Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Fergus 
Flathead 
Gallatin 
Garfield 
Glacier 
Golden Valley 
Granite 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
790 
1,035 
1,163 
297 
602 
157 
163 
2007 
898 
1,094 
1,071 
288 
625 
153 
166 
acres, 2012 
1,961,057 
169,898 
702,713 
2,190,715 
1,570,323 
708,186 
285,419 
2007 
2,446,047 
251,597 
776,868 
2,391,958 
1,700,179 
671,764 
302,973 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
532 
627 
666 
178 
261 
68 
88 
2007 
604 
597 
594 
183 
248 
79 
88 
acres, 2012 
379,633 
59,529 
161,269 
189,650 
308,927 
40,658 
21,613 
TENURE 
2007 
380,163 
57,581 
155,842 
166,640 
275,676 
48,819 
25,045 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
468 
830 
848 
140 
323 
99 
125 
2007 
480 
879 
776 
125 
312 
88 
114 
acres, 2012 
626,169 
77,999 
392,959 
638,458 
606,845 
192,166 
164,421 
2007 
523,593 
115,923 
227,179 
651,711 
622,056 
138,551 
125,711 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
246 
461 
432 
65 
87 
26 
62 
2007 
258 
448 
381 
57 
68 
27 
52 
acres, 2012 
77,248 
14,928 
43,234 
54,443 
35,523 
10,452 
12,223 
2007 
82,045 
18,451 
43,390 
64,739 
33,493 
11,458 
10,277 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
245 
167 
211 
134 
222 
44 
28 
2007 
334 
178 
203 
135 
254 
56 
36 
acres, 2012 
1,215,597 
80,595 
230,929 
1,388,978 
886,039 
461,096 
103,663 
2007 
1,659,250 
110,961 
343,103 
1,575,542 
1,014,453 
497,375 
137,236 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
762,813 
27,953 
100,106 
896,925 
435,514 
380,766 
44,035 
2007 
1,002,513 
30,090 
188,724 
1,048,365 
503,441 
388,747 
84,053 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
452,784 
52,642 
130,823 
492,053 
450,525 
80,330 
59,628 
2007 
656,737 
80,871 
154,379 
527,177 
511,012 
108,628 
53,183 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
228 
141 
168 
108 
149 
37 
19 
2007 
293 
132 
154 
112 
154 
47 
27 
acres, 2012 
267,540 
38,187 
87,354 
131,902 
255,488 
26,912 
7,147 
2007 
267,256 
36,008 
71,347 
92,346 
227,064 
33,978 
11,768 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
77 
38 
104 
23 
57 
14 
10 
2007 
84 
37 
92 
28 
59 
9 
16 
acres, 2012 
119,291 
1 1 ,304 
78,825 
163,279 
77,439 
54,924 
17,335 
2007 
263,204 
24,713 
206,586 
164,705 
63,670 
35,838 
40,026 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
58 
25 
66 
5 
25 
5 
7 
2007 
53 
17 
59 
14 
26 
5 
9 
acres, 2012 
34,845 
6,414 
30,681 
3,305 
17,916 
3,294 
2,243 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
30,862 
3,122 
41,105 
9,555 
15,119 
3,383 
3,000 
Total operators 
number 
1,241 
1,632 
1,869 
519 
916 
267 
273 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
427 
514 
546 
139 
378 
69 
73 
2 operators 
295 
454 
539 
115 
178 
72 
75 
3 operators 
52 
60 
68 
27 
25 
13 
10 
4 operators 
13 
6 
9 
13 
17 
- 
5 
5 or more operators 
3 
1 
1 
3 
4 
3 
- 
Total women operators 
number 
408 
588 
665 
169 
287 
81 
91 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
371 
536 
594 
135 
225 
71 
85 
2 operators 
14 
17 
34 
14 
18 
2 
3 
3 operators 
3 
6 
1 
2 
3 
2 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
" 
“ 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
1,423 
1,692 
1,753 
480 
959 
272 
271 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
470 
562 
533 
141 
384 
60 
84 
2 operators 
351 
480 
437 
114 
188 
71 
62 
3 operators 
64 
43 
76 
24 
31 
21 
18 
4 operators 
7 
6 
19 
7 
11 
- 
1 
5 or more operators 
6 
3 
6 
2 
11 
1 
1 
Total women operators 
number 
447 
608 
609 
152 
292 
83 
88 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
399 
560 
512 
133 
239 
77 
72 
2 operators 
11 
24 
41 
8 
19 
3 
8 
3 operators 
6 
- 
1 
1 
5 
- 
- 
4 operators 
2 
- 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
692 
859 
971 
262 
496 
141 
146 
2007 
804 
919 
875 
258 
524 
137 
144 
acres, 2012 
1,830,965 
154,455 
679,867 
1,983,760 
1,420,409 
696,723 
264,559 
2007 
2,338,803 
238,662 
744,069 
2,261,196 
1,534,700 
644,944 
278,600 
Female 
farms, 2012 
98 
176 
192 
35 
106 
16 
17 
2007 
94 
175 
196 
30 
101 
16 
22 
acres, 2012 
130,092 
15,443 
22,846 
206,955 
149,914 
11,463 
20,860 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
107,244 
12,935 
32,799 
130,762 
165,479 
26,820 
24,373 
Farming 
2012 
497 
516 
523 
228 
353 
93 
92 
2007 
541 
386 
448 
221 
321 
96 
91 
Other 
2012 
293 
519 
640 
69 
249 
64 
71 
Place of residence: 
2007 
357 
708 
623 
67 
304 
57 
75 
On farm operated 
2012 
636 
929 
966 
227 
472 
89 
145 
2007 
702 
949 
904 
224 
479 
98 
141 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
154 
106 
197 
70 
130 
68 
18 
2007 
196 
145 
167 
64 
146 
55 
25 
-continued 
460 Montana 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
