Table 7. Hired Farm Labor - Workers and Payroll: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Petroleum 
Phillips 
Pondera 
Powder River 
Powell 
Prairie 
Ravalli 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
44 
135 
170 
114 
72 
43 
244 
workers 
142 
391 
468 
401 
366 
149 
681 
$1 ,000 payroll 
1,351 
4,025 
5,032 
2,594 
3,862 
1,130 
5,523 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
6 
42 
63 
44 
15 
18 
113 
workers 
6 
42 
63 
44 
15 
18 
113 
2 workers 
farms 
9 
38 
48 
19 
22 
6 
48 
workers 
18 
76 
96 
38 
44 
12 
96 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
20 
31 
37 
32 
21 
10 
43 
workers 
64 
110 
131 
107 
73 
32 
136 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
9 
17 
20 
12 
9 
6 
33 
workers 
54 
93 
(D) 
77 
51 
34 
222 
10 workers or more 
farms 
- 
7 
2 
7 
5 
3 
7 
workers 
- 
70 
(D) 
135 
183 
53 
114 
Workers by days worked: 
150 days or more 
farms 
34 
91 
100 
67 
34 
25 
80 
workers 
69 
197 
222 
131 
218 
64 
185 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
15 
43 
44 
34 
7 
9 
39 
workers 
15 
43 
44 
34 
7 
9 
39 
2 workers 
farms 
9 
13 
37 
17 
11 
8 
16 
workers 
18 
26 
74 
34 
22 
16 
32 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
9 
31 
17 
13 
11 
6 
16 
workers 
(D) 
107 
(D) 
41 
39 
(D) 
(D) 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
1 
4 
1 
2 
4 
8 
workers 
(D) 
21 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
55 
10 workers or more 
farms 
- 
- 
1 
1 
1 
2 
1 
workers 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Less than 150 days 
farms 
31 
77 
120 
72 
60 
30 
208 
workers 
73 
194 
246 
270 
148 
85 
496 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
1 
35 
55 
27 
19 
15 
110 
workers 
1 
35 
55 
27 
19 
15 
110 
2 workers 
farms 
19 
22 
35 
16 
18 
6 
38 
workers 
38 
44 
70 
32 
36 
12 
76 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
11 
11 
23 
17 
17 
6 
37 
workers 
34 
37 
78 
63 
54 
20 
122 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
- 
3 
6 
6 
5 
1 
17 
workers 
- 
18 
(D) 
36 
(D) 
(D) 
105 
10 workers or more 
farms 
- 
6 
1 
6 
1 
2 
6 
workers 
- 
60 
(D) 
112 
(D) 
(D) 
83 
Reported only workers working 
150 days or more 
farms 
13 
58 
50 
42 
12 
13 
36 
workers 
27 
128 
129 
72 
29 
25 
83 
$1 ,000 payroll 
341 
1,984 
2,022 
1,272 
607 
321 
1,537 
Reported only workers working 
less than 150 days 
farms 
10 
44 
70 
47 
38 
18 
164 
workers 
23 
139 
119 
195 
77 
40 
348 
$1 ,000 payroll 
64 
293 
543 
492 
324 
192 
877 
Reported both - workers working 150 
days or more and workers 
working less than 150 days 
farms 
21 
33 
50 
25 
22 
12 
44 
1 50 days or more, workers 
42 
69 
93 
59 
189 
39 
102 
less than 150 days, workers 
50 
55 
127 
75 
71 
45 
148 
$1 ,000 payroll 
946 
1,748 
2,467 
829 
2,930 
617 
3,109 
Total migrant workers (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
4 
- 
3 
- 
22 
workers 
- 
- 
4 
- 
5 
- 
48 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired labor 
farms 
- 
- 
3 
- 
3 
- 
22 
workers 
(D) 
- 
5 
48 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting only 
contract labor 
farms 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
workers 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
35 
187 
176 
140 
127 
70 
714 
workers 
79 
421 
414 
326 
284 
167 
1,420 
-continued 
284 Montana 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
