Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Cascade 
Chouteau 
Custer 
Daniels 
Dawson 
Deer Lodge 
Fallon 
Farms 
number 
1,105 
774 
423 
338 
485 
93 
295 
Land in farms 
acres 
1,254,745 
2,071,771 
2,189,930 
768,240 
1,258,119 
66,577 
979,692 
Average size of farm 
acres 
1,136 
2,677 
5,177 
2,273 
2,594 
716 
3,321 
Median size of farm 
acres 
135 
1,529 
360 
973 
1,000 
192 
1,280 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,197,706 
2,146,670 
2,082,524 
1,171,906 
1,163,130 
1,154,927 
1,456,377 
Average per acre 
dollars 
1,055 
802 
402 
516 
448 
1,613 
439 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
106,875 
174,174 
56,199 
87,699 
83,025 
6,904 
59,517 
Average per farm 
dollars 
96,720 
225,031 
132,859 
259,465 
171,186 
74,233 
201,752 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
110 
17 
40 
3 
33 
8 
20 
1 0 to 49 acres 
288 
26 
65 
10 
29 
21 
23 
50 to 1 79 acres 
217 
67 
71 
21 
58 
17 
31 
1 80 to 499 acres 
166 
79 
44 
63 
67 
17 
37 
500 to 999 acres 
69 
96 
29 
73 
54 
13 
27 
1 ,000 acres or more 
255 
489 
174 
168 
244 
17 
157 
Total cropland 
farms 
770 
722 
276 
319 
368 
55 
194 
acres 
427,698 
1,260,269 
139,279 
536,003 
399,394 
11,203 
172,063 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
601 
509 
212 
198 
275 
44 
125 
acres 
224,520 
592,634 
77,712 
380,059 
241,221 
7,414 
92,578 
Irrigated land 
farms 
303 
68 
175 
12 
74 
44 
9 
acres 
33,414 
10,379 
30,315 
4,053 
17,151 
10,760 
877 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
111,128 
186,088 
109,201 
95,003 
80,365 
5,544 
56,373 
Average per farm 
dollars 
100,568 
240,424 
258,157 
281,075 
165,701 
59,611 
191,096 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
53,547 
159,038 
21,165 
87,040 
55,488 
1,858 
12,047 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
57,581 
27,050 
88,036 
7,963 
24,877 
3,686 
44,326 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
482 
219 
113 
138 
132 
51 
79 
$2,500 to $4,999 
80 
23 
21 
4 
13 
5 
17 
$5,000 to $9,999 
91 
17 
37 
8 
23 
4 
7 
$10,000 to $24,999 
93 
40 
33 
13 
37 
6 
24 
$25,000 to $49,999 
101 
36 
39 
19 
43 
8 
25 
$50,000 to $99,999 
79 
49 
29 
30 
58 
5 
31 
$100,000 or more 
179 
390 
151 
126 
179 
14 
112 
Government payments 
farms 
569 
634 
172 
290 
344 
15 
219 
$1,000 
5,952 
16,813 
1,847 
5,520 
6,390 
60 
2,136 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
472 
498 
149 
194 
298 
18 
147 
$1,000 
5,127 
13,906 
3,277 
4,389 
3,977 
80 
2,999 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
96,163 
151,027 
95,454 
70,026 
65,506 
4,331 
47,562 
Average per farm 
dollars 
87,025 
195,125 
225,660 
207,178 
135,064 
46,572 
161,227 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
1,105 
774 
423 
338 
485 
93 
295 
$1,000 
26,043 
65,781 
18,870 
34,886 
25,226 
1,353 
13,947 
Average per farm 
dollars 
23,568 
84,988 
44,610 
103,214 
52,013 
14,545 
47,277 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
528 
539 
254 
182 
277 
32 
178 
Other 
number 
577 
235 
169 
156 
208 
61 
117 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
626 
343 
223 
201 
272 
73 
185 
200 days or more 
number 
395 
159 
161 
132 
174 
46 
134 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
405 
207 
245 
71 
236 
31 
198 
number 
62,212 
37,062 
111,868 
14,380 
40,550 
5,250 
56,087 
Beef cows 
farms 
356 
196 
210 
69 
216 
31 
174 
number 
36,650 
23,960 
(D) 
9,259 
24,708 
(D) 
29,349 
Milk cows 
farms 
15 
3 
2 
- 
11 
1 
4 
number 
1,211 
4 
(D) 
- 
49 
(D) 
4 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
363 
194 
223 
58 
216 
29 
196 
number 
41,469 
25,155 
85,795 
8,194 
25,263 
3,324 
40,225 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
11 
5 
1 
3 
2 
1 
7 
number 
19,339 
(□) 
(D) 
(□) 
(D) 
(D) 
19 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
13 
6 
5 
1 
5 
1 
4 
number 
98,357 
(D) 
30 
(D) 
17 
(D) 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
49 
19 
26 
4 
19 
7 
12 
number 
6,257 
1,622 
5,001 
133 
1,788 
628 
1,382 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
112 
22 
36 
3 
19 
2 
22 
number 
48,717 
(D) 
586 
36 
510 
(D) 
460 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
10 
2 
- 
- 
2 
- 
number 
6,111 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
- 
11 
23 
2 
27 
- 
8 
acres 
- 
719 
3,640 
(D) 
2,167 
- 
3,972 
bushels 
- 
83,585 
508,454 
(D) 
317,686 
- 
96,010 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
5 
- 
30 
11 
- 
3 
acres 
600 
- 
5,288 
- 
1,038 
- 
568 
tons 
11,600 
- 
112,505 
- 
17,926 
- 
2,964 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
150 
417 
45 
168 
200 
2 
45 
acres 
119,978 
502,567 
20,536 
289,745 
179,575 
(D) 
38,924 
bushels 
4,548,587 
19,486,328 
599,673 
8,237,104 
5,373,240 
(D) 
904,087 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
120 
386 
27 
23 
79 
34 
acres 
97,841 
386,090 
12,307 
20,761 
37,030 
- 
(D) 
bushels 
3,810,867 
16,050,870 
320,685 
513,662 
1,323,548 
- 
530,919 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
67 
235 
29 
142 
182 
2 
41 
acres 
21,018 
111,943 
8,229 
191,557 
137,310 
(D) 
20,050 
bushels 
710,077 
3,300,512 
278,988 
5,595,697 
3,933,018 
(D) 
(D) 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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