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 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
479 
431 
200 
137 
213 
20 
110 
2007 
399 
441 
185 
190 
253 
35 
140 
Any 
2012 
626 
343 
223 
201 
272 
73 
185 
2007 
713 
408 
226 
207 
282 
88 
156 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
89 
97 
21 
23 
44 
11 
31 
2007 
141 
91 
36 
47 
53 
13 
26 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
41 
36 
15 
18 
22 
8 
2 
2007 
55 
22 
13 
24 
34 
12 
2 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
101 
51 
26 
28 
32 
8 
18 
2007 
117 
80 
44 
37 
29 
9 
26 
200 days or more 
2012 
395 
159 
161 
132 
174 
46 
134 
2007 
400 
215 
133 
99 
166 
54 
102 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
36 
24 
11 
13 
17 
5 
5 
2007 
38 
19 
9 
11 
20 
13 
6 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
58 
35 
21 
15 
25 
1 
12 
2007 
91 
38 
33 
6 
25 
5 
7 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
187 
79 
65 
27 
63 
10 
34 
2007 
179 
90 
58 
46 
74 
25 
37 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
824 
636 
326 
283 
380 
77 
244 
2007 
804 
702 
311 
334 
416 
80 
246 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
22.3 
26.8 
22.5 
29.3 
24.7 
22.5 
24.8 
2007 
21.2 
27.2 
21.0 
28.6 
25.4 
18.7 
25.4 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
25 
18 
6 
11 
13 
4 
5 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
46 
19 
13 
10 
20 
1 
7 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
165 
76 
50 
23 
57 
10 
27 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
869 
661 
354 
294 
395 
78 
256 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
25.6 
29.8 
26.3 
31.3 
26.8 
24.2 
27.0 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
8 
3 
- 
1 
6 
1 
1 
2007 
1 
3 
1 
1 
4 
2 
1 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
54 
45 
26 
11 
24 
- 
16 
2007 
34 
39 
11 
14 
16 
8 
11 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
102 
80 
48 
42 
49 
17 
41 
2007 
134 
94 
65 
42 
62 
9 
23 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
210 
156 
105 
48 
117 
18 
65 
2007 
280 
220 
109 
70 
166 
31 
73 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
141 
122 
54 
43 
85 
12 
52 
2007 
169 
141 
60 
58 
59 
13 
50 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
181 
134 
50 
45 
60 
12 
41 
2007 
164 
73 
51 
48 
76 
27 
51 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
157 
64 
45 
36 
60 
13 
36 
2007 
113 
78 
39 
46 
41 
12 
30 
70 years and over 
2012 
252 
170 
95 
112 
84 
20 
43 
2007 
217 
201 
75 
118 
111 
21 
57 
Average age 
2012 
59.7 
58.8 
57.7 
61.9 
57.4 
58.3 
56.1 
2007 
58.2 
58.3 
56.8 
60.5 
57.2 
56.6 
58.7 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
887 
599 
350 
207 
357 
64 
230 
2007 
690 
562 
269 
242 
331 
66 
176 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
112 
21 
33 
6 
42 
11 
16 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
354 
230 
122 
90 
155 
16 
164 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
88 
31 
60 
14 
65 
12 
16 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
38 
240 
44 
112 
28 
4 
12 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
136 
55 
47 
19 
30 
11 
18 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
209 
101 
80 
12 
66 
19 
22 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
15 
4 
5 
1 
2 
1 
1 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
30 
10 
1 
- 
2 
1 
- 
TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with over 50 percent ownership interest held 
by operator and/or persons related to operator by 
blood/marriage/adoption 
.farms, 2012 
1,060 
727 
406 
323 
451 
91 
287 
acres, 2012 
1,132,998 
1,890,528 
2,015,161 
738,778 
1,110,023 
62,114 
904,512 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
51 
19 
18 
7 
9 
8 
7 
acres, 2012 
93,556 
29,152 
59,339 
4,191 
79,919 
10,736 
32,715 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
911 
468 
332 
268 
346 
75 
236 
2007 
903 
512 
317 
303 
370 
92 
224 
acres, 2012 
557,137 
777,063 
1,085,755 
524,345 
(D) 
33,587 
587,375 
2007 
646,836 
904,310 
1,059,543 
590,864 
(D) 
26,935 
550,925 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
85 
68 
29 
25 
22 
6 
19 
2007 
106 
100 
35 
46 
43 
15 
28 
acres, 2012 
245,066 
458,654 
209,156 
79,189 
118,660 
(D) 
118,490 
2007 
250,875 
440,395 
253,082 
121,047 
150,635 
14,031 
96,063 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
83 
223 
47 
32 
105 
7 
37 
2007 
82 
227 
44 
35 
112 
12 
39 
acres, 2012 
414,268 
776,543 
620,318 
146,751 
513,154 
22,012 
269,799 
2007 
462,245 
911,101 
686,737 
130,227 
501,475 
32,678 
326,778 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
6 
4 
4 
1 
4 
- 
- 
2007 
5 
- 
1 
- 
5 
1 
- 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
34,734 
(D) 
(D) 
3,652 
- 
- 
2007 
939 
- 
(D) 
3,730 
(D) 
- 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
20 
11 
11 
12 
8 
5 
3 
2007 
16 
10 
14 
13 
5 
3 
5 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
24,777 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
4,028 
2007 
18,750 
22,036 
(D) 
18,100 
(D) 
(D) 
5,052 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Montana 467 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
