1987 

Census of 

Agriculture 

AC87-A-26 

Volume 1 

GEOGRAPHIC AREA SERIES 

Part 26 

Montana 

State and County Data 

U.S. Department of Commerce 

BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 
r ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 

This report was prepared in the Agriculture Division. Many 

other divisions contributed to this preparation: Data Preparation 

performed the clerical processing; Administrative Services provided the forms design and other administrative services; Publications Services contributed in publication planning and design, 

editorial review, composition, and printing procurement; Computer Services provided the computer processing faCilities; Field 

provided selected data collection activities; Economic Programming prepared the computer programs; and Economic Surveys 

assisted in preparation of data collection and processing procedures and computer programs. 

Members of the Census Advisory Committee on Agriculture 

Statistics and representatives of both public and private 

organizations made significant recommendations which helped 

establish data content. 

Members of various agencies of the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture provided valuable advice in the planning, publicizing, 

and processing phases of the census, and in helping farmers and 

ranchers complete the report forms. 

The press, farm magazines, radio and television stations, and 

farm organizations were most helpful in publicizing the census 

and encouraging cooperation of farm and ranch operators. 

Special tribute is paid to the millions of farm and ranch 

operators who furnished the information requested. Only through 

their cooperation was it possible to collect and publish the data in 

this report. 

If you have any questions concerning the statistics in this report, call: 

(301) 763-8555 Division Chief 

(301) 763-8567 Crops Branch 

(301) 763-8569 Livestock Branch 

(301) 763-8566 Farm Economics Branch 

(301) 763-1113 General Information 

(301) 763-8558 Statistical Methodology 
1987 

Census of 

Agriculture 

AC87-A-26 

Volume 1 

GEOGRAPHIC AREA SERIES 

Part 26 

Montana 

State and County Data 

Issued June 1989 

U.S. Department of Commerce 

Robert A. Mosbacher, Secretary 

Michael R. Darby, Under Secretary 

for Economic Affairs 

BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

C. L. Kincannon, Deputy Director 

Charles A. Waite, Associate Director for 

Economic Programs 

Roger H. Bugenhagen, Assistant Director for 

Economic and Agriculture Censuses 

Thomas L. Mesenbourg, Chief, 

Economic Census Staff 

AGRICULTURE DIVISION 

Charles P. Pautler, Jr., Chief 

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data 

Census of agriculture (1987). Geographic area series. 

1987 census of agriculture. Geographic area series. 

Includes indexes. 

Supt. of Docs. no.: C 3.31/4:987/v.1 

1. Agriculture-Economic aspects-United StatesStatistics. 2. Agriculture-Economic aspects-United 

States-States-8tatistics. 3. Agriculture-Economic 

aspects-United States-Territories and possessions 

-Statistics. I. United States. Bureau of the Census. 

II. Title. 

HD1769.C46 1987 338.1 '0973'021 88-600103 

For sale by Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government 

Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. ' 
CONTENTS 

Page 

Introduction ___ _____________________ _________________ __ ___ ____ _ ____ ____ ____ ____ _ ___ _ ____ ____ _ ____ ____ __ VII 

Highlights of the State's Agriculture: 1987 and 1982 ______________________________________________________ 1 

FIGURES 

1. State ~ap _______________________________________________________________________________________ 2 

2. Profile of State's Agriculture: 1987 _________________________________________________________________ 3 

3. Percent of Farms and of Value of Products Sold: 1987 ______________________________________________ 4 

4. Farms by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1959 to 1987 __________________________________________ 4 

5. Land Use: 1987__________________________________________________________________________________ 5 

6. Selected Crops Harvested: 1987 __________________________________________________________________ 5 

7. Value of Livestock and Poultry Sold: 1987 __________________________________________________________ 6 

8. Production Expenses: 1987 _______________________________________________________________________ 6 

TABLES 

CHAPTER 1. State Data 

1. Historical Highlights: 1987 and Earlier Census Years _________________________________________________ 7 

2. ~arket Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987, 1982, and 1978 _____________________________________ 9 

3. Farm Production Expenses: 1987, 1982, and 1978 __________________________________________________ 10 

4. Net Cash Return From Agricultural Sales: 1987 _____________________________________________________ 12 

5. Government Payments and Other Farm-Related Income: 1987 and 1982 ______________________________ 13 

6. Commodity Credit Corporation Loans: 1987 and 1982________________________________________________ 14 

7. Land Use and Acres Diverted: 1987, 1982, and 1978 ________________________________________________ 15 

8. Land in Farms, Harvested Cropland, and Irrigated Land, by Size of Farm: 1987 and 1982 _______________ 16 

9. Irrigation: 1987, 1982, and 1978 ___________________________________________________________________ 16 

10. Selected Characteristics of Irrigated and Nonirrigated Farms: 1987 and 1982 ___________________________ 17 

11. Value of Land and Buildings: 1987, 1982, and 1978 _________________________________________________ 18 

12. Value of ~achinery and Equipment on Place: 1987 and 1982_________________________________________ 18 

13. Selected ~achinery and Equipment on Place: 1987 and 1982 ________________________________________ 18 

14. Petroleum Products Expenses: 1987, 1982, and 1978________________________________________________ 19 

15. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1987, 1982, and 1978_______________________ 19 

16. Tenure and Characteristics of Operator and Type of Organization for All Farms and Farms Operated by Black and Other Races: 1987, 1982, and 1978 _____________________________________________________ 20 

17. Selected Characteristics of Farms Operated by Females, Persons of Spanish Origin, and Specified Racial Groups: 1987 and 1982 __________________________________________________________________________ 21 

18. Selected Characteristics of Farms by Standard Industrial Classification: 1987 ___________________________ 23 

19. Selected Characteristics of Abnormal Farms: 1987 and 1982 _________________________________________ 24 

20. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1987, 1982, and 1978 ___________________________________ 25 

21. Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 _______________________________________________________ 25 

22. Broilers and Started Pullets-Sales: 1987 and 1982 __________________________________________________ 26 

23. Poultry-Inventory and Sales by Size of Flock: 1987 _________________________________________________ 26 

24. Turkeys-Sales by Number Sold Per Farm: 1987 ____________________________________________________ 27 

25. Cattle and Calves-Inventory: 1987 and 1982_______________________________________________________ 27 

26. Cattle and Calves-Sales: 1987 and 1982 __________________________________________________________ 28 

27. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales by Size of Herd: 1987 _______________________________________ 28 

28. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales by Size of Cow Herd: 1987___________________________________ 29 

29. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales by Size of Beef Cow Herd: 1987 ______________________________ 29 

30. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales by Size of ~ilk Cow Herd: 1987 ______________________________ 30 

31. Cattle and Calves-Sales by Number Sold Per Farm: 1987___________________________________________ 30 

32. Hogs and Pigs-Inventory: 1987 and 1982__________________________________________________________ 30 

33. Hogs and Pigs-Sales: 1987 and 1982_____________________________________________________________ 31 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE CONTENTS III 
34. Hogs and Pigs-Litters Farrowed: 1987 and 1982 __________________________________________________ _ 

35. Hogs and Pigs-Inventory and Sales by Size of Herd: 1987 _________________________________________ _ 

36. Hogs and Pigs-Inventory and Sales by Number Sold Per Farm: 1987 ________________________________ _ 

37. Hogs and Pigs-Inventory, Sales, and Litters by Total Farrowed: 1987 _______________________________ _ 38. Sheep and Lambs-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 ___________________________________________ _ 

39. Sheep and Lambs-Inventory and Sales by Size of Flock: 1987 _____________________________________ _ 

40. Sheep and Lambs-Inventory and Sales by Size of Ewe Flock: 1987 _________________________________ _ 

41. Other Livestock and Livestock Products-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 ________________________ _ 42. Crops Harvested and Value of Production: 1987 and 1982 __________________________________________ _ 

43. Specified Crops Harvested-Yield Per Acre Irrigated and Nonirrigated: 1987 __________________________ _ 44. Specified Crops by Acres Harvested: 1987 and 1982 _______________________________________________ _ 

45. Specified Fruits and Nuts by Acres: 1987 and 1982 ________________________________________________ _ 

46. Nursery and Greenhouse Crops, Mushrooms, and Sod Grown for Sale by Value of Sales: 1987 and 1982 ___________________________________________________________________________________________ _ 

47. Farms by Concentration of Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987 __________________________ _ 48. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1987 ____________________________________________________________ _ 

49. Summary by Type of Organization: 1987 __________________________________________________________ _ 

50. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987 _______________________________________ _ 51. Summary by Size of Farm: 1987 __________________________________________________________________ _ 

52. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987 ______________________________________________ _ 

53. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1987 ________________________________________ _ 

CHAPTER 2. County Data 

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1. County Summary Highlights: 1987 _________________________________________________________________ 140 

2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold and Farms by Standard Industrial Classification: 1987 and 

1982____________________________________________________________________________________________ 148 

3. Farm Production Expenses: 1987 and 1982_________________________________________________________ 164 

4. Net Cash Return From Agricultural Sales, Government Payments, Other Farm-Related Income, and 

Commodity Credit Corporation Loans: 1987 and 1982 _______________________________________________ 172 

5. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1987 and 1982 _______________________________________________ 180 

6. Harvested Cropland by Size of Farm and Acres Harvested: 1987 and 1982 ____________________________ 196 

7. Irrigation: 1987 and 1982 _________________________________________________________________________ 204 

8. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1987 and 1982 _________________________________________________ 212 

9. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1987 and 1982 _____________________________ 220 

10. Tenure and Characteristics of Operator and Type of Organization: 1987 and 1982 ______________________ 224 

11. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 _____________________________________________ 240 

12. Hogs and Pigs-Inventory, Litters, and Sales: 1987 and 1982 ________________________________________ 256 

13. Sheep and Horses-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 ____________________________________________ 264 

14. Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 _______________________________________________________ 268 

15. Selected Crops: 1987 and 1982 ___________________________________________________________________ 276 

16. Farms With Sales of $10,000 or More: 1987 and 1982 _______________________________________________ 284 

17. Milk Goats-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 ___________________________________________________ 320 

18. Angora Goats-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 ________________________________________________ 320 

19. Mink and Their Pelts-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 __________________________________________ 320 

20. Colonies of Bees and Honey-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 ___________________________________ 321 

21. Fish Sales: 1987 and 1982________________________________________________________________________ 321 

22. Miscellaneous Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 _________________________________________ 321 

23. Miscellaneous Livestock and Animal Specialties-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982__________________ 322 

24. Grains-Corn, Sorghum, Wheat, and Other Small Grains: 1987 and 1982 ______________________________ 324 

25. Cotton, Tobacco, Soybeans, Dry Beans and Peas, Potatoes, Sugar Crops, and Peanuts: 1987 and 1982 _ 329 

26. Field Seeds, Grass Seeds, Hay, Forage, and Silage: 1987 and 1982 __________________________________ 330 

27. Vegetables, Sweet Corn, and Melons Harvested for Sale: 1987 and 1982______________________________ 337 

28. Fruits and Nuts: 1987 and 1982 ___________________________________________________________________ 338 

29. Berries Harvested for Sale: 1987 and 1982 _________________________________________________________ 339 

30. Nursery and Greenhouse Crops, Mushrooms, and Sod Grown for Sale: 1987 and 1982 _________________ 340 

31. Other Crops: 1987 and 1982 ______________________________________________________________________ 341 

32. Farms Operated by Black and Other Races by Value of Sales and Occupation: 1987 and 1982 __________ 341 

33. Farms Operated by Black and Other Races by Tenure: 1987 and 1982________________________________ 342 

34. Operators by Selected Racial Groups: 1987 and 1982 _______________________________________________ 342 

35. Operators of Spanish Origin: 1987 and 1982 ________________________________________________________ 343 

36. Farms With Grazing Permits: 1987 _________________________________________________________________ 343 

IV CONTENTS 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
Page 

APPENDIXES 

A. General Explanation _____________ -____ ___________________ _________ ____ _____ ___ ____ _ ____ ____ ____ ___ A-1 

B. Places With All Cropland in the Conservation Reserve Program _______________________________________ B-1 

C. Statistical Methodology ____________________________________________________________________________ C-1 

O. Report Form and Information Sheet ________________________________________________________________ 0-1 

Index _____________________________________________________________________________________ Index 1 

Publication Program _.,. ______________________________________________________________________ Inside back cover 

"Not publi&hed for this State. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE CONTENTS V 
INTRODUCTION 

Page 

HISTORY ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• VII 

USES OF THE CENSUS •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• VII 

AUTHORITY AND AREA COVERED •••••••••• _ •• _ ••••• __ •••• VII 

FARM DEFINITION •••••••••• _. _ •••••••••••• _ •••••••• __ •••• VII 

COMPARABILITY OF DATA •• _._ •••••••••••• _._ •••••• __ •••• VII 

TABULAR PRESENTATION •••• _ •••••••••••• _._............ VII 

ADVANCE REPORTS ••••••••••••••••••••••• _ •••••••• __ •••• VIII 

ELECTRONIC DATA DISSEMINATION •••••••• _ ••••••• _...... VIII 

SPECIAL TABULATIONS •••••••••••••••••••• _ ••••••• __ ••••• VIII 

CENSUS DISCLOSURE RULES •••••••••••••• _.............. VIII 

INVENTORIES, PRODUCTION, AND SALES DATA ••••••••••• VIII 

ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS ._ ••••••••• _.............. VIII 

HISTORY 

The 1987 Census of Agriculture is the 23d taken by the 

U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. The 

first agriculture census was taken in 1840 as part of the 

sixth decennial census of population. From 1840 to 1950, 

an agriculture census was taken as part of the decennial 

census. A separate mid-decade census of agriculture was 

conducted in 1925, 1935, and 1945. From 1954 to 1974, a 

census of agriculture was taken for the years ending in 4 

and 9. In 1976, Congress authorized the census of agri· 

culture to be taken for 1978 and 1982 to adjust the data 

reference year so that it coincided with the economic 

censuses covering manufacturing, mining, construction, 

retail trade, wholesale trade, service industries, and selected 

transportation activities. This adjustment in timing estab· 

lished the agriculture census on a 5·year cycle collecting 

data for years ending in 2 and 7. 

USES OF THE CENSUS 

The census of agriculture is the leading source of 

statistics about the Nation's agricultural production and the 

only source of consistent, comparable data at the county, 

State, and national levels. Census statistics are used by 

Congress in developing and changing farm programs and 

for determining the effects of these programs. Many 

national and State programs are designed or allocated on 

the basis of census data, such as funds for extension 

services, research, and soil conservation projects. Private 

industry uses census statistics to provide a more effective 

production and distribution system for the agricultural 

community. 

AUTHORITY AND AREA COVERED 

The census of agriculture is required by law under Title 

13, United States Code, sections 142(a) and 191, which 

directs that a census be taken in 1979, 1983, and in every 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

fifth year after 1983 covering the prior year. The 1987 

census includes each State, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the 

Virgin Island of the United States. A census of agriculture 

will be conducted in American Samoa and the Common· 

wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in conjunction with 

the 1990 Census of Population and Housing. 

FARM DEFINITION 

Since 1850, when minimum criteria defining a farm for 

census purposes first were established, the farm definition 

has been changed nine times. The current definition, first 

used for the 1974 census, is any place from which $1,000 

or more of agricultural products were produced and sold or 

normally would have been sold during the census year. 

The farm definition used for the outlying areas varies 

according to area. The report for each area includes a 

discussion of the farm definition. 

COMPARABILITY OF DATA 

Data on acreages and inventories for 1987 and 1982 

are generally comparable. Dollar figures shown for expenses 

and agricultural product sales are expressed in current 

dollars and have not been adjusted for inflation or defla· 

tion. In general, data for censuses since 1974 are not fully 

comparable with data for 1969 and earlier censuses due to 

changes in the farm definition. 

The 1978 U.S., region, and State data shown in the 

1978 Census of Agriculture publications included data for 

farms on the mail list plus estimates from an area sample 

for farms not on the mail list. For comparability, the 1978 

data in the 1987 publications include only farms on the 

mail list. 

TABULAR PRESENTATION 

State data-Tables 1 through 47 in chapter 1 show 

detailed State·level data usually accompanied by historical 

data for one or more past censuses. Tables 48 through 53 

provide 1987 State data cross-tabulated by various farm 

classifications. 

County data-Chapter 2 presents selected data items 

by county. Tables 1 through 16 include general data for all 

counties. The counties are listed in alphabetical order in 

the column headings. Tables 17 through 36 include only 

INTRODUCTION VII 
counties reporting the data item. Counties not having the 

item, or with a limited number of farms reporting the item, 

have data combined and presented as "all other counties." 

ADVANCE REPORTS 

Advance reports of 1987 census data have been published separately for each county with 10 farms or more, 

each State, and the United States. This series provided, at 

the earliest possible date, final data on major data items 

together with comparable final data from the 1982 census. 

Data items are standard across States except information 

on selected crops harvested, which vary by State according to their relative importance in the State. 

ELECTRONIC DATA DISSEMINATION 

The volume 1 data are available on computer tapes and 

compact disc. The advance report data are available on 

computer tapes, computer diskettes, and through electronic data services such as the AGRIDATA network, the 

CENDA T A package on Dialog, CompuServe on-line services, and the Census Bureau's State Data Center Bulletin 

Board. Computer tapes, diskettes, and compact discs are 

sold by the Customer Services Branch, Data User Services 

Division, Bureau of the Census, Washington, D.C. 20233 

(telephone (301) 763-4100). 

SPECIAL TABULATIONS 

Custom designed tabulations can be developed to 

individual user specifications on a programming cost reimbursable basis. Inquiries about special tabulations should 

be directed to the Chief, Agriculture Division, Bureau of the 

Census, Washington, D.C. 20233. 

CENSUS DISCLOSURE RULES 

In keeping with the provisions of Title 13, United States 

Code, no data are published that would disclose the 

operations of an individual farm. However, the number of 

VIII INTRODUCTION 

farms in a given size category or other classification, such 

as size of farm, is not considered a release of confidential 

information and is provided even though other information 

is withheld. 

INVENTORIES, PRODUCTION, AND SALES 

DATA 

Inventories of livestock, poultry, and machinery and 

equipment are measured as of December 31 of the census 

year. Crop and livestock production, sales, and expense 

data are for the calendar year, except for a few crops (such 

as citrus) for which the production year overlaps the 

calendar year. 

ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS 

The following abbreviations and symbols are used throughout the tables: 

Represents zero. 

(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual 

farms. 

(IC) Independent city. 

(NA) 

(S) 

(X) 

(Z) 

cwt 

sq ft 

Not available. 

Withheld because estimate did not meet publication standards on the basis of either the 

response rate (associated relative standard 

error) or a consistency review. 

Not applicable. 

Less than half of the unit shown. 

Hundredweight. 

Square feet. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
Highlights of the State's Agriculture: 1987 and 1982 

[Dollar figures are in current dollars with no adjustment for price changes. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text J 

Item 

Farms _______________________________________________________________________ number __ 

Land in farms __________________________________________________________________ acres __ 

Average size of farm ________________________________________________________ acres __ 

Value of land and buildings': Average per farm __________________________________________________________ dollars __ Average per acre __________________________________________________________ dollars __ 

Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres _______________________________________________________________________ _ 10 to 49 acres _____________________________________________________________________ _ 50 to 179 acres ____________________________________________________________________ _ 180 to 499 acres ___________________________________________________________________ _ 500 to 999 acres ___________________________________________________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acres ________________________________________________________________ _ 2,000 acres or more ________________________________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ _ ___ _ __ ___ __ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ _ __ _ _ ___ _ ___ __ _ _ _ _ ___ __ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated land _ __ _ ___ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ ___ _ __ ____ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ ____ _ __ __ __ _ ___ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ __ _ ___ _ _ farms __ 

acres __ 

Market value of agricultural products sold _______________________________________ $1,000 __ Average per farm __________________________________________________________ dollars __ 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crop"- _______________________________ $1,000 __ Grains __ __ __ _ __ _ _ _ ___ __ _ _ _ __ __ ____ _ _ _ ____ __ ____ _ __ _ _ ___ ___ _ _ _ _ _ ______ __ _ _ $1 ,000 __ Cotton and cottonseed ____________________________________________________ $1,000 __ 

Tobacco _ _ _ _ ___ _ ___ ___ _ _ ____ __ ____ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ __ __ _ __ ____ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ _ _ _ $1 ,000 __ 

Hay, silage, and field seeds _______________________________________________ $1,000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons _______________________________________ $1,000 __ Fruits, nuts, and berries ___________________________________________________ $1,000 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse crops _____________________________________________ $1,000 __ Other crops ______________________________________________________________ $1,000 __ 

Livestock, poultry, and their products _________________________________________ $1,000 __ Poultry and poultry products _______________________________________________ $1,000 __ Dairy products ___________________________________________________________ $1,000 __ Cattle and calves _________________________________________________________ $1,000 __ Hogs and pigs ___________________________________________________________ $1,000 __ 

Sheep, lambs, and wooL __________________________________________________ $1,000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) _____________________________ $1,000 __ 

Farms by type of organization: Individual or family (sole proprietorship) _______________________________________________ _ Partnership ________________________________________________________________________ _ 

Corporation ________________________________________________________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. ___________________________________ _ 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming ___________________________________________________________________________ _ 

Other _____________________________________________________________________________ _ 

Operators by days worked off farm: Any _______________________________________________________________________________ _ 

200 days or more ________________________________________________________________ _ 

Average age of operator ________________________________________________________ years __ 

Total farm production expenses' _______________________________________________ $1,000 __ 

Selected farm production expenses': Livestock and poultry purchased _____________________________________________ $1,000 __ Feed for livestock and poultry _______________________________________________ $1,000 __ Commercial fertilizer2 _______________________________________________________ $1,000 __ 

Agricultural chemicals2 __ __ _______ _ _ ______ ______ _ _ _ ____ ___ ____ __ __ ______ _ _ _ _ _ $1,000 __ Petroleum products _________________________________________________________ $1,000 __ Hired farm labor ____________________________________________________________ $1,000 __ 

Interest expense3 ____________ _ __ _ __ _ _______ _ ____ __ _ __ _____ _ _ _ __ __ _ ___ __ ___ _ _ $1,000 __ 

Livestock and poultry inventory: Cattle and calves ____________________________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ Milk cows_ ___ _ _ _ ___ __ ___ _ ___ ____ ___ __ __ __ _ _____ _ ____ _ ____ ___ __ _ _ _ _ __ __ __ _ _ farms __ 

number __ Hogs and pigs ______________________________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ Chickens 3 months old or older _______________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Selected crops harvested: Corn for silage or green chop _________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Wheat for grain _____________________________________________________________ farms __ 

aCres __ Barley for grain ______________________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Oats for grain _______________________________________________________________ farms __ 

aCres __ Sugar beets for sugar ________________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text)_ _ _ __ __ __ _ _____ _ _ _ ____ ___ _ __ _ _ _ _ ____ _ _ _ __ ___ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ ____ _ __ ___ ___ __ _ _ _ _ farms __ 

aCres __ 

'Data are based on a sample of farms. 

'Data for 1987 include cost of custom applications. 

3Data for 1982 do not include imputation for item nonresponse. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

1987 

24568 60203 993 2451 

505 526 

205 

1 940 2745 

3019 

3315 

2737 

3460 

7352 

19267 9 128 013 

9520 1 996882 

1 547286 

62980 

639202 

524908 

55418 461 

1 871 7377 

49166 

908084 

10621 

37486 

774052 

33888 

37606 

14431 

19506 

2147 

2656 

259 

17405 

7 163 

10 764 5 S07 

51.4 

1 288298 

191 557 119817 

79449 

64461 

100191 

102470 

157891 

14866 2 591 391 

1 732 26879 

1 406 200 663 2 102 978 754 

641 46581 

10 375 4 703 455 9621 

900 275 2345 

132 308 

429 48403 

13 701 2 135 438 

All farms 

Percent change 

1982 from 1982 to 1987 

23570 4.2 60539209 -.6 2568 -4.6 

677 995 -25.4 259 -20.8 

1 551 25.1 2673 2.7 3080 -2.0 

3097 7.0 2640 3.7 3345 3.4 7184 2.3 

19279 -.1 

9365775 -2.5 

9226 3.2 2023003 -1.3 

547 160 (Z) 

65641 -4.1 759 171 -15.8 665689 -21.1 

44019 25.9 407 13.4 

2489 -24.8 

5850 26.1 40716 20.8 

787989 15.2 9232 15.0 35785 4.8 676 086 14.5 32350 4.8 21 085 78.4 13451 7.3 

18842 3.5 2099 2.3 2336 13.7 293 -11.6 

16898 3.0 6672 7.4 

10 108 S.5 5272 6.4 

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165312 15.9 110 919 8.0 79823 -.5 

43347 48.7 136 526 -26.6 

84462 21.3 207 237 -23.8 

15 822 -6.0 2 918 599 -11.2 

2594 -33.2 29447 -8.7 

1 643 -14.4 195 949 2.4 2824 -25.6 

022 336 -4.3 

686 -6.6 54679 -14.8 

9982 3.9 5 215 965 -9.8 

8283 16.2 613 964 17.7 3 118 -24.8 

168 097 -21.3 

439 -2.3 

41 123 17.7 

14 116 -2.9 

2 238 390 -4.6 

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500 to 999 acres 

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2,000 acres or more 

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$2,500 to $9,999 

$10,000 to $49,999 

$50,000 to $99,999 

$100,000 to $249,999 

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products sold 

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80 90 100 

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Figure 3. Percent of Farms and of Value of Products Sold: 1987 

Value of sales .---______________________________ --, 

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$50,000 to $99,999 

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Figure 5. Land Use: 1987 

Pasture land and 

rangeland --

65.5% 

Land use 

Total acres = 60,203,993 

Figure 6. Selected Crops Harvested: 1987 

Other land 

------1.7% 

Other cropland-cover, crops 

failed, and summer fallow35.9% 

Cropland 

Cropland idle 

5.6%- ... 

P-"''-'"-''--''-'''--''-~ 

Cropland pastured_ 

7.2% 

-- Cropland 

29.6% 

Cropland harvested51.2% 

_______ Woodland 

3.1% 

(Millions of acres) 5,------------------------------------------------------------------------------, 

4 

3 

2 

o 

4.7 

Wheat for 

grain 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

Hay-all 

types 

Barley for 

grain 

0.1 

Oats for 

grain 

MONTANA 5 
Figure 7. Value of Livestock and Poultry Sold: 1987 

State total = $908,084,000 

Fattened cattle _____ _ 

13.3% 

Dairy products 

4.1%---

All other livestock 

2.8% 

Sheep and lambs --

4.1% 

Hogs and pigs __ 

3.7% 

Figure 8. Production Expenses: 1987 

Livestock purchased 

Feed purchased 

Fertilizer/ 

Chemicals/Seeds 

Energy cost 

Labor-Hired/Contract ..• 

Interest expense 

Other 

o 

6 MONTANA 

50 100 150 200 250 

Millions of dollars 

300 

Other cattle 

and calves 

72.0% 

350 400 

406.3 

450 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
Table 1. Historical Highlights: 1987 and Earlier Census Years 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

All farms 1987 1982 1978 1974 1969 1964 1959 1954 

Farms ____________________ number __ 24568 23570 23565 23324 24951 27020 28959 33061 land in farms _______________ acres __ 60203 993 60 539 209 61 690919 62 158 351 62 918 247 65 833 760 64 081 391 61 468 903 Average size of farm _____ acres __ 2451 2568 2618 2665 2522 2437 2 213 1 859 

Value of land and buildings': Average per farm _______ dollars __ 505 526 677 995 512791 298070 150 222 103271 76761 44653 Average per acre _______ dollars __ 205 259 195 112 60 42 35 24 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment' ______________ $1,000 __ 1 488238 1 567 780 1 245732 752934 421 206 (NA) (NA) (NA) Average per farm _______ dollars __ 60754 66632 52956 33257 17 304 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres _____________________ 1 940 1 551 1 255 1 177 1 283 704 675 1 455 10 to 49 acres ___________________ 2745 2673 1 889 1 550 1 485 1 641 1 690 1 893 50 to 179 acres __________________ 3019 3080 2987 2707 2791 3393 3804 4800 180 to 499 acres _________________ 3315 3097 3420 3436 3 757 4396 4938 5952 500 to 999 acres _________________ 2737 2640 2928 2990 3339 3954 4671 5553 1,000 to 1,999 acres ______________ 3460 3345 4011 4053 4700 5 101 } 13181 13408 2,000 acres or more ______________ 7352 7184 7075 7411 7596 7831 

Total cropland ______________ farms __ 21 064 20717 21 437 21 368 22709 25 212 27486 31 218 

acres __ 17829 766 16 452 331 16232608 15445 720 16 108 575 15 388 431 15077 767 14 508 389 Harvested cropland _______ farms __ 19267 19279 20313 20376 21 404 24308 26726 30 575 

acres __ 9 128 013 9365 775 8 741 043 8 426 881 7 937 203 7 812 612 8 158 899 8 414 058 

Irrigated land _______________ farms __ 9520 9226 9384 8714 9 197 10843 11 935 13 114 

acres __ 1 996882 2023 003 2 069 531 1 759040 1 841 421 1 893 360 1 874520 1 890 671 

Market value of agricultural products sold2 ____________ $1,000 __ 1 547 286 1 547 160 1 177 454 1 033 239 575 802 389659 377401 339 481 Average per farm _______ dollars __ 62980 65641 49966 44 299 23077 14421 13032 10268 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops __ $1,000 __ 639202 759 171 488486 549 876 189 423 171 610 160656 184 581 

livestock, poultry, and their products __________ $1,000 __ 908084 787 989 688968 480277 384 878 216 719 215139 153 977 

Farms by value of sales3: less than $2,500 _________________ 4320 3914 2842 3340 4525 5886 6469 9654 $2,500 to $4,999 _________________ 2006 1 795 1 991 1 655 2375 3522 4024 6003 $5,000 to $9,999 _________________ 2374 2295 2538 2520 3 800 5518 6570 7760 $10,000 to $24,9994 ______________ 3912 3703 4573 } { 11 691 6905 $25,000 to $49,9995 ______________ 3695 3592 4757 13565 13 512 11 753 - 2581 $50,000 to $99,999 _______________ 4064 3928 4024 - - $100,000 to $499,999 _____________ 3945 3981 2567 2036 597 } 251 { - - $500,000 or more ________________ 252 263 160 106 49 - - Farms by type of 

organization: 

Individual or family (sole proprietorship) ___________________ 19506 18842 19042 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Partnership ______________________ 2147 2099 2305 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Corporation ______________________ 2656 2336 2012 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Other -cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. _________________ 259 293 206 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Operators by days worked off farms: None ____________________________ 12162 10964 12114 9952 (NA) (NA) (NA) 20883 Any _____________________________ 10764 10108 10079 7284 10651 9918 10523 11 501 200 days or more ______________ 5607 5272 5016 3704 4802 4358 4281 4394 

Operators by principal 

occupations: Farming _________________________ 17405 16898 16855 16967 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Other ___________________________ 7163 6672 6710 4948 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Average age of operator" _____ years __ 51.4 50.5 50.0 51.1 50.0 49.7 48.9 48.8 

Total farm production expenses' _______________ $1,000 __ 1 288298 (NA) (NA) 769 064 464 392 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Selected farm production 

expenses1: 

Livestock and poultry purchased _____________ $1,000 __ 191 557 165312 155273 124 203 104277 56297 37664 (NA) 

Feed for livestock and poultry ________________ $1,000 __ 119817 110919 108 728 123 454 49761 28256 27179 17224 

Commercial fertilizer7 ____ $1,000 __ 79449 79823 64950 39053 14132 7676 (NA) (NA) Petroleum products ______ $1,000 __ 100191 136 526 77 033 53253 32484 31 230 27379 24881 Hired farm labor _________ $1,000 __ 102470 84462 70884 47288 36955 29127 28250 26705 Interest expenses ________ $1,000 __ 157891 207 237 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Agricultural chemicals7 ___ $1,000 __ 64461 43 347 27945 12 523 3976 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Livestock and poultry: 

Cattle and calves inventory _______________ farms __ 14866 15822 15887 16937 17851 20792 22017 26724 

number __ 2 591 391 2918 599 2 786 829 3211 584 2 933 897 2873425 2458512 2 600 105 Beef cows _____________ farms __ 13073 13942 14 139 15 144 (NA) 17940 (NA) (NA) 

numbeL_ 1 399 949 1 528 036 1 473 507 1 690 839 1 506 150 1 397 736 1 088604 1 082 512 Milk cows ______________ farms __ 1 732 2594 3 183 4003 5876 10305 14575 19980 

numbeL_ 26879 29447 29306 31 637 36831 55102 73398 98716 

Cattle and calves sold ____ farms __ 14718 15325 15853 16773 17902 19724 19944 22958 

number __ 1 644 768 1 778047 1 742652 1 831 367 1 944 478 1 419 875 1 188745 1 108 352 

Hogs and pigs inventory ___ farms __ 1 406 1 643 2433 2717 3379 4740 7962 9993 

numbeL_ 200 663 195949 211 350 212 456 216925 168052 188777 129088 Hogs and pigs sold _______ farms __ 1 343 1 562 2318 2731 3196 3701 4838 5677 

numbeL_ 327 855 311 634 311 070 373 412 323 125 249832 200709 110260 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory6 _________ farms __ 2102 2824 3130 3758 5258 11 073 16850 22870 

numbeL_ 978754 1 022336 886 813 980 156 969629 993 188 1 259 164 1 628605 

Broilers and other meat· type chickens sold _______ farms __ 100 110 119 108 63 9 19 2 

numbeL_ 84676 18440 36111 31 706 18869 44 960 66700 6500 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MONTANA 7 
Table 1. Historical Highlights: 1987 and Earlier Census Years-con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

All farms 1987 1982 

Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ farms __ 10375 9982 acres __ 4 703 455 5 215 965 bushels __ 143 802 744 159 093 238 

Barley for grain ___________ farms __ 9621 8283 acres __ 1 900 275 1 613 964 bushels __ 79 606 320 72 135 565 Oats for grain ____________ farms __ 2345 3 118 acres __ 132308 168 097 bushels __ 6 356 871 8 068 970 Hay-alfalfa, other tame, 

small grain, wild, grass 

silage, green chop, etc. (see text) _______________ farms __ 13701 14 116 acres __ 2 135 438 2 238 390 tons, dry __ 3 858 349 4 335 853 

1 Data are based on a sample of farms. 2Data for 1974 and prior years include the value of forest products sold. 3Data for 1982 and prior years exclude abnormal farms. 4Data for 1959 are for $10,000 or more. 5Data for 1954 are for $25,000 or more . 

1978 1974 

10726 11 779 4 799 795 4 729 604 134 207 558 109 127 964 

8274 (NA) 1 263 343 (NA) 52 228 599 (NA) 

3473 (NA) 

173 074 (NA) 

8 414 059 (NA) 

15374 14883 2 324 110 2 158 312 4 319 247 3 658 936 

• Data for 1974 apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorship) and partnerships; see text. 

1969 

13 328 3 669 549 94 305 823 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

15977 2 189 762 3 602 073 

7Data for 1987 include cost of custom applications; data for agricultural chemicals exclude the cost of lime for 1987 and 1982. 'Data for 1982 do not include imputation for item nonresponse. 

'Data for 1964 and prior years are for chickens 4 months old or older. 

1964 1959 1954 

15513 (NA) (NA) 

3 742 718 3 728 914 4 270 358 87632232 70909534 74 142991 

12996 15498 15946 1 474033 1 743001 1 172418 45 972 305 47 093 465 28 078 313 6182 7757 9838 

222 538 231 652 252283 

7 966 257 7064 953 7 228 686 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

2115854 2 106631 2 277 505 

3 220 962 2 751 315 2 714 083 

8 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987, 1982, and 1978 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Item 

Total sales (see text) ___________________________________________________ farms __ 

51,000 __ Average per farm ___________________________________________________ dollars __ 

Value of sales': Less than 51,000 (see text) __________________________________________ farms __ 

51,000 __ 51,000 to 52,499 ___________________________________________________ farms __ 

51,000 __ 52,500 to 54,999 ___________________________________________________ farms __ 

51,000 __ 55,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________________________ farms __ 

51,000 __ 

$20,000 to $24,999 _________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $25,000 to $39,999 _________________________________________________ farms __ 

51,000 __ $40,000 to $49,999 _________________________________________________ farms __ 

51,000 __ $50,000 to $99,999 _________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

$100,000 to $249,999 _______________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 5250,000 to $499,999 _______________________________________________ farms __ 

51,000 __ $500,000 to $999,999' ______________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $1,000,000 or more _________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sales by commodity or commodity group: Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Grains____________ _ _____ _____ ___ ___ _____ __ _____ _______ _ ______ _ _ _ _ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Com for grain __________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ WheaL ________________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Soybeans ______________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sorghum for grain ______________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Barley _________________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Oats __________________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Other grains' ___________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Cotton and cottonseed ____________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Tobacco _________________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Hay, silage, and field seeds _______________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Vegetables, sweet com, and melons _______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Fru~s, nuts, and berries ___________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Nursery and greenhouse crops _____________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Other crops ________ _____ ___ ____ _ _ ___ __ ________________________ _ _ _ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Uvestock, poultry, and their products _________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Poultry and poultry products _______________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Dairy products ___________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Cattle and calves _________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Hogs and pigs ___________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sheep, lambs, and wool ___________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Other livestock and livestock products (see text) _____________________ farms __ 

, Data for 1982 and 1978 exclude abnormal farms. 

'Data for 1982 and 1978 are for $500,000 or more. 

'Data for 1982 include barley. 

$1,000 __ 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

1987 Percent of total in 1987 

24 568 100.0 547 286 100.0 62980 (X) 

2398 9.8 543 (Z) 

1 922 7.8 3 213 .2 2006 8.2 7248 .5 2374 9.7 17 167 1.1 2824 11.5 40673 2.6 

1 088 4.4 24 169 1.6 2452 10.0 78 238 5.1 1 243 5.1 55431 3.6 4064 16.5 291 553 18.8 

3253 13.2 489 326 31.6 692 2.8 232 976 15.1 170 .7 118 774 7.7 82 .3 187 975 12.1 

14580 59.3 639 202 41.3 

11 548 47.0 

524 908 33.9 176 .7 (D) (0) 

10326 42.0 378 650 24.5 

1 (Z) 

(D) (0) 

8 105 33.0 127 795 8.3 1 047 4.3 4624 .3 1 503 6.1 

11 679 .8 

5464 22.2 55418 3.6 96 .4 461 (Z) 

268 1.1 

1 871 .1 148 .6 7377 .5 

637 2.6 

49166 3.2 

16933 68.9 

908084 58.7 

705 2.9 

10621 .7 

431 1.8 

37486 2.4 

14718 59.9 

774052 50.0 

1 343 5.5 

33888 2.2 2692 11.0 

37606 2.4 

2393 9.7 

14431 .9 

1982 1978 

23570 23565 1 547 160 177454 

65641 49966 

2053 953 571 360 1 861 1 889 3110 3160 1 795 1 991 6474 7257 2295 2538 

16506 18398 2684 3285 38736 47622 

1 019 1 288 

22662 28727 

2365 3125 75634 99745 1 227 1 632 54883 72923 3928 4024 281 273 282705 

3266 2192 489 191 319997 715 375 238 844 124327 

263 160 308 619 168 536 

14227 15 191 759 171 488 486 

11 586 12548 665 689 410 889 151 (NA) 

3 335 (NA) 

9952 (NA) 

530 021 (NA) 

4 (NA) 

72 (NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

1 082 (NA) 

4828 (NA) 

6576 (NA) 

127 435 (NA) 

4741 5061 44019 42317 105 98 407 201 

252 207 2489 334 134 113 5850 3277 605 748 40716 30466 

17 175 17 448 787 989 688 968 959 891 9232 8308 604 751 35785 27265 

15325 15853 

676 086 593 554 1 562 2318 

32350 27 774 

2484 2 131 

21 085 22425 

2116 1 935 

13451 9641 

MONTANA 9 
Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 1987, 1982, and 1978 

[Data are based on a sample of farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

Total farm production expenses __________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Average per farm ___________________________________________________ dollars __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 __________________________________________________________ _ $10,000 to $24,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $50,000 to $99,999 ________________________________________________________ _ 

$100,000 to $249,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $250,000 to $499,999 ______________________________________________________ _ 

$500,000 or more _________________________________________________________ _ 

Livestock and poultry purchased _______________________________________ farms __ 

Farms with expenses of-

$1,000 __ 

percent of total.. 

$1 to $999 ______________________________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ________________________________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $24,999' ------------------------------------------------------ $25,000 to $49,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $50,000 to $99,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $100,000 to $249,999 ____________________________________________________ _ 

$250,000 or more _______________________________________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultrY _________________________________________ farms __ 

Farms with expenses of-

$1,000 __ 

percent of total._ 

$1 to $999 ______________________________________________________________ _ $1,000 to $4,999 ________________________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________________________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $24,999' ------------------------------------------------------ $25,000 to $49,999 ______________________________________________________ _ 

$50,000 to $79,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $80,000 to $99,999 ______________________________________________________ _ 

$100,000 or more _______________________________________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ___________________________________ farms __ 

Farms with expenses of-

$1,000 __ 

percent of totaL 

$1 to $999 ____________________________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $10,000 to $24,999

' 

___________________________________________________ _ $25,000 to $49,999 ____________________________________________________ _ $50,000 to $79,999 ____________________________________________________ _ $80,000 or more ______________________________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ________________________________________ farms __ 

Farms with expenses of-

$1,000 __ 

percent of totaL_ 

$1 to $499 ______________________________________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ___________________________________________________________ _ $1,000 to $4,999 ________________________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $10,000 to $19,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $20,000 to $24,999 ______________________________________________________ _ 

$25,000 or more ________________________________________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer· _________________________________________________ farms __ 

Farms with expenses of-

$1,000 __ 

percent of totaL_ 

$1 to $499 ______________________________________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ___________________________________________________________ _ $1,000 to $4,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ________________________________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $24,999' ------------------------------------------------------ $25,000 to $29,999 ______________________________________________________ _ 

$30,000 to $49,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $50,000 to $99,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $100,000 or more _______________________________________________________ _ 

Agricultural chemicals. ________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

percent of totaL_ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $499 ______________________________________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ___________________________________________________________ _ $1,000 to $4,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ________________________________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $24,999 - ------------------------------------------------------ $25,000 to $49,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $50,000 or more ________________________________________________________ _ 

Petroleum products ___________________________________________________ farms __ 

Farms with expenses of-

$1,000 __ 

percent of totaL_ 

$1 to $999 ______________________________________________________________ _ $1,000 to $4,999 ________________________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________________________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $24,999' ------------------------------------------------------ $25,000 to $39,999 ______________________________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $49,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $50,000 or more ________________________________________________________ _ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 

Farms 

24563 (X) 

(X) 

5270 

3457 

4989 

3931 

3810 

2469 

438 

199 

8810 (X) 

(X) 

1 951 3086 

1 323 

1 308 

539 

338 

185 

80 

13691 (X) 

(X) 

4919 

5094 

1 547 1 333 

413 

189 

42 

154 

5 125 

(X) 

(X) 

2640 

1 448 

437 

387 

115 

48 

50 

11 213 

(X) 

(X) 

3 133 1 829 4709 

996 

393 

84 

89 

12271 (X) 

(X) 

2 109 1 283 4440 

1 979 1 785 

250 

300 

101 

24 

15217 (X) 

(X) 

3960 

1 826 

5494 

2192 

1 421 

262 

62 

23109 (X) 

(X) 

7132 

8892 

4511 

2284 

198 

48 

44 

Expenses 

($1.000) 

(X) 

1 288 298 

52449 

13680 

25 121 82993 

144 685 271 707 

365 243 145 068 239 802 

(X) 

191 557 

14.9 

802 7469 

9057 

20191 } 19111 

22602 } 27238 

85088 

(X) 

119817 9.3 

2008 

11 829 10297 

20092 } 14388 

11 331 3679 } 46194 

(X) 

31 530 

2.4 

850 3197 

3017 

5951 } 3989 

2963 } 11 563 

(X) 

29192 

2.3 

735 1 254 10557 

6650 

5138 

1 406 } 3451 

(X) 

79449 6.2 

498 

913 10940 

13845 

26670 } 6842 

10778 } 6322 

3041 

(X) 

64 461 

5.0 

730 1 271 

13871 

15027 

20584 

8302 } 4695 

(X) 

100191 7.8 

2726 

22933 

31 345 

31379 } 5991 

2084 } 3732 

1982 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

8879 

165312 (NA) 

2520 

2969 

1 261 

1 580 { 

549 { 14467 

110919 (NA) 

5638 

5160 

1 687 

1 805 { 177 { 

5000 

29954 (NA) 

2205 

1 679 

523 

501 { 

92 { 

9401 

20881 (NA) 

2875 

1 658 3887 

692 

226 

63 

10984 

79823 (NA) 

2150 

1 279 

3760 

1 501 

770 { 

524 { 11 505 43347 (NA) 

3046 

1 302 

4688 

1 474 

995 

23454 

136 526 

(NA) 

7731 

6673 

4557 

4324 { 169 { 

1978 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

9529 

155 273 

(NA) 

3288 

3 184 1 105 1 952 

15943 

108 728 

(NA) 

6668 

5362 

1 838 2075 

5069 

27506 (NA) 

2332 

1 664 

493 

580 

8332 

12626 (NA) 

3540 

1 588 2694 

346 

131 

33 

12652 

84 950 

(NA) 

2042 

1 554 5144 

2213 

1 699 

13024 

27945 (NA) 

4109 

2112 

5499 

857 

447 

23457 

77 033 

(NA) 

7877 

10686 

3584 

1 310 

10 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 1987, 1982, and 1978-Con. 

[Data are based on a sample of farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text I 

Item 

Total farm production expenses-Con. 

Electricity _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ____ ___ _ _ _ ______ __ _ ___ _ _ ___ _ __________ ___ __ _ __ _ _ _ _ farms __ 

Farms with expenses of-

$1,000 __ 

percent of totaL 

$1 to $499 ______________________________________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ___________________________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,999 ________________________________________________________ _ 

$2,000 to $4,999 ________________________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________________________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $24,999 ______________________________________________________ _ 

$25,000 or more ________________________________________________________ _ 

Hired farm labor ______________________________________________________ farms __ 

Farms with expenses of-

$1,000 __ 

percent of totaL_ 

$1 to $999 ______________________________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ________________________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________________________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $24,999' ------------------------------------------------------ $25,000 to $49,999 ______________________________________________________ _ 

$50,000 to $79,999 ______________________________________________________ _ 

$80,000 to $99,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $100,000 or more _______________________________________________________ _ 

Contract labor __ _ _ _ _____ ___ __ ___ ___ ____ __ __ ___ ____ __ __ __ _________ ___ __ farms __ 

Farms with expenses of-

$1,000 __ 

percent of totaL_ 

$1 to $999 ______________________________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ________________________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________________________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $24,999 ______________________________________________________ _ 

$25,000 to $49,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $50,000 or more ________________________________________________________ _ 

Repair and maintenance ______________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

percent of totaL 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ______________________________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $10,000 to $24,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $25,000 to $49,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $50,000 or more ________________________________________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment" _______ farms __ 

Farms with expenses of-

$1,000 __ 

percent of totaL 

$1 to $999 ______________________________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ________________________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________________________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $24,999 ______________________________________________________ _ 

$25,000 to $49,999 ______________________________________________________ _ 

$50,000 or more ________________________________________________________ _ 

Interest' _________ __________ _____ ___ _______ _________ __ _______ _ ____ _ _ _ _ farms __ 

Farms with expenses of-

$1,000 __ 

percent of totaL_ 

$1 to $999 ______________________________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $10,000 to $24,999 ______________________________________________________ _ 

$25,000 to $49,999 ______________________________________________________ _ 

$50,000 to $99,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $100,000 or more _______________________________________________________ _ 

Interest paid on debt: Secured by real estate ___________________________________________________ _ Not secured by real estate _______________________________________________ _ 

Cash rent __ ______ ____ ___ ___ _____ ___ __ ________ ____ _____ _ _ ____ ___ __ _ _ _ _ farms __ 

Farms with expenses of-

$1,000 __ 

percent of totaL_ 

$1 to $499 ______________________________________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ___________________________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ________________________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________________________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $24,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $25,000 to $49,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $50,000 or more ________________________________________________________ _ 

Property taxes paid ___________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

percent of totaL 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $499 ___ .__ __ . _________________ . ____________________ _ 

fu~ ~Ei;~ ~ ~~~~: ~~:~ ~ ~ ~~~ :~:~~m~~~:-~~~:~~~ :~:~: ~~:~ :~~~ ~~ , 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

1987 

Farms 

19070 (X) 

(X) 

8345 

4387 

3368 

2248 

463 

224 

35 

9318 (X) 

(X) 

2790 

2543 

1 324 

1 670 

640 

199 

46 

106 

4606 (X) 

(X) 

1 946 

1 905 

461 

256 

31 

7 

21 019 

(X) 

(X) 

6508 

8527 

3525 

2095 

271 

93 

8315 (X) 

(X) 

3572 

3077 

947 

580 

110 

29 

14774 (X) 

(X) 

2730 

4994 

2501 

2909 

1 122 

405 

113 

10260 

8076 

7526 (X) 

(X) 

1 156 

724 2448 

1 293 

1 340 

409 

156 

22937 (X) 

(X) 

10194 ~ ~~~ I 2537 

1 021 

143 

Expenses 

($1,000) 

(X) 

23 779 

1.8 

1 937 

3 001 4 545 

6 467 

3 054 

3 147 

1 628 

(X) 

102 470 

8.0 

1 005 

5 966 

9 336 

25 990 21 794 

12 191 

4 050 

22 137 

(X) 

13 218 

1.0 

823 4 138 

3 064 

3 619 1 020 

554 

(X) 

93 053 

7.2 

2 745 

20 481 

23 634 

29 174 8 782 

8 236 

(X) 

29 476 

2.3 

1 493 

6 931 

6 659 8 594 

3 567 

2 233 

(X) 

157 891 

12.3 

1 242 

12 338 

17 326 45 514 

37 918 

26 492 

17 060 

113 466 

44 425 

(X) 

65 735 

5.1 

281 

500 6 256 

9 007 20 651 

13 482 

15 558 

(X) 

65 288 

5.1 

1 169 

2 797 

24 449 

17 093 14 126 

5 655 

} 

} 

} 

} 

} 

} 

1982 

18569 

20259 

(NA) 

8713 

4303 

3086 

1 809 

658 

10207 

84462 

(NA) 

2743 

3538 

1 542 

2160 

224 

2075 

6016 

(NA) 

889 

842 

213 

131 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

8147 

30980 (NA) 

3249 

3356 

896 

646 

13560 

207237 (NA) 

1 991 

3969 

2238 

5362 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

{ 

{ 

1978 

18024 

12004 

(NA) 

11 212 3741 

2067 

758 

246 

11 303 

70884 

(NA) 

3586 

3967 

1 767 

1 983 

2482 

5952 

(NA) 

014 

165 

226 

77 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

10452 

28763 (NA) 

5134 

3871 

919 

528 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) I 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

MONTANA 11 
Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 1987, 1982, and 1978-Con. 

[Data are based on a sample of farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Item 

Total farm production expenses-Con. 

All other farm production expenses _____________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

percent of totaL_ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ______________________________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ________________________________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $24,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $25,000 to $49,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $50,000 to $99,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $100,000 or more _______________________________________________________ _ 

'Data for 1978 are for $10,000 or more. 

1987 

Farms 

23375 (X) 

(X) 

7187 

8520 

3542 

2928 

845 

245 

108 

Expenses 

($1,000) 

(X) 

152 722 

11.9 

3011 

19921 

23736 

43 193 27653 

15971 

19237 

'Data for 1987 include cost of custom applications; data for agricultural chemicals exclude the cost of lime for 1987 and 1982. 3Data for 1987 exclude cost of custom applications for commercial fertilizer and agricultural chemicals. 'Data for 1982 do not include imputation for item nonresponse. 

Table 4. Net Cash Return From Agricultural Sales: 1987 

[Data are based on a sample of farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Item 

Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit (see text) __________________ farms __ $1,000 __ Average per farm __________________________________________________________ dollars __ 

Farms with net gains' _______________________________________________________ number __ 

$1,000 __ Average per farm ________________________________________________________ dollars __ 

Gain of- Less than $1,000 _______________________________________________________________ _ $1,000 to $4,999 _______________________________________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 _______________________________________________________________ _ $10,000 to $24,999 _____________________________________________________________ _ $25,000 to $49,999 _____________________________________________________________ _ $50,000 or more _______________________________________________________________ _ 

Farms with net losses _______________________________________________________ number __ 

$1,000 __ Average per farm ________________________________________________________ doJlars __ 

Loss of- Less than $1,000 _______________________________________________________________ _ $1,000 to $4,999 _______________________________________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 _______________________________________________________________ _ $10,000 to $24,999 _____________________________________________________________ _ $25,000 to $49,999 _____________________________________________________________ _ 

$50,000 or more _______________________________________________________________ _ 

All farms 

24565 

260131 

10590 

13748 

356 783 25952 

1 272 2924 

2234 

3 143 2391 

1 784 

10817 

96652 

8935 

1 741 4230 

2 195 1 892 

542 

217 

Farms wtth sales of $10,000 or more 

15926 

283 107 17776 

11 319 351 864 31 086 

410 1 548 2043 

3143 

2391 

1784 

4607 

68756 

14924 

418 1 075 1 003 1 422 

489 

200 

1Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold are included as farms with gains of less than $1,000. 

1982 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1978 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Farms with sales of less than $10,000 

8639 

-22 976 -2660 

2429 

4920 

2025 

862 1 376 

191 

6210 

27896 

4492 

1 323 3155 

1 192 

470 

53 

17 

12 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 5. Government Payments and Other Farm-Related Income: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

All farms Farms with sales of $10,000 or more 

Item 

Government payments ___________________________________________________ 1987 __ Average per farm' _________________________________________________ 1987 __ 

Farms with receipts of- $1 to $999 ________________________________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 __________________________________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 __________________________________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $24,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $50,000 or more __________________________________________________________ _ 

Amount received in cash _______________________________________________ 1987 __ Value of certificates received ___________________________________________ 1987 __ 

Other farm-related income, gross before taxes and expenses2 _______________ 1987 __ Average per farm' _________________________________________________ 1987 __ 

Farms with receipts of- $1 to $999 ________________________________________________________________ _ $1,000 to $4,999 __________________________________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 __________________________________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $24,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $50,000 or more __________________________________________________________ _ 

CustomwQrk and other agricultural services3 ______________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ Average per farm' _________________________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

1987 farms with receipts of- $1 to $999 ______________________________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $10,000 to $24,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $25,000 to $49,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $50,000 or more ________________________________________________________ _ 

Rental of farmland _____________________________________________________ 1987 __ Average per farm' _________________________________________________ 1987 __ 

Farms with receipts of- $1 to $999 ______________________________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $10,000 to $24,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $25,000 or more ________________________________________________________ _ 

Sales of forest products and Christmas trees _____________________________ 1987 __ Average per farm' _________________________________________________ 1987 __ 

Farms with receipts of- $1 to $999 ______________________________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ________________________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $10,000 to $24,999 ______________________________________________________ _ 

$25,000 or more ________________________________________________________ _ 

Other farm-related income sources ______________________________________ 1987 __ Average per farm' _________________________________________________ 1987 __ 

Farms with receipts of- $1 to $999 ______________________________________________________________ _ $1,000 to $4,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ________________________________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $24,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $25,000 or more ________________________________________________________ _ 

, Data are in whole dollars. 

2Data are based on a sample of farms. 

Value Farms ($1,000) 

10903 232620 (X) 21 335 

715 351 2221 6338 1 702 12390 2853 46996 2 163 77501 1 249 89045 

9 499 91 783 9 769 140838 

5 740 32170 (X) 5605 

1 815 659 2 381 5830 717 4978 604 8711 182 6089 41 5902 

2 182 12710 881 8641 (X) 5825 (X) 4594 

565 247 

921 2310 

370 2578 

237 3425 

87 (D) 

2 (D) 

2 316 13432 (X) 5800 

509 251 257 2994 222 1490 

239 3436 

89 5260 

438 3184 (X) 7269 

118 51 184 421 

66 489 39 563 31 1660 

810 2844 (X) 1 571 

318 286 

329 714 

115 873 

36 550 

12 422 

3Data for 1987 are based on a sample of farms; data for 1982 are nonsample and exclude abnormals from farms with sales of $10,000 or more. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Value Farms ($1,000) 

9568 225207 (X) 23538 

366 195 1 613 4749 1 490 10952 2 751 45384 2 113 75786 1 235 88141 

8521 89655 8757 135 552 

4012 25934 (X) 6464 

210 398 592 3914 487 3302 536 7850 149 4940 38 5529 

665 11 235 574 8 108 (X) 6748 (X) 5 151 

356 168 735 1 822 248 1 670 237 3425 87 (D) 

2 (D) 

436 10 168 (X) 7081 

217 98 782 840 185 1 261 185 2728 67 4241 

241 2272 (X) 9429 

48 11 97 221 42 313 36 523 18 1 204 

533 2258 (X) 1 473 

169 266 252 542 65 (D) 

35 (D) 

12 422 

MONTANA 13 
Table 6. Commodity Credit Corporation Loans: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text) 

GGG loans 

Total _______________________________________________________ _ 

Average per farm

' 

______________________________________________ _ 

Farms with loans of- $1 to $999 ________________________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ___________________________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________________________ _ $10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________________________ _ $20,000 to $24,999 _________________________________________________ _ 

$25,000 to $49,999 _________________________________________________ _ $50,000 or more ___________________________________________________ _ 

Gorn ________________________________________________________________ _ Average per farm , ______________________________________________ _ 

Farms with loans of- $1 to $999 ______________________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $9,999 _________________________________________________ _ $10,000 to $24,999 _______________________________________________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________________________________ _ 

Wheat ______________________________________________________________ _ Average per farm 1 ______________________________________________ _ 

Farms with loans of- $1 to $999 ______________________________________________________ _ $1,000 to $9,999 _________________________________________________ _ $10,000 to $24,999 _______________________________________________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________________________________ _ 

Soybeans ___________________________________________________________ _ 

Average per farm' ______________________________________________ _ 

Farms with loans of- $1 to $999 ______________________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $9,999 _________________________________________________ _ $10,000 to $24,999 _______________________________________________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________________________________ _ 

Sorghum, barley, and oats ____________________________________________ _ Average per farm' ______________________________________________ _ 

Farms with loans of- $1 to $999 ______________________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $9,999 _________________________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $24,999 _______________________________________________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________________________________ _ 

Gotton ______________________________________________________________ _ 

Average per farm

' 

______________________________________________ _ 

Farms with loans of- $1 to $999 ______________________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $9,999 _________________________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $24,999 _______________________________________________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________________________________ _ 

Peanuts, rye, rice, tobacco, and honey _________________________________ _ Average per farm

' 

______________________________________________ _ 

Farms with loans of- $1 to $999 ______________________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $9,999 _________________________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $24,999 _______________________________________________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________________________________ _ 

1 Data are in whole doliars. 

14 MONTANA 

1987 

Farms 

4334 

(X) 

140 

661 

720 

933 

320 

899 

661 

31 

(X) 

5 

20 

6 

4026 

(X) 

117 

1 355 1 216 

1 338 

(X) 

1 421 

(X) 

97 

787 

385 

152 

(X) 

131 

(X) 

9 

86 

12 

24 

Value 

($1,000) 

116 792 

26948 

77 1 971 5187 (D) 

(D) 

(D) 

57047 

203 6534 

3 106 

94 

97461 

24208 

66 

6960 

19795 

70640 

16572 

11 663 

50 3633 

5924 

6966 

2556 

19 508 

4 331 

191 

2029 

} 

1982 

Farms 

3370 

(X) 

138 

398 

419 

669 

1 746 

(NA) 

(X) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

3071 

(X) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(X) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(X) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(X) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(X) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Value ($1,000) 

142 230 

42205 

63 

1 127 

3048 

9660 

128331 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

127627 

41 559 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(X) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 7. Land Use and Acres Diverted: 1987, 1982, and 1978 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

All farms 

Farms ________________________________________________________________ number __ 

Land in farms ___________________________________________________________ acres __ 

Total cropland_ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ __ __ __ ___ _ _ _ _ __ ___ __ ___ __ ___ __ _ __ _ _ __ __ ____ _ _ _ farms __ 

acres __ Harvested cropland _________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres _________________________________________________________ _ I to 9 acres ________________________________________________________ _ 10 to 19 acres ______________________________________________________ _ 20 to 29 acres ______________________________________________________ _ 30 to 49 acres ______________________________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres ________________________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres ______________________________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres ______________________________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres ______________________________________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acres _________________________________________________ _ 2,000 acres or more _________________________________________________ _ 

Cropland used only for pasture or grazing _____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Other cropland _____________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grasses, not harvested and not pastured _______________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Cropland on which all crops failed __________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Cropland in cultivated summer fallow _______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Cropland idle__ _ __ __ ________ ______ ____ ___ __ __ __ _ ___ ___ _ __ __ ____ _ _ _ farms __ 

acres __ 

Total woodland _______________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Woodland pastured _________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Woodland not pastured _____________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland pastured ____ farms __ acres __ Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. ________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Cropland under federal acreage reduction programs: Annual commodity acreage adjustment programs ________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Conservation reserve program _________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

1987 Percent of total in 1987 

24 568 100.0 60 203 993 100.0 

21 064 85.7 

17 829 766 29.6 

19267 78.4 9 128 013 15.2 

4 214 17.2 

1 079 4.4 1 131 4.6 752 3.1 

252 5.1 

1 905 7.8 2742 11.2 4378 17.8 3370 13.7 2658 10.8 2051 8.3 607 2.5 

7092 28.9 

292 003 2.1 

11 928 48.6 

7409 750 12.3 

2021 8.2 545 491 .9 1 165 4.7 

182 127 .3 

9404 38.3 

5676 710 9.4 

3455 14.1 1 005 422 1.7 

3207 13.1 

1 873 500 3.1 

2493 10.1 

501 550 2.5 

1 149 4.7 

371 950 .6 

13 675 55.7 

39 459 291 65.5 14 598 59.4 1 041 436 1.7 

8569 (X) 

1 848 178 (X) 

1 598 (X) 

753 165 (X) 

1982 1978 

23 570 23565 

60 539 209 61 690919 

20 717 21 437 

16 452 331 16232608 

19279 20313 

9 365 775 8741 043 

3977 3643 

1 006 698 

1 054 862 

763 814 

1 154 1 269 

1 908 2280 

2789 3264 4565 5298 

3 413 3651 

2627 2177 

1 936 1 685 691 492 

6505 6619 

122 886 1 163838 

9928 11 578 

5 963 670 6327727 

869 1 418 

143 955 188876 

596 1 086 

115277 200318 

8656 10090 

5 391 461 5554694 

1677 2411 

312 977 383839 

3469 3034 

2 032 152 1 921 154 

2 711 2322 

1 655 739 1 565434 

1 185 1 062 

376 413 355720 

13237 13842 

40811 816 42357296 

14777 14011 

1 242 910 1 179 861 

4387 7723 

506 572 794860 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

MONTANA 15 
Table 8. Land in Farms, Harvested Cropland, and Irrigated Land, by Size of Farm: 1987 

and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Farms Land in farms Harvested cropland Irrigated land 

All farms (acres) (acres) (acres) 

1987 1982 1987 1982 1987 1982 1987 1982 

Land in farms ____________________ 24568 23570 60 203 993 60539209 9 128 013 9365 775 1 996 882 2 023 003 

Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres _________________ 1 940 1 551 4630 4270 1 105 1 010 1 183 1 036 10 to 49 acres _______________ 2745 2673 70427 68318 25 180 24395 25682 23429 50 to 69 acres _______________ 554 563 32002 32568 11 306 11 795 10524 10022 70 to 99 acres _______________ 818 806 66797 66076 24370 24596 20977 22093 100 to 139 acres _____________ 718 724 83225 83168 27737 31 403 26 167 25567 

140 to 179 acres _____________ 929 987 145 874 155622 49744 59284 40 120 46023 180 to 219 acres _____________ 525 504 103 528 99306 34777 39185 30431 35286 220 to 259 acres _____________ 481 452 114532 107452 40475 40386 37023 32549 260 to 499 acres _____________ 2309 2 141 838 138 779413 285 102 287501 187 990 188 446 . 500 to 999 acres _____________ 2737 2640 2 000 469 1 933 178 614 109 645464 281 573 264 745 

1,000 to 1,999 acres __________ 3460 3345 5009 793 4831 618 1 470 332 1 458 857 271 570 261 668 2,000 acres or more __________ 7352 7 184 51 734 578 52378220 6 543 776 6741 899 1 063 642 1 112 139 5,000 acres or more ________ 2877 2802 37877203 38681 763 3 165 766 3368216 666 981 729 117 

Farms with harvested cropland _____ 19267 19279 52 716 542 53 462 495 9 128 013 9365775 1 925 294 1 968 562 

Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres _________________ 321 300 1 588 1 532 1 105 1 010 843 704 10 to 49 acres _______________ 1 716 1 663 45859 43913 25 180 24395 20822 18572 50 to 69 acres _______________ 395 399 22837 23 145 11 306 11 795 9222 8711 70 to 99 acres _______________ 618 615 50579 50574 24370 24596 18991 19527 100 to 139 acres _____________ 509 554 59453 63962 27737 31 403 22633 23699 

140 to 179 acres _____________ 697 798 109518 125696 49744 59284 37358 43331 180 to 219 acres _____________ 407 425 80225 83681 34777 39185 28106 33862 220 to 259 acres _____________ 393 381 93530 90697 40475 40386 34870 31 314 260 to 499 acres ____________ ~ 1 893 1 857 690542 677 681 285 102 287 501 183 954 184 509 500 to 999 acres _____________ 2338 2360 1 725013 1 736734 614109 645464 275 460 258 522 

1,000 to 1,999 acres __________ 3 158 3 116 4597282 4 512 669 1 470 332 1 458857 266 483 253 718 2,000 acres or more __________ 6822 6811 45240 116 46 052 211 6 543 776 6 741 899 1 026 552 1 092 093 5,000 acres or more ________ 2638 2600 32264220 32867 602 3 165 766 3 368 216 649 687 717 879 

Farms with irrigated land __________ 9520 9226 23258634 24 171 032 2 759822 2 927 733 1 996882 2 023 003 

Farms by size: 

802 1 to 9 acres _________________ 323 281 1 645 1 529 669 1 183 1 036 10 to 49 acres _______________ 1 519 1 419 39404 36080 17 551 15643 25682 23429 50 to 69 acres _______________ 322 299 18586 17339 7944 7528 10524 10022 70 to 99 acres _______________ 453 456 36911 37325 16582 15975 20977 22093 100 to 139 acres _____________ 390 370 45376 42639 19345 19954 26 167 25567 

140 to 179 acres _____________ 455 512 71 267 80507 31 623 37780 40 120 46023 180 to 219 acres _____________ 300 311 59069 61 167 24763 29725 30431 35286 220 to 259 acres _____________ 278 256 66096 60865 29558 27233 37023 32549 260 to 499 acres _____________ 1 114 1 046 402020 379211 171 923 174 502 187 990 188 446 500 to 999 acres _____________ 1 105 1 035 783610 744 108 281 412 273268 281 573 264 745 

1,000 to 1,999 acres __________ 981 916 1 383722 1 280 642 352 177 321 049 271 570 261 668 2,000 acres or more __________ 2280 2325 20350928 21 429 620 1 806 142 2004407 1 063 642 1 112139 5,000 acres or more ________ 1 142 1 137 16784246 17 621 202 1 177 551 1 340 554 666 981 729117 

Table 9. Irrigation: 1987, 1982, and 1978 

[For meaning of abbreviations and syrnbpls, see introductory text] 

Farms with irrigation 1987 1982 1978 Farms w~h irrigation 1987 1982 1978 

9520 9226 9384 Irrigated land -Con. 

38.7 39.1 39.8 Acres irrigated-Con. 

Farms _______________________________ number __ , 

Proportion of farms _______________ percent_c 200 to 499 acres __________________ farms __ 1 980 1 937 2043 acres __ 606 822 587 692 616669 

996 882 2023003 2 069 531 500 to 999 acres __________________ farms __ 

210 219 221 acres __ 1,000 acres or more _______________ farms __ 

Irrigated land ___________________________ acres __ 

Average per farm ___________________ acres __ 

647 628 610 

428 622 416 974 409 759 

278 306 276 acres __ 553 624 613 523 587 142 

944 871 610 Irrigated land use: Harvested cropland __________________ farms __ 

4573 4145 2922 acres __ 

Acres irrigated: 1 to 9 acres ______________________ farms __ 

acres __ 8495 8282 8532 

541 977 537 067 500 981 2494 2321 2224 Pastureland and other land ___________ farms __ 

62471 57484 59 103 acres __ 

10 to 49 acres ____________________ farms __ 

acres __ 3735 3772 (NA) 

454 905 485 936 568 550 50 to 99 acres ____________________ farms __ I 418 1 388 1 646 

99024 98423 116258 Land in irrigated farms __________________ acres __ 

1 759 1 775 1 975 Cropland ____________________________ acres __ acres __ 100 to 199 acres __________________ farms __ 23 258 634 24 171 032 23 814 711 

4 713 492 4 537 710 4 258 634 acres __ 241 746 244762 277 678 Harvested cropland _________________ acres __ 2 759 822 2 927 733 2 623 200 

16 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 10. Selected Characteristics of Irrigated and Nonirrigated Farms: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Irrigated farms 

All farms All harvested cropland Characteristics Any land irrigated irrigated 

1987 1982 1987 

Farms _____________________________________________ number __ 24568 23570 9520 Land in farms ________________________________________ acre5 __ 60 203 993 60 539 209 23 258 634 Value of land and buildings': Average per farm ________________________________ dollars __ 505 526 677 995 597 565 Average per acre ________________________________ dollars __ 205 259 243 

Irrigated land _________________________________________ acres __ 1 996882 2 023 003 1 996 882 

Land in farms according to use: Total cropland _____________________________________ farms __ 21 064 20717 9 167 acres __ 17 829 766 16 452 331 4 713 492 Harvested cropland ______________________________ farms __ 19267 19279 8714 acres __ 9 128 013 9 365 775 2 759 822 

Pastureland, excluding woodland pastured ____________ farms __ 18109 17566 7808 acres __ 40751 294 41 934 702 17 834 220 

Land set aside in federal farm programs _______________ farms __ 9116 (NA) 2609 acres __ 2 601 343 (NA) 515 056 Owned and rented land in farms: Owned land in farms _______________________________ farms __ 21 391 (NA) 8543 acres __ 38 700 778 (NA) 15 763 472 Rented or leased land in farms ______________________ farms __ 12456 11 851 4684 acres __ 21 503215 19 667 531 7 495 162 

Market value of agricultural products sold _____________ $1,000 __ 1 547 286 1 547 160 748 930 Average per farm ________________________________ dollars __ 62980 65641 78669 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops _______ farms __ 14580 14227 5791 $1,000 __ 639202 759171 224 458 Livestock, poultry, and their products ________________ farms __ 16933 17175 7321 $1,000 __ 908084 787 989 524 472 

Total farm production expenses' _____________________ $1,000 __ 1 288298 (NA) 619 125 Average per farm ________________________________ dollars __ 52449 (NA) 65405 

Livestock and poultry purchased ____________________ farms __ 8810 8879 3953 $1,000 __ 191 557 165312 113322 Feed for livestock and poultry _______________________ farms __ 13691 14467 5958 $1,000 __ 119817 110919 65525 Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ______________________ farms __ II 213 9401 4686 $1,000 __ 29192 20881 12027 Commercial fertilizer2 _______________________________ farms __ 12271 10984 5878 $1,000 __ 79449 79823 31 542 

Agricultural chemicals2 _____________________________ farms __ 15217 11 505 5878 $1,000 __ 64461 43347 18028 Petroleum products ________________________________ farms __ 23109 23454 9006 $1,000 __ 100191 136526 39541 Electricity _________________________________________ farms __ 19070 18569 7880 $1,000 __ 23779 20259 13 743 Hired farm labor ___________________________________ farms __ 9318 10207 4 122 $1,000 __ 102 470 84462 58976 

Contract labor _____________________________________ farms __ 4606 2075 2269 $1,000 __ 13218 6016 6918 Repairs and maintenance ___________________________ farms __ 21 019 (NA) 8456 $1,000 __ 93053 (NA) 40058 Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment> ___________________________________ farms __ 8315 8147 3642 $1,000 __ 29476 30980 9975 Interest< _ _ __ ____ _ ___ _ ___ __ __ _ _ _ ___ ___ _ _____ __ __ __ _ farms __ 14774 13560 6 111 $1,000 __ 157891 207 237 78770 Cash rent paid for land and buildings ________________ farms __ 7526 (NA) 3 118 $1,000 __ 65735 (NA) 27887 Property taxes paid ________________________________ farms __ 22937 (NA) 9041 $1,000 __ 65288 (NA) 29402 All other farm production expenses __________________ farms __ 23375 (NA) 9 150 $1,000 __ 152 722 (NA) 73 410 

Commodity Cred~ Corporation loans ___________________ farms __ 4334 3370 1 082 $1,000 __ 116792 142230 27252 Government payments received _______________________ farms __ 10903 (NA) 3390 $1,000 __ 232620 (NA) 56580 Other farm-related income' ___________________________ farms __ 5740 (NA) 2065 $1,000 __ 32170 (NA) 12849 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment' _ _ _ _ ___ ___ _ __ _ __ __ __ _____ __ ____ _ _ ___ ___ _ _ farms __ 24496 23529 9441 $1,000 __ 1 488238 1 567780 569 816 Average per farm ________________________________ dollars __ 60754 66632 60356 

Inventory of livestock: Cattle and calves __________________________________ farms __ 14866 15822 6591 number __ 2 591 391 2 918 599 1 529 576 Milk cows _______________________________________ farms __ 1 732 2594 862 number __ 26879 29447 20 728 

Hogs and pigs _____________________________________ farms __ I 406 1 643 526 number __ 200663 195 949 85 150 Sheep and lambs __________________________________ farms __ 2625 2427 1 299 number __ 588 150 562070 297 040 

'Data are based on a sample of farms. 2Data for 1987 include cost of custom applications. 

3Data for 1987 exclude cost of custom applications for commercial fertilizer and agricultural chemicals. 

'Data for 1982 do not include imputation for item nomesponse. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

1982 1987 1982 

9226 5681 5312 24 171 032 8 827303 8801 433 

772626 526675 611 405 

282 334 352 

2023 003 1 232 169 1 231 716 

8913 5681 5312 4537 710 1 525 761 1 342 712 8493 5681 5312 2927 733 956 235 931 921 

7601 4335 4059 18604 900 6 997 859 7024649 

(NA) 1 038 (NA) 

(NA) 81 928 (NA) 

(NA) 5 105 (NA) 

(NA) 6 016 212 (NA) 

(NA) 2431 (NA) 

(NA) 2811 091 (NA) 

695020 381 604 324748 

75333 67 172 61 135 

5423 3485 3081 

240114 103 324 95588 7557 4 125 4100 454905 278 280 229 160 

(NA) 317 252 (NA) 

(NA) 56662 (NA) 

(NA) 2 198 (NA) 

(NA) 69455 (NA) 

6147 3237 3343 60217 36928 31 538 4022 2661 2263 9215 6197 4776 

5257 3655 3107 

32250 14 140 11 835 

4298 3332 2246 

12206 6545 3971 (NA) 5336 (NA) 

(NA) 18506 (NA) 

(NA) 4560 (NA) 

(NA) 7602 (NA) 

4572 2284 2524 

46222 28596 21 574 

1014 1 414 562 

3054 4080 1 731 (NA) 4970 (NA) 

(NA) 18 511 (NA) 

(NA) 2091 (NA) 

(NA) 4755 (NA) 

5808 3499 3223 

104003 39052 46757 (NA) 1 632 (NA) 

(NA) 12 016 (NA) 

(NA) 5351 (NA) 

(NA) 14 848 (NA) 

(NA) 5 410 (NA) 

(NA) 36021 (NA) 

(NA) 288 (NA) 

(NA) 3440 (NA) 

(NA) 1 510 (NA) 

(NA) 13 511 (NA) 

(NA) 1 073 (NA) 

(NA) 5449 (NA) 

8995 5583 5129 

601 983 279 002 275934 

66924 49974 53799 

7084 3741 3846 

1 697437 775 403 820918 

1 341 512 728 

22628 13222 14262 

671 263 349 

84753 28387 25955 

1 230 739 710 

284687 133 317 133 501 

Nonirrigated farms 

1987 1982 

15048 14 344 36 945 359 36 368 177 

447 824 618 869 181 244 

(X) (X) 

11 897 11 804 13 116274 11 914621 

10 553 10786 

6 368 191 6 438 042 

10301 9965 22 917 074 23 329 802 

6 507 (NA) 

2 086 287 (NA) 

12 848 (NA) 

22 937 306 (NA) 

7 772 (NA) 

14 008 053 (NA) 

798 357 852 140 53054 59407 

8 789 8804 414 745 519 057 9 612 9618 383 612 333 083 

669 173 (NA) 

44 319 (NA) 

4857 (NA) 

78235 (NA) 

7733 8320 

54 293 50702 

6527 5379 

17 165 11 666 

6393 5727 

47 906 47573 

9339 7207 46433 31 142 

14 103 (NA) 

60650 (NA) 

11 190 (NA) 

10036 (NA) 

5 196 5635 43494 38240 

2337 1 061 6300 2962 12 563 (NA) 

52995 (NA) 

4673 (NA) 

19501 (NA) 

8663 7 752 79 121 103 233 4408 (NA) 

37848 (NA) 

13896 (NA) 

35886 (NA) 

14 225 (NA) 

79 312 (NA) 

3252 (NA) 

89540 (NA) 

7 513 (NA) 

176 040 (NA) 

3 675 (NA) 

19 321 (NA) 

15055 14 534 

918 422 965 797 61 004 66451 

8275 8 738 1 061 815 1 221 162 870 1 253 

6 151 6819 

880 972 115 513 111 196 1 326 1 197 291 110 277 383 

MONTANA 17 
Table 11. Value of Land and Buildings: 1987, 1982, and 1978 

[Data are based on a sample of farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

1987 

Value of land and buildings Value Farms ($1,000) 1982 1978 

24565 (X) 23402 23566 

(X) 12418239 15 866 429 12084 443 

Estimated market value of land and buildings ______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Average per farm ___________________________________________________ dollars-_ (X) 505526 677 995 512791 Average per acre ___________________________________________________ dollars __ (X) 205 259 195 

Farms by value group: $1 to $39,999 _____________________________________________________________ _ 2836 41 102 1 870 2021 $40,000 to $69,999 ________________________________________________________ _ 1 852 99557 1 652 1 740 $70,000 to $99,999 ________________________________________________________ _ 1 987 164 095 1 482 1 561 $100,000 to $149,999 ______________________________________________________ _ 2633 310 352 2 145 2520 $150,000 to $199,999 ______________________________________________________ _ 1 905 322359 1 873 1 919 

$200,000 to $499,999 ______________________________________________________ _ 6643 2 109407 5768 7071 $500,000 to $999,999 ______________________________________________________ _ 3936 2 724 220 4361 3965 

1 836 2496631 

762 2 171 307 } 4251 2769 

175 1 979209 

$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 __________________________________________________ _ 

$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 __________________________________________________ _ $5,000,000 or more ________________________________________________________ _ 

Table 12. Value of Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1987 and 1982 

[Data are based on a sample of farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

1987 1982 

Value of machinery and equipment Value Value 

Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

24496 1 488238 23529 567 780 (X) 60 754 (X) 66632 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ___________ _ Average per farm' _________________________________________ _ 

By value group: $1 to $4,999 ______________________________________________ _ 1 752 4822 1 272 3874 $5,000 to $9,999 __________________________________________ _ 4 010 27316 3854 25267 $10,000 to $19,999 ________________________________________ _ 3475 46 082 3315 44 344 $20,000 to $29,999 ________________________________________ _ 2611 59 043 2563 58537 $30,000 to $49,999 ________________________________________ _ 3 063 113776 2410 89314 

$50,000 to $69,999 ________________________________________ _ 2369 131 003 2281 126203 $70,000 to $99,999 ________________________________________ _ 2046 167489 2 168 176 374 $100,000 to $199,999 ______________________________________ _ 3515 466 961 3656 472 587 $200,000 to $499,999 ______________________________________ _ 1 547 397855 1 852 478425 

99 59342 } 158 92855 9 14548 

$500,000 to $999,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000,000 or more ________________________________________ _ 

'Data are in whole dollars. 

Table 13. Selected Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1987 and 1982 

[Data are based on a sample of farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

1987 1982 

Selected machinery and equipment Total Manufactured 1983 to 1987 Manufactured prior to 1983 Number 

manufactured 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number 1978 to 1982 

Motortrucks, including pickups __________________________________ _ 

2 or 3 ------------------------------------------------------

68200 15563 

21 402 6236 23 109 72562 7922 10367 21 204 62195 22244 

8473 20 508 1 451 3 157 8056 19110 8871 4 or more __________________________________________________ _ 7858 45276 186 925 6568 36505 7 170 40595 2290 

Wheel tractors ________________________________________________ _ 21 138 56648 2633 3519 20457 53 129 20477 54666 6702 

2 or 3 ------------------------------------------------------ 9 715 23534 540 1 189 9482 22848 10045 24708 2475 4 or more __________________________________________________ _ 

Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) ______________________________ _ 40 horsepower (PTO) or more ________________________________ _ 

24350 493 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

5369 27 060 50 287 4835 24 141 4824 

11 296 17648 608 702 10878 16946 (NA) 

16875 39000 2201 2817 16259 36 183 (NA) 

Grain and bean combines' _____________________________________ _ 9477 12025 1 059 1 196 8596 10829 9351 12038 2054 Cottonpickers and strippers ____________________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners _______ ____ ________________________________ _ Pickup balers _____________________________________________ - - __ _ 8102 2096 

12468 3215 8265 9429 1 001 1 065 7377 8364 7350 

11 100 13482 1 852 2 007 9699 11 475 10637 

'Data for 1982 include self-propelled only. 

18 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 14. Petroleum Products Expenses: 1987, 1982, and 1978 

[Data are based on a sample of farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text I 

Item 

Petroleum products _____________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Average per farm _________________________________________________ dollars __ 

Gasoline and gasohoL ________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Average per farm _________________________________________________ dollars __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $499 ______________________________________________________________ _ $500 to $999 ___________________________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $2,000 to $4,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $10,000 to $24,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $25,000 or more ________________________________________________________ _ 

Diesel fuel ___________________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Average per farm _________________________________________________ dollars __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $499 ______________________________________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ___________________________________________________________ _ $1,000 to $1,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $2,000 to $4,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $10,000 to $24,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $25,000 or more ________________________________________________________ _ 

Natural gas __________________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Average per farm _________________________________________________ dollars __ 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $99 _______________________________________________________________ _ $100 to $499 ___________________________________________________________ _ $500 to $999 ___________________________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $2,000 to $4,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $10,000 or more ________________________________________________________ _ 

LP gas, fuel oil, kerosene, motor oil, grease, etc. ________________________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ Average per larm _________________________________________________ dollars __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $99 _______________________________________________________________ _ 

$100 to $499 ___________________________________________________________ _ $500 to $999 ___________________________________________________________ _ $1,000 to $1,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $2,000 to $4,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $10,000 or more ________________________________________________________ _ 

1987 

Farms 

23 109 

(X) 

(X) 

21 891 

(X) 

(X) 

5570 

3264 

4456 

6151 

1 913 

494 

43 

16249 (X) 

(X) 

4073 

2210 

3033 

4587 

1 782 

520 

44 

861 

(X) 

(X) 

56 

217 

222 

204 

111 

27 

24 

19057 (X) 

(X) 

4281 

8288 

3575 

2064 

740 

81 

28 

Expenses 

($1,000) 1982 

(X) 23 454 100191 136 526 4336 5 821 

(X) 22 777 48439 65 881 2213 2 892 

1 234 6400 2186 2 544 6032 3 106 18724 6 163 12057 3350 6436 } 1 214 1 771 

(X) 15 950 40176 54491 2472 3 416 

812 3 458 1477 2 013 4019 2375 13884 4 436 11398 2459 6888 } 1 209 1697 

(X) 757 1 479 075 1 718 420 

3 53 54 245 146 200 251 156 313 73 186 } 30 526 

(X) (NA) 

10097 15 079 530 (NA) 

219 (NA) 

1 954 (NA) 

2295 (NA) 

2578 (NA) 

1 991 (NA) 

499 (NA) 

561 (NA) 

Table 15. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1987, 1982, 

and 1978 

[Data are based on a sample of farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text I 

Chemicals used 1987 1982 1978 Chemicals used 1987 

Any chemicals, fertilizer, or lime Any chemicals, fertilizer, or lime used __________________________ farms __ 17252 14473 16566 used-Con. 

Commercial fertilizer' __________ farms __ 12271 10984 12652 Sprays, dusts, granules, acres on which used __ 5686900 5 084 039 4 633 724 fumigants, etc., to control- $1,000 __ 79449 79823 64950 Insects on hay and other crops ______________________ farms __ 6726 Lime _________________________ farms __ - - 1 acres on which used __ 2 119 654 acres on which used __ - - (D) Nematodes in crops _________ farms __ 303 tons __ - - (D) acres on which used __ 55606 

Farms by tons used: Diseases in crops and orchards ___________________ farms __ 836 1 to 49 tons ______________________ - - 1 acres on which used __ 320 233 50 to 99 tons _____________________ - - - Weeds, grass, or brush in 100 to 199 tons ___________________ - - - crops and pasture __________ farms __ II 811 

1982 

1 615 477659 258 87454 

867 508258 

10399 

1978 

23457 

77 033 3284 

22907 

40974 

1 789 

6424 

3707 

5 113 6 166 1 271 

226 

16046 

24766 

1 543 

5278 

3014 

3598 

3311 

667 

178 

910 

700 

769 

92 

512 

195 

63 

31 

17 

(NA) 

10592 (NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1978 

2574 

864608 

330 50642 

730 

313691 

10348 200 to 499 tons ___________________ - - - acres on which used __ 6 004 359 5455847 4 767 774 500 to 999 tons ___________________ - - - 1,000 tons or more ________________ - - - Chemicals used for defoliation 

Agricultural chemicals' _________ farms __ or for growth control of crops 15217 11 505 13024 or 337 211 thinning of fruit ____________ farms __ 412 $1,000 __ 64 461 43347 27945 acres on which used __ III 060 93060 47778 

'Data lor 1987 include cost of custom applications; data for agricultural chemicals exclude the cost of lime for 1987 and 1982. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MONTANA 19 
Table 16. Tenure and Characteristics of Operator and Type of Organization for All Farms 

and Farms Operated by Black and Other Races: 1987, 1982, and 1978 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Characteristics 

Tenure of operator: All operators _____________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Harvested cropland _____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Full owners ____________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Harvested cropland ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Part owners ____________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Harvested cropland ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Tenants _______________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Harvested cropland ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Percent of tenancy ______________________________ percenL_ 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated _______________________________________ _ 

Not on farm operated ____________________________________ _ Not reported ____________________________________________ _ 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming ________________________________________________ _ Other __________________________________________________ _ 

Operators by days of work off farm: None ___________________________________________________ _ 

Any ____________________________________________________ _ 

1 to 49 days __________________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 days _________________________________________ _ 

100 to 149 days _______________________________________ _ 

150 to 199 days _______________________________________ _ 

200 days or more _____________________________________ _ 

Not reported ____________________________________________ _ 

Operators by years on present farm: 2 years or less __________________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 years ____________________________________________ _ 5 to 9 years _____________________________________________ _ 

10 years or more ________________________________________ _ 

Average years on present farm _________________________ _ 

Not reported ____________________________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years __________________________________________ _ 

25 to 34 years __________________________________________ _ 35 to 44 years __________________________________________ _ 

45 to 49 years __________________________________________ _ 

50 to 54 years __________________________________________ _ 

55 to 59 years __________________________________________ _ 60 to 64 years __________________________________________ _ 

65 to 69 years __________________________________________ _ 70 years and over _______________________________________ _ Average age __________________________________________ _ 

Operators by sex: Male ______ __ ___ _ __ __ __ _ ___ _ _ __ __ _ _ ___ ____ _ ___ __ _ farms __ 

acres __ Female ___ __ _ _ _______ __ ___ _ _ _ __ __ _ ____ _ ___ ______ _ farms __ 

acres __ 

Operators of Spanish origin (see text) ________________ farms __ 

acres __ Operators not of Spanish origin ______________________ farms __ Spanish origin not reported __________________________ farms __ 

Type of organization: Individual or family (sole proprietorship) _____________ farms __ 

acres __ Partnership ______________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Corporation ______________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Family held: More than 10 stockholders ____________________ farms __ 

acres __ 10 or less stockholders _______________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Other than family held: More than 10 stockholders ____________________ farms __ 

acres __ 10 or less stockholders _______________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. ____________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

'For classification of social and ethnic groups, see text. 

20 MONTANA 

All farms 

1987 1982 

24568 23570 60 203 993 60 539 209 

19267 19279 

9 128 013 9 365 775 

12 112 11 662 

15 622 399 17 075 049 

8309 8601 2 228 860 2 540 246 

9279 9239 

38 608 260 38 772 900 

8463 8590 

5682 726 5 994 920 

3 177 2669 

5973 334 4 691 260 

2495 2088 216427 830 609 

12.9 11.3 

18259 17 396 

4479 3710 

1 830 2464 

17405 16898 

7 163 6672 

12162 10964 

10764 10108 

2168 2135 

877 784 

904 818 

1 208 1 099 

5607 5272 

642 2498 

1 321 1 268 

1 477 1 934 

3662 3686 

14043 12451 

19.5 18.7 

4065 4231 

352 515 

3149 3 149 

5205 4688 

2620 } 5387 2470 

2843 } 5877 2789 

2252 } 3954 2888 

51.4 50.5 

22991 22287 

57 121 673 58 192 295 

1 577 1 283 

3082320 2346 914 

42 46 56110 57213 

17012 (NA) 

7514 (NA) 

19506 18842 

31 982774 31 644 819 

2147 2099 

6952689 6 515 088 

2656 2336 

16 422 333 16 882 145 

59 76 

1 488073 1 239 867 

2520 2 164 

14 168 713 14 771 669 

13 24 

417450 477929 

64 72 

348097 392680 

259 293 4 846 197 5497 157 

Farms operated by Black and other races' 

1978 1987 1982 1978 

23565 425 433 426 

61 690 919 3 449 979 3 230 488 3 105606 

20313 287 337 339 

8 741 043 130 976 148 656 101 406 

10892 177 205 187 

14 598 340 2 962 827 2 713 301 2632567 

8515 102 137 126 

2 019 083 53 166 68034 16363 

9908 178 177 186 

42 652 335 416 594 481 926 420 280 

9466 140 157 169 

5 952 800 61 726 69061 71 071 

2765 70 51 53 

4 440 244 70558 35261 52759 

2332 45 43 44 

769 160 16084 11 561 13972 

11.7 16.5 11.8 12.4 

17 423 305 290 274 

3770 69 85 91 

2372 51 58 61 

16855 253 277 235 

6710 172 156 191 

12 114 156 160 145 

10079 236 206 242 

2483 32 23 32 

789 20 20 15 

780 25 22 42 

1011 31 21 33 

5016 128 120 120 

1 372 33 67 39 

(NA) 25 27 (NA) 

(NA) 20 38 (NA) 

(NA) 58 65 (NA) 

(NA) 214 170 (NA) 

(NA) 17.7 15.8 (NA) 

(NA) 108 133 (NA) 

571 1 13 14 

3138 45 60 77 

4400 99 105 80 

5876 { 52 } 107 115 60 

6233 { 49 } 86 96 44 

3347 { 29 } 62 44 46 

50.0 51.2 48.2 47.3 

22404 373 392 390 

59064753 3379 507 3 197 630 3068 653 

1 161 52 41 36 

2626 166 70472 32858 36953 

71 14 9 8 145523 6014 4445 2547 

(NA) 231 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) 180 (NA) (NA) 

19042 352 365 365 

32711 096 524 888 605 659 498544 

2305 20 22 31 

7 562698 39430 23769 48617 

2012 14 6 9 

16 163718 19499 8245 18512 

36 

462217 

1 883 13 6 9 

14 814 191 (0) 8245 18512 

18 276673 

75 1 

610637 (0) 

206 39 40 21 

5253407 2 866 162 2 592 815 2539 933 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 17. Selected Characteristics of Farms Operated by Females, Persons of Spanish 

Origin, and Specified Racial Groups: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Characteristics 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms ____________________________________ number, 1987 __ 

1982 __ Land in farms _______________________________ acres, 1987 __ 

1982 __ Harvested cropland ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1987 FARMS BY SIZE 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

1 to 9 acres ____________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 acre8-_________________________________________ _ 

50 to 139 acres _________________________________________ _ 

140 to 219 acres ________________________________________ _ 

220 to 499 acres ________________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more ______________________________________ _ 

1987 OWNED AND RENTED LAND 

IN FARMS 

Owned land in farms _____________________________ fanms __ 

acres __ Rented or leased land in farms ____________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

TENURE OF OPERATOR 

Full owners _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ Part owners ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ Tenants ____________________________________ fanms, 1987 __ 

1987 FARMS BY TYPE OF 

ORGANIZATION 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

Individual or family (sole propnetorship) ____________________ _ Partnership _____________________________________________ _ Family held corporation __________________________________ _ 

Other than family held corporation ________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, instttutional, etc. ________________________________________ _ 

1987 MARKET VALUE OF 

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sales ______________________________________ fanms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops ______ ___ __ _ __ __________ __ ___ __ __ _____ __ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Livestock, poultry, and their products _____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Fanms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 __________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $24,999 __________________________________ _ $25,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

1987 FARMS BY STANDARD 

INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

Cash grains (011) _______________________________________ _ 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) _____________________ _ Cotton (0131) _________________________________________ _ 

Tobacco (0132) _______________________________________ _ 

Sugarcane and sugar beets; Irish potatoes; field crops, except cash grains, n.e.c. (0133,0134,0139) ___________________________________ _ 

Vegetables and melons (016) ____________________________ _ Fruits and tree nuts (017) ________________________________ _ 

Horticultural specialties (018) _____________________________ _ 

General farms, pnmarily crop (019) ________________________ _ 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (021) _______________________________________ _ 

Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) ______________________ _ 

~~~ia~~c;~!s(~g~ii=================================== General farms, primarily livestock and animal specialties (029) _______________________________________ _ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

Female Operators of 

operators Spanish origin 1 

1 577 1 283 

3 082 320 

2346 914 

999 

869 

288 578 

228 523 

203 

264 

147 

121 

183 

659 

1 444 2 124 095 

555 958 225 

1 022 

831 

921 496 

623 471 

422 

351 

1 999 407 

1 600 994 

133 

101 

161 417 

122 449 

1 276 

153 

123 

3 

22 

1 577 

53317 

670 

16596 

1 119 

36721 

466 

386 

190 

82 

453 

253 

140 

140 

2 

28 

13 

43 

887 

713 

8 

8 152 

43 

42 

46 

56110 

57213 34 

37 

6416 

10017 

4 

6 

7 

7 

6 

12 

35 

41 434 

15 14676 

27 

19 

8764 

8810 

8 

18 42686 

43927 

7 

9 

4660 

4476 

32 

5 

3 

1 

42 

1 495 

21 

453 

29 

1 042 

13 

10 

5 

14 

7 

8 

8 

22 

19 

2 

Total 

425 

433 

3449979 

3230488 

287 

337 

130976 

148656 

24 

34 

35 

48 

57 

227 

355 3 120345 

248 

329634 

177 

205 

2962827 

2 713 301 

178 

177 

416594 

481 926 

70 

51 70558 

35261 

352 

20 

13 

1 

39 

425 

24117 

194 

8871 

300 

15247 

90 

92 

49 

21 

173 

84 

38 

38 

1 

1 

8 

247 

227 

29 

17 

Farms operated by Black and other races 

Black American Indian 

7 

7 23047 

6315 

7 

7 1915 

1 383 

1 

3 

1 

2 

5 897 

3 

22150 

4 

7 

(D) 

6315 

1 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

7 

7 274 

7 197 

5 

77 

1 

2 

3 

1 

4 

4 

399 

404 

3 405 169 

3202 146 

267 

311 

125097 

140760 

22 

28 

33 

42 

56 

218 

333 3 102 629 

237 

302560 

162 

166 

2958335 

2698535 171 

170 

360427 

472462 

66 

48 

66427 

31 129 

328 

20 

11 

1 

39 

399 22860 

177 

8169 

280 14710 

61 

91 

46 

18 

163 

81 

29 

29 

1 

7 

236 

221 

29 

16 

Asian 

12 

14 

20359 

19655 

8 

12 

3368 

5474 

1 

3 

1 

1 

6 

11 

(D) 

6 

(D) 

6 

7 3352 

7151 

5 

6 

(D) 

(D) 

1 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

10 

2 

12 

858 

6 468 9 390 

4 

1 

1 

6 

2 

3 

3 

6 

4 

Other 

(see text) 

7 

6 1 384 

2 372 

5 

7 

596 

019 

6 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

5 

5 

(D) 

300 1 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

1 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

7 

7 106 

4 

36 

6 

69 

4 

1 

1 

2 

2 

4 

2 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MONTANA 21 
Table 17. Selected Characteristics of Farms Operated by Females, Persons of Spanish 

Origin, and Specified Racial Groups: 1987 and 1982-con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Characteristics 

1987 OPERATOR 

CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated ____________ • ________________________ _ 

Not on farm operated __________________________________ _ Not reported __________________________________________ _ 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming ______________________________________________ _ Other ________________________________________________ _ 

Operators by days of work off farm: None ________________________________________________ _ Any __________________________________________________ _ 

1 to 99 days ________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 days ____________________________________ _ 

200 days or more ___________________________________ _ 

Not reported __________________________________________ _ 

Operators by years on present farm: 2 years or less ________________________________________ _ 3 or 4 years __________________________________________ _ 5 to 9 years __________________________________________ _ 

10 years or more ______________________________________ _ 

Average years on present farm _______________________ _ 

Not reported __________________________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years _______________________________________ _ 25 to 34 years ________________________________________ _ 

35 to 44 years ________________________________________ _ 45 to 54 years ________________________________________ _ 55 to 59 years ________________________________________ _ 60 to 64 years ________________________________________ _ 65 to 69 years ________________________________________ _ 

70 years and over _____________________________________ _ Average age ________________________________________ _ 

Operators Male by sex: _________________________________________________ _ 

Female ______________________________________________ _ 

Operators of Spanish origin' _____________________________ _ 

1987 COMMODITY CREDIT 

CORPORATION LOANS AND 

GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 

Amount received from Commodity Credit Corporation loans _______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Government payments received ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Female Operators of 

operators Spanish origin' 

1 153 

307 

117 

1 018 

559 

801 

983 

146 

489 

348 

141 

117 

112 

267 

789 

18.7 

292 

28 

162 

275 

243 

180 

186 

172 

331 

55.2 

(X) 

1 577 

130 3384 

460 7045 

33 

9 

20 

22 

15 

44 

2 

24 

18 

3 

1 

8 

19 

13.6 

11 

3 

7 

10 

11 

1 

6 

3 

1 45.4 

40 

2 

42 

1 

(D) 

12 

221 

'See chapter 1, table 16 lor operators not of or not reporting Spanish origin. 

Total 

305 

69 

51 

253 

172 

156 

236 

52 

56 

128 

33 

25 

20 

58 

214 

17.7 

108 

1 

45 

99 

112 

49 

44 

29 

46 

51.2 

373 

52 

14 

43 

844 

121 2298 

Farms operated by Black and other races 

Black American Indian 

5 

2 

5 

2 

5 

3 

2 

1 

2 

3 

8.5 

2 

1 

3 

43.1 

7 

2 

2 

(D) 

282 

66 

51 

236 

163 

143 

343 

51 

173 

119 

32 

22 

19 

54 

200 

17.8 

104 

42 

92 

105 

49 

40 

28 

43 

51.4 

347 

52 

5 

41 

(D) 

113 2136 

Asian 

12 

8 

4 

7 

9 

5 

4 

1 

1 

2 

7 22.6 

6 

1 

2 

1 

2 51.8 

12 

2 

(D) 

5 

(D) 

Other 

(see text) 

6 

1 

4 

3 

1 

9 

1 

4 

4 

4 16.2 

2 

3 

1 46.6 

7 

1 

(D) 

22 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 18. Selected Characteristics of Farms by Standard Industrial Classification: 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols see introductory text] 

Value of selected capital Market value of agricultural products sold assets 1, average per farm 

(dollars) ($1.000) 

SIC code 

Harvested 

Crops, including 

nursery and Livestock, Land in farms cropland Land and Machinery and greenhouse poultry, and Farms (acres) (acres) buildings equipment Total crops their products 

Total _________________________________________ 24568 60203993 9 128 013 505526 60754 1 547286 639 202 908 084 

Crops (01) ____________________________________________ 10405 19851 103 6 354 627 500414 81 477 622 169 545 479 76689 

Cash grains (011) ___________________________________ 7206 17 573 598 5 845 686 586085 98581 503 500 445 577 57923 Wheat (0111) _____________________________________ 5378 13 430 981 4 607 734 592968 100 390 370608 344 038 26570 Rice (0112) _______________________________________ - - - - - - - - Corn (0115) _______________________________________ 24 8727 4995 260857 49871 783 758 25 Soybeans (0116) __________________________________ - - - - - - - - Cash grains, n.e.c. (0119) __________________________ 1 804 4 133 890 1 232 957 571 795 94 136 132109 100781 31 328 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) __________________ 2079 1 418840 330811 299926 44 826 78280 70677 7603 Cotton (0131) _____________________________________ - - - - - - - - Tobacco (0132) ___________________________________ - - - - - - - - Su~arcane and sugar beets (0133) __________________ 281 188359 84894 413 046 113493 37321 (D) (D) Iris potatoes (0134) _______________________________ 66 29941 19220 441 560 137 764 12648 (D) (D) Field crops, except cash grains, n.e.c. (0139) _________ 1 732 1 200 540 226 697 275467 29662 28311 24719 3593 

Vegetables and melons (016) _________________________ 40 2745 536 77654 11 135 297 270 27 

Fruits and tree nuts (017) ____________________________ 238 6107 1 566 151 754 10301 1 822 1 813 9 Berry crops (0171) _________________________________ 19 (0) (D) 60 409 8808 (0) (D) (D) Grapes (0172) ____________________________________ 1 (0) (D) 120000 20000 (0) (D) - Tree nuts (0173) __________________________________ - - - - - - - - Citrus truits (0174) _________________________________ - - - - - - - - Deciduous tree fruits (0175) ________________________ 196 3949 1 321 165 267 10655 1 726 1 724 2 Fruits and tree nuts, n.e.c. (0179) ___________________ 22 1 683 90 65333 6000 20 (D) (D) 

Horticultural specialties (018) _________________________ 114 5672 1 149 117424 39414 7430 7375 55 Ornamental floriculture and nursery products (0181) ___ 106 5446 1 095 116195 39696 7238 7192 (D) Food crops grown under cover (0182) _______________ 8 226 54 151 000 31 700 191 182 (D) 

General farms, primarily crop (019) ____________________ 728 844 141 174 879 385 419 46078 30839 19768 11 072 

Livestock and animal specialties (02) ____________________ 14163 40 352 890 2 773 386 509330 45296 925 118 93723 831 395 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (021) ______________________________________________ 12156 36 176979 2 617 360 519 873 47881 846 387 84886 761 501 Beef cattle feedlots (0211) _________________________ 449 929427 84587 715191 62322 117212 5143 112069 Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) __________________ 10044 32 201 340 2 200 641 536 283 47712 645 936 64 931 581 005 Hogs (0213) ______________________________________ 349 221 963 63723 191 613 35444 21 219 3438 17781 Sheep and goats (0214) ____________________________ 947 1 677 490 77 119 243 272 29933 27 771 1 944 25828 

General livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (0219) _________________________________ 367 1 146 759 191 290 853 872 95052 34248 9431 24817 

Dairy farms (024) ____________________________________ 256 178 107 49094 426 363 93681 39 593 2200 37393 

Poultry and eggs (025) _______________________________ 69 22515 1 365 183231 27257 7831 65 7766 Broiler, fryer, and roaster chickens (0251) ____________ 2 (0) (D) 1 069 000 33751 (0) - (D) Chicken eggs (0252) _______________________________ 56 10732 1 125 86878 28956 6947 (D) 6883 Turkeys and lurkey eggs (0253) _____________________ 3 99 (D) 19 500 22859 81 - 81 Poultry hatcheries (0254) ___________________________ 2 (0) (D) 3000 9500 (0) - (0) Poultry and eggs, n.e.c. (0259) ______________________ 6 11 493 (D) 80056 21 222 762 (0) (D) 

Animal specialties (027) ______________________________ 1 322 461 458 10345 194 723 12872 12370 203 12167 Fur-bearing animals and rabbits (0271) ______________ 31 998 (0) 46697 23188 2 164 (0) (0) Horses and other equines (0272) ____________________ 1 150 411 836 7860 202511 11 899 2741 115 2626 Animal aquaculture (0273) __________________________ 10 2567 (0) 109091 28608 409 - 409 Animal specialties, n.e.c. (0279) _____________________ 131 46057 2092 162861 18786 7 055 (0) (0) 

General farms, primarily livestock and animal specialties (029) ____________________________________ 360 3 513 831 95222 1 544 335 47636 18 937 6369 12568 

'0ata are based on a sample of farms. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MONTANA 23 
Table 19. Selected Characteristics of Abnormal Farms: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Characteristics 

Farms _____________________________________ number __ Land In farms ________________________________ acres __ 

Average size of farm ______________________ acres __ 

Value of land and buildings' _________________ $1,000 __ Average per farm ________________________ dollars __ 

Average per acre ________________________ dollars __ 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment' ________________________________ $1,000 __ 

land in farms according to use: Total cropland _____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Harvested cropland ______________________ farms __ 

acres __ Cropland used only for pasture or grazing __ farms __ 

acres __ Other cropland __________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Total woodland ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Woodland pastured ______________________ farms __ 

acres __ Woodland not pastured ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland pastured __ • ________ farms __ 

acres __ 

land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc._ ____ _ _________ _____ ____ _ ______ _ ___ _ _ _ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated land __________________________ " ___ farms __ 

acres __ 

, Data are based on a sample of farms. 

24 MONTANA 

1987 

96 4295433 44 744 

620303 

6461 490 

144 

8012 

32 73013 26 41 824 

14 

10492 18 20697 

21 417942 19 366 049 

5 49893 

86 3 741 309 

40 63 169 

29 29176 

1982 Characteristics 

99 Market value of agricultural products sold _____ $1,000 __ 4 758 596 Average per farm ________________________ dollars __ 

48067 

650 197 

6567 646 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops ___________________________________ $1,000 __ 

Uvestock, poultry, and their products _______ $1,000 __ 

137 Total farm production expenses' _____________ $1,000 __ Average per farm ________________________ doIlars __ 

5 487 Tenure of operator: Full owners ______________________________________ _ 

27 62163 24 47666 

10 9024 

(NA) 

5473 

21 481 871 

18 412952 7 66 919 

90 4 143 483 

34 71 079 

27 27502 

Part owners ______________________________________ _ 

Tenants __________________________________________ _ 

Abnormal farms by standard industrial 

classification: Cash grains (011) _________________________________ _ 

Reid crops, except cash grains (013) _______________ _ Cotton (0131) __________________________________ _ Tobacco (0132) _________________________________ _ 

Sugarcane and sugar beets; Irish potatoes; 

field crops, except cash grains, n.e.c. (0133, 0134,0139) _____________________________ _ 

VeQetables and melons (016) ______________________ _ Fruits and tree nuts (017) __________________________ _ Horticultural specialties (018) _______________________ _ 

General farms, primarily crop (019) _________________ _ 

Uvestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (021) • ________________________________ _ 

Beef cattie, except feedlots (0212) _______________ _ 

Dairy farms (024) _________________________________ _ 

Poultry and eg!js (025) _________________ • __________ _ Animal specialties (027) ___________________________ _ 

General farms, primarily livestock and animal specialties (029) _________________________________ _ 

1987 

11 941 124385 

2661 

9280 

9934 

103482 

44 

44 

8 

8 

4 

4 

23 

20 

3 

56 

1982 

10658 

107656 

3354 

7304 

(NA) 

(NA) 

43 

47 

9 

8 

5 

5 

16 

13 

3 

66 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 20. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1987, 1982, and 1978 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text l 

Item 

Livestock and poultry ____________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 1978 __ Poultry _______________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

1978 __ Livestock _____________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 1978 __ 

Any cattle, hogs, or sheep _______________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 1978 __ 

Cattle and calves _____________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

1978 __ Cows and heifers that had calved _____________ 1987 __ 1982 __ 

1978 __ Beef cows ________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

1978 __ Milk cows ________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 1978 __ 

Hogs and pigs ________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 1978 __ Feeder pigs sold ____________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 1978 __ 

Sheep and lambs2 ____________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

1978 __ Horses and ponies ______________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 1978 __ 

Chickens 3 months old or 0lder3 __________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 1978 __ Hens and pullets of laying age _________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Broilers and other meat-type chicken"-____________ 1987 __ 1982 __ 1978 __ Turkeys ________________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 1978 __ 

, Data are estimated; see text. 

2Value of sales includes sheep, lambs, and wool sold. 3Sales for 1987 include pullets of less than 3 months old. 

Farms 

18581 

18519 

18202 

2308 

3056 

3461 

18460 

18394 

18027 

15979 

16636 

16677 

14866 

15822 

15887 

13544 

14524 

14780 

13073 

13942 

14139 

1 732 2594 

3 183 

1 406 

1 643 2433 (X) 

(X) 

(X) 

2625 

2427 

2104 

10352 

10082 

9662 

2102 

2824 

3130 

2087 

2815 

3100 

346 

476 

455 

297 

320 

263 

Inventory 

Value' Number ($1,000) 

(X) 1 641 692· (X) 1 164 664 (X) 1 332 171 (X) 2499 (X) 2424 (X) 1 775 (X) 1 639 192 (X) 1 162240 (X) 1 330396 

(X) 1 613850 (X) 1 141 567 (X) 1 321 428 

2 591 391 1 541 075 

2 918 599 1 097996 2 786 829 1 259688 1 426 828 935502 1 557 483 640661 1 502 813 755070 1 399 949 909967 1 528 036 611214 1 473 507 736754 26879 25535 29447 29447 29306 18316 

200 663 14548 195 949 15186 211 350 15217 (X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

588 150 58227 562 070 28385 522 731 46523 72408 25343 68911 20673 59786 8968 

978 754 2411 1 022 336 2359 886 813 1 718 860 334 2151 864 277 2074 

801 593 1603 

68299 52 44 137 26 47275 35 7221 36 6732 38 3355 22 

Table 21. Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text l 

1987 1982 

Item 

Farms Number Farms 

INVENTORY 

Chickens 3 months old or older _______ 2102 978 754 2824 

Farms with- 1 to 3,199 _______________________ 2068 75263 2788 3,200 to 9,999 ___________________ 8 55600 13 10,000 or more __________________ 26 847 891 23 

Hens and pullets of laying age ______ 2087 860 334 2815 

Farms with- 1 to 99 _______________________ 1 965 45417 2657 100 to 399 ____________________ 71 10340 109 400 to 3,199 __________________ 19 17226 15 3,200 to 9,999 _________________ 15 114400 15 10,000 to 19,999 ______________ 10 112190 12 20,000 to 49,999 ______________ 3 (D) 4 50,000 to 99,999 ______________ 1 (D) 100,000 or more _______________ 3 407 205 3 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens _ 346 68299 476 Turkeys _____________________________ 297 7 221 320 For slaughter ______________________ 213 6596 229 Hens kept for breeding _____________ 133 625 159 

Ducks, geese, and other poultry _______ 491 (X) 596 

'Sales for 1987 include pullets of less than 3 months old. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Number 

1 022336 

(D) 

(D) 

829417 

864277 

65877 

16063 

14870 

104 950 133162 

126355 

403000 

Item 

SALES 

Hens and pullets' ___________________ _ 

Farms with- 1 to 3,199 ______________________ _ 

3,200 to 9,999 __________________ _ 10,000 or more _________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age _____ _ 

Farms with- 1 to 99 ______________________ _ 

100 to 399 ___________________ _ 

400 to 3,199 _________________ _ 

3,200 to 9,999 ________________ _ 

10,000 to 19,999 _____________ _ 20,000 to 49,999 _____________ _ 50,000 to 99,999 _____________ _ 100,000 or more ______________ _ 

44 137 Broilers and other meat-type chickens _ 6 732 Turkey"- ___________________________ _ 

5 883 For slaughter _____________________ _ 849 Hens kept for breeding ____________ _ 

(X) Ducks, geese, and other poultry ______ _ 

Sales 

Value 

Farms Number ($1,000) 

16933 (X) 908 084 17 175 (X) 787 989 17448 (X) 688 968 705 (X) 10 621 959 (X) 9232 891 (X) 8308 

16834 (X) 897 463 

17 062 (X) 778 756 

17 353 (X) 680 660 

15927 (X) 845 546 16384 (X) 729 521 16803 (X) 643 754 

14718 1 644 768 774 052 15325 1 778047 676 086 15853 1 742652 593 554 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

1 343 327855 33888 1 562 311 634 32350 2318 311 070 27774 

272 57426 2218 293 56755 2236 532 52744 1 922 

2677 455378 37606 2448 411 272 21 085 2095 337500 22 425 2033 8222 4714 

1 780 7522 5327 1 684 6363 3955 

162 580648 (NA) 

262 504 277 (NA) 

255 447356 (NA) 

157 (D) (NA) 

259 (D) (NA) 

249 (D) (NA) 

100 84 676 (NA) 

110 18440 (NA) 

119 36 111 (NA) 

59 11 536 (NA) 

64 10207 (NA) 

68 9542 (NA) 

1987 1982 

Farms Number Fanms Number 

162 580 548 262 504 277 

133 23810 235 32541 

19 108 075 18 95261 10 448 763 9 376 475 

157 (D) 259 (D) 

106 2588 182 4914 

14 2352 36 5904 

9 18390 15 21 429 18 103 875 18 95261 

5 71 000 5 68 000 

1 (D) 

3 211 836 2 (D) 

1 (D) 1 (D) 

100 84676 110 18440 

59 11 536 64 10 207 

59 11 536 57 10086 10 121 

69 (X) 97 (X) 

MONTANA 25 
Table 22. Broilers and Started Pullets-Sales: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Number sold 

Total _________________________________________ _ 

Farms with- 1 to 1,999 __________________________________________ _ 2,000 to 15,999 _____________________________________ _ 

16,000 to 29,999 ____________________________________ _ 30,000 to 59,999 ____________________________________ _ 60,000 to 99,999 ____________________________________ _ 

100,000 to 199,999 __________________________________ _ 200,000 to 499,999 __________________________________ _ 

200,000 to 299,999 ________________________________ _ 300,000 to 499,999 ________________________________ _ 500,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

Farms 

100 

89 

11 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens 

1987 

Number 

84676 

14094 

70582 

Farms 

110 

109 1 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1982 

Number 

18440 

(0) 

(0) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Table 23. Poultry-Inventory and Sales by Size of Flock: 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Inventory 

Chickens 3 months old or older 

Chickens 3 months old or older 

Total Hens and pullets of Pullets 3 months old or 

laying age older not of laying age 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

Total inventory _______________________ 

Farms with2102 978754 2087 860334 230 118420 

1 to 99 __________________________ 1 969 47455 1 955 44 861 183 2594 100 to 399 _______________________ 81 11 732 81 10896 15 836 400 to 1,599 _____________________ 16 (0) 15 10626 4 1 350 1,600 to 3,199 ____________________ 2 (0) 2 (0) 1 (0) 3,200 to 9,999 ____________________ 8 55600 8 41 100 7 14500 10,000 to 19,999 _________________ 18 219930 18 173 290 16 46640 20,000 to 49,999 _________________ 3 (0) 3 (0) 2 (0) 50,000 to 99,999 _________________ 2 (0) 2 (0) 1 (0) 100,000 or more __________________ 3 421 005 3 (0) 1 (0) 

No inventory _________________________ (X) (X) (X) (Xl (X) (X) 

Sales 

Hens and pullets 

Chickens 3 months old or older Total Hens and pullets of Pullets not of laying age laying age 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

Total inventory _______________________ 

Farms with142 568549 138 559914 8 8635 

1 to 99 __________________________ 90 2905 88 2770 4 135 100 to 399 _______________________ 14 1 616 12 (0) 2 (0) 400 to 1,599 _____________________ 3 2630 3 2630 - - 1,600 to 3,199 ____________________ 1 (0) 1 (0) - - 3,200 to 9,999 ____________________ 8 26460 8 26460 - - 10,000 to 19,999 _________________ 18 108 075 18 (0) 1 (0) 20,000 to 49,999 _________________ 3 63000 3 (0) 1 (0) 50,000 to 99,999 _________________ 2 (0) 2 (0) - - 100,000 or more __________________ 3 295511 3 295511 - -

No inventory _________________________ 20 12099 19 8054 4 4045 

Pullets not of laying age Pullets 3 months old or older not 

of laying age 

Farms 

12 

10 

2 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1987 

Number 

(0) 

680 

(0) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Pullet chicks and pullets 

under 3 months old 

Farms Number 

49 49028 

31 458 3 635 2 (0) 

- -

4 10700 8 26300 

- -

1 (0) 

- -

3 4150 

Broilers and other 

meat·type chickens 

Farms Number 

75 81 638 

48 4229 7 377 4 13932 

- - 4 13900 12 49200 

- - - - - -

25 3038 

Farms 

13 

12 

1 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1982 

Number 

(0) 

294 

(0) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Broilers and other 

meat·type chickens 

Farms Number 

283 63003 

249 9433 9 670 4 10500 

- - 5 9800 16 32600 

- - - - - -

63 5296 

Poultry and poultry 

products 

Value Farms ($1.000) 

617 10388 

489 109 77 118 15 124 2 (0) 

8 641 18 2321 3 929 2 (0) 

3 4409 

88 233 

26 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 24. Turkeys-Sales by Number Sold Per Farm: 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Turkeys 

Total sold _____________________________________________ _ 

Farms with- 1 to 1,999 ________________________________________ _ 

2,000 to 7,999 ____________________________________ _ 

8,000 to 15,999 ___________________________________ _ 16,000 to 29,999 __________________________________ _ 30,000 to 59,999 __________________________________ _ 60,000 to 99,999 __________________________________ _ 100,000 or more __________________________________ _ 

Total 

Farms 

59 

58 

1 

Number 

11 536 

(0) 

(0) 

Table 25. Cattle and Calves-Inventory: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

1987 

Item 

Farms 

Cattle and calves ______________________________________________ _ 14866 Farms with- 1 to 9 ____________________________________________________ _ 2022 10 to 19 __________________________________________________ _ 1 498 20 to 49 __________________________________________________ _ 2818 50 to 99 __________________________________________________ _ 2485 100 to 199 ________________________________________________ _ 2552 200 to 499 ________________________________________________ _ 2407 500 to 999 ________________________________________________ _ 768 1,000 to 2,499 ____________________________________________ _ 250 2,500 or more _____________________________________________ _ 66 

Cows and heifers that had calved _____________________________ _ 13544 Farms with- 1 to 9 __________________________________________________ _ 2386 10 to 19 ________________________________________________ _ 1 548 20 to 49 ________________________________________________ _ 2893 50 to 99 ________________________________________________ _ 2486 100 to 199 ______________________________________________ _ 2209 200 to 499 ______________________________________________ _ 1 627 500 to 999 ______________________________________________ _ 305 1,000 or more ___________________________________________ _ 90 

Beef cows ________________________________________________ _ 13073 

Farms with- 1 to 9 ________________________________________________ _ 2 164 10 to 19 ______________________________________________ _ 1 532 20 to 49 ______________________________________________ _ 2844 50 to 99 ______________________________________________ _ 2397 100 to 199 ____________________________________________ _ 2143 200 to 499 ____________________________________________ _ 1 599 500 to 999 ____________________________________________ _ 304 1,000 or more _________________________________________ _ 90 

Milk cows _________________________________________________ _ 1 732 

Farms with- 1 to 4 ________________________________________________ _ 1 354 5 to 9 ________________________________________________ _ 69 10 to 29 ______________________________________________ _ 65 30 to 49 ______________________________________________ _ 40 50 to 99 ______________________________________________ _ 115 100 to 199 ____________________________________________ _ 74 200 to 499 ____________________________________________ _ 14 500 or more __________________________________________ _ 1 

Heifers and heifer calves _____________________________________ _ 11 500 Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves _____________________ _ 12352 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Sales for slaughter 

Farms 

59 

58 

1 

Number 

2 591 391 

9832 

20430 

90648 

174911 

355112 

734 577 511 664 

(0) 

(0) 

426 828 

10521 

21 137 92806 

173 330 299 951 

467 026 

(0) 

(0) 

399 949 

10004 

20908 

91 155 166 887 291 655 458 542 196895 

163 903 

26879 

2093 

427 1 149 1 506 8 133 9619 (0) 

(0) 

635 912 528 651 

Number 

11 536 

(0) 

(0) 

Sales of hens kept for breeding 

Farms Number 

1982 

Farms Number 

15 822 2918 599 

2 124 10457 1 549 21 355 2783 89769 2606 183413 2756 385919 2697 817 696 

905 600994 319 448815 83 360181 

14524 557483 

2731 11 446 1 564 21 586 2886 92327 2762 192 703 2371 322 377 1 762 507662 341 221 571 

107 187 811 

13942 1 528 036 

2444 10665 1 539 21 165 2825 89979 2647 184315 2295 312 033 1 747 502 822 

338 219571 

107 187 486 

2594 29447 

2138 3267 93 548 74 1 291 66 2518 135 9263 78 9767 9 2 108 1 (0) 

12869 707311 13981 653 805 

MONTANA 27 
Table 26. Cattle and Calves-Sales: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

1987 1982 

Item Value Value 

Farms Number ($1,000) Farms Number ($1,000) 

Cattle and calves sold _________________________________________ _ 14718 644 768 774052 15325 1 778 047 676086 Farms with- 1 to 9 ____________________________________________________ _ 2884 13403 5901 2969 13196 4773 10 to 19 __________________________________________________ _ 1 924 26590 11 563 1 895 26393 9012 20 to 49 __________________________________________________ _ 3309 105991 45778 3358 107 863 36309 50 to 99 __________________________________________________ _ 2548 178 904 76854 2760 194020 65554 100 to 199 ________________________________________________ _ 2095 288 186 126066 2272 314 749 110457 200 to 499 ________________________________________________ _ 1 492 435 916 196677 1 568 455 703 166001 500 to 999 ________________________________________________ _ 308 203 862 97476 338 223 042 83657 1,000 to 2,499 ____________________________________________ _ 124 179 566 89244 125 178 342 75895 2,500 or more _____________________________________________ _ 34 212 350 124 494 40 264 739 124 427 

Cattle sold __________________________________________________ _ 12990 332 865 666292 12894 270213 537 558 Farms with- 1 to 9 __________________________________________________ _ 3 156 13 743 6580 3578 14921 5969 10 to 19 ________________________________________________ _ 1 797 24760 11 635 1 820 24721 9546 20 to 49 ________________________________________________ _ 2837 89998 42019 2710 84823 32773 50 to 99 ________________________________________________ _ 2038 142 306 65415 1 928 133 582 51 020 100 to 199 ______________________________________________ _ 1 631 222 945 103 536 1 500 206065 81 635 200 to 499 ______________________________________________ _ 1 156 336 054 159601 1 022 297 280 120 420 500 to 999 ______________________________________________ _ 243 161 898 82501 207 135 780 56728 1,000 or more ___________________________________________ _ 132 341 161 195005 129 373 041 179 466 

Cattle fattened on grain and concentrates sold _______________ _ 1 120 187 191 120498 1 204 164 859 96282 

Farms with- 1 to 9 ________________________________________________ _ 521 1 677 915 570 1 742 829 10 to 19 ______________________________________________ _ 138 1 754 893 133 1 751 809 20 to 49 ______________________________________________ _ 175 5 384 2812 194 5934 2591 50 to 99 ______________________________________________ _ 89 6026 3163 119 8403 3710 100 to 199 ____________________________________________ _ 84 11 506 6263 81 11 142 5429 200 to 499 ____________________________________________ _ 58 17 631 10692 68 20270 10031 500 to 999 ____________________________________________ _ 25 17 182 10345 13 7493 3716 1,000 to 2,499 ________________________________________ _ 19 28752 18218 12 16929 11 189 2,500 or more _________________________________________ _ 11 97279 67198 14 91 195 57979 

Calves sold _________________________________________________ _ 5573 311 903 107760 7510 507 834 138 528 

Farms with- 1 to 9 __________________________________________________ _ 776 6979 2253 1 899 7651 1 911 10 to 19 ________________________________________________ _ 903 12093 4030 1 160 15798 4135 20 to 49 ________________________________________________ _ 305 40584 13572 1 792 56534 14658 50 to 99 ________________________________________________ _ 740 51 726 17881 1 216 85 133 22836 100 to 199 ______________________________________________ _ 520 70 186 24941 867 116347 32121 200 to 499 ______________________________________________ _ 263 72055 25899 476 138 230 38325 500 or more ____________________________________________ _ 66 58280 19185 100 88141 24542 

Table 27. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales by Size of Herd: 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Cattle and calves inventory 

Cows and heifers that Heifers and heifer Steers, steer calves, Cattle and calves sales 

Cattle and calves Total had calved calves bulls, and bull calves 

Value 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number ($1,000) 

Total inventory ________________ 14866 2 591 391 13544 1 426 828 11 500 635 912 12352 528 651 14 178 1 586566 746449 

Farms with- 1 to 9 ____________________ 2022 9832 1 479 4999 1 099 2 102 1 259 2731 1 337 15236 6671 10 to 19 __________________ 1 498 20430 1 295 11 665 1 030 4 215 1 142 4550 1 496 21 126 9159 20 to 49 __________________ 2818 90648 2 585 56502 2094 18 457 2330 15689 2818 65700 28236 50 to 99 __________________ 2485 174911 2381 113619 2009 35 737 2140 25555 2485 111 729 48234 100 to 199 ________________ 2552 355112 2468 229 411 2 161 74468 2253 51 233 2552 215 102 92610 200 to 499 ________________ 2407 734 577 2321 448 516 2 116 169 646 2203 116415 2406 428 953 190 926 500 to 999 ________________ 768 511 664 728 278 665 691 126 508 722 106491 768 298 386 139416 1,000 to 2,499 ____________ 250 (0) 229 (0) 237 (0) 238 (0) 250 (0) (0) 2,500 or more _____________ 66 (0) 58 (0) 63 (0) 65 (0) 66 (0) (0) 

No inventory __________________ (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 540 58202 27603 

28 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 28. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales by Size of Cow Herd: 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Cattle and calves inventory 

Cows and heifers that Heifers and heifer Steers, steer calves, Cattle and calves sales 

Cows and heifers that had Total 

calved had calved calves bulls, and bull calves 

Value 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number ($1,000) 

Total inventory ________________ 13544 2 423 915 13544 1 426828 10613 564 393 11 277 432694 13083 1 398 530 637631 

Farms with- 1 to 4 ____________________ 1 289 10383 1 289 3 126 847 3661 872 3596 858 11 543 5199 5 to 9 ____________________ 1 097 16541 1 097 7395 775 3 722 785 5424 1 067 11 923 5371 10 to 19 __________________ 1 548 39293 1 548 21 137 1 142 9 158 1 213 8998 1 548 28290 12069 20 to 29 __________________ 1 208 51 218 1 208 28490 927 11 212 1 002 11 516 1 208 32452 14748 30 to 49 __________________ 1 685 109 299 1 685 64 316 1 300 25302 1 433 19681 1 685 68621 30970 50 to 99 __________________ 2486 286 790 2486 173 330 2038 63 710 2 181 49750 2486 166 103 73545 100 to 199 ________________ 2209 490 429 2209 299 951 1 862 111 805 1 966 78673 2209 282 576 125091 200 to 499 ________________ 1 627 768 662 1 627 467026 1 384 174 663 1 470 126 973 1 627 452 274 205930 500 to 999 ________________ 305 (0) 305 (0) 254 (0) 270 (0) 305 (0) (0) 1,000 or more _____________ 90 (0) 90 (0) 84 (0) 85 (0) 90 (0) (0) 

No inventory __________________ 1 322 167 476 (X) (X) 887 71 519 1 075 95957 1 635 246 238 136421 

Table 29. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales by Size of Beef Cow Herd: 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Cattle and calves inventory 

Ccws and heifers that had calved Steers, steer calves, bulls, Beef cows Total Heifers and heifer calves 

Total Beef cows and bull calves 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

Total inventory ________________ 

Farms with13073 2389647 13073 1 409093 13073 1 399 949 10251 552 233 10941 428321 

1 to 4 ____________________ 1 102 9650 1 102 3345 1 102 2 813 731 3241 740 3064 5 to 9 ____________________ 1 062 17038 1 062 7796 1 062 7 191 758 3804 774 5438 10 to 19 __________________ 1 532 40407 1 532 21 671 1 532 20908 1 128 9534 1 197 9202 20 to 29 __________________ 1 182 51 426 1 182 28808 1 182 27814 909 11 249 985 11 369 30 to 49 __________________ 1 662 108 923 1 662 64 213 1 662 63341 1 277 24904 1 418 19806 50 to 99 __________________ 2397 276420 2397 167 956 2397 166 887 1 951 59969 2111 48495 100 to 199 ________________ 2143 478 183 2 143 294090 2143 291 655 1 799 106 780 1917 77 313 200 to 499 ________________ 1 599 757 425 1 599 459897 1 599 458 542 1 361 171 972 1 445 125 556 500 to 999 ________________ 304 (0) 304 (0) 304 196895 253 (0) 269 (D) 1,000 or more _____________ 90 (0) 90 (0) 90 163 903 84 (0) 85 (D) 

No inventory __________________ 1 793 201 744 471 17 735 (X) (X) 1 249 83679 1 411 100 330 

Cattle and calves sales 

Cattle 

Beef cows Total Calves 

Total Fattened on grain and concentrates 

Value Value Value Value 

Farms Number ($1,000) Farms Number ($1,000) Farms Number ($1,000) Farms Number ($1,000) 

Total inventory ________________ 

Farms with12705 1 385118 632 520 11 212 1 097 803 532 457 853 85269 52 191 4865 287 315 100 063 

1 to 4 ____________________ 756 10046 4679 645 8 110 4084 81 1914 888 279 1 936 595 5 to 9 ____________________ 1 040 12405 5541 843 9820 4754 84 619 286 422 2585 787 10 to 19 __________________ 1 532 28507 12135 1 287 19076 8936 101 1 507 760 623 9431 3 199 20 to 29 __________________ 1 182 31 599 14365 1 014 23428 11 571 67 3981 2636 494 8 171 2794 30 to 49 __________________ 1 662 68535 30967 1 448 51 912 25295 92 5894 4010 655 16623 5672 50 to 99 __________________ 2397 163038 72351 2 170 125513 59 186 157 8372 5307 895 37525 13 165 100 to 199 ________________ 2143 278307 123 572 1 941 215 546 101 211 147 15025 8610 809 62761 22361 200 to 499 ________________ 1 599 448035 204 210 1 486 360 649 172 925 87 25665 15705 561 87386 31 284 500 to 999 ________________ 304 (0) (0) 292 (0) (0) 26 13260 8040 92 30828 10584 1,000 or more _____________ 90 (0) (0) 86 (0) (0) 11 9032 5947 35 30069 9622 

No inventory __________________ 2013 259650 141 532 1 778 235 062 133 835 267 101 922 68308 708 24588 7697 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MONTANA 29 
Table 30. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales by Size of Milk Cow Herd: 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Cattle and calves inventory 

Cows and he~ers that had calved Steers, steer calves, bulls, Milk cows Total Heifers and heifer calves 

Total Milk cows and bull calves 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

Total inventory ________________ t 732 279 578 1 732 167015 1 732 26879 1 461 69763 1 475 42800 Farms with- 1 to 4 ____________________ 1354 206 732 1 354 124 505 1 354 2093 1 114 49535 1 164 32692 5 to 9 ____________________ 69 11 010 69 6351 69 427 62 2601 61 2058 10 to 19 __________________ 36 4617 36 3371 36 460 32 700 33 546 20 to 29 __________________ 29 3 166 29 1 758 29 689 24 789 22 619 30 to 49 __________________ 40 3352 40 2042 40 1 506 37 999 30 311 50 to 99 __________________ 115 19 152 115 10895 115 8 133 109 5641 96 2616 100 to 199 ________________ 74 21 870 74 12545 74 9619 71 6443 57 2882 200 to 499 ________________ 14 (D) 14 (0) 14 (D) 11 (D) 11 (D) 500 or more ______________ 1 (D) 1 (0) 1 (D) 1 (D) 1 (D) 

No inventory __________________ 13 134 2311 813 11 812 1 259 813 (X) (X) 10039 566 149 10877 485 851 

Cattle and calves sales 

~airy product sales 

Milk cows Total Cattle Calves 

Value Value 

Farms Number ($1,000) Farms Number Farms Number Farms ($1,000) 

Total inventory ________________ 1 606 144 354 65 014 1440 109 611 760 34743 420 36949 Farms with- 1 to 4 ____________________ 1 230 114 223 52293 1 100 87 194 530 27029 104 86 5 to 9 ____________________ 67 4402 1 996 61 3282 34 1 120 20 73 10 to 19 __________________ 36 2820 1 202 34 2432 18 388 23 381 20 to 29 __________________ 29 1 534 685 23 834 19 700 29 780 30 to 49 __________________ 40 1 271 520 35 948 21 323 40 1 934 50 to 99 __________________ 115 7337 2970 100 4 940 83 2397 115 12423 100 to 199 ________________ 74 9587 4034 73 7 532 45 2055 74 14691 200 to 499 ________________ 14 (D) (0) 14 2449 9 (D) 14 (D) 500 or more ______________ 1 (D) (0) - - 1 (D) 1 (D) 

No inventory __________________ 13 112 1 500414 709 038 11 550 1 223 254 4813 277 160 11 537 

Table 31. Cattle and Calves-Sales by Number Sold Per Farm: 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Cattle 

Cattle and calves Calves 

Cattle and calves Total Fattened on grain and concentrates 

Value Value Value Value 

Farms Number ($1,000) Farms Number ($1,000) Farms Number ($1,000) Farms Number ($1,000) 

Total sold _____________________ 14718 1 644 768 774052 12 990 1 332 865 666 292 1 120 187 191 120 498 5573 311 903 107760 

Farms with- 1 to 4 ____________________ 1 465 3670 1 676 1 197 2733 1374 173 332 193 447 937 303 5 to 9 ____________________ 1 419 9733 4225 1 181 7085 3349 113 508 252 563 2648 876 10 to 19 __________________ 1 924 26590 11 563 1 649 19540 9182 132 1 060 538 762 7050 2380 20 to 49 __________________ 3309 105 991 45778 2863 76972 36007 209 3645 1 840 1 354 29019 9770 50 to 99 __________________ 2548 178 904 76854 2304 135073 62087 153 5015 2582 995 43831 14767 100 to 199 ________________ 2095 288 186 126066 1 941 221 330 102428 147 10418 5589 796 66856 23638 200 to 499 ________________ 1 492 435 916 196677 1 406 349438 165822 112 18 759 11 108 509 86478 30855 500 to 999 ________________ 308 203862 97476 293 168525 85576 41 17 996 11 308 95 35337 11 900 1,000 or more _____________ 158 391 916 213738 156 352 169 200467 40 129 458 87088 52 39747 13271 

Table 32. Hogs and Pigs-Inventory: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

1987 1982 

Item 

Farms Number Farms Number 

Total hogs and pigs ___________________________________________ _ 

Farms with406 200 663 1 643 195949 

1 to 24 ___________________________________________________ _ 682 5527 858 6435 25 to 49 __________________________________________________ _ 183 6418 201 7062 50 to 99 __________________________________________________ _ 176 11 986 207 14075 100 to 199 ________________________________________________ _ 165 22612 147 19893 200 to 499 ________________________________________________ _ 110 34 583 146 44 713 500 to 999 ________________________________________________ _ 46 29040 40 26149 1,000 to 1,999 ____________________________________________ _ 23 31 512 30 42919 2,000 to 4,999 ____________________________________________ _ 20 (D) 14 34703 5,000 or more _____________________________________________ _ 1 (D) 

Hogs and pigs used or to be used for breeding _________________ _ 947 26082 1 022 23412 

Farms with- 1 to 24 _________________________________________________ _ 704 5 673 793 5777 25 to 49 ________________________________________________ _ 112 3 864 110 3800 50 to 99 ________________________________________________ _ 73 4 709 62 3970 100 to 199 ______________________________________________ _ 29 3 603 36 4429 200 or more ____________________________________________ _ 29 8 233 21 5436 

Other hogs and pigs _________________________________________ _ 1 285 174 581 503 172537 

30 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 33. Hogs and Pigs-Sales: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

1987 1982 

Item Value Value Farms Number ($1,000) Farms Number ($1,000) 

Total hogs and pigs sold _______________________________________ _ 

Farms with- 343 327 855 33888 1 562 311 634 32350 

1 to 24 ___________________________________________________ _ 492 4598 483 612 5385 616 25 to 49 __________________________________________________ _ 177 6049 602 222 7724 819 50 to 99 __________________________________________________ _ 208 14503 1 496 230 15742 1 737 100 to 199 ________________________________________________ _ 156 21 085 2 136 190 25148 2708 200 to 499 ________________________________________________ _ 156 46359 4574 156 48 111 5 127 500 to 999 ________________________________________________ _ 85 58 502 5 785 81 54909 5763 1,000 to 1,999 ____________________________________________ _ 31 40032 4630 39 51 085 5438 2,000 to 4,999 ____________________________________________ _ 34 108 650 11 765 27 73140 8018 5,000 or more _____________________________________________ _ 4 28077 2 417 5 30390 2 124 

Feeder pigs sold ____________________________________________ _ 272 57426 2 218 293 56755 2236 Farms with- 1 to 9 __________________________________________________ _ 49 262 11 63 288 11 10 to 49 ________________________________________________ _ 92 2296 90 104 2499 90 50 to 99 ________________________________________________ _ 39 2385 89 40 2545 99 100 to 199 ______________________________________________ _ 32 4 186 158 32 3997 145 200 to 499 ______________________________________________ _ 34 9509 343 32 10436 438 500 to 999 ______________________________________________ _ 15 10 226 391 13 8365 316 1,000 or more ___________________________________________ _ 11 28562 135 9 28625 137 

Other hogs and pigs sold _____________________________________ _ 1 274 270 429 31 670 1 487 254879 30 114 Farms with- 1 to 24 _________________________________________________ _ 

25 to 49 ________________________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 ________________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 ______________________________________________ _ 

523 4584 539 

177 6103 694 

184 12837 1 473 

137 18734 2 121 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 200 to 499 ______________________________________________ _ 128 38231 4347 (NA) (NA) (NA) 500 to 999 ______________________________________________ _ 68 46513 5240 (NA) (NA) (NA) 1,000 to 1,999 __________________________________________ _ 

2,000 to 4,999 __________________________________________ _ 

5,000 or more ___________________________________________ _ 

25 32029 4 202 29 92321 10 906 

3 19077 2 147 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

Table 34. Hogs and Pigs-Litters Farrowed: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

1987 1982 

Litters 

Farms Number of litters Farms Number of litters 

Litters farrowed between Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ____ _ 

Farms with- 993 39664 1 107 36472 

1 to 9 ____________________________________________________ _ 469 1 777 552 1 923 10 to 19 __________________________________________________ _ 171 2215 196 2 531 20 to 49 __________________________________________________ _ 176 5 t62 177 5 122 50 to 99 __________________________________________________ _ 83 5592 90 5983 100 to 199 ________________________________________________ _ 45 5653 52 6645 200 to 499 ________________________________________________ _ 38 11 355 34 10 118 500 or more ______________________________________________ _ 11 7910 6 4 150 

882 19745 979 18 510 

838 19919 869 17 962 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 __________________________ _ June 1 and Nov. 30 _________________________________________ _ 

Table 35. Hogs and Pigs-Inventory and Sales by Size of Herd: 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Hogs and pigs inventory Hogs and pigs sales 

Total Used or to be used for Other hogs and pigs Total Feeder pigs Hogs and pigs breeding 

Value Value Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number ($1,000) Farms Number ($1,000) 

Total inventory ________________ 

Farms with1 406 200 663 947 26082 1 285 174581 1 231 322655 33302 266 57007 2200 

1 to 9 ____________________ 438 1 801 192 640 359 1 161 263 4239 418 59 980 40 10 to 24 __________________ 244 3726 167 1 259 213 2467 244 9086 857 42 1 720 59 25 to 99 __________________ 359 18404 282 3439 348 14965 359 33994 3023 85 10664 392 100 to 199 ________________ 165 22612 138 3533 165 19079 165 37910 3557 35 9375 335 200 to 499 ________________ 110 34583 87 4204 110 30379 110 54405 5543 26 9848 407 500 to 999 ________________ 46 29040 39 3 190 46 25850 46 43245 4861 11 3696 227 1,000 or more _____________ 44 90497 42 9817 44 80680 44 139776 15043 8 20724 740 

No inventory __________________ (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 112 5200 586 6 419 19 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MONTANA 31 
Table 36. Hogs and Pigs-Inventory and Sales by Number Sold Per Farm: 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text l 

Hogs and pigs inventory Hogs and pigs sales 

Total Used or to be used for Other hogs and pigs Total Feeder pigs Hogs and pigs breeding 

Value Value 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number ($1,000) Farms Number ($1,000) 

Total sold _____________________ 1 231 200101 904 26003 1 124 174 098 1 343 327855 33888 272 57426 2218 

Farms wilh- 1 to 9 ____________________ 208 2578 100 527 190 2051 270 1 077 132 20 84 3 10 to 49 __________________ 368 8761 248 1 366 325 7395 399 9570 953 76 1 383 55 50 to 99 __________________ 202 10999 173 1 897 182 9102 208 14503 1 496 43 2016 73 100 to 199 ________________ 150 15840 122 2206 134 13634 156 21 085 2136 43 3512 133 200 to 499 ________________ 151 26842 135 4 206 142 22436 156 46359 4574 46 9022 323 500 to 999 ________________ 84 32445 68 4 149 83 28296 85 58502 5785 25 10978 413 1,000 or more _____________ 68 102836 58 11 652 68 91 184 69 176759 18812 19 30431 1 218 

None sold ____________________ 175 562 43 79 161 483 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Table 37. Hogs and Pigs-Inventory, Sales, and Litters by Total Litters Farrowed: 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text l 

Hogs and pigs inventory Hogs and pigs sales 

Total Used or to be used for Other hogs a'nd pigs Total Feeder pigs Litters farrowed breeding 

Value Value 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number ($1,000) Farms Number ($1,000) 

Total litters farrowed ___________ 977 177 680 947 26082 856 151 598 946 282 512 28670 272 57426 2218 

Farms wilh- 1 ________________________ 74 543 70 174 58 369 51 575 60 15 95 4 2 to 4 ____________________ 219 3795 203 774 171 3021 205 4434 434 52 806 31 5 to 9 ____________________ 163 5206 156 1 048 148 4 158 166 7351 723 44 1 328 52 10 to 19 __________________ 169 10605 168 2082 146 8523 171 14 138 1 430 48 2869 106 20 to 49 __________________ 175 23084 173 3940 160 19 124 176 37263 3714 48 6459 235 50 to 99 __________________ 83 23829 83 3813 79 20016 83 36505 3450 36 9253 331 100 to 199 ________________ 45 24627 45 3510 45 21 117 45 39716 4130 15 9610 474 200 or more ______________ 49 86011 49 10741 49 75270 49 142 530 14728 14 27006 986 

No litters farrowed _____________ 429 22983 - - 429 22983 397 45343 5218 - - -

Litters farrowed between Dec, 1, 1986, and Nov, 30,1987 

Litters farrowed Total Dec. " 1986, and May 31, 1987 June " 1987, and Nov. 30, 1987 

Farms litters Farms Litters Farms Litters 

Total litters farrowed ___________ 993 39664 882 19745 838 19919 

Farms wilh- 1 ________________________ 78 78 52 52 26 26 2 to 4 ____________________ 225 631 184 327 176 304 5 to 9 ____________________ 166 1 068 142 543 139 525 10 to 19 __________________ 171 2215 159 1 109 156 1 106 20 to 49 __________________ 176 5162 173 2621 166 2541 50 to 99 __________________ 83 5592 81 2861 81 2731 100 to 199 ________________ 45 5653 42 2652 45 3001 200 or more ______________ 49 19265 49 9580 49 9685 

Table 38. Sheep and Lambs-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text l 

1987 1982 

Item 

Farms Number Farms Number 

Sheep and lambs inventory _____________________________________ _ 2625 588 150 2427 562 070 

Farms with- 1 to 24 ___________________________________________________ _ 663 7399 657 7275 25 to 99 __________________________________________________ _ 932 4B 572 774 41 304 100 to 299 ________________________________________________ _ 596 99396 566 97273 300 to 999 ________________________________________________ _ 286 148491 278 141 976 

118 169 248 124 176519 

30 115044 28 97723 

1,000 to 2,499 ____________________________________________ _ 

2,500 or more _____________________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older _____________________________________ _ 2423 391 838 2218 377 029 

2438 491 113 2258 461 413 

(X) 4 782 338 (X) 4 662 217 

Sheep and lambs shorn ________________________________________ _ Pounds of wool _____________________________________________ _ 

2677 455378 2448 411 272 

2692 37606 2484 21 085 

Sheep and lambs sold _________________________________________ _ 

Value of sales from sheep, lambs, and wool ($1,000) _____________ _ 

32 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 39. Sheep and Lambs-Inventory and Sales by Size of Flock: 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Sheep and lambs inventory Sales 

Sheep and lambs shorn 

Sheep and lambs Total Ewes 1 year old or older Sheep and lambs Sheep, lambs, and wool 

Pounds of Value Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number wool Farms Number Farms ($1,000) 

Total inventory ________________ 

Farms with- 2625 588 150 2423 391 838 2378 484 631 4 737 253 2525 442086 2540 36602 

1 to 24 ___________________ 663 7399 525 4918 484 6497 62772 567 8671 581 687 25 to 99 __________________ 932 48572 900 34473 898 41 564 409 779 929 43885 930 3 453 100 to 299 ________________ 596 99396 582 69911 580 83650 826 898 595 83680 595 6543 300 to 999 ________________ 286 148491 275 103 433 275 121 920 1 220 644 286 119475 286 9698 1,000 to 2,499 ____________ 118 169 248 112 109 907 112 139188 1 350 823 118 117982 118 10 249 2,500 to 4,999 ____________ 25 80233 24 49795 24 64741 627 541 25 44482 25 4 123 5,000 or more _____________ 5 34811 5 19401 5 27071 238 796 5 23911 5 1 850 

No inventory __________________ (X) (X) (X) (X) 60 6482 45085 152 13292 152 1 004 

Table 40. Sheep and Lambs-Inventory and Sales by Size of Ewe Flock: 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Sheep and lambs inventory Sales 

Sheep and lambs shom 

Ewes 1 year old or older Total Ewes 1 year old or older Sheep and lambs Sheep, lambs, and wool 

Pounds of Value Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number wool Farms Number Farms ($1,000) 

Total inventory ________________ 

Farms with2423 564 806 2423 391 838 2350 484 316 4 734 102 2375 421 152 2390 34917 

1 to 24 ___________________ 757 17385 757 8918 687 13377 131 402 710 15187 725 1 187 25 to 99 __________________ 879 66034 879 44 823 878 56143 554004 878 56572 878 4428 100 to 199 ________________ 343 69397 343 45759 341 57728 577 077 343 59973 343 4 698 200 to 499 ________________ 251 107588 251 74953 251 90108 890 090 251 79832 251 6878 500 to 999 ________________ 113 112633 113 81 241 113 98004 979 637 113 87146 113 7234 1,000 to 2,499 ____________ 66 127395 66 91 590 66 115610 1 103413 66 84638 66 7 311 2,500 to 4,999 ____________ 13 (0) 13 (0) 13 (0) (0) 13 (0) 13 (0) 5,000 or more _____________ 1 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) 

No inventory __________________ 202 23344 (X) (X) 88 6797 48236 302 34226 302 2688 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MONTANA 33 
Table 41. Other Livestock and Livestock PrOducts-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Item 

Horses and ponies _____________________________________ farms __ 

number __ $1,000 __ Mules, burros, and donkeys _____________________________ farrns __ 

numbeL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Colonies of bees _______________________________________ farrns __ 

numbeL_ Honey sold ____________________________________________ farms __ 

pounds __ Bees and honey sold ___________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Goats _ __________ _ _____ _ __ ___ _ __ ____ _ ___ _ _ _ ____ __ _ ____ _ farms __ 

number __ Angora goats ________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ Mohair sold __________________________________________ farms __ 

pounds __ 

Angora goats and mohair sold _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Milk goats ___________________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ Goats milk sold ______________________________________ farms __ 

gallons __ 

Milk goats and goats milk sold _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Other goats __________________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Mink and their pelts _____________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

$1,000 __ Rabbits and their pelts __________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Fish and other aquaculture products sold _________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Other livestock and livestock products ____________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

34 MONTANA 

Inventory 

1987 

10352 

72408 (X) 

375 

1 250 

(X) 

314 

94866 (X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

350 1 977 

16 

314 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

183 1 003 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

199 

660 

(X) 

27 23024 (X) 

141 2470 (X) 

(X) 

(X) 

94 

(X) 

Sales 

1982 1987 1982 

10082 2033 1 780 68911 8222 7522 (X) 4714 5327 156 50 22 633 271 96 (X) 104 55 

439 27 12 97764 13 164 (0) 

(X) 171 156 (X) 8 788 160 10 102393 (X) 182 (NA) 

(X) 5689 (0) 

346 65 82 1 545 530 424 

3 8 7 74 (X) 9 1 (X) 2197 (0) 

(X) 12 (NA) 

(X) 17 (0) 

308 40 72 1 336 264 340 (X) 24 16 (X) 11 720 2918 

(X) 50 (NA) 

(X) 36 27 57 28 13 202 192 84 (X) 4 3 

33 27 35 19562 60377 46437 (X) 2117 1 248 93 39 41 2422 3716 12412 

(X) 20 39 

(X) 19 28 (X) 340 380 (NA) 52 (NA) 

(X) 1 392 (0) 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 42. Crops Harvested and Value of Production: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

1987 

Crop Value 01 

production 1 

Farms Acres Quantity ($1,000) Farms 

Harvested cropland ____________________________________________ _ 

Corn for grain or seed (bushels) ________________________________ _ 

Corn for silage or green chop or cut for dry fodder, hogged or grazed ______________________________________________________ _ 

Sorghum for grain or seed (bushels) _____________________________ _ 

19267 9 128013 (X) 899867 19279 

232 14824 471 198 3237 212 

641 46581 (X) 12699 688 

6 301 13 150 21 Sorghum for silage or green chop, cut for dry forage or hay, or hogged or grazed _____________________________________________ _ 20 1 032 (X) 156 

Wheat for grain (bushels) _______________________________________ _ 

Barley for grain (bushels) _______________________________________ _ 

Oats for grain (bushels) ________________________________________ _ 

Rye for grain (bushels) _________________________________________ _ Rice (cwt) ____________________________________________________ _ 

10375 4703455 143 802 744 388267 9 982 9621 1 900275 79 606 320 159213 8 283 2345 132308 6 356 871 9217 3 118 229 26084 679 695 816 43 

Flaxseed (bushels) ____________________________________________ _ 

Sunflower seed (pounds) _______________________________________ _ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) __________________________________ _ 

Dry edible beans, excluding dry limas (cwt) _______________________ _ 

64 4778 66479 219 20 24 6172 4 495 647 225 51 

2 (D) (D) 1 4 109 6078 119 404 1 433 130 Peanuts lor nuts (pounds) ______________________________________ _ 

Cotton (bales) _________________________________________________ _ 

Tobacco (pounds) _____________________________________________ _ 

Irish potatoes (cwt) ____________________________________________ _ 154 8676 2 335 001 15178 186 Sweetpotatoes (bushels) _______________________________________ _ 

Pineapples harvested (tons) ____________________________________ _ 

Sugar beets lor sugar (tons) ____________________________________ _ Sugarcane for sugar (tons) _____________________________________ _ 

Hay - alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text) (tons, dry) ______________________________________ _ 

Vegetables harvested lor sale (see text) _________________________ _ Land in orchards ______________________________________________ _ 

429 48403 1 051 273 36900 439 

13701 2 135 438 3 858 349 244451 14 116 96 468 (X) 461 105 317 1 815 (X) 2 191 310 

Berries harvested for sale ______________________________________ _ 52 72 (X) 66 55 Nursery and greenhouse crops, mushrooms, and sad grown for sale (see text) ____________________________________________________ _ 

Other crops ___________________________________________________ _ 148 678 (X) 7377 134 785 253211 (X) 17740 (NA) 

1 Data are estimated; see text. 

Acres 

9365775 20897 

54703 

556 

5215965 

1 613 964 168097 

4582 

1 527 11 922 

235 6681 

7504 

41 123 

2238390 405 1 749 

28 

709 

(NA) 

1982 

Quantity 

(X) 

933 434 

(X) 

(X) 

159 093 238 72 135 565 8 068 970 157 644 

11 432 9 775 503 14 918 112 018 

892 566 

813 230 

4 335 853 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

Value of 

production 1 

($1,000) 

1 012 654 4544 

15 186 

48 

555 235 133451 

12 103 

284 

57 

978 

90 

736 

14 194 

30252 

227 344 

407 2 197 

19 

5850 

8679 

Table 43, Specified Crops Harvested-Yield Per Acre Irrigated and Nonirrigated: 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Entire crop irrigated Part 01 crop irrigated None of crop irrigated 

Crop Average Average Average 

yield per Acres Acres not yield per yield per 

Farms Acres acre Farms irrigated irrigated acre Farms Acres acre 

Corn for grain or seed (bushels) _________________________________ 207 12022 107.8 3 198 (D) (D) 22 (D) (D) Corn lor silage or green chop (tons, green) _______________________ 538 39 125 18.6 7 186 168 11.5 96 7 102 8.7 Sorghum lor grain or seed (bushels) ______________________________ 3 138 61.6 3 163 28.5 Wheat lor grain (bushels) ________________________________________ 1 093 101 275 52.2 474 65484 162 089 36.7 8808 4 374 607 29.8 Oats lor grain (bushels) _________________________________________ 672 23229 72.3 59 3026 3 460 52.1 1 614 102 593 42.3 

Barley lor grain (bushels) ________________________________________ 1 752 164 686 70.8 503 68638 99584 53.1 7366 567 367 37.7 Rice (cwt) _____________________________________________________ 

Soybeans (D) (D) lor beans (bushels) ___________________________________ 2 Peanuts lor nuts (pounds) _______________________________________ 

Dry edible beans, excluding dry limas (cwt) ________________________ 109 6078 19.6 

Cotton (bales) __________________________________________________ 

Tobacco (pounds) ______________________________________________ Irish potatoes (cwt) _____________________________________________ 121 8598 269.9 33 78 182.1 Sugar beets lor sugar (tons) _____________________________________ 

Sugarcane lor sugar (tons) ______________________________________ 429 48 403 21.7 

Alfalfa hay (tons, dry) ___________________________________________ 4820 515 359 3.0 918 97 400 106360 2.0 4250 505 165 1.3 Small grain hay (tons, dry) _______________________________________ 652 27 177 2.3 57 3 454 4907 1.7 2534 189 371 1.3 

Tame hay other than allalla, small grain, and wild hay (see text) 1.5 1 865 160 266 1.1 (tons, dry) ____________________________________________________ 283 115 656 1.9 168 16 329 11 792 Wild hay (tons, dry) _____________________________________________ 801 175 509 1.4 145 26 672 23039 1.1 1 449 119 563 1.0 Grass silage, haylage, and green chop hay (tons, green) ___________ 194 19 539 6.8 16 2 046 2403 4.3 109 13 431 5.0 

Allalfa seed (pounds) ___________________________________________ 86 6808 200.1 9 171 (D) (D) 166 (D) (D) Vegetables harvested lor sale (see text) __________________________ 96 468 (X) (X) (X) Land in orchards _______________________________________________ 219 315 (X) 9 56 43 (X) 89 401 (X) Strawberries harvested lor sale (pounds) __________________________ 25 52 779.0 4 1 920.0 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MONTANA 35 
Table 44. Specified Crops by Acres Harvested: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols. see introductory text 1 

1987 1982 

Crop Irrigated land Irrigated land 

Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

Corn for grain or seed (bushels) ____________________ 232 14824 1 471 198 210 12220 212 20897 933434 174 16024 1 to 14 acres ___________________________________ 31 292 28846 27 255 18 142 12438 9 77 15 to 24 acres __________________________________ 42 800 87106 38 716 21 412 37221 17 337 25 to 49 acres __________________________________ 56 1 931 205833 52 1 782 56 1 928 195381 53 1 829 50 to 99 acres __________________________________ 61 4196 441 517 57 3839 52 3826 360 189 45 3354 100 to 249 acres _______________________________ 37 5128 512676 33 4614 52 7646 665 318 40 5939 250 to 499 acres _______________________________ 4 (D) (0) 3 1 014 9 3 120 327337 8 (0) 500 to 999 acres _______________________________ - 2 (0) (0) 1 (0) 1,000 acres or more ____________________________ (D) (0) 2 (0) (D) 1 (0) 1,000 to 1,999 acres __________________________ (X) (X) (X) 2 (X) (X) 1 (X) 2,000 to 2,999 acres __________________________ (X) (X) (X) } 3,000 to 4,999 acres __________________________ (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

5,000 acres or more __________________________ (X) (X) (X) 

Corn for silage or green chop (tons, green) __________ 641 46581 793716 545 39311 686 54679 867 571 586 46787 1 to 14 acres ___________________________________ 85 788 10357 61 562 44 395 5355 35 321 15 to 24 acres __________________________________ 101 1 934 29612 86 1 620 70 1 320 19679 59 1 111 25 to 49 acres __________________________________ 150 5207 87372 131 4546 165 5820 89204 148 5151 50 to 99 acres __________________________________ 145 9909 166933 124 8393 210 14247 222470 174 11 859 100 to 249 acres _______________________________ 136 18328 320507 123 16549 172 23496 371 501 148 20157 250 to 499 acres _______________________________ 18 5887 103 722 17 5487 20 6453 109618 18 5868 500 to 999 acres _______________________________ 6 4528 75213 3 2 154 5 2948 49744 4 2320 1,000 acres or more ____________________________ 

Wheat for grain (bushels) __________________________ 10375 4703 455 143802744 567 166 759 9982 5 215 965 159093 238 1 249 165 194 1 to 14 acres ___________________________________ 291 2485 101 799 156 1 319 209 1 779 77569 84 772 15 to 24 acres __________________________________ 327 6313 254 881 163 3107 237 4544 170667 90 1 682 25 to 49 acres __________________________________ 702 25165 996261 256 8835 656 23589 922680 243 8530 50 to 99 acres __________________________________ 1 147 81 726 2884944 307 19 116 970 69 100 2321 917 229 14536 100 to 249 acres _______________________________ 2256 368634 11 701 955 322 38370 2149 356 483 10 947 920 283 35187 250 to 499 acres _______________________________ 2301 825110 25613 273 186 37077 2 148 770 962 22495 794 131 25930 500 to 999 acres _______________________________ 2219 1 530 955 47 101 532 114 30678 2215 1 533 272 45858 751 101 30499 1,000 acres or more ____________________________ 1 132 1 863067 55 148 099 63 28257 1 398 2 456 236 76297 940 88 48058 1,000 to 1,999 acres __________________________ 906 (X) (X) 46 (X) 1 074 (X) (X) 64 (X) 2,000 to 2,999 acres __________________________ 152 (X) (X) 15 (X) } 3,000 to 4,999 acres __________________________ 55 (X) (X) 2 (X) 324 (X) (X) 24 (X) 5,000 acres or more __________________________ 19 (X) (X) (X) 

Barley for grain (bushels) __________________________ 9621 1 900275 79 606 320 2255 233324 8283 613 964 72 135 565 2129 229 155 1 to 14 acres ___________________________________ 494 4522 208 615 188 1 696 517 4664 218920 220 1 928 15 to 24 acres __________________________________ 584 11 197 508 275 222 4204 606 11 656 524 189 219 4089 25 to 49 acres __________________________________ 1 346 48151 2114386 434 14893 1 173 41 466 1 864327 385 13093 50 to 99 acres __________________________________ 1 790 125806 5593 350 524 33751 1 728 121 988 5517646 483 31 391 100 to 249 acres _______________________________ 2987 476886 19 956 459 529 66417 2409 374 646 16468604 500 62922 250 to 499 acres _______________________________ 1 647 561 494 23 704 274 235 53001 1 180 399 902 17630209 190 43442 500 to 999 acres _______________________________ 581 373 549 15950 572 96 38012 480 311 979 14 338 077 90 40072 1,000 acres or more ____________________________ 192 298670 11 570 389 27 21 350 190 347 663 15 573 593 42 32218 1,000 to 1,999 acres __________________________ 156 (X) (X) 17 (X) 133 (X) (X) 27 (X) 2,000 to 2,999 acres __________________________ 25 (X) (X) 7 (X) } 3,000 to 4,999 acres __________________________ 10 (X) (X) 2 (X) 57 (X) (X) 15 (X) 5,000 acres or more __________________________ 1 (X) (X) 1 (X) 

Oats for grain (bushels) ___________________________ 2345 132308 6 356 871 731 26255 3 118 168 097 8 068 970 970 34153 1 to 14 acres ___________________________________ 492 4303 241 038 210 1 773 628 5377 305 775 260 2171 15 to 24 acres __________________________________ 446 8532 421 540 161 2976 565 10631 552 003 208 3866 25 to 49 acres __________________________________ 589 20254 060 033 192 6371 806 27740 1 403 492 265 8722 50 to 99 acres __________________________________ 459 31 041 1 587 169 120 7249 633 41 632 2020 308 156 9230 100 to 249 acres _______________________________ 293 41 861 1 798 683 36 3761 424 57683 2711 160 76 8544 250 to 499 acres _______________________________ 50 15811 764 632 9 2193 51 16348 738096 3 (D) 500 to 999 acres _______________________________ 15 (0) (0) 2 (0) 8 4619 200911 2 (D) 1,000 acres or more ____________________________ 1 (D) (0) 1 (0) 3 4067 137 225 

Dry edible beans, excluding dry limas (Cwl) __________ 109 6078 119404 109 6078 130 6681 112018 130 6681 

Irish potatoes (Cwl) _______________________________ 154 8676 2 335 001 121 8598 186 7504 892 566 136 7423 0.1 to 0.9 acres ________________________________ 36 10 1 678 17 5 57 18 2661 32 10 1.0 to 4.9 acres ________________________________ 22 46 6380 14 28 39 68 10819 20 36 5.0 to 14.9 acres ______________________________ • 18 131 21 373 13 99 17 140 23570 11 100 15.0 to 24.9 acres ______________________________ 4 84 17250 3 61 5 86 16800 5 86 25.0 to 49.9 acres ______________________________ 20 705 206 600 20 705 23 866 223 350 23 866 50.0 to 99.9 acres ______________________________ 23 1 547 462 690 23 1 547 19 1 327 341 806 19 1 327 100,0 to 249.9 acres ____________________________ 25 3739 010 250 25 3739 22 3553 867 340 22 3553 250.0 to 499.9 acres ____________________________ 5 (0) (0) 5 (0) 4 1 446 406 220 4 1 446 500.0 acres or more ____________________________ 1 (0) (0) 1 (0) 

Sugar beets for sugar (tons) _______________________ 429 48403 051 273 429 48403 439 41 123 813 230 439 41 123 1 to 14 acres ___________________________________ 25 237 4898 25 237 5 43 771 5 43 15 to 24 acres __________________________________ 23 452 9 137 23 452 25 487 9289 25 487 25 to 49 acres __________________________________ 68 2519 51 862 68 2519 101 3714 70736 101 3714 50 to 99 acres __________________________________ 114 8165 165014 114 8165 148 10538 204 457 148 10538 100 to 249 acres _______________________________ 162 23643 528 109 162 23643 142 20218 398 935 142 20218 250 to 499 acres _______________________________ 33 10654 230 733 33 10654 17 (0) (0) 17 (0) 500 to 999 acres _______________________________ 4 2733 61 520 4 2733 1 (0) (0) 1 (0) 1,000 acres or more ____________________________ 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text)(tons, dry) ________ 13701 2 135 438 3 858 349 7221 999141 14116 2 238 390 4 335 853 7125 994 883 1 to 14 acres ___________________________________ 1 715 14 150 27893 956 7855 1 684 13825 27238 875 6951 15 to 24 acres __________________________________ 1 271 23764 43418 661 11 821 1 310 24581 48747 679 12001 25 to 49 acres __________________________________ 2117 74342 146 672 1 113 37616 2093 73081 150 203 047 34471 50 to 99 acres __________________________________ 2601 180 956 351 594 1 335 84494 2669 185271 388 932 1 317 83213 100 to 249 acres _______________________________ 3596 560211 056 500 1 797 238561 3830 592585 202 629 1 880 240 625 250 to 499 acres _______________________________ 1 603 540 179 965 324 852 223 475 1 653 551 548 030 605 803 208 672 500 to 999 acres _______________________________ 593 379 718 655 171 352 180395 651 417312 785 130 362 180 405 1,000 acres or more ____________________________ 205 362 118 611 777 155 214 924 226 380 187 702 369 162 228 545 1,000 to 1,999 acres __________________________ 168 (X) (X) 126 (X) 183 (X) (X) 125 (X) 2,000 to 2,999 acres __________________________ 18 (X) (X) 15 (X) } 3,000 to 4,999 acres __________________________ 11 (X) (X) 7 (X) 43 (X) (X) 37 (X) 5,000 acres or more __________________________ 8 (X) (X) 7 (X) 

36 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 44. Specified Crops by Acres Harvested: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

1987 1982 

Crop Irrigated land Inrigated land 

Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

Hay - alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, grass 

silage, green chop, etc. (see text)(tons, dry)-Con. Alfalfa hay (tons, dry) ___________________________ 9988 1 224 284 2 596 642 5738 612759 10660 1 348671 2 992 348 5690 604 917 1 to 14 acres _________________________________ 1 303 10 790 23 578 735 6082 1 318 10665 23857 685 5426 15 to 24 acres ________________________________ 1 058 19812 43 334 589 10702 1 081 20403 46707 575 10394 25 to 49 acre"- _______________________________ 1 764 61 773 139 411 1016 34530 1 775 61 667 143781 966 32332 50 to 99 acres ________________________________ 2034 139 166 325 910 1 238 79893 2 181 149521 366037 1 226 79 192 100 to 249 acres _____________________________ 2528 385 999 841 874 1 433 195630 2853 433405 997609 1 503 197 817 250 to 499 acres _____________________________ 951 311 955 627 566 524 141 987 1 015 328 458 689 577 506 130 959 500 to 999 acres _____________________________ 278 173 462 352 000 154 77744 339 210 427 442 313 168 80321 1,000 acres or more __________________________ 72 121 327 242 969 49 66191 98 134 125 282467 61 68476 1,000 to 1,999 acres ________________________ 59 (X) (X) 39 (X) 89 (X) (X) 56 (X) 2,000 to 2,999 acres ________________________ 5 (X) (X) 3 (X) } 3,000 to 4,999 acres ________________________ 6 (X) (X) 5 (X) 9 (X) (X) 5 (X) 5,000 acres or more ________________________ 2 (X) (X) 2 (X) 

Small grain hay (tons, dry) _______________________ 3243 224 909 323 811 709 30631 2226 131 512 210323 510 22312 

Tame hay other than alfalfa, small grain, and wild hay (see text)(tons, dry) ________________________ 3 316 304 043 439 790 1 451 131 985 3799 351 333 548033 1 443 138 398 

Wild hay (tons, dry) _____________________________ 2 395 344 783 424 960 946 202181 2 712 365 019 521 192 911 210814 

Grass silage, haylage, and green chop hay (tons, green) ________________________________________ 319 37 419 219 423 210 21 585 336 41 855 191 862 210 18442 

Field seed and grass seed crops ___________________ 591 90238 (X) 151 21 740 234 29555 (X) 83 11 012 

Alfalfa seed (pounds) ____________________________ 261 25651 3 272 054 95 9979 194 25029 2616 954 71 9649 

Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ____________ 96 468 (X) 96 468 105 405 (X) 105 405 0.1 to 0.9 acres ________________________________ 23 9 (X) 23 9 38 16 (X) 38 16 1.0 to 4.9 acres ________________________________ 48 112 (X) 48 112 45 98 (X) 45 98 5.0 to 14.9 acres _______________________________ 17 146 (X) 17 146 13 85 (X) 13 85 15.0 to 24.9 acres ______________________________ 5 93 (X) 5 93 6 105 (X) 6 105 25.0 to 49.9 acres ______________________________ 3 108 (X) 3 108 3 101 (X) 3 101 50.0 to 99.9 acres ______________________________ (X) (X) 100.0 to 249.9 acres ____________________________ (X) (X) 250.0 to 499.9 acres ____________________________ (X) (X) 500.0 to 749.9 acres ____________________________ (X) - 750.0 to 999.9 acres ____________________________ } (X) (X) - 1,000.0 acres or more ___________________________ (X) -

} 1,000.0 to 1,999.9 acre8- ______________________ (X) (X) (X) 2,000.0 (X) (X) (X) to 2,999.9 aCre8-______________________ (X) (X) (X) 3,000.0 acres or more _________________________ (X) (X) (X) Land in orchard"- _________________________________ 317 815 (X) 228 1 371 310 1 749 (X) 225 277 0.1 to 0.9 acres ________________________________ 25 9 (X) 19 7 31 12 (X) 24 9 1.0 to 4.9 acres ________________________________ 167 435 (X) 116 299 166 393 (X) 123 282 5.0 to 14.9 acres _______________________________ 109 826 (X) 81 602 89 684 (X) 58 444 15.0 to 24.9 acres ______________________________ 11 185 (X) 7 123 19 336 (X) 16 286 25.0 to 49.9 acres ______________________________ 2 (0) (X) 2 (0) 4 (D) (X) 3 (0) 50.0 to 99.9 acres ______________________________ 1 (0) (X) 1 (D) - (X) 100.0 to 249.9 acres ____________________________ 2 (0) (X) 2 (D) (D) (X) (0) 250.0 to 499.9 acres ____________________________ (X) (X) 500.0 to 749.9 acres ____________________________ (X) - 750.0 to 999.9 acres ____________________________ } (X) (X) - 1,000.0 acres or more ___________________________ (X) -

} 1,000.0 to 1,999.9 acre5-______________________ (X) (X) (X) 2,000.0 (X) (X) (X) to 2,999.9 acre5-______________________ (X) (X) (X) 3,000.0 acres or more _________________________ (X) (X) (X) 

Table 45. Specified Fruits and Nuts by Acres: 1987 and 1982 

[Not published for this State 1 

Table 46. Nursery and Greenhouse Crops, Mushrooms, and Sod Grown for Sale by Value of 

Sales: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Crop 

Nursery and greenhouse crops, mushrooms, and sod grown for sale (see text) ________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

1987 value of sales: $1 to $2,499 sales _________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 sales _____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $39,999 sales __________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 sales __________________________________ _ 

$100,000 to $199,999 sales ________________________________ _ 

$200,000 to $499,999 sales ________________________________ _ $500,000 sales or more ____________________________________ _ 

Bedding plants __________________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

Nursery crops ___________________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

Under glass or other protection 

Farms Square feet 

99 

88 

26 

18 

32 

9 

6 

7 

1 

81 

71 

7 

7 

959426 

803803 

19505 

35961 

165463 

125 897 

147 400 

(0) 

(0) 

577 766 

415250 

26967 

(D) 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

In the open 

Farms 

64 

67 

23 

8 

17 

9 

4 

1 

2 

5 

9 

38 

43 

Sales 

Value 

Acres Farms ($1,000) 

657 148 7377 

691 134 5850 

50 47 42 

14 24 111 

174 44 878 

75 15 864 

126 8 1 095 

(0) 7 2097 

(0) 3 2289 

5 83 2994 

8 73 2 137 

327 44 1 951 

418 46 2325 

MONTANA 37 
Table 47. Farms by Concentration of Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Characteristics 

Farms ________________________________________________________ number __ 

percenL_ Land in farms ___________________________________________________ acres __ 

Average size of farm ________________________________________ acres __ 

Value of land and buildings' _____________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Average per farm __________________________________________ dollars __ 

Average per acre __________________________________________ dollars __ 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipmenL __________ $1,000 __ 

percenL_ 

Land in farms according to use: Total cropland ________________________________________________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland __________________________________________ acre"-_ 

Pastureland, excluding woodland pastured _______________________ acres __ 

Market value of agricultural products sold ________________________ $1,000 __ Average per farm __________________________________________ dollars __ 

Grains ___ _ _ ___ _ _ ____ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ ___ _ __ _ _ ______ _ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Tobacco _ _ _ _ ___ _ __ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ _ __ _ _ _____ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ ___ _ _ _ _ __ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Hay, silage, and field seeds ___________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melon ____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Fruits, nuts, and berries _______________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Nursery and greenhouse crops ________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Other crops _________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Poultry and poultry products ___________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Dairy products _______________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Cattle and calves ____________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Hogs and pigs _______________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ______________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Other livestock and livestock products (see text) ________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Total farm production expenses' _________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Selected farm production expenses': Livestock and poultry purchased _______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Feed for livestock and poultry _________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Commercial fertilizer __________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Agricultural chemicals ________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Petroleum products ___________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Electricity ____ ____ _ _ _____ _ _____ ____ __ _ ___ _ ___ __ __ _ ______ _ _ __ __ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Hired farm labor _____________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Interest _ _ ____ _ ______ __ _ _ _____ ___ _ __ ____ __ __ _ ____ _ ___ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Payments from government programs ____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Inventory of selected livestock: Cattle and calves ____________________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ Milk cows _________________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ Hogs and pigs _______________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

'Data are based on a sample of farms. 

38 MONTANA 

All farms 

24568 

100.0 

60 203 993 

2451 

24565 

12 418 239 

505 526 

205 

488 238 

100.0 

17 829 766 

9 128013 

40 751 294 

547286 

62980 

11 548 

524908 

5464 

55418 

96 

461 

268 

1 871 

148 

7377 

637 

49166 

705 

10621 

431 

37486 

14718 

774052 

1 343 

33888 

2692 

37606 

2393 

14431 

24563 

288298 

8810 

191 557 

13691 

119817 

12271 

79449 

15217 

64461 

23109 

100191 

19070 

23779 

9318 

102 470 

14774 

157891 

10903 

232 620 

14866 

2 591 391 

1 732 

26879 

1 406 

200 663 

Fewest number of farms accounting for1 0 percent of sales 25 percent of sales 50 percent of sales 75 percent of sales 

53 438 2141 5698 

.2 1.8 8.7 23.2 

2 7t5 670 9 509 867 22 189805 37 210 664 

51 239 21 712 10364 6530 

53 438 2145 5671 

373 748 1 415992 3 790 384 6879116 

7051 849 3232858 1 767 079 1 213 034 

138 149 172 185 

17 102 106381 379823 795065 

1.1 7.1 25.5 53.4 

249 116 1 386400 5072319 10 354 422 

175821 911 440 2959643 5 778 269 

2 241 419 7748816 16423 221 25683448 

155314 386926 773 733 1 160531 

2930 460 883 393 361 389 203673 

25 269 1 516 4206 

7134 50940 192 346 369840 

11 115 558 1 382 

820 6884 19843 32770 

3 11 15 19 

18 56 (0) 195 

1 4 

(0) 28 

4 14 26 

2711 4907 5804 

6 56 214 403 

850 12205 32502 44345 

7 36 61 123 

4978 9288 10086 10307 

7 52 146 234 

2494 11 453 27351 34852 

49 388 1 701 4180 

133 454 271 553 446 350 603 024 

9 61 158 394 

2751 14343 20710 26226 

4 57 234 649 

574 5820 14 416 24516 

11 64 207 468 

242 673 5075 8625 

53 437 2 144 5670 

134716 318 788 613501 920538 

49 343 1 304 2917 

66472 105 757 141 213 165386 

52 379 1 585 3833 

26708 52907 77 378 95691 

38 353 1 706 4406 

2020 10 713 32383 58525 

30 342 1 781 4770 

769 6374 20230 40553 

52 432 2127 5628 

2788 11 196 31 519 59167 

51 417 2024 5259 

371 3955 8887 14471 

51 415 1 835 4137 

11 015 33805 64 333 87390 

46 388 1 881 4687 4854 24776 65932 108 049 

23 252 1 434 3950 

877 15239 65294 143 166 

47 368 1 650 4101 

206 189 586 542 187033 1 814 725 

8 67 261 550 

1 447 7 154 16972 22460 

8 60 160 388 

12758 79918 113380 147 356 

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1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MONTANA 39 
Table 48. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

All farms Farms with sales of $10,000 or more 

Item 

Total Full owners Part owners Tenants Total Full owners Part owners Tenants 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms _________________________________ number __ 24568 12112 9279 3177 15868 5817 7830 2221 

percent._ 100.0 49.3 37.8 12.9 64.6 23.7 31.9 9.0 Land in farms ____________________________ acres __ 60 203 993 15622399 38 608 260 5973 334 54 373 863 12 368 299 36633011 5372553 Average size of farm __________________ acres __ 2451 1 290 4 161 1 880 3427 2 126 4679 2419 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sales (see text) ____________________ farms __ 24568 12112 9279 3177 15868 5817 7830 2221 $1,000 __ 1 547 286 448 114 915 183 183 989 1 519115 428 760 910 064 180291 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 62980 36998 98630 57913 95735 73708 116228 81 176 

Farms by value of sales: Less than $1,000 (see text) ___________________ 2398 1 830 350 218 - - - - $1,000 to $2,499 ____________________________ 1 922 1 467 297 158 - - - - $2,500 to $4,999 ____________________________ 2006 1 406 359 241 - - - - $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 2374 1 592 443 339 - - - - $10,000 to $19,999 __________________________ 2824 1 581 778 465 2824 1 581 778 465 

$20,000 to $24,999 __________________________ 1 088 538 368 182 1 088 538 368 182 $25,000 to $39,999 __________________________ 2452 1 006 1 025 421 2452 1 006 1 025 421 $40,000 to $49,999 __________________________ 1 243 441 601 201 1 243 441 601 201 $50,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 4064 1 208 2312 544 4064 1 208 2312 544 $100,000 to $249,999 ________________________ 3253 820 2096 337 3253 820 2096 337 

$250,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 692 163 476 53 692 163 476 ~3 $500,000 to $999,999 ________________________ 170 34 126 10 170 34 126 10 $1,000,000 or more __________________________ 82 26 48 8 82 26 48 8 

Grains ________________________________ farms __ 11 548 3804 5959 1 785 10244 3006 5720 1 518 $1,000 __ 524 908 121 128 328 715 75065 519946 118250 327854 73842 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 3 513 725 2313 475 3513 725 2313 475 $1,000 __ 389 680 7B 675 258 058 52947 389680 78675 258 058 52947 

Corn for grain _______________________ farms __ 176 52 85 39 164 44 83 37 $1,000 __ (D) 566 1 051 (D) (0) 539 (0) (0) WheaL _____________________________ farms __ 10 326 3231 5505 1 590 9348 2652 5328 1 368 $1,000 __ 378 650 86732 238 023 53 B95 375 089 84 679 237417 52994 Soybeans _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ __ _ _ _ ______ __ __ _ farms __ - - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - -

Sorghum for grain ___________________ farms __ I - - 1 1 - - 1 $1,000 __ (D) - - (D) (0) - - (0) Barley ______________________________ farms __ 8 105 2417 4375 1 313 7469 2043 4261 1 165 $1,000 __ 127 795 30130 79460 18205 126721 29489 79278 17954 Oats _______________________________ farms __ I 047 341 566 140 884 245 525 114 $1,000 __ 4624 1 358 2705 561 4397 1 21B (0) (0) Other grains ________________________ farms __ I 503 331 892 280 1 445 307 8B8 250 

$1,000 __ 11 679 2343 7476 1 861 11 616 2325 7471 1 820 

Cotton and cottonseed _________________ farms __ - - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - - Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ - - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - -

Tobacco ______________________________ farms __ - - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - - Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ - - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - -

Hay, silage, and field seeds ____________ farms __ 5464 2591 2247 626 3692 1 28B 1 909 495 

$1,000 __ 55418 19535 30307 5576 51 527 16674 29525 532B Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 203 55 133 15 203 55 133 15 $1,000 __ 18723 5583 11 937 1 203 18723 5583 11 937 1 203 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____ farms __ 96 53 30 13 41 10 24 7 $1,000 __ 461 167 189 105 360 91 178 91 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 1 - - 1 1 - - 1 $1,000 __ (D) - - (D) (0) - - (0) 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ________________ farms __ 268 239 19 10 78 65 8 5 $1,000 __ 1 871 1 721 79 71 1 290 1 163 72 55 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 2 2 - - 2 2 - - $1,000 __ (D) (D) - - (0) (0) - -

Nursery and greenhouse crops __________ farms __ 148 116 17 15 92 70 11 11 $1,000 __ 7377 4 811 1 302 1 264 7252 4709 1 291 1 252 

Sales of $50.000 or more ____________ farms __ 30 23 2 5 30 23 2 5 $1,000 __ 6219 3893 (0) (D) 6219 3893 (D) (0) 

Other crops ___________________________ farms __ 637 150 346 141 608 133 344 131 $1,000 __ 49166 6 757 32977 9433 49070 6718 (0) (0) 

Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 298 43 202 53 298 43 202 53 $1,000 __ 42599 4 780 30255 7564 42599 4780 30255 7564 

Poultry and poultry products ____________ farms __ 705 359 272 74 369 123 195 51 

$1,000 __ 10621 6407 4037 177 10 514 6322 4016 176 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 35 9 24 2 35 9 24 2 $1,000 __ 10118 6 151 (0) (D) 10118 6151 (0) (0) 

Dairy products ________________________ farms __ 431 194 198 39 359 141 181 37 $1,000 __ 37486 13 484 21 653 2349 37403 13422 (0) (0) 

Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 224 82 124 18 224 82 124 18 

$1,000 __ 35400 12 684 20684 2032 35400 12684 20684 2032 

Cattle and calves- _____________________ farms __ 14718 6751 6343 1 624 10865 4024 5630 1 211 

$1,000 __ 774052 239 069 452690 82293 760 068 229392 450025 80651 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 3440 1 039 2124 277 3440 1 039 2124 277 

$1,000 __ 610428 172 040 375366 63022 610 428 172040 375368 63022 

See footnotes at end of table. 

40 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 48. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text} 

All farms Farms with sales of $10,000 or more 

Item 

Total Full owners Part owners Tenants Total Full owners Part owners Tenants 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Total sales (see text)-Con. Hogs and pigs ________________________ farms __ I 343 604 544 195 1 019 379 485 155 $1,000 __ 33888 12165 19422 2301 33338 11 765 19353 2219 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 147 55 80 12 147 55 80 12 $1,000 __ 24559 8108 15 515 935 24559 8108 15515 935 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________ farms __ 2692 1 303 1 046 343 1 797 653 904 240 $1,000 __ 37606 12647 20448 4510 35589 11 194 20 147 4248 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 185 45 119 21 185 45 119 21 $1,000 __ 20 164 5471 12506 2187 20 164 5471 12506 2187 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) ____________________________ farms __ 2393 1 265 878 250 1 243 490 613 140 $1,000 __ 14431 10223 3 364 845 12758 9059 2998 702 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 64 50 10 4 64 50 10 4 $1,000 __ 8689 6810 1 463 415 8689 6810 1 463 415 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

Total farm production expenses ___________ farms __ 24563 12141 9 175 3247 15925 5838 7781 2306 $1,000 __ 1 288 298 374570 761 576 152 152 1 237 664 340933 749 142 147608 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 52449 30852 83006 46859 77720 58399 96278 64 010 

Livestock and poultry purchased ________ farms __ 8810 3867 3944 999 6640 2420 3457 763 $1,000 __ 191 557 62695 101 375 27486 187 789 60202 100481 27106 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 5037 2507 2019 511 3019 1 143 1 578 298 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 2631 955 1 272 404 2486 878 1 227 381 $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ 877 324 483 70 870 318 482 70 $100,000 or more _________________________ 265 81 170 14 265 81 170 14 

Feed for livestock and poultry __________ farms __ 13691 6401 5691 1 599 9375 3391 4851 1 133 $1,000 __ 119817 42955 61 055 15807 115624 40120 60 143 15362 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 10013 5110 3 687 1 216 5744 2138 2853 753 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 2880 1 000 1 552 328 2833 962 1 546 325 $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ 644 235 362 47 644 235 362 47 $100,000 or more _________________________ 154 56 90 8 154 56 90 8 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ____ farms __ 5125 2266 2312 547 3585 1 235 1 972 378 $1,000 __ 31 530 13574 15991 1 965 30957 13189 15875 1 893 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ____________________________ 4088 1 912 1 723 453 2549 882 1 383 284 $5,000 to $24,999 _______________________ 824 283 458 83 823 282 458 83 $25,000 to $79,999 ______________________ 163 51 103 9 163 51 103 9 $80,000 or more ________________________ 50 20 28 2 50 20 28 2 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees _________ farms __ II 213 3901 5614 1 698 9582 2817 5257 1 508 $1,000 __ 29192 7502 17260 4430 28390 6955 17 068 4367 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ________________________________ 4962 2258 2078 626 3438 1 242 1 759 437 $1,000 to $4,999 __________________________ 4709 1 258 2 572 879 4620 1208 2534 878 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 1 453 366 907 180 1 435 348 907 180 $25,000 or more __________________________ 89 19 57 13 89 19 57 13 

Commercial fertilizer ___________________ farms __ 12271 4865 5786 1 620 10024 3296 5328 1 400 $1,000 __ 79449 19595 49545 10309 78206 18851 49229 10126 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 7832 3755 3052 1 025 5590 2187 2598 805 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 3764 982 2273 509 3759 981 2269 509 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 550 104 373 73 550 104 373 73 $50,000 or more __________________________ 125 24 88 13 125 24 88 13 

Agricultural chemicals __________________ farms __ IS 217 6233 6876 2108 12085 3918 6376 1 791 $1,000 __ 64 461 15574 39820 9067 62609 14473 39357 8779 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 11 280 5366 4368 1 546 8189 3069 3890 1 230 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 3613 799 2298 516 3572 781 2276 515 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 262 56 170 36 262 56 170 36 $50,000 or mOre __________________________ 62 12 40 10 62 12 40 10 

Petroleum products ____________________ farms __ 23109 11 105 8940 3064 15673 5704 7694 2275 $1,000 __ 100 191 29543 58655 11 993 95007 26181 57419 11408 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 16024 9323 4510 2 191 8608 3928 3278 1 402 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 6795 1 722 4223 850 6775 1716 4209 850 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 246 51 177 18 246 51 177 18 $50,000 or more __________________________ 44 9 30 5 44 9 30 5 

Gasoline and gasohoL _______________ farms __ 21 891 10390 8656 2845 15 034 5390 7485 2159 $1,000 __ 48439 15246 27690 5503 44 914 12964 26834 5116 Diesel fuel __________________________ farms __ 16249 6546 7383 2320 13 199 4453 6822 1 924 $1,000 __ 40176 10687 24236 5253 39 165 10053 24003 5 110 Natural gas _________________________ farms __ 861 419 387 55 704 285 364 55 $1,000 __ 1 479 539 818 122 1 421 484 815 122 

LP gas, fuel oil, kerosene, motor oil, grease, etc. ________________________ 2656 14 726 5209 7 372 2145 farms __ 19057 8192 8209 $1,000 __ 10097 3071 5911 1 115 9507 2680 5767 1 059 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MONTANA 41 
Table 48. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

All farms Farms with sales 01 $10,000 or more 

Item 

Total Full owners Part owners Tenants Total Full owners Part owners Tenants 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

-Con. 

Total farm production expenses - Con. Electricity _____________________________ farms __ 19070 8864 8023 2183 13687 4907 7052 1 728 $1,000 __ 23779 8474 13 166 2139 21 988 7 168 12800 2020 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $999 ________________________________ 12732 6674 4459 1 599 7647 2934 3562 1 151 $1,000 to $4,999 __________________________ 5616 1 974 3 109 533 5320 1 759 3035 526 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 687 203 436 48 685 201 436 48 $25,000 or more __________________________ 35 13 19 3 35 13 19 3 

Hired farm labor _______________________ larms __ 9318 3468 4787 1 063 7976 2536 4471 969 $1,000 __ 102 470 29823 64 860 7787 101 067 28995 64 322 7749 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 5333 2319 2281 733 4034 1 401 1 994 639 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 2994 860 1 871 263 2954 848 1 843 263 $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ 885 256 570 59 882 254 569 59 $100,000 or more _________________________ 106 33 65 8 106 33 65 8 

Contract labor _________________________ larms __ 4606 1 871 2148 587 3684 1 260 1 956 468 $1,000 __ 13218 4378 7421 1419 12 521 3905 7272 1 343 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $999 ________________________________ 1 946 936 730 280 1 265 493 590 182 $1,000 to $4,999 __________________________ 1 905 677 992 236 1 666 511 940 215 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 717 248 401 68 715 246 401 68 $25,000 or more __________________________ 38 10 25 3 38 10 25 3 

Repair and maintenance _______________ larms __ 21 019 9858 8495 2666 14682 5266 7382 2034 $1,000 __ 93053 26782 56093 10178 86798 22545 54730 9524 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 15035 8284 4705 2046 8873 3785 3652 1 436 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 5620 1 495 3533 592 5450 1 407 3473 570 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 271 63 188 20 266 58 188 20 $50,000 or more __________________________ 93 16 69 8 93 16 69 8 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of 

machinery and equipment _____________ farms __ 8315 3 192 3965 1 158 6774 2099 3712 963 $1,000 __ 29476 7649 16346 5481 28494 7023 16203 5269 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ________________________________ 3572 1 767 1 341 464 2304 838 1 131 335 $1,000 to $4,999 __________________________ 3077 1017 1 672 388 2815 853 1 629 333 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 1 527 380 876 271 1 516 380 876 260 $25,000 or more __________________________ 139 28 76 35 139 28 76 35 

Interest expense ______________________ larms __ 14774 6265 6 818 1 691 11 392 3804 6144 1444 $1,000 __ 157 891 50 163 100 117 7611 149 407 44 102 97973 7332 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 7724 3809 2657 1 258 4819 1 677 2130 1 012 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 5410 1 989 3015 406 4946 1 670 2871 405 $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ 1 527 437 1 069 21 1 514 427 1 066 21 $100,000 or more _________________________ 113 30 77 6 113 30 77 6 

Secured by real estate _______________ larms __ 10260 4922 5338 - 7865 3039 4826 - $1,000 __ 113466 39244 74222 - 106 326 33823 72503 -

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ______________________________ 1 294 804 490 - 617 299 318 - $1,000 to $4,999 ________________________ 3544 2 115 1 429 - 2209 1 020 1 189 - $5,000 to $24,999 _______________________ 4244 1 651 2593 - 3874 1 378 2496 - $25,000 or more ________________________ 1 178 352 826 - 1 165 342 823 -

Not secured by real estate ___________ larms __ 8076 2758 3627 1 691 6629 1 863 3322 1 444 $1,000 __ 44 425 10919 25895 7611 43082 10279 25470 7332 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $999 ______________________________ 2482 1 170 802 510 1 539 502 649 388 $1,000 to $4,999 ________________________ 3167 1 029 1 390 748 2686 803 1 259 624 $5,000 to $24,999 _______________________ 2112 488 1 218 406 2089 487 1 197 405 $25,000 or more ________________________ 315 71 217 27 315 71 217 27 

Cash renL ____________________________ larms __ 7526 - 5732 1 794 6329 - 4942 1 387 $1,000 __ 65735 - 45664 20081 64 112 - 44 634 19478 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 4328 - 3432 896 3 162 - 2665 497 $5,000 to $9,999 __________________________ 1 293 - 958 335 1 283 - 954 329 $10,000 to $24,999 ________________________ 1 340 - 970 370 1 319 - 951 366 $25,000 or more __________________________ 565 - 372 193 565 - 372 193 

Property taxes ________________________ farms __ 22937 12039 9153 1 745 14964 5808 7776 1 380 $1,000 __ 65288 25204 37778 2306 58941 20305 36454 2182 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 19236 10840 6723 1 673 11 320 4644 5367 1 309 $5,000 to $9,999 __________________________ 2537 845 1 634 58 2485 814 1 614 57 $10,000 to $24,999 ________________________ 1 021 309 700 12 1 017 306 699 12 $25,000 or more __________________________ 143 45 96 2 142 44 96 2 

All other larm production expenses ______ farms __ 23375 11260 9022 3093 15921 5835 7780 2306 

$1,000 __ 152 722 44233 92430 16058 146 729 40 109 91 057 15563 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 15707 9052 4452 2203 8282 3641 3221 1 420 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 6470 1 930 3744 796 6447 1 919 3735 793 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 845 205 572 66 841 203 571 67 $50,000 or more __________________________ 353 73 254 26 351 72 253 26 

See footnotes at end of table. 

42 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 48. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

All farms Farms with sales of $10,000 or more 

Item 

Total Full owners Part owners Tenants Total Full owners Part owners Tenants 

NET CASH RETURN FROM 

AGRICULTURAL SALES FOR 

THE FARM UNIT' 

All farms _______________________________ number __ 24565 12141 9175 3249 15 926 5838 7781 2307 $1,000 __ 260 131 73791 150 984 35357 283 107 88290 158 434 36383 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 10590 6078 16456 10882 17 776 15 123 20362 15771 

Farms with net gains2 _________________ numbeL_ 13748 6033 5616 2099 11 319 4226 5400 1 693 Average net gain ____________________ dollars __ 25952 18446 35523 21 918 31 086 25479 36875 26616 

Gain of- Less than $1,000 __________________________ 1 272 865 242 165 410 186 164 60 $1,000 to $9,999 __________________________ 5 158 2784 1 459 915 3 591 1 656 1 321 614 $10,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 5534 1 902 2843 789 5 534 1 902 2843 789 $50,000 or more __________________________ 1 784 482 1 072 230 1 784 482 1 072 230 

Farms with net losses _________________ number __ 10817 6108 3559 1 150 4607 1 612 2381 614 Average net loss ____________________ dollars __ 8935 6138 13631 9261 14 924 12025 17091 14135 

Loss of- Less than $1,000 __________________________ 1 741 1 232 322 187 418 205 158 55 $1,000 to $9,999 __________________________ 6425 4019 1 776 630 2 078 845 967 266 $10,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 2434 792 1 323 319 1 911 508 1 124 279 $50,000 or more __________________________ 217 65 138 14 200 54 132 14 

GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS AND 

OTHER FARM-RELATED INCOME 

Government payments ___________________ farms __ 10903 3631 5723 1 549 9 568 2785 5458 1 325 $1,000 __ 232 620 57389 146 536 28695 225 207 53101 144271 27835 Other farm-related income' _______________ farms __ 5740 2473 2496 771 4 012 1 271 2 160 581 $1,000 __ 32 170 12858 15084 4228 25 934 8608 13974 3353 

Customwork and other agricultural services _____________________________ farms __ 2 182 674 1 093 415 1 665 375 974 316 $1,000 __ 12710 3 179 7 135 2396 11 235 2300 6891 2045 

Gross cash rent or share payments _____ farms __ 2316 1 386 721 209 1 436 665 625 146 $1,000 __ 13432 7 103 4763 1 566 10 168 4612 4432 1 124 Forest products and Christmas trees ____ farms __ 438 194 226 18 241 104 134 3 $1,000 __ 3 184 1 465 1 695 24 2272 953 1 313 6 Other farm-related income sources ______ farms __ I 810 543 1 017 250 1 533 360 958 215 $1,000 __ 2844 1111 1 491 242 2258 743 1 338 178 

COMMODITY CREDIT 

CORPORATION LOANS 

Total ___________________________________ farms __ 4334 1 060 2603 671 4 190 973 2578 639 $1,000 __ 116792 21 806 79313 15673 116 304 21 473 79248 15582 Corn _________________________________ farms __ 31 8 16 7 29 6 16 7 $1,000 __ 203 45 (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) Wheat ________________________________ farms __ 4026 949 2450 627 3 907 878 2432 597 $1,000 __ 97461 16457 67803 13201 97 108 16239 67749 13 120 Soybeans _____________________________ farms __ - - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - -

Sorghum, barley, and oats ______________ farms __ I 421 340 851 230 1 393 325 845 223 $1,000 __ 16572 3372 11 023 2178 16 537 3352 11 015 2 171 Cotton ________________________________ farms __ - - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - - Peanuts, rye, rice, tobacco, and honey ___ farms __ 131 47 72 12 117 36 70 11 $1,000 __ 2556 1 932 (0) (0) (0) (D) (0) (0) 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE 

Total cropland ___________________________ farms __ 21 064 9502 8797 2765 14 765 5064 7630 2071 

acres __ 17 829 766 4463 046 11 006 916 2359804 16 927 321 3990057 10 714 421 2222843 Harvested cropland ____________________ farms __ 19267 8309 8463 2495 14 292 4790 7516 1 986 

acres __ 9 128 013 2228 860 5 682 726 1 216427 8 876 827 2081 963 5 618 924 1 175 940 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres _____________________________ 4214 3072 783 359 849 523 223 103 50 to 99 acres ____________________________ 1 905 1 115 545 245 1 023 522 361 140 100 to 199 acres __________________________ 2742 1 261 1 007 474 2 186 954 866 366 200 to 499 acres __________________________ 4378 1 536 2 195 647 4 220 1 469 2 140 611 500 to 999 acres __________________________ 3370 839 2068 463 3 359 838 2062 459 1,000 to 1,999 acres _______________________ 2051 383 1 442 226 2049 382 1 441 226 2,000 acres or more _______________________ 607 103 423 81 606 102 423 81 

Cropland: Pasture or grazing only _______________ farms __ 7092 3713 2654 725 4 235 1 695 2071 469 

acres __ 1 292 003 491 085 662 014 138 904 1 023 295 337639 582 549 103 107 

In cover crops, legumes, and soilimprovement grasses, not harvested and not pastured ___________________ farms __ 2021 744 1 062 215 1 664 493 983 188 

acres __ 545 491 174859 328 727 41 905 486 493 134812 312302 39379 On which all crops failed _____________ farms __ I 165 443 560 162 870 252 497 121 acres __ 182 127 54537 98869 28721 158 231 42297 91 966 23968 In cultivated summer fallow ___________ farms __ 9404 2850 5 128 1426 8 302 2237 4875 1 190 

acres __ 5 676 710 1 189 949 3 656 166 830595 5 468 957 1 113173 3 572 091 783 693 Idle ________________________________ farms __ 3455 1 428 1 624 403 2 793 993 1 475 325 

acres __ I 005 422 323756 578 414 103252 913 518 280 173 536 589 96756 

Total woodland __________________________ farms __ 3207 1 798 1 187 222 1 785 733 909 143 

acres __ I 873 500 754972 939 185 179343 1 490 301 516488 883 149 90664 Woodland pastured ____________________ farms __ 2493 1 319 989 185 1 450 566 766 118 

acres __ I 501 550 587 768 758 367 155415 1 212 228 428294 711 178 72756 Woodland not pastured ________________ farms __ I 149 716 364 69 574 253 277 44 

acres __ 371 950 167204 180818 23928 278 073 88194 171 971 17908 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MONTANA 43 
Table 48. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1987-con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

All farms Farms with sales of $10,000 or more 

Item 

Total Full owners Part owners Tenants Total Full owners Part owners Tenants 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE-Con. 

Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland pastured _________ farms __ 13675 5546 6537 1 592 10259 3368 5759 1 132 acres __ 39459291 10 064 775 26062298 3 332 218 35 041 469 7600882 24472044 2 968 543 

Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. _________________________ farms __ 14598 7740 5528 1330 9415 3692 4754 969 acres __ I 041 436 339 606 599861 101 969 914 772 260872 563 397 90503 Cropland under federal acreage reduction 

programs: 

Annual commodity acreage adjustment programs ____________________________ farms __ 8569 2491 4812 1266 8061 2205 4708 1 148 acres __ I 848 178 394 734 1 187481 265963 1 830 615 385627 1 183 585 261 403 Conservation reserve program __________ farms __ I 598 521 963 114 1 310 334 879 97 acres __ 753 165 212 257 489 122 51 786 632 828 148 636 437 745 46447 

Value of land and buildings' ______________ farms __ 24565 12141 9175 3249 15926 5838 7781 2307 $1,000 __ 12418 239 4 328 714 6912 712 1 176813 10 770 263 3217722 6487226 1 065 315 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 505 526 356 537 753 429 362208 676269 551 169 833 727 461 775 Average per acre ____________________ dollars __ 205 274 179 190 197 257 177 191 

Farms by value group: $1 to $39,999 _______________________________ 2836 2249 110 477 672 527 24 121 $40,000 to $69,999 __________________________ 1 852 1 195 254 403 465 207 96 162 $70,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 1 987 1 370 364 253 763 405 185 173 $100,000 to $149,999 ________________________ 2633 1 696 612 325 1 186 621 322 243 $150,000 to $199,999 ________________________ 1 905 1 097 558 250 1 107 527 375 205 

$200,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 6643 2730 3 015 898 5416 1 943 2693 780 $500,000 to $999,999 ________________________ 3936 1 039 2462 435 3673 920 2328 425 $1,000,000 to $1,999,999 ____________________ 1 836 483 1 208 145 1 767 438 1 186 143 $2,000,000 to $4,999,999 ____________________ 762 221 491 50 717 197 477 43 $5,000,000 or more __________________________ 175 61 101 13 160 53 95 12 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _________________________ farms __ 24496 12102 9 173 3221 15 912 5830 7781 2301 $1,000 __ 1 488 2~8 482 127 835 562 170550 1 355 707 395987 804955 154 765 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 ________________________________ 1 752 1 251 287 214 375 242 63 70 $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 4010 2997 559 454 629 338 174 117 $10,000 to $19,999 __________________________ 3475 2124 869 482 1 688 811 557 320 $20,000 to $49,999 _____________ .------------ 5674 2703 2047 924 4077 1 655 1 700 722 $50,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 4415 1 614 2 196 605 4092 1 421 2130 541 

$100,000 to $199,999 ________________________ 3515 1018 2107 390 3403 970 2051 382 $200,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 1 547 368 1 030 149 1 540 366 1 028 146 $500,000 or more ___________________________ 108 27 78 3 108 27 78 3 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Motortrucks, including pickups ____________ farms __ 23 109 11 156 8877 3076 15441 5579 7657 2205 

numbeL_ 72562 27314 36255 8993 59203 17842 33843 7518 Wheel tractors __________________________ farms __ 21 138 10010 8590 2538 14679 5188 7457 2034 

numbeL_ 56648 23142 27427 6079 45557 14993 25332 5232 Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) ________ farms __ II 296 6074 4 152 1 070 6835 2552 3492 791 

numbeL_ 17 648 9228 6895 1 525 11 251 4221 5852 1 178 40 horsepower (PTO) or more __________ farms __ 16875 6811 7794 2270 13561 4554 7088 1 919 

numbeL_ 39000 13914 20532 4554 34306 10772 19480 4054 

Grain and bean combines ________________ farms __ 9477 3122 5 105 1 250 8421 2440 4862 1 119 

numbeL_ 12025 3743 6768 1 514 10812 2974 6463 1 375 Cottonpickers and strippers _______________ farms __ - - - - - - - - number __ - - - - - - - - Mower conditioners ______________________ farms __ 8265 3516 3857 892 6346 2254 3386 706 number __ 9429 4002 4432 995 7350 2645 3910 795 Pickup balers ___________________________ farms __ II 100 4553 5298 1 249 8654 2931 4691 1 032 

numbeL_ 13482 5328 6662 1 492 10876 3609 5994 1 273 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Commercial fertilizer _____________________ farms __ 12271 4865 5786 1 620 10024 3296 5328 1400 

acres on which used __ 5 686 900 1 347066 3 541 744 798090 5 587 551 1 289031 3 514 340 784 180 Lime ___________________________________ farms __ - - - - - - - - acres on which used __ - - - - - - - - tons __ - - - - - - - - Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., to 

controlInsects on hay and other crops _________ farms __ 6726 2222 3524 980 5957 1 704 3405 848 

acres on which used __ 2 119654 432565 1 385 529 301 560 2087 557 416 012 1 376798 294 747 Nematodes in crops ___________________ farms __ 303 68 169 66 303 68 169 66 

acres on which used __ 55606 10754 40536 4316 55606 10754 40536 4316 Diseases in crops and orchards _________ farms __ 836 434 299 103 640 248 289 103 

acres on which used __ 320 233 63733 191 963 64537 317 203 60811 191 855 64 537 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and pasture ______________________________ farms __ II 811 4394 5665 1 752 9850 3025 5304 1 521 

acres on which used __ 6 004 359 1 314667 3 825 164 864 528 5859065 1 232001 3786370 840694 

Chemicals for defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit _______ farms __ 412 123 231 58 341 75 218 48 

acres on which used __ III 060 24701 76134 10225 107006 21 507 75383 10116 

See footnotes at end of table. 

44 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 48. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text I 

All farms Farms with sales of $10,000 or more 

Item 

Total Full owners Part owners Tenants Total Full owners Part owners Tenants 

TENURE AND RACE OF 

OPERATOR 

All operators ____________________________________ 24568 12112 9279 3177 15868 5 817 7830 2221 Full owners ___________________________________ 

Part owners ___________________________________ 12112 12112 - - 5817 5817 - - 9279 - 9279 - 7830 - 7830 - Tenants ______________________________________ 3 177 - - 3177 2221 - - 2221 

White ________________________________________ 24143 11 935 9 101 3107 t5625 5733 7708 2184 Full owners _________________________________ 11 935 11 935 - - 5733 5733 - - Part owners _________________________________ 9 101 - 9 101 - 7708 - 7708 - Tenants ____________________________________ 3 107 - - 3107 2184 - - 2184 

Black and other races _________________________ 425 177 178 70 243 84 122 37 Full owners _________________________________ 177 177 - - 84 84 - - Part owners _________________________________ 178 - 178 - 122 - 122 - Tenants ____________________________________ 70 - - 70 37 - - 37 

OWNED AND RENTED LAND 

Land owned ____________________________ farms __ 21 536 12112 9279 145 13734 5817 7830 87 acres __ 42 827 678 18 921 347 23 716 016 190315 37 096 885 14 244 743 22714643 137499 Owned land in farms ___________________ farms __ 21 391 12112 9279 - 13647 5817 7830 - acres __ 38 700 778 15 622 399 23 078 379 - 34 488 513 12 368 299 22 120 214 -

Land rented or leased from others ________ farms __ 12602 146 9279 3177 10 142 91 7830 2221 acres __ 22 000 440 196010 15 756 563 6047867 20 274 570 109 089 14 727 556 5437 925 Rented or leased land in farms _________ farms __ 12456 - 9279 3177 10051 - 7830 2221 acres __ 21 503 215 - 15 529 881 5973334 19885 350 - 14 512 797 5372553 

Land rented or leased to others ___________ farms __ 2569 1 548 807 214 1 600 784 682 134 acres __ 4 624 125 3494958 864 319 264848 2 997 592 1 985 533 809 188 202871 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated _____________________________ 18259 8717 7757 1 785 12089 4162 6593 1 334 Not on farm operated __________________________ 4479 2143 1 149 1 187 2672 984 920 768 Not reported __________________________________ 1 830 1 252 373 205 1 107 671 317 119 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming ______________________________________ 17405 7339 7 755 2311 13 819 4771 7 156 1 892 Other ________________________________________ 7 163 4773 1 524 866 2049 1 046 674 329 

Operators by days of work off farm: None _________________________________________ 12162 5208 5630 1 324 9520 3212 5217 1 091 Any __________________________________________ 10764 5883 3 159 1 722 5213 1 983 2 191 1 039 1 to 99 days ________________________________ 3045 1 264 1 196 585 2228 680 1 070 478 100 to 199 days _____________________________ 2112 1 090 667 355 1 149 447 481 221 200 days or more ___________________________ 5607 3529 1 296 782 1 836 856 640 340 

Not reported __________________________________ 1 642 1 021 490 131 1 135 622 422 91 

Operators by years on present farm: 2 years or less ________________________________ 1 321 532 284 505 724 192 198 334 3 or 4 years __________________________________ 1 477 686 354 437 839 269 253 317 5 to 9 years ___________________________________ 3662 1 755 1 138 769 2 122 695 834 593 10 years or more ______________________________ 14043 6662 6403 978 9777 3449 5615 713 Average years on present farm _______________ 19.5 19.4 22.5 10.6 21.2 22.3 23.5 10.6 

Not reported __________________________________ 4065 2477 1 100 488 2406 1 212 930 264 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years ________________________________ 352 137 43 172 181 42 38 101 25 to 34 years ________________________________ 3149 1 099 963 1 087 2206 558 834 814 35 to 44 years ________________________________ 5205 2264 2061 880 3390 1 053 1 713 624 45 to 49 years ________________________________ 2620 1 313 1 056 251 1 597 580 846 171 50 to 54 years ________________________________ 2470 1 288 1 016 166 1 608 612 877 119 

55 to 59 years ________________________________ 2843 1 430 1 213 200 1 912 730 1 057 125 60 to 64 years ________________________________ 2789 1 487 1 152 150 1 843 738 1 002 103 65 to 69 years ________________________________ 2252 1264 865 123 1 413 627 714 72 70 years and over _____________________________ 2888 1 830 910 148 1 718 877 749 92 Average age ________________________________ 51.4 53.7 51.9 41.1 51.0 53.9 51.8 40.6 

Operators by sex: Male _________________________________________ 22991 11 090 8 857 3044 15 143 5441 7540 2162 Female _______________________________________ I 577 1 022 422 133 725 376 290 59 

Operators of Spanish origin (see text) _____________ 42 27 8 7 19 10 5 4 

FARMS BY TYPE OF 

ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family (sole proprietorship) ____ farms __ 19506 10060 6851 2595 11 703 4373 5559 1 771 acres __ 31 982 774 7828414 20 302 986 3851 374 29 693 013 6749285 19451 256 3 492 472 Partnership _____________________________ farms __ 2147 931 846 370 1 620 563 766 291 

acres __ 6 952 689 1 418 836 4 296 871 1 236982 6 656 628 1 282723 4 162 546 1 211 359 

Corporation: Family held ___________________________ farms __ 2579 949 1 464 166 2344 777 1 427 140 

acras __ 15 656 786 3005738 12021 503 629545 15 408 537 2909849 11 874 683 624 005 More lhan 10 stockholders ___________ farms __ 59 14 42 3 57 12 42 3 10 or less stockholders ______________ farms __ 2520 935 1 422 163 2 287 765 1 385 137 

Other than family held _________________ farms __ 77 36 33 8 66 29 32 5 acres __ 765 547 121 836 626 984 16727 753 653 119821 (0) (0) More than 10 stockholders ___________ farms __ 13 4 9 - 12 3 9 - 10 or less stockholders ______________ farms __ 64 32 24 8 54 26 23 5 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. ________________________ farms __ 259 136 85 38 135 75 46 14 acres __ 4' 846 197 3247575 1 359 916 238706 1 862 032 1 306621 (0) (0) 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MONTANA 45 
Table 48. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text J 

All farms Farms with sales of $10,000 or more 

Item 

Total Full owners Part owners Tenants Total Full owners Part owners Tenants 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres ____________________________________ 1 940 1 830 26 84 551 524 4 23 10 to 49 acres __________________________________ 2745 2175 326 244 328 237 40 51 50 to 69 acres __________________________________ 554 390 117 47 85 63 13 9 70 to 99 acres __________________________________ 818 569 150 99 201 137 25 39 100 to 139 acres ________________________________ 718 461 144 113 236 128 57 51 140 to 179 acres ________________________________ 929 629 129 171 353 231 59 63 180 to 219 acres ________________________________ 525 286 133 106 259 108 77 74 220 to 259 acres ________________________________ 481 287 122 72 257 136 79 42 260 to 499 acres ________________________________ 2309 1 254 633 422 1 388 679 454 255 500 to 999 acres ________________________________ 2737 1 236 985 516 2076 866 808 402 1,000 to 1,999 acres _____________________________ 3460 1 267 1 657 536 3090 1 082 1 512 496 2,000 acres or more _____________________________ 7352 1 728 4857 767 7044 1 626 4702 716 

FARMS BY STANDARD 

INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

Cash grains (011) _______________________________ 7206 2359 3548 1 299 6213 1 757 3386 1 070 Field crops, except cash grains (013) ______________ 2079 1 282 553 244 855 335 352 168 Cotton (0131) _________________________________ Tobacco (0132) _______________________________ 

Sugarcane and sugar beets; Irish 

potatoes; fielJ crops, except cash grains, n.e.c. (0133, 0134, 0139) _______________ 2079 1 282 553 244 855 335 352 168 

Vegetables and melons (016) _____________________ 40 27 7 6 8 3 3 2 Fruits and tree nuts (017) ________________________ 238 218 11 9 61 56 3 2 Horticultural specialties (018) _____________________ 114 93 9 12 76 61 6 9 General farms, primarily crop (019) ________________ 728 418 244 66 309 86 189 34 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (021) _________________________ 12 156 6360 4438 1 358 7890 3278 3713 899 Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) ______________ 10044 5 150 3790 1 104 6742 2791 3206 745 

Dairy farms (024) ________________________________ 256 114 116 26 234 95 113 26 Poultry and eggs (025) ___________________________ 69 54 12 3 13 8 4 1 Animal specialties (027) __________________________ 322 956 239 127 161 120 32 9 

General farms, primarily livestock and animal specialties (029) _________________________ 360 231 102 27 48 18 29 

LIVESTOCK 

Cattle and calves inventory _______________ farms __ 14866 6894 6323 1 649 10662 3909 5561 1 192 number __ 2591 391 827 090 551 208 213 093 2 502 337 768 729 1 530624 202 984 

Farms with- 1 to 9 ______________________________________ 2022 1 422 382 218 395 168 163 64 10 to 49 ____________________________________ 4316 2459 1 299 558 2051 912 846 293 50 to 99 ____________________________________ 2485 1 082 1 091 312 2243 928 1 026 289 100 to 199 __________________________________ 2552 904 1 374 274 2504 885 1 358 261 200 to 499 __________________________________ 2407 713 1 468 226 2390 706 1 460 224 500 or more ________________________________ 1 084 314 709 61 1 079 310 708 61 

Cows and herrers that had calved _______ farms __ 13544 6077 5957 1 510 9967 3563 5282 1 122 

numbeL_ 1 426 828 448 923 861 067 116838 1 376304 416531 849088 110685 Beef cows __________________________ farms __ 13073 5 811 5810 1 452 9682 3448 5157 1077 

number __ 399 949 439 270 845615 115064 350268 407 485 833811 108 972 

Farms with- 1 to 9 __________________________________ 2 164 1 433 472 259 464 189 187 88 10 to 49 ________________________________ 4376 2244 1 578 554 2797 186 1244 367 50 to 99 ________________________________ 2397 892 1 230 275 2321 847 1 208 266 100 to 199 ______________________________ 2 143 700 1 231 212 2115 688 1 223 204 200 to 499 ______________________________ 1 599 426 1 042 131 1 592 423 1 038 131 500 or more ____________________________ 394 116 257 21 393 115 257 21 

Milk cows ___________________________ farms __ I 732 748 807 177 1 253 396 713 144 

numbeL_ 26879 9653 15452 774 26036 9046 15277 713 

Farms with- 1 to 4 __________________________________ 354 595 622 137 892 257 530 105 5 to 9 __________________________________ 69 36 23 10 54 24 21 9 10 to 49 ________________________________ 105 49 42 14 103 47 42 14 50 to 99 ________________________________ 115 38 64 13 115 38 64 13 100 to 199 ______________________________ 74 26 45 3 74 26 45 3 200 to 499 ______________________________ 14 3 11 14 3 11 500 or more ____________________________ 1 1 1 1 

Heifers and heifer calves _______________ farms __ II 500 5080 5172 1 248 8597 3075 4600 922 

numbeL_ 635 912 195 600 387080 53232 616421 182871 382250 51 300 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves _ _ __ ___ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ ___ _ _ _ _ _ _____ _ farms __ 12352 5479 5531 1 342 9251 3311 4942 998 

numbeL_ 528 651 182 567 303061 43023 509612 169327 299 286 40999 

Cattle and calves sold ___________________ farms __ 14718 6751 6343 1 624 10865 4024 5630 1 211 

number __ 644 768 526 694 951 394 166680 609 027 501 942 944530 162 555 

$1,000 __ 774 052 239 069 452690 82293 760068 229392 450025 80651 Calves _______________________________ farms __ 5573 2663 2265 645 4003 1 550 1 987 466 

number __ 311 903 116891 162 730 32282 299 640 108271 160349 31 020 

$1,000 __ 107 760 38593 57942 11 224 104169 36059 57257 10853 Cattle ________________________________ farms __ 12990 5796 5768 1 426 9819 3580 5 157 1 082 

number __ 332 865 409 803 788664 134398 309 387 393 671 784181 131 535 

$1,000 __ 666 292 200 476 394 748 71 069 655 899 193 333 392 767 69798 

Fattened on grain and concentrates ___ farms __ I 120 513 514 93 796 281 446 69 

number __ 187191 62322 83757 41 112 185 825 61 317 83506 41 002 

$1,000 __ 120 498 38611 54204 27683 119825 38114 54083 27628 

See footnotes at end of table. 

46 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 48. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

All farms Farms with sales of $10,000 or more 

Item 

Total Full owners Part owners Tenants Total Full owners Part owners Tenants 

LIVESTOCK-Con. 

Hogs and pigs inventory __________________ farms __ 1 406 642 550 214 1 041 391 490 160 number __ 200663 70515 115 693 14255 195165 66593 115052 13520 Farms with- 1 to 24 _____________________________________ 682 340 221 121 381 131 172 78 25 to 49 ____________________________________ 183 85 73 25 144 62 66 16 50 to 99 ____________________________________ 176 71 79 26 156 56 76 24 100 to 199 __________________________________ 165 71 73 21 162 69 72 21 200 to 499 __________________________________ 110 45 46 17 108 43 48 17 500 or more ________________________________ 90 30 56 4 90 30 56 4 

Used or to be used for breeding ________ farms __ 947 413 392 142 766 295 362 109 number __ 26082 9378 14238 2466 24955 8562 14 115 2278 Other ________________________________ farms __ 1 285 585 507 193 958 362 454 142 numbeL_ 174581 61 137 101 655 11 789 170210 58031 100 937 11 242 

Hogs and pigs sold ______________________ farms __ 1 343 604 544 195 1 019 379 485 155 number __ 327 855 119459 181 696 26700 321 032 114336 180 877 25819 $1,000 __ 33888 12165 19422 2 301 33338 11 765 19 353 2219 Feeder pigs ___________________________ farms __ 272 125 96 51 193 70 86 37 number __ 57426 19963 27819 9644 54645 17 729 27563 9353 $1,000 __ 2218 802 1 046 369 2 118 723 1 036 359 

Litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ___ farms __ 993 433 412 148 795 302 381 112 

numbeL_ 39664 14377 22053 3234 38537 13542 21 928 3067 Dec. 1 and May 31 __________________ farms __ 882 379 369 134 721 275 342 104 number __ 19745 7217 10954 1 574 19 181 6799 10 888 1 494 June 1 and Nov. 30 _________________ farms __ 838 364 346 128 678 257 324 97 number __ 19919 7160 11 099 1 660 19 356 6743 11 040 1 573 

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory _____ farms __ 2625 1 251 1 033 341 1 748 624 887 237 number __ 588 150 189857 323623 74670 551 864 166224 317 711 67929 Ewes 1 year old or older _______________ farms __ 2423 1 130 978 315 1 640 572 847 221 number __ 391 836 118863 222420 50555 367275 102 577 218 144 46554 

Sheep and lambs sold ___________________ farms __ 2677 1 294 1 041 342 1 794 650 904 240 number __ 455 378 156677 244801 53900 428577 137258 240 664 50455 Sheep and lambs shorn __________________ farms __ 2438 1 153 969 316 1 653 586 845 222 

numbeL_ 491 113 152 023 279060 60030 463844 132 975 274896 55973 

pounds of wooL_ 4 782 338 1 403 727 2775862 602 749 4 521 202 1 220444 2 736 463 564 295 

Horses and ponies inventory ______________ farms __ 10352 4925 4317 1 110 6297 2 127 3463 707 number __ 72408 34737 31 420 6251 47363 19469 24125 3769 Horses and ponies sold __________________ farms __ 2033 1 011 802 220 1042 361 560 121 number __ 8222 4321 3087 814 5656 2604 2500 552 Goats inventory _________________________ farms __ 350 199 113 38 162 72 72 18 number __ I 977 1 140 700 137 670 259 342 69 Goats sold ______________________________ farms __ 65 41 18 6 23 11 7 5 

number-_ 530 302 194 34 165 109 (D) (D) 

POULTRY 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory __ farms __ 2102 1 031 876 195 1 210 391 689 130 

number __ 978 754 573 850 390896 14008 954920 556 193 386052 12675 

Farmswith- 1 to 399 ____________________________________ 2050 1 014 843 193 1 161 377 656 128 400 to 3,199 ________________________________ 18 6 9 1 15 5 9 1 3,200 to 9,999 ______________________________ 8 2 5 1 8 2 5 1 10,000 to 19,999 ____________________________ 18 3 15 - 18 3 15 - 20,000 to 49,999 ____________________________ 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 - 50,000 to 99,999 ____________________________ 2 1 1 - 2 1 1 - 100,000 or more ____________________________ 3 3 - - 3 3 - -

Hens and pullets of laying age __________ farms __ 2067 1 023 869 195 1204 390 684 130 

numbeL_ 860334 546 258 301 737 12339 838575 (D) 297362 (D) 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age ___________________________ farms __ 230 111 109 10 136 43 65 8 

numbeL_ 118420 27592 89159 1 669 116345 (D) 88690 (D) Hens and pullets sold ____________________ farms __ 162 89 61 12 83 29 47 7 

number __ 580648 390 587 166812 3249 573556 383 947 186450 3159 

Broilers and other meat.type chickens sold ___________________________________ farms __ 100 43 42 15 56 9 33 14 

number __ 84676 25271 57953 1 452 80425 (D) 57042 (D) 

Farms with- 1 to 1,999 __________________________________ 89 41 33 15 45 7 24 14 2,000 to 59,999 _____________________________ 11 2 9 - 11 2 9 - 60,000 to 99,999 ____________________________ - - - - - - - - 100,000 or more ____________________________ - - - - - - - -

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________ farms __ 133 64 58 11 82 28 44 10 

number __ 625 357 232 36 415 195 (0) (0) Turkeys sold ____________________________ farms __ 59 28 23 8 34 9 18 7 

number __ 11 536 2985 2285 6266 11 175 2777 (0) (0) 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MONTANA 47 
Table 48. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

All farms Farms with sales of $10,000 or more 

Item 

Total Full owners Part owners Tenants Total Full owners Part owners Tenants 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Com for grain or seed ___________________ farms __ 232 68 122 42 216 57 120 39 acres __ 14824 3814 7833 3177 14495 3561 (0) (0) bushels __ 1 471 198 372 583 791 652 306963 1 446 601 353 476 (0) (0) Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 210 55 114 41 198 47 113 38 acres __ 12220 2786 7257 2177 11 980 2597 (0) (0) 

Com for silage or green chop _____________ farrns __ 641 167 372 102 612 150 371 91 acres __ 46581 10078 31 879 4624 46099 9789 (0) (0) 

tons, green __ 793 716 155062 556 713 81 941 787 280 150 935 (0) (0) Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 545 138 310 97 522 125 310 87 acres __ 39311 7264 27499 4548 38889 7009 27499 4381 

Wheat for grain _________________________ farms __ 10375 3262 5523 1 590 9371 2662 5341 1 368 acres __ 4 703 455 1 046 374 2 945 298 711 783 4 630 818 1 007 582 2 930 231 693 005 bushels __ 143802 744 32207017 90 376 746 21 218981 142 169 586 31 295 760 90058543 20 815 283 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 1 567 551 809 207 1 429 463 773 193 acres __ 166 759 49944 95399 21 416 162971 47729 94496 20746 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 618 306 244 68 398 156 197 45 25.to 99 acres ______________________________ 1849 813 707 329 1323 492 632 199 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 2256 842 1 027 387 2023 720 978 325 250 to 499 acres ____________________________ 2301 634 1 307 360 2276 627 1296 353 500 acres or more ___________________________ 3351 667 2238 446 3351 667 2238 446 

Barley for grain __________________________ farms __ 9621 2939 5237 1 445 8865 2487 5093 1 285 acres __ 1 900275 432370 1 207 605 260 300 1 876498 419152 1 202355 254 991 bushels __ 79 606 320 18450541 50 351 757 10 804 022 78855351 18 003 481 50208 165 10643 705 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 2255 812 1 138 305 2068 697 1 092 279 acres __ 233 324 62559 140 395 30370 228889 60 221 139205 29463 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 1 078 506 395 177 689 264 323 102 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 3 136 1 167 1 466 503 2799 970 1 403 426 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 2987 787 1 763 437 2957 774 1 754 429 250 to 499 acres ____________________________ 1 647 335 1 089 223 1 647 335 1 089 223 500 acres or more ___________________________ 773 144 524 105 773 144 524 105 

Oats for grain ___________________________ farms __ 2345 748 1 338 259 2066 583 1 268 215 acres __ 132 308 35022 85290 11 996 126737 31 836 83730 11 171 bushels __ 6 356 871 1 703842 4043 884 609 145 6114214 1 564 358 3 972 644 577 212 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 731 292 350 89 616 222 316 78 acres __ 26255 8928 14292 3035 24053 7617 13567 2869 

Dry edible beans, excluding dry Iimas ______ farms __ 109 27 57 25 105 27 57 21 acres __ 6078 1 050 3788 1 240 6022 1 050 3788 1 184 

cwL 119404 21 964 72012 25428 118223 21 964 72012 24247 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 109 27 57 25 105 27 57 21 acres __ 6078 1050 3788 1240 6022 1 050 3788 1 184 

Irish potatoes ___________________________ farms __ 154 46 95 13 132 29 91 12 acres __ 8676 1 099 6165 1 412 8634 (0) 6 158 (D) cwt __ 2335 001 263 431 1 617 385 454 185 2329 525 (0) 1 616 725 (0) Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 121 33 75 13 107 22 73 12 acres __ 8598 1 081 6104 1 412 8567 1 065 (0) (D) 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 58 26 30 2 40 11 27 2 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 22 6 15 1 18 4 14 - 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 43 11 25 7 43 11 25 7 100.0 to 249.9 acres _________________________ 25 3 20 2 25 3 20 2 250.0 acres or more _________________________ 6 - 5 1 6 - 5 1 

Sugar beets for sugar ____________________ farms __ 429 99 216 114 416 94 216 106 acres __ 48403 6874 31 328 10201 48289 6829 31 328 10132 tons __ 1 051 273 150 850 691 242 209181 1 048 992 149985 691 242 207 765 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 429 99 216 114 416 94 216 106 acres __ 48 403 6874 31 328 10201 48289 6829 31 328 10132 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame. small 3rain, wild, 

grass silage, green chop, etc. see text) _ _ farms __ 13701 6 115 6191 1 395 9851 3346 5383 1 122 acres __ 2 135438 662 166 1 286327 186945 1 988 256 570992 1 244 401 172 863 tons, dry __ 3858 349 1 237 268 2 294 184 326897 3 637 900 1 094858 2 236 903 306 139 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 7221 3537 3021 663 5040 1 908 2590 542 acres __ 999141 346 339 571 181 81621 930 287 300 131 555 529 74627 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 2986 1 984 739 263 909 382 386 141 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 4718 2241 1 933 544 3228 1 222 1 576 430 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 3596 1 256 1 954 386 3353 1 123 1 874 356 250 to 499 acres ____________________________ 1 603 435 1 019 149 1 575 424 1 005 146 500 acres or more ___________________________ 798 199 546 53 786 195 542 49 

See footnotes at end of table. 

48 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 48. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

All farms Farms with sales of $10,000 or more 

Item 

Total Full owners Part owners Tenants Total Full owners Part owners Tenants 

CROPS HARVESTED-Con. 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, 

grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text) 

-Con 

Alfalfa hay ____________________________ farms __ 9988 4418 4 581 989 7 426 2541 4057 828 acres __ I 224284 394907 721 108 108269 1 136 442 336207 699086 101 149 tons, dry __ 2 596 642 859448 515 617 221 577 2 446 013 757075 1 479 352 209586 Irrigated ____________________________ farms __ 5738 2701 2 514 523 4 241 1 577 2216 448 acres __ 612 759 217 905 347 867 46987 570 181 187510 338 785 43 886 

Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ___ farms __ 96 53 30 13 41 10 24 7 acres __ 468 163 179 126 341 80 154 108 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 96 53 30 13 41 10 24 7 acres __ 468 163 179 126 341 80 154 108 Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 71 46 17 8 21 6 12 3 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 22 6 13 3 17 3 12 2 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 3 1 2 3 1 2 100.0 to 249.9 acres _________________________ 

250.0 acres or more _________________________ 

Land in orchards ________________________ farms __ 317 270 35 12 95 77 14 4 acres __ I 815 1 513 146 156 946 744 93 109 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 228 200 22 6 71 59 10 2 acres __ I 371 1 134 108 130 772 584 (D) (D) Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 192 157 28 7 35 25 8 2 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 120 110 6 4 56 50 5 1 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 3 2 1 2 1 1 100.0 to 249.9 acres _________________________ 2 1 2 1 250.0 acres or more _________________________ 

1 Data are based on a sample of farms. 

2Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold are included as farms w~h gains of less than $1,000. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MONTANA 49 
Table 49. Summary by Type of Organization: 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Corporation 

Family held Other than family held Othercooperative, Item estate or 

10 or less 10 or less trust, 

Individual stock- stock- institutional, Total or family Partnership Total Total holders Total holders etc. 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms _________________________________ number __ 24568 19506 2147 2656 2579 2520 77 64 259 percent._ 100.0 79.4 8.7 10.8 10.5 10.3 .3 .3 1.1 Land in farms ____________________________ acres __ 60 203 993 31 982 774 6952689 16 422 333 15 656 786 14 168 713 765 547 348 097 4 846 197 Average size of farm __________________ acres __ 2451 1 640 3238 6 183 6071 5623 9942 5439 18 711 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sales (see text) ____________________ farms __ 24568 19506 2147 2656 2579 2520 77 64 259 $1,000 __ 1 547286 848 857 193731 482 578 448 789 420 280 33790 22927 22120 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 62980 43 518 90233 181 694 174 017 166 778 438 828 358 234 85405 

Farms by value of sales: Less than $1,000 (see text) ___________________ 2398 2085 166 73 67 66 6 5 74 $1,000 to $2,499 ____________________________ 1 922 1 761 95 59 57 57 2 2 7 $2,500 to $4,999 ____________________________ 2006 1 843 106 39 36 36 3 3 18 $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 2374 2 114 160 75 75 74 - - 25 $10,000 to $19,999 __________________________ 2824 2 418 236 140 135 133 5 5 30 

$20,000 to $24,999 __________________________ 1 088 961 71 46 45 45 1 1 10 $25,000 to $39,999 __________________________ 2452 2078 200 162 158 157 4 4 12 $40,000 to $49,999 __________________________ 1 243 1 027 99 113 110 107 3 2 4 $50,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 4064 2964 422 641 629 625 12 12 37 $100,000 to $249,999 ________________________ 3253 1 873 429 927 909 892 18 16 24 

$250,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 692 300 119 263 256 242 7 5 10 $500,000 to $999,999 ________________________ 170 68 30 69 63 52 6 4 3 $1,000,000 or more __________________________ 82 14 14 49 39 34 10 5 5 

Grains ________________________________ farms __ 11 548 8570 1 148 1 739 1 705 1 666 34 25 91 $1,000 __ 524908 312 936 71 900 134 732 131 031 127 365 3701 2197 5340 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 3513 2079 447 955 937 914 18 13 32 $1,000 __ 389680 207 185 59988 117 852 114418 111 050 3434 1 983 4655 

Corn for grain _______________________ farms __ 176 129 20 27 27 25 - - - $1,000 __ (0) (0) 237 475 475 (0) - - - Wheat _ _ _ ____ _____ _ ___ _ ___ ___ _ ___ __ _ farms __ 10326 7573 1 024 1 650 1 617 1 580 33 24 79 $1,000 __ 378650 223 544 51 627 99418 97 165 94451 2253 1 454 4060 Soybeans_ _ ______ _ ___ _ _____ _ _ ___ ____ farms __ - - - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - - - Sorghum for grain ___________________ farms __ 1 1 - - - - - - - $1,000 __ (0) (0) - - - - - - - Barley ______________________________ farms __ 8105 5930 810 1 308 1 285 1 262 23 18 57 $1,000 __ 127795 78049 17800 30812 29451 28646 1 361 711 1 135 Oats _______________________________ farms __ 1 047 757 111 171 167 162 4 2 8 $1,000 __ 4624 2937 574 1 057 1 029 (0) 29 (0) 55 Other grains ________________________ farms __ 1 503 1 034 164 290 287 281 3 2 15 $1,000 __ 11 679 6959 1 662 2969 2 910 2827 59 (0) 89 

Cotton and cottonseed _________________ farms __ - - - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - - - Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ - - - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - - -

Tobacco _ _ _ _________ _ ____ __ _____ __ _ ___ farms __ - - - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - - - Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ - - - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - - -

Hay, silage, and field seeds ____________ farms __ 5464 4300 519 600 587 571 13 11 45 $1,000 __ 55418 35428 8869 9630 9090 8733 540 (0) 1 492 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 203 109 45 46 44 42 2 1 3 $1,000 __ 18723 9259 4 151 4182 (0) 3559 (0) (0) 1 131 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____ farms __ 96 75 9 8 5 5 3 1 4 $1,000 __ 461 330 80 (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 1 - 1 - - - - - - $1,000 __ (0) - (0) - - - - - -

Fruits, nuts, and berries ________________ farms __ 268 232 26 9 9 9 - - 1 $1,000 __ 1 871 1 502 225 (0) (0) (0) - - (0) Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 2 2 - - - - - - - $1,000 __ (0) (0) - - - - - - -

Nursery and greenhouse crops __________ farms __ 148 111 13 23 16 16 7 7 1 $1,000 __ 7377 2356 388 (0) 3905 3905 (0) (0) (0) Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 30 11 4 15 12 12 3 3 - $1,000 __ 6219 1 437 297 4486 3844 3844 642 642 - O1her crops ___________________________ farms __ 637 455 67 103 99 94 4 1 12 $1,000 __ 49 166 28735 7461 12766 12709 12250 57 (0) 204 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 298 197 38 61 61 58 - - 2 $1,000 __ 42599 23317 (0) 12190 12 190 11 758 - - (0) 

Poultry and poultry products ____________ farms __ 705 579 52 68 61 55 7 3 6 

$1,000 __ 10621 2135 1 485 6779 4631 4312 2148 1 686 223 

Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 35 10 4 19 12 10 7 3 2 $1,000 __ 10 118 1 815 (0) 6642 4494 (0) 2148 1 686 (0) 

Dairy products ________________________ farms __ 431 298 58 71 63 58 8 4 4 

$1,000 __ 37486 22337 5415 8781 7706 7332 1 075 511 953 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 224 145 33 43 35 32 8 4 3 

$1,000 __ 35400 20753 (0) 8540 7465 7 118 1 075 511 (0) 

Cattle and calves ______________________ farms __ 14 718 11 517 1 344 1 731 1 682 1 632 49 38 126 

$1,000 __ 774 052 389839 88863 282 751 260303 239101 22449 16421 12599 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 3440 2017 447 926 891 852 35 27 50 

$1,000 __ 610 428 258 145 73985 266834 244618 223 659 22217 16278 11 463 

See footnotes at end of table. 

50 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 49. Summary by Type of Organization: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Corporation 

Family held Other than family held OtherItem cooperative, estate or 

10 or less 10 or less trust, 

Individual stock· stock· institutional, 

Total or family Partnership Total Total holders Total holders etc. 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Total sales (see text)-Con. Hogs and pigs ________________________ farms __ I 343 1 083 122 130 119 111 11 7 8 $1,000 __ 33888 19920 3815 9507 7061 5389 2446 697 646 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 147 94 11 39 32 25 7 3 3 $1,000 __ 24559 12541 2841 8596 6210 4 567 2386 637 580 

Sheep, lambs, and wooL _______________ farms __ 2692 2 185 206 279 272 265 7 5 22 $1,000 __ 37606 23902 4291 9 128 8659 8221 470 (0) 285 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 185 107 17 59 56 54 3 1 2 $1,000 __ 20 164 10481 (D) 6815 6407 (D) 408 (0) (D) 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) ____________________________ farms __ 2393 1 938 194 234 225 214 9 8 27 $1,000 __ 14431 9437 938 3689 3525 3 504 164 (0) 367 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 64 38 5 19 18 18 1 1 2 $1,000 __ 8689 4845 (D) 3 116 (D) (D) (D) (0) (D) 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

Total farm production expenses ___________ farms __ 24563 19499 2 129 2582 2486 2436 96 83 353 

$1,000 __ 1 288 298 706 450 152 436 408 714 378557 355 945 30 157 20975 20698 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 52449 36230 71 600 158 294 152276 146 119 314 136 252 715 58636 

Livestock and poultry purchased ________ farms __ 8810 6827 739 1 159 1 113 1 076 46 35 85 $1,000 __ 191 557 79486 18019 91 964 83419 81 021 8545 6 175 2089 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 5037 4300 323 377 361 355 16 16 37 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 2631 1 893 305 404 396 385 8 5 29 $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ 877 507 72 286 270 257 16 10 12 $100,000 or more _________________________ 265 127 39 92 86 79 6 4 7 

Feed for livestock and poultry __________ farms __ 13691 10874 1 164 1 528 1 472 1 431 56 45 125 $1,000 __ 119817 59060 13937 44714 38151 35229 6562 4685 2107 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 10013 8571 691 685 670 664 15 14 66 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 2880 1 883 360 589 574 560 15 14 48 $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ 644 356 90 192 179 167 13 10 6 $100,000 or more _________________________ 154 64 23 62 49 40 13 7 5 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ____ farms __ 5 125 3947 461 671 641 620 30 21 46 $1,000 __ 31 530 13760 4 141 12672 10859 9860 1 813 1 272 957 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ____________________________ 4088 3350 326 390 379 375 11 10 22 $5,000 to $24,999 _______________________ 824 502 108 197 189 183 8 6 17 $25,000 to $79,999 ______________________ 163 79 16 63 56 49 7 2 5 $80,000 or more ________________________ 50 16 11 21 17 13 4 3 2 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees _________ farms __ II 213 8333 1 179 1 571 1 517 1 482 54 46 130 $1,000 __ 29 192 17337 4539 6838 6579 6317 259 208 477 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ________________________________ 4962 4124 383 405 393 388 12 10 50 $1,000 to $4,999 __________________________ 4709 3380 542 734 711 696 23 21 53 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 1 453 793 231 406 388 375 18 14 23 $25,000 or more __________________________ 89 36 23 26 25 23 1 1 4 

Commercial fertilizer ___________________ farms __ 12271 9196 1 241 1 717 1 654 1615 63 53 117 

$1,000 __ 79449 44670 12031 21 712 20938 19597 775 530 1 036 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 7832 6483 675 608 564 557 44 41 66 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 3764 2419 418 886 875 857 11 6 41 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 550 253 118 172 167 159 5 4 7 $50,000 or more __________________________ 125 41 30 51 48 42 3 2 3 

Agricultural chemicals __________________ farms __ IS 217 11 599 1 468 1 959 1 900 1 857 59 49 191 

$1,000 __ 64461 40461 8580 14750 14062 13577 688 485 670 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 11 280 9083 1 000 1 037 1 004 986 33 29 160 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 3613 2358 405 821 802 781 19 15 29 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 262 130 49 82 77 73 5 4 1 $50,000 or more __________________________ 62 28 14 19 17 17 2 1 1 

Petroleum products ____________________ farms __ 23 109 18275 2031 2485 2397 2348 88 76 318 

$1,000 __ 100 191 62336 11 824 24345 22997 21 831 1 349 959 1 686 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 16024 13774 1 201 802 769 765 33 31 247 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 6795 4411 779 1 542 1 499 1 467 43 38 63 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 246 83 44 117 113 103 4 3 2 $50,000 or more __________________________ 44 7 7 24 16 13 8 4 6 

Gasoline and gasohol ________________ farms __ 21 891 17285 1 926 2373 2296 2248 77 66 307 

$1,000 __ 48439 30800 5481 11 281 10688 10143 594 449 877 Diesel fuel __________________________ farms __ 16249 12316 1 566 2 156 2091 2049 65 53 211 

$1,000 __ 40 176 24661 4959 9969 9464 9072 505 356 586 Natural gas _________________________ farms __ 861 606 80 150 138 135 12 9 25 

$1,000 __ 1 479 669 167 592 537 442 55 36 51 

LP gas, fuel oil, kerosene, motor oil, grease, etc. ________________________ 19057 14672 798 2340 2222 69 58 247 farms __ I 2271 $1,000 __ 10097 6205 1 218 2503 2308 2174 195 119 172 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MONTANA 51 
Table 49. Summary by Type of Organization: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Corporation 

Family held Other than family held Othercooperative, Item estate or 

10 or less 10 or less trust, 

Individual stock· stock· institutional, 

Total or family Partnership Total Total holders Total holders etc. 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

-Con. 

Total farm production expenses - Con. Electricity _____________________________ farms __ 19070 14854 1 683 2300 2216 2 166 84 73 233 $1,000 __ 23779 14 174 2651 6380 5693 5222 687 508 574 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ________________________________ 12732 10 724 955 885 845 838 40 39 168 $1,000 to $4,999 __________________________ 5616 3 787 628 1 156 1 130 1 106 26 23 45 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 687 338 95 239 229 213 10 5 15 $25,000 or more __________________________ 35 5 5 20 12 9 8 6 5 

Hired farm labor _______________________ farms __ 9318 6 533 877 1 758 1 707 1 662 51 39 150 $1,000 __ 102470 41 279 10736 46686 43546 39903 3 139 2 118 3769 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 5333 4 414 449 404 396 394 8 7 66 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 2994 1 802 298 832 812 796 20 16 62 $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ 885 295 117 460 445 429 15 11 13 $100,000 or more _________________________ 106 22 13 62 54 43 8 5 9 

Contract labor _________________________ farms __ 4606 3406 413 708 690 671 18 15 79 $1,000 __ 13218 8337 1 395 3273 3 138 2962 135 121 212 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ________________________________ 1 946 1 570 166 172 167 162 5 4 38 $1,000 to $4,999 __________________________ 1 905 1 404 161 313 307 301 6 5 21 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 717 412 79 212 207 201 5 4 14 $25,000 or more __________________________ 38 20 7 11 ( 

9 7 2 2 -

Repair and maintenance _______________ farms __ 21 019 16524 1 844 2363 2286 2237 77 64 288 $1,000 __ 93053 57326 10040 23896 22092 20804 1 804 1 171 1 791 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 15035 12745 1 198 892 862 855 30 27 200 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 5620 3631 592 1 318 1 286 1 258 32 27 79 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 271 120 43 103 99 90 4 3 5 $50,000 or more __________________________ 93 28 11 50 39 34 11 7 4 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment _____________ farms __ 8315 6240 761 1 188 1 142 1 123 46 40 126 $1,000 __ 29476 17856 4 171 7058 6660 6507 397 279 390 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ________________________________ 3572 2960 236 310 283 278 27 26 66 $1,000 to $4,999 __________________________ 3077 2253 310 471 467 462 4 4 43 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 1 527 984 184 362 351 344 11 8 17 $25,000 or more __________________________ 139 63 31 45 41 39 4 2 -

Interest expense ______________________ farms __ 14774 11 438 1 311 1 864 1 807 1 765 57 49 161 $1,000 __ 157891 97 148 18581 39917 38408 36255 1 509 1 133 2245 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 7724 6497 619 519 500 492 19 18 89 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 5410 4055 442 861 841 830 20 19 52 $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ 1 527 855 228 429 413 395 16 10 15 $100,000 or more _________________________ 113 31 22 55 53 48 2 2 5 

Secured by real estate _______________ farms __ 10260 7921 838 1 395 1 350 1 318 45 39 106 $1,000 __ 113466 71 092 12771 27858 26947 25633 911 842 1 746 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ______________________________ 1 294 1091 102 88 88 87 - - 13 $1,000 to $4,999 ________________________ 3544 3006 221 287 269 284 18 18 30 $5,000 to $24,999 _______________________ 4244 3182 341 675 660 652 15 13 46 $25,000 or more ________________________ 1 178 642 174 345 333 315 12 8 17 

Not secured by real estate ___________ larms __ 8076 6182 785 1 038 1 009 984 29 24 71 $1,000 __ 44425 26056 5 810 12059 11 461 10623 598 491 499 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $999 ______________________________ 2482 2056 214 174 168 167 6 6 38 $1,000 to $4,999 ________________________ 3 167 2565 295 288 285 280 3 1 19 $5,000 to $24,999 _______________________ 2 112 1 420 229 453 437 427 16 15 10 $25,000 or more ________________________ 315 141 47 123 119 110 4 2 4 

Cash renL ____________________________ larms __ 7526 5736 785 942 915 887 27 22 63 $1,000 __ 65735 41917 10359 13004 12699 10991 304 189 455 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 4328 3488 365 430 417 410 13 12 45 $5,000 to $9,999 __________________________ 1 293 971 148 169 162 155 7 7 5 $10,000 to $24,999 ________________________ 1 340 947 165 217 214 210 3 2 11 $25,000 or more __________________________ 565 330 107 126 122 112 4 1 2 

Property taxes ________________________ farms __ 22937 18247 1 903 2498 2413 2363 85 72 289 $1,000 __ 65288 39737 7077 17569 16836 15970 733 436 905 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 19236 16267 1 461 1 274 1 229 1 223 45 41 234 $5,000 to $9,999 __________________________ 2537 1 499 292 720 698 684 22 20 26 $10,000 to $24,999 ________________________ 1 021 445 130 422 411 393 11 8 24 $25,000 or more __________________________ 143 36 20 82 75 63 7 3 5 

All other farm production expense"-_____ larms __ 23375 18460 2069 2527 2437 2387 90 77 319 

$1,000 __ 152 722 85325 18496 46608 43338 39760 3271 1 978 2292 

Farms with expenses 01- 36 33 233 $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 15707 13544 1 134 796 760 753 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 6470 4393 770 1243 1 213 1 198 30 26 84 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 845 391 106 335 323 308 12 10 13 $50,000 or more __________________________ 353 132 59 153 141 128 12 8 9 

See lootnotes at end 01 table. 

52 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 49. Summary by Type of Organization: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text) 

Corporation 

Family held Other than family held OtherItem cooperative. 

estate or 

10 or less 10 or less trust, 

Individual stock- stock- institutional, Total or family Partnership Total Total holders Total holders etc. 

NET CASH RETURN FROM 

AGRICULTURAL SALES FOR 

THE FARM UNIT' 

All farms _______________________________ numbeL_ 24565 19499 2 129 2582 2486 2436 96 83 355 $1,000 __ 260131 141 036 43243 71 279 66855 61 336 4424 2743 4573 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 10590 7233 20312 27606 26893 25179 46081 33045 12882 

Farms with net gains' _________________ numbeL_ 13748 10522 1 379 1 682 1 632 1 591 50 41 165 Average net gain ____________________ dollars __ 25952 19842 37 149 52844 51 440 49228 98669 73606 47857 

Gain of- Less than $1,000 __________________________ 1 272 1 138 75 40 39 38 1 1 19 $1,000 to $9,999 __________________________ 5158 4306 449 338 337 332 1 - 65 $10,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 5534 4166 540 781 759 745 22 20 47 $50,000 or more __________________________ 1 784 912 315 523 497 476 26 20 34 

Farms with net losses _________________ numbeL_ 10817 8977 750 900 854 845 46 42 190 Average net loss ____________________ dollars __ 8935 7546 10647 19561 20017 20100 11 080 6551 17 492 

Loss of- Less than $1,000 __________________________ 1 741 1 515 91 99 88 88 11 10 36 $1,000 to $9,999 __________________________ 6425 5582 435 313 288 284 25 25 95 $10,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 2434 1 773 196 417 410 405 7 7 48 $50,000 or more __________________________ 217 107 28 71 68 68 3 - 11 

GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS AND 

OTHER FARM-RELATED INCOME 

Government payments ___________________ farms __ 10903 8073 1 071 1 692 1 661 1 623 31 24 67 $1,000 __ 232620 143 798 30420 56892 56033 54660 859 630 1 511 Other farm-related income' _______________ farms __ 5740 4542 484 635 627 612 8 6 79 $1,000 __ 32170 19823 2383 9351 8970 8787 380 (0) 614 

Customwork and other agricultural services _____________________________ farms __ 2182 1 735 173 264 259 252 5 3 10 $1,000 __ 12710 8270 911 3409 3036 2967 374 (0) 120 

Gross cash rent or share payments _____ farms __ 2316 1 836 163 265 263 258 2 2 52 $1,000 __ 13432 7884 853 4265 (D) 4227 (0) (0) 430 Forest products and Christmas trees ____ farms __ 438 330 60 44 43 42 1 1 4 $1,000 __ 3184 1 906 244 1 000 (D) 987 (0) (0) 34 Other farm-related income sources ______ farms __ I 810 1 374 180 226 226 218 - - 30 $1,000 __ 2844 1 763 374 677 677 606 - - 31 

COMMODITY CREDIT 

CORPORATION LOANS 

Total ___________________________________ farms __ 4334 2986 464 860 847 828 13 10 24 $1,000 __ 116792 64 626 16954 34050 33042 32261 1 008 535 1 162 Corn _________________________________ farms __ 31 22 7 2 2 2 - - - $1,000 __ 203 131 (D) (0) (D) (0) - - - WheaL _______________________________ farms __ 4026 2766 419 820 808 789 12 9 21 $1,000 __ 97461 54886 14159 27792 27243 26572 549 269 624 Soybeans _____________________________ farms __ - - - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - - -

Sorghum, barley, and oats ______________ farms __ I 421 945 166 302 297 291 5 3 8 

$1,000 __ 16572 8438 (D) 5061 (0) 4679 (0) (0) (0) COtton ________________________________ farms __ - - - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - - - Peanuts, rye, rice, tobacco, and honey ___ farms __ 131 91 18 20 19 19 1 1 2 $1,000 __ 2556 1 172 (0) (0) (D) (0) (0) (0) (D) 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE 

Total cropland ___________________________ farms __ 21 064 16606 1 868 2438 2374 2 317 64 53 152 aores __ 17829 766 11 111 994 2328906 4 182 029 4073 999 3 927 675 108 030 65968 206837 Harvested cropland ____________________ farms __ 19267 15 014 1 754 2370 2310 2 253 60 49 129 

acres __ 9 128 013 5 544 947 1 207814 2 264 810 2 196 275 2 100 901 68 535 42806 110442 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres _____________________________ 4214 3840 237 119 107 107 12 11 18 50 to 99 acres ____________________________ 1 905 1 690 151 54 54 53 - - 10 100 to 199 acres __________________________ 2742 2 313 200 205 195 189 10 8 24 200 to 499 acres __________________________ 4378 3422 437 485 476 467 9 8 34 500 to 999 acres __________________________ 3370 2332 375 648 639 628 9 8 15 1,000 to 1,999 acres _______________________ 2051 1 170 229 634 625 610 9 8 18 2,000 acres or more _______________________ 607 247 125 225 214 199 11 6 10 

Cropland: Pasture or grazing only _______________ farms __ 7092 5861 596 577 563 555 14 13 58 

acres __ I 292 003 946 345 144186 183 289 179 139 175 594 4150 (0) 18183 

In cover crops, legumes, and soilimprovement grasses, not harvested and not pastured ___________________ farms __ 2021 1 489 212 302 294 291 8 6 18 

acres __ 545 491 375 888 60491 104457 (0) 101 938 (D) (D) 4655 On which all crops failed _____________ farms __ I 165 910 114 134 133 131 1 - 7 acres __ 182127 127601 18270 35835 (0) 35275 (D) - 421 In cultivated summer fallow ___________ farms __ 9404 6924 929 1 478 1 456 1418 22 15 73 

acres __ 5 676 710 3447 486 791 270 1 372510 1 345 852 1 304 932 26658 12654 65444 Idle ________________________________ farms __ 3455 2591 312 530 513 500 17 15 22 

acres __ I 005422 669 727 106875 221 128 214 845 209035 6283 (D) 7692 

Total woodland __________________________ farms __ 3207 2638 286 241 235 231 6 4 42 

acres __ I 873 500 932715 252 979 263027 253 956 240 266 9071 (D) 424 779 

Woodland pastured ____________________ farms __ 2493 2022 237 197 192 189 5 4 37 

acres __ I 501 550 712 073 223 742 192244 (0) 172813 (D) (D) 373 491 Woodland not pastured ________________ farms __ I 149 968 97 74 73 72 1 - 10 

acres __ 371 950 220642 29237 70783 (0) 67453 (D) - 51 288 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MONTANA 53 
Table 49. Summary by Type of Organization: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols. see introductory text] 

Corporation 

Family held Other than family held OtherItem cooperative, estate or 

10 or less 10 or less trust, 

Individual stock· stock· institutional, 

Total or family Partnership Total Total holders Total holders etc. 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE-Con. 

Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland pastured _________ farms __ 13675 10377 1 273 1 859 1810 1 757 49 39 166 acres __ 39 459 291 19 314 416 4260 189 11 740 393 11 104426 9 783 281 635967 265 772 4 144 293 

Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. _________________________ farms __ 14598 11 603 1 241 1 627 1 576 1 538 51 42 127 acres __ 1 041 436 623 649 110615 236884 224405 217 491 12479 (0) 70288 

Cropland under federal acreage reduction 

programs: 

Annual commodity acreage adjustment programs ____________________________ farms __ 8569 6 180 859 1 482 1 462 1 428 20 16 48 acres __ 1 848 178 1 122015 239439 472 339 463 033 450297 9306 5930 14385 Conservation reserve program __________ farms __ 1 598 1 134 153 301 295 287 6 3 10 acres __ 753 165 506 968 82828 158247 156053 153 153 2194 984 5 122 

Value of land and buildings' ______________ farms __ 24565 19499 2129 2582 2486 2436 96 83 355 $1,000 __ 12418 239 7 433 052 1 553 698 2 700 241 2536110 2 394 571 164131 94324 731 248 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 505 526 381 202 729778 1 045794 1 020 157 982 993 1 709698 1 136 434 2059 854 Average per acre ____________________ dollars __ 205 230 215 167 165 172 210 259 149 

Farms by value group: $1 to $39,999 _______________________________ 2836 2473 174 82 74 74 8 7 107 $40,000 to $69,999 __________________________ 1 852 1 677 141 21 17 17 4 4 13 $70,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 1 987 1 809 104 66 52 52 14 14 8 $100,000 to $149,999 ________________________ 2633 2323 189 110 109 108 1 1 11 $150,000 to $199,999 ________________________ 1 905 1 696 84 99 89 89 10 8 26 

$200,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 6643 5375 550 652 639 636 13 12 66 $500,000 to $999,999 ________________________ 3936 2661 483 751 739 736 12 11 41 $1,000,000 to $1,999,999 ____________________ 1 836 1 021 270 516 497 476 19 19 29 $2,000,000 to $4,999,999 ____________________ 762 403 106 223 216 200 7 2 30 $5,000,000 or more __________________________ 175 61 28 62 54 48 8 5 24 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _________________________ farms __ 24496 19450 2120 2576 2486 2436 90 77 350 $1,000 __ 1 488 238 967718 161 136 336937 323277 311 084 13660 8406 22447 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 ________________________________ 1 752 1 574 107 43 43 43 - - 28 $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 4010 3567 222 116 101 101 15 15 105 $10,000 to $19,999 __________________________ 3475 3047 264 118 111 109 7 6 46 $20,000 to $49.999 __________________________ 5674 4767 451 400 390 389 10 9 56 $50,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 4415 3368 428 562 542 533 20 17 57 

$100,000 to $199,999 ________________________ 3515 2249 471 756 732 717 24 22 39 $200,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 1 547 846 159 527 519 502 8 5 15 $500,000 or more ___________________________ 108 32 18 54 48 42 6 3 4 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Motortrucks, including pickups ____________ farms __ 23 109 18352 1 977 2471 2393 2343 78 65 309 number __ 72562 52205 7088 12278 11 895 11 465 383 298 991 Wheel tractors __________________________ farms __ 21 138 16519 1 882 2454 2389 2340 65 52 283 number __ 56848 41 199 5753 8917 8704 8423 213 159 779 Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) ________ farms __ 11 296 8925 1 025 1 179 1 139 1 114 40 31 167 number __ 17848 13580 1 743 2047 1 986 1 920 61 50 278 40 horsepower (PTO) or more __________ farms __ 16875 12841 1 588 2242 2190 2144 52 41 204 number __ 39000 27619 4 010 6870 6 718 6503 152 109 501 

Grain and bean combines ________________ farms __ 9477 6881 1 001 1 509 1477 1444 32 29 86 number __ 12025 8556 1 279 2068 2 018 1 959 50 39 122 Cottonpickers and strippers _______________ farms __ - - - - - - - - - number __ - - - - - - - - - Mower conditioners ______________________ farms __ 8265 6249 912 1 037 1 006 977 31 26 67 number __ 9429 6954 1 044 1 315 1 269 1 222 46 35 116 Pickup balers ___________________________ farms __ 11 100 8463 1 131 1 416 1 373 1 337 43 38 90 number __ 13482 10047 1 381 1 895 1 831 1 759 64 53 159 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Commercial fertilizer _____________________ farms __ 12271 9196 1 241 1 717 1 654 1 615 63 53 117 

acres on which used __ 5 686 900 3 267 520 816 434 1 516312 1 458601 1 390665 57711 37740 86634 lime ___________________________________ farms __ - - - - - - - - - acres on which used __ - - - - - - - - - tons __ - - - - - - - - - Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., to controlInsects on hay and other crops _________ farms __ 6726 4879 709 1 071 1 026 998 45 36 67 

acres on which used __ 2 119654 1 299 196 261 416 535236 511 833 494415 23403 14548 23806 Nematodes in crops ___________________ farms __ 303 221 36 45 44 42 1 1 1 

acres on which used __ 55606 37696 (D) 15572 (D) 13680 (0) (D) (0) 

Diseases in crops and orchards _________ farms __ 836 649 101 80 74 72 6 6 6 

acres on which used __ 320 233 207516 46024 62431 60377 (D) 2054 2054 4262 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and pasture ______________________________ 137 farms __ 11 811 8871 1 180 1 623 1 585 1 550 38 30 

acres on which used __ 6 004 359 3646714 843 318 1 439 190 1 384 962 1 313173 74228 56865 75137 

Chemicals for defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit _______ farms __ 412 279 40 78 78 77 - - 15 

acres on which used __ 111 060 53660 12289 36011 36011 (0) - - 9100 

See footnotes at end of table. 

54 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 49. Summary by Type of Organization: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Corporation 

Family held Other than family held OtherItem cooperative, estate or 

10 or less 10 or less trust, 

Individual stock· stock· institutional, 

Total or family Partnership Total Total holders Total holders etc. 

TENURE AND RACE OF 

OPERATOR 

All operators _. __________________________________ 24568 19506 2147 2656 2579 2520 77 64 259 Full owners ___________________________________ 12112 10060 931 985 949 935 36 32 136 Part owners ___________________________________ 9279 6851 846 1 497 1464 1 422 33 24 85 Tenants ______________________________________ 3177 2595 370 174 166 163 8 8 38 

White ________________________________________ 24143 19 154 2127 2642 2566 2507 76 63 220 Full owners _________________________________ 11 935 9928 921 975 940 926 35 31 111 Part owners _________________________________ 9 101 6685 841 495 1 462 420 33 24 80 Tenants ____________________________________ 3107 2541 365 172 164 161 8 8 29 

Black and other races _________________________ 425 352 20 14 13 13 39 Full owners _________________________________ 177 132 10 10 9 9 25 Part owners _________________________________ 178 166 5 2 2 2 5 Tenants ____________________________________ 70 54 5 2 2 2 9 

OWNED AND RENTED LAND 

Land owned ____________________________ farms __ 21 536 17026 1 792 2495 2426 2370 69 56 223 acres __ 42 827 678 20 329 966 4 287470 12 203 750 11 706697 10758 348 497 053 272 547 6006492 Owned land in farms ___________________ farms __ 21 391 16911 1 777 2482 2413 2357 69 56 221 acres __ 38700778 19 045 251 4 123006 11 586 596 11 094513 10 167 489 492 083 271 797 3945925 

Land rented or leased from others ________ farms __ 12602 9553 1 225 1 700 1 658 1 612 42 32 124 acres __ 22 000 440 13 240 136 2849 190 5 007 467 4733683 4 169644 273 784 (0) 903647 Rented or leased land in farms _________ farms __ 12456 9446 1 216 1 671 1 630 1 585 41 32 123 acres __ 21 503215 12 937 523 2829683 4 835 737 4 562 273 4001 224 273 464 76300 900272 

Land rented or leased to others ___________ farms __ 2569 1 945 218 362 359 348 3 1 44 acres __ 4624 125 1 587 328 183 971 788 884 783 594 759279 5290 (0) 2063942 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated _____________________________ 18259 14660 1 455 2032 1 991 1 946 41 33 112 Not on farm operated __________________________ 4479 3431 547 398 368 357 30 27 103 Not reported __________________________________ 1 830 1 415 145 226 220 217 6 4 44 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming ______________________________________ 17405 13202 658 2383 2328 2273 55 45 162 Other ________________________________________ 7 163 6304 489 273 251 247 22 19 97 

Operators by days of work off farm: None _________________________________________ 12 162 9069 1 135 1 835 792 1 744 43 34 123 Any __________________________________________ 10764 9136 854 665 636 628 29 25 109 1 to 99 days ________________________________ 3045 2408 299 317 307 302 10 8 21 100 to 199 days _____________________________ 2 112 1 821 142 128 125 125 3 3 21 200 days or more ___________________________ 5607 4907 413 220 204 201 16 14 67 

Not reported __________________________________ 642 1 301 158 156 151 148 5 5 27 

Operators by years on present farm: 2 years or less ________________________________ 1 321 1 055 148 96 89 87 7 5 22 3 Or 4 years __________________________________ 1 477 1 192 151 117 110 110 7 6 17 5 to 9 years ___________________________________ 3662 3033 327 275 261 254 14 12 27 10 years or more ______________________________ 14043 11 113 1 134 1 694 1 667 1 627 27 24 102 Average years on present farm _______________ 19.5 19.1 19.3 22.5 22.7 22.6 13.1 14.0 16.6 

Not reported __________________________________ 4065 3113 387 474 452 442 22 17 91 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years ________________________________ 352 306 33 8 8 6 5 25 to 34 years ________________________________ 3 149 2525 317 285 277 273 8 7 22 35 to 44 years ________________________________ 5205 4144 456 548 532 524 16 13 57 45 to 49 years ________________________________ 2620 2126 186 291 284 280 7 5 17 50 to 54 years ________________________________ 2470 1 961 194 278 265 258 13 11 37 

55 to 59 years ________________________________ 2843 2253 210 347 336 331 11 9 33 60 to 64 years ________________________________ 2789 2176 249 329 318 311 11 9 35 65 to 69 years ________________________________ 2252 1 762 219 246 240 232 6 5 25 70 years and over _____________________________ 2888 2253 283 324 319 305 5 5 28 Average age ________________________________ 51.4 51.2 51.4 52.6 52.6 52.5 51.3 51.6 52.4 

Operators by sex: Male _________________________________________ 22991 18230 994 2530 2456 2401 74 62 237 Female _______________________________________ 1 577 1 276 153 126 123 119 3 2 22 

Operators of Spanish origin (see text) _____________ 42 32 5 4 3 3 

FARMS BY TYPE OF 

ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family (sole proprietorship) ____ farms __ 19506 19506 acres __ 31 982 774 31 982 774 Partnership _____________________________ farms __ 2 147 2 147 acres __ 6 952 689 6952 689 

Corporation: Family held ___________________________ farms __ 2579 2579 2579 2520 acres __ 15 656 786 15656786 15656786 14 168 713 More than 10 stockholders ___________ farms __ 59 59 59 10 or less stockholders ______________ farms __ 2520 2520 2520 2520 

Other than family held _________________ farms __ 77 77 77 64 

acres __ 765 547 765 547 765 547 348 097 More than 10 stockholders ___________ farms __ 13 13 13 10 or less stockholders ______________ farms __ 64 64 64 64 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. ________________________ farms __ 259 259 

acres __ 4 846 197 4 846 197 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MONTANA 55 
Table 49. Summary by Type of Organization: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Corporation 

Family held Other than family held Othercooperative, Item estate or 

10 or less 10 or less trust, Individual stock- stock- institutional, Total or family Partnership Total Total holders Total holders etc. 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres ____________________________________ 1 940 1636 164 115 112 111 3 3 25 10 to 49 acres __________________________________ 2745 2534 133 69 60 60 9 8 9 50 to 69 acres __________________________________ 554 525 22 5 4 4 1 1 2 70 to 99 acres __________________________________ 818 754 34 22 19 19 3 2 8 100 to 139 acres ________________________________ 718 646 47 19 19 19 6 140 to 179 acres ________________________________ 929 832 60 27 23 23 4 3 10 180 to 219 acres ________________________________ 525 469 32 19 18 18 1 1 5 220 to 259 acres ________________________________ 481 426 39 15 14 14 1 1 1 260 to 499 acres ________________________________ 2309 1 976 191 116 114 114 2 2 26 500 to 999 acres ________________________________ 2737 2280 255 184 180 177 4 4 18 1,000 to 1,999 acres _____________________________ 3460 2737 333 368 359 356 9 9 22 2,000 acres or more _____________________________ 7352 4691 837 1 697 1 657 605 40 30 127 

FARMS BY STANDARD 

INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

Cash grains (all) _______________________________ 7206 5368 680 106 1 090 1 073 16 14 52 Field crops, except cash grains (013) ______________ 2079 1 789 157 120 117 115 3 3 13 Cotton (0131) _________________________________ 

Tobacco (0132) _______________________________ 

Sugarcane and sugar beets; Irish 

potatoes; field crops, except cash grains, n.e.c. (0133, 0134, 0139) _______________ 2079 789 157 120 117 115 3 3 13 

Velletables and melons (016) _____________________ 40 37 3 FruIts and tree nuts (017) ________________________ 238 205 24 9 9 9 Horticultural specialties (018) _____________________ 114 84 9 21 15 15 6 6 General farms, primarily crop (019) ________________ 728 623 51 47 47 46 7 Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (021) _________________________ 12 156 9765 1 052 1 229 1 189 152 40 32 110 Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) ______________ 10044 8009 886 1 052 1 019 990 33 28 97 

Dairy farms (024) ________________________________ 256 187 37 31 30 30 1 1 Poultry and eggs (025) ___________________________ 69 59 5 5 4 4 1 1 Animal specialties (027) __________________________ 

General farms, primarily livestock and 

1 322 156 93 59 56 56 3 3 14 

animal specialties (029) _________________________ 360 233 36 29 22 20 7 4 62 

LIVESTOCK 

Cattle and calves inventory _______________ farms __ 14866 11 685 1 341 1 715 1 669 1 620 46 36 125 

numbeL_ 2591 391 432 863 288066 815419 765025 688 917 50394 33513 55043 

Farms with- 1 to 9 ______________________________________ 2022 1 808 123 75 74 74 1 1 16 10 to 49 ____________________________________ 4316 3769 303 213 207 204 6 6 31 50 to 99 ____________________________________ 2485 2047 220 202 201 201 1 1 16 100 to 199 __________________________________ 2552 1 974 244 319 312 304 7 4 15 200 to 499 __________________________________ 2407 1 592 309 481 464 453 17 15 25 500 or more ________________________________ 1084 495 142 425 411 384 14 9 22 

Cows and heifers that had calved _______ farms __ 13544 10587 1 228 1 618 1 575 1 530 43 34 111 number __ 1 426828 832 088 160 582 401 477 378 788 343 888 22689 13613 32681 Beef cows __________________________ farms __ 13073 10204 1 184 1 577 1 538 1 493 39 33 108 

numbeL_ 1 399 949 815 433 156 973 395303 373 320 338796 21 983 13258 32240 

Farms with- 1 to 9 __________________________________ 2164 1 931 142 75 73 72 2 2 16 10 to 49 ________________________________ 4376 3748 312 288 281 281 7 6 28 50 to 99 ________________________________ 2397 1 924 215 244 242 239 2 2 14 100 to 199 ______________________________ 2143 1 532 252 343 334 324 9 8 16 200 to 499 ______________________________ 1 599 919 211 449 437 425 12 11 20 500 or more ____________________________ 394 150 52 178 171 152 7 4 14 

Milk cows ___________________________ farms __ 1 732 1 320 161 234 225 212 9 4 17 

numbeL_ 26879 16655 3609 6174 5468 5092 706 355 441 

Farms with- 1 to 4 __________________________________ 354 1 058 115 168 167 162 13 5 to 9 __________________________________ 69 54 4 10 10 9 1 10 to 49 ________________________________ 105 83 11 11 11 7 50 to 99 ________________________________ 115 76 17 20 14 12 6 3 2 100 to 199 ______________________________ 74 41 13 20 18 17 2 1 200 to 499 ______________________________ 14 8 1 4 4 4 500 or more ____________________________ 1 1 1 1 

Heifers and heifer calves _______________ farms __ 11 500 8938 1 061 1 400 1 363 1 316 37 27 101 

number __ 635 912 337233 70360 217028 205 486 182339 11 542 8790 11 291 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves _______________________________ farms __ 12352 9602 1 137 1 505 1 461 1 414 44 34 108 

numbeL_ 528 651 263 542 57 124 196914 180 751 162690 16 163 11 110 11 071 

Cattle and calves sold ___________________ farms __ 14718 11 517 1344 1 731 1 682 1 632 49 38 126 

numbeL_ 644 768 869 574 189 093 553 062 510 772 469 628 42290 30289 33039 

$1,000 __ 774 052 389839 88863 282 751 260 303 239101 22449 16421 12599 Calves _______________________________ farms __ 5573 4400 527 589 571 555 18 14 57 

number __ 311 903 187071 33580 76118 72455 67508 3663 1 577 15134 

$1,000 __ 107 760 84 189 11 929 27426 26243 24410 1 183 632 4214 Cattle ________________________________ farms __ 12990 10 093 1 194 1 588 1 543 1 494 45 34 115 

number __ 332 865 682503 155513 476 944 438 317 402 120 38627 28712 17905 

$1,000 __ 666 292 325650 76934 255325 234059 214691 21 266 15789 8384 

Fattened on grain and concentrates ___ farms __ 1 120 644 120 144 140 134 4 2 12 

number __ 187 191 55015 16504 114860 98908 96214 15952 (0) 812 

$1,000 __ 120 498 33 183 10733 76080 65637 63977 10443 (0) 502 

See footnotes at end of table. 

56 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 49. Summary by Type of Organization: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text I 

Corporation 

Family held Other than family held OtherItem cooperative, 

estate or 

10 or less 10 or less trust, 

Individual stock· stock- institutional, 

Total or family Partnership Total Total holders Total holders etc. 

LIVESTOCK-Con. 

Hogs and pigs inventory __________________ farms __ 1406 1 131 135 131 120 112 11 7 9 number __ 200663 119679 22887 54375 41 011 32 191 13364 3854 3722 

Farms with- 1 to 24 _____________________________________ 682 571 69 38 37 37 1 1 4 25 to 49 ____________________________________ 

50 to 99 ____________________________________ 183 149 19 15 15 15 - - - 100 to 199 __________________________________ 176 147 13 16 14 14 2 2 - 165 138 13 12 12 12 - - 2 200 to 499 __________________________________ 110 77 11 21 19 16 2 2 1 500 or more ________________________________ 90 49 10 29 23 18 6 2 2 

Used or to be used for breeding ________ farms __ 947 751 92 97 88 80 9 5 7 number __ 26082 15553 3070 6995 5 416 4456 1 579 504 464 Other ________________________________ farms __ I 285 1 036 120 121 110 102 11 7 8 number._ 174581 104126 19817 47380 35595 27735 11 785 3350 3258 

Hogs and pigs sold ______________________ farms __ I 343 1 083 122 130 119 111 11 7 8 number._ 327 855 196 582 35448 90168 71 046 56746 19122 6702 5657 $1,000 __ 33888 19920 3815 9507 7061 5389 2446 697 646 Feeder pigs ___________________________ farms __ 272 224 25 21 20 19 1 1 2 number._ 57426 32787 (D) 20145 (D) 18750 (D) (D) (D) $1,000 __ 2218 1 253 (D) 764 (D) 656 (D) (0) (0) 

Litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ___ farms __ 993 792 94 100 91 83 9 5 7 

number._ 39664 23199 4829 10 891 8240 6585 2651 803 745 Dec. 1 and May 31 __________________ farms __ 882 697 88 91 82 75 9 5 6 

number._ 19745 11 524 2424 5420 4094 3334 1 326 397 377 June 1 and Nov. 30 _________________ farms __ 838 671 75 86 77 69 9 5 6 

number._ 19919 11 675 2405 5471 4146 3251 1 325 406 368 

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory _____ farms __ 2625 2124 201 277 270 263 7 5 23 

number._ 588 150 363794 65237 153 526 144 855 139069 8671 (0) 5593 Ewes 1 year old or older _______________ farms __ 2423 1 958 194 252 246 240 6 4 19 

number._ 391 838 246765 43869 97355 (D) 88 155 (D) (0) 3849 

Sheep and lambs sold ___________________ farms __ 2677 2172 204 279 272 265 7 5 22 

number._ 455 378 285 569 52250 113 123 107832 103 157 5291 (0) 4436 Sheep and lambs shorn __________________ farms __ 2438 1 964 201 255 249 243 6 4 18 

number._ 491 113 305821 61 710 118977 113407 107 569 5570 (0) 4605 

pounds of wooL_ 4782338 2935892 616 470 1 188 602 1 134804 1 076 692 53798 (0) 41 374 

Horses and ponies inventory ______________ farms __ 10352 8313 851 1 102 1 076 1 038 26 20 86 

number._ 72408 50604 6224 9637 9394 8714 243 145 5943 Horses and ponies sold __________________ farms __ 2033 1 652 164 194 187 176 7 6 23 

number._ 8222 5949 589 795 774 735 21 (0) 889 Goats inventory _________________________ farms __ 350 300 29 21 21 21 - - - number._ 1 977 1 768 90 119 119 119 - - - Goats sold ______________________________ farms __ 65 59 4 2 2 2 - - - number._ 530 480 (D) (0) (0) (0) - - -

POULTRY 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory __ farms __ 2102 1696 175 222 212 204 10 6 9 

number._ 978 754 226238 89291 638 977 448091 419 666 190 866 150 166 24246 

Farms with- 1 to 399 ____________________________________ 2050 1 678 171 194 191 169 3 3 7 400 to 3,199 ________________________________ 18 9 1 8 6 4 - - - 3,200 to 9,999 ______________________________ 8 1 1 6 3 3 3 1 - 10,000 to 19,999 ____________________________ 18 6 1 9 6 4 3 1 2 20,000 to 49,999 ____________________________ 3 1 - 2 2 2 - - - 50,000 to 99,999 ____________________________ 2 1 1 - - - - - - 100,000 or more ____________________________ 3 - - 3 2 2 1 1 -

Hens and pullets of laying age __________ farms __ 2087 1 682 175 221 211 203 10 6 9 

number._ 860 334 173712 (D) 581 371 401 285 376 880 180 086 (0) (D) 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age ___________________________ farms __ 230 185 13 30 25 21 5 2 2 number __ 118420 52526 (0) 57606 46806 42806 10800 (0) (0) 

Hens and pullets sold ____________________ farms __ 162 120 8 29 22 18 7 3 5 

number._ 580648 88083 60292 419 370 291 911 280 271 127 459 105 895 12903 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ___________________________________ farms __ 100 74 7 15 11 7 4 2 4 

number._ 84676 34755 12949 36042 29242 25642 6800 (0) 930 

Farms with- 1 to 1,999 __________________________________ 89 69 6 10 8 5 2 1 4 2,000 to 59,999 _____________________________ 11 5 1 5 3 2 2 1 - 60,000 to 99,999 ____________________________ - - - - - - - - - 100,000 or more ____________________________ - - - - - - - - -

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________ farms __ 133 112 14 6 6 5 - - 1 

number._ 625 563 32 (D) (0) (0) - - (0) Turkeys sold ____________________________ farms __ 59 48 6 5 4 2 1 1 - number._ 11 536 4090 6251 1 195 (0) (D) (D) (D) -

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MONTANA 57 
Table 49. Summary by Type of Organization: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Corporation 

Family held Other than family held OtherItem cooperative, 

estate or 

10 or less 10 or less trust, 

Individual stock- stock- institutional, 

Total or family Partnership Total Total holders Total holders etc. 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for grain or seed ___________________ farms __ 232 171 26 34 34 31 - - 1 acres __ 14824 10245 (0) 2941 2941 2663 - - (0) 

bushels __ I 471 198 978266 (0) 306986 306 986 270216 - - (0) Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 210 152 24 33 33 30 - - 1 acres __ 12220 7840 (0) 2843 2843 2565 - - (0) 

Corn for silage or green chop _____________ farms __ 641 453 71 109 108 101 1 1 8 

acres __ 46581 27204 6093 12511 (0) 10596 (0) (0) 773 

tons, green __ 793 716 464746 111 615 204980 (0) 166 397 (0) (0) 12375 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 545 389 55 93 92 86 1 1 8 acres __ 39311 23892 5435 9211 (0) 7456 (0) (0) 773 

Wheat for grain _________________________ farms __ 10375 7618 1 027 1 651 1 618 1 581 33 24 79 acres __ 4 703 455 2847570 652 241 1 156009 1 129666 1 097310 26343 16714 47635 

bushels __ 143 802 744 85 348091 19 769 083 37224 727 36233496 35 142 840 991 231 672 899 1 460843 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ I 567 1 135 188 232 225 214 7 3 12 acres __ 166 759 102638 30407 29848 27732 26558 2 116 340 3866 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 618 527 46 41 40 40 1 - 4 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 1 849 1 518 167 146 141 136 5 4 18 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 2256 1 809 203 229 225 219 4 2 15 250 to 499 acres ____________________________ 2301 1 777 220 291 285 280 6 6 13 500 acres or more ___________________________ 3351 1 987 391 944 927 906 17 12 29 

Barley for grain __________________________ farms __ 9621 7024 977 1 555 1 528 1 493 27 20 65 

acres __ I 900 275 1 147206 253382 479 787 457603 438 065 22184 10975 19900 

bushels __ 79 606 320 47879575 10 794 801 20 003 452 18 883 610 18 027 521 1 119842 545 560 928492 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 2255 1 668 276 298 292 282 6 2 13 

acres __ 233 324 148092 37890 42600 39382 37974 3218 (0) 4742 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ ~ 078 912 91 69 69 69 - - 6 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 3 136 2533 280 296 294 285 2 1 27 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 2987 2168 284 518 508 502 10 10 17 250 to 499 acres ____________________________ 1 647 1 031 183 425 421 412 4 3 8 500 acres or more ___________________________ 773 380 139 247 236 225 11 6 7 

Oats for grain ___________________________ farms __ 2345 1 697 229 404 396 382 8 6 15 acres __ 132 308 84375 13760 33 193 32143 30219 1 050 (0) 980 bushels __ 6356 871 3 932 700 685436 1 886 122 1 632072 1 511 127 54050 (0) 52613 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 731 527 85 111 108 103 3 2 8 

acres __ 26255 15684 3114 6 957 6752 5778 205 (0) 500 

Ory edible beans, excluding dry limas ______ farms __ 109 84 6 18 18 17 - - 1 

acres __ 6078 4559 (0) 1 089 1 089 (0) - - (0) 

cwL_ 119404 92585 (0) 18398 18398 (0) - - (0) Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 109 84 6 18 18 17 - - 1 acres __ 6078 4559 (0) 1 089 1 089 (0) - - (0) 

Irish potatoes ___________________________ farms __ 154 99 21 29 26 25 3 - 5 acres __ 8676 3824 1 907 2908 2894 (0) 14 - 37 

cwL_ 2 335 001 1 053 307 457325 814 351 811 861 (0) 2490 - 10018 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 121 77 17 23 21 21 2 - 4 

acres __ 8598 3 801 1 893 2889 (0) 2878 (0) - 14 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 58 40 4 11 9 8 2 - 3 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 22 15 3 2 1 1 1 - 2 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 43 30 7 6 6 6 - - - 100.0 to 249.9 acres _________________________ 25 13 5 7 7 7 - - - 250.0 acres or more _________________________ 6 1 2 3 3 3 - - -

Sugar beets for sugar ____________________ farms __ 429 333 37 53 52 49 1 1 6 acres __ 48403 31 981 6319 9866 (0) 9273 (0) (0) 237 tons __ I 051 273 679 894 135 770 230 890 (0) 216 917 (0) (0) 4719 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 429 333 37 53 52 49 1 1 6 acres __ 48403 31 981 6319 9866 (0) 9273 (0) (0) 237 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text) __ farms __ 13701 10768 1 245 1 604 1 564 1 520 40 33 84 

acres __ 2 135438 1 300 604 252250 544 702 526 751 489316 17 951 14471 37882 tons, dry __ 3 858 349 2 303 645 501 828 981 446 943354 861 803 38092 27275 71 430 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 7221 5661 703 817 792 764 25 18 40 

acres __ 999 141 566 685 129001 289 434 276 117 249 186 13317 10192 14021 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 2986 2694 170 108 107 105 1 1 14 25 to 99 acres _____________________________ c 4718 3991 358 349 340 336 9 8 20 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 3596 2722 352 497 484 470 13 12 25 250 to 499 acres ____________________________ 1 603 977 249 365 356 348 9 7 12 500 acres or more ___________________________ 798 384 116 285 277 261 8 5 13 

See footnotes at end of table. 

58 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 49. Summary by Type of Organization: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

Total 

CROPS HARVESTED-Con. 

Hay - alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, 

grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text) 

-Con. 

Alfalfa hay ____________________________ farms __ 9988 acres __ 1 224 284 tons, dry __ 2 596 642 Irrigated ____________________________ farms __ 5738 acres __ 612 759 

Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ___ farms __ 96 acres __ 468 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 96 acres __ 468 Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 71 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 22 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 3 100.0 to 249.9 acres _________________________ 250.0 acres or more _________________________ 

Land in orchards ________________________ farms __ 317 acres __ 815 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 228 acres __ 1 371 Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 192 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 120 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 3 100.0 to 249.9 acres _________________________ 2 250.0 acres or more _________________________ 

Individual 

or family 

7805 

776356 

1 589043 4452 

366474 

75 

351 

75 

351 

58 

14 

3 

276 1 312 

194 

902 

172 

102 2 

Partnership 

940 150 136 354 547 

579 83054 

9 

59 

9 

59 

6 

3 

26 

307 

22 

281 

12 

12 

1 

1 

Total 

1 178 276972 

608 175 

673 153 992 

8 

50 

8 

50 

3 

5 

14 

(0) 

11 

(0) 

7 

6 

Corporation 

Family held 

10 or less 

stock- Total holders 

1 152 1 116 268 651 242661 585 547 522803 654 630 147 987 127237 

5 5 23 23 5 5 23 23 

2 2 3 3 

14 14 (0) (0) 

11 11 (0) (0) 

7 7 6 6 

1 Data are based on a sample of farms. 'Farms with total production expenses equal to markel value of agricultural products sold are included as farms with gains of less than $1,000. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Other than family held 

10 or less 

stockTotal holders 

26 21 8321 6436 22628 16048 19 14 6005 4145 

3 1 27 (0) 

3 1 27 (0) 

1 

2 

Othercooperative, estate or trust, 

institutional, 

etc. 

65 20820 

44877 34 9239 

4 

9 

4 

9 

4 

1 

(0) 

1 

(D) 

MONTANA 59 
Table 50. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols see introductory text] 

Farming 

Item Total farming Age of operator (years) 

and other 

occupations Total Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and over 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms _________________________________ number __ 24568 17405 240 2289 3329 3 173 4 153 4221 

percenL_ 100.0 70.8 1.0 9.3 13.6 12.9 16.9 17.2 Land in farms ____________________________ acres __ 60 203 993 53 334 476 281 908 5 106 592 10386900 11 267962 14 505 547 11 785567 Average size of farm __________________ acres __ 2451 3064 1 175 2231 3 120 3551 3493 2792 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sales (see text) ____________________ farms __ 24568 17405 240 2289 3329 3 173 4153 4221 $1,000 __ 1 547 286 1 384 280 9317 152 272 292 247 327 297 364 999 238 148 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 62980 79533 38819 66523 87788 103 150 87888 56420 

Farms by value of sales: Less than $1,000 (see text) ___________________ 2398 691 7 48 89 94 169 284 $1,000 to $2,499 ____________________________ 1 922 688 10 71 100 93 172 242 $2,500 to $4,999 ____________________________ 2006 899 36 98 105 127 194 339 $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 2374 1 308 35 142 173 177 290 491 $10,000 to $19,999 __________________________ 2824 1 968 36 290 299 262 432 649 

$20,000 to $24,999 __________________________ 1 088 837 16 128 136 115 188 254 $25,000 to $39,999 __________________________ 2452 2084 31 310 415 358 469 501 $40,000 to $49,999 __________________________ 1 243 1 105 14 154 247 202 261 227 $50,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 4064 3 813 38 584 854 773 927 637 $100,000 to $249,999 ________________________ 3253 3 130 15 390 723 758 800 444 

$250,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 692 653 1 65 143 150 182 112 $500,000 to $999,999 ________________________ 170 156 - 7 35 40 42 32 $1,000,000 or more __________________________ 82 73 1 2 10 24 27 9 

Grains ________________________________ farms __ 11 548 10044 132 1 460 2138 1954 2392 1 968 $1,000 __ 524 908 497 405 4529 72476 121 785 107139 125 487 65989 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 3513 3 390 29 513 820 763 872 393 

$1,000 __ 389680 376 581 2806 54463 96934 84230 96650 41 499 

Corn for grain _______________________ farms __ 176 159 2 30 33 37 45 12 $1,000 __ (D) (D) (D) 289 351 444 570 297 Wheat ______________________________ farms __ 10326 9 146 110 1 313 1 956 1 782 2197 1 788 $1,000 __ 378650 358 559 3175 50815 87297 78013 90 299 48959 Soybeans___ _ _ _ __ _ __ ___ _ _ _ __ __ ___ _ __ farms __ - - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - - Sorghum for grain ___________________ farms __ 1 1 - - 1 - - - $1,000 __ (D) (D) - - (D) - - - Baney ______________________________ farms __ 8105 7206 97 1 082 1 593 1412 1 742 1 280 $1,000 __ 127 795 121 332 1 186 18730 30476 25752 30212 14977 Oats _______________________________ farms __ 1 047 898 11 114 170 161 238 204 $1,000 __ 4624 4329 (D) 750 (D) 780 1 304 686 Other grains ________________________ farms __ 1 503 1 397 19 248 327 257 353 193 $1,000 __ 11 679 11 184 86 1 891 2884 2150 3 102 1 070 

Cotton and cottonseed _________________ farms __ - - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - - Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ - - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - -

Tobacco ______________________________ farms __ - - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - - Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ - - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - -

Hay, silage, and field seeds ____________ farms __ 5464 3827 61 504 785 672 936 869 $1,000 __ 55418 47992 751 5257 11 265 10610 12242 7868 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 203 190 2 12 49 52 47 28 $1,000 __ 18723 17 488 (D) (D) 4344 4599 5022 2381 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____ farms __ 96 61 - 10 16 9 14 12 $1,000 __ 461 388 - 75 148 42 70 54 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 1 1 - - 1 - - - $1,000 __ (D) (D) - - (D) - - -

Fruits, nuts, and berries ________________ farms __ 268 105 - 9 14 14 22 46 $1,000 __ 1 871 893 - 69 82 145 290 307 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 2 2 - - 1 - 1 - $1,000 __ (D) (D) - - (D) - (D) -

Nursery and greenhouse crops __________ farms __ 148 75 - 4 21 18 23 9 $1,000 __ 7377 4429 - 471 2113 671 1 129 44 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 30 16 - 1 7 3 5 - $1,000 __ 6219 3855 - (D) (D) 506 987 -

Other crops ___________________________ farms __ 637 588 15 102 150 128 141 52 $1,000 __ 49166 48049 854 6725 13027 13252 9736 4455 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 298 293 4 47 78 77 72 15 

$1,000 __ 42599 42008 635 5567 11 317 11 929 8595 3965 

Poultry and poultry products ____________ farms __ 70S 487 3 53 97 89 109 136 

$1,000 __ 10621 10363 (Z) 72 501 5312 3240 1 237 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 35 33 - - 3 10 12 8 

$1,000 __ 10118 (D) - - (D) 5247 3 158 1 140 

Dairy products ________________________ farms __ 431 374 4 46 82 90 93 59 

$1,000 __ 37486 35632 24 3037 7218 8931 10831 5592 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 224 212 - 20 48 51 68 25 

$1,000 __ 35400 33835 - 2815 6736 8364 10554 5346 

Cattle and calves ______________________ farms __ 14718 11 373 141 1 370 2143 2165 2732 2822 

$1,000 __ 774 052 662 522 2 797 55365 117053 165135 182 926 139 247 

Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 3440 3224 11 327 626 738 852 670 

$1,000 __ 610428 524572 1 428 38031 89501 139223 149 683 106 705 

See footnotes at end of table. 

60 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 50. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Other occupations 

Item Age of operator (years) 

Total Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and over 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms _________________________________ number __ 7 t63 112 860 1 876 1 917 1 479 919 percenL_ 29.2 .5 3.5 7.6 7.8 6.0 3.7 Land in farms ____________________________ acres __ 6 869 517 52961 427 769 966896 2 068 605 2251 037 102 249 Average size of farm __________________ acres __ 959 473 497 515 1 079 1 522 1 199 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sales (see text) ____________________ farms __ 7 163 112 860 1 876 1 917 1 479 919 $1,000 __ 163 007 1 655 12063 34826 42475 39798 32190 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 22757 14779 14027 18564 22 157 26909 35027 

Farms by value of sales: Less than $1.000 (see text) ___________________ 1 707 17 181 433 487 357 232 $1,000 to $2,499 ____________________________ 1 234 21 132 341 327 235 178 $2,500 to $4,999 ____________________________ 1 107 25 127 316 300 226 113 $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 1 066 20 144 258 280 234 130 $10,000 to $19,999 __________________________ 856 7 114 221 211 190 113 

$20,000 to $24,999 __________________________ 251 8 34 64 66 56 23 $25,000 to $39,999 __________________________ 368 5 64 109 97 53 40 $40,000 to $49,999 __________________________ 138 2 25 29 36 26 20 $50,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 251 5 27 63 70 53 33 $100,000 to $249,999 ________________________ 123 9 28 26 34 26 

$250,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 39 2 2 11 9 10 5 $500,000 to $999,999 ________________________ 14 1 1 5 2 5 $1,000,000 or mOre __________________________ 9 2 3 3 1 

Grains ________________________________ farms __ I 504 30 215 368 383 323 185 $1,000 __ 27503 485 4502 6683 6360 6155 3318 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 123 2 16 33 24 29 19 $1.000 __ 13098 (0) (0) 3543 2497 3275 1 783 

Corn for grain _______________________ farms __ 17 4 3 6 4 $1,000 __ 159 70 35 34 20 Wheat _ _ _______ __ __ ___ __ _ _ _ _ __ _____ _ farms __ 1 180 24 180 284 293 248 151 $1,000 __ 20091 356 3027 4872 4450 4751 2634 Soybeans ___________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sorghum for grain ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Barley ______________________________ farms __ 899 16 146 217 217 201 102 $1,000 __ 6463 118 296 1 565 1 620 1 273 591 Oats _______________________________ farms __ 149 1 12 41 40 40 15 $1,000 __ 295 (0) (0) 93 64 75 48 Other grains ________________________ farms __ 106 3 24 29 29 14 7 $1,000 __ 496 (0) (0) 119 193 35 46 

Cotton and cottonseed _________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Tobacco ______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hay, silage, and field seeds ____________ farms __ I 637 16 161 433 509 336 182 $1,000 __ 7427 100 903 1 873 2 278 1 539 734 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 13 2 4 5 2 $1,000 __ 235 (0) 351 380 (0) 

Vegetables, sweet com, and melons ____ farms __ 35 2 18 8 3 4 $1,000 __ 73 (0) (0) 5 5 (0) Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ________________ farms __ 163 9 26 34 53 41 $1,000 __ 979 20 110 239 397 213 Sales of $50.000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse crops __________ farms __ 73 6 29 18 12 8 $1,000 __ 2949 94 1 349 413 173 919 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 14 7 2 2 3 $1,000 __ 2364 1 185 (0) (0) 843 

Other crops ___________________________ farms __ 49 4 15 10 14 6 $1,000 __ 1 117 94 436 241 288 58 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 5 3 1 1 $1,000 __ 592 (0) (0) (0) 

Poultry and poultry products ____________ farms __ 218 3 31 75 60 29 20 $1,000 __ 258 (0) (0) (0) 11 10 147 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 2 1 1 $1,000 __ (0) (0) (0) 

Oairy products ________________________ farms __ 57 1 10 18 19 7 2 $1,000 __ 1 853 (0) 495 783 411 35 (0) Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 12 4 4 3 1 $1,000 __ 1 566 469 703 (0) (0) 

Cattle and calVes ______________________ farms __ 3345 68 436 892 859 663 427 $1,000 __ 111 530 784 4655 20953 30049 29614 25475 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 216 2 9 43 62 59 41 $1,000 __ 85856 (0) (0) 14098 23694 24635 21 828 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MONTANA 61 
Table 50. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning 01 abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Farming 

Item Total farming Age of operator (years) 

and other 

occupations Total Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and over 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Total sales (see text)-Con. Hogs and pigs ________________________ farms __ 1 343 1 038 21 207 257 206 199 148 $1,000 __ 33888 31 601 171 4021 8343 6475 7058 5534 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 147 136 1 26 33 30 29 17 

$1,000 __ 24559 23447 (D) (D) 6002 4951 5458 4486 

Sheep, lambs, and wooL _______________ farms __ 2692 1 973 27 299 440 402 430 375 $1,000 __ 37606 33269 185 3 813 7805 7121 8357 5988 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 185 178 - 18 43 36 46 35 $1,000 __ 20 164 18254 - 1 633 4535 3955 4704 3426 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) ____________________________ farms __ 2393 1 403 8 192 326 281 286 310 $1,000 __ 14431 11 736 6 893 2907 2463 3633 1 834 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 64 58 - 3 18 14 18 5 

$1,000 __ 8689 8097 - 345 1 918 1 800 2891 1 143 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

Total farm production expenses ___________ farms __ 24563 17 449 270 2268 3268 3097 4364 4 182 $1,000 __ 1 288 298 1 132 669 8234 120227 236021 274571 307 720 185 896 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 52449 64 913 30498 53010 72222 88657 70513 44451 

livestock and poultry purchased ________ farms __ 8810 6751 106 788 1 456 1 355 1 629 1 417 $1,000 __ 191 557 145 731 1 187 10774 23110 45903 37742 27015 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 5037 3 425 65 391 769 585 859 756 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 2631 2265 33 284 494 485 515 454 $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ 877 819 7 97 161 212 189 153 $100,000 or more _________________________ 265 242 1 16 32 73 66 54 

Feed for livestock and poultry __________ farms __ 13691 9979 138 1 131 1 950 1 947 2531 2282 $1,000 __ 119817 100 332 572 7204 18 016 28320 26589 19632 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 10013 6658 113 793 1 278 1 195 1 690 1 589 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 2880 2587 18 280 529 571 653 536 $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ 644 599 7 51 123 143 143 132 $100,000 or more _________________________ 154 135 - 7 20 38 45 25 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ____ farms __ 5125 3825 40 484 857 814 877 753 $1,000 __ 31 530 28200 30 1 946 5536 8387 7699 4602 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ____________________________ 4088 2833 40 370 638 572 615 598 $5,000 to $24,999 _______________________ 824 797 - 104 176 190 206 121 $25,000 to $79,999 ______________________ 163 147 - 9 33 39 42 24 $80,000 or more ________________________ 50 48 - 1 10 13 14 10 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees _________ farms-_ 11 213 9527 96 1 368 2 167 1 795 2395 1 706 $1,000 __ 29192 27053 265 4042 6893 5567 7055 3230 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ________________________________ 4962 3745 30 417 849 582 890 977 $1,000 to $4,999 __________________________ 4709 4325 61 728 936 895 1 123 582 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 1 453 1 372 4 216 352 302 361 137 $25,000 or more __________________________ 89 85 1 7 30 16 21 10 

Commercial fertilizer ___________________ farms __ 12271 9925 104 1440 1 973 1 895 2606 1 907 $1,000 __ 79449 75130 674 10986 17487 16761 20411 8810 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 7832 5699 66 759 1 000 984 1 468 1 422 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 3764 3 561 30 584 812 764 947 424 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 550 542 7 85 127 114 158 51 $50,000 or more __________________________ 125 123 1 12 34 33 33 10 

Agricultural chemicals __________________ farms __ 15217 12078 156 1 579 2501 2273 3041 2528 $1,000 __ 64461 60483 485 8575 14076 12953 15418 8976 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 11 280 8320 119 1 022 1 606 1 465 2100 2008 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 3613 3447 36 513 826 722 867 483 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 262 252 1 38 51 77 57 28 $50,000 or more __________________________ 62 59 - 6 18 9 17 9 

Petroleum products ___ : ________________ farms __ 23109 16888 269 2212 3 136 3007 4253 4011 $1,000 __ 100191 91374 685 10554 19879 20243 24482 15532 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 16024 10179 218 1 386 1 579 1 492 2470 3034 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 6795 6436 51 809 1 495 1 440 1 706 935 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 246 233 - 16 56 63 62 36 $50,000 or more __________________________ 44 40 - 1 6 12 15 6 

Gasoline and gasohol ________________ farms __ 21 891 16189 232 2113 3043 2924 4112 3765 $1,000 __ 48439 43720 280 4893 9 124 9608 11 752 8064 Diesel fuel __________________________ farms __ 16249 13221 179 1 769 2644 2482 3410 2737 $1,000 __ 40 176 37245 332 4535 8570 8271 9922 5616 Natural gas _________________________ farms __ 861 678 - 73 151 146 151 157 

$1,000 __ 1 479 1245 - 120 312 289 285 239 

LP gas, fuel oil, kerosene, motor oil, grease, etc. ________________________ farms __ 19057 15 101 191 2030 2857 2808 3809 3406 

$1,000 __ 10097 9165 73 1 006 1 873 2075 2524 1 614 

See footnotes at end of table. 

62 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 50. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Other occupations 

Item Age of operator (years) 

Total Under 25 251034 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and over 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICUL· 

TURAL PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Total sales (see text)-Con. Hogs and pigs ________________________ farms __ 305 16 66 106 66 34 15 $1,000 __ 2287 125 519 774 349 166 333 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 11 1 5 3 1 1 $1,000 __ 112 (0) 419 177 (D) (0) 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________ farms __ 719 23 99 235 194 108 60 $1,000 __ 4337 156 424 788 1 627 765 577 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 7 1 1 2 2 1 $1,000 __ 1 910 (0) (0) (0) (D) (D) 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) ____________________________ farms __ 990 6 136 352 236 169 69 $1,000 __ 2695 4 286 006 492 631 273 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 6 1 2 1 2 $1,000 __ 591 (0) (0) (0) (D) 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

Total farm production expenses ___________ farms __ 7 114 42 811 1 842 1 971 1 456 990 $1,000 __ 155 629 591 10810 34208 43855 34797 31 367 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 21 876 14062 13329 18571 22250 23866 31 664 

Livestock and poultry purchased ________ farms __ 2059 10 274 635 596 370 174 $1,000 __ 45825 57 202 7005 13035 12756 11 767 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 612 9 214 527 466 271 125 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 366 53 96 101 79 37 $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ 58 7 8 22 12 6 $100,000 or more _________________________ 23 4 7 6 4 

Feed for livestock and poultry __________ farms __ 3 712 29 424 1 108 1 054 714 363 $1,000 __ 19465 47 992 4849 5900 3239 4459 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 3355 28 394 1 026 947 627 333 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 293 25 68 69 71 40 $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ 45 4 10 12 11 7 $100,000 or more _________________________ 19 1 4 6 5 3 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ____ farms __ 1 300 10 162 388 352 246 142 $1,000 __ 3330 1 369 384 1 972 316 289 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ____________________________ 255 10 155 378 341 237 134 $5,000 to $24,999 _______________________ 27 4 7 6 4 6 $25,000 to $79,999 ______________________ 16 2 3 4 5 2 $80,000 or more ________________________ 2 1 1 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees _________ farms __ I 666 11 211 458 494 319 193 $1,000 __ 2 139 11 274 396 809 352 298 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ________________________________ 217 7 133 356 331 258 132 $1,000 to $4,999 __________________________ 384 4 67 92 134 51 36 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 61 11 9 27 9 25 $25,000 or more __________________________ 4 1 2 1 

Commercial fertilizer ___________________ farms __ 2346 10 278 640 628 467 323 $1,000 __ 4318 48 550 1053 227 613 628 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 2133 8 256 599 564 425 281 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 203 1 22 38 62 39 41 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 8 1 2 2 2 1 $50,000 or more __________________________ 2 1 1 

Agricultural Chemicals __________________ farms __ 3 139 10 359 818 869 641 422 $1,000 __ 3 978 19 422 947 101 814 674 

Fanms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 2960 9 330 773 850 606 390 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 166 1 28 40 35 31 31 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 10 1 4 3 2 $50,000 or more __________________________ 3 1 1 

Petroleum products ____________________ farms __ 6221 42 740 1 599 1 701 1294 845 $1,000 __ 8817 51 913 2204 2287 1 874 1 488 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 5845 40 713 1 508 601 1 219 764 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 359 2 26 88 95 72 76 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 13 1 2 4 2 4 $50,000 or more __________________________ 4 1 1 1 1 

Gasoline and gasohoL _______________ farms __ 5702 27 661 511 569 1 177 757 

$1,000 __ 4 719 20 462 232 231 1 032 741 Diesel fuel __________________________ farms __ 3028 16 395 778 865 657 317 $1,000 __ 2931 23 347 708 801 567 485 Natural gas _________________________ farms __ 183 5 18 50 18 59 33 $1,000 __ 235 2 6 25 23 70 107 

LP gas, fuel oil, kerosene, motor oil, 506 020 1 057 816 543 grease, etc. ________________________ farms __ 3956 14 $1,000 __ 933 6 95 239 232 205 155 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MONTANA 63 
Table 50. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Farming 

Item T Olal farming 

and other 

Age of operator (years) 

occupations Total Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and over 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

-Con. 

Total farm production expenses - Con. Electricity _____________________________ farms __ 19070 14332 141 1 761 2806 2733 3676 3 215 $1,000 __ 23779 20797 145 2254 4246 4787 5702 3663 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $999 ________________________________ 12732 8605 109 1 125 1 529 1 467 2 130 2245 $1,000 to $4,999 __________________________ 5616 5050 31 568 1 148 1 082 1 344 877 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 687 648 - 66 127 176 192 87 $25,000 or more __________________________ 35 29 1 2 2 8 10 6 

Hired larm labor _______________________ larms __ 9318 7 745 56 911 1 638 1 532 2073 1 535 $1,000 __ 102470 91 477 256 7483 18932 21 167 27506 16133 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 5333 4088 49 564 808 734 1 046 887 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 2994 2739 5 277 634 604 749 470 $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ 865 826 1 63 180 162 256 164 $100,000 or more _________________________ 106 92 1 7 16 32 22 14 

Contract labor _________________________ larms __ 4606 3628 59 431 773 687 1 001 677 $1,000 __ 13218 11 620 147 1 111 2690 2586 3 133 1 955 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $999 ________________________________ 1946 1 411 19 168 305 221 416 282 $1,000 to $4,999 __________________________ 1 905 1 525 36 188 307 321 399 274 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 717 656 3 74 151 135 175 118 $25,000 or more __________________________ 38 36 1 1 10 10 11 3 

Repair and maintenance _______________ larms __ 21 019 15636 247 2035 3006 2845 3 913 3590 $1,000 __ 93053 83769 641 9161 18269 19267 23257 13 174 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 15035 10011 205 1 382 1 704 1 522 2362 2836 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 5620 5289 40 629 1 218 1 236 1 456 710 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 271 253 2 22 70 57 71 31 $50,000 or more __________________________ 93 83 - 2 14 30 24 13 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental 01 machinery and equipment _____________ farms __ 8315 6636 69 866 1 371 1 277 1 759 1 294 $1,000 __ 29476 26108 287 3925 5854 5196 6561 4284 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $999 ________________________________ 3572 2443 33 242 493 420 674 581 $1,000 to $4,999 __________________________ 3077 2706 25 389 547 556 706 483 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 1 527 1 356 9 217 298 271 352 209 $25,000 or more __________________________ 139 131 2 18 33 30 27 21 

Interest expense ______________________ farms __ 14774 11 318 136 1 656 2356 2319 2879 1 972 $1,000 __ 157891 141 440 697 14702 31 926 36274 37427 20413 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 7724 5234 86 982 928 825 1 260 1 153 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 5410 4534 47 520 1 091 1 075 1 190 611 $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ 1 527 1442 2 147 313 390 402 188 $100,000 or more _________________________ 113 108 1 7 24 29 27 20 

Secured by real estate _______________ farms __ 10260 7832 21 846 1 585 1 828 2153 1 399 $1,000 __ 113466 101 126 351 9737 22138 27490 26843 14569 

Farms with expenses Qf- $1 to $999 ______________________________ 1 294 808 - 110 108 120 256 214 $1,000 to $4,999 ________________________ 3544 2351 - 245 409 494 658 545 $5,000 to $24,999 _______________________ 4244 3555 18 383 835 902 935 462 $25,000 or more ________________________ 1 178 1 118 3 108 233 312 304 158 

Not secured by real estate ___ • _______ farms __ 8076 6441 117 1 197 1 478 1 219 1 519 911 $1,000 __ 44425 40314 347 4965 9789 8785 10584 5845 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ______________________________ 2482 1 656 38 389 300 255 407 267 $1,000 to $4,999 ______________ • ____ • ____ 3 167 2555 48 520 610 472 524 381 $5,000 to $24,999 _______________________ 2 112 1 929 30 260 498 417 506 218 $25,000 or more _____________________ •• - 315 301 1 28 70 75 82 45 

Cash renl. ____________________________ farms __ 7526 6184 83 1 046 1 201 1 242 1 483 1 129 $1,000 __ 65735 60795 1 089 10221 14769 12320 14696 7700 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 4326 3250 13 444 518 661 864 750 $5,000 to $9,999 __________________________ 1 293 1 133 23 268 218 224 239 161 $10,000 to $24,999 ________________________ 1 340 1 266 41 238 313 241 275 158 $25,000 or more __________________________ 565 535 6 96 152 116 105 60 

Property taxes ________________________ farms __ 22937 16397 186 1 861 3012 3004 4252 4082 $1,000 __ 65288 57712 174 4301 10591 12885 17367 12375 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 19 236 12880 180 1 654 2360 2143 3124 3419 $5,000 to $9,999 __________________________ 2537 2415 2 145 442 622 760 444 $10,000 to $24,999 ________________________ 1 021 969 4 57 189 199 328 192 $25,000 or more __________________________ 143 133 - 5 21 40 40 27 

All other farm production expenses ______ farms __ 23375 17019 245 2246 3195 3043 4225 4065 

$1,000 __ 152 722 138 848 932 14934 29282 30342 40353 23004 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 15707 9924 199 1 414 1 579 1 442 2274 3016 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 6470 5950 45 709 1 399 1 303 1 619 875 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 845 816 - 96 151 213 235 121 $50,000 or more __________________________ 353 329 1 27 66 85 97 53 

See footnotes at end of table. 

64 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 50. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Other occupations 

Item Age of operator (years) 

Total Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and over 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

-Con. 

Total farm production expenses-Con. Electricity _____________________________ farms __ 4738 17 543 1 321 1 312 945 600 $1,000 __ 2982 11 236 750 868 596 521 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ________________________________ 4127 13 496 146 1 099 862 511 $1,000 to $4,999 __________________________ 566 4 46 162 206 71 77 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 39 1 11 6 10 11 $25,000 or more __________________________ 6 2 1 2 1 

Hired farm labor _______________________ farms __ 1 573 10 113 484 500 242 224 $1,000 __ 10993 89 457 2241 2253 2772 3 181 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 1 245 8 84 428 409 163 153 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 255 1 27 42 74 60 51 $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ 59 1 1 10 16 16 15 $100,000 or more _________________________ 14 1 4 1 3 5 

Contract labor _________________________ farms __ 978 1 134 185 278 226 154 

$1,000 __ 1 597 (0) (0) 366 525 232 324 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ________________________________ 535 74 90 151 156 64 $1,000 to $4,999 __________________________ 380 59 83 102 66 69 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 61 1 11 24 4 21 $25,000 or more __________________________ 2 1 1 

Repair and maintenance _______________ farms __ 5383 14 642 1 394 1 526 1 089 718 $1,000 __ 9284 25 851 2305 2447 2027 629 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 5024 12 620 1 301 420 017 654 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 331 2 20 88 101 66 54 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 18 1 1 4 5 7 $50,000 or more __________________________ 10 1 4 1 1 3 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment _____________ farms __ 1 679 2 252 487 446 290 202 $1,000 __ 3368 (0) (0) 595 889 620 733 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ________________________________ 129 178 374 271 202 104 $1,000 to $4,999 __________________________ 371 2 34 93 116 62 64 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 171 39 18 58 23 33 $25,000 or more __________________________ 8 1 2 1 3 1 

Interest expense ______________________ f'lrtTls __ 3456 8 493 997 986 669 303 

$1,000 __ 16451 79 369 5082 5270 3147 504 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 2490 5 389 693 677 504 222 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 876 2 102 286 275 135 76 $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ 85 1 2 15 33 30 4 $100,000 or more _________________________ 5 3 1 1 

Secured by real estate _______________ farms __ 2428 2 248 725 763 471 219 

$1,000 __ 12340 (0) (0) 3795 4107 2463 085 

Farms with expenses of- 486 $1 to $999 ______________________________ 57 107 149 99 73 $1,000 to $4,999 ________________________ 193 127 367 380 241 78 $5,000 to $24,999 _______________________ 689 63 238 215 109 64 $25,000 or more ________________________ 60 1 13 19 22 4 

Not secured by real estate ___________ farms __ 1 635 7 301 476 435 285 131 $1,000 __ 4111 (0) (0) 1 287 1 164 684 419 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ______________________________ 826 4 186 ,,02 216 154 64 $1,000 to $4,999 ________________________ 612 85 234 143 95 55 $5,000 to $24,999 _______________________ 183 3 30 34 73 32 11 $25,000 or more ________________________ 14 6 3 4 1 

Cash renL ____________________________ farms __ 1 342 26 184 396 348 236 152 

$1,000 __ 4940 57 1 022 1 256 166 950 488 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 1 078 26 136 328 272 182 134 $5,000 to $9,999 __________________________ 160 16 50 51 32 11 $10,000 to $24,999 ________________________ 74 20 13 21 18 2 $25,000 or more __________________________ 30 12 5 4 4 5 

Property taxes ________________________ farms __ 6540 12 661 665 1 903 372 927 

$1,000 __ 7576 14 474 672 2311 732 373 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 6356 11 650 1 638 1 849 322 886 $5,000 to $9,999 __________________________ 122 9 17 42 34 20 $10,000 to $24,999 ________________________ 52 2 9 10 11 19 $25,000 or more __________________________ 10 1 2 5 2 

All other farm production expenses ______ farms __ 6356 41 733 1 659 1 747 1 310 866 

$1,000 __ 13874 77 1 376 3484 3767 2870 2300 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 5783 36 637 1 498 596 236 780 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 520 5 94 151 139 61 70 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 29 2 8 7 5 7 $50,000 or more __________________________ 24 2 5 8 9 

See footnotes at end 01 table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MONTANA 65 
Table 50. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Farming 

Item Total farming Age of operator (years) 

and other 

occupations Total Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and over 

NET CASH RETURN FROM 

AGRICULTURAL SALES FOR 

THE FARM UNIT' 

All farms _______________________________ number __ 24565 17 450 270 2268 3268 3097 4365 4 182 $1,000 __ 260131 247 748 3058 28269 51 675 46545 68604 49599 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 10590 14 198 11 324 12464 15812 15029 15 717 11 860 

Farms with net gains' _________________ number __ 13748 11 222 229 1 560 2 104 1 924 2867 2538 Average net gain ____________________ dollar"-_ 25952 28654 15486 23922 31 864 32434 30435 25213 

Gain of- Less than $1,000 __________________________ 1 272 751 50 54 108 117 211 211 $1,000 to $9,999 __________________________ 5158 3880 113 630 610 630 899 998 $10,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 5534 4921 42 691 1 043 838 1 300 1 007 $50,000 or more __________________________ 1 784 1 670 24 185 343 339 457 322 

Farms with net losses _________________ number __ 10817 6228 41 708 1 164 1 173 1 498 1 644 Average net loss ____________________ dollars __ 8935 11 851 11 923 12781 13203 13519 12452 8755 

Loss of- Less than $1,000 __________________________ 1 741 746 2 69 119 88 221 247 $1,000 to $9,999 __________________________ 6425 3313 27 342 588 587 791 978 $10,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 2434 1 975 8 273 416 460 420 398 $50,000 or more __________________________ 217 194 4 24 41 38 66 21 

GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS AND 

OTHER FARM-RELATED INCOME 

Government payments ___________________ farms __ 10903 9474 103 1 339 2028 1 844 2312 1 848 $1,000 __ 232620 219 379 1 878 29992 50967 47414 56948 32 180 Other farm-related income' _______________ farms __ 5740 4427 35 689 826 756 1 191 930 $1,000 __ 32170 26754 100 3668 4 173 5063 8599 5 150 

Customwork and other agricultural services _____________________________ farms __ 2182 1 881 18 487 430 344 444 158 $1,000 __ 12710 11 409 63 2715 2355 2253 3326 697 

Gross cash rent or share payments _____ farms __ 2316 1 569 22 120 228 236 431 532 $1,000 __ 13432 10192 37 680 1 112 1 648 3396 3319 

Forest products and Christmas trees ____ farms __ 438 300 - 12 54 31 113 90 

$1,000 __ 3 184 2617 - 33 319 696 1 077 493 

Other farm-related income sources ______ farms __ I 810 1 588 10 195 272 277 512 322 $1,000 __ 2844 2535 (Z) 240 387 467 800 641 

COMMODITY CREDIT 

CORPORATION LOANS 

Total ___________________________________ farms __ 4334 3992 52 656 940 851 946 547 $1,000 __ 116792 111 784 933 18897 28456 24469 26561 12469 Com _________________________________ farms __ 31 30 1 5 7 6 9 2 $1,000 __ 203 (D) (0) 31 56 49 46 (0) Wheat ________________________________ farms __ 4026 3726 49 615 870 790 885 517 

$1,000 __ 97461 93479 766 15701 23360 20518 22 147 10987 Soybeans _____________________________ farms __ - - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - -

Sorghum, baney, and oats ______________ farms __ I 421 1313 18 235 338 291 294 137 $1,000 __ 16572 16010 (0) (0) 4358 3404 3891 1 451 Cotton ___ __ __ __ __ _ ____ __ __ __ __ __ _ ____ _ farms __ - - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - - Peanuts, rye, rice, tobacco, and honey ___ farms __ 131 105 - 12 28 30 24 11 $1,000 __ 2556 (D) - (0) 682 498 476 (0) 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE 

Total cropland ___________________________ farms __ 21 064 15575 185 1 980 2999 2900 3765 3746 

acres __ 17 829 766 16472542 128 546 2 085 748 3 788 713 3 488 895 4 148686 2 831 954 Harvested cropland ____________________ farms __ 19 267 14769 171 1 887 2879 2764 3590 3478 

acres __ 9 128 013 8536529 64992 1 111 726 1 989 853 1 850 149 2 164 318 1 355491 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres _____________________________ 4 214 1 709 26 128 215 231 411 698 50 to 99 acres ____________________________ 1 905 1 213 17 116 183 176 316 405 100 to 199 acres __________________________ 2 742 2180 44 324 378 369 479 586 200 to 499 acres __________________________ 4 378 3918 46 547 793 725 894 913 500 to 999 acres __________________________ 3 370 3172 18 440 684 663 804 563 1,000 to 1,999 acres _______________________ 2051 1 993 18 263 458 464 544 246 2,000 acres or more _______________________ 607 584 2 69 168 136 142 67 

Cropland: Pasture or grazing only _______________ farms __ 7092 4717 43 526 832 871 1 234 1 211 

acres __ I 292 003 1 040252 10460 105 633 215450 205 069 261 607 242 033 

In cover crops, legumes, and soilimprovement grasses, not harvested and not pastured ___________________ farms __ 2021 1 695 14 204 333 333 423 388 

acres __ 545 491 498 576 4405 51 937 105211 100174 138 067 98782 

On which all crops failed _____________ farms __ I 165 924 4 121 212 184 191 212 

acres __ 182 127 160 929 231 24569 36020 37473 34778 27858 

In cultivated summer fallow ___________ farms __ 9404 8263 107 1 141 1 721 1 569 2009 1 736 

acres __ 5 676 710 5 338 526 42958 668 967 1 227 573 1 092 751 1 338 023 948 254 Idle ________________________________ farms __ 3455 2829 27 381 583 579 653 606 

acres __ I 005 422 897 730 5500 102 916 214 606 203 279 211 893 159 536 

Total woodland __________________________ farms __ 3207 2094 10 176 315 414 546 633 

acres __ I 873 500 1 525 327 13157 99346 302 449 272 196 515 349 322830 

Woodland pastured ____________________ farms __ 2493 1693 8 148 249 336 451 501 

acres __ I 501 550 1 257 299 12759 76511 260339 237333 408 141 262 216 

Woodland not pastured ________________ farms __ I 149 682 4 59 111 127 169 212 

acres __ 371 950 268 028 398 22835 42 110 34863 107 208 60614 

See footnotes at end of table. 

66 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 50. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols. see introductory text] 

Other occupations 

Item Age of operator (years) 

Total Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and over 

NET CASH RETURN FROM 

AGRICULTURAL SALES FOR 

THE FARM UNIT' 

All farms _______________________________ number __ 7 115 42 811 1842 1 971 1459 990 $1.000 __ 12383 511 346 1614 1 664 3461 4787 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 1 740 12172 426 876 844 2373 4835 

Farms with net gains2 _________________ numbeL_ 2526 40 306 655 594 546 385 Average net gain ____________________ dollars __ 13945 12893 8796 12278 14 879 14654 18533 

Gain of- Less than $1,000 __________________________ 521 9 65 160 117 91 79 $1,000 to $9.999 __________________________ 1 278 19 166 327 306 312 148 $10,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 613 11 70 139 150 116 127 $50,000 or more __________________________ 114 1 5 29 21 27 31 

Farms with net losses _________________ number __ 4589 2 505 1 187 1 377 913 605 Average net loss ____________________ dollars __ 4977 (0) (0) 5416 5210 4972 3881 

Loss of- Less than $1,000 __________________________ 995 - 131 185 266 206 207 $1,000 to $9,999 __________________________ 3 112 2 338 837 957 608 370 $10,000 to $49.999 ________________________ 459 - 35 162 141 96 25 $50,000 or more __________________________ 23 - 1 3 13 3 3 

GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS AND 

OTHER FARM-RELATED INCOME 

Government payments ___________________ farms __ 1 429 21 182 364 365 316 181 $1,000 __ 13241 188 1 804 3143 3 162 3304 1 639 Other farm-related income' _______________ farms __ 1 313 13 142 286 338 272 262 $1,000 __ 5416 34 793 759 1 224 1 285 1 322 

Customwork and other agricultural services _____________________________ farms __ 301 6 59 124 63 27 22 $1,000 __ 1 301 27 584 195 234 122 139 

Gross cash rent or share payments _____ farms __ 747 7 47 110 178 202 203 $1,000 __ 3239 7 119 410 687 943 1 074 

Forest products and Christmas trees ____ farms __ 138 - 12 48 36 18 24 $1,000 __ 567 - 15 130 166 16B 8B Other farm-related income sources ______ farms __ 222 - 43 36 75 53 15 $1,000 __ 309 - 75 25 138 51 20 

COMMODITY CREDIT 

CORPORATION LOANS 

Total ___________________________________ farms __ 342 4 72 93 86 57 30 $1,000 __ 5008 36 922 1424 9Bl 1 172 472 Corn _________________________________ farms __ 1 - - - 1 - - $1,000 __ (0) - - - (D) - - Wheat ________________________________ farms __ 300 4 63 80 76 47 30 

$1,000 __ 3982 36 692 1 187 7B3 873 411 Soybeans _____________________________ farms __ - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - -

Sorghum, barley, and oats ______________ farms __ lOB - 27 29 30 12 10 $1,000 __ 563 - (0) 141 (0) 65 61 Cotton ________________________________ farms __ - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - Peanuts, rye, rice, tobacco, and honey ___ farms __ 26 - 2 8 11 5 - $1,000 __ (0) - (0) 95 69 234 -

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE 

Total cropland ___________________________ farms __ 5489 54 602 1 449 1 496 1 171 717 acres __ 1 357 224 21 697 180 250 313587 336 513 304733 200444 Harvested cropland ____________________ farms __ 4498 46 496 1 170 1 265 953 56B acres __ 591 484 B 154 84066 133 B76 148 592 13777B 7901B 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres _____________________________ 2505 17 250 679 733 517 309 50 to 99 acres ____________________________ 692 7 61 178 183 163 100 100 to 199 acres __________________________ 562 8 68 151 164 109 62 200 to 499 acres __________________________ 460 B 77 106 114 97 58 500 to 999 acres __________________________ 198 5 30 37 51 46 29 1,000 to 1,999 acres _______________________ 58 1 7 14 17 12 7 2,000 acres or more _______________________ 23 - 3 5 3 9 3 

Cropland: Pasture or grazing only _______________ farms __ 2375 17 256 657 678 482 285 

acres __ 251 751 3469 32022 59626 67466 50052 39 116 

In cover crops, legumes, and soil· 

improvement grasses, not harvested and not pastured ___________________ farms __ 326 2 36 75 96 69 4B 

acres __ 46915 (0) (0) 12 B75 12243 B 904 B 141 On which all crops failed _____________ farms __ 241 - 28 6B 70 44 31 

acres __ 21 19B - 2477 4989 7 115 4436 2181 In cultivated summer fallow ___________ farms __ 1 121 20 174 285 248 244 150 

acres __ 33B 184 7505 50607 80 B24 69430 80152 49666 Idle ________________________________ farms __ 626 7 65 170 164 123 97 

acres __ 107 692 (D) (D) 21 397 31 667 23411 22322 

Total woodland __________________________ farms __ 1 113 10 Bl 256 345 281 140 acres __ 34B 173 4383 9 109 61 221 122 352 4B 376 102 752 Woodland pastured ____________________ farms __ 800 6 54 193 250 193 94 acres __ 244 251 343 5766 55115 72900 34549 7547B Woodland not pastured ________________ farms __ 467 4 27 98 148 129 61 

acres __ 103 922 4020 3343 6106 49452 13727 27274 

See footnotes at end of table_ 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MONTANA 67 
Table 50. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Farming 

Item Total farming and other 

Age of operator (years) 

occupations Total Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and over 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE-Con. 

Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland pastured _________ farms __ 13675 10 655 89 1 179 2032 2060 2638 2657 acres __ 39 459 291 34427391 133 296 2 814 055 6 131 599 7277 718 9643 075 8427 648 Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. _________________________ farms __ 14598 10 524 116 1 180 1 922 2026 2608 2672 acres __ I 041 436 909216 6909 107 443 164139 229 153 198 437 203 135 Cropland under federal acreage reduction 

programs: 

Annual commodity acreage adjustment programs ____________________________ farms __ 8569 7769 89 1 128 1 731 1 550 1 912 1 359 acres __ I 848 178 1 758429 14 415 254117 433 837 380 122 438099 237 839 Conservation reserve program __________ farms __ I 598 1 370 3 150 261 273 374 309 acres __ 753 165 679475 535 71 514 126919 144 202 191 760 144 545 

Value of land and buildings1 ______________ farms __ 24565 17450 270 2268 3268 3097 4365 4182 $1,000 __ 12 418 239 10 572 409 62207 1 050 779 2 140025 2 183 375 2837 103 2298 920 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 505 526 605869 230 396 463 306 654 842 704 997 649966 549 718 Average per acre ____________________ dollars __ 205 197 204 211 204 197 191 194 

Farms by value group: $1 to $39,999 _______________________________ 2836 1 425 62 281 245 188 318 331 $40,000 to $69,999 __________________________ 1 852 817 46 113 112 136 130 280 $70,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 1 987 996 46 92 145 106 253 354 $100,000 to $149,999 ________________________ 2633 1 492 11 286 167 205 329 494 $150,000 to $199,999 ________________________ 1 905 1 185 17 131 238 161 342 296 

$200,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 6643 5385 53 727 1 039 987 1 345 1 234 $500,000 to $999,999 ________________________ 3 936 3582 31 421 786 718 975 651 $1,000,000 to $1,999,999 ____________________ 1 836 1 726 2 161 373 410 457 323 $2,000,000 to $4,999,999 ____________________ 762 693 2 47 132 159 172 181 $5,000,000 or more __________________________ 175 149 - 9 31 27 44 38 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _________________________ farms __ 24496 17430 270 2263 3260 3096 4362 4 179 $1,000 __ 1 488 238 1 327372 11 920 144294 277532 280 545 368 573 244 509 Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 ________________________________ 1 752 676 7 103 107 73 132 254 $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 4 010 1 629 66 192 244 248 368 511 $10,000 to $19,999 __________________________ 3475 2139 73 365 266 256 496 683 $20,000 to $49,999 __________________________ 5674 4160 43 613 786 676 922 1 120 $50,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 4415 3935 34 515 783 738 1 046 819 

$100,000 to $199,999 ________________________ 3 515 3308 43 325 725 734 937 544 $200,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 1 547 1 478 4 143 328 343 427 233 $500,000 or more ___________________________ 108 105 - 7 21 28 34 15 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Motortrucks, including pickups ____________ farms __ 23 109 16774 251 2 170 3152 3 013 4227 3961 number __ 72562 60115 473 6982 12110 11 988 16171 12 391 Wheel tractors __________________________ farms __ 21 138 15749 164 1 910 2975 2909 4074 3717 numbeL_ 56648 46861 277 4942 9028 9285 12686 10643 Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) ________ farms __ II 296 7871 36 731 1 442 1 390 2201 2071 number __ 17 648 12879 62 1 069 2 170 2169 3695 3714 40 horsepower (PTO) or more __________ farms __ 16875 13744 141 1 787 2744 2593 3488 2991 number __ 39000 33982 215 3873 6858 7 116 8991 6929 

Grain and bean combines ________________ farms __ 9477 8417 49 973 1 721 1 697 2269 1 708 numbeL_ 12025 10782 63 1 179 2237 2248 2944 2 111 Cottonpickers and strippers _______________ farms __ - - - - - - - - numbeL_ - - - - - - - - Mower conditioners ______________________ farms __ 8265 6583 73 722 1 267 1 334 1 699 1 488 number __ 9429 7556 74 809 1 459 1 576 1 954 1 684 Pickup balers ___________________________ farms __ II 100 9043 108 983 1 679 1 835 2366 2072 numbeL_ 13482 11 233 130 1 186 2113 2301 2895 2608 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Commercial fertilizer _____________________ farms __ 12271 9925 104 1 440 1 973 1 895 2606 1 907 acres on which used __ 5 686 900 5 363 560 34101 766 835 1 266353 1 139691 1 425 896 730 684 Lime ___________________________________ farms __ - - - - - - - - acres on which used __ - - - - - - - - tons __ - - - - - - - - Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., to controlInsects on hay and other crops _________ farms __ 6726 5694 80 784 1 284 1 065 1454 1 027 acres on which used __ 2 119 654 1 987 318 16530 273 197 484 794 390 942 524 920 296 935 Nematodes in crops ___________________ farms __ 303 261 - 37 81 54 81 8 acres on which used __ 55606 48364 - 7882 12764 13219 11 874 2625 Diseases in crops and orchards-________ farms __ 836 603 18 116 123 120 136 90 acres on which used __ 320 233 298 387 2345 59001 68735 71 450 66237 30619 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and pasture ______________________________ farms __ II 811 9693 120 1 356 2068 1 801 2404 1 944 acres on which used __ 6 004 359 5 661 602 32406 826036 1 367 257 1 208499 1 451 386 776018 

Chemicals for defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit _______ farms __ 412 376 1 44 129 89 83 30 

acres on which used __ 111 060 110 168 (D) (D) 41 651 24135 22257 7739 

See footnotes at end of table. 

68 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 50. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Other occupations 

Item Age of operator (years) 

Total Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and over 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE-Con. 

Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland pastured _________ farms __ 3020 37 345 781 775 648 434 acres __ 5031 900 25912 224789 565 062 1 559 431 1 880 453 776 253 

Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. _________________________ farms __ 4074 57 468 1 071 1 121 819 538 

acres __ 132 220 989 13621 27026 50309 17475 22800 

Cropland under federal acreage reduction 

programs: 

Annual commodity acreage adjustment programs ____________________________ farms __ 800 12 129 210 195 167 87 acres __ 89749 1 304 15157 21 082 21 881 21 184 9 141 Conservation reserve program __________ fanms __ 228 4 21 53 55 55 40 acres __ 73690 2480 5324 16795 13895 20 121 15075 

Value of land and buildings1 ______________ farms __ 7 115 42 811 1 842 1 971 1 459 990 $1,000 __ 1 845 830 4871 100186 328 432 545837 524 882 341 622 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 259428 115976 123534 178 302 276934 359 755 345 073 Average per acre ____________________ dollars __ 262 234 270 316 243 233 309 

Farms by value group: $1 to $39,999 _______________________________ 1 411 26 271 346 320 236 212 $40,000 to $69,999 __________________________ 1 035 5 165 265 287 195 118 $70,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 991 - 105 290 282 199 115 $100,000 to $149,999 ________________________ 1 141 3 98 279 389 215 157 $150,000 to $199,999 ________________________ 720 - 41 232 191 158 98 

$200,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 1 258 7 89 323 320 342 177 $500.000 to $999,999 ________________________ 354 - 38 84 108 46 78 $1,000,000 to $1,999,999 ____________________ 110 1 2 14 37 45 11 $2,000,000 to $4,999,999 ____________________ 69 - 1 6 32 13 17 $5,000,000 or more __________________________ 26 - 1 3 5 10 7 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _________________________ farms __ 7066 36 811 1 834 1 960 1 435 990 $1,000 __ 160 866 537 20331 36513 47224 29888 26372 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 ________________________________ 1 076 15 142 334 216 236 133 $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 2381 7 218 571 677 564 344 $10,000 to $19,999 __________________________ 1 336 10 168 305 430 233 190 $20,000 to $49,999 __________________________ 1 514 2 183 469 427 270 163 $50,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 480 1 67 102 132 85 93 

$100,000 to $199,999 ________________________ 207 - 21 44 57 35 50 $200,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 69 1 12 9 19 11 17 $500,000 or more ___________________________ 3 - - - 2 1 -

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Motortrucks, including pickups ____________ farms __ 6335 36 743 1 658 1 778 1 276 844 

number __ 12447 64 1 440 3009 3604 2568 1 762 Wheel tractors __________________________ farms __ 5389 19 561 1 362 1 491 1 214 742 

number __ 9787 29 939 2366 2852 2 184 1417 

Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) ________ farms __ 3425 14 315 795 972 876 453 

nUmbeL_ 4769 15 413 1 047 1 353 1 243 698 40 horsepower (PTO) or more __________ farms __ 3 131 5 383 866 883 584 410 

numbeL_ 5018 14 526 1 319 1 499 941 719 

Grain and bean combines ________________ farms __ 1 060 3 102 322 302 192 139 

numbeL_ 1 243 4 120 359 383 223 154 Cottonpickers and strippers _______________ farms __ - - - - - - - number __ - - - - - - - Mower conditioners ______________________ farms __ 1 682 6 147 431 502 413 183 

numbeL_ 1 873 12 169 467 546 483 196 Pickup balers ___________________________ farms __ 2057 7 161 563 595 465 266 

numbeL_ 2249 13 170 609 643 502 312 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Commercial fertilizer _____________________ farms __ 2346 10 278 640 628 467 323 

acres on which used __ 323 340 2180 53890 69 133 76337 66 288 55512 Lime ___________________________________ farms __ - - - - - - - acres on which used __ - - - - - - - tons __ - - - - - - - Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., to 

controlInsects on hay and other crops _________ farms __ 1 032 8 115 234 281 231 163 

acres on which used __ 132 336 430 10857 32351 36197 38347 14 154 Nematodes in crops ___________________ farms __ 42 - 2 10 - 12 18 

acres on which used __ 7242 - (0) (0) - 4215 1 904 

Diseases in crops and orchards _________ farms __ 233 - 18 22 65 84 44 

acres on which used __ 21 846 - 9900 324 6218 5 156 248 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and pasture ______________________________ 580 298 farms __ 2 118 10 261 575 394 

acres on which used __ 342 757 2370 45761 74 129 93074 66 210 59213 

Chemicals for defoliation or for ?,'owth control of crops or thinning of ruit _______ farms __ 36 - 4 10 11 4 7 

acres on which used __ 892 - 40 245 475 118 14 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MONTANA 69 
Table 50. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Farming 

Item Total farming Age of operator (years) 

and other 

occupations Total Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and over 

TENURE AND RACE OF 

OPERATOR 

All operators ____________________________________ 24568 17405 240 2289 3329 3 173 4153 4221 Full owners ___________________________________ 12112 7339 81 662 1 107 1 256 1 834 2399 Part owners ___________________________________ 9279 7755 39 794 1 601 1 654 2062 1 605 Tenants ______________________________________ 3177 2 311 120 833 621 263 257 217 

White ________________________________________ 24143 17 152 239 2259 3276 3 120 4093 4165 Full owners _________________________________ 11 935 7235 80 656 1 084 1 233 1 801 2361 Part owners _________________________________ 9101 7640 39 783 1 576 1 629 2036 1 575 Tenants ____________________________________ 3107 2277 120 820 614 256 256 209 

Black and other races _________________________ 425 253 30 53 53 60 56 Full owners _________________________________ 177 104 6 23 23 33 16 Part owners _________________________________ 178 115 11 23 25 26 30 Tenants ____________________________________ 70 34 13 7 5 1 6 

OWNED AND RENTED LAND 

Land owned ____________________________ farms __ 21 536 15199 120 1 475 2733 2926 3914 4031 

acres __ 42827678 36439230 121 855 2426 234 5 760 610 7 616 650 11 341 166 9 166 713 Owned land in farms ___________________ farms __ 21 391 15094 120 1 456 2706 2910 3696 4004 acres __ 36 700 776 33 744 574 114 955 2340 910 5 559 643 7 326 739 9 764 105 8616022 

Land rented or leased from others ________ farms __ 12602 10161 159 1 635 2234 1 934 2336 1 661 acres __ 22000440 19 959 831 167 133 2784266 4663 775 4034 023 4 633 090 3 257 522 Rented or leased land in farms _________ farms __ 12456 10066 159 1 627 2222 1 917 2319 1 622 acres __ 21 503 215 19589902 166 953 2765 662 4 627 057 3 939 223 4 721 442 3 169 545 

Land rented or leased to others ___________ farms __ 2569 1614 12 120 264 311 483 604 acres __ 4 624 125 3064 585 7080 105 930 257485 384711 1 666711 640666 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated _____________________________ 16259 13603 148 1 653 2589 2572 3331 3310 Not on farm operated __________________________ 4479 2486 77 497 461 354 534 563 Not reported __________________________________ 1 830 1 316 15 139 279 247 288 346 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming ______________________________________ 17405 17405 240 2269 3329 3 173 4153 4221 Other ________________________________________ 7 163 

Operators by days of work off farm: None _________________________________________ 12 162 11 316 97 180 1 900 2030 2911 3 198 Any __________________________________________ 10764 4447 123 977 1 188 884 854 421 1 to 99 days ________________________________ 3045 2661 86 643 680 485 490 277 100 to 199 days _____________________________ 2 112 1 005 12 175 286 240 209 83 200 days or more ___________________________ 5607 781 25 159 222 159 155 61 

Not reported __________________________________ 642 1 642 20 132 241 259 388 602 

Operators by years on present farm: 2 years or less ________________________________ 321 793 73 303 203 103 59 52 3 or 4 years __________________________________ 1 477 877 54 340 239 104 80 60 5 to 9 years ___________________________________ 3 662 2239 51 804 615 331 279 159 10 years or more ______________________________ 14 043 10630 511 1 716 2099 3 112 3192 Average years on present farm _______________ 19.5 21.8 3.3 6.9 11.8 16.9 27.7 35.3 

Not reported __________________________________ 4065 2866 62 331 556 536 623 756 

Operators Under by age group: 25 years ________________________________ 352 240 240 25 to 34 years ________________________________ 3 149 2289 2289 35 to 44 years ________________________________ 5205 3329 3329 45 to 49 years ________________________________ 2620 1 550 1 550 50 to 54 years ________________________________ 2470 1 623 1 623 

55 to 59 years ________________________________ 2 843 2031 2031 60 to 64 years ________________________________ 2 789 2122 2122 65 to 69 years ________________________________ 2252 1 833 1 833 70 years and over _____________________________ 2888 2386 2368 Average age ________________________________ 51.4 52.4 22.2 30.4 39.4 49.5 59.6 71.6 

Operators Male _________________________________________ by sex: 22 991 16387 235 2198 3 181 3026 3909 3838 Female _______________________________________ 1 577 1 018 5 91 148 147 244 383 

Operators of Spanish origin (see text) _____________ 42 20 3 4 4 5 3 

FARMS BY TYPE OF 

ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family (sole proprietorship) ____ farms __ 19 506 13202 206 1 771 2469 2391 3 128 3237 acres __ 31 982 774 29067 154 178 766 3 010 541 5973284 6 376 796 7 520 341 6 007 426 Partnership _____________________________ farms __ 2 147 1 658 23 251 336 257 358 433 acres __ 6 952 669 6430 769 59627 545 752 1 500992 1 004014 1 599 537 1 620847 

Corporation: Family held ___________________________ farms __ 2 579 2328 8 248 476 467 603 506 acres __ IS 656 786 14921 497 42957 141 446 2414968 3 323 777 4 332 333 3 665 996 More than 10 stockholders ___________ farms __ 59 55 2 4 7 11 10 21 10 or less stockholders ______________ farms __ 2520 2273 6 244 469 476 593 465 

Other than family held _________________ farms __ 77 55 6 10 11 16 10 acres __ 765 547 723 473 39502 167426 74422 379473 62650 More than 10 stockholders ___________ farms __ 13 10 2 3 4 1 10 or less stockholders ______________ farms __ 64 45 6 8 8 14 9 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. ________________________ farms __ 259 162 3 13 38 27 46 35 

acres __ 4 846 197 2 191 583 558 269351 330210 488 953 673 863 426646 

See footnotes at end of table. 

70 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 50. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text J 

Item 

TENURE AND RACE OF 

OPERATOR 

All operators ___________________________________ _ Full owners __________________________________ _ 

Part owners __________________________________ _ Tenants _____________________________________ _ 

White _______________________________________ _ 

Full owners ________________________________ _ 

Part owners ________________________________ _ Tenants ___________________________________ _ 

Black and other races ________________________ _ Full owners ________________________________ _ 

Part owners ________________________________ _ Tenants ___________________________________ _ 

OWNED AND RENTED LAND 

Land owned ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Owned land in farms ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Land rented or leased from others ________ farms __ 

acres __ Rented or leased land in farms _________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Land rented or leased to others ___________ farms __ 

acres __ 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated ____________________________ _ 

Not on farm operated _________________________ _ Not reported _________________________________ _ 

Operators by prfncipal occupation: Farming _____________________________________ _ 

Other _______________________________________ _ 

Operators by days of work off farm: None ________________________________________ _ 

Any _________________________________________ _ 

1 to 99 days _______________________________ _ 100 to 199 days ____________________________ _ 

200 days Or more __________________________ _ 

Not reported _________________________________ _ 

Operators by years on present farm: 2 years or less _______________________________ _ 3 or 4 years _________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 years __________________________________ _ 

10 years or more _____________________________ _ 

Average years on present farm ______________ _ 

Not reported _________________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years _______________________________ _ 

25 to 34 years _______________________________ _ 35 to 44 years _______________________________ _ 

45 to 49 years _______________________________ _ 

50 to 54 years _______________________________ _ 

55 to 59 years _______________________________ _ 

60 to 64 years _______________________________ _ 

65 to 69 years _______________________________ _ 70 years and over ____________________________ _ Average age _______________________________ _ 

Operators by sex: Male ________________________________________ _ 

Female ______________________________________ _ 

Operators of Spanish origin (see text) ____________ _ 

FARMS BY TYPE OF 

ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family (sole proprietorship) ____ farms __ acres __ partnership _____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Corporation: Family held ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ More than 10 stockholders ___________ farms __ 10 or less stockholders ______________ farms __ 

Other than family held _________________ farms __ 

acres __ More than 10 stockholders ___________ farms __ 10 or less stockholders ______________ farms __ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. ________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

Total 

7163 

4773 

1 524 

866 

6991 

4700 

1 461 

830 

172 

73 

63 

36 

6337 

6388448 

6297 4 956 204 

2441 

2040 609 

2390 

1 ~13 313 

755 1 559 540 

4656 

1 993 

514 

7 163 

846 6317 

384 

1 107 

4826 

528 

600 1 423 

3413 

13.8 

199 

112 

860 

1 876 1 070 

847 

812 

667 

419 

500 

48.9 

6604 

559 

22 

6304 2 915 620 

489 521 920 

251 

735 289 

4 247 

22 42074 

3 

19 

97 2 654 614 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Under 25 

112 

56 

4 

52 

112 

56 

4 

52 

60 

18527 

60 17412 

56 

35629 

56 

35549 

7 1 195 

52 

49 

11 

112 

11 

101 

13 

24 

64 

32 

14 

7 

2.7 

59 

112 

20.9 

89 

23 

2 

100 47950 

10 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

25 to 34 

860 

437 

169 

254 

645 

432 

165 

248 

15 

5 

4 

6 

608 

163 537 

606 

138 348 

424 

300 848 

423 

289 421 

45 

36 616 

499 

295 

66 

860 

21 

839 

23 

128 

688 

165 

155 

271 

118 

5.7 

151 

860 

30.6 

769 

71 

4 

754 

282 918 

66 

38280 

29 

78176 

29 

2 

(0) 

1 

1 

9 

(0) 

Other occupations 

Age of operator (years) 

35 to 44 

1876 

1 157 

460 

259 

1 830 1 143 

439 

248 

46 

14 

21 

11 

1627 

668663 

1617 

612490 

728 

373678 

719 

354406 

122 75445 

1317 

451 

108 

1876 

73 1803 

79 

296 1428 

176 

219 

557 

688 

8.9 

236 

1 876 

39.6 

1 749 

127 

6 

1 675 

590872 

120 91 172 

56 147541 

1 

55 

6 14413 

1 

5 

19 122 898 

45 to 54 

1 917 

1 345 

418 

154 

858 

318 

398 

142 

59 

27 

20 

12 

1 770 

2 420 970 1 763 

706 266 

583 

372 759 

572 

362 339 

205 725 124 

280 

505 

132 

917 

95 

822 

87 

282 

453 

98 

121 

377 

1 025 

13.1 

296 

070 

847 

49.1 

821 

96 

1 696 

726 100 

123 

177 988 

62 91 143 

62 

9 4258 

1 

8 

27 

069 116 

55 to 64 

1 479 

1 083 

303 

93 

1 446 

1 068 

289 

89 

33 

15 

14 

4 

1 400 

1 897592 

1 386 1 598 182 

410 

674592 

396 652855 

187 

321 147 

961 

406 

112 

1 479 

182 

1 297 

96 

265 

936 

44 

63 

151 

975 

18.7 

246 

1 301 

647 046 

101 

139551 

51 

249 450 

2 

49 

4 

9580 

4 

22 1 205 410 

65 and over 

919 

695 

170 

54 

900 

683 

166 

51 

19 

12 

4 

3 

872 

1 219159 

865 

883 506 

240 

283 103 

224 

218743 

189 400013 

547 

287 

85 

919 

464 

455 

86 

112 

257 

13 

28 

60 

607 

27.0 

211 

778 620734 

69 

(0) 

53 168 979 

1 

52 

1 

(0) 

18 241 378 

MONTANA 71 
Table 50. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Farming 

Item Total farming Age of operator (years) 

and other 

occupations Total Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and over 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres ____________________________________ 1 940 011 42 193 182 137 227 230 10 to 49 acres __________________________________ 2745 856 14 98 136 114 198 296 50 to 69 acres __________________________________ 554 191 3 11 29 24 55 69 70 to 99 acres __________________________________ 818 381 7 37 54 57 97 129 100 to 139 acres ________________________________ 718 348 6 36 46 45 103 112 140 to 179 acres ________________________________ 929 519 12 61 75 92 104 175 180 to 219 acres ________________________________ 525 302 8 50 51 37 77 79 220 to 259 acres ________________________________ 481 289 10 49 47 42 88 73 260 to 499 acres ________________________________ 2309 1 527 31 245 290 238 311 412 500 to 999 acres ________________________________ 2737 2116 37 342 381 373 474 509 1,000 to 1,999 acres _____________________________ 3460 2973 28 400 633 533 663 716 2,000 acres or more _____________________________ 7352 6892 42 767 1 405 1 481 1 776 1 421 

FARMS BY STANDARD 

INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

Cash grains (011) _______________________________ 7206 6177 101 990 1 308 137 1 456 185 Field crops, except cash grains (013) ______________ 2079 1 109 14 137 216 193 282 267 Cotton (0131) _________________________________ 

Tobacco (0132) _______________________________ 

Sugarcane and sugar beets; Irish 

potatoes; field crops, except cash grains, n.e.c. (0133, 0134, 0139) _______________ 2079 109 14 137 216 193 282 267 

Vegetables and melons (016) _____________________ 40 23 6 4 1 6 6 Fruits and tree nuts (017) ________________________ 238 79 5 6 11 18 39 Horticultural specialties (018) _____________________ 114 52 4 16 12 16 4 General farms, primarily crop (019) ________________ 728 388 7 44 66 73 95 103 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (021) _________________________ 12 156 8696 114 1 022 1 506 1 575 2079 2400 Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) ______________ 10044 7335 87 642 1 232 1 307 1 765 2 102 

Dairy farms (024) ________________________________ 256 229 2 28 55 58 61 25 Poultry and eggs (025) ___________________________ 69 31 2 8 6 4 11 Animal specialties (027) __________________________ 322 452 45 109 79 96 123 

General farms, primarily livestock and animal specialties (029) _________________________ 360 169 2 6 35 28 40 58 

LIVESTOCK 

Cattle and calves inventory _______________ farms __ 14866 11 340 138 1 379 2150 2144 2740 2789 number __ 2 591 391 2 310 548 10933 211 178 437425 511 960 640 131 498 921 

Farms with- 1 to 9 ______________________________________ 2022 859 14 107 153 138 217 230 10 to 49 ____________________________________ 4316 2 815 65 354 448 419 643 886 50 to 99 ____________________________________ 2485 2052 36 280 395 364 474 503 100 to 199 __________________________________ 2552 2 313 14 294 532 462 538 473 200 to 499 __________________________________ 2407 2274 7 268 435 521 591 452 500 or more ________________________________ 1 084 1 027 2 76 187 240 277 245 

Cows and heifers that had calved _______ farms __ 13544 10532 128 1 290 1 997 1 991 2551 2575 number __ 1 426828 307 996 6285 127211 252590 277641 350 758 293511 Beef cows __________________________ farms __ 13073 10 203 124 1 245 1912 1924 2472 2526 number __ 1 399 949 282 831 6236 125171 247551 271 569 342 959 289345 

Farms with- 1 to 9 __________________________________ 2 164 1 006 23 139 140 150 238 316 10 to 49 ________________________________ 4376 3 179 69 403 534 502 757 914 50 to 99 ________________________________ 2397 2 119 22 276 448 414 498 461 100 to 199 ______________________________ 2 143 1 999 5 248 441 420 479 406 200 to 499 ______________________________ 1 599 1 534 4 155 277 360 400 338 500 or more ____________________________ 394 366 1 24 72 78 100 91 

Milk cows ___________________________ farms __ I 732 1 372 16 201 302 262 294 297 number __ 26879 25 165 49 2040 5039 6072 7799 4166 

Farms with- 1 to 4 __________________________________ 354 031 14 165 222 186 202 242 5 to 9 __________________________________ 69 57 9 14 7 11 16 10 to 49 ________________________________ 105 89 2 12 24 19 18 14 50 to 99 ________________________________ 115 108 9 29 26 32 12 100 to 199 ______________________________ 74 72 5 10 21 26 10 200 to 499 ______________________________ 14 14 1 3 3 5 2 500 or more ____________________________ 1 1 1 

Heifers and heifer calves _______________ farms __ 11 500 9030 106 1 095 1 722 1 766 2212 2129 

number __ 635912 557 220 2557 48665 104979 125610 157 665 117744 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves _______________________________ farms __ 12352 9678 113 1 117 1 835 1 875 2376 2362 number __ 528 651 445 332 2091 35302 79856 108709 131 708 87666 

Cattle and calves sold ___________________ farms __ 14718 11 373 141 1370 2143 2165 2732 2822 number __ 644 788 430 265 6375 129515 261 898 343475 382 493 306509 $1,000 __ 774 052 662 522 2797 55365 117053 165 135 182 926 139247 Calves _______________________________ farms __ 5573 4267 60 519 745 790 994 1 159 number __ 311 903 281 695 2485 31 169 49622 58 892 71 177 88350 

$1,000 __ 107 760 97698 886 10276 17262 20 433 24663 23979 Cattle ________________________________ farms __ 12990 10121 118 1 208 1 933 1 933 2488 2481 

number __ 332865 148 570 3890 98346 212276 284 583 311 316 238 159 

$1,000 __ 666292 564 824 1 910 45088 99792 144 702 158 063 115288 

Fattened on grain and concentrates ___ farms __ 1 120 819 14 89 147 187 190 192 

number __ 187 191 122 156 134 3699 13723 44 751 38493 21 356 

$1,000 __ 120498 78823 93 2010 7892 29758 25885 13385 

See footnotes at end of table. 

72 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 50. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text I 

Item 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres ___________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres _________________________________ _ 50 to 69 acres _________________________________ _ 70 to 99 acres _________________________________ _ 

100 to 139 acres _______________________________ _ 

140 to 179 acres _______________________________ _ 

180 to 219 acres _______________________________ _ 

220 to 259 acres _______________________________ _ 

260 to 499 acres _______________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres __________________ • ____________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acres ____________________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ____________________________ _ 

FARMS BY STANDARD 

INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

Cash grains (011) ______________________________ _ 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) _____________ _ Cotton (0131) ________________________________ _ 

Tobacco (0132) ______________________________ _ 

Sugarcane and sugar beets; Irish 

potatoes; field crops, except cash grains, n.e.c. (0133, 0134, 0139) ______________ _ 

Vegetables and melons (016) ____________________ _ Fruits and tree nuts (017) _______________________ _ 

Horticultural specialties (018) ____________________ _ 

General farms, primarily crop (019) _______________ _ 

Uvestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (021) ________________________ _ 

Beef cattie, except feedlots (0212) _____________ _ 

Dairy farms (024) _______________________________ _ 

Poultry and eg~s (025) __________________________ _ 

Animal specialties (027) _________________________ _ 

General farms, primarily livestock and animal specialties (029) ________________________ _ 

LIVESTOCK 

Cattle and calves inventory _______________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Farms with- 1 to 9 _____________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 ___________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 ___________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _________________________________ _ 200 to 499 _________________________________ _ 

500 or more _______________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that had calved _______ farms __ 

number __ Beef cows __________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Farms with- 1 to 9 _________________________________ _ 10 to 49 _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 _______________________________ _ 100 to 199 _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 _____________________________ _ 500 or more ___________________________ _ 

Milk cows ___________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Farms with- 1 to 4 _________________________________ _ 5 to 9 _________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _____________________________ _ 200 to 499 _____________________________ _ 

500 or more ___________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves _______________ farms __ 

number __ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves _______________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Cattle and calves sold ___________________ farms __ 

number __ $1,000 __ Calves _______________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ Cattle ________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ 

Fattened on grain and concentrates ___ farms __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

number __ 

$1,000 __ 

Total 

929 

1 889 

363 

437 

370 

410 

223 

192 

782 

621 

487 

460 

1 029 

970 

970 

17 

159 

62 

340 

3460 

2709 

27 

38 

870 

191 

3526 

280843 

1 163 

1 501 

433 

239 

133 

57 

3012 

118832 

2870 

117 118 

158 

197 

278 

144 

65 

28 

360 

714 

323 

12 

16 

7 

2 

2470 

78692 

2674 

83319 

3345 

214 503 

111 530 

1 306 

30208 

10061 

2869 

184 295 

101 469 

301 

65035 

41 675 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Under 25 

41 

13 

3 

9 

4 

2 

4 

2 

8 

8 

10 

8 

22 

9 

9 

77 

49 

2 

71 

2066 

28 

37 

2 

2 

2 

60 

1 450 

58 

1 442 

27 

26 

2 

2 

1 

5 

8 

5 

48 

311 

46 

305 

68 

2332 

784 

22 

780 

222 

57 

1 552 

562 

6 

33 

23 

Other occupations 

Age of operator (years) 

25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 

136 255 219 

238 547 550 

33 109 118 

46 114 129 

32 103 107 

54 99 93 

25 57 64 

20 54 42 

88 188 198 

81 129 175 

58 134 114 

49 87 108 

163 241 261 

85 232 318 

85 232 318 

10 2 

10 21 37 

6 22 14 

31 90 90 

440 936 900 

335 704 695 

5 10 10 

6 16 5 

102 266 235 

12 32 45 

462 962 920 

18659 50138 77734 

175 342 323 

184 422 374 

53 106 121 

34 64 45 

15 22 40 

1 6 17 

404 819 776 

10897 23118 29568 

379 776 737 

10504 22505 29151 

170 335 318 

147 339 292 

39 62 66 

20 31 34 

2 7 20 

1 2 7 

56 111 93 

393 613 417 

47 102 83 

3 1 2 

2 5 7 

4 1 1 

2 

312 648 665 

3936 12387 22728 

346 707 698 

3826 14633 25438 

436 892 859 

10941 40299 58776 

4655 20953 30049 

204 312 332 

3080 5 319 7543 

1 051 1 740 2505 

353 783 746 

7861 34980 51 233 

3604 19 213 27545 

35 85 92 

389 15461 23969 

190 10085 14046 

55 to 64 65 and over 

159 119 

351 190 

68 32 

93 46 

65 59 

114 48 

47 26 

55 19 

180 120 

128 100 

101 70 

118 90 

220 122 

202 124 

202 124 

2 3 

52 39 

12 8 

84 44 

672 435 

549 377 

2 

8 3 

164 101 

61 40 

680 431 

83338 48 908 

187 108 

311 173 

82 69 

52 42 

30 24 

18 15 

590 363 

31 951 21 848 

566 354 

31 824 21 692 

207 101 

233 160 

61 48 

39 18 

15 20 

11 7 

56 39 

127 156 

49 37 

5 1 

2 

495 302 

24336 14994 

555 322 

27051 12066 

663 427 

58662 43493 

29 614 25475 

262 174 

8877 4609 

2924 1 620 

572 358 

49785 38884 

26690 23855 

54 29 

3 167 22016 

1 790 15542 

MONTANA 73 
Table 50. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Farming 

Item Total farming Age of operator (years) 

and other 

occupations Total Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and over 

LIVESTOCK-Con. 

Hogs and pigs inventory __________________ farms __ 1 406 1 072 22 209 262 211 210 158 number __ 200 663 186415 1 148 23250 47657 41 501 43200 29659 

Farms with- 1 to 24 _____________________________________ 682 442 11 81 102 82 80 86 25 to 49 ____________________________________ 183 149 5 36 28 31 28 21 50 to 99 ____________________________________ 176 148 2 33 34 27 35 17 100 to 199 __________________________________ 165 146 3 31 48 28 26 10 200 to 499 __________________________________ 110 101 1 20 29 23 17 11 500 or more ________________________________ 90 86 - 8 21 20 24 13 

Used or to be used for breeding ________ farms __ 947 777 14 150 186 159 152 116 

numbeL_ 26082 23883 138 3560 6520 4710 5020 3935 Other ________________________________ farms __ 1 285 986 21 192 242 190 202 139 number __ 174581 162 532 1010 19690 41 137 36791 38180 25724 

Hogs and pigs sold ______________________ farms __ 1 343 1 038 21 207 257 206 199 148 numbeL_ 327 855 305 663 1 741 47682 88520 58631 61 330 47759 $1,000 __ 33888 31 601 171 4021 8343 6475 7058 5534 Feeder pigs ___________________________ farms __ 272 210 6 44 63 42 26 29 

numbeL_ 57426 53747 250 16833 24006 3083 7236 2339 $1,000 __ 2 218 2090 10 586 918 134 352 91 

Utters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ___ farms __ 993 811 14 157 194 164 161 121 

numbeL_ 39664 37077 126 5268 10133 6989 8201 6360 Dec. 1 and May 31 __________________ farms __ 882 727 12 140 176 145 145 109 

numbeL_ 19745 18506 63 2605 4965 3420 4176 3277 June 1 and Nov. 30 _________________ farms __ 838 679 12 136 166 136 135 94 

number-_ 19919 18571 63 2663 5168 3569 4025 3083 

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory _____ farms __ 2625 1 913 24 293 424 392 416 364 

numbeL_ 588 150 524 896 2979 59 117 127122 98718 129606 107354 Ewes 1 year old or older _______________ farms __ 2423 1 795 22 271 392 371 398 341 

numbeL_ 391 838 353 957 (0) (D) 85104 65547 90407 72105 

Sheep and lambs sold ___________________ farms __ 2677 1 964 27 297 440 400 428 372 number __ 455 378 402 828 2583 46365 93660 63385 102 625 74190 Sheep and lambs shorn __________________ farms __ 2438 1 823 24 276 399 376 408 340 

numbeL_ 491 113 443 207 2063 45928 106042 90337 111 870 86967 

pounds of wooL_ 4 762 338 4 338 957 20640 451 795 1 024 415 863806 1 097631 660670 

Horses and ponies inventory ______________ farms __ 10352 6888 74 872 1 385 1 314 1 629 1 614 

numbeL_ 72408 48591 253 4764 9434 9296 14557 10265 Horses and ponies sold __________________ farms __ 2033 1 181 8 157 266 237 245 266 number __ 6222 4949 11 617 957 884 1 509 971 Goats inventory _________________________ farms __ 350 209 1 31 51 48 46 32 numbeL_ 1977 1 282 (0) (D) 276 161 522 177 Goats sold ______________________________ farms __ 65 41 - 8 15 7 5 6 number __ 530 400 - 40 133 24 150 53 

POULTRY 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory _ _ farms __ 2102 1 493 13 196 269 263 309 423 

numbeL_ 978 754 943 410 294 10566 35651 487368 273 907 135622 

Farms with- 1 to 399 ____________________________________ 2050 1 444 13 193 286 251 292 409 400 to 3,199 ________________________________ 18 17 - 3 1 3 5 5 3,200 to 9,999 ______________________________ 8 7 - - - 3 1 3 10,000 to 19,999 ____________________________ 18 17 - - 2 3 6 4 20,000 to 49,999 ____________________________ 3 3 - - - - 1 2 50,000 to 99,999 ____________________________ 2 2 - - - - 2 - 100,000 or more ____________________________ 3 3 - - - 3 - -

Hens and pullets of laying age __________ farms __ 2087 1 482 13 195 286 259 307 420 

numbeL_ 860 334 831 826 294 9602 29344 457118 234 264 101 204 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age ___________________________ farms __ 230 156 - 12 24 33 34 53 numbeL_ 118420 111 564 - 966 6307 30250 39643 34418 Hens and pullets sold ____________________ farms __ 162 115 1 11 19 21 30 33 

numbeL_ 580648 572 833 (0) (D) 27530 321 329 150028 73 170 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ___________________________________ farms __ 100 70 - 8 18 16 14 14 number __ 84676 76216 - 491 21 732 21 657 19938 12398 

Farms with- 1 to 1,999 __________________________________ 89 60 - 8 16 14 9 13 2,000 to 59,999 _____________________________ 11 10 - - 2 2 5 1 60,000 to 99,999 ____________________________ - - - - - - - - 100,000 or more ____________________________ - - - - - - - -

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________ farms __ 133 96 - 16 15 18 24 23 number __ 625 458 - 82 53 48 66 209 Turkeys sold ____________________________ farms __ 59 37 1 7 11 9 7 2 number __ 11 536 10814 (0) 41 211 9377 1 145 (D) 

See footnotes at end of table. 

74 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 50. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Other occupations 

Item Age of operator (years) 

Total Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and over 

LIVESTOCK -Con. 

Hogs and pigs inventory __________________ farms __ 334 14 74 109 85 38 14 

numbeL_ 14248 900 2946 4030 2475 152 2745 

Farms with- 1 to 24 _____________________________________ 240 5 52 82 64 28 9 25 to 49 ____________________________________ 34 4 9 11 7 1 2 50 to 99 ____________________________________ 28 1 8 8 6 5 100 to 199 __________________________________ 19 3 4 4 3 3 2 200 to 499 __________________________________ 9 1 2 5 1 500 or more ________________________________ 4 2 

Used or to be used for breeding ________ farms __ 170 13 42 50 38 18 9 

numbeL_ 2 199 254 514 421 411 151 448 Other ________________________________ farms __ 299 13 63 96 79 35 13 number __ 12049 646 2432 3609 2064 1 001 2297 

Hogs and pigs sold ______________________ farms __ 305 16 66 106 68 34 15 

numbeL_ 22192 1 724 5063 6935 3540 1 675 3255 $1,000 __ 2287 125 519 774 349 186 333 Feeder pigs-__________________________ farms __ 62 6 14 24 15 2 1 

numbeL_ 3679 862 906 640 844 (D) (D) $1,000 __ 128 31 33 22 29 (D) (D) 

Litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ___ farms __ 182 13 45 54 40 19 11 number __ 2587 282 569 484 528 206 518 Dec. 1 and May 31 __________________ farms __ 155 11 41 43 32 17 11 number __ 239 128 289 205 278 106 233 June 1 and Nov. 30 _________________ farms __ 159 12 40 49 34 15 9 

numbeL_ 1 348 154 280 279 250 100 285 

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory _____ farms __ 712 22 92 238 184 113 63 number __ 63254 1 693 5867 12781 22709 13329 6875 Ewes 1 year old or older _______________ farms __ 628 21 76 205 170 99 57 

numbeL_ 37881 (D) (0) 8858 11 881 9579 1 958 

Sheep and lambs sold ___________________ farms __ 713 23 99 233 192 106 60 

numbeL_ 52550 510 5459 9907 20041 8960 6673 Sheep and lambs shorn __________________ farms __ 615 23 71 203 170 96 52 number __ 47906 1 591 5235 9479 18 723 10617 2261 

pounds of wooL_ 443 381 17462 50544 90659 149 363 113273 22080 

Horses and ponies inventory ______________ farms __ 3464 29 419 1047 995 633 341 

number __ 23817 114 1 942 5917 6661 6272 2911 Horses and ponies sold __________________ farms __ 852 5 121 288 209 150 79 

number __ 3273 7 263 1275 781 649 298 Goats inventory _________________________ farms __ 141 1 20 51 32 17 20 

numbeL_ 695 (D) (0) 240 166 50 149 Goats sold ______________________________ farms __ 24 1 3 11 5 2 2 number __ 130 (D) 22 61 35 (D) (D) 

POULTRY 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory __ farms __ 609 4 87 203 160 97 58 

numbeL_ 35344 101 9035 4484 3711 2418 15595 

Farms with- 1 to 399 ____________________________________ 606 4 86 202 160 97 57 400 to 3,199 ________________________________ 1 1 3,200 to 9,999 ______________________________ 1 10,000 to 19,999 ____________________________ 1 20,000 to 49,999 ____________________________ 50,000 to 99,999 ____________________________ 100,000 or more ____________________________ 

Hens and pullets of laying age __________ farms __ 605 4 86 202 159 96 58 number __ 28508 101 7886 4182 3364 2209 10766 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age ___________________________ farms __ 74 10 21 26 9 8 

numbeL_ 6836 149 302 347 209 4829 Hens and pullets sold ____________________ farms __ 47 2 8 11 18 5 3 number __ 7815 (D) (0) 432 356 205 4 131 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ___________________________________ farms __ 30 1 6 13 4 4 2 

number __ 8460 (D) 614 1 351 181 158 (D) 

Farms with- 1 to 1,999 __________________________________ 29 6 13 4 4 2,000 to 59,999 _____________________________ 1 60,000 to 99,999 ____________________________ 100,000 or more ____________________________ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________ farms __ 37 2 14 7 7 7 

numbeL_ 167 (0) (D) 12 18 35 Turkeys sold ____________________________ farms __ 22 2 10 7 2 1 

number __ 722 (0) 59 73 (D) (D) 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MONTANA 75 
Table 50. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols see introductory text 1 

Farming 

Item Total farming 

and other 

Age of operator (years) 

occupations Total Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and over 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for grain or seed ___________________ farms __ 232 208 2 34 51 45 54 22 

acres __ 14824 13 931 (D) (D) 2791 3033 3541 2492 

bushels __ I 471 198 1 377 774 (D) (D) 289 514 299 828 351 718 210 279 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 210 189 2 31 44 43 52 17 acres __ 12220 11 422 (D) (D) 2443 2878 2924 1 232 

Corn for silage or green chop _____________ farms __ 641 599 12 72 123 154 165 73 

acres __ 46581 44 031 472 3408 8692 11 629 13615 6215 

tons, green __ 793 716 750951 8790 65 126 156654 225 590 218221 76570 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 545 505 12 67 106 136 136 48 

acres __ 39311 36824 472 3333 7663 10000 11 930 3426 

Wheat for grain _________________________ farms __ 10375 9183 110 1 320 1 961 1 787 2204 1 801 acres __ 4 703 455 4 439 287 38232 617 633 1 076970 953 230 1 111 338 641 884 

bushels __ 143 802 744 136 096 148 1 156000 19 373 952 32889806 28 914 438 34 504 807 19 257 145 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ I 567 1 398 24 222 332 303 306 209 

acres __ 166 759 157085 1 714 27607 41 503 33435 35250 17576 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 618 457 4 55 92 83 101 122 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 1 849 1 468 28 221 283 252 318 366 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 2256 1 941 35 268 384 343 422 489 250 to 499 acres ____________________________ 2301 2110 14 302 474 389 512 419 500 acres or more ___________________________ 3351 3207 29 474 728 720 851 405 

Barley for grain __________________________ farms __ 9621 8590 104 1 237 1 874 1 702 2090 1 583 

acres __ I 900 275 1 802436 14005 255432 438516 400 731 453450 240 302 

bushels __ 79606 320 75 568 915 629 386 10 796 929 18628996 16 500 959 19 206 358 9806 287 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 2255 1 985 42 302 460 440 432 309 

acres_. 233 324 219146 3830 37 101 55583 46490 52966 23 176 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 1 078 801 13 112 136 146 146 248 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 3 136 2677 49 374 531 447 653 623 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 2987 2774 27 410 631 567 703 436 250 to 499 acres ____________________________ 1 647 1 581 7 234 373 363 402 202 500 acres or more ___________________________ 773 757 8 107 203 179 186 74 

Oats for grain ___________________________ farms __ 2345 2074 13 248 396 383 555 479 

acres __ 132 308 123 306 705 14444 23261 24869 35819 24208 

bushels __ 6356 871 5 922463 33415 758 015 1 032543 1 215 406 1 760114 1 122 970 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 731 609 2 81 118 110 182 116 acres __ 26255 22892 (D) (D) 4137 4765 7699 3576 

Dry edible beans, excluding dry limas ______ farms __ 109 105 6 22 26 17 27 7 

acres __ 6078 5947 208 1 166 1 471 866 1 949 287 cwt __ 119404 117239 4473 24204 28751 18130 36088 5593 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 109 105 6 22 26 17 27 7 

acres __ 6078 5947 208 1 166 1 471 866 1 949 287 

Irish potatoes ___________________________ farms __ 154 135 1 13 24 21 47 29 acres __ 8676 8480 (D) (D) 1714 1 444 2225 2042 cwt __ 2 335 001 2 283 762 (D) (D) 459801 413810 496057 640 282 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 121 106 1 13 20 20 33 19 

acres __ 8598 8403 (D) (D) 1 709 1 443 2179 2018 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 58 46 - 4 6 2 19 15 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 22 17 - - 2 5 7 3 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 43 41 - 7 8 8 13 5 100.0 to 249.9 acres _________________________ 25 25 - 2 8 5 6 4 250.0 acres or more _________________________ 6 6 1 - - 1 2 2 

Sugar beets for sugar ____________________ farms __ 429 402 13 80 106 95 86 22 acres __ 48403 47417 714 7695 12947 14345 10281 1 435 

tons __ I 051 273 1 033 560 15391 160 672 284 860 322 372 218761 31 504 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 429 402 13 80 106 95 86 22 

acres __ 48403 47417 714 7695 12947 14345 10281 1 435 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small wain, wild, 

grass silage, green chop, etc. see text) __ farms __ 13701 10354 98 1 164 1 980 1 919 2594 2599 

acres __ 2 135 438 1 929675 9506 184 419 389077 410326 510 990 425357 tons, dry __ 3 858 349 3 494 984 21 189 341 277 732683 757971 940 179 701 705 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 7221 5266 48 601 1 007 1 028 1 320 1 262 acres __ 999 141 894 712 5182 82730 176496 200 361 239267 190676 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 2986 1401 26 160 205 203 335 472 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 4718 3477 40 409 651 569 872 936 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 3596 3201 27 374 656 645 797 702 250 to 499 acres ____________________________ 1 603 1 516 4 164 310 330 392 316 500 acres or more ___________________________ 798 759 1 57 158 172 198 173 

See footnotes at end of table. 

76 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 50. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text J 

Other occupations 

Item Age of operator (years) 

Total Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and over 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for grain or seed ___________________ farms __ 24 5 4 8 5 2 acres __ 893 288 208 158 (0) (0) 

bushels __ 93424 37960 20900 19 014 (0) (0) Irrigated ___ .--________________________ farms __ 21 4 4 8 4 1 acres __ 798 263 208 158 (0) (0) 

Corn for silage or green chop _____________ farms __ 42 6 15 11 5 5 acres __ 2550 171 803 1 039 373 184 

Irrigated __________________________ ~o_~: ?=~== 42765 160 17103 15 579 6237 2686 

40 6 14 10 5 5 acres __ 2487 169 802 979 373 184 

Wheat for grain __________ • ____________ ._ farms __ 1 192 24 182 288 295 252 151 acres __ 284 168 4504 44949 59527 62799 61 437 30952 bushels __ 7 706 596 140826 1 216 366 1 810474 1 755 753 1 854 790 928 387 Irrigated ___________ • ____________ • _____ farms __ 169 3 18 39 57 37 15 acres __ 9674 100 002 1 828 3375 2656 713 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _________________ • ______ • ______ 161 3 20 35 46 37 20 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 381 7 45 104 91 79 55 100 to 249 acres __ • _________________________ 315 7 56 78 75 58 41 250 to 499 acres ____________________________ 191 5 39 37 55 42 13 500 acres or more ____________________ • ______ 144 2 22 34 28 36 22 

Barley for grain __________________________ farms __ 1 031 20 159 246 254 234 118 acres __ 97839 1 607 18496 21 014 23992 21 162 11 568 bushels __ 4037 405 59113 736840 909822 1 037 561 832 585 481 684 Irrigated • _______________ • _____________ farms __ 270 7 36 66 77 63 21 acres __ 14178 257 2483 3257 4113 3046 1 022 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres •• _. _______ • ______________ •• ___ 277 6 35 72 67 66 31 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 459 7 68 117 101 109 57 100 to 249 acres _______________ • ____________ 213 6 44 38 65 37 23 250 to 499 acres ____________________________ 66 1 9 15 18 18 5 500 acres or more ___________________________ 16 3 4 3 4 2 

Oats for grain ____________ • ______________ farms __ 271 1 19 81 73 67 30 acres __ 9002 (0) (0) 2254 2162 2 923 1 139 bushels __ 434408 (0) (0) 107221 86719 158 982 58841 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 122 1 4 38 36 33 10 acres __ 3363 (0) (0) 789 709 393 321 

Ory edible beans, excluding dry limas ______ farms __ 4 1 1 2 acres __ 131 (0) (0) (0) 

cwL_ 2165 (0) (0) (0) Irrigated ______________________________ farms.._ 4 1 1 2 acres __ 131 (0) (0) (0) 

Irish potatoes ________ • __________________ farms __ 19 1 8 2 6 2 acres __ 196 (0) 100 (0) 14 (0) 

cwt __ 51 239 (0) 25843 (0) 2 115 (0) Irrigated • ____ • ________________________ farms __ 15 1 7 2 3 2 acres __ 195 (0) 99 (0) 13 (D) 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 12 5 4 2 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 5 2 2 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 2 1 100.0 to 249.9 acres ______ • __________________ 250.0 acres or more _________________________ 

Sugar beets for sugar ____________________ farms __ 27 3 4 7 8 5 acres __ 986 193 134 163 324 172 tons __ 17713 3473 3220 3670 5658 692 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 27 3 4 7 8 5 acres __ 986 193 134 163 324 172 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small ~rain, wild, 

grass silage, green chop, etc. see text) __ farms __ 3347 22 334 898 985 709 399 acres __ 205 763 1 955 18808 46747 53693 49851 34709 tons, dry __ 363 365 2953 30499 81 706 100 210 91 419 56578 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 1 955 10 168 561 581 409 226 acres __ 104429 926 6151 22876 28073 27 258 19 145 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 1 585 6 173 439 470 323 174 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 1 241 10 118 324 369 268 152 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 395 5 36 104 117 92 41 250 to 499 acres ____________________________ 87 4 29 18 14 22 500 acres or more ___________________________ 39 3 2 11 12 10 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MONTANA 77 
Table 50. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text I 

Item 

CROPS HARVESTED-Con. 

Hay-alfalla, other tame, small grain, wild, 

grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text) 

-Con. 

Alfalfa hay ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ tons, dry __ Irrigated ____________________________ farrns __ 

acres __ 

Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ___ farms __ acres __ .Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres ____________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acres ___________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 acres __________________________ _ 

100.0 to 249.9 acres ________________________ _ 

250.0 acres or more ________________________ _ 

Land in orchards ________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 0.1 to 4.9 acres ____________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acres ___________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 acres __________________________ _ 

100.0 to 249.9 acres ________________________ _ 

250.0 acres or more ________________________ _ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

78 MONTANA 

Total farming 

and other 

occupations 

9988 

1 224284 

2596642 5738 

612759 

96 

468 

96 

468 

71 

22 

3 

317 1 815 

228 1 371 

192 

120 

3 

2 

Total Under 25 

7647 66 1 098 936 6618 2 340 586 16326 

4342 38 549 065 4096 

61 

378 

61 

378 

40 

18 

3 

126 

939 

95 

793 

75 

47 

2 

2 

Farming 

Age of operator (years) 

25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and over 

845 1 546 1 462 1 920 1 808 

103611 220401 250048 288 640 229 618 

231 646 49t 497 532473 620609 448035 

504 863 871 1 103 963 

50828 105267 131 767 152252 104855 

10 16 9 14 12 

122 98 37 60 60 

10 16 9 14 12 

122 98 37 60 60 

4 11 6 11 8 

4 4 3 3 4 

2 1 

9 11 13 33 60 

181 90 78 255 335 

8 8 10 24 45 

177 59 62 205 290 

4 8 6 16 41 

4 2 7 16 18 

1 1 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 50. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text) 

Item 

CROPS HARVESTED-Con. 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, 

grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text) 

-Con. 

Alfalfa hay ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

tons, dry __ Irrigated ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ___ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres ____________________________ _ 5.0 to 24.9 acres ___________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 acres __________________________ _ 

100.0 to 249.9 acres ________________________ _ 250.0 acres or more ________________________ _ 

Land in orchards ________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 0.1 to 4.9 acres ____________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acres ___________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 acres __________________________ _ 

100.0 to 249.9 acres ________________________ _ 

250.0 acres or more ________________________ _ 

1 Data are based on a sample of farms. 

Total 

2341 

125348 

256056 1 396 63694 

35 

91 

35 

91 

31 

4 

191 

875 

133 

578 

117 

73 

1 

Under 25 

14 1 104 2 144 7 673 

25 to 34 

233 12600 

24696 129 4633 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

2 

8 

24 

5 

15 

7 

1 

Other occupations 

Age of operator (years) 

35 to 44 

627 28500 

56 157 

404 14887 

18 

(0) 

18 

(0) 

15 

3 

36 

132 

28 

108 

29 

6 

1 

45 to 54 

712 32508 

70233 416 17355 

8 

7 

8 

7 

8 

47 

259 

33 

170 

24 

23 

'Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold are included as farms with gains of less than $1,000. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

55 to 64 

489 31 658 

67320 286 17471 

3 

10 

3 

10 

3 

60 

309 

39 

180 

28 

32 

65 and over 

266 18978 

35506 154 

8675 

4 

13 

4 

13 

3 

1 

40 

152 

28 

105 

29 

11 

MONTANA 79 
Table 51. Summary by Size of Farm: 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

1 to 9 10to 49 50 to 69 70 to 99 100 to 139 

Total acres acres acres acres acres 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms _________________________________ number __ 24568 1 940 2745 554 818 718 percent-_ 100.0 7.9 11.2 2.3 3.3 2.9 Land in farms ____________________________ acres __ 60 203 993 4630 70427 32002 66797 83225 Average size of farm __________________ acres __ 2451 2 26 58 82 116 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sales (see text) ____________________ farms __ 24568 1 940 2745 554 818 718 $1,000 __ 547 286 31 476 21 310 3757 27760 11 083 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 62980 16225 7763 6782 33936 15436 

Farms by value of sales: Less than $1,000 (see text) ___________________ 2398 327 869 102 127 133 $1,000 to $2,499 ____________________________ 1 922 388 743 124 164 86 $2,500 to $4,999 ____________________________ 2006 359 509 130 149 124 $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 2374 315 296 113 177 139 $10,000 to $19,999 __________________________ 2824 224 171 53 108 129 

$20,000 to $24,999 __________________________ 1 088 61 32 9 28 21 $25,000 to $39,999 __________________________ 2452 108 45 9 32 32 $40,000 to $49,999 __________________________ 1 243 31 12 2 5 10 $50,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 4064 76 44 8 13 23 $100,000 to $249,999 ________________________ 3253 38 17 4 8 15 

$250,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 692 8 4 2 5 $500,000 to $999,999 ________________________ 170 4 2 1 $1,000,000 or more __________________________ 82 1 3 3 

Grains ________________________________ farms __ II 548 5 164 72 169 162 $1,000 __ 524 908 4 337 215 563 798 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 3513 $1,000 __ 389 680 

Corn for grain _______________________ farms __ 176 4 4 3 9 $1,000 __ (D) (D) 30 12 58 Wheat _ _______ __ __ _ ___ _ ____ __ __ ____ _ farms __ 10326 1 63 38 93 91 $1,000 __ 378 650 (D) (D) 73 219 338 Soybeans _ __ __ _ _ _____ ____ _ ___ _ ______ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sorghum for grain ___________________ farms __ I $1,000 __ (D) Barley ______________________________ farms __ 8 105 3 77 33 78 93 $1,000 __ 127 795 (D) 155 (D) 222 306 Oats _______________________________ farms __ I 047 1 31 15 25 15 $1,000 __ 4624 (D) (D) 36 44 17 Other grains ________________________ farms __ I 503 3 1 10 16 $1,000 __ 11 679 (D) (D) 65 79 

Cotton and cottonseed _________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Tobacco ______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hay, silage, and field seeds ____________ farms __ 5464 40 693 161 240 207 $1,000 __ 55418 22 1 053 493 849 992 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 203 1 $1,000 __ 18723 (D) 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____ farms __ 96 15 33 6 6 3 $1,000 __ 461 28 134 30 16 39 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ I $1,000 __ (D) 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ________________ farms __ 268 113 121 7 10 3 $1,000 __ 1 871 604 962 115 10 64 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 2 1 1 $1,000 __ (D) (D) (D) 

Nursery and greenhouse crops __________ farms __ 148 68 41 4 5 5 $1,000 __ 7377 3311 1 363 93 700 528 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 30 16 8 1 1 1 $1,000 __ 6219 2725 989 (D) (D) (D) 

Other crops ___________________________ farms __ 637 7 30 7 22 27 

$1,000 __ 49166 32 421 197 449 111 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 298 2 1 2 4 $1,000 __ 42599 (D) (D) (D) 548 

Poultry and poultry products ____________ farms __ 70S 66 160 20 27 26 $1,000 __ 10621 132 4387 6 65 8 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 35 1 4 $1,000 __ 10 118 (D) 4337 

Dairy products ________________________ farms __ 431 22 50 7 17 20 $1,000 __ 37486 583 756 416 122 1 958 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 224 3 14 3 7 14 

$1,000 __ 35400 399 547 353 1 012 1 949 

Cattle and calves ______________________ farms __ 14718 1 175 1 022 270 434 369 

$1,000 __ 774052 16954 5988 54~ I 22504 4387 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 3440 58 15 9 11 

$1,000 __ 610428 7968 (D) .(D) 19507 1 405 

See footnotes at end of table. 

80 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 51. Summary by Size of Farm: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Item 

140 to 179 180 to 219 220 to 259 260 to 499 500 to 999 1,000 to 1 ,999 2,000 acres or 

acres acres acres acres acres acres more 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms _________________________________ number __ 929 525 481 2309 2737 3460 7352 

percenL_ 3.8 2.1 2.0 9.4 11.1 14.1 29.9 Land in farms ____________________________ acres __ 145 874 103 528 114532 838 138 2000469 5009 793 51 734 578 Average size of farm __________________ acres __ 157 197 238 363 731 1 448 7037 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sales (see text) ____________________ farms __ 929 525 481 2309 2737 3460 7352 $1,000 __ 15555 12329 21 528 98438 141 948 193 762 968 340 Average per farm __________ • _________ dollars __ 16744 23483 44756 42632 51 863 56001 131 711 

Farms by value of sales: Less than $1,000 (see text) ___________________ 127 64 51 209 164 88 137 $1,000 to $2,499 ____________________________ 96 41 30 125 51 48 26 $2,500 to $4,999 ____________________________ 163 51 53 198 152 73 45 $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 190 110 90 389 294 161 100 $10,000 to $19,999 __________________________ 158 97 101 524 557 401 301 

$20,000 to $24,999 __________________________ 52 38 31 140 258 241 177 $25,000 to $39,999 __________________________ 66 58 55 238 488 727 594 $40,000 to $49,999 __________________________ 17 15 15 106 172 412 446 $50,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 36 23 30 192 346 958 2315 $100,000 to $249,999 ________________________ 20 23 20 141 183 285 2499 

$250,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 2 4 3 37 50 51 526 $500,000 to $999,999 ________________________ 2 1 - 5 11 14 130 $1,000,000 or more __________________________ - - 2 5 11 1 56 

Grains ________________________________ farms __ 351 163 181 1 134 1 623 2450 5074 

$1,000 __ 2278 1 272 1 727 14 111 34392 93847 375 364 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ - - 1 16 120 701 2675 $1,000 __ - - (D) (D) 8827 54137 325 570 

Corn for grain ____________ • __________ farms __ 9 5 8 38 39 33 24 $1,000 __ 89 40 43 506 558 543 266 WheaL _____________________________ farms __ 225 108 126 919 1 450 2349 4863 $1,000 __ 956 492 693 7312 20966 65617 281 856 Soybeans ___________________________ farms __ - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - -

Sorghum for grain ___________________ farms __ - - - 1 - - - $1,000_. - - - (D) - - - Barley ______________________________ farms __ 204 83 119 748 1 150 1 892 3625 $1,000 __ 971 584 906 5402 11 592 24917 82662 Oats _____________________ • _________ farms __ 46 22 18 102 145 166 461 $1,000 __ 108 65 42 (0) 516 661 2797 Other grains ________________________ farms __ 24 13 8 94 172 387 775 $1,000 __ 155 90 44 584 762 2109 7782 

Cotton and cottonseed _________________ farms __ - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - Tobacco ______________________________ farms __ - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - -

Hay, silage, and field seeds ____________ farms __ 267 170 161 670 721 700 1 434 $1,000 __ 1 382 1 150 1 538 6401 8864 7837 24838 

Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ I 2 3 17 39 32 108 

$1,000 __ (D) (0) 225 1 203 2841 2563 11 565 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____ farms __ I 8 1 4 2 3 14 

$1,000 __ (0) 37 (D) (0) (D) 2 78 Sales of $50,000 or more ____ • _______ farms __ I - - - - - - $1,000 __ (D) - - - - - -

Fruits, nuts, and berries ________________ farms __ 4 2 3 2 1 2 - $1,000 __ (D) (D) (D) (0) (D) (0) - Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - -

Nursery and greenhouse crops __________ farms __ 5 3 3 7 2 1 4 

$1,000 __ 38 (0) 31 1 251 (0) (0) 6 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ - - - 2 1 - - $1,000 __ - - - (D) (0) - -

Other crops ___________________________ farms __ 36 28 27 144 124 73 112 

$1,000 __ 1 385 1 290 1 387 12379 14293 8578 7646 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 8 9 9 89 88 42 44 

$1,000 __ 628 918 824 10832 13 564 8071 6854 

Poultry and poultry products ____________ farms __ 24 11 20 57 40 95 159 

$1,000 __ 844 10 6 96 1 495 240 3332 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 2 - - 1 2 1 24 

$1,000 __ (D) - - (0) (0) (D) 3 121 

Dairy products ________________________ farms __ 30 16 19 80 65 38 67 

$1,000 __ 1 448 1 342 1 243 8544 7 119 3828 8127 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 12 8 11 53 40 20 39 

$1,000 __ 1 283 1 152 1 110 8221 6686 3706 7982 

Cattle and calves ______________________ farms __ 475 322 292 1 318 1 602 1 997 5442 

$1,000 __ 6989 6168 14943 49824 70 124 72577 502049 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 19 20 12 120 213 330 2631 

$1,000 __ 2601 2840 12008 34 911 49350 42452 436003 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MONTANA 81 
Table 51. Summary by Size of Farm: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Item 

1 to 9 10 to 49 50 to 69 70 to 99 100 to 139 

Total acres acres acres acres acres 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Total sales (see text)-Con. Hogs and pigs ________________________ farms __ 1 343 150 150 25 38 23 $1,000 __ 33888 3 172 1 093 125 468 195 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 147 13 9 1 2 1 $1,000 __ 24559 1 943 650 (D) (D) (D) 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________ farms __ 2692 246 343 76 103 84 $1,000 __ 37606 1 166 903 186 452 442 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 185 2 2 $1,000 __ 20 164 (D) (D) 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) ____________________________ farms __ 2393 279 479 98 117 83 $1,000 __ 14431 5469 2912 336 564 562 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 64 32 15 1 2 4 $1,000 __ 8689 4342 1 958 (D) (D) 381 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

Total farm production expenses ___________ farms __ 24563 1 841 2784 519 711 710 $1,000 __ 1 288298 20763 22979 4201 26240 9339 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 52449 11 278 8254 8095 36906 13 153 

Uvestock and poultry purchased ________ farms __ 8810 654 878 175 213 193 $1,000 __ 191 557 4665 3334 407 12376 872 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 5037 471 742 154 162 153 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 2631 160 117 20 46 36 $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ 877 18 17 1 1 3 $100,000 or more _________________________ 265 5 2 4 1 

Feed for livestock and poultry __________ farms __ 13691 1 038 1 638 330 423 357 $1,000 __ 119817 4203 4737 750 6215 1 325 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 10013 909 575 309 378 306 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 2880 112 43 9 35 39 $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ 644 9 16 12 4 9 $100,000 or more _________________________ 154 8 4 6 3 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ____ farms __ 5125 427 629 109 152 132 $1,000 __ 31 530 776 2726 228 436 257 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ____________________________ 4088 390 595 97 127 121 $5,000 to $24,999 _______________________ 824 31 27 12 21 7 $25,000 to $79,999 ______________________ 163 5 3 4 4 $80,000 or more ________________________ 50 1 4 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees _________ farms __ 11 213 154 406 102 164 185 $1,000 __ 29192 221 146 34 71 173 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ________________________________ 4962 143 364 95 174 125 $1,000 to $4,999 __________________________ 4709 7 19 7 10 59 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 1 453 1 3 1 $25,000 or more __________________________ 89 3 

Commercial fertilizer ___________________ farms __ 12271 264 864 193 285 265 

$1,000 __ 79449 81 360 111 206 256 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 7832 264 864 193 284 259 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 3764 1 6 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 550 $50,000 or more __________________________ 125 

Agricultural chemicals __________________ farms __ 15217 582 982 215 219 286 $1,000 __ 64 461 158 202 51 78 158 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 11 280 582 982 215 218 286 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 3613 1 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 262 $50,000 or more __________________________ 62 

Petroleum products ____________________ farms __ 23109 594 2353 488 668 632 

$1,000 __ 100 191 743 1 380 285 879 681 

Farms wi1h expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 16024 552 2343 482 655 616 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 6795 41 7 6 9 16 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 246 1 2 1 $50,000 or more __________________________ 44 1 1 

Gasoline and gasohoL _______________ farms __ 21 891 1 461 2 167 451 623 586 $1,000 __ 48439 1 130 948 186 533 419 Diesel tuel __________________________ farms __ 16249 560 814 242 328 325 

$1,000 __ 40176 300 218 62 180 172 Natural gas _________________________ farms __ 861 53 48 6 12 27 

$1,000 __ 1 479 97 20 7 93 18 

lP gas, fuel oil, kerosene, motor oil, grease, etc. ________________________ farms __ 19057 958 160 221 466 478 

$1,000 __ 10097 215 195 29 72 73 

See footnotes at end of table. 

82 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 51. Summary by Size of Farm: 1987-con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Item 

140 to 179 180 to 219 220 to 259 260 to 499 500 to 999 1 ,000 to 1,999 2,000 acres or 

acres acres acres acres acres acres more 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Total sales (see text) - Con. Hogs and pigs ________________________ farms __ 35 26 24 112 162 206 392 $1,000 __ 460 414 183 2605 2702 3363 19108 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 3 2 1 13 16 17 69 $1,000 __ 221 (D) (D) 1 727 1 280 1 918 16023 

Sheep, lambs, and wool. _______________ farms __ 84 70 63 212 254 296 861 $1,000 __ 408 510 382 1 724 2374 3 106 25954 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 1 1 1 6 6 3 163 $1,000 __ (D) (D) (D) 367 619 523 18147 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) ____________________________ farms __ 87 60 44 177 205 184 580 $1,000 __ 269 129 84 1 414 495 360 1 838 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 1 - - 2 1 1 5 $1,000 __ (0) - - (D) (0) (D) 592 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

Total farm production expenses ___________ farms __ 900 545 419 2302 2844 3 512 7476 $1,000 __ 13204 10003 18895 81 654 120 991 162 969 797 061 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 14671 18354 45095 35471 42543 46404 106616 

Livestock and poultry purchased ________ farms __ 247 225 141 628 820 1 058 3578 $1,000 __ 1 383 1 608 6540 21 241 25878 15795 97459 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 208 168 80 420 511 621 1 347 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 30 46 54 145 201 330 1 446 $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ 7 7 4 39 78 88 614 $100,000 or more _________________________ 2 4 3 24 30 19 171 

Feed for livestock and poultry __________ farms __ 408 306 187 1 076 1 408 1 727 4793 $1,000 __ 1 853 1 463 3757 10350 13030 9327 62809 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 333 242 145 844 1 111 1 327 2534 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 62 54 35 168 218 330 1 775 $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ 11 8 5 55 66 64 385 $100,000 or more _________________________ 2 2 2 9 13 6 99 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ____ farms __ 147 116 75 414 547 512 1 865 $1,000 __ 775 327 220 1 689 4509 2863 16725 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ____________________________ 134 102 62 342 443 417 1 258 $5,000 to $24,999 _______________________ 9 12 12 58 82 77 476 $25,000 to $79,999 ______________________ 2 1 1 13 19 14 97 $80,000 or more ________________________ 2 1 - 1 3 4 34 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees _________ farms __ 413 196 220 1 160 1 446 2073 4674 $1,000 __ 420 137 265 1 979 3134 5032 17582 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ________________________________ 319 157 123 712 618 689 1 423 $1,000 to $4,999 __________________________ 80 35 94 352 686 1 187 2 173 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 14 4 3 91 133 191 1 012 $25,000 or more __________________________ - - - 5 9 6 66 

Commercial fertilizer ___________________ farms __ 451 223 263 1 160 1494 2081 4728 $1,000 __ 585 439 543 3851 7160 12 996 52861 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 431 185 243 919 999 1 163 2028 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 20 38 20 237 474 857 2 111 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ - - - 4 19 56 471 $50,000 or more __________________________ - - - - 2 5 118 

Agricultural chemicals __________________ farms __ 469 272 269 1 461 1 883 2763 5 816 $1,000 __ 344 254 330 2489 4899 11 258 44 238 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 469 263 268 1 365 1 599 1 973 3060 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ - 9 1 96 281 767 2458 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ - - - - 2 23 237 $50,000 or more __________________________ - - - - 1 - 61 

Petroleum products ____________________ farms __ 814 519 380 2133 2719 3458 7353 $1,000 __ 1 024 917 1 049 5 118 8864 14 832 63420 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 784 484 322 1 891 2163 2267 2465 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 30 35 57 240 551 1 184 4 619 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ - - - 2 4 6 230 $50,000 or more __________________________ - - 1 - 1 1 39 

Gasoline and gasohol ________________ farms __ 726 476 359 2026 2566 3325 7 125 

$1,000 __ 599 520 477 2627 4542 6915 29541 Diesel fuel __________________________ farms __ 528 326 256 1 551 2028 2922 6369 

$1,000 __ 307 299 451 1 859 3351 6341 26636 Natural gas _________________________ farms __ 25 22 29 102 92 87 358 

$1,000 __ 11 11 28 110 84 84 915 

LP gas, fuel oil, kerosene, motor oil, grease, etc. ________________________ 311 2362 3222 7048 farms __ 639 440 1 752 $1,000 __ 107 87 92 521 887 1 491 6328 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MONTANA 83 
Table 51. Summary by Size of Farm: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

-Con. 

Total farm production expenses-Con. Electricity _____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 _______________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ 

$25,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Hired farm labor _______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ 

$25,000 to $99,999 _______________________ _ 

$100,000 or more ________________________ _ 

Contract labor _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 _______________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _________________________ _ $5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Repair and maintenance _______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 to $49,999 _______________________ _ 

$50,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment _____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 _______________________________ _ $1,000 to $4,999 _________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ 

$25,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Interest expense ______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 __________ " _______ " _____ _ 

$25,000 to $99,999 _____________ " _________ _ $100,000 or more ________________________ _ 

Secured by real estate _______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 _____________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _______________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ______________________ _ 

$25,000 or more _______________________ _ 

Not secured by real estate ___________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 _____________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _______________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ______________________ _ $25,000 or more _______________________ _ 

Cash renL ____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _________________________ _ $10,000 to $24,999 _______________________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Property taxes ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $24,999 _______________________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________ _ 

All other farm production expenses ______ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ 

$25,000 to $49,999 _______________________ _ 

$50,000 or more _________________________ _ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

84 MONTANA 

Total 

19070 

23779 

12732 

5616 

687 

35 

9318 

102 470 

5333 

2994 

885 

106 

4606 

13218 

1 946 

1 905 

717 

38 

21 019 

93053 

15035 

5620 

271 

93 

8315 

29476 

3572 

3077 

1 527 

139 

14774 

157891 

7724 

5410 

1 527 

113 

10260 

113 466 

1 294 3544 

4244 

1 178 

8076 

44 425 

2482 

3 167 

2 112 

315 

7526 

65735 

4328 

1 293 

1 340 

565 

22937 

65288 

19236 

2537 

1 021 

143 

23375 

152 722 

15707 

6470 

845 

353 

1 t09 

acres 

1 122 

543 

1 005 

110 

6 

1 

300 

592 

245 

40 

12 

3 

237 

512 

110 

98 

28 

1 

1 230 

1 488 

166 

62 

1 

1 

249 

200 

199 

44 

6 

742 

511 

675 

60 

7 

441 

797 

230 

176 

33 

2 

393 

714 

264 

103 

21 

5 

38 

90 

37 

1 681 

712 

1 678 1 

2 

1 640 

3044 

1 523 

103 

10 

4 

10 to 49 

acres 

1 947 

751 

789 

152 

4 

2 

584 

740 

546 

26 

8 

4 

284 

280 

215 

65 

4 

1 988 

1 737 

946 

40 

1 

1 

618 

420 

532 

76 

10 

1 106 

2868 

972 

131 

3 

839 2352 

182 

555 

101 

1 

415 

516 

259 

149 

6 

1 

310 

380 

301 

1 

7 

1 

2591 

1 795 

2585 

3 

3 

2427 

2849 

2353 68 

2 

4 

50 to 69 

acres 

339 

150 

315 

24 

128 

137 

125 2 

1 

63 

58 

43 

19 

1 

443 

407 

435 

8 

114 

60 

106 

8 

266 

694 

228 

38 

171 

595 

24 

117 

30 

117 

98 

87 

29 

1 

64 

70 

57 

6 

1 

496 

550 

483 

13 

465 

435 

462 3 

70 to 99 

acres 

454 

326 

385 

64 

4 

1 

171 

973 

133 

32 

4 

2 

86 

68 

67 

18 

1 

613 

756 

604 7 

1 

1 

131 

141 

85 

42 

4 

392 1 822 

250 

140 

1 

1 

330 

1 455 

45 

169 

115 1 

161 

368 

78 

59 

22 

2 

110 

141 

108 

2 

643 

691 

637 

4 

2 

642 1 497 

607 

28 

5 

2 

100 to 139 

acres 

499 

306 

431 

61 

7 

159 

422 

141 

16 

1 

1 

94 

134 

56 

32 

6 

554 

766 

515 

39 

158 

122 

122 

34 

2 

413 

1 634 

278 

133 

2 

2:)9 

1 154 

41 

112 

85 

1 

227 

480 

85 

106 

36 

159 

450 

134 

5 

20 

677 

783 

672 

5 

669 1 256 

638 

24 

5 

2 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 51. Summary by Size of Farm: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text I 

Item 

140 to 179 180 to 219 220 to 259 260 to 499 500 to 999 1,000 to 1,999 2,000 acres or 

acres acres acres acres acres acres more 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

-Con. 

Total farm production expenses-Con. Electricity _____________________________ farms __ 570 386 264 1593 2275 2940 6681 $1,000 __ 380 264 243 1725 2428 3245 13419 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ________________________________ 463 308 199 1 115 645 1 932 3145 $1,000 to $4,999 __________________________ 103 78 62 414 571 927 3050 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 4 2 64 57 81 458 $25,000 or more __________________________ 1 2 28 

Hired farm labor _______________________ farms __ 220 148 104 659 934 1 431 4480 $1,000 __ 727 427 883 5092 7108 9666 73704 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 199 131 76 472 654 912 1 699 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 17 13 27 161 214 453 1 993 $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ 3 4 22 62 62 706 $100,000 or more _________________________ 1 4 4 4 82 

Contract labor _________________________ farms __ 154 76 83 470 531 702 1 826 $1,000 __ 234 129 148 1077 1 359 789 7429 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ________________________________ 83 44 39 222 257 325 485 $1,000 to $4,999 __________________________ 63 27 40 179 183 274 907 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 8 5 4 68 90 100 402 $25,000 or more __________________________ 1 1 3 32 

Repair and maintenance _______________ farms __ 753 470 377 1 925 2477 3236 6953 $1,000 __ 156 931 941 5217 8075 14220 57357 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 712 424 328 1 650 2055 2215 2985 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 40 46 47 263 403 998 3667 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 1 1 11 14 18 223 $50,000 or more __________________________ 1 1 5 5 78 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment _____________ farms __ 204 125 121 760 996 1 440 3399 $1,000 __ 537 112 338 1 346 2318 5872 18009 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ________________________________ 120 88 73 349 512 490 896 $1,000 to $4,999 __________________________ 50 36 38 359 324 565 1 501 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 34 1 9 52 160 375 874 $25,000 or more __________________________ 1 10 128 

Interest expense ______________________ farms __ 392 274 252 1 214 1 682 2360 5681 $1,000 __ 1 721 1 027 1443 8 368 12600 21 289 102 913 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 258 202 172 750 985 188 1 786 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 132 64 69 398 626 999 2620 $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ 2 8 10 66 87 167 1 174 $100,000 or more _________________________ 1 4 6 101 

Secured by real estate _______________ farms __ 274 164 165 822 1 124 1 565 4 126 

$1,000 __ 1 264 768 911 6026 9128 15 283 73733 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ______________________________ 54 48 51 88 174 135 222 $1,000 to $4,999 ________________________ 114 60 52 374 361 510 944 $5,000 to $24,999 _______________________ 105 48 55 327 529 793 2023 $25,000 or more ________________________ 1 8 7 33 60 127 937 

Not secured by real estate ___________ farms __ 251 177 121 671 1005 1 363 3 175 $1,000 __ 457 259 532 2342 3472 6007 29 180 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ______________________________ 120 92 66 243 380 311 497 $1,000 to $4,999 ________________________ 120 79 28 283 431 697 1 083 $5,000 to $24,999 _______________________ 10 6 25 137 183 328 1 337 $25,000 or more ________________________ 1 2 8 11 27 258 

Cash rent _____________________________ farms __ 130 162 131 626 905 1 169 3 722 $1,000 __ 326 413 478 3037 4711 8293 47346 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 111 140 96 443 558 619 1 724 $5,000 to $9,999 __________________________ 11 16 26 110 214 241 661 $10,000 to $24,999 ________________________ 7 5 8 63 113 260 856 $25,000 or more __________________________ 1 1 1 10 20 49 481 

Property taxes ________________________ farms __ 845 468 374 2 135 2570 3231 7 226 $1,000 __ 982 659 588 3426 5645 9226 40230 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 826 447 352 2007 2343 2845 4 361 $5,000 to $9,999 __________________________ 19 19 22 112 158 310 1 871 $10,000 to $24,999 ________________________ 2 15 66 70 861 $25,000 or more __________________________ 1 3 6 133 

All other farm production expenses ______ farms __ 808 522 403 2 143 2748 3481 7427 $1,000 __ 1 534 222 1 349 7338 13782 20130 98286 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 735 465 352 743 1 989 2170 2670 $5,000 to $24,999 ___________ " _____________ 69 56 49 371 686 1 230 3783 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 3 1 1 20 51 58 689 $50,000 or more __________________________ 1 1 9 22 23 285 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MONTANA 85 
Table 51. Summary by Size of Farm: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

1 to 9 10 to 49 50 to 69 70 to 99 100 to 139 

Total acres acres acres acres acres 

NET CASH RETURN FROM 

AGRICULTURAL SALES FOR 

THE FARM UNIT' 

All larms _______________________________ number __ 24565 1 841 2784 519 711 710 $1,000 __ 260131 6865 -1 560 -80 1 543 1 713 Average per larm ____________________ dollars __ 10590 3729 -560 -154 2 170 2413 

Farms with net gains2 _________________ number __ 13748 1 049 712 146 250 334 Average net gain ____________________ dollars __ 25952 8584 7284 8934 15 123 11 215 

Gain 01- Less than $1,000 __________________________ 1 272 246 240 33 45 41 $1,000 to $9,999 __________________________ 5158 623 376 83 144 205 $10,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 5534 149 74 25 54 71 $50,000 or more __________________________ 1 784 31 22 5 7 17 

Farms with net losses _________________ number __ 10817 792 2072 373 461 376 Average net loss ____________________ dollars __ 8935 2702 3256 3712 4854 5406 

Loss 01- Less than $1,000 __________________________ 1 741 269 506 91 86 48 $1,000 to $9,999 __________________________ 6425 500 1 478 273 341 268 $10,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 2434 23 87 9 32 60 $50,000 or more __________________________ 217 - 1 - 2 -

GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS AND 

OTHER FARM·RELATED INCOME 

Government payments ___________________ larms __ 10903 97 131 49 131 110 $1,000 __ 232 620 277 145 78 231 203 Other larm·related income' _______________ larms __ 5740 328 472 104 177 187 $1,000 __ 32 170 1 849 917 286 618 625 

Customwork and other agncultural services _____________________________ farms __ 2 182 139 138 38 38 66 $1,000 __ 12710 698 189 80 180 314 

Gross cash rent or share payments _____ larms __ 2 316 184 248 61 94 114 $1,000 __ 13432 977 517 128 313 286 Forest products and Chnstmas trees ____ larms __ 438 1 22 18 28 1 $1,000 __ 3 184 (D) 25 40 39 (D) 

Other farm·related income sources ______ farms __ 1 810 41 83 5 38 12 $1,000 __ 2844 (D) 185 38 86 (D) 

COMMODITY CREDIT 

CORPORATION LOANS 

Total ___________________________________ farms __ 4334 29 7 3 8 14 $1,000 __ 116792 1 768 249 10 29 34 Corn _________________________________ farms __ 31 - - 1 - 4 $1,000 __ 203 - - (D) - (D) Wheat ________________________________ larms __ 4026 - 2 - 5 5 $1,000 __ 97461 - (D) - (D) 16 Soybeans _____________________________ larms __ - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - Sorghum, barley, and oats ______________ larms __ 1 421 - 1 2 4 5 $1,000 __ 16 572 - (D) (D) 9 9 Cotton ________________________________ larms __ - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - Peanuts, rye, nee, tobacco, and honey ___ farms __ 131 29 5 - 2 1 $1,000 __ 2556 1 768 248 - (D) (D) 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE 

Total cropland ___________________________ farms __ 21 084 425 2210 475 717 615 acres __ 17 829 766 1 636 44 975 20491 43388 51 421 Harvested cropland ____________________ farms __ 19267 321 1716 395 618 509 acres __ 9 128 013 1 105 25180 11 306 24370 27737 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres _____________________________ 4214 321 1 716 338 412 254 50 to 99 acres ____________________________ 1 905 - - 57 206 169 100 to 199 acres __________________________ 2742 - - - - 86 200 to 499 acres __________________________ 4378 - - - - - 500 to 999 acres __________________________ 3370 - - - - - 1,000 to 1,999 acres _______________________ 2051 - - - - - 2,000 acres or more _______________________ 607 - - - - -

Cropland: Pasture or grazing only _______________ farms __ 7092 119 1096 259 356 309 acres __ 1 292003 472 17150 7398 14300 18329 

In cover crops, legumes, and soil· improvement grasses, not harvested and not pastured ___________________ farms __ 2021 3 35 9 28 17 

acres __ 545 491 7 270 165 659 674 On which all crops failed _____________ farms __ 1 165 4 56 15 22 25 acres __ 182 127 11 689 235 480 932 In cultivated summer fallow ___________ larms __ 9404 3 53 39 93 63 acres __ 5 676 710 6 599 653 2374 2465 Idle ________________________________ farms __ 3455 17 112 38 51 48 acras __ 1 005422 35 1 087 734 1 205 1284 

Total woodland __________________________ farms __ 3207 34 351 109 162 155 

acres __ 1 873 500 89 4274 2615 6175 7259 Woodland pastured ____________________ farms __ 2493 7 212 71 123 121 

acres __ 1 501 550 16 2583 1 473 4500 5543 Woodland not pastured ________________ farms __ 1 149 27 167 53 59 51 

acres __ 371 950 73 1 691 1 142 1 675 1 716 

See footnotes at end of table, 

86 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 51. Summary by Size of Farm: 1987-con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text J 

item 

140 to 179 180 to 219 220 to 259 260 to 499 500 to 999 1,000 to 1,999 2,000 acres or 

acres acres acres acres acres acres more 

NET CASH RETURN FROM 

AGRICULTURAL SALES FOR 

THE FARM UNIT' 

All farms _______________________________ number __ 900 545 419 2302 2844 3513 7477 $1,000 __ 1 393 1 013 2874 17562 27372 31 376 170059 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 1 548 1 859 6860 7629 9624 8931 22744 

Farms with net gains' _________________ number __ 364 285 263 1287 1 763 2231 5064 Average net gain ____________________ dollars __ 11 050 9256 15337 18224 21 082 20665 42722 

Gain of- Less than $1,000 __________________________ 25 61 32 175 79 152 143 $1,000 to $9,999 __________________________ 221 166 130 626 789 788 1 007 $10,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 111 48 87 372 744 1 151 2648 $50,000 or more __________________________ 7 10 14 114 151 140 1 266 

Farms with net losses _________________ number __ 536 260 156 1015 1 081 1 282 2413 Average net loss ____________________ dollars __ 4905 6249 7431 5804 9062 11 488 19181 

Loss of- Less than $1,000 __________________________ 98 30 13 238 132 104 126 $1,000 to $9,999 __________________________ 384 191 96 622 682 669 921 $10,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 52 38 47 148 253 485 1 200 $50,000 or more __________________________ 2 1 - 7 14 24 166 

GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS AND 

OTHER FARM·RELATED INCOME 

Government payments ___________________ farms __ 254 126 183 1026 1 511 2364 4921 $1,000 __ 786 372 775 5904 15918 44615 163316 Other farm-related income' _______________ farms __ t56 75 105 527 841 917 1 851 $1,000 __ 902 328 502 2304 3742 4362 15735 

Customwork and other agricultural services _____________________________ farms __ 53 43 41 144 343 371 768 $1,000 __ 198 126 378 589 1 412 1 662 6865 

Gross cash rent or share payments _____ farms __ 88 26 67 250 280 275 629 $1,000 __ 528 193 116 986 1 547 1 989 5851 

Forest products and Christmas trees ____ farms __ 16 5 2 72 93 54 126 $1,000 __ 148 (Z) (0) 616 510 333 1 463 Other farm-related income sources ______ farms __ 18 25 7 143 266 428 744 $1,000 __ 27 8 (0) 113 273 358 1 557 

COMMODITY CREDIT 

CORPORATION LOANS 

Total ___________________________________ farms __ 43 25 27 259 532 996 2391 $1,000 __ 155 79 148 1 865 6026 18 199 88229 Corn _________________________________ farms __ 1 1 - 6 5 7 6 

$1,000 __ (0) (0) - (0) 42 41 52 Wheat ________________________________ farms __ 35 22 22 228 498 932 2277 $1,000 __ 115 54 113 1 410 4970 15 164 75609 Soybeans _____________________________ farms __ - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - -

Sorghum, baney, and oats ______________ farms __ 16 7 11 95 150 339 791 $1,000 __ 34 (0) (0) 415 1 006 2896 12150 Cotton ________________________________ farms __ - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - Peanuts, rye, rice, tobacco, and honey ___ farms __ 2 - 1 1 4 26 60 

$1,000 __ (0) - (0) (0) 8 97 418 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE 

Total cropland ___________________________ farms __ 80S 457 433 2 120 2553 3283 6971 

acres __ 93587 63021 74470 560 149 1 299706 2 940 694 12 636 228 Harvested cropland ____________________ farms __ 697 407 393 1 893 2338 3 158 6822 

acres __ 49744 34777 40475 285 102 614109 1 470 332 6 543 776 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres _____________________________ 228 121 101 295 177 131 120 50 to 99 acres ____________________________ 286 135 95 319 247 187 204 100 to 199 acres __________________________ 183 139 154 729 488 416 547 200 to 499 acres __________________________ - 12 43 550 1 222 1 007 1 544 500 to 999 acres __________________________ - - - - 204 1 274 1 892 1,000 to 1,999 acres _______________________ - - - - - 143 1 908 2,000 acres or more _______________________ - - - - - - 607 

Cropland: Pasture or grazing only _______________ farms __ 398 236 206 918 1 029 879 1 287 

acres __ 30517 20826 20049 144 288 287913 250 835 479 926 

In cover crops, legumes, and soilimprovement grasses, not harvested and not pastured ___________________ farms __ 50 27 45 220 289 447 851 

acres __ 1 799 1 015 1 948 15489 34 599 103 449 385 417 On which all crops failed _____________ farms __ 37 19 27 104 135 211 510 

acres __ 1 265 717 808 6498 12437 27 183 130 872 In cultivated summer fallow ___________ farms __ 171 94 128 825 1 293 2 170 4472 

acres __ 7466 4089 7732 84 920 291 838 946 326 4 328 242 Idle ________________________________ farms __ 94 39 77 330 475 608 1 566 acres __ 2796 1 597 3458 23 852 58810 142 569 767 995 

Total woodland __________________________ farms __ 181 137 109 405 414 339 811 

acres __ 11 818 11 439 9417 57902 97197 116266 1 549 049 Woodland pastured ____________________ farms __ 140 105 76 304 342 294 698 

acres __ 8538 7466 6092 38391 76309 92898 1 257 741 Woodland not pastured ________________ farms __ 73 57 48 174 131 96 213 

acres __ 3280 3973 3325 19 511 20888 23368 291 308 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MONTANA 87 
Table 51. Summary by Size of Farm: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

item 

1 to 9 10 to 49 50 to 69 70 to 99 100 to 139 

Total acres acres acres acres acres 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE-Con. 

Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland pastured _________ farms __ 13675 99 755 200 271 296 acres __ 39 459 291 407 12736 6436 12177 19944 

land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. _________________________ farms __ 14598 1 676 1 612 291 446 364 acres __ 1 041 436 2498 8442 2456 5057 4601 

Cropland under federal acreage reduction 

programs: 

Annual commodity acreage adjustment programs ____________________________ farms __ 6569 - 15 17 54 41 

acres __ 1 646 178 - 71 166 613 652 Conservation reserve program __________ farms __ 1 598 - - 1 6 6 acres __ 753 165 - - (D) (D) 449 

Value of land and buildings' ______________ farms __ 24565 1 641 2784 519 711 710 $1,000 __ 12 416 239 149 772 237 196 65509 64573 115466 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 505 526 81 354 65200 126222 118949 162 628 Average per acre ____________________ dollars __ 205 29726 3326 2183 1 460 1 417 

Farms by value group: $1 to $39,999 _______________________________ 2636 1 347 730 43 99 131 $40,000 to $69,999 __________________________ 1 852 157 582 90 79 77 $70,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 1 987 135 496 87 254 110 $100,000 to $149,999 ________________________ 2633 96 610 120 96 106 $150,000 to $199,999 ________________________ 1 905 19 167 106 96 106 

$200,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 6643 70 197 73 78 164 $500,000 to $999,999 ________________________ 3936 3 2 - 1 9 $1,000,000 to $1,999,999 ____________________ 1 836 9 - - 8 7 $2,000,000 to $4,999,999 ____________________ 762 1 - - - - $5,000,000 or more __________________________ 175 4 - - - -

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _________________________ farms __ 24496 1 841 2758 519 699 707 $1,000 __ 1 488 238 29956 36490 8231 15180 15051 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 ________________________________ 1 752 397 518 78 64 45 $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 4010 672 1 154 193 169 245 $10,000 to $19,999 __________________________ 3475 366 586 117 155 190 $20,000 to $49,999 __________________________ 5674 280 391 96 228 152 $50,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 4415 88 84 24 43 53 

$100,000 to $199,999 ________________________ 3515 32 20 11 19 20 $200,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 1 547 6 5 - - 2 $500,000 or more ___________________________ 108 - - - 1 -

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Motortrucks, including pickups ____________ farms __ 23 109 1 645 2417 462 644 631 

numbeL_ 72562 3026 3755 819 1 152 1 236 Wheel tractors __________________________ farms __ 21 138 1 084 2100 414 628 474 

numbeL_ 56648 1 993 3219 633 1 070 974 less than 40 horsepower (PTO) ________ farms __ 11 296 802 1613 284 396 260 number __ 17 648 1 168 2153 413 553 343 40 horsepower (PTO) or more __________ farms __ 16875 517 866 202 362 326 number __ 39000 825 1066 220 517 631 

Grain and bean combines ________________ farms __ 9477 155 145 20 95 119 number __ 12025 165 145 21 100 153 Cottonpickers and strippers _______________ farms __ - - - - - - numbeL_ - - - - - - Mower conditioners ______________________ farms __ 8265 194 530 151 279 244 

number __ 9429 212 564 162 281 252 Pickup balers ___________________________ farms __ 11 100 283 598 197 319 287 

number-_ 13482 313 617 197 348 296 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Commercial fertilizer _____________________ farms __ 12271 264 864 193 285 265 

acres on which used __ 5 686 900 1014 13695 5030 10365 15666 Ume ___________________________________ farms __ - - - - - - acres on which used __ - - - - - - tons __ - - - - - - Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., to 

controlInsects on hay and other crops _________ farms __ 6726 170 212 52 54 82 

acres on which used __ 2119654 618 1 745 910 885 4060 Nematodes in crops ___________________ farms __ 303 - 6 6 7 - acres on which used __ 55606 - 41 30 140 -

Diseases in crops and orchards _________ farms __ 836 123 98 23 15 16 

acres on which used __ 320 233 462 592 157 74 245 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and pasture ______________________________ farms __ 11 811 112 578 145 164 217 

acres on which used __ 6004359 388 7557 2679 3718 9996 

Chemicals for defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit _______ farms __ 412 7 39 1 1 1 

acres on which used __ 111 060 15 498 (D) (D) (D) 

See footnotes at end of table. 

88 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 51. Summary by Size of Farm: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

140 to 179 180 to 219 220 to 259 260 to 499 500 to 999 1,000 to 1,999 2,000 acres or 

acres acres acres acres acres acres more 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE-Con. 

Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland pastured _________ farms __ 374 234 212 1 037 1 495 2 369 6331 acres __ 31 372 24 117 25447 185871 541 856 1 830 669 36 768 257 Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. _________________________ farms __ 512 272 263 1 287 1 505 2032 4 334 acres __ 9097 4951 5 198 34216 61 710 122 164 781 044 Cropland under federal acreage reduction 

programs: 

Annual commodity acreage adjustment programs ____________________________ farms __ 150 66 116 689 1 169 2009 4243 acres __ 3114 1 498 3185 29995 97729 326 113 1 385 020 Conservation reserve program __________ farms __ 15 7 19 86 196 323 939 acres __ 964 432 1 730 13322 43708 127 418 564 880 

Value of land and buildings' ______________ farms __ 900 545 419 2302 2844 3 513 7477 $1,000 __ 159819 103 947 77 064 511 803 894358 1 371 956 B 646 776 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 177 577 190 728 183924 222330 314472 390 537 1 156 450 Average per acre ____________________ dollars __ 1 125 965 772 614 430 270 166 

Farms by value group: $1 to $39,999 _______________________________ 71 50 46 205 95 12 7 $40,000 to $69,999 __________________________ 155 63 73 245 221 76 34 $70,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 151 57 47 257 187 145 61 $100,000 to $149,999 ________________________ 194 116 37 390 360 304 204 $150,000 to $199,999 ________________________ 158 85 50 233 357 355 173 

$200,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 131 146 146 781 1 138 1 781 1 938 $500,000 to $999,999 ________________________ 27 22 18 171 392 708 2583 $1,000,000 to $1,999,999 ____________________ 12 6 2 17 78 111 1 586 $2,000,000 to $4,999,999 ____________________ - - - 3 16 20 722 $5,000,000 or more __________________________ 1 - - - - 1 169 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _________________________ farms __ 892 545 418 2302 2835 3506 7474 $1,000 __ 25545 16697 14711 89297 142 778 244 063 850 240 Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 ________________________________ 59 80 17 175 153 57 89 $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 289 88 86 365 300 241 208 $10,000 to $19,999 __________________________ 154 162 89 431 418 397 410 $20,000 to $49,999 __________________________ 248 147 137 733 892 959 1 411 $50,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 88 29 56 360 662 996 1 932 

$100,000 to $199,999 ________________________ 44 22 32 194 332 617 2172 $200,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 10 17 1 43 75 234 1 154 $500,000 or more ___________________________ - - - 1 3 5 98 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Motortrucks, including pickups ____________ farms __ 808 522 391 2116 2743 3417 7313 number __ 1 759 1 226 962 5092 7831 11 968 33736 Wheel tractors __________________________ farms __ 808 444 362 1 988 2441 3274 7121 

numbeL_ 1 728 875 855 4774 6341 8889 25297 Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) ________ farms __ 466 260 139 1 031 1 192 1484 3369 number __ 725 386 185 1 651 1 865 2310 5896 40 horsepower (PTO) or more __________ farms __ 614 312 314 1 567 2 075 2993 6727 number __ 1 003 489 670 3123 4476 6579 19401 

Grain and bean combines ________________ farms __ 202 109 174 731 1 201 2 074 4452 number __ 205 121 220 865 1 400 2555 6075 Cottonpickers and strlppers _______________ farms __ - - - - - - - numbeL_ - - - - - - - Mower conditioners ______________________ farms __ 273 175 192 872 971 1 185 3199 number __ 280 190 224 1 017 1 070 1 304 3853 Pickup balers ___________________________ farms __ 420 247 238 1 077 1 324 1 568 4542 

numbeL_ 447 279 263 1 258 1 570 1 812 6082 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Commercial fertilizer _____________________ farms __ 451 223 263 1 160 1 494 2081 4728 

acres on which used __ 32848 19 052 28867 176345 398 573 915855 4 069 590 Lime ___________________________________ farms __ - - - - - - - acres on which used __ - - - - - - - tons __ - - - - - - - Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., to 

controlInsects on hay and other crops _________ farms __ 239 63 91 559 779 1 377 3048 

acres on which used __ 11 319 5113 6712 58343 148 348 367 137 1 514464 Nematodes in crops ___________________ farms __ 9 6 15 92 51 36 75 acres on which used __ 367 244 718 8828 6024 11 520 27694 Diseases in crops and orchards _________ farms __ 18 34 - 82 69 100 258 

acres on which used __ 995 2326 - 10442 19845 39670 245425 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and pasture ______________________________ 1 518 2304 4800 farms __ 348 222 204 1 179 

acres on which used __ 18787 15001 21 046 164 942 346 252 1 011 578 4402415 

Chemicals for defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of frutt _______ farms __ 24 - 14 31 71 95 128 

acres on which used __ 592 - 563 1 560 10451 20613 76728 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MONTANA 89 
Table 51. Summary by Size of Farm: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text J 

Item 

TENURE AND RACE OF 

OPERATOR 

All operators ___________________________________ _ Full owners __________________________________ _ 

Part owners __________________________________ _ Tenants _____________________________________ _ 

White _______________________________________ _ Full owners ________________________________ _ 

Part owners ________________________________ _ 

Tenants ___________________________________ _ 

