Volume 1 ~~~ 

... state and County Data 

Part 26 

Montana 

AC78-A-26 

1978 

CENSUS OF 

AGRICULTURE 

u.s. Department of Commerce 

BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 
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1978 

CENSUS OF 

AGRICULTURE 

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U.S. Department of Commerce 

Malcolni Baldrige, Secretary 

Joseph R. Wright, Jr., 

Deputy Secretary 

William A. Cox, . 

Acting Chief Economist 

BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

Daniel B .. Levine, 

Acting Director 

Volume 1 ty Data State and Coun 

Part 26 

Montana 

AC78-A-26 
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

Daniel B. Levine, Acting Director 

Economic Fields 

Richard B. Quanrud, Assistant Director for 

Economic and Agriculture Censuses 

AGRICULTURE DIVISION 

Arnold L. Bollenbacher, Chief 

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS-Many persons participated in the various 

activities of the 1978 Census of Agriculture. Primary direction was by 

Shirley Kallek, Associate Director for Economic Fields, and Richard B. 

Quanrud, Assistant Director for Economic and Agriculture Censuses. 

This report was prepared in the Agriculture Division under the general 

supervision of Orvin L. Wilhite, Chief (to January 1980) and Arnold L. 

Bollenbacher, his successor. Arnold L. Bollenbacher, assisted by 

Thomas D. Monroe, Donald R. Jahnke, and John A. Blackledge, was 

directly responsible for data content of the tables, analysis of the data, 

and clerical and computer edit, and tabulation specifications. William A. 

Harlan, ArIon M. Scott, and James C. Vogelsang, directed the resolution 

of problems with individual census reports. 

John E. Adkins, assisted by Stephen M. Schobel, Loyd C. Brown, 

Billy E. Stark, Lowell Wrucke, Sharon C. Spivey, Martin S. Harahush, 

Ralph A. Graham, Avon B. Floyd, Kent C. Hoover, and Lee Smallwood, 

was directly responsible for the systems and processing procedures, 

including preparation of control systems, clerical procedures, and computer programs. Dana E. Moore and Jay A. Johnson were responsible 

for the photocomposition system. Bobbie E. Catlin and Paulette M. 

Bonchak were directly responsible for table preparation and publication standards used. Mittie Buchanan, Industry Division (to May 1980), 

and Helen R. Pugh, her successor, were responsible for coding the Linotron table formats for publication. Carl N. McAllister coordinated the 

final preparation of the tables. Virginia Crockett, Regina E. Lindsey, 

and Karin G. Bauer provided editorial services. 

Charles E. Rogers, assisted by D. Dean Prochaska, and David D. 

Chapman, with the additional assistance of Jane Y. Dea and Tommy W. 

Gaulden, was directly responsible for mailing list acquisition and unduplication, design of sampling procedures for the direct enumeration sample 

and the sample from the mail list, sampling variability estimates, statistical adjustment for nonresponse, monitoring of processing, and evaluation of coverage. Albert W. Graybill was responsible for the preparation 

of the operational procedures for the cOllection and processing of the 

direct enumeration sample data. 

George E. Pierce, assisted by Patricia A. Clark and Richard R. Storm, 

was directly responsible for overall census planning, the Farm and Ranch 

Identification Survey, and development of the data collection forms and 

followup letters. J. Thomas Miller, Consultant, assisted in the design and 

content of the data collection forms and followup letters, specifications 

for publication tables, and preparation of text. 

Don L. Adams, Chief, Data Preparation Division, Jeffersonville, Ind., 

assisted by Patricia M. Clark, Rebecca Lamon, George Willon, William L. 

Pangburn, Les Brown, Darrell L. Farabee, and Keith Laca'V, was directly 

responsible for clerical and data-key ing operatio.ns, and labeling, sorting, 

and distribution of the mail and direct enumeration census forms. 

The direct enumeration activities were administered by the Field 

Division, under Forrest P. Cawley, Chief, with the assistance of Darren F. 

Althouse and Thomas J. Manning and the 12 directors of the Bureau's 

Regional Offices. 

The computer processing facilities used were under the general supervision of C. Thomas DiNenna, Chief, Computer Operations Division. 

Forms design was performed under the general supervision of Henry J. 

Husmann, Chief, Administrative Services Division, assisted by Albert W. 

Cosner, Cathern S. Kline, and Irene A. Grey. 

Within the Publications Services Division, many individuals made 

significant contributions in the areas of publication planning and design, 

editorial review, composition, and printing procurement. 

Important contributions were made by the members of the Census 

Advisory Committee on Agriculture Statistics in establishing data needs 

and priorities for collection and publication of the information. Other 

representatives of both public and private organizations also made 

significant recommendations and suggestions. 

Members of various agenCies of the U.S. Department of Agriculture 

provided advice and counsel during the planning, data collecting, and 

processing phases of the census and assisted farmers and ranchers who 

requested help in completing the report form. 

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

most helpful in publicizing the census and encouraging cooperation of 

farm and ranch operators. John W. Ternul and Douglas J. Miller, Agriculture Division, and Richard D. Ritter, Public Information Office, were 

primarily responsible for developing and coordinating the public relations 

program. 

Special tribute is paid to the millions of farm and ranch operators 

and other agriculture-associated people who furnished the information 

requested in the census. Only through their cooperation was it possible 

to collect and publish the data in this report. 

Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data 

United States. Bureau of the Census. 

1978 census of agriculture. 

Supt. of Docs. no.: L 3.31/ 

CONTENTS: v. 1. Stata and county data.-v. 2. Statistics by subject.-

v. 3. Agricultural services. [etc.) 

1. Agriculture-United States-Statistics. I. Title. II. Title: Census of 

agriculture. 

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CONTENTS 

Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . 

Highlights of the State's Agriculture: 1978 and 1974 .. 

State Map ......... . 

CHARTS 

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3. 

4. 

Changes in State's Agriculture: 1978 From 1974 .. . 

Profile of State's Agriculture. 1978. . . ........................... . 

Land in Farms by Type of Organization: 1978 .. . 

Farms by Value of Sales: 1978. . . . . . . . . . .. . .................. . 

5. Value of Products Sold by Size of Sales: 1978 ..... 

PATTERN MAPS 

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Land in Farms by County: 1978 

Average Size of Farm by County: 1978. . .. . .......... . 

Value of Land and Buildings by County: 1978 . . ...... . 

Value of Agricultural Products Sold by County: 1978 ............... . 

Cattle and Calves Inventory by County: 1978 ............................... . 

Sheep and Lambs Inventory by County: 1978 ............................... . 

Wheat Harvested for Grain by County: 1978 ................................ . 

Barley Harvested for Grain by County: 1978 ................................ . 

TABLES 

CHAPTE R 1. State Data 

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Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1945 to 1978 ......................... . 

Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use, for FarmsWith Sales of $2,500 or More: 1978,1974, 

and 1969 ................ '.' ................................... . 

Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 .............. . 

Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978,1974, and 1969 ..... . 

Operators by Type of Organizat ion for Farms With Sales of $2,500 or More: 1978, 1974, . 

and 1969 ....................................................... . 

Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978,1974, and 1969 ...................... . 

Expenses for Energy and Petroleum Products: 1978,1974, and 1969 ................ . 

Fuel Expenses, Quantity Purchased, and Storage Capacity: 1978 ................... . 

Farm Payroll, Employment, and Contract Expenses: 1978,1974, and 1969 ............ . 

Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978,1974, and 1969 ................. . 

Value of Agricultural Products Sold Directly to Consumers for Human Consumption: 1978 .. 

Income From Machine Work, Customwork, and Other Agricultural Services: 1978,1974, 

and 1969 ....................................................... . 

Selected Characteristics of Farms by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms: 1978 .. 

Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 ........................... . 

Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 ............ . 

Irrigation: 1978,1974, and 1969 ........................................ . 

Selected Characteristics of Irrigated and Nonirrigated Farms: 1978 .................. . 

Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978,1974, and 1969 ................. . 

Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 ................................ . 

Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 ......................... . 

Hogs and Pigs-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 ............................ . 

Sheep and Lambs-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 ......................... . 

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TABLES-Con. 

CHAPTER 1-Con. 

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Other Livestock and Livestock Products-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 .......... . 

Fish Sales: 1978 ... 

Crops Harvested: 1978 and 1974 .... 

Specified Crops Harvested-Yield Per Acre Irrigated and Nonirrigated: 1978 ............ . 

Crops Harvested and Value of Production: 1978 and 1974 ....................... . 

Crops by Acres Harvested: 1978 ......................................... . 

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29. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1978. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 

30. Summary by Type of Organization: 1978 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 

31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 

32. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

S20,000: 1978 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 

33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 

34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 

35. Summary by Standard Industr ial Classificat ion of Farm: 1978. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 102 

CHAPTER 2, County Summary Data 

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Number, Land, and Value of Farms: 1978 and 1974 ........................... . 

Land Use: 1978 . . . . . . . . . . . . .............................. . 

Irrigation: 1978 ........... . 

Farms by Tenure of Operator: 1978 .. 

Farmsand Land in Farmsby Type of Organization: 1978 ........................ . 

Characteristics of Operators: 1978 ....................................... . 

Farms by Value of Sales and Occupation: 1978 .. 

Farmsby Standard Industrial Classification: 1978 ....... ' ....... , ... '" .... , .. . 

F arms by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 ...................... . 

Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold for All Farms: 1978 ................... . 

Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold for Farms With Sales of 52,500 or More: 1978 .. . 

Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 .................................. . 

Energy Expenses and Fuel Storage Capacity for Farm Business: 1978 ............... . 

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14. Hired Farm Labor-Expenses and Number of Workers: 1978. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 132 

15. Estimated Market Value of All Machinery and Equipment: 1978. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 

16. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1978.. .............................. 133 

17. Hogs and Pigs-Inventory and Sales: 1978 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 141 

18. Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 

19. Broilers Sold by Number Per Farm: 1978 ................................. '.' . 145 

20. Sheep and Lambs-I nventory and Sales: 1978. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 145 

21. Milk Goats-Inventory and Sales: 1978 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 146 

22. Angora Goats-I nventory and Sales: 1978 ................................ Not shown 

23. Mink and Their Pelts-Inventory and Sales: 1978. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 

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Colonies of Bees and Honey-Inventory and Sales: 1978 ......................... . 

Fish Sales: 1978 ................................................... . 

Miscellaneous Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 ............................. . 

Miscellaneous livestock and Animal Specialties-Inventory and Sales: 1978 ............ . 

Grains-Corn, Sorghums, Wheat, and Other Small Grains: 1978 .... ' ................ . 

Cotton, Tobacco, Soybeans, Dry Beans and Peas, Potatoes, Sugar Crops, and Peanuts: 1978 .. 

Field Seeds, Grass Seeds, Hay, Forage, and Silage: 1978 ......................... . 

Vegetables, Sweet Corn, and Melons, Harvested for Sale: 1978 ..................... . 

Fruits and Nuts: 1978 ............................................... . 

Berries: 1978 ............... . 

Nursery and Greenhouse Products, Mushrooms, and Sod: 1978 ................... . 

Other Crops: 1978 .................................................. . 

Operator Response to Land Held Under Foreign Ownership: 1978 .................. . 

Income From Machine Work, Customwork and Other Agricultural Services: 1978 ........ . 

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CONTENTS-Continued v 

TABLES-Con. 

CHAPTER 2-Con. 

38. Value of Agricultural Products Sold Directly to Consumers for Human Consumption: 1978 160 

39. Farms Operated by Black and Other Races: 1978 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 160 

40. Farms Operated by Black and Other Races by Tenure: 1978. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 161 

41. Operators by Selected Racial Groups: 1978 ................................ '. 161 

42. Operators of Spanish Origin: 1978 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 

43. Female Operators: 1978. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 

CHAPTER 3. Individual County Data [The following tables are common to the Stateand each county] 

1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

Montana ............ . . . . . . . . . . . .. 163 

Farms Not on Mail List. . . . . . . . . . . . .. 168 

Beaverhead ....................... 173 

Big Horn .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 178 

Blaine .......................... , 183 

Broadwater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 188 

Carbon .......................... 193 

Carter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 198 

Cascade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 203 

Chouteau ........................ 208 

Custer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 213 

Daniels .......................... 218 

Dawson........................ .. 223 

Deer Lodge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 228 

Fallon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. 233 

Fergus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 238 

Flathead ......................... 243 

Gallatin ......................... . 

Garfield ......................... . 

Glacier ......................... . 

Golden Valley .................... . 

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263 

Granite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 268 

Hill............................. 273 

Jefferson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 278 

Judith Basin ...................... 283 

Lake. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 288 

Lewis and Clark ................... 293 

Liberty .......................... 298 

Lincoln 303 

McCone ........................ " 308 

Madison ......................... 313 

Meagher ......................... 318 

Mineral .......................... 323 

Missolua ......................... 328 

Musselshell ....................... 333 

Park ............................ 338 

Petroleum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 343 

Phillips .......................... 348 

Pondera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 353 

Powder River ..................... 358 

Powell ............. : . . . . . . . . . . . .. 363 

Prairie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 368 

Ravalli. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 373 

Richland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 378 

Roosevelt ........................ 383 

Rosebud ......................... 388 

Sanders 

Sheridan 

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Silver Bow ....................... . 

Stillwater ........................ 

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398 

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Sweet Grass. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 413 

Teton ........................... 418 

Toole ........................... 423 

Treasure ......................... 428 

Valley ......... " ..... '" . .. ... .. 433 

Wheatland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 438 

Wibaux ........ " .. ..... .... ... .. 443 

Yellowstone 448 
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APPENDIXES 

A. General Explanation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1 

B. Farms by Current and Prior Definitions and Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 " 8-1 

C. Comparison of 1974 Farm Counts With 1978 Farm Counts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. C-1 

D. Report Forms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-1 

Index ............................................................. Index-1 

Publication Program ............................................... Inside back cover 
VII 

INTRODUCTION 

Page 

HISTORY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VII 

AUTHORITY AND AREA COVERED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VII 

FARM DEFINITION ............................. VII 

METHOD OF ENUMERATION ...................... VII 

COMPARABILITY OF DATA ....................... VII 

USE OF SAMPLI NG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. VIII 

GRAPHICS ................................... , VIII 

TABULAR PRESENTATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. VIII 

PRELIMINARY REPORTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. VIII 

CENSUS DISCLOSURE RULES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. VIII 

DEFINITIONS AND EXPLANATIONS ................. VIII 

"SEE TEXT" REFERENCE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. VIII 

ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS ................... VIII 

HISTORY 

The census of agriculture provides a periodic statistical 

picture of the Nation's farming, ranching, and related activities. 

The 1978 Census of Agriculture is the 21st 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. From 1840 to 1950, an agriculture 

census was taken as part of the decennial census of population. 

A 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 agriculture to be taken for 1978 and 

1982 to adjust the data reference year to coincide with the 

1982 Economic Censuses covering manufacturing, mining, 

construction, retail trade, wholesale trade, service industries, 

and selected transportation activities. Thereafter, the agriculture 

census will revert to a 5-year cycle. 

AUTHORITY AND AREA COVERED 

The census of agriculture is authorized under the provisions 

of title 13, United States Code. Section 142(a) provides for the 

census to be taken in 1979, in 1983, and in every fifth year 

after 1983. Section 191 provides that the census shall include 

each State, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and 

the Virgin Islands. A census of agriculture will be conducted in 

American Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands in conjunction with the 1980 Census of Population and Housing. 

FARM DEFINITION 

Since 1850, when minimum criteria defining a farm for 

census purposes were first established, the farm definition has 

been changed nine times, as the Nation has grown and changed. 

The current definition was announced on August 12, 1975, in 

accordance with a joint agreement between the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Office of Management and Budget, and 

the Bureau of the Census. It defines a farm, for statistical 

purposes, as any place from which $1,000 or more of agricultural products were sold or normally would have been sold 

during the census year. The previous definition (used for the 

1959, 1964, and 1969 censuses, and for the 1974 preliminary 

county reports) counted as a farm any place with less than 10 

acres from which $250 or more of agricultural products were 

sold or normally would have been sold during the census year, 

or any place of 10 acres or more from which $50 or more of 

agricultural products were sold or normally would have been 

sold during the census year. 

METHOD OF ENUMERATION 

Evaluation studies of the 1969 and 1974 censuses, which 

were conducted primarily by mail, indicated that the 

administrative lists used to create the census mailing list were 

not adequate to assure complete coverage in the census. Also, 

censuses prior to 1969, conducted by direct enumeration, had 

been found by evaluation studies (conducted since 1950) to be 

progressively less and less complete, as increased mobility of 

farm operators led to increases in the numbers of nonresident 

operators, operators farming on a part-time basis, and operators 

farming two or more separate tracts. 

The 1978 Censu~ of Agriculture was conducted primarily by 

mail for maximum economy, supplemented by a personal 

canvass of a statistical area segment sample for maximum 

completeness of coverage. The area segment sample, which 

consists of selected geographic areas completely canvassed by 

direct enumeration, provides reliable estimates for States of the 

number and characteristics of any farms not represented in the 

mail portion of the census. Estimates for such farms are an 

integral part of the State totals published for the 1978 census. 

The direct enumeration sample estimates are statistically reliable 

only for State totals and have not been allocated to counties. 

Appendix A provides a more detailed description of how the 

1978 census was taken and includes a discussion of census 

coverage. 

COMPARABILITY OF DATA 

State totals for 1978 are not directly comparable with totals 

for 1974 or earlier censuses as they include data for farm operations represented on the mail list plus estimates from the direct 

enumeration sample for farms not represented on the mail list. 

The 1974 State level data include only operations represented 

on the mail list. 

Coverage evaluation studies for the 1974 census indicated 

that 10.7 percent of all farms were not included in the census. 

Farms missed in the census were usually small and accounted 

for less than 3 percent of the total value of apricultural products 

sold and less than 6 percent of the land in farms. The proportion of farms missed in the 1974 census was generally higher in 
VIII INTRODUCTION-Continued 

States having a large proportion of small farms and urbanized 

areas having a sizable number of part-time farms. Farm 

counts for 1974, adjusted for the net undercount, are shown in 

appendix C. 

County level data on acreages and inventories for 1978 and 

1974 are generally comparable; however, improvements in the 

coverage of the 1978 census, especially of smaller farms, should 

be taken into consideration when comparing farm counts. 

USE OF SAMPLING 

Two types of sampling were used for data collection 

for the 1978 census. I n addition to the State estimates from 

the direct enumeration sample discussed previously, data 

for items in sections 22 through 27 of the census report 

form were collected from only a sample of farms. Data based on 

a sample are subject to sampling error. Detailed discussions of 

the census report forms, the use of sampling, and estimates of 

sampling error are included in appendix A. 

GRAPHICS 

Several charts and maps presented on the following pages 

show selected agricultural statistics for this State. The items in 

the charts and the first four maps are presented for all States. 

The last four maps present data of particular importance to this 

State. 

TABULAR PRESENTATION 

State data-In chapter 1, State tables 1 through 28 show 

detailed State level data usually accompanied by historical data 

for one or more censuses. Tables 29 through 35 provide 1978 

State data cross-tabulated by various farm classifications. 

County summary data-Selected data items are presented by 

county in chapter 2. Tables 1 through 15 include general data 

such as land in farms, size of farms, land use, operator 

characteristics, expenses, and machinery and equipment. Inventory and sales data for livestock, poultry, and animal specialties 

are contained in tables 16 through 27 and detailed crop data in 

tables 28 through 35. Tables 36 through 43 present data on 

foreign ownership, income from customwork, direct sales to 

consumers, operators by racial group, and fema Ie operators. 

Individual county data-F ive pages of tables are presented in 

chapter 3 for each county with 10 farms or more in 1978. The 

tables include final data for each county and are more 

comprehensive than those in the preliminary reports. Data are 

provided for all farms and for farms with sales of $2,500 or 

more for both 1978 and 1974. 

This chapter also includes a set of similar tables for the State 

as a whole and for those farms in the State not on the mailing 

list and not included in county tables. 

PRELIMINARY REPORTS 

Preliminary reports have been published separately for all 

counties in the United States with 10 farms or more in 1978, 

each State, the four geographic regions, and the United States. 

This series provided, at the earliest possible date, information on 

major data items, with comparable final data from the 1974 

census. The data items were standard for each State and county 

except in table 3 where the selected crops varied by State 

according to their relative importance in the State. The State 

preliminary report also included a full set of tables providing 

data derived from the direct enumeration sample on the estimated number and characteristics of farms not included in 

county totals because they were not represented on the mailing 

list. 

For major data items at the county level differences between 

the preliminary and final figures are in general less than 5 

percent. At the State level, differences are significantly less. 

CENSUS DISCLOSURE RULES 

I n keeping with the provisions of title 13, United States 

Code, data that would disclose the operations of an individual 

farm are not published. However, the number of farms in a 

given size category or other classification is not considered a 

disclosure. Appendix A presents additional information on 

disclosure rules. 

DEFINITIONS AND EXPLANATIONS 

Appendix A includes definitions and explanations of selected 

terms used in the tables. 

"SEE TEXT" REFERENCE 

Items in the tables which are followed by the reference '·See 

text" are explained or defined in appendix A. 

ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS 

The following abbreviations and symbols are used throughout the tables: 

Zero. 

(D) Data withheld to avoid disclosing information for 

individual farms. 

(X) Not applicable. 

(Z) Less than half of the unit reported. 

(NA) Not available. 

* I ndependent city. 
Highlights of the State's Agriculture: 

1978 

Total 

Forms _______________________________________ number_ 24 469 land in farms __________________________________ ocres_ 62 269 824 Average size of form ________________________ ocres_ 2 545 Harvested cropland ____________________________ ocres_ - 8 802 485 Average per form ___________________________ ocres_ - 360 

Forms by size: I to 49 acres _____________________________ . __ number_ 3 507 50 to 499 ocre5 _____________________________ number_ - 6 731 500 to 999 ocre5- ___________________________ number_ - 2 950 1.000 acres or more _________________________ number_ - II 281 

Value of land and buildings;' Average per form __________________________ dollars- - 501 192 Average per acre ___________________________ dollars- - 196 

- I 262 310 

- 51 588 

Value of machinery and equipment on forms:;. _______ $1,000_ 

Average per form __________________________ dollars-

- I 184 597 

- 48 412 

- 490 292 20037 

- 685 991 

- 28 035 

- 8 314 

- 340 

Value of agricultural products sold ________________ $1,000_ 

Average per farm __________________________ dollars- (rops sold __________________________________ $1,000_ 

Average per form __________________________ dollorsLivestock and livestock products sold ____________ $1,000_ 

Average per form __________________________ dollarsPoultry and poultry products sold _______________ $1,000_ 

Average per farm __________________________ dollarsForms by value of agricultural products sold; 

- 3 400 

- 4 639 

- 7 893 

- 5 697 

- I 941 

- 786 

- 113 

less than $2,500 ____________________________ number_ 

$2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________ number_ 

$10,000 to $39,999 __________________________ number_ 

$40,000 to $99,999 __________________________ numbeL 

$100,000 to $199,999 ________________________ number_ 

$200,000 or more ___________________________ number_ 

Abnormal farms ____________________________ numbeL 

- 4 113 

- 26 373 

- 179 790 

- 357 764 

- 264 320 

- 348 539 

- 3 698 

Value of agricultural products sold by farms having sales of- less than $2,500 _____________________________ $1,000_ 

$2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________ $1,000_ 

$10,000 to $39,999 ___________________________ $1,000_ 

$40,000 to $99,999 ___________________________ $1,000_ 

$100,000 to $199,999 _________________________ $1,000_ 

$200,000 or more _____________________________ $1.000_ 

Abnormal forms _____________________________ $1,000_ 

Farm production expenses for selected items;' 

- 110 641 

- 12 852 

- 65 238 

- 28 015 

- 77 736 

- 70 989 

Feed for livestock and poultry __________________ $1,000_ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees _________________ $1,000_ Commercial fertilizer __________________________ $1,000_ 

Other agricultural chemicals ____________________ $1,000_ 

Petroleum products-gasoline, diesel, etc. ________ $1,000_ Hired form lobar _____________________________ $1,000_ 

- 2 820 065 

- 214 346 

- 526 671 , 890 724 

livestock and poultry inventory: Cottle and calveL ___________________________ number_ 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________ number_ 

Sheep and lambs ____________________________ number_ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ________________ number_ 

Crops harvested: 

- 98 381 

- 4 807 895 

Corn for all purposes __________________________ acres_ Wheat for grain _______________________________ acres_ 

- 134 505 058 

- I 268 756 

bushels- Barley for grain _______________________________ acres-

- 52 454 469 

- 2 366 208 

bushels_ Hoy crops ___________________________________ acrestons, dry_ - 4 389 196 

INot fully comparable because of direct enumeration sample in 1978 totals; see text. '1978 data are bosed on a sample of forms; see text. 

1978 and 1974 

All forms 

1974' 

Not on moil list Total 

904 1 578 905 62 23 3241 158 351 

640 2 665 61 442 8 426 881 

68 361 

363 2 727 

324

1 

6 143

1 22 2 990 195

1 

II 464 

198 814 298 070 310 112 

16 578 752 934 18 339 32 282 

7 1441 I 033 239 7 902 44 299 I 806 549 876 I 998 23 576 5 331 471 477 5 897 20 214 6 8 800 7 377 

I I 558

1 

3 340 110 4 175 195 8 207 41 5 358 

(X~I I 540 

602 

102 

593 3 971 717 24 455 3 697 186 232 2 136 331 851 - 206 780 - 277 448 (X) 2 502 

I 913 1 123 454 1 

225 10400 287 39 053 69 12 523 703 53 253 105 47 288 

33 2361 3 211 584 2996 212 456 3 940 630 877 3 911 980 156 

4 290 87 670 8 100 4 729 604 297 500 109 127 964 5 413 (NA) 

225 870 (NA) 

42098 2 158 312 69 949 3 658 936 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974' 

Total Not on moil list Total 

20 956 514 ~I 20 1771 56 489 ISO 56 731 1931 2 696 I 486 2 812 

8 717 801 47 780 8 375 116 

416 138 415 

I 765 85 I 1251 5 305 66 4860 

2 813 

195 1 2 8791 II 073 II 313 

538 873 295 315 318 305 

200 199 113 

I 225 ?89 12 293 721 833 

58 503 35 529 35 775 

I 176 787 6 5501 I 027 1351 

56 155 18 932 50906 

487 838 I 522 548 525 

23 279 4400 27 186 

680 691 5 028 466 822 

32 482 14 532 23 136 

8 258 - 8 729 

3~4 - 433 

I I - 110

1 

295

1 

4 639 4 175 7 893 195 8 207 

5 697 

(:~I 5 358 I 941 I 5401 786 602 (X) (X) 

- - 368 26 373 717 24 455 179 790 3 697 186 232 357 764 2 136 331 851 264 320 - 206 780 348 539 - 277448 (X) (X) (X) 

108 779 I 708 1 120 984 1 

12 741 208 10 294 64 701 246 38 685 27 752 69 12 476 76 586 598 52 478 69 877 70 46 591 

2 785 727 29 8161 3 160 549 207 718 I 914 205 771 518 744 2 530 616 256 873 267 220 958 974 

97 829 4290 86 807 4 792 904 8 100 4 724 346 134 116 530 297 500 109 005 222 I 261 917 5 390 I 173 848 52 200 161 224 950 34 992 654 2 306 442 29 120 2 118 640 4 315 323 59 810 3 602 733 

IX 
LINCOLN GLACIER 

TOOLE 

SCALE 

o 10 ao 30 .., 50 MILES b« ! I =f 

U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

BUREAu OF THE CENSUS 

MONTANA 

LIBERTY HILL 

BLAINE 

ROOSEVELT 

CARTER 

POWDER RIVER 
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Chart 1. 

Changes in State's Agriculture: 1978 From 1974 

Nurri:>er of farms 

Land in farms 

Harvested cropland 

Farms by size: 

1 to 49 acres 

50 to 499 acres 

500 to 999 acres 

1,000 to 1,999 acres 

2,000 acres or more 

Value of land 

and buildings 

Value of agricultural procfucts sold 

Crops 

Uvestock 

Poultry 

Farms by value of sales: 

$100,000 or more 

$40,000 to $99,999 

$20,000 to $39,999 

$10,000 to $19,999 

$5,000 to $9,999 

$2,500 to $4,999 

Less than $2,500 

Selected fann 

production expenses: 

Feed purchased 

Fertilizer 

Other chemicals 

Hir~ farm labor 

Gasoline and petroleum 

Estimated v~lue of 

machinery and eqUipment 

I I 

r I 

I 

I 

I 

I 

I I 

I I 

I I 

o 50 

U.S. Department of Commerce BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

J 104.9 

I 

100.2 

104.5 

<>1 128.6 

"\ 109.6 

98.7 

102.1 

~6.4 

114.6 

8~ .2 

~45.5 

4.5 

127.4 

106.3 

98.2 

~3.7 

103.2 

123.0 

',.:,"'. 102.0 

8~ .6 

I 

150.1 

146.0 

I 

100 150 

fts percent of 1974 

~----------------------------------------------~~ ---

I 176.4 

167.0 

167.7 

Mail portion 

Area sample 

223.7 

200 

XI 

250 
XII 

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Chart 2. 

Profile of State's Agriculture: 1978 

Farms by size: 

1 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 

Farms by value of 

land and buildings: 

$1 to $19,999 

$20,000 to $39,999 

$40,000 to $99,999 

$100,000 to $499,999 

$500,000 or more 

Farms by value of 

machinery and equipment: 

$1 to $4,999 

.2.6 

"6.1 

"'7.7 

14.~ 

13.( 

14.~ 

12.1 

1~.9 

i:: 147 

1".8 

l' .8 

29.2 

HE 48.9 

27.8 

$5,000 to $9,999 

$10,000 to $19,999 

$20,000 to $49,999 

$50,000 to $99,999 

23.8 

$100,000 or more 

Operators by age group: 

Under 35 years 

35 to 44 years 

45 to 54 years 

55 to 64 years 

65 years or over 

Operators by tenure: 

Full owner 

Part owner 

Tenant 

Farms by type of organization: 

Individual or family 

Partnership 

Corporation 

Other 

18.5 

7.4 

~ 

1~.9 

18.6 

H 

13. ~ 

11.9 

9.6 

"'8.2 

• .9 

o 20 

U.S. Department of Commerce BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

25.0 

25.6 

mw 46.9 

41.2 

40 60 

As percent of total farms 

W1HHH 

80 

Mail portion 

Area sample 

81.3 

100 
MONTANA 

Chart 2-Con. 

Profile of State's Agriculture: 1978 

Operators working off farm: 

None 

1 to 99 days 

1 ()() to 199 days 

200 days or more 

V .. ue of agricultural 

producta by commodity group: 

Crops 

Uvestock 

Poultry 

ExpendItwe8 for energy 

.... petroleum products: 

Gasoline 

Diesel oil 

Lp gas. butane 

Fuel oil 

Electricity 

Other 

13. 

.-7.8 

.7 

-3.9 

.2.3 

13.~ 

-7.0 

22.7 

41.4 

45.8 

27.6 

. 5~ .7 

~7.9 

Mail portion 

Area sample 

XIII 

o 20 40 60 80 100 

P>s percent of total farms 

Chart 3. 

Land in Farms by Type of Organization: 1978 

Individual or fenily 

53.4% 

U.S. Department of Commerce BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

Partnership 

--------12.2% 

Corporation 

---26.0% 

Other ----------- 8.4% 
XIV 

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Chart 4. 

Farms by Value of Sales: 1978 

Less than $2,500 

14.3% 

$2,500 to $4,999 

8.3% 

$5,000 to $9,999 

10.7% 

$10,000 to $19,999 

13.9% 

Chart 5. 

$100,000 or more 

--------11.2% 

$40,000 to $99,999 

---23.3% 

$20,000 to $39,999 

--------18.4% 

Value of Products Sold by Size of Sales: 1978 

$10,000 to $19,999 

4.1% 

$20,000 to $39,999 

11.1% 

$40,000 to $99,999 

30.2% 

U.S. Department of Commerce BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

Less than $10,000 

----------2.5% 

$100,000 or more 

---52.0% 

- - -------------------------------------
Map 1. Land in Farms by County: 1978 

As percent of land in county 

Map 2. Average Size of Farm by County: 1978 

AVf1I8IJ8 size 2,545 acres 

u.s. Department of Commerce BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

xv 

Percent 

c::=::::J '--ttW140 

~ 40-91 

II 8)-79 _ 8)-89 

_ OOalTU8 

Acr •• 

[===.J lMa IhIn 1.000 

&s:SSSl 1,000 - 1,. 

II 2,000 - 2,. 

_ 3,000 - 4,. 

_ 5,000 or I11Cn 
XVI 

Map 3. Value of Land and Buildings by County: 1978 

Average per farm 

Map 4. Value of Agricultural Products Sold by County: 1978 

State total $1,184,597,000 

J.5. Department of Commerce BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

Dollars 

C==:J laIs tI1Il4OO,<XXl 

~ 4(X),<XXl- 499,999 

1:<:'1 !m,<XXl- 599,999 

~ 8)),<XXl- 7'99.999 

_ 8)),<XXl ex fT'D'8 

Dollars 

c=::J laa thin 10 fTiIIIon 

~ 10 - 19 million 

\'1 20 - 29 million 

_ 30 - 39 million 

_ 40 million ex mora 
Map 5. Cattle and Calves Inventory by County: 1978 

State total 2,820,065 

Map 6. Sheep and Lambs Inventory by County: 1978 

State total 526,671 

U.S. Department of Commerce BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

XVII 

Cattle and calves 

r::::==J less tIlIJl al,<XXl 

~ al,<XXl- 29,999 

c:::::=::J 3),<XXl - 49,999 

_ oo,<XXl- 79,999 

_ oo.<XXl ~!TUB 

Sheep and lambs 

[==:J lMe than 1,000 

~ 1,000 - .,999 

[==:J 5,000 - 9,999 

_ 10,000 - 19,999 

_ 2O,OOOOl"I11OI"W 
XVIII 

Map 7. Wheat Harvested for Grain by County: 1978 

Map 8. Barley Harvested for Grain by County: 1978 

State total 1,268,756 acres 

U.S. Department of Commerce BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

Aaes 

[==:J I..sas ttWl1o,(XXl 

~ 1O,(XXl- 49,999 

II !il,(XXl- 99,999 

_ 100,(XXl- 199,999 

_ al),(XXl Cl' m:re 

Acre. 

[==:J IMa than 5,000 

~ 5,000 - 9,9Il9 

1:"'::::1 10,000 - 19,9Il9 

_ 20,000 - 48,999 

_ 50,000 Cl' rnorw 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1945 to 1978 

All forms ________________________________________ number_ - land in farms- _________________________ .. ___________ ocres_ - Average size of farm ______________________________ ocres_ - Approximate land area ______________________________ ocres_ - Proportion in forms _____________________________ percenL - Value 01 land and buildings,' Average per farm _______________________________ dollors_ - .verage per ocre ________________________________ dollors_ -

Forms by value of land and buildings: $1 10 $9.999 __________________ --- _____ ------------------ $10,000 10 $19,999 ______________________________ -------- $20,000 10 $39,999 ____________________________________ _ - $40,000 10 $69,999 ____________________________________ _ - $70.000 10 $99,999 ____________________________________ _ - $100,000 10 $149,~99 __________________________________ _ - $150,000 10 $199,999 __________________________________ _ - $200.000 to $499,999 __________________________________ _ - $500,000 or mar. _____________________________________ _ 

land in forms according to use: Total cropland ___________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ Harvested cropland _____________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

farms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres ___________________________________ _ 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres ________________________________ _ 20 to 29 ocr.s ________________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres ________________________________ _ 50 to 99 acr.s __________________________________ _ 100 to 199 ocr.s ________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres ________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocr.s ________________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more _____________________________ _ 1,000 to 1,999 acr.s ___________________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

Cropland used only for posture or grazing2 _________ farms_ 

ocres_ Other cropland _________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested and not postured ________ farms~ 

acres_ 

Cropland on which all crops failed _______________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow 3 _~ _________ farms_ 

acres_ Cropland idle ________________________________ farms_ 

acreL 

Total woodland _______ ~ ___________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Woodland postured _~ ___________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Woodland not postured __________________________ farmsacres_ 

Other land _______________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

Pasture/and and rangeland other than cropland and woodland postured ____________________________ formsocres_ 

land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. ____ farms_ 

ocres_ 

Irrigated land ______________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1978 

24469 62 269 824 2 545 93 176 320 

66.8 

501 192 

196 

175 

453 

1 485 

1 917 

1 672 2 630 

1 963 

7 364 6 811 

22 100 16 325 645 20921 

8 802 485 

3 926 

765 

906 

880 

1 375 2 494 

3 286 

5 343 3 695 

2 177 1 685 

492 

6 840 1 188 978 I I 678 6 334 182 

I 463 

191 674 

I 120 200 627 

10 135 5 557 162 2 433 384 719 

3 281 

I 943 023 

2366 I 566 424 

I 265 

376 599 

20578 44 001 156 

14 230 

42 795 178 14 696 1 205 978 

9 682 2 085 759 

1974 1969 

23 324 24951 

62 158 351 62 918 247 

2 665 2 522 

93 157 952 93 157 952 

66.7 67.5 

298 070 150 222 

112 60 

575 1 258 

904 1 697 

2 042 3 686 

2 756 4 408 

2 237 3 175 

2 767 3440 

2 272 2 290 6 414 3 979 

3 357 1 018 

21 368 22 709 

15 445 720 16 108 575 

20 376 21 404 

8 426 881 7 937 203 

3 199 3 268 689 657 

739 732 

612 620 

I 159 1 259 

2 346 2 598 

3 542 3 986 

5 607 6 247 

3 692 3 722 

1 990 1 583 1 589 (NA) 

401 (NA) 

7 017 8 741 

I 144 873 I 441 261 

11 180 13 676 5 873 966 6 730 I I I 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

2 933 3 286 

2 049 728 I 752 055 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

19 808 21 294 44 662 903 45 057 617 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

8 714 9 197 1 759 040 1 841 421 

1964 1959 1954 1950 1945 

27020 28 959 33061 35 085 37 747 

65 833 760 64 081 391 61 468 903 59 247 434 58 787 318 

2 437 2 213 1 859 1 689 1 557 

93 271 040 93 271 040 93 361 920 93 361 920 93 642 240 

70.6 68.7 65.8 63.5 62.8

1 103 271 76 761 44 653 28 475 13 720 

42 35 24 17 9 

1 770 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

2834 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

5 147 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

5 328 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

3 485 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) I 3 350 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

1 919 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

2 645 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

542 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

25 212 27 486 31 218 33 331 35 743 

15 388 431 15077 767 14 508 389 13 928 528 II 318 688 

24 308 26 726 30 575 32 090 34 853 

7 812 612 8 158 899 8 414 058 7 576 173 7 439 470 I 4 124 4 655 5 770 7 137 8 103 

986 1 122 I 680 1 945 2 358 

837 1 017 I 105 I 398 I 456 

769 866 I 017 I 296 I 445 

1 532 I 650 I 968 2 498 2844 

3 369 3 776 4 728 5 534 6 420 

4840 5 510 6 495 6 998 7 778 

7059 7 718 8 694 8 389 9 0841 

3 608 3 877 3 778 3 201 2 840 

I 308 1 190 I 110 831 628 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

6 680 6 539 6 630 8 918 4 531 

I 030 734 944 930 737 975 I 271 471 400 092 

16 450 17 547 19 121 20 656 (NA) 

6 545 085 5 973 938 5 356 356 5 080 884 3 479 126 

3 318 I 886 (NA) (NA) (NA) I 444 787 338 486 (NA) (NA) (NA) I I 519 (NA) (NA) (NA) 2872 

145 089 (NA) (NA) (NA) 317 306 

14 840 16 087 17803 17 850 (NA) 

5 695 266 5 374 988 4 966 526 4 224 669 (NA)I 2 551 (NA) (NA) (NA) 16 958 

259 943 (NA) (NA) (NA) 3 161 820 

4 081 4 772 5 340 7 098 4 4971 

2 125 306 2 437 862 2 163 660 3 159 878 I 084 970 

3 406 3 934 4 586 6 021 3 842 

I 869 971 2 178 339 I 971 937 2 754 944 985 924 

I 068 I 291 I 190 I 737 I 019 

255 335 259 523 191 723 404 934 99 046 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

48 320 023 46 565 762 44 796 854 42 159 028 46 383 660 

20 414 22 245 25 362 25 604 31 8151 

47 376 901 45 471 269 43 922 843 41 226 673 45 556 35 I 

24 502 (NA) 30 625 32 222 34 803 

943 122 I 094 493 874011 932 355 827 309 

10843 11 935 13 114 13 457 12 997 

1 893 360 I 874 520 I 890 671 I 716 792 I 555 480 

1J978 and 1950 through 1964 data are based on a sample of farms. 2Not fully comparable for various census years because of differences in cropland used only tor posture. lVories 

Irom State to Stal., 1950 through 1964; 17 W.st.rn Stat.s, 1945 not avoilabl •. 

Table 2. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use, for Farms With Sales of $2,500 or More: 

Forms ___________________________________ number_ 

land in forms _______________________________ acres_ 

Average size of farm _______________________ acres_ 

Valu. 01 land and buildings,' Average per form _________________________ dollars_ Average per acre _________________________ dollarsland in forms according to use: Totol cropland _____________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Harvested cropland ______________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres ____________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres ___________________________ _ 100 to 199 acres _________________________ _ 

200 10 499 acr.s _________________________ _ 

500 10 999 acr.s _________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more _______________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acres ____________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more _____________________ _ 

Crop/and used only for posture or grazing ___ farmsC!"opland in cover crops, legumes, and soil· 

Improvement grosses, not harvested and not 

acres_ 

pastured ______________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1978 

20 956 56 489 150 2 696 

538 873 

200 

19 370 

16 056 893 

18 681 8 717 801 

2 193 2 076 

3 226 5 321 3 693 

2 172 1 683 

489 

5 552 1 080 240 

1 372 

186 180 

'1978 data are based on a sample 01 larms; s.e texl. 

1974 

20 177 56 731 193 2 812 

318 305 

113 

18 966 

15 257 374 18 509 8 375 116 

1 539 

2 157 

3 535 5 600 

3 691 

I 987 

I 587 

400 

5 597 

1 040 944 

607 94 253 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

1969 

20 603 57 733 713 

2 802 

166991 60 

19 555 

15 741 492 18 999 7 833 008 

1 497 

2 112 3 849 

6244 

3 720 

1 577 1 307 

270 

7 103 

1 320 170 

1 405 152 993 

land in forms according to use-Con. 

Total cropland - Can. 

Cropland on which all crops failed __________ farms __ 

acres-_ Cropland in cultivated summer fallow _______ farms __ 

acres __ Cropland idle _____________________ . _______ farms-_ 

acres __ 

Total woodland _________________ • __________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Woodland postured ______________________ 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._ forms __ 

acres __ Pastur.land, all type'-________________________ larm,-_ 

ocres __ 

Irrigated land ______________________ . ________ farms __ 

acres __ 

1978, 1974, and 1969 

1978 1974 1969 

1 004 810 5J 190 360 188 132 120 648 9 837 9 914 11 710 5 521 225 5 294 602 5 943 953 2 241 1 087 2 14 I 361 087 264 327 370 720 

2 480 2 333 2 462 412 941 511 931 486 931 I 905 I 850 2 083 146 507 146 601 241 518 841 777 630 266 434 365 330 245 4 13 

13 165 13 215 14 431 \ 37 908 171 38 989 905 39 398 253 12 509 13 345 13 165 1 I I 145 971 983 I 107 037 16 672 16 397 17 698\ 40 134 918 41 177 450 41 959 94 I 

8 301 7 528 7 95 I 2 029 904 717 764 800 32 I 

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Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

All forms _____________________________ number_ -

forms by size: 

with harvested cropland_ 

with irrigated lond_ -

-

1 to 9 acres _______________________________ number_ - with harvested croplond_ 

with irrigated tond_ -

- 10 to 49 acres ______________________________ number_ - with harvested croplond_ 

with irrigated land_ -

-

50 to 69 acres _____________________________ number_ 

with harvested cropland_ 

with irrigated land_ -

- 70 to 99 acres _____________________________ number_ -

100 to 139 acres _______ _ 

140 to 179 acres _______ _ 

with harvested cropland_ 

with irrigated land_ 

_______________ number_ 

with harvested cropland_ 

with irrigated lond_ ___________________ number_ 

with harvested cropland_ 

with irrigated land_ 

180 to 219 acres ____________________________ number_ 

with harvested crapland_ 

with irrigated land_ 220 to 259 acres ___________________________ number_ 

with harvested cropland_ 

with irrigated land_ 

260 to 499 acres ___________________________ number_ 

with harvested crapland_ 

with irrigated land_ 500 to 999 acres ______ . _________________ number_ 

with harvested cropland_ 

with irrigated land_ 

1,000 to 1,999 acres ________________________ number_ 

with harvested cropland_ 

with irrigated land_ 

2,000 acres or more __________________________ number_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- with - harvested croplond_ 

with irrigated land -- 5,000 acres or mare ________________________ number_ 

with harvested croplond_ 

with irrigated land_ 

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Farms 

1978 1974 

24 469 23 324 20 921 20 376 9 682 8 7141 

1 359 1 1771 207 239 213 183 2 148 1 550 1 426 1 044 1 238 864 

526 394 

383 311 270 236 896 731 

744 576 527 410 

711 694 574 570

1 410 366 1 041 888 901 801 563 488 

497 496 438 443 

316 291 

623 507 566 458

311 323 1 

2 437 2 433 2 201 2 195 

1 203 1 132 2 950 2 990 2 725 2 798 

1 122 1 068 

4 139 4053 3 953 3 907 1 131 1 020 

7 142 7 411 

6 803 7 034 2 378 2 333 2 843 (NA) 

2 643 (NA) 

1 165 (NA) 

land in forms (acres) Harvested cropland (acres) Irrigated land (acres) 

1978 1974 1978 1974 1978 1974 

62 269 824 62 158 351 8 802 485 8 426 881 2 085 759 1 759040 54 334 703 53 405 933 8 802 485 8 426 881 2 027 323 1 726 706 24 096 133 22 788 584 2 653 255 2 406 472 2 085 759 1 759 040 

3 112 2 544 617 648 746 710 930 1 054 617 648 497 499 

984 908 453 429 746 710 

55 858 42 601 23 176 16 288 22466 16594 

39 116 29912 23 176 16288 18 204 13045 

32 517 24 215 15405 10085 22 466 16594 

30 547 22 813 12 107 9609 10 308 8 575 

22 211 18 070 12 107 9 609 9 330 7 747 

15 717 13 715 7 190 6 120 10 308 8 575 

72 872 58 633 30 157 23 290 25 848 21 926 

60 741 46 059 30 157 23 290 23 392 19 873 

42 908 32 767 20 301 15450 25 848 21 926 

82 694 80 934 33033 32 803 30 355 26 380 

67 008 66 822 33 033 32 803 27 754 23690 

47 860 43 242 22 083 19 310 30 355 26380 

163 667 139 891 63 492 59 458 51 950 46 590 

141 603 126 214 63 492 59458 49 779 44 665 

88 223 76 651 41 039 36 767 51 950 46 590 

98 451 98 286 40 392 40 287 36 633 33 135 

86 909 87 923 40 392 40 287 35 517 32 551 

62 629 57 643 30 086 27 373 36 633 33 135 

146 108 120 188 51 019 49 263 40 550 42 291 

132 550 108 6291 51 019 49 263 39 460 40 720 

73 740 76 353 32 922 35 205 40 550 42 291 

892 504 883 528 325 927 320 159 208 214 188 504 

805 501 798 004 325 927 320 159 203 707 184 308 

435 243 407 263 188 059 163 343 208 214 188 504 

2 163 696 2 204 589 659 910 689 544 267 643 223 008 

2 005 189 2 068 091 659910 689 544 262 047 221 319 

799 480 763 930 261 466 247 116 267 643 223 008 

6 014 333 5 887 521 1 673 766 1 688 696 294 272 231 308 

5 750 526 5 689 321 1 673 766 1 688 696 289 110 229 445 

1 584 327 1 451 815 369 418 332 331 294 272 231 308 

52 545 982 52616823 5 888 889 5 496 836 1 096 774 920 019 

45 222 419 44 365 834 5 888 889 5 496 836 1 068 526 908 844 

20912 505 19 840 082 1 664 833 1 512943 1 096 774 920019 

39092119 (NA) 2 892 627 (NA) 711 468 (NA) 

32 198 615 (NA) 2 892 627 (NA) 698 040 (NA) 

16 944 302 (NA) 1 066 697 (NA) 711 468 (NA) 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978, 1974, and 1969 

Farms and land in forms operated by: All operators _________________________________ farmsacres- Harvested cropland __________________________ farmsacres_ Full owners __________________________________ formsacres- Harvested cropland __________________________ farms_ 

acresPori owners __________________________________ farms_ 

acres- Harvested cropland __________________________ formsacres_ Tenants _____________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ Harvested cropland __________________________ farmsacres_ Percent of tenancy __________________________ percenL 

Forms by type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ farmsacres_ Partnership __________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Corporations _________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

family held, More thon 10 stockholders _________________ farms_ 

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

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-

- acres_ - 10 or Jess stockhalders _____________________ forms_ - acres_ - Other than family held, More than 10 stockholders _________________ forms_ - acres-- 10 or Jess stockholders ____________________ forms_ - acres_ -

Other - cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. _____________________________ forms __ 

acres_ -

2 MONTANA 

All farms 

1978 1974 

24 469 23 324 

62 269 824 62 158 351 

20921 20 376 

8 802 485 8 426 881 

11 476 10 677 

14 840 582 14 138 107 

8 949 8 584 

2 058 416 2 035 023 

10070 10 135 

42 911 478 43 760 198 

9 573 9 685 

5 961 750 5 697 443 

2 923 2 512 

4 517764 4 260 046 

2 399 2 107 

782 319 694 415 

11.9 10.8 

19 901 (NA) 

33 249 901 (NA) 

2 350 (NA) 

7 602 798 (NA) 

2 012 (NA) 

16 163 718 (NA) 

36 (NA) 

462 217 (NA) 

1 883 (NA) 

14 814 191 (NA) 

18 (NA) 

276 673 (NA) 

75 (NA) 

610 637 (NA) 

206 (NA) 

5 253 407 (NA) 

Forms operated by Black and other races I 

1969 1978 1974 1969 

24 951 426 261 24 

62 918 247 3 105 606 549 455 58 737 

21 404 339 222 10 

7 937 203 101 406 65 299 4 259 

10 745 187 73 16 11 968 129 2 632 567 180 845 8 014 

8 275 126 48 2 1 646 207 16 363 9 862 90 

11 241 186 137 5 46 306 983 420 280 302 301 48042 

10 684 169 129 5 

5 554 098 71 071 47 898 2 587 

2 965 53 51 3 4 643 135 52 759 66 309 2 681 

2 445 44 45 3 

736 898 13 972 7 539 1 582 

11.8 12.4 19.5 12.5 

(NA) 365 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) 498 544 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) 31 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) 48 617 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) 9 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) 18 512 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) 9 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) 18 512 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) 21 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) 2 539 933 (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978, 1974, and 1969-Con. 

All forms Forms operated by Block and other races J 

1978 1974 1969 1978 

Operators by age group,' Under 25 years ____________________________________ _ 

25 to 34 years-____________________________________ _ 

35 to 44 years-____________________________________ _ 

65 ~~:~ years ~ ~:~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~==~=====~=============== and over _____________ • ____________________ _ 

Average age _____ . _____ ._. _____ ._. _____ ._. _________ _ 

- 615 474 460 14 

- 3 518 2 391 2 7041 77 

- 4 560 3912 5 175 80 

6 108 5 762 7 3121 115 - 6 266 6069 6 132 96 - 3402 3 307 3 168 44 -

- 49.6 51.1 SO.O 47.3 

Operators by place of residence: I 

On farm operated ___________ ._. ____________________ _ 

Not on farm operoted _______________________________ _ Not reported ______________________________________ _ 

18039 15441 19 327 274 -

- 4036 3299 3498 91 

2 394 4584 2 126 61 -

Operators reporting days of work off farm: I None ____________ . __________ . _____________________ _ Any ______________________________________________ _ 

I to 49 days ____________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 days ___________________________________ _ 

100 to 149 days _________________________________ _ 

150 to 199 days _________________________________ _ 

200 days or more ___________ . _____________ ._. ____ _ 

Not reporting _________________ . ____________________ _ 

- 12 268 9 952 (NA) 145 

- 10829 7284 10651 242 

- 2 564 1 632 2 936 32 

- 815 595 1 108 15 

- 802 587l- 1 805 { 42 

- 1 100 766 _ 33 

- 5 548 3 704 4 802 120 

- 1 372 4 679 (NA) 39 

Operators by principal occupation: I 

Farming _____ . ___ . _________ ._. _______ . ____________ _ Other ____________________________________________ _ - 17 082 16 967 (NA) 235 

- 7 387 4948 (NA) 191 

Operators by sex: Mole ________________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Female ______________________________________ farms_ 

- 23 208 (NA) (NA) 390 

- 59 561 581 (NAl (NA) I 3 068 653 

- 1 261 (NA) (NA) 36 

acres_ - 2 708 243 (NA) (NA) 36 953 

Operators of Spanish arigin _______________________ farms_ 

acres_ - 94 (NA) (NA) 8 

- 145684 (NAl (NA) 2 547 

1]969 dato apply only to forms operated by Blacks; 1974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sole proprietorship) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Operators by Type of Organization for Fanns With Sales of $2,500 or More: 

Individual or family ______________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Partnership ____________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Corporations ___________________________________ forms_ 

acres- Family held, More thon 10 stockholders ___________________ forms_ 

acres_ 10 or less stockholders _______________________ farmL 

ocres_ Other than family held, More than 10 stockholders ___________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 10 ar less stockholders _______________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc, _forms_ 

acres_ 

'1969 data for forms operated by 81acks only. 

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-

1978 

Farms operated by I Forms 

Block and other races, I 

(see text) 

16664 314 

32 619 147 484 053 

2 219 28 

7 553 899 42937 

1 994 9 

16 112 698 (D) 

34 - (D) -

1 869 9 

14 772 348 (D) 

18 -

276 673 - 73 - (D) -

79 2 

203 406 (D) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

1974 

Forms operated by T Black and other races, I Farms (see text) 

17 177 212 

37 428 818 503 315 

1 693 9 

6 509 264 38 880 

1 229 (NAlI 12 293 386 (NAl 

(NA) (NAl 

(NA) (NAl 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NAl 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NAl 

(NA) (NA) 

(NAl (NA) 

78 (NA) 

499 725 (NA) 

1974 1969 

1 - 35 

54 ~I 65 2 

67 -

39 15 

50.4 54.3 

185 10 

55 3 

21 11 

87 (HA) 

121 18 

15 - 17 1 

5 } 15 17 

67 2 

53 (NA) 

168 (NA) 

93 (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

1978, 1974, and 1969 

1969 

Forms operated by 

Block and other races, I 

Forms (see text) 

17 226 11 

38 359 356 (0) 

2483 - 9 542 937 -

742 1 

9 439 189 (D) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

152 - 392 231 

MONTANA 3 
Table 6. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978, 1974, and 1969 

[1978 doto are based on a sample of forms; see text) 

1978 1978 

AII.Farms 

Expenses 

Farms ($1,000) 1974 1969 

All Farms Expenses 

Forms ($1,000) 1974 1969 

livestock and poultry purchased ___________________ farms-

$1,000_ Forms with expenses of- $1 to $499 ______________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ___________________ __ 

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

$10,000 to $14,999 _______________ _ 

$15,000 to $19,999 _______________ _ $20,000 to $29,999 ______________ __ 

$30,000 to $39,999 _______________ _ 

$40,000 to $49,999_.-------------- $50,000 to $79,999 _______________ _ 

$80,000 or more ______ __ 

feed for livestock and 

poultry ______ ____________ ____ forms_ 

$1.000_ Forms with expenses of- $1 to $499 _____________________ _ 

$500 to $999 __________________ __ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ________________ _ 

10 145 (X) I 9 825 12 0431 

- (X) 157 2301 124 203 104 277 

- 1 999 386 2 447 3 710 

- 1 559 1 089 1 401 1 812 - 3 404 7 830 3 363 3 585 - 1 131 7 609 1 018 1 235 

- 460 5 325 l 722 l - 302 5 015 } J - 415 9 716 

- 233 7 999 1 701 98 4 292 874 240 14 343 

- 304 93 626 

- 16 647 (X) 15 940 17 324 

- (X) 110 641 123 454 49 761 

-- 4 524 988 3 772 7 196 

-- 2 579 1 776 2 248 3 118 

-- 5 528 13 141 6 327 5 258 

Commercial fertilizer ____________ farms_ 

$1.000_ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $499 ____________________ __ 

$500 to $999 __________________ __ 

$1.000 to $4,999 _______________ __ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________ __ $20,000 to $29,999 _____________ __ 

$30,000 to $39,999 ______________ _ $40,000 or more ________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime _________________________ formL 

$1,000_ 

Forms 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 to $19,999 ______________ _ 

$20,000 or more ________________ _ 

- 12 884 (X) 11 005 12066 

- (X) 65 238 39 053 14 132 

- 2 141 538 2300 5 333 

- 1 554 I 108 1 652 2 641 

- 5 276 12 853 4 898 3 686 

- 2 213 15 311 1 308 313 

- 1 147 15 702 597 } - 263 6 098 } 93 - 127 4 249 250 

- 163 9 378 

- 13 091 (X) 10296 (NA) 

- (X) 28 015 12 523 3 976 

- I 453 59 1 600 (NA) 

- 2 678 693 3470 (NA) 

- 2 113 1 449 2 026 (NA) 

- 2 595 3 524 } 2 744 (NA) 

- 2 948 8 720 

- 857 5 511 

- 344 4 659 456 (NA) 

- 103 3 400 

$5,000 to $9,999 ____ . ___________ _ -- I 901 12 949 1 698 951 Hired form labor _______________ farms_ - II 414 (X) 9929 14 554 $10,000 to $14,999 ______________ _ $15,000 to $19,999 ______________ __ 

$20,000 to $29,999 _____________ __ 

$30,000 to $39,999 __ .. __________ __ 

$40,000 to $79,999 _____________ __ 

$80,000 or more _______ _ 

-- 705 8 390 f 1 Oil 1 - 338 5 642 

-- 446 10 420 801 -- 170 5 7251 ~ 884 -- 302 16 049 

-- 154 35 562 J J 

$1,000_ 

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

$100 to $499 __________________ __ $500 to $999 ___________________ _ $1,000 to $2,499 ________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ________________ _ 

- (X) 70 989 47 288 36955 

- 542 28 560 } 5 399 - 1 828 444 1 923 

- 1 26Q 862 1 246 2 484 

- 2 128 3 398 1917 3 034 

- 1 905 6 710 1 682 1 839 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ farms 

$1,000 Forms by tons purchased: 

-- 5 570 (X) 11 376 12 127 

-- (X) 28 027 47 185 22 063 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ______________ _ 

$20,000 to $29,999 ______________ _ $30,000 to $49,999 _____________ __ 

$50,000 or more _______________ __ 

- 1 768 12 143 1 456 1 060 

- 1 161 15 845 747 } - 419 9 897 } 738 - 254 9 147 398 

- 149 12 516 J to 49 'onL _________________ _ 50 to 99 10nL ________________ _ 

100 to 199 tons _______________ _ 200 to 499 tons _______________ _ 

500 to 799 ton5. ______________ _ 

800 to 999 tons _______________ _ 

1,000 tons or morc ____________ _ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $499 ___________ _ 

$500 to $999 _________________ _ 

-- 4 791 (X) 10 084 JO 975 

-- 417 (X) 711 633 

-- 201 (X) 342 312 

-- 123 (X) 167 143 

-- 19 (X) } -- 4 (X) 72 64 

-- 15 (X) 

-- I 830 449 1 3 727 6 2491 

-- 793 535 1 659 2 100 

Contract labor _________________ farmL 

$1,000_ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $499 ____________________ __ 

$500 to $999 __________________ __ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _______________ __ $5,000 to $9,999 ________________ _ $10,000 to $19,999 ______________ _ 

$20,000 or more ________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental 

of machinery and equipmenL ____ farms_ 

- 2 566 (X) 2 063 (NA) 

- (X) 5 990 4 321 (NA) 

- 584 160 529 (NA) 

- 514 339 394 (NA) 

- 1 165 2 705 938 (NA) 

- 226 1 564 154 (NA) 

- 63 756 } 48 (NA) - 14 465 

- 10657 (X) 9 558 (NA) $1,000 to $4,999 _______________ _ - 1 837 4 015 4 120 2 949 $1,000_ - (X) 28 943 17 688 (NA) 

$5,000 to $9,999 ______________ _ 

$10,000 to $14,999. ____________ _ 

$15,000 to $19,999 ___________ __ $20,000 to $29,999 ___________ __ 

$30,000 to $39,999 ____________ __ 

$40,000 to $49,999 ____________ _ 

$50,000 or more ______________ _ 

-- 530 3 596 955 481 

-- 208 2 417 } 542 } -- 120 2 068 

-- III 2 643 348 42 1 420 373 -- 33 1 475 

-- 66 9 409 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $499 _____________________ _ $500 to $999 __________________ __ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________ _ $10,000 to $19,999 ______________ _ 

$20,000 or more ________________ _ 

- 3 463 792 3 829 (NA) 

- 1 792 1 259 1 744 (NA) 

- 3 955 8 832 3 137 (NA) 

- 919 6 172 595 (NA) 

- 330 4 399 } 253 (NA) - 198 7 488 

Energy and petroleum products 

Animol health cost ______________ forms 

$1,000 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $99 _______________________ _ 

$100 to $499 ___________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ___________________ _ 

$1,000 to $2,999 _________________ _ 

$3,000 to $4,999 _________________ _ 

$5,000 or more ________________ _ 

-- IS 639 (X) (NA) (NA) 

-- (X) 8 457 (NA) (NA) 

4 295 191 (NA) (NA) 

-- 6 720 1 560 (NA) (NA) 

-- 2 519 I 646 (NA) (NA) 

- I 650 2 579 (NA) (NA) 

272 969 (NA) (NA) 

-- 183 1 512 (NA) (NA) 

expenses ____________ _____ ____ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

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 $19,999 ______________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 ______________ _ 

- 24366 (X) (NA) (NA) 

- (X) 90 393 (NA) (NA) 

- 4 342 1 141 (NA) (NA) 

- 3 095 2 238 (NA) (NA) 

- 3 803 5 529 (NA) (NA) 

- 7 239 23 997 (NA) (NA) 

- 4 124 28 178 (NA) (NA) 

- 1 421 18 945 (NA) (NA) 

- 290 7 323 (NA) (NA) 

$40,000 or more ________________ _ - 52 3 042 (NA) (NA) 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __ ___________ ________ ___ farms_ - 8 668 (X) 8 332 7 772 

Petroleum products ___________ forms_ 

$1.000_ - 24349 (X) 22 938 24 650 

- (X) 77 736 53 253 32 484 

$1,000_ 

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

$500 to $999 ___________________ __ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ________________ __ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________ __ 

$20,000 or more ________________ __ 

- (X) 12 852 10 400 3 811 

- 3 788 643 4364 5 640 

1 632 I 136 1 362 1 249 

2 716 5 571 2 215 840 

368 2 486 258 30 

131 1 667 } 133 13 - 33 1 349 

Forms 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 $19,999 ___________ __ 

$20,000 or more _____________ __ 

- 5 628 1 424 5 207 7 434 

- 2 953 2 125 3 293 5 447 

- 3 763 5 470 1. 11 894 II 186 - 7 066 23 171 .I - 3 629 24 547 2 030 485 

- 1 087 14 284 } 514 98 - 223 6 715 

4 MONTANA 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 7. Expenses for Energy and Petroleum Products: 1978, 1974, and 1969 

Gasoline _______________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Forms 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 $19,999 _______________________________ _ $20,000 or more _________________________________ _ 

Diesel fuel _____________________________________ forms-

$1,000_ 

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 or more _________________________________ _ 

lP gas, butane, and propane ______________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $99 ____________________________________ ---- $100 to $499 ____________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ________________________________ - ___ _ $1,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 _______________ ~ _________________ _ $5,000 or more __________________________________ _ 

Motor oil, grease, natural gas, kerosene, and fuel oil __ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $99 _______________________________________ _ $100 to $499 __________________________________ --- $500 to $999 ____________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $2,999 _________________________________ _ $3,000 to $4,999 _________________________________ _ $5,000 or more __________________________________ _ 

Farms _______________________________________ number_ 

dollors_ 

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

$100 to $999 ____________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$2,000 to $4,999 _________________________________ _ $5,000 or more __________________________________ _ 

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[1978 d t e a a or based on a somple of farms ; see text) 

1978, All farms 

Expenses 

Forms ($1,000) 

23650 (X) 

(X) 41 374 

6 913 I 594 

3 821 2 678 

5 153 7 330 

6 265 18 407 

1 272 8 069 

191 2 398 

35 898 

16 402 (X) 

(X) 24944 

5 534 I 204 

3 047 2 130 

3 620 4 908 

3 356 9 795 

667 4 284 

178 2624 

5046 (X) 

(X) 3 539 

I 241 49 

1 698 442 

1 016 685 

912

1 

704 

338 921 

49 530 

24 348 (X) 

(X) 7 878 

9079 363 

10 733 2 382 

2 856 1 867 

I 274 1 652 

340 920 66 694 

Fuel oil Natural gas 

Expenses j Expenses 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

4 252 (X) 910 (X) 

(X) 2 068 (X) 700 

850 43 92 5 

2 958 I 130 707 256 

324 407 63 83 

93 242 31 90 

27 245 17 267 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978, expenses 

1974,farms I 969,farms 1978,farms ($1,000) 

20 SOO (X) 19 741 20 2901 

(X) 40 596 30 491 19 827 

4098 1 077 4 168 6 179 

3 511 2 502 4465 6 702 

5 146 7 321 6 022 5 405 

6 251 18 367 4401 I 838 

1 270 (0) 575 l 189 (0) -, J 166

898 J 1 110 35 

12 7121 15 411 (X) 14000 

(X) 24786 15 142 7 471 

4 596 I 122 5 413 7 513 

301O 2 104 3 431 3 099 

3 615 4900 3 037 I 568 

3 347 (0) I 817 481 

} 667 4284 265 51 176 (0) 37 

4 849 (X) 4 754 5 168 

(X) 3502 2 472 I 297 

1 125 42 I 149 2 087 

1 624 427 2 003 2 366 

1 011 682 967 508 

704 912 ., ., j 608 r 207 1 337 (0) 

48 (0) 27 .J 

20 973 (X) 19 953 20 522 

(X) 7 703 4 374 2 858 

6 073 278 7 628 10 546 

10 388 2329 10 214 9 146 

2841 1 856 1 555 704 

I 269 1 644 } } 552 337 (0) 126 

65 (0) 4 

1978, All forms 

Kerosene, motor oil, Electricity Other-cool. wood, 

and grease coke, etc. 

Expenses Expenses I Expenses I Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

24348 (X) 18 535 (X) 1 916 (X) 

(X) 5 110 (X) 12 151 (X) 506 

10 070 401 1 864 99 403 21 

13 553 3612 13600 5 146 1 464 372 

574 688 2067 2 733 31 40 I 143 352 758 2 116 15 46 

8 58 246 2 057 3 271 

Table 8. Fuel Expenses, Quantity Purchased, and Storage Capacity: 1978 

[1978 doto are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

Total Reporting storage capacity 

All Farms Purchased Expenses Expenses Storage copacity Average Farms (1,000 gallons) ($1,000) Price per gallon Farms ($1,000) (1,000 gallons) copacity 

Gasoline ____________________________________________ _ 

- 23 650 69917 41 374 59.2 17445 35 310 12 162 697 Storage capacity of 500 gallons or more _______________ _ - (X) (X) (X) (X) 10775 28 806 10 361 962 Diesel fuel __________________________________________ _ 

- 16402 54 304 24944 45.9 12468 20 467 11 539 926 Storage capacity of 500 gallons or more _______________ _ - (X) (X) (X) (X) 8068 17 756 10 385 1 287 lP gas, butone, and propane ___________________________ _ 

Storage capacity of 500 gallons or more _______________ _ Fuel oil _____________________________________________ _ 

Storage capacity of 500 gallons or more _______________ _ 

- 5 046 9 114 3 539 38.8 2987 2 589 2 807 940 

- (X) (X) (X) (X) 2 251 2 395 2 650 1 177 

- 4 252 4 436 2068 46.6 2 378 1 242 1 160 488 

- (X) (X) (X) (X) 1 092 865 864 791 

Table 9. Farm Payroll, Employment, and Contract Expenses: 1978, 1974, and 1969 

[1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

All farms, 

1978 1978 1974 1969 

Hired farm labor ______________________________________ farms_ 

workers_ 

payroll, $1,000_ Workers by number of days worked, 150 days or more _________________________________ forms_ 

workers_ less than 150 days ________________________________ formsworkers_ Contract labor ________________________________________ farmsexpenses, $1,000_ 

- 11 414 10 768 9 365 13 407 \ - 40396 38 751 39 596 46 380 - 70 989 69 877 46 591 36068 

- 5 336 5 237 4088 4 279 - 11 650 11 487 8 214 7 571 - 9 151 8 568 7 521 11 659 - 28 746 27 264 31 382 38 609 - 2 566 2 442 1 946 2 523 - 599O 5 685 4 262 3 354 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MONTANA 5 
Table 10. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 

Market value of ogricultural products sold l (see text) _forms_ 

$1,000_ -

Average - per form ________________________ dollors_ - Farms by value of agricultural products sold: Less thon $2,500 (see fext) _____________________ formL - $2,500 to $4,999 _____________________________ ~f~~= -

-

$5,000 to $7,499 ----- ________________________ ~f~~= -

- $I.OO(L $7.500 to $9,999 - _____________________________ formL -

- $1,000_ 

$10.000 to $ 14,99L ___________________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ $15,000 to $19,999 ____________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ $20,000 to $29,999 ____________________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ $30,000 to $39.999 ____________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ $40,000 to $59,999 ____________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

$60,000 to $79,999 ____________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ $80,000 to $99,999 ____________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ $100,000 or more _____________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ $100,000 to $199,999 ________________________ farmL 

$1,000_ $200,000 to $499,999 ________________________ formL 

$1,000_ $500,000 or more ___________________________ farms-

$1,000_ 

Abnormal forms ________________________________ farms-

$1,000_ 

Form sales by commodity or commodity group: 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse products __ farms_ 

$1,000_ Groins _____________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons __________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans __________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

T abaeeo ___________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Field seeds. hoy, forage, and siloge _____________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ___ . ___________ farms_ 

$1.000_ Other crops ________________________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ 

Livestock, poultry. and their products sold _________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Poultry and poultry products __________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Dairy products ______________________________ farms-

$1,000_ Cottle and calveL ___________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Sheep. Iambs, and wool ______________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ Hogs and pigs ______________________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see textL_ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

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-

-

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11974 and 1969 data include sales of forest products. 

