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 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
occupations 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Land in vegetables (see text) - Con. 
Tomatoes in the open - Con. 
Harvested for processing farms 
10 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 
- 
acres 
5 
3 
- 
- 
3 
- 
Land in orchards farms 
324 
142 
- 
1 
5 
27 
43 
66 
acres 
1,168 
634 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
116 
226 
283 
Irrigated farms 
219 
98 
- 
3 
20 
29 
46 
acres 
818 
480 
- 
- 
6 
94 
190 
190 
Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
262 
112 
- 
1 
5 
18 
34 
54 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
60 
28 
- 
- 
- 
9 
8 
11 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250.0 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Apples farms 
160 
72 
- 
1 
3 
13 
26 
29 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
347 
191 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
52 
58 
78 
Grapes farms 
35 
17 
- 
- 
1 
1 
7 
8 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
43 
16 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
5 
10 
Peaches, all farms 
30 
16 
- 
- 
2 
1 
5 
8 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
11 
9 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2 
Walnuts, English farms 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Land in berries (see text) farms 
81 
49 
1 
1 
5 
10 
15 
17 
acres 
42 
32 
(D) 
(D) 
2 
8 
11 
Other occupations 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Land in vegetables (see text) - Con. 
Tomatoes in the open - Con. 
Harvested for processing farms 
6 
- 
- 
- 
3 
3 
- 
acres 
1 
- 
- 
(Z) 
1 
- 
Land in orchards farms 
182 
1 
2 
18 
32 
49 
80 
acres 
533 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
89 
177 
217 
Irrigated farms 
121 
1 
2 
11 
22 
28 
57 
acres 
338 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
72 
98 
127 
Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
150 
1 
1 
16 
25 
39 
68 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
32 
- 
1 
2 
7 
10 
12 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250.0 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Apples farms 
88 
1 
1 
6 
19 
24 
37 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
156 
(D) 
(D) 
5 
15 
63 
69 
Grapes farms 
18 
- 
1 
3 
4 
3 
7 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
28 
(D) 
6 
(D) 
(D) 
8 
Peaches, all farms 
14 
- 
- 
3 
- 
4 
7 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
2 
- 
(Z) 
- 
1 
1 
Walnuts, English farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
" 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Land in berries (see text) farms 
32 
- 
2 
7 
4 
10 
9 
acres 
10 
- 
(D) 
2 
2 
2 
2 
1 Landlord production expenses are included with total farm production expenses. 
2 Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are included as farms with gains of less than $1 ,000. 
210 Montana 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