Black and other races ________________________ _ Full owners ________________________________ _ 

Part owners ________________________________ _ Tenants ___________________________________ _ 

OWNED AND RENTED LAND 

Land owned ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Owned land in farms ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Land rented or leased from others ________ farms __ 

acres __ Rented or leased land in farms _________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Land rented or leased to others ___________ farms __ 

acres __ 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated ____________________________ _ Not on farm operated _________________________ _ 

Not reported _________________________________ _ 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming _____________________________________ _ 

Other _______________________________________ _ 

Operators by days of work off farm: None ________________________________________ _ Any _________________________________________ _ 

1 to 99 days _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 days ____________________________ _ 

200 days or more __________________________ _ 

Not reported _________________________________ _ 

Operators by years on present farm: 2 years or less _______________________________ _ 3 or 4 years _________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 years __________________________________ _ 

10 years or more _____________________________ _ 

Average years on present farm ______________ _ 

Not reported _________________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years _______________________________ _ 

25 to 34 years _______________________________ _ 

35 to 44 years _______________________________ _ 

45 to 49 years _______________________________ _ 

50 to 54 years _______________________________ _ 

55 to 59 years _______________________________ _ 

60 to 64 years _______________________________ _ 

65 to 69 years _______________________________ _ 

70 years and over ____________________________ _ Average age _______________________________ _ 

Operators by sex: Male ________________________________________ _ 

Female ______________________________________ _ 

Operators of Spanish origin (see text) ____________ _ 

FARMS BY TYPE OF 

ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family (sole proprietorship) ____ farms __ 

acres __ Partnership _____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Corporation: Family held ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ More than 10 stockholders ___________ farms __ 10 or less stockholders ______________ farms __ 

Other than family held _________________ farms __ 

acres __ More than 10 stockholders ___________ farms __ 

10 or less stockholders ______________ farms __ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. ________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

90 MONTANA 

Total 

24568 

12 112 

9279 

3 177 

24 143 11 935 

9 101 

3 107 

425 

177 

178 

70 

21 536 

42 827 678 

21 391 

38 700 778 

12602 

22 000 440 

12456 

21 503 215 

2569 

4 624 125 

18259 

4479 

1 830 

17405 

7163 

12162 

10764 

3045 

2112 

5607 

1 642 

1 321 

1 477 

3662 

14043 

19.5 

4065 

352 3149 

5205 

2620 

2470 

2843 

2789 

2252 

2888 

51.4 

22991 

1577 

42 

19506 

31 982 774 

2 147 6 952 689 

2579 

15 656 786 

59 2520 

77 

765 547 

13 

64 

259 

4 846 197 

1 to 9 

acres 

940 

830 

26 

84 

916 

807 

26 

83 

24 

23 

1 862 

455 715 

1 856 

4262 

148 

113552 

110 

368 

312 

564 637 

1 129 

460 

351 

1 011 

929 

736 

1 043 

212 

145 

686 

161 

126 

164 

332 

614 

13.7 

704 

63 

329 

437 

183 

173 

174 

212 

161 

188 

48.7 

737 

203 

4 

1 636 

4026 

164 

375 

112 

179 

1 111 

3 

11 

3 

25 

39 

10 to 49 50 to 69 70 to 99 100 to 139 

acres acres acres acres 

2745 554 818 718 

2 175 390 569 461 

326 117 150 144 

244 47 99 113 

2711 549 805 701 

2 150 386 554 450 

320 116 143 140 

241 47 98 111 

34 5 13 17 

25 4 5 11 

6 1 7 4 

3 1 2 

2509 509 723 605 

125 120 40137 80568 92652 

2501 507 719 605 

58971 25203 52089 60800 

578 166 252 262 

14635 8734 16798 30220 

570 164 249 257 

11 456 6799 14708 22425 

239 54 103 90 

69328 16869 30569 39647 

2255 440 620 532 

364 84 150 142 

126 30 48 44 

856 191 381 348 

1 889 363 437 370 

632 136 238 244 

1 994 390 543 424 

251 57 75 77 323 66 109 87 

1 420 267 359 260 

119 28 37 50 

232 36 66 53 

253 53 52 56 

650 120 139 115 

1 291 277 459 397 

12.4 13.9 16.4 16.4 

319 68 102 97 

27 6 16 10 

336 44 83 68 

683 138 168 149 

389 74 85 91 

275 68 101 61 

292 55 105 87 

257 68 85 81 

221 40 69 70 

265 61 106 101 

50.2 51.4 52.0 52.8 

2481 514 766 663 

264 40 52 55 

6 2 2 3 

2534 525 754 646 

64 834 30281 61 673 74808 

133 22 34 47 

3609 301 2789 5601 

60 4 19 19 

1 487 234 1 488 2190 

60 4 19 19 

9 1 3 

215 (0) 230 

1 1 

8 2 

9 2 8 6 

282 (0) 617 626 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 51. Summary by Size of Farm: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

140 to 179 180 to 219 220 to 259 260 to 499 500 to 999 1,000 to 1,999 2,000 acres or acres acres acres acres acres acres more 

TENURE AND RACE OF 

OPERATOR 

All operators ____________________________________ 929 525 481 2309 2737 3460 7352 Full owners ___________________________________ 629 286 287 1 254 1 236 1 267 1 728 Part owners ___________________________________ 129 133 122 633 985 1 657 4857 Tenants ______________________________________ 171 106 72 422 516 536 767 

White ________________________________________ 896 510 471 2262 2686 3406 7230 Full owners _________________________________ 614 278 285 1 231 1 221 1 257 1 692 Part owners _________________________________ 125 129 117 621 955 1 625 4764 Tenants __________ ~ _________________________ 157 103 69 410 510 524 754 

Black and other races _________________________ 33 15 10 47 51 54 122 Full owners _________________________________ 15 8 2 23 15 10 36 Part owners _________________________________ 4 4 5 12 30 32 73 Tenants ____________________________________ 14 3 3 12 6 12 13 

OWNED AND RENTED LAND 

Land owned ____________________________ farms __ 769 426 411 1 924 2239 2948 6 611 acres __ 175398 85019 120379 714 203 1 461 615 3 364 400 36 112 472 Owned land in farms ___________________ farms __ 758 419 409 1 887 2221 2924 6585 acres __ 107080 67900 82384 564 100 1 262881 3 145 105 33 270 003 

Land rented or leased from others ________ farms __ 304 242 200 1 067 1 518 2214 5651 acres __ 40271 41 091 40403 305 675 764969 905 882 18 718 210 Rented or leased land in farms _________ farms __ 300 239 194 1 055 1 501 2 193 5624 acres __ 38794 35628 32 148 274 038 737 588 864 688 18 464 575 

Land rented or leased to others ___________ farms __ 97 65 62 254 294 339 660 acres __ 69795 22582 46250 181 740 226 115 260 489 3 096 104 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated _____________________________ 643 396 354 561 1 911 2547 5871 Not on farm operated __________________________ 221 106 106 619 650 703 874 Not reported __________________________________ 65 23 21 129 176 210 607 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming ______________________________________ 519 302 289 527 2116 2973 6892 Other ________________________________________ 410 223 192 782 621 487 460 

Operators by days of work off farm: None _________________________________________ 343 195 180 985 1 333 980 5 160 Any __________________________________________ 528 302 276 188 1 203 241 1 632 1 to 99 days ________________________________ 113 64 70 322 416 510 878 100 to 199 days _____________________________ 91 70 56 239 288 311 327 200 days or more ___________________________ 324 168 150 627 499 420 427 

Not reported __________________________________ 58 28 25 136 201 239 560 

Operators by years on present farm: 2 years or less ________________________________ 47 49 28 129 146 169 240 3 or 4 years __________________________________ 62 41 41 123 165 186 281 5 to 9 years ___________________________________ 172 92 83 381 399 441 738 10 years or more ______________________________ 508 263 274 1 349 1 596 2184 4833 Average years on present farm _______________ 17.4 15.8 17.2 19.2 20.8 21.9 23.6 

Not reported __________________________________ 142 80 55 327 431 480 260 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years ________________________________ 14 12 12 39 45 38 50 25 to 34 years ________________________________ 115 75 69 333 423 458 816 35 to 44 years ________________________________ 174 108 101 478 510 767 492 45 to 49 years ________________________________ 97 53 45 232 269 308 794 50 to 54 years ________________________________ 88 48 39 204 279 339 795 

55 to 59 years ________________________________ 125 53 65 227 292 391 977 60 to 64 years ________________________________ 93 71 58 284 310 373 917 65 to 69 years ________________________________ 84 36 41 218 270 350 692 70 years and over _____________________________ 139 69 51 314 339 436 819 Average age ________________________________ 52.6 51.1 50.6 51.4 51.3 51.6 52.2 

Operators by sex: Male _________________________________________ 848 485 440 2167 2572 3275 7043 Female _______________________________________ 81 40 41 142 165 185 309 

Operators of Spanish origin (see text) _____________ 5 2 3 4 

FARMS BY TYPE OF 

ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family (sale proprietorship) ____ farms __ 832 469 426 1 976 2260 2737 4691 acres __ 130 825 92443 101 398 717287 670 746 3942985 25091 468 Partnership _____________________________ farms __ 60 32 39 191 255 333 837 acres __ 9335 6330 9347 69317 184 967 480098 6 179 620 

Corporation: Family held ___________________________ farms __ 23 18 14 114 180 359 1 657 acres __ 3512 3613 (0) (0) 129 274 543422 14926859 More than 10 stockholders ___________ farms __ 3 3 52 10 or less stockholders ______________ farms __ 23 18 14 114 177 356 1 605 

Other than family held _________________ farms __ 4 1 1 2 4 9 40 acres __ 630 (0) (0) (0) 2960 14010 746383 More than 10 stockholders ___________ farms __ 1 10 10 or less stockholders ______________ farms __ 3 2 9 30 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. ________________________ farms __ 10 5 1 26 18 22 127 acres __ 1 572 (0) (0) 9701 12 522 29278 4790248 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MONTANA 91 
Table 51. Summary by Size of Farm: 1987-Con, 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres ___________________________________ _ 10 to 49 acres _________________________________ _ 50 to 69 acres _________________________________ _ 

70 to 99 acres _________________________________ _ 100 to 139 acres _______________________________ _ 

140 to 179 acres _______________________________ _ 

180 to 219 acres _______________________________ _ 

220 to 259 acres _______________________________ _ 

260 to 499 acres _______________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _______________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acres ____________________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ____________________________ _ 

FARMS BY STANDARD 

INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

Cash grains (011) ______________________________ _ 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) _____________ _ Cotton (0131) ________________________________ _ 

Tobacco (0132) ______________________________ _ 

Sugarcane and sugar beets; Irish potatoes; field crops, except cash grains, n.e.c. (0133, 0134, 0139) ______________ _ 

Vegetables and melons (016) ____________________ _ Fruits and tree nuts (017) _______________________ _ 

Horticultural specialties (018) ____________________ _ 

General farms, primarily crop (019) _______________ _ 

livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (021) ________________________ _ 

Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) _____________ _ 

Dairy farms (024) _______________________________ _ 

Poultry and eggs (025) __________________________ _ 

Animal specialties (027) _________________________ _ 

General farms, primarily livestock and animal specialties (029) ________________________ _ 

LIVESTOCK 

Cattle and calves inventory _______________ farms __ 

number __ 

Farms with- 1 to 9 _____________________________________ _ 10 to 49 ___________________________________ _ 50 to 99 ___________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 _________________________________ _ 

500 or more _______________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that had calved _______ farms __ 

numbeL_ Beef cows __________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Farms with- 1 to 9 _________________________________ _ 10 to 49 _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 _____________________________ _ 

500 or more ___________________________ _ 

Milk cows ___________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Farms with- 1 to 4 _________________________________ _ 5 to 9 _________________________________ _ 10 to 49 _______________________________ _ 50 to 99 _______________________________ _ 100 to 199 _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 _____________________________ _ 

500 or more ___________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves _______________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves _______________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Cattle and calves sold ___________________ farms __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ Calves _______________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

$1,000 __ Cattle ________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Fattened on grain and concentrates ___ farms __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

92 MONTANA 

number __ 

$1,000 __ 

1 t09 

Total acres 

1 940 940 

2745 

554 

818 

718 

929 

525 

481 

2309 

2737 

3460 

7352 

7206 5 

2079 21 

2079 21 

40 8 

238 116 

114 60 

728 21 

12 156 392 

10 044 061 

256 15 

69 16 

322 280 

360 6 

14866 1 181 

2 591 391 53679 

2022 390 

4316 520 

2485 138 

2552 84 

2407 40 

1 084 9 

13544 993 

1 426 828 28746 

13073 956 

399 949 28 183 

2 164 382 

4376 429 

2397 70 

2143 59 

1 599 14 

394 2 

1 732 113 26879 563 

1 354 94 

69 10 

105 6 

115 3 

74 

14 

1 

11 500 799 

635 912 12141 

12352 822 

528651 12792 

14718 1 175 

1 644 768 36109 

774052 16954 

5573 445 

311 903 7455 

107760 2461 

12990 980 

1 332865 28654 

666292 14493 

1 120 108 

187 191 6230 

120498 4067 

10 to 49 50 to 69 

acres acres 

2745 554 

115 48 528 114 

528 114 

20 4 105 4 36 4 191 24 

1 220 286 

814 226 

30 6 25 4 448 58 

27 2 

1 171 299 

19258 5982 

637 117 

479 161 

30 15 

18 6 

7 

912 246 

9974 3120 

802 228 8673 2812 

560 120 

218 102 

15 6 

8 

1 

182 35 

1 301 308 

158 28 

2 1 

15 3 

3 3 

4 

772 219 

4324 1 514 

849 221 

4960 1 348 

1022 270 14257 3632 

5988 1 545 

384 107 

3239 929 

964 295 

887 238 

11 018 2703 

5024 1 250 

140 24 

143 100 

581 50 

70 to 99 

acres 

818 

95 

152 

152 

1 

7 

2 

46 

416 

325 

12 

6 

80 

446 24687 

127 

246 

47 

18 

4 

4 

389 

7340 

364 

6559 

160 

182 

16 

5 

1 

59 

781 

46 

9 

2 

1 

1 

323 7368 

344 

9979 

434 

37329 

22504 

171 2770 

884 

367 

34559 

21 620 

35 

21 196 

14728 

100 to 139 

acres 

718 

82 

139 

139 

2 

3 

36 

351 

270 

16 

2 

70 

17 

395 15950 

86 

213 

61 

24 

10 

1 

346 

8385 

320 7211 

122 

166 

24 

6 

2 

54 

174 

37 

3 

2 

9 

3 

310 

4109 

326 

3456 

369 

9456 

4387 

134 

2143 

651 

326 

7313 

3736 

37 

726 

474 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 51. Summary by Size of Farm: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Item 

t40 to 179 180 to 219 220 to 259 260 to 499 500 to 999 1,000 to 1,999 2,000 acres or 

acres acres acres acres acres acres more 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres ____________________________________ 

10 to 49 acres __________________________________ 50 to 69 acres __________________________________ 

70 to 99 acres __________________________________ 

100 to 139 acres ________________________________ 

140 to 179 acres ____ " ___________________________ 929 180 to 219 acres ________________________________ 525 220 to 259 acres ________________________________ 481 260 to 499 acres ________________________________ 2309 500 to 999 acres ________________________________ 2737 1,000 to 1,999 acres _____________________________ 3460 2,000 acres or more _____________________________ 7352 

FARMS BY STANDARD 

INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

Cash grains (011) _______________________________ 194 69 87 652 002 797 3060 Field crops, except cash grains (013) ______________ 157 91 86 310 223 122 136 Cotton (0131) _________________________________ 

Tobacco (0132) ____________ • __________________ 

Sugarcane and sugar beets; Irish 

potatoes; field crops, except cash grains, n.e.c. (0133, 0134, 0139) _______________ 157 91 86 310 223 122 136 

Velletables and melons (016) _____________________ 3 4 FrUIts and tree nuts (017) ________________________ 1 1 1 1 Horticultural specialties (018) _____________________ 2 1 1 3 1 1 Genetal farms, primarily crop (019) ________________ 30 22 22 83 89 58 106 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (021) _________________________ 436 280 228 1 028 1 234 393 3892 Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) ______________ 363 230 188 873 1 028 221 3445 

Dairy farms (024) ________________________________ 20 12 17 54 45 18 11 Poultry and eggs (025) _________________ " _________ 4 3 3 1 2 3 Animal specialties (027) __________________________ 70 32 22 109 75 33 45 

General fatms, primarily livestock and animal specialties (029) _________________________ 16 11 18 62 66 35 99 

LIVESTOCK 

Cattle and calves Inventory _______________ farms __ 475 325 295 1 321 1 585 1 988 5385 

number._ 21 450 19 101 24088 123837 193 749 238 937 850 673 

Farms with- 1 to 9 ______________________________________ 85 45 44 148 119 107 117 10 to 49 ____________________________________ 252 153 140 557 553 561 481 50 to 99 ____________________________________ 88 75 65 284 396 517 769 100 to 199 __________________________________ 37 37 37 211 301 485 294 200 to 499_" ________________________________ 12 13 4 98 174 269 776 500 or mote ________________________________ 1 2 5 23 42 49 948 

Cows and heifers that had calved _______ farms __ 419 295 259 1 185 1 463 1 873 5 164 

number._ 11 735 9455 8579 52284 88579 139 649 058 982 Beef cows __________________________ farms __ 387 275 243 1 112 1 421 1 839 5 126 number __ 10588 8565 7656 46553 83611 136 948 1 052 590 

Farms with- 1 to 9 __________________________________ 108 66 56 212 150 114 114 10 to 49 ________________________________ 216 157 138 585 688 747 748 50 to 99· ________________________________ 49 35 37 196 339 523 087 100 to 199 ______________________________ 12 17 9 99 182 343 1 403 200 to 499 ______________________________ 2 3 20 57 104 1 395 500 or more ____________________________ 5 8 379 

Milk cows ___________________________ farms __ 54 42 40 178 170 200 595 number __ 147 890 923 5731 4968 2701 6392 

Farmswith- 1 to 4 __________________________________ 40 26 24 108 104 166 523 5 to 9 __________________________________ 3 2 1 7 13 7 20 10 to 49 ________________________________ 11 7 5 13 12 10 12 50 to 99 ________________________________ 8 5 8 25 19 9 21 100 to 199 ____________ " _________________ 2 2 2 22 21 5 12 200 to 499 ______________________________ 3 1 3 6 500 or more ____________________________ 1 

Heifers and hener calves _______________ farms __ 342 252 222 1 017 1 247 1 558 4439 

number __ 5508 5139 6241 36227 50300 52146 450 895 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves _______________________________ farms __ 358 268 242 1 077 1 335 1 727 4783 

number._ 4207 4507 9268 35326 54870 47142 340 796 

Cattle and calves sold ___________________ farms __ 475 322 292 1 318 1 602 1 997 5442 

number __ 15708 13346 24902 94794 140801 156861 1 097 573 

$1,000 __ 6989 6168 14943 49824 70 124 72577 502049 Calves _______________________________ farms __ 179 133 104 491 598 805 2022 

number __ 3 100 2619 1 472 11 698 19253 33228 223 997 

$1,000 __ 849 818 469 3792 6377 11 233 78964 Cattle ________________________________ farms __ 422 276 266 1 145 1 426 1 751 4906 

number __ 12608 10727 23430 83096 121 548 123633 873 576 $1,000 __ 6140 5350 14473 46032 63747 61 343 423 085 

Fattened on grain and concentrates ___ farms __ 38 22 20 93 137 115 351 

number __ 770 2628 16062 33085 44320 14172 46759 $1,000 __ 402 1 720 11 086 22988 27687 9844 26872 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MONTANA 93 
Table 51. Summary by Size of Farm: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols. see introductory text] 

Item 

1 to 9 10 to 49 50 to 69 70 to 99 100 to 139 

Total acres acres acres acres acres 

LIVESTOCK-Con. 

Hogs and pigs inventory __________________ farms __ I 406 152 161 25 46 25 number __ 200663 17 501 5763 804 2657 197 Farms with- 1 to 24 _____________________________________ 682 78 120 21 29 18 25 to 49 ____________________________________ 183 18 15 1 4 2 50 to 99 ____________________________________ 176 21 11 2 6 3 100 to 199 __________________________________ 165 13 9 5 200 to 499 __________________________________ 110 14 5 1 500 or more ________________________________ 90 8 1 1 

Used or to be used for breeding ________ farms __ 947 99 85 14 30 13 number __ 26082 2146 140 201 413 143 Other ________________________________ farms __ 1 285 136 148 21 40 24 numbeL_ 174 581 15355 4643 603 2244 1 054 

Hogs and pigs sold ______________________ farms __ I 343 150 150 25 38 23 number __ 327855 30869 11 694 1 030 4224 1 881 $1,000 __ 33888 3172 1 093 125 468 195 Feeder pigs- __________________________ farms __ 272 37 38 3 8 4 numbeL_ 57426 5389 3564 71 241 68 $1,000 __ 2218 203 121 3 11 3 

Litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ___ farms __ 993 107 91 14 30 14 number __ 39664 3075 1 419 164 582 255 Dec. 1 and May 31 __________________ farms __ 882 98 80 12 26 14 numbeL_ 19745 1 456 713 92 295 119 June 1 and Nov. 30 _________________ farms __ 838 95 77 12 24 10 numbeL_ 19919 1819 706 72 287 136 

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory _____ farms __ 2625 225 324 70 104 88 number __ 588150 16433 11 508 2738 5356 7716 Ewes 1 year old or older _______________ farms __ 2423 198 286 62 96 79 number __ 391 838 10497 7665 1 797 3653 4855 

Sheep and lambs sold ___________________ farms __ 2677 244 337 74 102 84 number __ 455378 14171 11 773 2460 5360 5572 Sheep and lambs shorn __________________ farms __ 2438 206 296 62 93 78 numbeL_ 491 113 12426 10371 1 862 4480 5412 

pounds of wooL_ 4 782 338 123 484 95619 19485 43034 48565 

Horses and ponies inventory ______________ farms __ 10352 685 1 428 285 394 311 number __ 72408 3065 7201 1 549 2665 1984 Horses and ponies sold __________________ farms __ 2033 166 393 82 104 70 number __ 8222 437 929 249 682 247 Goats inventory _________________________ farms __ 350 24 78 15 17 17 number-_ I 977 180 461 70 228 75 Goats sold ______________________________ farms __ 65 11 24 1 2 1 number-_ 530 63 176 (D) (D) (D) 

POULTRY 

Chickens 3 months old or older Inventory __ farms __ 2102 130 357 79 71 62 number __ 978 754 5240 379 544 1 546 2245 1 323 

Farms with- 1 to 399 ____________________________________ 2050 129 353 79 70 82 400 to 3,199 ________________________________ 18 1 1 3,200 to 9,999 ______________________________ 8 10,000 to 19,999 ____________________________ 18 20,000 to 49,999 ____________________________ 3 50,000 to 99,999 ____________________________ 2 1 100,000 or more ____________________________ 3 2 

Hens and pullets of laying age __________ farms __ 2087 127 354 79 69 60 number __ 860 334 4393 362263 1 446 2096 1 253 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age ___________________________ farms __ 230 17 33 14 9 8 number __ 118 420 847 17281 100 149 70 Hens and pullets sold ____________________ farms __ 162 24 35 6 7 8 number __ 580 648 5582 284 783 107 179 429 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ___________________________________ farms __ 100 10 27 2 1 4 number __ 84676 481 2081 (D) (D) 141 

Farms with- 1 to 1,999 __________________________________ 89 10 27 2 4 2,000 to 59,999 _____________________________ 11 60,000 to 99,999 ____________________________ 100,000 or more ____________________________ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________ farms __ 133 8 22 2 5 2 number __ 625 13 113 (D) 23 (D) Turkeys sold ____________________________ farms __ 59 7 14 5 2 number __ 11 536 6284 2802 55 (D) 

See footnotes at end of table. 

94 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 51. Summary by Size of Farm: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

140 to 179 180 to 219 220 to 259 260 to 499 500 to 999 1,000 to 1,999 2,000 acres or 

acres acres acres acres acres acres more 

LIVESTOCK-Con. 

Hogs and pigs inventory __________________ farms __ 35 28 29 125 167 213 400 number __ 2363 2316 391 19699 17 263 23269 106 420 Farms with- 1 to 24 _____________________________________ 21 14 20 66 70 98 127 25 to 49 ____________________________________ 2 7 3 10 30 32 59 50 to 99 ____________________________________ 5 4 2 8 18 26 70 100 to 199 __________________________________ 4 1 2 20 26 31 54 200 to 499 __________________________________ 1 1 14 15 16 41 500 or more ________________________________ 2 2 1 7 8 10 49 

Used or to be used for breeding ________ farms __ 21 18 12 82 119 152 302 number ... _ 462 446 72 2641 2376 2860 13 182 Other ________________________________ farms __ 32 26 28 111 156 190 373 number __ 901 1 870 1 319 17058 14887 20409 93238 

Hogs and pigs sold ______________________ farms __ 35 26 24 112 162 206 392 numbeL_ 5386 4821 2108 32924 28237 31 490 173 191 $1,000 __ 460 414 183 2605 2702 3363 19 108 Feeder pigs ___________________________ farms __ 8 9 4 29 38 29 65 number __ 827 2134 686 14756 6686 3 137 18867 $1,000 __ 61 84 30 495 250 120 837 

Litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ___ farms __ 22 21 13 84 122 161 314 number __ 789 885 110 4336 3376 3951 20722 Dec. 1 and May 31 __________________ farms __ 17 19 12 74 107 135 288 numbeL_ 382 440 52 2137 1 706 1 951 10402 June 1 and Nov. 30 _________________ farms __ 19 18 11 75 109 129 259 number __ 407 445 58 2199 1 670 2000 10320 

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory _____ farms __ 81 67 59 213 257 292 845 numbeL_ 6171 6428 6011 24961 37400 45996 417 432 Ewes 1 year old or older _______________ farms __ 76 62 53 194 246 270 801 numbeL_ 4127 4659 3470 17386 23427 29063 281 239 

Sheep and lambs sold ___________________ farms __ 84 69 62 212 252 296 861 number __ 5214 5797 4860 21 633 29681 38409 310 448 Sheep and lambs shom __________________ farms __ 75 65 55 195 238 269 806 number __ 4952 5868 3 610 20896 27465 33997 359 772 

pounds of wooL_ 47337 58047 32803 200312 278 703 340500 3 494 449 

Horses and ponies inventory ______________ farms __ 370 236 205 868 979 1 136 3455 number __ 2 134 1 320 150 5144 5788 6531 33857 Horses and ponies sold __________________ farms __ 79 51 40 154 191 163 540 

numbeL_ 327 175 110 803 568 515 3 180 Goats inventory _________________________ farms __ 10 10 5 34 44 41 55 

numbeL_ 23 18 7 131 474 162 148 Goats sold ______________________________ farms __ I 2 9 4 5 5 numbeL_ (D) (D) 37 12 67 19 

POULTRY 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory _ _ farms __ 63 56 45 175 169 294 601 

numbeL_ 89266 1 846 1 200 5560 141 076 36332 313 576 

Farms with- 1 to 399 ____________________________________ 61 55 45 174 167 288 567 400 to 3,199 ________________________________ 1 1 5 9 3,200 to 9,999 ______________________________ 7 10,000 to 19,999 ____________________________ 17 20,000 to 49,999 ____________________________ 1 50,000 to 99,999 ____________________________ 

100,000 or more ____________________________ 

Hens and pullets of laying age __________ farms __ 63 55 45 175 169 293 598 

numbeL_ 69078 692 172 5361 139- 201 27880 244 499 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age ___________________________ farms __ 8 7 4 14 23 24 69 

numbeL_ 20188 154 28 199 1 875 8452 69077 Hens and pullets sold ____________________ farms __ 6 1 4 6 8 16 41 

numbeL_ (D) (D) 189 7619 100 011 24571 140 957 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ___________________________________ farms __ 6 1 4 1 5 6 33 

numbeL_ 818 (D) 890 (0) 685 239 65609 

Farms with- 1 to 1,999 __________________________________ 6 5 6 23 2,000 to 59,999 _____________________________ 10 60,000 to 99,999 ____________________________ 100,000 or more ____________________________ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________ farms __ I 3 6 13 13 17 41 

number __ (D) 6 14 37 69 66 271 Turkeys sold ____________________________ farms __ I 2 4 3 9 12 

number __ (0) (0) 157 56 84 2001 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MONTANA 95 
Table 51. Summary by Size of Farm: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Item 

1 to 9 10 to 49 50 to 69 70 to 99 100 to 139 Total acres acres acres acres acres 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for grain or seed ___________________ farms __ 232 6 4 3 9 acres __ 14824 61 120 49 328 bushels __ 471 198 4 117 12860 7314 28564 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 210 4 4 3 8 acres __ 12220 17 120 49 303 

Corn for silage or green chop _____________ farms __ 641 1 8 7 16 13 acres __ 46581 (0) (0) 132 273 305 

tons, ~reen __ 793 716 (0) (0) 1 588 4641 5589 Irrigated ______________________________ arms __ 545 1 8 7 13 13 acres __ 39311 (0) (0) 132 256 305 

Wheat for grain _________________________ farms __ 10375 2 71 40 98 91 acres __ 4 703 455 (0) (0) 980 2755 3485 bushels __ 143 802 744 (0) (0) 31 999 91 932 129951 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ I 567 28 18 31 31 acres __ 166 759 415 338 696 808 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 618 2 55 23 50 42 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 1 849 16 17 48 42 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 2256 7 250 to 499 acres ____________________________ 2301 500 acres or more ___________________________ 3351 

Barley for grain __________________________ farms __ 9621 6 94 37 98 117 acres __ I 900 275 22 1 550 946 2354 3459 bushels __ 79 606 320 1 600 84 967 47161 140 995 182 686 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 2255 5 49 24 50 65 acres __ 233324 21 875 512 319 845 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 1 078 6 72 18 60 62 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 3136 22 19 38 52 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 2987 3 250 to 499 acres ____________________________ 1 847 500 acres or more ___________________________ 773 

Oats for grain ___________________________ farms __ 2345 1 54 21 52 35 acres __ 132 308 (0) (D) 374 805 446 bushels __ 6356871 (D) (D) 25347 44 281 28716 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 731 1 34 17 31 21 acres __ 26255 (D) (D) 340 565 309 

Ory edible beans, excluding dry limas ______ farms __ 109 2 5 8 acres __ 6078 (D) (0) 397 

cwL 119404 (D) (0) 6769 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 109 2 5 8 acres __ 6078 (D) (0) 397 

Irish potatoes ___________________________ farms __ 154 4 19 2 4 7 acres __ 8676 8 170 (D) 69 268 cwt __ 2 335 001 1 571 45034 (D) 15560 63 390 Irrigated _________________ • ____________ farms __ 121 4 16 2 3 4 acres __ 8598 8 164 (D) 68 268 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres ________ .-------------------- 58 3 12 1 4 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 22 1 3 1 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 43 4 2 1 100.0 to 249.9 acres _________________________ 25 2 250.0 acres or more _________________________ 6 

Sugar beets for sugar ____________________ farms __ 429 4 15 4 19 20 acres __ 48403 27 270 100 612 965 tons __ I 051 273 626 5656 2190 11 566 19572 Irrigated ______________________________ flIrms __ 429 4 15 4 19 20 

acres ..... 48403 27 270 100 612 965 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, 

grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text) __ farms __ i3701 118 1 406 329 509 413 acres __ 2 135 436 541 20213 8520 17382 17806 tons, dry __ 3 858 349 149 39237 16 913 35735 35 151 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 7221 80 976 228 338 290 acres __ 999 141 346 13723 5673 11 417 12 143 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 2986 118 1 204 170 192 126 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 4718 202 159 317 251 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 3586 36 250 to 499 acres ____________________________ 1 603 500 acres or more ___________________________ 798 

See footnotes at end of table. 

96 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 51. Summary by Size of Farm: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

140 to 179 180 to 219 220 to 259 260 to 499 500 to 999 1,000 to 1,999 2,000 acres or 

acres acres acres acres acres acres more 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for grain or seed ___________________ farms __ 9 6 9 48 50 38 50 acres __ 404 271 322 2709 3315 3652 3593 bushels __ 46495 22650 30396 321 661 345 080 327720 324 341 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 9 5 9 48 46 36 38 acres __ 404 117 322 2709 3 215 2189 2775 

Corn for silage or green chop _____________ farms __ 33 27 20 119 110 71 216 acres __ 1 235 1 525 822 6647 10883 4528 20 122 

tons, green __ 20667 25970 16640 117439 196 186 82121 320819 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 33 26 20 116 104 57 147 

acres __ 1 235 1 520 822 6601 10079 4199 14053 

Wheat for grain _________________________ farms __ 229 110 126 930 1 456 2352 4870 

acres __ 10780 5473 7470 85747 256 735 814100 3514 772 bushels __ 386620 201 273 269 389 2851 088 8233 171 25 125 034 106436 195 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 81 38 64 287 340 254 395 acres __ 3068 1 092 2708 16174 29320 32828 79312 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 54 29 31 110 94 52 76 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 159 71 76 426 351 259 384 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 16 10 19 371 631 533 669 250 to 499 acres ____________________________ - - - 23 353 937 988 500 acres or more ___________________________ - - - - 27 571 2753 

Barley for grain __________________________ farms __ 237 110 151 891 1 330 2112 4438 acres __ 8761 5450 7490 52766 129 186 337560 1 350731 bushels __ 536659 362 070 486 445 3021 655 6847 340 14510597 53 384 145 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 130 69 102 426 439 331 565 acres __ 5330 3515 5347 28756 48901 45304 91 599 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 102 35 48 212 163 142 158 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 125 62 83 520 660 641 914 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 10 13 20 152 424 927 1 438 250 to 499 acres ____________________________ - - - 7 80 339 1 221 500 acres or more ___________________________ - - - - 3 63 707 

Oats for grain ___________________________ farrhs __ 64 39 35 190 259 367 1 228 

aCres __ 1 705 881 690 5803 10 177 18114 92653 

bushels __ 103 505 62479 38651 343 799 575 203 646877 4251 616 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 36 29 27 114 121 73 227 

acres __ 1 167 710 486 3024 4093 2888 12280 

Dry edible beans, excluding dry limas ______ farms __ 12 9 4 29 17 15 8 

acres __ 428 352 153 1 740 1 072 1 200 475 cwt __ 8898 6549 3570 36482 21 313 21 247 9295 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 12 9 4 29 17 15 8 

acres __ 428 352 153 1 740 1 072 1 200 475 

Irish potatoes ___________________________ farms __ 8 9 1 25 26 20 29 

acres __ 256 197 (0) 1 953 3507 1 396 799 cwt __ 73440 55440 (D) 567 193 1 029 066 279 195 191 612 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 8 9 1 24 25 13 12 

acres __ 256 197 (0) 1 945 3 507 1 392 740 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 3 3 - 1 2 11 17 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ - 3 - 5 - 1 7 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 5 3 1 12 11 2 2 100.0 to 249.9 acres _________________________ - - - 6 11 4 2 250.0 acres or more _________________________ - - - 1 2 2 1 

Sugar beets for sugar ____________________ farms __ 27 17 25 117 88 48 45 

acres __ I 384 1217 1 638 12514 12 681 8483 8512 

tons __ 29359 27338 36575 274770 264 521 194447 164 653 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 27 17 25 117 88 48 45 

acres __ I 384 1 217 1 638 12514 12681 8483 8512 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small wain, wild, grass silage, green chop, etc. see text) __ farms __ 522 332 324 1 362 1 568 1 900 4918 

acres __ 24476 19926 22148 115 785 181 500 257695 1 449446 

tons, dry __ 51 878 43122 52932 274252 402 132 493995 2 411 853 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 343 232 222 893 SOO 792 1 927 

acres __ 16439 14153 16332 77091 110 786 120098 600940 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 144 64 80 251 217 209 211 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 335 215 164 646 653 723 1 053 

100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 43 52 78 415 539 694 1 739 

250 to 499 acres ____________________________ - 1 2 50 141 224 1 185 

500 acres or more ___________________________ - - - - 18 50 730 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MONTANA 97 
Table 51. Summary by Size of Farm: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text) 

Item 

CROPS HARVESTED-Con. 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, 

grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text) 

-Con. 

Alfalfa hay ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

tons, dry __ Irrigated ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ___ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres ____________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acres ___________________________ _ 25.0 to 99.9 acres __________________________ _ 

100.0 to 249.9 acres ________________________ _ 

250.0 acres or more ________________________ _ 

Land in orchards ________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 0.1 to 4.9 acres ____________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acres ___________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 acres __________________________ _ 

100.0 to 249.9 acres ________________________ _ 

250.0 acres or more ________________________ _ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

98 MONTANA 

Total 

9988 

1 224284 

2 596642 

5738 

612759 

96 

46B 

96 

468 

71 

22 

3 

317 

1 815 

22B 

1 371 

192 

120 

3 

2 

1 to 9 

acres 

71 

322 

675 

46 

204 

15 

25 

15 

25 

15 

116 

419 

83 

294 

8B 

2B 

10 to 49 

acres 

959 

13202 

28623 

658 

8815 

33 

180 

33 

180 

25 

6 

2 

133 

797 

101 

566 

58 

75 

50 to 69 

acres 

233 

5809 

12884 

162 

3967 

6 

34 

6 

34 

3 

3 

11 

75 

7 

67 

7 

4 

70 to 99 

acres 

371 

12146 

27583 

248 7880 

6 

14 

6 

14 

5 

1 

14 

43 

9 

28 

11 

3 

100 to 139 

acres 

298 11 628 2599B 

212 8365 

3 

37 

3 

37 

2 

6 

70 

5 

47 

5 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 51. Summary by Size of Farm: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text I 

Item 

140 to 179 180 to 219 220 to 259 260 to 499 500 to 999 1,000 to 1,999 2,000 acres or 

acres acres acres acres acres acres more 

CROPS HARVESTED-Con. 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, 

grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text) 

-Con. 

Alfalfa hay ____________________________ farms __ 374 255 258 1 054 1 180 1 359 3576 acres __ 16207 13731 15878 81 129 116346 163165 774721 tons, dry __ 39704 34261 42263 220001 297 120 358638 1 508892 Irrigated ____________________________ farms __ 256 193 188 766 733 656 1 620 acres __ II 535 10213 12 100 57657 74407 81 346 336270 

Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ___ farms __ I 8 1 4 2 3 14 acres __ (D) 26 (D) 38 (D) 4 85 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ I 8 1 4 2 3 14 acres __ (D) 26 (D) 38 (D) 4 85 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 6 2 2 3 7 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 2 2 7 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 100.0 to 249.9 acres _________________________ 250.0 acres or more _________________________ 

Land in orchards ________________________ farms __ 5 3 2 9 12 4 2 acres __ 26 11 (D) 170 62 105 (D) Irrigated __ • ___________________________ farms __ 3 3 2 3 9 2 1 acres __ 19 11 (D) 148 55 (D) (D) 

Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 2 2 5 9 3 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 3 1 3 2 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 1 100.0 to 249.9 acres _________________________ 

250.0 acres or more _________________________ 

1 Data are based on a sample of farms. 'Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold are included as farms with gains of less than $1,000. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MONTANA 99 
Table 52. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms _________________________________ number __ 

percent._ Land in farms ____________________________ acres __ 

Average size of farm __________________ acres __ 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sales (see text) ____________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Average per farm ____________________ doliars __ 

Farms by value of sales: Less than $1,000 (see text) __________________ _ $1,000 to $2,499 ___________________________ _ $2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $24,999 _________________________ _ $25,000 to $39,999 _________________________ _ $40,000 to $49,999 _________________________ _ $50,000 to $99,999 _________________________ _ 

$100,000 to $249,999 _______________________ _ 

$250,000 to $499,999 _______________________ _ 

$500,000 to $999,999 _______________________ _ $1,000,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Grains ________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Corn for grain _______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Wheat ______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Soybeans ___________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sorghum for grain ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Barley ______________________________ farms._ 

$1,000 __ Oats _______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Other grains ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Cotton and cottonseed _________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Tobacco _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ ___ ___ _ ____ __ _ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hay, silage, and field seeds ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____ farms __ $1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse crops __________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other crops ___________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Poultry and poultry products ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Dairy products ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Cattle and calves ______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

Ali farms 

24568 

100.0 60 203 993 

2451 

24568 1 547286 

62980 

2398 

1 922 2006 

2374 

2824 

1 088 2452 

1 243 

4064 

3253 

692 

170 

82 

11 548 524908 

3513 

389680 

176 

(D) 

10326 

378650 

1 

(D) 

8105 

127795 

1 047 4624 

1 503 11 679 

5464 

55418 203 18723 

96 

461 1 

(0) 

268 1 871 

2 

(0) 

148 7377 30 6219 

637 49 166 

298 42599 

705 10621 

35 10118 

431 37486 224 35400 

14718 

774 052 3440 

610 428 

$500,000 or more 

$1,000,000 or more 

82 

.3 3 263 190 39795 

82 187 975 2 292 384 

26 2680 3 

(D) 

7 227 

15 

2 057 8 1 869 

5 

(D) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(D) 

9 2220 4 2 129 

14 6887 14 6887 

13 3596 12 

(D) 

76 154719 70 154 553 

Total 

252 

1.0 6834392 27 121 

252 306749 

1 217 258 

94 8590 13 

74 

14 

401 

59 3722 20 3098 

11 

56 

3 2289 3 2289 

34 7252 

23 7051 

32 9248 

29 9220 

36 6822 31 6739 

229 228 180 

209 227 714 

$250,000 to 

$499,999 

692 

2.8 7 255 946 10485 

692 232 976 336671 

347 16167 

35 

437 

83 1 952 

201 7985 46 5219 

1 

(D) 

6 871 6 1 871 

90 16588 80 16401 

13 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

54 12925 52 

(D) 

566 116929 466 114 369 

$100,000 to 

$249,999 

3253 

13.2 

17 938 289 5514 

3253 

489326 

150 423 

1 846 51 346 

209 1 497 

405 4513 

787 16309 94 7698 

6 100 1 

(0) 

3 

(0) 

12 1 344 9 1 321 

219 18016 162 17020 

54 

(D) 

4 

(0) 

120 13654 104 

(0) 

2367 

205 405 1 570 186603 

$50,000 to $99,999 

4064 

16.5 12 088 249 2974 

4064 

291 553 71 740 

4064 

2981 

137 397 1 511 104 870 

34 

475 2783 

99923 

1 

(D) 

2294 

32651 235 

101 

500 

(D) 

912 11 309 

43 2708 

2 

(D) 

5 

(D) 

2 

(0) 

16 

741 

12 

738 

148 5422 

33 2 127 

81 

158 1 

(D) 

66 3 112 

37 2436 

2738 

117 754 

1 195 81 742 

$40,000 to 

$49,999 

1 243 

5.1 2592068 

2085 

1 243 55431 

44 594 

1 243 

838 24229 

4 

39 

775 17 610 

625 

5940 81 

270 

89 

370 

283 2679 

3 

(D) 

2 

(0) 

3 126 

29 

639 

44 

12 

17 

143 

823 24977 

100 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 52. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

$25,000 to $20,000 to $10,000 to $5,000 to $2,500 to Less than 

$39,999 $24,999 $19,999 $9,999 $4,999 $2,500 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms _________________________________ number __ 2452 1 088 2824 2374 2006 4320 

percent-_ 10.0 4.4 11.5 9.7 8.2 17.6 Land in farms ____________________________ acres __ 3912 901 1 317 434 2 434 584 346 573 562956 3 920 601 Average size of farm __________________ acres __ 1 596 1 211 862 567 281 908 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sales (see text) ____________________ farms __ 2452 1 088 2824 2374 2006 4320 $1,000 __ 78238 24 169 40673 17 167 7248 3756 Average per farm ____________________ doJIars __ 31 908 22214 14403 7 231 3613 869 

Farms by value of sales: Less than $1,000 (see text) ___________________ 2398 $1,000 to $2,499 ____________________________ 1 922 $2,500 to $4,999 ____________________________ 2006 $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 2374 $10,000 to $19,999 __________________________ 2824 

$20,000 to $24,999 __________________________ 1 088 $25,000 to $39,999 __________________________ 2452 $40,000 to $49,999 __________________________ 

$50,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 

$100,000 to $249,999 ________________________ 

$250,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 

$500,000 to $999,999 ________________________ $1,000,000 or more __________________________ 

Grains ________________________________ farms __ 1 506 574 1 267 675 350 279 $1,000 __ 30794 8336 12871 3605 1 016 342 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Corn for grain _______________________ farms __ 26 10 19 8 4 $1,000 __ 234 87 (D) (D) (D) Wheat ______________________________ farms __ 1 335 524 1 074 551 257 170 

$1,000 __ 22102 6 131 9141 2676 681 204 Soybeans ___________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sorghum for grain ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Barley ______________________________ farms __ 1 093 359 811 362 151 123 

$1,000 __ 7298 799 2930 739 234 101 Oats _______________________________ farms __ 139 49 123 68 52 43 

$1,000 __ 489 137 392 116 76 35 Other grains ________________________ farms __ 198 50 106 47 7 4 

$1,000 __ 670 181 (D) (D) (0) 1 

Cotton and cottonseed _________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Tobacco ______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hay, silage, and field seeds ____________ farms __ 567 243 640 554 423 795 

$1,000 __ 4618 527 3378 2 117 1 063 712 

Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____ farms __ 3 7 8 13 12 30 $1,000 __ (D) 93 19 51 31 18 

Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ________________ farms __ 15 9 44 57 45 88 

$1,000 __ (D) 141 551 346 146 89 

Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse crops __________ farms __ 15 9 28 14 18 24 

$1,000 __ 418 157 305 55 48 23 

Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other crops ___________________________ farms __ 46 17 25 15 6 8 $1,000 __ 780 218 155 82 11 4 

Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Poultry and poultry products ____________ farms __ 49 32 64 81 92 163 

$1,000 __ 92 33 37 40 32 36 

Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Dairy products ________________________ farms __ 28 16 22 29 22 21 $1,000 __ 427 227 94 52 22 8 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Cattle and calves ______________________ farms __ 1 620 729 1 793 1 484 1 139 1 230 

$1,000 __ 35243 11 663 19917 8858 3549 1 577 

Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MONTANA 101 
Table 52. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

$500,000 or more 

Item 

$1,000,000 $250,000 to $100,000 to $50,000 to $40,000 to 

All farms or more Total $499,999 $249,999 $99,999 $49,999 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Total sales (see text)-Con. Hogs and pigs ________________________ farms __ 1 343 16 41 44 203 304 86 $1,000 __ 33888 6044 12 723 4456 6917 5926 829 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 147 13 33 22 50 42 - $1,000 __ 24559 6013 12642 4214 5046 2657 -

Sheep, lambs, and wooL _______________ farms __ 2692 8 32 75 370 441 134 $1,000 __ 37606 980 4 195 4330 13240 6791 1 332 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 185 4 19 25 106 35 - $1,000 __ 20 164 881 4024 3887 10081 2172 -

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) ____________________________ farms __ 2393 11 41 68 258 296 79 $1,000 __ 14431 242 1 594 871 4746 2805 350 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 64 1 3 3 28 30 - $1,000 __ 8689 (0) 1 480 682 4287 2240 -

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

Total farm production expenses ___________ farms __ 24563 82 251 692 3187 4 113 1 444 $1,000 __ 1 288 298 160283 255 815 182172 372661 243 068 56011 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 52449 1 954670 1 019 185 263255 116932 59097 38789 

Livestock and poultry purchased ________ farms __ 8810 75 214 447 1 598 1 739 566 $1,000 __ 191 557 73178 94306 28458 34409 17300 3738 Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 5037 1 7 42 468 822 294 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 2631 7 29 132 636 761 263 $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ 877 15 54 159 467 156 9 $100,000 or more _________________________ 265 52 124 114 27 - -

Feed for livestock and poultry __________ farms __ 13691 80 229 519 2142 2436 810 $1,000 __ 119817 32388 46034 17777 25830 14 178 3337 Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 10 013 - 8 86 844 1 497 531 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 2880 7 28 190 1 001 877 276 $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ 644 11 76 208 295 62 3 $100,000 or more _________________________ 154 62 117 35 2 - -

Commercially mixed formula feeds ____ farms __ 5 125 40 134 285 917 925 298 $1,000 __ 31 530 7914 12690 5 718 7263 3428 561 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ____________________________ 4088 1 15 82 504 699 270 $5,000 to $24,999 _______________________ 824 7 35 133 360 221 27 $25,000 to $79,999 ______________________ 163 14 48 58 51 5 1 $80,000 or more ________________________ 50 18 36 12 2 - -

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees _________ farms __ 11 213 49 178 519 2362 2740 902 $1,000 __ 29192 928 2430 4472 9471 7 172 1 444 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ________________________________ 4962 2 10 57 467 867 388 $1,000 to $4,999 __________________________ 4709 9 36 190 1 221 1 523 491 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 1 453 25 107 235 653 345 23 $25,000 or more __________________________ 89 13 25 37 21 5 -

Commercial fertilizer ___________________ farms __ 12271 61 204 560 2490 2808 920 $1,000 __ 79449 2728 7167 11 491 30427 18982 3776 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 7832 4 23 104 713 1 348 655 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 3764 22 81 274 1 442 1 405 262 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 550 15 56 132 306 53 3 $50,000 or more __________________________ 125 20 44 50 29 2 -

Agricultural chemicals __________________ farms __ 15217 52 190 568 2706 3400 1 092 $1,000 __ 64461 1 133 4061 7137 21 161 18037 3798 Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 11 280 10 62 217 1 268 2 142 789 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 3613 28 81 274 1 298 1 200 301 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 262 8 23 56 125 56 2 $50,000 or more __________________________ 62 6 24 21 15 2 -

Petroleum products ____________________ larms __ 23109 81 248 684 3170 4063 1 433 $1,000 __ 100 191 3631 7937 10383 30164 24738 6430 

Fa$~t, 1~,::c~~~~~_~:_ _____________________ 18024 2 8 60 584 1 728 855 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 8795 34 123 534 2512 2326 578 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 246 24 61 82 74 9 - $50,000 or more __________________________ 44 21 36 8 - - -

Gasoline and gasohoL _______________ farms __ 21 891 81 245 664 3072 3961 1 400 $1,000 __ 48439 1 714 3557 4663 13436 11 737 3148 Diesel luel __________________________ larms __ 16249 76 232 620 2908 3622 1 279 $1,000 __ 40176 1 366 2987 4465 13490 10364 2597 Natural gas _________________________ farms __ 861 10 46 56 186 199 25 $1,000 __ 1 479 104 516 175 283 261 19 lP gas, fuel oil, kerosene, motor oil, grease, etc. ________________________ farms __ 19057 81 247 681 3140 3948 1 375 $1,000 __ 10097 446 876 1 081 2955 2376 666 

See lootnotes at end of table. 

102 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 52. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

$25,000 to $20,000 to $10,000 to $5,000 to $2,500 to Less than 

$39,999 $24,999 $19,999 $9,999 $4,999 $2,500 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Total sales (see text)-Con. Hogs and pigs ________________________ farms __ 154 54 133 100 105 119 $1,000 __ 389 433 665 301 160 90 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sheep, lambs, and wooL _______________ farms __ 287 129 329 275 282 338 $1,000 __ 2949 917 1 837 059 640 317 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) ____________________________ farms __ 173 79 249 234 288 628 $1,000 __ 1 125 424 843 602 531 541 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

Total farm production expenses ___________ farms __ 2417 1 147 2674 2369 2055 4214 $1,000 __ 65254 24 343 38358 19082 12657 18876 Average per farm ____________________ doliars __ 26998 21 223 14 345 8055 6 159 4479 

Livestock and poultry purchased ________ farms __ 792 379 905 706 602 862 $1,000 __ 4 116 2040 3421 1 642 1 214 912 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 511 254 621 610 576 832 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 275 111 279 96 20 29 $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ 6 14 5 6 1 $100,000 or more _________________________ 

Feed for livestock and poultry __________ farms __ I 288 625 1 326 1 297 1 128 891 $1,000 __ 3966 562 2 940 1 657 1 047 489 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 1 066 543 169 271 123 875 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 222 82 157 26 5 16 $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ 

$100,000 or more _________________________ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ____ farms __ 411 239 376 432 435 673 $1,000 __ 555 415 327 214 156 204 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ____________________________ 386 221 372 431 435 673 $5,000 to $24,999 _______________________ 25 18 4 1 $25,000 to $79,999 ______________________ 

$80,000 or more ________________________ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees _________ farms __ I 322 522 037 652 485 494 

$1,000 __ 1 736 591 074 405 155 243 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ________________________________ 666 257 726 574 472 478 $1,000 to $4,999 __________________________ 627 259 273 68 13 8 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 28 6 38 10 8 $25,000 or more __________________________ 1 

Commercial fertilizer ___________________ farms __ I 394 537 111 784 566 897 

$1,000 __ 3720 031 613 597 293 353 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 171 490 086 783 565 894 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 223 47 25 1 1 3 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ $50,000 or more __________________________ 

Agricultural chemicals. _________________ farms __ I 817 741 1 571 1 106 730 1 296 $1,000 __ 4 415 644 2356 922 412 518 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 1 601 641 1 469 1 088 721 282 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 216 100 102 18 9 14 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ $50,000 or more __________________________ 

Petroleum products ____________________ farms __ 2373 1 127 2 575 2255 1 928 3253 $1,000 __ 7941 2893 4 521 2269 1 347 1 568 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 1872 032 2469 2251 1 922 3243 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 501 95 106 4 6 10 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ $50,000 or more __________________________ 

Gasoline and gasohol ________________ farms __ 2229 044 2 419 2091 1 799 2967 $1,000 __ 4 121 565 2687 1 475 923 1 126 Diesel fuel __________________________ farms __ I 982 839 1 717 1 183 740 1 127 $1,000 __ 2942 017 1 303 494 243 273 Natural gas _________________________ farms __ 87 34 71 51 77 29 $1,000 __ 82 44 41 16 35 8 

LP gas, fuel oil, kerosene, motor oil, 2200 grease, etc. ________________________ farms __ 2 161 974 1 699 113 1 519 $1,000 __ 796 267 490 283 146 161 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MONTANA 103 
Table 52. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

-Con. 

Total farm production expenses-Con. Electricity _____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $999 _______________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Hired farm labor _______________________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 to $99,999 _______________________ _ $100,000 or more ________________________ _ 

Contract labor _________________________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $999 _______________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Repair and maintenance _______________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 to $49,999 _______________________ _ $50,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental 01 machinery and equipment _____________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $999 _______________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Interest expense ______________________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ $5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 to $99,999 _______________________ _ $100,000 or more ________________________ _ 

Secured by real estate _______________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $999 _____________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _______________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ______________________ _ $25,000 or more _______________________ _ 

Not secured by real estate ___________ larms __ $1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $999 _____________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _______________________ _ $5,000 to $24,999 ______________________ _ $25,000 or more _______________________ _ 

Cash ren'-____________________________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $24,999 _______________________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Property taxes ________________________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _________________________ _ $10,000 to $24,999 _______________________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________ _ 

All other larm production expenses ______ larms __ $1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 to $49,999 _______________________ _ $50,000 or more _________________________ _ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

104 MONTANA 

All larms 

19070 

23779 

12732 

5616 

687 

35 

9318 

102 470 

5333 

2994 

885 

106 

4606 

13218 

1 946 1 905 

717 

38 

21 019 93053 

15035 

5620 

271 

93 

8315 

29476 

3572 

3077 

1 527 

139 

14774 

157891 

7724 

5410 

1 527 

113 

10260 

113466 

1 294 3544 

4244 

1 178 

8076 

44 425 

2482 

3 167 2 112 

315 

7526 

65735 

4328 

1 293 1 340 

565 

22937 

65288 

19236 

2537 

1 021 

143 

23375 

152 722 

15707 

6470 

845 

353 

$500,000 or more 

$1,000,000 or more 

80 1 694 

1 

18 

41 

20 

79 14 410 

1 

4 

30 

44 

28 

433 

1 

5 

19 

3 

80 5105 

8 

20 

18 

34 

50 

151 

1 

12 

24 

13 

72 6877 

3 

8 

32 

29 

49 3448 

1 

8 

40 

48 3429 

1 

6 

7 

34 

40 3327 

8 

5 

7 

20 

75 2047 

10 

11 

23 

31 

82 11 252 

3 

10 

11 

58 

Total 

240 3000 

20 

68 

127 

25 

242 

26778 

3 

33 

116 

90 

95 

368 

3 

24 

52 

16 

244 10054 

20 

97 

63 

64 

160 2544 

15 

42 

74 

29 

218 16472 

12 

46 

103 

57 

160 9888 

2 

12 

32 

114 

151 6583 

2 

18 

50 

81 

150 

6812 

38 

17 

32 

63 

240 5262 

38 

46 

83 

73 

251 21 591 

10 

62 

49 

130 

$250,000 to 

$499,999 

658 

2856 

86 

382 

182 

8 

641 

21 005 

22 

295 

311 

13 

273 

2244 

29 

104 

127 

13 

677 10253 

101 

457 

102 

17 

369 3334 

44 

150 

142 

33 

618 25122 

56 

193 

322 

47 

495 17738 

9 

46 

169 

271 

391 7384 

20 

66 

191 

114 

411 9052 

116 

61 

112 

122 

669 

6881 

151 

224 

257 

37 

691 21 706 

33 

327 

204 

127 

$100,000 to 

$249,999 

2997 

6526 

1 023 

1 729 

243 2 

2405 

33606 

667 

1 346 

390 2 

929 4007 

173 

470 

277 9 

3076 

27018 

896 2091 79 

10 

1 639 8 813 

365 

749 

471 

54 

2702 

51 888 

586 1 326 

781 9 

2017 

37320 

84 

323 

1 039 

571 

1 620 14568 

185 

470 

859 

106 

1617 

22982 

563 

339 

474 

241 

3 102 19203 

1 457 

1 126 

493 

26 

3 186 47158 

637 

1 985 

470 

94 

$50,000 to 

$99,999 

3684 

4886 

1 953 1 625 

106 

2195 

13270 

1 282 

850 

63 

1 008 2750 

363 

475 

170 

3824 

21 269 

1 975 

1 829 

18 

2 

1 905 8024 

538 

871 

473 

23 

3026 

31 556 

1 100 1 657 

269 

2148 

23253 

120 

575 

1 272 

181 

1654 

8303 

266 

733 

643 

12 

1 779 

15088 

841 

368 

443 

127 

3867 

14539 

2919 

797 

145 

6 

4113 

31 279 

1 644 2352 

117 

$40,000 to $49,999 

1 261 

1 219 

818 

426 

17 

629 2385 

441 

187 

290 

452 

119 

147 

24 

1 351 5246 

940 

411 

593 1 691 

230 

237 

126 

1 039 7855 

500 

522 

17 

662 

5844 

38 

193 

419 

12 

624 

2010 

162 

322 

140 

533 2923 

312 

135 

83 

3 

1 344 3480 

1 207 

119 

18 

1 444 8238 

724 

720 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 52. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

$25,000 to $20,000 to $10,000 to $5,000 to $2,500 to Less than 

$39,999 $24,999 $19,999 $9,999 $4,999 $2,500 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

-Con. 

Total farm production expenses-Con. Electricity _____________________________ farms __ 2055 883 1 909 1 542 1 405 2436 $1,000 __ 1 698 633 1 168 580 489 722 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ________________________________ 471 663 1 613 1 453 304 2328 $1,000 to $4,999 __________________________ 575 219 296 88 101 107 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 9 1 1 1 $25,000 or more __________________________ 

Hired farm labor _______________________ farms __ 785 384 695 475 353 514 $1,000 __ 1 959 931 1 133 484 324 595 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 674 307 638 471 340 488 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 110 76 57 4 12 24 $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ 1 1 1 2 $100,000 or more _________________________ 

Contract laboL ________________________ larms __ 432 226 431 320 254 348 $1,000 __ 749 394 557 275 220 202 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $999 ________________________________ 216 104 258 213 170 298 $1,000 to $4,999 __________________________ 184 110 152 106 84 49 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 32 12 21 1 1 $25,000 or more __________________________ 

Repair and maintenance _______________ larms __ 2206 987 2317 1 967 1 580 2790 $1,000 __ 6495 2352 4111 2367 1 438 2450 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 1 905 879 2157 1 897 558 2707 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 298 108 159 70 22 78 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 3 1 5 $50,000 or more __________________________ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental 01 machinery and equipment _____________ larms __ 1 015 396 697 485 440 616 $1,000 __ 2425 751 913 488 260 234 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $999 ________________________________ 492 180 440 324 374 570 $1,000 to $4,999 __________________________ 371 173 222 150 66 46 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 152 43 35 11 $25,000 or more __________________________ 

Interest expense ______________________ larms __ 1 682 674 1433 1 025 850 1 507 $1,000 __ 9083 3080 4352 2405 2046 4033 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 966 469 1 130 879 717 1 309 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 705 196 301 145 133 186 $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ 11 9 2 1 12 $100,000 or more _________________________ 

Secured by real estate _______________ larms __ 1 077 422 884 668 603 1 124 $1,000 __ 6841 2192 3248 1 977 1 576 3588 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $999 ______________________________ 139 67 158 202 161 314 $1,000 to $4,999 ________________________ 378 206 476 328 369 638 $5,000 to $24,999 _______________________ 553 141 249 137 73 160 $25,000 or more ________________________ 7 8 1 1 12 

Not secured by real estate ___________ larms __ 965 421 803 497 425 525 

$1,000 __ 2242 888 1 103 428 470 445 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $999 ______________________________ 309 168 427 327 256 360 $1,000 to $4,999 ________________________ 504 222 351 170 154 157 $5,000 to $24,999 _______________________ 152 30 24 15 8 $25,000 or more ________________________ 1 1 

Cash ren'-____________________________ farms __ 819 365 655 430 332 435 

$1,000 __ 3610 1 390 2255 704 505 413 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 524 268 500 410 323 433 $5,000 to $9,999 __________________________ 181 58 124 2 8 $10,000 to $24,999 ________________________ 112 37 26 18 1 2 $25,000 or more __________________________ 2 2 5 

Property taxes ________________________ larms __ 2231 1 059 2452 2176 926 3871 $1,000 __ 4517 1 689 3371 2028 429 2889 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 2118 1 041 2389 2146 1 926 3844 $5,000 to $9,999 __________________________ 103 14 56 30 22 $10,000 to $24,999 ________________________ 10 4 7 4 $25,000 or more __________________________ 1 

All other larm production expenses ______ larms __ 2417 1 145 2674 2167 774 3513 $1,000 __ 8823 3362 4573 2259 478 2255 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 747 946 2541 2148 772 3505 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 669 199 133 18 2 3 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 1 1 3 $50,000 or more __________________________ 2 

See lootnotes at end 01 table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MONTANA 105 
Table 52. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

$500,000 or more 

Item 

$1,000,000 $250,000 to $100,000 to $50,000 to $40,000 to 

All farms or more Total $499,999 $249,999 $99,999 $49,999 

NET CASH RETURN FROM 

AGRICULTURAL SALES FOR 

THE FARM UNIT' 

All farms __________ • ____________________ number __ 24565 82 252 692 3187 4113 1444 $1,000 __ 260 131 27693 50934 50804 106682 52391 8076 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 10590 337 714 202117 73417 33474 12738 5593 

Farms with net gains' _________________ number._ 13748 74 226 602 2617 2979 904 Average net gain ____________________ dollars __ 25952 378 779 238453 91 698 46748 24135 15552 

Gain of- Less than $1,000 __________________________ 1272 - 1 6 32 74 20 $1,000 to $9,999 __________________________ 5158 - 8 29 255 628 294 $10,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 5534 7 27 160 1 325 2095 590 $50,000 or more __________________________ 1 784 67 190 407 1 005 182 -

Farms with net losses _________________ number._ 10817 8 26 90 570 1 134 540 Average net loss ____________________ dollars __ 8935 42 140 113 726 48 867 27471 17203 11 081 

Loss of- Less than $1,000 __________________________ 1 741 - - 4 21 45 69 $1,000 to $9,999 __________________________ 6425 - 1 15 174 419 231 $10,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 2434 5 8 45 302 619 229 $50,000 or more __________________________ 217 3 17 26 73 51 11 

GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS AND 

OTHER FARM-RELATED INCOME 

Government payments ___________________ farms __ 10903 37 138 451 2301 2837 782 $1,000 __ 232620 2539 8846 21 594 83404 67821 12750 Other farm-related income' _______________ farms __ 5740 23 67 157 836 1 096 348 $1,000 __ 32170 1 797 2946 2114 6493 6499 1 451 

Customwork and other agricultural services _____________________________ farms __ 2182 12 32 63 369 573 152 $1,000 __ 12710 1 503 1 657 524 2954 2957 575 

Gross cash rent or share payments _____ farms __ 2316 8 25 52 251 304 127 $1,000 __ 13432 228 617 1 034 2342 2736 797 

Forest products and Christmas trees ____ farms __ 438 1 10 12 59 38 4 $1,000 __ 3184 (0) 515 318 429 243 27 Other farm·related income sources ______ farms __ 1 810 7 23 62 357 456 127 $1,000 __ 2844 (0) 157 238 769 563 52 

COMMODITY CREDIT 

CORPORATION LOANS 

Total ___________________________________ farms __ 4334 16 53 221 1 179 1 394 335 $1,000 __ 116792 2753 6126 14023 48999 32949 5045 Com _________________________________ farms __ 31 - 1 5 7 5 - $1,000 __ 203 - (0) 43 58 37 - Wheat ________________________________ farms __ 4026 12 47 209 1 099 1 309 319 $1,000 __ 97461 1 705 4478 11 785 40618 28058 4429 SOybeans _____________________________ farms __ - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - -

Sorghum, barley, and oats ______________ farms __ 1 421 12 22 84 412 480 103 $1,000 __ 16572 1 048 (0) 2116 6823 4303 564 Cotton ________________________________ farms __ - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - Peanuts, rye, rice, tobacco, and honey ___ farms __ 131 - - 4 23 47 8 $1,000 __ 2556 - - 80 1 500 551 52 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE 

Total cropland ___________________________ farms __ 21064 70 229 663 3156 3874 1 180 

acres __ 17829766 345 342 862898 1 699283 5 789 290 4685 356 1 006 496 Harvested cropland ____________________ farms __ 19267 67 223 651 3 113 3812 1 157 

acres __ 9 128013 238 444 590 235 1 001 175 3 145599 2392036 491 102 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres _____________________________ 4214 1 3 10 38 70 41 50 to 99 acres ____________________________ 1 905 - 2 7 36 114 72 100 to 199 acres __________________________ 2742 4 11 28 174 384 183 200 to 499 acres __________________________ 4378 6 24 112 680 1090 432 500 to 999 acres __________________________ 3370 13 40 140 782 1 480 384 1,000 to 1,999 acres _______________________ 2051 6 46 167 1 104 654 45 2,000 acres or more _______________________ 607 37 97 187 299 20 -

Cropland: Pasture or grazing only _______________ farms __ 7092 10 54 170 733 979 340 

acres __ 1 292003 5 156 25744 50279 232 146 252078 83904 

In cover crops, legumes, and soilimprovement grasses, not harvested and not pastured ___________________ farms __ 2021 10 32 52 376 473 123 

acres __ 545491 (0) 11 882 23439 136126 145604 30417 On which all crops failed _____________ farms __ 1 165 1 8 36 180 223 79 

acres __ 182 127 (0) 1243 15514 42829 39937 11 567 

In cultivated summer fallow ___________ farms __ 9404 33 103 359 1 960 2481 719 

acres __ 5676710 83 192 197727 511 175 1 927 102 1 602 229 335414 Idle ________________________________ farms __ 3455 15 55 142 725 815 199 

acres __ I 005422 13 796 36067 97701 305488 253472 54 092 

Total woodland __________________________ farms __ 3207 11 35 74 345 397 139 

acres __ 1 873500 191 761 265060 173 177 452 172 275274 74630 Woodland pastured ____________________ farms __ 2493 9 28 63 291 330 116 

acres __ I 501 550 168 161 196158 129244 393 315 221 894 64 283 

Woodland not pastured ________________ farms __ 1 149 4 14 21 98 123 42 

acres __ 371 950 23600 68902 43 933 58857 53380 10347 

See footnotes at end of table. 

106 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 52. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

$25,000 to $20,000 to $10,000 to $s.ooo to $2,500 to Less than 

$39,999 $24,999 $19,999 $9,999 $4,999 $2,500 

NET CASH RETURN FROM 

AGRICULTURAL SALES FOR 

THE FARM UNIT' 

All farms _______________________________ numbeL_ 2417 1 147 2674 2369 2055 4215 $1,000 __ 13054 1 155 13 -2170 -5469 -15 337 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 5401 1 007 5 -916 -2661 -3639 

Farms with net gains2 _________________ numbeL_ 1 660 767 1 564 1 325 683 421 Average net gain ____________________ dollars __ 12202 7973 5180 2785 1 345 737 

Gain of- Less than $1,000 __________________________ 62 45 170 239 314 309 $1,000 to $9,999 __________________________ 634 505 1 238 1 086 369 112 $10,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 964 217 156 - - - $50,000 or more __________________________ - - - - - -

Farms with net losses _________________ numbeL_ 757 380 1 110 1 044 1 372 3794 Average net loss ____________________ dollars __ 9512 13055 7288 5614 4656 4124 

Loss of- Less than $1,000 __________________________ 81 29 169 174 253 896 $1,000 to $9,999 __________________________ 395 171 672 711 986 2650 $10,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 277 166 265 157 132 234 $50,000 or more __________________________ 4 14 4 2 1 14 

GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS AND 

OTHER FARM-RELATED INCOME 

Government payments ___________________ farms __ 1 421 528 1 110 624 318 393 $1,000 __ 17720 4875 8198 3188 1 405 2820 Other farm-related income' _______________ farms __ 660 274 574 515 340 873 $1,000 __ 2862 1 037 2532 2243 991 3002 Customwork and other agricultural services _____________________________ farms __ 209 105 162 203 98 216 $1,000 __ 1 217 571 781 751 253 471 

Gross cash rent or share payments _____ farms __ 246 124 307 222 180 478 $1,000 __ 1 036 409 1 198 1 099 538 1 626 Forest products and Christmas trees ____ farms __ 54 10 54 32 27 138 $1,000 __ 243 23 473 197 84 630 Other farm-related income sources ______ farms __ 265 71 172 98 63 116 $1,000 __ 366 34 79 195 115 276 

COMMODITY CREDIT 

CORPORATION LOANS 

Total ___________________________________ farms __ 537 170 301 109 21 14 $1,000 __ 5820 1449 1893 424 53 11 Corn _________________________________ farms __ 3 3 5 2 - - $1,000 __ 23 (0) 8 (0) - - Wheat ________________________________ farms __ 492 158 274 91 17 11 $1,000 __ 4878 1 248 1613 298 46 9 Soybeans _____________________________ farms __ - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - -

Sorghum, barley, and oats ______________ farms __ 168 43 81 21 5 2 $1,000 __ 742 172 178 (0) (0) (0) Cotton ________________________________ farms __ - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - Peanuts, rye, rice, tobacco, and honey ___ farms __ 25 2 8 9 2 3 $1,000 __ 176 (0) 94 88 (0) (D) 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE 

Total cropland ___________________________ farms __ 2243 988 2432 1 857 1 449 2993 acres __ 1 532 983 474538 876417 400542 187612 314291 Harvested cropland ____________________ farms __ 2167 935 2234 1 621 1 187 2167 acres __ 682464 212505 361711 135310 61 728 54 148 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres _____________________________ 139 111 437 666 761 1 918 50 to 99 acres ____________________________ 207 142 443 426 277 179 100 to 199 acres __________________________ 481 237 688 382 121 53 200 to 499 acres __________________________ 912 375 595 119 26 13 500 to 999 acres __________________________ 406 65 62 7 1 3 1,000 to 1,999 acres _______________________ 21 5 7 1 - 1 2,000 acres or more _______________________ 1 - 2 - 1 -

Cropland: Pasture or grazing only _______________ 1 408 farms __ 736 336 887 786 663 acres __ 159795 69110 150 239 107880 57802 103026 

In cover crops, legumes, and soilimprovement grasses, not harvested 146 65 146 and not pastured ___________________ farms __ 292 85 231 acres __ 73738 19409 45878 22191 7606 29201 On which all crops failed _____________ farms __ 150 65 129 97 57 141 acres __ 16497 9942 20702 6672 5 131 12093 In cultivated summer fallow ___________ farms __ 1 252 452 976 522 255 325 acres __ 508491 141 536 245283 95612 37094 75047 Idle ________________________________ farms __ 365 143 349 250 143 269 acres __ 91 998 22036 52664 32877 18251 40776 

Total woodland __________________________ farms __ 308 131 356 369 331 722 acres __ 113188 40343 96457 66834 40506 275 859 Woodland pastured ____________________ farms __ 242 111 269 281 244 518 acras __ 94197 35318 77 819 53627 29278 206 417 Woodland not pastured ________________ farms __ 103 36 137 134 129 312 acres __ 18991 5025 18638 13207 11 228 69442 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MONTANA 107 
Table 52. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

$500,000 or more 

Item 

$1,000,000 $250,000 to $100,000 to $50,000 to $40,000 to All farms or more Total $499,999 $249,999 $99,999 $49,999 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE-Con. 

Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland pastured _________ farms __ 13675 63 196 540 2417 2784 815 acres __ 39459 291 2674 556 5637883 5 308 742 11 411 566 6 886 687 1 452 474 Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. _________________________ farms __ 14598 59 163 413 1 970 2484 719 acres __ I 041 436 51 531 68551 74744 285261 240 932 58468 Cropland under federal acreage reduction 

programs: 

Annual commodity acreage adjustment programs ____________________________ farms __ 8569 31 115 389 2077 2517 681 acres __ I 848 178 35 166 92166 184 893 687287 544 070 103 035 Conservation reserve program __________ farms __ I 598 9 19 68 350 358 86 acres __ 753 165 8993 17 678 52662 197777 166 684 35953 

Value of land and buildings' ______________ farms __ 24565 82 252 692 3187 4 113 1444 $1,000 __ 12 418 239 466 918 1 029709 1 259 460 3432712 2 607 384 594 282 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 505 526 5 694 122 4086 147 1 820 029 1 077 098 633 932 411 553 Average per acre ____________________ dollars __ 205 143 151 174 194 212 195 

Farms by value group: $1 to $39,999 _______________________________ 2836 1 4 6 23 68 10 $40,000 to $69,999 __________________________ 1 852 1 2 3 9 42 84 $70,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 1 987 1 3 3 8 68 49 $100,000 to $149,999 ________________________ 2633 1 2 9 46 167 110 $150,000 to $199,999 ________________________ 1 905 4 5 7 53 199 101 

$200,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 6843 7 19 79 605 1 674 771 $500,000 to $999,999 ________________________ 3936 9 34 148 1 293 1 350 267 $1,000,000 to $1,999,999 ____________________ 1 836 10 46 235 853 397 48 $2,000,000 to $4,999,999 ____________________ 762 26 85 169 245 130 23 $5,000,000 or more __________________________ 175 22 52 33 52 18 1 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _________________________ farms __ 24496 82 251 692 3187 4113 1 439 $1,000 __ 1 488 238 25306 66 873 133319 436312 376068 97589 Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 ________________________________ 1 752 - 1 1 4 41 36 $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 4010 - - 4 19 45 23 $10,000 to $19,999 __________________________ 3475 3 5 12 57 214 108 $20,000 to $49,999 __________________________ 5674 2 14 45 320 841 512 $50,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 4415 15 36 119 830 1 389 447 

$100,000 to $199,999 ________________________ 3515 22 61 228 1 242 1 222 246 $200,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 1 547 26 101 252 674 358 67 $500,000 or more ___________________________ 108 14 33 31 41 3 -

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Motortrucks, including pickups ____________ farms __ 23 109 79 245 683 3 138 3984 1 423 number __ 72562 763 2078 4553 15862 16252 5271 Wheel tractors __________________________ farms __ 21 138 75 236 674 3085 3932 1 349 number __ 56648 555 1414 3 195 11 587 12586 3874 Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) ________ farms __ II 296 30 113 308 1366 1858 569 numbeL_ 17648 103 290 673 2343 2953 905 40 horsepower (PTO) or more __________ farms __ 16875 74 229 650 2971 3765 1 292 numbeL_ 39000 452 1 124 2522 9244 9633 2969 

Grain and bean combines ________________ farms __ 9477 33 124 401 2095 2612 798 numbeL_ 12025 78 230 608 2871 3269 1 006 Cottonpickers and strippers _______________ farms __ - - - - - - - numbeL_ - - - - - - - Mower conditioners ______________________ farms __ 8265 34 128 345 1 507 1 688 506 numbeL_ 9429 93 233 455 1798 1 858 584 Pickup balers ___________________________ farms __ 11 100 45 161 461 2019 2341 769 numbeL_ 13482 123 319 680 2637 2981 951 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Commercial fertilizer _____________________ farms __ 12271 61 204 560 2490 2808 920 acres on which used __ 5 686 900 184 533 441 170 724 590 2 130214 1 403 107 335823 Lime ___________________________________ farms __ - - - - - - - acres on which used __ - - - - - - - tons __ - - - - - - - Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., to controlInsects on hay and other crops _________ farms __ 6726 35 104 317 1 480 1 632 593 acres on which used __ 2 119654 62584 137411 224557 730 909 538418 144 818 Nematodes in crops ___________________ farms __ 303 2 16 25 70 85 14 acres on which used __ 55606 (D) 8051 5459 15758 15705 967 Diseases in crops and orchards _________ farms __ 836 3 8 25 141 172 58 acres on which used __ 320233 7 141 13602 25180 123 590 105807 20880 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and pasture ______________________________ farms __ 11811 44 159 477 2278 2851 891 acres on which used __ 6 004 359 74297 328683 630021 2 120 508 1 638309 370118 

Chemicals for defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit _______ farms __ 412 4 11 44 107 96 27 acres on which used __ 111 060 2737 5482 14840 51 500 23104 5872 

See footnotes at end of table. 

108 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 52. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols. see introductory text] 

Item 

$25,000 to $20,000 to $10,000 to $5,000 to $2,500 to Less than 

$39,999 $24,999 $19,999 $9,999 $4,999 $2,500 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE-Con. 

Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland pastured _________ farms __ I 476 607 1 424 989 750 1677 

acres __ 2 186 040 758827 1 399 250 843362 316170 3 258290 

Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. _________________________ farms __ I 423 638 1 605 1 396 1 183 2604 

acres __ 80690 43726 62400 35835 18668 72 161 

Cropland under federal acreage reduction 

programs: 

Annual commodity acreage adjustment programs ____________________________ farms __ I 147 390 745 320 108 80 

acres __ 133 240 33722 52202 12747 3128 1 688 Conservation reserve program __________ farms __ 202 70 157 93 54 141 

acres __ 79597 21 198 61 259 32687 20449 67201 

Value of land and buildings' ______________ farms __ 2417 1 147 2674 2369 2055 4215 $1,000 __ 842 545 324191 680000 440631 279053 928 292 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 348 591 282643 254 301 185999 135792 220235 Average per acre ____________________ dollars __ 226 239 267 331 406 242 

Farms by value group: $1 to $39,999 _______________________________ 99 113 349 502 623 1 039 $40,000 to $69,999 __________________________ 66 80 199 293 375 719 $70,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 173 90 369 412 207 605 $100,000 to $149,999 ________________________ 233 190 429 329 301 817 $150,000 to $199,999 ________________________ 250 148 344 282 170 346 

$200,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 1 199 377 692 457 295 475 $500,000 to $999,999 ________________________ 291 96 194 58 63 142 $1,000,000 to $1,999,999 ____________________ 85 35 68 12 13 44 $2,000,000 to $4,999,999 ____________________ 18 18 29 23 8 14 $5,000,000 or more __________________________ 3 - 1 1 - 14 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _________________________ farms __ 2417 1 147 2666 2363 2044 4 177 $1,000 __ 121 583 41 366 82598 47 122 40222 45 187 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 ________________________________ 100 33 159 295 381 701 $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 88 102 348 564 436 2381 $10,000 to $19,999 __________________________ 285 273 734 609 562 616 $20,000 to $49,999 __________________________ 998 481 866 724 504 369 $50,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 684 182 405 120 119 84 

$100,000 to $199,999 ________________________ 188 67 149 48 42 22 $200,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 74 9 5 3 - 4 $500,000 or more ___________________________ - - - - - -

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Motortrucks, including pickups ____________ farms __ 2331 1 112 2525 2197 1 858 3613 

numbeL_ 6817 2724 5646 4175 3560 5624 Wheel tractors __________________________ farms __ 2213 1 023 2167 1 881 1454 3124 

numbeL_ 5619 2481 4801 3669 2657 4765 

Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) ________ farms __ I 051 437 1 133 1 193 990 2278 

number __ 1607 696 1 784 1 811 1 500 3086 40 horsepower (PTO) or more __________ farms __ I 981 880 1 793 1 198 780 1 336 

numbeL_ 4012 1 785 3017 1 858 1 157 1 679 

Grain and bean combines ________________ farms __ I 070 479 842 501 336 219 

number __ I 297 551 980 563 412 238 Cottonpickers and strippers _______________ farms __ - - - - - - numbeL_ - - - - - - Mower conditioners ______________________ farms __ 880 407 885 696 560 663 

numbeL_ 981 479 984 743 623 713 Pickup balers ___________________________ farms __ I 218 549 1 136 997 709 740 

numbeL_ 1403 613 1 312 1 077 763 766 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Commercial fertilizer _____________________ farms __ I 394 537 1 111 784 566 897 

acres on which used __ 326505 90776 135 366 51 350 24636 23363 Ume ___________________________________ farms __ - - - - - - acres on which used __ - - - - - - tons __ - - - - - - Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., to controlInsects on hay and other crops _________ farms __ 947 322 562 339 201 229 

acres on which used __ 197 068 54324 60052 20855 7150 4092 Nematodes in crops ___________________ farms __ 41 21 31 - - - acres on which used __ 7078 718 1 870 - - - Diseases in crops and orchards _________ farms __ 64 48 124 56 38 102 

acres on which used __ 13159 6612 8373 2426 135 469 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and pasture ______________________________ farms __ I 478 572 1 144 756 401 804 

acres on which used __ 435 410 134047 201 969 81 751 26458 37085 

Chemicals for defoliation or for ~owth 

control of crops or thinning of it _______ farms __ 12 14 30 35 25 11 

acres on which used __ 1 459 258 4491 2156 1 851 47 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MONTANA 109 
Table 52. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

TENURE AND RACE OF 

OPERATOR 

All operators ___________________________________ _ 

Full owners __________________________________ _ 

Part owners __________________________________ _ Tenants _____________________________________ _ 

White _______________________________________ _ 

Full owners ________________________________ _ 

Part owners ________________________________ _ Tenants ___________________________________ _ 

Black and other raCes ________________________ _ Full owners ________________________________ _ 

Part owners ________________________________ _ 

Tenants ___________________________________ _ 

OWNED AND RENTED LAND 

land owned ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Owned land in farms ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

land rented or leased from others ________ farms __ 

acres __ Rented or leased land in farms _________ farms __ 

acres __ 

land rented or leased to others ___________ farms __ 

acres __ 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated ____________________________ _ 

Not on farm operated _________________________ _ Not reported _________________________________ _ 

Operators by principal occupation: 

bfr.':::n~_====================================== Operators by days of work off farm: None ________________________________________ _ 

Any _________________________________________ _ 

1 to 99 days _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 days ____________________________ _ 200 days or more __________________________ _ 

Not reported _________________________________ _ 

Operators by years on present farm: 2 years or less _______________________________ _ 

3 or 4 years _________________________________ _ 5 to 9 years __________________________________ _ 

10 years or more _____________________________ _ 

Average years on present farm ______________ _ 

Not reported _________________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years _______________________________ _ 25 to 34 years _______________________________ _ 

35 to 44 years _______________________________ _ 45 to 49 years _______________________________ _ 

50 to 54 years _______________________________ _ 

55 to 59 years _______________________________ _ 60 to 64 years _______________________________ _ 65 to 69 years _______________________________ _ 

70 years and over ____________________________ _ 

Average age _______________________________ _ 

Operators by sex: Male ________________________________________ _ 

Female ______________________________________ _ 

Operators of Spanish origin (see text) ____________ _ 

FARMS BY TYPE OF 

ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family (sole proprietorship) ____ farms __ 

acres __ Par1nership _____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Corporation: Family held ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ More than 10 stockholders ___________ farms __ 10 or less stockholders ______________ farms __ 

Other than family held _________________ farms __ 

acres __ More than 10 stockholders ___________ farms __ 

10 or less stockholders ______________ farms __ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. ________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

110 MONTANA 

All farms 

24568 

12 112 

9279 

3 177 

24 143 11 935 

9 101 

3 107 

425 

177 

178 

70 

21 536 

42 827 678 

21 391 

38 700 778 

12602 

22 000 440 

12456 

21 503 215 

2569 

4 624 125 

18259 

4479 

1 830 

17405 

7 163 

12 162 

10764 

3045 

2 112 

5607 

1 642 

1 321 

1477 

3662 

14043 19.5 

4065 

352 

3 149 

5205 

2620 

2470 

2643 

2789 

2252 

2888 

51.4 

22991 

1 577 

42 

19506 

31 982 774 

2 147 

6 952 689 

2579 

15 656 786 

59 

2520 

77 

765 547 

13 

64 

259 

4 846 197 

$500,000 or more 

$1,000,000 

or more 

82 

26 

48 

8 

78 

22 

48 

8 

4 

4 

75 

3241 620 

74 

2 148 329 

56 

1 152818 

56 114861 

13 

131 248 

54 

19 

9 

73 

9 

61 

13 

4 

2 

7 

8 

3 

5 

10 

45 

21.5 

19 

1 

2 

12 

7 

20 

16 

14 

6 

4 

53.8 

80 

2 

14 

222 357 

14 

329 508 

39 

538 871 

5 

34 

10 

362 116 5 

5 

5 

810 338 

Total 

252 

60 

174 

18 

248 

56 

174 

18 

4 

4 

235 5 833 449 

234 4 619 345 

192 2 281 743 

192 2 215 047 

42 

1 280 800 

180 

47 

25 

229 

23 

174 

52 

21 

12 

19 

26 

5 

12 

18 

167 

23.1 

50 

1 

10 

48 

22 

50 

34 

40 

26 

21 

54.2 

245 

7 

82 

1 542431 

44 

833967 

102 

3155711 16 

86 

16 445064 

7 

9 

8 857219 

$250,000 to 

$499,999 

692 

163 

476 

53 

680 

156 

471 

53 

12 

7 

5 

643 

4815181 

639 

4 668 681 

535 

2653 142 

529 

2589265 

87 

212 377 

542 

79 

71 

653 

39 

515 

126 

60 

28 

38 

51 

14 

27 

66 

462 

23.3 

123 

3 

67 

154 

74 

85 

102 

90 

52 

65 

51.7 

672 

20 

300 

2 557 375 

119 

1 251 897 

256 

2 918 485 

14 

242 

7 

115510 

2 

5 

10 

412 679 

$100,000 to 

$249,999 

3253 

820 

2096 

337 

3219 

813 

2071 

335 

34 

7 

25 

2 

2929 11 541 251 

2916 11 219264 

2458 6 786 792 

2433 

6 719 025 

296 

389 754 

2646 

326 

281 

3130 

123 

2398 

624 

412 

104 

108 

231 

100 

113 

316 2161 

22.6 

563 

15 

399 

751 

409 

375 

428 

406 

229 

241 

50.3 

3173 

80 

3 

1 873 

8 971 584 

429 

2404 785 

909 

6 139 171 

17 

892 

18 152 989 2 

16 

24 269760 

$50,000 to 

$99,999 

4064 

1 208 

2312 

544 

4015 

1 194 

2286 

535 

49 

14 

26 

9 

3537 

7869 702 3520 7 496 746 

2875 

4651 844 

2856 

4 591 503 

356 

433 297 

3210 

585 

269 

3813 

251 

2696 

1 067 

604 

200 

263 

301 

165 

194 

565 2575 

21.5 

565 

43 

611 

917 

411 

432 

512 

468 

341 

329 

50.0 

3906 

158 

5 

2964 8 361 565 

422 

1 296 626 

629 

2 175 161 4 625 

12 32735 

12 

37 222 162 

$40,000 to 

$49,999 

1 243 

441 

601 

201 

1 226 

433 

595 

198 

17 

8 

6 

3 

1 047 

1 688 258 

1 042 

1 591 915 

804 

1 010 647 

802 

1 000 153 

103 

106 837 

962 

220 

61 

105 

138 

741 

412 

182 

98 

132 

90 

62 

76 

183 

749 

20.8 

173 

16 

179 

276 

122 

116 

155 

132 

123 

124 

50.6 

165 

78 

2 

1 027 

2 080 265 

99 

195 532 

110 

298 443 

3 107 

3 400 1 

2 

4 17428 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 52. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987 -Can. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Item 

TENURE AND RACE OF 

OPERATOR 

All operators ___________________________________ _ Full owners __________________________________ _ 

Part owners __________________________________ _ Tenants _____________________________________ _ 

White _______________________________________ _ 

Full owners ________________________________ _ 

Part owners ________________________________ _ 

T enanls ___________________________________ _ 

Black and other races ________________________ _ Full owners ________________________________ _ 

Part owners ________________________________ _ 

Tenants ___________________________________ _ 

OWNED AND RENTED LAND 

Land owned ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Owned land in farms ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Land rented or leased from others ________ farms __ 

acres __ Rented or leased land in farms _________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Land rented or leased to others ___________ farms __ 

acres __ 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated ____________________________ _ 

Not on farm operated _________________________ _ Not reported _________________________________ _ 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming _____________________________________ _ Other _______________________________________ _ 

Operators by days of work off farm: None ________________________________________ _ 

Any _________________________________________ _ 1 to 99 days _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 days ____________________________ _ 

200 days or more __________________________ _ 

Not reported _________________________________ _ 

Operators by years on present farm: 2 years or less _______________________________ _ 3 or 4 years _________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 years __________________________________ _ 

10 years or more _____________________________ _ 

Average years on present farm ______________ _ 

Not reported _________________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years _______________________________ _ 25 to 34 years _______________________________ _ 

35 to 44 years _______________________________ _ 45 to 49 years _______________________________ _ 

50 to 54 years _______________________________ _ 

55 to 59 years _______________________________ _ 

60 to 64 years _______________________________ _ 65 to 69 years _______________________________ _ 

70 years and over ____________________________ _ Average age _______________________________ _ 

Operators by sex: Male ________________________________________ _ 

Female ______________________________________ _ 

Operators of Spanish origin (see text) ____________ _ 

FARMS BY TYPE OF 

ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family (sole proprietorship) ____ farms __ acres __ Partnership _____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Corporation: Family held ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ More than 10 stockholders ___________ farms __ 

10 or less stockholders ______________ farms __ 

Other than family held _________________ farms __ 

acres __ More than 10 stockholders ___________ farms __ 10 or less stockholders ______________ farms __ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. ________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

$25,000 to 

$39,999 

2452 

1 006 

1 025 

421 

2395 

987 

995 

413 

57 

19 

30 

8 

2043 

2618 730 2031 

2459 272 

1 456 1 527 472 1 446 1 453 629 

246 

233 301 

1 842 

471 

139 

2084 

368 

313 

981 

394 

257 

330 

158 

141 

173 

358 1 476 

20.7 

304 

36 

374 

524 

227 

228 

274 

248 

236 

305 

50.9 

2342 

110 

3 

2078 

3 100 975 

200 

360 537 

158 

430 219 

1 157 

4 4270 

4 

12 16900 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

$20.00010 

$24,999 

1 088 

538 

368 

182 

1 067 

529 

360 

178 

21 

9 

8 

4 

913 988551 

906 913819 

556 408283 550 403615 

127 79400 

776 

246 

66 

837 

251 

520 

495 

180 

113 

202 

73 

56 

79 

139 

636 

20.8 

178 

24 

162 

200 

96 

85 

104 

140 

107 

170 

52.1 

1 006 

82 

961 145271 

71 73223 

45 

89699 

45 

1 

(D) 

10 

(0) 

$10,00010 

$19,999 

2824 

1 581 

778 

465 

2775 

1565 

756 

454 

49 

16 

22 

11 

2387 1 741 763 2359 

521 471 

1 266 954647 1243 

913113 

343 261 826 

1 931 

698 

195 

1 968 

856 

1 163 1 456 

375 

337 

744 

205 

181 

165 

477 

1 551 

19.5 

450 

43 

404 

520 

236 

237 

303 

319 

299 

463 

52.8 

2634 

190 

2 418 933 547 

236 

240 061 

135 201 648 

2 

133 

5 

(0) 

30 

(0) 

$5,000 to 

$9,999 

2374 

1 592 

443 

339 

2323 

1 562 

429 

332 

51 

30 

14 

7 

2063 1 452457 2035 

977792 

799 386292 

782 368781 

305 492 176 

1 644 

555 

175 

1 308 

1 066 

858 

1364 

260 

276 

828 

152 

155 

139 

416 

1 251 

18.4 

413 

55 

286 

431 

235 

222 

261 

263 

249 

372 

52.9 

2174 

200 

3 

2114 

925004 

160 81 580 

75 

50 494 1 

74 

25 279 495 

$2,500 to Less than 

$4,999 $2,500 

2006 4320 

1 406 3297 

359 647 

241 376 

1 965 4230 

1 394 3246 

337 627 

234 357 

41 90 

12 51 

22 20 

7 19 

1 776 3963 

468720 3 809 616 

1 765 3944 

365638 2868 835 

612 1 049 

208199 1 131 379 

600 1 023 

197 318 1 051 766 

204 460 113963 1 020 394 

1 410 3 116 

434 818 

162 386 

899 1 379 

1 107 2941 

626 1 158 

1 251 2936 

185 372 

230 457 

836 2 107 

129 226 

143 299 

161 338 

374 750 

937 2078 

15.4 15.1 

391 855 

61 55 

225 432 

421 963 230 558 197 443 

216 454 

204 479 

183 407 

269 529 

51.5 51.9 

1820 3854 

186 466 

7 13 

1 843 3848 

487474 877 283 

106 261 

37658 176 823 

36 124 

31 012 156 743 

1 

36 123 

3 8 

1 720 10 174 

1 3 7 

18 81 5092 2 699 578 

MONTANA 111 
Table 52. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Item 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres ___________________________________ _ 10 to 49 acres _________________________________ _ 

50 to 69 acres _________________________________ _ 

70 to 99 acres _________________________________ _ 

100 to 139 acres _______________________________ _ 140 to 179 acres _______________________________ _ 

180 to 219 acres _______________________________ _ 

220 to 259 acres _______________________________ _ 

260 to 499 acres _______________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _______________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acres ____________________________ _ 2,000 acres or more ____________________________ _ 

FARMS BY STANDARD 

INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

Cash grains (011) ______________________________ _ 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) _____________ _ Cotton (0131) ________________________________ _ 

Tobacco (0132) ______________________________ _ 

Sugarcane and sugar beets; Irish 

potatoes; field crops, except cash grains, n.e.c. (0133,0134,0139) ______________ _ 

Vegetables and melons (016) ____________________ _ Fruits and tree nuts (017) _______________________ _ 

Horticultural specialties (018) ____________________ _ 

General farms, primarily crop (019) _______________ _ 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (021) ________________________ _ 

Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) _____________ _ 

Dairy farms (024) _______________________________ _ 

Poultry and egfls (025) __________________________ _ 

Animal specialtIes (027) _________________________ _ 

General farms, primarily livestock and animal specialties (029) ________________________ _ 

LIVESTOCK 

Cattle and calves inventory _______________ farms __ 

number __ 

Farms with- 1 to 9 _____________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 ___________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 ___________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 _________________________________ _ 

500 or more _______________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that had calved _______ farms __ number __ Beef cows __________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Farms with- 1 to 9 _________________________________ _ 10 to 49 _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 _____________________________ _ 

500 or more ___________________________ _ 

Milk cows ___________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Farms with- 1 to 4 _________________________________ _ 5 to 9 _________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 _____________________________ _ 

500 or more ___________________________ _ 

Heners and hener calves _______________ farms __ 

number __ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves _______________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Cattle and calves sold ___________________ farms __ 

number __ $1,000 __ Calves _______________________________ farms __ 

number __ $1,000 __ Cattle ________________________________ farms __ 

number __ $1,000 __ 

Fattened on grain and concentrates ___ farms __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

112 MONTANA 

number __ $1,000 __ 

All farms 

1 940 

2745 

554 

818 

718 

929 

525 

481 

2309 

2737 

3460 

7352 

7206 

2079 

2079 

40 

238 

114 

728 

12156 

10044 

256 

69 1 322 

360 

14866 

2 591 391 

2022 

4316 

2485 

2552 

2407 

1 084 

13544 

1 426828 

13073 

399949 

2164 

4376 

2397 

2 143 

1 599 

394 

1 732 

26879 

354 

69 

105 

115 

74 

14 

1 

11 500 

635 912 

12352 

528 651 

14 718 

644 768 

774 052 

5573 

311 903 

107 760 

12990 

332 865 

666 292 

1 120 

187 191 120 498 

$500,000 or more 

$1,000,000 armore 

1 

3 

2 

5 

11 

1 

56 

3 

1 

64 

38 

2 

4 

6 

72 

257 517 

3 

9 

58 

56 

77 762 

52 

75638 

1 

3 

2 

7 

9 

30 

14 

2124 

6 

5 

1 

1 

64 

75910 

67 

103 845 

76 

265529 

154719 

24 

21 101 

6754 

73 244428 

147 965 

29 

118562 

80899 

Total 

5 

3 

5 

1 

2 

1 

2 

10 

22 

15 

186 

26 

8 

8 

3 

1 

185 

127 

5 

6 

2 

16 

217 

455230 

1 

5 

2 

15 

34 

160 

176 

164 296 

164 

160 117 

4 

6 

6 

21 

42 

85 

40 

4 179 

6 

3 

17 

9 

4 

1 

188 

135 198 

193 

155 736 

229 

409 468 

228 180 

72 

37816 

12557 

222 371 652 

215 623 

65 

139 080 

93587 

$250,000 to 

$499,999 

8 

4 

2 

5 

2 

4 

3 

37 

50 

51 

526 

183 

64 

64 

6 

17 

372 

306 

44 

1 

2 

3 

545 

361 600 

3 

16 

17 

55 

161 

293 

489 

190644 

450 

182666 

6 

32 

35 

77 

144 

156 

94 

7978 

36 

1 

4 

9 

34 

10 

454 

93230 

479 77726 

566 240825 

116929 

148 

34559 

12177 

554 

206266 

104 752 

72 

16901 

10735 

$100,000 to 

$249,999 

38 

17 

4 

8 

15 

20 

23 

20 

141 

183 

285 

2499 

1 391 

169 

169 

9 

92 

1 457 

1 239 

101 

2 

27 

5 

2335 

782 170 

44 

160 

245 

432 

927 

527 

2205 

462 142 

2 115 

453 015 

46 

242 

325 

472 

892 

138 

310 

9 127 

191 

9 

12 

67 

31 

1 948 

188 103 

2094 

131 925 

2367 456 669 

205405 

794 93047 

33619 

2200 363 622 

171 785 

188 

17485 

9435 

$50,000 to 

$99,999 

76 

44 

8 

13 

23 

36 

23 

30 

192 

346 

958 

2315 

900 

176 

176 

2 

12 

75 

1 813 

1 556 

48 

1 

34 

3 

2703 491 025 

83 

339 

436 

830 

930 

85 

2586 

302238 

2528 

299352 

84 

490 

603 

904 

435 

12 

321 

2886 

251 

10 

38 

22 

2207 

110885 

2384 

77902 

2738 278653 

117754 

988 69752 

24335 

2477 

208 901 

93420 

167 

6606 

3276 

$40,000 to 

$49,999 

31 

12 

2 

5 

10 

17 

15 

15 

106 

172 

412 

446 

532 

53 

53 

1 

2 

3 

22 

620 

544 

2 

5 

3 

817 106286 

36 

110 

182 

316 

171 

2 

783 

68321 

772 

68017 

40 

169 

245 

286 

32 

95 

304 

84 

3 

8 

664 

22729 

712 

15236 

823 

60422 

24977 

338 

17006 

5813 

741 

43416 

19164 

51 

720 

800 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 52. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Item 

$25,000 to $20,000 to $10,000 to $5,000 to $2,500 to Less than 

$39,999 $24,999 $19,999 $9,999 $4,999 $2,500 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres ____________________________________ 108 61 224 315 359 715 10 to 49 acres __________________________________ 45 32 171 296 509 612 50 to 69 acres __________________________________ 9 9 53 113 130 226 70 to 99 acres __________________________________ 32 28 108 177 149 291 100 to 139 acres ________________________________ 32 21 129 139 124 219 140 to 179 acres ________________________________ 66 52 158 190 163 223 180 to 219 acres ________________________________ 58 38 97 110 51 105 220 to 259 acres ________________________________ 55 31 101 90 53 81 260 to 499 acres ________________________________ 238 140 524 389 198 334 500 to 999 acres ________________________________ 488 258 557 294 152 215 1,000 to 1,999 acres _____________________________ 727 241 401 161 73 136 2,000 acres or more _____________________________ 594 177 301 100 45 163 

FARMS BY STANDARD 

INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

Cash grains (011) _______________________________ 946 366 869 474 268 251 Field crops, except cash grains (013) ______________ 128 56 201 288 283 653 Cotton (0131) _________________________________ 

Tobacco (0132) ________________ " ______________ 

Sugarcane and sugar beets; Irish 

potatoes; field crops, except cash grains, n.e.c. (0133, 0134, 0139) _______________ 128 56 201 288 283 653 

Vegetables and melons (016) _____________________ 1 5 1 9 8 15 Fruits and tree nuts (017) ________________________ 12 6 39 49 42 86 Horticultural specialties (018) _____________________ 14 7 22 7 13 18 General farms, primarily crop (019) ________________ 40 23 39 14 6 399 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (021) _________________________ 1 263 593 1 587 1 451 1 237 578 Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) ______________ 1 092 523 1 355 1 194 950 158 

Dairy farms (024) ________________________________ 17 12 5 7 5 10 Poultry and eggs (025) ___________________________ 1 1 1 3 4 49 Animal specialties (027) __________________________ 28 15 48 67 135 959 

General farms, primarily livestock and animal specialties (029) _________________________ 2 4 12 5 5 302 

LIVESTOCK 

Cattle and calves inventory _______________ farms __ I 594 710 1 741 1 454 1 129 1 621 number __ 153912 56078 96036 46555 20026 22473 

Farms with- 1 to 9 ______________________________________ 84 36 108 168 360 099 10 to 49 ____________________________________ 347 202 872 1 066 724 475 50 to 99 ____________________________________ 525 282 554 188 34 20 100 to 199 __________________________________ 519 159 178 25 8 15 200 to 499 __________________________________ 113 29 25 4 3 10 500 or more ________________________________ 6 2 4 3 2 

Cows and heifers that had calved _______ farms __ I 483 652 1 593 1 300 981 296 

numbeL_ 95821 34574 58268 27484 11 370 11 670 Beef cows __________________________ farms __ I 452 638 1 563 1 263 939 1 189 

numbeL_ 95019 34211 57871 27 169 11 163 11 349 

Farms with- 1 to 9 __________________________________ 77 42 165 248 479 973 10 to 49 ________________________________ 507 293 1 058 950 445 184 50 to 99 ________________________________ 599 230 278 50 9 17 100 to 199 ______________________________ 242 60 53 12 5 11 200 to 499 ______________________________ 25 13 9 3 1 3 500 or more ____________________________ 2 1 

Milk cows ___________________________ farms __ 166 72 155 159 120 200 

number __ 802 363 397 315 207 321 

Farms with- 1 to 4 __________________________________ 133 55 136 150 115 197 5 to 9 __________________________________ 12 4 15 8 4 3 10 to 49 ________________________________ 21 13 4 1 1 50 to 99 ________________________________ 

100 to 199 ______________________________ 

200 to 499 ______________________________ 

500 or more ____________________________ 

Heifers and heifer calves _______________ farms __ I 251 553 1 332 1 039 796 1 068 

number __ 32377 12361 21 538 9749 4405 5337 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves ____ ____ __ _ ____ __ ______ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ farms __ I 350 603 1 436 1 134 835 1 132 number __ 25714 9143 16 230 9322 4251 5466 

Cattle and calves sold ___________________ farms __ I 620 729 1 793 1 484 1 139 1 230 

number __ 84933 28669 49388 22 183 9228 4330 

$1,000 __ 35243 11 663 19 917 8858 3549 1 577 Calves _______________________________ farms __ 621 278 764 610 468 492 

number __ 22956 8050 16454 7 126 3238 1 899 $1,000 __ 7847 2536 5285 2 187 910 494 Cattle ________________________________ farms __ I 449 644 1 532 1 274 963 934 

numbeL_ 61 977 20619 32934 15 057 5990 2431 

$1,000 __ 27396 9 128 14632 6671 2639 1 083 

Fattened on grain and concentrates ___ farms __ 107 32 114 105 102 117 

numbeL_ 2057 459 1 517 721 385 260 

$1,000 __ 1 040 212 740 352 191 131 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MONTANA 113 
Table 52. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text) 

$500,000 or more 

Item 

$1,000,000 $250,000 to $100,000 to $50,000 to $40,000 to All farms or more Total $499,999 $249,999 $99,999 $49,999 

LIVESTOCK-Con. 

Hogs and pigs inventory __________________ farms __ 1 406 15 40 46 200 306 90 number __ 200663 31 087 71 422 22934 38860 37935 5140 Farms with- 1 to 24 _____________________________________ 662 3 8 57 95 42 25 to 49 ____________________________________ 183 6 27 37 20 50 to 99 ____________________________________ 176 2 2 26 49 10 100 to 199 __________________________________ 165 2 5 25 66 14 200 to 499 __________________________________ 110 1 10 39 45 4 500 or more ________________________________ 90 12 32 15 26 14 

Used or to be used for breeding ________ farms __ 947 14 35 33 149 224 62 number __ 26082 3557 7820 2743 4932 5358 1068 Other ________________________________ farms __ 1 285 15 40 44 186 268 78 number __ 174581 27530 63602 20191 33928 32577 4072 

Hogs and pigs sold ______________________ farms __ 1 343 16 41 44 203 304 86 number __ 327855 51 653 107 173 45921 69324 61 304 10800 $1,000 __ 33888 6044 12723 4456 6917 5926 829 Feeder pigs ___________________________ farms __ 272 2 5 7 39 50 18 numbeL_ 57426 (D) 6461 11 085 12556 12590 5298 $1,000 __ 2218 (D) 367 356 471 496 191 

Litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ___ farms __ 993 14 36 34 151 236 65 numbeL_ 39664 6998 13 120 4775 7803 7902 1 350 Dec. 1 and May 31 __________________ farms __ 882 14 35 32 132 221 53 number __ 19745 3565 6471 2365 4007 3958 639 June 1 and Nov. 30 _________________ farms __ 838 14 35 31 128 202 57 numbeL_ 19919 3433 6649 2410 3796 3944 711 

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory _____ farms __ 2625 7 30 72 363 424 137 numbeL_ 588 150 6701 49224 73555 204 402 105646 22023 Ewes 1 year old or older _______________ farms __ 2423 5 25 68 341 406 124 number __ 391 838 (D) 29571 44 485 139188 73 658 15843 

Sheep and lambs sold ___________________ farms __ 2677 8 32 75 370 441 134 number __ 455 378 10593 47375 50271 151 999 86673 16853 Sheep and lambs shorn __________________ farms __ 2438 6 26 68 345 407 120 numbeL_ 491 113 8075 48 168 60 239 174 287 86512 19445 pounds of wooL_ 4 782 338 65540 454 524 586888 713 736 844 246 185292 

Horses and ponies inventory ______________ farms __ 10352 41 123 314 1 389 1 580 495 numbeL_ 72408 3744 5 147 4015 12472 9511 2847 Horses and ponies sold __________________ farms __ 2033 11 36 62 213 247 67 numbeL_ 8222 505 620 564 349 056 490 Goats inventory _________________________ farms __ 350 1 2 4 24 40 20 numbeL_ 977 (0) (D) (0) 76 224 137 Goats sold ______________________________ farms __ 65 1 4 4 3 numbeL_ 530 (D) 40 13 18 

POULTRY 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory __ farms __ 2102 14 35 45 219 281 139 number __ 978 754 601 341 826 629 39130 55092 13405 3996 

Farms with- 1 to 399 ____________________________________ 2050 4 39 215 278 139 400 to 3,199 ________________________________ 18 2 4 1 3 3,200 to 9,999 ______________________________ 8 1 6 1 1 10,000 to 19,999 ____________________________ 18 9 17 1 20,000 to 49,999 ____________________________ 3 1 1 50,000 to 99,999 ____________________________ 2 1 2 100,000 or more ____________________________ 3 3 3 

Hens and pullets of laying age __________ farms __ 2087 14 35 45 219 278 138 number __ 860 334 566251 728 639 35577 41 775 12868 3754 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age ___________________________ farms __ 230 8 24 6 19 22 13 numbeL_ 118420 35090 97990 3553 13317 537 242 Hens and pullets sold ____________________ farms __ 162 14 30 3 7 17 6 numbeL_ 580648 402822 501 298 23200 46581 433 131 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ___________________________________ farms __ 100 7 17 2 7 10 5 

numbeL_ 84676 26100 63850 (D) 306 852 173 

Farms with- 1 to 1,999 __________________________________ 89 2 7 2 7 10 5 2,000 to 59,999 _____________________________ 11 5 10 60,000 to 99,999 ____________________________ 

100,000 or more ____________________________ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________ farms __ 133 1 2 11 23 10 

numbeL_ 625 (D) (D) 36 218 20 Turkeys sold ____________________________ farms __ 59 2 5 2 12 6 

numbeL_ 11 536 (0) 1 932 (0) 6360 31 

See footnotes at end of table. 

114 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 52. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

$25,000 to $20,000 to $10,000 to $5,000 to $2,500 to Less than 

$39,999 $24,999 $19,999 $9,999 $4,999 $2,500 

LIVESTOCK -Con. 

Hogs and pigs invenlory __________________ farms __ 164 54 141 114 103 148 number __ 10682 2766 5426 2771 1 524 203 

Farms wilh- 1 10 24 _____________________________________ 69 25 82 77 84 140 251049 ____________________________________ 29 7 18 23 12 4 501099 ____________________________________ 34 11 22 10 6 4 10010 199 __________________________________ 24 8 18 2 1 200 to 499 __________________________________ 5 3 1 2 500 or more ________________________________ 3 

Used or 10 be used for breeding ________ farms __ 123 37 103 63 51 67 

numbeL_ 1 505 447 1 082 581 252 294 Olher ________________________________ farms __ 153 48 121 107 93 127 number __ 9177 2319 4344 2190 1 272 909 

Hogs and pigs sold ______________________ farms __ 154 54 133 100 105 119 numbeL_ 13780 4 108 8622 3903 1 861 059 $1,000 __ 1 389 433 665 301 160 90 Feeder pigs ___________________________ farms __ 37 7 30 23 26 30 number __ 2576 291 3 788 1 711 641 429 $1,000 __ 99 10 128 61 24 15 

Utters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ___ farms __ 126 40 107 70 57 71 number __ I 855 522 210 618 259 250 Dec. 1 and May 31 __________________ farms __ 112 38 98 54 49 58 

numbeL_ 876 282 583 310 132 122 June 1 and Nov. 30 _________________ farms __ 109 29 87 58 44 58 number __ 979 240 627 308 127 128 

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory _____ farms __ 284 124 314 276 273 328 

numbeL_ 45492 17897 33625 19133 9864 7289 Ewes 1 year old or older _______________ farms __ 271 115 290 252 255 276 

numbeL_ 29295 13214 22021 13047 6724 4792 

Sheep and lambs sold ___________________ farms __ 285 129 328 274 279 330 

numbeL_ 39762 11 430 24214 13945 8409 4447 Sheep and lambs shorn __________________ farms __ 272 119 296 250 253 282 number __ 37839 12608 24 746 14863 7739 4667 

pounds of wooL 376981 121 615 237 920 144 754 72596 43786 

Horses and ponies invenlory ______________ farms __ 926 426 1 044 862 846 2347 

number __ 5410 2204 5 757 4593 4967 15485 Horses and ponies sold __________________ farms __ 145 64 208 194 255 542 number __ 714 254 609 627 795 144 Goals inventory _________________________ farms __ 36 8 28 44 41 103 

numbeL_ 97 16 100 208 632 467 Goals sold ______________________________ farms __ 2 1 8 4 11 27 

number __ (D) (D) 62 32 195 138 

POULTRY 

Chickens 3 monlhs old or older inventory __ farms __ 201 96 194 206 213 473 

numbeL_ 7758 3558 5 352 6502 6491 10841 

Farms with- 1 to 399 ____________________________________ 199 94 193 204 213 472 400103,199 ________________________________ 2 2 1 2 1 3,200 to 9,999 ______________________________ 

10,0001019,999 ____________________________ 

20,000 10 49,999 ____________________________ 

50,000 to 99,999 ____________________________ 100,000 or more ____________________________ 

Hens and pullets of laying age __________ farms __ 201 96 192 205 213 465 

numbeL_ 7459 3282 5 221 6301 5768 9690 

Pullets 3 monlhs old or older not of laying age ___________________________ farms __ 23 18 11 19 31 44 

numbeL_ 299 276 131 201 723 1 151 Hens and pullels sold ____________________ farms __ 6 7 7 16 26 37 

number __ 358 149 406 4231 1 476 1 385 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ___________________________________ farms __ 7 1 7 8 11 25 

numbeL_ 792 (D) 270 971 082 2 198 

Farms wilh- 1 101,999 __________________________________ 7 8 11 25 2,000 to 59,999 _____________________________ 

60,000 to 99,999 ____________________________ 100,000 or more ____________________________ 

Turkey hens kepI for breeding ____________ farms __ 13 8 14 14 13 24 

number __ 42 55 27 36 46 128 Turkeys sold ____________________________ farms __ 3 4 2 5 9 11 

number __ 2689 54 (D) 76 203 82 

See foolnoles al end of lable. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MONTANA 115 
Table 52. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

$500,000 or more 

Item 

$1.000,000 $250,000 to $100,000 to $50,000 to $40,000 to All farms or more Total $499,999 $249,999 $99,999 $49,999 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for grain or seed ___________________ farms __ 232 1 8 30 65 43 6 acres __ 14824 (D) 454 2491 5675 2971 259 bushels __ 1 471 198 (D) 48988 263037 540 842 311 436 22480 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 210 1 8 28 60 40 5 acres __ 12220 (D) 454 2286 3824 2900 209 

Corn for silage or green chop _____________ farms __ 641 16 49 85 206 127 46 acres __ 46581 5293 9962 9493 14721 5988 2584 tons, green __ 793 716 99574 185 326 180092 244 750 94053 34085 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 545 14 45 83 177 98 32 acres __ 39311 4383 8492 9272 11 674 4957 1 442 

Wheat for grain _________________________ farms __ 10375 34 132 438 2290 2789 779 acres __ 4 703 455 84446 227 772 494462 1 688 960 1 322649 267259 bushels __ 143 802 744 2608970 7 965 051 17079334 55 118245 39 029 597 7 263 097 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 1 567 13 49 130 402 368 89 acres __ 166 759 7260 17474 23633 53594 38563 6999 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 618 - 3 18 68 64 36 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 1 849 2 15 48 216 293 107 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 2256 5 19 54 261 428 183 250 to 499 acres ____________________________ 2301 1 16 46 382 779 249 500 acres or more ___________________________ 3351 26 79 272 1 363 1 225 204 

Barley for grain __________________________ farms __ 9621 36 142 450 2231 2675 729 acres __ I 900 275 48771 141 184 208296 702 794 513471 97814 bushels __ 79 606 320 2386440 6 611 726 9678588 30 371 016 20566303 3 732 616 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 2255 17 69 191 546 537 150 acres __ 233 324 9719 26506 32480 76403 52663 10998 Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 1 078 1 2 18 84 119 56 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 3 136 3 17 81 378 657 240 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 2987 4 29 93 608 1 151 348 250 to 499 acres ____________________________ 1 647 5 22 106 731 638 82 500 acres or more ___________________________ 773 23 72 152 430 110 3 

Oats for grain ___________________________ farms __ 2345 12 43 105 530 569 183 acres __ 132 308 2993 6968 10684 42516 32183 8406 bushels __ 6 356 871 165257 404 534 593831 2 108 866 1 464 745 360425 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 731 7 17 43 156 149 39 acres __ 26255 2142 2606 3107 6498 4864 1 049 

Dry edible beans, excluding dry limas ______ farms __ 109 - 1 15 34 25 6 acres __ 6078 - (D) 1 330 2075 1 125 267 cwL_ 119 404 - (D) 24776 42262 22898 5236 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 109 - 1 15 34 25 6 acres __ 6078 - (D) 1 330 2075 1 125 267 

Irish potatoes ___________________________ farms __ 154 8 13 24 39 23 6 acres __ 8676 1 249 1 902 2988 2687 886 63 cwt __ 2 335 001 381 900 540 630 851 605 713 258 182258 18755 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 121 4 7 23 36 20 4 acres __ 8598 1 215 1 863 2985 2678 879 62 

Farms by acres harvested: 0,1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 58 2 5 2 6 6 2 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 22 4 4 - 3 2 2 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 43 - - 8 19 13 2 100.0 to 249.9 acres _________________________ 25 - - 12 11 2 - 250.0 acres or more _________________________ 6 2 4 2 - - -

Sugar beets for sugar ____________________ farms __ 429 2 20 63 150 103 20 acres __ 48403 (D) 5527 14001 18499 7102 1 222 tons __ 1 051 273 (D) 127718 322 679 409 759 135941 18075 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 429 2 20 63 150 103 20 acres __ 48403 (D) 5527 14001 18469 7102 1 222 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, 

grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text) __ farms __ 13701 50 175 504 2188 2558 783 acres __ 2 135 438 106 704 206256 234 061 610348 459 962 110799 tons, dry __ 3 858 349 176361 395943 495 872 1 149620 808 748 179 828 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 7221 37 129 342 1 130 1 179 356 acres __ 999 141 53327 122036 142609 272171 195 678 42648 Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 2986 1 6 16 97 181 66 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 4718 3 21 77 426 733 271 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 3596 7 28 108 683 1 032 342 250 to 499 acres ____________________________ 1 603 8 33 117 646 490 81 500 acres or more ___________________________ 798 31 87 186 336 122 21 

See footnotes at end of table. 

116 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 52. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Item 

$25,000 to $20,000 to $10,000 to $5,000 to $2,500 to Less than 

$39,999 $24,999 $19,999 $9,999 $4,999 $2,500 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Com for grain or seed ___________________ farms __ 30 10 24 11 4 1 acres __ 1368 468 809 241 (0) (0) 

bushels __ 142 535 51 411 65872 18880 (0) (0) Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 30 10 17 9 2 1 acres __ 1 368 468 471 196 (0) (0) 

Corn for silage or green chop _____________ farms __ 45 22 32 14 11 4 acres __ I 912 750 689 291 178 13 

Irrigated __________________________ ~~~~' ?:~~== 28509 11 771 8694 3 177 3 126 133 

42 21 24 12 8 3 acres __ I 838 736 478 261 149 12 

Wheat for grain _________________________ farms __ 1 336 527 1 080 556 261 187 acres __ 354526 105 430 169760 51 489 15 361 5787 bushels __ 9059 773 2 636478 4018011 1 210 792 317 215 105151 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 173 74 145 75 42 21 acres __ II 337 4260 7 111 2348 174 266 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 78 39 92 73 46 101 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 222 115 307 271 174 81 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 385 208 485 188 40 5 250 to 499 acres ____________________________ 491 141 172 24 1 500 acres or more ___________________________ 160 24 24 

Barley for grain __________________________ farms __ I 281 437 920 426 173 157 acres __ 127194 32437 53308 14948 5729 3100 bushels __ 4 774 214 1 260304 1 860584 493863 160 706 96400 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 278 92 205 104 38 45 acres __ 17129 4398 8312 2876 878 681 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 140 71 199 197 75 117 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 592 245 589 207 91 39 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 487 118 123 22 7 1 250 to 499 acres ____________________________ 58 3 7 500 acres or more ___________________________ 4 2 

Oats for grain ___________________________ farms __ 294 109 233 113 80 86 acres __ 13084 3880 9016 2561 1 636 1 374 bushels __ 600 321 171 469 410023 118037 69538 55082 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 91 35 86 43 38 34 acres __ 2997 680 2272 1 063 676 463 

Ory edible beans, excluding dry limas ______ farms __ 13 7 4 3 1 acres __ 580 255 (0) (0) (0) cwt __ 11 272 4640 (0) (0) (0) Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 13 7 4 3 1 acres __ 580 255 (0) (0) (Ll) 

Irish potatoes ___________________________ farms __ 6 8 13 7 4 11 acres __ (0) (0) 14 31 6 4 cwt __ 1 682 18750 2587 4071 1 050 355 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 2 8 7 4 4 6 

acres __ (0) (0) 7 22 6 2 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 4 3 12 3 4 11 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 2 4 1 4 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 1 100.0 to 249.9 acres _________________________ 

250.0 acres or more _________________________ 

Sugar beets for sugar ____________________ farms __ 38 9 13 10 2 1 acres __ I 536 173 259 92 (0) (0) 

tons __ 26804 3907 4109 1 882 (0) (0) Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 38 9 13 10 2 1 acres __ I 536 173 259 92 (0) (0) 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small Wain, wild, 

grass silage, green chop, etc. see text) __ farms __ I 482 636 1 525 1 159 873 1 818 acres __ 175 179 66670 124 981 65573 38104 43505 tons, dry __ 296 188 108263 203438 103533 57496 59420 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 737 350 817 645 538 998 acres __ 71 779 29458 53908 3D 681 17385 20808 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 149 94 298 363 386 1 328 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 619 292 789 637 417 436 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 580 199 381 136 62 45 250 to 499 acres ____________________________ 117 45 46 17 6 5 500 acres or more ___________________________ 17 6 11 6 2 4 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MONTANA 117 
Table 52. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

CROPS HARVESTED-Con. 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, 

grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text) 

-Con. 

Alfalfa hay ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ tons, dry __ Irrigated ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ___ farms __ acres __ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres ____________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acres ___________________________ _ 25.0 to 99.9 acres __________________________ _ 

100.0 to 249.9 acres ________________________ _ 250.0 acres or more ________________________ _ 

Land in orchards ________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 0.1 to 4.9 acres ____________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acres ___________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 acres __________________________ _ 

100.0 to 249.9 acres ________________________ _ 250.0 acres or more ________________________ _ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

118 MONTANA 

All farms 

99B8 

1 224 2B4 

2 596 642 

5738 

612 759 

96 

468 

96 

468 

71 

22 

3 

317 

1 815 

228 

371 

192 

120 

3 

2 

$500,000 or more 

$1,000,000 

or more 

35 

53823 

10703B 

30 

34050 

5 

38 

5 

38 

3 

2 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

Total 

145 

107 499 

256 051 

115 

72007 

11 

70 

11 

70 

6 

5 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

$250,000 to 

$499,999 

421 

124 305 

323333 

301 

75832 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

$100,000 to 

$249,999 

1 769 

361 494 

792022 

1 004 

174491 

6 

67 

6 

67 

3 

2 

1 

3 111 3 111 

$50,000 to 

$99,999 

1 904 

264 590 

543 819 

1 016 

120 742 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

7 109 6 

83 

1 

5 

1 

$40,000 to 

$49,999 

554 

60034 

116007 

284 

26376 

3 

22 

3 

22 

2 

1 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 52. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

$25,000 to $20,000 to $10,000 to $5,000 to $2,500 to Less than $39,999 $24,999 $19,999 $9,999 $4,999 $2,500 

CROPS HARVESTED-Con. 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text) 

-Con. 

Alfalfa hay ____________________________ farms __ 1 080 460 1 093 820 578 1 164 acres __ 100671 40077 77772 40805 22606 24431 tons, dry __ 198713 76003 140065 72 152 39455 39022 Irrigated ____________________________ farms __ 605 276 640 487 375 635 acres __ 45546 19593 35594 19443 11 195 11 940 

Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ___ farms __ 3 7 8 13 12 30 acres __ 19 123 19 39 54 35 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 3 7 8 13 12 30 acres __ 19 123 19 39 54 35 Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 1 1 7 12 9 29 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 2 4 1 1 3 1 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 2 100.0 to 249.9 acres _________________________ 

250.0 acres or more _________________________ 

Land in orchards ________________________ farms __ 16 16 49 61 50 111 acres __ 189 70 314 288 221 359 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 14 10 34 36 41 80 acres __ 179 59 187 162 173 265 Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 2 10 19 37 32 88 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 13 6 30 23 18 23 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 1 1 100.0 to 249.9 acres _________________________ 250.0 acres or more _________________________ 

'Data are based on a sample of farms. 

2Farms wilh total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold are included as farms with gains of less than $1,000. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MONTANA 119 
Table 53. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms _________________________________ numbeL_ 

percenL_ Land in farms ____________________________ acres __ 

Average size of farm __________________ acres __ 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sales (see text) ____________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Average per farm ____________________ doliars __ 

Farms by value of sales: Less than $1,000 (see text) __________________ _ 

$1,000 to $2,499 ___________________________ _ $2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $24,999 _________________________ _ 

$25,000 to $39,999 _________________________ _ $40,000 to $49,999 _________________________ _ 

$50,000 to $99,999 _________________________ _ 

$100,000 to $249,999 _______________________ _ 

$250,000 to $499,999 _______________________ _ 

$500,000 to $999,999 _______________________ _ $1,000,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Grains ________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Corn for grain _______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Wheat _ ____ ____ ___ __ _ __ _ ____ _ ______ _ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Soybeans ___________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sorghum for grain ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Barley ______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Oats _______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Other grains ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Cotton and cottonseed _________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Tobacco ______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hay, silage, and field seeds ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____ farms __ $1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Total 

24568 

100.0 

60 203 993 

2451 

24568 

1 547286 

62980 

2398 

1 922 

2006 

2374 

2824 

1088 

2452 

1 243 

4064 

3253 

692 

170 

82 

11 548 524908 

3513 

389680 

176 

(D) 

10326 

378650 

1 

(D) 

8105 

127795 

1 047 

4624 

1 503 11 679 

5464 

55418 

203 18723 

96 

461 

1 

(D) 

268 

1 871 

2 

(D) 

Nursery and greenhouse crops __________ farms__ 148 

$1,000__ 7 377 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms__ 30 

$1,000__ 6 219 

Other crops ___________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Poultry and poultry products ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Dairy products ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Cattle and calves ______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

120 MONTANA 

637 

49166 298 

42599 

705 

10621 

35 10 118 

431 37486 

224 

35400 

14718 

774 052 

3440 610 428 

Cash grains 

(011) 

7206 

29.3 

17 573 598 

2439 

7206 

503 500 

69872 

81 

170 

268 

474 

869 

368 

946 

532 

1 900 

1 391 

183 

23 

3 

7206 

434 932 

3 111 

348 454 

66 

962 

6864 317 751 

5863 

104 001 

561 

2852 

1 266 

9365 

1 314 

9 121 

17 

1 082 

4 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

64 1517 7 664 

106 

226 

1 

(D) 

16 

581 

3 

(D) 

2387 

52650 

235 

20430 

Total 

2079 8.5 

1 418840 

682 

2079 

78280 

37653 

308 

345 

283 

288 

201 

56 

128 

53 

176 

169 

64 

7 

1 

629 9538 

35 

2826 

48 

505 

369 4012 

391 3701 

99 

331 

68 

989 

1 873 

22436 

98 

9222 

4 

2 

5 

1 

3 

2 

365 

38699 228 

34971 

36 

7 

11 

119 

459 

6704 

29 

2600 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) 

Cotton 

(0131) 

Sugarcane 

and sugar beets; 

Irish potatoes; field crops, except Tobacco cash grains, n.e.c. (0132) (0133,0134,0139) 

2079 

8.5 

418840 

682 

2079 

78280 

37653 

308 

345 

283 

288 

201 

56 

128 

53 

176 

169 

64 

7 

1 

629 

9538 

35 

2826 

48 

505 

369 

4012 

391 

3701 

99 

331 

68 

989 

1 873 22436 

98 

9222 

4 

2 

5 

1 

3 

2 

365 

38699 

228 34971 

36 

7 

11 

119 

459 6704 

29 

2600 

Vegetables 

and melons 

(016) 

40 

.2 2745 

69 

40 

297 7417 

5 

10 

8 

9 

1 

5 

1 

1 

5 

12 

3 

6 

1 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

40 

220 

10 

12 

6 

6 

4 

17 

3 

(Z) 

4 

(D) 

Fruits and 

tree nuts 

(017) 

238 

1.0 

6107 

26 

238 

1 822 

7656 

38 

48 

42 

49 

39 

6 

12 

2 

2 

3 

1 

4 

(Z) 

219 

1 808 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

4 

1 

1 

(D) 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 53. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, 

and animal specialties 

(021) 

Item General farms, 

primarily livestock 

Horticultural General farms, Beef cattle, Poultry Animal and animal 

specialties primarily crop except feedlots Oairy farms and eggs specialties specialties 

(018) (019) Total (0212) (024) (025) (027) (029) 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms _________________________________ number __ 114 728 12 156 10044 256 69 1 322 360 percent __ .5 3.0 49.5 40.9 1.0 .3 5.4 1.5 Land in farms ____________________________ acres __ 5672 844 141 36 176 979 32 201 340 178 107 22 515 461 458 3 513 831 Average size of farm __________________ acres __ 50 1 160 2976 3206 696 326 349 9761 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICUL· 

TURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sales (see lext) ____________________ farms __ 114 728 12 156 10044 256 69 1 322 360 $1,000 __ 7430 30839 646 387 645936 39 593 7831 12370 18937 Average per fanm ____________________ dollars __ 65171 42362 69627 64 311 154 661 113488 9357 52603 

Farms by value of sales: Less than $1,000 (see text) ___________________ 4 395 522 398 6 39 708 292 $1,000 to $2,499 ____________________________ 14 4 1 056 760 4 10 251 10 $2,500 to $4,999 ____________________________ 13 6 237 950 5 4 135 5 $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 7 14 451 1 194 7 3 67 5 $10,000 to $19,999 __________________________ 22 39 587 1355 5 1 48 12 

$20,000 to $24,999 __________________________ 7 23 593 523 12 15 4 $25,000 to $39,999 __________________________ 14 40 263 1092 17 28 2 $40,000 to $49,999 __________________________ 3 22 620 544 2 5 3 $50,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 12 75 813 1 556 48 1 34 3 $100,000 to $249,999 ________________________ 9 92 457 1239 101 2 27 5 

$250,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 6 17 372 306 44 1 2 3 $500,000 to $999,999 ________________________ 2 121 89 3 2 2 10 $1,000,000 or more __________________________ 1 64 38 2 4 6 

Grains ________________________________ farms __ 3 326 3244 2631 81 5 10 39 $1,000 __ 10 8590 65079 50 184 241 53 79 5374 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 48 294 223 6 19 $1,000 __ 3951 28 915 20915 417 5 116 

Com for grain _______________________ farms __ 19 43 31 

Wheat $1,000 __ 235 (0) (0) ______________________________ farms __ 1 242 2745 2211 55 4 7 36 $1,000 __ (0) 4447 48 110 37042 494 (0) 63 3720 Soybeans ___________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sorghum for grain ___________________ farms __ I 1 $1,000 __ (0) (0) Bariey ______________________________ farms __ 2 242 1 528 1282 48 2 2 26 $1,000 __ (0) 3338 14 479 11 369 709 (0) (0) 542 Oats _______________________________ farms __ I 50 316 267 4 4 10 $1,000 __ (0) 283 064 890 18 (0) 62 Other grains ________________________ farms __ 19 144 93 3 3 $1,000 __ 287 968 562 20 50 

Cotton and cottonseed _________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Tobacco ______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hay, silage, and field seeds ____________ farms __ 4 304 1 840 1 473 35 1 53 34 $1,000 __ 2 6691 15 743 12803 429 (0) 120 861 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 37 46 39 2 3 $1,000 __ 3 111 4496 3759 (0) (0) 

Vegetables, sweet com, and melons ____ farms __ 6 8 18 8 3 2 7 $1,000 __ 35 51 38 17 64 (0) 41 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ I $1,000 __ (0) 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ________________ farms __ 6 3 20 14 1 2 1 $1,000 __ 4 1 45 42 (0) (0) (0) 

Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse crops __________ farms __ 114 4 17 12 1 1 $1,000 __ 7320 28 14 10 (0) (0) Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 3D $1,000 __ 6 219 

Other crops ___________________________ farms __ 2 79 82 47 11 1 7 $1,000 __ (0) 4407 3967 1 876 463 (0) 93 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 30 29 14 4 $1,000 __ 3245 3334 512 385 

Poultry and poultry products ____________ farms __ 2 8 421 267 8 63 24 30 $1,000 __ (0) 2 118 103 (0) 7380 5 881 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 8 10 16 $1,000 __ (0) 7258 1 855 

Oairy products ________________________ farms __ 5 110 70 254 3 32 $1,000 __ 252 2 178 353 31 805 3 2548 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 2 13 1 187 19 

$1,000 __ (0) 1 755 (0) 30509 2383 

Cattle and calves ______________________ farms __ 4 304 11 170 9 920 247 10 72 60 $1,000 __ 41 9541 696 742 568 829 5457 368 315 2214 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 55 3084 2 835 22 1 1 13 

$1,000 __ 5224 577 787 458 922 2226 (0) (0) (0) 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MONTANA 121 
Table 53. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols. see introductory text] 

Item 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Total sales (see text)-Con. Hogs and pigs ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) ____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

Total farm production expenseL __________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 

Livestock and poultry purchased ________ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 to $99,999 _______________________ _ $100,000 or more ________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry __________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 to $99,999 _______________________ _ $100,000 or more ________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ____ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ______________________ _ $25,000 to $79,999 _____________________ _ $80,000 or more _______________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees _________ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 _______________________________ _ $1,000 to $4,999 _________________________ _ $5,000 to $24.999 ________________________ _ 

$25,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 to $49,999 _______________________ _ $50,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Agricultural chemicals __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ 

$25,000 to $49,999 _______________________ _ $50,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Petroleum products ____________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ 

$25,000 to $49,999 _______________________ _ $50,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Gasoline and gasohol ________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Diesel fuel __________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Natural gas _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

LP gas, fuel oil, kerosene, motor oil, grease, etc. ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

122 MONTANA 

Total 

1 343 33888 147 

24559 

2692 

37606 185 

20 164 

2393 

14431 

64 8689 

24563 1 288 298 

52449 

8810 

191 557 

5037 

2631 

877 

265 

13691 

119817 

10013 

2880 

644 

154 

5125 

31 530 

4088 

824 

163 

50 

11 213 29 192 

4962 

4709 

1 453 

89 

12271 

79449 

7832 

3764 

550 

125 

15217 

64 461 

11 280 3613 

262 

62 

23 109 100 191 

16024 

6 795 

246 

44 

21 891 48 439 

16249 

40 176 

861 

1 479 

19057 

10097 

Cash grains 

(011) 

251 2398 

6 

(D) 

293 

894 5 

(D) 

162 

174 

7337 

432 018 58882 

1 336 8622 

857 

410 

66 

3 

2073 

6881 

710 

333 

27 

3 

824 

1 819 

736 

83 

4 

1 

5619 

17 505 

1 803 

2843 

930 

43 

5457 

51 288 

2604 

2334 

431 

88 

6756 

43863 

3959 

2544 

203 

50 

7205 

44549 

3629 

3454 

117 5 

6831 

17766 

6 611 22115 

307 

459 

6769 

4208 

Total 

28 

119 

103 

442 

135 

212 

1 983 58366 

29433 

315 

2180 

251 

43 

17 

4 

518 

909 

474 

41 

3 

209 

184 

202 6 

1 

823 3025 

388 

263 

151 

21 

1 077 4832 

794 

248 

29 

6 

1 000 

3 013 

828 

160 

11 

1 

1 822 

4815 

1 517 

297 

6 

2 

1700 

2323 

1 116 1 956 

68 

72 

1 261 

464 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) 

Cotton 

(0131) 

Sugarcane 

and sugar beets; 

Irish potatoes; 

field crops, except 

Tobacco cash grains, n.e.c. (0132) (0133,0134,0139) 

28 

119 

103 

442 

135 

212 

1 983 58366 

29 433 

315 2180 

251 

43 

17 

4 

518 

909 

474 

41 

3 

209 

164 

202 6 

1 

823 3025 

388 

263 

151 

21 

1 077 4832 

794 

248 

29 

6 

1 000 3 013 

828 

160 

11 

1 

1822 

4815 

517 

297 6 

2 

1 700 

2323 

1 116 1 956 

68 

72 

1 261 

464 

Vegetables 

and melons 

(016) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

6 

5 

26 

156 6017 

7 

7 

14 

7 

14 

8 

6 

8 

18 

4 

17 

1 

26 

14 

26 

4 

1 

4 

26 

19 

26 

25 

10 

9 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

9 

5 

Fruits and 

tree nuts 

(017) 

2 

(0) 

6 

2 

285 2212 

7761 

6 

(0) 

6 

11 

5 

11 

11 

(0) 

11 

60 

7 

60 

229 

68 

228 1 

259 

110 

259 

246 

75 

246 

224 

56 

76 

13 

117 

6 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 53. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties 

(021) 

Item General farms, 

primarily livestock 

Horticultural General farms, Beef cattle, Poultry Animal and animal specialties primarily crop except feedlots Dairy farms and eggs specialties specialties 

(018) (019) Total (0212) (024) (025) (027) (029) 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Total sales (see text)-Con. Hogs and pigs ________________________ farms __ - 37 979 386 19 1 6 21 $1,000 __ - 656 25492 2432 63 (0) (0) 5138 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ - 2 123 6 - - - 16 $1,000 __ - (D) 18423 622 - - - 5123 

Sheep, lambs, and wooL _______________ farms __ 5 56 2155 956 21 2 32 22 $1,000 __ 11 553 34092 9588 57 (0) 32 518 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ - 1 175 36 - - - 4 $1,000 __ - (D) 19322 3942 - - - 409 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) ____________________________ farms __ 5 29 1 187 985 15 3 811 34 $1,000 __ 3 68 1 878 1 700 9 (Z) 11 810 269 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ famns __ - - 2 2 - - 61 1 $1,000 __ - - (D) (D) - - 8387 (D) 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

Total farm production expenses ___________ farms __ 85 766 12064 10104 267 78 1 342 330 $1,000 __ 4678 27 217 695 717 518723 29404 7735 14219 16576 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 55040 35531 57669 51 338 110 128 99 165 10596 50 229 

Livestock and poultry purchased ________ farms __ 3 204 6324 5 168 125 62 377 51 $1,000 __ (D) 1 687 174 576 107448 1 359 929 1 474 719 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 3 117 3320 2625 74 52 325 25 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ - 73 2006 1 715 33 3 45 18 $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ - 13 745 650 18 5 6 7 $100,000 or more _________________________ - 1 253 178 - 2 1 1 

Feed for livestock and poultry __________ farms __ 5 348 9434 7737 262 64 892 70 $1,000 __ 3 1 057 92403 54767 8 742 3797 2284 3729 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 5 292 6580 5414 46 37 799 45 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ - 52 2257 1917 89 17 86 5 $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ - 4 482 346 112 3 6 7 $100,000 or more _________________________ - - 115 60 15 7 1 13 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ____ farms __ 1 141 3261 2534 253 64 311 42 $1,000 __ (D) 235 19588 11093 4 408 3772 312 1 200 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ____________________________ 1 133 2581 2035 57 37 299 23 $5,000 to $24,999 _______________________ - 8 537 421 158 17 10 5 $25,000 to $79,999 ______________________ - - 109 66 34 1 2 12 $80,000 or more ________________________ - - 34 12 4 9 - 2 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees _________ farms __ 60 300 4048 3412 154 10 81 40 $1,000 __ 334 858 6834 5482 298 8 25 295 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ________________________________ 33 135 2377 2044 46 8 77 18 $1,000 to $4,999 __________________________ 19 106 1 374 1 138 93 1 4 5 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 4 57 279 218 15 1 - 16 $25,000 or more __________________________ 4 2 18 12 - - - 1 

CommerCial fertilizer ___________________ farms __ 57 394 4602 3910 167 26 195 41 $1,000 __ 56 2014 19380 15440 795 18 110 874 

Famns with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 55 262 3510 3048 115 25 193 20 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 2 121 999 797 49 1 2 7 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ - 9 70 47 3 - - 8 $50,000 or more __________________________ - 2 23 18 - - - 6 

Agricultural chemicals __________________ famns __ 75 480 6037 5 134 161 25 303 117 $1,000 __ 60 1 581 14677 11 776 281 19 131 725 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 73 385 5203 4478 150 24 300 95 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 2 89 790 623 11 1 3 13 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ - 6 36 25 - - - 6 $50,000 or more __________________________ - - 8 8 - - - 3 

Petroleum products ____________________ farms __ 78 669 11 522 9661 247 55 984 255 $1,000 __ 382 2397 44076 36559 1 428 196 937 1 317 

Farms with expenses of- 952 $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 63 476 8698 7272 144 47 226 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 13 189 2692 2291 100 6 31 13 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ - 4 107 80 2 2 1 7 $50,000 or more __________________________ 2 - 25 18 1 - - 9 

Gasoline and gasohol ________________ farms __ 71 623 11 014 9262 232 54 898 219 $1,000 __ 97 1 148 25 111 21 099 638 91 647 553 Diesel fuel __________________________ farms __ 31 448 7 312 6197 210 20 292 124 $1,000 __ 33 975 13918 11 370 563 (D) 152 378 Natural gas _________________________ farms __ 24 25 343 277 36 2 40 15 

$1,000 __ 169 18 468 292 71 (D) 29 188 

LP gas, fuel oil, kerosene, motor oil, 7937 52 509 157 grease, etc. ________________________ farms __ 61 471 9 419 232 $1,000 __ 83 255 4 579 3798 157 33 110 198 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MONTANA 123 
Table 53. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

-Con. 

Total farm production expenses-Con. Electricity _____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 _______________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Hired farm labor _______________________ farms __ 

$1,000._ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 to $99,999 _______________________ _ $100,000 or more _______________________ ._ 

Contract labor _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 _______________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _________________________ _ $5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Repair and maintenance _______________ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 to $49,999 _______________________ _ 

$50,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of 

machinery and equipment _____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 _______________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _________________________ _ $5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Interest expense ______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ 

$25,000 to $99,999 _______________________ _ $100,000 or more ________________________ _ 

Secured by real estate _______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 _____________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _______________________ _ $5,000 to $24,999 ______________________ _ $25,000 or more _______________________ _ 

Not secured by real estate ___________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 _____________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _______________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ______________________ _ $25,000 or more _______________________ _ 

Cash renL ____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ____________________________ __ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _________________________ _ $10,000 to $24,999 _______________________ _ $25,000 or more ________________________ __ 

Property taxes ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $24,999 _______________________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________ _ 

All other farm production expenses ______ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Farms wi1h expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ____________________________ __ 

$5,000 to $24,999 _______________________ __ $25,000 to $49,999 _______________________ _ $50,000 or more ________________________ __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

124 MONTANA 

Total 

19070 

23 779 

12732 

5616 

687 

35 

9318 

102 470 

5333 

2994 

885 

106 

4606 

13218 

1 946 

1 905 

717 

38 

21 019 

93053 

15035 

5620 

271 

93 

8315 

29476 

3572 

3077 

1 527 

139 

14774 

157891 

7724 

5410 

1 527 

113 

10260 

113466 

1 294 3544 

4244 

1 178 

8076 

44 425 

2482 

3 167 2 112 

315 

7526 

65735 

4328 

1 293 1 340 

565 

22937 

65 288 

19 236 2537 

1 021 

143 

23 375 152 722 

15 707 6470 

845 

353 

Cash grains 

(011) 

5878 

6 738 

3649 

2084 

141 

4 

3 248 

30 385 

1 706 

1 249 

281 

12 

1 346 4 308 

505 

595 

232 

14 

6559 

38268 

3739 

2697 

102 

21 

3317 

17699 

858 

1448 

912 

101 

4 911 55280 

2228 

2069 

597 

17 

3328 

41 255 

277 

975 

1609 

467 

2895 

14025 

722 

1 271 

827 

75 

2533 

28487 

1 151 

475 

586 

321 

6699 

24882 

5065 

1 118 

477 

39 

7197 

53265 

3869 

2962 

288 

78 

Total 

1 388 

1 579 

1 003 

333 

50 

2 

695 

5560 

453 

181 

57 

4 

450 1 853 

176 

144 

127 

3 

1 658 5372 

326 

305 

25 

2 

660 

285 

395 

193 

70 

2 

1 083 9458 

630 

359 

87 

7 

826 6773 

145 

307 

331 

43 

436 2686 

178 

117 

115 

26 

522 3575 

342 

88 

62 

30 

1 893 3852 

1 710 

121 

57 

5 

1 767 7058 

1468 

251 

27 

21 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) 

Cotton 

(0131) 

Sugarcane and sugar beets; Irish potatoes; 

field crops, except 

Tobacco cash grains, n.e.c. (0132) (0133,0134,0139) 

388 

579 

003 

333 

50 

2 

695 5560 

453 

181 

57 

4 

450 

853 

176 

144 

127 

3 

1 658 5372 

326 

305 

25 

2 

660 

285 

395 

193 

70 

2 

1 083 9458 

630 

359 

87 

7 

826 6773 

145 

307 

331 

43 

436 2686 

178 

117 

115 

26 

522 3575 

342 

88 

62 

30 

1 893 3852 

1 710 

121 

57 

5 

1 767 

7058 

1468 

251 

27 

21 

Vegetables 

and melons 

(016) 

18 

7 

17 

1 

11 

6 

11 

6 

4 

6 

26 

24 

26 

6 

(Z) 

6 

8 

18 

6 

6 

(D) 

1 

7 

1 

(D) 

6 

2 

6 

26 

16 

26 

20 

27 

20 

Frutls and tree nuts 

(017) 

169 

31 

167 2 

122 

309 

117 

5 

157 

462 

36 

95 

26 

206 

113 

205 1 

66 

56 

49 

17 

165 

514 

143 

22 

103 

400 

3 

64 

16 

81 

114 

66 

9 

6 

8 

3 

8 

284 

225 

284 

266 

233 

264 

2 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 53. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols. see introductory text J 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, 

and animal specialties 

(021) 

Item General farms, 

primarily livestock 

Horticultural General farms, Beef cattle, Poultry Animal and animal 

specialties primarily crop except feedlots Dairy farms and eggs specialties specialties 

(018) (019) Total (0212) (024) (025) (027) (029) 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

-Con. 

Total farm production expenses-Con. Electricity _____________________________ farms __ 79 548 9 632 8093 265 61 857 175 $1,000 __ 173 758 12551 10476 093 129 361 358 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ________________________________ 54 344 6512 5453 35 42 777 132 $1,000 to $4,999 __________________________ 18 180 2 708 2299 171 14 78 27 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 5 23 392 326 57 3 2 14 $25,000 or more __________________________ 2 1 20 15 2 2 2 

Hired farm labor _______________________ farms __ 52 187 4 478 3826 176 29 258 62 $1,000 __ 838 667 54915 43535 3 296 045 1 513 1 936 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 19 112 2626 2258 63 12 186 28 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 16 58 1 316 1 126 80 8 62 19 $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ 13 16 465 394 31 5 9 8 $100,000 or more _________________________ 4 1 71 48 2 4 1 7 

Contract labor _________________________ farms __ 27 154 2 223 1 794 72 17 119 35 $1,000 __ 69 560 5438 4141 245 29 142 108 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ________________________________ 18 48 042 826 15 7 81 12 $1,000 to $4,999 __________________________ 7 63 900 762 40 8 35 18 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 2 42 262 194 17 2 3 4 $25,000 or more ______ c ___________________ 1 19 12 1 

Repair and maintenance _______________ farms __ 82 612 10394 8668 250 59 954 219 $1,000 __ 294 2356 41 063 33697 941 366 1 420 1 835 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 67 448 7 992 6681 123 53 879 177 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 14 161 2 227 1855 114 1 74 26 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 3 126 99 10 2 1 2 $50.000 or more __________________________ 49 33 3 3 14 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment _____________ farms __ 25 208 3683 3073 126 6 178 40 $1,000 __ 51 552 9 166 7738 304 19 139 204 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ________________________________ 14 99 919 1 597 55 1 159 19 $1,000 to $4,999 __________________________ 9 79 248 1 039 53 3 13 14 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 2 29 483 408 18 2 6 5 $25.000 or more __________________________ 1 33 29 2 

Interest expense ______________________ farms __ 56 493 7029 5888 221 45 628 135 $1,000 __ 315 5064 79373 67885 3 714 306 2343 1 506 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 34 258 3 743 3063 82 28 467 103 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 20 187 2473 2136 99 15 148 18 $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ 2 47 732 617 36 2 13 11 $100,000 or more _________________________ 1 81 72 4 3 

Secured by real estate _______________ farms __ 34 384 4751 4029 181 40 487 118 $1.000 __ 219 3990 54831 47499 2 575 (D) 1 814 337 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ______________________________ 4 54 620 522 10 7 148 25 $1,000 to $4,999 ________________________ 13 120 670 1 363 66 16 221 65 $5,000 to $24,999 _______________________ 15 176 884 1 652 74 16 109 14 $25,000 or more ________________________ 2 34 577 492 31 1 9 14 

Not secured by real estate ___________ farms __ 30 195 3986 3280 131 25 250 46 

$1,000 __ 96 1 073 24 542 20385 139 (D) 528 168 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ______________________________ 14 77 1 247 1018 15 10 138 14 $1,000 to $4,999 ________________________ 9 65 1 517 1 223 55 12 88 24 $5,000 to $24,999 _______________________ 7 40 1 032 878 53 3 21 8 $25,000 or more ________________________ 13 190 161 8 3 

Cash rent _____________________________ farms __ 17 195 3851 3389 142 3 192 55 $1,000 __ 78 1 674 30 330 27 120 964 12 301 310 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 13 94 2401 2092 77 2 187 45 $5,000 to $9,999 __________________________ 41 650 591 35 1 2 1 $10,000 to $24,999 ________________________ 4 50 608 540 23 1 6 $25,000 or more __________________________ 10 192 166 7 2 3 

Property taxes ________________________ farms __ 75 757 11 320 9525 258 77 1 257 291 $1,000 __ 122 534 31 332 26812 079 111 1 165 970 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 71 677 9652 8077 178 73 1 243 257 $5,000 to $9,999 __________________________ 1 54 1 152 1 020 61 2 12 16 $10,000 to $24,999 ________________________ 3 26 431 360 18 2 2 5 $25,000 or more __________________________ 85 68 1 13 

All other farm producuon expense"-_____ farms __ 82 677 11 567 9648 262 67 1 196 274 

$1,000 __ 900 3458 79604 65846 3 865 750 1 875 689 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 52 488 8044 6602 82 50 121 249 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 24 160 2854 2475 130 12 66 9 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 4 19 452 396 40 2 7 6 $50,000 or more __________________________ 2 10 217 175 10 3 2 10 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MONTANA 125 
Table 53. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) 

Item Sugarcane and sugar beets; Irish potatoes; 

field crops, except Vegetables Fruits and Cash grains Cotton Tobacco cash grains, n.e.c. and melons tree nuts 

Total (011) Total (0131) (0132) (0133,0134,0139) (016) (017) 

NET CASH RETURN FROM 

AGRICULTURAL SALES FOR 

THE FARM UNIT' 

All farms •••••.••••...••••.••••••••••••• number •• 24565 7337 1 983 - - 1 983 26 285 $1,000 .. 260 131 73233 16480 - - 16480 -4 -21 Average per farm •••.•••••••••.••••.• dollars •• 10590 9981 8310 - - 8310 -151 -75 

Farms with net gains2 •.••••.••••.••••. number •• 13748 4 533 974 - - 974 11 115 Average net gain ••.••••.••••.••••.•• dollars •• 25952 23502 22832 - - 22832 3880 4149 

Gain of- Less than $1,000 .......................... 1 272 328 153 - - 153 - 21 $1,000 to $9,999 .......................... 5158 1 523 385 - - 385 11 92 $10,000 to $49,999 ............••.......... 5534 2 126 317 - - 317 - 2 $50,000 or more •••.•••••••••.•••••••••••• 1 784 556 119 - - 119 - - Farms with net losses •.••.•••..••••••• number •• 10817 2804 1 009 - - 1 009 15 170 Average net loss ••••••.•••••••••.••• dollars •• 8935 11 876 5707 - - 5707 3 107 2932 

Loss of- Less than $1,000 .......................... 1 741 302 205 - - 205 - 47 $1,000 to $9,999 ............•...•.......•. 6425 1 352 683 - - 683 15 116 $10,000 to $49,999 .............••......... 2434 1 075 110 - - 110 - 7 $50,000 or more •.•••••••••••••••••••••.•• 217 75 11 - - 11 - -

GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS AND 

OTHER FARM-RELATED INCOME 

Government payments ••••••••••••••••••• farms •• 10903 6 108 520 - - 520 1 2 $1,000 .. 232620 173 839 4393 - - 4393 (0) (0) 

Other farm·related income' ••••••••••••••. farms •• 5740 2090 401 - - 401 13 23 $1,000 .. 32170 13 146 2004 - - 2004 8 140 Customwork and other agricultural services _____________________________ farms __ 2 182 914 137 - - 137 13 10 $1,000 .. 12710 6464 742 - - 742 8 64 

Gross cash rent or share payments ••••• farms •• 2316 675 214 - - 214 - 7 $1,000 .. 13432 5662 793 - - 793 - 6 Forest products and Christmas trees •••• farms •• 438 41 39 - - 39 - 1 $1,000 .. 3184 229 442 - - 442 - (0) 

Other farm·related income sources •.•••• farms •• 1 810 898 52 - - 52 - 15 $1,000 .. 2844 791 27 - - 27 - (0) 

COMMODITY CREDIT 

CORPORATION LOANS 

Total ••••••.••••••..•••••••••••••••••.•• farms •• 4334 3118 109 - - 109 - - $1,000 .. 116792 95339 1 349 - - 1 349 - - Corn ••••..••••••.•••••••••••••••••.•• farms •• 31 15 5 - - 5 - - $1,000 .. 203 100 42 - - 42 - - WheaL........................ •••••.• farms •• 4026 2955 95 - - 95 - - $1,000 .. 97461 81 224 (0) - - (0) - - Soybeans •.•••••.•••••.••••••••••••••• farms •• - - - - - - - - $1,000 .. - - - - - - - - Sorghum, barley, and oats ••••••••.••••• farms •• 1 421 1 076 33 - - 33 - - $1,000 •. 16572 13509 250 - - 250 - - Cotton...... ••••••.•••••••••• ••••• •••• farms •• - - - - - . - - $1,000 •• - - - - - - - - Peanuts, rye, rice, tobacco, and honey ••• farms •• 131 83 1 - - 1 - - $1,000_. 2556 505 (0) - - (0) - -

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE 

Total cropland_ •••••••••••••••••••••••••• farms •• 21 064 7206 2079 - - 2079 40 238 acres •• 17829 766 11 356920 499036 - - 499 036 958 3811 Harvested cropland •••••••••••••••••••• farms •• 19267 7206 2079 - - 2079 40 238 acres __ 9 128013 5845686 330811 - - 330811 536 1 566 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres ••••••••••••• _ ••••••••••• _ ••• 4214 316 890 - - 890 39 236 50 to 99 acres •••••••••••••••••• _ ••••••••• 1 905 352 343 - - 343 - 1 100 to 199 acres •••••••••••••••••••••••••• 2742 729 346 - - 346 1 1 200 to 499 acres •••••••••••••••••••••••••• 4378 1638 357 - - 357 - - 500 to 999 acres •••••••••••••••••••••••••• 3370 2129 97 - - 97 - - 1,000 to 1,999 acres ••••••••••••••••••••••• 2051 1 565 39 - - 39 - - 2,000 acres or more ••••••••••••••••••••••• 607 477 7 - - 7 - - Cropland: Pasture or grazing only •••• _ •••••••••• farms •• . 7092 1217 682 - - 682 17 22 acres __ I 292 003 299003 62705 - - 62705 298 936 

In cover crops, legumes, and soil- improvement grasses, not harvested and not pastured ••••••••••••••••••• farms •• 2021 991 162 - - 162 2 7 acres __ 545491 296996 21 899 - - 21 899 (0) 1 087 

On which all crops failed ••••••••••••• farms •• 1 165 348 86 - - 86 7 7 acres __ 182 127 76788 6505 - - 6505 (0) 96 

In cultivated summer fallow ••••••••••• farms •• 9404 5732 353 - - 353 7 3 acres •• 5 676 710 4208951 51 515 - - 51 515 (0) 21 

Idle •••••••.•••••••••••••••••••••••• farms •• 3455 1 682 263 - - 263 7 13 acres __ I 005 422 629496 25601 - - 25601 21 105 

Total woodland ••.••••••••••••••••••••••• farms •• 3207 317 341 - - 341 8 65 acres __ 1 873 500 122657 75208 - - 75208 1 114 1 022 

Woodland pastured •••••••••••••••••••. farms •• 2493 181 221 - - 221 3 6 acres __ 1 501 550 82420 55215 - - 55215 425 69 

Woodland not pastured •••••••••••••••. farms •• 1 149 163 165 - - 165 7 60 acres __ 371 950 40237 19993 - - 19993 689 953 

See footnotes at end of table. 

126 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 53. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, 

and animal specialties 

(021) 

Item Genera! farms. 

Horticultural General farms. Beef cattle, Poultry Animal 

primarily livestock 

and animal 

specialties primarily crop except feedlots Dairy farms and eggs specialties specialties 

(018) (019) Total (0212) (024) (025) (027) (029) 

NET CASH RETURN FROM 

AGRICULTURAL SALES FOR 

THE FARM UNIT' 

All farms _______________________________ number __ 85 766 12065 10 105 267 78 1 342 331 $1,000 __ 2226 6184 148612 127 049 13 119 491 -2074 1 885 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 26 187 8073 12318 12 573 49135 6296 -1 545 5695 

Farms with net gains2 _________________ numbeL_ 62 269 7304 6222 241 9 195 35 Average net gain ____________________ dollars __ 37769 33604 26407 26 140 55638 78528 23600 128934 

Gain of- Less than $1,000 __________________________ 3 6 725 567 - - 32 4 $1,000 to $9,999 __________________________ 21 73 2943 2517 34 2 67 7 $10,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 26 140 2726 2381 108 4 80 5 $50,000 or more __________________________ 12 50 910 757 99 3 16 19 

Fanms w~h net losses _________________ number __ 23 497 4761 3 883 26 69 1 147 296 Average net loss ____________________ dollars __ 5032 5746 9298 9 167 11 147 3126 5820 8877 

Loss of- Less than $1,000 __________________________ 6 83 859 713 1 24 166 48 $1,000 to $9,999 __________________________ 15 358 2821 2245 17 43 812 193 $10,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 2 49 966 831 7 2 167 49 $50,000 or more __________________________ - 7 115 94 1 - 2 6 

GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS AND 

OTHER FARM-RELATED INCOME 

Government payments ___________________ farms __ 5 274 3745 2916 83 7 57 101 $1,000 __ 13 4752 46318 35901 743 52 437 2037 Other fanm-related income' _______________ fanms __ 7 174 2539 2 158 83 17 311 102 $1,000 __ 17 804 13734 11 728 356 26 1 207 728 

Customwork and other agricultural services _____________________________ farms __ 2 87 897 669 43 6 60 13 $1,000 __ (0) 384 4720 3431 120 (0) 120 74 

Gross cash rent or share payments _____ farms __ 2 73 1 088 992 12 2 172 71 $1,000 __ (0) 278 5426 4927 73 (D) 674 514 Forest products and Christmas trees ____ farms __ 3 17 261 240 6 8 45 17 $1,000 __ (0) 36 2074 1 968 148 17 143 88 Other farm-related income sources ______ farms __ 2 36 684 595 25 9 64 25 $1,000 __ (0) 107 1 513 1 402 16 3 271 52 

COMMODITY CREDIT 

CORPORATION LOANS 

Total ___________________________________ farms __ 1 lOB 922 746 16 - 39 21 $1,000 __ (0) 2112 14668 11 376 188 - 2041 (0) Corn _________________________________ farms __ - 2 8 5 - - - 1 $1,000 __ - (0) 49 39 - - - (D) Wheat ________________________________ farms __ 1 99 843 686 12 - 1 20 $1,000 __ (0) 1 739 12543 9 905 116 - (0) 770 Soybeans _____________________________ fanms __ - - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - - Sorghum, barley, and oats ______________ farms __ I 43 254 201 6 - - 8 $1,000 __ (0) (D) 2057 1 418 72 - - 315 COtton ________________________________ farms __ - - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - - Peanuts, rye, rice, tobacco, and honey ___ farms __ - - 9 6 - - 38 - $1,000 __ - - lB 14 - - (0) -

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE 

Totai cropland ___________________________ farms __ 114 72B 9529 7958 222 43 675 190 

acres __ 3001 341 361 5 276 320 4 394 578 74049 5 B58 77 571 190881 Harvested cropland ____________________ farms __ 114 706 8304 6994 200 26 269 B5 

acres __ 1 149 174 B79 2 617 360 2 200 841 49094 1 365 10345 95222 

Fanms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres _____________________________ 110 362 1 946 1 529 35 21 222 37 50 to 99 acres ____________________________ - 35 1 116 959 30 2 23 3 100 to 199 acres __________________________ 4 70 1 508 1 300 51 1 15 16 200 to 499 acres __________________________ - 127 2179 1 900 61 1 7 8 500 to 999 acres __________________________ - 70 1 050 879 17 1 2 4 1,000 to 1,999 acres _______________________ - 36 406 352 5 - - - 2.000 acres or more _______________________ - 6 99 75 1 - - 17 

Cropland: Pasture or grazing only _______________ farms __ 21 282 4 148 3 412 144 20 460 79 

acres __ I 309 41 737 812 996 70B 060 16614 1 084 39561 15760 

In cover crops, legumes, and soilimprovement grasses, not harvested and not pastured ___________________ farms __ 3 72 702 576 16 1 29 36 

acres __ 79 16015 191 651 152 182 1 673 (D) 6066 9787 On which all crops failed _____________ farms __ 4 84 595 474 9 1 36 8 

acres __ 55 9483 86162 73803 302 (0) 1996 696 In cultivated summer fallow ___________ farms __ 6 209 2920 2400 51 5 57 61 

acres __ 136 77 538 1 263 9BB 1 014 689 4071 (0) 12 151 57250 Idle ________________________________ farms __ lB 101 1 22B 997 36 11 58 38 

acres __ 273 21 709 304 163 245 203 2295 2 141 7452 12 166 

Total woodland __________________________ farms __ 15 154 1 979 1 708 41 13 227 47 

acres __ 1 506 34239 1 289 449 1 190 336 22419 1 540 30684 293682 Woodland pastured ____________________ farms __ 6 107 1 722 1 503 33 11 166 37 

acres __ 9 24503 1 070 844 999 485 16212 1 401 23590 226862 Woodland not pastured ________________ farms __ 10 73 532 445 20 5 101 13 

acres __ 1 497 9736 218 605 190851 6207 139 7074 66820 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MONTANA 127 
Table 53. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols see introductory text] 

Field crops. except cash grains (013) 

Item Sugarcane and sugar beets; 

Irish potatoes; 

field crops. except Vegetables Fruits and 

Cash grains Cotton Tobacco cash grains. n.e.c. and melons tree nuts 

Total (011) Total (0131) (0132) (0133.0134.0139) (016) (017) 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE-Con. 

Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland pastured _________ farms __ 13 675 3957 749 - - 749 5 17 acres __ 39 459 291 5684 059 815223 - - 815223 31 465 

Land in house lots, ponds, roads. wasteland. etc. _________________________ farms __ 14 598 4282 1218 - - 1 218 28 141 

acres __ t 041 436 409 962 29373 - - 29373 642 809 

Cropland under federal acreage reduction 

programs: 

Annual commodity acreage adjustment programs ____________________________ farms __ 8569 5582 338 - - 338 1 - acres __ I 848 178 1 497 178 19700 - - 19700 (D) - Conservation reserve program __________ farms __ I 598 847 51 - - 51 1 1 acres __ 753 165 404 508 21 939 - - 21 939 (D) (D) 

Value of land and buildings' ______________ farms __ 24 565 7337 1 983 - - 1 983 26 285 

$1.000 __ 12 418 239 4 300 109 594754 - - 594 754 2019 43 250 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 505 526 566 085 299926 - - 299 926 17 654 151 754 Average per acre ____________________ dollars __ 205 244 436 - - 436 1 162 7820 

Farms by value group: $1 to $39,999 _______________________________ 2836 179 200 - - 200 7 17 $40.000 to $69.999 __________________________ 1 852 301 172 - - 172 2 45 $70.000 to $99,999 __________________________ 1 987 346 214 - - 214 9 51 $100,000 to $149.999 ________________________ 2633 492 305 - - 305 8 63 $150.000 to $199.999 ________________________ 1 905 565 266 - - 266 - 15 

$200,000 to $499.999 ________________________ 6643 2 545 562 - - 562 - 91 $500,000 to $999.999 ________________________ 3936 1 872 173 - - 173 - 3 $1,000.000 to $1,999.999 ____________________ 1 636 788 64 - - 64 - - $2,000.000 to $4,999,999 ____________________ 762 217 23 - - 23 - - $5,000,000 or more __________________________ 175 32 4 - - 4 - -

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _________________________ farms __ 24496 7326 1 983 - - 1 983 26 285 

$1,000 __ 1 488238 722 207 88890 - - 88890 290 2936 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4.999 ________________________________ 1 752 141 195 - - 195 9 110 $5,000 to $9.999 ____________________________ 4010 375 489 - - 489 2 93 $10.000 to $19.999 __________________________ 3475 590 274 - - 274 8 49 $20,000 to $49,999 __________________________ 5674 1 601 496 - - 496 7 22 $50.000 to $99.999 __________________________ 4415 1 695 259 - - 259 - 8 

$100.000 to $199.999 ________________________ 3515 1 887 184 - - 184 - 3 $200,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 1 547 980 78 - - 78 - - $500.000 or more ___________________________ 108 57 8 - - 8 - -

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Motortrucks. including pickups ____________ farms __ 23109 7138 1 689 - - 1 689 25 234 

number._ 72562 29719 4445 - - 4445 35 343 Wheel tractors __________________________ farms __ 21 138 6894 1 753 - - 1 753 26 212 

number._ 56648 19972 4 182 - - 4 182 45 356 

Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) ________ farms __ 11296 2816 1 086 - - 1 086 26 173 

number._ 17648 4354 1 564 - - 1 564 36 278 40 horsepower (PTO) cr mcre __________ farms __ 16875 6526 1 124 - - 1 124 9 65 

nU/TIber._ 39000 15618 2 618 - - 2618 9 78 

Grain and bean combines ________________ farms __ 9477 5521 418 - - 418 - 6 

number __ 12025 7215 499 - - 499 - 6 Cottonpickers and strippers _______________ farms __ - - - - - - - - number~_ - - - - - - - - Mower conditioners ______________________ farms __ 8265 1560 827 - - 827 1 37 

number._ 9429 1874 895 - - 895 (D) 46 Pickup balers ___________________________ farms __ II 100 2641 1 031 - - 1 031 1 38 number __ 13482 3128 1 199 - - 1 199 (D) 38 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Commercial fertilizer _____________________ farms __ 12271 5457 1 on - - Ion 26 229 

acres on which used __ 5686900 3937690 186 304 - - 186304 91 1 347 Ume ___________________________________ farms __ - - - - - - - - acres on which uSed __ - - - - - -. - - tons __ - - - - - - - - Sprays. dusts. granules. fumigants. etc., to 

controlInsects on hay and other crops _________ farms __ 6725 3647 472 - - 472 3 230 

acres on which used __ 2119654 1 539554 70626 - - 70626 10 1284 Nematodes in crops ___________________ farms __ 303 92 78 - - 78 - 5 

acres on which used __ 55606 30071 8011 - - 8011 - 40 

Diseases in crops and orchards _________ farms __ 836 367 73 - - 73 1 196 

acres on which used __ 320 233 255819 5455 - - 5455 (D) 1 070 

Weeds, grass. or brush in crops and pasture ______________________________ 65 farms __ II 811 5778 782 - - 782 3 

acres on which used __ 6004 359 4420010 143 340 - - 143340 10 327 

Chemicals for defcliation or for growth control of crops or 80 9 thinning of fruit _______ farms __ 412 174 80 - - - acres on which used __ III 060 85133 4985 - - 4985 - 31 

See footnotes at end of table. 

128 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 53. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Uvestock, except dairy, poultry, 

and animal specialties 

(021) 

Item General farms, 

primarily livestock 

Horticultural General farms, Beef cattle, Poultry Animal and animal 

specialties primarily crop except feedlots Dairy farms and eggs specialties specialties 

(018) (019) Total (0212) (024) (025) (027) (029) 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE-Con. 

Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland pastured _________ farms __ 13 333 7622 6483 118 26 559 276 acres __ 413 456 136 29 074 352 26 150450 75265 14644 340294 2998 409 

Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. _________________________ farms __ 63 430 7 265 5920 173 45 807 146 acres __ 752 12405 536 858 485 976 6374 473 12929 30859 

Cropland under federal acreage reduction programs: 

Annual commodity acreage adjustment programs ____________________________ farms __ 1 221 2322 1 871 68 - 4 32 acres __ (D) 27195 281 130 216630 4 170 - (0) 18583 Conservation reserve program __________ farms __ - 49 570 467 4 3 20 52 acres __ - 24976 263 933 211 327 (0) 1 617 7909 26777 

Value of land and buildings' ______________ farms __ 85 768 12 065 10105 267 78 1 342 331 $1,000 __ 9981 295 231 6 272 271 5 419 143 113 839 14292 261 318 511 175 Average per farm ____________________ doliars __ 117 424 385 419 519 873 536 283 426 363 183 231 194723 1 544335 Average per acre ____________________ doliars __ 3798 332 171 167 647 728 540 146 

Farms by value group: $1 to $39,999 _______________________________ 28 68 2027 1 541 24 32 235 19 $40,000 to $69,999 __________________________ 5 95 954 779 7 11 247 13 $70,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 17 77 1 026 882 20 14 193 20 $100,000 to $149,999 ________________________ 15 110 1 280 1 040 20 - 281 59 $150,000 to $199,999 ________________________ 5 57 824 709 18 5 117 33 

$200,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 11 188 2881 2543 106 7 175 77 $500,000 to $999,999 ________________________ 4 110 1 593 1 334 51 1 69 60 $1,000,000 to $1,999,999 ____________________ - 40 889 776 16 8 14 17 $2,000,000 to $4,999,999 ____________________ - 19 471 398 4 - 9 19 $5,000,000 or more __________________________ - 2 120 103 1 - 2 14 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _________________________ farms __ 85 761 12022 10062 267 78 1 337 326 $1,000 __ 3350 35065 575 623 480076 25013 2126 17209 15529 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 _______________________________ 5 62 918 722 22 3 261 26 $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 10 292 1 897 1 510 15 41 624 172 $10,000 to $19,999 __________________________ 18 73 2 166 1 789 25 7 211 54 $20,000 to $49,999 __________________________ 28 104 3 148 2790 44 19 182 23 $50,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 18 93 2 196 1 838 67 4 51 24 

$100,000 to $199,999 ________________________ 3 103 1 254 1 068 61 1 7 12 $200,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 3 32 414 322 30 3 1 6 $500,000 or more ___________________________ - 2 29 23 3 - - 9 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Motortrucks, including pickups ____________ farms __ 88 883 11 457 9591 247 74 1 206 288 number __ 161 1 882 32223 27062 849 146 2115 644 Wheel tractors __________________________ farms __ 68 647 10 167 8597 224 47 837 263 

numbeL_ 161 1 582 27755 23698 751 67 1 198 579 Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) ________ farms __ 53 371 5817 4923 102 38 633 181 

numbeL_ 81 499 9627 8247 151 44 769 245 40 horsepower (PTO) or more __________ farms __ 41 454 7943 6756 215 13 322 163 

numbeL_ 80 1 083 18 128 15451 600 23 429 334 

Grain and bean combines ________________ farms __ 7 240 3075 2542 95 10 55 50 

numbeL_ 7 283 3740 3041 102 10 70 93 Cottonpickers and strippers _______________ farms __ - - - - - - - - numbeL_ - - - - - - - - Mower conditioners ______________________ farms __ 13 347 5084 4411 164 11 172 49 

numbeL_ 13 378 5789 5027 182 (D) 188 52 Pickup balers ___________________________ farms __ 4 386 6589 5705 169 11 179 51 

numbeL_ (0) 439 8201 7 144 209 11 190 62 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Commercial fertilizer _____________________ farms __ 57 394 4602 3910 167 26 195 41 

acres on which used __ 859 98694 1 343 185 1 050747 34084 873 6838 76935 lime ___________________________________ farms __ - - - - - - - - acres on which used __ - - - - - - - - tons __ - - - - - - - - Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., to 

controlInsects on hay and other crops _________ farms __ 38 203 2051 1 679 50 3 12 17 

acres on which used __ 235 48843 417 961 327736 4161 673 846 35481 Nematodes in crops ___________________ farms __ 2 57 64 51 4 - - 1 

acres on which used __ (0) 4890 8024 6813 509 - - (0) 

Diseases in crops and orchards _________ farms __ 11 34 139 119 5 1 8 1 

acres on which used __ 53 3503 46530 28250 1411 (D) 88 (0) 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and pasture ______________________________ farms __ 43 392 4351 3722 122 13 197 65 

acres on which used __ 744 119353 1 227 690 946843 20162 347 8819 63557 

Chemicals for defoliation or for growth conlrol of crops or thinning of fnuit _______ farms __ 9 18 98 78 15 7 2 - acres on which used __ 39 3543 16636 12465 245 (0) (0) -

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MONTANA 129 
Table 53. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

TENURE AND RACE OF 

OPERATOR 

All operators ___________________________________ _ Full owners __________________________________ _ Part owners __________________________________ _ Tenants _____________________________________ _ 

White _______________________________________ _ 

Full owners ________________________________ _ Part owners ________________________________ _ Tenants ___________________________________ _ 

Black and other races ________________________ _ Full owners ________________________________ _ 

Part owners ________________________________ _ Tenants ___________________________________ _ 

OWNED AND RENTED LAND 

Land owned ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Owned land in farms ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Land rented or leased from others ________ farms __ 

acres __ Rented or leased land in farms _________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Land rented or leased to others ___________ farms __ 

acres __ 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated ____________________________ _ 

Not on farm operated _________________________ _ Not reported _________________________________ _ 

Operators by prinCipal occupation: 

~~:;n~_====================================== Operators by days of work off farm: None ________________________________________ _ Any _________________________________________ _ 

I to 99 days _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 days ____________________________ _ 

200 days or more __________________________ _ 

Not reported _________________________________ _ 

Operators by years on present farm: 2 years or less _______________________________ _ 3 or 4 years _________________________________ _ 5 to 9 years __________________________________ _ 10 years or more _____________________________ _ 

Average years on present farm ______________ _ 

Not reported _________________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years _______________________________ _ 25 to 34 years _______________________________ _ 35 to 44 years _______________________________ _ 45 to 49 years _______________________________ _ 50 to 54 years _______________________________ _ 

55 to 59 years _______________________________ _ 

60 to 64 years _______________________________ _ 65 to 69 years _______________________________ _ 

70 years and over ____________________________ _ Average age _______________________________ _ 

Operators by sex: Male ________________________________________ _ 

Female ______________________________________ _ 

Operators of Spanish origin (see text) ____________ _ 

FARMS BY TYPE OF 

ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family (sole proprietorship) ____ farms __ acres __ Partnership _____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Corporation: Family held ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ More than 10 stockholders ___________ farms __ 10 or less stockholders ______________ farms __ 

Other than family held _________________ farms __ 

acres __ More than 10 stockholders ___________ farms __ 10 or less stockholders ______________ farms __ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. ________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

130 MONTANA 

Total 

24568 

12112 

9279 

3177 

24143 

11 935 

9 101 3107 

425 

177 

178 

70 

21 536 42827678 21 391 38700778 

12602 

22000440 12456 21 503 215 

2569 4 624 125 

18259 

4479 

1 830 

17405 

7163 

12162 

10764 

3045 

2112 

5607 

642 

1 321 1 477 3662 

14043 19.5 

4065 

352 3 149 5205 

2620 

2470 

2843 

2789 

2252 

2888 

51.4 

22991 

1 577 

42 

19 506 31 962 774 2 147 6 952 689 

2579 15 656 786 

59 2 520 

77 765 547 

13 

64 

259 4 846 197 

Cash grains 

(011) 

7206 

2359 

3548 

1 299 

7 122 2339 

3508 

1 275 

84 

20 

40 

24 

5967 11 182212 

5907 10294284 

4883 7444333 4847 7279314 

755 1 052947 

4843 

1 831 

532 

6177 

1 029 

4210 

2474 

1 060 

557 

857 

522 

405 

388 

949 4402 

21.3 

062 

123 

153 

549 

706 

692 

821 

655 

587 

720 

50.0 

6953 

253 

7 

5368 10 525 311 

660 2573 656 

1 090 4011 460 

17 

073 

16 74693 2 

14 

52 388 278 

Total 

2079 

1 282 

553 

244 

2041 

1 260 

542 

239 

38 

22 

11 

5 

1 846 020 551 1 835 925 374 

605 524 863 

797 493 466 

208 126 594 

552 

424 

103 

109 

970 

764 

164 

217 

218 

729 

131 

141 

178 

358 

1 132 

16.4 

270 

23 

222 

448 

270 

241 

231 

253 

158 

233 

51.4 

939 

140 

8 

1 769 942645 157 188982 

117 239411 2 115 

3 14115 

3 

13 33687 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) 

Cotton 

(0131) 

Sugarcane and sugar beets; Irish potatoes; 

field crops, except Tobacco cash grains. n.e.c. (0132) (0133,0134,0139) 

2079 

1 262 

553 

244 

2041 

1 260 

542 

239 

38 

22 

11 

5 

1 846 020 551 

1 835 925 374 

805 524 883 

797 493 466 

208 126 594 

552 

424 

103 

109 

970 

784 1 164 

217 

218 

729 

131 

141 

178 

358 1 132 

16.4 

270 

23 

222 

448 

270 

241 

231 

253 

158 

233 

51.4 

1 939 

140 

8 

1 789 942645 

157 166 982 

117 239411 

2 115 

3 14 115 

3 

13 33687 

Vegetables 

and melons 

(016) 

40 

27 

7 

6 

40 

27 

7 

6 

34 6707 34 

697 

13 1 108 

13 1 048 

3 5070 

37 

3 

23 

17 

13 

26 

10 

4 

12 

3 

5 

17 

13 

10.8 

2 

6 

14 

3 

4 

4 

4 

5 49.6 

38 

2 

37 2638 3 107 

Fruits and tree nuts 

(017) 

236 

218 

11 

9 

237 

216 

11 

6 

229 9346 

229 5055 

20 1 052 

20 1 052 

9 4291 

148 

74 

16 

79 

159 

80 

150 

21 

45 

84 

8 

4 

23 

46 

143 

14.7 

22 

15 

27 

25 

23 

36 

34 

33 

45 

57.4 

210 

28 

205 

5208 24 

734 

9 165 

9 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 53. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, 

and animal specialties 

(021) 

Item General farms, 

primarily livestock 

Horticultural General farms, Beef cattle, Poultry Animal and animal 

specialties primarily crop except feedlots Dairy farms and eggs specialties specialties 

(018) (019) Total (0212) (024) (025) (027) (029) 

TENURE AND RACE OF 

OPERATOR 

All operators ____________________________________ 114 728 12158 10044 256 69 322 360 Full owners ___________________________________ 93 418 6360 5150 114 54 956 231 Part owners ___________________________________ 9 244 4438 3790 116 12 239 102 Tenants ______________________________________ 12 66 1 358 1 104 26 3 127 27 

White ________________________________________ 113 720 11 909 9817 256 69 293 343 Full owners _________________________________ 92 415 6257 5057 114 54 939 220 Part owners _________________________________ 9 240 4323 3683 116 12 232 101 Tenants ____________________________________ 12 65 1 329 1 077 26 3 122 22 

Black and other races _________________________ 8 247 227 29 17 Full owners _________________________________ 3 103 93 17 11 Part owners _________________________________ 4 115 107 7 1 Tenants ____________________________________ 1 29 27 5 5 

OWNED AND RENTED LAND 

Land owned ____________________________ farms __ 102 664 10860 8988 230 66 1 203 335 

acres __ 5559 544 260 25010834 22227414 138 342 10 099 440 599 4459 169 Owned land in farms ___________________ farms __ 102 662 10798 8940 230 66 1 195 333 acres __ 4651 528 816 23 779 821 21 110914 131 660 7 684 303 559 2 718 177 

Land rented or leased from others ________ fanms __ 21 310 5880 4965 145 15 379 131 

acres __ 021 321 457 12625695 11 275136 47188 14 831 221 875 796 997 Rented or leased land in farms _________ farms __ 21 310 5796 4894 142 15 366 129 acres __ 021 315 325 12397 158 11 090426 46447 14 831 157 899 795 654 

Land rented or leased to others ___________ farms __ 4 67 1 308 1 113 19 7 128 61 

acres __ 908 21 576 1 459550 1 301 210 7423 2 415 201 016 1 742 335 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated _____________________________ 76 576 9566 7864 224 56 998 183 Not on farm operated __________________________ 31 104 1 660 1 423 17 6 216 113 Not reported __________________________________ 7 48 930 757 15 7 108 64 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming ______________________________________ 52 388 8696 7335 229 31 452 169 Other ________________________________________ 62 340 3460 2709 27 38 870 191 

Operators by days of work off fanm: None _________________________________________ 42 286 6038 5160 186 25 346 152 Any __________________________________________ 67 397 5307 4201 55 39 903 182 1 to 99 days ________________________________ 19 64 1 442 1 148 23 9 130 30 100 to 199 days _____________________________ 13 66 1 024 830 6 5 148 26 200 days or more ___________________________ 35 247 2841 2223 26 25 625 126 

Not reported __________________________________ 5 45 811 683 15 73 26 

Operators by years on present farm: 2 years or less ________________________________ 11 42 590 453 9 7 98 11 3 or 4 years __________________________________ 10 45 670 535 19 6 116 17 5 to 9 years ___________________________________ 30 92 1 748 1 376 34 23 329 36 10 years or more ______________________________ 50 444 6962 5869 157 21 559 160 Average years on present fanm _______________ 11.3 18.3 19.9 20.6 19.5 11.4 13.0 20.1 

Not reported __________________________________ 13 105 2186 1811 37 12 220 136 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years ________________________________ 8 191 136 2 2 3 25 to 34 years ________________________________ 10 75 1 462 177 33 8 147 18 35 to 44 years ________________________________ 38 156 2442 936 65 24 375 67 45 to 49 years ________________________________ 13 91 1 254 989 31 6 188 33 50 to 54 years ________________________________ 13 72 1 221 1 013 37 5 126 40 

55 to 59 years ________________________________ 16 86 1 434 1 187 28 8 133 46 60 to 64 years ________________________________ 12 93 1 317 1 127 35 4 127 55 65 to 69 years ________________________________ 4 64 1 234 1 064 13 6 105 44 70 years and over _____________________________ 8 83 1 601 1 415 12 8 119 54 Average age ________________________________ 49.0 52.0 52.2 52.8 48.9 49.8 50.0 55.5 

Operators by sex: Male _________________________________________ 101 685 11 269 9331 248 61 170 317 Female _______________________________________ 13 43 887 713 8 8 152 43 

Operators of Spanish origin (see text) _____________ 22 19 

FARMS BY TYPE OF 

ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family (sole proprietorship) ____ farms __ 84 623 9765 8009 187 59 1 156 223 

acres __ 4329 558 978 19361 721 17 275 509 76740 20002 277 875 207 327 Partnership _____________________________ farms __ 9 51 1 052 886 37 5 93 36 

acres __ (D) (D) 3 877 504 3 364 315 (D) (D) 46751 108 703 

Corporation: Family held ___________________________ farms __ 15 47 1 189 1 019 30 4 56 22 

acres __ 109 148627 11 023054 9 730 689 26063 735 91 447 113 715 

More than 10 stOCkholders ___________ farms __ 1 37 29 2 10 or less stockholders ______________ farms __ 15 46 1 152 990 30 4 56 20 

Other than family held _________________ farms __ 6 40 33 1 1 3 7 

acres __ (D) 597 151 547 876 (D) (D) 451 78281 More than 10 stockholdens ___________ farms __ 8 5 3 10 or less stockholders ______________ farms __ 6 32 28 3 4 

Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 62 institutional, etc. ________________________ farms __ 7 110 97 1 14 

acres __ (D) 317 549 282 951 (D) 44 934 3 005 805 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MONTANA 131 
Table 53. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres ___________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres _________________________________ _ 

50 to 69 acres _________________________________ _ 

70 to 99 acres _________________________________ _ 100 to 139 acres _______________________________ _ 

140 to 179 acres _______________________________ _ 

180 to 219 acres _______________________________ _ 

220 to 259 acres _______________________________ _ 

260 to 499 acres _______________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _______________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acre5. ___________________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ____________________________ _ 

FARMS BY STANDARD 

INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

Cash grains (011) ______________________________ _ 

Reid crops, except cash grains (013) _____________ _ Cotton (0131) ________________________________ _ 

Tobacco (0132) ______________________________ _ 

Sugarcane and sugar beets; Irish 

potatoes; field crops, except cash grains, n.e.c. (0133, 0134,0139) ______________ _ 

Vegetables and melons (016) ____________________ _ Fruits and tree nuts (017) _______________________ _ 

Horticultural specialties (018) ____________________ _ 

General farms, primarily crop (019) _______________ _ 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (021) ________________________ _ 

Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) _____________ _ 

Dairy farms (024) _______________________________ _ 

Poultry and eggs (025) __________________________ _ 

Animal specialties (027) _________________________ _ 

General farms, primarily livestock and animal specialties (029) ________________________ _ 

LIVESTOCK 

Cattle and calves inventory _______________ farms __ 

number __ 

Farms with- 1 to 9 _____________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 ___________________________________ _ 50 to 99 ___________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 _________________________________ _ 

500 or more _______________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that had calved _______ farms __ 

number __ Beef cows __________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Farms with- 1 to 9 _________________________________ _ 10 to 49 _______________________________ _ 50 to 99 _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 _____________________________ _ 500 or more ___________________________ _ 

Milk cows ___________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Farms with- 1 to 4 _________________________________ _ 5 to 9 _________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 _______________________________ _ 50 to 99 _______________________________ _ 100 to 199 _____________________________ _ 200 to 499 _____________________________ _ 

500 or more ___________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves _______________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves _______________________________ fanms __ 

number __ 

Cattle and calves sold ___________________ farms __ 

number __ $1,000 __ Calves _______________________________ farms __ 

number __ $1,000 __ Cattle ________________________________ farms __ 

number __ $1,000 __ 

Fattened on grain and concentrates ___ farrns __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

132 MONTANA 

number __ $1,000 __ 

Total 

1 940 2 745 

554 

818 

718 

929 

525 

481 

2309 

2 737 

3460 

7352 

7206 

2079 

2079 

40 

238 

114 

728 

12 156 

10044 

256 

69 1 322 

360 

14866 

2 591 391 

2022 

4316 

2485 

2552 

2407 

1 084 

13544 

1 426828 

13073 

1 399949 

2164 

4376 

2397 

2143 

1 599 

394 

1 732 26879 

1 354 

69 

105 

115 

74 

14 

1 

11 500 635912 

12352 

528651 

14718 

1 644768 

774052 5573 

311 903 

107 760 12990 

1 332865 

666292 

1 120 

187 191 120498 

Cash grains 

(011) 

5 

115 

48 

95 

82 

194 

69 

87 

652 

002 

1 797 

3 060 

7206 

2440 

238 239 

250 

793 

589 

501 

267 

40 

2264 

146 666 

2232 

145 928 

257 

957 

573 

324 

111 

10 

197 

738 

185 

5 

5 

1 

1 840 

54200 

2048 

37373 

2387 

126243 

52650 813 

32 126 

10935 

2041 

94117 

41 715 

165 

3299 

1671 

Total 

21 

528 

114 

152 

139 

157 

91 

86 

310 

223 

122 

136 

2079 

2079 

554 34 131 

199 

174 

87 

53 

27 

14 

459 

17 213 

436 

16997 

159 

179 

54 

30 

12 

2 

65 

216 

57 

4 

4 

382 

9296 

413 

7622 

459 

14 936 

6 704 

135 

2 148 

706 

402 12 788 

5998 

51 

045 

514 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) 

Cotton 

(0131) 

Sugarcane and sugar beets; Irish potatoes; field crops, except 

Tobacco cash grains, n.a.c. (0132) (0133,0134,0139) 

21 

528 

114 

152 

139 

157 

91 

86 

310 

223 

122 

136 

2079 

2079 

554 34131 

199 

174 

87 

53 

27 

14 

459 17213 

436 16997 

159 

179 

54 

30 

12 

2 

65 

216 

57 

4 

4 

382 

9296 

413 7622 

459 14936 

6704 

135 

2148 

706 

402 12788 

5998 

51 1 045 

514 

Vegetables 

and melons 

(016) 

8 

20 

4 

1 

3 

4 

40 

5 

29 

5 

4 

17 

4 

17 

4 

4 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

(0) 

4 

31 

15 

Fruits and 

tree nuts 

(017) 

118 

105 

4 

7 

2 

238 

8 

57 

7 

1 

5 

11 

3 

(D) 

3 

2 

(D) 

2 

6 

23 

7 

23 

1 

(D) 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 53. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text I 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, 

and animal specialties 

(021) 

Item General farms, 

primarily livestock 

Horticultural General farms, Beef cattle, Poultry Animal and animal 

specialties primarily crop except feedlots Dairy farms and eggs specialties specialties 

(018) (019) Total (0212) (024) (025) (027) (029) 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres • ___________________________________ 60 21 1 392 1 061 15 16 280 6 10 to 49 acres __________________________________ 36 191 1 220 814 30 25 448 27 50 to 69 acres __________________________________ 4 24 286 226 6 4 58 2 70 to 99 acres __________________________________ 2 46 416 325 12 6 80 1 100 to 139 acres ________________________________ 3 36 351 270 16 2 70 17 140 to 179 acres ________________________________ 2 30 436 363 20 4 70 16 180 to 219 acre"- _______________________________ 1 22 280 230 12 3 32 11 220 to 259 acres ________________________________ 1 22 228 188 17 22 18 260 to 499 acres ________________________________ 3 83 1 028 873 54 3 109 62 500 to 999 acres ________________________________ 1 89 1 234 1 028 45 1 75 66 1,000 to 1,999 acres _____________________________ 1 58 1 393 1 221 18 2 33 35 2,000 acres or more ______ • ______________________ 106 3892 3445 11 3 45 99 

FARMS BY STANDARD 

INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

Cash grains (011) _______________________________ 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) ______________ Cotton (0131) _________________________________ Tobacco (0132) _______________________________ 

Sugarcane and sugar beets; Irish 

potatoes; field crops, except cash grains, n.e.c. (0133, 0134, 0139) _______________ 

VeQetables and melons (016) _____________________ FrUIts and tree nuts (017) ________________________ 

Horticultural specialties (018) _____________________ 114 General fanms, primarily crop (019) ________________ 728 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (021) _________________________ 12156 10044 Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) ______________ 10044 10044 

Dairy farms (024) ________________________________ 256 Poultry and egQs (025) ___________________________ 69 Animal specialties (027) __________________________ 322 

General fanms, primarily livestock and animal specialties (029) _________________________ 360 

LIVESTOCK 

Cattle and calves inventory _______________ farms __ 7 387 10956 9 661 256 23 143 87 

numbeL_ 83 37868 2 219 306 990 887 42457 1 299 2 155 15767 

Farms with- 1 to 9 ______________________________________ 5 116 1 261 941 13 t6 111 39 10 to 49 ____________________________________ 2 84 3 179 2803 38 4 24 17 50 to 99 ____________________________________ 60 1 690 1 513 47 2 4 6 100 to 199 __________________________________ 69 1 833 1 656 86 2 8 200 to 499 __________________________________ 50 1 981 1 828 66 2 14 500 or more ________________________________ 8 1 012 920 6 3 

Cows and heifers that had calved _______ fanms __ 5 336 10024 8 923 254 21 98 74 

number __ 60 21 992 204 554 125 579 23641 650 1 211 10 813 Beef cows __________________________ farms __ 4 326 9856 8835 49 19 86 58 

number __ (D) 21 777 200 738 123 656 3578 640 175 9033 

Farms with- 1 to 9 __________________________________ 2 86 1 540 1 257 11 12 62 28 10 to 49 ________________________________ 2 106 3078 2 747 22 6 17 9 50 to 99 ________________________________ 63 1 688 1 513 6 5 8 100 to 199 ______________________________ 45 1 729 1 587 8 7 200 to 499 ______________________________ 23 1 445 1 381 1 2 5 500 or more ____________________________ 3 376 350 1 1 

Milk cows ___________________________ farms __ I 29 1 115 869 254 4 19 46 

numbeL_ (D) 215 3 816 923 20063 10 36 780 

Fanms with- 1 to 4 __________________________________ 25 026 816 15 4 18 21 5 to 9 __________________________________ 2 49 33 7 1 1 10 to 49 ________________________________ 25 18 66 5 50 to 99 ________________________________ 2 9 2 88 15 100 to 199 ______________________________ 6 64 4 200 to 499 ______________________________ 13 500 or more ____________________________ 1 

Heifers and heifer calves _______________ farms __ 2 286 8581 7578 231 14 91 63 

number __ (D) 9796 544 731 482 108 13 765 302 544 3241 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull caives _____ _ _ ___ __ __ ___ __ ____ _______ _ farms __ 6 305 9 191 8 123 196 18 98 66 

numbeL_ (D) 6080 470 021 383 200 5 051 347 400 1 713 

Cattle and calves sold ___________________ fanms __ 4 304 11 170 9920 247 10 72 60 

numbeL_ 91 21 977 1 460 327 1 246674 14 363 585 770 5421 

$1,000 __ 41 9541 696 742 566829 5 457 368 315 2214 Calves _______________________________ farms __ 2 89 4303 3932 172 1 23 34 

number __ (D) 4325 266 633 254556 4 574 (D) 120 1 922 

$1,000 __ (D) 1 515 93362 89322 673 (D) 34 516 Cattle ________________________________ fanms __ 4 277 9930 8814 216 9 55 51 

numbeL_ (D) 17652 1 193 694 992 118 9 789 (D) 650 3499 

$1,000 __ (D) 8025 603 380 477507 4 784 (D) 281 1 698 

Fattened on grain and concentrates ___ farms __ 25 842 270 20 2 8 7 

numbeL_ 959 181 012 10041 625 (D) (D) 231 

$1,000 __ 461 117 365 5401 346 (D) (D) 132 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MONTANA 133 
Table 53. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols. see introductory text) 

Item 

LIVESTOCK-Con. 

Hogs and pigs inventory __________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Farms with- 1 to 24 ____________________________________ _ 

25 to 49 ___________________________________ _ 50 to 99 ___________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _________________________________ _ 200 to 499 _________________________________ _ 

500 or more _______________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding ________ farms __ 

numbeL_ Other ________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Hogs and pigs sold ______________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

$1.000 __ Feeder pigs ___________________________ larms __ 

Litters 01 pigs farrowed betweennumber __ $1.000 __ 

Dec. 1 01 preceding year and Nov. 30 ___ larms __ 

numbeL_ Dec. 1 and May 31 __________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ June 1 and Nov. 30 _________________ larms __ 

numbeL_ 

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory _____ farms __ number __ Ewes 1 year old or older _______________ larms __ 

number __ 

Sheep and lambs sold ___________________ farms __ 

number __ Sheep and lambs shorn __________________ larms __ 

number __ 

pounds 01 wooL_ 

Horses and ponies inventory ______________ farms __ 

numbeL_ Horses and ponies sold __________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ Goats inventory _________________________ larms __ 

numbeL_ Goats sold ______________________________ larms __ 

numbeL_ 

POULTRY 

Chickens 3 months old or older Inventory __ farms __ 

numbeL_ Farms with- 1 to 399 ___________________________________ _ 

400 to 3.199 _______________________________ _ 

3.200 to 9.999 _____________________________ _ 

10.000 to 19.999 ___________________________ _ 20.000 to 49,999 ___________________________ _ 50,000 to 99,999 ___________________________ _ 100,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Hens and pullets 01 laying age __________ larms __ number __ 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age ___________________________ larms __ 

number __ Hens and pullets sold ____________________ larms __ 

number __ 

Broilers and othar meat-type chickens sold ___________________________________ larms __ 

number._ 

Farms wilh- 1 to 1,999 _________________________________ _ 

2,000 to 59,999 ____________________________ _ 60,000 to 99,999 ___________________________ _ 100,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________ larms __ 

number __ Turkeys sold ____________________________ larms __ 

number._ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

134 MONTANA 

Total 

1 406 200 663 

682 

183 

176 

165 

110 

90 

947 26082 

1 285 174581 

1 343 327 855 33888 272 57426 

2218 

993 39664 882 19745 

838 19919 

2625 

588 150 2423 

391 838 

2677 

455 378 2438 

491 113 4 782 338 

10352 

72408 

2033 

8222 

350 

977 

65 

530 

2 102 

978 754 

2050 18 

8 

18 

3 

2 

3 

2087 860 334 

230 118420 162 580648 

100 64 878 

89 

11 

133 

625 

59 11 536 

Cash grains 

(011) 

245 17528 

108 

52 

38 

26 

18 

3 

164 

2622 

227 14906 

251 24068 

2398 25 3207 

123 

177 3494 

146 1 823 

139 1 671 

291 36709 

267 24289 

292 24253 287 25809 

253 274 

1 343 6259 

142 

458 

31 

85 

3 

18 

359 30060 

353 5 

358 25449 

22 4811 

12 4093 

9 1 535 

9 

17 

45 

9 

(D) 

Total 

37 

654 

32 

1 

3 

1 

17 

145 

30 

509 

28 1488 

119 4 679 

30 

17 

158 

10 

56 

16 

102 

107 7591 94 5163 

102 6598 84 5731 

58893 

788 3926 

112 

255 

13 

49 

2 

(0) 

107 2262 

107 

108 2013 

12 

249 4 137 

4 790 

4 

9 

18 

Field crops. except cash grains (013) 

Cotton 

(0131) Tobacco (0132) 

Sugarcane and sugar beets; Irish potatoes; 

field crops, except 

cash grains, n.e.c. (0133.0134,0139) 

37 

654 

32 

1 

3 

1 

17 

145 

30 

509 

28 1 488 

119 

4 679 

30 

17 

158 

10 

56 

16 

102 

107 7591 94 5163 

102 6598 64 5731 

58893 

788 3926 

112 

255 

13 

49 

2 

(0) 

107 2262 

107 

106 2013 

12 

249 4 137 

4 790 

4 

9 

18 

Vegetables 

and melons 

(016) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

10 

33 

2 

(D) 

8 106 

8 

8 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

Fruits and tree nuts 

(017) 

2 

(D) 

2 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

14 

35 

3 

5 

2 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

8 160 

8 

8 160 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 53. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory texl] 

livestock, except dairy, poultry, 

and animal specialties 

(021) 

Item General farms, 

primarily livestock 

Horticultural General farms, Beef cattle, Poultry Animal and animal 

specialties primarily crop except feedlots Dairy farms and eggs specialties specialties 

(018) (019) Total (0212) (024) (025) (027) (029) 

LIVESTOCK-Con. 

Hogs and pigs inventory __________________ farms __ 40 1 017 433 21 2 16 25 number __ 3860 146512 17407 441 (D) 93 31 362 

Farms with- 1 to 24 _____________________________________ 17 483 277 t8 14 7 25 to 49 ____________________________________ 8 119 58 2 50 to 99 ____________________________________ 6 127 50 1 1 100 to 199 __________________________________ 5 129 33 2 1 200 to 499 __________________________________ 2 89 13 1 500 or more ________________________________ 2 70 2 15 

Used or to be used for breeding ________ farms __ 31 698 262 10 1 8 18 number __ 624 19243 2929 69 (D) (D) 3337 Other ________________________________ farms __ 39 930 389 19 2 10 25 

numbeL_ 3236 127 269 14478 372 (D) (D) 28025 

Hogs and pigs sold ______________________ farms __ 37 979 386 t9 1 6 21 

numbeL_ 6486 254 659 27204 819 (D) (D) 40091 $1,000 __ 656 25492 2432 63 (D) (D) 5138 Feeder pigs ___________________________ farms __ 12 223 79 4 1 1 2 

numbeL_ 151 50592 9305 428 (D) (D) (D) 

$1,000 __ 39 1 877 391 18 (D) (D) (D) 

Litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ___ farms __ 32 728 277 11 1 9 18 

number __ 874 29648 3814 123 (D) (D) 5287 Dec. 1 and May 31 __________________ farms __ 27 664 244 10 1 7 17 

numbeL_ 427 14765 993 58 (D) (D) 2575 June 1 and Nov. 30 _________________ farms __ 26 623 210 8 1 7 18 

number __ 447 14883 1 821 65 (D) (D) 2712 

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory _____ farms __ 6 57 2081 929 19 4 37 20 

number __ 188 7508 528 540 154572 190 23 687 5658 Ewes 1 year old or older _______________ farms __ 4 49 1 936 852 19 2 30 19 

numbeL_ (D) 5489 351 599 106 808 770 (D) 409 (D) 

Sheep and lambs sold ___________________ farms __ 5 56 2145 949 19 2 31 22 number __ 179 7415 410291 120076 777 (D) 442 5363 Sheep and lambs shorn __________________ farms __ 5 48 1 968 857 18 1 25 19 

number __ 189 5717 447501 129611 928 (D) 349 4835 

pounds of wooL_ 1 487 58395 4343022 1 295286 8443 (D) 3242 55137 

Horses and ponies inventory ______________ farms __ 16 399 6451 5570 91 28 1 147 65 

numbef-_ 117 2107 43555 39178 597 159 12975 2645 Horses and ponies sold __________________ farms __ 3 24 1 060 913 14 1 641 31 

numbeL_ 7 74 3765 3421 26 (D) 3127 498 Goats inventory _________________________ farms __ 2 10 239 134 1 5 37 10 

number __ (D) 77 1 532 544 (D) 14 110 90 Goats sold ______________________________ farms __ 1 2 44 17 1 7 4 

number __ (D) (D) 434 63 (D) 23 23 

POULTRY 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory __ farms __ 6 51 1 330 966 20 60 99 54 

number __ 118 1 040 139 786 29221 343 648 248 702 154929 

Farms with- 1 to 399 ____________________________________ 6 51 1 313 963 20 47 99 38 400 to 3,199 ________________________________ 8 3 4 1 3,200 to 9,999 ______________________________ 2 6 10,000 to 19,999 ____________________________ 7 1 9 20,000 to 49,999 ____________________________ 3 50,000 to 99,999 ____________________________ 2 100,000 or more ____________________________ 3 

Hens and pullets of laying age __________ farms __ 6 51 1 320 960 20 59 97 54 

number __ (D) 1011 115017 27446 343 592 803 552 121 779 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age ___________________________ farms __ 1 3 153 99 10 10 17 

numbeL_ (D) 29 24769 1 775 55445 150 33150 Hens and pullets sold ____________________ farms __ 1 3 92 55 1 25 4 19 

number __ (D) 63 46159 2597 (D) 443 721 177 86196 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ______ _ _ ___ ___________ __ _ _ ___ _ ____ _ farms __ 3 59 28 2 7 3 13 

number __ 542 20838 787 (D) 13386 (D) 47050 

Farms with- 1 to 1,999 __________________________________ 3 55 28 2 6 3 7 2,000 to 59,999 _____________________________ 4 1 6 60,000 to 99,999 ____________________________ 100,000 or more ____________________________ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________ farms __ 4 93 66 1 2 3 4 

numbeL_ 16 460 302 (D) (D) 7 7 Turkeys sold ____________________________ farms __ 39 20 4 1 5 

number __ 3482 161 6255 (D) 617 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MONTANA 135 
Table 53. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

item 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Com for grain or seed ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

bushels __ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Corn for silage or green chop _____________ farms __ 

acres __ 

tons, green __ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Wheat for grain _________________________ farms __ 

acres __ bushels __ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ______________________________ _ 

25 to 99 acres _____________________________ _ 

100 to 249 acres ___________________________ _ 250 to 499 acres ___________________________ _ 

500 acres or more __________________________ _ 

Barley for grain __________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

bushels __ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ______________________________ _ 

25 to 99 acres _____________________________ _ 

100 to 249 acres ___________________________ _ 

250 to 499 acres ___________________________ _ 

500 acres or more __________________________ _ 

Oats for grain ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

bushels __ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Ory edible beans, excluding dry limas ______ farms __ acres __ cwl __ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Irish potatoes ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ cwl __ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres ____________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acres ___________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 acres __________________________ _ 100.0 to 249.9 acres ________________________ _ 250.0 acres or more ________________________ _ 

Sugar beets for sugar ____________________ farms __ 

acres __ tons __ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text) __ farms __ acres __ tons, dry __ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres . ______________________________ _ 

25 to 99 acres _____________________________ _ 

100 to 249 acres ___________________________ _ 

250 to 499 acres ___________________________ _ 500 acres or more __________________________ _ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

136 MONTANA 

Total 

232 

14824 

471 198 

210 

12220 

641 

46581 

793 716 

545 

39311 

10375 

4 703 455 

143 802 744 

1 567 

166759 

618 

1849 

2256 

2301 

3351 

9621 

1 900275 

79606320 

2255 

233 324 

1 078 

3 136 

2987 

1647 

773 

2345 

132 308 

6356871 731 

26255 

109 

6078 

119404 

109 

6078 

154 

8676 

2 335 001 

121 

8598 

58 

22 

43 

25 

6 

429 

48 403 

1 051 273 

429 

48403 

13701 

2 135438 3 858 349 

7221 999141 

2986 

4718 

3596 

1 603 

798 

Cash grains 

(011) 

71 

5800 

538 350 

61 

3911 

70 

2813 

37453 

43 1 720 

6864 

3 887 063 

119 584 856 

631 

94119 

173 

715 

1 329 

1 709 

2938 

6007 

1 436486 

59076 795 

730 

117373 

394 

1546 

2057 

1 345 

665 

858 

63180 

2 779 116 

116 

5072 

30 

1 455 

28674 

30 

1 455 

14 

642 

102587 

7 602 

6 

3 

3 

1 

1 

13 

892 

13230 

13 

892 

2858 

313669 

514740 

712 

63430 

586 

1 260 

714 

237 

61 

Total 

50 2551 

283 079 

49 

2466 

152 

9389 

174 964 

151 

9299 

378 

39287 

588 159 

276 

19448 

100 

173 

67 

29 

9 

433 

31 466 

2 047 680 

348 

24572 

110 

221 

88 

12 

2 

162 

5561 355 834 

123 

3624 

56 

3493 

68 803 

56 3493 

69 

6948 

974 098 

66 6942 

5 

5 

31 

24 

4 

288 

36339 

807 979 

288 36339 

1 911 

183 754 

416 049 

1 364 

114 445 

802 

805 

349 

97 

58 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) 

Cotton 

(0131) 

Sugarcane 

and sugar beets; 

Irish potatoes; 

field crops, excspt 

Tobacco cash grains. n.s.c. (0132) (0133,0134,0139) 

50 2551 

283 079 

49 

2466 

152 

9389 

174 964 

151 9299 

378 

39287 

1 588 159 

276 

19448 

100 

173 

67 

29 

9 

433 

31 466 

2 047 680 

348 

24572 

110 

221 

88 

12 

2 

162 

5561 

355834 

123 

3624 

56 3493 

68 803 

56 3493 

69 

6948 1 974098 

66 6942 

5 

5 

31 

24 

4 

288 

36339 

807979 

288 

36339 

1 911 

183 754 

416049 

1364 

114445 

802 

805 

349 

97 

58 

Vegetables 

and melons 

(016) 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

3 

(0) 

974 

3 

(0) 

3 

(0) 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

2 

1 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

4 

(0) 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

4 

17 

950 

4 

17 

2 

2 

10 

75 

141 

6 

38 

10 

Fruits and 

tree nuts 

(017) 

3 

2 201 

3 

2 

3 

15 

144 

164 

11 

68 

13 

2 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 53. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text J 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry. 

and animal specialties 

(02t) 

Item General famns, 

primarily livestock 

Horticultural General farms, Beef cattle, Poultry Animal and animal 

specialties primarily crop except feedlots Dairy farms and eggs specialties specialties 

(018) (019) Total (0212) (024) (025) (027) (029) 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Com for grain or seed ___________________ farms __ 24 84 53 1 acres __ 1 543 4787 3311 (0) 

bushels __ 150 636 489228 332559 (0) Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 24 74 49 acres __ (0) 4277 2975 

Corn for silage or green chop _____________ farms __ 1 53 330 232 29 2 1 

acres __ (0) 2650 29174 20336 2408 (D) (0) 

tons, green __ (0) 49704 483958 334643 45 157 (D) (0) Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 1 50 268 185 28 1 acres __ (0) 2509 23374 15083 2288 (D) 

Wheat for grain _________________________ farms __ 1 247 2777 2232 55 5 9 36 

acres __ (0) 53362 678898 523029 4235 700 1 146 38648 

bushels __ (0) 828086 19092951 14610 187 203 255 20470 20314 1 460 376 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 109 495 375 37 1 16 acres __ 8225 39172 30410 2015 (0) 3702 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 31 286 211 14 2 4 6 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 88 828 686 33 1 2 7 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 52 795 651 5 1 2 5 250 to 499 acres ____________________________ 47 513 411 2 1 500 acres or more ___________________________ 29 355 273 1 18 

Barley for grain __________________________ farms __ 2 272 2739 2180 123 3 6 35 

acres __ (0) 34096 343006 248078 13442 218 182 41 267 

bushels __ (0) 1 923 217 13 888 142 9890767 880 880 5836 8500 1 769283 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 164 893 680 101 1 2 15 acres __ 15647 61 698 47631 10074 (D) (0) 3890 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 38 507 413 17 2 3 7 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 2 107 1 193 963 57 3 6 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 93 709 563 36 3 250 to 499 acres ____________________________ 28 249 188 10 3 500 acres or more ___________________________ 6 81 53 3 16 

Oats for grain ___________________________ farms __ I 75 1 194 983 20 15 16 

acres __ (0) 4 145 57 199 47010 803 345 1 033 

bushels __ (0) 256874 2791 732 2308742 54401 25246 90588 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ I 35 425 351 17 5 7 

acres __ (0) 1 450 15096 12883 542 169 264 

Dry edible beans, excluding dry limas ______ farms __ 9 14 9 

acres __ 631 499 340 

cwL_ 11 745 10182 6234 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 9 14 9 acres __ 631 499 340 

Irish potatoes ___________________________ farms __ 2 13 34 22 6 1 2 6 

acres __ (0) 792 66 48 174 (D) (0) 32 

cwL (D) 189 664 5326 2841 54890 (D) (0) 5870 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 2 13 15 12 6 1 4 

acres __ (0) 792 44 38 174 (D) 23 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 2 3 30 19 2 2 2 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 3 4 3 1 4 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 6 3 100.0 to 249.9 acres _________________________ 

250.0 acres or more _________________________ 

Sugar beets for sugar ____________________ farms __ 65 59 33 4 

acres __ 5683 5272 2641 217 tons __ 109 323 116 530 55 199 4211 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 65 59 33 4 

acres __ 5683 5272 2541 217 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text) __ farms __ 10 691 7676 6550 185 22 245 78 

acres __ 220 67 122 1 518410 1 379733 30 195 574 8510 12765 

tons, dry __ 376 157 132 2627 130 2367292 95 142 534 13630 33311 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 6 379 4381 3754 162 6 141 53 

acres __ 182 34232 746431 683014 25442 300 4432 10 141 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 8 316 1 231 926 15 18 156 31 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 2 180 2313 1 926 68 2 68 18 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 114 2314 2043 70 2 16 17 250 to 499 acres ____________________________ 62 1 169 1054 25 4 9 500 acres or more ___________________________ 19 649 601 7 1 3 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MONTANA 137 
Table 53. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text I 

Item 

CROPS HARVESTED-Con. 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, 

grass silage, green chop, etc. (see lext) 

-Con. 

Alfalfa hay ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Ions, dry __ Irrigated ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Vegetables harvesled for sale (see lext) ___ farms __ acres __ Inrigaled ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvesled: 0.1 to 4.9 acres ____________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acres ___________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 acres __________________________ _ 

100.0 to 249.9 acres ________________________ _ 

250.0 acres or more ________________________ _ 

Land in orchards ________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Inrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by bearing and non bearing acres: 0.1 to 4.9 acres ____________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acres ___________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 acres __________________________ _ 

100.0 to 249.9 acres ________________________ _ 250.0 acres or more ________________________ _ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

138 MONTANA 

Total 

9988 

1 224 284 

2 596 642 5738 

612 759 

96 

468 

96 

468 

71 

22 

3 

317 1 815 

228 1 371 

192 

120 

3 

2 

Cash grains 

(011) 

1 761 

156 924 

322 382 

635 

52781 

4 

6 

4 

6 

4 

11 

49 

5 

21 

6 

5 

Total 

1 550 

121 688 

322 643 

1 127 

80493 

4 

3 

4 

3 

4 

14 

29 

9 

21 

14 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) 

Cotton 

(0131) 

Sugarcane 

and sugar beets; 

Irish potatoes; 

field crops, except 

Tobacco cash grains, n.e.c. 

(0132) (0133,0134,0139) 

1 550 

121 688 

322 643 

1 127 

80493 

4 

3 

4 

3 

4 

14 

29 

9 

21 

14 

Vegetables 

and melons 

(016) 

4 

48 

111 

4 

35 

40 

260 

40 

260 

28 

10 

2 

7 

13 

5 

7 

7 

Fruits and 

tree nuts 

(017) 

9 

98 

112 

6 

(0) 

4 

(0) 

4 

(0) 

4 

223 

1 411 

160 

1 034 

117 

104 

1 

1 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 53. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

CROPS HARVESTED-Con. 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, 

grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text) 

-Con. 

Alfalfa hay ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ tons, dry __ Irrigated ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ___ farms __ acres __ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 

5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 

25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 

100.0 to 249.9 acres _________________________ 

250.0 acres or more _________________________ 

Land in orchards ________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigatad ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Farms by bearing and non bearing acres: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 

5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 

25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 

100.0 to 249.9 acres _________________________ 

250.0 acres or more _________________________ 

Horticultural 

specialties 

(018) 

7 118 

205 5 

92 

6 

28 

6 

28 

4 

2 

7 

15 

6 

10 

6 

1 

General farms, 

primarily crop 

(019) 

493 44 894 127868 288 28435 

8 

48 

8 

48 

6 

1 

1 

3 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

2 

1 

Uvestock, except dairy, poultry, 

and animal specialties 

(021) 

Total 

5756 

863869 

1 712348 

3381 420743 

18 

50 

18 

50 

15 

3 

45 

271 

36 

260 

34 

8 

2 

1 

Beef cattle, 

except feedlots 

(0212) 

4881 782 454 1 537 584 2865 

378418 

8 

18 

8 

18 

7 

1 

34 

236 

25 

225 

26 

5 

2 

1 

Dairy farms 

(024) 

173 21863 

75125 154 19375 

3 

27 

3 

27 

1 

2 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

2 

'Data are based on a sample of farms. 2Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural producta sold are included as farms with gains of less than $1,000. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Poultry 

and eggs 

(025) 

12 

383 

309 2 

(D) 

Animal 

specialties 

(027) 

156 5 140 9861 89 2964 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

2 

5 

16 

3 

9 

4 

1 

General farms, 

primarily livestock 

and animal 

specialties 

(029) 

67 9259 

25678 47 7658 

7 

43 

7 

43 

3 

4 

MONTANA 139 
Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols. see introductory text] 

Item 

Montana Beaverhead Big Hom Blaine Broadwater Carbon Carter 

Farms __________________________________________ number __ 24568 373 50t 529 213 635 353 Land in farms _____________________________________ acres __ 50 203 993 1 525 564 2 759 309 2433 747 458 807 536 553 629533 Average size of farm ___________________________ acres __ 2451 4090 5508 4601 2154 845 4616 

Value of land and buildings': Average per farm _____________________________ doliars __ 505 526 1 011 155 910 898 721 720 610667 333046 347 790 Average per acre _____________________________ doliars __ 205 250 162 157 271 390 77 

Estimated market value of ali machinery and equipment': Average per farm _____________________________ doliars __ 60 754 61 473 70187 71 661 81 483 48017 53054 

Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ___________________________________________ 1 940 42 50 49 12 47 36 10 to 49 acres _________________________________________ 2745 27 33 18 13 63 5 50 to 179 acres ________________________________________ 3 019 37 53 51 34 122 11 180 to 499 acres _______________________________________ 3 315 43 67 44 33 163 14 500 to 999 acres _______________________________________ 2737 42 60 46 26 99 25 1,000 acres or more ____________________________________ 10812 182 238 321 95 141 282 

Total cropland _____________________________________ farms __ 21 064 293 412 446 183 565 293 acres __ 17 829 766 236 345 386472 589 125 139 623 180438 203 121 Harvested cropland ______________________________ farms __ 19267 259 363 429 168 510 256 acres __ 9 128 013 162 929 214318 297 167 69965 97858 104358 Irrigated land ______________________________________ farms __ 9520 288 192 215 148 474 43 acres __ I 996 882 247 743 57638 47733 45545 78797 8583 

Market value of ap,riCultural products sold ___________ $1,000 __ 547 286 49228 61 806 38899 14818 36699 24211 Average per arm _____________________________ doliars __ 62980 131 979 123365 73534 69566 57793 68 586 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops _________________________________________ $1,000 __ 639 202 6360 17 438 19552 6711 11 580 3129 Livestock, poultry, and their products _____________ $1.000 __ 908 084 42866 44 368 19348 8107 25 119 21 082 

Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 _______________________________________ 4320 50 66 48 26 88 46 $2,500 to $4,999 _______________________________________ 2006 30 41 36 18 50 20 $5,000 to $9,999 _______________________________________ 2374 31 43 47 16 63 11 $10,000 to $24,999 _____________________________________ 3 912 39 64 86 34 130 53 $25.000 to $49,999 _____________________________________ 3695 38 86 82 31 118 63 $50,000 to $99,999 _____________________________________ 4064 65 84 115 42 109 71 $100,000 or more ______________________________________ 4 197 120 117 115 46 77 89 

Operators by pri'lcipal occupation: Farming ________________________________________ • ______ 17405 271 384 428 164 456 298 Other _________________________________________________ 7163 102 117 101 49 179 55 

Operators by days worked off farm: Any ___________________________________________________ 10764 152 180 186 86 293 114 200 days or more ____________________________________ 5607 86 99 82 41 139 49 Average age of operator ___________________________ years __ 51.4 51.6 49.5 50.9 53.0 50.2 51.9 

Total farm production expenses' ___________________ $1,000 __ 288298 40669 48 376 30636 13806 29479 16639 Average per farm _____________________________ dollars __ 52449 109 032 96560 58402 64 816 46497 47271 

Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory _______________________ farms __ 14866 280 352 350 151 445 278 number._ 2 591 391 163 524 135 820 70492 24381 60 079 54 703 Beef cows ____________________________________ farms __ 13073 256 322 325 133 389 243 number._ 1 399 949 87628 63 810 44 140 14598 27640 32030 Milk cows _____________________________________ farms __ t 732 32 23 31 10 41 55 

number._ 26879 251 44 349 12 347 161 Cattle and calves sold ___________________________ farms __ 14 718 285 356 348 143 444 279 

number._ 1 644 768 86 139 90653 40529 13822 45391 32913 

Hogs and pigs inventory __________________________ farms __ I 406 6 15 43 18 38 20 number __ 200 663 157 5962 6413 772 3339 1 709 Hogs and pigs sold ______________________________ farms __ I 343 7 15 45 17 38 17 number __ 327855 809 5517 8817 464 7499 2333 Sheep and lambs inventory _______________________ farms __ 2625 54 44 61 13 112 145 number __ 588 150 21 328 3899 5704 3430 18335 88682 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory __________ farms __ 2102 22 43 48 7 51 53 number __ 978 754 657 1 656 4344 (0) 327 1 057 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold _________ farms __ 100 1 1 number._ 84676 (0) (0) 

Selected crops harvested: 

Corn for silage or green chop _____________________ farms __ 641 28 8 47 1 acres __ 46581 3097 342 3155 (0) tons. green __ 793 716 64 626 5582 58534 (0) 

Wheat for grain _________________________________ farms __ 10375 40 198 285 101 107 106 acres __ 4 703 455 15 230 102913 170300 31 142 16078 38734 bushels __ 143 802 744 595 889 3 320 709 5323 273 1 285273 535052 901 674 

Barley for grain __________________________________ farms __ 9621 69 166 259 83 216 52 acres __ I 900 275 9769 26410 56889 13982 17082 4171 bushels __ 79606 320 645 237 285 571 2 205 512 750 149 126363 112048 

Oats for grain ___________________________________ farms __ 2345 8 51 50 15 73 34 acres __ 132 308 619 3 611 3345 896 2369 2405 bushels __ 6356871 31 980 196 595 155780 66 344 133250 92 111 

Sugar beets for sugar ____________________________ farms __ 429 33 90 acres __ 48403 5750 7752 tons __ I 051 273 113 505 154466 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, smali wain, wild, 

grass silage, green chOP. etc. see text) __________ farms __ 13701 250 307 296 119 433 222 acres __ 2 135 438 150 038 74593 57666 23609 48828 56 923 tons, dry __ 3858349 264 787 149 386 102 893 73956 101 113 59490 

See footnotes at end of table. 

140 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

Cascade Chouteau Custer Daniels Dawson Deer lodge Fallon 

Farms __________________________________________ number __ 80S 795 397 381 499 72 324 land in farms _____________________________________ acres __ 461 224 2 228 089 2 183 542 780 023 1 326655 152109 919615 Average size of farm ___________________________ acres __ I 815 2803 5500 2047 2659 2113 2838 

Value of land and buildings': Average per farm _____________________________ dollars __ 430 423 689 682 467 467 395 467 347425 595042 325 963 Average per acre _____________________________ dollars __ 234 256 85 182 128 282 106 

Estimated market value of all machinery and 

equipment': Average per farm _____________________________ dollars __ 52878 105 077 47006 79 180 59810 35209 56852 

Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ___________________________________________ 60 39 45 11 41 9 26 101049 acres _________________________________________ 88 12 49 5 21 10 10 50 to 179 acres ________________________________________ 115 15 42 21 28 7 14 180 to 499 acres _______________________________________ 138 54 43 48 42 18 37 500 to 999 acres _______________________________________ 90 79 28 54 59 7 28 1,000 acres or more ____________________________________ 314 596 190 242 308 21 209 

Total cropland _____________________________________ farms __ 682 743 306 361 421 57 279 acres __ 484 820 307 617 182 166 511 961 464578 21 663 259 680 Harvested cropland ______________________________ farms __ 627 725 281 348 396 54 255 acres __ 266 410 706 275 99694 246 718 219 228 11 579 105912 Irrigated land ______________________________________ farms __ 234 58 176 8 89 52 21 acres __ 31 550 10 204 34695 999 14462 18530 1 709 

Market value of ap,riCU"Ural products sold ___________ $1,000 __ 50765 67292 31 662 17 426 26758 3889 15261 Average per arm _____________________________ dollars __ 63062 84644 79 752 45 738 53623 54021 47 102 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops _________________________________________ $1,000 __ 16626 53498 5053 13 058 16063 1 049 4671 livestock, poultry, and their products _____________ $1,000 __ 34 139 13 794 26609 4368 10695 2841 10590 

Fa~:s ~~:~I~H~~~~~:----------------------------------- 161 43 72 36 56 19 28 $2,500 to $4,999 _______________________________________ 70 23 37 26 33 5 27 $5,000 to $9,999 _______________________________________ 99 33 40 35 36 12 35 $10,000 to $24,999 _____________________________________ 126 83 63 66 94 11 64 $25,000 to $49,999 _____________________________________ 114 154 47 95 111 13 59 $50,000 to $99,999 _____________________________________ 115 225 65 88 87 4 68 $100,000 or more ______________________________________ 120 234 73 35 82 8 43 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming _______________________________________________ 538 704 2BO 314 395 35 245 Other ________ ~ ________________________________________ 267 91 117 67 104 37 79 

Operators by days worked off farm: 

Anloo-d"iis-o,-riiore-==================================== 

366 202 191 137 206 49 116 

197 71 104 63 90 34 61 Average age of operator ___________________________ years __ 52.6 49.8 52.2 51.8 51.0 51.6 53.2 

Total farm production expenses' ___________________ $1,000 __ 45510 62 319 26 591 16 410 21 551 2993 11 863 Average per farm _____________________________ dollars __ 56604 78389 66 812 43 071 43 lB9 41 569 36614 

livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory _______________________ farms __ 500 294 2BO 129 305 53 248 number __ 77877 40668 77 505 11 275 37 573 9248 35358 Beef cows ____________________________________ farms __ 437 264 251 122 275 49 235 number __ 44 814 25371 38095 8 187 20598 4940 23212 Milk cows _____________________________________ farms __ 40 24 51 7 40 5 22 

numbeL_ 1 529 46 98 13 543 9 29 Cattle and calves sold ___________________________ farms __ SID 283 2Bl 128 312 55 255 number __ 59 185 25 915 48287 7666 21 543 6493 20831 

Hogs an<l pigs inventory __________________________ farms __ 39 58 15 17 40 1 38 

numbeL_ 7769 10 385 1 171 4 722 2077 (D) 3765 Hogs and pigs sold ______________________________ farms __ 41 57 9 15 41 1 41 number __ 12065 21 295 2003 (D) 3 755 (D) 13278 Sheep and lambs inventory _______________________ farms __ 65 42 68 13 26 5 43 

numbeL_ 13534 2218 18 627 2 lB6 3 387 336 7189 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory __________ farms __ 70 44 44 15 35 9 47 number __ 36272 432 (D) 427 1 441 182 2605 Broilers and other meat·type chickens sold _________ farms __ 6 3 2 numbeL_ (D) (D) (D) 

Selected crops harvested: 

Com for silage or green chop _____________________ farms __ 4 1 30 30 5 acres __ 400 (D) 2601 1 916 489 tons, green __ 6250 (D) 45521 32353 2872 

Wheat for grain _________________________________ farms __ 331 686 122 332 328 3 169 acres __ 125 042 432 124 40595 180 207 135 804 (D) 50 700 bushels __ 4276 107 14 138 070 012 600 3 982 345 4 028 834 24398 349 317 

Barley for grain __________________________________ farms __ 325 620 85 266 284 6 125 acres __ 72211 226 449 7542 39 518 37056 800 11 107 bushels __ 2490 068 7300800 302 749 104181 468 649 45215 405091 

Oats for grain ___________________________________ farms __ 60 49 49 49 94 56 acres __ 2413 4559 2047 3 116 5 lB7 2926 bushels __ 96157 194 115 105 868 95 601 230 034 119789 

Sugar beets for sugar ____________________________ farms __ 2 25 acres __ (D) 2 581 tons __ (D) 60 585 

Hay - alfalfa, other tame, small ~rain, wild, grass silage, green chop, etc. see text) __________ farms __ 459 225 247 139 254 51 207 acres __ 65647 26809 43 167 13332 30847 9 653 40934 tons, dry __ 96849 40310 75811 16081 46474 17 356 39 143 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONTANA 141 
Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

Fergus Flathead Gallatin Garfield Glacier Golden Valley Granite 

Farms __________________________________________ number __ 838 825 850 297 405 135 149 Land in farms _____________________________________ acres __ 2 143210 258633 731 603 2063 133 1 646 324 625 754 348 102 Average size of farm ___________________________ acres __ 2558 313 861 6947 4065 4635 2336 

Value of land and buildings1: Average per farm _____________________________ dollars __ 429 990 313455 433439 587 744 818 459 767 593 633 264 Average per acre _____________________________ dollars __ 167 1 024 527 64 201 164 273 

Estimated market value of all machinery and 

equipment1: Average per farm _____________________________ dollars __ 58707 33325 56403 56308 95 199 52540 50661 

Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ___________________________________________ 74 58 58 32 22 7 13 10 to 49 acres _________________________________________ 35 266 176 2 15 6 9 50 to 179 acres ________________________________________ 52 256 152 2 25 4 9 180 to 499 acres _______________________________________ 87 145 177 15 61 14 19 500 to 999 acres _______________________________________ 93 62 140 23 48 11 19 1,000 acres or more ____________________________________ 497 38 147 223 234 93 80 

Total cropland _____________________________________ farms __ 699 726 737 230 324 117 126 acres __ 658277 105359 305 160 334 925 484 202 111 659 53402 Harvested cropland ______________________________ farms __ 658 634 657 211 295 103 113 acres __ 359485 69717 172273 149 904 267 313 43150 31 467 Irrigated land ______________________________________ farms __ 98 263 477 26 62 54 113 acres __ 12036 33981 99806 2468 27712 14223 42991 

Market value of ap,ricultural products sold ___________ $1,000 __ 50152 20389 52838 24627 34512 9679 8592 Average per arm _____________________________ dollars __ 59847 24714 62162 82921 85215 71 697 57663 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops _________________________________________ $1,000 __ 21 462 8685 21 164 8 137 21 167 1 968 442 Livestock, poultry, and their products _____________ $1,000 __ 28690 11 703 31 673 16490 13346 7711 8150 

Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 _______________________________________ 134 345 169 25 55 14 19 $2,500 to $4,999 _______________________________________ 37 104 80 23 26 8 9 $5,000 to $9,999 _______________________________________ 67 110 96 13 24 15 8 $10,000 to $24,999 _____________________________________ 128 124 140 50 64 26 24 $25,000 to $49,999 _____________________________________ 139 53 114 55 71 22 32 $50,000 to $99,999 _____________________________________ 178 43 94 56 62 25 28 $100,000 or more ______________________________________ 155 46 157 75 103 25 29 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming _______________________________________________ 665 367 529 255 281 115 112 Other _________________________________________________ 173 458 321 42 124 20 37 

Operators by days worked off farm: Any ___________________________________________________ 290 522 421 96 lBl 40 55 200 days or more ____________________________________ 139 339 255 31 90 15 29 Average age of operator ___________________________ years __ 51.2 52.4 50.3 512 50.5 53.9 56.2 

Total farm production expenses1 ___________________ $1,000 __ 38549 19064 41 058 19424 31 378 8 19B 7256 Average per farm _____________________________ dollars __ 45946 23107 4B 246 65400 77 476 60728 49026 

Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory _______________________ farms __ 615 414 531 217 205 96 124 numbeL_ 9B 763 2464B 71 679 5045B 31 873 19493 31 188 Beef cows ____________________________________ farms __ 577 317 408 190 lB6 90 108 number __ 598B6 10412 30450 28415 18733 10428 18012 Milk cows _____________________________________ farms __ 64 70 104 39 20 7 10 numbeL_ 533 2289 6675 72 327 12 14 Cattle and calves sold ___________________________ farms __ 613 379 521 212 206 96 123 number __ 5B 041 14 191 3B 439 29771 22999 14276 17784 

Hogs and pigs inventory __________________________ farms __ 60 55 58 12 24 8 3 number __ 5563 6664 40B3 1 706 12210 1 329 (0) Hogs and pigs sold ______________________________ farms __ 57 57 53 11 24 7 3 number __ 10982 13229 5689 2926 16723 1 673 146 Sheep and lambs inventory _______________________ farms __ 93 34 95 99 36 19 11 number __ 10102 1 556 8527 72 473 5017 19580 731 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory __________ farms __ 76 6B 60 2B 27 15 4 number __ 5004 (0) (0) 734 42672 318 B7 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold _________ farms __ 5 9 3 4 1 number __ 1 381 (0) (0) 12000 (0) 

Selected crops harvested: 

Com for silage or green chop _____________________ farms __ 1 3 1 4 1 acres __ (0) (0) (0) 154 (0) 

tons, green __ (0) (0) (0) 894 (0) 

Wheat for grain _________________________________ farms __ 439 143 2Bl 155 219 63 3 acres __ 145444 9967 46 146 98035 121 734 25068 380 bushels __ 5619689 588467 2570 495 2395 420 4 205 649 611 677 13400 

Barley for grain __________________________________ farms __ 417 196 334 112 227 40 16 acres __ 101 240 23281 46735 22060 109 052 5350 836 bushels __ 4 196834 1 623 192 3 187481 726 208 5 057 516 124461 46330 

Oats for grain ___________________________________ farms __ 83 51 53 38 24 13 7 acres __ 4078 1 572 2456 3856 2543 1 503 lBl bushels __ 214757 82444 167081 129 563 169 495 51 594 14750 

Sugar beets for sugar ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

tons __ 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, 

grass silage. green chop, etc. (see text) __________ farms __ 549 SOB 561 142 130 77 108 acres __ 110169 32271 74656 24664 25995 11 062 31 368 tons, dry __ 150495 76137 210173 32054 39562 16642 62722 

See footnotes at end of table. 

142 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1987-Con. 

(For meaning of abbreviations and symbols. see introductory text] 

Item 

Hill Jefferson Judith Basin Lake Lewis and Clark liberty Lincoln 

Farms • _________________________________________ number __ 713 256 351 1 079 480 295 245 Land in farms _____________________________________ acres __ 722 206 378 805 870945 655 528 888725 934 149 61 387 Average size of farm ___________________________ acres __ 2415 1 480 2481 608 1 852 3167 251 

Value of land and buildings': Average per farm _____________________________ dollars __ 616331 346 199 464 199 337 236 363482 684251 202 135 Average per acre _____________________________ dollars __ 254 216 193 543 187 221 526 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment': Average per farm _____________________________ dollars __ lOS 250 27267 74330 28121 40973 114599 28078 

Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ___________________________________________ 17 13 29 155 43 11 8 10 to 49 acres _________________________________________ 21 52 11 259 141 1 61 50 to 179 acres ________________________________________ 55 41 20 279 90 7 88 180 to 499 acres _______________________________________ 72 40 22 222 60 29 59 500 to 999 acres _______________________________________ 81 36 47 86 38 19 22 1.000 acres or more ____________________________________ 467 74 222 78 108 228 7 

Total cropland _____________________________________ farms __ 652 207 305 943 390 283 201 acres __ 136 593 74 101 306262 159 380 109727 (0) 19418 Harvested cropland ______________________________ farms __ 638 180 286 858 345 273 183 acres __ 579 826 35860 179771 84967 70373 295670 10 199 Irrigated land ______________________________________ farms __ 48 147 58 747 313 16 93 acres __ 6606 28932 8255 90202 39974 5676 6 109 

Market value of agricultural products sold ___________ $1,000 __ 54686 8262 28290 33184 17778 28716 2290 Average per farm _____________________________ dollars __ 76698 32274 80598 30754 37037 97342 9346 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops _________________________________________ $1,000 __ 44 343 2236 11 534 8883 4888 21 372 384 livestock, poultry, and their products _____________ $1,000 __ 10342 6026 16756 24301 12889 7343 906 

Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 _______________________________________ 61 81 27 246 167 1 111 $2,500 to $4,999 _______________________________________ 36 28 18 144 66 11 53 $5,000 to $9,999 _______________________________________ 44 36 27 167 65 8 31 $10,000 to $24,999 _____________________________________ 80 43 44 218 74 44 29 $25,000 to $49,999 _____________________________________ 118 19 51 134 32 45 5 $50,000 to $99,999 _____________________________________ 200 26 96 87 33 95 15 $100,000 or more ______________________________________ 174 23 88 83 43 91 1 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming _______________________________________________ 568 126 284 602 223 258 102 Other _________________________________________________ 145 130 67 477 257 37 143 

Operators by days worked off farm: Any ___________________________________________________ 294 143 124 579 289 87 161 200 days or more ____________________________________ 132 100 56 320 211 31 97 Average age of operator ___________________________ years __ 48.5 53.8 51.6 53.9 51.4 48.9 52.6 

Total farm production expenses' ___________________ $1,000 __ 46 106 7 101 21 408 27217 14214 21 999 3942 Average per farm _____________________________ dollars __ 64756 27 739 60990 25248 29550 74574 16 091 

Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory _______________________ farms __ 254 169 248 618 269 81 142 number __ 28618 20871 56259 60910 44 773 17371 4762 Beef cows ____________________________________ farms __ 236 149 229 522 227 72 123 number __ 18971 13 090 31 688 32500 24959 9316 3307 Milk cows _____________________________________ farms __ 18 18 28 94 24 8 20 number __ 163 146 196 3285 338 359 33 Cattle and calves sold ___________________________ farms __ 253 168 246 620 255 86 129 number __ 17201 12486 31 249 37745 23407 10730 3360 

Hogs and pigs inventory __________________________ farms __ 33 13 10 38 35 19 14 

number._ 10 321 1 905 395 5688 2236 11 629 1 608 Hogs and pigs sold ______________________________ farms __ 38 12 11 29 26 23 13 

number._ 17051 2956 1 660 5837 1 746 15134 2065 Sheep and lambs inventory _______________________ farms __ 37 26 53 68 38 14 4 

number._ 1 578 894 9947 5111 8911 1 355 (0) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory __________ farms __ 38 26 20 87 45 19 38 

number._ 9048 562 (0) 2073 (0) 37489 963 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold _________ farms __ 2 1 3 3 2 number._ (0) (0) 90 (0) (0) 

Selected crops harvested: 

Corn for silage or green chop _____________________ farms __ 2 1 3 10 1 2 acres __ (0) (0) 105 503 (0) (0) 

tons, green __ (0) (0) 420 8427 (0) (0) 

Wheat for grain _________________________________ farms __ 581 20 202 126 55 265 1 acres __ 423 507 6583 65 194 10302 13291 208 313 (0) 

bushels __ 13 503 344 262 489 2 808 422 489 138 485871 6484 846 (0) 

Barley for grain __________________________________ farms __ 518 23 200 158 78 236 1 acres __ 119257 3308 60352 10276 13279 69618 (0) 

bushels __ 4 679 606 156 453 2 684 371 571 171 549 107 2586571 (0) 

Oats for grain ___________________________________ farms __ 48 20 39 69 37 9 8 acres __ 2665 984 2059 2298 1 293 1 204 108 bushels __ 118 539 66 319 99627 155 027 91 913 50 343 6570 

Sugar beets for sugar ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ tons __ 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small ~rain, wild, 

grass silage, green chop, etc. see text) __________ farms __ 181 167 228 616 308 63 177 acres __ 16639 25356 51 820 59213 43 431 7821 10084 

tons, dry __ 24790 54 114 71 991 139 668 90635 12103 17227 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONTANA 143 
Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Item 

Farms __________________________________________ number __ 

Land in farms _____________________________________ acres __ 

Average size of farm ___________________________ acres __ 

Value of land and buildings': Average per farm _____________________________ dollars __ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollars __ 

Estimated market value of all machinery and 

equipment': Average per farm _____________________________ dollars __ 

Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres ________________________________________ _ 50 to 179 acres _______________________________________ _ 

180 to 499 acres ______________________________________ _ SOO to 999 acres ______________________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Total cropland _____________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Harvested cropland ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated land ______________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Market value of agricultural products sold ___________ $1,000 __ Average per farm _____________________________ dollars __ 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops _________________________________________ $1,000 __ 

Livestock, poultry, and their products _____________ $1 ,000 __ 

Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 ______________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $24,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$25,000 to $49,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$50,000 to $99,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$100,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming ______________________________________________ _ Other ________________________________________________ _ 

Operators by days worked off farm: Any __________________________________________________ _ 

200 days or more ___________________________________ _ 

Average age of operator ___________________________ years __ 

Total farm production expenses' ___________________ $1,000 __ Average per farm _____________________________ dollars __ 

Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory _______________________ farms __ 

number __ Beef cows ____________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ Milk cows _____________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ Cattle and calves sold ___________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Hogs and pigs inventory __________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ Hogs and pigs sold ______________________________ farms __ 

number __ Sheep and lambs inventory _______________________ farms __ 

number __ Chickens 3 months old or older inventory __________ farms __ 

numbeL_ Broilers and other meat·type chickens sold _________ farms __ 

number __ 

Selected crops harvested: 

Corn for silage or green chop _____________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

tons, green __ 

Wheat for grain _________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ bushels __ 

Barley for grain __________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

bushels __ 

Oats for grain ___________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

bushels __ 

Sugar beets for sugar ____________________________ farms __ 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, 

acres __ 

tons __ 

grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text) __________ farms __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

144 MONTANA 

acres __ 

tons, dry __ 

McCone 

441 

277 022 

2896 

454 367 

156 

89812 

27 

3 

15 

48 

55 

293 

396 

544 068 

377 254 603 

47 8005 

24334 

55 178 

16016 

8317 

35 

19 

38 

92 

83 

97 

77 

365 

76 

152 

55 

51.0 

21 301 

48 301 

233 30303 

211 

19220 

35 

72 

226 

16885 

37 

2994 

38 3 140 

34 

14548 39 

271 

2 

(D) 

4 

212 

338 

344 

174 998 4 915 494 

277 39681 

473 273 

68 4983 

204 728 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

211 

29746 

44636 

Madison 

453 

195 898 

2640 

858 207 

329 

56676 

37 

42 

60 

75 

58 

181 

380 165 698 

345 114 931 

348 124831 

34326 

75775 

4804 

29522 

63 

45 

39 

64 

61 

76 

105 

339 

114 

190 

100 

53.4 

28931 

63 725 

363 

101 178 

334 

59 159 

40 

241 

359 

60258 

28 2926 

31 5638 

100 

15249 

43 1 875 

2 

(D) 

52 10334 

510 963 

101 11 573 

718 595 

36 2 101 140 276 

330 91 698 234 388 

Meagher 

144 

012 764 

7 033 

246 604 

176 

66541 

23 

7 

7 

15 

4 

88 

110 

107 873 

105 

70978 

84 48464 

16020 

111 251 

2384 

13636 

28 

9 

8 

16 

19 

21 

43 

105 

39 

48 

20 

53.1 

12392 

86053 

111 

52 124 

101 

(D) 

6 

(D) 

112 

28717 

6 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

21 

8426 

17 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

23 11 428 385684 

34 15047 

646076 

16 1 321 

91 270 

102 44 617 74044 

Mineral 

58 

14517 

250 

250655 

1 001 

20024 

2 

11 

21 

17 

4 

3 

49 3846 

35 2243 33 1 526 

854 14722 

121 

733 

22 

8 

13 

7 

4 

3 

1 

20 

38 

43 

25 

52.6 

662 11 412 

32 

137 

28 

634 

5 

7 

30 

614 

3 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

6 

61 

4 327 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

3 

31 

(D) 

31 

1 833 3592 

Missoula 

473 

253 098 

535 

333 241 

509 

21 168 

59 

173 

101 

67 

37 

36 

402 46292 

321 23868 

309 18941 

6127 

12954 

1 525 

4602 

235 

70 

51 

54 

29 

23 

11 

167 

306 

333 

242 

52.8 

6394 

13546 

242 15764 

187 

9195 

26 

101 

229 

9574 

14 

230 

18 

329 

53 2514 

57 1654 

4 158 

29 

2656 

69852 

32 

2420 

98243 

28 

665 43539 

294 18448 

38501 

Musselshell 

249 

042418 

4 186 

704056 

158 

42207 

20 

15 

34 

20 

31 

129 

165 

159346 

132 

77881 

57 

9993 

13433 

53948 

3540 

9893 

63 

25 

36 

34 

23 

30 

38 

173 

76 

110 

55 

51.2 

11 574 

46294 

175 

29398 

157 

17797 

26 

98 

170 

18259 

25 

1 642 

24 

1 902 

37 

18162 32 1 991 

2 

(D) 

15 

781 

15670 

59 50828 

1 083 899 

43 9412 

255276 

31 1 648 

67950 

104 13464 

25661 

Park 

404 

790 046 

1 956 

551 790 

301 

38706 

38 

57 

44 

54 

47 

164 

332 146 859 

290 

68234 

275 

53464 

19632 

48 595 

2842 

16790 

83 

44 

45 

61 

66 

53 

52 

283 

121 

177 

85 

52.5 

15860 

39 160 

312 

52127 

276 

34 122 

56 

399 

306 31 458 

16 

(D) 

12 

(D) 

62 

4908 55 

948 1 

(D) 

67 

13284 

574 318 

82 

9887 480 168 

28 1 204 

69047 

275 

44238 

95736 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols. see introductory text 1 

Item 

Petroleum Phillips Pondera Powder River Powell Prairie Ravalli 

Farms __________________________________________ number __ III 492 491 351 237 191 1 010 Land in farms _____________________________________ acres __ 663 795 1 938423 906847 668688 670508 704 878 254761 Average size of farm ___________________________ acres __ 5980 3940 1 847 4754 2829 3690 252 

Value of land and buildings': Average per farm _____________________________ dollars __ 868 928 536496 620 526 463531 758324 446 074 239765 Average per acre _____________________________ dollars __ 145 147 316 93 281 117 1 054 

Estimated market value of all machinery and 

equipment': Average per farm _____________________________ dollars __ 60503 60785 95677 58166 54363 61 599 20729 

Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ___________________________________________ 9 30 29 41 29 16 109 10 to 49 acres _________________________________________ 17 21 11 19 2 402 50 to 179 acres ________________________________________ 4 39 25 22 39 10 274 180 to 499 acres _______________________________________ 7 63 61 25 18 25 125 500 to 999 acres _______________________________________ 8 47 72 28 32 11 52 1.000 acres or more ____________________________________ 83 296 283 224 100 127 48 

Total cropland _____________________________________ farms __ 90 435 454 275 183 168 884 acres __ 82741 580 641 579555 175882 89503 141 103 99854 Harvested cropland ______________________________ farms __ 79 413 436 240 167 161 732 acres __ 33504 274 240 311 170 87626 66729 69287 48580 Irrigated land ______________________________________ farms __ 42 196 223 53 156 61 840 acres __ 8102 46568 61 059 9959 61 245 10210 77 247 

Market value of agricultural products sold ___________ $1,000 __ 8778 37350 40583 22597 14420 18596 22354 Average per farm _____________________________ dollars __ 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse 

79085 75915 82655 64 378 60843 97363 22133 

crops _________________________________________ $1,000 __ 1 458 15401 30692 2915 1715 5732 2851 livestock, poultry, and their products _____________ $1,000 __ 7320 21 949 9892 19681 12705 12864 19503 

Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 _______________________________________ 14 51 38 35 49 13 395 $2,500 to $4,999 _______________________________________ 5 31 13 41 17 10 149 $5,000 to $9,999 _______________________________________ 5 46 30 31 25 19 144 $10,000 to $24,999 _____________________________________ 15 83 49 54 33 15 140 $25,000 to $49,999 _____________________________________ 20 78 88 60 40 37 73 $50,000 to $99,999 _____________________________________ 25 94 142 50 33 35 56 $100,000 or more ______________________________________ 27 109 131 80 40 62 53 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming _______________________________________________ 92 400 412 274 164 158 521 Other _________________________________________________ 19 92 79 77 73 33 489 

Operators by days worked off farm: Any ___________________________________________________ 40 193 204 142 107 60 567 200 days or mOre ____________________________________ 15 87 74 53 64 28 350 Average age of operator ___________________________ years __ 51.2 49.3 47.2 54.6 50.0 49.2 52.7 

Total farm production expenses' ___________________ $1,000 __ 6963 31 075 33692 17 190 11 727 15558 20 100 Average per farm _____________________________ dollars __ 62733 63 161 68479 49 115 49272 81 887 19901 

livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory _______________________ farms __ 97 338 241 284 180 155 614 

number __ 25855 77453 25548 65954 46849 36934 44168 Beef cows ____________________________________ farms __ 86 304 213 258 165 142 472 number __ 15 005 41 764 16021 37419 25861 18350 20905 Milk cows _____________________________________ farms __ 8 36 23 49 24 17 88 number __ 12 203 514 102 299 34 2268 Cattle and calves sold ___________________________ farms __ 96 341 235 284 179 157 585 

numbeL_ 16018 44 915 14309 38145 25 151 25490 26037 

Hogs and pigs inventory __________________________ farms __ 3 49 26 10 13 10 53 number __ (0) 6605 7937 426 649 (0) 3728 Hogs and pigs sold ______________________________ farms __ 2 52 31 5 10 7 45 

numbeL_ (0) 10740 14062 850 636 1 803 5679 Sheep and lambs inventory _______________________ farms __ 16 53 33 68 37 17 109 number __ 3788 12481 6742 21 074 2093 3335 7207 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory __________ farms __ 2 41 33 42 27 24 116 

numbeL_ (0) 2843 32271 963 548 125 155 908 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold _________ farms __ I 3 1 1 2 8 number __ (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) 1 230 

Selected crops harvested: 

Corn for silage or green chop _____________________ farms __ 8 2 31 6 

acres __ I 418 (0) 1 919 362 

tons, green __ 14644 (0) 32490 7960 

Wheat for grain _________________________________ farms __ 31 285 373 95 20 120 29 

acres __ 15790 141 022 161 682 25410 5486 34861 1 859 bushels __ 323 222 3 812 984 6 665 900 709 256 96162 1 012 175 60842 

Barley for grain __________________________________ farms __ 21 230 372 55 46 88 84 

acres __ 2386 48 551 111 048 5767 4730 9739 4353 

bushels __ 72666 764 897 6 123 189 195069 268 242 388 503 289 451 

Oats for grain ___________________________________ farms __ 4 77 25 46 16 39 57 

acres __ 160 4569 1 706 2886 2041 2003 1 724 

bushels __ 6000 211 420 119704 122 265 113663 78137 103 121 

Sugar beets for sugar ____________________________ farms __ 21 

acres __ 2321 

tons __ 50548 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, 

grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text) __________ farms __ 66 299 217 221 164 135 670 

acres __ 14434 60463 22616 52401 56775 18 134 40289 

tons, dry __ 22257 95440 58030 72072 95940 29537 95479 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONTANA 145 
Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

Richland Roosevelt Rosebud Sanders Sheridan Silver Bow Stillwater 

Farms __________________________________________ number __ 620 598 363 382 600 114 447 land in farms _____________________________________ acres __ 194869 364 020 2 908 183 374 629 024 567 115350 642 673 Average size of farm ___________________________ acres __ 1 927 2281 8012 981 1 708 1 012 1 885 

Value of land and buildings': Average per farm _____________________________ dollars __ 395753 441 035 885 196 407476 368353 371 763 465 946 Average per acre _____________________________ dollars __ 198 188 108 461 230 364 211 

Estimated market value of all machinery and 

equipment': Average per farm _____________________________ dollars __ 86172 64 240 52059 30963 75717 21 012 49280 

Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ___________________________________________ 40 20 45 17 24 5 38 10 to 49 acres _________________________________________ 52 15 12 65 9 12 40 50 to 179 acres ________________________________________ 50 38 22 92 24 25 53 180 to 499 acres _______________________________________ 96 77 51 104 64 24 58 500 to 999 acres _______________________________________ 90 95 39 35 117 16 60 1,000 acres or more ____________________________________ 292 353 194 69 362 32 198 

Total cropland _____________________________________ farms __ 557 559 273 330 556 72 364 acres __ 549880 751 600 230 425 55354 687 985 12585 248077 Harvested cropland ______________________________ farms __ 535 540 246 287 546 55 342 acres __ 264 240 358 627 114888 31 895 319 747 5776 117 694 Irrigated land ______________________________________ farms __ 207 50 112 175 24 53 194 acres __ 38085 5 662 26407 20326 4183 6751 24206 

Market value of agricultural products sold ___________ $1,000 __ 48376 27540 32999 9539 24711 2202 26211 Average per farm _____________________________ dollars __ 78027 46054 90906 24970 41 185 19312 58637 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops _________________________________________ $1,000 __ 29701 21 069 8424 1 857 19498 73 5845 Livestock, poultry, and their products _____________ $1,000 __ 18675 6471 24575 7682 5213 2 129 20366 

Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 _______________________________________ 74 71 45 131 48 40 62 $2,500 to $4,999 _______________________________________ 32 25 29 51 24 15 48 $5,000 to $9,999 _______________________________________ 55 59 32 53 59 13 44 $10,000 to $24,999 _____________________________________ 104 120 74 58 136 27 97 $25,000 to $49,999 _____________________________________ 88 131 49 42 160 11 76 $50,000 to $99,999 _____________________________________ 99 124 49 33 123 1 57 $100,000 or more ______________________________________ 168 68 85 14 50 7 63 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming _______________________________________________ 472 487 273 200 508 51 321 Other _________________________________________________ 148 111 90 182 92 63 126 

Operators by days worked off farm: Any ___________________________________________________ 247 230 142 223 241 68 203 200 days or more ____________________________________ 113 98 87 135 88 38 112 Average age of operator ___________________________ years __ 49.6 50.9 51.7 52.3 50.9 56.0 53.0 

Total farm production expenses' ___________________ $1,000 __ 38208 23415 27066 8039 19326 1 954 21 417 Average per farm _____________________________ dollars __ 61 627 39 155 74769 21 046 32209 17 141 47914 

Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory _______________________ farms __ 343 255 287 265 226 73 337 

numbeL_ 51 139 22837 77 036 26335 17456 8790 49200 Beef cows ____________________________________ farms __ 298 248 269 244 213 64 302 

numbeL_ 24842 14400 42486 14926 10806 (0) 24997 Milk cows _____________________________________ farms __ 38 20 43 34 10 1 21 

numbeL. 181 36 82 259 21 (0) 314 Cattle and calves sold ___________________________ farms __ 346 263 285 257 221 76 334 

numbeL_ 36800 12559 51 065 15244 9831 5104 38044 

Hogs and pigs inventory __________________________ fanms __ 40 45 14 19 39 5 27 

numbeL_ 4 218 3601 1 714 739 5017 (0) 7212 Hogs and pigs sold ______________________________ farms __ 40 45 14 12 39 5 23 number __ 6729 5369 3533 1 710 7540 (0) 10071 Sheep and lambs inventory _______________________ farms __ 44 30 47 32 38 8 85 

numbeL_ 6 017 9320 23388 1 312 6100 320 14046 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory __________ farms __ 55 35 34 59 41 10 41 

numbeL_ 1 492 1 591 144 163 865 228 (0) 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold _________ farms __ 1 4 3 2 4 number __ (D) 175 100 (0) (0) 

Selected crops harvested: 

Com for silage or green chop _____________________ farms __ 96 15 24 1 4 25 

acres __ 4008 561 2785 (0) 60 2545 

tons, green __ 59346 5 145 50595 (0) 204 40883 

Wheat for grain _________________________________ farms __ 417 497 98 27 527 129 acres __ 145 658 257437 51 391 1 633 231 484 49606 bushels __ 4 299 292 6421 479 1 544 724 55794 5 507 791 184773 

Barley for grain __________________________________ farms __ 315 382 67 27 421 1 120 

acres __ 41 662 47187 11 049 1 062 50590 (0) 20974 bushels __ 664 397 1 542 246 471 214 37008 511 354 (0) 566608 

Oats for grain ___________________________________ farms __ 133 97 33 20 128 3 38 

acres __ 8 414 5495 2897 523 7708 90 1 594 

bushels __ 389 479 226362 130296 34470 303 334 (0) 59494 

Sugar beets for sugar ____________________________ farms __ 118 2 10 1 14 

acres __ 15034 (D) 1 755 (0) 849 tons __ 366 615 (0) 44 004 (0) 17240 

Hay-altalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, . grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text) __________ farms __ 379 273 200 271 253 54 300 

acres __ 40456 31 893 42154 28986 24988 5577 43 478 

tons, dry __ 66309 43919 70312 49267 28543 10979 57229 

See footnotes at end of table. 

146 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols. see introductory text) 

Item 

Sweet Grass Teton Toole Treasure Valley Wheatland Wibaux Yellowstone 

Farms ___________________________________________ number __ 308 622 393 121 720 145 192 1 043 land in farms ______________________________________ acres __ 873 119 048 553 131 519 616 145 855 880 823 195 516382 1 397972 Average size of farm ____________________________ acres __ 2835 1 686 2879 5092 2578 5677 2689 1 340 

Value of land and buildings': Average per farm ______________________________ dollars __ 763 529 563 535 667 649 618 736 479 807 940076 348411 394141 Average per acre ______________________________ dollars __ 254 337 238 118 183 165 130 299 

Estimated market value of all machinery and 

equipment': Average per farm ______________________________ dollars __ 55512 74137 114730 91 995 77 842 70039 70712 42986 

Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ____________________________________________ 20 36 20 19 34 11 20 115 10 to 49 acres __________________________________________ 22 41 6 5 35 2 8 232 50 to 179 acres _________________________________________ 29 53 21 11 52 14 6 204 180 to 499 acres ________________________________________ 36 109 20 12 88 13 21 156 500 to 999 acres ________________________________________ 39 93 39 14 102 15 31 98 1,000 acres or more _____________________________________ 162 290 287 60 409 90 106 238 

Total cropland _____________________________________ farms __ 252 570 347 89 651 126 170 844 acres __ 93318 613021 671 593 49291 848 625 134 746 (D) 376 144 Harvested cropland ______________________________ farms __ 220 545 330 76 620 117 161 709 acres __ 50304 315 148 319 700 28 596 397 874 83238 83989 180 017 Irrigated land _ _ _ __ _ _ ____ __ __ _ _____ _ _ __ __ __ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ farms __ 201 312 26 58 196 66 6 603 acres __ 48 627 99509 4387 19235 48232 24081 406 70012 

Market value of agricultural products sold ___________ $1,000 __ 15102 61 344 29282 13091 39882 15681 9651 99563 Average per farm ______________________________ dollars __ 49033 98624 74509 108 188 55 392 108143 50267 95458 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops_ _ _ _ ____ ____ _ _ __ __ __ __ __ _ _ _ ____ __ _ _ _ _ __ __ $1,000 __ 1 255 31 762 22234 4301 22781 3303 4056 19593 Livestock, poultry, and their products _____________ $1,000 __ 13847 29582 7049 8790 17 101 12377 5596 79970 

Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 ________________________________________ 41 76 31 15 72 4 19 273 $2,500 to $4,999 ________________________________________ 24 24 18 4 39 13 5 110 $5,000 to $9,999 ________________________________________ 30 28 24 10 76 10 22 117 $10,000 to $24,999 ______________________________________ 68 103 41 21 134 25 38 148 $25,000 to $49,999 ______________________________________ 50 88 75 24 138 26 31 124 $50,000 to $99,999 ______________________________________ 54 139 108 16 153 33 52 109 $100,000 or more _______________________________________ 41 184 96 31 108 34 25 162 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming ________________________________________________ 231 509 335 91 584 116 130 625 Other __________________________________________________ 77 113 58 30 136 29 62 418 

Operators by days worked off farm: Any ____________________________________________________ 137 237 137 45 257 56 82 533 200 days or more _____________________________________ 59 97 52 30 98 26 50 310 Average age of operator ____________________________ years __ 51.0 48.9 49.9 51.1 52.4 54.2 49.9 51.7 

Total farm production expenses' ___________________ $1,000 __ 12276 51 383 25471 11 195 34769 11 738 7616 87051 Average per farm ______________________________ dollars __ 39856 82743 84 811 92520 48 357 80952 39669 83542 

Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory _______________________ farms __ 233 335 166 92 363 109 135 622 number __ 44 782 42387 18979 30408 63541 33945 20740 118835 Beef cows ____________________________________ farms __ 215 301 153 80 329 99 121 468 number __ 26576 24207 (D) 12188 35507 19293 11 562 31 914 Milk cows _____________________________________ farms __ 43 37 18 10 27 16 15 55 number __ 76 709 (D) 12 59 247 228 2026 Cattle and calves sold ___________________________ farms __ 235 327 158 97 366 111 137 610 

numbeL_ 24317 47193 11 507 18371 35948 18849 11 707 121 553 

Hogs and pigs inventory __________________________ farms __ 19 32 19 6 43 7 21 47 number __ 3936 6151 5704 59 5882 6055 1 185 2052 Hogs and pigs sold ______________________________ farms __ 17 30 16 4 40 7 19 42 

numbeL_ 8519 11 549 8560 74 7442 9334 1 665 3639 Sheep and lambs inventory _______________________ farms __ 102 47 13 12 56 47 18 85 number __ 22077 10477 2501 951 4588 20391 1 648 7573 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory __________ farms __ 37 33 27 11 43 18 20 65 

numbeL_ 885 (D) (D) 271 908 32484 274 (D) 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold _________ farms __ 3 1 1 3 2 2 

numbeL_ (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 

Selected crops harvested: 

Corn for silage or green chop _____________________ farms __ I 29 9 11 177 

acres __ (D) 3482 729 605 12824 

tons, green __ (D) 84 336 9443 4505 242 255 

Wheat for grain _________________________________ farms __ 35 396 313 33 519 63 138 291 

acres __ 7085 145532 205211 4668 271 528 29750 53729 85483 

bushels __ 200 096 6 109 522 5724507 185596 6591 156 797 858 1 307 408 2 828 977 

Barley for grain __________________________________ farms __ 43 430 294 41 418 54 107 323 

acres __ 3833 115628 91 879 4387 65728 20978 8653 34241 

bushels __ 141 575 6821 016 3 591 160 362269 2 068 039 638 263 328003 637 186 

Oats for grain ___________________________________ farms __ 53 30 24 10 88 18 43 66 

acres __ 2054 2175 1 376 604 5549 1 058 2678 2758 

bushels __ 106176 107 226 84 095 30011 250 347 54973 133 223 132519 

Sugar beets for sugar ____________________________ farms __ 18 94 

acres __ 3704 7956 tons __ 87470 145 633 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small wain, wild, 

grass silage, green chop, etc. see text) __________ farms __ 197 318 124 59 352 90 124 584 

acres __ 37558 47714 11 798 10533 49 265- 31 295 16904 37090 

tons, dry __ 70629 104 777 14245 24613 90420 51 034 22484 86334 

'Data are based on a sample of farms. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONTANA 147 
Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold and Farms by Standard Industrial 

Classification: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

Montana Beaverhead Big Horn Blaine Broadwater Carbon 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sales (see text) ••••••••••••••..••••••.. farms, 1987 .• 24568 373 501 529 213 635 1982 •• 23570 342 462 455 207 597 $1,000,1987 •• 1 547 286 49228 61 806 38899 14818 36699 1982 __ 1 547 160 41 677 56043 36764 15218 32186 Average per farm •••• _ .•••••.•••••.••• _ •. dollars, 1987._ 62980 131 979 123365 73534 69566 57793 1982 •• 65641 121 864 121 304 80801 73518 53913 

1987 value of sales: 

Less than $1,000 ••..•••..••••.••••••..••••..•• farms •• 2398 23 38 24 18 47 $1,000 •• 543 3 5 4 5 8 $1,000 to $2,499 ._ ••••.•••••.•••••••••••••.••• farms •• 1 922 27 28 24 8 41 $1,000 •• 3213 45 48 41 13 64 $2,500 to $4,999 •.••••••••••••••••.••••••.•••• farms •• 2006 30 41 36 18 50 $1,000 .• 7248 106 162 125 67 185 $5,000 to $9,999 ••••.••••..••••.•••••••••••••• farms •• 2374 31 43 47 16 63 $1,000 .• 17 167 217 314 338 127 474 

$10,000 to $19,999 •••••••••.••••..•••••••.•••• farms •• 2824 31 49 60 27 91 $1,000 •. 40673 446 729 857 394 1344 $20,000 to $24,999 •••••••.••••••••••••••...••• farms •• 1 088 8 15 26 7 39 $1,000 .• 24 169 171 333 575 145 888 $25,000 to $39,999 •••• _ ••••••••.••••••..•••••• farms •• 2452 22 60 60 21 79 $1,000 •• 78238 720 1 822 1 984 642 2453 $40,000 to $49,999 •.•••..•••••••••••••.••••••• farms •• 1 243 16 26 22 10 39 $1,000 •• 55431 721 1 153 974 439 1 736 

$50,000 to $99,999 •••••••.••••••.••••••••••••• farms .. 4064 65 84 115 42 109 $1,000 •• 291 553 4834 6043 8419 2860 7 416 $100,000 to $249,999 ••••••••••..•••••••.•••••• farms .• 3253 72 70 85 36 57 $1,000 •• 489326 12095 10560 13287 5617 8 105 $250,000 to $499,999 •••••••••••••••••..••••••. farms .• 692 31 33 26 9 8 $1,000 •. 232976 10765 10856 9742 (D) 2752 $500,000 or more •••.•••••••••.••••••..••••••• farms •• 252 17 14 4 1 12 $1,000 .• 306 749 19105 29781 2553 (D) 11 275 

1982 value of sales '

: Less than $1,000 ••••.••••••••••.•••••••.•••••• farms •. 2053 37 27 21 12 43 $1,000 •. 571 5 6 6 2 13 $1,000 to $2,499 ••••.•••••••••.••••••••..••••• farms •• 1 861 17 28 18 15 32 $1,000 •. 3110 30 46 33 24 55 $2,500 to $4,999 ••••••••••••••••••••••..•••••• farms •• 1 795 18 32 23 15 55 $1,000 •. 6474 62 119 82 59 208 $5,000 to $9,999 •••.••••••••••••••••••.•.••••• farms •• 2295 21 60 30 12 75 $1,000 •. 16506 147 436 218 87 528 

$10,000 to $19,999 ••••••••••••••••••.••••••••• farms •• 2684 36 44 44 23 94 $1,000 •• 38736 537 648 638 346 1 353 

$20,000 to $24,999 ••••••••••••••••••..•••••.•• farms •• 1019 5 17 24 7 28 $1,000 •• 22662 112 384 547 155 639 

$25,000 to $39,999 •••••.••••••••••••.••••••.•• farms •• 2365 25 43 48 21 83 $1,000 •• 75634 794 1 367 1 557 685 2648 

$40,000 to $49,999 •••••.••••••.•••••.••••••••• farms •• 1 227 12 21 32 16 35 $1,000 •• 54883 552 925 1 449 718 1 543 

$50,000 to $99,999 •••••••••.•••••.•••••••••••• farms •• 3928 52 75 89 34 83 

$1,000 •• 281 273 3763 5306 6558 2527 5852 

$100,000 to $249,999 •••••••••••••.••••••.••••• farms •• 3266 67 74 86 41 48 

$1,000 •. 489191 10409 11 123 12690 6002 6538 

$250,000 to $499,999 •••••••••••••.•••••••••••• farms •• 715 28 25 23 9 14 

$1,000 •• 238844 9354 8646 7898 (D) 4779 

$500,000 or more ••.••••••••••••••••••••.••••• farms •. 263 17 13 7 2 7 

$1,000 •• 308619 15912 23633 5085 (D) 8030 

Sales by commodity or commodity group: 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse 

crops •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• farms, 1987 •• 14580 126 259 338 134 364 

1982 •• 14227 109 264 299 134 344 

$1,000, 1987 •• 639202 6360 17 438 19552 6711 11 580 

1982 •• 759 171 6702 22300 20931 8304 10036 

Grains •••••••••.••••..•..•••••••••••.• farms, 1987 •• 11 548 70 230 305 111 239 

1982 •• 11 586 68 221 268 120 246 

$1,000, 1987 •• 524908 (D) 11 523 18228 4975 4 184 

1982 •• 665689 3733 16 471 19876 6936 4017 

Corn for grain •.•••••••••••••••.••••• farms, 1987 •• 176 - 17 6 - 20 

1982 •• 151 1 11 2 - 11 $1,000,1987._ (D) - 106 51 - 204 

1982 •• 3335 (D) (D) (D) - 65 

WheaL .••••• _ •••••.••.••••••.•••••• farms, 1987 •• 10326 40 198 285 99 104 

1982 •• 9952 40 187 240 101 129 

$1,000, 1987 •• 378650 1 442 8992 14220 3620 1 340 

1982 •• 530021 2 191 14 018 17203 5271 2461 

Soybeans_ ••••..••••••••••••••.••••• farms, 1987 •• - - - - - - 1982._ 4 - 1 - - - $1,000, 1987 •• - - - - - - 1982._ 72 - (D) - - - Sorghum for grain ____ ••••••••.•••••. farms, 1987 •• 1 . - - - - 1982_. - - - - - - $1,000, 1987 •• (D) - - - - - 1982 •• . - - - - - Barley _ •••• _ •.••••••••••••••••.••••• farms, 1987 •• 8105 60 131 211 73 162 

1982 •• (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

$1,000, 1987 •• 127 795 1 184 2130 3472 1 235 2111 

1982 •• (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Oats •••..••••.•••••••••••••••••.••• farms, 1987 •• 1 047 2 22 19 9 36 

1982 •• 1 082 6 22 25 12 39 

$1,000, 1987 •• 4624 (D) 97 97 80 151 

1982 •• 4828 (D) 127 (D) 84 56 

Other grains2 ••••.••••••••••..••••..• farms, 1987 .• 1 503 - 8 46 5 29 

1982 .. 6576 53 100 149 67 152 $1,000, 1987 .. 11 679 - 198 388 40 378 

1982 •• 127435 1 236 2193 2620 1 582 1 435 

See footnotes at end of table. 

Carter 

353 

335 24211 

17 124 

68586 

51 116 

33 

6 

13 

21 

20 

74 

11 

81 

33 

478 

20 

429 

47 1 524 

16 

708 

71 5031 

78 12010 11 

3848 

-

-

14 

(D) 

11 

19 

15 

54 

30 

233 

41 

601 

21 

463 

45 1 479 

23 1 024 

84 5854 44 5717 

5 1 675 

-

-

143 

147 3 129 3189 

111 

125 2526 

2776 

-

-

-

- 105 

114 2364 

2576 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

15 (NA) 

(D) 

(NA) 

6 

19 

(D) 

38 

6 

22 

64 

161 

148 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold and Farms by Standard Industrial 

Classification: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

Cascade Chouteau Custer Daniels Dawson Deer Lodge 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sales (see text) ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 80S 795 397 381 499 72 1982 __ 799 742 382 378 499 62 $1,000,1987 __ 50765 67292 31 662 17426 26758 3889 1982 __ 70368 91 686 38744 22713 26280 3 135 Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 63062 84 644 79752 45738 53623 54021 1982 __ 88070 123 566 101 423 60089 52666 50566 

1987 value of sales: Less than $1,000 _________ " ____________________ farms __ 90 19 33 20 31 14 $1,000 __ 23 4 11 5 9 (D) $1,000 to $2,499 ______________________________ farms __ 71 24 39 16 25 5 $1,000 __ 120 41 62 26 42 (D) $2,500 to $4,999 ______________________________ farms __ 70 23 37 26 33 5 $1,000 __ 257 85 132 98 122 19 $5,000 to $9,999 ______________________________ farms-_ 99 33 40 35 36 12 $1,000 __ 710 234 295 256 259 90 

$10,000 to $19,999 ____________________________ farms __ 95 84 43 49 69 8 $1,000 __ 1 379 909 568 697 ·983 (D) $20,000 to $24,999 ____________________________ farms __ 31 19 20 17 25 3 $1,000 __ 673 420 449 369 553 (D) $25,000 to $39,999 ____________________________ farms __ 82 90 34 69 64 9 $1,000 __ 2600 2819 1 084 2252 2035 305 $40,000 to $49,999 ____________________________ farms __ 32 64 13 26 47 4 $1,000 __ 1 407 2869 584 1 152 2 105 182 

$50,000 to $99,999 ____________________________ farms __ 115 225 65 88 87 4 $1,000 __ 8111 16495 4577 6448 6289 257 $100,000 to $249,999 __________________________ farms __ 86 199 46 31 71 4 $1,000 __ 13440 28870 6932 4 526 10792 482 $250,000 to $499,999 __________________________ farms __ 20 31 20 3 11 2 $1,000 __ 6849 10518 7 171 (D) 3570 (D) $500,000 or more _____________________________ farms __ 14 4 7 1 - 2 $1,000 __ 15195 4028 9797 (D) - (D) 

1982 value of sales': Less than $1,000 ______________________________ farms __ 75 9 37 5 20 12 $1,000 __ (0) 5 17 (D) (D) 3 $1,000 to $2,499 ______________________________ farms __ 56 19 35 10 36 5 $1,000 __ 97 32 53 (D) (D) 10 $2,500 to $4,999 ______________________________ farms __ 77 10 30 11 22 3 $1,000 __ 278 39 112 44 77 10 $5,000 to $9,999 ______________________________ farms __ 90 26 27 25 46 11 $1,000 __ 619 200 195 181 343 91 

$10,000 to $19,999 ____________________________ farms __ 107 49 35 50 61 8 $1,000 __ 1 550 678 504 733 895 109 $20,000 to $24,999 ____________________________ farms __ 31 41 24 15 34 2 $1,000 __ 676 905 536 331 745 (D) $25,000 to $39,999 ____________________________ farms __ 80 55 39 63 72 5 $1,000 __ 2598 1784 1 272 2 016 2227 (D) $40,000 to $49,999 ____________________________ farms __ 41 42 24 32 34 2 $1,000 __ 1 852 1 876 1 075 1 422 1 534 (D) 

$50,000 to $99,999 ____________________________ farms __ 112 160 53 105 102 4 $1,000 __ 7986 11 543 3850 7451 7397 (D) $100,000 to $249,999 __________________________ farms __ 85 245 49 54 61 7 $1,000 __ 12939 37303 7241 7664 9 314 1 226 $250,000 to $499,999 __________________________ farms __ 27 66 15 6 8 3 $1,000 __ 8943 22865 4843 (D) (D) 1 112 $500,000 or more _____________________________ farms __ 17 20 11 1 2 - $1,000 __ 32808 14458 18364 (D) (D) -

Sales by commodity or commodity group: 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse 365 crops __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 457 705 207 344 24 1982 __ 456 669 191 355 356 15 $1,000, 1987 __ 16626 53498 5053 13 058 16063 1 049 1982 __ 25255 78634 6042 18 180 16644 365 Grains ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 365 693 149 336 344 7 1982 __ 376 660 148 354 336 4 

$1,000, 1987 __ IS 307 53008 3323 12764 13340 (D) 1982 __ 23606 77 790 4764 17 997 14543 38 

Com for grain _______________________ farms, 1987 __ - 1 30 - 14 - 1982 __ - - 28 2 18 - $1,000, 1987 __ - (0) 318 - (D) - 1982 __ - - 493 (D) 258 - WheaL _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 327 666 118 332 328 3 1982 __ 309 642 118 352 306 2 

$1,000,1987 __ 10910 38670 2534 10609 10 375 (0) 1982 __ 17 585 60 952 3625 16940 12453 (D) 

SOybeans ___________________________ farms, 1987 __ - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - $1,000,1987 __ - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - Sorghum for grain ___________________ farms, 1987 __ - - 1 - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - $1,000, 1987 __ - - (0) - - - 1982 __ - - - - - -

Barley ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 274 602 53 241 237 6 

1982 __ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

$1,000, 1987 __ 4170 12970 343 1 674 2008 116 1982 __ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Oats _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 27 29 25 24 40 - 1982 __ 24 22 25 14 30 - $1,000, 1987 __ 94 (D) 63 74 (0) - 1982 __ 79 253 328 (0) 93 -

Other grains2 ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 22 117 6 85 64 - 1982 __ 245 506 33 156 162 2 

$1,000, 1987 __ 133 1 134 (0) 408 599 - 1982 __ 5942 16585 338 1 017 1 740 (0) 

See footnotes at end of table. 

Fallon 

324 

285 15261 

14 152 47 102 49656 

23 

6 

5 

10 

27 

98 

35 

251 

36 

480 

28 

631 

36 1 210 

23 1 042 

68 4726 38 5364 5 1 443 

-

-

12 

2 

10 

17 

8 

27 

24 

184 

51 

746 

18 

392 

42 

1 408 

22 

979 

58 3952 36 5237 4 

1 206 

-

-

196 

188 4671 

5935 

173 

180 4 177 5621 

2 

1 

(0) 

(D) 

168 

175 3381 

5087 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

75 

(NA) 

544 

(NA) 

18 

16 

(0) 

(0) 

9 

43 

133 

403 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONTANA 149 
Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold and Farms by Standard Industrial 

Classification: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Item 

Fergus Flathead Gallatin Garfield Glacier Golden Valley 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sales (see text) ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 838 825 850 297 405 135 1982 __ 805 914 782 263 349 153 $1,000, 1987 __ 50 152 20389 52838 24627 34512 9679 1982 __ 51 653 20006 51 345 24120 35080 9212 Average per farm ________________________ doilars, 1987 __ 59847 24 714 62 162 82921 85215 71 697 1982 __ 64 165 21 889 65658 91 711 100 517 60209 1987 value of sales: Less than $1,000 ______________________________ farms __ 75 209 100 16 40 9 $1,000 __ 23 47 21 3 4 2 $1,000 to $2,499 ______________________________ farms __ 59 136 69 9 15 5 $1,000 __ 99 226 118 15 25 8 $2,500 to $4,999 ______________________________ farms __ 37 104 80 23 26 8 $1,000 __ 122 367 276 95 106 30 $5,000 to $9,999 ______________________________ farms __ 67 110 96 13 24 15 $1,000 __ 493 780 684 89 171 101 

$10,000 to $19,999 ____________________________ farms __ 90 103 98 34 49 18 $1,000 __ 1 358 1 455 1 389 492 711 247 $20,000 to $24,999 ____________________________ farms __ 38 21 42 16 15 8 $1,000 __ 861 461 937 352 341 174 $25,000 to $39,999 ____________________________ farms __ 85 41 77 39 52 17 $1,000 __ 2716 1 310 2437 1 183 1633 523 $40,000 to $49,999 ____________________________ farms __ 54 12 37 16 19 5 $1,000 __ 2405 526 1 636 722 845 239 

$50,000 to $99,999 ____________________________ farms __ 178 43 94 56 62 25 $1,000 __ 12951 3 103 6701 3974 4588 1 688 $100,000 to $249,999 __________________________ farms __ 134 31 112 57 74 18 $1,000 __ 20033 4783 17 127 9063 11 271 2371 $250,000 to $499,999 __________________________ farms __ 17 10 34 14 19 3 $1,000 __ 5744 3311 11038 4828 6420 992 $500,000 or more _____________________________ farms __ 4 5 11 4 10 4 $1,000 __ 3347 4019 10473 3812 8397 3304 1982 value of sales': Less than $1 ,000 _______ ~ ______________________ farms __ 61 219 82 9 14 8 $1,000 __ 14 (D) 24 (D) (D) 3 $1,000 to $2,499 ______________________________ farms __ 40 168 73 12 14 10 $1,000 __ 72 271 133 21 27 19 $2,500 to $4,999 ______________________________ farms __ 48 122 65 11 27 10 $1,000 __ 165 434 242 41 106 37 $5,000 to $9,999 ______________________________ farms __ 54 142 84 10 37 12 $1,000 __ 399 1 010 618 67 262 84 

$10,000 to $19,999 ____________________________ farms __ 71 99 82 23 38 24 $1,000 __ 1 050 1 389 1 184 351 527 400 $20,000 to $24,999 ____________________________ farms __ 30 28 25 24 18 6 $1,000 __ 669 620 553 529 405 141 $25,000 to $39,999 ____________________________ farms __ 107 30 87 39 31 14 $1,000 __ 3476 940 2828 1 252 973 464 $40,000 to $49,999 ____________________________ farms __ 60 17 28 13 24 11 $1,000 __ 2674 750 1267 596 1 064 506 

$50,000 to $99,999 ____________________________ farms __ 155 38 103 55 43 30 $1,000 __ 11 266 2743 7280 3858 3172 2254 $100,000 to $249,999 __________________________ farms __ 152 41 113 54 65 25 $1,000 __ 22858 6167 17321 8499 9 no 3854 $250,000 to $499,999 __________________________ farms __ 18 5 27 7 25 2 $1,000 __ 6079 1 704 8652 2248 8095 (D) $500,000 or more _____________________________ farms __ 5 3 9 5 12 1 $1,000 __ 2923 3898 10837 6655 10675 (D) 

Sales by commodity or commodity group: 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 517 423 498 171 256 n 1982 __ 520 469 446 164 224 100 $1,000, 1987 __ 21 462 8685 21 164 8 137 21 167 1 968 1982 __ 23285 8167 19178 8300 21 590 3755 Grains ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 462 210 346 156 239 67 1982 __ 464 273 351 156 209 89 $1,000, 1987 __ 20052 4214 11 767 7544 20548 1 797 1982 __ 21 951 5266 11 397 8040 21 249 3543 

Com for grain _______________________ farms, 1987 __ - - - 1 - - 1982 __ - - 1 1 - - $1,000, 1987 __ - - - (D) - - 1982 __ - - (D) (D) - - WheaL _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 437 141 280 155 219 63 1982 __ 415 139 269 145 178 78 $1,000,1987 __ 13539 1 481 6655 6506 11 525 1 589 1982 __ 15528 1 604 6857 7 145 12559 2992 

Soybeans ___________________________ farms, 1987 __ - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - $1,000, 1987 __ - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - Sorghum for grain ___________________ farms, 1987 __ - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - $1,000,1987 __ - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - Barley ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 356 170 280 71 216 27 1982 __ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) $1,000, 1987 __ 6154 2389 4944 902 8547 170 1982 __ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Oats _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 29 21 32 14 10 4 1982 __ 30 36 34 13 9 19 $1,000,1987 __ 141 n 117 (D) 142 (D) 1982 __ 137 63 (D) (D) 44 85 

Other grains2 ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 31 33 8 8 41 1 1982 __ 327 230 256 64 170 35 $1,000,1987 __ 218 266 51 79 334 (D) 1982 __ 6286 3619 4374 828 8647 465 

See footnotes at end of table. 

Granite 

149 

153 8592 

8089 

57663 

52867 

12 

1 

7 

9 

9 

30 

8 

57 

19 

253 5 107 

22 

690 

10 

436 

28 2029 25 3636 4 1 343 

-

-

11 

2 

9 

16 

15 

53 

13 

89 

23 

354 5 110 

18 

560 9 399 

21 1 435 

25 3607 4 1 464 

-

-

38 

48 

442 

450 8 

13 

94 

89 

-

-

-

-

3 

3 

38 

22 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

8 (NA) 

56 

(NA) 

-

3 

-

13 

-

9 

-

54 

150 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold and Farms by Standard Industrial 

Classification: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text l 

Item 

Hill Jefferson Judith Basin Lake Lewis and Clark Uberty 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sales (see text) ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 713 256 351 1 079 480 295 1982 __ 675 252 325 1 027 417 248 $1,000,1987 __ 54686 8262 28290 33184 17778 28716 1982 __ 64 527 8488 27116 30031 15971 35383 Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 76698 32274 80598 30754 37037 97342 1982 __ 95595 33684 83435 29242 38301 142 673 1987 value of sales: Less than $1,000 ______________________________ farms __ 37 52 14 112 96 1 $1,000 __ 9 12 2 26 27 - $1,000 to $2,499 ______________________________ farms __ 24 29 13 134 71 - $1,000 __ 45 48 25 230 120 - $2,500 to $4,999 ______________________________ farms __ 36 28 18 144 66 11 $1,000 __ 125 96 59 529 238 (0) $5,000 to $9,999 ______________________________ farms __ 44 36 27 167 65 8 $1,000 __ 328 241 195 1 146 459 57 

$10,000 to $19,999 ____________________________ farms __ 62 38 35 170 62 31 $1,000 __ 922 572 485 2355 891 462 $20,000 to $24,999 ____________________________ farms __ 18 5 9 48 12 13 $1,000 __ 389 109 201 1 068 266 293 $25,000 to $39,999 ____________________________ farms __ 80 14 27 92 22 25 $1,000 __ 2563 445 883 2932 704 782 $40,000 to $49,999 ____________________________ farms __ 38 5 24 42 10 20 $1,000 __ 1 683 216 1 075 1 872 448 871 

$50,000 to $99,999 ____________________________ farms __ 200 26 96 87 33 95 $1,000 __ 14852 1 826 7002 6099 2318 6904 $100,000 to $249,999 __________________________ farms __ 146 18 74 60 29 80 $1,000 __ 21 981 2984 11 108 9230 5000 12366 $250,000 to $499,999 __________________________ farms __ 22 5 12 21 8 5 $1,000 __ 7167 1 711 (0) (0) 2665 1 560 $500,000 or more _____________________________ farms __ 6 - 2 2 6 6 $1,000 __ 4620 - (0) (0) 4640 5380 

1982 value of sales': Less than $1,000 ______________________________ farms __ 21 40 7 116 71 1 $1,000 __ 3 (0) 3 34 (0) (0) $1,000 to $2,499 ______________________________ farms __ 29 31 12 100 68 1 $1,000 __ 50 54 20 174 117 (0) $2,500 to $4,999 ______________________________ farms __ 16 27 8 145 55 5 $1,000 __ 52 103 28 516 196 (0) $5,000 to $9,999 ______________________________ farms __ 41 34 33 155 51 8 $1,000 __ 283 238 258 1 116 357 61 

$10,000 to $19,999 ____________________________ farms __ 58 31 28 170 42 8 $1,000 __ 877 433 409 2428 629 120 $20,000 to $24,999 ____________________________ farms __ 25 10 10 57 14 5 $1,000 __ 556 219 229 1 268 311 113 $25,000 to $39,999 ____________________________ farms __ 54 19 37 90 28 11 $1,000 __ 1 735 625 1 197 2774 867 352 $40,000 to $49,999 ____________________________ farms __ 34 12 25 35 20 13 $1,000 __ 1 543 541 1 148 1 542 873 580 

$50,000 to $99,999 ____________________________ farms __ 177 21 81 83 30 68 $1,000 __ 13204 1 648 5860 5685 2167 4877 $100,000 to $249,999 __________________________ farms __ 175 22 66 58 23 96 $1,000 __ 27533 3153 9859 8581 3565 14365 $250,000 to $499,999 __________________________ farms __ 30 4 15 12 10 28 $1,000 __ 9656 1 463 4908 (0) 3346 9616 $500,000 or more _____________________________ farms __ 12 - 3 2 4 6 $1,000 __ 8113 - 3 198 (0) 3525 5280 

Sales by commodity or commodity group: 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse 

265 crops __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 596 85 236 528 226 1982 __ 579 79 218 526 178 225 $1,000, 1987 __ 44343 2236 11 534 8883 4888 21 372 1982 __ 55682 2321 11 375 10982 5076 30056 Grains ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 586 25 214 187 99 265 1982 __ 565 39 209 245 87 225 $1,000, 1987 __ 43911 1 038 10826 2174 2223 21 243 1982 __ 55510 1 543 10 833 4165 2655 30005 

Com for grain _______________________ farms, 1987 __ - - - - 1 - 1982 __ - - - 2 1 - $1,000,1987 __ - - - - (0) - 1982 __ - - - (0) (0) - WheaL _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 581 20 202 124 54 265 1982 __ 558 25 184 134 43 221 

$1,000,1987 __ 35461 719 6756 1 242 1 313 17096 1982 __ 51 499 1064 7 153 2471 1 811 26682 

SOybeans ___________________________ farms, 1987 __ - - - - - - 1982 __ - 1 - 2 - - $1,000, 1987 __ - - - - - - 1982 __ - (0) - (0) - - Sorghum for grain ___________________ farms, 1987 __ - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - $1,000,1987 __ - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - Barley ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 489 16 178 101 56 223 1982 __ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

$1,000,1987 __ 7398 254 3996 758 813 3695 1982 __ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Oats _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 31 8 17 34 26 5 1982 __ 22 9 13 68 18 6 $1,000,1987 __ 110 52 (0) 124 (0) (0) 

1982 __ 115 (0) 32 279 (0) (0) 

Other grains2 ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 135 3 9 8 - 64 1982 __ 285 22 172 135 50 156 

$1,000, 1987 __ 942 13 (0) 50 - (0) 1982 __ 3896 422 3648 1 342 768 (0) 

See footnotes at end of table. 

Uncoln 

245 

264 2290 

1 686 

9346 

6386 

67 

11 

44 

72 

53 

197 

31 

225 

20 

(0) 

9 

(0) 

5 

(0) 

-

-

15 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

-

-

-

-

76 

21 

54 

90 

43 

149 

46 

330 

26 

350 6 

(0) 

7 

(0) 

3 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

-

-

-

-

83 

76 

384 

191 

2 

14 

(0) 

30 

-

-

-

-

1 

4 

(0) 

(0) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1 (NA) 

(0) 

(NA) 

1 

4 

(0) 

(0) 

-

6 

-

19 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONTANA 151 
Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold and Farms by Standard Industrial 

Classification: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

McCone Madison Meagher Mineral Missoula Musselshell 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sales (see text) ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 441 453 144 58 473 249 1982 __ 425 439 119 81 443 258 $1,000,1987 __ 24334 34326 16020 854 6127 13433 1982 __ 25057 31 158 15 536 730 5584 13913 Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 55178 75775 111 251 14722 12954 53948 1982 __ 58957 70974 130 556 9006 12605 53926 

1987 value of sales: Less than $1,000 ______________________________ farms __ 22 38 17 11 131 37 $1,000 __ 3 5 3 (0) 30 6 $1,000 to $2,499 ______________________________ farms __ 13 25 11 11 104 26 $1,000 __ 23 42 18 16 169 39 $2,500 to $4,999 ______________________________ farms __ 19 45 9 8 70 25 $1,000 __ 66 163 31 (0) 248 90 $5,000 to $9,999 ______________________________ farms __ 38 39 8 13 51 36 $1,000 __ 280 272 55 87 364 247 

$10,000 to $19,999 ____________________________ farms __ 64 45 9 7 41 23 $1,000 __ 931 657 133 96 551 319 $20,000 to $24,999 ____________________________ farms __ 28 19 7 - 13 11 $1,000 __ 628 415 150 - 291 242 $25,000 to $39,999 ____________________________ farms __ 48 32 11 3 24 16 $1,000 __ 1 561 1 074 365 (0) 740 507 $40,000 to $49,999 ____________________________ farms __ 35 29 8 1 5 7 $1,000 __ 1 553 1 254 367 (0) (0) 313 

$50,000 to $99,999 ____________________________ farms __ 97 76 21 3 23 30 $1,000 __ 6757 5520 1 451 (0) (0) 2 178 $100,000 to $249,999 __________________________ farms __ 72 79 27 - 9 30 $1,000 __ 10592 12066 3 916 - (0) 4767 $250,000 to $499,999 __________________________ farms __ 5 19 7 1 2 5 $1,000 __ 1 939 6650 2673 (0) (0) 1 606 $500,000 or more _____________________________ farms __ - 7 9 - - 3 $1,000 __ - 6207 6858 - - 3 118 

1982 value of sales': Less than $1,000 ______________________________ farms __ 17 25 5 17 119 30 $1,000 __ 3 5 (Z) 4 (0) (0) $1,000 to $2,499 ______________________________ farms __ 13 30 10 14 87 22 $1,000 __ 21 52 15 25 (0) 35 $2,500 to $4,999 ______________________________ farms __ 13 35 2 19 71 32 $1,000 __ 48 126 (0) 62 250 114 $5,000 to $9,999 ______________________________ farms __ 36 38 11 17 58 28 $1,000 __ 266 293 82 133 384 204 

$10,000 to $19,999 ____________________________ farms __ 51 42 12 6 50 37 $1,000 __ 745 606 152 87 688 562 $20,000 to $24,999 ____________________________ farms __ 25 23 6 3 8 4 $1,000 __ 554 524 (0) (0) 177 85 $25,000 to $39,999 ____________________________ farms __ 64 39 7 1 18 27 $1,000 __ 2051 1 273 (0) (0) 547 884 $40,000 to $49,999 ____________________________ farms __ 27 22 5 1 7 10 $1,000 __ 1 240 970 235 (0) (0) 458 

$50,000 to $99,999 ____________________________ farms __ 106 97 22 1 12 35 $1,000 __ 7375 6831 1 582 (0) (0) 2471 $100,000 to $249,999 __________________________ farms __ 66 58 17 2 9 22 $1,000 __ 10367 8 029 2657 (0) 1 239 3249 $250,000 to $499,999 __________________________ farms __ 7 18 12 - 3 6 $1,000 __ 2385 6 171 3761 - 990 2075 $500,000 or more _____________________________ farms __ - 6 9 - - 4 $1,000 __ - 6227 6637 - - 3768 

Sales by commodity or commodity group: 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 355 167 49 27 170 81 1982 __ 358 160 53 27 147 127 $1,000, 1987 __ 16016 4804 2384 121 1 525 3540 1982 __ 18342 5 310 3598 266 1 262 6090 Grains ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 346 95 34 4 45 63 1982 __ 352 88 37 3 39 99 $1,000, 1987 __ 14758 2600 2038 27 366 3322 1982 __ 18050 2962 3 177 (0) 467 5744 

Corn for grain _______________________ farms, 1987 __ 1 - - - - - 1982 __ 1 - - - - - $1,000, 1987 __ (0) - - - - - 1982 __ (0) - - - - - WheaL _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 344 52 23 4 27 59 1982 __ 350 42 23 1 16 82 $1,000, 1987 __ 12203 (0) 1 013 (0) 180 2827 1982 __ 16598 1 805 1 192 (0) 246 4792 

Soybeans ___________________________ farms, 1987 __ - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - ., $1,000,1981-_ - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - Sorghum for grain ___________________ farms, 1987 __ - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - $1,000,1987 __ - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - Barley ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 240 69 22 1 24 25 1982 __ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

$1,000, 1987 __ 2088 1 036 965 (0) 135 387 1982 __ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Oats _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 35 16 9 - 16 9 1982 __ 13 16 8 1 11 15 

$1,000, 1987 __ (0) (0) 61 - 50 (0) 

1982 __ (0) 79 65 (0) 34 44 

Other grains2 ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 40 - - - - 4 1982 __ 154 66 26 2 20 51 $1,000,1987 __ 316 - - - - (0) 1982 __ 1 369 1077 1 920 (0) 187 908 

See footnotes at end of table. 

Park 

404 

398 19632 

15965 

48595 

40 114 

41 

10 

42 

70 

44 

155 

45 

340 

43 

629 

18 

386 

46 1 445 

20 

850 

53 3989 38 5903 11 3670 3 2184 

40 

(0) 

41 

(0) 

38 

139 

35 

243 

56 

804 

16 

354 

48 1 504 

23 1 014 

63 4481 30 4514 

6 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

155 

165 2842 

3365 

88 

103 2260 

2729 

-

1 

-

(0) 

68 

76 1 437 

1 976 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

67 

(NA) 

748 

INA) 

10 

23 

(0) 

(0) 

2 

69 

(0) 

647 

152 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold and Farms by Standard Industrial 

Classification: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text) 

Item 

Petroleum Phillips Pondera Powder River Powell Prairie 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sales (see text) ________________________ farms, 1987 __ III 492 491 351 237 191 1982 __ 99 494 486 338 210 183 $1,000,1987 __ 8778 37350 40583 22597 14420 18596 1982 __ 8 157 34472 47588 19074 12259 15227 Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 79085 75915 82655 64378 60843 97363 1982 __ 82397 69781 97917 56431 58377 83208 

1987 value of sales: Less than $1,000 ______________________________ farms __ 7 31 15 14 24 10 $1,000 __ 2 8 5 3 10 1 $1,000 to $2,499 ______________________________ farms __ 7 20 23 21 25 3 $1,000 __ 11 38 41 36 45 4 $2,500 to $4,999 ______________________________ farms __ 5 31 13 41 17 10 $1,000 __ 18 120 46 149 63 39 $5,000 to $9,999 ______________________________ farms __ 5 46 30 31 25 19 $1,000 __ 32 342 238 219 192 153 

$10,000 to $19,999 ____________________________ farms __ 9 63 38 37 22 5 $1,000 __ 149 933 556 521 331 85 $20,000 to $24,999 ____________________________ farms __ 6 20 11 17 11 10 $1,000 __ 135 450 240 374 236 226 $25,000 to $39,999 ____________________________ farms __ 14 50 51 40 29 29 $1,000 __ 439 1 623 1 612 1 278 975 904 $40,000 to $49,999 ____________________________ farms __ 6 28 37 20 11 8 $1,000 __ 269 1 248 1 663 900 497 367 

$50,000 to $99,999 ____________________________ farms __ 25 94 142 50 33 35 $1,000 __ 1 771 6823 10770 3596 2380 2376 $100,000 to $249,999 __________________________ farms __ 21 84 113 65 32 49 $1,000 __ 3201 12905 16464 9874 4729 7215 $250,000 to $499,999 __________________________ farms __ 5 20 13 13 6 9 $1,000 __ (0) 6816 3877 (0) (0) 2894 $500,000 or more _____________________________ farms __ I 5 5 2 2 4 $1,000 __ (0) 6045 5071 (0) (0) 4334 

1982 value of sales': Less than $1,000 ______________________________ farms __ I 24 19 13 14 8 $1,000 __ (0) 4 (0) (0) (0) (D) $1,000 to $2,499 ______________________________ farms __ 5 21 20 16 18 8 $1,000 __ (0) 35 33 (0) (D) (0) $2,500 to $4,999 ______________________________ farms __ 8 29 13 24 12 5 $1,000 __ 28 109 45 92 43 20 $5,000 to $9,999 ______________________________ farms __ 5 37 27 31 21 14 $1,000 __ 35 253 203 223 151 89 

$10,000 to $19,999 ____________________________ farms __ 4 61 41 56 38 6 $1,000 __ 47 848 606 837 500 84 $20,000 to $24,999 ____________________________ farms __ 6 19 16 19 6 8 $1,000 __ (0) 416 362 428 (0) 176 $25,000 to $39,999 ____________________________ farms __ 10 53 43 46 18 25 $1,000 __ (0) 1 696 1 370 1 451 (0) 785 $40,000 to $49,999 ____________________________ farms __ 6 29 23 25 11 13 $1,000 __ 275 1 259 1 055 1 092 496 571 

$50,000 to $99,999 ____________________________ farms __ 26 99 130 54 43 51 $1,000 __ 1 944 7205 9546 3774 2946 3691 $100,000 to $249,999 __________________________ farms __ 21 97 123 41 23 40 $1,000 __ 3212 14727 18852 6389 3447 6239 $250,000 to $499,999 __________________________ farms __ 3 18 20 10 3 1 $1,000 __ (0) (0) 6900 (0) (0) (0) $500,000 or more _____________________________ farms __ I 2 9 2 2 3 $1,000 __ (0) (0) 7680 (0) (0) (0) 

Sales by commodity or commodity group: 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 50 346 403 138 77 145 1982 __ 50 352 386 153 74 132 

$1,000, 1987 __ I 458 15401 30692 2915 1 715 5732 1982 __ 1 548 17081 38099 4035 1 557 5283 Grains ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 35 292 385 99 39 130 1982 __ 40 301 374 127 33 120 $1,000, 1987 __ 964 12837 29 156 2027 607 3371 1982 __ 1 071 15498 37464 3482 366 3867 

Corn for grain _______________________ farms, 1987 __ - 2 - - - 10 1982 __ - - - - - 14 

$1,000, 1987 __ - (0) - - - 120 1982 __ - - - - - 223 WheaL _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 31 283 371 93 18 116 1982 __ 29 277 355 111 7 107 

$1,000, 1987 __ 868 9866 17 492 1 796 254 2720 1982 __ 807 13143 26435 3297 98 3206 

Soybeans ___________________________ farms, 1987 __ - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - $1,000, 1987._ - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - Sorghum for grain ___________________ farms, 1987 __ - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - $1,000, 1987 __ - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - Barley ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 14 167 363 24 31 58 1982 __ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

$1,000, 1987 __ (0) 2323 10892 175 309 448 1982 __ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Oats _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ I 23 14 15 4 16 1982 __ 11 42 8 10 10 10 

$1,000, 1987 __ (0) (0) 148 56 44 51 

1982 __ 43 241 53 28 17 (0) 

Other grains' ________________________ farms, 1987 __ - 30 90 - - 8 1982 __ 15 137 332 27 23 37 

$1,000,1987 __ - 451 624 - - 32 1982 __ 221 2 113 10976 136 252 (0) 

See footnotes at end of table. 

Ravalli 

1 010 

1 019 22354 

21 084 

22133 

20690 

202 

56 

193 

310 

149 

531 

144 1 034 

101 

1 434 

39 

856 

54 

3 652 

19 

817 

56 3745 

38 

5477 

12 4128 

3 2314 

221 

(0) 

211 

(0) 

130 

458 

140 

963 

98 1 365 

33 

751 

62 

1 882 

20 

872 

57 4292 

36 

5370 

8 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

378 

335 

2851 

3 145 

76 

98 

544 1 033 

-

-

-

-

28 

44 

156 

540 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

50 (NA) 

343 

(NA) 

21 

24 

45 

69 

-

65 

- 424 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONTANA 153 
Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold and Farms by Standard Industrial 

Classification: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Item 

Richland Roosevelt Rosebud Sanders Sheridan Silver Bow 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sales (see text) ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 620 598 363 382 600 114 1982 __ 555 584 353 379 586 108 $1,000, 1987 __ 48 376 27540 32999 9539 24711 2202 1982 __ 41 308 31 449 35269 7987 28515 2520 Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 78027 46054 90906 24970 41 185 19312 1982 __ 74429 53852 99912 21 074 48661 23334 

1987 value of sales: Less than $1,000 ______________________________ farms __ 41 38 28 80 29 27 $1,000 __ 9 9 5 22 3 4 $1,000 to $2,499 ______________________________ farms __ 33 33 17 51 19 13 $1,000 __ 55 56 30 84 32 23 $2,500 to $4,999 ______________________________ farms __ 32 25 29 51 24 15 $1,000 __ 112 95 102 187 85 54 $5,000 to $9,999 ______________________________ farms __ 55 59 32 53 59 13 $1,000 __ 395 453 240 390 449 86 

$10,000 to $19,999 ____________________________ farms __ 64 79 50 44 90 23 $1,000 __ 966 1 157 664 621 1 391 339 $20,000 to $24,999 ____________________________ farms __ 40 41 24 14 46 4 $1,000 __ 878 936 539 309 1012 92 $25,000 to $39,999 ____________________________ farms __ 56 95 36 29 102 6 $1,000 __ 1 824 3043 1 140 896 3284 207 $40,000 to $49,999 ____________________________ farms __ 32 36 13 13 58 5 $1,000 __ 1 408 1 617 590 604 (O) (O) 

$50,000 to $99,999 ____________________________ farms __ 99 124 49 33 123 1 $1,000 __ 7119 8871 3493 2435 (O) (O) $100,000 to $249,999 __________________________ farms __ 129 60 55 8 48 6 $1,000 __ 18870 8907 8722 1 141 (O) 760 $250,000 to $499,999 __________________________ farms __ 33 8 22 5 2 1 $1,000 __ 10842 2395 7976 (O) (O) (O) $500,000 or more _____________________________ farms __ 6 - 8 1 - - $1,000 __ 5898 - 9498 (O) - - 1982 value of sales': Less than $1,000 ______________________________ farms __ 33 29 16 72 13 16 $1,000 __ (O) 9 (O) 21 (O) (O) $1,000 to $2,499 ______________________________ farms __ 27 15 26 55 18 19 $1,000 __ (O) 29 48 92 (O) (O) $2,500 to $4,999 ______________________________ farms __ 31 23 22 46 20 20 $1,000 __ 123 88 76 164 71 67 $5,000 to $9,999 ______________________________ farms __ 43 45 44 62 42 13 $1,000 __ 309 323 324 453 304 95 

$10,000 to $19,999 ____________________________ farms __ 43 87 36 49 95 13 $1,000 __ 603 1 260 510 705 1 381 179 $20,000 to $24,999 ____________________________ farms __ 28 40 15 13 34 7 $1,000 __ 636 879 328 285 747 (O) $25,000 to $39,999 ____________________________ farms __ 66 83 40 20 112 5 $1,000 __ 2069 2645 1 303 609 3482 (O) $40,000 to $49,999 ____________________________ farms __ 36 40 18 18 44 2 $1,000 __ 1 610 1 777 820 788 1 944 (O) 

$50,000 to $99,999 ____________________________ farms __ III 129 59 27 138 5 $1,000 __ 7927 9369 4209 1 794 9 561 (O) $100,000 to $249,999 __________________________ farms __ 108 79 52 12 63 4 $1,000 __ 16471 11 053 7629 (O) 9156 593 $250,000 to $499,999 __________________________ farms __ 25 10 16 1 4 3 $1,000 __ (O) (0) 5 189 (0) (0) (O) $500,000 or more _____________________________ farms __ 2 1 8 1 1 - $1,000 __ (O) (0) 12147 (0) (0) -

Sales by commodity or commodity group: 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 493 521 150 116 535 14 1982 __ 438 516 171 143 536 20 $1,000, 1987 __ 29701 21 069 8424 1 857 19498 73 1982 __ 26441 25708 12346 1 782 23982 315 Grains ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 449 501 107 36 530 2 1982 __ 396 498 134 43 529 4 $1,000,1987 __ 15444 20 175 5182 222 18920 (0) 1982 __ 16762 25 162 10516 355 23712 (O) 

Corn for grain _______________________ farms, 1987 __ 12 1 10 - - - 1982 __ 16 - 14 - 2 - $1,000, 1987 __ (0) (0) 143 - - - 1982 __ 568 - 338 - (O) - WheaL _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 416 497 98 25 527 - 1982 __ 362 497 106 21 527 1 $1,000, 1987 __ 11 549 16748 4365 171 15885 - 1982 __ 13 669 23455 8270 229 21 782 (O) 

Soybeans ___________________________ farms, 1987 __ - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - $1,000, 1987 __ - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - Sorghum for grain ___________________ farms, 1987 __ - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - $1,000,1987 __ - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - Barley ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 258 344 46 14 393 1 1982 __ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

$1,000,1987 __ 2320 2217 463 41 2262 (0) 1982 __ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Oats _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 57 43 15 9 83 1 1982 __ 55 31 15 21 64 3 $1,000,1987 __ 269 (O) 101 9 326 (0) 

1982 __ 236 137 56 55 (0) (O) 

Other grains2 ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 87 151 10 - 92 - 1982 __ 181 196 49 17 227 1 $1,000, 1987 __ (0) 1 048 110 - 448 - 1982 __ 2289 1 569 1 852 71 1 639 (0) 

See footnotes at end of table. 

Stillwater 

447 

429 26211 

23810 

58637 

55500 

24 

5 

38 

65 

48 

172 

44 

310 

74 

1 112 

23 

510 

48 

1 578 

28 

1 270 

57 4090 47 6979 11 3887 

5 6234 

27 

6 

35 

58 

42 

155 

43 

320 

66 

919 

18 

384 

38 1 251 

22 1 002 

75 5448 51 7364 

9 3240 3 3663 

209 

225 5845 

8831 

155 

160 4068 

7455 

6 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

128 

134 3291 

6442 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

77 

(NA) 

682 

(NA) 

17 

18 

41 

(0) 

1 

83 

(0) 

950 

154 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold and Farms by Standard Industrial 

Classification: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols. see introductory text 1 

Item 

Sweet Grass Teton Toole Treasure Valley Wheatland Wibaux 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sales (see text) _________________________ farms. 1987 __ 308 622 393 121 720 145 192 1982 __ 292 625 354 107 654 150 184 $1.000. 1987 __ IS 102 61 344 29282 13091 39882 15 681 9651 1982 __ 13574 62934 34079 10167 38979 14258 8267 Average per farm ________________________ dollars. 1987 __ 49033 98624 74509 108 188 55 392 108 143 50267 1982 __ 46486 100 694 96269 95022 59602 95 053 44 927 

1987 value of sales: Less than $1.000 ______________________________ farms __ 24 46 18 9 34 - 11 $1.000 __ 6 10 2 (0) 4 - 4 $1.000 to $2.499 ______________________________ farms __ 17 30 13 6 38 4 8 $1.000 __ 32 50 21 (0) 61 6 13 $2.500 to $4.999 ______________________________ farms __ 24 24 18 4 39 13 5 $1.000 __ 85 91 66 13 143 46 15 $5.000 to $9.999 ______________________________ farms __ 30 28 24 10 76 10 22 $1.000 __ 210 205 188 74 584 75 167 

$10.000 to $19.999 ____________________________ farms __ 44 72 28 14 93 21 27 $1.000 __ 607 1 048 398 191 1 349 291 404 $20.000 to $24.999 ____________________________ farms __ 24 31 13 7 41 4 11 $1.000 __ 546 690 286 158 931 87 244 $25.000 to $39.999 ____________________________ farms __ 39 50 45 21 87 16 20 $1.000 __ 1 229 1 597 1 422 665 2815 539 643 $40.000 to $49.999 ____________________________ farms __ II 38 30 3 51 10 11 $1.000 __ 507 (0) 1 368 135 2310 468 498 

$50.000 to $99.999 ____________________________ farms __ 54 139 108 16 153 33 52 $1.000 __ 3723 (0) 7745 1 117 10856 2357 3659 $100.000 to $249.999 __________________________ farms __ 32 141 83 17 91 21 22 $1,000 __ 4564 (0) 12320 2819 13256 3030 3 012 $250.000 to $499.999 __________________________ farms __ 7 18 11 7 13 4 3 $1,000 __ (0) (0) (0) 2214 4438 1 354 993 $500.000 or more _____________________________ farms __ 2 5 2 7 4 9 - $1.000 __ (0) 19135 (0) 5692 3 135 7428 - 1982 value of sales': Less than $1.000 ______________________________ farms __ 12 28 8 4 32 6 7 $1.000 __ (0) (0) 1 (0) 10 1 3 $1.000 to $2,499 ______________________________ farms __ 15 19 16 5 31 6 10 $1.000 __ (0) 32 30 (0) 52 10 18 $2.500 to $4.999 ______________________________ farms __ 25 33 8 5 37 9 7 $1.000 __ 90 129 29 19 129 31 25 $5.000 to $9.999 ______________________________ farms __ 39 27 22 16 58 12 22 $1.000 __ 275 191 155 120 411 89 163 

$10.000 to $19.999 ____________________________ farms __ 42 62 21 15 71 16 24 $1.000 __ 652 923 296 214 1 041 254 348 $20.000 to $24.999 ____________________________ farms __ 13 18 5 5 37 9 19 $1.000 __ 295 409 112 (0) 832 198 414 $25.000 to $39.999 ____________________________ farms __ 39 74 32 7 81 17 24 $1.000 __ 1 294 2315 1 085 (0) 2661 541 792 $40.000 to $49.999 ____________________________ farms __ 17 40 17 4 40 8 15 $1.000 __ 773 1 830 763 173 1 782 366 686 

$50.000 to $99.999 ____________________________ farms __ 59 154 106 14 152 29 38 $1,000 __ 3954 11 081 7616 (0) 10905 2094 2646 $100.000 to $249.999 __________________________ farms __ 25 136 97 16 90 25 14 $1,000 __ 3776 20028 14841 2253 13388 3378 1 968 $250.000 to $499.999 __________________________ farms __ 4 24 18 9 13 7 4 $1.000 __ (0) 8 125 5948 2852 4136 2409 1 204 $500.000 or more _____________________________ farms __ I 9 4 5 5 6 - $1,000 __ (0) 17733 3201 3314 3633 4889 - Sales by commodity or commodity group: 

Crops. including nursery and greenhouse crops ___________________________________ farms. 1987 __ 110 500 322 59 571 79 146 1982 __ 104 522 298 49 548 70 143 

$1.000.1987 __ 1 255 31 762 22234 4301 22781 3303 4056 1982 __ 1 413 37731 28507 4338 25513 3768 4099 Grains _________________________________ farms. 1987 __ 62 467 320 46 540 69 140 1982 __ 67 486 294 33 506 65 140 

$1.000.1987 __ 693 30278 21 897 995 21 069 2922 3920 1982 __ 893 35893 28249 1 297 23934 3538 4 015 

Corn for grain ________________________ farms. 1987 __ - 1 1 9 3 - - 1982 __ - - - 9 1 1 - $1.000.1987 __ - (0) (0) 182 (0) - - 1982 __ - - - 417 (0) (0) - WheaL ______________________________ farms. 1987 __ 34 395 313 33 518 63 138 1982 __ 40 374 287 21 489 57 135 

$1.000. 1987 __ 432 15765 15 136 462 17313 2087 3376 1982 __ 510 21 442 22914 663 21 946 2282 3285 

Soybeans ____________________________ farms. 1987 __ - - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - - $1.000. 1987 __ - - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - - Sorghum for grain ____________________ farms. 1987._ - - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - - $1.000. 1987 __ - - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - - Barley _______________________________ farms. 1987 __ 23 420 287 21 362 38 70 1982 __ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

$1.000. 1987 __ 173 13936 6 317 319 3105 766 383 1982 __ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Oats ________________________________ farms. 1987 __ 24 16 8 2 40 7 12 1962 __ 25 12 10 4 14 3 35 

$1.000.1987 __ (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) 58 1982 __ 102 35 136 11 (0) (0) 175 

Other grains' _________________________ farms. 1987 __ 2 70 88 1 52 4 17 1982 __ 41 425 228 13 188 44 49 

$1.000.1987 __ (0) 458 413 (0) 312 (0) 104 

1982 __ 281 14 416 5 198 205 1616 1 237 555 

See footnotes at end of table. 

Yellowstone 

1043 

1 046 

99563 

79443 

95458 

75949 

136 

31 

137 

232 

110 

392 

117 

814 

110 1 563 

38 

861 

84 

2697 40 1 753 

109 

7832 

104 15 597 

35 11 355 

23 56435 

137 

37 

135 

217 

120 

427 

112 

820 

120 1 680 

36 

797 

73 2330 

44 1954 

120 8498 

96 14441 

33 10920 

17 37059 

553 

546 19593 

22514 

394 

372 10805 

13326 

28 

12 

288 

135 

288 

270 

7365 

11 008 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

264 

(NA) 

2749 

(NA) 

35 

34 

117 

164 

16 

203 

86 

2019 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONTANA 155 
Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold and Farms by Standard Industrial 

Classification: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols. see introductory text] 

Item 

Montana Beaverhead Big Horn Blaine Broadwater Carbon 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Total sales (see text)·Gon. 

Sales by commodity or commodity group· 

Con. 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse 

crops·Gon. Gotton and cottonseed _________________ farms, 1987 __ - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - $1,000,1987 __ - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - Tobacco ______________________________ farms. 1987 __ - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - $1.000,1987 __ - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - -

Hay, silage, and field seeds ____________ farms. 1987 __ 5464 99 104 106 58 202 1982 __ 4741 77 128 80 60 183 

$1,000.1987 __ 55418 3249 (0) (0) 1 365 2454 1982 __ 44 019 (0) (0) 1 042 1 073 2146 

Vegetables, sweet corn. and melons ____ farms, 1987 __ 96 - 1 - 1 2 

1982 __ 105 - 1 3 1 6 $1,000,1987 __ 461 - (0) - (0) (0) 1982 __ 407 - (0) (0) (0) (0) 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ________________ farms, 1987 __ 268 - - - - 1 1982 __ 252 - - - - 5 $1,000,1987 __ 1 871 - - - - (0) 1982 __ 2489 - - - - 5 Nursery and greenhouse crops __________ farms. 1987 __ 148 1 1 - 1 3 1982 __ 134 1 1 - 1 2 

$1,000.1987 __ 7377 (0) (D) - (0) (0) 1982 __ 5850 (0) (D) - (0) (0) 

Other crops ___________________________ farms, 1987 __ 637 1 33 2 3 91 1982 __ 605 1 40 2 1 78 

$1,000, 1987 __ 49166 (D) 3771 (D) (0) 4915 1982 __ 40716 (0) 3223 (D) (0) 3858 

Livestock, poultry, and their products ______ farms, 1987 __ 16933 311 397 388 161 523 1982 __ 17175 281 378 337 160 498 $1,000, 1987 __ 908 084 42868 44 368 19348 8107 25119 1982 __ 787 989 34976 33742 15834 6914 22150 Poultry and poultry products ____________ farms, 1987 __ 705 10 12 12 4 15 1982 __ 959 13 13 17 15 14 

$1,000,1987 __ 10621 3 9 36 (0) 4 1982 __ 9232 3 3 30 (0) 6 

Dairy products ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 431 5 1 4 1 11 1982 __ 604 2 5 6 2 15 

$1,000,1987 __ 37486 (D) (D) (0) (0) 491 

1982 __ 35785 (D) 2 198 (0) 869 Cattle and calves ______________________ farms. 1987 __ 14718 285 356 348 143 444 1982 __ 15325 262 343 305 141 439 $1,000,1987 __ 774 052 40762 42777 17 097 6374 22430 1982 __ 676 086 33479 31 861 14519 5282 19577 

Hogs and pigs ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 1 343 7 15 45 17 38 1982 __ 1 562 18 32 32 23 51 

$1,000,1987 __ 33888 (D) 603 975 125 613 1982 __ 32350 203 848 323 229 534 Sheep, lambs. and wool ________________ farms. 1987 __ 2692 57 45 64 13 113 1982 __ 2484 56 33 54 19 131 $1,000, 1987 __ 37606 1 414 (0) 427 151 1 467 1982 __ 21 085 1 060 130 358 156 997 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 2393 56 58 35 17 57 

1982 __ 2 116 30 50 28 20 49 

$1,000,1987 __ 14431 336 681 (0) 27 114 

1982 __ 13451 (0) 897 405 17 167 

1987 FARMS BY STANDARD 

INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

Cash grains (011) ________________________________________ 7206 13 80 193 54 53 Field crops, except cash grains (013) _______________________ 2079 48 39 27 20 119 Cotton (0131) _________________________________ ---- ----- - - - - - - Tobacco (0132) ________________________________________ - - - - - - Sugarcane and sugar beets; Irish potatoes; field crops, except cash grains, n.e.c. (0133,0134,0139) ______________ : _____________________ 2079 48 39 27 20 119 

VeQetables and melons (016) ______________________________ 40 - - - - - FruIts and tree nuts (017) _________________________________ 238 - - - - - Horticultural specialties (018) ______________________________ 114 1 1 - - 3 General farms, primarily crop (019) _________________________ 728 3 21 10 11 26 

Livestock. except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (021) _________________________________________ 12 156 277 322 275 118 384 Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) _______________________ 10044 249 287 232 102 309 

Dairy farms (024) _________________________________________ 256 2 - 2 1 6 

~~\:!,~ ~~~cr~~:s(~g~~i=================================== 69 - - - 1 - 1 322 21 31 11 8 36 

General farms, primarily livestock and animal specialties (029) _________________________________________ 360 8 7 11 - 8 

See footnotes at end of table. 

Carter 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

53 

39 

598 

413 

2 

-(0) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1 

-

(0) 

-

308 

306 

21 082 

13935 

9 

5 

2 

(0) 

2 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

279 

271 

14887 

10419 

17 

35 

233 

302 

147 

129 

5878 

3064 

47 

47 

(0) 

150 

26 

11 

-

-

11 

-

-

-

4 

292 

205 

-

2 

10 

8 

156 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold and Farms by Standard Industrial 

Classification: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

Cascade Chouteau Custer Daniels Dawson Deer Lodge 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Total sales (see text)·Con. 

Sales by commodity or commodity group· 

Con. 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse 

crops·Con. 

Cotton and cottonseed ._ ............... farms, 1987 .. - - . · · · 1982 .. - - - · - - $1,000,1987 .. - - - · · · 1982 .. - - - · - - Tobacco .............................. farms, 1987 .. - - - · - - 1982 .. - - - - - - $1,000,1987 .. - - - · - - 1982 .. - - - · · · 

Hay, silage, and field seeds .... _ ....... farms, 1987 .. 164 85 130 56 88 17 

1982 .. 159 77 88 47 75 11 

$1,000,1987 .. 1 068 399 1 613 293 (D) 251 

1982 .. 1 296 834 1 137 (0) (D) 91 

Vegetables, sweet com, and melons .... farms, 1987 .. 1 2 4 - 1 - 1982 .. 6 2 2 - 2 - $1,000, 1987 .. (D) (D) (D) - (D) · 1982 .. 10 (D) (D) - (0) -

Fruits, nuts, and berries ................ farms, 1987 .. - - - - - 1 

1982 .. 3 - - 1 - · 

- $1,000,1987.. - - - - - (D) 

1982 .. 1 - - (0) - - Nursery and greenhouse crops .......... farms, 1987 .. 3 1 1 - 1 2 

1982 .. 6 1 3 - - 1 

$1,000, 1987 .. (D) (D) (0) - (0) (D) 

1982 .. 326 (D) (0) - - (D) 

Other crops ........................... farms, 1987 .. 8 11 4 - 25 3 

1982 .. 3 1 3 - 29 2 

$1,000,1987.. (D) 67 87 - 2029 565 

1982 .. 16 (D) (0) - 1 595 (D) 

Livestock, poultry, and their products ...... farms, 1987 .. 574 327 326 148 340 60 

1982 .. 603 365 324 164 373 55 

$1,000, 1987 .. 34 139 13794 26609 4368 10695 2841 

1982 .. 45 113 13052 32702 4534 9636 2770 

Poultry and poultry products ............ farms, 1987 .. 24 10 8 6 12 5 

1982 .. 45 17 21 5 13 2 

$1,000,1987 .. 358 5 (D) 2 6 2 

1982 .. 464 5 (D) (D) 4 (0) 

Dairy products ........... _ ............ farms, 1987 .. 20 3 - 2 12 1 

1982 .. 35 4 3 - 13 2 

$1,000,1987 .. 2605 (D) - (D) 653 (0) 

1982 .. 2580 (D) (D) - 362 (0) 

Cattle and calves ...................... farms, 1987 .. 510 283 281 128 312 55 

1982 .. 541 329 285 156 352 52 

$1,000, 1987 .. 28433 11 511 24922 3294 9338 2722 

1982 .. 40242 11 201 31 086 3542 8641 2677 

Hogs and pigs ........................ farms, 1987 .. 41 57 9 15 41 1 

1982 .. 52 62 26 22 30 3 

$1,000, 1987 .. 1 551 2072 215 (D) 386 (D) 

1982 .. 972 1 698 442 918 341 (D) 

Sheep, lambs, and wool .............. __ farms, 1987 .. 68 39 72 15 29 4 

1982 .. 60 32 65 10 37 5 

$1,000, 1987 .. 905 141 911 118 211 36 

1982_. 563 105 571 64 171 (D) 

Other livestock and livestOCk products 

(see text) .............. __ .......... __ farms, 1987 .. 91 22 63 11 32 10 

1982 .. 68 22 54 6 37 7 

$1,000, 1987 .. 287 (D) (D) 12 100 (D) 

1982 .. 292 (D) 164 (D) 117 18 

1987 FARMS BY STANDARD 

INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

Cash grains (011) .. __ .................................... 221 623 41 297 219 - Field orops, except cash grains (013) ....................... 54 6 41 6 32 7 

Cotton (0131) .... _ ..................................... - - - - - - Tobacco (0132) ....................................... _ - - - - - - Sugarcane and sugar beets; Irish potatoes; 

field orops, except cash grains, n.e.c. 

(0133, 0134, 0139) .................................... 54 6 41 6 32 7 

VeQetables and melons (016) .............................. 1 . 2 - 1 - FruIts and tree nuts (017) ................................. - - - - 1 - Horticultural specialties (018) .............................. 3 1 1 - 1 2 

General farms, primarily crOD (019) ......................... 24 4 11 2 9 3 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal 209 52 l:ialties (021) ......................................... 429 148 272 60 

eef cattle, except feedlots (0212) ....................... 368 111 229 47 177 50 

Dairy farms (024) .. __ ........ __ • __ .... __ .... __ ............ 13 2 - 2 4 - Poultry and l'.il~s (025) ................................ -... 1 - 2 - 1 1 

Animal specia es (027) ................................. __ 55 7 22 3 13 4 

General farms, primarily livestock and animal specialties (029) .............. _ .......................... 4 4 5 11 9 3 

See footnotes at end of table. 

Fallon 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

73 

44 

494 

(D) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1 

-

(D) 

266 

247 10590 

8217 17 

15 

12 

15 

1 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

255 

235 9308 

7202 

41 

30 

547 

750 

42 

44 

508 

192 

25 

18 

(D) 

(D) 

74 

12 

-

-

12 

-

1 

-

11 

222 

183 

-

-

3 

1 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONTANA 157 
Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold and Farms by Standard Industrial 

Classification: 1987 and 1982 - Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols. see introductory text] 

Item 

Fergus Flathead Gallatin Garfield Glacier Golden Valley 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Total sales (see text)-Con. 

Sales by commodity or commodity groupCan. 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse 

crops-Con. 

Cotton and cottonseed _________________ farms, 1987 __ - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - $1,000, 1987 __ - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - Tobacco ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - $1,000,1987 __ - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - Hay, silage, and field seeds ____________ farms, 1987 __ 173 252 310 46 44 25 1982 __ 152 223 241 29 46 26 $1,000,1987 __ 1 265 1 321 3962 (D) 404 171 1982 __ 1 096 823 2591 260 202 212 Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____ farms, 1987 __ 2 11 7 - - - 1982 __ 2 11 4 - 1 - $1,000,1987 __ (D) 34 15 - - - 1982 __ (D) 4 8 - (D) - Fruits, nuts, and berries ________________ farms, 1987 __ - 24 7 - - - 1982 __ - 24 - - - - $1,000, 1987 __ - 75 6 - - - 1982 __ - 119 - - - - Nursery and greenhouse crops __________ farms, 1987 __ 3 26 8 - - - 1982 __ 4 23 8 - 1 - $1,000, 1987 __ (D) 1 357 269 - - - 1982 __ (D) 653 302 - (D) -

Other crops ___________________________ farms, 1987 __ 2 21 29 1 13 - 1982 __ 2 26 26 - 3 - $1,000, 1987 __ (D) 1 684 5 144 (D) 214 - 1982 __ (D) 1 282 4880 - (D) - Livestock, poultry, and their products ______ farms, 1987 __ 662 492 633 245 237 109 1982 __ 656 611 595 226 233 123 $1,000, 1987 __ 28690 11 703 31 673 16490 13346 7711 1982 __ 28368 11 839 32 167 15819 13490 5457 Poultry and poultry products ____________ farms, 1987 __ 27 34 18 1 7 4 1982 __ 30 52 32 5 10 5 $1,000, 1987 __ 41 256 (D) (D) 502 1 1982 __ 51 (D) (D) (D) 351 1 

Dairy products ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 7 31 75 1 5 1 1982 __ 10 32 88 3 6 2 $1,000,1987 __ 421 3486 10685 (D) 463 (D) 1982 __ 676 2784 9766 (D) 349 (D) Cattle and calves ______________________ farms, 1987 __ 613 379 521 212 206 96 1982 __ 606 493 513 203 216 108 $1,000, 1987 __ 25555 6 133 17541 12459 10093 5888 1982 __ 24643 6921 18 432 13825 11 073 4992 

Hogs and pigs ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 57 57 53 11 24 7 1982 __ 85 67 53 19 20 7 $1,000,1987 __ 1 138 1 338 559 310 1 959 197 1982 __ 1 781 1 352 1 234 470 1 578 168 Sheep, lambs, and wooL _______________ farms, 1987 __ 104 39 99 100 37 22 1982 __ 86 50 90 73 22 21 $1,000, 1987 __ 956 131 (D) 3645 261 1 602 1982 __ 584 181 522 1 414 60 279 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 73 111 110 17 28 11 1982 __ 56 111 102 15 19 11 $1,000, 1987 __ 580 359 673 59 68 (D) 1982 __ 634 (D) (D) 40 79 (D) 

1987 FARMS BY STANDARD 

INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

Cash grains (011) ________________________________________ 254 123 131 78 193 30 Field crops, except cash grains (013) _______________________ 32 130 126 5 13 4 Cotton (0131) __________________________________________ - - - - - - Tobacco (0132) ________________________________________ - - - - - - Sugarcane and sugar beets; Irish potatoes; 

field crops, except cash grains, n.e.c. (0133,0134, 0139) ____________________________________ 32 130 126 5 13 4 

Vegetables and melons (016) ______________________________ 1 8 3 - - - Fruits and tree nuts (017) _________________________________ - 15 2 - - - Horticultural specialties (018) ______________________________ 2 22 8 - - - General farms, primarily crop (019) _________________________ 18 75 57 6 8 - Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (021) _________________________________________ 472 323 379 197 157 93 Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) _______________________ 416 242 280 136 133 79 

Dairy farms (024) _________________________________________ 1 17 67 - - - Poultry and eggs (025) ____________________________________ 2 4 4 - - 1 Animal specialties (027) ___________________________________ 36 95 62 7 17 6 

General farms, primarily livestock and animal specialties (029) _________________________________________ 20 13 11 4 17 1 

See footnotes at end of table. 

Granite 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

29 

38 

343 

361 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2 

-

(D) 

-

1 

-

(D) 

-

129 

134 8150 

7638 

2 

3 

(D) 

(D) 

-

-

-

- 123 

127 7915 

7438 

3 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

9 

12 

75 

(D) 

16 

22 

145 

(D) 

3 

5 

-

-

5 

-

-

2 

5 

123 

120 

-

-

9 

2 

158 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold and Farms by Standard Industrial 

Classification: 1987 and 1982 - Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols. see introductory textl 

Item 

Hill Jellerson Judith Basin Lake Lewis and Clark Liberty 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Total sales (see text)·Con. 

Sales by commodity or commodity groupCon. 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse 

crops-Con. 

Cotton and cottonseed _________________ farms, 1987 __ - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - $1,000,1987 __ - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - Tobacco ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - $1,000,1987 __ - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - -

Hay, silage, and field seeds ____________ farms, 1987._ 41 64 77 231 159 17 1982 __ 37 45 65 191 115 10 $1,000,1987 __ 405 840 (0) 1 666 1 318 101 1982 __ 124 520 542 1 049 666 (0) 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____ farms, 1987 __ - 1 - 3 6 2 1982 __ 1 1 - 3 3 - $1,000, 1987 __ - (0) - (Z) (0) (D) 1982 __ (0) (0) - (0) (0) -

Fruits, nuts, and berries ________________ farms, 1987 __ - 1 - 184 - - 1982 __ - 1 - 166 3 - $1,000,1987 __ - (0) - 1 675 - - 1982 __ - (0) - 2 149 (0) - Nursery and greenhouse crops __________ farms, 1987 __ 2 2 - 8 7 - 1982 __ 2 2 - 6 5 - $1,000,1987 __ (0) (0) - 114 1 330 - 1982 __ (0) (0) - (0) (0) -

Other crops ___________________________ farms, 1987 __ 5 2 1 24 1 2 1982 __ 3 2 - 23 2 1 $1,000,1987 __ (0) (0) (0) 3254 (0) (D) 1982 __ (0) (0) - 3581 (0) (D) 

Livestock, poultry, and their products ______ farms, 1987._ 297 190 272 718 320 109 1982 __ 292 213 276 719 320 103 

$1,000, 1987 __ 10342 6026 16756 24301 12 889 7343 1982 __ 8865 6167 15742 19049 10896 5327 Poultry and poultry products ____________ farms, 1987 __ 7 6 8 26 10 4 1982 __ 15 9 8 34 25 11 $1,000, 1987 __ (0) (0) (0) 14 (0) 367 1982 __ (0) 12 (0) 24 4 (D) 

Oairy products ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 6 5 1 41 6 3 1982 __ 6 10 2 54 9 2 

$1,000, 1987 __ 201 (0) (0) 5206 475 602 1982 __ 162 759 (0) 4042 390 (D) Cattle and calves ______________________ farms, 1987 __ 253 168 246 620 255 86 1982 __ 266 181 258 650 263 86 

$1,000,1987 __ 7867 5505 15326 16482 10 950 4609 1982 __ 6571 4886 14498 13301 9205 3 800 

Hogs and pigs ________________________ farms, 1987._ 38 12 11 29 26 23 1982 __ 33 27 11 36 39 21 

$1,000, 1987 __ 1 974 271 182 734 (0) 1 652 1982 __ 1 839 323 246 657 718 1 145 Sheep, lambs, and wooL _______________ farms, 1987 __ 36 24 55 76 36 13 

1982 __ 16 24 35 80 34 7 

$1,000,1987 __ 120 113 612 381 676 111 1982 __ 78 35 297 275 301 36 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 25 26 26 130 78 5 1982 __ 24 35 34 127 69 11 

$1,000, 1987 __ (0) 32 (0) 1 484 419 3 1982 __ (0) 151 579 752 278 13 

1987 FARMS BY STANDARD 

INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

Cash grains (011) ________________________________________ 530 13 134 55 39 238 Field crops, except cash grains (013) _______________________ 8 38 9 122 110 - Cotton (0131) __________________________________________ - - - - - - Tobacco (0132) ________________________________________ - - - - - - Sugarcane and sugar beets; Irish potatoes; 

field crops, except cash grains, n.e.c. (0133,0134,0139) ____________________________________ 8 38 9 122 110 -

Vegetables and meions (016) ______________________________ - - - - 5 - Fruits and tree nuts (017) _________________________________ - - - 188 - - Horticultural specialties (018) ______________________________ 2 1 - 7 5 - General farms, primarily crop (019) _________________________ 7 11 1 24 19 1 

LivestOCk, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (021) _________________________________________ 141 163 196 559 230 55 Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) _______________________ 106 144 168 498 197 38 

Dairy farms (024) _________________________________________ 3 3 - 37 3 -

