Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
McCone 
Madison 
Meagher 
Mineral 
Missoula 
Musselshell 
Park 
Farms 
number 
489 
571 
136 
95 
637 
356 
564 
Land in farms 
acres 
1,371,908 
1,085,291 
812,325 
17,049 
247,141 
1,017,953 
774,057 
Average size of farm 
acres 
2,806 
1,901 
5,973 
179 
388 
2,859 
1,372 
Median size of farm 
acres 
1,447 
240 
1,683 
47 
30 
244 
200 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,347,872 
2,382,159 
5,741,789 
798,089 
1,074,214 
1,412,603 
3,502,195 
Average per acre 
dollars 
480 
1,253 
961 
4,447 
2,769 
494 
2,552 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
96,633 
71,085 
22,936 
3,054 
26,009 
31,255 
54,676 
Average per farm 
dollars 
197,614 
124,492 
168,647 
32,145 
40,830 
87,795 
96,944 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
4 
49 
11 
7 
130 
5 
43 
1 0 to 49 acres 
12 
114 
20 
41 
242 
43 
160 
50 to 179 acres 
33 
93 
10 
18 
138 
107 
75 
180 to 499 acres 
81 
101 
13 
20 
63 
47 
82 
500 to 999 acres 
65 
50 
4 
7 
31 
36 
45 
1 ,000 acres or more 
294 
164 
78 
2 
33 
118 
159 
Total cropland 
farms 
439 
347 
90 
58 
369 
198 
328 
acres 
604,888 
144,938 
69,587 
4,032 
19,948 
124,200 
110,059 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
336 
315 
76 
41 
337 
139 
273 
acres 
402,834 
95,216 
52,103 
1,935 
15,767 
66,030 
66,269 
Irrigated land 
farms 
57 
346 
72 
28 
363 
42 
273 
acres 
14,172 
111,891 
36,075 
862 
16,798 
11,429 
57,112 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
102,227 
81,254 
39,006 
1,107 
13,603 
38,094 
38,487 
Average per farm 
dollars 
209,054 
142,302 
286,810 
11,656 
21,355 
107,006 
68,240 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
77,755 
27,275 
9,480 
260 
4,051 
10,390 
13,126 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
24,473 
53,980 
29,526 
848 
9,552 
27,704 
25,361 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
114 
212 
44 
67 
356 
178 
210 
$2,500 to $4,999 
9 
35 
5 
14 
81 
30 
32 
$5,000 to $9,999 
22 
44 
3 
4 
59 
18 
55 
$10,000 to $24,999 
41 
52 
9 
3 
67 
23 
68 
$25,000 to $49,999 
33 
37 
7 
- 
20 
26 
57 
$50,000 to $99,999 
54 
57 
13 
5 
25 
16 
44 
$100,000 or more 
216 
134 
55 
2 
29 
65 
98 
Government payments 
farms 
409 
89 
50 
13 
60 
114 
100 
$1,000 
7,765 
856 
533 
23 
395 
1,854 
754 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
322 
236 
55 
27 
136 
115 
204 
$1,000 
8,554 
4,598 
998 
111 
7,592 
2,068 
6,402 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
79,496 
68,111 
24,390 
1,428 
29,331 
32,643 
41,493 
Average per farm 
dollars 
162,569 
119,285 
179,342 
15,031 
46,045 
91,695 
73,569 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
489 
571 
136 
95 
637 
356 
564 
$1,000 
39,050 
18,597 
16,147 
-187 
-7,740 
9,373 
4,151 
Average per farm 
dollars 
79,856 
32,570 
118,726 
-1,969 
-12,151 
26,328 
7,359 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
334 
278 
88 
29 
244 
207 
311 
Other 
number 
155 
293 
48 
66 
393 
149 
253 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
229 
366 
58 
62 
420 
175 
349 
200 days or more 
number 
131 
236 
36 
51 
196 
110 
179 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
181 
295 
84 
21 
182 
160 
220 
number 
37,331 
74,683 
41,930 
333 
10,701 
34,221 
44,397 
Beef cows 
farms 
174 
269 
77 
19 
159 
146 
191 
number 
(D) 
45,301 
(D) 
(D) 
5,022 
21,455 
29,473 
Milk cows 
farms 
2 
10 
3 
2 
9 
3 
12 
number 
(D) 
22 
(D) 
(D) 
18 
5 
149 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
171 
262 
83 
15 
144 
138 
211 
number 
24,677 
48,678 
27,912 
201 
8,332 
26,140 
22,948 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
7 
4 
3 
- 
15 
4 
11 
number 
(D) 
10 
(D) 
- 
75 
28 
42 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
4 
4 
3 
2 
12 
4 
12 
number 
(D) 
10 
(D) 
(D) 
185 
82 
76 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
15 
36 
7 
41 
17 
27 
number 
7,352 
3,557 
(D) 
- 
1,423 
2,179 
2,578 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
14 
48 
12 
4 
81 
44 
54 
number 
389 
889 
(D) 
34 
12,155 
867 
849 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
1 
- 
1 
- 
7 
2 
2 
number 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
134 
(D) 
(D) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
7 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
acres 
1,107 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
bushels 
83,840 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
3 
1 
- 
- 
- 
6 
- 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
550 
- 
tons 
2,960 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
12,850 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
274 
34 
13 
1 
8 
33 
36 
acres 
321,348 
1 1 ,342 
6,722 
(D) 
410 
25,113 
13,362 
bushels 
9,297,154 
558,056 
189,269 
(D) 
12,963 
583,489 
293,143 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
144 
10 
5 
1 
2 
22 
25 
acres 
79,932 
3,471 
2,573 
(D) 
(D) 
15,677 
6,038 
bushels 
3,346,949 
102,905 
93,920 
(D) 
(D) 
398,190 
156,241 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
245 
31 
11 
6 
20 
21 
acres 
236,450 
7,871 
4,149 
- 
(D) 
9,436 
7,324 
bushels 
5,811,213 
455,151 
95,349 
- 
(□) 
185,299 
136,902 
-continued 
228 Montana 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
