 
110 
258 
412 
572 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
2,771 
1,907 
8 
138 
180 
352 
574 
655 
2,000 acres or more 
6,481 
5,700 
24 
249 
479 
1,364 
1,940 
1,644 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN 
INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION 
SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
4,736 
3,988 
37 
298 
367 
891 
1,322 
1,073 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 12) 
203 
117 
1 
10 
12 
26 
29 
39 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
275 
111 
- 
- 
1 
22 
35 
53 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (11 14) 
325 
165 
1 
3 
20 
30 
59 
52 
Other crop farming (1 1 19) 
7,398 
3,007 
3 
72 
149 
419 
851 
1,513 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (11192) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all 
other crop farming (1 1 1 93,1 1 1 94,1 1 1 99) 
7,398 
3,007 
3 
72 
149 
419 
851 
1,513 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
8,703 
5,605 
20 
298 
527 
1,119 
1,717 
1,924 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
162 
118 
5 
3 
17 
22 
29 
42 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
75 
41 
- 
- 
4 
11 
17 
9 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
88 
26 
- 
1 
2 
4 
10 
9 
Poultry and egg production (1 123) 
206 
79 
3 
4 
5 
11 
22 
34 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
576 
286 
- 
16 
23 
65 
69 
113 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
5,261 
1,891 
- 
77 
141 
376 
555 
742 
LIVESTOCK 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
11,845 
8,052 
39 
429 
763 
1,665 
2,494 
2,662 
number 
2,633,740 
2,395,115 
16,777 
85,953 
245,808 
591,933 
815,307 
639,337 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
2,049 
784 
1 
44 
60 
132 
219 
328 
1 0 to 49 
3,290 
1,774 
14 
113 
138 
271 
473 
765 
50 to 99 
1,663 
1,162 
1 
87 
123 
202 
369 
380 
100 to 199 
1,596 
1,302 
4 
86 
133 
275 
425 
379 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
202 Montana 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
