Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Fergus 
Flathead 
Gallatin 
Garfield 
Glacier 
Golden Valley 
Granite 
Farms 
number 
790 
1,035 
1,163 
297 
602 
157 
163 
Land in farms 
acres 
1,961,057 
169,898 
702,713 
2,190,715 
1,570,323 
708,186 
285,419 
Average size of farm 
acres 
2,482 
164 
604 
7,376 
2,609 
4,511 
1,751 
Median size of farm 
acres 
707 
36 
60 
3,900 
445 
735 
597 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
2,147,954 
819,700 
1,596,941 
3,642,283 
1,781,623 
2,545,658 
2,233,557 
Average per acre 
dollars 
865 
4,994 
2,643 
494 
683 
564 
1,276 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
122,676 
57,008 
112,843 
62,596 
103,766 
18,632 
15,075 
Average per farm 
dollars 
155,286 
55,080 
97,028 
210,763 
172,656 
118,677 
92,485 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
54 
156 
130 
17 
40 
6 
11 
1 0 to 49 acres 
105 
469 
425 
9 
37 
8 
14 
50 to 179 acres 
116 
226 
224 
16 
96 
24 
28 
180 to 499 acres 
89 
119 
168 
8 
137 
23 
24 
500 to 999 acres 
75 
31 
66 
18 
50 
22 
18 
1 ,000 acres or more 
351 
34 
150 
229 
242 
74 
68 
Total cropland 
farms 
595 
705 
736 
217 
350 
118 
96 
acres 
592,352 
71,306 
225,062 
386,104 
525,608 
135,363 
27,391 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
532 
627 
666 
178 
261 
68 
88 
acres 
379,633 
59,529 
161,269 
189,650 
308,927 
40,658 
21,613 
Irrigated land 
farms 
70 
231 
437 
14 
90 
39 
103 
acres 
12,352 
18,193 
79,100 
1,536 
34,064 
7,043 
28,520 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
145,720 
34,677 
105,970 
72,928 
105,579 
21,390 
19,152 
Average per farm 
dollars 
184,456 
33,504 
91,118 
245,550 
175,380 
136,243 
117,494 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
71,745 
27,593 
58,802 
27,039 
68,173 
7,460 
3,351 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
73,975 
7,083 
47,168 
45,889 
37,405 
13,930 
15,800 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
193 
555 
496 
47 
219 
63 
56 
$2,500 to $4,999 
48 
124 
104 
7 
22 
4 
4 
$5,000 to $9,999 
41 
106 
111 
10 
39 
10 
8 
$10,000 to $24,999 
59 
89 
132 
18 
70 
6 
17 
$25,000 to $49,999 
61 
46 
77 
28 
52 
12 
12 
$50,000 to $99,999 
77 
44 
64 
35 
46 
14 
13 
$100,000 or more 
311 
71 
179 
152 
154 
48 
53 
Government payments 
farms 
435 
172 
251 
180 
309 
106 
26 
$1,000 
6,716 
707 
2,741 
3,399 
6,940 
2,347 
152 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
408 
327 
465 
151 
229 
55 
61 
$1,000 
6,561 
3,428 
6,180 
3,627 
1 1 ,246 
914 
877 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
111,505 
38,025 
104,611 
60,031 
85,930 
19,466 
13,468 
Average per farm 
dollars 
141,146 
36,740 
89,949 
202,124 
142,741 
123,985 
82,625 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
790 
1,035 
1,163 
297 
602 
157 
163 
$1,000 
47,492 
786 
10,280 
19,924 
37,835 
5,186 
6,713 
Average per farm 
dollars 
60,116 
759 
8,839 
67,083 
62,848 
33,029 
41,185 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
497 
516 
523 
228 
353 
93 
92 
Other 
number 
293 
519 
640 
69 
249 
64 
71 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
426 
553 
726 
134 
330 
90 
85 
200 days or more 
number 
228 
301 
477 
76 
216 
63 
43 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
467 
276 
353 
214 
276 
76 
93 
number 
98,527 
8,464 
50,089 
86,274 
47,465 
22,562 
19,378 
Beef cows 
farms 
433 
221 
286 
213 
258 
69 
74 
number 
63,308 
(D) 
18,447 
51,370 
29,002 
(D) 
(D) 
Milk cows 
farms 
18 
11 
27 
9 
12 
3 
2 
number 
444 
(D) 
4,179 
93 
1,066 
(D) 
(D) 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
434 
199 
298 
208 
241 
71 
83 
number 
63,925 
5,209 
26,064 
45,490 
26,765 
10,822 
14,591 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
15 
21 
14 
3 
8 
1 
3 
number 
319 
1,203 
306 
(□) 
21,831 
(D) 
20 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
17 
17 
15 
3 
8 
1 
1 
number 
470 
2,402 
270 
90 
43,568 
(D) 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
32 
26 
48 
51 
13 
8 
7 
number 
2,460 
440 
1,996 
18,198 
1,523 
19,283 
443 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
62 
140 
116 
12 
21 
13 
18 
number 
1,540 
2,576 
3,383 
276 
116,293 
(D) 
320 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
3 
3 
6 
- 
3 
3 
- 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
136 
- 
3,200 
(D) 
- 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
2 
2 
- 
7 
- 
3 
- 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
857 
- 
209 
- 
bushels 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
20,426 
- 
(D) 
- 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
22 
1 
- 
6 
1 
acres 
- 
- 
2,040 
(D) 
- 
679 
(D) 
tons 
- 
- 
39,376 
(D) 
- 
8,839 
(D) 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
212 
66 
143 
118 
105 
27 
5 
acres 
181,095 
14,606 
51,836 
105,119 
128,691 
19,457 
797 
bushels 
6,244,746 
991,519 
2,122,148 
2,650,015 
4,415,386 
534,015 
49,711 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
189 
42 
69 
76 
45 
18 
- 
acres 
135,590 
6,441 
22,062 
54,702 
38,712 
15,974 
- 
bushels 
5,118,903 
451,383 
719,272 
1,558,978 
1,672,148 
450,306 
- 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
111 
48 
123 
85 
81 
11 
5 
acres 
45,505 
8,165 
29,774 
(D) 
85,893 
3,483 
797 
bushels 
1,125,843 
540,136 
1,402,876 
(D) 
2,627,467 
83,709 
49,711 
-continued 
226 Montana 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