I 

All forms 

1978 1974 

24469 23 324 184 597 I 033 239 48 412 44 299 

3 400 3 340 4 113 3 971 2 035 I 655 7 411 6030 I 399 I 405 8 546 8 704 I 205 I 115 10 415 9 721 

I 915 I 969 

23 435 24493 I 473 I 647 

25 457 28 540 

2 502 2 603 61 541 64 161 

2 003 I 988 

69 357 69 038 

2 904 2 766 

142 206 134641 

I 664 I 625 114 768 I II 251 

I 129 967 

100 790 85959 2 727 2 142 

612 860 484 228 

I 941 I 540 

264 320 206 780 

626 496 180 003 141 832 

160 106 

168 536 135 616 

113 102 

3 698 2 502 

15 538 IS 972 

490 292 549 876 12 637 (NA) 

4 II 353 (NA) 

3 593 (NA) 

58 020 (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

5 352 (NA) 

43 658 (NA) 

109 (NA) 

202 (NA) 

207 (NA) 

I 334 (NA) 

124 84 

3 278 I 464 

748 (NA) 

30466 (NA) 

18 027 18 140 

694 305 480277 

947 I 290 

8 314 8800 

751 (NA) 

27 265 (NA) 

16 289 (NA) 

597 904 (NA) 

2 175 (NA) 

22 622 (NA) 

2 417 (NA) 

28020 (NA) 

2 103 (NA) 

10 181 (NA) 

1978, 1974, and 1969 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1969 1978 1974 1969 

24 951 20 956 20 177 20603 

575 802 I 176 787 I 027 135 568 703 

23 077 56 ISS 50906 27 602 

4 525 (X) 295 270 

4 708 (X) 368 352 

2 375 2 035 I 655 2 375 

8 780 7 411 6030 8 780 

2 012 I 399 I 405 2 012 

12 427 8 546 8 704 12 427 

I 788 I 205 I liS I 788 

IS 589 10 415 9 721 15 589 

3 191 I 915 I 969 3 191 

39 453 23 435 24493 39453 

2 571 I 473 I 647 2 571 

44 527 25 457 28 540 44 527 

3 410 2 502 2 603 3410 

82 941 61 541 64 161 82941 

I 892 2 003 I 988 I 892 

64 802 69 357 69 038 64 802 

I 513 2 904 2 766 I 513 

72 847 142 206 134 641 72 847 

628 I 664 I 625 628 

43 063 114 768 I II 251 43 063 

307 I 129 967 307 

27 304 100 790 85 959 27 304 

646 2 727 2 142 646 

156 618 612 860 484 228 156618 

452 I 941 I 540 452 

(NA) 264 320 206 780 (NA) 

145 626 496 145 

(NA) 180 003 141 832 (NA) 

49 160, 106 49 

(NA) 168 536 135 616 (NA) 

93 (X) (X) (X) 

2 743 (X) (X) (X) 

17 241 14 330 14995 15 539 

189 423 487 838 548 525 187 676 

(NA) 12 299 12 833 13 541 

(NA) 410 194 454 120 151 264 

(NA) 3 574 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) 57 967 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) - - - (NA) - - - (NA) I - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 4 534 5 01 I 5 724 

(NA) 42 522 46 571 15 822 

(NA) 66 78 91 

(NA) 185 274 247 

(NA) 132 ,99 85 (NA) I 259 622 277 

(NA) 91 61 41 

(NA) 3 251 I 440 I 181 

(NA) 732 701 I 119 (NA) 30 427 45 498 18885 

19 436 15 893 15 748 16694 

384 878 688 949 475 551 379 668 

(NA) 721 I 060 I 542 

(NA) 8 258 8 729 4 658 (NA) 676 870 I 874 

(NA) 26 748 19 039 13 114 (NA) 14 791 14 850 (NA) 

(NA) 594 389 401 230 324 755 

(NA) I 911 I 939 } (NA) 22 306 16 676 (NA) 2 158 2 450 (NA) 

(NA) 27 486 24 669 37 141 

(NA) I 654 I 306 (NA) 9 762 5 209 

Table 11. Value of Agricultural Products Sold Directly to Consumers for Human Consumption: 1978 

All forms Farms with soles or $2,500 or more 

Value Value 

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

Direct sales __________________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ - I 151 (X) 900 (X) 

- (X) 2 102 (X) I 945 

Average per farm ______________________________ dollars_ - (X) I 826 (X) 2 161 

Forms by value of direct sales: $1 to $99 ____________________________ ---------- ---------- $100 to $249 ______________________________ --------------- $250 to $499 ____________________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ______________________ - _____ ----------------- $1,000 to $4,999 ________________________________ ----------

$5,000 to $9,999 ______________________ -------------------- $10.000 to $19,999 ________________________ -- _____________ _ 

$20,000 to $29,999 ________________________ ---------------- $30,000 or more _________________________________________ _ 

- 109 5 57 (D) 

- 168 27 119 19 

- 255 90 199 69 

- 217 149 171 I I 7 

- 335 676 288 604 

- 31 211 31 21 I 

- 21 302 21 302 

- 8 185 7 (D) 

- 7 457 7 457 

6 MONTANA 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 12. Income From Machine Work, Customwork, and Other Agricultural Services: 1978, 1974, and 1969 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1969 1978 1974 1969 

T 0101 __________________________________ forms_ - 2449 2520 3 307 2299 2349 2999 

$I,OO(L - 7 765 8 738 6096 7 588 8 378 5 771 Average per form ________________________ dolIors_ 

Income from machine work, customwork, and other 

agricultural services; 

3 171 3 467 I 8431 3 301 3 567 - I 9241 

I I $1 to $249 ______________________________________ _ $250 to $499 ____________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ___________________ " ________________ _ $1,000 to $4,999 _________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _______________________________ _ $20,000 to $29,999 _______________________________ _ $30,000 or more _________________________________ _ 

310 (NA) (NA) 270 315 673 - 268 (NA) (NA) 239 287 558 - 374 (NA) (NA) 340 401 604 - I 053 (NA) (NA) I 012 938 937 - 281 (NA) (NA) 275 226 129 - .., - 116 (NA) (NA) 116 30 (NA) (NA) 30 ~ 182 98 -

- 17 (NA) (NA) 17 J 

Table 13. Selected Characteristics of Farms by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms: 1978 

! Selected capitol assets. I overage Value of sales ($1,000) ---J per farm (doHars) 

Crops, including 

land in forms 

Harvested Value of nursery and livestock and Poultry ond I cropland Value of land machinery and greenhouse Jivestock poultry forms (acres) (acres) and buildings equipment Total products products products 

All Farms 

Total ___________________________ _ 

- 24 469 62 269 824 8 802 485 501 192 51 698 I 184 597 490292 685 991 8 314 

Crops (01) __________________________ _ 

- 10664 18 627 394 5 808 027 468 539 66 711 481 260 417384 63663 214 

- 7 628 16 704 698 5 340 646 536 149 77 595 402 432 351 816 50 424 191 - 6 117 13 990 389 4 543 625 541 393 79 072 325 263 291 579 33 536 148 - - - - - - - - - - - 14 18 156 5 25~1 860 600 109 700 456 398 57 =1 - - - - - - - - - I 497 2696 153 791 766 513 778 71 378 76 713 59 839 16831 43 

Cosh groins (011) ______________________ _ Wheet (0111) ____________________________ _ 

Rice (0112!-_____________________________ _ Corn (0115) _____________________________ _ 

Soybeans (0116) _________________________ _ 

Cosh groins, n.e.c.' (0119) _________________ _ 

- 2 153 I 340 722 322 705 293 677 38 833 52 720 47021 5 687 13 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 303 136081 67 345 321 318 83 536 18 826 16 746 2072 8 - 66 27839 19489 573 306 131 715 8 310 7743 566 - - I 784 I 176 802 235 871 279 334 27 875 25 585 22 531 3049 41 - 34 979 304 77 414 10 021 166 156 9 - - 173 5 519 I 319 180 655 II 765 1 289 I 282 6 1 - 7 418 32 334 000 5400 8 7 I - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 151 3 ISO I 233 180 845 13 235 I 280 I 274 6 - - 15 I 951 54 83 250 3616 2 2 -

- 90 2 772 732 86 587 20617 3 243 3 241 2 ~I - 79 2 594 642 87045 20 700 3 179 3 178 1 - - 9 106 83 50000 14000 51 50 I - - 2 72 7 - - 12 12 - - - 586 572 704 142 321 361 016 47 196 21 411 13 868 7 535 8 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) ______ _ Cotton (0131) ____________________________ _ 

Tobacco (0132) __________________________ _ Sugar crops (0133) _______________________ _ Irish potatoes (0134) ______________________ _ 

Field crops, except cash groins, n.e.c,' (0139) __ 

Vegetables and melons (016) _____________ _ 

Fruits and tree nuts (017)-_______________ _ Berry crops (0171) _______________________ _ Gropes (0172) ___________________________ _ 

Tree nuts (0173) _________________________ _ 

Citrus fruits (0174) _______________________ _ 

Deciduous tree fruits (0175) ________________ _ 

Fruits and tree nuts, n.e.c. 2 (0179) __________ _ 

Horticultural specialties (018) _____________ _ 

Ornamental floriculture and nursery products (0181) _________________________________ _ 

Food crops grown under cover (0182>- _______ _ 

Horticultural specialties, n.e.c.' (0189) _______ _ 

General farms, primarily crop (019) _______ _ 

- 13 805 43 642 430 2 994 458 526 671 39 991 703 337 72 908 622 329 8 101 

livestock (02) _______________________ _ 

12 543 1 - 38 209 891 2 863 694 518 701 40 791 649 580 68 208 580 642 730 - 404 834 262 78 428 435 902 47 216 71 112 3 108 68 002 1 - 10 385 34 391 398 2 422 135 557 489 41 379 512 495 52 621 459 761 113 - 593 247 789 54 612 160005 24 246 16 628 2 015 14600 13 - 615 I 313 636 70995 333 953 24 255 15 264 933 14 325 6 

- 546 I 422 806 237 524 511 593 64 245 34 082 9 532 23 953 597 

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

Beef cattle feedlots (0211) _________________ _ 

Beef cottle, except feedlots (0212>- __________ _ Hogs (0213) _____________________________ _ 

Sheep and goats (0214) ___________________ _ 

General livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (0219) ______________ _ 

- 309 138 964 51 099 373 875 58 276 29 064 I 323 27 738 3 - 87 13 816 I 611 169 116 24 745 6 425 66 196 6 16~ I - I 237 - - - - - - - 74 12 713 I 584 188 810 14072 6 203 66 194 5 943 - 2 42 - 110 339 141 III 121 - - 121 - - - - - - - - - - - 10 824 27 88469 5063 101 - 2 99 

- 546 152 077 6 759 154 S09 13 379 7 767 133 7 633 I - 26 9336 181 158 333 10 265 I 034 I I 034 - - 409 138 585 5 864 174390 

II 50:1 

2 329 75 2 253 

20: I - III 4 156 714 74 252 21 595 4404 57 4 346 

- 320 5 127 682 71 295 I 875 134 40 285 10 501 3 177 6 119 1 

Dairy (024L __________________________ _ 

Poultry and eggs (025) __________________ _ 

Broiler, fryer, and rooster chickens (0251), ___ _ Chicken eggs (0252) ______________________ _ 

Turkey and turkey eggs (0253) _____________ _ Poultry hatcheries (0254) __________________ _ 

Poultry and eggs, n.e.c.' (0259) _____________ _ 

Animal specialties (027) _________________ _ 

Fur·bearing animals and rabbits (0271) _______ _ 

Horses and other equines (0272) ____________ _ 

Animal specialties. n.e.c.' (0279) ____________ _ 

General forms, primarily livestock (029) ____ _ 

q 978 dato are based on a sample of farms; see text. 

'Not elsewhere classified receives 50 percent or more of their value of sales from a three digit SIC group, but less than 50 percent from any single four digit SIC group. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

MONTANA 7 
Table 14. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text) 

1978 1974 

All Farms Value Forms ($1,000) Forms 

- 24417 (X) 22 640 

- (X) 1 262 310 (X) 

- (X) 51 698 (X) 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _________________________________ farms_ 

Average per farm ________________________ ~~i~= 

By value group: 

- 129 65 66 

- 1 747 5 357 2 122 

- 4 090 27 201 2968 

- 3 848 50 607 4 160 

- 2 717 61 790 3 755 

- 3 106 113 015 4 937 

- 2 509 140 488 2 191 

- 6 271 863 787 2 441 

- 2 012 161 922 (NA) 

- 3 145 407 060 (NA) 

- 1 061 261 719 (NA) 

- 53 33 086 (NA) 

$1 to $999 ______________________________________ _ 

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

$10,000 to $19,999 _______________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $29,999 _______________________________ _ 

$30,000 to $49,999 _______________________________ _ 

$50,000 to $69,999 _______________________________ _ $70,000 or mare _________________________________ _ 

$70,000 to $99,999 _____________________________ _ $100,000 to $199,999 ___________________________ _ 

$200,000 to $499,999 ___________________________ _ 

$500,000 or more ______________________________ _ 

1978 

Total Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms 

Selected machinery and equipment: Automobiles _______________________________________ _ 

- 18 439 27 782 10061 12 510 11 299 2 or 3 __________________________________________ _ 

- 5 839 12 839 1 778 3 841 2 675 4 or more _______________________________________ _ 

- 612 2 955 113 499 229 MotoHrucks, including pickups _______________________ _ - 22 981 68 859 13 400 22 050 19 290 2 or 3 __________________________________________ _ 

- 9544 23 167 4 407 10 045 8 135 4 or more _______________________________________ _ 

- 7 039 39 294 745 3 757 3 859 Wheel tractors _____________________________________ _ 

- 21 386 55 941 6333 8 820 19 955 2 or 3 __________________________________________ _ 

- 11 011 26 554 1 633 3 598 9 970 4 or more _______________________________________ _ 

- 4 840 23 852 135 657 3472 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only ____________ _ - 10 296 13 225 2 075 2 494 8 678 Cornpickers, corn heads. and picker-shellers ____________ _ 

- 146 163 38 42 113 Corn heads for combines __________________________ _ 

- 90 101 31 35 64 Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________________ _ - 61 62 7 7 54 Cottonpickers- _____________________________________ _ 

Mower - - - - - - conditioners ________________________________ _ 

- 6 922 7 513 2 155 2 283 4928 Pickup balers ______________________________________ _ 

- 10 704 11 857 2 852 3 030 8 193 Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ______ _ - 1 849 2 130 663 729 1 227 

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

Agricultural chemicals, including commercial fertilizer and lime ______________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Commercial fertilizer ___________________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ 

$1,000_ lime ________________________________________ farms_ 

Forms by tons used: 

acres on which used_ 

tans_ 

I to 49 tons ___________________________________ _ 50 to 99 ton' __________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 ton'- _______________________________ _ 

200 to 499 ton'- _______________________________ _ 

500 to 999 ton' ________________________________ _ 

1,000 tons or more _____________________________ _ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control: Insects on hoy and other crops ________________ farmsocres on which used_ Nematodes in crops _________________________ farms_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- acres on which used_ - Diseases in crops and orchards ________________ farms_ - acres on which used_ - Weeds. grass, 0:- brush in crops an.d posture ____ forms_ 

acres on which used_ -

-

Chemicals for: 

- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ___________________________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ - Insect control on livestock and poultry __________ farms __ 

Sanitotion and rodent and bird control __________ farms __ 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms, 

1978 

16 798 

93 252 

12 884 

4 650 383 

65 238 

1 

(D) 

(0) 

1 

-

-

-

-

-

2 618 869 778 

330 

50 642 

731 

314 091 

10 392 4 776 574 

211 

47 778 

5 583 2 253 

Number Farms 

15 272 19 231 

5 779 6 238 

1 098 440 

46 809 21 542 

19 362 10 111 20 151 6059 

47 121 20 351 

23 918 (NA) 

16 690 (NA) 

10 731 9299 

121 878 

66 96 

55 792 

- (NA) 

5 230 2 975 

8 827 9 956 

1 401 1 386 

1978 and 1974 

Forms with sales of 

$2.500 or more 

1978 

15 498 

92 453 11 938 

4 621 292 

64 701 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

1 

-

-

-

-

-

2 469 

864 152 

322 

50 523 

665 

313 795 

9 966 

4 740 146 

199 

47 738 . 5 224 

2 140 

Value ($1,000) 

(X) 

752 934 33 257 

35 6675 

20911 

57627 

90 467 

187 578 

122 340 267 301 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1974 

Number 

manufactured 

Number 1970 to 1974 

28205 16 541 

13 574 5 768 

2078 422 

61 904 21 763 

24 401 9 878 

32 131 3073 

53 914 10669 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

11 392 2410 

913 96 

107 45 

806 51 

(NA) (NA) 

3 205 891 

10 613 3084 

1 512 569 

1974 

13 665 51 161 10 154 

3 623 887 38 685 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(NA) 

871 573 

109 

19 523 

279 

123 475 

(NA) 

3 574 027 

101 

9 431 

1 740 

(NA) 

8 MONTANA 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
TobIe 16. Irrigation: 1978, 1974, and 1969 

All farms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1969 1978 1974 1969 

Forms irrigated in census yeor ____________________ forms_ 

Proportion of forms _________________________ percentIrr~::~~g~a~~~f~;~-== ================== ========= ~~~:~= irrigated farms by acres Irrigated· 1 to 9 ocre5 ________________________________ forms 

ocres_ 10 to 49 DcreL _______________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 50 to 99 acres ________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 100 to 199 ocres ______________________________ forms_ 

acres_ 200 to 499 acres ______________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 500 to 999 acres ______________________________ forms_ 

acres_ 1,000 acres Or more ___________________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

Irrigated land use: Harvested cropland ____________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Postureland __________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ Other land ___________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

land in irrigated farmL __________________________ acres_ 

Crapland _____________________________________ ocres_ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ ocres_ 

9682 8 714 9 197 8 301 7 528 7 951 - 39.6 37.4 36.8 39.6 37.3 38.5 - 2 085 759 I 759 040 I 841 4211 2 029 904 I 717 164 I 800 321 I - 215 202 2 002 245 228 2 264 -

I I 

721 484 489 286 202 1471 - 3 442 (NA) (NA) I 391 I 006 705 - 2 268 I 997 I 943 I 565 I 255 - I 249/ 59 939 (NA) (NA) 44 438 36 184 37 378 - I 723 I 638 I 784 I 588 I 499 I 599 - (NA) (NA)I 112 303 106 873 114 0081 - 121 340 2 285 2 019 I 966 2 297 I 954 I 957 - 282 848 (NA) (NA)I 274 479 271 613 319 619 - 2 065 I 937 I 978 2 033 I 931 I 969 - 621 289 (NA) (NA) 612 699 573 835 583 024 - 493 610 466 494 604 463 - 409 759 (NA) (NA) 1 405 539 304 275 325 094 - 276 226 212 271 221 209 - 587 142 (NA) (NA) 579 055 423 978 420 493 -

8 764 (NA) (NA) I 7 697 7 183 7 590 I - (NA) I 488 323 I 367 432 1 370 809

1 

- I 513 656 (NA) 

4 052 (NA) (NA) 3 351 (NA) (NA) - 548 496 (NA) (NA) 518 736 337 370 410 847 - 472 (NA) (NA) 428 220 381 - 23 6fJ7 (NA) (NA) 22 845 12 962 18 6651 -

24 096 133 22 788 584 24 371 938 23 529 582 22 336 694 24 047 219 -

- 4 296 570 (NA) (NA) 4 216 303 3 837 048 4 114 17~ j 2 653 255 2 406 472 2 389 792 2 617 497 2 379 838 2 349 192 -

TobIe 17. Selected Characteristics of Irrigated and Nonirrigated Farms: 1978 

Irrigated forms 

All harvested cropland 

All forms Any irrigated land irrigated Nonirrigoted forms 

Forms _____________________________________________ number_ 

land in farms ________________________________________ acres_ 

Value of land and buildings: I 

Average per form __________________________________ dollars_ 

Average per acre ___________________________________ dollarsIrrigated land _________________________________________ acres_ 

land in farms according to use: Total cropland ______________________________________ forms_ 

acres- Harvested cropland ________________________________ farms_ 

- 24 4691 9 682 5 590 I 14 7871 

- 62 269 824 24 096 133 8 455 4681 38 173 691 1 

- 501 192 535 908 414 136 479 082 

- 196 214 272 

\~I - 2 085 759 2 085 759 I 295 489 

- 22 100 9 485 5 590 12 615 

- 16 325 6451 4 296 570 I 416 626 12 029 0751 

- 20 921 9 059 5 590 II 862 acres_ 

Total pastureland, excluding woodland pastured __________ farms_ - 8 802 485 2 653 255 951 385 6 149 230 

- 18 569 8 183 4 441 10 386 ocres_ - 43984 156 19 024 901 6 733 424 2. 959 255 

Inventory of livestock: Cottle and calves ____________________________________ forms_ 

number _ Milk cows _______________________________________ farms_ 

number _ Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ farms_ 

number _ Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ farms_ 

number_ 

- 16 423 7 518 4 146 8 905 - 2 820 065 I 645 262 768 996 I 174 803 

- 3 238 I 793 I 054 I 4451 - 29 559 23 391 16 261 6 168 - 2 633 I 180 643 I 453 - 214 346 85 736 35 953 128 610 - 2 171 I 240 694 931 - 526 671 294 476 138 915 232 195 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment1 _____ farms_ 

$1,000_ Average per farm __________________________________ dollarsMarket value of agricultural products sald ________________ $1,000_ 

Average per farm ________________________________ dollors_ 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse products ________ farms_ 

$1,000_ livestock and livestock products _______________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Poultry and poultry productL _________________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ 

Selected form production expenses: I 

Feed for livestock and paultry _________ - _______________ farms-

$1,000_ Seed, bulbs, plants, and trees _________________________ farms_ 

Commercial fertilizer _________________________________ ~~'~~= 

$1.000_ 

- 24 417 9 516 5 541 14 901 - I 262 310 468 283 233 464 794 027 - 51 698 49 210 42 1341 53 287 

- I 184 597 552 133 261 000 632 464 - 48 412 57 027 46 691 42772 - 15 538 5 639 3 086 9 899 - 490 292 148688 64 864 341 604 - 17 909 8001 4 411 9 908 - 685 991 401 518 195 287 284 473 - 947 424 229 523 - 8 314 I 927 848 6 3871 

- 16 647 7 121 3956 - 110641 58 663 9 5261 29 773 51 978 - 8 668 4 058 2 323 4610. - 12 852 6 850 3 218 6 002 - 12 884 6 190 3 754 6 694 - 65 238 26 488 II 668 38 750 

Other agricultural chemicals, including lime ______________ farms_ 

Energy and petroleum products ________________________ $f~~~~= 

Hired farm labor __________________________________ j~~~~= 

Contract labor ______________________________________ ~~~~~= 

$1,000_ 

- 13 091 4 595 2 3631 8 496 - 28 015 6 295 2 1411 21 720

1 

- 24 366 9 490 5 532 14 876 - 90 393 37 255 17 817 53 137 - II 414 4 804 2572 6 610 - 70 989 36 560 

- 2 566 I 266 17 756 25~ l 34 42~ I I 300 - 5 990 3 674 2 234 2 317 

'1978 data are based an a sample of farms; see text. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MONTANA 9 
Table 18. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978, 1974, and 1969 

All Farms 

Value of livestock and poultryl ______________________ 1978. - 1974_ 

1969_ -

- Value 01 poultry ________________________________ 1978_ - Value 01 livestocL ______________________________ 1978_ -

Cottle and calves _________________________________ 1978. 

1974_ 

1969_ -

- Cows and heifers that hod colved __________________ 1978. - 1974_ 

1969_ -

- Seel cows ________________________________ :_1978_ - 1974_ 

1969_ -

Milk cows __________________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ 

1969_ -

-

Hogs and pigL __________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

1969_ feeder pigs sold ________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Sheep ond lombs' _________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

1969_ Horses and ponies _______________________________ 1978. 

1974_ 

1969_ 

Chickens 3 months old or older _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

1969_ Hens and pullets of loying age ____________________ 1978. 

1974_ 

1969_ Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ 1978. 

1974_ 

1969_ Turkeys _________________________________________ 1978_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

'Value of major poultry and livestock inventory items. 

1Volue of soles includes sheep. Iambs, and wool sold. 

Forms 

18948 

18 356 

(NA) 

3 720 18 751 

16423 

16937 

17 851 15 267 

15 750 16 130 14 593 15 144 

(NA) 

3 238 4 003 

5 876 

2 633 2 717 

3 379 

(X) 

(Xl 

2 171 

2 237 3 072 10 216 

7 744 11 109 

3 252 3 758 5 258 3 222 3 676 5 071 

648 

457 

68 

286 

Inventory 

Value 

Number ($1,(100) 

(Xl 1 348 104 (Xl 557 478 (Xl 615 777 (X) I 793 (Xl 1 346 311 

2 820 065 1 274 550 3 211 584 520 189 2 933 897 567 189 1 519 338 763 364 1 722 476 322 138 1 542 981 341 666 1 489 779 744 890 I 690 839 312 805 1 506 150 331 353 29 559 18 474 31 637 9 333 36 831 10 313 

214 346 15433 212 456 9 283 216 925 7 830 (X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

526 671 46874 630 877 18 524 I 049 792 29 870 63 032 9455 

48 020 7 780 70 054 8462 

890 724 1 726 980 156 I 682 969 629 1 253 805 240 1 610 885 569 I 550 808 657 I 092 60 546 45 

39 515 20 9 798 3 3 470 22 

Table 19. Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

Anv poultry ______________________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Chickens 3 months old or 0Ider ____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Farms with- I to 1.599 _________________________________ 1978_ - 1.600 to 3,199 _____________________________ 1978_ - 3,200 to 9,999 _____________________________ 1978_ - 10.000 or more _____________________________ 1978_ -

Hens and pullets of laying oge __________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Farms with- I to 99 __________________________________ 1978_ - 100 to 399 _______________________________ 1978_ - 400 to 1,599 _____________________________ 1978_ - 1,600 to 3,199 ___________________________ 1978_ - 3,200 to 9,999 ____________________________ 1978_ - 10,000 to 19,999 _________________________ 1978_ - 20,000 to 49,999 _________________________ 1978_ - 50,000 to 99,999 _________________________ 1978_ - 100,000 or more __________________________ 1978_ -

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ______________ J978_ - 1974_ - Turkeys _______________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

for slaughter -- -- ---- -- ---- -- ----7--- --------- :~~:: 

Hens kept lor breeding _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Ducks, geese, and other poultry __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

All farms 

farms 

3 720 3 912 

3 252 3 758 

3 220 

4 

10 

18 

3 222 

3 676 

3 003 

171 

17 

3 

13 

7 

5 

-

3 

648 

457 

286 

(NA) 

214 

(NA) 

138 

(NA) 

604 

(NA) 

Inventory 

farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Number Forms Number 

(X) 2 952 (X) 

(X) 3 280 (X) 

890 724 2 662 873 267 980 156 3 144 958 974 

122 638 2 630 105 181 

8800 4 8 800 

78 600 10 78 600 

680 686 18 680 686 

805 240 2 638 789 385 

885 569 3 099 867 001 

78 199 2 436 65 657 

24 445 156 (D) 

13 010 15 (D) 

6 700 3 6 700 

88 500 13 88 500 

80000 7 80 000 

152 585 5 152 585 

- - - 361 801 3 361 801 

60 546 366 43426 

39 515 390 36447 

3470 202 2 956 

(NA) 184 I 609 

2 859 145 2 438 (NA) 130 1 287 

611 105 518 (NA) 85 322 (X) 440 (X) 

(X) 290 (X) 

Farms 

18 027 

18 140 19436 

947 17 909 

16 289 16 773 17902 (NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

2 417 2 731 

3 196 

532 

641 2 139 

2 243 3 062 

I 810 

1 368 

2 021 

277 

471 

748 

271 

449 

683 

153 

108 

63 

68 

All larms 

farms 

603 

576 

277 

471 

251 

4 

12 

10 

271 

449 

190 

42 

14 

4 

12 

2 

4 

3 

-

153 

108 

68 

(NA) 

66 

(NA) 

3 (NA) 

78 (NA) 

Sales 

Value 

Number ($1,000) 

(Xl 694 305 (Xl 480 277 (X) 384 878 (X) 8 314 (X) 685 991 

1 757 482 597 904 

1 831 367 (NA) 

1 944 478 (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NAl 

(NA) (NA) 

(NAl (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

313 545 28 020 373 412 (NA) 

323 125 (NA) 

52 744 I 922 54 735 (NA) 

340 778 22 622 

536 751 (NA) 

844 083 (NA) 

7042 4493 

5 763 (NA) 

7999 (NA) 

447 532 (NA) 

636 837 (NA) 

503 597 (NA) 

436 305 (NAl 

532 689 (NA) 

313 079 (NA) 

41 193 (NA) 

31 706 (NA) 

18 869 (NA) 

9 542 (NA) 

Sales 

Farms with soles of $2,500 

or more 

Number Forms Number 

(X) 430 (X) 

(X) 482 (X) 

447 532 217 445 427 636 837 388 625 185 

24 328 191 22 223 

9500 4 9 500 

61 700 12 61 700 352 004 10 352 004 

436 305 213 434 255 

532 689 376 522 251 

5403 137 4 445 6538 38 5 846 (0) 13 (0) 

9500 4 9 500 

61 400 12 61 400 (D) 2 (0) 

92 719 4 92 719 229 185 3 229 185 - - -

41 193 91 33 586 31 706 91 30 586 9 542 51 9 382 

(NA) 27 8 724 (0) 50 9 329 (NA) 26 8 702 (0) 2 (0) 

(NA) 2 (0) 

(X) 59 (X) 

(Xl 32 (Xl 

10 MONTANA 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 19. Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974-Con. 

Selected poultry inventory, 1978-·AII forms 

Chickens 3 months old or older Pullet chicks and pullets Broilers and other meot·type 

under 3 months old chickens 

Total Hens and pullets of Pullets 3 months old or 

laying age older not of loying age 

Farms Number Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

Farms with chickens 3 months old or older, inventory _______ _ 1 to 99 ____________________________________________ _ 

100 to 399 _________________________________________ _ 

400 to 1,599 _______________________________________ _ 

1,600 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 ____________________________________ _ None _______________________________________________ _ 

3 252 890 724 3 222 805 240 275 85 484 72 102 150 440 48 589 - 3 013 80 974 2 989 77 423 220 3 551 57 1 143 393 22 273 - 186 26 754 181 24 271 31 2 483 4 123 30 2 496 - 21 14 910 21 13 960 4 950 - - 5 (0) -

- 4 8 800 3 (0) 1 (0) -

8 2001 

1 (0) 

- 10 78 600 10 64 000 8 14600 4 5 4 5501 

10 129 300 10 104 500 8 24 800 4 14 200 6 14 40~ 

- 4 (0) 4 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) -

1 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) - - -

- 95~J 3 372 801 3 (0) 1 (0) 2 (0) -

- (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 120 5 829 208 II 

Selected poultry soles, 1978-All forms 

Chickens 3 months old or older I I I Broilers and other meat"type Value of poultry and 

1 

Total Hens and pullets of Pullets 3 months old or chickens poultry products 

laying age older not of loying age 

Value 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms ($1,000) 

farms with chickens 3 months old or older, inventory _______ _ 1 to 99 ____________________________________________ _ - (NA) 435 9841 253 434 777 10 1 2071 112 34 1411 843 8 1091 

- (NA) 4 594 150 3849 6 745 93 10 193 653 116 100 to 399 _________________________________________ _ 

- (NA) 4 976 50 (0) 2 (0) 8 648 137 155 400 to 1,599 _______________________________________ _ 

1.600 to 3,199 _____________________________________ _ 

3,200 to 9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

10,000 to 19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- (NA) 5 930 21 5 930 - - 3 3 300 21 119 

- (NA) 3 240 4 3 240 - - - - 4 143 

- (NA) 29 440 10 29 440 - - 3 7 100 10 774 

- (NA) 60 800 10 (0) 1 (0) 5 12 900 10 1 337 20,000 to 49,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- (NA) (0) 4 (0) 1 (0) - - 4 (0) 50,000 to 99,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- (NA) (0) 1 (0) - - - - 1 (0) 100,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

- (NA) 229 185 3 229 185 - - - - 3 4 049 None _______________________________________________ _ 

- (NA) 11 S48 18 (0) 2 (0) 41 7 052 104 205 

Selected poultry soles. 1978 - All form s - Con. 

Chickens 3 months old Hens and pullets of Pullets 3 months old or Broilers and other meat"type Pullet chick s and pullets 

or older loying age older not of loying age chickens under 3 months old 

Farms Numberl Farms Number I Forms Number I Farms Number I Forms Number I 

Specified poultry sold ______________________________ : ___ _ 

- 277 447 532 271 (0) 12 (0) 153 41 193 8 865 I to 1,999 _________________________________________ _ 

- 252 26 228 247 25 401 11 1 227 148 23 193 8 865 2,000 to 3,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- 4 10840 4 10840 - - 3 (0) - - 4,000 to 7,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- 11 58 460 11 58 160 - - 2 (0) - - 8,000 to 15,999 ____________________________________ _ 

- 3 30 000 2 (0) 1 (0) - - - - 16,000 to 29,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- 4 92 819 4 92 719 - - - - - - 30,000 to 59,999 ___________________________________ _ 

60,000 to 99,999 ___________________________________ _ 100,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

- -

229 18~ I -

229 18~ I -

=1 

-

=1 

- - 3 3 - - - =1 

- - - - - - -

Selected poultry soles, 197B-All forms-Con. 

Turkeys Turkeys for slaughter Turkey hens kept for breeding 

Farms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

Specified poultry sold __________________________________ _ 

Ito 1,999 _________________________________________ _ 

2,000 to 3,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- 68 9 542 66 9 488 3 (D) 

- 67 (0) 65 (0) 3 (0) 

- - - - - - 4,000 to 7,999 _____________________________________ _ 

8,000 to 15,999 ____________________________________ _ 16,000 to 29,999 ___________________________________ _ 

30,000 to 59,999 ___________________________________ _ 

60,000 to 99,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- 1 (0) 1 (D) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 100,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

- - - - - - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICUl TURE~STATE DATA MONTANA 11 
Table 20. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

Inventory Soles 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 

or more All forms forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

Soles Soles 

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

Any livestock ____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Any cottle, hogs. or sheep ________________________ 1978_ 

- 18 751 (X) 16061 (X) 17909 (X) 685 991 15 829 (X) 680 691 

- (NA) (X) 15 600 (X) 18 004 (X) 471 477 15646 (X) 466 822 

- 17 235 (X) 15 139 (X) 17283 (X) 648 545 15 485 (X) 644 181 1974_ - 17 624 (X) 15 259 (X) 17 724 (X) (NA) 15 510 (X) 442 575 

Cottle and calves ________________________________ 1978_ - 16 423 2 820 065 14 528 2 785 727 16 289 1 757 482 597 904 14 791 1 746 492 594 389 1974_ - 16 937 Forms with- 3 211 584 14 743 3 160 549 16 773 I 831 367 (NA) 14 850 1 813 073 401 230 

1 to 9 _______________________________________ 1978_ 

IOta 19 _____________________________________ 1978_ 

20 to 49 _____________________________________ 1978_ 

50 to 99 _____________________________________ 1978_ 

100 to 199 ___________________________________ 1978_ 

200 to 499 ___________________________________ 1978_ 

500 to 999 ___________________________________ 1978_ 

1,000 to 2,499 _______________________________ 1978_ 

- 2 015 9 781 971 4846 2 940 14 332 4 881 1 561 8 716 3 174 

- 1 603 21 912 1 107 15 543 2 115 29 519 9 555 2 035 28 524 9 401 

- 3 080 99 506 2 820 92 371 3 637 117 388 37 452 3 619 116 771 37 394 

- 2 914 205 536 2 852 201 202 3 131 220 473 69803 3 119 219 712 69764 

- 2 968 411 948 2 947 409 204 2 401 331 959 106 377 2 396 331 221 106 038 

- 2 707 825 151 2 700 823 536 1 579 457 808 149 194 1 577 (0) (0) 

- 768 512 010 765 (0) 328 218 260 74981 326 (0) (0) 

- 294 415 241 294 415 241 115 162 017 60 246 115 162 017 60 246 2,500 or more ________________________________ 1978_ - 74 318 980 72 (0) 43 205 726 85415 43 205 726 85 415 

Cows and heifers thot had colved __________________ 1978_ - 15 267 1 519 338 13 606 1 502 161 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

1974_ 8eet cows ___________________________________ 1978_ - 15 750 I 722 476 13 937 1 695 486 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 14 593 1 489 779 13 115 1 473 807 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

1974_ Milk cows ___________________________________ 1978_ - 15 144 1 690 839 13 470 1 665 255 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 3 238 29 559 2 851 28 354 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

1974_ Heifers and heifer calves _________________________ 1978_ - 4003 31 637 3 SOO 30 231 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 13 226 704 596 11 965 696 426 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

1974_ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves ___________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) 12 155 756 881 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 14 592 596 131 13 104 587 140 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

1974 -- (NA) (NA) 12 892 708 182 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Cottle fattened on grain and concentrates sold _________ 1978 -- (X) (X) (X) (X) 1 153 165 020 75 390 990 163 849 74 718 

1974 -- (X) (X) (X) (X) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 212 299 224 111 057 

Forms with fattened cottle sold: 1 to 9 _______________________________________ 1978 -- (X) (X) (X) (X) 556 1 738 729 399 1 368 589 IOta 19 _____________________________________ 1978 -- (X) (X) (X) (X) 130 1 720 694 130 1 720 694 20 to 49 _____________________________________ 1978 -- (X) (X) (X) (X) 188 5 812 2 243 186 (0) (0) 50 to 99 _____________________________________ 1978 -- (X) (X) (X) (X) 97 6 765 2 708 96 (0) (0) 100 to 199 ___________________________________ 1978 -- (X) (X) (X) (X) 66 8927 3 765 64 (0) (0) 200 to 499 ___________________________________ 1978 -- (X) (X) (X) (X) 58 16 716 7 135 57 (0) (0) 500 to 999 ___________________________________ 1978 -- (X) (X) (X) (X) 23 15 117 6 592 23 15 117 6 592 1,000 to 2,499 _______________________________ 1978 -- (X) (X) (X) (X) 18 26961 12 371 18 26961 12 371 2,500 or more ________________________________ 1978 -- (X) (X) (X) (X) 17 81 264 39 154 17 81 264 39 154 

Cows and heifers that hod colved ____________________ 1978 -- 15 267 1 519 338 13 606 1 502 161 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

1974 -- 15 750 1 722 476 13 937 1 695 486 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Beef cows ________ ____________ _________________ 1978 

Forms with- -- 14 593 1 489 779 13 115 1 473 807 (NA) (NA) (NA) I (NA) (NA) (Nto.) 

1 to 9 _____________________________________ 1978 -- 2 459 11 192 1 338 6 631 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) IOta 19 ___________________________________ 1978_ - 1 598 22 160 1 386 19 512 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 20 to 49 ___________________________________ 1978_ - 3 187 101 633 3 080 98 581 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 50 to 99 ___________________________________ 1978_ - 2 885 201 385 2 859 199 651 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 100 to 199 _________________________________ 1978_ - 2 405 329 401 2 398 328 404 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 200 to 499 _________________________________ 1978_ - 1 673 478 965 1 670 (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 500 to 999 _________________________________ 1978_ - 291 188 236 289 (0) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

1,000 or more ______________________________ 1978_ - 95 156 807 95 156 807 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)' (NA) (NA) 

Milk cows _____________________________________ 1978_ - 3 238 29 559 2 851 28 354 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Forms with- 1 or 2 ____________________________________ 1978_ - 2438 3 205 2 119 2 789 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 3 or 4 ____________________________________ 1978_ - 283 953 251 843 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 5 to 9 _____________________________________ 1978_ - 127 778 120 727 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) IOta 19 ___________________________________ 1978_ - 76 929 51 674 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 20 to 49 ___________________________________ 1978_ - 87 2 866 86 (0) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 50 to 99 ___________________________________ 1978_ - 153 10 607 151 (0) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 100 to 499 _________________________________ 1978_ - 74 10 221 73 (0) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 500 or more _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Cottle sold _______________________________________ 1978_ - (X) (X) (X) (X) 13 227 1 084 912 420 137 12 110 1 078 924 417 577 

Forms with- 1 to 9 _______________________________________ 1978_ - (X) (X) (X) (X) 4 113 18 026 6819 3 017 14 505 5 630 10 to 19 _____________________________________ 1978_ - (X) (X) (X) (X) 2 102 28 328 10 504 2 094 28 239 10 487 20 to 49 _____________________________________ 1978_ - (X) (X) (X) (X) 2 876 89 489 32 767 2 870 89 302 32 697 50 to 99 _____________________________________ 1978_ - (X) (X) (X) (X) 1 765 122 852 44 696 1 763 (0) (0) 100 to 199 ___________________________________ 1978_ - (X) (X) (X) (X) 1 277 172 046 63 425 1 275 (0) (0) 

200 to 499 ___________________________________ 1978_ - (X) (X) (X) (X) 766 220 352 83 289 765 (0) (0) 

500 to 999 ___________________________________ 1978_ - (X) (X) (X) (X) 208 137 865 53 691 206 (0) (0) 

1,000 or more ________________________________ 1978_ - (X) (X) (X) (X) 120 295 954 124 946 120 295 954 124 946 

Calves sold ______________________________________ 1978_ - (X) (X) (X) (X) 10 168 672 570 177 767 9 399 667 568 176 812 

Farms with- lor 2 ______________________________________ 1978_ - (X) (X) (X) (X) 693 1 029 245 404 612 148 3 or 4 ______________________________________ 1978_ - (X) (X) (X) (X) 549 1 932 481 348 1 221 304 5 to 9 _______________________________________ 1978_ 

10 to 19 _____________________________________ 1978_ - (X) (X) (X) (X) 968 6 612 1 776 778 5 402 1 475 

- (X) (X) (X) (X) 1 517 20 804 5 594 1 459 20 141 5 515 

20 to 49 _____________________________________ 1978_ - (X) (X) (X) (X) 2 570 82 137 22 210 2 555 81 613 22 179 50 to 99 _____________________________________ 1978_ - (X) (X) (X) (X) 1 875 129 274 34907 1 862 128 442 34 853 100 to 499 ___________________________________ 1978_ - (X) (X) (X) (X) 1 889 340 169 89936 1 886 339 524 89 721 500 or more _________________________________ 1978_ - (X) (X) (X) (X) 107 90613 22 617 107 90613 22 617 

12 MONTANA 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - STATE DATA 
Table 20. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974-Con. 

Invenlory, 1978-AII forms 

Cows and heifers that hod colved Steers, steer colves, bulls, 

Cattle and calves Heifers and heifer calves and bull colves 

Tofal cows Milk cows 

Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

Forms with milk cow inventory __________________________ _ 

I to 4 milk cows ____________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 milk cows ____________________________________ _ 101019 milk cows __________________________________ _ 

201029 milk cows __________________________________ _ 

301049 milk cows __________________________________ _ 501099 milk cows __________________________________ _ 

10010199 milk cows ________________________________ _ 20010499 milk cows ________________________________ _ 

500 milk cows or more ______________________________ _ No milk cows ________________________________________ _ 

3238 523 287 3 238 304 795 3 238 29 559 2 773 128 320 2 911 90172 - 2 721 432 570 2 721 253 603 2721 4 158 2 307 104 734 2464 74 233 - 127 22 307 127 12 347 127 778 108 5649 114 4 311 - 76 8 246 76 4 413 76 929 73 2004 69 I 829 

28 3 166 28 I 802 28 656 23 778 24 586 - 990 59 6 358 59 3 733 59 2210 57 I 635 52 - 153 28 3731 153 15474 153 10607 138 7859 126 5040 - 65 65 9 748 65 8 134 60 4 769 53 1 439 - 1595!/ 892 9 I 744 9 6 311 9 3 675 9 2 087 7 - - - - - - - - - - 13 185 2 296 778 12 029 1 214 543 (X) (X) 10453 576 276 II 681 505 959 -

Soles, 1978-AII farms 

Cottle and calves Callie I C9lves I Dairy products 

1 I Soles Soles 

Farms Number ($1.000) Farms Number Forms Number Forms ($1,000) 

Farms with milk cow inventory __________________________ _ 1 to 4 milk cows ____________________________________ _ 3 038 283 767 91 783 2 580 150 985 I 962 132 782 721 26 708 - 2 524 244 730 79 418 2 143 131 660 1 617 113 070 296 148 - 5 to 9 milk cows ____________________________________ _ - 124 12 011 4049 111 5 912 78 6099 65 171 10 to 19 milk cows __________________________________ _ 

201029 milk COWL _________________________________ _ 

30 to 49 milk cows __________________________________ _ 

76 2 918 860

1 

65 I 351 52 1 5671 46 453

1 

- 28 1 429 493 22 861 20 568 28 598 -

- 59 2 628 843 50 1 391 42 1 237 59 2 255 50 to 99 milk cows __________________________________ _ 

- 153 11 885 3 523 127 5 834 96 6 051 153 11 813 10010 199 milk cows ________________________________ _ 

- 65 5 889 1 819 55 2 593 51 3296 65 9 174 20010499 milk cows ________________________________ _ 

- 9 2 277 778 7 I 383 6 894 9 2096 500 milk cows or more ______________________________ _ - - - - - - - - - - No milk cows ________________________________________ _ - 13 251 1 473 715 506 121 10647 933 927 8 206 539 788 30 557 

Inventory, 1978-AII farms 

Cottle and calves Cows and heifers that Heifers and heifer Steers, steer calves, Soles of cattle 

hod calved calves bulls. and bull calves and calves, 1978 

Sales 

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

forms with cattle and calves inventory ___________________ _ 

1 to 9 cottle and calves ______________________________ _ 

10 to 19 cottle and calves ____________________________ _ 

20 to 49 cottle and calves ____________________________ _ 

501099 cOllie and calves ____________________________ _ 10010199 collie ond colve'- _________________________ _ 

20010499 collie ond calves __________________________ _ 

50010999 collie and colves __________________________ _ 1,000 to 2,499 collie and calve'-______________________ _ 

2,500 cottle and calves or more _______________________ _ No cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

- 16423 2 820 0651 15 267 1 519 3381 13 226 704 5961 14592 596 1311 15 622 1 683 155 570 7071 

- 2 015 9 781 1 559 4 574 1 041 2 191 1 431 3016 1 218 14 725 4 633 

- 1 603 21 912 1 466 11 984 1 203 5 007 1 284 4921 1 603 19491 6 285 

- 3 080 99 506 2 905 60 811 2 418 20 779 2 719 17916 3080 71 223 22 193 

- 2 914 205 536 2 787 130 658 2 412 42 269 2 674 32609 2914 134 346 41 794 

- 2968 411 948 2 871 257 456 2 594 87307 2 797 67 185 2 967 250 373 78 005 

- 2 707 825 151 2 616 487 672 2492 196 169 2588 141 310 2 705 467 507 150 098 

- 768 512 010 731 268 782 726 133 028 740 110200 767 283 151 96 732 - 294 415 241 272 190441 270 115 137 285 109 663 294 238649 88 281 

- 74 318 980 60 106 960 I 70 102 709 74 109 311 74 203 690 82 6871 - (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 667 74327 27 196 

Forms with cows and heifers that had calved inventory _____ _ I to 4 cows ________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 COWL _______________________________________ _ 101019 cows ______________________________________ _ 

201029 COwL _____________________________________ _ 

301049 COWL _____________________________________ _ 501099 COWL _____________________________________ _ 

10010199 COWL ___________________________________ _ 

20010499 COWL ___________________________________ _ 

50010 999 COWL ______________________ ~ ____________ _ 

1,000 cows or more _________________________________ _ 

No cows ____________________________________________ _ 

- 15 267 2 651 658 15 267 1 519 338 12 560 635 775 13632 496 545 14 650 I 500 554 498 404 

- 1 614 17 600 1 614 3 796 1 044 7 502 1 219 6 302 1 018 16 629 5844 - I 229 19 374 1 229 8 414 995 5 269 1 008 5 691 I 210 13 639 4 360 

- I 629 41 738 1 629 22 664 1 278 10 335 1 379 8739 1 629 27 291 8 909 

- 1 379 60949 1 379 32 836 1 116 15 509 1 221 12604 1 379 39604 12 671 - 1 845 126 772 1 845 70 643 I 524 28 989 1 689 27 140 1 845 77 231 25 101 

- 3 012 361 457

1 

3 012 210 557

1 

2 540 82 391 2 794 68 509 3 012 221 208 71 064 - 2 479 567 543 2 479 339 031 2 183 130 893 2 347 97 619 2 478 327 844 106 5581 - 1 692 826 141 1 692 484 734 1 529 196 566 1609 144841 1 691 466921 153 685 - 291 325 899 291 187 627 265 78 256 275 60 016 291 173 665 61 393 - 97 304 185 97 159 036 86 80065 91 65084 97 136 522 48820 - 1 156 168 407 (X) (X) 666 68 821 960 99 586 1 639 256 928 99 500 

Forms with beef cow inventorv __________________________ _ 1104 beef COWL ___________________________________ _ 5109 beef cows ____________________________________ _ 

101019 beef COWL _________________________________ _ 

201029 beef cows __________________________________ _ 301049 beef cows __________________________________ _ 501099 beef cows __________________________________ _ 10010199 beef cows ________________________________ _ 200 10499 beef cows ________________________________ _ 50010999 beef cows ________________________________ _ 

1,000 beef cows or more ______________________________ _ No beef cows ________________________________________ _ 

- 14 593 2 613 011 14 593 1 501 876 12075 622 524 13 150 488611 14 137 I 480380 491 967 - 1 298 14 550 1 298 4 437 886 5923 1 036 4 190 859 11 098 3 794 - 1 161 18 481 1 161 8 749 932 4818 948 4914 1 146 12 623 3 993 - 1 598 42 464 1 598 22 933 1 251 10693 1 355 8 838 1 598 27 797 9066 - 1 377 62 494 1 377 33 767 1 112 15 714 1 218 13 013 1 377 40 161 12 870 - 1 810 125 567 1 810 70 352 1 490 28 459 I 662 26 756 1 810 77 278 25 054 - 2 885 346 049 2 885 203 426 2 428 76933 2691 65690 2 885 214 617 69 308 - 2405 555 218 2 405 331 789 2 113 126 822 2 285 96 607 2 404 323 224 105 181 - 1 673 819 459 1 673 480 830 1 514 195021 1 591 143 608 1 672 464 065 152 735 - 291 329 206 291 188 755 265 78935 275 61 516 291 174 325 61 653 - 95 299 523 95 156 838 84 79 206 89 63 479 95 135 192 48 313 - 1 830 207 054 674 17 462 1 151 82072 1 442 107 520 2 152 277 102 105 937 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MONTANA 13 
Table 20. Cattle and Calves -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974-Con. 

Sales, 1978 - All farms 

Cottle 

Cottle and calves 

Fottened on groin and concentrates 

Forms Number Sales I 

($1,000) forms Number Sales I 

($1,000) Farms Number 

- 16 289 1 757 482 597 904 13 227 1 084 912 420 137 1 153 165 020 

- 1 387 3 615 1 258 1 075 2 391 937 192 380 

- 1 553 10 717 3 622 1 219 6 672 2 526 101 410 

- 2 115 29 519 9 555 1 576 15 840 5 858 123 819 

- 3 637 117 388 37 452 2 832 59 640 21 786 211 3 613 

3 131 220 473 69 803 2 555 107 787 39425 171 5 662 

- 2 401 331 959 106 377 2 092 172 989 63 674 148 8 469 1 579 457 808 149 194 1 419 257 387 96 692 129 18 601 

- 486 586 003 220 642 459 462 206 189 239 78 127 0{>6 

- 328 218 260 74 981 305 145 958 56 485 36 15649 

- 158 367 743 145 661 154 316 248 132 754 42 111 417 

farms with sales of cottle and colves __ _ 1 to 4 cattle and calves ___________ _ 

5 to 9 cottle and calves ___________ _ 10 to 19 cottle and calves _________ _ 

2010 49 cottle and calves _________ _ 50 to 99 cottle and calves _________ _ 

lOa to 199 cottle and calves _______ _ 

200 to 499 cottle and calves _______ _ 

500 cottle and calves or more ______ _ 

500 to 999 cattle and calves _____ _ 

1,000 cottle and colves or more __ _ 

Farms with beef cow inventory _______ _ 1 to 4 beef cows _________________ _ 

5 to 9 beef cows _________________ _ 

10 to 19 beef cows _______________ _ 

20 to 29 beef cows _______________ _ 

30 to 49 beef cows _______________ _ 

50 to 99 beef cows _______________ _ 

100 to 199 beef cows _____________ _ 

- 14 137 1 480 380 491 967 11 457 852 810 325 028 906 84 330 

- 859 11 098 3 794 688 7972 3 078 107 1 017 

- 1 146 12 623 3 993 896 7 117 2 591 92 554 

- 1 598 27 797 9 066\ 1 197 16 318 5 846\ 105 937 

- 1 377 40 161 12 870 1 061 23 476 8 523 79 943 

- 1 810 77 278 25 054 1 403 41 120 15444 86 5 791 

- 2 885 214 617 69 308 2 351 114 674 43 178 159 17 873 

- 2 404 323 224 105 181 2 044 178 826 66 177 141 20 389 200 to 499 beef cow'- ____________ _ 

500 to 999 beef cows _____________ _ 

- 1 672 464 065 152 735 1 467 259 814 98 134 101 16466 

- 291 174 325 61 653 260 108 726 44 493 27 11 155 1,000 beef cows or more __________ _ - 95 135 192 48 313 90 94 767 37 564 9 9 205 No beef COWL _____________________ _ 

- 2 152 277 102 105 937 1 770 232 102 95 109 247 80 690 

Table 21. Hogs and Pigs-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

Inventory 

All forms \ Forms with soles of \ All forms 

Total hogs and pigs ______________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Farms with- 1 to 24 ____________________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - 25 to 49 ___________________ , _______________ 1978_ - 1974_ 50 10 99 ___________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 100 10 199 _________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 200 to 499 _________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 500 or more ________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

500 to 999 _______________________________ 1978_ 

1,000 to 1,999 ____________________________ 1978_ 

2,000 to 4,999 ____________________________ 1978_ 

5,000 or more ____________________________ 1978_ 

Hogs and pigs used or fa be used for breeding _______ 1978_ 

1974_ Other hogs and pigs _____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Feeder pigs sold _________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

lifters of pigs farrowed between-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 _____________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ___________ 1978_ - 1974_ - June 1 and Nov. 30 __________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Forms Number 

2 633 214 346 

2 717 212 456\ 

1 440 13 051 

1 492 12 499 

342 12 106 

352 12437 

361 24 212 

344 22 991 

249 33 417 

266 35 287 

167 49 370 

184 53 511 

74 82 190 

79 75 731 

40 25 342 

25 32 567 

9 24 281 

- -

1 834 31 964 

(NA) (NA) 

2 393 182 382 

(NA) (NA) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

1 913 41 421 

2 038 4295" 1 613 20 71 

1 763 24 051 

1 539 20 704 

1 446 18 902 

$2,500 or more 

Forms Number Farms Number 

2 242 207 718 2 417 313 545 

2 391 205 771 2 731 373 412 

1 064 10 301 958 9 530 

1 218 10 647 1 071 11 196 

337 11 951 402 13 696 

332 11 733 401 14 204 

356 23 878 407 28 349 

316 21 202 433 29 986 

247 (0) 263 36 353 

266 35 287 354 48 187 

166 (0) 251 74 350 

182 (0) 315 95 405 

72 (0) 136 151 267 

77 (0) 157 174 434 

39 (0) 82 53 090 

25 32 567 35 48 495 

8 (0) 19 49 682 

- - - -

1 600 30 438 (X) (X) 

1 539 24 451 (X) (X) 

2 060 177 280 (X) (X) 

2 248 181 320 (X) (X) 

(X) (X) 532 52 744 

(X) (X) 641 54 735 

1 665 40 236 (X) (X) 

1 825 41 669 (X) (X) 

1 425 20008 (X) (X) 

1 599 23 280 (X) (X) 

1 378 20 228 (X) (X) 

1 310 18 389 (X) (X) 

Sales 

($1,000) 

75 390 

161 

173 

317 

1 368 

2272 

3 381 

7760 

59959 

7 215 

52 744 

38 088 

385 

206 

357 

379 

2 636 

8334 

8 825 

7 103 

5 586 

4 279 

37 302 

Sales 

I 

Soles 

($1,000) 

28 020 

(NA) \ 

851 

(NA) 

1 265 

(NA) 

2 522 

(NA) 

3 213 

(NA) 

6 471 \ (NA) 

13 698 

(NA) 

4 708 

4 496 

4 494 

-

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

1 922 

(NA) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

Calves 

Sales 

Forms Number ($1,000) 

10 168 672 570 177 767 

548 1 224 321 

842 4045 1 097 

1 315 13679 3697 

2 367 57 748 15666 

2 180 112686 30377 

1 636 158 970 42 703 

1 045 200 421 52502 

235 123 797 31 404 

174 72 302 18496 

61 51 495 12907 

9 135 627 570 166 939 

434 3 126 715 

641 5 506 1 402 

964 11 479 3 220 

872 16685 4347 

1 234 36 158 9610 

1 997 99 943 26131 

1 616 144 398 39004 

1 155 204 251 54601 

170 65 599 17 160 

52 40425 10 749 

1 033 45 000 10827 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

or more 

Sales 

Farms Number ($1,000) 

2 158 ,306 911 27486 

2 450 365 732 24669 

729 7 950 731 

853 9 147 634 

384 13 117 1 239 

365 12996 818 

400 27 935 2 508 

411 28 767 1 827 

262 (0) (0) 

353 (0) 3 199 

250 (0) (0) 

313 (0) 6 245 

133 147 620 13 347 

155 (0) 11 947 

81 (D) (D) 

33 (D) (0) 

19 49682 4 494 

- - -

(X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) 

466 51 554 1 886 

536 52 795 1 021 

(X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) 

14 MONTANA 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 21. Hogs and Pigs-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974-Con. 

-

-

Forms with hogs and pigs inventory ---------------------

:d~: 2~0~~:s"~t,;g;i9S== ========:= :=:= :=== ====== == =: 25 to 99 hogs and pigL------------------------------ 100 to 199 hogs and pigL---------------------------- 200 to 499 hogs and pigL __________________________ _ 500 to 999 hogs and pigL __________________________ _ - 1,000 hogs and pigs or more ________________________ _ No - hogs and pigs ___________________________________ _ 

-

-

-

Farms with hogs and pigs sold ________________________ _ I to 9 hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

10 to 49 hogs and pigL ____________________________ _ 

- 50 to 99 hogs and pigL ____________________________ _ - 100 to 199 hogs and pigs ___________________________ _ 

- 200 to 499 hogs and pigs ___________________________ _ - 500 to 999 hogs and pigs ___________________________ _ - 1,000 hogs and pigs or more ________________________ _ - No hogs and pigs ___________________________________ _ 

Forms by litters farrowed ____________________________ _ - I litter ________________________ - ___ -_ --- _ ------ - --- 2 to 4 litters _____________________________________ _ - 5 to 9 litters _____________________________________ _ - 10 10 19 litters ___________________________________ _ 

- 20 to 49 litters ___________________________________ _ 

- 50 to 99 litters ___________________________________ _ 

- 100 to 1991itlers _________________________________ _ 

- 200 litters or more ________________________________ _ - No litters __________________________________________ _ -

Inventory, 1978-AII forms 

Hogs and pigs Used or to be used 

for breeding 

Forms Number Forms Number 

2633 214 346 I 834 31 964 

871 3 485 396 I 056 

569 9 S66 444 3 147 

703 36318 561 6648 

249 33417 215 4907 

167 49 370 149 6 549 

40 25 342 37 3 138 

34 56848 32 6 519 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

2 195 212631 I 690 31 688 

392 4369 217 933 

797 22 729 616 5 605 

230 21 451 305 3 527 

254 25 463 215 3 614 

240 43 550 217 6 820 

79 32 117 72 4340 

53 62 952 48 6 849 

438 I 715 144 276 

1 863 190 032 I 834 31 964 

234 2 512 226 630 

505 9 723 496 3493 

312 10 963 304 2 567 

303 20 875 301 3 475 

318 40932 318 7034 

III 30 5871 109 5 II I 

50 

27 

791 i50 4 400 

30 46 645 30 5 254 

770 24 314 - -

Other hogs and pigs 

Farms Number Forms 

2 393 182 382 2 195 

711 2429 455 

510 6419 547 

685 29 670 703 

248 28 510 249 

166 42 821 167 

40 22 204 40 

33 50 329 34 

(X) (X) 222 

2009 180 943 2 417 

359 3436 487 

709 17 124 873 

347 17924 407 

238 21 849 263 

228 36 730 251 

77 27 7771 82 

51 56 103 54 

384 I 439 (X) 

I 623 158 068 I 764 

182 1 882 168 

423 6 230 449 

256 8 396 325 

280 17 400 306 

301 33 898 322 

104 25 4761 114 

47 23 395 50 

30 41 3911

1 30 

770 24 314 653 

Sales, 1978-AII forms 

Hog s and pigs Feeder pig s sold 

Sales Soles 

Number ($1.000) farms Number ($1,000) 

301 771 26916 508 51 539 I 884 

7934 617 131 2 526 84 

17 311 I 406 113 4 501 154 

56 239 4799 147 12 359 451 

51 396 4 350 56 12 459 469 

65 816 6 139 47 10 615 434 

33 365 3 185 10 2 524 94 

69 710 6420

1 

4 6 555 197

1 II 774 1 104 24 I 205 39 

313 545 28 020 532 52 744 I 922 

2 114 207 49 230 8 

21 112 I 909 193 3 330 117 

28 349 2522 99 4662 167 

36 353 3 213 73 6 523 231 

74 350 6 471 76 14 399 516 

53 090 4 708

1 

29 8 937 359

1 98 177 8 990 13 14 663 525 

(X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

271 016 23680 532 52 744 I 922 

2229 196 47 284 II 

10 097 860 136 2010 71 

14 235 I 227 96 3 078 108 

30609 2 629 88 5 378 193 

61 342 5 271 98 13 755 504 

49834 4 2791 40 10 289 360

45 412 4 125 20 8 545 352 1 

57 258 5 09~i 7 9405 323 

42 529 4 339 - - -

litters of pigs farrowed between Dec. I, 1977, and Nov. 30, 1978-AII forms 

Total Dec. 1,1977, and May 31,1978 June 1. 1978, and Nov. 30, 1978 

Forms Number Forms 

Farms by litters forrowed- __________________________ _ 1 litter __________________________________________ _ - I 913 41 421 I 613 

- 245 245 165 2 to 4 litters _____________________________________ _ - 521 I 405 386 5 to 9 litters _____________________________________ _ - 325 2 215 284 10 to 19 litters ___________________________________ _ 

- 306 4 219 281 20 to 49 litters ___________________________________ _ 

- 322 9443 310 50 to 99 litters ___________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 litters _________________________________ _ 

200 litters or more ________________________________ _ 

- 114 7 5541 109 

- 50 6 51~i 49 

- 30 9 828 29 

Table 22. Sheep and Lambs-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

Inventory of- Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ farms_ 

number_ Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ farms_ 

Sheep and lambs sold _________________________________ ~~:~~= 

number_ 

Sheep and lambs shorn _________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

pounds of wooL 

Value of sales from sheep. Iambs, and wool _______________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

All farms 

1978 

2 171 526 671 

2034 

342 396 

2 139 340778 

2 020 

413 973 

4 138 753 2 175 

22 622 

Inventory, 1978 - All forms 

Sheep and lambs Ewes 1 year old or 

older 

Forms Number Forms Number 

- 2 171 526 671 2034 342 396 

- 539 5 923 448 3 890 

- 694 36 971 673 25 887 

- 547 92 747 532 64 157 

- 263 133 828 256 90868 

- 101 149 060 100 102 858 

- 21 66 276 20 39 303 

- 6 41 866 5 15 433 

- (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 2 034 507 069 2034 342 396 

- 628 14 860 628 7 070 

- 693 68 114 693 36005 

- 309 63 515 309 42492 

- 238 104 135 238 70 691 

- 92 92 207 92 63 879 

- 66 123 824 66 91 053 

- 5 20 138 5 15903 

- 3 20276 3 15 303 

- 137 19602 (X) (Xl 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

1974 

2 237 630 877 

(NA) 

(NA) 

2243 

536 751 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Sheep and lambs 

Farms Number 

2056 329 749 428 5 514 694 29914 

546 73 232 261 88 809 101 81 334 20 27 139 6 23 807 

83 II 029 

I 951 312 628 549 14 661 693 43 796 

308 44 197 

237 67 936 91 56 213 65 61 966 

5 9348 

3 14 511 

188 28 150 

Number Forms Number I 

20 717 I 539 20 704 

165 80 80 

666 424 739 

I 225 258 990 

2 107 281 2 112 

4 688 308 4 755 

3 6651 109 3 8891 3200

j 49 3 31~i 5 001 30 4 827 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 1 

1978 1974 

I 880 I 896 

518 744 616 256 

I 785 I 7681 337 834 420 053 

I 882 I 917 335 701 525 369 I 791 I 780 

408 881 524 823 

4 087 348 5 303 149 I 911 I 939 22 306 16 676 

Sales, 1978 - All forms 

Sheep and lambs shorn Sheep, 

lambs, and wool 

Pounds Sales Forms Number of wool Form~ ($1,000) 

I 980 411 390 4 113 354 2092 22 028 395 4 665 48 209 461 364 673 30857 317 001 694 I 950 532 73 813 744 280 547 4 740 255 111 302 I 114 115 262 '" 146 100 122 260 I 204 620 101 5 375 20 50 971 523 839 21 2 199 5 17 522 161 290 6 I 254 40 2 583 25 399 83 594 

I 965 411 307 4 112 456 I 982 21 235 560 10 676 110 438 577 974 693 45 272 462 043 693 2 860 309 51 622 520 350 309 2 883 238 88 372 860 106 238 4 615 91 78 029 790 282 91 3 916 66 100 170 I 013 250 66 4 343 5 20492 204 697 5 735 3 16674 151 290 3 907 55 2666 26 297 1 i 193 I 387 i 

MONTANA lS 
Table 23. Other Livestock and Livestock Products -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

Horses and ponies _______________________________ forms_ - number_ -

Mules, burros. and donkeys _______________________ $f~~:= -

number_ 

$1.000_ Mink and their pelts - ____________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

$1.000_ 

Colonies of bees ------- _________________________ forms_ 

number_ 

$1,000_ Honey sold (pounds) _____________________________ farms_ 

number_ 

$1,000_ 

Goots _________________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

$1.000_ Angora gootL ________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ Mohair sold (pounds) _______________________ forms_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-- number 

$1,000_ -

Milk goats ___________________________________ forms_ - number 

$1.000 Goats milk sold (gallons) _____________________ forms 

number 

$1.000 Other goats _________________________________ forms 

number 

$1.000 

Rabbits and their pelts ___________________________ farms 

number 

$1,000 Chinchillas and their peltL ________________________ forms 

number 

$1,000 

Worms (see textL ______________________________ farms 

number 

$1,000 All other livestock _______________________________ farms 

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

-- $1.000. - Other livestock products __________________________ farms -- $1,000 --

Table 24. Fish Sales: 1978 

T0101 

Sales 

Farms ($1,000) 

All FARMS 

Catfish ______________________ -_ - ______ _ 

Trout ________________________________ _ 

Tropical and bait fish ___________________ _ Other fisL ____________________________ _ 

Other aquaculturol products ______________ _ 

FARMS WITH SALES OF $2,500 

OR MORE 

Catfish _______________________________ _ 

Trout ________________________________ _ 

Tropical ond boit fish ___________________ _ Other fish __________________________ - __ _ 

Other oQuoeulturol produet'-_____________ _ 

16 MONTANA 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- -

33 869 

- - - - - -

-

u~1 29 

-

-

-

Inventory Soles 

Farms with soles of $2,500 or more Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

All forms, 1978 1978 1974 All forms. 1978 1978 1974 

10216 8529 6 511 1 810 1 457 1 188 63032 53 221 43 306 7 042 6243 5294 (X) (X) (X) 4493 4 134 1 700 370 231 152 39 29 11 I 118 681 1 488 107 85 539 (X) (X) (X) 22 17 17 20 19 16 23 21 15 13 472 (D) 16936 33 415 (D) 22 782 (X) (X) (X) 993 (D) 428 

213 157 86 16 11 2 78 264 77 342 55 907 4 809 4658 (D) 

(X) (X) (X) 168 163 (D) 

(X) (X) (X) 155 118 68 (X) (X) (X) 7 059 404 7 010 750 4 882 696 (X) (X) (X) 3 326 3 297 2616 

133 68 21 85 41 - 1 213 453 61 394 243 - (X) (X) (X) 21 12 - 1 1 - 1 1 - (D) (D) - (D) (D) - (X) (X) (X) (D) (D) - (X) (X) (X) - - - (X) (X) (X) - - - (X) (X) (X) - - -

73 42 10 28 10 - (D) 303 44 (D) (D) - (X) (X) (X) (D) (D) - (X) (X) (X) 11 1 1 (X) (X) (X) (D) (D) (D) 

(X) (X) (X) (D) (D) (D) 

64 28 13 58 31 - 607 (D) 17 188 115 - (X) (X) (X) 2 I -

218 33 21 27 13 13 

2 552 1 309 408 5 576 3 9ll 629 (X) (X) (X) 19 15 1 

I 1 4 - - 3 (D) (D) 539 - - 239 

(X) (X) (X) - - 7 

18 14 (NA) 10 8 (NA) 

461 358 (NA) 4 495 (D) (NA) 

(X)I (X) (X) 15 (0) (NA) 

25 21 106 12 9 

(Xli 1~11 (X) (X) 148 145 (X) (X) (X) 17 17 (NA) 

(X) O() (X) 97 97 (NA) 

Any Only pounds Only number Acre s under water 

for fish production 

Sales Sales 

Forms Pounds Forms Number Farms Pounds ($1.000) Forms Number ($1,000) Farms Acres 

- - - - - - - - - - - - 21 242 163 12 3 529 371 21 242 163 630 12 3 529 371 239 29 119 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (X) - (X) - (X) (NA) - (X) (NA) - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - 19 (D) 10 (D) 19 (0) (D) 10 (D) (D) 25 ll5 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (X) - (X) - (X) (NA) - (X) (NA) -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 25. Crops Harvested: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

Irrigated land Irrigated land 

Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Farms Acres Quantily Forms Acres 

Corn for all purpose,-_______________ - ____________ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons, green> _____________ 1978_ 

1974_ For fodder, hogged or grazed ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

1 060 98 381 (X) 838 70 312 I 045 97 829 ()(} 827 69809 - 1 223 87 670 (X) (NA) (NA) I 193 86 807 (X) 861 63 486 - 177 (D) 1 251 164 131 10 2711 175 (D) (D) 130 (0) 

- 181 11 020 620 069 (NA) (NA) 169 10811 613 851 87 5 867 

-

- 950 75 667 I 080 637 771 60 041 936 75 126 I 074 182 761 (D) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 987 70 858 I 026 900 799 57 179 

- 30 (D) (X) - - 30 (D) (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 96 5 138 (X) 16 440 

Sorghums for all purposes ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For grain or seed (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons, green) _____________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 29 I 344 (X) 10 220 29 I 344 (X) 10 220 

- 42 I 946 (X) (NA) (NA) 30 I 789 ()(} 10 441 

- 4 (0) 8 173 2 (D) 4 (D) 8 173 2 (D) 

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- 24 I 165 4 191 8 (0) 24 I 165 4 191 8 (D) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 9 237 2254 3 72 

Cut for dry forage or hay (tons, dry) _____________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hogged or grazed _____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Wheat for grain (bushels) _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Oats for grain (bushels} ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Barley for groin (bushels) _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Rye for groin (bushels) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Other small groins for groin _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 18 I 425 2 057 5 332 

- I (D) (X) - - 1 (D) (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) I (NA) (NA)I 4 127 (X) 3 37 

- 10 749 4 807 895 134 505 058 858 70 719 10 557 4 792 904 134 116 530 842 70434 

- II 779 4 729 604 109 127964 (NA) (NA) 11 605 4 724 346 109 005 222 I 063 67 356 

- 3 517 176 264 8 532 859 999 32 749 3408 173 145 8 424 439 965 32 172 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 3 416 166 757 6 314 094 870 24 398 

- 8 363 I 268 756 52 454 469 2 479 235 154 8 140 I 261 917 52 200 161 2 375 233 014 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 8 332 I 173 848 34 992 654 1 980 132 842 

- 41 3 868 87 744 - - 41 3868 87 744 - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) I (NA) (NA) I 74 4 373 107 835 9 440 

- 822 105 425 (X) 24 I 929 815 105 068 (X) 22 (D) 

- (NA) (NA) (X) I (NA) (NA) 348 35 244 (X) 28 I 586 

- 7 188 4 97~ 7 188 7 188 4 971 7 188 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Peanuts for nuts {poundsL ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Cotton (boles) ___________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - -

~I - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Tobacco (pounds) ________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Irish potatoes (hundredweight) _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- 202 8 459 2 091 828 145 7 734 178 8 402 2 085 237 130 7 702 

- 249 6 547 1 502 872 (NA) (NA) 201 6 503 I 499 096 143 6 417 

Sweetpototoes (bushels) __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - I (D) (0) 1 (D) - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see text) ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 15 959 2 366 208 4 389 196 7 757 I 053 735 14062 2 306 442 4 315 323 6 830 I 032 041 

- 14 883 2 158 312 3 658 936 (NAl (NA) 13 341 2 118 640 3 602 733 6 519 I 018 128 

Alfalfa hoy (tons, dry) __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Other tome dry hoy (tons, dry) (see text) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 11448 I 342 925 2 935 5291 6 113 632 8351 10384 1 317 505 2 894 7551 5 565 620 785 

- (NAl (NAl (NAl (NA) (NA) 10033 I 230 887 2 422 870 5 307 604 235 

- 3 471 283 587 441 945 I 438 119 800 2 976 269 019 426 132 I 217 115 997 

- (NA) (NAl (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl 311 900 479 214 (NA) (D) 

Field seed crops _________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 273 24 597 (X) 88 6430 272 (0) (X) 87 (D) 

- (NAl (NAl (X) (NAl (NAl 548 39 601 (X) 120 8 262 Alfoffo seed (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 241 19 065 I 526 324 79 4 516 240 (D) (D) 78 (0) 

- (NAl (NAl (NAl (NAl (NA) 474 29 226 2 723 779 97 5 312 Red clover seed (pounds) ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 1 (0) (D)I 1 (D) I (0) (0) I (0) 

- (NAl (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) 10 834 41 008 6 708 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see textL __________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 109 320 (X) 109 320 66 261 (X) 66 261 

- 134 751 (X) (NAl (NA) 84 676 (X) 75 625 Sweet corn ___________________________________ 1978_ - 78 176 (X) 78 176 50 146 (X) 50 146 

1974_ - (NAl (NA) (X) (NAl (NA) 60 196 (X) 55 176 Tomatoes ____________________________________ 1978_ - 18 14 (X) 18 14 10 II (X) 10 II 

1974_ - (NAl (NA) (JO (NAl (NA) 10 5 (X) 7 4 

Green peas excluding cowpeas ___________________ 1978_ - 19 4 (X) 19 4 5 2 (X) 5 2 

1974_ - (NAl (NAl (X) (NAl (NA) 25 349 (X) 21 346 

land in orchards ________________________________ 1978_ - 294 I 649 (X) 210 1 193 184 I 331 (X) 134 966 

1974_ - 292 I 590 (X) (NAl (NA) 133 I 175 (X) 104 941 Apples (pounds) _______________________________ 1978_ - 144 295 638 315 (NAl (NA) 82 189 535 155 (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NAl (NAl (NAl (NA) (NA) 59 261 445 961 (NA) (NA) Peaches (pounds) ______________________________ 1978_ - 13 2 577 (NAl (NA) 5 I 81 (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NAl (NAl (NAl (NA) (NA) 2 (NAl (NAl (NAl (NA) Gropes (pounds) (see text) ______________________ 1978_ - 9 6 (0) (NAl (NA) 6 6 (D) (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NAl (NAl (NAl (NAl (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

Berries ________________________________________ 1978_ - 41 22 (X) 32 19 21 13 (X) 16 12 1974_ Strawberries (pounds) __________________________ 1978_ - 43 21 (X) (NAl (NA) 13 12 (X) II 12 

- 19 II 27 370 16 10 10 7 22 390 7 7 1974_ - (NAl (NAl (NAl (NA) (NA) 7 II 16 493 6 11 

Nursery and greenhouse products __________________ 1978_ Other crops ____________________________________ 1978_ - 126 570 (X) 67 488 91 520 (X) 48 450 

