Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Montana 
Beaverhead 
Big Horn 
Blaine 
Broadwater 
Carbon 
Carter 
Farms 
number 
28,008 
430 
527 
546 
287 
726 
327 
Land in farms 
acres 
59,758,917 
1,380,888 
3,148,871 
2,204,248 
476,797 
791,295 
1,778,011 
Average size of farm 
acres 
2,134 
3,211 
5,975 
4,037 
1,661 
1,090 
5,437 
Median size of farm 
acres 
300 
201 
320 
1,108 
203 
244 
3,300 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,674,568 
3,580,194 
2,633,650 
2,408,180 
1,901,305 
1,283,405 
2,923,161 
Average per acre 
dollars 
785 
1,115 
441 
597 
1,144 
1,178 
538 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
3,854,196 
65,187 
79,816 
110,403 
47,675 
84,199 
67,192 
Average per farm 
dollars 
137,625 
151,599 
151,454 
202,204 
166,116 
115,977 
205,481 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
2,365 
54 
36 
29 
14 
41 
18 
1 0 to 49 acres 
5,518 
85 
87 
20 
48 
136 
3 
50 to 179 acres 
4,478 
62 
79 
54 
72 
153 
16 
1 80 to 499 acres 
3,835 
51 
87 
79 
39 
159 
18 
500 to 999 acres 
2,560 
27 
39 
65 
24 
77 
30 
1 ,000 acres or more 
9,252 
151 
199 
299 
90 
160 
242 
Total cropland 
farms 
19,888 
278 
310 
410 
214 
516 
233 
acres 
17,022,177 
178,618 
268,114 
626,786 
151,319 
136,674 
234,849 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
15,894 
257 
258 
340 
177 
430 
170 
acres 
9,533,929 
131,384 
167,983 
312,990 
84,875 
74,397 
97,893 
Irrigated land 
farms 
9,451 
295 
150 
170 
156 
431 
14 
acres 
1,903,019 
238,454 
46,292 
50,472 
39,566 
72,781 
1,390 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
4,230,083 
142,876 
108,747 
113,846 
38,145 
76,862 
83,199 
Average per farm 
dollars 
151,031 
332,270 
206,351 
208,509 
132,910 
105,871 
254,430 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
2,255,996 
31,189 
53,066 
71,586 
21,430 
25,966 
12,429 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
1,974,087 
111,687 
55,681 
42,260 
16,715 
50,896 
70,770 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
10,170 
112 
173 
136 
96 
220 
50 
$2,500 to $4,999 
1,747 
47 
22 
6 
17 
59 
3 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,988 
22 
49 
28 
23 
68 
2 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,531 
43 
48 
30 
30 
82 
32 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,053 
27 
41 
61 
28 
79 
33 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,178 
40 
42 
68 
15 
70 
38 
$100,000 or more 
7,341 
139 
152 
217 
78 
148 
169 
Government payments 
farms 
12,443 
65 
172 
367 
135 
256 
190 
$1,000 
209,846 
368 
2,505 
8,869 
1,700 
1,696 
2,009 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
12,101 
174 
246 
273 
134 
303 
178 
$1,000 
248,531 
4,140 
5,949 
5,919 
3,437 
3,710 
4,722 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
3,516,180 
110,525 
87,835 
83,300 
35,701 
74,809 
57,214 
Average per farm 
dollars 
125,542 
257,034 
166,671 
152,563 
124,393 
103,043 
174,966 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
28,008 
430 
527 
546 
287 
726 
327 
$1,000 
1,172,280 
36,858 
29,366 
45,334 
7,581 
7,459 
32,715 
Average per farm 
dollars 
41,855 
85,717 
55,723 
83,030 
26,416 
10,274 
100,047 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
15,434 
243 
266 
367 
156 
414 
250 
Other 
number 
12,574 
187 
261 
179 
131 
312 
77 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
15,892 
252 
310 
288 
164 
422 
170 
200 days or more 
number 
9,589 
161 
220 
196 
89 
249 
90 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
11,845 
234 
285 
270 
124 
390 
260 
number 
2,633,740 
153,655 
75,673 
68,991 
23,836 
72,073 
94,057 
Beef cows 
farms 
10,598 
211 
266 
256 
112 
352 
237 
number 
1,439,653 
77,087 
47,679 
43,530 
(D) 
34,415 
51,254 
Milk cows 
farms 
397 
6 
4 
7 
5 
6 
6 
number 
13,947 
11 
4 
139 
(D) 
9 
19 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
10,629 
222 
256 
247 
117 
354 
241 
number 
1,711,264 
99,248 
58,729 
37,147 
13,314 
46,546 
64,671 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
406 
9 
5 
3 
5 
10 
5 
number 
173,953 
112 
16 
(□) 
(□) 
184 
80 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
412 
10 
4 
3 
6 
11 
5 
number 
511,483 
188 
33 
(D) 
(D) 
200 
116 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
1,338 
33 
20 
32 
9 
37 
61 
number 
236,646 
16,191 
569 
7,110 
(D) 
8,312 
26,284 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
2,243 
35 
26 
19 
24 
65 
23 
number 
464,802 
494 
452 
10,707 
449 
1,275 
327 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
95 
- 
- 
1 
1 
3 
- 
number 
166,380 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
370 
- 
13 
5 
- 
35 
3 
acres 
60,693 
- 
4,525 
139 
- 
3,090 
(D) 
bushels 
5,633,512 
- 
353,261 
17,750 
- 
490,678 
(D) 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
351 
- 
8 
10 
4 
45 
1 
acres 
42,208 
- 
1,320 
513 
375 
3,436 
(D) 
tons 
871,062 
- 
30,005 
8,315 
7,131 
81,792 
(D) 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
5,608 
19 
80 
190 
47 
49 
55 
acres 
5,627,463 
7,254 
94,630 
224,806 
42,400 
14,313 
40,516 
bushels 
180,120,936 
601,267 
3,256,927 
7,550,926 
1,009,126 
243,520 
865,325 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
2,968 
- 
66 
111 
13 
24 
34 
acres 
2,168,021 
- 
85,079 
81,624 
6,413 
10,167 
23,726 
bushels 
79,104,642 
- 
2,912,858 
3,312,949 
201,770 
144,614 
614,570 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
4,133 
19 
38 
171 
43 
35 
40 
acres 
2,909,910 
7,254 
9,551 
140,308 
35,987 
(D) 
16,790 
bushels 
85,262,950 
601,267 
344,069 
4,149,227 
807,356 
91,706 
250,755 
-continued 
224 Montana 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
