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 
Petroleum 
Phillips 
Pondera 
Powder River 
Powell 
Prairie 
Ravalli 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
100 
507 
505 
328 
263 
186 
1,438 
2007 
103 
556 
542 
319 
273 
173 
1,532 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
689,752 
2,066,540 
956,635 
1,588,599 
589,239 
769,046 
234,782 
2007 
640,707 
2,006,068 
944,486 
1,620,068 
670,354 
767,508 
262,872 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
6,898 
4,076 
1,894 
4,843 
2,240 
4,135 
163 
2007 
6,220 
3,608 
1,743 
5,079 
2,456 
4,436 
172 
Estimated market value of land and buildings .... 
farms, 2012 
100 
507 
505 
328 
263 
186 
1,438 
2007 
103 
556 
542 
319 
273 
173 
1,532 
$1,000, 2012 
302,511 
1,188,613 
775,687 
874,745 
557,634 
433,631 
1,140,095 
2007 
312,313 
1,003,999 
672,057 
1,048,628 
605,736 
475,570 
1,018,682 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
3,025,113 
2,344,405 
1,536,015 
2,666,905 
2,120,280 
2,331,347 
792,834 
2007 
3,032,164 
1,805,753 
1,239,958 
3,287,235 
2,218,812 
2,748,958 
664,936 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
439 
575 
811 
551 
946 
564 
4,856 
2007 
487 
500 
712 
647 
904 
620 
3,875 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
4 
44 
37 
29 
21 
16 
94 
$50,000 to $99,999 
4 
24 
21 
13 
10 
14 
55 
$100,000 to $199,999 
4 
62 
43 
15 
37 
12 
176 
$200,000 to $499,999 
13 
115 
120 
58 
44 
30 
597 
$500,000 to $999,999 
11 
75 
87 
55 
57 
38 
278 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
12 
48 
78 
55 
35 
30 
113 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
28 
82 
90 
61 
35 
31 
91 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
21 
33 
21 
27 
11 
5 
24 
$10,000,000 or more 
3 
24 
8 
15 
13 
10 
10 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
1,059,116 
3,289,655 
1,038,629 
2,110,284 
1,488,936 
1,111,464 
1,530,138 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
65.1 
62.8 
92.1 
75.3 
39.6 
69.2 
15.3 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
2 
30 
21 
33 
27 
14 
297 
acres 
(D) 
87 
89 
66 
69 
33 
1,598 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
4 
36 
50 
20 
55 
7 
704 
acres 
87 
1,080 
1,360 
504 
1,514 
158 
15,481 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
- 
5 
10 
2 
8 
2 
71 
acres 
- 
316 
555 
(D) 
437 
(D) 
4,113 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
2 
10 
13 
2 
10 
1 
91 
acres 
(D) 
837 
1,030 
(D) 
827 
(D) 
7,496 
100 to 139 acres 
farms 
- 
12 
12 
1 
12 
1 
45 
acres 
- 
1,375 
1,340 
(D) 
1,409 
(D) 
5,275 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
5 
23 
24 
3 
11 
10 
49 
acres 
779 
3,658 
3,810 
(D) 
1,708 
1,629 
7,570 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
2 
8 
10 
4 
12 
5 
29 
acres 
(D) 
1,565 
1,927 
780 
2,432 
994 
5,570 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
4 
18 
4 
3 
1 
21 
acres 
- 
962 
4,330 
945 
727 
(D) 
4,959 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
7 
54 
48 
14 
23 
16 
49 
acres 
2,407 
18,972 
17,557 
5,493 
8,366 
6,368 
16,990 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
6 
58 
59 
37 
23 
17 
43 
acres 
4,056 
41,806 
41,270 
25,626 
18,477 
11,894 
30,371 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
farms 
10 
63 
89 
43 
25 
22 
27 
acres 
14,860 
89,528 
125,006 
65,918 
32,459 
32,707 
40,618 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
62 
204 
151 
165 
54 
90 
12 
acres 
667,004 
1,906,354 
758,361 
1,488,436 
520,814 
714,679 
94,741 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
1 
18 
24 
11 
15 
4 
277 
acres 
(D) 
56 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
4 
1,485 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
4 
28 
52 
13 
40 
7 
753 
acres 
140 
777 
1,415 
402 
1,035 
115 
16,580 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
- 
12 
1 
1 
17 
2 
90 
acres 
- 
696 
(D) 
(D) 
975 
(D) 
5,298 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
2 
24 
24 
6 
11 
1 
88 
acres 
(D) 
2,042 
1,909 
463 
907 
(D) 
7,269 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
2 
11 
13 
4 
9 
5 
64 
acres 
(D) 
1,315 
1,580 
422 
1,096 
647 
7,534 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
33 
21 
5 
24 
2 
44 
acres 
- 
5,302 
3,291 
780 
3,747 
(D) 
6,875 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
9 
10 
11 
10 
10 
5 
43 
acres 
1,785 
1,949 
2,201 
2,008 
2,032 
1,010 
8,498 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
2 
10 
12 
3 
2 
3 
16 
acres 
(D) 
2,391 
2,838 
672 
(D) 
752 
3,808 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
6 
55 
52 
30 
34 
17 
82 
acres 
2,341 
20,216 
19,516 
11,054 
11,807 
6,524 
28,816 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
6 
57 
75 
37 
24 
18 
34 
acres 
4,299 
40,177 
54,010 
26,608 
17,895 
13,361 
23,099 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
8 
77 
95 
34 
27 
21 
21 
acres 
12,643 
113,700 
142,253 
49,824 
36,984 
30,027 
29,733 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
63 
221 
162 
165 
60 
88 
20 
acres 
618,606 
1,817,447 
715,351 
1,527,756 
593,326 
714,543 
123,877 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
82 
421 
425 
217 
156 
140 
945 
2007 
79 
471 
474 
238 
175 
156 
1,036 
acres, 2012 
158,270 
701,968 
568,180 
171,713 
53,524 
119,332 
51,301 
2007 
100,909 
610,047 
617,864 
178,104 
71,019 
151,102 
63,047 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
70 
326 
355 
162 
146 
115 
868 
2007 
71 
335 
364 
213 
154 
126 
809 
acres, 2012 
81,192 
286,426 
306,371 
73,952 
47,028 
55,774 
42,100 
2007 
51,446 
225,220 
301,101 
107,602 
57,430 
69,278 
39,142 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
12 
54 
38 
23 
19 
11 
94 
2007 
26 
99 
89 
56 
51 
30 
357 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
19,565 
27,757 
4,440 
5,713 
5,246 
2007 
(D) 
73,385 
(D) 
40,387 
10,823 
17,974 
16,282 
-continued 
292 Montana 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