~~~iI :~~c~~!s(~~~k================================== - 1 - 5 1 - 18 18 6 76 60 - General farms, primarily livestock and animal specialties (029) _________________________________________ 4 8 5 6 8 1 

See footnotes at end of table. 

Lincoln 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

77 

68 

299 

154 

-

1 

-

(0) 

1 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

5 

3 

(0) 

(0) 

-

4 

-

3 

157 

198 

1 906 1 495 

16 

25 

5 

3 

5 

17 

10 

61 

129 

170 

1 421 

1 183 

13 

21 

214 

163 

5 

12 

8 

15 

42 

40 

249 

69 

1 

58 

-

-

58 

-

1 

3 

16 

120 

104 

1 

4 

35 

6 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONTANA 159 
Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold and Farms by Standard Industrial 

Classification: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text) 

Item 

McCone Madison Meagher Mineral Missoula Musselshell 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Total sales (see text)·Con. 

Sales by commodity or commodity groupCon. 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse 

crops-Con. Cotton and cottonseed _________________ farms, 1987 __ - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - $1,000, 1987 __ - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - Tobacco ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - $1,000,1987 __ - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - -

Hay, silage, and field seeds ____________ farms, 1987 __ 81 108 25 21 135 27 1982 __ 48 111 31 24 113 58 

$1,000,1987 __ (0) 1 774 346 62 574 (0) 

1982 __ (0) 1 960 422 60 404 (0) 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____ farms, 1987 __ - 1 - - 8 1 1982 __ - - - - 6 1 

$1,000,1987 __ - (0) - - 62 (0) 

1982 __ - - - - 65 (0) 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ________________ farms, 1987 __ - - - - 3 - 1982 __ - - - 1 7 - $1,000, 1987,_ - - - - (0) - 1982 __ - - - (0) (0) - Nursery and greenhouse crops __________ farms, 1987 __ 1 - - 3 10 - 1982 __ 1 - - 3 9 - $1,000, 1987 __ (0) - - (0) 517 - 1982 __ (0) - - (0) 291 -

Other crops ___________________________ farms, 1987 __ 1 10 - 1 2 1 1982 __ 1 4 - -, 3 1 

$1,000,1987 __ (0) (0) - (0) (0) (0) 

1982 __ (0) 389 - - (0) (0) 

Livestock, poultry, and their product& ______ farms, 1987 __ 254 403 120 41 324 206 1982 __ 276 386 109 56 333 209 

$1,000, 1987 __ 8317 29522 13636 733 4602 9893 1982 __ 6715 25848 11 938 464 4322 7822 

Poultry and poultry products ____________ farms, 1987 __ 11 13 5 - 32 11 1982 __ 9 9 6 6 45 9 

$1,000, 1987 __ 5 5 (0) - 10 (0) 

1982 __ 2 2 (0) (Z) 11 (0) 

Oairy products ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 1 6 1 - 9 4 1982 __ 1 6 2 5 19 4 

$1,000, 1987 __ (0) 266 (0) - (0) (0) 

1982 __ (0) 225 (0) (0) 669 (0) 

Cattle and calves ______________________ farms, 1987 __ 226 359 112 30 229 170 

1982 __ 257 356 102 43 262 185 

$1,000,1987 __ 7032 27684 12438 272 4095 8455 1982 __ 5970 24178 11 192 268 2970 6989 

Hogs and pigs ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 38 31 4 3 18 24 

1982 __ 23 33 2 2 33 18 

$1,000, 1987 __ 285 555 (0) (0) (0) 200 1982 __ 124 614 (0) (0) 64 119 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________ farms, 1987 __ 36 101 21 2 57 38 1982 __ 40 76 13 5 43 40 

$1,000, 1987 __ 930 835 452 (0) 143 1 065 1982 __ 596 583 (0) (0) 47 550 

O1her livestock and livestock products (see text) ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 22 63 22 15 89 42 1982 __ 25 52 11 20 76 28 

$1,000, 1987 __ (0) 177 51 (0) 250 141 1982 __ (0) 245 17 (0) 561 146 

1987 FARMS BY STANDARD 

INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

Cash grains (011) ________________________________________ 251 17 8 2 13 27 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) _______________________ 14 41 12 13 78 10 Cotton (0131) __________________________________________ - - - - - - Tobacco (0132) ________________________________________ - - - - - - Sugarcane and sugar beets; Irish potatoes; 

field crops, except cash grains, n.e.c. (0133,0134,0139) ____________________________________ 14 41 12 13 78 10 

Vegetables and melons (016) ______________________________ - - - - 5 - Fruits and tree nuts (017) _________________________________ - - - - 1 - Horticultural specialties (018) ______________________________ - - - 1 8 - General farms, primarily crop (019) _________________________ 8 12 2 1 26 1 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (021) _________________________________________ 157 345 107 30 242 173 Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) _______________________ 126 299 101 26 187 144 

Oairy farms (024) _________________________________________ 1 2 - - 3 1 Poultry and eggs (025) ____________________________________ 2 - - - 7 1 Animal specialties (027) ___________________________________ 2 19 11 9 80 31 

General farms, primarily livestock and animal specialties (029) _________________________________________ 6 17 4 2 10 5 

See footnotes at end of table. 

Park 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

90 

88 

545 

594 

1 

-

(0) 

-

-

-

-

-

3 

2 

23 

(0) 

2 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

351 

350 

16790 

12600 

27 

23 

6 

10 

22 

20 

459 

621 

306 

314 

14518 

11 385 

12 

14 

(0) 

205 

62 

56 

(0) 

210 

70 

44 1 147 

169 

25 

28 

-

-

28 

-

-

3 

9 

291 

251 

6 

1 

37 

4 

160 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold and Farms by Standard Industrial 

Classification: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Item 

Petroleum Phillips Pondera Powder River Powell Prairie 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Total sales (see text)-Con. 

Sales by commodity or commodity groupCon. 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse 

crops-Con. 

Cotton and cottonseed ••• _ .•• _ •• _ .••• _. farms, 1987 •• - - - - - · 1982 •• - - - - · · $1,000,1987 •. - - - - · - 1982 •• - - - - · - Tobacco ...••• _. __ •••. _._ ••• __ ••••. _ •• farms, 1987 •. - - - - - · 1982 .• - - - - - · $1,000, 1987.. - - - - - - 1982 .. - - - - · -

Hay, silage, and field seeds ._ .•••• _ •••• farms, 1987 •• 29 130 104 75 59 33 

1982 •• 22 101 86 64 51 25 

$1,000,1987 •• 494 2517 1 275 889 862 (D) 

1982 •• 476 1 544 569 (0) 722 257 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons •••. farms, 1987 •• - - 2 - 1 1 

1982 •• - 2 2 - 1 - $1,000, 1987 .. - - (0) - (D) (D) 

1982 •• - (0) (0) - (D) -

Fruits, nuts, and berries .•••• _ .• _ •••••.• farms, 1987._ - - - - · - 1982 •• - - - 1 1 - $1,000, 1987 •• - - - - - · 1982 •• - - - (0) (D) · Nursery and greenhouse crops •••...•••• farms, 1987 •• - - 1 - 1 1 

1982 •• - 1 - - 1 - $1,000, 1987 •• - - (0) - (D) (D) 

1982 •• - (D) - - (D) · 

Other crops ••••.•••••.. _._ ••.• _ ••••.. _ farms, 1987 •• - 7 12 - 4 21 

1982 •• - 4 4 - 2 21 

$1,000,1987 •• - 47 246 - (D) 1 867 

1982 •• - 13 (D) - (D) 1 159 

Livestock, poultry, and their products ._ •••• farms, 1987 •• 97 373 266 315 209 162 

1982 •• 90 381 293 318 200 162 

$1,000,1987 •• 7320 21 949 9892 19 681 12 705 12 864 

1982 •• 6610 17390 9489 15038 10702 9944 

Poultry and poultry products •••• _ ••••••• farms, 1987 •• 2 12 9 5 7 11 

1982 •. 1 21 13 8 11 13 

$1,000, 1987 •. (D) 13 349 1 1 6 

1982 •. (D) 11 381 1 2 4 

Dairy products •••• _ ..••••••. _ ••••••••• farms, 1987 .• - 4 10 2 1 1 

1982 •• - 1 10 1 6 3 

$1,000,1987 •• - 147 723 (0) (D) (D) 

1982 •• - (D) 522 (D) (D) (D) 

Cattle and calves .. _ •••••• _ •••••••••••• farms, 1987 •• 96 341 235 284 179 157 

1982 •• 87 356 264 303 180 153 

$1,000,1987 •• 6956 19804 6502 17784 11 528 12447 

1982 •• 6282 16046 6254 14039 9987 9243 

Hogs and pigs •• __ ••••••..•••••.• __ ••• farms, 1987 •• 2 52 31 5 10 7 

1982 •• 3 52 38 8 14 13 

$1,000, 1987 •• (D) 1 146 1 766 (0) (D) 186 

1982 •• 17 430 1 864 128 121 382 

Sheep, lambs, and wool_ ••••••..•• _ ••• _ farms, 1987 •• 17 55 33 71 35 18 

1982 •• 21 54 31 65 21 16 

$1,000, 1987 •• 320 633 430 1 501 175 204 

1982 •• 301 704 235 577 94 119 

Other livestock and livestock products 

(see text) ••• _ ••••••.•••••••••••••••.• farms, 1987 •• 13 29 34 39 38 20 

1982 •• 8 22 24 43 35 22 

$1,000, 1987 •• 29 206 122 281 225 (D) 

1982 •. (D) (D) 231 (0) (D) (D) 

1987 FARMS BY STANDARD 

INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

Cash grains (011) •• _ ••••••• _ ••••.•••••• _._ ••• _ •••••••• _ •• 9 159 338 20 6 41 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) _ ••••••••••••••••• _ •••• 4 38 10 17 23 20 

Cotton (0131) •..•••••• _ •••••••••• __ •••.••••••••••• _._ •• - - - - - - Tobacco (0132) .•• _ •••..••••••.• _ •••• _ ••••••••••••.•••• - - - - - - Sugarcane and sugar beets; Irish potatoes; 

field crops, except cash grains, n.e.c. (0133,0134,0139) ••••..•••••...•••• __ •••••••• _ •••• _ •• 4 38 10 17 23 20 

Vegetables and melons (016) .•••••••. _ •• _ •.••• _._ •.•• _ •••. - - - - - · Fruits and tree nuts (017) •• _ .••••••. __ ••••.. __ •••. _ •• _._ •• - - - - - - Horticultural specialties (018) .•••••. _ ..•• _._ .••••. _ ••..• _._ - - - - 1 - General farms, primarily crop (019) ••..••• _. __ • __ ._ ••••••••. 3 21 13 6 4 3 

LivestOCk, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (021) ..• _ •••• _._ .••••• _. __ ••••.• _ •••.••• __ ._ •• 90 258 116 292 184 118 

Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) _._ •• _._ •••••• _ •••••••• 83 209 94 242 163 101 

Dairy farms (024) •.•••••. _. __ ••••••. __ •••..• __ •••• _._. __ •• - 1 2 - 1 · Poultry and eggs (025) ••. _ ..• _ ••• _._ ••••• _ .••••••• _. __ ._ •• - - - - 1 - Animal specialties (027) •. _ .. _ ••••••.•••• _._ •••••• __ ••.•••• 3 8 8 13 15 7 

General farms, primarily livestock and animal specialties (029) ••• _. _ .• _. _ •••••• _ •• _ ••••••• _ ••••••• _ •••• 2 7 4 3 2 2 

See footnotes at end of table. 

Ravalli 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

292 

232 1 425 1 073 

13 

17 

107 

157 

41 

25 

97 

137 

20 

16 

353 

101 

11 

17 

324 

644 

732 

802 19503 

17939 60 

78 2079 

1 149 

46 

63 3297 

3994 

585 

656 12128 

10772 

45 

61 

570 

649 

107 

129 

413 

285 

154 

130 

1 016 

1 089 

18 

177 

-

-

177 

5 

28 

11 

41 

569 

458 

38 

9 104 

10 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONTANA 161 
Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold and Farms by Standard Industrial 

Classification: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Item 

Richland Roosevelt Rosebud Sanders Sheridan Silver Bow 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Total sales (see text)-Con. 

Sales by commodity or commodity groupCon. 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse 

crops-Con. Cotton and cottonseed _________________ farms, 1987 __ - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - $1,000, 1987 __ - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - Tobacco ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - $1,000, 1987 __ - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - -

Hay, silage, and field seeds ____________ farms, 1987 __ 149 120 73 86 107 11 1982 __ 136 76 73 119 72 14 $1,000, 1987 __ (0) 695 (D) 453 444 27 1982 __ 1 116 (0) 1 031 598 (0) 85 Vegetables, sweet com, and melons ____ farms, 1987 __ - 1 - 1 1 - 1982 __ - - 1 4 - - $1,000, 1987 __ - (0) - (0) (0) - 1982 __ - - (D) (0) - -

Fruits, nuts, and berries ________________ farms, 1987 __ - - - 2 - - 1982 __ 2 - - 5 - - $1,000, 1987 __ - - - (0) - - 1982 __ (0) - - 2 - - Nursery and greenhouse crops __________ farms, 1987 __ 1 1 2 5 - 1 1982 __ 3 2 - 4 - 2 $1,000, 1987 __ (0) (0) (D) (0) - (0) 1982 __ (0) (0) - (0) - (0) 

Other crops ___________________________ farms, 1987 __ 119 2 11 2 3 - 1982 __ 111 - 10 2 1 1 $1,000,1987 __ 13 137 (0) 1 657 (0) (0) - 1982 __ 8510 - (D) (0) (0) (0) 

livestock, poultry, and their products ______ farms, 1987 __ 396 292 308 300 259 89 1982 __ 372 302 306 315 280 90 $1,000,1987 __ 18675 6471 24575 7682 5213 2129 1982 __ 14868 5742 22923 6205 4533 2205 Poultry and poultry products ____________ farms, 1987 __ 10 12 12 22 15 6 1982 __ 13 16 13 33 14 4 $1,000,1987 __ 3 9 2 (0) 10 1 1982 __ 11 8 7 5 5 1 

Oairy products ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 6 1 - 7 1 - 1982 __ 12 5 4 13 2 3 $1,000,1987 __ 185 (0) - (D) (0) - 1982 __ 183 (D) (0) 189 (0) (0) Cattle and calves ______________________ farms, 1987 __ 346 263 285 257 221 76 1982 __ 331 268 286 281 259 82 $1,000,1987 __ 17 052 5216 22592 6698 4184 2059 1982 __ 13 298 4959 20931 5758 4077 1 888 

Hogs and pigs ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 40 45 14 12 39 5 1982 __ 32 49 27 14 19 3 

$1,000, 1987._ 692 540 371 190 678 (0) 1982 __ 736 361 593 41 222 (0) Sheep, lambs, and wooL _______________ farms, 1987 __ 46 26 48 30 39 6 1982 __ 39 24 31 35 27 8 $1,000, 1987._ 314 502 1 291 82 277 (0) 

1982 __ 237 99 830 71 127 (0) 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 35 26 45 48 20 22 1982 __ 30 21 38 40 20 12 $1,000, 1987 __ 428 (D) 320 253 (0) 37 1982 __ 404 (D) (0) 142 (0) (0) 

1987 FARMS BY STANDARD 

INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

Cash grains (011) ________________________________________ 229 409 50 10 458 1 Reid crops, except cash grains (013) _______________________ 124 20 27 44 1 • 5 Cotton (0131) __________________________________________ - - - - - - Tobacco (0132) ________________________________________ - - - - - - Sugarcane and sugar beets; Irish potatoes; 

field crops, except cash grains, n.e.c. (0133,0134,0139) ____________________________________ 124 20 27 44 1 5 

Vegetables and melons (016) ______________________________ - 1 - 1 - - Fruits and tree nuts (017) _________________________________ - - - 1 - - Horticultural specialties (018) ______________________________ 1 1 2 4 - 1 General farms, primarily crop (019) _________________________ 21 12 8 20 5 4 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (021) _________________________________________ 213 133 265 254 115 76 Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) _______________________ 165 104 225 223 87 71 

Dairy farms (024) _________________________________________ 1 - - 4 - - Poultry and eggs (025) ____________________________________ - - 1 1 - 1 Animal specialties (027) ___________________________________ 22 13 7 41 10 19 

General farms, primarily livestock and animal specialties (029) _________________________________________ 9 9 3 2 11 7 

See footnotes at end of table. 

Stillwater 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

98 

101 

1 087 

878 

1 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

-

1 

-

(0) 

1 

-

(0) 

-

14 

16 

(0) 

(0) 

386 

374 

20366 

14979 

12 

17 

(0) 

(0) 

3 

11 

(0) 

339 

334 

342 

17631 

12110 

23 

30 1 157 

1 201 

87 

91 

866 

592 

43 

45 

75 

(0) 

63 

38 

-

-

38 

-

-

1 

11 

308 

245 

1 

2 

18 

5 

162 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold and Farms by Standard Industrial 

Classification: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory teXl] 

Item 

Sweet Grass Teton Toole Treasure Valley Wheatland Wibaux 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Total sales (see teXl)-Con. 

Sales by commodity or commodity groupCon. 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse 

crops-Con. 

Cotton and cottonseed __________________ farms, 1987 __ - - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - - $1,000,1987 __ - - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - - Tobacco _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ - - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - - $1,000,1987 __ - - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - -

Hay, silage, and field seeds _____________ farms, 1987 __ 56 159 46 33 163 24 40 1982 __ 61 156 36 26 130 21 24 $1,000,1987 __ 527 1 433 264 (D) 1 659 348 (D) 1982 __ 469 1 775 158 352 (D) 217 84 Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons _____ farms, 1987 __ 2 - 1 1 - 2 - 1982 __ 2 3 1 - - 2 - $1,000, 1987 __ (D) - (D) (D) - (D) - 1982 __ (D) (D) (D) - - (D) -

Fruits, nuts, and berries _________________ farms, 1987 __ - - - - 1 - - 1982 __ 2 1 - - - - - $1,000, 1987 __ - - - - (0) - - 1982 __ (0) (D) - - - - - Nursery and greenhouse crops ___________ farms, 1987 __ 4 2 - - 3 1 - 1982 __ 3 3 - - 4 1 - $1,000, 1987 __ (D) (D) - - 31 (0) - 1982 __ (D) (D) - - (0) (D) -

Other crops ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 1 5 8 18 3 - 1 1982 __ 1 3 2 24 - 1 - $1,000, 1987 __ (D) (D) (D) 2594 (0) - (D) 1982 __ (D) (D) (D) 2689 - (D) -

Livestock, poultry, and their products _______ farms, 1987 __ 276 369 174 101 414 122 155 1982 __ 277 382 168 91 401 130 141 

$1.000, 1987 __ 13847 29582 7049 8790 17101 12 377 5596 1982 __ 12 161 25203 5573 5830 13467 10490 4 167 Poultry and poultry products _____________ farms, 1987 __ 10 15 7 2 21 9 7 1982 __ 14 19 14 4 40 5 6 $1,000, 1987 __ 3 (D) (D) (0) 9 296 5 1982 __ 4 382 (D) (Z) 17 303 (D) 

Dairy products _________________________ farms, 1987 __ 5 7 2 - 2 3 7 1982 __ 15 10 2 1 5 4 11 $1.000, 1987 __ 5 641 (D) - (D) (D) 238 1982 __ 7 678 (D) (D) (D) 291 294 Cattle and calves _______________________ farms, 1987 __ 235 327 158 97 366 111 137 1982 __ 246 337 151 87 367 121 129 $1,000, 1987 __ II 207 26519 5 141 8621 15914 8 942 5046 1982 __ 10325 22072 4148 5741 12150 7 913 3684 

Hogs and pigs _________________________ farms, 1987 __ 17 30 16 4 40 7 19 1982 __ 19 33 10 7 63 13 10 

$1,000, 1987 __ 760 1 221 1 141 (D) 709 1 031 174 1982 __ 561 1 133 771 61 754 882 113 Sheep, lambs, and wooL ________________ farms, 1987 __ 104 47 13 12 60 46 23 1982 __ 113 53 17 4 52 44 18 

$1,000,1987 __ 1 534 614 179 143 356 1 537 119 1982 __ 1 158 466 102 (D) 165 773 52 

Other livestock and livestock products (see teXl) _____________________________ farms. 1987 __ 38 41 15 12 27 8 12 1982 __ 39 25 15 9 33 11 5 

$1,000,1987 __ 338 (D) (D) 18 (0) (D) 13 1982 __ 106 471 44 (D) (0) 328 (D) 

1987 FARMS BY STANDARD 

INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

Cash grains (011) _________________________________________ 14 385 291 7 374 26 75 Field crops, except cash grains (013) ________________________ 13 26 1 13 35 5 4 Cotton (0131) ___________________________________________ - - - - - - - Tobacco (0132) _________________________________________ - - - - - - - Sugarcane and sugar beets; Irish potatoes; 

field crops, except cash grains, n.e.c. (0133,0134,0139) _____________________________________ 13 26 1 13 35 5 4 

VeQetables and melons (016) _______________________________ - - - 1 - - - FrUits and tree nuts (017) __________________________________ - - - - - - - Horticultural specialties (018) _______________________________ 1 2 - - 3 1 - General farms, primarily crop (019) __________________________ 6 18 1 4 14 1 2 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (021) __________________________________________ 252 157 88 88 267 106 98 Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) ________________________ 194 139 74 69 220 83 79 

Dairy farms (024) __________________________________________ 1 2 - - - - 5 Poultry and egfls (025) _____________________________________ - 3 1 - 2 - 2 Animal specialties (027) ____________________________________ 19 25 7 1 10 3 4 

General farms, primarily livestock and animal specialties (029) __________________________________________ 2 4 4 7 15 3 2 

, Data for 1982 exclude abnormal farms. 

'Data for 1982 include market value of barley sold. 

Yellowstone 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

310 

288 

3 062 2854 

12 

12 

(D) 

(D) 

2 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

10 

9 

975 

475 

94 

121 

4870 

5821 

740 

791 

79970 

56929 

26 

36 

(D) 

(D) 

30 

34 

2822 

3058 

610 

669 

73987 

50959 

42 

62 

(D) 

658 

89 

81 

628 

264 

129 

121 

651 

(0) 

164 

156 

-

-

156 

6 

-

8 

64 

496 

372 

23 

5 

107 

14 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONTANA 163 
Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 1987 and 1982 

[Data are based on a sample of farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text J 

Item 

Montana Beaverhead Big Horn Blaine Broadwater Carbon Carter 

Total farm production expenses _______________ farms, 1987 __ 24563 373 501 528 213 634 352 $1,000, 1987 __ I 288 298 40669 48 376 30836 13806 29479 16639 Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 52449 109 032 96560 58402 64 816 46497 47271 

Livestock and poultry purchased ____________ farms, 1987 __ 8810 170 162 224 55 251 162 1982 __ 8879 118 207 167 86 267 195 $1,000,1987 __ 191 557 7029 11 840 2727 1 377 7526 3054 1982 __ 165312 7381 5452 2010 430 8162 2491 

Feed for livestock and poultry ______________ farms, 1987 __ 13691 262 259 307 95 417 242 1982 __ 14467 246 292 244 112 410 281 

$1,000, 1987 __ 119817 5 719 3 106 1 962 1 362 3074 1 723 1982 __ 110919 5559 4 367 1 936 1 295 3055 2085 Commercially mixed formula feeds ________ farms, 1987 __ 5 125 102 106 132 41 124 110 1982 __ 5000 85 144 88 42 139 121 

$1,000, 1987 __ 31 530 1 932 531 610 985 429 567 1982 __ 29954 1 514 1 181 495 (D) 558 520 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees _____________ farms, 1987 __ 11 213 107 212 274 86 317 130 1982 __ 9401 79 235 181 72 308 150 

$1,000, 1987 __ 29 192 433 1 092 825 305 717 174 1982 __ 20881 255 1 014 526 169 495 215 Commercial fertilizer' ______________________ farms, 1987 __ 12271 179 227 228 134 390 69 1982 __ 10984 153 197 158 94 339 77 

$1,000, 1987 __ 79449 1 335 2180 1 727 1 210 1 591 183 1982 __ 79823 1 660 1 884 996 1 173 1 755 127 

Agricultural chemicals' _____________________ farms, 1987 __ 15217 117 306 324 154 409 128 1982 __ 11 505 57 267 212 95 345 122 $1,000, 1987 __ 64461 379 1 135 1 535 664 781 259 1982 __ 43347 264 911 1 379 400 483 352 Petroleum products ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 23 109 343 497 502 210 596 342 1982 __ 23454 343 462 455 207 597 335 $1,000, 1987 __ 100 191 2017 2839 2832 951 2098 1 393 1982 __ 136 526 2 781 4044 3840 1 133 2670 1 963 

Gasoline and gasohoL ___________________ farms, 1987 __ 21 891 325 483 486 197 556 337 1982 __ 22777 342 450 435 205 587 322 $1,000,1987 __ 48439 1 123 1 349 1 255 493 1 147 818 1982 __ 65881 1 696 1 980 1 728 635 1 445 1 095 Diesel fuel ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 16249 210 333 394 164 420 220 1982 __ 15950 203 328 389 81 390 199 $1,000,1987 __ 40 176 678 1 139 1 254 344 715 425 1982 __ 54491 713 1 576 1 680 358 898 623 

Natural gas _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 861 8 32 45 1 46 3 1982 __ 757 11 5 23 - 36 5 $1,000,1987 __ 1 479 13 70 58 (D) 24 (D) 1982 __ 1 075 12 9 7 - 32 2 

LP gas, fuel oil, kerosene, molor oil, grease, etc. ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 19057 273 414 458 162 511 299 1982 __ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) $1,000,1987 __ 10097 204 282 265 (D) 211 (0) 1982 __ 15079 360 479 424 140 296 243 

Electricity _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 19070 322 379 384 190 432 313 1982 __ 18569 247 414 320 152 466 309 

$1,000,1987 __ 23779 1 163 721 486 629 411 267 1982 __ 20259 814 655 515 459 277 282 Hired farm labor ___________________________ farms, 1987 __ 9 318 226 187 218 75 135 151 1982 __ 10207 179 195 234 81 224 137 

$1,000,1987 __ 102 470 5 138 5136 2985 1 089 1 269 842 1982 __ 84462 3 814 3426 2154 905 1 392 707 

Contrac1labor _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 4606 114 54 105 33 154 96 1982 __ 2075 23 50 33 26 56 46 $1,000, 1987 __ 13218 382 311 234 93 635 162 1982 __ 6 016 148 271 61 39 138 83 Repair and maintenance ___________________ farms, 1987 __ 21 019 317 431 436 186 560 311 $1,000,1987 __ 93053 2027 2964 2676 811 1 898 1 192 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment' ________________ farms, 1987 __ 8315 135 229 206 68 240 153 1982 __ 8 147 98 163 200 81 161 113 $1,000, 1987 __ 29476 832 1 236 972 228 337 378 1982 __ 30980 526 1 730 1 426 218 236 282 

Interest paid3 _______ .--------------------- farms, 1987 __ 14 774 227 335 316 147 472 263 1982 __ 13 560 187 302 312 106 337 199 $1,000,1987 __ 157891 5242 4754 4420 1 958 3834 2729 1982 __ 207 237 7377 6124 6215 2024 3804 3182 

Interest paid on debt: Secured by real estate _________________ farms, 1987 __ 10 260 166 234 256 102 321 175 $1,000, 1987 __ 113466 3328 2417 3582 1 512 2714 2058 Not secured by real estate _____________ farms, 1987 __ 8076 141 227 146 108 297 154 $1,000, 1987 __ 44 425 1 914 2337 839 446 1 120 671 

Cash renL ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 7 526 88 251 189 46 222 130 

$1,000,1987 __ 65735 1 366 4372 2054 681 1 459 961 Property taxes paid ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 22937 336 465 497 203 597 335 

$1,000, 1987 __ 65288 1 737 1 317 1 623 617 1 102 993 All other farm production expenses __________ farms, 1987 __ 23 375 367 480 527 203 594 344 

$1,000,1987 __ 152 722 5867 5374 3777 1 831 2748 2330 

See footnotes at end of table. 

164 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[Data are based on a sample of farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols see introductory text J 

Item 

Cascade Chouteau Custer Daniels Dawson Deer Lodge Fallon 

Total farm production expenses _______________ farms, 1987 __ 804 795 398 381 499 72 324 $1,000, 1987 __ 45510 62319 26591 16410 21 551 2993 11 863 Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 56604 78389 66812 43071 43 189 41 569 36614 

Livestock and poultry purchased ____________ farms, 1987 __ 291 191 172 65 223 31 130 1982 __ 288 140 191 54 129 30 133 

$1,000,1987 __ 6995 2841 7394 948 2 148 318 1 332 1982 __ 13405 1 592 6846 663 1 287 649 1 817 

Feed for livestock and poultry ______________ farms, 1987 __ 439 259 239 117 281 42 165 1982 __ 432 278 294 116 343 46 180 $1,000, 1987 __ 4345 2416 2794 516 1 337 247 931 1982 __ 5034 1 843 3559 739 1 588 328 1 298 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ________ farms, 1987 __ 146 120 116 32 85 18 59 1982 __ 175 120 124 38 99 14 62 $1,000, 1987 __ 623 552 990 119 315 12 154 1982 __ 1 132 632 949 132 360 83 338 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees _____________ farms, 1987 __ 408 579 182 249 250 16 144 1982 __ 312 400 141 153 255 6 68 $1,000, 1987 __ 871 2194 389 626 548 111 302 1982 __ 549 1 168 302 221 439 9 166 Commercial fertilizer' ______________________ farms, 1987 __ 431 601 175 171 301 29 126 1982 __ 407 576 163 144 297 18 120 $1,000, 1987 __ 3877 8756 757 747 1 540 174 494 1982 __ 3938 9102 741 947 1 572 74 366 

Agncultural chemicals' _____________________ farms, 1987 __ 539 706 233 325 351 27 183 1982 __ 422 583 136 270 288 4 115 

$1,000, 1987 __ 2513 5161 555 1 805 1 476 79 708 1982 __ 1 662 3862 429 1 172 1 201 5 354 Petroleum products ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 766 778 378 377 469 67 320 1982 __ 792 718 373 378 485 62 285 $1,000, 1987 __ 2821 5345 1 605 1 969 2 153 148 1 329 1982 __ 3930 7609 2309 2480 3311 215 1 758 

Gasoline and gasohol ____________________ farms, 1987 __ 745 746 360 360 444 64 302 1982 __ 770 706 370 358 482 62 275 

$1,000, 1987 __ I 399 2221 774 903 922 91 706 

1982 __ 1 944 3 123 1 231 978 1 435 131 860 Diesel fuel ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 473 662 285 314 352 26 210 

1982 __ 548 665 256 330 402 22 204 

$1,000, 1987 __ I 058 2491 595 890 1 001 45 479 1982 __ 1 482 3707 711 1 227 1 460 58 580 

Nalural gas _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 37 34 17 3 24 4 14 1982 __ 21 38 6 7 37 2 4 

$1,000,1987 __ 62 61 33 2 19 (Z) 10 1982 __ 43 43 27 6 55 (D) 6 

LP gas, fuel oil, kerosene, motor oil, grease, etc. ____________________________ farms, 1967 __ 572 739 336 331 419 42 277 

1982 __ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

$1,000, 1987 __ 302 572 204 175 211 11 135 1982 __ 461 736 340 267 361 (D) 293 

Electncity _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 592 666 289 299 380 50 204 1982 __ 633 611 309 314 396 42 234 

$1,000, 1987 __ 633 886 334 244 369 81 241 1982 __ 498 710 376 284 426 55 257 Hired farm labor ___________________________ farms, 1987 __ 315 406 170 111 170 26 83 1982 __ 359 402 149 173 155 27 103 

$1,000, 1987 __ 3945 4842 2382 1 015 1 283 257 373 1982 __ 3573 4512 1 847 693 922 329 691 

Contract labor _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 145 152 77 83 50 8 48 1982 __ 59 39 13 29 23 6 24 

$1,000,1987 __ 390 (D) 200 157 225 51 92 1982 __ 104 77 27 82 123 57 75 Repair and maintenance ___________________ farms. 1987 __ 673 719 308 351 439 52 291 

$1,000, 1987 __ 2678 4854 1 527 1 554 2 136 180 1 035 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment2 ________________ farms, 1987 __ 200 322 128 143 187 21 111 

1982 __ 252 377 124 135 192 9 101 

$1,000, 1987 __ 1 099 (D) 469 610 578 89 224 

1982 __ 847 3009 634 319 453 11 411 

Interest paid3 _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 526 553 265 229 305 36 224 1982 __ 419 506 227 221 275 31 216 

$1,000, 1987 __ 5582 7686 3224 2360 2787 483 2010 1982 __ 6230 10012 4676 3203 4 417 497 2288 

Interest paid on debt: Secured by real estate _________________ farms, 1987 __ 392 408 188 158 190 33 151 

$1,000,1987 __ 3970 5308 1 981 1 842 1 836 300 1 499 Not secured by real estate _____________ farms, 1987 __ 249 342 131 122 159 21 135 

$1,000,1987 __ 1 613 2377 1 243 518 952 184 511 

Cash ren'-________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 244 199 138 130 160 20 95 

$1,000, 1987 __ I 793 2035 1 076 959 1 023 143 665 Property taxes paid ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 737 751 373 360 475 68 307 

$1,000, 1987 __ 2543 4002 1 218 1 027 1 335 190 464 

All other farm production expenses __________ farms, 1987 __ 749 774 362 370 468 65 293 

$1,000,1987 __ 5426 8404 2668 1 873 2611 441 1 661 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONTANA 165 
Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[Data are based on a sample of farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text J 

Item 

Fergus Flathead Gallatin Garfield Glacier Golden Valley Granite 

Total farm production expenses _______________ farms, 1987 __ 839 825 851 297 405 135 148 $1,000,1987 __ 38549 19064 41 058 19424 31 378 8198 7256 Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 45946 23 107 48246 65400 77 476 60728 49026 

Uvestock and poultry purchased ____________ farms, 1987 __ 337 249 310 141 110 52 77 1982 __ 388 213 282 127 57 69 76 $1,000,1987 __ 4896 1 463 3741 3330 1 890 1 039 1 506 1982 __ 3187 1 437 5554 4380 1 402 1244 1 156 

Feed for livestock and poultry ______________ farms, 1987 __ 480 461 549 198 193 84 98 1982 __ 568 600 520 194 167 101 110 $1,000, 1987 __ 2472 2131 5645 2367 2793 1 078 845 1982 __ 2755 2089 5585 2363 1 937 576 569 Commercially mixed formula feeds ________ farms, 1987 __ 158 249 241 88 59 30 24 1982 __ 181 178 229 114 47 32 33 $1,000,1987 __ 686 892 2598 542 805 212 110 1982 __ 924 609 2668 756 507 160 116 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees _____________ farms, 1987 __ 351 228 386 119 230 63 41 1982 __ 319 238 315 67 157 60 33 $1,000, 1987 __ 705 414 981 317 1 104 249 36 1982 __ 601 265 809 160 647 114 63 Commercial fertilizer' ______________________ farms, 1987 __ 457 399 534 121 220 58 56 1982 __ 404 411 448 95 204 97 55 $1,000, 1987 __ 3 163 1064 3 101 526 2542 288 242 1982 __ 3 123 1 137 2567 547 2370 594 282 

Agricultural chemicals' _____________________ farms, 1987 __ 577 383 510 193 297 93 72 1982 __ 434 320 417 138 198 71 13 $1,000, 1987 __ 2321 476 1 385 1 093 2310 476 111 1982 __ 1 357 472 829 606 1 201 211 10 Petroleum products ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 809 758 771 291 391 128 138 1982 __ 805 906 781 263 348 153 153 $1,000, 1987 __ 3820 1 307 2725 1 562 2995 526 530 1982 __ 5240 1 571 3381 2386 2897 897 762 

Gasoline and gasohoL ___________________ farms, 1987 __ 753 700 717 264 386 126 135 1982 __ 783 869 761 257 336 144 144 $1,000,1987 __ 1 975 612 1 223 860 1 335 285 340 1982 __ 2622 785 1 701 1 195 1 127 455 470 Diesel fuel ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 616 417 547 189 305 98 95 1982 __ 617 377 485 201 280 111 104 $1,000,1987 __ 1 397 532 1 210 528 1 254 180 143 1982 __ 2083 577 1 335 947 1 353 338 216 

Natural gas _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 23 29 47 10 29 1 4 1982 __ 21 24 26 - 24 - 4 $1,000, 1987 __ 44 30 46 8 171 (D) 2 1982 __ 32 23 37 - 126 - 1 

LP gas, fuel oil, kerosene, motor oil, grease, etc. ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 758 460 622 251 376 109 119 1982 __ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) $1,000,1987 __ 404 133 246 165 235 (D) 44 1982 __ 502 185 308 244 291 103 75 

Electricity _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 681 627 666 204 321 113 131 1982 __ 624 736 567 240 309 105 123 $1,000, 1987 __ 619 640 1 178 312 457 99 197 1982 __ 645 542 778 361 412 114 143 Hired farm labor ___________________________ farms, 1987 __ 264 312 304 114 188 53 62 1982 __ 363 317 328 125 172 59 74 $1,000, 1987 __ 2085 2525 4158 1 180 2626 785 641 1982 __ 2494 1 667 3461 960 1 630 428 766 

Contract labor _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 141 121 160 64 118 32 24 1982 __ 85 76 80 47 76 5 12 $1,000,1987 __ 214 133 368 224 368 115 (D) 1982 __ 179 97 212 135 148 9 22 Repair and maintenance ___________________ farms, 1987 __ 719 686 731 256 369 115 118 $1,000,1987 __ 3354 1 601 2933 1 147 2389 479 401 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment" ________________ farms, 1987 __ 180 208 253 107 183 49 28 1982 __ 233 294 281 93 106 56 21 $1,000, 1987 __ 637 331 642 610 1 295 145 (D) 1982 __ 692 307 619 688 1 110 172 35 

Interest paid' _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 561 412 467 175 250 85 90 1982 __ 481 352 464 157 227 95 88 $1,000, 1987 __ 5202 2695 4957 2500 3287 902 1 019 1982 __ 8398 2793 5446 3522 4493 1 508 1 135 

Interest paid on debt: Secured by real estate _________________ farms, 1987 __ 366 330 310 123 129 50 59 $1,000, 1987 __ 3931 2129 3253 1 778 2 165 654 826 Not secured by real estate _____________ farms, 1987 __ 309 160 271 91 172 46 52 $1,000, 1987 __ I 270 566 1 704 722 1 123 247 192 

Cash renL ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 295 133 262 82 219 77 46 $1,000, 1987 __ I 986 442 2234 1 001 2804 564 279 Property taxes paid ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 777 797 780 277 330 132 143 $1,000, 1987 __ 2292 1 291 1 981 978 1 283 355 418 All other farm production expenses __________ farms, 1987._ 793 763 815 285 374 130 143 $1,000, 1987._ 4806 2551 5028 2276 3236 1 098 912 

See footnotes at end of table. 

166 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[Data are based on a sample of farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text J 

Item 

Hill Jefferson Judith Basin Lake Lewis and Clark Liberty Lincoln 

Total farm production expenses _______________ farms, 1987 __ 712 256 351 1 078 481 295 245 

$1,000,1987 __ 46106 7 101 21 408 27217 14 214 21 999 3942 Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 64 756 27739 60990 25248 29550 74 574 16091 

Livestock and poultry purchased ____________ farms, 1987 __ 152 111 154 323 210 49 66 1982 __ 154 111 163 366 209 45 127 

$1,000,1981-_ 1 814 1 063 3222 2067 1 372 645 458 1982 __ 1 691 867 2698 2734 1 772 794 236 

Feed for livestock and poultry ______________ farms, 1987 __ 237 178 220 510 286 78 133 1982 __ 253 172 216 642 313 90 158 

$1,000, 1987 __ I 569 663 1 713 3374 1 099 1 885 869 

1982 __ 1 937 1 156 2549 2522 1 384 1 062 267 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ________ farms, 1987 __ 59 59 79 192 84 35 43 

1982 __ 104 55 56 224 56 47 44 

$1,000,1987 __ 553 46 619 1 043 249 599 32 

1982 __ 328 192 576 671 370 237 47 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees _____________ farms, 1987 __ 495 44 203 377 128 197 64 1982 __ 349 54 198 395 76 146 42 

$1,000, 1987 __ I 802 135 372 632 162 691 17 

1982 __ 952 115 323 661 381 719 9 Commercial fertilizer' ______________________ farms, 1987 __ 423 45 203 502 178 196 61 

1982 __ 357 52 192 443 104 138 68 

$1,000, 1987 __ 5413 275 1 703 1 116 642 2215 47 1982 __ 4748 148 2027 1 079 446 2767 25 

Agricultural chemicals' _____________________ farms, 1987 __ 590 85 251 579 219 254 71 

1982 __ 503 38 213 462 123 220 23 

$1,000, 1987 __ 4283 315 1 041 826 561 2055 13 

1982 __ 3226 70 795 534 185 1 709 2 Petroleum products ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 700 218 333 967 457 295 197 

1982 __ 675 252 325 1 007 418 242 264 

$1,000, 1987 __ 4619 560 1 673 1 659 1 303 2108 269 1982 __ 5718 935 2 415 2202 1 443 2991 219 

Gasoline and gasohol ____________________ farms, 1987 __ 663 209 330 901 446 279 183 1982 __ 650 248 324 980 414 242 246 

$1,000,1987 __ 1 667 306 955 932 729 824 190 1982 __ 2 140 518 1 313 1 238 906 1 188 128 Diesel fuel ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 606 87 241 474 224 278 129 1982 __ 581 134 251 475 192 221 121 

$1,000,1987 __ 2434 148 576 581 319 1 043 60 1982 __ 2966 328 847 732 327 1 440 68 

Natural gas _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 45 2 1 2 26 21 - 1982 __ 49 1 1 1 15 5 - $1,000,1987 __ 64 (D) (0) (D) 119 30 - 1982 __ 42 (0) (0) (D) 29 4 - LP gas, fuel oil, kerosene, motor oil, grease, etc. ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 666 159 288 621 308 287 149 1982 __ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

$1,000, 1987 __ 454 (0) (0) (0) 136 211 19 

1982 __ 570 (0) (0) (0) 181 360 22 

Electricity _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 587 190 273 785 370 255 180 1982 __ 601 189 281 829 348 192 192 

$1,000, 1987 __ 808 252 333 760 484 338 135 

1982 __ 576 275 288 461 291 239 66 Hired farm labor ___________________________ farms, 1987 __ 286 76 93 411 105 139 60 

1982 __ 295 99 158 445 127 137 91 

$1,000,1987 __ 2980 559 1 172 2280 1646 1913 436 1982 __ 2017 686 1 159 2221 1 519 1 500 130 

Contract labor _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 144 36 77 317 50 38 38 

1982 __ 49 30 11 154 66 21 8 

$1,000, 1987 __ 546 96 204 727 100 (D) 45 

1982 __ 228 51 24 326 82 62 2 Repair and maintenance ___________________ farms, 1987 __ 663 218 308 904 369 248 197 

$1,000, 1987 __ 4231 505 1 820 2163 1 186 1 868 453 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment' ________________ farms, 1987 __ 256 65 107 349 137 105 21 

1982 __ 313 40 113 437 90 97 29 

$1,000,1987 __ 1 472 85 309 544 201 567 5 

1982 __ 1 792 67 263 483 119 998 14 

Interest paid3 _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 439 115 182 654 227 151 93 

1982 __ 456 132 227 646 177 153 61 

$1,000,1987 __ 6524 964 2846 4324 1664 (D) 575 1982 __ 8 195 1 741 4059 6329 2281 3337 191 

Interest paid on debt: Secured by reai estate _________________ farms, 1987 __ 326 97 114 444 185 112 75 

$1,000,1987 __ 5215 775 (0) 3394 1 192 1 742 501 

Not secured by real estate _____________ farms, 1987 __ 249 37 114 366 83 87 42 

$1,000,1987 __ 1 310 189 (D) 931 491 (D) 74 

Cash renL ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 198 36 142 268 81 91 8 

$1,000,1987 __ 1 807 167 1364 1 440 350 1 012 5 Property taxes paid ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 622 256 329 1 018 468 274 232 

$1,000,1987 __ 2431 558 1 160 2089 1 191 1 238 284 

All other farm production expenses __________ farms, 1987 __ 711 226 327 1 023 436 288 207 

$1,000, 1987 __ 5808 904 2455 3217 2234 3034 330 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONTANA 167 
Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[Data are based on a sample of farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Item 

McCone Madison Meagher Mineral Missoula Musselshell Park 

Total farm production expenses _______________ farms. 1987 __ 441 454 144 58 472 250 405 $1,000,1987 __ 21 301 28931 12392 662 6394 11 574 15860 Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 46 301 63 725 86053 11 412 13546 46 294 39160 

Livestock and poultry purchased ____________ farms, 1987 __ 118 222 79 16 164 114 184 1982 __ 131 184 69 20 191 102 226 $1,000,1987 __ 910 5867 1 339 48 537 1 359 2 271 1982 __ 922 3068 1 966 82 490 832 2505 

Feed for livestock and poultry ______________ farms, 1987 __ 182 317 88 33 278 176 283 1982 __ 209 313 91 46 309 177 340 $1,000, 1987 __ I 063 2469 1 087 133 387 1 228 1 720 1982 __ 952 2538 957 127 589 1 280 1 206 Commercially mixed formula feeds ________ farms, 1987 __ 46 107 26 15 101 59 93 1982 __ 57 73 39 14 131 41 112 $1,000, 1987 __ ISS 785 185 32 77 401 409 1982 __ 276 372 251 (D) 257 275 278 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees _____________ farms, 1987 __ 312 158 58 15 124 88 136 1982 __ 198 162 30 10 124 82 137 $1,000,1987 __ 794 340 149 12 92 262 188 1982 __ 450 347 62 6 77 385 156 Commercial fertilizer' ______________________ farms, 1987 __ 278 233 48 23 191 80 147 1982 __ 220 213 54 21 144 113 134 $1,000, 1987 __ I 374 1 231 596 24 205 422 468 1982 __ 1 229 1 358 877 13 123 715 633 

Agricultural chemicals' _____________________ farms, 1987 __ 372 226 87 22 171 133 230 1982 __ 247 117 51 13 102 63 153 $1,000,1987 __ 1 990 440 325 7 155 668 291 1982 __ 1 103 140 153 3 78 254 272 Petroleum products ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 438 404 141 53 395 236 388 1982 __ 425 439 117 79 443 259 398 $1,000,1987 __ 2413 1 951 830 40 456 829 1 195 1982 __ 3081 2502 1 069 60 623 1346 1 455 

Gasoline and gasohoL ___________________ farms, 1987 __ 423 399 130 45 376 233 346 1982 __ 403 435 117 76 435 244 372 $1,000, 1987 __ I 083 1 078 477 26 272 426 686 1982 __ 1 369 1 610 599 43 377 886 789 Diesel fuel ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 384 266 81 27 195 124 230 1982 __ 331 225 80 23 206 175 263 $1,000,1987 __ 1 104 647 224 12 136 298 384 1982 __ 1 394 646 274 9 162 520 504 

Natural gas _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 10 22 4 - 2 3 9 1982 __ 9 16 1 - 2 2 11 $1,000, 1987 __ 15 28 4 - (D) (D) 18 1982 __ 12 lP gas, fuel oil, kerosene, motor oil, 

13 (D) - (D) (D) 11 

grease, etc. ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 402 330 103 28 186 177 283 1982 __ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) $1,000, 1987 __ 211 199 126 3 (D) (D) 108 1982 __ 305 233 (D) (D) (D) (D) 151 

Electricity _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 330 333 102 39 405 220 332 1982 __ 301 283 92 52 361 217 298 $1,000, 1987 __ (D) 864 205 34 360 200 315 1982 __ 353 819 154 19 257 165 231 Hired farm labor ___________________________ farms, 1987 __ 182 247 71 14 158 86 150 1982 __ 103 284 67 23 216 95 169 $1,000, 1987 __ 974 3 317 1 659 51 826 976 1 294 1982 __ 1 092 3 136 1 379 56 511 843 1 267 

Contract labor _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 62 90 38 10 56 49 66 1982 __ 40 46 19 6 6 16 35 $1,000,1981-_ (D) I 238 237 4 191 99 178 1982 __ 67 213 256 8 (D) 44 42 Repair and maintenance ___________________ farms, 1987 __ 383 403 131 40 380 209 345 $1,000,1987 __ 2 127 1 937 992 59 622 636 1 109 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment' ________________ farms, 1987 __ 207 112 52 9 100 63 128 1982 __ 162 82 51 18 117 70 139 $1,000,1987 __ 786 276 287 11 51 419 287 1982 __ 605 301 562 10 97 333 257 

Interest paid3 _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 297 289 78 28 188 126 239 1982 __ 266 277 80 33 207 151 197 $1,000,1987 __ 3035 4113 1 494 59 635 1566 2971 1982 __ 3 157 7128 2203 86 1 204 3059 3505 

Interest paid on debt Secured by real estate _________________ farms, 1987 __ 182 224 64 20 130 99 195 $1,000, 1987 __ 2271 3010 1 162 (D) 570 1044 2239 Not secured by real estate _____________ farms, 1987 __ 196 172 35 11 42 62 101 $1,000,1987 __ 764 1 103 333 (D) 65 521 731 

Cash renL ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 157 105 52 9 103 89 75 $1,000, 1987 __ 1 259 810 943 13 342 1 040 445 Property taxes paid ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 426 439 131 55 451 235 367 $1,000, 1987 __ 1 410 1 770 547 59 610 402 1001 All other farm production expenses __________ farms, 1981-_ 441 433 138 50 394 236 393 

$1,000,1981-_ 2567 3308 1 701 108 924 1 467 2128 

See footnotes at end of table. 

168 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[Data are based on a sample of farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Item 

Petroleum Phillips Pondera Powder River Powell Prairie Ravalli 

Total farm production expenses _______________ farms, 1987 __ 111 492 492 350 238 190 1 010 $1.000,1987 __ 6963 31 075 33692 17 190 11 727 15558 20 100 Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 62733 63 161 68479 49 115 49272 81 887 19901 

Livestock and poultry purchased ____________ farms, 1987 __ 58 233 142 154 98 104 361 1982 __ 47 219 145 156 109 91 442 $1,000, 1987 __ 1 223 5614 973 3463 1 084 3817 2801 1982 __ 1 538 4 185 1 329 2524 2 136 3 139 4319 

Feed for livestock and poultry ______________ farms, 1987 __ 71 331 233 263 170 142 654 1982 __ 63 282 257 275 158 143 748 $1,000,1987 __ 948 2664 1 601 1 779 1 210 1 639 4266 1982 __ 486 2643 1 833 1 892 774 1 538 4 184 CommerCially mixed formula feeds ________ farms, 1987 __ 26 108 115 117 53 55 240 1982 __ 23 74 86 85 54 63 301 $1,000,1987 __ 102 323 381 611 583 240 1 884 1982 __ 145 232 433 413 182 490 1 771 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees _____________ farms, 1987 __ 41 230 344 102 39 115 194 1982 __ 31 246 277 112 60 90 169 $1,000,1987 __ 77 675 1 078 170 124 261 121 1982 __ 43 412 721 126 87 177 164 Commercial fertilizer' ______________________ farms, 1987 __ 27 231 388 98 100 132 460 1982 __ 23 206 359 74 74 110 460 $1,000,1987 __ 143 1 274 4799 341 612 725 605 1982 __ 126 826 5969 226 455 559 631 

Agricultural chemicals' _____________________ farms, 1987 __ 61 332 405 185 130 129 303 1982 __ 40 299 363 95 50 103 258 $1,000,1987 __ 183 1 926 2475 474 468 540 240 1982 __ 63 924 2097 205 58 465 219 Petroleum products ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 106 479 472 344 202 182 923 1982 __ 99 494 486 338 209 183 1 013 $1,000, 1987 __ 482 2680 3086 1 508 732 1 059 971 1982 __ 637 3552 4 410 1 908 1 054 1 351 1496 

Gasoline and gasohoL ___________________ farms, 1987 __ 103 451 433 338 194 182 836 1982 __ 99 487 485 328 209 178 983 $1,000,1987 __ 297 1 268 1 348 832 433 528 583 1982 __ 381 1 622 1 813 1 072 641 687 880 Diesel fuel ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 68 388 391 254 128 134 405 1982 __ 79 410 411 202 131 152 353 $1,000,1987 __ 143 1 073 1 314 464 190 415 269 1982 __ 189 1 497 2 017 606 245 468 432 

Natural gas _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 1 22 32 1 3 1 24 1982 __ 1 32 28 6 11 5 17 $1,000, 1987 __ (D) 61 60 (D) (D) (D) 35 1982 __ (D) 16 30 3 4 4 23 

LP gas, fuel oil, kerosene, motor oil, grease, etc. ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 96 395 429 309 169 168 559 1982 __ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

$1,000, 1987 __ (D) 278 364 (D) (D) (D) 84 1982 __ (D) 417 549 226 164 191 161 

Electricity _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 92 369 444 298 211 158 771 1982 __ 83 400 401 299 161 155 777 $1,000, 1987 __ 116 465 638 (D) 427 209 594 1982 __ 123 484 538 214 229 177 704 Hired farm labor ___________________________ farms, 1987 __ 53 190 274 122 112 78 358 1982 __ 58 231 279 115 99 63 379 $1,000, 1987 __ 575 1 948 3032 995 1 514 723 1 630 1982 __ 464 1 390 2232 1 060 1 163 571 1 425 

Contract labor _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 25 108 103 35 21 39 222 1982 __ 12 57 38 19 12 30 49 

$1,000, 1987 __ 66 345 295 (D) 94 (D) 213 1982 __ 19 78 169 30 47 106 72 Repair and maintenance ___________________ farms, 1987 __ 95 431 446 327 206 168 825 $1,000, 1987 __ 379 2345 3044 1 198 758 1 019 1 235 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment> ________________ farms, 1987 __ 33 183 240 123 59 97 348 1982 __ 28 203 177 116 67 87 291 

$1,000,1987 __ 166 819 811 323 79 278 345 1982 __ 65 862 791 610 81 241 224 

Interest paid3 _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 78 300 301 208 153 140 475 1982 __ 68 321 332 182 109 115 466 $1,000, 1987 __ 994 3926 3051 2510 1 622 1 966 2611 1982 __ 1 627 5800 5 416 2860 1 967 1 803 3519 

Interest paid on debt Secured by real estate _________________ farms, 1987 __ 54 197 191 131 93 94 366 

$1,000,1987 __ 670 2811 2270 1 746 1 404 1 341 2139 Not secured by real estate _____________ farms, 1987 __ 49 173 181 111 93 75 184 

$1,000, 1987 __ 324 1 115 781 764 217 625 471 

Cash renL ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 40 118 176 159 48 82 183 

$1,000,1987 __ 314 1 259 1 694 1 106 402 (D) 763 Property taxes paid ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 105 459 452 328 231 187 942 

$1,000, 1987 __ 303 1 483 2073 870 660 621 1 294 All other farm production expenses __________ farms, 1987 __ 108 488 492 350 236 184 944 

$1,000, 1987 __ 995 3652 5043 2 122 1 941 1 567 2411 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONTANA 169 
Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[Data are based on a sample of farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

Richland Roosevelt Rosebud Sanders Sheridan Silver Bow Stillwater 

Total farm production expenses _______________ farms, 1987 __ 620 598 362 382 600 114 447 $1,000,1987 __ 38208 23415 27066 8039 19326 1 954 21 417 Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 61 627 39155 74769 21 046 32209 17 141 47914 

Livestock and poultry purchased ____________ farms, 1987 __ 201 166 140 140 140 32 203 1982 __ 206 144 182 159 110 49 236 $1,000,1987 __ 6690 1 056 5179 686 652 253 5031 1982 __ 4 120 1 406 3373 477 1 131 252 3617 

Feed for livestock and poultry ______________ farms, 1981-_ 296 238 269 277 215 76 298 1982 __ 287 269 279 226 266 89 323 $1,000, 1987 __ 2425 538 2290 1 090 708 264 2683 1982 __ 1 259 1 110 2298 555 764 306 1 963 Commercially mixed formula feeds ________ farms, 1987 __ 137 77 93 66 54 24 96 1982 __ 80 52 131 70 58 17 131 $1,000,1987 __ 497 148 405 183 88 38 732 1982 __ 362 86 694 81 117 55 668 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees _____________ farms, 1987 __ 372 405 145 101 345 14 140 1982 __ 286 333 127 74 309 11 153 $1,000, 1987 __ I 120 778 445 130 780 9 300 1982 __ 743 638 547 76 404 8 273 Commercial fertilizer' ______________________ farms, 1987 __ 383 294 120 145 272 30 199 1982 __ 373 198 128 60 210 13 166 $1,000, 1987 __ 2549 965 932 200 988 50 891 1982 __ 2028 794 1 009 102 916 39 1 174 

Agricultural chemicals' _____________________ farms, 1987 __ 411 537 186 119 505 54 246 1982 __ 348 428 123 32 449 13 192 $1,000, 1987 __ 2411 2598 834 151 2285 75 763 1982 __ 1 286 1 573 657 34 1 593 12 503 Petroleum products ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 583 576 351 318 581 96 437 1982 __ 549 583 351 379 586 105 425 $1,000, 1987 __ 3390 2845 1 906 628 2 719 169 1 357 1982 __ 4537 4219 2843 712 3937 224 2536 

Gasoline and gasohol ____________________ farms, 1987 __ 535 558 327 311 536 96 407 1982 __ 527 532 351 374 555 105 423 $1,000, 1987 __ 1510 1 159 1 052 388 1 162 108 760 1982 __ 2022 1 707 1 594 458 1 659 135 1 340 Diesel fuel ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 497 516 219 207 510 43 294 1982 __ 476 519 204 231 546 32 273 $1,000,1987 __ 1 510 1 361 646 182 1 276 44 446 1982 __ 1964 1 992 894 196 1 901 58 908 

Natural gas _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 22 31 18 - - 2 20 1982 __ 33 5 15 1 - 7 20 $1,000, 1987 __ 40 14 29 - - (D) 13 1982 __ 29 4 10 (D) - 4 19 

LP gas, fuel oil, kerosene, motor oil, 529 grease, etc. ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 499 513 306 239 67 359 1982 __ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

$1,000, 1987 __ 329 311 179 58 281 (D) 138 1982 __ 522 515 345 (D) 377 27 268 

Electricity _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 431 452 287 290 499 69 365 1982 __ 487 405 250 280 422 71 347 $1,000,1987 __ 550 396 461 243 428 88 302 1982 __ 500 413 440 132 468 80 262 Hired farm labor ___________________________ farms, 1987 __ 219 247 127 119 200 38 160 1982 __ 252 259 156 112 194 39 191 $1,000, 1987 __ 2645 1 305 2389 1 102 1 158 122 1 610 1982 __ 1 820 1 531 2053 818 1 007 276 1 634 

Contract labor _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 153 100 87 37 69 15 163 1982 __ 87 51 26 35 38 7 36 $1,000,1987 __ 677 300 298 34 132 24 274 1982 __ 317 220 248 21 72 14 86 Repair and maintenance ___________________ farms, 1987 __ 499 532 320 323 535 81 359 $1,000, 1987 __ 3015 2307 1 666 672 2 193 176 1300 

Customwork, machine hire, and rentai of machinery and equipment2 ________________ farms, 1987 __ 230 207 115 51 254 15 176 1982 __ 163 239 97 115 235 15 191 $1,000,1987 __ 870 741 639 63 587 16 294 1982 __ 426 649 1 226 109 451 17 434 

Interest paid3 _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 435 388 178 187 364 45 246 1982 __ 292 382 167 176 324 47 212 $1,000, 1987 __ 5037 2504 2954 1344 2066 234 2246 1982 __ 4665 4878 3875 1 391 2886 334 2361 

Interest paid on debt: Secured by 206 163 195 35 real estate _________________ farms, 1987 __ 278 115 151 $1,000,1987 __ 3863 1 633 2181 1 086 1 500 149 1 533 Not secured by real estate _____________ farms, 1987 __ 221 257 95 62 228 13 141 $1,000,1987 __ 1 174 871 773 258 566 85 713 

Cash ren'-________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 220 312 126 65 183 11 189 $1,000,1987 __ 1440 2764 2864 95 1 216 29 1 177 Property taxes paid ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 546 544 316 370 524 110 414 

$1,000, 1987 __ 1609 1 102 1 029 514 898 178 1 154 All other farm production expenses __________ farms, 1987 __ 579 567 349 332 599 104 425 

$1,000,1987 __ 3780 3218 3180 1 086 2517 267 2038 

See footnotes at end of table. 

170 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 1987 and 1982-con. 

[Data are based on a sample of farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Item 

Sweet Grass Teton Toole 

Total farm production expense"- _______________ farms, 1987 __ 308 621 393 $1,000,1987 __ 12276 51 383 25471 Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 39856 82743 64 811 

Livestock and poultry purchased _____________ farms, 1987 __ 162 203 77 1982 __ 157 159 60 $1,000, 1987 __ 1 825 11 482 593 1982 __ 1 666 9657 345 

Feed for livestock and poultry _______________ farms, 1987 __ 253 286 137 1982 __ 214 262 146 $1,000, 1987 __ 1 522 6705 1 131 1982 __ 1 186 3892 1 120 Commercially mixed formula feeds _________ farms, 1987 __ 123 166 86 1982 __ 80 69 75 $1,000, 1981-_ 501 611 455 1982 __ 377 572 530 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ______________ farms, 1987 __ 119 418 295 1982 __ 81 370 202 $1,000,1987 __ 167 1 181 942 1982 __ 87 834 649 Commercial fertilizer' _______________________ farms, 1987 __ 91 531 202 1982 __ 133 525 141 $1,000, 1987 __ 298 5280 1 845 1982 __ 438 6217 1 428 

Agricultural chemicals' ______________________ farms, 1987 __ 173 531 333 1982 __ 94 471 267 $1,000, 1987 __ 169 2562 2506 1982 __ 114 1 780 2147 Petroleum products _________________________ farms, 1987 __ 307 581 366 1982 __ 292 625 354 $1,000, 1987 __ 833 2977 2623 1982 __ 1 226 4529 3653 

Gasoline and gasohol _____________________ farms, 1987 __ 296 532 352 1982 __ 272 615 351 $1,000,1987 __ 505 1 379 1 104 1982 __ 707 2137 1 458 Diesel fuel _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 210 499 330 1982 __ 178 499 298 $1,000, 1987 __ 239 1 288 1 252 1982 __ 308 1 795 1 790 

Natural gas ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 17 6 14 1982 __ 5 22 28 $1,000, 1987 __ 4 12 38 1982 __ 6 83 93 

LP gas, fuel oil, kerosene, motor oil, grease, etc. _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 287 544 359 1982 __ (NA) (NA) (NA) $1.000, 1987 __ 85 299 228 1982 __ 206 514 312 

Electricity __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 246 487 330 1982 __ 241 499 298 $1,000, 1987 __ 278 594 330 1982 __ 243 581 251 Hired farm labor ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 136 234 206 1982 __ 137 325 194 $1,000, 1981-_ 1 149 2568 2478 1982 __ 1 520 2415 2157 

Contract labor ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 72 125 63 1982 __ 22 27 58 $1,000, 1987 __ 129 438 235 1982 __ 41 128 258 Repair and maintenance ____________________ farms, 1987 __ 280 518 350 $1,000,1987 __ 783 2540 2479 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment> _________________ farms, 1987 __ 81 253 182 1982 __ 92 242 134 $1,000,1987 __ 167 1 212 1 054 1982 __ 140 1 096 1 415 

Interest paid3 ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 227 408 262 1982 __ 161 461 260 $1,000,1987 __ 1 901 4709 3095 1982 __ 1 519 6645 3668 

Interest paid on debt: Secured by real estate __________________ farms, 1987 __ 179 296 192 $1,000,1981-_ 1 192 3278 2440 Not secured by real estate ______________ farms, 1987 __ 104 216 159 $1,000,1987 __ 709 1 432 654 

Cash ren'- _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 124 169 119 $1,000,1987 __ 624 2057 1 491 Property taxes paid _________________________ farms, 1987 __ 308 578 366 $1,000,1987 __ 889 2263 1 275 All other farm production expenses ___________ farms, 1987 __ 300 621 382 $1,000, 1987 __ 1 541 4815 3395 

'Data for 1987 include cost of custom applications. 

'Data for 1987 exclude cost of custom applications for commercial fertilizer and agricultural chemicals. 

3Data for 1982 do not include imputation for item nonresponse. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

Treasure Valley Wheatland Wibaux Yellowstone 

121 719 145 192 1 042 11 195 34769 11 738 7616 87051 92520 48357 80952 39669 83542 

60 221 77 70 403 58 234 72 114 415 2599 2586 2 135 485 34964 1 613 2 931 1 752 875 21 705 

91 354 95 121 635 76 335 120 157 627 

858 1 860 1 309 455 15551 

706 1 661 1 210 946 11 509 37 106 29 35 244 27 93 52 55 206 437 243 226 74 3918 325 415 524 179 2547 

53 395 66 100 409 57 306 55 71 429 294 862 152 234 1 250 171 512 189 175 1 014 56 283 81 129 505 47 245 76 111 542 653 1 409 645 519 2500 482 1 443 759 380 2676 

75 527 91 135 532 50 393 71 121 410 311 2608 482 559 1 648 159 1 950 365 368 1 068 116 699 137 191 929 107 653 150 184 1 045 725 3 812 753 904 3 162 789 4807 1 269 1 514 4090 

112 667 130 176 870 107 629 149 182 992 356 1 774 427 406 1 578 391 2205 721 740 1 950 71 568 88 162 589 68 577 114 152 575 

300 1 638 224 362 1 216 317 2131 417 593 1 634 

2 27 14 15 31 

- 45 11 7 51 (D) 27 37 23 83 

- 34 25 8 73 

97 640 97 172 709 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(D) 373 64 113 284 

82 436 105 173 433 

102 550 101 149 725 81 468 119 182 756 

196 695 172 (D) 741 

122 479 215 176 633 

53 276 60 59 329 

54 256 81 87 481 

1 101 2467 1 253 383 5684 

717 1 392 958 456 3315 

21 118 32 31 117 13 25 18 3 97 

131 278 (0) (0) 535 

96 104 81 (0) 277 

97 602 113 174 872 

733 2 713 793 771 3392 

45 285 36 78 362 54 282 36 73 362 

138 1 040 (0) 169 1 300 

129 1 131 129 336 795 

78 476 82 139 580 

59 439 90 126 516 

1 081 5 372 (0) 1 026 5686 

774 6 167 2053 1 656 7554 

42 316 51 88 419 

718 3 855 860 738 3808 

46 275 66 84 313 

364 1 517 (0) 288 1 878 

62 245 69 97 289 

789 2446 (0) 594 2234 

111 675 140 177 1 011 

411 2 154 570 292 2 131 

121 692 140 183 977 

1 175 4 465 1 195 937 6274 

MONTANA 171 
Table 4. Net Cash Return From Agricultural Sales, Government Payments, Other FarmRelated Income, and Commodity Credit Corporation Loans: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

Montana Beaverhead Big Hom Blaine Broadwater Carbon 

NET CASH RETURN 

Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit (see text)' ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 24565 373 501 529 213 634 $1,000, 1987 __ 260 131 8593 13221 7 141 2724 7046 Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 10590 23036 26389 13499 12787 11 114 

Farms with net gains2 _____________________ number, 1987 __ 13 748 234 310 296 141 385 $1,000, 1987 __ 356 783 10367 15142 8856 3745 8980 Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 25952 44304 48844 29918 26558 23326 

Farms with net losses _____________________ number, 1987 __ 10 817 139 191 233 72 249 $1,000, 1987 __ 96652 1 775 1 921 1 715 1 021 1 934 Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 8935 12767 10058 7360 14182 7769 

GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 

Total received _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 10 903 72 177 295 112 185 $1,000, 1987 __ 232 620 1 123 3448 8720 2251 1 499 Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 21 335 15590 19482 29558 20100 8 101 

Amount received in cash ___________________ farms, 1987 __ 9 499 68 151 263 93 168 $1,000, 1987 __ 91 783 512 1 461 3469 940 659 

Value of commodity certificates received _____ farms, 1987 __ 9769 57 155 270 97 125 $1,000, 1987 __ 140 838 611 1 987 5250 1 312 840 

OTHER FARM-RELATED INCOME 

Gross before taxes and expenses' ____________ farms, 1987 __ 5 740 66 117 120 47 157 $1,000, 1987 __ 32 170 6B8 1 928 407 307 683 Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 5605 10428 16460 3393 6523 4222 

Customwork and other agricultural services3 ________________________________ farms, 1987._ 2 182 27 43 42 21 48 1982 __ 1 881 21 3D 46 24 44 $1,000, 1987 __ 12 710 333 1 210 263 160 321 1982 __ 8641 148 280 406 150 227 Rental of farmland _________________________ farms, 1987 __ 2 316 25 65 56 15 102 $1,000, 1987 __ 13432 250 673 132 (D) 315 

Sales of forest products and Christmas trees ____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 438 5 3 - 2 1 $1,000,1981._ 3 lB4 (D) (D) - (D) (D) Other farm-related income sources __________ farms, 19B7 __ 1 810 14 24 47 23 22 $1,000, 1987 __ 2844 (D) (D) 12 BO (D) 

COMMODITY CREDIT 

CORPORATION LOANS 

Total _______________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 4 334 10 82 121 36 25 1982 __ 3370 16 45 8B 51 32 $1,000,1987 __ 116 792 470 2709 4689 1 132 272 1982 __ 142 230 489 3965 3B68 3953 597 

Corn _____________________________________ farms, 19B7 __ 31 - 1 2 - 1 $1,000, 1987 __ 203 - (D) (D) - (D) WheaL ___________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 4026 9 75 114 29 19 $1,000,1987 __ 97461 219 2266 4145 893 212 SOybeans _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ - - - - - - $1,000, 1987 __ - - - - - -

Sorghum, barley. and oats __________________ farms, 1987 __ 1 421 3 20 39 20 7 $1,000, 1981._ 16572 (D) 260 (D) 239 (D) COtton ____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ - - - - - - $1,000, 1987 __ - - - - - - Peanuts, rye, rice, tobacco, and honey _______ farms, 1981._ 131 1 3 - - 1 $1,000, 1987 __ 2556 (D) (D) - - (D) 

See footnotes at end of table. 

Carter 

352 7589 

21 559 

275 8454 

30742 

77 

865 11 235 

162 2 142 13223 

130 

932 

118 1 210 

69 

332 4810 

36 

34 

205 

133 

17 

57 

3 

(D) 

20 

(D) 

45 

38 

B29 1 225 

-

-

41 

759 

-

-

6 

(D) 

-

-

2 

(D) 

172 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 4. Net Cash Return From Agricultural Sales, Government Payments, Other FarmRelated Income, and Commodity Credit Corporation Loans: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols. see introductory text) 

Item 

Cascade Chouteau Custer Daniels Dawson Deer Lodge 

NET CASH RETURN 

Net cash retum from agricultural sales for the farm unit (see text), ________________________ farms. 1987 __ 804 795 398 381 499 72 $1,000. 1987 __ 5365 5190 5581 1 926 4450 897 Average per farm ________________________ dollars. 1987 __ 6673 6528 14024 5054 8 917 12452 

Farms with net gains2 _____________________ number. 1987 __ 346 447 204 228 321 38 $1,000. 1987 __ 10266 10359 8026 3373 5946 1 120 Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 29670 23175 39344 14794 18 523 29463 

Farms with net losses _____________________ number. 1987 __ 458 348 194 153 178 34 

$1,000. 1987 __ 4900 5170 2445 1 448 1 496 223 Average per farm ________________________ dollars. 1987 __ 10699 14855 12601 9461 8404 6561 

GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 

Total raceived ___________________________ - ___ farms. 1987 __ 379 624 155 304 303 10 $1,000,1987 __ 7914 22014 1 887 6 172 5 817 (D) Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 20880 35279 12 176 20303 19 198 (D) 

Amount receiv'!d in cash ___________________ farms, 1987 __ 327 585 125 256 262 7 

$1,000.1987 __ 3420 8959 770 2190 2080 (D) 

Value of commodity certificates received _____ farms, 1987 __ 340 603 142 292 295 9 $1,000, 1987 __ 4493 13055 1 118 3982 3 737 (D) 

OTHER FARM-RELATED INCOME 

Gross before taxes and expenses' ____________ farms, 1987 __ 211 238 74 95 161 6 

$1,000. 1987 __ I 659 2705 342 320 514 10 Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 7864 11 364 4626 3363 3 193 1 603 

CustomworK and other agricultural services' ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 82 93 27 24 52 2 1982 __ 54 64 29 41 49 2 $1,000,1987 __ 922 813 131 80 180 (D) 1982 __ 270 381 79 199 139 (D) Rental of farmland _________________________ farms, 1987 __ 93 91 41 37 48 4 $1 ,000, 1987 __ 548 1 724 155 209 (D) 3 

Sales of forest products and Christmas trees ____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 2 9 1 - 1 - $1,000,1987 __ (0) (0) (D) - (D) - Other farm·related income sources __________ farms, 1987 __ 65 107 10 66 91 1 

$1,000, 1987 __ (0) (0) (D) 31 230 (D) 

COMMODITY CREDIT 

CORPORATION LOANS 

Total __ • ____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 64 276 50 171 180 5 1982 __ 91 230 20 104 107 2 

$1,000,1987 __ 2461 9367 614 3879 4210 (D) 1982 __ 6171 12851 397 3545 3238 (D) 

Com _____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ - - 9 - 3 - $1,000,1987 __ - - 34 - (D) - WheaL _____________________________ • _____ farms, 1987 __ 81 260 42 165 179 2 $1,000, 1987 __ 2087 7552 549 3438 3 811 (D) Soybeans _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ - - - - - - $1,000, 1987 __ - - - - - -

Sorghum, barley, and oats __________________ farms, 1987 __ 23 123 8 51 61 1 

$1,000, 1987 __ 374 1 816 31 230 380 (D) COtton ____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ - - - - - - $1,000,1987 __ - - - - - - Peanuts, rye, rice, tobacco, and honey _______ farms, 1987._ - - - 38 1 2 

$1,000,1987 __ - - - 211 (D) (D) 

See footnotes at end of table. 

Fallon 

324 3819 

11 787 

211 4599 

21 796 

113 

780 6902 

203 

2984 

14698 

152 

818 

187 2 165 

90 

368 4086 

39 

25 

80 

85 

41 

283 

-

-

34 

5 

76 

74 1 367 1 729 

-

-

74 

1 321 

-

-

15 

46 

-

-

-

-

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONTANA 173 
Table 4. Net Cash Return From Agricultural Sales, Government Payments, Other FarmRelated Income, and Commodity Credit Corporation Loans: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning ot abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

Fergus Flathead Gallatin Garfield Glacier Golden Valley 

NET CASH RETURN 

Net cash return trom agricultural sales tor the tarm unit (see text)' ________________________ tarms, 1987 __ 839 825 851 297 405 135 $1,000,1987 __ 11 960 1 349 13314 4920 3789 1468 Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 14255 1 635 15646 16565 9 355 10878 

Farms with net gains2 _____________________ number, 1987 __ 548 255 505 218 140 75 $1,000, 1987 __ 14246 4568 15799 6032 6352 2 150 Average per tarm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 25997 17913 31 286 27672 45374 28672 

Farms with net losses _____________________ number, 1987 __ 291 570 346 79 265 60 $1,000,1987 __ 2286 3219 2485 1 113 2564 682 Average per tarm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 7857 5647 7181 14083 9674 11 365 

GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 

Total received _______________________________ tarms, 1987 __ 451 152 290 162 233 79 $1,000,1987 __ 8993 1464 4430 4048 7271 1 825 Average per tarm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 19940 9634 15277 24989 31 207 23 100 

Amount received in cash ___________________ tarms, 1987 __ 394 134 261 133 200 72 $1,000,1987 __ 3566 604 1 968 1 760 2994 577 

Value ot commodity certiticates received _____ tarms, 1987 __ 423 131 253 148 215 62 $1.000, 198L_ 5427 860 2462 2288 4277 1 248 

OTHER FARM-RELATED INCOME 

Gross betore taxes and expenses' ____________ tarms, 1987 __ 186 250 237 66 84 24 $1,000,1987 __ 945 866 1 000 242 1 011 157 Average per tarm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 5079 3464 4218 3670 12 033 6557 

Customwork and other agricultural services3 ________________________________ tarms, 1987 __ 63 51 103 29 33 11 1982 __ 54 55 72 23 17 10 $1,000, 1987 __ 224 103 297 105 406 (0) 1982 __ 192 117 291 92 73 49 Rental of farmland _________________________ tarms, 1987 __ 72 102 104 29 44 8 $1,000, 1987 __ 496 330 618 (0) 569 63 

Sales ot torest products and Christmas trees ____________________________________ tarms, 1987 __ 23 71 1 10 9 - $1,000,1987 __ 157 310 (0) (0) 32 - Other farm-related income sources __________ tarms, 1987 __ 50 89 62 19 5 5 $1,000,1987 __ 68 123 (0) 32 4 (0) 

COMMODITY CREDIT 

CORPORATION LOANS 

Total _______________________________________ tarms, 1987 __ 150 66 82 62 106 15 1982 __ 149 24 61 28 72 23 $1,000, 1987 __ 4385 830 1 509 1 975 4 194 398 1982 __ 4090 452 1 017 2715 5489 911 

Corn _____________________________________ tarms, 1987 __ - - - - - - $1,000,1987 __ - - - - - - WheaL ___________________________________ tarms, 1987 __ 136 55 68 59 91 14 $1,000,1987 __ 3166 (0) 1 116 1 832 3087 352 Soybeans _________________________________ tarms, 1987 __ - - - - - - $1,000,1987 __ - - - - - -

Sorghum, barley, and oats __________________ tarms, 1987 __ 76 42 40 15 46 2 $1,000,1987 __ (0) 455 (0) 143 (0) (0) COtton ____________________________________ tarms, 198L_ - - - - - - $1,000,1987 __ - - - - - - Peanuts, rye, rice, tobacco, and honey _______ farms, 1987 __ 5 1 1 - 2 1 $1,000, 1987 __ (0) (0) (0) - (0) (0) 

See tootnotes at end ot table. 

Granite 

148 1 347 9 100 

86 1 953 22714 

62 

607 

9783 

13 

62 4773 

12 

44 

8 

18 

30 

106 3521 

4 

3 

27 

13 

16 

46 

9 

17 

6 

15 

3 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

2 

(0) 

-

-

1 

(0) 

174 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 4. Net Cash Return From Agricultural Sales, Government Payments, Other FarmRelated Income, and Commodity Credit Corporation Loans: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

Hill Jefferson Judith Basin lake Lewis and Clark liberty 

NET CASH RETURN 

Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit (see text)' ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 712 256 351 1 078 481 295 $1,000,1987 __ 9288 249 5 012 4640 4 169 4628 Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 13045 975 14278 4304 8667 15689 

Farms with net gains' _____________________ number, 1987 __ 410 83 247 511 194 216 $1,000,1987 __ 12712 1 352 6283 8276 5504 5922 Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 31 006 16295 25436 16196 28373 27414 

Farms with net losses _____________________ number, 1987 __ 302 173 104 567 287 79 $1,000, 1987 __ 3424 1 103 1 271 3636 1 336 1 293 Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 11 339 6376 12222 6 413 4654 16370 

GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 

Total received _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 521 30 205 187 69 242 $1,000,1987 __ 16689 450 4447 1 261 887 9252 Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 32032 14991 21 690 6742 12 853 38231 

Amount received in cash ___________________ farms, 1987 __ 477 27 186 154 63 221 $1,000, 1987 __ 6536 193 1 749 532 481 3 611 

Value of commodity certificates received _____ farms, 1987 __ 497 21 183 156 54 233 $1,000, 1987 __ 10152 257 2697 729 405 5641 

OTHER FARM-RELATED INCOME 

Gross before taxes and expenses' ____________ farms, 1987 __ 131 33 52 125 103 40 $1,000, 1987 __ 877 52 232 497 392 265 Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 6692 1 581 4458 3974 3810 6635 

Customwork and other agricultural services3 ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 84 4 12 49 21 15 1982 __ 61 6 29 63 26 22 $1,000,1987 __ 574 (0) 50 159 67 85 1982 __ 416 23 68 161 26 169 Rental of farmland _________________________ farms, 1987 __ 26 21 31 44 67 12 $1,000, 1987 __ 267 22 152 149 216 107 

Sales of forest products and Christmas trees ____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 1 9 3 27 21 7 $1,000, 1987 __ (0) 18 (0) 71 97 2 Other farm-related income sources __________ farms, 1987 __ 34 1 9 29 5 8 $1,000,1987 __ (0) (0) (0) 117 12 72 

COMMODITY CREDIT 

CORPORATION LOANS 

Total _______________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 246 10 75 54 13 124 1982 __ 170 12 75 39 10 97 $1,000,1987 __ 8721 298 1 611 813 334 4823 1982 __ 9099 417 2408 851 770 4877 

Corn _____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ - - - - - - $1,000,1987 __ - - - - - - WheaL ___________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 240 8 65 49 8 120 $1,000,1987 __ 7866 250 1 250 609 167 4320 Soybeans _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ - - - - - - $1,000,1987 __ - - - - - -

Sorghum, barley, and oats __________________ farms, 1987 __ 66 6 32 24 8 40 

$1,000,1987 __ 855 49 361 (0) (0) 503 Cotton ____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ - - - - - - $1,000, 1987 __ - - - - - - Peanuts, rye, rice, tobacco, and honey _______ farms, 1987 __ - - - 2 1 - $1,000, 1987 __ - - - (0) (0) -

See footnotes at end of table. 

lincoln 

245 

-357 

-1 457 

68 

735 10 814 

177 1 092 6171 

6 

6 1 032 

4 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

47 

733 15601 

5 

14 

4 

26 

-

-

47 

729 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONTANA 175 
Table 4, Net Cash Return From Agricultural Sales, Government Payments, Other FarmRelated Income, and Commodity Credit Corporation Loans: 1987 and 1982-Con, 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Item 

McCone Madison Meagher Minerai Missoula Musselshell 

NET CASH RETURN 

Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm una (see text)· ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 441 454 144 58 473 250 $1,000, 1987 __ 4025 5930 3 739 192 425 1 823 Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 9126 13063 25968 3310 898 7293 

Farms with net gains2 _____________________ number, t987 __ 271 261 101 25 150 128 $1,000,1987 __ 5559 8 167 4 101 314 2065 2653 Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 20512 31 290 40601 12575 13765 20725 

Farms with net losses _____________________ number, 1987 __ 170 193 43 33 323 122 $1,000,1987 __ 1 534 2236 361 122 1640 830 Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 9025 11 587 8401 3709 5077 6800 

GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 

Total received _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 322 91 38 4 49 79 $1,000, 1987 __ 6545 1 163 803 8 226 1 767 Average per farm ________________________ doJlars, 1987 __ 20325 12 783 21 138 2001 4609 22363 

Amount received in cash ___________________ farms, 1987 __ 253 75 30 4 36 65 $1,000, 1987 __ 2059 435 322 (0) 88 753 

Value of commodity certificates received _____ farms, 1987 __ 308 70 29 2 26 71 $1,000, 1987 __ 4486 729 481 (0) 138 1 013 

OTHER FARM-RELATED INCOME 

Gross before taxes and expenses1 ____________ farms, 1987 __ 135 88 38 8 95 55 $1,000, 1987 __ 812 738 527 48 318 194 Average per farm ________________________ doJlars, 1987 __ 6015 8385 13863 5987 3352 3520 

Customwork and other agricultural services3 ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 48 32 10 3 34 32 1982 __ 42 21 7 5 28 21 $1,000, 1987 __ 469 127 65 (0) 37 141 1982 __ 310 157 47 5 59 38 Rental of farrnland _________________________ farms, 1987 __ 56 49 26 1 42 23 $1,000, 1987 __ 294 87 285 (0) 51 36 

Sales of forest products and Christmas trees ____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 1 4 5 4 27 8 $1,000, 1987 __ (0) (0) 25 37 167 11 Other farm-related income sources __________ farms, 1987 __ 64 17 16 2 7 6 $1,000, 1987 __ (0) (0) 152 (0) 63 5 

COMMODITY CREDIT 

CORPORATION LOANS 

Total _______________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 174 18 13 2 6 14 1982 __ 117 19 9 1 4 24 $1,000, 1987 __ 4256 624 598 (0) 82 595 1982 __ 3 441 759 536 (0) 85 2 134 

Com _____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ - - - - - - $1,000, 1987 __ - - - - - - WheaL ___________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 171 12 6 - 4 14 

$1,000, 1987 __ 3958 401 207 - 53 (0) SOybeans _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ - - - - - - $1,000, 1987 __ - - - - - -

Sorghum, barley, and oats __________________ farms, 1987 __ 43 14 9 - 2 2 

$1,000, 1987 __ (0) (0) 392 - (0) (0) COtton ____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ - - - - - - $1,000, 1987 __ - - - - - - Peanuts, rye, rice, tobacco, and honey _______ farms, 1987 __ 2 1 - 2 1 - $1,000, 1987 __ (0) (0) - (0) (D) -

See footnotes at end of table. 

Park 

405 

3601 

8891 

202 

5254 

26008 

203 

1 653 8141 

77 

1 112 

14443 

70 

408 

63 

705 

98 

714 

7285 

34 

19 

68 

67 

32 

148 

36 

474 

16 

24 

29 

22 

691 

401 

-

-

25 

519 

-

-

17 

173 

-

-

-

-

176 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 4. Net Cash Return From Agricultural Sales, Government Payments, Other FarmRelated Income, and Commodity Credit Corporation Loans: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

Petroleum Phillips Pondera Powder River Powell Prairie 

NET CASH RETURN 

Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm un~ (see text)1 ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 111 492 492 350 238 190 $1,000, 1987 __ 1 815 4319 8263 5912 2134 3146 Average per fanm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 16 352 8 779 16794 16891 8966 16559 

Farms with net gains2 _____________________ number, 1987 __ 70 295 308 243 137 138 $1,000, 1987 __ 2 144 6898 10534 6745 3054 3960 Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 30633 23384 34200 27756 22294 26696 

Farms w~h net losses _____________________ number, 1987 __ 41 197 184 107 101 52 $1,000, 1987 __ 329 2579 2271 833 920 814 Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 8030 13092 12 341 7784 9113 15649 

GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 

Total received _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 41 268 351 121 40 130 $1,000,1987 __ 763 7024 10 645 1 273 353 1 688 Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 19 109 24390 30327 10524 8830 14523 

Amount received in cash ___________________ farms, 1987 __ 31 248 320 100 31 111 $1,000, 1987 __ 323 2674 4 226 501 81 714 

Value of commodity certificates received _____ farms, 1987 __ 34 267 337 93 31 115 $1,000, 1987 __ 460 4351 6 419 772 273 1 174 

OTHER FARM-RELATED INCOME 

Gross before taxes and expenses1 ____________ farms, 1987 __ 23 138 200 67 45 55 $1,000, 1987 __ 68 805 1 132 263 153 425 Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 2945 5834 5 662 3026 3409 7722 

Customworl< and other agricultural services' ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 12 91 83 17 13 34 1982 __ 4 48 41 24 19 22 

$1,000, 1987 __ 38 569 509 53 39 125 1982 __ (0) 198 245 107 23 61 Rental of farmland _________________________ farms, 1987 __ 8 27 76 48 15 23 $1,000,1987 __ 11 149 472 138 35 296 

Sales of forest products and Christmas trees ____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 1 - - 6 12 - $1,000, 1987 __ (0) - - 31 50 - Other farm-related income sources __________ farms, 1987 __ 9 42 119 18 9 10 $1,000, 1987 __ (0) 87 151 41 29 4 

COMMODITY CREDIT 

CORPORATION LOANS 

Total _______________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 5 131 177 28 8 65 1982 __ 6 62 139 19 3 41 $1,000, 1987 __ 110 3731 5976 622 105 965 1982 __ 355 2752 7 470 670 28 645 

Corn _____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ - - - - - 1 $1,000, 1987 __ - - - - - (0) WheaL ___________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 5 128 159 27 5 63 $1,000, 1987 __ 110 3263 (0) 461 (0) 695 Soybeans _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ - - - - - - $1,000, 1987 __ - - - - - -

Sorghum, bariey, and oats __________________ farms, 1987 __ - 38 67 3 5 13 

$1,000, 1987 __ - (0) (0) (0) 56 (0) COtton ____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ - - - - - - $1,000,1987 __ - - - - - - Peanuts, rye, rice, tobacco, and honey _______ farms, 1987 __ - 1 - 1 1 - $1,000, 1987 __ - (0) - (0) (0) -

See footnotes at end of table. 

Ravalli 

1 010 

2249 

2227 

404 5492 

13595 

606 3243 

5352 

77 

259 3361 

64 

151 

34 

108 

217 

962 

4527 

73 

56 

669 

139 

126 

252 

2 

(0) 

23 

(0) 

7 

8 218 

254 

-

-

3 

18 

-

-

2 

(0) 

-

-

2 

(0) 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONTANA 177 
Table 4. Net Cash Return From Agricultural Sales, Government Payments, Other FarmRelated Income, and Commodity Credit Corporation Loans: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Item 

Richland Roosevelt Rosebud Sanders Sheridan Silver Bow Stillwater 

NET CASH RETURN 

Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit (see text), ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 620 598 362 382 600 114 447 $1,000,1987 __ 10003 4504 6653 2520 4 195 167 3741 Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 16134 7532 18378 6596 6992 1 462 8369 

Farms with net gains2 _____________________ number, 1987 __ 443 385 255 196 429 36 218 $1,000,1987 __ 12708 6474 9280 3272 5573 510 5503 Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 28686 16816 36390 16692 12991 14168 25245 

Farms with net losses _____________________ number, 1987 __ 177 213 107 186 171 78 229 $1,000, 1987 __ 2705 1 970 2627 752 1 378 343 1 762 Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 15283 9248 24550 4044 8057 4402 7696 

GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 

Total received _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 376 454 115 40 480 3 167 $1,000,1987 __ 6084 8642 2420 208 9060 (0) 3 175 Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 16181 19035 21 046 5204 18874 (0) 19 013 

Amount received in cash ___________________ farms, 1987 __ 320 399 96 36 419 2 143 $1,000, 1987 __ 2472 3205 1 035 58 3 189 (0) 1 134 

Value of commodity certificates received _____ farms, 1987 __ 344 431 89 24 453 2 133 $1,000, 1987 __ 3612 5437 1 386 150 5871 (0) 2042 

OTHER FARM-RELATED INCOME 

Gross before taxes and expenses' ____________ farms, 1987 __ 107 171 41 60 183 10 116 $1,000,1987 __ 507 613 271 188 520 11 444 Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 4738 3 582 6614 3130 2844 1 089 3824 

Customwork and other agricultural services3 ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 47 86 16 16 72 5 26 1982 __ 46 68 25 29 94 2 34 $1,000, 1987 __ 176 521 49 (0) 236 5 92 1982 __ 141 341 164 98 405 (0) 115 Rental of farmland _________________________ farms, 1987 __ 33 24 19 18 39 4 44 $1,000, 1987 __ 161 50 192 52 258 (0) 271 

Sales of forest products and Christmas trees ____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 1 1 2 33 - - 11 $1,000, 1987 __ (0) (0) (0) 104 - - 1 Other farm-related income sources __________ farms, 1987 __ 42 83 7 1 110 1 50 $1,000, 1987 __ (0) (0) (0) (0) 26 (0) 80 

COMMODITY CREDIT 

CORPORATION LOANS 

Total _______________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 205 260 51 6 176 - 45 1982 __ 118 184 18 5 277 - 60 $1,000,1987 __ 4940 6 164 1 498 49 2814 - 953 1982 __ 4 140 4994 3621 (0) 9272 - 2660 

Com _____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 1 - 6 - - - - $1,000, 1987 __ (0) - 49 - - - - Wheat ____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 199 250 48 5 167 - 43 $1,000, 1987 __ 4257 5593 1 383 36 2505 - 869 SOybeans _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ - - - - - - - $1,000, 1987 __ - - - - - - -

Sorghum, bariey, and oats __________________ farms, 1987 __ 39 59 14 2 51 - 17 $1,000, 1987 __ 346 (0) 65 (0) 291 - (0) COtton ____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ - - - - - - - $1,000, 1987 __ - - - - - - - Peanuts, rye, rice, tobacco, and honey _______ farms, 1987 __ 5 36 - 1 7 - 1 

$1,000, 1987 __ (0) (0) - (0) 17 - (0) 

See footnotes at end of table. 

178 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 4. Net Cash Return From Agricultural Sales, Government Payments, Other FarmRelated Income, and Commodity Credit Corporation Loans: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Item 

Sweet Grass Teton Toole Treasure 

NET CASH RETURN 

Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit (see text)' _________________________ farms, 1987 __ 308 621 393 121 $1,000, 198L_ 3207 9647 3418 2 189 Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 10413 15535 8698 18094 

Farms with net gains2 _____________________ number, 1987 __ 182 404 213 90 $1,000, 1987 __ 4403 11 623 5607 2631 Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 24 194 28771 26323 29238 

Farms with net losses _____________________ number, 1987 __ 126 217 180 31 $1,000,1981-_ 1 196 1 976 2188 442 Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1981-_ 9493 9106 12158 14260 

GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 

Total received ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 79 444 307 53 $1,000,1987 __ 590 11 800 10055 639 Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 7466 26576 32751 12065 

Amount received in cash ____________________ farms, 1987 __ 70 399 278 45 $1,000,1987 __ 278 4793 3985 263 

Value of commodity certificates received ______ farms, 1987 __ 33 416 296 45 $1,000, 1981-_ 312 7007 6070 376 

OTHER FARM-RELATED INCOME 

Gross before taxes and expenses' _____________ farms, 1987 __ 107 198 132 20 $1,000,1987 __ 510 918 1 007 94 Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 4763 4637 7625 4709 

Customwork and other agricultural services3 _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 53 78 61 15 1982 __ 33 66 28 11 $1,000, 1987 __ 238 338 440 47 1982 __ 81 432 312 29 Rental of farmland __________________________ farms, 1987 __ 40 59 48 6 $1,000, 1987 __ 202 358 552 47 

Sales of forest products and Christmas trees _____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 10 8 - - $1,000,1987 __ 24 (D) - - Other farm-related income sources ___________ farms, 1987 __ 25 96 31 5 $1,000, 1987 __ 46 (D) 15 (Z) 

COMMODITY CREDIT 

CORPORATION LOANS 

Total ________________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 9 175 161 16 1982 __ 3 108 132 4 $1,000, 1987 __ 115 4502 5582 217 1982 __ (D) 4 191 6498 (0) 

Corn ______________________________________ farms, 1987 __ - - - 1 $1,000,1987 __ - - - (0) WheaL ____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 5 150 147 13 $1,000, 1987 __ 66 3483 4737 178 Soybeans __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ - - - - $1,000, 1987 __ - - - -

Sorghum, barley, and oats ___________________ farms, 1987 __ 2 67 68 3 $1,000,1987 __ (D) (D) 845 (0) Cotton _____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ - - - - $1,000, 1987 __ - - - - Peanuts, rye, rice, tobacco, and honey ________ farms, 1987 __ 3 1 - - $1,000, 1987 __ (D) (D) - -

'Data are based on a sample of farms. 2Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold are included as farms with gains. 

3Data for 1987 are based on a sample of farms; data for 1982 are nonsample. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

Valley Wheatland Wibaux Yellowstone 

719 145 192 1 042 4441 3876 1 873 12807 6177 26728 9755 12 291 

396 115 133 528 8036 4 169 2517 16419 20293 36250 18923 31 097 

323 30 59 514 3 594 293 644 3612 11 128 9773 10912 7027 

507 80 135 334 10593 1 585 1 953 4668 20894 19 811 14468 13977 

449 73 117 292 4 338 762 677 1 930 

469 69 129 280 6256 823 1 276 2738 

122 26 56 250 969 182 344 796 7944 6999 6145 3 186 

61 13 28 69 63 9 24 74 (D) (D) 108 269 419 103 84 207 42 13 21 143 574 127 217 475 

- 1 - - - (D) - - 53 1 25 76 (D) (D) 19 52 

229 15 70 72 

164 17 56 71 

5898 517 1 034 1 900 

6 033 879 1 639 3376 

- - - 6 

- - - (0) 

225 13 70 66 5532 201 985 1 638 

- - - - - - - -

53 6 11 18 

(D) (D) 49 165 

- - - - - - - - 2 1 - 1 

(D) (D) - (0) 

MONTANA 179 
Table 5. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

All Farms 

Montana Beaverhead Big Hom Blaine Broadwater Carbon Carter 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms _____________________________________ number, 1987 __ 24568 373 501 529 213 635 353 1982 __ 23570 342 462 455 207 597 335 Land in farms ________________________________ acres, 1987 __ 60203993 1 525564 2 759 309 2 433 747 458807 536553 1 629 533 1982 __ 60539209 1 546687 2701 713 2 3B9 874 496 529 628680 1 696443 Average size of farm ____________________ acres, 1987 __ 2451 4090 5508 4601 2154 845 4616 1982 __ 2568 4522 5848 5252 2399 1053 5064 

Value of land and buildings': Average per farm ______________________ dollars, 1987 __ 505526 1 011 155 910 898 721 720 610667 333046 347 790 1982 __ 677995 1 446665 1 063 890 1 141 413 780396 498 538 662 157 Average per acre ______________________ dollars, 1987 __ 205 250 162 157 271 390 77 1982 __ 259 307 185 198 341 418 124 

Approximate land area ________________________ acres, 1987 __ 93048416 3 538 259 3 188 812 2 724 736 760 652 1 315 801 2 139 155 Proportion in farms _____________________ percent, 1987 __ 64.7 43.1 86.5 89.3 60.3 40.8 76.2 

1987 size of farm: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ 1 940 42 50 49 12 47 36 acres __ 4630 106 61 88 21 109 42 10 to 49 acres ________________________________ farms __ 2745 27 33 18 13 63 5 acres __ 70427 749 1 049 502 280 1 697 127 50 to 69 acres ________________________________ farms __ 554 4 5 3 3 13 3 acres __ 32002 219 293 167 177 724 174 

70 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ 818 3 10 10 17 30 1 

acres __ 66 797 241 827 771 1 432 2520 (D) 100 to 139 acres ______________________________ farms __ 718 13 15 18 6 31 5 

acres __ 83225 1 444 1 812 2076 689 3761 555 140 to 179 acres ______________________________ farms __ 929 17 23 20 8 48 2 acres __ 145874 2576 3 642 3034 1 226 7615 (D) 

180 to 219 acres ______________________________ farms __ 525 6 12 4 5 20 1 

acres __ 103 528 (D) 2313 775 1 035 3985 (D) 220 to 259 acres ______________________________ farms __ 481 7 4 5 7 26 4 

acres __ 114532 (D) 977 1 150 1 684 6200 (D) 260 to 499 acres ______________________________ farms __ 2309 30 51 35 21 117 9 acres __ 838 138 10550 18 938 12454 7865 42970 3409 

500 to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 2737 42 60 46 26 99 25 

acres __ 2000469 29756 43809 33289 17711 69666 19354 1,000 to 1,999 acres ___________________________ farms __ 3460 41 60 86 28 78 38 

acres __ 5009793 60932 81 741 124446 41 321 106189 57460 2,000 acres or more ___________________________ farms __ 7352 141 178 235 67 63 224 

acres __ 51 734 578 1 416 193 2 603 847 2 254995 385366 291 117 1 546 927 

1982 size of farm: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ 1 551 28 34 15 12 43 27 acres __ 4270 56 79 36 39 134 27 10 to 49 acres ________________________________ farms __ 2673 24 35 16 14 54 4 acres __ 68318 649 962 353 309 1 598 119 50 to 69 acres ________________________________ farms __ 563 6 4 3 3 21 - acres __ 32568 383 230 183 179 1 180 - 70 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ 806 3 11 12 9 30 3 acres __ 66076 220 899 990 765 2510 247 100 to 139 acres ______________________________ farms __ 724 11 13 17 6 37 2 acres __ 83 168 1 321 1 511 1 844 670 4348 (D) 140 to 179 acres ______________________________ farms __ 987 18 20 14 6 48 1 

acras __ 155 622 2846 3 129 2189 (D) 7619 (D) 

180 to 219 acres ______________________________ farms __ 504 4 11 8 1 32 1 

acres __ 99306 797 2 176 1 553 (D) 6291 (D) 220 to 259 acres ______________________________ farms __ 452 3 8 13 14 27 5 

acres __ 107 452 710 1 947 3 162 3426 6332 1 189 

260 to 499 acres ______________________________ farms __ 2141 24 44 35 24 90 10 

acres __ 779413 8620 16 199 12613 8800 32412 3515 

500 to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 2640 42 63 37 19 78 22 acres __ 1 933 178 31 656 47928 27537 12817 55807 15334 1,000 to 1,999 acres ___________________________ farms __ 3345 40 57 60 27 71 43 acres __ 4831 618 55727 79204 86030 34926 97192 65730 2,000 acres or more ___________________________ farms __ 7 184 139 162 225 72 66 217 acres __ 52378 220 1 443 702 2 547 449 2253384 433424 413 257 1 609 703 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE 

Total cropland _______________________________ famns, 1987 __ 21 064 293 412 446 183 565 293 1982 __ 20 717 281 390 422 187 533 283 

acres, 1987 __ 17 829 766 236 345 386 472 589 125 139623 180438 203 121 1982 __ 16452 331 209 977 348 204 490216 140 715 159352 198586 

Harvested cropland ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 19267 259 363 429 168 510 256 1982 __ 19279 253 360 398 167 492 274 

acres, 1987 __ 9 128 013 162 929 214318 297 167 69985 97858 104 358 1982 __ 9365 775 164 045 227 293 257 189 84 192 99344 130 174 

Cropland used only for pasture or grazing ____ farms, 1987 __ 7092 146 127 76 81 341 72 1982 __ 6505 111 126 116 74 279 34 

acres, 1987 __ 1 292 003 (D) 25257 (D) 15276 56081 31 663 1982 __ 1 122 886 37269 (D) (D) 13960 39 110 18437 

Other cropland ____________________________ famns, 1987 __ 11 928 65 241 324 103 167 165 

1982 __ 9928 20 178 244 80 114 99 acres, 1987 __ 7 409 750 (D) 146 897 (D) 54 382 26499 67080 1982 __ 5 963 670 8 663 (D) (D) 42563 20898 44975 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and 

SOil-improvement grasses, not harvested and not pastured _______________________ farms, 1987 __ 2021 17 39 35 20 43 46 

1982 __ 869 6 23 6 8 16 7 

acres, 1987 __ 545 491 (D) 5888 18959 16167 2647 14763 

1982 __ 143 955 (D) (D) (D) 1 789 1 356 728 

See footnotes at end of table. 

180 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 5. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

All Farms 

Cascade Chouteau Custer Daniels Dawson Deer Lodge Fallon 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms _____________________________________ number, 1987 __ 805 795 397 381 499 72 324 1982 __ 799 742 382 378 499 62 285 Land in farms ________________________________ acres, 1987 __ 1 461 224 2 228 089 2 183 542 780 023 1 326655 152109 919615 1982 __ 1 393 369 2 139 961 2 324 856 818 643 1 353 774 191 546 886 147 Average size of farm ____________________ acres, 1987 __ 1 815 2803 5 500 2047 2659 2113 2838 1982 __ 1 744 2884 6086 2 166 2713 3089 3 109 

Value of land and buildings': Average per farm ______________________ dollars, 1987 __ 430 423 689 682 467 467 395 467 347 425 595042 325 963 1982 __ 574 916 1 020 124 832 992 566 121 581 425 973855 504 053 Average per acre ______________________ dollars, 1987 __ 234 256 85 182 128 282 106 1982 __ 310 342 130 281 208 315 149 

Approximate land area ________________________ acres, 1987 __ 1 727 232 2 551 980 2 416 582 913 216 1 519 379 473 734 1 038 630 Proportion in farms _____________________ percent, 1987 __ 84.6 87.3 90.4 85.4 87.3 32.1 88.5 

1987 size of farm: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ 60 39 45 11 41 9 26 acres __ 154 50 89 11 54 28 38 10 to 49 acres ________________________________ farms __ 88 12 49 5 21 10 10 acres __ 2447 325 1 158 60 591 248 282 50 to 69 acres ________________________________ farms __ 22 1 14 2 2 1 - acres __ 1 266 (D) 803 (D) (0) (D) - 70 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ 27 - 9 7 10 2 1 acres __ 2273 - 758 559 (0) (D) (0) 100 to 139 acres ______________________________ farms __ 34 2 8 2 9 1 5 

acres __ 3993 (0) 887 (0) 1 100 (D) (0) 140 to 179 acres ______________________________ farms __ 32 12 11 10 7 3 8 

acres __ 5018 1 914 1 693 1 584 1 102 445 1 280 

180 to 219 acres ______________________________ farms __ 18 1 7 1 7 6 3 

acres __ 3679 (0) 1 399 (0) (0) (0) (0) 220 to 259 acres ______________________________ farms __ 21 4 9 3 1 1 2 acres __ 5042 (0) 2 109 (0) (0) (D) (D) 260 to 499 acres ______________________________ farms __ 99 49 27 44 34 11 32 

acres __ 36774 17621 9558 15877 13 130 4152 11 822 

500 to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 90 79 28 54 59 7 28 

acres __ 66991 60766 20 199 40403 45 176 4930 22034 1,000 to 1,999 acres ___________________________ farms __ 123 205 30 89 99 6 62 

acres __ 177 006 307 073 44493 128 380 146 636 8387 92469 2,000 acres or more ___________________________ farms __ 191 391 160 153 209 15 147 

acres __ I 156581 1 838 930 2 100 396 591 937 1 116312 132156 789 935 

1982 size of farm: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ 54 27 40 10 32 2 15 acres __ 140 44 90 16 68 (D) 34 10 to 49 acres ________________________________ farms __ 87 8 37 4 16 11 10 acres __ 2241 224 842 160 433 241 344 50 to 69 acres ________________________________ farms __ 18 4 13 1 3 - - acres __ 1 040 221 746 (D) 167 - -

70 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ 37 3 12 3 7 3 3 

acres __ 3115 239 971 238 597 239 239 100 to 139 acres ______________________________ farms __ 30 7 10 2 5 5 - acres __ 3451 824 1 085 (0) 594 589 - 140 to 179 acres ______________________________ farms __ 39 15 12 8 12 2 5 

acres __ 6049 (0) 1 892 1 288 1 893 (0) (D) 

180 to 219 acres ______________________________ farms __ 18 1 9 1 5 1 1 

acres __ 3594 (0) 1 768 (D) 960 (D) (D) 220 to 259 acres ______________________________ farms __ 18 3 5 2 9 - - acres __ 4331 696 1 219 (0) 2 166 - - 260 to 499 acres ______________________________ farms __ 92 43 29 28 40 9 14 acres __ 33870 16251 10441 9516 15280 3 186 5 190 

500 to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 89 85 20 64 60 8 34 

acres __ 65181 64 619 14486 47828 46757 5440 25934 1.000 to 1,999 acres ___________________________ farms __ 128 190 24 100 89 7 68 

acres __ 186687 280 389 35118 143 518 129 695 9341 102519 2,000 acres or more ___________________________ farms __ 189 356 171 155 221 14 135 

acres __ 1 083670 1 773 846 2 256 198 615 134 1 155 164 172021 750 909 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE 

Total cropland _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 682 743 308 361 421 57 279 

1982 __ 707 705 310 360 429 53 259 

acres, 1987 __ 484 820 1 307 617 182166 511 961 464 578 21 663 259 680 1982 __ 482025 1 236910 169 997 512409 455 938 17 834 237 851 

Harvested cropland ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 627 725 281 348 396 54 255 1982 __ 653 699 284 356 410 50 250 

acres, 1987 __ 266410 708 275 99694 246718 219 228 11 579 105 912 

1982 __ 283 581 682 416 108302 271 897 222 241 10776 133015 

Cropland used only for pasture or grazing ____ farms, 1987 __ 231 80 81 36 89 24 75 

1982 __ 232 77 100 37 67 26 66 

acres, 1987 __ 36028 23228 (D) (0) 23057 (D) (0) 

1982 __ 31 666 19925 16432 (0) (0) (0) 15775 

Other cropland ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 392 686 169 337 355 7 219 

1982 __ 301 572 125 325 332 6 193 

acres, 1987 __ 182382 578114 (0) (0) 222 293 (D) (0) 

1982 __ 166 778 534 569 45263 (0) (0) (0) 89061 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and 

soil-improvement grasses, not harvested and not pastured _______________________ farms, 1987 __ 83 112 18 52 65 3 63 1982 __ 31 42 13 17 36 3 22 

acres, 1987 __ 19165 24899 7882 13775 13366 (0) 28650 

1982 __ 5309 10428 3882 0) (0) (0) 3 161 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONTANA 181 
Table 5. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

All Farms 

Fergus Flathead Gallatin Garfield Glacier Golden Valley Granite 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms _____________________________________ number, 1987 __ 838 825 850 297 405 135 149 1982 __ 805 914 782 263 349 153 153 Land in farms ________________________________ acres, 1987 __ 2 143 210 258 633 731 603 2063 133 1 646324 625 754 348 102 1982 __ 2 090 999 285 807 774 240 2095 759 1 649452 628 983 340040 Average size of farm ____________________ acres, 1987 __ 2558 313 861 6947 4065 4635 2336 1982 __ 2598 313 990 7969 4726 4111 2222 

Value of land and buildings': Average per farm ______________________ dollars, 1987 __ 429990 313 455 433 439 587 744 818459 767 593 633 284 1982 __ 701 562 387 453 576 563 1 018042 1 350452 642582 751 340 Average per acre ______________________ dollars, 1987 __ 167 1 024 527 84 201 164 273 1982 __ 270 1 165 587 132 257 172 334 

Approximate land area ________________________ acres, 1987 __ 2 777 689 3271 910 1 606 259 2874342 1 916454 749881 1 106681 Proportion in farms _____________________ percent, 1987 __ 77.2 7.9 45.5 71.8 85.9 83.4 31.5 

1987 size of farm: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ 74 58 58 32 22 7 13 acres __ 126 255 179 (OJ 27 15 13 10 to 49 acres ________________________________ farms __ 35 266 176 2 15 6 9 acres __ 1 056 7223 4 187 (OJ 421 196 309 50 to 69 acres ________________________________ farms __ 12 4B 35 - 4 1 4 acres __ 699 2747 1 935 - 250 (OJ (OJ 

70 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ 8 73 35 - 8 1 1 acres __ 677 6 015 2830 - 665 (OJ (OJ 100 to 139 acres ______________________________ farms __ 14 71 33 1 7 1 - acres __ 1 585 8265 3887 (OJ 797 (OJ - 140 to 179 acres ______________________________ farms __ 18 64 49 1 6 1 4 acres __ 2807 10 147 7694 (OJ 972 (OJ 647 

180 to 219 acres ______________________________ farms __ 17 44 32 - 8 2 3 acres __ 3355 8745 6366 - 1 568 (OJ 560 220 to 259 acres ______________________________ farms __ 11 23 26 - 11 1 4 acres __ 2597 5467 6324 - 2592 (OJ 975 260 to 499 acres ______________________________ farms __ 59 78 119 15 42 11 12 acres __ 21 236 28843 43383 (OJ 16081 3783 4459 

500 to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 93 62 140 23 48 11 19 acres __ 68603 42367 98921 17333 36060 8037 14955 1,000 to 1,999 acres ___________________________ farms __ 158 22 73 34 63 24 31 acres __ 233 575 30442 98920 48338 93699 37360 40976 2,000 acres or more ___________________________ farms __ 339 16 74 189 171 69 49 acres __ I 806 894 108 117 456 977 1 991 904 1 493 192 575 332 284894 

1982 size of farm: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ 54 61 58 16 29 10 8 acres __ 100 261 133 16 40 14 14 10 to 49 acres ________________________________ farms __ 43 302 141 3 15 3 9 acres __ I 310 8 187 3421 72 486 82 256 50 to 69 acres ________________________________ farms __ 8 58 29 - 5 2 5 acres __ 455 3336 1 666 - 294 (OJ 309 

70 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ 14 90 39 2 8 1 - acres __ I 076 7326 3 193 (OJ 630 (OJ - 100 to 139 acres ______________________________ farms __ 17 76 37 - 5 - 6 acres __ I 871 8860 4324 - 599 - 681 140 to 179 acres ______________________________ farms __ 15 74 51 4 5 5 10 acres __ 2390 11 577 8063 638 759 768 (OJ 

180 to 219 acres ______________________________ farms __ 9 38 25 1 3 6 1 acres __ I 767 7503 4999 (OJ 610 1 232 (OJ 220 to 259 acres ______________________________ farms __ 6 37 21 - 5 - 3 acres __ I 456 8802 5018 - 1 188 - 720 

260 to 499 acres ______________________________ farms __ 47 66 112 14 28 6 6 acres __ 17128 24247 40600 5028 10065 2158 (OJ 

500 to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 89 78 123 9 54 23 26 acres __ 66924 52133 87267 6106 40003 16824 19426 1,000 to 1,999 acres ___________________________ farms __ 173 20 76 29 40 17 25 acres __ 257 053 25911 102327 40756 57498 25762 31 111 2,000 acres or more ___________________________ farms __ 330 14 70 185 152 80 54 acres __ I 739469 127664 513229 2042797 1 537280 581 962 283 726 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE 

Total cropland _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 699 726 737 230 324 117 126 1982 __ 704 810 678 214 281 132 129 acres, 1987 __ 658277 105359 305 160 334925 484 202 111 659 53402 1982 __ 612 259 108 726 281 214 243062 408691 85457 44979 

Harvested cropland ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 658 634 657 211 295 103 113 1982 __ 666 707 615 205 266 130 122 

acres, 1987 __ 359485 69717 172273 149904 267 313 43 150 31 467 1982 __ 361 579 76237 166473 140779 239 102 55501 31 464 

Cropland used only for pasture or grazing ____ farms, 1987 __ 211 349 359 31 52 42 68 1982 __ 191 399 316 26 36 30 47 

acres, 1987 __ 59439 18620 46052 12498 (OJ 12 111 16004 1982 __ 46616 22551 39378 (OJ (OJ 5190 12224 

Other cropland ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 471 222 317 191 243 72 20 1982 __ 402 193 235 133 183 66 8 acres, 1987 __ 239353 17022 86835 172523 (0) 56398 5931 1982 __ 204064 9938 75363 (OJ (OJ 24766 1 291 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil·improvement grasses, not harvested and not pastured _______________________ farms, 1987 __ 71 31 83 42 31 23 4 1982 __ 52 34 24 4 8 5 2 acres, 1987 __ 12496 2911 10767 17323 6391 9760 (OJ 1982 __ 7349 1 732 2379 (OJ (OJ 172 (OJ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

182 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 5. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1987 and 1982-con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

All Farms 

Hill Jefferson Judith Basin Lake Lewis and Clark Liberty Lincoln 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms _____________________________________ number, t 987 __ 713 256 351 1 079 480 295 245 1982 __ 675 252 325 1 027 417 248 264 Land in farms ________________________________ acres, 1987 __ I 722 206 378805 870945 655 528 888 725 934 149 61 387 1982 __ 1 734 585 412398 813713 686 747 932965 907 872 55391 Average size of farm ____________________ acres, 1987 __ 2415 1 460 2481 608 1 852 3 167 251 1982 __ 2570 1 637 2504 649 2237 3661 210 

Value of land and buildings': Average per farm ______________________ dollars, 1987 __ 616331 346 199 464 199 337236 363462 684 251 202 135 1982 __ 853 380 506040 751 055 358 715 541 923 1 291 448 246461 Average per acre ______________________ dollars, 1987 __ 254 216 193 543 187 221 526 1982 __ 345 309 316 592 237 348 1 011 

Approximate land area ________________________ acres, 1987 __ I 854 265 1 060 172 1 197260 924755 2 215 232 912 928 2314 150 Proportion in farms _____________________ percent, 1987 __ 92.9 35.7 72.7 70.9 40.1 102.3 2.7 

1987 size of farm: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ 17 13 29 155 43 11 8 acras __ 17 38 47 721 118 (0) 31 10 to 49 acres ________________________________ farms __ 21 52 11 259 141 1 61 acres __ 600 1 346 259 6386 3374 (0) 1 474 50 to 69 acres ________________________________ farms __ 9 15 4 44 26 - 18 acres __ 509 862 220 2549 1 498 - (0) 

70 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ 10 9 5 111 31 1 28 acres __ 809 745 390 8929 2463 (0) 2308 100 to 139 acres ______________________________ farms __ II 6 6 52 17 - 24 acres __ I 315 646 (0) 6071 1 995 - 2855 140 to 179 acres ______________________________ farms __ 25 11 5 72 16 6 18 acres __ 3944 1 730 (0) 11 334 2540 (0) 2824 

180 to 219 acres ______________________________ farms __ II 3 1 46 14 4 12 acres __ 2 112 602 (0) 8923 2777 (0) 2376 220 to 259 acres ______________________________ farms __ 9 6 6 49 8 2 14 acres __ 2 159 1 446 (0) 11 575 1 997 (0) 3244 260 to 499 acres ______________________________ farms __ 52 31 15 127 38 23 33 acres __ 18805 10609 5458 45622 13756 7956 11 631 

500 to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 81 36 47 86 38 19 22 acres __ 62794 24624 37802 55834 26074 14697 (0) 1,000 to 1,999 acres ___________________________ farms __ 159 27 72 33 28 72 2 acres __ 238049 35784 106255 41 996 40022 109859 (0) 2,000 acres or more ___________________________ farms __ 308 47 150 45 80 156 5 

acres __ I 391 093 300371 717 355 455588 792091 799308 (0) 

1982 size of farm: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ 18 20 23 117 35 10 14 acres __ 39 41 35 612 81 10 66 10 to 49 acres ________________________________ farms __ 16 49 13 258 126 2 61 

acres __ 465 1 257 (0) 6281 2887 (0) 1 619 50 to 69 acres ________________________________ farms __ 4 8 1 41 28 - 22 acres __ 225 448 (0) 2391 1663 - 1 262 

70 10 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ 3 10 4 90 17 - 36 acres __ 234 824 350 7244 1 397 - 2955 100 to 139 acres ______________________________ farms __ 7 11 6 67 14 1 17 acres __ 803 1 250 620 7905 1 612 (0) 2045 140 10 179 acres ______________________________ farms __ 34 8 5 69 18 2 25 

acras __ 5377 1 278 781 10915 2832 (0) 3895 

180 to 219 acres ______________________________ farms __ 3 5 - 50 12 - 13 acres __ 594 985 - 9877 2321 - 2603 220 to 259 acres ______________________________ farms __ 7 6 3 35 5 - 12 acres __ I 677 1 456 720 8319 1 209 - 2794 

260 to 499 acres ______________________________ farms __ 55 25 27 142 30 6 35 

acres __ 20794 8705 10027 51 665 11 672 2342 11 965 

500 10 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 85 32 39 76 27 15 23 

acres __ 68 027 22498 29893 50656 19669 10580 16082 1,000 to 1,999 acres ___________________________ farms __ ISO 18 76 39 26 62 4 

acres __ 230 877 24452 113647 49019 35579 94 330 (0) 2,000 acres or more ___________________________ farms __ 293 60 128 43 79 150 2 acres __ I 405473 349 204 657330 461 863 852043 800 110 (0) 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE 

Tolal cropland _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 652 207 305 943 390 283 201 

1982 __ 639 208 288 923 346 233 228 

acres, 1987 __ 1 136 593 74101 306 262 159380 109 727 (0) 19418 

1982 __ 1 108 232 79039 289 738 149913 97493 (0) 15994 

Harvested cropland ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 638 180 286 858 345 273 183 

1982 __ 626 184 269 643 304 230 201 

acres, 1987 __ 579 826 35860 179771 84967 70373 295670 10 199 1982 __ 583 557 42676 187 043 85493 67682 298248 9435 

Cropland used only for pasture or grazing ____ farms, 1987 __ 77 102 101 506 174 22 93 1982 __ 80 90 75 477 139 13 111 

acres, 1987 __ (0) 17507 32956 58407 18799 (0) 7 138 

1982 __ 18933 15141 25401 53542 16637 (0) 5946 

Other cropland ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 572 48 198 205 86 262 23 1982 __ 538 37 189 115 73 210 18 

acres, 1987 __ (0) 20734 93535 16006 20555 (0) 2081 

1982 __ 525 742 21 222 77 294 10878 13174 (0) 611 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and 

soil-improvement grasses, not harvesled and nol pastured _______________________ farms, 1987 __ 49 22 31 48 23 27 - 1982 __ 18 16 11 20 9 10 5 

acres, 1987 __ 14587 4872 5979 2973 2949 7430 - 1982 __ 986 6343 756 567 157 3620 (O) 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONTANA 183 
Table 5. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

All Farms 

McCone Madison Meagher Mineral Missoula Musselshell Park 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms _____________________________________ number, 1987 __ 441 453 144 56 473 249 404 1982 __ 425 439 119 61 443 256 396 Land in farms ________________________________ acres, 1967 __ I 277 022 1 195896 1 012764 14517 253098 1 042 416 790046 1982 __ 1 285 961 1 196626 989727 17686 250213 1 127 940 780 727 Average size of farm ____________________ acres, 1987 __ 2896 2640 7033 250 535 4 166 1 956 1982 __ 3026 2726 8317 221 565 4372 1 962 

Value of land and buildings': Average per farm ______________________ dollars, 1987 __ 454 367 658207 1 246604 250 655 333 241 704 056 551 790 1982 __ 547 209 872342 1 382437 203 556 367 860 905 680 640 568 Average per acre ______________________ dollars, 1987 __ 156 329 176 1 001 509 158 301 1982 __ 185 293 161 922 657 195 331 

Approximate land area ________________________ acres, 1987 __ I 680 793 2297452 1 530924 776 214 1 652659 1 197 184 1 705382 Proportion in farms _____________________ percent, 1987 __ 76.0 52.1 68.2 1.9 15.3 87.1 46.3 

1987 size of farm: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ 27 37 23 2 59 20 38 acres __ 31 78 33 (D) 241 22 62 10 to 49 acres ________________________________ farms __ 3 42 7 11 173 15 57 acres __ 60 1 085 167 (D) 4087 439 1 602 50 to 69 acres ________________________________ farms __ 1 9 - 5 28 4 7 acres __ (D) 503 - (D) 1 655 215 407 

70 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ 1 12 2 5 30 9 5 acres __ (D) 1 060 (D) 426 2411 749 365 100 to 139 acres ______________________________ farms __ 2 15 - 3 23 4 16 acres __ (D) 1 680 - 346 2697 (D) 1 769 140 to 179 acres ______________________________ farms __ 11 24 5 8 20 17 16 acres __ 1695 3679 (D) 1 267 3 122 (D) 2599 

180 to 219 acres ______________________________ farms __ 4 10 - 2 19 1 9 acres __ (D) 1 976 - (D) 3661 (D) 1 799 220 to 259 acres ______________________________ farms __ 1 9 1 1 11 3 8 acres __ (D) 2095 (D) (D) 2627 (D) 1 916 260 to 499 acres ______________________________ farms __ 43 56 14 14 37 16 37 acres __ 15853 20048 (D) 5 135 12999 5504 13256 

500 to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 55 56 4 4 37 31 47 acres __ 41275 42421 3 130 (D) 25215 21 784 34609 1,000 to 1,999 acres ___________________________ farms __ 85 58 6 3 17 29 55 acres __ 125382 78369 8892 (D) 23479 42313 76167 2,000 acres or more ___________________________ farms __ 20B 123 82 - 19 100 109 acres __ 1 091 29B 1 042 904 994 032 - 170 904 967431 655475 

1982 size of farm: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ 13 32 7 7 54 11 26 acres __ 20 84 7 26 200 25 59 10 to 49 acres ________________________________ farms __ 7 31 7 19 160 9 39 acres __ 190 714 (D) 595 3904 283 1 129 50 to 69 acres ________________________________ farms __ 1 12 - 4 29 8 11 acres __ (D) 666 - 243 1 687 467 590 

70 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ 2 16 1 4 24 6 13 acres __ (D) 1 301 (D) 338 2076 540 1 071 100 to 139 acres ______________________________ farms __ 1 13 - 6 27 3 15 acres __ (D) 1 452 - 693 3059 347 1 716 140 to 179 acres ______________________________ farms __ 4 13 3 10 25 18 17 acres __ 656 2064 480 1 589 3960 (D) 2711 

180 to 219 acres ______________________________ farms __ 5 16 - 2 14 2 9 acres __ 976 3 119 - (D) 2692 (D) 1 761 220 to 259 acres ______________________________ farms __ 5 13 - 3 16 4 11 acres __ 1 189 3053 - 699 3848 932 2551 

260 to 499 acres ______________________________ farms __ 48 45 12 16 31 22 36 acres __ 17677 16365 4694 5410 11 373 7537 13394 

500 to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 48 54 5 6 21 33 53 acres __ 37485 39346 3806 5660 14424 24393 38598 1,000 to 1,999 acres ___________________________ farms __ 82 64 5 2 19 33 56 acres __ 119939 88 758 7 545 (D) 24673 48587 76593 2,000 acres or more ___________________________ farms __ 209 130 79 - 23 109 110 acres __ 1 107 511 1 039 684 972 942 - 176 335 1 041 656 636 554 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE 

Total cropland _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 396 380 110 49 402 165 332 1982 __ 394 379 102 63 370 215 336 acres, 1987 __ 544 068 165 698 107 873 3846 46292 159346 146 859 1982 __ 489973 161 043 105 847 4758 39217 135 997 126 856 

Harvested cropland ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 377 345 105 35 321 132 290 1982 __ 374 349 96 52 302 195 311 acres, 1987 __ 254 603 114 931 70978 2243 23888 77 881 68234 1982 __ 264 878 113217 74099 2263 24536 88456 79929 

Cropland used only for pasture or grazing ____ farms, 1987 __ 65 187 35 24 239 61 175 1982 __ 55 171 29 36 179 63 129 

acres, 1967 __ 24599 (D) (D) 1086 13909 15082 33 193 1982 __ 19293 38651 (D) 1992 11 777 15914 27089 

Other cropland ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 352 78 43 14 90 97 95 1982 __ 338 60 23 13 56 91 78 

acres, 1967 __ 264 866 (D) (D) 517 8495 66 363 45432 

1962 __ 205 802 9 175 (D) 503 2904 31 627 19840 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and 

soil·improvement grasses, not harvested and not pastured _______________________ farms, 1987 __ 56 17 8 1 15 23 22 1982 __ 17 10 1 2 6 9 8 

acres, 1987 __ 16860 (D) 2616 (D) 618 6340 6139 1982 __ 3 119 447 (D) (D) 742 1 034 1 913 

See footnotes at end of table. 

184 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 5. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1987 and 1982-con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text) 

All Farms 

Petroleum Phillips Pondera POWder River Powell Prairie Ravalli 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms _____________________________________ number, 1987 __ 111 492 491 351 237 191 1 010 1982 __ 99 494 486 338 210 183 1 019 Land in farms ________________________________ acres, 1987 __ 663 795 1 938 423 906 847 1 668 688 670 508 704 878 254 761 1982 __ 700 750 1 987 765 860 472 1 654 572 742 622 715673 271 754 Average size of farm ____________________ acres. 1987 __ 5980 3940 1 847 4 754 2829 3690 252 1982 __ 7078 4024 1 771 4895 3536 3911 267 

Value of land and buildings': Average per farm ______________________ dollars, 1987 __ 868 928 536 496 620 526 463 531 758 324 446 074 239 765 1982 __ 1 026 194 724 820 765 973 733 211 1 295 294 638 228 298 712 Average per acre ______________________ dollars, 1987 __ 145 147 316 93 281 117 1 054 1982 __ 144 177 462 144 347 164 1 044 

Approximate land area ________________________ acres, 1987 __ 1 057 254 3 283 411 1 044 249 2 104 115 1 490 758 1 108 787 1 525868 Proportion in farms _____________________ percent, 1987 __ 62.8 59.0 86.8 79.3 45.0 63.6 16.7 

1987 size of farm: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ 9 30 29 41 29 16 109 acres __ 9 46 44 (0) 56 (0) 488 10 to 49 acres ________________________________ farms __ - 17 21 11 19 2 402 acres __ - 420 526 (0) 480 (0) 9741 50 to 69 acres ________________________________ farms __ - 3 4 2 7 - 80 acres __ - 188 232 (0) 438 - 4611 

70 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ - 14 5 7 11 3 75 acres __ - 1 137 403 (0) 932 233 6041 100 to 139 acreL _____________________________ farms __ 3 11 7 4 6 - 74 acres __ (0) 1 293 (0) 436 631 - 8510 140 to 179 acres ______________________________ farms __ 1 11 9 9 15 7 45 acres __ (0) 1 696 (0) 1 409 2395 1 117 7015 

180 to 219 acres ______________________________ farms __ 2 8 2 3 3 4 31 acres __ (0) 1 567 (0) 603 (0) 798 5970 220 to 259 acres ______________________________ farms __ - 9 9 3 1 4 32 acres __ - 2184 (0) 724 (0) 948 7502 260 to 499 acres ______________________________ farms __ 5 46 50 19 14 17 62 acres __ (0) 16805 18396 6533 5409 5 730 21 621 

500 to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 8 47 72 28 32 11 52 acres __ 4860 34207 53995 19 817 23034 7663 34563 1,000 to 1,999 acres ___________________________ farms __ 10 57 133 41 30 36 24 acres __ 13880 83806 199 522 62364 43723 52821 33108 2,000 acres or more ___________________________ farms __ 73 239 150 183 70 91 24 acres __ 642225 1 795074 628 988 1 575 772 592 562 635 502 115591 

1982 size of farm: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ 6 18 39 31 17 11 102 acres __ (0) 41 89 32 24 16 436 10 to 49 acres ________________________________ farms __ 2 25 13 11 20 2 422 acres __ (0) 744 331 272 541 (0) 10116 50 to 69 acres ________________________________ farms __ 2 5 5 - 5 2 69 acres __ (0) 307 304 - 311 (0) 3940 

70 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ - 10 8 5 7 - 89 acres __ - 812 649 408 542 - 7195 100 to 139 acres ______________________________ farms __ 4 11 5 - 6 2 69 acres __ 406 1 227 549 - 662 (0) 7940 140 to 179 acres ______________________________ farms __ 4 22 14 5 7 8 42 acres __ 597 3413 2237 817 1 089 1 257 6535 

180 to 219 acres ______________________________ farms __ 2 7 4 4 4 3 37 acres __ (0) 1 335 758 (0) (0) 569 7273 220 to 259 acres ______________ L _______________ farms __ - 6 10 2 2 2 28 acres __ - 1434 2366 (0) (0) (0) 6592 

260 to 499 acres ______________________________ farms __ 1 40 48 13 14 9 64 acres __ (0) 14148 18104 4317 4 913 3263 22441 

500 to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 3 52 70 26 31 19 44 acres __ 2050 36852 52412 19737 22 311 12825 29783 1,000 to 1,999 acres ___________________________ farms __ 9 61 133 51 26 37 32 

acres __ 13910 88227 194317 77253 37906 52739 45627 2,000 acres or more ___________________________ farms __ 66 237 137 190 71 88 21 acres __ 682 781 1 839225 588356 1 550434 673059 644 184 123876 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE 

Total cropland _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 90 435 454 275 183 168 884 

1982 __ 79 452 433 289 181 161 853 

acres, 1987 __ 82741 580641 579555 175882 89503 141 103 99854 

1982 __ 51 912 458650 584 989 180272 89263 134415 93410 

Harvested cropland ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 79 413 436 240 167 161 732 1982 __ 76 435 420 272 165 154 713 

acres,1987 __ 33504 274240 311 170 87626 66729 69287 48580 

1982 __ 31 577 258715 318314 114 037 66457 67971 51 284 

Cropland used only for pasture or grazing ____ farms, 1987 __ 28 96 122 68 79 32 552 1982 __ 23 116 103 48 85 38 517 

acres, 1987 __ (0) 18036 19605 18373 15076 6890 45601 1982 __ (0) (0) (0) (0) 17847 19741 36072 

Other cropland ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 50 329 378 142 46 142 102 1982 __ 29 278 349 130 30 104 90 

acres, 1987 __ (0) 288365 248780 69883 7698 64 926 5673 

1982 __ (0) (0) (0) (D) 4959 46703 6054 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and 

soil-improvement grasses. not harvested and not pastured _______________________ farms, 1987 __ 12 41 37 19 6 20 17 1982 __ 1 11 36 6 2 4 15 

acres, 1987 __ 7519 25776 7262 6264 263 1 707 1 105 1982 __ (0) 1 271 5993 (D) (0) (0) 1 413 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONTANA 185 
Table 5. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

All Farms 

Richland Roosevelt Rosebud Sanders Sheridan Silver Bow Stillwater 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms _____________________________________ number, 1987 __ 620 598 363 382 600 114 447 1982 __ 555 584 353 379 586 108 429 Land in farms ________________________________ acres, 1987 __ 1 194 869 1 364 020 2 908 183 374629 1 024 567 115350 842673 1982 __ 1 083 207 1 371 234 3 021 457 428 497 1 049668 127 864 863 344 Average size of farm ____________________ acres, 1987 __ I 927 2281 8012 981 1 708 1012 1 885 1982 __ 1 952 2348 8559 1 131 1 791 1 184 2012 

Value of land and buildings': Average per farm ______________________ dollars, 1987 __ 395 753 441 035 885 196 407476 368353 371 763 465 946 1982 __ 542 677 623 459 1 098 765 521 150 460235 344 333 698217 Average per acre ______________________ dollars, 1987 __ 198 188 108 461 230 364 211 1982 __ 274 246 130 449 267 291 301 

Approximate land area ________________________ acres, 1987 __ I 332 096 1 508 665 3211 987 1 759097 1 075641 459 769 1 147 520 Proportion in farms _____________________ percent, 1987 __ 89.7 90.4 90.5 21.3 95.3 25.1 73.4 

1987 size of farm: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ 40 20 45 17 24 5 38 acres __ 87 21 66 48 48 14 58 10 to 49 acres ________________________________ farms __ 52 15 12 65 9 12 40 acres __ I 185 430 259 1 979 188 412 1 020 50 to 69 acres ________________________________ farms __ 10 4 3 10 3 1 10 acres __ 574 213 166 582 188 (0) 625 

70 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ IS 9 6 33 7 6 12 acres __ I 235 755 480 2758 (0) (0) 995 100 to 139 acres ______________________________ farms __ 13 7 8 22 1 5 13 acres __ I 490 831 906 2628 (0) 528 1 550 140 to 179 acres ______________________________ farms __ 12 18 5 27 13 13 18 acres __ I 878 2864 779 4317 2027 2090 2797 

180 to 219 acres ______________________________ farms __ 8 6 12 19 7 4 10 acres __ I 592 1 164 2464 3737 1 419 (0) 2010 220 to 259 acres ______________________________ farms __ 13 13 8 13 5 2 4 acres __ 3120 3 111 1 882 3082 1 190 (0) 980 260 to 499 acres ______________________________ farms __ 75 58 31 72 52 18 44 acres __ 28508 21 461 10515 26054 18587 6523 16442 

500 to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 90 95 39 35 117 16 60 acres __ 65859 70373 29546 26 167 89568 (0) 43 226 1,000 to 1,999 acres ___________________________ farms __ 101 145 36 36 179 21 78 acres __ ISO 771 205 436 53680 48666 258450 30 104 113108 2,000 acres or more ___________________________ farms __ 191 208 158 33 183 11 120 acres __ 938570 1 057 361 2807440 254 611 652 233 (0) 659862 

1982 size of farm: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ 27 18 29 20 13 6 30 acres __ 64 51 58 66 14 29 55 10 to 49 acres ________________________________ farms __ 40 17 12 59 9 7 51 acres __ 979 (0) (0) 1 736 246 191 1 364 50 to 69 acres ________________________________ farms __ 6 1 1 20 3 2 14 acres __ 329 (0) (0) 1 176 (0) (0) 850 

70 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ 7 12 13 29 1 7 10 acres __ 598 1 008 1084 2417 (0) 551 830 100 to 139 acres ______________________________ farms __ 16 7 6 13 6 3 11 acres __ I 796 809 673 1 543 678 308 1 260 140 to 179 acres ______________________________ farms __ 20 21 6 30 10 12 13 acres __ 3144 3368 973 4761 1 601 1 910 2023 

180 to 219 acres ______________________________ farms __ 12 3 7 14 4 5 8 acres __ 2356 565 1 367 2792 768 1 016 1 534 220 to 259 acres ______________________________ farms __ 13 4 4 10 12 2 5 acres __ 3118 936 961 2335 2885 (0) 1 150 

260 to 499 acres ______________________________ farms __ 70 59 34 68 44 14 41 acres __ 26032 21 609 12349 24379 15741 4746 14517 

500 to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 82 92 40 44 117 18 49 acres __ 60363 69838 28838 32581 87678 13241 35311 1,000 to 1,999 acres ___________________________ farms __ 80 139 41 30 183 15 74 acres __ 118777 199640 62525 41 718 259 969 20474 106 420 2,000 acres or more ___________________________ farms __ 182 211 160 42 184 17 123 acres __ 865651 1 072893 2912291 312 993 679 824 (0) 698030 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE 

Total cropland _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 557 559 273 330 556 72 364 1982 __ 504 555 280 340 557 78 372 acres, 1987 __ 549880 751 600 230 425 55354 687 985 12585 248077 1982 __ 463630 710708 243 517 60 294 (0) 15855 236356 

Harvested cropland ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 535 540 246 287 546 55 342 1982 __ 481 542 257 308 551 65 346 

acres, 1981-_ 264 240 358627 114 888 31 895 319 747 5776 117694 1982 __ 263 190 366 974 166 015 33787 346 261 8670 140449 

Cropland used only for pasture or grazing ____ farms, 1987 __ 99 100 74 160 90 33 148 1982 __ 119 91 65 185 75 33 142 acres, 1987 __ 33547 21 815 (0) 17 662 (0) 6461 (0) 

1982 __ 32950 23529 12381 21 987 (0) (0) 31 690 

Other cropland ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 419 496 107 83 523 5 160 1982 __ 322 481 110 55 507 5 134 acres, 1987 __ 252093 371 158 (0) 5797 (0) 348 (0) 

1982 __ 167490 320 205 65121 4520 (0) (0) 64217 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and 

soil·improvement grasses, not harvested and not pastured _______________________ farms, 1987 __ 65 85 20 12 114 1 36 1982 __ 22 37 4 14 38 1 17 acres, 1987 __ 19158 22364 14295 217 30376 (0) 12917 1982 __ 1 791 3805 (0) 265 8175 (0) 2344 

See footnotes at end of table. 

186 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE -COUNTY DATA 
Table 5. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1987 and 1982-con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

All Farms 

Sweet Grass Teton Toole Treasure Valley Wheatland Wibaux Yellowstone 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms _____________________________________ number, 1987 __ 308 622 393 121 720 145 192 1 043 1982 __ 292 625 354 107 654 150 184 1 046 Land in farms ________________________________ acres, 1987 __ 873 119 1 048 553 1 131 519 616145 1 655880 823 195 516 362 1 397 972 1982 __ 909 183 1 101 531 1 056 130 606 477 1 777 109 843 133 470 510 1 268 004 Average size of farm ____________________ acres, 1987 __ 2835 1 686 2879 5092 2578 5677 2689 1 340 1982 __ 3 114 1 762 2983 5687 2717 5621 2 557 1 231 

Value of land and buildings': Average per farm ______________________ dollars, 1987 __ 763 529 563 535 667649 616 736 479 807 940 076 348 411 394 141 1982 __ 689 103 704 530 893 780 659 210 611 974 1 024 073 404 060 535 708 Average per acre ______________________ dollars, 1987 __ 254 337 238 118 183 165 130 299 1982 __ 220 399 299 133 242 161 146 441 

Approximate land area ________________________ acres, 1987 __ 1 218 214 1 456 179 1 235654 624 140 3 159 052 908 416 568 576 1 679 424 Proportion in farms _____________________ percent, 1987 __ 71.7 72.0 91.6 98.7 58.7 90.6 90.8 83.2 

1987 size of farm: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ 20 36 20 19 34 11 20 115 acres __ 34 84 20 23 40 (0) 20 373 10 to 49 acres ________________________________ farms __ 22 41 6 5 35 2 8 232 acres __ 659 1 125 103 88 1 091 (0) 182 5986 50 to 69 acres ________________________________ farms __ 6 7 3 1 6 2 - 45 

acres __ 334 441 175 (0) 364 (0) - 2622 

70 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ 5 13 6 2 17 4 2 54 

acres __ 408 1 052 474 (0) 1 436 (0) (0) 4368 100 to 139 acres ______________________________ farms __ 9 6 6 7 6 4 2 49 acres __ I 045 692 713 782 659 458 (0) 5667 140 to 179 acres ______________________________ farms __ 9 27 6 1 23 4 2 56 

acres __ I 385 4185 971 (0) 3645 649 (0) 8735 

180 to 219 acres ______________________________ farms __ 7 12 4 1 13 2 4 30 acres __ I 381 2338 836 (0) 2494 (0) (0) 5940 220 to 259 acres ______________________________ farms __ 7 22 - 1 10 2 2 23 acres __ I 645 5263 - (0) 2334 (0) (0) 5572 260 to 499 acres ______________________________ farms __ 22 75 16 10 65 9 15 103 

acres __ 8 160 27396 6047 (0) 23034 3220 5430 36697 

500 to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 39 93 39 14 102 15 31 98 

acres __ 30607 66088 28743 11 062 75949 10777 23823 69932 1,000 to 1,999 acres ___________________________ farms __ 50 131 92 8 127 15 30 84 

acres __ 68290 187 124 133 926 10 187 181 437 21 918 44 123 120 949 2,000 acres or more ___________________________ farms __ 112 159 195 52 282 75 76 154 

acres __ 759 171 752 765 959511 589611 1 563397 784808 440 857 1 131 131 

1982 size of farm: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ 21 27 13 15 24 6 7 107 acres __ 38 86 23 15 35 8 12 423 10 to 49 acres ________________________________ farms __ 20 37 7 2 28 4 7 245 

acres __ 656 959 (0) (0) 806 85 175 5946 50 to 69 acres ________________________________ farms __ 6 9 1 - 11 1 4 44 acres __ 368 525 (0) - 629 (D) 229 2551 

70 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ 4 15 5 2 13 - 1 52 acres __ 331 1 257 403 (0) 1 046 - (0) 4302 100 to 139 acres ______________________________ farms __ 5 15 8 3 13 2 1 44 acres __ 593 1 784 904 348 1 445 (0) (0) 4931 140 to 179 acres ______________________________ farms __ a 38 7 1 22 5 2 80 acres __ (0) 6014 1 120 (0) 3508 806 (0) 12649 

180 to 219 acres ______________________________ farms __ 2 18 1 1 12 2 4 43 acres __ (0) 3630 (0) (0) 2328 (0) 780 8569 220 to 259 acres ______________________________ farms __ 4 13 - - 12 2 2 20 acres __ 934 3097 - - 2827 (0) (0) 4707 

260 to 499 acres ______________________________ farms __ 17 86 16 7 72 8 18 107 acres __ 6243 31 452 6282 2411 26542 3090 7 194 38337 

500 to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 43 119 23 15 84 15 29 83 acres __ 31 196 86052 18 190 10665 60985 10195 21 741 59210 1,000 to 1,999 acres ___________________________ farms __ 49 101 87 12 109 23 40 93 acres __ 68013 146338 128 569 15544 160764 31 144 57700 134113 2,000 acres or more ___________________________ farms __ 118 147 186 49 254 82 69 128 acres __ 799 913 820 337 900 207 578924 1 516194 796679 381 690 1 012 266 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE 

Total cropland ________________________________ farms, 1967 __ 252 570 347 69 651 126 170 844 1982 __ 237 575 322 80 615 128 174 859 

acres, 1987 __ 93318 613021 671 593 49291 848625 134 746 (0) 376 144 1982 __ 95404 582 207 (0) 36 190 714648 117448 (0) 341 794 

Harvested cropland _________________________ farms, 1987 __ 220 545 330 78 620 117 161 709 

1962 __ 222 562 316 75 600 119 167 740 

acres, 1987 __ 50304 315148 319 700 28596 397874 63238 83989 180 017 1982 __ 61 708 335 817 311 431 26616 388 167 67795 77484 190922 

Cropland used only for pasture or grazing _____ farms, 1987 __ 120 199 44 39 110 36 44 387 1982 __ 100 148 23 16 89 28 44 380 

acres, 1987 __ 28592 31 166 (0) (0) 27130 9854 11 533 42067 1982 __ 24695 (0) (0) (0) 24133 4594 (0) 34767 

Other cropland _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 61 438 328 44 557 75 148 366 1982 __ 55 343 293 33 492 54 135 251 

acres, 1987 __ 14422 266 707 (0) (0) 423 621 41 644 (0) 154060 1982 __ 9001 (0) (0) (0) 302328 25059 56171 116105 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and 

SOil-improvement grasses, not harvested and not pastured ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 7 90 35 7 81 11 31 51 

1982 __ 14 24 28 4 27 6 20 37 

acres, 1987 __ 2002 25447 15200 (0) 28012 4299 6045 13611 1982 __ 1 727 2530 8684 (0) 9287 1 070 1 691 7863 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONTANA 187 
Table 5. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

All Farms 

Montana Beaverhead Big Horn Blaine Broadwater Carbon Carter 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE-Con. 

Total cropland·Con. 

Other cropland·Con. Cropland on which all crops failed _________ farms, 1987 __ I 165 1 37 34 7 28 41 1982 __ 596 3 25 3 13 15 19 

acres, 1987 __ 182 127 (D) 3304 (D) 252 1 292 5394 1982 __ 115277 (D) (D) (D) 2226 686 6257 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow ______ farms, 1987 __ 9404 22 187 268 68 94 105 1982 __ 8656 10 139 221 62 74 85 acres, 1987 __ 5676710 27383 125894 203 275 25378 16556 35614 1982 __ 5391 461 4526 74840 188401 32065 15614 36790 

Cropland idle ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 3455 36 74 101 46 56 48 1982 __ 1 677 11 46 49 20 30 14 

acres, 1987 __ 1 005422 5787 11 811 42202 12585 6004 11 309 1982 __ 312977 2479 6447 8697 6483 3242 1 200 

Total woodland ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 3207 27 60 20 26 58 31 1982 __ 3469 45 56 40 25 58 33 acres,1987 __ 1 873 500 13617 129841 29715 11 023 6794 19812 1982 __ 2032 152 12481 188481 26480 16951 8946 11 788 

Woodland pastured ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 2493 25 51 17 22 47 26 1982 __ 2711 41 48 31 23 48 28 acres, 1987 __ 1 501 550 (D) 101 150 (D) 7818 5133 13833 1982 __ 1 655739 11 557 (D) (D) 15357 8174 10968 

Woodland not pastured ____________________ farms, 1987 __ 1 149 4 29 5 8 18 9 1982 __ 1 185 7 22 14 6 13 7 

acres, 1987 __ 371 950 (D) 28491 (D) 3205 1661 5979 1982 __ 376413 924 (D) (D) 1 594 772 820 

Other land __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 20151 316 414 451 170 506 334 1982 __ 19684 293 389 378 161 472 323 acres, 1987 __ 40500 727 1 275 602 2 243 196 1 814 907 308 161 349321 1 406600 1982 __ 42054 726 1 324 229 2 165 028 1 873 178 338863 460382 1 486 069 

Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland pastured ___________ farms, 1987 __ 13675 231 314 343 116 339 292 1982 __ 13237 238 304 288 120 311 281 acres,1987 __ 39459 291 1 243 458 2 181 163 (D) 301 598 336020 1 387382 1982 __ 40 811 816 1 297 590 2 127 496 1 838 172 323 678 449918 1 451 954 

Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. ___________________________ farms, 1987 __ 14598 195 274 282 127 382 193 1982 __ 14777 162 257 283 118 349 175 

acres, 1987 __ I 041 436 32 144 62033 (D) 6563 13301 19218 1982 __ 1 242 910 26839 37532 35006 15185 10484 34115 

Pastureland, all types ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 18 618 315 380 393 161 533 306 1982 __ 18 175 293 377 366 184 503 288 acres, 1987 __ 42 252 844 1 294 805 2 307 570 1 794113 324692 397234 1 432898 1982 __ 43 590 441 1 346 416 2 314 673 1 878 653 352995 497202 1 481 359 

Cropland diverted under annual commodity 

acreage adjustment programs ________________ farms, 1987 __ 8569 51 144 241 86 101 78 1982 __ 4387 13 50 110 39 44 35 

acres, 1987 __ 1 848 178 (D) 28248 66720 14757 (D) 13196 1982 __ 506 572 1464 12782 14462 5369 1800 3471 

Cropland placed under the conservation reserve program ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ I 598 2 10 52 9 19 48 acres, 1987 __ 753 165 (D) 4166 27714 6897 (D) 24859 

See footnotes at end of table. 

188 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 5. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

All Farms 

Cascade Chouteau Custer Daniels Dawson Deer Lodge Fallon 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE-Con, 

Total cropland-Con. 

Other cropland·Con. Cropland on which all crops failed _________ farms, 1987 __ 55 43 21 14 21 - 24 1982 __ 25 8 12 1 53 - 6 acres, 1987 __ 5836 9529 (D) (D) 1 759 - (D) 1982 __ 3520 399 2998 (D) 16 203 - 1 921 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow ______ farms, 1987 __ 288 603 119 279 316 1 169 1982 __ 252 546 98 311 311 1 177 acres, 1987 __ 120 834 467 851 42688 190 944 184 131 (D) 65744 1982 __ 143 713 499 074 34465 221 301 182971 (D) 73337 

Cropland idle ____________________________ farms, 1987,_ 113 188 50 114 87 5 76 1982 __ 74 60 31 57 46 3 48 acres, 1987,_ 36547 75835 12584 46023 23 037 (D) 22361 1982 __ 14236 24668 3918 6991 7 317 (D) 10642 

Total woodland ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 82 29 27 6 18 18 9 1982 __ 90 30 34 5 9 12 5 acres, 1987 __ 22814 15042 11 848 455 12 256 40327 1 957 1982 __ 33228 15290 10514 1 588 1 087 33 087 550 

Woodland pastured ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 66 20 24 1 11 11 7 1982 __ 64 21 28 2 4 11 5 acres, 1987,_ 21 962 (D) (D) (D) 4083 (D) (D) 1982 __ 26936 13047 10277 (D) (D) (D) 550 

Woodland not pastured ____________________ farms, 1987 __ 18 9 3 5 8 8 3 1982 __ 33 11 7 3 5 4 - acres, 1987 __ 852 (D) (D) (D) 8 173 (D) (D) 1982 __ 6292 2243 237 (D) (D) (D) -

Other land __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 697 652 351 323 450 58 294 1982 __ 682 620 328 327 462 46 276 acres, 1987,_ 953 590 905430 1 989 528 267 607 849 821 90 119 657 978 1982 __ 878116 887 761 2 144 345 304 646 896 749 140 625 647 746 

Pastureland and ran?,eland other than cropland and wOod and pastured ___________ farms, 1987._ 516 433 250 230 347 45 234 1982 __ 484 398 255 222 367 33 240 acres, 1987 __ 926 634 (D) (D) (D) 820 743 89372 647 145 1982 __ 825 215 831 117 2114961 282 860 848 450 138 843 628655 

Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. ___________________________ farms, 1987 __ 503 493 227 259 296 38 204 1982 __ 515 478 221 262 323 33 191 acres, 1987 __ 26956 (D) (D) (D) 29078 747 10833 1982 __ 52901 56644 29384 21 786 48299 1 782 19091 

Pastureland, all types ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 646 472 299 253 392 57 265 1982 __ 624 451 308 248 405 55 252 

acres, 1987._ 984624 890 041 1 998 525 258 822 847 883 112867 682 599 1982 __ 883 817 864 089 2 141 670 293 130 869 514 154 458 644 980 

Cropland diverted under annual commodity acreage adjustment programs _____ , __________ farms, 1987 __ 261 571 114 253 265 5 140 1982 __ 133 290 44 167 167 4 87 

acres, 1987 __ 56700 186 083 15 172 60348 52063 (D) 18148 1982 __ 15234 46536 3421 18883 16404 (D) 6414 

Cropland placed under the conservation reserve program ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 56 69 20 74 36 - 75 

acres, 1987 __ 19996 28906 8295 40043 17105 - 37085 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONTANA 189 
Table 5. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols. see introductory text] 

All Farms 

Fergus Flathead Gallatin Garfield Glacier Golden Valley Granite 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE-Con. 

Total cropland-Con. 

Other cropland-Con. Cropland on which all crops failed _________ farms. 1987 __ 30 15 12 37 21 13 4 1982 __ 25 14 5 4 11 5 1 acres, 1987 __ 8049 435 2120 9392 (0) 1 668 264 1982 __ 4039 365 114 (0) 959 760 (0) 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow ______ farms, 1987 __ 404 164 220 136 197 49 5 1982 __ 373 129 192 127 169 54 4 acres, 1987 __ 190 215 12 131 59649 121 753 154 489 30575 (0) 1982 __ 164773 5874 68036 85340 148409 21 717 (0) 

Cropland idle ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 122 52 90 61 85 31 9 1982 __ 50 44 37 14 29 14 2 acres, 1987 __ 28593 1 545 14299 24055 36366 14395 1 865 1982 __ 7903 1 967 4834 2417 9256 2117 (0) 

Total woodland ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 145 410 99 14 11 17 52 1982 __ 170 483 117 10 17 16 61 acres, 1987 __ 77649 54515 16379 12529 5009 10387 87073 1982 __ 80901 90402 60906 6696 28310 13258 60 101 

Woodland pastured ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 126 300 74 9 8 13 48 1982 __ 149 338 94 8 11 11 52 

acres, 1987._ 70065 41 539 9885 11 502 (0) 9613 65741 1982 __ 71 096 65896 55877 (0) (0) 12082 39639 

Woodland not pastured ____________________ farms, 1987 __ 32 197 35 5 3 6 15 1982 __ 35 208 32 3 10 6 19 acres, 1987 __ 7584 12976 6494 1 027 (0) 774 21 332 1982 __ 9805 24506 5029 (0) (0) 1 176 20462 

Other land __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 755 621 657 276 309 111 127 1982 __ 727 716 642 247 302 147 123 acres, 1987 __ I 407 284 98759 410064 1 715679 1 157113 503 708 207 627 1982 __ 1 397 839 86679 432 120 1 846001 1 212451 530 268 234 960 

Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland pastured ___________ farms, 1987 __ 603 239 394 234 236 93 104 1982 __ 603 206 368 220 213 117 102 

acres, 1987 __ 1 370 263 91 145 392714 1 693 247 (0) 494 834 203 010 1982 __ 1 354 671 78403 405522 1 801 475 (0) 514 163 229 737 

Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. ___________________________ farms, 1987 __ 520 547 511 173 185 75 76 1982 __ 507 666 526 164 213 94 75 acres,1987 __ 37021 7614 17350 22432 (0) 8874 4617 1982 __ 43 168 8276 28598 44 526 (0) 16105 5223 

Pastureland, all types ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 699 628 678 251 276 120 130 1982 __ 699 685 606 226 247 136 132 acres, 1987 __ I 499 767 151 304 448651 1 717247 1 162695 516 558 284 755 1982 __ 1 472383 166850 500777 1 810 693 1 202 172 531 435 281 600 

Cropland diverted under annual commodity acreage adjustment programs ________________ farms. 1987 __ 371 121 219 118 187 51 7 1982 __ 191 54 95 48 73 24 4 acres, 1987 __ 73 981 8601 21 421 32605 59789 7709 358 1982 __ 16853 1 878 5314 8081 10303 1 547 131 

Crcpland placed under the conservation reserve program ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 47 4 9 45 33 34 - acres, 1987 __ 24052 116 5366 22750 12462 19097 -

See footnotes at end of table. 

190 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 5. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text) 

All Farms 

Hill Jefferson Judtlh Basin Lake Lewis and Clark Uberty Uncoln 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE-Con. 

Total cropland·Con. 

Other cropland·Con. Cropland on which all crops failed _________ farms, 1987 __ 13 6 16 33 17 20 6 1982 __ 9 4 19 9 14 5 3 acres, 1987 __ (0) 336 1 197 1 438 915 (0) (0) 1982 __ 2944 630 4260 328 1 793 (0) 40 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow ______ farms, 1987 __ 531 22 169 86 40 237 6 1982 __ 522 20 174 53 36 205 4 acres, 1987 __ 465 911 14672 73277 5993 9 517 260 835 (0) 1982 __ 513373 12732 69529 5799 9 310 251 635 (0) 

Cropland idle ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 114 17 38 101 26 66 13 1982 __ 44 13 26 48 23 20 7 acres, 1987 __ 41 728 854 13082 5602 7 174 25749 1 279 1982 __ 8459 1 517 2749 4 184 1 914 3733 175 

Total woodland ____________________________ ._ farms, 1987 __ 17 41 23 258 79 3 158 1982 __ 16 51 15 245 89 1 189 acres, 1987 __ (0) 21 771 6590 130 374 99 518 (0) 23057 1982 __ 27527 22394 4428 132 402 148 626 (0) 25757 

Woodland pastured ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 13 39 17 155 71 1 130 1982 __ 10 44 12 153 76 - 159 acres, 1987 __ (0) 20458 5581 126 732 79283 (0) 17877 1982 __ 14560 18875 3476 128 374 130 171 - 17612 

Woodland not pastured ____________________ farms, 1987 __ 6 5 6 136 31 2 57 1982 __ 7 17 4 109 21 1 62 acres, 1987 __ (0) 1313 1009 3642 20235 (0) 5180 1982 __ 12967 3519 952 4028 18455 (0) 8145 

Other land __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 533 206 303 747 385 225 182 1982 __ 537 207 286 756 334 202 207 acres. 1987 __ (0) 282933 558093 365 774 679 480 (0) 18912 1982 __ 598826 310965 519547 384 432 686 846 343 032 13640 

Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland pastured ___________ farms, 1987 __ 350 138 249 306 214 136 75 1982 __ 323 139 236 312 204 131 65 acres,1987 __ 521 171 276560 549383 350030 672 048 305 147 16028 1982 __ 551 000 304575 507574 367 464 679 435 (0) 9525 

Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. ___________________________ farms, 1987 __ 371 131 220 621 298 185 163 1982 __ 424 143 202 634 272 154 198 

acres, 1987 __ (0) 6373 8710 15744 7432 (0) 2884 

1982 __ 47826 6390 11 973 16968 7411 (0) 4115 

Pastureland, all types ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 399 215 290 752 349 147 206 1982 __ 374 208 274 765 319 134 227 acres,1987 __ 563959 314525 587920 535 169 770 130 312 052 41 043 1982 __ 584493 338591 536451 549 380 826 243 332 281 33085 

Cropland diverted under annual commodity 

acreage adjustment programs ________________ farms, 1987 __ 475 15 170 130 43 217 - 1982 __ 239 15 103 57 21 109 1 

acres, 1987 __ 145 769 2391 (O) 6322 5995 78479 - 1982 __ 37956 874 10179 1 947 2500 26385 (0) 

Cropland placed under the conservation reserve program ____________________________ farms, 1981-_ 30 10 15 B 6 36 - acres, 1987 __ 13191 3123 (0) 350 2575 17 252 -

See footnoles at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONTANA 191 
Table 5. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text) 

All Farms 

McCone Madison Meagher Mineral Missoula Musselshell Park 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE-Con. 

T olal cropland-Con. 

Other cropland-Con. Cropland on which all crops failed _________ farms, t987 __ 15 2 10 5 18 31 7 1982 __ 15 6 1 1 8 11 9 acres, 1987 __ 2970 (D) (D) 136 567 5102 449 1982 __ 2086 474 (D) (D) 183 96B 1 295 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow ______ farms, 1987 __ 312 37 27 6 31 62 70 1982 __ 322 33 20 6 26 61 63 acres, 1987 __ 204452 6153 12752 (D) 3003 43 374 35538 1982 __ 188 599 7149 18943 191 1 644 24120 15 315 

Cropland idle ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 83 35 13 8 44 37 18 1982 __ 35 15 5 9 20 32 13 scres, 1987 __ 40584 4384 5843 257 4307 11 567 3306 1982 __ 11 998 1 105 (D) 257 335 5505 1317 

Total woodland ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 13 42 42 42 155 73 104 1982 __ 13 25 26 55 184 82 111 acres, 1987 __ 2630 10261 110148 8376 113929 114 112 63 780 1982 __ 2491 12773 91 277 10085 120 905 90227 69202 

Woodland pastured ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 8 40 39 28 119 88 91 1982 __ 5 20 25 36 116 76 95 acres, 1987 __ 875 (D) (D) 4574 102267 108 540 47780 1982 __ 1 602 12037 (D) 5043 102687 88409 53981 

Woodland not pastured ____________________ farms,1987 __ 6 3 7 25 56 19 27 1982 __ 8 6 4 35 86 11 31 acres, 1987 __ I 755 (0) (D) 3802 11662 5572 16000 1982 __ 889 736 (D) 5042 18218 1818 15221 

Other land __________________________________ farms,1987 __ 390 375 133 43 340 220 358 1982 __ 381 384 108 58 314 210 345 acres,1987 __ 730324 1 019 939 794 743 2295 92877 768 960 579 407 1982 __ 793497 1 022 810 792 603 3043 90 091 901 716 584 667 

Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland pastured ___________ farms, 1987 __ 292 277 101 12 138 175 266 1982 __ 294 288 96 23 137 169 285 acres, 1987 __ 693 095 1 000225 (D) 1 066 87952 758287 570 164 1982 __ 766 243 1 005 859 773 391 2178 79706 894306 572 696 

Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. ___________________________ farms,1987 __ 269 253 91 37 274 143 277 1982 __ 275 247 60 47 259 137 268 acres, 1987 __ 37229 19 714 (D) 1 229 4925 10673 9243 1982 __ 27254 16951 19212 865 10385 7410 11 971 

Pastureland, all types ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 326 390 115 48 380 222 351 1982 __ 327 395 109 63 338 236 360 acres, 1987 __ 718 569 1 047 960 865 389 6726 204 128 881 909 651 137 1982 __ 787 138 1 056 547 855 818 9213 194 170 998629 653 766 

Cropland diverted under annu~1 commodity 

acreage adjustment programs ________________ farms, 1987 __ 259 62 22 2 18 52 52 1982 __ 159 26 8 1 8 26 22 acres,1987 __ 59201 4661 9394 (D) 1 358 18347 5877 1982 __ 16925 1 910 431 (D) 412 3058 1 574 

Cropland placed under the conservation reserve program ____________ ---------------- farms, 1987 __ 62 10 8 - - 23 13 acres, 1987 __ 36402 2625 3886 - - 10466 5088 

See footnotes at end of table. 

192 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 5. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

All Farms 

Petroleum Phillips Pondera Powder River Powell Prairie Ravalli 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE-Con. 

Total cropland-Con. 

Other cropland·Con. Cropland on which all crops failed _________ farms, 1987 __ 16 66 13 39 12 13 24 1982 __ - 9 9 25 2 1 10 acres, 1987 __ (0) 10693 4041 8108 985 1 881 1853 1982 __ - (0) (0) 4591 (0) (0) 90 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow ______ farms, 1987 __ 31 273 340 117 16 125 25 1982 __ 25 263 319 107 20 100 19 acres, 1987 __ 20817 195 733 211 083 46986 3275 51 452 1 323 1982 __ 9009 166 845 210957 39992 2420 44 705 1252 

Cropland idle ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 15 104 82 37 20 35 62 1982 __ 6 43 34 18 10 8 54 acres, 1987 __ 6819 56163 26394 8525 3175 9886 1 392 1982 __ (0) 8184 10430 1722 (0) 1 713 3299 

Total woodland ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 6 32 17 39 99 6 192 1982 __ 6 17 14 23 96 3 236 acres, 1987 __ 6257 19393 3810 19074 124565 1 674 37394 1982 __ 3863 6380 3931 17192 121 848 2487 42014 

Woodland pastured ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 6 23 6 37 94 6 122 1982 __ 6 14 12 22 84 3 172 

acres, 1987 __ (0) 18592 2596 18914 103343 1 674 29547 1982 __ (0) (0) (0) (0) 113730 2487 30266 

Woodland not pastured ____________________ farms, 1987 __ 1 12 13 3 28 - 90 1982 __ 1 8 2 1 18 - 99 acres,1987 __ (0) 801 1 214 160 21 222 - 7847 1982 __ (0) (0) (D) (0) 8118 - 11748 

Other land __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 98 428 418 319 209 179 716 1982 __ 91 427 416 307 174 168 746 

acres, 1987 __ 574 797 1 338 389 323482 1 473732 456440 562101 117513 1982 __ 644 975 1 522 735 291 552 1 457108 531 511 578 771 136330 

Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland pastured _________ ._ farms, 1987 __ 83 324 252 267 150 143 307 1982 __ 82 342 258 253 122 139 333 

acres,1987 __ (0) 1 311 939 301 315 1 460785 450600 550 499 109688 

1982 __ 638487 1 492 917 266 100 1 418 150 515906 568 897 126 132 

land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. ___________________________ farms, 1987 __ 59 293 339 206 153 116 594 1982 __ 50 308 350 202 135 121 628 

acres, 1987 __ (D) 26450 22167 12947 5840 11 602 7825 1982 __ 6488 29818 25452 38958 15605 9874 10198 

Pastureland, all types ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 96 379 331 298 198 156 779 1982 __ 90 411 321 280 187 159 817 

acres, 1987 __ 584 041 1 348567 323516 1 498072 569019 559 063 184 836 

1982 __ 652354 1 514482 284 690 1 454053 547463 591 125 192470 

Cropland diverted under annual commodity 

acreage adjustment programs ________________ farms, 1987 __ 25 214 330 63 27 105 23 1982 __ 13 113 152 33 11 36 6 

acres, 1987 __ 3366 49488 75798 (D) (D) (0) (D) 1982 __ 917 12294 21 176 3470 1 390 2 412 367 

Cropland placed under the conservation reserve program ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 16 68 27 17 2 20 1 

acres, 1987 __ 10319 48 187 9784 (D) (0) (D) (0) 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONTANA 193 
Table 5. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

All Farms 

Richland Roosevelt Rosebud Sanders Sheridan Silver Bow Stillwater 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE-Con. 

Total cropland-Con. 

Other cropland-Con. Cropland on which ali crops failed _________ farms, 1987 __ 11 28 9 15 32 - 42 1982 __ 27 14 12 4 19 - 13 acres, 1987 __ 556 3310 (D) 434 (D) - (D) 

1982 .. 7557 2053 (D) 62 (D) - 1484 

Cropland in cul~vated summer fallow ______ farms, 1987 __ 384 443 76 38 477 - 119 1982 __ 291 449 98 27 473 1 115 acres, 1987 __ 204930 309274 63873 3083 273 028 - 61 447 

1982 .. 153367 303 136 48186 3587 286 833 (D) 57400 

Cropland idle ____________________________ farms, ·1987 __ 106 123 32 38 134 4 51 1982 __ 35 60 17 20 64 4 28 acres, 1987 __ 27449 36210 17 510 2063 34355 (D) 13301 

1982 .. 4775 11 211 14082 606 17583 (D) 2989 

Total woodland ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 38 28 44 193 6 22 30 1982 __ 43 43 35 217 4 37 62 

acres, 1987 .. 7313 5322 81 246 95561 (D) 5415 13718 1982 __ 12397 14902 98753 93589 (D) 8986 25694 

Woodland pastured ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 25 13 42 157 2 21 29 1982 __ 26 31 31 178 3 34 57 acres,1987 __ 5959 2801 (D) 86572 (D) 4923 (D) 1982 __ 8344 11 471 80644 83 179 (D) (D) 18239 

Woodland not pastured ____________________ farms, 1987 __ 16 16 5 65 4 9 3 1982 __ 19 17 9 82 2 7 9 acres, 1987 __ 1 354 2521 (D) 8989 (D) 492 (D) 1982 __ 4053 3431 18 109 10410 (D) (D) 7455 

Other land __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 522 478 317 294 498 92 379 1982 __ 476 468 315 281 515 92 364 acres, 1987 __ 637676 607098 2 596 512 223 714 (D) 97350 580 878 1982 __ 607 180 645624 2 679 187 274614 363 064 103 023 601 294 

Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland pastured ___________ farms, 1987 __ 393 355 236 169 348 84 298 1982 __ 333 309 260 122 362 77 289 acres, 1987 __ 614040 575 705 (D) 213 663 310401 96739 (D) 1982 __ 584 731 608292 2 650 585 263 374 322 522 101 538 587 862 

Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. ___________________________ farms,1987 __ 365 345 205 228 372 46 264 1982 __ 363 378 178 241 401 62 261 acres, 1987 __ 23636 31 393 (D) 10051 (D) 611 (D) 1982 __ 22449 37332 28602 11 240 40542 1 485 13432 

Pastureland, all types ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 443 402 294 325 409 109 377 1982 __ 390 379 299 333 403 102 374 acres, 1987 __ 653546 600321 2 644 901 317 897 337 083 108 123 606 061 1982 __ 626025 643 292 2 743 610 368 540 347079 113403 637 791 

Cropland diverted under annual commodity 

acreage adjustment programs ________________ farms, 1987 __ 314 384 80 17 416 - 112 1982 __ 154 251 29 7 310 - 46 acres, 1987 __ 54521 89952 16 860 (D) 81 605 - (D) 1982 __ 15980 26055 5 022 367 29746 - 4888 

Cropland placed under the conservation reserve program ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 36 96 21 2 113 - 44 acres, 1987 __ 14388 33741 17 089 (D) 40493 - (D) 

See footnotes at end of teble. 

194 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 5. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols. see introductory text 1 

All Farms 

Sweet Grass Teton Toole Treasure Valley Wheatland Wibaux Yellowstone 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE-Con. 

Total cropland.con. 

Other cropland·Con. Cropland on which all crops failed __________ farms, 1987 __ 19 28 19 7 33 16 4 62 1982 __ 4 13 12 1 21 4 9 25 acres, 1981._ 1 432 3 955 (0) 515 9647 2729 168 14243 1982 __ (D) (0) (0) (0) 4141 1 203 1 312 1 960 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow _______ farms, 1987 __ 35 363 295 27 476 57 132 245 1982 __ 42 313 283 21 437 47 129 197 

acres, 1981._ 7334 209 867 286 829 5094 319458 29006 48285 109 452 1982 __ 6025 198 998 274 047 5 214 265487 20659 51 787 98103 

Cropland idle _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 13 100 76 20 165 23 34 124 1982 __ 4 59 29 15 94 11 21 54 acres,1981._ 3654 27 438 37482 4176 66504 5610 (D) 16754 1982 __ (D) 11 721 13 837 755 23413 2127 1 381 8 179 

Total woodland _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 63 16 4 11 67 15 1 69 1982 __ 55 16 9 11 57 27 1 59 acres, 1987 __ 60279 8 171 (0) 19 886 29653 7359 (D) 15795 1982 __ 53413 12338 (0) 4946 9290 9470 (D) 24358 

Woodland pastured _________________________ farms, 1987 __ 61 11 4 10 41 13 - 45 1982 __ 45 13 5 10 49 24 1 47 

acres, 1981._ 52810 6967 (0) (0) 14529 6275 - 13422 1982 __ 32753 (D) (0) (0) 6822 6868 (D) 22609 

Woodland not pastured _____________________ farms, 1981._ 6 8 - 3 30 4 1 26 1982 __ 15 4 4 2 14 10 - 15 

acres, 198L_ 7469 1 204 - (0) 15124 1 084 (D) 2373 1982 __ 20660 (D) (0) (0) 2468 2602 - 1 749 

Other land ___________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 278 492 324 100 608 121 166 803 1982 __ 268 522 315 99 566 138 172 794 

acres, 198L_ 719 522 427 361 (0) 546 968 977 602 681 090 359 768 1 006033 1982 __ 760 366 506 986 435 093 567 341 1 053171 716215 322 964 921 852 

Pastureland and ran~eland other than cropland and wood and pastured ____________ farms, 1987 __ 232 314 211 70 412 107 126 472 1982 __ 229 303 187 72 384 121 134 454 acres, 1987 __ 705 104 404 138 428 547 (0) 932839 676687 356 273 982725 1982 __ 743768 478 648 396 870 554 743 1 000289 710434 313 526 901 653 

Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 169 377 242 70 480 77 119 586 1982 __ 171 422 246 65 443 85 131 604 acres, 1987 __ 14418 23223 (D) (0) 44763 4403 3495 23308 1982 __ 16598 28338 38223 12 598 52882 5781 9438 20 199 

Pastureland, all types _________________________ farms, 1987 __ 282 436 244 92 490 125 149 762 1982 __ 266 403 199 78 441 127 147 775 acres, 1987 __ 786506 442 271 439 141 568 270 974498 692826 367 806 1 038214 1982 __ 801 216 520 136 406 142 562 293 1 031 244 721 896 327417 959029 

Cropland diverted under annual commodity 

acreage adjustment programs _________________ farms, 1987 __ 24 384 274 37 419 56 113 251 1982 __ 11 171 149 9 237 21 71 90 acres, 1987 __ 3104 70357 86457 2907 100190 12447 18879 32476 1982 __ 291 20 155 23 912 1 051 26639 1 020 5243 9582 

Cropland placed under the conservation reserve program _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 6 67 49 5 68 21 22 34 

acres, 1987._ 2663 32726 29775 189 31417 11 316 7467 15408 

1 Data are based on a sample of farms, see text. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONTANA 195 
Table 6. Harvested Cropland by Size of Farm and Acres Harvested: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Farms with harvested cropland 

Montana Beaverhead Big Horn Blaine Broadwater Carbon Carter 

Farms ____________________________ number, 1987 __ 19267 259 363 429 168 510 256 1982 __ 19279 253 360 398 167 492 274 acres harvested, 1987 __ 9 128 013 162 929 214318 297 167 69965 97858 104358 1982 __ 9 365 775 164045 227293 257 189 84192 99 344 135 174 

HARVESTED CROPLAND BY SIZE 

OF FARM 

1987 size of farm: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ 321 7 2 3 1 7 3 acres harvested __ I 105 30 (0) 8 (0) 39 4 10 to 49 acres ________________________________ farms __ I 716 19 22 13 8 37 2 acres harvested __ 25 180 347 (0) (0) 73 518 (0) 50 to 69 acres ________________________________ farms __ 395 4 3 1 2 11 - acres harvested __ II 306 95 100 (0) (0) 360 - 70 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ 618 3 7 9 13 26 1 acres harvested __ 24370 110 503 550 525 1 146 (0) 100 to 139 acres ______________________________ farms __ 509 6 12 10 4 27 3 acres harvested __ 27737 355 48B 743 207 1 859 170 140 to 179 acres ______________________________ farms __ 697 10 18 18 5 39 - acres harvested __ 49744 (0) 979 1 496 378 3488 - 180 to 219 acres ______________________________ farms __ 407 1 8 3 3 19 1 acres harvested __ 34777 (0) 505 250 412 1 979 (0) 220 to 259 acres ______________________________ farms __ 393 3 3 5 7 23 3 acres harvested __ 40475 496 409 597 872 2603 170 260 to 499 acres ______________________________ farms __ I B93 21 38 26 17 96 4 acres harvested __ 285 102 3968 7230 4277 4220 14971 555 500 to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 2338 31 43 37 22 91 18 acres harvested __ 614 109 9166 15157 9326 6979 22392 2875 1,000 to 1,999 acres ___________________________ farms __ 3 158 33 57 79 22 74 29 acres harvested __ I 470 332 13 184 16909 35053 8593 18599 6303 2,000 acres or more ___________________________ farms __ 6822 121 150 225 64 60 192 acres harvested __ 6 543 776 133950 171 567 244 657 47621 29904 94007 1982 size of farm: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ 300 4 6 2 3 13 - acres harvested __ I 010 16 27 (0) 9 58 - 10 to 49 acres ________________________________ farms __ I 663 17 23 10 6 34 3 acres harvested __ 24395 335 (0) 146 85 468 (0) 50 to 69 acres ________________________________ farms __ 399 5 2 1 2 15 - acres harvested __ II 795 (0) (0) (0) (0) 581 - 70 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ 615 2 6 10 7 22 2 acres harvested __ 24596 (0) 280 490 472 794 (0) 100 to 139 acres ______________________________ farms __ 554 5 12 14 3 27 acres harvested __ - 31 403 210 721 735 96 1 953 - 140 to 179 acres ______________________________ farms __ 798 12 19 10 2 39 - acres harvested __ 59284 1 113 1 416 984 (0) 2934 - 180 to 219 acres ______________________________ farms __ 425 3 8 6 1 30 - acres harvested __ 39185 470 646 639 (0) 3347 - 220 to 259 acres ______________________________ farms __ 381 - 7 13 12 25 4 acres harvested __ 40386 - 673 1 550 1 653 2694 445 260 to 499 acres ______________________________ farms __ I 857 19 38 29 23 83 8 acres harvested __ 287 501 3136 7289 5 101 4918 13606 1 157 

500 to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 2360 33 50 36 14 72 20 acres harvested __ 645 464 9779 13633 9690 3788 17465 3834 1,000 to 1,999 acres ___________________________ farms __ 3 116 33 44 58 26 68 32 acres harvested __ I 458857 13158 18062 26166 13994 20855 8965 2,000 acres or more ___________________________ farms __ 6811 120 145 209 68 64 205 acres harvested __ 6 741 899 135431 184051 211 651 58817 34589 120619 

HARVESTED CROPLAND BY ACRES 

HARVESTED 

1987 acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ I 079 13 9 10 5 31 5 acres __ 5329 67 45 52 31 176 20 10 to 19 acres ________________________________ farms __ I 131 9 18 6 8 27 4 acres __ IS 061 108 270 91 93 361 (0) 20 to 29 acres ________________________________ farms __ 752 15 19 10 3 17 2 acres __ 16841 339 449 232 63 381 (0) 

30 to 49 acres ________________________________ farms __ I 252 8 24 17 7 31 14 acres __ 46375 297 930 624 275 1 141 521 50 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ I 905 18 34 38 20 98 14 acres __ 134 386 1 314 2319 2655 1 462 7 148 987 100 to 199 acres ______________________________ farms __ 2742 29 69 52 35 135 54 acres __ 383 648 4368 9550 7089 5297 18 630 7275 

200 to 499 acres ______________________________ farms __ 4378 67 84 103 43 130 101 acres __ I 419216 21 294 28510 32638 14354 38646 32241 500 to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 3370 44 61 94 33 36 43 acres __ 2 393 167 29483 40639 66544 22353 22809 28401 1,000 acres or more ___________________________ farms __ 2658 56 45 99 14 5 19 acres __ 4 713 990 105659 131 608 187 242 26 037 8564 34835 

1982 acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ 1 006 11 8 7 8 33 - acres __ 4979 61 40 44 43 170 - 10 to 19 acres ________________________________ farms __ I 054 7 19 5 8 20 4 acres __ 13977 89 235 65 118 263 (0) 20 to 29 acres ________________________________ farms __ 763 14 12 11 3 18 1 acres __ 17 160 311 281 231 63 408 (0) 

30 to 49 acres ________________________________ farms __ I 154 11 24 15 3 38 9 acres __ 42651 407 872 582 109 1441 315 50 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ I 908 18 40 39 10 92 16 acres __ 134 078 1 267 2717 2914 807 6698 1 157 100 to 199 acres ______________________________ farms __ 2789 30 54 59 29 141 39 acres __ 393 125 4378 7164 8810 4 165 20268 5509 200 to 499 acres ______________________________ farms __ 4565 65 115 95 54 100 107 acres __ I 470077 20686 36051 30451 17 764 30596 35235 500 to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 3413 43 49 84 31 42 71 acres __ 2 411 B67 2B 697 343BB 61 195 20692 28518 47680 1,000 acres or more ___________________________ farms __ 2627 54 39 83 21 8 27 acres __ 4 877 B61 108 149 145 545 152 897 40431 10982 45216 

196 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Harvested Cropland by Size of Farm and Acres Harvested: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Farms with harvested cropland 

Cascade Chouteau Custer Daniels Dawson Deer Lodge Fallon 

Farms ___ • ________________________ number, 1987 __ 627 725 281 348 396 54 255 1982 __ 653 699 284 356 410 50 250 acres harvested, 1987 __ 266410 706 275 99 694 246718 219 228 11 579 105912 1982 __ 283 581 682416 108302 271 897 222 241 10776 133015 

HARVESTED CROPLAND BY SIZE 

OF FARM 

1987 size of farm: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ 13 1 3 - 2 3 1 acres harvested __ 39 (D) 4 - (D) 19 (D) 10 to 49 acres ________________________________ farms __ 48 8 25 - 9 8 2 acres harvested __ 740 155 441 - 226 160 (D) 50 to 69 acres ________________________________ farms __ 15 1 12 2 2 1 - acres harvested __ 326 (D) 416 (D) (D) (D) - 70 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ 20 - 7 6 5 2 - acres harvested __ 737 - 287 308 151 (D) - 100 to 139 acres ______________________________ farms __ 18 1 7 2 6 1 3 acres harvested __ 1 058 (D) 612 (D) 490 (D) 90 140 to 179 acres ______________________________ farms __ 25 11 8 10 6 3 7 acres harvested __ 1 405 704 439 545 423 82 366 

180 to 219 acres ______________________________ farms __ 15 1 5 1 5 4 2 acres harvested __ 1 151 (D) 342 (D) 590 460 (D) 220 to 259 acres ______________________________ farms __ 20 2 7 3 - 1 - acres harvested __ 1 839 (D) 1 062 159 - (D) - 260 to 499 acres ______________________________ farms __ 82 45 22 40 30 9 30 acres harvested __ 10 119 7337 3831 5944 5381 868 4313 

500 to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 78 70 19 47 52 6 23 acres harvested __ 16757 24557 4634 14546 14745 1 222 4216 1,000 to 1,999 acres ___________________________ farms __ 114 198 24 88 83 5 56 

acres harvested __ 39193 141 697 5871 49343 35024 915 18136 2,000 acres or more ___________________________ farms __ 179 387 142 149 196 11 131 

acres harvested __ 193 046 531 559 81 755 175495 162163 7688 78566 

1982 size of farm: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ 12 3 6 - - - 1 

acres harvested __ 47 12 18 - - - (D) 10 to 49 acres ________________________________ farms __ 58 5 19 2 10 8 4 

acres harvested __ 993 71 272 (D) (D) 102 102 50 to 69 acres ________ .. _______________________ farms __ 15 1 12 - 1 - - acres harvested __ 402 (D) 372 - (D) - - 70 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ 28 2 8 3 3 3 1 

acres harvested __ I 207 (D) 344 143 140 95 (D) 100 to 139 acres ______________________________ farms __ 20 7 7 2 3 5 - acres harvested __ I 013 555 418 (D) 183 111 - 140 to 179 acres ______________________________ farms __ 29 15 6 8 6 2 4 acres harvested __ 2375 1 487 603 578 264 (D) 144 

180 to 219 acres ______________________________ farms __ 14 1 9 1 5 1 1 

acres harvested __ 1 363 (D) 1 114 (D) 522 (0) (D) 220 to 259 acres ______________________________ farms __ 16 3 4 2 6 - - acres harvested __ 1 489 382 650 (D) 646 - - 260 to 499 acres ______________________________ farms __ 82 43 25 24 36 7 13 

acres harvested __ 10426 7025 4243 3832 6883 612 1 880 

500 to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 78 84 13 62 50 6 30 

acres harvested __ 17174 30951 2695 19449 11 771 902 7305 1,000 to 1,999 acres ___________________________ farms __ 118 185 21 100 77 4 64 

acres harvested __ 44697 124687 6736 60395 31 821 1 375 24105 2,000 acres or mOre ___________________________ farms __ 183 350 154 152 213 14 132 

acres harvested __ 202 395 517081 90837 187 157 169 732 7487 99322 

HARVESTED CROPLAND BY ACRES 

HARVESTED 

1987 acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ 33 3 8 - 6 9 3 acres __ 156 17 38 - 23 55 11 10 to 19 acres ________________________________ farms __ 44 5 20 6 8 4 4 

acres __ 601 66 271 (D) 104 (0) 60 20 to 29 acres ________________________________ farms __ 29 8 15 2 5 2 4 

acres __ 644 171 336 (D) 110 (0) 85 

30 to 49 acres ________________________________ farms __ 38 7 22 8 12 8 14 acres __ I 371 263 838 321 419 283 527 50 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ 88 27 35 20 29 7 32 acres __ 6183 1 970 2614 1 477 2110 422 2387 100 to 199 acres ______________________________ farms __ 111 43 41 43 48 11 42 acres __ 15 105 6280 5739 6658 7165 1 580 5819 

200 to 499 acres ______________________________ farms __ 142 118 85 76 126 5 76 

acres __ 43963 42033 26724 25997 43625 1 754 24901 500 to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 66 239 29 108 104 7 53 

acres __ 45834 178 192 19029 78698 74610 (0) 35465 1,000 acres or more ___________________________ farms __ 76 275 26 85 58 1 27 acres __ 152 553 477283 44 105 133414 91 062 (0) 36657 

1982 acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ 38 6 17 2 3 3 2 

acres __ 219 (D) 78 (D) 15 20 (D) 10 to 19 acres ________________________________ farms __ 34 2 14 - 7 12 2 

acres __ 455 (0) 162 - 80 158 (D) 20 to 29 acres ________________________________ farms __ 25 6 8 2 8 4 4 

aeres __ 580 137 202 (D) 179 92 88 

30 to 49 acres ________________________________ farms __ 66 10 19 3 19 5 4 

acres __ 2409 390 707 116 685 175 159 50 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ 72 16 19 13 26 3 17 

acres __ 5249 1 170 1 378 916 1 755 192 1 228 100 to 199 acres ______________________________ farms __ 122 65 63 21 57 8 33 

acres __ 16806 9601 9254 2998 8167 1 285 4943 200 to 499 acres ______________________________ farms __ 147 124 86 93 125 4 77 

acres __ 46214 42302 27042 30304 40047 1 282 25080 500 to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 75 220 30 128 107 11 83 

acres __ 52248 161 654 20083 91 887 75333 7572 56039 1,000 acres or more ___________________________ farms __ 74 250 28 94 58 - 28 

acres __ 159401 467 103 49396 145611 95980 - 45438 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONTANA 197 
Table 6, Harvested Cropland by Size of Farm and Acres Harvested: 1987 and 1982-Con, 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Farms with harvested cropland 

Fergus Flathead GaliaUn Garfield Glacier Golden Valley Granite 

Farms ____________________________ number, 1987 __ 658 634 657 211 295 103 113 1982 __ 666 707 615 205 266 130 122 

acres harvested, 1987 __ 359485 69717 172273 149904 267 313 43150 31 467 1982 __ 361 579 76237 166473 140 779 239 102 55501 31 464 

HARVESTED CROPLAND BY SIZE 

OF FARM 

1987 size of farm: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ 6 28 11 - - - - acres harvested __ 20 71 31 - - - - 10 to 49 acres ________________________________ farms __ 20 180 105 - 4 2 5 acres harvested __ 396 2638 1 578 - 104 (0) 52 50 to 69 acres ________________________________ farms __ 8 37 25 - 2 - 3 

acres harvested __ 226 954 698 - (0) - 130 70 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ 3 58 24 - 7 - 1 

acres harvested __ 157 2248 1 010 - 328 - (0) 100 to 139 acres ______________________________ farms __ 8 56 24 - 5 - - acres harvested __ 227 2800 1 537 - 294 - - 140 to 179 acres ______________________________ farms __ II 53 41 - 2 1 2 

acres harvested __ 742 3670 3268 - (0) (0) (0) 

180 to 219 acres ______________________________ farms __ 12 41 23 - 6 2 2 

acres harvested __ 806 3446 2497 - 468 (0) (0) 220 to 259 acres ______________________________ farms __ 4 20 24 - 5 1 4 

acres harvested __ 55 1 956 2604 - 490 (0) 485 260 to 499 acres ______________________________ farms __ 41 66 108 8 30 5 7 

acres harvested __ 5235 10791 20989 697 5494 (0) 1 035 

500 to 999 acreS ______________________________ farms __ 78 60 132 17 34 6 15 

acres harvested __ 17590 19824 39358 3830 10035 465 2118 1,000 to 1,999 acres ___________________________ farms __ 147 21 71 29 47 21 28 

acres harvested __ 64294 14199 39978 6362 27452 5950 7222 2,000 acres or more ___________________________ farms __ 320 14 69 157 153 65 46 

acres harvested __ 269737 7120 58725 139015 222407 35997 20270 

1982 size of farm: 1 to 9 acreS __________________________________ farms __ 8 24 11 - 1 - - acres harvested __ 19 76 23 - (0) - - 10 to 49 acres ________________________________ farms __ 25 201 75 2 4 3 3 acres harvested __ 455 2829 1 215 (0) (0) (0) 74 50 to 69 acres ________________________________ farms __ 6 47 22 - 5 1 4 acres harvested __ 213 1 473 709 - 205 (0) 194 

70 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ 6 77 30 2 6 1 - acres harvested __ 268 2780 1 135 (0) 332 (0) - 100 to 139 acreS ______________________________ farms __ II 65 30 - 5 - 6 acres harvested __ 466 3567 1 777 - 207 - 327 140 to 179 acres ______________________________ farms __ 7 63 47 3 4 3 9 acres harvested __ 455 4343 3 863 281 357 82 527 

180 to 219 acreS ______________________________ farms __ 8 34 22 1 3 6 - acres harvested __ 447 3102 2264 (0) 406 454 - 220 to 259 acres ______________________________ farms __ 5 31 19 - 3 - 3 

acres harvested __ 211 3389 2266 - 240 - 530 260 to 499 acreS ______________________________ farms __ 33 59 104 8 21 6 4 

acres harvested __ 3448 8339 19 559 1 524 3330 526 685 

500 to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 81 74 117 6 40 18 20 

acres harvested __ 20688 22614 37222 1 230 13569 3296 3222 1,000 to 1,999 acres ___________________________ farms __ 162 20 72 24 36 17 22 

acres harvested __ 69518 12905 36945 5854 16097 5377 5440 2,000 acres or more ___________________________ farms __ 314 12 66 159 138 75 51 

acres harvested __ 265391 10820 59 495 131 584 204221 45664 20465 

HARVESTED CROPLAND BY ACRES 

HARVESTED 

1987 acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ 13 94 57 2 6 2 2 acres __ 55 434 277 (0) 32 (0) (0) 10 to 19 acres ________________________________ farms __ 24 129 43 1 1 3 4 acres __ 319 1 744 597 (0) (0) 36 66 20 to 29 acres ________________________________ farms __ 19 47 44 3 2 1 2 acres __ 438 1 067 987 74 (0) (0) (0) 

30 to 49 acres ________________________________ farms __ 24 91 60 9 9 3 9 acres __ 869 3393 2 195 313 356 120 342 50 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ 50 93 69 17 20 11 9 acres __ 3501 8277 4952 1 144 1 438 752 561 100 to 199 acres ______________________________ farms __ 79 84 108 38 45 24 25 acres __ II 410 11 442 15 430 5123 5942 3393 3363 

200 to 499 acres ______________________________ farms __ 174 68 175 51 65 32 41 acres __ 59899 22 011 55568 17 106 22299 10335 12751 500 to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 168 20 75 42 50 19 18 acres __ 117545 13764 52835 29004 37246 13365 10431 1,000 acres or more ___________________________ farms __ 107 8 26 48 97 8 3 acres __ 165 449 9585 39432 97126 199941 15125 3900 

1982 acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ II 112 34 - 2 2 1 acres __ 35 575 142 - (0) (0) (0) 10 to 19 acres ________________________________ farms __ 24 105 45 3 - 4 3 acres __ 320 1 389 598 (0) - 46 (0) 20 to 29 acres ________________________________ farms __ 13 90 35 2 4 2 3 acres __ 293 2029 791 (0) (0) (0) 60 

30 to 49 acres ________________________________ farms __ 25 99 49 7 15 4 14 acres __ 872 3674 1 814 252 580 140 547 50 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ 44 115 87 11 23 15 12 acres __ 3086 7689 6200 822 1 574 1 026 827 100 to 199 acres ______________________________ farms __ 74 87 109 33 36 24 28 acres __ 10708 12 102 15261 4428 5083 3501 3829 200 to 499 acres ______________________________ farms __ 212 68 159 61 53 42 43 acres __ 68428 20764 51 097 19008 17522 13317 13 169 500 to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 152 21 74 52 51 24 15 acres __ 108 643 13229 52 157 37226 35117 15527 9487 1,000 acres or more ___________________________ farms __ III 10 23 36 82 13 3 acres __ 169 194 14786 38413 78946 179134 21 889 3500 

198 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

Table 6. Harvested Cropland by Size of Farm and Acres Harvested: 1987 and 1982-con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Farms with harvested cropland 

Farms ____________________________ number, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

acres harvested, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

HARVESTED CROPLAND BY SIZE 

OF FARM 

1987 size of farm: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 10 to 49 acres ________________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 50 to 69 acres ________________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 70 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 100 to 139 acres ______________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 140 to 179 acres ______________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 

180 to 219 acres ______________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 220 to 259 acres ______________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 260 to 499 acres ______________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 

500 to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 1,000 to 1,999 acres ___________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 2,000 acres or more ___________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 

1982 size of farm: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 10 to 49 acres ________________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 50 to 69 acres ________________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 

70 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ lOa to 139 acres ______________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 140 to 179 acres ______________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 

180 to 219 acres ______________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 220 to 259 acres ______________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 260 to 499 acres ______________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 

sao to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 1,000 to 1,999 acres ___________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 2,000 acres or more ___________________________ farms __ 

HARVESTED CROPLAND BY ACRES 

HARVESTED 

1987 acres harvested: 

acres harvested __ 

1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 10 to 19 acres ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 20 to 29 acres ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

30 to 49 acres ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 50 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ laO to 199 acres ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

200 to 499 acres ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ SOD to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 1,000 acres or more ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

1982 acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 10 to 19 acres ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 20 to 29 acres ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

3D to 49 acres ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 50 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 100 to 199 acres ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 200 to 499 acres ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 500 to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 1,000 acres or more ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

200 MONTANA 

McCone 

377 

374 254603 

264878 

4 

4 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

6 528 

2 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

39 

6647 

47 13678 

72 

37478 

202 195823 

1 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

4 

216 

1 

(D) 

3 461 

42 6194 

40 

12674 

76 35904 204 

209075 

5 

12 

6, 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

8 302 7 465 

49 7229 

110 

36371 105 72241 

85 137857 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

4 153 9 623 

42 5996 

118 40293 

112 

78718 

83 138 990 

Madison 

345 

349 

114 931 

113 217 

3 

11 

22 

240 

4 110 

10 

398 

9 

535 

18 

1 379 

6 601 

8 1 100 

45 

6191 

50 

13111 

53 

15800 

117 

75455 

4 

11 

15 

192 

6 154 

9 

443 

9 660 

12 

809 

10 

631 

11 1 418 

38 5162 

48 11 488 

63 

17955 124 74294 

16 

70 

18 

249 

8 174 

17 

626 

38 2752 

64 8 910 

122 

37220 

44 29148 18 

35782 

11 

47 

13 

192 7 161 

19 

675 

46 3196 

71 9698 115 

34875 47 30205 

20 34 168 

Meagher 

105 

96 70978 

74099 

6 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

3 

91 

9 181 

3 445 

5 127 

78 

68 032 

4 

(D) 

1 

(0) 

3 173 

7 023 

3 618 

3 437 

75 

71 751 

5 

31 

4 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

3 100 8 555 

11 

(0) 

39 

(0) 

14 10 180 

19 45794 

5 

79 

2 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

9 651 

19 

2326 27 8571 12 

7557 

21 

54 832 

Minerai 

35 

52 

2243 

2263 

5 

60 

1 

(0) 

3 105 

3 

98 

6 244 

1 

(0) 

11 

915 

2 

(0) 

3 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

10 

122 

3 123 

4 

37 

5 135 

9 205 

1 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

10 

714 

6 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

7 102 

2 

(0) 

7 255 7 446 

9 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

11 

75 

8 

95 

8 175 

9 344 

12 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

3 663 

Missoula 

321 

302 23 888 

24536 

18 

56 

113 1 492 

23 

573 

17 

652 

17 

750 

19 

089 

18 1084 

5 569 

31 

3 139 

32 5286 

14 4225 

14 

4973 

19 

55 

100 

1 429 

23 

447 

17 

475 

20 1 018 

20 1 057 

11 

481 

12 

1 609 

26 

2865 

18 

3 135 

16 

4749 

20 

7316 

75 

395 

57 

713 

30 

681 

51 1 815 

40 

2622 

37 4909 

24 

7 191 

6 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

63 

302 

68 

868 

30 

647 

40 1436 33 2347 39 5160 

19 

5922 

9 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

Musselshell 

132 

195 

n 881 88 456 

5 

47 

1 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

7 449 

1 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

5 537 

9 1 286 

18 

4223 

80 

71 034 

2 

(0) 

5 104 

3 

83 

4 

107 

2 

(0) 

10 

459 

1 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

14 

119 

22 3254 

31 

7131 

99 75957 

7 

25 

3 

41 

3 

69 

9 313 

28 

1864 

21 

3045 

34 9132 16 10016 

11 53376 

6 

20 

10 

151 

10 

221 

17 

605 

30 

2076 

29 

4130 54 

16788 

23 

16475 16 47990 

Pari< 

290 

311 

68 234 79929 

4 

15 

30 

469 4 

86 

4 

86 

10 

361 

10 

561 

7 

675 

6 260 

28 

3529 

40 

7249 49 

8443 

98 46500 

1 

(0) 

23 

(0) 

7 162 

11 

493 

10 

537 

12 

750 

8 507 

9 472 

30 

3276 

43 

7601 

53 10190 104 

55628 

17 

95 

17 

250 

16 

346 

28 1 018 

48 3208 

62 8697 

71 

21 250 

21 14634 

12 18736 

12 

41 

19 

257 9 182 

33 

205 

56 3921 

57 

7956 91 29 012 

17 

11 325 

17 26030 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Harvested Cropland by Size of Farm and Acres Harvested: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text J 

Farms with harvested cropland 

Petroleum Phillips Pondera Powder River Powell Prairie Ravalli 

Farms ____________________________ number, 1987 __ 79 413 436 240 167 161 732 1982 __ 76 435 420 272 165 154 713 acres harvested, 1987 __ 33504 274240 311 170 87626 66 729 69287 48580 1982 __ 31 577 258 715 318314 114037 66457 67971 51284 

HARVESTED CROPLAND BY SIZE 

OF FARM 

1987 size of farm: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ I 2 34 acres harvested __ (0) (0) 149 10 to 49 acres ________________________________ farms __ IS 13 1 13 2 285 acres harvested __ (0) 200 (0) 154 (0) 3848 50 to 69 acres ________________________________ farms __ 3 4 2 5 59 acres harvested __ 160 166 (0) 115 1 640 70 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ 10 5 2 7 3 60 acres harvested __ 511 162 (0) 276 (0) 2106 100 to 139 acres ______________________________ farms __ 2 9 5 1 1 58 acres harvested __ (0) 696 215 (0) (0) 2794 140 to 179 acres ______________________________ farms __ I 8 5 6 11 5 34 acres harvested __ (0) 446 (0) 503 568 404 2103 180 to 219 acres ______________________________ farms __ 6 2 2 3 27 acres harvested __ 599 (0) (0) 278 1 801 220 to 259 acres ______________________________ farms __ 7 9 3 1 3 26 acres harvested __ 854 1 045 572 (0) 366 1 972 260 to 499 acres ______________________________ farms __ I 36 44 12 11 16 56 acres harvested __ (0) 6104 8069 1333 1418 2452 6875 500 to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 5 42 70 19 25 9 49 acres harvested __ (0) 13032 24468 2142 5251 1 958 8352 1,000 to 1,999 acres ___________________________ farms __ 8 48 131 31 24 33 23 acres harvested __ 146 21 461 90325 5060 5780 10733 7286 2,000 acres or more ___________________________ farms __ 62 228 148 163 65 87 21 acres harvested __ 31 587 230 125 185 991 77 804 52876 52999 9654 

1982 size of farm: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ 4 1 1 29 acres harvested __ 17 (0) (0) 103 10 to 49 acres ________________________________ farms __ 12 6 8 10 2 273 acres harvested __ 277 (0) 148 138 (0) 3524 50 to 69 acres ________________________________ farms __ I 4 4 4 1 47 acres harvested __ (0) 122 219 106 (0) 1 164 

70 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ 8 5 3 4 74 acres harvested __ 337 163 186 147 2675 100 to 139 acres ______________________________ farms __ 3 9 3 2 2 57 acres harvested __ 210 764 128 (0) (0) 3028 140 to 179 acres ______________________________ farms __ 4 18 7 3 6 6 32 acres harvested __ 255 952 502 140 331 603 1 747 

180 to 219 acres ______________________________ farms __ 2 7 3 3 3 3 31 acres harvested __ (0) 481 353 600 140 413 2343 220 to 259 acres ______________________________ farms __ 6 10 2 2 24 acres harvested __ SIS 1 198 (0) (0) 1 893 260 to 499 acres ______________________________ farms __ 36 45 13 12 7 57 acres harvested __ 4252 9481 1612 358 239 7597 

500 to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ I 47 66 19 29 13 39 acres harvested __ (0) 12995 24497 2725 5857 2805 6043 1,000 to 1,999 acres ___________________________ farms __ 7 59 133 41 24 35 29 acres harvested __ 2240 24566 83669 11 678 6210 9569 6568 2,000 acres or more ___________________________ farms __ 58 225 135 182 68 63 21 

acres harvested __ 28371 213437 198022 96948 51 890 52757 14599 

HARVESTED CROPLAND BY ACRES 

HARVESTED 

1987 acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ I 4 5 12 3 166 acres __ (0) 27 17 59 (0) 939 10 to 19 acres ________________________________ farms __ I 12 7 4 8 1 155 acres __ (0) 136 91 53 110 (0) 2088 20 to 29 acres ________________________________ farms __ 3 7 10 3 4 1 81 acres __ 67 170 208 63 82 (0) 1816 

30 to 49 acres ________________________________ farms __ 2 14 11 18 15 7 105 acres __ (0) 570 384 648 527 258 3892 50 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ 7 38 17 25 21 12 104 acres __ 50S 2646 1 199 1 742 448 829 7039 100 to 199 acres ______________________________ farms __ 20 61 36 57 22 29 51 acres __ 2524 8664 5480 7977 2902 4 100 6785 

200 to 499 acres ______________________________ farms __ 27 109 101 74 45 54 58 acres __ 7996 38767 34837 22695 14204 17 237 16479 500 to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 12 85 154 42 27 44 9 acres __ 8027 62011 113100 29427 19091 30814 4980 1,000 acres or more ___________________________ farms __ 6 83 93 17 13 10 3 acres __ 14294 161 249 155854 25021 28306 16000 4562 

1982 acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ 8 5 1 5 1 148 acres __ 51 31 (0) 22 (0) 787 10 to 19 acres ________________________________ farms __ 9 3 4 7 157 acres __ 121 32 (0) 89 2079 20 to 29 acres ________________________________ farms __ 2 10 7 7 3 3 92 acres __ (0) 235 157 167 65 (0) 2105 

30 to 49 acres ________________________________ farms __ 2 15 5 11 16 3 83 acres __ (0) 560 177 403 611 121 3085 50 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ 9 48 25 29 13 10 103 acres __ 585 3264 792 2061 905 723 6763 100 to 199 acres ______________________________ farms __ 12 53 37 51 32 31 70 

acres __ I 653 7180 5580 7197 4669 4336 9357 200 to 499 acres ______________________________ farms __ 29 113 116 99 48 52 48 acres __ 9898 36881 40226 30186 15 816 15825 14222 500 to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ IS 97 127 39 26 41 8 acres __ 9886 71 207 91 498 26756 16733 28454 5118 1,000 acres or more ___________________________ farms __ 7 82 95 31 15 13 4 

acres __ 9422 139216 178821 47219 27547 18446 7768 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONTANA 201 
Table 6. Harvested Cropland by Size of Farm and Acres Harvested: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Farms with harvested cropland 

Richland Roosevelt Rosebud Sanders Sheridan Silver Bow Stillwater 

Farms ____________________________ number, 1987 __ 535 540 246 287 546 55 342 1982 __ 481 542 257 308 551 65 346 

acres harvested, 1987 __ 264 240 358 627 114 888 31895 319747 5776 117 694 1982 __ 263 190 366 974 166 015 33787 346261 8670 140449 

HARVESTED CROPLAND BY SIZE 

OF FARM 

1987 size of farm: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ 6 1 2 2 1 1 1 acres harvested __ 35 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 10 to 49 acres ________________________________ farms __ 33 11 7 33 - 5 28 acres harvested __ 518 (D) 71 (D) - 43 (D) 50 to 69 acres ________________________________ farms __ 10 4 1 6 3 - 6 

acres harvested __ 320 112 (D) 103 (D) - 179 

70 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ 13 7 4 22 5 5 9 acres harvested __ 580 345 148 825 191 79 258 100 to 139 acres ______________________________ farms __ 13 7 7 17 1 2 8 

acres harvested __ 987 516 295 594 (D) (D) 422 140 to 179 acres ______________________________ fanms __ 11 15 1 21 10 3 14 

acres harvested __ 1 277 1 387 (D) 1 012 710 91 902 

180 to 219 acres ______________________________ farms __ 8 4 5 16 5 3 7 

acres harvested __ 1 100 240 662 812 672 159 898 220 to 259 acres ______________________________ farms __ 8 12 7 12 5 - 3 

acres harvested __ 1 270 853 918 1 006 383 - 99 260 to 499 acres ______________________________ fanms __ 71 47 19 67 50 6 36 

acres harvested __ 13796 6844 2305 4514 7937 365 4916 

500 to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 85 86 31 29 109 7 51 

acres harvested __ 21 097 24061 6962 4387 30600 715 7434 1,000 to 1,999 acres ___________________________ farms __ 93 141 30 34 177 15 69 acres harvested __ 41 803 69586 5856 9045 95308 2488 22409 2,000 acres or more ___________________________ farms __ 184 205 132 28 180 8 110 

acres harvested __ 181 457 254461 97602 9023 183 732 1 815 79803 

1982 size of farm: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ 1 2 1 5 - 2 3 

acres harvested __ (D) (D) (D) 18 - (D) 11 10 to 49 acres ________________________________ farms __ 25 8 4 41 5 2 27 acres harvested __ (D) 155 (D) 581 (D) (D) 305 50 to 69 acres ________________________________ fanms __ 6 1 1 12 2 - 8 

acres harvested __ 298 (D) (D) 259 (D) - 168 

70 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ 7 12 5 18 - 5 10 

acres harvested __ 435 625 208 530 - 84 308 100 to 139 acres ______________________________ farms __ 13 5 4 12 6 1 10 

acres harvested __ 1 024 367 289 266 480 (D) 592 140 to 179 acres ______________________________ farms __ 18 18 5 27 10 6 8 

acres harvested __ 1 527 1 472 422 1 673 768 130 639 

180 to 219 acres ______________________________ farms __ 12 2 5 13 4 3 5 acres harvested __ 1 733 (D) 701 682 322 111 342 220 to 259 acres ______________________________ farms __ 8 4 3 9 8 - 4 

acres harvested __ 1 559 469 229 647 882 - 295 260 to 499 acres ______________________________ farms __ 65 58 24 63 41 9 35 

acres harvested __ 13540 9617 4474 5228 6017 281 3457 

500 to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 78 87 31 40 113 13 45 

acres harvested __ 23121 26747 7561 5427 32738 1 545 8421 1,000 to 1,999 acres ___________________________ fanms __ 73 136 34 30 182 10 70 

acres harvested __ 33933 75383 9 179 5294 99168 2433 20521 2,000 acres or more ___________________________ farms __ 175 209 140 38 180 14 121 

acres harvested __ 185617 251 838 142 855 13 182 205 715 (D) 105390 

HARVESTED CROPLAND BY ACRES 

HARVESTED 

1987 acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ 13 5 14 18 2 4 12 acres __ 81 24 55 78 (D) 17 65 10 to 19 acres ________________________________ farms __ 21 11 8 37 1 12 26 acres __ 255 159 124 500 (D) 142 356 20 to 29 acres ________________________________ fanms __ 15 8 6 33 6 3 10 

acras __ 316 191 129 775 127 65 232 

30 to 49 acres ________________________________ farms __ 17 15 13 44 13 9 25 acres __ 636 576 503 1 627 465 348 986 50 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ 54 30 30 62 22 12 50 

acres __ 3920 2333 2131 4433 1 573 814 3512 100 to 199 acres ______________________________ farms __ 69 78 53 43 57 5 55 

acres __ 9933 11 205 7209 5968 8366 660 7784 

200 to 499 acres ______________________________ fanms __ 158 146 66 43 191 7 79 acres __ 50544 51 759 21 585 13098 66 034 2180 22349 500 to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 124 125 30 6 171 3 63 acres __ 91 132 91 200 19565 (D) 120983 1 550 43 105 1,000 acres or more ___________________________ farms __ 64 122 26 1 83 - 22 

acres __ 107423 201 180 63587 (D) 122183 - 39305 

1982 acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ 7 4 2 28 2 5 19 acres __ 29 (D) (D) 152 (D) 24 104 10 to 19 acres ________________________________ fanms __ 17 2 7 32 6 10 20 

acres __ 244 (D) (D) 457 (D) 131 263 20 to 29 acres ________________________________ farms __ 6 7 3 32 - 9 18 acres __ 130 147 66 736 - 204 409 

30 to 49 acres ________________________________ farms __ 12 8 11 47 7 11 21 

acres __ 449 294 411 1 710 284 379 739 50 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ 45 33 26 58 26 10 40 acres __ 3394 2331 1 855 4029 1 868 676 2687 100 to 199 acres ______________________________ farms __ 62 63 65 62 52 8 67 acres __ 9077 9211 9306 8400 7558 959 9157 200 to 499 acres ______________________________ fanms __ 152 160 82 41 191 6 73 

acres __ 46 416 53867 24671 12478 64 016 1 904 23734 500 to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 108 145 40 7 179 5 53 

acres __ 76322 106440 26706 (D) 129522 (D) 37568 1,000 acres or more ___________________________ farms __ 72 120 21 1 88 1 35 

acres __ 125 129 194 651 102896 (D) 142931 (D) 65588 

202 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Harvested Cropland by Size of Farm and Acres Harvested: 1987 and 1982-con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Farms with harvested cropland 

Sweet Grass Teton Toole Treasure Valley Wheatland Wibaux Yellowstone 

Farms ____________________________ number, 1987 __ 220 545 330 76 620 117 161 709 1982 __ 222 562 316 75 600 119 167 740 acres harvested, 1987 __ 50 304 315 148 319700 28596 397 874 83238 83989 180 017 1982 __ 61708 335817 311 431 26 618 388 187 87795 77 484 190 922 

HARVESTED CROPLAND BY SIZE 

OF FARM 

1987 size of farm: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ - 5 - - 1 1 - 22 acres harvested __ - 17 - - (0) (0) - 97 10 to 49 acres ________________________________ farms __ 9 26 2 3 24 - 5 133 acres harvested __ 93 372 (0) 68 (0) - 37 2 179 50 to 69 acres ________________________________ farms __ 3 5 2 - 5 - - 30 acres harvested __ 86 234 (0) - 162 - - 856 70 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ - 11 3 2 13 2 2 42 acres harvested __ - 434 106 (0) 457 (0) (0) 1 652 100 to 139 acre"- _____________________________ farms __ 6 5 1 2 6 1 2 34 acres harvested __ 148 333 (0) (0) 425 (0) (0) 1 967 140 to 179 acres ______________________________ farms __ 6 24 2 1 21 4 2 48 acres harvested __ 303 2413 (0) (0) 1 794 485 (0) 4293 180 to 219 acres ______________________________ farms __ 4 8 3 1 13 1 4 23 acres harvested __ 350 681 203 (0) 1 173 (0) 380 2573 220 to 259 acres ______________________________ farms __ 6 19 - 1 10 - 2 21 acres harvested __ 510 2195 - (0) 1 187 - (0) 3275 260 to 499 acres ______________________________ farms __ 17 68 13 5 57 6 15 81 acres harvested __ 1 082 12530 1 963 1 305 8 464 684 1 585 14920 500 to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 26 90 33 10 84 15 28 78 acres harvested __ 2960 30707 10380 3309 24 188 2617 7426 24273 1,000 to 1,999 acres ___________________________ farms __ 39 128 87 5 125 14 27 70 acres harvested __ 5033 76020 52404 1 507 67 712 5 215 13863 26207 2,000 acres or more ___________________________ farms __ 104 156 184 46 261 73 74 127 acres harvested __ 39739 189212 254 322 21 966 291 868 73911 60 184 97725 1982 size of farm: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ I 7 2 - 1 1 - 21 acres harvested __ (0) 17 (0) - (0) (0) - 90 10 to 49 acres ________________________________ farms __ 10 24 3 1 23 1 6 144 acres harvested __ 119 402 37 (0) (0) (0) 84 2219 50 to 69 acres ________________________________ farms __ 2 6 - - 8 1 3 30 acres harvested __ (0) 203 - - 227 (0) 87 985 

70 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ 1 13 2 2 12 - 1 40 acres harvested __ (0) 696 (0) (0) 435 - (0) 2031 100 to 139 acres ______________________________ farms __ 3 13 3 2 10 2 1 32 acres harvested __ laO 1 047 161 (0) 596 (0) (0) 2433 140 to 179 acres ______________________________ farms __ 2 33 5 1 22 3 2 67 acres harvested __ (0) 3520 450 (0) 2029 176 (0) 6693 

180 to 219 acres ______________________________ farms __ - 17 1 1 11 1 4 36 acres harvested __ - 2523 (0) (0) 825 (0) 282 4 168 220 to 259 acres ______________________________ farms __ 3 13 - - 12 - 2 20 acres harvested __ 261 1 581 - - 1 132 - (0) 2683 260 to 499 acres ______________________________ farms __ 12 79 14 6 71 4 14 86 acres harvested __ 951 17112 2344 904 12 253 495 2064 18 182 

500 to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 32 117 21 11 81 11 29 76 acres harvested __ 4731 47040 6742 4148 23554 3 227 9544 19407 1,000 to 1,999 acres ___________________________ farms __ 43 94 84 7 106 17 37 77 acres harvested __ 7535 59071 49101 1 953 61 473 5078 17 685 32621 2,000 acres or more ___________________________ farms __ 113 146 181 44 243 78 68 111 acres harvested __ 47915 202605 252 520 19 313 285 246 78475 47210 99410 

HARVESTED CROPLAND BY ACRES 

HARVESTED 

1987 acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ 8 18 - - 7 1 3 53 acres __ 37 96 - - 25 (0) 4 294 10 to 19 acres ________________________________ farms __ 15 14 - 1 14 3 4 80 acres __ 192 201 - (0) 185 35 48 1 015 20 to 29 acres ________________________________ farms __ 10 12 3 2 12 - 3 52 acres __ 210 281 66 (0) 267 - (0) 1 200 

30 to 49 acres ________________________________ farms __ 23 11 8 3 21 2 2 72 acres __ 868 425 309 108 795 (0) (0) 2676 50 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ 33 35 8 12 50 18 14 82 acres __ 2314 2661 582 926 3698 1 235 967 5701 100 to 199 acres ______________________________ farms __ 51 86 20 13 84 22 22 112 acres __ 6903 12388 2857 1 690 11 999 2878 2947 15549 

200 to 499 acres ______________________________ farms __ 60 124 63 24 143 25 50 160 acres __ 18236 40318 21 430 8 026 46531 7 310 15757 50871 500 to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 14 150 110 16 154 20 40 58 aeres __ 10375 105160 80423 11 429 111 787 13 565 28957 39379 1,000 acres or more ___________________________ farms __ 6 95 118 5 135 26 23 40 acres __ II 169 153618 214033 6349 222 587 58 126 35 168 63332 

1982 acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ 6 18 5 1 5 1 3 69 acres __ 29 93 33 (0) 5 (0) 19 385 10 to 19 acres ________________________________ farms __ 12 9 2 1 14 1 4 76 acres._ 161 118 (0) (0) 179 (0) 58 1 025 20 to 29 acres ________________________________ farms __ 6 10 3 2 16 - - 56 

acres._ 134 226 72 (0) 369 - - 1 284 

30 to 49 acres ________________________________ farms __ 14 10 2 3 35 5 6 54 acres __ 491 360 (0) 120 1 321 (0) 230 2031 50 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ 29 40 10 11 34 11 12 93 

acres __ 2 185 2826 686 788 2458 752 797 6609 100 to 199 acres ______________________________ farms __ 50 82 21 13 81 18 24 139 

acres._ 7204 12030 2945 1 818 11 603 2493 3524 19 141 200 to 499 acres ______________________________ farms __ 81 165 46 22 146 35 59 170 

acres._ 25311 53135 16215 7373 48433 11 104 20406 53400 500 to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 16 130 111 19 139 28 43 44 acres __ II 753 92115 80863 12739 100 254 19069 30267 31 840 1,000 acres or more ___________________________ farms __ 8 98 116 3 130 20 16 39 acres __ 14440 174914 210519 3707 223 565 54 159 22 183 75207 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONTANA 203 
Table 7. Irrigation: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Farms with irrigation 

Montana Beaverhead Big Hom Blaine Broadwater Carbon Carter 

Farms _____________________________________ number, 1987 __ 9520 288 192 215 148 474 43 1982 __ 9226 281 194 185 145 434 31 Land in irrigated farms ________________________ acres, 1987 __ 23258634 1 393 247 1 585 342 939 267 400 019 394823 308181 1982 __ 24 171 032 1 431 993 1 491 665 722 345 429426 414393 263886 

Harvested cropland ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 8714 247 178 213 140 438 42 1982 __ 8493 250 179 185 136 397 30 

acres, 1987 __ 2759822 155484 105761 109 792 58 653 80254 15116 1982 __ 2927733 161 190 113 694 80632 67370 74837 15223 

Other cropland, excluding cropland paslured _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 3480 58 109 136 80 117 23 1982 __ 2559 17 77 85 61 74 12 acres, 1987 __ 1 326217 14864 45 613 94773 38583 15250 6191 1982 __ 1 039378 5932 37 121 58945 34630 11 196 3561 

Pastureland, excluding woodland pastured ___ farms, 1987 __ 7808 262 149 181 117 413 41 1982 __ 7601 255 159 155 119 371 31 acres,1987 __ 17834220 1 182356 1 287 763 (0) 287 173 285 140 283 308 1982 __ 18604900 1 235242 1 133881 569 376 301 509 316208 242 899 

