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 
Fergus 
Flathead 
Gallatin 
Garfield 
Glacier 
Golden Valley 
Granite 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
790 
1,035 
1,163 
297 
602 
157 
163 
2007 
898 
1,094 
1,071 
288 
625 
153 
166 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
1,961,057 
169,898 
702,713 
2,190,715 
1,570,323 
708,186 
285,419 
2007 
2,446,047 
251,597 
776,868 
2,391,958 
1,700,179 
671,764 
302,973 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
2,482 
164 
604 
7,376 
2,609 
4,511 
1,751 
2007 
2,724 
230 
725 
8,305 
2,720 
4,391 
1,825 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms, 2012 
790 
1,035 
1,163 
297 
602 
157 
163 
2007 
898 
1,094 
1,071 
288 
625 
153 
166 
$1,000, 2012 
1,696,884 
848,390 
1,857,243 
1,081,758 
1,072,537 
399,668 
364,070 
2007 
2,265,625 
976,288 
1,756,353 
1,031,919 
967,297 
506,034 
417,572 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
2,147,954 
819,700 
1,596,941 
3,642,283 
1,781,623 
2,545,658 
2,233,557 
2007 
2,522,967 
892,403 
1,639,919 
3,583,051 
1,547,675 
3,307,409 
2,515,494 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
865 
4,994 
2,643 
494 
683 
564 
1,276 
2007 
926 
3,880 
2,261 
431 
569 
753 
1,378 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
79 
61 
77 
28 
73 
13 
7 
$50,000 to $99,999 
34 
51 
61 
8 
62 
8 
3 
$100,000 to $199,999 
46 
109 
88 
10 
75 
15 
15 
$200,000 to $499,999 
175 
373 
299 
29 
119 
40 
25 
$500,000 to $999,999 
107 
248 
253 
48 
99 
25 
25 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
112 
91 
173 
36 
82 
14 
29 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
160 
74 
116 
85 
65 
21 
35 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
59 
21 
73 
33 
16 
7 
18 
$10,000,000 or more 
18 
7 
23 
20 
11 
14 
6 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
2,777,578 
3,256,109 
1,665,736 
2,992,214 
1,917,399 
752,219 
1,105,549 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
70.6 
5.2 
42.2 
73.2 
81.9 
94.1 
25.8 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
54 
156 
130 
17 
40 
6 
11 
acres 
129 
755 
485 
17 
88 
(D) 
34 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
105 
469 
425 
9 
37 
8 
14 
acres 
3,101 
11,699 
9,916 
188 
1,034 
180 
315 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
22 
77 
59 
2 
9 
5 
6 
acres 
1,252 
4,459 
3,413 
(□) 
536 
280 
330 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
29 
61 
48 
2 
25 
7 
6 
acres 
2,346 
5,086 
3,975 
(D) 
1,984 
599 
460 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
25 
55 
60 
2 
35 
6 
9 
acres 
2,909 
6,404 
6,864 
(D) 
4,068 
684 
953 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
40 
33 
57 
10 
27 
6 
7 
acres 
6,331 
5,220 
8,889 
1,632 
4,286 
970 
1,090 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
12 
27 
41 
1 
17 
2 
6 
acres 
2,299 
5,253 
8,125 
(D) 
3,355 
(D) 
1,192 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
19 
15 
27 
14 
5 
5 
acres 
4,633 
3,540 
6,280 
- 
3,303 
1,160 
1,199 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
58 
77 
100 
7 
106 
16 
13 
acres 
21,592 
26,218 
37,291 
2,242 
37,191 
6,899 
4,977 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
75 
31 
66 
18 
50 
22 
18 
acres 
56,352 
21,054 
46,585 
13,872 
34,186 
14,742 
12,226 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
80 
22 
62 
31 
67 
20 
19 
acres 
115,473 
29,985 
84,593 
46,764 
91,450 
28,450 
26,726 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
271 
12 
88 
198 
175 
54 
49 
acres 
1,744,640 
50,225 
486,297 
2,125,292 
1,388,842 
653,807 
235,917 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
19 
133 
98 
8 
48 
5 
8 
acres 
56 
676 
396 
8 
84 
(D) 
16 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
97 
472 
398 
2 
38 
10 
21 
acres 
2,758 
12,041 
9,297 
(D) 
1,259 
(D) 
516 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
30 
83 
39 
7 
1 
4 
acres 
1,721 
4,844 
2,191 
- 
429 
(D) 
232 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
35 
71 
52 
- 
15 
5 
5 
acres 
2,921 
5,816 
4,386 
- 
1,237 
410 
418 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
15 
69 
50 
3 
35 
7 
4 
acres 
1,756 
7,755 
5,763 
340 
4,002 
839 
445 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
38 
60 
60 
3 
26 
15 
10 
acres 
5,931 
9,602 
9,439 
(D) 
3,975 
2,318 
1,620 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
26 
37 
23 
1 
20 
3 
9 
acres 
5,054 
7,067 
4,474 
(D) 
3,981 
619 
1,730 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
17 
17 
33 
5 
11 
1 
8 
acres 
4,186 
4,115 
7,852 
1,227 
2,654 
(D) 
1,842 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
68 
75 
106 
20 
89 
13 
5 
acres 
25,231 
26,326 
37,664 
6,485 
31,853 
5,662 
2,224 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
93 
31 
79 
18 
85 
14 
24 
acres 
69,471 
19,559 
54,136 
12,168 
58,214 
10,075 
15,962 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
134 
26 
58 
41 
68 
17 
21 
acres 
191,358 
38,329 
78,400 
59,275 
98,180 
24,309 
28,928 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
326 
20 
75 
187 
183 
62 
47 
acres 
2,135,604 
115,467 
562,870 
2,311,700 
1,494,311 
626,922 
249,040 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
595 
705 
736 
217 
350 
118 
96 
2007 
700 
780 
712 
227 
367 
122 
98 
acres, 2012 
592,352 
71,306 
225,062 
386,104 
525,608 
135,363 
27,391 
2007 
664,740 
88,547 
283,749 
409,816 
552,364 
157,383 
35,460 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
532 
627 
666 
178 
261 
68 
88 
2007 
604 
597 
594 
183 
248 
79 
88 
acres, 2012 
379,633 
59,529 
161,269 
189,650 
308,927 
40,658 
21,613 
2007 
380,163 
57,581 
155,842 
166,640 
275,676 
48,819 
25,045 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
77 
42 
52 
39 
32 
22 
15 
2007 
199 
200 
186 
41 
52 
27 
31 
acres, 2012 
48,672 
3,367 
5,827 
(D) 
15,751 
30,480 
2,275 
2007 
85,566 
12,446 
88,747 
40,431 
(D) 
31,055 
9,644 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Montana 289 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
