Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Richland 
Roosevelt 
Rosebud 
Sanders 
Sheridan 
Silver Bow 
Stillwater 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
544 
606 
437 
492 
527 
140 
593 
2007 
548 
728 
478 
508 
602 
175 
635 
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 
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 
TENURE 
2007 
293,176 
440,050 
104,330 
23,049 
483,398 
6,722 
100,258 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
313 
313 
228 
388 
246 
120 
400 
2007 
295 
381 
267 
378 
290 
147 
442 
acres, 2012 
490,185 
422,651 
1,013,140 
84,198 
250,819 
58,853 
301,173 
2007 
367,318 
447,622 
941,912 
108,237 
209,565 
73,115 
282,163 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
149 
108 
75 
224 
90 
32 
131 
2007 
148 
126 
89 
189 
90 
38 
180 
acres, 2012 
91,685 
103,175 
40,969 
12,481 
66,894 
2,994 
23,655 
2007 
60,314 
57,072 
33,384 
(□) 
38,458 
(D) 
33,587 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
181 
246 
140 
77 
223 
19 
145 
2007 
206 
277 
158 
108 
255 
26 
151 
acres, 2012 
730,203 
752,307 
1,995,200 
111,437 
705,931 
(D) 
420,191 
2007 
832,429 
875,383 
1,649,263 
108,624 
782,109 
(D) 
446,829 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
363,931 
386,575 
1,245,089 
36,615 
354,979 
4,363 
224,027 
2007 
497,754 
435,623 
1,034,110 
35,997 
383,467 
9,659 
265,965 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
366,272 
365,732 
750,111 
74,822 
350,952 
(D) 
196,164 
2007 
334,675 
439,760 
615,153 
72,627 
398,642 
(D) 
180,864 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
146 
200 
76 
72 
198 
6 
84 
2007 
181 
230 
110 
83 
231 
8 
109 
acres, 2012 
194,406 
332,364 
38,731 
12,752 
419,910 
764 
33,312 
2007 
211,167 
329,020 
62,377 
10,543 
402,638 
1,076 
57,245 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
50 
47 
69 
27 
58 
1 
48 
2007 
47 
70 
53 
22 
57 
2 
42 
acres, 2012 
72,624 
64,730 
133,184 
143,090 
85,044 
(D) 
88,079 
2007 
79,553 
128,823 
122,849 
125,052 
73,829 
(D) 
128,482 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
36 
33 
26 
13 
51 
33 
2007 
28 
47 
21 
4 
38 
2 
23 
acres, 2012 
24,906 
37,862 
10,392 
1,222 
61,973 
- 
11,676 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
21,695 
53,958 
8,569 
(D) 
42,302 
(D) 
9,426 
Total operators 
number 
852 
901 
722 
751 
753 
215 
924 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
305 
361 
212 
250 
350 
72 
303 
2 operators 
183 
206 
182 
229 
143 
61 
255 
3 operators 
45 
33 
37 
9 
24 
7 
30 
4 operators 
9 
3 
3 
4 
5 
- 
4 
5 or more operators 
2 
3 
3 
" 
5 
" 
1 
Total women operators 
number 
246 
313 
216 
273 
200 
75 
327 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
208 
270 
204 
249 
178 
71 
293 
2 operators 
13 
18 
3 
12 
8 
2 
11 
3 operators 
4 
1 
- 
- 
2 
- 
4 
4 operators 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
" 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
850 
1,112 
753 
786 
856 
294 
1,010 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
302 
425 
267 
251 
409 
83 
324 
2 operators 
202 
243 
161 
239 
149 
72 
262 
3 operators 
35 
48 
41 
16 
32 
18 
34 
4 operators 
6 
7 
6 
1 
7 
1 
15 
5 or more operators 
3 
5 
3 
1 
5 
1 
- 
Total women operators 
number 
236 
370 
227 
297 
239 
107 
335 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
204 
322 
207 
279 
217 
90 
289 
2 operators 
10 
18 
10 
9 
11 
6 
18 
3 operators 
4 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
1 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
469 
478 
394 
424 
448 
116 
505 
2007 
487 
596 
412 
417 
504 
140 
547 
acres, 2012 
1,202,792 
954,770 
2,983,857 
284,978 
961,495 
64,963 
704,319 
2007 
1,220,425 
1,330,136 
2,508,261 
325,927 
1,011,572 
89,048 
774,567 
Female 
farms, 2012 
75 
128 
43 
68 
79 
24 
88 
2007 
61 
132 
66 
91 
98 
35 
88 
acres, 2012 
90,220 
284,918 
157,667 
53,747 
80,299 
4,777 
105,124 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
58,875 
121,692 
205,763 
15,986 
53,931 
12,033 
82,907 
Farming 
2012 
349 
337 
253 
203 
350 
61 
335 
2007 
314 
352 
281 
202 
322 
57 
290 
Other 
2012 
195 
269 
184 
289 
177 
79 
258 
Place of residence: 
2007 
234 
376 
197 
306 
280 
118 
345 
On farm operated 
2012 
384 
389 
320 
430 
302 
134 
438 
2007 
380 
434 
336 
444 
327 
152 
483 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
160 
217 
117 
62 
225 
6 
155 
2007 
168 
294 
142 
64 
275 
23 
152 
-continued 
464 Montana 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
