Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Item 
Total 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS - Con. 
Total - Con. 
Total sales - Con. 
Cut Christmas trees and 
short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
46 
40 
6 
- 
28 
18 
$1,000 
160 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
46 
40 
6 
- 
28 
18 
$1,000 
160 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
9,306 
5,114 
3,600 
592 
4,410 
4,896 
$1,000 
403,251 
124,234 
244,880 
34,137 
172,333 
230,918 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,835 
600 
1,091 
144 
761 
1,074 
$1,000 
313,965 
83,819 
203,313 
26,833 
131,430 
182,534 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
2 
2 
- 
- 
2 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
10,629 
5,332 
4,432 
865 
4,564 
6,065 
$1,000 
1,783,908 
669,538 
985,517 
128,854 
673,417 
1,110,492 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5,179 
1,916 
2,867 
396 
2,052 
3,127 
$1,000 
1,696,345 
620,711 
954,563 
121,071 
633,006 
1,063,339 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
92 
27 
64 
1 
24 
68 
$1,000 
44,671 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
11,654 
33,017 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
82 
21 
61 
22 
60 
$1,000 
44,614 
10,183 
34,431 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
412 
241 
146 
25 
131 
281 
$1,000 
54,091 
11,940 
42,107 
43 
13,180 
40,911 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
41 
10 
31 
- 
8 
33 
$1,000 
53,200 
1 1 ,453 
41,747 
- 
12,847 
40,352 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
1,324 
830 
414 
80 
467 
857 
$1,000 
31,233 
12,610 
17,700 
923 
10,436 
20,797 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
133 
51 
77 
5 
52 
81 
$1,000 
21,178 
6,604 
14,145 
429 
7,029 
14,149 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
2,572 
1,721 
666 
185 
1,006 
1 ,566 
$1,000 
22,824 
14,725 
5,991 
2,108 
10,620 
12,205 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
46 
24 
13 
9 
26 
20 
$1,000 
6,780 
4,726 
1,353 
700 
4,427 
2,353 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
1,051 
720 
285 
46 
337 
714 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
34 
8 
26 
- 
5 
29 
$1,000 
(D) 
1,855 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Aquaculture 
farms 
26 
21 
3 
2 
15 
11 
$1,000 
3,172 
2,937 
(D) 
(D) 
1,549 
1,623 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
11 
9 
1 
1 
3 
8 
$1,000 
2,912 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
619 
413 
148 
58 
260 
359 
$1,000 
(D) 
16,490 
(D) 
2,053 
17,209 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
77 
55 
14 
8 
46 
31 
$1,000 
22,227 
(D) 
(D) 
1,818 
(D) 
(D) 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
12,443 
6,186 
5,147 
1,110 
6,453 
5,990 
$1,000 
209,846 
68,851 
121,363 
19,632 
96,100 
113,746 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
2,071 
- 
1,588 
483 
1,079 
992 
$1,000 
97,159 
" 
73,605 
23,554 
41,555 
55,603 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
1,389 
869 
434 
86 
442 
947 
$1,000 
9,423 
4,290 
4,551 
583 
3,112 
6,311 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
28,008 
18,143 
7,664 
2,201 
14,029 
13,979 
$1,000 
3,516,180 
1,096,227 
2,068,417 
351,536 
1,413,638 
2,102,541 
Average per farm 
dollars 
125,542 
60,421 
269,887 
159,716 
100,765 
150,407 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
10,324 
4,829 
4,487 
1,008 
4,737 
5,587 
$1,000 
406,062 
79,511 
274,648 
51,902 
170,379 
235,683 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,274 
3,086 
957 
231 
1,871 
2,403 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,584 
1,061 
1,233 
290 
1,262 
1,322 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,192 
298 
731 
163 
605 
587 
$50,000 or more 
2,274 
384 
1,566 
324 
999 
1,275 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
12,366 
6,121 
5,112 
1,133 
5,588 
6,778 
$1,000 
217,620 
47,990 
143,353 
26,277 
90,825 
126,795 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
7,480 
4,908 
2,098 
474 
3,258 
4,222 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,552 
830 
1,361 
361 
1,298 
1,254 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,040 
193 
724 
123 
509 
531 
$50,000 or more 
1,294 
190 
929 
175 
523 
771 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
212 Montana 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
