Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
item 
Cascade 
Chouteau 
Custer 
Daniels 
Dawson 
Deer Lodge 
Fallon 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
1,105 
774 
423 
338 
485 
93 
295 
2007 
1,112 
849 
411 
397 
535 
123 
296 
acres, 2012 
1,254,745 
2,071,771 
2,189,930 
768,240 
1,258,119 
66,577 
979,692 
2007 
1,379,645 
2,277,842 
2,127,013 
860,238 
1,378,564 
79,335 
978,818 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
601 
509 
212 
198 
275 
44 
125 
2007 
587 
544 
242 
240 
343 
54 
188 
acres, 2012 
224,520 
592,634 
77,712 
380,059 
241,221 
7,414 
92,578 
TENURE 
2007 
252,755 
572,544 
96,863 
361,747 
253,278 
1 1 ,755 
137,355 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
826 
342 
236 
158 
257 
66 
165 
2007 
786 
392 
235 
190 
273 
95 
139 
acres, 2012 
481,926 
422,453 
413,991 
250,234 
346,724 
33,730 
286,785 
2007 
419,062 
589,734 
521,642 
199,255 
308,704 
46,150 
173,412 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
392 
140 
99 
68 
105 
33 
51 
2007 
349 
151 
113 
67 
123 
43 
61 
acres, 2012 
65,375 
86,790 
16,594 
102,719 
36,971 
2,561 
32,733 
2007 
45,231 
116,385 
25,446 
52,000 
42,503 
5,989 
31,155 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
226 
316 
145 
139 
172 
19 
107 
2007 
258 
334 
144 
180 
215 
19 
134 
acres, 2012 
700,309 
1,302,702 
1,409,096 
475,792 
820,918 
25,687 
633,467 
2007 
860,526 
1,438,768 
1,408,763 
633,326 
1,001,764 
(D) 
772,495 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
414,255 
740,234 
884,283 
240,748 
439,620 
9,029 
439,479 
2007 
538,995 
775,448 
837,887 
314,319 
578,514 
20,656 
506,774 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
286,054 
562,468 
524,813 
235,044 
381,298 
16,658 
193,988 
2007 
321,531 
663,320 
570,876 
319,007 
423,250 
(D) 
265,721 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
180 
269 
93 
105 
135 
7 
64 
2007 
211 
299 
113 
156 
189 
7 
116 
acres, 2012 
135,041 
391,646 
50,513 
251,533 
164,980 
2,728 
49,881 
2007 
180,106 
356,589 
64,073 
295,890 
192,472 
3,159 
98,017 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
53 
116 
42 
41 
56 
8 
23 
2007 
68 
123 
32 
27 
47 
9 
23 
acres, 2012 
72,510 
346,616 
366,843 
42,214 
90,477 
7,160 
59,440 
2007 
100,057 
249,340 
196,608 
27,657 
68,096 
(D) 
32,911 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
29 
100 
20 
25 
35 
4 
10 
2007 
27 
94 
16 
17 
31 
4 
11 
acres, 2012 
24,104 
114,198 
10,605 
25,807 
39,270 
2,125 
9,964 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
27,418 
99,570 
7,344 
13,857 
18,303 
2,607 
8,183 
Total operators 
number 
1,946 
1,268 
699 
500 
769 
138 
464 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
497 
394 
204 
204 
259 
57 
145 
2 operators 
514 
289 
180 
110 
182 
27 
137 
3 operators 
59 
68 
27 
21 
30 
9 
11 
4 operators 
4 
23 
9 
2 
14 
- 
1 
5 or more operators 
31 
" 
3 
1 
" 
- 
1 
Total women operators 
number 
690 
387 
258 
148 
235 
44 
168 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
575 
326 
226 
131 
200 
38 
146 
2 operators 
56 
26 
8 
4 
16 
3 
9 
3 operators 
1 
3 
2 
3 
1 
- 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
" 
1 
5 or more operators 
" 
2 
- 
" 
" 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
1,787 
1,349 
671 
560 
871 
184 
453 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
539 
471 
188 
266 
281 
74 
150 
2 operators 
496 
283 
191 
106 
196 
37 
136 
3 operators 
62 
77 
27 
19 
42 
12 
9 
4 operators 
10 
11 
5 
5 
10 
- 
1 
5 or more operators 
5 
7 
" 
1 
6 
- 
Total women operators 
number 
643 
397 
234 
169 
273 
53 
169 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
590 
344 
214 
143 
218 
47 
145 
2 operators 
23 
22 
10 
11 
22 
3 
12 
3 operators 
1 
3 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
4 operators 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
1 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
915 
688 
367 
278 
441 
75 
261 
2007 
931 
739 
364 
323 
479 
106 
253 
acres, 2012 
1,187,787 
1,931,202 
1,916,126 
709,813 
1,210,042 
58,831 
914,156 
2007 
1,268,856 
2,098,370 
2,023,675 
801,177 
1,297,928 
76,498 
911,420 
Female 
farms, 2012 
190 
86 
56 
60 
44 
18 
34 
2007 
181 
110 
47 
74 
56 
17 
43 
acres, 2012 
66,958 
140,569 
273,804 
58,427 
48,077 
7,746 
65,536 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
110,789 
179,472 
103,338 
59,061 
80,636 
2,837 
67,398 
Farming 
2012 
528 
539 
254 
182 
277 
32 
178 
2007 
496 
572 
231 
227 
321 
58 
163 
Other 
2012 
577 
235 
169 
156 
208 
61 
117 
Place of residence: 
2007 
616 
277 
180 
170 
214 
65 
133 
On farm operated 
2012 
900 
499 
355 
184 
331 
73 
216 
2007 
884 
567 
330 
214 
341 
97 
224 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
205 
275 
68 
154 
154 
20 
79 
2007 
228 
282 
81 
183 
194 
26 
72 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Montana 459 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