- 697 72 557 (X) (NA) (NA) 691 72 515 (X) (NAl (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MONTANA 17 
Table 26. Specified Crops Harvested - Yield Per Acre Irrigated and Nonirrigated: 1978 

Entire crop irrigated Port of crop irrigated None of crop irrigated 

All Farms Average Average Average yield Acres Acres not yield yield Farms Acres per acre Forms irrigated irrigated per acre Forms Acres per acre 

Corn for groin or seed (bushels) ________________________ _ 

Corn for silage or green chop (tons, green) _______________ _ 

Sorghums for grain or seed (bushels) ____________________ _ Wheat for groin (bushelsL _______ • _____________________ _ Oots for groin (bushels) _______________________________ _ 

Barley for grain (bushelsL _____________________________ _ Rice (100-lb bogs) ____________________________________ _ 

Soybeans for beans (bushelsL __________________________ _ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________________ _ 

Dry tield ond seed beans (l00-lb bogs) ___________________ _ 

- 128 9 020 82.5 3 1 251 3034 37.8 46 7744 44,5 - 761 59 047 16.0 10 994 2915 4.3 179 12 711 9.6 

- 2 (0) (0) - - - - 2 (0) (0) 

- 647 54 501 45.2 211 16 218 42842 31.9 9891 4 694 334 27.7 943 30647 64.3 56 2 102 2 773 45.5 2 518 140 742 45.1 

- 2 026 183 201 61.1 453 51 953 69808 45.1 5 884 963 794 37.1 

- - - - - - - - - - - - 7 188 26.4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 136 6 292 14.8 - - - - - - - Cotton (boles) _______________________________________ _ 

T abaeea (pounds) ____________________________________ _ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweightL _________________________ _ Sugor beets for sugar (tons) ___________________________ _ 

Sugarcane for sugar (tonsL ____________________________ _ Altolto hoy (Ions, dry) ________________________________ _ 

Small groin hoy (tons. dryL ____________________________ _ 

Other tome dry hay (see text) (tons, dryL ________________ _ Wild hoy (tons, dry) __________________________________ _ 

Gross silage and hayloge (tons, green) ___________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 144 7 722 257.8 1 (D) (D) (0) I" 57 722 137.8 

- 538 43 749 19.7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 057 531 053 2.8 1 056 101 782 108 501 2.1 5 335 601 589 1.6 

- 710 27 798 1.9 51 2 721 3349 2.4 3 218 193688 1.4 

- 1 292 108 327 2.0 146 11 473 9 560 1.8 2033 154227 1.2 

- 1 085 214 174 1.4 215 33058 22821 1.3 2 668 205086 1.2 

- 144 18 254 6.1 19 I 896 2 127 6.4 76 8 262 4.0 

Hay crops cut and fed green (tons, green) ________________ _ Altalto soed (pounds) _________________________________ _ 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______________ _ land in orchards _____________________________________ _ 

Strawberries (pounds) _________________________________ _ 

- 57 2 412 5.4 6 787 497 3.3 39 2766 3.0 

- 65 3 875 97.8 14 641 1 094 88.5 162 13455 73.9 

- 109 320 (X) - - - (X) - - (X) 

- 205 1 158 (X) 5 35 21 (X) 84 435 (X) 

- 16 10 2660.4 - - - - 3 1 1000.0 

Table 27. Crops Harvested and Value of Production: 1978 and 1974 

1978 1974 

All Farms Value of Volue of 

production production Farms Acres Quantity ($1.000) Farms Acres Quantity ($1.000) 

Harvested cropland ___________________________________ _ - 20 921 8 802 485 (X) 770 041 20376 8 426 881 (X) 827 638 Corn for groin or seed (bushels) ________________________ _ 

- 177 21 049 1 251 164 2 815 181 11 020 620 069 2 108 Corn for silage or green chop or fodder or hogged or grazed _ - 958 77 332 (X) 16 451 1 084 76650 (X) 16 526 Sorghums for grain or seed (bushels) ____________________ _ - 4 169 8 173 16 - - - -

Sorghums for silage or green chop or cut for dry forage or ho Y or hogged or grozed _________________________________ _ - 25 1 175 (X) 59 42 1 946 (X) 102 Wheat for groin (bushelsL _____________________________ _ 

- 10 749 4 807 895 134 505 058 376 614 11 779 4 729 604 109 127 964 444 433 Other smoll groins for grain ____________________________ _ 

- (NA) 1 554 313 (X) 107 833 (NA) (NA) (X) 99 644 Soybeans for beans (bushelsL __________________________ _ 

- 7 188 4 971 30 - - - - Peonuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - -

Cotton (boles) _______________________________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - Irish potatoes (hundredweightL _________________________ _ 

- 202 8459 2 091 828 8 367 249 6 547 1 502 872 9017 Sweetpototoes (bushels) _______________________________ _ - 1 (0) (0) (D) - - - - Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see text) _________________________ _ - 15 959 2 366 208 4 389 196 225 727 14883 2 158312 3 658 936 198 203 All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______________ _ - 109 320 (X) 202 134 751 (X) 308 land in orchards _____________________________________ _ - 294 1 649 (X) 1 386 292 1 590 (X) 927 Be-rries _____________________________________________ _ 

- 41 22 (X) 17 43 21 (X) 9 

Other crops (including nursery and greenhouse productsL ___ _ - (NA) 97 724 (X) 30 523 (NA) (NA) (X) 56361 

18 MONTANA 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 28. Crops by Acres Harvested: 1978 

All forms Forms with soles of $2, SOO or more 

Irrigated land Irrigo fed land 

Forms Acres Quantity Farms Acres Farms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

(orn for all purposes: 

Acres harvested -~ - _ -_ ---------------- --------------- 1 to 14 ocres ____________________________________ _ 15 to 24 ocres ___________________________________ _ 

25 to 49 ocres ___________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres ___________________________________ _ 

100 to 249 ocres _________________________________ _ 

250 to 499 acres _________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocres _________________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more _______________________________ _ 

Wheat for groin (bushels), Acres harvested ______________ -_ ----- _____ - _____ ----- I to 14 acres ____________________________________ _ 

15 to 24 acres ___________________________________ _ 25 to 49 acres ___________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 ocres ___________________________________ _ 

100 to 249 acres _________________________________ _ 

250 to 499 ocres _________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _________________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more _______________________________ _ 

1060 98 381 (X) I 838 70 312 1 045 97 829 (XJ 827 69 809

1 - 73 647 (X) 57 520 67 600 (XJ 53 490 - 114 2 226 (X) 96 1 847 109 2 129 (XJ 93 1 782 - 9 725 (X) 7 583 281 (OJ IXJ 215 (0) 

- 282 216 

- 297 19866 (X) 244 16 348 295 (0) (XJ 242 (0) 

240 34 981 (X) 185 26 416 240 34 981 (X) 185 26 416 -

- 35 11 433 (X) 28 8961 34 (OJ (X) 27 (0) 

12 7 501 (X) 7 4 232 12 7 501 IX) 7 4 232 - 4 4051 7 12 002 . IX) I 5 4 4051 - 7 12 002 IX) 5 

10 749 4 807 895 134 505 058 858 70 7191 10 557 4 792 904 134 116 5301 842 70 4341 - 230 1 935 71 815 106 862 196 I 673 63 135 97 817 - 298 5 716 203 596 104 1 954 263 5 028 187 106 104 1 954 -

- 668 23 984 801 177 188 6377 608 21 903 755 853 182 (0) 

- 1 183 84 579 2 597 541 177 10 680 1 138 81 586 2 551 509 176 (D) 

2 555 423 330 11 750 645 163 15 999 2 541 421 366 11 722 777 163 15 999 -

- 2 485 885 967 24 492 2221 70 12 4581 2 484 (0) 10JI 70 12 4581 

- 2 222 1 522 262 42 102 806 34 10 396 2 221 (0) (0) 34 10 396 

- 1 108 I 860 122 52 485 256 16 11 993 1 106 (0) (0) I 16 II 993 

Oats for groin (bushels), Acres harvested ____________________________________ _ 

I to 14 acres ____________________________________ _ 

15 to 24 acres ___________________________________ _ 

25 to 49 acres ___________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres ___________________________________ _ 100 to 249 acres _________________________________ _ 

250 to 499 acres _________________________________ _ 500 to 999 acres _________________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more _______________________________ _ 

- 3 517 176 264 8 532 859 999 32 749 3 408 173 145 8 424 439 965 32 172 

- 746 6 432 336 217 301 2 536 695 6065 319 085 280 2 399 

- 721 13 451 696 278 257 4 699 701 13076 675 162 250 4 582 

- 880 30 293 1 542 596 244 7 982 872 30 037 I 532 391 241 7 905 

- 721 48 075 2 275 339

1 

122 7 502

1 

692 46104 2 223 372

1 

119 7 256

- 370 1 (0) (0) 65 7 537 369 (0) (0) 65 7 537 

- 71 22 888 1 076 946 10 2 493 71 22 888 1 076 9461 10 2 493 

- 6 3 344 150 005 - - 6 3344 150005 - -

- 2 (D) (0) - - 2 (0) (0) - -

Barley for groin (bushels), Acres harvested _____________________ • ______________ _ 

1 to 14 acres _. __________________________________ _ 

15 to 24 acres ___________________________________ _ 

25 to 49 acres ___________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres . __________________________________ _ 

- 8 363 1 268 756 52 454 469 ? 479 235 154 8 140 I 261 917 52 200 1611 2 375 233 014 

- 627 5 307 238 197 285 2 235 526 4 759 214 145 223 1 943 

- 672 12 925 564 673 271 5 092 620 11 961 526 112 255 4 815 

- 1 504 54 018 2 348 487 513 17 556 I 458 52 442 2 300 525 494 16 883 

- 1 824 126 547 5 538 561 540 34 331 1 810 125 620 5 514 091 538 (OJ 100 to 249 acres _________________________________ _ 

- 2346 362 322 15 260 704 571 72 561 2 339 361 241 15 224 711 567 72 065 250 to 499 acres _________________________________ _ 

- 950 319 070 13 249 461 209 49902 949 (D) (OJ 208 (0) 

500 to 999 acres _______________________ • _________ _ 

- 341 219 823 8 651 152 67 32 050 339 (0) (0) 67 32 050 

1,000 acres or more _______________________________ _ 

Dry field and seed beons (100-lb bogs), Acres harvested _. __________________________________ _ 

- 99 168 744 6 603 234 23 21 427 99 168 744 6 603 2341 23 21 427 

- 136 6 292 93278 136 6 292 134 (D) (0) 134 (0) 

1 to 14 acres _____________________ . ______________ _ 

15 to 24 acres ___________________________________ _ 

25 to 49 acres ___________________________________ _ 50 to 99 ocres ___________________________________ _ 

100 to 249 ocres _________________________________ _ 

250 to 499 ocres _________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _________________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more _______________________________ _ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweight): Acres harvested ____________________________________ _ 

OJ to 0.9 acres __________________________________ _ 

- 9 63 1 3101 9 63

1 

7 (OJ (0) I 7 (0) \ 

- 30 595 9 186 30 595 30 595 9 186 30 595 

- 53 1 830 27 871 53 I 830 53 I 830 27 871 1 53 1 8301 - 32 2 031 28029 32 2 031 32 2 031 28 029 32 2 031 

- 12 1 773 26 882 12 1 773 12 I 773 26 882 12 I 773 

- - - - - - - -

=1 

-

- - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - -

- 202 8 459 2 091 8281 145 7 734 178 8 402 2 085 2371 130 7 702 

- 48 15 1 697 24 8 36 12 951 16 6 1.0 to 2.9 acres __________________________________ _ 

- 27 30 3 315 9 12 19 (0) (0) 5 8 3.0 to 9.9 acres __________________________________ _ 

- 24 134 18 102 15 79 23 (0) (0) 14 (0) 10.0 to 24.9 acres ________________________________ _ 

- 22 371 82 820 21 345 19 327 78 560 19 (0) 25.0 to 49.9 ocres ________________________________ _ 

- 23 865 224 664 22 825 23 865 224 664 22 825 50.0 to 99.9 acres ________________________________ _ 

- 31 2 131 529 550 28 1 911 31 2 131 529 550 28 1 911 100.0 to 249.9 ocres ______________________________ _ 

- 22 3 229 813 680 22 3 229 22 3 229 813 680 22 3 229 250.0 to 499.9 acres ______________________________ _ 

500.0 acres or more _______________________________ _ 

- 5 1 685 418 000 4 1 32:\ 5 I 685 418 000 4 I 325 

- - - - - - - - - -

Sugar b .. ts for sugar (tons), Acres harvested ________________ • ___________________ _ - 538 43 749 860 751 538 43 749 535 43 712 859 930 535 43 712 1 to 14 acres ____________________________________ _ 

15 to 24 ocres ___________________________________ _ 

25 to 49 ocres ___________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres ___________________________________ _ 

- 25 (0) (OJ 25 241 23 (0) (0) 23 (0) 

- 34 664 12 068 34 664 34 664 12 068 34 664 

- 135 5 035 95 695 135 5 035 134 (OJ (0) 134 (0) 

- 203 14 113 279 177 203 14 113 203 14 113 279 177 203 14 113 100 to 249 ocres _________________________________ _ 250 to 499 ocres _________________________________ _ - 126 18 151 365 810 126 18 151 126 18 151 365 810 126 18 151 

- 14 4 905 90077 14 4905 14 4 905 90 077 14 4 905 500 to 999 acres _________________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more _______________________________ _ 

Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see text), Acres harvested __________________________ • ____ • ____ _ 

1 to 14 acres ___________ . ________________________ _ 15 to 24 acres ___________________________________ _ 

25 to 49 acres ___________________________________ _ 50 to 99 ocres ___________________________________ _ 

100 to 249 acres _________________________________ _ 

250 to 499 ocres _________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocres ___________________________ . ______ _ 

1,000 acres or mare _____________________ . _________ _ 

- 1 (0) (D) 1 (0) 1 (0) (0) 1 (0) 

- - - - - - - -

43153J 

- -

- 15 959 2 366 208 4 389 196 7 757 1 053 735 14062 2 306 442 6 830 I 032 041 

- 1 482 12 255 23 950 763 6 078 836 7 121 14 454 361 3 126 - 1 427 27059 53 351 691 12 589 990 18 983 40 883 474 8 997 

- 2 567 89 650 170 971 1 170 3B 540 2 130 75 376 152 921 976 32 956 

- 3 487 239 317 468 439 1 603 99 411 3 171 220 839 452 039 1 514 94 838 - 4 326 662 706 1 298 462 2 081 266 909 4 279 656 159 1 290 615 2064 265 019 

- 1 832 606 768 1 101 874 922 237 630 1 822 603 616 1 098 201 916 236 436 - 634 401 262 739 380 376 180 571 631 (0) (01 375 (0) 

- 204 327 191 532 769 151 212 007 203 (0) (0) 150 (0) 

Alfalfo hoy (tons, dry), Acres harvested __________________________________ _ I to 14 acres __________________________________ _ 

15 to 24 acres _________________________________ _ 

25 to 49 acres _________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _________________________________ _ 

100 to 249 ocres _______________________________ _ 

250 to 499 ocres _______________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _______________________________ _ 

1,000 ocres or mare _____________________________ _ 

- \ 11448 1 342 925 2 935 529 6 113 632 835 10 384 1 317 505 2 894 755 5 565 620 785 - 1 311 11 115 24682 637 5 312 824 (0) (0) 380 (OJ - 1 232 23 338 52 299 658 12 170 963 18 393 44 324 518 9 810 - 2.104 73 325 162 468 1 094 36 870 1 884 66 179 152 688 985 33 588 

- 2 449 167 811 399 5331 1 364 86 867 \ 2 387 163 681 393 994 1 339 85 439 - 2 988 449 019 1 018 281 1 606 208 758 2 967 446 116 1 013 875 1 593 207 483 - 992 319 162 663 861 545 143 353 988 317 938 660 789 542 142 694 - 296 186 366 391 127 162 80 542 296 186 366 391 127 162 80 542 - 76 112 789 223 278 47 58 963 75 ( ) 0 D 46 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRIC~lTURE-STATE DATA MONTANA 19 
Table 28. Crops by Acres Harvested: 1978-Con. 

All forms Forms with sales af $2,500 or more 

Irrigaled land Irrigated land 

Farms Acres Quanlily Forms Acres Farms Acres Quonlily Forms Acres 

Wild hoy (Ions. dry), Acres harvested __________________________________ _ 

- 3 968 475 139 609 677 1 300 247 232 3510 459 462 596 592 1 140 242 653 1 to 14 acres __________________________________ _ 

- 680 5 089 6617 149 1 099 528 3946 5 205 95 772 15 to 24 acres _________________________________ _ 

- 551 10 282 13 136 141 2546 484 9070 11 738 114 2 099 25 to 49 acres ___________________ . _____________ _ 

- 794 26 798 34687 208 6631 635 21 458 29 767 159 5 063 50 to 99 acres _________________________________ _ - 725 45 944 60326 218 13 354 664 42 266 57 626 191 12033 100 10 249 acres _______________________________ _ 

- 759 109 299 149 308 294 40317 747 107 579 148 343 293 (0) 250 10 499 acreS _______________________________ _ 

- 278 90 168 125 577 144 42 519 272 (0) (0) 142 (0) 500 10 999 acres _______________________________ _ 

- 120 77 761 94959 94 53 848 119 (0) (0) 94 53 848 1.000 acres or more _____________________________ _ 

- 61 109 798 125 067 52 86918 61 109 798 125 067 52 86918 

All vegelobles harvesled for sale (see lext), Acres harvested _____________________ . ______________ _ 

0.1 to 0.9 acres __________________________________ _ 

1.0 to 4.9 acres _____________ . ___ . _______________ _ 

5.0 to 14.9 acres _________________ ._. _____ . ______ _ 15.010 24.9 acres _______________________________ _ 

25.010 49.9 acres _______________________________ _ 

- 109 320 (X) 109 320 66 261 (X) 66 261 

- 47 17 (X) 47 17 19 7 (X) 19 7 

-- 38 81 (X) 38 81 25 54 (X) 25 54 

-- 23 (0) (X) 23 (0) 21 (0) ()O 21 (0) 

-- I (0) (X) 1 (0) 1 (0) (X) 1 (0) 

-- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 50.010 99.9 acres _______________________________ _ 

100.010 249.9 acres _____________________________ _ -- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - -- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 250.010 499.9 acres _____________________________ _ 

500.0 acres or more ______________________________ _ 

-- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

-- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

Lond in orchards: Acres in orchards __________________________________ _ 

0.1 to 0.9 acres _________________________________ _ 

1.0 to 4.9 acres _________________________________ _ 5.010 14.9 acres ________________________________ _ 

15.010 24.9 acres _______________________________ _ 

25.010 49.9 acres _______________________________ _ 

50.010 99.9 acres _______________________________ _ 

100.010 249.9 acres _____________________________ _ 

250.010 499.9 acres _____________________________ _ 

-- 294 1 649 (X) 210 1 193 184 1 331 (X) 134 966 

-- 34 16 (X) 25 12 22 9 (X) 18 8 

-- 155 369 (X) III 272 74 181 (X) 55 141 

-- 89 675 (X) I 64 476

1 

72 553 (X) 51 384 

-- 11 201 (X) 7 115 11 201 (X) 7 115 

-- 3 (0) (X) 1 (0) 3 (0) (X) I (0) 

-- I (0) (X) 1 (0) 1 (0) (X) 1 (0) 

-- I (0) (X) 1 (0) 1 (0) (X) 1 (0) 

-- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

500.0 acres or more ______________________________ _ 

-- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

20 MONTANA 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
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1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MONTANA 21 • 
Table 29. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1978 

(Excludes abnormal farms; see text} 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Forms - __________________________________________ number_ - . percenL land In farms ______________________________________ acres_ -

- Average size of form ______________________________ acres_ - Value of land and buildings1 ___________________________ forms_ -

Average per form ________________________________ ~~i~~~= -

- Average per ocre _________________________________ dollors_ -

-

Forms by value of land and buildings: $1 to $19,999 _________________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $40,000 to $69,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $70,000 to $99.999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $100.000 to $149.999 ___________________________________ _ - $150,000 to $199.999 ___________________________________ _ - $200.000 to $499,999 ___________________________________ _ - $500.000 to $999.999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $1.000.000 or more ________________ . ___________________ _ 

-

Owned and rented land by operator; land owned ______________________________________ formsacres_ - land rented or leased from others ___________________ farms_ - acres_ - land rented or leased to others ______________________ forms_ - acres_ -

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 

Total cropland ______________________________________ farms_ - acres_ - Harvested cropland __ __ __________ ______ ________ _ farms_ - ocres_ - Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres ______________________________________ _ 

- 50 to 99 acres _____________________________________ _ - 100 to 199 acres ___________________________________ _ 

- 200 to 499 acres ___________________________________ _ 500 to 999 acres ___________________________________ _ - 1.000 to 1,999 ocre'-_______________________________ _ 

- 2,000 acres or more ________________________________ _ 

-

Cropland: Pasture or grazing only __________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses not harvested or postured __________________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

-

-

-

- On which all crops failed _________________________ forms_ - acres_ - In cultivated summer follow _______________________ forms_ - acres-- Idle ___________________________________________ forms- - acres_ -

Total woodland _____________________________________ farms_ - acres_ Woodland - pastured ________________________________ forms_ - acres_ - Woodland not postured ____________________________ farms_ - acres_ - Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland postured __ . _______________________________ forms_ - acres_ - land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc. _________ farms- - acres_ -

Pastureland, all types ________________________________ farms_ - acres_ - Irrigated land _______________________________________ forms_ - Qcres- - Harvested cropland irrigated ________________________ forms_ - ocres_ - Pastureland irrigated _______________________________ forms_ - acres-- Other land irrigated ________________________________ farms_ - acres_ - land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ______ forms_ - acres_ -

RACE AND TENURE OF OPERATOR 

-

AIIF~he~~~;:s - Port owners -==== ____________________________________ = ====== ==============~========== number_ ~~~~:~ = - Tenants _. ______________________________________ number_ - White _________________________________________ number_ - Full owners __________________________________ number_ - Part owners __________________________________ number_ - Tenants _____________________________________ number_ - Bfock and other races __________________ . __________ number_ - full owners __________________________________ number_ - Part owners __________________________________ number_ - Tenants _____________________________________ number_ -

See footnote at end of table. 

22 MONTANA 

All forms 

Total Full owners 

24356 11 430 100.0 46.9 57 248 786 11 627 086 2 351 1 017 24 357 11 367 11 790 844 3 095 107 484 084 272 288 205 267 

627 491 1 480 1 225 1 911 1 369 

1 671 1 132 

2 628 1 671 1 961 1 110 7 344 2 860 

4 007 1 008 

2 728 501 

21 581 11 430 

39 456 473 12 367 292 13 043 117 19 653 030 132 201 2 330 1 244 

1 860 717 872 407 

22063 9 712 

16 287 601 3 742 040 

20 892 8 936 8 784 780 2 049 865 

3 920 2 848 

2491 1 534 

3 281 1 571 

5 335 1 811 

3 693 861 

1 683 247 489 64 

6 826 3 608 1 184 625 480 418 

1 460 536 191 650 47 872 

1 116 355 

200 249 43 677 

10 121 3 090 

5 554 192 1 030 227 

2 429 880 372 105 89 981 

3 259 1 848 

1 504 705 393 130 

2 348 1 212 

1 200 098 291 551 

1 258 829 

304 607 101 579 

14 126 5 386 

38 310 018 7 230 229 

14 653 7 265 

1 146 462 261 687 

18 973 8 357 

40 694 741 8 002 198 

9 650 4 899 

2 070 673 761 996 

8 749 4 350 

1 509 426 514 183 

4 028 2 183 

537 781 239 000 

465 197 

23 466 8 813 

7 738 2 155 

795 470 147 476 

24 356 11 430 

11 430 11 430 

10 017 - 2 909 - 23 949 11 261 

11 261 11 261 

9 831 -

2 857 -

407 169 

169 169 

186 - 52 -

Port owners 

10017 

41.1 41 432 955 

4 136 

10 130 7 688 014 

758 935 

184 

34 

110 

231 

281 

649 

559 

3 551 

2 672 

2 043 

10017 

26 907 853 

10017 

15 265 325 

867 

740 223 

9 762 

11 056 381 9 559 

5 955 371 

758 

623 

1 172 

2809 

2467 

1 326 

404 

2 565 596 522 

733 117 910 

614 

136 688 

5 733 

4012 155 

1 217 

237 735 

1 246 

1 021 395 

1 001 

828 155 

380 193 240 

7 276 

28 538 033 6094 

817 146 

8 626 

29 962 710 

3834 

1 154 007 

3 589 879 790 

1 491 

260 532 

231 

13685 

4 539 

565 755 

10017 - 10017 

- 9 831 

- 9 831 

- 186 

- 186 

-

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Tenants Total Full owners Port owners Tenants 

2 909 20 956 8830 9546 2580 11.9 86.0 36.2 39.1 10.5 

4 188 745 56489 150 11 227 430 41 176 701 4 085 019 

1 440 2 696 1 272 4 314 1 583 

2 860 21 030 8807 9698 2 525 

1 007 723 11 332 498 2 797 359 7 580 348 954 791 

352 350 538 872 317629 781 640 378 135 

248 199 249 182 240 

102 355 294 7 54 

145 1 026 822 80 124 

311 1 204 811 168 225 

258 1 219 784 235 200 

308 2 078 1 269 534 275 

292 1 680 854 537 289 

933 6 854 2 522 3 471 861 

327

1 

3 926 962 2 649 315 

184 2 688 489 2 017 182 

134 18 498 8830 9546 122 

181 328 38 801 103 11 856 403 26 766 058 178 642 

2 909 12 224 98 9 546 2 580 

4 255 504 19 374 213 119634 15 118 403 4 136 176 

219 2 001 987 837 177 

248 087

1 

1 686 166 748 607 707 760 229 799

1 

2 589 19 370 7 675 9 356 2 339 

1 489 180 16 056 893 3 589 926 11 002 922 1 464 045 

2 397 18 681 7 225 9 233 2 223 

779 544 8 717 801 2 002 547 5 942 279 772 975 

314 2 193 1 490 499 204 

334 2 076 1 215 584 277 

538 3 226 1 543 1 152 531 

715 5 321 1 805 2 801 715 

365 3 693 861 2 467 365 

110 1 683 247 1 326 110 

21 489 64 404 21 

653 5 552 2675 2 341 536 

107 6851 1 080 240 404 873 576 124 99 243 

191 1 372 473 711 188 

25 868 186 180 43892 116 520 25 768 

147 I 004 286 588 130 

19 884 190 360 39378 133 734 17 248 

1 298 9 837 2899 5 686 1 252 

511 810 5 521 225 1 014 370 4 000 596 506 259 

332 2 241 747 1 191 303 

44 3891 361 087 84 866 233 669 42 552 

165 2 480 1 223 1 113 144 

90 180 1 412 941 324 254 1 005 201 83486 

135 1 905 875 913 117 

80 392 1 146 507 256 255 816 329 73923 

49 841 475 322 44 

9 788 266 434 67999 188 872 9 563 

1 464 13 165 4 709 7 112 1 344 

2 541 756 37908 171 7 067 218 28 367 555 2 473 398 

1 294 12 509 5 561 5 793 1 155 

67 629 1 111 145 246 032 801 023 64 090 

1 990 16 672 6 695 8 220 1 757 

2 729 833 40 134 918 7 728 346 29 760 008 2 646 564 

917 8 301 3 854 3 634 813 

154 670 2 029 904 732 127 1 145 752 152 025 

810 7 697 3 516 3 442 739 

115 453 1 488 323 498 780 875 617 113926 

354 3 351 I 661 1 384 306 38 249 518 736 225 091 256 470 37 175 

37 428 169 225 34 

968 22 845 8 256 13 665 924 

1 044 7 608 2074 4 515 1 019 

82 239 791 167 146 093 564 302 80 772 

2 909 20 956 8830 9 546 2 580 

- 8 830 8830 - -

- 9 546 - 9546 - 2 909 2 580 - - 2 580 2 857 20 603 8 702 9 370 2 531 

- 8 702 8 702 - - - 9 370 - 9 370 -

2 857 2 531 - - 2 531 

52 353 128 176 49 

5~1 128 128 -

4~ I 176 - 176 49 - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 29. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1978-Con. 

IExcludes abnormal forms· see textl 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family _________________________________ forms_ 

acres- Partnership _______________________________________ formsocres_ 

Corporations: family held ________ - _______ - ___ -- __ forms_ 

ocres_ More than 10 stockholders _______________________ forms10 or less stockholders ___________________________ farms_ 

Other than family held _____________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ More thon to stockholders ______________________ farms_ 

10 or less stockholderL ________________ . __________ formsOther- cooperative, estate or trust, etc. _____ forms_ 

ocres_ 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by ploce of residence: On form operated _____________________________________ _ 

Not on form operated __________________ . _________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years ________________________________________ _ 

25 to 34 years _________________________________________ _ 

35 to 44 yeors _________________________________________ _ 

45 to 54 years _________________________________________ _ 

55 to 64 years- ________________________________________ _ 

65 years and over ______________________________________ _ 

Average age ___________________________________________ _ 

Operators by sex: Male _________________________________________________ _ 

Female _______________________________________________ _ 

Operalors of Spanish origin ________________________________ _ 

Operators by principal occupation: Forming ______________________________________________ _ 

Other ________________________________________________ _ 

Operators reporting days of work off form: None _________________________________________________ _ 

1 to 99 days __________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 days _______________________________________ _ 

200 days or more ______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 oCreL ____________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 ocres ___________________________________________ _ 

50 to 69 ocreL __________________________________________ _ 

70 to 99 ocreL __________________________________________ _ 

100 to 139 acres _________________________________________ _ 

140 to 179 acres _________________________________________ _ 

180 to 219 acre,-________________________________________ _ 

220 to 259 acres _________________________________________ _ 

260 to 499 acres _________________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocre,- ________________________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocres ______________________________________ _ 2,000 acres or more ______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

(SEE TEXT) 

Cash grain farms {O11 L ___________________________________ _ 

Field crop, except cosh grain farms (013) _____________________ _ Cotton forms (0131) ____________________________________ _ 

Tobacco farms (0132) ___________________________________ _ 

Sugar crop, Irish potato, hoy, peanut, and other field crop forms (0133,0134,0139) ____________________________________ _ 

Vegeloble and melon forms (016) ___________________________ _ 

Fruit and tree nuf farms (OI7) __________________ ~ ___________ _ 

Horticultural specialty forms (018) __________________________ _ 

General farms, primarily crop (019) _________________________ _ 

livestock forms, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialty (021) _ Beet cotlle forms, except feedlots (0212) ___________________ _ Dairy forms (024) .. _______________________________________ _ 

Poultry and egg forms (025) _______________________________ _ 

Animal specialty farms (027) _______________________________ _ 

General forms, primarily livestock (029'- _____________________ _ 

VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Market value of agricultural products sold _______ · ________ farms_ 

$1.000_ Forms by value of agricultural products sold: $500,000 or more ____________________________ . _______ _ 

$200,000 to $499,999 _________________________________ _ 

$100,000 10 $199.999 ____ . ___ . _____ .. __________________ _ $40,000 to $99,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$20,000 10 $39.999 ______________ . _______ .. ____________ _ $10.000 10 $19.999 ____________ .. ______________________ _ 

$5,00010 $9.999 .. ____ . ______________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 _____________________________________ _ 

loss than $2.500 _____________________________________ _ 

See footnote at end of toble. 

Total 

19 901 33 249 901 2 350 

- 7 602 798 

I 919 15 276 408 

- 36 

- 1 883 

93 

887 310 

- 18 

- 75 

- 93 

232 369 

- 17 997 

3 968 

- 615 

3 508 4 541 

- 6 057 

6 237 

- 3 398 

49.6 

- 23 099 

- 1 257 

- 94 

17 016 

7 340 

- 12 214 

- 3 367 

1 885 

- 5 519 

- 1 359 

2 146 

526 

894 

705 

- 1 041 

- 496 

- 622 

- 2 432 

- 2 945 

- 4 136 

- 7 054 

- 7 616 

2 147 

- - - -

- 2 147 

34 

- 172 

90 

- 585 

- 12 532 

10 378 

- 309 

- 87 

- 544 

240 

- 24 356 

- 1 180 900 

- 160 

- 626 

\ 1 941 

- 5 697 

4 505 

3 388 

2 604 

2 035 

3 400 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

All forms 

FuJI owners Port owners 

9 814 7697 

8 054 406 22 351 182 

941 995 

1 148 547 5 477 982 

597 1 243 

2 173 595 12 768 165 

8 28 

589 1 215 

36 52 173 588 700612 

8 8 

28 44 

42 30 76 950 135 014 

8 14<1 8 187 1 817 1 129 

164 121 

I 491 1 136 

2 033 1 921 

2 770 2 809 

2 990 2 B27 

1 982 1 203 

51.2 50.3 

10 614 9 702 

816 315 

56 32 

6 680 8 270 

4 750 1 747 

4 973 6040 

1 271 1 475 

977 639 

3 502 1 335 

1 280 14 

I 625 276 

354 74 

646 150 

480 121 

732 142 

298 116 

397 137 

1 304 688 1 377 1 090 

1 467 2 118 I 470 5 091 

2 385 4 065 

1 340 510 - - - -

1 340 510 

25 5 

166 5 82 3 

294 222 

6 403 4 900 

5 183 4 195 

156 118 

40 20 401 86 138 83 

11 430 10 017 331 855 742 143 

34 117 152 446 

447 1 374 1 621 3 555 

1 742 2092 1 745 I 084 

I 644 537 1 445 341 2 600 471 

Tenonts 

2 3901 

2 844 3131 414 

976 269 

79 334 648 1 

791 

5 13 110 

2 

3 

21 

20 405 

1 

1 662

1 1 022 

330

1 

881 

587 

478

420 1 

41.1 

213

1 

2 7831 126 

6 

2 0661 

843

1 I 201 

621

1 

269 

682 

I 

65 

245 

98 

98 

104 

167 

82 

~\ 478 

551 

493 

1 166 

297 

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-

297 

4 

I 

5 

69 

1 229 

1 000 

35 

27 

57 

19 

2 909\ 106 902 

9 

28 

120 

521 

671 

559 

423

1 

249 

329 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Total Full owners Part owners Tenants 

16664 7 326 7 260 2 0781 

32619 147 7 708 430 22 166 750 2 743 9671 

2 219 848 968 403 

7 553 899 I 134 545 5 444 973 974 381 

1 903 590 1 238 75 

15 225 595 2 162 470 12 729 609 333 516 

34 6 28 751 I 869 584 1 210 

91 35 51 5 

887 103 173 441 700 552 13 110 

18 8 8 2 

73 27 43 3 

79 31 29 19 

203 406 48 544 134 817 20 045 

I 15 611 6 328 7 811 1 472 

3 297 1 329 1 059 909 

507 122 89 296 

2 843 998 1 068 777 

3 787 1 449 1 819 519 

5 282 2 154 2 718 410 I 5 606 2 493 2 727 386 

2 931 1 614 1 125 192

1 

50.0 52.0 50A 41.2 

20 004 8 273 9 261 2 4701 952 557 285 110 

64 28 30 6 

16 209 6 068 8 164 1 977 

4 747 2 762 1 382 603 

11 500 4 391 5 961 1 148 

3 093 1 071 1 441 581 

1 4<10 701 563 216 

3 597 2029 I 063 505 

I 873 818 8 47 

892 644 119 129 

327 234 46 47 

586 424 77 85 521 344 93 84 

827 574 120 133 

420 248 99 73 

412 212 127 73 

2 212 I 144 651 417 2 813 1 293 1 056 464 4 062 1 440 2 081 541 7 011 1 455 5 069 487 

7 364 2 212 4 033 1 119\ 1 476 787 451 238 - - - - - - - -

1 476 787 451 238 21 15 2 4 102 98 3 1 74 67 2 5 360 115 187 58 

10 858 5 124 4 645 1 089 9 162 4 238 4 004 970 288 141 116 31 30 16 11 3 298 220 56 22 85 35 40 10 

20 956 8 830 9 546 2 580 1 176 787 328 679 741 611 106 497 

160 34 117 9 626 152 446 28 1 941 447 1 374 120 5 697 I 621 3 555 521 4 505 1 742 2 092 671 3 388 1 745 I 084 559 2 604 1 644 537 4?3 2 035 1 445 341 249 ( X ) (Xl (Xl 

MONTANA 23 
Table 29. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1978-Con. 

(Excludes abnormal farms; see text] 

VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Markel volue of agricultural products sold - Can. Groin ___________________________________________ forms_ -

Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ $f~~~= -

-

Commodity (redit Corporation looos _______________ !f~~~~= -

- Cotton and cottonseed ------ ______________________ !f~~~~= -

- $1,000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ -

Commodity Credit Corporation loons ________________ $fd~~~= -

- $1.000_ -

Tobacco _________________________________________ forms_ -

Sales of $40,000 or more ________________________ ~f~~~~~ -

$1,000_ - Field seeds, hay, forage, and silage ___________________ farms- - $1,000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farmL 

$1,000_ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons __________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ____________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ____________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Other crops ______________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ formL 

$1,000_ 

Poultry and poultry products ________________________ forms-

$1,000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms-

$1,000_ Dairy products ____________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Soles of $40,000 or more ________________________ .. forms_ 

$1,000_ Cattle and calves- _________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Hogs and pigs ____________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ____________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) ________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES I 

livestock and poultry purchased _______________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms with expenses of-

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$1 to $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

- $5,000 to $19,999 ______________________________ -- - ___ _ - $20,000 to $49,999 ___________________________________ _ - $50,000 or more ______________________________ ---------

Feed for livestock and poultry ______________ . ___________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

- $5,000 to $19,999 ____________________________________ _ - $20,000 to $49,999 ___________________________________ _ - $50,000 or more _____________________________________ _ -

Commercially mixed formulo feeds ___________________ forms_ -

- tons_ 

$1,000_ - forms by Ions purchased: I to 99 tons ______ .. ________ _ 

100 to 499 ton'- ______________________________ .----- 500 tons or more _____ _ -

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________________ _ - $5,000 to $19,999_. ____________________ .. _________ _ 

- $20,000 to $49,999 ______________________ -_ -_ .. - ------

$50,000 or more __ • ________________ -_ -_ -- -- -- - - -- -- --

See footnote at end of toble. 

24 MONTANA 

Total 

12 618 410 561 

3 305 

286 565 

3 591 

57 986 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- 5 335 

43 408 

155 11 571 

108 

200 

-

-

206 

I 333 

4 243 

124 

3 278 

16 

2 431 

744 

30 434 

258 21 874 

945 

8 301 

29 7 716 

746 

26 777 

250 24 310 

16 273 

596 283 

3 502 446 627 

2 412 

27 644 

155 

14 611 2 173 

22 531 

131 

10 008 2 099 10 149 

51 

4 758 

10 139 

156 938 

6 961 

I 891 

746 

541 

16 629 110 129 

12 625 2 937 

745 

322 

5 562 189 904 

27 833 

5 203 

322 

37 

4 457 

854 

186 

65 

All farms 

Full owners Part owners 

4078 6 820 87 738 285 787 632 2429 

50052 217 803 

884 2 250 10 263 43 458 - -

- - - - - - - -

- -

- - - - - -

- - 2 601 2 125 

16 118 22 292 41 97 

3 170 7 239 

78 25 99 59 

- - - -

184 19 

I 178 138 

3 I 

(0) (0) 

107 12 

2744 433 

14 1 (0) (0) 

224 365 

7 335 17 856 

59 158 

4 757 13 963 

454 392 

5 683 2 503 12 16 

5 433 (0) 

391 300 

11 234 13 191 

105 124 9 959 12 257 

7 327 7 360 

174 987 368 464 

987 2300 

114 688 294 574 

1 081 1 065 

10 834 14 577 

60 83 

5 173 8 541 1 081 892 

7 083 14 181 

25 100 

1 563 8 139 

1 094 811 

6 822 2 660 

39 10 

3 775 (0) 

4 678 4447 

47 868 89 255 

3 521 2 728 

730 971 

265 416 

162 332 

7 853 7 140 

36 872 59 795 

6 571 4 803 

983 1 662 

203 487 

96 188 

2 459 2 501 

71 232 102 475 

10 515 14642 

2 354 2 270 

92 209 

13 22 

2 104 1 859 

290 486 

46 114 

19 42 

Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Tenonts Total Full owners Part owners Tenants 

1 720 12 299 3853 6 777 I 669 37 036 410 194 87483 285 748 36963 244 3 305 632 2429 244 

18 710 286 565 50052 217 803 18 710 

457 3 574 872 2 249 453 

4 266 57 967 10 251 43 456 4260 

- - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 609 4 534 I 944 2 042 548 

4 999 42 522 15402 22 203 4918 

17 155 41 97 17 

1 162 11 571 3 170 7239 I 162 

5 66 41 20 5 

41 185 86 58 41 

- - - - - - - - - -

3 132 112 17 3 

17 1 259 I 106 137 17 

- 4 3 I - - 243 (0) (0) -

5 91 76 10 5 

101 3 251 2 718 433 101 

1 16 14 1 1 (0) 2 431 (0) (0) (0) 

155 732 213 365 154 

5 242 30 427 7 329 17 856 5 242 

41 258 59 158 41 

3 153 21 874 4 757 13 963 3 153 

99 721 306 347 68 

115 8 258 5651 2 500 107 

1 29 12 16 I 

(0) 7 716 5433 (0) (0) 

55 676 334 289 53 

2 352 26 748 II 209 13 187 2351 

21 250 105 124 21 

2 094 24 310 9959 12 257 2094 

1 586 14 791 6 170 7 131 I 490 

52 831 594 389 173 527 368 157 52 704 

215 3 502 987 2300 215 

37 365 446 627 114 688 294 574 37 365 

266 2 158 897 1 014 247 

2 234 27 486 10 713 14 555 2 218 

12 155 60 83 12 

897 14611 5 173 8 541 897 

200 1 911 892 864 155 

I 267 22 306 6920 14 161 I 226 

6 131 25 100 6 

305 10 008 1 563 8 139 305 

194 I 654 752 753 149 

668 9 762 6 537 2 616 609 

2 51 39 10 2 (0) 4 758 3 775 (0) (0) 

1 014 8 808 3654 4 238 916 

19 814 155 897 47072 89086 19 739 

712 5 654 2 514 2 524 616 

190 1 867 713 966 188 

65 746 265 416 65 

47 541 162 332 47 

1 636 14 243 6050 6 770 I 423 13 462 108 779 35 984 59 514 13 281 

I 251 10 257 4 771 4 443 1 043 292 2 919 980 1 652 287 

55 745 203 487 55 

38 322 96 188 38 

602 4 830 1 918 2 391 521 16 197 187 757 69823 102 145 15 789 2 675 27 527 10 312 14 598 2617 

579 4 471 1 813 2 160 498 

21 322 92 209 21 

2 37 13 22 2 

494 3 730 1 563 I 749 418 

78

1 

849 290 486 73

1 26 186 46 114 26 

4 65 19 42 4 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 29. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1978-Con. 

(Excludes abnormal forms· see text] 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES'-(on. 

Animol health costs __________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $499 __________________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $2,999 _____________________________________ _ $3,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs. plants, and trees ________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $999 __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$5.000 to $9,999-____________________________________ _ $10,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer _________________________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime _______________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ $10.000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Energy and petroleum products ________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2.499 ________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Petroleum products ________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Gasoline _______________________________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ Diesel fuel _____________________________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ LP gas, butane, and propane ______________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Fuel oil ________________________________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ Natural gas ____________________________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ 

Kerosene, motor ai!, and grease ___________________ farms-

$1,000_ Electricity ________________________________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ 

Other-cool, wood, coke, etc. _______________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Hired form lobor _________ ' ___________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

forms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $19,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $49,999 ___________________________________ _ $50.000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Workers by number of days worked: 150 days or more _______________________________ farms_ 

workers_ Less than 150 days ______________________________ forms_ 

workers_ 

Contract labor ______________________________________ forms-

$1.000_ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment _____________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 _______________________________ J ________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

FARM-RELATED INCOME 

Income from machine work, customwork, and other agricultural services ___________________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ 

Value of ogricultural products sold directly to individuals for human consumption _____________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

See footnote at end of table. 

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Totol 

15 619 

8 420 

11 005 

2 517 

1 648 

449 

8 655 

12 813 

5 415 

2 710 

367 

163 

12 858 

65 096 

6 680 4 480 

1 147 

551 

13060 

27895 

9 845 

2 769 

344 

102 

24 264 90 161 

12 572 

9 936 

1 416 

340 

24 247 

77 550 

23 550 41 283 

16 375 

24 899 

5 033 

3 526 4 233 

2 052 

899 

689 

24 246 5 101 

18 492 

12 106 1 911 

504 

11 337 

70 255 

7 603 2 923 

667 

144 

5 287 

11 548 

9099 

28 581 

2 561 

5 982 

1 801 

683 

63 

14 

10632 

28 867 

7 829 

2277 

330 

196 

2 447 

7 759 

1 149 

2 078 

All forms 

Full owners Port owners 

7 132 6900 2 721 5 076 

5 573 4 179 

913 1 382 542 1 019 

104 320 

3 530 4 170 

3 443 7 849 

2 638 2 195 792 1 628 

64 243 

36 104 

5 163 6 283 

15 523 44166 

3 508 2 375 

1 340 2 653 219 821 

96 434 

4 608 6840 

6 087 19 011 

3 961 4 553 

566 1 959 

62 253 19 75 

11 295 10 128 

26 565 55 601 

7 873 2999 

3 025 5 871 

335 1 000 

62 258 

11 282 10 124 

22 166 48 376 

10919 9 937 

12 724 24 703 6 135 8 285 

6051 16634 

1 838 2 725 

956 2 342 

1 524. 2 301 

532 1 340 

335 487 

346 318 

11 282 10 123 

1 556 3038 

8 108 8 531 

4 164 6 986 922 848 

236 239 

4 133 6 109 

18 219 47 704 

3 114 3 618 

823 1 917 

168 467 

28 107 

1 591 3344 3 072 7 803 

3 412 4 766 

10 421 15 185 

960 1 284 

1 906 3 431 

719 856 217 379 

23 38 1 11 

4 291 5 238 7 727 18 277 

3 570 3 430 

618 1 434 

62 235 41 139 

698 1 348 1 998 4 511 

622 417 

1 026 768 

Tenants 

1 587 

623 

1 253 

222 

87 

25 

1 

955

522 1 

5821 

290 1 

~gl 1 412 

5 407

1 797 

487 

107 

21 

1 612 

2 796 

1 3311 

244 

2~1 7 9941 

1 700 

1 040 

81 

20 

2 841 7 008 

2 694 

3856 

I 955 

2 213 

470

227 1 

408 

180 

77 

25 2 841 

507 1 853 

956 

141 

30 

1 095 

4 332 

871 

183 

3~ 1 

352 

673 

921 

2 975 

317 

645 

226 

87 

2 

2 

1 103 

2 863 

829 

225 

33 

16 

401 1 250 

110 

284 

forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Total Full owners Port owners Tenants 

13 589 5 655 6 582 1 352 

8 228 2 595 5 033 600 

9 013 4 105 3 878 1 030 

2 480 905 1 365 210 

1 647 541 1 019 87 

449 104 320 25 

7904 2 945 4 104 855 

12 741 3 392 7 841 1 508 

4666 2054 2 129 483 

2 708 791 1 628 289 

367 64 243 60 

163 36 104 23 

11 938 4 459 6 151 1 328 

64 701 15 217 44108 5 376

1 5 766 2 810 2 243 713 

4 474 1 334 2 653 487 

1 147 219 821 107 

551 96 434 21 

12 411 4 146 6 731 1 534 

27 752 5 999 18980 2 773 

9 198 3 500 4444 1 254

2 767 565 1 959 243 1 

344 62 253 29 

102 19 75 8 

20 984 8 781 9 697 2 506 

88 868 25 619 55 372 7877 

9 300 5 365 2 569 1 366 

9 928 3019 5 870 1 039 

1 416 335 1 000 81 

340 62 258 20 

20 974 8 775 9 693 2 506 

76 586 21 458 48 215 6 914 

20 500 8 592 9 507 2 401 

40 596 12 208 24 597 3 791 

15 411 5 405 8 176 1 830 

24 786 5 970 16 615 2 200 

4 849 1 712 2 687 450

3 502 942 2 335 225 1 

4 028 1 369 2272 387 

2 032 519 1 335 178 

825 289 475 61 

680 340 317 23 

20 973 8 775 9 692 2 506 

4 991 1 478 3 016 497 

16 744 6 776 8 233 1 735 

11 808 3 947 6 928 934 

1 719 797 789 133 

473 215 230 29 

10 768 3 751 5 998 1 019 

69 877 17980 47 645 4 251 

7 035 2 732 3 507 796 2 922 823 1 917 182 

667 168 467 32 144 28 107 9 

5 237 1 562 3 335 340 11 487 3037 7 794 656 8 568 3 055 4661 852 27 264 9 483 14 950 2 831 

2 442 855 1 280 307 5 885 1 818 3 429 638 

1 695 626 852 217 670 205 379 86 63 23 38 2 14 1 11 2 

9' 783 3 607 5 136 1 040 28 523 7 448 18 240 2 835 

7 000 2905 3 329 766 

2 257 599 1 433 225 330 62 235 33 196 41 139 16 

2 299 604 1 312 383 7 588 1 891 4 479 1 118 

900 414 390 96 1 945 912 753 

MONTANA 2S ~ 
Table 29. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1978-Con. 

(Excludes abnormal forms; see text} 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ___ forms_ - $1,000_ - Forms by value group: $1 to $4.999 ________________________________________ _ 

- $5.000 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ $10,000 to $19,999 __________________________________ _ 

- $20,000 to $49,999 ________ .. ________________________ _ 

$50,00010 $99,999____ _ .. _______________________ _ 

- $100,00010 $199,999__ _ _________________________ _ - $200,000 to $499,999 .. _ .. __ . __________________________ _ $500,000 or more _______________________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Automobiles __ --- ----- ________________________ fonns_ - number _ - Motortrucks, including pickups _____ _ _ ______ farms_ 

number _ ________ forms- - Whee! tractors 

2 or 3 

<1 or more 

number _ -________________________ farms_ 

number ~ 

___ farms_ 

number _ 

Groin and bean combines. se!f-propelled only _____________ formL 

number _ 

(ornpickers. corn heads. ond picker-shellers ____________ forms_ 

number _ Corn heads for combines __ _ ________ forms_ 

number _ 

Other cornpickers ond picker-shellers __ __ _ _______ farmsnumber _ 

CottonplCkers _ 

number _ 

Mower conditioners ______ farms-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- number -- Pickup balers ___ farms -- number _ - Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ____ forms_ 

number _ -

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Agnculturo! chemica!s, including commercial fertilizer and lime _______________ forms_ - $1,000_ -

-- (orll/ncrcia! ferri!i/j~r _____________ forms 

acres on which used_ lune _____________ forms_ 

acres on which used_ 

tonL 

Sproys, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Ins('cfs Or] hoy and other crops __ _____ _ __________ forms_ 

acres on which used_ NCllIotodcs In crops _________________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ Discases in crops and orchards _______________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops ond pasture __________ forms_ 

acres on which used_ 

Chemicals tor -

Defoliotion or for growth control of crops, or thinning of fruit ___ _ _________________________________ farms_ 

ocres on which used_ 

Insect control on livestock and poultry ________________ farms_ 

Sanitation and rodenl and bird control ________________ forms_ 

LIVESTOCK 

Cottlc and calve ... inventory ___________ _ 

Forms with- 1 to 9 .. ___ . 

______________ formsnumber _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- 101049 .. __ - 501099._._ 

100 to 199 __ 

200 to 499 __ 

500 or more __ 

-

Cows and heifers that hod calved __ _ _ _____________ forms_ 

number _ 

Beef cows ______ . _______ farmsForms withI to 9_ 

10 10 49 .. 50 to 99 . 

100 to 199 __ 

200 to 499 500 or more _ 

See footnote at end of table_ 

26 MONTANA 

number _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

Totol 

24 316 1 254 681 

1 867 

4 076 

3 836 

5 806 4 494 

3 131 

1 055 

51 

18 382 27 680 

22 887 

68 442 

21 308 55 674 

10 974 26 457 

4 816 

23 699 

10 273 

13 191 

·144 

161 

88 

99 

61 

62 

-

- 6 895 

7 480 10 671 

11 817 

I 837 2 116 

16 762 

92 991 

12 626 

4 643 768 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

2 607 

868 691 

330 

50 642 

731 314 091 

10 365 

4 756 330 

209 

47 758 

5 566 2 242 

16 407 

2811464 

2 015 

4 679 

2 914 2 964 

2 704 

1 131 

15 255 

1 515 583 

14 583 

1 486 416 

2 459 

4 784 

2 883 

2 402 

1 671 

384 

All farms 

Full owners Part owners 

II 340 10 126 373 143 766 185 

1 369 276 

2 833 783 

2075 1 177 

2 615 2 432 1 432 2564 817 2 060 192 791 7 43 

7 981 8 4ll 11 473 13 467 

10 321 9 863 23 554 37 742 

9 487 9544 20 989 29 501 4 714 5 074 11 150 12 525 1 347 3 ll3 6 413 15 619 

3 057 6087 

3 755 8084 

46 97 (D) 107 

31 57 

35 64 18 42 (0) 43 

- - - - 2 761 3 440 2 914 3 842 4 351 5 340 

4688 6094 

653 950 

719 1 131 

6 592 8 168 21 6ll 63 177 

5 033 6 186 

1 063 445 3 195 735 

- 1 

- (0) 

- (0) 

954 1 381 

203 904 579 975 

89 180 

3 540 39 666 

333 307 

56629 226 777 

3 429 5 587 

905 645 3 438 760 

80 109 

II 438 33 557 

1 992 3 060 747 1 240 

7 481 7 347 

813 982 1 799 491 

1 410 423 

2 676 1 480 

1 212 1 354 

1 123 1 540 

786 1 747 

274 803 

6815 6 968 

440 429 968 702 

6 382 6 793 

428 501 953 986 

1 641 600 

2 398 1 800 

1 097 1 480 

759 1 446 

409 1 180 

78 287 

Forms with safes of $2,500 or more 

Tenants Totol Full owners Port owners Tenonts 

2850 21 017 8807 9 695 2515 115 353 1 225 989 352 058 761 737 112 193 

222 1 261 870 227 164 

460 2 052 1 209 560 283 584 3 422 1 845 1 062 515 759 5 570 2 453 2389 728 498 4 478 1 417 2 563 498 

254 3 128 814 2 060 254 

72 1 055 192 791 72 1 51 7 43 1 

1 990 16 390 6460 8 129 1 801 

2 740 24 950 9339 13 124 2 487 

2 703 20 084 8226 9 464 2 394 

7 1461 64 447 20 583 37 136 6 728 

2277 19 004 7630 9 275 2099 5 184 52 168 18218 29042 4908 1 186 10 149 4 098 4 959 1 092 

2 782 24 672 9813 12 266 2 593 

356 4 739 1 286 3 098 355 

1 667 23 380 6 159 15 558 1 663 

1 129 10 123 2964 6 049 1 llO 

1 35~1 13 030 3656 8 041 1 333 

144 46 97 1 (0) 161 (0) 107 (0) 

- 88 31 57 - - 99 35 64 -

1 61 18 42 1 (0) 62 (0) 43 (0) 

- - - - - - - - - -

694 6 505 2498 3344 663 

724 7 078 2640 3 745 693 

980 10 030 3897 5 194 939 

1 035 11 168 4 230 5 945 993 

234 1 774 608 935 231 

266 2 053 674 1 ll6 263 

2 002 15 498 5648 7 979 1 871 

8 203 92 453 21 216 63 088 8 149 

1 407 11 737 4 355 6 059 1 323 

384 588 4 621 292 1 047 173 3 191 960 382 159 

- 1 - 1 - - (0) - (0) -

- (D) - (0) -

272 2 469 860 1 340 269 

84 812 864 152 201 762 577 614 84 776 61 322 81 180 61 

7 436 50 523 3421 39 666 7 436 91 665 270 304 91 

30 685 313 795 56 426 226 684 30 685 1 349 9 966 3 160 5 525 1 281 

4ll 925 4 740 146 893 964 3 437 184 408 998 

20 199 70 109 20 

2 763 47 738 11 418 33 557 2 763 514 5 224 1 706 3022 496 

255 2 140 663 1 233 244 

1 579 14 528 6027 7056 1 445 197 991 2 785 727 795 420 1 794 133 196 174 

182 971 582 286 103 523 3 927 2 105 1 351 471 

348 2 852 1 169 1 336 347 301 2 947 1 ll4 1 534 299 

171 2 700 783 1 746 171 

54 1 131 274 803 54 

1 472 13 606 5 527 6 728 1 351 106 452 1 502 161 430 716 965 942 105 503 

1 408 13 115 5 238 6 577 1 300 103 929 1 473 807 419 458 951 337 103012 

218 1 338 756 450 132 

586 4 466 2 156 1 744 566 

306 2 859 1 083 1 472 304 

197

1 

2 398 757 1 444 197

1 

82 1 670 408 1 180 82 

19 384 78 287 19 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 29. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1978-Con. 

IExcludes abnormal forms· see text) 

UVESTOCK - Con. 

Cottle and calves inventory - Can. Cows and heifers thot hod calved - Can. Milk cows _____________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Forms 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 ___________________________ forms_ 

number_ 

Steers, steer calves. bulls, and bull colves _____________ farmsnumber _ 

Cottle and calves sold ________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

$1.000_ Colves ___________________________________________ farms_ 

number_ 

$1.000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

$1.000_ Fattened on groin and concentrates ________________ farms_ 

number_ 

$1.000_ 

Hogs and pigs inventory ______________________________ forms_ 

number_ 

Forms with- 1 to 9 ______________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 ____________________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 ____________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 __________________________________________ _ 200 to 499 ____________________________________ .. _____ _ 

500 or more _________________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ forms_ 

number _ Other ___________________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Hogs and pigs sold __________________________________ forms_ 

number_ 

$1,000_ Feeder pigs sold ___________________________________ forms_ 

litters of pigs farrowed betweennumber _ 

$1,000_ 

Dec. 1 of preceding yeor and Nov. 30 _________________ farmsnumber _ Dec. 1 and May 31 ______________________________ farms_ 

number _ June 1 and Nov. 30 ______________________________ farms_ 

number_ 

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory __________________ forms_ 

number _ Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ forms_ 

number _ Sheep and lambs sold ________________________________ forms_ 

number _ Sheep and lambs shorn _______________________________ formsnumber _ 

pounds of wooL 

Horses and ponies inventory __________________________ forms_ 

number. Horses and ponies sold ____________ • __________________ farms_ 

number_ 

$1,000_ Goats inventory _____________________________________ forms_ 

number _ Goots sold ___________________________ . ______________ forms_ 

POULTRY 

number _ 

$1,000_ 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory _______________ forms. 

Forms withn\,mber_ 

I to 399 ______________________ . _____________________ _ 

400 to 3.199 ________________________________________ _ 

3,200 to 9,999 _______________________________________ _ 

10,000 to 19.999 _____________________________________ _ 

20.000 to 49.999 __________ . __________________________ _ 

50.000 10 99,999 __________________________ .. __________ _ 100.000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying agc- ______________________ farms. 

number _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of loying age _. ___ •. _____________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

See footnote at end of toble. 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

.. 

-

-

-

-

-

Totol 

3 232 29 167 

2 720 

127 

161 

151 

65 

8 

-

13 214 

702 557 

14 577 593 324 

16 273 

I 754 299 

596 283 10 161 671 732 

177 SOO 13 213 

I 082 567 

418 783 

I 146 

164 213 

74 856 

2 628 

210 957 

871 

911 

361 

247 

166 

72 1 829 

31 305 

2 389 

179 652 

2 412 

309 551 

27644 

530 52 492 

I 913 

1 908 40 831 

I 609 

20 304 

I 536 

20 527 

2 169 

525 339 

2 032 

341 587 2 137 

339 513 

2 018 

413 180 

4 128 853 

10 205 

62 702 

I 806 6926 

4461 

133 1 213 

85 

394 

21 

3 250 889 414 

3 199 

23 

10 

10 

4 

1 

3 

3 220 

803 930 

275 

85 484 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

All forms 

Full owners Port owners 

1 472 I 497 

11 928 14 716 

I 227 1 274 

58 55 

96 55 

66 71 

23 37 

2 5 - - 5 764 6 204 

198 588 455 266 

6 394 6 793 

174 965 375 523 

7327 7 360 

528 521 I 079 496 

174 987 368 464 

4 356 4 731 

201 358 419652 

51 895 III 889 5 934 6053 

327 163 659 844 

123 092 256 575 

530 520 

53 773 78804 

23461 35975 

I 227 I 108 

80 501 114 105 

459 306 

433 385 

145 170 

88 131 

75 75 

27 41 

836 789 

14 034 14627 

I 107 I 010 

66467 99478 

1 081 1 065 

125 225 158 336 

10 834 14 577 

269 198 

26 152 20363 

965 729 

868 824 17 273 20340 

717 708 

8 558 10 147 

720 663 

8 715 10 193 

I 080 893 

158 589 334 632 

I 011 843 

97 295 224 327 I 057 884 

111 839 208 437 

995 839 

116 154 268 058 

I 164 816 2 693 182 

4 603 4 715 

26013 31 884 

881 750 

3 121 3 136 

2 043 1 980 

92 27 

947 195 

50 7 

236 28 

16 I 

I 522 I 450 575 531 294 014 

1 503 I 421 

9 12 

2 7 

I 9 4 - - I 

3 -

1 504 1 441 546 819 239 834 

136 96 28 712 54 180 

Tenants 

263 2 523 

219 

14 

10 

I~I I 

- I 246 

48 703 

I 390 

42 836 

I 586 

146 282 

52 831 

I 074 50 722 

13 716 

1 226 

95 560 39 115 

96

1 31 636 

15 420 

293 

16 351 

106 

93 

46 

28 

16 

4 

204 

2 644 

272 13 707 

266 

25 9901 2 234 

63 5 977 

219 

216 

3 218 

184 

1 599 

153 

1 619 

196 

32 118 

178 

19 965 

196 

19 237 

184

28 968 1 

270 855 

887 

4 805 

175 

669 

439 

14 

71 

28 

130 

3 

278 19 869 

275 

2 

1 

-

-

-

-

275 

17 277 

43

2 592 1 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Total Full owners Part owners Tenants 

I 

2 851 I 173 I 438 240 1 

28 354 11 258 14 605 2 491 

2 370 958 I 216 196 

120 52 54 14 

137 72 55 10 

151 66 71 I~ I 65 23 37 

I 16~ I 8 2 5 

- - -

11 965 4 805 5 992 

696 426 194 238 453 968 48 220 I 13 104 5 253 6 544 I 307 

587 140 170 466 374 223 42 451 

14 791 6 170 7 131 I 4901 

I 746 492 522 697 I 078 lSI 145 644 

594 389 173 527 368 157 52 704\ 9 399 3 760 4 621 I 018 

667 568 198 382 418 923 50 263 

176 812 51 374 1 I I 788 13 650

1 

12 110 5064 5 881 I 165 

I 078 924 324 315 659 228 95 381 

417 577 122 153 256 370 39 055 

990 403 498 89

163 849 53 494 78 743 1 31 612 

74 718 23 353 35 952 15 413 

2 242 951 I 041 250 

207 718 78 335 113 303 16080 

603 264 272 67 

798 355 352 91 

356 142 170 44 

247 88 131 28 

166 75 75 16 

72 27 41 4 

1 600 689 740 171 

30 438 13 532 14 334 2 572 

2 060 876 951 233 

177 280 64 803 98 969 13 508 

2 158 897 I 014 247 

306 911 123 249 158 074 25 5881 

27 486 10 713 14 555 2 218 

466 218 191 57 

51 554 25 519 20 326 5 709 

I 886 945 728 213 

I 665 711 774 180 

40 236 16 861 20 242 3 133 

1 425 610 665 150 

20008 8377 10 089 I 542

1 I 378 604 628 146 

20 228 8484 10 153 I 591 

1 880 866 862 152 

518 744 154 629 333 992 30 123 

I 785 825 818 142 337 834 94 885 223 943 19006 

I 882 874 857 lSI 

335 701 109 107 208 131 18 463 I 791 830 815 146 

408 881 113 252 267 706 27 923 4 087 348 I 137 428 2 689 114 260 806 

8 529 3 352 4 412 765 

53 221 19 696 29 365 4 160 I 457 622 701 134 6 243 2 602 3 043 598 4 134 I 810 I 939 385 68 36 23 9 

453 282 127 44 

41 8 5 28 243 102 II 130 12 8 I 3 

2 662 I 101 I 353 208 873 267 564 852 291 280 17 135 

2 612 I 083 I 324 205 22 8 12 2 10 2 7 I 10 1 9 4 4 - 1 - I 3 3 2 638 I 087 I 346 205 789 385 537 192 237 330 14 863 

194 89 89 16 83 882 2 7 660 53 950 2 ?7? I 

MONTANA 27 
Table 29. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1978-Con. 

(Excludes abnormal farms; see text) 

POULTRY - Can. 

Chickens 3 months old or older sold ____________________ farms_ - number _ - Broilers and other meot-type chickens sold ___________ • __ farms_ - number _ - farms with- 1 to 1.999 __________________________________________ _ 

2.000 to 59.999 ______________________________________ _ - 60.000 to 99,999 _____________________________________ _ -

- '00.000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

- Turkey hens kept for breedin9 _________________________ farms- - number _ Turkeys - sold _____ • _. _________ • _________ ._. _________ farms. - number _ -

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for all purposes ------- _________________________ farms -- acres For -- groin or seed __________________________________ forms --

- acresbushels Irrigated ___ • _______ • _____ • ___________ . _________ farms --

acres Forms by acres harvesfed; 1 to 24 acres _____________________________________ _ 

25 to 99 ocres ____________________________________ _ 

100 to 499 ocres __________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more ________________________________ _ 

Wheat for grain _____________________________________ farms 

acres 

bushels Irrigated _________________________________________ farms 

acres Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________________ _ 

25 to 99 acres ______________________________________ _ 

100 to 499 acres ____________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

Oats for groin ______________________________________ farms 

acres 

bushels Irrigated _________________________________________ forms 

acres 

Barley for groin _____________________________________ forms 

acres 

bushels Irrigated _________________________________________ farms 

acres 

Dry field and seed beons _____________________________ forms 

acres 

100-lb bogs Irrigated _________________________________________ forms 

acres 

Irish potatoes ______________________________________ forms 

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

-- ocres_ 

hundredweight _ 

-

- Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

aeres_ 

forms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 0.9 acres ____________________ - ___ - _____________ _ 

1.0 to 4.9 oeres ____________________ ------------------- 5.0 to 24.9 acres _____________________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 ocre' ____________________________________ _ 

Joo.O acres or more __________________________________ _ 

Sugar beets for sugar ________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

tons_ Irrigated ________________________________ . _________ farms_ 

acresHay crops (see text) ________________________________ - forms_ 

acres_ 

tons, dry_ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ________________ ------ ---- -- ------ ---- ---

25 to 99 ocreL _____ -_ -_ -- -- ---- -- -- -- -- -- ------------ 100 to 499 ocreL ____________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

" 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Alfalfa hoy __ ________________________ forms_ -

Irrigated _ 

aeres_ 

tons, drv_ ________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

See footnote of end of toble. 

28 MONTANA 

-

-

-

-

Total 

275 447 090 

152 40 793 

147 

5 

-

-

138 

611 

68 

9 542 

I 056 

98 001 

176 

21 048 

I 251 083 

130 10 270 

45 

78 

46 

7 

10 733 

4 800 314 

134 245 154 

857 

70 693 

523 

I 846 5 037 

3 327 

3 509 175 931 

8 515 349 

994 

32 615 

8 346 I 266 013 

52 329 317 2 472 

234 555 

135 

6 291 

93 266 

135 

6 291 

198 

8 435 

2 088 633 

142 

7 711 

48 

33 

36 

54 

27 

536 

43 717 

859 950 

536 

43 717 

15 935 2 359 841 

4 378 865 

7 743 

1 050 696 

2 903 

6 049 

6 149 

834 

11 429 1 340 260 

2 928 745 

6 101 

630 848 

All form, 

Full owners Port owners 

126 134 329 815 111 575 63 52 

., 8 406 24 702 

62 48 1 4 

- -

- -

86 46 328 273 30 28 7 443 2 010 

360 546 

30 620 58 323 72 83 5 751 14 076 

397 315 778 002 47 67 

3 164 6 460 

20 17 

31 37 

20 23 

1 6 

3 207 6 084 946 054 3 394 562 

26 510 457 95 135 521 

304 447 

21 872 42641 

280 199 

812 727 

I 546 2 664 569 2 494 

1 102 2 090 

43 266 117 680 

2 095 999 5 742 676 

405 485 

11 386 18 048 

2 744 4 673 

293 622 860 780 

12 742 961 34 983 465 

994 1 176 73 596 138 066 

44 60 

1 685 3 375 

24 604 50 484 

44 60 I 685 3 375 

81 99 

1 837 5 243 

436 019 1 330 142 

55 70 

1 735 4 621 

28 18 

16 17 

21 11 

10 36 

6 17 

160 246 

10 533 24 890 

208 082 485 999 

160 246 

10 533 24 890 

6982 7 482 

719 678 1 471 926 

1 348 735 2 727 543 

3 796 3 295 

373 781 610 288 

1 846 782 

2977 2 407 

1 960 3 700 

199 593 

4 838 5 592 

399 483 842 590 

892 938 1 830 227 

2 826 2 770 

212 181 375 930 

Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

Tenants Total Full owners Port owners Tenonts 

15 217 98 105 14 5 700 445 427 328 455 111 312 5660 37 91 33 44 14 7 685 33 586 6 804 24 157 2 625 

37 86 32 40 14 

- 5 1 4 - - - - - -

- - - - -

6 105 54 46 5 

10 518 237 273 8 

10 51 19 26 6 

89 9 382 7 331 1 989 62 

150 I 1 045 351 545 149 

9 058 97 829 30 490 58 301 9 038 

21 175 71 83 21 

1 221 21 038 5 741 14 076 1 221 

75 766 1 250 783 397 015 778 002 75 766 

16 130 47 67 16 

646 10 270 3 164 6460 646 

8 44 19 17 8 

10 78 31 37 10 

3 46 20 23 3 

- 7 I 6 -

1 442 10 557 3 082 6 072 1 403 

459 698 4 792 904 941 131 3 394 171 457 602 

12599 176 134 116 530 26 421 861 95 127 747 12 566 922 

106 842 293 446 103 

6 180 70 434 21 732 42 629 6073 

44 459 230 194 35 

307 1 746 744 720 282 

827 5 025 1 539 2 664 822 

264 3 327 569 2 494 264 

317 3 408 1 024 2 072 312 

14 985 173 145 41 035 117 297 14 813 

676 674 8 424 439 2 024 739 5 728 976 670 724 

104 965 384 479 102 

3 181 32 172 11 123 17 966 3 083 

929 8 140 2 611 4 637 892 

111 611 1 261 917 290 608 860 073 111 236 

4 602 891 52 200 161 12 651 991 34 955 849 4 592 321 

302 2 375 941 1 161 273 

22 893 233 014 72 513 137 789 22 712 

31 134 43 60 31 

1 231 6 290 1 684 3 375 1 231 

18 178 93 256 24 594 50 484 18 178 

31 134 43 60 31 

1 231 6 290 1 684 3 375 1 231 

18 178 63 97 18 1 355 8 402 1 805 5 242 1 355 

322 472 2 085 237 432 760 1 330 005 322 472 

17 130 44 69 17 

1 355 7 702 1 728 4 620 1 355 

2 36 17 17 2 - 26 10 16 -

4 35 20 11 4 

8 54 10 36 8 4 27 6 17 4 

130 535 160 246 129 

8 294 43 712 10 533 24 890 8 289 

165 869 859 930 208 082 485 999 165 849 130 535 160 246 129 

8 294 43 712 10 533 24 890 8 289 

1 471 14 062 5 538 7 180 I 344 168 237 2 306 442 681 842 1 460 333 164 267 

302 587 4 315 323 1 303 013 2 713 332 298 978 

652 6 830 3 083 3 157 590 

66 627 1 032 041 360 059 606 536 65 446 

275 1 826 977 635 214 

665 5 301 2 421 2 279 601 

489 6 101 1 941 3 673 487 42 834 199 593 42 

999 10 384 4 038 5 414 932 98 187 1 317 505 383 782 837 354 96 369 

205 5801 2 894 755 868 777 1 822 589 203 3891 505 5 565 2404 2677 484 

42 737 620 785 205 179 373 305 42 301 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - STA TE DATA 
TobIe 29. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1978-Con. 

{Excludes abnormal farms; see text} 

CROPS HARVESTED-Con. 

Hoy crops - Con. 

Wild hoy _________________________________________ form._ - acres_ 

ton •• drv_ Irrigated _______________________________________ forms_ 

-

-

- ocres_ - All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ______________ forms_ - acres_ - Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ - acres_ - Forms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 ocre,-_____________________________________ _ 5.0 to 24.9 ocre. _____________________________________ _ -

- 25.0 to 99.9 ocre'- ___________________________________ _ 

- 100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

- Land in orchards ____________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ Irrigoted _________________________________________ forms_ - acres __ 

Forms by acres in orchards: 0.1 to 4.9 ocres _______________________________________ _ 5.0 to 24.9 ocres _____________________________________ _ - 25.0 to 99.9 ocre'- ____________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

11978 doto are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Total 

3 959 473 258 

607 943 

1 295 

246 694 

108 

319 

108 

319 

84 

24 

-

-

292 

I 634 

209 

I 179 

188 

99 

4 

1 

All form. 

