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 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
364 
482 
437 
163 
272 
67 
78 
2007 
419 
358 
406 
155 
251 
80 
75 
Any 
2012 
426 
553 
726 
134 
330 
90 
85 
2007 
479 
736 
665 
133 
374 
73 
91 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
109 
112 
100 
28 
28 
12 
11 
2007 
83 
147 
143 
41 
52 
22 
23 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
41 
37 
49 
14 
26 
5 
5 
2007 
28 
65 
55 
21 
38 
2 
6 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
48 
103 
100 
16 
60 
10 
26 
2007 
74 
128 
102 
22 
77 
19 
10 
200 days or more 
2012 
228 
301 
477 
76 
216 
63 
43 
2007 
294 
396 
365 
49 
207 
30 
52 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
25 
28 
53 
12 
22 
6 
3 
2007 
33 
37 
25 
7 
8 
8 
9 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
29 
31 
46 
11 
30 
3 
6 
2007 
22 
69 
70 
7 
33 
9 
13 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
128 
195 
154 
31 
59 
21 
21 
2007 
135 
196 
194 
41 
69 
21 
23 
10 years or more 
2012 
608 
781 
910 
243 
491 
127 
133 
2007 
708 
792 
782 
233 
515 
115 
121 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
23,3 
21.3 
21.8 
25.2 
25.1 
24.8 
24.2 
2007 
24.2 
20.5 
20.6 
25.3 
25.3 
23.0 
21.7 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
19 
20 
49 
9 
11 
1 
- 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
19 
22 
37 
12 
23 
2 
5 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
119 
175 
113 
23 
59 
10 
17 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
633 
818 
964 
253 
509 
144 
141 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
25.7 
23.3 
24.0 
27.4 
27.1 
28.6 
26.6 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
3 
3 
6 
- 
7 
- 
- 
2007 
1 
1 
2 
5 
1 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
51 
22 
40 
37 
23 
3 
3 
2007 
31 
26 
51 
18 
33 
2 
9 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
67 
69 
137 
35 
76 
11 
9 
2007 
100 
100 
110 
40 
58 
13 
9 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
174 
188 
296 
54 
150 
31 
46 
2007 
245 
286 
289 
64 
162 
28 
41 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
100 
160 
165 
33 
78 
14 
26 
2007 
154 
193 
184 
50 
105 
20 
27 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
121 
192 
169 
69 
76 
24 
17 
2007 
105 
163 
115 
26 
47 
22 
28 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
106 
146 
100 
21 
41 
20 
26 
2007 
98 
121 
125 
26 
79 
23 
14 
70 years and over 
2012 
168 
255 
250 
48 
151 
54 
36 
2007 
164 
204 
195 
59 
140 
45 
38 
Average age 
2012 
58.6 
60.9 
57.8 
55.5 
58.1 
62.6 
60.0 
2007 
57.9 
58.6 
57.2 
56.5 
58.0 
62.3 
58.9 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
628 
764 
891 
210 
373 
111 
120 
2007 
602 
717 
760 
164 
352 
93 
105 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
48 
128 
71 
21 
40 
18 
8 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
191 
519 
240 
98 
158 
45 
88 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
59 
87 
125 
17 
31 
12 
5 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
125 
3 
114 
22 
18 
22 
10 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
57 
39 
286 
13 
62 
7 
12 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
186 
34 
332 
80 
90 
22 
11 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
15 
6 
25 
4 
11 
- 
2 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
7 
6 
36 
4 
3 
- 
7 
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 
755 
985 
1,119 
276 
577 
143 
159 
acres, 2012 
1,787,872 
147,889 
650,905 
1,993,351 
1,086,384 
620,556 
281,118 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
36 
65 
151 
13 
20 
4 
17 
acres, 2012 
238,142 
30,496 
164,805 
69,569 
63,325 
1,120 
68,655 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
636 
875 
902 
208 
509 
105 
112 
2007 
698 
943 
841 
183 
526 
109 
114 
acres, 2012 
1,131,966 
114,500 
270,373 
1,214,655 
(D) 
168,937 
(D) 
2007 
1,406,536 
194,506 
516,073 
1,282,864 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
70 
59 
105 
20 
30 
18 
18 
2007 
102 
58 
103 
43 
42 
20 
20 
acres, 2012 
381,918 
13,918 
230,816 
207,878 
138,223 
163,565 
56,170 
2007 
498,508 
25,038 
135,987 
196,232 
131,030 
149,640 
72,536 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
67 
61 
123 
62 
47 
24 
32 
2007 
79 
62 
102 
53 
49 
18 
30 
acres, 2012 
361,624 
21,185 
168,933 
682,259 
247,254 
360,083 
82,447 
2007 
376,824 
17,085 
117,473 
746,648 
279,943 
210,383 
117,693 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
4 
18 
7 
1 
5 
1 
- 
2007 
2 
9 
7 
- 
1 
- 
- 
acres, 2012 
10,766 
3,556 
10,637 
(D) 
36,560 
(D) 
- 
2007 
(D) 
976 
3,116 
(D) 
- 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
13 
22 
26 
6 
11 
9 
1 
2007 
17 
22 
18 
9 
7 
6 
2 
acres, 2012 
74,783 
16,739 
21,954 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
13,992 
4,219 
166,214 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
-continued 
468 Montana 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
