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 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Sugarbeets for sugar - Con. 
Irrigated 
farms 
197 
35 
119 
43 
107 
90 
acres 
45,807 
5,025 
32,212 
8,570 
22,393 
23,414 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
35 
9 
21 
5 
8 
27 
acres 
10,643 
1,490 
8,074 
1,079 
1,808 
8,835 
pounds 
7,772,646 
1,175,899 
5,677,187 
919,560 
1,155,552 
6,617,094 
Irrigated 
farms 
6 
4 
1 
1 
1 
5 
acres 
416 
(D) 
(□) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
2 
2 
1 
1 
25 to 99 acres 
7 
3 
4 
- 
- 
7 
1 00 to 249 acres 
14 
2 
8 
4 
5 
9 
250 to 499 acres 
7 
1 
5 
1 
1 
6 
500 acres or more 
5 
1 
4 
- 
1 
4 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
5,608 
1,650 
3,188 
770 
2,817 
2,791 
acres 
5,627,463 
1,149,551 
3,749,225 
728,687 
2,352,078 
3,275,385 
bushels 
180,120,936 
35,170,116 
121,419,069 
23,531,751 
73,760,685 
106,360,251 
Irrigated 
farms 
982 
321 
545 
116 
451 
531 
acres 
202,326 
52,203 
123,708 
26,415 
81,658 
120,668 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
155 
95 
39 
21 
90 
65 
25 to 99 acres 
612 
292 
252 
68 
348 
264 
1 00 to 249 acres 
914 
358 
423 
133 
495 
419 
250 to 499 acres 
884 
299 
436 
149 
485 
399 
500 acres or more 
3,043 
606 
2,038 
399 
1,399 
1,644 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
1 1 ,728 
6,745 
4,285 
698 
5,446 
6,282 
acres 
2,267,198 
811,751 
1,300,941 
154,506 
910,260 
1,356,938 
tons, dry 
3,979,316 
1,344,733 
2,390,959 
243,624 
1,560,056 
2,419,260 
Irrigated 
farms 
6,281 
3,692 
2,219 
370 
2,802 
3,479 
acres 
907,441 
345,745 
502,121 
59,575 
327,636 
579,805 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
3,195 
2,715 
394 
86 
1,581 
1,614 
25 to 99 acres 
3,372 
2,046 
1,130 
196 
1,682 
1,690 
1 00 to 249 acres 
2,483 
1,087 
1,189 
207 
1,157 
1,326 
250 to 499 acres 
1,479 
536 
814 
129 
575 
904 
500 acres or more 
1,199 
361 
758 
80 
451 
748 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
8,284 
4,351 
3,384 
549 
3,756 
4,528 
acres 
1,484,998 
508,645 
871,867 
104,486 
610,534 
874,464 
tons, dry 
2,790,112 
920,173 
1,700,963 
168,976 
1,140,630 
1,649,482 
Irrigated 
farms 
4,597 
2,500 
1,785 
312 
2,048 
2,549 
acres 
601,765 
214,209 
345,560 
41,996 
233,652 
368,113 
Other tame hay 
farms 
2,652 
1,607 
887 
158 
1,205 
1,447 
acres 
311,727 
116,507 
171,740 
23,480 
127,397 
184,330 
tons, dry 
462,301 
167,502 
259,868 
34,931 
173,516 
288,785 
Irrigated 
farms 
1,387 
873 
443 
71 
575 
812 
acres 
118,966 
49,056 
63,088 
6,822 
36,423 
82,543 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
81 
24 
46 
11 
34 
47 
acres 
11,869 
3,878 
6,926 
1,065 
6,284 
5,585 
Irrigated 
farms 
33 
8 
18 
7 
12 
21 
acres 
4,962 
1,127 
3,143 
692 
1,441 
3,521 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
325 
213 
76 
36 
127 
198 
acres 
9,300 
1,406 
5,320 
2,575 
3,602 
5,699 
Irrigated 
farms 
325 
213 
76 
36 
127 
198 
acres 
9,300 
1,406 
5,320 
2,575 
3,602 
5,699 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
247 
195 
31 
21 
97 
150 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
42 
12 
24 
6 
14 
28 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
8 
1 
5 
2 
4 
4 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
13 
3 
6 
4 
5 
8 
250.0 acres or more 
15 
2 
10 
3 
7 
8 
Beans, snap 
farms 
92 
59 
24 
9 
26 
66 
acres 
28 
11 
8 
9 
13 
14 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
7 
2 
5 
- 
2 
5 
acres 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Peas, green 
farms 
82 
47 
28 
7 
25 
57 
acres 
22 
8 
12 
2 
7 
15 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
2 
- 
2 
- 
2 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
Potatoes 
farms 
179 
106 
54 
19 
61 
118 
acres 
8,682 
1,181 
5,114 
2,387 
3,297 
5,385 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
5 
3 
2 
- 
1 
4 
acres 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
136 
99 
28 
9 
43 
93 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
8 
1 
5 
2 
3 
5 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
8 
1 
5 
2 
4 
4 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
12 
3 
6 
3 
4 
8 
250.0 acres or more 
15 
2 
10 
3 
7 
8 
Sweet corn 
farms 
105 
62 
31 
12 
41 
64 
acres 
122 
19 
39 
64 
75 
47 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
3 
1 
1 
1 
1 
2 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Tomatoes in the open 
farms 
137 
91 
30 
16 
50 
87 
acres 
39 
18 
(D) 
(D) 
17 
21 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
222 Montana 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