Fun owners Part owners 

I 607 2004 161 483 281 015 

209 508 359 281 647 561 98 417 136 137 

78 25 

160 112 78 25 160 112 

69 14 9 11 - - - -

242 43 I 375 233 174 31 980 189 

152 32 86 10 

3 I 

1 -

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Tenants Total Full owners Port owners Tenants 

I 

348 3 510 I 270 I 931 309 

30 760 459 462 152 484 277 384 29 594 

39 154 596 592 201 361 356 657 38 574 

87 I 140 518 540 82 

12 140 242 653 95 063 135 662 11 928 

~I 66 41 20 5 

261 119 96 46 

~I 66 41 20 5 261 119 96 46 

I 44 33 10 I 

4 22 8 10 4 

- - - - -

- - - - -

71 184 142 35 7 

26 I 331 I 086 220 26 

4 134 103 27 4 

10 966 773 183 10 

4 96 68 24 4 

3 83 70 10 3 

- 4 3 1 - - I I - -

MONTANA 29 
Table 30. Summary by Type of Organization: 1978 

I Excludes abnormal forms; see textl 

All Farms 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Forms - __________________________________________ number_ - percent_ land in farms ______________________________________ acres_ - Average - size of farm ______________________________ acres_ - Value of land and buildings 1 ___________________________ forms- - $1,000_ - Average per form ________________________________ dollors_ - Averoge per ocre _________________________________ dollars_ - Forms by value of lond and buildings: $1 to $19,999 _________________________________________ _ 

- $20,000 to $39,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $AO,OOO to $69,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$70,000 to $99,999 _____________________________________ _ - $100,000 to $149,999 __________________________________ _ 

$150,000 to $199,999 __________________________________ _ 

$200,000 to $499,999 __________________________________ _ $500,000 to $999,999 __________________________________ _ 

$1,000,000 or more __________________________________ _ 

Owned and rented land by operator: land owned ______________________________________ farms 

acres Land rented or leased from others ___________________ farms 

acres land rented or leased to athers ______________________ farms 

acres 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 

Total cropland ______ . _______________________________ forms 

acres Harvested cropland _______________________________ forms 

acres 

Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres _____________________________________ _ 

50 fa 99 acres ____________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acreL _________________________________ _ 

20010499 acres __________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocres __________________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocres _______________________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more _______________________________ _ 

Cropland: Posture or grazing only __________________________ farms 

acres 

Cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses not harvested or postured __________________________ farms 

acres On which all crops foiled __ . ______________________ farms 

acres In cultivated summer follow ______________________ farms 

Idle _______ _ acres ______________ farms 

acres 

Total woodland ____________________________________ forms 

acres 

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--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

-- Woodland postured ________________________________ farms -- acres- - Woodland not postured ____________________________ farms --

- Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland postured _________________________________ forms- - acres-- land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc __________ farms- - acres_ -

Pastureland, all types ________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ Irrigated land _______________________________________ forms- - acres_ - Harvested crop/and irrigated ________________________ farms_ - acres_ - Pastureland irrigated ______________________________ farms_ - ocres_ - Other land irrigated ________________________________ farms_ - acres_ - land set aside in the federal form programs in 197B ______ forms- - acres_ -

RACE AND TENURE OF OPERATOR 

All operators .. __ ._ • ____ . __________________________ number_ 

Full owners _______ . _____ -_____________________ number_ 

Port owners_. ______ . __________________________ number_ 

-

- Tenants ________ . _________________________ number_ 

White _ _ ________________________________ number_ -

- Full owners _______________________ , __ ._ number_ 

Port ownerL_. ______ . _________________________ number_ - Tenonts ___________________________________ number_ 

Block ond other rOCCL ____ . _____________________ number_ -

Full owners _____________________________ number_ - Port owners-, _ . __________________ . ___ . ______ number_ - Tenants . ______________ . ____________ number_ -

See tootnote at end of table. 

30 MONTANA 

Individual 

Totol or family 

24 356 19 901 100.0 81.7 57 248 786 33 249 901 

2 351 1 671 

24 357 19 849 11 790 844 7 591 067 

484 084 382 440 205 229 

627 577 1 480 I 349 I 911 1 764 1 671 1 513 

2 628 2 355 I 961 I 726 7344 6 221 4 007 2 865 2 728 I 479 

21 581 17 616 39 456 473 22 516986 

13 043 10 185 19 653 030 12 010 459 

2 330 1 897 1 860 717 I 277 544 

22 063 17 896 16 287 601 10 789 085 

20 892 16 839 

8 784 780 5 743 351 

3 920 3 622 2 491 2 191 

3 281 2 834 

5 335 4 269 

3 693 2 740 

I 683 991. 

489 192 

6 826 5 771 

1 184 625 858 300 

I 460 I 108 191 650 131 770 

I 116 864 

200 249 143 195 

10 121 7 882 

5 554 192 3 667 774 

2 429 I 920 

372 105 244 695 

3 259 2 629 

1 504 705 813 844 

2 348 I 880 

I 200 098 639 021 

I 258 1 028 

304 607 174 823 

14 126 11 071 

38 310 018 20 901 568 

14 653 12 019 

I 146 462 745 404 

18 973 15 368 

40 694 741 22 398 889 

9 650 7 769 

2 070 673 1 245 808 

8 749 6 975 

I 509 426 912 167 

4 028 3 358 

537 781 316 104 

465 375 

23 466 17 537 

7 738 6 008 

795 470 539 188 

24 356 19 901 

11 430 9 814 

10 017 7 697 

2 909 2 390 

23 949 19 536 

11 261 9 658 

9 831 7 534 

2 857 2 344 

407 365 

169 156 

186 163 

52 46 

• 

Partnership 

2 350 

9.6 

7 602 798 

3 235 

2377 

1 447 633 

609 016

1 185 

40 

97 

115 

124 

219 

157 

724 

527 

374 

I 954 

4 676 388 

3 1 4151 124 996 

199 

198 586 

2 168 

I 917 138 

2 095 I 055 829 

231 

242 

310 

578 

446 

221 

67 

558 109 744 

192 23 276 

128 

20 858 

1 100 

654 822 

290 

52 609 

358 252 426 

241 

204 374 

153 

48 052 

1 458 

5 295 579 

1 318 137 655 

I 817 

5 609 697 

956 

279 119 

889 205 919 

354 

(0) 

47 

(0) 

842 

86 800 

2 350 

941 

995 

414 

2 319 

933 

978 

408 

31 

8 

17 

6 

Corporation 

Fomily held Other thon fomily held Othercooperotive, 10 or less }O or less estate or 

Total Totol stockholders Totol stockholders trust, etc. 

2 012 1 919 1 883 93 75 93 

8.2 7,8 7.7 0.3 0.3 0,3 

16 163 718 15 276 408 14 814 191 887 310 610 637 232 369 

8 034 7961 7 867 9 541 8 142 2499 

2 035 1 942 1 911 93 77 96 

2 692 723 2 567 621 2 492 8791 125 102 91 807 59 420 

I 323 205 1 322 153 1 304 489 I 345 183 1 192 302 618 958 

165 167 167 139 147 221 

9 9 9 - - I 

34 34 34 - - -

15 12 12 3 2 17 

26 26 25 - - 8 

48

1 

46 46 2 2 6 

78 76 76 2 - -

359 342 339 17 16 40 

607 572 563 35 35 8 

859 825 807 34 22 16 

1 939 1 851 1 815 88 72 72 

12 077 432 11 476 171 11 101 575 601 261 351 426 185 667 

1 3911 1 334 1 3061 57 47 52 

4 463 300 4 168 807 4 056 536 294 493 266 679 54 275 

222 216 208 6 4 12 

377 014 368 570 343 920 8 444 7 468 7 573 

1 916 I 833 1 799 83 70 83 

3 505 365 3 347 434 3 254 067 157 931 104 047 76013 

1 881 1 801 1 768 80 68 77 

1 943 562 1 863 307 1 817641 80 255 51 612 42 038 

54 49 49 5 4 13 

49 45 43 4 4 9 

122 115 114 7 6 15 

467 444 438 23 23 21 

496 475 467 21 19 II 

468 459 451 9 7 3 

225 214 206 II 5 5 

474 452 437 22 17 23 

212 847 195 160 169 149 17 687 10 514 3 734 

152 147 146 5 5 8 

36 020 32 471 32 348 3 549 3 549 ' 584 

119 116 115 3 2 5 

34 454 32 764 32 714 I 690 (0) (0) 

1 095 I 059 1 046 36 28 44 

I 208 045 I 154 323 1 134 465 53 722 37 113 23 551 

208 199 194 9 7 II 

70 437 69 409 67 750 I 028 (0) (0) 

260 248 242 12 11 12 

436 036 417 231 405 537 18 805 15 365 2 399 

219 212 208 7 6 8 

354 623 336 432 331 853 18 191 14 751 2 080 

71 65 62 6 6 6 

81 413 80 799 73 684 614 614 319 

1 545 1 484 I 455 61 48 52 11 962 820 II 260 624 10 910 772 702 196 483 727 150 051 

I 259 1 203 I 184 56 43 57 259 497 251 119 243 815 8 378 7 498 3 906 

I 718 I 646 I 614 72 58 70 

12 530 290 11 792 216 II 411 774 738 074 508 992 155 865 

898 849 827 49 41 27 

530 115 509 775 489 970 20 340 13 597 15 631 

858 811 790 47 39 27 

385 744 366 910 354 801 18 834 12 459 5 596 

306 295 287 II 10 10 141 028 139 588 132 042 (0) (0) (0) 

42 41 39 I I 1 3 343 3277 3 127 (0) (0) (0) 

855 831 816 24 22 33 163 550 158 120 154 422 5 430 3 706 5932 

2 012 1 919 1 883 93 75 93 

633 597 589 36 28 42 1 295 1 243 I 215 52 44 30 

84 79 79 5 3 ?I 

2 003 I 910 I 874 93 75 91 

628 592 584 36 28 42 

1 291 1 239 1 211 52 44 ?8 84 79 79 5 3 21 

9 9 9 - ? 

5 5 5 

4 4 4 - 2 

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1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 30. Summary by Type of Organization: 1978-Con. 

All Farms 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family __________________________________ farmsocres_ Partnership ________________________________________ farms_ 

acresCorporations: Family held _______________________________________ forms_ 

acres- More thon 10 stockholders _______________________ forms_ 

10 or less stockholders- __________________________ forms_ 

Other thon family held _____________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

More thon 10 stockholders ____ .. __________________ formL 10 or Jess stockholders ___________________________ forms_ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, etc. ________________ formsocres_ 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On form operated ______________________________________ _ 

Not on form operated ___________________________________ _ 

Operators by oge group: Under 25 years ________________________________________ _ 

25 to 34 yeorL ________________________________________ _ 

35 to 44 yeorL ________________________________________ _ 

45 to 54 yearL ________________________________________ _ 

55 to 64 years _________________________________________ _ 

65 years and over ______________________________________ _ 

Average oge ___________________________________________ _ 

Operators by sex: Male _________________________________________________ _ Female _______________________________________________ _ 

Operators of Sponish origin ________________________________ _ 

Operators by principal occupation: Forming ______________________________________________ _ 

Other ________________________________________________ _ 

Operators reporting days of work off form: None _________________________________________________ _ 

I to 99 doys __________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 doys _______________________________________ _ 

200 days or more ______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 ocres _____________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres ___________________________________________ _ 

50 to 69 acres ___________________________________________ _ 

70 to 99 ocres ___________________________________________ _ 100 to 139 acres _________________________________________ _ 

140 fa 179 acres __________________________________________ _ 

180 to 219 ocre'- _______________ .. ________________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocres _________________________________________ _ 

260 to 499 acres _________________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocre,- ________________________________________ _ 

1.000 to 1,999 Ocre,- _____________________________________ _ 2,000 acres or more ______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

(SEE TEXT) 

Cosh groin forms (0 II ) ____________________________________ _ 

field crop, except cash groin farms (013) _____________________ _ Cotton forms (0131) ____________________________________ _ 

Tobocco forms (0132) ___ • _______________________________ _ 

Sugar crop, Irish potato, hay, peanut, and other field crop forms (0133.0134.0139) ____________________________________ _ Vegetoble ond melon forms (016) ________________________ . __ _ 

Fruit and tree nut farms (017) ______________________________ _ 

Horticulturol speciolty forms (018) __________________________ _ 

General farms, primarily crop (019) _________________________ _ 

livestock forms. except dairy. poultry, and animal specialty (021) _ Beef cottle forms. except feedlots (0212) ___________________ _ Doiry forms (024) ________________________________________ _ 

Poultry ond egg forms (025) _______________________________ _ Animol speciolty forms (027) _______________________________ _ 

General farms, primarily livestock (029)- _____________ · ________ _ 

VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Market value of agricultural products sald _______________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Forms by value of agricultural products sold: $500,000 or more __ .. _________________________________ _ $200.000 to $499.999 ____ .. ____________________________ _ 

$100.000 to $199,999 _. ____ .. _____ .. ____________________ _ $40.000 to $99.999 ___________________________________ _ $20,000 to $39.999 ___________________________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 ______ . ____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9.999 _. ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4.999 ________ . _____ . ______________________ _ 

less thon $2,500 __ .. __________________________ • ______ ._ 

See footnote at end of toble. 

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

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IExciudes abnormal farms· see text] 

Individual 

Total or family 

19 901 19 901 

33 249 901 33 249 901 

2 350 - 7 602 798 -

I 919 - 15 276 408 - 36 - 1 883 - 93 - 887 310 - 18 - 75 - 93 - 232 369 -

17 997 14 646 

3 968 3 123 

615 506 

3 508 2 895 4 541 3 775 

6 057 4 958 

6 237 4999 3 398 2 768 

49.6 49.5 

23 099 18 824 I 257 1 077 

94 85 

17 016 13 400 

7 340 6 501 

12 214 9 457 

3 367 2744 

I 885 I 661 

5 519 4 934 

I 359 1 195 

2 146 2 034 

526 487 

894 815 

705 632 

1 041 926 496 421 

622 579 

2 432 2 134 

2 945 2 508 

4 136 3 446 7 054 4 724 

7 616 6077 

2 147 I 879 

- -

- -

2 147 I 879 34 30 

172 150 90 66 

585 506 

12 532 10 180 

10 378 8 380 

309 240 

87 76 

544 490 

240 207 

24 356 19901 1 180 900 711 156 

160 44 

626 251 

1 941 I 091 5 697 4329 4 505 3 822 3 388 2 962 

2 604 2 315 2 035 1 850 

3 400 3 237 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Partnership 

-

- 2 350 7 602 798 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

=I 

1 692 

545 

961 406 

381 

520 

624 

323 

48.9 

2 237 

113 

5 

I 763 

587 

1 238 

385 

157 

432 

123 

82 

27 

67 

56 

96 

57 

31 

221 

289 

433 

868 

766 

175 

-

.. 

175 

4 

14 

II 

50 

I 240 

I 033 

43 

6 

27 

14 

2 350 

156 024 

31 

79 

277 

647 

474 

326 

229 

156 

131 

Total 

-

-

-

-

I 919 1 15 276 408 

36 I 883 

93 887 310 

18 

75 

=1 

1 609 

267 

12 

191 

369 

550 

592 

298 

51.8 

I 948 

64 

4 

1 792 

220 

I 475 

229 

64 

124 

35 

29 

8 

9 

15 

15 

17 

8 

67 

127 

247 I 435 

740 

87 

-

.. 

87 

-

7 

13 

25 

1 075 

934 

26 

3 

25 

II 

2 012 

308 515 

83 

291 

571 

700 

196 

91 

43 

19 

18 

Corporation 

Other thon family held Other- Fomily held cooperative. 

10 or less 10 or less estate or 

Totol stockholders Total stockholders trust, etc. 

- - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - -

1 919 1 883 1 - .. - I 15 276408 14 814 191 - - -

36 - - - - 1 883 1 883 - - .. 

- - 93 75 -

- - 887 310 610 637 - - - 18 .. - - - 75 75 -

= I -

=1 - 93 1 - - 232 369 

1 

I 545 I 519

1 

64 54 50 

250 240 17 13 33 

II III I 

III I~ I 179 177 12 

346 335 23 20 16

1 

526 514 24 18 29 

570 567 22 17 22 

287 279 II 9 

51.9 51.9 49.5 49.0 48~1 

I 860 I 827 88 72 90 

59 56 5 3 3 

3 3 I I -

1 715 1 687 77 60 61 

204 196 16 15 32 

I 409 I 386 66 52 44 

223 218

1 

6 6 9 

63 62 1 

113 107 II 1: I 2~ I 

32 31 3 I 6 27 26 2 I 1 

6 6 2 2 4 

6 6 3 

14 14 I : I ~I 14 14 I I 4 17 17 - - I 

6 6 2 2 4 

60 58 7 7 10 117 115 10 9 21 237 235 10 10 10 I 383 1 355 52 40 27 

I 

721 713 19 15 33 83 81 4 4 6 

- - .. - - .. .. 

83 81 4 

~I 6 - .. .. 

7 7 - I 10 10 3 3 .. 

22 21 3 3 4 

I 019 999 56 44 37 893 879 41 35 31 24 24 2 2 3 2 .- 2 24 22 I I 2 6 4 5 3 8 

I 919 I 883 93 75 93 280 509 268 870 28 006 14 826 ; 204 

72 67 II 6 2 274 265 17 II 

552 542 19 ; I 

16\ 664 660 36 33 21 192 186 4 4 13 89 89 2 I 9 41 41 2 

~I 17 19 19 10 16 14 2 14 

MONTANA 31 
Table 30. Summary by Type of Organization: 1978-Con. 

(Excludes abnormal farms; see text) 

1---. Corporation 

All Farms ~held 

VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD- Can. 

Market value of agricultural products sold - Can. Groin ___________________________________________ forms_ - Sales of $40.000 or mor"- _______________________ ~f~~~~: -

-

Commodity Credit Corporation loons ________________ $f~~~= -

-

Cotton and cottonseed ____________________________ ~f~~~~~ -

-

Soles of $40,000 or mor"- _______________________ ~f~~~~: -

-

-

- CommodIty CredIt Corporation loons ____________ ~f~~~~= 

$1,000_ -

T obacca _________________________________________ farms_ -

-

- Soles of $40,000 or mare ________________________ ~f~~~~~ 

-

- Field seeds, hay, forage, and silage __________________ ~f~~~~= 

-

- Sales of $40,000 or mare _________________________ $f~~~~= 

$1,000_ - Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons __________________ forms- - $1,000_ - Sale& at $40,000 or more _______________________ formL - $1.000 .-

Fruits, nul&, and berries _____________________________ farms- - $1,000_ - Sales of $40,000 or mare _________________________ formL - $1,000_ - Nursery and greenhouse products ____________________ forms_ - $1.000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more ____________________ . ____ forms- - $1,000_ - Other crop& ______________________________________ forms- - $1,000_ - Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ -

Poultry and poultry products ________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Soles of $40,000 ar more _________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ - Dairy producls ____________________________________ forms .- $1,000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Cottle and colveL _________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ 

Hogs and pigs ____________________________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms-- $1,000_ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________ ~ ___________ forms-

$1,000_ Safes af $40,000 or more _________________________ farms-

$1,000_ 

Other livesfock and livestock products (see text) ________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

livestock ond poultry purchosed _______________ _ ______ forms_ 

$1.000_ 

Farms with expenses of- $110 $4.999 __ . _________________________ _ 

$5,00010 $19,999 ____ . ____ . _______ ------------------- $20,000/0 $49,999 _______________________ . __________ _ 

$50,000 or more ______________________ -_ -- .-- - -- ------

Feed for livestock and poultry __ 

Farms with expenses of-

_____________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

$110$4,999 ____ . ____________ . _____________________ _ 

$5,00010 $19,999 __ . ___ . _________ .------------------

$20,000 to $49,999 ____________ . ___ -- -_ -- -- -- -- -- -- ---- $50,000 or more._ . _____ . ___________________ . ________ _ 

-

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-

-

-

-

-

-

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Commercially mixed formula feeds ~ _________ _ ____ forms_ 

tons_ 

$1.000_ 

-

-

- Forms by tons purchased: 

I to 99 fans __ -

10010499 tons. ____ _ - 500 Ions or more __ . __ _ -

Forms with expenses ot -

$1 to $4,999 __ .- --- .-.--- ---' - $5,00010$19,999 _ .. _ _ _ ____ ._. ____ ._. - $20,00010 $49,999_. ______ . -------------

$50,000 or more .' .•. _____ ._ .----- ------------ ----. 

See footnote of end of fob Ie_ 

32 MONTANA 

Total 

12 618 

410 561 

3 305 

286 565 

3 591 

57 986 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

i 

-

- 5 335 

43 408 

155 

II 571 

108 

200 

-

-

206 

I 333 4 

243 

124 

3 278 

16 

2 431 

744 

30 434 

258 

21 874 

945 

8 301 

29 

7 716 

746 26 777 

250 

24 310 

16 273 

596 283 

3 502 

446 627 

2 412 

27 644 

155 

14 611 

2 173 

22 531 

131 

10008 

2 099 

10 149 

51 4 758 

10 139 

156 938 

6961 

I 891 

746 

541 

16 629 110 129 

12 625 

2 937 

745 

322 

5 562 189 904 

27 833 

5 203 

322 

37 

4 457 

854 

186 

65 

Individual 

or family Partnership 

9 915 I 355 267 001 46 542 

2 183 391 

165 771 33 630

1 2 687 425 

35 386 6 222 - -

- - - - - - - -

- -

-

- =1 

- - - - 4 434 511 

29 703 6620 

81 23 

·1 859 2 772 

92 10 

159 (0) 

- -

- -

182 16 

992 (0) 

I I (0) (0) 

97 13 

931 213 

5 I (0) (0) 

575 80 

20074 4 003 173 35 

12 952 (0) 

775 94 

4 054 I 527 

13 3 

3 658 I 443 

599 81 18 664 3 664 

177 38 

16 726 (0) 

13 054 I 619 

330 218 86 497 2 101 482 

208 787 70 III 

I 951 261 

17 592 3 248 

91 23 

7 465 I 487 

I 787 196 

14 589 2 593 

73 17 

4 812 (0) 

I 725 177 

7 180 917 

33 8 

2 687 488 

8 046 I 054 

79 625 25 167 

5 824 689 

I 409 188 

512 110 

301 67 

13 541 I 553 

62 884 14 354 

10 818 I 066 

2 134 334 

447 105 

142 48 

4 340 580 

103013 29 280 

15 314 4 592 

4 167 531 

157 44 

16 5 

3 667 444 

570 90 

78 37 

25 9 

Other than family held Othercooperative, TO or less 10 or less estate or Total Total stockholders Total stockholders trust, etc. 

I 296 I 242 I 223 54 44 52 

95 468 91 185 89 548 4 283 2956 I 550 

716 689 679 27 18 15 

86 089 82 138 80680 3 951 2 633 I 075 

471 459 455 12 II 8 

16 277 16025 15 836 252 212 100 

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

=1 

- - - =1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 374 354 348 20 16 16 

6 998 6 838 6 680 160 133 88 

51 50 49 I I - 3 941 (0) (0) (0) (0) - 4 2 2 2 - 2 

6 (0) (O~I (0) 

=1 

(0) 

- - - -

- - - - - -

7 7 7 - - I 

158 158 158 - - (0) 

2 2 2 - - -

(0) (0) (0) - - -

14 II II 3 3 - 2 134 I 358 I 358 776 776 - 10 7 7 3 3 -

2 039 I 263 I 263 776 776 -

81 77 74 4 4 8 

6 259 5968 5 802 291 291 98 

49 45 43 4 4 I 

5 653 5361 5 220 291 291 (0) 

68 60 54 8 3 8 

2 206 I 785 I 449 421 64 514 

9 5 3 4 

(O~ 1 

4 

2 118 I 727 I 428 391 497 

60 50 48 10 4 6 

4 198 3 629 3572 569 295 251 

33 25 24 8 4 2 

4 006 3 480 3 428 526 295 (0) 

I 545 I 472 I 442 73 56 55 

177 963 158 953 150 108 19 010 8 744 I 604 

909 859 841 50 36 10 

166 710 148 093 139 4461 18 618 8 389 I 018 

187 175 169 12 6 13 

5 863 4 398 4 124 I 465 674 941 

36 27 25 9 3 5 

4 769 3 326 3063 I 443 652 890 

185 172 168 13 10 5 

5 224 4 701 4 553 523 392 125 

40 36 35 4 2 I 

3 728 3 283 (0) 445 (0) (0) 

190 179 175 II 9 7 

2 038 I 536 I 517 502 501 15 

10 9 9 I I - I 582 (0) (0) (0) (0) -

I 003 941 919 62 49 36 

51 994 43 009 39 265 8 986 3 613 151 

423 397 388 26 23 25 

285 263 260 22 16 9 

122 118 115 4 4 2 

173 163 156 10 6 

I 470 I 390 I 363 80 64 65 

31 998 26 284 25 120 5 714 2 706 893 

707 675 664 32 29 34 

445 424 417 21 19 24 

191 183 182 8 5 ? 

127 108 100 19 II 5 

615 581 568 34 24 27 

54 843 47 540 45 036 7 304 5 087 ? 768 

7 374 6323 5 884 I 050 678 553 

482 465 458 17 14 23 

119 106 101 13 7 2 

14 10 9 4 3 2 

335 325 322 10 9 

183 171 165 12 8 " II 

70 66 66 4 2 I 

27 19 15 8 5 4 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Tobie 30. Summary by Type of Organization: 1978-Con. 

fExcludes abnormal farms- see text) 

All Farms 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EX PEN SES I - Con. 

Animol health costs __________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 10 $499 __________________________________________ _ $500 to $999 _______________________________________ __ 

$1,000 to $2,999 _____________________________________ _ $3,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __ . _____________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $999 __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________________ __ 

$10,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer __________________ . _______________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 ___________________________________ . __ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime _______________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

forms with expenses of- $110 $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Energy and petroleum products ________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

farms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ $2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Petroleum products ________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Gasoline _______________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Diesel fuel _____________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ lP gas. butane. and propane ______________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Fuel oil ________________________________________ farms-

$1,000_ Natural gas ____________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Kerosene. motor oil, and grease ___________________ farms-

$1,000_ Electricity ________________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Other-cool, wood, coke. etc, _______________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Hired form lobar ____________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _______________________________________ __ 

$5,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ __ 

$20,000 to $49,999 __________________________________ __ $50,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Workers by 'number of days worked: 150 days or more _______________________________ forms_ 

workers_ less thon 150 dayL _____________________________ farms_ 

workersContract labor ______________________________________ forms-

$1,000_ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 10 $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 __________________________________ __ $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Customwark, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment _________________________________ : ___ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 _______________________________________ __ 

$2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 __________________________________ __ $20,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

FARM·RELATED INCOME 

Income from machine work. customwork, and other agricultural services ___________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Value of agricultural products sold directly to individuals for human consumption _____________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

See lootnote at end of table. 

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Total 

15 619 

8 420 

11 005 

2 517 

1 648 

449 

8 655 12 813 

5 415 

2 710 

367 

163 

12 858 

65 096 

6 680 

4 480 

1 147 

551 

13 060 

27 895 

9 845 

2 769 

344 

102 

24 264 

90 161 

12 572 9 936 

1 416 

340 

24 247 

77 550 

23 550 41 283 

16 375 24 899 

5 033 

3 526 

4 233 

2 052 

899 

689 24 246 

5 101 18 492 

12 106 

1 911 

504 

11 337 70 255 

7 603 

2 923 

667 

144 

5 287 

11 548 9 099 

28 581 

2 561 

5 982 

1 801 

683 

63 

14 

10 632 

28 867 

7 829 

2 277 

330 

196 

2 447 

7 759 

1 149 

2 078 

Individual 

or family Partnership 

12 550 1 544 

5 156 1 049 

9 487 978 

1 863 2721 1 002 234 

198 60 

6 785 964 7 934 1 742 

4 525 553 1 979 325 

205 64 

76 221 

10 020 1 316 40 499 7 403 

5 749 614 

3 306 494 

693 155 

272 53 

10 111 1 4521 18 325 3 960 

7 952 1 046 1 928 321 

181 65 

50 20 

19 758 2 376 

59 869 10 428 

11 332 982 

7 562 1 201 729 157 

135 36 

19 742 2 375 51 843 8 971 

19 135 2 317 

28 296 4 832 

12 643 1 884 16 379 2 931 

3 584 600 

1 962 362 

3 206 473 1 335 207 

633 105 

332 40 19 741 2 3751 3 540 598 

14 750 1 845 

7 638 1 407 1 555 180 

388 50 

8 578 1 073 

35 180 7 600 

6384 697 

1 935 297 227 59 32 20 

3 400 520 6 000 1 184 7 052 861 

20 580 3 185 

1 896 329 

3 849 760 

1 403 241 464 77 

22 9 7 2 

8 437 1 107 

18 382 3 078 

6 498 796 

1 623 272 211 20 105 19 

1 942 286 5 653 1 016 

930 117 1 572 285 

Total 

1 466 

2 175 

490 

381

1 407 

188 

877 3 069 

331 

384 

97 

1 

65

1 465 16 582 

303 

646 

298 

218 

1 4411 5 424 

807 

507 

97 

30 

2 034 

19 273 

215 1 131 

524 

16 2 ~:I 198 

2 004

1 7 937 

1 781 

5 462 

823 

1 052 

541 

505 

155 

300 

2 034 

942 

1 820 

3 009 

176 

66 

1 643 27 255 

490 I 682 

380 

91 

1 340 4 299 

1 154 

4 760 

322 

1 340 

149 

136 

32 

5 

1 049 

7 326 

503 

377 

98 

71 

204 

1 025 

99 

202 

Corporation 

Other than fomily held Other- Family held cooperotive, 

10 or less 10 or less. estote or 

Total stockholders Total stockholders trust, ele. 

1 389 1 361 77 63 59 

2 022 1 968 153 101 40 

468 462 22 19 1 

50 

358 351 I 23 23

1 ~ 1 388 380 19 14 

175 168

1 

13 

1: 1 852 836 25 259 1 29 

2 776 2 692 293 68 

325 319 6 

~I 6 

374 369 10 22 

93 92 4 1 

60 56

1 

5 41 -I 1 402 1 379 63 53

1 

57

1 

15 674 15 351 908 559 611 

271 269 32 31 14 

630 621 16 lj 1 3! 1 295 291 3 

206 198 12 

1 401 1 378 I 40 29 1 56 1 5 286 5 210 138 89

1 

1::

1 

784 772 23 18 

495 486 12 8 13 

92 90 5 

7~ 1 9:1 

30 30 -

1 941 1 910 93 

18 152 17 7451 1 121 756

1 

592 

208 206

1 

7 5 43 

1 077 1 064 54 51 42 

510 501 14 11 6 

146 139 18 10 5 

1 941 1 910 1 93 77 96 

15 275 14 948 923 613 539 

1 912 1 882

1 

92 76 94 

7 525 7372 412 296 1 218 1 1 695 1 666 86 71 67 

5 184 5 060 278 160 127 

791 779 32 25 26 960 945 92 48 149 

521 514 20 17 13 

477 472 28 20 5 146 146 9 8 6 237 237 63 60 18 1 941 1 910 1 93 771 96

892 861 50 31 1 21 1 741 1 715 79 67 77 (0) 2 733 (0) (0) 53 174 172 2 1 - (0) 64 (0) (0) -

1 591 1 565 52 41 43 25 337 24 654 1 919 1 584 221 

478 473 12 10 321 660 652 22 19 9 370 362 10 6 1 83 78 8 6 1 

1 297 1 275 43 33 27 3 908 3 828 391 337 65 1 118 1 096 36 28 32 4 530 4 416 230 178 56 

297 295 25 22 14 1 177 1 167 164 139 32 

139 138 10 8 8 133 132 3 3 6 21 21 11 11 4 4 1 -

1 020 1 001 29 26 391 7 219 7 089 107 102 82 

483 475 20 17 32 371 365 6 6 5 96 93 2 2 1 70 68 1 1 1 

192 188 12 

126\ 

15 892 876 133 65 

96 94 3 

(0\ I 3 189 187 13 20 

MONTANA 33 
Table 30. Summary by Type of Organization: 1978-Con. 

IExcludes abnormal forms; see text] 

All Farms f--~ ",.=~" Fom,ly held Other thon fomily held OthercooperIndividual otive, 

10 or less 10 or less estate or Totol or family Portnershlp Totol Totol stockholders Totol stockholders trust. etc. 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market volue of aU machinery and equipment ___ forms_ -

Forms by value group: $1.000_ - $1 to $4.999 ________________________________________ _ 

- $5.000 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ -

-

m:~~~ :~ l~~:~~~ :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::-

$100,000 to $199,999 _______ _ _ - -

$200000 to $499,999 _______ : _: _::::: :::::::::: :::::::: - $500,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Automobiles ______________________ . _________________ forms- - number -- Motortrucks. including pickups ____________________ .. ___ farms-- number Wheel -- tractors- _______ . __ . ___________________________ forms -- number _ - 2 or 3 ________________________ farms_ - number _ - 4 or more __ _ _______________________ forms -- number --

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only ____________ forms -- number -- (ornpickcrs. corn heads, and picker-shellers _____________ farms -- number -- COfn heads for combines ___________________________ forms -- number -- Other cornpickers and picker-shellers . ______ farms -- number -- Co1tonpickerL _____________________________________ farms -- number -- Mower conditioners ____________ ~ ____________________ forms -- number -- Pickup bolers ______________________________________ farms -- number -- Field forage harvesters, shear bar ar flywheel type ______ farms -- number --

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Agricultural chemicals, including commercial fertilizer and lime __________________________________________ forms -- $1.000 -- Commercial fertilizer _______________________________ farms -- acres on which used -- lime _________________ . _________________ forms -- acres on which used -- tons --

Sprays, dusls, granules. fumigants. etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops ______________________ forms -- acres on which used -- Nematodes in crops _______________________________ forms -- acres on which used_ - Diseases in crops and orchords ____________ .. _________ farms- - acres on which used_ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture __________ formL - acres on which used_ 

Chemicals for -

Defoliation or for growth control of crops, or thinning of fruit _ _ ____________ .. _________ .. __________ farms- - acres on which used_ - Insect conlrol on livestock and poultry_ .. ______________ farms_ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control ________________ forms .-

LIVESTOCK 

Cottle and calves inventory _ 

Forms withI to 9 _. 

10 to 49 

50 to 99 _ 

100 '0 199. 

200 to 499 

500 or marc 

____ forms_ 

number _ 

Cows and heiters that had calved ______ .. _____________ farmsnumber_ 

Beef cows _____ ~ ___ . __________ farmL 

number _ 

Fon:;s with1 to 9 

10 to 49 

50 to 99 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

100 to 199 

200 '0 499 

500 or more._ 

-

Sec footnolc at end of fable. 

34 MONTANA 

24 316 

1 254 681 

1 867 

4 076 

3 836 

5 806 

4 494 

3 131 

1 055 

51 

18 382 

27 680 

22 887 

68 442 

21 308 

55 674 

10 974 

26 457 

4 816 

23 699 

10 273 

13 191 

144 

161 

88 

99 

61 

62 

-

- 6 895 

7 480 

10 671 

II 817 

1 837 

2 116 

16 762 

92 991 

12 626 

4 643 768 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

2 607 

868 691 

330 

50 642 

731 

314 091 

10 365 

4 756 330 

209 

47 758 

5 566 

2 242 

16 407 

2 811 464 

2 015 

4 679 

2 914 

2 964 

2 704 

1 131 

15 255 

1 515583 

14 583 

1 486 416 

2 459 

4 784 

2 883 

2 402 

1 671 

384 

19 809 2 377 

857 615 150 115 

1 709 126 

3844 197 

3 362 345 

4 755 665 

3 445 521 

2 133 356 

541 163 

20 4 

14 862 1 7851 

21 176 3 186 

18 532 2 264 

50 511 7 759 

17 123 2 146 

41 586 6 532 

9 032 1 049 

21 573 2 640 

3 195 701 

15 117 3 4961 

7 823 1 218 

9 716 1 595 

90 17 

102 20 

64 6 

70 9 

31 11 

32 11 

- - - - 5 237 787 

5 556 859 

8 381 1 136 

9 097 1 269 

1 299 241 

1 414 283

1 

13 164 1 796 

58 824 11 364 

9 836 1 285 

2 855 702 536 739 1 

- -

- - - -

2 030 253 

604 970 93 151 

242 57 

27 762 19 110 

561 96 

181 226 (0) 

7 935 1 182 

3 024 860 589 157 1 

163 17 

30 309 3 575 

4 091 720 

1 630 286 

13 231 1 602 

1 612 641 398 532 

1 877 105 

4 201 329 

2 489 279 

2 306 367 

1 860 342 

498 180 

12 267 1 506 

913 889 205 907 

11 694 1 440 

893 448 202 222 

2 305 110 

4 192 405 

2 322 334 

1 764 296 

985 233 

126 62 

2 034 1 941 1 910 93 77 96 

241 522 230 981 226 646 10 541 7 914 5 429 

30 27 26 3 3 2 

23 23 21 - - 12 

119 113 113 6 6 10 

353 336 333 17 16 33 

504 477 470 27 22 24 

633 612 603 21 19 9 

346 328 320 18 10 5 

26 25 24 1 1 1 

1 6651 1 603 1 581 62 56 70 

3 230 3 136 3 081 94 80 88 

1 995 1 904 1 873 91 75 96 

9 822 9 433 9 250 389 305 350 

1 955 1 870 1 840 85 69 84 

7 336 7 038 6 891 298 241 220 

854 806 798 48 43 39 

2 145 2 035 2 013 110 100 99 

901 874 854 27 19 19 

4 991 1 4 813 4 690 178 134 95 

1 180 1 145 1 132 35 25 52 

1 807 1 736 1 708 71 47 73 

37 37 36 - - -

39 39 38 - - - 18 18 17 - - - 20 20 19 - - - 19 19 19 - - -

19 19 19 - - -

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

842 793 779 49 44 29 

1 031 972 950 59 50 34 

1 119 1 061 1 045 58 52 35 

1 408 1 341 1 312 67 59 43 

284 274 268 10 8 13 

406 392 383 14 12 13 

1 733 1 662 1 635 71 57 69 

22 006 20 960 20 562 1 046 648 797 

1 448 1 392 1 369 56 46 57 

210 155 1 155 092 1 129 063 55 063 29 965 41 172 

1 - - 1 (01) 1 -

(0) - - (0) - (0) - - (0) (D) -

312 300 292 12 10 12 

161 655 157 807 153 493 3 848 3 337 8 915 

31 30 29 1 1 -

3 770 (0) (0) (0) (0) - 72 72 71 - - 2 

77 370 77 370 75 161 - - (0) 

1 195 1 164 1 147 31 23 53 

123 412 1 091 520 1 075 538 31 892 15 665 18901 

29 29 29 - - 13 874 13 874 13 874 - 727 704 691 23 14 28 

307 300 296 7 4 19 

1 522 1 452 1 420 70 53 52 

793 822 737 111 712 665 56 711 36 488 6 469 

29 24 22 5 5 4 

134 131 128 3 3 15 

136 133 132 3 2 10 

276 263 257 13 17 15 

496 475 467 21 17 6 

451 426 414 25 14 7 

1 431 1 369 1 341 62 49 51 

391 810 373 732 367 108 18 078 13 731 3977 

1 402 1 345 1 318 57 45 47 

387 061 369 822 363 296 17 239 13 343 3 685 

39 34 34 5 5 5 

170 163 159 7 6 17 

214 207 205 7 6 13 

334 322 313 12 12 8 

450 431 423 19 11 3 

195 188 184 7 5 1 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 30. Summary by Type of Organization: 1978-Con. 

{Excludes abnormal forms· see text) 

Corporation 

All Farms r-~ Family held 

Individual 10 or Jess 

Total or family Partnership Total Total stockholders 

LIVESTOCK - Con. 

Cottle and calves inventory - Can. 

Cows and heifers thot hod calved - Can. Milk cows _____________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Forms 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 ___________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves _____________ farms_ 

number _ 

Cottle and calves sold ________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

$1.000_ ColveL __________________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ Cattle ___________________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ Fattened on groin and concentrates ________________ farms_ 

number_ 

$1,000_ 

Hogs and pigs inventory ______________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Forms with- 1 to 9 ______________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 ____________________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 ____________________________________________ _ 100 to 199 __________________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 __________________________________________ _ 

500 or more _________________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ farms_ 

number _ Other ___________________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Hogs and pigs sold __________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ Feeder pigs sold ___________________________________ farms_ 

Utters of pigs farrowed betweennumber _ 

$1,000_ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 _________________ farms_ 

number_ Dec. 1 and May 31 ______________________________ farms_ 

number _ June 1 and Nov. 30 ______________________________ farms_ 

number_ 

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory __________________ forms_ 

number _ Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ forms_ 

number _ Sheep and lambs sold ________________________________ farms_ 

number _ Sheep and lambs shorn _______________________________ formsnumber_ 

pounds of wooL 

Horses and ponies inventory __________________________ farmsnumber _ Horses and ponies sold _______________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ Goats inventory _________ ._. _________________________ farms_ 

number _ Goats sold _________________________________________ forms. 

POULTRY 

number_ 

$1,000_ 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory _______________ farms. 

number_ 

forms 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 of loying age _______________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of loying age ___ . _________________________________ forms_ 

number. 

See footnote at end of table_ 

- 3 232 

- 29 167 

- 2 720 

- 127 

- 161 

- 151 

- 65 

- 8 

- -

- 13 214 

- 702 557 

- 14 577 

- 593 324 

- 16 273 

- 1 754 299 

- 596 283 

- 10 161 

- 671 732 

- 177 500 

- 13 213 

- I 082 567 

- 418 783 

- 1 146 

- 164 213 

- 74 856 

- 2 628 

- 210 957 

- 871 

- 911 

- 361 

- 247 

- 166 

- 72 

- 1 829 

- 31 305 

- 2 389 

- 179 652 

- 2 412 

- 309 551 

- 27 644 

- 530 

- 52 492 

- 1 913 

- 1 908 

- 40 831 

- 1 609 

- 20 304 

- 1 536 

- 20 527 

- 2 169 

- 525 339 

- 2 032 

- 341 587 

- 2 137 

- 339 513 

- 2 018 

- 413 1-80 

- 4 128 853 

- 10 205 

- 62 702 

- 1 806 

- 6 926 

- 4461 

- 133 

- 1 213 

- 85 

- 394 

- 21 

- 3 250 

- 889 414 

- 3 199 

- 23 

- 10 

- 10 

- 4 

- 1 

- 3 

- 3 220 

- 803 930 

- 275 

- 85 484 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

2 546 336 20 441 3 685 

2 158 273 1 103 12 

127 21 

110 23 

44 6 4 1 

- -

10 502 1 364 

385 079 106 3751 11 620 1 466 

313 673 86 250/ 

13 054 1 619 

1 007 780 246 249 

330 218 86 497/ 8 149 1 015 

430 264 85 761 

113 171 22 756 

10496 1 3651 577 516 160 488 

217 047 63 741 

893 129 

65 171 23 843 

28880 10 555 

2 148 270 

132 645 25 614 

748 72 

776 80 

284 40 

186 47 

117 23 

37 8 

1 494 199 

21 759 3 774 

1 946 246 

110 886 21 8401 

I 951 261 

200 352 36 123 

17 592 3 248 

459 50 

37 419 (0) 

1 380 (0) 

1 560 204 

26 133 5 131 

1 313 170 

12 748 2 581 

1 254 168 

13 385 2 550 

1 794 191 

329 765 62021 

1 677 182 

212 243 40 627 

1 756 193 

217 803 36 769 

1 656 188 

252 322 49 442 

2 514 754 514 447 

8 209 968 

46 465 6 789 I 476 153 

5 600 563 

3 714 289 

121 10 1 085 (0) 

82 2 381 (0) 

20 (0) 

2 617 347 452 742 160 575 

2 587 344 18 1 

2 -

6 - 2 1 

1 - 1 1 2 596 343 407 403 159 954 

222 24 45 339 621 

336 316 307 

4 749 3910 3 812 

280 271 265 

12 11 10 

11 10 9 

15 10 9 

15 11 11 

3 3 3 

- - -

I 302 1 239 I 215 

209 733

1 

192 396 186 482

1 I 442 1 372 I 342 

192 279 170 983 159075/ 

1 545 1 472 1 442 

495 616 450 437 428 317 

177 963 158 953 150 lOBI 958 914 895 

154 032 143 705 140 965 

41 121 38 152 37 388 

1 3121 I 249 1 2231 

341 584 306 732 287 352 

136 842 120 800 112 720 

119 109 104 

75 116 52 735 50985 

35 386 24 158 23 359 

197 182 174 

44 067 32 212 30009 

48 43 40 

54 54 52 

34 34 34 

14 12 12 

25 24 24 

22 15 12 

124 113 107 

4 985 3 768 3 489 

184 169 163 

39 0821 28 444 26 520 

187 175 169

1 

62 860 47 230 44 519 

5 863 4 398 4 124 

19 18 17 

8 220 (D) (D) 

288 (0) (0) 

132 121 115 

7 950 5 600 5 215 117 107 103 

4 062 2 844 2 728 105 94 89 

3 888 2 756 2 487 

180 167 163 129 973 114 235 109 039 

170 157 154

1 86 853 75 961 72 490 

183 170 166 

83 119 74 016 71 325 171 158 155 109 644 95 603 90 602 1 082 452 944 492 895 480 

995 961 942 

9 266 8 761 8 514 171 161 157 

737 659 620 443 405 386 I 1 I (0) (D) (D) 

I 1 I 

(D) (0) (0) 

(D) (D) (D) 

I 272 254 248

1 

227 755 189 023 144 458 

259 246 244 3 2 I 

7 4 2 1 - - I I -

- - - I 1 I 

269 251 245 197 936 166 704 131 139 

22 19 17 79 819 22 319 13 319 

Other thon family held Othercooperative, 

10 or less estate or 

Total stockholders trust, etc. 

20 13 14 

839 388 292 

9 

1 81 ~I 1 ~I 2 

5 2 3 

4 2 - - - -

- - -

63 47 46 

17 337 10 584

1 

I 370

1 70 53 49 

21 296 12 173 I 122 

73 56 55 

45 179 23 497 4 654 

19 010 8 744 I 604 

44 35 39 

10 327 9 131 I 675 

2 968 2 636 452 

63 50 40 1 34 852 14 366 2 979 

16 042 6 108 I 152 

10 5 5 

22 381 4 866 83 

11 228 2 369 34 

15 8 13 

11 855 4 337 8 631 

5 4 3 

- - 1 

- - 3 

2 2 -

I - I 

7 2 5 

11 4 12 

1 217 506 787 

15 8 13

1 10 638 3 831 I 7 844 

12 6 13 

15 630 7 688 10 216 

I 465 674 941 

1 I 2 (0) (D) (0) (D) (D) (0) 

11 

11: I 12 2 350 1 1 617 10 4 9 I 218 578 913 11 4 9 

I 132 538 704 

13 10 4 15 738 12 691 3 580 13 10 I 3 10 892 9 150 1 864 13 10 5 9 103 6 993 1 822 13 10 3 14 041 12 144 1 772 137 960 118 584 17 200 

34 31 33 505 471 182 10 8 6 78 71 26 38 37 15 

I 

- (0) 

-

- -

18 13 14 38 732 8 532 48 342 

13 12 9 1 1 3 I 1 I 3 

I -

18 13 17 31 232 (D) 38 637 

3 I 7 7 500 (D) 9 705 

MONTANA 35 
Table 30. Summary by Type of Organization: 1978-Con. 

IExcludes abnormal farms; see text} 

All Farms 

POULTRY - Can. 

Chickens 3 months old or older sold ____________________ farms_ · number _ · Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ______________ farms_ · number _ · Forms withI to 1.999 ............•........••....•..••........... 

2,000 to 59,999 ....................•.•......•.•.••.•.. 

60,000 to 99,999. ................•.........•.••....... 

· 

· 

· 100,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

· 

Turkey hens kept for breedin9 __ . ______________________ forms_ · number _ · Tutkeys sold ____________________ . _________________ forms_ · number _ · 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn tor all purposes ________________________________ farms_ · 

For groin or seed _________ _ ocres_ _ ________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

bushels_ 

· 

· 

· 

· Irrigated ______________________________________ forms_ · 

· Forms by acres harvested: I to 24 acres ______________________________________ _ 

25 to 99 acrCL ____________________________________ _ 

· 100 to 499 acreL _________________________________ _ 

· sao acres or more ________________________________ _ 

Wheat for groin __ 

Irrigated ________________ _ 

Forms by acres harvested· 

_ _____________________ farmsacres_ 

bushe!s_ _ _______________ forms_ 

· 

· 

· 

· acres .. 

1 to 24 acres _______________________________________ _ .. 25 10 99 acres ______________________________________ _ .. 100 fa 499 acreL ____________________________________ _ 

· 500 acres or more ___________________________________ _ · 

Oats for groin _ 

Irrigated ___ _ 

Bodey for grain_ 

_____________________ farms 

acres 

bushels_ ________________ farms 

.. 

.. 

.. acres 

______________ farms 

acres 

bushels 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

Irrigated __ . _______ _ _________________ . ____________ farms .. acres .. 

Dry field and seed beans ___________ _ ________________ forms .. 

acres 

100·lb bogs 

.. 

.. Irrigated ____ . _____ _ __________________________ farms .. 

Irish potatoes 

acres .. 

______________________ formsacres_ 

hundredweight _ 

· 

· Irrigated ________________________________________ farms_ · acres_ · 

Farms by acres harvested: O. f fa 0.9 acres- ___________________ - ___ - _______ ---.--. 1.010 4.9 ocres ______________________________________ _ 

5.0 fa 24.9 acres __________ • _______ • __________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 ocreL ___________ - ___ -- -- ---- - - -- -- ---- ---

100.0 acres or more ____________________________ -------

Sugar beefs for sugar _______________________________ farms_ 

Irrigaled _ 

Hoy crops (see text) ___ _ 

irrigoted _ 

Forms by acres harvested: 

f to 24 acres __ 25 to 99 acres ___________ _ 

J 00 to 499 acres 500 ccres or more _______ _ 

Allall" hoy .. 

ocres_ 

tons_ ______ forms_ 

__________ farms._ 

acres_ 

tons, dry_ ____________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

____ forms_ 

acres_ 

tons, dry_ • _forms_ 

acres_ 

· 

· 

Irrigoted · 

· 

See footnote at end of table. 

36 MONTANA 

Individual 

Total or family 

275 215 

447 090 204 829 152 128 

40 793 19474 

147 127 

5 I 

- -

- -

138 121 

611 557 

68 57 

9 542 I 066 

I 056 776 

98 001 63 244 

176 135 

21 048 13 359 I 251 083 830 915 

130 101 

10 270 6 666 

45 40 

78 59 

46 30 

7 6 

10 733 8 327 

4 800 314 3 197 171 

134 245 154 88 129 377 

857 644 

70 693 43 783 

523 448 

I 846 I 544 

5 037 4 099 

3 327 2 236 

3 509 2 586 

175 931 115 127 

8 515 349 5 418 706 

994 732 

32 615 21 315 

8 346 6 406 

I 266 013 814 281 

52 329 317 33 605 909 

2 472 I 921 

234 555 153 301 

135 117 

6 291 5 Oll 

93 266 76016 

135 117 

6 291 5 Oll 

198 147 

8 435 4 686 

2 088 633 I 185 105 

142 106 

7 1I1 4 491 

48 36 

33 27 

36 28 

54 45 

27 II 

536 429 

43 717 31 075 

859 950 602 594 

536 429 

43 717 31 075 

15 935 12 824 

2 359 841 I 498 215 

4 378 865 2 740 929 

7 743 6 177 

I 050 696 615444 

2 903 2 643 

6 049 5 228 

6 149 4 568 

834 385 

II 429 9 107 

I 340 260 875 426 

2 928 745 I 864 461 

6 101 4 826 

630 848 396 594 

Partnership 

29 

109 305 

9 

990 

9 

-

-

-

II 

36 

7 

(0) 

I 

141 

13 334 

15 

(0) 

(0) 

(~I 

3 

7 

5 

-

I 179 

552 827 

15 423 223 

107 

9 165 

45 

199 

545 

390 

415 

22 620 

I 110960 

110 

(0) 

929 

157 029 

6 517450 

280 

34 174 

11 

784 

II 865 

II 

784 

19 

I 041 

225 086 

10 

874 

4 

2 

4 

5 

4 

59 

6 212 

122 965 

59 

6 212 

I 577 

304 210 

577 105 

782 

142 415 

186 

547 

718 

126 

I 139 

169 949 

385 040 

612 

81 583 

Corporation 

family held Other than family held Othercooperotive, 

10 or less 10 or less estate or 

Total Total stockholders Total stockholders trust, etc. 

26 19 15 7 2 5 

113 206 97 591 73 411 15 615 (0) 19 750 

9 8 6 I - 6 

5 729 (0) 3 729 (0) - 14600 

~ I 7 5 I 

= 1 3 

I I - 3 

- - - - - - - - - - - -

6 4 4 2 I -

18 (0) (0) (0) (0) -

3 3 2 - - I 

186 186 (0) - - (0) 

1 1 

135 130 126 5 3 4 

17 726 17 319 16 204 407 158 3 697 

25 25 24 - - I 

2 427 2427 2 337 - - (0) 

202 116 202 116 193 175 - - (0) 

19

1 19 18 -

=1 I 

1 758 I 758 I 668 - (0) 

2 2 2 - - -

12 12 II - - -

II II II - - - - - - - - I 

I 178 I 136 I 118 42 32 49 

1 032 222 996 753 983 210 35469 22 137 18 094 

30 199 993 29 157 019 28 710 638 I 042 974 652 905 492 561 

102 96 91 6 5 4 

17 530 15 532 14 881 I 998 748 215 

30 29 28 I - - 92 87 87 5 5 II 

369 356 347 13 13 24 

687 664 656 23 14 14 

499 477 464 22 17 9 

37 227 35 050 33 713 2 177 I 359 957 

I 933 463 I 809 585 I 749 563 123 878 81 935 52 220 

151 141 137 10 8 I 

7 172 6418 6 207 754 481 (0) 

977 938 919 39 31 34 

282 310 260 669 250 923 21 641 10339 12 393 

II 793 176 II 007 267 10 638 620 785 909 361 359 412 782 

259 246 239 13 9 12 

45 465 41 716 40 518 3 749 I 153 I 615 

7 7 7 - - · 

436 436 436 - - · 

5 385 5 385 5 385 - - - 7 7 7 - - · 

436 436 436 - - -

29 27 27 2 2 3 

2 691 (0) (0) (0) (0) 18 

673 952 (0) (0) (0) (0) 4 490 

23 21 21 2 2 3 

2 327 (0) (0) (0) (0) 18 

8 8 8 - - · 

3 3 3 . . I 

2 2 2 . - 2 

4 3 3 I I 

12 II II I I 

45 44 41 I I 3 

6 409 (0) 5984 (0) (0) 21 

133 881 (0) 124 524 (0) (0) 510 

45 44 41 I I 3 

6409 (0) 5984 (0) (0) 21 

I 485 I 421 I 393 64 56 49 

551 464 532 547 512 637 18 917 15 554 5 952 

I 050 295 I 009 048 974 354 41 247 31 733 10 536 

764 724 703 40 34 20 

290 308 278 522 269 792 II 786 9 795 2 529 

62 57 56 5 5 12 

256 '244 240 12 II 18 

845 810 794 35 31 18 

322 310 303 12 9 I 

I 151 I 105 I 081 46 39 37 

291 443 281 237 275011 10 206 8 500 3 447 

672 030 644 144 630 753 27 886 21 600 7 214 

649 617 599 32 26 14 

151 586 144 425 140 191 7 161 6 143 I 085 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - STA TE DATA 
Table 30. Summary by Type of Organization: 1978-(on. 

(Excludes abnormal forms; see text} 

All Farms 

CROPS HARVESTED-Con. 

Hoy crops- Can. 

Wild hoy __ _______________________________________ formsocres_ 

tons, dry_ Irrigated _______________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ______________ forms_ 

ocres_ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ Forms by acres harvested: 0.1 10 4.9 ocrOL _____________________________________ _ 

5.010 24.90craL ____________________________________ _ 

25.0 10 99.9 ocres ____________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

land in orchards ____________________________________ forms_ 

Qcres_ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- acres __ Forms by acres in orchards: O. J to 4.9 acres _______________________________________ _ 5.0 10 24.9 ocraL ____________________________________ _ 

- 25.0 10 99.9 ocraL ____________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

1]978 data are bosed on a sample of forms; see text. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Tolol 

3 959 473 258 

607 943 

I 295 

246 694 

108 

319 

108 

319 

84 

24 

-

-

292 

I 634 

209 

I 179 

188 

99 

4 

I 

Individual 

or family Partnership 

3028 435 255 089 61 053 327 574 80 122 953 160 109 444 36358 

92 10 255 (0) 

92 10 255 (D) 

74 9 18 

- ~I - -

258 21 I 205 (D) 

188 18 846 308 

172 

82 1~1 4 

- Ii 

Tolol 

480 155 725 

198 335 

175 

99 942 

4 

24 

4 

24 

I 

=1 

-

12 

93 

3 

25 

~ I 

=i 

Corporation 

Fomily hald Othar thon fomily held Otharcooperative, 

10 or less 10 or less estate or 

Tolol slockholders Tolol stockholders trust, etc_ 

454 444 26 22 16 

151 430 140 853 4 295 3 203 I 391 

191 581 175 663 6 754 4 326 I 91~1 168 164 7 5 

98 182 95982 I 760 960 950 

2 2 2 - 2 

(D) (D) (D) - (D) 

2 2 2 - 2 

(D) (D) (D) - (0) 

I I - - -

I I 2 =1 

2 

- - - - - - - - -

II II I I I 

(D) (D) (D) (0) (0) 

3 3 - - - 25 25 - - -

4 4 I 

7 7 - ~I II - - -

- =i =i - -

MONTANA 37 
Table 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978 

IExciudes abnormal forms; see textJ 

All Farms 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

farms ___________________________________________ number_ - . percent_ land In farms ______________________________________ acres_ -

- Average size of form ______________________________ acres_ - Value of land and buildings1 ___________________________ forms_ - $1.000_ - Average per form ________________________________ dollars_ - Average per acre _________________________________ dollars_ -

Farms by value of land and buildings: $1 to $19,999 _________________________________________ _ - $20,000 to $39,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $40,000 to $69,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $70,000 to $99,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $100,000 to $149,999 __________________________________ _ $150,000 to $199,999 __________________________________ _ --

-- $200,000 to $499,999 __________________________________ _ $500,000 to $999,999 ___________________________________ --

_ 

- $1,000,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

Owned and rented land by operator: 

land owned ______________________________________ forms 

acres land rented or leased from others ___________________ farms 

acres 

land rented or leased to otherL _____________________ farms 

acres 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 

Total cropland ______________________________________ forms 

acres 

Harvested cropland ________________________________ forms 

acres 

Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres _____________________________________ _ 

SO to 99 acres ____________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acreL _________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres __________________________________ _ 

sao to 999 acres __________________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 o<re'- ______________________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more _______________________________ _ 

Cropland: 

Pasture or grazing only __________________________ forms 

acres 

Cover crops, legu mes, and soil-improvement grosses not 

harvested or postured __________________________ farms 

acres 

On which all crops foiled _________________________ farms 

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

-- acres -- In cultivated summer fallow _______________________ forms -- acres -- Idle ___________________________________________ forms -- acres --

Total woodland _____________________________________ farms -- acres -- Woodland postured ________________________________ forms -- acres -- Woodland not postured ____________________________ farms -- acres -- Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and 

woodland postured _________________________________ farms -- acres -- land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. _________ farms_ - acres_ -

Pastureland, all types ________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ - Irrigated land _______________________________________ forms_ - acres-- Harvested cropland irrigated ________________________ farms_ - acres_ - Pasfureland irrigated _______________________________ farms_ - acres_ - Other land irrigoted ________________________________ formsocres_ - land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ______ farms_ - ocres_ -

RACE AND TENURE OF OPERA TOR 

AIIF~~e~~~;:s - -~ = ~.= ~= ~~==~=~= ==~=~=== ~=~===~===~== ~~:~:~ = Port owners ___ . _ . ___ . ______________ . _______ ~_ number_ 

-

-

- Tenants __ . _____ . ___________________________ number_ - White . __ ._. ____________________________ . __ number_ - Full owners __ ____ . __ .. ____ . _________ ~ _________ number_ - Part owners. __ ._ . _________ ~ _________________ number_ - Tenants ____ . __ . ________________________ number_ - Block and other roces ____________________________ number_ 

Ful/owners _. ____ . __________ .. _____________ num!Jer_ - Port owners- _______________ . _______________ number_ - Tenants _. _______________________________ number_ -

See footnote ot end of table. 

38 MONTANA 

Totol forming 

and other 

occupotions Totol 

24 356 17 016 100.0 69.8 57 248 786 50 174 698 2 351 2 949 

24 357 16964 11 790 844 9 958 304 

484 084 587 025 205 198 

627 280 1 480 698 1 911 722 1 671 810 

2 6281 1 401

I 961 1 316 1 

7 344 5 740 4 007 3 553 2 728 2444 

21 581 15 038 39 456 473 34 352 945 

13043

1 19 653 030 10 4191 17 234 301 

2 330 1 538 I 860 717 1 412 548 

22 063 15952 16 287 601 14 830 316 

20 892 15 530 8 784 780 8 035 327 

3 920 1 446 2 491 1 382 

3 281 2 481 

5 335 4 648 

3 693 3 481 I 683 1 626 

489 466

1 

6 826 4 334 

I 184 625 931 129 

I 460 1 170 

191 650 158 170 

I 116 896 

200 249 180 939 

10 121 8 823 

5 554 192 5 199 146 

2 429 1 953 

372 105 325 605 

3 259 1 845 

I 504 705 I 231 884 

2 348 I 457 

I 200 098 991 993 

I 258 578 

304 607 239 891 

14 126 11 104 

38 310 018 33 144 024 

14 653 10 386 

I 146 462 968 474 

18 973 13 632 

40 694 741 35 067 146 

9 650 6 558 

2 070 673 1 739 074 

8 749 6 143 

I 509 426 I 302 895 

4 028 2 627 

537 781 415 528 

465 365 

23 466 20 651 

7 738 6 833 

795 470 740 914 

24 356 17 016 

Jl 430 6 680 

10017 8 270 

2909 2 066 

23 949 16 793 

Jl 261 6 588 

9 831 8 165 

2 857 2 040 

407 223 

169 92 

186 105 

52 26 

• 

Under 25 years 

425 

1.7 459 800 

1 082 

372 

96 243 

258 716 

240 

35 

42 

43 

35 

21 

40 

102 

41 

13 

176 

176 167 

333 

303 630 

20 19997 

379 

222 729 

364 118 204 

39 

40 

89 

108 

71 

17 

-

88 21 368 

44 

2 708 

48 

2 377 

207 

71 025 

53 7 047 

12 

4 767 

9 

3 951 

5 

816 

197 

225 253 

199 7 051 

264 

250 572 

141 

21 672 

135 

18 015 

49 

3 403 

6 254 

187 

12836 

425 

94 

78 

253 

415 

93 

73 

249 

10 

1 

5 

4 

Forming 

Age of operator 

65 years 

25 to 34 yeors 35 to 44 years 45 to 54 years 55 to 64 years and over 

2 209 2 815 4 071 4 777 2 719 

9.0 11.5 16.7 19.6 11.1 

5 104 615 8 893 207 13 757 710 15 173 557 6 785 809 

2 311 3 159 3379 3 176 2 496 

2 249 2 861 3909 4 894 2679 

1 143 712 1 979 705 2 766 402 2 850 078 1 122 165 

508 542 691 962 707 700 582 361 418 874 

218 222 202 186 166 

41 50 30 52 72 

101 92 112 130 221 

80 92 123 201 183 

138 90 130 220 197 

204 204 233 445 294 

189 150 247 471 219 

732 983 1 324 1 722 877 

498 655 961 1 023 375 

266 545 749 630 241 

1 575 2 440 3 797 4 481 2 569 

2 805 598 5 567 547 9 284 177 11 170 716 5 348 740 

1 549 1 908 2 640 2 771 1 218 

2 389 748 3 496 012 4 789 631 4 514 172 1 741 108 

117 185 325 491 400 

90 731 170 352 316 098 511 331 304 039 

2 042 2 654 3 850 4 505 2 522 

1 772 294 2 771 173 4 116 535 4 332 344 1 615 241 

1 986 2 595 3 786 4 388 2 411 

961 334 1 517 739 2 273 414 2 310 283 854 353 

140 167 283 379 438 

159 216 267 372 328 

358 381 505 683 465 

630 779 1 124 1 353 654 

475 603 969 1 019 344 

179 355 493 440 142 

45 94 145 142 40 

522 769 1 050 1 196 709 

118 254 213 933 200011 245 325 132 238 

164 233 284 309 136 

29 179 28 296 38 281 46 467 13 239 

118 176 220 232 102 

23 114 36 405 50423 49 603 19017 

1 139 1 400 2 197 2 661 1 219 

601 468 903 229 1 482 492 1 590 421 550 511 

258 335 441 566 300 

38 945 71 571 71 914 90 245 45 883 

149 317 489 547 331 

173 692 244 232 353 801 326 686 128 706 

122 249 385 423 269 

150 360 176 785 271 476 275 445 113976 

45 108 155 169 96 

23 332 67 447 82 325 51 241 14 730 

1 316 1 844 2 817 .3 204 1 726 

3 063 485 5 701 657 9 021 085 10 234 597 4 897 947 

1 277 1 673 2 521 2 985 1 731 

95 144 176 145 266 289 279 930 143 915 

1 669 2 279 3 375 3872 2 173 

3 331 099 6 092 375 9 492 572 10 755 367 5 144 161 

813 1 204 1 697 1 696 1 007 

194 926 367 268 513 037 440 368 201 803 

772 1 146 1 606 1 576 908 

153 403 280 288 377 953 324 850 148 386 

300 463 703 702 410 

39 368 81 962 127 193 111 890 51 712 

54 95 106 63 41 

2 155 5 018 7 891 3 628 I 705 

957 1 114 I 743 1 988 844 

97 216 131 919 214 360 212 529 12 054 

2 209 2 815 4071 4 777 2 719 

668 915 1 446 2 028 1 529 

894 I 513 2 327 2 436 1 on 647 387 298 313 168 

2 179 2 767 4019 4 724 2 609 

658 896 1 427 2 000 1 514 

879 I 488 2 301 2 417 1 007 

642 383 291 307 168 

30 48 52 53 30 

10 19 19 28 15 

15 25 26 19 15 

5 4 7 6 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978-Con. 

All Farms 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms ___________________________________________ number_ 

percent_ land in forms ______________________________________ acres_ 

Average size of form ______________________________ acres_ 

Value of land and buildings' ___________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Average per form ________________________________ dollarsAverage per acre _________________________________ dollors_ 

Forms by value of land and buildings: $1 to $19,999 _________________________________________ _ 

$20,00010 $39,999 _____________________________________ _ $40,000 10 $69,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$70,000 to $99,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$100,000 to $149,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$150,000 to $199,999 ___________________________________ _ $200,000 to $499,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$500,000 to $999,999 ___________________________________ _ $1,000,000 or moro ____________________________________ _ 

Owned and rented land by operator: land owned ______________________________________ farmL 

acreL land rented or leased from others ___________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

land rented or leased to others-_____________________ formsacresLAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 

Total cropland ______________________________________ farmsacres_ 

Harvested cropland ________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres ______________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _____________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres- __________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acre&- __________________________________ _ 500 to 999 ocro' ___________________________________ _ 

I,OOOI0I,9990cro' ________________________________ _ 

2,000 acres ar mare ________________________________ _ 

Croplond, Posture or grazing anly ________ .. _________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses not harvested or postured __________________________ farms_ 

acres- On which all crops foiled _________________________ farmsacres_ In cultivated summer follow _______________________ farms_ 

acres_ Idle ___________________________________________ formsacresTotal woodland _____________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ Woodland pastured ________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Woodland not postured ____________________________ farms_ 

Postureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland postured _________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

land in house lots, ponds, roods. wasteland, etc. _________ farmsacres_ 

Pastureland, all types ________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Irrigated land _______________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Harvested cropland irrigated ________________________ forms_ 

aeres_ Pastureland irrigated _______________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Other land irrigoted ________________________________ farms_ 

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acres_ 

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Tolol Under 25 years 

7 340 190 

30.1 0.7 7 074 088 55 069 964 290 

7 393 200 

I 832 540 20472 

247 874 102 358 254 405 

347 41 

782 41 

I 189 23 861 21 

I 227 20 

645 6 I 604 47 454 I 

284 -

6 543 114 

5 103 528 22 023 

2 624 120 

2 418 729 34 066 

792 4 448 169 I 020 

6 III 137 

I 457 285 24429 

5 362 103 749 453 13 311 

2 474 44 I 109 15 

800 24 

687 15 

212 5 57 - 23

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2 492 52 253 496 I 502 

290 8 33 480 426 

220 7 

19310 275 I 298 40 

355 046 8 104 476 16 

46 500 811 

I 414 9 

272 821 I 223 891 6 

208 105 I 007 

680 1 6 

64 716 216 

3 022 51 

5 165 994 27 226 

4 267 107 

177 988 2 191 

5 341 106 

5 627 595 29 735 

3 092 40 

331 599 2 875 

2 606 36 206 531 2 042 

I 401 18 122 253 833 100 - 2 815 - 905 30 54 556 I 286 

7 340 190 4 750 70 

I 747 43 

843 77 7 156 186 

4 673 67 I 666 43 817 76 184 4 

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Other occupations 

Age of operator 

25 10 34 yeor, 35 to 44 yeors 45 to 54 years 

I 299 I 726 I 986 

5.3 7.0 8.1 

588 546 I 099 047 2 443 077 

453 637 I 230 

I 388 I 743 I 916 

273 052 332 038 543430 

196 723 190 498 283 627 

417 305 227 

74 53 77 

182 151 193 

211 362 334 

192 234 215 

193 351 278 

88 177 189 

331 279 430 

88 105 86 

29 31 114 

I 070 I 541 I 818 

387 681 723 795 1 565 026 

482 615 671 

226384 443 986 I 019 632 

80 159 236 

25 519 68 734 141 581 

I 040 I 430 I 642 

190 740 291 362 401 774 

897 I 247 1 477 

95 379 146 820 215 745 

337 653 711 

307 219 261 

121 187 226 

102 133 182 

26 39 73 

2 13 16 

2 3 8 

429 622 670 

44079 56 235 61 231 

54 83 66 2 413 9 528 8 892 

32 35 70 

2 778 I 795 7 485 

175 259 355 

40 125 71 083 96910 

72 114 128 

5 966 5 901 II 511 

306 295 388 48 992 48 258 86 978 122 212 252 

23 802 36624 73 805 206 119 183 

25 190 II 634 13 173 

397 660 906 335 621 738 298 I 904 480 779 998 I 160 13 193 21 129 49 845 

825 I 270 1 498 403 502 831 157 2 039 516 

526 760 878 32 337 66 286 110 116 418 647 776 22 975 42 475 68 424 247 361 380 8910 22 874 40906 17 33 26 452 937 786 134 210 223 6 768 II 612 15 922 

I 299 I 726 I 986 823 I 118 I 324 242 408 482 234 200 180 I 256 I 697 I 932 

803 I 107 I 300 230 396 456 223 194 176 43 29 54 20 II 24 12 12 26 II 6 4 

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55 to 64 years over 

I 460 679 

5.9 2.7 

1 878 066 I 010 283 

I 286 I 488 

1 442 704 

426 821 236 7271 

295992 336 259 

222 212 

49 53 

131 84 

173 86 

131 68 

277 108

130 55 1 

367 150 

113 61 

71 39 

I 361 639 

I 545 570 859 433 

503 233

439 513 255 148 1 189 124 

107 017 104 298 

I 292 570 

393 086 155 894 

1 139 499

200 171 78 027 1 

474 255 

223 84 

177 65 

186 69 

55 14 

17 9 

7 31 

497 222 

56619 33 830 

66 13 

9 991 2 230 

46 30 

5 583 I 394 

357 1121 108 263 30 561 

104 42 

12 459 9 852 

271 145 

52 746 34 624 

205 94 

42 048 30 819

1 106 60 

10 698 ,3 805 

676 332 I 373 235 787 134 

822 401 

58 999 32 631 

I 119 523 I 471 902 851 783

592 296 1 

81 274 38 711 

495 234 46 III 24 504 

272 123 34 736 13 994 

18 6 427 213 

243 65 15 653 3 315 

I 460 679 962 453 391 181 

107 45 I 418 667

949 447 1 

366 175 103 45 

42 12 

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Table 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 

IExciudes abnormal forms; see text] 

All Farms 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family __________________________________ forms_ - p ocres_ ortnership ________________________________________ forms_ -

- acreL -

Corporations; Family held _______________________________________ forms_ - ocres_ - More than 10 stockholders _______________________ forms_ - 10 or less stockholderL __________________________ forms_ - Other than family held _____________________________ forms_ - acres -- More than 10 stockholders _______________________ forms -- 10 or less stockholders- __________________________ farms_ - Other-cooperati .... e, estate or trust, etc. ________________ farms_ - ocres_ -

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On form operated _____________________________________ _ 

-- Not on form operated ___________________________________ _ - Operators by age group: Under 2S years _______________________________________ _ 

-- 25 to 34 years _________________________________________ _ 

- 35 to 44 yeors ________________________________________ _ 

-- 45 to 54 yearL ________________________________________ _ - 55 to 64 yeors _________________________________________ _ 

- 65 years and over _____________________________________ _ 

-- Average oge ___________________________________________ _ -

Operators by sex: Mole _________________________________________________ _ 

-- Female ______________________________________________ _ 

-- Operators of Spanish origin _______________________________ _ 

-- Operators by principal occupation: Forming _____________________________________________ _ 

-- Other _______________________________________________ _ 

-- Operators reporTing days of work off form: None ________________________________________________ _ 

-- "099 doys _________________________________________ _ 

-- 100 '0199 doys ______________________________________ _ 

-- 200 days or 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 ________________ -_ -_ - _- _____ - _____ -- ------- 180 '0 219 ocreL ________________________________________ _ - 220 '0 259 ocreL ________________________________________ _ 

260 fa 499 ocres _________________________ . _________ ~ ______ _ 

500 to 999 acres ______________ ~ _____ - _____ -_ - _____ ---- ----

1,000 '0 1,999 acres- _________________________________ -- --- 2,000 acres or more ____________________ - _________________ _ 

FARMS BY STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

(SEE TEXT) 

Cash groin forms (011) ___________________________________ _ 

field crop, except cosh groin forms (013) _____________________ _ 

Coffon forms (0131) ______________________________________ _ 

Tobocco forms (0132) ___________________________________ _ 

Sugar crop, Irish potato, hoy, peanut, and other field crop forms 

(0133. 0134. 0139) __________ -_ - ___ -- -- -- ---- -- -- ------- Vegetable and melon forms (016) ___________________________ _ 

Fruit and tree nut forms (017) ________________ . _____________ _ 

Horticultural specialty forms (018) __________________________ _ 

General forms, primarily crop (019) - ________________________ _ 

livestock forms, excepf dairy, poultry, and animal specialty (021) -

eeef coffle forms, ex cop, feedlots (0212) -- -------- ---------- Ooiry forms (024) ______ - ___ -- -- -- -- -- -- --- - -- ---- -- ---- ---

Poullry ond egg forms (025) ______ ---- -- -- ---- ------ -------- Animal specialty forms (027) _______________________________ _ 

General forms, primarily livestock (029) ____ - _________________ _ 

VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Market value of agriculturol products sold ______________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: $500,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

$200,000 '0 $499,999__ ------ ----------------------

$100,000 '0 $199,999__ __. ___ --------------------- $40,000 '0 $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

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Total forming 

and other 

occupations Totol 

19 901 13 400 03 249 901 28 956 672 2 350 1 763 7 602 798 6 246 001 

1 919 I 715 15 276 408 13 950 907 36 28 I 883 1 687 93 77 887 310 817464 18 17 75 60 

93 61 

232 369 203 654 

17 997 13 223 

3 968 2 103 

615 425 

3 508 2 209 4 541 2 815 6 057 4 071 

6 237 4 777 

3 398 2 1I9 

49.6 50.8 

23 099 16 250 I 257 766 

94 55 

17 016 17 016 

7 340 -

12 214 II 204 

3 367 2 924 

I 885 864 

5 519 653 

I 359 621 

2 146 508 

526 162 

894 359 

70S 344 

I 041 507 

496 300 

622 301 

2 432 I 669 

2 945 2 254 

4 136 3 597 

7 054 6 394 

7 616 6 511 

2 147 I 060 

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172 59 

90 38 

585 357 

12 532 8 382 

10 378 7 098 

309 274 

87 28 

544 178 

240 114 

24 356 17 016 

I 180 900 I 035 706 

160 129 

626 583 

I 941 I 832 

5 697 5 273 

4 505 3 765 

3 388 2 426 

2 604 1 363 

2 035 838 

3400 807 

Under 25 years 25 to 34 years 

335 1 754 

310 947 3 164 269 

79 267 

117 588 802 586 

10 166 (D) (D) 

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243 I 614 

154 368 

425 - - 2 209 

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12 62 

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425 2 209 

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169 610 

40 178 

33 119 

26 104 

28 74 

8 18 

18 48 

13 34 

20 67 

12 45 

12 44 

55 266 

76 293 

98 505 

59 1I1 

172 904 

34 172 

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13 56 

199 972 

157 759 

2 52 

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5 37 

- 7 

425 2 209 

15 896 113 051 

2 7 

I 46 

10 203 

76 736 

115 517 

98 376 

66 157 

25 88 

32 79 

1978-Con. 

