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 
Richland 
Roosevelt 
Rosebud 
Sanders 
Sheridan 
Silver Bow 
Stillwater 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
544 
606 
437 
492 
527 
140 
593 
2007 
548 
728 
478 
508 
602 
175 
635 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
1,293,012 
1,239,688 
3,141,524 
338,725 
1,041,794 
69,740 
809,443 
2007 
1,279,300 
1,451,828 
2,714,024 
341,913 
1,065,503 
101,081 
857,474 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
2,377 
2,046 
7,189 
688 
1,977 
498 
1,365 
2007 
2,334 
1,994 
5,678 
673 
1,770 
578 
1,350 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms, 2012 
544 
606 
437 
492 
527 
140 
593 
2007 
548 
728 
478 
508 
602 
175 
635 
$1,000, 2012 
771,603 
783,035 
1,298,046 
402,225 
617,959 
109,409 
1,129,668 
2007 
897,299 
1,031,330 
1,044,530 
517,608 
707,265 
219,195 
877,123 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
1,418,388 
1,292,136 
2,970,357 
817,531 
1,172,597 
781,496 
1,905,004 
2007 
1,637,408 
1,416,662 
2,185,210 
1,018,914 
1,174,858 
1,252,542 
1,381,295 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
597 
632 
413 
1,187 
593 
1,569 
1,396 
2007 
701 
710 
385 
1,514 
664 
2,169 
1,023 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
39 
52 
41 
16 
24 
7 
44 
$50,000 to $99,999 
21 
54 
27 
10 
35 
2 
17 
$100,000 to $199,999 
53 
83 
62 
51 
59 
10 
69 
$200,000 to $499,999 
114 
156 
73 
195 
128 
65 
156 
$500,000 to $999,999 
100 
83 
41 
120 
102 
28 
116 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
106 
93 
61 
64 
96 
12 
66 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
94 
65 
71 
27 
69 
14 
84 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
13 
14 
35 
6 
9 
1 
27 
$10,000,000 or more 
4 
6 
26 
3 
5 
1 
14 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
1,333,871 
1,507,123 
3,206,601 
1,766,743 
1,073,338 
459,824 
1,149,018 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
96.9 
82.3 
98.0 
19.2 
97.1 
15.2 
70.4 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
29 
3 
33 
16 
3 
8 
39 
acres 
85 
7 
98 
85 
(D) 
14 
143 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
40 
33 
46 
137 
9 
26 
90 
acres 
1,007 
1,040 
1,150 
3,712 
234 
618 
2,230 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
9 
5 
6 
41 
2 
9 
25 
acres 
544 
286 
368 
2,430 
(□) 
(D) 
1,447 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
10 
14 
17 
48 
7 
14 
14 
acres 
826 
1,148 
1,313 
3,911 
559 
1,183 
1,167 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
11 
20 
19 
30 
6 
16 
21 
acres 
1,257 
2,430 
2,265 
3,432 
713 
1,867 
2,416 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
15 
31 
20 
34 
42 
12 
53 
acres 
2,327 
4,863 
3,172 
5,466 
6,655 
1,914 
8,511 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
9 
13 
5 
34 
10 
5 
15 
acres 
1,759 
2,649 
958 
6,721 
2,060 
1,018 
3,042 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
8 
8 
13 
21 
13 
1 
7 
acres 
1,958 
1,930 
3,098 
4,909 
3,190 
(D) 
1,684 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
47 
96 
44 
51 
79 
17 
70 
acres 
16,018 
34,294 
15,711 
18,001 
28,467 
5,889 
25,166 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
88 
113 
38 
41 
70 
14 
76 
acres 
62,303 
81,652 
27,381 
31,044 
51,919 
9,238 
54,226 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
92 
85 
41 
13 
111 
8 
74 
acres 
134,170 
115,470 
60,287 
18,215 
157,570 
11,540 
104,132 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
186 
185 
155 
26 
175 
10 
109 
acres 
1,070,758 
993,919 
3,025,723 
240,799 
790,320 
(D) 
605,279 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
14 
7 
23 
23 
4 
12 
33 
acres 
52 
11 
73 
112 
14 
50 
129 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
45 
27 
31 
152 
12 
33 
105 
acres 
993 
809 
887 
4,005 
280 
728 
2,597 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
14 
18 
13 
33 
3 
6 
21 
acres 
771 
1,074 
765 
1,923 
187 
358 
1,213 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
8 
21 
18 
33 
5 
16 
23 
acres 
674 
1,721 
1,525 
2,654 
400 
1,275 
1,867 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
7 
26 
20 
30 
4 
16 
28 
acres 
787 
3,177 
2,255 
3,607 
440 
1,832 
3,241 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
16 
49 
23 
33 
42 
16 
62 
acres 
2,472 
7,686 
3,735 
5,247 
6,565 
2,544 
9,868 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
13 
12 
15 
29 
16 
7 
20 
acres 
2,568 
2,295 
2,959 
5,624 
3,260 
1,425 
3,927 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
10 
17 
20 
17 
11 
5 
15 
acres 
2,368 
4,103 
4,766 
4,073 
2,669 
1,201 
3,602 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
60 
122 
70 
69 
96 
22 
74 
acres 
20,905 
43,817 
23,890 
25,281 
34,504 
7,763 
27,094 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
79 
110 
40 
41 
113 
17 
70 
acres 
55,544 
78,178 
27,742 
29,604 
84,114 
11,748 
49,300 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
84 
90 
45 
20 
120 
8 
62 
acres 
129,528 
125,737 
65,860 
27,926 
173,519 
9,204 
87,828 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
198 
229 
160 
28 
176 
17 
122 
acres 
1,062,638 
1,183,220 
2,579,567 
231,857 
759,551 
62,953 
666,808 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
434 
539 
248 
335 
500 
46 
374 
2007 
457 
665 
315 
353 
557 
71 
419 
acres, 2012 
556,505 
728,958 
238,933 
34,375 
695,965 
4,388 
187,311 
2007 
568,304 
783,914 
238,852 
38,472 
716,256 
15,750 
234,618 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
331 
341 
177 
309 
339 
38 
248 
2007 
357 
403 
220 
276 
359 
48 
312 
acres, 2012 
310,997 
473,401 
90,092 
26,455 
548,777 
3,758 
68,643 
2007 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
293,176 
440,050 
104,330 
23,049 
483,398 
6,722 
100,258 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
51 
31 
27 
31 
11 
5 
54 
2007 
96 
76 
74 
106 
74 
22 
119 
acres, 2012 
42,307 
7,667 
(D) 
4,292 
1,682 
332 
19,189 
2007 
(D) 
30,350 
26,684 
9,777 
(D) 
8,405 
37,674 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Montana 293 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