Irrigated land _________________________________ acres, 1987 __ 1 996882 247 743 57638 47733 45545 78797 8583 1982 __ 2023003 270 172 54 481 39915 48923 71 531 14869 Harvested cropland ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 8495 244 174 212 136 418 33 1982 __ 8282 249 170 184 134 389 25 

acres,1987 __ 1 541 977 136027 50546 43502 38224 56740 4726 1982 __ 1 537067 148 950 46 379 33951 40548 55298 6554 

Pastureland and other land _________________ farms, 1987 __ 3735 159 69 36 58 254 14 1982 __ 3772 156 74 44 60 213 14 

acres, 1987 __ 454905 111 716 7092 4231 7321 22057 3857 1982 __ 485936 123222 8 102 5964 8375 16233 8315 

1987 irrigated acres by size of farm: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ 323 10 2 2 1 7 3 

10 to 49 acres _________________________ ~~~~~~~r;~== 1 183 32 (0) (0) (0) 44 3 

1 519 22 20 10 8 45 -

50 to 69 acres _________________________ ~~~~~~~r~~== 25682 499 (0) 145 134 812 - 322 4 3 1 2 12 - acres irrigated __ 10524 130 128 (0) (0) 473 - 70 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ 453 3 8 7 11 28 -

100 to 139 acres _______________________ ~~~~~~~r;~~== 20977 149 582 388 460 1566 - 390 9 7 8 4 29 - acres irrir:,ted-- 26167 673 596 593 190 2117 - 140 to 179 acres ______________________________ arms __ 455 11 12 15 4 42 - acres irrigated __ 40120 1 366 1 169 1 413 369 3954 -

180 to 219 acres ______________________________ farms __ 300 3 8 3 3 19 -

220 to 259 acres _______________________ ~=~~~~~r;~~== 30431 260 703 262 340 2613 - 278 5 3 5 6 21 -

260 to 499 acres _______________________ ~=~~~~~~;~== 37023 786 344 607 942 3176 - 1 114 25 20 21 15 92 - acres irrigated __ 187990 4902 3 913 3976 3830 16753 -

500 to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 1 105 33 28 25 16 81 - acres irrir,ated-- 281 573 11 046 9481 6325 6239 21 704 - 1,000 to 1,999 acres ___________________________ arms __ 981 32 25 24 21 59 2 

acres irrir,ated-- 271 570 17 115 7787 5 183 9643 9117 (0) 2,000 acres or more ___________________________ arms __ 2280 131 56 94 57 39 38 acrEls irrigated __ 1 063 642 210 785 32462 28782 23413 16468 (0) 

1982 irrigated acres by size of farm: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ 281 4 6 2 1 16 -

10 to 49 acres _________________________ ~=~~~~~r;~== 1 036 16 19 (0) (0) 70 - 1419 21 20 9 7 37 -

50 to 69 acres _________________________ ~=~~~~~r;~== 23429 412 (0) 158 109 591 - 299 5 2 1 1 19 - acres irrigated __ 10022 250 (0) (0) (0) 692 -

70 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ 456 3 7 6 5 26 - 100 to 139 acres _______________________ ~=~~~~~r=== 22093 220 455 311 298 1 128 - 370 8 7 10 4 27 - 140 to 179 acres _______________________ ~=~~~~~rir=== 25567 645 479 762 138 2152 - 512 15 12 7 2 43 - acres irrigated __ 46023 1 634 1 118 747 (0) 4240 - 180 to 219 acres ______________________________ farms __ 311 3 5 6 1 29 - acres irri?ated __ 35286 (0) 556 749 (0) 4310 - 220 to 259 acres ______________________________ arms __ 256 1 4 8 11 19 - acres irrigated __ 32549 (0) 700 1 276 1 795 2537 - 260 to 499 acres ______________________________ arms __ 1 046 20 23 23 20 77 - acres irrigated __ 188446 3476 4483 4643 4970 14596 - 500 to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 1 035 39 31 14 10 56 1 

acres irri~ated __ 264 745 14044 8935 3569 3009 16461 (0) 1,000 to 1,999 acre8 ___________________________ arms __ 916 35 24 18 22 47 1 

acres irri~ated __ 261 668 21 030 8462 5612 9095 11 043 (0) 2,000 acres or more ___________________________ arms __ 2325 127 53 81 61 38 29 acres irrigated __ 1 112139 227 715 28861 22 065 29085 13711 (0) 

204 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 7. Irrigation: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Farms with irrigation 

Cascade Chouteau Custer Daniels Dawson Deer Lodge Fallon 

Farms _________ • ___________________________ number, 1987 __ 234 58 176 8 89 52 21 1982 __ 236 59 160 10 97 49 28 Land in irrigated farms ________________________ acres, 1987 __ 446529 366887 761 417 47538 236 845 117 963 88912 1982 __ 398841 387559 982 149 53374 293 702 177 949 144 760 

Harvested cropland ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 213 58 155 8 85 49 21 1982 __ 221 59 149 10 96 46 28 acres, 1987 __ 61 623 46397 36356 13254 33657 11 496 9134 1982 __ 62332 57047 45486 11 979 41 260 9823 18743 

Other cropland, excluding cropland pastured _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 116 47 77 8 54 6 18 1982 __ 70 45 47 8 63 5 21 

acres, 1987 __ 25211 42319 18535 8215 30740 (D) 10042 

1982 __ 22444 54215 7894 15310 35 186 (D) 8956 

Pastureland, excluding woodland pastured ___ farms, 1987 __ 200 50 129 8 74 46 20 1982 __ 180 53 128 8 79 47 28 

acres, 1987 __ 348239 (D) (D) (D) 167 376 89 114 (D) 1982 __ 292014 272216 921 760 23699 211 620 134 770 115 272 

Irril/ated land _________________________________ acres, 1987 __ 31 550 10204 34695 999 14 462 18 530 1 709 1982 __ 32448 11 430 33339 913 15056 16305 3374 Harvested cropland ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 211 58 154 7 81 49 18 1982 __ 214 54 146 10 94 46 28 

acres, 1987 __ 27129 (D) 26084 (D) 13 530 11 467 1 603 1982 __ 26750 10881 30856 913 13 853 9728 (D) 

Pastureland and other land _________________ f"rms, 1987 __ 81 2 58 1 25 20 4 1982 __ 84 10 39 - 20 20 1 

acres, 1987 __ 4421 (D) 8611 (D) 932 7063 106 1982 __ 5698 549 2483 - 1 203 6577 (D) 

1987 irrigated acres by size of farm: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ 13 1 4 - 2 1 -

10 to 49 acres _________________________ ~~~~~~~~=~== 26 (D) 16 - (D) (D) - 31 - 34 - 10 7 - acres irrigated __ 616 - 598 - 257 144 - 50 to 69 acres ________________________________ farms __ 7 - 13 - 1 1 - acres irrigated __ 169 - 491 - (D) (D) -

70 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ 12 - 6 - 3 2 -

100 to 139 acres _______________________ ~~~~~~~i?:~~== 623 - 239 - 99 (D) - 15 - 7 - 2 1 -

140 to 179 acres _______________________ ~~~~~~~?;:~== 626 - 612 - (D) (D) - 13 - 6 - 2 3 - acres irrigated __ 807 - 637 - (D) 54 -

180 to 219 acres ______________________________ farms __ 6 - 6 - 4 5 - acres irri~ated __ 537 - 472 - 589 560 - 220 to 2~9 acres ______________________________ arms __ 12 - 9 - - 1 -

260 to 499 acres _______________________ ~~~~~~~?:~== 1 438 - 1 182 - - (D) - 38 4 18 - 11 9 5 

acres irrigated __ 5315 (D) 3663 - 2591 1 108 381 

500 to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 25 6 12 - 12 5 -

1,000 to 1,999 acres ____________________ ~~~~~~~?;~== 6385 1 160 3065 - 2860 1 362 - 19 7 10 - 9 5 1 

2,000 aCres or more ____________________ ~~~~~~~ri?;:~== 3003 1 186 3 571 - 2441 2235 (D) 

43 40 51 8 33 12 15 

acres irrigated __ 12005 7280 20149 999 5241 12 890 (D) 

1982 irrigated acres by size of farm: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ 8 1 7 - - - -

10 to 49 acres _________________________ ~~~~~~~~=== 19 (0) 30 - - - - 35 - 25 1 8 8 - 50 to 69 acres _________________________ ~~~~~~~~!:~== 622 - 456 (0) 154 103 - 9 - 10 - 1 - - acres irrigated __ 261 - 295 - (D) - -

70 to 99 acres _---------______________ • _______ farms __ 18 - 7 - 1 2 - 100 to 139 acres _______________________ ~~~~~~~I~;~== 860 - 304 - (D) (0) - 11 - 6 1 1 5 -

140 to 179 acres _______ • _______________ ~~~~~~~~;~=: 620 - 384 (0) (D) 138 - 19 1 4 - 2 2 - acres irrigated __ I 545 (D) 571 - (0) (0) -

180 to 219 acres ___________________ 0 ________ 0_ farms __ 8 - 7 - 2 1 - acres irrl~ated __ 976 - 1 122 - (0) (0) - 220 to 259 acres ______________________________ arms __ 9 - 4 - 3 - - 260 to 499 acres ___________________ o ___ ~~~~~~~?=== 914 - 690 - 364 - - 36 3 17 - 14 7 1 

acres irrlgated __ 4484 282 3871 - 3552 589 (D) 

500 to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 20 6 8 - 10 6 3 

acres irri~ated __ 5455 1 078 1 857 - 1 541 1 222 (D) 1,000 to 1,999 acres ____ o 

_______________ 

o 

______ arms __ 25 2 11 - 18 5 3 

2,000 acres or more ____________________ ~~~~~~~;~== 5505 (D) 3223 - 3354 2275 259 

38 46 54 8 37 13 21 

acres irrigated __ It 187 9648 20536 (0) 5457 11 760 2568 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONTANA 205 
Table 7. Irrigation: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text J 

Farms with irrigation 

Fergus Flathead Gallatin Garfield Glacier Golden Valley Granite 

Farms _____________________________________ number, 1987 __ 98 263 477 26 62 54 113 1982 __ 99 264 410 28 55 41 112 Land in irrigated farms ________________________ acres, 198L_ 381 130 138279 504282 201 899 205448 334 527 323 687 1982 __ 410 486 126 126 508624 265365 189450 299099 300 210 

Harvested cropland ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 94 242 440 26 61 48 106 1982 __ 98 248 370 27 52 41 105 acres, 1987 __ 52887 45305 124 121 16844 59989 17917 30257 1982 __ 58727 45785 111408 17685 59429 15 501 29044 

Other cropland, excluding cropland pastured _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 53 105 202 22 45 29 16 1982 __ 50 72 137 12 34 18 4 acres, 1987 __ 21 591 8925 47666 16687 24488 20028 5124 1982 __ 26 131 4545 31282 7881 17725 8772 953 

Pastureland, excluding woodland pastured _ _ _ farms, 1987 __ 93 174 405 25 47 51 107 1982 __ 93 171 338 28 44 41 104 acres, 1987 __ 280 049 54954 315948 164170 (D) 291 159 200 951 1982 __ 305 240 40023 302354 232324 109 929 262252 210910 

Irrigated land _________________________________ acres, 1987 __ 12036 33981 99806 2468 27712 14223 42991 1982 __ 11 719 33493 87424 3670 21 065 8628 43222 Harvested cropland ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 86 233 412 23 60 47 106 1982 __ 87 240 355 26 51 39 105 acres, 1987 __ 10595 29361 81 530 1 996 26991 7894 29756 1982 __ 9275 29325 68844 2896 20201 7466 28084 

Pastureland and other land _________________ farms, 1987 __ 21 87 244 6 9 18 58 1982 __ 29 86 198 5 7 11 46 acres, 1987 __ I 441 4620 18276 472 721 6329 13235 1982 __ 2444 4168 18580 774 864 1 162 15138 

1987 irrigated acres by size of farm: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ 4 16 8 - - 2 - acres irrigated __ 12 31 17 - - (D) - 10 to 49 acres ________________________________ farms __ 5 70 76 - - 3 7 

50 to 69 acres _________________________ ~:~~~~~ri~:..~== 72 842 1315 - - 13 132 

2 9 20 - - - 2 acres irrigated __ (D) 244 669 - - - (D) 

70 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ I 16 17 - 2 - -

100 to 139 acres _______________________ ~:~~~~~ir:..~~== (D) 447 897 - (D) - - 2 18 17 - - - - acres irrigated __ (D) 1 034 1 302 - - - - 140 to 179 acres ______________________________ farms __ I 15 27 - - 1 1 acres irrigated __ (D) 990 2807 - - (D) (D) 

180 to 219 acres ______________________________ farms __ I 18 19 - - - 2 acres irrigated __ (D) 1480 2575 - - - (D) 220 to 259 acres ______________________________ arms __ - 7 18 - 4 - 4 acres irrigated __ - 758 2404 - 510 - 735 260 to 499 acres ______________________________ farms __ 9 31 81 1 10 4 7 acres irrigated __ 495 5030 14392 (D) (D) 225 1 705 

500 to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 9 39 94 4 6 3 16 

1,000 to 1,999 acres ____________________ ~:~~~~~ri~:..~~== 306 8815 25795 137 1 229 75 3221 

14 14 53 2 15 8 29 acres irrigated __ 1 349 7640 21 309 (D) 4794 830 8580 2,000 acres or more ___________________________ arms __ 50 10 47 19 25 33 45 acres irrigated __ 9657 6670 26324 2131 18981 13064 28414 

1982 irrigated acres by size of farm: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ 3 18 to - - - -

10 to 49 acres _________________________ ~:~~~~~ri~:..~~== 10 44 33 - - - - 2 59 45 - 3 2 4 

50 to 69 acres _________________________ ~:~~~~r~ir:..~== (D) 725 782 - 93 (D) 77 

1 14 12 - 1 1 2 

acres irrigated __ (D) 482 460 - (D) (D) (D) 

70 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ 3 20 26 - 3 - - 100 to 139 acres _______________________ ~:~~~~~r~~== 116 935 1 126 - 136 - - - 15 18 - 1 - 1 

140 to 179 acres _______________________ ~:~~~~~ira~~== - 876 1 187 - (D) - (D) 

2 23 31 1 1 - 9 acres irrigated __ (D) 1 928 2961 (D) (D) - 800 

180 to 219 acres ______________________________ farms __ I 13 15 - - - - 220 to 259 acres _______________________ ~:~~~~~rira~~== (D) 1 198 1 865 - - - - 2 12 11 - - - 2 

260 to 499 acres _______________________ ~:~~~~~rir=== (D) 1 276 1 271 - - - (D) 

6 31 77 - 5 1 5 acres irrigated __ 677 3608 14768 - 588 (D) 1 122 

500 to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 7 43 78 - 11 3 18 

1,000 to 1,999 acres ____________________ ~:~~~~~ri~:..~~== 171 7454 22721 - 3797 538 4118 

12 8 45 1 5 5 21 

acres irrigated __ I 721 5042 16518 (D) 1 307 353 6234 2,000 acres or more ___________________________ farms __ 60 8 42 26 25 29 50 acres irrigated __ 8860 9925 23732 (D) 14954 7572 30301 

206 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 7. Irrigation: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Farms with irrigation 

Hill Jefferson Judith Basin Lake Lewis and Clark Liberty Lincoln 

Farms _____________________________________ number, 1987 __ 48 147 58 747 313 16 93 1982 __ 42 150 53 709 264 12 108 Land in irrigated farms ________________________ acres, 1987 __ 177 967 271 718 288 738 281 837 658680 216558 39324 1982 __ 308054 293 788 292 207 243377 799317 125228 33 156 

Harvested cropland ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 48 135 56 684 288 16 85 1982 __ 42 137 52 653 246 12 101 acres, 1987 __ 41 238 27 115 39 147 72545 52757 29520 6789 1982 __ 46646 31 070 36552 71 116 56840 20170 6144 Other cropland, excluding cropland pastured _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 38 20 32 164 65 14 12 1982 __ 32 22 30 80 49 8 8 acres, 1987 __ 38064 8695 12860 10253 14151 24137 1 604 1982 __ 49102 11 545 12818 6144 10098 12940 243 

Pastureland, excluding woodland pastured ___ farms, 1987 __ 41 126 55 541 231 12 73 1982 __ 33 128 53 540 207 9 85 acres, 1987 __ (D) 218 138 233 974 161 149 524682 (D) 17122 1982 __ 188 585 234 887 240 073 139525 595878 91 629 11 316 

Irrigated land _________________________________ acres, 1987 __ 6606 28932 8255 90202 39974 5676 6109 1982 __ 5002 31 422 11 726 95208 39639 5304 6271 Harvested cropland ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 47 135 51 673 284 16 79 1982 __ 41 137 45 634 243 12 93 acres, 1987 __ (D) 22537 7388 59443 34249 (D) 4950 1982 __ 4728 26769 8955 59489 33771 (D) 4650 

Pastureland and other land _________________ farms, 1987 __ 6 51 11 337 95 1 26 1982 __ 6 48 19 383 94 1 40 acres, 198L_ (D) 6395 867 30759 5725 (D) 1 159 1982 __ 274 4653 2771 35719 5868 (D) 1 621 1987 irrigated acres by size of farm: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ I - - 84 7 - 3 

10 to 49 acres _________________________ ~~~~~!~~.:;~== (D) - - 279 24 - 6 1 32 1 159 98 - 14 

50 to 69 acres _________________________ ~~~~!~~:,~~== (D) 497 (D) 2730 1 673 - 133 4 8 - 34 22 - 5 acres irrigated __ 69 179 - 1 141 748 - 88 

70 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ 2 5 - 73 27 - 8 acres irrigated __ (D) 262 - 3536 1 227 - 258 100 to 139 acres ______________________________ farms __ I 4 - 39 13 - 9 acres irrigated __ (D) 185 - 2957 855 - 415 140 to 179 acres ______________________________ farms __ 2 4 - 46 13 - 4 acres irrigated __ (D) 190 - 4605 977 - 280 

180 to 219 acres ______________________________ farms __ - 3 - 39 9 - 7 acres irrigated __ - 165 - 4035 661 - 229 220 to 259 acres ______________________________ farms __ 2 4 - 42 3 - 4 acres irrigated __ (D) 353 - 6088 384 - 161 260 to 499 acres ______________________________ farrns __ 2 20 1 105 25 - 18 acres irrigated __ (D) 2508 (D) 22513 3734 - 1 033 

500 to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 2 20 7 72 26 1 14 acres irrigated __ (D) 2493 (D) 23581 4 130 (D) (D) 1,000 to 1,999 acres ___________________________ farms __ 5 15 9 27 14 1 2 acres irrigated __ I 267 4828 925 9705 2979 (D) (D) 2,000 acres or more ___________________________ farms __ 26 32 40 27 56 14 5 acres irrigated __ 4899 17 272 6 115 9032 22 582 (D) 2035 

1982 irrigated acres by size of farm: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ - 1 - 66 3 - 1 

10 to 49 acres _________________________ ~~~~~!~~:~~== - (D) - 225 8 - (D) 

1 31 - 144 82 - 20 acres irrigated __ (D) (D) - 2329 1 334 - 210 50 to 69 acres ________________________________ farms __ 3 8 1 26 19 - 6 acres irrigated __ 36 273 (D) 723 771 - 88 

70 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ - 7 - 59 14 - 18 acres irrigated __ - 351 - 3 178 656 - 621 100 to 139 acres ______________________________ farms __ I 6 - 50 10 - 2 acres irrigated __ (D) 153 - 4035 468 - (D) 140 to 179 acres ______________________________ farms __ I 3 - 61 15 - 9 acres irrigated __ (D) 72 - 6372 963 - 319 

180 to 219 acres ______________________________ farms __ - 4 - 40 9 - 4 

acres irrigated __ - 380 - 4618 372 - 199 220 to 259 acres ______________________________ farms __ - 3 - 31 5 - 7 acres irrigated __ - 193 - 4334 338 - 353 260 to 499 acres ______________________________ farms __ I 13 - 114 14 - 20 acres irrigated __ (D) 1 035 - 25428 2 713 - 1217 

500 to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 5 21 6 68 18 2 16 acres irrigated __ 384 4515 (D) 21 562 3662 (D) 1 654 1,000 to 1,999 acres ___________________________ farms __ 2 14 11 28 19 2 3 

2,000 acres or more ____________________ ~~~~~!~i~:,~~== (D) 4022 2049 15434 4037 (D) 325 

28 39 35 22 56 8 2 acres irrigated __ 4102 19840 9206 6970 24317 4 316 (D) 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONTANA 207 
Table 7. Irrigation: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Farms with irrigation 

McCone Madison Meagher Mineral Missoula Musselshell Park 

Farms _____________________________________ number, 1987 __ 47 348 84 33 309 57 275 1982 __ 38 367 78 39 270 81 259 land in irrigated farms ________________________ acres, 1987 __ 220287 1 075 508 910350 10 166 120 774 433 029 642 258 1982 __ 242927 1 118956 822 109 8963 116857 652796 629 388 

Harvested cropland ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 47 318 83 27 257 52 245 1982 __ 38 335 78 33 222 78 243 acres, 1987 __ 30183 107 953 57270 1 707 17694 10508 61 325 1982 __ 22126 111 638 56881 1 532 17388 34 118 65582 

O1her cropland, excluding cropland pastured _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 38 74 29 7 63 26 67 1982 __ 31 57 14 5 36 30 55 acres, 1987 __ 24597 12431 14262 350 6 163 7410 24828 1982 __ 13779 8667 14 619 236 2003 12389 14755 

Pastureland, excluding woodland pastured ___ farms, 1987 __ 44 319 79 21 232 51 257 1982 __ 36 348 74 31 196 71 248 acres, 1987 __ 160836 926993 727020 1441 60 185 398724 494 224 1982 __ 205002 972 306 663 832 2443 50067 568634 486 988 

Irrigated land _________________________________ acres, 1987 __ 8005 124831 48464 1 526 18941 9993 53464 1982 __ 8457 135 424 49320 1 507 19746 10947 53576 Harvested cropland ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 45 317 82 27 248 52 242 1982 __ 36 332 78 31 206 76 237 

acres, 1987 __ (D) 98255 40405 1 204 14795 8593 41 199 1982 __ 7173 96522 41 453 976 12637 9655 42194 

Pastureland and other land _________________ farms, 1987 __ 3 162 21 13 148 16 118 1982 __ 9 174 21 22 137 15 128 

acres, 1987 __ (D) 26576 8059 322 4 146 1 400 12265 1982 __ 284 38902 7867 531 7 109 1 292 11 382 

1987 irrigated acres by size of farm: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ 2 2 32 3 acres irrigated __ (D) (D) 110 14 10 to 49 acres ________________________________ farms __ 23 4 6 117 1 38 

50 to 69 acres _________________________ ~:~~~~~~;~== (D) 54 96 1 621 (D) 684 

6 2 21 1 4 acres irrigated __ 257 (D) 680 (D) 65 

70 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ 12 4 19 1 4 

100 to 139 acres _______________________ ~:~~~~~~;~~== 523 85 628 (D) 188 

10 2 14 13 

140 to 179 acres _______________________ ~:~~~~~~;~== 589 (D) 633 535 

19 4 17 5 12 acres irrigated __ 858 111 1 383 242 696 

180 to 219 acres ______________________________ farms __ 7 1 15 1 7 

220 to 259 acres _______________________ ~:~~~~~I'a%,~== 695 (D) 986 (D) 750 

7 3 6 

260 to 499 acres _______________________ ~:~~~~~~=== 125 190 448 

6 44 7 9 24 3 25 

acres irrigated __ (D) 7423 165 625 2594 170 3288 

500 to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 3 49 2 23 6 32 acres irrigated __ 270 18556 (D) 3363 1 033 5780 1,000 to 1,999 acres ___________________________ farms __ 6 53 5 3 13 4 43 acres irrigated __ 184 17 691 712 233 2809 406 9288 2,000 acres or more ___________________________ farms __ 30 116 68 11 35 88 acres irrigated __ 5251 75714 46533 3944 7999 31 728 

1982 irrigated acres by size of farm: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ 8 1 21 3 

10 to 49 acres _________________________ ~:~~~~~ri~;~~== 27 (D) 75 5 

15 3 10 101 3 24 

50 to 69 acres _________________________ ~:~~~~~~:.:== 279 59 171 328 49 488 

9 2 21 2 5 acres irrigated __ 322 (D) 416 (D) 75 

70 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ 14 4 15 3 8 

100 to 139 acres _______________________ ~:~~~~~~;~~== 936 47 641 97 281 

9 5 15 1 9 

140 to 179 acres _______________________ ~:~~~~~ri~;:;:~== 798 124 550 (D) 441 

11 4 14 2 13 

acres irrigated __ 1 002 130 752 (D) 079 

180 to 219 acres ______________________________ farms __ 12 11 1 8 acres irrigated __ 868 445 (D) 557 220 to 259 acres ______________________________ farms __ 11 2 9 1 4 

260 to 499 acres _______________________ ~:~~~~~ri~=== 1 202 (D) 996 (D) 339 

5 42 6 5 21 6 22 acres irrigated __ 834 8 145 883 205 2380 429 2668 

500 to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 1 50 3 5 13 9 34 acres irrigated __ (D) 16 154 548 589 1 142 1 338 6748 1,000 to 1,999 acres ___________________________ farms __ 2 60 1 15 9 43 acres irrigated __ (D) 23433 (D) 3751 331 8051 2,000 acres or more ___________________________ farms __ 30 126 66 14 44 86 acres irrigated __ 7478 82258 47830 7270 8487 32844 

208 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 7. Irrigation: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Farms with irrigation 

Petroleum Phillips Pondera Powder River Powell Prairie Ravalli 

Farms _____________________________________ number, 1987 __ 42 196 223 53 156 61 640 1982 __ 50 199 196 52 160 64 836 Land in irrigated farms ________________________ acres, 1987 __ 283 652 719 745 449 004 524 962 610 722 164 055 237 148 1982 __ 294267 790 284 453 995 469 323 718 975 177 671 253 691 

Harvested cropland ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 41 187 221 51 150 61 709 1982 __ 50 193 192 52 152 64 677 acres, 1987 __ 13 135 99677 156 705 22 106 64 106 20298 47 153 1982 __ 20875 113282 158 004 24939 64 607 20705 49236 Other cropland, excluding cropland pastured _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 21 120 172 24 41 44 90 1982 __ 16 103 148 23 27 33 78 acres, 1987 __ 9909 87751 104 473 11 126 5962 12858 4063 1982 __ 5478 57878 85 703 5950 4019 9715 3829 

Pastureland, excluding woodland pastured ___ farms, 1987 __ 41 158 187 52 141 51 665 1982 __ 48 180 155 49 149 55 676 acres, 1987 __ (0) 518401 174 693 488 557 423 937 127871 144 071 1982 __ 259 132 605 112 197 225 422 209 518 040 144 991 152 687 

Irrigated land _________________________________ acres, 1987 __ 8102 46568 61 059 9959 61 245 10210 77247 1982 __ 11 246 45613 57908 9 151 72 122 10211 76401 Harvested cropland ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 41 180 210 51 150 61 703 1982 __ 50 191 186 52 152 64 672 acres, 1987 __ 7702 36309 56676 9538 54568 9868 45308 1982 __ 9950 39703 54 387 8256 59482 9787 44 685 

Pastureland and other land _________________ farms, 1987 __ 5 48 57 6 49 6 497 1982 __ 8 61 49 5 53 8 518 acres, 1987 __ 400 10259 4383 421 6677 342 31 939 1982 __ 1 296 5 910 3521 895 12640 424 31 716 1987 inrigated acres by size of farm: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ - 2 - - 2 - 51 acres inrigated __ - (0) - - (0) - 249 10 to 49 acres ________________________________ farms __ - 8 11 1 13 2 341 acres irrigated __ - 95 190 (0) 167 (0) 5904 50 to 69 acres ________________________________ farms __ - 1 4 - 5 - 66 acres irrigated __ - (0) 150 - 127 - 2305 

70 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ - 13 2 - 7 3 65 acres irrigated __ - 629 (0) - 273 86 3346 100 to 139 acres ______________________________ farms __ 2 8 1 1 3 - 69 

140 to 179 acres _______________________ ~=~~~~~~a=== (0) 630 (0) (0) 289 - 5209 

1 4 3 - 9 2 41 acres irrigated __ (0) 360 312 - 548 (0) 3865 

180 to 219 acres ______________________________ farms __ - 4 1 1 2 2 26 acres irrigated __ - 284 (0) (0) (0) (0) 3025 220 to 259 acres ______________________________ farms __ - 7 5 - 1 3 30 

260 to 499 acres _______________________ ~~~~~~~ri~:;~== - 705 586 - (0) 366 4460 

- 20 28 2 6 10 58 acres irrigated __ - 3305 3979 (0) 1 089 1 311 10861 

500 to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 1 22 38 3 22 5 48 

acres irrigated __ (0) 5529 8357 225 5720 1 392 13760 1,000 to 1,999 acres ___________________________ farms __ 4 18 56 4 23 14 23 

acres irrigated __ 595 4 133 15502 189 5355 3380 9 160 2,000 acres or more ___________________________ farms __ 34 89 74 41 63 20 22 

acres irrigated __ 7212 30828 31 933 9269 47269 3208 15 103 

1982 irrigated acres by size of farm: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ - 2 1 - 1 - 42 

acres irrigated __ - (0) (0) - (0) - 166 10 to 49 acres ________________________________ farms __ - 11 9 - 10 2 350 

50 to 69 acres _________________________ ~~~~~~~~:;~== - (0) 114 - 121 (0) 6006 

- 4 2 - 3 1 55 acres irrigated __ - 156 (0) - 100 (0) 2034 

70 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ - 8 2 - 4 - 82 

acres irrigated __ - 468 (0) - 147 - 4373 100 to 139 acres ______________________________ farms __ 1 3 2 - 3 2 61 

140 to 179 acres _______________________ ~=~~~~~~:;~== (0) 240 (0) - 220 (0) 4666 

4 9 3 1 5 4 36 

acres irrigated __ (0) 628 187 (0) 352 526 3044 

180 to 219 acres ______________________________ farms __ 1 6 1 - 3 3 32 

220 to 259 acres _______________________ ~=~~~~~~a~~~== (0) 422 (0) - 180 413 3673 

- 4 5 - 2 2 28 

260 to 499 acres _______________________ ~~~~~~~~:;~~== - 386 749 - (0) (0) 3606 

- 16 30 1 12 6 63 

acres irrigated __ - 2 143 4939 (0) 2 137 1 133 12 610 

500 to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ - 21 25 1 27 12 38 

acres irrigated __ - 5365 4660 (0) 6702 2303 9512 1,000 to 1,999 acres ___________________________ farms __ 6 26 51 6 23 11 29 

2,000 acres or more ____________________ ~=~~~~~~:;~~== 1 570 4369 10366 295 7067 1 922 11 122 

38 89 65 43 67 21 20 

acres irrigated __ 9301 31 129 36408 8771 54796 3384 15 589 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONTANA 209 
Table 7. Irrigation: 1987 and 1982-con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Farms with irrigation 

Richland Roosevelt Rosebud Sanders Sheridan Silver Bow Stillwater 

Farms _____________________________________ number, 1987 __ 207 50 112 175 24 53 194 1982 __ 196 49 121 171 28 56 186 land in irrigated farms ________________________ acres, 1987 __ 268 510 131 729 1 317 816 170413 69611 87414 333 939 1982 __ 254 756 136 322 1 490 749 226676 66533 87926 369 738 

Harvested cropland ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 199 50 106 160 23 46 175 1982 __ 190 49 119 159 27 52 166 

acres, 1987 __ 65924 30451 53612 21 266 18025 5393 44 748 1982 __ 70025 31 293 93583 19674 23208 7826 48 182 

Other cropland, excluding cropland pastured _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 120 32 34 36 22 3 50 1982 __ 92 37 43 26 23 5 29 

acres, 1987 __ 37817 31 747 16829 3050 14035 (0) 16766 1982 __ 24687 29515 28245 1 741 17441 (0) 13258 

Pastureland, excluding woodland pastured ___ farms, 1987 __ 120 41 96 147 21 48 183 

1982 __ 119 35 107 136 24 53 170 

acres, 1987 __ ISS 791 66298 (0) 120061 (0) 77 937 (0) 

1982 __ 149 617 72 146 1 266 199 174 160 24535 73286 286 392 

Irrigated land _________________________________ acres, 1987 __ 38085 5662 26407 20326 4183 6751 24206 1982 __ 38738 6 196 30806 19355 4368 8201 24264 Harvested cropland ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 199 49 106 153 23 46 166 1982 __ 190 47 118 151 24 52 157 

acres, 1987 __ 37405 (0) 23848 14932 (0) 4726 16746 

1982 __ 37771 (0) 27915 12490 4106 6964 17521 

Pastureland and other land _________________ farms, 1987 __ 26 2 30 81 2 18 106 1982 __ 30 3 32 83 6 13 94 

acres, 1987 __ 680 (0) 2559 5394 (0) 2025 7460 1982 __ 967 (0) 2891 6865 262 1 237 6743 

1987 irrigated acres by size of farm: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ 6 1 2 3 - 1 2 

acres irrigated __ 39 (0) (0) 11 - (0) (0) 10 to 49 acres ________________________________ farms __ 26 3 3 21 - 4 25 

acres irrigated __ 389 32 61 423 - (0) (0) 50 to 69 acres ________________________________ farms __ 7 - 3 3 - - 8 acres irrigated __ 143 - 43 37 - - 229 

70 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ 10 2 3 12 1 5 4 

acres irrigated __ 475 (0) 148 450 (0) 149 180 100 to 139 acres ______________________________ farms __ 10 - 2 13 - 1 6 

acres irrigated __ 918 - (0) 587 - (0) 462 140 to 179 acres ______________________________ farms __ 9 2 1 13 - 3 9 acres irrigated __ 942 (0) (0) 1 105 - 77 804 

180 to 219 acres ______________________________ farms __ 5 2 5 8 - 3 6 

acres irrigated __ 816 (0) 682 645 - 159 951 220 to 259 acres ______________________________ farms __ 6 1 6 4 - - 3 acres irrigated __ 1041 (0) 708 593 - - 284 260 to 499 acres ______________________________ farms __ 42 1 11 37 1 4 28 acres irrigated __ 9880 (0) 1 709 2877 (0) 130 3380 

500 to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 26 6 21 15 2 8 31 

acres irrigated __ 6518 900 5478 3426 (0) 1216 4492 1,000 to 1,999 acres ___________________________ farms __ 26 6 11 27 5 16 26 

acres irrigated __ 8724 326 2561 5739 1 233 2443 3 179 2,000 acres or more ___________________________ farms __ 34 26 44 19 15 8 46 

acres irrigated __ 8200 3846 14882 4433 2491 2535 9841 

1982 irrigated acres by size of farm: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ 2 2 1 7 - - 2 

acres irrigated __ (0) (0) (0) 27 - - (0) 10 to 49 acres ________________________________ farms __ 23 - 3 26 2 4 34 

acres irrigated __ (0) - 73 (0) (0) 49 461 50 to 69 acres ________________________________ farms __ 3 - - 2 - - 8 

acres irrigated __ 145 - - (0) - - 276 

70 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ 6 1 3 11 - 5 5 

acres irrigated __ 331 (0) 54 483 - 135 176 100 to 139 acres ______________________________ farms __ 9 1 1 7 - 1 6 

acres irrigated __ 772 (0) (0) 181 - (0) 419 140 to 179 acres ______________________________ farms __ 17 3 4 12 - 5 7 

acres irrigated __ I 432 130 368 729 - 80 629 

180 to 219 acres ______________________________ farms __ 8 1 5 7 - 2 2 

acres irrigated __ I 330 (0) 662 592 - (0) (0) 220 to 259 acres ______________________________ farms __ 7 - 2 3 - - 4 

acres irrigated __ I 307 - (0) 445 - - 302 260 to 499 acres ______________________________ farms __ 35 4 17 26 1 7 21 

acres irrigated __ 8847 274 3581 3100 (0) 160 1 933 

500 to 999 8cres ______________________________ farms __ 30 3 20 21 5 12 22 

acres irrigated __ 8485 710 4911 4829 519 1 720 3921 1,000 to 1,999 8cres ___________________________ farms __ 21 10 10 20 5 8 29 

acres irrir,ated-- 5347 1748 2168 3145 680 2040 4093 2,000 acres or more ___________________________ arms __ 35 24 55 29 15 12 46 

acres irrigated __ 10396 3225 18655 5311 3082 3941 11 745 

210 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 7. Irrigation: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text I 

Farms with irrigation 

Sweet Grass Teton Toole Treasure Valley Wheatland Wibaux Yellowstone 

Farms _____________________________________ number, 1987 __ 201 312 26 58 196 66 6 603 1982 __ 183 343 29 46 183 71 10 609 Land in irrigated farms ________________________ acres, 1987 __ 677 340 501 936 182 175 276 467 613 518 616487 49747 448828 1982 __ 671 749 639738 157 765 277 509 507 809 642 597 51 140 453294 

Harvested cropland _________________________ farms, 1987 __ 173 301 24 54 193 64 6 515 1982 __ 165 326 28 46 183 66 10 530 

acres,198L_ 38507 132397 20354 20 180 109 265 53066 3279 80127 1982 __ 44705 165260 26010 18 512 95071 65 144 4502 88122 

Other cropland, excluding cropland pastured __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 33 216 21 30 159 34 4 204 1982 __ 39 148 18 17 138 23 9 115 acres, 1987 __ 5002 78833 18478 4 395 104 273 23615 1 546 36761 1982 __ 4498 65704 10538 3 147 61 053 13282 5484 22974 

Pastureland, excluding woodland pastured ____ farms, 1987 __ 196 252 20 48 152 65 6 444 1982 __ 180 259 21 37 128 69 10 450 acres,1987 __ 593 137 273587 (0) (0) 379 954 530 571 44800 321 091 1982 __ 582375 386008 116325 249 603 324 486 553 956 39769 321 984 

Irrigated land _________________________________ acres, 1987 __ 48627 99509 4387 19235 48232 24081 406 70012 1982 __ 48410 111 008 6065 16346 30470 27334 924 72340 Harvested cropland _________________________ farms, 1987 __ 165 297 19 54 192 63 6 501 1982 __ 161 321 27 46 178 65 8 523 acres, 1987 __ 29164 81 841 2806 17230 41 401 21 672 406 60512 1982 __ 30080 88271 3012 15 156 29038 22952 (0) 62472 

Pastureland and other land __________________ farms, 1987 __ III 122 7 20 27 14 - 269 1982 __ 109 133 11 13 24 18 3 284 acres, 1987 __ 19463 17668 1 581 2005 6831 2409 - 9500 1982 __ 18330 22737 3053 1 190 1 432 4382 (0) 9868 

1987 irrigated acres by size of farm: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ I 7 - - - - - 35 

acres ir,ated __ (0) 33 - - - - - 151 10 to 49 acres ________________________________ arms __ 14 24 - 3 12 1 - 165 

50 to 69 acres _________________________ ~~~=~_i~r:;:s== 218 363 - 68 (0) (0) - 3152 

5 4 - - 1 - - 31 

aCres irrigated __ 156 233 - - (0) - - 1 109 

70 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ 2 7 - 2 4 1 - 39 

100 to 139 acres _______________________ ~~~=~_i~ri?:;;;~== (0) 289 - (0) 206 (0) - 1 900 

8 5 - 2 3 - - 32 

140 to 179 acres _______________________ ~~~=~_i~ir:;;;~== 407 361 - (0) 265 - - 2362 

6 18 - 1 11 1 - 42 

acres irrigated __ 446 1 998 - (0) 914 (0) - 4001 

180 to 219 acres ______________________________ farms __ 7 7 - 1 9 - - 25 

220 to 259 acres _______________________ ~~~=~_i~?:~== 705 604 - (0) 924 - - 2862 

6 14 - 1 5 - - 20 

260 to 499 acres _______________________ ~~~=~_~rir:;;;~== 505 1 920 - (0) 481 - - 3378 

17 49 2 8 18 5 1 76 

acres irrigated __ I 764 9985 (0) 1 582 2 222 441 (0) 15180 

500 to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 22 65 5 9 23 6 - 56 

acres irri~ated __ 3401 23298 (0) 2803 5462 590 - 17 118 1,000 to 1,999 acres ___________________________ arms __ 30 57 - 2 36 7 - 41 

acres irri~ated __ 7576 22227 - (0) 9 398 1 174 - 8290 2,000 acres or more ___________________________ arms __ 83 55 19 29 74 45 5 41 acres irrigated __ 33389 38198 3480 12423 28168 21 784 (0) 10509 

1982 Irrigated acres by size of farm: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ I 6 2 - - - - 32 

aCres i,ated __ (0) 15 (0) - - - - 159 10 to 49 acres ________________________________ arms __ 17 26 1 - 10 - 1 170 

acres irri~ated __ 296 397 (0) - (0) - (0) 3032 50 to 69 acres ________________________________ arms __ 2 6 - - 2 1 - 29 

acres Irrigated __ (0) 253 - - (0) (0) - 1 064 

70 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ - 11 - 2 6 - - 41 

100 to 139 acres _______________________ ~~~=~_I~ri~:;;;~== - 477 - (0) 100 - - 2237 

4 12 - 1 5 - - 28 

140 to 179 acres _______________________ ~~~~~_i~~:;;;~== 160 1069 - (0) 308 - - 2437 

1 27 - - 6 1 - 60 

acres irrigated __ (0) 3199 - - 530 (0) - 6767 

180 to 219 acres ______________________________ farms __ I 17 - 1 8 1 - 32 

acres irri?,ated __ (0) 2475 - (0) 571 (0) - 4645 220 to 259 acres ______________________________ arms __ 3 10 - - 7 1 - 19 

acres irr~ated __ 512 1 704 - - 567 (0) - 2678 260 to 499 acres ______________________________ arms __ II 51 2 4 30 2 - 72 

acres irrigated __ I 499 11 553 (D) 804 4159 (0) - 16761 

500 to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 25 76 1 9 20 3 - 49 

acres irri?,ated __ 5022 30360 (D) 3839 3214 339 - 11 923 1,000 to 1,999 acres ___________________________ arms __ 35 39 - 4 21 8 - 37 

acres irri?ated __ 10 118 12734 - 1 526 3135 4 073 - 10 652 2,000 acres or more ___________________________ arms __ 83 62 23 25 68 54 9 40 

acres irrigated __ 30412 46772 5669 9890 17668 22387 (0) 9985 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONTANA 211 
Table 8. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1987 and 1982 

[Data are based on a sample of farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text J 

All Farms 

Montana Beaverhead Big Horn Blaine Broadwater Carbon Carter 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 24496 372 501 528 213 634 352 1982 __ 23529 343 462 455 207 597 335 $1,000, 1987 __ 1 488238 22868 35164 37637 17356 30443 18675 1982 __ 1 567 780 25800 29805 36692 14636 32633 18305 Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 60754 61 473 70 187 71 661 81 483 48 017 53064 1982 __ 66 632 75 217 64 514 80643 70706 54662 54 643 

Farms by value group: $1 to $9,999 ___________________________________ 1987 __ 5762 98 104 70 26 155 58 1982 __ 5126 79 37 54 89 125 49 $10,000 to $19,999 _____________________________ 1987 __ 3475 49 26 56 11 70 46 1982 __ 3315 49 49 58 11 107 64 $20,000 to $29,999 _____________________________ 1987 __ 2611 31 37 48 25 49 24 1982 __ 2563 27 54 46 37 112 57 $30,000 to $49,999 _____________________________ 1987 __ 3063 32 111 98 21 179 84 1982 __ 2410 41 132 27 2 59 35 

$50,000 to $69,999 _____________________________ 1987 __ 2369 40 73 89 26 39 50 1982 __ 2281 13 58 38 13 30 34 $70,000 to $99,999 _____________________________ 1987 __ 2046 22 35 40 22 59 27 1982 __ 2168 29 38 74 6 69 43 $100,000 to $199,999 ___________________________ 1987 __ 3515 77 83 90 71 63 49 1982 __ 3656 72 67 107 19 53 55 $200,000 or more ______________________________ 1987 __ 1 655 23 32 37 11 20 14 1982 __ 2010 33 27 51 30 42 8 $200,000 to $499,999 _________________________ 1987 __ 1 547 21 29 35 10 19 14 $500,000 or more ____________________________ 1987 __ 108 2 3 2 1 1 -

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Motortrucks, including pickups ________________ farms, 1987 __ 23 109 350 473 514 206 605 339 1982 __ 22244 333 434 433 198 568 327 number, 1987 __ 72562 1 083 1 458 1 815 670 1 643 921 1982 __ 6B 200 1 079 1 334 1 533 545 1 542 825 Wheel tractors ______________________________ farms, 19B7 __ 21 138 312 464 467 187 582 308 19B2 __ 20477 297 442 415 169 499 303 number, 1987 __ 56648 1 152 1 416 1 323 520 1 493 925 1982 __ 54666 1 171 1 252 1 201 415 1 385 845 Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) ____________ famns, 1987 __ 11 296 211 275 138 92 333 174 number, 1987 __ 17648 458 496 242 151 429 296 40 horsepower (PTO) or more ______________ farms, 1987 __ 16875 233 373 446 155 467 264 number, 1987 __ 39000 694 920 1 081 369 1064 629 

Grain and bean combines' ___________________ farms, 1987 __ 9477 53 190 280 71 203 95 1982 __ 9351 47 168 237 51 221 106 number, 1987 __ 12025 64 217 361 90 231 119 1982 __ 1203B 62 190 314 70 235 129 Cottonpickers and strippers ___________________ farms, 1987 __ - - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - - number, 1987 __ - - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - - Mower conditioners _________________ " ________ farms, 1987 __ 8265 158 230 187 93 296 139 1982 __ 7350 149 170 151 47 272 114 number, 1987 __ 9429 207 284 243 103 310 164 1982 __ 8 102 204 195 162 61 278 129 Pickup balers _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ II 100 166 300 258 111 374 198 1982 __ 10637 161 255 212 80 375 195 number, 1987 __ 13482 246 368 311 140 441 249 1982 __ 12468 213 315 252 91 412 245 

1987 INVENTORY 

Manufactured 1983 to 1987: Motortrucks, including pickups ____________________ farms __ 7922 131 164 234 94 144 127 number __ 10367 197 258 304 117 168 163 Wheel tractors __________________________________ farms __ 2633 49 58 72 28 50 16 number._ 3 519 76 92 106 28 79 24 Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) ________________ farms __ 60B 12 16 15 6 15 4 

number._ 702 20 22 23 6 15 6 40 horsepower (PTO) or more __________________ farms __ 2201 40 47 60 22 42 14 

number._ 2 817 56 70 83 22 84 18 Grain and bean combines ________________________ farms __ I 059 1 12 19 5 1 5 number __ I 196 (0) 12 20 5 (0) 7 

Cottonpickers and strippers _______________________ farms __ - - - - - - - number._ - - - - - - - Mower conditioners ______________________________ farms __ I 001 21 21 19 15 25 13 

number._ 1 065 25 24 19 15 25 13 Pickup balers ___________________________________ farms __ I 852 54 58 22 28 75 29 number __ 2007 61 62 26 30 76 30 

Manufactured prior to 1983: Motortrucks, 189 including pickups ____________________ farms __ 21 204 310 421 458 571 318 

number._ 62 195 886 1 200 1 511 553 1 475 758 Wheel tractors __________________________________ farms __ 20457 305 447 441 171 572 303 number __ 53 129 1 076 1 324 1 217 492 1 414 901 Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) ________________ farms __ 10878 203 262 124 86 318 171 

number._ 16946 438 474 219 145 414 290 40 horsepower (PTO) or more __________________ farms __ 16 259 230 366 430 145 457 259 

number._ 36 183 638 850 998 347 1 000 611 Grain and bean combines ________________________ farms __ 8 596 52 180 266 69 202 90 number __ 10 829 (0) 205 341 85 (0) 112 

Cottonpickers and strippers _______________________ farms __ - - - - - - - number._ - - - - - - - Mower conditioners ______________________________ farms __ 7 377 141 213 180 79 272 127 

number __ 8364 182 260 224 88 285 151 Pickup balers ___________________________________ farms __ 9699 121 284 246 87 323 178 

number __ II 475 185 306 285 110 365 219 

See footnotes at end of table. 

212 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 8. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[Data are based on a sample of farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols see introductory text 1 

All Farms 

Cascade Chouteau Custer Daniels Dawson Deer Lodge Fallon 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 796 795 397 381 499 72 324 1982 __ 799 742 374 378 479 62 285 

$1,000,1987 __ 42091 83 536 18661 30167 29845 2535 18420 1982 __ 48020 84996 23597 37361 35277 2594 18 507 Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 52878 105 077 47006 79180 59810 35209 56852 1982 __ 60100 114 549 63 093 98838 73647 41 840 64 935 

Farms by value group: $1 to $9,999 ___________________________________ 1987 __ 213 85 87 65 117 30 52 1982 __ 214 75 79 27 49 19 65 $10,000 to $19,999 _____________________________ 1987 __ 123 53 93 64 55 13 43 1982 __ 100 88 34 8 62 14 35 $20,000 to $29,999 _____________________________ 1987 __ 114 32 39 21 57 6 63 1982 __ 87 22 56 30 76 6 40 $30,000 to $49,999 _____________________________ 1987 __ 94 109 67 19 77 10 55 1982 __ 93 36 30 58 72 11 28 

$50,000 to $69,999 _____________________________ 1987 __ 56 97 33 46 35 5 23 1982 __ 108 50 44 47 42 2 12 $70,000 to $99,999 _____________________________ 1987 __ 79 108 20 30 51 1 31 1982 __ 76 105 40 61 34 1 23 $100,000 to $199,999 ___________________________ 1987 __ 76 177 46 93 74 4 42 1982 __ 70 221 70 97 97 7 64 $200,000 or more ______________________________ 1987 __ 41 134 12 43 33 3 15 1982 __ 51 145 21 50 47 2 18 $200,000 to $499,999 _________________________ 1987 __ 34 128 10 42 32 2 14 $500,000 or more ____________________________ 1987 __ 7 6 2 1 1 1 1 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Motortrucks, including pickups ________________ farms, 1987 __ 735 777 387 373 491 62 290 1982 __ 778 710 363 370 458 53 280 

number, 1987 __ 2306 3360 1 012 1 405 1 494 132 889 1982 __ 2263 3 656 1 109 1 261 1 483 147 845 

Wheel tractors ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 626 686 340 373 439 57 291 1982 __ 647 654 300 349 422 53 248 

number, 1987 __ I 524 2092 943 959 1 182 152 748 

1982 __ 1 560 1 995 989 858 1 340 142 708 Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) ____________ farms, 1987 __ 295 327 176 144 171 45 101 

number, 1987 __ 427 448 286 223 227 (D) 170 40 horsepower (PTO) or more ______________ farms, 1987 __ 509 638 273 345 400 38 285 

number,1987 __ 1 097 1 644 657 736 955 (D) 578 

Grain and bean combines' ___________________ farms, 1987 __ 311 550 126 259 218 6 155 

1982.._ 256 541 124 305 225 6 132 

number, 1987 __ 413 783 159 321 234 7 191 

1982 __ 373 795 150 397 259 6 150 Cottonpickers and strippars ___________________ farms, 1987 __ - - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - - number, 1987 __ - - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - - Mower conditioners __________________________ farms, 1987 __ 288 110 179 42 132 27 98 1982 __ 293 113 174 55 114 26 61 

number, 1987 __ 331 131 196 43 140 31 109 

1982 __ 347 144 193 55 114 31 70 Pickup balers _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 398 241 200 99 211 30 168 1982 __ 389 267 174 136 290 36 169 

number, 1987 __ 499 297 242 127 245 36 241 1982 __ 490 343 210 147 329 41 211 

1987 INVENTORY 

Manufactured 1983 to 1987: Motortrucks, including pickups ____________________ farms __ 287 295 144 113 180 16 149 

numbeL_ 326 389 181 157 245 18 183 Wheel tractors __________________________________ farms __ 90 98 28 62 57 8 48 

numbeL_ 116 120 32 82 100 (0) 58 Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) ________________ farms __ 14 5 8 15 24 2 - numbeL_ 14 5 8 23 24 (D) - 40 horsepower (PTO) or more __________________ farms __ 79 95 20 55 41 6 48 

numbeL_ 102 115 24 59 76 (0) 58 Grain and bean combines ________________________ farms __ 40 97 8 33 28 - 8 

numbeL_ 47 108 11 37 28 - 10 

Cottonpickers and strippers _______________________ farms __ - - - - - - - number __ - - - - - - - Mower conditioners ______________________________ farms __ 27 14 29 1 23 2 11 

numbeL_ 29 14 30 (0) 23 (D) 12 Pickup balers ___________________________________ farms __ 93 28 36 18 37 3 38 

numbeL_ 103 31 40 18 37 3 39 

Manufactured prior to 1983: Motortrucks, including pickups ____________________ farms __ 647 757 337 347 443 58 255 number __ I 980 2971 831 1248 1 249 114 706 Wheel tractors __________________________________ farms __ S07 668 329 365 416 55 265 

number __ I 408 1 972 911 877 1 082 (0) 690 Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) ________________ farms __ 289 324 168 136 155 43 101 

numbeL_ 413 443 278 200 203 (0) 170 40 horsepower (PTO) or more __________________ farms __ 464 617 270 337 377 33 253 

numbeL_ 995 1 529 633 677 879 (0) 520 Grain and bean combines ________________________ farms __ 277 471 120 226 191 6 148 

numbeL_ 366 675 148 284 206 7 181 

Cottonpickers and strippars _______________________ farms __ - - - - - - - number __ - - - - - - - Mower conditioners ______________________________ farms __ 282 97 151 41 109 26 88 number __ 302 117 168 (0) 117 (0) 97 Pickup balers ___________________________________ farms __ 325 228 169 93 184 29 138 number __ 396 266 202 109 208 33 202 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONTANA 213 
Table 8. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[Data are based on a sample of farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols. see introductory text I 

All Farms 

Fergus Flathead Gallatin Garfield Glacier Golden Valley Granite 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment •••••.••••••.•••••.•••••.••••••.. farms. 1987 .. 839 825 850 297 405 135 148 1982 •• 805 913 777 263 349 153 153 $1,000, 1987 •• 49255 27493 47942 16724 38555 7093 7498 1982 •• 57503 29249 53359 17 452 36204 9461 9058 Average per farm •••••.•••••..•••••..•••• dollars, 1987 •• 58707 33325 56403 56308 95199 52540 50661 1982 •. 71 433 32036 68672 66 358 103 736 61 837 59200 Farms by value group: 

$1 to $9.999 .••••••.••••..•••••.••••••..••••..• 1987 •• 182 381 218 63 57 24 25 1982 •• 130 397 212 25 51 30 36 $10.000 to $19,999 •••••.•••...•••••.••••••..••• 1987 •• 144 125 108 47 34 26 17 1982 •. 100 186 110 45 8 10 19 $20.000 to $29,999 •.•••••...••••.••••••..•••••. 1987 .• 88 122 112 26 71 5 25 1982 .• 85 100 81 46 46 18 4 $30,000 to $49.999 .••••..••••••.••••.•••••••..• 1987 •• 58 58 96 40 42 18 28 1982 •• 87 55 48 30 37 20 16 

$50,000 to $69,999 ••.•••••..•••••..••••.••••••• 1987 .. 112 34 98 38 25 17 12 1982 .. 87 69 74 27 56 24 21 $70,000 to $99,999 •.••••.•.••••.••••••.••••••.• 1987 •• 91 21 63 23 12 26 11 1982 •• 85 29 69 40 22 12 20 $100,000 to $199,999 ••...•••••..•••••.•••••..•• 1987 •• 125 61 101 46 81 16 27 1982 •• 153 50 115 24 74 32 34 $200.000 or more .•••••••••••..•••••..•••••..•• 1987 •• 39 23 54 14 83 3 3 1982 •• 78 27 68 26 55 7 3 $200,000 to $499.999 •••••••••••••.••••••..••• 1987 •• 37 20 52 14 78 3 3 $500,000 or more ••••••••••••••••.••••••.•••• 1987 •• 2 3 2 - 5 - -

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Motortrucks, including pickups •••••••••••••••• farms, 1987 •• 820 750 831 276 404 122 144 1982 •. 755 824 732 251 333 149 142 number, 1987 •• 2749 1 573 2130 969 1 655 388 324 1982 •• 2645 1 577 2029 916 1 282 451 323 

Wheel tractors •••••••••••••••••••..•••••.••• farms, 1987 •• 724 620 709 250 328 112 140 1982 •• 705 735 674 242 309 127 129 number, 1987.. 2069 1 228 1 686 780 897 344 437 1982 •• 2 152 1 362 1 626 752 783 393 409 Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) ••••••••.••• farms. 1987 •• 325 381 352 158 139 62 96 number. 1987 •• 534 511 487 265 192 101 181 40 horsepower (PTO) or more ••.••••••..••• farms. 1987 •• 656 396 558 197 315 93 106 number. 1987 •• 1 535 717 1 199 515 705 243 256 

Grain and bean combines' ••••.••••••..•••••• farms, 1987 •• 406 153 346 101 182 51 18 1982 •• 421 182 307 130 195 67 21 number. 1987 •. 507 171 384 138 243 63 18 1982 •• 604 228 359 187 277 77 21 Cottonpickers and strippers •••••.••••••.•••••• farms. 1987 •• - . - - - - - 1982 •• - - - - - - - number, 1987 .. . - - - - - - 1982 •• - - - - - - - Mower conditioners •••••••••••••••••••••••.•• farms. 1987 •• 344 287 375 74 55 63 90 1982 •• 291 241 347 52 52 58 55 number. 1987 •• 375 311 408 119 61 69 101 1982 •• 319 248 369 73 60 65 63 Pickup balers ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• farms, 1987 •• 443 332 397 161 132 80 85 1982 •• 429 306 392 158 124 93 69 number. 1987 •• 546 376 469 198 146 94 98 1982 •• 548 343 453 177 134 114 81 

1987 INVENTORY 

Manufactured 1983 to 1987: Motortrucks, including pickups •••••••••••••••••••• farms •• 214 197 255 135 202 58 55 number •• 264 229 347 170 319 74 62 Wheel tractors •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• farms •• 70 42 142 22 53 9 18 number.. 92 52 205 26 84 10 32 Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) •••••••••••••••• farms •• 12 22 29 1 12 - 5 number •• 12 25 31 (D) 19 - 9 40 horsepower (PTO) or more •••••••••••••••••• farms •• 65 22 129 21 43 9 18 number.. 80 27 174 (D) 65 10 23 Grain and bean combines •••••••••••••••••••••••• farms •• 22 2 20 3 48 - - number •• 25 (D) 25 6 58 - -

Cottonpickers and strippers ••••.••••••.••••••••••• farms •• . - - - - - - number •• - - - - - - - Mower conditioners ••••••••••••••••••.••••••••••• farms •• 23 17 67 7 10 10 15 number.. 24 18 70 30 12 10 15 Pickup balers •.••••••.•••••••.•••••••••••••••••• farms •• 60 35 76 21 35 21 23 number.. 62 36 80 22 38 21 24 Manufactured prior to 1983: Motortrucks. including pickups ••••••••••••.••••••• farms •• 756 680 737 250 363 116 121 number __ 2485 1344 1 783 799 1 336 314 262 Wheel tractors .••••.•••••••.•••••.•••••..••••... farms •• 705 605 674 242 313 112 135 number •• 1 977 1 176 1 481 754 813 334 405 Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) •.••••..•••••.•• farms •• 317 363 332 157 127 62 91 number •• 522 486 456 (D) 173 101 172 40 horsepower (PTO) or more •••••••••••••.•••• farms •• 635 389 512 187 307 92 101 number •• 1 455 690 1 025 (D) 640 233 233 Grain and bean combines •••••••••••••••••••••••• farms •• 388 153 331 100 136 51 18 number.. 482 (D) 359 132 185 63 18 

('..ottonpickers and strippers ••••••••••••••••••••••• farms •• - - - - - - - number •• - - - - - - - Mower conditioners ••••••••••••••••••.••••••••••• farms •• 323 270 309 69 46 57 75 number __ 351 293 338 89 49 59 86 Pickup balers •••••.••••••••••••.••••.•••••.••••• farms •• 394 310 330 146 101 62 64 

number.. 484 340 389 176 108 73 74 

See footnotes at end of table. 

214 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 8. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[Data are based on a sample of farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text I 

All Farms 

Hill Jefferson Judith Basin Lake Lewis and Clark Liberty Lincoln 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 712 256 351 1 078 481 290 231 1982 __ 675 252 325 1 023 418 248 264 $1,000,1987 __ 74938 6980 26090 30 315 19708 33234 6486 1982 __ 73713 10 517 26733 32 161 13082 35818 4579 Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ lOS 250 27267 74330 28 121 40973 114599 28078 1982 __ 109 204 41 734 82257 31 438 31 296 144 428 17 346 

Farms by value group: $1 to $9,999 ___________________________________ 1987 __ 62 100 62 458 157 18 97 1982 __ 42 78 27 352 147 7 141 $10,000 to $19,999 _____________________________ 1987 __ 52 62 43 195 98 17 34 1982 __ 53 50 44 233 110 1 64 $20,000 to $29,999 _____________________________ 1987 __ 75 42 27 128 26 18 36 1982 __ 83 24 43 122 60 25 32 $30,000 to $49,999 _____________________________ 198L_ 95 17 32 117 58 32 25 1982 __ 54 29 37 110 27 16 1 

$50,000 to $69,999 _____________________________ 1987 __ 44 14 30 54 59 44 22 1982 __ 63 18 43 77 16 29 8 $70,000 to $99,999 _____________________________ 1987 __ 64 6 55 46 25 48 - 1982 __ 85 27 13 31 14 39 11 $100,000 to $199,999 ___________________________ 1987 __ 211 12 75 70 45 67 17 1982 __ 180 18 91 87 37 66 7 $200,000 or more ______________________________ 1987 __ 109 3 27 10 13 46 - 1982 __ 115 8 27 11 7 65 - $200,000 to $499,999 _________________________ 1987 __ 103 3 27 9 12 42 - $500,000 or more ____________________________ 198L_ 6 - - 1 1 4 -

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Motortrucks, including pickups ________________ farms, 1987 __ 689 248 349 952 430 289 186 1982 __ 673 224 299 935 378 240 220 

number, 1987 __ 2885 510 1 400 2062 1 113 1 230 322 1982 __ 2490 525 1 175 1 779 1 004 1 212 365 

Wheel tractors ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 668 201 296 875 403 279 197 1982 __ 627 213 299 893 314 241 214 number, 1987 __ I 839 453 955 1 886 959 792 390 1982 __ 1 565 478 963 1 841 712 629 267 Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) ____________ farms, 1987 __ 272 141 175 582 277 95 129 number, 1987 __ 437 206 306 836 379 152 183 40 horsepower (PTO) or more ______________ farms, 1987 __ 608 128 257 535 267 278 134 

number,1987 __ 1 402 247 649 1 050 580 640 207 

Grain and bean combines' ___________________ farms, 1987 __ 551 30 190 157 62 216 17 1982 __ 440 36 210 172 46 216 6 

number, 198L_ 752 42 269 185 79 325 17 1982 __ 603 53 277 197 57 319 6 Cottonpickers and strippers ___________________ farms, 1987 __ - - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - - number, 1987 __ - - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - - Mower condttioners __________________________ farms, 1987 __ 125 102 175 391 208 32 120 1982 __ 121 96 139 429 155 25 71 

number, 1987 __ 170 117 227 429 221 41 137 1982 __ 124 101 144 436 167 29 81 Pickup balers _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 202 99 203 447 258 47 93 1982 __ 229 105 180 380 189 76 85 

number, 1987 __ 226 132 283 529 319 62 102 1982 __ 250 120 210 400 229 110 97 

1987 INVENTORY 

Manufactured 1983 to 1987: Motortrucks, including pickups ____________________ farms __ 247 86 123 231 153 151 45 

number __ 360 99 179 292 172 203 45 Wheel tractors __________________________________ farms __ 147 21 22 78 22 77 42 

number __ 195 28 26 99 23 87 56 Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) ________________ farms __ II 6 3 31 2 1 26 

numbeL_ 13 6 3 39 (D) (D) 26 40 horsepower (PTO) or more __________________ farms __ 142 21 21 49 20 76 30 

number __ 182 22 23 60 (D) (D) 30 Grain and bean combines ________________________ farms __ 113 5 5 2 1 41 - number __ 127 5 5 (D) (D) 62 - Cottonpickers and strippers _______________________ farms __ - - - - - - - number __ - - - - - - - Mower conditioners ______________________________ farms __ 13 28 16 70 19 6 17 

number __ 13 28 17 74 20 6 17 Pickup balers ___________________________________ farms __ 29 28 36 89 32 10 8 number __ 29 49 40 105 43 13 8 

Manufactured prior to 1983: Motortrucks, including pickups ____________________ farms __ 665 217 328 843 359 269 173 

number __ 2525 411 1 221 1 770 941 1 027 277 Wheel tractors __________________________________ farms __ 615 185 296 829 393 264 185 

number __ I 644 425 929 1 787 936 705 334 Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) ________________ farms __ 266 135 174 552 275 94 117 

number __ 424 200 303 797 (D) (D) 157 40 horsepower (PTO) or more __________________ farms __ 553 112 256 513 259 261 120 

number __ I 220 225 626 990 (D) (D) 177 Grain and bean combines ________________________ farms __ 456 27 187 155 62 184 17 

number __ 625 37 264 (D) (D) 263 17 

Cottonpickers and strippers _______________________ farms __ - - - - - - - numbeL_ - - - - - - - Mower conditioners ______________________________ farms __ 112 80 160 324 190 26 103 

numbeL_ 157 89 210 355 201 35 120 Pickup balers ___________________________________ farms __ 174 77 185 360 231 39 85 

number __ 197 83 243 424 276 49 94 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONTANA 215 
Table 8. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[Data are based on a sample of farms For meaning of abbreviations and symbols see introductory text I 

All Farms 

McCone Madison Meagher Mineral Missoula Musselshell Park 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 441 454 144 58 472 250 405 1982 __ 425 439 117 81 443 259 398 

$1,000, 1987 __ 39607 25731 9582 1 161 9991 10552 15676 1982 __ 35465 28 107 12158 1 435 9902 14299 18640 Average per farm ________________________ doIJars, 1987 __ 89812 56676 66 541 20024 21 168 42207 38706 1982 __ 83446 64 024 103911 17716 22352 55209 46833 

Farms by value group: $1 to $9,999 ___________________________________ 1987 __ 22 102 38 28 225 76 139 1982 __ 48 102 19 37 185 56 132 $10,000 to $19,999 _____________________________ 1987 __ 34 69 14 10 88 49 55 1982 __ 45 62 6 20 112 43 45 $20,000 to $29,999 _____________________________ 1987 __ 78 34 15 6 38 18 57 1982 __ 33 60 2 10 72 24 25 $30,000 to $49,999 _____________________________ 1987 __ 68 70 20 8 72 31 53 1982 __ 39 7 11 5 32 42 30 

$50,000 to $69,999 _____________________________ 1987 __ 37 42 14 4 25 21 33 1982 __ 63 47 16 6 7 48 72 $70,000 to $99,999 _____________________________ 1987 __ 47 33 15 1 8 27 23 1982 __ 41 70 21 2 16 8 46 $100,000 to $199,999 ___________________________ 1987._ 84 89 17 1 16 21 30 1982 __ 108 67 22 1 18 25 32 $200,000 or more ______________________________ 1987 __ 71 15 11 - - 7 15 1982 __ 48 24 20 - 1 13 16 $200,000 to $499,999 _________________________ 1987._ 69 14 9 - - 7 15 $500.000 or more ____________________________ 1987._ 2 1 2 - - - -

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Motortrucks, including pickups ________________ farms, 1987._ 430 414 134 51 390 233 385 1982 __ 404 396 110 71 424 257 378 

number, 1987 __ I 671 1 090 447 96 770 636 918 1982 __ 1 357 1 100 445 123 755 661 879 

Wheel tractors ______________________________ farms, 1987._ 407 385 122 44 396 207 334 1982 __ 371 403 108 68 346 210 347 

number, 1987._ 1 183 1 063 374 73 794 535 782 1982 __ 1 165 1 208 368 102 590 507 888 Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) ____________ farms, 1987._ 153 223 79 26 307 143 199 

number, 1987._ 275 349 149 32 522 214 313 40 horsepower (PTO) or more ______________ farms, 1987._ 389 304 88 25 159 142 236 

number, 1987 __ 908 714 225 41 272 321 469 

Grain and bean combines' ___________________ farms, 1987 __ 299 85 19 10 87 84 99 1982 __ 251 80 25 5 58 71 82 number, 1987 __ 348 100 23 12 99 111 109 1982 __ 295 89 28 5 66 84 88 Cottonpickers and strippers ___________________ farms, 1987 __ - - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - - number, 1987 __ - - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - - Mower conditioners __________________________ farms, 1987 __ 106 233 71 23 165 123 177 1982 __ 75 245 71 27 157 87 196 

number, 1987 __ 115 257 89 26 180 134 202 1982 __ 83 277 91 28 172 90 205 Pickup balers _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 173 247 80 27 179 150 221 1982 __ 180 214 74 31 150 138 234 

number, 1987 __ 197 330 105 29 210 173 261 1982 __ 193 274 94 33 157 150 263 

1987 INVENTORY 

Manufactured 1983 to 1987: Motortrucks, including pickups ____________________ farms __ 128 117 56 14 85 83 90 

number __ 175 174 70 14 89 112 102 Wheel tractors __________________________________ farms __ 53 35 18 1 55 15 30 number __ 69 50 27 (D) 65 16 43 Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) ________________ farms __ 6 5 4 - 39 1 9 

number __ 8 6 4 - 39 (D) 10 40 horsepower (PTO) or more __________________ farms __ 49 32 14 1 18 14 21 

number._ 61 44 23 (D) 26 (D) 33 Grain and bean combines ________________________ farms __ 83 1 3 - - 9 1 number __ 85 (D) 3 - - 10 (D) 

Cottonpickers and strippers _______________________ farms __ - - - - - - - number __ - - - - - - - Mower conditioners ______________________________ farms __ 8 31 12 - 39 2 15 number __ 8 31 13 - 45 (D) 15 Pickup balers ___________________________________ farms __ 26 35 21 2 16 24 42 

number __ 26 44 23 (D) 22 24 44 

Manufactured prior to 1983: Motortrucks, including pickups ____________________ farms __ 413 390 127 44 364 230 347 

number __ I 496 916 377 82 681 524 816 Wheel tractors __________________________________ farms __ 392 377 121 44 373 206 321 

number __ I 114 1 013 347 (D) 729 519 739 Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) ________________ farms __ 151 221 79 26 285 142 193 

number __ 267 343 145 32 483 (D) 303 40 horsepower (PTO) or more __________________ farms __ 373 285 86 25 156 141 229 

number._ 847 670 202 (D) 246 (D) 436 Grain and bean combines ________________________ farms __ 225 84 16 10 87 75 98 

number __ 263 (D) 20 12 99 101 (D) 

Cottonpickers and strippers _______________________ farms __ - - - - - - - number __ - - - - - - - Mower conditioners ______________________________ farms __ 99 204 62 23 126 122 162 

number __ 107 226 76 26 135 (D) 187 Pickup balers ___________________________________ farms __ 154 219 64 25 163 130 193 

number __ 171 286 82 (D) 188 149 217 

See footnotes at end of table. 

216 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 8. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[Data are based on a sample of farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text I 

All Farms 

Petroleum Phillips Pondera Powder River Powell Prairie Ravalli 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 111 492 486 350 238 190 988 1982 __ 99 494 486 338 210 184 1 019 $1,000,1987 __ 6716 29906 46499 20358 12 938 11 704 20481 1982 __ 6762 39374 46229 19531 12 299 13600 23313 Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 60503 60785 95677 58 166 54 363 61 599 20729 1982 __ 68302 79705 95 121 57784 58567 73 911 22878 

Farms by value group: $1 to $9,999 ___________________________________ 1987 __ 20 78 41 63 76 20 449 1982 __ 15 39 84 85 53 26 468 $10,000 to $19,999 _____________________________ 1987 __ 8 67 53 63 27 33 253 1982 __ 11 86 35 54 30 6 194 $20,000 to $29,999 _____________________________ 1987 __ 13 62 44 22 30 33 107 1982 __ 12 46 37 33 10 20 123 $30,000 to $49,999 _____________________________ 1987 __ 13 47 77 63 36 22 77 1982 __ 15 69 52 35 30 32 80 

$50,000 to $69,999 _____________________________ 1987 __ 20 67 50 28 23 17 46 1982 __ 11 19 66 42 27 21 96 $70,000 to $99,999 _____________________________ 1987 __ 11 67 24 46 5 29 18 1982 __ 9 66 47 26 26 23 14 $100,000 to $199,999 ___________________________ 1987 __ 22 82 143 46 20 25 29 1982 __ 20 119 91 38 20 42 38 $200,000 or more ______________________________ 1987 __ 4 22 54 19 21 11 9 1982 __ 6 50 74 25 14 14 6 $200,000 to $499,999 _________________________ 1987 __ 4 22 48 18 18 10 9 $500,000 or more ____________________________ 1987 __ - - 6 1 3 1 -

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Motortrucks, including pickups ________________ farms, 1987 __ 109 451 453 323 238 190 882 1982 __ 94 462 484 319 200 177 924 

number, 1981-_ 353 1 572 2066 1 078 642 616 1 590 1982 __ 299 1 541 1 996 964 551 580 1 711 

Wheel tractors ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 99 403 427 310 201 187 855 1982 __ 87 449 407 294 177 162 794 number, 1987 __ 299 1 338 1 291 924 526 563 1 624 1982 __ 248 1 518 1 112 937 621 530 1 598 Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) ____________ farms, 1987 __ 53 190 251 173 130 75 608 

number, 1987 __ 97 348 326 317 208 136 667 40 horsepower (PTO) or more ______________ farms, 1987 __ 87 370 416 243 134 155 415 

number, 1987 __ 202 990 965 607 318 427 737 

Grain and bean combines' ___________________ farms, 1987 __ 32 213 309 107 35 99 52 1982 __ 36 280 312 94 29 88 95 

number, 1987 __ 46 316 401 111 41 112 56 1982 __ 47 410 402 98 39 101 107 Cottonpickers and strippers ___________________ farms, 1987 __ - - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - - number, 1987 __ - - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - - Mower conditioners __________________________ farms, 1987 __ 49 123 105 164 87 70 286 1982 __ 50 126 94 138 103 47 263 number, 1987 __ 56 146 126 191 109 75 358 1982 __ 60 146 120 145 129 53 281 Pickup balers _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 64 267 209 194 110 122 371 1982 __ 56 217 187 193 115 100 288 

number, 1987 __ 88 325 250 240 155 141 382 1982 __ 77 249 213 215 161 116 302 

I 

1987 INVENTORY 

Manufactured 1983 to 1987: Motortrucks, including pickups ____________________ farms __ 41 191 145 140 67 71 188 

numbeL_ 61 249 216 217 81 87 204 Wheel tractors __________________________________ farms __ 11 49 42 33 14 18 83 

numbeL_ 12 83 70 43 18 21 88 Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) ________________ farms __ 1 3 8 9 - 2 64 number __ (D) (D) 8 11 - (D) 64 40 horsepower (PTO) or more __________________ farms __ 10 47 38 26 14 17 24 

numbeL_ (D) (D) 62 32 18 (D) 24 Grain and bean combines ________________________ farms __ 1 31 61 11 - 12 - number __ (D) 33 75 11 - 13 -

Cottonpickers and strippers _______________________ farms __ - - - - - - - numbeL_ - - - - - - - Mower conditioners ______________________________ farms __ 3 14 14 16 19 5 24 

numbeL_ 3 15 15 16 21 5 25 Pickup balers ___________________________________ farms __ 9 51 30 26 18 27 51 

numbeL_ 9 52 34 29 20 27 52 

Manufactured prior to 1983: Motortrucks, including pickups ____________________ farms __ 99 394 405 316 221 177 817 number __ 292 1 323 1 850 861 561 529 1 386 Wheel tractors __________________________________ farms __ 99 381 415 308 200 186 835 

numbeL_ 287 1 255 1 221 881 508 542 1 536 Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) ________________ farms __ 53 187 248 171 130 74 590 number __ (D) (D) 318 306 208 (D) 823 40 horsepower (PTO) or more __________________ farms __ 86 347 400 241 132 155 405 

numbeL_ (D) (D) 903 575 300 (D) 713 Grain and bsan combines ________________________ farms __ 31 195 263 96 35 87 52 number __ (D) 283 326 100 41 99 56 

Cottonpickers and strippers _______________________ farms __ - - - - - - - number __ - - - - - - - Mower conditioners ______________________________ farms __ 46 110 92 149 75 66 270 number __ 53 131 111 175 88 70 333 Pickup balers ___________________________________ farms __ 61 228 192 173 103 105 320 number __ 79 273 216 211 135 114 330 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONTANA 217 
Table 8. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[Data are based on a sample of farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

All Farms 

Richland Roosevelt Rosebud Sanders Sheridan Silver Bow Stillwater 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 620 598 362 382 600 111 447 1982 __ 555 584 352 379 586 108 425 

$1,000,1981-_ 53426 50376 18846 11 828 45430 2332 22028 1982 __ 49532 47537 22810 9985 52912 2885 26720 Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 86172 84240 52059 30963 75 717 21 012 49280 1982 __ 89246 81 399 64 801 26344 90293 26716 62871 

Farms by value group: $1 to $9,999 ___________________________________ 1987 __ 100 80 89 147 43 47 92 1982 __ 56 31 59 154 32 45 70 $10,000 to $19,999 _____________________________ 1987 __ 59 105 59 51 88 28 109 1982 __ 60 108 65 71 52 25 93 $20,000 to $29,999 _____________________________ 1987 __ 84 45 35 63 58 12 68 1982 __ 37 68 20 48 36 12 36 $30,000 to $49,999 _____________________________ 1987 __ 51 62 62 28 90 12 49 1982 __ 43 70 67 33 103 9 51 

$50,000 to $69,999 _____________________________ 1987 __ 49 50 37 41 128 7 26 

1982 __ 71 51 51 32 81 7 31 $70,000 to $99,999 _____________________________ 1981-_ 94 52 30 36 61 2 33 

1982 __ 99 75 20 27 79 4 36 $100,000 to $199,999 ___________________________ 1987 __ 104 118 33 12 71 3 52 1982 __ 116 101 46 9 130 3 88 $200,000 or more ______________________________ 1987 __ 79 86 17 4 61 - 18 

1982 __ 73 80 24 5 73 3 20 $200,000 to $499,999 _________________________ 1987 __ 72 82 15 4 52 - 16 $500,000 or more ____________________________ 1987 __ 7 4 2 - 9 - 2 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Motortrucks, including pickups ________________ farms, 1987 __ 614 584 331 348 577 108 423 

1982 __ 517 576 342 344 583 97 391 

number, 1987 __ 2300 2166 1 023 729 2037 236 1 106 

1982 __ 1 949 1 879 1 025 693 2083 206 1 163 

Wheel tractors ______________________________ farms, 1981-_ 541 560 331 328 555 104 363 1982 __ 532 524 324 337 556 87 397 

number, 1987 __ 1 860 1 369 961 691 1 512 207 975 

1982 __ 1 748 1 317 981 645 1564 205 1 061 Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) ____________ farms, 1987 __ 270 195 203 208 254 86 212 

number, 1987 __ 513 276 335 313 362 124 333 40 horsepower (PTO) or more ______________ farms, 1987 __ 466 516 247 218 497 40 271 

number, 1987 __ 1 347 1 093 626 378 1 150 83 642 

Grain and bean combines' ___________________ farms, 1987 __ 305 420 90 53 454 3 106 1982 __ 316 339 128 52 478 5 156 

number, 1987 __ 389 525 99 72 563 3 134 1982 __ 361 436 153 54 618 5 201 Cottonpickers and strippers ___________________ farms, 1987 __ - - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - - number, 1987 __ - - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - - Mower conditioners __________________________ farms, 1987 __ 160 117 165 145 91 30 181 

1982 __ 132 58 137 164 83 30 177 

number, 1987 __ 184 134 182 149 91 40 185 

1982 __ 132 72 163 168 83 33 190 Pickup balers _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 282 219 198 168 209 33 239 1982 __ 207 198 171 179 208 33 254 

number,1987 __ 333 257 262 199 238 34 277 1982 __ 222 207 229 208 250 38 303 

1987 INVENTORY 

Manufactured 1983 to 1987: Motortrucks, including pickups ____________________ farms __ 232 230 160 75 195 64 85 

number __ 326 360 216 88 243 65 103 Wheel tractors __________________________________ farms __ 122 89 50 21 69 6 23 

number __ 173 114 93 24 76 6 32 Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) ________________ farms __ 15 27 24 13 24 - 1 

number __ 21 32 24 14 24 - (D) 40 horsepower (PTO) or more __________________ farms __ 117 67 45 9 45 6 23 

numbeL_ 152 82 69 10 52 6 (D) Grain and bean combines ________________________ farms __ 55 74 5 1 22 - 6 

number __ 58 81 6 (D) 23 - 6 

Cottonpickers and strippers _______________________ farms __ - - - - - - - number __ - - - - - - - Mower conditioners ______________________________ farms __ 45 21 3 12 10 4 37 

number __ 45 21 7 12 10 4 37 Pickup balers ___________________________________ farms __ 66 38 51 9 20 6 33 

number __ 67 38 56 9 21 (0) 33 

Manufactured prior to 1983: Motortrucks, including pickups ____________________ farms __ 572 568 276 322 546 99 396 

number __ 1 974 1 806 807 641 1 794 171 1003 Wheel tractors __________________________________ farms __ 537 550 312 323 537 102 362 

number __ 1 687 1 255 868 667 1 436 201 943 Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) ________________ farms __ 266 169 182 195 230 86 212 

numbeL_ 492 244 311 299 338 124 (D) 40 horsepower (PTO) or more __________________ farms __ 444 510 222 218 495 38 270 

number __ 1 195 1 011 557 368 1 098 77 (D) Grain and bean combines ________________________ farms __ 253 362 88 53 433 3 100 

number __ 331 444 93 (0) 540 3 128 

Cottonpickers and strippers _______________________ farms __ - - - - - - - numbeL_ - - - - - - - Mower conditioners ______________________________ farms __ 124 96 163 134 81 29 145 

number __ 139 113 175 137 81 36 148 Pickup balers ___________________________________ farms __ 232 195 157 162 197 27 216 

number __ 286 219 206 190 217 (0) 244 

See footnotes at end of table. 

218 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 8. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[Data are based on a sample of farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text l 

All Farms 

Sweet Grass Teton Toole Treasure Valley Wheatland Wibaux Yellowstone 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 308 621 387 121 719 145 192 1 042 1982 __ 292 625 354 107 654 150 184 1 046 $1,000,1987 __ 17 098 46039 44 400 11 131 55968 10 156 13577 44791 1982 __ 13398 55922 48211 8926 54109 11 288 15 453 49870 Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 55512 74 137 114730 91 995 77842 70039 70 712 42986 1982 __ 45884 89474 136190 83418 82736 75256 83982 47 676 

Farms by value group: $1 to $9,999 ___________________________________ 1987 __ 51 89 34 29 113 32 40 335 1982 __ 68 85 15 14 118 25 21 348 $10,000 to $19,999 _____________________________ 1987 __ 49 92 25 18 62 24 20 159 1982 __ 44 25 56 16 75 24 12 138 $20,000 to $29,999 _____________________________ 1987 __ 26 59 17 1 78 20 16 125 1982 __ 34 93 11 3 73 13 40 113 $30,000 to $49,999 _____________________________ 1987 __ 78 54 31 10 66 10 28 103 1982 __ 54 82 33 19 24 26 15 111 $50,000 to $69,999 _____________________________ 1987 __ 28 101 46 18 63 14 14 105 1982 __ 23 67 33 6 71 10 22 81 $70,000 to $99,999 _____________________________ 1987 __ 29 67 47 4 98 17 32 74 1982 __ 43 51 27 11 74 9 4 98 $100,000 to $199,999 ___________________________ 1987 __ 29 112 109 22 181 14 26 105 1982 __ 9 153 77 26 125 25 41 99 $200,000 or more ______________________________ 1987 __ 18 47 78 19 58 14 16 36 1982 __ 17 69 102 12 94 18 29 58 $200,000 to $499,999 _________________________ 1987 __ 18 42 74 18 57 11 14 36 $500,000 or more ____________________________ 1987 __ - 5 4 1 1 3 2 -

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Motortrucks, including pickups _________________ farms, 1987 __ 297 601 375 117 698 140 186 935 1982 __ 273 620 346 98 614 143 172 970 number, 1987 __ 752 2406 1 874 482 2574 474 580 2 780 1982 __ 740 2297 1 620 447 2187 513 561 2480 Wheel tractors _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 254 533 336 93 644 119 166 900 1982 __ 242 572 331 98 561 129 172 872 number, 1987 __ 691 1 537 957 405 1 875 366 446 2283 1982 __ 613 1 487 926 399 1 588 365 509 2073 Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) _____________ farms, 1987 __ 167 214 137 46 334 57 78 559 number, 1987 __ (D) 345 188 85 511 100 107 905 40 horsepower (PTO) or more _______________ farms, 1987 __ 196 506 321 91 554 104 141 590 number, 1987 __ (D) 1 192 769 320 1 364 266 339 1 378 

Grain and bean combines' ____________________ farms, 1987 __ 58 349 272 33 388 47 118 254 1982 __ 41 361 263 35 354 73 92 284 number,1987 __ 61 505 441 40 439 64 133 289 1982 __ 48 521 405 41 397 98 104 342 Cottonpickers and strippers ____________________ farms, 1987 __ - - - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - - - number, 1987 __ - - - - - - - . - 1982 __ - - - - - - - - Mower conditioners ___________________________ farms, 1987 __ 17!" 234 52 65 157 73 64 354 1982 __ 196 187 42 38 128 79 58 291 number,1987 __ 185 267 70 76 187 88 73 376 1982 __ 217 211 46 42 147 96 60 300 Pickup balers ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 199 293 115 75 325 82 92 424 1982 __ 196 307 124 58 339 84 128 420 number, 1987 __ 229 365 144 105 409 115 119 488 1982 __ 230 343 138 74 428 109 167 460 

1987 INVENTORY 

Manufactured 1983 to 1987: Motortrucks, including pickups ____________________ farms __ 78 171 208 53 289 64 68 304 number __ 104 199 295 79 374 99 87 357 Wheel tractors __________________________________ farms __ 27 56 58 16 67 15 29 99 number __ 36 84 74 29 79 17 43 116 Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) ________________ farms __ 6 5 6 - 5 1 7 26 number __ (D) 5 6 - 6 (0) 7 32 40 horsepower (PTO) or more __________________ farms __ 23 55 55 16 65 14 26 75 number __ (D) 59 68 29 73 (0) 36 84 Grain and bean combines ________________________ farms __ 1 49 48 3 36 3 15 9 number __ (D) 56 56 3 37 3 18 9 

Cottonpickers and strippers _______________________ farms __ - - - - - - - - numbeL_ - - - - - - - - Mower conditionerL _____________________________ farms __ 43 11 16 8 14 7 14 15 number __ 43 12 16 8 14 7 14 15 Pickup balers ___________________________________ farms __ 20 36 8 15 42 10 37 61 

numbeL_ 20 41 8 17 43 12 38 63 

Manufactured prior to 1983: Motortrucks, 847 including pickups ____________________ farms __ 278 549 359 105 665 116 174 

numbeL_ 648 2207 1 579 403 2200 375 493 2423 Wheel tractors __________________________________ farms __ 251 531 330 92 637 119 156 863 number __ 655 1 473 883 376 1 796 349 403 2 167 Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) ________________ farms __ 162 210 134 46 329 57 71 535 number __ 274 340 182 85 505 (0) 100 873 40 horsepower (PTO) or more __________________ farms __ 194 504 311 89 546 103 134 565 

numbeL_ 381 1 133 701 291 1 291 (0) 303 1 294 Grain and bean combines ________________________ farms __ 57 308 237 31 358 44 105 247 

numbeL_ (D) 449 385 37 402 61 115 280 

Cotlonpickers and strippers _______________________ farms __ - - - - - - - - number __ - - - - - - - - Mower conditioners ______________________________ farms __ 133 225 45 60 143 72 50 341 

numbeL_ 142 255 54 68 173 81 59 361 Pickup balers ___________________________________ farms __ 187 261 108 64 295 76 70 379 number __ 209 324 136 88 366 103 81 425 

'Data for 1982 include self·propelled only. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONTANA 219 
Table 9. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1987 and 1982 

[Data are based on a sample of farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Chemicals used 

Montana Beaverhead Big Hom Blaine Broadwater Carbon Carter 

Commercial fertilizer _________________________ farms, 1981-_ 12 271 179 227 228 134 390 69 1982 __ 10 964 153 197 158 94 339 77 acres on which used, 1987 __ 5 686 900 75739 134699 132716 47842 71 827 21 953 1982 __ 5 064 039 86567 125386 81 818 46687 78407 16426 

Cropland fertilized, except pastureland _______ farms, 1987 __ 11 731 166 227 226 127 378 62 1962 __ 10684 151 196 157 94 315 77 acres on which used, 1967 __ 5 552 894 72691 134315 130844 45601 66 367 20058 1982 __ 4 974 012 74503 123478 (D) 46 352 70735 15816 

Pastureland and rangeland fertilized _________ farms, 1987 __ 1 543 24 14 15 9 114 8 1982 __ 1 369 28 39 4 5 114 4 

acres on which used, 1967 __ 134 006 3048 584 1 872 2241 5460 1 895 1982 __ 110 027 12064 1 908 (D) 335 7672 610 

lime _______________________________________ farms, 1987 __ - - - - - - - 1962 __ - - - - - - - acres on which used, 1967 __ - - - - - - - 1962 __ - - - - - - - tons, 1987 __ - - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - - Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., to controlInsects on hay and other crops _____________ farms, 1987 __ 6 726 48 157 167 9 181 62 1962 __ 1 615 24 57 6 9 39 23 acres on which used, 1987 __ 2 119 654 11 594 43576 86700 3469 17461 11 479 1962 __ 477 659 9276 18073 5842 6750 12803 4886 

Nematodes in crops _______________________ farms, 1987 __ 303 - 16 - - 10 9 1982 __ 258 10 20 13 1 8 12 acres on which used, 1967 __ 55606 - 1 739 - - 617 400 1982 __ 67454 4000 1229 15944 (D) 729 7 176 

Diseases in crops and orchards _____________ farms, 1981-_ 836 1 5 14 - 17 - 1962 __ 867 3 11 14 3 5 - acres on which used, 1967 __ 320 233 (D) 49 9932 - 1 152 - 1962 __ 508 258 2324 (0) 18097 (0) 1 831 - Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and pasture __________________________________ farms, 1967 __ 11 811 83 222 229 136 321 71 1962 __ 10399 37 248 197 92 327 109 acres on which used, 1967 __ 6 004 359 25598 102133 138266 50709 52471 25177 1962 __ 5 455 847 24800 133 176 172809 37 166 52469 34356 

Chemicals used for defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ___________ farms, 1967 __ 412 6 1 3 2 20 1 1962 __ 337 4 1 1 2 5 6 

acres on which used, 196L_ 111 060 324 (0) (0) (0) 367 (0) 1962 __ 93060 625 (0) (0) (0) 385 4200 

Chemicals used 

Cascade Chouteau Custer Daniels Dawson Deer Lodge Fallon 

Commercial fertilizer _________________________ farms, 198L_ 431 601 175 171 301 29 126 1982 __ 407 576 163 144 297 18 120 acres on which used, 1987 __ 239 109 592 726 50699 83025 173 895 6678 59237 1962 __ 207370 501 325 52890 77256 166 236 3342 54286 

Cropland fertilized, except pastureland _______ farms, 1967 __ 421 600 161 166 301 28 124 1962 __ 398 576 163 139 296 18 116 

acres on which used, 196L_ 235682 591 606 49012 82485 172 414 (D) (D) 1962 __ 204459 500545 52553 77211 165 115 (0) 50916 

Pastureland and rangeland fertilized _________ farms, 1967 __ 61 6 22 4 20 1 3 1982 __ 26 6 9 5 15 2 5 acres on which used, 1987 __ 3427 920 1 687 540 1 481 (D) (D) 1982 __ 2911 780 337 45 1 121 (D) 3370 

lime _______________________________________ farms, 196L_ - - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - - acres on which used, 196L_ - - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - - tons, 1987 __ - - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - - Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., to 

controlInsects on hay and other crops _____________ farms, 198L_ 129 379 133 230 231 2 94 1982 __ 34 49 36 46 28 - 5 acres on which used, 1967 __ 47018 165 723 24888 96685 68 345 (0) 19294 1982 __ 20294 34843 5661 12132 6644 - 3535 

Nematodes in crops _______________________ farms, 1961-_ 14 8 1 - 5 - 1 1962 __ 2 - - 21 - - 1 

acres on which used, 196L_ 1 470 4575 (0) - 791 - (D) 1982 __ (D) - - 8390 - - (D) 

Diseases in crops and orchards _____________ farms, 1987 __ 40 42 10 9 4 - 3 1982 __ 56 44 3 42 26 - 1 

acres on which used, 198L_ 27371 41 164 2352 6747 3758 - (0) 1982 __ 33330 46 744 (0) 32907 11 802 - (0) 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and pasture __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 439 588 159 243 288 18 149 1962 __ 413 541 123 226 277 4 112 acres on which used, 1987 __ 220 118 526250 58635 212 049 145 233 2833 63 155 1962 __ 186423 502 191 45531 144 596 153 515 501 47875 

Chemicals used for defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ___________ farms, 198L_ 13 22 5 8 15 1 - 1962 __ 7 9 3 6 8 - 1 acres on which used, 1967 __ 1043 16541 599 3862 5873 (D) - 1962 __ 202 6467 4047 5296 668 - (0) 

220 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[Data are based on a sample of farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Chemicals used 

Fergus Flathead Gallatin Garfield Glacier Golden Valley Granite 

Commercial fertilizer _________________________ farms, 1987 __ 457 399 534 121 220 58 56 1982 __ 404 411 448 95 204 97 55 acres on which used, 1987 __ 239 749 44 000 138 548 62 238 231 509 30846 14 545 1982 __ 224 801 50440 130 203 67 116 198518 36470 15 541 

Cropland fertilized, except pastureland _______ farms, t987 __ 445 348 509 121 210 58 53 1982 __ 404 386 425 95 204 91 55 acres on which used, 1987 __ 236800 41 486 131 784 59813 221 034 30846 14020 1982 __ 223161 47273 122 843 (0) 197 993 35037 15 291 

Pastureland and rangeland fertilized _________ farms, 1987 __ 25 78 103 8 26 - 6 1982 __ 13 110 124 2 9 7 3 acres on which used, 1987 __ 2949 2 514 6 764 2 425 10475 - 525 1982 __ 1 640 3 167 7 360 (0) 525 1 433 250 

Ume _______________________________________ farms, 1987 __ - - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - - acres on which used, 1987 __ - - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - - tons, 1987 __ - - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - - Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., to controlInsects on hay and other crops _____________ farms, 1987 __ 221 88 94 116 141 44 14 1982 __ 41 105 41 8 12 4 - acres on which used, 1987 __ 82692 6539 14 879 71 533 74837 16476 4245 1982 __ 7784 7900 9 522 (0) 9 563 (D) -

Nematodes in crops _______________________ farms, 1987 __ 18 - 4 - 16 1 - 1982 __ 1 4 11 3 4 - - acres on which used, 1987 __ 2026 - 474 - 6570 (D) - 1982 __ (D) 172 470 1 698 3408 - -

Diseases in crops and orchards _____________ farms, 1987 __ 50 36 22 10 28 - - 1982 __ 25 24 13 - 16 1 - acres on which used, 1987 __ 10153 1 503 2280 5 361 18807 - - 1982 __ 20113 1 280 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and 

541 - 13980 (D) -

pasture __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 461 280 442 129 260 75 47 1982 __ 403 269 401 136 170 72 13 acres on which used, 1987 __ 224 354 27063 98 902 85 931 230 891 32693 5025 1982 __ 204677 35093 93 179 92 246 161 775 36213 924 

Chemicals used for defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ___________ farms, 1987 __ - 26 33 3 13 1 - 1982 __ 17 13 27 - 2 - - acres on which used, 1987 __ - 2083 5 525 (0) 5546 (D) - 1982 __ 2825 (D) 4 208 - (D) - -

Chemicals used 

Hill Jefferson Judith Basin Lake Lewis and Clark Liberty Lincoln 

Commercial fertilizer _________________________ farms, 1987 __ 423 45 203 502 178 196 61 1982 __ 357 52 192 443 104 138 68 

acres on which used, 1987 __ 395678 12757 120 354 55 379 35 777 177 822 2 821 1982 __ 291 404 10034 116869 51 338 25945 165 849 1 413 

Cropland fertilized, except pastureland _______ farms, 1987 __ 417 45 202 469 168 196 56 1982 __ 357 52 187 424 102 138 63 

acres on which used, 1987 __ 390710 12151 119 694 47 889 33074 177 822 2727 1982 __ (D) 9829 114929 45 613 (D) (D) 1 378 

Pastureland and rangeland fertilized _________ farms, 1987 __ 14 7 5 85 31 - 14 1982 __ 1 5 9 88 13 1 5 

acres on which used, 1987 __ 4968 606 660 7 490 2 703 - 94 1982 __ (D) 205 1 940 5 725 (0) (D) 35 

Lime _______________________________________ farms, 1987 __ - - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - - acres on which used, 1987 __ - - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - - tons, 1987 __ - - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - - Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., to controlInsects on hay and other crops _____________ farms, 1987 __ 187 10 57 341 33 87 - 1982 __ 30 6 19 182 15 8 - acres on which used, 1987 __ ' 77195 2400 27 105 26 765 860 50018 - 1982 __ 28117 2261 5987 6 216 1 328 19386 -

Nematodes in crops _______________________ farms, 1987 __ I 1 - 7 - 1 - 1982 __ - - 16 10 5 1 - acres on which used, 1987 __ (D) (D) - 410 - (D) - 1982 __ - - 3530 52 100 (D) -

Diseases in crops and orchards _____________ farms, 1987 __ 27 9 7 174 1 34 - 1982 __ 60 3 1 136 6 22 - acres on which used, 1987 __ 15870 (D~ 6944 3 324 (D) 13 251 - 1982 __ 62136 (D (D) 1 761 34 24057 - Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and pasture __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 467 70 232 318 191 233 58 1982 __ 461 34 191 307 105 200 23 

acres on which used, 1987 __ 488705 22195 97718 38626 49271 204 459 1 479 1982 __ 422828 6501 107 445 32271 22389 235 996 188 

Chemicals used for defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ___________ farms, 1987 __ 24 1 3 48 1 1 - 1982 __ - - 5 23 1 7 - acres on which used, 1987 __ 4840 (D) (D) 1 842 (D) (0) - 1982 __ - - 1 329 660 (D) 4404 -

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONTANA 221 
Table 9. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1987 and 1982-con. 

[Data are based on a sample of farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Chemicals used 

McCone Madison Meagher Mineral Missoula Musselshell Park 

Commercial fertilizer _________________________ farms, 1987 __ 278 233 48 23 191 80 147 1982 __ 220 213 54 21 144 113 134 acres on which used, 1987 __ 187346 70470 37774 1 321 12548 42527 30680 1982 __ 137148 70051 45448 844 8905 55634 39860 

Cropland fertilized, except pastureland _______ farms, 1987 __ 271 218 48 20 152 74 129 1982 __ 219 198 54 20 131 112 132 acres on which used, 1987 __ 186116 65393 (0) 1 110 10973 41 692 27828 1982 __ 135698 65439 (0) 734 6557 (D) 38 130 

Pastureland and rangeland fertilized _________ farms, 1987 __ 13 33 1 8 97 10 35 1982 __ 8 39 2 4 35 3 8 

acres on which used, 1987 __ 1 230 5077 (0) 211 1 575 835 2852 1982 __ 1 450 4612 (0) 110 2348 (D) 1 730 

Lime _______________________________________ farms, 1987 __ - - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - - acres on which used, 1987 __ - - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - - tons, 1987 __ - - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - - Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., to 

controlInsects on hay and other crops _____________ farms, 1987 __ 210 44 4 3 32 69 23 1982 __ 47 19 3 2 10 14 27 

acres on which used, 1987 __ 85686 8179 (D) (0) 4763 40420 1 493 1982 __ 19471 3178 (0) (0) (D) 5156 2310 

Nematodes in crops _______________________ farms, 1987 __ - - - - - 1 - 1982 __ - - - - - 1 - acres on which used, 1987 __ - - - - - (D) - 1982 __ - - - - - (D) -

Diseases in crops and orchards _____________ farms, 1987 __ 4 2 1 1 14 - 1 1982 __ 13 - - 1 16 1 - acres on which used, 1987 __ 4564 (0) (0) (0) 548 - (0) 1982 __ 13639 - - (0) 30 (D) - Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and pasture __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 296 180 75 15 144 82 184 1982 __ 229 103 49 12 101 50 117 acres on which used, 1987 __ 209459 34453 33740 517 11 612 43023 24651 1982 __ 148 020 22013 23288 270 6244 34714 33439 

Chemicals used for defoliation or for grow1h control of crops or thinning of fruit ___________ farms, 1987 __ 9 4 - - - 1 8 1982 __ 1 2 - 1 - 1 11 

acres on which used, 1987 __ 5 175 166 - - - (D) 291 1982 __ (0) (0) - (D) - (D) 1 760 

Chemicals used 

Petroleum Phillips Pondera Powder River Powell Prairie Ravalli 

Commercial fertilizer _________________________ farms, 1987 __ 27 231 388 98 100 132 460 1982 __ 23 206 359 74 74 110 460 acres on which used, 1987 __ 13067 113627 299 064 34270 28516 55391 35069 1982 __ 7366 75272 283 696 30381 23338 50313 38146 

Cropland fertilized, except pastureland _______ farms, 1987 __ 25 214 387 98 99 130 385 1982 __ 23 205 359 74 74 110 414 acres on which used, 1987 __ 12267 107 590 296 882 (D) 25616 54908 25203 1982 __ 7366 71 043 281 694 30381 (0) 50042 31 565 

Pastureland and rangeland fertilized _________ farms, 1987 __ 3 31 47 1 5 6 181 1982 __ - 38 33 - 1 5 179 acres on which used, 1987 __ 800 6037 2 182 (0) 2900 483 9866 1982 __ - 4229 2002 - (0) 271 6581 

Lime _______________________________________ farms, 1987 __ - - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - - acres on which used, 1987 __ - - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - - tons, 1987 __ - - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - - Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., to controlInsects on hay and other crops _____________ farms, 1987 __ 44 213 193 87 8 78 56 1982 __ 14 22 23 17 8 19 61 acres on which used, 1987 __ 8689 67 170 58718 18820 1 694 17 528 3565 1982 __ 2 137 2891 18765 4505 1 652 4612 1 861 

Nematodes in crops _______________________ farms, 1987 __ - 3 10 3 - 2 9 1982 __ - 7 2 5 - 5 - acres on which used, 1987 __ - 1 555 1 830 402 - (0) 388 1982 __ - 3758 (D) 693 - 314 -

Diseases in crops and orchards _____________ farms, 1987 __ - 4 22 - 2 3 40 1982 __ 1 3 41 1 - 3 43 

acres on which used, 1987 __ - 4592 17273 - (0) 1 096 307 1982 __ (0) 3421 34851 (0) - 756 796 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and pasture __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 30 243 361 114 118 98 184 1982 __ 32 280 344 82 4B 101 215 

acres on which used, 1987 __ 16 195 186 217 262 803 35774 33490 41 84B 11 848 1982 __ 6 133 137 435 242 369 26253 4713 43348 14896 

Chemicals used for defoliation or for grow1h control of crops or thinning of fruit ___________ farms, 1987 __ 4 10 26 2 - 3 10 1982 __ 4 30 31 4 - 1 22 

acres on which used, 1987 __ 1 091 3853 13312 (0) - (0) 50 1982 __ 340 3039 5491 470 - (0) 3178 

222 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[Data are based on a sample of farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Chemicals used 

Richland Roosevelt Rosebud Sanders Sheridan Silver Bow Stillwater 

Commercial fertilizer _________________________ farms, 1987 __ 383 294 120 145 272 30 199 1982 __ 373 198 128 60 210 13 166 acres on which used, 1987 __ 199 897 117330 61 112 12496 106 707 2932 68871 1982 __ 177 132 81 484 91 912 6812 79486 2351 78246 

Cropland fertilized, except pastureland _______ farms, 1987 __ 383 294 114 139 272 30 177 1982 __ 365 198 119 60 210 13 161 acres on which used, 1987 __ 198 455 116230 60201 11 943 106317 (D) 67 178 1982 __ 176 500 (D) 88309 6812 78096 (D) 76055 

Pastureland and rangeland fertilized _________ farms, 1987 __ 17 3 23 18 3 2 39 1982 __ 14 1 13 - 18 1 31 acres on which used, 1987 __ I 442 1 100 911 553 390 (D) 1 693 1982 __ 632 (D) 3603 - 1 390 (D) 2191 

Lime _______________________________________ farms, 1987 __ - - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - - acres on which used, 1987 __ - - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - - tons, 1987 __ - - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - - Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., to 

controlInsects on hay and other crops _____________ farms, 1987 __ 247 397 111 25 425 - 55 1982 __ 75 31 43 1 70 1 6 acres on which used, 1987 __ 54668 134 332 19518 1 559 151 698 - 22 167 1982 __ 22786 14253 15610 (D) 8273 (D) 2932 

Nematodes in crops _______________________ farms, 1987 __ 19 8 13 1 - - 1 1982 __ 15 7 3 - - - 2 aCres on which used, 1987 __ 2967 7777 432 (D) - - (D) 1982 __ 2959 12600 (D) - - - (D) 

Diseases in crops and orchards _____________ farms, 1987 __ 16 36 25 1 23 - 2 1982 __ 11 55 9 1 46 - - acres on which used, 1987 __ 9031 15270 6011 (D) 13123 - (D) 1982 __ 5441 35550 3969 (D) 15352 - - Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and pasture __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 350 410 128 101 397 46 195 1982 __ 317 374 111 32 385 12 177 acres on which used, 1987 __ 188 778 267 279 59541 9223 238021 3419 64421 1982 __ 141 204 198 502 94875 2486 238 157 678 92 117 

Chemicals used for defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ___________ farms, 1987 __ - 10 3 2 1 - 8 1982 __ 1 20 3 - 9 - 13 acres on which used, 1987 __ - 2750 (D) (D) (D) - 1 104 1982 __ (D) 11 400 658 - 5077 - (D) 

Chemicals used 

Sweet Grass Teton Toole Treasure Valley Wheatland Wibaux Yellowstone 

Commercial fertilizer __________________________ farms, 1987 __ 91 531 202 56 283 81 129 505 1982 __ 133 525 141 47 245 76 111 542 

acres on which used, 1987 __ 22911 280 867 168 625 20260 148961 54631 60849 146411 1982 __ 22313 305 906 112948 16733 97627 57554 47500 155 696 

Cropland fertilized, except pastureland ________ farms, 1987 __ 83 530 196 53 281 81 124 438 1982 __ 119 520 141 47 245 76 102 504 

acres on which used, 1987 __ 20490 275 100 166961 18 393 148 159 54 411 59156 133 483 1982 __ 21 047 296 947 112948 15805 97627 56864 47140 146671 

Pastureland and rangeland fertilized __________ farms, 1987 __ 15 70 9 9 6 4 12 139 1982 __ 18 78 - 10 - 6 10 162 

acres on which used, 1987 __ 2421 5767 1664 1 867 802 220 1 693 12928 1982 __ 1 266 8959 - 928 - 690 360 9025 

Lime ________________________________________ farms, 1987 __ - - - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - - - acres on which used, 1987 __ - - - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - - - tons, 1987 __ - - - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - - - Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., to controlInsects on hay and other crops ______________ farms, 1987 __ 43 155 158 47 314 42 84 304 1982 __ 10 28 27 18 16 13 21 142 

acres on which used, 1987 __ 9485 43983 68 340 9765 109185 35556 21 228 60817 1982 __ 615 13599 23273 4122 20566 16703 7610 16775 

Nematodes in crops ________________________ farms, 1987 __ - 3 1 19 3 1 3 90 1982 __ - 1 1 8 - - - 58 

acres on which used, 1987 __ - 415 (D) 2194 969 (D) 2100 7646 1982 __ - (D) (D) 1 248 - - - 6477 

Diseases in crops and orchards ______________ farms, 1987 __ I 10 33 6 13 5 3 25 1982 __ - 52 26 8 11 2 1 7 

acres on which used, 1987 __ (D) 7 140 33837 870 12659 8938 (D) 5601 1982 __ - 16 109 32303 1 586 12467 (D) (D) 8311 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and 109 pasture ___________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 116 455 309 49 414 70 329 1982 __ 92 465 253 38 381 60 110 338 

acres on which used, 1987 __ 12369 219 938 281 499 18182 273344 22579 52514 117683 1982 __ 12354 245 787 257 642 9698 234 295 32424 52815 112545 

Chemicals used for defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____________ farms, 1987 __ - 19 3 1 10 4 2 19 1982 __ 1 6 8 - 7 5 - 8 

acres on which used, 1987 __ - 10 198 (D) (D) 9580 (D) (D) 1 151 1982 __ (D) 1 921 900 - 1 022 1 400 - 688 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONTANA 223 
Table 10. Tenure and Characteristics of Operator and Type of Organization: 1987 

and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Characteristics 

Montana Beaverhead Big Hom Blaine Broadwater Carbon 

FARMS 

land in farms _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 24568 373 501 529 213 635 1982 __ 23570 342 462 455 207 597 

acres, 198L_ 60203993 1 525564 2759309 2 433 747 458 807 536553 1982 __ 60539209 1 546687 2701 713 2 389 874 496 529 628680 Harvested cropland ________________________ farms, 198L_ 19267 259 363 429 168 510 1982 __ 19279 253 360 398 167 492 

acres, 198L_ 9 128013 162929 214318 297 167 69965 97858 1982 __ 9365775 164 045 227293 257 189 84 192 99344 

TENURE OF OPERATOR 

Full owners _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 12112 226 195 265 130 341 1982 __ 11662 212 175 223 102 331 acres, 1987 __ 15622399 440387 728 184 998 147 177 447 172127 1982 __ 17 075 049 550569 761 850 1 051 887 182 475 153027 Harvested cropland ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 8309 155 109 193 89 236 1982 __ 8601 157 114 186 71 245 

acres, 1987 __ 2228860 71 386 38596 99528 22 055 29378 1982 __ 2540246 82486 47098 110305 26546 32221 

Part owners _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 9279 112 210 198 61 182 1982 __ 9239 103 210 188 82 177 acres, 1987 __ 38608260 990764 1 668 949 1 199 424 262082 309569 1982 __ 38772900 969242 1 689 564 1 097 821 287 871 422659 Owned land in farms ______________________ acres, 1987 __ 23078379 554886 718 222 744 476 166 726 198138 1982 __ 23804229 488479 701 474 674 503 184004 266 144 Rented land in farms _____________________ acres, 1987 __ 15529881 435878 950 727 454 948 95356 111 431 1982 __ 14968 671 480763 988 090 423 318 103 867 156515 

Harvested cropland ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 8463 90 186 188 57 170 1982 __ 8590 84 193 17,5 76 167 acres, 1987 __ 5682726 81 553 134 953 164 282 40413 48042 1982 __ 5994920 79618 159 279 124071 46 945 53928 

Tenants ____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 3177 35 96 66 22 112 1982 __ 2669 27 77 44 23 89 acres, 1987 __ 5973334 94413 362 176 236 176 19278 54857 1982 __ 4691 260 26876 250 299 240 166 26183 52994 Harvested cropland ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 2495 14 68 48 22 104 1982 __ 2088 12 53 37 20 80 acres, 1987 __ 1 216427 9990 40769 33357 7497 20438 1982 __ 830609 1 941 20916 22813 10701 13195 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated ________________________________ 1987 __ 18259 296 356 378 166 490 1982 __ 17396 246 353 325 160 471 Not on farm operated _____________________________ 1987 __ 4479 59 96 99 34 104 1982 __ 3710 63 56 68 28 73 Not reported _____________________________________ 1987 __ 1 830 18 49 52 13 41 1982 __ 2464 33 53 62 19 53 

Operators by principal occuPation: Farming _________________________________________ 1987 __ 17405 271 384 428 164 456 1982 __ 16898 268 369 362 164 427 Other ___________________________________________ 1987 __ 7163 102 117 101 49 179 1982 __ 6672 74 93 93 43 170 

Operators by days of work off farm: None __________________________ --------c _________ 1987 __ 12162 188 277 304 113 297 1982 __ 10964 180 235 238 109 296 Any ______________________________________ .. _____ 1987 __ 10764 152 180 186 86 293 1982 __ 10 108 123 158 154 72 250 

1 to 49 days ___________________________________ 1987 __ 2168 25 36 46 21 72 1982 __ 2 135 28 36 39 18 55 50 to 99 days __________________________________ 1987 __ 877 15 8 16 4 25 1982 __ 784 11 15 12 8 16 100 to 149 days ________________________________ 1987 __ 904 14 10 19 10 29 1982 __ 818 10 9 13 3 25 150 to 199 days ________________________________ 1987 __ 1 208 12 27 23 10 28 1982 __ 1 099 15 26 14 3 28 200 days or more ______________________________ 1987 __ 5607 86 99 82 41 139 1982 __ 5272 59 72 76 40 126 

Not reported _____________________________________ 1987 __ 1 642 33 44 39 14 45 1982 __ 2498 39 69 63 26 51 

Operators by years on present farm: 2 years or less ___________________________________ 1987 __ 1 321 22 51 20 18 38 1982 __ 1 268 20 32 23 12 46 3 or 4 years _____________________________________ 1987 __ 1 477 27 38 22 11 49 1982 __ 1 934 33 36 34 13 50 5 to 9 years ______________________________________ 1987 __ 3 662 57 67 79 26 89 1982 __ 3 686 56 66 68 38 95 10 years or more _________________________________ 1987 __ 14043 202 243 302 121 3133 1982 __ 12 451 164 225 233 109 299 Average years on present farm __________________ 1987 __ 19.5 18.4 17.3 20.4 18.4 18.2 1982 __ 18.7 17.1 17.6 19.4 17.4 16.9 

Not reported _____________________________________ 1987 __ 4 065 65 102 106 37 96 1982 __ 4 231 69 103 97 35 107 

Carter 

353 

335 

1 629 533 

1 696443 

256 

274 

104 358 

135 174 

161 

143 

374660 

379779 

96 

100 

27844 

37997 

137 

153 

1 039865 

1 141 925 

676248 

723 907 

363 617 

418018 

122 

144 63492 

79343 

55 

39 

215008 

174 739 

38 

30 

13022 

17834 

261 

243 

57 

44 

35 

48 

298 

292 

55 

43 

219 

183 

114 

104 

38 

55 

6 

4 

15 

6 

6 

6 

49 

33 

20 

48 

15 

11 

20 

13 

42 

24 

208 

198 

22.1 

23.4 

68 

89 

224 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Tenure and Characteristics of Operator and Type of Organization: 1987 

and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Characteristics 

Cascade Chouteau Custer Daniels Dawson Deer Lodge 

FARMS 

Land in farms _______________________________ fanms, 1987 __ 805 795 397 381 499 72 1982 __ 799 742 382 378 499 62 acres, 1987 __ 1 461 224 2 228 089 2183542 780 023 1 326 655 152 109 1982 __ 1 393369 2 139961 2324856 818643 1 353 774 191 546 Harvested cropland ________________________ fanms, 1987 __ 627 725 281 348 396 54 1982 __ 653 699 284 356 410 50 acres, 1987 __ 266410 706275 99694 246718 219 228 11 579 1982 __ 283 581 682416 108302 271 897 222 241 10776 

TENURE OF OPERATOR 

Full owners _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 450 252 192 133 183 46 1982 __ 431 237 186 116 181 37 

acres, 1987 __ 387 561 424 629 332 508 168 369 212671 51 922 1982 __ 331 547 484177 562 984 218 928 261 157 116849 Harvested cropland ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 308 194 113 108 106 32 1982 __ 323 211 123 100 120 29 acres, 1987 __ 58437 150194 18577 43580 32 108 4355 1982 __ 69532 151 756 27466 62428 45848 5 171 

Part owners _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 257 398 145 195 232 22 1982 __ 278 371 136 211 248 23 

acres, 1987 __ 911 341 1 485984 1 602 229 547 354 944 325 97967 1982 __ 950367 1 466 282 1 506 936 541 911 982 204 (0) Owned land in farms ______________________ acres, 1987 __ 551 958 887 162 1 126 734 263 415 573 720 67022 1982 __ 605238 909 108 1 062 674 264 226 605 990 45838 Rented land in farms _____________________ acres, 1987 __ 359 383 598 822 475 495 283 939 370 605 30945 1982 __ 345 129 557 174 444 262 277 685 376 214 (0) 

Harvested cropland ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 238 392 128 192 220 19 1982 __ 258 366 125 208 231 20 

acres, 1987 __ 180 204 429 956 58701 177 343 160 405 (0) 

1982 __ 192 372 450 684 84 173 185 330 157010 (0) 

Tenants ____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 98 145 eo 53 84 4 1982 __ 90 134 60 51 70 2 

acres, 1987 __ 162 322 317 476 248 805 64300 169 659 2220 1982 __ 111 455 209 502 254 956 57804 110 413 (0) Harvested cropland ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 81 139 40 48 70 3 1982 __ 72 122 36 48 59 1 

acres, 1987 __ 27769 126125 22416 25 795 26715 (0) 1982 __ 21 677 79976 16663 24 139 19 583 (0) 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated ________________________________ 19S7 __ 613 566 280 224 321 47 1982 __ 610 505 288 216 323 50 Not on fanm operated _____________________________ 1987 __ 151 163 75 112 142 22 1982 __ 125 152 55 96 121 8 Not reported _____________________________________ 1987 __ 41 66 42 45 36 3 1982 __ 84 85 39 66 55 4 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming _________________________________________ 1987 __ 538 704 280 314 395 35 1982 __ 551 665 277 323 398 30 Other ___________________________________________ 1987 __ 267 91 117 67 104 37 1982 __ 248 77 105 55 101 32 

Operators by days of work off farm: None ____________________________________________ 1987 __ 384 539 185 209 263 19 

1982 __ 362 468 203 196 239 18 Any _____________________________________________ 1987 __ 366 202 191 137 206 49 1982 __ 358 187 155 121 192 42 

1 to 49 days ___________________________________ 1987 __ 66 66 41 36 73 7 

1982 __ 66 60 38 26 56 3 50 to 99 days __________________________________ 1987 __ 32 18 19 9 15 - 1982 __ 25 21 11 18 16 4 100 to 149 days ________________________________ 1987 __ 25 20 13 14 12 5 

1982 __ 28 13 10 7 13 5 150 to 199 days ________________________________ 1987 __ 46 27 14 15 16 3 

1982 __ 35 32 8 13 16 5 200 days or more ______________________________ 1987 __ 197 71 104 63 90 34 

1982 __ 204 61 88 57 91 25 

Not reported _____________________________________ 1987 __ 55 54 21 35 30 4 

1982 __ 79 87 24 61 68 2 

Operators by years on present fanm: 2 years or less ___________________________________ 1987 __ 55 39 33 19 20 9 

1982 __ 45 37 24 8 21 6 3 or 4 years _____________________________________ 1987 __ 46 52 30 22 22 5 

1982 __ 81 49 19 14 33 6 5 to 9 years ______________________________________ 1987 __ 106 137 56 37 71 16 

1982 __ 121 107 68 45 74 8 10 years or more _________________________________ 1987 __ 490 448 204 219 310 28 

1982 __ 434 403 195 219 296 36 Average years on present farm __________________ 1987 __ 19.2 20.3 18.6 24.1 21.9 14.8 

1982 __ 18.2 21.0 17.8 23.4 20.9 17.7 

Not reported _____________________________________ 1987 __ 108 119 74 84 76 14 

1982 __ 118 146 76 92 75 6 

Fallon 

324 

285 

919615 

886 147 

255 

250 

105912 

133015 

136 

106 

187 380 

197 378 

95 

82 

2E/ 463 

31 595 

149 

146 

672 709 

652 979 

421 827 

396 158 

250882 

256821 

136 

144 

72 343 

93119 

39 

33 

59526 

35790 

24 

24 

7 106 

8301 

244 

222 

61 

33 

19 

30 

245 

239 

79 

46 

183 

147 

116 

107 

29 

39 

9 

12 

9 

5 

8 

11 

61 

40 

25 

31 

9 

13 

17 

15 

38 

36 

193 

170 

24.2 

22.0 

67 

51 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE -COUNTY DATA MONTANA 225 
Table 10. Tenure and Characteristics of Operator and Type of Organization: 1987 

and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Characteristics 

Fergus Flathead Gallatin Garfield Glacier Golden Valley 

FARMS 

Land in farms _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 838 825 850 297 405 135 1982 __ 805 914 782 263 349 153 acres, 1987 __ 2 143 210 258633 731 603 2 063 133 1 646 324 625 754 1982 __ 2090 999 285807 774 240 2095 759 1 649 452 628 983 Harvested cropland ________________________ farms,1987 __ 658 634 657 211 295 103 1982 __ 666 707 615 205 266 130 acres, 1987 __ 359485 69717 172273 149 904 267 313 43 150 1982 __ 361 579 76237 166 473 140 779 239 102 55501 

TENURE OF OPERATOR 

Full owners _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 376 543 441 133 143 52 1982 __ 365 645 423 93 148 66 acres, 1987 __ 509698 88859 180411 480 175 900 012 133 030 1982 __ 639713 97365 245 538 438 672 1 012 093 181 010 Harvested cropland ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 251 397 306 72 87 28 1982 __ 275 475 299 63 86 50 acres, 1987 __ 82238 24391 42949 37994 59 174 12826 1982 __ 95336 27044 52837 24638 65 184 20 114 

Part owners _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 340 226 269 131 185 68 1982 __ 341 222 253 138 165 74 acres, 1987 __ 1 387 133 156608 436945 1 431 375 612 302 441 172 1982 __ 1 278 951 178707 478627 1 531 505 585 445 399 226 Owned land in farms ______________________ acres, 1987 __ 865 901 58958 300875 843 117 303 498 306 256 1982 __ 848088 68194 328 494 1 030 461 284 731 282 670 Rented land in farms _____________________ acres, 1987 __ 521 232 97650 136 070 588 258 308 804 134916 1982 __ 430863 110513 150133 501 044 300 714 116556 

Harvested cropland ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 316 200 241 117 151 63 1982 __ 317 199 230 125 151 68 acres, 1987 __ 220671 42649 89966 99324 160613 23832 1982 __ 232730 46054 91 862 105 462 158 883 31 520 

Tenants ____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 122 56 140 33 77 15 1982 __ 99 47 106 32 36 13 acres, 1981-_ 246379 13166 114247 151 583 134010 51 552 1982 __ 172335 9735 50075 125 562 51 914 48 747 Harvested cropland ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 91 37 110 22 57 12 1982 __ 74 33 86 17 29 12 acres, 1987 __ 56576 2677 39358 12586 47526 6492 1982 __ 33513 3139 21 774 10679 15035 3867 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated ________________________________ 1987 __ 635 690 683 209 263 96 1982 __ 588 743 610 186 215 115 Not on farm operated _____________________________ 1987 __ 125 94 131 45 86 28 1982 __ 112 108 109 34 65 19 Not reported _____________________________________ 1987 __ 78 41 36 43 56 11 1982 __ 105 63 63 43 69 19 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming _________________________________________ 1987 __ 665 367 529 255 281 115 1982 __ 629 379 517 236 243 119 Other ___________________________________________ 1987 __ 173 458 321 42 124 20 1982 __ 176 535 265 27 106 34 

Operators by days of work off farm: None ____________________________________________ 1987 __ 483 261 379 182 194 83 1982 __ 429 281 321 161 139 79 Any _____________________________________________ 1987 __ 290 522 421 96 181 40 1982 __ 287 581 385 65 154 55 

1 to 49 days ___________________________________ 1987 __ 67 53 71 32 33 13 1982 __ 73 59 90 22 24 10 50 to 99 days __________________________________ 1987 __ 26 27 27 14 20 1 1982 __ 38 27 26 11 10 3 100 to 149 days ________________________________ 1987 __ 31 34 25 6 11 7 1982 __ 21 47 38 6 9 2 150 to 199 days ________________________________ 1987 __ 27 69 43 13 27 4 1982 __ 20 84 39 7 12 7 200 days or more ______________________________ 1987 __ 139 339 255 31 90 15 1982 __ 135 364 192 19 99 33 

Not reported _____________________________________ 1987 __ 65 42 50 19 30 12 1982 __ 89 52 76 37 56 19 

Operators by years on present farm: 50 13 28 3 2 years or less ___________________________________ 1987 __ 43 32 1982 __ 37 59 55 4 17 7 3 or 4 years _____________________________________ 1987 __ 33 48 70 17 26 7 1982 __ 66 92 66 12 29 21 5 to 9 years ______________________________________ 1987 __ 116 143 161 20 55 19 1982 __ 114 181 139 30 45 17 10 years or more _________________________________ 1987 __ 479 490 458 160 205 83 1982 __ 431 463 390 147 173 81 Average years on present farm __________________ 1987 __ 20.2 17.1 17.3 22.6 18.2 23.2 1982 __ 19.4 15.8 17.6 24.9 17.9 21.0 

Not reported _____________________________________ 1987 __ 167 112 111 87 91 23 1982 __ 157 119 132 70 85 27 

Granite 

149 

153 

348 102 

340 040 

113 

122 

31 467 

31 464 

76 

79 

85825 

113392 

49 

60 9822 

13887 

53 

53 

209423 

175 530 

149 536 

122 622 

59887 

52908 

50 

48 

18 163 

14281 

20 

21 

52854 

51 118 

14 

14 

3482 

3296 

116 

126 

25 

13 

8 

14 

112 

123 

37 

30 

82 

82 

55 

60 

9 

14 

5 

5 

6 

6 

6 

7 

29 

28 

12 

11 

6 

7 

5 

15 

23 

19 

89 

86 

22.8 

19.8 

26 

26 

226 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Tenure and Characteristics of Operator and Type of Organization: 1987 

and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Characteristics 

Hill Jefferson Judith Basin Lake Lewis and Clark Liberty 

FARMS 

Land in farms _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 713 256 351 1 079 480 295 1982 __ 675 252 325 1 027 417 248 acres, 1981-_ 1 722 206 378 805 870 945 655 528 888 725 934 149 1982 __ 1 734 585 412 398 813713 666747 932965 907 872 Harvested cropland ________________________ farms, 1981-_ 638 180 286 858 345 273 1982 __ 626 184 269 843 304 230 acres, 1987 __ 579 826 35860 179 771 84967 70373 295670 1982 __ 563 557 42676 187 043 85493 67682 298248 

TENURE OF OPERATOR 

Full owners _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 224 180 135 714 306 116 1982 __ 238 176 129 690 267 85 acres, 1981-_ 387 725 153 070 197079 396291 159003 243863 1982 __ 498 974 193 338 194295 432434 210304 205713 Harvested cropland ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 179 124 88 558 204 98 1982 __ 208 125 93 555 177 75 acres, 1987 __ 107 769 18464 33497 28614 20736 86162 1982 __ 139 204 22546 47354 33665 19419 84688 

Part owners _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 359 58 165 300 139 129 1982 __ 336 57 144 278 124 135 acres, 1981-_ 1 164 495 201 556 581 177 238531 694422 589576 1982 __ 1 099 502 196 675 559307 211012 685 135 638284 Owned land in farms ______________________ acres, 1981-_ 648 451 131 768 355 104 119990 492201 344523 1982 __ 661 905 133445 374 003 104895 478025 415645 Rented land in farms _____________________ acres, 1987 __ 516 044 69788 226073 118541 202221 245053 1982 __ 437 597 63230 185304 106117 207110 222639 

Harvested cropland ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 348 48 155 261 114 128 1982 __ 328 48 140 253 107 131 acres, 1987 __ 402 751 14315 123218 51 755 46167 163 927 1982 __ 371 035 15467 119 955 47 191 45270 191 773 

Tenants ____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 130 18 51 65 35 50 1982 __ 101 19 52 59 26 28 acres, 1981-_ 169 986 24179 92689 20706 35300 100710 1982 __ 136 109 22385 60111 23301 37526 63875 Harvested cropland ________________________ farms, 1987 __ III 8 43 39 27 47 1982 __ 90 11 36 35 20 24 acres, 1987 __ 69306 3081 23056 4598 3470 45581 1982 __ 53318 4663 19734 4637 2993 21 787 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated ________________________________ 1987 __ 492 198 254 867 379 199 1982 __ 443 185 248 785 321 185 Not on farm operated _____________________________ 1987 __ 171 34 79 146 75 62 1982 __ 160 33 48 149 53 38 Not reported _____________________________________ 1987 __ 50 24 18 66 26 34 1982 __ 72 34 29 93 43 25 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming _________________________________________ 1987 __ 568 126 284 602 223 258 1982 __ 545 139 273 597 201 236 Other ___________________________________________ 1987 __ 145 130 67 477 257 37 1982 __ 130 113 52 430 216 12 

Operators by days of work off farm: None ____________________________________________ 1987 __ 367 95 202 436 171 189 1982 __ 337 90 200 388 131 145 Any _____________________________________________ 1987 __ 294 143 124 579 289 87 1982 __ 254 140 98 556 253 71 

1 to 49 days ___________________________________ 1987 __ 70 6 47 72 27 32 1982 __ 64 16 28 81 26 33 50 to 99 days __________________________________ 1987 __ 28 9 9 39 12 6 1982 __ 27 6 10 40 16 5 100 to 149 days ________________________________ 1987 __ 38 8 2 60 11 8 1982 __ 29 16 9 39 9 9 150 to 199 days ________________________________ 1987 __ 26 20 10 88 28 10 1982 __ 31 10 8 72 33 6 200 days or more ______________________________ 1987-_ 132 100 56 320 211 31 1982 __ 103 92 43 324 169 18 

Not reported _____________________________________ 1987 __ 52 18 25 64 20 19 1982 __ 84 22 27 83 33 32 

Operators by years on present farm: 58 28 22 2 years or tess ___________________________________ 1987 __ 47 9 14 1982 __ 28 10 13 53 22 7 3 or 4 years _____________________________________ 1987 __ 43 20 17 60 42 20 1982 __ 57 30 25 107 49 16 5 to 9 years ______________________________________ 1987 __ 114 43 56 182 87 31 1982 __ 83 48 46 187 75 23 10 years or more _________________________________ 1987 __ 398 139 205 623 257 165 1982 __ 384 111 174 527 190 159 Average years on present farm __________________ 1987 __ 19.6 17.2 21.1 16.9 15.9 20.7 1982 __ 20.7 16.8 20.1 15.4 15.1 23.3 

Not reported _____________________________________ 1987 __ III 45 59 156 66 57 1982 __ 123 53 67 153 61 43 

Lincoln 

245 

264 61 387 55391 

183 

201 10 199 

9435 

188 

204 39464 

37014 133 

153 5838 

6311 

45 

48 20367 

15658 

8658 

7289 

11 709 8369 

41 

39 3837 

2404 

12 

12 1 556 2719 

9 

9 524 

720 

206 

214 

25 

20 

14 

30 

102 

97 

143 

167 

72 

66 

161 

186 

20 

19 

12 

11 

12 

15 

20 

28 

97 

113 

12 

12 

14 

17 

17 

25 

48 

47 

142 

136 

17.2 

15.4 

24 

39 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONTANA 227 
Table 10. Tenure and Characteristics of Operator and Type of Organization: 1987 

and 1982 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols. see introductory text] 

Characteristics 

McCone Madison Meagher Mineral Missoula Musselshell 

FARMS 

Land in farms _______________________________ farms. 1987 __ 441 453 144 58 473 249 1982 __ 425 439 119 81 443 258 acres, 1987 __ 1 277022 1 195 898 1 012 764 14517 253098 1 042418 1982 __ 1 285961 1 196626 989 727 17 886 250213 1 127940 Harvested cropland ________________________ farms, 1981-_ 377 345 105 35 321 132 1982 __ 374 349 96 52 302 195 acres, 1987 __ 254603 114931 70978 2243 23888 77 881 1982 __ 264878 113217 74099 2263 24536 88456 

TENURE OF OPERATOR 

Full owners _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 190 272 69 44 336 123 1982 __ 172 262 47 62 303 119 acres, 1987 __ 322352 396 507 126 985 9314 69374 221 623 1982 __ 331 150 338 666 134 772 11 876 74658 290580 Harvested cropland ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 144 188 39 28 215 49 1982 __ 142 195 30 41 203 77 acres,1987 __ 73597 47800 9 983 1 547 11 612 13784 1982 __ 86159 45389 15495 1 245 9311 26473 

Part owners _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 195 140 56 10 107 98 1982 __ 199 142 62 13 111 115 

acres, 1987 __ 846294 734 030 840 762 4904 108 120 617392 1982 __ 864048 787 916 749 899 5424 103 884 767038 Owned land in farms ______________________ acres, 1987 __ 487181 463 336 489 018 3366 41 695 415862 1982 __ 513 205 551 801 506 128 2500 40130 515831 Rented land in farms _____________________ acres, 1987 __ 359113 270 694 351 744 1 538 66425 201 530 1982 __ 350843 236115 243 771 2924 63754 251 207 

Harvested cropland ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 186 126 53 5 88 71 1982 __ 194 128 59 9 84 101 acres,1987 __ 159417 54776 54254 (0) 10529 21 076 1982 __ 165 306 58247 53090 (0) 13991 56432 

Tenants ____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 56 41 19 4 30 28 1982 __ 54 35 10 6 29 24 acres,1987 __ 108 376 65361 45017 299 75604 203403 1982 __ 90763 70044 105 056 586 71 671 70322 Harvested cropland ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 47 31 13 2 18 12 1982 __ 38 26 7 2 15 17 acres, 1987 __ 21 589 12355 6741 (0) 1 747 43021 1982 __ 13413 9581 5 514 (0) 1 234 5551 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated ________________________________ 1987 __ 290 358 99 47 406 186 1982 __ 294 361 84 65 356 195 Not on farm operated _____________________________ 1987 __ III 66 28 9 50 44 1982 __ 77 46 26 12 58 38 Not reported _____________________________________ 1987 __ 40 29 17 2 17 19 1982 __ 54 32 9 4 29 25 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming _________________________________________ 1987 __ 365 339 105 20 167 173 1982 __ 366 331 93 33 152 180 Other ___________________________________________ 1987 __ 76 114 39 38 306 76 1982 __ 59 108 26 48 291 78 

Operators by days of work off farm: None ____________________________________________ 1987 __ 265 237 88 13 120 129 1982 __ 227 237 73 23 94 105 Any _____________________ ,----------------------- 1987 __ 152 190 48 43 333 110 1982 __ 138 158 37 52 328 128 

1 to 49 days ___________________________________ 1987 __ 49 37 18 6 21 18 1982 __ 58 26 5 3 24 24 50 to 99 days __________________________________ 1987 __ II 18 5 3 13 13 1982 __ 9 14 2 3 17 13 100 to 149 days ________________________________ 1987 __ 16 17 - 3 19 9 1982 __ 10 10 4 6 26 14 150 to 199 days ________________________________ 1987 __ 21 18 5 6 38 15 1982 __ 18 18 6 9 41 12 200 days or more ______________________________ 1987 __ 55 100 20 25 242 55 1982 __ 43 90 20 31 220 65 

Not reported _____________________________________ 1987 __ 24 26 8 2 20 10 1982 __ 60 44 9 6 21 25 

Operators by years on present farm: 2 years or less ___________________________________ 1987 __ 16 17 9 2 20 9 1982 __ 7 21 2 11 25 21 3 or 4 years _____________________________________ 1987 __ 24 27 8 3 53 13 1982 __ 33 42 13 7 48 32 5 to 9 years ______________________________________ 1987 __ 55 83 24 11 85 48 1982 __ 40 78 24 9 112 61 10 years or more _________________________________ 1987 __ 265 262 73 39 262 133 1982 __ 263 227 64 41 197 104 Average years on present farm __________________ 1987 __ 23.1 18.9 19.4 17.0 15.7 18.2 1982 __ 24.1 16.6 18.5 13.8 13.9 15.6 

Not reported _____________________________________ 1987 __ 81 64 30 3 53 48 1982 __ 82 71 16 13 61 40 

Park 

404 

398 

790046 

780 727 

290 

311 

68234 

79929 

249 

236 

331 186 

325 765 

168 

172 

30804 

34175 

116 

131 

420 875 

432243 

297875 

278023 

123 000 

154 220 

98 

117 33631 

42590 

39 

31 37985 

22719 24 

22 3799 

3 164 

328 

308 

51 

45 

25 

45 

283 

267 

121 

131 

207 

189 

177 

167 

37 

21 

16 

13 

17 

10 

22 

30 

85 

93 

20 

42 

20 

19 

27 

30 

62 

68 

244 

191 

19.6 

18.0 

51 

90 

228 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Tenure and Characteristics of Operator and Tvpe of Organization: 1987 

and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text I 

Characteristics 

Petroleum Phillips Pondera Powder River Powell Prairie 

FARMS 

Land in farms _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ III 492 491 351 237 191 1982 __ 99 494 486 338 210 183 acres, 1987 __ 663 795 1 938 423 906 847 1 668 688 670 508 704878 1962 __ 700 750 1 967 765 860 472 1 654 572 742622 715673 Harvested cropland ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 79 413 436 240 167 161 1962 __ 76 435 420 272 165 154 acres, 1967 __ 33504 274 240 311 170 87626 66729 69287 1962 __ 31 577 258 715 318314 114037 66457 67971 

TENURE OF OPERATOR 

Full owners _________________________________ farms, 1967 __ 43 239 200 174 134 73 1962 __ 28 271 221 145 118 77 

acres, 1981-_ 138 349 561 635 273 723 395 566 156 030 136529 1962 __ 68964 645 665 284 517 407 417 256066 117 142 Harvested cropland ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 22 179 160 90 84 48 1962 __ 14 227 175 101 83 55 acres, 1967 __ 6027 98046 76 188 20517 18732 17737 1962 __ 3975 113547 103 108 29688 22545 16543 

Part owners _________________________________ farms, 1967 __ 54 196 208 134 75 92 1962 __ 59 175 196 146 76 93 

acres, 1987 __ 430 332 1 219 759 518 312 1 166 543 474955 489810 1962 __ 566 356 1 218461 493 991 1 129 688 449049 572817 Owned land in farms ______________________ acres, 1967 __ 247 103 660 643 307 561 742 867 316 183 223691 1982 __ 339 612 639 827 294 428 730018 323 199 230423 Rented land in farms _____________________ acres, 1987 __ 163 229 559 116 210731 423 676 156 772 266119 1982 __ 226 544 578 634 199 563 399 670 125650 342394 

Harvested cropland ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 47 166 205 120 66 89 1962 __ 55 166 169 140 71 89 acres,1967 __ 17467 149912 166 635 60746 41 983 45823 

1962 __ 25716 118619 189 315 76156 39522 47722 

Tenants ____________________________________ farms, 1967 __ 14 57 63 43 26 26 1962 __ 12 48 69 47 16 13 

acres, 1981-_ 95 114 157 029 114812 106 579 39523 78539 1962 __ 65430 123 639 61 964 117 467 35507 25714 Harvested cropland ________________________ farms, 1967 __ 10 46 71 30 17 24 1962 __ 7 42 56 31 11 10 

acres, 1967 __ 9990 26282 48347 6363 6014 5727 

1962 __ 1 866 26549 25891 8 193 4390 3706 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated ________________________________ 1967 __ 66 344 355 265 193 133 

1962 __ 71 336 334 272 162 129 Not on farm operated _____________________________ 1987 __ 16 110 100 45 28 44 1962 __ 12 99 95 31 29 22 Not reported _____________________________________ 1967 __ 9 38 36 21 16 14 1982 __ 16 59 57 35 19 32 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming _________________________________________ 1967 __ 92 400 412 274 164 158 1962 __ 82 394 425 293 149 164 Other ___________________________________________ 1967 __ 19 92 79 77 73 33 

1982 __ 17 100 61 45 61 19 

Operators by days of work off farm: None ____________________________________________ 1967 __ 68 269 256 179 109 115 

1962 __ 56 242 266 182 96 104 Any _____________________________________________ 1987 __ 40 193 204 142 107 60 

1962 __ 35 185 156 106 93 48 

1 to 49 days ___________________________________ 1987 __ 12 52 57 36 14 14 1982 __ 14 56 48 29 23 16 50 to 99 days __________________________________ 1987 __ 6 21 26 15 14 9 1962 __ 4 14 13 18 3 1 100 to 149 days ________________________________ 1967 __ 1 16 31 21 5 4 

1962 __ 2 8 14 8 6 6 150 to 199 days ________________________________ 1967 __ 6 17 16 17 10 5 1962 __ 4 11 12 14 5 3 200 days or more ______________________________ 1967 __ IS 67 74 53 64 28 1962 __ 11 96 69 37 54 22 

Not reported _____________________________________ 1967 __ 3 30 31 30 21 16 

1962 __ 8 67 64 50 21 31 

Operators by years on present farm: 2 years or less ___________________________________ 1967 __ 10 22 36 17 16 13 1962 __ 7 26 34 15 12 15 3 or 4 years _____________________________________ 1987 __ 3 28 32 11 22 14 1982 __ 11 39 29 20 17 11 5 to 9 years ______________________________________ 1967 __ 10 74 72 35 32 21 1962 __ 15 69 58 36 45 11 10 years or more _________________________________ 1967 __ 63 292 269 210 124 116 1962 __ 45 230 270 193 105 97 Average years on present farm __________________ 1967 __ 21.4 20.0 19.0 24.0 17.5 21.0 1962 __ 16.5 18.0 20.5 22.6 17.9 21.5 

Not reported _____________________________________ 1987 __ 25 76 62 78 43 27 

1982 __ 21 108 95 74 31 49 

Ravalli 

1 010 

1 019 

254 761 

271 754 

732 

713 

46560 

51 264 

709 

706 

90995 

95266 

490 

465 

19579 

20504 

238 

251 

124 462 

161 292 

56877 

98 190 

67605 

63 102 

197 

214 

21 913 

28029 

63 

62 39264 

15 196 

45 

34 7068 

2751 

867 

864 

67 

67 

56 

68 

521 

497 

469 

522 

377 

326 

567 

625 

56 

68 

31 

31 

49 

51 

61 

66 

350 

409 

68 

68 

64 

70 

63 

111 

164 

243 

567 

467 

15.4 

12.9 

112 

126 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONTANA 229 
Table 10. Tenure and Characteristics of Operator and Type of Organization: 1987 

and 1982-con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Characteristics 

Richland Roosevelt Rosebud Sanders Sheridan Silver Bow 

FARMS 

Land in farms _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 620 598 363 382 600 114 1982 __ 555 584 353 379 586 108 acres, 1987 __ 1 194 869 1 364 020 2 908 183 374629 1 024567 115350 1982 __ 1 083 207 1 371 234 3 021 457 428 497 1 049668 127 864 Harvested cropland ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 535 540 246 287 546 55 1982 __ 481 542 257 308 551 65 acres, 1987 __ 264 240 358 627 114888 31 895 319 747 5776 1982 __ 263 190 366 974 166015 33787 346 261 8670 

TENURE OF OPERATOR • Full owners _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 257 212 152 249 184 88 1982 __ 247 185 149 253 173 83 acres, 1987 __ 244 280 440 809 736 127 195860 226333 70378 1982 __ 282 548 485 163 693 190 216 386 246 246 75274 Harvested cropland ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 189 165 85 178 149 48 1982 __ 192 156 91 192 148 51 acres, 1987 __ 62021 57880 45423 14172 54391 4541 1982 __ 71 872 64089 40741 14951 59808 6556 

Part owners _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 257 299 146 113 322 22 1982 __ 222 306 150 110 318 23 acres,1987 __ 810 784 819 785 1 972 193 145 997 704 532 43432 1982 __ 693 440 776 448 1 958 999 205 605 702 616 (0) Owned land in farms ______________________ acres, 1987 __ 470 192 416 807 1 352 287 92399 380445 31 365 1982 __ 415 214 425 268 1 398294 109 726 409 959 37996 Rented land in farms _____________________ acres, 1987 __ 340 592 402 978 619 906 53598 324087 12067 1982 __ 278 226 351 180 560 705 95879 292657 (0) 

Harvested cropland ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 247 290 117 98 318 7 1982 __ 207 301 126 104 315 13 acres, 1987 __ 170 596 257 712 54213 16380 228 141 1 235 1982 __ 156126 259 835 104636 17 625 247 997 (0) 

Tenants ____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 106 87 65 20 94 4 1982 __ 86 93 54 16 95 2 acres, 1987 __ 139 805 103 426 199 863 32772 93702 1 540 1982 __ 107219 109 623 369 268 6506 100806 (0) Harvested cropland ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 99 85 44 11 79 - 1982 __ 82 85 40 12 88 1 acres, 1987 __ 31 623 43035 15252 1 343 37215 - 1982 __ 35 192 43050 20638 1 211 38456 (0) 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated ________________________________ 1987 __ 440 386 270 320 433 91 1982 __ 377 389 252 312 406 81 Not on farm operated _____________________________ 1987 __ 138 168 62 44 136 15 1982 __ 108 142 41 36 135 15 Not reported _____________________________________ 1987 __ 42 44 31 18 31 8 1982 __ 70 53 60 31 45 12 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming _________________________________________ 1987 __ 472 487 273 200 508 51 

Other 1982 __ 429 471 274 209 507 45 ___________________________________________ 1987 __ 148 111 90 182 92 63 1982 __ 126 113 79 170 79 63 

Operators None by days of work off farm: ____________________________________________ 1987 __ 337 319 193 143 316 43 

Any 1982 __ 262 296 168 129 315 27 _____________________________________________ 1987 __ 247 230 142 223 241 68 1982 __ 225 234 136 217 203 76 

1 to 49 days ___________________________________ 1987 __ 65 57 26 27 79 7 1982 __ 50 61 32 24 73 10 50 to 99 days __________________________________ 1987 __ 19 14 8 17 24 6 1982 __ 26 29 7 21 19 3 100 to 149 days ________________________________ 1987 __ 16 33 6 15 31 5 1982 __ 20 28 6 19 36 6 150 to 199 days ________________________________ 1987 __ 34 28 15 29 19 12 1982 __ 20 24 15 41 7 3 200 days or more ______________________________ 1987 __ 113 98 87 135 88 38 1982 __ 109 92 76 112 68 54 

Not reported _____________________________________ 1987 __ 36 49 28 16 43 3 1982 __ 68 54 49 33 68 5 

Operators by years on present farm: 2 years or less ___________________________________ 1987 __ 27 25 26 20 29 1 1982 __ 24 24 21 19 26 7 3 or 4 years _____________________________________ 1987 __ 23 25 36 24 21 - 1982 __ 33 45 24 44 27 7 5 to 9 years ______________________________________ 1987 __ 93 76 34 77 71 20 1982 __ 55 94 46 58 71 21 10 years or more _________________________________ 1987 __ 381 360 184 213 394 74 1982 __ 321 321 176 201 371 52 Average years on present farm __________________ 1987 __ 21.4 21.6 19.3 17.8 23.5 21.3 1982 __ 20.5 20.8 19.1 16.9 24.3 15.7 

Not reported _____________________________________ 1987 __ 96 112 83 48 85 19 1982 __ 122 100 86 57 91 21 

Stillwater 

447 

429 842 673 

863 344 

342 

346 

117694 

140449 

193 

193 

146011 

152 985 

125 

134 

22159 

28069 

166 

171 556 367 

602 792 

370400 

410385 

185 967 

192 407 

149 

163 75636 

100052 

88 

65 140295 

107 567 

68 

49 19899 

12328 

335 

333 

74 

58 

38 

38 

321 

326 

126 

103 

210 

213 

203 

166 

39 

35 

26 

6 

10 

13 

16 

32 

112 

80 

34 

50 

27 

33 

27 

49 

73 

61 

238 

218 

20.7 

19.1 

82 

68 

230 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Tenure and Characteristics of Operator and Type of Organization: 1987 

and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Characteristics 

Sweet Grass Teton Toole Treasure Valley Wheatland Wibaux 

FARMS 

Land in farms ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 308 622 393 121 720 145 192 1982 __ 292 625 354 107 654 150 184 acres, 1987 __ 873 119 1 048 553 1 131 519 616145 1 855880 823 195 516 382 1982 __ 909 183 1 101 531 1 056 130 608477 1 777 109 843 133 470 510 Harvested cropland _________________________ farms, 1987 __ 220 545 330 76 620 117 161 1982 __ 222 562 316 75 600 119 167 acres, 1987 __ 50304 315 148 319 700 28596 397874 83238 83989 1982 __ 61 708 335 817 311 431 26618 388 187 87795 77 484 

TENURE OF OPERATOR 

Full owners __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 154 264 131 40 315 61 67 1982 __ 136 283 118 37 264 53 59 acres, 1987 __ 223 405 242 351 194319 31 353 547681 91 183 68260 1982 __ 239 172 260611 196398 84911 528686 107 800 74810 Harvested cropland _________________________ farms, 1987 __ 93 206 94 12 252 40 43 1982 __ 92 236 93 17 226 36 50 acres,1987 __ 13719 81 625 59533 2007 116166 9907 12 150 1982 __ 17014 96354 64 171 3842 94879 9563 14 212 

Part owners __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 123 269 202 58 316 62 87 1982 __ 127 268 197 50 330 66 94 acres, 1987 __ 594 893 690 566 822095 548771 1 076414 672 388 380 712 1982 __ 623 368 772 086 793013 462 198 1 204629 664 002 360 431 Owned land in farms ______________________ acres, 1987 __ 424 151 393 434 475497 292 373 561 854 491 781 193 650 1982 __ 459 680 468 787 492498 238 955 656 102 505 727 186 151 Rented land in farms _____________________ acres, 1987 __ 170 742 297 132 346598 256398 514560 180 607 187 062 1982 __ 163 688 303 299 300 515 223243 548527 158 275 174 280 

Harvested cropland _________________________ farms, 1987 __ 105 262 183 51 300 57 85 1982 __ 116 260 191 41 319 63 90 acres, 1987 __ 32911 190 177 220212 23236 240 105 64903 57232 1982 __ 41 834 213201 221 928 19064 279451 68879 55 194 

Tenants _____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 31 89 60 23 89 22 38 1982 __ 29 74 39 20 60 31 31 acres, 1987 __ 54821 115636 115105 36021 231 785 59624 67410 1982 __ 46643 68834 66719 61 368 43794 71 331 35 269 Harvested cropland _________________________ farms, 1987 __ 22 77 53 13 68 20 33 1982 __ 14 66 32 17 55 20 27 acres, 1987 __ 3674 43346 39955 3353 41 603 8428 14607 1982 __ 2860 26262 25332 3712 13857 9353 8078 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated ________________________________ 1987 __ 227 448 274 72 479 94 119 1982 __ 227 463 253 71 433 94 116 Not on farm operated _____________________________ 1987 __ 58 117 94 34 164 36 51 1982 __ 34 100 69 23 144 33 47 Not reported _____________________________________ 1987 __ 23 57 25 15 77 15 22 1982 __ 31 62 32 13 77 23 21 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming _________________________________________ 1987 __ 231 509 335 91 584 116 130 1982 __ 228 515 317 87 504 117 142 Other ___________________________________ ~ _______ 1987 __ 77 113 58 30 136 29 62 1982 __ 64 110 37 20 150 33 42 

Operators by days of work off farm: None ____________________________________________ 1987 __ 151 336 223 67 400 77 96 1982 __ 152 313 196 62 323 75 91 Any _____________________________________________ 1987 __ 137 237 137 45 257 56 82 1982 __ 112 248 111 35 243 54 73 

1 to 49 days ___________________________________ 1987 __ 38 87 45 7 69 14 10 1982 __ 30 76 50 13 74 16 20 50 to 99 days __________________________________ 1987 __ 17 21 18 3 32 4 5 1982 __ 14 26 12 1 17 3 6 100 to 149 days ________________________________ 1987 __ 12 12 8 1 29 6 11 1982 __ 12 16 4 - 26 6 4 150 to 199 days ________________________________ 1987 __ 11 20 14 4 29 6 6 1982 __ 7 27 10 1 25 7 4 200 days or more ______________________________ 1987 __ 59 97 52 30 98 26 50 1982 __ 49 103 35 20 101 22 39 

Not reported _____________________________________ 1987 __ 20 49 33 9 63 12 14 1982 __ 28 64 47 10 88 21 20 

Operators by years on present farm: 28 23 21 7 12 2 years or less ___________________________________ 1987 __ 15 12 1982 __ 21 37 17 8 36 10 7 3 or 4 years _____________________________________ 1987 __ 24 32 17 6 22 9 13 1982 __ 22 54 21 7 44 12 12 5 to 9 years ______________________________________ 1987 __ 51 89 52 15 101 24 20 1982 __ 45 113 38 9 91 20 24 10 years or more _________________________________ 1987 __ 168 377 236 61 426 81 110 1982 __ 152 328 226 55 371 81 100 Average years on present farm __________________ 1987 __ 17.3 19.9 22.6 17.9 23.2 21.2 21.3 1982 __ 17.7 18.7 23.1 21.2 21.2 18.8 20.5 

Not repor1ed _____________________________________ 1987 __ 50 96 65 27 150 24 37 1982 __ 52 93 52 28 112 27 41 

Yellowstone 

1 043 1 046 

1 397 972 

1 288 004 

709 

740 

180 017 

190 922 

553 

574 

323 384 

313 923 

318 

352 

34238 

43492 

353 

344 

875 117 781 730 497 096 

457 762 

378 021 

323 968 

284 

290 111 538 126 134 

137 

128 199471 

192351 

107 

98 

34241 

21 296 

765 

782 

198 

165 

80 

99 

625 

602 

418 

444 

443 

399 

533 

551 

63 

78 

51 

31 

47 

43 

62 

51 

310 

348 

67 

96 

62 

57 

64 

84 

151 

191 

597 

551 

18.2 

17.2 

169 

163 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONTANA 231 
Table 10. Tenure and Characteristics of Operator and Type of Organization: 1987 

and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Characteristics 

Montana Beaverhead Big Hom Blaine Broadwater Carbon 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICSCon. 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years ___________________________________ 1987 __ 352 5 5 13 3 18 1982 __ 515 6 9 7 3 17 25 to 34 years ___________________________________ 1987 __ 3 149 41 76 88 27 78 1982 __ 3 149 49 85 90 32 70 35 to 44 years ___________________________________ 1987 __ 5205 86 127 110 39 145 1982 __ 4688 61 87 87 43 129 

45 to 54 years ___________________________________ 1987 __ 5090 93 113 83 36 134 1982 __ 5387 85 112 99 43 149 55 to 64 years ___________________________________ 1987 __ 5632 61 89 113 48 142 1982 __ 5877 76 99 104 55 134 55 to 59 years _________________________________ 1987 __ 2843 34 40 65 28 73 60 to 64 years _________________________________ 1987 __ 2789 27 49 48 20 69 

65 years and over ________________________________ 1987 __ 5 140 87 91 122 60 118 1982 __ 3954 65 70 68 31 98 65 to 69 years _________________________________ 1987 __ 2252 33 36 48 28 50 70 years and over _______________ • ______________ 1987 __ 2888 54 55 74 32 68 Average age _________________________________ 1987 __ 51.4 51.6 49.5 50.9 53.0 50.2 1982 __ 50.5 50.7 48.6 48.9 50.2 50.0 

Operators by sex: Male _____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 22991 343 465 500 192 594 1982 __ 22287 315 428 431 197 574 acres, 1987 __ 57 121 673 1 482 040 2671 649 2307957 419150 511 247 1982 __ 58 192 295 1 462697 2 645 129 2324622 461 303 619 848 

Female ___________________________________ farms, 1987 __ I 577 30 36 29 21 41 1982 __ 1 283 27 34 24 10 23 acres,198L_ 3 082 320 43524 87660 125790 39657 25306 1982 __ 2 346 914 83990 56584 65252 35226 8832 

TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family (sole proprietorship) ________ farms, 1987 __ 19506 227 383 403 177 534 1982 __ 18842 206 372 357 168 495 acres, 1987 __ 31 982 774 398 085 864 199 1 129704 296 604 399 266 1982 __ 31 644 819 441 909 1 022621 1 004253 349734 381 539 

Partnership _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 2 147 47 57 52 25 69 1982 __ 2099 48 38 43 29 67 acres, 1987 __ 6 952 689 175831 300024 156 907 89437 96 155 1982 __ 6 515 088 179473 243662 203 170 (0) 141 896 

Corporation: Family held _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 2 579 88 47 56 10 30 1982 __ 2240 77 34 41 9 31 acres, 1987 __ IS 656 786 567 799 978 189 (0) (0) (0) 1982 __ 16011 536 (0) 775319 397709 74829 73935 Other than family held _____________________ farms, 1987 __ 77 4 3 1 1 - 1982 __ 96 1 3 - - 2 acres, 1987 __ 765 547 322 534 37683 (D) (0) - 1982 __ 870 609 (D) 93847 - - (0) 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 259 7 11 17 - 2 1982 __ 293 10 15 14 1 2 acres, 1987 __ 4 846 197 61 315 579214 679846 - (0) 1982 __ 5 497 157 78912 566264 784742 (0) (0) 

Carter 

8 

7 

46 

34 

70 

64 

69 

85 

66 

83 

38 

28 

94 

62 

45 

49 

51.9 

51.4 

331 

308 

1 578854 

1 561 868 

22 

27 50679 

134 575 

288 

255 

1 161 503 

1 076 160 

25 

43 121 719 

(D) 

35 

35 

323 681 

389 232 

-

-

-

-

5 

2 

22630 (0) 

232 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Tenure and Characteristics of Operator and Type of Organization: 1987 

and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Characteristics 

cascade Chouteau Custer Daniels Dawson Deer Lodge 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTlCSCon. 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years ___________________________________ 1987 __ 12 13 6 1 4 1 1982 __ 11 19 10 7 22 - 25 to 34 years ___________________________________ 1987 __ 66 112 54 45 75 2 1982 __ 98 138 42 58 74 3 35 to 44 years ___________________________________ 1987 __ 175 187 78 81 123 24 1982 __ 162 111 85 69 89 15 

45 to 54 years ___________________________________ 1987 __ 191 170 76 91 72 15 1982 __ 196 168 75 95 95 18 55 to 64 years ___________________________________ 1987 __ 186 187 85 83 110 13 1982 __ 182 217 97 86 123 18 55 to 59 years _________________________________ 1987 __ 107 88 44 39 59 5 60 to 64 years _________________________________ 1987 __ 79 99 41 44 51 8 

65 years and over ________________________________ 1987 __ 175 126 98 80 115 17 1982 __ 150 89 73 63 96 8 65 to 69 years _________________________________ 1987 __ 70 46 40 31 48 11 70 years and over ______________________________ 1987 __ 105 80 58 49 67 6 Average age _________________________________ 1987 __ 52.6 49.8 52.2 51.8 51.0 51.6 1982 __ 51.2 49.1 51.0 49.9 50.2 51.5 

Operators by sex: Male _____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 753 753 372 357 483 71 1982 __ 767 722 370 362 462 60 acres, 1987 __ 1 331 118 2 137 129 2022680 758 650 (D) (D) 1982 __ 1 340 939 2096 244 2239463 800 552 1 298839 (D) 

Female ___________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 52 42 25 24 16 1 1982 __ 32 20 12 16 17 2 acres, 1987 __ 130106 90960 160862 21 373 (D) (D) 1982 __ 52430 43717 85393 18091 64 935 (D) 

TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family (sole proprietorship) ________ farms, 1987 __ 675 545 309 313 382 56 1982 __ 673 535 287 301 385 46 acres, 1987 __ 842 169 1 322591 981 428 641 575 720776 53 861 1982 __ 766 125 1 262046 988 112 550728 775256 77016 

Partnership _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 58 83 33 22 39 9 1982 __ 51 72 29 40 50 4 acres, 1987 __ (D) 240 314 311086 74501 175911 49951 1982 __ 106207 168137 278420 93976 127070 7 148 

Corporation: Family held _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 68 162 50 43 94 6 1982 __ 63 126 55 32 75 10 acres, 1987 __ (0) (0) (D) 138051 (D) (0) 1982 __ 469 832 (0) 877036 (D) (0) 107 382 Other than family held _____________________ farms, 1987 __ 2 2 2 - 1 - 1982~_ 6 2 6 1 2 - acres, 1987 __ (D) (0) (D) - (0) - 1982 __ 35429 (0) 110036 (0) (0) -

Other - cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 2 3 3 3 3 1 1982 __ 6 7 5 4 7 - acres, 1987 __ (0) 3413 66405 25896 21 191 (0) 1982 __ 15776 31 037 71 252 41 286 35658 -

Fallon 

8 

9 

47 

44 

52 

47 

55 

81 

86 

69 

29 

37 

96 

55 

35 

61 

53.2 

50.1 

304 

275 894 849 859043 

20 

10 24786 

27104 

246 

204 532894 

488 939 

28 

37 80 381 

138925 

47 

40 

(0) 

(D) 

1 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

-

3 

- 2061 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONTANA 233 
Table 10. Tenure and Characteristics of Operator and Type of Organization: 1987 

and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Characteristics 

Fergus Flathead Gallatin Garfield Glacier Golden Valley 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICSCon. 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years ___________________________________ 1987 __ 13 - 11 7 4 2 1982 __ 21 10 9 5 12 3 25 to 34 years ___________________________________ 1987 __ 113 66 112 42 56 14 1982 __ 106 85 119 41 52 15 35 to 44 years ___________________________________ 1987 __ 170 190 201 54 98 22 1982 __ 164 213 180 37 75 28 

45 to 54 years ___________________________________ 1987 __ 170 209 181 62 71 23 1982 __ 186 235 150 59 71 40 55 to 64 years ___________________________________ 1987 __ 194 187 192 64 112 40 1982 __ 192 201 201 67 96 43 55 to 59 years _________________________________ 1987 __ 114 102 97 27 47 18 60 to 64 years _________________________________ 1987 __ 80 85 95 37 65 22 

65 years and over ________________________________ 1987 __ 178 173 153 68 64 34 1982 __ 136 170 123 54 43 24 65 to 69 years _________________________________ 1987 __ 74 69 71 31 33 19 70 years and over ______________________________ 1987 __ 104 104 82 37 31 15 Average age _________________________________ 1987 __ 51.2 52.4 50.3 51.2 50.5 53.9 1982 __ 50.2 51.2 50.0 51.7 48.9 51.5 

Operators by sex: Male _____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 792 767 786 278 383 130 1982 __ 759 851 742 244 328 149 

acres, 1987 __ 2 062 481 252 164 712497 1 947 716 1 614 662 614459 1982 __ 2004 707 278719 759282 1 968 784 1 622 409 619281 

Female ___________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 46 58 64 19 22 5 1982 __ 46 63 40 19 21 4 

acres, 1987 __ 80729 6469 19106 115417 31 662 11 295 1982 __ 86292 7088 14958 126 975 27043 9702 

TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family (sole proprietorship) ________ farms, 1987 __ 695 740 671 207 325 96 1982 __ 666 821 617 194 284 110 

acres, 1987 __ I 438693 203079 352224 1 075 991 711 906 298661 1982 __ 1 446036 187102 359376 1 050 298 615 986 346 302 

Partnership _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 91 46 91 28 25 20 1982 __ 79 55 86 18 20 23 acres, 1987 __ 348 976 26848 132923 158 366 62759 (0) 1982 __ 287 904 57682 73901 240 837 52639 121 053 

Corporation: Family held _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 45 36 68 58 45 18 1982 __ 48 29 62 46 40 17 acres, 1987 __ (0) 25161 223 945 (0) 170 093 177 536 1982 __ 267456 36404 303913 710 752 (0) 149448 Other than family held _____________________ farms, 1987 __ 1 - 5 1 - - 1982 __ 4 6 3 - 1 - acres, 1987 __ (0) - 3009 (0) - - 1982 __ 25575 749 5037 - (0) -

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 6 3 15 3 10 1 1982 __ 8 3 14 5 4 3 acres, 1987 __ 47045 3545 19502 47234 701 566 (0) 

1982 __ 64 028 3870 32013 93872 770 014 12180 

Granite 

-

1 

21 

17 

21 

23 

18 

18 

35 

53 

14 

21 

54 

41 

22 

32 

56.2 

54.9 

136 

137 327 122 

284 833 

13 

16 20980 

55207 

105 

107 

178 594 

194 840 

19 

26 

(0) 

(0) 

23 

17 

(0) 

(0) 

1 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

1 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

234 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Tenure and Characteristics of Operator and Type of Organization: 1987 

and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Characteristics 

Hill Jefferson Judith Basin Lake Lewis and Clark Liberty 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICSCon. 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years ___________________________________ 1987 __ 12 - 6 12 2 16 1982 __ 16 8 7 17 6 10 25 to 34 years ___________________________________ 1987 __ 138 26 52 88 46 48 1982 __ 103 20 49 108 46 26 35 to 44 years ___________________________________ 1987 __ 145 47 69 206 108 61 1982 __ 119 46 73 198 87 51 

45 to 54 years ___________________________________ 1987 __ 147 52 69 231 110 55 1982 __ 163 55 79 256 104 59 55 to 64 years ___________________________________ 1987 __ 167 68 73 280 130 62 1982 __ 192 78 70 254 100 64 55 to 59 years _________________________________ 1987 __ 80 35 47 138 73 31 60 to 64 years _________________________________ 1987 __ 87 33 26 142 57 31 

65 years and over ________________________________ 1987 __ 104 63 82 262 84 53 1982 __ 82 45 47 194 74 38 65 to 69 years _________________________________ 1987 __ 48 27 29 115 41 20 70 years and over ______________________________ 1987 __ 56 36 53 147 43 33 Average age _________________________________ 1987 __ 48.5 53.8 51.6 53.9 51.4 48.9 1982 __ 49.6 52.6 49.6 51.7 51.3 50.3 

Operators by sex: Male _____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 687 237 331 969 436 280 1982 __ 653 239 311 959 383 243 acres, 1987 __ 1 695 104 365349 839592 625433 816 360 905 119 1982 __ 1 697439 376495 796562 658041 919 292 892 140 

Female ___________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 26 19 20 110 44 15 1982 __ 22 13 14 68 34 5 acres, 1987 __ 27102 13456 31 353 30095 72 365 29030 1982 __ 37146 35903 17 151 8706 13673 15732 

TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family (sole proprietorship) ________ farms, 1987 __ 508 211 277 945 404 195 1982 __ 514 207 247 898 358 152 acres, 1987 __ 935 650 179 580 604341 303 145 418 598 426 932 1982 __ 994420 236692 517166 300283 402 230 376 272 

Partnership _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 72 28 35 83 32 32 1982 __ 67 28 37 84 29 28 acres, 1987 __ 232 149 111 266 (0) 48623 92033 (0) 1982 __ 225 202 (0) 109190 42346 (0) 87 553 

Corporation: Family held _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 118 16 36 42 36 65 1982 __ 81 14 35 34 27 64 acres, 1987 __ 420 134 (0) (0) 39527 341 541 (0) 1982 __ (0) (0) (0) 40292 (0) (0) Other than family held _____________________ farms, 1987 __ - - 1 - 4 2 1982 __ 2 1 1 4 2 1 acres, 1987 __ - - (0) - 5 737 (0) 1982 __ (0) (0) (0) 380 (0) (0) 

Other - cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 15 1 2 9 4 1 1982 __ 11 2 5 7 1 3 acres, 1987 __ 134 273 (0) (0) 264 233 30816 (0) 1982 __ 148 235 (0) 7332 283 446 (0) 11 040 

Lincoln 

-

5 

26 

20 

38 

74 

67 

71 

75 

54 

38 

37 

39 

40 

18 

21 

52.6 

50.2 

221 

244 

56360 

51 201 

24 

20 

5027 

4190 

213 

243 

46917 

45183 

21 

14 

7304 

3283 

8 

7 

5446 

6925 

2 

-

(0) 

-

1 

-

(0) 

-

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONTANA 235 
Table 10. Tenure and Characteristics of Operator and Type of Organization: 1987 

and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols. see introductory text) 

Characteristics 

McCone Madison Meagher Mineral Missoula Musselshell 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICSCon. 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years ___ • _______________________________ 1987 __ II 2 1 - 2 4 1982 __ 10 6 1 1 6 8 25 to 34 years ___________________________________ 1987 __ 78 36 22 6 35 37 1982 __ 66 38 8 11 54 30 35 to 44 years ______________ -- ___________________ 1987 __ 60 85 25 13 108 55 1982 __ 51 86 21 14 115 63 

45 to 54 years ___________________________________ 1981._ 85 118 22 11 121 48 1982_. 83 109 38 21 109 47 55 to 64 years _________________ • _________________ 1987 __ 117 119 36 16 105 50 1982 __ 137 121 27 17 99 62 55 to 59 years ________________ • __________ ------1987-- 50 55 24 10 53 18 60 to 64 years ______________________ • __________ 1987 __ 67 64 12 6 52 32 

65 years and over ________________________________ 1987 __ 90 93 38 12 102 55 1982 __ 78 79 24 17 60 48 65 to 69 years _________________________________ 1987 __ 45 39 16 8 43 27 70 years and over _________ ----_________________ 1987 __ 45 54 22 4 59 28 Average age _________________________________ 1987 __ 51.0 53.4 53.1 52.6 52.8 51.2 1982 __ 51.7 52.4 53.1 51.1 49.2 50.5 

Operators by sex: Male _____________________________________ farms. 1987 __ 415 416 133 47 433 231 1982 __ 406 411 107 66 407 236 acres. 1987 __ I 238611 1 169 859 792729 (0) 241 148 1 012890 1982 __ 1 250 555 1 172077 774806 14328 244170 1 023 917 

Female ___________________________________ farms. 1987 __ 26 37 11 11 40 18 1982 __ 19 28 12 15 36 22 acres. 1987 __ 38 411 26039 220035 (0) 11 950 29528 1982 __ 35406 24549 214921 3558 6043 104 023 

TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family (sole proprietorship) ________ farms. 1987 __ 306 319 110 53 430 209 1982 __ 308 324 83 71 392 209 acres. 1987 __ 768 579 440491 680936 11 582 125489 549 318 1982 __ 767 750 440056 464 511 13069 121 575 593 951 

Partnership _________________________________ farms. 1987 __ 21 48 11 2 26 22 1982 __ 23 38 12 3 33 24 acres. 1987 __ 31 342 198 293 (0) (0) 26442 (0) 1982 __ 54417 189444 (0) (0) 39374 148 734 

Corporation: Family held _______________________________ farms. 1987 __ 109 73 20 2 12 17 1982 __ 88 66 21 6 9 22 acres. 1987 __ (0) 458622 (0) (0) (0) 253 709 1982 __ (0) 465 124 (0) 3636 17217 347 145 Other than family held _____________________ farms. 1987 __ 2 4 1 - 1 - 1982 __ 1 3 1 - 3 - acres. 1987 __ (0) 8717 (0) - (0) - 1982 __ (0) 8540 (0) - 2925 -

Other-cooperative. estate or trust. institutional. etc. ____________________________ farms. 1987 __ 3 9 2 1 4 1 1982 __ 5 8 2 1 6 3 acres. 1987 __ 10992 89775 (O! (0) 68797 (0) 1982 __ 37780 93462 (0 (0) 69122 38110 

Park 

4 

2 

44 

41 

85 

80 

82 

92 

92 

101 

53 

39 

97 

82 

40 

57 

52.5 

52.7 

374 

370 755 813 742 954 

30 

28 34233 

37773 

317 

319 395098 

461 059 

43 

39 104 375 

(0) 

40 

36 

(0) 

(0) 

1 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

3 

2 51 098 

(0) 

236 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Tenure and Characteristics of Operator and Type of Organization: 1987 

and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text I 

Characteristics 

Petroleum Phillips Pondera Powder River Powell Prairie 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICSCon. 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years ___________________________________ 1987 __ 2 13 12 2 4 3 1982 __ 2 17 13 5 2 9 25 to 34 years _____________________________ .----- 1987 __ 19 92 88 37 39 32 1982 __ 19 79 83 41 33 17 35 to 44 years ___________________________________ 1987 __ 19 86 129 67 56 54 1982 __ 14 104 94 42 40 48 

45 to 54 years ___________________________________ 1987 __ 18 108 104 58 50 25 1982 __ 22 116 108 69 53 32 55 to 64 years ___________________________________ 1987 __ 30 100 103 88 46 37 1982 __ 23 111 123 101 42 39 55 to 59 years _________________________ .-------1987-- 14 59 52 33 23 18 60 to 64 years _________________________________ 1987 __ 16 41 51 55 23 19 

65 years and over ________________________________ 1987 __ 23 93 55 99 42 40 1982 __ 19 67 65 80 40 38 65 to 69 years _____ • ___________________________ 1987 __ 9 46 29 40 13 18 70 years and over ______________________________ 1987 __ 14 47 26 59 29 22 Average age _________________________ • _______ 1987 __ 51.2 49.3 47.2 54.6 50.0 49.2 1982 __ 49.4 48.5 48.9 53.9 50.3 49.9 

Operators by sex: Male _____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 106 471 471 324 217 186 1982 __ 95 474 473 319 194 172 acres, 1987 __ 649 600 1 668839 886956 1 574848 645962 692 596 1982 __ 689 610 1 951 816 847784 1 628447 707076 701 684 

Female __________________ • ________________ farms, 1987 __ 5 21 20 27 20 5 1982 __ 4 20 13 19 16 11 acres, 1987 __ 14 195 269 584 19891 93840 24546 12282 1982 __ 11 140 35949 12688 26125 35546 13989 

TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family (sole proprietorship) ________ farms, 1987 __ 88 395 332 284 196 140 1982 __ 78 398 361 248 170 133 acres, 1987 __ 401 663 1 034 517 442949 852010 394482 375 731 1982 __ 427 796 995 933 456370 914691 317792 368 092 

Partnership _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 12 50 42 26 25 14 1982 __ 9 54 31 29 23 14 acres, 1987 __ (D) 235 497 100347 156150 74655 (D) 

1982 __ 74541 302068 74088 104995 189462 48519 

Corporation: Family held _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 9 38 111 53 10 35 1982 __ 9 30 87 54 12 30 acres, 1987 __ 114299 (D) 254 809 (D) 145654 262 472 1982 __ 123 679 (D) (D) (0) (0) (D) Other than family held _____________________ farms, 1987 __ - 2 3 1 - - 1982 __ - 2 2 1 1 2 acres, 1987 __ - (D) 18568 (0) - - 1982 __ - (D) (D) (0) (0) (D) 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 2 7 3 7 6 2 1982 __ 3 10 5 6 4 4 acres, 1987 __ (D) 310 727 90174 48821 55717 (0) 1982 __ 74734 364 254 68 106 52832 39487 94979 

Ravalli 

5 

11 

77 

106 

235 

242 

236 

248 

244 

246 

124 

120 

213 

166 

100 

113 

52.7 

50.7 

931 

947 243 331 264302 

79 

72 11 430 7452 

918 

920 191 471 171 917 

63 

73 29770 

39846 

23 

19 32536 

58070 

3 

3 

84 1 080 

3 

4 900 

841 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONTANA 237 
Table 10. Tenure and Characteristics of Operator and Type of Organization: 1987 

and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols. see introductory text] 

Characteristics 

Richland Roosevelt Rosebud Sanders Sheridan Silver Bow 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICSCon. 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years ___________________________________ 1987 __ 12 10 6 3 7 - 1982 __ 15 18 6 6 21 1 25 to 34 years ___________________________________ 1987 __ 102 91 50 35 89 2 1982 __ 112 102 44 29 89 11 35 to 44 years ___________________________________ 1987 __ 145 128 66 79 132 25 1982 __ 105 111 68 107 90 22 

45 to 54 years ___________________________________ 1987 __ 116 101 81 95 100 24 1982 __ 94 110 75 84 117 30 55 to 64 years ___________________________________ 1987 __ 114 143 74 92 151 31 1982 __ 142 159 90 89 163 28 55 to 59 years _________________________________ 1987 __ 48 55 39 46 80 18 60 to 64 years _________________________________ 1987 __ 66 88 35 46 71 13 

65 years and over ________________________________ 1987 __ 131 125 86 78 121 32 1982 __ 87 84 70 64 106 16 65 to 69 years _________________________________ 1987 __ 69 54 42 32 59 18 70 years and over ______________________________ 1987 __ 62 71 44 46 62 14 Average age _________________________________ 1987 __ 49.6 50.9 51.7 52.3 50.9 56.0 1982 __ 48.8 49.2 52.0 50.5 50.7 51.5 

Operators by sex: Male _____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 590 564 338 358 586 106 1982 __ 536 558 333 353 571 98 acres, 1987 __ 1 139 175 1 314 638 2622587 365 136 999 386 111 940 1982 __ 1 052 837 1 336454 2795652 (0) 1 021 284 115161 

Female ___________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 30 34 25 24 14 8 1982 __ 19 26 20 26 15 10 acres, 1987 __ 55694 49382 285596 9493 25181 3410 1982 __ 30370 34780 225805 (0) 28384 12703 

TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family (sole proprietorship) ________ farms, 1987 __ 449 495 267 346 475 94 1982 __ 405 494 264 341 445 87 acres, 1987 __ 691 541 830228 1 090528 210160 645 890 56066 1982 __ 622 924 797 986 1 492425 266 084 632630 69234 

Partnership _________________________________ farms. 1987 __ 66 56 33 12 39 14 1982 __ 65 44 34 19 51 12 acres, 1987 __ 179042 102845 480602 22756 (0) (0) 1982 __ 201 426 86528 220328 19 899 79 164 (0) 

Corporation: Family held _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 92 40 52 20 82 5 1982 __ 77 39 48 14 80 8 acres, 1987 __ 284 797 180429 (0) 42771 (0) 36982 1982 __ 210388 (0) 963047 (0) 254 294 34324 Other than family held _____________________ farms. 1987 __ 4 - 1 - 2 - 1982 __ 4 1 - 2 - - acres, 1987 __ 3927 - (0) - (0) - 1982 __ 4485 (0) - (0) - -

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 9 7 10 4 2 1 1982 __ 4 6 7 3 10 1 acres. 1987 __ 35562 250518 386222 98942 (0) (0) 1982 __ 43984 301 413 345657 98941 83580 (0) 

Stillwater 

8 

6 

50 

51 

84 

70 

89 

114 

115 

105 

52 

63 

101 

83 

38 

63 

53.0 

51.9 

425 

407 

790 881 

843 783 

22 

22 51 792 19561 

365 

339 

519 063 476113 

39 

41 

105 060 105 295 

41 

41 

(0) 

(0) 

2 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

-

6 

- 12978 

238 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Tenure and Characteristics of Operator and Type of Organization: 1987 

and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols. see introductory text 1 

Characteristics 

Sweet Grass Teton Toole Treasure Valley Wheatland Wibaux 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICSCon. 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years ___________________________________ 1987 __ 4 14 7 - 14 1 4 1982 __ 7 17 17 - 15 3 11 25 to 34 years ___________________________________ 1987 __ 46 102 72 20 82 14 25 1982 __ 28 103 53 11 85 17 20 35 to 44 years ___________________________________ 1987 __ 65 151 76 23 147 37 44 1982 __ 67 131 61 27 112 36 31 

45 to 54 years ___________________________________ 1987 __ 71 114 81 24 126 24 42 1982 __ 75 134 63 25 141 32 48 55 to 64 years ___________________________________ 1987 __ 52 140 71 35 181 23 49 1982 __ 61 169 102 22 193 23 39 55 to 59 years _________________________________ 1987 __ 29 72 36 14 85 11 28 60 to 64 years _________________________________ 1987 __ 23 68 35 21 96 12 21 

65 years and over ________________________________ 1987 __ 70 101 86 19 170 46 28 1982 __ 54 71 58 22 108 39 35 65 to 69 years _________________________________ 1987 __ 24 58 44 9 82 14 8 70 years and over ______________________________ 1987 __ 46 43 42 10 88 32 20 Average age _________________________________ 1987 __ 51.0 48.9 49.9 51.1 52.4 54.2 49.9 1982 __ 51.1 48.3 50.3 52.3 51.3 51.6 50.2 

Operators by sex: Male ______________________________________ farms. 1987 __ 277 593 375 112 672 135 182 1982 __ 276 602 341 101 616 140 176 acres. 1987 __ 809282 1 015120 (D) 519084 1 762 219 779 852 505018 1982 __ 863899 1 062389 1 037493 575 132 1 719 897 797 113 458470 

Female ____________________________________ farms. 1987 __ 31 29 18 9 48 10 10 1982 __ 16 23 13 6 38 10 8 acres. 1987 __ 63837 33433 (D) 97061 93661 43343 11 364 1982 __ 45284 39142 18637 33345 57 212 46020 12040 

TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family (sole proprietorship) _________ farms. 1987 __ 264 479 278 86 582 113 164 1982 __ 236 495 261 74 539 123 157 

acres. 1987 __ 651 910 644285 690 191 182769 1 115 883 397 055 379646 1982 __ 602352 650918 681 297 183 073 1 019 057 429 069 310112 

Partnership __________________________________ farms. 1987 __ 19 73 32 12 68 8 15 1982 __ 22 65 27 7 61 10 15 acres. 1987 __ (D) 148 671 145150 (D) 177 321 (0) 34643 1982 __ (D) 111 259 115144 28454 210 808 (0) (0) 

Corporation: Family held ________________________________ farms. 1987 __ 21 63 74 21 54 18 13 1982 __ 29 56 61 20 38 16 10 

acres. 1987 __ (D) 221 023 (D) 256421 (0) 241 807 102093 1982 __ 196778 (D) (D) 283468 224 327 275 879 89480 Other than family held ______________________ farms. 1987 __ 2 - 2 - 1 3 - 1982 __ 3 1 1 - - 1 - acres. 1987 __ (D) - (D) - (0) 62747 - 1982 __ 18328 (D) (D) - - (0) -

Other-cooperative. estate or trust, institutional, etc. _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 2 7 7 2 15 3 - 1982 __ 2 8 4 6 16 - 2 

acres, 1987 __ (D) 34574 7752 (D) 293 438 (0) - 1982 __ (D) 41 701 7347 113482 322 917 - (0) 

Yellowstone 

15 

22 

122 

144 

199 

219 

253 

271 

250 

235 

134 

116 

204 

155 

90 

114 

51.7 

49.9 

972 

969 

1 317 320 

1 243 106 

71 

77 

80652 

44898 

860 

884 

794 279 

620 357 

86 

76 

207 090 

123 032 

81 

65 

374 067 

485 196 

8 

9 17949 

10751 

8 

12 4587 

48 868 

1967 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONTANA 239 
Table 11. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Item 

Montana Beaverhead Big Hom Blaine Broadwater Carbon Carter 

INVENTORY 

callie and calves ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 14866 280 352 350 151 445 278 1982 __ 15822 261 350 307 149 442 272 number, 1987 __ 2 591 391 163 524 135 820 70492 24381 60079 54703 1982 __ 2 918 599 170 475 136 682 80254 28431 60 945 60 409 

Farms by inventory: 1 to 9 __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 2022 22 39 34 26 42 24 1982 __ 2 124 18 29 21 17 50 17 

number, 198L_ 9832 118 194 167 108 212 124 1982 __ 10457 94 126 98 71 236 98 10 to 19 ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ I 498 13 33 17 8 51 12 1982 __ 1 549 14 27 15 11 42 7 number, 1987 __ 20430 176 479 264 118 697 171 1982 __ 21 355 193 348 205 160 566 98 

20 to 49 ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 2 818 33 44 68 19 102 41 1982 __ 2783 24 45 41 23 79 30 number, 1987 __ 90648 1 029 1 380 2391 659 3438 1 470 1982 __ 89769 795 1 470 1 417 698 2623 1 016 50 to 99 ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 2485 33 56 51 25 105 32 1982 __ 2606 36 58 51 19 101 46 

number, 1987 __ 174911 2314 4 175 3313 1 842 7498 2385 1982 __ 183413 2657 4076 3506 1 415 7242 3330 

100 to 199 ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 2552 42 66 81 24 79 58 1982 __ 2756 27 59 68 30 88 54 number, 1987 __ 355 112 5777 8758 11 160 3155 10385 8166 1982 __ 385 919 3768 8495 9039 4119 11 800 7676 200 to 499 ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 2407 51 74 59 39 43 87 1982 __ 2697 59 75 72 35 58 84 number, 1987 __ 734 577 16098 23 183 19921 11 335 13265 26050 1982 __ 817 696 17 887 23661 22725 10948 17 665 25233 

500 or more ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ I 084 86 40 40 10 23 24 1982 __ 1 307 83 57 39 14 24 34 

number,1987 __ 1 205 881 138012 97651 33276 7164 24584 16337 1982 __ 1 409 990 145081 98506 43264 11 020 20793 22958 

Cows and heifers that had calved ___________ farms, 1987 __ 13544 258 323 334 137 399 253 1982 __ 14524 238 317 278 142 412 260 number, 1987 __ I 426 828 87879 63854 44489 14610 27987 32191 1982 __ 1 557 483 78551 67970 46225 16278 29308 35319 

Beef cows ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 13073 256 322 325 133 389 243 1982 __ 13942 234 315 271 140 395 256 number, 1987 __ I 399 949 87628 63810 44140 14598 27640 32030 1982 __ 1 528 036 78485 67872 45980 16212 28556 35209 

1987 farms by inventory: 1 to 9 ____________________________________ farms __ 2 164 26 43 27 16 41 18 

numbeL_ 10004 116 213 146 58 206 93 10 to 19 __________________________________ farms __ I 532 16 33 31 11 52 12 

numbeL_ 20908 206 456 425 166 676 176 20 to 49 __________________________________ farms __ 2844 27 44 69 21 140 35 number __ 91 155 811 1 506 2155 688 4613 1 224 50 to 99 __________________________________ farms __ 2397 39 71 65 33 75 52 

numbeL_ 166 887 2857 4946 4578 2335 (0) 3680 

100 to 199 ________________________________ farms __ 2 143 34 47 61 27 49 68 number __ 291 655 4505 5897 7942 3768 (0) 9692 200 to 499 ________________________________ farms __ I 599 67 70 59 25 28 55 

numbeL_ 458 542 20061 20758 19035 7583 8269 15319 500 or more ______________________________ farms __ 394 47 14 13 - 4 3 number __ 360 798 59072 30034 9859 - 2314 1 846 

Milk cows _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ I 732 32 23 31 10 41 55 1982 __ 2594 32 47 37 23 71 72 number, 1987 __ 26879 251 44 349 12 347 161 1982 __ 29447 66 98 245 68 752 110 

1987 farms by inventory: 1 to 9 ____________________________________ farms __ I 423 29 23 26 10 35 54 

numbeL_ 2520 45 44 37 12 (0) (0) 10 to 19 __________________________________ farms __ 36 1 - 1 - 1 - numbeL_ 460 (0) - (0) - (0) - 20 to 49 __________________________________ farms __ 69 1 - 2 - - - numbeL_ 2195 (0) - (0) - - - 50 to 99 __________________________________ farms __ lIS - - 1 - 5 1 

numbeL_ 8 133 - - (0) - 285 (0) 

100 to 199 ________________________________ farms __ 74 1 - - - - - numbeL_ 9619 (0) - - - - - 200 to 499 ________________________________ farms __ 14 - - 1 - - - numbeL_ (0) - - (D) - - - 500 or more ______________________________ farms __ I - - - - - - number __ (0) - - - - - -

Heifers and heffer calves ___________________ farms, 1987 __ II 500 208 270 274 108 324 225 1982 __ 12869 215 287 246 129 349 246 

number, 1987 __ 635 912 36802 35943 15787 5436 13412 15054 1982 __ 707311 41 457 34236 19195 6610 14483 16852 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves ___ farms, 1987 __ 12352 233 293 266 120 352 234 1982 __ 13 981 227 323 266 139 388 247 

number, 1987 __ 528 651 38843 36023 10216 4335 18680 7458 1982 __ 653 805 50467 34476 14834 5543 17 154 8238 

240 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 11. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text J 

Item 

Cascade Chouteau Custer Daniels Dawson Deer Lodge Fallon 

INVENTORY 

Cattle and calves ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 500 294 280 129 305 53 248 1982 __ 561 342 301 154 349 54 237 

number, 1987 __ 77 877 40668 77 505 11 275 37573 9248 35358 1982 __ 96905 53987 95332 16586 45927 10916 35872 

Farms by inventory: 1 to 9 __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 60 43 42 14 35 11 18 1982 __ 84 44 40 11 36 8 19 

number, 1987 __ 270 209 246 73 159 67 90 1982 __ 429 208 181 44 194 39 98 10 to 19 ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 56 25 27 12 21 4 23 1982 __ 49 32 23 11 31 10 13 number, 1987 __ 731 331 360 155 292 (0) 307 1982 __ 633 430 325 166 424 139 200 

20 to 49 ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 118 60 37 28 60 11 48 1982 __ 111 72 36 36 54 13 29 

number, 1987 __ 3830 1 964 1 188 937 2106 (0) 1 557 1982 __ 3687 2 367 1 180 1 203 1 770 451 1 020 50 to 99 ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 80 65 28 33 71 8 50 1982 __ 99 57 33 42 76 3 58 number, 1987 __ 5583 4492 2069 2 275 5153 (0) 3 595 1982 __ 7018 4072 2 373 2 706 5218 191 4219 

100 to 199 ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 81 36 48 27 59 6 51 1982 __ 91 57 39 31 75 5 58 number,1987 __ 10845 4662 7095 3 622 8395 738 7000 1982 __ 12756 7 918 5535 4423 9877 666 7767 200 to 499 ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 77 51 54 14 48 9 47 

1982 __ 87 60 69 18 66 8 49 

number, 1987 __ 23931 14707 16 119 (0) 13 199 2878 14008 1982 __ 25272 16 675 21 331 5085 18870 2731 14824 

500 or more ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 28 14 44 1 11 4 11 1982 __ 40 20 61 5 11 7 11 

number, 1987 __ 32687 14303 50 428 (0) 8269 4590 8801 

1982 __ 47 110 22317 64 407 2 959 9574 6699 7744 

Cows and heifers that had calved ___________ farms, 1987 __ 453 271 258 125 279 49 238 

1982 __ 510 316 282 146 321 51 229 

number, 1987 __ 46343 25417 38 193 8200 21 141 4949 23241 

1982 __ 50484 28042 47406 11 520 27073 6302 23 118 

Beef cows ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 437 264 251 122 275 49 235 1982 __ 481 306 271 143 315 51 226 

number, 1987 __ 44814 25371 38 095 8 187 20598 4940 23212 1982 __ 48695 27955 47 133 11 505 26733 6285 23058 

1987 farms by inventory: 1 to 9 ____________________________________ farms __ 71 41 39 17 30 11 27 

number __ 351 168 158 86 134 50 147 10 to 19 __________________________________ farms __ 52 26 22 13 26 8 25 

number __ 668 358 287 177 390 114 339 20 to 49 __________________________________ farms __ 101 74 44 31 82 10 48 

number __ 3 174 2458 1 366 1 040 2760 316 1 619 50 to 99 __________________________________ farms __ 86 46 36 35 69 7 53 

number __ 5692 3 193 2 581 2 366 4770 471 3599 

100 to 199 ________________________________ farms __ 64 43 58 18 47 7 47 

number __ 8636 5841 8 147 2 360 6332 1 046 6294 200 to 499 ________________________________ farms __ 51 28 32 7 19 5 31 

number __ 14997 7 757 8935 (0) (D) (0) 8 528 500 or more ______________________________ farms __ 12 6 20 1 2 1 4 

number __ II 296 5596 16621 (0) (D) (0) 2686 

Milk cows _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 40 24 51 7 40 5 22 

1982 __ 96 48 75 12 53 4 45 

number, 1987 __ I 529 46 98 13 543 9 29 

1982 __ 1 789 87 273 15 340 17 60 

1987 farms by inventory: 1 to 9 ____________________________________ farms __ 25 24 50 7 36 5 22 

number __ 30 46 (0) 13 83 9 29 10 to 19 __________________________________ farms __ I - 1 - - - - number-_ (0) - (D) - - - - 20 to 49 __________________________________ farms __ I - - - - - - number __ (0) - - - - - - 50 to 99 __________________________________ farms __ 7 - - - 2 - - number __ 483 - - - (D) - -

100 to 199 ________________________________ farms __ 4 - - - 1 - - number __ 552 - - - (D) - - 200 to 499 ________________________________ farms __ 2 - - - 1 - - number __ (0) - - - (D) - - 500 or more ______________________________ farms __ - - - - - - - number __ - - - - - - -

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________ farms, 1987 __ 365 210 219 88 232 37 184 1982 __ 427 265 270 108 272 37 187 

number, 1987 __ 17768 9 191 20431 1 817 10 549 2672 7878 

1982 __ 25471 15678 24 566 2 628 10334 2289 8147 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves ___ farms, 1987 __ 404 243 234 101 267 43 199 

1982 __ 503 303 259 134 307 45 210 

number, 1987 __ 13766 6060 18881 1 258 5883 1 627 4239 

1982 __ 20950 10267 23360 2 438 8520 2325 4607 

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[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Item 

Fergus Flathead Gallatin Garfield Glacier Golden Valley Granite 

INVENTORY 

Cattle and calves ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 615 414 531 217 205 96 124 1982 __ 608 547 541 204 215 111 123 number,1987 __ 98763 24648 71 679 50458 31 873 19493 31 188 1982 __ 120210 31 906 84632 59634 44 418 25604 36993 

Farms by inventory: 1 to 9 __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 66 157 75 12 18 5 7 1982 __ 40 190 78 10 12 6 4 number, 1987 __ 304 706 328 61 86 33 21 1982 __ 205 937 349 54 52 30 25 10 to 19 ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 38 79 60 22 18 12 8 1982 __ 48 122 41 13 18 8 3 number, 1987 __ 532 1 089 861 299 237 176 95 1982 __ 656 1 680 543 187 248 110 42 

20 to 49 ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 114 89 103 34 40 11 12 1982 __ 86 113 118 22 46 15 20 number, 1987 __ 3678 2729 3285 1 105 1 294 322 357 1982 __ 2748 3587 3957 709 1 469 491 664 50 to 99 ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 94 41 93 35 37 20 12 1982 __ 106 53 92 30 34 14 12 number, 1987 __ 6503 2788 6394 2412 2689 1 421 928 1982 __ 7331 3596 6420 2 168 2525 952 802 

100 to 199 ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 145 21 95 43 48 18 27 1982 __ 119 41 99 47 40 19 26 number, 1987 __ 20602 2863 (D) 5778 (D) 2764 3771 1982 __ 17027 5424 14631 6984 5354 2995 3879 200 to 499 ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 114 19 82 47 32 18 36 1982 __ 154 19 83 57 42 32 34 number, 1987 __ 35047 5581 (D) 13860 9631 5646 10805 1982 __ 48231 5813 23972 17884 12844 9585 10485 

500 or more ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 44 8 23 24 12 12 22 1982 __ 55 9 30 25 23 17 24 number, 1987 __ 32097 8892 23680 26943 11 220 9131 15211 1982 __ 44012 10869 34760 31 650 21 926 11441 21 096 

Cows and he~ers that had calved ___________ farms, 1987 __ 585 352 478 193 192 90 110 1982 __ 584 473 473 200 204 106 118 number, 1987 __ 60419 12701 37 125 28487 19060 10440 18026 1982 __ 72226 17602 39518 30967 26753 14399 20932 

Beef cows ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 577 317 408 190 186 90 108 1982 __ 571 435 390 198 201 105 117 number, 1987 __ 59886 10412 30450 28415 18733 10428 18012 1982 __ 71493 15465 32458 30866 26453 14379 20904 

1987 farms by inventory: 1 to 9 ____________________________________ farms __ 72 155 93 15 27 8 8 numbeL_ 312 620 430 89 147 52 44 10 to 19 __________________________________ farms __ 43 64 47 24 18 12 4 number __ 586 858 647 334 293 164 53 20 to 49 __________________________________ farms __ 129 61 116 35 40 13 12 

numbeL_ 3980 1 964 3631 1 167 1 149 471 465 50 to 99 __________________________________ farms __ 114 16 61 30 40 21 15 

numbeL_ 7911 1 073 4075 2152 2813 1 523 1 081 

100 to 199 ________________________________ farms __ 126 10 49 45 38 17 34 

number __ 17156 1 304 6 146 6034 5564 2650 4556 200 to 499 ________________________________ farms __ 83 7 39 30 18 18 31 

numbeL_ 23095 2 313 11 288 8339 4857 (D) 9318 500 or more ______________________________ farms __ 10 4 3 11 5 1 4 

number __ 6846 2280 4233 10300 3910 (D) 2495 

Milk cows _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 64 70 104 39 20 7 10 1982 __ 98 99 127 35 30 14 13 

number, 1987 __ 533 2289 6675 72 327 12 14 1982 __ 733 2 137 7060 101 300 20 28 

1987 farms by inventory: 1 to 9 ____________________________________ farms __ 59 53 32 39 16 7 10 

numbeL_ 108 111 55 72 23 12 14 10 to 19 __________________________________ farms __ I 1 7 - - - - number __ (D) (D) 93 - - - - 20 to 49 __________________________________ farms __ - 3 7 - - - - numbeL_ - 108 256 - - - - 50 to 99 __________________________________ farms __ 2 9 26 - 4 - - numbeL_ (D) 686 1 850 - 304 - -

100 to 199 ________________________________ farms __ 2 2 27 - - - - number __ (D) (D) 3363 - - - - 200 to 499 ________________________________ farms __ - 1 5 - - - - numbeL_ - (D) 1 058 - - - - 500 or more ______________________________ farms __ - 1 - - - - - number __ - (D) - - - - -

He~ers and heifer calves ___________________ farms, 1987 __ 480 308 431 169 168 70 103 1982 __ 503 418 454 175 166 95 102 number, 1987 __ 22631 7083 19674 13931 7065 4249 6603 1982 __ 28221 7 184 25067 13377 8527 6384 7506 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves ___ farms, 1987 __ 502 328 426 176 170 83 109 1982 __ 535 468 475 189 190 94 112 number,1987 __ 15713 4864 14880 8040 5748 4804 6559 1982 __ 19763 7 120 20047 15290 9138 4821 8555 

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Table 11. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982-con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Item 

Hill Jefferson Judith Basin Lake Lewis and Clark Liberty Lincoln 

INVENTORY 

Cattle and calves ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 254 169 248 618 269 81 142 1982 __ 279 192 261 669 291 86 199 number, 1981-_ 28618 20871 56259 60 910 44773 17 371 4762 1982 __ 34754 29 104 65 735 65 216 45871 17 008 6894 

Farms by inventory: 1 to 9 __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 27 27 15 79 63 - 64 1982 __ 35 37 14 95 65 4 79 number, 1987 __ 130 123 54 364 296 - 335 1982 __ 146 168 71 511 365 10 439 10 to 19 ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 25 34 19 97 36 4 26 1982 __ 25 29 12 93 44 5 36 number, 1987 __ 338 487 260 1 308 508 (0) 363 1982 __ 352 422 163 1 281 581 62 485 

20 to 49 ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 64 29 38 140 52 12 28 1982 __ 63 30 43 133 58 15 44 number, 1987 __ 2083 914 1 208 4381 1 508 317 903 1982 __ 2023 925 1 354 4 329 1 660 481 1 219 50 to 99 ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 45 37 42 100 31 18 14 1982 __ 54 33 37 147 35 11 20 number, 1987 __ 3175 2632 3062 6764 2113 1 298 1 019 1982 __ 4 173 2292 2 801 10376 2494 816 1 245 

100 to 199 _________________________ • ____ farms, 1987 __ 52 16 46 123 28 24 5 1982 __ 45 15 55 111 34 26 16 number, 1987 __ 7026 2098 (0) 17457 3681 3218 750 1982 __ 5989 2005 7484 15 521 4875 3788 (0) 200 to 499 ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 37 15 62 62 40 18 5 1982 __ 51 31 58 74 33 21 3 number, 1987 __ II 418 5330 (0) 18427 13 169 5433 1 392 1982 __ 14409 9538 16991 20966 11 091 6086 694 

500 or more ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 4 11 26 17 19 5 - 1982 __ 6 17 42 16 22 4 1 number, 1987 __ 4448 9287 25 319 12209 23498 7054 - 1982 __ 7662 13754 36871 12232 24805 5765 (0) 

Cows and heifers that had calved ___________ farms, 1987 __ 242 152 230 562 235 74 132 1982 __ 263 173 246 618 252 78 182 number, 1987 __ 19134 13236 31 884 35785 25297 9675 3340 1982 __ 20682 17308 34284 36839 24409 8692 4100 

Beef cows ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 236 149 229 522 227 72 123 1982 __ 256 163 244 569 239 77 171 

number,1987 __ 18971 13090 31 688 32500 24959 9316 3307 1982 __ 20518 16717 34155 34042 23858 (0) 3967 

1987 farms by inventory: 1 to 9 ____________________________________ farms __ 34 40 20 112 66 3 65 number __ 161 210 86 546 305 17 287 10 to 19 __________________________________ farms __ 35 22 21 81 34 9 19 number __ 488 293 298 1 144 474 122 268 20 to 49 __________________________________ farms __ 54 32 35 123 39 9 21 

numbeL_ 1 687 1 071 1 107 3762 1 263 287 691 50 to 99 __________________________________ farms __ 55 24 44 100 25 25 8 

numbeL_ 3747 1 726 2926 6981 1 726 1 688 441 

100 to 199 ________________________________ farms __ 34 11 58 76 24 16 9 

numbeL_ 4723 1 469 8012 10372 3 514 2 163 (0) 200 to 499 ________________________________ farms __ 23 13 37 28 29 7 1 number __ (0) 4260 10787 (0) 8286 1 948 (0) 500 or more ______________________________ farms __ I 7 14 2 10 3 - number __ (0) 4061 8472 (0) 9391 3091 -

Milk cows _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 18 18 28 94 24 8 20 1982 __ 26 35 31 148 45 12 40 

number, 1987 __ 163 146 196 3285 338 359 33 1982 __ 164 591 129 2797 551 (0) 133 

1987 farms by inventory: 1 to 9 ____________________________________ farms __ 13 15 27 56 20 5 20 

numbeL_ 17 26 (0) 118 31 9 33 10 to 19 __________________________________ farms __ 2 - - 1 - - - numbeL_ (0) - - (0) - - - 20 to 49 __________________________________ farms __ 2 2 - 11 1 - - number __ (0) (0) - 396 (0) - - 50 to 99 __________________________________ farms __ I 1 - 13 2 2 - number __ (0) (0) - 874 (O) (O) - 100 to 199 ________________________________ farms __ - - 1 11 1 1 - number __ - - (0) 1 416 (0) (0) - 200 to 499 ________________________________ farms __ - - - 2 - - - number __ - - - (O) - - - 500 or more ______________________________ farms __ - - - - - - - number __ - - - - - - -

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________ farms, 1987 __ 212 126 191 471 213 70 105 1982 __ 236 150 213 554 239 72 159 

number, 1987 __ 6105 4597 14073 14195 11 511 4849 762 

1982 __ 8265 6034 16360 14952 11 929 4967 1 342 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves ___ farms, 1987 __ 214 135 212 505 218 72 111 1982 __ 241 169 235 602 249 76 163 

number, 1987 __ 3379 3038 10302 10930 7965 2847 660 1982 __ 5807 5762 15091 13425 9533 3349 1 452 

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Table 11. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Item 

McCone Madison Meagher Mineral Missoula Musselshell Park 

INVENTORY 

Cattle and calves ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 233 363 111 32 242 175 312 1982 __ 259 364 97 49 290 193 316 number, 1987 __ 30303 101 178 52124 1 137 15784 29398 52 127 1982 __ 35597 109242 54507 1 661 19258 34 857 57179 

Farms by inventory: 1 to 9 __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 25 35 11 10 78 28 42 1982 __ 24 36 4 18 107 23 32 number, 1987 __ 112 163 54 46 327 120 212 1982 __ 148 149 23 81 442 99 149 10 to 19 ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 10 25 7 6 45 14 31 1982 __ 17 19 4 8 66 22 23 number, 1987 __ 157 349 87 64 574 190 438 1982 __ 238 271 53 118 896 328 334 

20 to 49 ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 56 56 8 9 51 38 56 1982 __ 49 35 11 11 43 35 54 number, 1987 __ 1 845 1 830 276 (0) 1 565 1 151 1 789 1982 __ 1 569 1 061 369 285 1 372 1 040 1 714 50 to 99 ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 44 37 12 2 31 19 48 1982 __ 55 45 6 7 30 33 41 

number, 1987 __ 2963 2743 852 (0) 2308 1364 3382 1982 __ 3905 3 120 451 491 1 984 2258 2695 

100 to 199 ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 54 58 10 5 17 27 60 1982 __ 59 72 17 5 24 26 79 number, 1987 __ 7278 8654 1 589 630 2218 4017 8657 1982 __ 8324 10500 2478 686 3445 3586 11 334 200 to 499 ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 37 101 36 - 13 36 53 1982 __ 42 92 25 - 13 36 60 number, 1987 __ 12083 31 918 12005 - 3 161 10981 15426 1982 __ 11 989 28846 7908 - 4 120 11 686 17598 

500 or more ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 7 51 27 - 7 13 22 1982 __ 13 65 30 - 7 18 27 number, 1987 __ 5865 55521 37261 - 5631 11 555 22223 1982 __ 9424 65295 43225 - 6999 15860 23 355 

Cows and heijers that had calved ___________ farms, 1987 __ 216 339 102 30 198 162 289 1982 __ 252 334 92 40 248 178 300 number, 1987 __ 19292 59400 28531 641 9296 17 895 34521 1982 __ 22254 60042 31 635 893 8466 18310 34520 

Beef cows ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 211 334 101 28 187 157 276 1982 __ 248 328 89 37 222 168 288 number, 1987 __ 19220 59159 (0) 634 9195 17797 34 122 1982 __ 22192 59801 (0) 843 7899 18225 34 102 

1987 farms by inventory: 1 to 9 _____________________ • ______________ farms __ 22 36 13 10 75 21 37 number __ 96 166 (0) 48 327 82 164 10 to 19 __________________________________ farms __ 26 39 5 7 28 19 41 

numbeL_ 364 526 (0) 88 362 261 549 20 to 49 __________________________________ farms __ 47 39 6 6 32 35 47 number __ 1 596 1 148 226 148 981 1010 1 520 50 to 99 __________________________________ farms __ 54 50 9 5 27 23 50 number __ 3723 3674 590 350 2006 1 643 (0) 

100 to 199 ________________________________ farms __ 34 70 18 - 17 33 54 number __ 4552 10105 2348 - 2116 4660 (0) 200 to 499 ________________________________ farms __ 26 75 35 - 5 19 34 number __ (0) 21 838 10 322 - 1 403 4949 10314 500 or more ______________________________ farms __ 2 25 15 - 3 7 13 number._ (0) 21 702 14771 - 2000 5192 10489 

Milk cows _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 35 40 6 5 26 26 56 1982 __ 37 48 13 13 58 37 60 number, 1987 __ 72 241 (0) 7 101 98 399 1982 __ 62 241 (0) 50 567 85 418 

1987 farms by inventory: 1 to 9 ____________________________________ farms __ 35 35 5 5 24 24 48 number __ 72 46 11 7 (0) (0) (0) 10 to 19 __________________________________ farms __ - - - - - 1 2 number __ - - - - - (0) (0) 20 to 49 _________ ~ ________________________ farms __ - 4 - - 2 1 3 number __ - (0) - - (0) (0) 123 50 to 99 __________________________________ farms __ - - - - - - 3 number __ - - - - - - 166 

100 to 199 ________________________________ farms __ - 1 1 - - - - number __ - (0) (0) - - - - 200 to 499 ________________________________ farms __ - - - - - - - number __ - - - - - - - 500 or more ______________________________ farms __ - - - - - - - numbeL_ - - - - - - -

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________ farms, 1987 __ 164 301 92 25 184 133 241 1982 __ 198 313 84 40 211 170 260 

number, 1987 __ 7066 21 553 14 511 296 3519 6237 10576 1982 __ 7565 23664 12030 472 4458 8620 11 933 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves ___ farms, 1987 __ 195 308 92 25 192 143 268 1982 __ 231 324 85 44 241 169 289 number, 1987 __ 3945 20225 9082 200 2969 5266 7030 1982 __ 5778 25536 10842 296 6334 7927 10726 

244 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 11. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Item 

Petroleum Phillips Pondera Powder River Powell Prairie Ravalli 

INVENTORY 

Cattle and calves ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 97 338 241 264 180 155 614 

1982 __ 88 358 269 301 181 155 733 

number, 1987 __ 25855 77 453 25548 65954 46849 36934 44168 

1982 __ 29005 83351 28656 75647 55929 33389 54079 

Farms by inventory: 1 to 9 __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 7 27 29 22 25 4 156 1982 __ 5 26 28 12 19 10 242 

number, 1987 __ 27 125 145 117 143 19 763 1982 __ 17 131 154 63 81 47 1 226 10 to 19 ________________________________ farms, 1981-_ 4 31 19 17 15 9 105 1982 __ 4 29 33 20 13 4 109 

number, 1987 __ (0) 415 246 222 168 125 1 376 1982 __ 60 418 460 283 185 44 1 504 

20 to 49 ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 4 53 53 32 19 14 152 

1982 __ 10 43 63 46 23 12 161 

number, 1987 __ (0) 1 595 1 619 1·116 615 456 4779 1982 __ 255 1 356 2103 1648 771 404 4932 50 to 99 ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 16 45 58 36 28 31 87 1982 __ 3 53 51 43 22 21 86 

number, 1987 __ 1 142 3392 3920 2514 1 945 2232 6033 1982 __ 164 3796 3617 3179 1 483 1 466 5785 

100 to 199 ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 18 61 50 67 32 43 63 

1982 __ 19 72 56 66 27 50 79 number, 1987 __ 2412 8669 6801 9396 4651 6254 8835 

1982 __ 2679 10197 7863 9607 3852 6854 10859 200 to 499 ______________________________ farms, 1981-_ 33 80 29 75 35 32 36 1982 __ 26 85 33 70 44 43 38 

number, 1987 __ 10317 25279 9765 23 109 11 082 10017 9796 1982 __ 8721 26851 9820 22094 13122 13632 10975 

500 or more ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 15 41 3 35 26 22 15 1982 __ 21 50 5 44 33 15 18 number, 1987 __ II 779 37978 3052 29480 28245 17831 12586 1982 __ 17 089 40602 4639 38773 36435 10942 18798 

Cows and he~ers that had calved ___________ farms, 1987 __ 88 311 220 265 167 143 524 1982 __ 84 331 247 288 168 148 617 

number, 1987 __ 15017 41 967 16535 37 521 26160 18384 23171 

1982 __ 15328 44 848 16481 41 588 30150 19026 25578 

Beef cows ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 86 304 213 258 165 142 472 

1982 __ 81 323 239 285 166 145 563 

number, 1987 __ 15005 41 764 16021 37419 25861 18350 20905 1982 __ 15305 44 736 15935 41498 29849 18941 22710 

1987 farms by inventory: 1 to 9 ____________________________________ farms __ 6 26 29 18 28 8 170 

numbeL_ (0) 96 135 102 140 39 695 10 to 19 __________________________________ farms __ 2 27 24 15 10 12 79 

numbeL_ (0) 341 298 216 128 161 1042 20 to 49 ___ . _______________________________ farms __ 9 56 65 43 29 23 114 

numbeL_ 263 1 804 2 149 1 331 1 006 782 3496 50 to 99 __________________________________ farms __ 20 48 51 52 30 33 61 number __ 1 443 3283 3641 4001 2148 2350 4006 

100 to 199 ________________________________ farms __ 16 69 22 64 23 35 28 

number __ 2346 9191 2729 8783 3436 4824 3664 200 to 499 ________________________________ farms __ 29 66 20 55 33 27 15 number __ 8065 18395 (0) 15359 9525 7674 4052 500 or more ______________________________ farms __ 4 12 2 11 12 4 5 

number __ 2822 8654 (0) 7627 9478 2520 3950 

Milk cows _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 8 36 23 49 24 17 88 1982 __ 18 59 36 55 31 21 156 

number, 1987 __ 12 203 514 102 299 34 2266 1982 __ 23 112 546 90 301 85 2868 

1987 farms by inventory: 1 to 9 ____________________________________ farms __ a 32 18 48 23 17 50 number __ 12 60 39 (0) (0) 34 105 10 to 19 _" ________________________________ farms __ - 2 - - - - 4 number __ - (0) - - - - 62 20 to 49 __________________________________ farms __ - 1 - 1 - - 18 number __ - (0) - (0) - - 551 50 to 99 __________________________________ farms __ - 1 2 - - - 11 

numbeL_ - (0) (0) - - - 857 

100 to 199 ________________________________ farms __ - - 3 - - - 5 number __ - - (0) - - - 691 200 to 499 ________________________________ farms __ - - - - 1 - - numbeL_ - - - - (0) - - 500 or more ______________________________ farms __ - - - - - - - number __ - - - - - - -

Heifers and he~er calves ___________________ farms, 1987 __ 80 258 195 237 139 116 488 1982 __ 82 297 207 263 159 126 571 

number, 1987 __ 6564 19 711 4855 15905 12459 10142 10734 

1982 __ 6860 21 898 5811 19915 13208 8081 13882 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves ___ farms, 1987 __ 81 277 207 259 150 134 500 1982 __ 77 313 246 276 159 143 608 

number, 1987 __ 4274 15775 4 158 12 528 8230 8408 10263 1982 __ 6817 16 605 6364 14044 12571 6282 14619 

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Table 11. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Item 

Richland Roosevelt Rosebud Sanders Sheridan Silver Bow Stillwater 

INVENTORY 

Cattle and calves ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 343 255 287 265 226 73 337 1982 __ 342 278 287 305 260 85 342 

number,1987 __ 51 139 22837 77036 26335 17456 8790 49200 1982 __ 50 174 30454 80500 31 653 22279 9835 54289 

Farms by inventory: 1 to 9 __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 40 24 30 54 25 7 37 1982 __ 34 29 20 69 17 13 33 number, 1987 __ 217 137 137 257 133 40 204 1982 __ 173 139 93 362 86 59 186 10 to 19 ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 32 25 25 34 22 12 32 1982 __ 25 14 19 32 19 17 40 

number, 1987 __ 470 347 339 452 318 165 412 1982 __ 355 196 254 459 258 250 545 

20 to 49 ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 48 61 43 64 60 22 71 1982 __ 58 58 53 67 70 17 63 number, 1987 __ 1 646 1 979 1 412 2067 1 925 719 2344 1982 __ 1 941 1 918 1 643 2217 2326 459 2040 50 to 99 ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 79 69 49 48 61 12 67 1982 __ 76 72 48 58 79 15 54 

number, 1987 __ 5681 4794 3323 3367 4430 780 4612 1982 __ 5537 5100 3487 4 136 5472 964 3602 

100 to 199 ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 65 43 48 23 38 8 63 1982 __ 70 56 46 29 48 13 62 number, 1987 __ 9010 5844 6696 3 183 5052 1 031 (0) 1982 __ 9997 7503 6335 3873 (0) 1 739 8674 200 to 499 ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 61 31 49 32 20 8 50 1982 __ 59 44 56 40 25 6 69 

number, 1987 __ 18012 (0) 16487 9380 5598 2245 (0) 1982 __ 17032 12417 17681 12469 6736 2062 20876 

500 or more ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 18 2 43 10 - 4 17 1982 __ 20 5 45 10 2 4 21 

number, 1987 __ 16103 (0) 48642 7629 - 3810 18403 1982 __ 15139 3181 51 007 8 137 (0) 4302 18366 

Cows and heifers that had calved ___________ farms, 1987 __ 306 249 274 254 213 64 306 1982 __ 311 266 268 286 252 75 317 number, 1987 __ 25023 14436 42568 15 185 10827 5575 25311 1982 __ 26456 19211 40697 16935 14392 5682 31 550 

Beef cows ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 298 248 269 244 213 64 302 1982 __ 303 262 263 267 252 72 313 number, 1987 __ 24842 14400 42486 14926 10806 (0) 24997 1982 __ 26116 19158 40517 16686 14355 5515 31 245 

1987 farms by inventory: 1 to 9 ____________________________________ farms __ 44 40 37 72 28 6 38 number __ 227 221 180 306 158 35 190 10 to 19 __________________________________ farms __ 27 34 30 40 35 16 36 number __ 377 465 442 565 455 230 465 20 to 49 __________________________________ farms __ 67 76 55 50 71 18 82 number __ 2144 2556 1 760 1 663 2258 627 2781 50 to 99 __________________________________ farms __ 73 49 38 35 51 10 62 number __ 5068 3349 2559 2410 3490 600 4229 

100 to 199 ________________________________ farms __ 54 40 41 30 23 7 50 

numbe,-_ 7056 5410 (0) (0) 3251 871 6720 200 to 499 ________________________________ farms __ 30 9 50 14 5 5 32 number __ 8 191 2399 (0) (0) 1 194 1 689 (0) 500 or more ______________________________ farms __ 3 - 18 3 - 2 2 number __ 1 779 - 17086 1 900 - (0) (0) 

Milk cows _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 38 20 43 34 10 1 21 1982 __ 52 30 44 60 19 12 45 number, 1987 __ 181 36 82 259 21 (0) 314 1982 __ 340 53 180 249 37 167 305 

1987 farms by inventory: 1 to 9 ____________________________________ farms __ 34 20 42 31 10 1 17 number __ 51 36 (0) 45 21 (0) 31 10 to 19 __________________________________ farms __ 1 - 1 1 - - 1 

numbe,-_ (0) - (0) (0) - - (0) 20 to 49 __________________________________ farms __ 2 - - - - - 1 number __ (0) - - - - - (0) 50 to 99 __________________________________ farms __ 1 - - 1 - - 1 

numbe,-_ (0) - - (0) - - (0) 

100 to 199 ________________________________ farms __ - - - 1 - - 1 

numbe,-_ - - - (0) - - (0) 200 to 499 ________________________________ farms __ - - - - - - - number __ - - - - - - - 500 or more ______________________________ farms __ - - - - - - - numbe,-_ - - - - - - -

Heifers and heiler calves ___________________ farms, 1987 __ 268 201 229 226 175 45 238 1982 __ 290 228 245 253 192 72 280 

number, 1987 __ 12949 4944 17986 6091 4007 1 933 11 928 1982 __ 11 393 6470 18659 8031 4302 2579 13031 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves ___ farms, 1987 __ 288 223 248 238 200 62 265 1982 __ 317 251 256 270 237 72 301 

number, 1987 __ 13167 3457 16 482 5059 2622 1 282 11 961 

1982 __ 12325 4773 21 144 6687 3585 1 574 9708 

246 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 11. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

Sweet Grass Teton Toole Treasure Valley Wheatland Wibaux Yellowstone 

INVENTORY 

Cattle and calves _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 233 335 166 92 363 109 135 622 1982 __ 251 362 153 87 365 118 132 697 

number, 1987 __ 44 782 42387 18979 30408 63 541 33945 20740 118835 1982 __ 51 361 63457 20103 27572 71 457 39390 21 311 111 807 

Farms by inventory: 1 to 9 ___________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 23 45 31 6 35 6 13 122 1982 __ 18 46 21 4 34 3 11 123 number, 1987 __ 116 234 194 39 180 28 72 593 1982 __ 91 209 94 23 166 21 57 610 10 to 19 _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 15 42 19 5 27 9 9 72 1982 __ 15 38 24 5 35 4 9 100 

number, 1987 __ 220 592 269 55 380 101 118 977 1982 __ 203 507 330 73 478 70 127 1 359 

20 to 49 _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 35 76 36 16 85 14 21 130 1982 __ 39 76 26 16 82 14 24 125 

number, 1987 __ 1 062 2387 1 238 493 2824 423 702 4036 1982 __ 1 275 2450 876 550 2781 457 768 3976 50 to 99 _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 42 77 24 20 61 13 22 91 1982 __ 45 72 25 12 47 17 21 112 

number, 1987 __ 2852 (0) 1 719 1381 4389 1 018 1 534 6406 1982 __ 3 147 4992 1 849 798 3267 1 324 1 516 7796 

100 to 199 _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 51 45 31 14 62 24 34 89 1982 __ 46 66 29 14 75 26 28 122 

number, 1987 __ 7013 6572 (0) 2189 8731 3605 5 012 12037 1982 __ 6605 9449 4122 1 848 10494 3778 4 185 16664 200 to 499 _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 54 30 20 14 69 26 30 77 1982 __ 68 44 19 20 62 34 32 82 

number, 1987 __ 16724 8412 (0) 4886 21 118 7 612 9559 22930 1982 __ 20638 12785 6029 6445 18073 10446 9430 25699 

500 or more _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 13 20 5 17 24 17 6 41 

1982 __ 22 20 9 16 30 20 7 33 

number, 1987 __ 16795 18976 5599 21 365 25919 21 158 3743 71 856 1982 __ 19402 33065 6803 17835 36198 23294 5228 55703 

Cows and heifers that had calved ____________ farms, 1981-_ 222 305 154 80 336 101 127 495 1982 __ 233 332 148 83 339 116 129 570 

number, 1987 __ 26652 24916 11 865 12200 35566 19540 11 790 33940 

1982 __ 30 186 31 291 11 985 13269 39080 22764 11 550 37009 

Beef cows _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 215 301 153 80 329 99 121 468 

1982 __ 230 321 146 83 336 115 116 541 

number, 1987 __ 26576 24207 (0) 12188 35507 19293 11 562 31 914 1982 __ 30084 30647 11 776 13249 38981 22565 11 245 34956 

1987 farms by inventory: 1 to 9 ____________________________________ farms __ 16 56 40 7 32 6 12 106 

numbeL_ 70 299 (0) 33 143 33 47 466 10 to 19 __________________________________ farms __ 24 43 13 11 36 11 9 73 

number __ 346 597 181 130 481 146 116 1 039 20 to 49 __________________________________ farms __ 46 85 36 18 81 10 26 127 

number __ 1 531 2617 1 047 595 2516 265 850 4060 50 to 99 __________________________________ farms __ 45 48 27 10 69 22 26 74 

number __ 3299 3244 1 935 671 4835 1 637 1 836 (0) 

100 to 199 ________________________________ farms __ 51 42 26 13 61 24 34 47 

number __ 7 145 5659 3482 1 894 8208 3257 4812 (0) 200 to 499 ________________________________ farms __ 25 21 7 17 40 16 14 34 

number __ 6893 6484 1 914 4206 10913 4559 3901 10125 500 or more ______________________________ farms __ 8 6 4 4 10 10 - 7 

numbeT __ 7 292 5307 2890 4659 8411 9396 - 4971 

Milk cows ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 43 37 18 10 27 16 15 55 

1982 __ 51 50 25 11 47 21 27 90 

number, 1987 __ 76 709 (0) 12 59 247 228 2026 

1982 __ 102 644 209 20 99 199 305 2053 

1987 farms by inventory: 32 1 to 9 ____________________________________ farms __ 43 29 16 10 26 13 9 

number __ 76 50 22 12 (0) 28 (0) 67 10 to 19 __________________________________ farms __ - 1 - - 1 - 1 3 

number __ - (0) - - (0) - (0) 43 20 to 49 __________________________________ farms __ - 1 - - - - 5 - number __ - (0) - - - - 194 - 50 to 99 __________________________________ farms __ - 3 1 - - 3 - 12 

number __ - 176 (0) - - 219 - 670 

100 to 199 ________________________________ farms __ - 2 1 - - - - 6 

numbeL_ - (0) (0) - - - - 1046 200 to 499 ________________________________ farms __ - 1 - - - - - - number __ - (0) - - - - - - 500 or more ______________________________ farms __ - - - - - - - - number __ - - - - - - - -

Heifers and heifer calves ____________________ farms, 1987 __ 194 253 132 83 283 97 112 450 

1962 __ 200 291 120 75 311 105 106 546 

number,1987 __ 10241 9226 4 518 9314 17630 8786 5077 37086 1982 __ 10768 14545 4792 7287 18744 10457 5049 30746 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves ____ farms, 1987 __ 191 288 146 83 290 91 116 520 

1982 __ 225 331 131 77 326 107 115 611 

number, 1981-_ 7889 8245 2596 8894 10345 5619 3873 47809 

1962 __ 10407 17621 3326 7016 13633 6169 4712 44 052 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONTANA 247 
Table 11. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text I 

Item 

Montana Beaverhead Big Hom Blaine Broadwater Carbon Carter 

SALES 

~airy products sold __________________________ farms, 1987 __ 431 5 1 4 1 11 2 1982 __ 604 2 5 6 2 15 $1,000,1987 __ 37466 (D) (D) (D) (D) 491 (D) 1982 __ 35785 (D) 2 198 (D) 869 (D) 

CaWe and calves sold _______________________ farms, 1987 __ 14 718 285 356 348 143 444 279 1982 __ 15325 262 343 305 141 439 271 number, 1987 __ I 644 768 86 139 90653 40529 13822 45391 32913 1982 __ 1 778 047 85827 86221 41 863 14291 45344 32446 $1,000,1987 __ 774 052 40762 42777 17097 6374 22430 14887 1982 __ 676 086 33479 31 861 14519 5282 19577 10419 1987 farms by number sold: 1 to 9 ________________________________________ farms __ 2884 34 43 47 20 57 29 number __ 13403 186 226 265 67 289 114 10 to 19 ______________________________________ farms __ I 924 18 44 38 12 66 17 number __ 26590 231 606 562 162 896 250 20 to 49 ______________________________________ farms __ 3309 40 61 86 37 135 59 numbeL_ 105991 1 261 2 118 2601 1 259 4396 2078 50 to 99 ______________________________________ farms __ 2548 31 72 58 26 96 57 number __ 178 904 2 176 5005 4208 1 989 6577 4187 

100 to 199 ____________________________________ farms __ 2095 54 58 52 26 44 69 numbeL_ 288 186 7501 8084 6918 3483 5922 9516 200 to 499 ____________________________________ farms __ I 492 84 57 56 21 31 41 number __ 435 916 20473 16663 16426 (D) 8934 11 863 500 or more __________________________________ farms __ 466 44 21 11 1 15 7 number __ 595 778 54 311 57951 9549 (D) 18377 4905 

Calves sold _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 5573 85 144 170 44 126 145 1982 __ 7 510 109 172 180 53 145 145 number, 1987 __ 311 903 12002 15492 12854 1 660 4759 11 120 1982 __ 507 834 14009 21 361 19440 3814 6678 14 108 $1,000,1987 __ 107 760 4246 5157 4403 551 1 417 4239 1982 __ 138 528 3820 6013 5478 970 1 863 3298 1987 farms by number sold: 1 to 9 ______________________________________ farms __ I 776 21 34 43 13 37 27 numbeL_ 6979 68 128 179 30 161 102 10 to 19 ____________________________________ farms __ 903 10 23 24 6 29 12 numbeL_ 12093 132 325 323 75 369 175 20 to 49 ____________________________________ farms __ I 305 11 36 34 13 34 37 number __ 40584 292 1 259 947 381 1 096 1 276 50 to 99 ____________________________________ farms __ 740 15 23 33 8 13 28 numbeL_ 51 726 986 1 680 2296 598 799 2036 

100 to 199 __________________________________ farms __ 520 12 17 19 4 10 27 numbeL_ 70186 1 789 2221 2625 576 1 233 3604 200 to 499 __________________________________ farms __ 263 . 9 6 12 - 2 14 numbeL_ 72055 2195 1 549 3103 - (D) 3927 500 or more ________________________________ farms __ 66 7 5 5 - 1 - numbeL_ 58280 6540 8330 3381 - (D) -

Cattle sold ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 12990 263 312 291 133 403 241 1982 __ 12894 227 280 243 128 393 235 number, 1987 __ 1 332865 74137 75 161 27675 12162 40632 21 793 1982 __ 1 270 213 71 818 64860 22423 10477 38666 18338 $1,000, 1987 __ 666 292 36514 37620 12694 5823 21 012 10648 1982 __ 537 558 29659 25848 9041 4313 17713 7 121 

1987 farms by number sold: 1 to 9 ______________________________________ farms __ 3 156 30 51 53 26 66 41 number __ 13743 156 254 259 116 310 147 10 to 19 ____________________________________ farms __ I 797 24 40 43 13 67 20 number __ 24760 319 544 574 173 904 279 20 to 49 ____________________________________ farms __ 2837 35 5B 70 29 110 62 number __ B9998 1 140 1 946 2 116 979 3506 2036 50 to 99 ____________________________________ farms __ 2038 35 54 38 23 81 52 number __ 142306 2537 3705 2647 1 673 5572 3693 

100 to 199 __________________________________ farms __ I 631 45 42 39 21 41 35 numbeL_ 222 945 5963 5855 5363 2717 5640 4664 200 to 499 __________________________________ farms __ I 156 54 48 43 20 24 26 number __ 336054 17873 14218 12647 (D) 6942 7626 500 or more ________________________________ farms __ 375 40 19 5 1 14 5 number __ 503059 46149 48639 4069 (D) 17758 3348 

CaWe fattened on grain and concentrates sold ___________________________________ farms, 1987 __ I 120 16 17 14 11 32 13 1982 __ 1 204 13 19 14 5 39 5 number, 1987 __ lB7 191 3 181 780 371 260 9924 1 469 1982 __ 184 859 956 1 884 532 (D) 9736 145 $1,000, 1987 __ 120498 1 947 394 246 113 6 191 703 1982 __ 96282 448 895 269 (D) 6246 48 1987 farms by number sold: 1 to 9 ____________________________________ farms __ 521 4 6 5 7 6 5 number __ 1677 11 20 19 20 15 21 10 to 19 __________________________________ farms __ 138 - 5 3 2 4 3 numbeL_ 1 754 - 62 35 (D) 40 42 20 to 49 __________________________________ farms __ 175 3 1 3 1 4 1 number __ 5364 113 (D) 72 (D) 126 (D) 50 to 99 __________________________________ farms __ 89 1 2 2 - 9 1 numbeL_ 6026 (D) (D) (D) - 643 (D) 

100 to 199 ________________________________ farms __ 84 5 2 1 1 3 2 number __ II 506 703 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 200 to 499 ________________________________ farms __ 58 1 1 - - 1 - number __ 17631 (D) (D) - - (D) - 500 or more ______________________________ farms __ 55 2 - - - 5 1 

numbeL_ 143 213 (D) - - - 8173 (D) 

248 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 11. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982-con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Item 

Cascade Chouteau Custer Daniels Dawson Deer Lodge Fallon 

SALES 

Oairy products sold __________________________ farms, 1967 __ 20 3 - 2 12 1 1 1962 __ 35 4 3 - 13 2 2 $1,000, 196L_ 2605 (0) - (0) 653 (D) (0) 1962 __ 2560 (0) (0) - 362 (D) (0) 

Cattle and calves sold _______________________ farms, 1967 __ 510 263 281 128 312 55 255 1962 __ 541 329 265 156 352 52 235 number, 1967 __ 59165 25915 46287 7666 21 543 6493 20631 1962 __ 109315 30893 77095 10959 26550 6373 21 140 $1,000, 1967 __ 26433 11 511 24922 3294 9338 2722 9308 1962 __ 40242 11 201 31 086 3542 6641 2677 7202 1987 farms by number sold: 1 to 9 ________________________________________ farms __ 107 50 57 23 49 14 37 number __ 562 236 281 119 236 67 196 10 to 19 ______________________________________ farms __ 76 38 32 13 42 7 27 numbeL_ 1 067 543 430 168 587 100 354 20 to 49 ______________________________________ farms __ 97 75 40 41 79 11 58 numbeL_ 3034 2431 1 247 1 302 2427 325 1 930 50 to 99 ______________________________________ farms __ 92 53 42 31 76 9 61 number __ 6476 3706 (0) 2091 5470 (D) 4226 

100 to 199 ____________________________________ farms __ 70 36 52 12 41 6 47 number __ 10157 5 146 (0) 1 666 5529 1 025 6621 200 to 499 ____________________________________ farms __ 55 25 34 7 21 2 22 numbeL_ 16563 7043 9714 (0) (0) (D) 5706 500 or more __________________________________ farms __ 13 6 24 1 2 4 3 number __ 21 324 6810 26690 (0) (0) 3727 1 794 

Calves sold _______________________________ farms, 1967 __ 175 120 126 47 136 26 76 1962 __ 232 186 146 108 210 16 121 number, 1967 __ 5009 7466 8897 2827 7061 2422 3269 1962 __ 12307 11 797 20723 7319 11 876 1 455 6692 $1,000, 1967 __ 1 639 2703 3426 1 030 2483 902 1 241 1982 __ 3314 3039 5 516 2310 3106 433 1 846 1987 farms by number sold: 1 to 9 ______________________________________ farms __ 77 24 45 10 43 11 27 numbeL_ 329 66 179 23 193 44 109 10 to 19 ____________________________________ farms __ 31 17 15 3 23 3 6 number __ 409 216 192 (0) 317 46 (0) 20 to 49 ____________________________________ ferms __ 39 38 23 15 28 7 23 number __ 1 208 1 176 725 479 842 221 (0) 50 to 99 ____________________________________ farms __ 15 22 12 12 19 1 12 number __ 1 047 1 527 963 892 1219 (D) 830 

100 to 199 __________________________________ farms __ 10 8 19 5 14 4 7 numbeL_ 1 301 1 150 2397 (0) 1877 643 910 200 to 499 __________________________________ farms __ 3 10 9 1 9 1 3 number __ 715 (0) 2475 (0) 2613 (0) 650 500 or more ________________________________ farms __ - 1 3 1 - 1 - numbeL_ - (0) 1 946 (0) - (0) -

Cattle sold ________________________________ farms, 1967 __ 4"3 231 230 111 265 40 221 1982 __ 470 255 249 101 280 45 206 number, 1967 __ 54176 18429 39390 4 839 14482 4071 17 542 1962 __ 97008 19096 56372 3640 14674 4918 14 448 $1,000, 1967 __ 26794 6808 21 496 2264 6855 1 821 8068 1962 __ 36929 8 162 25 569 1 232 5535 2245 5356 

1987 farms by number sold: 1 to 9 ______________________________________ farms __ 120 62 47 28 64 10 36 number __ 573 299 240 136 300 (0) 218 10 to 19 ____________________________________ farms __ 65 26 35 16 37 5 29 numbeL_ 937 376 491 199 523 63 392 20 to 49 ____________________________________ farms __ 62 61 31 37 60 6 49 

numbeL_ 2660 1 925 1 025 1 119 1 786 166 1 616 50 to 99 ____________________________________ farms __ 73 33 39 19 68 6 46 numbeL_ 5266 2 165 2666 1 229 4788 580 3352 

100 to 199 __________________________________ farms __ 62 30 36 5 25 6 37 

numbeL_ 6973 4 145 4671 712 3290 729 5 169 200 to 499 __________________________________ farms __ 49 14 23 6 9 3 19 

numbeL_ 15028 4054 6807 1 444 (0) (0) 5001 500 or more ________________________________ farms __ 12 5 19 - 2 2 3 

numbeL_ 20719 5465 23490 - (0) (0) 1 794 

Cattle fattened on grain and concentrates sold ___________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 31 26 17 6 26 - 10 1962 __ 36 36 31 - 32 3 8 number, 1987 __ 11 225 2464 1 902 55 1 736 - 442 1962 __ 14468 2317 (0) - 1 267 (0) 644 $1,000, 1967 __ 6965 1 437 1 148 31 918 - 211 1982 __ 6603 1 329 (0) - 521 (0) 220 

1967 farms by number sold: 1 to 9 ____________________________________ farms __ 18 18 8 3 13 - 4 

numbeL_ 51 72 27 13 42 - 18 10 to 19 __________________________________ farms __ 6 2 3 2 3 - 2 

numbeL_ 62 (0) 42 (0) 48 - (0) 20 to 49 __________________________________ farms __ 1 5 1 1 2 - 1 

numbeL_ (0) 171 (0) (0) (0) - (0) 50 to 99 __________________________________ farms __ 1 - - - 6 - 2 

numbeL_ (0) - - - 446 - (0) 

100 to 199 ________________________________ farms __ 1 - 2 - 1 - - numbeL_ (0) - (0) - (0) - - 200 to 499 ________________________________ farms __ 1 - 2 - 2 - 1 

numbeL_ (0) - (0) - (0) - (0) 500 or more ______________________________ farms __ 3 1 1 - 1 - - numbeL_ 10500 (0) (0) - (0) - -

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONTANA 249 
Table 11. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols. see introductory text] 

Item 

Fergus Flathead Gallatin Garfield Glacier Golden Valley Granite 

SALES 

Dairy products sold __________________________ farms. 1987 __ 7 31 75 1 5 1 - 1982 __ 10 32 88 3 6 2 - $1.000,1987 __ 421 3486 10685 (D) 463 (D) - 1982 __ 676 2784 9766 (D) 349 (D) -

Cattle and calves sold _______________________ farms, 1987 __ 613 379 521 212 206 96 123 1982 __ 606 493 513 203 216 108 127 

number, 1987 __ 58041 14 191 38439 29771 22999 14276 17784 1982 __ 66489 18 915 44337 33677 30164 12609 19946 $1,000, 1987 __ 25555 6 133 17541 12459 10093 5888 7915 1982 __ 24643 6921 18432 13825 11 073 4992 7438 

1987 farms by number sold: 1 to 9 ________________________________________ farms __ 118 180 109 28 29 8 6 number __ 468 696 534 148 151 37 (D) 10 to 19 ______________________________________ farms __ 51 66 90 24 25 12 12 number __ 770 898 1 263 316 327 165 (D) 20 to 49 ______________________________________ farms __ 129 75 143 38 55 19 18 

numbeL_ 4293 2 191 4464 1 383 1 669 596 (D) 50 to 99 ______________________________________ farms __ 132 33 90 46 33 22 25 number __ 9294 1 991 6259 3246 2361 1 502 1 806 

100 to 199 ____________________________________ farms __ 104 15 50 35 36 19 27 number __ 14319 1 865 6965 4652 4905 2751 3555 200 to 499 ____________________________________ farms __ 68 6 33 34 20 10 29 number __ 19765 2073 9158 10180 5738 2636 7914 500 or more __________________________________ farms __ II 4 6 7 8 6 6 number __ 9 132 4477 9796 9846 7848 6589 3672 

Calves sold _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 192 127 198 121 94 42 32 1982 __ 248 220 222 125 140 42 66 number, 1987 __ 13876 2053 5787 11 138 3693 2879 1 928 1982 __ 15878 7652 10834 13432 11 002 3012 4778 

$1,000,1981-_ 4933 496 1 317 3706 1 292 972 439 1982 __ 4396 2035 2814 3667 3016 898 1 280 

1987 farms by number sold: 1 to 9 ______________________________________ farms __ 54 77 76 23 32 6 4 number __ 213 236 304 111 141 32 11 10 to 19 ____________________________________ farms __ 22 26 41 12 18 12 8 number __ 292 330 543 142 239 166 98 20 to 49 ____________________________________ farms __ 44 15 51 25 19 9 8 number __ I 387 468 1 528 833 581 304 265 50 to 99 ____________________________________ farms __ 35 3 18 29 15 9 6 number __ 2343 185 1 250 2102 1 072 681 454 

100 to 199 __________________________________ farms __ 23 5 6 18 8 3 5 number __ 2986 (D) 674 2312 (D) 399 (D) 200 to 499 __________________________________ farms __ 12 1 6 11 1 1 - number __ (D) (D) 1 488 2972 (D) (D) - 500 or more ________________________________ farms __ 2 - - 3 1 2 1 number __ (D) - - 2666 (D) (D) (D) 

Cattle sold ________________________________ farms, 1981-_ 556 337 472 163 178 84 105 1982 __ 529 422 462 159 162 91 112 number, 1987 __ 44 165 12138 32652 18633 19306 11 397 15856 1982 __ 50611 11 263 33503 20245 19162 9597 15168 $1,000, 1987 __ 20621 5638 16223 8753 8800 4916 7476 1982 __ 20248 4886 15618 10 158 8057 4094 6177 

1987 farms by number sold: 1 to 9 ______________________________________ farms __ 125 162 122 34 33 15 6 number __ 474 615 590 161 132 66 (D) 10 to 19 ____________________________________ farms __ 49 64 90 25 17 8 4 number __ 692 881 1 261 353 220 116 46 20 to 49 ____________________________________ farms __ 134 69 122 38 46 19 17 number __ 4417 1 995 3857 1 255 1 377 630 (D) 50 to 99 ____________________________________ farms __ 106 24 65 25 30 13 22 number __ 7500 1 403 4649 1 659 2118 880 1 586 

100 to 199 __________________________________ farms __ 81 9 40 18 30 17 25 number __ 11230 1 112 (D) (D) (D) 2539 3452 200 to 499 __________________________________ farms __ 52 5 28 19 16 6 26 number __ 14428 1 655 (D) (D) (D) 1 597 7209 500 or more ________________________________ farms __ 9 4 5 4 6 6 5 number __ 5424 4477 9055 6963 6800 5589 2972 

Cattle fattened on grain and concentrates sold ___________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 23 68 51 6 16 4 5 1982 __ 34 88 34 6 13 3 7 number. 1987 __ 1238 1 038 1 980 260 539 (D) 346 1982 __ 1498 1 627 920 (D) 952 (D) 146 $1,000,1987 __ 810 589 1 170 134 275 (D) 170 1982 __ 723 850 508 (D) 479 (D) 60 

1987 farms by number sold: 1 to 9 ____________________________________ farms __ 14 50 26 2 4 2 2 number __ 35 148 85 (D) 7 (D) (D) 10 to 19 __________________________________ farms __ 2 4 6 1 2 - - numbeL_ (D) 58 77 (D) (D) - - 20 to 49 __________________________________ farms __ 3 11 13 1 8 - - numbeL_ 72 280 366 (D) 247 - - 50 to 99 __________________________________ farms __ I 1 2 1 - 1 1 number __ (D) (D) (D) (D) - (D) (D) 

100 to .199 ________________________________ farms __ I 1 2 1 2 1 2 number __ (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 200 to 499 ________________________________ farms __ I 1 1 - - - - numbeL_ (D) (D) (D) - - - - 500 or more ______________________________ farms __ I - 1 - - - - numbeL_ (D) - (D) - - - -

250 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 11. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols. see introductory text1 

Item 

Hill Jefferson Judith Basin Lake Lewis and Clark liberty Lincoln 

SALES 

Dairy products sold __________________________ farms, 1987 __ 6 5 1 41 6 3 5 1982 __ 6 10 2 54 9 2 17 $1,000, 1987 __ 201 (D) (0) 5206 475 602 10 1982 __ 162 759 (0) 4042 390 (D) 61 

Callie and calves sold _______________________ farms. 1987 __ 253 168 246 620 255 86 129 1982 __ 266 181 258 650 263 86 170 number, 1987 __ 17 201 12486 31 249 37 745 23407 10730 3360 1982 __ 18946 14354 37908 37615 23623 9762 3 761 $1,000.1987 __ 7867 5505 15326 16482 10950 4609 1 421 1982 __ 6571 4886 14498 13 301 9205 3800 1 183 1987 farms by number sold: 1 to 9 ________________________________________ farms __ 52 47 32 137 72 10 72 number __ 255 215 176 644 310 48 327 10 to 19 ______________________________________ farms __ 40 33 28 107 47 7 13 number __ 592 445 411 1 464 605 (D) 181 20 to 49 ______________________________________ farms __ 56 32 50 162 43 22 23 number __ I 839 1 022 1 630 5 154 1 310 761 643 50 to 99 ______________________________________ farms __ 51 24 38 99 31 13 12 number __ 3523 1 575 2629 7 032 2101 944 (D) 