Forming 

Age of oper010r 

65 yeors 

35 to 44 years 45 to 54 years 55 to 64 yeors and over 

2 214 3 174 3 729 2 194 

5 342 103 8 105 850 8 339 036 3 694 465 

263 385 500 269 

973 714 1 396 401 2 098 200 857 512 

315 473 511 240 

2 439 746 3 720 465 4 559 839 2 146 617 

9 9 2 6 

306 464 S09 234 

16 19 20 10 

110 720 488 484 119 521 33425 

2 6 5 2 

14 13 15 8 

7 20 17 6 

26 924 46 510 56 959 53 790 

2 238 3 327 3 741 2060 

291 401 535 354 

- - - - - - - - 2 815 - - - - 4 Oll - - - - 4 777 - - - - 2 719 

39.6 49.7 59.3 70.6 

2 751 3 928 4 552 2459 

64 143 225 260 

9 10 15 8 

2 815 4 071 4 777 2 719 

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I 738 2 607 3 414 2099 

572 754 627 192 

216 213 166 51 

126 179 150 46 

72 138 150 131 

64 84 130 128 

17 23 55 41 

55 58 89 91 

43 51 109 94 

87 96 118 119 

43 61 78 61 

53 67 71 54 

274 322 434 318 

350 500 616 419 

556 874 I 050 514 

I 201 I 797 I 877 749 

I 009 I 541 1 983 902 

233 206 233 182 

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4 4 I 5 

5 9 16 28 

6 II 6 9 

62 97 88 41 

I 367 2 059 2 316 1 469 

I 109 I 760 2 015 I 298 

61 81 60 18 

6 4 7 10 

28 38 40 30 

34 21 27 25 

2 815 4 071 4 777 2 719 

203 434 309 058 289 465 104 803 

26 44 39 II 

128 181 166 61 

417 558 473 171 

954 1 517 I 502 488 

633 840 I 106 554 

298 437 677 540 

163 202 393 382 

83 159 215 268 

113 133 206 244 

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Table 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978-Con. 

All Farms 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family __________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Portnership ________________________________________ forms __ 

ocres __ 

Corporations: Fomily held _______________________________________ forms_ - ocres_ - More thon 10 stockholders _______________________ forms_ - 10 or less stockholders ___________________________ forms_ - Other than family held _____________________________ formL - acres_ - More than 10 stockholders _______________________ forms_ - 10 or less stockholderL __________________________ forms_ - Other-cooperative, estate or trust, etc. ________________ forms_ - ocres_ -

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On form operated ______________________________________ _ Not - on form operated ___________________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 2S years ________________________________________ _ 

- 25 to 34 yearL ________________________________________ _ 

- 35 to 44 yeors _________________________________________ _ - 4S to 54 years _________________________________________ _ 

- 55 to 64 years _________________________________________ _ - 6S years and over ______________________________________ _ 

- Average age ___________________________________________ _ -

Operators by sex: Male _________________________________________________ _ 

Female _______________________________________________ _ 

. Operators of Spanish origin ________________________________ _ - Operators by principa! occupation: Forming ______________________________________________ _ 

- Other _________________________ • ______________________ _ 

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Operators reporting days of work off form: None _________________________________________________ _ 

1 to 99 doys ____________________ • ______________________ _ 

100 to 199 doys ___________ • _____ • _____________________ _ 

200 days or more ______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres _____________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres ___________________________________________ _ 

50 to 69 acres ___________________________________________ _ 70 to 99 acreL __________________________________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocre'- ________ • _______________________________ _ 

140 to 179 acres _________________________________________ _ 

180 to 219 ocre'-__________________________ • _____________ _ 

220 to 259 ocre,- ______ • ___________________ • _________ • ___ _ 260 to 499 acres _________________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocre'- ______________________________ • _________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocres. ____________________ • _______________ ._ 2,000 acres or more ______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

(SEE TEXT) 

Cosh groin forms (011). _____________ •• _____ • _________ • ____ _ 

Field crop, except cash grain forms (013L ____________________ _ Cotton farms (0131) _____ • _______________________ • ___ • __ _ 

Tobacco forms (0132L ______ • _________ • _________________ _ 

Sugar crop, Irish potato, hoy, peanut, and other field crop farms (0133, 0134, 0139) • ____ • ______________________________ _ 

Vegetable ond melon forms (016) _________ ._. _______________ _ 

Fruit and tree nut farms (017) ______________________________ _ 

Horticul!urol specialty forms (018) __________________________ _ General forms, primarily crop (019) _________________________ _ 

livestock forms, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialty (O2l) _ 

Do?~e;~;:;,t~e(6~~~~~ ~~:~~~ ~~~I~:~ ~~~: ~)_ = ~ == = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Poultry and egg forms (025) _____ • _______ ._. _______________ _ 

Animol specialty farms (027) _______ ._. _________________ • ___ _ 

General forms, primarily livestock (029) ______________ ~ _______ _ 

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Hg~~~o:r~~~~~r:::::::: to $19,999 ••.• _____ • :~~~ ___ • ~~ _______ ~~ ~~ ~~ • ~~ _____________ ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ _ 

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Totol Under 2S years 

6 501 171 

4 293 229 39 105 

587 17 

1 356 797 (0) 

204 1 

I 325 501 (0) 

8 - 196 I 

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28 715 (D) 

4 774 115 

I 865 62 

190 1 190 

1 299 - 1 726 - 1 986 - 1 460 -

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46.9 22.2 

6 849 169 

491 21 

39 -

- - 7 340 190 

1 010 7 

443 19 

1 0211 28 

4 866 136 

738 37 

I 638 59 

364 7 

535

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361 9 

534 13 

196 6 

321 10 

763 14 

691 15 

539 12 

660 3 

I 105 44 

1 087 14 

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1 087 14 

19 - 113 1 

52 -

228 5 

4 150 117 

3 280 62 

35 -

59 - 366 6 

126 3 

7 340 190 

145 193 1 535 

31 - 43 -

109 1 

424 7 

740 11 

962 19 

1 241 31 

1 197 45 

2 593 76 

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Other occupations 

Age of operator 

2S to 34 years 35 to 44 yeors 45 to 54 years 

I 141 1 561 1 784 

401 200 701 193 1 387 310 

139 118 135 

82474 182 071 553 416 

13 31 53 

(D) 170 617 479 314 

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13 29 50 

1 7 5 

(0) 44 337 12 787 

- 1 - I 6 5 

5 9 9 

10 957 829 10 250 

780 1 162 1 317 

417 393 459 

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1 299 - -

- 1 726 -

- - I 986 

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30.3 39.5 49.4 

I 252 I 662 I 849 

47 64 137 

5 26 1 

- - - 1 299 1 726 I 986 

67 90 186 

70 94 115 

230 222 254 

932 I 320 1 431 

166 205 166 

298 437 474 

42 100 121 

92 151 151 

62 94 102 

86 118 164 

36 46 52 

159 49 52 113 175 195 

103 144 162 

93 98 138 49 109 209 

174 246 273 278 257 304 - - - - - -

278 257 304 3 5 5 

3 22 38 12 10 16 44 54 63 

634 997 1 139 420 790 914 6 10 7 

30 11 6 81 91 104 

34 23 31 

1 299 1 726 1 986 14 135 28 786 42 275 

2 6 7 

- 5 15 

9 26 29 44 74 119 121 165 212 160 237 255 208 276 368 169 296 339 586 641 642 

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55 to 64 years over 

1 

I 270 574 

1 103 520 660 901 

124 54 

462 663 (D) 

59 ) 294 666 278 322 

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58 45 

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948 452 

373 161 

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1 338 579

122 100 1 6 1 

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1 460 679 

289 371 

94 51 

203 84 1 874 173

1 104 

249 121 60 I 65 29 

85 51 1 71 23 

105 48 

44 12 

38 13 

196 70 

187 80 

129 69 

187 103 

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286 82 

162 72 

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73 1~1 

834 429 

716 378 7 5 

5 7 

59 25 

22 13 

1 460 679 

43 586 14 876 

11 5 

17 6 

26 18 

128 )7 

166 65 216 75 

250 108 221 127 

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Table 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978-Con. 

All Farms 

VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD-Con, 

Market value of agricultural products sold _ Can. Grain ___________________________________________ forms_ -

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- Cotton ond cottonseed _____________________________ $f~~~~= 

$1,000 -- Sales of $40.000 or more ______________________ forms -. 

- Commadity Credit Corporation Joons ________________ $f~'~~~--- $1,000 --

Tobacco _________________________________________ farms -- $1,000 -- Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms -- $1,000 .- Field seeds. hay, forage. and silage ___________________ farms -- $1,000 -- Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms -- $1.000 -- Vegetables. sweet earn. and melons __________________ farms -. $1,000 -- Sales of $40,000 ar more _________________________ farms -. $1,000_ -

Fruits, nuts, and berries ____________________________ forms -- $1.000 -. Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms -- $1,000_ - Nursery and greenhouse products ____________________ farms -- $1,000 -- Sales of $40,000 or mare _________________________ farms -- $1,000 -- Other crops ______________________________________ forms -- $1,000 -- Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms -- $1,000 -- Poultry and poultry products ________________________ forms -. $1.000 -. Soles of $40,000 or mare _________________________ forms_ - $1,000 -- Dairy products ____________________________________ farms_ - $1,000 -- Sales of $40,000 or mare _________________________ forms -- $1,000_ - Cottle and calves __________________________________ farms_ - $1.000_ · Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ - $1.000_ -

Hogs and pigs ____________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ · Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ - $1.000_ - Sheep, lambs, and wool ____________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ · Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ · $1.000_ - Other livestock and livestock products (see textL _______ farms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farmL - $1,000_ -

SELECTED fARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

livestock and poultry purchased _______________________ formL - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $110 $4,999 ________________________________________ _ - $5,000 to $19,999 ______________________________ -_ ------ $20,000 to $49,999 ______________________ - _____ -- ------- $50,000 or more ________________________ - __ - -- -- -- ---- -

Feed for Ijvestock and poultry _________________________ forms_ · $1,000_ - forms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ________________________________________ • 

- $5,000 to $19,999 ________________________ -------------- $20,000 to $49,999 ___________________________ • __ -- ----

$50,000 or more ________________ -_ -_ -- -- -------- -- ----

Commercially mixed formula feeds __________________ forms_ 

forms by tons purchased: 

fons_ 

$1,000_ 

I to 99 tonL __________________________ -----------

100 to 499 ton'- _________________ -_ -- -- -- - "-- ---- --- 500 tons or more __________________________________ _ 

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

$5,000 to $19,999 ____ . ___________ . ---------------- $20,000 to $49,999 ____________________ -------------

$50,000 or more _. ______ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ - _ - - - - - - - - - - - - --

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occupations Total Under 25 years 

12 618 10 855 279 410 561 385 347 5 liS 3 305 3 189 32 286 565 275 720 2 161 3 591 3 233 97 57 986 54 701 884 

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- - - - - - - - - - - - 5 335 3 S46 83 43 408 34 564 724 155 137 I II 571 10017 (0) 

108 52 - 200 146 - - - -

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206 84 - 1 333 612 - 4 3 - 243 (D) - 124 52 -

3 278 2 214 - 16 10 - 2 431 I 800 - 744 685 28 30434 29 371 507 

258 250 2 

21 874 21 423 (D) 

945 606 10 

8 301 7 838 2 29 26 -

7 716 7 440 - 746 593 4 

26 777 25 725 49 

250 241 - 24 310 23 536 - 16 273 12024 244 

596 283 499 545 8 526 

3 502 3 128 33 

446 627 377 038 6 146 

2 412 I 767 42 

27 644 24 867 699 

155 148 4 

14 611 13 981 442 

2 173 I 501 35 

22 531 18 268 242 

131 110 I 

10008 8 502 (0) 

2 099 I 225 14 

10 149 7 209 33 

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4 758 3984 -

10 139 7 035 137 

156 938 120 897 2544 

6961 4 520 95 

I 891 I 433 32 

746 616 8 

541 466 2 

16629 II 348 227 

110 129 90981 2 297 

12 625 8042 168 

2 937 2 361 46 

745 680 12 

322 265 I 

5 562 3 930 90 

189 904 160 612 2 199 

27 833 23 805 330 

5 203 3599 85 

322 300 5 

37 31 -

4 457 2 987 73 

854 711 12 

186 177 5 

65 55 -

Forming 

Age of operator 

65 yeors 

25 to 34 years 35 to 44 yeors 45 to 54 yeors 55 to 64 yeors and over 

I 484 I 846 2642 3 152 I 452 

46 251 73 635 112054 112799 35 493 

400 609 928 951 269 

31 365 55 635 85877 79 535 21 147 

470 608 884 893 281 

7 113 II 496 15446 16 196 3 565 

- - - - - - - - - - , - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 499 619 859 924 562 

5 396 7 992 8397 7902 4 153 

24 35 35 27 15 (0) 2 905 2330 2 153 1 088 

5 10 10 16 II 

28 31 47 17 23 

- - - - - - - - - -

3 II 14 25 31 

18 225 94 132 143 

- 3 - - - - (0) - - - 6 7 16 12 11 

305 97 I 011 135 666 

3 - 5 - 2 (0) - 921 - (0) 

125 172 180 137 43 

4991 7669 9025 6 381 798 

46 70 79 45 8 

(0) 5 416 7097 4979 472 

67 113 122 188 106 

106 3 379 818 2 324 I 210 

I 5 4 10 6 

(0) (D) 725 2 165 I 166 

73 116 162 153 85 

4 392 5 142 9020 5 653 I 468 

40 48 83 58 12 

4 008 4 684 8463 5 185 I 196 

I 487 2047 3044 3 382 I 820 

43 920 93 819 156 297 141 358 55624 

301 596 960 873 365 

28 306 72 733 125 032 106 420 38401 

336 392 439 403 155 

4 211 5 672 5 722 6401 2 162 

25 43 33 31 12 

1 963 3 174 3008 3 872 I 522 173 306 386 376 225 2 012 4 118 4 742 4 896 2 258 

II 26 26 31 15 (D) 2 liS I 968 2320 I 127 

194 242 285 343 147 

1 420 I 653 I 833 1 467 804 

5 7 14 II 4 

672 I 044 I 054 795 419 

I 052 I 419 1 742 1 787 898 

II 884 27 635 41 996 27 618 9 220 

731 828 I 046 I 178 642 178 288 387 397 151 78 186 151 122 71 

65 117 158 90 34 

I 489 2 003 2 739 3 157 I 733 9913 18 110 29497 21 921 9 243 

I 065 I 351 1 790 2309 I 359 

308 467 635 639 266 

92 126 230 141 79 

24 59 84 68 29 

649 813 897 976 505 

17 487 35 228 47806 41 236 16656 

2 640 5 184 7 194 5 888 2 568 

612 755 786 888 473 

~6 54 98 78 29 

I 4 13 10 3 

504 633 598 759 420 

117 138 221 162 61 

26 29 55 44 18 

2 13 23 II 6 

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Tobie 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978-Con. 

(Excludes abnormal forms- see text) 

All Farms 

VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Market value of agricultural products sold - Can. Groin ___________________________________________ forms_ · $1.000. · Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ · $1,000. · Commodity Credit Corporation loons ________________ farms_ 

$1,000. · Cotton and cottonseed _____________________________ forms_ 

$1,000. · Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ · 

$1,000. · Commodity Credit Corporation loons ________________ forms_ · $1,000. · 

Tobacco _________________________________________ forms_ · $1,000. - Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ 

$1.000. · Field seeds. hoy, forage. and silage ___________________ forms_ 

$1,000. Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ 

$1,000. 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and ,melons __________________ farms_ 

$1,000. Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms-

$1,000. 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ____________________________ farms_ 

$1,000. Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms-

$1,000. 

Nursery and greenhouse products ____________________ forms_ 

$1,000. Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms-

$1,000. Other crops ______________________________________ farms-

$1,000. Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Poultry and poultry products ________________________ farms_ 

$1,000. Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ 

$1.000. 

Dairy products ____________________________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ 

$1,000. Cattle and calves __________________________________ farms-

$1.000. Sales of $40,000 or mare _________________________ farms_ 

$1,000. 

Hogs and pigs ____________________________________ farms_ 

$1.000. Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ 

$1,000. 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ____________________________ farms_ 

$1,000. Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ 

$1,000. Other livestock and livestock products (see textL _______ farms_ 

$1,000. Sales of $40,000 or more ________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

livestock and poultry purchased _______________________ forms_ 

Forms with expenses of- $1,000. 

$1 to $4,999 ______ . _____ ._. _________ . ________ • ______ . $5,000 to $19,999 ________ . _________ . ________________ __ 

$20,000 to $49,999 _________________ • ________________ __ $50,000 or more ______________________________ • _____ __ 

Feed for livestock and poultry _________________________ forms_ 

$1,000. Farms with expenses ot- $1 to $4,999 ____ . ___ .. ______________________________ __ 

$5,000 to $19,999 ______ . __________ . __ . _______ .~ ______ • $20,000 to $49,999 _______ .. _______ • __________________ . $50,000 or more __ • ____ ... _____ .. ______________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ___ _ 

Farms by tons pu rchased: 

. ____ farms_ 

tons-

$1.000. 

I to 99 tons ....... __ .... _________ . ______ .. __________ . 

100 to 499 tons .... ______________ . __ .... __________ • ___ 

500 tons or more ______ _ Forms with expenses of _ ------- .----- .. --------------

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Totol Under 25 years 

I 763 60 25 215 549 

116 2 

10845 (0) 

358 14 

3 286 36 - - - - - - - - - - - -

=1 -- - - - - I 789 30 

8 845 98 18 - I 555 - 56 -

5~ I -

- - -

122 I 

721 (D) 

I - (D) - 72 - I 064 -

63tl -

- 59 I I 063 (D) 

8 - 451 -

339 24 

46~1 (Z) 

-

276 - 153 2 I 052 (D) 

9 - 774 - 4 249 90 96 738 689 374 5 

69 5891 305 

645 51 2 777 105 7 - 629 - 672 19 4 263 45 21 -

I 5061 - 874 14 

2 940 31 10 - 773 -

3 104 65 36 040 270 

2 441 45 458 20 130 - 75 -

5 281 107 19 148 122 

4 583 106 

576 I 

65 - 57 -

I 632 41 29 291 137 4 028 20 

I 604 41 

22 - 6 -

1 470 40 143 1 9 - 10 -

Other occupations 

Age of operator 

25 fo 34 years 35 fa 44 years 45 to 54 years 

268 385 476 

3000 4 546 6 937 

14 20 30 

(D) I 472 2 778 

55 83 97 

266 762 I 022 

- - -

- - -

- - -

- - -

- - -

- - -

- - - - - -

- - -

- - -

392 445 482 

I 427 I 757 3 094 

2 2 5 

(D) (D) 519 

6 10 13 

2 6 29 

- - -

- - -

4 26 42 

(D) 127 291 

- - - - - - 14 12 19 

162 197 424 

I I 3 (0) (D) 316 

6 19 16 (0) 292 234 

- 2 2 

- (D) (0) 

80 83 75 

116 214 53 I I - (0) (D) - 18 42 50 (0) 346 240 

2 3 I (D) 299 (D) 

589 I 037 I 177 

7 336 18 860 28 434 24 74 102 

3 532 12 888 20 776 

143 180 143 609 916 498 I 2 I (D) (0) (0) 

133 177 174 557 973 I 135 

- 7 7 - 403 544 188 226 237 

640 551 903 I I 4 (D) (D) 269 

660 783 808 3 444 9 183 9092 

573 592 659 68 116 120 16 43 12 3 32 17 

I 010 I 258 I 384 I 581 4 788 4 603 

950 I 107 I 208 51 114 143 8 18 20 I 19 13 

414 335 395 3 III 7 811 5 585 393 I 117 709 

412 327 390 

2 6 4 - 2 1 

395 290 359 17 40 31 2 2 3 - 3 2 

65 years and 

55 to 64 yeors over 

I 

I 438 136

1 

8540 I 643 

43 7 

4 918 685

1 84 25 

I 016 18~ 1 -

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13~1 -

- 310 

I 889 

8 57; I 727 (D) 

25 2 

(D) (O~I -

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31 I: I 211 )! I 

(0) 

23 

137 

(0\ 1 -

-

IOfl 12 

298 

3 174 (0)1 

51 26 

24 56 

- (O~ 1 -

28 13 

178 126 

2 I 

(D) (0) 

906 450 

30 116 II 304 

109 60 

23 694 8 3931 

101 27 

476 173 

2 I 

(D) (0) 

116 53 I 125 427 

5 2 (0) 10)1 149 60 

576 239 

3 I 

223 (0) 

527 261 10 947 3 104 

386 

80 186 \ 54 47 12 14 9 

982 540 \ 5 255 2 799 

796 416 1 159 108 15 4 

12 12 

315 132 9 677 2 971 1 210 ;78 

307 12~ I 5 

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Table 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978-Con. 

All Farms 

SElECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' -Con. 

Animol health costL _________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Farms with expenses of- $1 to $499 __________________________________________ _ 

- $500 to $999 ________________________________________ _ 

- $1,000 to $2,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $3,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

- Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __ -_____________________ farms- -

Forms with expenses of- $1,000_ -

$1 to $999 __________________________________________ _ 

- $1,000 to $4,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ - $10,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

- $2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ - $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ - $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ -

Other agricultural chemicals including lime _______________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

- $2,500 10 $9,999 _____________________________________ _ - $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ - $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ -

Energy and petroleum products _. ______________________ farms- - $1,000_ Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2.499 _________________________________________ _ 

- $2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ - $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

- Petroleum products ___ • ____________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Gasoline _______________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Diesel fuel _______ • ___ ._. _______________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - LP g05, butane, and propane ______________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Fuel oil _______________________ • ___ • ____________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Natural gas _______ • ____________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Kerosene, motor oil, and grease ___________________ forms. - $1,000_ - Electricity ________________________________________ farms- - $1,000_ - Other -coal, wood, coke. etc. _______________________ farms- - $1,000_ - Hired form lobar ______ . __________ • __________________ forms- - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ________________________________________ _ - $5,000 to $19,999 ____________________________________ _ 

- $20,000 to $49,999 ___________________________________ _ $50,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Workers by number of days worked: 150 days or more _____________________________ ._forms_ 

workers_ -

- less than 150 dayL ____________________________ farms- - workers_ - Contract lobar _____________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Farms with expenses af- $1 to $2,499 ____________________________ - ___ - - ---- --- $2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ - $10,000 to $19,999 ________________ - _____ ------- --------- $20,000 or more ______________________________ -- -____ _ -

Customwork, machine hire. and rental of machinery and equipment _____________ • _____ • __________ • _____ farms- - $1.000_ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 ____________ - __ -_ -- ---- -- -------- ---- $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$20,000 or more __ ________ _ _______________________ _ 

FARM-RELATED INCOME 

Income from machine work, customwork, and other agricultural services ______ . _. ___ . ___ . _________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Value of agricultural products sold directly fa individuals for humon consumption ____________________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ 

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and other 

occupations Total 

15 619 10 872 8 420 7 048 

11 005 6 870 

2 517 2 137 1 648 1 475 449 390 

8 655 6 713 12 813 11 548 

5 415 3 752 2 710 2 479 367 329 

163

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153 

12 858 10 052 65 096 60 087 

6 680 4 341 4 480 4 089 I 147 1 091 551 531 

13 0601 10 813 

27 895 26 073 

9 845 7 756 2 769 2 628 

344 333 102 96 

24 264 16 929 

90 161 79 388 

12 572 6 364 9 936 8 923 1 416 1 325 

340 317 

24 247 16 923 

77 550 68 623 

23 550

1 

16 576 

41 283 35 999 

16 375 13 152 24 899 22 760 5 033 4 063 

3 526 3 069 

4 233 3564 

2 052 1 839 899 721 

689 552 

24 246 16 922 

5 101 4 404 

18 492 13 759 

12 106 10 360 

1 911 1 373 

504 405 

11 337 9 042 

70 255 61 793 

7 603 5 702 

2 923 2 605 

667 606 

144 129 

5 287 4 638 

11 548 10 242 

9 099 7 122 

28 581 22 965 

2 561 1 980 

5 982 4 960 

1 801 1 347 

683 565 

63 54 

14 14 

10 632 8 205 

28 867 25 947 

7 829 5 682 

2 277 2 018 

330 318 

196 187 

2 447 2 059 

7 759 6 942 

1 149 692 

2 078 1 533 

Forming 

Age of operator 

65 years 

Under 25 years 25 to 34 years 35 to 44 years 45 to 54 years 55 to 64 years and over 

203 1 409 2 042 2743 2 957 1 518 

73 748 1 400 2 181 I 867 780 

162 920 I 232 1 529 I 932 1 095 

18 290 425 623 557 224 

22 173 296 472 362 150 

1 26 89 119 106 49 

112 942 I 208 1 652 1 999 800 

331 1 634 2 340 3 168 2922 I 154 

44 544 582 793 1 224 565 

36 335 517 744 658 189 

27 36 85 71 80 30 

5 27 24 44 37 16 

187 1 412 1 811 2 375 2 926 I 341 

638 7 980 12 772 16 763 16 295 5 639 

118 568 646 921 I 331 757 

50 628 828 965 1 172 446 

18 152 218 319 285 99 

1 64 119 170 138 39 

205 1 550 1 990 2 513 3 124 I 431 

537 3 823 4 902 6444 7 699 2 667 

158 1 116 1 449 1 695 2 211 1 127 

34 357 460 710 797 270 

8 65 60 88 88 24 

5 12 21 20 28 10 

370 2 240 2 861 3 903 4 894 2661 

962 9 846 15 139 22 727 22 179 8 533 

223 729 852 1 053 1 940 1 567 

141 1 335 1 658 2 311 2 532 946 

6 145 287 437 332 118 

- 31 64 102 90 30 

370 2 240 2 860 3 903 4 894 2656 

851 8 592 13 021 19600 19 189 7 369 

364 2 173 2 816 3 814 4 827 2 582 

449 4 548 6 820 10 216 9 974 3 991 

235 1 863 2 366 3 162 3 833 1 693 

262 2 881 4 364 6683 6 337 2 234 

80 475 779 1 077 I 135 517 

38 289 612 873 887 369 

66 411 516 943 I 107 521 

27 209 272 495 , 661 175 

9 90 157 203 161 101 

2 90 109 145 123 84 

370 2 240 2 860 3 903 4 893 2 656 

73 577 844 1 188 1 207 516 

244 1 737 2 433 3 240 4 090 2 015 

109 1 199 2 060 3 013 2 884 1 096 

23 139 207 340 440 224 

2 55 58 114 107 68 

123 1 117 1 660 2 451 2 576 1 115 

335 5 264 11 628 19 295 18 133 7 138 

108 823 1 040 1 441 1 563 727 

11 242 485 783 795 289 4 44 111 178 183 86 - 8 24 49 35 13 

41 457 850 I 390 I 384 516 

61 899 I 818 3 105 3 023 I 336 98 902 1 340 1 931 1 961 890 

371 2 736 4 782 5 865 6 093 3 118 

34 304 345 572 491 234 76 731 1 053 1 456 1 172 471 

19 224 209 389 342 164 

14 69 114 166 135 67 

1 8 18 15 10 2 

- 3 4 2 4 1 

149 996 1 462 I 939 2 485 1 174 

378 3 151 4 557 7 888 6 847 3 126 

106 714 986 1 281 1 755 840 

36 222 378 516 592 274 

6 32 • 66 78 94 42 1 28 32 64 44 18 

97 410 417 538 443 154 

254 1 568 1 564 1 922 1 370 264 

16 116 140 143 181 96 

12 330 351 272 468 99 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978-Con. 

IExdudes abnormal farms; see text] 

Other occupations 

All Farms Age of ope rotor 

65 years and 

Total Under 25 years 25 to 34 years 35 to 44 years 45 to 54 yeors 55 to 64 years over 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES I - Can. I Animol health CDsts __________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

4 747 120 920 I 178 I 229 862 438 - 1 371 19 166 308 416 305 157 - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $499 __________________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $2,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$3,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

4 135 117 853 1 068 I 027 721 349 - 43 68 139 84 46

1 - 380 -

3 14 26 49 45 36 - 173 10 16 14 12 7 59 - 1221 I 942 27 500 455 495 343 

1 265 II 211 259 385 291 108 - Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer _________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

1 663 27 468 387 395 280 106 - 27 65 86 40 13 231 -

38 - - 2 12 22 2 

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- 5 1 2 I II 

- 2 806 50 440 683 767 627 239 

- 5 009 103 429 I 022 I 451 1 487 516 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 2 339 32 393 572 635 523 184 

391 18 46 102 106 69 50 

- 56 - I 5 18 29 3 

- 20 - - 4 8 6 2 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime _______________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________ .. ______________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Ener.gy and petroleum products _______________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ______ -. ________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- 2 2471 71 366 513 609 493 195 1 

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69 196 310 450 610 187 

- 2 089 59 344 493 571 437 185 

141 12 22 17 35 49 6 

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- 7 33: 

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200 1 366 I 739 I 898 1 428 704 

- 10 773 125 I 363 2 085 3 165 2 721 I 314

1 

- 6 208 193 I 228 1 534 I 566 I 126 561 

- I 013 7 127 190 296 266 127 

- 91 - II 13 24 29 14 

$20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 23 - - 2 12 7 2 

Petroleum products ________________________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ - 7 324 194 1 366 I 738 1 894 I 428 704 

- 8 928 112 I 075 1 693 2 621 2 314 I 114 Gasoline _______________________________________ formL 

$1,000_ Diesel fuel ______________________________ . _______ farms_ 

- 6 974

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188 1 178 I 690 I 844 I 386 688

1 - 5 284 60 657 I 036 1 537 I 352 643 

- 3 223 104 616 720 750 710 323 

$1,000_ - 2 139 32 238 387 643 586 252 lP gas, butane, and propane ______________________ farmL - 970 16 142 190 270 229 123 

$1,000_ - 457 2 34 59 167 146 49 Fuel oil ________________________________________ farmL - 669 6 61 163 193 168 78 

$1,000_ - 213 5 28 52 42 55 32 Natural gas ____________________________________ forms_ - 178 - 34 42 39 33 30 

$1,000_ 

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease ___________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

- 137 - 20 11 30 13 63 

- 7 3241 194 I 366 I 738 1 894 I 428 704 1 - 697 13 98 148 201 161 76 Electricity ________________________________________ formL - 4 733 84 777 1 206 1 232 989 445 

$1,000_ - 1 746 12 275 373 519 382 185 Other-cool, wood, coke. etc. _______________________ farms_ - 538 5 79 98 174 124 58 

$1,000_ - 99 I 13 19 24 26 16 

Hired form lobar ____________________________________ farms_ - 2 295 32 306 513 664 534 246 $1,000_ 8 462 41 668 I 299 2 891 2 32:- I 242 Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $19,999 ____________________________________ _ 

- I 901 31 273 447 536 424 1901 

- 318 I 24 55 105 86 47 $20,000 to $49,999 ___________________________________ _ 61 - 9 9 15 21 7 $50,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 15 - - 2 8 3 2 Workers by number of days worked: 150 days or more _______________________________ farms_ - 649 1 61 100 200 171 116 workers_ - 1 306 (0) (0) 156 436 385 255 less than 1 SO days ______________________________ farms_ - I 977 31 278 466 575 443 184 workers_ - 5 616 69 755 I 246 I 614 I 399 533 

Contract labor ______________________________________ farmL - 581 - 67 145 159 155 S5 $1,000_ 

Forms with expenses of- - I 022 - 73 245 242 371 90 

$1 to $2,499 _______________________________ . _________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 454 - 54 116 127 114 43 

- Jl8 - 13 29 32 33 11 - 9 - - - - 8 1 - - - - - - -

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment ________________________ ~ ____________ farms_ - 2 427 53 419 547 716 508 184 $1.000_ - 2 920 128 forms with expenses of- 383 551 969 725 165 

$1 to $2,499 ___ .. ____________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 2 147 39 380 487 627 447 167 

- 259 12 39 56 79 57 16 - 12 2 - 4 4 I I - 9 - - - 6 3 

FARM·RELATED INCOME 

Income from machine work, cusfomwork, and other agricultural services ___________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Value of agricultural products sold directly fa individuals for human consumption ___________ . ___________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

- 388 20 85 98 87 74 24 - 817 52 228 216 164 116 4'1 

- 457 17 68 134 116 98 'l.t - 546 15 58 185 145 97 41 

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1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MONTANA 4S 
Table 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978-Con. 

All Farms 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ___ farms_ - $1,000_ - Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 - to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ - $20,000 - to $49,999 ___________________________________ _ $50,000 to $99,999 ___________________________________ _ - $100,000 to $199,999 _________________________________ _ - $200,000 to $499,999 _________________________________ _ -

- $500,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

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Automobiles ________________________________________ farms -- number _ Motortrucks, - including pickups ________________________ forms_ - number Whee! -- troctors ______________________________________ forms -- number_ - 2 or 3 ___________________________________________ forms_ - number_ - 4 or more ________________________________________ forms_ - number _ -

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled only _____________ farms_ - number _ - Cornpickers, corn heads, and picker-shellers _____________ forms_ - number_ - Corn heads for combines ___________________________ forms_ - number _ - Other corn pickers and picker. shellers _________________ forms_ - number_ -

Cottonpickers _______________________________________ forms_ - number -- Mower conditioners _________________________________ farms_ - number -- Pickup balers _______________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _______ farms_ 

number _ 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Agricultural chemicals, including commercial fertilizer and lime __________________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Commercial fertilizer _______________________________ forms_ 

acres on which used_ lime __ . _________________________________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ 

tons_ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. ta c ontrol- Insects on hay and other crops ______________________ forms_ 

acres on which used_ Nematodes in crops _______________________________ forms_ 

ocres on which used_ Diseases in crops and orchards ______________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and pasture __________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops, or thinning of fruit _____ . ____________________________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ Insect control on livestock and poultry ________________ farms_ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control ________________ farms_ 

LIVESTOCK 

Cottle and calves inventory __________ . ________________ torms_ 

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I to 9 _________________________________________ • ____ _ 

- 10 to 49 __________________________ -------------------- 50 to 99 _____________________________________ ---------- 100 to 199 __________________________________________ _ 

- 200 to 499 __________________________________________ _ 

- 500 or more ________________________ -_ -- -- ---- ---------

Cows and heifers that hod calved ____________________ forms_ - number _ - Beef cows .~._ _ _____________________ forms. - number _ - Forms with .- I t09______________ _ __________________ _ 

- 10 to 49_ _ ___________________________ _ 

- 50 to 99 _ __ _ _____ _ _______________________ _ - 100 to 199 ___________________ - _________________ _ 

- 200 to 499 __ ____ ____ _ _____________________ _ - 500 or more ____________________________________ _ -

See footnote at end of table. 

46 MONTANA 

IExciudes abnormal farms; see text} 

T otol forming 

and other 

occupations Totol Under 25 years 

24 316 16954 372 I 254 681 I 094 092 13698 

1 867 776 25 4 076 1 562 55 3 836 2 320 77 

5 806 4 307 131 4494 4 083 49 3 131 2 875 32 1 055 983 3 51 48 -

18 382 13 680 247 

27 680 21 037 350 22 887 16346 340 68 442 55 732 911 21 308 15 533 283 

55 674 44 786 770 10974 8 431 115 26 457 20 595 274 

4816 4 349

1 

86 23 699 21 438 414 

10 273 9 114 172 13 191 11 808 185 144 116 - 161 133 -

88 60 - 99 71 - 61 61 - 62 62 -

- - - - - - 6 895 5 302 73 

7 480 5 784 80 

10 671 8 350 113 

11 817 9 347 122 

I 837 1 603 34 

2 1161 1 864 49 

16 762 13 052 248 

92 991 86 160 1 176 

12 626 9908 187 

4 643 768 4 308 570 44 194 

1 1 - (D) (D) - (D) (0) -

2 607 2 224 40 

868 691 825 744 11 114 

330 277 21 

50642 48 048 I 864 

731 555 11 

314 091 284 573 6844 

10365 8 764 185 

4 756 330 4471 040 59801 

209 174 11 

47 758 46 945 394 

5 566 4 576 81 

2 242 I 885 52 

16407 II 935 241 

2 811 464 2 433 367 28389 

2 015 744 16 

4 679 2 801 97 

2914 2 334 31 

2 964 2601 66 

2 704 2 431 22 

1 131 1 024 9 

15 255 11 310 227 

1 515 583 1 329 195 14 140 

14 583 10 912 223 

1 486 416 1 302 443 14052 

2 459 I 046 31 

4 784 3 357 94 

2 883 2500 59 

2 402 2 153 26 

1 671 1 513 12 

384 343 1 

Farming 

Age of operator 

65 years 

25 to 34 yeors 35 to 44 years 45 to 54 yeors 55 to 64 years and over 

2 244 2 861 3908 4 894 2675 

131 161 212 316 297 390 317 138 122 389 

95 128 133 184 211 

249 147 287 384 440 

308 293 389 737 516 

506 758 914 I 291 707 

637 709 I 077 I 190 421 

343 611 801 813 275 

104 207 284 284 101 

2 8 23 11 4 

1 637 2 327 3 287 4 086 2096 

2 292 3 566 5 395 6 193 3 241 

2 175 2 785 3 795 4 748 2 503 

6 824 10 154 14 172 16 605 7066 

1 905 2 686 3 683 4 563 2413 

4 985 7 747 11 461 13 385 6438 

1 030 1 445 I 954 2 564 I 323 

2 438 3 538 4893 6 261 3 191 

456 748 1 216 I 269 574 

2 128 3 716 6055 6394 2 731 

I 109 1 614 2 282 2 793 I 144 

1 367 2 119 3059 3 654 1 424 

4 21 54 33 4 

4 23 58 43 5 

2 13 17 24 4 

(0) (0) 19 31 5 

2 9 38 12 - (0) (0) 39 12 -

- - - - -

- - - - - 654 1 034 I 341 1 494 706 

701 1 095 I 477 I 657 774 

957 1 486 2 105 2 500 I 189 

1 066 1 668 2361 2 806 I 324 

200 318 400 474 177 

232 413 449 526 195 

I 816 2 281 3012 3 798 I 897 

11 803 17 674 23 207 23 994 8 306 

1 396 I 778 2341 2 900 I 306 

571 336 865 002 I 187 608 I 223 132 417298 

- - - - I 

- - - - (D) 

- - - - (0) 

309 395 558 629 293 

118 118 137 944 220 019 236 466 102 083 

35 59 48 93 21 

3 447 6 359 7 328 26 148 2 902 

123 86 107 152 76 

53 342 52 683 64 921 83 241 23 542 

1 281 1 655 2 069 2 508 I 066 

602 077 914 438 I 239 426 1 262 994 392 304 

34 30 52 31 16 6 505 7 355 13 013 14 204 5 474 

717 879 1 162 I 245 492 

305 367 487 485 189 

1 476 2 077 3 022 3 335 I 784 

241 546 453 883 716 536 700 390 292 623 

81 161 141 181 164 

368 404 572 791 569 

311 370 562 692 368 344 457 661 761 312 294 474 789 605 247 

78 211 297 305 124 

I 410 1 948 2 862 3 184 I 679 

136 916 243 078 380 588 390 626 163 847 

I 352 I 852 2 770 3 085 I 630 

132 723 237 935 371 731 384 085 161 917 

134 189 203 258 731 

455 473 732 984 619 

314 425 622 730 350 

271 408 652 580 216 

164 290 462 424 161 

14 67 99 109 ;3 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978-Con. 

{Excludes abnormal forms- see text] 

All Farms 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ___ forms_ - $1,000. - Forms by value group: $1 to $4,999 ______ ...... ____ .. ______________ .. _ .... __ $5,000 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $49,999 ___________________________ .. ______ _ $50,000 to $99,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$100,000 to $199,999 _________________________________ _ 

$200,000 to $499,999 _________________________________ _ 

$500,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Automobiles ________________________________________ farms_ 

number _ Motortrucks, including pickups ________________________ farms_ 

number _ Wheel troctors ______________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 2 or 3 ___________________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 4 or more ________________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only _____________ farms_ 

, number_ 

Cornpickers, corn heads. and picker-shellers _____________ farms_ 

number _ Corn heads for combines ___________________________ farms_ 

number _ Other carnpickers and picker-shellers _________________ farms_ 

number_ 

Cottanpickers _______________________________________ farms_ 

number_ Mower conditioners _________________________________ farms_ 

number _ Pickup balers ___ ____________________________________ forms_ 

number_ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _______ forms_ 

number _ 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Agricultural chemicals, including commercial fertilizer and lime __________________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Commercial fertilizer _______________________________ forms_ 

acres on which used_ lime ____________________________________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ 

toos_ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to cootrol- Insects 00 hoy and other crops ______________________ farms_ 

acres on which use<L Nemotodes in crops _______________________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ Diseases in crops and orchards ______________________ forms_ 

acres on which used_ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture __________ forms_ 

acres on which used_ 

Chemicals farDefoliation or for growth control of crops, or thinning of fruit _________________________________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ Insect control on livestock and poultry ________________ forms_ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control ________________ forms_ 

LIVESTOCK 

Cottle and colves inventory __________ . ________________ farms_ 

number_ Forms with- 1 to 9 ______________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 ______________________ : _____________________ _ 

50 to 99 ____________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 __________________________________________ _ 200 to 499 __________________________________________ _ 

500 or more _________________________________________ _ 

Cows ond heifers thot hod calved _____ " ______________ farms_ 

number_ Beef cows _____________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Forms with- 1 to 9 ________________________________ ' __________ _ 10 to 49 ________ .. _______________________________ _ 50 to 99 ________________________________________ _ 

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-

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-

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- 100 to 199 ____ .. _________________________________ _ 

- 200 to 499 ______________________________________ _ 

- 500 or more _____________________________________ _ 

-

See footnote at end of table, 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Total Under 25 years 

7 362 200 

160 589 3346 

1 091 36 

2 514 72 

I 516 43 

1 499 42 

411 5 256 2 

72 -

3 -

4 7021 110 

6643 117 

6 541 180 

12 710 267 

5 775 124 

10888 175 

2 543 43 5862 94 

467 - 2 2611 -

1 159 29 I 383 29 

28 - 28 -

28 -

28 -

- -

- -

- -

- - 1 593 21 

1 696 23 

2 321 32 

2 470 40 

234 11 

252

1 

16 

3 710 88 

6831 172 

2 718 50 

335 198 9 772 -I -

- - -

383 - 42947 -

53 - 2 594 -

176 - 29518 - 1 601 65 

285 290 14633 

35 - 813 - 990 18 

357 18 

4472 115 378 097 3 184 

1 271 52 1 878 42 

580 13 

363 7 

273 1 

107 -

3 945 85 186 388 1 765 

3 671 82 183 973 1 728 

1 413 39 

1 427 36 

383 4 

249 2 158 1 41 -

Other occupations 

Age of operator 

25 to 34 yeors 35 to 44 yeors 45 to 54 yeors 

1 372 1 737 1 916 

20436 33 104 44 634 

232 279 281 

571 664 571 

278 322 390 

233 302 472 

27 118 94 

31 47 88 

- 5 19 

- - I 

804 1 054 I 265 

1 013 1 424 1 861 

I 193 1 548 I 742 

1 898 2 769 3 725 

975 1 333 1 596 

1 571 2 352 2 947 

329 586 742 

748 1 314 1 646 

51 84 112 

228 375 559 

150 277 330 

169 348 382 

- 11 1 

- 11 (D) 

- 11 1 

- 11 (0) 

- - -

- - -

- - - - - -

264 344 490 

264 358 530 

275 552 735 

287 564 797 

44 50 58 

44 50 69 

596 857 I 006 

625 I 332 1 902 

411 677 740 

34 141 67 554 94 675 

- - -

- - - - - -

92 70 100 5 049 3 242 14543 7 17 11 

141 427 I 512 40 44 61 

4 445 2 756 4 742 238 363 437 34 764 59 169 64 313 

16 13 4 116 615 (0) 

192 205 256 

36 75 114 

789 1 076 I 146 29 551 63 979 123 580 

363 340 280 285 431 498 

73 166 157 47 72 89 17 49 87 4 18 35 

700 908 1 048 15 216 32 535 59 726 625 819 995 14 847 31 781 59 068 

330 324 361 206 332 395 52 83 103 32 45 71 5 28 51 - 7 14 

65 years and 

55 to 64 years over 

1 433 704 

42299 16770 

188 75 

429 207

1 264 219 

314 136 

129 38 

72 16 

36 12 

1 1 

992 4771 

I 559 669

1 

I 273 605 

2 817 I 234 

1 182 565 

2672 1 

560 283 1711 

I 359 701 

170 50 

861 238 1 

287 86 

349 106 

16 -

16 -

16 -

16 - - -

- -

- -

- -

314 160 

343 178 

480 247 

524 258 

38 33 

39 34

1 

824 339 

2097 703 

604 236 

94 314 34 742 

-

- =1 

- -

88 33 

11 585 8 528 

13 5 

449 65 22 9 

17 361 214 349 149 91 526 20 885 

2 - (0) - 198 121 

87 27 

914 432 108 534 49 269 

174 62 420 202 

116 55 95 53 77 42 32 18 

817 387 52051 25 095 

782 368 51 734 24 815 

252 107 313 145 

86 ;5 

71 28 45 28 15 5 

MONTANA 47 
Table 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978-Con. 

All Farms 

UVESTOCK-(on. 

Cattle and calves inventory - Can. 

Cows and heifers that hod calved - Con. Milk cows ____________________________________ forms_ - number _ - Forms with- 1 to 4 __________________________________________ _ 

- 5 to 9 __________________________________________ _ 

- 10 to 49 ________________________________________ _ 50 to 99 ________________________ , _______________ _ -

- 100 to 199 ______________________________________ _ 

200 to 49L _______________ ,, _____________________ _ 500 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ formsnumber _ 

Steers, steer calves. bulls. and buH colves ____________ forms_ 

Cottle and calves sold _____ _ 

Colves ___________________________ _ 

number _ 

_ __ forms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ _ _________ farms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ Fottened on groin and concentrates _______________ formsnumber _ 

$1,000_ 

Hogs ond pigs inventory______________ _ ____________ forms_ 

number _ 

Forms with- 1 to 9 ______________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 ____________________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 ____________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 __________________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 __________________________________________ _ 

500 or more _________________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ farms_ 

number _ Other ___________________________ • _______________ farms_ 

number _ 

Hogs and pigs sold ________ _ ______________________ farms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ Feeder pigs sold _______________ • _______ • ___________ forms_ 

litters of pigs farrowed betweennumber _ 

$1,000_ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ formsnumber _ Dec. J and May 31 ______________________________ farms_ 

number _ June 1 and Nov. 30 ______________________________ farms_ 

number_ 

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-

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-

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-

-

-

-

-

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory _________________ farms_ - number_ Ewes J year old or older ___________________________ formsnumber _ Sheep and lambs sold ________________________________ formsnumber _ Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

pounds of wooL 

Horses and ponies inventory _________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Horses and ponies sofd______________ _ _____________ formsnumber _ 

$1,000_ Goats inventory _____________________________________ forms_ 

number _ Goots sold ________________________________________ forms_ 

POULTRY 

number .. 

$1,000_ 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory _______________ formsnumber _ 

Forms 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 of Joying age _______________________ farms_ 

-

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number_ - Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying oge _________________ _ 

See footnote at end of toble. 

48 MONTANA 

______ .farmsnumber_ -

-

I Excludes abnormal farms; see text} 

T otol forming 

and other 

occupations Totol Under 25 years 

3 232 2 403 35 29 167 26 752 88 

2 720 1 941 32 127 99 1 161 147 2 151 147 - 65 62 - 8 7 -

- - - 13 214 9 967 208 702 557 606 942

1 

7925 14 577 10 834 216 

593 324 497 230 6 324 

16 273 12 024 244 1 754 299 1 480 793 21 891 

596 283 499 545 8 526 10 161 7 674 166 671 732 580 279 7 915 

177 500 153 354 1 966 13 213 9 8831 198 

1 082 567 900 514 13 976 418 783 346 190 6 560 1 146 810 17 164 213 135 103 6 765 74 856 61 483 3 991 

2 628 1 864 46 

210 957 188 238 5076 

871 509 10 

911 624 13 

361 290 9 247 216 7 

166 154 4 

72 71 3 

I 829 1 331 31 

31 305 26 993 664 

2 389 1 713 41 

179 652 161 2451 4 412 

2 412 1 767 42 

309 551 276 494 7 396 

27 644 24 867 699 

530 368 9 

52 492 45 243 1 077 

1 913 1 658 44 

1 908 1 378 31 

40 831 36 312 860 

1 609 1 188 25 

20 304 18 062 382 

1 536 1 143 23 

20 527 18 250 478 

2 169 1 477 33 

525 339 430 313 5 887 

2 032 1 398 31 

341 587 279 081 4 440 

2 137 1 481 35 

339 513 273 689 3 552 

2 018 1 408 31 

413 180 335 624 4 473 

4 128 853 3 365 848 41 687 

10 205 6 779 102 

62 702 42 651 395 

1 806 1 078 12 

6926 4 222 53 

4 461 2 589 31 

133 54 2 

1 213 423 (0) 

85 16 -

394 88 

21 4 -

3 250 2 242 22 

889 414 837 327 677 

3 199 2 199 22 

23 17 -

10 9 - 10 9 - 4 4 -

1 1 - 3 3 - 3 220 2 223 22 

803 930 759 706 641 

275 155 3 

85 484 77 621 36 

Forming 

Age of operator 

65 years 

25 to 34 yeors 35 to 44 years 45 to 54 years 55 to 64 years and over 

312 492 657 623 284 

4 193 5 143 8 857 6 541 1 930 

246 407 526 493 237 

10 16 28 26 18 

18 30 26 53 18 

27 24 55 33 8 

10 15 18 16 3 

1 - 4 2 -

- - - - - 1 236 1 729 2 559 2 781 1 454 

57 192 112 994 184 429 170 468 73 934 

1 325 1 849 2 785 3 064 1 595 

47 438 97 811 151 519 139 296 54842 

1 487 2 047 3044 3 382 1 820 

134 696 275 230 449 706 428 082 171 188 

43 920 93 819 156 297 141 358 55 624 

964 1 280 1 921 2 183 1 160 

59 515 105 063 158 782 170 300 78 704 

15 925 28 166 42 106 44 273 20918 

1 195 1 674 2543 2 788 1 4851 75 181 170 167 290 924 257 782 92 484 

27 995 65 654 114 191 97 085 34 707 

85 151 228 220 109 

6 048 21 035 72 631 23 969 4 655 

2 635 9001 33 215 10 732 1 910 

357 411 447 431 172 

32 766 42 570 44 454 44 661 18 711 

83 107 105 129 75 

133 138 150 137 53 

50 53 95 65 18 

52 58 36 52 11 

30 41 42 31 6 

9 14 19 17 9 

250 320 325 293 112 

4 867 6 123 5 849 6065 3 425 

337 357 421 403 154 

27 899 36 447 38605 38 596 15 286 

336 392 439 403 155 

46 723 64 231 62357 70 646 25 141 

4 211 5 672 5 722 6 401 2 162 

66 96 90 , 82 25 

5 515 11 931 9 222 11 071 6 427 

180 468 335 426 204 

262 330 337 304 114 

6 851 8 227 7647 8 982 3 745 

223 292 284 270 94 

3 489 4 203 3 635 4 372 1 981 

233 278 285 241 83 

3 362 4 024 4012 4610 1 764 

168 308 380 370 218 

47 533 98 809 112 567 110 148 55369 

157 287 360 351 212 

33 219 56 184 74 896 74 006 36336 

173 303 380 370 220 

29 620 64 954 69084 73 429 33050 

158 286 359 358 216 

41 576 63 490 90 788 89 768 45 529 

411 408 623 102 923 854 897 629 468 168 

843 1 249 1 788 1 860 937 

4 717 8 085 11 484 12 097 5 873 

176 211 247 302 130 

603 736 947 1 334 549 

609 416 615 648 270 

13 19 12 5 3 (0) 65 246 37 9 

2 6 4 4 - (0) (0) 42 21 - (0) (0) 1 1 -

254 395 509 665 397 

19 248 306 506 124 395 250 044 136 457 

252 386 501 649 389 

1 4 3 7 2 1 1 3 3 1 

- 2 - 4 3 

- - 1 1 2 

- - 1 - - 2 - 1 

250 392 506 660 393 

15 352 291 127 94874 231 383 126 329 

26 27 28 40 31 

3 896 15 379 29 521 18 661 10 128 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978-Con. 

[Excludes abnoJ'mal forms· see text] 

All Farms 

UVESTOCK- Con. 

Cattle and calves inventory-Con. 

Cows and heifers that had calved - Can. Milk cows _____________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Forms with- I 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 _____________ formsnumber _ 

Cattle and calves sold ________________________________ formL 

number _ 

$1,000_ Colves ___________________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ Cattle ___________________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ Fottened on grain and concentrates ________________ forms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ 

Hogs and pigs inventory ______________________________ formsnumber _ 

Forms with- I to 9 ______________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 ____________________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 ____________________________________________ _ 100 to 199 __________________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 __________________________________________ _ 

500 or more _________________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ forms_ 

number_ Other ___________________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Hogs and pigs sold __________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ Feeder pigs sold ___________________________________ forms_ 

litters of pigs farrowed betweennumber _ 

$1,000_ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 _________________ forms_ 

number _ Dec. 1 and May 31 ______________________________ forms_ 

number _ June 1 and Nov. 30 ______________________________ forms_ 

number_ 

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory __________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ farms_ 

number_ 

Sheep and lambs sold ________________________________ farms_ 

number_ 

Sheep and lambs shorn _______________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

pounds of wooL 

Horses and ponies inventory __________________________ formsnumber _ Horses and ponies sold _______________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ Goots inventory _____________________________________ farms_ 

number _ Goats sold _________________________________________ forms_ 

POULTRY 

number _ 

$1,000_ 

Chickens 3 months old or old~r inventory _______________ forms_ 

number _ 

Forms with- I to 399 ______________________________________________ _ 

400 to 3,199 ________________________________________ _ 

3,200 to 9,999 _______________________________________ _ 10,000 to 19999 ______________________________________ _ 

~~:~~ :~ ~~:~~;::~: ::::::::: :::::: :::::::::::::::::: 100,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age _______________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age __ .... ____________ ._ _ ________ forms_ 

number. 

See footnote at end of table. 

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1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Totol Under 25 years 

829 9 

2 415 37 

779 [ 6 

28 2 

14 I 

4 -

3 -

1 -

- - 3 247 71 

95615

1 

805 

3 743 92 

96094 614 

4 249 90 

273 506 2 006 

96 738 689 

2 487 56 

91 453 I 010 

24 146 281 

3 3301 72 

182 053 996 

72 592 408 

336 5 29 110 35 

13 372 15 

764 47 

22 719 798 

362 13 

287 34 

71 -

31 -

12 -

11 

-

498 37 

4 312 327 

676 42 

18 4071 471 

645 51 

33057 1 027 

2 777 105 

162 4 7 249 149 

256 6 

530

1 

38 

4 519 93 

421 32 2 242 43 

393 33 

2 277 50 

692 18 

95 026 773 

634

1 

14 62 506 685 

656 19 

65 824 698 

610 15 

77 556 787 

763 005 6 250 

3 426 36 

20051 127 

728 9 

2 704 17 

1 873 6 

79 - 790 - 69 - 306 - 16 -

I 008 30 52 087 I 237 

I 000 30 

6 - I - 1 - - -

- - - - 997 28 44 224 (0) 

120 2 7 863 (0) 

Other occupations 

Age of operator 

25 to 34 years 35 to 44 years 45 to 54 years 

168 244 223 

369 754 658 

163 236 208 

3 4 11 

- 1 3 

2 - -

- 3 -

- - 1 

- - -

434 783 896 

6 168 15 307 29 259 

623 888 986 

8 167 16 137 34 595 

589 I 037 1 177 

23 028 54 630 78 435 

7 336 18 860 28 434 

370 593 678 

9 759 16 984 27 967 

2 381 4 647 7 274 

459 802 915 

13 269 37 646 50 468 

4954 14 213 21 159 

44 75 110 

329 3 888 8 781 

125 I 741 4 053 

209 209 175 

6 219 7 762 4 055 

85 122 96 

89 54 54 

23 18 15 

8 11 8 

4 3 2 

- I -

147 112 122 

I 287 1 048 865 

201 190 137 

4 932 6 714 3 190 

143 180 143 

7 238 11 280 6010 

609 916 498 

39 50 38 

1 606 2 503 I 138 

56 84 41 

153 123 130 

I 024 I 587 918 

115 97 105 

445 832 453 106 89 100 

579 755 465 

134 179 198 10 557 20 988 27 065 127 162 183 5 415 12 830 17 199 

129 167 174 8900 14 628 18 224 127 158 159 6 534 17 305 22 749 

63 988 158 136 215 806 

696 868 944 3946 4 460 5 532 160 174 206 694 585 674 396 483 545 17 35 17 84 477 138 

6 25 33 41 56 133 3 2 4 

224 267 234 8 312 19 248 11 078 

222 265 231 2 1 3 - - - - I - - - - - - - - - 222 266 231 (0) 16 153 10 165 

37 30 28 (0) 3 095 913 

65 yeors and 

55 to 64 years over 

131 54 

317 280 

120 4~1 8 

2 7 

1 1 

- -

- -

- - 725 338 

31 387 12689

1 779 375 

25 096 11 485 

906 450 

83 109 32 298 

30 116 11 304 

528 262 

23 574 12 159 

6 310 3 252 

734 348 1 59 535 20 139 

23806 8 051 

78 24 

12 043 4034 

5 606 1 833 

96 28 

2 771 1 114 

34 12 

46 10 

11 4 

4 -

I 2 

- -

60 20 

500 285 

82 24 

2 271 829 1 

101 27 

5477 2 025 

476 173 

24 7 

I 261 592 

48 21 

65 21 

604 293 

54 18 

324 145 

48 17 

280 148 

116 47 

28 488 7 155 

106 421 21 450 4 927 

115 52 15 498 7 876 

106 45 

23 719 6 462 

251 612 67 213 

601 281 

3 650 2 336 127 52 

502 232 322 121 

8 2 (0) (0) 

3 2 (0) (0) 

(0) (0) 

187 66 5 324 6 888 

187 65 

- 1 

-

-

186 64 5 094 6 204 

15 8 230 684 

MONTANA 49 
Table 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978-Con. 

{Excludes abnormal forms; see text] 

All Farms 

POULTRY - Con. 

Chickens 3 months old or older sold ____________________ forms_ - number _ - Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ______________ forms-- number _ - Forms with- 1 to 1,999 __________________________________________ _ 

- 2,000 to 59,999 ______________________________________ _ 

60,000 - to 99,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- 100,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

- Turkey hens kept for breedin9 _________________________ farms_ - number Turkeys -- sold _______________________________________ farms_ - number_ -

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for all purposes ________________________________ farms -- acres -- For grain or seed __________________________________ forms -- acres 

bushels --

-- Irrigated _______________________________________ farms -- acres -- Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _____________________________________ _ 

-- 25 to 99 ocres _____________________________________ _ - 100 to 499 oCreL _________________________________ _ 

-- 500 acres or more ________________________________ _ 

-- Wheat for grain _____________________________________ farms --

-- acres 

bushels_ - Irrigated _________________________________________ forms -- acres -- Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________________ _ 

-- 25 to 99 acres ______________________________________ _ 

-- lOO to 499 acres _____________________________________ _ 

- 500 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

-

Oats for groin ______________________________________ farms_ -

-- acres 

bushels-- Irrigated _________________________________________ forms -- acres -- Barley for groin _____________________________________ forms -- acres_ - bushels -- Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ - acres_ -

Dry field and seed beans _____________________________ farms -- acres IOO-lb bogs --

-- Irrigated _________________________________________ fa"~s_ 

- acres --

Irish potatoes ______________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

hundredweight _ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Forms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 0.9 acreL _______________________________ .. -- ___ _ 

I.O to 4.9 acres ______________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 ocres _____________________________________ _ 25.0 to 99.9 acreL ___________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more ____________________________ -------

Sugar beets for sugar ________________________________ farms_ 

acrestons_ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Hoy crops (see text) _________________________________ farms_ - acres_ 

tons, dry_ Irrigated ____ .. ____________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Farms by acres harvested: . 1 to 24 acres ________________________________________ _ 

25 to 99 acreL ______________________________________ _ 

100 to 499 acreL _______________ - ___ - ___ ------ -- ------ 500 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Alfalfo hay_. __ . ______ .. __________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

fans, dry_ Irrigated __ __ __ __ __ __ ____ __ __ . ______________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

See footnote at end af table. 

50 MONTANA 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Total farming 

and other 

occupations Totol 

275 175 447 090 422 954 152 73 40 793 31 053 

147 68 

5 5 

- - - -

138 70 611 361 

68 45 9 542 8 119 

I 056 972 

98 001 92 312 

176 165 21 048 20 409 I 251 083 I 198 703 

130

1 

121 

10 270 9661 

45 43 78 71 

46 44 7 7 

10 733 9 462 

4 800 314 4 506 502 

134 245 154 126 398 811 857 751 

70 693 65 957 

523 388 I 846 I 463 

5 037 4 428 3 327 3 183 

3 5091 3 107 

175 931 161 030 

8 515 349 7 814 409 

994 843 

32 615 28 103 

8 346 7 246 

I 266 013 I 175 846 

52 329 317 48 716 883 2 472 2 004 

234 555 207 680 

135 127 

6291 6 043 93 266 90 034 

135 127 

6 291 6043 

198 170 

8 435 8 183 

2 088 633 2 031 080 

142 119 

7 711 7 465 

48 39 

33 21 

36 34 

54 49 

27 27 

536 497 

43 717 42 028 

859 950 826 471 

536 497 

43 717 42 028 

15 935 II 638 

2 359 841 2 011 589 

4 378 865 3 765 332 

7 743 5 455 

I 050 696 885 795 

2 903 1 374 

6049 4 190 

6 149 5 308 

834 766 

11 429 8 639 

1 340 260 I 152 607 

2 928 745 2 533 217 

6 101 4 527 

630 848 534 534 

Under 25 years 

-

-

4 

630 

4 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

50 

2606 

6 

105 

10 293 

6 

105 

4 

2 

-

-

236 

69 732 I 986 389 

9 

356 

16 

47 

129 

44 

85 

3772 

211 931 

26 

848 

135 

13994 

593 137 

41 

2 869 

3 

76 

970 

3 

76 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

26 

I 011 

18 599 

26 

1 011 

223 

27 197 

49643 

107 

11 759 

40 

96 

79 

8 

143 

16 334 

34332 

90 

7 827 

Farming 

Age of operator 

65 years 25 to 34 years 35 to 44 years 45 to 54 yeors 55 to 64 yeors and over 

17 39 35 50 34 

2 548 159 694 57 156 130 385 73 171 

14 17 16 12 10 

2 210 6 802 5 595 8 194 7 622 

14 16 15 10 9 

- I I 2 I 

- - - - - - - - - -

9 18 14 18 II 

33 104 84 75 65 

8 II 7 12 7 

75 297 477 7 038 232 

157 219 280 198 68 

14926 20 788 25 280 20 236 8476 

20 37 54 29 19 

2 549 4 307 5635 2 713 5 100 

167 177 243 768 389 131 171 726 216 608 

12 28 42 20 13 

I 606 I 808 3272 I 266 I 604 

4 8 14 8 5 

10 20 21 10 8 

5 7 17 10 5 

I 2 2 1 I 

1 242 I 517 2332 2 849 I 286 

532 681 805 520 1 301 927 I 341 388 455 254 

14 925 909 22 743 593 37 157 296 37 220 460 12 365 164 

120 152 211 194 65 

9444 13 240 21 134 16320 5 463 

48 69 83 104 68 

207 205 313 404 287 

619 643 I 015 I 381 641 

368 600 921 960 290 

376 583 822 871 370 

19 442 32 773 42 808 44 837 17 398 

877 475 I 625 294 2 073 236 2 177 236 849 237 

109 186 229 202 91 

3 836 6 567 6881 6 745 3 226 

I 036 I 341 I 868 2 039 827 

158 308 258 793 328 766 314 320 101 665 

6 733 937 10 943 363 13 767 213 12 734 581 3 944 652 

319 438 556 484 166 

32 236 50 647 66998 44 016 10914 

24 34 28 27 II 

963 I 686 I 740 I 068 510 

14 067 26 229 25 798 16 198 6 772 

24 34 28 27 II 

963 I 686 I 740 I 068 510 

20 28 45 47 30 

I 483 I 435 2 272 2 633 359 

336 830 352 790 587 506 692846 61 108 

16 24 32 31 16 

I 379 I 068 2 265 2 451 302 

I - II 13 14 

- 2 6 8 5 

5 II 7 5 6 9 II II 14 4 

5 4 10 7 I 

97 133 133 87 21 

7 830 13 186 12 344 6 548 I 109 

153 631 263 303 242 841 126 892 21 205 97 133 133 87 21 

7 830 13 186 12 344 6 548 1 109 

1 395 1 978 2974 3 272 1 796 

218 595 375 468 546 793 571 519 272 017 434 862 725 884 I 073 288 1 028 076 453 579 

661 I 009 1 444 1 422 812 

89 033 176 485 246 878 237 131 124 509 

153 225 277 363 316 

522 651 1 002 1 223 696 

641 937 1 498 1 478 675 

79 165 197 208 109 

I 028 I 515 2 299 2 342 1 312 

124 297 219 103 324 666 324 292 143 915 

289 516 496 322 741 224 686 387 285 436 

575 863 I 219 1 126 654 

57936 108 711 159 365 135 690 65005 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978-(on. 

All Farms 

POULTRY - Con. 

Chickens 3 months old or older sold ____________________ forms_ 

number _ Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ______________ farms. 

number. 

Forms with- 110 1.999 ••••••••••.•.•.••.••••.•.•.•.•••.•••.•••.•. 

2,000 10 59,999 •••••••••••••••.•••.•.•.•..•.•.•..••.•• 60,000 10 99,999 .........•....•••.•....•.•.•.•••.•.•.• 100,000 or more ______ .:.. _____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breedin9 _________________________ farms_ 

number. Turkeys sold _________________________ . ___ . _. ___ ._._ farms. 

number _ 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for all purposes ________________________________ forms. 

acres. For grain or seed _________________ ._. _. ___ . _ ._._. _. forms. 

acres. 

bushels. Irrigated _____ . _________ ._. _. _________________ . _ forms. 

acres_ Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 ocres ______________________________________ _ 

2510 99 acres •••••••••••••.•.•.•••.••••••••••.•.•.• TOO to 499 ocreL __________________________________ _ 500 acres or more _________________________________ _ 

Wheat for grain _____________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

bushels. Irrigated _________________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ Farms by acres harvested: J to 24 acres ________________________________________ _ 

25 to 99 acres _______________________________________ _ 

100 10 499 acres ..•....•..••..••.•....••••...•..•...•. 500 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Oats for grain ______________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

bushels. Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Barley for grain _____________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

bushels. Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Dry field and seed beans _____________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

l00·lb bogs. Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Irish potatoes ______________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ hundredweight _ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ Forms by acres harvested: 0.110 0.9 acres ••.•••••.•••••.•.•.•.•.•.•••.•.•••.•.•. 1.0 to 4.9 ocres ______________________________________ _ 

5.010 24.9 acres •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 25.0 10 99.9 acres •...••.•.•...•.•.•.•.•••.•.•.•••••.•. 100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

Sugar beets for sugar ________________________________ farms_ 

tons_ Irrigated ______________________________________ -, __ forms_ 

acres_ 

Hoy crops (see text) ___________________ ~ _____________ forms_ 

acres_ 

Ions, dry. Irrigated _________________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ Forms by acres harvested: I fo 24 acres ___________________ • ____________________ _ 

2510 99 acre ........................................ . 

100 10 499 acre ....................................... . 500 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Alfalfa hay ••.•••••••.•..•.••••••• _ •••••••••••••••• forms. 

ocres-

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· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

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Irrigored._ •• _ •.••••••••••••••• _ ••••••••••••• ~~~~~!~= , 

· ocres_ · See loalnole 01 end of lable. 

{Excludes abnormol forms· see text] 

Tolal Under 25 yeors 

100 22 

24 136 176 79 - 9740 -

79 -

- - - - - -

68 1 250 (0) 

23 - 1 423 -

84 3 5 689 15 11 - 639 - 52 380 -

~I -

-

2 - 7 - 2 -

- -

1 271 39 

293 8121 7894 

7 846 343 210610 106 - 4 736 -

135 5 383 9 609 20 144 5 

4021 8 

14901 369 700 940 15 225 151 1 4 512 (0) 

I 100 31 90 167 1 718 

3 612 434 66 352 

468 12 

26 875 501 

8 - 248 - 3 232 - 8 - 248 -

28 - 253 - 57 553 - 23 - 246 -

9 - 12 - 2 - 5 - - -

39 1 

1 689 (D) 

33479 (D) 

39 1 1 689 (D) 

4297 64 

348 252 3 390 613 533 5 103 2 288 29 164901 1 522 

1 529 24 1 859 30 

841 10 68 -

2 790 36 187 653 1 927 395 528 3 753 1 574 20 96 314 940 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Other occupations 

Age of operator 

25 10 34 yeors 35 10 44 yeors 45 to 54 years 

19 20 16 

11 433 8090 1 950 

45 14 6 

5983 1 735 570 

45 14 6 

- - -

- - -

- - -

9 23 18 

(D) 54 79 

7 9 6 

1 288 99 (D) 

8 18 29 

161 823 1 974 

- 1 6 

- (D) (0) 

- (D) (0) 

- 1 5 

- (D) (0) 

- - 1 

- 1 3 

- - 2 

- - -

182 263 326 

34 238 53861 77 230 

913410 I 428 631 1 973 993 

15 28 30 

582 992 1 431 

12 38 28 63 74 108 

95 126 146 

12 25 44 

58 83 109 

2012 2 404 4 152 105 486 122 862 173 981 

24 36 45 (D) 843 I 219 

177 255 335 11 994 22 216 34 351 

494 667 832 194 1 370 644 99 121 146 

3 695 5 869 11 362 

1 1 3 (D)· (D) (D) 

(D) (0) (D) 

I 1 3 (D) (D) (0) 

4 4 11 105 14 16 28 674 1 600 2 809 4 4 8 105 14 13 

I - 5 - 2 6 

- 2 - 3 - -

- - -

2 15 9 (D) 549 262 (D) 11 357 4929 2 15 9 (D) 549 262 

734 1 031 I 200 46 412 66 606 102 144 71 633 112 842 207 815 376 566 689 17 733 33 375 53 986 

221 413 463 397 445 451 113 159 263 3 14 23 

381 666 854 18 633 38 087 62 400 40 153 76 252 141 038 239 376 496 10922 19 352 34 253 

65 yeors and 

55 to 64 years over 

13 10 

591 1 896 

13 1 

(0) (D) 

13 ~ 1 - - - - -

12 5 

70 27 

I -

(0) -

1 

13 13 

2254 462 

- 4 

- 143 

- 12 115 

-

- 13~ 1 

- 1 

- 3 

- -

- -

358 103 

97 907 22 682 

2 747 861 571 838 

23 10 

I 522 209 

38 14 

95 34 

180 42 

45 13 

107 371 

4049 1 915 

203 384 80002 

33 12 

1 177 536 

234 68 15 578 4 310 

669017 179 560 

67 23 

4 262 I 186 

3 · 

96 · 

1 274 · 

3 · 

96 -

7 21 (D) (0) 

(0) (D) 

6 1 (D) (0) 

3 · 3 I -

I I . 

