Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
McCone 
Madison 
Meagher 
Mineral 
Missoula 
Musselshell 
Park 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
489 
571 
136 
95 
637 
356 
564 
2007 
489 
585 
138 
99 
699 
373 
535 
acres, 2012 
1,371,908 
1,085,291 
812,325 
17,049 
247,141 
1,017,953 
774,057 
2007 
1,506,824 
1,060,883 
812,412 
22,654 
281,893 
1,133,030 
762,753 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
336 
315 
76 
41 
337 
139 
273 
2007 
315 
283 
71 
39 
309 
149 
275 
acres, 2012 
402,834 
95,216 
52,103 
1,935 
15,767 
66,030 
66,269 
TENURE 
2007 
292,559 
86,550 
57,223 
2,449 
16,651 
70,412 
60,300 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
241 
407 
83 
82 
514 
253 
413 
2007 
262 
421 
86 
83 
567 
264 
377 
acres, 2012 
354,985 
390,795 
331,839 
14,520 
141,855 
287,804 
425,462 
2007 
430,229 
442,314 
341,197 
(D) 
152,321 
297,422 
382,905 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
126 
186 
38 
33 
254 
66 
176 
2007 
124 
181 
30 
28 
232 
76 
170 
acres, 2012 
77,564 
34,243 
16,587 
1,331 
5,885 
23,491 
32,653 
2007 
65,239 
26,084 
19,430 
1,019 
8,727 
23,175 
24,044 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
196 
122 
43 
10 
107 
82 
106 
2007 
185 
131 
42 
12 
108 
87 
117 
acres, 2012 
886,179 
632,784 
411,625 
(D) 
99,392 
596,547 
296,617 
2007 
978,647 
558,538 
436,161 
(D) 
(D) 
771,900 
321,505 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
580,533 
403,621 
284,725 
979 
30,440 
394,898 
210,420 
2007 
622,811 
315,123 
297,304 
3,442 
22,441 
509,994 
196,851 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
305,646 
229,163 
126,900 
(D) 
68,952 
201,649 
86,197 
2007 
355,836 
243,415 
138,857 
(D) 
(D) 
261,906 
124,654 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
169 
103 
34 
8 
72 
62 
77 
2007 
162 
86 
37 
11 
69 
68 
85 
acres, 2012 
263,896 
53,508 
34,276 
604 
8,445 
41,496 
29,129 
2007 
200,806 
53,625 
36,028 
1,430 
7,814 
46,267 
30,101 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
52 
42 
10 
3 
16 
21 
45 
2007 
42 
33 
10 
4 
24 
22 
41 
acres, 2012 
130,744 
61,712 
68,861 
(D) 
5,894 
133,602 
51,978 
2007 
97,948 
60,031 
35,054 
(D) 
(D) 
63,708 
58,343 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
41 
26 
4 
11 
11 
20 
2007 
29 
16 
4 
- 
8 
5 
20 
acres, 2012 
61,374 
7,465 
1,240 
- 
1,437 
1,043 
4,487 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
26,514 
6,841 
1,765 
110 
970 
6,155 
Total operators 
number 
732 
957 
254 
156 
994 
603 
882 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
288 
270 
55 
41 
335 
145 
312 
2 operators 
171 
253 
57 
48 
269 
188 
197 
3 operators 
20 
22 
13 
5 
22 
18 
44 
4 operators 
8 
23 
9 
1 
6 
2 
11 
5 or more operators 
2 
3 
2 
" 
5 
3 
- 
Total women operators 
number 
214 
343 
88 
48 
381 
241 
324 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
178 
286 
70 
46 
347 
215 
286 
2 operators 
15 
21 
6 
1 
12 
13 
19 
3 operators 
2 
2 
2 
- 
2 
- 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
1 
- 
- 
" 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
751 
947 
232 
164 
1,155 
612 
873 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
285 
297 
67 
46 
371 
172 
270 
2 operators 
161 
242 
54 
44 
276 
178 
207 
3 operators 
36 
26 
12 
6 
32 
15 
46 
4 operators 
2 
13 
4 
3 
13 
6 
10 
5 or more operators 
5 
7 
1 
" 
7 
2 
2 
Total women operators 
number 
227 
315 
71 
54 
443 
236 
317 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
203 
275 
56 
51 
378 
218 
272 
2 operators 
7 
17 
4 
- 
23 
9 
18 
3 operators 
2 
2 
1 
1 
3 
- 
3 
4 operators 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
2 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
429 
493 
126 
85 
512 
299 
438 
2007 
424 
502 
121 
88 
551 
311 
431 
acres, 2012 
1,286,457 
991,408 
776,431 
15,688 
199,718 
965,200 
689,479 
2007 
1,429,253 
973,464 
733,640 
21,288 
257,714 
1,030,460 
700,342 
Female 
farms, 2012 
60 
78 
10 
10 
125 
57 
126 
2007 
65 
83 
17 
11 
148 
62 
104 
acres, 2012 
85,451 
93,883 
35,894 
1,361 
47,423 
52,753 
84,578 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
77,571 
87,419 
78,772 
1,366 
24,179 
102,570 
62,411 
Farming 
2012 
334 
278 
88 
29 
244 
207 
311 
2007 
335 
276 
81 
37 
212 
190 
258 
Other 
2012 
155 
293 
48 
66 
393 
149 
253 
Place of residence: 
2007 
154 
309 
57 
62 
487 
183 
277 
On farm operated 
2012 
309 
475 
109 
81 
589 
285 
484 
2007 
318 
478 
98 
90 
596 
296 
439 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
180 
96 
27 
14 
48 
71 
80 
2007 
171 
107 
40 
9 
103 
77 
96 
-continued 
462 Montana 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
