Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Sweet Grass 
Teton 
Toole 
Treasure 
Valley 
Wheatland 
Wibaux 
Yellowstone 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
332 
742 
423 
109 
654 
154 
172 
1,330 
2007 
355 
770 
428 
101 
770 
137 
208 
1,407 
acres, 2012 
855,709 
975,173 
1,128,523 
617,635 
1,634,642 
873,959 
545,433 
1,668,346 
2007 
812,759 
1,152,691 
1,115,019 
461,790 
2,061,260 
822,253 
492,554 
1,615,769 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
149 
465 
272 
71 
408 
68 
111 
622 
2007 
163 
430 
242 
56 
446 
81 
124 
707 
acres, 2012 
32,707 
295,143 
351,951 
37,293 
512,077 
78,405 
88,525 
212,643 
TENURE 
2007 
51,319 
280,985 
303,941 
28,177 
453,240 
83,199 
84,937 
180,320 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
221 
428 
198 
45 
369 
95 
90 
991 
2007 
244 
450 
200 
43 
441 
76 
112 
1,008 
acres, 2012 
288,777 
279,708 
243,598 
155,290 
623,823 
267,960 
171,491 
829,203 
2007 
261,052 
300,085 
220,832 
212,270 
762,881 
245,221 
105,981 
777,069 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
71 
211 
73 
20 
160 
27 
51 
393 
2007 
85 
182 
58 
16 
173 
33 
49 
431 
acres, 2012 
11,215 
68,998 
48,213 
3,170 
107,831 
37,448 
23,578 
93,580 
2007 
22,215 
63,578 
35,183 
3,396 
97,774 
(D) 
14,151 
44,017 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
82 
250 
160 
44 
217 
47 
62 
257 
2007 
85 
267 
175 
31 
269 
54 
74 
306 
acres, 2012 
482,507 
598,178 
713,435 
424,115 
897,733 
588,226 
355,823 
662,603 
2007 
515,618 
748,219 
776,905 
191,737 
1,118,127 
571,421 
360,746 
676,506 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
358,380 
322,528 
426,927 
270,500 
470,699 
383,744 
203,114 
420,818 
2007 
378,075 
397,161 
426,591 
109,118 
564,304 
388,829 
229,152 
365,767 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
124,127 
275,650 
286,508 
153,615 
427,034 
204,482 
152,709 
241,785 
2007 
137,543 
351,058 
350,314 
82,619 
553,823 
182,592 
131,594 
310,739 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
61 
213 
144 
39 
202 
36 
51 
184 
2007 
68 
214 
146 
26 
234 
46 
58 
226 
acres, 2012 
17,104 
195,499 
232,768 
28,591 
345,282 
34,545 
59,413 
108,581 
2007 
27,083 
182,145 
218,473 
19,263 
326,548 
56,749 
54,500 
105,286 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
29 
64 
65 
20 
68 
12 
20 
82 
2007 
26 
53 
53 
27 
60 
7 
22 
93 
acres, 2012 
84,425 
97,287 
171,490 
38,230 
113,086 
17,773 
18,119 
176,540 
2007 
36,089 
104,387 
117,282 
57,783 
180,252 
5,611 
25,827 
162,194 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
17 
41 
55 
12 
46 
5 
9 
45 
2007 
10 
34 
38 
14 
39 
2 
17 
50 
acres, 2012 
4,388 
30,646 
70,970 
5,532 
58,964 
6,412 
5,534 
10,482 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
2,021 
35,262 
50,285 
5,518 
28,918 
(D) 
16,286 
31,017 
Total operators 
number 
567 
1,172 
679 
200 
977 
275 
258 
2,158 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
147 
391 
223 
40 
404 
68 
104 
633 
2 operators 
149 
300 
169 
57 
199 
59 
56 
599 
3 operators 
25 
35 
24 
10 
40 
22 
7 
76 
4 operators 
9 
10 
3 
1 
6 
2 
4 
14 
5 or more operators 
2 
6 
4 
1 
5 
3 
1 
8 
Total women operators 
number 
208 
381 
205 
54 
286 
94 
82 
784 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
190 
332 
178 
42 
256 
61 
72 
699 
2 operators 
6 
14 
12 
6 
6 
8 
5 
30 
3 operators 
2 
3 
1 
- 
6 
4 
- 
7 
4 operators 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
1 
5 or more operators 
" 
- 
- 
1 
" 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
564 
1,215 
666 
176 
1,107 
226 
310 
2,224 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
178 
418 
249 
46 
507 
71 
121 
730 
2 operators 
151 
292 
144 
45 
218 
51 
76 
575 
3 operators 
21 
43 
27 
7 
33 
10 
8 
71 
4 operators 
4 
9 
6 
2 
5 
3 
2 
24 
5 or more operators 
1 
8 
2 
1 
7 
2 
1 
7 
Total women operators 
number 
199 
386 
209 
54 
317 
63 
96 
772 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
183 
336 
166 
43 
280 
52 
90 
692 
2 operators 
8 
15 
9 
4 
10 
4 
3 
34 
3 operators 
- 
4 
1 
1 
3 
1 
- 
4 
4 operators 
2 
1 
- 
2 
- 
" 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
2 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
292 
656 
366 
104 
559 
130 
143 
1,123 
2007 
291 
671 
363 
93 
634 
119 
175 
1,181 
acres, 2012 
834,221 
924,346 
1,071,801 
617,253 
1,408,642 
677,270 
513,642 
1,636,213 
2007 
770,311 
1,085,063 
1,046,638 
455,184 
1,961,680 
765,209 
460,690 
1,549,870 
Female 
farms, 2012 
40 
86 
57 
5 
95 
24 
29 
207 
2007 
64 
99 
65 
8 
136 
18 
33 
226 
acres, 2012 
21,488 
50,827 
56,722 
382 
226,000 
196,689 
31,791 
32,133 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
42,448 
67,628 
68,381 
6,606 
99,580 
57,044 
31,864 
65,899 
Farming 
2012 
179 
436 
254 
82 
432 
101 
126 
624 
2007 
177 
424 
239 
57 
449 
75 
130 
538 
Other 
2012 
153 
306 
169 
27 
222 
53 
46 
706 
Place of residence: 
2007 
178 
346 
189 
44 
321 
62 
78 
869 
On farm operated 
2012 
290 
544 
250 
85 
414 
100 
123 
1,071 
2007 
290 
552 
253 
70 
459 
89 
132 
1,134 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
42 
198 
173 
24 
240 
54 
49 
259 
2007 
65 
218 
175 
31 
311 
48 
76 
273 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Montana 465 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
