Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Richland 
Roosevelt 
Rosebud 
Sanders 
Sheridan 
Silver Bow 
Stillwater 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
246 
245 
206 
182 
299 
45 
250 
2007 
240 
301 
191 
163 
305 
47 
228 
Any 
2012 
298 
361 
231 
310 
228 
95 
343 
2007 
308 
427 
287 
345 
297 
128 
407 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
55 
44 
27 
56 
51 
7 
57 
2007 
53 
71 
43 
39 
70 
21 
70 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
34 
20 
14 
27 
14 
14 
26 
2007 
17 
28 
23 
31 
26 
20 
33 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
25 
86 
33 
58 
35 
23 
50 
2007 
50 
66 
38 
53 
46 
16 
81 
200 days or more 
2012 
184 
211 
157 
169 
128 
51 
210 
2007 
188 
262 
183 
222 
155 
71 
223 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
25 
10 
30 
9 
16 
1 
30 
2007 
28 
14 
15 
26 
20 
7 
39 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
16 
28 
27 
4 
15 
4 
20 
2007 
24 
28 
29 
22 
10 
3 
40 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
63 
59 
58 
77 
51 
5 
103 
2007 
60 
84 
94 
92 
56 
25 
98 
10 years or more 
2012 
440 
509 
322 
402 
445 
130 
440 
2007 
436 
602 
340 
368 
516 
140 
458 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
24.9 
28.4 
21.6 
23.5 
29.3 
27.9 
21.7 
2007 
24.9 
26.3 
22.0 
20.4 
28.1 
22.3 
19.3 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
18 
6 
16 
3 
15 
1 
13 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
15 
25 
22 
1 
8 
4 
15 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
51 
55 
47 
58 
42 
5 
86 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
460 
520 
352 
430 
462 
130 
479 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
26.8 
30.2 
24.5 
26.9 
31.6 
28.6 
25.3 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
. 
2 
. 
. 
3 
_ 
2 
2007 
5 
1 
2 
2 
3 
- 
5 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
35 
38 
23 
15 
31 
2 
20 
2007 
28 
32 
20 
14 
25 
6 
16 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
70 
33 
40 
34 
35 
12 
47 
2007 
62 
57 
42 
41 
54 
18 
70 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
118 
100 
117 
94 
75 
25 
131 
2007 
162 
190 
112 
137 
145 
44 
183 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
87 
108 
60 
72 
86 
40 
107 
2007 
87 
100 
88 
84 
97 
22 
105 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
77 
83 
80 
80 
101 
20 
91 
2007 
57 
80 
81 
82 
50 
24 
72 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
44 
99 
41 
75 
48 
12 
76 
2007 
46 
98 
46 
52 
46 
27 
65 
70 years and over 
2012 
113 
143 
76 
122 
148 
29 
119 
2007 
101 
170 
87 
96 
182 
34 
119 
Average age 
2012 
57.8 
60.5 
57.2 
60.9 
61.2 
59.7 
59.3 
2007 
56.8 
59.7 
57.8 
58.2 
60.4 
58.7 
57.5 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
403 
457 
321 
351 
368 
90 
428 
2007 
337 
412 
243 
318 
343 
99 
388 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
37 
34 
18 
33 
37 
6 
42 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
199 
244 
180 
281 
170 
15 
141 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
65 
43 
25 
10 
31 
2 
36 
Fiber-optic service 
.farms, 2012 
63 
21 
56 
7 
106 
7 
26 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
37 
68 
21 
40 
24 
16 
124 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
67 
98 
32 
25 
49 
35 
95 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
7 
13 
13 
2 
- 
- 
6 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
1 
4 
1 
2 
11 
3 
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 
502 
589 
409 
477 
502 
137 
573 
acres, 2012 
1,152,690 
1,036,460 
2,569,419 
203,903 
984,241 
66,950 
755,566 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
10 
12 
23 
22 
9 
7 
36 
acres, 2012 
49,071 
13,277 
251,484 
16,966 
40,280 
7,895 
69,454 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
385 
498 
341 
434 
374 
121 
468 
2007 
391 
561 
379 
449 
435 
138 
503 
acres, 2012 
726,858 
702,412 
(D) 
175,918 
619,682 
41,119 
458,041 
2007 
739,130 
886,200 
1,341,898 
177,293 
644,714 
(D) 
532,784 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
50 
36 
40 
28 
41 
10 
59 
2007 
64 
84 
53 
24 
53 
16 
64 
acres, 2012 
223,340 
139,420 
718,842 
16,575 
83,573 
8,080 
163,984 
2007 
218,652 
143,535 
538,675 
9,494 
85,337 
6,946 
106,151 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
77 
57 
50 
18 
89 
9 
53 
2007 
71 
57 
35 
27 
95 
17 
54 
acres, 2012 
313,986 
222,467 
948,899 
14,145 
281,856 
20,541 
176,999 
2007 
296,657 
244,809 
541,468 
23,893 
301,439 
35,929 
201,456 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
10 
- 
1 
- 
2 
- 
1 
2007 
6 
1 
5 
- 
2 
1 
1 
acres, 2012 
17,179 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
2007 
13,494 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
22 
15 
5 
12 
21 
12 
2007 
16 
25 
6 
8 
17 
3 
13 
acres, 2012 
11,649 
175,389 
(D) 
132,087 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
2007 
11,367 
(D) 
(D) 
131,233 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
-continued 
472 Montana 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
