Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
McCone 
Madison 
Meagher 
Mineral 
Missoula 
Musselshell 
Park 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
(, 
2012 
260 
205 
78 
33 
217 
181 
215 
2007 
233 
213 
60 
41 
200 
155 
188 
Any 
2012 
229 
366 
58 
62 
420 
175 
349 
2007 
256 
372 
78 
58 
499 
218 
347 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
48 
53 
11 
6 
78 
40 
74 
2007 
73 
69 
15 
10 
103 
32 
58 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
15 
40 
4 
- 
52 
8 
52 
2007 
22 
37 
1 
8 
41 
16 
35 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
35 
37 
7 
5 
94 
17 
44 
2007 
48 
57 
14 
5 
64 
36 
63 
200 days or more 
2012 
131 
236 
36 
51 
196 
110 
179 
2007 
113 
209 
48 
35 
291 
134 
191 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
17 
16 
1 
4 
23 
21 
17 
2007 
11 
23 
10 
4 
19 
16 
23 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
27 
19 
3 
4 
21 
20 
26 
2007 
17 
44 
2 
8 
34 
30 
23 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
78 
97 
21 
12 
71 
49 
88 
2007 
53 
102 
23 
16 
113 
87 
120 
10 years or more 
2012 
367 
439 
111 
75 
522 
266 
433 
2007 
408 
416 
103 
71 
533 
240 
369 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
24,3 
20.8 
23.4 
23.7 
23.1 
20.6 
20.6 
2007 
27.4 
18.4 
21.9 
23.4 
20.7 
18.1 
20.2 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
12 
6 
1 
4 
14 
18 
12 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
22 
16 
3 
4 
19 
18 
19 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
59 
81 
17 
10 
59 
38 
74 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
396 
468 
115 
77 
545 
282 
459 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
26.5 
24.1 
25.3 
25.1 
25.5 
24.0 
23.1 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
6 
1 
. 
. 
. 
. 
1 
2007 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
4 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
30 
15 
4 
- 
8 
15 
18 
2007 
19 
14 
8 
1 
12 
11 
13 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
70 
78 
17 
8 
54 
30 
47 
2007 
56 
71 
9 
9 
62 
42 
62 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
104 
122 
17 
23 
107 
70 
138 
2007 
123 
151 
46 
22 
170 
83 
141 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
72 
76 
14 
16 
95 
51 
97 
2007 
70 
88 
23 
13 
94 
48 
68 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
69 
72 
33 
12 
93 
60 
73 
2007 
46 
72 
15 
19 
123 
58 
78 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
34 
83 
19 
15 
121 
49 
69 
2007 
54 
76 
13 
6 
81 
64 
71 
70 years and over 
2012 
104 
124 
32 
21 
159 
81 
121 
2007 
119 
113 
24 
29 
157 
66 
98 
Average age 
2012 
56.6 
58.8 
60.1 
60.9 
61.9 
59.8 
58.9 
2007 
58.8 
58.1 
56.8 
60.7 
59.8 
59.0 
58.2 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
352 
464 
95 
55 
497 
256 
461 
2007 
270 
364 
79 
60 
450 
213 
389 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
24 
47 
9 
5 
40 
26 
39 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
224 
253 
57 
32 
244 
166 
81 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
37 
16 
3 
2 
74 
15 
20 
Fiber-optic service 
.farms, 2012 
16 
93 
18 
2 
4 
11 
13 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
34 
64 
8 
16 
75 
21 
66 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
40 
119 
25 
4 
87 
23 
230 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
32 
3 
- 
- 
21 
3 
5 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
3 
11 
2 
- 
3 
8 
41 
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 
467 
518 
130 
88 
609 
338 
513 
acres, 2012 
1,297,194 
745,353 
668,335 
15,229 
148,173 
960,312 
594,595 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
22 
75 
14 
6 
75 
18 
70 
acres, 2012 
69,199 
310,235 
104,593 
2,174 
31,006 
112,973 
235,905 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
356 
414 
88 
78 
535 
290 
426 
2007 
338 
437 
88 
81 
601 
309 
389 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
343,539 
(D) 
11,629 
(D) 
480,720 
330,477 
2007 
824,916 
419,876 
255,649 
12,900 
(D) 
571,724 
304,130 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
33 
66 
16 
6 
55 
28 
54 
2007 
39 
58 
22 
6 
49 
26 
61 
acres, 2012 
93,065 
263,645 
258,728 
(D) 
22,922 
207,747 
178,409 
2007 
148,566 
215,469 
305,905 
2,315 
25,951 
153,679 
199,825 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
97 
60 
27 
6 
28 
23 
62 
2007 
106 
65 
23 
12 
29 
24 
65 
acres, 2012 
485,685 
240,796 
303,252 
3,211 
49,747 
291,930 
162,342 
2007 
520,421 
305,628 
230,084 
7,439 
71,329 
347,028 
202,680 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
1 
8 
2 
2 
4 
1 
12 
2007 
2 
7 
1 
- 
- 
1 
11 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
170,287 
(D) 
(D) 
24 
(D) 
88,360 
2007 
(D) 
53,053 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
44,838 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
2 
23 
3 
3 
15 
14 
10 
2007 
4 
18 
4 
- 
20 
13 
9 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
67,024 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
14,469 
2007 
(D) 
66,857 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
11,280 
-continued 
470 Montana 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