100 to 199 ____________________________________ farms __ 39 14 52 74 32 20 7 number __ 5373 1 956 7296 9 616 4481 2608 (D) 200 to 499 ____________________________________ farms __ 12 14 36 35 24 12 2 numbel-_ 3219 4534 10973 10 220 7581 (D) (D) 500 or more __________________________________ farms __ 3 4 10 6 6 2 - number __ 2400 2739 8 134 3 615 7019 (D) - Calves sold _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 87 76 56 244 75 22 58 1982 __ 136 89 108 317 116 44 88 number, 1987 __ 4330 2054 4741 6 997 2649 1 217 869 1982 __ 8 265 4024 8547 11 561 5255 3552 1 251 $1,000, 1987 __ I 506 757 1 538 2 199 969 341 294 1982 __ 2 193 1 065 2 504 3 125 1 568 1 113 298 1987 farms by number sold: 1 to 9 ______________________________________ farms __ 28 39 17 100 26 4 34 number __ 106 145 60 396 101 13 118 10 to 19 ____________________________________ farms __ 12 14 6 51 20 5 10 number __ ISO 170 93 648 252 59 135 20 to 49 ____________________________________ farms __ 23 14 9 66 14 5 12 number __ 727 469 249 1 784 359 175 (D) 50 to 99 ____________________________________ farms __ 14 4 9 13 8 4 1 number __ 988 (D) 651 864 590 268 (D) 

100 to 199 __________________________________ farms __ 7 2 6 7 4 3 - number __ 953 (D) 867 895 642 (D) - 200 to 499 __________________________________ farms __ 2 3 8 6 3 1 1 number __ (D) 773 (D) 10) 705 (D) (D) 500 or more ________________________________ farms __ I - 1 1 - - - numbel-_ (D) - (D) (D) - - -

Callie sold ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 2~5 144 224 557 231 78 111 1982 __ 210 148 217 563 219 77 144 number, 1987 __ 12 871 10 432 26 508 30 748 20758 9513 2491 1982 __ 10681 10330 29 361 26 054 18368 6210 2510 $1,000,1987 __ 6360 4 748 13 788 14 283 9981 4268 1 127 1982 __ 4378 3821 11 994 10 175 7638 2687 886 

1987 farms by number sold: 1 to 9 ______________________________________ farms __ 60 47 27 148 77 10 68 number __ 259 193 157 629 336 47 260 10 to 19 ____________________________________ farms __ 38 24 27 100 40 3 14 number __ 547 307 390 1 363 524 36 193 20 to 49 ____________________________________ farms __ 45 24 58 128 35 26 16 number __ I 355 675 1 864 4 218 1 048 853 508 50 to 99 ____________________________________ farms __ 42 21 32 81 27 9 5 number __ 2893 1 391 2 288 5 762 1 823 703 (D) 

100 to 199 __________________________________ farms __ 28 12 43 66 24 17 7 number __ 3707 1 664 5 971 8 551 3216 2204 (D) 200 to 499 __________________________________ farms __ 10 13 30 31 22 11 1 number __ (D) 4013 9323 8 526 6992 (D) (D) 500 or more ________________________________ farms __ 2 3 7 3 6 2 - number __ (D) 2 189 6 515 1 699 6819 (D) -

Cattle fattened on grain and concentrates sold ___________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 24 8 16 42 21 14 14 1982 __ 26 17 14 54 24 11 23 

number, 1981-_ 836 89 3 802 1 193 399 817 47 1982 __ 888 552 4 789 1 296 116 527 58 

$1,000, 1981-_ 575 52 2 848 737 210 538 24 1982 __ 396 283 2403 478 65 256 26 

1987 farms by number sold: 1 to 9 ____________________________________ farms __ 16 4 5 17 16 4 14 number __ 50 9 19 64 65 12 47 10 to 19 __________________________________ farms __ I 2 2 10 1 - - 20 to 49 __________________________________ number farms __ 

__ (D) (D) (D) 118 (D) - - 3 2 3 11 1 4 - number __ 124 (D) 79 352 (0) 119 - 50 to 99 __________________________________ farms __ 2 - - 2 1 3 - number __ (D) - - (D) (0) 227 -

100 to 199 ________________________________ farms __ - - 2 1 2 2 - number __ - - (D) (D) (D) (0) - 200 to 499 ________________________________ farms __ 2 - 3 1 - 1 - number __ (D) - 910 (D) - (D) - 500 or more ______________________________ farms __ - - 1 - - - - number __ - - (D) - - - -

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONTANA 251 
Table 11. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

SALES 

Dairy products sold __________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

$1,000, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

Cattle and calves sold _______________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1987 farms by number sold: 

1982 __ 

number, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

$1,000, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

1 to 9 ________________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 10 to 19 ______________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 20 to 49 ______________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 50 to 99 ______________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

100 to 199 ____________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 200 to 499 ____________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 500 or more __________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Calves sold _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1987 farms by number sold: 

1982 __ 

number, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

$1,000,1987 __ 1982 __ 

1 to 9 ______________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 10 to 19 ____________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 20 to 49 ____________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 50 to 99 ____________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

100 to 199 __________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 200 to 499 __________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 500 or more ________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Cattle sold ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1987 farms by number sold: 

1982 __ 

number, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

$1,000, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

1 to 9 ______________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 10 to 19 ____________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 20 to 49 ____________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 50 to 99 ____________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

100 to 199 __________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 200 to 499 __________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 500 or more ________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Cattle fattened on grain and concentrates sold ___________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1987 farms by number sold: 

1982 __ 

number, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

$1,000, 1981-_ 

1982 __ 

1 to 9 ____________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 10 to 19 __________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 20 to 49 __________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 50 to 99 __________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

100 to 199 ________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 200 to 499 ________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 500 or more ______________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

252 MONTANA 

McCone Madison 

1 6 

1 6 (D) 266 (D) 225 

226 359 257 356 

16885 60 258 

18957 67040 

7032 27684 

5970 24 178 

28 58 

119 277 30 37 

428 501 

69 46 

2268 1 490 

50 52 3640 3676 

28 69 3748 9759 

19 70 (D) 20319 

2 27 (D) 24236 

124 108 

167 144 

7 169 8485 

9898 17382 

2469 2911 

2567 4857 

18 38 

70 160 

19 12 

284 176 

42 20 

1 409 585 

25 16 

1 689 199 

13 16 1 894 (D) 

7 1 

1 823 (D) 

5 3964 

180 338 

203 322 

9716 51 793 

9059 49658 

4563 24773 

3403 19321 

40 68 

151 301 

34 32 

478 466 

49 48 

1 588 1 589 

33 44 

2347 3149 

14 59 1 807 8269 

9 64 

(D) 18381 

1 23 

(D) 19638 

8 19 

9 10 

204 1 575 

81 860 

122 870 

31 475 

2 11 

(D) 23 

1 1 (D) (D) 

4 2 

116 (D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

4 1306 

Meagher 

1 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

112 

102 

28717 

29661 

12438 

11 192 

16 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

14 

(D) 

16 1065 

20 

2734 

29 

8488 15 15824 

48 

54 4443 

8132 

1313 

2399 

14 

52 

3 

51 

9 

249 

9 

641 

8 1 090 

3 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

105 

88 

24274 

21 529 

11 125 

8793 

12 

56 

7 100 

13 

403 

17 

1 216 

21 

2790 

23 

6965 

12 

12744 

3 

4 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

Mineral 

5 

(D) 

30 

43 

614 

790 

272 

268 

13 

42 

9 121 

3 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

12 

22 

94 

258 

31 

66 

7 

23 

5 

71 

27 

39 

520 

532 

241 

202 

17 

68 

3 

38 

3 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

5 

(D) 

13 

(D) 

6 

1 

(D) 

Missoula 

9 

19 

(D) 

689 

229 

262 

9574 

8565 

4095 

2970 

105 

480 

28 

389 

48 

1 396 

22 1 609 

17 2215 

7 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

74 

124 

1 741 

3449 

564 

890 

42 

151 

9 120 

18 

495 

2 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

219 

230 7833 

5116 

3531 

2080 

114 

. 489 

23 

322 

42 1 187 

17 1 245 

15 

868 

6 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

25 

38 

143 

270 

70 

133 

19 

66 

6 

77 

Musselshell Park 

4 22 4 20 

(D) 459 

(D) 621 

170 306 

185 314 

18259 31 458 

19353 30399 

8455 14518 

6989 11 385 

31 54 130 246 

25 38 

340 541 

38 62 

143 942 

17 65 

148 4468 

31 43 

4326 6258 

22 34 6182 10441 

6 10 4990 7562 

70 95 

92 120 

5 156 6023 

6270 8018 

1 925 2182 

1 668 2296 

16 28 

68 90 

11 21 

149 272 

18 21 

578 640 

8 9 582 593 

11 7 1 429 927 

4 7 (D) (D) 

2 2 (D) (D) 

140 279 

146 289 

13103 25435 

13083 22381 

6530 12336 

5321 9088 

24 56 

77 250 

28 34 

377 491 

30 58 

904 1 745 

20 60 1 345 , 4 183 

17 36 2307 5282 

18 28 4970 8021 

3 7 3 123 5463 

14 24 

16 29 (D) 1 901 

1 818 1 891 (D) 1 164 

967 1 057 

7 15 

20 48 

3 4 

34 49 

1 2 (D) (D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 1 (D) (D) 

1 1 (D) (D) 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 11. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982-con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Item 

Petroleum Phillips Pondera Powder River Powell Prairie Ravalli 

SALES 

Dairy products sold __________________________ farms, 1987 __ - 4 10 2 1 1 46 1982 __ - 1 10 1 6 3 63 $1,000, 1987 __ - 147 723 (0) (0) (0) 3297 1982 __ - (0) 522 (0) (0) (0) 3994 

Cattle and calves sold _______________________ farms, 1987 __ 96 341 235 284 179 157 585 1982 __ 87 356 264 303 180 153 656 

number, 1981-_ 16018 44 915 14309 38145 25 151 25490 26037 1982 __ 16879 45697 17360 38038 28402 23476 28886 $1,000,1987 __ 6956 19804 6502 17784 11 528 12447 12 128 1982 __ 6282 16046 6254 14039 9987 9243 10772 

1987 farms by number sold: 1 to 9 ________________________________________ farms __ 11 48 40 36 28 5 220 numbeL_ 51 228 183 186 110 22 988 10 to 19 ______________________________________ farms __ 7 42 31 26 16 19 108 number __ 102 572 413 337 215 266 1 511 20 to 49 ______________________________________ farms __ 12 63 71 47 35 37 130 

numbeL_ 438 1 948 2321 1 538 1 228 1 256 4 105 50 to 99 ______________________________________ farms __ 16 58 52 59 28 29 62 number __ I 102 4 121 3 615 4382 2045 2189 4 196 

100 to 199 ____________________________________ farms __ 23 64 27 52 38 28 38 number __ 3351 9065 3693 7099 5406 3887 4972 200 to 499 ____________________________________ farms __ 23 56 13 50 25 31 21 number __ 7000 15 775 (0) 13864 7369 9072 5417 500 or more __________________________________ farms __ 4 10 1 14 9 8 6 

numbeL_ 3974 13206 (0) 10739 8778 8798 4848 

Calves sold _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 43 108 71 130 46 72 175 1982 __ 43 185 117 169 83 94 268 number, 1987 __ 5 150 8619 1 475 10354 3182 6841 5778 1982 __ 5 217 16650 5043 15028 8 111 8559 6506 $1,000,1987 __ 1 917 3059 386 3964 1 168 2507 1 998 1982 __ 1 444 4420 1 383 4216 2218 2430 1 574 

1987 farms by number sold: 1 to 9 ______________________________________ farms __ 11 29 27 25 10 9 92 

numbeL_ 30 129 112 115 39 36 369 10 to 19 ____________________________________ farms __ - 15 21 17 4 4 27 number __ - 206 288 217 54 54 362 20 to 49 ______________ " _____________________ farms __ 6 19 16 29 16 21 42 

numbeL_ 226 601 454 836 499 649 1 400 50 to 99 ____________________________________ farms __ 4 18 6 27 7 11 7 

number __ 226 1 322 (0) 1 949 437 836 490 

100 to 199 __________ " _______________________ farms __ 14 15 - 17 5 21 3 

numbeL_ 1 932 2 190 - 2441 719 3105 518 200 to 499 __________________________________ farms __ 7 10 1 13 3 5 2 

numbeL_ (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) 500 or more ________________________________ farms __ I 2 - 2 1 1 2 number __ (0) (0) - (0) (0) (0) (0) 

Cattle sold ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 86 299 217 248 170 141 541 

1982 __ 76 291 217 254 153 118 586 

number, 1987 __ 10868 36296 12834 27791 21 969 18649 20259 1982 __ 11 662 29047 12 317 23010 20291 14917 22380 

$1,000, 1987 __ 5039 16746 6 116 13820 10360 9940 10 130 1982 __ 4839 11 627 4871 9823 7769 6813 9 198 

1987 farms by number sold: 1 to 9 ______________________________________ farms __ 18 54 40 43 32 15 229 

numbeL_ 66 215 155 184 113 78 947 10 to 19 ____________________________________ farms __ 8 34 32 27 19 21 90 

numbeL_ 115 465 439 376 263 284 1 230 20 to 49 ____________________________________ farms __ 15 64 59 47 28 38 109 

numbeL_ 527 2076 1 914 1 578 1 001 1 248 3379 50 to 99 ____________________________________ farms __ 14 44 46 43 29 21 63 number __ 952 3005 3 144 2979 2030 1 659 4268 

100 to 199 __________________________________ farms __ 11 53 27 44 32 20 28 

numbeL_ 1 495 7343 3653 6182 4627 2696 3670 200 to 499 __________________________________ farms __ 18 43 13 37 22 19 18 

numbeL_ (0) 11 867 3529 10812 6237 5406 4384 500 or more ________________________________ farms __ 2 7 - 7 8 7 4 

numbeL_ (0) 11 325 - 5680 7698 7278 2381 

Cattle fattened on grain and concentrates sold ___________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 3 27 18 11 14 20 72 1982 __ 2 13 23 15 13 14 63 

number, 1987 __ (0) 846 536 751 1 284 5539 1 932 1982 __ (0) 364 1944 1212 775 4606 1 038 

$1,000,1987 __ (0) 458 256 382 609 3760 1 058 1982 __ (0) 203 948 466 259 2500 407 

1987 farms by number sold: 1 to 9 ____________________________________ farms __ 1 14 8 2 10 2 48 

numbeL_ (0) 43 27 (0) 36 (0) 126 10 to 19 __________________________________ farms __ 1 2 1 - - 1 6 

numbeL_ (0) (0) (0) - - (D) 77 20 to 49 __________________________________ farms __ - 5 7 2 1 6 8 number __ - 168 251 (0) (0) 166 232 50 to 99 __________________________________ farms __ - 4 - 3 - 3 6 

numbeL_ - 276 - 192 - 150 374 

100 to 199 ________________________________ farms __ - 1 2 4 1 3 1 number __ - (0) (0) 456 (0) 379 (0) 200 to 499 ________________________________ farms __ 1 1 - - 1 2 2 

numbeL_ (0) (0) - - (D) (0) (0) SOO or more ______________________________ farms __ - - - - 1 3 1 

numbeL_ - - - - (0) 4103 (0) 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONTANA 253 
Table 11. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

Richland Roosevelt Rosebud Sanders Sheridan Silver Bow Stillwater 

SALES 

Oairy products sold __________________________ farms, 1987 __ 6 1 7 1 3 1982 __ 12 5 13 2 3 11 $1,000,1987 __ 185 (0) (0) (0) (0) 

1982 __ 183 (0) (0) 189 (0) (0) 339 

Cattle and calves sold _______________________ farms, 1987 __ 346 263 285 257 221 76 334 1982 __ 331 268 286 281 259 82 342 

number, 1987 __ 36800 12559 51 065 15244 9831 5 104 38044 

1982 __ 35478 16751 59862 17475 14008 5160 31 623 

$1,000,1987 __ 17052 5216 22592 6698 4 184 2059 17 631 1982 __ 13298 4959 20931 5758 4077 1 888 12 110 

1987 farms by number sold: 1 to 9 ________________________________________ farms __ 50 64 43 77 43 15 40 

number __ 248 335 206 330 205 73 207 10 to 19 ______________________________________ farms __ 42 38 32 42 32 13 46 

number __ 600 535 442 573 431 178 580 20 to 49 ______________________________________ farms __ 76 79 75 62 73 23 96 

number __ 2515 2646 2417 1 902 2366 719 3005 50 to 99 ______________________________________ farms __ 90 44 34 31 49 14 62 

number __ 6394 3094 2517 2095 3327 997 4384 

100 to 199 ____________________________________ farms __ 48 30 39 25 19 4 48 

number __ 6350 4031 5765 3506 2359 479 6529 200 to 499 ____________________________________ farms __ 32 8 42 17 5 6 33 number __ (0) 1 918 13614 4720 143 (0) 10229 500 or more __________________________________ farms __ 8 20 3 1 9 

number __ II 357 26 104 2 118 (0) 13 110 

Calves sold _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 142 102 135 107 81 41 111 1982 __ 172 169 184 145 150 38 135 

number, 1987 __ 7140 3113 13377 3952 3087 1 776 5210 1982 __ 10222 9456 22642 6418 7332 1 465 7405 

$1,000,1987 __ 2454 1 124 4636 1 219 1 178 655 1 820 1982 __ 2701 2442 6082 1 522 1 732 473 2061 

1987 farms by number sold: 1 to 9 ______________________________________ farms __ 35 36 34 51 22 6 30 

numbeL_ 135 129 127 214 98 13 133 10 to 19 ____________________________________ farms __ 22 15 18 17 15 13 23 number __ 305 205 234 229 205 170 308 20 to 49 ____________________________________ farms __ 37 31 30 21 21 12 26 number __ 188 1 010 934 598 734 385 820 50 to 99 ____________________________________ farms __ 3D 13 20 5 14 5 17 number __ 2090 914 1 441 307 981 353 1077 

100 to 199 __________________________________ farms __ 13 7 19 8 8 3 10 number __ I 720 855 2762 964 (0) (0) 1 328 200 to 499 __________________________________ farms __ 4 12 5 1 2 5 number __ (0) (0) 640 (0) (0) 1 544 500 or more ________________________________ farms __ I 2 number __ (0) (0) 

Cattle sold ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 291 223 247 239 178 71 307 1982 __ 262 197 220 243 206 69 296 

number, 1987 __ 29660 9446 37688 11 292 6744 3328 32834 1982 __ 25256 7295 37220 11 057 6676 3695 24218 $1,000,1987 __ 14598 4092 17957 5479 3006 1 404 15811 1982 __ 10597 2517 14848 4236 2345 1 415 10049 

1987 farms by number sold: 1 to 9 ______________________________________ farms __ 57 63 64 91 44 22 49 number __ 249 313 272 372 185 97 221 10 to 19 ____________________________________ farms __ 40 30 26 39 26 16 48 number __ 559 421 372 541 362 208 615 20 to 49 ____________________________________ farms __ 67 70 54 47 59 19 83 number __ 2194 2155 1 638 519 1 865 514 2591 50 to 99 ____________________________________ farms __ 60 30 29 25 37 7 52 

numbeL_ 4145 2072 2036 1 675 2472 519 3697 

100 to 199 __________________________________ farms __ 37 25 29 25 9 4 41 number __ (0) 3358 4047 3346 1 163 539 5638 200 to 499 __________________________________ farms __ 23 5 28 10 3 2 27 number __ (0) 127 8796 (0) 697 (0) 8197 500 or more ________________________________ farms __ 7 17 2 1 7 number __ 10848 20527 (0) (0) 11 875 

Cattle fattened on grain and concentrates sold ___________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 40 11 16 22 8 2 25 1982 __ 41 16 20 20 13 2 33 

number, 1987 __ 4171 406 2 137 167 137 (0) 5668 1982 __ 7600 509 1 716 218 180 (0) 5056 

$1,000,1987 __ 2360 203 1 025 84 73 (0) 3163 1982 __ 4285 202 821 95 67 (0) 2635 

1987 farms by number sold: 1 to 9 ____________________________________ farms __ 5 4 5 16 4 2 7 number __ 14 13 23 45 11 (0) 20 10 to 19 __________________________________ farms __ 8 3 2 4 1 3 number __ 109 32 (0) (0) (0) 33 20 to 49 __________________________________ farms __ 10 1 1 2 2 3 

numbeL_ 306 (0) (0) (0) (0) 107 50 to 99 __________________________________ farms __ 7 1 3 1 3 

numbeL_ 473 (0) 185 (0) (0) 

100 to 199 ________________________________ farms __ 5 2 2 

number __ 621 (0) (0) 200 to 499 ________________________________ farms __ 3 4 4 

number __ (0) 161 1 250 500 or more ______________________________ farms __ 2 1 3 

number __ (0) (0) 3700 

254 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 11. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

Sweet Grass Teton Toole Treasure Valley Wheatland Wibaux Yellowstone 

SALES 

Dairy products sold ___________________________ farms, 1987 __ 5 7 2 - 2 3 7 30 1982 __ 15 10 2 1 5 4 11 34 

$1,000, 1987 __ 5 641 (D) - (D) (D) 238 2822 1982 __ 7 678 (D) (0) (D) 291 294 3058 

Cattle and calves sold ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 235 327 158 97 366 111 137 610 1982 __ 246 337 151 87 367 121 129 669 number, 1987 __ 24317 47 193 11 507 18371 35948 18649 11 707 121 553 1982 __ 27539 46501 12 322 14946 34654 20471 9978 97353 $1,000,1987 __ 11 207 26519 5 141 8621 15914 8942 5046 73987 1982 __ 10325 22 072 4 148 5741 12150 7913 3684 50959 

1987 farms by number sold: 1 to 9 ________________________________________ farms __ 32 66 36 12 62 13 20 151 

number __ 157 284 166 45 293 80 87 656 10 to 19 ______________________________________ farms __ 26 69 20 10 43 9 15 84 number __ 360 928 300 153 607 123 231 1 163 20 to 49 ______________________________________ farms __ 53 77 35 18 92 18 29 144 

number __ 1 728 2394 968 568 2924 613 885 4672 50 to 99 ______________________________________ farms __ 50 46 32 16 61 22 31 81 

number __ 3603 3017 2363 1 050 4402 1 550 2164 5695 

100 to 199 ____________________________________ farms __ 46 39 23 19 60 27 27 69 

number __ 6345 5355 3082 2 795 7872 3832 3848 9627 200 to 499 ____________________________________ farms __ 20 20 10 13 39 13 13 50 

number __ 5807 6542 (0) 3673 11 605 3380 (D) 15631 500 or more __________________________________ farms __ 8 10 2 9 9 9 2 31 

number __ 6317 28673 (0) 10087 8 245 9071 (D) 84109 

Calves sold ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 91 106 59 38 168 46 75 247 

1982 __ 125 155 82 37 227 68 64 289 

number, 1987 __ 6317 3741 1 283 2648 8 815 3851 4306 9708 

1982 __ 11 593 9464 5045 2464 14 110 4796 3158 13121 

$1,000,1987 __ 2018 1 213 402 981 3 117 1 418 1 596 3336 1982 __ 3729 2622 1 381 697 4020 1 299 828 3554 

1987 farms by number sold: 1 to 9 ______________________________________ farms __ 24 37 32 4 48 6 24 89 

number __ 105 142 127 12 171 19 103 389 10 to 19 ____________________________________ farms __ 16 27 7 7 29 8 13 46 

number __ 241 352 89 80 402 102 194 653 20 to 49 ____________________________________ farms __ 26 14 12 10 37 17 18 64 

number __ 808 385 326 296 1 214 616 572 1 998 50 to 99 ____________________________________ farms __ 13 17 5 6 26 7 4 28 

number __ 980 1 124 343 447 1 858 505 303 1 911 

100 to 199 __________________________________ farms __ 6 8 3 9 18 6 9 9 

number __ 846 961 398 (0) 2 288 (0) 1 365 1 345 200 to 499 __________________________________ farms __ 4 3 - 2 10 - 7 9 

number __ (0) 777 - (0) 2 882 - 1 769 (D) 500 or more ________________________________ farms __ 2 - - - - 2 - 2 

number __ (D) - - - - (0) - (D) 

Cattle sold _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 213 296 139 82 311 103 112 519 1982 __ 211 297 132 76 291 101 100 554 

number, 1987 __ 18000 43452 10224 15 723 27 133 14798 7401 111 845 

1982 __ 15946 37037 7277 12 482 20544 15675 6820 84232 

$1,000,1987 __ 9189 25306 4740 7641 12 796 7524 3450 70651 

1982 __ 6597 19451 2767 5044 8 131 6614 2856 47405 

1987 farms by number sold: 1 to 9 ______________________________________ farms __ 45 74 32 14 77 19 21 154 

number __ 224 291 134 65 356 111 97 602 10 to 19 ____________________________________ farms __ 26 58 18 12 38 9 17 79 

number __ 356 782 269 161 536 110 252 1 069 20 to 49 ____________________________________ farms __ 41 68 30 17 65 20 25 102 

number __ 1 409 2046 855 518 2022 665 830 3301 50 to 99 ____________________________________ farms __ 41 39 29 11 56 15 21 59 

number __ 2887 2632 2141 740 4 101 1 075 1377 4215 

100 to 199 __________________________________ farms __ 42 31 19 8 43 22 22 55 

number __ 5797 4416 2497 1 175 5591 2994 3049 7772 200 to 499 __________________________________ farms~_ 13 17 9 11 23 11 6 42 

number __ 3914 5404 (D) 2977 6 282 2870 1 796 12800 500 or more ________________________________ farms __ 5 9 2 9 9 7 - 28 

number __ 3413 27881 (D) 10087 8245 6973 - 82086 

Cattle fattened on grain and concentrates sold ____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 7 26 16 17 23 3 12 100 

1982 __ 11 30 10 13 24 3 14 105 

number, 1987 __ 1 175 (0) 373 2930 2 137 55 636 80895 

1982 __ 358 (0) 198 2940 2181 121 242 48801 

$1,000, 1987 __ 742 (0) 203 1563 979 27 283 55300 

1982 __ 213 (D) 146 1 177 1 100 47 97 31 596 

1987 farms by number sold: 1 to 9 ____________________________________ farms __ 1 11 8 2 16 1 1 23 

number __ (0) 20 25 (D) 61 (0) (0) 78 10 to 19 __________________________________ farms __ 2 6 1 1 3 - 5 7 

number __ (0) 70 (D) (D) 31 - 66 104 20 to 49 __________________________________ farms __ - 2 5 7 1 2 2 14 

number __ - (D) 138 230 (D) (0) (0) 429 50 to 99 __________________________________ farms __ 1 3 1 1 - - 1 10 

number __ (D) 204 (D) (D) - - (0) 725 

100 to 199 ________________________________ farms __ 1 2 1 3 - - 3 16 

number __ (0) (0) (D) 320 - - 439 2261 200 to 499 ________________________________ farms __ 1 - - - 2 - - 12 

number __ (D) - - - (D) - - 3908 500 or more ______________________________ farms __ 1 2 - 3 1 - - 18 

numbeL_ (0) (0) - 2308 (D) - - 73390 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONTANA 255 
Table 12. Hogs and Pigs-Inventory, Litters, and Sales: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols see introductory text] 

Item 

Montana Beaverhead Big Horn Blaine Broadwater Carbon Carter 

INVENTORY 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ I 406 6 15 43 18 38 20 1982 __ 1 643 21 36 38 26 47 36 number, 1987 __ 200 663 157 5 962 6413 772 3339 1 709 1982 __ 195 949 1 348 4660 3116 1 849 3525 2538 

Farms by inventory: 1 to 24 _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 682 3 7 18 9 19 9 1982 __ 858 11 19 19 14 24 18 number, 1987 __ 5527 22 78 170 58 166 67 1982 __ 6435 94 166 (D) 127 193 147 25 to 49 ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 183 2 1 7 3 6 2 1982 __ 201 2 4 2 3 7 5 number, 1987 __ 6418 (D) (D) 262 (D) 207 (D) 1982 __ 7062 (D) 121 (D) 119 233 160 

50 to 99 ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 176 1 2 4 4 4 1 1982 __ 207 6 5 7 5 7 4 

number, 1987 __ II 986 (D) (D) 270 269 243 (D) 1982 __ 14075 448 295 492 324 493 289 100 to 199 ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 165 - 3 7 1 4 7 1982 __ 147 - 5 5 - 6 6 number, 1987 __ 22612 - (D) 1 003 (D) 497 (D) 1982 __ 19893 - 693 (D) - 766 858 

200 to 499 ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 110 - 1 3 1 3 1 1982 __ 146 1 1 4 4 1 3 number, 1987 __ 34583 - (D) 1 098 (D) (D) (D) 1982 __ 44713 (D) (D) 1 012 1 279 (D) 1 084 500 to 999 ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 46 - - 3 - 2 - 1982 __ 40 1 - 1 - 2 - number, 1987 __ 29040 - - (D) - (D) - 1982 __ 26 149 (D) - (D) - (D) -

1,000 or more ___________________________ farms, 1987 __ 44 - 1 1 - - - 1982 __ 44 - 2 - - - - number, 1987 __ 90497 - (D) (D) - - - 1982 __ 77 622 - (D) - - - - Hogs and pigs used or to be used for breeding _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 947 5 9 35 16 22 16 1982 __ 1 022 15 22 26 19 31 25 

number, 1981-_ 26082 28 (D) 874 130 406 308 1982 __ 23412 227 735 304 243 499 309 

1987 farms by inventory: 1 to 24 ____________________________________________ 704 5 6 25 14 18 11 25 to 49 ___________________________________________ 112 - 1 5 2 1 4 50 to 99 ___________________________________________ 73 - 1 3 - 3 1 100 or more ________________________________ farms __ 58 - 1 2 - - - numbeL_ 11 836 - (D) (D) - - - Other hogs and pigs _______________________ farms, 1987 __ I 285 6 13 39 16 38 18 1982 __ 1 503 21 29 34 23 43 32 number, 1987 __ 174 581 129 (D) 5539 642 2933 1 401 1982 __ 172 537 1 121 3925 2 812 1 606 3026 2229 

LITTERS 

Lilters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 _______ farms, 1987 __ 993 6 9 38 16 22 16 1982 __ 1 107 15 23 27 19 31 28 number, 1987 __ 39664 94 (D) 1 170 196 678 489 1982 __ 36472 288 1 445 375 299 730 434 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31- _____ farms, 1987 __ 882 6 9 31 15 19 13 1982 __ 979 14 21 25 19 28 24 number, 1987 __ 19745 43 (D) 528 97 311 228 1982 __ 18510 176 719 186 162 371 206 June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________ farms, 1987 __ 838 6 8 33 15 21 13 1982 __ 869 14 17 22 16 27 21 number,1987 __ 19919 51 (D) 842 99 367 261 1982 __ 17962 112 726 189 137 359 228 

SALES 

Hogs and pigs sold __________________________ farms, 1987 __ 1 343 7 15 45 17 38 17 1982 __ 1 562 18 32 32 23 51 35 number,1987 __ 327855 809 5 517 8817 1 464 7499 2333 1982 __ 311 634 2274 10 538 2975 2192 5419 2754 $1,000,1987 __ 33888 (D) 603 975 125 613 233 1982 __ 32350 203 848 323 229 534 302 

1987 farms by number sold: 1 to 24 _______________________________________ farms __ 492 2 4 13 5 17 4 number __ 4598 (D) 18 161 57 155 52 25 to 49 ______________________________________ farms __ 177 2 4 12 4 2 4 number __ 6049 (D) 145 393 142 (D) 144 50 to 99 ______________________________________ farms __ 208 1 1 8 2 6 - number __ 14503 (D) (D) 608 (D) 369 - 100 to 199 ____________________________________ farms __ 156 - 4 3 4 5 3 number __ 21 085 - 544 504 550 (D) 365 

200 to 499 ____________________________________ farms __ ' 156 2 1 4 2 2 6 

numbeL_ 46359 (D) (D) 1 279 (D) (D) 1 772 500 to 999 ____________________________________ farms __ 85 - - 3 - 3 - number __ 58502 - - (D) - 2200 - 1,000 or more _________________________________ farms __ 69 - 1 2 - 3 - number __ 176 759 - (D) (D) - 3458 - Feeder pigs sold __________________________ farms, 1987 __ 272 3 2 2 6 9 3 1982 __ 293 2 6 6 6 11 9 number, 1987 __ 57426 (D) (D) (D) (D) 3208 (D) 

1982 __ 56755 (D) 4055 104 51 1 801 542 $1,000, 1987 __ 2218 (D) (D) (D) 16 133 (D) 1982 __ 2236 (D) 147 3 2 81 21 

Hogs and pigs other than feeder pigs sold ___ farms, 1987 __ I 274 7 14 45 13 38 16 1982 __ 1 487 18 30 31 22 46 34 

number, 1987 __ 270 429 (D) (D) (D) (D) 4291 (D) 1982 __ 254 879 (D) 6483 2871 2141 3618 2212 

$1,000, 1987 __ 31 670 18 (D) (D) 109 480 (D) 1982 __ 30 114 (D) 702 321 226 454 281 

256 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 12. Hogs and Pigs-Inventory, Litters, and Sales: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

Cascade Chouteau Custer Daniels Dawson Deer Lodge Fallon 

INVENTORY 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________ farms,1987 __ 39 58 15 17 40 1 38 1982 __ 48 57 34 21 28 3 31 

number, 1987 __ 7769 10385 1 171 4722 2077 (D) 3765 1982 __ 5942 10605 2528 7645 1 900 477 4511 

Farms by inventory: 1 to 24 _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 20 30 9 7 19 1 21 1982 __ 27 26 20 8 17 - 19 

number, 1987 __ 182 219 53 63 225 (D) 192 1982 __ 186 278 (0) 109 (D) - 173 25 to 49 ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 5 7 1 4 8 - 9 1982 __ 7 5 2 - 1 - 4 

number, 1987 __ 174 235 (D) 137 275 - 291 1982 __ (D) 164 (0) - (D) - (D) 

50 to 99 ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 4 4 2 - 6 - 3 1982 __ 2 10 5 5 3 1 2 number, 1987 __ 237 270 (0) - 417 - 176 1982 __ (0) 590 321 387 235 (D) (D) 100 to 199 ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 6 7 - 3 6 - 4 1982 __ 6 5 4 3 4 1 1 

number, 1987 __ (0) 1 070 - 380 (D) - (D) 1982 __ (0) (0) 661 (0) 456 (D) (D) 

200 to 499 ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 1 7 3 1 1 - - 1982 __ 4 6 2 - 3 1 4 

number, 1987 __ (0) 1 891 981 (0) (D) - - 1982 __ 977 1 848 (0) - 990 (D) 1 430 500 to 999 ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ - 1 - - - - - 1982 __ - 2 1 2 - - - number, 1987 __ - (0) - - - - - 1982 __ - (D) (D) (D) - - - 1,000 or more ___________________________ farms, 1987 __ 3 2 - 2 - - 1 1982 __ 2 3 - 3 - - 1 

number, 1987 __ 6280 (D) - (D) - - (D) 1982 __ (0) 5 500 - 4900 - - (0) 

Hogs and pigs used or to be used for breeding _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 31 35 7 10 26 1 29 1982 __ 29 34 14 16 13 3 26 

number, 1987 __ 923 1 279 154 342 351 (D) 903 1982 __ 665 982 704 406 175 67 1 004 

1987 farms by inventory: 1 to 24 ____________________________________________ 26 28 4 8 22 1 23 25 to 49 ___________________________________________ 2 2 2 1 4 - 4 50 to 99 ___________________________________________ - 2 1 - - - 1 100 or more ________________________________ farms __ 3 3 - 1 - - 1 

number __ 620 929 - (0) - - (D) Other hogs and pigs _______________________ farms, 1987 __ 35 54 14 17 37 - 33 1982 __ 46 55 32 21 25 3 22 

number, 1987 __ 6846 9 106 1 017 4380 1 726 - 2862 1982 __ 5277 9623 1 824 7239 1 725 410 3507 

LITTERS 

Lillers of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 _______ farms, 1987 __ 32 37 7 10 29 1 29 1982 __ 30 43 17 17 15 3 26 

number, 1 ~~~== . -" .. 1 263 1 802 183 641 412 (D) 1 482 

959 1 687 526 730 249 70 1 659 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 3:L_~~~~ farms, 1987 __ 30 33 7 10 25 1 28 1982 __ 27 36 16 15 14 3 24 

number, 1987 __ 638 922 (0) 338 221 (D) 746 

1982 __ 487 824 330 369 133 32 857 June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________ farms, 1987 __ 30 27 4 7 23 - 25 1982 __ 27 35 13 15 9 3 15 

number, 1987 __ 625 880 (0) 303 191 - 736 

1982 __ 472 663 196 361 116 38 802 

SALES 

Hogs and pigs sold __________________________ farms, 1987 __ 41 57 9 15 41 1 41 

1982 __ 52 62 26 22 30 3 30 

number, 1987 __ 12065 21 295 2003 (0) 3755 (D) 13278 

1982 __ 8050 16631 4050 10499 2823 (D) 13 774 

$1,000, 1987 __ 1 551 2072 215 (D) 386 (D) 547 1982 __ 972 1 698 442 918 341 (D) 750 

1987 farms by number sold: 1 to 24 _______________________________________ farms __ 16 26 2 4 13 1 13 

number __ 162 296 (0) 39 130 (D) 136 25 to 49 ______________________________________ farms __ 5 4 1 3 10 - 5 

number._ 173 127 (0) 108 353 - 178 50 to 99 ______________________________________ farms __ 6 6 2 2 6 - 12 

number._ 466 451 (0) (0) 438 - 866 100 to 199 ____________________________________ farms __ 7 3 - 3 7 - 7 

number __ 960 430 - 377 827 - 1 078 

200 to 499 ____________________________________ farms __ 4 7 2 1 3 - 1 

number __ 1 024 1 785 (0) (0) (D) - (D) 500 to 999 ____________________________________ farms __ - 7 2 - 2 - 2 

number._ - 4997 (0) - (0) - (D) 1,000 or more _________________________________ farms __ 3 4 - 2 - - 1 

number __ 9280 13209 - (0) - - (D) 

Feeder pigs sold __________________________ farms, 1987 __ 8 6 1 3 6 - 17 

1982 __ 7 9 6 5 5 - 7 

number, 1987 __ 426 3280 (0) (0) 630 - 11 726 

1982 __ 144 1 892 886 (0) 291 - (D) 

$1,000,1987 __ 21 141 (0) (0) 25 - 368 

1982 __ 4 91 34 (0) 14 - (0) 

Hogs and pigs other than feeder pigs sold ___ farms, 1987 __ 40 55 9 15 41 1 35 

1982 __ 51 61 23 20 28 3 28 

number, 1987 __ 11 639 18015 (0) 6181 3125 (D) 1 552 

1982 __ 7906 14739 3 164 (0) 2532 (D) (D) 

$1,000, 1987 __ 1 530 1 931 (0) (0) 362 (D) 179 

1982 __ 968 1 607 408 (0) 327 (D) (D) 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONTANA 257 
Table 12. Hogs and Pigs-Inventory, Litters, and Sales: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols. see introductory text] 

Item 

Fergus Flathead Gallatin Garfield Glacier Golden Valley Granite 

INVENTORY 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________ farms. 1987 __ 60 55 58 12 24 8 3 1982 __ 82 76 51 18 29 8 3 

number. 1987 __ 5563 6664 4083 1 706 12210 1 329 (D) 1982 __ 10820 8557 5384 2 116 10717 764 (D) 

Farms by inventory: 1 to 24 _________________________________ farms. 1987 __ 26 32 31 5 11 3 2 1982 __ 28 39 23 9 15 5 3 

number. 1987 __ 229 200 267 49 106 18 (D) 1982 __ 225 165 186 96 85 49 (D) 25 to 49 ________________________________ farms. 1987 __ 14 2 7 1 4 2 1 1982 __ 13 11 7 3 3 - - number. 1987 __ 534 (D) 238 (D) 164 (D) (D) 1982 __ 501 422 264 112 (D) - - 50 to 99 ________________________________ farms. 1987 __ 9 7 7 1 2 - - 1982 __ 14 4 8 2 2 - - number. 1987 __ (D) (D) 488 (D) (D) - - 1982 __ 983 257 573 (D) (D) - - 100 to 199 ______________________________ farms. 1987 __ 2 5 7 3 1 2 - 1982 __ 10 6 4 1 3 2 - number. 198L_ (D) 725 859 542 (D) (D) - 1982 __ 1 275 850 (0) (D) 360 (D) - 200 to 499 ______________________________ farms. 1987 __ 5 3 5 - - - - 1982 __ 11 12 7 - 1 1 - number. 1987 __ I 550 906 (0) - - - - 1982 __ 3154 3781 2418 - (D) (D) - 500 to 999 ______________________________ farms. 1987 __ 4 6 1 2 1 1 - 1982 __ 4 3 1 3 1 - -

number. 1987 __ 2340 4210 (0) (0) (D) (D) - 1982 __ (D) (D) (0) 1 688 (D) - - 1.000 or more ___________________________ farms, 1987 __ - - - - 5 - - 1982 __ 2 1 1 - 4 - - number, 198L_ - - - - 11 120 - - 1982 __ (D) (D) (0) - 8940 - - Hogs and pigs used or to be used for breeding _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 41 26 37 11 21 7 3 1982 __ 55 35 40 15 24 6 3 

number, 1987 __ 775 827 585 271 1 104 180 (D) 

1982 __ 1 136 825 933 377 1 126 125 9 

1987 farms by inventory: 1 to 24 ____________________________________________ 32 17 29 7 15 4 3 25 to 49 ___________________________________________ 3 4 6 3 - 2 - 50 to 99 ___________________________________________ 5 2 2 1 1 1 - 100 or more ________________________________ farms __ I 3 - - 5 - - numbeL_ (D) 400 - - (D) - - Other hogs and pigs _______________________ farms, 1987 __ 58 51 54 9 23 6 1 1982 __ 76 74 48 17 27 8 3 

number. 198L_ 4788 5837 3498 1 435 11 106 1 149 (D) 

1982 __ 9684 7732 4451 1 739 9591 639 (D) 

LITTERS 

Litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 _______ farms, 1987 __ 45 27 37 11 23 7 3 1982 __ 57 38 45 15 24 6 3 

number, 1987 __ I 298 1 597 730 376 1 917 286 (D) 

1982 __ 1 962 1 274 1 936 443 1 581 207 (D) 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 3'-_____ farms, 1987 __ 37 27 29 9 18 6 3 1982 __ 46 31 42 13 22 4 3 number. 1987 __ 591 795 350 184 928 128 (D) 1982 __ 941 622 992 215 748 88 8 June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________ farms, 1987 __ 41 26 37 11 23 5 1 1982 __ 48 33 37 11 19 5 1 

number. 1987 __ 707 802 380 192 989 158 (D) 

1982 __ 1 021 652 944 228 833 119 (D) 

SALES 

Hogs and pigs sold __________________________ farms, 1987 __ 57 57 53 11 24 7 3 1982 __ 85 67 53 19 20 7 2 number, 1987 __ 10982 13229 5669 2926 16723 1 673 146 1982 __ 18598 12775 14497 3444 13 149 1 345 (D) 

$1,000,1987 __ I 138 1 338 559 310 1 959 197 (D) 

1982 __ 1 781 1 352 1 234 470 1 578 168 (D) 

1987 farms by number sold: 1 to 24 _______________________________________ farms __ 19 31 19 2 10 2 1 number __ 207 212 141 (D) 143 (D) (D) 25 to 49 ______________________________________ farms __ 2 1 11 - 5 2 1 

numbeL_ (D) (D) 373 - 175 (D) (D) 50 to 99 ______________________________________ farms __ 16 2 9 1 2 - 1 number __ I 260 (D) 593 (D) (D) - (D) 100 to 199 ____________________________________ farms __ 8 8 4 2 - - - number __ 955 (D) 568 (D) - - - 200 to 499 ____________________________________ farms __ 5 6 8 4 1 2 - number __ I 470 1 933 (D) 1 172 (D) (D) - 500 to 999 ____________________________________ farms __ 5 6 2 2 1 - - number __ (D) 4320 (D) (D) (D) - - 1,000 or more _________________________________ farms __ 2 3 - - 5 1 - number __ (D) 5523 - - 15 160 (D) - Feeder pigs sold __________________________ farms, 1987 __ II 10 11 4 - 3 1 1982 __ 17 10 15 2 - 3 1 

number, 1987 __ 2375 2887 1 068 (D) - 48 (D) 

1982 __ 5491 1 379 (0) (D) - (D) (D) 

$1,000,1987 __ 166 123 42 (D) - 3 (D) 

1982 __ 216 56 (D) (D) - (D) (D) 

Hogs and pigs other than feeder pigs sold ___ farms, 1987 __ 55 57 50 11 24 7 3 

1982 __ 79 65 50 19 20 7 2 

number, 1987 __ 8607 10342 4601 (D) 16 723 1 625 (D) 

1982 __ 13107 11 396 (D) (D) 13 149 (D) (D) 

$1.000, 1987 __ 972 1 215 517 (D) 1 959 194 14 1982 __ 1 565 1 296 (0) (D) 1 578 (D) (D) 

258 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 12. Hogs and Pigs-Inventory, Litters, and Sales: ,1987 and 1982-con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text I 

Item 

Hill Jefferson Judith Basin Lake Lewis and Clark Liberty Lincoln 

INVENTORY 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 33 13 10 38 35 19 14 1982 __ 35 29 12 40 42 20 25 

number, 1987 __ 10321 1 905 1 395 5688 2 236 11 629 1 608 1982 __ 10779 1 929 1 332 4831 1 704 5 585 1 239 

Farms by inventory: 1 to 24 _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 8 6 3 23 27 2 10 1982 __ 16 14 5 26 30 2 19 

number, 1987 __ 51 55 36 148 158 (0) 53 1982 __ 127 88 15 166 201 (0) 119 25 to 49 ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ '5 2 1 2 1 2 - 1982 __ 3 4 2 4 5 3 1 

number, 1987 __ 184 (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) - 1982 __ (0) 150 (0) 147 134 (0) (0) 

50 to 99 ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 6 - 2 2 4 3 - 1982 __ 2 6 1 3 4 3 2 

number, 1987 __ 341 - (0) (0) (0) (0) - 1982 __ (0) 441 (0) 185 253 268 (0) 100 to 199 ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 1 3 1 3 2 4 1 1982 __ 5 2 1 - 1 3 2 

number, 1987 __ (0) 361 (0) 305 (0) 627 (0) 

1982 __ (0) (0) (D) - (0) (0) (D) 

200 to 499 ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 8 1 2 5 - 3 1 1982 __ 4 3 2 5 1 8 - number, 1987 __ 2821 (0) (D) 1 607 - 832 (D) 1982 __ 1 200 (0) (D) (0) (0) 2 729 - 500 to 999 ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 3 - 1 1 - 2 2 1982 __ 1 - 1 1 1 - 1 

number, 1987 __ 1 924 - (D) (0) - (0) (D) 

1982 __ (D) - (D) (0) (0) - (D) 

1,000 or more ___________________________ farms, 1987 __ 2 1 - 2 1 3 - 1982 __ 4 - - 1 - 1 - number, 1987 __ (0) (D) - (0) (0) 8 735 - 1982 __ 7908 - - (D) - (0) - Hogs and pigs used or to be used for 26 breeding _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 9 8 22 19 13 11 1982 __ 23 19 6 25 22 16 18 

number, 1987 __ 1 096 270 150 751 232 1 288 181 1982 __ 1 084 246 211 541 155 614 163 

1987 farms by inventory: 1 to 24 ____________________________________________ 16 6 5 12 17 2 8 25 to 49 ___________________________________________ 1 1 3 3 1 5 1 50 to 99 ___________________________________________ 6 1 - 5 - 3 2 100 or more ________________________________ farms __ 3 1 - 2 1 3 - numbeL_ 540 (D) - (D) (D) 885 - Other hogs and pigs _______________________ farms, 1987 __ 29 12 10 36 26 19 13 1982 __ 32 27 12 37 35 20 21 

number, 1987 __ 9225 1 635 1 245 4 937 2 004 10341 1 427 1982 __ 9695 1 683 1 121 4290 1 549 4971 1 076 

LITTERS 

Litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 _______ farms, 1987 __ 28 9 8 22 20 13 11 

1982 __ 26 20 6 25 28 16 19 

number, 1987 __ 1 864 335 247 1 100 245 1 817 177 

1982 __ 2032 407 273 839 446 1 037 255 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31-_____ farms, 1987 __ 25 9 8 17 18 13 10 

1982 __ 23 15 5 23 23 15 16 

number, 1987 __ 913 168 171 532 124 901 99 1982 __ 1 043 201 133 460 274 519 130 June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________ farms, 1987 __ 22 6 5 21 15 13 8 1982 __ 19 18 5 18 22 15 14 

number, 1987 __ 951 167 76 568 121 916 78 

1982 __ 989 206 140 379 172 518 125 

SALES 

Hogs and pigs sold __________________________ farms, 1987 __ 38 12 11 29 26 23 13 1982 __ 33 27 11 36 39 21 21 

number, 1987 __ 17051 2956 1 660 5837 1 746 15 134 2065 1982 __ 16937 3569 2185 5665 5686 9 852 1 983 

$1,000, 1987 __ 1 974 271 182 734 (0) 1 652 214 1982 __ 1 839 323 246 657 718 1 145 163 

1987 farms by number sold: 1 to 24 _______________________________________ farms __ 9 5 1 16 11 5 7 

numbeL_ 65 60 (D) 140 55 22 27 25 to 49 ______________________________________ farms __ 9 2 2 - 5 2 2 

numbeL_ 265 (0) (D) - 140 (D) (0) 50 to 99 ______________________________________ farms __ 4 - 3 2 6 2 - numbeL_ 298 - 158 (D) 479 (0) - 100 to 199 ____________________________________ farms __ 4 1 - 3 3 6 - numbeL_ 460 (D) - 380 (0) 882 - 200 to 499 ____________________________________ farms __ - 2 5 5 - 3 1 

numbeL_ - (0) 1 430 1 370 - 849 (D) 500 to 999 ____________________________________ farms __ 7 1 - 1 1 2 3 

numbeL_ 4766 (D) - (0) (0) (0) (D) 1,000 or more _________________________________ farms __ 5 1 - 2 - 3 - number __ 11 197 (0) - (0) - 11 689 - Feeder pigs sold __________________________ farms, 1987 __ 10 6 2 3 3 4 2 1982 __ 4 10 1 2 4 1 9 

number, 1987 __ 334 (D) (D) 82 (0) 626 (D) 

1982 __ (D) 1 365 (D) (0) (0) (0) 577 

$1,000,1987 __ 12 30 (D) 3 (D) 24 (0) 

1982 __ (0) 62 (D) (0) (D) (D) 20 

Hogs and pigs other than feeder pigs sold ___ farms, 1987 __ 33 8 10 26 24 23 11 1982 __ 33 26 11 35 38 21 17 

number, 1987 __ 16717 (0) (D) 5755 (D) 14508 (0) 

1982 __ (0) 2204 (D) (D) (0) (0) 1 406 

$1,000, 1987 __ 1 962 241 (D) 731 256 1 628 (D) 

1982 __ (0) 262 (0) (0) (D) (D) 144 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONTANA 259 
Table 12. Hogs and Pigs-Inventory, Litters, and Sales: 1987 and 1982-con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text J 

Item 

McCone Madison Meagher Mineral Missoula Musselshell Park 

INVENTORY 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 37 28 6 3 14 25 16 1982 __ 25 35 2 5 28 22 14 

number, 1987 __ 2994 2926 (0) (D) 230 1 642 (D) 1982 __ 1 043 3801 (0) (D) 430 949 1 723 

Farms by inventory: 1 to 24 _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 9 10 2 1 11 17 11 1982 __ 14 8 1 4 23 13 8 number, 1987 __ 133 75 (0) (D) 96 159 46 1982 __ 138 55 (0) 11 (D) 98 38 25 to 49 ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 10 3 2 - 3 2 2 1982 __ 2 11 - - 2 5 4 

number, 1987 __ 323 91 (0) - 134 (D) (D) 1982 __ (D) (0) - - (D) 164 (D) 

50 to 99 ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 6 7 1 - - 2 1 1982 __ 7 2 - 1 3 2 1 

number, 1987 __ 465 504 (0) - - (D) (D) 1982 __ 441 (0) - (D) 235 (D) (0) 100 to 199 ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 8 5 - 2 - 1 - 1982 __ 1 6 - - - - - number, 1987 __ 940 686 - (0) - (D) - 1982 __ (D) (0) - - - - - 200 to 499 ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 4 2 - - - 2 1 1982 __ 1 7 - - - 2 - number, 1987 __ 1 133 (0) - - - (0) (0) 

1982 __ (D) 1 760 - - - (D) - 500 to 999 ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ - 1 - - - 1 - 1982 __ - 1 - - - - - number, 1987 __ - (0) - - - (D) - 1982 __ - (0) - - - - - 1,000 or more ___________________________ farms, 1987 __ - - 1 - - - 1 1982 __ - - 1 - - - 1 number, 1987 __ - - (0) - - - (D) 1982 __ - - (0) - - - (0) 

Hogs and pigs used or to be used for breeding _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 31 22 4 3 5 21 10 1982 __ 19 27 2 1 10 15 12 number, 1987 __ 485 542 (0) 94 43 290 (0) 1982 __ 146 581 (D) (D) 72 128 (D) 

1987 farms by inventory: 1 to 24 ____________________________________________ 25 15 3 1 5 18 8 25 to 49 ___________________________________________ 5 3 - 2 - 2 1 50 to 99 ___________________________________________ 1 4 - - - - - 100 or more ________________________________ farms __ - - 1 - - 1 1 number __ - - (0) - - (D) (D) Other hogs and pigs _______________________ farms, 1987 __ 35 26 6 2 14 23 14 1982 __ 25 31 1 5 26 19 12 number, 1987 __ 2509 2384 (0) (D) 187 1 352 (D) 1982 __ 897 3220 (D) (0) 358 821 (0) 

LITTERS 

Litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 _______ farms, 1987 __ 35 24 4 3 5 22 10 1982 __ 19 28 2 1 13 15 12 number, 1987 __ 667 658 (0) (0) 33 445 (0) 

1982 __ 158 897 (0) (D) 68 139 (0) 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31- _____ farms, 1987 __ 31 22 4 2 5 21 9 1922 __ 17 28 2 1 11 13 12 number,1987 __ 385 353 (D) (D) 15 236 (0) 1982 __ 88 413 (D) (D) 43 71 204 June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________ farms, 1987 __ 26 22 3 3 4 21 9 1982 __ 14 27 2 1 6 12 7 number, 1987 __ 282 305 (0) (D) 18 209 (D) 1982 __ 70 484 (0) (0) 25 68 (0) 

SALES 

Hogs and pigs sold __________________________ farms, 1987 __ 38 31 4 3 18 24 12 1982 __ 23 33 2 2 33 18 14 number, 1987 __ 3140 5638 (D) (D) 329 1 902 (0) 1982 __ 1011 6651 (0) (0) 735 1064 2 124 $1,000,1987 __ 285 555 (0) (0) (D) 200 (0) 1982 __ 124 614 (0) (0) 64 119 205 

1987 farms by number sold: 1 to 24 _______________________________________ farms __ 11 11 - 1 14 9 7 number __ 144 78 - (D) 99 80 37 25 to 49 ______________________________________ farms __ 7 5 1 - 2 4 1 number __ 246 198 (0) - (D) 134 (0) 50 to 99 ______________________________________ farms __ 10 2 1 - 2 5 2 numbeL_ 647 (0) (D) - (0) 304 (D) 100 to 199 ____________________________________ farms __ 4 5 1 - - 2 - numbeL_ 532 571 (0) - - (D) - 200 to 499 ____________________________________ farms __ 6 4 - 2 - 3 - numbeL_ 1 571 1 387 - (0) - 682 - 500 to 999 ____________________________________ farms __ - 3 - - - 1 1 number __ - 1 974 - - - (D) (D) 1,000 or more _________________________________ farms __ - 1 1 - - - 1 number __ - (0) (0) - - - (0) 

Feeder pigs sold __________________________ farms, 1987 __ 6 6 1 1 3 6 4 1982 __ 1 14 - - 6 3 2 number, 1987 __ 1 035 1 425 (D) (0) (D) 118 (0) 

1982 __ (0) 2103 - - 203 100 (D) 

$1,000,1987 __ 36 52 (D) (0) (D) 5 (0) 

1982 __ (0) 86 - - 7 3 (0) 

Hogs and pigs other than feeder pigs sold ___ farms, 1987 __ 38 30 4 2 18 22 11 1982 __ 23 25 2 2 33 18 14 number, 1987 __ 2105 4213 (D) (D) (D) 1784 1 070 1982 __ (D) 4548 (D) (0) 532 964 (0) 

$1,000,1987 __ 249 503 (D) (0) 30 196 140 1982 __ (D) 528 (D) (0) 58 116 (0) 

260 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 12. Hogs and Pigs-Inventory, Litters, and Sales: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

Petroleum Phillips Pondera Powder River Powell Prairie Ravalli 

INVENTORY 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 3 49 26 10 13 10 53 1982 __ 3 50 37 9 17 13 73 number, 1987 __ (D) 6605 7937 426 649 (D) 3728 1982 __ (D) 2349 9848 (D) 685 1 926 4160 

Farms by inventory: 1 to 24 _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 1 19 6 6 7 7 37 1982 __ 1 30 11 6 11 2 55 number, 1987 __ (D) 189 65 19 29 63 195 1982 __ (D) 269 101 (D) 52 (D) 312 25 to 49 ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 1 6 9 - - - 4 1982 __ - 5 13 1 2 4 3 

number,198L_ (D) 218 281 - - - 155 1982 __ - 165 449 (D) (D) (D) 86 50 to 99 ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 1 7 4 2 3 1 5 1982 __ 1 8 3 1 3 4 7 number, 1987 __ (D) 443 311 (D) 191 (D) 344 1982 __ (D) 582 196 (D) 154 289 513 100 to 199 ______________________________ farms, 1981-_ - 8 2 2 3 - 2 1982 __ 1 5 1 - - 1 2 

number, 1987 __ - 1 036 (D) (D) 429 - (D) 1982 __ (D) (D) (D) - - (D) (D) 

200 to 499 ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ - 7 1 - - 1 2 1982 __ - 2 4 - 1 1 4 number, 1987 __ - (D) (D) - - (D) (D) 1982 __ - (D) 1 128 - (D) (D) 1 360 500 to 999 ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ - - 1 - - - 3 1982 __ - - 1 1 - - 2 number, 1987 __ - - (D) - - - 1 900 1982 __ - - (D) (D) - - (D) 

1,000 or more ___________________________ farms, 1987 __ - 2 3 - - 1 - 1982 __ - - 4 - - 1 - number, 1987 __ - (D) 5940 - - (D) - 1982 __ - - 7154 - - (D) - Hogs and pigs used or to be used for breeding _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 2 35 20 5 7 6 37 1982 __ 2 35 27 3 9 9 35 number, 1987 __ (D) 805 1 194 (D) 60 180 511 1982 __ (D) 266 1 138 16 90 196 391 

1987 farms by inventory: 1 to 24 ____________________________________________ 2 26 9 4 6 5 31 25 to 49 ___________________________________________ - 3 5 - 1 - 3 50 to 99 ___________________________________________ - 5 1 - - - 2 100 or more ________________________________ farms __ - 1 5 1 - 1 1 number __ - (D) 930 (D) - (D) (D) Other hogs and pigs _______________________ farms, 1987 __ 3 44 22 9 11 9 45 1982 __ 3 40 35 8 15 13 68 number, 1987 __ (D) 5800 6743 (D) 589 (D) 3217 1982 __ (D) 2083 8710 (0) 595 1 730 3769 

LITTERS 

Litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 _______ farms, 1987 __ 2 37 20 5 7 7 37 1982 __ 2 37 28 5 9 10 37 

number, 1987 __ (D) 1 196 2237 (D) 62 266 884 1982 __ (D) 384 2042 (0) 106 300 586 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______ farms, 1987 __ 1 34 16 2 6 6 35 1982 __ 2 31 25 4 9 10 32 

number, 1987 __ (D) 580 1 091 (0) 23 (D) 412 1982 __ (D) 201 1 023 (D) 63 164 306 June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________ farms, 1987 __ 2 30 18 5 6 5 31 1982 __ 2 23 23 4 6 6 31 

number, 1981-_ (D) 616 1 146 (0) 39 (D) 472 

1982 __ (D) 183 1 019 (0) 43 136 280 

SALES 

Hogs and pigs sold __________________________ farms, 1987 __ 2 52 31 5 10 7 45 1982 __ 3 52 38 8 14 13 61 

number, 1987 __ (D) 10740 14062 850 636 1 803 5679 1982 __ 141 4083 15735 2040 943 2752 5305 

$1,000, 1987 __ (D) 1 146 1 766 (0) (D) 186 570 1982 __ 17 430 1864 128 121 382 649 

1987 farms by number sold: 1 to 24 _______________________________________ farms __ - 15 9 1 4 1 23 

numbeL_ - 199 72 (0) 32 (D) 151 25 to 49 ______________________________________ farms __ - 9 4 - 1 - 4 number __ - 327 144 - (D) - 144 50 to 99 ______________________________________ farms __ I 8 3 2 2 1 7 

numbeL_ (D) 562 220 (0) (D) (D) 475 100 to 199 ____________________________________ farms __ I 11 4 - 3 4 4 

numbeL_ (D) 1 512 520 - 444 535 534 

200 to 499 ____________________________________ farms __ - 5 4 1 - - 3 number __ - (D) (D) (0) - - 825 500 to 999 ____________________________________ farms __ - 1 3 1 - - 3 

numbeL_ - (D) (0) (0) - - (D) 1,000 or more _________________________________ farms __ - 3 4 - - 1 1 

number __ - 5050 9714 - - (D) (D) 

Feeder pigs sold __________________________ farms, 1987 __ I 14 5 1 1 - 21 1982 __ 2 5 2 4 5 1 15 

number, 1987 __ (D) 1 715 1 876 (0) (D) - 664 

1982 __ (D) 213 (0) (0) 74 (D) 587 

$I,OOO,198L_ (D) 63 57 (P) (D) - 22 1982 __ (D) 7 (D) (0) 3 (D) 16 

Hogs and pigs other than feeder pigs sold ___ farms, 1987 __ 2 49 31 5 10 7 40 1982 __ 3 50 38 7 12 13 57 

number, 1987 __ (D) 9025 12186 (0) (D) 1 803 5025 1982 __ (D) 3870 (0) (0) 869 (D) 4718 

$1,000, 1981-_ (D) 1 082 1 708 93 62 186 548 1982 __ (D) 423 (D) (0) 118 (D) 633 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONTANA 261 
Table 12. Hogs and Pigs-Inventory, Litters, and Sales: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Item 

Richland Roosevelt Rosebud Sanders Sheridan Silver Bow Stillwater 

INVENTORY 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 40 45 14 19 39 5 27 1982 __ 33 43 36 24 21 4 33 number, 1987 __ 4 218 3601 1 714 739 5017 (0) 7212 1982 __ 3063 3347 3 131 268 2112 (0) 8606 

Farms by inventory: 1 to 24 _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 13 16 8 15 13 4 11 1982 __ 17 18 15 23 9 3 9 number, 1987 __ 174 165 77 75 103 23 65 1982 __ 126 130 61 (0) 96 21 84 25 to 49 ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 7 6 - 2 7 - 2 1982 __ 3 9 7 - 3 1 4 number, 1987 __ 272 184 - (0) 229 - (0) 1982 __ 115 317 262 - (0) (0) 175 50 to 99 ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 10 5 2 - 3 1 4 1982 __ 7 4 6 - 1 - 4 number, 1987 __ 688 392 (0) - 258 (0) (0) 1982 __ 482 273 417 - (0) - 243 100 to 199 ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 4 15 3 1 5 - 4 1982 __ 2 5 5 1 6 - 5 number, 1987 __ 577 1 904 470 (0) 681 - 708 1982 __ (0) 643 703 (0) 865 - (0) 

200 to 499 ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 4 2 - 1 10 - 3 1982 __ 3 7 1 - 1 - 9 number, 1987 __ (0) (0) - (0) (0) - 850 1982 __ 965 1 984 (0) - (0) - 2648 500 to 999 ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 2 1 - - 1 - - 1982 __ - - 2 - 1 - - number, 1987 __ (0) (0) - - (0) - - 1982 __ - - (0) - (0) - - 1,000 or more ___________________________ farms, 1987 __ - - 1 - - - 3 1982 __ 1 - - - - - 2 number, 1987 __ - - (0) - - - 5260 1982 __ (0) - - - - - (0) 

Hogs and pigs used or to be used for breeding _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 26 38 8 9 30 2 13 1982 __ 16 31 19 8 19 2 23 number, 1987 __ 499 475 328 118 706 (0) 631 1982 __ 300 458 495 1987 farms by inventory: 53 358 (0) 847 

1 to 24 ____________________________________________ 22 32 4 7 21 2 8 25 to 49 ___________________________________________ 1 5 2 1 4 - 2 50 to 99 ___________________________________________ 2 1 - 1 5 - 1 100 or more ________________________________ farms __ 1 - 2 - - - 2 number __ (0) - (0) - - - (0) Other hogs and pigs _______________________ farms, 1987 __ 37 42 11 19 36 5 24 1982 __ 30 35 33 22 21 4 32 number, 1987 __ 3719 3 126 1 386 621 4311 (0) 6581 1982 __ 2763 2889 2636 215 1 754 39 7759 

LITTERS 

Litters of pigs farrowed between- Oec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 _______ farms, 1987 __ 29 40 10 10 33 2 13 1982 __ 18 36 21 12 19 2 23 number, 1987 __ 516 647 582 152 1 050 (0) 1 006 1982 __ 226 461 847 59 418 (0) 1 466 

Oec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______ farms, 1987 __ 22 36 6 9 31 2 13 1982 __ 15 25 18 11 18 2 22 number, 1987 __ 236 346 284 73 538 (0) 504 1982 __ 126 208 434 34 256 (0) 748 June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________ farms, 1987 __ 23 28 8 7 24 2 11 1982 __ 11 27 17 4 11 2 22 number, 1987 __ 280 301 298 79 512 (0) 502 1982 __ 100 253 413 25 162 (0) 718 

SALES 

Hogs and pigs sold __________________________ farms, 1987 __ 40 45 14 12 39 5 23 1982 __ 32 49 27 14 19 3 30 number, 1987 __ 6729 5369 3533 1 710 7540 (0) 10071 1982 __ 5259 3765 6042 384 1 932 (0) 11 260 $1,000,1987 __ 692 540 371 190 678 (0) 1 157 1982 __ 736 381 593 41 222 (0) 1 201 1987 farms by number sold: 1 to 24 _______________________________________ farms __ 14 14 5 8 11 4 7 number __ 175 164 49 70 69 17 59 25 to 49 ______________________________________ farms __ 6 4 3 - 5 - 1 numbeL_ 214 135 76 - 166 - (0) 50 to 99 ______________________________________ farms __ 8 10 1 1 7 - 4 numbeL_ 530 613 (0) (0) 443 - 240 100 to 199 ____________________________________ farms __ 3 6 1 - 4 - 2 numbeL_ 440 823 (0) - 539 - (0) 200 to 499 ____________________________________ farms __ 6 10 2 1 6 1 4 number __ 2017 (0) (0) (0) 1 822 (0) 1 257 500 to 999 ____________________________________ farms __ 2 1 - 2 6 - 2 number __ (0) (0) - (0) 4501 - (0) 1,000 or more _________________________________ farms __ 1 - 2 - - - 3 numbeL_ (0) - (0) - - - 7273 

Feeder pigs sold __________________________ farms, 1987 __ 9 5 5 4 6 1 4 1982 __ 1 7 10 3 6 2 10 number, 1987 __ 820 554 (0) (0) 2471 (0) 536 1982 __ (0) 301 2266 (0) 156 (0) 1 266 $1,000,1987 __ 26 23 (0) (0) 101 (0) 19 1982 __ (0) 11 90 (0) 6 (0) 54 Hogs and pigs other than feeder pigs sold ___ farms, 1987 __ 36 43 14 12 38 5 21 1982 __ 31 48 24 13 18 3 27 number, 1987 __ 5909 4815 (0) (0) 5069 26 9535 1982 __ (0) 3454 3776 (0) 1 776 (0) 9994 $1,000,1987 __ 666 517 (0) (0) 577 4 1 138 1982 __ (0) 350 503 (0) 216 (0) 1 147 

262 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 12. Hogs and Pigs-Inventory, Litters, and Sales: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols. see introductory text] 

Item 

Sweet Grass Teton Toole Treasure Valley Wheatland Wibaux Yellowstone 

INVENTORY 

Hogs and pigs _______________________________ farms. 1987 __ 19 32 19 6 43 7 21 47 1982 __ 18 38 14 9 53 14 II 63 number. 1987 __ 3 936 6 lSI 5704 59 5882 6055 I 185 2 052 1982 __ 3417 6387 5503 672 4 134 4 856 825 2 753 Farms by inventory: I to 24 __________________________________ farms. 1987 __ 7 14 7 5 18 2 II 33 1982 __ 9 24 7 4 29 2 4 42 number. 1987 __ 79 117 62 (D) 159 (D) 99 285 1982 __ (D) (D) (D) 24 280 (D) 25 314 25 to 49 _______ • _________________________ farms. 1987 __ 2 7 I I 2 - 2 3 1982 __ - 1 I 2 4 I 2 10 number. 1987 __ (D) 261 (D) (D) (D) - (D) 80 1982 __ - (D) (D) (D) 139 (D) (D) 361 50 to 99 _________________________________ farms. 1987 __ 6 4 4 - 10 2 2 5 1982 __ I 6 - I 10 5 I 5 number. 1987 __ (D) 263 (D) - (D) (D) (D) 329 1982 __ (D) 402 - (D) 614 320 (D) 346 100 to 199 _______________________________ farms. 1987 __ I 2 - - 5 - 6 3 1982 __ 3 2 2 I 3 4 2 3 number. 1987 __ (D) (D) - - 564 - 864 358 1982 __ (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 325 

200 to 499 _______________________________ farms. 1987 __ 2 3 4 - 4 - - 2 1982 __ 3 1 I I 5 - 2 I number. 1987 __ (D) 737 I 640 - 937 - - (D) 1982 __ 859 (D) (D) (D) 1 615 - (D) (D) 500 to 999 _______________________________ farms. 1987 __ - - 2 - 3 - - I 1982 __ I - I - 2 - - 2 number. 1987 __ - - (D) - (D) - - (D) 1982 __ (D) - (D) - (D) - - (D) 

1.000 or more ____________________________ farms. 1987 __ I 2 I - I 3 - - 1982 __ I 4 2 - - 2 - - number, 1987 __ (D) (D) (D) - (0) 5 920 - - 1982 __ (D) 5250 (D) - - (D) - - Hogs and pigs used or to be used for breeding __________________________________ farms. 1987 __ IS 21 II 2 35 5 12 16 1982 __ 12 18 10 5 38 8 6 21 number. 1987 __ 493 938 875 (D) 862 620 163 200 1982 __ 474 784 638 52 671 429 146 298 1987 farms by inventory: I to 24 _____________________________________________ 12 14 5 2 26 2 II 14 25 to 49 ____________________________________________ - 4 - - 5 - I I 50 to 99 ____________________________________________ I I 4 - 2 - - I 100 or more ________________________________ farms __ 2 2 2 - 2 3 - - number __ (D) (D) (D) - (D) (D) - - Other hogs and pigs ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 18 32 19 5 38 6 20 43 1982 __ IS 37 12 9 46 14 II 58 number. 1987 __ 3443 5213 4829 (D) 5020 5435 I 022 I 852 1982 __ 2 943 5603 4865 620 3463 4427 679 2455 

LITTERS 

Utters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. I of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________ farms. 1987 __ IS 22 II 2 35 6 15 16 1982 __ 13 23 10 5 45 8 6 26 number. 1987 __ 933 I 795 995 (D) 1 291 I 059 202 202 1982 __ 640 I 204 947 104 I 025 852 140 400 

Dec. I of preceding year and May 3L ______ farms, 1987 __ 15 21 9 I 35 6 13 13 1982 __ 12 20 8 5 39 8 6 26 number. 1987 __ 465 982 490 (D) 685 552 117 81 1982 __ 311 627 460 54 506 439 81 202 

June I and Nov. 30 ______________________ farms, 1987 __ 12 21 II 2 26 5 12 15 1982 __ 12 17 9 5 35 8 6 20 number. 1987 __ 468 813 505 (D) 606 507 85 121 1982 __ 329 577 487 50 519 413 59 198 

SALES 

Hogs and pigs sold ___________________________ farms. 1987 __ 17 30 16 4 40 7 19 42 1982 __ 19 33 10 7 63 13 10 62 

number. 198L_ 8519 11 549 8560 74 7442 9334 1 665 3639 1982 __ 6526 10375 6801 688 7820 7247 1 043 5538 $1.000. 1987 __ 760 1 221 1 141 (D) 709 1 031 174 (D) 1982 __ 561 I 133 771 61 754 882 113 658 

1987 farms by number sold: I to 24 _______________________________________ farms __ 5 10 4 3 II 1 7 24 

number __ 82 51 48 (D) 91 (D) 120 246 25 to 49 ______________________________________ farms __ - 6 2 1 6 - 2 3 

number __ - 212 (0) (D) 188 - (0) 117 50 to 99 ______________________________________ farms __ 4 8 - - 4 2 5 8 number __ 283 554 - - 313 (0) 348 572 100 to 199 ____________________________________ farms __ 2 - 2 - 5 I 3 3 

number __ (D) - (D) - 645 (0) 517 544 

200 to 499 ____________________________________ farms __ 2 4 2 - 9 - 2 2 

number __ (D) (D) (D) - 2 173 - (D) (D) 500 to 999 ____________________________________ farms __ I - 4 - 3 - - I 

number __ (D) - 2602 - (D) - - (D) 1.000 or more _________________________________ farms __ 3 2 2 - 2 3 - 1 number __ 6859 (D) (D) - (D) 9000 - (D) 

Feeder pigs sold ___________________________ farms. 1987 __ 4 6 I - 13 2 4 2 1982 __ 5 6 2 3 12 I 2 5 

number. 1987 __ 2869 418 (D) - 1 718 (0) 45 (D) 

1982 __ (0) 542 (D) (D) 1 710 (0) (0) 237 $1.000,1987 __ 95 15 (D) - 75 (D) 1 (0) 1982 __ (D) 14 (D) (D) 80 (D) (D) 6 

Hogs and pigs other than feeder pigs sold ____ farms. 1987 __ 15 29 16 4 37 6 17 41 1982 __ 16 33 10 6 61 12 10 60 

number. 1987 __ 5650 11 131 (0) 74 5724 (D) I 620 (D) 1982 __ (D) 9833 (D) (D) 6110 (0) (D) 5301 $1.000.1987 __ 665 1 205 (D) (0) 634 (D) 173 391 1982 __ (D) 1 119 (D) (0) 674 (D) (D) 652 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONTANA 263 
Table 13. Sheep and Horses-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

Montana Beaverhead Big Horn Blaine Broadwater Carbon Carter 

Sheep and lambs inventory ___________________ farms, 1967 __ 2625 54 44 61 13 112 145 1962 __ 2427 56 32 52 19 120 126 

number,1967 __ 566 150 21 326 3899 5704 3430 18335 88682 1982 __ 562 070 25741 3799 6274 3885 20745 103742 

1987 farms by inventory: 1 to 24 ______________________________________________ 663 6 10 16 3 20 8 25 to 99 _____________________________________________ 932 21 26 27 6 50 21 100 to 299 ___________________________________________ 596 17 6 14 3 28 27 300 to 999 ___________________________________________ 286 6 1 4 - 11 56 1,000 or more ________________________________________ 148 4 1 - 1 3 33 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________ farms, 1987 __ 2423 52 41 56 12 105 140 1982 __ 2218 52 27 48 16 112 118 

number, 1987 __ 391 838 14675 2705 4396 3173 12210 64 377 1982 __ 377 029 18350 2315 5154 3369 11 093 65971 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________ farms, 1987 __ 2438 52 43 57 12 102 139 1982 __ 2258 53 28 48 16 116 121 number, 1987 __ 491 113 18987 3623 5412 3254 13441 78461 1982 __ 461 413 23692 2493 5906 3524 13134 83289 

pounds of wool, 1987 __ 4 782 338 183331 29959 56966 20 398 132163 788 018 1982 __ 4 662 217 225 588 22774 59992 73671 134 051 643470 

Sheep and lambs sold _______________________ farms, 1987 __ 2677 57 45 64 13 113 147 1982 __ 2448 56 32 54 19 128 129 

number, 1987._ 455 378 15506 3477 4780 1 854 17329 66429 1982 __ 411 272 17964 2601 6971 2698 18897 63871 

Sheep, lambs, and wool sold _________________ farms, 1987 __ 2692 57 45 64 13 113 147 1982 __ 2484 56 33 54 19 131 129 

$1,000,1987 __ 37606 1 414 (D) 427 151 1 467 5878 1982 __ 21 085 1 060 130 358 156 997 3 064 

Horses and ponies inventory __________________ farms, 1987 __ 10 352 211 248 199 100 289 186 1982 __ 10082 217 233 168 94 265 216 

number, 1987 __ 72408 1 764 4853 1 269 503 1 843 1 380 1982 __ 68911 2049 2629 1 052 482 1 567 1 687 

Horses and ponies sold ______________________ farms, 1987 __ 2033 47 54 30 16 49 41 1982 __ 1 780 28 44 22 15 44 45 number, 1987 __ 8222 140 751 97 56 125 100 1982 __ 7522 133 587 68 27 168 172 

$1,000,1987 __ 4714 73 406 35 (D) 72 46 1982 __ 5327 121 319 47 15 130 111 

Item 

Cascade Chouteau Custer Daniels Dawson Deer Lodge Fallon 

Sheep and lambs inventory ___________________ farms, 1987 __ 65 42 68 13 26 5 43 1982 __ 63 33 64 11 32 5 40 

number, 1987 __ 13534 2218 18627 2186 3387 336 7189 1982 __ 11 866 2561 19727 1 891 4030 (D) 5945 

1987 farms by inventory: 

1 to 24 ____________________ .------------------------- 16 18 13 2 7 2 6 25 to 99 _____________________________________________ 27 19 32 5 11 1 17 100 to 299 ___________________________________________ 13 4 11 4 4 2 13 300 to 999 ___________________________________________ 6 1 8 2 4 - 7 1,000 or more ________________________________________ 3 - 4 - - - -

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________ farms, 1987 __ 60 40 63 12 25 4 40 1982 __ 53 31 55 9 30 5 36 number,1987 __ 8947 1 444 11 713 1 329 2470 250 4858 1982 __ 8614 1817 11 215 1 516 2902 (D) 3993 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________ farms, 1987 __ 57 33 62 14 25 4 39 1982 __ 51 28 54 8 31 5 41 number, 1987 __ 11 038 1 756 12873 2200 2908 288 5831 1982 __ 11 631 1 893 13773 1 687 3089 (D) 4418 

pounds of wool, 1987 __ 118267 18740 119355 20 656 , 29848 2864 58675 1982 __ 112040 22 019 130 708 17 785 32 175 (D) 46023 

Sheep and lambs sold _______________________ farms, 1987 __ 68 38 72 15 28 4 42 1982 __ 60 32 64 10 37 5 44 

number, 1987 __ 10345 2 010 11 583 1 579 2744 401 6931 1982 __ 9735 1 899 12271 1 214 4 112 338 4844 

Sheep, lambs, and wool sold _________________ farms, 1987 __ 68 39 72 15 29 4 42 1962 __ 60 32 65 10 37 5 44 

$1,000,1987 __ 905 141 911 118 211 36 508 1982 __ 563 105 571 64 171 (D) 192 

Horses and ponies inventory __________________ farms, 1987 __ 390 178 191 70 173 37 141 1982 __ 391 184 208 82 157 33 137 

number, 1987 __ 2 150 876 1 367 320 895 255 629 1982 __ 1 930 924 1 735 477 1 152 165 672 

Horses and ponies sold ______________________ farms, 1987 __ 78 19 60 11 32 7 22 

1982 __ 61 20 49 6 34 7 17 

number,1987 __ 298 117 220 29 123 15 107 1982 __ 238 34 253 29 198 20 68 

$1,000, 1987 __ 173 52 113 (D) (D) 7 47 

1982 __ 220 20 143 9 112 18 52 

264 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 13. Sheep and Horses-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text I 

Item 

Fergus Flathead Gallatin Garfield Glacier Golden Valley Granite 

Sheep and lambs inventory •. _ •••••.•..••••••• farms, 1987 •• 93 34 95 99 36 19 11 1982 •• 78 50 90 72 24 19 10 number, 1987 •• 10102 1 556 8527 72473 5017 19580 731 1982 •• 11 147 2627 8835 51 652 2666 8238 695 1987 farms by inventory: 1 to 24 ....••••.••........•.••••••••••..••...•....••. 28 16 28 8 6 5 4 25 to 99 •.•..•.................•........•.•••••.••.•• 27 13 41 11 12 6 5 100 to 299 ..•..........•...........•....•.•..••.••... 32 5 21 20 12 4 2 300 to 999 •.........•.•.•...•.•...........•••••.••..• 5 - 4 33 6 2 - 1,000 or more ••••.•.••••••••••••••••.•••.•••••••••••• 1 - 1 27 - 2 -

Ewes 1 year old or older ...•............... farms, 1987 .. 85 32 92 94 31 17 9 1982 .• 72 47 84 86 21 17 9 number, 1987 •• 7561 1 195 5409 51 123 3388 9243 598 1982 •• 8418 1 785 4964 37089 2363 4895 609 

Sheep and lambs shorn •••••.••.•••..•.••..•. farms, 1987 .• 87 37 90 95 33 19 8 1982 .• 76 48 85 86 18 18 11 number, 1987 •. 9313 1 475 6745 62762 4328 20655 698 1982 •• 11 292 2031 6988 41 662 2319 6065 1 227 pounds of wool, 1987 •• 92284 14567 61 898 593445 43085 152356 6968 1982 •• 117 932 20076 66975 435444 23056 64 657 12233 

Sheep and lambs sold ..••••••••••.••••••••.• farms, 1987 .. 102 38 97 100 37 22 9 1982 .• 84 48 90 73 22 21 12 number, 1987 •• 12889 1 558 6672 47865 3360 19764 1 031 1982 •• 10279 2247 6992 28795 1 305 4204 1 925 

Sheep, lambs, and wool sold •••••••••..••.•.• farms, 1987 •. 104 39 99 100 37 22 9 1982 .. 86 50 90 73 22 21 12 $1,000,1987 •• 956 131 (D) 3645 261 1 602 75 1982 •• 584 181 522 1414 60 279 (0) 

Horses and ponies inventory •••••.••.•......•. farms, 1987 .. 338 374 422 130 149 68 85 1982 .. 331 396 361 127 147 75 83 number, 1987 •• 1 771 2452 2890 1 636 1 419 327 707 

1982 •• 1 909 2279 2524 1364 1 382 400 572 

Horses and ponies sold •••••••••••••••.•.•••• farms, 1987 .. 56 94 95 13 23 9 14 

1982 .• 43 94 82 14 17 8 16 

number, 1987 •• 141 213 310 92 120 23 50 1982 •• 145 235 380 77 98 25 68 $1,000, 1987 •• 71 188 202 30 57 7 50 1982 •• 78 288 395 40 64 10 37 

Item 

Hill Jefferson Judith Ba!>in Lake Lewis and Clark Uberty Uncaln 

Sheep and lambs inventory .•••••••••••••••••• farms, 1987 •• 37 26 53 68 38 14 4 

1982 •• 19 26 36 82 33 8 13 

number, 1987 •• 1 578 1 894 9947 5 111 8 911 1 355 (0) 

1982 •• 1 586 992 7 167 6542 9807 951 572 1987 farms by inventory: 

1 to 24 ••••••••••••••..•.•.......••••.••••••••••••••• 19 12 8 26 18 4 1 25 to 99 ••••••••••••••••••••..•........•••••..••••••• 12 9 15 33 14 3 3 100 to 299 •••••••••..•...•.•.......•...•••••••••••••• 6 2 24 6 3 7 - 300 to 999 ••••••••••......•.•.•..•....••••••••••••••• - 3 5 2 1 - - 1,000 or more •••••••...••.••...........••••••.••••••• - - 1 1 2 - -

Ewes 1 year old or older .•••••.•• _ ••••• _ ••• farms, 1987 •• 31 24 53 61 33 12 3 1982 •• 15 20 32 74 29 8 11 number, 1987 •• 884 1 404 6089 3 215 6387 1 142 (0) 

1982 •• 950 564 5243 4896 7358 791 404 

Sheep and lambs shorn _ ••••••••••••••••••••• farms, 1987 .. 31 21 54 66 32 11 5 1982 •• 13 20 32 73 31 7 10 number, 1987 •• 1 051 1 427 8 103 3948 8700 1 282 (0) 

1982 •• 1 342 722 5934 6 114 9853 888 455 pounds of wool, 1987 •• 10218 13 887 79202 35873 85305 12001 (0) 

1982 •• 13998 7267 73787 53 606 90610 9208 3847 

Sheep and lambs sold ••.......•••.••.•...... farms, 1987 •• 36 22 55 74 36 13 5 1982 •• 16 24 34 79 31 7 10 number, 1987 •• 1 323 1 479 7 113 4474 7561 1356 (0) 

1982 •• 1 093 909 5252 5920 7644 691 380 

Sheep, lambs, and wool sold •••••••••••• ___ ._ farms, 1987 •• 36 24 55 76 36 13 5 1982 •• 16 24 35 80 34 7 12 $1,000, 1987 •• 120 113 612 381 676 111 8 1982 •• 78 35 297 275 301 36 15 

Horses and ponies inventory _ .•.•.•••••••••••• farms, 1987 .. 169 144 135 457 285 55 129 1982 •. 142 144 135 403 236 53 149 number, 1987 •. 1 275 763 847 2917 1 980 241 927 1982 •. 857 930 826 3034 1 556 208 866 

Horses and ponies sold ••••••••••••••••...... farms, 1987 •• 23 25 21 105 69 4 32 1982_. 24 30 24 98 57 9 34 number, 1987 •• 248 73 68 681 197 (0) 70 1982 •• 106 146 84 423 149 16 75 $1,000, 1987 •• 92 (0) 44 396 162 (0) 57 1982 •• 52 136 86 356 144 13 56 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONTANA 265 
Table 13. Sheep and Horses-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols see introductory text 1 

Item 

McCone Madison Meagher Mineral Missoula Musselshell Park 

Sheep and lambs inventory ___________________ farms, 1987 __ 34 100 21 3 53 37 62 1982 __ 38 73 16 5 39 40 50 

number, 1987 __ 14548 15249 8426 (0) 2514 18 162 4908 1982 __ 19373 12661 8505 (0) 1 129 17681 3871 

1987 farms by inventory: 1 to 24 ______________________________________________ 8 26 4 1 34 7 22 25 to 99 _____________________________________________ 8 42 11 2 15 5 27 100 to 299 ___________________________________________ 9 24 1 - 2 14 11 300 to 999 ___________________________________________ 3 6 1 - 2 4 1 1,000 or more ________________________________________ 6 2 4 - - 7 1 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________ farms, 1987 __ 33 95 21 3 48 34 56 1982 __ 34 68 15 5 35 37 45 

number, 1987 __ 9 175 11 395 6901 (0) 1 576 10125 3776 1982 __ 11 727 9634 4807 (0) 871 12359 2890 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________ farms, 1987 __ 35 97 21 2 51 34 56 1982 __ 34 67 13 5 38 37 54 

number, 1987 __ II 460 12512 7266 (0) 1 729 15486 4138 1982 __ 14674 10998 5955 (0) 1 054 13804 3879 

pounds of WOOl, 1987 __ 124417 131 672 76537 (0) 11 796 148 196 36800 1982 __ 149272 120051 57884 (0) 8982 136023 37866 

Sheep and lambs sold _______________________ farms, 1987 __ 36 100 21 2 56 38 62 1982 __ 40 74 13 5 38 39 54 

number, 1987 __ II 167 10443 4834 (0) 1 730 11 853 4270 1982 __ 13278 9173 3611 (0) 957 12031 4345 

Sheep, lambs, and wool sold _________________ farms, 1987 __ 36 101 21 2 57 38 62 1982 __ 40 76 13 5 43 40 56 

$1,000, 1987 __ 930 835 452 (0) 143 1 065 (0) 

1982 __ 596 583 (0) (0) 47 550 210 

Horses and ponies inventory __________________ farms, 1981-_ 127 270 92 36 285 132 266 

1982 __ 147 271 83 44 259 128 258 

number, 1987 __ 704 2218 705 213 1 637 823 1 894 1982 __ 829 2067 634 207 1 677 897 1 582 

Horses and ponies sold ______________________ farms, 1987 __ 19 58 21 9 72 39 58 1982 __ 23 48 11 10 56 25 36 

number, 1987 __ 76 186 81 29 184 134 206 1982 __ 81 164 23 21 214 69 100 

$1,000,1987 __ 55 117 27 15 159 52 122 

1982 __ 21 138 17 17 155 43 47 

Item 

Petroleum Phillips Pondera Powder River Powell Prairie Ravalli 

Sheep and lambs inventory ___________________ farms, 1987 __ 16 53 33 68 37 17 109 1982 __ 20 55 31 66 19 15 131 

number, 1987 __ 3788 12481 6742 21 074 2093 3335 7207 1982 __ 6232 14759 4847 17246 1 588 3965 7156 

1987 farms by inventory: 1 to 24 ______________________________________________ 3 5 10 9 14 3 51 25 to 99 _____________________________________________ 4 25 12 21 16 7 44 100 to 299 ___________________________________________ 6 18 7 18 6 5 8 300 to 999 ___________________________________________ 1 4 3 15 1 1 6 1,000 or more ________________________________________ 2 1 1 5 - 1 -

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________ farms, 1987 __ 16 50 26 61 32 17 101 1982 __ 18 50 28 58 19 15 122 

number, 1987 __ 2739 8235 4121 11 110 1 339 2329 4400 1982 __ 4396 12307 3688 10337 1 308 2572 5371 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________ farms, 1987 __ 16 51 29 60 30 18 102 1982 __ 19 51 28 59 21 15 124 

number, 1987 __ 4762 8941 5822 15166 1 984 3182 4943 1982 __ 6431 14114 4459 11 647 1 635 3180 5752 

pounds of wool, 1987 __ 49482 99567 58521 148802 16023 32774 42836 

1982 __ 67401 142633 39616 125455 15614 30900 45866 

Sheep and lambs sold _______________________ farms, 1987 __ 17 55 33 71 35 18 105 

1982 __ 21 53 31 65 20 15 128 

number, 1987 __ 3278 9486 4993 18466 2214 2739 5705 1982 __ 5360 12551 4240 12324 1 837 2364 6126 

Sheep, lambs, and wool sold _________________ farms, 1987 __ 17 55 33 71 35 18 107 1982 __ 21 64 31 65 21 16 129 

$1,000,1987 __ 320 633 430 1 501 175 204 413 1982 __ 301 704 235 577 94 119 285 

Horses and ponies inventory __________________ farms, 1987 __ 50 204 152 218 141 84 535 1982 __ 54 194 157 218 139 80 493 

number, 1987 __ 316 1 039 2799 1 494 1 120 450 3368 1982 __ 318 951 2682 1 426 1 246 666 3290 

Horses and ponies sold ______________________ farms, 1987 __ II 23 30 32 29 17 119 

1982 __ 7 18 18 36 27 21 103 

number, 1987 __ 51 48 248 170 87 76 312 1982 __ 15 39 217 106 81 210 480 

$1,000, 1987 __ (0) 23 110 68 44 18 229 1982 __ 9 14 103 68 52 95 327 

266 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 13. Sheep and Horses-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text J 

Item 

Richland Roosevelt Rosebud Sanders Sheridan Silver Bow Stillwater 

Sheep and lambs inventory ___________________ farms. 1981-_ 44 30 47 32 38 8 85 1982 __ 37 26 27 34 29 10 86 number. 1987 __ 6017 9320 23388 1 312 6100 320 14046 1982 __ 7485 3057 15957 2109 3908 427 13694 1987 farms by inventory: 1 to 24 ______________________________________________ 13 11 11 10 8 4 17 25 to 99 _____________________________________________ 13 6 14 21 11 4 28 100 to 299 ___________________________________________ 12 8 8 1 13 - 28 300 to 999 ___________________________________________ 6 1 4 - 5 - 9 1,000 or more ________________________________________ - 4 10 - 1 - 3 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________ farms. 1987 __ 38 30 44 27 32 6 81 1982 __ 35 21 25 32 29 10 83 number. 1987 __ 4290 5474 11 894 905 4603 245 8351 1982 __ 5087 1485 9003 1 750 2798 257 9859 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________ farms. 1987 __ 38 26 44 27 33 6 83 1982 __ 35 18 28 31 27 8 86 number, 1987 __ 4596 6921 15761 991 4245 247 10450 1982 __ 6099 1 903 16698 1 410 2682 248 11 651 pounds of wool, 1987 __ 48855 61 226 146 032 7768 41 640 2848 104760 1982 __ 59223 15201 162754 10443 26408 2253 110576 

Sheep and lambs sold _______________________ farms. 1987 __ 46 26 48 30 39 6 87 1982 __ 37 24 29 34 27 8 90 number, 1987 __ 4622 5147 16499 1 169 4661 309 10132 1982 __ 6712 2453 16211 1 775 2 612 230 11 566 

Sheep, lambs, and wool sold _________________ farms, 1987 __ 46 26 48 30 39 6 87 1982 __ 39 24 31 35 27 8 91 $1,000, 1987 __ 314 502 1 291 82 277 (D) 866 1982 __ 237 99 830 71 127 (D) 592 

Horses and ponies inventory __________________ farms, 1987 __ 166 144 204 180 88 80 216 1982 __ 180 144 200 179 87 74 207 number, 1987 __ 932 823 1 855 884 538 355 1 159 1982 __ 1 074 937 2 178 938 678 394 1 179 

Horses and ponies sold ______________________ farms, 1987 __ 28 21 43 38 17 20 37 1982 __ 29 20 36 27 18 11 41 number, 1987 __ 100 71 178 126 127 69 129 1982 __ 100 76 297 57 130 30 120 $1,000,1987 __ 31 26 (D) 85 51 33 72 1982 __ 54 31 148 33 95 48 105 

Item 

Sweet Grass Teton Toole Treasure Valley Wheatland Wibaux Yellowstone 

Sheep and lambs inventory ____________________ farms, 1987 __ 102 47 13 12 56 47 18 85 1982 __ 107 53 18 4 45 44 18 74 number, 1987 __ 22077 10477 2501 1 951 4588 20391 1 648 7573 1982 __ 25910 10481 2503 531 4110 16277 1 654 8770 1987 farms by inventory: 1 to 24 _______________________________________________ 17 15 1 2 13 1 4 29 25 to 99 ______________________________________________ 28 9 6 2 27 16 7 34 100 to 299 ____________________________________________ 31 18 3 8 13 12 5 17 300 to 999 ____________________________________________ 22 1 3 - 3 11 2 4 1.000 or more _________________________________________ 4 4 - - - 7 - 1 

Ewes 1 year old or older ____________________ farms, 1987 __ 93 42 13 11 52 46 16 72 1982 __ 105 49 17 4 41 40 17 64 number, 1987 __ 16 693 6377 1 840 1 276 2607 13884 829 4960 1982 __ 17 750 7458 2042 168 2897 10 584 1 181 5384 

Sheep and lambs shorn _______________________ farms, 1987 __ 95 44 13 11 53 45 18 72 1982 __ 110 50 17 4 48 40 17 66 number, 1987 __ 20454 6353 2145 1 375 3690 19 185 967 5565 1982 __ 20 765 9078 2557 251 3569 13 559 1 328 6 130 pounds of wool, 1987 __ 199 916 62756 23795 12382 37583 207 883 10 650 55207 1982 __ 206 563 86828 28524 2498 37044 150 986 13 610 54831 

Sheep and lambs sold ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 104 47 13 12 60 46 23 89 1982 __ 113 53 17 4 52 44 18 81 number, 1987 __ 19399 8434 2153 1 908 3836 17 542 1 469 7277 1982 __ 22326 9614 2103 (D) 3779 11 753 921 5555 

Sheep, lambs. and wool sold __________________ farms, 1987 __ 104 47 13 12 60 46 23 89 1982 __ 113 53 17 4 52 44 18 81 $1,000, 1987 __ 1 534 614 179 143 356 1 537 119 628 1982 __ 1 158 466 102 (D) 165 773 52 264 

Horses and ponies inventory ___________________ farms, 1987 __ 177 219 103 53 209 62 73 433 1982 __ 175 203 91 55 219 68 61 447 number, 1987 __ 1 046 1 192 738 301 967 380 963 3 239 1982 __ 1 339 1 276 606 345 1 133 479 398 2239 

Horses and ponies sold _______________________ farms, 1987 __ 31 35 13 11 23 6 12 112 1982 __ 34 21 13 9 29 8 5 98 number, 1987 __ 71 94 (D) 25 62 14 36 332 1982 __ 105 198 53 13 120 54 35 312 $1,000, 1987 __ 169 37 (D) (D) 35 6 13 350 1982 __ 75 92 38 8 64 28 18 324 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONTANA 267 
Table 14. Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text) 

Item 

INVENTORY 

Any poultry _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ Chickens 3 months old or older _____________ farms, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

number, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________ farms, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

number, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

1987 farms by inventory: 1 to 99 _________________________________________ _ 

100 to 399 ______________________________________ _ 400 to 3,199 ____________________________________ _ 3,200 to 9,999 __________________________________ _ 10,000 to 19,999 ________________________________ _ 20,000 to 49,999 ________________________________ _ 50,000 to 99,999 ________________________________ _ 

100,000 or more __________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months 

1982 __ 

number, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

old ______________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

number, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

Broilers and other meat·type chickens _______ farms, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

number, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

Turkeys __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

number, 1987 __ 1982 __ Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________ farms, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

number, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

Ducks, geese, and other poultry _____________ farms, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

SALES 

Any poultry sold _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ $1,000,1987 __ 1982 __ 

Hens and pullets sold ______________________ farms, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

number, 1987 __ 1982 __ Hens and pullets of laying age sold _______ farms, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

number, 1987 __ 1982 __ Pullets not of laying age sold _____________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ number, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ___ farms, 1987 __ 

1987 farms by number sold: 

1982 __ 

number, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

1 to 1,999 ________________________________________ _ 

2,000 to 59,999 ___________________________________ _ 60,000 to 99,999 __________________________________ _ 100,000 to 199,999 ________________________________ _ 200,000 to 499,999 ________________________________ _ 500,000 or more ____________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Turkeys sold ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

number, 1987 __ 1982 __ Turkeys for slaughter sold ________________ farms, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

number, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

Ducks, geese, and other poultry sold ________ farms, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

268 MONTANA 

Montana 

2308 

3056 

2102 

2824 

978 754 1 022 336 

2087 

2815 

860 334 854 277 

965 

71 

19 

15 

10 

3 

1 

3 407 205 

230 

251 118420 

158 059 

52 

58 53 178 115350 346 

476 68299 

44 137 

297 

320 

7221 

6732 

133 

159 

625 

849 

491 

596 

705 

959 10621 

9232 

162 

262 580 648 

504 277 

157 

259 

(D) 

(D) 

12 

13 

(0) 

(0) 

100 

110 84676 

18440 

89 

11 

59 

64 11 536 10207 59 

57 11 536 10086 

69 

97 

Beaverhead 

23 

36 

22 

35 

657 

154 

22 

35 

(0) 

(0) 

20 

2 

1 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

1 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

1 

4 

(0) 

29 

2 

(0) 

4 

5 

10 

13 

3 

3 

1 

3 

(0) 

54 

1 

3 

(D) 

54 

1 

2 

(D) 

(0) 

Big Horn 

43 

51 

43 

49 1 656 1 235 

43 

48 

(D) 

1 024 

39 

4 

2 

6 

(D) 

211 

(D) 

4 

7 

(D) 

358 

2 

3 

(0) 

(D) 

3 

6 

9 

11 

12 

13 

9 

3 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

Blaine 

49 

48 

48 

47 4344 

3990 

48 

47 

(D) 

3848 

42 

4 

2 

7 

6 

(D) 

144 

(D) 

2 

11 

(0) 

295 

10 

3 

23 

9 

9 

3 

(D) 

9 

8 

5 

12 

17 

36 

30 

7 

(D) 

6 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

Broadwater 

8 

21 

7 

20 

(D) 

(D) 

7 

20 

(D) 

(D) 

4 

1 

1 

1 

(0) 

2 

(D) 

(0) 

1 

7 

(D) 

424 

2 

(D) 

3 

2 

4 

15 

(D) 

1 207 

1 

3 

(D) 

(D) 

1 

3 

(D) 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

Carbon 

56 

80 

51 

77 1 327 2175 

51 

77 

(D) 

2005 

49 

2 

2 

4 

(D) 

170 

7 

12 

177 

602 

11 

9 

56 

55 

3 

7 

6 

(D) 

6 

13 

15 

14 

4 

6 

5 

226 

5 

226 

(D) 

(D) 

Carter 

58 

58 

53 

57 1 057 

1 239 

53 

57 1 006 1 167 

53 

4 

4 

51 

72 

7 

103 

13 

2 178 

(D) 

12 

1 157 

(0) 

6 

5 

9 

5 

2 

(Z) 

3 

3 

(D) 

52 

3 

3 

(D) 

52 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 14. Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text I 

Item 

Cascade Chouteau Custer Daniels Dawson Deer Lodge Fallon 

INVENTORY 

Any poultry _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 78 49 45 15 35 11 51 1982 __ 110 76 66 23 48 5 51 Chickens 3 months old or older _____________ farms, 1987 __ 70 44 44 15 35 9 47 1982 __ 101 72 64 21 48 5 45 

number, 198L_ 36272 1 432 (D) 427 441 182 2605 1982 __ 27558 2195 (D) 719 718 69 2559 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________ farms, 1987 __ 70 44 44 15 35 9 47 1982 __ 101 72 64 21 48 5 45 number, 1987 __ 27938 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 2488 1982 __ 24708 2082 (D) (D) (D) 69 (D) 

1987 farms by inventory: 1 to 99 ____________________ .--------------------- 65 43 41 15 33 40 100 to 399 _______________________________________ 1 1 2 2 7 400 to 3,199 _____________________________________ 1 3,200 to 9,999 ___________________________________ 3 10,000 to 19,999 _________________________________ 

20,000 to 49,999 _________________________________ 

50,000 to 99,999 _________________________________ 

100,000 or mora __________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 9 2 4 1 1 5 1982 __ 10 6 4 2 2 1 number,1987 __ 8334 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 117 1982 __ 2850 113 (D) (D) (D) (D) 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ________________ , _____________________ farms, 1987 __ I 2 1982 __ 4 1 1 2 number, 1987 __ (D) (D) 1982 __ 937 (D) (D) (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens _______ farms, 1987 __ 13 12 5 1 6 7 1982 __ 21 5 8 2 2 11 

number, 198L_ 8050 703 294 (D) 214 (D) 519 1982 __ 1 394 295 416 (D) (D) 672 

Turkeys __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 12 9 2 1 8 1982 __ 18 7 5 1 2 number, 1987 __ 443 82 (D) (D) (D) 52 1982 __ 112 77 49 (D) (D) (D) 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________ farms, 1987 __ 3 4 2 1 6 1982 __ 10 2 5 1 2 number, 1987 __ (D) 5 (D) (D) 26 1982 __ 18 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 

Ducks, gel'se, and other poultry _____________ farms, 1987 __ 22 11 9 2 2 10 1982 __ 22 8 8 4 8 

SALES 

Any poultry sold _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 24 10 8 6 12 5 17 1982 __ 45 17 21 5 13 2 15 

$1,000,1987 __ 358 5 (D) 2 6 2 12 1982 __ 464 5 325 1 4 (D) 15 

Hens and pullets sold ______________________ farms, 1987 __ 7 1 3 1 3 1982 __ 4 2 6 1 4 number, 1987 __ 18735 (D) (D) (D) (D) 298 1982 __ 5997 (D) (D) (D) 248 618 Hens and pullets of laying age sold _______ farms, 1987 __ 7 1 3 3 1982 __ 4 2 6 4 number, 1987 __ 18735 (D) (D) (D) 298 1982 __ 5997 (D) (D) (D) 248 618 Pullets not of laying age sold _____________ farms, 1987 __ 1982 __ 1 

number,1987 __ (D) 1982 __ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ___ farms, 1987 __ 6 3 2 1982 __ 3 1 2 number, 1987 __ (D) (D) (D) 1982 __ 680 (D) (D) (D) 

1987 farms by number sold: 1 to 1,999 __ , ______________________________________ 4 3 2 2,000 to 59,999 _______________________ .----________ 2 60,000 to 99,999 ___________________________________ 

100,000 to 199,999 _________________________________ 200,000 to 499,999 _________________________________ 500,000 or more • ___________________________ farms __ 

number._ 

Turkeys sold ______________________ •••••• __ farms, 1987 __ 3 1 1982 __ 1 2 

number, 1987_. 22 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 

1982_. (D) (D) 

Turkeys for slaughter sold _ ..... _. __ • _____ farms, 1987._ 3 1 1982 __ 1 2 

number, 1987._ 22 (D) (D) (D) (D) (0) 

1982._ (D) (D) 

Ducks, geese, and other poultry sold ___ • ___ • farms,1987 __ 1 1982_. 2 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONTANA 269 
Table 14. Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

Fergus Flathead Gallatin Garfield Glacier Golden Valley Granite 

INVENTORY 

Any poultry _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 86 79 72 28 27 15 4 1982 __ 104 130 84 36 31 25 14 Chickens 3 months old or older _____________ farms, 1987 __ 76 68 60 28 27 15 4 1982 __ 94 114 73 35 31 22 12 

number, 198L_ 5 004 (D) (0) 1 734 42672 318 87 1982 __ 7815 22080 (0) 2403 33554 612 629 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________ farms, 1987 __ 76 68 60 26 27 15 4 1982 __ 94 114 73 35 30 22 12 

number, 198L_ 4929 (D) (0) 1 547 34537 (D) 87 1982 __ (D) (D) (0) 2203 25729 612 (0) 

1987 farms by inventory: 1 to 99 __________________________________________ 70 68 58 25 23 15 4 100 to 399 _______________________________________ 3 400 to 3,199 _____________________________________ 3 3,200 to 9,999 ___________________________________ 3 10,000 to 19,999 _________________________________ 1 20,000 to 49,999 _________________________________ 

50,000 to 99,999 _________________________________ 

100,000 or more __________________________ farms __ 1 number __ (0) 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age _____________________________ farms, 198L_ 4 8 4 6 6 1982 __ 11 16 6 3 5 number, 1987 __ 75 (D) (0) 87 8135 (D) 1982 __ (D) (D) (0) 200 7825 (0) 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ______________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 1 2 1 2 1982 __ 1 2 2 1 

number, 1987._ (D) (D) (0) (0) 1982 __ (D) (D) (0) (0) (D) (D) 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens _______ farms, 1987 __ 15 12 9 2 6 2 1982 __ 21 18 15 1 9 4 2 

number, 1987._ 3663 (D) 418 (0) 6504 (0) 1982 __ 2828 944 923 (0) 4497 (D) (0) 

Turkeys __________________________________ farms, 1987._ 7 7 7 3 5 1982 __ 13 20 9 3 6 

number, 1987._ (D) 43 44 7 620 1982 __ 165 147 45 (0) (0) (D) Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________ farms, 1987._ 2 2 5 3 2 1982 __ 3 9 5 3 3 

number, 1987._ (0) (D) (0) 7 (0) 1982 __ (D) 19 12 (0) 6 

Ducks, geese, and other poultry _____________ farms, 1987 __ 20 21 24 1 8 1 1982 __ 15 23 23 4 9 4 2 

SALES 

Any poultry sold _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 27 34 18 1 7 4 2 1982 __ 30 52 32 5 10 5 3 

$1,000, 1987._ 41 256 (0) (0) 502 1 (0) 1982 __ 51 245 1 544 13 351 1 4 

Hens and pullets sold ______________________ farms, 1987 __ 10 9 5 1 4 1 1 1982 __ 9 19 8 3 6 1 1 

number, 1987._ 2994 (0) (0) (0) 15680 (D) (0) 1982 __ 1 976 (0) (0) (0) 14652 (D) (0) 

Hens and pullets of laying age sold _______ farms, 1987 __ 10 8 5 1 4 1 1 1982 __ 9 19 7 3 6 1 1 

number, 1987._ 2994 (D) (0) (0) 15680 (D) (D) 1982 __ 1 976 (D) (0) (0) 14652 (D) (0) Pullets not of laying age sold _____________ farms, 1987._ 2 1982 __ 2 

number, 1987._ (0) 1982 __ (0) (0) 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ___ farms, 1987._ 5 9 3 4 1982 __ 3 8 7 4 

number, 1987._ 1 381 (0) (0) 12000 (D) 1982 __ 708 940 981 (0) (0) 

1987 farms by number sold: 1 to 1,999 _________________________________________ 5 8 3 2 2,000 to 59,999 ____________________________________ 1 2 60,000 to 99,999 ___________________________________ 

100,000 to 199,999 _________________________________ 

200,000 to 499,999 _________________________________ 

500,000 or more ____________________________ farms __ 

number._ 

Turkeys sold ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 2 2 2 1982 __ 4 7 2 2 

number, 1987._ (0) (0) (0) (0) 1982 __ 256 121 (0) (0) 

Turkeys for slaughter sold ________________ farms, 1987._ 2 2 2 1982 __ 4 6 2 2 

number, 1987._ (0) (0) (0) (D) 1982 __ 256 (0) (0) (D) 

Ducks, geese, and other poultry sold ________ farms, 1987 __ 3 2 2 3 1982 __ 3 11 4 3 

270 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 14. Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text I 

Item 

Hill Jefferson Judith Basin Lake Lewis and Clark Uberty Lincoln 

INVENTORY 

Any poultry _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 45 30 24 99 51 24 40 1982 __ 48 36 38 147 64 24 74 Chickens 3 months old or older _____________ farms, 1987 __ 38 26 20 87 45 19 38 1982 __ 47 31 34 130 56 22 70 number,1987 __ 9048 1 562 (0) 2073 (0) 37489 963 1982 __ (D) 1 930 (D) 2619 1 301 (D) 1 740 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________ farms, 1987 __ 38 26 20 87 44 19 38 1982 __ 47 31 34 129 56 22 70 number, 1987 __ (D) (D) 2669 1842 (0) (0) 881 1982 __ 14518 1 910 3744 2539 1264 (D) 1 498 

1987 farms by inventory: 1 to 99 __________________________________________ 35 25 19 86 43 16 36 100 to 399 _______________________________________ 1 1 2 400 to 3,199 _____________________________________ 1 3,200 to 9,999 ___________________________________ 1 2 10,000 to 19,999 _________________________________ 1 20,000 to 49,999 _________________________________ 

50,000 to 99,999 _________________________________ 

100,000 or more __________________________ farms __ 

numbe,-_ 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 5 2 3 10 5 2 7 1982 __ 1 3 4 8 4 1 12 number, 1987 __ (D) (D) (D) 231 (0) (0) 82 1982 __ (D) 20 (D) 80 37 (0) 242 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ______________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 1 2 4 1 1 1982 __ 1 2 4 1 5 

number, 1987._ (D) (D) 73 (0) (D) 1982 __ (D) (D) (0) (0) 105 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens _______ farms. 1987 __ 6 2 3 25 10 7 6 1982 __ 8 3 4 28 12 1 9 number, 1987 __ 2271 (D) (D) 798 255 5287 187 1982 __ (D) (D) (D) 1251 308 (D) 288 

Turkeys __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 5 9 3 14 10 4 4 1982 __ 7 6 6 18 6 3 7 number, 1987 __ 170 66 (D) 125 27 420 17 1982 __ 129 42 56 (0) 26 (D) 29 Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________ farms, 1987 __ 2 5 1 4 5 1 1982 __ 2 3 1 6 4 2 5 number, 1987 __ (D) 13 (D) 14 10 (0) 1982 __ (D) (D) (D) (D) 8 (0) 7 

Ducks, geese, and other poultry _____________ farms, 1987 __ 13 10 6 22 22 7 9 1982 __ 10 6 8 31 19 3 17 

SALES 

Any poultry sold _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 7 6 8 26 10 4 16 1982 __ 15 9 8 34 25 11 25 

$1,000, 1987 __ (D) (D) (D) 14 (D) 367 5 1982 __ 160 12 51 24 4 153 3 

Hens and pullets sold ______________________ farms, 1987 __ 4 2 1 3 2 3 6 1982 __ 3 4 2 7 4 2 7 

number, 1987 __ (D) (D) (D) 92 (D) 12240 (D) 

1982 __ (D) 352 (D) 202 85 (0) 115 

Hens and pullets of laying age sold _______ farms, 1987 __ 4 2 1 3 2 3 6 1982 __ 3 4 2 7 4 2 7 

number, 1987 __ (D) (D) (D) 92 (D) (D) 39 

1982 __ (0) 352 (D) (D) 85 (D) 115 Pullets not of laying age sold _____________ farms, 1987 __ 1 1 1982 __ 

number, 1987 __ (0) (D) 1982 __ (D) 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ___ farms, 1987 __ 2 1 3 3 2 1982 __ 2 1 5 4 4 

number, 1987 __ (0) (0) 90 (D) (D) 1982 __ (D) (0) (0) 360 100 1245 

1987 farms by number sold: 1 to 1,999 _________________________________________ 2 3 1 2 2,000 to 59,999 ____________________________________ 2 60,000 to 99,999 ___________________________________ 

100,000 to 199,999 _________________________________ 200,000 to 499,999 _________________________________ 

500,000 or more ____________________________ farms __ 

numbe'-_ 

Turkeys sold ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 1 2 2 1982 __ 3 3 1 number, 1987 __ (0) (0) (0) (D) 1982 __ (D) 14 (D) (D) (0) 

Turkeys for slaughter sold ________________ farms, 1987 __ 1 2 2 1982 __ 3 3 number, 1987 __ (0) (0) (D) (D) 1982 __ (0) 14 (D) (0) 

Ducks, geese, and other poultry sold ________ farms, 1987 __ 1 7 1 3 3 1982 __ 5 2 4 4 2 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONTANA 271 
Table 14. Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Item 

McCone Madison Meagher Mineral Missoula Musselshell Park 

INVENTORY 

Any poultry _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 43 45 21 7 65 33 62 1982 __ 55 45 20 11 101 41 59 Chickens 3 months old or older _____________ farms, 1987 __ 39 43 17 6 57 32 55 1982 __ 51 43 17 9 83 37 56 number, 1987 __ 1 271 875 (D) 61 1 654 991 948 1982 __ 1 586 212 (D) 140 2450 574 823 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________ farms, 1987 __ 39 42 17 6 56 32 54 1982 __ 51 43 15 9 81 37 56 number, 1987 __ 1 196 687 (D) 61 1 518 (D) (D) 

1982 __ 1 497 137 (D) 140 2283 1 489 (D) 

1987 farms by inventory: 1 to 99 __________________________________________ 37 41 14 6 51 31 53 100 to 399 _______________________________________ 2 2 5 1 400 to 3,199 _____________________________________ 

3,200 to 9,999 ___________________________________ 

10,000 to 19,999 _________________________________ 

20,000 to 49,999 _________________________________ 

50,000 to 99,999 _________________________________ 

100,000 or more __________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 3 5 4 10 5 4 1982 __ 5 3 4 11 4 1 number, 1987 __ 75 188 (D) 136 (D) (D) 1982 __ 89 75 50 167 85 (D) 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ______________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 2 2 2 1982 __ 1 2 1 

number, 1987 __ (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 1982 __ (D) (D) (D) 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens _______ farms, 1987 __ 3 7 6 8 4 10 1982 __ 12 5 4 24 3 4 number, 1987 __ (D) 187 (D) 305 400 350 1982 __ 383 124 (D) 821 (D) 115 

Turkeys __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 6 4 7 8 5 8 1982 __ 1 2 13 9 5 number, 1987 __ 38 22 (D) 46 55 61 1982 __ (D) (D) 68 50 41 Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________ farms, 1987 __ 4 1 4 2 1 6 1982 __ 1 2 7 5 number, 1987 __ (D) (D) 7 (D) (D) 24 1982 __ (D) (D) 12 (D) 

Ducks, geese, and other poultry _____________ farms, 1987 __ 8 12 6 2 25 5 17 1982 __ 5 11 7 5 42 9 14 

SALES 

Any poultry sold _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 11 13 5 32 11 27 1982 __ 9 9 6 6 45 9 23 

$1,000,1987 __ 5 5 (D) 10 (D) 6 1982 __ 2 2 202 (Z) 11 7 10 

Hens and pullets sold ______________________ farms, 1987 __ 2 5 1 10 5 1982 __ 2 3 3 4 10 5 number, 1987 __ (D) 150 (D) 468 70 1982 __ (D) (D) (D) 43 522 (D) 370 Hens and pullets of laying age sold _______ farms, 1987 __ 2 5 1 10 5 1982 __ 2 3 3 4 10 5 number,198L_ (D) (D) (D) 468 70 1982 __ (D) 51 (D) 43 522 (D) 370 Pullets not of laying age sold _____________ farms, 1987 __ 2 1982 __ 1 number, 1987 __ (D) 1982 __ (D) 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ___ farms, 1987 __ 2 2 1 4 2 1 1982 __ 1 3 1 12 1 number, 1987 __ (D) (D) (D) 158 (D) (D) 1982 __ (D) (D) (D) 727 (D) 

1987 farms by number sold: 1 to 1,999 _________________________________________ 2 2 4 2 2,000 to 59,999 ____________________________________ 

60,000 to 99,999 ___________________________________ 

100.000 to 199,999 _________________________________ 200,000 to 499,999 _________________________________ 

500,000 or more ____________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Turkeys sold ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 1 4 1 1 2 2 1982 __ 1 1 1 1 1 2 number, 1987 __ (D) 13 (D) (D) (D) (D) 1982 __ (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 

Turkeys for slaughter sold ________________ farms, 1987 __ 1 4 1 1 2 2 1982 __ 1 1 1 1 2 number,1987 __ (D) 13 (D) (D) (D) (D) 

1982 __ (D) (D) (D) (D) (0) 

Ducks, geese, and other poultry sold ________ farms, 1987 __ 2 3 1 5 2 1982 __ 3 8 1 

272 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 14. Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

Petroleum Phillips Pondera Powder River Powell Prairie Ravalli 

INVENTORY 

Any poultry _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 3 42 39 42 30 24 129 1982 __ 9 74 41 65 37 28 196 Chickens 3 months old or older _____________ farms, 1987 __ 2 41 33 42 27 24 116 1982 __ 8 71 39 61 36 27 177 number, 1987 __ (0) 2843 32271 963 548 125 155908 1982 __ 164 3032 37587 1 508 909 270 150 851 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________ farms, 1987 __ 2 41 33 42 27 24 112 1982 __ 8 71 39 61 36 27 177 

number, 1987 __ (0) 2493 (0) 916 515 045 (0) 1982 __ 164 2727 29087 1 413 864 (0) (0) 

1987 farms by inventory: 1 to 99 __________________________________________ 2 36 30 42 27 23 106 100 to 399 _______________________________________ 4 1 2 400 to 3,199 _____________________________________ 1 1 3,200 to 9,999 ___________________________________ 2 10,000 to 19,999 _________________________________ 1 20,000 to 49,999 _________________________________ 2 50,000 to 99,999 _________________________________ 1 100,000 or more __________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 4 2 3 4 4 18 1982 __ 9 3 4 4 2 20 

number, 1987 __ (0) 350 (0) 47 33 80 (0) 1982 __ 305 8500 95 45 (0) (0) 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ______________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 1 2 2 7 1982 __ 2 1 2 3 number, 1987 __ (0) (0) (0) (0) 

1982 __ (0) (0) (0) (0) 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens _______ farms, 1987 __ 1 7 9 5 5 3 28 1982 __ 1 6 8 11 1 2 32 

number, 1987 __ (0) 786 7705 230 277 (D) 871 1982 __ (0) (0) 3350 335 (D) (D) 1021 

Turkeys __________________________________ farms, 1981-_ 2 5 8 3 4 4 14 1982 __ 4 8 2 2 4 1 20 

number, 1987 __ (0) 73 23 29 16 19 298 1982 __ 31 20 (0) (0) 26 (D) 159 Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________ farms, 1987 __ 1 3 5 2 1 2 1982 __ 4 6 8 

number, 1987 __ (0) (0) 8 (0) (D) (0) 1982 __ (0) 11 (D) 20 

Ducks, geese, and other poultry _____________ farms, 1987 __ 5 4 2 27 1982 __ 10 5 7 50 

SALES 

Any poultry sold _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 2 12 9 5 7 11 60 1982 __ 1 21 13 8 11 13 78 

$1,000, 1987 __ (0) 13 349 1 1 6 2079 

1982 __ (0) 11 381 1 2 4 1 149 

Hens and pullets sold ______________________ farms, 1987 __ 2 4 4 4 1 13 1982 __ 6 4 3 2 1 26 

number, 1987 __ (0) (0) (0) 63 (D) 89627 

1982 __ 320 (0) 235 (D) (D) 38548 

Hens and pullets of laying age sold _______ farms, 1987 __ 2 3 4 4 1 13 

1982 __ 6 4 3 2 1 26 

number, 1981-_ (0) (0) (0) 63 (D) 89627 

1982 __ 320 (0) 235 (D) (D) 38548 Pullets not of laying age sold _____________ farms, 1987 __ 1 1982 __ 

number, 1987 __ (0) 1982 __ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ___ farms, 1987 __ 1 3 1 8 1982 __ 1 1 1 10 

number, 1987 __ (0) (D) (0) (D) (D) 1 230 1982 __ (0) (0) (D) 642 

1987 farms by number sold: r 1 to 1,999 _________________________________________ 8 2,000 to 59,999 ____________________________________ 

60,000 to 99,999 ___________________________________ 

100,000 10 199,999 _________________________________ 200,000 to 499,999 _________________________________ 

500,000 or more ____________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Turkeys sold ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 1 11 1982 __ 2 2 4 

number, 1987 __ (D) (D) (D) (0) 

1982 __ (0) (D) 18 Turkeys for slaughter sold ________________ farms, 1987 __ 1 11 1982 __ 2 4 

number, 1987 __ (0) (D) (D) (0) 

1982 __ (0) (D) 18 

Ducks, geese, and other poultry sold ________ farms, 1987 __ 2 6 

1982 __ 3 3 9 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONTANA 273 
Table 14. Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

Richland Roosevelt Rosebud Sanders Sheridan Silver Bow Stillwater 

INVENTORY 

Any poultry _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 58 43 36 63 41 12 45 1982 __ 61 60 49 79 47 16 71 Chickens 3 months old or older _____________ farms, 1987 __ 55 35 34 59 41 10 41 1982 __ 59 55 47 73 46 14 65 

number, 1987 __ I 492 1 591 1 144 1 163 1 865 228 (0) 1982 __ 2996 2306 1800 1 921 1 723 309 (0) 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________ farms, 1987 __ 55 35 34 57 41 10 41 1982 __ 59 55 46 73 46 14 65 number, 1987 __ 1 392 (D) 1006 1 001 1 723 (0) (0) 1982 __ (D) (D) 1 658 1846 1 626 309 (0) 

1987 farms by inventory: 1 to 99 __________________________________________ 54 32 34 57 36 10 38 100 to 399 _______________________________________ 1 2 5 1 400 to 3,199 _____________________________________ 1 1 3,200 to 9.999 ___________________________________ 10,000 to 19,999 _________________________________ 20,000 to 49,999 _________________________________ 

50,000 to 99,999 _________________________________ 

100,000 or more __________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 5 2 5 13 8 5 1982 __ 1 1 5 7 4 8 

number, 1987 __ 100 (D) 138 162 142 (0) (0) 

1982 __ (D) (D) 142 73 97 (0) 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ______________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 2 1 1 3 1982 __ 2 2 1 2 

number, 1987 __ (D) (0) (0) (0) 

1982 __ (0) (D) (0) (0) (0) 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens _______ farms, 1987 __ 5 7 6 5 10 4 11 1982 __ 5 11 7 15 12 2 16 number, 1987 __ 139 468 211 156 304 133 (0) 

1982 __ 355 1 248 179 343 1 027 (D) 2725 

Turkeys __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 4 7 5 5 7 4 6 1982 __ 2 4 1 13 9 3 6 number, 1987 __ (D) 163 50 16 36 30 469 1982 __ (0) (0) (D) 112 46 13 (0) Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________ farms, 1987 __ I 2 3 3 4 1 1982 __ 2 1 5 5 2 3 number, 1987 __ (D) (D) (0) 6 (0) (0) 1982 __ (D) (D) (D) 40 16 (0) 21 

Ducks, geese, and other poultry _____________ farms, 1987 __ 3 8 3 10 6 4 15 1982 __ 9 5 3 17 12 9 12 

SALES 

Any poultry sold _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 10 12 12 22 15 6 12 1982 __ 13 16 13 33 14 4 17 $1,000, 1987 __ 3 9 2 (0) 10 1 (0) 1982 __ 11 8 7 5 5 1 494 

Hens and pullets sold ______________________ farms, 1987 __ 2 2 4 2 5 1982 __ 6 2 7 3 4 7 

number, 1987 __ (D) (D) 62 (0) (0) 35042 1982 __ 336 (D) 532 (0) 110 28153 Hens and pullets of laying age sold _______ farms, 1987 __ 2 2 4 2 4 1982 __ 6 2 7 3 4 6 

number, 1987 __ (D) (D) 62 (0) (0) (0) 

1982 __ 336 (D) (D) (0) 110 (0) 

Pullets not of laying age sold _____________ farms, 1987 __ 2 1982 __ 2 1 

number, 1987 __ (D) (0) 1982 __ (D) (D) 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ___ farms, 1987 __ I 4 3 2 4 

1982 __ 3 2 5 2 

number, 1987 __ (D) 175 100 (D) (0) 

1982 __ (D) 455 (D) 325 (0) 

1987 farms by number sold: 1 to 1,999 _________________________________________ 4 3 2 3 2,000 to 59,999 ____________________________________ 1 60,000 to 99,999 ___________________________________ 

100,000 to 199,999 _________________________________ 

200,000 to 499,999 _________________________________ 500,000 or more ____________________________ farms __ 

number._ 

Turkeys sold ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ I 2 1982 __ 2 2 number, 1987 __ (D) (D) (0) 1982 __ (D) (0) (D) (0) Turkeys for slaughter sold ________________ farms, 1987 __ I 2 1982 __ 2 2 number, 1987 __ (D) (D) (0) 1982 __ (D) (0) (0) 

Ducks, geese, and other poultry sold ________ farms, 1987 __ 2 1 1982 __ 2 5 

274 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 14. Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text I 

Item 

Sweet Grass Teton Toole Treasure Valley Wheatland Wibaux Yellowstone 

INVENTORY 

Any poultry __________________ • _______________ farms, 1987 __ 40 34 31 11 47 19 21 77 1982 __ 44 55 31 12 77 20 19 105 Chickens 3 months old or older ______________ farms, 1987 __ 37 33 27 11 43 18 20 65 1982 __ 42 51 30 12 73 20 18 92 number, 1987 __ 885 (0) (0) 271 1 908 32484 274 (0) 1982 __ 984 45617 (0) 261 4107 33 561 624 (0) 

Hens and pullets of laying age _____________ farms, 1987 __ 36 33 26 11 43 18 19 65 1982 __ 42 51 30 12 72 20 18 92 number, 1987 __ (0) (0) (0) 204 (0) 26484 (0) (0) 1982 __ 923 (0) (0) 261 3917 (0) 489 (0) 

1987 farms by inventory: 1 to 99 ___________________________________________ 34 28 23 11 39 15 18 63 100 to 399 ________________________________________ 2 4 1 4 1 400 to 3,199 ______________________________________ 

3,200 to 9,999 ____________________________________ 2 1 10,000 to 19,999 __________________________________ 2 20,000 to 49,999 __________________________________ 

50,000 to 99,999 __________________________________ 

100,000 or more __________________________ farms __ I number __ (0) 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 2 3 4 5 1 3 2 4 1982 __ 3 4 4 5 1 3 11 number, 1987 __ (D) (0) (0) 67 (0) 6000 (D) (D) 1982 __ 61 (0) (0) 190 (0) 135 127 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old _______________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 2 2 2 1982 __ 1 number, 1987 __ (0) (0) (0) 1982 __ 40 (0) (D) (0) 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________ farms, 1987 __ 4 5 3 4 4 4 13 1982 __ 2 13 5 6 6 1 4 28 number, 1987 __ 175 (D) (0) (0) 235 (0) 722 1982 __ (D) 2071 (0) 192 270 (0) (0) 442 

Turkeys ___________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 7 3 4 1 1 4 13 1982 __ 5 15 1 2 5 2 18 number, 1987 __ 54 54 17 (0) (0) 72 (D) 

1982_~ (D) 685 (0) (0) 33 (0) (0) (0) 

Turkey hens kept for breeding _____________ farms, 1987 __ 3 1 3 2 6 1982 __ 5 2 3 2 9 number, 1987 __ ~O) (0) (0) (0) 10 1982 __ D) (0) (0) (0) 23 

Ducks, geese, and other poultry ______________ farms, 1987 __ 6 6 5 3 8 2 3 27 1982 __ 10 9 7 3 12 5 3 35 

SALES 

Any poultry sold ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 10 15 7 2 21 9 7 26 1982 __ 14 19 14 4 40 5 6 36 $1,000, 1987 __ 3 (0) (0) (0) 9 296 5 (0) 1982 __ 4 382 219 (Z) 17 303 6 311 

Hens and pullets sold _______________________ farms, 1987 __ I 1 3 2 6 5 1 3 1982 __ 3 6 7 12 3 2 11 

number, 1987 __ ~O) (0) (0) (D) 306 11 208 (0) (0) 1982 __ 0) 13 178 (0) 698 15 700 (0) (0) 

Hens and pullets of laying age sold ________ farms, 1987 __ I 1 3 6 5 1 3 1982 __ 3 6 7 12 3 2 11 number,1987 __ (D) (D) (0) (D) 306 11 208 (D) (0) 1982 __ (D) (0) (0) 698 15700 (D) (D) Pullets not of laying age sold ______________ farms, 1987 __ 1982 __ 2 2 

number, 1987 __ (D) 1982 __ (0) (0) 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ____ farms, 1987 __ 3 1 2 1982 __ 1 2 2 5 

number,1987 __ (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) 

1982 __ (D) (0) (0) (0) 327 

1987 farms by number sold: 1 to 1,999 __________________________________________ 2 3 2 2 2,000 to 59,999 _____________________________________ 1 60,000 to 99,999 ____________________________________ 

100,000 to 199,999 __________________________________ 

200,000 to 499,999 __________________________________ 

500,000 or more ____________________________ farms __ 

number._ 

Turkeys sold _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 3 1 4 

1982 __ 3 2 3 4 

number, 1987 __ 23 (0) (0) 

1982 __ (D) (0) (0) 25 (D) 

Turkeys for slaughter sold _________________ farms, 1987 __ 3 1 4 1982 __ 3 2 2 4 

number, 1987 __ 23 (0) (0) 

1982 __ (0) (0) (0) (D) 

Ducks, geese, and other poultry sold _________ farms, 1987 __ I 2 2 3 1 

1982 __ 2 3 3 1 5 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONTANA 275 
Table 15. Selected Crops: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text I 

Crop 

Montana Beaverhead Big Horn Blaine Broadwater Carbon Carter 

Harvested cropland __________________________ farms, 1987 __ 19267 259 363 429 168 510 256 1982 __ 19279 253 360 398 167 492 274 acres, 1987 __ 9 128 013 162929 214318 297 167 69965 97858 104358 1982 __ 9 365 775 164 045 227293 257 189 84 192 99344 135174 Irrigated __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 8495 244 174 212 136 418 33 1982 __ 8282 249 170 184 134 389 25 acres, 1987 __ 1 541 977 136027 50646 43502 38224 56740 4726 1982 __ 1 537067 146950 46379 33951 40548 55298 6554 

Corn for silage or green chop _________________ farms, 1987 __ 641 - 28 8 - 47 1 1982 __ 686 1 22 9 2 78 1 acres, 1987 __ 46581 - 3097 342 - 3155 (O) 1982 __ 64 679 (0) 1 999 530 (0) 4976 (0) 

tons, green, 1987 __ 793 716 - 64 626 5582 - 58534 (O) 1982 __ 867 571 (0) 33707 8235 (0) 88451 (0) Irrigated __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 545 - 28 7 - 47 - 1982 __ 586 1 22 6 2 75 - acres, 1987 __ 39311 - 3097 332 - 3 155 - 1982 __ 46787 (0) 1 999 361 (0) 4916 - 1987 farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ____________ " ___________________________ 186 - 6 2 - 15 1 25 to 99 acres _______________________________________ 295 - 15 6 - 22 - 100 to 249 acres _____________________________________ 136 - 5 1 - 8 - 250 acres or more ____________________________________ 24 - 2 - - 2 - Wheat for grain _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 10375 40 198 285 101 107 106 1982 __ 9982 40 187 240 101 132 115 acres, 1987 __ 4 703 455 15230 102913 170300 31 142 16078 38734 1982 __ 5 215 965 13895 121 085 160645 41 189 22026 39698 bushels, 1987 __ 143 802 744 595889 3320709 5323273 1 285 273 535 052 901 674 1982 __ 159 093238 669220 4092774 5085490 1 620891 756 517 804 776 Irrigated __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 1 567 28 60 69 65 32 2 1982 __ 1 249 32 59 26 60 55 2 acres, 1987 __ 166759 4559 8884 10839 11 538 2450 (0) 1982 __ 165194 8545 10047 3364 12931 3257 (0) 

1987 farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ________________________________________ 618 - 19 13 7 21 4 25 to 99 acres _______________________________________ 1 849 15 41 45 23 41 35 100 to 249 acres _____________________________________ 2256 9 55 45 35 29 31 250 acres or more ____________________________________ 5652 16 83 182 36 16 36 

Barley for grain ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 9621 69 166 259 83 216 52 1982 __ 8283 72 145 195 84 207 60 acres, 1987 __ 1 900275 9769 26410 56889 13982 17082 4171 1982 __ 1 613964 11 272 30502 37309 18808 13084 6079 bushels, 1987 __ 79 606 320 645237 1 285571 2205512 750 149 1 126 363 112 048 1982 __ 72 135565 658555 1 220022 1 633 236 918 335 745 941 155 957 Irrigated __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 2255 62 65 64 55 165 - 1982 __ 2129 65 61 41 51 148 - acres, 1987 __ 233324 7857 7164 4800 6021 11 404 - 1982 __ 229 155 9339 5446 2865 7717 7499 -

1987 farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ________________________________________ 1 078 9 26 21 3 36 3 25 to 99 acres _______________________________________ 3136 30 65 80 46 126 35 100 to 249 acres _____________________________________ 2987 21 46 79 21 49 12 250 acres or more ____________________________________ 2420 9 29 79 13 5 2 

Oats for grain _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 2345 8 51 50 15 73 34 1982 __ 3 118 18 55 74 25 95 76 acres, 1987 __ 132308 619 3611 3345 896 2369 2405 1982 __ 168097 924 3398 4347 1 162 2324 4425 bushels, 1987 __ 6 356 871 31 980 196595 155780 66344 133 250 92111 1982 __ 8 068 970 68050 170915 234470 74393 131 040 169634 Irrigated __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 731 7 17 21 9 64 - 1982 __ 970 18 13 28 21 65 1 acres, 1987 __ 26255 519 1 669 833 390 1234 - 1982 __ 34 153 924 751 1 018 856 1 355 (0) 

1987 farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ________________________________________ 938 1 19 10 4 44 11 25 to 99 acres _______________________________________ 1 048 5 26 32 10 27 12 100 to 249 acres _____________________________________ 293 2 5 6 - 1 10 250 acres or more ____________________________________ 68 - 1 2 1 1 1 

Sugar beets for sugar ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 429 - 33 - - 90 - 1982 __ 439 - 38 - - 76 - acres, 1987 __ 46 403 - 5750 - - 7752 - 1982 __ 41 123 - 4711 - - 6325 - tons, 1987 __ 1 051 273 - 113505 - - 154466 - 1982 __ 813 230 - 97019 - - 111 408 - Irrigated __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 429 - 33 - - 90 - 1982 __ 439 - 38 - - 76 ~ 

acres, 1987 __ 48403 - 5750 - - 7752 - 1982 __ 41 123 - 4711 - - 6325 - 1987 farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ________________________________________ 25 to 99 acres _______________________________________ 48 - 1 - - 6 - 182 - 13 - - 58 - 100 to 249 acres ______________________ , ______________ 

250 acres or more ____________________________________ 162 - 9 - - 23 - 37 - 10 - - 3 - Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, 

grass silage, green chop. etc. (see text) ______ farms, 1987 __ 13701 250 307 296 119 433 222 1982 __ 14116 238 291 286 128 422 l!53 acres, 1987 __ 2 135438 150038 74593 57666 23609 48828 56923 1982 __ 2 238 390 137164 63293 53957 22926 50687 85984 tons, dry, 1987 __ 3 856 349 264 787 149386 102893 73956 101 113 59490 1982 __ 4 335853 255316 140 609 112890 68 152 110888 131353 Irrigated __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 7221 237 146 183 110 343 29 1982 __ 7125 237 135 167 111 328 25 acres, 1987 __ 999141 126899 22757 25465 20422 27689 4447 1982 __ 994683 127251 21 860 25933 19124 31 145 6504 

1987 farms by acres harvested: 2986 1 to 24 acres ________________________________________ 32 47 32 15 95 8 25 to 99 acres _______________________________________ 4718 30 95 101 29 168 37 100 to 249 acres _____________________________________ 3596 49 107 103 39 122 86 250 acres or more ____________________________________ 2401 139 58 60 36 46 91 

276 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 15. Selected Crops: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Crop 

Cascade Chouteau Custer Daniels Oawson Deer Lodge Fallon 

Harvested cropland __________________________ farms, 1987 __ 627 725 281 348 396 54 255 1982 __ 653 699 284 356 410 50 250 

acres, 1981-_ 266410 706275 99694 246718 219228 11 579 105912 1982 __ 283 581 682416 108302 271 897 222 241 10776 133 015 Irrigated __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 211 58 154 7 81 49 18 1982 __ 214 54 146 10 94 46 28 acres, 1987 __ 27 129 (0) 26084 (0) 13530 11 467 1 603 1982 __ 26750 10881 30856 913 13853 9728 (D) 

Corn for Silage or green chop _________________ farms, 1987 __ 4 1 30 30 5 1982 __ 2 2 42 38 5 acres, 1987 __ 400 (0) 2601 1 916 489 1982 __ (0) (0) 4102 2414 (D) 551 tons, green, 1987 __ 6250 (0) 45521 32353 2872 1982 __ (0) (0) 70037 37917 (D) 3360 Irrigated __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 4 1 28 20 1982 __ 2 39 29 acres, 1987 __ 400 (0) 2231 1 594 1982 __ (0) 3645 1 973 (D) 

1987 farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ________________________________________ 1 5 6 25 to 99 acres _______________________________________ 1 15 19 3 100 to 249 acres _____________________________________ 2 8 4 2 250 acres or more ____________________________________ 2 1 

Wheat for grain _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 331 686 122 332 328 3 169 1982 __ 313 643 119 352 306 2 176 

acres, 1981-_ 125042 432 124 40595 180207 135804 (D) 50700 1982 __ 144 291 453 148 39231 235259 151 545 (D) 66124 bushels, 1987 __ 4 276 107 14 138070 1 012600 3 982 345 4028834 24398 1 349317 1982 __ 5079820 18209 163 1 035 317 5 305 970 3 894 171 (D) 1 646216 Irrigated __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 64 20 43 3 24 3 1 1982 __ 48 13 27 3 13 2 1 

acres, 1987 __ 5057 2840 4255 (0) 1418 (D) (0) 1982 __ 5752 2545 2530 163 514 (D) (0) 

1987 farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ________________________________________ 41 7 22 5 8 5 25 to 99 acres _______________________________________ 93 46 34 23 47 2 35 100 to 249 acres _____________________________________ 66 86 26 76 91 51 250 acres or more ____________________________________ 131 547 40 228 182 78 

Barley for grain ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 325 620 85 266 284 6 125 1982 __ 296 515 67 179 201 4 94 acres, 1987 __ 72211 226 449 7542 39518 37056 800 11 107 1982 __ 70220 185 675 7357 21 055 22246 113 9822 bushels, 1987 __ 2490 068 7 300 800 302 749 1 104181 1 468649 45215 405091 1982 __ 2 946 717 8 476 908 265 320 653 940 883267 6063 346397 Irrigated __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 93 17 41 1 20 6 1 1982 __ 78 12 15 '16 4 acres, 1987 __ 9093 1 418 2314 (D) 783 800 (0) 1982 __ 8187 1 400 1 116 703 113 

1987 farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ________________________________________ 65 20 23 21 32 1 21 25 to 99 acres _______________________________________ 110 87 37 104 110 3 58 100 to 249 acres _____________________________________ 77 181 20 98 106 1 40 250 acres or more ____________________________________ 73 332 5 43 36 1 6 

Oats for grain _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 60 49 49 49 94 56 1982 __ 72 42 80 45 116 77 acres, 1987 __ 2413 4559 2047 3 116 5187 2926 1982 __ 3063 3874 6435 2337 6571 (D) 4410 

bushels, 1987 __ 96157 194 115 105 868 95601 230034 119789 1982 __ 123 250 192 777 236 405 87909 255787 (D) 201 212 Irrigated __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 14 1 24 9 1982 __ 19 1 38 18 

acres, 1987 __ 347 (0) 659 321 1982 __ 774 (0) 352 673 (D) 

1987 farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ________________________________________ 29 13 22 16 27 19 25 to 99 acres _______________________________________ 25 20 23 22 52 29 100 to 249 acres _____________________________________ 5 14 3 10 14 8 250 acres or more ____________________________________ 1 2 1 1 1 

Sugar beets for sugar ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 2 25 1982 __ 29 acres, 1987 __ (0) 2581 1982 __ 2534 tons, 1987 __ (0) 60585 1982 __ 46835 Irrigated __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 2 25 1982 __ 29 acres, 1987 __ (0) 2581 1982 __ 2534 

1987 farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ________________________________________ 4 25 to 99 acres _______________________________________ 2 7 100 to 249 acres _____________________________________ 14 250 acres or more ____________________________________ 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small Wain, wild, 

grass silage, green chop, etc, see text) ______ farms, 1987 __ 459 225 247 139 254 51 207 1982 __ 488 248 259 150 288 50 224 acres,1987 __ 65647 26809 43 167 13332 30647 9653 40934 1982 __ 66 802 31 901 49859 13857 33444 10242 54 565 

tons, dry, 1987 __ 96 849 40310 75811 16081 46474 17 356 39 143 1982 __ 121 847 58279 94501 19971 53646 17 885 82 945 Irrigated __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 165 39 138 4 70 45 17 1982 __ 169 43 135 7 80 46 26 

acres, 1987 __ 12264 5307 14 141 391 4320 9540 913 1982 __ 12284 6715 20558 744 5177 9 171 2909 

1987 farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ________________________________________ 105 52 42 28 35 13 11 25 to 99 acres _______________________________________ 160 87 85 70 108 15 68 100 to 249 acres _____________________________________ 116 59 64 24 79 12 68 250 acres or more ____________________________________ 78 27 56 17 32 11 60 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONTANA 277 
Table 15. Selected Crops: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Crop 

Fergus Flathead Gallatin Garfield Glacier Golden Valley Granite 

Harvested cropland __________________________ farms, 1987 __ 658 634 657 211 295 103 113 1982 __ 666 707 615 205 266 130 122 

acres, 1981-_ 359485 69717 172273 149 904 267 313 43 150 31 467 1982 __ 361 579 76237 166473 140 779 239 102 55501 31 464 Irrigated __________________________________ farms, 1981-_ 86 233 412 23 60 47 106 1982 __ 87 240 355 26 51 39 105 acres,1987 __ 10595 29361 81 530 1 996 26991 7894 29756 1982 __ 9275 29325 68844 2896 20201 7466 28084 

Corn for silage or green chop _________________ farms, 1987 __ 1 3 1 4 1 1982 __ 1 4 2 4 3 acres, 1987 __ (D) (0) (0) 154 (0) 1982 __ (D) (0) (0) 205 (0) 

tons, green, 1981-_ (D) (0) (0) 894 (0) 1982 __ (D) 2880 (0) 200 785 Irrigated __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 1 3 1 2 1 1982 __ 1 4 2 1 3 acres, 1987 __ (D) (0) (0) (0) (0) 1982 __ (D) 124 (0) (0) (0) 

1987 farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ________________________________________ 2 1 25 to 99 acres _______________________________________ 1 3 100 to 249 acres _____________________________________ 

250 acres or more ____________________________________ 

Wheat for grain _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 439 143 281 155 219 63 3 1982 __ 415 139 270 146 178 78 3 acres, 1987 __ 145444 9967 46146 98035 121 734 25068 380 1982 __ 145360 7884 47834 91 345 111 828 27371 (0) 

bushels, 1987 __ 5619689 588467 2 570 495 2 395 420 4205 649 611 677 13400 1982 __ 4569111 466025 2 084 516 2 214 792 3 727 312 847035 6690 Irrigated __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 7 48 138 4 27 10 2 1982 __ 4 35 98 1 15 6 1 acres, 1987 __ 767 3948 11 371 435 5211 1 500 (0) 1982 __ 510 2515 8 914 (D) 4194 1 355 (0) 

1987 farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ________________________________________ 17 45 36 1 4 25 to 99 acres _______________________________________ 89 68 128 18 27 16 2 100 to 249 acres _____________________________________ 127 23 62 39 54 21 1 250 acres or more ____________________________________ 206 7 55 97 134 26 

Barley for grain ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 417 196 334 112 227 40 16 1982 __ 403 278 311 104 184 51 17 acres, 1987 __ 101 240 23281 46735 22060 109052 5350 836 1982 __ 102860 31 068 48256 19667 97093 7473 775 bushels, 1987 __ 4196834 1 623 192 3 187 481 726 208 5 057 516 124461 46330 1982 __ 3715200 2067 385 2 744 202 687 734 4761 100 266415 55437 Irrigated __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 11 80 188 2 40 10 15 1982 __ 9 99 158 2 30 6 14 acres, 1987 __ 943 10 105 19650 (D) 15048 766 636 1982 __ 435 12 048 16 729 (D) 12680 803 672 

1987 farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ________________________________________ 32 39 50 10 9 4 3 25 to 99 acres _______________________________________ 90 77 124 30 29 14 12 100 to 249 acres _____________________________________ 151 52 99 39 58 17 1 250 acres or more ____________________________________ 144 28 61 33 131 5 

Oats for grain _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 83 51 53 38 24 13 7 1982 __ 103 78 92 50 26 30 12 acres, 1987 __ 4078 1 572 2456 3856 2543 1 503 181 1982 __ 6624 1 463 3763 4422 2224 1 883 562 bushels, 1987 __ 214 757 82444 167081 129 563 169495 51 594 14750 1982 __ 265 582 92 124 264 982 173 880 103010 85770 27474 Irrigated __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 4 8 34 4 4 5 1982 __ 2 21 54 1 8 8 acres, 1987 __ 54 355 970 52 (0) 121 1982 __ (0) 438 2078 (0) 362 264 

1987 farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ________________________________________ 40 38 23 6 9 8 3 25 to 99 acres _______________________________________ 32 10 25 19 7 3 4 100 to 249 acres _____________________________________ 8 2 4 11 6 250 acres or more ____________________________________ 3 1 1 2 2 2 

Sugar beets for sugar ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

.. acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

tons, 1987 __ 1982 __ Irrigated __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

1987 farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ________________________________________ 

25 to 99 acres _______________________________________ 

100 to 249 acres _____________________________________ 

250 acres or more ____________________________________ 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, 

grass silage, green chop, elc. (see text) ______ farms, 1987 __ 549 508 561 142 130 77 108 1982 __ 565 563 515 156 140 102 119 acres, 1987 __ 110 169 32271 74656 24664 25995 11 062 31 366 1982 __ 109821 32877 67123 25522 27718 20 190 29924 tons, dry, 1987 __ 150 495 76 137 210173 32054 39562 16642 62722 1982 __ 184 931 74622 188 857 31 976 40565 34 188 62989 Irrigated __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 74 156 364 16 37 40 102 1982 __ 80 160 313 25 35 36 105 acres, 1987 __ 8851 13663 47492 1203 6598 5264 29719 1982 __ 8285 13621 40319 2461 3485 4813 27228 

1987 farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ________________________________________ 60 229 123 9 16 13 5 25 to 99 acres _______________________________________ 151 200 186 52 43 25 19 100 to 249 acres _____________________________________ 181 64 165 49 53 26 34 250 acres or more ____________________________________ 157 15 87 32 18 13 50 

278 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 15. Selected Crops: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Crop 

Hill Jefferson Judith Basin Lake Lewis and Clark Uberty Lincoln 

Harvested cropland __________________________ farms, 1987 __ 638 180 286 858 345 273 183 1982 __ 626 184 269 843 304 230 201 acres, 1987 __ 579826 35860 179771 84967 70373 295 670 10 199 1982 __ 563 557 42676 187 043 85493 67682 298 248 9435 Irrigated __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 47 135 51 673 284 16 79 1982 __ 41 137 45 634 243 12 93 acres, 1987 __ (0) 22537 7388 59443 34249 (0) 4950 1982 __ 4728 26769 8955 59489 33 771 (0) 4650 

Corn for silage or green chop _________________ farms, 1987 __ 2 1 3 10 2 1982 __ 4 2 2 13 1 acres, 1987 __ (0) (0) 105 503 (0) (0) 1982 __ 287 (0) (0) 492 (0) 

tons, green, 1987 __ (0) (0) 420 8427 (0) (0) 1982 __ 3613 (0) (0) 8540 (0) Irrigated __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 2 1 3 9 1982 __ 2 2 1 13 acres, 1987 __ (0) (0) 103 383 (0) 1982 __ (0) (0) (0) 492 

1987 farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ________________________________________ 4 25 to 99 acres _______________________________________ 3 4 100 to 249 acres _____________________________________ 2 250 acres or more ____________________________________ 

Wheat for grain _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 581 20 202 126 55 265 1 1982 __ 559 26 184 134 44 221 6 acres, 1987 __ 423 507 6583 65194 10302 13 291 208 313 (0) 1982 __ 477537 10175 67179 14 124 16 213 242 438 147 bushels, 1987 __ 13503344 262 489 2 808 422 489 138 485 871 6 484 846 (0) 1982 __ 15209611 343 036 2 012 492 742091 525 208 7 911 748 3072 Irrigated __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 10 3 3 86 34 7 1982 __ 5 6 5 90 22 4 acres, 1987 __ 241 41 (0) 5656 3422 2550 1982 __ 810 157 1 228 8 177 3 761 3364 (0) 

1987 farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ________________________________________ 10 3 6 49 10 1 25 to 99 acres _______________________________________ 40 2 38 53 25 15 100 to 249 acres _____________________________________ 73 7 56 12 12 34 250 acres or more ____________________________________ 458 8 102 12 8 215 

Barley for grain ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 518 23 200 158 78 236 1 1982 __ 312 45 196 210 79 171 11 acres, 1987 __ 119257 3308 60352 10276 13 279 69618 (0) 1982 __ 58570 4704 64 361 15737 14 182 48 150 209 bushels, 1987 __ 4679606 156453 2684371 571 171 549 107 2 586 571 (0) 1982 __ 2472207 232 686 2 226019 892413 504 716 2 047 581 10252 Irrigated __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 5 11 11 120 54 3 1 1982 __ 3 31 9 152 56 4 9 acres, 1987 __ 981 655 182 6626 6020 (0) (0) 1982 __ (0) 1 990 312 11 409 5492 847 125 

1987 farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ________________________________________ 31 3 7 51 20 12 25 to 99 acres _______________________________________ 114 10 37 77 31 28 100 to 249 acres _____________________________________ 192 7 61 24 19 88 250 acres or more ____________________________________ 181 3 95 6 8 108 

Oats for grain _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 48 20 39 69 37 9 8 1982 __ 48 24 50 126 31 10 15 acres, 1987 __ 2665 984 2059 2298 293 204 108 1982 __ 3865 1 368 3237 3955 1 327 909 199 bushels, 1987 __ 118539 66319 99627 155 027 91 913 50343 6570 1982 __ 185 522 61 564 118726 282 209 77 487 51 270 14590 Irrigated __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 2 12 3 49 30 5 1982 __ 2 16 1 100 21 10 acres, 1987 __ (0) 279 120 1 607 1 083 78 1982 __ (0) 480 (0) 3249 889 (0) 128 

1987 farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ________________________________________ 14 10 13 34 18 2 7 25 to 99 acres _______________________________________ 26 5 19 32 17 4 1 100 to 249 acres _____________________________________ 8 5 6 3 2 2 250 acres or more ____________________________________ 1 1 

Sugar beets for sugar ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 

1982 __ (0) 

tons, 1987 __ 1982 __ (0) Irrigated __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ (0) 

1987 farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ________________________________________ 

25 to 99 acres _______________________________________ 

100 to 249 acres _____________________________________ 

250 acres or more ____________________________________ 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text) ______ farms, 1987 __ 181 167 228 616 308 63 177 1982 __ 208 166 223 607 270 52 194 

acres, 1987 __ 16639 25356 51 820 59213 43431 7821 10084 

1982 __ 20872 26315 54 678 48894 36175 6672 8958 tons, dry, 1987 __ 24790 54 114 71 991 139668 90 635 12 103 17227 1982 __ 30403 58 760 92039 119013 85723 8973 16226 Irrigated __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 34 133 45 497 261 11 75 1982 __ 35 130 40 468 224 9 68 acres, 1987 __ 2669 21 861 5965 43 104 24488 2634 4842 1982 __ 3473 23105 6415 34038 23654 1 075 4389 

1987 farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ________________________________________ 54 61 15 137 115 19 70 25 to 99 acres _______________________________________ 71 40 58 276 94 22 79 100 to 249 acres _____________________________________ 40 34 76 158 51 14 23 250 acres or more ____________________________________ 16 32 79 45 48 8 5 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONTANA 279 
Table 15. Selected Crops: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols. see introductory text 1 

Crop 

McCone Madison Meagher Mineral Missoula Musselshell Park 

Harvested cropland __________________________ farms, 1987 __ 377 345 105 35 321 132 290 1982 __ 374 349 96 52 302 195 311 acres, 1987 __ 254 603 114931 70978 2243 23888 77881 68234 1982 __ 264 878 113217 74099 2263 24536 88456 79929 Irrigated __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 45 317 82 27 248 52 242 1982 __ 36 332 78 31 206 76 237 acres, 1987 __ (0) 98255 40405 204 14795 8593 41 199 1982 __ 7173 96522 41 453 976 12637 9655 42 194 

Com for silage or green chop _________________ farms, 1987 __ 4 15 1982 __ 7 3 12 acres, 1987 __ 212 781 1982 __ 487 (0) 650 (0) 

tons, green, 1987 __ 1338 15670 1982 __ 3440 (0) 4617 (0) Irrigated __________________________________ farms. 1987 __ 1 14 1982 __ 1 3 11 acres, 1987 __ (0) 721 1982 __ (0) (0) 590 (0) 

1987 farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ________________________________________ 1 3 25 to 99 acres _______________________________________ 2 9 100 to 249 acres _____________________________________ 1 3 250 acres or more ____________________________________ 

Wheat for grain _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 344 52 23 4 29 59 67 1982 __ 351 42 23 1 17 82 77 acres, 1987 __ 174 998 10334 11 428 327 2656 50828 13284 1982 __ 207679 12448 10 163 (0) 2237 46519 18811 bushels, 1987 __ 4915494 510 963 385 684 (0) 69852 1 083 899 574 318 1982 __ 5 102614 521 794 341 783 (0) 70566 1 389 238 583 138 Irrigated __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 16 38 9 13 7 21 1982 __ 10 30 7 3 8 13 acres, 1987 __ 2238 3332 1 174 762 255 2432 1982 __ 2508 5588 2419 (0) 876 2558 

1987 farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ________________________________________ 1 11 1 8 4 6 25 to 99 acres _______________________________________ 29 21 7 2 12 19 22 100 to 249 acres _____________________________________ 89 11 4 2 6 16 21 250 acres or more ____________________________________ 225 9 11 3 20 18 

Barley for grain ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 277 101 34 1 32 43 82 1982 __ 198 99 35 5 36 79 104 acres,1987 __ 39681 11 573 15 047 (0) 2420 9412 9887 1982 __ 22881 11 512 25014 (0) 3387 13348 11 507 bushels, 1987 __ 1 473273 718 595 646 076 (0) 98243 255 276 480 168 1982 __ 816009 656 752 090 495 (0) 180833 469918 497357 Irrigated __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 9 82 12 23 14 44 1982 __ 3 80 17 2 22 17 43 acres, 1987 __ 431 8205 2599 1 195 616 3459 1982 __ (0) 7884 5 177 (0) 1 613 621 2422 

1987 farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ________________________________________ 16 27 6 11 4 18 25 to 99 acres _______________________________________ 126 40 7 13 27 27 100 to 249 acres _____________________________________ 91 23 9 7 6 24 250 acres or more ____________________________________ 44 11 12 1 6 13 

Oats for grain _______________________________ farms,1987 __ 68 36 16 3 28 31 28 1982 __ 72 50 19 4 30 43 55 acres, 1987 __ 4983 2 101 321 31 665 1 648 1 204 1982 __ 5142 1 720 748 (0) 968 2451 2305 bushels, 1987 __ 204728 140 276 91 270 (0) 43539 67950 69047 1982 __ 223259 125 883 84903 (0) 39235 101 731 134 343 Irrigated __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 3 28 7 22 15 20 1982 __ 1 47 9 2 20 19 30 acres, 1987 __ (0) 658 525 433 483 951 1982 __ (0) 584 871 (0) 454 742 113 

1987 farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ________________________________________ 12 12 2 3 22 14 15 25 to 99 acres _______________________________________ 40 19 7 5 13 11 100 to 249 acres _____________________________________ 13 3 7 1 3 1 250 acres or more ____________________________________ 3 2 1 1 

Sugar beets for sugar ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ (0) 1982 __ 

tons, 1987 __ (0) 1982 __ Irrigated __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ (0) 1982 __ 

1987 farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ________________________________________ 

25 to 99 acres _______________________________________ 

100 to 249 acres _____________________________________ 

250 acres or rnore ____________________________________ 

Hay-aHa/fa, other tame, small wain, wild, grass silage, green chop, etc. see text) ______ farms, 1987 __ 211 330 102 31 294 104 275 1982 __ 203 334 89 48 274 167 291 acres, 1987 __ 29746 91 698 44617 1 833 18448 13464 44 238 1982 __ 26772 88093 37920 2025 18256 26125 47880 

tons, dry, 1987 __ 44 636 234 388 74044 3592 38501 25661 95736 1982 __ 41 437 217 494 82945 3676 40532 48276 108769 Irrigated __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 34 311 80 25 230 48 233 1982 __ 31 318 77 28 185 65 229 acres, 1987 __ 4799 85653 36 914 1 172 12727 6565 34452 1982 __ 3830 81 605 33351 862 10402 6782 36041 

1987 farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ________________________________________ 30 35 11 10 138 16 47 25 to 99 acres _______________________________________ 78 64 15 15 103 42 88 100 to 249 acres _____________________________________ 67 114 22 5 42 32 82 250 acres or more ____________________________________ 36 117 54 1 11 14 58 

280 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 15. Selected Crops: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text I 

Crop 

Petroleum Phillips Pondera Powder River Powell Prairie Ravalli 

Harvested cropland _. ______________ ~ _______ •• farms, 1987 __ 79 413 436 240 167 161 732 1982 __ 76 435 420 272 165 154 713 acres, 1987 __ 33504 274240 311 170 87626 66729 69287 48580 1982 __ 31 577 258 715 318314 114 037 66457 67971 51 284 Irrigated __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 41 180 210 51 150 61 703 1982 __ 50 191 186 52 152 64 672 acres, 1987 __ 7702 36309 56676 9538 54568 9868 45308 1982 __ 9950 39703 54387 8256 59482 9 787 44685 

Corn for silage or green chop _________________ farms, 1987 __ 8 2 31 6 1982 __ 6 5 35 11 acres,1987 __ 1 418 (0) 1 919 362 1982 __ (0) 708 465 2085 291 tons, green, 1987 __ 14644 (0) 32490 7960 1982 __ (D) 10430 3345 28920 5898 Irrigated __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 5 1 29 6 1982 __ 5 3 29 11 acres, 1987 __ 661 (0) 745 362 1982 __ (D) (D) 150 681 291 

1987 farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ________________________________________ 2 6 3 25 to 99 acres _______________________________________ 1 2 17 2 100 to 249 acres _____________________________________ 3 8 1 250 acres or more ____________________________________ 2 

Wheat for grain ____________ • ________________ farms, 1987 __ 31 285 373 95 20 120 29 1982 __ 29 277 355 111 8 107 45 acres, 1987 __ 15790 141 022 161 682 25410 5486 34861 1 859 1982 __ 7466 145 554 184791 39675 651 34763 4037 bushels, 1987 __ 323222 3812984 6665900 709256 96 162 012 175 60842 1982 __ 235 763 4067663 7 759 237 1 006822 30759 973 262 169623 Irrigated __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 3 37 84 2 13 14 18 1982 __ 4 22 72 3 5 12 35 acres, 1987 __ 443 3614 12503 (0) 659 762 669 1982 __ 382 3336 16640 (0) 131 727 2012 

1987 farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ________________________________________ 14 14 3 7 11 11 25 to 99 acres _______________________________________ 9 51 31 24 6 31 10 100 to 249 acres _____________________________________ 7 64 87 34 4 21 8 250 acres or more ____________________________________ 15 156 241 34 3 57 

Barley for grain ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 21 230 372 55 46 88 84 1982 __ 27 212 338 73 38 62 121 acres, 1987 __ 2386 48551 111 048 5767 4730 9739 4353 1982 __ 4635 38364 108544 6548 4330 6723 6604 

bushels, 1987 __ 72666 1 764 897 6 123 189 195069 268 242 388 503 289451 1982 __ 163 238 1 500876 5 841 313 192389 235 235 242 804 384 620 Irrigated __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 4 30 149 1 39 17 74 1982 __ 7 19 112 1 30 7 108 acres, 1987 __ 415 1 526 28326 (0) 2943 733 3520 1982 __ 1 100 2543 24829 (0) 3 186 522 4602 

1987 farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ________________________________________ 1 21 15 9 11 17 23 25 to 99 acres _______________________________________ 12 62 63 25 24 36 50 100 to 249 acres _____________________________________ 5 84 133 15 5 28 10 250 acres or more ____________________________________ 3 63 161 6 6 7 1 

Oats for grain _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 4 77 25 46 16 39 57 1982 __ 18 109 27 66 29 67 63 

acres, 1987 __ 160 4569 1 706 2886 2041 2003 1 724 1982 __ 743 7865 2173 3400 1 018 2865 1 267 bushels, 1987 __ 6000 211 420 119704 122265 113663 78 137 103 121 1982 __ 47220 342612 147292 132565 48935 147 738 84753 Irrigated __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 2 18 9 4 11 10 52 1982 __ 10 19 6 4 19 17 57 acres, 1987 __ (0) 596 258 112 259 185 1 367 1982 __ 478 912 757 117 602 435 1 038 

1987 farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ________________________________________ 1 24 9 16 4 16 41 25 to 99 acres _______________________________________ 3 38 14 22 8 18 15 100 to 249 acres _____________________________________ 13 1 6 1 4 250 acres or more ____________________________________ 2 1 2 3 1 

Sugar beets for sugar ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 21 1982 __ 20 acres, 1987 __ 2321 1982 __ 1 513 tons, 1987 __ 50548 1982 __ 31 071 Irrigated __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 21 1982 __ 20 acres, 1987 __ 2321 1982 __ 1 513 

1987 farms by aCres harvested: 3 1 to 24 acres ________________________________________ 

25 to 99 acres _______________________________________ 5 100 to 249 acres _____________________________________ 12 250 acres or more ____________________________________ 1 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small Wain, wild, grass silage, green chop, etc. see text) ______ farms, 1987 __ 66 299 217 221 164 135 670 1982 __ 66 315 223 250 159 135 651 

acres, 1987 __ 14434 60 463 22616 52401 56775 18134 40289 1982 __ 18208 64354 22934 62400 60 610 18791 39229 

tons, dry, 1987 __ 22257 95440 58030 72072 95940 29537 95479 1982 __ 35166 115913 50365 97800 128693 33004 98633 Irrigated __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 36 162 134 50 146 49 647 1982 __ 44 168 131 48 147 55 616 

acres, 1987 __ 6069 24542 12278 9046 49694 3514 39223 1982 __ 7027 28735 12227 7598 55647 3148 36396 

1987 farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ________________________________________ 3 38 41 7 26 14 337 25 to 99 acres _______________________________________ 14 83 100 48 36 50 234 100 to 249 acres _____________________________________ 27 104 52 87 35 51 67 250 acres or more ____________________________________ 22 74 24 79 67 20 32 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONTANA 281 
Table 15. Selected Crops: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Crop 

Richland Roosevelt Rosebud Sanders Sheridan Silver Bow Stillwater 

Harvested cropland __________________________ farms, 1987 __ 535 540 246 287 546 55 342 1982 __ 481 542 257 308 551 65 346 

acres, 1987 __ 264 240 358 627 114888 31 895 319 747 5776 117694 

1982 __ 263 190 366 974 166015 33787 346261 8670 140449 Irrigated __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 199 49 106 153 23 46 166 1982 __ 190 47 118 151 24 52 157 

acres, 1987 __ 37405 (D) 23648 14932 (D) 4726 16746 

1982 __ 37771 (D) 27915 12490 4 106 6964 17521 

Corn for silage or green chop _________________ farms, 1987 __ 96 15 24 1 4 25 1982 __ 82 11 21 1 26 

acres, 1987 __ 4008 561 2785 (0) 60 2545 

1982 __ 6 165 571 2355 (0) 2976 

tons, green, 1987 __ 59346 5 145 50595 (0) 204 40883 

1982 __ 81 927 6422 40310 (0) 42975 Irrigated __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 67 2 23 24 

1982 __ 59 3 19 25 

acres, 1987 __ 2628 (D) 2035 2525 1982 __ 3686 225 2185 2954 

1987 farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ________________________________________ 40 7 5 4 6 25 to 99 acres _______________________________________ 46 7 12 7 100 to 249 acres _____________________________________ 10 1 4 11 250 acres or more ____________________________________ 3 1 

Wheat for grain _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 417 497 98 27 527 129 1982 __ 362 497 106 24 528 135 

acres, 1987 __ 145658 257 437 51 391 1 633 231 484 49606 1982 __ 158454 295 799 91 477 2043 281 145 (D) 59152 

bushels, 1987 __ 4 299292 6 421 479 1 544724 55794 5 507 791 - 184 773 

1982 __ 4 231 966 7 159 498 2272908 73793 6 793 451 (0) 931 031 Irrigated __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 100 16 26 4 6 5 

1982 __ 86 7 22 5 9 6 

acres, 1987 __ 6782 1 271 2947 68 1 431 265 

1982 __ 7556 1 032 4163 226 2232 (D) 452 

1987 farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ________________________________________ 30 11 7 10 4 4 25 to 99 acres _______________________________________ 96 61 32 13 45 24 100 to 249 acres _____________________________________ 97 102 21 3 124 33 250 acres or more ____________________________________ 194 323 38 1 354 68 

Barley for grain ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 315 382 67 27 421 1 120 1982 __ 201 217 74 44 252 4 134 

acres, 1987 __ 41 662 47 187 11 049 1 062 50590 (0) 20974 1982 __ 25206 19701 21 314 1 672 26803 (0) 24252 

bushels, 1987 __ 1 664397 1 542 246 471 214 37008 511 354 (0) 566608 1982 __ 966707 666 723 835718 70676 908 106 (0) 002 509 Irrigated __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 49 7 24 9 1 22 1982 __ 27 3 29 15 3 4 25 

acres, 1987 __ 1 573 409 1 134 160 (0) 1 012 1982 __ 2186 (D) 1 521 440 501 (0) 1 301 

1987 farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ________________________________________ 51 42 11 12 41 20 25 to 99 acres _______________________________________ 107 157 26 11 174 36 100 to 249 acres _____________________________________ 105 136 18 4 161 46 250 acres or more ____________________________________ 52 47 12 45 18 

Oats for grain _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 133 97 33 20 128 3 38 

1982 __ 176 112 42 52 148 4 50 

acres, 1987 __ 8414 5495 2897 523 7708 90 1 594 1982 __ 11 507 6167 1 808 1 707 7652 175 2127 

bushels, 1987 __ 389479 226362 130 296 34470 303 334 (0) 59494 1982 __ 567409 277 598 88735 73838 310219 16100 97663 Irrigated __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 37 4 13 12 2 3 9 1982 __ 45 6 19 24 4 8 

acres, 1987 __ I 031 139 392 386 (D) 90 138 

1982 __ 1 695 181 683 707 175 148 

1987 farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ________________________________________ 45 33 13 12 47 1 17 25 to 99 acres _______________________________________ 59 47 11 7 56 2 15 100 to 249 acres _____________________________________ 24 17 6 1 22 6 250 acres or more ____________________________________ 5 3 3 

Sugar beets for sugar ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 118 2 10 14 

1982 __ 109 10 11 

acres, 1987 __ 15034 (0) 1 755 (0) 849 

1982 __ 11 536 1 080 778 

tons, 1987 __ 368 615 (0) 44 004 (D) 17240 

1982 __ 241 357 20975 13463 Irrigated __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 118 2 10 14 

1982 __ 109 10 11 

acres, 1987 __ IS 034 (0) 755 (0) 849 1982 __ 11 536 080 778 

1987 farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ________________________________________ 19 5 25 to 99 acres _______________________________________ 26 3 5 100 to 249 acres _____________________________________ 62 2 5 4 250 acres or more ____________________________________ 11 2 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text) ______ farms, 1987 __ 379 273 200 271 253 54 300 

1982 __ 364 287 212 296 285 62 299 

acres, 1987 __ 40456 31 893 42154 28986 24988 5577 43 478 

1982 __ 42764 39159 45222 29111 30795 7455 52101 

tons, dry, 1987 __ 66309 43919 70312 49267 28543 10979 57229 1982 __ 72 905 55540 90387 56098 39462 14065 79600 Irrigated __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 127 36 95 137 17 46 147 

1982 __ 134 42 103 137 18 51 138 

acres, 1987 __ 7358 3020 11 598 14493 2 143 4528 12123 

1982 __ 7625 4270 13985 11 952 1 243 5751 11 895 

1987 farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ________________________________________ 88 44 31 66 56 17 58 25 to 99 acres _______________________________________ 158 118 62 118 103 23 106 100 to 249 acres _____________________________________ 101 78 59 55 74 6 88 250 acres or more ____________________________________ 32 33 48 32 20 8 48 

282 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 15. Selected Crops: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Crop 

Sweet Grass Teton Toole Treasure Valley Wheatland Wibaux Yellowstone 

Harvested cropland ___________________________ farms, 1987 __ 220 545 330 76 620 117 161 709 1982 __ 222 562 316 75 600 119 167 740 acres, 1987 __ 50304 315 148 319700 28596 397 874 83 238 83989 180 017 1982 __ 61 708 335 817 311 431 26618 388 187 87795 77 484 190 922 Irrigated ___________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 165 297 19 54 192 63 6 501 1982 __ 161 321 27 46 178 65 8 523 acres, 1987 __ 29 164 81 841 2806 17230 41 401 21 672 406 60 512 1982 __ 30080 88271 3012 15156 29038 22952 (0) 62472 

Corn for silage or green chop __________________ farms, 1987 __ I - - 29 9 - 11 177 1982 __ - 1 - 21 8 - 7 188 acres, 1987 __ (0) - - 3482 729 - 605 12 824 1982 __ - (0) - 2091 1 209 - 455 16 723 tons, green, 1987 __ (0) - - 64336 9443 - 4 505 242 255 1982 __ - (0) - 38199 14 141 - 3650 296 071 Irrigated ___________________________________ farms, 1987 __ I - - 28 8 - 1 176 1982 __ - 1 - 20 8 - 1 179 acres, 1987 __ (0) - - 3082 728 - (0) 12 664 1982 __ - (D) - 2075 1 209 - (0) 15 788 

1987 farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _________________________________________ - - - 3 4 - 4 52 25 to 99 acres ________________________________________ 1 - - 12 1 - 5 74 100 to 249 acres ______________________________________ - - - 10 4 - 2 45 250 acres or more _____________________________________ - - - 4 - - - 6 

Wheat for grain ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 35 396 313 33 519 63 138 291 1982 __ 40 374 287 21 490 57 135 271 acres, 1987 __ 7085 145 532 205211 4668 271 528 29750 53 729 85 483 1982 __ 8606 160 870 229605 4361 289001 27013 45094 99 819 bushels, 1987 __ 200 096 6 109 522 5 724 507 185596 6591 156 797 858 1 307 408 2 828 977 1982 __ 152 297 6 367 531 6 580 402 191 904 7110129 772 642 1 068 982 3 207 395 Irrigated ___________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 4 129 3 15 86 6 - 99 1982 __ 4 99 4 9 46 4 - 89 acres, 1987 __ 103 14271 216 1 319 13381 666 - 5 558 1982 __ 80 10 707 590 1 618 4978 208 - 7 179 

1987 farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _________________________________________ 6 33 2 5 21 2 6 52 25 to 99 acres ________________________________________ 12 70 28 14 73 17 25 63 100 to 249 acres ______________________________________ 8 84 44 8 113 14 39 71 250 acres or more _____________________________________ 9 209 239 6 312 30 68 105 

Barley for grain _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 43 430 294 41 418 54 107 323 1982 __ 57 443 239 27 263 65 64 281 acres, 1987 __ 3833 115 628 91 879 4387 65728 20978 8653 34241 1982 __ 5623 119 820 68586 2227 34421 24369 4630 24833 bushels, 1987 __ 141 575 6821 016 3591 160 362269 2068039 638 263 328 003 1 637 186 1982 __ 190 765 6 826 419 3 046 745 143422 1 167022 872 501 184015 1 364 013 Irrigated ___________________________________ farms, 1987 __ IS 192 5 28 61 13 - 190 1982 __ 18 224 4 15 27 9 - 185 acres, 1987 __ 543 38 125 755 3087 4514 1 237 - 11 602 1982 __ 1 080 43384 699 1 461 1 399 861 - 9215 

1987 farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _________________________________________ 10 19 5 10 47 2 13 62 25 to 99 acres ________________________________________ 23 94 51 12 126 18 64 161 100 to 249 acres ______________________________________ 5 128 97 17 162 19 27 62 250 acres or more _____________________________________ 5 189 141 2 83 15 3 38 

Oats for grain ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 53 30 24 10 88 18 43 66 1982 __ 73 34 23 18 87 24 74 78 acres, 1987 __ 2054 2 175 1 376 604 5549 1 058 2678 2758 1982 __ 3371 1 544 2942 1 113 5364 1 097 5790 2920 bushels, 1987 __ 106 176 107 226 84095 30011 250347 54973 133 223 132519 1982 __ 202 940 79617 170 220 69101 210029 63878 263 568 163 409 Irrigated ___________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 39 12 - 5 23 10 1 44 1982 __ 53 9 1 8 13 9 - 43 acres, 1987 __ I 302 415 - 270 1446 380 (0) 962 1982 __ 2 132 470 (D) 642 683 513 - 872 

1987 farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _________________________________________ 28 14 8 1 35 4 7 42 25 to 99 acres ________________________________________ 21 11 12 9 37 13 29 19 100 to 249 acres ______________________________________ 4 3 3 - 11 - 6 2 250 acres or more _____________________________________ - 2 1 - 5 1 1 3 

Sugar beets for sugar _________________________ farms, 1987 __ - - - 18 - - - 94 1982 __ - - - 24 - - - 121 

acres, 1987 __ - - - 3704 - - - 7956 1982 __ - - - 3657 - - - 8983 tons, 1987 __ - - - 87470 - - - 145 633 1982 __ - - - 80 134 - - - 170848 Irrigated ___________________________________ farms, 1987 __ - - - 18 - - - 94 1982 __ - - - 24 - - - 121 

acres, 1987 __ - - - 3704 - - - 7956 1982 __ - - - 3657 - - - 8983 

1987 farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _________________________________________ - - - - - - - 10 25 to 99 acres ________________________________________ - - - 5 - - - 57 100 to 249 acres ______________________________________ - - - 7 - - - 23 250 acres or more _____________________________________ - - - 6 - - - 4 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small wain, Wild, 

grass silage, green chop, etc. see text) _______ farms, 1987 __ 197 318 124 59 352 90 124 564 

1982 __ 216 330 112 61 362 102 130 588 

acres, 1987 __ 37558 47714 11 798 10533 49265 31 295 16904 37090 

1982 __ 44463 54048 10 225 10383 56161 36804 17642 38040 

tons, dry, 1987 __ 70629 104 777 14 245 24613 90 420 51 034 22464 86334 1982 __ 87593 113 726 15 299 21 136 116098 62341 28289 85282 Irrigated ___________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 154 207 14 39 158 59 6 421 1982 __ 154 231 24 34 157 63 8 434 

acres, 1987 __ 27285 29460 1 729 4461 20633 19495 272 20987 

1982 __ 26890 34571 1 710 3351 20265 21 401 510 20077 

1987 farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _________________________________________ 28 63 23 3 60 2 26 227 25 to 99 acres ________________________________________ 57 131 54 23 139 27 42 218 100 to 249 acres ______________________________________ 58 76 39 20 104 26 34 95 250 acres or more _____________________________________ 54 48 8 13 49 35 22 24 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONTANA 283 
Table 16. Farms With Sales of $10,000 or More: 1987 and 1982 

[Data for 1987 include abnormal farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols. see introductory text 1 

Item 

Montana Beaverhead Big Hom Blaine Broadwater Carbon Carter 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Land in farms _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 15868 262 351 398 153 434 276 1982 __ 15467 242 312 353 153 392 263 acres, 1987 __ 54373 863 1 419 662 2 678 808 1 793 953 441 739 487 856 1 531 155 1982 __ 53404 255 1 420 846 2 086 120 1 579 702 478730 596302 1 603 316 Average size of farm ______________________ acres, 1987 __ 3427 5 419 7632 4507 2887 1 124 5548 1982 __ 3453 5871 6686 4475 3 129 1 521 6096 

Value of land and buildings': Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 676269 1 316 212 1 236 188 747 557 737293 432848 396881 1982 __ 906 576 1 936 078 1 223 667 1 238 992 1 385598 688472 797996 Average per acre ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 197 243 160 166 272 389 77 1982 __ 259 318 186 240 336 395 125 

Total cropland _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 14765 223 318 369 143 410 245 1982 __ 14679 224 288 340 145 369 242 acres, 1987 __ 16927 321 (D) 367302 576858 135271 160572 193165 1982 __ 15 735 105 200 667 323 287 474389 (D) 144513 189471 Harvested cropland ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 14292 211 298 366 137 395 230 1982 __ 14389 216 281 337 141 363 236 

actes, 1987 __ 8 876 827 158331 211 566 293 718 68599 92145 102299 1982 __ 9079 352 160 816 208115 253 883 82728 93473 128649 

Irrigated land ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 6305 222 149 174 118 357 40 1982 __ 6161 224 146 148 126 307 29 

acres, 1987 __ 1 860 675 233 409 55060 45361 43849 73967 8561 1982 __ 1 877 642 257 066 45204 37497 47721 66146 (D) 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sales (see text) _______________________ $1,000, 1987 __ 1 519 115 48857 61 276 38391 14606 35968 24028 1982 __ 1 509 841 41 433 52031 36423 15046 31 383 16812 Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 95 735 186 478 174 576 96460 95467 82875 87057 1982 __ 97 617 171 209 166767 103181 96342 60058 63925 

1967 sales by commodity or commodity 

group: 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops ________________________________________ farms __ 11 502 99 224 303 114 293 127 $1,000 __ 629 445 6294 17332 19426 6644 11 396 3 103 

Grains ______________________________________ farms __ 10244 67 207 290 103 216 104 $1,000 __ 519 946 (D) 11 469 18171 4950 4114 2516 Corn for grain _____________________________ farms __ 164 - 17 4 - 18 - $1,000 __ (D) - 106 (0) - (D) - Wheat ____________________________________ farms __ 9348 39 185 274 94 94 99 $1,000 __ 375 089 (0) 8957 14178 3606 1 315 2359 Soybeans _________________________________ farms __ - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - -

Sorghum for grain _________________________ farms __ 1 - - - - - - $1,000 __ (D) - - - - - - Baney ____________________________________ farms __ 7469 58 119 205 67 155 14 $1,000 __ 126721 (0) 2111 3466 1 225 2096 (0) Oats _____________________________________ farms __ 664 2 22 18 9 26 6 $1,000 __ 4397 (0) 97 (0) 60 132 (0) Other grains ______________________________ farms __ 1 445 - 6 45 5 28 6 $1,000 __ 11616 - 198 (0) 40 (0) 64 

Cotton and cottonseed _______________________ farms __ - - - - - - - $1.000 __ - - - - - - - Tobacco ____________________________________ farms __ - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - Hay, silage, and field seeds __________________ farms __ 3692 73 92 82 48 154 44 $1,000 __ 51 527 3191 (0) (0) (0) 2349 (0) 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons __________ farms __ 41 - 1 - - - - $1.000 __ 360 - (0) - - - -

Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________ farms __ 78 - - - - 1 - $1,000 __ 1 290 - - - - (0) - Nursery and greenhouse crops ________________ farms __ 92 1 - - - 2 - $1,000 __ 7252 (0) - - - (0) - Other crops _________________________________ farms __ 608 1 33 2 2 89 1 

$1,000 __ 49070 (0) 3771 (0) (0) (0) (0) 

Livestock, poultry, and their products ____________ farms __ 11 627 236 292 296 121 387 263 $1,000 __ 889671 42564 43 944 18985 7962 24572 20925 Poultry and poultry products __________________ farms __ 369 5 6 8 4 6 5 

$1,000 __ 10514 (0) 9 (0) (D) 1 (D) Dairy products ______________________________ farms __ 359 4 - 4 - 7 2 

$1,000 __ 37403 (0) - (D) - 490 (D) 

Cattle and calves ____________________________ farms __ 10865 229 274 280 117 355 245 

$1,000 __ 760068 40516 42424 16806 6274 22042 14791 Hogs and pigs ______________________________ farms __ 1019 5 14 31 9 33 15 

$1,000 __ 33338 (0) (0) 951 108 610 (0) 

Sheep, lambs, and wooL _____________________ farms __ 1 797 45 24 42 9 82 133 $1.000 __ 35589 1 376 (0) 371 142 1 358 5845 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) __________________________________ farms __ 1 243 41 45 26 9 26 37 

$1,000 __ 12758 317 663 300 (D) 71 39 

See footnotes at end of table. 

284 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 16. Farms With Sales of $10,000 or More: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

tData for 1987 include abnormal farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Item 

Cascade Chouteau Custer Daniels Dawson Deer Lodge Fallon 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Land in farms •••••••••••••..••••••••••...••• farms, 1987 •• 475 696 248 284 374 36 234 

1982 •• 500 678 250 326 374 31 231 

acres, 1987 •• 1 361 902 2 187601 2089931 717836 1 183 185 115 511 844656 

1982 •• 1 302 355 2 107 998 2208802 780614 1 279 036 183331 847 138 

Average size of farm •••••••••••••••••••••• acres, 1987 •• 2867 3143 8427 2528 3 164 3209 3610 

1982 .. 2605 3 109 8835 2395 3420 5 914 3667 

Value of land and buildings': 

Average per farm_ ••••••••••••••••••••••• dollars, 1987 •• 671 357 773222 653386 481 655 421 021 1 072 583 405635 

1982 •• 790 624 1 110289 1 212401 609844 706 821 1 557 548 602 584 

Average per acre ••••••••••••••••••••••.• dollars, 1987 •• 226 255 78 182 128 334 104 

1982 •• 303 342 128 283 202 263 151 

Total cropland ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• farms, 1987 •• 441 684 221 280 352 31 218 

1982 •• 466 662 219 323 352 29 227 

acres, 1987 •• 456 110 1 290846 167849 477479 447 321 19 128 236284 

1982 •• 454 954 (D) 159058 500620 440 215 (0) 231 649 

Harvested cropland •••••••••••••••••••••••• farms, 1987 .• 425 681 215 279 345 30 204 

1982 •• 450 660 218 323 347 28 223 

acres,1987 •• 256 518 703287 96611 238680 215008 10469 101 633 

1982 •• 272 839 679820 103992 267538 217096 10279 129679 

Irrigated land •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• farms, 1987 .• 138 56 117 8 72 31 20 

1982 .• 139 57 108 9 84 29 27 

acres, 1987 •• 26375 (0) 33103 999 13913 15306 (D) 

1982 •• 28975 (D) 29742 (0) 14694 15808 (D) 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICUlrURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sales (see text) ••••• _ ••••••••••••.•••• $1,000, 1987 •• 49654 66928 31 163 17041 26327 3768 14897 

1982 •• 69353 91 411 37705 22471 25799 3021 13921 

Average per farm •••••••••••••••••. _ ••••• dollars, 1987 •• 104 534 96161 125 657 60003 70393 104 659 63661 

1982 •• 138 705 134 824 150819 68929 68981 97440 60266 

1987 sales by commodity or commodity 

group: 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops ••••••••••• _ •••••••••••••••••••••••••••• farms •• 323 666 170 278 324 16 163 

$1,000 •• 16228 53341 4959 12754 15914 1 023 4533 

Grains ••••••••••••••.••••••••••••••••••••••• farms •• 294 659 134 276 315 6 150 

$1,000 •• 15052 52865 3286 12488 13224 (0) 4086 

Corn for grain •••••••••••••••••..•••••••••• farms •• . 1 28 - 14 - 2 

$1,000 •• - (D) (D) - (0) - (D) 

Wheat ••••••••••••••••••••••.••••••••••••• farms •• 269 657 112 276 302 3 146 

$1,000 •• 10743 38562 2518 10 367 10 285 (0) 3304 

Soybeans •••••.•••••••••••••••.••••••••••• farms •• - - - - - - - $1,000 •• - - - - - - -

Sorghum for grain ._ .•••••••••••••••••••••• farms •• - - 1 - - - - $1,000 •• - - (D) - - - - Barley •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• farms •• 226 577 49 210 225 5 67 

$1,000 •• 4084 12940 341 1647 1 987 (0) 530 

Oats ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• farms •• 24 28 17 22 38 - 18 

$1,000 •• (D) (D) 49 (D) (0) - (D) 

Other grains •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• farms •• 21 115 6 80 61 - 9 

$1,000 •• (0) (D) (D) (D) 595 - 133 

Cotton and cottonseed ••••••••••••••••••••••• farms •• - - - - - - - $1,000 •. - - - - - - - Tobacco •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• farms •• - - - - - - - $1,000 •. - - - - - - - Hay, silage, and field seeds •••••••••••••••••• farms •• 95 78 100 44 75 9 53 

$1,000 •. 938 385 1 558 267 (0) 225 447 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons •••••••••• farms •• - 2 2 - - - - $1,000 •. - (D) (D) - - - -

Fruits, nuts, and bemes •••••••••••••••••••••• farms •• - - - - - 1 - $1,000._ - . - - - (0) - Nursery and greenhouse crops •.•••••••••••••• farms •• 2 1 1 - 1 2 - $1,000 •• (0) (D) (D) - (0) (0) - Other crops ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• farms •• 8 11 4 - 25 3 - $1,000 •• (D) 67 87 - 2029 565 -

livestock, poultry, and their products ••• _ •••••••• farms •• 376 271 217 123 262 36 208 

. $1,000 .. 33426 13587 26204 4287 10413 2745 10364 

Poultry and pOultry products •••••••••••••••••• farms •• 16 8 5 5 7 2 15 

$1,000 •• 354 (D) (0) (D) 4 (D) (D) 

Dairy products ._ •••••••••••••••••••••••••••• farms •• 18 1 . - 10 1 1 

$1,000 •• (D) (D) - - (D) (D) (D) 

Cattle and calves •••••••••••••••••••.•••••••• farms •• 363 242 201 113 249 33 204 

$1,000 •• 27873 11 359 24630 3235 9097 2635 9 133 

Hogs and pigs _ ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• farms •• 32 48 8 12 36 1 31 

$1,000 •• 1 537 2044 (0) (0) 377 (D) 522 

Sheep, lambs, and wooL ••••••••••• _ ••• _ ••••• farms •• 40 29 44 13 21 3 33 

$1,000 •• 839 130 851 (0) 194 (D) 489 

Other livestock and livestock products 

(see text) ••••••••••• _ •••••• _ ••••••••••••••• farms •• 47 17 37 5 19 8 21 

$1,000 •• (D) 49 94 4 (D) (D) 207 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONTANA 285 
Table 16. Farms With Sales of $10,000 or More: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[Data for 1987 include abnormal farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

Fergus Flathead Gallatin Garfield Glacier Golden Valley Granite 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Land in farms _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 600 266 505 236 300 98 113 1982 __ 598 261 474 220 256 113 105 acres, 1987 __ 1 998 704 198 586 685939 1 949 686 897 628 603 992 339223 1982 __ 1 959 082 212131 722724 1 971 323 828 201 593 714 315654 Average size of farm ______________________ acres, 1987 __ 3331 747 1 358 8261 2992 6163 3002 1982 __ 3276 813 1 525 8961 3235 5254 3006 

Value of land and buildings': Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 545 254 589250 621 551 685 171 746 355 1 032 102 799 956 1982 __ 888 420 908 234 790 146 1 128 936 1 144 863 775 929 967629 Average per acre ________________________ doliars, 1987 __ 163 782 491 85 250 164 270 1982 __ 274 1 053 525 134 311 163 311 

Total cropland _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 554 252 476 197 264 91 100 1982 __ 573 255 438 194 232 105 96 acres, 1987 __ 627 318 81 910 283044 (D) 463 708 103189 50503 1982 __ 596 010 80847 262762 239 764 393 236 80457 41 181 Harvested cropland ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 547 237 456 189 257 87 96 1982 __ 563 243 427 190 226 104 95 acres, 1987 __ 353 045 57300 164763 147 237 263 594 41 562 30657 1982 __ 355 394 61 697 158113 139 300 235 439 53959 29897 

Irrigated land ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 74 149 353 22 58 42 99 1982 __ 87 138 307 28 44 34 93 acres, 1987 __ 11 529 31 236 95608 2341 27340 13838 42040 1982 __ 11 475 30554 82933 3670 20584 8432 41 495 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sales (see text) _______________________ $1,000, 1987 __ 49415 18968 51 739 24425 34207 9538 8495 1982 __ 50997 18211 49922 23 988 34680 9069 7929 Average per farm ________________________ doliars, 1987 __ 82359 71 310 102453 103 497 114023 97329 75173 1982 __ 85279 69774 105320 109 037 135 469 80253 75512 

1987 sales by commodity or commodity 

group: 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops ________________________________________ farms __ 453 190 388 157 225 64 29 $1,000 __ 21 262 8052 20894 8083 21 057 1 911 413 

Grains ______________________________________ farms __ 432 138 321 147 217 58 8 $1,000 __ 19955 3978 11 698 7494 20450 1 749 94 Corn for grain _____________________________ farms __ - - - 1 - - - Wheat $1,000 __ - - - (D) - - - ____________________________________ farms __ 419 108 266 146 206 54 3 $1,000 __ 13482 1 396 6611 6462 11 477 1 546 38 Soybeans _________________________________ farms __ - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - -

Sorghum for grain _________________________ farms __ - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - Barley ____________________________________ farms __ 337 116 268 69 201 23 8 $1,000 __ 6122 2261 4 923 (D) 8500 166 56 Oats _____________________________________ farms __ 24 8 26 12 10 4 - $1,000 __ (D) 55 113 (D) 142 (D) - Other grains ______________________________ farms __ 30 33 8 8 35 1 - $1,000 __ (D) 266 51 79 331 (D) -

Cotton and cottonseed _______________________ farms __ - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - Tobacco ____________________________________ farms __ - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - Hay, silage, and field seeds __________________ farms __ 132 100 223 41 35 19 23 $1,000 __ 1 168 1 003 3 784 (D) 393 163 319 Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons __________ farms __ 1 2 3 - - - - $1,000 __ (D) (0) 5 - - - - Fruits, nuts. and berries ______________________ farms __ - 4 2 - - - - $1,000 __ - 47 (D) - - - - Nursery and greenhouse crops ________________ farms __ 3 16 6 - - - - $1,000 __ (D) 1 330 (0) - - - - Other crops _________________________________ farms __ 1 19 28 1 13 - - $1,000 __ (0) (0) (D) (D) 214 - -

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________ farms __ 501 198 404 205 186 86 109 $1,000 __ 28 153 10 916 30 845 16342 13150 7627 8082 Poultry and poultry products __________________ farms __ 20 9 6 1 5 1 2 $1,000 __ 38 251 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Dairy products ______________________________ farms __ 6 24 73 1 4 - - $1,000 __ (0) 3471 (D) (D) (D) - - Cattle and calves ____________________________ farms __ 484 173 380 180 169 81 106 $1,000 __ 25 121 5542 16 995 12346 9950 5832 7850 Hogs and pigs ______________________________ farms __ 54 32 33 11 20 5 2 $1,000 __ 1 134 1 319 513 310 1 941 (D) (D) Sheep, lambs, and wool ______________________ farms __ 76 14 52 88 31 14 9 $1,000 __ 916 90 435 3614 242 1 582 75 Other livestock and livestock products (see text) __________________________________ farms __ 35 29 48 15 17 8 14 $1,000 __ (0) 244 572 (0) 53 18 (D) 

See footnotes at end of table. 

286 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 16. Farms With Sales of $10,000 or More: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[Data for 1987 include abnormal farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Item 

Hill Jefferson Judith Basin Lake Lewis and Clark Liberty Lincoln 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Land in farms _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 572 111 279 522 182 275 50 1982 __ 565 119 265 507 171 233 45 acres, 1987 __ 1 682 355 332250 825638 413 491 801 049 927350 28202 1982 __ 1 575652 366151 799490 322734 861 547 894612 25435 Average size of farm ______________________ acres, 1981-_ 2941 2993 2959 792 4401 3372 564 1982 __ 2789 3077 3017 637 5038 3840 565 

Value of land and buildings': Average per 395'250 farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 739 988 768671 535450 432 511 676437 720302 1982 __ 982 696 904403 905272 411 924 1 121 556 1 299494 501 667 Average per acre ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 252 182 184 554 144 219 391 1982 __ 372 287 318 765 220 350 700 

Total cropland _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 559 101 267 480 160 268 45 1982 __ 562 111 252 484 154 225 42 acres, 1987 __ 1 120650 60794 295255 133182 89948 (0) 9411 1982 __ 1 085426 67688 284055 126879 8382B (0) 6818 Harvested cropland ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 556 99 259 452 154 284 43 1982 __ 560 103 244 463 150 223 41 acres, 1987 __ 574 162 33007 175 500 74361 62942 294 740 5283 1982 __ 556 798 39302 185457 74059 62394 297441 3974 

Irrigated land ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 34 77 57 422 131 16 35 1982 __ 34 85 53 404 120 12 31 

acres, 1987 __ 6301 25431 (D) 79 141 33984 5676 4556 1982 __ 3972 29019 11 726 81 798 34973 5304 3649 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sales (see text) _______________________ $1,000, 1987 __ 54 177 7884 28010 31 253 16933 28619 1 785 1982 __ 63218 8082 26807 27905 15282 35302 1 096 Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 94716 70851 100 393 59871 93039 104070 35691 1982 __ 111 890 67914 101 159 55039 89368 151 512 24359 

1987 sales by commodity or commodity group: 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse 15 crops ________________________________________ farms __ 533 48 218 272 101 256 $1,000 __ 44071 2139 11 478 7987 4551 21 326 192 

Grains ______________________________________ farms __ 531 23 204 145 66 256 1 $1,000 __ 43656 (D) 10791 2063 2149 21 197 (0) Corn for grain _____________________________ farms __ - - - - 1 - - $1,000 __ - - - - (0) - - Wheat ____________________________________ farms __ 530 18 193 100 41 256 1 

$1,000 __ 35257 (D) 6738 1 178 1 277 17054 (D) Soybeans _________________________________ farms __ - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - -

Sorghum for grain _________________________ farms __ - - - - - - -

$1,000 __ - - - - - - - Barley ____________________________________ farms __ 467 16 172 84 43 220 - $1,000 __ 7359 254 3980 726 782 3692 - Oats _____________________________________ farms __ 25 8 15 25 15 5 - $1,000 __ 102 52 (D) 110 (0) (0) - Other grains ______________________________ farms __ 132 3 9 8 - 62 - $1,000 __ 938 13 (D) 50 - (0) -

Cotton and cottonseed _______________________ farms __ - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - Tobacco ____________________________________ farms __ - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - Hay, silage, and field seeds __________________ farms __ 33 29 65 128 59 17 12 

$1,000 __ (D) 749 (D) 1 392 1 062 101 120 Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons __________ farms __ - 1 - - 2 2 - $1,000 __ - (D) - - (0) (D) -

Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________ farms __ - 1 - 58 - - - $1,000 __ - (D) - 1 171 - - - Nursery and greenhouse crops ________________ farms __ - 1 - 5 5 - 2 

$1,000 __ - (0) - 107 (D) - (D) Other crops _________________________________ farms __ 5 2 1 24 - 2 - $1.000 __ (D) (D) (D) 3254 - (D) -

Livestock, poultry, and their products ____________ farms __ 227 95 219 418 152 98 46 

$1,000 __ 10107 5725 16531 23266 12382 7293 1 592 Poultry and poultry products __________________ farms __ 3 1 4 8 4 4 2 

$1,000 __ (D) (D) (0) (D) (D) 367 (D) Dairy products ______________________________ farms __ 6 4 1 38 4 3 1 

$1,000 __ 201 (D) (D) 5 195 (D) 602 (D) 

Cattle and calves ____________________________ farms __ 209 92 204 394 145 78 41 

$1,000 __ 7707 5257 15161 15639 10 582 4579 1 174 Hogs and pigs ______________________________ farms __ 26 7 10 20 14 21 5 

$1,000 __ 1 946 262 (D) 729 244 (D) 200 Sheep, lambs, and wooL _____________________ farms __ 20 13 43 39 18 12 1 

$1,000 __ 87 98 565 (0) 840 (D) (D) 

Other livestock and livestock products 5 7 (see text) __________________________________ farms __ 13 8 20 66 22 

$1,000 __ (D) 6 (0) 1 391 331 3 214 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONTANA 287 
Table 16. Farms With Sales of $10,000 or More: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[Data for 1987 include abnormal farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

lIem 

McCone Madison Meagher Mineral Missoula Musselshell Park 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Land in farms ••••••.•••••••••.••.••••••••••• farms, 1987 •• 349 306 99 15 117 125 232 

1982 •• 346 305 90 14 107 145 243 

acres, 1987 •• 1 215 918 1 088 035 991 332 6496 132471 938 538 715381 

1982 •• 1 236 800 1 083 847 958679 5587 139081 1 031 857 732 726 

Average size of farm •••••••••••••••••••••• acres, 198L. 3484 3 556 10013 433 1 132 7508 3084 

1982 •• 3 575 3 554 10652 399 1300 7116 3015 

Value of land and buildings': 

Average per farm •••••••••••••••••••••••• dollars, 1987 •• 520 951 1 198 400 1 628 535 385000 718898 1 313914 778 751 

1982 •• 639 780 1 173 689 1 751 156 268 071 1 002336 1 500048 934 370 

Average per acre •••••••••••••••••••••••• dollars, 1987 •• 154 335 161 889 516 159 269 

1982 •• 183 299 159 672 711 191 314 

Total cropland •.••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• farms, 1987 •• 335 287 91 12 108 109 213 

1982 •• 336 287 83 8 94 136 227 

acres, 1967 •• 516 580 154771 (D) 2001 32110 144714 120297 

1982 •• (D) 148 673 97295 1 171 26924 124 857 118470 

Harvested cropland •••••.•••••••.•••••••••• farms, 1987 •• 330 278 90 11 92 100 197 

1982 •• 335 283 81 8 86 135 223 

acres, 1987 •• 249 930 111 152 70370 1 199 16954 76009 63599 

1982 •• 260 518 109 176 72911 705 18072 85263 76371 

Irrigated land ••••••••••••••.•••••.••••••••••• farms, 1987 •• 45 272 '77 11 86 45 180 

1982 •• 34 290 70 Y 77 61 162 

acres, 1967 •• (D) 119 854 48090 928 13465 9405 48666 

1982 •• 7867 129 766 46649 653 15315 10185 50442 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICUL· 

TURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sales (see text) ••••.•••••••••••••••••• $1,000, 1987 •• 23962 33643 15914 717 5316 13050 19057 

1982 •• 24 716 30632 15388 506 4779 13552 15510 

Average per farm ••••.•••••••••••••••••.• dollars, 1987 •• 66659 110600 160 749 47810 45433 104 403 82143 

1982 •• 71 438 100 433 170 982 36157 44666 93464 63827 

1987 sales by commodity or commodity 

group: 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse 

crops ••••••..••••••••••••••••••••.••••••••••. farms •• 320 137 38 9 58 61 106 $1,000 •• 15831 4709 2363 77 1 310 3475 2746 

Grains •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• farms •• 315 90 32 2 32 52 80 $1,000 •• 14580 2593 (D) (D) 326 3290 2236 Corn for grain ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• farmS •• 1 - - - - - · $1,000 •• (D) - - - - - · Wheat ••••.•••••••••••••••••••••••.••••••• farms •• 313 51 23 2 17 49 64 $1,OOQ •• 12048 (D) 1 013 (D) 156 2798 (D) 

Soybeans •.••••••••••••.••••••••••••.••••• farms •• · . - - - . · $1,000 •• - - - - - - -

Sorghum for grain ••••••••••••••••••••••••• farms •• - - · - - - - $1,000 •• - - · - - - - Barley •.•••••••.••••••••••••.••••••••••••• farms •• 223 65 20 1 19 22 61 $1,000 •• 2066 1 030 (D) (D) 124 383 737 

Oats ••...••••••••••••••••••••.••••••••••• farms •• 33 16 9 - 11 8 8 $1,000 •• (0) (D) 61 - 46 (D) (D) 

Other grains •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• farms._ 39 - - - - 4 2 $1,000 •• (D) . · - - (D) (D) 

Cotton and cottonseed ••••••••••••••••••••••• farms •• · - - - - - · $1,000 •• - - - - - - · Tobacco ••••••.•••••••••••••••••••• _ •••••••• farms •• · - - - - - · $1,000 .• - - - - - - - Hay, silage, and field seeds •••••••••••••••••• farms •• 76 81 16 6 39 15 45 $1,000 •• (D) 1 696 (D) 36 430 (D) 480 Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ••..•••••• farms •• · 1 - - 2 - · $1,000 •• · (D) - - (D) . -

Fruits, nuts, and berries •••••••••••••••••••••• fljrms •• - - - - 1 - - $1,000 •• · - - - (D) - · Nursery and greenhouse crops •••••••••••••••• farms •• 1 - - 1 6 - 1 $1,000 •• (0) - - (D) 515 - (D) 

Other crops •••••••••••••••••••••••••.••••••• farms •• 1 9 - 1 2 1 2 $1,000 •• (D) (D) · (D) (0) (0) (D) 

LivestOCk, poultry, and their products •••••••••••• farms •• 208 295 95 14 102 117 223 

$1,000 •• 8 131 29 134 13551 640 4005 9575 16311 

Poultry and poultry products •.•••••••••••••••• farmS •• 10 7 3 - 6 7 5 $1,000 •• (0) 3 (D) - 2 (0) 1 

Dairy products •••••.•••••••••••••••..••••••• farms •• 1 6 1 - 3 4 13 

$1,000 •• (D) 266 (D) - (D) (D) 456 

Cattle and calves •••••••••••.•••••••••••••••• farms._ 166 264 92 10 94 107 218 

$1,000 •• 6872 27419 12375 212 3694 8 195 14 179 

Hogs and pigs •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• farms •• 33 26 2 2 6 17 8 

$1,000 •• 267 552 (D) (D) (D) 190 (D) 

Sheep, lambs, and wooL ••••••••••••••.•••••• farms •• 28 71 18 - 12 32 33 

$1,000 •• 921 746 443 - 79 1 048 (D) 

Other livestock and livestock products 

(see text) •••.•••••••••..•••••••••...••••••. farms •• 19 45 19 5 16 17 34 

$1,000 •• 65 149 48 (D) 143 111 1 081 

See footnotes at end of table. 

~88 M9NTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 16. Farms With Sales of $10,000 or More: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[Data for 1987 include abnormal farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols. see introductory text 1 

Item 

Petroleum Phillips Pondera Powder River Powell Prairie Ravalli 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

land in farms _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 87 364 410 244 146 149 322 1982 __ 77 378 405 253 144 147 316 acres, 1987 __ 614 504 1 579678 883 523 1 570 362 653 742 673 693 189605 1982 __ 612 588 1 621 586 774 081 1 504 289 689 475 613 884 219228 Average size of farm ______________________ acres, 1987 __ 7063 4340 2155 6436 4478 4 521 589 1982 __ 7956 4290 1 911 5946 4 788 4 176 694 

Value of land and buildings': Average per farm ________________________ dollars. 1987 __ I 072333 612085 717 049 606 263 1 178 490 544 819 476 541 1982 __ 1 224623 823643 878 983 854 636 1 708 750 728 831 667 184 Average per acre ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 152 156 311 92 275 117 768 1982 __ 154 188 486 146 345 175 845 

Total cropland _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 81 343 395 223 128 144 289 1982 __ 72 368 390 237 133 141 281 acres, 1987 __ (D) 556434 570117 167 109 84553 (D) 73090 1982 __ 50374 446846 545 929 164 336 81 462 (D) 69957 Harvested cropland ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 73 334 389 206 121 142 257 1982 __ 70 365 386 232 127 140 256 acres, 1987 __ 32933 268464 308 349 84544 65028 68 137 36517 1982 __ 31 047 254 591 308 365 109 603 62509 66801 41 215 

Irrigated land ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 41 149 199 45 116 53 287 1982 __ 45 156 178 49 128 56 274 

acres, 198L_ (D) 43535 60 254 9 137 59608 10007 57706 1982 __ 10841 43560 53642 9011 67393 9937 58 515 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sales (see text) _______________________ $1,000, 1987 __ 8716 36842 40253 22 189 14 109 18400 20424 1982 __ 8085 34071 46371 18726 11 467 15 104 19253 Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 100 185 101 215 98 178 90940 96635 123 492 63428 1982 __ 105 006 90 135 114496 74014 79635 102 748 60926 

1987 sales by commodity or commodity 

group: 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops ________________________________________ farms __ 45 287 372 116 56 130 131 

$1,000 __ 1 438 15183 30539 2840 1 652 5686 2358 

Grains ______________________________________ farms __ 32 255 360 91 31 118 50 

$1,000 __ (D) 12711 29030 1 995 594 3334 488 Corn for grain _____________________________ farms __ - 2 - - - 9 - $1,000 __ - (D) - - - (D) - Wheat ____________________________________ farms __ 28 252 352 86 18 108 20 $1,000 __ 854 9769 17412 1 768 254 2695 138 Soybeans _________________________________ farms __ - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - -

Sorghum for grain _________________________ farms __ ' - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - Barley ____________________________________ farms __ 13 153 347 23 23 57 41 $1,000 __ (D) 2300 10847 (D) 296 (D) 327 Oats _____________________________________ farms __ I 21 14 14 4 12 11 $1,000 __ (D) (D) 148 (D) 44 49 23 Other grains ______________________________ farms __ - 29 90 - - 6 - $1,000 __ - (D) 624 - - (D) -

Cotton and cottonseed _______________________ farms __ - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - Tobacco ____________________________________ farms __ - - - - - - - $I,OdO __ - - - - - - - Hay, silage, and field seeds __________________ farms __ 27 104 96 60 41 30 93 

$1,000 __ (D) (D) 1 249 844 814 (D) 1 048 

Vegetables, sweet corn. and melons __________ farms __ - - 2 - 1 1 4 $1,000 __ - - (D) - (D) (D) 100 

Fruits. nuts, and berries ______________________ farms __ - - - - - - 8 

$1,000 __ - - - - - - 60 Nursery and greenhouse crops ________________ farms __ - - 1 - - 1 12 

$1,000 __ - - (D) - - (D) 337 Other crops _________________________________ farms __ - 6 12 - 4 18 8 

$1.000 __ - (D) 246 - (D) 1 859 324 

Uvestock, poultry, and their products ____________ farms __ 83 302 216 235 142 136 295 

$1,000 __ 7278 21 660 9714 19350 12457 12714 18066 Poultry and poultry products __________________ farms __ 2 9 9 4 2 10 26 

$1,000 __ (D) 13 349 (D) (D) (D) 2065 Dairy products ______________________________ farms __ - 4 8 2 1 - 40 

$1,000 __ - 147 (D) (D) (D) - 3291 

Cattle and calves ____________________________ farms __ 83 285 197 225 133 134 269 

$1,000 __ 6915 19586 6373 17559 11 337 12316 11 010 Hogs and pigs ______________________________ farms __ 2 44 29 5 6 6 22 

$1,000 __ (D) 1 129 (D) (D) 56 (D) 532 Sheep, lambs, and wooL _____________________ farms __ 16 42 24 51 23 15 34 

$1,000 __ (D) 591 407 1 407 153 192 291 

Other livestock and livestock products 53 (see text) __________________________________ farms __ II 18 23 30 21 14 $1,000 __ (D) 193 98 269 199 15 877 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONTANA 289 
Table 16. Farms With Sales of $10,000 or More: 1987 and 1982-con. 

[Data for 1987 include abnormal farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

Richland Roosevelt Rosebud Sanders Sheridan Silver Bow Stillwater 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Land in farms _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 459 443 257 147 469 46 293 1982 __ 419 469 244 141 491 39 282 acres, 1987 __ 1 109 278 1 054266 2 781 381 317966 914 074 93 170 781 994 1982 __ 1 014 177 1 032319 2 736365 274 799 955829 89224 819 983 Average size of farm ______________________ acres, 1987 __ 2417 2380 10822 2 163 1 949 2025 2669 1982 __ 2420 2201 11 215 1 949 1 947 2288 2908 

Value of land and buildings': Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 514 743 502 152 1 083984 713884 425 308 538 089 653 147 1982 __ 662 690 682787 1 352914 730447 528 130 618 923 966840 Average per acre ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 198 205 97 355 234 266 209 1982 __ 271 299 121 371 280 271 291 

Total cropland _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 437 436 212 135 458 36 266 1982 __ 404 464 218 138 484 34 265 acres, 1987 __ 519 738 716513 220807 39004 646 718 7720 234575 1982 __ 445 884 690073 219722 44265 (D) 11 814 225116 Harvested cropland ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 431 430 205 128 457 32 257 1982 __ 401 462 210 133 482 31 261 acres, 1987 __ 257 865 347432 112142 24605 307886 5298 113288 1982 __ 257 673 359 132 147509 26104 337 162 7418 136 230 

Irrigated land ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 162 38 92 97 22 32 136 1982 __ 159 41 102 106 25 26 121 acres, 1987 __ 37 134 5225 25485 17182 (D) 6313 21 930 1982 __ 38037 5953 28098 17441 4281 7291 22051 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sales (see text) _______________________ $1,000, 1987 __ 47806 26927 32621 8855 24 142 2034 25660 1982 __ 40815 30997 32134 6995 28 106 2326 23271 Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 104 152 60783 126931 60239 51 476 44223 87577 1982 __ 97411 66093 131 697 49611 57241 59645 82523 

1987 sales by commodity or commodity 

group: 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops ________________________________________ farms __ 414 425 129 52 453 8 168 $1,000 __ 29391 20639 8349 1 717 19057 67 5736 

Grains ______________________________________ farms __ 395 419 100 20 450 2 142 $1,000 __ 15233 19793 5155 (0) 18492 (D) 4036 Corn for grain _____________________________ farms __ 12 1 9 - - - 5 $1,000 __ (D) (D) (0) - - - (D) Wheat ____________________________________ farms __ 371 418 93 16 448 - 120 $1,000 __ 11 383 16432 4348 155 15507 - 3270 Soybeans _________________________________ farms __ - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - -

Sorghum for grain _________________________ farms __ - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - Barley ____________________________________ farms __ 236 304 42 7 351 1 74 $1,000 __ 2295 2174 456 33 2219 (0) 676 Oats _____________________________________ farms __ 46 38 14 3 78 1 16 $1,000 __ 253 (D) (0) (0) 322 (D) (D) Other grains ______________________________ farms __ 85 139 10 - 86 - 1 $1,000 __ (D) 1 031 110 - 443 - (D) 

Cotton and cottonseed _______________________ farms __ - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - Tobacco ____________________________________ farms __ - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - Hay, silage, and field seeds __________________ farms __ 122 93 60 36 96 5 68 $1,000 __ 1 062 649 1538 346 431 21 1 010 Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons __________ farms __ - - - - 1 - 1 $1,000 __ - - - - (D) - (D) 

Fru~s, nu1s, and berries ______________________ farms __ - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - Nursery and greenhouse crops ________________ farms __ - 1 - 3 - 1 1 $1,000 __ - (D) - (D) - (D) (D) Other crops _________________________________ farms __ III 2 11 - 3 - 14 $1,000 __ 13096 (D) 1657 - (0) - (D) 

Livestock, poultry, and their products ____________ farms __ 315 238 227 138 215 45 270 $1,000 __ 18 415 6288 24272 7138 5085 1 968 19924 Poultry and poultry products __________________ farms __ 10 11 7 7 12 2 9 $1,000 __ 3 (D) 1 (0) 9 (D) (D) Dairy products ______________________________ farms __ 5 1 - 3 1 - 3 $1,000 __ (D) (D) - (D) (0) - (D) 

Cattle and calves ____________________________ farms __ 295 220 219 129 189 45 254 $1,000 __ 16867 5059 22335 6240 4099 1 929 17284 Hogs and pigs ______________________________ farms __ 29 37 11 5 35 2 19 $1,000 __ 670 532 369 178 667 (D) 1 154 Sheep, 18lIIbs, and wooL _____________________ farms __ 31 19 30 8 27 4 61 $1,000 __ (D) 497 1256 36 261 (D) 820 

Other livestock and livestock products (see 21 text) __________________________________ farms __ 20 15 34 18 14 7 $1,000 __ 410 (D) 311 231 (D) 13 38 

See footnotes at end of table. 

290 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 16. Farms With Sales of $10,000 or More: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[Data for 1987 include abnormal farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text J 

Item 

Sweet Grass Teton Toole Treasure Valley Wheatland Wibaux Yellowstone 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Land in farms ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 213 494 320 92 533 118 146 543 1982 __ 200 517 300 75 489 117 138 539 acres. 1987._ 803 591 1 012341 1 102 566 497 003 1 540 193 810244 493231 1 271 399 1982 __ 849 195 1 067 340 1 041 360 476 080 1 428 559 823407 453 589 1 195581 Average size of farm ______________________ acres, 1987 __ 3773 2049 3 446 5 402 2890 6866 3378 2341 1982 __ 4246 2064 3 471 6 348 2921 7038 3287 2218 

Value of land and buildings': Average per farm ________________________ dollars. 1987._ 802 506 681 405 787 792 677 213 574 570 1 104 667 427 160 602976 1982 __ 917450 833 657 1 046 460 1 032 760 737536 1 267752 463 325 855 926 Average per acre ________________________ dollars. 1987._ 220 339 234 123 192 165 127 263 1982 __ 212 402 300 144 278 179 146 404 

Total cropland ________________________________ farms. 1987 __ 186 481 303 77 510 109 136 476 1982 __ 186 499 293 67 484 106 138 497 

acres. 1987._ 81 817 600 524 658 271 (D) 810 974 (D) (D) 345 186 1982 __ 88350 573 803 (D) (D) 684971 114638 140 642 316048 Harvested cropland _________________________ farms. 1987 __ 177 478 302 70 500 108 133 452 1982 __ 183 497 291 65 478 104 137 470 

acres. 1987._ 48719 312 350 316 746 28 316 387693 81 881 81 291 171 113 1982 __ 59503 331 461 309 334 25 832 378816 86966 74891 182043 

Irrigated land _________________________________ farms. 1987 __ 154 262 24 54 158 61 5 331 1982 __ 143 294 26 41 139 64 9 355 acres. 1987 __ 46517 97 599 (0) 19083 43720 23869 (D) 62624 1982 __ 45899 109 860 6 046 15881 28552 25849 (D) 65619 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sales (see text) ________________________ $1,000.1987._ 14769 60 988 29006 12991 39090 15554 9 453 98094 1982 __ 13 171 62444 33 864 10018 38378 14127 8058 77680 Average per farm ________________________ dollars. 1987._ 69339 123 457 90643 141 203 73340 131 814 64746 180 652 1982 __ 65853 120 781 112879 133 571 78482 120 748 58 388 144 119 

1987 sales by commodity or commodity 

group: 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops________________________________ __ __ ____ farms __ 85 454 294 53 474 73 124 381 $1.000 __ 1 196 31 618 22 102 4286 22341 3272 3 974 19128 

Grains_ __ ___ __ _ _ __ __ _ __ __ __ __ ____ _ __ __ __ __ __ farms __ 54 440 293 44 461 64 123 329 $1,000 __ 672 30 182 21 775 (D) 20733 2900 3844 10413 Corn for grain _____________________________ farms __ - 1 1 9 3 - - 25 $1,000 __ - (0) (0) 182 (D) - - 278 Wheat _ ___ __ __ ____ _ __ __ __ __ ____ _ __ __ __ __ _ _ farms __ 31 379 289 33 447 58 122 249 $1.000 __ 429 15 711 15034 462 17034 2071 3 311 7249 Soybeans _________________________________ farms __ - - - - - - - - $1.000 __ - - - - - - - -

Sorghum for grain _________________________ farms __ - - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - - Barley ____________________________________ farms __ 21 407 274 19 329 34 64 237 $1,000 __ (D) 13901 6300 (D) 3060 763 373 2696 Oats _____________________________________ farms __ 21 10 8 2 35 7 10 24 $1.000 __ 74 (0) (0) (D) 180 (D) (D) 103 Other grains ______________________________ farms __ 2 70 84 1 51 2 15 16 $1.000 __ (D) 458 410 (D) (D) (D) (D) 86 

Cotton and cottonseed _______________________ farms __ - - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - - Tobacco __ __ __ ___ ___ _ __ __ __ _ _ _ __ __ __ __ __ _ __ _ farms __ - - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - - Hay, silage. and field seeds __________________ farms __ 39 139 40 29 131 22 34 186 $1,000 __ 491 1 385 255 676 1 567 (D) (D) 2808 Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons __________ farms __ 1 - 1 1 - 2 - 7 $1,000 __ (D) - (0) (D) - (D) - 65 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________ farms __ - - - - - - - 2 $1,00o __ - - - - - - - (D) 

Nursery and greenhouse crops ________________ farms __ 4 2 - - 1 1 - 7 $1,00o __ (D) (D) - - (D) (D) - (D) Other crops _________________________________ farms __ - 5 8 18 3 - 1 93 $1,00o __ - (D) (0) 2594 (D) - (0) (D) 

Livestock, poultry, and their products ____________ farms __ 208 297 138 82 316 101 121 421 $1,000 __ 13 573 29370 6903 8704 16749 12 282 5 479 78966 Poultry and poultry products __________________ farms __ 7 9 6 1 9 7 3 7 

$1,00o __ 3 (0) (0) (D) 6 (D) (D) (D) Dairy products ______________________________ farms __ 4 7 2 - 2 3 7 25 $1,00o __ (D) 641 (0) - (D) (D) 238 2818 

Cattle and calves ____________________________ farms __ 190 268 125 80 292 95 113 393 $1,00o __ 11 029 26344 5013 8549 15636 8871 4961 73 258 Hogs and pigs ______________________________ farms __ 16 26 14 4 32 7 16 23 

$1,000 __ (D) 1 218 (0) (D) 699 1 031 171 (D) 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ______________________ farms __ 80 41 10 8 36 39 16 40 $1,00o __ 1 464 601 174 131 302 1 515 99 541 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) __________________________________ farms __ 25 28 12 10 18 5 7 37 $1,00o __ 315 (0) (0) (D) (D) (0) (0) 500 

See footnotes at end of table, 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONTANA 291 
Table 16. Farms With Sales of $10,000 or More: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[Data for 1987 include abnormal farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Item 

Montana Beaverhead Big Horn Blaine Broadwater Carbon Carter 

1987 FARMS BY STANDARD 

INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

Cash grains (011) ________________________________________ 6213 10 67 180 49 41 ~2 Field crops, except cash graing (013) _______________________ 855 28 30 12 11 85 4 Cotton (0131) __________________________________________ 

Tobacco (0132) ________________________________________ 

Sugarcane and sugar beets; Irish potatoes; 

field crops, except cash grains, n.e.c. (0133, 0134, 0139) ____________________________________ 855 28 30 12 11 85 4 

Vegetables and melons (016) ______________________________ 8 Fruits and tree nuts (017) _________________________________ 61 Horticultural specialties (018) ______________________________ 76 1 2 General farms, primarily crop (019) ______________ - __________ 309 2 16 7 9 19 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (021) _________________________________ - _______ 7890 216 230 194 83 277 249 Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) _______________________ 6742 197 214 170 78 230 176 

Dairy farms (024) _________________________________________ 234 2 2 5 Poultry and eggs (025) ____________________________________ 13 Animal specialties (027) ___________________________________ 161 3 7 3 2 

General farms, primarily livestock and animal specialties (029) _________________________________________ 48 3 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres _______________________________________ 1987 __ 551 16 15 17 3 17 15 1982 __ 347 5 7 2 1 9 10 10 to 49 acres _____________________________________ 1987 __ 328 1 6 10 1982 __ 299 3 9 4 7 50 to 69 acres _____________________________________ 1987 __ 85 1 5 1982 __ 94 3 1 1 5 70 to 99 acres _____________________________________ 1987 __ 201 5 1 6 10 1982 __ 200 1 4 5 10 

100 to 139 acres ___________________________________ 1987 __ 236 6 7 6 2 20 2 1982 __ 220 5 4 2 3 16 140 to 179 acres ___________________________________ 1987 __ 353 8 7 12 3 33 1982 __ 394 9 8 5 2 23 180 to 219 acres ___________________________________ 1987 __ 259 5 5 2 5 17 1982 __ 266 3 3 8 1 27 220 to 259 acres ___________________________________ 1987 __ 257 7 4 3 3 18 1982 __ 241 2 3 8 12 20 

260 to 499 acres ___________________________________ 1987 __ 388 21 36 19 20 85 2 1982 __ 1 359 17 29 22 18 72 4 500 to 999 acres ___________________________________ 1987 __ 2076 32 44 35 25 85 13 1982 __ 2 104 35 50 34 16 69 10 1,000 to 1,999 acres ________________________________ 1987 __ 3090 35 57 76 19 73 33 1982 __ 3036 29 47 54 26 69 32 2,000 acres or more ________________________________ 1987 __ 7 044 130 165 227 67 61 209 1982 __ 6907 128 150 211 69 65 205 

TENURE OF OPERATOR 

Full owners _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 5817 150 97 172 78 189 108 1982 __ 5768 143 81 157 63 170 88 acres, 1987 __ 12 368 299 398 061 704 040 504645 162045 141 336 352 130 1982 __ 12 734 247 510 999 200493 562341 172998 134554 340181 

Part owners _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 7830 91 186 181 57 159 121 1982 __ 7892 85 181 167 72 158 143 acres, 1987 __ 36633011 932 284 1 647110 154 794 261 172 297612 988 707 1982 __ 36 557 512 888 195 1 660391 925 915 280245 415314 1 094 189 

Tenants ____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 2221 21 68 45 18 86 47 1982 __ 1 807 14 50 29 18 64 32 

acres, 1987 __ 5 372 553 89317 327 658 134514 18522 48 908 190 318 1982 __ 4 112 496 21 652 225236 91 446 25487 46434 168 946 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated ________________________________ 1987 __ 12089 207 259 299 124 356 221 1982 __ 11 593 185 237 272 117 319 197 Not on farm operated _____________________________ 1987 __ 2672 43 59 65 23 52 34 1982 __ 2279 36 35 38 22 43 33 Not reported _____________________________________ 1987 __ 1 107 12 33 34 6 26 21 1982 __ 1 595 21 40 43 14 30 33 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming _________________________________________ 1987 __ 13 819 227 315 360 137 366 253 1982 __ 13732 220 285 319 141 349 250 Other ___________________________________________ 1987 __ 2049 35 36 38 16 68 23 1982 __ 1 735 22 27 34 12 43 13 

Operators by days of work off farm: None ____________________________________________ 1987 __ 9520 162 225 256 91 239 183 1982 __ 8848 144 195 210 93 231 155 Any _____________________________________________ 1987 __ 5 213 81 96 111 48 165 78 1982 __ 4700 68 71 86 37 122 65 

1 to 49 days ___________________________________ 1987 __ 652 17 22 38 15 63 27 1982 __ 635 22 26 30 17 46 38 50 to 99 days __________________________________ 1987 __ 576 12 8 9 1 15 6 1982 __ 498 7 10 6 5 11 3 100 to 149 days ________________________________ 1987 __ 542 13 9 15 9 13 13 1982 __ 452 5 3 11 2 12 5 

See footnotes at end of table. 

292 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 16. Farms With Sales of $10,000 or More: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[Data for 1967 include abnormal farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text) 

Item 

Cascade Chouteau Custer Daniels Dawson Deer Lodge Fallon 

1987 FARMS BY STANDARD 

INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

Cash grains (011) ________________________________________ 166 593 32 237 196 61 Field crops, except cash grains (013) _______________________ 10 2 23 22 2 3 Cotton (0131) __________________________________________ Tobacco (0132) ________________________________________ 

Sugarcane and sugar beets; Irish potatoes; 

field crops, except cash grains, n.e.c. (0133,0134,0139) ____________________________________ 10 2 23 22 2 3 

ve~etables and melons (016) ______________________________ Fruts and tree nuts (017) _________________________________ 

Horticultural specialties (016) ______________________________ 2 1 1 1 2 General farms, primarily crop (019) _________________________ 9 4 6 6 1 2 

livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal s~ecialties (021) _________________________________________ 266 95 182 45 140 29 167 eef cattle, except feedlots (0212) _______________________ 244 75 161 35 120 26 142 

Dairy farms (024) _________________________________________ 13 4 Poultry and eggs (025) ____________________________________ 2 Animal specialties (027) ___________________________________ 6 1 2 2 

General farms, primarily livestock and animal specialties (029) _________________________________________ 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres _______________________________________ 1967 __ 13 5 11 3 10 2 8 1962 __ 20 7 13 1 6 1 10 to 49 acres _____________________________________ 1967 __ 3 1 6 3 2 1962 __ 10 2 4 1 1 50 to 69 acres _____________________________________ 1967 __ 4 1962 __ 4 2 70 to 99 acres _____________________________________ 1987 __ 5 2 2 1962 __ 8 4 1 

100 to 139 acres ___________________________________ 1987 __ 7 5 2 2 1962 __ 10 4 1 2 140 to 179 acres ___________________________________ 1987 __ 5 4 2 1 1962 __ 11 6 6 2 2 1 160 to 219 acres ___________________________________ 1987 __ 9 1 4 4 1 1962 __ 6 1 7 2 1 220 to 259 acres ___________________________________ 1967 __ 13 1 7 1962 __ 10 2 3 4 

260 to 499 acres ___________________________________ 1987 __ 61 33 19 15 23 5 19 1962 __ 50 39 19 16 25 3 12 500 to 999 acre"- __________________________________ 1967 __ 66 70 17 36 47 5 16 1962 __ 69 76 9 53 40 3 25 1,000 to 1,999 acres ________________________________ 1967 __ 108 197 21 79 62 5 48 1962 __ 116 185 20 99 73 6 61 2,000 acres or more ________________________________ 1967 __ 163 388 146 149 200 13 136 1962 __ 162 353 163 153 217 14 129 -

TENURE OF OPERATOR 

Full owners _________________________________ farms, 1967 __ 193 160 66 69 92 21 62 1962 __ 217 193 97 86 93 16 73 

acres, 1987 __ 332459 409 130 302357 127 254 160 748 20 394 163 666 1982 __ 276033 457052 486916 192 708 230 965 110 966 168 640 

Part owners _________________________________ farms, 1967 __ 213 366 122 183 213 14 129 

1962 __ 225 361 117 204 226 14 135 

acres, 1967 __ 876041 1 472 633 1 545204 537 338 857 425 (D) 633 565 

1962 __ 920 692 1 444857 1 477209 536 012 944 319 (D) 629 656 

Tenants ____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 69 130 40 32 69 1 23 

1982 __ 58 124 36 36 55 1 23 

acres, 1987 __ 153 402 305636 242 370 53 244 165012 (D) 47383 

1962 __ 103 630 206069 244675 51 894 103 752 (D) 28640 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated ________________________________ 1987 __ 376 517 189 189 243 30 185 1982 __ 392 477 197 194 248 25 189 Not on farm operated _____________________________ 1987 __ 74 125 39 67 103 5 36 

1982 __ 69 130 27 74 92 4 20 Not reported _______________________ • _____________ 1987 __ 23 54 20 28 28 1 13 

1982 __ 39 71 26 58 34 2 22 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming _______________________ • __ • ______________ 1987 __ 407 644 209 255 340 25 210 1962 __ 439 625 222 295 330 23 212 Other ___________________________________________ 1987 __ 66 52 39 29 34 11 24 

1982 __ 61 53 26 31 44 8 19 

Operators by days of work off farm: None._ ••••• _ ••• _________________________________ 1987 __ 278 506 132 167 222 10 147 

1982 __ 276 444 166 177 196 15 128 Any _____________________________________________ 1987 __ 158 143 101 89 126 24 70 

1982 __ 162 154 67 99 123 15 75 

1 to 49 days ___________________________________ 1987 __ 45 54 31 32 61 3 25 1982 __ 52 52 25 25 49 2 38 50 to 99 days __________________________________ 1987 __ 14 12 15 3 15 7 

1982 __ 14 15 5 18 14 1 6 100 to 149 days ________________________________ 1987 __ 19 16 7 14 6 4 5 

1982 __ 13 13 5 7 8 2 4 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONTANA 293 
Table 16. Farms With Sales of $10,000 or More: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[Data for 1987 include abnormal farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text J 

item 

Fergus Flathead Gallatin Garfield Glacier Golden Valley Granite 

1987 FARMS BY STANDARD 

INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

Cash grains (011) ________________________________________ 232 72 115 69 176 22 3 Field crops, except cash grains (013) _______________________ Cotton (0131) __________________________________________ 7 22 67 3 5 2 1 

Tobacco (0132) ________________________________________ 

Sugarcane and sugar beets; Irish potatoes; 

field crops, except cash grains, n.e.c. (0133,0134,0139) ____________________________________ 7 22 67 3 5 2 

Vegetaibles and melons (016) ______________________________ 1 Fruits and tree nuts (017) _________________________________ 3 Horticultural specialties (018) ______________________________ 2 15 6 General farms, primarily crop (019) _________________________ 13 15 28 3 3 2 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (021) _________________________________________ 338 110 209 160 112 73 104 Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) _______________________ 303 81 166 106 96 63 102 

Dairy farms (024) _________________________________________ 15 65 Poultry and eggs (025) ____________________________________ 2 1 Animal specialties (027) ___________________________________ 4 9 8 3 

General farms, primarily livestock and animal specialties (029) _________________________________________ 3 2 6 3 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres _______________________________________ 1987 __ 26 12 21 14 14 1 4 1982 __ 14 3 23 3 12 2 1 10 to 49 acres _____________________________________ 1987 __ 3 26 21 3 2 2 1982 __ 4 17 13 4 3 50 to 69 acres _____________________________________ 1987 __ 3 3 4 1 1982 __ 8 4 2 70 to 99 acres _____________________________________ 1987 __ 1 12 12 1982 __ 2 13 16 3 

100 to 139 acres ___________________________________ 1987 __ 2 15 15 2 1982 __ 1 18 12 1 140 to 179 acres ___________________________________ 1987 __ 21 30 1 1 1982 __ 8 29 30 3 4 5 180 to 219 acres ___________________________________ 1987 __ 1 22 18 4 3 1982 __ 19 18 3 220 to 259 acres ___________________________________ 1987 __ 2 11 16 5 2 1982 __ 17 11 3 

260 to 499 acres ___________________________________ 1987 __ 24 58 104 4 27 1 8 1982 __ 16 40 96 6 13 2 3 500 to 999 acres ___________________________________ 1987 __ 67 52 123 13 26 6 15 1982 __ 71 67 113 4 36 15 17 1,000 to 1,999 acres ________________________________ 1987 __ 146 21 70 22 54 20 29 1982 __ 162 18 71 24 35 15 20 2,000 acres or more ________________________________ 1987 __ 325 13 71 181 164 67 49 1982 __ 320 12 67 179 144 79 52 

TENURE OF OPERATOR 

Full owners _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 213 120 203 94 86 29 48 1982 __ 218 120 194 67 87 40 49 acres, 1987 __ 460506 49961 159360 438 727 189912 123 729 78662 1982 __ 582305 53901 217614 428 114 221 207 151 287 100 940 

Part owners _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 300 120 198 121 157 59 51 1982 __ 310 125 200 130 143 64 44 acres, 1987 __ 1 306567 142570 420 313 1 396 550 579 977 429693 (D) 1982 __ 1 219374 151 630 458967 1 429 729 557 096 395 667 170614 

Tenants ____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 87 26 104 21 57 10 14 1982 __ 70 16 80 23 26 9 12 acres, 1987 __ 231 631 6055 106 266 114409 127 739 50570 (D) 1982 __ 157403 6600 46143 113 480 49898 46760 44100 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: 488 On farm operated ________________________________ 1987 __ 220 403 172 198 73 95 1982 __ 455 213 374 162 152 91 87 Not on farm operated _____________________________ 1987 __ 62 33 81 29 65 16 15 1982 __ 70 28 65 23 51 9 9 Not reported _____________________________________ 1987 __ 50 13 21 35 37 9 3 1982 __ 73 20 35 35 53 13 9 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming _________________________________________ 1987 __ 548 192 421 222 241 91 98 

Other 1982 __ 549 192 416 206 217 102 95 ___________________________________________ 1987 __ 52 74 84 14 59 7 15 1982 __ 49 69 58 14 39 11 10 

Operators by days of work off fanm: None ____________________________________________ 1987 __ 398 121 290 161 159 66 71 1982 __ 377 127 259 141 125 71 70 Any _____________________________________________ 1987 __ 151 130 183 59 114 23 32 1982 __ 145 116 163 48 80 27 29 

1 to 49 days ___________________________________ 1987 __ 53 28 51 24 24 9 7 1982 __ 57 22 64 19 19 9 5 50 to 99 days __________________________________ 1987 __ 19 9 21 12 17 1 4 1982 __ 27 4 19 11 10 2 1 100 to 149 days ________________________________ 1987 __ 19 8 14 6 9 4 3 1982 __ 16 22 23 4 3 2 4 

See footnotes at end of table. 

294 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 16. Farms With Sales of $10,000 or More: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[Data for 1987 include abnormal farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text J 

Item 

Hill Jefferson Judith Basin Lake Lewis and Clark Uberty Lincoln 

1987 FARMS BY STANDARD 

INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

Cash grains (011) ________________________________________ 482 12 126 24 16 230 Field crops, except cash grains (013) _______________________ 1 11 3 52 29 4 Cotton (0131) __________________________________________ 

Tobacco (0132) ________________________________________ 

Sugarcane and sugar beets; Irish potatoes; 

field crops. except cash grains, n.e.c. (0133,0134,0139) ____________________________________ 11 3 52 29 4 

Vegetables and melons (016) ______________________________ 

Fruits and tree nuts (017) _________________________________ 56 Horticultural specialties (018) ______________________________ 4 4 2 General farms, primarily crop (019) _________________________ 3 4 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal S~Cialties (021) _________________________________________ 84 83 147 327 118 44 40 eef cattle, except feedlots (0212) _______________________ 66 76 128 302 108 30 36 

Dairy farms (024) _________________________________________ 3 3 35 3 Poultry and eggs (025) ____________________________________ Animal specialties (027) ___________________________________ 

General farms, primarily livestock and animal 

2 20 4 

specialties (029) _________________________________________ 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres _______________________________________ 1987 __ 2 4 7 31 15 6 2 1982 __ 3 5 7 29 13 4 10 to 49 acres _____________________________________ 1987 __ 1 3 3 53 7 1 4 1982 __ 1 6 6 58 10 2 1 50 to 69 acres _____________________________________ 1987 __ 1 2 2 14 3 1982 __ 2 3 1 11 5 1 70 to 99 acres _____________________________________ 1987 __ 2 3 30 8 2 1982 __ 3 24 7 1 

100 to 139 acres ___________________________________ 1987 __ 1 1 27 5 4 1982 __ 2 1 29 1 140 to 179 acres ___________________________________ 1987 __ 5 4 2 40 8 3 3 1982 __ 5 1 1 42 6 1 2 180 to 219 acres ___________________________________ 1987 __ 1 1 32 5 2 2 1982 __ 3 3 30 3 4 220 to 259 acres ___________________________________ 1987 __ 3 2 3 40 3 2 1982 __ 1 2 21 2 2 

260 to 499 acres ___________________________________ 1987 __ 26 8 10 101 18 18 11 1982 __ 38 7 12 121 16 5 16 500 to 999 acres ___________________________________ 1987 __ 71 19 39 81 19 18 14 1982 __ 78 20 35 72 18 13 13 1,000 to 1,999 acres ________________________________ 1987 __ 156 20 67 31 20 72 2 1982 __ 147 13 75 34 19 59 3 2,000 acres or more ________________________________ 1987 __ 306 45 141 42 71 155 4 1982 __ 285 56 127 36 71 149 2 

TENURE OF OPERATOR 

Full owners _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 130 71 88 258 88 101 34 1982 __ 161 69 89 269 81 75 26 

acres, 1987 __ 370 395 121 971 173 957 172841 120616 238674 16796 1982 __ 367 063 163 772 188 264 118 716 172 903 203 947 13 194 

Part owners _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 343 35 153 228 74 128 15 1982 __ 325 37 138 210 77 133 14 

acres, 1987 __ 148 592 193 848 567 341 222 383 646865 (D) (D) 

1982 __ 077 275 180 299 553 755 186 095 652 397 (D) 9936 

Tenants ____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 99 5 38 36 20 46 1 1982 __ 79 13 38 28 13 25 5 

acres, 1987 __ 163 368 16 431 84340 18267 33568 (D) (D) 1982 __ 131 314 22080 57471 17923 36247 (D) 2305 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated ________________________________ 1987 __ 416 82 215 446 145 187 44 

1982 __ 379 89 209 400 135 174 37 Not on farm operated _____________________________ 1987 __ 124 17 53 54 27 57 4 1982 __ 132 15 37 66 21 35 4 Not reported _____________________________________ 1987 __ 32 12 11 22 10 31 2 1982 __ 54 15 19 41 15 24 4 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming _________________________________________ 1987 __ 506 86 245 391 134 244 39 1982 __ 500 101 240 383 136 224 36 Other ___________________________________________ 1987 __ 66 25 34 131 48 31 11 1982 __ 65 18 25 124 35 9 9 

Operators by days of work off farm: None ____________________________________________ 1987 __ 338 62 179 252 100 180 23 1982 __ 315 65 177 244 88 140 23 Any _____________________________________________ 1987 __ 198 39 83 239 71 77 25 1982 __ 177 39 63 218 58 65 19 

1 to 49 days ___________________________________ 1987 __ 67 3 39 48 15 28 6 1982 __ 54 7 27 50 13 29 6 50 to 99 days __________________________________ 1987 __ 21 6 5 17 6 6 4 1982 __ 25 4 5 20 4 5 1 100 to 149 days ________________________________ 1987 __ 31 5 1 32 4 8 2 1982 __ 21 4 5 13 1 9 2 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONTANA 295 
Table 16. Farms With Sales of $10,000 or More: 1987 and 1982-con. 

