Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Richland 
Roosevelt 
Rosebud 
Sanders 
Sheridan 
Silver Bow 
Stillwater 
Farms 
number 
544 
606 
437 
492 
527 
140 
593 
Land in farms 
acres 
1,293,012 
1,239,688 
3,141,524 
338,725 
1,041,794 
69,740 
809,443 
Average size of farm 
acres 
2,377 
2,046 
7,189 
688 
1,977 
498 
1,365 
Median size of farm 
acres 
1,021 
800 
643 
100 
1,120 
126 
333 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,418,388 
1,292,136 
2,970,357 
817,531 
1,172,597 
781,496 
1,905,004 
Average per acre 
dollars 
597 
632 
413 
1,187 
593 
1,569 
1,396 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
143,604 
129,301 
61,635 
23,346 
166,280 
10,681 
50,051 
Average per farm 
dollars 
263,979 
213,368 
141,041 
47,451 
315,522 
76,291 
84,404 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
29 
3 
33 
16 
3 
8 
39 
1 0 to 49 acres 
40 
33 
46 
137 
9 
26 
90 
50 to 179 acres 
45 
70 
62 
153 
57 
51 
113 
180 to 499 acres 
64 
117 
62 
106 
102 
23 
92 
500 to 999 acres 
88 
113 
38 
41 
70 
14 
76 
1 ,000 acres or more 
278 
270 
196 
39 
286 
18 
183 
Total cropland 
farms 
434 
539 
248 
335 
500 
46 
374 
acres 
556,505 
728,958 
238,933 
34,375 
695,965 
4,388 
187,311 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
331 
341 
177 
309 
339 
38 
248 
acres 
310,997 
473,401 
90,092 
26,455 
548,777 
3,758 
68,643 
Irrigated land 
farms 
154 
47 
99 
158 
31 
35 
179 
acres 
62,730 
16,611 
35,894 
17,485 
9,180 
4,590 
21,557 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
139,166 
126,399 
91,739 
14,227 
129,751 
4,206 
56,888 
Average per farm 
dollars 
255,821 
208,579 
209,930 
28,916 
246,206 
30,042 
95,932 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
93,696 
113,026 
25,759 
5,524 
114,836 
773 
12,989 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
45,470 
13,373 
65,981 
8,702 
14,914 
3,433 
43,898 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
144 
224 
137 
216 
168 
74 
212 
$2,500 to $4,999 
13 
8 
20 
61 
10 
7 
42 
$5,000 to $9,999 
32 
22 
33 
68 
21 
16 
51 
$10,000 to $24,999 
41 
42 
44 
53 
11 
12 
70 
$25,000 to $49,999 
46 
49 
33 
31 
44 
15 
52 
$50,000 to $99,999 
61 
52 
49 
32 
39 
6 
55 
$100,000 or more 
207 
209 
121 
31 
234 
10 
111 
Government payments 
farms 
399 
479 
138 
53 
464 
4 
252 
$1,000 
6,117 
7,701 
2,043 
501 
7,618 
5 
2,997 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
271 
353 
145 
125 
333 
29 
258 
$1,000 
5,831 
7,022 
3,913 
912 
7,004 
341 
5,667 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
113,548 
92,411 
82,222 
13,274 
91,840 
3,597 
51,535 
Average per farm 
dollars 
208,728 
152,494 
188,151 
26,979 
174,270 
25,694 
86,906 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
544 
606 
437 
492 
527 
140 
593 
$1,000 
37,566 
48,710 
15,474 
2,365 
52,533 
954 
14,016 
Average per farm 
dollars 
69,056 
80,380 
35,409 
4,807 
99,683 
6,818 
23,637 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
349 
337 
253 
203 
350 
61 
335 
Other 
number 
195 
269 
184 
289 
177 
79 
258 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
298 
361 
231 
310 
228 
95 
343 
200 days or more 
number 
184 
211 
157 
169 
128 
51 
210 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
272 
177 
277 
239 
144 
58 
297 
number 
68,531 
22,915 
95,125 
12,985 
27,262 
4,960 
42,642 
Beef cows 
farms 
248 
157 
262 
203 
139 
55 
282 
number 
33,998 
(D) 
49,158 
9,132 
(D) 
(D) 
22,780 
Milk cows 
farms 
5 
2 
3 
12 
1 
2 
6 
number 
13 
(D) 
5 
16 
(D) 
(D) 
8 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
264 
163 
249 
171 
128 
54 
280 
number 
41,408 
13,921 
69,607 
8,182 
15,232 
4,149 
32,424 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
9 
6 
4 
21 
2 
2 
12 
number 
46 
63 
(D) 
108 
(D) 
(D) 
108 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
6 
6 
5 
21 
4 
1 
8 
number 
32 
60 
(D) 
305 
783 
(□) 
128 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
16 
7 
16 
15 
9 
7 
49 
number 
4,379 
615 
777 
617 
1,005 
167 
18,139 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
25 
20 
32 
88 
9 
15 
59 
number 
545 
414 
402 
2,982 
144 
150 
1,203 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
3 
- 
- 
- 
number 
(D) 
- 
51 
- 
- 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
38 
5 
16 
1 
10 
- 
13 
acres 
6,155 
430 
3,794 
(D) 
1,857 
- 
1,055 
bushels 
707,106 
49,970 
458,193 
(D) 
132,810 
- 
160,470 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
37 
4 
15 
- 
- 
12 
acres 
3,965 
160 
4,146 
- 
- 
- 
871 
tons 
80,569 
3,830 
86,852 
- 
- 
- 
22,342 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
202 
257 
52 
8 
277 
- 
70 
acres 
199,851 
384,043 
41,572 
830 
359,291 
- 
29,971 
bushels 
5,389,118 
12,097,124 
795,196 
21,377 
9,939,594 
- 
604,487 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
44 
49 
39 
3 
22 
- 
59 
acres 
22,593 
33,388 
35,101 
280 
9,933 
- 
23,715 
bushels 
827,206 
1,546,546 
580,540 
6,792 
386,662 
- 
498,800 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
187 
214 
29 
8 
81 
- 
30 
acres 
172,495 
271,700 
6,471 
550 
58,715 
- 
6,256 
bushels 
4,442,814 
8,229,036 
214,656 
14,585 
1,462,096 
- 
105,687 
-continued 
230 Montana 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
