Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
item 
Hill 
Jefferson 
Judith Basin 
Lake 
Lewis and Clark 
Liberty 
Lincoln 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
359 
133 
161 
410 
226 
158 
122 
2007 
306 
113 
145 
422 
225 
123 
117 
Any 
2012 
443 
268 
163 
746 
477 
146 
203 
2007 
548 
257 
161 
858 
450 
176 
233 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
90 
55 
29 
87 
92 
28 
30 
2007 
97 
46 
42 
169 
78 
63 
38 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
35 
13 
15 
57 
34 
9 
31 
2007 
53 
23 
16 
84 
28 
14 
17 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
56 
28 
13 
167 
36 
24 
35 
2007 
68 
34 
21 
119 
56 
28 
39 
200 days or more 
2012 
262 
172 
106 
435 
315 
85 
107 
2007 
330 
154 
82 
486 
288 
71 
139 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
27 
12 
10 
27 
23 
14 
8 
2007 
23 
14 
16 
50 
26 
12 
17 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
61 
19 
14 
46 
40 
17 
7 
2007 
34 
21 
7 
103 
58 
14 
16 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
72 
60 
52 
166 
127 
45 
40 
2007 
95 
62 
32 
218 
101 
22 
55 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
642 
310 
248 
917 
513 
228 
270 
2007 
702 
273 
251 
909 
490 
251 
262 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
24.7 
21.7 
23.7 
21.6 
19.8 
25.4 
23.5 
2007 
23.3 
20.0 
23.4 
19.4 
19.0 
26.0 
20.9 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
24 
8 
5 
19 
22 
11 
6 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
45 
17 
9 
33 
36 
11 
5 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
62 
48 
40 
138 
99 
40 
36 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
671 
328 
270 
966 
546 
242 
278 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
27.0 
24.6 
26.6 
24.6 
22.2 
28.4 
25.9 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
8 
2 
- 
4 
1 
1 
- 
2007 
11 
3 
4 
6 
- 
3 
2 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
50 
8 
16 
32 
13 
28 
4 
2007 
51 
8 
15 
68 
20 
10 
5 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
74 
39 
69 
112 
69 
25 
18 
2007 
69 
45 
44 
115 
77 
13 
31 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
172 
88 
72 
221 
173 
68 
61 
2007 
271 
86 
95 
341 
188 
109 
95 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
148 
55 
46 
201 
120 
59 
60 
2007 
142 
56 
47 
195 
111 
35 
52 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
147 
52 
45 
163 
123 
24 
46 
2007 
111 
50 
28 
168 
99 
35 
58 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
70 
66 
32 
159 
79 
40 
48 
2007 
64 
48 
31 
148 
69 
32 
48 
70 years and over 
2012 
133 
91 
44 
264 
125 
59 
88 
2007 
135 
74 
42 
239 
111 
62 
59 
Average age 
2012 
57.1 
60.2 
55.0 
60.1 
58.4 
57.1 
62.2 
2007 
55.7 
58.4 
55.2 
57.5 
57.4 
58.2 
58.5 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
597 
301 
251 
871 
576 
214 
256 
2007 
551 
239 
200 
859 
441 
196 
209 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
41 
32 
30 
60 
31 
12 
11 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
269 
74 
168 
641 
163 
116 
195 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
78 
21 
7 
54 
56 
11 
13 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
75 
4 
26 
9 
45 
25 
17 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
43 
67 
22 
87 
109 
19 
7 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
152 
89 
35 
70 
228 
50 
36 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
13 
15 
2 
13 
11 
5 
2 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
17 
15 
10 
16 
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 
755 
387 
313 
1,115 
681 
279 
320 
acres, 2012 
1,380,323 
358,510 
1,011,802 
295,995 
536,161 
777,168 
44,515 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
35 
42 
8 
69 
49 
8 
17 
acres, 2012 
51,456 
158,667 
21,020 
23,545 
46,963 
20,797 
7,030 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
472 
312 
248 
986 
607 
146 
289 
2007 
572 
284 
233 
1,126 
569 
135 
307 
acres, 2012 
493,083 
217,577 
622,648 
(D) 
338,252 
174,073 
32,410 
2007 
635,914 
179,434 
461,998 
310,842 
353,579 
193,535 
(D) 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
82 
55 
34 
84 
40 
32 
18 
2007 
66 
43 
36 
83 
49 
40 
29 
acres, 2012 
248,052 
88,077 
89,511 
49,271 
97,602 
221,604 
6,244 
2007 
245,127 
85,006 
126,029 
51,510 
54,210 
210,912 
6,980 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
214 
21 
33 
61 
38 
117 
13 
2007 
196 
33 
33 
48 
44 
120 
10 
acres, 2012 
761,785 
57,115 
288,552 
64,058 
389,604 
480,417 
5,781 
2007 
714,393 
103,772 
249,295 
22,532 
460,498 
492,730 
5,557 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
16 
5 
6 
2 
3 
6 
1 
2007 
6 
1 
1 
2 
6 
1 
3 
acres, 2012 
35,130 
(D) 
32,793 
(D) 
(D) 
13,655 
(D) 
2007 
12,226 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,130 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
18 
8 
3 
23 
15 
3 
4 
2007 
14 
9 
3 
21 
7 
3 
1 
acres, 2012 
59,932 
(D) 
912 
254,038 
(D) 
8,197 
(D) 
2007 
89,572 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Montana 469 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
