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 
LAND USE - Con. 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, 
other than cropland and woodland 
pastured (see text) 
farms 
19,233 
1 1 ,835 
6,126 
1,272 
9,027 
10,206 
acres 
39,293,812 
14,140,763 
22,154,851 
2,998,198 
16,976,339 
22,317,473 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads, 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
16,817 
11,101 
4,953 
763 
7,785 
9,032 
acres 
833,006 
380,239 
411,420 
41,347 
370,325 
462,681 
Irrigated land 
farms 
9,451 
5,903 
2,938 
610 
4,222 
5,229 
acres 
1,903,019 
645,663 
1,100,934 
156,422 
725,122 
1,177,897 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
7,676 
4,511 
2,639 
526 
3,477 
4,199 
acres 
1,482,359 
470,085 
883,894 
128,380 
581,214 
901,145 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
3,864 
2,640 
1,053 
171 
1,544 
2,320 
acres 
420,660 
175,578 
217,040 
28,042 
143,908 
276,752 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
Programs 
farms 
4,330 
2,611 
1,513 
206 
2,453 
1,877 
acres 
2,273,660 
1,196,867 
949,953 
126,840 
1,205,791 
1,067,869 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
6,177 
1,910 
3,500 
767 
2,923 
3,254 
acres 
9,314,797 
1,739,205 
6,540,046 
1,035,546 
3,658,650 
5,656,147 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
148 
74 
58 
16 
63 
85 
$1,000 
16,475 
5,038 
9,746 
1,691 
5,344 
11,130 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
28,008 
18,143 
7,664 
2,201 
14,029 
13,979 
$1,000 
46,901,313 
18,290,527 
24,698,626 
3,912,161 
20,149,799 
26,751,514 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,674,568 
1,008,131 
3,222,681 
1 ,777,447 
1,436,296 
1,913,693 
Average per acre 
dollars 
785 
882 
726 
779 
765 
800 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
2,033 
1,733 
44 
256 
1,232 
801 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,483 
1,229 
110 
144 
855 
628 
$100,000 to $199,999 
2,985 
2,447 
294 
244 
1,642 
1,343 
$200,000 to $499,999 
7,586 
6,179 
969 
438 
3,820 
3,766 
$500,000 to $999,999 
4,870 
3,151 
1,371 
348 
2,452 
2,418 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
3,549 
1,553 
1,676 
320 
1,736 
1,813 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
3,620 
1,236 
2,079 
305 
1,532 
2,088 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
1,167 
367 
713 
87 
475 
692 
$10,000,000 or more 
715 
248 
408 
59 
285 
430 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
28,005 
18,142 
7,664 
2,199 
14,027 
13,978 
$1,000 
3,854,196 
1,350,317 
2,116,296 
387,583 
1,636,487 
2,217,709 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
2,917 
2,528 
238 
151 
1,627 
1,290 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,236 
1,873 
237 
126 
1,226 
1,010 
$10,000 to $19,999 
3,779 
3,133 
437 
209 
2,009 
1,770 
$20,000 to $49,999 
5,958 
4,502 
1,020 
436 
3,126 
2,832 
$50,000 to $99,999 
4,115 
2,700 
1,092 
323 
2,060 
2,055 
$100,000 to $199,999 
3,541 
1,700 
1,502 
339 
1,662 
1,879 
$200,000 to $499,999 
3,504 
1,261 
1,833 
410 
1,553 
1,951 
$500,000 or more 
1,955 
445 
1,305 
205 
764 
1,191 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
21,570 
12,654 
7,147 
1,769 
10,204 
11,366 
number 
69,642 
30,188 
33,355 
6,099 
30,458 
39,184 
Tractors, all 
farms 
19,952 
11,611 
6,871 
1,470 
9,452 
10,500 
number 
50,175 
23,914 
22,422 
3,839 
22,293 
27,882 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
8,083 
5,302 
2,370 
411 
3,701 
4,382 
number 
10,915 
7,020 
3,354 
541 
4,893 
6,022 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
12,160 
6,920 
4,354 
886 
5,625 
6,535 
number 
17,803 
9,609 
6,904 
1,290 
7,987 
9,816 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
10,313 
4,154 
5,184 
975 
4,831 
5,482 
number 
21,457 
7,285 
12,164 
2,008 
9,413 
12,044 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
5,449 
1,687 
3,127 
635 
2,639 
2,810 
number 
7,022 
2,058 
4,165 
799 
3,224 
3,798 
Cotton pickers and strippers, 
self-propelled 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
3,422 
1,575 
1,589 
258 
1,441 
1,981 
number 
3,858 
1,715 
1,849 
294 
1,599 
2,259 
Hay balers 
farms 
10,215 
5,167 
4,340 
708 
4,557 
5,658 
number 
12,811 
6,259 
5,652 
900 
5,552 
7,259 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
216 Montana 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
