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 
POULTRY - Con. 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
191 
89 
1 
4 
7 
16 
29 
32 
number 
73,208 
72,156 
(D) 
(D) 
202 
(D) 
30,778 
27,241 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
sold 
farms 
18 
11 
3 
3 
2 
3 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
116 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens 
sold 
farms 
95 
58 
9 
15 
15 
19 
number 
166,380 
165,025 
- 
- 
15,565 
29,961 
22,868 
96,631 
Farms with- 
1 to 1,999 
73 
36 
6 
10 
13 
7 
2,000 to 59,999 
22 
22 
- 
- 
3 
5 
2 
12 
60,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Turkeys inventory (see text) 
farms 
204 
94 
1 
4 
13 
15 
33 
28 
number 
20,206 
19,478 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2,669 
7,712 
7,766 
Turkeys sold (see text) 
farms 
68 
43 
3 
8 
7 
13 
12 
number 
28,348 
28,121 
40 
2,164 
5,354 
7,093 
13,470 
CROPS HARVESTED 
Barley for grain 
farms 
2,236 
1,979 
25 
112 
164 
477 
658 
543 
acres 
778,521 
735,713 
6,875 
37,326 
56,951 
205,485 
240,189 
188,887 
bushels 
37,541,212 
35,752,080 
307,272 
1,798,119 
2,940,291 
9,712,434 
12,324,357 
8,669,607 
Irrigated 
farms 
877 
779 
9 
43 
71 
179 
282 
195 
acres 
193,827 
183,040 
2,895 
9,122 
13,376 
50,362 
74,976 
32,309 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
153 
101 
4 
10 
18 
25 
44 
25 to 99 acres 
570 
471 
13 
17 
42 
105 
153 
141 
1 00 to 249 acres 
642 
572 
5 
37 
51 
120 
203 
156 
250 to 499 acres 
456 
437 
5 
33 
32 
110 
145 
112 
500 acres or more 
415 
398 
2 
21 
29 
124 
132 
90 
Corn for grain 
farms 
370 
336 
8 
16 
40 
88 
98 
86 
acres 
60,693 
53,806 
800 
2,507 
3,420 
18,616 
14,747 
13,716 
bushels 
5,633,512 
5,051,097 
88,000 
134,177 
451,117 
1,549,625 
1,463,535 
1,364,643 
Irrigated 
farms 
276 
253 
8 
9 
28 
66 
82 
60 
acres 
34,358 
30,998 
800 
870 
2,584 
9,279 
9,483 
7,982 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
44 
37 
1 
5 
11 
11 
9 
25 to 99 acres 
144 
134 
- 
7 
20 
34 
40 
33 
1 00 to 249 acres 
119 
106 
8 
6 
11 
24 
30 
27 
250 to 499 acres 
39 
39 
- 
- 
4 
9 
14 
12 
500 acres or more 
24 
20 
- 
2 
- 
10 
3 
5 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
351 
328 
8 
9 
38 
75 
97 
101 
acres 
42,208 
40,386 
400 
1,791 
3,942 
8,996 
1 1 ,402 
13,855 
tons 
871,062 
828,269 
8,000 
37,376 
91,664 
196,652 
210,274 
284,303 
Irrigated 
farms 
310 
289 
8 
3 
37 
69 
88 
84 
acres 
36,793 
(D) 
400 
1,707 
(D) 
7,604 
10,205 
11,310 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
43 
38 
6 
7 
7 
9 
9 
25 to 99 acres 
152 
139 
8 
- 
15 
31 
46 
39 
1 00 to 249 acres 
119 
115 
- 
1 
12 
31 
32 
39 
250 to 499 acres 
29 
29 
- 
1 
4 
5 
8 
11 
500 acres or more 
8 
7 
- 
1 
- 
1 
2 
3 
Dry edible beans, excluding limas 
farms 
148 
135 
4 
10 
22 
35 
41 
23 
acres 
31,579 
28,526 
170 
1,895 
4,840 
8,440 
9,697 
3,484 
cwt 
448,341 
413,654 
4,848 
18,217 
58,688 
143,950 
137,613 
50,338 
Irrigated 
farms 
142 
129 
4 
8 
20 
35 
39 
23 
acres 
28,503 
25,450 
170 
(D) 
(D) 
8,440 
(D) 
3,484 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
6 
5 
2 
2 
1 
25 to 99 acres 
47 
43 
4 
2 
6 
13 
9 
9 
1 00 to 249 acres 
54 
50 
- 
4 
5 
14 
17 
10 
250 to 499 acres 
24 
21 
- 
4 
6 
4 
6 
1 
500 acres or more 
17 
16 
- 
" 
3 
4 
7 
2 
Oats for grain 
farms 
280 
245 
_ 
7 
16 
69 
72 
81 
acres 
17,084 
16,070 
- 
103 
2,507 
3,989 
4,578 
4,893 
bushels 
768,893 
707,247 
- 
5,837 
75,404 
168,257 
261,880 
195,869 
Irrigated 
farms 
91 
74 
- 
4 
3 
17 
29 
21 
acres 
4,140 
3,705 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
811 
1,364 
955 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
79 
62 
6 
2 
19 
13 
22 
25 to 99 acres 
150 
133 
- 
1 
6 
41 
46 
39 
1 00 to 249 acres 
46 
45 
- 
- 
3 
9 
13 
20 
250 to 499 acres 
5 
5 
- 
- 
5 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
45 
43 
- 
8 
3 
13 
14 
5 
acres 
6,983 
(D) 
- 
1,167 
(D) 
1,832 
2,615 
856 
bushels 
163,125 
(D) 
- 
40,090 
(D) 
51,935 
40,395 
18,468 
Irrigated 
farms 
26 
25 
- 
5 
2 
8 
8 
2 
acres 
3,331 
(D) 
- 
797 
(D) 
1,442 
579 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
4 
3 
1 
2 
25 to 99 acres 
20 
20 
- 
5 
1 
9 
5 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
13 
12 
- 
2 
2 
2 
2 
4 
250 to 499 acres 
5 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 
1 
500 acres or more 
3 
3 
- 
1 
- 
1 
1 
- 
Sugarbeets for sugar 
farms 
197 
189 
3 
18 
21 
48 
60 
39 
acres 
45,807 
44,617 
(D) 
(D) 
4,972 
12,320 
15,754 
7,677 
tons 
1,265,481 
1,232,643 
(D) 
(D) 
129,184 
351,797 
437,932 
210,279 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
206 Montana 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