8 4 704 99 13 702 2 004 8 4 704 99 

858 410 80 531 49 169 142 555 73 585 427 201 36 181 22 104 

285 123 361 175 

193 103 19 9 

597 256 42 933 23 673 92 023 42 309 307 136 18 504 12 343 

MONTANA Sl 
Table 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978-Con. 

All Farms 

CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 

Hoy crops-Con. 

Wild hay _________________________________________ farms_ - ocres_ 

tons, dry_ - Irrigated _______________________________________ farms_ -

- acres_ -

All vegetables harvested for sole (see text) ______________ forms_ - ocres_ - Irrigated _________________________________________ forms_ - ocres_ - Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres ______________________________________ _ 

- 5.0 to 24.9 acres- ____________________________________ _ 

- 25.0 to 99.9 acreL ___________________________________ _ 100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ -

-

land in orchards ____________________________________ forms_ - ocres_ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms_ -

-

- Farms by acres in orchards: 0.1 to 4.9 acres ______________________________________ _ 

- 5.0 to 24.9 ocres _____________________________________ _ 

- 25.0 to 99.9 acre'- ___________________________________ _ 

- 100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

-

See footnote at end of table. 

S2 MONTANA 

[Excludes abnormal forms; see text] 

Totol forming 

and other 

occupations Total 

3959 2998 473 258 401 035 

607 943 525 967 

1 295 937 

246 694 216 549 

108 52 319 209 

108 52 319 209 

84 34 

24 18 

- - - -

292 118 

1 634 669 209 88 

I 179 470 

188

1 

79 

99 36 ii 3 

-

Farming 

Age of operator 

65 years 

Under 2S years 25 to 34 years 3S to 44 yeors 45 to 54 years SS to 64 years and over 

33 378 505 701> 890 486 

4 125 40 788 72 866 93331 121 221 68 704 

5 541 62608 94646 129 033 153 103 81 036 

13 89 155 234 285 161 

2680 14 775 41 687 48 648 68 619 40 140 

- 5 10 10 16 11 

- 36 53 49 41 30 

- 5 10 10 16 11 

- 36 53 49 41 30 

- 2 5 5 12 10 

- 3 5 5 4 I 

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

- 5 17 22 35 39 

- 21 235 121 158 134 

- 3 10 14 28 33 

- 12 124 96 122 116 

- 3 10 11 25 30 

- 2 4 II 10 9 

- - 3 - - - - - - - - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978-(on. 

(Excludes abnormal farms; see textl 

All Farms 

CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 

HoV crops-Con. 

Wild hav _________________________________________ farms_ 

ceres_ 

tons. dry_ Irrigated _______________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ______________ farmsacres_ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ Forms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres ______________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acres _____________________________________ _ 25.0 to 99.9 acreL ___________________________________ _ 100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

land in orchards ____________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ Forms by acres in orchards: 0.1 to 4.9 acreL _____________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acreL ____________________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- 25.0 to 99.9 acres _____________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

11978 doto ore based on 0 sample of forms; see text. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Total Under 25 yeors 

961 8 72 223 411 81 976 232 358 2 30 145 (D) 

56 - 109 - 56 - 109 -

50 -

6 - - - - -

174 1 965 (D) 

121 - 709 -

109 - 63 1 1 - 1 -

Other occupations 

Age of operator 

25 to 34 veors 35 to 44 years 45 to 54 years 

106 243 283 5272 13469 17210 

6001 14633 20 210 

41 T7 123 (D) 6899 7 595 

6 10 13 

9 22 39 

6 !O 13 

9 22 39 

6 9 10 

- 1 3 

- - - - - -

14 41 52 (D) 178 293 9 32 34 29 124 172 

12 26 27 

2 15 24 

- - I - - -

65 years and 

55 to 64 years over 

209 112 

19515 16346 

21 688 19212 

73 42 

8 617 5219 

25 2 (D) (D) 

25 2 (D) (D) 

23 2 

2 

- ::1 

- -

44 22 

346 102 28 18 

306 78 

32 121 11 

-

1 I~i 

MONTANA 53 
Table 32. Summary 

$20,000: 

by Age and 

1978 

Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

Farms With Sales of Less Than $20,000 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms ___________________________________________ number_ - percent_ land in farms ______________________________________ acres_ 

Average size of form ______________________________ acres_ 

Value of land and buildings1 ___________________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ Average per form ________________________________ dollarsAverage per acre _________________________________ dollars_ 

Forms by value of land and buildings: $1 to $19,999 _________________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39.999 __________ .. __________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $69,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$70,000 to $99,999 _____________________________________ _ $100,000 to $149,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$150,000 to $199,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$200.000 to $499,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$500.000 to $999.999 ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

Owned and rented land by operator: Land owned ______________________________________ formsocres_ land rented or leased from others ___________________ farmsocres_ land rented or leased to otherL _____________________ farmsacres_ 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 

Total cropland ______________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Harvested cropland ________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _______________________________________ _ 

10 to 29 oeres _____________________________________ _ 

30 to 49 ocres _____________________________________ _ 50 to 99 ocres _____________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres ___________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 ocro'- __________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more _________________________________ _ 

(ropland: Posture or grazing only __________________________ formsoeres_ 

(over crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses not harvested or postured __________________________ farms_ 

acres_ On which all crops failed _________________________ farms-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- aeres_ - In cultivated summer follow _______________________ forms_ - acres- - Idle ___________________________________________ forms- - acres_ - Total woodland _____________________________________ farms_ - ocres_ Woodland - pastured _________________________________ forms_ - acres-- Woodland not postured ____________________________ farms_ - acres_ 

Postureland and rangeland other thon cropland and woodland postured _________________________________ farms_ - ocres_ - land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc __________ farms_ - ocres_ -

Pastureland, all types ________________________________ forms_ - ocres_ - Irrigated land _______________________________________ farms_ - acres_ - Harvested cropland irrigated ________________________ farms- - ocres_ - Postureland irrigated _______________________________ farms_ - acres_ - Other land irrigated ________________________________ farms_ - acres-- land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ______ forms- - acreL -

RACE AND TENURE OF OPERA TOR 

AI!F~fr~~~;:S -=== =======~== =======~==== =========~= ~~~~:~ = 

-

- Port owners _____________________________________ number_ 

Tenonts ~ ______________________________________ number_ 

White ________________________________________ number __ 

Full owners ___________________________________ number __ 

Port owners _________________________________ number __ 

Tenants ____________________________________ number __ 

Block and other races __________________________ . __ number __ Full owners __________________________________ number __ 

Port owners ___________________________________ numbeL_ 

Tenants ____________________________________ number __ 

See footnote at end of table_ 

54 MONTANA 

[Excludes abnormal forms; see text] 

Total forming 

and other 

occupations Totol Under 25 years 

11 427 5434 221 100.0 47.5 1.9 

5 742 263 4 032 962 [ 112 271 

503 742 508 

11 199 5 278 209 1 991 559 1 159 578 32 991 177 833 219 700 157 852 

356 300 354 

571 231 35 

1 332 [ 581 [ 31 

1 692 545 21 

1 383 597 33 1 960 840 14 

1 154 631 20 

2 407 1 383 45 

542 357 10 158 113 -

9 945 [ 4 597[ 91 

4 386 099 2965 177 32074 

4 060 2 247 158 

2 048 553 1 465 565 83 110 

1 194 556 10 

692 389 397 780 2 913 

9 569 4 677 177 

1 917 319 1 332 357 52439 

8 553 4 358 164 

873 348 614 131 25 100 

714 168 2 

1 691 532 18 

1 198 517 16 

1 941 950 28 1 722 1 133 54 

1 138 919 43 

149 139 3 

3 756 1 585 46 

380 142 209 704 7 478 

513 294 10 

40931 26 572 604 

369 206 10 

40 356 32 539 1 082 

2 720 1 909 83 

522 316 407 832 15 523 

885 533 27 

60 226 41 579 2 652 

1 975 742 6 

334 013 184 398 1 655 

1 309 560 5 

251 165 151 314 1 229 

881 264 3 

82 848 33 084 426 

4 748 2 665 77 

3 326 224 2 405 980 56 412 

6 771 3 231 98 

164 707 110 227 1 765 

8 157 3 940 119 

3 957 531 2 766 998 65 119 

4 441 1 953 62 

296411 175 506 4 527 

3 785 1 736 56 

189 996 114 528 3 427 

2 044 859 26 

101 333 57 473 (0) 

152 84 1 

5 082 3 505 (0) 

1 921 1 379 73 

82 335 64 930 4 322 

11 427 5 434 221 

7 434 3 223 63 

2 433 1 330 27 

1 560 881 131 

11 176 5 324 214 

7 302 3 155 62 

2 345 1 300 23 

1 529 869 129 

251 110 7 

132 68 1 

88 30 4 

31 12 2 

Forming 

Age of operator 

65 years and 

25 to 34 years 35 to 44 years 45 to 54 years 55 to 64 years over 

700 657 931 1 491 1 434 

6.1 5.7 8.1 13.0 12.5 

600 674 534 991 739 664 1 170012 875 350 

858 814 794 785 610 

678 682 830 1 512 1 367 

144 053 161 133 217 544 370 739 233 117 

212 467 236 265 262 101 245 198 170 531 

243 305 346 307 284 

30 30 26 44 66 

90 75 97 89 199 

64 56 91 151 162 

105 51 61 164 183 

91 129 118 279 209 

65 58 83 264 141 

148 204 278 373 335 

77 56 46 108 60 

8 23 30 40 12 

448 529 848 1 349 1 332 

315 901 332 518 563 017 918 414 803 253 

395 304 397 551 442 

311 455 241 687 256 622 364 281 208 410 

34 46 92 141 233 

26 682 39 214 79 975 112 683 136313 

576 550 793 1 307 1 274 

188 070 169 475 236 702 381 907 303 764 

528 518 747 1 220 1 181 

94 480 72 117 106 161 177 535 138 738 

6 19 26 43 72 

38 76 93 131 176 

70 43 74 146 168 

98 122 177 259 266 

157 136 185 328 273 

118 108 168 270 212 

41 14 24 43 14 

159 203 303 440 434 

20 127 38 762 35 335 51 597 56 405 

32 52 42 79 79 

2 011 7 945 3644 6 928 5 440 

27 25 47 51 46 

4 060 3 981 7 728 11 738 3 950 

264 209 286 563 504 

60 825 41 267 77 907 122 859 89451 

64 65 69 165 143 

6 567 5 403 5 927 11 250 9 780 

49 94 163 229 201 

12 896 18 260 53670 59 033 38 884 

37 76 118 169 155 

10 320 15 691 42 297 50 880 30 897 

18 35 58 79 71 

2 576 2 569 11 373 8 153 7 987 

330 330 436 751 741 

389 514 334 648 417 216 698 738 509 452 

383 359 575 914 902 

10 194 12 608 32 076 30 334 23 250 

462 487 678 1 101 1 093 

419 961 389 101 494 848 801 215 596 754 

204 231 398 522 536 24 389 23 293 43 519 45 739 34 039 

184 206 358 466 466 15 588 16 720 26592 29 908 22 293 

70 93 178 257 235 (0) 5 380 16385 15 345 11 299 

9 12 16 20 26 (0) 1 193 542 486 447 

202 155 215 387 347 

8 950 7 026 11 323 18 890 14 419 

700 657 931 1 491 1 434 

308 358 541 946 1 007 

135 166 296 394 312 

257 133 94 151 115 

682 642 907 1 463 1 416 

301 345 528 923 996 

128 165 289 390 305 

253 132 90 150 115 

18 15 24 28 18 7 13 13 23 11 

7 I· 7 4 I 

4 1 4 1 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - STATE DATA 
Table 32. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

$20,000: 1978-Con. 

{Excludes abnormal forms- see text] 

Farms With Sales of Less Than $20,000 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms ___________________________________________ number_ - percent_ - land in farms ______________________________________ acres_ - Average size of form ______________________________ ocres_ - Value of land and buildings1 ___________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Average per form ________________________________ dollors_ - Average per acre _________________________________ dollars_ 

Farms by value of land and buitdings; $1 to $19,999 ______________________ ._ . __ . _________ . __ .. 

$20,000 to $39,999 _______ . ______ . ______________________ _ - $40,000 to $69,999 _____________________________________ _ - $70,000 to $99,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $100,000 to $149,999 ___________________________________ _ - $150,000 to $199,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $200,000 to $499,999 ___________________________________ _ - $500,000 to $999,999 ___________________________________ _ - $1,000,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

Owned and rented land by operator: land owned ______________________________________ farms_ - ocres_ - land rented or leased from others ___________________ farms- - acres-- land rented or leased to otherL _____________________ farms_ - acres_ -

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 

Total cropland ______________________________________ forms- - acres- - Harvested cropland ________________________________ forms_ - oeres_ - forms by acres harvested: 1 to 9 ocres _______________________________________ _ 

- 10 to 29 acres _____________________________________ _ 

- 30 to 49 acres _____________________________________ _ 

- 50 to 99 acres _____________________________________ _ 

- lOa to 199 acres ___________________________________ _ 

- 200 to 499 aeres ___________________________________ _ - 500 acres or more _________________________________ _ -

Cropland, Posture or grazing only __________________________ farms_ - aeres_ Cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses not harvested or postured __________________________ forms_ 

-

- aeres_ - On which all crops foiled _________________________ forms_ - acres-- In cultivated summer follow _______________________ forms_ - ocres-- Idle ___________________________________________ farms_ - acres--

Total woodland _____________________________________ farms_ -

Woodland acres-- pastured ________________________________ farms_ - acres- - Woodland not postured ____________________________ farms_ -

- Pastureland and rangeland ather than cropland and woodland pastured _________________________________ farms_ - acres_ - land in house fats, ponds, roads, wasteland. etc. _________ farms- - acres_ -

Pastureland, all types ________________________________ farms_ - acres_ - Irrigated land _______________________________________ farms_ - acres-- Harvested cropland irrigated ________________________ farms_ - acres- Pastureland irrigated _______________________________ forms_ -

- ocres_ Other - land irrigoted _______________ -; ________________ farms_ - acres_ - land set aside in the federal farm programs in 1978 ______ farms_ - acres_ -

RACE AND TENURE OF OPERATOR 

All operators _____________________________________ number_ 

full owners ____________________________________ number_ 

~~~~~t~n~~~~~ :=~ ==~~~~=========== === = ========== ~~~~:~ = 

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1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

I 

I 

I 

Totol Under 25 years 

5 993 171 52.4 1.4 

709 3011 30951 

285 181 

5 921 175 831 981 13 973 140 513 79 844 

484 573 

340 41 

751 41 I 147 23 786 21 I 120 18 523 6 I 024 25 185 - 45 -

5 3481 100 

420 922 6652 1 813 108 582 988 25 239 638 3 294 609 940 

4 892 119 584 962 14 521 4 195 85 259 217 7 907 

546 4 I 159 20 681 17 991 15 589 1 21 

219 7 10 I 

2 171 47 170 438 I 080 

219 6 

14 3591 306 163 7 

7 817 275 811 32 114 484 4 190 

352 15 18 647 763 

I 233 8 149 615

1 

1 036 749 6 99 851 1 007 617 5 49 764 29 

2 083 41 920244 13424 3 540 102 54 480 I 970 

4 217 91 190 533 15 511 2 488 35 120 905 2 207 2 049 31 75 468 1 574 1 185 16 43 860 633 68 - I 577 -

542 26 17 405 975 

5 993 171 4 211 63 1 103 36 679 72 

5 852 167 4 147 60 1 045 36 660 71 141 4 64 3 58 - 19 1 

25 to 34 years 

1 123 

9.8 

259 229 

231 

I 191 172 957 145 220 

627 

74 

176 

200 

155 

181 

82 

265 

50 

8 

925 

167 876 

398 112 394 

67 

21 041 

883 100 737 

747 

47 377 

80 

150 

94 

293 

93 

34 

3 

386 

33 334 

49 

1 859 

25 

867 

III 

15 088 

59 2 212 

286 

43 689 

108 

19 875 

195 

23 814 

287 107 403 

676 

7 400 

686 160 612 

459 

19 818 

355 13 530 

223 5 979 

13 

309 

85 2 850 

1 123 

731 

190 

202 

1 091 

718 

179 

194 

32 

13 

11 

8 

Other occupations 

Age of operator 

35 to 44 years 45 to 54 years 55 to 64 years 65 years and over 

1 450 1 604 1 112 533 

12.6 14.0 9.7 4.6 

321 719 435 544 414 358 247 500 

222 272 373 464 

1 469 1 525 I 043 518 

187 840 213 542 160 233 83436 

127 869 140 027 153 627 161 072 

528 497 453 298 

52 77 49 47 

146 187 125 76

1 350 326 168 80 

216 212 120 62 

331 247 249 94 

135 166 113 21 

201 255 177 101 

34 47 24 30 

4 8 18 7 

1 303 1 484 1 037 499

239 973 410 703 348 441 247 277 1 

433 417 308 149 

128 326 136 977 118 405 61 647 

133 195 142 98 

46 580 112 136 52 488 61 424 

1 174 I 302 969 445 117756 155 862 137 397 58 689 I 004 1 147 830 382 55 995 67 752 57 517 22 669 

151 144 114 53 302 365 203 119 180 181 135 74 190 238 191 64 133 172 120 501 47 43 66 22 I 4 I -

550 588 415 185 36 297 45 323 34 948 19 456 

61 43 49 11 1 990 4 505 3 551 2 1481 23 47 34 27 750 3 422 I 517 986 151 219 225 73 19 651 30 930 32684 II 941 93 85 76 24 3 073 3 930 7 180 I 489 

264 336 218 121 27 994 33 029 27 401 16 466 187 209 166 73 21 587 22 463 21 114 13 805 109 170 83 55 6 407 10 566 6 287 2 661 

483 622 428 222 166 577 232 114 234 554 166 172 855 968 627 312 9 392 14 539 15006 6 173 

1 047 1 169 827 3971 224 461 299 900 290 616 199 433 623 696 444 231 30 532 37 285 19 324 11 739 521 604 361 177 19 422 21 806 12 227 6909 311 323 211 101 10 607 15 304 6 720 4 617 24 !l 14 6 503 175 377 213 124 123 144 40 3 805 3 600 5 248 927 

I 450 1 604 I 112 533 1 024 I 194 808 391 268 280 223 106 158 130 81 36 I 430 1 560 I 081 523 1 016 1 171 796 386 260 262 207 101 154 127 78 36 20 44 31 8 23 10 12 5 8 18 16 5 4 3 3 

MONTANA SS 
Table 32. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

$20,000: 1978-Con. 

{Excludes abnormal forms; see text} 

Farms With Sales of Less Than $20,000 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family __________________________________ farms_ - acres_ - Partnership ________________________________________ forms_ - acres--

Corporations: Family held _______________________________________ farms_ - ocres_ More - than 10 stockholders _______________________ farms_ - 10 or less stockholderL __________________________ forms_ - Other thon family held _____________________________ forms_ - acres_ More than 10 stockholders _______________________ forms_ - 10 or less stockholderL __________________________ forms -- Other-cooperative, estate or trust, etc. ________________ farms -- acres --

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On form operated _____________________________________ _ 

-- Not on farm operoted ___________________________________ _ 

- Operators by age group: Under 25 years _______________________________________ _ 

-- 25 to 34 years- ________________________________________ _ - 35 to 44 yearL ________________________________________ _ - 45 to S4 years- ________________________________________ _ - 5S to 64 yearL ________________________________________ _ 

- 65 years and over ______________________________________ _ 

- Average oge ___________________________________________ _ -

Operators by sex: Mole _________________________________________________ _ 

- Female _______________________________________________ _ 

- Operators of Spanish origin _______________________________ _ 

-- Operators by principal occupation: Farming _____________________________________________ _ -- Other ________________________________________________ _ 

-

Operators reporting days of work off form: None _________________________________________________ _ 

- I to 99 doy, . ___ . ___ . _________________________________ _ 100 to 199 doy, . ______________________________________ _ -

- 200 days or more ______________________________________ _ -

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres _____________________________________________ _ 

- 10 to 49 acres ___________________________________________ _ - 50 to 69 ocres __________________________________________ _ 

-- 70 to 99 acres ___________________________________________ _ 

100 to 139 acres _________________________________________ _ 

140 to 179 acres _________________________________________ _ 

180 to 219 acres _________________________________________ _ 

220 to 259 acres _________________________________________ _ 

260 to 499 ocre,- ___ . _________ . _______ . _____ . ____________ _ 500 to 999 ocre, _. _______________________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocre' _____________ . _______________________ ·_ 

2,000 acres or more ________________________________ --- ___ _ 

FARMS BY STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

(SEE TEXT) 

Ca,h groin form, (011) ____________________ . _______________ _ 

Field crop, except cosh groin forms (013) _____________________ _ Cotton form, (0131) ._. ___ . _____________________________ _ 

T obocco form, (0132) ____________________________ --------

Sugar crop, Irish potato, hoy, peanut, and other field crop forms (0133,0134,0139) ________________ . _________ . _________ _ 

Vegetoble ond melon form, (016) ____ . ______________________ _ Fruit ond tree nut farms (0171- _____________________________ _ 

Horficulturol specialty forms (018) __________________________ _ 

General forms, primarily crop (019) _________________________ _ 

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livestock forms, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialty (021)_ - eeef cottle form" except feedlot, (0212) . _______ .. _________ _ - Ooiry form, (024) _. _______ ._. __ . _________________________ _ 

- Poultry and egg farm, (025) _____ .. _. ______________________ _ - Animal ,pecialty farm, (027) ________ . ______________________ _ - General forms, primarily livestock (029)------------------------

VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Market value of agricultural products sold _______________ forms_ 

$1,000_ -

- Farms by value of agricultural products sold: $15,000 or more _ .• _______________ -_ ---- --------------- $10,000 to $14,999 __________________ .------------------ $5,000 to $9,999 ... ___________ . _____ ---- ----.---------- $2,500 to $4,999 .. ____ .•. ___ . _______ ------.------. ----

Less thon $2,500._ .. __ . _ . _____ ._._._ -- -- --------------- $2,000 to $2,499 _ .. ___ ._ .. ____ -_ -- ---- -----. ----.--- - $1,500 to $1,999 .. ______________ ._ ------------------- $1.000 to $1,499 __ ._ ._. __ • ______ -- ---- ---- ------.---- Less than $1,000_ ..•. _____ . _____ -_ ---- ----.----------

See footnote at end of toble. 

56 MONTANA 

T otol farming I and other 

occupations Totol 

10 364 4864 4 905 710 3 407 370 

842 437 483 882 319 782 

165 106 

299 498 266 141 2 1 163 105 

6 4 

4 947 (0) 

1 I 

5 3 50 23 48 226 (0) 

7 851\ 3 868 2 371 943 

392 221 I 823 700 

2 107 657 2 535 931 

2 603 I 491 

I 967 I 434 

49.5 53.1 

10 540 4 967 

887 467 59 20 

5 434 5 434 5 993 -

3 728\ 3 056 

I 343 I 028 

I 251 428 4 529 346 

I 198 497 

2 011 444 

489 134 

814 297 

595 256 

870 366 

359 179 

476 169 

I 551 910 

I 512 I 018 

1 008 755 

544 409 

2 363 I 571 

1 491 494 

- - - -

1 491 494 

34 15 

159 54 

57 20 

305 102 

6 259 2964 

5 015 2 462 

44 17 

71 16 

451 105 

193 76 

II 427 5 434 

79 378 49639 

1 473 1 109 

I 915 1 317 

2604 I 363 

2 035 838 

3400 807 

613 189 

821 200 

768 187 

1 198 231 

Under 25 years 

193 

93 560 

28 18 711 

-

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

116 

87 

221 

-

-

-

-

- 22.0 

210 

II 

1 

221 -

79 

76 

29 

26 

25 

27 

5 

16 

8 

12 

6 

6 

40 

46 

24 

6 

88 

18 

-

-

18 

-

-

-

4 

106 

78 

-

-

5 

-

221 

2053 

50 

48 

66 

25 

32 

5 

7 

8 

12 

Forming 

Age of operator 

65 yeors and 

25 to 34 yeors 35 to 44 year, 45 to 54 yeor, 55 to 64 yeors ovef 

622 593 809 1 337 1 310 

499 866 480 812 609 513 945 929 777 690 

61 47 83 123 95 

53 885 29 176 54 056 98 556 65 398 

13 13 28 26 26 

45 303 23 392 71 380 95 239 30827 

- - - - 1 

13 13 28 26 25 

- 1 I - 2 

- (D) (0) - (0) 

- - - - I 

- I I - 1 

4 3 10 5 1 

I 620 (0) (0) 30 288 (0) 

404 474 692 1 110 1072 

202 104 143 213 194 

- - - - - 700 - - - -

- 657 - - - - - 931 - - - - - 1 491 - - - - - 1 434 

29.2 39.4 49.8 59.7 71.0 

652 623 856 I 372 1 254 

48 34 75 119 180 

3 2 3 6 5 

700 657 931 I 491 I 434 

- - - - -

289 275 436 919 I 058 

212 146 226 241 127 

78 104 99 91 27 

75 73 71 75 26 

73 59 99 125 116 

66 53 68 104 126 

10 10 18 51 40 

40 40 47 73 81 

22 20 36 86 84 

42 49 64 94 105 

20 23 38 45 47 

21 22 33 45 42 

127 94 142 256 251 

103 125 177 283 284 

99 91 137 212 192 

77 71 72 117 66 

239 167 230 446 401 

52 65 90 130 139 

- - - - -

- - - - -

52 65 90 130 139 

I 4 4 I 5 

I 2 8 15 28 

2 5 4 2 7 

13 6 30 24 25 

362 361 537 822 776 

275 275 452 709 673 

3 4 2 4 4 

1 3 I 3 8 

23 12 16 27 2? 

3 28 9 17 19 

700 657 931 1 491 I 434 

6 956 5 982 8 667 13 984 II 997 

155 137 203 327 237 

221 161 234 350 303 

157 163 202 393 382 

88 83 159 215 268 

79 113 133 206 244 

13 22 28 78 43 

20 44 25 42 62 

28 23 33 29 66 

18 24 47 57 73 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Tobie 32. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

$20,000: 1978-Con. 

(Excludes abnormal forms; see text} 

Farms With Sales of Less Than $20,00 0 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family __________________________________ forms -- acres -- Partnership ________________________________________ forms -- acres --

Corporations: Family held _______________________________________ forms -- acres -- More than 10 stockholders _______________________ forms -- 10 or less stockholders ___________________________ forms -- Other than family held _____________________________ forms -- acres -- More than 10 stockholders _______________________ forms -- 10 or less stockholders ___________________________ forms -- Other-cooperative, estate or trust, etc. ________________ forms -- acres --

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated _____________________________________ _ -- Not on farm operated __________________________________ _ 

-- Operators by age group: Under 25 years _______________________________________ _ 

-- 2510 34 years ________________________________________ _ 

-- 35 to 44 yearL _______________________________________ _ 

-- 45 to 54 yearL _______________________________________ _ 55 to 64 years ________________________________________ _ --

-- 65 years and over _____________________________________ _ 

-- Average age ____________________________________________ _ 

Operators by sex: Male _________________________________________________ _ 

Female _________________________________________________ _ 

Operators of Spanish origin ________________________________ _ 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming ______________________________________________ _ Other _________________________________________________ _ 

Operators reporting days of work off form: None _________________________________________________ _ 

I to 99 days ___ • ______________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 days _________ • _____________________________ _ 200 days or more ______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 ocres _____________________________________________ _ 

19!~:: 70 to 99 acres ~~~:~============================================ ___________________________________________ _ 

~~g:~ ~~~ ~~~:~========================================== ~~Z :~ m ~~~:~:::::::::: :::::: :::::::: :::: :::::::::::::: 260 ta 499 acres _________________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acreL ________________________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acres ______________________________________ _ 2.000 acres or more ______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSifICATION 

(SEE TEXT) 

Cash grain farms (011) _______ • _. __________________________ _ 

Field crop, except cosh grain forms (013L ____________________ _ Cotton forms (0131) _____ • ______________________________ _ 

Tobacco forms (0132) _______________ • ___________________ _ 

Sugar crop. Irish potato. hoy. peanut, and other field crop forms (0133,0134,0139) ___________________ • ________________ _ 

Vegetable and melon farms (016) __ _ 

Fruit and tree nut forms (OI7) ______ ======~===:============== Horticultural specialty farms (018) __________________________ _ 

General forms, primarily crop (019) _________________________ _ 

livestock farms, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialty (021) _ 

aeef cattle farms. excepl feedlals (0212) Oairy farms (024) _____________________ ~:::::::::~::::::::: 

:~Y!'J ~;~ci~1fy f~:~Ss (~~j) :::::::::::::: :::::::::::::::::: General forms, primarily livestock (029) ______________________ _ 

VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Market value of agricultural products sold _______________ farms_ 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold: $1,000_ 

m:ggg ~~ $J':[~99 ::::~::::::- ------------------------

~~~~~ ••••••• ~ •• : ••• ~: .:\ ••••••• : •• : •• See foatnole 01 end of table. 

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I 

Total Under 25 years 

5 500 158 

498 340 29 625 

405 13 

164 100 I 326 

59 -

33 357 - I -

58 -

2 -

(O~I -

-

2 - 27 - (0) -

3 9831 106 

I 428 53 

171 171 

I 123 -

I 450 - I 604 - I 112 -

533 -

46.3 22_3 

5 573 150 

420 21 

39 -

- - 5 993 171 

6721 5 

315 17 

823 23 

4 183 126 

701 37 

I 567 58 

355 7 

517 5 

339 7 

504 13 

180 5 307 10 

641 II 494 12 

253 5 135 I 

792 37 

997 14 

- - - -

997 14 

19 - 105 I 

37 - 203 3 

3 295 107 

2 553 54 

27 - 55 - 346 6 117 3 

5 993 171 

29 739 754 

364 

598 " 8 I 241 31 I 197 45 

2 593 76 

424 15 

621 17 

581 15 967 29 

25 to 34 yeors 

I 008 

225688 

107 

31 865 

4 

619 

-

4 

-

-

-

-

4 

I 057 

660 

372 

- I 123 

-

-

-

-

30.3 

I 079 

44 

5 

- I 123 

41 

53 

183 

846 

157 

293 

39 

88 

58 

86 

31 

158 

95 

67 

38 

13 

136 

269 

-

-

269 

3 

3 

10 

38 

521 

341 

3 

28 

78 

34 

I 123 

5 060 

58 

102 

208 

169 

586 

63 

196 

98 

229 

Other occupations 

Age of operator 

35 to 44 yeors 45 to 54 years 55 to 64 years 65 years and over 

1 350 I 489 I 015 480 

283 438 380 871 363 349 215 369 

82 91 78 34

29 742 42 512 1 41 159 17 496 

8 18 14 15 

3 870 10042 4 975 13 851 

- - I - 8 18 13 15 

I - - I 

(0) - - (0) 

- - - -

I - - I 

9 6 5 3 

(0) 2 119 4 875 (0) 

I 004 I 107 737 369

m 1 318 272 114 

- - - -

- - - -

I 450 - - -

- I 604 - - - - I 112 -

- - - 533 

39.4 49_3 59.0 71.1 

I 397 I 484 I 009 454 

53 120 103 79 

26 I 6 I 

- - - - I 450 I 604 I 112 533 

46 118 174 288 1 

72 66 67 40 

175 204 163 75 

I 157 I 216 708 130 

196 160 98 53 

426 437 240 113

1 98 119 63 29 

146 147 81 50 

84 99 69 22 

104 156 100 45 

43 49 41 II 

44 48 36 II 

144 167 164 60 103 116 126 70 

39 70 60 411 23 36 34 28 

177 183 200 59 235 264 150 65 - - - - - - - -

235 264 150 65 5 5 5 I 21 36 25 19 7 II 7 2 48 58 34 22 

830 909 608 320 650 706 519 283 9 6 6 3 II 5 5 6 87 98 53 24 20 29 19 12 

I 450 I 604 I 112 7 006 8 196 533 6 107 2 615 

74 102 83 163 153 36 

276 133 39 368 250 108 296 339 221 641 127 642 425 113 223 116 64 53 III 132 104 61 166 149 108 251 45 245 149 64 

MONTANA 57 
Tobie 32. Summary 

$20,000: 

by Age and 

1978-Con. 

Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

Farms With Sales of less Than $20,000 

VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD- Con. 

Market value of agricultural products sold - (on. Groin ___________________________________________ forms_ - $1.000_ Soles of $5,000 or more __________________________ farms_ -

- $1,000_ 

Commodity (redit Corporation 100n5 ________________ farms_ -

- $1,000_ - Cotton and cottonseed _____________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ Soles of $5,000 or more __________________________ forms_ -

- $1,000_ - Commodity Credit Corporation 100n5 ________________ farms- - $1.000_ - T abaeeo _________________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ Soles of $5,000 or more __________________________ farms- -

- $1,000_ - Field seeds, hoy, forage. and siloge ___________________ forms_ - . $1.000_ - Soles of $5,000 or more __________________________ farms- - $1,000_ - Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons __________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $5,000 or more __ ~ _______________________ farms-- $1,000_ -

Fruits, nuts, and berries ____________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Soles of $5,000 or more __________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Nursery and greenhouse products ____________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $5,000 or more __________________________ farms_ - $1.000_ - Other crops ______________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Soles of $5,000 or more __________________________ farms_ - $1.000_ - Poultry and poultry products ________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Soles of $5,000 or more __________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Dairy products ____________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $5,000 or more __________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Cottle and calves __________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $5.000 or more ___________________________ farms- - $1,000_ -

Hogs and pigs ____________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $5.000 or more __________________________ farms- - $1,000_ - Sheep. Iambs, and wool ____________________________ farms-- $1.000_ - Sales of $5,000 or more __________________________ forms_ - $1.000_ - Other livestock and livestock products (see textL _______ forms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $5.000 or more __________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ -

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

livestock and poultry purchased _______________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ -

- Forms with expenses of- $1 to $499 __________________________________________ _ - $500 to $2,49'1 ______________________________________ _ - $2,500 to $4,999 ______________________________ -_ ------ - $5,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

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Feed for livestock and poultry _________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

forms with expenses of- $1 to $499 ______________________ -_ - ________ --- -------

$500 to $2,499 ____________________ - ___ - _____ -- -------

$2,500 to $4,999 __________________ -_ ---- --------------

$5,000 or more __________ . ____________ - ___ -------------

Commercially mixed formula feeds __ 

Forms by tons purchased: 

______ farms_ 

tons_ 

$1.000_ 

J 1049 ton5- ___ , ___________________________________ _ 

501099 tons _________ . ___________________________ _ 

100 tons or morc _____________ .,. _________ _ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to$499_. ________ . ___________________ . _______ _ $500 to $2,499 ____ . _______________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 _______________ • ________ -- -- -------- $5,000 or more __________________________________ _ 

See footnote at end of table. 

58 MONTANA 

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T 0101 forming I and other 

occupations Totol Under 25 yeors 

3 508 2 394 124 

23 134 17249 951 1 880 1 415 77 

19403 14 889 831 

631 448 27 2 580 2 014 135 

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- - - - - - - - - - - -

- - -

- - - - - -

- - - 2 553 1 087 26 

8 092 3 956 110 

530 270 13 

4 563 2 399 85 

86 31 - 155 102 - 10 8 - 90 (D) -

179 65 - 830 336 - 60 24 - 629 262 - 86 30 - 378 176 - 29 13 - 297 147 -

92 69 10 

472 402 100 

44 40 9 

400 363 98 

522 206 6 

220 93 1 

6 2 - 59 (D) - 245 120 1 

318 183 (D) 

16 11 - 138 94 - 6 697 3 441 109 

38 045 23 182 664 

2 914 1 860 47 

29 469 19 204 503 

978 454 21 

2 676 1 430 123 

181 103 9 

1 560 870 100 

982 472 23 

2 822 1 659 73 

184 112 6 

1 487 935 53 

1 131 425 10 

2 235 871 31 

126 51 3 

1 142 477 26 

4 093 1 705 61 

9 147 4 424 345 

1 364 477 18 

1 782 814 16 

485 201 8 

462 213 19 

7 557 3 341 126 

9 501 4 665 268 

3 207 1 304 24 

3 239 1 459 68 

730 390 13 

381 188 21 

2 054 854 30 

12 467 5 517 169 

1 748 755 28 

1 806 734 24 

213 107 6 

35 13 -

1 251 433 19 

652 365 8 

61 31 3 

90 25 -

Farming 

Age of operator 

65 years and 

25 to 34 yeors 35 to 44 years 45 to 54 years 55 to 64 yeors over 

348 271 373 678 600 

2 535 1 914 2674 5 088 4086 

200 158 217 425 338 

2 125 1 692 2291 4 478 3472 

73 60 81 133 74 

339 291 338 602 310 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - 107 138 206 302 308 

514 522 776 1 029 1 004 

34 38 50 73 62 

352 350 474 607 530 

1 5 5 10 10 

(D) (0) 28 9 23 

1 3 2 1 1 

(D) 17 (0) (D) (0) 

1 3 10 21 30 

(D) (D) 54 94 136 

1 2 4 6 11 

(D) (D) 41 66 105 

2 5 6 8 9 

(D) (D) 28 19 60 

1 5 2 1 4 

(D) (0) (D) (D) 49 

13 5 11 14 16 

92 19 72 79 41 

8 1 9 9 4 

84 (D) (D) 77 26 

15 29 25 64 67 

4 6 18 33 31 

- - - 1 1 

- - - (D) (D) 

9 19 18 30 43 

(0) 26 27 58 48 

2 2 1 4 2 

(D) (D) (0) 35 (0) 

407 426 629 981 889 

2 873 2 750 4 334 6 732 5 829 

237 234 351 529 462 

2429 2 328 3634 5 551 4 759 

105 89 75 92 72 

427 247 188 242 202 

44 10 14 12 14 

327 92 115 113 124 

54 64 88 120 123 

206 244 340 395 401 

15 18 26 24 23 

122 159 243 188 169 

80 85 63 117 70 

236 134 129 205 136 

12 6 9 13 8 

171 52 67 102 59 

318 275 269 400 382 

823 808 705 1 022 721 

56 92 71 120 120 

174 147 124 152 201 

36 5 43 85 24 52 31 31 43 37 

437 460 576 906 836 613 826 718 1 126 1 114 

163 147 208 415 347 

210 155 314 374 338 

41 137 32 57 110 

23 21 22 60 41 

179 163 70 222 190 

1 669 675 431 1 369 1 205 218 102 54 170 183 

158 150 64 177 161 

10 13 5 44 29 

11 - 1 1 

59 83 34 135 103 

99 79 32 76 71 

10 1 3 9 5 

11 - 1 2 11 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - STATE DATA 
Table 32. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

$20,000: 1978-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal forms- see text) 

Farms With Sales of Less Than $20,000 

VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Market value of agricultural products sold - Can. Grain ___________________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Soles of $5,000 or more __________________________ forms-

$1,000_ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons ________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ Cotton and cottonseed _____________________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ Sales of $5,000 or more __________________________ forms-

$1,000_ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans ________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Tobacco _________________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Soles of $5,000 or more __________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Field seeds, hay, forage, and siloge ___________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ Soles of $5,000 or more __________________________ farmL 

$1,000_ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons __________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Sales of $5,000 or more __________________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ____________________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ Sales of $5,000 or more __________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ____________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Sales of $5,000 or more __________________________ farms-

$1,000_ Other crops ______________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Sales of $5,000 or more __________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Poultry and poultry products ________________________ formL 

$1.000_ Sales of $5,000 or more __________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Dairy products ____________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Sales of $5,000 or more __________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Cottle and colves __________________________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ Sales of $5,000 or more __________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Hogs and pigs ____________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Soles of $5,000 or mare __________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ____________________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ Sales of $5,000 or more __________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see textL _______ forms_ 

$1,000_ Soles of $5,000 or more __________________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

livestock and poultry purchased _______________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ Forms with expenses of- $1 10 $499 __________________________________________ _ 

$500 10 $2.499 ______________________________________ _ 

$2,500 10 $4,999 _____________________________________ _ $5,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry _________________________ farms_ 

. $1.000_ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 10 $499 __________________________________________ _ 

$500 10 $2,499 ______________________________________ _ 

$2,500 10 $4.999 _____________________________________ _ 

$5,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ___________________ forms_ 

Forms by tons purchased: 

tons_ 

$1,000_ 

1104910n' _______________________________________ _ 

50 1099 lon, ______________________________________ _ 

100 tons or more __________________________________ _ 

Forms with expenses af-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

~1d8 1~4:~,499- :::::::::::::::::: :::::::::: :::: ::::: 

lUgg ~~ ~~~:~:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 

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-

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-

See foolnole 01 end of lable. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

TOlal Under 25 years 

I 114 47 

5 885 250 

465 18 

4 514 180 

183 9 

567 16 

- -

- -

- -

- -

- - - -

- -

- - - - - - I 466 22 

4 136 60 

260 4 

2 165 36 

55 - 53 -

2 - (0) -

114 I 

493 (0) 

36 I 

367 (0) 

56 - 201 -

16 - 150 - 23 I 

70 (D) 

4 -

36 -

3161 24 

128 (Z) 

4 - 48 - 125 2 

135 (0) 

5 - 44 - 3 256 78 

14 863 301 

I 054 15 

10265 154 

524 50 

I 246 66 

78 2 690 (0) 

510 18 I 163 28 

72 -

553 - 706 14 I 364 31 

75 2 665 (0) 

2 388 54 

4 723 108 

887 39 

968 6 284 - 249 9 

4 216 96 

4 836 72 

I 903 38 I 780 58 

340 - 193 -

I 200 40 

6 950 97 993 15 

I 072 40 

106 - 22 -

818 18 287 22 

30 - 65 -

25 to 34 years 

182 

I 073 

96 

895 

36 

97 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

350 

I 015 

60 

521 

6 

2 

-

-

4 

(0) 

-

-

12 

61 

5 

49 

I 

(0) 

-

-

77 

28 

I 

(0) 

15 

(0) 

-

- 467 

2085 

144 

I 424 

104 

335 

27 

234 

100 

219 

16 

120 

147 

228 

9 

(0) 

565 

742 

286 

206 

32 

41 

875 

819 

354 

435 

72 

14 

346 

I 478 

215 

336 

-

10 

285 

51 

-

10 

Other occupations 

Age of operator 

35 to 44 years 45 to 54 years 55 to 64 years 65 yeors and over 

252 275 272 86 

I 298 I 413 I 513 340

95 108 1 123 25 

971 I 044 I 207 217 

37 51 36 14 

141 165 112 36 

- - - -

- - - - - - - -

- - - -

- - -

- - - =, - - - -

- - - -

- - - - - - - -

362 389 240 103 

899 I 214 707 241 

56 85 45 10 

463 691 384 6~1 10 12 25 

6 29 (0) (0) 

- 2 - -

- (0) - -

25 40 26 18 

95 239 69 76 

5 22 5 3 

(0) 212 44 44 

8 14 19 3 

24 48 50 19 

2 4 4 I 

(0) 30 42 (0) 

II 6 4 - (0) 10 9 - 3 - I - (0) - (D) -

77 68 47 231 

38 23 24 14 

I I I - (0) (0) (0) -

35 44 20 9 

42 33 20 25 

2 I - 2 (0) (0) - (0) 

826 912 644 329 3 612 4 153 3 107 I 606 

260 288 235 112 2 490 2 828 2 253 I 116 

ISO 126 77 17 310 305 183 45 18 19 10 2 158 170 90 (0) 

148 140 76 28 315 310 170 121 23 17 9 7 163 130 68 72 201 181 117 46 318 420 239 127 18 24 13 9 133 225 123 84 

632 630 340 167 I 786 I 177 563 346 

170 182 156 54 294 287 106 69 80 107 53 12 88 54 25 32 

I 058 I 120 675 392 I 301 I 265 780 599 

444 551 342 174 456 437 248 146 100 81 46 41 58 51 39 31 

277 286 181 70 2 616 I 469 865 474 383 190 116 74 

209 259 169 59 68 15 12 II - 12 -

148 218 117 37 79 49 58 28 18 7 I -4 32 12 5 6 

MONTANA S9 
Table 32. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

$20,000: 1978-Con. 

Farms With Sales of Less Than $20,000 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES'-(on. 

Animol health costL _________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $99 ___________________________________________ _ 

- $100 to $999 ________________________________________ _ 

- $1,000 to $4,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$5.000 or more ______________________________________ _ -

-

Seeds. bulbs, plants. and trees ________________________ forms_ -

Forms with expenses of- $1,000_ - $1 to $99 ___________________________________________ _ 

- $100 to $999 ________________________________________ _ 

- $1,000 to $4,999 _____________________________________ _ - $5,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

- Commercial fertilizer _________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $499 __________________________________________ _ 

- $500 to $999 ________________________________________ _ 

- $1,000 to $2,499 _____________________________________ _ - $2,500 or more ______________________________________ _ 

-

Other agricultural chemicals including lime _______________ forms_ - $1.000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $499 __________________________________________ _ 

- $500 to $999 ________________________________________ _ 

- $1,000 to $2,499 _____________________________________ _ - $2.500 or more ______________________________________ _ 

-

Energy and petroleum products ________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $499. _________________________________________ _ 

- $500 to $999. _______________________________________ _ 

- $1,000 to $2,499 _____________________________________ _ - $2,500 or more ______________________________________ _ 

-

Petroleum products ________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Gasoline _______________________________________ forms- - $1.000_ Diesel - fuel _____________________________________ forms_ - $1.000_ - lP gas, butane, and propane ______________________ farms- - $1.000_ - Fuel oil ________________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Natural gas ____________________________________ farms_ - $1.000_ - Kerosene, motor oil, and grease ___________________ farms- - $1.000_ - Electricity ________________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Other-cool, wood, coke, etc. _______________________ farms- - $1,000_ -

Hired form labor ____________________________________ forms-- $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $499 ________________________ . _________________ _ 

- $500 to $2,499 ______________________________________ _ - $2,500 to $4,999 ______________________________ -- __ ---- - $5,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

- Workers by number of days worked; 150 days or more _______________________________ farmL - workers_ - less than 150 doys ______________________________ farms_ - workers_ -

Contract lobar ______________________________________ forms- - $1,000_ - Farms with expenses of- $1 to $499. ___________ - ___ -- -- ---- -- ---- ------ -- ------ $500 to $999 __________________ . ___ -_ -_ -- ------ -------

$1,000 to $2,499 ________________ -_ -- ------------------ $2,500 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rentol of machinery and equipment __ _ _ __ __ __ __ __ . ________________ farmL 

$1,000_ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $499 ________ . _____ ______ ----------------

$500 to $999 ______________ -_ -_ -- .. - -- .- -- -- -- -- -- -- ---

$1.000 to $2,499 __________ -- --. - -- -- -- -- -------- ------ $2,500 or more .. _ .. ___ .. _ _ ________ .. _________________ .. 

FARM-RELATED INCOME 

Income from machine work, customwork, and other agricultural services _________________________ forms-

$1,000_ 

Value of agricultural products sold directly to individuals tor human consumption _____________________________ farms_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- $1,000_ -

See footnote at end of table. 

60 MONTANA 

fExciudes abnormal farms; see text] 

Total farming 

and other 

occupations Total 

6 627 2 889 1 160 612 

3 132 1 229 2 973 I 333 435 267 87 60 

2 905 I 439 I 156 746 

I 044 351 1 062 570 I 505 301 294 217 

4 195 2 169 

4 980 3 504 

I 735 634 914 487 

955 547 

591 501 

3 759 2 235 2 547 I 995 

2 336 I 126 631 434 

591 499 

201 176 

II 108 5 244 12 368 7 956 

4 109 I 253 

2 753 I 185 

2 931 I 745 

I 315 I 061 

II 091 5 238 10 178 6 681 

10 652 5 110 6 381 4059 

4 993 2 862 

2 330 I 709 

I 177 642 251 158 

1 083 692 

285 197 

252 135 

50 29 

II 091 5 238 

882 530 7 057 3 489 

I 997 I 158 

939 488 

192 116 

3 059 I 590 

3 312 2 lSI 

I 426 649 

I 168 618 

379 244 

86 79 

473 330 

689 507 

2 729 I 348 

7 845 4 295 

705 345 

828 475 

324 170 

117 36 

169 70 

95 69 

3 688 I 843 

3 083 I 848 

2 085 848 

587 369 

763 474 

253 152 

742 460 

I 374 912 

643 234 

694 283 

farming 

Age of operator 

65 years and 

Under 25 yeors 25 to 34 years 35 to 44 years 45 to 54 years 55 to 64 years over 

97 338 448 529 775 702 

25 86 91 130 135 145 

32 109 196 214 348 330 

53 178 192 243 371 296 

2 38 52 59 51 65 

10 13 8 13 5 11 

29 186 218 209 465 332 

9 113 146 105 224 ISO 

- 23 72 46 125 85 

29 68 57 ll3 172 131 

- 55 43 22 107 74 

- 40 46 28 61 42 

73 302 253 296 671 574 

104 567 444 525 I 073 790 

17 86 82 59 194 196 

15 70 51 56 176 119 

25 71 44 lOS 144 158 

16 75 76 76 157 101 

79 343 311 288 659 555 

63 344 273 326 668 322 

48 134 133 146 321 344 

4 83 82 54 109 102 

21 97 72 60 150 99 

6 29 24 28 79 10 

207 669 682 825 I 512 I 349 

217 I 183 1 137 I 411 2 387 I 621 

67 199 162 200 268 357 

54 82 154 189 351 355 

74 165 221 217 572 496 

12 223 145 219 321 141 

207 669 681 825 1 512 1 344 

187 I 002 938 I 193 2 012 I 350 

201 654 675 793 I 492 I 295 

123 551 556 737 1 285 807 

76 435 398 444 848 661 

29 330 267 296 471 315 

19 73 94 110 174 172 

10 12 19 26 33 58 

20 82 55 136 239 160 

(0) 25 (0) 44 64 45 

I - 34 42 29 29 

(0) - (0) 8 6 6 

207 669 681 825 I 512 1 344 

20 84 74 81 152 ll8 

104 393 494 SIS 1 101 882 

(0) (0) 184 204 352 243 

I 78 61 73 152 123 

(0) (0) IS IS 22 28 

60 207 203 326 433 361 

26 187 391 522 571 455 

41 69 76 III 174 178 

19 126 59 146 160 lOB 

- II 51 44 79 59 

- I 17 25 20 16 

8 37 60 79 89 57 

9 62 88 104 159 85 

52 174 161 279 367 315 

135 408 918 861 I 028 945 

24 28 67 74 76 76 

42 14 128 108 80 103 

6 25 30 30 34 45 

6 I - 4 19 6 

I - 18 26 16 9 

II 2 19 14 7 16 

60 235 224 240 608 476 

79 247 147 245 628 503 

19 96 138 109 265 271 

7 65 47 33 ISO 67 

23 60 26 79 148 138 

II 14 13 19 45 50 

26 91 65 78 125 75 

37 193 187 181 225 89 

11 36 28 33 60 66 

6 50 28 60 76 64 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Tobie 32. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

$20,000: 1978-Con. 

(Excludes abnormal forms- see text) 

Farms With Sales of Less Than $20,000 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPEN SES I - Con. 

Animol health CO$ts __________________________________ forms-- $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $110 $99 ___________________________________________ _ 

- $10010 $999 ________________________________________ _ 

- $1,000 to $4,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $5,000 or more ______________________________________ _ -

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $99 ___________________________________________ _ - $100 to $999 ________________________________________ _ - $1,000 to $4,999 _____________________________________ _ - $5,000 or more ______________________________________ _ -

Commercial fertilizer _________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Farms with expenses of- $1 to $499 __________________________________________ _ 

- $500 to $999 ________________________________________ _ - $1,000 to $2,499 _____________________________________ _ 

- $2,500 or more ______________________________________ _ -

Other agricultural chemicals including lime _______________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Farms with expenses of- $1 to $499 __________________________________________ _ 

- $500 to $999 ________________________________________ _ 

- $1,000 to $2,499 _____________________________________ _ 

- $2,500 or more ______________________________________ _ 

-

Energy and petroleum products ________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $499 __________________________________________ _ 

- $500 to $999 ________________________________________ _ 

- $1,000 to $2,499 _____________________________________ _ 

- $2,500 or more ______________________________________ _ 

- Petroleum products ________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Gasoline _______________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Diesel fuel _____________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - lP gas, butane. and propane ______________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Fuel oil ________________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Natural gas ____________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Kerosene, motor oil. and grease ___________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Electricity ________________________________________ farms-- $1,000_ - Other-cool, wood. coke, etc. _______________________ forms- - $1,000_ -

Hired farm labor ____________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Farms with expenses of- $1 to $499 __________________________________________ _ 

- $500 to $2,499 ______________________________________ _ 

- $2,500 to $4,99L ____________________________________ _ - $5,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

- Workers by number of days worked: 150 doys or more _______________________________ forms_ - workers_ - less than 150 days ______________________________ farms-- workers __ 

Contract lobar ______________________________________ forms_ - $1,000 __ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $499 ___________________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ________________________________________ _ 

- $1,000 to $2,499 _____________________________________ _ 

$2,500 or more ______________________________________ _ 

-

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment _____________________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

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

$500 to $999 ________________________________________ _ -

- $1,000 to $2,499 _____________________________________ _ 

- $2,500 or more _______________________________________ _ 

FARM.RELATED INCOME 

Income from machine work, custom work, and other agricultural services ___________________________ farms_ - V I $1,000 __ 

a ue of agricultural products sold directly to individuals for human consumption _____________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ -

Se. footnote at end of table. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Total Under 25 years 

3 738 107 

548 14 

1 903 41 

I 640 66 

168 -

27 -

1 466 27 

410 11 

693 -

492 1 16 

204 11 

77 -

2 026 28 

I 477 29 

1 101 17 

427 -

408

1 

5 

90 6 

1 524 59 

552 33 

1 210 36 197 17 

92 6 

25 -

5 864 175 

4 412 94 

2 856 126 

1 568 20 1 186 23 

254 6 

5 8531 169 

3 497 82 

5 542 163 

2 322 41 

2 131 89 

621 26 

535 15 

93 I 

391 6 

87 5 

117 -

22 - 5 853 169 

352 9 

3 568 71 

839 11 

451 5 76 1 

1 469 31 

1 161 27 

777 15 

550 16 

135 - 7 -

143 -

182 - 1 381 31 

3 550 69 

360 - 353 -

154 - 81 - 99 - 26 -

1 845 38 1 235 20 

I 237 27 

218 6 289 5 101 -

282 13 

462 21 

409 17 

411 15 

25 to 34 years 

768 

102 

447 

291 

17 

13 

444 

87 

297 

86 

50 

11 

358 

210 

251 

36 

56 

15 

274 

78 

233 

22 

13 

6 

1 169 

726 

631 

320 

181 

37 

1 169 

557 

981 

360 

480 

96 

99 

19 

36 

11 

24 

4 

1 169 

68 

623 

160 

62 

9 

233 

140 

148 

62 

23 

-

16 

20 

217 

519 

48 

20 

40 

-

8 

-

365 

292 

245 

25 

69 

26 

72 

185 

58 

44 

Other occupations 

Age of operator 

35 to 44 yeors 45 to 54 yeors 55 to 64 years 65 years and over 

I 

1 001 962 583 317

154 1 158 79 41 

469 439 335 1721 476 452 225 130 

53 69 15 14 

3 2 8 1 

378 341 217 59 

140 114 50 8 

119 150 102 25 

161 118 79 3~ I 68 42 31 

30 31 5 -

521 548 414 157 

438 437 226 136 

276 257 247 53 

114 137 104 36 

86 142 53 6~ I 45 12 10 

361 432 296 102 

129 178 100 35 

297 328 232 84 

36 64 41 17 

19 32 22 -

9 8 1 1 

1 465 I 508 1 029 518 1 

1 059 I 254 816 463 

736 714 437 212 

410 392 274 152 

259 314 282 127 

60 88 36 27 

1 464 1 504 1 029 518 

825 996 650 387 

1 432 1 458 993 515 

547 684 441 248 

513 449 396 204 

151 162 100 87 

129 132 99 61 

17 24 25 7 

112 136 70 31 

17 24 21 9 

26 30 20 17 

7 4 3 3 I 464 I 504 I 029 518 

86 98 59 33 975 948 654 297 

216 238 147 66 94 148 97 45 18 19 19 10 

366 437 279 123 

301 382 238 73 

186 217 148 63 139 172 103 58 37 46 28 1 4 2 - 1 

34 50 27 16 

45 59 35 23 340 419 266 108 832 I 036 808 286 

92 115 80 25 102 152 64 16 

40 30 28 16 7 37 33 4 36 34 19 2 9 14 - 3 

431 532 347 132 281 329 232 81 

286 371 228 80 43 68 46 30 74 67 62 12 28 26 11 10 

65 66 51 15 71 92 72 21 

120 107 89 18 116 119 88 30 

MONTANA 61 
Table 32. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

$20,000: 1978-Con. 

Farms With Sales of Less Than $20,000 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _. _ forms_ 

$1,000_ -

- Farms by value group; $1 to $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ - $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ -

- $20,000 to $49,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $50,000 to $99,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $100,000 to $199,999 _________________________________ _ - $200,000 to $499,999 _________________________________ _ 

- $500,000 or more _______________ • ____________________ _ 

-

SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Automobiles ________________________________________ forms_ - number -- Motortrucks, including pickups ________________________ forms -- number _ - WheeI1roctors ______________________________________ forms- - number _ - 2 or 3 ___________________________________________ forms_ - number_ - 4 or more ________________________________________ farms_ - number _ -

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled only _____________ farms_ - number _ - (ornpickers, corn heads. and picker-shellers _____________ farms -- number _ - Corn heods for combines ___________________________ farms -- number _ Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________________ .. formsnumber _ 

-

-

- (01tonpickers- ______________________________________ forms -- number _ Mower - conditioners _________________________________ farms -- number _ - Pickup balers _______________________________ • _______ farms_ - number _ - Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _______ farms_ - number --

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Agricultural chemicals, including commercial fertilizer and lime _______________ • __________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Commercial fertilizer _____________________ • _________ farms_ - acres on which used_ - lime ____________________________________________ farms_ - acres on which used_ 

tansSprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops ______________________ forms_ 

acres on which used_ Nematodes in crops _______________________________ forms_ 

acres on which used_ Diseases in crops and archards ______________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and posture __________ forms_ 

ocres on which used_ 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops, or thinning of fruit _________________________________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ 

Insect control on livestock and poultry ________________ farms_ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird contral ________________ farms_ 

LIVESTOCK 

Cottle and calves inventory ___________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Forms with-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1 10 9 __________________________________ - _____ -------- 10 to 49 ____________________________________________ _ 

- 501099 ____________________________________________ _ 

- 100 10 199 ________________________ -- -- ---------------- 200 10 499 __________________ - _____ -------------------- 500 or more __ . _______________ - _____ -------- - ----------

Cows and heifers that hod calved ___ • ________________ forms-- number _ - Beef cows ___________ .. ________________________ farms_ - number _ - Forms with- I to 9 ________________________ -------------------- 10 to 49 ____________________ -------------------- 50 to 99 _________________ -_ -_ ------ -- -- ---------- 100 to 199 ______________ -_ - ___ -- -- -- ---- -- -- -- --- - 200 10 499 ______________ -_ -_ -_ -- -- -- ------ -- ------ 500 or more ... ______ . __________ -----.------------

See footnote at end of table. 

62 MONTANA 

rExciudes abnormal forms· see text] 

Total forming 

and other 

occupations Total Under 25 years 

11 158 5 268 209 198 631 122 400 4 248 

1 687 634 24 3 620 1 198 53 2 648 1 398 52 2 311 1 337 71 

672 520 4 191 158 5 29 23 - - - -

7 226 3 620 115 9 838 4974 161 

9 983 4 850 180 18 104 9 798 333 8 777 4 283 135 

16 525 9 100 277 

4 114 2 320 40 9 513 5 455 94 

693 496 24 3 042 2 178 112 

2 301 1 608 57 2 670 1 900 59 

30 19 - 30 19 -

22 11 - 22 11 - 8 8 - 8 8 -

- - -

- - - 2 236 1 167 11 

2 304 I 206 11 

3 616 1 966 45 

3 764 2 052 45 

483 322 5 

540 374 5 

5 751 3 053 103 

7 528 5 499 167 

4 095 2 137 73 

342 214 243 318 8 231 

- - -

- - -

- - -

671 418 11 

78 168 65 941 2048 

74 33 11 

4 880 2 846 1 374 

242 121 6 

20 061 16670 1 344 

2 788 1 758 66 

335 361 259 346 6 240 

53 18 - I 344 531 - 1 490 865 32 

571 315 6 

7 033 3 473 111 

278 185 180400 4 755 

1 690 471 15 

3 464 1 709 67 

1 268 826 17 

489 372 9 

112 87 3 

10 8 -

6 393 3 269 109 

161 822 107 234 2 841 

6 044 3 156 107 

159 187 105 835 2 808 

2 087 723 26. 

3 006 I 724 64 

749 555 13 

172 132 4 

29 21 - I I -

Farming 

Age of operator 

65 years and 

25 to 34 years 35 to 44 years 45 to 54 years 55 to 64 years over 

673 682 829 1 512 1 363 

17 870 15 689 20972 35 604 28 017 

70 103 106 143 188 

175 110 166 315 379 

162 181 221 441 341 

131 209 181 422 323 

105 64 126 135 86 

24 10 22 51 46 

6 5- 7 5 - - - - - -

355 437 601 1 146 966 

464 583 847 1 497 1 422 

634 634 763 1 418 1 221 

1 295 1 275 1 597 2 920 2 378 

437 557 714 1 282 I 158 

895 1 122 I 437 2808 2 561 

192 286 363 754 685 

437 687 859 1 781 1 597 

68 44 73 139 148 

281 208 300 638 639 

169 166 261 555 400 

210 209 332 642 448 

- - 8 10 I 

- - 8 (0) (0) 

- - - 10 1 

- - -- (0) (0) 

- - 8 - - - - 8 - -

- - - - - - - - - - 104 180 226 342 304 

107 182 236 356 314 

182 232 348 650 509 

185 240 363 698 521 

39 49 56 114 59 

39 54 61 145 70 

425 384 419 903 819 

911 717 851 1 740 1 112 

302 239 294 666 563 

37 181 27 596 38 738 78 407 53 165 

- - - - - - - - - -

- - - - -

70 40 60 120 117 

17 810 6 861 8 214 18 667 12 341 

- - - 17 5 

- - - 1 322 150 

12 17 18 35 33 

I 080 1 695 6 370 3 618 2 563 

281 253 234 541 383 

46 503 39 913 43 136 81 468 42 086 

- 2 5 I 10 

- (0) 100 (0) 300 

159 122 113 250 189 

57 38 63 90 61 

416 444 629 979 894 

28 576 22 060 34 839 53 389 36 ·781 

44 89 74 107 142 

191 203 295 466 487 

108 93 163 259 186 

41 46 79 122 75 

30 10 17 23 4 

2 3 1 2 

397 414 587 924 838 

16 485 13 013 20 659 32 199 22 037 

385 387 572 898 807 

16 359 12 816 20 441 31 649 21 762 

79 120 114 175 209 

191 177 314 517 461 

75 72 114 159 122 

37 13 26 38 14 

3 5 4 8 I 

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1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - STATE DATA 
Tobie 32. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

$20,000: 1978 - Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms· see text] 

Farms With Sales of Less Than $20,000 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ___ forms_ - $1,000_ - Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ - $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ -

- $20,000 to $49,999 ___________________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

$50,000 to $99,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$100,000 to $199,999 _________________________________ _ 

$200,000 to $499,999 _________________________________ _ 

$500,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

-

SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Automobiles ________________________________________ farms_ - number _ Motortrucks, - including pickups ----- ___________________ farms_ -

-

-

number_ Wheel tractars-_____________________________________ forms_ 

number_ - 2 or 3 __ -- _______________________________________ farms_ - number _ - 4 or more ________________________________________ farms_ - number _ -

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled only _____________ forms_ - number _ - Cornpickers, corn heads, and picker-shelters _____________ farms_ - number _ - Corn heads for combines --- ________________________ farms_ - number _ - Other cornpickers and picker-shellers _________________ farms_ - number_ -

(ottonpickerL ______________________________________ farms. - number. Mower - conditioners ___________ • ___ • _________________ forms. - number_ - Pickup balers _________________________ • _____________ forms_ - number_ - Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _______ farms_ - number _ -

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

-

Agricultural chemicals, including commercial fertilizer and lime __________________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Commercial fertilizer _______________________________ farms_ -

- acres on which used. - lime ________________________________________ • ___ forms_ - acres on which used_ 

tons_ -

-

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to cootrol- Insects an hay aod other crops ______________________ forms_ - acres 00 which used_ - Nematodes in crops _______________________________ farms_ - acres 00 which used_ - Diseases io crops and orchards ______________________ farms. - acres on which used_ - Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture __________ forms. - acres 00 which used_ -

Chemicals for-

- Defoliation or for growth control of crops, or thinning of fruit _________________________________________ forms_ 

acres on which used_ Insect control on livestock and poultry ________________ farms. -

-

- Sanitation and rodent and bird cootrol ________________ forms_ 

LIVESTOCK 

Cattle and calves inventory ___________________________ forms_ 

Forms with- number _ 

1 to 9 _________________________ : ____________________ _ 

10 to 49 ____________________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 ____________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 __________________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 __________________________________________ _ 

500 or more _________________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers thot hod calved ____________________ farms_ 

number _ Beef cows _____________________________________ forms_ 

Farms with- number _ 

I to 9. _________________________________________ _ 

"10 to 49 ______ . _. _______________________________ _ 

fgo'~09r 99 :: :::::::::::::::::: ::::::::::::::::::: 

~gg ~~ ~:r~:~:::::::::::~::~::~:::::::::::::::::: 

See footnote at end of table. 

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-

-

-

-

-

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1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Total Under 25 yeors 

5 890 175 

76 231 2 375 

1 053 36 

2 422 72 

1 250 33 974 29 

152 5 

33 - 6 - - -

3 606 108 

4864 115 

5 133 155 

8306 239 4 494 99 

7 425 144 

1 794, 40 

4 058 85 

197 - 864 -

693 29 770 29 11 - 11 - 11 - 11 - - - - -

- - - - 1 069 18 I 098 18 

I 650, 29 1 712 35 

161 11 166 16 

2 698 66 2 029 62 1 958 28 

98 896 1 472 

- - - -

- -

253 - 12 227 - 41 - 1 034 - 121 - 3 391 - 1 030 53 76015 7 433 

35 - 813 - 625 18 256 18 

3560 105 97 785 2 144 

I 219 52 I 755 39 442 10 117 4 

25 - 2 -

3 124 76 54 588 1 235 

2 888 73 53 352 I 201 

I 364 39 I 282 30 194 2 40 2 

8 - - -

25 to 34 yeors 

I 175 

13698 

221 

548 

222 

169 

2 

13 

-

-

671 

830 

1 008 

I 503 

804 

1 271 

246 

571 

40 

182 

90 

102 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- 175 

175 

179 

186 

37 

37 

470 

288 

333 

15 720 

-

-

-

72 

3 952 

7 

141 

17 1 512 

175 

8 676 

16 

'116 

131 

34 

669 

13 403 

336 

263 

54 

14 

2 

-

593 

7 822 

542 

7643 

323 

181 

35 

3 

-

-

Other occupations 

Age of ope rator 

35 to 44 yeors 45 to 54 years 55 to 64 years 65 yeors and over 

1 463 1 525 1 034 518 

19079 19 875 14 963 6 241 

257 279 187 

653 568 386 195 73' 270 327 217 181 

203 313 205 55 

79 20 32 14 

1 18 I -

- - 6 - - - - -

895 954 658 320 

1 202 1 366 945 406 

1 286 I 361 902 421 

2063 2 305 1 501 695 

1 100 1 266 827 398 

1 770 2 033 1 535 672 

441 546 341 180, 979 1 191 801 431 

39 40 71 7 

171 162 319 30 

199 214 120 41 

228 237 133 41 

11 - - - 11 - - - 11 - - - 11 - - -

- - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - 262 357 167 90 263 379 173 90 428 556 296 162, 437 591 301 162 

42 41 19 II 42 41 19 II 

663 731 547 221 568 615 326 171 516 524 402 155 25 778 28 981 17 590 9 355 - - - - - - - - - - - -

46 67 62 6 I 036 4 155 2 824 260 17 10 7 - 427 I 392 74 - 35 54 6 9 1 248 385 32 214 228 294 189 91 18 036 20 435 13 851 7 584 

13 4 2 615 20 (0) - 154 161 108 53 44 72 68 20 

879 917 665 325 22 736 26 927 19 940 12 635 

328 276 167 

60 I 394 483 383 193 129 120 87 42 25 31 20 23 3 6 7 7 - I I 

734 831 595 295 11 859 15 186 II 232 7 254 649 781 564 279 11 522 14 833 11 032 7 121 

308 349 240 105 289 370 276 136 43 51 36 17 7 9 10 9 2 2 2 2 - - -

MONTANA 63 
Table 32. Summary 

$20,000: 

by Age and 

1978-Con. 

Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

Farms With Sales of Less Than $20,000 

LIVESTOCK - Con_ 

Cottle and calves inventory - Can. 

Cows and heifers thot hod calved - Can. Milk cows _____________________________________ farms_ - number _ - Forms with- I 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 colves. bulls. and bull calves _____________ farmsnumber _ 

Cattle and calves sold ________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ ColveL ________________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ Cartle ___________________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ Fottened on groin and concentrates ________________ farms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ 

Hogs and pigs inventory ______________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Forms with1 to 9 

10 to 49:::::::: :::::::::::: :::::: ::::::::::::::::::: 50 to 99 ____________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 __________________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 __________________________________________ _ 

500 Of more _________________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ farms_ 

number _ Other ___________________________________________ forms_ 

numbef_ 

Hogs and pigs sold __________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ Feeder pigs sold ___________________________________ farmL 

litters of pigs farrowed betweennumber _ 

$1,000_ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 _________________ farms_ 

number _ Dec. 1 and May 31 ______________________________ farmL 

number _ June 1 and Nov. 30 ______________________________ forms_ 

number_ 

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory __________________ forms_ 

number _ Ewes J year old or older ___________________________ formL 

number _ Sheep and lambs sold ________________________________ forms_ 

number_ 

Sheep and lambs shorn _______________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

pounds of wooL 

Horses and ponies inventory __________________________ torms_ 

number_ Horses and ponies sold ______________________________ forms_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- number _ 

$1,000_ -

- Goats inventory ___________________ .. ________________ forms_ - number _ Goats sold ______ . _______________________________ forms_ 

POULTRY 

number _ 

$1,000_ 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory _______________ forms_ 

number _ 

Forms 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 ______________________________ ---- ----

JOO,OOO or more ______________________ -_ -- ---- --------

Hens and pullets of laying oge _______________________ forms_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

number_ - Pullets 3 months old or older not 

-

-

of laying age ____________________________________ forms_ 

number_ 

See footnote at end of table. 