[Data for 1987 include abnormal farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

1987 FARMS BY STANDARD 

INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

Cash grains (011) _______________________________________ _ 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) ______________________ _ Cotton (0131) _________________________________________ _ 

Tobacco (0132) _______________________________________ _ 

Sugarcane and sugar beets; Irish potatoes; 

field crops, except cash grains, n.e.c. (0133,0134,0139) ___________________________________ _ 

Vegetables and melons (016) _____________________________ _ Fruits and tree nuts (017) ________________________________ _ 

Horticultural specialties (018) _____________________________ _ 

General farms, primarily crop (019) ________________________ _ 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (021) ________________________________________ _ 

Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) ______________________ _ 

Dairy farms (024) ________________________________________ _ 

Poultry and eggs (025) ___________________________________ _ 

Animal specialties (027) __________________________________ _ 

General farms, primarily livestock and animal specialties (029) ________________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres _______________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 10 to 49 acres _____________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 50 to 69 acres _____________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 70 to 99 acres _____________________________________ 1987._ 

1982 __ 

100 to 139 acres ___________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 140 to 179 acres ,-_________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 180 to 219 acres ___________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 220 to 259 acres ___________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

260 to 499 acres ___________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 500 to 999 acres ___________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 1,000 to 1,999 acres ________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 2,000 acres or more ________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

TENURE OF OPERATOR 

Full owners _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

Part owners _________________________________ farms, 1987._ 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

Tenants ____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

On farm operated ________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ Not on farm operated _____________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ Not reported _____________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming _________________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ Other ___________________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

Operators by days of work off farm: None ____________________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ Any _____________________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

1 to 49 days ___________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 50 to 99 days __________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 100 to 149 days ________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

296 MONTANA 

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99 

38 

52 

10 

7 

9 

7 

Madison 

15 

25 

25 

8 

251 

232 

2 

4 

12 

4 

7 

8 

1 

1 

5 

7 

5 

4 

10 

5 

4 

4 

5 

8 

38 

35 

46 

46 

56 

59 

117 

124 

160 

159 

380796 

322445 

118 

121 

647424 

692255 

28 

25 

59815 

69147 

255 

260 

37 

23 

14 

22 

267 

269 

39 

36 

194 

196 

97 

77 

29 

21 

11 

5 

9 

6 

Meagher 

6 

4 

4 

86 

84 

6 

2 

1 

1 

7 

6 

1 

3 

5 

3 

79 

74 

37 

33 

122 605 

131 066 

50 

53 827838 

728643 

12 

4 

40889 

98970 

72 

70 

18 

15 

9 

5 

93 

83 

6 

7 

66 

61 

27 

20 

14 

5 

3 

2 

3 

Mineral 

3 

3 

10 

8 

1 

3 

3 

1 

4 

4 

1 

4 

3 

1 

10 

10 2918 

3265 

5 

3 3578 (D) 

(D) 

14 

11 

1 

3 

10 

12 

5 

2 

6 

6 

9 

7 

3 

2 

2 

Missoula 

5 

9 

9 

5 

3 

89 

85 

2 

4 

6 

10 

16 

12 

6 

2 

2 

2 

4 

2 

10 

7 

5 

2 

4 

8 

13 

17 

24 

13 

14 

12 

13 

20 

71 

59 

35667 

47327 

38 

42 94855 

90 152 

8 

6 849 

602 

91 

80 

20 

19 

6 

8 

74 

67 

43 

40 

48 

39 

62 

61 

5 

7 

5 

3 

6 

8 

Musselshell 

20 

1 

102 

88 

3 

4 

3 

1 

2 

3 

9 

11 

15 

21 

92 

103 

40 

47 

194 127 

260 238 

72 

87 

552 024 707 261 

13 

11 

192 387 

64358 

103 

115 

15 

15 

7 

15 

115 

132 

10 

13 

82 

77 

38 

49 

12 

18 

10 

6 

5 

6 

Park 

22 

4 

4 

1 

2 

193 

183 

6 

4 

9 

5 

3 

3 

2 

3 

5 

5 

3 

6 

2 

2 

2 

24 

23 

34 

39 

43 

50 

103 

108 

128 

125 307456 

301 749 

84 

100 

376603 

410371 

20 

18 

31 322 

20606 

196 

192 

26 

23 

10 

28 

198 

213 

34 

30 

146 

148 

71 

67 

23 

19 

7 

7 

7 

6 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 16. Farms With Sales of $10,000 or More: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[Data for 1987 include abnormal farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text J 

Item 

1987 FARMS BY STANDARD 

INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

Cash grains (011) _______________________________________ _ 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) ______________________ _ Cotton (0131) _________________________________________ _ 

Tobacco (0132) _______________________________________ _ 

Sugarcane and sugar beets; Irish potatoes; field crops, except cash grains, n.e.c. (0133,0134,0139) ___________________________________ _ 

Vegetables and melons (016) _____________________________ _ 

Fruits and tree nuts (017) ________________________________ _ 

Horticultural specialties (018) _____________________________ _ 

General farms, primarily crop (019) ________________________ _ 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (021) ________________________________________ _ 

Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) ______________________ _ 

Dairy farms (024) ________________________________________ _ 

Poultry and eggs (025) ___________________________________ _ 

Animal specialties (027) __________________________________ _ 

General farms, primarily livestock and animal specialties (029) ________________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres _______________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 10 to 49 acres _____________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 50 to 69 acres _____________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 70 to 99 acres _____________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

100 to 139 acres ___________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 140 to 179 acres ___________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 180 to 219 acres ___________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 220 to 259 acres- __________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

260 to 499 acres ___________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 500 to 999 acres ___________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 1,000 to 1,999 acres ________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 2,000 acres or more ________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

TENURE OF OPERATOR 

Full owners _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

Part owners _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

Tenants ____________________________________ farms, 1981-_ 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

On farm operated ________________________________ 1981-_ 

1982 __ Not on farm operated _____________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ Not reported _____________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming _________________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ Other ___________________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

Operators by days of work off farm: None ____________________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ Any _____________________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

1 to 49 days ___________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 50 to 99 days __________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 100 to 149 days ________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

Petroleum 

6 

2 

2 

3 

76 

70 

2 

2 

2 

3 

1 

1 

3 

3 

1 

8 

7 

68 

62 

26 

10 

110998 

59686 

52 

57 

(D) 

(D) 

9 

10 

(D) 

(D) 

73 

59 

8 

7 

6 

11 

78 

74 

9 

3 

57 

46 

28 

24 

10 

13 

6 

4 

1 

2 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

Phillips 

128 

19 

19 

13 

201 

168 

2 

10 

1 

1 

1 

4 

1 

4 

1 

6 

2 

4 

4 

4 

27 

23 

35 

43 

52 

60 

228 

231 

143 

185 

498055 

629986 

179 

157 

934674 

869331 

42 

36 146949 

122 269 

265 

277 

67 

59 

32 

42 

333 

347 

31 

31 

221 

211 

119 

108 

43 

46 

14 

11 

15 

6 

Pondera 

317 

5 

5 

8 

74 

62 

2 

4 

12 

11 

1 

3 

2 

1 

2 

1 

2 

4 

5 

1 

2 

4 

9 

41 

44 

65 

62 

131 

133 

147 

132 

144 

167 

267 215 

214 770 

195 

190 

504 803 

487 906 

71 

48 

111 505 71 405 

303 

279 

75 

76 

32 

50 

379 

374 

31 

31 

237 

232 

145 

119 

50 

44 

20 

11 

24 

12 

Powder River 

13 

6 

6 

4 

217 

188 

4 

7 

8 

3 

4 

2 

2 

1 

1 

3 

2 

6 

6 

16 

15 

31 

41 

174 

175 

93 

94 

362 879 380 500 

127 

131 

117855 

020 613 

24 

28 

89628 

103 176 

216 

214 

15 

15 

13 

24 

214 

229 

30 

24 

140 

146 

81 

75 

31 

24 

12 

16 

12 

5 

Powell 

4 

9 

9 

128 

122 

3 

8 

7 

1 

2 

2 

4 

2 

2 

2 

1 

2 

9 

9 

24 

25 

27 

23 

70 

70 

70 

77 149 367 

253 147 

62 

60 

466 355 

402 256 

14 

7 

38020 

34072 

120 

110 

16 

20 

10 

14 

128 

128 

18 

16 

86 

78 

45 

46 

11 

17 

9 

2 

7 

Prairie 

35 

17 

17 

3 

94 

80 

4 

1 

1 

4 

2 

3 

4 

2 

10 

5 

8 

13 

32 

33 

88 

85 

47 

51 

120224 

107 620 

84 

88 477 169 

483417 

18 

8 76300 

22847 

114 

108 

27 

15 

8 

24 

137 

142 

12 

5 

101 

90 

35 

30 

14 

15 

7 

1 

3 

5 

Ravalli 

6 

29 

29 

1 

2 

7 

6 

216 

182 

35 

3 

13 

4 

19 

19 

53 

37 

12 

9 

26 

33 

34 

29 

25 

21 

15 

18 

21 

19 

39 

47 

42 

35 

14 

29 

22 

20 

161 

161 49893 

62 168 

129 

133 105 654 

149831 

32 

22 34 058 

7229 

276 

266 

31 

25 

15 

25 

248 

250 

74 

66 

165 

163 

129 

119 

21 

29 

10 

10 

16 

14 

MONTANA 297 
Table 16. Farms With Sales of $10,000 or More: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[Data for 1987 include abnormal farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see inlroduclory text J 

Item 

Richland Roosevelt Rosebud Sanders Sheridan Silver Bow Stillwater 

1987 FARMS BY STANDARD 

INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

Cash grains (011) ________________________________________ 185 340 44 3 386 54 Field crops. except cash grains (013) _______________________ 101 5 19 10 19 Cotton (0131) __________________________________________ 

Tobacco (0132) ________________________________________ 

Sugarcane and sugar beets; Irish potatoes; 

field crops. except cash grains, n.e.c. (0133,0134,0139) ____________________________________ 101 5 19 10 19 

Vegetables and melons (016) _____________ • ________________ Fruits and tree nuts (017) _________________________________ 

Horticultural specialties (018) ______________________________ 1 3 1 General farms, primarily crop (019) _________________________ 14 4 2 7 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal S~ialtieS (021) _________________________________________ 154 92 191 121 83 44 208 eef cattle, except feedlots (0212) _______________________ 125 68 166 116 62 43 170 

Dairy farms (024) _________________________________________ 3 1 Poultry and eggs (025) ____________________________________ 1 1 Animal specialties (027) ___________________________________ 6 1 

General farms, primarily livestock and animal specialties (029) _________________________________________ 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 109 acres _______________________________________ 1987 __ 14 5 17 4 8 2 12 1982 __ 6 5 1 4 3 7 10 to 49 acres _____________________________________ 1987 __ 10 2 5 1 5 1982 __ 4 1 4 7 50 to 69 acres _____________________________________ 1987 __ I 2 1 1 1982 __ 3 1 1 2 2 70 to 99 acres _____________________________________ 1987 __ 7 1 4 4 1 1982 __ 3 2 2 3 1 

100 to 139 acres ___________________________________ 1987 __ 9 4 2 4 1982 __ 11 1 2 1 2 3 140 to 179 acres ___________________________________ 1987 __ 11 1 1 9 2 5 1982 __ 14 6 10 2 2 3 180 to 219 acres ___________________________________ 1987 __ 6 2 5 6 2 2 8 1982 __ 9 1 7 6 2 1 3 220 to 259 acres ___________________________________ 1987 __ 10 2 5 6 1 2 1982 __ 8 2 2 4 5 3 

260 to 499 acres ___________________________________ 1987 __ 46 23 20 28 18 5 30 1982 __ 45 32 20 22 18 3 28 500 to 999 acres ___________________________________ 1987 __ 69 73 28 20 85 8 43 1982 __ 63 79 29 28 99 8 41 1,000 to 1,999 acres ________________________________ 1987 __ 91 134 27 31 169 20 67 1982 __ 75 133 24 24 176 11 65 2,000 acres or more ________________________________ 1987 __ 185 201 148 30 178 9 115 1982 __ 178 208 152 37 181 10 119 

TENURE OF OPERATOR 

Full owners _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 147 104 92 75 108 35 93 1982 __ 146 108 76 68 118 27 94 acres, 1987 __ 213 148 161 892 724 193 165856 149 508 55720 118922 1982 __ 255 330 168 169 443 862 84 789 173064 51 072 134621 

Part owners _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 233 273 122 65 299 9 141 1982 __ 203 286 132 68 300 11 145 acres, 1987 __ 767 361 795 305 872 833 129 228 682364 (0) 536447 1982 __ 655 386 762 435 934 908 187510 689 150 (0) 588 876 

Tenants ____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 79 66 43 7 62 2 59 1982 __ 70 75 36 5 73 1 43 acres, 1987 __ 128 769 97069 184 355 22882 82202 (0) 126625 1982 __ 103461 101 715 357 595 2500 93615 (D) 96486 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated ________________________________ 1987 __ 342 322 198 125 360 39 229 1982 __ 297 338 176 118 360 32 225 Not on farm operated _____________________________ 1987 __ 93 98 46 15 89 4 47 1982 __ 72 96 27 11 98 1 36 Not reported _____________________________________ 1987 __ 24 23 13 7 20 3 17 1982 __ 50 35 41 12 33 6 21 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming _________________________________________ 1987 __ 407 402 218 115 431 30 257 1982 __ 380 415 217 116 451 34 257 Other ___________________________________________ 1987 __ 52 41 39 32 38 16 36 1982 __ 39 54 27 25 40 5 25 

Operators by days of work off famn: None ____________________________________________ 1987 __ 288 262 159 75 265 20 171 1982 __ 226 263 134 64 279 18 173 Any _____________________________________________ 1987 __ 143 146 78 64 169 24 103 1982 __ 132 159 72 63 156 18 76 

1 to 49 days ___________________________________ 1987 __ 52 50 22 14 68 4 31 1982 __ 45 52 27 16 68 8 27 50 to 99 days __________________________________ 1987 __ 15 13 5 10 18 4 17 1982 __ 20 25 4 7 18 5 100 to 149 days ________________________________ 1987 __ 10 21 4 7 23 2 9 1982 __ 16 18 3 4 27 2 10 

See footnotes at end of table. 

298 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 16. Farms With Sales of $10,000 or More: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[Data for 1987 include abnormal farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols. see introductory textl 

Item 

Sweet Grass Teton Toole Treasure Valley Wheatland Wibaux Yellowstone 

1987 FARMS BY STANDARD 

lNDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

Cash grains (011) _________________________________________ 9 365 267 5 315 22 65 121 Field crops, except cash grains (013) ________________________ 4 9 13 18 3 1 70 Cotton (0131) ___________________________________________ 

Tobacco (0132) _________________________________________ 

Sugarcane and sugar beets; Irish potatoes; 

field crops, except cash grains, n.e.c. (0133,0134,0139) _____________________________________ 4 9 13 18 3 70 

Vegetables and melons (016) _______________________________ 3 Fruits and tree nuts (017) __________________________________ 

Horticultural specialties (018) _______________________________ 2 1 7 General farms, primarily crop (019) __________________________ 10 7 40 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (021) __________________________________________ 193 102 50 66 189 86 73 265 Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) ________________________ 154 90 41 53 162 68 60 191 

Dairy farms (024) __________________________________________ 2 5 22 Poultry and eg~s (025) _____________________________________ 2 Animal specialties (027) ____________________________________ 5 3 2 2 13 

General farms, primarily livestock and animal specialties (029) __________________________________________ 3 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres _______________________________________ 1987 __ 10 6 6 15 7 8 30 1982 __ 5 6 1 6 1 21 10 to 49 acres _____________________________________ 1987 __ 5 6 1 5 3 29 1982 __ 1 4 2 3 22 50 to 69 acres _____________________________________ 1987 __ I 13 1982 __ 2 12 70 to 99 acres _____________________________________ 1981._ 1 3 2 23 1982 __ 1 6 23 

100 to 139 acres ___________________________________ 1987 __ 5 4 2 17 1982 __ 9 3 22 140 to 179 acres ___________________________________ 1987 __ 3 18 5 3 34 

1982 __ 28 6 1 53 180 to 219 acres ___________________________________ 1987 __ 5 7 8 2 3 19 1982 __ 16 3 1 1 28 220 to 259 acres ___________________________________ 1987 __ 3 15 2 1 16 

1982 __ 3 12 6 2 16 

260 to 499 acre"-__________________________________ 1981._ 12 63 2 6 28 5 6 73 1982 __ 7 76 8 4 49 5 5 74 500 to 999 acres ___________________________________ 1987 __ 23 87 31 12 80 10 23 73 1982 __ 26 115 20 13 70 10 25 66 1,000 to 1,999 acres ________________________________ 1987 __ 39 128 85 4 118 14 27 70 

1982 __ 45 99 81 7 101 17 37 82 2,000 acres or more ________________________________ 1987 __ 106 157 192 50 265 74 75 146 

1982 __ 112 144 186 43 243 79 68 120 

TENURE OF OPERATOR 

Full owners __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 85 167 87 26 187 42 40 187 

1982 __ 78 200 83 21 152 35 37 197 

acres, 1987 __ 168016 230472 184120 29743 364 247 81 594 56656 270 179 

1982 __ 216274 251 903 188712 83 299 320836 101 578 69422 254831 

Part owners __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 106 251 184 46 284 59 79 263 

1982 __ 109 255 191 41 299 64 85 254 acres, 1987 __ 584375 670496 805 191 432 941 956 246 671 669 376659 814155 1982 __ 593287 751 498 789 216 368 765 068 030 (D) 352547 756491 

Tenants _____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 22 76 49 18 62 17 27 93 1982 __ 13 62 26 13 38 18 16 88 

acres, 1987 __ 51 200 111 373 113255 34 319 219 700 56981 59916 187065 1982 __ 39634 63939 63432 24 016 39693 (D) 31 620 184259 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated ________________________________ 1987 __ 170 366 235 62 352 81 96 392 1982 __ 166 391 225 52 344 80 93 398 Not on farm operated _____________________________ 1987 __ 29 89 62 21 124 24 37 101 1982 __ 17 78 49 16 89 20 32 82 Not reported _____________________________________ 1987 __ 14 39 23 9 57 13 13 50 

1982 __ 17 48 26 7 56 17 13 59 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming _________________________________________ 1987 __ 189 452 301 77 483 103 116 446 

1982 __ 187 466 285 68 439 101 121 449 Other ___________________________________________ 1987 __ 24 42 19 15 50 15 30 97 1982 __ 13 51 14 7 50 16 17 90 

Operators by days of work off farm: None ____________________________________________ 1987 __ 122 302 202 56 331 71 86 306 1982 __ 121 289 178 50 277 50 81 297 Any _____________________________________________ 1987 __ 76 160 91 27 160 37 48 192 1982 __ 54 177 80 16 143 40 41 181 

1 to 49 days ___________________________________ 1987 __ 33 77 38 60 11 8 40 

1982 __ 24 65 41 57 14 17 53 50 to 99 days __________________________________ 1987 __ II 16 15 26 3 3 27 1982 __ 14 21 11 14 3 4 13 100 to 149 days ________________________________ 1987 __ 7 10 7 16 6 5 18 

1982 __ 3 15 3 15 3 3 22 

See footnotes at end of lable. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONTANA 299 
Table 16. Farms With Sales of $10,000 or More: 1987 and 1982-con. 

[Data for 1987 include abnormal farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Item 

Montana Beaverhead Big Horn Blaine Broadwater Carbon Carter 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICSCon. 

Operators by days of work off farm -Con. 

Any-Con. 150 to 199 days ________________________________ 1987 __ 607 7 16 13 7 16 6 1982 __ 489 10 9 7 - 12 5 200 days or more ______________________________ 1987 __ 1 836 32 41 36 16 58 26 1982 __ 1 626 24 23 32 13 41 14 

Not reported _____________________________________ 1987 __ 1 135 19 30 31 14 30 15 1982 __ 1 919 30 46 57 23 39 43 

1987 operators by years on present farm: 2 years or less _________________________________________ 724 11 27 11 17 24 13 3 or 4 years ___________________________________________ 839 17 25 13 10 38 11 5 to 9 years ____________________________________________ 2122 39 46 52 15 45 36 10 years or more _______________________________________ 9777 151 192 249 89 272 170 Average years on present farm ________________________ 21.2 19.8 18.8 21.6 19.2 19.7 22.5 

Not reported ___________________________________________ 2406 44 61 73 22 55 46 

1987 operators by age group: Under 25 years _________________________________________ 181 1 2 6 3 13 4 25 to 34 years _________________________________________ 2206 32 48 64 18 62 34 35 to 44 years _________________________________________ 3390 52 94 87 30 97 53 45 to 54 years _________________________________________ 3205 63 83 66 25 89 64 55 to 64 years _________________________________________ 3755 49 73 86 31 100 57 65 years and over ______________________________________ 3131 65 51 89 46 73 64 Average age _________________________________________ 51.0 52.6 49.4 50.9 53.3 49.6 51.6 

TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family (sole proprietorship) ________ farms, 1987 __ 11 703 135 250 296 121 347 222 1982 __ 11 524 124 242 274 118 306 193 acres, 1987 __ 29693 013 356497 813 006 1 096004 280908 365018 1 087238 1982 __ 29620 484 406 776 970 677 978 006 332496 354 717 1 010 448 Partnership _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 1 620 33 51 41 21 60 22 1982 __ 1 635 42 29 37 25 57 37 acres, 1987 __ 6656628 157 333 296 145 152 904 88065 81 827 121 158 1982 __ 6331 644 

Corporation: 

(D) 239 7';>7 (D) (D) 140842 (D) 

Family held _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 2344 87 44 51 10 27 32 1982 __ 2100 74 34 41 9 26 33 acres, 1987 __ 15 408 537 (D) (D) 465 865 (D) 41 011 322 759 1982 __ 15 899 391 (D) 775 319 397 709 74829 69723 (D) Other than family held _____________________ farms, 1987 __ 66 4 2 - 1 - - 1982 __ 85 1 3 - - 2 - acres, 1987 __ 753653 322 534 (D) - (D) - - 1982 __ 858096 (D) 93847 - - (D) -

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 135 3 4 10 - - - 1982 __ 123 1 4 1 1 1 - acres, 1987 __ 1 862032 (D) 564 745 79180 - - - 1982 __ 694640 (D) 6520 (D) (D) (D) -

1987 FARM PRODUCTION 

EXPENSES' 

Total farm production expenses _____________________ farms __ 15925 260 351 394 167 433 295 $1,000 __ 1 237684 39856 47746 30046 13333 28105 16425 livestock and poultry purchased __________________ farms __ 6640 136 152 185 49 189 152 $1,000 __ 187 789 6970 11 840 2698 1 137 7427 3046 Feed for livestock and poultry ____________________ farms __ 9375 189 200 267 79 305 222 $1,000 __ 115624 5679 3076 1 927 1 346 2996 1 709 Commercially mixed formula feeds ______________ farms __ 3585 83 67 122 41 103 91 $1,000 __ 30957 1 929 506 609 985 427 566 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ___________________ farms __ 9582 101 186 263 75 287 119 $1,000 __ 28390 431 1 083 822 303 707 173 Commercial fertilizer _____________________________ farms __ 10024 145 197 208 123 332 59 $1,000 __ 78206 1 321 2 158 1 721 1 200 1 509 183 Agricultural chemicals ____________________________ farms __ 12085 106 242 291 126 324 126 $1,000 __ 62609 377 1 117 1 502 656 644 (D) 

Petroleum products ______________________________ farms __ 15673 250 349 389 165 427 295 $1,000 __ 95007 1 956 2739 2750 926 1 957 1 380 Electricity _______________________________________ farms __ 13687 232 270 310 160 350 279 $1,000 __ 21 988 1 111 (D) 483 619 389 264 Hired farm labor _________________________________ farms __ 7976 200 170 207 75 133 150 $1,000 __ 101 067 5098 5 121 2981 1 089 (D) (D) 

Contract labor ___________________________________ farms __ 3684 89 53 100 33 154 95 $1,000 __ 12521 363 (D) 233 93 635 (D) Repair and maintenance _________________________ farms __ 14682 248 326 354 147 416 273 $1,000 __ 86798 1 968 2907 2623 760 1 705 1 159 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment _______________________ farms __ 6774 107 187 195 62 202 131 $1,000 __ 28494 814 1 222 960 220 (D) 368 

Interest _________________________________________ farms __ 11 392 183 279 288 121 363 238 $1,000 __ 149 407 5 000 4620 4345 1 938 3589 2692 Cash rent _______________________________________ farms __ 6329 74 216 188 46 195 118 $1,000 __ 64112 1 356 4320 1 900 681 1 389 951 Property taxes __________________________________ farms __ 14964 245 324 373 157 410 279 $1,000 __ 58941 1 633 1 249 1 486 563 952 969 All other farm production expenses ________________ farms __ 15921 260 351 394 167 433 295 $1,000 __ 148 729 5779 5305 3635 1 802 2606 2295 

See footnotes at end of table. 

300 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 16. Farms With Sales of $10,000 or More: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[Data for 1967 include abnormal farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

item 

Cascade Chouteau Custer Daniels Dawson Deer Lodge Fallon 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICSCon. 

Operators by days of work off farm-Con. 

Any-Con. 150 to 199 days ________________________________ 1967 __ 26 21 10 9 12 1 4 1962 __ 18 30 3 13 13 2 3 200 days or more ______________________________ 1987 __ 54 40 38 31 32 16 29 1982 __ 65 44 29 36 39 8 24 

Not reported _____________________________________ 198L_ 39 47 15 28 26 2 17 1982 __ 62 80 17 50 55 1 28 

1987 operators by years on present farm: 2 years or less _________________________________________ 26 32 16 12 12 4 4 3 or 4 years ___________________________________________ 20 43 19 16 12 1 10 5 to 9 years ____________________________________________ 51 115 34 27 52 9 27 10 years or more _______________________________________ 324 412 139 173 248 19 144 Average years on present farm ________________________ 21.2 20.9 20.2 24.6 22.5 16.8 25.6 

Not reported ___________________________________________ 54 94 40 54 50 3 49 

1967 operators by age group: Under 25 years _________________________________________ 6 4 3 - 3 1 4 25 to 34 years _________________________________________ 36 101 37 31 61 1 37 35 to 44 years _________________________________________ 106 159 49 57 87 14 36 45 to 54 years _________________________________________ 103 155 45 60 55 6 39 55 to 64 years _________________________________________ 127 161 56 63 90 8 51 65 years and over ______________________________________ 95 116 56 53 78 6 65 Average age _________________________________________ 52.3 50.2 51.9 51.6 50.5 50.2 52.9 

TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family (sole proprietorship) ________ farms, 1987 __ 377 468 179 228 256 27 169 1982 __ 399 479 166 256 266 21 160 acres, 1987 __ 771 530 1 287 139 911 475 501 049 669 520 (D) 460 460 1982_. 689 140 1 235 409 936 250 534 266 735 193 70722 458 681 Partnership _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 33 75 22 19 32 4 20 1982 __ 34 68 24 35 38 2 29 acres, 1987 __ (D) 238 298 (D) (D) 107 116 49472 79366 1982 __ 

Corporation: 

(D) (D) (D) 92665 (D) (D) 132415 

Family held _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 62 148 44 35 85 5 44 1982 __ 60 123 53 31 65 6 39 acres, 1967 __ (D) (D) (D) 133 023 (D) (0) (D) 1982 __ (D) (D) (D) (D) 410651 (0) (D) Other than family held _____________________ farms, 1967 __ 2 2 2 - 1 - 1 1962 __ 5 2 5 1 - - 1 acres, 1967._ (D) (D) (D) - (D) - (D) 1962 __ (D) (D) (D) (D) - - (D) 

Other -cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. ____________________________ farms, 1967 __ 1 3 1 2 - - - 1962 __ 2 6 2 3 5 - 2 acres, 1967 __ (D) 3413 (D) (D) - - - 1962 __ (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) - (D) 

1987 FARM PRODUCTION 

EXPENSES' 

Total farm production expenses _____________________ farms __ 473 697 249 284 374 36 233 $1,000 __ 43 197 61 656 25 617 15 729 20865 2664 11 352 Livestock and poultry purchased __________________ farms __ 193 151 139 65 168 25 120 $1,000 __ 6636 2810 7324 948 1 970 316 1 327 Feed for livestock and poultry ____________________ farms __ 286 218 177 89 218 29 137 $1,000 __ 4 136 2393 2736 474 1 277 236 897 Commercially mixed formula feeds ______________ farms __ 84 91 106 13 59 12 38 $1,000 __ 606 544 987 109 307 10 148 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ___________________ farms __ 297 535 164 196 231 11 114 $1,000 __ 638 2184 385 559 538 111 233 Commercial fertilizer _____________________________ farms __ 320 578 138 133 281 14 125 $1,000 __ 3826 8719 736 731 1 524 165 (D) Agricultural chemicals ____________________________ farms __ 368 652 166 259 317 21 169 $1,000 __ 2404 5143 517 1 758 1 461 78 694 

Petroleum products ______________________________ farms __ 464 681 248 281 361 36 232 $1,000 __ 2599 5272 1 483 1 860 2087 136 1 274 Electricity _______________________________________ farms __ 398 643 207 246 316 32 182 $1,000 __ 574 879 302 231 (0) (0) 230 Hired farm labor _________________________________ farms __ 268 395 133 111 156 20 80 $1,000 __ 3916 4832 2374 1 015 1 277 253 372 

Contract labor ___________________________________ farms __ 135 152 70 74 49 7 26 $1,000 __ 375 (D) 192 154 (0) (0) (D) Repair and maintenance _________________________ farms __ 427 642 233 256 361 34 203 $1,000 __ 2399 4747 1 389 1 411 2068 173 987 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment _______________________ farms __ 164 320 97 132 177 9 98 $1,000 __ 1 086 (D) 460 587 577 84 206 

Interest _________________________________________ farms __ 336 526 185 200 272 25 188 $1,000 __ 5087 7625 3023 2343 2732 449 1 962 Cash renL ______________________________________ farms __ 186 196 120 110 127 12 73 $1,000 __ 1 731 2033 1 058 944 964 142 541 Property taxes __________________________________ farms __ 434 664 233 274 350 36 226 $1,000 __ 2208 3949 1 097 903 1 261 162 444 All other farm production expenses ________________ farms __ 473 697 249 284 374 36 233 $1,000 __ 5 179 8375 2541 1 810 2559 428 1 629 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONTANA 301 
Table 16. Farms With Sales of $10,000 or More: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[Data for 1987 include abnormal farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Item 

Fergus Flathead Gallatin Garfield Glacier Golden Valley Granite 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICSCon. 

Operators by days of work off fanm - Con. 

Any-Con. 

150 to 199 days ••••••••••..•••••••..•••••••.... 1987 •. 14 17 15 7 20 2 4 

1982 .• 6 16 17 5 7 3 6 

200 days or more ......•••••••...•••••...•••••• 1987 •• 46 68 82 10 44 7 14 

1982 •• 39 52 40 9 41 11 13 

Not reported .•.••••••••••••.••••••••..••••••..... 1987 •• 51 15 32 16 27 9 10 

1982 .• 76 16 52 31 51 15 6 

1987 operators by years on present farm: 

2 years or less •••..•......••••...•••••••..••••••••..••• 31 13 14 6 16 3 4 

3 or 4 years •••...••••.•••••••..••••••••..•••••••....•• 20 17 38 15 20 7 4 

5 to 9 years ••••.•••••••••••••••.•••••••.•••••••••.••••• 73 43 61 14 46 9 18 

10 years or more ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 378 168 302 137 158 62 72 

Average years on present farm •••••••••••••••••••••••• 21.6 18.3 20,3 24.3 18.7 25.5 23.3 

Not reported ••••••••••••.•.•••••••••••••••••••.•••••••• 96 25 70 64 60 17 15 

1967 operators by age group: Under 25 years •••••••.....•••••.....•••••....•••••••••• 9 7 4 1 25 to 34 years .•••••••••..•••••••....•••••••...•••••••• 84 25 69 33 50 7 16 

35 to 44 years •••••••••..•••••••••.•••••••••...•••••••• 133 71 114 47 72 18 16 

45 to 54 years ••••••••..•••••••••.••••••••.•••••••••••. 125 63 102 50 51 17 14 

55 to 64 years •••••••..••••••••..••••••••..•••••••••••. 129 64 123 45 79 34 26 

65 years and over •••••..••••••....•••••••...••••••••••• 120 43 90 61 44 21 41 

Average age •••••••••.•••••••..•••••••••••••••••••••• 50.6 50.5 502 52.2 49.3 54.1 56.0 

TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family (sole proprietorship) .••••••• farms, 1987 •• 481 214 350 152 231 66 70 

1982 •. 482 208 343 156 199 74 63 

acres, 1987 •• 1 353 091 151 068 310975 011 250 654 401 280911 170 269 

1982 •. 1 391 645 133287 314 988 958 120 565 521 314310 177 908 

Partnership ...•••••••....••••••...•••••••••• farms, 1987 •. 75 26 77 26 22 15 18 

1982 •. 65 29 63 14 19 21 23 

acres, 1987 •. (D) (0) 132002 (0) (D) 140 975 (D) 

1982 •• 281 206 54665 71 740 (D) (D) (D) 61 147 

Corporation: 

Family held •••••..•••••••••..•••••••••..•• farms, 1987 •• 42 24 61 56 45 16 23 

1982 •• 47 20 58 46 37 15 16 acres, 1987 •• (D) 23632 222 986 (0) 170 093 (D) (D) 

1982 •• (D) (0) 303574 710 752 200 961 (D) (D) 

O1her than family held ••••••.•••••••••..••• farms, 1987 •• 1 5 1 1 1962 •• 3 4 3 2 

acres, 1987 •• (D) 3009 (0) (D) 

1982 •• (D) (0) 5037 (D) (D) 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, 

institutional, etc .•..•••••••••••.•.••••••••..• farms, 1987 •• 1 2 12 1 2 1 1 

1982 •• 1 7 4 3 1 

acres, 1987 •• (D) (D) 16967 (D) (D) (D) (D) 

1982 •• (D) 27385 (D) 12 180 (D) 

1987 FARM PRODUCTION 

EXPENSES' 

Total farm production expenses ••••••••..•••••••••.• farms •• 602 268 506 240 296 98 113 $1,000 •• 37264 15885 38984 19011 30408 6016 7092 

Livestock and poultry purchased •••••..••••••••... farms •• 290 105 211 131 98 43 71 $1,000 •• 4822 1 228 3618 3275 1 876 1 031 1 488 

Feed for livestock and poultry ••••••.••••••••••..• farms •• 380 157 330 176 148 63 92 

$1,000 •• 2366 1 646 5384 2326 2712 1 066 829 

Commercially mixed formula feeds .•••••••...••• farms •• 106 72 151 63 36 25 24 

$1,000 •• 671 622 2566 533 799 211 110 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees •••••••••••.••••••• farms •• 321 133 343 118 222 54 36 

$1,000 •• 694 380 967 (D) 963 240 36 

Commercial fertilizer •.•......••••••••...••••••••• farms •• 420 185 410 120 209 53 53 

$1,000 •• 3126 946 3042 (D) 2537 284 242 

Agricultural chemicals •...••••••••••....•••••••..• farms •• 500 170 397 175 239 81 56 $1,000 •• 2279 436 1 322 064 2199 471 103 

Petroleum products •.••••••••••••...•••••••••.••• farms •• 600 261 497 235 284 98 110 

$1,000 .• 3651 041 2567 501 2794 500 510 

Electricity ••••••••.•••••••••••••.••••••••••..•••• farms •• 545 241 426 187 252 60 104 

$1,000 •• 575 508 1 104 303 439 91 192 

Hired farm labor ••.••••••••••••.••••••••••.•••••• farms •• 255 174 257 107 177 46 59 

$1,000 •• 2067 2466 4003 128 2616 784 640 

Contract labor •••••••••••••••••••••••..•••••••••• farms •• 101 50 120 63 98 27 22 

$1,000 •• 184 78 350 (D) 360 112 (D) 

Repair and maintenance ••••••••••.•••••••••••••• farms •• 539 247 478 229 272 66 96 

$1,000 •• 3 160 239 2690 120 2245 452 379 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of 

machinery and equipment ••••..•••••••••..•••••• farms •• 173 106 211 107 175 46 24 

$1,000 •• 635 292 608 610 1 293 145 (D) 

Interest ••••••••••.•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• farms •• 443 182 344 160 222 76 75 

$1,000 •• 5025 1 997 4614 2463 3268 674 007 

Cash renL •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• fanms •• 236 70 202 81 177 71 40 

$1,000 •• 1 904 396 2189 (D) 2770 563 271 

Property taxes ••.••••••••••..•••••••••.•••••.... farms •• 560 256 477 229 243 95 111 

$1,000 •• 2162 663 1 708 939 1 197 327 400 

All other farm production expenses ••••.•••••••...• farms •• 602 267 504 240 296 98 113 

$1,000 •• 4612 2164 4 819 2224 3 140 1 076 676 

See footnotes at end of table. 

302 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 16. Farms With Sales of $10,000 or More: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[Data for 1987 include abnormal farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Item 

Hill Jefferson Judith Basin Lake Lewis and Clark Uberty Uncoln 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICSCon. 

Operators by days of work off farm-Con. 

Any-Con. 150 to 199 days ________________________________ 1987 __ 19 3 9 38 7 10 7 1982 __ 24 1 6 30 7 6 7 200 days or more ______________________________ 1987 __ 60 22 29 104 39 25 6 1982 __ 53 23 20 105 33 16 3 

Not reported _____________________________________ 1987 __ 36 10 17 31 11 18 2 1982 __ 73 15 25 45 25 28 3 

1987 operators by years on present farm: 2 years or less _________________________________________ 33 3 9 24 14 19 3 3 or 4 years ___________________________________________ 35 6 12 28 10 16 3 5 to 9 years ____________________________________________ 88 16 46 88 22 29 7 10 years or more _______________________________________ 346 66 175 321 109 158 33 Average years on present farm ________________________ 20.2 21.4 22.2 18.1 20.1 20.6 20.8 

Not reported ___________________________________________ 70 20 37 61 27 53 4 

1987 operators by age group: Under 25 years _________________________________________ 6 5 5 1 11 25 to 34 years _________________________________________ 115 13 44 50 20 47 4 35 to 44 years _________________________________________ 108 17 54 125 37 58 8 45 to 54 years _________________________________________ 129 22 62 103 33 53 9 55 to 64 years _________________________________________ 137 31 58 142 53 58 14 65 years and over ______________________________________ 77 28 56 97 38 48 15 Average age _________________________________________ 48.6 54.2 50.4 52.1 52.2 48.9 56.0 

TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family (sole proprietorship) ________ farms, 1987 __ 391 74 211 435 130 182 40 1982 __ 422 91 195 422 123 140 36 acres, 1987 __ 910186 146 246 559 079 263 225 347 978 424274 19629 1982 __ 963 523 208 320 503 307 253 546 350622 363 174 17 795 Partnership _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 56 22 33 45 20 29 6 1982 __ 63 16 32 51 21 27 4 

acres, 1987 __ 226835 (0) (0) 42213 (D) (D) 4035 1982 __ 224 712 74378 108 829 29688 (D) (D) (0) 

Corporation: Family held _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 116 15 32 37 25 61 4 1982 __ 74 11 34 30 25 62 5 

acres, 1987 __ (0) (0) (0) 39094 339039 (D) 4 538 1982 __ (0) (0) (0) 39 120 (0) (D) (0) Other than family held _____________________ farms, 1987 __ 1 4 2 1982 __ 2 1 4 2 1 

acres, 1987 __ (0) 5737 (D) 

1982 __ (0) (0) (0) 380 (0) (D) 

Other -cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 9 2 3 1 1982 __ 4 3 3 acres, 1987 __ (0) (0) 68959 (0) (D) 1982 __ 28117 (0) 11 040 

1987 FARM PRODUCTION 

EXPENSES' 

Total farm production expenses _____________________ farms __ 577 85 278 526 183 275 68 

$1,000 __ 45291 6338 20835 24084 12446 21 790 3 102 Livestock and poultry purchased __________________ farms __ 122 51 138 212 109 49 31 

$1,000 __ 1 787 1 013 3204 1 907 1 079 645 428 Feed for livestock and poultry ____________________ farms __ 158 60 177 305 121 78 56 $1,000 __ 1 518 570 681 3 130 995 1 885 813 Commercially mixed formula feeds ______________ farms __ 49 9 61 122 48 35 

$1,000 __ 548 32 612 1017 232 599 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ___________________ farms __ 459 42 181 257 89 184 25 $1,000 __ 1 793 (0) 361 606 149 677 13 Commercial fertilizer _____________________________ farms __ 414 37 186 319 101 190 21 

$1,000 __ 5398 267 696 060 581 2202 39 Agricultural chemicals ____________________________ farms __ 524 46 235 319 124 234 37 

$1,000 __ 4268 302 026 772 515 2021 11 

Petroleum products ______________________________ farms __ 575 85 269 498 183 275 68 

$1,000 __ 4508 487 615 415 154 2085 197 Electricity _______________________________________ farms __ 508 75 231 428 144 242 68 

$1,000 __ 791 215 320 660 405 334 75 Hired farm labor _________________________________ farms __ 285 43 93 297 77 139 48 $1,000 __ (0) 526 172 2 121 1 576 1913 (0) 

Contract labor ___________________________________ farms __ 114 28 71 171 29 38 30 

$1,000 __ (0) 92 200 571 96 (0) 42 Repair and maintenance _________________________ farms __ 550 74 257 508 158 235 68 $1,000 __ 4073 387 549 857 1 082 1 856 256 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment _______________________ farms __ 239 36 101 245 52 100 8 

$1,000 __ 1 450 (0) 308 484 153 552 (0) 

Interest _________________________________________ farms __ 409 73 165 385 109 150 29 

$1,000 __ 6430 870 2 793 3 687 313 (0) 348 Cash renl. ______________________________________ farms __ 179 11 130 217 33 86 8 $1,000 __ 1 746 148 370 356 314 990 5 Property taxes __________________________________ farms __ 514 85 268 485 170 261 68 $1,000 __ 2346 433 114 553 961 1 216 173 All other farm production expenses ________________ farms __ 576 85 278 526 183 275 68 $1,000 __ 5673 821 2425 2 906 2074 3015 267 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONTANA 303 
Table 16. Farms With Sales of $10,000 or More: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[Data for 1987 include abnormal farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text I 

Item 

McCone Madison Meagher Mineral Missoula Musselshell Park 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICSCon. 

Operators by days of work off farm -Con. 

Any-Con. 150 to 199 days ________________________________ 1987 __ 17 9 3 3 7 3 12 1982 __ 10 9 1 1 17 6 13 200 days or more ______________________________ 1987 __ 21 39 7 3 39 8 22 1982 __ 23 36 9 1 26 13 22 

Not reported _____________________________________ 1987 __ 19 15 6 7 5 15 1982 __ 54 32 9 7 19 28 

1987 operators by years on present farm: 2 years or less _________________________________________ 13 10 1 6 7 12 3 or 4 years ___________________________________________ 17 16 5 11 5 16 5 to 9 years ____________________________________________ 40 49 18 4 18 22 29 10 years or more _______________________________________ 218 188 55 11 63 74 156 Average years on present farm ________________________ 23.7 20.2 21.0 20.5 18.0 20.8 21.4 

Not reported ___________________________________________ 61 43 20 19 17 19 

1987 operators by age group: Under 25 years _________________________________________ 8 2 1 25 to 34 years _________________________________________ 54 27 15 1 9 16 24 35 to 44 years _________________________________________ 50 52 20 4 19 30 40 45 to 54 years _________________________________________ 66 82 15 4 31 20 51 55 to 64 years _________________________________________ 102 84 26 4 28 25 60 65 years and over ______________________________________ 69 61 23 2 30 32 56 Average age _________________________________________ 51.6 53.4 52.5 51.4 54.6 52.3 53.2 

TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family (sale proprietorship) ________ farms, 1987 __ 230 197 72 12 93 93 163 1982 __ 240 211 57 9 78 110 174 acres, 1987 __ 723 575 410 920 664054 4035 86015 479 700 353 710 1982 __ 725 042 420 327 471 348 2985 87050 534 637 433 270 Partnership _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 16 40 8 13 16 30 1982 __ 18 30 10 18 13 33 

acres, 1987 __ 23002 197 426 (D) (D) (D) (D) 1982 __ 50267 (D) (D) (D) 31 724 143 264 (D) 

Corporation: Family held _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 98 63 16 2 8 16 37 1982 __ 83 60 21 4 7 20 34 acres, 1987 __ (D) (D) (D) (0) (0) (D) (D) 1982 __ 423 711 462 902 (D) (D) (0) (D) (D) Other than family held _____________________ farms, 1987 __ 2 3 1 1 1 1982 __ 3 1 3 2 acres, 1987 __ (D) (D) (D) (0) (0) 1982 __ 8540 (D) 2925 (D) 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 3 3 2 2 1982 __ 5 1 1 1 2 acres, 1987 __ 10992 17 107 (D) (D) (0) (0) 1982 __ 37 780 (D) (D) (0) (0) 

1987 FARM PRODUCTION 

EXPENSES' 

Total farm production expenses _____________________ farms __ 370 305 99 15 118 116 233 $1,000 __ 20817 28080 12263 452 4605 10680 14945 Livestock and poultry purchased __________________ farms __ 118 168 65 7 58 80 135 $1,000 __ 910 5737 1 323 7 323 279 2216 Feed for livestock and poultry ____________________ farms __ 169 238 73 12 45 99 179 $1,000 __ 051 2414 1 067 114 213 1 094 1 632 Commercially mixed formula feeds ______________ farms __ 45 99 21 7 11 39 58 $1,000 __ (D) 782 183 (0) 45 394 397 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ___________________ farms __ 269 149 52 8 64 60 119 $1,000 __ 767 338 147 9 81 252 182 Commercial fertilizer _____________________________ farms __ 256 205 44 8 70 53 133 $1,000 __ 366 220 593 18 169 413 454 Agricultural chemicals ____________________________ farms __ 319 186 74 11 59 91 183 $1,000 __ 1 895 429 321 (0) 131 658 280 

Petroleum products ______________________________ farms __ 369 293 98 15 105 109 232 $1,000 __ 2332 859 818 26 354 741 131 Electricity _______________________________________ farms __ 298 262 84 14 118 102 199 $1,000 __ (D) 847 199 27 237 142 278 Hired farm labor _________________________________ farms __ 164 210 67 8 68 69 108 $1,000 __ 970 3279 1 658 45 741 951 1 261 

Contract labor ___________________________________ farms __ 61 89 38 5 24 29 65 

$1,000 __ (D) (D) 237 (0) 180 84 (0) Repair and maintenance _________________________ farms __ 347 282 97 13 111 105 211 $1,000 __ 2080 840 979 42 452 558 995 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment _______________________ farms __ 164 86 46 3 24 55 103 $1,000 __ 745 (D) 284 (0) 38 417 (0) 

Interest _________________________________________ farms __ 264 223 70 11 71 91 155 $1,000 __ 2998 3 989 1 487 (0) 377 381 2785 Cash renL ______________________________________ farms __ 145 95 49 5 33 73 68 $1,000 __ 239 809 943 12 291 016 412 Property taxes __________________________________ farms __ 367 290 97 15 112 112 215 

$1,000 __ 370 687 522 26 309 337 869 All other farm production expenses ________________ farms __ 370 305 99 15 118 116 233 

$1,000 __ 2506 3 156 1 685 86 707 355 996 

See footnotes at end of table. 

304 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 16. Farms With Sales of $10,000 or More: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[Data for 1987 include abnormal farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Item 

Petroleum Phillips Pondera Powder River Powell Prairie Ravalli 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICSCon. 

Operators by days of work off farm - Con. 

Any-Con. 150 to 199 days ________________________________ 1987 __ 5 12 13 8 5 2 20 1982 __ 4 8 9 10 3 1 13 200 days or more ______________________________ 1987 __ 6 35 38 18 20 9 62 1982 __ 1 37 43 20 17 8 53 

Not reported _____________________________________ 1987 __ 2 24 28 23 15 13 28 1982 __ 7 59 54 32 20 27 34 

1987 operators by years on present farm: 2 years or less _________________________________________ 8 17 27 5 9 9 13 3 or 4 years ___________________________________________ 1 17 24 7 13 10 22 5 to 9 years ____________________________________________ 5 54 58 26 15 16 50 10 years or more _______________________________________ 55 226 234 166 79 97 206 Average years on present farm ________________________ 22.2 20.9 19.7 25.5 19.6 22.0 17.4 

Not reported ___________________________________________ 18 50 67 40 30 17 31 

1987 operators by age group: Under 25 years _________________________________________ 1 6 9 3 1 1 25 to 34 years _________________________________________ 13 72 75 16 23 23 33 35 to 44 years _________________________________________ 17 65 116 43 25 46 65 45 to 54 years _________________________________________ 15 77 75 47 34 19 75 55 to 64 years _________________________________________ 21 79 91 72 33 29 92 65 years and over ______________________________________ 20 65 44 66 28 31 56 Average age _________________________________________ 51.7 49.1 47.1 55.6 50.9 49.4 51.8 

TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family (sole proprietorship) ________ farms, 1987 __ 67 291 267 165 114 104 265 1982 __ 59 295 291 175 112 104 259 

acres, 1987 __ 386 112 995 811 423 637 771 189 378 546 358 247 131 590 

1982 __ 414 368 967 535 435 514 787 758 304 965 350470 124 328 Partnership _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 12 34 31 22 19 11 38 1982 __ 9 47 26 23 18 10 37 

acres, 1987 __ (D) (D) (O) 154 266 73 911 50453 (D) 1982 __ 74541 301 001 73866 (0) (0) 47254 (O) 

Corporation: Family held _______________________________ farms, 1987._ 8 35 107 51 8 33 15 1982 __ 9 30 85 49 12 28 16 

acres, 1987 __ (D) (D) 253 767 (0) (0) (D) 31 668 1982 __ 123 679 (D) (D) (O) (0) (O) (D) Other than family held _____________________ farms, 1987 __ 2 3 1 3 1982 __ 2 2 1 2 2 

acres, 1987 __ (D) 18 568 (O) 64 1982 __ (D) (D) (O) (0) (D) (D) 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 2 2 5 5 1 1 

1982 __ 4 1 5 1 3 2 

acres, 1987 __ (D) (D) (0) (0) (0) (D) 

1982 __ 27540 (D) (0) (0) (0) (D) 

1987 FARM PRODUCTION 

EXPENSES' 

Total farm production expenseB. ____________________ farms __ 87 364 410 247 147 149 318 

$1,000 __ 6850 29862 33012 16543 11 347 15 349 15986 Livestock and poultry purchased __________________ farms __ 58 187 124 128 94 92 152 

$1,000 __ 223 5515 914 3440 080 3789 2425 Feed for livestock and poultry ____________________ farms __ 67 253 196 212 112 124 256 

$1,000 __ 942 2610 571 729 159 823 3863 Commercially mixed formula feeds ______________ farms __ 26 99 109 95 35 48 102 

$1,000 __ 102 321 378 608 575 237 841 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ___________________ farms __ 39 178 318 88 39 106 95 

$1,000 __ (D) 649 057 149 124 249 111 Commercial fertilizer _____________________________ farms __ 26 210 350 97 76 123 193 

$1,000 __ (D) 267 4777 (D) 605 723 471 Agricultural chemicals ____________________________ farms __ 55 269 367 155 112 122 128 

$1,000 __ 174 849 2444 404 466 535 208 

Petroleum products ______________________________ farms __ 87 360 409 243 145 145 307 

$1,000 __ 470 2556 3032 408 702 030 717 Electricity ______________ , ________________________ farms __ 74 315 376 223 137 133 294 

$1,000 __ 109 452 614 242 412 200 422 Hired farm labor _________________________________ farms __ 50 168 249 105 95 78 200 

$1,000 __ 574 1919 2947 983 509 723 1 421 

Contract labor ___________________________________ farms __ 22 84 97 24 21 39 81 

$1,000 __ 65 342 280 (D) 94 (0) 135 Repair and maintenance _________________________ farms __ 80 329 396 238 140 141 289 

$1,000 __ 364 2244 2965 085 716 989 851 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment _______________________ farms __ 29 155 216 93 41 87 132 

$1,000 __ 165 783 784 310 73 268 230 

Interest _________________________________________ farms __ 67 237 281 173 105 117 199 

$1,000 __ 977 3641 3037 2483 492 947 714 Cash renL ______________________________________ farms __ 38 104 152 143 40 81 123 

$1,000 __ (D) 1 243 1 646 1 098 397 (O) 698 Property taxes __________________________________ farms __ 86 345 377 233 147 146 300 

$1,000 __ 290 1 375 2023 800 611 591 762 All other farm production expenses ________________ farms __ 87 384 410 247 147 149 318 

$1,000 __ 981 3418 4922 2026 908 547 958 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONTANA 305 
Table 16. Farms With Sales of $10,000 or More: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[Data for 1987 include abnormal farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Item 

Richland Roosevelt Rosebud Sanders Sheridan Silver Bow Stillwater 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICSCon. 

Operators by days of work off farm -Con. 

Any-Con. 150 to 199 days ••..•.••...•••••••••••••••••.... 1987 •. 19 23 9 7 16 5 8 1982 •. 12 15 7 10 4 1 6 

200 days or more ••.•...••••••...••••••.....••• 1987 •. 47 39 38 26 44 9 38 

1982 .• 39 49 31 26 39 7 28 

Not reported ••••.••••••••••••...•••••.•...••••••• 1987 .• 28 35 20 8 35 2 19 

1982 •• 61 47 38 14 56 3 33 

1987 operators by years on present farm: 

2 years or less •••••••.......•••....••••••••.....••••••. 17 12 14 2 22 12 

3 or 4 years .•••••••......•••••..••••••••••...•••••••.. 13 14 25 13 17 16 

5 to 9 years ••••••••.•..••••••.•.•••••••......•••••••... 62 46 24 28 51 5 45 

10 years or more •••...•••••••..••••••••......••••••...• 298 296 151 85 328 32 174 

Average years on present farm •••••••.....•••••••...•• 22.6 23.2 20.2 19.0 23.9 25.8 22.4 

Not reported •••••...•..••••••.•••••••••...••••••••..••• 69 75 43 19 51 9 46 

1987 operators by age group: 

Under 25 years •••••••...••••..•••••••.•...•.••••••...•• 1 5 5 4 4 

25 to 34 years ••••••....•••••.••••••••..••••••••••..••• 81 67 29 16 65 1 33 

35 to 44 years •••••••.•.•••..••••••••....••••••••...••• 108 102 47 36 105 9 59 

45 to 54 years ••••...•..•••..••••••....•..•••••.•..•••• 89 80 62 29 79 13 50 

55 to 64 years •••••.....•••.••••••...•••••••••••..••••• 86 103 53 37 133 9 81 

65 years and over •••....••.••••••••...•••••••••...••••• 94 86 61 29 83 14 66 

Average age ••••......••..••••.....••••••••....•••••• 49.7 50.6 52.2 51.7 50.9 55.6 53.2 

TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family (sole proprietorship) ••...••• farms, 1987 •• 313 370 171 119 357 31 220 1982 •• 281 392 166 118 370 26 205 

acres, 1987 •• 642386 781 587 1 005 153 157 106 587 659 38572 471 136 1982 •• 583 583 762 193 1 432 512 214 405 603191 40269 436 218 Partnership .•••••••...••••••...••••••...•••• farms, 1987 •• 55 33 30 9 32 10 32 1982 •• 59 36 29 9 39 7 31 

acres, 1987 •• 173461 96630 (D) (D) 82369 17616 (D) 1982 •• (D) (D) 218 175 (D) 74271 (D) 103 450 

Corporation: 

Family held ••..••••••••....•••••...•.••••• farms, 1987 •• 84 36 47 16 78 5 39 1982 •• 73 39 45 12 75 6 40 

acres, 1987 •• (D) 171 159 910051 40570 (0) 36982 (D) 1982 •• 209389 (D) 961 445 (D) 253 299 (0) (D) 

Other than family held ••..•.•••••••.••••••• farms, 1987 •• 3 2 2 1982 •• 4 2 2 acres, 1987 •• (D) (0) (0) 

1982 •• 4485 (D) (0) (D) 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, 

institutional, etc .••••••••......••••••••..•••• farms, 1987 •• 4 4 9 3 1982 •• 2 1 4 7 4 

acres, 1987 •• 7354 4890 (D) (0) 

1982 •• (D) (D) 124233 25068 (0) 

1987 FARM PRODUCTION 

EXPENSES' 

Total farm production expenses •••••.••.••••••••..•• farms •• 452 448 255 147 467 45 292 

$1,000 •• 37506 22561 26612 6984 18743 580 20 452 

Livestock and poultry purchased •••.••••••••••.••• farms •• 173 143 112 77 110 21 187 

$1,000 •• 6646 1 042 5165 634 645 244 5016 

Feed for livestock and poultry •••••••••••••••••.•• farms •. 229 199 185 122 182 42 234 

$1,000 •• 2346 521 2206 1 003 683 210 2582 

Commercially mixed formula feeds •••••••••••••• farms .. 126 70 58 42 39 16 86 

$1,000 •• 486 142 398 177 85 37 709 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ••••••••••••••.•••• farms .• 345 326 127 49 291 12 118 

$1,000 •• 108 749 440 109 759 (D) 293 

Commercial fertilizer ••••..•.....•••••••••...••••• farms •• 352 243 112 70 241 17 136 

$1,000 •• 2532 921 930 165 951 45 867 

Agricultural chemicals ••..••..••••••••••...••••••• farms •• 374 434 157 68 428 22 169 

$1,000 •• 2402 2489 826 141 2205 24 724 

Petroleum products ••••..•••••••••••••.•••••••••. farms •• 450 444 254 139 465 44 292 

$1,000 •• 3276 2720 1 843 496 2628 140 1 166 

Electricity •••.•••••••••..•••••••••••••••••••••••• farms •• 380 382 221 118 413 41 254 

$1,000 •. 529 375 432 194 400 79 263 

Hired farm labor •••••••..••••••••.•...•••••••...• farms •• 206 230 112 75 200 29 147 

$1,000 •• 2641 1294 2384 085 1 158 111 1 604 

Contract labor ••••••••.•••••.••••.••••••••...•••• farms •• 144 86 78 29 54 6 106 

$1,000 •• 675 275 (0) 32 122 19 212 

Repair and maintenance ••••.•..••••••••••...•••• farms •• 393 440 233 140 443 44 261 

$1,000 .• 2893 2208 1 591 542 2098 141 1 224 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of 

machinery and equipment ••••••••••••••••..••••• farms •• 199 179 113 31 231 10 108 

$1,000 •• 833 658 (D) 51 580 15 253 

Interest •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••.••••••• farms •• 348 344 147 120 310 23 192 

$1,000 •• 4969 2426 2932 157 2002 195 2104 

Cash ren!. .•••••••••.•••••.•••••••••••.••••••••• farms •• 199 270 112 38 169 10 152 

$1,000 •• 1 418 2738 2826 71 1 205 (D) 1 151 

Property taxes ••••••.••••••.••••••••..•••••••••. farms •• 411 409 229 141 415 42 282 

$1,000 •• 1 540 1013 974 327 856 100 1 059 

All other farm production expenses •••••...••••••.. farms •• 452 448 255 147 467 45 292 

$1,000 •• 3699 3131 3132 974 2451 220 1 933 

See footnotes at end of table. 

306 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 16. Farms With Sales of $10,000 or More: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[Data for 1987 include abnormal farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols see introductory text 1 

Item 

Sweet Grass Teton Toole Treasure Valley Wheatland Wibaux Yellowstone 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICSCon. 

Operators by days of work off farm -Can. 

Any-Con. 150 to 199 days ________________________________ 1987 __ 5 13 9 3 19 5 5 22 1982 __ 3 23 4 - 16 4 1 12 200 days or more ______________________________ 1987 __ 20 44 21 15 39 12 27 85 1982 __ 10 53 21 10 41 16 t6 81 

Not reported _____________________________________ 1987 __ 15 32 27 7 42 10 12 45 1982 __ 25 51 42 9 69 17 16 61 

1987 operators by years on present farm: 2 years or less __________________________________________ 11 21 18 7 14 4 8 24 3 or 4 years ____________________________________________ 15 19 lt 5 15 6 9 29 5 to 9 years _____________________________________________ 28 71 40 13 75 19 14 69 10 years or more ________________________________________ 123 315 204 49 328 71 95 333 Average years on present farm _________________________ 18.0 21.2 23.3 18.1 23.5 23.2 23.1 20.6 

Not reported ____________________________________________ 36 68 47 18 101 18 20 88 

1987 operators by age group: Under 25 years __________________________________________ 2 10 3 - 4 1 2 9 25 to 34 years __________________________________________ 36 88 60 14 67 10 18 79 35 to 44 years __________________________________________ 41 125 62 18 124 27 29 105 45 to 54 years __________________________________________ 51 82 65 20 89 21 31 127 55 to 64 years __________________________________________ 41 109 58 29 135 22 42 126 65 years and over _______________________________________ 42 80 72 11 114 37 24 97 Average age __________________________________________ 50.5 48.5 50.1 51.2 51.8 55.0 51.2 50.9 

TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family (sale proprietorship) _________ farms, 1987 __ 179 367 218 61 420 88 129 425 1982 __ 150 399 211 48 399 91 114 422 acres, 1987 __ 609592 626749 665573 (0) 1 053 559 384 106 366 997 710 829 1982 __ 561 001 634844 666709 164 238 979 502 409 763 293 481 549 931 Partnership __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 12 62 30 10 52 8 4 48 1982 __ 20 58 26 7 45 9 12 50 acres, 1987 __ 42448 (0) (0) (0) 166 968 (0) 24 141 202 930 1982 __ (D) (0) (0) 28454 203 619 (0) (0) 117285 

Corporation: Family held ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 19 59 67 21 53 18 13 61 1982 __ 27 53 59 19 37 16 10 55 acres, 1987 __ (D) 217802 (0) 256 421 (D) 241 807 102 093 (0) 1982 __ (D) (0) (0) (0) (D) 275 879 89480 (0) Other than family held ______________________ farms, 1987 __ 2 - 1 - 1 3 - 5 1982 __ 3 1 1 - - 1 - 7 acres, 1987 __ (D) - (0) - (D) 62 747 - (0) 1982 __ 18328 (0) (0) - - (0) - (0) 

Other -cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 1 6 4 - 7 1 - 4 1982 __ - 6 3 1 8 - 2 5 acres, 1987 __ (0) (0) (0) - (D) (0) - 1 243 1982 __ - (0) (0) (0) (D) - (0) 46254 

1987 FARM PRODUCTION 

EXPENSES' 

Total farm production expenses _____________________ farms __ 233 491 318 94 532 123 144 545 $1,000 __ 11 681 50549 24839 11 066 33442 11 645 7367 84327 Livestock and poultry purchased __________________ farms __ 124 155 72 54 166 64 63 268 $1,000 __ 1 780 11434 574 2584 2 456 2 117 484 34735 Feed for livestock and poultry ____________________ farms __ 196 237 109 77 279 79 102 351 $1,000 __ 1 419 6658 1 112 850 1 784 1 298 442 15 218 Commercially mixed formula feeds ______________ farms __ 91 147 75 32 71 27 22 156 $1,000 __ 484 600 448 436 233 (0) 67 3897 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ___________________ farms __ 101 382 267 50 374 66 97 350 

$1,000 __ 162 1 171 928 293 853 152 232 1 238 Commercial fertilizer _____________________________ farms __ 91 461 187 50 264 81 110 394 $1,000 __ 298 5228 1 832 649 1 399 645 512 2445 Agricultural chemicals ____________________________ farms __ 134 452 287 61 443 91 111 417 $1,000 __ 164 2513 2450 307 2 537 482 532 1 618 

Petroleum products ______________________________ farms __ 232 490 317 93 524 123 144 529 $1,000 __ 767 2920 2554 710 3 630 746 854 2936 Electricity __ ____ __ __ _ _ __ __ ___ __ _ __ _ _ ____ _ ___ __ ___ farms __ 196 426 284 85 455 85 125 437 $1,000 __ 261 575 (0) 190 662 168 136 664 Hired farm labor _________________________________ farms __ 125 232 183 52 254 51 56 228 

$1,000 __ 1 148 (0) 2449 (0) 2446 1 246 382 5633 

Contract labor ___________________________________ farms __ 56 118 62 18 95 32 20 102 $1,000 __ 124 (0) (0) (0) 239 (0) 138 525 Repair and maintenance _________________________ farms __ 222 445 296 76 455 97 133 506 

$1,000 __ 707 2457 2390 717 2 564 774 726 2965 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment _______________________ farms __ 71 227 161 38 255 36 64 313 $1,000 __ 166 1 194 1 041 135 994 (0) 159 1 288 

Interest _ __ __ __ ___ ________ ___ __ _ _ _ __ __ ___ __ _ __ ___ farms __ 183 354 221 68 402 74 118 398 $1,000 __ 1 780 4576 2967 1 061 5 168 1 269 1 000 5 163 Cash renL ______________________________________ farms __ 108 161 99 55 225 67 86 255 $1,000 __ 618 2022 1 465 782 2 397 (0) 573 2204 Property taxes __________________________________ farms __ 233 467 303 87 508 118 135 515 $1,000 __ 803 2162 1211 399 2 048 563 280 1 770 All other farm production expenses ________________ farms __ 233 491 318 94 532 123 144 545 $1,000 __ 1 483 4651 3313 1 163 4 266 1 189 917 5925 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONTANA 307 
Table 16. Farms With Sales of $10,000 or More: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[Data for 1987 include abnormal farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Item 

Montana Beaverhead Big Horn Blaine Broadwater Carbon Carter 

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 15912 260 351 394 167 433 295 1982 __ 15441 243 312 353 107 392 263 $1,000,1987 __ 1 355 707 21 032 31 614 34834 15407 27702 18 170 1982 __ 1 434 455 24234 25488 34676 13237 29166 17376 Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 85200 80893 90069 88410 92260 63976 61 593 1982 __ 92899 99728 81 694 98234 123711 74403 66 067 

Motortrucks, including pickups ______________ farms, 1987 __ 15441 244 345 391 167 423 292 1982 __ 14957 240 306 342 98 388 256 number, 1987 __ 59203 913 1 256 1 481 584 1 319 846 1982 __ 56247 948 1 141 1 356 377 1 270 713 Wheel tractors ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 14679 222 326 353 149 412 266 1982 __ 14485 214 295 340 87 370 247 number, 1987 __ 45557 995 1 139 1 113 435 1 213 868 1982 __ 44533 1 023 943 1 062 297 1 169 701 

Grain and bean combines' _________________ farms, 1987 __ 8421 47 172 242 71 172 94 1982 __ 8607 47 146 227 41 156 85 number, 1987 __ 10812 58 199 323 90 200 (D) 1982 __ 11 250 62 164 304 60 170 108 

liVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Cattle and calves inventory ___________________ farms, 1987 __ 10662 221 264 279 114 345 239 1982 __ 10957 211 247 249 117 316 233 number, 1987 __ 2 502 337 158512 134038 68756 23752 57830 54067 1982 __ 2 764 110 168 635 119222 78193 27574 57242 58753 

Cows and heifers that had calved ___________ farms, 1987 __ 9 967 207 250 268 110 317 226 1982 __ 10300 194 225 236 115 296 225 number, 1987 __ I 376 304 85382 62745 43350 14295 26658 31 884 1982 __ 1 470 903 77 476 56755 44997 15698 27368 34312 

Beef cows ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 9682 206 250 262 110 311 217 1982 __ 9 976 194 224 232 114 284 221 number, 198L_ 1 350 268 85 138 62722 43012 14288 26331 31 730 1982 __ 1 443 182 77 424 56680 44767 15639 26639 34212 Milk cows _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 1 253 26 12 24 6 27 50 1982 __ 1 823 24 37 27 20 56 64 number, 1987 __ 26036 244 23 338 7 327 154 1982 __ 27721 52 75 230 59 729 100 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________ farms, 1987 __ 8597 165 207 222 85 252 193 number, 1987 __ 616421 35539 35584 15466 5246 12950 14862 Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves ___ farms, 1987 __ 9251 184 224 233 96 277 203 number, 198L_ 509 612 37591 35709 9940 4211 18222 7321 

Cattle and calves sold _______________________ farms, 1987 __ 10865 229 274 280 117 355 245 1982 __ 11 041 216 248 256 117 323 233 number,1987 __ 1 609 027 85497 89782 39744 13553 44 443 32658 1982 __ 1 711 507 85257 78482 41 220 13876 43856 31 801 

Calves ___________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 4003 64 112 127 29 100 124 number, 198L_ 299 640 11 789 15244 12511 1 505 4519 10993 Cattle ____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 9819 217 244 239 112 324 217 1982 __ 9493 197 204 213 106 299 203 number, 1987 __ I 309 387 73708 74538 27233 12048 39924 21 665 1982 __ 1 236 900 71 568 61887 22140 10323 37838 18072 Fattened on grain and concentrates _______ farms, 1987 __ 796 14 9 10 9 26 11 number, 1987 __ 185 825 (D) 720 351 (D) 9897 (D) 

Hogs and pigs inventory ______________________ farms, 1987 __ 1041 4 14 33 10 32 17 1982 __ 1 163 16 26 32 17 38 31 number, 1987 __ 195 165 (D) (D) 6263 668 3275 1 692 1982 __ 187 659 1 323 4368 3050 1 745 3203 2406 

Used or to be used for breeding ____________ farms, 1987 __ 766 4 9 29 8 19 14 1982 __ 803 14 15 23 12 24 23 number, 1987 __ 24955 (D) (D) 841 96 391 (D) 1982 __ 21 555 (D) 591 295 207 446 (D) Other ____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 958 4 12 30 9 32 15 1982 __ 1 083 16 22 28 16 35 27 number, 198L_ 170210 (D) (D) 5422 572 2884 (D) 1982 __ 166 104 (D) 3777 2755 1 538 2757 (D) 

Hogs and pigs sold __________________________ farms, 1987 __ 1 019 5 14 31 9 33 15 1982 __ 1 152 16 26 29 15 40 29 number, 1987 __ 321 032 (D) (D) 8546 1 128 7452 (D) 1982 __ 300290 (D) 9461 2930 2049 5 102 2663 Feeder pigs _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 193 3 2 - 3 8 3 1982 __ 211 2 4 5 4 8 9 number, 1987 __ 54645 (D) (D) - (D) (D) (D) 1982 __ 52967 (0) (0) (0) (D) 1 621 542 

Sheep and lambs inventory ___________________ farms, 1987 __ 1 748 41 23 42 9 79 131 1982 __ 1 555 49 15 43 10 83 116 number, 1987 __ 551 864 20511 3031 4577 3331 16778 88094 1982 __ 515745 25055 2392 7891 3540 18497 101 141 Sheep and lambs sold _______________________ farms, 198L_ 1 794 45 24 42 9 82 133 1982 __ 1 588 48 15 44 11 83 118 number, 1987 __ 428 577 15030 2835 4073 1 738 15958 66021 1982 __ 377 947 17689 1 705 6631 2434 17 016 63102 

Hens and pullets of laying age inventory _______ farms, 1987 __ 1 204 12 25 35 5 28 41 1982 __ 1610 20 30 31 12 47 48 number, 198L_ 838575 (0) (0) (D) (D) (D) 782 1982 __ 833 818 (0) (0) 3335 (D) (D) 1 019 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold _____ farms, 1987 __ 56 1 - - - - - 1982 __ 46 1 - - 1 - - number,1987 __ 80425 (0) - - - - - 1982 __ 14760 (0) - - (D) - -

See footnotes at end of table. 

308 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 16. Farms With Sales of $10,000 or More: 1987 and 1982-con. 

[Data for 1967 include abnormal farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text) 

Item 

Cascade Chouteau Custer Daniels Dawson Deer Lodge Fallon 

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _________________________________ farms, 1961-_ 465 697 249 264 374 36 233 1962 __ 500 678 250 326 368 31 231 $1,000, 1967 __ 37526 61 644 16 925 26234 28324 2154 17078 1982 __ 43546 64 458 20 369 36236 33 167 2256 18041 Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 80705 117 136 67 973 92372 75732 59639 73296 1962 __ 87092 124 569 81 556 111 152 90 126 72769 78 100 

Motortrucks, including pickups ______________ farms, 1987 __ 462 679 247 276 369 35 209 1982 __ 488 670 248 318 347 26 231 number, 1987 __ 1 819 3 190 793 1 198 1 282 93 779 1982 __ 1 799 3578 900 1 209 1 308 107 780 Wheel tractors ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 426 649 231 276 345 29 224 1982 __ 456 628 227 321 340 27 210 number, 1987 __ 1 179 2 037 724 805 1 015 97 631 1982 __ 1 274 1 956 815 827 1 161 96 644 

Grain and bean combines' _________________ farms, 1967 __ 246 517 111 225 192 6 146 1962 __ 245 517 116 266 211 6 127 number, 1967 __ 339 730 144 284 208 7 184 1982 __ 362 771 142 378 245 6 145 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Cattle and calves inventory ___________________ farms, t987 __ 353 246 197 111 241 31 195 1982 __ 383 308 220 139 272 30 201 

number, 1981-_ 74931 39806 75 678 11 031 36223 8634 34296 1962 __ 93365 53 266 91 714 16 266 44367 10520 34530 

Cows and heifers that had calved ___________ farms, 1987 __ 327 231 185 108 226 30 190 1982 __ 364 286 209 133 259 30 195 

number, 1981-_ 44 344 24 919 37 098 8 041 20307 4705 22572 1982 __ 48346 27654 45 773 11 344 26069 6007 22265 

Beef cows ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 316 228 181 107 223 30 186 1982 __ 346 279 207 132 255 30 194 number, 1987 __ 42831 24892 37 022 8 035 19786 (D) 22546 1962 __ 46627 27 575 45 532 11 333 25766 5990 22216 Milk cows _______________________________ farms, 1967 __ 27 15 38 4 35 3 19 1962 __ 59 42 54 9 44 4 36 number, 1967 __ 1 513 27 76 6 521 (D) 24 1982 __ 1 719 79 241 11 323 17 47 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________ farms, 1987 __ 273 178 159 75 193 26 146 number, 1987 __ 17 184 8960 20032 1 776 10 294 2614 7660 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves ___ farms, 1987 __ 305 209 174 88 221 27 162 

number, 1967 __ 13403 5927 18 548 1 214 5622 1 515 4064 

Cattle and calves sold _______________________ farms, 1967 __ 363 242 201 113 249 33 204 1962 __ 392 293 221 141 277 30 203 number, 1967 __ 57714 25449 47499 7 537 20862 6268 20353 1962 __ 107 570 30536 75 652 10 826 25731 6043 20534 

Calves ___________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 112 102 83 44 101 15 59 number, 1967 __ 4520 7298 8 555 2 819 6697 2301 3 173 Cattle ____________________________________ farms, 1967 __ 337 199 177 96 221 27 181 1982 __ 356 224 202 89 223 26 180 number, 1987 __ 53 194 18 151 38 944 4 718 14 185 3967 17 180 1982 __ 96239 18 850 55 442 3 550 14 271 4699 14217 Fattened on grain and concentrates _______ farms, 1987 __ 19 22 14 3 22 - 7 number, 1987 __ 11 159 2454 1 885 42 1 721 - 427 

Hogs and pigs inventory ______________________ farms, 1987 __ 31 47 12 13 36 1 30 1982 __ 31 52 22 17 24 2 23 

number, 1987 __ 7637 10272 1 149 4 628 2030 (D) 3691 1982 __ 5550 10500 1 828 7 461 1 865 (D) 4394 

Used or to be used for breeding ____________ farms, 1987 __ 26 29 6 7 24 1 24 1982 __ 20 30 12 13 12 2 21 number, 1987 __ 903 1 240 (D) 317 (0) (0) 879 1982 __ 594 968 (0) 384 (0) (0) 985 Other ____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 29 43 11 13 33 - 27 1982 __ 31 50 21 17 22 2 16 

number, 1987 __ 6734 9032 (D) 4 311 (0) - 2812 1982 __ 4956 9532 (0) 7 077 (0) (0) 3409 

Hogs and pigs sold __________________________ farms, 1987 __ 32 48 8 12 36 1 31 1982 __ 30 57 18 17 24 2 23 

number, 1987 __ 11 898 21 020 (D) (D) 3 665 (0) 13007 1982 __ 7637 16 515 2 428 10 376 2767 (0) 13650 Feeder pigs _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 7 6 - 2 6 - 15 1982 __ 3 8 4 3 4 - 7 

number, 1987 __ (D) 3280 - (0) 630 - (D) 

1982 __ 70 (D) (D) (0) (0) - (D) 

Sheep and lambs inventory ___________________ farms, 1987 __ 37 31 44 11 19 4 34 1982 __ 39 32 36 8 21 3 29 number, 1967 __ 12426 1 959 17 898 (D) 3006 (0) 6818 1982 __ 10801 (D) 18 271 1 869 3325 (0) 5466 Sheep and lambs sold _______________________ farms, 1987 __ 40 29 44 13 21 3 33 1982 __ 38 31 36 7 24 3 34 

number, 1987 __ 9528 1 807 10 818 (D) 2464 (0) 6664 1982 __ 9008 (D) 11 058 1 196 3 535 (0) 4482 

Hens and pullets of laying age inventory _______ farms, 1987 __ 34 38 20 10 24 5 35 1982 __ 55 56 39 16 37 2 39 

number, 1987 __ 27108 (D) (D) 243 (D) (0) (D) 1982 __ (D) 1 732 (D) 537 1 240 (0) (D) 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold _____ farms, 1987 __ 3 2 - - - - 1 1982 __ 2 1 1 - - - - number, 1987 __ (D) (D) - - - - (D) 1982 __ (D) (D) (D) - - - -

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONTANA 309 
Table 16. Farms With Sales of $10,000 or More: 1987 and 1982-con. 

[Oata for 1987 include abnormal farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text I 

Item 

Fergus Flathead Gallatin Garlield Glacier Golden Valley Granite 

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 602 268 506 240 296 98 113 1962 __ 598 261 474 220 256 113 105 $1,000, 1987 __ 46512 20212 43480 16366 36581 6342 7106 1982 __ 54286 20247 48294 16902 34946 8858 8361 Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 77263 75417 85928 68 190 123584 64 717 62864 1982 __ 90780 77 575 101 887 76827 136508 78389 79630 

Motortrucks. including pickups ______________ farms, 1987 __ 595 254 504 231 295 94 109 1982 __ 584 244 464 213 246 110 101 number, 1987 __ 2339 759 1 665 892 1 435 324 283 1982 __ 2402 730 1 543 866 1 131 384 260 Wheel tractors ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 520 238 449 214 269 87 109 1982 __ 545 226 460 215 247 98 102 number, 198L_ 1 668 619 1 331 731 750 308 392 1982 __ 1 949 578 1 276 705 684 341 360 

Grain and bean combines2 _________________ farms, 1987 __ 363 87 306 100 166 43 18 1982 __ 403 116 294 130 189 65 17 number, 1987 __ 464 105 339 (0) 227 54 18 1982 __ 586 155 346 187 265 (0) 17 

lIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Cattle and calves inventory ___________________ farms, 1987 __ 477 160 372 183 165 77 106 1982 __ 489 177 356 175 158 93 98 number, 1987 __ 94369 21 051 67421 49522 30773 19 167 30807 1982 __ 117683 25835 79416 58918 41 713 25219 35824 

Cows and heifers that had calved ___________ farms, 1987 __ 463 134 348 167 154 74 95 1982 __ 476 162 323 172 151 91 94 number, 1987 __ 57849 10889 35200 28087 18267 10234 17840 1982 __ 70801 14615 36882 30525 25256 14 164 20202 

Beef cows ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 461 118 286 164 150 74 94 1982 __ 469 146 253 170 150 90 93 number, 1987 __ 57345 8668 28570 28018 17947 (0) (0) 1982 __ 70095 12597 29944 30431 24967 14 153 (0) Milk cows _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 52 35 91 36 16 5 8 1982 __ 84 45 105 29 22 9 11 number, 1987 __ 504 2221 6630 69 320 (0) (0) 1982 __ 706 2018 6938 94 289 11 (0) 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________ farms, 1987 __ 380 137 325 146 135 63 89 number, 1987 __ 21 810 6285 18899 13538 6866 4208 6508 Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves ___ farms, 1987 __ 407 139 309 154 138 70 95 number, 1987 __ 14710 3877 13322 7897 5640 4725 6459 

Cattle and calves sold _______________________ farms, 1987 __ 484 173 380 180 169 81 106 1982 __ 495 176 356 175 159 93 100 number, 1987 __ 56999 12803 36922 29487 22644 14 115 17621 1982 __ 65075 16330 42452 33416 29215 12430 19526 

Calves ___________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 152 58 143 101 73 33 23 number, 1987 __ 13623 1 773 5221 10982 3542 2767 1 834 Cattle ____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 441 162 355 141 152 76 97 1982 __ 439 152 321 142 129 84 93 number, 1987 __ 43376 11 030 31 701 18505 19102 11 348 15787 1982 __ 49819 9640 32100 20 137 18936 9523 14985 Fattened on grain and concentrates _______ farms, 1987 __ 16 29 31 6 14 4 5 number, 1987 __ I 206 906 1 869 260 (0) (0) 346 

Hogs and pigs inventory ______________________ farms, 1987 __ 55 33 37 12 20 6 2 1982 __ 71 38 34 17 22 7 3 number, 1987 __ 5508 6555 3739 1 706 12174 (0) (0) 1982 __ 10688 7346 4783 (0) 10490 (0) (0) 

Used or to be used for breeding ____________ farms, 1987 __ 38 22 28 11 17 5 2 1982 __ 52 22 29 15 19 5 3 number,1987 __ 766 811 479 271 1 084 (0) (0) 1982 __ 1 124 757 864 377 1 078 (0) 9 Other ____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 53 31 34 9 19 4 1 1982 __ 66 38 33 16 21 7 3 number, 1987 __ 4742 5744 3260 1 435 11 090 (0) (0) 1982 __ 9564 6589 3919 (0) 9412 (0) (0) 

Hogs and pigs sold __________________________ farms, 1987 __ 54 32 33 11 20 5 2 1982 __ 77 35 38 18 16 6 2 number, 1987 __ 10945 13074 5074 2926 16583 (0) (0) 1982 __ 18469 12509 13848 (0) 13017 (0) (0) Feeder pigs _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 11 9 7 4 - 3 - 1982 __ 16 5 9 2 - 3 1 number, 1987 __ 2375 (0) 773 (0) - 48 - 1982 __ (0) 1 313 (0) (0) - 50 (0) 

Sheep and lambs inventory ___________________ farms, 1987 __ 68 12 50 87 30 13 9 1982 __ 61 12 46 62 13 11 9 number, 1987 __ 8970 1 045 6485 71 580 4334 19440 (0) 1982 __ 10450 1 703 6658 50608 1 571 7874 (0) Sheep and lambs sold _______________________ farms, 1987 __ 76 14 50 88 31 14 9 1982 __ 65 13 48 63 12 11 11 number, 1987 __ 12327 971 5071 47489 3 187 19480 1 031 1982 __ 9709 1 556 5384 27987 729 3724 (0) 

Hens and pullets of laying age inventory _______ farms, 1987 __ 60 12 28 26 20 10 4 1982 __ 71 23 33 31 18 15 9 number, 1987 __ 4550 (0) (0) 1 647 (0) (0) 87 1982 __ (0) (D) (0) 2086 (0) 396 (D) 

Broilers and other meat·type chickens sold _____ farms, 1987 __ 4 2 1 - 4 1 - 1982 __ 3 1 6 - 2 - - number, 1987 __ (D) (D) (0) - 12000 (0) - 1982 __ 708 (0) (0) - (0) - -

See footnotes at end of table. 

310 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 16. Farms With Sales of $10,000 or More: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[Data for 1987 include abnormal farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols see introductory text J 

Item 

Hill Jefferson Judith Basin Lake Lewis and Clark Uberty Lincoln 

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 577 85 278 526 183 270 68 1982 __ 565 119 265 503 172 245 45 $1,000,1987 __ 71 184 4760 24690 24144 13688 31 932 4557 1982 __ 70637 8261 25951 24490 10393 35609 1 458 Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 123 369 55999 88814 45902 74797 118268 67019 1982 __ 125020 69422 97928 48688 60424 145 344 32396 

Motortrucks, including pickups ______________ farms, 1987 __ 554 84 276 488 169 269 84 1982 __ 563 113 239 473 162 238 38 number, 1987 __ 2683 247 1 244 1408 630 1 181 123 1982 __ 2296 322 1 064 1 138 670 (D) 78 Wheel tractors ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 573 84 256 471 169 259 68 1982 __ 547 108 259 473 160 238 24 

number,1981-_ 1 642 271 856 1 293 598 752 219 1982 __ 1 414 324 869 1 201 504 623 43 

Grain and bean combines' _________________ farms, 1987 __ 504 29 174 138 46 210 17 1982 __ 416 27 198 147 46 215 1 

number, 1987 __ 695 (D) 243 166 55 309 17 1982 __ 577 35 265 172 57 (D) (D) 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Cattle and calves inventory ___________________ farms, 1987 __ 205 91 202 379 144 73 39 1982 __ 214 100 219 371 140 80 40 number, 1987 __ 27638 19465 55087 55964 42459 17 178 3581 1982 __ 27626 27068 64 416 54686 43157 16745 4289 

Cows and heifers that had calved ___________ farms, 1987 __ 197 87 190 354 130 66 39 1982 __ 207 92 206 351 121 72 40 

number, 1987 __ 18466 12487 31 257 32792 23974 9648 2650 1982 __ 16774 16147 33503 30986 22946 8474 2697 

Beef COws ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 193 85 190 320 128 64 39 1982 __ 202 86 204 321 117 71 38 

number, 1987 __ 18306 12345 31 072 29548 23653 9189 2640 

1982 __ 16613 15584 (D) 28292 22435 (D) 2621 Milk cows _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 15 14 21 74 10 8 5 1982 __ 23 18 29 95 16 11 11 

number,1987 __ 160 142 185 3244 321 359 10 1982 __ 161 563 (D) 2694 511 (D) 76 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________ farms, 1987 __ 178 72 160 319 127 64 34 

number, 1987 __ 5946 4205 13709 13200 11012 4817 539 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves ___ farms, 1987 __ 178 75 181 324 130 66 36 

number, 1987 __ 3226 2773 10 121 9972 7473 2813 392 

Cattle and calves sold _______________________ farms, 1987 __ 209 92 204 394 145 78 41 

1982 __ 210 99 219 381 142 60 41 

number, 1987 __ 16752 11 800 30852 35650 22427 10666 2683 

1982 __ 15992 13491 37365 33338 22510 9688 2648 

Calves ___________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 64 35 44 148 42 18 17 

number, 1987 __ 4 118 1 760 4663 6271 2293 1 185 609 Cattle ____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 191 88 191 372 137 73 37 

1982 __ 171 88 187 346 121 71 39 

number, 1981-_ 12634 10040 26189 29379 20134 9481 2074 1982 __ 9697 9874 28997 23980 17628 (D) 1 787 

Fattened on grain and concentrates _______ farms, 1987 __ 22 4 14 24 10 12 2 

number, 1987 __ (D) 80 (D) 1 095 348 (D) (D) 

Hogs and pigs inventory ______________________ farms, 1987 __ 24 7 9 19 15 17 6 

1982 __ 27 20 9 30 16 18 8 

number, 1987 __ 10 111 1 674 (D) 5594 2063 (D) 1 560 1982 __ Ht 652 1 821 1 325 4718 1 504 (D) 1 076 

Used or to be used for breeding ____________ farms, 1987 __ 19 5 7 15 13 11 4 1982 __ 20 14 6 21 10 14 6 

number,1987 __ 1 041 238 (D) 723 216 (D) 167 

1982 __ 1 079 230 211 514 108 (D) 119 Other ____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 22 6 9 19 8 17 6 

1982 __ 25 19 9 28 14 18 7 

number, 1987 __ 9070 1 436 (D) 4871 1847 (D) 1 393 

1982 __ 9573 1 591 1 114 4204 1 396 (D) 957 

Hogs and pigs sold __________________________ farms, 1987 __ 26 7 10 20 14 21 5 

1982 __ 26 19 9 27 20 19 9 

number, 1987 __ 16719 2747 (D) 5796 1 619 (D) 1 963 1982 __ 16840 3496 (D) 5343 5338 (D) 1 771 Feeder pigs _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 3 2 1 1 2 2 - 1982 __ 4 7 1 - 2 1 6 

number, 1987 __ 176 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) - 1982 __ 310 1 325 (D) - (D) (D) (D) 

Sheep and lambs inventory ___________________ farms, 1987 __ 19 12 41 34 18 13 1 

1982 __ 12 12 25 42 21 6 2 

number, '1987 __ I 099 1 538 8999 3772 8509 (D) (D) 

1982 __ 1 447 548 6180 5070 9275 (D) (D) 

Sheep and lambs sold _______________________ farms, 1987 __ 20 13 43 39 18 12 1 

1982 __ 12 9 25 39 19 5 2 

number, 1987 __ 869 1 352 6439 3431 7056 (D) (D) 

1982 __ 1 012 507 4623 4880 7305 (D) (D) 

Hens and pullets of laying age inventory _______ farms, 1987 __ 29 11 15 42 14 19 3 

1982 __ 37 11 27 58 15 19 13 

number, 1987 __ (D) 1 233 2582 807 (D) (D) (D) 

1982 __ (D) (D) 3630 1 365 (D) (D) (D) 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold _____ farms, 1987 __ - - - 2 - 3 - 1982 __ 2 - 1 - 2 3 - number, 1987 __ - - - (D) - (D) - 1982 __ (D) - (D) - (D) (D) -

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONTANA 311 
Table 16. Farms With Sales of $10,000 or More: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

(Data for 1987 include abnormal farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Item 

McCone Madison Meagher Mineral Missoula Musselshell Park 

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 370 305 99 15 118 116 233 1982 __ 346 305 90 14 107 145 243 

$1,000,1987 __ 37448 23759 9134 549 5653 8390 13706 1982 __ 33432 26637 11 346 528 5274 12073 16757 Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 101 211 77 898 92267 36569 47909 72329 58823 

1982 __ 96 624 87334 126069 37705 49288 83261 68961 

Motortrucks, including pickups ______________ farms, 1987 __ 359 294 99 15 108 115 226 1982 __ 333 286 89 13 102 144 237 

number, 1981-_ 1 503 925 393 38 295 412 636 1982 __ 1 237 939 404 (D) 287 494 682 Wheel tractors ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 350 286 90 11 117 107 223 1982 __ 325 293 85 12 104 126 234 

number, 1987 __ I 001 880 323 33 289 348 593 1982 __ 1 052 1 059 316 26 260 398 726 

Grain and bean combines' _________________ farms, 1987 __ 288 85 19 4 61 50 82 1982 __ 244 74 19 3 45 71 82 

number, 1987 __ 336 100 23 5 73 70 92 1982 __ 288 83 22 (0) 53 84 88 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Cattle and calves inventory ___________________ farms, 1987 __ 190 279 90 10 90 106 217 1982 __ 219 279 79 9 82 121 226 

number, 1987 __ 29437 99305 51 702 811 13099 28 157 50344 1982 __ 33433 106038 53674 892 16207 33 176 55210 

Cows and heifers that had calved ___________ farms, 1987 __ 175 264 84 10 82 105 208 1982 __ 212 259 76 9 70 116 216 

number, 1981-_ 18693 58369 28294 453 7785 17 100 33531 1982 __ 20716 58310 31 146 488 6873 17485 33354 

Beef cows ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 171 263 84 10 79 103 205 1982 __ 209 256 76 9 63 114 212 

number, 1987 __ (D) 58 137 (0) 453 (0) 17023 33175 1982 __ 20665 58083 (0) (0) 6369 17421 32978 Milk cows _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 33 31 5 - 5 17 31 1982 __ 30 37 10 2 20 24 41 

number, 1987 __ (D) 232 (0) - (0) 77 356 1982 __ 51 227 (0) (0) 504 64 376 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________ farms, 1987 __ 141 233 79 10 74 93 174 

number, 1987 __ 6951 21 131 14408 255 2958 6006 10115 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves ___ farms, 1987 __ 166 242 81 10 75 97 194 

number,1987 __ 3793 19805 9000 103 2356 5051 6698 

Cattle and calves sold _______________________ farms, 1987 __ 186 284 92 10 94 107 218 1982 __ 217 279 86 9 86 122 233 

number, 1987 __ 16475 59629 28501 473 8558 17604 30614 1982 __ 18507 66058 29433 442 7228 18722 29550 

Calves ___________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 101 81 37 3 35 45 63 

number, 1987 __ 6964 8308 4323 33 1 493 4931 5804 Gattle ____________________________________ farms, 1981-_ 150 270 90 10 91 92 206 1982 __ 171 260 77 8 75 100 214 

number, 1987 __ 9511 51 321 24178 440 7065 12673 24810 

1982 __ 8853 48928 21 415 (0) 4261 12769 21 781 

Fattened on grain and concentrates _______ farms, 1987 __ 6 13 3 - 4 7 16 

number, 1981-_ (D) 1 558 (0) - 32 (D) 1 874 

Hogs and pigs inventory ______________________ farms, 1987 __ 32 25 3 2 6 16 9 1982 __ 24 31 1 - 7 15 11 

number, 1987 __ 2839 2893 (0) (0) 164 1577 (0) 1982 __ (D) 3708 (0) . - 306 905 (D) 

Used or to be used for breeding ____________ farms, 1987 __ 28 21 3 2 3 14 7 1982 __ 18 26 1 - 6 11 10 

number, 1987 __ 472 (D) (0) (0) (D) 266 (D) 

1982 __ (D) (D) (0) - 58 118 (0) Other ____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 30 23 3 2 6 14 8 1982 __ 24 28 1 - 6 14 10 

number, 1987 __ 2367 (D) (0) (0) (D) 1 311 (D) 1982 __ (D) (D) (0) - 248 787 (0) 

Hogs and pigs sold __________________________ farms, 1987 __ 33 26 2 2 6 17 8 1982 __ 21 29 1 - 8 14 11 

number,1987 __ 2984 5595 (0) (0) 223 1 811 (D) 1982 __ (D) 6551 (0) - 559 990 2084 Feeder pigs _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 5 5 1 - 2 4 3 1982 __ 1 14 - - 3 2 1 

number, 1987 __ (D) (D) (0) - (D) (D) (D) 1982 __ (D) 2103 - - 142 (D) (D) 

Sheep and lambs inventory ___________________ farms, 1987 __ 28 72 18 - 11 32 31 

1982 __ 34 56 13 - 5 26 29 

number, 1987 __ 14417 13627 8241 - 1 377 18082 3943 1982 __ 19065 10890 8437 - 476 16 190 2977 Sheep and lambs sold _______________________ farms, 1987 __ 28 70 18 - 12 32 33 

1982 __ 36 55 11 - 5 28 33 

number, 1987 __ 11071 9253 4674 - 818 11 638 3512 1982 __ 13175 8351 (0) - 254 11 616 3341 

Hens and pullets of laying age inventory _______ farms, 1987 __ 31 27 14 - 8 19 17 1982 __ 45 30 8 - 16 15 29 

number, 1987 __ (D) (0) (0) - (D) (D) (0) 

1982 __ 1 414 864 (D) - (D) (0) 893 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold _____ farms, 1987 __ 2 - 1 - 2 1 - 1982 __ 1 1 1 - - - 1 

number, 1987 __ (D) - (0) - (D) (0) - 1982 __ (D) (D) (0) - - - (D) 

See footnotes at end of table. 

312 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 16. Farms With Sales of $10,000 or More: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[Data for 1987 include abnormal farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text I 

Item 

Petroleum Phillips Pondera Powder River Powell Prairie Ravalli 

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ••••.••••••••••••••••••.••••••••• farms, 1987 •• 87 364 410 247 147 149 318 

1982 •• 77 378 405 253 144 148 316 

$1,000,1987 •• 5908 26942 45368 18644 12080 11 087 13254 

1982 •• 6428 35646 44 783 18363 10984 12669 14725 

Average per farm •••••••••.•••••••••• _ ••• dollars, 1987 •• 67905 74017 110655 75483 82178 74407 41 679 

1982 •• 83480 94301 110 575 72583 76 138 85604 46599 

Motortrucks, including pickups •••••••••••••• farms, 1987 •. 85 338 389 227 147 149 293 

1982 •• 75 364 404 236 141 143 289 

number, 1987 •• 296 1 347 1 942 832 506 544 687 

1982 •• 259 1 337 1 871 810 447 518 734 

Wheel tractors •••••••••••••••••••••••••••• farms, 1987 •• 84 321 382 235 128 149 288 

1982 •• 73 363 382 230 128 134 285 

number, 1987 •• 263 1 175 1 205 756 429 478 713 

1982 •• 230 1 291 1 068 814 520 472 741 

Grain and bean combines' ••••••••••••••••• farms, 1987 •• 29 190 301 99 35 83 41 

1982 •• 33 270 310 84 24 80 82 

number, 1987 •• 43 293 387 103 41 96 45 

1982 •. 44 400 (D) 88 34 93 94 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Cattle and calves inventory •.••••••••••••••••• farms, 1987 •• 82 280 198 223 131 133 263 

1982 •• 71 300 219 240 132 136 254 

number, 1987 •• 25419 76327 24793 64406 45832 35944 38297 

1982 •• 28401 82 178 25 173 72 970 51 271 32937 45507 

Cows and heffers that had calved ••••••••••• farms, 1987 •• 77 263 181 214 121 122 239 

1982 •• 67 278 201 230 124 130 229 

number, 1987 •• 14720 41 350 16 139 36653 25532 17 659 20069 

1982 •• 14911 44 207 14277 40156 27 160 18760 21 433 

8eef cows •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• farms, 1987 •• 76 260 175 212 120 122 204 

1982 •• 65 275 194 228 124 129 197 

number, 1987 •• (D) 41 167 15632 36563 (D) (D) 17866 

1982 •• 14893 44 114 13744 40085 27 124 18684 18 730 

Milk cows ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• farms, 1987 .• 7 28 18 39 18 15 52 

1982 •• 15 52 32 41 19 18 70 

number, 1987 _. (D) 183 507 90 (D) (D) 2203 

1982 •• 18 93 533 71 36 76 2703 

Heifers and heifer calves ••••••••••••••••••• farms, 1987 •• 69 218 166 188 110 101 232 

number, 1987 •• 6492 19477 4714 15504 12 263 10 013 9299 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves ••• farms, 1987 •• 72 235 177 209 114 121 235 

number, 1987 •• 4207 15500 3940 12249 8037 8272 8929 

Cattle and calves sold ••••••••••••••••••••••• farms, 1987 •. 83 285 197 225 133 134 269 

1982 •• 71 302 219 242 138 136 260 

number, 1987 •. 15927 44 343 13989 37555 24703 25 150 23385 

1982 •. 16559 45180 16192 37166 27 502 23260 25619 

Calves ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• farms, 1987 .• ~5 84 53 105 37 58 88 

number, 1987 .• 5128 8395 1 350 10137 3 121 6695 5181 

Cattle •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• farms, 1987._ 74 256 186 200 128 123 255 

1982 •• 84 250 187 207 118 106 236 

number, 1987 •• 10799 35948 12639 27418 21 582 18455 18204 

1982 •• 11 597 28803 11 670 22569 19 529 14 805 20155 

Fattened on grain and concentrates ••••••• farms, 1987._ 3 25 16 10 9 20 33 

number, 1987 •• (D) (D) (D) (D) 1 265 5 539 1 803 

Hogs and pigs inventory •••••••••••••••••••••• farms, 1987._ 3 40 24 8 7 10 24 

1982 •• 3 38 30 9 9 10 34 

number, 1987._ (D) 6384 (D) (D) 414 (D) 3449 

1982 •• (D) 2258 9687 (D) 632 1 883 3934 

Used or to be used for breeding ••••••• _ •••• farms, 1987 •• 2 29 18 5 4 6 21 

1982 •• 2 25 24 3 7 8 21 

number, 1987 •• (D) 758 (D) (D) (D) 180 401 

1982 •• (D) 245 1 122 16 (D) (D) 342 

Other •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• farms, 1987 •• 3 38 20 7 7 9 21 

1982 .• 3 35 28 8 9 10 33 

number, 1987._ (D) 5626 (D) (D) (D) (D) 3048 

1982 •• (D) 2013 8565 (D) (D) (D) 3592 

Hogs and pigs sold •••••••••••••••••••••••••• farms, 1987 •• 2 44 29 5 6 6 22 

1982 •• 3 41 31 8 8 11 30 

number,1987 •• (D) 10465 (D) 850 544 (D) 5035 

1982 •• 141 3957 15612 2040 895 (D) 4806 

Feeder pigs •••• _ •••••••••••••••••••••••••• farms, 1987 •• 1 9 5 1 - - 10 

1982 •• 2 4 1 4 5 1 7 

number, 1987 •• (D) 1 516 1 876 (D) - - 242 

1982 •• (D) (D) (D) (D) 74 (D) 289 

Sheep and lambs inventory ••••••••••••••••••• farms, 1987 •• 15 40 24 48 24 13 34 

1982 •• 15 37 19 48 12 12 35 

number, 1987 •• (D) 11 612 6265 19442 1 857 3 145 5099 

1982 •• 6060 13912 3959 15569 1 219 3796 3757 

Sheep and lambs sold ••••••••••••••••••••••• farms, 1987 •• 16 42 24 51 23 15 34 

1982 •• 16 36 19 48 14 11 36 

number, 1987 •• (D) 8819 4736 17145 1 937 2554 4214 

1982 •• 5226 11 825 3662 11 551 1 555 2272 3 109 

Hens and pullets of laying age inventory ••••••• farms, 1987 •• 2 31 27 35 14 22 30 

1982 •• 8 53 36 45 20 24 47 

number, 1987 •• (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 

1982 •• 164 (D) 29034 (D) (D) (D) (D) 

Broilers and other meat·type chickens sold ••••• farms, 1987 •• - 1 3 1 - 2 3 

1982 •• - 1 1 - - - 1 

number, 1987 •• - (D) (D) (D) - (D) 110 

1982 •• - (D) (D) - - - (D) 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONTANA 313 
Table 16. Farms With Sales of $10,000 or More: 1987 and 1982-con. 

[Data for 1987 include abnormal farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Item 

Richland Roosevelt Rosebud Sanders Sheridan Silver Bow Stillwater 

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and 

equipment ••...••••..••••....••...•••...••• farms, 1987 .. 452 448 255 147 467 45 292 

1982 .• 419 469 243 141 491 39 282 

$1,000, 1987 •• 50 110 47209 17 822 8 109 42550 1 581 20513 

1982 •• 45944 45875 20238 6538 50323 1 990 24565 

Average per farm •....•••...••...••••..•• dollars, 1987 •• 110863 105 377 69888 55 162 91 114 35144 70251 

1982 •• 109651 97815 83282 46365 102490 51 031 87110 

Motortrucks, including pickups ••...•••...••• farms, 1987 •• 446 446 227 146 460 45 290 

1982 .. 412 464 234 141 489 36 261 

number, 1987 .. 1 932 1 810 840 383 1 817 120 908 

1982 •• 1 742 1 634 809 364 1 787 98 915 

Wheel tractors •••.••.....••..•••..••••...• farms, 1987 •• 416 417 241 132 432 38 258 

1982 •• 398 434 228 140 485 32 280 

number,1987 •. 1 603 1 091 796 391 1 289 118 813 

1982 •. 1 432 1 162 803 327 1 324 103 866 

Grain and bean combines2 ••••••••••••••••• farms, 1987 •• 290 349 83 31 395 3 99 

1982 •. 289 326 112 47 432 5 141 

number, 1987 .. 373 446 92 39 490 3 127 

1982 .• 334 423 137 49 572 5 186 

lIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Cattle and calves inventory •.••...•••...••••.. farms, 1987 •• 289 215 215 126 191 45 251 

1982 •• 278 247 211 132 234 36 242 

number, 1987 •• 50205 21 947 74744 23 171 16953 8236 47334 

1982 •• 48715 29667 73659 24640 21 557 8843 51 663 

Cows and heifers that had calved •...••••..• farms, 1987 •• 260 210 204 121 182 42 235 

1982 •• 253 241 201 126 226 31 231 

number, 1987 •• 24547 13921 41 243 13394 10539 5241 24304 

1982 •• 25729 18860 37257 13015 13898 5118 30134 

Beef cows .••••..•••..•••..••...•••••.•• farms, 1987 •• 256 209 201 120 182 42 231 

1982 •• 250 238 198 118 226 31 229 

number, 1987 •• 24382 13888 41 180 13 166 10523 (0) (D) 

1982 •• 25408 (D) 37086 12817 13869 (D) 29841 

Milk cows .••...•••...•••...•••...•••..•• farms, 1987 •• 27 17 32 11 7 1 19 

1982 •• 42 28 36 25 14 4 37 

number,1987 •• 165 33 63 228 16 (D) (D) 

1982 •. 321 (D) 171 198 29 (D) 293 

Heifers and heifer calves .••...•••...••••..• farms, 1987 •• 224 174 177 115 150 32 192 

number, 1987 •• 12720 4785 17 475 5387 3888 1 811 11 397 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves .•• farms, 1987 •• 245 193 192 120 176 42 213 

number, 1987 •• 12938 3241 16026 4390 2526 1 184 11 633 

Cattle and calves sold •••..••••..••••.••••... farms, 1987 •• 295 220 219 129 189 45 254 

1982 •• 271 245 216 134 232 36 248 

number, 1987 •• 36340 12213 50393 14056 9619 4772 37143 

1982 •• 34837 16523 53340 14337 13647 4742 30458 

Calves •••..••••..••••....••...•••...••••. farms, 1987 .• 121 83 102 51 67 30 87 

number, 1987 •• 7016 3048 13087 3530 3009 1 668 4958 

Cattle •••...•••..•••••...••...••••..••••.. farms, 1987 •• 251 190 192 125 157 44 237 

1982 •• 223 184 172 120 189 35 222 

number, 1987 •• 29324 9165 37306 10526 6610 3 104 32185 

1982 .• 24948 7237 34810 10008 6555 3449 23536 

Fattened on grain and concentrates .••••.. farms, 1987 •• 38 10 13 9 8 . 18 

number, 1987 •• (D) (D) 2106 118 137 - 5627 

Hogs and pigs inventory ••...••••.••••..••••.. farms, 1987 .• 30 35 11 5 35 2 23 

1982 •• 27 33 22 8 18 1 26 

number, 1987 •• 3795 3484 1 686 (D) 4958 (D) 7182 

1982 .• 3038 3142 2677 206 2015 (D) 8464 

Used or to be used for breeding .•••...••••. farms, 1987 •• 23 30 6 3 27 1 11 

1982 .• 14 25 10 5 16 1 19 

number, 1987 •• 462 432 (0) (D) 674 (D) (0) 

1982 •• (D) 305 319 50 335 (D) 825 

Other ••...•••...••••..••••...••••..•••... farms, 1987 •• 27 35 9 5 33 2 21 

1982 •• 24 29 20 6 18 1 26 

number, 1987 •• 3333 3052 (D) (D) 4284 (D) (D) 

1982 •• (D) 2837 2358 156 1 680 (D) 7639 

Hogs and pigs sold •••...••.....•••..••••...• farms, 1987 •• 29 37 11 5 35 2 19 

1982 •• 28 38 17 3 16 1 26 

number,1987 •• 6430 5270 3517 1 588 7428 (D) 10032 

1982 •• 5237 3504 4628 260 1 793 (D) 11 126 

Feeder pigs .•••••.••••..•••••...••••..•••• farms, 1987 •. 6 3 4 2 5 1 3 

1982 •. - 5 4 - 4 1 8 

number, 1987 .• 737 (0) (0) (0) (D) (D) (D) 

1982 .• - (D) (0) - (D) (D) (D) 

Sheep and lambs inventory ••••...•••...•••..• farms, 1987 •• 29 23 31 8 26 4 61 

1982 •• 25 15 15 9 20 4 59 

number,1987 •• 5310 9212 22 930 625 5 410 248 12118 

1982 •• 6810 2598 14915 1 063 3570 153 12386 

Sheep and lambs sold ..•••...•••...••••....• farms, 1987 •• 31 19 30 8 27 4 61 

1982 •• 25 15 17 11 19 4 61 

number, 1987 •• 4173 5085 16074 547 4352 (D) 9534 

1982 •• 6169 2164 15194 737 2321 91 10450 

Hens and pullets of laying age inventory ••...•• farms, 1987 •• 36 25 24 13 35 7 37 

1982 •• 40 45 30 18 36 4 46 

number, 1987 •• (D) (D) (0) (D) t 514 (D) (D) 

1982 .. (D) (D) (0) (D) (D) 95 (D) 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold .•••• farms, 1987 .. - 1 1 - 3 - 3 

1982 .. - 3 - - 2 - 1 

number, 1987 .• - (D) (0) - 100 - (D) 

1982 .• - 455 . - (D) - (D) 

See footnotes at end of table. 

314 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 16. Farms With Sales of $10,000 or More: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[Data for 1987 include abnormal farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols. see introductory text 1 

Item 

Sweet Grass Teton Toole Treasure Valley Wheatland Wibaux Yellowstone 

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment __________________________________ farms. 1987 __ 233 491 318 94 532 123 144 545 1982 __ 200 517 300 75 489 117 154 539 $1,000, 1987 __ 14967 43963 42231 10200 53030 9994 12659 38647 1982 __ 11 961 54 514 45642 8096 50832 10781 14028 42540 Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1981-_ 64 236 89538 132801 108510 99681 81 249 87910 70911 1982 __ 59803 105 443 152 139 107 952 103 951 92146 91 089 78923 

Motortrucks, including pickups _______________ farms, 1981-_ 222 471 316 90 521 118 144 530 1982 __ 199 517 293 70 462 117 142 516 number, 1987 __ 633 2 186 1 724 411 2195 449 504 2169 1982 __ 612 2 122 1 517 370 1 894 462 501 1 792 Wheel tractors _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 205 487 289 85 514 114 133 473 1982 __ 183 492 296 73 448 109 142 507 number, 1987 __ 599 1 463 864 372 1 635 361 395 1 600 1982 __ 509 1 377 866 328 1 358 333 427 1 506 

Grain and bean combines' __________________ farms, 1981-_ 49 320 244 29 361 45 97 215 1982 __ 35 342 254 30 308 64 81 246 number, 1981-_ 52 476 381 36 412 (D) 112 250 1982 __ 42 502 396 32 345 89 93 299 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Cattle and calves inventory ____________________ farms, 1987 __ 186 268 126 77 286 94 109 383 1982 __ 186 298 120 61 294 100 104 411 number, 1981-_ 43887 41 360 18365 29943 61 173 33633 20152 115125 1982 __ 49338 62389 19452 26444 69554 38687 20599 105554 

Cows and heifers that had calved ____________ farms, 1987 __ 181 252 119 67 272 86 103 315 1982 __ 179 279 117 60 272 99 103 340 number, 1981-_ 26088 24430 11 427 11 983 34346 19339 11 375 31 940 1982 __ 28857 30718 11 610 12 715 37924 22363 11 120 34253 

Beef cows _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 177 249 118 67 269 85 98 299 1982 __ 178 270 117 60 271 98 94 325 number, 1981-_ 26024 23735 (D) (0) 34300 19098 11 150 29963 1982 __ 28778 30088 11 408 (0) 37837 (0) 10829 32286 Milk cows ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 36 29 15 9 20 12 12 31 1982 __ 44 40 21 9 40 19 21 48 number,1981-_ 64 695 (D) (0) 46 241 225 1 977 1982 __ 79 630 202 (0) 87 (0) 291 1 967 

Heifers and heifer calves ____________________ farms, 1987 __ 164 206 104 68 223 85 91 299 number, 1987 __ 10061 8891 4 411 9217 17 109 8703 4985 36286 Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves ____ farms, 1987 __ 166 239 118 69 235 82 98 330 number, 1987 __ 7738 8039 2527 8743 9 718 5 591 3792 46899 

Cattle and calves sold ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 190 268 125 80 292 95 113 393 1982 __ 188 288 119 62 303 103 104 416 number, 1987 __ 23843 46794 11 175 18 210 35 164 18478 11 498 119623 1982 __ 26741 45997 12023 14 521 33889 20193 9693 94288 

Calves ____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 70 84 42 34 131 42 60 151 number, 1987 __ 6140 3618 1 180 2620 8462 3815 4206 8855 Cattle _____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 176 243 115 66 253 88 96 351 1982 __ 166 255 105 58 248 89 82 367 

number, 1981-_ 17 703 43176 9995 15 590 26702 14663 7292 110768 1982 __ 15455 38717 7115 12 254 20234 15567 6713 82480 Fattened on grain and concentrates ________ farms, 1987 __ 7 22 12 17 21 3 12 82 number, 1987 __ 1 175 (D) 366 2930 (0) 55 636 80819 

Hogs and pigs inventory _______________________ farms, 1987 __ 17 28 16 6 33 7 17 25 1982 __ 14 28 11 8 40 14 7 35 number, 1987 __ (D) 6061 5648 59 5 783 6055 1 121 1 750 1982 __ 3400 6307 5459 (0) 3 916 4856 749 2473 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________ farms, 1987 __ 13 20 11 2 29 5 11 14 1982 __ 10 17 8 5 31 8 6 9 number, 1987 __ (D) (0) 875 (D) 829 620 (0) (0) 1982 __ (0) (0) (0) 52 635 429 146 201 Other _____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 16 28 16 5 30 6 16 22 1982 __ 13 25 9 8 33 14 7 34 number, 1981-_ (0) (0) 4773 (0) 4954 5435 (0) (0) 1982 __ (0) (0) (0) (0) 3281 4427 603 2272 

Hogs and pigs sold ___________________________ farms, 1987 __ 16 26 14 4 32 7 16 23 1982 __ 16 25 8 7 46 13 7 38 number, 1987 __ (0) 11 528 (0) 74 7321 9334 1617 3383 1982 __ 6459 10304 (0) 688 7363 7247 971 5054 Feeder pigs ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 3 5 1 - 8 2 2 2 1982 __ 3 5 1 3 10 1 2 1 

number, 1981-_ (0) (0) (0) - 1 695 (0) (0) (0) 1982 __ (0) (0) (0) (0) (D) (D) (0) (0) 

S heep and lambs Inventory ____________________ farms, 1987 __ 77 43 10 8 34 40 13 39 1982 __ 77 44 12 3 30 39 10 34 number, 1987 __ 20968 10231 2392 1 767 3578 19986 1 405 6 126 1982 __ 24013 10 183 2272 (0) 3072 15 714 1 100 7 154 

S heep and lambs sold ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 80 41 10 8 36 39 16 40 1982 __ 82 43 11 3 34 39 10 40 number, 1987 __ 18463 6249 2087 1 738 3 159 17 197 1 131 6041 1982 __ 20667 9242 1 998 (0) 3 183 11 487 543 3834 

ens and pullets of laying age inventory ________ farms, 1987 __ 24 18 20 10 25 16 14 18 1982 __ 33 31 24 7 54 15 12 27 H 

number, 1987 __ (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) 457 (0) 1982 __ 614 (0) (0) 107 (0) (0) 631 (0) 

B railers and other meat-type chickens sold ______ farms, 1987 __ - 3 1 1 - 1 1 1 1982 __ - 1 2 - 2 - - 2 number, 1987 __ - (0) (0) (0) - (0) (0) (0) 1982 __ - (0) (0) - (0) - - (0) 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONTANA 315 
Table 16. Farms With Sales of $10,000 or More: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[Data for 1987 include abnormal farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text) 

Item 

Montana Beaverhead Big Hom Blaine Broadwater Carbon Carter 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for silage or green chop _________________ farms, 1987 __ 612 - 27 8 - 47 1 1982 __ 661 1 21 9 2 76 1 acres, 1987 __ 46099 - (D) 342 - 3 155 (D) 1982 __ 53 815 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 

tons, green, 1987 __ 787 280 - (D) 5582 - 58534 (D) 1982 __ 852 965 (D) (D) 8235 (D) (D) (D) 

Wheat for grain _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 9371 39 185 274 95 95 100 1982 __ 9 174 38 174 228 94 115 105 

acres, 1987 __ 4 630 818 (D) 102162 169702 30809 15648 38539 1982 __ 5 141 650 (D) 116404 160147 40863 21 127 38 105 bushels, 1987 __ 142 169 586 (D) 3299898 5 306 322 1 273275 524 185 898 923 1982 __ 157 384 299 (D) 3930016 5069638 1 613156 736488 787 108 

Barley for grain ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 8865 67 153 252 76 207 51 1982 __ 7575 71 132 187 76 189 53 

acres, 1987 __ 1 876 498 (D) 25938 56770 13775 16811 (D) 1982 __ 1 585 934 (D) 29905 37083 18462 12679 5727 

bushels, 1987 __ 78 855 351 (D) 1 271 594 2 200 487 742 125 1 116967 (D) 1982 __ 71 061 414 (D) 1 208298 1 626884 904450 727 548 149 003 

Oats for grain _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 2066 7 50 48 15 59 33 1982 __ 2796 17 53 69 25 78 67 

acres, 1987 __ 126 737 (D) (D) (D) 896 2093 (D) 1982 __ 161 189 (D) (D) 4257 1 162 2098 4 158 

bushels, 1987 __ 6114214 (D) (D) (D) 66344 118210 (D) 1982 __ 7 763 327 (D) (D) 230865 74393 119 117 163 134 

Sugar beets for sugar ________________________ farms. 1987 __ 416 - 33 - - 88 - 1982 __ 434 - 38 - - 75 - acres, 1987 __ 48289 - 5750 - - (D) - 1982 __ 41 041 - 4711 - - (D) - tons, 1987 __ 1 048 992 - 113505 - - (D) - 1982 __ 812008 - 97019 - - (D) -

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text) ______ farms, 1987 __ 9851 203 253 242 95 334 205 1982 __ 10 169 203 221 234 109 315 219 acres, 1987 __ 1 988 256 145608 73119 55092 22765 44352 55243 1982 __ 2061 000 134025 (D) 51 440 22136 46288 81 243 

tons, dry, 1987 __ 3637 900 256336 146580 99519 71 659 94 131 57940 1982 __ 4 050 774 248 790 (D) 108 528 64 963 102863 125 643 

Item 

Cascade Chouteau Custer Daniels Dawson Deer Lodge Fallon 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for silage or green chop _________________ farms, 1987 __ 4 1 30 - 29 - 5 1982 __ 2 2 40 - 36 1 5 

acres, 1987 __ 400 (D) 2601 - (D) - 489 1982 __ (D) (D) (D) - (D) (D) 551 

tons, green, 1987 __ 6250 (D) 45521 - (D) - 2872 1982 __ (D) (D) (D) - (D) (D) 3360 

Wheat for grain _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 271 657 113 276 302 3 147 1982 __ 269 619 113 321 279 2 169 

acres, 1987 __ 122248 430433 40376 174 151 133493 (D) 49189 1982 __ 141 127 451 771 39004 231 235 149287 (D) 65483 bushels, 1987 __ 4200414 14 095 071 1 006 532 3 876 207 3 977 608 24398 1 313 662 1982 __ 5017296 18 174 379 1 032 148 5 229 406 3 851 389 (D) 1 635868 

Barley for grain ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 267 593 81 233 270 5 113 1982 __ 247 501 63 175 186 4 90 acres, 1987 __ 70635 225 586 7479 38611 36647 (D) 10832 1982 __ 68366 185 200 6857 20974 21 675 113 9736 bushels, 1987 __ 2434405 7 279 809 300 569 1 082 843 1 454 222 (D) 398 543 1982 __ 2885 837 8 455 445 248 724 651 204 866844 6063 342 877 

Oats for grain _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 52 47 39 44 87 - 52 1982 __ 63 42 69 44 109 1 73 acres, 1987 __ 2306 (D) 1 882 3054 5073 - 2810 1982 __ 2929 3874 6247 (D) 6468 (D) 4322 

bushels, 1987 __ 92937 (D) 94548 92433 227 166 - 117 409 1982 __ 117578 192 777 229 945 (D) 253 267 (D) 196702 

Sugar beets for sugar ________________________ farms, 1987 __ - - 2 - 25 - - 1982 __ - - - - 28 - - acres, 1987 __ - - (0) - 2581 - - 1982 __ - - - - (D) - - tons, 1987 __ - - (D) - 60585 - - 1982 __ - - - - (D) - -

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text) ______ farms, 1987 __ 310 213 186 122 224 28 167 1982 __ 332 237 201 146 243 28 201 

acres, 1987 __ 60 121 26400 40593 12645 29538 8552 38310 1982 __ 61 087 31 175 46855 13626 31 222 9741 52034 

tons, dry, 1987 __ 89957 39862 72928 15323 44824 15996 37470 1982 __ 113026 57250 89112 19837 50710 16880 80030 

See footnotes at end of table. 

316 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 16. Farms With Sales of $10,000 or More: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[Data for 1987 include abnormal farms. For meaning Of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Item 

Fergus Flathead Gallatin Garfield Glacier Golden Valley Granite 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Com for silage or green chop _________________ farms, 1987 __ I 3 1 4 - 1 - 1982 __ 1 4 2 4 - 3 - acres, 1987 __ (D) (0) (0) 154 - (D) - 1982 __ (0) (0) (0) 205 - (D) - tons, green, 1987 __ (0) (0) (0) 1 894 - (D) - 1982 __ (0) 2880 (0) 1 200 - 785 -

Wheat for grain _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 421 108 266 146 206 54 3 1982 __ 392 88 245 142 170 70 3 acres, 1987 __ 144 527 9 053 45 618 96 905 120 864 24310 380 1982 __ 143811 6 814 47 035 90 888 111 063 26980 (0) 

bushels, 1987 __ 5 593 709 548 900 2 551 570 2 369 860 4 184871 592044 13 400 1982 __ 4 542 499 411 849 2 061 366 2 208 017 3 710 223 837237 6690 

Barley for grain ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 396 139 314 110 211 33 16 1982 __ 383 159 283 101 168 47 16 acres, 1987 __ 100 548 21 484 46 350 (0) 107 588 4949 836 1982 __ 101 975 27 470 47 532 19 475 95905 7353 (0) 

bushels, 1987 __ 4 171 024 1 541 039 3 170 900 (0) 5 025 932 119773 46330 1982 __ 3695 116 1 891 979 2 713 695 681 194 4 730 145 262 795 (0) 

Oats for grain _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 77 21 45 35 23 13 7 1982 __ 100 41 85 49 24 24 10 acres, 1987 __ 3973 1 203 2 303 3 789 (0) 1 503 181 1982 __ 6506 1 086 3 714 (0) (0) 1 721 (0) 

bushels, 1987 __ 209 137 65600 157 026 126 816 (0) 51 594 14 750 1982 __ 260 412 71 174 260 830 (0) (0) 80680 (0) 

Sugar beets for sugar ________________________ farms, 1987 __ - - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - - acres, 1987 __ - - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - - tons, 1987 __ - - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - -

Hay-aUalfa, Olher lame, small wain, wild, grass silage, green chop, elc. see text) ______ farms, 1987 __ 453 181 387 128 111 66 93 1982 __ 481 189 347 145 113 79 93 acres, 1987 __ 105 346 22847 68396 23 242 24701 10634 30561 1982 __ 106 085 23413 60 347 24 707 26 106 19316 28421 Ions, dry, 1987 __ 146110 60 157 200 071 30 475 38379 16260 61 473 1982 __ 180 557 59460 176 598 31 161 38984 32843 60264 

Item 

Hill Jefferson Judith Basin Lake Lewis and Clark Liberty lincoln 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for silage or green chop _________________ farms, 1987 __ 2 1 3 10 - 2 - 1982 __ 3 2 2 12 - 1 - acres, 1987 __ (C) (D) 105 503 - (0) - 1982 __ (D) (D) (D) (0) - (0) - tons, green, 1987 __ (D) (D) 420 8 427 - (0) - 1982 __ (D) (0) (0) (0) - (0) - Wheal for grain _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 530 18 193 102 42 256 1 1982 __ 529 22 174 118 38 216 4 acres, 1987 __ 419621 (0) 64 812 9 569 12743 207 538 (0) 

1982 __ 473 933 9350 66763 13 504 15 778 242 048 (0) 

bushels, 1987 __ 13 419 266 (D) 2 796 116 462 835 468 440 6466 360 (D) 1982 __ 15 119650 332 495 2 002 887 719 666 519 148 7 902 452 (0) 

Barley for grain ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 489 23 193 135 59 233 - 1982 __ 306 39 184 176 57 170 4 

acres, 1987 __ 118382 3 308 60073 9 740 12845 69553 - 1982 __ 58390 4 557 63908 14 316 13 589 (0) 37 

bushels, 1987 __ 4 653 562 156 453 2 672 287 549 087 528 580 2 584 896 - 1982 __ 2 466 048 227 449 2 211 032 828 170 482 946 (0) 1 270 

Oats for grain _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 41 20 37 54 26 9 4 1982 __ 46 22 48 98 25 10 10 

acres, 1987 __ 2422 984 (0) 2003 1 145 1 204 35 1982 __ (0) (0) (0) 3 467 1 265 909 138 

bushels, 1987 __ 113410 66319 (0) 139 642 85751 50343 2580 1982 __ (0) (0) (0) 247 674 73665 51 270 10410 

Sugar beets for sugar ________________________ farms, 1987 __ - - - - - - - 1982 __ - 1 - - - - - acres, 1987 __ - - - - - - - 1982 __ - (0) - - - - - Ions, 1987 __ - - - - - - - 1982 __ - (0) - - - - -

Hay - alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text) ______ farms, 1987 __ 151 87 205 370 138 62 41 1982 __ 169 91 205 355 129 50 41 

acres, 1987 __ 16067 22555 48221 50626 36712 (0) 5254 1982 __ 18057 24046 53995 40255 31 949 (0) 3750 

tons, dry, 1987 __ 24195 48539 68373 123 594 79 708 (0) 10640 1982 __ 26443 55083 91 214 103 116 77 641 (0) 7 738 

See foolnotes al end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONTANA 317 
Table 16. Farms With Sales of $10,000 or More: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[Data for 1987 include abnormal farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Item 

McCone Madison Meagher Mineral Missoula Musselshell Park 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for silage or green chop _________________ farms, 1987 __ 4 - - - - 15 - 1982 __ 7 - - - 1 12 1 acres, 1987 __ 212 - - - - 781 - 1982 __ (D) - - - (0) (D) (D) 

tons, green, 1987 __ I 338 - - - - 15670 - 1982 __ 3440 - - - (0) 4617 (D) 

Wheat for grain _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 313 51 23 2 17 49 64 1982 __ 322 41 21 1 12 74 74 acres, 1987 __ 171 423 (D) 11 428 (D) 1 990 50203 13 134 1982 __ 204 756 (D) (D) (0) 2055 46179 18743 bushels, 1987 __ 4 840 091 (D) 385 684 (0) 58884 1 067 108 571 143 1982 __ 5 045 684 (D) (D) (0) 65370 1 381 158 582882 

Barley for grain ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 260 94 32 1 24 40 72 1982 __ 193 94 33 2 27 70 91 acres, 1987 __ 39 176 11 435 (D) (0) 1 959 9270 9675 1982 __ 22807 11 023 (D) (0) 3197 13024 11 040 

bushels, 1987 __ I 457 408 711 900 (D) (0) 88393 253 709 471 695 1982 __ 813 151 640 862 (D) (0) 173271 462 318 477 178 

Oats for grain _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 66 35 16 2 18 30 25 1982 __ 72 45 18 1 18 40 51 acres, 1987 __ (D) (D) 1321 (0) 577 (D) 1 061 1982 __ 5 142 1 682 (0) (D) 767 2390 2251 bushels, 1987 __ (D) (D) 91 270 (0) 38482 (D) 63 192 1982 __ 223 259 122 873 (D) (0) 29371 99521 131 158 

Sugar beets for sugar ________________________ farms, 1987 __ I - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - - acres, 1987 __ (D) - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - - tons, 1987 __ (D) - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - -

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, 

grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text) ______ farms, 1987 __ 193 268 87 10 84 79 184 1982 __ 187 270 74 5 76 114 208 acres, 1987 __ 29234 88058 44031 (0) 12683 12344 40065 1982 __ 25464 84425 37127 527 12350 23664 44 857 tons, dry, 1987 __ 44 256 226505 73361 (0) 29764 23847 88705 1982 __ 38961 211 174 81 527 1 339 30676 44 952 103 599 

Item 

Petroleum Phillips Pondera Powder River Powell Prairie Ravalli 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for silage or green chop _________________ farms, 1987 __ - 8 - 2 - 29 6 1982 __ 1 4 - 5 - 33 10 acres, 1987 __ - 1 418 - (D) - (D) 362 1982 __ (D) (D) - (D) - (D) (D) 

tons, green, 1987 __ - 14644 - (0) - (D) 7960 1982 __ (D) (0) - 3345 - (D) (D) 

Wheat for grain _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 28 254 352 87 19 110 20 1982 __ 29 258 345 104 6 101 36 acres, 1987 __ IS 400 138 771 160465 24654 (D) 34316 1 577 1982 __ 7466 144 387 180 853 39296 (D) 34444 3819 bushels, 1987 __ 317919 3 768 600 6613905 696 021 (D) 1 000 999 53822 1982 __ 235 763 4035729 7825302 999 537 (D) 963002 163 158 

Barley for grain ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 20 212 364 53 37 86 70 1982 __ 27 196 329 66 34 61 88 acres, 1987 __ (D) 48115 110492 (D) 4518 (D) 3925 1982 __ 4635 37854 106353 6343 3835 (D) 5986 bushels, 1987 __ (D) 1 751 449 6089307 (D) 258 282 (D) 272 306 1982 __ 163238 1 485578 5753536 188 409 216234 (D) 356 984 

Oats for grain _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 4 71 25 45 16 34 39 1982 __ 17 106 25 63 25 66 46 acres, 1987 __ 160 4335 1 706 (D) 2041 1 903 1 372 1982 __ (D) 7801 (0) 3235 931 (D) 1 091 bushels, 1987 __ 6000 204070 119704 (D) 113663 74557 83018 1982 __ (0) 338812 (0) 126 165 44 595 (D) 73365 

Sugar beets for sugar ________________________ farms, 1987 __ - - - - - 18 - 1982 __ - - - - - 19 - acres, 1987 __ - - - - - 2287 - 1982 __ - - - - - (D) - tons, 1987 __ - - - - - 49958 - 1982 __ - - - - - (D) - Hay-alfalla, other tame, small wain, wild, 

grass silage, green chop, etc. see text) ______ farms, 1987 __ 63 247 189 193 119 128 234 1982 __ 60 260 200 217 123 124 234 acres, 1987 __ 14303 57888 21 550 50 129 55270 17915 29381 1982 __ 17694 62054 19362 58722 57203 18099 30256 

tons, dry, 1987 __ 21 985 91 568 56 181 69607 93548 29341 75139 1982 __ 34269 112592 44 996 93760 123 144 32260 80369 

See footnotes at end of table. 

318 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 16. Farms With Sales of $10,000 or More: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[Data for 1987 include abnormal farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols. see introductory text) 

Item 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Com for silage or green chop _________________ farms. 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

tons, green, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

Wheat for grain _____________________________ farms. 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

bushels, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

Barley for grain ______________________________ farms. 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

bushels. 1987 __ 1982 __ 

Oats for grain _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

acres. 1987 __ 1982 __ 

bushels, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

Sugar beets for sugar ________________________ farms. 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

tons, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text) ______ farms, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

tons, dry, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

item 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for silage or green chop __________________ farms, t 987 __ 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

tons, green, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

Wheat for grain ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

bushels, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

Bariey for grain _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

acres. 1987 __ 1982 __ 

bushels, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

Oats for grain ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

acres,1987 __ 1982 __ 

bushels. 1987 __ 1982 __ 

Sugar beets for sugar _________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

tons. 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, grass sifage, green chop, etc. (see text) _______ farms, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

tons, dry, 1987 __ 

, Data are based on a sample of farms. 

2Data for 1982 include self-propelled only. 

1982 __ 

Richland 

93 

82 

3979 

6 165 

58886 

81 927 

372 

331 

142 499 

155 794 

4 223 741 

4 174 088 

288 

188 

40954 

24815 

1 641 306 

952 283 

118 

165 

7948 

11 135 

367 902 555 191 

III 

109 14984 

11 536 

365444 

241 357 

314 

303 

38570 

40559 

64 034 

70051 

Sweet Grass 

1 

-

(D) 

-

(D) 

-

32 

38 

6952 (D) 

198731 (D) 

41 

52 

(D) 

5463 (D) 

187 228 

50 

67 

1 978 

3259 

101 326 

197 870 

-

-

-

-

-

-

159 

179 

36330 

42521 

68768 

84687 

Roosevelt 

13 

9 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

418 

446 250 462 

290 682 

6 273 964 

7 062 069 

341 

200 46021 

19264 

1 510 474 

654 676 

88 

105 

5255 

5997 

219 520 

268 628 

2 

-

(0) 

-(0) 

-

221 

252 

29239 

37127 

40508 

53481 

Teton 

-

1 

-

(D) 

-

(D) 

379 

354 144 610 

158 575 

6 086 046 

6 306 682 

417 

418 

115 162 

119 026 

6 802 598 

6 794 622 

24 

32 2 016 

(D) 

101 593 

(D) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

273 

294 

46469 

52826 

102 550 

111 911 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

Rosebud 

23 

21 

(0) 

2 355 

(0) 

40 310 

93 

95 51 179 

86326 1 539 434 

2 117 233 

60 

67 10 536 

19 049 

459 369 709 943 

31 

38 

(0) 

1 625 

(D) 

86631 

10 

10 

1 755 

1 080 

44 004 

20975 

166 

173 40201 

34433 

68 212 74 716 

Toole 

-

-

-

-

-

-

289 

271 

203 199 

228030 5 681 932 

6 552 099 

280 

234 

91 298 

68 290 

3 579 760 

3039 856 

24 

22 1 376 

(0) 

84095 (0) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

114 

101 

11 483 

10052 

13789 

15 089 

Sanders 

-

1 

-

(0) 

-

(0) 

16 

20 

1 361 

1 953 

48093 

72033 

18 

36 

887 

1 548 

30255 

66 721 

9 

31 

363 

1 381 

26462 

62 175 

-

-

-

-

-

-

121 

127 

22 207 

21 856 

40740 

45863 

Treasure Valley 

29 8 

20 8 

3482 (D) 

(D) (D) 

64 336 (D) 

(D) 14141 

33 447 

20 427 

4688 265506 

(D) 283497 

185596 6471 375 

(D) 7013 122 

39 379 

25 230 (D) 64 615 (0) 33519 (0) 2035032 

(D) 1 140818 

10 79 

17 83 

604 5283 

(D) 5259 

30011 241 947 (D) 205929 

18 - 24 - 3704 - 3657 - 87470 - 80134 -

55 279 

52 291 

10303 46357 

9777 53 153 

24169 85493 

20027 110857 

Sheridan Silver Bow Stillwater 

4 - 24 

- - 25 

60 - (0) 

- - (0) 

204 - (0) 

- - (0) 

448 - 121 

474 1 128 222 580 - 49 130 

273 906 (0) 58884 

5346 559 - 1 175 475 

6680 936 (0) 1 926 566 

376 1 113 245 4 123 48922 (D) 20750 

26686 (0) 23885 

1 479 533 (D) 560 936 

905056 (0) 983 969 

117 3 36 140 4 45 

7542 90 (0) 

7508 175 1 931 

298 751 (0) (D) 

305 037 16100 90 705 

1 - 14 - - 11 

(0) - 849 

- - 778 

(D) - 17 240 

- - 13 463 

223 31 224 

256 28 227 

23940 5097 39902 

29338 6204 48695 

27738 10406 53358 

38009 12502 75020 

Wheatland Wibaux Yellowstone 

- 11 162 

- 7 183 

- 605 12603 

- 455 16 437 

- 4505 239 111 

- 3650 290 021 

58 122 25t 

53 119 236 

29358 52366 82852 

26815 43 999 97782 

790 814 1 281 089 2765 804 

768 535 1 046 983 3 160 178 

50 95 293 

61 55 259 

20 783 8 319 33532 

24162 4360 24 180 

635893 320 087 1 609 792 

870 135 176 505 1 331 490 

18 41 47 

24 70 58 

1 058 (0) 2475 

1 097 5646 2573 

54 973 (0) 118 606 

63878 259 299 148 800 

- - 93 

- - 119 

- - (0) 

- - (0) 

- - (0) 

- - (0) 

85 103 350 94 107 ~57 

30875 16021 32071 

36381 16528 32385 

50510 21 488 77087 

61 561 27107 75041 

MONTANA 319 
Table 17. Milk Goats-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Sales 

Inventory 

Geographic area Milk goats Goat milk 

Total sales 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms Gallons Farms ($1,000) 

STATE TOTAL 

Montana ___________ 1987 __ 183 1 003 40 264 24 11 720 50 36 1982 __ 308 1 336 72 340 16 2918 (NA) 27 

Table 18, Angora Goats-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Sales 

Inventory 

Geographic area Angora goats Mohair 

Total sales 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms Pounds Farms ($1,000) 

STATE TOTAL 

Montana ___________ 1987 __ 16 314 8 74 9 2 197 12 17 1982 __ 3 7 - - 1 (0) (NA) (0) 

Table 19. Mink and Their Pelts-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Inventory Sales 

Geographic area Sales 

Farms Number Farms Number ($1,000) 

STATE TOTAL 

Montana ___________ 1987 __ 27 23024 27 60377 2 117 

1982 __ 33 19562 35 46437 1 248 

COUNTIES, 1987 

Lake ____________________ 4 (0) 4 (0) (0) Lincoln __________________ 4 (0) 3 (0) (0) RavaIlL __________________ 4 5600 4 15800 465 All other counties _________ 15 8812 16 20905 735 

320 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 20. Colonies of Bees and Honey -Inventory and Sales: 1981 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Sales 

Inventory 

Geographic area Colonies of bees Honey 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms Pounds 

STATE TOTAL 

Montana ___________ 1987 __ 314 94866 27 13 164 171 8 788 160 1982 __ 439 97764 12 (D) 156 10 102 393 

COUNTIES, 1987 

Big Horn _________________ 5 6706 4 (0) Blaine ___________________ 4 7320 1 (0) 3 504 231 Carbon __________________ 6 (0) 2 (D) 2 (0) Cascade _________________ 15 2531 2 (0) 9 120 878 Deer lodge ______________ 3 (D) 2 (0) Fallon ___________________ 3 (0) 2 (0) Fergus __________________ 16 7778 4 200 9 (0) Flathead _________________ 12 (0) 3 9 6 (0) Gallatin __________________ 17 5057 6 633609 Glacier __________________ 6 405 3 17600 

Golden Valley ____________ 3 (0) 2 (0) Granite __________________ 3 (0) 2 (0) Judith Basin _____________ 5 (0) 2 (D) 2 (0) lake ____________________ 25 4298 1 (0) 8 288 190 lewis and Clark __________ 10 (0) 1 (0) 6 (0) Lincoln __________________ 8 67 1 (D) 4 1 985 Mineral __________________ 6 (0) 2 (0) Missoula _________________ 20 301 7 (0) Park ____________________ 5 101 (D) 1 (0) Phillips __________________ 3 (0) (0) 4 (0) 

Pondera _________________ 4 (0) 1 (0) Powder River ____________ 5 3480 5 373 100 Powell ___________________ 12 1 900 6 123140 Prairie ___________________ 3 60 3 (0) RavaIlL __________________ 30 (0) 18 (0) Richland _________________ 3 4000 (0) 4 (0) Rosebud ________________ 4 (D) (D) 2 (0) Sanders _________________ 13 (0) (D) 3 (0) Silver Bow _______________ 4 (D) 1 (0) Stillwater ________________ 8 95 4 4560 

Sweet Grass _____________ 9 2627 6 236 090 Teton ___________________ 6 (0) (D) 5 (D) Valley ___________________ 4 (0) 3 (D) Yellowstone ______________ 10 6833 8 404 174 All other counties _________ 24 12979 4 1 803 18 1 461 892 

Table 21. Fish Sales: 1981 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Geographic area Pounds Number Farms (1,000) Farms (1,000) 

TROUT 

State Total 

Montana __________________________________ 1987 __ 6 (D) 7 (0) 1982 __ 17 219 7 1 052 

Table 22. Miscellaneous Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1981 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Geographic area 

DUCKS 

State Total 

Montana ________________________________________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

GEESE 

State Total 

Montana ________________________________________________________________ 1 987 __ 

1982 __ 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

Inventory 

Farms 

272 

341 

266 

365 

Number 

10159 

14204 

7660 

18216 

Farms 

182 

(NA) 

4 

4 

3 

11 

2 

2 

10 

6 

6 

3 

2 

2 

3 

8 

6 

5 

2 

7 

2 

4 

1 

5 

6 

3 

18 

4 

2 

4 

1 

4 

6 

5 

3 

8 

20 

Farms 

12 

24 

Sales 

Farms 

30 

49 

29 

55 

Total sales ($1,000) 

5689 (0) 

276 

274 

(0) 

64 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

389 

10 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

194 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

158 

(0) 

207 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

3 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

257 

757 

Sales 

($1,000) 

336 

380 

Number 

6134 

10 554 

17104 

21 113 

MONTANA 321 
Table 22. Miscellaneous Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Geographic area 

PHEASANTS 

State Total 

Montana • _______________________________________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

OTHER POULTRY 

State Total 

Montana ________________________________________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

Inventory 

Farms 

14 

18 

80 

64 

Number 

1 687 

1 358 

4038 

942 

Table 23. Miscellaneous Livestock and Animal Specialties-Inventory and 

Sales: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Inventory 

Geographic area 

Farms 

MULES, BURROS, AND DONKEYS 

State Total 

Montana ________________________________________________________________ 1987 __ 375 1982 __ 156 

Counties, 1987 

Beaverhead __________________________________________________________________ _ 10 Big Horn _____________________________________________________________________ _ 4 Blaine __________________________________ " ____________________________________ _ 5 Carbon ______________________________________________________________________ _ 5 Carter _______________________________________________________________________ _ 3 Cascade _____________________________________________________________________ _ 9 Chouteau ____________________________________________________________________ _ 3 Custer _______________________________________________________________________ _ 3 Daniels ______________________________________________________________________ _ 2 Fergus _______________________________________________________________________ _ 3 

Flathead _____________________________________________________________________ _ 26 Gallatin ______________________________________________________________________ _ 22 Granite ______________________________________________________________________ _ 5 Jefferson ____________________________________________________________________ _ 4 Lake ________________________________________________________________________ _ 37 Lewis and Clark ______________________________________________________________ _ 18 Uncoln ______________________________________________________________________ _ 6 Madison _____________________________________________________________________ _ 15 Minerai ______________________________________________________________________ _ 4 Missoula _____________________________________________________________________ _ 21 

Musselshell __________________________________________________________________ _ 6 Park _________________________________________________________________________ _ 17 Pondera _____________________________________________________________________ _ 13 Powell _______________________________________________________________________ _ 9 Ravalli _______________________________________________________________________ _ 35 Richland _____________________________________________________________________ _ 3 Rosebud _____________________________________________________________________ _ 6 Sanders _____________________________________________________________________ _ 5 Silver Bow ___________________________________________________________________ _ 7 Stillwater _____________________________________________________________________ _ 11 Sweet Grass _________________________________________________________________ _ 9 Teton ________________________________________________________________________ _ 11 Yellowstone __________________________________________________________________ _ 13 All other counties _____________________________________________________________ _ 25 

Number 

1 250 

633 

33 

8 

7 

5 

4 

36 

6 

5 

(0) 

9 

60 

73 

12 

8 200 

46 

10 

50 

13 

49 

11 

43 

36 

28 

181 

9 

15 

12 

11 

20 

47 

51 

85 

59 

Farms 

50 

22 

2 

1 

1 

3 

2 

1 

7 

1 

1 

3 

4 

2 

3 

1 

2 

6 

1 

1 

5 

2 

Sales 

Farms 

5 

6 

13 

13 

Sales 

Number 

271 

96 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

7 

(D) 

(D) 

119 

(D) 

(D) 

4 

4 

(D) 

5 

(D) 

(D) 

8 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

Number 

1 220 

2748 

(D) 

558 

Sales 

($1,000) 

104 

55 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

36 

(D) 

(D) 

4 

1 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

322 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 23. Miscellaneous Livestock and Animal Specialties-Inventory and 

Sales: 1987 and 1982-con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols. see introductory text] 

Geographic area 

GOATS, TOTAL 

State Total 

Montana ________________________________________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

Counties, 1987 

Beaverhead __________________________________________________________________ _ 

Big Horn _____________________________________________________________________ _ 

Blaine _______________________________________________________________________ _ 

Broadwater ___________________________________________________________________ _ Carbon ______________________________________________________________________ _ 

Carter _______________________________________________________________________ _ 

Cascade _____________________________________________________________________ _ 

Chouteau ____________________________________________________________________ _ 

Custer _______________________________________________________________________ _ Fallon _______________________________________________________________________ _ 

Fergus _______________________________________________________________________ _ 

Flathead _____________________________________________________________________ _ 

Gallatin ______________________________________________________________________ _ 

Garfield ______________________________________________________________________ _ 

Golden Valley ________________________________________________________________ _ Hill __________________________________________________________________________ _ 

Jefferson ____________________________________________________________________ _ Lake ________________________________________________________________________ _ 

Lewis and Clark ______________________________________________________________ _ Lincoln ______________________________________________________________________ _ 

McCone _____________________________________________________________________ _ 

Madison _____________________________________________________________________ _ 

Missoula _____________________________________________________________________ _ 

Park _________________________________________________________________________ _ 

Phillips _______________________________________________________________________ _ 

Pondera _____________________________________________________________________ _ 

Powder River _________________________________________________________________ _ Powell _______________________________________________________________________ _ 

Ravalli _______________________________________________________________________ _ 

Richland _____________________________________________________________________ _ 

Roosevelt ____________________________________________________________________ _ Sanders _____________________________________________________________________ _ 

Sheridan _____________________________________________________________________ _ 

Silver Bow ___________________________________________________________________ _ 

Stillwater _____________________________________________________________________ _ 

Sweet Grass _________________________________________________________________ _ Teton ________________________________________________________________________ _ 

Toole ________________________________________________________________________ _ 

Yellowstone __________________________________________________________________ _ 

Ali other counties _____________________________________________________________ _ 

GOATS, EXCEPT ANGORA AND MILK 

State Total 

Montana ________________________________________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

RABBITS AND THEIR PELTS 

State Total 

Montana ________________________________________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

OTHER LIVESTOCK AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS 

State Total 

Montana ________________________________________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

Inventory 

Farms 

350 

346 

8 

6 

7 

8 

4 

3 

7 

6 

6 

3 

16 

14 

17 

3 

6 

7 

3 

18 

8 

5 

3 

10 

14 

14 

6 

8 

9 

6 

17 

7 

6 

12 

9 

6 

11 

12 

8 

7 

12 

18 

199 

57 

141 

93 

94 

(NA) 

Number 

1977 

1 545 

39 

11 

17 

25 

9 

9 

10 

28 

37 

5 

53 

80 

167 

7 

14 

35 

6 

55 

33 

22 

(0) 

71 

284 

30 

17 

29 

(0) 

18 

93 

18 

127 

35 

32 

14 

41 

46 

29 

16 

108 

59 

660 

202 

2470 

2422 

(X) 

(X) 

Farms 

65 

82 

3 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

4 

3 

4 

2 

1 

2 

2 

1 

4 

5 

1 

1 

2 

1 

5 

3 

2 

1 

1 

2 

1 

1 

5 

2 

28 

13 

39 

41 

52 (NA) 

Sales 

Number 

530 

424 

46 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

16 

24 

50 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

25 

179 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

11 

5 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

17 

(0) 

192 

84 

3 716 

12412 

(X) 

(X) 

Sales 

($1.000) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

4 

3 

20 

39 

1 392 

(0) 

MONTANA 323 
Table 24. Grains-Corn, Sorghum, Wheat, and Other Small Grains: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

1987 1982 

Geographic area Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

CORN FOR GRAIN OR SEED 

(BUSHELS) 

State Total 

Montana ______________________________ 232 14824 1 471 198 210 12220 212 20897 1 933 434 174 16024 

Counties 

Big Horn ______________________________ 17 821 91 137 16 781 15 1 401 110 950 13 1300 Blaine ________________________________ 7 357 30262 4 193 3 (D) (D) Carbon _______________________________ 25 1 302 141 496 25 1 302 14 611 43332 12 464 Custer ________________________________ 35 1 745 190 722 34 1 647 33 2525 256 330 32 2403 Dawson _______________________________ 18 1 315 135 628 18 1 315 24 1 503 175 973 24 1 503 Phillips ________________________________ 3 (D) (D) 1 (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Prairie ________________________________ IS 764 87557 15 764 21 1 308 143 049 21 1 308 Richland ______________________________ 20 1 130 108 484 18 935 21 2787 274 487 15 2080 Roosevelt _____________________________ 3 166 (D) 1 (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Rosebud ______________________________ 12 885 94009 12 885 17 1 944 179 228 13 1 694 

Stillwater ______________________________ 7 245 15250 6 220 3 (D) (D) 1 (D) Treasure ______________________________ 14 1 329 153 160 14 1 329 13 2107 268 005 12 2100 Valley ________________________________ 4 (D) 92700 3 247 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Yellowstone ___________________________ 32 569 164 029 32 1 569 18 1 199 88 150 17 917 All other counties ______________________ 20 451 128 604 11 878 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

SORGHUM FOR GRAIN OR 

SEED (BUSHELS) 

State Total 

Montana ______________________________ 6 301 13 150 3 138 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

WHEAT FOR GRAIN 

(BUSHELS) 

State Total 

Montana ______________________________ 10375 4 703 455 143 802 744 1 567 166 759 9982 5 215 965 159 093 238 1 249 165 194 

Counties 

Beaverhead ___________________________ 40 15230 595 889 28 4559 40 13895 669 220 32 8545 Big Horn ______________________________ 198 102913 3 320 709 60 8884 187 121 085 4 092 774 59 10047 Blaine ________________________________ 285 170 300 5 323 273 69 10839 240 160 645 5 085 490 26 3364 Broadwater ____________________________ 101 31 142 1 285 273 65 11 538 101 41 189 1 620 891 60 12931 Carbon _______________________________ 107 16078 535 052 32 2450 132 22026 756517 55 3257 Carter ________________________________ 106 38734 901 674 2 (D) 115 39698 804 776 2 (D) Cascade ______________________________ 331 125 042 4 276 107 64 5 057 313 144 291 5 079 820 48 5752 Chouteau _____________________________ 686 432 124 14 138 070 20 2840 643 453 148 18209 163 13 2545 Custer ________________________________ 122 40595 1 012 600 43 4255 119 39231 1 035 317 • 27 ;1 530 Daniels _______________________________ 332 180 207 3 982 345 3 (D) 352 235 259 5 305 970 3 163 

Dawson _______________________________ 328 135 804 4 028 834 24 1 418 306 151 545 3 894 171 13 514 Fallon ________________________________ 169 50700 1 349 317 1 (D) 176 66124 1 646216 1 (D) 

~:I/,U;ad = = = = = = == = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = == = = 

439 145 444 5 619 689 7 767 415 145 360 4569 111 4 510 143 9967 588 467 48 3 948 139 7884 466025 35 2515 Gallatin _______________________________ 281 46 146 2 570 495 138 11 371 270 • 47834 2 084 516 98 8 914 Garfield _______________________________ 155 98035 2 395 420 4 435 146 91 345 2 214 792 1 (D) Glacier _______________________________ 219 121 734 4 205 649 27 5211 178 111 828 3 727 312 15 4194 Golden Valley _________________________ 63 25068 611 677 10 1 500 78 27371 847035 6 1 355 Granite _______________________________ 3 380 13400 2 (D) 3 (D) 6690 1 (D) Hill ___________________________________ 581 423 507 13 503 344 10 241 559 477 537 15209611 5 810 

Jefferson _____________________________ 20 6583 262 489 3 41 26 10 175 343 036 6 1 157 Judith Basin ___________________________ 202 65 194 2 808 422 3 (D) 184 67 179 2 012 492 5 1 228 Lake _________________________________ 126 10302 489 138 86 5656 134 14 124 742091 90 8177 Lewis and Clark _______________________ 55 13291 485 871 34 3422 44 16 213 525208 22 3761 Liberty ________________________________ 265 208 313 6 484 846 7 2550 221 242 438 7911 748 4 3364 McCone ______________________________ 344 174 998 4 915 494 16 2238 351 207 679 5 102614 10 2508 Madison ______________________________ 52 10334 510 963 38 3332 42 12448 521 794 30 5588 Meagher ______________________________ 23 11 428 385 684 9 1 174 23 10163 341 783 7 2419 Mineral _______________________________ 4 327 (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Missoula ______________________________ 29 2656 69852 13 762 17 2237 70566 3 (0) 

Musselshell ___________________________ 59 50828 1 083 899 7 255 82 46519 1 389238 8 876 Park __________________________________ 67 13284 574 318 21 2432 77 18 811 583 138 13 2558 Petroleum _____________________________ 31 15790 323 222 3 443 29 7466 235763 4 382 Phillips ________________________________ 285 141 022 3 812 984 37 3614 277 145 554 4 067 663 22 3336 Pondera ______________________________ 373 161 682 6 665 900 84 12503 355 184791 7 759237 72 16640 Powder River __________________________ 95 25410 709 256 2 (D) 111 39675 1 006822 3 (0) Powell ________________________________ 20 5486 96 162 13 659 8 651 30759 5 131 Prairie ________________________________ 120 34861 1 012 175 14 762 107 34763 973262 12 727 Ravalli ________________________ ~ _______ 29 1 859 60642 18 669 45 4037 169623 35 2012 Richland ______________________________ 417 145 658 4 299 292 100 6782 362 158 454 4231 966 86 7556 

324 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 24. Grains-Corn, Sorghum, Wheat, and Other Small Grains: 1987 and 1982-con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Geographic area 

WHEAT FOR GRAIN 

(BUSHELS)-Con, 

Counties-Con. 

Roosevelt ____________________________ _ Rosebud _____________________________ _ 

Sanders _____________________________ _ 

Sheridan _____________________________ _ 

Stillwater _____________________________ _ 

Sweet Grass _________________________ _ Teton ________________________________ _ 

Toole ________________________________ _ 

Treasure _____________________________ _ Valley _______________________________ _ 

Wheatland ___________________________ _ Wibaux ______________________________ _ 

Yellowstone __________________________ _ 

All other counties _____________________ _ 

BARLEY FOR GRAIN 

(BUSHELS) 

State Total 

Montana _____________________________ _ 

Counties 

Beaverhead __________________________ _ Big Horn _____________________________ _ Blaine _______________________________ _ 

Broadwater ___________________________ _ Carbon ______________________________ _ 

Carter _______________________________ _ 

Cascade _____________________________ _ 

Chouteau ____________________________ _ Custer _______________________________ _ 

Daniels ______________________________ _ 

Dawson ______________________________ _ 

Deer Lodge __________________________ _ Fallon _______________________________ _ 

Gallatin ~~~~~(i============================== ______________________________ _ 

Garfield ______________________________ _ 

Glacier ______________________________ _ 

Golden Valley ________________________ _ Granite ______________________________ _ 

Hill __________________________________ _ 

Jefferson ____________________________ _ 

Judith Basin __________________________ _ Lake ________________________________ _ 

Lewis and Clark ______________________ _ Uberty _______________________________ _ 

McCone _____________________________ _ 

Madison _____________________________ _ 

Meagher _____________________________ _ 

Missoula _____________________________ _ 

Musselshell __________________________ _ Park _________________________________ _ 

Petroleum ____________________________ _ Phillips _______________________________ _ 

Pondera _____________________________ _ 

Powder River _________________________ _ Powell _______________________________ _ 

Prairie _______________________________ _ Ravalli _______________________________ _ 

Richland _____________________________ _ 

Roosevelt ____________________________ _ 

Rosebud _____________________________ _ 

Sanders _____________________________ _ 

Sheridan _____________________________ _ 

SUllwater _____________________________ _ 

Sweet Grass _________________________ _ Teton ________________________________ _ 

Toole ________________________________ _ 

Treasure _____________________________ _ Valley _______________________________ _ 

Wheatland ___________________________ _ Wibaux ______________________________ _ 

Yellowstone __________________________ _ 

All other counties _____________________ _ 

BUCKWHEAT (BUSHELS) 

State Total 

Montana _____________________________ _ 

Farms 

497 

98 

27 

527 

129 

35 

396 

313 

33 

519 

63 

138 

291 4 

9621 

69 

166 

259 

83 

216 

52 

325 

620 

85 

266 

284 6 125 

417 

196 

334 

112 

227 

40 

16 

518 

23 

200 

158 

78 

236 

277 

101 

34 

32 

43 

82 

21 

230 

372 

55 

46 

88 

84 

315 

382 

67 

27 

421 

120 

43 

430 

294 

41 

418 

54 

107 

323 3 

6 

Harvested 

Acres 

257 437 51 391 1 633 231 484 49 606 7085 

145 532 205211 

4668 

271 528 29750 

53729 

85483 462 

1 900 275 

9769 

26410 

56889 

13 982 17082 

4 171 72 211 226 449 7542 

39 518 

37056 800 11 107 101 240 

23281 

46735 

22060 

109 052 5350 

836 

119257 

3308 

60352 

10276 

13279 

69618 

39681 

11 573 15047 

2420 

9412 

9887 

2386 

48551 

111 048 

5767 

4730 

9739 

4353 

41 662 

47 187 11 049 1 062 50590 

20974 

3833 

115628 

91 879 4387 

65728 

20978 

8653 

34241 200 

632 

1987 

Quantity 

6421 479 1 544724 

55794 5 507 791 1 184 773 200096 

6 109522 

572,+ 507 

185 596 6 591 156 797 858 1 307 408 2828977 25398 

79606320 

645 237 1 285571 

2205512 

750 149 1 126 363 112048 

2490068 

7300800 

302749 

1 104181 

1 468649 

45215 

405091 

4 196834 

1 623 192 3 187481 

726208 

5 057 516 124461 

46330 

4679606 

156453 

2684 371 571 171 549 107 2 586 571 1 473273 

718 595 646076 

98243 

255276 

480 168 

72666 1 764 897 6 123 189 195069 

268242 

388 503 289451 

1 664397 

1 542246 

471 214 37008 1 511 354 566608 

141 575 6821 016 3 591 160 362269 

2068039 

638263 

328003 

1 637 186 21 400 

15499 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

Irrigated 

Farms 

16 

26 

4 

6 

5 

4 

129 3 

15 

86 

6 

99 

3 

2255 

62 

65 

64 

55 

165 

93 

17 

41 

1 

20 

6 

1 

11 

80 

188 2 

40 

10 

15 

5 

11 

11 

120 

54 

3 

9 

82 

12 

23 

14 

44 

4 

30 

149 1 

39 

17 

74 

49 

7 

24 

9 

22 

15 

192 5 

28 

61 

13 

190 2 

Acres 

1 271 2947 68 1 431 

265 

103 14271 

216 1 319 13381 

666 

5558 

402 

233 324 

7857 

7 164 4800 

6021 

11 404 

9093 

1 418 2314 (D) 

783 

800 

(D) 

943 10105 

19650 (D) 

15048 766 

636 

981 

655 

1 182 6626 

6020 (D) 

431 8205 

2599 

1 195 

616 3459 

415 1 526 28326 (D) 

2943 

733 3520 

1 573 

409 

134 

160 

1 012 

543 38 125 

755 3087 

4514 

1 237 

11 602 

180 

(D) 

Farms 

497 

106 

24 

528 

135 

40 

374 

287 

21 

490 

57 

135 

271 

(NA) 

Harvested 

Acres 

295 799 91 477 2 043 281 145 59 152 8606 

160 870 229 605 

4361 289 001 27013 

45 094 99 819 

(NA) 

8 283 1 613 964 

72 

145 

195 

84 

207 

60 

296 

515 

67 

179 

201 4 

94 

403 

278 

311 

104 

184 

51 

17 

312 

45 

196 

210 

79 

171 

198 

99 

35 

36 

79 

104 

27 

212 

338 

73 

38 

62 

121 

201 

217 

74 

44 

252 

134 

57 

443 

239 

27 

263 

65 

64 

281 

(NA) 

(NA) 

11 272 30 502 37309 

18 808 13084 

6079 

70 220 185 675 7 357 

21 055 

22 246 

113 9822 

102 860 31 068 48256 

19667 

97093 

7 473 

775 

58570 

4 704 64361 

15 737 14 182 48 150 22881 

11 512 25 014 3 387 

13 348 11 507 4 635 38364 

108 544 6548 

4 330 6723 

6604 

25206 

19701 

21 314 

1 672 26803 

24252 

5623 

119 820 68586 

2 227 34421 

24369 

4630 

24833 (NA) 

(NA) 

1982 

Quantity 

7 159498 

2272908 73793 6793451 

1 931 031 152 297 6367531 

6580402 

191 904 7 110 129 

772642 

1 068982 

3 207 395 

(NA) 

72 135 565 

658555 

1 220022 

1 633236 

918335 

745 941 155957 

2946717 

8476908 

265320 

653940 

883267 

6063 

346397 

3715200 

2067385 

2744202 

687 734 4 761 100 266415 

55437 

2472207 

232686 

2226019 

892413 

504716 

2047581 

816009 

656752 

1 090495 

180833 

469918 

497357 

163238 

1 500876 

5 841 313 192389 

235235 

242804 

384620 

966707 

666723 

835718 

70676 

908 106 1 002509 

190765 

6826419 

3046745 

143422 

1 167022 

872501 

184015 

1 364 013 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Irrigated 

Farms 

7 

22 

5 

9 

6 

4 

99 

4 

9 

46 

4 

89 

(NA) 

2129 

65 

61 

41 

51 

148 

78 

12 

15 

16 

4 

9 

99 

158 2 

30 

6 

14 

3 

31 

9 152 

56 

4 

3 

80 

17 

22 

17 

43 

7 

19 

112 1 

30 

7 108 

27 

3 

29 

15 

3 

25 

18 

224 4 

15 

27 

9 

185 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Acres 

1 032 4 163 

226 2232 

452 

80 10707 590 1 618 4978 

208 

7 179 

(NA) 

229 155 

9339 

5446 

2865 

7717 

7499 

8 187 1 400 

1 116 

703 

113 

435 12048 

16729 (D) 

12680 803 

672 

(0) 

1 990 

1 312 11 409 5492 

647 

(0) 

7884 

5 177 1 613 

621 2422 

1 100 2543 

24829 (D) 

3 186 

522 4602 

2 186 

(0) 

1 521 

440 

501 1 301 1 080 43384 699 1 461 1 399 

861 

9215 

(NA) 

(NA) 

MONTANA 325 
Table 24. Grains-Corn, Sorghum, Wheat, and Other Small Grains: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

1987 1982 

Geographic area Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

EMMER AND SPELT 

(BUSHELS) 

State Total 

Montana ____________________________ ._ 202 17 731 563302 5 188 20 1 129 35862 

Counties 

Big Horn ______________________________ 5 (D) 12680 3 (0) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Blaine ________________________________ 5 591 19795 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Carter ________________________________ 4 196 6070 !NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Chouteau _____________________________ 3 235 8850 NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Daniels _______________________________ 11 (D) 15225 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Dawson _______________________________ 26 3 214 102728 3 165 4600 Fergus ________________________________ 16 1 066 42110 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Garfield _______________________________ 4 945 15000 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Hill ___________________________________ 7 (D) 7262 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Judith Basin ___________________________ 9 816 36980 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

McCone ______________________________ 21 (D) 56826 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Prairie ________________________________ 4 643 8061 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Richland ______________________________ 17 (D) 57424 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Roosevelt _____________________________ 12 710 28650 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Rosebud ______________________________ 3 219 9743 3 160 5300 Sheridan ______________________________ 17 1 377 40488 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Valley ________________________________ 11 896 26144 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Wheatland ____________________________ 3 425 5550 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Wibaux _______________________________ 5 (D) 7710 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Yellowstone ___________________________ 7 384 13024 (0) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) All other counties ______________________ 12 1 087 42982 (0) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

FLAXSEED (BUSHELS) 

State Total 

Montana ______________________________ 64 4 778 66479 (0) 20 1 527 11 432 

Counties 

Blaine ________________________________ 3 365 (0) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Daniels _______________________________ 12 1 397 16626 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Glacier _______________________________ 3 328 4078 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Richland ______________________________ 4 191 1 980 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Roosevelt _____________________________ 6 338 5704 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Sheridan ______________________________ 13 434 6725 4 (D) (D) Toole _________________________________ 4 287 5705 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Valley ________________________________ 7 421 4890 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) All other counties ______________________ 12 1 017 16721 (0) (NA) (NA). (NA) (NA) (NA) 

MIXED GRAIN (BUSHELS) 

State Total 

Montana _________________ • ____ ._._. ___ 4 102 4800 2 (0) 4 99 (D) 3 98 

MUSTARD SEED (POUNDS) 

State Total 

Montana ___ •• ______ ._ ••• ___ •••• _____ ._ 43 5875 4875349 5 123 14 1 522 1 246 038 3 86 

Counties 

Cascade • __ • _____ •• __ • ___ • __ ••• _____ ._ 4 657 484325 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Chouteau _______ ._ •• ___ ._._._ •• _____ ._ 6 005 443860 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Glacier ____________ • ___ ._._._. ____ ._ •• 9 690 , 762895 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Pondera ____ • ____ ._. _______ ._ •• _____ ._ 8 708 613530 3 (0) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Teton ___ • _____ • __ • _____ ._._ •• _____ • _._ 6 269 297375 2 (0) 5 538 189 538 1 (D) Toole •• _. _____ ._ •••• ___ • ___ •• ___ ••• ___ 5 563 418236 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) All other counties •• ____ ••• __ •• _______ ._ 5 983 855 128 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

OATS FOR GRAIN 

(BUSHELS) 

State Total 

Montana ___ • __________________________ 2345 132 308 6356871 731 26255 3 118 168097 8 068 970 970 34 153 

326 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 24. Grains-Corn, Sorghum, Wheat, and Other Small Grains: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text J 

Geographic area 

OATS FOR GRAIN 

(BUSHELS)-Con. 

Counties 

Beaverhead __________________________ _ Big Hom _____________________________ _ Blaine _______________________________ _ 

Broadwater ___________________________ _ Carbon ______________________________ _ 

Carter _______________________________ _ 

Cascade _____________________________ _ 

Chouteau ____________________________ _ Custer _______________________________ _ 

Daniels ______________________________ _ 

Dawson ______________________________ _ 

Fallon _______________________________ _ 

Fergus _______________________________ _ 

Flathead _____________________________ _ 

Gallatin ______________________________ _ Garfield ______________________________ _ 

Glacier ______________________________ _ 

Golden Valley ________________________ _ Granite ______________________________ _ Hill __________________________________ _ 

Jefferson ____________________________ _ 

Judith Basin __________________________ _ Lake ________________________________ _ 

Lewis and Clark ______________________ _ Liberty _______________________________ _ 

Lincoln ______________________________ _ 

McCone _____________________________ _ 

Madison _____________________________ _ 

Meagher _____________________________ _ 

Mineral ______________________________ _ 

Missoula _____________________________ _ 

Musselshell __________________________ _ Park _________________________________ _ 

Petroleum ____________________________ _ Phillips _______________________________ _ 

Pondera _____________________________ _ 

Powder River _________________________ _ Powell _______________________________ _ 

Prairie _______________________________ _ Ravalli _______________________________ _ 

Richland _____________________________ _ 

Roosevelt ____________________________ _ Rosebud _____________________________ _ 

Sanders _____________________________ _ 

Sheridan _____________________________ _ 

Silver Bow ___________________________ _ Stillwater _____________________________ _ 

Sweet Grass _________________________ _ T eton ________________________________ _ Toole ________________________________ _ 

Treasure _____________________________ _ Valley _______________________________ _ 

Wheatland ___________________________ _ Wibaux ______________________________ _ 

Yellowstone __________________________ _ 

RYE FOR GRAIN (BUSHELS) 

State Total 

Montana _____________________________ _ 

Counties 

Daniels ______________________________ _ 

Dawson ______________________________ _ Fergus _______________________________ _ Hill __________________________________ _ McCone _____________________________ _ 

Ponders _____________________________ _ 

Richland _____________________________ _ 

Roosevelt ____________________________ _ Sheridan _____________________________ _ Valley _______________________________ _ 

All other counties _____________________ _ 

SAFFLOWER (POUNDS) 

State Total 

Montana _____________________________ _ 

Farms 

8 

51 

50 

15 

73 

34 

60 

49 

49 

49 

94 

56 

83 

51 

53 

38 

24 

13 

7 

48 

20 

39 

69 

37 

9 

8 

68 

36 

16 

3 

28 

31 

28 

4 

77 

25 

46 

16 

39 

57 

133 

97 

33 

20 

128 

3 

38 

53 

30 

24 

10 

88 

18 

43 

66 

229 

69 

5 

3 

3 

7 

7 

4 

80 

26 

6 

19 

338 

Harvested 

Acres 

619 3611 

3345 

896 2369 

2405 

2413 

4559 

2047 

3116 

5187 

2926 

4078 

1 572 2456 

3856 

2543 

1 503 

181 2665 

984 2059 

2298 

1 293 1 204 

108 4983 

2101 

1 321 

31 

665 

1 648 

1 204 

160 4569 

1 706 2886 

2041 

2003 

1 724 

8414 

5495 

2897 

523 7708 90 1 594 2054 

2 175 1 376 

604 5549 

1 058 

2678 

2758 

26084 

10322 135 

(D) 

131 

398 

570 

167 10122 

2231 

364 

(D) 

55037 

1987 

Quantity 

31 980 196 595 155 780 66344 

133 250 92 111 

96157 

194115 

105 868 95601 

230 034 119789 

214 757 82444 

167081 

129 563 169 495 51 594 14750 

118539 

66319 

99627 

155 027 

91 913 50343 

6570 

204 728 140 276 91 270 

(D) 

43 539 67950 

69047 

6000 

211 420 119 704 122 265 113663 

78 137 103 121 

389 479 226 362 130 296 34470 

303 334 

(D) 

59494 

106 176 

107 226 84095 

30011 

250 347 54973 

133 223 132 519 

679 695 

238 434 2 710 

(0) 

3 785 

11 000 9964 

4622 

290 992 49028 

8 714 

(0) 

47 572 277 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

Irrigated 

Farms 

7 

17 

21 

9 

54 

14 

1 

24 

9 

4 

8 

34 

4 

4 

5 

2 

12 

3 

49 

30 

5 

3 

28 

7 

22 

15 

20 

2 

18 

9 

4 

11 

10 

52 

37 

4 

13 

12 

2 

3 

9 

39 

12 

5 

23 

10 

1 

44 

7 

1 

4 

4 

Acres 

519 1 669 

833 

390 

234 

347 

(D) 

659 

321 

54 

355 

970 

52 

(0) 

121 

(0) 

279 

120 

607 

083 

78 

(0) 

1 658 

525 

433 

483 

951 

(0) 

596 

258 

112 1 259 

185 

367 

1 031 

139 

392 

386 

(0) 

90 

138 

302 

415 

270 

446 

380 

(0) 

962 

391 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

251 

(0) 

Farms 

18 

55 

74 

25 

95 

76 

72 

42 

80 

45 

116 

77 

103 

78 

92 

50 

26 

30 

12 

48 

24 

50 

126 

31 

10 

15 

72 

50 

19 

4 

30 

43 

55 

18 

109 

27 

66 

29 

67 

63 

176 

112 

42 

52 

148 4 

50 

73 

34 

23 

18 

87 

24 

74 

78 

43 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

8 

5 (NA) 

(NA) 

271 

Harvested 

Acres 

924 

3398 

4347 

1 162 2324 

4425 

3063 

3874 

6435 

2337 

6571 

4410 

6624 

1 463 3763 

4422 

2224 

1 883 

562 3865 

1 368 3237 

3955 

1 327 

909 

199 5142 

1 720 1 748 

(D) 

968 2451 

2305 

743 

7865 

2173 

3400 

1018 

2865 

1 267 

11 507 6167 

1 808 

1 707 7652 

175 2127 

3371 

1 544 2942 

1 113 

5364 

1 097 5790 

2920 

4582 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

889 

371 

(NA) 

(NA) 

45135 

1982 

Quantity 

68050 

170 915 234 470 74 393 131 040 169 634 123 250 192 777 236 405 87909 

255 787 201 212 265 582 92 124 264 982 173 880 103 010 85 770 27474 

185 522 

61 564 118 726 282 209 77 487 51 270 14 590 223 259 

125 883 84 903 

(0) 

39235 

101 731 134 343 47220 

342 612 147 292 132 565 48 935 147 738 84 753 

567 409 277 598 88 735 73838 

310 219 16 100 97663 

202 940 79617 

170 220 

69 101 210 029 63878 

263 568 163 409 

157 644 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

26720 

8991 

(NA) 

(NA) 

39 480 800 

Irrigated 

Farms 

18 

13 

28 

21 

65 

1 

19 

1 

38 

18 

2 

21 

54 

1 

8 

8 

2 

16 

1 

100 

21 

1 

10 

1 

47 

9 

2 

20 

19 

30 

10 

19 

6 

4 

19 

17 

57 

45 

6 

19 

24 

4 

8 

53 

9 

1 

8 

13 

9 

43 

8 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

4 

Acres 

924 

751 1 018 

856 

1 355 

(0) 

774 

(0) 

1 352 

673 

(0) 

438 2078 

(0) 

362 

264 

(0) 

480 

(0) 

3249 

889 

(0) 

128 

(0) 

584 

871 

(0) 

454 

742 1 113 

478 

912 

757 

117 

602 

435 1 038 

1 695 

181 

683 

707 

175 

148 2132 

470 

(0) 

642 

683 

513 

872 

754 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

192 

MONTANA 327 
Table 24. Grains-Corn, Sorghum, Wheat, and Other Small Grains: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text) 

1987 1982 

Geographic area Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

SAFFLOWER (POUNDS)-

Con. 

Counties 

Blaine ________________________________ 10 2063 1 909 347 5 845 863 521 Carter ________________________________ 3 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Cascade ______________________________ 3 591 554 000 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Chouteau _____________________________ 60 9567 8 517 589 26 4847 5 174 088 1 (D) Dawson _______________________________ 12 1 934 1 854 071 17 3807 2 643 186 Fallon ________________________________ 7 (D) 1 126910 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Fergus ________________________________ 3 899 (D) 3 515 (D) Garfield _______________________________ 4 613 563 380 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Hill ___________________________________ 17 3202 2 466 926 20 3793 3763 143 - Liberty ________________________________ 13 1 770 1 075 240 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

McCone ______________________________ 14 2573 2466 232 22 4673 3 249 609 Phillips ________________________________ 14 5242 4431 500 8 1 280 1 052 624 Pondera ______________________________ 10 1 018 1 072 695 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Richland ______________________________ 30 5547 5 387 310 2 (D) 32 5884 5 399 030 Roosevelt _____________________________ 54 6055 5 003 526 50 7822 6 516 115 (D) Sheridan ______________________________ 3D 4097 3 228 921 29 2845 2 805 135 Teton _________________________________ 5 826 934 350 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Valley ________________________________ 29 2856 2 562 543 14 1 817 1 370 755 Wibaux _______________________________ 10 980 921 750 21 4177 3 969 609 Yellowstone ___________________________ 5 350 239 200 (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) All other counties ______________________ 5 2910 1 553 566 (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

SUNFLOWER SEED 

(POUNDS) 

State Total 

Montana ______________________________ 24 6 172 4 495 647 (D) 51 11 922 9 775 503 2 (D) 

TRITICALE (BUSHELS) 

State Total 

Montana ______________________________ 580 70078 2 075 579 15 970 26 2383 45468 

Counties 

Blaine ________________________________ 29 3821 101 360 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Broadwater ____________________________ 5 1 220 40230 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Cascade ______________________________ 15 1 406 34893 (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Chouteau _____________________________ 49 7173 217 760 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Dawson _______________________ ____ ____ 5 436 16300 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Fergus ________________________________ 10 1 086 27238 1 (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Gallatin _______________________________ 4 (D) 25 100 1 (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Glacier _______________________________ 30 3486 119864 2 (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Hill ___________________________________ 112 14897 446 471 1 (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Jefferson _____________________________ 3 (D) 7500 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

liberty ________________________________ 47 6858 170 930 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Musselshell ___________________________ 3 31 1 116 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Phillips ________________________________ 17 2454 67380 (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Pondera ______________________________ 74 7834 259 063 (D) 5 278 7210 Roosevelt _____________________________ 17 2231 55242 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Sheridan ______________________________ 7 668 16434 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Teton _________________________________ 62 4994 185 396 4 71 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Toole _________________________________ 78 8619 231 704 8 743 18318 Valley ________________________________ 3 (D) 2800 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) All other counties ______________________ 10 1 995 48 798 3 300 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

328 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 25. Cotton, Tobacco, Soybeans, Dry Beans and Peas, Potatoes, Sugar Crops, and 

Peanuts: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductolY text 1 

Geographic area 

DRY EDIBLE BEANS, 

EXCLUDING DRY LIMAS 

(CWT) 

State Total 

Montana _____________________________ _ 

Counties 

Big Horn _____________________________ _ Carbon ______________________________ _ 

Custer _______________________________ _ 

~~fr~~=============================== Richland _____________________________ _ 

Rosebud _____________________________ _ 

All other counties _____________________ _ 

DRY EDIBLE PEAS 

(POUNDS) 

State Total 

Montana _____________________________ _ 

Counties 

Flathead _____________________________ _ Lake ________________________________ _ 

Pondera _____________________________ _ 

All other counties _____________________ _ 

LENTILS (POUNDS) 

State Total 

Montana _____________________________ _ 

Counties 

Flathead _____________________________ _ 

All other counties _____________________ _ 

IRISH POTATOES (CWT) 

State Total 

Montana _____________________________ _ 

Counties 

Blaine _______________________________ _ 

Broadwater ___________________________ _ Chouteau ____________________________ _ 

Deer Lodge __________________________ _ 

Flathead _____________________________ _ Gallatin ______________________________ _ 

Glacier ______________________________ _ Lake ________________________________ _ 

Madison _____________________________ _ 

Pondera _____________________________ _ 

Powell _______________________________ _ 

Ravalli _______________________________ _ 

Wibaux ______________________________ _ 

All other counties _____________________ _ 

SUGAR BEETS FOR SUGAR 

(TONS) 

State Total 

Montana _____________________________ _ 

Counties 

Big Horn _____________________________ _ 

Carbon ______________________________ _ 

Dawson ______________________________ _ 

Prairie _______________________________ _ Richland _____________________________ _ 

Rosebud _____________________________ _ 

Stillwater _____________________________ _ 

Treasure _____________________________ _ Yellowstone __________________________ _ 

All other counties _____________________ _ 

Farms 

109 

3 

26 

4 

17 

4 

36 

7 

12 

25 

10 

5 

3 

7 

30 

24 

6 

154 

3 

3 

3 

3 

14 

29 

3 

24 

10 

4 

4 

11 

3 

40 

429 

33 

90 

25 

21 

118 

10 

14 

18 

94 

6 

Harvested 

Acres 

6078 

222 

265 

178 1 310 

69 2219 

355 

460 

1987 

Quantity 

119404 

(0) 

26356 

3713 

25950 

1 530 42102 

7696 (0) 

1 022 1 900 507 

406 

(0) 

(0) 

271 

838950 

478386 (0) 

(0) 

1 979 2 385 670 

1 749 2 151 670 230 234 000 

8 676 2 335 001 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

754 1 019 3062 (0) 

2193 

311 

(0) 

(0) 

142 

(0) 

461 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

163600 

176007 

970681 (0) 

628 900 68450 (0) 

(0) 

41 418 

(0) 

108907 

48 403 1 051 273 

5750 

7752 

2581 

2321 

15034 

1 755 

849 3704 

7956 

701 

113505 

154466 

60585 

50548 

366615 

44 004 17240 

87470 

145 633 11 207 

Irrigated 

Farms 

109 

3 

26 

4 

17 

4 

36 

7 

12 

10 

121 

3 

3 

1 

3 

12 

29 

24 

10 

2 

4 

10 

20 

429 

33 

90 

25 

21 

118 

10 

14 

18 

94 

6 

Acres 

6078 

222 1 265 

178 1 310 

69 2219 

355 

460 

468 

212 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

8598 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

754 

1019 

3062 

2193 

311 

(0) 

(0) 

136 

431 

48403 

5750 

7752 

2581 

2321 

15034 

1 755 

849 

3704 

7956 

701 

Farms 

130 

3 

28 

10 

16 

8 

32 

7 (NA) 

14 

8 

5 (NA) 

(NA) 

36 

34 

(NA) 

186 

3 (NA) 

3 (NA) 

15 

26 

(NA) 

22 

4 (NA) 

(NA) 

20 

(NA) 

(NA) 

439 

38 

76 

29 

20 

109 

10 

11 

24 

121 

(NA) 

Harvested 

Acres 

6681 

87 

987 

512 

889 

532 1 619 

449 

(NA) 

1982 

Quantity 

112018 

1 998 17389 

9967 

13143 

9295 

26592 

5174 

(NA) 

697 1 270020 

466 

(0) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

906000 (0) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

2 939 3 042 766 

(0) 

(NA) 

(0) 

(NA) 

7 504 1 892 566 

(0) 

(NA) 

1 (NA) 

777 2377 

(NA) 

2153 

264 

(NA) 

(NA) 

559 

(NA) 

(NA) 

41 123 

4711 

6325 

2534 

1 513 11 536 

1 080 

778 3657 

8983 

(NA) 

(0) 

(NA) 

44 

(NA) 

145902 

717380 (NA) 

554015 

54900 (NA) 

(NA) 

126 507 

(NA) 

(NA) 

813230 

97019 

111 408 

46835 

31 071 241 357 20975 

13463 

80134 

170848 (NA) 

Irrigated 

Farms 

130 

3 

28 

10 

16 

8 

32 

7 (NA) 

10 

4 

5 

(NA) 

(NA) 

4 

3 (NA) 

136 

2 (NA) 

(NA) 

9 

26 

(NA) 

22 

4 

(NA) 

(NA) 

20 

(NA) 

(NA) 

439 

38 

76 

29 

20 

109 

10 

11 

24 

121 

(NA) 

Acres 

6681 

87 

987 

512 

889 

532 

619 

449 

(NA) 

394 

163 

222 

(NA) 

(NA) 

147 

(0) 

(NA) 

7423 

(0) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

772 2377 

(NA) 

2153 

264 

(NA) 

(NA) 

559 

(NA) 

(NA) 

41 123 

4711 

6325 

2534 

1 513 11 536 

1 080 

778 3657 

8983 

(NA) 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONTANA 329 
Table 26. Field Seeds, Grass Seeds, Hay, Forage, and Silage: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

1987 1982 

Geographic area Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

FIELD SEED AND GRASS 

SEED CROPS 

State Total 

Montana ___________________________ • __ 591 90238 (X) 151 21 740 234 29555 (X) 83 11 012 

Counties 

Big Horn ______________________________ 11 528 (X) 2 (D) lB (D) (X) 5 403 Blaine ________________________________ 34 6904 (X) 14 1 312 6 (D) (X) 5 445 Carbon _______________________________ 12 1 690 (X) 8 (D) 3 (D) (X) 3 (D) Carter ________________________________ 28 3764 (X) 3 310 7 563 (X) 1 (0) Chouteau _____________________________ 6 312 (X) 2 (D) 3 (D) (X) Custer ________________________________ 38 (0) (X) 13 1 115 23 2334 (X) 6 444 Daniels _______________________________ 6 640 (X) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) Dawson _______________________________ 18 2526 (X) 4 640 (X) 2 (D) Fallon ________________________________ 16 2 115 (X) 5 242 (X) Fergus ________________________________ 14 1 205 (X) 5 273 (X) 

Flathead ______________________________ 3 147 (X) 2 (D) 3 104 (X) (0) Gallatin _______________________________ 5 1 049 (X) 1 (D) 3 49 (X) Garfield _______________________________ 14 2115 (X) 2 (D) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) Golden Valley _________________________ 7 (0) (X) 1 (D) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) Hill ___________________________________ 8 2302 (X) 1 (D) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) Judith Basin ___________________________ t5 1 111 (X) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) Lake _________________________________ 6 375 (X) 2 (D) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) Lewis and Clark _______________________ 4 (0) (X) 1 (D) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) McCone ______________________________ 21 4 B04 (X) 4 255 4 (D) (X) 1 (0) Musselshell ___________________________ 3 (0) (X) 1 (D) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 

Petroleum _____________________________ 15 2130 (X) 9 935 B 1 023 (X) 6 868 Phillips ________________________________ 63 17211 (X) 28 (D) 27 (0) (X) 21 (0) Pondera ______________________________ t2 4874 (X) 3 (D) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) Powder River __________________________ 41 5220 (X) 2 (D) 37 (0) (X) 3 (0) Prairie ________________________________ 7 710 (X) 2 (D) 4 161 (X) 2 (0) Richland ______________________________ 23 1 B6B (X) 5 (D) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) Roosevelt _____________________________ 16 1 709 (X) 1 (0) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) Rosebud ______________________________ 26 5935 (X) 12 3281 30 4947 (X) 16 2440 Sanders ______________________________ 6 101 (X) 4 (D) 4 208 (X) 2 (D) Sheridan ______________________________ 13 1 188 (X) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 

Stillwater ______________________________ 6 (0) (X) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) Sweet Grass __________________________ 3 (0) (X) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) Teton _________________________________ 7 465 (X) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) Toole _________________________________ 6 B42 (X) 1 (D) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) Treasure ______________________________ 9 (0) (X) 5 184 11 1 127 (X) 1 (0) Valley ________________________________ 37 4150 (X) 15 1 599 6 458 (X) 1 (0) Wheatland ____________________________ 3 (0) (X) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) Wibaux _______________________________ 11 987 (X) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) Yellowstone ___________________________ 6 59B (X) 1 (D) 6 309 (X) 1 (0) All other counties ______________________ 12 1 422 (X) 6 502 (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 

ALFALFA SEED (POUNDS) 

State Total 

Montana ______________________________ 261 25651 3272054 95 9 979 194 25029 2 616 954 71 9649 

Counties 

Big Horn ______________________________ 10 (0) 121 873 2 (D) 17 3441 344 61B 5 403 Blaine ________________________________ 14 (0) 299323 10 882 6 940 58260 5 445 Carbon _______________________________ 6 (0) 172200 6 444 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Carter ________________________________ 21 1 648 135073 3 (D) 5 (0) (D) Chouteau _____________________________ 3 60 8074 2 (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Custer ________________________________ 33 3742 376227 11 (D) 23 2334 191 030 6 444 Dawson _______________________________ 4 191 12800 4 640 62660 2 (0) Fallon ________________________________ 10 1 160 69874 5 (D) 14920 Lake _________________________________ 3 (0) 9100 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) McCone ______________________________ 4 205 (0) 4 (0) 4 (D) (D) 1 (0) 

Petroleum _____________________________ 10 1 100 302000 9 935 8 1 023 207 BOO 6 868 Phillips ________________________________ 14 2052 282510 12 1 617 19 4589 504 006 16 3919 Powder River __________________________ 38 3973 452061 2 (D) 36 3 961 250 838 3 (0) Prairie ________________________________ 4 88 4580 2 (D) 4 161 16700 2 (0) Richland ______________________________ 15 (0) 35285 5 141 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Roosevelt _____________________________ 5 178 9785 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Rosebud ______________________________ 22 5643 703334 11 (0) 30 4947 629272 16 2440 Sheridan ______________________________ 6 (0) 14745 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Treasure ______________________________ 9 (0) 71 108 5 184 11 1 127 99921 1 (0) Valley ________________________________ 8 (0) 16000 4 (0) 4 (D) 54 700 1 (0) Wibaux _______________________________ 4 (0) 5100 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Yellowstone ___________________________ 3 (0) (0) 1 (D) 5 (D) (0) 1 (0) All other counties ______________________ 15 1 207 96296 6 326 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

BROMEGRASS SEED 

(POUNDS) 

State Total 

Montana ______________________________ 31 2514 274641 13 1 057 3 84 23 188 2 (0) 

330 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 26. Field Seeds, Grass Seeds, Hay, Forage, and Silage: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text) 

1987 1982 

Geographic area Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

SWEETCLOVER SEED 

(POUNDS) 

State Total 

Montana ______________________________ 5 195 33300 4 97 (0) 

WHEATGRASS SEED 

(POUNDS) 

State Total 

Montana ______________________________ 348 58537 4 434 324 49 9 268 30 3 179 290 142 8 1 212 

Counties 

Btaine ________________________________ 23 5484 259 585 4 (0) INA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Carbon _______________________________ 5 1 184 (0) 1 (0) INA) (NA) (NA) INA) (NA) Carter ________________________________ 12 2 116 114 450 1 (0) INA) (NA) (NA) (NA) INA) Chouteau _____________________________ 4 252 8 143 INA) INA) INA) INA) INA) Custer ________________________________ 8 1 022 71 150 (D) INA) (NA) INA) (NA) INA) Daniels _______________________________ 6 (0) 27435 INA) (NA) (NA) INA) INA) Dawson ________ • ______________________ 13 2245 162 670 INA) (NA) INA) (NA) INA) Fallon ________________________________ 10 955 67 191 INA) (NA) INA) (NA) INA) 

~~P,::rn-=====:::::::==:=::=:=::=::=:::: 12 (0) 70 190 INA) (NA) INA) INA) INA) 4 486 29 011 3 (0) (D) 

Garfield _______________________________ 13 (D) 132 320 (D) INA) (NA) INA) INA) INA) Golden Valley _________________________ 5 1 006 30898 INA) (NA) INA) INA) INA) Hill ___________________________________ 7 2045 193 219 (D) INA) (NA) INA) (NA) INA) Judith Basin ___________________________ 10 665 41 409 INA) (NA) INA) (NA) INA) Lake _________________________________ 3 100 5500 INA) (NA) INA) (NA) (NA) McCone ______________________________ 19 4599 534 872 (D) INA) (NA) INA) (NA) INA) Petroleum _____________________________ 6 1 030 78 900 INA) (NA) INA) (NA) (NA) Phillips ________________________________ 54 13 761 1 162 638 19 4689 8 1 575 124440 5 975 Pondera ______________________________ 8 3909 143 240 1 (D) INA) (NA) INA) (NA) INA) Powder River __________________________ 9 (D) 49502 INA) (NA) INA) (NA) INA) 

Prairie ________________________________ 3 622 32264 INA) (NA) INA) (NA) INA) Richland ______________________________ 14 1 185 87680 (0) INA) (NA) INA) (NA) INA) Roosevelt ___________________________ . __ 10 1 281 129 970 (D) INA) (NA) INA) (NA) INA) Rosebud ______________________________ 5 292 26488 (D) INA) (NA) INA) (NA) INA) Sheridan ______________________________ 9 801 44 355 INA) (NA) INA) (NA) INA) Stillwater ______________________________ 5 920 95410 INA) (NA) INA) (NA) INA) Sweet Grass __________________________ 3 (D) (D) INA) (NA) INA) (NA) INA) Teton _________________________________ 7 465 40700 INA) (NA) INA) (NA) (NA) Toole _________________________________ 5 (D) 11 900 INA) (NA) INA) (NA) (NA) Valley ________________________________ 28 3300 336490 12 1 329 INA) (NA) INA) (NA) (NA) Wheatland ____________________________ 3 (0) (D) INA) (NA) INA) (NA) (NA) Wibaux _______________________________ 8 767 69340 INA) (NA) INA) (NA) INA) Yellowstone ___________________________ 3 (D) (D) INA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) All other counties ______________________ 14 1 694 189186 144 (NA) (NA) INA) (NA) (NA) 

OTHER SEEDS (POUNDS) 

State Total 

Montana ______________________________ 26 2906 517262 6 1 208 10 991 451 228 

Counties 

Phillips ________________________________ 5 (D) (D) 4 655 394653 Pondera ______________________________ 4 (D) 148950 (D) (NA) INA) INA) (NA) (NA) Valley ________________________________ 5 440 75250 (NA) INA) (NA) (NA) (NA) All other counties ______________________ 12 1 073 (D) 4 (D) (NA) INA) INA) (NA) (NA) 

HAY-ALFALFA, OTHER 

TAME, SMALL GRAIN, 

WILD, GRASS SILAGE, 

GREEN CHOP, ETC. (SEE 

TEXT) (TONS, DRY) 

State Total 

Montana ______________________________ 13701 2 135 438 3 858 349 7 221 999 141 14 116 2238390 4 335 853 7125 994 883 

Counties 

Beaverhead ___________________________ 250 150038 264 787 237 126 B99 238 137164 255 316 237 127 251 Big Horn ______________________________ 307 74593 149 386 148 22757 291 63293 140 609 135 21 860 Blaine ________________________________ 296 57666 102 893 183 25465 286 53957 112 890 167 25933 Broadwater ____________________________ 119 23609 73956 110 20422 128 22926 66 152 111 19 124 Carbon _______________________________ 433 48828 101 113 343 27689 422 50687 110 888 326 31 145 Carter ________________________________ 222 56923 59490 29 4447 253 85984 131 353 25 6 504 Cascade ______________________________ 459 65647 96849 165 12264 488 66802 121 847 169 12284 Chouteau _____________________________ 225 26809 40310 39 5307 248 31 901 58279 43 6 715 Custer ________________________________ 247 43 167 75811 138 14 141 259 49859 94501 135 20 558 Daniels _______________________________ 139 13332 16081 4 391 150 13857 19971 7 744 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONTANA 331 
Table 26. Field Seeds, Grass Seeds, Hay, Forage, and Silage: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Geographic area 

HAY-ALFALFA, OTHER 

TAME, SMALL GRAIN, 

WILD, GRASS SILAGE, 

GREEN CHOP, ETC. (SEE 

TEXT) (TONS, DRY)-Con. 

Counties-Con. 

Dawson ______________________________ _ 

Deer Lodge __________________________ _ Fallon _______________________________ _ 

Fergus _______________________________ _ 

Flathead _____________________________ _ 

Gallatin ______________________________ _ 

Garfield ______________________________ _ 

Glacier ______________________________ _ 

Golden Valley ________________________ _ Granite ______________________________ _ 

Hill __________________________________ _ 

Jefferson ____________________________ _ 

Judith Basin __________________________ _ Lake ________________________________ _ 

Lewis and Clark ______________________ _ Liberty _______________________________ _ 

Lincoln ______________________________ _ 

McCone _____________________________ _ Madison _____________________________ _ 

Meagher _____________________________ _ 

Mineral ______________________________ _ 

Missoula _____________________________ _ 

Musselshell __________________________ _ Park _________________________________ _ 

Petroleum ____________________________ _ phiips _______________________________ _ 

Pondera _____________________________ _ 

Powder River _________________________ _ Powell _______________________________ _ 

Prairie _______________________________ _ 

Ravalli _______________________________ _ 

Richland _____________________________ _ 

Roosevelt ____________________________ _ 

Rosebud _____________________________ _ 

Sanders _____________________________ _ 

Sheridan _____________________________ _ 

Silver Bow ___________________________ _ 

Stillwater _____________________________ _ 

Sweet Grass _________________________ _ Teton ________________________________ _ 

Toole ________________________________ _ 

Treasure _____________________________ _ Valley _______________________________ _ 

Wheatland ___________________________ _ Wibaux ______________________________ _ 

Yellowstone __________________________ _ 

ALFALFA HAY (TONS, DRY) 

State Total 

Montana _____________________________ _ 

Counties 

Beaverhead __________________________ _ Big Horn _____________________________ _ 

Blaine _______________________________ _ 

Broadwater __________________ -- _______ _ Carbon ______________________________ _ Carter _______________________________ _ 

Cascade _____________________________ _ 

Chouteau ____________________________ _ Custer _______________________________ _ 

Daniels ______________________________ _ 

Dawson ______________________________ _ 

Deer Lodge __________________________ _ Fallon _______________________________ _ Fergus _______________________________ _ 

Flathead _____________________________ _ Gallatin ______________________________ _ 

Garfield ______________________________ _ 

Glacier ______________________________ _ 

Golden Valley ________________________ _ Granite ______________________________ _ 

Hill __________________________________ _ 

Jefferson ____________________________ _ 

Judith Basin __________________________ _ Lake ________________________________ _ 

Lewis and Clark ______________________ _ Liberty _______________________________ _ 

Lincoln ______________________________ _ 

McCone _____________________________ _ 

Madison _____________________________ _ 

Meagher ________________________ 0 ____ _ 

332 MONTANA 

Farms 

254 

51 

207 

549 

508 

561 

142 

130 

77 

108 

181 

167 

228 

616 

308 

63 

177 

211 

330 

102 

31 

294 

104 

275 

66 

299 

217 

221 

164 

135 

670 

379 

273 

200 

271 

253 

54 

300 

197 

318 

124 

59 

352 

90 

124 

564 

9988 

154 

265 

217 

110 

355 

171 

399 

137 

208 

53 

123 

19 

160 

479 

421 

469 

68 

90 

57 

64 

88 

136 

200 

498 

283 

36 

135 

87 

273 

66 

Harvested 

Acres 

30847 

9653 

40934 

110169 

32271 

74656 

24664 

25995 

11 062 31 366 

16639 

25356 

51 820 59213 

43431 

7821 

10084 

29746 

91 698 44617 

1 833 18448 

13484 

44238 

14434 

60463 

22616 

52401 

56775 

18134 

40289 

40456 

31 893 42 154 

28986 

24988 

5577 

43478 

37558 

47714 

11 798 10533 

49265 

31 295 16904 

37090 

1987 

Quantity 

46474 

17356 

39143 

150495 

76137 

210 173 

32054 

39562 

16642 

62722 

24790 

54 114 71 991 139668 

90635 

12103 

17227 

44 636 234388 

74044 

3592 

38501 

25661 

95736 

22257 

95440 

58030 

72072 

95940 

29537 

95479 

66309 

43919 

70312 

49267 

28543 

10 979 57229 

70629 

104 777 

14245 

24613 

90420 

51 034 22464 

86334 

1 224 284 2 596 642 

54044 

53271 

28305 

17108 

32423 

32198 

52678 

13906 

24057 

3644 

7549 

3176 

26778 

85055 

21 390 

57465 

5543 

13819 

7698 

10086 

7821 

15086 

39510 

43551 

26901 

3701 

6226 

7366 

61 512 16572 

142023 

121 438 61 853 60886 

68687 

34089 

79960 

24271 

53691 

5800 

18484 

8036 

23961 

118003 

56339 

174972 

8246 

27 181 12296 

26307 

13917 

40803 

58203 

112400 

68985 

7684 

12297 

17254 

172 117 29805 

Irrigated 

Farms 

70 

45 

17 

74 

156 

364 

16 

37 

40 

102 

34 

133 

45 

497 

261 

11 

75 

34 

311 

80 

25 

230 

48 

233 

36 

162 

134 

50 

146 

49 

647 

127 

36 

95 

137 

17 

46 

147 

154 

207 

14 

39 

158 

59 

6 421 

5 738 

146 

132 

154 

101 

261 

24 

141 

32 

122 

3 

60 

17 

16 

67 

140 

313 

15 

36 

36 

62 

30 

114 

38 

401 

242 9 

60 

32 

259 

54 

Acres 

4 320 9540 

913 8851 

13663 

47492 

1 203 6598 

5264 

29 719 

2669 

21 861 5965 

43 104 24488 

2634 

4842 

4799 

85653 

36914 

1 172 12727 

6565 

34452 

6069 

24542 

12 278 

9046 

49694 

3514 

39223 

7358 

3020 

11 598 14493 

2 143 4528 

12 123 27285 

29460 

1 729 4461 

20633 

19495 

272 20987 

612 759 

42915 

20079 

18223 

15740 

15678 

2115 

9534 

3989 

11 001 

(D) 

3283 

3150 (D) 

6797 

9720 

38238 833 5826 

4128 

10023 

2404 

13832 

4860 

31 270 17504 (0) 

3892 

3750 

57440 

13186 

Farms 

288 

50 

224 

565 

563 

515 

156 

140 

102 

119 

208 

166 

223 

607 

270 

52 

194 

203 

334 

89 

48 

274 

167 

291 

66 

315 

223 

250 

159 

135 

651 

364 

287 

212 

296 

285 

62 

299 

216 

330 

112 

61 

362 

102 

130 

588 

10660 

140 

263 

227 

110 

350 

214 

430 

169 

215 

82 

170 

21 

197 

489 

466 

426 

81 

96 

83 

69 

113 

131 

207 

470 

234 

34 

136 

104 

277 

53 

Harvested 

Acres 

33444 

10242 

54565 

109821 

32877 

67 123 

25522 

27718 

20 190 29924 

20872 

26315 

54678 

48894 

36175 

6672 

8958 

26772 

88093 

37920 

2025 

18256 

26 125 47880 

18208 

64354 

22934 

62400 

60610 

18791 

39229 

42764 

39 159 45222 

29 111 30795 

7455 

52 101 44463 

54 048 

10225 

10 383 56 161 36804 

17642 

38040 

1982 

Quantity 

53646 

17665 

82945 

184 931 74622 

188 857 31 976 40565 

34 188 

62989 

30403 

58760 

92039 

119013 

85723 

8973 

16226 

41 437 217 494 82945 

3676 

40532 

48276 

108 769 35 168 115913 

50365 

97800 

128 693 33004 

98633 

72905 

55540 

90387 

56098 

39462 

14065 

79600 

87593 

113726 

15299 

21 136 116098 

62341 

28289 

85282 

1 348 671 2 992 348 

39992 

50689 

33929 

15497 

33833 

50489 

53666 

18689 

27011 

5265 

11 971 3822 

38277 

87493 

20813 

48421 

10776 

14300 

13279 

12021 

9800 

16702 

41 746 

36392 

24580 

3475 

5663 

8073 

61 091 12050 

111 526 121 768 84810 

50733 

74985 

86650 

99581 

40627 

63251 

8710 

26278 

9501 

61 725 152 474 51 154 152687 

16506 

21 842 26043 

29721 

17255 

44 885 74327 

96276 

64 821 

5655 

11 346 19308 

166 334 30537 

Irrigated 

Farms 

80 

46 

26 

80 

160 

313 

25 

35 

36 

105 

35 

130 

40 

468 

224 9 

88 

31 

318 

77 

28 

185 

65 

229 

44 

168 

131 

48 

147 

55 

616 

134 

42 

103 

137 

18 

51 

138 

154 

231 

24 

34 

157 

63 

8 434 

5690 

139 

129 

146 

101 

248 

20 

142 

38 

123 7 

73 

21 

26 

72 

136 

276 

24 

32 

33 

64 

31 

109 

35 

366 

193 8 

76 

30 

268 

45 

Acres 

5177 

9171 

2909 

8285 

13621 

40319 

2461 

3485 

4813 

27228 

3473 

23 105 6415 

34038 

23654 

1 075 

4389 

3830 

81 605 33351 

862 10402 

6782 

36041 

7027 

28735 

12227 

7598 

55647 

3 148 

36396 

7625 

4270 

13985 

11 952 

1 243 5751 

11 895 26890 

34571 

1 710 3351 

20265 

21 401 

510 20077 

604 917 

38779 

19613 

18618 

14370 

17871 

3 169 9405 

4575 

14776 (D) 

4178 

3822 (D) 

7169 

8269 

31 081 2196 

3 155 3797 

11 168 

2916 

15240 

4614 

25870 

16910 740 3611 

3565 

58746 

9516 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 26. Field Seeds, Grass Seeds, Hay, Forage, and Silage: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

(For meaning of abbreviations and symbols. see introductory text] 

1987 1982 

Geographic area Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

ALFALFA HAY (TONS, DRY) 

-Con. 

Counties-Con. 

Mineral _______________________________ 29 1 514 3 187 25 1 032 35 1 602 3065 17 576 Missoula ______________________________ 206 11 215 27459 173 8353 186 11 722 29257 132 6785 Musselshell ___________________________ 87 9729 20802 45 5 666 129 17 814 37329 60 5891 Park __________________________________ 224 29 133 68860 192 23463 239 31 507 73 720 191 23863 Petroleum _____________________________ 49 8743 17 052 36 6069 62 13 018 29 576 43 6665 Phillips ________________________________ 182 22339 45651 119 12 247 222 30831 66 990 143 17021 Pondera ______________________________ 199 17836 51 160 126 11 254 189 16487 41 901 125 10714 Powder River __________________________ 188 38553 53 758 46 8 054 222 50023 81 219 45 6579 Powell ________________________________ 98 23905 49335 84 21 105 97 21 600 57 409 89 18889 Prairie ________________________________ 78 6149 14044 46 2450 101 9364 20 975 52 2728 

Ravalli ________________________________ 360 18467 55300 349 18 016 335 17 653 55 818 316 16533 Richland ______________________________ 246 17509 36806 122 6437 278 24 999 50876 127 6822 Roosevelt _____________________________ 118 10763 18491 23 2026 189 18534 32 328 36 3037 Rosebud ______________________________ 155 27605 50412 80 8694 165 28 177 67 788 91 11 113 Sanders ______________________________ 173 19383 35456 110 10091 198 20078 43 276 109 8979 Sheridan ______________________________ 98 7658 12604 15 1 702 173 14 586 20497 16 (0) Silver Bow ____________________________ 24 2439 6829 22 2 387 29 2 796 6346 26 2308 Stillwater ______________________________ 244 30761 39637 111 7 289 257 42 338 63 243 106 7 895 Sweet Grass __________________________ 164 24895 52336 127 18460 178 30411 64340 126 17924 Teton _________________________________ 273 26989 80008 189 18752 276 30809 85 219 209 20642 

Toole _________________________________ 78 6480 9203 14 1 509 66 5856 9 829 23 1 483 Treasure ______________________________ 56 7945 19622 38 3 896 53 8 815 19 550 34 2973 Valley ______________ • _________________ 234 25 194 60611 135 14405 272 31 536 84 900 144 16039 Wheatland ____________________________ 83 17690 32225 52 10 822 90 20674 38 906 56 11 341 Wibaux _______________________________ 77 7088 9 173 5 (D) 97 9 417 17 934 8 (0) Yellowstone ___________________________ 444 25863 66633 337 15 128 465 28219 68 741 355 15274 

SMALL GRAIN HAY (TONS, 

DRY) 

State Total 

Montana ______________________________ 3243 224 909 323811 709 30631 2226 131 512 210 323 510 22312 

Counties 

Beaverhead _________________________ ._ 24 (0) (0) 21 (D) 28 (D) 5 170 28 (0) Big Horn ______________________________ 39 6294 9459 6 525 18 3754 4 573 5 503 Blaine ________________________________ 96 7 555 11 102 29 (D) 83 5086 8 852 25 (0) Broadwater ____________________________ 11 (0) 4604 10 (D) 10 287 712 7 185 Carbon _______________________________ 43 (D) 2454 26 (D) 26 575 923 11 165 Carter ________________________________ 85 (0) 9 832 1 (D) 42 2500 (D) Cascade ______________________________ 83 3868 4728 18 460 68 2835 6368 23 737 Chouteau _____________________________ 118 6859 10 113 7 220 84 5015 6 863 Custer ________________________________ 68 4947 6 707 18 659 32 1 950 2 804 5 69 Daniels _______________________________ 68 6587 6 995 48 3 525 5 083 1 (0) 

Dawson _______________________________ 128 9719 14365 9 667 93 5236 7 547 7 138 Deer Lodge ___________________________ 8 737 1 694 8 737 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Fallon ________________________________ 86 5215 7421 55 3449 5 418 

~r;f/,~~d============:================= 147 8 151 11 103 10 540 95 3999 5 820 2 (0) 

35 528 1 125 8 125 25 626 1 061 8 324 Gallatin _________ ••• ____ • __ • ___________ 49 2006 4 165 23 (D) 25 1 492 2 641 15 940 Garfield _______________________________ 73 9 191 12750 2 (D) 40 (D) (D) 1 (0) Glacier _______________________________ 49 7963 9070 7 192 41 7903 13 400 3 (0) Golden Valley _________________________ 33 1 708 2253 7 365 15 (D) (D) 2 (0) Granite _______________________________ 21 920 (D) 18 (D) 11 408 (D) 11 408 

HiII ___________________________________ 105 5357 6789 2 (D) 99 4987 7 229 2 (0) Jefferson _____________________________ 23 (0) (0) 17 (D) 12 182 401 8 (0) Judith Basin ___________________________ 46 2017 3 105 4 (D) 18 1 183 1 838 1 (0) Lake _________________________________ 61 2086 4 120 41 1 388 46 1 319 2424 37 884 Lewis and Clark _______________________ 38 1 807 2951 23 866 27 826 (D) 16 366 Uberty ________________________________ 31 2429 2756 2 (D) 20 1 141 1 145 2 (0) Lincoln _______________________________ 22 472 744 10 (D) 22 357 611 8 135 McCone ______________________________ 122 11 681 17 278 7 853 91 5517 7 850 2 (0) Madison ______________________________ 53 3230 7979 48 3 113 59 (D) (D) 47 (0) Meagher ______________________________ 24 (0) (D) 15 (D) 11 619 676 7 487 

Mineral _______________________________ 6 (0) (D) 2 (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Missoula ______________________________ 32 (0) (D) 23 (D) 18 424 1 001 14 (0) Musselshell ___________________________ 30 1 438 1 594 4 (0) 23 1 688 3085 6 142 Park __________________________________ 45 1 967 4392 31 229 50 1 409 2 989 28 (0) Petroleum _____________________________ 13 2432 2387 8 644 754 3 (0) Phillips. _________________________ • _____ 120 14233 19 592 22 084 103 9307 16 339 18 (0) Pondera ______________________________ 22 (0) 1 790 5 144 24 (D) (D) 1 (0) Powder River __________________________ 72 6546 10592 5 (D) 29 (D) 4 126 Powell ________________________________ 19 593 1 361 16 558 14 2361 6 252 11 (0) Prairie ________________________________ 70 5187 8 184 8 466 45 1 797 2 678 6 70 

Ravalli _________________ " ______________ 43 1 926 4 706 39 1 866 53 1 097 2 400 46 863 Richland ______________________________ 134 10760 15 555 10 191 79 4039 6 997 11 (0) Roosevelt _____________________________ 112 6794 9661 3 160 79 3697 5 428 3 176 Rosebud ______________________________ 33 4360 6528 7 382 26 3371 5 291 4 119 Sanders ______________________________ 36 925 1 386 10 261 27 746 1 168 10 502 Sheridan ______________________________ 133 7 151 6664 2 (D) 91 (0) (D) 

Silver Bow ____________________________ 6 198 526 6 198 5 (D) (D) 5 (0) Stillwater ______________________________ 56 3527 4 163 9 (D) 31 1 880 2 756 7 75 Sweet Grass __________________________ 57 (0) (0) 36 (D) 37 (0) (0) 20 (0) Teton _________________________________ 27 (0) (D) 13 498 22 (D) (0) 7 373 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONTANA 333 
Table 26. Field Seeds, Grass Seeds, Hay, Forage, and Silage: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

1987 1982 

Geographic area Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

SMALL GRAIN HAY (TONS, 

DRY)-Con. 

Counties-Con. 

Toole _________________________________ 54 3055 3118 37 1 923 2605 Treasure ______________________________ 10 (0) (0) 6 (0) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Valley ________________________________ 150 11 822 15149 23 979 93 7348 9253 9 (0) Wheatland ____________________________ 24 1 938 2575 7 (0) 14 (0) (0) 3 78 Wibaux _______________________________ 64 4029 5190 41 1 717 2416 1 (0) Yellowstone ___________________________ 86 4499 6021 25 1 052 28 1 078 1 632 10 137 

TAME HAY OTHER THAN 

ALFALFA, SMALL GRAIN, 

AND WILD HAY (SEE 

TEXT) (TONS, DRY) 

State Total 

Montana ______________________________ 3316 304 043 439 790 1 451 131 985 3799 351 333 548 033 1 443 138398 

Counties 

Beaverhead ___________________________ 49 9493 15136 47 8724 31 9548 16194 31 8948 Big Horn ______________________________ 41 5 122 8438 18 1 905 53 6402 10803 15 1 563 Blaine ________________________________ 56 14494 22313 22 2558 60 7973 10 145 26 2883 Broadwater ____________________________ 24 2 166 (0) 22 1 792 25 3520 7715 18 2050 Carbon _______________________________ 116 12 183 24856 99 9477 123 14346 31 291 103 11 974 Carter ________________________________ 58 7664 (0) 3 (0) 84 12928 16681 3 (0) Cascade ______________________________ 73 4310 5970 30 1 145 78 4611 6319 28 911 Chouteau _____________________________ 44 (0) (0) 4 (0) 51 2 111 2401 Custer ________________________________ 57 4239 3499 20 461 73 7683 8613 18 558 Daniels _______________________________ 48 1 913 2091 1 (0) 60 3359 3997 

Dawson _______________________________ 113 8908 8347 7 225 127 10204 12208 8 602 Deer Lodge ___________________________ 15 1 922 3147 14 882 14 2838 3912 11 2773 Fallon ________________________________ 75 7786 7029 1 (0) 80 10026 12892 1 (0) Fergus ________________________________ 119 9930 12550 5 (0) 125 11 546 17764 7 606 Flathead ______________________________ 70 4002 6995 10 1 345 96 6112 12936 20 2834 Gallatin _______________________________ 133 8869 18176 68 3822 131 9954 18967 72 4175 Garfield _______________________________ 61 6405 7084 2 (0) 88 7777 7868 1 (0) Glacier _______________________________ 14 (0) (0) 2 (0) 28 2464 2722 1 (0) Golden Valley _________________________ 7 735 1 080 1 (0) 26 2289 2289 1 (0) Granite _______________________________ 47 12612 24036 44 11 992 50 9950 19569 47 9440 

Hill ___________________________________ 34 2226 2757 2 (0) 59 4036 3076 2 (0) Jefferson _____________________________ 16 1 381 1 638 8 1 129 27 1 586 2310 15 820 Judith Basin ___________________________ 46 2491 3278 3 165 55 4692 6979 5 638 Lake _________________________________ 130 8847 15149 109 6902 136 7490 14 197 108 4775 Lewis and Clark _______________________ 31 4058 6642 16 1 582 32 2802 6263 22 1 794 Liberty ________________________________ 5 (0) (0) 15 1 463 1 381 1 (0) Lincoln _______________________________ 41 1 576 2466 11 378 51 1 417 2398 16 514 McCone ______________________________ 96 8 132 7893 3 (0) 103 8456 9605 3 90 Madison ______________________________ 66 10216 21 882 61 9563 71 10446 21 005 63 9302 Meagher ______________________________ 40 10277 16564 34 8193 35 9622 19693 30 9065 

Mineral _______________________________ 6 210 255 2 (0) 15 252 298 12 180 Missoula ______________________________ 70 2714 5281 58 2260 75 3201 5790 53 2 199 Musselshell ___________________________ 16 989 1 972 6 145 54 4630 5248 4 210 Park __________________________________ 72 7716 13781 54 5852 94 12 133 27609 65 9334 Petroleum _____________________________ 10 1 966 1 660 21 3861 4201 3 140 Phillips ________________________________ 83 11 179 14513 41 5196 72 13661 19189 30 6315 Pondera ______________________________ 20 1 153 (0) 9 570 34 1 860 3121 10 711 Powder River __________________________ 46 5577 6075 6 818 53 6779 8402 9 (0) Powell ________________________________ 52 11 915 18569 44 10189 39 11 560 22388 35 (0) Prairie ________________________________ 51 5319 4925 5 (0) 62 5578 6002 3 (0) 

Ravalli ________________________________ 233 11 529 21 284 230 11 388 245 11 024 25685 237 10672 Richland ______________________________ 108 6393 7146 15 449 114 8715 9295 13 284 Roosevelt _____________________________ 113 7298 8242 9 428 83 6160 7974 6 482 Rosebud ______________________________ 41 5961 6674 14 824 46 6396 7023 9 783 Sanders ______________________________ 93 6326 9624 33 3047 98 6098 8072 23 1 195 Sheridan ______________________________ 111 5539 5015 2 (0) 122 6612 7796 Silver Bow ____________________________ 18 1 238 1 854 17 1 071 25 1 655 2419 19 (0) Stillwater ______________________________ 71 6344 9327 40 3507 72 5615 9748 40 2553 Sweet Grass __________________________ 39 4908 6839 28 2864 66 6903 11 747 45 3347 Teton _________________________________ 26 2496 2971 7 (0) 38 3564 6167 12 1 777 

Toole _________________________________ 17 1 605 1 111 1 (0) 24 909 717 1 (0) Treasure ______________________________ 7 1 528 2000 1 (0) 13 978 902 3 (0) Valley ________________________________ 84 5618 6935 38 2194 109 9543 12864 25 1 942 Wheatland ____________________________ 20 3579 6384 16 (0) 28 6005 8878 15 3340 Wibaux _______________________________ 58 4251 4228 1 (0) 69 4812 6103 Yellowstone ___________________________ 126 4361 7947 107 2787 141 5 178 8202 95 2339 

WILD HAY (TONS, DRY) 

State Total 

Montana ______________________________ 2395 344 783 424 960 946 202181 2712 365 019 521 192 911 210814 

334 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 26. Field Seeds, Grass Seeds, Hay, Forage, and Silage: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

1987 1982 

Geographic area Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

WILD HAY (TONS, DRY)-

Con. 

Counties 

Beaverhead ___________________________ 101 84497 103 678 97 73488 110 78864 120 513 109 76964 Big Horn ______________________________ 18 (D) (D) 3 24 18 1 946 2391 2 (D) Blaine ________________________________ 57 6528 6808 19 3 154 58 6393 8505 21 3 163 Broadwater ____________________________ 23 2515 4384 19 1 830 31 3622 6992 27 2519 Carbon _______________________________ 21 1 994 3252 11 1 288 17 1 384 2607 12 929 Carter ________________________________ 71 9434 8 704 6 1 622 102 19367 23809 8 (D) Cascade ______________________________ 60 3724 4026 11 554 71 4695 6013 5 521 Chouteau _____________________________ 25 3408 3551 5 967 44 4446 5585 6 (D) Custer ________________________________ 40 9452 10537 4 (D) 47 10827 15 395 4 3 420 Daniels _______________________________ 26 (D) (D) 33 (D) (D) 

Dawson _______________________________ 71 4147 4 124 1 (0) 94 5672 6532 4 112 Deer Lodge ___________________________ 23 3818 4479 20 3771 25 3378 3848 21 (D) Fallon ________________________________ 28 (D) (D) 42 2813 2910 1 (D) 

~~I/,~~d-============================== 85 (D) (D) 9 1 342 86 5276 6805 1 (D) 

60 3929 5025 9 1 331 55 3144 4060 7 669 Gallatin _______________________________ 63 3286 5844 30 2059 61 3918 6403 19 022 Garfield _______________________________ 28 3134 3 565 1 (0) 36 4938 4392 1 (D) Glacier _______________________________ 25 2229 1 996 2 (0) 33 3051 2601 1 (D) Golden Valley _________________________ 5 (D) (D) 3 (0) 14 3066 4362 3 (D) Granite _______________________________ 43 6482 9396 40 6355 48 7095 12 313 36 6062 

Hill ___________________________________ 25 (D) (D) 2 (0) 29 1 881 (0) 2 (D) Jefferson _____________________________ 53 8008 10092 38 6279 51 7565 11 002 34 6696 Judith Basin ___________________________ 68 6485 6679 7 645 56 5070 6265 5 804 Lake _________________________________ 56 2374 3 112 28 1 199 53 2034 2864 24 879 Lewis and Clark _______________________ 44 9576 10 397 30 3817 59 7528 12474 30 4 145 Liberty ________________________________ 15 1 205 1 219 10 (0) (0) 2 (D) Lincoln _______________________________ 36 1 727 1 572 9 374 39 1 468 1 761 3 (D) McCone ______________________________ 53 (D) (D) 3 (0) 69 4726 4674 1 (D) Madison ______________________________ 87 14554 28955 70 13351 78 12493 21 736 62 10007 Meagher ______________________________ 45 15612 25030 35 14257 44 15629 32039 37 14283 

Missoula ______________________________ 55 3130 2937 33 1 192 50 2264 3799 20 863 Musselshell ___________________________ 10 678 520 1 (0) 20 1 088 1 080 Park __________________________________ 39 4682 7003 25 3268 34 2425 4 167 19 1 785 Petroleum _____________________________ 8 1 293 1 158 8 685 637 1 (D) Phillips ________________________________ 63 11 968 (D) 30 5566 76 10 187 12929 27 4296 Pondera ______________________________ 24 2593 3055 5 310 46 3475 4 183 9 677 Powder River __________________________ 28 (0) (0) 1 (D) 49 3297 (0) 2 (D) Powell ________________________________ 77 20362 26675 62 17842 88 25089 42644 74 23612 Prairie ________________________________ 22 963 1 074 2 (0) 34 1 950 2961 2 (D) Ravalli ________________________________ 132 7400 12040 121 7090 110 8876 14206 99 7867 

Richland ______________________________ 69 3806 3212 3 28 80 3756 3882 1 (D) Roosevelt _____________________________ 74 6450 6 152 3 (0) 97 10328 9330 6 415 Rosebud ______________________________ 22 3390 3969 6 860 36 6488 7563 7 1 220 Sanders ______________________________ 41 2041 2 195 16 848 38 1 651 2568 16 780 Sheridan ______________________________ 89 (0) (D) 1 (0) 118 6008 6116 2 (D) Silver Bow ____________________________ 26 1 702 1 770 16 872 27 (0) (0) 20 320 Stillwater ______________________________ 10 1 149 1 711 5 (0) 20 1 576 2685 10 1 067 Sweet Grass __________________________ 30 5700 8 106 25 4719 30 5652 9255 20 4863 Teton _________________________________ 77 16915 19507 37 9542 69 15429 17 435 31 11 779 Toole _________________________________ 11 658 813 2 (0) 19 (0) (0) 4 (D) 

Valley ________________________________ 58 5252 5680 14 2148 68 6149 8079 20 1 890 Wheatland ____________________________ 29 8088 9850 14 5929 35 9447 13613 22 6642 Wibaux _______________________________ 26 854 (0) 21 (0) (0) Yellowstone ___________________________ 16 536 903 11 221 19 347 519 9 107 All other counties ______________________ 4 470 450 1 (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

GRASS SILAGE, HAYLAGE, 

AND GREEN CHOP HAY 

(TONS, GREEN) 

State Total 

Montana ______________________________ 319 37419 219423 210 21 585 336 41 855 191 862 210 18442 

Counties 

Big Horn ______________________________ 7 (0) (0) 5 224 5 502 3222 3 (D) Blaine ________________________________ 3 784 2450 2 (0) 6 576 1 730 3 (D) Carbon _______________________________ 11 (0) 5594 11 (0) 11 549 3249 7 206 Cascade ______________________________ 7 1 067 6498 3 571 9 995 10694 6 710 Chouteau _____________________________ 3 (0) (0) 1 (0) 8 1 640 8403 1 (0) Custer ________________________________ 10 472 4 129 9 (0) 14 2388 13310 9 1 735 Dawson _______________________________ 7 524 3464 3 (0) 7 361 3244 4 147 

~~I/,~~d============================== 4 (0) (0) 1 (0) 5 1 507 6204 2 (D) 

20 2422 19958 10 1 142 19 2182 16234 10 1 525 Gallatin _______________________________ 25 3030 21 047 19 (0) 19 3338 24475 17 3 101 

Garfield _______________________________ 5 391 1 226 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Granite _______________________________ 3 1 266 (D) 2 (0) 3 450 (D) 2 (D) Judith Basin ___________________________ 8 1 317 2178 1 (0) 10 1 987 7891 2 (D) Lake _________________________________ 23 2355 14658 22 2345 25 1 659 9751 23 1 630 Lewis and Clark _______________________ 8 1 089 4976 6 719 4 439 (0) 4 439 Lincoln _______________________________ 3 83 445 1 (0) 3 53 328 2 (0) Madison ______________________________ 6 2186 10363 6 2186 4 (D) (0) 3 (D) Meagher ______________________________ 3 (D) (D) 3 (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Musselshell ___________________________ 7 630 2316 7 630 7 905 4598 5 539 Park ________________________ -- - _______ 4 740 5100 3 640 3 406 855 2 (D) 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONTANA 335 
Table 26. Field Seeds, Grass Seeds, Hay, Forage, and Silage: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

1987 1982 

Geographic area Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

GRASS SILAGE, HAYLAGE, 

AND GREEN CHOP HAY 

(TONS, GREEN)-Con. 

Counties-Con. 

Phillips ________________________________ 7 744 (D) 4 449 3 368 1 400 1 (D) Pondera ______________________________ 3 (D) (D) 4 (D) (D) 2 (D) Prairie ________________________________ 9 516 3931 5 400 4 102 1 164 3 96 Ravalli ________________________________ 12 967 6445 10 863 17 579 1 573 14 461 Richland ______________________________ 18 988 10763 6 253 11 1 255 5564 4 260 Roosevelt _____________________________ 7 588 4 119 2 (D) 5 440 1 440 3 160 Rosebud ______________________________ 8 838 8 190 8 838 8 790 8 166 7 750 Sanders ______________________________ 6 311 1 817 4 246 7 538 3042 5 496 Stillwater ______________________________ 10 697 7175 5 432 6 692 3503 4 305 Teton _________________________________ 3 (D) (D) 2 (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Valley ________________________________ 5 1 379 6 138 4 907 10 1 585 3004 1 (D) Wibaux _______________________________ 5 682 (D) 5 (D) (D) 1 (D) Yellowstone ___________________________ 35 1 831 14484 33 1 799 51 3218 18573 42 2220 All other counties ______________________ 24 2352 14092 12 1 679 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

CORN FOR SILAGE OR 

GREEN CHOP (TONS, 

GREEN) 

State Total 

Montana ______________________________ 641 46581 793 716 545 39311 686 54679 867 571 586 46787 

Counties 

Big Horn ______________________________ 28 3097 64626 28 3097 22 1 999 33707 22 1 999 Blaine ________________________________ 8 342 5582 7 332 9 530 8235 6 361 Carbon _______________________________ 47 3 155 58534 47 3155 78 4976 88451 75 4916 Cascade ______________________________ 4 400 6250 4 400 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Custer ________________________________ 30 2601 45521 28 2231 42 4102 70037 39 3645 Dawson _______________________________ 30 1 916 32353 20 1 594 38 2414 37917 29 1 973 Fallon ________________________________ 5 489 2872 5 551 3360 Flathead ______________________________ 3 (D) (D) 3 (D) 4 (D) 2880 4 124 Garfield _______________________________ 4 154 1 894 2 (D) 4 205 1 200 1 (D) Judith Basin ___________________________ 3 105 420 3 103 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Lake _________________________________ 10 503 8427 9 383 13 492 8540 13 492 McCone ______________________________ 4 212 1 338 1 (D) 7 487 3440 1 (D) Musselshell ___________________________ 15 781 15670 14 721 12 650 4617 11 590 Phillips ________________________________ 8 418 14644 5 661 6 708 10430 5 (D) Prairie ________________________________ 31 919 32490 29 1 745 35 2085 28920 29 1 681 Ravalli ________________________________ 6 362 7960 6 362 11 291 5898 11 291 Richland ______________________________ 96 4008 59346 67 2628 82 6165 81 927 59 3686 Roosevelt _____________________________ 15 561 5145 2 (D) 11 571 6422 3 225 Rosebud ______________________________ 24 2785 50595 23 2035 21 2355 40310 19 2185 Sheridan ______________________________ 4 60 204 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Stillwater ______________________________ 25 2545 40883 24 2525 26 2976 42975 25 2954 Treasure ______________________________ 29 3482 64336 28 3082 21 2091 38199 20 2075 Valley ________________________________ 9 729 9443 8 728 8 1 209 14141 8 1 209 Wibaux _______________________________ 11 605 4505 1 (D) 7 455 3650 1 (D) Yellowstone ___________________________ 177 12824 242255 176 12664 188 16723 296071 179 15788 All other counties ______________________ 15 (D) (D) 10 439 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

SORGHUM FOR SILAGE OR 

GREEN CHOP (TONS, 

GREEN) 

State Total 

Montana ______________________________ 13 613 12002 12 535 6 550 3432 4 (D) 

Counties 

Yellowstone ___________________________ 8 308 7902 8 308 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) All other counties ______________________ 5 305 4 100 4 227 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

336 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 27. Vegetables, Sweet Corn, and Melons Harvested for Sale: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

1987 1982 

Geographic area Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres 

LAND USED FOR 

VEGETABLES (SEE TEXn 

State Total 

Montana ______________________________ 96 467 96 467 105 407 105 404 

Counties 

Custer ________________________________ 4 22 4 22 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Flathead ______________________________ 11 31 11 31 11 10 11 10 Gallatin _______________________________ 7 18 7 18 4 (D) 4 (0) Lake _________________________________ 3 (Z) 3 (Z) 3 (D) 3 (0) Lewis and Clark _______________________ 6 20 6 20 3 (D) 3 (0) Missoula ______________________________ 8 41 8 41 6 44 6 44 Ravalli ________________________________ 13 64 13 64 17 151 17 151 Yellowstone ___________________________ 12 131 12 131 12 49 12 49 All other counties ______________________ 32 139 32 139 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

VEGETABLES HARVESTED 

(SEE TEXT) 

State Total 

Montana ______________________________ 96 468 96 468 105 405 105 405 

Counties 

Custer ________________________________ 4 22 4 22 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Flathead ______________________________ 11 31 11 31 11 9 11 9 Gallatin _______________________________ 7 18 7 18 4 11 4 11 Lake _________________________________ 3 1 3 1 3 (0) 3 (0) Lewis and Clark _______________________ 6 20 6 20 3 (0) 3 (0) Missoula ______________________________ 8 41 8 41 6 44 6 44 Ravalli ________________________________ 13 64 13 64 17 151 17 151 Yellowstone ___________________________ 12 133 12 133 12 50 12 50 All other counties ______________________ 32 139 32 139 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

SNAP BEANS 

State Total 

Montana ______________________________ 11 6 11 6 32 12 32 12 

BEETS 

State Total 

Montana ______________________________ 9 8 9 8 18 8 18 8 

HEAD CABBAGE 

State Total 

Montana ______________________________ 19 30 19 30 29 21 29 21 

CANTALOUPS 

State Total 

Montana ______________________________ 7 25 7 25 5 5 

CARROTS 

State Total 

Montana ______________________________ 21 16 21 16 24 10 24 10 

CUCUMBERS AND PICKLES 

State Total 

Montana ______________________________ 19 47 19 47 34 13 34 13 

GREEN PEAS, EXCLUDING 

GREEN COWPEAS 

State Total 

Montana ______________________________ 14 14 14 14 19 6 19 6 

PUMPKINS 

State Total 

Montana ______________________________ 14 29 14 29 16 17 16 17 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONTANA 337 
Table 27. Vegetables, Sweet Corn, and Melons Harvested for Sale: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

1987 1982 

Geographic area Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres 

SQUASH 

State Total 

Montana ______________________________ 13 21 13 21 25 35 25 35 

SWEET CORN 

State Total 

Montana ______________________________ 69 204 69 204 80 181 80 181 

Counties 

Custer ________________________________ 3 (D) 3 (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Flathead ______________________________ 11 21 11 21 8 4 8 4 Gallatin _______________________________ 5 13 5 13 4 (D) 4 (D) Lewis and Clark _______________________ 5 14 5 14 3 (D) 3 (D) Missoula ______________________________ 7 31 7 31 4 31 4 31 Ravalli ________________________________ 8 27 8 27 10 42 10 42 Yellowstone ___________________________ 8 37 8 37 10 31 10 31 All other counties ______________________ 22 (D) 22 (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

TOMATOES 

State Total 

Montana ______________________________ 14 28 14 28 22 32 22 32 

Table 28. Fruits and Nuts: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Total Trees or vines not of bearing age Trees or vines of bearing age Harvested 

Geographic area 

Farms Acres Trees or vines Farms Number Farms Number Farms Pounds 

LAND IN 

ORCHARDS 

State Total 

Montana ___________ 1987 __ 317 1 815 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

1982 __ 310 1 749 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Counties, 1987 

Carbon __________________ 9 31 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) Flathead _________________ 21 89 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) Gallafin __________________ 5 15 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) Lake ____________________ 197 1 256 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) Lewis and Clark __________ 4 23 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) lincoln __________________ 4 6 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) Missoula _________________ 8 15 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) Ravalli ___________________ 48 336 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) Sanders _________________ 6 10 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

All other counties _________ 15 34 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

APPLES 

State Total 

Montana ___________ 1987 __ 145 445 58340 83 21 282 126 37058 91 608 163 1982 __ 142 365 36207 87 19105 111 17 102 81 669431 

Counties, 1987 

Carbon __________________ 9 31 2 147 4 1 080 8 1 067 4 (D) Flathead _________________ 9 17 1 122 8 436 7 686 7 5050 Gallatin __________________ 4 6 (D) 3 (D) 3 (D) 1 (D) Lake ____________________ 46 180 38906 24 13004 43 25902 31 354337 Lewis and Clark __________ 4 22 (D) 3 (D) 2 (D) 2 (D) lincoln __________________ 4 (D) 379 4 186 3 193 2 (D) Missoula _________________ 8 10 682 7 515 5 167 4 (D) Ravalli ___________________ 41 137 11 298 20 3364 35 7934 30 196406 Sanders _________________ 6 7 317 4 124 6 193 2 (D) 

All other counfies _________ 14 (D) 880 6 58 14 822 8 21 540 

338 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 28. Fruits and Nuts: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Total Trees or vines not of bearing age Trees or vines of bearing age Harvested 

Geographic area 

Farms Acres Trees or vines Farms Number Farms Number Farms Pounds 

CHERRIES, 

TOTAL (SEE 

TEXT) 

State Total 

Montana. __________ 1987 __ 229 1 322 129 778 161 18475 219 111 303 203 5 700 183 1982 __ 221 1 304 118569 169 33441 205 85 128 194 6 766 872 

CountIes, 1987 

Flathead _________________ 16 71 5611 10 1 573 13 4038 13 81 080 Lake ____________________ 186 1 045 95823 140 16236 186 79587 173 4 643 042 RavallL __________________ 17 193 27787 7 (D) 12 (0) 12 (0) Sanders _________________ 3 (0) (0) 1 (0) 3 (0) 1 (0) All other counties _________ 7 (0) (0) 3 84 5 434 4 2 100 

GRAPES (SEE 

TEXT) (FRESH 

WEIGHT) 

State Total 

Montana ___________ 1987 __ 6 19 8 569 5 (0) 5 (0) 5 3430 1982 __ 15 48 27427 8 237 11 27 190 5 222 014 

PEACHES 

State Total 

Montana ___________ 1987 __ 12 (0) 165 7 43 11 122 8 2450 1982 __ 7 1 52 7 52 - - - -

PEARS 

State Total 

Montana ___________ 1987 __ 26 12 931 19 618 19 313 9 5 523 1982 __ 30 9 597 16 116 18 481 14 8806 

PLUMS AND 

PRUNES (SEE 

TEXT) (FRESH 

WEIGHT) 

State Total 

Montana ___________ 1987 __ 28 5 450 16 121 24 329 17 5004 1982 __ 44 19 686 24 262 29 424 19 5925 

Table 29. Berries Harvested for Sale: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

1987 1982 

Geographic area Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

RASPBERRIES (POUNDS) 

State Total 

Montana ______________________________ 35 (0) 40906 34 19 42 17 17 352 39 16 

STRAWBERRIES (POUNDS) 

State Total 

Montana ______________________________ 29 53 93 146 25 52 24 11 24685 20 9 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONTANA 339 
Table 30. Nursery and Greenhouse Crops, Mushrooms, and Sod Grown for 

Sale: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

1987 1982 

Geographic area Sq. ft. under Sq. ft. under glass or other Acres in the Sales glass or other Farms protection open ($1,000) Farms protection 

NURSERY AND 

GREENHOUSE CROPS 

(SEE TEXT) 

State Total 

Montana ______________________________ 148 959 426 657 7377 134 803 803 

NURSERY, FLORICULTURE, 

VEGETABLE AND FLOWER 

SEED CROPS, SOD, ETC., 

GROWN IN THE OPEN, 

IRRIGATED (SEE TEXT) 

State Total 

Montana ______________________________ 56 (X) 628 (X) 50 (X) 

BEDDING PLANTS 

State Total 

Montana ______________________________ 83 577 766 5 2994 73 415 250 

CUT FLOWERS AND CUT 

FLORIST GREENS 

State Total 

Montana ______________________________ 20 92500 31 457 15 34311 

FOLIAGE AND POTTED 

FLOWERING PLANTS, 

TOTAL 

State Total 

Montana ______________________________ 24 132403 (D) 712 29 188 508 

FOLIAGE PLANTS 

State Total 

Montana ______________________________ 10 36700 - 296 (NA) (NA) 

POTTED FLOWERING 

PLANTS 

State Total 

Montana ______________________________ 17 95703 (D) 416 (NA) (NA) 

NURSERY CROPS 

State Total 

Montana ______________________________ 44 26967 327 1 951 46 (D) 

SOD HARVESTED 

State Total 

Montana ______________________________ 7 (X) 288 774 10 (X) 

GREENHOUSE 

VEGETABLES 

State Total 

Montana ______________________________ 10 105540 (X) 424 11 51 464 

Acres in the Sales 

open ($1,000) 

691 5850 

459 (X) 

8 2 137 

2 171 

2 852 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

418 2325 

257 290 

(X) 64 

340 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 31. Other Crops: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

1987 1982 

Geographic area Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

MINT FOR OIL (POUNDS OF 

OIL) 

State Total 

Montana ______________________________ 5 642 48802 5 642 9 378 18362 9 378 

Counties 

Flathead ______________________________ 5 642 48 802 5 642 9 378 18 362 9 378 

RAPESEED (POUNDS) 

State Total 

Montana ______________________________ 24 4033 4 602 266 3 (D) 8 2470 2 342 640 1 (0) 

SORGHUM, HOGGED OR 

GRAZED 

State Total 

Montana ______________________________ 5 269 (X) 3 89 (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 

OTHER 

State Total 

Montana ______________________________ 49 5668 (X) 3 100 13 223 (X) 3 (0) 

Table 32. Farms Operated by Black and Other Races by Value of Sales and Occupation: 

1987 and 1982 

[For classification of social and ethnic groups, see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Geographic area 

STATE TOTAL 

Montana ______________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

COUNTIES, 1987 

Big Horn ____________________ _ 

Blaine ______________________ _ 

Cascade ____________________ _ 

Chouteau ___________________ _ 

Flathead ____________________ _ 

Gallatin _____________________ _ 

Glacier _____________________ _ HiII _________________________ _ 

Jefferson ___________________ _ Lake _______________________ _ 

Lewis and Clark _____________ _ MissoulB- ___________________ _ Phillips _____________________ _ 

Pondera ____________________ _ Powell ______________________ _ 

Richland ____________________ _ 

Roosevelt __________________ _ Rosebud ___________________ _ 

Sanders ____________________ _ 

Sheridan ____________________ _ Valley ______________________ _ 

Yellowstone _________________ _ 

All other counties ____________ _ 

Land in farms 

Farms Acres 

425 3 449 979 

433 3 230 488 

51 

45 

3 

8 

3 

3 

97 

18 

3 

47 

3 

6 

8 

13 

3 

3 

49 

11 

10 

3 

15 

10 

13 

621 914 

532 913 

245 

8076 

16536 

344 862 987 122 865 1 122 278 236 

427 

446 12 939 

97600 

6320 

1 550 

327 343 

228 717 

105 199 

11 681 

151 180 6743 

54596 

Harvested cropland 

Farms Acres 

287 

337 

31 

33 

8 

3 

3 

52 

11 

2 

34 

2 

4 

6 

10 

3 

3 

36 

11 

6 

2 

14 

4 

7 

130976 

148656 

21 442 9415 

3694 

287 

180 25330 

5845 

(0) 

3417 

(0) 

278 

953 1 548 

420 

510 

27016 

16809 

790 

(0) 

9478 

1 274 1 870 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

Farms by value of sales 

Market valua'i ~----o-c-cu-p-a-tio-n-f-a-rm-i-ng-----r---o-c-c-up-a-ti-on-ot-h-er-t-h-an-fa-rm-i-ng--- agricultural\--____ ,-____ ,-___ -+ ____ ,-____ ,-___ _ products 

sold 

($1,000) 

24 117 25068 

5860 

1 125 

(0) 

331 

74 

24 5466 

1 154 7 1 386 

232 

25 

103 

515 

177 

95 2447 

3072 

575 

23 

601 

390 

(0) 

Less than 

$2,500 

25 

25 

6 

2 

$2,500 to 

$9,999 

43 

60 

3 

9 

3 

3 

2 

5 

1 

2 

1 

4 

5 

2 

1 

1 

$10,000 or 

more 

185 

182 

23 

20 

1 

5 

2 

40 

5 

17 

1 

4 

4 

1 

1 

28 

7 

7 

1 

9 

3 

6 

Less than 

$2,500 

65 

54 

14 

1 

2 

2 

12 

1 

1 

10 

4 

3 

2 

2 

5 

3 

$2,500 to $9,999 

49 

56 

4 

8 

16 

2 

8 

4 

$10,000 or 

more 

58 

36 

4 

5 

3 

1 

20 

5 

5 

3 

2 

2 

2 

1 

2 

2 

MONTANA 341 
Table 33. Farms Operated by Black and Other Races by Tenure: 1987 and 1982 

[For classification of social and ethnic groups, see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Full owners Part owners 

Geographic area Land in Harvested Land in Harvested Number farms cropland Number farms cropland 

STATE TOTAL 

Montana ___________ 1987 __ 177 2 962827 53 166 178 416594 61 726 1982 __ 205 2 713 301 68034 177 481 926 69061 

COUNTIES, 1987 

Big Horn _________________ 26 550327 17204 16 (0) (0) Blaine ___________________ 19 486401 1 446 19 32439 4936 Cascade _________________ 3 245 - - - - Chouteau ________________ 3 4036 1 861 - - - Gallatin __________________ 3 344 180 - - - Glacier __________________ 34 731 735 9205 48 115944 14638 HiII ______________________ 5 112155 3226 3 5710 1 294 Lake ____________________ 18 257499 663 26 19846 2413 Lewis and Clark __________ 3 427 (0) - - - Phillips __________________ 3 (0) (0) 4 11 005 733 

Pondera _________________ 6 75476 326 7 22124 1 222 Roosevelt _______________ 21 253 068 1 665 21 67710 22387 Rosebud ________________ 6 (0) (0) 4 1 470 492 Sanders _________________ 5 99 196 (0) 5 6003 (0) Sheridan _________________ 3 11 681 (0) - - - Valley ___________________ 2 (0) (0) 9 20955 7038 Yellowstone ______________ 4 (0) (0) 4 5633 (0) All other counties _________ 13 23621 206 12 (0) 1 553 

Table 34. Operators by Selected Racial Groups: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Geographic area 

BLACK 

State Total 

Montana ________________________________________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

AMERICAN INDIAN 

State Total 

Montana ________________________________________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

Counties, 1987 

Big Horn _____________________________________________________________________ _ Blaine _______________________________________________________________________ _ 

Chouteau ____________________________________________________________________ _ 

Glacier ______________________________________________________________________ _ Hill __________________________________________________________________________ _ 

Lake ________________________________________________________________________ _ 

Lewis and Clark ______________________________________________________________ _ Missoula _____________________________________________________________________ _ 

Phillips _______________________________________________________________________ _ 

Pondera _____________________________________________________________________ _ 

Powell _______________________________________________________________________ _ 

Roosevelt ____________________________________________________________________ _ 

Rosebud _____________________________________________________________________ _ 

Sanders _____________________________________________________________________ _ 

Valley _______________________________________________________________________ _ 

Yellowstone __________________________________________________________________ _ 

All other counties _____________________________________________________________ _ 

ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER 

State Total 

Montana ________________________________________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

OTHER RACES {SEE TEXn 

State Total 

Montana ________________________________________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

, Oata for 1982 exclude abnormal farms. 

All farms 

Farms 

7 

7 

399 

404 

46 

45 

6 

96 

18 

45 

3 

6 

7 

13 

3 

49 

10 

9 

15 

8 

20 

12 

14 

Land in 

farms 

23047 

6315 

3 405 189 

3202 146 

619718 

532913 

(0) 

(0) 

122865 (0) 

427 

446 

(0) 

97600 

6320 

327343 

(0) 

(0) 

151 180 

(0) 

53357 

(0) 

19655 

(0) 

2372 

Tenants 

Land in Number farms 

70 70558 

51 35261 

9 (0) 

7 14073 

- - 5 4040 

- - 15 15308 

10 5000 

3 891 

- - 1 (0) 

- - 7 6565 1 (0) 

- - - - 4 (0) 

2 (0) 

6 2630 

Farms with sales of $10,000 or moret 

Farms 

6 

5 

227 

202 

24 

25 

6 

59 

10 

21 

1 

1 

3 

7 

3 

30 

7 

9 

11 

3 

7 

8 

10 

2 

3 

Harvested 

cropland 

16084 

11 561 

(0) 

3033 

- 1 833 

- 1 487 

1 325 

341 

-

(0) 

- 2964 

(0) 

-

-

(0) 

- 1 623 

Land in 

farms 

(0) 

(0) 

561 003 

528970 

599232 

49003 

(0) 

(0) 

121 385 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

88073 

6320 

75257 

(0) 

(0) 

22935 (0) 

24035 

(0) 

15153 

(0) 

(0) 

342 MONTANA 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 35. Operators of Spanish Origin: 1987 and 1982 

[For classification of Spanish origin, see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

All farms 

Geographic area 

STATE TOTAL 

Montana ________________________________________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

COUNTIES, 1987 

Big Hom _____________________________________________________________________ _ 

Blaine _______________________________________________________________________ _ Lake ________________________________________________________________________ _ 

Ravalli _______________________________________________________________________ _ 

Teton ________________________________________________________________________ _ 

Yellowstone __________________________________________________________________ _ 

All other counties _____________________________________________________________ _ 

'Data for 1982 exclude abnormal farms. 

