Table 10. Irrigation: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Petroleum 
Phillips 
Pondera 
Powder River 
Powell 
Prairie 
Ravalli 
Farms 
.... number, 2012 
40 
159 
195 
42 
143 
45 
1,106 
2007 
41 
201 
255 
60 
162 
60 
1,210 
Land in irrigated farms 
acres, 2012 
408,661 
905,533 
456,560 
366,666 
553,646 
262,009 
182,373 
2007 
354,256 
813,569 
528,260 
523,485 
633,160 
313,260 
228,357 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
40 
153 
186 
40 
125 
44 
807 
2007 
41 
186 
229 
59 
136 
60 
785 
acres, 2012 
52,617 
101,768 
173,869 
19,354 
45,239 
14,489 
40,748 
2007 
29,876 
90,875 
176,236 
31,634 
56,281 
25,041 
38,278 
Other cropland, excluding cropland pastured .. 
farms, 2012 
31 
85 
110 
19 
22 
23 
75 
2007 
19 
92 
175 
20 
17 
24 
104 
acres, 2012 
28,405 
99,681 
77,870 
10,609 
1,726 
11,337 
2,086 
2007 
8,859 
85,501 
127,540 
6,705 
2,100 
13,057 
5,878 
Pastureland, excluding woodland pastured 
farms, 2012 
39 
134 
151 
41 
129 
35 
770 
2007 
39 
169 
201 
53 
150 
52 
913 
acres, 2012 
323,325 
694,925 
195,131 
332,611 
338,009 
235,488 
95,851 
2007 
311,667 
623,498 
212,956 
477,709 
494,001 
268,402 
124,284 
Irrigated land 
acres, 2012 
11,177 
33,213 
65,774 
9,861 
53,316 
9,240 
61,574 
2007 
15,763 
48,654 
74,463 
10,039 
74,103 
14,500 
72,235 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
40 
153 
180 
40 
123 
44 
792 
2007 
41 
182 
227 
59 
136 
60 
770 
acres, 2012 
10,900 
30,651 
63,017 
9,837 
40,553 
9,100 
37,837 
2007 
(D) 
43,418 
67,557 
(D) 
52,996 
14,064 
36,228 
Pastureland and other land 
farms, 2012 
4 
31 
44 
4 
64 
3 
621 
2007 
1 
58 
83 
2 
82 
8 
753 
acres, 2012 
277 
2,562 
2,757 
24 
12,763 
140 
23,737 
2007 
(D) 
5,236 
6,906 
(D) 
21,107 
436 
36,007 
2012 irrigated acres by size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
- 
3 
5 
- 
5 
2 
208 
acres irrigated 
- 
17 
27 
- 
9 
(D) 
899 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
1 
15 
16 
2 
22 
1 
556 
acres irrigated 
(D) 
258 
262 
(D) 
303 
(D) 
8,330 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
- 
3 
4 
- 
4 
- 
57 
acres irrigated 
- 
(D) 
79 
- 
(D) 
- 
2,093 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
1 
8 
8 
- 
3 
- 
71 
acres irrigated 
(D) 
415 
333 
90 
- 
3,547 
100 to 139 acres 
farms 
- 
9 
3 
- 
4 
1 
35 
acres irrigated 
- 
647 
18 
- 
141 
(D) 
2,595 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
- 
4 
7 
- 
5 
3 
31 
acres irrigated 
- 
349 
306 
- 
171 
(D) 
2,673 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
1 
5 
3 
- 
5 
- 
18 
acres irrigated 
(D) 
399 
410 
- 
322 
- 
1,588 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
- 
1 
7 
1 
1 
1 
18 
acres irrigated 
- 
(D) 
888 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2,938 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
- 
20 
14 
1 
9 
5 
37 
acres irrigated 
- 
3,923 
1,690 
(D) 
680 
1,408 
6,408 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
2 
16 
26 
3 
10 
6 
40 
acres irrigated 
(D) 
4,392 
5,917 
180 
2,316 
412 
12,003 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
2 
7 
33 
5 
22 
6 
26 
acres irrigated 
(D) 
2,439 
9,899 
525 
7,026 
1,447 
12,630 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
33 
68 
69 
30 
53 
20 
9 
acres irrigated 
10,616 
20,158 
45,945 
9,074 
41,956 
5,266 
5,870 
2007 irrigated acres by size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
- 
5 
6 
- 
6 
1 
181 
acres irrigated 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
868 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
1 
13 
31 
- 
15 
3 
610 
acres irrigated 
(D) 
236 
547 
- 
240 
48 
9,534 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
3 
- 
- 
7 
- 
82 
acres irrigated 
- 
170 
- 
- 
184 
- 
3,207 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
- 
19 
8 
1 
7 
1 
76 
acres irrigated 
- 
1,057 
263 
(D) 
164 
(D) 
3,612 
100 to 139 acres 
farms 
1 
2 
6 
- 
1 
3 
52 
acres irrigated 
(D) 
(D) 
84 
- 
(D) 
249 
3,373 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
- 
4 
7 
2 
12 
- 
30 
acres irrigated 
- 
340 
372 
(D) 
360 
- 
2,639 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
1 
8 
2 
2 
4 
- 
36 
acres irrigated 
(D) 
710 
(D) 
(D) 
325 
- 
4,544 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
- 
4 
5 
- 
- 
2 
13 
acres irrigated 
424 
222 
- 
(□) 
1,794 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
- 
11 
24 
1 
20 
9 
66 
acres irrigated 
- 
1,961 
4,005 
(D) 
3,560 
2,229 
13,988 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
1 
14 
33 
7 
12 
2 
27 
acres irrigated 
(D) 
3,413 
6,226 
754 
3,126 
(□) 
8,214 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
farms 
3 
24 
37 
6 
20 
8 
18 
acres irrigated 
278 
4,301 
11,065 
372 
4,942 
1,685 
6,418 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
34 
94 
96 
41 
58 
31 
19 
acres irrigated 
15,074 
35,900 
51,409 
8,660 
61,148 
9,261 
14,044 
-continued 
316 Montana 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