64 MONTANA 

{Excludes abnormal forms; see textl 

Total farming 

and other 

occupations Total 

1 2411 582 2 635 I 399 

1 137 5111 58 35 46 36 

- - - - - -

- 5 280 2 7~1 62 048 40 564 5 874 2 949 54 315 32602 

6 697 3441 134 044 82927 38 045 23 182 

4 015

1 

2 195 72 944 47 194 

16 943 10 947 

5 122 2 600 61 100 35 733 21 102 12 236 

474 201 

3 225 2 001 1 140 661 

1 168 529 29 124 16613 

558 223 444 216 

112 58 40 21 13 10 

1 1 

763

1 

350 7 415 4 680 

1 021 459 21 709 11 933 

978 454 

38 501 20 757 

2 676 1 430 

260 118 

14050 7 941 

464 249 

799 362 

6 033 3 516 

643 304 

2 932 1 679 

608 292 

3 101 1 837 

I 004 470 

81 511 54 506 

926 445 

46 110 28 223 

957 461 

46 054 27 038 

906 449 

53 398 33 143 

535 232 338 848 

4 677 1 887 

24 507 10 066 

945 370 

2 764 1 226 

1 785 733 

106 29 

1 098 313 

56 13 

277 75 

19 4 

I 610 732 

54 008 26 610 

1 602 728 

8 4 

- -

- - - - - - - -

I 594 726 

50 368 25 557 

167 54 

3 640 I 053 

Farming 

Age of operator 

Under 25 years 25 to 34 years 35 to 44 years 45 to 54 years 

65 years and 

55 to 64 years over 

20 48 101 104 184 125 

33 126 197 218 550 275 

19 40 93 96 151 112 I 5 6 7 6 10 

- 3 2 1 27 3 

- - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - -

- - - - -

94 334 333 526 783 69~1 1 028 6 775 5 106 7980 11 385 8 290 

96 351 331 564 853 754 

886 5 316 3 941 6 200 9 805 6454 

109 407 426 629 981 889 

2 216 9 274 9 556 15 155 26 754 19 972 

664 2 873 2 750 4 334 6 732 5 829 

71 262 275 374 656 557 

1 153 5 474 5 000 8 150 16 484 10933 

330 1 452 1 241 1 881 3 257 2 787 

77 297 330 476 728 692 

1 063 3 800 4 556 7005 10 270 9039 

334 1 420 1 510 2 454 3 475 3 043 

11 7 41 44 46 52 

47 67 606 389 494 398 

17 18 191 139 161 135 

23 127 94 81 118 86 

1 285 4 276 2 389 2 573 3 262 2 828 

4 45 36 33 63 42 

10 58 46 30 40 32 

4 15 8 13 9 9 

3 7 3 3 3 2 

2 2 1 2 3 - - - - - - 1 

18 84 73 58 67 50 

230 871 830 643 602 1 504 

19 119 63 73 109 76 

1 055 3 405 1 559 1 930 2 660 1 324 

21 105 89 75 92 72 

1 528 5 384 3 578 2 850 4 710 2 707 

123 427 247 188 242 202 

7 23 22 23 34 9 

616 1 702 1 252 1 212 2 387 772 

26 55 32 35 78 23 

18 87 76 59 72 50 

190 993 623 594 769 347 

13 77 67 49 57 41 

82 480 365 261 325 166 

13 77 63 47 60 32 

108 513 258 333 444 181 

22 54 65 93 118 118 

1 775 5 312 18 454 7 827 9 676 11 462 

20 51 58 85 115 116 1 260 3 710 3 939 5 682 7 075 6 557 

23 54 64 84 117 119 

1 117 3 375 4 220 5 394 6 325 6607 

20 51 57 83 119 119 

1 492 4 215 4 614 6879 7 710 8 233 

13 335 41 479 47 940 68 636 78 734 88 724 

51 228 287 364 543 414 

227 1 263 1 544 2 011 2 793 2 228 9 79 73 50 97 62 47 259 230 142 317 231 

30 233 128 72 142 128 

2 5 14 4 3 1 (D) 24 54 194 28 (D) 

- 1 6 3 3 -

- (0) (0) 41 14 

- (D) (D) 1 1 

16 61 100 114 230 211 449 1 941 2 764 4410 8 571 8 475 

16 61 100 113 229 209 

- - - 1 1 2 

- - - - -

- - - - - - - - - .- - - - - - .- -

- - - - - -

16 61 98 112 229 210 

413 1 877 2 440 4 212 8 405 8 210 

3 3 12 7 12 17 

36 64 324 198 166 265 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - STA TE DATA 
Table 32. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

$20,000: 1978-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal forms- see text] 

Farms With Sales of Less Than $20,000 

UVESTOCK- Con. 

Cattle and calves inventory - Can. 

Cows and heifers that hod calved - Can. 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 ___________________________ formL 

number _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves _____________ forms_ 

number _ 

Cattle and calves sold ________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

$1.000_ Colves ___________________________________________ forms_ 

number_ 

$1.000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ formsnumber _ 

$1.000_ Fattened on grain and concentrates ________________ farms_ 

number _ 

$1.000_ 

Hogs and pigs inventory ______________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Farms with- 1 to 9 ______________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 ____________________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 ____________________________________________ _ 100 to 199 __________________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 __________________________________________ _ 

500 or more __________________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ farms_ 

number_ Other ___________________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Hogs and pigs sold __________________________________ farmsnumber _ 

$1.000_ Feeder pigs sold ___________________________________ farms_ 

litters of pigs farrowed betweennumber _ 

$1,000_ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year ond Nov. 30 _________________ farms_ 

number _ Dec. 1 and May 31 ______________________________ forms_ 

number _ June 1 and Nov. 30 ______________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory __________________ farms_ 

number _ Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ farms_ 

number _ Sheep and lambs sold ________________________________ forms_ 

number_ 

Sheep and lambs shorn _______________________________ forms_ 

number_ 

pounds of wooL 

Horses and ponies inventory __________________________ farms_ 

number_ Horses and ponies sold _______________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ Goots inventory ____________________ .. ________________ forms_ 

number _ Goats sold ________________ .. ________________________ farms_ 

POULTRY 

number _ 

$1,000_ 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory _______________ farms_ 

