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 
McCone 
Madison 
Meagher 
Mineral 
Missoula 
Musselshell 
Park 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
489 
571 
136 
95 
637 
356 
564 
2007 
489 
585 
138 
99 
699 
373 
535 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
1,371,908 
1,085,291 
812,325 
17,049 
247,141 
1,017,953 
774,057 
2007 
1,506,824 
1,060,883 
812,412 
22,654 
281,893 
1,133,030 
762,753 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
2,806 
1,901 
5,973 
179 
388 
2,859 
1,372 
2007 
3,081 
1,813 
5,887 
229 
403 
3,038 
1,426 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms, 2012 
489 
571 
136 
95 
637 
356 
564 
2007 
489 
585 
138 
99 
699 
373 
535 
$1,000, 2012 
659,110 
1,360,213 
780,883 
75,818 
684,275 
502,887 
1,975,238 
2007 
717,058 
1,675,585 
949,331 
83,164 
626,168 
689,180 
1,385,206 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
1,347,872 
2,382,159 
5,741,789 
798,089 
1,074,214 
1,412,603 
3,502,195 
2007 
1,466,376 
2,864,249 
6,879,211 
840,038 
895,806 
1,847,667 
2,589,171 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
480 
1,253 
961 
4,447 
2,769 
494 
2,552 
2007 
476 
1,579 
1,169 
3,671 
2,221 
608 
1,816 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
31 
21 
14 
4 
44 
40 
39 
$50,000 to $99,999 
28 
20 
5 
7 
24 
26 
19 
$100,000 to $199,999 
57 
50 
4 
8 
50 
54 
38 
$200,000 to $499,999 
115 
172 
16 
28 
251 
78 
109 
$500,000 to $999,999 
101 
95 
20 
27 
132 
59 
118 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
67 
59 
9 
11 
58 
28 
56 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
67 
83 
16 
8 
56 
49 
95 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
18 
34 
35 
2 
13 
12 
38 
$10,000,000 or more 
5 
37 
17 
9 
10 
52 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
1,691,601 
2,295,916 
1,530,819 
780,451 
1,659,788 
1,195,620 
1,794,017 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
81.1 
47.3 
53.1 
2.2 
14.9 
85.1 
43.1 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
4 
49 
11 
7 
130 
5 
43 
acres 
4 
180 
19 
35 
596 
5 
94 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
12 
114 
20 
41 
242 
43 
160 
acres 
310 
2,975 
536 
1,104 
5,464 
1,249 
4,026 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
4 
20 
1 
6 
42 
16 
16 
acres 
238 
1,129 
(D) 
(D) 
2,393 
957 
954 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
18 
14 
1 
1 
29 
24 
14 
acres 
1,394 
1,130 
(D) 
(□) 
2,401 
1,912 
1,108 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
3 
21 
2 
4 
39 
21 
21 
acres 
385 
2,407 
(D) 
452 
4,524 
2,417 
2,332 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
8 
38 
6 
7 
28 
46 
24 
acres 
1,272 
6,078 
940 
1,128 
4,352 
7,337 
3,661 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
11 
16 
1 
3 
18 
17 
16 
acres 
2,186 
3,066 
(D) 
578 
3,510 
3,375 
3,233 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
4 
25 
1 
3 
10 
7 
5 
acres 
1,013 
5,946 
(D) 
740 
2,426 
1,631 
1,156 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
66 
60 
11 
14 
35 
23 
61 
acres 
23,542 
21,724 
4,445 
4,876 
11,957 
7,674 
21,200 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
65 
50 
4 
7 
31 
36 
45 
acres 
49,294 
35,774 
2,369 
5,240 
21,568 
26,007 
31,668 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
109 
49 
13 
2 
20 
31 
66 
acres 
161,891 
65,992 
17,953 
(D) 
26,902 
44,506 
93,525 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
185 
115 
65 
13 
87 
93 
acres 
1,130,379 
938,890 
785,322 
- 
161,048 
920,883 
611,100 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
1 
23 
6 
13 
149 
9 
24 
acres 
(D) 
92 
(D) 
55 
694 
18 
66 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
11 
129 
19 
31 
265 
36 
129 
acres 
326 
3,323 
548 
897 
6,113 
1,021 
3,331 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
3 
20 
4 
5 
43 
13 
12 
acres 
(D) 
1,172 
245 
291 
2,548 
746 
717 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
3 
20 
2 
1 
39 
14 
26 
acres 
230 
1,656 
(D) 
(D) 
3,137 
1,157 
2,251 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
7 
22 
4 
6 
39 
11 
23 
acres 
860 
2,546 
472 
(□) 
4,592 
1,293 
2,491 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
17 
38 
4 
11 
40 
68 
31 
acres 
2,637 
5,861 
620 
1,730 
6,277 
10,922 
4,870 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
9 
36 
3 
6 
22 
19 
26 
acres 
1,817 
7,084 
577 
1,148 
4,228 
3,694 
5,085 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
5 
21 
3 
- 
15 
5 
9 
acres 
1,160 
4,921 
700 
- 
3,547 
1,176 
2,098 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
62 
56 
8 
12 
31 
42 
54 
acres 
21,906 
19,287 
3,193 
4,546 
11,607 
14,802 
18,791 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
66 
59 
14 
10 
25 
39 
53 
acres 
47,952 
43,020 
10,755 
6,595 
16,484 
27,694 
38,448 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
112 
60 
8 
3 
16 
28 
59 
acres 
163,021 
76,943 
10,085 
3,537 
20,929 
41,365 
85,249 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
193 
101 
63 
1 
15 
89 
89 
acres 
1,266,729 
894,978 
785,033 
(D) 
201,737 
1,029,142 
599,356 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
439 
347 
90 
58 
369 
198 
328 
2007 
441 
359 
90 
55 
407 
216 
346 
acres, 2012 
604,888 
144,938 
69,587 
4,032 
19,948 
124,200 
110,059 
2007 
576,597 
152,196 
113,075 
4,809 
27,911 
148,889 
110,188 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
336 
315 
76 
41 
337 
139 
273 
2007 
315 
283 
71 
39 
309 
149 
275 
acres, 2012 
402,834 
95,216 
52,103 
1,935 
15,767 
66,030 
66,269 
2007 
292,559 
86,550 
57,223 
2,449 
16,651 
70,412 
60,300 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
19 
66 
10 
9 
23 
21 
46 
2007 
54 
124 
28 
28 
129 
70 
112 
acres, 2012 
5,606 
32,554 
4,583 
873 
1,254 
8,246 
13,331 
2007 
16,697 
52,573 
38,048 
1,740 
8,014 
21,737 
31,680 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Montana 291 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