Farms 

42 

46 

5 

4 

7 

4 

3 

5 

14 

Table 36. Farms With Grazing Permits: 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Land in farms Farms by land in farms 

Geographic area Less than 100 to 260 to 500 to 

Farms Acres 100 acres 259 acres 499 acres 999 acres 

Montana __________ 4140 22708883 271 186 240 381 

. Beaverhead ________________ 134 1 064376 3 6 7 16 Big Hom ___________________ 54 811 719 9 4 2 6 Blaine _____________________ 156 836202 9 4 9 13 Broadwater ________________ 52 189460 1 3 6 4 Carbon ____________________ 66 133 347 3 11 6 13 Carter _____________________ 183 1 112774 3 4 1 6 Cascade ___________________ 64 308 178 4 9 6 5 Chouteau __________________ 68 394471 6 2 5 5 Custer _____________________ 117 1 272 877 11 2 3 5 Daniels ____________________ 24 81 483 1 - - 3 

Dawson ___________________ 68 420806 4 1 2 5 Deer Lodge ________________ 20 86555 3 2 2 3 Fallon _____________________ 121 586978 1 1 2 8 Fergus ____________________ 189 780814 7 6 8 7 Flathead ___________________ 47 107413 9 12 4 6 Gallatin ____________________ 65 151 767 9 2 10 17 Garfield ___________________ 120 1 158165 3 1 1 4 Glacier ____________________ 77 247027 12 5 3 5 Golden Valley ______________ 15 137 785 1 - - - Granite ____________________ 48 198161 - - 2 - HiII ________________________ 53 207 470 - 4 4 6 Jefferson __________________ 66 227 690 5 3 4 13 Judith Basin _______________ 61 245572 4 - 4 7 Lake ______________________ 69 94791 14 12 5 14 Lewis and Clark ____________ 74 459622 12 6 4 12 Uberty _____________________ 12 77090 - - - - Uncoln ____________________ 42 24493 5 11 10 12 McCone ___________________ 112 484293 3 1 4 7 Madison ___________________ 144 742 413 2 6 13 16 Meagher ___________________ 58 718 694 1 - 2 - Mineral ____________________ 12 7010 1 1 6 1 Missoula ___________________ 44 72213 8 4 8 10 Musselshell ________________ 59 437 522 3 1 - 6 Park ______________________ 81 370 950 3 5 3 9 Petroleum _________________ 65 479851 - 1 1 1 Phillips ____________________ 208 1 131 345 8 2 6 13 Pondera ___________________ 36 98035 6 - 4 4 Powder River ______________ 176 1 199 384 5 1 7 11 Powell _____________________ 58 303 418 - - 3 10 Prairie _____________________ 91 466669 1 - 2 6 

Ravalli _____________________ 39 58728 7 5 5 8 Richland ___________________ 86 272 253 13 1 4 11 Roosevelt _________________ 88 231 233 6 4 3 9 Rosebud __________________ 96 1 442284 11 6 5 6 Sanders ___________________ 62 168512 6 6 15 10 Sheridan ___________________ 37 86018 6 - - 4 Silver Bow _________________ 37 64 328 2 4 10 5 Stillwater __________________ 29 80141 1 2 3 5 Sweet Grass _______________ 55 285 552 6 - 1 1 Teton _____________________ 41 122 470 1 7 5 5 

Toole _____________________ 25 96214 - - - 3 Treasure ___________________ 19 214949 2 - 1 - Valley _____________________ 195 775 504 12 11 11 15 Wheatland _________________ 28 304 102 2 1 3 - Wibaux ____________________ 17 84431 2 - 2 3 Yellowstone ________________ 77 493281 14 6 3 7 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

1,000 to 

1,999 acres 

612 

17 

5 

22 

8 

17 

24 

16 

5 

9 

4 

6 

2 

18 

37 

5 

10 

9 

13 

1 

15 

9 

10 

7 

10 

8 

2 

2 

15 

25 

3 

3 

5 

7 

17 

7 

25 

8 

25 

7 

16 

5 

15 

17 

6 

13 

12 

9 

8 

11 

12 

2 

2 

37 

4 

-

5 

Land in 

farms 

56110 

57213 

3531 

4295 

342 

477 

888 1 819 

44758 

2,000 acres 

or more 

2450 

85 

28 

99 

30 

16 

145 

24 

45 

87 

16 

50 

8 

91 

124 

11 

17 

102 

39 

13 

31 

30 

31 

39 

14 

32 

10 

2 

82 

82 

52 

-

9 

42 

44 

55 

154 

14 

127 

38 

66 

9 

42 

49 

62 

12 

15 

7 

10 

36 

11 

20 

14 

109 

18 

10 

42 

Forest 

service 

972 

71 

7 

-

34 

10 

28 

26 

12 

-

-

-

12 

6 

12 

16 

41 

-

2 

5 

37 

-

41 

38 

14 

37 

1 

37 

1 

91 

49 

10 

19 

2 

60 

2 

1 

2 

47 

31 

-

27 

7 

-

10 

24 

2 

31 

12 

31 

8 

-

-

2 

16 

-

-

Farms wtlh sales of $10,000 or 

more1 

Farms 

19 

24 

3 

3 

2 

3 

1 

7 

Source of permits 

Taylor Indian 

grazing land 

2399 334 

89 - 9 24 

111 40 

19 - 45 1 154 3 24 - 41 1 

108 - 11 4 

55 - 4 - 107 - 161 2 

10 3 

9 - 112 - 10 58 

6 - 17 -

19 8 

45 - 9 2 

8 36 

27 1 

5 1 

2 - 102 4 

72 - 12 -

1 - 6 2 47 1 

13 - 63 1 

184 16 

6 14 

129 - 15 - 87 -

3 - 48 1 

14 53 

67 4 

11 11 

11 6 

6 - 8 - 19 - 11 2 

13 - 13 1 

149 27 

6 - 15 - 51 7 

Land in 

farms 

52105 

55465 

(0) 

(0) 

(D) 

888 

(D) 

43515 

Other 

1015 

25 

20 

22 

10 

17 

28 

22 

18 

20 

10 

18 

7 

21 

30 

28 

20 

24 

15 

5 

8 

27 

10 

22 

17 

22 

9 

8 

16 

37 

7 

4 

21 

19 

15 

9 

38 

14 

18 

22 

15 

15 

38 

22 

28 

23 

24 

6 

10 

11 

21 

13 

6 

44 

8 

6 

22 

MONTANA 343 
APPENDIX A. 

General Explanation 

Page 

DATA COLLECTION _ ___ __ __ _ __ ___ __ _ _ _ __ _ __ __ _____ _ __ __ ___ A-1 

DATA PROCESSING _ __ _ __ __ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ ___ _______ ___ __ _ __ A-2 

MAJOR DATA CHANGES _ __ _ __ _ __ __ _ _ _ __ _ __ __ ___ __ _ __ __ _ __ A-2 

FOLLOW-ON SURVEYS, SPECIAL CENSUSES, AND 

RELATED PUBLICATIONS ________________________________ A-2 

DEFINITIONS AND EXPLANATIONS ________________________ A-3 

FARMS CLASSIFIED BY SPECIFIED CHARACTERISTICS_____ A·9 

DATA COLLECTION 

Method of Enumeration 

All agriculture censuses beginning with the 1969 census 

primarily have used mailoutl mail back data collection. Direct 

enumeration methods, however, continue to be used for 

the agriculture census in Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. 

Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth 

of the Northern Mariana Islands. 

Mail List 

The mail list for the 1987 census was comprised of 

individuals, businesses, and organizations that could be 

readily identified as being associated with agriculture. The 

list was assembled from the records of the 1982 census, 

administrative records of the Internal Revenue Service 

(IRS), and the statistical records of the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture (USDA). In addition, lists of large or specialized 

operations, such as nurseries and greenhouses, specialty 

crop farms, poultry farms, fish farms, livestock farms, and 

cattle feedlot operations, were obtained from State and 

Federal agencies, trade associations, and similar organizations. Lists of companies having one or more establishments (or locations) producing agricultural products were 

obtained from the 1982 census and updated using the 

information from the Standard Statistical Establishment 

!-ist maintained by the Census Bureau. Exhaustive record 

linkage, unduplication, and mathematical modeling yielded 

a final mail list of 4.1 million names and addresses that had 

a substantial probability of being a farm operation. 

Report Forms 

In 1987, three different report forms were used-a 

two-page, a four-page, and a six-page form to minimize the 

reporting burden, particularly for small farms and places 

less likely to be farms. The six-page sample form and the 

four-page nonsample form are the same, except sections 

23 through 28 have been added to the sample form to 

obtain supplemental information from a sample of farms. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

The information collected in these sections will give the 

Bureau of the Census a good basis for making estimates of 

these data for other farms included in the census. The 

two-page form does not have as many questions or as 

much detail as the four-page and six-page forms. The 

four-page form has 11 regional versions and the six-page 

form has 13 regional versions. Both forms have different 

crops prelisted. Appendix D contains copies of both the 

two-page and six-page forms. 

The six-page form was mailed to 1,104,000 addressees 

on the mail list, including all those expected to be large 

(based on expected sales or acreage) or unique (farms 

operated by multi establishment companies or nonprofit 

organizations), all those in Alaska and Hawaii, and a 

sample of other addressees. The two-page form was 

mailed to 906,000 addressees. These were expected to be 

small farms or less likely to be farms. The four-page form 

was mailed to the remaining 2,079,000 addressees. Further discussion of the criteria used to determine which 

form was mailed to an addressee is provided in the Census 

Sample Design section of appendix C. 

Initial Mailing 

The report forms were mailed in mid-December 1987 to 

the approximately 4,089,000 individuals, businesses, and 

organizations on the mail list. The mail packages included 

a report form, a cover letter with a description of the 

purposes and uses of the census on the reverse side, an 

information sheet containing instructions for completing 

the form, and a postage-paid return envelope. Additional 

special instructions were included with report forms sent to 

grazing associations; feedlot operations; institutional organizations; Indian reservations; firms with multiple farm or 

ranch operations; and producers of poultry under contract, 

bees and honey, fish, laboratory animals, and nursery and 

greenhouse crops. 

To provide additional help to farmers in completing their 

reports, copies of an Agriculture Census Guide booklet 

were sent to vocational agriculture instructors, USDA 

county offices of the Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Service, and the Cooperative Extension Service. 

The Guide contained descriptions and definitions of various items in more detail than the instructions included with 

each report form. Representatives of the above agencies 

graciously consented to assist farmers in completing their 

report forms. 

APPENDIX A A-1 
Followup Procedures 

A thank you/reminder card was mailed to those on the 

mail list in mid-January 1988. Five fo"owup letters, three of 

which were accompanied by a report form, were sent to 

nonrespondents at 4-week intervals starting in mid-February 

and continuing until early June 1988. 

Telephone calls were made to all large farms who had 

not responded. In addition, telephone calls were made to a 

sample of other non respondents in counties that had a 

response rate of less than 75 percent. A nonresponse 

adjustment procedure was used to represent the final 

nonrespondent farms in the census results. A description 

of this procedure is included in the Census Estimation 

section of appendix C. 

DATA PROCESSING 

Selected report forms were reviewed prior to keying the 

data. These included reports with attached correspondence and reports with remarks or no positive data on the 

front page. 

The data from each report form were subjected to a 

detailed item-by-item computer edit. The edit performed 

comprehensive checks for consistency and reasonableness, corrected erroneous or inconsistent data, supplied 

missing data based on similar farms within the same 

county, and assigned farm classification codes necessary 

for tabulating the data. Substantial computer-generated 

changes to the data were clerica"y reviewed and verified. 

In the computer edit, farms with sales, acreage, or 

commodities exceeding specified levels were tested for 

historical comparability. Key items, such as acreage and 

sales, were compared for substantial changes between 

1982 and 1987. Sizeable historical differences were resolved 

or verified by telephone, if necessary. Respondents who 

reported sales or acreage above specified levels on nonsample forms were sent correspondence requesting the 

additional sample data. Prior to publication, tabulated 

totals were reviewed by statisticians to identify inconsistencies and potential coverage problems. Comparisons 

were made with previous census data, estimates published 

by the USDA, and other available data. 

MAJOR DATA CHANGES 

Prior to each agriculture census, the Census Bureau 

reviews the content of the census forms to eliminate 

questions no longer needed and to identify new items 

necessary to meet user needs and to better describe the 

agricultural situation in our Nation. Data requests are 

solicited from farmers, farm organizations, land grant colleges and universities, State and federal agencies, and 

members of the Census Advisory Committee on Agricultural Statistics. Each agency and organization is asked to 

identify and justify its specific data needs. The following 

data inquiries were added to the 1987 report form: 

A-2 APPENDIX A 

Income from farm-related sources 

Acres under the Conservation Reserve Program 

Payments received for participation in federal farm 

programs 

Grazing permits by source 

Additional data on production expenses were added in 

1987: 

Repair and maintenance expenses 

Cash rent 

Property taxes paid 

A" other production expenses 

The following separate data inquiries were eliminated 

from the 1987 form: 

Storage capacity for petroleum products 

Number of hired farm and ranch workers 

Value of agricultural products sold directly to individuals 

for human consumption 

Source of irrigation water 

Tons of commercially mixed feed 

Expenditures for coal, wood, and coke 

Selected machinery items: automobiles, corn heads for 

combines, and field forage harvesters 

Chinchillas 

Worms 

Tropical and baitfish 

FOLLOW-ON SURVEYS, SPECIAL CENSUSES, 

AND RELATED PUBLICATIONS 

In addition to the 1987 Census of Agriculture for the 50 

States, Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern 

Mariana Islands, the census of agriculture program includes 

the 1988 Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey, the 1988 

Agricultural Economics and Land Ownership Survey, and 

the 1988 Census of Horticultural Specialties. 

The 1988 Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey provides 

data on water use by irrigated farms and ranches. Data 

include: the amount of water applied by crop, method of 

water distribution, source of water, and energy costs for 

pumping water. Data from this survey wi" be published as 

volume 3, part 1. 

The 1988 Agricultural Economics and Land Ownership 

Survey provides detailed data on debts, expenses, taxes, 

credits, assets, land ownership, and farm and off-farm 

income for farm operators. Many of these items, as we" as 

detailed data on landlord characteristics, are being collected from the landlords of the farms involved in the 

survey. Data from this survey will be published as volume 

3, part 2. 

The 1988 Census of Horticultural Specialties covers 

operations growing and selling $2,000 or more of horticultural products such as greenhouse products, outdoorgrown floricultural products, nursery products, mushrooms, 

and sod. These data will be published as volume 4. 

Additional publications of the 1987 Census of Agriculture data include the Agricultural Atlas of the United States 

(previously called the Graphic Summary), Coverage Evaluation, Ranking of States and Counties, and Government 

Payments and Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
The Agricultural Atlas of the United States presents the 

Nation's agriculture graphically illustrated by dot and multicolor pattern maps. The maps provide displays on size 

and type of farm, land use, farm tenure, market value of 

products sold, crops harvested, livestock inventories, and 

other characteristics of farms. This report will be published 

as volume 2, part 1. 

The Coverage Evaluation report provides estimates of 

the completeness of the 1987 Census of Agriculture for 

the United States, geographic regions, and selected States 

and groups of States. Estimates with their associated 

sample reliability are provided for farms not on the mail list, 

farms classified as nonfarms, duplicate farms, and nonfarms classified as farms. This report will be published as 

volume 2, part 2. 

The Ranking of States and Counties report ranks the 

leading States and counties for selected items in the 1987 

census and provides comparative data from the 1982 

census. This report will be published as volume 2, part 3. 

A new publication on Government Payments and Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold presents 1987 data 

for the United States and each State. The U.S. table has a 

format similar to volume 1, U.S. table 52 and presents 

summary data by size of farm. This report will be published 

as volume 2, part 5. 

DEFINITIONS AND EXPLANATIONS 

The following definitions and explanations provide a 

more detailed description of the terms used in this publication than are available in the tables or on the report form. 

For an exact wording of the questions on the 1987 census 

report forms and the information sheet which accompanied these forms, see appendix D. Most definitions of 

terms are the same as those used in earlier censuses. The 

more important exceptions are also noted here. 

Farms or farms reporting-The term "farms" or "farms 

reporting" in the presentation of data denotes the number 

of farms reporting the item. For example, if there are 3,710 

farms in a State and 842 of them had 28,594 cattle and 

calves, the data for those farms reporting cattle and calves 

would appear as: 

Cattle and calves- - - - - - - -farms- - 842 

number- - 28,594 

Land in farms-The acreage designated in the tables 

as "land in farms" consists primarily of agricultural land 

used for crops, pasture, or grazing. It also includes woodland and wasteland not actually under cultivation or used 

for pasture or grazing, provided it was part of the farm 

operator's total operations. Large acreages of woodland or 

wasteland held for nonagricultural purposes were deleted 

from individual reports during the processing operations. 

Land in farms includes acres set aside under annual 

commodity acreage programs as well as acres in the 

Conservation Reserve Program for places meeting the 

farm definition. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

Land in farms is an operating unit concept and includes 

land owned and operated as well as land rented from 

others. Land used rent free was to be reported as land 

rented from others. All grazing land, except land used 

under government permits on a per-head basis, was 

included as "land in farms" provided it was part of a farm 

or ranch. Land under the exclusive use of a grazing 

association was to be reported by the grazing association 

and included as land in farms. All land in Indian reservations used for growing crops or grazing livestock was to be 

included as land in farms. Land in reservations not reported 

by individual Indians or non-Indians was to be reported in 

the name of the cooperative group that used the land. In 

some instances, an entire Indian reservation was reported 

as one farm. 

Land area-The approximate land area of counties and 

States represents the total land area as determined by 

records and calculations as of January 1, 1988. These 

data are updated periodically; however, the acreages 

shown for 1987 are essentially the same as for 1982. Any 

differences between the land area for 1987 and 1982 are 

due to annexations and other changes affecting county 

boundaries. 

Land in two or more counties-With few exceptions, 

the land in each farm was tabulated as being in the 

operator's principal county. The principal county was defined 

as the one where the largest value of agricultural products 

was raised or produced. It was usually the county containing all or the largest proportion of the land in the farm or 

viewed by the respondent as his/her principal county. For 

a limited number of Midwest and Western States, this 

procedure has resulted in the allocation of more land in 

farms to a county than the total land area of the county. To 

minimize this distortion, separate reports were required for 

large farms identified from the 1982 census as having 

more than one farm unit. Other reports received showing 

land in more than one county were separated into two or 

more reports if the data would substantially affect the 

county totals. 

Value of land and buildings-Respondents were asked 

to report their estimate of the current market value of land 

and buildings owned, rented or leased from others, and 

rented or leased to others. Market value refers to the value 

the land and buildings would sell for under current market 

conditions. If the value of land and buildings was not 

reported, it was estimated using the average value of land 

and buildings from a similar farm in the same geographic 

area. 

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Harvested cropland-This category includes land from 

which crops were harvested or hay was cut, and land in 

orchards, citrus groves, vineyards, nurseries, and greenhouses. Land from which two or more crops were harvested was counted only once, even though there was 

more than one use of the land. 

Cropland used only for pasture or grazing-This 

category includes land used only for pasture or grazing 

that could have been used for crops without additional 

improvement. Included also was all cropland used for 

rotation pasture and land in government diversion programs that were pastured. However, cropland that was 

pastured before or after crops were harvested was to be 

included as harvested cropland rather than cropland for 

pasture or grazing. 

Other cropland-This category includes cropland not 

harvested and not grazed which was used for cover crops, 

soil improvement crops, land on which all crops failed, 

cultivated summer fallow, idle cropland, and land planted 

in crops that were to be harvested after the census year. 

Total woodland-This category includes natural or 

planted woodlots or timber tracts, cutover and deforested 

land with young growth which has or will have value for 

wood products, land planted for Christmas tree production, 

and woodland pastured. Land covered by sagebrush or 

mesquite was to be reported as other pastureland and 

rangeland or other land. 

Woodland pastured-This category includes all woodland used for pasture or grazing during the census year. 

Woodland or forest land pastured under a per-head grazing permit was not counted as land in farms and therefore, 

was not included in woodland pastured. 

Cropland in annual commodity acreage adjustment 

programs-This category includes land diverted or set 

aside under the provisions of the Federal Commodity 

Acreage Program. These data are for the acres of cropland 

taken out of production by growers of wheat, cotton, rice, 

corn, sorghum, barley, and oats, and devoted to conservation uses. Information was not obtained as to which 

crops would have been grown on the acres set aside. 

Cropland in the Conservation Reserve Program 

(CRP)-This category includes acres of "highly erodible" 

cropland taken out of agricultural production and planted 

to protective cover crops or reforested. The CRP was 

established through the 1985 Food Security Act and 

provides for annual rental payments and shared costs of 

conservation practices through a 10-year contract with the 

USDA. Appendix B presents data on places with all their 

cropland enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program 

and which were not counted as farms in the 1987 census. 

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Irrigated land-This category includes all land watered 

by any artificial or controlled means, such as sprinklers, 

furrows or ditches, and spreader dikes. Included are 

supplemental, partial, and preplant irrigation. Each acre 

was to be counted only once regardless of the number of 

times it was irrigated or harvested. 

Operator-The term "operator" designates a person 

who operates a farm, either doing the work or making 

day-to-day decisions about such things as planting, harvesting, feeding, and marketing. The operator may be the 

owner, a member of the owner's household, a hired 

manager, a tenant, a renter, or a sharecropper. If a person 

rents land to others or has land worked on shares by 

others, he/she is considered the operator only of the land 

which is retained for his/her own operation. For partnerships, only one partner is counted as the operator. If it is 

not clear which partner is in charge, then the senior or 

oldest active partner is considered the operator. For 

census purposes, the number of operators is the same as 

the number of farms. In some cases, the operator was not 

the individual named on the address label of the report 

form, but another family member, a partner, or a hired 

manager who was actually in charge of the farm operation. 

Operator characteristics-All operators were asked 

to report place of residence, principal occupation, days of 

off-farm work, year in which his/her operation of the farm 

began, age, race, sex, and Spanish origin. If race, age, sex, 

and prinCipal occupation were not reported, they were 

imputed based on information reported by farms with 

similar acreage, tenure, and value of sales. No imputations 

were made for nonresponse to place of residence, Spanish origin, off-farm work, or year began operation. Operators of Spanish origin were tabulated by reported race. 

Farm production expenses-In 1987, additional specific expense items and a category for all other farm 

production expenses were added to the selected farm 

production expenses collected in 1982. Consequently, we 

are publishing total farm production expenses in 1987. The 

expenses are limited to those incurred in the operation of 

the farm business. Expenses include the share of the 

expenditures provided by landlords, contractors, and partners in the operation of the farm business. Property taxes 

paid by landlords are excluded. Expenditures for nonfarm 

activities; farm-related activities such as providing customwork for others, the production and harvest of forest 

products, and recreational services; and household expenses 

are excluded. In 1987, as in other recent censuses, 

operators producing crops, livestock, or poultry under 

contract often were unable or unwilling to estimate the cost 

of production inputs furnished by the contractors. As a 

consequence, extensive estimation was required for contract producers. 

Commercial fertilizer-The expense for commercial 

fertilizer is the amount spent on fertilizer during 1987 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
including the cost of custom application. The cost of 

custom application was excluded from the 1982 and 

1978 data. 

Agricultural chemicals-These expenses include the 

cost of all insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, and 

other pesticides, including the cost of custom application. Data exclude commercial fertilizer purchased. 

The cost of custom application was excluded from the 

1982 and 1978 data. The cost of lime was excluded 

from the 1987 and 1982 data, but included in 1978. 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery 

and equipment-These expenses include costs incurred 

for having customwork done on the place and for 

renting machines to perform agricultural operations. 

The cost of cotton ginning is excluded. The cost of 

labor involved in the customwork service is included in 

the customwork expense. The cost of custom application of fertilizer and chemicals was included in the 

1982 and 1978 customwork data, but is included in 

expenditures for these items in 1987. The cost of hired 

labor for operating rented or hired machinery is included 

as a hired farm and ranch labor expense. 

Interest-In 1987, separate data were collected for 

interest paid on debts secured by real estate and 

interest paid on debts not secured by real estate. In 

1982, only total interest expenses were collected. 

Market value of agricultural products sold-This 

category represents the gross market value before taxes 

and production expenses of all agricultural products sold 

or removed from the place in 1987 regardless of who 

received the payment. It includes sales by the operator as 

well as the value of any shares received by partners, 

landlords, contractors, or others associated with the operation. In addition, it includes receipts from placing commodities in the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCG) loan 

program in 1987. It does not include payments received for 

participation in federal farm programs nor does it inClude 

income from farm-related sources such as customwork 

and other agricultural services, or income from nonfarm 

sources. 

The value of crops sold in 1987 does not necessarily 

represent the sales from crops harvested in 1981. Data 

may include sales from crops produced in earlier years and 

exclude some crops produced in 1987, but held in storage 

and not sold. For commodities, such as sugar beets and 

wool, sold through a co-op which made payments in 

several installments, respondents were requested to report 

the total value received in 1987. 

The value of agricultural products sold was requested of 

all operators. If the operator failed to report this information, estimates were made based on the amount of crops 

harvested, livestock or poultry inventory or number sold. 

Extensive estimation was required for operators growing 

crops or livestock under contract. 

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Caution should be used when comparing sales in 1987 

with sales reported in earlier censuses. Sales figures are 

expressed in current dollars and have not been adjusted 

for inflation or deflation. 

Government payments-This category is limited to 

direct cash or generic commodity certificate (PIK) payments received by the farm operator in 1987. It includes 

deficiency and diversion payments; wool payments; payments from the Dairy Termination Program, the Conservation Reserve Program, other conservation programs, and 

all other federal farm programs under which payments 

were made directly to farm operators. 

Other farm-related income-The 1987 report form 

included a new inquiry on income from farm-related sources. 

These data consist of gross income in 1987 before taxes 

and expenses from the sales of farm by-products and 

other sales and services closely related to the principal 

functions of the farm business. These data are for income 

producing activities that are primarily a by-product or 

supplemental to the farm operation. They exclude income 

from business activities that are separate from the farm 

business. 

Customwork and other agricultural services-This 

income includes gross receipts received by farm operators for providing services for others such as planting, 

plowing, spraying, and harvesting. Income from customwork and other agricultural services is generally 

included in the agriculture census if it is closely related 

to the farming operation. However, it is excluded if it 

constitutes a separate business or is conducted from 

another location. 

Rental of farmland-This income includes gross cash 

rent or share payments received from renting out 

farmland; payments received from the lease or sale of 

allotments for crops such as tobacco; and payments 

received for livestock pastured on a per-head, permonth, or per-pound basis. It excludes rental income 

from nonfarm property. 

Sales of forest products-This income includes gross 

receipts from the sales of Christmas trees, standing 

timber, maple products, gum for naval stores, firewood, and other forest products from the farm business. It excludes income from nonfarm timber tracts 

and sawmill businesses. 

Other farm-related income sources-This income 

includes gross receipts from hunting leases, fishing 

fees, camping, other recreational services, patronage 

dividends of cooperatives, sales of farm by-products, 

and other sales and services closely related to the 

farm business. It excludes income from nonfarm businesses. 

Commodity Credit Corporations loans-This category includes loans for corn, wheat, soybeans, sorghum, 

barley, oats, cotton, peanuts, rye, rice, tobacco, and honey. 

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Agricultural chemicals used, including fertilizer and 

lime-For each type of agricultural chemical, the acres 

treated were to be reported only once even if the acres 

were fertilized or limed more than once. If multipurpose 

chemicals were used, the acres treated for each purpose 

were to be reported. 

Fish and other aquacultural products-The raiSing of 

fish and other aquacultural products in captivity is included 

in the agriculture census. Production in salt water is 

considered not to be in captivity and is excluded from the 

census. 

Bees and honey-Bee and honey production was 

enumerated and tabulated in the county in which the home 

farm was located even though hives are often moved from 

farm to farm over a wide geographic area. 

Citrus enumeration-In the 1987 census, reports for 

selected citrus caretakers in Arizona, Florida, and Texas 

were obtained by direct enumeration. A citrus caretaker is 

an organization or person caring for or managing citrus 

groves for others. This special enumeration has been used 

in recent censuses because of the difficulty in identifying 

and enumerating absentee grove owners who often do not 

know the information that is needed to adequately complete the census report. Each citrus caretaker was enumerated as a farm operator and requested to complete 

one report form for a" groves cared for and to furnish a list 

of grove owners' names, addresses, and acres of citrus. 

The names on the lists were matched to completed grove 

owners' report forms to eliminate duplication. The caretaker also was requested to inform the grove owner that he 

had already reported for the citrus under his care and that 

the grove owner was not to report the citrus again. In the 

1987 census, 7 caretakers in Arizona reported 175 grove 

owners having 12,000 acres of citrus; the 65 caretakers in 

Florida reported 3,000 grove owners having 170,000 acres 

of citrus; and 20 caretakers in Texas reported 800 grove 

owners having 14,500 acres of citrus. 

Crop year or season covered-Acres and quantity 

harvested are for the calendar year 1987 except for citrus 

fruits, avocados, olives; vegetables in Florida; sugarcane in 

Florida and Texas; and pineapples and coffee in Hawaii. 

Citrus fruits-The data for Florida relate to the quantity 

harvested in the September 1986 through July 1987 

harvest season, except limes that were harvested in 

the April 1987 through March 1988 harvest season. 

The data for Texas relate to the quantity harvested in 

the September 1986 through May 1987 harvest season. The data for States, other than Florida and Texas, 

relate to the quantity harvested in the 1986-87 harvest 

season. 

Avocados-The data for California relate to the quantity harvested in the November 1986 through November 1987 harvest season and for Florida the April 1987 

through March 1988 harvest season. 

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Olives-The data for California relate to the quantity 

harvested in the September 1986 through March 1987 

harvest season. 

Vegetables-The data for Florida relate to the crop 

harvested in the September 1986 through August 

1987 harvest season. 

Sugarcane for sugar-The data for Florida relate to 

the cuttings from November 1986 through April 1987, 

and for Texas the cuttings from October 1986 through 

April 1987. 

Pineapples-The data for Hawaii relate to the quantity 

harvested in the year ending May 31, 1987. 

Coffee-The data for Hawaii relate to the 1986-87 crop. 

Acres and quantity harvested-Crops were reported 

in whole acres, except for the following crops which were 

reported in 10ths of acres: Irish potatoes, sweetpotatoes, 

tobacco, fruit and nut crops including land in orchards, 

berries, vegetables, and nursery and greenhouse crops; 

and in Hawaii, taro, ginger root, and lotus root. Totals for 

crops reported in 10ths of acres were rounded to whole 

acres at the aggregate level during the tabulation process. 

If two or more crops were harvested from the same land 

during the year, the acres would be counted for each crop. 

Therefore, the total acres of a" crops harvested generally 

exceeds the acres of cropland harvested. An exception to 

this procedure is hay crops. When more than one cutting of 

hay was taken from the same 'acres, the acres are counted 

only once but the quantity harvested includes a" cuttings. 

However, hay cut for both dry hay and green chop or silage 

would be reported for each applicable crop. For interplanted crops or "skip-row" crops, acres were to be 

reported according to the portion of the field occupied by 

each crop. 

If a crop was planted but not harvested, the acres were 

not to be reported as harvested. These acres were to be 

reported in the "land use" section under the appropriate 

cropland items-cropland used only for pasture or grazing, 

cropland used for cover crops, cropland on which a" crops 

failed, or cropland idle. 

Corn and sorghum hogged or grazed were to be reported 

as "cropland harvested" and not as "cropland used- only 

for pasture or grazing." Crop residue left in fields and later 

hogged or grazed was not reported as cropland pasture. 

Quantity harvested was not obtained for crops such as 

vegetables; nursery and greenhouse crops; corn cut for 

dry fodder, hogged or grazed; and sorghum, hogged or 

grazed. 

Acres of land in bearing and nonbearing fruit orchards, 

citrus or other groves, vineyards, and nut trees were to be 

reported as harvested cropland regardless of whether the 

crop was harvested or failed. However, abandoned orchards 

were to be reported as cropland idle, not as harvested 

cropland and the individual abandoned orchard crop acres 

were not to be reported. 

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Land in orchards-This category includes land in 

bearing and nonbearing fruit trees, citrus or other groves, 

vineyards, and nut trees of all ages, including land on 

which all fruit crops failed. Respondents were instructed 

not to report abandoned plantings and plantings of less 

than 20 total fruit, citrus, or nut trees, or grapevines. 

Crop units of measure-The regional report forms 

allowed the operator to report the quantity of field crops 

harvested in a unit of measure commonly used in the 

region. When the operator reported in a unit of measure 

different than the unit of measure published, the quantity 

harvested was converted to the published unit of measure. 

Grapes could be reported in dry weight or fresh weight; 

plums and prunes in fresh weight, or prunes in dry weight; 

and in Hawaii, coffee in pounds parchment or pounds 

cherry, and macadamia nuts in pounds husked, unshelled 

or pounds shelled. For other fruit and nut crops and citrus, 

the operator was given a choice of units of measure of 

pounds, tons, or boxes. The quantity harvested for these 

crops is published in pounds. 

Write-in crops-To reduce the length of the report 

form, only the major crops for the region were prelisted. 

For other crops, the respondent was requested to look at 

a list of crops in each section and write in the crop name 

and its code. For crops that had no individual code listed 

on the report form, the respondent was to write in the crop 

name and code the crop into the appropriate "all other" 

category for that section. Write-in crops coded as "all 

other" were reviewed and assigned a specific code when 

possible. Crops not assigned a specific code were left in 

the appropriate "all other" category. 

In some cases, the reviewers were unable to determine 

the specific crop reported by the respondent because of 

incomplete or generalized crop names. To ensure proper 

coding, most of these respondents were telephoned. 

Reports for those not telephoned were changed on the 

basis of other reports for the area. 

Misreported or miscoded crops-In a few instances, 

tabulated data may be inaccurate because respondents 

misunderstood or miSinterpreted questions on the report 

form. Data may have been reported on the wrong line or in 

the wrong section, or the wrong crop code may have been 

placed beside the name of a write-in crop. Some of these 

errors as well as some keying errors may not have been 

identified during processing and therefore, were not corrected. Reports with significant acres of unusual crops for 

the area were examined to minimize the possibility that 

they were in error. 

"See text" References 

Items in the tables which carry the note "See text" are 

explained or defined in this section. 

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Data are based on a sample of farms-For 1987, 

1982, and 1978, selected data were collected from only a 

sample of farms. These data are subject to sampling error. 

For 1987, the six-page sample form was mailed to all large 

and specialized farms (based on expected sales, acres, or 

standard industrial classification), all farms in Alaska and 

Hawaii, and approximately 17 percent of all other farms. 

Sample sections 23 through 28 of the 1987 census forms 

included inquiries on production expenses, commercial 

fertilizer and lime, chemicals, machinery and equipment, 

value of land and buildings, and income from farm-related 

sources. Estimates of the reliability of county totals for 

selected items are shown in table F of appendix C. 

Operators of Spanish origin-No imputation was made 

for those not responding to the question on Spanish origin. 

Farms operated by Black and other races-This 

category includes Blacks, American Indians, Asian and 

Pacific Islanders, and all other racial groups other than 

White. 

All other races-This category is primarily limited to 

persons native to or of ancestry from Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America. 

Total sales-This item represents the gross market 

value of all agricultural products sold before taxes and 

expenses in the census year including livestock, poultry, 

and their products; and crops, including nursery crops and 

hay. Respondents were asked to include landlords' and 

contractors' shares. The value of commodities placed in 

CCC loans are included as sold. In 1987, all farms including abnormal farms were tabulated by size based on 

reported sales. In 1982 and 1978, abnormal farms were 

included in the total sales figure, but excluded from the 

detailed size breakdowns. Abnormal farms include institutional farms, experimental and research farms, and Indian 

reservations. 

Farms with sales of less than $1,000-This category 

includes all farms with actual sales of less than $1,000, but 

having the production potential for sales of $1,000 or 

more. These farms normally could be expected to sell 

$1,000 or more of agricultural products. 

Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm 

unit-This category is derived by subtracting total operating expenditures from the gross market value of agricultural products sold. Depreciation and the change in inventory values are excluded from expenditures. Production 

expenditures may be understated on part owner and 

tenant farms because property taxes paid by landlords are 

excluded. Other landlord expenditures, such as insurance 

or rent paid, which are not readily known to renters may 

also be omitted or understated. Gross sales include sales 

by the operator as well as the share of sales received by 

APPENDIX A A-7 
partners, landlords, and contractors. Consequently, the 

net cash return is that of the farm unit rather than the net 

farm income of the operator. 

Other livestock and livestock products-This category includes all livestock and livestock products not listed 

separately. 

Value of livestock and poultry on farms-Data for 

the value of livestock and poultry on farms were obtained 

by multiplying the inventory of each major age and sex 

group by State average prices. The State average prices 

for cattle, hogs, sheep, Angora goats, hens and pullets of 

laying age, and turkeys were obtained primarily from data 

published by the National Agricultural Statistics Service, 

USDA. Prices applied to other livestock and poultry were 

census-derived averages ba~ed primarily on reported value 

of sales in the census. 

Poultry hatched-This category includes all poultry 

hatched on the place during the year and placed or sold. 

I ncubator egg capacity on December 31, 1987, is tabulated under the column heading "Inventory" and the 

number of poultry hatched and placed or sold is under the 

heading "Sales." 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, grass 

silage, green chop, etc.-Data shown for hay represent 

all hay crops, including grass silage, haylage, and hay 

crops cut and fed green (green chop). In production data, 

dry tons represent dry tonnage for the various hay categories and dry weight equivalents for grass silage and hay 

cut and fed green. The conversion used was 3 tons of 

green weight to 1 ton of dry weight. 

Tame hay ott'ler than alfalfa, small grain, and wild 

hay-Data shown represent dry tons of hay harvested 

from clover, lespedeza, timothy, Bermuda grass, Sudan 

grass, and other types of legume and tame grasses. 

Grapes-Farm operators were given the option of 

reporting the quantity of grapes harvested in dry weight or 

fresh weight. For publication purposes, all quantities of 

grapes harvested have been converted to pounds of fresh 

weight. The conversion used was 4 pounds fresh weight to 

1 pound dry weight. 

Plums and prunes-Farm operators were given the 

option of reporting the quantity of plums and prunes 

harvested in dry weight or fresh weight. For publication 

purposes, all quantities of plums and prunes harVested 

have been converted to pounds of fresh weight. The 

conversion used was 3 pounds fresh weight to 1 pound dry 

weight. 

Cherries-For 1987, cherries were reported as "sweet 

cherries," "tart cherries," or "cherries" depending on the 

regional form the respondent completed. On regional 

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forms for States where cherries are an important fruit crop, 

"sweet cherries" and "tart cherries" were listed separately. On the other regional forms, either "cherries" were 

listed or could be written in. For publication purposes, 

"cherries, total" could be shown along with the individual 

breakdown of "sweet cherries," "tart cherries," or "cherries, 

not specified." "Cherries, not specified" is used to account 

for cherries where the "sweet" and "tart" breakdown was 

not asked or where respondents wrote in "cherries" but 

did not specify or code the kind of cherry. All the individual 

cherry items may not be shown. Data for "sweet cherries," 

"tart cherries," and "cherries, not specified" are not 

available for 1982. 

Other fruits and nuts-Data shown for other fruits and 

nuts relate to any fruits and nuts not having a specific code 

on the 1987 report form. 

Land used f9r vegetables-Data are for the total land 

used for vegetable crops. The acres are reported only 

once, even though two or more harvests of a vegetable or 

more than one vegetable were harvested from the same 

acres. 

Vegetables harvested for sale-The acres of vegetables harvested is the summation of the acres of individual 

vegetables harvested. All of the individual vegetable items 

may not be shown. 

Nursery and greenhouse crops grown for sale-These 

data are a summation of the individual items reported. All 

of the individual items may not be shown. 

Nursery, floriculture, vegetable and flower seed 

crops, sod, etc., grown in the open, irrigated-Data 

refer to farms reporting irrigated nursery, floriculture, vegetable and flower seeds, sod, bedding plants, etc., grown 

in the open. 

Other grains-These data are for the total market 

value of other grains sold including dry edible beans, dry 

lima beans, buckwheat, dry southern peas (cowpeas), 

emmer and speJt, flaxseed, mixed grains, lentils, mustard 

seed, dry edible peas, popcorn, proso millet, rice, rye for 

grain, safflower, sunflower seed, triticale, and wild rice. 

Value of crop production-This item represents the 

estimated value of all crops harvested during the 1987 

crop year. Data for the value of crops harvested were 

obtained by multiplying the average estimated value per 

unit by the reported acres or quantity harvested. Generally, 

harvested units of production (pounds, bushels, bales, 

etc.) were multiplied by State estimates of prices per unit. 

If only acres harvested were reported, State estimates for 

value of production per acre were used. The State average 

production price and production value per acre used in 

these calculations were obtained usually from publications 

of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. When 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
USDA estimates were not available, Bureau of the Census 

statisticians made estimates using available sources such 

as data from adjacent States, respondent report forms, 

county extension agents, and other persons knowledgeable about specific crops. 

FARMS CLASSIFIED BY SPECIFIED 

CHARACTERISTICS 

State tables 48 through 53 present detailed 1987 data 

for all farms classified by specified characteristics-tenure 

of operator, type of organization, age and principal occupation of operator, size of farm (acres), value of agricultural 

products sold, and standard industrial classification. Other 

tables include data classified by value of sales groups or 

other characteristics of the fQrm or the operator. 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold or 

value of sales- In 1987, all farms were tabulated by size 

based on reported sales. In 1982 and earlier censuses, 

abnormal farms were not tabulated based on sales size. In 

the tables on market value of agricultural products sold, 

the sales of abnormal farms in 1982 and earlier censuses 

were included in the total sales figure, but excluded from 

the detailed size categories. Abnormal farms included 

institutional farms, experimental and research farms, and 

Indian reservations. The category "farms with sales of less 

than $1,000" included all farms with actual sales of less 

than $1,000 but having the production potential for sales of 

$1,000 or more. These farms normally could be expected 

to sell $1,000 or more of agricultural products. 

The sales size categories used in this report are consistent with the standard business size categories issued 

by Office of Management and Budget (OMS) in 1982. In 

State table 52, data are presented for four sales size 

categories between $10,000 and $49,999. This provides 

users with bridge data under both the OMB and the 1978 

census classifications. For the 1992 census, data will be 

presented only for the OMS sales size categories of 

$10,000 to $24,999 and $25,000 to $49,999. 

Abnormal farms-This category includes institutional 

farms, experimental and research farms, and Indian reservations. Institutional farms include those operated by hospitals, penitentiaries, churches, schools, grazing associations, and government agencies. In 1987 and 1982, 

nongovernmental units such as church farms and Future 

Farmers of America camps were classified as abnormal 

farms only when 50 percent or more of their products 

produced and intended for human consumption were 

utilized by the organization. 

Farms by tenure of operator-The classifications of 

tenure used in the 1987 census were: 

Full owners, who operate only land they own. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

Part owners, who operate land they own and also land 

they rent from others. 

Tenants, who operate only land they rent from others or 

work on shares for others. 

Farms by type of organization-All farms were classified by type of organization in the 1987 census. The 

classifications used were: 

Individual or family (sole proprietorship), excluding 

partnership and corporation. 

Partnership, including family partnership. 

Corporation, including family corporation. 

Other, cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. 

Corporations were subclassified by two additional characteristics into: 

1. Family held 

Other than family held 

2. More than 1 0 stockholders 

10 or less stockholders 

Farms by age and principal occupation of operator-Data on age and principal occupation were requested 

from all operators in 1987. The principal occupation classifications used were: 

Farming-The operator spent 50 percent or more of 

his/her worktime in 1987 in farming or ranching. 

Other-The operator spent more than 50 percent of 

his/her worktime in 1987 in occupations other than 

farming or ranching. 

Farms by size-All farms were classified into selected 

size groups according to the total land area in the farm. 

The land area of a farm is an operating unit concept and 

includes land owned and operated as well as land rented 

from others. Land rented to or assigned to a tenant was 

considered the tenant's farm and not the owner's. 

Farms by standard industrial classification-In 1987, 

all agricultural production establishments (farms, ranches, 

nurseries, greenhouses, etc.) were classified by type of 

activity using the standard industrial classification (SIC) 

system. These classifications, found in the 1987 SIC 

Manual 1, are used to promote uniformity and comparability 

in the presentation of statistical data collected by various 

agencies. 

lStandard Industrial Classification Manual: 1987. For sale by 

Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. Stock No. 041-001-003-14-2. 

APPENDIX A A-9 
An establishment primarily engaged in crop production 

(major group 01) or production of livestock and animal 

specialties (major group 02) is classified in the four-digit 

industry and three-digit industry group which accounts for 

50 percent or more of the total value of sales of its 

agricultural products. If the total value of sales of agricultural products of an establishment is less than 50 percent 

from a single four-digit industry, but 50 percent or more 

from the products of two or more four-digit industries within 

the same three-digit industry group, the establishment is 

classified in the miscellaneous industry of that industry 

group. Otherwise, it is classified as a general crop farm in 

industry 0191 or a general livestock farm in industry 0291. 

Establishments that derive 50 percent or more of the value 

of sales from horticultural specialties of industry group 018 

are classified in industry 0181 or 0182 according to their 

primary activity. 

Characteristics of all farms by selected SIC groupings 

are shown in State tables 18 and 53. The SIC groupings 

shown in State table 53, together with the associated 

products (value of sales representing 50 percent or more 

of the value of agricultural products sold during the year) 

on which the classification is based, are as follows: 

Cash grains (011)-Wheat, rice, corn, soybeans, barley, buckwheat, cowpeas, dry field and seed beans 

and peas, flaxseed, lentils, milo, mustard seed, oats, 

popcorn, rye, safflower, sorghum, sunflowers, and 

other small grains. 

Cotton (0131 )-Cotton and cottonseed. 

Tobacco (0132)-Tobacco. 

Sugarcane, sugar beets, Irish potatoes, hay, peanuts, and other field crops (0133, 0134, 

0139)-Sugarcane, sugar beets, Irish potatoes, alfalfa, 

broomcorn, clover, grass seed, hay, hops, mint, peanuts, sweetpotatoes, timothy, and yams. 

Vegetables and melons (016)-Vegetables and melons grown in the open. 

A-10 APPENDIX A 

Fruits and tree nuts (017)-Berries, grapes, tree nuts, 

citrus fruits, deciduous tree fruits, avocados, bananas, 

coffee, dates, figs, olives, pineapples, and tropical fruit. 

Horticultural specialties (018)-Bedding plants, bulbs, 

florists' greens, flower and vegetable seeds, flowers, 

foliage, fruit stocks, nursery stock, ornamental plants, 

shrubberies, sod, mushrooms, and vegetables grown 

under cover. 

General farms, primarily crops (019)-Crops, including horticultural specialties, but less than 50 percent of 

sales from any single three-digit industry group. 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (021)-Cattle, calves, hogs, sheep, goats, goat's 

milk, mohair, and wool. 

Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212)-Production or 

feeding of beef cattle, except feedlots. 

Dairy farms (024)-Production of cows' milk and other 

dairy products and raising of dairy heifer replacements. 

Poultry and eggs (025)-Chickens, chicken eggs, turkeys, ducks, geese, pheasants, pigeons, quail, and 

squab. 

Animal speCialties (027)-Fur-bearing animals, rabbits, horses, ponies, bees, fish in captivity except fish 

hatcheries, worms, and laboratory animals. 

General farms, primarily livestock and animal specialties (029)- Livestock and animal specialties and 

their products, but less than 50 percent of sales from 

any single three-digit industry group. 

The SIC manual was revised for 1987. Animal aquaculture (0273) was established as a new industry and horticultural specialties, not elsewhere classified (0189) was 

deleted. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
APPENDIX B. 

Places With All Cropland in the Conservation Reserve 

Program 

The Food Security Act of 1985 established the 

Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). This program 

provides annual payments for highly erodible cropland 

enrolled in the program and meeting its conservation 

requirements. It also requires that the land be taken out 

of agricultural production for 10 years. 

The 1987 Census of Agriculture includes Conservation 

Reserve acreage as land in farms on operations that 

meet the census farm definition. For census purposes, 

a farm is any place from which agricultural products of 

$1,000 or more were produced and sold or normally 

would have been sold during the census year. 

Operations which placed all of their cropland in the CRP 

and did not otherwise meet the farm definition based 

upon sales, livestock inventories, planted crops, or other 

criteria for potential sales were not included as farms in 

the census tabulations. 

Land in Conservation Reserve Program: 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text} 

The following table provides CRP data for places not 

meeting the census farm definition ("whole farm" CRP 

places). It also contains separate but corresponding 

CRP data for farms included in the census tabulations. 

In addition to State data, detailed county data are 

presented for counties with three or more"whole farm" 

CRP places reported. For counties with less than three 

"whole farm" CRP places reported, their data are 

combined and reported in "all other counties. " 

The data for "whole farm" CRP places are not 

complete for all counties. The census mail list was 

developed from sources which indicated the farm had 

agricultural production activity. It was not designed to 

cover all "whole farm" CRP places. Therefore, the data 

for these places are limited to what was reported in the 

census and have not been adjusted to account for 

nonresponse, incomplete coverage, and reporting errors. 

Agricultural places excluded by farm definition with acres 

in the CRP Farms with acres in the CRP 

Geographic area 

Montana ___________________________________________________ _ 

Carbon _____________________________________________________________ _ 

Carter ______________________________________________________________ _ 

Cascade ____________________________________________________________ _ 

Chouteau ___________________________________________________________ _ 

Dawson ____________________________________________________________ _ Golden Valley _______________________________________________________ _ 

McCone ____________________________________________________________ _ 

Phillips _____________________________________________________________ _ Roosevelt __________________________________________________________ _ 

Sheridan ____________________________________________________________ _ Teton ______________________________________________________________ _ 

Toole ______________________________________________________________ _ 

Valley ______________________________________________________________ _ 

Yellowstone _________________________________________________________ _ 

Ali other counties ____________________________________________________ _ 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

Land in places Number (acres) 

107 

3 

5 

4 

3 

4 

4 

6 

4 

9 

16 

7 

3 

6 

3 

30 

60798 

752 2 379 1 257 

1 285 3070 

906 2690 

1 530 3381 

5857 

3421 

1 254 4660 

890 27466 

Land in CRP 

(acres) 

47504 

517 2263 

1 167 1 170 3070 

805 2330 

1 000 3 172 5289 

3225 

741 4456 

890 17409 

Land in farms Land in CRP 

Number (acres) (acres) 

1 598 6 274 419 753 165 

19 48 350 (D) 

48 220 645 24859 

56 153871 19996 69 219 356 28906 36 149 297 17 105 34 122 823 19097 62 241 171 36402 68 356 947 48187 96 259 445 33741 113 225 617 40493 67 211 310 32726 49 240 783 29775 68 205 650 31 417 

34 131 539 15408 779 3487 615 (D) 

APPENDIX B 8-1 
APPENDIX C. 

Statistical Methodology 

Page 

MAIL LIST MODEL ________________________________________ C-1 

CENSUS SAMPLE DESIGN ________________________________ C-1 

CENSUS ESTIMATION ____________________________________ C-1 

CENSUS SAMPLING ERROR _______________________________ C-3 

CENSUS NONSAMPLING ERROR __________________________ C-S 

EDITING DATA AND IMPUTATION FOR ITEM NON RESPONSE __________ ___ ________ _ ________ ___________ C-6 

TABLES: 

A. PERCENT OF STATE TOTALS CONTRIBUTED BY 

WHOLE FARM NON RESPONSE ESTIMATION: 1987 

B. RELIABILITY ESTIMATES FOR NUMBER OF FARMS IN 

A COUNTY REPORTING A COMPLETE COUNT ITEM: 

1987 

C. RELIABILITY ESTIMATES FOR NUMBER OF FARMS IN 

A COUNTY REPORTING A SAMPLE ITEM: 1987 

D. RELIABILITY ESTIMATES OF STATE TOTALS: 1987 

E. RELIABILITY ESTIMATES OF PERCENT CHANGE IN 

STATE TOTALS: 1982 TO 1987 

F. RELIABILITY ESTIMATES OF COUNTY TOTALS: 1987 

G. STATE COVERAGE EVALUATION ESTIMATES OF 

FARMS NOT ON THE MAIL LIST: 1987 

MAIL LIST MODEL 

A statistical discriminant model was developed to predict the probability that a mail list addressee operated a 

farm. The model was used to identify the 4.1 million 

records from the preliminary census mail list of 6.0 million 

records that would receive a census of agriculture report 

form. Records from the 1982 census mail list were used to 

build the model. Record characteristics such as the source 

of the mail list record (see appendix A for a description of 

record sources), number of source lists on which the 

record appeared, expected value of agricultural sales, and 

geographic location were used to separate mail list records 

into model groups. The proportion of 1982 census farm 

records in each group was calculated to provide an 

estimate of the probability that an addressee in the group 

operated a farm. 

Using these same group definitions, the 1987 census 

mail list records were separated into groups, each with an 

associated estimate of farm probability from the model. 

The 4.1 million mail list records in groups with the largest 

estimate of farm probability were selected to receive the 

census report form. A large percentage of the 1.9 million 

records that were dropped from the 6.0 million preliminary 

census mail list were nonfarm records from the previous 

census. This procedure was used to obtain a more complete census enumeration without excessive respondent 

burden and data collection cost. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

CENSUS SAMPLE DESIGN 

Each of the 4.1 million name and address records on 

the census mail list was designated to receive one of three 

different types of census report forms. The three forms 

were the nonsample census form (a four-page form), the 

sample form (a six-page form), and the short form (a 

two-page form). Sections 1 through 22 of the sample form 

were identical to sections on the nonsample census form. 

However, the sample form contained additional sections 

on farm production expenditures, usage of fertilizers and 

insecticides, value of machinery and equipment, value of 

land and buildings, and farm-related income. The short 

form contained abbreviated versions of the sections on the 

nonsample census form. These three different forms were 

used to reduce the response burden of the census, while 

providing quality information on a large number of data 

items at the county level. 

The sample form was mailed to all mail list records in 

Alaska and Hawaii and to a sample of records in other 

States identified when the mail list was constructed. Addresses 

were selected into the sample with certainty if they were 

expected to have large total values of agricultural products 

sold or large acreage, if they were firms with two or more 

farms, or if they had other special characteristics. When a 

nonsample large farm was identified during processing, a 

supplemental form that contained the additional data 

inquiries was mailed. All farms in counties with less than 

100 farms in 1982 were included in the sample with 

certainty; counties containing 100 to 199 farms in 1982 

were systematically sampled at a rate of 1 in 2; and 

counties containing 200 or more farms in 1982 were 

systematically sampled at a rate of 1 in 6. This differential 

sample scheme was used to provide reliable data for 

sections 23 through 28 of the report form for all counties. 

To determine which mail list records would receive the 

short form, all mail list records not designated for the 

sample were sorted into model groups according to farm 

probability as specified by the mail list model. The 906,000 

mail list records in the model groups with the lowest 

probability of being farms and with an expected total value 

of agricultural product sales less than $20,000 were designated to receive the short form. The remaining mail list 

records were selected to receive the nonsample census 

form. 

CENSUS ESTIMATION 

The 1987 Census of Agriculture used two types of 

statistical estimation procedures. These estimation 

APPENDIX C C-1 
procedures accounted both for nonresponse to the data 

collection and for the sample data collection. These procedures are used because some farm operators never 

respond to the census despite numerous attempts to 

contact them, and not all farm operators are requested to 

provide the sample data items. 

Whole Farm Nonresponse Estimation 

A statistical estimation procedure was used to account 

for the census farms among mail list nonrespondents that 

were not designated for telephone followup. A stratified 

systematic sample of eligible census nonrespondents were 

mailed a simplified report form. Five sample strata were 

defined based on form type, expected value of sales, and 

previous census status. The report form was designed to 

provide sufficient information to determine farm status. 

Additional mail and telephone contacts were made to 

survey nonrespondents to obtain sufficient response for 

survey estimates. 

Estimates of the proportion of census nonrespondents 

that operated farms were made for each stratum in the 

State using survey results and applied to the total number 

of census nonrespondents in that stratum. A synthetic 

estimation procedure was used to estimate the number of 

census nonrespondents that operated farms for each 

county by stratum. This estimation procedure is based on 

the assumption that the distribution of farms in a stratum 

by county is the same for census nonrespondents as for 

census respondents. 

Within each stratum in a county, a noninteger nonresponse weight was calculated and assigned to each 

eligible respondent farm record. The procedure used for 

calculating the nonresponse weight assumed the eligible 

census respondents and the nonrespondent farm operations in a county had similar characteristics within each 

stratum. The noninteger nonresponse weight was the ratio 

of the sum of the estimated number of nonrespondent 

farms (using nonresponse survey results) and the number 

of eligible census respondent farms to the number of 

eligible census respondent farms. Stratum controls were 

established to ensure that this weight was never greater 

than 2.0. The noninteger nonresponse weight was used in 

the estimation of the final weight for the sample items. It 

was randomly rounded to an integer weight of either 1 or 2 

for each record for tabulating the complete count items. 

The procedure assumed that we obtain complete response 

from large and unique farm operations because these 

cases received intensive telephone followup during census processing. In situations where addressees could not 

be contacted by telephone or refused to cooperate, secondary sources such as Agricultural Stabilization and 

Conservation Service offices or county extension agents 

were asked to provide information as to whether or not the 

addressee had agricultural activities. Data from previous 

census reports for the specific addressee, in conjunction 

with other information, were used to complete the census 

report form. 

C-2 APPENDIX C 

Table A quantifies the effect of the nonresponse estimation procedure on selected census data items. The 

percentage of the census value contributed by nonresponse estimation as provided in this table indicates the 

potential for bias in published figures resulting from this 

procedure. The estimates provided in these tables do not 

reflect the effect of nonresponse to individual data items 

on respondents' census report forms. The effect of this 

item non response is discussed further under Census Nonsampling Error. 

Table A. Percent of State Totals Contributed by 

Whole Farm Nonresponse Estimation: 1987 

Item Percent of total 

Farms _·········_······················number·· 10.9 

Land in farms ... - . -..................... ·acres·· 2.7 

Value of land and buildings·············· ·$1 ,000-· 4.3 

Market value of agricultural products sold· ·$1 ,000-· 3.4 

Harvested cropland·· ...... _ ............. ·acres·· 4.6 

Corn for grain or seed····· ............... ·acres·· 4.5 

Wheat for grain· . -....................... ·acres·· 4.7 

Livestock and poultry inventory: 

Cattle and calves···················· ·number·· 3.2 

Hogs and pigs··· ........... - ........ ·number·· 4.5 

Hens and pullets of laying age········ ·number·· .7 

Sample Estimation 

All respondent sample records received a sample weight. 

The sample data estimates the actual figures that would 

have resulted from a complete census of the items in 

sections 23 through 28 of the report form. The estimates 

were obtained from an iterative ratio estimation procedure 

that resulted in the assignment of a weight to each record 

containing sample items. For any given county, a sample 

item total was estimated by multiplying the data items for 

each farm in the county by the corresponding sample 

weight and summing overall sample records in the county. 

Each sample farm was assigned one sample weight to 

be used to produce estimates for all sample items. For 

example, if the weight given to a sample farm had the 

value 5, all sample data items reported by that farm would 

be multiplied by 5. The weight assigned a certainty farm 

was 1. The estimation procedure used to assign weights 

was performed for each county. 

Within a county, the ratio estimation procedure for farms 

was performed in three steps using three variables. The 

first variable contained eight 1987 total value of agricultural 

production (TVP) groups. Both the second and third 

variables, Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code and 

farm acreage, contained two groups. The variable groups 

were as follows: 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
TVP 

$1 to $999 

$1,000 to $ 2,499 

$2,500 to $ 4,999 

$5,000 to $ 9,999 

$10,000 to $24,999 

$25,000 to $49,999 

$50,000 to $99,999 

$100,000 or more 

SIC Acres 

01 All crops o to 69 

02 All livestock 70 or more 

The first step in the estimation procedure was to partition the sample records into 32 mutually exclusive initial 

post strata formed by combining the three variable groups. 

This produced a three dimensional array where the cells of 

the array corresponded to the initial post strata groups. 

Each sample farm record was assigned an initial weight 

equal to the ratio of the total farm count to the sample farm 

count, expanded for nonresponse estimation, for the cell 

containing the sample farm. This weight was approximately equal to the inverse of the probability of selecting a 

farm for the census sample. 

The second step in the estimation procedure was to 

combine, if necessary, the cells of the array (prior to the 

repeated ratio estimation) to increase the reliability of the 

ratio estimation procedure. Any cell within the array that 

either contained less than 10 sample farms or had a ratio 

of total farms to sample farms that was more than 2 times 

the mail sample rate was collapsed with another cell (in the 

same variable) according to a specified collapsing pattern. 

New total farm counts and sample farm counts were 

computed for each of the collapsed cells (final post strata) 

and were used in the ratio estimation procedure to calculate final sample weights. 

In the third step in the ratio estimation procedure, 

complete counts for the three variables (TVP, SIC, acreage) were used to compute the marginals of the array 

defined by the final post strata. Factors were then applied 

to expanded sample totals in each cell of the array to 

obtain agreement with the row marginal (TVP) complete 

counts. The sample totals then had factors applied to 

obtain agreement with the column marginal (SIC) complete 

counts. Lastly, the sample totals had factors applied to 

obtain agreement with the depth marginal (acreage) complete counts. This procedure that requires the row totals, 

then the column totals, and then the depth totals to agree 

with the complete counts for the rows, columns, and 

depths, respectively, is continued iteratively until the process converges (the marginal totals agree with the complete count totals). 

The ratio of the adjusted total farm count to the sample 

farm count obtained from the second iteration of the 

estimation procedure was the noninteger final post stratum 

sample weight assigned to the sample farm records in that 

post stratum. The noninteger sample weight, the product 

of the noninteger final post stratum sample weight and the 

nonresponse weight, was randomly rounded to an integer 

weight for tabulation. If, for example, the final weight for the 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

farms in a particular group was 7.2, then one-fifth of the 

sample farms in this group were randomly assigned a 

weight of 8 and the remaining four-fifths received a weight 

of 7. 

CENSUSSAMPUNGERROR 

Sampling error in the census data results from the 

nonresponse sample and the census sample data collection. Census items were classified as either complete 

count or sample data items. The complete count items 

were asked of all farm operators. The complete count data 

items included land in farms, harvested cropland, livestock 

inventory and sales, crop acreages, quantities harvested 

and crop sales, land use, irrigation, government loans and 

payments, conservation acreage, type of organization, and 

operator characteristics (sections 1 through 22 of the 

census report form). Variability in the complete count data 

items is considerably smaller than in the sample items as 

the variation is due only to the nonresponse sample 

estimation procedure. The sample items were asked of 

approximately 25 percent of the total census farm operators. The sample data items included farm production 

expenditures, fertilizer and chemical usage, farm machinery and equipment, value of land and buildings, and 

farm-related income (sections 23 through 28 of the census 

report form). Variability in the estimates of sample items is 

due both to the census sample selection and estimation 

procedure and the nonresponse sample estimation procedure. 

The sample for the 1987 Census of Agriculture is one of 

a large number of possible samples of the same size that 

could have been selected using the same sample design. 

Estimates derived from the different samples would differ 

from each other. The difference between a sample estimate and the average of all possible sample estimates is 

called the sampling deviation. The standard error or sampling error of a survey estimate is a measure of the 

variation among the estimates from all possible samples, 

and thus is a measure of the precision with which an 

estimate from a particular sample approximates the average result of all possible samples. The percent relative 

standard error of estimate is defined as the standard error 

of the estimate divided by the value being estimated 

multiplied by 100. If all possible samples were selected, 

each of the samples were surveyed under essentially the 

same conditions, and an estimate and its standard error 

were calculated from each sample, then: 

1. Approximately 67 percent of the intervals from one 

standard error below the estimate to one standard 

error above the estimate would include the average 

value of all possible samples. 

2. Approximately 90 percent of the intervals from 1.65 

standard errors below the estimate to 1.65 standard 

errors above the estimate would include the average value of all possible samples. 

APPENDIX C C-3 
The computations involved to define the above confidence statements are illustrated in the following example. 

Assume that the estimate of number of farms for the State 

is 94,382 and the relative standard error of the estimate 

(percent) is .1 percent (0.001). Multiplying 94,382 by 0.001 

yields 94, the standard error. Therefore, a 67-percent 

confidence interval is 94,288 to 94,476 (i.e., 94,382 plus or 

minus 94). If corresponding confidence intervals were 

constructed for all possible samples of the same size and 

design, approximately 2 out of 3 (67 percent) of these 

intervals would contain the figure obtained from a complete enumeration. Similarly, a 90 percent confidence 

interval is 94,227 to 94,538 (i.e., 94,382 plus or minus 1.65 

x 94). 

Tables Band C provide the reliability estimates of the 

estimated number of farms in a county reporting complete 

count and sample items, respectively. Both tables show 

the percent relative standard errors for selected estimated 

number of farms in a county reporting an item.These are 

derived from a regression equation. The parameters of the 

regression equation were estimated using the estimated 

number of farms in a county reporting the complete count 

or sample item as the independent variable and the 

standard error of that estimate as the dependent variable 

for all counties in the State. 

Table B. Reliability Estimates for Number of Farms in 

a County Reporting a Complete Count Item: 

1987 

Farms 

Number of farms reporting: 

25----------------------------------------

50----------------------------------------

75----------------------------------------

100---------------------------------------

150---------------------------------------

200---------------------------------------

300---------------------------------------

500---------------------------------------

750---------------------------------------

1,000 ---------------------- -------- --- ----

1,500 ------------------------------------- 2,000 ------------------------- --- -- -------

Relative standard 

error of estimate 

(percent) 

6.5 

4.0 

2.7 

1.7 

1.4 

1.2 

1.0 

.8 

.6 

.6 

.4 

(NA) 

Note: Complete count items are items in sections 1 to 22 of the report 

form. 

To illustrate the use of these tables, assume that the 

estimate of the number of farms reporting hogs and pigs 

for a particular county, as given in county table 12, is 89. 

Since hogs and pigs is a complete count data item, refer to 

table B and select the estimated relative standard error of 

the estimate from the row whose value is equal to or just 

less than the estimated number of farms, 89. For this 

example, the relative standard error of the estimate comes 

from the row for 75 farms reporting. For sample data items, 

follow the same procedure using table C. In counties that 

had less than 100 farms in the 1982 Census of Agriculture, 

table C does not apply because the farms in these 

C-4 APPENDIX C 

counties were sampled with certainty (1 in 1), and thus, the 

reliability estimates for the number of farms in these 

counties are smaller than for counties that were sampled 

at lower rates (1 in 2 or 1 in 6). 

Table C. Reliability Estimates for Number of Farms in 

a County Reporting a Sample Item: 1987 

Farms 

Number of farms reporting: 

25----------------------------------------

50------·---------------------------------

75----------------------------------------

100-----·---------------------------------

150-----·---------------------------------

200---------------------------------------

300-----·---------·-----------------------

500-----·---------·-----------------------

750-----·---------------------------------

1,000 -. -. ----- -- --- ----- ----- -- -- -- -------

1,500 --.. ---------. -----------------------

2,000 ----------.... ---.. ----------- -------

Relative standard 

error of estimate 

(percent) 

30.8 

21.0 

16.5 

13.8 

10.2 

7.9 

4.5 

3.5 

2.9 

2.5 

2.0 

(NA) 

Note: Sample items are items in sections 23 to 28 of the report form. 

Table 0 presents the relative standard error of selected 

State data items for all farms and for all farms with sales of 

$10,000 or more. The percent relative standard error of the 

estimate for complete count data measures the variation 

associated with the sample-based adjustment for whole 

farm nonresponse. The percent relative standard error of 

the estimate for sample items measures both the sampling 

error due to the nonresponse sample estimation procedure 

and the census sample selection and estimation procedure. The reliability of State estimates may vary substantially from State to State. Generally, State estimates for a 

given data item are less reliable than the corresponding 

U.S. estimate. 

Table E presents the standard error (not relative standard error) for percent change in State totals from 1982 to 

1987. The general purpose of the percent change estimate 

is to provide a relative measure of the difference in a 

characteristic between censuses. The relative change for 

a given characteristic is defined as the ratio of the difference of the 1987 and the 1982 estimate for that characteristic to the 1982 estimate. This ratio is multiplied by 100 

to obtain the percent change. The percent standard error 

of a percent change estimate, then, is the standard error of 

the ratio multiplied by 100. 

Table F presents the relative standard error for county 

totals for 10 major complete count items and 7 sample 

items. The relative standard error of the estimate (percent) 

for the same item differs among counties in a State. 

Reasons for this are differences among counties in (1) the 

total number of farms, (2) the number of large farms 

included with certainty, (3) the size classifications of the 

farms sampled, (4) the amount of nonresponse, (5) the 

general agricultural characteristics, and (6) the specific 

characteristic being measured. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
CENSUS NONSAMPUNG ERROR 

The accuracy of the census counts are affected by the 

jOint effects of the sampling errors described in the previous section and nonsampling errors. Extensive efforts 

were made to compile a complete and accurate mail list for 

the census, to design an understandable report form and 

instructions, and to minimize processing errors through the 

use of quality control, verification, and check measures on 

specific operations. Nonsampling errors arise from incompleteness of the census mail list, duplication in the mail list, 

incorrect data reporting, errors in editing of reported data, 

and errors in imputation for missing data. These specific 

nonsampling errors are further discussed in this section. 

Evaluation studies will be conducted to measure the extent 

of certain nonsampling errors such as coverage error, 

classification error, and item imputation. 

Census Coverage 

The main objective of the census of agriculture is to 

obtain a complete and accurate enumeration of U.S. farms 

with accurate data on all aspects of the agricultural operation. However, the cost and availability of resources for 

this enumeration place restrictions on operationally feasible data collection methodologies. The past five agriculture censuses have been conducted by mail enumeration 

with telephone contact for selected nonrespondents. The 

completeness of such an enumeration thus depends to a 

large extent on the coverage of farm operations by the 

census mail list. 

Historically, the census of agriculture has included 

approximately 90 percent of the farms in the United States 

and over 96 percent of the agricultural production. Complete enumeration of agricultural operations satisfying the 

farm definition of $1,000 or more in agricultural sales is 

complicated by fluctuations in agricultural operations qualifying for enumeration, the variety of arrangements under 

which farms are operated, the multiplicity of names used 

by an operation, the number of operations in which an 

operator participates, the accuracy of data reporting, etc. A 

new mail list is compiled for each census because no 

current single list of agricultural operations is comprehensive. 

An evaluation of census coverage has been conducted 

for each census of agriculture since 1945. The evaluation 

provides estimates of the completeness of census farm 

count and major census data items. In addition, the 

evaluation helps to identify problems in the census enumeration and provide information that can form the basis 

for improvements. The results of the 1987 Coverage 

Evaluation program will be published in volume 2, part 2. 

The evaluation of coverage conducted in 1987 was 

designed to measure errors in the census mail list and in 

farm classification. Mail list error includes a measurement 

of farms not on the census mail list (undercount), and a 

measurement of farms enumerated more than once in the 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

census (overcount). Classification error includes a measurement of farms classified as nonfarms in the census 

(undercount) and of nonfarms classified as farms in the 

census (overcount). Classification error arises from reporting and processing errors. Mail list undercount dominates 

all coverage errors. Net coverage error is defined as the 

difference of undercounted and overcounted farms. Measurements of these errors, as well as a description of the 

complete coverage program, will be available in the Coverage Evaluation report. 

Mail List Coverage 

A major problem with the use of a mail list for the census 

of agriculture enumeration is the difficulties that are encountered in compiling a complete list. The percentage of farms 

on the census mail list varies considerably by State. 

Several reasons have contributed to farm operators' names 

not being included on the census mail list-the operation 

may have been started after the mail list was developed, 

the operation may be so small as not to appear in 

agricultural related source lists used in compiling the 

census list, or the operation may have been falsely classified as a nonfarm prior to mail out. A large proportion of 

the farms not included on the mail list were small in both 

acres and sales of agricultural products. 

The 1987 Census of Agriculture Coverage Evaluation 

used the area segment sample of the 1987 June Enumerative Survey (JES) of the National Agricultural Statistical 

Service (NASS) to estimate farms not on the census mail 

list. The Census Bureau contracted with the NASS to 

augment the JES data collection and receive survey data 

under the confidentiality protection afforded by Title 13, 

U.S. Code, from all residents of area sample segments 

with agricultural activity. These survey records were matched 

to the census mail list. Records that did not match were 

mailed a census of agriculture report form to estimate mail 

list coverage. Estimates of farms not on the census mail 

list used the capture-recapture dual frame estimator that 

will be described in the Coverage Evaluation report. 

Table G provides coverage evaluation estimates of the 

number of farms not on the mail list and selected characteristics of those farms with their percent relative standard 

error. The table also provides an estimate of characteristics of farms not on the mail list as a percentage of total 

farms in the State. The estimate of total farms in the State 

is based on census farm count and the estimated number 

of farms not on the census mail list. This estimate of total 

farms in the State was not adjusted for classification and 

list duplication errors. Estimates of these errors will be 

made at the regional rather than the State level and will be 

available in the Coverage Evaluation report. The table 

provides the standard error (not relative standard error) of 

this percent estimate. 

Respondent and Enumerator Error 

Incorrect or incomplete responses to the mailed census 

report form or to the questions posed by a telephone 

APPENDIX C C-5 
enumerator introduce error into the census data. Such 

incorrect information can lead, in some cases, to incorrect 

enumeration of farms. This type of reporting error is 

measured by the Classification Error Study discussed later 

in this section. To reduce all types of reporting error, 

questions were phrased as clearly as possible based on 

tests of the census report form, and detailed instructions 

for completing the report form were provided to each 

addressee. In addition, each respondent's answers were 

checked for completeness and consistency. 

Item Nonresponse 

Nonresponse to particular questions on the census 

report that we would logically or statistically expect to be 

present may create a type of nonsampling error in both 

complete count and sample data. When information reported 

for another farm with similar characteristics is used to edit 

or impute for item nonresponse, the data may be biased 

because the characteristics of the nonrespondents have 

not been observed and may differ from those reported by 

respondents. Any attempt to correct the data for nonresponse may not completely reflect this difference either at 

the element level (individual farm operation) or on the 

average. 

Processing Error 

The many steps of processing of each census report 

form are sources for the introduction of nonsampling error. 

The processing of the census report forms includes clerical screening for farm activity, computerized check-in of 

report forms and followup of nonrespondents, keying and 

transmittal of completed report forms, computerized editing of inconsistent and missing data, review and correction 

of individual records referred from the computer edit, 

review and correction of tabulated data, and electronic 

data processing. These operations undergo a number of 

quality control checks to ensure as accurate an application 

as possible, yet some errors are not detected and corrected. 

Classification Error 

An evaluation study of classification errors was conducted in the 1987 Census of Agriculture as part of the 

census coverage evaluation program. A sample of mail list 

respondents was selected, and these addresses reenumerated to determine whether they were a farm or nonfarm. A farm status determination was made based on the 

evaluation questionnaire and compared with the status 

based on the data reported on the census form. Differences in status were reconciled. 

I n past censuses, the proportion of farms undercounted 

due to classification errors was higher for farms with small 

values of sales. The classification error rate was higher for 

(1) livestock farms than crop farms, (2) farms with a small 

C-6 APPENDIX C 

number of acres than larger farms, or (3) tenant farms than 

full or part-owner farms. Results from the 1987 classification error study will be published in the Coverage Evaluation report. 

EDITING DATA AND IMPUTATION FOR ITEM 

NON RESPONSE 

For the 1987 Census of Agriculture, as in previous 

censuses, all reported data were keyed and then edited by 

computer. The edits were used to determine whether the 

reports met the minimum criteria to be counted as farms in 

the census. Computer edits also performed a series of 

complex, logical checks of consistency and completeness 

of item responses. They provided the basis for deciding to 

accept, impute (supply), delete, or alter the reported value 

for each data record item. 

Whenever possible, edit imputations, deletions, and 

changes were based on component or related data on the 

respondent's report form. For some items, such as operator characteristics, data from the previous census were 

used when available. Values for other missing or unacceptable reported data items were calculated based on reported 

quantities and known price parameters. 

When these and similar methods were not available and 

values had to be supplied, the imputation process used 

information reported for another farm operation in a geographically adjacent area with characteristics similar to 

those of the farm operation with incomplete data. For 

example, a farm operation that reported acres of corn 

harvested, but did not report quantity of corn harvested, 

was assigned the same bushels of corn per acre harvested 

as that of the last nearby farm with similar characteristics 

that reported acceptable yields during that particular execution of the computer edit. The imputation for missing 

items in each section of the report form was conducted 

separately; thus, assigned values for one operation could 

come from more than one respondent. 

Prior to the imputation operation, a set of default values 

and relationships were assigned to the possible imputation 

variables. The relationships and values varied depending 

on the item being imputed. For example, different default 

values were assigned for several standard industrial classification and total value of sales categories when imputing 

hired farm labor expenses. These values and item relationships for the possible imputation variables were stored in 

the computer in a series of matrices. The computer 

records were sorted by reported State and county, where 

the county sequence was based on similar types of farms 

and agricultural practices. 

Each execution of the computer edit consisted of records 

from only one State. For a given execution of the edit, the 

stored entries in the various matrices were retained in the 

computer only until a succeeding record having acceptable 

characteristics for some sections of the report form was 

processed by the computer. Then the acceptable responses 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
of the succeeding operation replaced those previously 

stored. When a record processed through the edit had 

unreported or unacceptable data, the record was assigned 

the last acceptable ratio or response from an operation 

with a similar set of characteristics. Once each execution 

of the computer edit for a State was completed, the 

possible imputation variables were reset to the default 

values and relationships for subsequent executions. 

After the initial computer edit, keyed reports not meeting 

the census farm definition were reviewed to ensure that 

the data were keyed correctly. Edit referrals were generated for about 30 percent of the reports included as farms, 

and they were also reviewed for keying accuracy and to 

ensure that the computer edit actions were correct. If the 

results of the computer edit were not acceptable, corrections were made and the record was reedited. More 

extensive discussions of the edit and item imputation 

methodology with measures of the extent of imputation in 

the census estimates will be provided in a separate 

research report. 

Tables D through G follow. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE APPENDIX C C-7 
Table D. Reliability Estimates of State Totals: 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Item 

Farms ________________________________________________________________ number __ 

Land in farms ___________________________________________________________ acres __ 

Average size of farm _________________________________________________ acres __ 

Value of land and buildings' ____________________________________________ $1,000 __ Average per farm ___________________________________________________ dollars __ 

Average per acre ___________________________________________________ dollars __ 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment' __________________ $1,000 __ Average per farm ___________________________________________________ dollars __ 

Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres _________________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 10 to 49 acres _______________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 50 to 179 acres ______________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

180 to 499 acres _____________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 500 to 999 acres _____________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 1,000 to 1,999 acres __________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 2,000 acres or more __________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Total cropland __________________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Harvested cropland ___________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _____________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 10 to 49 acres ___________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 50 to 99 acres ___________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

100 to 199 acres _________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 200 to 499 acres _________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 500 to 999 acres _________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 1,000 acres or more ______________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Cropland used only for pasture or grazing _______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Other cropland _______________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Irrigated land ___________________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Acres irrigated: 1 to 9 acres _______________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 10 to 49 acres _____________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 50 to 99 acres _____________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

100 to 199 acres ___________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 200 to 499 acres ___________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 500 to 999 acres ___________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 1,000 acres or more ________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Market value of agricultural products sold ________________________________ $1,000 __ Average per farm ___________________________________________________ dollars __ 

Value of sales: Less than $2,500 ___________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

$10,000 to $24,999 _________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $25,000 to $49,999 _________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $50,000 to $99,999 _________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $100,000 or more __________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sales by commodity or commodity group: Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops __________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Grains _ _ _ ___ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ $1,000 __ Corn for grain ___________________________________________________ $1,000 __ Wheat __________________________________________________________ $1,000 __ 

Soybeans _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ ___ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ $1,000 __ Sorghum for grain _______________________________________________ $1,000 __ Barley __________________________________________________________ $1,000 __ Oats ___________________________________________________________ $1,000 __ 

Other grains ____________________________________________________ $1,000 __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

C-8 APPENDIX C 

All farms 

Total (number) 

24568 

60 203 993 

2451 

12 418 239 

505 526 

205 

488 238 

60754 

1 940 

4630 

2745 

70427 

3019 

327 898 

3 315 

056 198 2737 

2 000 469 

3460 

5 009 793 

7352 

51 734 578 

21 064 

17 829 766 

19267 

9 128 013 

1 079 

5329 

3 135 

78277 

1 905 

134 386 

2742 

383 648 

4 378 

419216 

3370 

2 393 167 

2658 

4 713 990 

7092 

1 292 003 

11 928 

7 409 750 

9520 

996 882 

944 

4573 

2494 

62471 

1 418 

99024 

1 759 

241 746 

1 980 

606 822 

647 428 622 

278 

553 624 

547 286 

62980 

4320 

3756 

2006 

7248 

2374 

17 167 

3912 

64842 

3695 

133 669 

4064 

291 553 

4 197 

029 051 

14580 

639 202 

524 908 

(D) 

378 650 

(D) 

127 795 

4624 

11 679 

Relative standard 

error of estimate 

(percent) 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.9 

1.0 

2.1 

.9 

1.0 

.9 

1.2 

.7 

.8 

.7 

.7 

.6 

.7 

.7 

.7 

.5 

.5 

.2 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

1.1 

1.3 

.6 

.7 

.9 

.9 

.7 

.7 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.6 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

1.2 

1.4 

.7 

.8 

1.0 

1.0 

.8 

.8 

.6 

.6 

.7 

.6 

.5 

.3 

.1 

.1 

.5 

.8 

.9 

.9 

.8 

.8 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.4 

.4 

(Z) 

(Z) 

.2 

.1 

.1 

(0) 

.2 

(0) 

.2 

1.1 

.6 

Farms with sales of $10,000 or more 

Relative standard 

Total error of estimate 

(number) (percent) 

15868 .1 

54 373 863 .1 

3427 .1 

10 770 263 .8 

676269 1.0 

197 2.2 

355 707 1.0 

85200 1.1 

551 1.7 

973 2.1 

328 2.1 

8817 2.4 

875 1.3 

104166 1.3 

1 904 .8 

624 143 .8 

2076 .8 

538291 .8 

3090 .5 

4 489 713 .6 

7044 .2 

47 607 760 .1 

14765 .1 

16 927 321 .1 

14292 .1 

8876827 .1 

162 2.4 

676 3.4 687 1.3 19754 1.5 1 023 1.1 74273 1.1 

2186 .7 309602 .7 4220 .4 376837 .4 3359 .4 2 386 675 .4 2655 

4 709 010 

4235 .4 1 023 295 .6 10014 .2 7 027 199 .2 

6305 .3 1 860675 .2 

156 2.4 620 3.4 793 1.2 22928 1.3 962 1.1 68383 1.1 

1 564 .8 216 338 .8 1 924 .6 591 705 .6 635 .7 420 826 .6 271 .3 539875 .2 

519115 .1 95735 .1 

3912 .5 64842 .5 3695 .5 133 669 .5 4064 .4 

291 553 .4 

4197 (Z) 

029051 (2) 

11 502 .2 629445 .1 519 946 .1 (0) (0) 

375089 .1 

(0) (0) 

126721 .2 4397 1.1 11616 .6 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
Table D. Reliability Estimates of State Totals: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Item 

Sales by commodity or commodity group -Con. 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops - Con. Cotton and cottonseed _____________________________________________ $1,000 __ 

Tobacco _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _____ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ $1,000 __ 

Hay, silage, and field seeds _________ " ______________________________ $1,000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons __ " ______ ¥ ______________ • _______ $1,000 __ Fruits, nuts, and berries ____________________________________________ $1,000 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse crops-------------------------------------- $1,000 __ Other crops _______________________________________________________ $1,000 __ 

LivestOCk, poultry, and their products ___________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Poultry and poultry products ________________________________________ $1,000 __ Dairy products __ • _________________________________________________ $1,000 __ Cattle and calves __________________________________________________ $1,000 __ 

Other ~~~:p~7~,g~;~ and-wool============================ ================ ~1 :ggg== livestock and livestock products (see text) ______________________ $1,000 __ 

Farms by standard industrial classification: Cash grains (011) ____________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Field crops, except cash grains (013) ___________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Vegetables and melons (016) __________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Fruits and tree nuts (017) _________ ¥ ___________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Horticultural specialties (018) __________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ General farms, primarily crop (019) _____________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

LivestOCk, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (021) ______________ farms __ 

acres __ Dairy farms (024) _____________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Poultry and eggs (025) _________________________ ¥ ______________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Animal specialties (027) _______________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ General farms, primarily livestock and animal specialties (029) ____________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by type of organization: Individual or family (sole proprietorship) _________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Partnership _ _ _ __ _ ____ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ __ ___ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ ___ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ____ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ farms __ 

acres __ Corporation _ _ ____ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ ___ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ farms __ 

acres __ Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. _____________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Part owners __________________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Tenants _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ __ __ __ __ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ farms __ 

acres __ 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming _____________________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Other ____ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ ___ ____ __ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ farms __ 

acres __ 

Operators by sex: Male _ _ _ _ _ _ ____ _ _ _ __ _ _ __ ____ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ ____ __ _ __ __ _ _ _ _ _____ __ __ __ __ _ _ _ _ farms __ 

acres __ Female _ _ ___ __ _ _ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ __ __ _ _ __ __ _ _ __ _ __ _ ____ __ _ _ _ ____ _ farms __ 

acres __ Average age of operator _________________________________________________ years __ 

Cropland under federal acreage reduction programs: Annual commodity acreage adjustment programs ________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Conservation reserve program _______________________ ¥ _________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Government payments: Amount received in cash _________________________ ¥ ___________________ $1,000 __ 

Value of certificates received _________________________________________ $1,000 __ 

Net cash return from agricultural sales': Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit (see text) _________ farms __ $1,000 __ Average per farm _________________________________________________ dollars __ 

Farms with net gains. ______________________________________________ numbeL_ 

$1,000 __ Farms with net losses ______________________________________________ numbeL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Total farm production expenses' _________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Livestock and poultry purchased _______________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Feed for livestock and poultry _________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Commercial fertilizer __________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

All farms 

Total (number) 

55418 461 

1 871 7377 

49166 

16933 

908 084 

10621 

37486 

774 052 

33888 

37606 

14431 

7206 

17 573 598 

2079 

418840 

40 

2745 

238 

6 107 

114 

5672 

728 844141 

12156 36 176 979 

256 

178 107 

69 22515 

1 322 

461 458 

360 3 513 831 

19506 

31 982 774 

2 147 

6 952 689 

2656 

16 422 333 

259 4 846 197 

12 112 15 622 399 9279 

38 608 260 

3 177 

5 973 334 

17405 

53 334 476 

7 163 

6 869 517 

22991 

57 121 673 

1 577 

3 082 320 

51.4 

8569 

848 178 

1 598 753 165 

91 783 

140 838 

24565 

260 131 

10590 

13 748 

356 783 

10817 

96652 

24563 

288 298 8810 

191 557 13691 

119 817 

11 213 29 192 

12271 

79449 

Relative standard error of estimate 

(percent) 

.5 

5.0 

3.8 

.4 

.2 

.1 

.4 

.4 

.1 

.6 

.q 

1.3 

.3 

.2 

.8 

.5 

6.4 

12.8 

2.3 

7.3 

1.4 

.6 

.2 

.1 

1.6 

.8 

4.5 

6.4 

1.1 

1.4 

2.0 

.2 

.1 

.1 

.7 

.2 

.5 

.1 

1.9 

.1 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.1 

.7 

.3 

.2 

.1 

.4 

.3 

.1 

.1 

.9 

.4 

.1 

.2 

.2 

.7 

.7 

.2 

.2 

.2 

1.9 

1.8 

.3 

1.0 

.3 

1.8 

.2 

.4 

1.7 

.9 

1.2 

1.0 

1.3 

1.6 

1.2 

1.1 

Farms with sales of $10,000 or more 

Total (number) 

51 527 

360 1 290 

7 252 

49070 

11 627 

889 671 

10 514 

37403 

760 068 

33338 

35589 

12 758 

6 213 16 899 741 

855 

100 878 

8 

601 

61 

2281 

76 

3456 

309 740 821 

7 890 

34 823 757 

234 

156 772 

13 14 049 

161 

70952 48 

560 555 

11 703 

29 693 013 

1 620 

6 656 628 

2 410 

16 162 190 

135 

862 032 

5 817 

12 368 299 7830 

36633011 

2221 

5 372 553 

13 819 

50969215 

2049 

3 404 648 

15 143 

51 901 972 

725 

2 471 891 

51.0 

8061 

830 615 

1 310 

632 828 

89655 

135 552 

15926 

283 107 

17 776 

11 319 351 864 4607 

68756 

15925 

237 684 

6640 

187 789 

9 375 

115624 

9582 

28390 

10024 

78206 

Relative standard error of estimate 

(percent) 

.5 

6.0 

5.1 

.4 

.2 

.1 

.4 

.4 

.1 

.6 

.5 

1.5 

.3 

.2 

1.1 

.5 

14.8 

24.5 

4.5 

11.3 

1.8 

.6 

.2 

.1 

1.4 

.9 

5.4 

.4 

2.9 

2.3 

5.0 

.2 

.2 

.1 

.7 

.2 

.4 

.1 

2.6 

.2 

.3 

.2 

.2 

.1 

.7 

.4 

.1 

.1 

.8 

.5 

.1 

.1 

1.3 

.4 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.7 

.6 

.2 

.2 

.3 

1.7 

1.8 

.3 

1.0 

.5 

2.1 

.3 

.4 

1.7 

.9 

1.2 

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

1.2 

1.1 

APPENDIX C C-9 
Table D. Reliability Estimates of State Totals: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory tex1 J 

Item 

Total farm production expenses - Con. Agricultural chemicals _________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Petroleum products ___________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Electricity ____________________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hired farm labor ______________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Contract labor __ __ _ ________________ ____ _____ __________ ________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Repair and maintenance ______________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ farms __ $1,000 __ Interest _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Cash renL ___________________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Property taxes _______________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ All other farm production expenses _____________________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory ____________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ Beef cows _________________________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ Milk cows __________________________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Cattle and calves sold ________________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ Hogs and pigs inventory _______________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ Hogs and pigs sold ___________________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Sheep and lambs inventory ____________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ Sheep and lambs sold ________________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ Hens and pullets of laying age inventory ________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ______________________________ farms __ 

number __ Horses and ponies inventory ___________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Selected crops harvested: 

Corn for silage or green chop __________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

tons. green __ 

Wheat for grain ______________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ bushels __ 

Barley for grain _______________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ bushels __ 

Oats for grain ________________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ bushels __ 

Sugar beets for sugar _________________________________________________ farms __ 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame. small grain, wild, grass silage. green chop. etc. 

acres __ tons __ 

(see tex1) _______________________ _____________ ______________________ _ farms __ 

1 Data are based on a sample of farms. 

acres __ 

tons, dry __ 

All farms 

Total (number) 

15 217 64 461 

23 109 100 191 19070 

23779 

9 318 102 470 4606 

13 218 21 019 93053 

8 315 29476 

14774 

157891 

7526 

65735 

22937 

65288 

23375 

152 722 

14866 2 591 391 13073 

399 949 

1 732 26879 

14 718 644 768 1 406 

200 663 1 343 327 855 

2625 

588 150 

2677 

455 378 2087 

860 334 

100 

84676 

10352 

72 408 

641 46581 

793 716 

10375 4 703 455 143 802 744 

9621 1 900 275 79 606 320 

2345 

132 308 6 356 871 

429 48403 

051 273 

13 701 

2 135 438 3 858 349 

Relative standard error of estimate 

(percent) 

1.0 

1.3 

.4 

.7 

.8 

1.1 

1.5 

1.0 

2.5 

2.4 

.6 

.9 

1.8 

2.6 

1.1 

1.1 

1.8 

1.8 

.4 

.8 

.4 

.8 

.2 

.1 

.2 

.1 

.8 

.5 

.2 

.1 

.9 

.7 

.9 

.7 

.7 

.4 

.6 

.5 

.7 

.1 

3.3 

7.2 

.3 

.4 

1.0 

.6 

.7 

.2 

.1 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.6 

.6 

.6 

1.3 

.6 

.6 

.2 

.2 

.2 

Farms with sales of $10,000 or more 

Relative standard 

Total error of estimate 

(number) (percent) 

12085 .9 

62609 1.3 

15673 .3 

95007 .7 

13687 .7 

21 988 1.1 

7976 1.4 

101 067 1.0 

3684 2.6 

12521 2.5 

14682 .6 

86798 .9 

6774 1.7 

28494 2.7 

11 392 1.1 

149 407 1.1 

6329 1.8 

64 112 1.8 

14964 .5 

58941 .8 

15921 .3 

146 729 .8 

10662 .2 

2 502 337 .1 

9682 .2 

1 350 268 .1 

1 253 .8 

26036 .5 

10865 .2 609027 .1 1 041 1.0 

195 165 .7 1 019 1.0 

321 032 .7 

1 748 .7 551 864 .4 1 794 .7 428 577 .5 1 204 .9 838 575 .1 

56 3.3 80425 7.6 6297 .3 47363 .4 

612 .9 46099 .6 787280 .7 

9371 .2 4 630 818 .1 142 169 586 .1 

8865 .2 1 876498 .2 78 855 351 .2 

2066 .6 126737 .6 6114214 .6 

416 1.3 48289 .6 1 048 992 .6 

9851 .2 1 988256 .2 3 637 900 .2 

2Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold are included as farms with gains. 

C-10 APPENDIX C 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
Table E. Reliability Estimates of Percent Change in State Totals: 1982 to 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Item 

Farms ________________________________________________________________ number __ 

Land in farms ___________________________________________________________ acres __ 

Value of land and buildings': Average per farm ___________________________________________________ dollars __ 

Total cropland __________________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Harvested cropland ___________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Irrigated land ___________________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Market value of agricultural products sold _________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crop"- _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Livestock, poultry, and their products ___________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Poultry and poultry products _________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Selected farm production expenses': Livestock and poultry purchased _______________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Feed for livestock and poultry _________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Commercial fertilizer2 _________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Agricultural chemicals2 ________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Hired farm labor ______________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Interest3 _ ___ __ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Livestock and poultry inventory: Cattle and calves _____________________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ Hogs and pigs _______________________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ Hens and pullets of laying age _________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed ________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Sorghum for grain or seed _____________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Wheat for grain ______________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Soybeans for beans __________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text) ___________________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Land in orchards _____________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

'Data are based on a sample of farms. 2Data for 1987 include cost of custom applications. 

3Data for 1982 do not include imputation for item nonresponse. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

All farms 

Percent change 

4.2 

-.6 

-25.4 

1.7 

8.4 

-.1 

-2.5 

3.2 

-1.3 

4.2 

(Z) 

2.5 -15.8 

-1.4 

15.2 

-26.5 

15.0 

-.8 

15.9 

-5.4 

8.0 

19.3 

39.8 

11.7 

-.5 

32.3 

48.7 

-8.7 

21.3 

9.0 -23.8 

-6.0 

-11.2 

-14.4 2.4 -25.9 -.5 

9.4 -29.1 

3.9 

-9.8 

-50.0 (D) 

-2.9 

-4.6 

-8.6 

15.7 

2.3 

3.7 

Farms with sales of $10,000 or more 

Standard error of estimate Standard error of estimate 

(percent) Percent change (percent) 

.2 2.6 .2 .2 1.8 .1 

.9 -25.4 1.0 

.2 .6 .2 .3 7.6 .2 .2 -.7 .2 .2 -2.2 .2 

.3 2.3 .3 .3 -.9 .3 

.2 2.6 .2 .1 .6 .1 

.3 -.1 .3 .2 -15.8 .2 .3 -.5 .3 .2 16.7 .1 1.0 -24.5 1.3 .5 15.4 .5 

2.5 5.6 2.7 2.1 17.7 2.2 1.5 -.8 1.8 1.6 10.1 1.7 2.6 20.9 2.5 3.4 40.7 3.3 

2.1 10.4 2.0 1.6 -.6 1.6 2.2 23.1 1.9 3.1 48.0 3.1 2.0 -5.3 2.0 2.0 23.6 2.0 1.8 3.3 1.7 1.4 -24.7 1.3 

.3 -2.7 .3 .1 -9.5 .1 .8 -10.5 .9 .7 4.0 .8 .6 -25.2 .7 

.1 .6 .1 

2.1 12.5 2.1 1.0 -29.2 1.0 

.3 2.1 .3 .2 -9.9 .2 

8.5 -50.0 8.5 (D) (D) (D) 

.3 -3.1 .3 .3 -3.5 .3 

3.1 -8.9 3.9 9.9 10.1 12.6 

2.1 -27.5 2.6 

3.6 -19.3 4.8 

APPENDIX C C-11 
Table F. Reliability Estimates of County Totals: 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

. Average value of land Estimated market value 

Farms Land in farms of all machinery and Harvested cropland Irrigated land and buildings per farm 1 equipmentt 

Geographic area Relative Relative Relative Relative Relative Relative 

standard standard standard standard standard standard 

error of error of error of error of error of error of 

Total estimate Total estimate Value estimate Total estimate Total estimate Total estimate 

(number) (percent) (acres) (percent) (dollars) (percent) ($1,000) (percent) (acres) (percent) (acres) (percent) 

Beaverhead _____________ 373 .5 1 525 564 .3 1011 155 7.0 22868 4.1 162 929 .6 247 743 .6 Big Horn ________________ 501 .6 2 759 309 .3 910898 2.8 35 164 6.5 214318 .7 57638 1.5 Blaine ___________________ 529 .5 2 433 747 .3 721 720 6.7 37837 4.1 297 167 .6 47733 1.8 Broadwater ______________ 213 .8 458 807 .8 610667 13.9 17356 9.4 69965 .9 45545 1.9 Carbon __________________ 635 .5 536 553 1.0 333 046 5.1 30443 5.5 97858 1.1 78797 1.4 

Carter ___________________ 353 .4 1 629 533 .2 347 790 8.2 18 675 6.2 104 358 .5 8583 1.7 Cascade ________________ 805 .4 1 461 224 .4 430423 4.7 42091 5.2 266410 .5 31 550 2.3 Chouteau ________________ 795 .4 2 228 089 .3 689 682 4.2 83536 2.8 706275 .4 10204 3.6 Custer __________________ 397 .5 2 183 542 .2 467467 3.9 18661 5.6 99694 .7 34695 1.9 Daniels __________________ 381 .7 780 023 .8 395467 5.4 30 167 10.4 246718 .9 999 -

Dawson _________________ 499 .5 1 326 655 .5 347 425 7.0 29845 7.0 219228 .8 14462 2.0 Deer Lodge ______________ 72 1.1 152 109 .6 595042 (Z) 2535 (Z) 11 579 1.2 18530 1.9 Fallon ___________________ 324 .6 919615 .5 325 963 5.6 18420 9.0 105912 1.0 1 709 2.9 Fergus __________________ 838 .3 2 143 210 .3 429 990 4.5 49255 3.9 359485 .6 12036 2.0 Flathead ________________ 825 .3 258 633 .9 313455 5.7 27493 7.7 69717 1.1 33981 1.4 

Gallatin _________________ 850 .3 731 603 .6 433 439 6.5 47942 3.1 172 273 .8 99806 1.0 Garfield _________________ 297 .6 2063 133 .2 587 744 2.1 16724 6.8 149 904 .7 2468 3.2 Glacier __________________ 405 .6 1 646324 .3 818 459 3.7 38555 10.8 267313 .5 27712 1.7 Golden Valley ____________ 135 .7 625 754 .5 767593 7.7 7093 8.3 43 150 1.7 14223 2.1 Granite __________________ 149 .9 348 102 .6 633 284 7.4 7498 5.7 31 467 1.8 42991 1.6 

Hill _____________________ 713 .4 1 722 206 .4 616331 3.5 74938 4.6 579826 .5 6606 1.1 Jefferson ________________ 256 .6 378 805 .5 346 199 6.3 6980 5.9 35860 1.4 28932 1.4 Judith Basin _____________ 351 .5 870 945 .6 464 199 6.3 26090 12.6 179 771 .9 8255 3.7 Lake ____________________ 1 079 .3 655 528 .7 337 236 5.5 30315 5.5 84967 1.1 90202 1.3 Lewis and Clark __________ 480 .5 888 725 .5 363 482 6.2 19708 9.6 70373 1.1 39974 1.7 

Liberty __________________ 295 .6 934 149 .4 684 251 6.5 33234 5.5 295670 .5 5676 .4 Lincoln __________________ 245 .6 61 387 2.6 202 135 2.0 6486 25.4 10199 2.8 6 109 4.7 McCone _________________ 441 .5 1 277 022 .5 454 367 5.3 39607 8.1 254603 .7 8005 3.9 Madison _________________ 453 .5 1 195898 .4 858 207 9.2 25731 4.7 114931 .7 124831 .8 Meagher ________________ 144 1.0 1 012 764 .3 1 246 604 3.5 9582 2.4 70978 .7 48464 1.1 

Mineral __________________ 58 1.4 14517 4.9 250 655 (Z) 1 161 (Z) 2243 7.4 1 526 10.7 Missoula ________________ 473 .6 253 098 1.0 333 241 6.7 9991 9.8 23888 2.9 18941 2.9 Musselshell ______________ 249 .7 1 042418 .3 704 056 4.2 10552 8.6 77881 .5 9993 1.8 Park ____________________ 404 .4 790046 .6 551 790 7.1 15676 5.2 68234 .9 53464 1.5 Petroleum _______________ 111 1.0 663 795 .6 868 928 (Z) 6716 (Z) 33504 1.3 8 102 1.4 

Phillips __________________ 492 .5 1 938423 .3 536 496 3.4 29906 4.9 274240 .6 46568 1.7 Pondera _________________ 491 .5 906847 .7 620 526 6.8 46499 4.5 311 170 .8 61 059 1.4 Powder River ____________ 351 .5 1 668688 .2 463 531 4.9 20358 7.2 87626 .6 9959 1.0 Powell __________________ 237 .9 670508 .6 758 324 4.0 12938 8.4 66729 1.1 61 245 1.0 Prairie ___________________ 191 .6 704878 .5 446 074 11.0 11 704 4.5 69287 1.3 10210 1.1 

Ravalli __________________ 1 010 .3 254 761 1.4 239 765 7.6 20481 6.8 48580 1.7 77 247 1.8 Richland ________________ 620 .5 1 194 869 .6 395 753 12.6 53426 5.6 264 240 .9 38085 .8 Roosevelt _______________ 598 .4 1 364020 .4 441 035 6.2 50376 5.0 358 627 .6 5662 2.3 Rosebud ________________ 363 .6 2908 183 .2 885 196 1.9 18846 5.0 114888 .8 26407 1.6 Sanders _________________ 382 .4 374 629 .8 407 476 3.9 11 828 9.4 31 895 1.9 20326 3.0 

Sheridan ________________ 600 .4 1 024 567 .6 368 353 6.1 45430 7.7 319 747 .7 4 183 5.2 Silver Bow _______________ 114 1.4 115350 2.2 371 763 6.6 2332 7.6 5776 3.7 6751 3.5 Stillwater ________________ 447 .5 842 673 .6 465 946 8.1 22028 6.7 117694 1.1 24206 2.3 Sweet Grass _____________ 308 .5 873119 .4 763 529 9.4 17098 12.4 50304 .9 48627 1.3 Teton ___________________ 622 .4 1 048 553 .6 563 535 5.8 46039 5.8 315148 .7 99509 1.1 

Toole ___________________ 393 .5 1 131 519 .5 667 649 6.0 44400 6.4 319 700 .6 4 387 5.3 Treasure ________________ 121 1.3 616 145 .4 618 736 4.5 11 131 8.7 28596 .7 19235 .8 Valley ___________________ 720 .4 1 855880 .3 479 807 4.5 55968 4.1 397874 .5 48232 1.3 Wheatland _______________ 145 .7 823 195 .4 940 076 3.4 10156 2.7 83238 1.0 24081 .6 Wibaux __________________ 192 .7 516382 .7 348411 5.8 13577 5.4 83989 1.3 406 - Yellowstone _____________ 1 043 .4 1 397 972 .4 394 141 13.9 44791 3.9 180017 .8 70012 1.1 

Cattle and calves Hogs and pigs inventory Corn for grain or seed Wheat for grain Soybeans for beans Market value of agricultural 

inventory products sold 

Geographic area 

Relative Relative Relative Relative Relative Relative 

standard standard standard standard standard standard 

error of error of error of error of error of error of 

Total estimate Total estimate Total estimate Total estimate Total estimate Total estimate 

(number) (percent) (number) (percent) (acres) (percent) (acres) (percent) (acres) (percent) ($1,000) (percent) 

Beaverhead _____________ 163 524 .4 157 12.8 - - 15230 1.6 - - 49228 .4 Big Horn ________________ 135 820 .4 5962 2.7 821 5.6 102913 1.1 - - 61 806 .4 Blaine ___________________ 70492 .7 6413 3.7 357 10.4 170300 .9 - - 38899 .5 Broadwater ______________ 24381 1.2 772 6.0 (D) (D) 31 142 1.2 - - 14818 .6 Carbon __________________ 60079 .9 3839 10.7 1 302 7.4 16078 2.8 - - 36699 .6 

Carter ___________________ 54703 .4 1 709 2.2 (D) (D) 38734 .5 - - 24211 .3 Cascade ________________ 77 877 .6 7769 1.3 - - 125042 .8 - - 50765 .3 Chouteau ________________ 40668 .6 10385 2.4 (D) (D) 432 124 .4 - - 67292 .3 Custer __________________ 77 505 .3 1 171 9.4 1 745 5.4 40595 .6 - - 31 662 .3 Daniels __________________ 11 275 1.5 4722 1.3 - - 180 207 .9 - - 17426 .9 

Dawson _________________ 37573 .9 2077 9.9 1 315 2.8 135 804 1.0 (D) (D) 26758 .5 Deer Lodge ______________ 9248 1.4 (D) (D) - - (D) (D) - - 3889 .5 Fallon ___________________ 35358 .6 3765 1.9 (D) (D) 50700 1.5 - - 15261 .7 Fergus __________________ 98763 .6 5563 1.9 - - 145444 .8 - - 50 152 .4 Flathead ________________ 24648 1.5 6664 1.7 - - 9967 2.4 - - 20389 .7 

See footnotes at end of table. 

C-12 APPENDIX C 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
Table F. Reliability Estimates of County Totals: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Cattle and calves Hogs and pigs inventory Corn for grain or seed Wheat for grain Soybeans for beans Market value of agricultural 

inventory products sold 

Geographic area Relative Relative Relative Relative Relative Relative 

standard standard standard standard standard standard 

error of error of error of error of error of error of 

Total estimate Total estimate Total estimate Total estimate Total estimate Total estimate 

(number) (percent) (number) (percent) (acres) (percent) (acres) (percent) (acres) (percent) ($1,000) (percent) 

Gallatin _________________ 71 679 .8 4083 5.1 46146 1.3 52 838 .4 Garfield _________________ 50458 .3 1 706 10.6 (0) (0) 98035 1.0 24627 .4 Glacier __________________ 31 873 1.0 12210 .7 (0) (0) 121 734 .7 34 512 .4 Golden Valley ____________ 19493 .8 1 329 8.3 (0) (0) 25068 2.4 9 679 .5 Granite __________________ 31 188 .7 (0) (0) 380 13.3 8 592 1.0 

Hill _____________________ 28618 1.0 10321 3.9 423507 .5 54 666 .4 Jefferson ________________ 20871 .8 1 905 3.6 (0) (0) 6583 3.7 8 262 .8 Judith Basin _____________ 56259 1.0 1 395 9.8 65194 1.2 28290 .6 Lake ____________________ 60910 1.2 5688 4.5 (0) (0) 10302 3.0 33 164 .6 Lewis and ClarL _________ 44773 .7 2236 2.0 (0) (0) 13291 2.3 17 778 .7 

Liberty __________________ 17371 .9 11 629 2.2 208313 .5 28 716 .4 Lincoln __________________ 4762 4.2 1 608 5.8 (D) (0) 2 290 4.2 McCone _________________ 30303 .9 2 994 5.0 (0) (0) 174998 .9 24 334 .6 Madison _________________ 101 178 .7 2926 5.2 10334 1.2 34 326 .5 Meagher ________________ 52 124 .7 (0) (D) 11 426 1.1 16 020 .4 

Mineral __________________ 1 137 9.5 (0) (D) 327 27.0 854 5.9 Missoula ________________ 15784 2.2 230 15.0 (0) (0) 2656 9.9 6 127 1.8 Musselshell ______________ 29398 .4 642 1.4 (0) (0) 50826 .6 13 433 .5 Park ____________________ 52127 .8 (0) (D) - 13284 1.6 19 632 .7 Petroleum _______________ 25855 .6 (0) (0) (0) (0) 15790 2.6 8 778 .5 

Phillips __________________ 77 453 .5 6605 3.9 (0) (0) 141 022 1.0 37 350 .4 Pondera _________________ 25548 1.9 7937 .9 161 682 .9 40 563 .6 Powder River ____________ 65954 .5 426 18.2 25410 .8 22 597 .4 Powell __________________ 46849 .7 649 9.9 5486 1.2 14420 .8 Prairie ___________________ 36934 .6 (D) (D) 764 2.7 34861 1.8 18 596 .4 

Ravalli __________________ 44168 1.3 3728 8.6 1 659 6.6 22 354 .9 Richland ________________ 51 139 .8 4218 4.7 130 2.1 145658 1.0 48 376 .4 Roosevelt _______________ 22837 1.2 3601 5.3 166 6.3 257437 .6 27 540 .6 Rosebud ________________ 77036 .7 1 714 8.6 885 8.9 51 391 1.1 32 999 .3 Sanders _________________ 26335 1.6 739 15.6 1 633 3.9 9 539 1.0 

Sheridan ________________ 17456 1.7 5 017 8.9 231 484 .7 24 711 .7 Silver Bow _______________ 8790 2.0 (D) (D) 2 202 1.5 Stillwater ________________ 49200 .7 7 212 3.0 245 10.2 49606 1.8 26 211 .5 Sweet Grass _____________ 44782 .7 3 936 3.9 7085 3.5 15 102 .7 Teton ___________________ 42387 .8 6 151 1.4 (0) (0) 145532 1.0 61 344 .4 

Toole ___________________ 18979 1.3 5704 3.2 (0) (0) 205211 .7 29 282 .6 Treasure ________________ 30408 1.2 59 33.6 329 1.0 4668 3.0 13 091 .5 Valley ___________________ 63541 .8 5882 10.5 (0) (0) 271 528 .5 39 882 .3 Wheatland _______________ 33945 .9 6055 29750 1.7 15 681 .5 Wibaux- _________________ 20740 1.0 1 185 14.6 53729 1.6 9 651 1.1 Yellowstone _____________ 118835 .4 2 052 9.8 569 5.3 85483 1.3 99 563 .2 

Selected farm production expenses 1 

Livestock and poultry Commercial fertilizer Hired farm labor Petroleum products Electricity for the farm business purchased 

Geographic area 

Relative Relative Relative Relative Relative 

standard error standard error standard error standard error standard error 

Total of estimate Total of estimate Total of estimate Total of estimate Totat of estimate 

($1,000) (percent) ($1,000) (percent) ($1,000) (percent) ($1,000) (percent) ($1,000) (percent) 

Beaverhead _____________ 7029 5.5 1 335 3.7 5138 3.7 2017 3.3 1 163 5.0 Big Horn ________________ 11 840 .9 2 180 5.3 5136 1.7 2839 3.6 721 4.0 Blaine ___________________ 2 727 7.2 1 727 7.0 2985 8.9 2832 3.6 486 4.7 Broadwater ______________ 1 377 25.5 1 210 11.8 1 089 6.7 951 8.0 629 9.6 Carbon __________________ 7 526 3.1 1 591 6.6 1 269 8.1 2098 4.7 411 7.5 

Carter ___________________ 3054 11.1 183 9.0 842 8.8 1 393 4.4 267 5.0 Cascade ________________ 6995 2.3 3877 7.0 3945 3.0 2821 4.1 633 4.2 Chouteau ________________ 2841 15.0 8756 2.6 4842 5.0 5345 2.1 886 4.4 Custer __________________ 7394 5.4 757 11.7 2382 2.6 1 605 4.6 334 4.7 Oaniels __________________ 948 8.1 747 14.1 1 015 14.9 1 969 8.5 244 8.0 

Dawson _________________ 2 148 11.1 540 5.3 1 283 7.3 2153 4.3 369 10.0 Deer Lodge ______________ 318 174 (Z) 257 (Z) 146 (Z) 81 (Z) Fallon ___________________ 1 332 6.7 494 9.5 373 6.1 1 329 6.0 241 7.5 Fergus __________________ 4896 4.3 3 163 5.9 2085 5.6 3820 4.0 619 4.6 Flathead ________________ 1 463 8.9 1 064 8.4 2525 9.2 1 307 7.4 640 9.8 

Gallatin _________________ 3741 3.3 3 101 5.3 4158 5.3 2725 2.9 1 178 5.7 Garfield _________________ 3330 3.1 526 11.5 1 180 8.3 1 562 4.8 312 4.4 Glacier __________________ 1 890 8.9 2542 5.3 2626 6.3 2995 5.1 457 6.9 Golden Valley ____________ 1 039 7.1 288 11.4 785 11.1 526 6.2 99 5.1 Granite __________________ 1 506 7.5 242 7.2 641 7.5 530 5.7 197 7.7 

Hill _____________________ 1 814 10.7 5413 6.4 2980 9.4 4619 4.5 808 5.4 Jefferson ________________ 1 063 14.8 275 26.5 559 13.1 560 9.5 252 9.2 Judith Basin _____________ 3222 7.9 1 703 7.6 1 172 .8 1 673 7.8 333 8.2 Lake ____________________ 2067 7.4 1 116 13.3 2280 7.7 1 659 5.3 760 6.0 Lewis and ClarL _________ 1 372 12.0 642 8.5 1 646 5.5 1 303 6.1 484 12.0 

Liberty __________________ 645 2.4 2215 8.1 1 913 3.0 2108 4.1 336 3.7 Lincoln __________________ 458 47.8 47 50.7 436 49.5 269 26.2 135 25.9 McCone _________________ 910 9.4 374 6.5 974 9.7 2413 6.1 (D) (0) Madison _________________ 5867 6.4 231 6.1 3317 7.3 1 951 5.9 864 12.1 Meagher ________________ 1 339 3.0 596 1.3 1 659 1.7 830 2.4 205 1.8 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE APPENDIX C C-13 
Table F. Reliability Estimates of County Totals: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Selected farm production expenses 1 

livestock and poultry Commercial fertilizer Hired farm labor Petroleum products Electricity for the farm business purchased 

Geographic area 

Relative Relative Relative Relative Relative 

standard error standard error standard error standard error standard error 

Total of estimate Total of estimate Total of estimate Total of estimate Total of estimate 

($1,000) (percent) ($t,OOO) (percent) ($1,000) (percent) ($1,000) (percent) ($1.000) (percent) 

Mineral __________________ 48 (Z) 24 (Z) 51 (Z) 40 (Z) 34 (Z) Missoula ________________ 537 25.1 205 19.2 826 19.9 456 12.9 360 9.3 Musselshell ______________ I 359 6.8 422 2.0 976 3.0 829 7.7 200 6.4 Park ____________________ 2271 17.8 468 6.8 1 294 5.9 1 195 5.0 315 8.0 Petroleum _______________ 1 223 (Z) 143 - 575 (Z) 482 (Z) 116 (Z) 

Phillips __________________ 5614 2.3 1 274 3.9 1 948 2.6 2680 2.3 465 4.7 Pondera _________________ 973 17.1 4799 5.4 3032 9.1 3086 4.2 638 4.8 Powder River ____________ 3463 8.6 341 8.1 995 3.4 1 508 4.5 (D) (D) Powell __________________ 1 084 28.2 612 7.1 1 514 7.2 732 4.4 427 6.0 Prairie ___________________ 3817 3.1 725 7.2 723 1.3 1 059 8.2 209 7.7 

Ravalli __________________ 2801 13.6 605 8.9 1 630 5.3 971 4.9 594 5.9 Richland ________________ 6690 4.3 2549 4.3 2645 7.5 3390 3.7 550 4.3 Roosevelt _______________ 1 056 18.0 965 8.0 1 305 6.2 2845 3.5 396 6.5 Rosebud ________________ 5 179 .7 932 8.2 2389 1.1 1 906 3.6 461 6.1 Sanders _________________ 686 5.7 200 17.8 1 102 6.2 628 13.1 243 12.9 

Sheridan ________________ 652 15.1 988 18.8 1 158 16.3 2719 5.4 428 5.1 Silver Bow _______________ 253 26.7 50 9.9 122 7.7 169 8.4 88 9.6 Stillwater ________________ 5031 4.3 891 12.5 1 610 11.6 1 357 4.7 302 8.6 Sweet Grass _____________ 1 825 36.9 298 12.6 1 149 17.3 833 8.2 278 15.8 Teton ___________________ 11 482 .6 5280 3.6 2568 4.3 2977 3.6 594 4.3 

Toole ___________________ 593 13.5 1 845 11.8 2478 7.2 2623 4.8 330 7.5 Treasure ________________ 2599 3.6 653 2.3 1 101 2.5 725 2.8 196 3.8 Valley ___________________ 2586 6.6 1 409 5.5 2467 8.7 3812 3.1 695 5.1 Wheatland _______________ 2 135 4.9 645 2.6 1 253 .6 753 4.8 172 2.0 Wibaux __________________ 485 8.1 519 4.9 383 6.9 904 4.7 (D) (D) Yellowstone _____________ 34964 .5 2500 4.1 5684 .9 3 162 3.0 741 5.9 

, Data are based on a sample of farms. 

C-14 APPENDIX C 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
Table G. State Coverage Evaluation Estimates of Farms Not on the Mail List: 1987 

[Data are based on a sample of farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Item 

Farms ________________________________________________________________ number __ 

Land in farms ___________________________________________________________ acres __ 

Farms by size: Less than 50 acres ___________________________________________________ farms __ 

50 acres or more _____________________________________________________ farms __ 

Harvested cropland _____________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 _____________________________________________________ farms __ 

$2,500 or more _______________________________________________________ farms __ $2,500 to $9,999 ___________________________________________________ farms __ 

$10,000 or mare ___________________________________________________ farms __ 

Market value of agricultural products sold ________________________________ $1,000 __ 

Farms by standard industrial classification: Crops (01) ___________________________________________________________ farms __ 

Livestock (02) ________________________________________________________ farms __ 

Farms by tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________________________________ farms __ 

Part owners and tenants ______________________________________________ farms __ 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming _____________________________________________________________ farms __ 

Other _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _____ _ __ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ farms __ 

Average age of operator _________________________________________________ years __ 

Not on mail list 

Total number 

2263 

217 227 

643 

620 

1 488 

15067 

442 

822 

(S) 

(8) 

18639 

465 

798 

907 

357 

822 

442 

50.9 

Relative standard error 

of estimate 

(percent) 

14.0 

84.5 

4.9 

50.1 

18.2 

32.5 

4.5 

35.4 

(5) 

(5) 

83.6 

3.1 

17.2 

16.5 

13.4 

35.4 

4.5 

(2) 

Percent not on mail list 

Total percenl Standard error of percent 

8,4 1.2 

,4 .3 

26.0 1.3 3.0 1.5 

7.2 1.3 

.2 .1 

25.0 1.1 

3.9 1.4 

(8) (8) 

(8) (8) 

1.2 1.0 

4.3 .1 

11.3 1.9 

13.6 2.2 2.8 .4 

4.5 1.6 16.8 .8 

(X) (X) 

Note 1: Farms classified as nonfarms, nonfarms classified as farms, and farms appearing more than once in the census are not accounted for in these eslimates, but will be provided in 

the 1987 Coverage Evaluation publication. See appendix C for futher explanation. 

Note 2: Detail may not add to total due to rounding. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE APPENDIX C C-15 
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~ UNITED STATES *~~ la~ ~~:~~:~~tie~i~-!~~~~~~r~1 Ii';" your-files -are i~O';:'~~~Pf~~~ I~~~~~~~i~;~~~vestigation. or regulation. 

CENSUS In correspondence pettaJnlng to 'this report .. please refer to your Census File Number (CFN) 

OF AGRICULTURE Ai;f, CENSUS \J::;~ 87-A0208 

BUREAU OF THE CEN8US I I 1201 East Tenth Street .Jeffersonville .. IN 47133 

Note - If your records are not available. reasonable estimates may be used. If you cannot file by February 1. a time extension request may be 

sent to the above address. Include your 1 2-character Census File 

Number (CFN) as shown in your address label in all correspondence to us. 

If yo~ rec:eived ! than one 

A 1-

i~S~~~:~~;' he,e ~~r ~~'::,;I~~~8r; with A 1-

CENSUS 1°35 I 36 1

0

' 1°3 

USE 

ONLY 1°39 IU'U 1°' 1°·2 Please correct errors in name, address. and ZIP Code_ ENTER street and number if not shown_ 

ACREAGE IN 1987 Report land owned, rented, or used INSTRUCTIONS Please report your crops in the appropriate section, s, by you, your spouse, or by the partnership, corporation. or Use section 7 to report ONLY those CROPS NOT lIsted in sections 2 through 6 organization for which you are reporting. Include ALL LAND, and section 8. DO NOT INCLUDE crops grown on land rented to others. REGARDLESS OF LOCATION OR USE - cropland, 

pastureland, rangeland, woodland, idle land, house lots, etc. :e;;:~1 of the followil1!l CROPS I from "THIS PLACE" 

If the acre. you operated In 1987 changed during tIM year .. Acres refer to the INFORMATION SHEET .. section 1. None Number of ac,es 52 Acres Quantity harvested None harvested irrigated 

043 U~. u~, 069 

1 • All land owned .............................. ---- .. D 1. Corn (field) for grain or 

seed (Report quantity on 8 0 2. All land rented or leased FROM OTHERS, including land worked dry shelled-weight basis_!. _ Bu. 

)70 072 

by you on shares, used rent free, in exchange for services. 04. 2. Corn (field) for silage 

0 Tons, 

payment of taxes, etc. Include leased Federal, State, and railroad or green chop ___ . _ .. green 

land. (DO NOT include land used on a per· head basis under a 

D 0 08' 089 090 

grazing permit.) Also complete item 5 below .............. 3. Soybeans for beans .. Bu. 

1

04' 55' 5S! .,. 3. All land rented or leased TO OTHERS, including land worked on 

D 4. Beans, dry edible .... 0 Cwt. shares by others and land s\lbleased. Also complete item 6 below. )73 )74 075 

p" 046 "i;. 5. Wheat for grain, 

4. Acres in "THIS PLACE" - ADD acres owned (item 1) including du rum - .... 0 Bu_ 

and acres rented (item 2), then SUBTRACT acres rented 0 )7. 

Bu. 

,. 

TO OTHERS (item 3', and enter the result in this space._ h.. 6. Oats for grain .. - .... 

t 0 ,,. IUO' ,0.· 

For this census report thesfllJ1'8 the acre. In .... THIS PLACE. ,.. 7. Barley for grain . --- .- Bu. 

lf the entry is zero please refer to the INFORMA TlON SHEET, section 1_ 6.6 168. 688 

5, 1fJ'0u rented land FROM OTHERS (item 2', enter the following information for each landlord. S. Rye for grain ........ 0 Bu. 

0 

.u. I"U' 60. 

Name of landlord Mailing address 'CodeL [Numb.rof """'" 9. Flaxseed .. - -- "--- Bu. 

73. 'J' 736 

10. Sunflower seed - .. - -- 0 Lbs. 

n. ><u 72· 

11. Sugar beets for sugar. 0 To",,-

097 1°98 u'" 

, a sepB,ate shs .. of pape'. 12. Potatoes, Irish ...... 0 110 Cwt_ /10 

If you rented land TO ~ERS lit,,-",-3), enter the following information for each renter. Was any DRY HA Y •. ~~~S§. SILAGE; ~:lN'.GE. or GREHN CHOP cut 

Name of renter Mailing address (Include ZIP Code) [ Number 01 acres or harvested from "THIS PLACE" in Include aO'flhun.-sudan crosses and hay cut hom pastures. 

53 1 0 YES - Completfl tltis section 2 0 NO - Go to section 4 

If cuttings were made for both dry hay eJnd grass silage. hay/age, or 9r8en chop 

from the same fields, report the acreage in the appropriate items under DRY 

HAY and also under GRASS SILAGE, HA YLAGE; and GREEN CHOP. 

, ~m~" on a s.pa,s" sn~' a, p''''''' 

1. DRY HAY {If two or more cuttings of dry Acres Quantity Acres None harvested a·Of the land you rented or leased to others, how many OS3 hay were made from the S8T719 acres, report harvested 

~~~a:~Zfi,h~ 

·irrigated 

acres did you own? ........ .. _.---- ----_ ... D Acres Bcres only once; but report totat tons from all 

cuttings_} 

7. Did you have any grazing permits on a per·head basis? a. Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures for 103 1'0' Tons, 

.v, 

.,. 1'0 ,-,-." hay or dehydrating . --_ .. -_. .- - .. - d,y 

,DYes - Mark (X) all boxes which apply. . • D Taylor Grazing Sec. 3 (BLM) b. Small grain hay - oats, wheat, 'os 1'07 Tons, 

,oa 

S D Indian Land baTley, rye, etc . . -- _ .. -- --_._. --- d,v 

l 0 No - Go to item 8 8 D Other - SpeCifY.,! c. Other tame dry hay - clover, timothy, '09 )10 

Sudangrass, millet, bromegrass, Tons. 

crested wheatgrass. etc. . ... __ .. __ . d,v 

8. LOCATION OF AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITY FOR "THIS PLACE" )13 

!;>.;'s. ,. 

a .In what county was the d.Wild hay ..........•.........•.. 

largest value of your Countyn,,-m~ I State i Number of ac,es 2. GRASS SILAGE, HAYLAGE. AND agricultural products Principal 1°5. 

county ....... GREEN CHOP (If two or more cuttings '5 [11. 117 

raised or produced? ..... were msde from the same acres, report 

1°57 acres only once, but report total tons from Tons, 

b.11 you also had agricultural allcuttings_) .••. _ •• _ •.. _ •.... - . green 

operations in any other Other )58 3. HAY SOLD - Did you sell any hay 118 

county(i~~~~7!i.r the counties )59 or grass silage in 1 987? {Report value , DYes lD No countY etc ..... 0' hay sold in section 9; item 2} •. _ .. - .. 

-~ •• _~. 'FOR FAILURE TO REPORT 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE APPENDIX 0 0-1 
JllDiiiill!l' imiD-!W~er"!!e~anr;y(VV~EGET ABLES. SWEET CORN. MELONS. etc •• hanested FOR SALE from "THIS PLACE"ln 19B71 (Do not include those grown for 

Were any STRAWBERRIES or OTHER BERRIES hal'Yested FOR SALE from "THIS PLACE" in 19B77 (Do not include those grown for home use.1 

5. homeuse.1 

1 0 YES - Conrplete this """Uon 

2 0 NO - Go to section 5 

50 10 YES - Compl"..thl __ on 

2 D NO - Go to section 7 

Crop name Code Acres harvested Acres irrigated 

I Acres Ouantity harvested ~ole acres Tenths 

375 1. Land from which vegetables were harvested in 1987 ............... . 

I Whole acres 

I Acres irrigated 

Tenths I Whole acres Tenths 

37. 

/10 /10 Raspberries 

2. From the list below. enter the crop name and code for each crop harvested in 1987. Strawbenries If more than one vegetable crop was harvested from the same acres. report acres for Other berries _ 

t-_e_B_c_h_c_ro_p_.-:;Rc-e_p_o_n_c,_o_PS_gf_o_w_n_u_nd_"rr-:pc:-ro_t7e_cTt'_on-,-in_s_ .. _c-:'_io_n_5_._-:----,-_-:-_-:--:-__ -I Specify 

Crop name Code Acres harvested Acres irrigated 

Whole acres ITenths 

533 /10 

636 /10 

539 

/10 

Sweet corn 461 '62 

I /10 I /10 If more spsce is needed, use B sepsr6te sheet of paper. 

534 

lbo. 

537 

lbo. 

540 

lbo. 

53. 

53. 

5" I 

I 

/10 

/10 

I 110 

• , /10 I /10 Weta any OTHER CROPS harYested from "THIS PLACE"", 1987 - aman 

10 10 

grains, field seeds. aorgbum. dry PHS. or other crops not preyIou.ry S7 reported? {Report fruit In IItIt:fIon B.I , 1 

, /10 I 

I /10 1 DYES - Compl"..rIol .. __ 

, /10 I /10 2 D NO - GotosectJon8 

• I /1 0 I /10 For those crops not listed enter the crop nanne and code fronn the list below. r.:1f"m-o:-:re"""',p-BC-e"-;.-n-e-::.d~ed~, .,.use-.-s-,.,--P.,..,-• .,.,.-s"7-.-,-'o-=,-P.-pe-,.-'------.L....:...:=-----...L....:..c~ Report quantity harvested in unit specified with crop name. 

Crop "name Code 

381 

383 

385 

391 

Crop name Code Crop name Code !Acres harvested Quantity harvested Acres irrigated 

~;~~~~r:~~e~.::::::::::::::: :~; I-S-o-r-g-h-Unn--f-O-r-g-r-ai-n-o-r---t-----r-----------+~0~83~-------------r.O~8~.----------i Beans. snap (bush and pole) ..... 

Beets ...........•........ 

Broccoli .. ""' ........ " 

Cabbage. head ""' ........ ' Cantaloups and 

muskme10ns .............. . 395 

397 

399 

411 

427 

433 

~~k~ss~~t.:: .::: ::::: ::: ::~~s~e~e~d~-~I~nc~l~ud~e~m~n~o----_+~0~8~2~~----------~O;8 • .----------EB~u·~~O~8~7----------; Radishes .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 451 Sorghunn for silage or 

Carrots ................... . Cauliflower ............•.... 

Squash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 459 green chop (Do not 

Tomatoes .................. 463 include sorghum-sudan Tons. 

Cucumbers and pickles ....... . 

Lettuce and romaine •• . . . . . . .. 

Turnips .....•.....•.•..•. " 465 crosses) 08& green Watermelons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 473 1--'-'="--------+-==--t------t.54"'3;--------"'-'-'-'+..;-;44o;------t 

Other vegetables - Alfalfa seed 542 lbo. Onions. dry ................ . Specify ..........•...•.... 475 578 677 

Were Lbs. eny NURSERY and GREENHOUSE CROPS. MUSHROOMS. sod. Buckwheat 

bulbs. flow ..... flower seed •• vegetable ... ods and plants. yegetables under Canarygrass seed 

575 

770 

771 772 

lbo. glass Or other protection. GROWN FOR SALE on "THIS PLACE"'n 198n 753 ,.. 752 Lbs. S5 1 0 YES - Complete this SfH:tfon Canary seed 651 852 

2 0 NO - Go to section 6 Lt--::c-__ -,-A-=r-'.e-=a-iimrc·g,,·..cte"'d'--r=--:_t-:M:;.u:;s"'t:=a::.;rd=-.=s.::e"'ed=--___ -+...:6:.:5=0~1-_____ +-::-=-_____ ::lb",.::.. +-= ____ --1 

Nonel~7S...:qu-a-~--f~ __ t-j'~A8c-r.-s~~T...:e...:n~th~s~lPT!0~s~o~m~i~lIe~t~ ________ ~6~6~5~~ __________ ~·8~·;---________ ~BU~.~h8~8~7--------~ 1. Nursery and greenhouse crops irrigated in 1987 .. 0 1477 1

470 I /10 693 .9. 

2. From the list below. enter the crop name and code for each ~~~~::-jL------L~~~iS~a~H~I~o~w~e~r---- crop grown. __ -----+~6~9~2~~----__ ----~---------- 1 __ ~lb~s~.-k~ 2 ________ ~ 

Crop name Code 0~~~~~~:~:~~n~A~c-;r~ef~n~i~~~~8~~~0,--p~e~n~ __ -;S~a-:lc-e_s_in __ 19_8_7~~~-------------------t----~----------II:'---------------i':----------~ in 1987 Whole acres Tenths Dollars Cents 

2 

/10 $ I 00 

2 I If more space is needed, USB B separate sheet of paper. 

t----------t---I------t,,----+: _-'-/.'-l.::°t~~------+' ~Oe.:0"--l ~=:::s seed (pounds) ...... '" ~~~e ==(POUndS) ... ) .......... ~~~ /1 0 $ ! 00 Com cut for dry fodder. hogged I Red clover seed (pounds) • • • • • • • • •• lIS 71 

'"";::m"'o::re=-:Csp"'ac=.-;:i.'"'n:-:eed=.::d;-. ::us:':.:-a:-s::.-=p~"'La::'e,-s"'h-,ee-,',-oc;'-,P • .,-"-.-r.-'-------L-.!-.;..::.L"---------1---"'=--1 E~::rr~~ ~~b~~h'::s)~I:). : : : : : :: ::~ I S:ghh~~'::s~od~;V. f.~~~e. . . . . . . . .. 698 

Crop name Code I Crop name Code Fescue seed {pounds) ........... " 802 I Sorghum hogged or grazed 

Bedding plants (Include vegetable plants) 479 Poned flowering p1ants .•..•....... 710 Grains, mixed (bushels) . . . . . . . . . . 614 (report acres on1y) .•... . . . . . . . .. 701 

Bulbs (Exclude bulb flowering plants) . " 482 I Mushrooms .........•......... 494 Kentucky bluegrass seed (pounds) • . .. 829 I Sweotclover seed (pounds. • . • . • . • .. 737 Cut flowers and cut florist greens ... " 48& Sod harvested ....•...•........ 497 lentils (pounds) ................ 635 Triticale (bushels} . . . . . . . . . . . .. 74. Nursery crops - ornamentals, fruit I Vegetable and flower seeds. • . . . • . .. 600 Mint for oil (pounds of oil) • • • . . . . . .. 844 I Vetch seed (pounds) • . . • • • . . . . • • •• 755 

and nut trees. and vines ........... 488 Greenhouse vegetables ...•....•... 503 Peas. dry edible (hundredweight) .. " " 659 Wheatgrass seed (pounds) . . . . . . . .. 7&8 

Foliage plants .............. " ... 707 I Other - Specify . ..........•.... 508 Popcorn (pounds~ shelled) . . . . . . . . .. 662 I Other crops (pounds) - Specify. • . .• 752 

, : Was Ihere a comblnod lotal of 20 or m .... FRUIT TREES,lncluding GRAPEVINES and NUT TREES, on "THIS PLACE"1n 198n 

58 1 0 YES - Compl .... ,hi. aecUon 

20 NO - Go tos"ction 9 I Total acres Acres irrigated I 

I Whole acres TenthS I Whole acres Tenths I 1 . TOTAL ACRES in bearing and nonbearing fruit orchards. vineyards. /121 I 1 2 

and nut trees on this place. (Do notinclude abandoned acres.) \ /1 01' 2 I /10 

2. For those crops not listed below. enter the name and code from the list at the right for other fruit and nut trees on this place in 1987. 

Report the requested information for each crop even if not harvested because of low prices, dannage from hail. frost. etc. 

Crop name 

Apples 

Sweet cherries 

NUMBER OF TREES OR VINES OF - Codet----------r----------1 

123 

345 

Nonbearing 

age 

12' 

3'. 

Bearing 

age 

Acres in trees and vines of 

all ag •• 

Whole acres TenthS 

'25 

3'7 348 

/10 

Tart cherries '8' .". /10 •• 0 587 

If more $pllce is needed, use B separate sheet of paper. 

FORM 87 A0208 {9-2 88} 

0-2 APPENDIX 0 

3 

110 3 

/10 , 3 

, /10 

Quantity 

harvested 

Page 2 

Unit of measure Maricone 

lbo. 

lbs. Tons Boxes per 

box 

'27 lD 

. 

• D . 

lD 

2D 

2D 

2D 

128 

3D I 

i·50 

3D ,5.2 

3D I 

I. 

3D I 

30 :. 

Crop name 

Grapes ...•................... 

Peaches ....•..........•.••.•• 

Pears ••••••••.•••••••••••.... Plums and prunes .....•.•.•..... Other frull and nuts - Specify • .•.... 

Code 

177 

225 

231 

243 

389 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
• .. GROSS VALUE of CROPS SOLD from ''THIS PLACE" in 1987, BEFORE • Did you or anyone els. hawe any CAnLE or CALVES on this placa in 19871 

59 taxes and axpenses (Refer to the INFORMA nON SHEET, section 9.1 "3 

Report your best estimate of the value for each of the following groups of crops sold 1 0 YES - Co_th,. __ from this place in 1987. Include the value of the landlord's andlor contractor's share, 20 NO estimating if necessary. Include value of Government eee loans. - Go to section 14 INVENTORY 

Number on this 

None Dollars Cents • DECEMBER 31, 1987 INVENTORY None place Dec. 31,1987 1. Grains, soybeans and other beans sold in 1987 773 I 1 • CATTLE AND CALVES of all ages 803 

a. Com for grain ........................... 0 $ I 00 ITotal of B. b, c. and d belowl ........ -, .. ,- ... 0 Total 

0 77. I 80' b. Wheat ................. - ............. $ I 00 a. BEEF COWS - Include beef he;fers that 0 Beef 

77S had calved. ............. ,- .--.- .. - ,_. cows 

c. Soybeans 0 $ I 00 80' ............................ [ b.MILK COWS kept for production of milk or 776 I 

d. Sorghum for grain ........................ 0 $ I 00 cream for sale or home use - Include dry 0 Milk milk cows and milk heifers thst had calved. .. • • . . ... cows 

0 777 I 806 Heifers e.8arley ............................... $ I 00 and 778 I c. HEIFERS AND HEIFER CALVES - 100 not ;nc/udg heifer f. Oats .................... ..... ....... 0 $ I 00 heifers that hed calved.) .. • . • • • • . • . .. • . .. . . . . .. 0 caJves 

g. Other - rye, flaxseed, sunflower seed, dry beans, 77' I 807 Steel'S and 

dry peas, mustard seed. buckwheat, safflower, I d.STEERS, STEER CALVES. 8ULLS. 

0 buns of 

0 I AND BULL CALVES ...•.........•...... all ages proso millet, etc. .............. ...... .... $ I 00 

782 I • CATTLE AND CALVES SOLD 2. Hay. silage. field seeds, and grass seeds ......... 0 $ I 00 783 FROM THIS PLACE IN 1987 

3. Vegetables, sweet corn. and melons- (Donotincfude I Include those fed on this place on II Number sold Gross value of sales 

Irish potatoes and sweetpotatoes, report them in item 5 below.) 0 $ I 00 contract or custom basis. Also report in 1987 as sold cattle moved from this place None Dollars tCents 

0 78' I to a feedlot for further feeding. 808 80. 4. Fruits, nuts, and berries - apples, cherries. grapes, etc. $ I 00 I 

78. 2. Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 0 $ I 00 5. Other crops - potatoes. sugar beets. rapeseed, etc. I 810 ." I I (Do not include nursery and greenhouse crops.) - 3. Cattle, including calves weighing I 0 I 

0 I 500 pounds or more •............ $ [ 00 Specify $ I 00 a. Of the total cattle sold, how many were I 

• • How ware the ACRES in this place USED in 19871 FATTENED on this place on GRAIN or .,2 813 I 

510 CONCENTRATES for 30 days or more I 

0 I 1. Copy acres in "THIS PLACE" from section 1, item 4, page 1 Acres and SOLD for SLAUGHTER? ••.•.. $ 00 

NOTE: For items 2 to 5 below, if land was used for more than one purpose in 1987 DAIRY PRODUCTS report it in the FIRST land use listed below that applies. For example~ report cropland • DAIRY PRODUCTS SOLD FROM harvested and also pastured. only as "Cropland harvested. II THIS PLACE IN 1987 Gross value of sales 

2. CROPLAND None Number of acres None Dollars Cents 

8 • Cropland harvested - Include all land from which crops 787 4. Gross value of sales of DAIRY PRODUCTS 8" I 

from this place in 1987 - Include milk. cream. I were harvested or hay was cut. and all land in orchards, citrus 0 butter, etc. ..•..............••.•.•. 0 $ I DO groves, vineyerds. and nursery and greenhouse crops. . ..... ... 

b. Cropland used only for pasture or grazing - Include rotation 78. • ' <I Did you or anyone e1ee haYB any HOGS or PIGS on IfIls place In 19877 pasture and grazing land that could have been used for crops without 0 514 addit;onal improvements. . . . . . .. ....... .... ...... .... 10 c. Cropland used for cover crops, legumes, and soil- 789 YES - CornpI_ tII,._"", INVENTORY 

20 NO - Go to section 15 Number on this improvement grasses. but NOT harvested and NOT 

0 place Dec. 31, 1987 pastured . . . . . . . . . . ... ......................... • DECEMBER 31, 1987 INVENTORY None .,, d. Cropland on which all crops failed - (Exception: Do not 790 

report here land in orchards and vineyards on which the crop 1. HOGS and PIGS of all ages IToral of a and b belowl ... 0 Total 

failed. Such acreage is to be reported in item 2a.) .. .. . ..... .. 0 816 

0 791 a. HOGS and PIGS used or to be used for BREEDING 0 Breeding 

e. Cropland in cultivated summer fallow .... . . . . . . . . . .. 8" 

0 793 b.OTHER HOGS and PIGS .•.......•.......•. 0 Other f. Cropland idle . .............. .... ...... ...... 

3. Woodland - Include 81/ { a. Woodland pastured ....... 0 79. • LITTERS FARROWED 

woodlots and timber tracts and None Number of litters 2. LITTERS FARROWED on this place between - cutover and deforested land 0 79. B18 

with young timber growth. b. Woodland not pastured .... a.December 1, 1986and May 31.1987 ..... 0 4. Other pastureland and rangeland - Include any pastureland 7 •• 819 

other than croplend and woodland pasture . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 b.June 1. 1987 and November 30,1987 ..' . 0 

5. All other land - Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, 97 Nu~~er Gross value of sales 

etc. -Include any land not reporred ;n kems 2 through 4 above. ... 0 sold • HOGS AND PIGS SOLD None in 1987 Dollars Cents 6. TOTAL ACRES - Add the ecNtS repol'fedln items 2 through 5 798 820 821 I (Should be the •• me as Item 1 abo"..J • 3. HOGS and PIGS SOLD from this I 

• Was any LAND in this place IRRIGATED at any time in 19877 place in 1987 ..................... 0 $ 00 822 823 [ 

Irrigated land is all land watered by any artificial or controlled means - sprinklers .. fu~ws 4. Of the hogs and pigs sold. how many were I 

or dffches. spreader dikes .. etc. Include supplemental, partial, and preplant irrigation. sold as FEEDER PIGS for further feeding? 0 $ I 00 

S11 0 YES • Did you or anyone else haweany SHEEP or LAMBS on this place in 19871 1 - Complete tIt/. section 

20 Number of acres 51' NO - Go to section 12 None irrigated 10 YES - Co"".,. __ 

8.0 20 NO - Go to section 16 1. How many acres of harvested land were irrigated? Include land from which hay was cut and land in bearing and 0 INVENTORY nonbearing fruit and nut crops reported in section 10 .. item 2a .. ... Number on this NUM8ERSOLD 

2. How many acres of pastureland. rangeland, and any other 881 None place Dec. 31. 1987 in 1987 

lands not included in item 1 above were irrigated? ........ 0 B2' 82' 

1. SHEEP and LAMBS of all ages ...... 0 • Were any ACRES in this place SET ASIDE, DIVERTED, OR IDLED .2. 

under FEDERAL acreage reduction programs in 19871 a. EWES 1 year old or older ........ 0 ~~~~~~~~~m~~~~~~~rr~~r~~;~~~~~t 512 

Nonel Numbershom Pounds of wool I 1 0 YES - Complttte this section in 1987 shom in 1987 

2 0 NO - Go to section 13 None Number of acres 01 827 828 

682 2. SHEEP and LAM8S SHORN ...... I 1. How many acres were set aside {or diverted I under ANNUAL 

0 Gross value of sales commodity acreage adjustment programs? .........•.. I Cents 683 None Dollars 

2. How many acres were under the CONSERVATION RESERVE 3. What was the gross value of sales of SHEEP, 

0 829 I 

PROGRAM (lOyear, CRPI? .................. ...... 0 LAM8S, and WOOL from this place in 19877 ... $ I 00 

FO RM 7·A 0208 (9-2 861 

Page 3 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE APPENDIX D D-3 
• Did you or anyone elsa have any HORSES, BEES, FISH, GOATS, • : GOVERNMENT CCC LOANS 

OTHER LIVESTOCK, or ANIMAL SPECIALTIES on this place in 19B71 S, • .,6 ,0 YES - Complete thl. MICtIon 20NO - Go to section 17 1. Amount received in 1987 from Government CCC loans for - None Dollars Cents 

INVENTORY Include regular and reserve loans, even if redeemed or forfeited. •• 6 I Number on Total quantity sold Gross value of safes a.Com 0 $ I 00 this place in 1987 ..... -.- ....... -... , ............ ,-

None Dec. 31,1987 Dollars I Cents •• 7 I 

1. Horses and ponies .30 .31 .32 b.Wheat ................................. 0 $ I 00 

of all ages ....... 0 Number $ I 00 ••• I •• 0 I c. Soybeans ............................... 0 $ I 00 .3' Number .. , I ... .. , I 0 I 

2. Colonies of bees ... 0 Pounds $ I 00 d. Sorghum. barley. and oats ................... $ 00 honey .. , I ... I 0 I •• 3 Number .'6 I B.Rye and honey -, ,_ ........ - .. ,- ...... , ,- $ 00 I ... Gallons $ I 00 • Payments received for participation in FEDERAL FARM PROGRAMS 3. Milk goats ...•... 0 milk I in 1987 (DO NOT INCLUDE CCC loaM,} Refer to INFORMA nON 

... I SHEET; seroon 19. None Dollars : Cents •• 7 Number •• 0 Sl' I 6 •• I ... Pounds $ I 00 1. Amount received in cash . . . . .. 0 I 4. Angora goats ..... 0 I $ 00 mohair -, .... - -, .. - .... 

8.' 8.2 . ., 2. Value of ceroficates received - payment-in·kind (PIK) 6 •• I I I 

0 I or commodity certificates ...................... 0 $ 00 5. Other goats ...... Number $ I 00 833 • 3' 83 • • • TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

6. Mules. burros, and I 

0 I 520 donkeys. " .•.... Number $ 00 83. 837 838 I Mark (X) the one item which best describes the type of organization for 7. Mink and their 

0 I this place in 1987. Refer to the INFORMATION SHEET" section 20. pelts .......•... Number $ I 00 

... ••• 8'6 • FAMILY or INDIVIDUAL operation - 921 

8. Rabbits and their I 

1 0 0 } I (Do not include psnnership and corporation.) . •••••••. 

pelts ..... " .•.. Number $ 00 • PARTNERSHIP operation -Include family Go to section 22 

9. All other livestock and I pannerships • ........................ . ,0 livestock products 857 858 8 •• I 

3D I • INCORPORATED UNDER STATE LAW ........... Go to section 21 

Specify Number $ I 00 

Gross value of sales • OTHER, such as estate Or trust, prison farm, grazing 

.O~ Specify below then 

1 O. Rsh and other aquaculture Total quantity sold association. Indian reservation. etc .•.........•.. go to section 22 

products (Enter name and in 1987 Dollars I Cents 

code from list below.) 

1}2 

I Specify 

Name Code ~--OR--P2~~ I , $ I 00 • '. CORPORATE STRUCTURE (for incorporated operations only) --- Number I Refer to the INFORMA TlON SHEET, section 21. 

Nania Code Name Code S21 Catfish .• ....... ......... .. 860 Other fish - Specify . .. . ...... 866 '2' Trout. ....... ... ... 863 Other aquaculture 1. Is this a family·held corporation? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , DYes ,ONo 

If more space is needed, use tJ st!ptJrtlte sheet of paper. products - Specify • •••..•.•• 869 

• Did you or anyone else have any POULTRY, such a. CHICKENS, 2. Are there more than 10 stockholders? ............. 3D Yes .0 No 

TURKEYS, DUCKS. etc., on this place In 19871 Include poulrty grown • CHARACTERISTICS AND OCCUPATION OF OPERATOR (Senior partner fo, otht!H'S on,. contract basis. S22 or person in charge) Refer to the INFORMA nON SHEET, section 22. S17 INVENTORY 

,0 YES - Complete this section Number on Total number 1 • RESIDENCE - Does the operator (senior partner or '23 this place sold in 1987 20 NO - Go ,0 Yes ,0 No to section 1 B None Dec. 31. 1987 person in charge) live on this place? ........•...... 

1. HENS and PULLETS of laying age. . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 8.2 893 2. PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION - At which occupation 

2. PULLETS for laying flock replacement did the operator spend the majority (50 percent or '2. 89. 8.5 more) of his/her worktime in 19871 For partnerships 

a , 0 Farming 2 0 Other .PULLETS 3 months old or older not yet of laying age 0 consider all members of the partnership together. • •••••••• 

b.PULLET CHICKS and PULLETS under 3 months old 8.8 or ranching 

0 .2. (Do not include commercial broilers.) ........... 3. OFF· FARM WORK - How many days did the operator r'oo' 3. BROILERS. fryers, and other meat·type chickens 8.8 8" (senior partner or person in charge) work at least ,Ol-49days 4 hours per day off this place in 19877 -Include wo,k including capons and roasters ............... 0 at a nonfarm job, business, or on someone else's ferm for 3050-99 days 

4. TURKEYS '00 .01 pay. (Do not include exchange farmwork.J . ..••......... .0100-149days a .. Turkeys for slaughter (Do not include breeders.J ..• 0 .0 150-199 days '02 .03 b.Turkey HENS kept for breeding ............. 0 • 0 200 days or more 

5. OTHER POULTRY raised in captivity - ducks, 4. In what YEAR did the operator (or senior partner) begin 080 

geese. pigeons or squab, pheasants. quail, etc. to operate any part of this place? ................. Year (Enter poultry name and code from the list below.) 1 92. Pouftry name Code ___ , 5. AGE of operator (senior partner or person in charge) ... Years old 

Poultry name Code ___ 92' rw

"''' 

Name Code I Name Code I Name Code 2 0 Negro or Black Ducks ... ........ 904 Pigeons or squab. .. 908 Quail ....... .. 912 Geese ... ...... 906 I Pheasants. . .... 910 I All other poultry ~ 3 0 American Indian Specify . .... .... 914 6. RACE of operator (senior partner or person in charge) .. • 0 Asian or Pacific 6. POULTRY HATCHED on this place in 1987 and None Number Islander placed or sold - chickens. turkeys. ducks, etc. - 918 • 0 Other - SpecifYJ, Specify kind of poultry 0 '17 7. Incubator egg capacity on December 31. 1987 .. 0 92. 

7. SEX of operator (senior partner or person in charge) .. ' , o Male ,0 Female 

Gross value of sales 

8. What was the gross value of sales of None Dollars Cents 8. SPANISH ORIGIN - Is the operator (senior partner 

"8 or person in charge) of Spanish origin or descent "7 poultry and poultry products (eggs, I 1 DYes 20 No etc.) from this place in 1987? .......... 0 $ I 00 (Mexican, Puerto Rican. Cuban, or other Spanish)? .... 

FORM 87 A0208 £9 2 86) Page 4 Page 5 

0-4 APPENDIX 0 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
PRODUCTION., ., ._ paid by you and oth .... for this any INSECTICIDES, fUNGICIDES, NEMATICIDES, 

523 place In 1987 OTIIER PESTICIDES, or OTHER CHEMICALS used on this place In 19877 

Include your best estimates of expenses paid by you, your landlord. contractors. .2. 

,0 YES- eompl ..... ",,.._ 20 NO - Go to section 26 buyers. and others for production of crops. livestock. and other agricultural products in 1987. (DO NOT INCLUDE expenses connec1ed with performing customwork for Include any materials provided by you. your landlords. or contractors. For each item others; operation of ncotann activities. businesses, or services; or household listed. report acres only once. If multipurpose chemicals were used. report acreage expenses not related to the farm business.) 

Dollars : Cents treated for each purpose. None Acres on which 1. Livestock and poultry purchased - cattle. calves. 197• I 1. Sprays. dusts. granules. fumigants. etc .• (fungicide. None used hogs, pigs. sheep, lambs. goats, horses. chicks. poults. 

0 1$ I 00 herbicide. insecticide. nematicide) to control - [936 started Pullets. etc. ........... ..... - ... - ... ,. a. Insects on crops. including hay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 0 

2. Feed purchased for livestock and poultry - grain, 1

972 I b. Nematodes in crops ..•.. , ..............•.... 0 IS37 

hay. silage. mixed feeds. concentrates. etc •.•....... 0 I IS38 c. Disea_ in crops and orchards (blights. a.Commercially mixed formula feeds purchased- smuts, rusts. etc.) .- '-' .... - .......... _._.-. 0 complete, supplement, concentrates, premixes. ::::; d. Weeds. gra •• , or IbrustI in crops and pasture - 1

939 IDo not include ingredients None Dolla .. I 

purchased separately, such as 0 

o 1:73 Include both pre-emergence and post emergence . •••• _ • _ •• 

soybean meal. cottonseed 

00 ':::,: 2. Chemicals, ~=i:ik~i~r for growth control 0 

1 •• 0 meal. and urea.} .. ....... of crops or ~ • . . 

3. Seed cost - for com. other grains. soybeans. tobacco, 1

9 

cotton, etc. - Include plants and trees purchased. ...... 0 1$ I 00 S26 - Inc';"''; orr'; r 

t 

.... Af!D u ...... ~ .. W~ 

Ii. • un ." .. ~pI~o!, u !"::J6!!'~~87. 4. Commercial fertirlzar purcha.ed - all 1

975 

I fonms. including rock phosphate and gypsum. 0 1$ I 00 • Value of ALL machinery and equipmllnt on this pllICB, Decllm ..... 31, 1987 Include cost of custom applicatjons. "'-'" .......... 

5. Agricultural chemicals purchased - Insecticides. 1

976 I 1. What is the estimated market value of ALL machinery. -Estimated maJ1cet value herbicides. fungicides. other pesticides, etc. - Include I equipment, and implements usually kept on this place Doll8rs Cento cost of CUstom applications. 100 nOf incfude lime.} ........ 0 1$ I 00 and used for the farm or ranch business? - Include cera. 

trucks. tractors, combines. plows, disks .. ha"ows .. dryers. f943 I 6. Gasol ..... and other petroleum fulll and all I pumps,. motors, irrigaTion equipment, dairy equipment Including I purchased for the fann busln ..... - 1977 I 00 mi1kers and bulk tBnks, livestock feeders, grinding and mixing 

I. I 00 a. Gasoline and gasohol . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . • . . 0 1$ equipmem, erc ••....•. ~ .. _ ....•. _ •• _ .. _ •• _ • _ .. 

b. Diesel fuel " ............................ 0 1~78 I 00 • SELECTED machinery and equipment on Total number 

1~79 I 00 this place, Dllcamber31, 1987. {Report I~?;ts~~ on this place on 

c. Natural gas 0 on/ylfUMdlrtfSB6or 1987.1 Oecember 31. 1987 ................... '" ....... None 

d. LP gas. fuel oil. kerosene. motor oil. grease. etc .... 0 1~80 I 00 0 184• 1945 2. Motortrucks - Include pickups . ....... 7 . Electricity for the fann busina •• - 100 not 1.8• I 3. Wheel tractors other than garden tractors include household expenses. J .. ... ..... ........... 0 1$ I 00 and motor tillers -

0 

94 • 1947 

8. Hlrad farm and ranch labor - also include employer's cost s. Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) ...•. 

1·82 I 

0 [948 1

949 for social security, workman*s compensation, insurance I b. 40 horsepower (PTO) or mor •.....•. premiums. pension plans. etc. ISee INFORMATION SHEEn 0 1$ I 00 0 1.50 r95. 4. Grain and bean combines. all types ...•. 

9. Contract labor - Include expenditures for fabor. such 

1

983 I 5. Cotton pickers end strippers • . . . . • . . . 0 I·'· 1

967 

as harvesting of fruit. vegetables, berries, BtC_. I 0 [95. 1 •• 9 perlonned on a contract basis by a contractor, crew 

0 1$ I 00 6. Mower conditioners .- ._ ........... leader, II cooperative, etc. ..................... -. 7. Pickup balers - Include rec1:8ngle f900 981 

110. Repair and maintenanca a_as fOl'the 1

984 I snd round balers ..•..•.•..•...• _ . • • 0 

upkeep of buildings, motor vehicle., and fann 0 1$ I 00 equipment ... n •• ~~ CURRENT m .. n ... c I 1fALUE OF LAND.nd .............................. S27 BUILDINGS I 

111 • Custornwork, machine hire and rental of I Please give your best ESTIMATE of the CURRENT MARKET machinery and equipment -Include expendhures for I VALUE of land and buildings for all acres reported in Eso~T:n~'!:tb~~~~~~e use of equipment and for customworlc such as gfinding I and mixing section 1. items 1. 2, and 3, page 1. None Dollars : Cents feed, plowing. combining. corn picking. 19 •• drying, silo filling. spraying, dusting. fenllizlng. etc. (Do I f·9• : not I include cost of cotton ginn;ng and application of 

0 1$ I 00 1. All land owned 0 1$ 00 fertilizer and chemicals.) ............ ........... ................. , ......... 

112. Interest paid on debts - (See INFORMATION SHEET) '.8. I 1

997 : 0 1$ 00 2. All land rented or leased FROM OTHERS ..•....... 0 \$ 00 a. Secured by real estate. . . . • . . . . • . . . . . . . . . .. 

198 I 198• : 0 1$ I 00 3. All land rented or leased TO OTHERS .•.......... 0 \$ 00 b. Not secured by real estate .........•......... 

113. Cash rent paid for land and buildings In 1987- 1968 INCOME fROM FARM· RELATED ; IN 1987 

(Do not include grazing fees. J. . . • . • . • • . . • . • • • • • • • •• 0 1$ I 00 S28 Report amount received before biS'," and .1rJMn .... 

I income 114. Property taxes paid - Include farm real estate, 1989 I 1. Customwork and other agricultural services provided for None Dollars : Cent! 

machinery. livestOCk. etc. for the farm business. tOo not include 

0 1$ I 00 farmers and others - plowing. planting, spraying. taxes plfid by IlIndlords.) ....... ................. harvesting. preparation of products for market, etc • IS92 I 

I (It cusromworJc;s II separate busfttess. refer to INFORMATION 0 Is 1 

I 00 '15. All other production expenses -Include insurance. I SHEET.sect;on28) •• _ .• ~. _ .••.• , .••• , ••.• _. _ .•• 

water. animal health costs. grazing fees. marketing charges. 1990 I 2. Gross cash rent or share payments received from renting I miscellaneous fsrm supplies, etc. (Do not include depreciation. I out farmland or payments received from lease or sale of IS93 r household expenses. and expenses not associated with the 

0 I 00 I fsrm business.) ......... '" .................. $ allotments - Include payments for livestock pastured on 0 1$ I 8 per·I1esd basis. per-month basis, per·pound basiS. etc. • . • • . - 00 

r.=E·~ on this place d:~;98Ti Including RI)(; IS94 

52. : 00 3. Sales of forest products and Christmas trees -Include 0 1$ 10 YES - eom",..,.,rhl •• _ 2 0 NO- Go to section 25 maple products, naval stores ... firewood, et"c. .•..•.......• 

None - Acres fertHized 4. Recreational services. patronage dividends of cooperatives. I 

and other income which is CLOSELY RELATED to the I 

1. Acres of cropland fertilized in 1987 - 100 not include cropland 1

932 agricultural operation on this place - 199• I 

0 I for pastures reported in section 10, item 2b.} ...•....•••...• 

Specify 0 1$ I 00 2. Acres of pastureland and rangeland fertilized in 1987 IS33 

reported in section 10. items 2b and 4 ................ 0 ,T~HIS REPOR· . -Pleaseprfnt 

Ton. of lime -A~sli~"d Name '999 Date None 3. LIME - tons of lime used and acres on 1

934 193 • which applied - (Do not include land plaster or 0 Telephone number I Area Code I Number gypsum or lime for sanitation.) .... _ ....... FORM 87·A0208 19-2·88) Page 6 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE APPENDIX 0 0-5 
~--------- -- ------- --------- FORM 87-A01 III 112·17-861 INFORMATION SHEET U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

1987 UNITED STATES CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

Special Reporting Instructions 

1_ Who Should Report 

WE NEED A REPLY FROM EVERYONE RECEIVING A REPORT FORM, 

INCLUDING individuals, landlords, tenants, partnerships, 

corporations, institutions, and THOSE NOT CONDUCTING 

AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS. Each case included in the census has 

a unique Census File Number (CFN). In order to make the census 

results as complete and accurate as possible, we need to obtain 

information about every CFN. 

2. If You Received More Than One Report Form for an Operation 

Complete only ONE report form for an operation. Write "Duplicate" 

near the address label of each extra report form. Also, write the 

1 1 -digit census file number(s) of the DUPLICATE report(s) ON THE 

COMPLETED REPORT in the space provided to the left of the address 

label. Return the extra report(s) in the same envelope with your 

completed report form so that we can correct our records. 

3. If You No Longer Farm 

If you had agricultural operations at any time during 1987, please 

report all agricultural activity during the year. Report all land on your 

census form that you owned or rented. Also, report your 1987 crop 

and livestock production and 1987 sales. 

Explain on the first page of the report form (or on a separate sheet of 

paper) that you quit farming or ranching and give the approximate 

date and the name and address of the present operator, if known. 

4. If You Never Farmed or Have No Association With Agricultura 

Please write a note on the report form near the address label explaining 

this and return the form so that we can corract our records. In our 

efforts to make the census as complete as possible, we obtained lists 

from various sources. We tried to eliminate duplicate and nonfarm 

addresses, however, it was not always possible to do so. 

5. If You Have More Than One Agricultural Operation 

Complete a report form for EACH SEPARATE and DISTINCT 

production unit, i.e., each individual farm, ranch, feedlot, greenhouse, 

etc., or combination of farms, etc., for which you maintain SEPARATE 

records of operating expenses and sales, livestock and other 

inventories. crop acreages, end production. 

6. If You Have a Partnarship Operation 

Complete only ONE report for the entire partnership's agricultural 

operation and include all partners' shares on the one report. If 

members of the partnership also operate separate farms or ranches in 

addition to the partnership farming operation, separate report forms 

should be completed for each individual operation. 

If two or more report forms were received for the same operation, mark 

each additional form as a "Duplicate." Return the duplicate report(s) in 

the same envelope with the completed partnership report, where 

possible, or write a note on the duplicate report, such as, "(Name of 

partner) has completed a report for the partnership (provide name and 

CFN of partnership.)" 

7. Landlord's or Contractor's Shara 

If you rented or leased land from others or had a contract for the 

production of agricultural products, include both your share and the 

landlord's or contractor's share of the production, sales, and expenses 

so your census report form will be complete for "THIS PLACE." 

If you do not know the landlord's or contractor's share, include your 

BEST ESTIMATE. If you do not have records available for all data items, 

use your best estimate. 

Ho_ to Enter Your Respon_ 

Enter your replies in the proper spaces, on the correct lines, and in the 

units requested, i.e., dollars, bushels. tons. etc. Write any explanation 

outside the answer spaces or on a separate sheet of paper. 

All dollar figures may be entered in whole dollars. CENTS ARE NOT 

REOUIRED. 

Enter whole numbers except where tenths are requested, such as acres 

of potatoes harvested. If you have 1/2, 1/3, or 114 of an acre, convert 

to tenths. For example, convert 1/2 to 5/10, 113 to 3/10, 1/4 to 2110. 

The census report form will contain sections and questions which do 

not apply to you. When this occurs, mark the "None" or "No" box 

and go on to the next item or section. 

0-6 APPENDIX 0 

Instructions For Specified Sections 

~ Section 1 - ACREAGE IN 1987 

Your answers to this section will determine the land (Acres In 

"THIS PLACE") referred to in the rest of the report form. 

When answering the acreage questions, include the land 

associated with your agricultural operations in 1 987 whether in 

production or not. Include all land that you owned or rented 

during 1987 even if only for part of the yeer. Do not include any 

unrelated residential or commercial lend. 

IF YOU QUIT FARMING OURING 1987 - Complete the 

report form for the portion of the year that you did farm. Explain 

on the report form in the space to the left of the address lebel (or 

on another sheet of paper) when you stopped farming and 

include the name and address of the person now using the land. 

Report all land in section 1 in whole acres. 

Item 1 - All Land Owned - Report all land owned in 1987 whether 

held under title, purchase contract or mortgage, homestead law, or as 

heir or trustee of an undivided estate. Include all land owned by you 

andlor your spouse. or by the partnership, corporation, or organization 

for which you are reporting. 

Item 2 - All Land Rented or Leased FROM OTHERS -

Report all land rented by you or your operation even though the 

landlord may have supplied materials or supervision. 

INCLUDE in item 2: 

a. Land for agricultural use that you rented from others for cash 

b. Land you worked on a share basis (crop or livestock) 

c. Land owned by someone else that you used rent-free 

d. Federal, State. Indian reservation, or railroad land rented or 

leased by the acre 

DO NOT INCLUDE in item 2: 

Land used on a per-head or animal unit license or permit basis, 

such as section 3 of the Taylor Grazing Act, National Forest, 

or Indian reservation permit land. If you had any of these 

permits, mark "yes" to item 7. 

Item 3 - All Land Rented or Laasad TO OTHERS - Include 

all land rented out for any purpose if it was part of the acreage 

reported in items 1 and 2. A report form will be obtained from 

each of your tenants to cover the operations on that land. 

INCLUDE in item 3: 

B. Owned land rented to others for cash or a share of crops or 

livestock 

b. Land you rented from someone and then subleased to 

someone else 

c. Land worked for you by someone for a share of crops or 

livestock 

d. Land which you allowed others to use rent-free 

Item 4 - Acres In "THIS PLACE'" - This figure will show 

the total of all land you operated at any time in 1987. 

If item 4, Acres in "THIS PLACE " Is "0'" and: 

a. You raised any crops or had any livestock or poultry on 

"THIS PLACE" in 1 987, complete the report. 

b. All your land was operated by a renter or sharecropper, 

complete item 6 (name and address of renters), skip to and 

complete section 29, and explain briefly, "all land rented 

out," etc. Mail form in return envelope. 

c • You did not have any agricultural activity on owned or rented 

land in 1 987, complete section 29 and explain briefly, such 

as "retired," "sold farm," and date. Give name and address 

of current operator if known and return form. 

~ Sections 2 through 8 - CROPS 

Sections 2 through 8 provide space for reporting crops harvested 

during the 1 987 crop year from the land shown in section 1, item 4 

(Acres In "THIS PLACE") of your report. Please report your crops 

in the appropriate sections. Do NOT include any crops grown on 

land rented or leased TO OTHERS, or worked by others on shares 

during 1987. 

Acres harvested - Enter the acres harvested in 1987. Round 

fractions to whole acres except where tenths are requested by 

"f10" in the reporting box, such as for potatoes. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
Quantity harvested - If your unit of measure is different than the 

unit on the report form, please convert your figure for the quantity 

harvested to the unit requested. If the harvest was incomplete by 

December 31, 1 987, please report the quantity harvested and 

estimated quantity to be harvested. 

Acres irrigated - For each crop irrigated, report number of acres 

irrigated. Irrigation is defined as land watered by artificial or controlled 

means - sprinklers, furrows or ditches, spreader dikes, purposeful 

flooding, etc. Include acres that received supplemental, partial, 

andlor preplant irrigation. Do not report water applied in transplanting 

tobacco plants, trees, or vegetables as irrigation .. Leave H Acres 

irrigated" blank for crops that are not irrigated. 

How to Report Crops Harvested 

.. Sections 2 and 3 - Report only for the listed crops. 

.. Sections 4 through 8 - To report: (1) find the crop name and the 

code number from the list in the section; (2) enter crop name and code 

in the first two columns of the first available answer line in the section; 

(3) enter the information that is requested in the remaining columns. If 

you harvested a crop not listed in sections 4 through 8, use the ·'Other" code in the appropriate section and specify the crop name. 

Double Cropping - If two or more crops were harvested from the 

same land (double cropping) report the total acres and production of 

each harvested crop in the appropriate section(s) of the report form. 

Example: In 1987 you harvested 1,230 bushels of wheat from 40 

acres, then on the same 40 acres planted soybeans, from which you 

harvested 1,550 busheJs.You irrigated the soybeans but not the vvheat. 

Were any of the following CROPS harvested from 

52 "THIS PLACE" In 19877 

Acres Quantity Acres 

None harvested harvested irrigated 

0 091 092 093 1. Cotton ........... Bales 

2 • Soybeans for beans 0 088 ~o 089'J;SO Bu. 090 ~O 

3. Wheat for grain ..... 0 073 07j. Ol~o 07S 

0 Bu. 

4. Oats for !'Irain ...... 0 07. 077 07. Bu. 

Interplantad Crops - If two crops were grown at the same time in 

alternating strips in the same field, report the portion of the field used 

for each crop. 

Example: A 60 acre field was planted in cotton and soybeans, with 

two rows of cotton followed by an area of the same width planted in 

soybeans. No irrigation was used. Thirty acres of soybeans and 30 

acres of cotton would be reported in the appropriate section(s). 

Skip Row Planting - If a crop is planted in an alternating pattern of 

planted and non-planted rows, such as two rows planted and two 

rows skipped (2 X 2), report the portion of the field occupied ~y the 

crop in the appropriate section for that crop, and report the skIpped 

portion as "Cropland idle" in section 10, item 2f. 

.. Section 4 - VEGETABLES - Report acres of vegetables harvested 

FOR SALE or commercial processing. Do not include vegetables grown 

for home use. Report the total acreage of each vegetable crop harvested. 

Example: In 1987 you harvested 10 acres of lettuce from a field, then 

replanted the field in lettuce and harvested the 10 acres again. 80th 

crops of lettuce were irrigated. Enter only 10 acres of land from which 

vegetables were harvested and 1 0 acres irrigated in item 1 of section 4. but write in 20 acres of lettuce harvested and 20 acres of lettuce 

irrigated in item 2 of section 4. 

.. Section 8 - FRUITS and NUTS - In counting the combined total 

of 20 or more trees and vines, include those for home use as well as 

those maintained for sale of the production. Acres in trees or vines 

that have been abandoned should not be included; these acres should 

be included in section 10, item 2f "Cropland idle." 

If crops other than fruit and nut trees and vines were interplanted with 

trees or vines, report the total acres for the orchard crop in section 8 

and the total acres of the interplanted crop in the appropriate section. 

.. Section 9 - GROSS VALUE OF CROPS SOLD 

Report the value of all crops sold from "THIS PLACE" in 1987, 

regardless of the year they were harvested or who owned the land. Be 

sure to report gross values before deducting expenses and taxes. 

Include Government CCC loans received for "THIS PLACE" in 1987. 

Include payments received in 1987 from cooperatives or marketing 

organizations for crops produced on "THIS PLACE" regardless of the 

year in which the crops were harvested. 

Also include as sales, your estimate of the value of any crop removed 

from "THIS PLACE" in trade for services, such as hay cut in exchange 

for fence repair, clearing, or other services. If the sale price or market 

value is not known, give your best estimate of the crop's market value 

when removed from "THIS PLACE." 

DO NOT INCLUDE crops or crop products purchased from others 

and later sold. 

FORM 87-AOHI) 112-17-861 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

Page 2 

.. Section 10 - USE OF ACRES IN "THIS PLACE" 

This section is used to classify the acres in "THIS PLACE" 

reported in section 1, item 4. (Do not include any acres you 

rented to others reported in section 1. item 31. The sum of tt:'e 

acres entered in various categories should equal total acres In 

"THIS PLACE." 

Land Used for More Than Ona Purpose - Do not report the 

same acreage for mOre than one of the listed purposes. If part 

or all of your land was used for more than one listed purpose in 

1987, report that land only in the first category listed. For 

example, if you plowed under a cover crop, and planted and 

harvested a grain crop. report the land in item 2a, "Cropland 

harvested," but do NOT report as "Cropland used for cover 

crops, legumes, etc." (item 2c) . 

Double Cropping - When more than one crop was harvested 

from the same land in 1987, report that land only ONCE as 

"Cropland harvested," in item 2a. 

Interplanted Crops - If you interplanted crops. such as cotton 

in an orchard, report the total land used for both crops only 

ONCE, as "Cropland harvested," in item 2a. 

Skip Row Planted Crops - Report the acres that represent the total nonplanted or skipped rows as "Cropland idle," item 2f. The 

acres that represent the planted rows should be reported as 

"Cropland harvested," in item 2a. 

.. Section 12 - ACRES SET ASIDE. DIVERTED, OR IDLED UNDER FEDERAL ACREAGE REDUCTION 

PROGRAMS IN 1987 

Include in item 2 all acres in "THIS PLACE" retired from production 

and placed, by long·term contract, into the Conservat!on Reserve 

Program. Acres placed into the program during and prIor to 1987 

should be included. 

... Sections 13 through 17 -LIVESTOCK. POULTRY. OTHER 

LIVESTOCK. OR ANIMAL 

SPECIALTIES 

Animals and Poultry to Include in the Report - Report all 

animals, poultry, and animal specialties on "this place" (section 

1 item 4) on December 31 ,1987. Include all owned by you and 

a;"y kept by you for others. Include animals .on unfe!'ced land.s, . 

National Forest land, district land, cooperatIve grazing assocIatIon 

land or rangeland administered by the Bureau of Land Man'agement on a per-head or tease basis. Animals in transit on December 31 , 1987, or animals on a short·term pasture (;ouch as 

wheat pasture or crop residue) on a per-head or lease baSIS should 

be reported by the person who had control of the animals. 

Animals and Poultry to Exclude from the Report - Do not 

report animals or poultry kept on land rented to others or kept 

under a share arrangement on land rented to others. Do not include 

animals quartered in feedlots which are not a part of "this place." 

Animals kept on a place not operated by you are to be Included on 

the report for that place. 

Animals Bought and Sold - DO NOT REPORT ANY ANIMALS 

BOUGHT AND THEN RESOLD WITHIN 30 DAYS. Such purchases 

and sales are considered "dealer"' transactions. and are not" 

included in this census. 

Number Sold - Report all animals and poultry sold or removed 

from' 'this place" in 1987, without regard to ownership or w!'o 

shared in the receipts. Include animals sold for a landlord or glyen 

to a landlord or others in trade or in payment for goods or servIces. 

Do NOT report number sold for any livestock or poultry kept on 

another place. 

Dairy Termination Program or "Whole-Herd Dairy Buy-Out 

Program" - The amount received in 1987 from the 

Government under the dairy termination program should be 

included in section 19, item 1 . Dairy animals and products sold 

in 1987 should be reported in section 13. 

Animals Moved to Another Place - For animals moved from 

"this place" to another place. such as for further fee~ing, report 

animals as "sold" and give your best estimate of their market 

value when they left "this place. " 

Fat Cattle Sold - Cattle fattened on grain or conc<:ntrate~ for 

30 days or more and sold for slaughter are reported In sectIon 13. 

itam 3a. 

DO NOT INCLUDE WITH FATTENED CATTLE SOLD: 

a.Cattle and calves sold for further feeding 

b. Veal calves. or any calves weighing less than 500 pounds 

c. Dairy cows fed only the usual dairy ration before being sold 

APPENDIX D D-7 
Value of Sales - Report the total gross value of animals and poultry 

sold or removed from "this place" in 1987 without deducting 

production or marketing expenses (cost of feed, cost of livestock 

purchased, cost of hauling and selling. etc.l. If the sale price or 

market value is not known, give your best estimate of their market 

value when they left "this place." Do NOT report the value of sales 

of any livestock and poultry owned by you but kept and sold from a 

place you did not operate. 

Contract and Custom Feeding Operations - Livestock or poultry 

kept by you on "this place" on a contract or custom basis should be 

included on this report REGARDLESS OF OWNERSHIP. Report as 

"INVENTORY" numbers of animals or poultry on the place on 

December 31, 1987. Report as "SOLD" animals and pOUltry kept on a 

contract or custom basis and removed or sold from the place in 1987. 

If the sale price or market value is not known. give your best estimate 

of the market value of the animals or poultry when they left> the place. 

~ Section 16 - HORSES, BEES, FISH, GOATS. OTHER LIVESTOCK, 

OR ANIMAL SPECIALTIES 

Item 2 - If you owned BEES - Report all colonies or hives of bees and 

honey operations conducted by you, regardless of where the hives were 

kept most of the year. Report hives or colonies. pounds of honey sold, 

and value of safes. 

Items 7 and 8 - Mink pelts and rabbit pelts should be included in 

number sold and value of sales. but not in inventory. 

Item 9 - Other Livestock and Uvestock Products - Include in all 

other livestock and livestock products manure, beeswax, and any 

other animal products sold from "this place" in 1987. Pleese indicate units used in reporting. 

Item 10 - Fish and Other Aquaculture Products - Report number 

of pounds sold and gross value of sales for each. Enter name and code 

from list. 

~ Section 17 - POULTRY 

The person who furnished the housing and labor should report the 

poultry operation on his/her report form regardless of who owns the 

birds. Report as sold poultry that were taken or moved from the place 

in 1987. 

~ Section 18 - AMOUNT RECEIVED FROM GOVERNMENT 

CCC LOANS 

Item 1 - Report the amount received under the regular or reserve 

program for commodities placed under CCC loan during 1987. Include 

amount received even if commodity was redeemed or forfeited prior to 

December 31 • 1 987. 

Do not include CCC loans received to build crop storage facilities or 

amount received for storage payments in the reserve program. 

~ Section 19 - FEDERAL PAYMENTS RECEIVED 

Report all payments received from Federal Farm Programs in 1987 

regardless of whether payment was made in cash or commodity 

certificates. Include cash payments in item 1. In item 2, include the 

value of any certificates held or the value received from sale or 

redemption of any certificates in 1987. 

Federal payments include receipts from Federal programs such as 

deficiency payments, "Whole-herd dairy buy-out." support price 

payments. indemnity programs, disaster payments. paid land 

diversion, inventory reduction payments. payments received for 

approved soil and water conservation projects, et:c. 

~ Section 20 - TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Use the following definitions to determine the type of organization for 

your operation: 

Family or Individual Operation - Defined as farm or business 

organization controlled and operated by an individual (sole proprietor). 

Include family operations that are not incorporated and not operated 

under a partnership agreement. 

Partnership Operation - Defined as two or more persons who have 

agreed on the amount of their contribution (capital and effortl and the 

distribution of profits. Co-ownership of land by husband and wife or 

joint filing of income tax forms by husband and wife DOES NOT 

constitute a partnership. uru';ss a specific agreement to share 

contributions, decision making. profits, and liabilities exists. Production 

under contract or under a share rental agreement DOES NOT constitute 

a partnership. 

Incorporated Under Stat .. Lew - A corporation is defined as a legal 

entity or artificial person created under the laws of a State to carry on s 

business. This definition does not include cooperatives. Information on 

type of corporation should be reported in section 21 • 

Other - Such as cooperatives\(defined as an incorporated or 

unincorporated enterprise o'r,,!!, association created and formed jointly 

by the members), estate or trust (defined as a fund of money or property 

administered for the benefit of another individual or organization I. prison 

farm, grazing association, Indian reservation, institution run by a 

government or religious entit:y. etc. 

FORM 87·A01m (l2-17·86} 

0-8 APPENDIX 0 

Page 3 

~ Section 21 - CORPORATE STRUCTURE 

This section is to be answered by corporations only. Answer both 

items. A family-held corporation has more than 50 percent of its 

atock owned by persons related by blood or marriage. 

~ Section 22 - CHARACTERISTICS AND OCCUPATION OF 

DPERATOR 

This section collects information about the operator of "this 

place" defined as the individual owner, the operator. the senior 

partner. or person in charge for the type of organization reported 

in section 20. 

For Family or Individual Operation - Complete this section for 

the operator. 

For Partnership Operations - Answer all items. except item 2. 

for the "Senior Partner." The "Senior Partner" is the individual 

who is mainly responsible for the agricultural operations on "this 

place," not necessarily the person senior in age. If each partner 

shares equally in the day-to-day management deCisions, consider 

the oldest as the "Senior Partner." For item 2 (PrinCipal 

Occupation) consider all members of the partnership together. 

Please include as "farming" worktime at all types of agricultural 

enterprises, including work at greenhouses. nurseries, muahroom 

production. ranching, feedlots. broiler feeding. etc. 

For Corporation. and Other Operations (Cooperatives. 

Estates. etc_) - Complete section 22 for the person in charge. 

such as a hired manager, bUSiness manager, or other person 

primarily responsible for the on-site, day-to-day operation of the 

farm or ranch business. 

Item 4 - Yaar Began Oparatlon - Report the first year the 

operator or senior partner bagan to operate any psrt of "this 

place" on a continuous basis. If the operator returned to a place 

praviously operated, report the year oparatlons were resumed. 

~ Section 23 - PRODUCTION EXPENSES paid by you and 

others for "thle place" In 1987 Includs farm production expenses paid by you, your landlord. 

contractors, or anyone else for crops, livestock, or poultry produced 

on "this place." Include expenses incurred in 1987 even if they 

were not paid for in 1987. Please estimate if exact figures are not 

known. Refer to the individual expenditure items below for further 

explanations. 

Liv.stock and Poultry Purcha.ed - Report the cost of cattle, 

calves. hogs. pigs, sheep, lambs, horses. goats, chicks, pullets, 

poults, etc., including breeding stock and dairy cows. Contract 

growers or custom feeders who did not own or purchase the 

livestock or poultry themselves should estimate the value of the 

cattle, calves. pigs, baby chicks. pullets, etc. at the time they 

came onto the place. 

Feed Purchased for Liv.stock and Poultry - Report the 

purchase cost of corn. sorghum. oats. barley. other grains, 

silage. hay. mixed feed, concentrates, etc .• fed to livestock and 

poultry on "this place." Contract livestock and poultry growers 

should estimate the value of feed provided by the contracting 

company. Cuatom feedyards should include feed costs for all 

cattle fed even if the owners of the cattle were billed for the feed. 

Feed raised on "this place" should not be reported as purchased. 

Cost of Hired Farm and Ranch Lebor - Include gross salaries 

and wages, commissions, dismissal pay. vacation pay, and paid 

bonuses paid to hired workers. family members, hired managers. 

administrative and clerical employees, and salaried corporate 

officers. Also, include supplemental cost for benefits such as 

employer's social security contributions, unemployment 

compensation, workmen's compensation insurance, life and 

medicel insurance, pension plans, etc. 

Contract Lebor - Includes the labor costs of workers furnished 

on a contract basis by a labor contractor. crew leader, or 

cooperative for harvesting vegetables or fruit, shearing sheep, or 

similiar farm activities. Do not include costs for building or repair 

work done by a construction contractor. Include the cost of 

customwork or machine hire in item 11. 

Repair and Malnt.nance Expa ..... for the Upkeep of 

Building •• Motor Vehlcl_. and Farm Equlpm.nt - Include the 

cost of repairs and upkeep of farm machinery. vehicles, buildings. 

fences. and other equipment used in the farm business. Do not 

Include repairs to vehicles not used in the farm business or for 

equipment used only for performing custom work for others. Do not include expenditures for the construction of new buildings or 

the cost of additions to existing buildings. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
Intere .... Expense Paid on Debts - Report all interest expenses paid 

in 1 987 for the farm business. Include interest on loans secured by 

land and buildings (real estate) in item 12a. Include all loans not 

secured by reel estate such as for fertilizer, feed, and seed in item 12b. 

Include interest paid on CCC loans. Do not include interast associated 

with activities not related to production of crops or livestock on "this 

place" such as land or buildings rented to others, packing sheds, or 

feed mills that provide services to others. Do not include interest on 

owner/operator dwelling where amount is separated from interest on 

other land and buildings on "this place." 

Cash Rent Paid for Land and Buildings In 1987 - Report rent paid 

in cash during 1987 for land and buildings in "this place." Do not 

include rent paid for operator dwelling or other nonfarm property. Do 

not include the value of shares of crops Or livestock paid to landlords. 

Property Taxes Paid - Include real estate property taxes you 

paid on the acres and buildings you operated and used in the fartn business. 

Do not include: 

e. Property taxes on land or buildings rented to someone else 

b. Taxes peid by landlords 

c. Property taxes paid on other property not associated with the 

farm business 

d. Income and excise taxes 

All Other Production Expenses - Farm production costs not 

previously listed should be reported here. In addition to items listed 

On the report form, include bookkeeping charges, tax preparation 

fees, postage, advertising, commission for sale of canle. and fees 

paid for farm-related advice or for farm consultants. 00 not Include 

depreCiation or expenditures for the purchase of land and buildings 

or new or used machinery. 

... Section 24 - COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER AND LIME 

Report acres on which commercial fertilizer (items 1 and 2) or lime 

(item 31 was applied duHng 1987. If any acreage was fertilized or 

limed more than once, report acres ONLY ONCE in each item. Report 

expense for commerCial fertilizer purchased, excluding lime, in section 23, item 4. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

... Section 26 - MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 

The estimated market value in item 1 refers to ALL machinery and 

equipment kept primarily on "this place" and used for the farm 

business. Report the value in its present condition, not the 

replacement or depreCiated value. SpeCialized equipment, which 

is an integral part of a building, should be included as a part of the 

value of land and buildings. 

.. Section 27 - ESTIMATED CURRENT MARKET VALUE OF 

LAND AND BUILDINGS 

The value for each of the three listed categories should be your 

estimate of the value of the land and buildings if they were sold in 

the current market. The real estate tax assessment value should 

not be used unless that value represents a full market value 

assessment and the land and buildings could reasonably be 

assumed to be sold at that price. Do not deduct real estate 

marketing charges from your estimate. Report the total value, 

not the value on a per acre basis. 

... Section 28 - INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 

IN 1987 

Item 1 through 4 refer only to those income producing activities 

for which you use part of the land, machinery, equipment, labor, 

or capital normally used on "this place," and which you do not 

consider as entirely separate from your farming activities. Report 

gross amounts received before taxes and expenses. 

Item 1 - Customwotk - Do not report income for customwork 

or agricultural services provided to others if operated as an 

entirely separate business from your agricultural operations. 

Item 2 - Rentallncoma - Do not include rental income from 

nonfarm property. 

Item 3 - Forest Products - Include only those forest products 

or Christmas trees cut from "this place," not items cut from other 

nonfarm timber acreage. Do not include income from saw mill 

bUSiness. 

Item 4 - Other Farm-Ralated Income - Include income from 

hunting leases, fishing fees, and other recreational services, sales 

of farm by-products, and other business or income closely related 

to the agricultural operation on "this place." Include dividends for 

business done with farmer-owned cooperatives. Do not enter 

previously reported farm sales or income from investments not 

associated with the farm. Do not include retirement pensions or 

social security benefits received. 

APPENDIX D D-9 
{>::.I{; CENSUS l\.JJ~&' 

u.s. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

UNITED STATES 

CENSUS 

OF AGRICULTURE 

~----------------------~ 

reasonable estimates may be 

extension request may be sent Census File Number (CFN) 

to us. 

(title 13, U.S. Code). By the same law YOUR be seen only by swom Census empJoyees and be used for purposes of taxation, investig81ion. or from 

87-A0400 

I 

Please correct errors in name, address, and ZIP Code. ENTER street and numb"r if not shown. 

1. At any time during 1987, did you plant, grow, or have any: 

• Hay or tobacco? • Fruit, nut, or citrus trees; grapevines] 

• Com, wheat, or other grains? • Vegetables, melons, or berries? 

• Other crops] • Greenhouse or nursery crops? 

o Yas 0 No 

2. At any time during 1987, did you raise, sail, or keep any: 

• Cattle. hogs, sheep. Or goats? • Horses or ponies? 

• Chickens or other poultry? • Fish in captivity? 

• Bees? • Other animal specialties? 

DYes 0 No .~ -- .- -- .- If you snllwflred YES to EITHER of thelle quesffons, go to SECTION 2. 

If you sm.wered NO to BOTH of the,.e questions. go to SECTION 10. 

ACREAGE IN 1987 Report land owned, rented, or used by you, 

your spouse, or by the partnership, corporation, or organization for 

which you are reporting. Include ALL LAND, REGARDLESS OF 

LOCATION OR USE - cropland. pastureland, rangeland, 

woodland, idle land, house lots, etc. None =-:---::----1 

1. All land owned .....•.•••••••.•.........•....... 

2. All land rented or leased FROM OTHERS, including land 

worked by you on shares, used rent free, in exchange for 

services, payment of taxes, etc. Include leased Federal, State. 

and railroad land. (DO NOT include land used on a per·head 

basis under a grazing permit.) ...................... . 

3. All land rented or leased TO OTHERS, including land worked on 

shares by others and land subleased. Also complete item 5 below. 

4. Acres in "THIS PLACe" - ADD acres owned (item 1) 

and acres rented (item 2), then SUBTRACT acres rented 

o 

o 

o 

TO OTHERS (item 3), and enter the result in this space._ 

b;;:,-------I 

046 

If the entry is zero plea!!e refer to the Information Sheet, section 2. ---1 5. Of the land you rented or leased to others. how many None 053 

aCres did you own? .. _ ........... _ ... _ . _ ... 0 Acres 

LAND USE and IRRIGATION 

- How were the ACRES in this place used In 1 

1 • Crop1and harvested - Include alllsnd from which crops 

were harvested or hay was cut, and a1/ land in orchards, citrus 

groves, vineyards, Bnd nursery and greenhouse crops • ....•.. 

2. Cropland on which all crops failed - (Exception: Do not 

report here land in orchards and vineyards on which the crop failed.) 

3. Cropland idle, cropland used for cover crops, ' 

or cropland in cultivated summer fallow •.•... _ ..... . 

4. Cropland used only for pasture, woodland pastured. 

and other pastureland and rangeland ...•..••••... 

5. All other woodland, wasteland, house lots, etc. not 

in items 1 4 above ..• _ ••.•. _ .•.. 

1 • How many acres of harvested land were irrigated? Include land from which hay was em and land in bearing and nonbearing fruit and nut crops. . . . . • . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . • . 

2. How many acres of pastureland, and any other 

lands not included in item 1 ] .••.. _ 

D-10 APPENDIX D 

Noner.i~~~~~~ 

• PART A - CROPS HARVESTED from "THIS PLACE" In 1987. 

(Do not Include crops grown On/~~!!!!!~~.£!,'JP-~ ______ -.-::;-:-_~:--:--:-;~ 

1. Hay crops -

a.Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures ...... . 

b. Small grain hay .. _ 

c.Wild hay ••.•... 

d.Other hay- Specify klnd ____ 0 

2. Corn for grain Or seed 0 

3. Soybeans for beans.. 0 

4. Wheat for grain • . .• 0 

5. Tobacco - all types 0 

6. Potatoes, Irish -(Do 

~g: ~C:::=sr:.r~~ ~r:'.~~ .. 0 

7. All vegetables for sale None '==-T.:.o'..;.ac...'.:.,c,"''-s_+o:"D,..o_""_rs_+:.:....-'--1 

~~:hr;',;,~n~!~~i.~~~~~r.o.v.:~ . ... 0 75 I /10 $83 

SpeciFy {'t----------+---+-'-'-"-I=. 

kind(s} iL.. _______ --'-__ --'-<-======= 

Specify klnd(s} : 

l t========j==jtj~t====~jffiffiiiiim 

Crop name 

CONTINUE ON REVERSE BIDE 

. ........... 078 ..••• D82 .•.. 7&2 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
cJ LIVESTOCK and POUL IRY 

• PART A - CATTLE and CALVES 

INVENTORY 

Number on this 

None~~p~l~ac=e~D=e=C=.~3~1~.~1=9=B7~ __ i '8u' 

1. CATTLEandCALVESofallagas •.....•..• 0 

1 • Horses and ponies 0 

of all ages ...... 830 e3' 832 Number $ I 00 

80. 

s. ~;~~£~!S -:./~c:~d.".b~~~~"~f~r:':~~t . •..• , .0 

b. MILK COWS kept for production of mnk or 805 

Tot.1 

Beef 

cows 2. Colonies of bees •. 0 

c;,~:"dj~. s:~~ c;:,i~ko~~f~~ ;;;;'i,,::;,,r~d. . ... 0 Milk 0 '-________ c"'o'-'w"'s'f 3. Milk goats ..... . 

Gross valua of sales 

None Dollars Cent. 

2. Value of DAIRY PRODUCTS sold in 1987 - 0 1-:0"',7. _-===---__ .lC1 ==-j 

Include milk, cresm. burrer, etc. • • . • . . • . $ I 00 

4. Angora goats .... 0 

5. Other livestock. fish. 

animal products. 

{Entsr nsme/code from bfJIow.J 

839 

8"3 

e"7 

840 842 Number 

e4' Pound. 

han.,. $ 

I 

I 

I 00 

84. e ... I Number I 1.4 • Gallona 

milk $ I 00 8"8 850 I 

Number I 

848 Pound. 

mohair • I 

I 00 

I 

I 

, 2 I 

I • CATTLE lind CALVES SOLD 

FROM THIS PLACE IN 1987 Include liS sold c6ttle moved from this place to II fetid/Of for further f.ed/ng. 

r---------~~~~~~~~-IName Code ____ L-__________ -L ______ ~Q=u~o~~~~$~--------~~i 00 

:~:::c:!eos, donkeys .. 833 1 ~::~: their pelts.. 854 1 ~.::~~~~oek, fish, 

3. Calves less than 500 pounds .......... . 

MInk and 1helr pelts .... 8381 Other gOats ......... 851~ ~nd their products .. . 867 

i1Q----nm-----T....::.:,I~:3· .. '"'ilI.~·~Oi'itm'II· ~.~·m1:l"~";l~·t GOVERNMENT CCC LOANS . Amount received in 1 987 from Government CCC loans. Include r~/er 4. Cattle - Include clllves 500 pounds or more lind reserve /oens, even If redeemed or forfeited. None I Dollars Cenl8 

•• Of ALL canla sold, how many were 0 see I 

FATTENED on this place on GRAIN or SpeCify crop(.} • 00 

CONCENTRATES for 30 days or more :'~tJ J 'Payments received for partlclpatlonin FeDERAL FARM 

1-~~a~n~d~S~O!!;LD~f~Or~S~LA~U~G~H~T~E~R~7.;.'';''';''':''' .:..' ·,:,,·~·,;,·..kd..L_...,. __ ~~===:"...i~LlI-'I!S~ PROGRAI':'IS In 1987 100 NOT INCLUDE Cr:C;.:C"""'o.;;.t:"..;. • ...;."'J ___ ...... ::---; 

• PART B - HOGS and PIGS None f=::-:-~D:..:o:..:I1=8;.:rs'--_,J..:c...;e_n..;.t.-I ee .. I 

1 • Amount received in cash ..•..•..•..•.•.... 0 I-'$"=-____ ..L.-~OO=-; 

2. Value of certificates received - payment-in·kind 0 eoa I 1. HOGS and PIGS of all ages ...••.. , . . . . •. 0 Total (PIK) or commodity certificates. • . . • . . . . . • . . .• I 00 u. 

II. HOGS and PIGS used Or to be used for breeding 0 ·~tilJ Aero" In this place SET ASIl)E; DiVERTED, orlDLED und"r '-__________ B_'_OO_"'_"..:"1- ., FEOERAL acrellBe reduction programs In 1987 

Number.old Gross value of sales 

None Number of aeres 

e82 

None In 1987 , • How many acres were set aside (or diverted) under 

ANNUAL commodity acreage adjustment programs? •.. 2. HOGS and PIGS SOLO o "e .. 0"'3-----I from this 

place in 1987 ...•............••.... o I

B <<> 2. How many acres were under the CONSERVATION 

RESERVE PROGRAM (10year. CRP)? ........•..•.. o 

3. Of the hogs and pigs sold. how many were sold as FEEDER PIGS for further feeding? .. 

• PART C - SHEEP and LAI':'IBS 

o '~T CHARACTERISTICS and OCCi:'-PA 710rij' Of=OPERATOR . (Sonlor pattn!Jr or peroton In charge) 

822 

INVENTORY NUMBER SOLD 1 RESIDENCE D th at live on this 923 

None PI8~~"O~~ 3~ :~i~87 In 1967 • place? ... -: .. o.e~ .. ~ ~~~r .. ~r ........ '" ,0 Yes 2 0 No 

f. • .;:2.r-==-'-.:....;.=-tA'.2;;; •..------t 2. PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION - At which 

1. SHEEP and LAMBS of all ages. . . . . 0 occupation did the operator spend the 928 

a. EWES 1 year oid or older ......... 0~.;:0:2:0===:::;;;.;:::::=~m~~l~~~~l~~~~~~~~~r~:l~~"'~~["'~~~""?"'J ... ~~~",[~ll~ ~/~S~.iJ~fr~,,~~~~f;i::~;;;~~n~~~e: ... " ,0 ~~rr~~~~i~P Other 

T'i 929 

2 SHEEP and LAM8S SHORN No"e /827 1

828 PoundS/ 3. OFF·FARM WORK - How many days did th~ { ,0 None • in 1987 ............•.•.. 0 Numb., wool _ operator work at least 4 hours per day off thIS 0 1 49 days 

place in 19877 -Inc/udlt work lit s nonfsrm job, 2 - Gro9sYaluI!I of sales business, or on someone else's fsrm for pay. {Do not 3D 50-99 days 

3. What was tha gross valus of sales of None 'oi;;r_..::D:::O:::1I0::.ro=-__ -tc"'e."nt"'"'1 include "xchBnge fannwork.} •• • • • • • . • • • • • • • . •• .0 100-149 days 1828 , 

SHEEP, LAMBS. and WOOL from this I 00 .0150-199 days 

~~p~18~c=e:m~19~8~7=?=.~.~.~.~.=.~ . .:.. .:...~ . .;. .;. . .;. . .:.. . .:.. .:..·.:..·.;.·.;.·~[]--~$-,-;,~~~;,;ii~~~---1 .[] 200 days or more • PART D - POULTRY 

1 • HENS and PULLETS 

e. HENS and PULLETS of laying Bge ......... . 

b. PULLETS 3 montha old or older not yet of 

laying age for iayer replacemant . . ..•..... 

o. PULLETS under 3 montha old for layer 

replacement ................... . 

2. BROILERS, fryers. other meat-type chickens .. 

3. TURKEYS for sleughter (Do not Include breedon.1 

4. OTHER POULTRY (Ente, ""me/cod" from below. I 

4. In what YEAR did the operator begin to operate 000 

any part of this place? . . . • . . • • . . . . • . . . •. _____ Year 

92. 

mi4"----n~.--_t 5. AGE of operator 

. .................. ··;;{:8 :e~;; orY:,:~sk old 

h ... .----f.:o;;-----l 6. RACE of operator •••...••.•..•..•... " 3D American Indian 

.0 Asian or Pacific 

Islander 

.0 Other -SP"CifyJ. 

92e 

7. SEX of operator ...••.•...•..••..•..•. ,0 Male 20 Femala Poultry nomo ______ ;-___ Code --'--:-------''-------1 

Noma/o_ I N ..... /~ I Name/cod. 8. SPANISH ORIGIN - Is the operator of Spanish 827 

Tul1<,yhenokept I Ge .............. 90. I Qu.n ............ 812 origin or descent (Mexican. Puerto Rican. 0 0 for breeding ...... :00: ( ~n~r squab .. - . :~g I A1~~-,.~.--: .. 814 Cuban, or other Spanish)? . . . . . • . . . . . • .. , Ves 2 No 

Ouch .. " .. . . .. . . 'n. •......... '--'r '~'I.'1:(lIiIQJ.l'in'(1 PERSON COMPLETING THIS REPORT P/elltlll print 

Gross value of sales Neme 1999 Da1e 

5. Value of POULTRY and POULTRY Non. Dalla" Cents 

fnR~~B~~T~.(~~~~ •. ~t~:).S~~~~.~~.~I~~~ 0 i"$~;;'lIo-=='-----l:-=-=o:::'o=-j Telephone number IA",oCOde I Numb., _ 1 FORM 87 AO.-ooI3--,3087) Page 2 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE APPENDIX 0 0-11 
FORM 87-A04(1) 13-31·87) 

u.s. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

INFORMATION SHEET 

'1987 UNITED STATES CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

Special Reporting Ins1:;-uc1:ions 

.,. Who Should Report 

WE NEED A REPLY FROM EVERYONE RECEIVING A REPORT FORM. 

INCLUDING individuals, landlords, ~enan1:s, partnerships, 

corporations, institutions .. and THOSE NOT CONDUCTING 

AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS_ Each case included in the census has 

a unique Census File Number (CFN)' In order to make the census 

results as complete and accurate as possible .. woe need to obtain 

information about every CFN~ 

2. ''I You Received More Than One Report Fonn. f"or an Operation 

Complete only ONE report form for an operation. Write "Ouplicate" 

near the address label of each extra report fortTl. Also, vvrite the 

11-digit census file number(s) of the DUPLICATE report(s) ON THE 

COMPLETED REPORT in the space provided 1:0 the left of the address 

label_ Return the ex"tra report(s) in the same envelope W'ith your 

completed report form so that vve can correct our records_ 

3. If You No Longer Farm 

If you had agricultural operations at any time during 1987~ please 

report all agricultura' activity during the year. Report all land on youI'" census form tha't you ovvned or I'"ented_ Also~ report YOUI'" 1987 crop 

and livestock produC1:ion and 1 987 sales. 

Explain on the first page of t.he report fOHn (or on a separate sheet of 

paper) that you quit farrning or ranching and give the approximate 

date and the name and address of 1:he presen"t operator. if knovvn. 

4.. ,., You Never Farsned 01" Have No Association With Agriculture 

Please vvri1:e a note on "the report forrn near 'the address label explaining 

this and return the form so "that 'W'e can correct our records. In our 

efforts to make t:he census as complete as possible, we ob1:ained Iis1:s 

from val'"ious sources. We t:ried 'to eliminate duplicate and nonfarm 

addresses, hovvever, it vvas not always possible 'to do so. 

5. •• You Have More Than One Agrlcuftural Operatian 

Complete a report form for EACH SEPARATE and DISTINCT 

production unit, i.e_, each indi"fidual farm~ ranch, feedlot, 

greenhouse .. e'tc., or combination of farlns, etc ... for vvhich you 

maintain SEPARATE records of operating expenses and sales, 

livestock and ot:her inventories, crop acr-eages, and p ... oduct:ion_ 

6. .., You Have a Partnership Operation 

Complete only ONE report tor the entire partnership's agricultural 

opers"tion and include all p~rtners' share~ on the one report. If 

members of the partnership also operate sepat'"ate farrns or ranches in 

addit:ion to 'the partnership fanning operation, separa'te report forms 

should be completed for each individual operation_ 

If tvvo or more repoTt. forms V\lere received for "the same operation, 

mark each addi"tional form as a "'Duplica"te." Return 'the duplicate 

I'"eport(s) in the same envelope vvith 1:he complet.ed partnership report, 

vvhere possible, or vvrite a note on the duplicate report, such as, 

"(Natn6 of partner) has completed a report for the partnership 

(provide name and CFN of parcnership.)" 

7. Landlord's or Cont.ractor's Share 

If you rented or leased land froln o'thers or had a contract for the 

production of agricultural products, includ~ both your share and t.he 

landlord's or cont:ractor"s share of the production, sates, and expenses 

so youI'" census repQrt for", vvill be complete for "THIS PLACE." 

If you do not knovv tne landlord's or contrac'tor's share, include your 

BEST ESTIMATE. l"fyou do not have records available for all data 

it:erns, use youI'"" best es1:ima'te. 

s. Hovv to Enter Your Response 

Enter your replies in the proper spaces, on the cor ... ect tines; and in the 

units reques"ted. i.e_. dollars, bushels, tons, etc. Write any exp1anation 

outside 1:he ansvver spaces or on a separa1:e sheet: of paper. 

All dollar figures may be ",ntared in vvhole dollars. CENTS ARE NOT 

REQUIRED. 

En'ter vvhole numbers except vvti~re tenths are request:ed. such as acres 

of potatoes harveS1:ed_ If you have 1/2, 1/3. or 1/4 of an acre, convert 

t:o'ten'ths. For example, convert 1/2 to 5/10, 1/3 "to 3/10, 1/4 to 2/10. 

The census report form \NiB contain sections and ques"tions vvhich do 

not apply to you_ When this occurs~ mark the "None" or "No" box and 

go on t:o the naxt: item or section_ 

Instructions For Specified Sections .. Section 2 - ACREAGE IN ... 987 

Your ansvvers 'to this section vviU determine the land CAcf'es in 

··TH.S PLACE") referred to in the rest. of the report form. 

When ansW'ering the acreage Ques1:ions. include the land associat.ed 

vvith your agricultural operations in 1987 'W'he'ther in production or 

~~:y -ro';I~~~ ~~ ~~d y~:r~ b~U n~,;r:,~u~:~~~e~n<!~r~~~J ~~~:~~t~,i~r commercial land. 

Report alJ land in section 2 in W'hole acres_ 

0-12 APPENDIX 0 

Itam .. - All Land OVV"ned - Report aU land owned in 1987 vvhether 

held under ti"tle. purchased contract. or mortgage, homestead lavv .. or as 

hei ... or "trustee of an undivided es'tate. Include all land ovvned by you 

and/or your spouse, or by the partnership, corporation, 01'" organiza'tion 

for vvhich you are reporting. 

Item 2 - All Lend Rented or Leased FROM OTHERS - Report all 

land rented by you or your operat:ion even though the landlord may 

have supplied materials or supervision. 

INCLUOE in item 2: 

B. Land for agricul1:ural USe that you rented from others for cash 

b. Land you vvorked on a share basis (crop 01'" livestock) 

c. Land ovvned by someone else that you used rent-free 

d. Federal. State~ Indian reservation, or railroad land ren'ted or 

'eased by the acre 

DO NOT INCLUDE in item 2: 

Land used on a per-head or animal unit license or permit basis, such 

as section 3 of the Taylor Grazing Ac't. National Forest. or Indian 

reservation permit land. 

ltel'n 3 - All Land Rented or Leased TO OTHERS - Include aU 

land rented OU1:. for any purpose if it was part of the acreage reported 

in items 1 and 2. A report form vvill be obtained from each of your 

tenants to cover the operations on t.hat land. 

INCLUDE in i"tem 3: 

BoO' Ow-ned land rented to others for cash or a share of crops or 

livestock 

b. Land you rented from someone and then subleased to someone 

else 

Land worked for you by someone for a share of crops or 

livestock 

doO' Land which you allpwed others to use rent-free 

Item 4 - Acres in "·THIS PLAce ..... - This figure will shovv the to1:.al 

of all land you operat.ed at any time in 1987_ 

If item 4, Acres in "THIS PLACE" is '~O" and: 

You raised any crops or had any livestock or poultry on "THIS 

PLACE" in 1987, complete "the report. 

b. All your land VIlas opera1:ed by a rent:er or sharecropper, skip to 

and cOfTlptete sect.ion 10, and explain briefly~ ·'Ailiand rented 

out," etc. Mail form in re"turn envelope_ 

c. You did not have any agl'"icult:ural ac'tJvi1:y on owned or rented 

land in 1987, complete section 10 anq explain briefly, such as 

~'ret:ired.·' '~sold farm," and date. Give name and address of 

current operator if knovvn and return forrTl_ 

~ Sec~ion 3 - LAND USE AND IRRIGATION 

This section is used to classify the acres in ~'THIS PLACE" reported in 

section 2, item 4. Do not include any acres you rented 1:0 others 

reported in section 2. itefTl 3. The sum of 1:he acres entered in various 

categories should equal "total acres in "THIS PLACE." 

Land Used for More Than Ona Purpose - Do not I'"eport. the same 

acreage for more than one of the lis'ted purposes. If part or all of your 

land yvas used for more t:han one listed purpose in 1987, report 1:hat land only in the first. category lis'ted. For example, if you harvested a 

crop and later used the same land for pasture, report the land in 

part A .. item 1; "'Cropland harvested." 

Double Cropping - When more than one crop was harvested from 

t:he same land in 1987, report that land only ONCE as "'Cropland 

harvested,'" in part A, item 1 of this section_ 

'ntarplsnted Crops - If you interplanted crops, such as cotton in an 

orchard, report -the tQtalland used for both crops only ONCE, as 

"'Cropland harvested," in part A, it.em 1_ 

Skip Rovv Planted Crops - Report the acres that: represent the total 

nonplant:ed or skipped ro'VVs as "Cropland idle," pert A .. item 3~ the 

acres tha1: represent the planted roW's should be reported as 

, 'Cropland harvested, ,. part A, i1:em 1. 

Irrigation is de'fined as land YV8'Cered by artlflcla' or controlled 

n'laans - sprinklers, furrovvs or ditches, spreader dikes, purposeful 

flooding, etc. Include acres that receive supplemental. partial. andlor preplant irrigation_ Do not report '\Nater applied in transplanting 

'tobacco plants. trees, Of" vegetables as irrigation_ 

~ Section 4 - CROPS 

This sec1:ion provides space for reporting crops harvested during 

the 1987 crop year frofTl 1:he land sho'IIVn in sect:ion 2, itelTl 4 

(Acres in ~'THIS PLACE'") of your report. A fevv crops are already 

fisted on the form _ For these crops, just: report acres harvested, 

quantity harves"ted, and value of sales. If you produced crops n01: 

listed, wri"te t:he name of the crop and code from the list provided 

and report the acres harvest:ed, Quantity harvested, and the value 

of sales. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
DO NOT INCLUDE: 

8. Any crops gTO\Nn on land rented or leased TO OTHERS .. or 

"",arked by others on shares during 1987. 

b. CTOPS or crop pToducts purchased fro"", others and late ... sold. 

Acres Harvested - Enter the aCf"es harvested in 1987. Round 

fractions to vvhole acres except vvhere tenths are requested by ""/10" 

in the reporting box. such as potatoes. 

Quantity Harvested - If your unit of measure is different than the 

uni't on the report form. please convert your figure for the qUantiTY 

harvested to the unit r-eQuested. If t.he harvest vvas incomplete by December 31 .. 1987. please report the quantity harvested and the estimat.ed quantity to be harvested. 

Gross Value of' Crops Sold - Report the value of all crops sold fl'"orn 

"THIS PLACE" in 1987, regardless of the yeaI'" they vvel'"e hal'"vested 01'" 

vvho ovvned the land. Be sUl'"e "to I'"eport 91'"0SS value before deducting 

expenses and 1:axes. Include Govel'"nmen1: cee loans I'"eceived for 

"THIS PLACE H in 1987. Include payments I'"cceived in 1987 trom 

coopel'"atives 01'" marketing ol'"ganizations fol'" CI'"OpS produced on ~~THIS 

PLACE." 

Iteft'll 7 - Vegetables - Report acres of vegetables harvested FOR 

SALE or commercial processing. Do not include vegetables groW'n for 

horne use. Repol'"t. 1:he total aCl'"eage of each vegetable crop harves'ted. 

Iten'l a - Fruit Orchards. Cib-us. Vineyards, and Nut Treos - Report only if total of 20 or more tl'"ees and vines, include those for 

horne use as vvell as those maintained for sale of their production. 

Acres in trees and vines that have been abandoned should no1: be included, 1:hese acres should be included in section 3, part A, it.em 3 uCropland idle." 

If CI'"OpS othel'" than fl'"uit and nut trees and vines \/Vere interplanted vvith 

trees or vines. report the total acres for the orchard crop in item 8 and 

the total acres of the interplanted crop in the appropl'"iat:e item. 

Item 9 - Other Crops - To report: (1) find t:he crop name and t:he 

code numbel'" frorTlt:he list undel'" item 9; (2) en1:er crop nanle and code 

in the first t:W'0 columns of the first available answer line undel'" it.em 9; (3) entel'" the infol'"mation 1:hat. is I'"eques'ted in the remaining columns. If 

you hal'"vested a crop not: listed~ use the "OTHER" code and specify 

'the crop name. If you need additional space, use a separa1:e shee1: of 

paper to W'rit:e t:he crop name(s). acres and quantity harvested, and 

gross value of CI'"Op(s) sold. 

to- Section 5 - LIVESTOCK, POULTRY, OTHER LIVESTOCK, OR ANIMAL SPECIALTIES 

Parts A, B, C, and D - LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Anlntals and Poultry to Include: In the Report - Report all 

animals. poultry. and animal specialties on "this place" (section 2. item 4) on December 31. 1987. Include all oW'ned by you and any 

kept by you for others. Include animals on unfenced lands. Nat.ional 

Forest land, district land. cooperative gl'"8zing association land, or 

rangeland administ:ered by the Bureau of Land Management on a pel'"-head or lease basis. Animals in transit on December 31, 1987. 0'" animals on a short-term pasture (such as vvheat pas1:ure or crop 

residue) on a per· head or lease basis should be reported by the 

pel'"son W'ho had control of the animals. 

Aninulls and Poultry t"o Exclude f'rOITll the Report - Do not report 

aniO'"lafs 0'" poult ... y kep1: on land rented to others or kept under a sha ... e arrangement on land rented to uthers. Do not include animals 

quartered in feedlo"ts which are not a part of Uthis place.;' Animals 

kept on a place not operated by you are 1:0 be included on the report 

for 1:hat place. 

Anift'llsls Bought and Sold - DO NOT REPORT ANY ANIMALS 

BOUGHT AND THEN RESOLD WITHIN 30 DAYS. Such purchases 

and sales are considered udealer" transactions, and are not included 

in this census. 

Nucnber Sold - Report all animals and poultry sold or removed hom "this place'" in 1987. "Nithout regard to ovvnership 0 ... vvho shared in 

the receipts. Include animals sold for a landlord or given to a landlord 

or others in t ... ade 01'" in paymen1: for goods 0'" services. Do NOT report 

number sold for any livestock 0 ... poultry kept: on ano1:her place. 

Dairy Termination Program or "Whole-He1rd Dairy Buy-Out 

Progra",'" - The amount: received in 1987 f ... o01 the Government 

under the dairy termina1:ion program should be included in section 7. item 1. Dairy cattle and calves sold should be reported in section 5. partA. 

Animals Moved to Another Place - For animals moved from °this 

place" to another place. such as for further feeding. report animals as 

Hsold"' and give your best es1:irnate of their ma ... ket value 'Nhen they 

left "this place.~' 

Fat Cattle So'd - Cattle fattened on g ... ain or concentrates for 30 

days or more and sold for slaughter are reported in section 5. part A. item 4a. 

DO NOT INCLUDE WITH FATTENED CATTLE SOLD: 

8. Cattle and calves sold for further feeding 

b. Dairy covvs fed only the usual dairy ration before being sold 

Veal calves. or any calves weighing less than 500 pounds 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

Value 0"1' 5.19& - Report the total gross value of animals and poult:rv 

sold 01'" I'"emoved from i't:his place'" in 1987 'W'hhoU't deducting 

production or marketing expenses (cost of feed, cost of Uves't:ock 

purchase, cost of hauling and selling. etc.). If 'the sale price or marke"t 

value is not kno\Nn. give your best estiOlate of theil'" market value 

when "they left· ''this place. ,. Do NOT report the value of sales of any 

fives'tock and pouhry ovvned by you but kept. and sold from a place you 

did not: operate. 

Contrac't and CustOnt Feeding Operations - Livestock 01'" poultry 

kept by you on • 'this place'" on a contract 01'" custom basis should be 

included on this report REGARDLESS OF OWNERSHIP. Report as 

"INVENTORY" numbers of animals or poultry on 'the place on 

December 31. 1987. Report as "SOLD" animals and poultry kep"t on 

a contract or cus1:orn basis and removed or sold fl'"om the place in 

1987. If the sale p ... ice or market: value is not: known, give your best 

estimate of 'the market value of the animals or poultry 'W'hen they left 

the place. 

The pel'"son vvho fu ... nished t.he housing and labor should I'"aport the 

poul~ry operation on his/her report form regsl'"dless of 'W'ho ovvned the 

bird~~. Report as sold the number of poultry that vvere taken or moved 

from "the place in 1987. 

Part E - HORSES, OTHER LIVESTOCK, ANIMAL 

SPECIAL TI ES, AND FISH 

I. you oVVhsd BEES - Report all colonies 01'" hives of bees and honey 

operations conducted by you~ regardless of vvhere the hives 'Wel'"e 

kept most of the year. Report hives 01'" colonies. pounds of honey sold. 

and value of sales. 

Other Livestock and Livestock Products - Include in all o"the'" 

livestock and Iives1:ock products manure, beesY\lax. and any other 

animal products sold from "this place'"' in 1987. Mink pel'ts and rabbi1: 

pelts should be included in numbe ... sold and value of sales, but no1: in inven1:o..-y. 

Fish and Other Aquac:ultura Products - Report quanti'ty sold and 

gross value of sales for each. 

,.. Section 6 - AMOUNT RECEIVED FROM GOVERNMENT CCC 

LOANS 

Ite~ .. - Report t::he amount ... eceived under the regu.a ... or reserve 

program for commodi1:ies placed under ecc to an during 1987. Include amount received even if cOnlrnodi'ty was redeemed or forfeited prior to December 31. 1987. 

Do not include cee loans received to build crop storage facilities 01'" 

anloun't received for st:orage payments in the reserve prog ... arn. 

.. Section 7 - FEDERAL PAYMENTS RECEIVED 

Report all paymen1:s ... eceived f ... om Federal Farm ~rograms in 1987 

regardless of vvhe"ther payment was made in cash or commodity 

certificates. Include cash payrnen1:s in item 1. In item 2. include the value of any certificates held or the value received from sale 01'" 

I'"edemption of any certifica1:es in 1987. 

Federal payments include receipts from Fede ... al programs such as 

deficiency payments. "Whole-Herd Dairy Buy-Out,'" support pl"ice 

payments. indemnity p ... ogrsrns. disas1:er payments, paid land 

dive ... sion_ inventory I'"eduction payments .. paYlTlen1:s received "for 

approved soil and '\Nater conservation project:s~ etc. 

.. Section 8 - ACRES SET ASIDE, DIVERTED, OR IDLED UNDER 

FEDERAL ACREAGE REDUCTION PROGRAMS IN "1987 

Include in i"telT'l 2 all acres in Hthis place~· retired horn production and 

placed, by long-'term contract .. in1:o the Conservation Reserve 

Program. Acres placed into the program during and prior to 1987 should be included. 

,.. Sec~ion 9 - CHARACTERISTICS AND OCCUPATION OF 

OPERATOR 

This sec1:ion collect:s infon"Tlation about the operat:or of Hthis place" 

defined as t:he individual ovvner. the operator ~ the senior partner _ or 

person in cha ... ge. 

For Fandly or Individual Operation - Cornple"te this section for the 

operato .... 

For Partnership Operations - Ansvver all i'terns. except item 2. for 

1:he "Senior Partner." The "Senior Partner" ~ is the individual 'Who is 

mainly responsible for 1:he agricultural operations on ilt.his place," not 

necessarily the person senior in age. If each partner shares equally in the day-ta-day management decisions, conside ... t:he oldes1: as the 

"Senior Partner." For item 2 (Principal Occupation) consider all 

members of the partnership 1:ogether. Please include as Hfanning or 

... anching· ~ vvorktime at aU 1:ypes of agricultural en'terprises. including 

W'ork at greenhouses. nurseries. mushroom production. I'"anching. 

feedlots. broiler feeding. etc. 

For Corporation and Other Operations (Cooperatives. Estates. etc.) - Complete section 9 for 1:he person in charge. such as a hired 

manager. business manager, or o"ther person primarily responsible for 

the on-site. day-ta-day opel'"ation of the farm or ranch business. 

Ite~ 4 - Year Began Operation - Report t:he first year the 

operat:or 0 ... seniol'" partner began to operat:e any part of "this place" 

on a con1:inuous basis. If the ope ... ator re'turned 1:0 a place previously 

opera-ted. report the year operations were resumed. 

APPENDIX D D-13 
INDEX 

(Index items not reported for the State will not appear in designated tables) 

Item State County Item State County 

tables tables tables tables 

A 8-Con. 

Abnormal farms ......... 19 - Bluegrass seed, 

Acreage reduction Kentucky ................. 44 26 

program ................ 7,10,48-53 5 Boysenberries ........... - 29 

Age of operator ......... 1,16,48-53 1,10,16 Breeding hogs and 

Agricultural products sold, pigs ..................... 32,48-53 12,16 

market value .......... 1,2,10,18,4 7 ,48-53 1,2,16 Broccoli .................. - 27 

Agricultural services Broilers .................. 1 ,20-22,48-53 1,14,16 

income ................. 5,48-53 4 Bromegrass seed ....... - 26 

Alfalfa hay ............... 43,44,48-53 26 Brussels sprouts ........ - 27 

Alfalfa seed ............. 43,44 26 Buckwheat. .............. - 24 

Almonds ................. 45,48-53 28 Bulbs ..................... 46 30 

American Indian Bulls, bull calves, steers, 

operator ................ 17 34 and steer calves ...... 20,25,48-53 11,16 

Angora goats ............ 41 18 Burros, donkeys, and 

Apples ................... 45,48-53 28 mules ................... 41 23 

Apricots .................. 42 28 C Aquacultural products .. 41 21 

Artichokes ............... - 27 Cabbage ................. - 27 

Asian or Pacific Islander Cantaloups .............. 44 27 

operator ................ 17 34 Carrots ................... - 27 

Asparagus ............... - 27 Cash, government farm 

Assets, value ............ 1,10-12,18, 1,5,8,16 programs payments ... 5 4 

47,48-53 Cash rent, expenses .... 3,10,48-53 3,16 

Austrian winter peas .... - 26 Cash rent or share 

Avocados ................ 45 28 payments received, 

farm-related income ... 5,48-53 4 

8 Catfish sales ............ - 21 

Cattle and calves ....... 1,10,20,25,27,47, 1,11,16 

Bahia grass seed ....... 26 

48-53 - Cattle and calves sales, 2,20,26,31,47, 2,11,16 Balers, pickup ........... 13,48-53 8 value .................... 48-53 

Bananas ................. 45 28 Cauliflower ............... - 27 

Barley for grain .......... 1 ,42-44,48-53 1,15,16,24 Celery .................... - 27 

Barley for grain sales, Certificates, govern- value .................... 2,48-53 2,16 ment farm programs Beans, dry edible ....... 42-44,48-53 15,16,25 payments ............... 5 4 

Beans, dry lima ......... - 25 Chemicals, expenses ... 1,3,10,15,47,48-53 3,16 

Beans, green lima ...... - 27 Chemicals used ......... 15,48-53 9 

Beans, snap (bush and Cherries .................. 45,48-53 28 

pole) .................... 44,48-53 27 Chickens 3 months old 

Beans, soybeans ........ 1 ,42-44,48-53 1,15,16,25 or older ................. 1,20,21,23,48-53 1,14 

Bedding plants .......... 46 30 Chicory .................. - 27 

Beef cows ............... 1,20,25,29,48-53 1,11,16 Chinese cabbage ....... - 27 

Bees, colonies .......... 41 20 Chinese or ming peas .. - 27 

Beets, sugar. ............ 42-44,48-53 1,15,16,25 Christmas trees and 

Beets, table ............. - 27 forest products sales, 

Bentgrass seed ......... - 26 farm-related income ... 5,48-53 4 

Bermuda grass seed .... - 26 Citrus fruit ............... 45,48-53 28 

Berries ................... 42,44,48-53 29 Clover seed ............. - 26 

Birdsfoot trefoil seed ... - 26 Coffee ................... 45 28 

Blackberries ............. - 29 Collards .................. - 27 

Black operators and other Colonies of bees ........ 41 20 

races ................... 16,17,48-53 32-34 Combines, grain and 

Blueberries .............. 44 29 bean, all types ......... 13,48-53 16 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE INDEX 1 
INDEX-Con. 

(Index items not reported for the State will not appear in designated tables) 

Item State County Item State County 

tables tables tables tables 

C-Con. D 

Commercially mixed for- Daikon ................... - 27 

mula feed purchased .. 1,3,48-53 3,16 Dairy cows (milk cows) . 1,10,20,25,30,47, 1,11,16 

Commodity Credit 48-53 

Corporation loans ...... 6,10,48-53 4 Dairy products sales, 

Conservation reserve value .................... 2,47,48-53 2,11,16 

programs ............... 7,10,48-53 5 Dates .................... - 28 

Contract labor expenses 3,10,48-53 3,16 Dewberries .............. - 29 

Corn, field ............... 1 ,42-44,48-53 1,15,16, Diesel fuel expenses ... 14,48-53 3 

24,31 Dill for oil ................ - 31 

Corn for grain sales, Disease control in 

value .................... 2,48-53 2,16 crops and orChards .... 15,48-53 9 

Corn, sweet ............. 44,48-53 27 Donkeys, burros, and 

Corn, sweet, for seed ... - 31 mules ................... 41 23 

Corporation, family Ducks .................... - 14,22 

held ..................... 16,48-53 10,16 Ducks, geese, and other 

Corporation, nonfamily poultry ...... , ........... 21 14,22 

held .................... 16,48-53 10,16 

Corporation, type of E 

organization ............ 1,16,48-53 - Cotton ................... 1,42,44,47,48-53 1,15,16,25 Eggplant ................. - 27 

Cotton sales, value ..... 2,47,48-53 2,16 Electricity expenses ..... 10,47,48-53 3 

Cotton pickers and Emmer and spelt. ....... - 24 

strippers ................ 13,48-53 8 Endive ................... - 27 

Cowpeas for dry peas .. - 25 Equipment and 

Cowpeas, green ......... - 27 machinery .............. 1,10,12,18,47,48-53 1,8,16 

Cows and heifers that Escarole ................. - 27 

had calved ............. 20,25,48-53 11,16 Ewes 1 year old or 

Cranberries .............. 44 29 older .................... 38 13 

Cropland diverted, set Expenses, farm 

aside ................... 7,10,48-53 5 production .............. 1,3,10,47,48-53 1,3,16 

Cropland for cover crops, F legumes, and soilimprovement grasses .. 7,48-53 5 Family held 

Cropland harvested ..... 1,7,8,10,16,18,42, 1,3,5,6, corporations ............ 48-53 10,16 

47,48-53 10,15,16 Family or individual, 

Cropland harvested, type of organization ... 1,16,48-53 10,16 

irrigated ................. 8-10 7 Farm-related income .... 5,48-53 4 

Cropland idle ............ 7,48-53 5 Farms by age and 

Cropland in cultivated principal occupation 

summer fallow ......... 7,48-53 5 of operator ............. 16,48-53 10,16 

Cropland on which all Farms by size of farm .. 8,47,48-53 6,16 

crops failed ............. 7,48-53 5 Farms by standard 

Cropland pastured ...... 7,48-53 5 industrial classification 18,48-53 16 

Cropland total ........... 1,7,10,47,48-53 1,5,16 Farms by tenure of 

Crops, farms reporting, operator ................ 16,48-53 10,16 

acres, production ...... 42 15,16 Farms by type of 

Cucumbers .............. 44 27 organization ............ 1,16,48-53 10,16 

Currants ................. - 29 Farms by value of 

Customwork, machine agricultural products 

hire, and rental of sold ..................... 1,2,10,18,47,48-53 1,2,16 

machinery and equip- Farms, number .......... 1,7,8,10,16,18,47, 1,5,10,16 

ment, expenses ........ 3,10,48-53 3,16 48-53 

Customwork and other Fattened cattle sales ... 26,29,31,48-53 11,16 

agricultural services, Feed purchased ......... 1,3,47,48-53 3,16 

farm-related income ... 5,48-53 16 Feeder pigs sales ....... 20,33,35-37,48-53 12 

2 INDEX 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
INDEX-Con. 

(Index items not reported for the State will not appear in designated tables) 

Item State County Item State County 

tables tables tables tables 

F-Con. G-Con. 

Female operators ....... 16,17,48-53 10 Grass silage, haylage, 

Fertilizer applied ........ 15,48-53 9 and green chop hay ... 43,44 26 

Fertilizer expenses ...... 3,10,15,47,48-53 3,16 Grazing permits ......... - 36 

Fescue seed ............ 44 26 Grease, LP gas, fuel 

Field seed crops ........ 44,48-53 26 oil, kerosene, motor oil, 

Figs ...................... - 28 etc., expenses '" ...... 14,48-53 3 

Filberts ................... 45 28 Greenhouse crops ...... 42,46 30 

Fish sales ............... 41 21 Greenhouse vegetables 46 30 

Flaxseed ................. 42,44,48-53 24 Guar ..................... - 31 

Florist greens and Guavas .................. 45 28 

flowers, cut ............. 46 30 

Flower and vegetable H 

seeds ................... 46 30 

Flowering plants, Hatcheries ............... - 22 

potted .................. 46 30 Hay crops ............... 1 ,42-44,48-53 1,15,16,26 

Flowers and florist Hay, silage, and field 

greens, cut ............. 46 30 seeds sales, value ..... 2,47,48-53 2,16 

Foliage plants ........... 46 30 Haylage, grass silage, and 

Forest products and green chop hay ........ 43,44 26 

Christmas trees sales, Hazelnuts ................ 45 28 

farm-related income ... 5,48-53 4 Heifers and heifer 

Foxtail millet seed ...... - 26 calves .................. 20,25,48-53 11,16 

Fruit crops ............... 45 15,16,28 Hens and pullets of 

Fruits, nuts, and berries laying age .............. 20,21,48-53 14,16 

sales, value ... : ........ 2,47,48-53 2,16 Herbs .................... - 31 

Fuel oil, kerosene, motor Hired farm labor 

oil, grease, LP gas, etc., expenses ............... 3,10,47,48-53 3,16 

expenses ............ '" 14,48-53 3 Hogs and pigs ........... 1,10,20,32,35,47, 1,12,16 

Full owners .............. 16,48-53 10,16 48-53 

G Hogs and pigs sales, 

value .................... 2,20,33,36,47,48-53 2,12,16 

Hogs, litters farrowed ... 34,37,48-53 12 

Garlic .................... - 27 Honey sales ............. 41 20 

Gas, natural, expenses. 14,48-53 3 Honey tangerines ....... - 28 

Gasoline and other Honeydew melons ...... - 27 

petroleum fuel and oil Hops ..................... 44 31 

expenses ............... 14,48-53 3,16 Horses and ponies ...... 20,41 ,48-53 13 

Gasoline expenses ..... 14,48-53 3 

Geese ................... - 22 I 

Geese, ducks, and 

other poultry ............. 41 14,22 Income from farm-related 

Ginger root .............. - 31 sources ................. 5,48-53 4 

Goat milk sales ......... 41 17 Income, see net cash 

Goats .................... 41,48-53 23 return ................... 4,48-53 4 

Goats, Angora ........... 41 23 Individual or family, type Goats, milk .............. 41 17 of organization ......... 1,16,48-53 10,16 

Goats, other ............. 41 23 Insects, chemical 

Government farm control. ................. 15,48-53 9 

programs payments ... 5,10,47,48-53 4 Interes~ debt not secured 

Grain hay ................ 43,44 26 by real estate ......... 3,48-53 3 

Grain sales, value ....... 2,47,48-53 2,16 Interest, debt secured 

Grains .................... 44,48-53 16 by real estate '" ....... 3,48-53 3 

Grapefruit ................ 45 28 Interest expenses ....... 1,3,10,47,48-53 3,16 

Grapes ................... 45,48-53 28 Irish potatoes ............ 1,42-44,48-53 1,15,16,25 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE INDEX 3 
INDEX-Con. 

(Index items not reported for the State will not appear in designated tables) 

Item 

I-Con. 

Irrigated farms and 

acres .................. . 

J 

Jojoba .................. . 

K 

Kale ..................... . 

Kentucky bluegrass 

seed ................... . 

Kerosene, motor oil, 

grease, LP gas, fuel oil, 

etc., expenses ........ . 

Kiwifruit ................. . 

Kumquats ............... . 

L 

Labor expenses ........ . 

Land and buildings, 

value ................... . 

Land in farms .......... . 

Land owned ............ . 

Land rented from others 

Land rented to others .. 

Land set aside in federal 

farm programs ........ . 

Land use ............... . 

Lemons ................. . 

Lentils ................... . 

Lespedeza seed ....... . 

Lettuce and romaine ... . 

Lima beans, dry ........ . 

Lima beans, green ..... . 

Lime applied ............ . 

Limes ................... . 

Litters farrowed ........ . 

Livestock and livestock 

products sold ......... . 

Livestock and poultry .. . 

Livestock and poultry 

purchased ............. . 

Livestock, poultry, and 

their products sales, 

value ................... . 

Loans, Commodity Credit 

Corporation ............ . 

Loganberries ........... . 

Lotus root .............. . 

LP gas, fuel oil, kerosene, 

motor oil, grease, etc., 

expenses .............. . 

4 INDEX 

State 

tables 

1,8-10 

44 

14,48-53 

1,3,10,47,48-53 

1,10,11,47,48-53 

1,7,8,10,16,18,47, 

48-53 

10,48-53 

48-53 

48-53 

7,10,48-53 

7,8,10,47,48-53 

45 

44 

44 

15,48-53 

34,37,48-53 

20 

20 

1,3,10,47,48-53 

1,2,10,18,20,47 

6,10,48-53 

14,48-53 

County 

tables 

Item 

M 

Macadamia nuts ....... . 

1 ,7 Machine hire, rental 

of machinery and equipment, and customwork 

expenses .............. . 

31 Machinery and 

equipment ............. . 

Male operators ......... . 

27 Mangoes ................ . 

Melons .................. . 

26 Milk cows (dairy cows) . 

Milk goats .............. . 

3 Millet, proso ............ . 

28 Millet seed, foxtaiL ..... . 

28 Mink and their pelts .... . 

Mint for oil .............. . 

Mohair sales ............ . 

Motor oil, grease, LP 

gas, fuel oil, kerosene, 

3,16 etc., expenses ........ . 

Motortrucks, including 

5,16 pickups ................ . 

1,5,10,16 Mower conditioners .... . 

Mules, burros, and 

- donkeys ............... . 

- Mungbeans for beans .. 

- Mushrooms ............. . 

1 Mustard cabbage ...... . 

5 Mustard greens ........ . 

28 Mustard seed ........... . 

25 

26 

27 

25 

27 

9 

28 

12 

N 

Natural gas expenses .. 

Nectarines .............. . 

Nematode control in 

crops .................. . 

Net cash return from 

agricultural sales ...... . 

Nonfamily held 

_ corporations .......... . 

1 16 Number of farms ....... . , 

3,16 

1,2,16 

Nursery and greenhouse 

crops .................. . 

Nursery and greenhouse 

crops sales, value .... 

Nursery crops-shrubs, 

4 trees, etc. . ............ . 

29 

31 o 

Oat sales, value ........ . 

Oats for grain .......... . 

3 Occupation of operator. 

State 

tables 

45 

3,10,48-53 

1,10,12,18,47,48-53 

16,17,48-53 

1,10,20,25,30,47, 

48-53 

41 

44 

41 

44 

41 

14,48-53 

13,48-53 

13,48-53 

41 

46 

14,48-53 

15,48-53 

4,48-53 

16,48-53 

1,7,8,10,16,18,47, 

48-53 

42,46 

2,42,46,47,48-53 

46 

2,48-53 

1 ,42-44,48-53 

1,16,48-53 

County 

tables 

28 

3,16 

1,8,16 

10 

28 

27 

1,11,16 

17 

24 

26 

19 

31 

18 

3 

8,16 

8 

23 

31 

30 

27 

27 

24 

3 

28 

9 

4 

10,16 

1,5,10,16 

30 

2,16,30 

30 

2,16 

1,15,16,24 

1,10,16 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
INDEX-Con. 

(Index items not reported for the State will not appear in designated tables) 

Item 

0 Con. 

Off-farm work by 

operator ................ 

Okra ..................... 

Olives .................... 

Onions, dry and green .. 

Operator characteristicsresidence, age, race, 

occupation, off-farm 

w?r~, sex, Spanish 

ongln, years on 

present farm ........... 

Oranges ................. 

Orchardgrass seed ..... 

Orchards ................. 

Organization of farm .... 

Other farm production 

expenses ............... 

Other field crops sales, 

value .................... 

Other grains sales, value 

Other livestock and livestock products sales, 

value .................... 

Other poultry ............ 

Owned land ............. 

P 

Papayas ................. 

Parsley ................... 

Part owners ............. 

Partnership, type of 

organization ............ 

Passion fruit.. ........... 

astureland and grazing 

land ..................... 

P 

P 

P 

P 

P 

P 

P 

P 

P 

P 

P 

P 

P 

P 

astureland and other 

land irrigated ........... 

ayroll expenses ........ 

eaches ................. 

eanuts for nuts ........ 

ears .................... 

eas, Austrian winter ... 

eas, Chinese or ming . 

eas, dry edible ......... 

eas, green ............. 

ecans ................... 

eppers .................. 

ersimmons ............. 

etroleum products 

expenses ............... 

P 

P 

P 

P 

heasants ............... 

ickup balers ............ 

igeons or squab ....... 

imientos ................ 

State 

tables 

1,16,48-53 

-

-

44 

16,17,48-53 

45 

- 1 ,42-44,48-53 

1,16,48-53 

5,48-53 

2,48-53 

2,48-53 

2,47,48-53 

- 10,48-53 

45 

- 16,48-53 

1,16,48-53 

-

7,48-53 

9 

1,3,10,47,48-53 

45,48-53 

42-44,48-53 

45 

-

-

44 

44,48-53 

45,48-53 

-

-

3,10,14,48-53 

- 13,48-53 

-

-

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

County Item 

tables 

P-Con. 

Pineapples ............... 1,10,16 

27 

Pistachios ............... 

Plums .................... 28 Pomegranates ........... 27 Ponies and horses ...... 

Popcorn .................. 

Potatoes, Irish ........... 

Potatoes, sweet ......... 

Poultry and poultry 

10,16 products sales, value .. 

28 Poultry hatched ......... 

26 Principal occupation 

1,15,16,28 of operator ............. 

10,16 Production expenses ... 

Property taxes, 

3,16 expenses ............... 

Proso millet. ............. 

2,16 Prunes ................... 

2,16 Pullets ................... 

Pumpkins ................ 

2,16 Q 

22 

- Quail ..................... 

R 

28 

27 Rabbits and their pelts . 

10,16 Race of operator ........ 

Radishes ................ 

10,16 Rangeland ............... 

28 Rapeseed ............... 

Raspberries ............. 

5 Redtop seed ............ 

Rent paid in cash, 

7 expenses ............... 

3,16 Rent received, farm28 related income ......... 

1,15,16,25 Repair and maintenance 

28 expenses ............... 

26 Residence of operator .. 

27 Rhubarb ................. 

25 Rice ...................... 

27 Romaine and lettuce ... 

28 Rye for grain ............ 

27 Ryegrass seed .......... 

28 

S 

3,16 

22 Safflower ................ 

8 Sales of agricultural 

22 products ................ 

27 Salt hay .................. 

State County 

tables tables 

1 ,42,44,48-53 1,15,16,31 

- 28 

45 28 

- 28 

20,41,48-53 13 

44 24 

1,42-44,48-53 1,15,16,25 

42,44,48-53 25 

2,20,48-53 2,16 

- 22 

1,16,48-53 1,10,16 

1,3,10,47,48-53 1,3,16 

3,10,48-53 3,16 

44 24 

45 28 

22 14 

- 27 

- 22 

41 23 

16,48-53 34 

- 27 

7,48-53 5 

- 31 

44 29 

- 26 

3,10,48-53 3,16 

5,48-53 4 

3,10,48-53 3,16 

16,48-53 10,16 

- 27 

1,42-44,48-53 1,15,16,24 

44 27 

42,44 24 

44 26 

- 24 

1,2,10,18,47,48-53 1,2,16 

- 31 

INDEX 5 
INDEX-Con. 

(Index items not reported for the State will not appear in designated tables) 

Item State County Item State County 

tables tables tables tables 

S-Con. T-Con. 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and Tenure of operator ...... 16,48-53 10,16 

trees purchased ....... 3,10,48-53 3 Timothy seed ............ - 26 

Set aside programs, Tobacco ................. 1 ,42-44,48-53 1,15,16,25 

acreage ................. 7,10,48-53 5 Tobacco sales, value ... 2,47,48-53 2,16 

Sex of operator ......... 16,17,48-53 10 Tomatoes ................ 44,48-53 27 

Shallots ...... , ........... - 27 Tractors, wheeL ......... 13,48-53 8,16 

Sheep and lambs ....... 10,20,38,39,48-53 1,13,16 Triticale .................. - 24 

Sheep and lambs shorn 38,48-53 13 Trout sales .............. - 21 

Sheep, lambs, and wool Trucks, including sales, value ............ 2,20,38,47,48-53 2,13,16 pickups ................. 13,48-53 8,16 

Size of farm, average ... 1,48-53 1,16 Turkeys .................. 20,21,24,48-53 14 

Small grain hay ......... 43,44 26 Turnip greens ........... - 27 

Snap beans, bush and Turnips ................... - 27 

pole ..................... 44,48-53 27 Type of farm ............ 18,48-53 16 

Sod ...................... 46 30 Type of organization .... 1,16,48-53 1,10,16 

Sorghum ................. 1,42-44,48-53 1,15,16,24 V 26,31 

Sorghum for grain sales, Value of agricultural value .................... 2,48-53 2,16 products sold .......... 1,2,10,18,4 7 ,48-53 1,2,16 Southern peas Value of land and (cowpeas), dry ......... - 25 buildings. '" ............ 1,10,18,48-53 5,16 Southern peas Value of machinery (cowpeas), green ...... - 27 and equipment ......... 1,10,12,18,47,48-53 1,8,16 Soybeans ................ 1 ,42-44,48-53 1,15,16,25 Vegetable and flower Soybeans sales, value .. 2,48-53 2,16 seeds .... '" ............ 46 30 

Spanish origin, Vegetables, greenhouse 46 30 

operators of. ........... 16,17,48-53 35 Vegetables harvested for Spelt and emmer ....... - 24 sale ..................... 1,42-44,48-53 1,15,16,27 Spinach .................. - 27 Vegetables, sweet corn, Squash .................. - 27 and melons sales, value 2,47,48-53 2,16 

Standard industrial Vetch seed .............. - 26 

classification of farms. 18,48-53 2,16 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, W 

and bull calves ......... 20,25,48-53 11,16 Walnuts, English ........ 45,48-53 28 Strawberries ............. 43,44 29 

Sudangrass seed ....... 26 Watercress .............. - 27 - Watermelons ............ 44 27 Sugar beets ............. 42-44,48-53 1,15,16,25 Weeds, chemical Sugarcane ............... 1,42-44,48-53 1,15,16,25 control .................. 15,48-53 9 Sunflower seed ......... 1 ,42,44,48-53 1,15,16,24 Wheat for grain ......... 1,42-44,48-53 1,15,16,24 Sweet corn .............. 44,48-53 27 

Sweet corn for seed .... - 31 Wheat sales, value ..... 2,48-53 2,16 

Sweet potatoes ......... 42,44,48-53 25 Wheatgrass seed ....... - 26 

Wheel tractors .......... 13,48-53 8,16 

T Wild hay ................. 43,44 26 

Wild rice ................. - 24 

Tame dry hay ........... 43,44 16,26 Woodland ................ 1,7,48-53 5 

Tangelos ................. - 28 Wool, pounds shorn .... 38,48-53 13 

Tangerines .............. - 28 Work off-farm by 

Taro ...................... - 31 operator ................ 1,16,48-53 1,10,16 

Taxes, property, y 

expenses ............... 5,48-53 3 

Tenant operated farms. 16,48-53 10,16 Years on present farm .. 47,48-53 16 

* u.s. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1989- 2 4 2 - 3 0 3 I 0 0 0 3 4 

6 INDEX 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
PUBLICATION PROGRAM 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

Results of the 1987 Census of Agriculture are being published 

in a series of reports which provide data for each county (or 

equivalent), each State, the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam, 

the Virgin Islands of the United States, American Samoa, and the 

Northern Mariana Islands. The publications include statistics on 

the number of farms; land in farms; farm and operator characteristics; livestock, poultry, and their products; crop production and 

value; operating expenditures; irrigation; and other characteristics of farms. 

Publication order forms may be obtained from Data User 

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Summary and State Data (A-51) 

• Chapter 1. National level data 

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Agricultural Atlas of the United States (AC87-S-1), formerly 

the Graphic Summary, presents a profile of the Nation's agriculture in a series of dot and multicolor pattern maps. The maps 

provide displays on size and type of farm, land use, farm tenure, 

market value of products sold, crops harvested, livestock inventories, and other characteristics of farms. 

Coverage Evaluation (AC87 -8-2) provides national and regional 

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both the number of farms missed and selected characteristics of 

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Ranking of States and Counties (AC87-S-3) presents the 

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History (AC87-S-4) is a concise description of the major 

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Government Payments and Market Value of Agricultural 

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market value of agricultural products sold by size of sale, 

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VOLUME 3. RELATED SURVEYS (AC87-RS-1 AND 2) 

The Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey (AC87 -RS-1) provides statistical data collected from a sample of farm operations 

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