Table 8. Farms, Land in Farms, Value of Land and Buildings, and Land Use: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Cascade 
Chouteau 
Custer 
Daniels 
Dawson 
Deer Lodge 
Fallon 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
1,105 
774 
423 
338 
485 
93 
295 
2007 
1,112 
849 
411 
397 
535 
123 
296 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
1,254,745 
2,071,771 
2,189,930 
768,240 
1,258,119 
66,577 
979,692 
2007 
1,379,645 
2,277,842 
2,127,013 
860,238 
1,378,564 
79,335 
978,818 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
1,136 
2,677 
5,177 
2,273 
2,594 
716 
3,321 
2007 
1,241 
2,683 
5,175 
2,167 
2,577 
645 
3,307 
Estimated market value of land and buildings .... 
farms, 2012 
1,105 
774 
423 
338 
485 
93 
295 
2007 
1,112 
849 
411 
397 
535 
123 
296 
$1,000, 2012 
1,323,465 
1,661,523 
880,908 
396,104 
564,118 
107,408 
429,631 
2007 
1,257,248 
1,531,213 
1,113,044 
508,088 
704,328 
116,693 
568,938 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
1,197,706 
2,146,670 
2,082,524 
1,171,906 
1,163,130 
1,154,927 
1,456,377 
2007 
1,130,619 
1,803,549 
2,708,137 
1,279,818 
1,316,501 
948,727 
1,922,086 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
1,055 
802 
402 
516 
448 
1,613 
439 
2007 
911 
672 
523 
591 
511 
1,471 
581 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
103 
22 
37 
12 
55 
1 
24 
$50,000 to $99,999 
63 
50 
20 
25 
45 
10 
13 
$100,000 to $199,999 
142 
48 
45 
66 
39 
17 
31 
$200,000 to $499,999 
375 
117 
99 
93 
111 
21 
57 
$500,000 to $999,999 
154 
140 
76 
55 
87 
23 
52 
$1,000, 000 to $1,999, 999 
119 
142 
44 
37 
85 
11 
51 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
108 
193 
64 
32 
49 
6 
50 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
25 
42 
24 
16 
8 
2 
11 
$10,000,000 or more 
16 
20 
14 
2 
6 
2 
6 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
1,726,879 
2,542,447 
2,421,302 
912,707 
1,517,989 
471,376 
1,037,297 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
72.7 
81.5 
90.4 
84.2 
82.9 
14.1 
94.4 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
110 
17 
40 
3 
33 
8 
20 
acres 
403 
38 
(D) 
13 
67 
(D) 
(D) 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
288 
26 
65 
10 
29 
21 
23 
acres 
7,730 
693 
1,596 
196 
678 
534 
625 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
47 
8 
16 
2 
11 
8 
4 
acres 
2,700 
426 
881 
(D) 
660 
432 
254 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
47 
12 
15 
8 
8 
1 
3 
acres 
3,816 
1,021 
1,261 
623 
673 
(D) 
240 
100 to 139 acres 
farms 
63 
20 
29 
3 
21 
3 
11 
acres 
7,252 
2,296 
3,426 
348 
2,549 
326 
1,225 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
60 
27 
11 
8 
18 
5 
13 
acres 
9,574 
4,262 
1,764 
1,317 
2,791 
800 
2,034 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
20 
7 
13 
1 
8 
3 
4 
acres 
3,934 
1,387 
2,503 
(D) 
1,586 
594 
746 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
25 
10 
2 
10 
9 
1 
1 
acres 
5,883 
2,400 
(D) 
2,418 
2,150 
(D) 
(D) 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
121 
62 
29 
52 
50 
13 
32 
acres 
42,933 
22,661 
9,815 
18,486 
17,449 
4,498 
11,886 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
69 
96 
29 
73 
54 
13 
27 
acres 
51,550 
73,908 
20,046 
51,281 
39,248 
8,146 
19,749 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
farms 
89 
149 
28 
60 
75 
7 
28 
acres 
125,725 
208,095 
43,120 
86,493 
111,115 
8,399 
40,898 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
166 
340 
146 
108 
169 
10 
129 
acres 
993,245 
1,754,584 
2,104,876 
606,761 
1,079,153 
42,482 
901,765 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
73 
10 
27 
4 
19 
10 
10 
acres 
321 
35 
121 
4 
62 
39 
(D) 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
266 
30 
59 
16 
25 
34 
19 
acres 
6,839 
824 
1,578 
458 
659 
972 
545 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
52 
8 
19 
- 
15 
3 
1 
acres 
3,021 
465 
1,088 
- 
856 
152 
(D) 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
54 
14 
20 
8 
8 
7 
9 
acres 
4,390 
1,138 
1,630 
629 
638 
553 
743 
100 to 139 acres 
farms 
64 
10 
15 
11 
18 
4 
9 
acres 
7,323 
1,120 
1,838 
1,268 
2,159 
500 
1,015 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
58 
33 
23 
18 
19 
9 
16 
acres 
9,012 
5,200 
3,698 
2,862 
3,045 
1,420 
2,554 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
33 
12 
9 
- 
8 
4 
6 
acres 
6,556 
2,396 
1,780 
- 
1,628 
784 
1,214 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
32 
9 
12 
10 
8 
4 
9 
acres 
7,673 
2,091 
2,979 
2,443 
1,935 
967 
2,130 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
110 
106 
27 
50 
62 
12 
28 
acres 
39,998 
37,980 
9,448 
18,629 
22,719 
4,082 
10,489 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
95 
94 
33 
83 
71 
13 
25 
acres 
67,496 
67,822 
21,395 
59,577 
51,064 
8,843 
18,102 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
farms 
98 
167 
19 
59 
75 
13 
36 
acres 
133,689 
242,539 
28,894 
84,660 
111,576 
16,527 
53,797 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
177 
356 
148 
138 
207 
10 
128 
acres 
1,093,327 
1,916,232 
2,052,564 
689,708 
1,182,223 
44,496 
888,158 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
770 
722 
276 
319 
368 
55 
194 
2007 
802 
781 
284 
367 
432 
76 
236 
acres, 2012 
427,698 
1,260,269 
139,279 
536,003 
399,394 
11,203 
172,063 
2007 
506,643 
1,310,448 
186,726 
591,563 
446,355 
19,094 
247,773 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
601 
509 
212 
198 
275 
44 
125 
2007 
587 
544 
242 
240 
343 
54 
188 
acres, 2012 
224,520 
592,634 
77,712 
380,059 
241,221 
7,414 
92,578 
2007 
252,755 
572,544 
96,863 
361,747 
253,278 
11,755 
137,355 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
79 
45 
38 
7 
27 
11 
20 
2007 
199 
92 
75 
57 
64 
24 
69 
acres, 2012 
29,137 
19,937 
9,495 
3,903 
4,304 
3,637 
(D) 
2007 
56,206 
39,804 
30,736 
24,142 
22,705 
5,983 
(D) 
-continued 
288 Montana 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
