Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Hill 
Jefferson 
Judith Basin 
Lake 
Lewis and Clark 
Liberty 
Lincoln 
Farms 
number 
802 
401 
324 
1,156 
703 
304 
325 
Land in farms 
acres 
1,597,982 
371,205 
1,034,416 
555,766 
843,160 
897,946 
47,284 
Average size of farm 
acres 
1,992 
926 
3,193 
481 
1,199 
2,954 
145 
Median size of farm 
acres 
909 
90 
1,192 
40 
30 
1,674 
50 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,288,555 
1,049,735 
2,852,597 
767,869 
1,816,522 
1,795,456 
545,972 
Average per acre 
dollars 
647 
1,134 
893 
1,597 
1,515 
608 
3,753 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
157,661 
19,320 
67,726 
67,281 
40,045 
82,660 
13,098 
Average per farm 
dollars 
196,584 
48,180 
209,030 
58,202 
56,963 
271,908 
40,301 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
29 
39 
19 
196 
82 
6 
30 
1 0 to 49 acres 
41 
123 
22 
438 
334 
6 
132 
50 to 1 79 acres 
141 
98 
38 
292 
113 
14 
103 
180 to 499 acres 
118 
58 
33 
123 
53 
33 
41 
500 to 999 acres 
93 
26 
33 
38 
35 
43 
12 
1 ,000 acres or more 
380 
57 
179 
69 
86 
202 
7 
Total cropland 
farms 
679 
204 
240 
805 
461 
281 
199 
acres 
1,168,871 
50,322 
343,216 
80,650 
92,412 
604,361 
9,800 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
465 
149 
218 
757 
389 
205 
187 
acres 
530,450 
25,871 
184,405 
65,374 
63,637 
285,883 
7,506 
Irrigated land 
farms 
48 
169 
54 
762 
369 
19 
95 
acres 
9,437 
29,215 
14,008 
80,691 
47,504 
5,915 
3,512 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
163,970 
22,424 
92,555 
56,563 
46,558 
84,664 
3,466 
Average per farm 
dollars 
204,452 
55,921 
285,663 
48,930 
66,228 
278,501 
10,665 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
138,597 
4,380 
28,494 
24,269 
18,370 
68,912 
1,007 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
25,374 
18,045 
64,061 
32,294 
28,188 
15,752 
2,459 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
297 
205 
55 
407 
360 
81 
195 
$2,500 to $4,999 
26 
30 
4 
104 
75 
4 
39 
$5,000 to $9,999 
30 
33 
18 
159 
76 
4 
30 
$10,000 to $24,999 
37 
52 
41 
195 
73 
9 
37 
$25,000 to $49,999 
52 
21 
21 
96 
36 
13 
8 
$50,000 to $99,999 
58 
20 
47 
73 
24 
36 
10 
$100,000 or more 
302 
40 
138 
122 
59 
157 
6 
Government payments 
farms 
597 
45 
209 
234 
102 
281 
11 
$1,000 
17,713 
519 
2,905 
783 
1,192 
9,709 
55 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
372 
103 
198 
307 
181 
178 
66 
$1,000 
8,148 
638 
4,777 
4,521 
3,411 
4,772 
2,041 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
127,380 
16,227 
75,902 
60,281 
46,372 
67,660 
7,741 
Average per farm 
dollars 
158,827 
40,465 
234,265 
52,146 
65,963 
222,565 
23,820 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
802 
401 
324 
1,156 
703 
304 
325 
$1,000 
62,452 
7,355 
24,335 
1,586 
4,789 
31,486 
-2,180 
Average per farm 
dollars 
77,870 
18,342 
75,107 
1,372 
6,812 
103,571 
-6,707 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
430 
163 
215 
525 
257 
226 
124 
Other 
number 
372 
238 
109 
631 
446 
78 
201 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
443 
268 
163 
746 
477 
146 
203 
200 days or more 
number 
262 
172 
106 
435 
315 
85 
107 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
209 
169 
215 
461 
207 
69 
102 
number 
23,768 
27,467 
83,863 
42,354 
38,357 
15,598 
2,353 
Beef cows 
farms 
187 
153 
195 
392 
154 
67 
93 
number 
(D) 
16,038 
(□) 
25,866 
23,959 
9,939 
1,452 
Milk cows 
farms 
5 
3 
9 
17 
12 
4 
12 
number 
(D) 
3 
(D) 
312 
104 
488 
22 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
182 
158 
199 
392 
180 
71 
55 
number 
20,498 
15,728 
50,520 
27,197 
20,855 
9,126 
2,055 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
6 
9 
9 
32 
16 
3 
1 
number 
(D) 
109 
199 
265 
(D) 
15,575 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
6 
9 
9 
34 
13 
3 
1 
number 
(D) 
169 
246 
353 
(D) 
33,420 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
13 
24 
36 
51 
20 
1 
12 
number 
657 
934 
7,173 
2,056 
3,012 
(D) 
419 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
19 
58 
24 
132 
80 
9 
59 
number 
(D) 
820 
2,238 
5,047 
(D) 
23,353 
1,078 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
2 
3 
4 
1 
3 
1 
number 
- 
(D) 
500 
410 
(D) 
46,000 
(D) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
8 
1 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
1,100 
(□) 
- 
- 
bushels 
(D) 
- 
- 
126,850 
(D) 
- 
- 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
2 
1 
1 
2 
2 
- 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(□) 
- 
(D) 
- 
tons 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
361 
4 
92 
66 
23 
185 
- 
acres 
460,167 
684 
68,790 
14,286 
17,760 
233,737 
- 
bushels 
16,424,834 
22,726 
1,960,472 
1,009,271 
579,886 
7,761,676 
- 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
253 
- 
82 
17 
13 
129 
- 
acres 
228,697 
- 
49,125 
2,658 
(D) 
113,622 
- 
bushels 
9,349,102 
- 
1,546,576 
166,208 
(D) 
3,984,721 
- 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
297 
4 
49 
60 
17 
152 
- 
acres 
222,987 
684 
19,665 
11,628 
11,870 
114,212 
- 
bushels 
6,789,073 
22,726 
413,896 
843,063 
390,037 
3,573,507 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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