number _ Forms with- 1 to 39L ___________________________________________ _ 

~~~~I$.:::~~~::~--[[[[[[_- Hens and pullets of laying 09"- ______________________ fQr~;= 

Pullets 3 months old or older not number_ 

of laying age ______________ .. _____________________ forms_ 

number _ 

See footnote at end of table. 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

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1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Total Under 2S years 

659 8 

1 236 34 

626 5 

23 2 

10 1 

- -

- - - - - -

2 516 62 

21 484 474 

2 925 83 

21 713 435 

3 256 78 

51 117 976 

14 863 301 

1 820 48 

25 750 487 

5996 131 

2 522 63 

25 367 489 

8 867 170 

273 5 1 224 35 

479 15 

639 45 

12 511 786 

335 12 

228 33 

54 ~ 

19 - 3 - - -

413

1 

36 

2 735 325 

562 41 

9 776 461 

524 50 

17 744 727 

1 246 66 

142 4 

6 109 149 

215 6 

437 37 

2 517 91 

339 31 

1 253 42 

316 32 1 264 49 

534 17 

27005 448 

481 13 

17887 385 

496 18 

19016 400 457 14 

20 255 437 196 384 3 830 

2 790 33 

14 441 118 

575 9 

1 538 17 

1 052 6 

77 ~ 

785 - 43 ~ 

202 ~ 

15 -

878 30 

27 398 1 237 

874 30 

4 - - ~ 

- - ~ 

- ~ - - -

868 28 24 811 (D) 

113 2 2 587 (D) 

25 to 34 yeors 

123 

179 

120 

3 

-

-

-

-

~ 

356 2 861 

537 

2 720 

467 

7 763 

2 085 

269 

4 368 

879 

355 3 395 

1 206 

39 

212 

80 

169 

3669 

83 

63 

16 

6 

1 

~ 

114 

675 

161 

2 994 

104 

4 425 

335 

34 1 387 

48 

120 

603 

86 

284 

73 

319 

101 

5 678 

94 

3 685 

96 

3 723 

95 

4 050 38 176 

603 

3 114 

123 

315 

172 

17 

84 

6 

41 

3 

183 

5647 

182 

1 

~ 

-

~ 

-

182 

(D) 

35 

(D) 

Other occupations 

Age of operator 

35 to 44 years 45 to 54 years 55 to 64 years 65 years and over 

202 194 92 40

337 353 200 1 133 

197 185 84 35 

4 8 6 ~ 

1 1 2 5 

~ 

~ 

- - ~ 

- - - ~ 

- - ~ 

- ~ 

~ 

625 700 523 25~1 4911 5 984 4 433 2 8211 712 766 547 280 

5 966 5 757 4 275 2 560 

826 912 644 329

1 

12 193 14 073 10430 5 682 

3 612 4 153 3 107 1 606 

464 493 359 187 

5 880 6 835 5 025 3 1551 

1 434 1 627 1 168 757 

634 718 505 247 

6 313 7 238 5 405 2 527 

2 178 2 526 1 938 848 

60 95 58 16 

318 352 210 97 

131 130 87 35 

175 161 71 18 

3 327 2 943 1 386 400 

109 95 29 7 

45 46 33 8 

15 13 7 3 

5 6 2 -

1 1 ~ ~ 

- - - -

96 110 43 141 615 643 378 99 

159 126 59 16

1 

2 712 2 300 I 008 301 

1,50 126 77 17 

5 189 4 220 2 712 471 

310 305 183 45 

45 37 19 3 

2 272 1 131 1 130 40 75 41 44 2 

102 117 47 14 667 664 413 79 78 95 38 11 

352 346 191 38 75 88 37 11 

315 318 222 41 

150 164 76 26 6 472 7 701 4 301 2 405 134 150 67 23 4 461 4 860 2 780 I 716 140 140 75 27 4 744 5 400 2 636 2 113 130 125 68 25 4 881 5 565 3 194 2 128 49 409 52 690 29 465 22 814 

735 773 440 206 1 3 579 4 075 2 333 1 

222\ 151 155 97 40 415 429 232 130 291 348 154 81 35 16 7 

(0; 1 

477 135 (0) 

25 7 3 56 29 (0) (0) 

2 3 (OJ (0) 1 

244 213 151 0) 6 287 7 239 4 261 2 727 

243 211 151 07 1 2 - ~ 

~ 

~ - - - ~ 

243 210 150 00 5 692 6 547 4 081 2 443 

29 27 13 7 595 692 180 284 

MONTANA 6S 
Table 32. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

$20,000: 1978-Con. 

Farms With Sales of less Than $20,000 

POULTRY - Con. 

Chickens 3 months old or older sold ____________________ farms_ · number _ · Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ______________ forms_ · number _ · Forms withI 10 1.999 •....••.••...•..•..•.•.•...•.••..••....•.•• 2.0001015.999 ...................................... . 

· 

· 16.0001029.999 ..................................... . 30,000 or more ___ • ___________________________ • ______ _ · 

· 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ________________________ forms-· number _ · Turkeys sold ________________ .. _____________________ formsnumber _ · 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for aU purposes __ _ ________________________ forms_ · acres_ · For groin or seed ___ _ _ ________________________ forms_ .. acres_ 

bushels_ Irrigated __ __ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ ___________________ farmsacresForms by acres harvested: I to 24 ocres ______________________________________ _ 

25 to 99 acres__ _ _ ____________________ _ 

100 to 499 acres. _ ______ _ ____________________ _ 

500 acres or more ______ . __________________________ _ 

Wheal for grain __ ._ .. __________ _ _______ _ .____________ farms_ 

acresbushels- lrrigated ____ . __________________________________ farms_ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ________________________________________ _ 

25 to 99 ocre5- ______________________________________ _ 

100 to 499 ocres _____________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Oafs for grain __ . _+ _______ _ _________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

bushels_ Irrigaled _____________ . ____________________________ forms_ 

acresBarley for groin _____________________________________ formsocres_ 

bushels_ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms_ 

acresDry field and seed beans __ _ _______________________ farms_ 

Irrigated ___ _ 

acres100·lb bags. ________ farms_ 

acresIrish potatoes _____________________________ farms_ 

Irrigated __________ .. ____ _ 

Forms by acres harvested: 

ocres_ 

hundredweight _ ___________________ formsacreso I to 0.9 ocres ____________ . _________________________ _ 

1.0 to 4.9 ocreL ____________________________________ _ 

5.0 fa 24.9 acres ____________________________________ _ 

25.01099.9 ocres .................................... . 100.0 acres or more __ . __________________________ -_ - ___ _ 

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· 

· 

· 

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· 

· 

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Sugar beets for sugar __ _________________________ forms-· ocres_ 

tons_ Irrigated ______ .. _______________ -. ___________ .. ____ formsacres.. 

Hoy crops (see text) _________________________________ forms_ 

Irrigated _ _ ~ __ 

Forms by acres harvested: I to 24 ocres __ ._. ___ _ 

25 fa 99 acres 

100 10 499 acres. 500 acres or more _ 

Allallo hoy 

ocres_ 

tons, dry_ ____________ farms_ 

acres-

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

Irrigated 

________ . __ forms .. 

acres_ 

tons, dry. __________ forms-· acres_ 

Sec footnote at end of table. 

66 MONTANA 

[Excludes abnormal forms· see text] 

T 0101 farming I and other 

occupations TOlal 

137 46 7 833 4 118 

100

1 

25 II 982 3 502 

100 25 - - - - - -

84 28 

322 145

1 31 II I 652 244 

178 138 9 255 8 140 

29 24 

I 3091 I 077 

56 152 47 697 

23 19 

686 464 

16 15 

II 7 

2 2 - -

2 689 I 932 

377 370 296 414 8 751 846 6 831 097 192 127 

6 655 5 375 

294 171 948 657 

I 386

1 

I 047 

61 57 

821 589 24 194 19 348 

I 036 388 802 757 257 162 5 404 3 546 

2 013 I 316 

101 588 73 766 3 878 372 2 717911 

666 353 23 941 13 581 

17 13 388 262 

5 643 4 069 

17 13 

388 262 

58 37 

210 174 

33 481 28 592 

40 23 

172 142 

27 19 

18 7 

13 II 

- - - -

49 39 

924 789 

15 664 13 254 

49 39 

924 789 

6 498 3 119 

361 585 216 977 

604 417 378 728 

3 301 I 505 

149 901 88 682 

2244 794 

3 229 I 626 

996 671 

29 28 

4 283 2 167 

203 128 127 017 

392 905 250 253 

2 332 I 154 

94 450 58 777 

Farming 

Ag e of operator 

Under 25 years 25 to 34 years 35 10 44 years 45 to 54 years 

65 years and 

55 to 64 years over 

- 4 5 5 12 20 - 180 504 863 I 542 I 029 

3 2 4 7 5 4 

600 (0) (0) I 694 344 197 

3 2 4 7 5 4 

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

- 3 8 5 7 5 

- 10 35 56 13 31 

- - 5 I 4 I 

- - 46 (0) (0) (0) 

6 40 9 37 33 13 

287 4 614 255 I 390 I 026 568 

2 4 - 9 3 6 (0) (0) - 351 93 413 1 (0) (0) - 22 328 4 572 13 241 

2 2 - 8 3 4 

(0) (0) - 295 43 66 

2 2 - 6 2 3 

- 2 - 2 I 2 

- - - I - I 

- - - - - -

103 264 197 292 580 496 

15 972 40 886 32 892 46 304 91 520 68 840 

408 460 972 128 738 618 I 003 912 2 082 778 I 625 201 

1 21 17 26 42 20 

(0) (0) 803 I 150 I 331 837 

12 15 14 27 54 49 

29 94 63 92 185 194 

59 145 110 167 321 245 

3 10 10 6 20 8 

29 67 97 100 177 119 

796 3 154 3 531 3 127 5 130 3 610 

50 815 98 194 124 928 125 897 247 265 155 658 

II 27 23 39 38 24 

363 794 463 651 812 463 

48 223 143 232 366 304 

2 994 14 568 8 798 13983 19 290 14 133 

108 178 571 642 318 616 465 512 714 552 539 411 

12 64 47 77 94 59 

460 2 719 I 739 2 890 3 718 2 055 

- - 3 2 4 4 - - (0) (0) III 55 - - (0) (0) 2 016 740 

- - 3 2 4 4 

- - (0) (0) III 55 

- 4 3 4 9 17 

- 66 19 10 24 55 

- 13 180 I 860 I 557 5 114 6 881 

- 3 2 3 6 9 - 44 (0) (D) 22 48 

. I . 2 5 II 

- . I I 3 2 . 3 2 I I 4 

- - .. . . 

- - . - . 

9 7 I 9 8 5 235 140 (D) (0) 174 95 

4 637 2 200 (0) (0) 2 663 I 090 9 7 I 9 8 5 

235 140 (0) (0) 174 95 

72 305 393 580 900 869 4 641 31 970 27 045 41 567 60 101 51 653 

8 990 64 845 50 785 75 048 97 696 81 364 

38 146 180 324 416 401 

2 048 10 118 13 414 21 010 23 438 18 654 

22 74 104 132 206 256 

34 131 200 312 496 453 16 77 88 134 196 160 

- 23 I 2 2 

51 207 253 402 614 640 

3 202 16 262 16 993 23 884 34 290 32 386 

6 737 35 582 37 099 49435 64 564 56 836 

33 123 137 245 292 374 

I 671 7 275 9 390 13 337 14 433 12 671 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 32. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators. for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

$20,000: 1978-Con. 

(Excludes abnormal forms- see text) 

Farms With Sales of Less Than $20,000 

POULTRY - Con. 

Chickens 3 months old or older sold ____________________ forms_ - number_ . Broilers and other meot-type chickens sold ______________ forms_ - number_ - Forms with- I to 1,999 __________________________________________ _ 

2,000 to 15,999 ______________________________________ _ -

- 16,000 to 29,999 _____________________________________ _ 30,000 or more ______________________________________ _ -

- Turkey hens kept for breeding _________________________ farms_ - number_ Turkeys sold _______________________________________ farms_ -

- number_ 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for all purposes ________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ for grain or seed __________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

bushels_ Irrigated _______________________________________ farms_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

- ocreL - Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ______________________________________ _ 

25 to 99 ocres _____________________________________ _ -

- 100 to 499 acres ___________________________________ _ 

- 500 acres or more _________________________________ _ 

-

Wheat for groin _____________________________________ farms_ - ocres_ 

bushels_ -

Irrigated _________________________________________ forms_ -

-

- Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ________________________________________ _ 

25 to 99 acres _______________________________________ _ - 100 to 499 acres _____________________________________ _ -

- 500 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

- Oats for groin ______________________________________ farms_ - acres_ 

bushels_ - Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ -

- ocres_ -

Barley for groin _____________________________________ farms_ - ocres_ 

bushels_ - Irrigated _________________________________________ forms_ -

- acres_ -

Dry field and seed beans _____________________________ forms_ - acres_ 

100-lb bogs_ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

-

-

ocres_ 

Irish potatoes ______________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

hundredweight _ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ forms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 0.9 acres ______________________________________ _ 

1.0 to 4.9 acres ______________________________________ _ 

S.O to 24.9 aCres _____________________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 acres ____________________________________ _ 

100.0 ocres'or more __________________________________ _ 

Sugar beets for sugor ________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

tons_ Irrigated ________________________ : ________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

Hoy crops (see text) _________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

Irrigated ____ . ______________________ -_________ ~~~~~r<l",~= 

Farms by acres harvested: I to 24 acres ________________________________________ _ 

~~d~09~99c~~~;;s ==:= =: =::: == =: ===::::: =: =:==== =: == :::: 500 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Alfalfa hoy _______________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Irrigated ___________________________________ c~~~~~r<l",~: -

- acres_ -

See footnote at end of table. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

I 

I 

Total Under 25 years 

91 22 3 715 176 

75 - 8480 -

75 - - - - - - -

56 I 

1771 (D) 

20 - 1 408 -

40 3 I 115 15 

5 - 232 - 8455 - 4 - 222 -

I - 4 - - - - -

757 28 80 956 4 300 920 749 102023 

65 - I 280 -

123 4 

291 7 

339 16 

4 I 

232 6 4846 332 233 631 14 225 95 1 1 858 (D) 

697 23 

27 822 I 009 

160461 42 784 313 11 10360 401 

4 - 126 - I 574 - 4 - 126 -

21 - 36 - 4 889 - 17 - 30 -

8 - II - 2 -

- - - -

10 I 135 (D) 

2410 (D) 

10 I 

135 (D) 

3 379 52 144608 2 207 

225 689 3041 I 796 24 61 219 I 154 

I 450 21 

I 603 26 325 5 I -

2 l!6 27 76 l! I 984 142 652 I 841 I 178 15 35 673 572 

25 to 34 years 

17 

433 

45 

5983 

45 

-

-

-

8 

15 

7 

1 288 

5 121 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

117 

13 106 324 517 

6 

114 

10 

45 

62 

-

40 

591 

28 281 

21 

(D) 

131 

6 590 

257 145 

78 

I 809 

-

-

-

-

-

I 

(D) 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

620 26 749 

37 515 

323 

11 317 

209 

374 

37 

-

313 

l! 388 21 367 

202 

6 492 

Other occupations 

Age of operator 

35 to 44 years 45 to 54 years 55 to 64 years 65 years and over 

17 15 12 8 

566 I 510 586 444 

12 5 12 

585 470 (D) (0\1 

12 5 12 I 

- - - -

- - - -

- - - -

21 15 9 2 

50 66 40 (D) 

9 4 - - 99 21 - -

8 14 4 6 

274 464 119 122 

I 2 - 2 (0) (D) - (D) 

(D) (D) - (D) 

I 2 - I 

(0) (D) - (D) 

- - - I 

I 2 - I 

- - - -

- - - -

159 183 208 62 14 569 19 886 23 535 5 560 

372 350 432 756 562 II 7 126 986 22 20 9 8 378 550 129 109 

37 26 33 13 57 79 76 27 

65 75 99 2:1 - 3 -

54 66 51 15 1 264 I 018 1 182 459 64 321 42 615 62 767 21 422 23 25 18 7 451 397 399 270 

182 188 135 38 7 571 7 413 4 228 I 011 332 785 316 095 175 253 36 399 89 81 42 12 3 759 2 709 I 360 322 

- 1 3 - - (D) (D) - - (D) (D) - - I 3 

- (D) (D) -

4 10 6 - (D) 15 7 - (0) 2 789 440 - 4 7 5 - (D) 13 3 

- 4 3 2 6 3 - 2 - - .- - - - -

7 I I 93 (D) (0) 

I 700 (D) (D) 

7 1 I 93 (D) (D) 

830 940 624 313 32 250 39 379 28 534 15 489 51 532 67 622 43 287 22 692 453 533 311 152 14 405 17 992 10 210 6 141 

394 444 265 117 369 396 287 151 66 100 72 45 I -

510 654 429 17 821 21 781 183 

33 625 16 110 8 027 42 852 28 658 14 309 284 361 217 99 8 596 10022 6 383 3 608 

MONTANA 67 
Table 32. Summary by Age and Pr~ncipal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

$20,000: 1978-Con. 

IExciudes abnormal farms; see text] 

Farms With Sales of Less Than $20,000 

CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 

Hoy crops - Can: 

Wild hoy _________________________________________ forms_ - acres_ 

tons, dry_ -

- Irrigated _______________________________________ forms-- acres_ -

All vegetables harvested for sole (see text) ______________ forms_ - ocres_ - Irrigated _________________________________________ forms_ - ocres_ - Forms by ocres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 ocreL _____________________________________ _ 

- 5.0 to 24.9 acres- ____________________________________ _ 

- 25.0 to 99.9 acres- ___________________________________ _ 

- 100.0 acres ar more __________________________________ _ 

-

Land in orchards ____________________________________ farms_ - acres_ - Irrigated _________________________________________ farms-- acres -- Farms by acres in orchards: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _________ . ____________________________ _ -- 5.0 fa 24.9 acres _____________________________________ _ - 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________________ _ -- 100.0 acres or rnore _________________________________ _ 

--

See footnote at end ot toble. 

68 MONTANA 

Total forming 

and other 

occupations Totol 

1 481 766 

69 704 41 897 

87 701 59 220 

505 238 

21 458 12 704 

86 31 

229 120 

86 31 

229

1 

120 

72 23 

14 8 

- - - -

248 85 

1 105 421 

176 64 

707

1 270 

164 58 

81 25 

3 2 

- -

Under 25 years 

15 

783 

1 172 

2 

(0) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Forming 

Age of operator 

65 years and 

25 to 34 years 35 to 44 years 45 to 54 years 55 to 64 years over 

97 98 129 241 186 

10 902 5 056 6 190 10 547 8 419 

22 197 5 885 7 363 12 386 10 217 

16 23 51 92 54 

(0) 1 870 2 413 4 221 2 560 

1 5 5 10 10 

(0) (0) 23 18 29 

1 5 5 10 10 

(0) (0) 23 18 29 

- 2 3 9 9 

I 3 2 I I 

- - - - -

- - - - -

2 7 13 28 35 

(0) (0) 80 116 126 

1 4 7 22 30 

(0) (0) 57 83 109 

- 4 6 21 27 

2 I 7 7 8 

- 2 - - -

- - - - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - STATE DATA 
Table 32. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operaton for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

$20,000: 1978 - Con. 

IExcludes abnormal forms; see textJ 

Other occupations 

Farms With Sales of Less Than $20,000 Age of operator 

Total Under 25 years 25 to 34 years 35 to 44 yeors 45 to 54 yeors 55 to 64 years 65 years and over 

CROPS HARVESTED-Con. 

Hoy crops - Can. 

Wild hoy _________________________________________ form5-- 715 8 85 204 221 119 78 ocres_ - 27 807 41l 3248 6 726 7 815 5 351 4 256 

- 28481 232 2 n9 6726 9216 5 324 4204 

- 267 2 35 60 99 42 29 Irrigated ____________________________________ ~~~~~r~~= ocres_ - 8 754 (0) (0) 2042 2 625 I 203 I 579 

- 55 - 6 10 12 25 2 All vegetables harvested for sole (see text) ______________ forms_ 

- 109 - 9 22 38 (0) (0) 

- 55 - 6 10 12 25 2 

acres_ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

- Forms by acres harvested: 109 - 9 22 38 (0) (0) 

- 49 - 6 9 9 23 2 

- 6 - - I 3 2 -

- - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - -

0.1 to 4.9 ocres ______________________________________ _ 5.0 to 24.9 ocre5- ____________________________________ _ 25.0 to 99.9 ocres ____________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

land in orchards ____________________________________ farms_ - 163 I 13 40 50 38 21 

Forms by acres in orchards: 0.1 to 4.9 ocre"-______________________________________ _ 5.0 to 24.9 ocre"-____________________________________ _ 25.0 to 99.9 ocre"-____________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

ocres __ 

- 684 (0) (0) 167 268 103 100 112 - 8 31 33 22 18 438 1 - 28 113 154 64 78 1 

106 - II 26 27 31 II 

- 56 I 2 14 22 7 10 I - - - I - - - - - - - - -

acres_ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms __ 

1]978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

MONTANA 69 
Table 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978 

All Farms 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms ___________________________________________ number __ 

percent __ land in forms ______________________________________ acres __ Average size of form ______________________________ acres __ 

Value of land and buildings' ___________________________ forms __ 

Average per form ________________________________ ~~i~== Average per ocre _________________________________ dollors __ 

Forms by value of land and buildings; $1 to $19,999 __________________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 ______________________________________ _ $40,000 to $69,999 ______________________________________ _ $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$100,000 to $149,999 ____________________________________ _ $150,000 to $199,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$200,000 to $499,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$500,000 to $999,999 ____________________________________ _ $1,000,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Owned and rented land by operator: Land owned ______________________________________ forms-_ 

acres-_ Land rented or leased from others ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ land rented or leased to others ______________________ farms __ 

ocres __ 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 

Total cropland ______________________________________ farms __ 

acreL_ Harvested cropland _______________________________ formL_ 

farms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 ocres _______________________________________ _ 

50'0 99 acres ________ .. _____________________________ _ 

100 to 199 ocreL ___________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 ocres _____________________________ . _______ _ 

500 to 999 acreL ________________________________ . ___ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocre'- ________________________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more _________________________________ _ 

Cropland: Posture or grazing only __________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses not harvested or postured __________________________ forms __ 

acres __ On which all crops foiled _________________________ forms __ 

acres-_ In cultivated summer follow _______________________ farms-_ 

acres __ Idle ___________________________________________ formL_ 

ocres __ 

Total woodland _____________________________________ forms-_ 

acres-_ Woodland postured ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Woodland not postured ____________________________ farmL_ 

acres __ 

Postureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland postured _________________________________ farms-_ 

acres __ 

land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. _________ farms __ 

acres-_ 

Posture/and, all types ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated land _______________________________________ farms-_ 

acres-_ Harvested crop/ond irrigated ________________________ farms-_ 

acres-_ Posture/ond irrigated _______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Other land irrigated __ .. _____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

land sct aside in the federal form programs in 1978 __ . ___ farms __ ocres __ 

RACE AND TENUR~ OF OPERATOR 

All operators _____________________________________ number __ 

Full owners __ .. ___ . ___________________________ .. _ number __ Port owners ___________________________________ number __ 

Tenants ____________________________________ number __ 

White . ______ .. ______________________________ number __ 

Full owners ____ . _______ . ____________ . _________ number __ 

Port owners _______________ . ___________ . ________ number __ 

Tenants ____ . __ . _____ . _____ ._. ________________ number __ 

Block and other raceL ___ . _________________ . ______ number __ Full owners _____________________________ number __ 

Port owners ___ . _______ . _________ . _______ .. _ number __ 

Tcnants ______ . _________ .. __________________ numbeL_ 

Sec footnotc at end of table, 

70 MONTANA 

IExcludes abnormal forms: see text] 

Total 

24 356 

100.0 

57 248 786 

2 351 24 357 

II 790 844 

484 084 

205 

627 

I 480 

I 911 

I 671 

2 628 

I 961 7344 

4 007 

2 728 

21 581 39 456 473 

13 043 

19 653 030 

2 330 

I 860 717 

22 063 16 287601 

20 892 

8 784 780 

3 920 

2 491 

3 281 

5 335 3 693 

I 683 

489 

6 826 

184 625 

I 460 

191 650 

I 116 

200 249 

10 121 

5 554 192 

2 429 372 105 

3 259 

504 705 

2 348 200 098 

I 258 

304 607 

14 126 

3B 310 018 

14 653 

I 146 462 

18 973 

40 694 741 

9 650 

2 070 673 B 749 

509 426 

4 028 

537 781 

465 23 466 

7 73B 

795 470 

24 356 

II 430 10 017 

2909 

23 949 

II 261 

9 831 2 857 

407 

169 

186 

52 

1 to 9 acres 

I 359 

5,5 

3 112 

2 I 215 

52 695 43 370 

21 351 

190 

581 

2BB 

84 

41 

24 

2 

5 

I 297 145 567 

100 

20 B61 

189 

163 316 

281 

004 

207 

617 

207 

93 

361 

4 

8 

I 

(0) 

5 

(0) 

20 

47 

3 

7 

17 

40 

116 

370 

145 

691 

209 

738 

213 

746 

132 

448 

97 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

I 359 

I 280 

14 

65 

336 

259 

13 

64 

23 

21 

I 

I 

10 to 49 acres 50 to 69 acres 70 to 99 acres 100 to 139 acres 

2 146 526 894 705 8,8 2.1 3.6 2.8 

55 790 30 547 72 702 B2070 

26 sa 81 116 

2 199 563 879 661 

201 950 55 565 120 239 80 300 

91 837 98 693 136 790 121 481 

3 566 I 702 I 675 I 049 

245 37 40 17 

329 65 91 81 

493 141 141 97 

404 B4 152 103 

346 131 203 175 

162 63 108 66 

205 37 121 120 

12 5 19 2 

3 4 

I 907 433 798 604 

70 723 46 617 82 734 B5 551 

530 176 251 230 

II 750 20 28B 17 611 22 202 

178 92 100 87 

26 683 36 358 27 643 25683 

I 817 436 826 649 

38 290 19883 50 616 57 355 

I 425 383 742 573 

23 149 12 107 30020 33 001 

425 297 491 258 

86 251 220 

95 

913 221 448 326 

13 273 6 608 16 9B9 18 417 

41 II 38 24 

357 132 493 557 

42 12 23 18 

466 107 587 553 

61 35 63 97 

(DI 583 '681 3022 

67 22 48 65 (D) 346 846 I 805 

309 75 228 13B 

3 550 2 014 7 827 5872 178 46 137 67 932 166 4 374 3 089 

147 37 112 77 

618 848 3 453 2 783 

479 163 221 241 

7 996 6 371 9 609 14 674 

I 290 266 524 368 

5 954 2 279 4 650 4 169 

I 442 390 693 533 23 201 14 145 30 972 36 180 I 237 270 526 410 22 429 10 308 25 758 30 355 972 228 443 365 14 500 6 598 18 069 20 345 597 159 254 218 

7 750 (0) 7 397 9 812 26 12 21 12 179 (DI 292 198 24 19 52 57 141 194 374 817 

2 146 526 894 705 

I 625 354 646 480 276 74 150 121 245 98 98 104 2 121 521 869 698 I 604 351 626 477 274 73 148 118 243 97 95 103 25 5 25 7 21 3 20 3 

2 I 2 2 I 3 ~ I 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-Con. 

fExcludes abnormal forms; see textl 

All Farms 140 to 179 acre. 180 to 219 acre. 220 to 259 ocre. 260 to 499 ocre. 500 to 999 ocre. 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms ___________________________________________ number __ 

percent __ Land in forms ______________________________________ acres __ 

Average size of form ______________________________ acres __ 

Value of tond and buildingsl ___________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Average per farm ________________________________ dollors __ 

Average per ocre _________________________________ dollars __ 

Farms by value of land and buildings: $1 to $19,999 _. ________________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 ______________________________________ _ $40,000 to $69,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$70,000 to $99,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$100,000 to $149,999 ____________________________________ _ $150,000 to $199,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$200,000 to $499,999 ____________________________________ _ $500,000 to $999,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$1,000,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Owned and rented land by operator: land owned ______________________________________ formL_ 

acres __ Land rented or leased from others ___________________ forms __ 

aCres __ Land rented or leased to others ______________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 

Total cropland ______________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Harvested cropland ________________________________ farms __ 

ocres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres _______________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres ______________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acre,- ___________________________________ _ 200 to 499 acre. ____________________________________ _ 500 to 999 ocre,-___________________________________ _ 1,000 to 1,999 acres _________________________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more _________________________________ _ 

Cropland, Pasture or grazing only __________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grasses not harvested or postured __________________________ forms __ 

acres __ On which all crops foiled _________________________ forms __ 

acres __ In cultivated summer follow _______________________ forms __ 

acres __ Idle ___________________________________________ forms __ 

ocres __ 

Total woodland _____________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Woodland postured ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Woodland not pastured ____________________________ farms-_ 

ocres __ 

Pastureland and rangeland other thon cropland and woodland pastured _________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ Land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland. etc. _________ farms __ 

ocreL_ 

Pasture/and, all types ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated land _______________________________________ farms __ 

aCres __ Harvested cropland irrigated ________________________ farms __ 

ocres __ Pastureland irrigoted _______________________________ forms __ 

acres __ Other land irrigated ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Land set aside in the federal farm programs in 1978 ______ farms __ 

ocres __ 

RACE AND TENURE OF OPERATOR 

All operators _____________________________________ number __ 

Full owners ____________________________________ number __ 

Port owners ____________________________________ number __ 

Tenants __ " __ . __________________________________ number __ White _________ . ________________________________ number __ 

Full owners __________________________________ number __ 

Port owners __________________________________ number __ 

Tenants __________________ .. __________________ number __ 

Block and other roces ____________________________ numbeL_ Full owners ________ .. _________________________ number __ 

Port owners ______________ . ____________________ number __ Tenants _____________________________________ number __ 

Sec footnote at end of table. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

I 041 496 

4.2 2.0 

163 667 98259 

157 198 

I 169 492 

212 996 105 779 

182 203 214 997 

I 167 I 099 

48 8 

89 18 

167 52 

90 37 

240 65 

204 73 

275 208 

46 29 

10 2 

887 420 

164 021 98 401 

313 203 

41 985 36 717 

106 49 

42 339 36 859 

989 473 

114 798 69 796 

901 437 

63 492 40269 

290 112 

382 143 

229 169 

13 

489 228 

34 839 21 070 

58 21 

2 489 185 

24 13 

965 624 

197 86 

9 928 5385 

97 52 

3 085 I 263 

240 97 

15902 7 897 

150 69 

10300 5 622 

124 41 

5 602 2 275 

340 172 

24 087 15 042 

615 274 

8 880 5 524 

788 383 

69 226 41 734 

563 315 51 950 36 526 

525 297 

38 129 27685 

257 138 

13280 8426 

19 17 

541 415 

152 86 

2 242 503 

041 496 

732 298 

142 116 

167 82 

I 015 487 

720 293 

133 115 162 79 

26 9 

12 5 

9 I 

5 3 

622 2 432 2 945 

2,5 9.9 12.0 

145 874 890 491 

235 366 

160 252 

734 

548 2 453 2 876 

106825 579 794 808 979 

194 935 236 361 281 286 

833 638 380 

22 

37 104 43 

54 263 127 

34 294 231 

77 448 479 

43 274 445 

283 812 145 

19 210 306 

I 48 78 

537 2 018 2 503 

131 609 725 235 715 360 

228 I 143 I 580 

39 788 306 202 728 728 

43 237 324 

25 523 140 946 283 836 

605 2330 2 812 

91 149 612 074 278 070 

565 2 199 2 721 

50936 325 556 658 990 

91 279 205 

259 403 310 

178 943 625 

37 574 437 

144 

276 I 015 878 

29 749 155 S03 212 064 

21 ISO 238 

875 5 988 19 682 

13 95 141 

739 5 630 15 331 

117 895 I 558 

7 162 104 473 345 330 

43 300 372 

I 688 14 924 26 673 

213 395 417 

28 308 55 981 103 541 

75 295 347 

6 614 38 953 81 805 

154 147 129 

21 694 17 028 21 736 

177 I 052 I 787 

19465 183 269 702 151 

438 I 355 I 752 

6952 39 167 76 490 

416 I 875 2 377 

55 828 377 725 996 020 310 I 199 I 120 40 524 207 548 267 063 293 I 129 1 060 

29 016 161 690 200 412 161 558 477 

II 094 43643 62 511 18 84 90 414 2 215 4 140 95 758 I 186 917 20 925 63 665 

622 2 432 2 945 

397 I 304 I 377 137 688 I 090 88 440 478 613 2 369 2 879 393 1 273 I 354 133 666 I 059 87 430 466 9 63 66 4 31 23 

22 31 10 12 

1,000 to 1,999 

acres 

4 136 

16.9 

6 010 067 

I 453 

4 182 

637 845 391 641 

269 

20 

41 

59 

137 

328 

336 2 350 

736 

175 

3 607 

162 115 

2 692 

2 213 985 

335 

366 033 

4003 

181 340 

3 952 

673 300 

166 

232 

517 

504 

468 

65 

807 

179 334 

348 

34 574 

282 

39 567 

2 762 

186 648 

529 

67 917 

382 

135 494 

316 

108 687 

100 

26807 

3 101 

2 527 350 

2 482 

165 883 

3 408 

2 815 371 

I 130 

294 110 

I 066 

212 186 

449 

77 142 

69 

4 782 

2 044 

175 161 

4 136 

1 467 

2 118 

551 

4 078 

1 455 

2 078 

545 

58 

12 

40 

6 

2,000 acres or 

more 

7 0541 

28.9 

47 535 955 6 739 7 120 

7 827 878 I 099 421 

164 

-I I 

29 

21 

95 

163 

I 786 

2 618 

2 407

1 

6 570 

32 028 540 5 597 

16 192913 

590 

685 498 

6 842 10 773 226 

6 787 

5 873 343 

99 

205 

525 1 I 770 2 081 

I 618 

489 

I 132 

496 418 

5061 

125 310 

453 

135 680 

4 249 

3 889 351 

829 

253 124 

7451 

138 272 

645 937 549 

173 

200 723 

6277 

34 799 6341 4 144 

824 823 

6 459 

36 233 601 

2 357 083 356 

2 239 

780 348 

663 

292 8761 95 

10 132 

3 265 

528 531 

7 054 

I 470 

5 091 

493 

6 963 

I 456 

5 021 

486 

91 

14 

7~ I 

MONTANA 71 
Table 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-Con. 

(Excludes abnormal forms; see text} 

All Farms 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family __________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ Partnership ________________________________________ forms __ 

ocres __ 

Corporations: Family held _______________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ More thon 10 stockholders _______________________ forms __ 

10 or less stockholders ___________________________ forms __ 

Other than family held _____________________________ forms __ 

acres __ More thon 10 stockholders _______________________ forms __ 

10 or less stockholderL __________________________ forms __ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, etc. ________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated _______________________________________ _ 

Not on form operated ____________________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years _________________________________________ _ 

25 10 34 years __________________________________________ _ 

3510 44 years __________________________________________ _ 

45 to 54 years __________________________________________ _ 

55 10 64 yeors __________________________________________ _ 

65 years and over _______________________________________ _ 

Average age ____________________________________________ _ 

Operators by sex; Male __________________________________________________ _ 

Female ________________________________________________ _ 

Operators of Spanish origin _________________________________ _ 

Operators by principal occupation: Forming _______________________________________________ _ 

Other _________________________________________________ _ 

Operators reporting days of work off farm: None __________________________________________________ _ 

110 99 days ___________________________________________ _ 

10010 199 days ________________________________________ _ 200 days or more _______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY SIZE 

J to 9 ocres ______________________________________________ _ 

10 10 49 acres ____________________________________________ _ 50 to 69 acres ____________________________________________ _ 

70 to 99 acres ____________________________________________ _ 

100 to 139 acres __________________________________________ _ 

140 to 179 acres __________________________________________ _ 180 to 219 acres __________________________________________ _ 

22010 259 oere'- _________________________________________ _ 

260 to 499 aere,- _________________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres __________________________________________ _ 

1,00010 1,999 acre'- ______________________________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more _______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

(SEE TEXT) 

Cosh groin forms (011) _____________________________________ _ 

Field crop, except cosh groin farms (013L _____________________ _ 

Callan forms (0131) ______________ - _______ - _____ -- --------

Tobacco forms (0132) ____________ -_ - ___ - _______ -- ---------

Sugar crop, Irish potato, hay, peanut, and other field crop forms (0133.0134. 0139) _____________________________________ _ 

Vegelable and melon forms (016) ____________________________ _ 

Fruit and tree nut forms (017) _______________________________ _ 

Horticultural specialty forms (018) ___________________________ _ 

General forms, primarily crop (019) __________________________ _ 

livestock forms, except dairy, paultry, and animal specialty (021) __ Beef COllie forms, exeepl feed loIS (0212) - ___________________ _ 

Dairy forms (024) ______________________ -------------------- Poultry and egg forms (025) ________________________________ _ 

Animal specialty forms (027) __________ -------- ------ --------- General forms. primarily livestock (029) _______________________ _ 

VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Market value of agricultural products sofd _______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: $500.000 or more __________________ --------------------

$200,000 10 $499,999 ________ - ___ -- -- ---- ---- ----------- $100,000 10 $199,999 ____ . ________ - ___ -- -- ------ ---------

$40,000 10 $99.999 __________ .. ___ -- -- ---- ---------------

$20.000 10 $39,999 __________ - ___ -- -- ---- ------ -- -------

$10,000 10 $19,999 __________ -_ -- ,--- -------------------

$5,000 10 $9.999 ____ . ___ . ___ -- -- -- -- -- ------ -- ---------

$2,500 10 $4,999 __________ . ___ ---- -- -------------------

less Ihan $2,500 ____________ -- -- -- -- ---- -- -------------

See footnote at end of table. 

72 MONTANA 

Total 

19901 

33 249 901 

2350 7 602 798 

I 919 

15 276408 

36 

1 883 

93 

887 310 

18 

75 

93 

232 369 

17 997 

3 968 

615 

3 508 

4 541 

6 057 

6 237 

3 398 

49.6 

23 099 

1 257 

94 

17 016 

7 340 

12 214 

3 367 

1 885 

5 519 

1 359 

2 146 

526 

894 

705 

041 

496 

622 

2 432 2 945 

4 136 

7 054 

7 616 

2 147 

147 

34 

172 

90 

585 

12 532 

10 378 

309 

87 

544 

240 

24 356 

180 900 

160 

626 

1 941 

5 697 

4 505 

3 388 

2 604 

2 035 

3 400 

97 41 101 129 

10 353 106 193 131 

10 353 106 193 131 

12 15 2 5 

76 80 2 7 3 

59 22 1 2 1 

2 III 18 25 16 

021 170 298 499 358 

768 734 238 381 293 

18 20 II 18 27 

13 49 1 2 7 

140 185 44 35 21 

8 44 2 7 12 

I 359 2 146 526 894 705 

15 896 17 073 5 271 17 974 10 694 

1 3 3 

5 3 I 4 

20 12 4 12 

56 25 10 25 40 

79 92 25 47 54 

196 127 48 105 134 

230 225 109 186 148 

286 405 133 215 

486 254 199 308 l~~ I 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-Con. 

IExciudes abnormal farms; see text] 

All Farms 140 to 179 acres 180 to 219 acres 220 to 259 acres 260 to 499 acres 500 to 999 ocres 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family __________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ Partnership ________________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Corporations: Family held _______________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ More than 10 stockholders _______________________ farmL_ 

10 or less stockholders ___________________________ forms __ 

Other thon family held _____________________________ farms-_ 

acres-_ More thon 10 stockholders _______________________ forms __ 

10 or less stockholders-__________________________ forms-_ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, etc. ________________ forms __ acres __ 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On form operated _______________________________________ _ 

Not on farm operated ____________________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years _________________________________________ _ 25 to 34 yeors __________________________________________ _ 

35 fa 44 yeors __________________________________________ _ 45 to 54 yeors __________________________________________ _ 

55 to 64 years __________________________________________ _ 65 years and over _______________________________________ _ 

Average oge ____________________________________________ _ 

Operators by sex: Mole __________________________________________________ _ 

Female ________________________________________________ _ 

Operators of Spanish origin _________________________________ _ 

Operators by principal occupation: Forming _______________________________________________ _ 

Other _________________________________________________ _ 

Operators reporting days of work off farm: None __________________________________________________ _ 

Ito 99 days ___________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 days ________________________________________ _ 200 days or more _______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 fa 9 ocres ______________________________________________ _ 10 to 49 acres ____________________________________________ _ 

50 to 69 acres ____________________________________________ _ 

70 to 99 acres ____________________________________________ _ 

100 to 139 acres __________________________________________ _ 

140 to 179 acres __________________________________________ _ 180 to 219 ocre'- _________________________________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocre,- _________________________________________ _ 

260 to 499 acres __________________________________________ _ 500 to 999 acres __________________________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocres _______________________________________ _ 2,000 acres or more _______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION (SEE TEXT) • 

Cosh grain farms (011) _____________________________________ _ 

Field crop, except cosh groin forms (013)- _____________________ _ 

Colton forms (0131) ______________ .. ______________________ _ T obocco farms (0132) ______ .. _____________________________ _ 

Sugar crop, Irish potato, hoy, peanut, and other field crop forms (0133, 0134, 0139) _____________________________________ _ 

Vegetable ond melon forms (016) ____________________________ _ 

Fruit and tree nut forms (017) _______________________________ _ Horticultural specialty forms (018) ___________________________ ._ 

General forms, primarily crop (019) __________________________ _ 

livestock farms, except dairy, poultry, and animol specialty (021) __ Beef collie farms, except feedlots (0212) ____________________ _ ~airy forms (024) _________________________________________ _ 

Poultry and egg forms (025) ________________________________ _ Animal specialty forms (027) ________________________________ _ 

General forms, primarily livestock (029) _______________________ _ 

VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Market value of agricultural products sold_' ______________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: $500,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

$200,000 to $499,999 __________________________________ _ 

$100,000 to $199,99L. __ .. ___ .. _________________________ _ $40,000 to $99,999 ____________________ .. _____ . _________ _ $20,000 to $39,999 _______________________ .. ___________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999__ . _______________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999____ . _________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 __ '. _____ . _. ___ .. __________ ._. _________ _ Less thon $2,500 ____ ._. ___ .. _ .. ___ . _____________________ _ 

Sec footnote of end of table. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

926 421 

146 006 83 263 

96 57 

14 691 II 374 

14 17 

198 (0) 

14 17 

I 

(D) 

I 

4 I 

(0) (0) 

733 364 210 84 

33 18 

153 81 

205 89 

260 113 

223 122 

167 73 

49.4 48.9 

981 461 

60 35 

3 2 

507 300 

534 196 

346 206 108 76 

125 44 408 152 

041 

496 

207 79 241 102 

241 102 

I 

I 

39 26 

464 259 

363 207 27 15 2 2 26 7 33 6 

I 041 496 

16 353 II 871 

3 I 

6 5 14 13 52 57 96 61 

163 107 294 92 

199 84 214 76 

579 2 134 2 508 

135 487 780 078 845 651 

31 221 289 

7 517 81 559 206 147 

6 60 117 

(0) 22 728 86 807 

2 2 

6 58 liS 

2 7 10 

(0) 2 362 717 

I 

2 7 9 

4 10 21 

986 3 764 13 930 

384 623 2 072 

205 597 597 

22 69 91 

203 379 396 

102 449 494 

119 517 662 

109 630 803 

67 388 499 

44.8 49.8 50.7 

590 2 286 2 838 

32 146 107 

I 10 5 

301 669 2 254 

321 763 691 

203 098 425 

71 382 485 

65 224 265 

257 564 567 

622 

2 432 2 945 

98 749 209 

225 318 212 

225 318 212 

2 I 2 I 

20 87 100 

241 141 304 

201 960 103 15 79 50 3 2 3 9 24 23 10 28 43 

622 2 432 2 945 

11 527 71 436 96 073 

I 5 7 4 15 27 13 86 103 51 318 483 77 457 813 98 557 849 94 533 384 74 241 147 210 220 132 

1,000 to 1,999 

acres 

3 446 

5 006 224 

433 624 601 

237 351 676 

2 

235 

10 

13 954 

10 

10 13 612 

3 148 

642 

110 

598 

654 

012 

179 

583 

50.1 

3 934 

202 

15 

3 597 

539 

2 402 

703 

331 

421 

4 136 

115 

127 

127 

75 

766 

533 

20 

I 

IS 

16 

4 136 

174 603 

7 

34 

131 

409 

547 

662 

186 

86 

74 

2,000 acres or more 

4 724 

25 029 453 

868 6 640 795 

I 383 

14 805 106 

28 

I 3551 

52 

862 136 

12 

40 

27 

198 465 

1 

5 6851 680 

I 310 7~~1 2 006 

2 0641 

852 

50.8 

6 829 

225 

17 

6 394 

660 

5 024 

964 

409 

252

1 

J 

= I 

~ I 

~I 

7 054 

129 

66 

4 OIl 1 

3 097 

9 

2 

15 

31 

7 0541 

732 128 

128 

521 

,33 

3 171 

I 157 

342 

123 

36 ,131 

MONTANA 73 
Table 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-Con. 

IExcludes abnormal farms; see text] 

All Farms 

VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Market value of agricultural products sold - Can. Groin ___________________________________________ farms __ 

Soles 01 ~O,OOO or mor"- ________________________ $I~~~== 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans ________________ $f~~~~== 

Cotton and cottonseed ____________________________ ~f~~~~== 

Sales 01 $40,000 or mor"- _______________________ ~I~~~== 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _______________ ~f~~~== $1,000 __ 

lobacco _________________________________________ forms-_ 

Soles 01 ~O,OOO or more _________________________ $I~~~== 

Field seeds, hoy, forage. and silage __________________ ~f~~~~== 

Soles 01 ~O,OOO or more _________________________ $I~~~~:= 

$1,000 __ Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons __________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40.000 or more _________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more ___ . ______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Nursery and greenhouse products ____________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Other crops ______________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Poultry and poultry products ________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Salcs of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Dairy praducts ____________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Cattle and calves __________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hogs and pigs ____________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sheep, lambs, and wool _____________ . _______________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) ________ forms __ 

• $1,000 __ Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

livestock and poultry purchased _______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to ~,999 _________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $19,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $49,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$50,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry _________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to ~,999 __________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $19,999 ____________________________ -_ -- ------ $20,000 to $49,999 ______________________________ - ___ --- $50,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Commorcially mixed formula feeds ___________________ farms-_ 

Forms by tons purchased: 

tons __ 

$1,000 __ 

1 to 99 tonO- ______________________________________ _ 

100 to 499 tonO- _______________ -_ - _____ ---- -- -------- 500 tons or more ____________________________________ _ 

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

$5,000 to $19,999 _____________________ - ___ ---- -- ----

$20,000 to $49,999 _________________________________ _ 

$50,000 or more ____________________ -- ---- -- -------

See footnotc 0' end of 'able_ 

74 MONTANA 

Totol 1 to 9 acres 

12 618 

410561 

3 305 

286 565 

3 591 

57 986 

5 335 43 408 

155 11 571 

108 18 

200 32 

206 76 333 318 

4 

243 

124 64 

3 278 544 

16 9 2 431 041 744 7 

30 434 15 

258 

21 874 

945 56 8 301 128 

29 1 

7 716 (0) 

746 37 26 777 703 

250 7 

24 310 608 

16 273 873 

596 283 8 160 

3 502 31 446 627 3 095 

2 412 190 27 644 808 

155 12 

14 611 948 

2 173 111 

22 531 324 131 1 

10 008 (0) 

2099 188 

10 149 2857 51 21 

4 758 1 875 

10 139 507 

156 938 2 083 

6 961 430 

1 891 36 746 36 

541 5 

16629 979 

110 129 2859 

12 625 826 

2 937 137 

745 12 

322 4 

5 562 295 

189 904 4 527 

27 833 665 

5 203 288 

322 7 

37 

4 457 239 

854 53 

186 3 

65 

10 to 49 ocres 50 to 69 ocres 

158 69 

280 163 

3 9 

3 16 

467 145 746 349 

51 9 

85 22 

91 5 626 3!i 

40 3 550 6 

3 

298 

37 18 

233 322 

3 

150 

185 17 

3 305 703 

7 1 

3 228 (0) 

67 19 

503 349 

5 4 

400 239 

1 028 313 

6 126 776 

7 2 (0) (0) 

302 49 

702 256 

7 1 

559 (0) 

244 48 

344 113 

334 79 

2 574 176 

13 

1 412 

1 000 226 

3 091 149 

906 181 

90 39 

3 4 

1 2 

1 642 365 

5 594 590 

502 354 

103 2 

31 8 

6 1 

467 95 

16 787 7 087 

2 960 960 

456 94 

6 

5 

407 93 

50 1 

5 

5 

70 to 99 ocres 

191 

575 

12 

38 

282 

882 

5 

24 

11 

131 

1 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

28 

436 

3 

165 

53 

10 

43 

760 

8 

612 

522 13 711 

14 

11 134 

82 

942 

5 540 

92 

344 

1 

(0) 

107 

158 

341 

7 574 

239 

70 

26 

6 

608 

4 173 

522 

74 

6 

6 

160 

5 216 

737 

156 

2 

2 

150 

7 

1 

2 

100 to 139 ocres 

211 

932 

22 

52 

218 

954 

6 

110 

2 

(0) 

3 

65 

1 

(0) 

34 

676 

3 

152 

32 

724 

2 

(0) 

47 

2 032 

20 

1 872 

429 

4 211 

19 

400 

45 

403 

2 

(0) 

60 

224 

52 

363 

3 257 

241 

215 

189 

42 

8 

2 

419 

837 

372 

38 

2 

7 

152 

5 992 

913 

145 

5 

2 

124 

23 

~ I 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Tobie 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-Con. 

IExciudes abnormal forms; see text] 

1,000 to 1,999 2,000 acres or 

All Farms 140 to 179 acres 180 to 219 acres 220 fa 259 acres 260 to 499 acres 500 to 999 acres acres more 

VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD-Con, 

Market value of agricultural products sold - Can. Grain I 300 I 928 3 052 4 9261 ___________________________________________ formL_ 380 198 205 $1.000 __ 747 \14 426 12 686 30 691 84 571 276 3761 

Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ I 20 102 756 2426 

$1,000 __ (0) (D) 5 731 43 251 236 551 

Commodity Credit Corporation 10005 ________________ farms __ 46 24 28 255 521 I 029 I 642 

$1,000 __ \18 48 70 028 709 II 957 40948 

Cotton and cottonseed _____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

= I Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ $1,000 __ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons ________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Tobacco _________________________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 743 800 I 109

1 

Field seeds, hay, forage, and siloge ___________________ farmL_ 356 167 286 753 

$1.000 __ 873 124 233 5 837 6 974 7204 16 227 

Sales of $40,000 or mare _________________________ farms __ 3 2 10 26 29 85 

$1,000 __ (D) (D) 512 753 971 7 119 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons __________________ farms __ 5 I 2 5 6 

$1,000 __ I (0) (0) 12 17 

Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ____________________________ forms __ 2 2 I 5 3 I 3 

$1,000 __ (D) (0) (D) 75 6 (D) 10 1 Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms __ I 

$1,000 __ (0) 

Nursery and greenhouse products ____________________ forms __ 3 I 3 I I 3 

$1,000 __ 551 (0) 489 (D) (0) 6 

Safes of $40,000 or mare _________________________ farms __ I 2 $1,000 __ (0) (D) 

Other crops ______________________________________ farms-_ 58 53 44 174 126 83 82 

$1,000 __ 444 2000 513 7 632 6 288 5 311 4 566 

Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms __ 8 19 13 74 63 38 34

$1,000 __ 461 280 811 5 238 5 014 4 659 3 943 1 

Poultry and poultry products ________________________ farms __ 36 27 17 67 110 127 218\ $1,000 __ 9 15 8 28 350 54 I 967 

Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ 2 

7~~ \ $1,000 __ (0) I 

Dairy products ____________________________________ farms-_ 47 22 23 141 107 76 117 

$1.000 __ 2 088 518 274 7 047 5 353 2 308 2 842 

Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms __ 18 15 12 73 47 15 26

1 $1,000 __ 1 857 478 177 6 618 4 987 I 959 2 502 

Cottle and calves __________________________________ forms __ 565 319 324 1 502 I 900 2 715 5 783 $1,000 __ 6843 5 417 5 246 33 093 41 273 68 064 402 360 Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ 25 21 16 120 193 399 2 655 $1.000 __ 3 160 3 033 2 476 18 618 21 557 36 261 342 971 

Hogs and pigs ____________________________________ farms-_ 96 46 41 192 290 392 687 $1,000 __ 831 374 387 993 2 922 3 993 12 033 Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ 4 2 3 8 16 27 68 $1,000 __ 422 (D) 163 721 114 I 883 7 824 1 Sheep, lambs, and wool _____________ . _______________ farms __ 96 56 44 198 239 317 1'18 

$1,000 __ 558 228 257 745 708 2 412 14 276 Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ 2 I I 3 3 2 117 $1,000 __ (D) (D) (0) 540 226 (0) 8 828 Other livestock and livestock products (see textL _______ forms __ 96 40 38 151 194 217 603 $1,000 __ 392 78 140 809 486 668 448 Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms __ 2 I 4 I 6 $1,000 __ (0) (D) 216 (0) 287 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' I livestock and poultry purchased _______________________ farms __ 434 160 273 882 I 014 1 582 3 479 $1,000 __ 4 905 2 253 442 12 325 10 552 16 675 93 673 Farms with expenses of- $1 fa $4,999 __________________________________________ 335 \05 232 654 711 133 846 $5,000 fa $19,999 ______________________________________ 49 27 34 140 215 271 878 $20,000 fo $49,999 _____________________________________ 23 22 2 55 65 104 398 $50,000 or more _______________________________________ 27 6 5 33 23 74 357 

Feed for livestock and poultry _________________________ forms __ 762 322 389 I 492 I 666 2 469 5 $1,000 __ 3 939 501 398 8 565 8 090 516 \ 12 003 58 580 Forms with expenses of- $1 fa $4,999 __________________________________________ 645 262 361 232 374 958 3 717 \ $5,000 fa $19,999 ______________________________________ 72 49 17 196 237 397 I 615 $20,000 fa $49,999 _____________________________________ 23 5 3 50 45 95 465 $50,000 or more _______________________________________ 22 6 8 14 10 19 219 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _ . _________________ forms __ 175 87 236 441 557 845 2 0571 tons __ 5 030 2 908 2 539 13 398 \I 845 15 324 99 251 $1,000 __ 848 392 369 I 650 I 955 2648 13 737 Forms by tons purchased: I fa 99 fon'- ________________________________________ 100 168 81 226 406 527 830 876 fa 499 fon'- _____________________________________ 7 6 10 33 29 14 703 500 tons or more ____________________________________ 2 I I 73 Forms with expen ses of- $1 fa $4,999 ______________ . __________________________ $5,000 132 64 218 359 482 7S0 439 fa $19.999 ____________________________________ 30 18 16 S9 59 76 467 $20,000 fo $49,999 ___________________________________ \I 4 2 21 13 17 I~~I $50,000 or more _____________________________________ 2 I 2 3 2 

Sec foofnol. of end of fable. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICUlTUR~-STATE DATA MONTANA 75 
Table 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text] 

All Farms 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES'-(on. 

Animal health c05t5 __________________________________ farms __ 

Farms with expenses of-

$1,000 __ 

$1 to $499 ___________________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 _________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $2,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$3,000 or more _______________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees - _______________________ forms __ 

Forms with expenses of- $1,000 __ 

$1 to $999 ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ______________________________________ _ $10,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer _________________________________ farms __ 

Forms with expenses of-

$1,000 __ 

$1 to $2,499 _________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 ______________________________________ _ $10,000 to $19,999 ____________________________________ _ $20,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime _______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 _________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$20,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Energy and petroleum products ________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 _________________________________________ _ $2,500 to $9,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$20,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Petroleum products ________________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Gasoline _____________________ • _________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Diesel fuel ___________________________ • _________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ lP gas. butane. and propane ______________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ Fuel oil ________________________ • _______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Natural gas ____________________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Kerosene, motor oil. and grease ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Electricity _____________________________ • __________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ Other - cool. wood, coke. etc. _______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hired form lobor ______________________ . _____________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $19,999 _____________________________________ _ $20,000 to $49,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$50,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Workers by number of days worked: 150 doys or more __________ . ____________________ farms __ 

workers-_ less than 150 doyL _____________________________ forms __ 

workers __ 

Contract labor __ . ___________ . ________ • ______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ _ 

Forms with expenses ot- $1 10 $2,499 __________________________________ -_ - ____ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 ____________________________________ ---

$10,000 to $19,999 ____________________________________ _ $20,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment. _____ . ________ .. ___ . _________ . ______ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses ot- $1 to $2,499 ______________________ - __________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 ____________________ - _ -_ -- -------------

$10,000 to $19,999 ______________ -_ -- ---- -- -- -- --------- $20,000 or more ____________ - _____ -- --- ------- ---------

FARM·RELATED INCOME 

Income from machine work, customwork, and other agricultural services _. _____ • __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Value of agricultural products sold directly to individuals tor human consumption __ _ _ _____ _ ________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

See footnote at end of toble. 

76 MONTANA 

Total 

15 619 

8 420 

II 005 

2 517 

I 648 

449 

8 655 

12 813 

5 415 2 710 

367 

163 

12 858 

65 096 

6 680 

4 480 

I 147 

551 

13 060 

27 895 

9 845 

2 769 

344 

102 

24 264 

90 161 

12 572 

9 936 

I 416 

340 

24 247 

77 550 

23 550 

41 283 

16 375 24 899 

5 033 

3 526 

4 233 

2 052 

899 

689 

24 246 

5 101 18 492 

12 106 

1 911 

504 

II 337 

70 255 

7 603 

2 923 

667 

144 

5 287 

II 548 

9 099 28 581 

2 561 

5 982 

801 

683 

63 

14 

10 632 28 867 

7 829 

2 277 

330 

196 

2 447 

7 759 

I 149 

2 078 

1 to 9 acres 

766 

145 

718 

24 

22 

2 

140 

204 

116 

16 

1 

7 

83 

44 

81 

I 

1 

168 

61 

167 

205 

179 

114 

85 

3 

3 

199 

992 

170 

600 

328 

98 

139 

29 

107 

39 

44 

142 

199 

84 

656 

176 

55 

12 

286 

704 

252 

25 

9 

58 

81 

262 

688 

109 

106 

104 

5 

201 

98 

195 

5 

I 

61 

187 

132 

290 

10 to 49 acres 

480 

265 

352 

102 

18 

8 

477 

107 

457 

18 

2 

825 

266 

820 

5 

505 

75 

504 

I 

2 162 I 424 

2 074 

80 

4 

4 

2 162 

1 023 

2 078 

677 

480 

97 

197 

60 

154 

34 

76 

41 

162 

115 

466 

356 

183 

45 

534 

212 

492 

29 

9 

4 

46 

120 

513 

557 

145 

288 

107 

38 

628 

238 

613 

15 

117 

256 

252 

464 

50 to 69 acres 

389 

61 

375 

6 

8 

148 

31 

148 

259 

161 

259 

153 

30 

153 

563 

468 

540 

22 

563 

346 

563 

241 

124 

35 

17 

3 

32 

6 

22 

30 

563 

31 

399 

113 

59 

9 

154 

294 

142 

II 

22 

57 

146 

805 

45 

22 

45 

196 

174 

182 

14 

24 

25 

41 

62 

70 to 99 acres 

539 

165 

492 

29 

13 

5 

252 

96 

232 

19 

I 

382 

327 

359 

23 

288 

78 

287 

I 

870 

046 

767 

99 

3 

I 

865 

802 

851 

520 

348 

150 

94 

43 

66 

7 

18 

10 

865 

71 

585 ' 

226 

65 

18 

271 

554 

261 

4 

5 

I 

49 

84 

228 

847 

41 

III 

20 

21 

247 

194 

242 

5 

63 

94 

62 

102 

100 to 139 acres 

431 

110 

375 

39 

16 

I 

193 

164 

151 

36 

265 

297 

237 

28 

236 

68 

236 

646 

770 

577 

67 

I 

I 

646 

610 

637 

411 

320 

106 

50 

8 

74 

23 

19 

10 

646 

51 

380 

151 

34 

9 

164 

484 

149 

II 

2 

2 

40 

86 

136 

331 

49 

85 

36 

13 

229 

169 

226 

3 

47 

66 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-Con. 

(Excludes abnormal forms; see text) 

All Farms 

1,000 to 1,999 2,000 acres or 

140 to 179 acres 180 to 219 acres 220 to 259 acres 260 to 499 acres 500 to 999 acres acres more 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES'-(on. 

Animol health costs __________________________________ forms __ 660 301 354 356 597 2 349 5 397

1 $1,000 __ 188 85 77 551 528 978 5 265 

Forms with expenses of- 314 056 237 673 2 5881 $1 to $499 ____________________________________ - _______ 561 264 $500 to $999 __________________________________________ 63 29 29 187 257 458 1 294 

$1,000 to $2,999 _______________________________________ 32 4 8 89 94 194 I 150 

$3,000 or more ________________________________________ 4 4 3 24 9 24 365 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ________________________ forms __ 403 169 260 024 083 1 626 2 880 

$1,000 __ 407 207 147 315 239 2 229 6669

Forms with expenses of- 1 $1 to $999 ____________________________________________ 319 125 204 678 681 961 I 3431 $1,000 to $4,999 _______________________________________ 83 38 55 306 369 589 I 181 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________________________________ 5 1 26 31 50 250 

$10,000 or more _______________________________________ 1 14 2 26 106 

Commercial fertilizer _________________________________ forms __ 612 276 232 1 369 1 637 2 519 4 399

1 $1,000 __ 869 527 471 3 526 6 051 11 574 40 982 

Forms with expenses of- 858 110 1 218

1 $1 to $2,499 __________________________________________ 497 188 168 885 $2,500 to $9,999 _______________________________________ 115 86 60 429 667 199 I 867 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________________________ 2 4 55 97 165 823 

$20,000 or more _______________________________________ 15 45 491 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime _______________ forms __ 415 197 205 248 741 2977 4 927 

$1,000 __ 180 134 99 083 171 5 894 18 021 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 __________________________________________ 535 2 2 849 414 191 200 165 144 

$2,500 to $9,999 _______________________________________ 5 5 83 200 800 1 674

1 $10,000 to $19,999 _____________________________________ I 6 33 303 

$20,000 or more _______________________________________ 1011 

Energy and petroleum products ________________________ farms __ 159 492 548 2 448 2 872 4 182 7 117 

$1.000 __ 471 771 781 5 632 8 121 16 607 51 891 

forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 __________________________________________ 018 396 450 602 1 669 I 369 996

1 

$2,500 to $9,999 _______________________________________ 137 95 92 796 I 110 2 637 4 716 $10,000 to $19,999 _____________________________________ 2 1 5 47 89 160 I 101 $20,000 or more _______________________________________ 2 1 3 4 16 304 1 Petroleum products ________________________________ forms __ 159 492 547 2 447 2 868 4 182 7 1171 $1,000 __ 210 602 618 4 691 6 879 14 533 45 245 Gasoline _______________________________________ forms __ 102 472 407 2 380 2 774 4 113 7 003 

$1,000 __ 775 380 350 2 640 3 845 7 853 22 990 Diesel fuel _____________________________________ farms __ 554 336 359 I 661 2 206 3 450 6 2091 $1,000 __ 227 134 133 I 433 2 063 4 730 15 695 lP gas, butane, and propane ______________________ formL_ 140 56 57 428 485 869 2 501 

$1,000 __ 44 14 43 163 223 464 2 4331 Fuel oil ________________________________________ farms __ 115 63 54 378 539 994 I 657 

$1,000 __ 35 15 22 79 192 414 I 186 Natural gas ____________________________________ forms __ 50 21 14 90 83 182 280 $1,000 __ 31 5 7 36 43 77 256 Kerosene, motor oil, and grease ___________________ farms __ 159 492 547 2 447 2 868 4 182 7 116 $1,000 __ 98 55 63 342 513 995 2 684 Electricity ________________________________________ farms __ 729 372 300 780 2 165 3 499 6 161 

$1.000 __ 249 162 156 869 1 168 2 000 6 481 Other-coal, wood, coke, etc. _______________________ farmL_ 85 40 20 236 279 318 537

1 $1,000 __ II 7 7 72 75 75 165 

Hired form labor ____________________________________ farms __ 375 157 114 1 052 1 320 1 9B7 4 923 $1.000 __ 592 465 331 3 357 4 095 8 438 49 730 Forms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 __________________________________________ 357 131 98 885 115 420 2 301 $5,000 to $19,999 ______________________________________ 17 22 15 146 177 505 I 961 $20,000 to $49,999 _____________________________________ 4 I 17 22 53 545 $50,000 or more _______________________________________ 4 6 9 116 Workers by number of days worked: 

343 1 150 days or more _______________________________ farms __ 48 38 35 334 394 880 3 workers __ 83 57 71 684 708 456 B 061 less thon 150 doyL _____________________________ forms __ 354 138 93 894 1 131 1 534 3 670 workers __ 18B 434 288 2 863 3 419 4 134 12 027 

Contract labor ______________________________________ farms __ 132 52 51 233 275 455 974 $1,000 __ 210 88 96 543 685 773 2 975 Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2.499 __________________________________________ 109 42 41 144 192 366 595 $2,500 to $9,999 _______________________________________ 22 10 10 88 76 80 320 $10,000 to $19,999 _____________________________________ 1 I 6 8 47 $20,000 or more _______________________________________ 1 1 12 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment ____________________ .. ________________ farms __ 376 171 158 039 1 430 2 234 3 723 $1,000 __ 251 324 203 277 2 196 4 963 18 781 Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 _________________________________________ 

$2,500 363 156 140 901 177 592 2 042 to $9,999 _______________________________________ 13 14 17 133 240 596 I $10,000 to $19,999 _____________________________________ 2221 $20,000 or more _______________________________________ 1 3 11 37 277 2 2 9 182 

FARM·RELATED INCOME 

Income from machine work, customwork, and other agricultural services ___________________________ farms __ 81 53 42 266 350 557 786 $1,000 __ 219 108 95 651 974 797 3 2B7 Value of agricultural products sold directly to individuals for humon consumption _____________________________ forms __ 44 23 31 90 109 108 

~:~ I $1,000 __ 92 18 38 120 207 214 

See footnote ot end of lable. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MONTANA 77 
Table 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-Con. 

IExciudes abnormal farms; see text] 

All Farms 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ___ forms __ 

Forms by value group: 

$1.000 __ 

$1 to $4,999 _________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $49,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$50,000 to $99,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$100,000 to $199 ,999 __________________________________ _ 

$200,000 to $499,999 __________________________________ _ 

$500,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Automobiles ________________________________________ forms __ 

number __ Motortrucks. including pickups ________________________ forms __ 

number __ Wheel troctors ______________________________________ forms __ 

number __ 2 or 3 ___________________________________________ forms __ 

number __ 4 or more ________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Groin and bean combines. self-propelled only _____________ farmL_ 

number __ 

Cornpickers, corn heads, and picker~shellers _____________ farms __ 

number __ Corn heads for combines ___________________________ farms __ 

number __ Other cornpickers and picker-shellers _________________ farms-_ 

number __ 

CattonpickerL ______________________________________ forms __ 

number __ Mower conditioners _________________________________ forms __ 

number __ Pickup balers _______________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _______ form5-_ 

number __ 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Agricultural chemicals, including commercial fertilizer and lime __________________________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Commercial fertilizer _______________________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ lime ____________________________________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ tons __ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops ______________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ Nematodes in crops _______________________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ Diseases in crops and orchords ______________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture __________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops, or thinning of fruit _________________________________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

Insect control on livestock and poultry ________________ forms __ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control ________________ farms __ 

LIVESTOCK 

Cottle and calves inventory ___________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Forms with- I to 9 ____________________________ --- ________________ _ 

10 to 49 _____________________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 _________________________ -- ------------ -------- 100 to 199 ___________________________________________ _ 

200 to 499- _________________ ------ --------------------

SOD or more ____________ ---- -------- -------------------

Cows and heifers that had calved ____________________ forms __ 

number __ Beef cows _____________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Forms with- I to 9 ___________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 ________________ - ___ -- ---- -- - ---~- --------

50 to 99 ________________ - ___ -- ---- -- --- --- -- ------

100 to 199 ___________________ • __ -- ---------------

200 to 49L ___________ - ________ -------------------- 500 or mare_~ ____________________________________ _ 

See footnote ot ond of table. 

78 MONTANA 

Tolal 

24 316 

254 681 

1 867 

4 076 

3 836 

5 806 

4 494 

3 131 

1 055 

51 

18 382 

27 680 

22 887 

68 442 

21 308 

55 674 

10974 

26 457 

4 816 

23 699 

10 273 

13 191 

144 

161 

88 

99 

61 

62 

6 895 

7 480 

10 671 

11 817 

I 837 

2 116 

16 762 

92 991 

12 626 

4 643 768 

I 

(0) 

(0) 

2 607 

868 691 

330 

50 642 

731 

314 091 

10 365 

4 756 330 

209 

47 758 

5 566 

2 242 

16 407 

2 811 464 

2 015 

4 679 

2 914 

2 964 

2 704 

I 131 

15 255 

515 583 

14 583 

486 416 

2 459 

4 784 

2 883 

2 402 

I 671 

384 

1 to 9 acres 

1 210 

18 467 

347 

442 

187 

151 

59 

15 

9 

642 

836 

013 

587 

631 

1 125 

220 

490 

63 

287 

125 

143 

100 

100 

168 

168 

45 

51 

206 

105 

52 

178 

44 

123 

39 

86 

21 

71 

261 

81 

821 

34064 

217 

402 

130 

46 

22 

4 

699 

18 714 

642 

17 893 

219 

324 

68 

20 

10 

1 

10 to 49 acres 

2 188 

26629 

552 

002 

286 

257 

60 

26 

5 

1 333 

1 871 

1 870 

2 828 

I 523 

2 285 

452 

993 

63 

284 

93 

93 

10 

10 

10 

10 

256 

261 

397 

410 

54 

74 

1 011 

341 

790 

13 068 

100 

419 

21 

185 

96 

645 

262 

3 216 

10 

20 

235 

93 

1 175 

19 147 

603 

525 

31 

12 

3 

I 

956 

7 867 

821 

7 022 

625 

183 

8 

4 

I 

50 to 69 acres 

563 

7 410 

85 

221 

130 

116 

11 

352 

452 

519 

813 

412 

664 

198 

447 

1 

(0) 

69 

69 

127 

127 

155 

155 

22 

22 

305 

191 

259 

8 886 

22 

508 

5 

65 

111 

2037 

5 

100 

55 

32 

297 

7 200 

91 

171 

22 

11 

2 

263 

3 728 

241 

3 357 

136 

93 

11 

I 

70 to 99 acres 100 to 139 acr.s 

873 661 

16 245 13499 

92 59 

323 181 

209 170 

173 195 

51 42 

17 11 

8 3 

545 463 

834 645 

763 587 

325 057 

755 575 

249 075 

325 312 

736 710 

27 33 

(0) 135 

117 103 

142 125 

206 154 

208 160 

345 241 

358 241 

36 20 

36 20 

493 381 

405 366 

378 265 

15 544 14496 

71 49 

2 516 2 353 

13 

213 

28 

210 

191 169 

6 657 7 529 

6 12 

40 600 

105 61 

23 20 

563 429 

24 555 18 524 

169 75 

311 227 

50 87 

23 32 

8 7 

2 I 

491 390 

8 701 9 003 

432 352 

7 913 7 104 

202 124 

203 201 

19 22 

6 5 

2 :[ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
TobIe 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-(on. 

fExcludes abnormal forms; see text] 

All Farms 140 to 179 acres 180 to 219 ocres 220 to 259 acres 260 to 499 acres 500 to 999 ocres 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ___ forms __ $1-000 __ 

farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 _________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$20,000 10 $49,999 __________________________________ - __ $50,000 fa $99,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$100,000 10 $199 ,999 __________________________________ _ $200,000 to $499 ,999 __________________________________ _ 

$500,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Automobiles ________________________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Motortrucks. including pickups ________________________ forms __ 

number __ Wheel tractors-_____________________________________ formL_ 

number __ 2 or 3 ___________________________________________ formL_ 

number __ 4 or more ________________________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Grain and bean combines. self·propelled only _____________ farms __ 

number __ 

Corn pickers, corn heads, and picker·shellers _____________ forms __ 

number __ 

Corn heads for combines ___________________________ forms __ 

number __ Other cornpickers and picker·shellers _________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Cottonpickers _______________________________________ farmL_ 

number __ Mower conditioners _________________________________ farms __ 

number __ Pickup balers _______________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _______ farmL_ 

number __ 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Agricultural chemicals, including commercial fertilizer and lime __________________________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Commercial fertilizer _______________________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ lime ____________________________________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ toos __ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops ______________________ formL_ 

acres on which used __ Nematodes in craps _______________________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ Diseases in crops and orchards ______________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and pasture __________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops, or thinning of fruit _________________________________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ Insect control on livestock and poultry ________________ farms __ 

Sanitotion ond rodent and bird control ________________ farms __ 

UVESTOCK 

Cottle and calves inventory ___________________________ formL_ 

number __ 

Forms with- I to 9 _______________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 _____________________________________________ _ 50 to 99 _____________________________________________ _ 100 to 199 ___________________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 ___________________________________________ _ 

500 or mor9 ________________ . ___________ L _____________ _ 

Cows and heifers that had calved ____________________ formL_ 

number __ Beef cows _____________________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Farms with- I to 9 ___________________________________________ _ 10 to 49 _________________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 _________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _______________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 _______________________________________ _ 

500 or more ________ . _____________________________ _ 

See footnote at end of toble. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

I 165 486 

23 293 II 839 

133 34 

300 III 

272 151 

360 122 

85 49 12 18 

3 I 

846 346 

133 475 

076 451 

959 856 

985 416 

959 869 

506 230 

154 551 

95 34 

421 166 

175 110 

192 110 

5 6 

5 6 

5 

5 

317 186 

343 186 

509 227 

542 229 

94 39 95 40 

712 313 

049 662 

605 271 

41 793 26 670 

100 48 

4 323 4 174 

34 18 274 1 032 

II 2 304 (0) 

347 147 18641 9 597 

8 3 278 (0) 

118 68 86 20 

584 329 

28 202 18 871 

108 54 306 152 98 72 55 42 15 5 2 4 

537 294 14169 8 478 495 268 

12026 7 243 

169 71 257 151 

59 40 9 6 

I 

548 2448 2 873 

14 524 81 054 113 274 

31 156 170 

231 505 335 

III 578 577 

81 689 944 

59 320 549 

32 166 265 

2 34 33 

I 

436 I 817 2 226 

526 2433 3 171 

514 2 297 2 724 

984 5 475 7 032 

487 2 176 2 559 

946 4 829 6 595 

220 I 136 I 509 

512 2 704 3 729 

49 300 517 

216 385 2 333 

121 915 409 

135 991 662 

I 18 33 

(0) (0) 33 

I 16 19 

(0) (0) 19 

5 14 

5 14 

147 795 825 

147 816 869 

227 140 253 

227 231 339 

49 266 205 

50 288 226 

282 I 705 2 130 

570 4609 8222 

231 I 359 I 605 

22 474 183 615 354 240 

I 

(0) 

(0) 

72 263 272 

4840 26 366 56 296 

4 89 45 

318 5 564 5 625 

15 55 88 723 4529 19 832 151 985 I 508 II 282 120 465 310 926 

I 35 33 (0) 3 478 677 94 471 546 

46 199 271 

431 I 512 I 881 

20677 129 288 180 681 

149 135 159 154 631 659 68 368 470 41 267 381 17 92 185 2 19 27 

403 I 401 I 743 9639 61 119 96 972 378 I 302 I 685 8 605 54 205 91 879 

168 214 228 155 716 818 43 247 380 12 112 199 

II 59 2 I 

1,000 fa 1,999 

acres 

4 182 

243 242 

113 

261 

537 

2;>2 

243 

605 

129 

2 

3460 

5 197 4 070 

13 803 

3 993 

10 372 

2 480 

5 895 

813 

3 777 

2664 

3309 

39 

44 

15 

18 

26 

26 

114 

175 

I 947 2 138 

303 

318 

3 396 

17 468 

2 485 

852 281 

538 

183 203 

46 

6 906 

176 

83 590 

2477 

968 322 

50 15 580 

962 

458 

2 691 

325 994 

160 

695 

758 

641 

387 

50 

2 570 

184 247 

2 500 

181 465 

169 

989 

765 

417 

151 

9 

2,000 ocres or more 

7 119 

685 205 

95 

164 

628 

426 

966 

964 

828\ 48 

5 916 

10 107 

7 003 

30 723 

6 7961 23 706 

3 386 8 536 

2 821 

14 581 

4372 

6220 

32

1 37 

22 

26 

10 

II 

2 668 

3 088 

4 062 4 779 

704 

896 

5 8281 

59 004 

4 326 

110 523 

I 0281 

582 570 

60 29 525 

216 202 817 

3 996 

297 587 

46 25 570 

2 590 

913 

5 694 

2 004 261 

95 

446 

760 

413 

961 

019 

5 508 092 946 

5 467 

087 704 

134 

694 

221 

611 

j~~ I 

MONTANA 79 
Table 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-Con. 

IExciudes abnormal forms; see text] 

All Farms 

UVESTOCK - Con. 

Cottle and calves inventory - Can. 

Cows and heifers thot hod calved - (on. 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 colves, bulls, and bull calves _____________ farms __ 

number __ 

Cottle and colves sold __________________________ . _____ forms-_ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ Colves- __________________________________________ forms-_ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ Cottle ___________________________________________ forms-_ 

number __ 

$1,000._ Fattened on groin and concentrates _______________ farms __ 

number __ 

$1,000._ 

Hogs and pigs inventory _____________________________ farms-_ 

number __ 

Forms with- 1 to 9 __ . _ .... ___ .. ___ ._. _______ . _ . _________ . ________ _ 

10 to 49 __ . ___ . ___ .. _. __________ ..•. __ . ______________ _ 

50 to 99 ......... _ .. __________ . ____________ . __ . ______ _ 

100 to 199._ .. ____________ .. _______ . ________ ._ . ______ _ 

200 to 499. _____ .. __ . ______ . ___ . _____ . ____ ._._ .. ____ ._ 

500 or more __________________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ forms __ 

number __ Other ___________________________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Hogs and pigs sold __________________________________ farms-_ 

number __ 

$1,000._ Feeder pigs sold ___________________________________ forms-_ 

litters of pigs farrowed betweennumber __ 

$1,000._ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 _________________ farms __ 

number __ Dec. 1 and May 31 ______________________________ farms __ 

number __ June 1 and Nov. 30 ______________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Sheep and lambs of all oges inventory __________________ forms __ number __ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Sheep and lambs sold ________________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

pounds of wooL_ 

Horses and ponies inventory _________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Horses and ponies sold _____________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ 

Goats inventory ____________________________________ farms-_ 

number __ Goats sold _________________________________________ forms-_ 

number __ 

$1.000 __ 

POULTRY 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory _______________ farmL_ 

number __ 

forms 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. __ .. ___ .. --. -. -. -•. -.-.- -. -- - .. - --.-.-. 

He~~~~Op~r'e7so~~ I~yi~g -~g; = == = = = === =~ = == === = =~ === number f~;~~== __ 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age ______________ . _____________________ farms __ 

number __ 

See footnote of end of table. 

80 MONTANA 

Totol 

3 232 

29 167 

2 720 

127 

161 

151 

65 

8 

13 214 

702 557 

14 577 

593 324 

16 273 

754 299 

596 283 

10 161 

671 732 

177 500 

13 213 

082 567 

418 783 

1 146 

164 213 

74 856 

2 628 

210 957 

871 

911 

361 

247 

166 

72 

829 

31 305 

2 389 

179 652 

2 412 

309 551 

27 644 

530 

52 492 

1 913 

1 908 

40 831 

1 609 

20 304 

1 536 

20 527 

2 169 

525 339 

2 032 

341 587 

2 137 

339 513 

2 018 

413 180 

4 128 853 

10 205 

62 702 

1 806 

6 926 

4 461 

133 

213 

85 

394 

21 

3 250 

889 414 

199 

23 

10 

10 

4 

1 

3 3 220 

803 930 

275 

85 484 

1 to 9 acres 

115 

821 

97 

2 

9 

6 

1 

545 

7 486 

608 

7 864 

873 

26472 

8 160 

523 

11 194 

2 889 

659 

15 278 

5 271 

60 

711 

563 

212 

12 589 

57 

100 

22 

15 

14 

4 

148 

122 

193 

10467 

190 

23 767 

1 808 

56 

8 558 

297 

157 

2 724 

105 

284 

141 

440 

109 

18 547 

100 

3 646 

107 

4920 

104 

5 217 

56 177 

371 

671 

105 

323 

250 

10 

82 

3 

32 

3 

121 

7 636 

119 

2 

119 

4 722 

18 

2 914 

10 to 49 acres 50 to 69 acres 70 to 99 acres 100 to 139 ocres 

263 62 129 118 

845 371 788 899 

244 51 106 65 

9 3 9 4 

6 5 9 34 

4 3 4 11 

1 4 

857 229 439 335 

5 422 872 8 378 5057 

922 261 470 356 

5 858 600 7476 4464 

1 028 313 522 429 

16.661 5309 31 626 12 774 

6 126 1 776 13 711 4 211 

502 153 262 230 

5 174 1 619 4447 4388 

1 373 420 1 273 967 

801 265 416 355 

11 487 3 690 27 179 8 386 

4 752 1 356 12 438 3 244 

147 18 46 42 

5 532 790 15 249 631 

2 485 298 7 858 680 

359 52 98 78 

13 040 2 152 6966 3 078 

196 18 40 50 

116 18 32 16 

18 12 15 5 

13 3 5 2 

12 1 4 4 

4 2 1 

257 30 67 34 

2 693 335 943 369 

311 48 83 73 

10 347 817 6 023 2 709 

302 49 82 45 

20 416 3 146 10 366 4 135 

1 702 256 942 403 

80 13 19 10 

5 226 762 443 152 

187 26 45 7 

265 33 70 36 

3 026 369 574 543 

238 27 53 27 

486 184 787 266 

177 24 55 29 

540 185 787 277 

262 47 90 63 

7 649 3 018 6065 4 913 

232 42 79 59 

4 909 1 832 4 326 3 421 

236 47 88 60 

5 824 2006 5 932 3 675 

211 43 79 55 

5 774 2 027 4 153 3 512 

53 314 21 424 41 819 33966 

932 197 397 265 4 725 836 974 129 

267 65 74 41 

888 147 154 138 

905 112 126 88 35 3 30 5 

369 13 483 37 42 1 27 2 

191 (0) 78 (0) 

7 (0) 2 (0) 

414 73 126 123 334 737 141 932 3 460 99 466 

405 72 126 120 

3 1 1 

2 1 411 72 124 123 315 924 141 785 3 300 79 452 

68 7 13 18 813 147 160 20 01! I 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - STA TE DATA 
TobIe 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-Con. 

(Excludes abnormal farms; see text) 

All Farms 1.000 to 1,999 2,000 ocres or 

140 to 179 ocres 180 to 219 ocres no to 259 ocre. 260 to 499 ocre. SOO to 999 acres acres more 

UVESTOCK - Con, 

Cattle and calves inventory - Can. 

Cows and heifers thot had colved - (on. Milk cows _____________________________________ forms __ 1 119 132 59 83 340 344 468 

number __ 143 235 034 6914 5 093 2 782 5 242 

Forms with- 1 10 4 ____________________________________________ 032 102 40 61 229 264 429 

5109 ____________________________________________ 4 4 5 18 18 13 38 

10 10 49 __________________________________________ 8 1 8 29 20 11 21 

50 10 99 __________________________________________ 12 9 8 47 24 8 15 

100 to 199 ________________________________________ 5 5 1 16 18 4 10 

200 to 499 ________________________________________ I 1 3 3 

500 or more _______________________________________ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ forms __ 453 255 261 1 211 1 501 2 207 4921 

number __ 7022 5 301 5 696 34 002 46 137 77 730 498 454 

Steers, steer colves, bulls. and bull colves _____________ forms __ 488 278 385 1 315 1 671 2463 5360 

number __ 7 011 5 092 5 342 34 167 37 572 64 017 412861 

CoHle and colves sold ________________________________ forms __ 565 319 324 1 502 1 900 2 715 5 783 

number __ 19802 14 842 14 781 96435 120865 208 501 186 231 

$1,000 __ 6843 5417 5 246 33 093 41 273 68 064 402 360 

(0Iv8s ___________________________________________ forms __ 311 187 179 851 1 230 1 823 3910 

number __ 5 817 4 339 3 298 28544 42422 87488 473 002 

$1.000 __ 1 315 1 118 833 6 970 11 180 22 700 126461 

Cottle ___________________________________________ farms __ 469 249 272 1 222 1 512 2 173 4 820 

number __ 13 985 10503 11 483 67 891 78 443 121 013 713 229 

$1,000 __ 5 529 4299 4414 26 122 30 093 45 365 275 900 

Fattened an grain and concentrates ________________ forms __ 55 33 28 105 123 146 343 

number __ 3 412 4 322 3 650 25 745 20 505 23034 58632 

$1,000 __ 1 647 1 996 1 746 11 579 9 196 9685 27 122 

Hogs and pigs inventory ______________________________ farms-_ 104 46 43 207 301 395 733 

number __ 191 3 722 2 453 13 379 21 242 31 937 95 208 

Forms with- 1 to 9 ________________________________________________ 37 14 11 71 89 113 175 10 to 49 ______________________________________________ 40 17 16 59 104 147 246 50 to 99 ______________________________________________ 14 10 7 29 46 53 130 100 to 199 ____________________________________________ 7 2 3 37 33 37 90 200 10 499 ____________________________________________ 5 6 8 24 33 55 500 or more ___________________________________________ 1 3 3 5 12 37 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ formL_ 63 29 33 144 209 307 508 

number __ 008 618 512 129 2956 4 702 11 918 Other ___________________________________________ forms __ 100 42 41 191 273 364 670 

number __ 4 183 2 104 941 11 250 18 286 27 235 83 290 

Hogs and pigs sold __________________________________ farms __ 96 46 41 192 290 392 687 

number __ 9 442 4 459 4 572 23 023 31 796 44 764 129665 

$1.000 __ 831 374 387 1 993 2922 3993 12 033 Feeder pigs sold ___________________________________ forms __ 23 14 14 41 62 89 109 

number __ 2 006 956 014 5 169 3 728 8 032 15446 

$1,000 __ 68 39 36 211 134 289 574 

litters of pigs farrowed betweenDec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 _________________ farms._ 64 32 35 151 219 323 523 number __ 356 514 486 3 215 4 282 6095 16647 Dec. 1 and May 31 ______________________________ farms __ 51 25 28 132 186 273 464 number __ 493 250 229 601 2 153 2 945 8 626 June I and Nov. 30 ______________________________ farms __ 53 25 33 126 185 265 423 number __ 863 264 257 614 2 129 3 150 8021 

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory __________________ forms __ 97 56 46 192 232 314 661 number __ 13 126 5606 5 498 30 760 30 100 51 283 348 774 Ewes 1 yeor old or older ___________________________ farms __ 86 56 46 183 224 299 626 number __ 5 817 3 350 3 352 22 825 19438 33 611 235 060 Sheep and lambs sold ________________________________ Iarms __ 91 54 43 198 237 311 665 number __ 9 797· 3 539 4 526 26 169 26730 36 787 209608 Sheep and lambs shorn _______________________________ farms __ 87 55 43 189 227 302 623 number __ 9 870 4003 3.696 23 370 23 317 39 227 289 014 pounds of wooL_ 80 154 38 335 34 970 219 189 231 401 391 751 2 926 353 

Horses and ponies inventory __________________________ farms __ 428 185 315 862 1 054 1 516 3 683 number __ 2 126 928 220 4 425 5 428 8 158 30 082 Horses and ponies sold _______________________________ forms __ 83 30 31 139 182 202 587 number __ 229 93 140 438 736 073 2 567 

Goats $1,000 __ 223 75 77 257 373 565 1 410 inventory _____________________________________ farms __ 5 2 6 9 11 17 

Goats number __ (0) (D) 20 53 29 107 sold _________________________________________ forms __ I 1 1 3 1 3 number __ (D) (0) (D) 63 (D) 8 $1,000 __ (0) (0) (D) 7 (D) 1 

POULTRY 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory _______________ farms __ 111 67 72 269 348 520 1 006 number __ 3 053 3 173 2640 8 311 40 605 20 114 224 287 Forms with- I 10 399 ________________________________ ~ _____________ 

400 111 65 71 269 344 515 982 to 3,199 __________________________________________ 

3,200 to 9,999 _________________________________________ 2 1 2 5 7 

10,000 10 19,999 _______________________________________ 1 8 

20,000 10 49,999 _______________________________________ 1 9 

50,000 10 99,999 _______________________________________ 

100.000 or more _______________________________________ 

~ens and pullels of laying age _______________________ farm. __ 110 66 68 266 344 519 998 number __ 2 933 2921 2 424 8 059 38 617 19 112 184681 Pullels 3 monlh. old or older nol of loying age ____________________________________ farms __ 6 5 12 15 26 28 

39 ~~I number __ 12O 252 216 252 1 988 1 002 

See foolnol. 01 end of lablo, 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MONTANA 81 
Table 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text} 

All Farms 

POULTRY - Can. 

Chickens 3 months old or older sold ____________________ forms __ 

number __ Broilers and other meot-type chickens sold ______________ forms __ 

number __ Forms with- Ito 1,999 ___________________________________________ _ 2,000 to 59,999 _______________________________________ _ 

60,000 to 99,999 ______________________________________ _ 

100.000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breedin9 _________________________ forms __ 

number __ Turkeys sold _. _____________________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

CROPS HARVESTED 

(om for all purposes - _______________________________ forms __ 

ocres __ For groin or seed -_ -__________ • ___________ ._. __ farms __ 

acres __ 

bushels __ Irrigated ___ . ____________________________ . ______ farms __ 

Forms by acres harvested: } to 24 acres _______________________________________ _ 

25 to 99 acres ______________________________________ _ 100 to 499 acres ____________________________________ _ 

500 acres ar more __________________________________ _ 

Wheat for grain ____________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

bushels __ Irrigated _______________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Forms by acres harvested: I to 24 acres _________________________________________ _ 25 to 99 ocres ________________________________________ _ 

100 ta 499 ocres ________________________________ .. _____ _ 500 acres or more ____________________________________ _ 

Oats for groin __ _ _________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ bushels __ irrigated _________________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Barley for grain _____________________________________ farms __ 

ocres __ 

bushels __ irrigated _________________________________________ farmL_ 

acres __ 

Dry field and seed beans _____________________________ formL_ 

acres-_ 

100-lb bogs._ Irrigated ___ _ ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Irish patotoes _____________________________________ farms __ 

acres-_ hundredweight __ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: O. J to 0.9 acreL ______________________________________ _ 1.0 fa 4.9 acres . ______________________________________ _ 

5.0 fa 24.9 acres ______________________________________ _ 

25.01099.9 ocre' _____________________________________ _ 100.0 acres ar more ___________________________________ _ 

Sugar beets for sugar ________________________________ forms __ 

ocrcs __ 

tons __ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Hoy crops (see text) _________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ tons. dry __ Irrigated ________________________________________ forms __ 

acres-_ 

Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres __________________________________ - ______ _ 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ - _____ - ___ _ 

100 to 499 ocre, ___________________________________ -- ---

500 acres or more ____ . _________________________ -_ -_ -_-

Alfalfa hoy __ __________________________ farms __ 

acres __ tons, dry __ 

Irrigated __ ____ . _______________ . _____________ .farms __ 

ocres __ 

Sec footnote af end of toble. 

82 MONTANA 

Total 

275 

447090 

152 40 793 

147 

5 

138 

611 

68 9 542 

I 056 98 001 

176 21 048 251 083 

130 

10 270 

45 

78 

46 

7 

10 733 

4 800 314 

134 245 154 

857 70 693 

523 

I 846 

5 037 3 327 

3 509 175 931 

8 515 349 

994 32 615 

8 346 I 266 013 

52 329 317 

2 472 

234 555 

135 

6 291 

93 266 

135 

6 291 

198 

8 435 

2 088 633 

142 

7 711 

48 

33 

36 

54 

27 

536 43 717 

859 950 

536 43 717 

15 935 

2 359 841 

4 378 865 

7 743 

050 696 

2 903 6 049 6 149 

834 

II 429 

I 340 260 2 928 745 

6 101 

630 848 

1 to 9 acres 

12 

13 

132 

II 

219 

II 

8 

57 

4 

32 

I 

(D) 

(D) 

I 

(0) 

I 

(D) 

(D) 

I 

(D) 

I 

(0) 

(0) 

I 

(D) 

3 

I 

220 

I 

(D) 

4 

26 

530 

4 

26 

48 

193 

407 

36 

140 

48 

25 

110 

248 

21 

88 

10 to 49 acres 

53 200 249 

39 6 510 

39 

28 

83 

10 7 820 

17 

343 

4 

72 5 700 

3 

62 

58 

(D) 

(D) 

13 

161 

48 

10 

37 

(D) 

(D) 

22 

(D) 

184 

(D) 

(D) 

107 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

22 

76 

16 376 

19 

(D) 

II 

7 

4 

22 

373 

6 803 

22 

373 

I 131 

17 201 33 973 

784 

II 359 

944 

187 

777 

II 552 25 514 

503 

7 415 

50 to 69 acre, 

9 80 204 

4 

222 

3 

6 

9 

234 I 

(D) 

(D) 

26 

611 

21 701 

4 

(D) 

13 

13 

28 

383 22 132 

19 

271 

52 I 274 64 411 

26 

685 

8 

204 

37000 

8 

204 

10 

392 

8 267 

10 

392 

328 9007 

15649 

196 4 772 

167 

161 

214 

5 279 10 416 

121 

2997 

70 to 99 acre, 

13 

393 

15 

158 

15 

10 

21 

7 

37 

19 

656 3 

155 

3940 

3 

(D) 

86 2 945 

97057 

18 

374 

33 

53 

54 

891 47 922 

27 

469 

lSI 

3962 

214 684 

96 

2 840 

5 

(D) 

(D) 

5 

(D) 

13 

250 63 287 

9 

223 

17 

584 

10470 

17 

584 

631 21 131 39806 

387 13 188 

247 

379 

5 

410 

II 717 

26620 

269 

7 821 

100 to 139 acre, 

12 

51 825 

5 891 

6 

9 

3 

55 

29 

889 

2 

(D) 

(0) 

2 

(D) 

109 

5 128 160 724 

31 

015 

23 

73 

13 

44 

780 45 798 

30 

594 

161 5893 

330 849 

112 

4 244 

9 

232 

4 251 

9 

232 

3 

36 9 230 

3 

36 

31 I 222 

25 076 

31 

222 

450 19 136 

40 372 

309 

12 350 

115 

311 

24 

311 

II 618 

28 325 

7 ml 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - STATE DATA 
Table 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-Coo. 

(Excludes abnormal forms; see textJ 

All Farms 140 to 179 acres 180 to 219 acres 220 to 259 acres 26010499 acres 500 10 999 ocres 

POULTRY - Con, 

Chickens 3 months old or older sold ____________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Broilers and other meot-type chickens sold ______________ farms __ number __ 

Farms with- 1 to 1,999 ___________________________________________ _ 

2,000 to 59,999 _______________________________________ _ 60,000 to 99,999 ______________________________________ _ 

100,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding _________________________ forms __ 

number __ Turkeys sold _______________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for all purposes ________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ For grain or seed __________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

bushel,._ Irrigated _______________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________________ _ 

251099 ocres ______________________________________ _ 

100 to 499 acres ____________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

Wheat for grain _____________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

bushels __ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Forms by acres harvested: I fa 24 acres ____ .. ____________________________________ _ 25 to 99 acres ________________________________________ _ 

100 10 499 ocres. ______ . _________________________ .. _____ _ 500 acres or more ____________________________________ _ 

Oats for grain ______________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

bushels __ Irrigated ____________ .. ____________________________ farms __ 

ocres __ 

Barley for groin _____________________________________ forms __ 

ocres __ 

bushels __ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Dry field and seed beans _____________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

l00·lb bogs __ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Irish potatoes ______________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

hundredweight __ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Forms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 0.9 acres _______________________________________ _ 

1.0 to 4.9 ocres _______________________________________ _ 

5.01024,9 ocres ______________________________________ _ 

25,0 to 99,9 ocres. ____________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or mare ___________________________________ _ 

Sugar beets for sugar ________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

tons __ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Hay crops (see text) _________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Ions, dry __ Irrigated ______ .. __________________________ -; _______ forms __ 

ocres __ 

Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 ocreL __ • _____________________________________ _ 

25 to 99 acres ________________________________________ _ 

100 to 499 ocres_. _____________________________________ _ 

Soo acres or more ____________________________________ _ 

Alfalfa hoy _______________________________________ form,-_ 

acres __ tons, dry __ Irrigated _____ . ______ • ___________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Seo footnole at end of table, 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

5 

134 

6 

457 

6 

3 

11 

4 

18 

65 2 912 

5 299 

11 693 

3 

89 

222 

11 332 

342 028 

51 

497 

44 

163 

15 

80 I 621 

82 313 

53 

934 

250 

10204 

577 940 

159 

6 570 

15 

488 

7 124 

15 

488 

10 

324 

81 705 

10 

324 

48 2 303 

44 638 

48 

2 303 

718 

35 532 

75 984 

468 

24 166 

197 

432 

89 

481 

20 611 51 886 

334 

14 511 

6 

393 

4 

(0) 

5 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

60 

3 363 

7 

165 

11 178 

6 

120 

109 

5 823 

183 696 

50 

595 

31 

62 

16 

51 

I 112 

64 270 

37 

791 

147 

7472 

388 S48 

99 

4 593 

14 

519 

7 039 

14 

519 

10 

734 

178 310 

10 

734 

45 

2 724 

53 922 

45 

2 724 

357 

19 210 

44 465 

257 

13 928 

86 

217 

54 

278 

13 167 

34 825 

207 

9 805 

4 

370 

2 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

49 

2 710 

9 

341 

24 143 

9 

341 

122 

6 936 

212 232 

42 

340 

29 

70 

23 

48 1 029 

64092 

34 

767 

159 

9486 

538 431 

108 

6284 

14 

487 

7 518 

14 

487 

8 310 

81 712 

7 

309 

I 

6 

36 2 570 

50 116 

36 2 570 

481 

27 485 

52 353 

260 14616 

91 

330 

60 

277 

14 194 

36 364 

204 

10210 

21 

682 

II 

128 

11 

6 

II 

I 

(0) 

215 

14 757 

34 1 868 

154 878 

30 

605 

7 

20 

7 

951 

97 566 

2 801 023 

151 

7 390 

99 

370 

482 

288 7 400 

405 543 

156 

123 

867 

62 831 

3 508 951 

487 

38 397 

35 I 603 

23 976 

35 

603 

32 2 071 

570 455 

29 2 065 

3 

1 

2 

17 

9 

142 

II 000 

214 739 

142 

11 000 

1 646 

130 301 

289 891 

998 

84 407 

299 

849 

498 

I 256 

90 198 

225 982 

845 

62 095 

36 

17 374 

14 

2 372 

14 

13 

83 

7 177 

125 

10 149 

30 2 537 

173 024 

22 

448 

8 

10 

12 

I 616 

312 987 

8 666 097 

182 

12 698 

77 

358 

153 

28 

446 

16 189 

797 706 

162 

5 689 

I 114 

III 764 

5 563 678 

427 

48 627 

26 I 542 

23 779 

26 

542 

30 

2 013 490 238 

22 

888 

3 

3 

8 

9 

7 

90 

9 510 

186 912 

90 

9 510 

I 908 

196 244 

428 439 

959 

113 497 

259 

898 

741 

10 

1 439 

126 589 

320 359 

819 

80 072 

1,000 101,999 

acres 

32 

2046 

18 

223 

18 

20 

80 

19 

737 

162 

13 713 

34 2948 

213 319 

27 

2 293 

6 

17 

II 

2 841 

I 019 471 

27 868 303 

124 

10 655 

56 

296 

702 

787 

700 

29 709 

404 090 

135 

4 671 

I 798 

242 319 

9788811 

337 

37 106 

9 

740 

12 241 

9 

740 

26 2 109 

499 860 

15 

594 

8 

4 

I 

6 

7 

50 6 395 

124 020 

50 

6 395 

2 763 

345 973 

633 142 

980 

141 719 

270 

221 

216 

56 

I 899 

200 592 

425 963 

820 

88 545 

2,000 acres or more 

711 80 288 

23 23 968 1 

18 

5 

351 

237 

II 

613 

306 

48 2751 

12604 471 650 606 

25 

4 12: 1 

18

1 15 

7 

4 592 

3 336 566 

93 863 685 

190 

33 946 

69 

378 

I 633 

2 512 

1 732\ 116 287 549 282 

318 

13 9791 

3 462\ 807 806 

31 195 124 

513

1 

83 86: 

484

4 734 1 

6 484 

33 

309 

60 240 

9 259 

14 

10 

6 

1 

2 

41 

6 618 

134 457 

41 

6 618 

5 474 

538 428 

724 384 

2 109 

616 554 

180 

I 064 

3 462 

768 

4 062 

834 633

1 742 243 

33~ ~~61 

MONTANA 83 
Table 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-Con. 

{Excludes abnormal forms; see text) 

All Farms 

CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 

Hoy crops - Con. 

Wild hay _________________________________________ farms __ 

ccres __ 

Irrigated ____________________________________ ~~~~~:!n~== 

ocres __ 

All vegetables harvested for soJe (see text) ______________ forms __ 

acres __ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms __ 

ocres __ Forms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 ocres _______________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acreL _____________________________________ _ 25.0 to 99.9 acres _____________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

land in orchards ____________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms __ 

ocres __ 

Forms by acres in orchards: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _______________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acres ______________________________________ _ 25.0 to 99.9 acres _____________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Totol 1 to 9 acres 

3 959 11 473 258 32 6(J7943 45 1 295 5 246 694 15 

108 18 319 38 108 18 319 38 

84 17 

24 1 

292 77 

634 285 

209 58 179 212 

188 55 

99 22 4 

1 

10 to 49 acres SO to 69 acres 

138 83 1 626 1 789 2 145 1 779 

73 28 798 503 

51 9 

121 52 

51 9 

121 52 

43 5 

8 4 

116 7 

645 42 

80 7 

416 42 

6(J 

56 

70 to 99 acres 

129 4 023 

3 887 

6(J 

2 002 

5 

39 

5 

39 

19 

199 

12 

116 

12 

4 

3 

100 to 139 acres 

97 2954 

4 124 

58 

839 

3 

2 

3 

2 

8 

51 

4 

10 

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84 MONTANA 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-Con. 

(Excludes abnormal farms; see text) 

All Farms 140 to 179 ocr.s 180 to 219 ocr.s 220 to 259 ocr.s 260 to 499 ocr.. 500 to 999 ocr.s 

CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 

HoV crops-Con. 

Wild hoV _________________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ tons. dry __ Irrigated _______________________________________ forms __ 

ocres __ 

All vegetables harvested for sale (se. text) ______________ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ forms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 ocr.'-______________________________________ _ 5.0 to 24.9 acr.s ______________________________________ _ 25.010 99.9 ocro'-_________________ ___________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

land in orchards ____________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms __ 

ocres __ forms by acres in orchards: 0.1 to 4.9 acr.'- ______________________________________ _ 

5.010 24.9 acres ______________________________________ _ 25.0 10 99.9 ocr.'-____________________________________ _ 

)00.0 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

'1978 dato are based on 0 sample of forms; see text. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE .DATA 

137 54 4433 2055 5 124 2 513 

69 25 965 000 

3 

4 

3 

4 

3 4 

1 

9 9 18 23 

6 7 

14 19 

8 8 

1 1 

51 274 447 

2 217 14 082 26 590 

3058 17 785 34 754 

25 99 137 

251 5926 12 334 

1 2 5 (0) (0) 15 

1 2 5 (0) (0) 15 

4 

1 

4 16 11 

18 283 35 

4 12 9 18 271 35 

2 10 9 

2 4 2 1 

1 

1,000 to 1,999 

acres 

707 55980 

74659 184 

28886 

5 

16 

3 

14 

4 

1 

2,000 acres or more 

1 831 357 477 458 070 

532 190 175 

6 

3!1 

34 

2 

4 

11, 19 

7 

13 

10 

1 

MONTANA 85 
Table 34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Forms ___________________________________________ number_ - percent_ land in farms ______________________________________ acres_ -

- Average size of farm ______________________________ ocres_ 

Value - of land and buildings1 ___________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ Average per form ________________________________ dollars--

- Average per ocre _________________________________ dollars_ -

Forms by value of land and buildings: $1 to $19,999 _________________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $40,000 to $69,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $70,000 to $99,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$100,000 to $149,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$150,000 to $199,999 ___________________________________ _ - $200,000 to $499,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$500,000 to $999,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

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Owned and rented land by operator: land owned ______________________________________ forms- - acres- - Land rented or leased from others ___________________ farmL - ocres_ - land rented or leased to otherL _____________________ farms- - acres_ -

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 

Toto! cropland ______________________________________ forms- - acres-- Harvested cropland ________________________________ farms- - acres-- Furms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 ocres ______________________________________ _ 

- 50 to 99 acres _____________________________________ _ - 100 to 199 ocres ___________________________________ _ - 200 to 499 acres ___________________________________ _ - 500 to 999 acres ___________________________________ _ - 1,000 to 1,999 acres _______________________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more _______________________________ _ 

Cropland: Posture or grazing only __________________________ torms 

acres 

Cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grasses nof harvested or postured _______ . ___________________ forms 

On which aU crops foiled ___ _ 

In cultivated summer tollow __ 

Total waodlond __ 

acres ___________________ .farms 

acres 

forms 

acres _________ farms 

acres 

________ forms 

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Woodland pastured -- acres ___________________ farms_ -

Woodland not postured _ 

acres_ ___________________ farms_ -

- acres_ - Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland postured ____ " ____________________________ farms_ - ocres_ - land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc. _________ forms_ - acres_ -

Pastureland, all types ________________________________ farms_ - acres_ - Irrigated land ____ .. __________________________________ farms- - acres-- Harvested cropland irrigated ________________________ farms- - acres_ - Pasture/and irrigated _________________ .. _____________ farms_ - acres_ - Other land irrigated ________________________________ forms_ - acres_ - Land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ______ forms_ - ocres_ -

RACE AND TENURE OF OPERATOR 

A"F~~C~~~;;S -~~~~~~=~=~=~~====~=~=====~========== ~~~~:~ = 

-

- Port owners ____________________________________ number_ - Tenants _______________________________________ number_ - White _________________________________________ number_ 

Full owners ______ .. ___________________________ number_ - Port owners __________________________________ number_ - Tenants __________________________ -' _________ number_ - Block and other races ____________________________ number_ 

full owners ________ . _________________________ number_ - PorI owners __________________________________ number_ - Tenants ____________ .. ________________________ number_ -

See footnote at end of table. 

86 MONTANA 

All forms Totol 

24 469 12929 100.0 52.8 62 269 824 51 506 523 2 545 3984 

24 470 13 158 12 264 170 9 799 285 

501 192 744 739 196 189 

628 56 I 485 148 I 917 219 

1 672 288 

2 630 668 I 963 807 

7364 4 937 

4 0201 3 465 

2 791 2 570 

21 680 II 636 

45 094 407 35 070 374 

13 III 8 983 

20 980 978 17 604 477 

2 347 I 136 

3 805 561

1 

I 168 328 

22 100 12 494 

16 325 645 14 370 282 

20 921 12 339 8 802 485 7 911 432 

3 926 317 

2 494 550 

3 286 I 559 

5 343 4 197 

3 695 3 548 

I 685 I 679 

492 489 

6 840 3 070 

I 188 978 804 483 

I 463 947 

191 674 150 719 

I 120 747 

200 627 159 893 

10 135 7 401 

5 557 162 5 031 876 

2 433 I 544 

384 719 311 879 

3 281 I 284 

I 943 023 I 170 692 

2 366 I 039 

I 566 424 948 933 

I 265 377 

376 599 221 759 

14 230 9 378 

42 795 178 34 983 794 

14 696 7 882 

I 205 978 981 755 

19 080 10816 

45 550 580 36 737 210 

9 682 5 209 

2 085 759 I 774 262 

8 764 4964 

I 513 656 1 319 430 

4 052 I 984 

548 496 436 448 

472 313 

23 607 18 384 

7 745 5 817 

796 180 713 135 

24 469 12929 

11 476 3 996 

10 070 7 584 

2 923 I 349 

24 043 12 773 

11 289 3959 

9 884 7486 

2 8N I 328 

426 156 

187

1 

37 

186 98 

53 21 

Forms with sales of $20,000 or more 

$500,000 or $200,000 to $100,000 to $40,000 to $20,000 to 

more $499,999 $199,999 $99,999 $39,999 

160 626 1 941 5697 4 505 

0.6 2.5 7.9 23.2 18.4 

5 172 168 7986 178 12 270 864 18258417 7 818 896 

32 326 12 757 6 322 3 205 I 736 

160 626 1 940 5 805 4 627 

700 503 I 322 431 2 306 568 3 725 226 1 744 557 

4 378 144 2 112 510 I 188 952 641 727 377 038 

135 165 186 202 221 

- 2 4 7 43 

- I 4 39 104 

1 5 25 65 123 

5 2 12 76 193 

I 2 32 213 420 

9 5 27 257 509 

8 59 232 2 296 2342 

10 114 697 2 007 637 

126 436 907 845 256 

151 599 I 825 5 199 3 862 

3 550 770 5 555 430 8 391 664 12 258 538 5 313 972 

126 477 I 503 4 091 2 786 

I 700 395 2 521 016 4 089 546 6411 178 2 882 342 

25 69 176 454 412 

78 997 90 268 210 346 411 299 377 418 

142 606 1 885 5 553 4 308 

552 476 1 703 177 3 408 249 6 000 690 2 705 690 

137 598 1 867 5 503 4 234 

371 106 1 010 078 I 924 111 3 210 717 1 395 420 

2 6 20 114 175 

3 15 31 149 352 

4 19 80 589 867 

19 70 383 I 750 I 975 

23 119 496 2 108 802 

19 162 674 762 62 

67 207 183 31 I 

31 146 464 1 337 1 092 

27 388 92 474 156 721 325 684 202 2161 

4 30 163 421 329 

237 7 453 38 194 64 942 39 893 

10 30 106 325 276 

8 186 12 547 24 711 66 568 . 47 881 

53 302 1 109 3 458 2 479 

138 541 551 102 1 191 662 2 192 793 957 778 

II 68 218 703 544 

7018 29 523 72 850 139 986 62 502 

19 74 202 531 458 

104 575 188 810 260 282 421 993 195 032 

16 63 167 428 365 

76452 162 912 196 972 350 359 162 238 

5 19 50 153 150 

28 123 25 898 63 310 71 634 32 794 

132 509 I 532 4 190 3 015 

4 486 681 5 962 965 8 399 784 II 443 112 4 691 252 

101 389 I 214 3 460 2 718 

28 436 131 226 202 549 392 622 226 922 

141 554 I 699 4 764 3 658 4 590 521 6 218 351 8 753 477 12 119 155 5 055 706 105 330 865 2 217 I 692 137 249 304 142 401 446 643 847 287 578 

100 319 831 2 106 I 608 112244 210 436 314 007 467 029 215 714 

26 121 314 884 639 24 505 90 144 84 624 170 096 67 079 4 23 40 156 90 

500 3 562 2 815 6 722 4 785 36 228 858 2 723 I 972 16 645 67 091 167 707 316 865 144 827 

160 626 I 941 5 697 4 505 34 152 447 I 621 I 742 117 446 I 374 3 555 2 092 

9 28 120 521 671 160 619 I 929 5 631 4 434 34 151 445 I 601 I 728 117 440 I 365 3 517 2 047 

9 28 119 513 659 

- 7 12 66 71 

- I 2 20 141 - 6 9 38 45 - - I 8 12 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978-Con. 

Forms with sales of less than $20.000 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Forms ___________________________________________ number_ 

percent_ land in forms ______________________________________ acresAverage size of form ______________________________ ocres_ 

Value of land and buildings' ___________________________ farms-

$1,000_ 

Average per form ________________________________ dollors_ 

Average per ocre _________________________________ dollors_ 

Forms by value of land and buildings: $1 to $19,999 _________________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _____________________________________ _ $40,000 to $69,99L ____________________________________ _ 

$70,000 to $99,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$100,000 to $149,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$150,000 to $199,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$200,000 to $499,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$500,000 to $999,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

Owned and rented land by operator: land owned ______________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ land rented or leased from others ___________________ formsacres_ land rented or leased to otherL _____________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 

Total cropland ______________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ Harvested cropland ________________________________ farms_ 

Forms by acres harvested: I to 49 acres ______________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 ocres _____________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acreL __________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres ___________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acreL __________________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocr.s ________________________________ _ 2,000 acres or more ____________ .. ___________________ _ 

Cropland: Posture or grazing only __________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

Cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grasses not harvested or postured __________________________ forms_ 

acres_ On which all crops foiled _________________________ farms_ 

aeres_ In cultivated summer fallow _______________________ forms_ 

ocres_ Idle ___________________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

Total woodland _____________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Woodland pastured ________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ Woodland not pastured ____________________________ b rms_ 

ocres_ 

Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland postured _________________________________ farmsacres- land in house lots, ponds. roods, wasteland. ete __________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

Posture/and, all types. ________________________________ farmL 

acres_ Irrigated land _______________________________________ formL 

acres- Harvested cropland irrigated ________________________ formL 

acres_ Pastureland irrigated _______________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Other land irrigated ________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ______ farms_ 

aereL 

RACE AND TENURE OF OPERATOR 

AU operators _____________________________________ number_ 

Full owners ____________________________________ number_ 

Part owners ____________________________________ number_ Tenants _______________________________________ number_ 

White _________________________________________ number_ 

Full owners __________________________________ number_ Part owners __________________________________ number_ 

Tenants _____________________________________ number_ 

Black and other races- ___________________________ number_ 

Full owners __________________________________ number_ 

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See footnote at end of table. 

J978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Total $10,000 to $19,999 

11 427 3 388 

46.6 13.8 

5 742 263 3 105 650 

503 917 

11 199 3272 

I 991 559 793 242 

177 833 242 433 

356 265 

571 74 

I 332 196 

1 692 274 

1 383 346 

I 960 572 

I 154 393 

2 407 1 070 

542 299 

158 48 

9 945 2 857 

4 386 099 2 268 405 

4060 1 654 

2 048 553 I 075 280 

1 194 356 

692 389 238 035 

9 569 3 051 

I 917 319 I 068 998 

8 553 2915 

873 348 534 381 

3 603 403 

1 941 527 

1 722 953 

1 138 898 

145 130 

4 4 

- -

3 756 941 

380 142 133 098 

513 203 40 931 21 344 

369 145 

40 356 17 434 

2 720 1 375 

522 316 333 378 

885 349 

60 226 29 363 

1 975 433 

334 013 122 028 I 309 345 

251 165 102 049 881 133 

82 848 19 979 

4 748 1 941 

3 326 224 1 841 551 

6 771 I 978 

164 707 73 073 

8 157 2 611 3 957 531 2 076 698 

4 441 1 257 296 411 146 218 

3 785 I 143 189 996 96 506 

2 044 539 101 333 46 922 152 58 

5 082 2 790 

1 921 I 098 

82 335 54 828 

11 427 3 388 7 434 I 745 

2 433 1 084 

I 560 559 

11 176 3 302 7 302 1 706 2 345 1 045 

1 529 551 

251 86 

132 

88 \~~ 31 8 

$5,000 to $9,999 $2,500 to $4,999 

2 604 2 035 

10.6 8.3 

1 312 699 564 278 

504 277 

2 707 1 893 

494 755 245 215 

182 768 129 537 

374 449 

101 124 

280 402 

397 314 

346 239 

500 338 

355 125 

571 276 

101 61 

56 14 

2 201 1 804 

909 641 552 683 

976 611 

524 682 169 774 

261 248 

121 624 158 179 

2 231 I 594 

436 234 181 379 

2048 1 379 

199 413 72 575 

639 834 

645 354 

552 162 

201 25 

11 4 

- -

- -

860 681 

87 016 55 643 

137 85 

10 253 3864 

72 40 

7 655 5 378 

722 339 

118 357 37614 

217 131 

13 540 6 305 

416 347 

73 105 47 116 

270 251 

61 868 33 657 190 141 

11 237 13 459 

1 116 730 

766 326 316 500 1 480 1 169 37 034 19 283 

I 835 I 410 915 210 405 800 1 042 793 74 516 34 908 

921 669 49 793 22 594 

449 379 

23 515 11 851 

33 24 

I 208 463 483 210 18 622 4 582 

2 604 2 035 I 644 1 445 537 341 423 249 2546 1 982 1 620 1 417 514 325 

412 240 58 53 

24 28 23 16 11 9 

Abnormal forms 

less than $2,500 (see text) 

3 400 1 1131 

138\ 0.4 

759 636 5 021 038 

223 44 434 

3 327 113 

458 347 473 326 

137 765 4 188 728 

633 94 

1 1 

2721 

~/ 454 

707 

452 

550 2 

281 2 

490 20 

~I 13 

63 

3 083 991 655 370 

819 5 637 9~~ I 278 817 I 327 948 

329 17 

174 551 I 944 844

1 

2 693/ 37 

230 708

1 

38 044 

2 211 29 

66 979 17 705 

1 727 6 

415 3 

55 5 

14 8 

- 2 

2 

12J 

3 

14 

104 3851 4 3531 

88 3 

5 470 24 

112 4 

9 889 378 

284 14 

32 967 2 970 

188 4 

II 018 12 6141 

779 22 

91 764 438 318 

443 18 

53 591 366 326 417 7 

38 173 71 992 

961

401 847 1 4 485 

104

160 1 2 144 43 35 317 59 516 

2 301 107 559 823 4 855 839 1 349 32 40 769 15 086 

1 0521 15 21 103 4 230 

6771 24 19 045 10 715 37 7 

621 141 130 7 

4 303 710 

I 3 400 113 2600 46 471 53 

329 14 3 346 94 2 559 28 461 53 326 13 54 19 

41 18 10 

MONTANA 87 
Table 34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978-Con. 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family __________________________________ forms_ - ocres_ - Partnership ________________________________________ forms_ - acres- -

Corporations; Family held _______________________________________ forms_ - acres_ - More than 10 stockholders _______________________ forms_ 

10 or less stockholders ___________________________ farms_ - Other than family held _____________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ More than 10 stockholders _______________________ farms_ - 10 or less stockholders ___________________________ forms_ - Other-cooperative. estate or trust, etc. ________________ farms_ - ocres_ -

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On form operated ______________________________________ _ Not on form operoted ___________________________________ _ -

- Operators by age group: Under 25 yeors ________________________________________ _ 

- 25 to 34 yeors _________________________________________ _ 

- 35 to 44 yeors _________________________________________ _ 

- 45 to 54 yeorL ________________________________________ _ - 55 to 64 yearL ________________________________________ _ - 65 years and over _____________________________________ _ Average -- age __________________________________________ _ 

Operators by sex: Male ______________________________ . ___________________ _ 

Female _______________________________________________ _ 

Operators of Spanish origin ________________________________ _ 

Operators by principal occupation: Forming ______________________________________________ _ 

Other _______________________________________________ _ 

Operators reporting days of work off form: None _________________________________________________ _ 

I to 99 doys __________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 doys _______________________________________ _ 

200 days or more _____________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY SIZE 

I fa 9 acres _____________________________________________ _ 10 fa 49 acres ___________________________________________ _ 

50 to 69 acres ___________________________________________ _ 

70 fa 99 acres ___________________________________________ _ 

100 to 139 acres _________________________________________ _ 

140 fa 179 ocres _________________________________________ _ 

180 to 219 acres _________________________________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocre,- ________________________________________ _ 

260 to 499 acres _________________________________________ _ 500 to 999 acres _________________________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acres ______________________________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

(SEE TEXT) 

Cosh groin farms (OJ l) ____________________________________ _ 

Field crop, except cash grain forms W13L ____________________ _ Cotton forms (0131) ____________________________________ _ 

Tobacco forms (0132) ____________________________ -_ - ____ _ 

Sugar crop, Irish potato, hoy. peanut, and other field crop forms (0133.0134,0139) ____________________________________ _ 

Vegetable ond melon ~rms (016) ____________ . ______________ _ Fruit and tree nut forms (017) ______________________________ _ 

Horticultural specialty forms (018) __________________________ _ 

General forms, primarily crop (019) _________________________ _ 

livestock forms, except dairy, poultry, and animol specialty (021) _ 

Beef coltle forms, except feedlots (0212) __ ------------------ Doiry forms (024). _____________________ ------------------- Poullry and egg forms (025) _______________________________ _ 

Animol specialty forms (027) ______ - _____ -- -- - _______ -------- General forms, primarily livestock (029'- _____________________ _ 

VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Market volue of agriculfural products sold _______________ farms_ 

$1.000_ 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: $500.000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

$200.000 to $499,999 __ -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ---- -- ---- -- ------ $100,000 10 $199.999 ____________ -_ -_ ---- ------ -- ------

$40.000 to $99,999 ______________ -_ -- ---- -------- -- ----

$20.000 to $39,999 __ ~ _________ - ___ -_ -- -- -- -- ---- -- ----

$10.000 to $19.999 ____ -_ -- -- ---- -- -- __ -- -- ---- --------

$5,000 to $9.999 ____ . _~ _____ -------- ------------------

$2.500 to $4,999 ______ -- -- -- -- -- ---- ---- -- -- -- -------- less thon $2,500 ___________________ ------------------

See footnote at end of fable. 

88 MONTANA 

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19901 33 249 901 

2 350 7 602 798 

1 919 

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18 

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206 5 253 407 

18039 

4 036 

615 

3 518 

4 560 

6 108 

6 266 3 402 

49.6 

23 208 

1 261 

94 

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7 387 

12 268 

3 379 

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5 546 

I 359 

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1 041 

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2 950 

4 139 7 142 

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12 543 

10 385 

309 

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24 469 

1 184 597 

162 

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1 943 

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3 392 

2607

1 2 038 

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$500.000 or Total more 

9 537 44 28 344 191 1 083 876 1 508 31 7 118916 1 216 168 

1 754 72 14 976 910 2 509 113 

34 5 

1 720 67 

87 11 882 363 (0) 

17 5 

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43 2 

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10 146 98 

1 597 46 

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1 685 9 

2 434 32 

3 522 51 

3 634 50 

1 431 16 

49.7 51.1 

12 559 152 

370 8 

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II 582 129 

I 347 31 

8 486 119 

2 024 10 

634 5 

990 19 

161 1 

135 3 

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80 3 

llO - 171 3 

137 1 

146 1 

881 5 

I 433 7 

3 128 7 

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5 253 16 

656 3 

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6 273 127 

5 3G3 86 

265 1 

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12 929 160 

1 101 522 168 536 

160 160 

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- -

- - - - - -

farms with soles of $20,000 or more 

$200,000 10 $100.000 to $40,000 10 $20,000 to $499,999 $199,999 $99,999 $39,999 

251 1 091 4 329 3822 2 573 601 5 785 182 12 543 244 6 358 288 79 277 647 474 

948 222 1 853 674 2219375 881 477 

274 552 664 192 

4 139 418 4 482 177 3 291 664 554 538 

9 10 4 6 

265 542 660 186 

17 19 36 4 

254 168 (0) 141 443 3259 

6 3 3 - 11 16 33 4 

5 2 21 13 

70 769 (0) 62691 21 334 

479 1 542 4617 3410 

81 176 588 706 

1 11 83 126 

46 212 780 638 

133 443 1 028 798 

196 587 1 636 1 052 

183 499 I 630 1 272 

67 189 540 619 

51.0 49.6 49.4 49.8 

614 1 902 5 551 4340 

12 39 146 165 

I 6 13 15 

583 1 832 5 273 3 765 

43 109 424 740 

489 1 489 3908 2481 

56 236 928 794 

11 54 205 359 

33 64 329 545 

5 20 56 79 

3 12 25 92 

I - 10 25 

1 4 25 47 

4 12 40' 54 

6 14 52 96 

5 13 57 61 

4 13 51 77 

15 86 316 457 

27 103 463 813 

34 131 1 409 1 547 

521 I 533 3 171 1 157 

194 769 2486 1 786 

24 72 272 285 

- - - -

- - - -

24 72 272 285 - - - -

- - 4 9 

3 4 8 17 

16 31 137 94 

352 938 2 630 2 226 

287 767 2 291 I 912 

22 99 114 29 

5 '3 3 2 

2 14 30 47 6 II 13 10 

626 1 941 5697 4 505 

180 003 264 320 357 764 130 898 

- - - 626 - - -

- I 941 - - - 5 697 -

- - - 4 505 

- - -

- - -

I - - -

- - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Tobie 34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978-Con. 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family _______________________ • __________ forms. - acres. - Partnership _________ . ______ • __ • ___ ._. ___ ._. _._. ____ forms. - acres. -

Corporations: Family held _______________________________________ forms. - 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, etc. ________________ forms_ - acres_ -

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On form operated ______________________________________ _ 

Not - on form operoted ___________________________________ _ 

- Operators by age group; Under 25 years ________________________________________ _ 

25 to 34 years _________________________________________ _ -

- 35 to 44 years- ________________________________________ _ 

- 45 to 54 years _________________________________________ _ 

- 55 to 64 years _________________________________________ _ 

- 65 years and over ______________________________________ _ Average age ______________________________ • ____________ _ -

- Operators by sex: Mole _________________________________________________ _ 

Female _______________ • _________ • _____________________ _ -

- Operators of Spanish Origin ________________________________ _ 

- Operators by principal occupation: Forming ______________________________________________ _ 

Other ________________________________________________ _ -

- Operators reporting days of work off form: None _______________________________ • _________________ _ 

I 1099 day, __________________________________________ _ - 100 to 199 days ______________________________________ __ -

- 200 days or more _________ • ____________________________ _ 

-

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres _____________________________________________ _ 

IOta 49 acres ___________________________________________ _ - 50 - to 69 acres ___________________________________________ _ 

- 70 to 99 acres____________ _ ____________ • _______ _ 100 to 139 ocreL ________________________________________ _ 

-

-

-

14010 179 acreL ________________________________________ _ 

180 to 219 ocreL ________________________________________ _ 

22010 259 ocro .. ________________________________________ _ 

- 260 to 499 ocro' _________________________________________ _ 

- 500 to 999 acres _________________________________________ _ 

1.000 to 1,999 ocres ______________________________________ _ 

- 2,000 acres or more ______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

(SEE TEXT) 

Co,h groin form, (011) ____________________________________ _ 

Field crop, except cosh grain forms (013)- ____________________ _ Colton form, (0131) ____________________________________ _ 

Tobacco form, (0132). __________________________________ _ 

Sugar crop, Irish potato, hoy, peanut, and other field crop forms (0133, 0134, 0139) ____________________________________ _ 

Vogetoble and melon form, (016) ___________________________ _ Fruit and tree nut forms (017) ______________________________ _ 

Horticullurol ,peciolly form, (018) __________________________ _ 

General farms, primarily crop (019) _________________________ _ 

livestock farms, except dairy, poultry, and animol specialty (021) _ Beef cattle farm" excepl feedlol, (0212) ___________________ _ Dairy form, (024) ________________________________________ _ 

Poullry and egg form, (025) _______________________________ _ Animal ,pecially forms (027) _______________________________ _ 

Gonorol forms, primarily livo,'ock (029) ______________________ _ 

VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCU SOLD 

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Market value of agricultural products sold ______________ .forms. - $1.000_ forms by value of agricultural products sold: $500.000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

$200,000 10 $499 ,999 _________________________________ _ $100,000 10 $199,999 _________________________________ _ $40,000 10 $99,999 ___________________________________ _ 

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-

$20,000 10 $39,999 ___________________________________ _ - $10,000 10 $19,999 ___________________________________ _ -

$5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________________ __ - $2,500 to $4,999 _____________________________________ _ 

le" than $2,500 _____________________________________ _ 

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- See foolnolo 01 ond of loblo. 

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1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Tolol 

10364 4 905 710 

842 483 882 

165 

299 498 

2 

163 

6 4 947 1 

5 

50 48 226 

7 851 

2 371 

392 

I 823 2 107 

2 535 

2603 

1 967 

49.5 

1054D 

887 

59 

54J4 

5 993 

3 728 

1 34J 

1 251 

4 529 

1 198 

2 011 

489 

814 

595 

870 

359 

476 

1 551 

1 512 1 008 

S44 

2 363 

1 491 

-

-

1 491 

34 

159 

57 

305 

6 259 

5 015 

44 

71 

451 

193 

11 427 79 378 

-

-

-

-

- 3 388 

2604 

2 035 

3400 

Forms wilh sales of Ie" Ihon $20,000 

$10,000 10 $19,999 $5,000 10 $9,999 $2,500 to $4,999 

2962 2 315 I 8SO 2 642 611 1 143 110 489 235 

326 229 156 

265 633 114 103 55 247 

89 41 19 

189 895 44 371 14 419 

- - - 89 41 19 

2 2 - (0) (D) - 1 - - 1 2 -

9 17 10 (D) (0) 5 377 

2344 1 709 1 412 700 622 378 

117 97 70 

536 365 257 

535 4J9 379 

692 570 498 

893 64J 4J6 

615 490 395 50.3 50.5 SO.5 

3 196 2404 1 845 192 200 190 13 7 9 

2 426 1 363 838 962 1 241 1 197 

1 510 893 611 

555 296 218 340 298 208 752 966 889 

196 230 286 127 225 405 48 109 133 105 186 215 134 148 129 163 294 199 107 92 84 98 94 74 557 533 241 849 J84 147 662 186 86 342 123 36 

1 116 655 340 242 310 268 - - - - - -

242 310 268 5 6 10 30 31 28 18 11 12 51 18 11 

1 847 1 485 1 253 1 583 1 196 1 020 9 8 6 4 3 7 54 66 85 12 11 15 

3 388 2604 2 035 48 892 18 962 7 411 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 388 - - - 2604 - - - 2 035 - - -

Abnormal forms 

le" Ihon $2,500 (see lexl) 

3 237 - 6JO 754 -

131 - 48 899 -

16 - SO 813 -

2 -

14 -

2 - (0) -

- - 2 - 14 113 

(D) 5021 038 

1 

2386 42 

671 68 

108 - 665 10 

754 19 

775

1 51 631 29 

467 4 

47.4 48.8 

3 095 109 305 4 

30 -

807 66 2 593 47 

714 54 

274 12 

405 17 

1 922 29 

1 

486 - 1 254 2 199 - 308 2 184 6 214 - 76 1 

210 1 

220 5 132 5 74 3 43 88 

252 12 

671 6 

- - - -

671 6 13 - 70 1 16 - 225 1 

1 674

1 

11 1 216 7 21 - 57 

246 2 155 80 

3 400 113 4 113 3 698 

- 2 - 4 - 2 - 3 - 5 - 4 

- 3 - 3 3 400 I 

MONTANA 89 
Table 34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978-Con. 

VALUE Of PRODUCTS SOLD- Con. 

Market value of agricultural products sold - Can. Groin ___________________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Commodity Credit Corporation 100n5 ________________ farms_ - $1,000_ Cotton and cottonseed _____________________________ forms_ -

- $1,000_ - Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _______________ ~f~~~~= -

- $1,000_ - Tobacco _________________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ -

- $1,000. .- Field seeds., hoy, forage, and siloge ___________________ forms_ - $1,000_ Sales of $40,000 or morc _________________________ forms- -

- $1,000_ - Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ___ . _______________ forms_ - $1,000_ Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ -

Fruits, nuts, and berries ____________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Nursery and greenhouse products ____________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Soles of $40,000 or mare _________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Other crops ______________________________________ farms -- $1,000 -- Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms -- $1,000 -- Poultry and poultry products ________________________ farms -- $1,000 -- Sales of $40.000 or more _________________________ forms -- $1,000 -- Dairy products ____________________________________ farms_ - $1,000 -- Soles of $40.000 or mare _________________________ forms -- $1,000 -- Cottle and colveL _________________________________ farms -- $1,000 -- Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms -- $1,000 --

Hogs and pigs ____________________________________ forms_ - $1,000 -- Soles of $40.000 or more _________________________ forms -- $1,000 -- Sheep, lambs, and wool ____________________________ forms -- $1,000 -- Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms -- $1,000_ - Other livestock and livestock products (see text) ________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ - $1,000 --

SELECTED fARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

livestock and poultry purchased _______________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

forms with expenses of- $1 !o $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 !o $19,999 ____________________________________ _ $20,000 !o $49,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$50,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock ond poultry _________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 !o $4,999 __________ . _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 !o $19,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$20,000 !o $49,999 ____________________________ - ______ _ 

$50,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ___________________ forms_ 

Forms by tons purchased: 

tons_ 

$1,000_ 

1 to 99 fans. ____________________________ _ 

100!0 499 !005 .. _______ . ___________________________ _ 

500 tons or more. ___________________ - ___ ---- -- -----

Forms with expenses of- $1 !o $4,999 ._ . ____ . _______ . _____________________ _ 

$5,000!0 $19,999_ _. ___________________________ _ 

$20,000 !o $49,999 _ .... _. _____________ -- -- -- -- -- -- -- $50,000 or more ____ . _____________________________ _ 

Soc footnote of end of toble. 

90 MONTANA 

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-

-

-

-

-

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-

-

-

All forms Totol 

12 637 9 110 411 353 387 427 

3 308 3 305 287 186 286 565 3 593 2 960 58020 55406 - -

=1 

-

- - - - -

- -

- -

- - - - - - 5 352 2 782 

43 658 35 317 

157 155 11 727 (0) 

109 22 

202 45 

- - - -

207 27 

1 334 503 

4 4 

243 243 

124 38 

3 278 2 900 

16 16 

2431 2 431 

748 652 

30466 29961 

258 258 

21 874 21 874 

947 423 

8 314 8 081 

29 29 

7 716 7 716 

751 501 

27 265 26460 

253 250 

24 768 24310 

16 289 9 576 

597 904 558 237 

3 510 3 502 

448 147 446 627 

2 417 1 434 

28 0201 24 968 

158 155 

14 961 14 611 

2 175 1 191 

22 622 19 709 

132 131 

10082 (0) 

2 103 968 

10 181 7914 

51 51 

4 758 4 758 

10 145 6046 

157 230 147 791 

6 962 3 330 

1 893 1 487 

746 694 

544 535 

16 647 9072 

110 641 100 628 

12 631 5449 

2 944 2 559 

747 742 

325 322 

5 570 3 508 

191 075 177 437 

28 027 26085 

5 208 3 149 

324 322 

38 37 

4 460 2 493 

858

1 

764 

186 186 

66 65 

Farms with sales of $20.000 or more 

$500,000 or $200,000 to $100,000 to $40,000 !o $20,000 10 more $499,999 $199,999 $99,999 $39,999 

84 409 1 404 4 191 3022 

18 218 56 436 103 780 155 208 53 785 

60 313 942 1 990 - 17 780 54 728 96 785 117 271 - 19 136 507 1 391 907 

1 459 7 952 15 727 21 872 8 395 

- - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 25 118 372 1 253 1014 

1 791 4 228 7003 14 141 8 153 

11 38 47 59 - (0) 3 335 3453 3 187 - - 7 1 3 II 

- 18 (0) (0) 14 

- - - - - - - - - -

1 - 3 6 17 

(0) - (0) 249 245 

- - - 4 -

- - - 243 - I 3 5 11 18 

(0) (0) 611 484 449 

1 3 4 8 - (0) (0) 607 468 - 14 62 126 314 136 

1 932 7265 7 893 10538 2 334 

10 49 89 110 - I 912 7029 7 036 5896 -

15 31 53 153 171 

5 346 2033 372 203 127 

14 10 3 2 - 5346 I 917 (0) (0) -

13 41 127 203 117 

1 235 5309 12040 7 103 774 

10 34 109 97 - 1 199 5 258 11 912 5942 - 146 527 1 583 4 180 3 140 

135 014 95 184 119 307 152 043 56 688 

138 438 1 073 1 853 - 134 866 93 395 109 853 108 512 -

20 75 218 648 473 

3 650 4022 5931 8037 3 329 

16 32 48 59 - 3 608 3706 4 206 3 090 -

8 50 175 522 436 

702 3 714 4 687 7 414 3 191 

7 28 46 50 - (0) 3 414 3 240 2669 - 25 74 184 364 321 

93 988 2684 2 341 1 809 

- 3 19 29 - - 810 2 247 1 701 -

128 403 1 005 2674 1 836 

59 183 26 520 25 786 27 105 9 198 

5 64 356 1 557 1 348 

20 106 314 692 355 18 71 171 308 126 

85 162 164 117 7 

142 507 I 463 4035 2 925 

27981 17 764 19 994 25 543 9346 

9 107 602 2442 2 289 17 148 503 1 281 610 

19 127 281 290 25 97 125 77 22 I 

84 238 658 1 451 1 077 48 835 37 235 40 302 35 214 15852 

7350 5 534 5 573 5307 2321 

18 142 520 1 401 1 068 44 86 134 49 9 

22 10 4 1 

5 62 353 1 106 967 

18 94 221 325 

26 58 78 20 1O~1 35 24 6 -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978-Con. 

VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Market value of agricultural products sold - Can. Groin ___________________________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Commodity (redit Corporation loons ________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Cotton and cottonseed _____________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Commodity Credit Corporation 100n5 ________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Tobacco _________________________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Sale, of $40,000 or mor"- ____________ , __________ ;~:;;;;~:: 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage ___________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons __________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Nursery and greenhouse products ____________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Other crops ______________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40.000 or more _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

POUltry and poultry products ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Doiry products ____________________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ ~oles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Cottle and calves __________________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Hogs ond pigs ____________________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40.000 or more _________________________ farms __ 

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

$1,000 __ Sale, of $40,000 or more _________________________ form' __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see textL _______ forms __ $1,000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

livestock and poultry purchased _______________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

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

$5,000 to $19,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $49,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$50,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry _________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

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

$5,000 to $19,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $49,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$50,000 or more _______________ : ______________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ___________________ farms __ 

Farms by tons purchased: 

toos __ 

$1,000 __ 

1 to 99 ton' ________________________________________ _ 

100 to 499 ton'- ____________________________________ _ 

500 tons or more ______ . ____________________________ _ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ____ .. _. ________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $49,999 _. ________________________________ _ $50,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

See footnote at end of table. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Total 

3 508 23 134 

631 

(D) 

2 553 

8 092 

86 

(D) 

179 

(0) 

86 

378 

92 

472 

522 

(D) 

245 

318 

6 697 

38 045 

978 

2 676 

982 

(D) 

1 131 

2 235 

4093 

9 147 

3 631 

404 

52 

6 

7 557 9 501 

7 176 

378 

3 

2 054 

12 467 

1 748 

2 054 

964 

90 

Farms with sales of less than $20,000 

$10,000 to $19,999 $5,000 to $9,999 $2,500 to $4,999 

1 794 928 467 

16 547 4 957 263 

391 177 46 

893 582 86 

717 604 431 

3 868 2 337 001 

8 13 23 

59 42 39 

36 35 34 

434 212 109 

21 14 18 

218 87 45 

36 28 16 

302 141 23 

104 89 105 

90 37 50 

55 66 54 

154 91 43 

2 305 I 612 I 298 23 428 8 870 3 854 

304 244 176 

467 772 279 

281 259 180 374 864 359 

264 206 216 951 552 345 

1 170 919 673 3 986 3 017 104 

942 740 642 187 163 30 40 11 I 

1 5 

2 126 1 684 361 4577 2 252 322 

831 636 341 293 47 20 2 1 

561 452 309 6 354 2 832 133 902 378 162 

561 452 309 

488 440 309 73 12 

Less than $2,500 

319 

368 

17 

(D) 

= I 

8011 

886 

42 

(0) 

741 

(0) 

33 

27 

12 

~I 

224 

(D) 

70 

3~ I 

482 

894 

254 

I 5~ I 

262 

(0) 

445 

387 

331 

040 

307 

24 

2 386 1 351 

2 368 

18 

732 

2 147 

306 

732 

Abnormal forms I (see teyt) j 

I 

19 1 792 

3 

621 2 

(D) 

:1 

171 249 

2 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

5 

48; I 458 

16 

621 

8 520 

5 

37~ I 350 

2 

(0) 

I 

(D) 

4 

32 

6 

292 

18 

;12 

6 

7 

2 

3 

8 

171 

195 

3 

: I 

MONTANA 91 
Table 34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978-Con. 

Forms with sales of $20,000 or more 

$500,000 or $200,000 to $100,000 to $40,000 to $20,000 to 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' - Con. 

Animal health costs __________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $110 $499 __________________________________________ _ 

$500 - to $999 ________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $2,999 _____________________________________ _ - $3,000 or more ______________________________________ _ -

- Seeds, bulbs. plants. and trees ________________________ farmL - $1,000_ - Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 - 10 $4,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $5,000 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ $10,000 or more _____________________________________ _ -

- Commercial fertilizer _________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

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

- $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

-

Other agricultural chemicals including lime _______________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $110 $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

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

- $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ -

- Energy and petroleum products ________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Farms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

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

- $10,000 10 $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

-

Petroleum products _____ • __________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Gasoline _______________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ Diesel - fuel _____________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - lP gas. butane, and propane ______________________ forms_ - $1,000_ Fuel oil _____________ - • _________ • ________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Natural gas ____________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Kerosene, motor oil, and grease ___________________ forms_ - $1,000_ Electricity - ________________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Other-cool, wood, coke, etc. _______________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Hired farm labor ____________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

- $5,000 to $19,999 ____________________________________ _ 

- $20,000 to $49,999 ____________________________________ _ 

- $50,000 or more _____________________________________ _ - Workers by number of days worked: 

-

-

J50 days or more _______________________________ forms_ 

workers_ less thon 150 days ______________________________ farms_ - workers_ - (ontract lobar ______________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 10 $2,499 ______________________ - _________ ---------- $2,500 to $9,999 ______________________________ --------- $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ - $20,000 or more ________________________ - _____ ---------

(ustamwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment _____________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 ______________________________ --------

$10,000 to $19,999 ____________________________ -- ------

$20,000 or more __________________ -- ---- --------------

FARM-RELATED INCOME 

Income from machine work, customwork, and other agricultural services ___________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Value of agricultural products sold directly fa individuals for human consumption _____________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

See footnote at end of table. 

92 MONTANA 

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All farms Total 

15 639 8 992 8 457 7 260 

11 015 4 900 

2 519 2 082 1 650 1 573 

455 437 

8 668 5 750 

12 852 11 658 

5 420 2 804 2 716 2418 

368 365 164 163 

12884 8 663 

65 238 60 116 

6 695 3076 4 489 3 898 1 147 1 139 553 550 

13 091 9301 

28 015 25348 

9 868 6 287 

2 776 2 573 

344 339 

103 102 

24 366 13 156 90 393 77 793 

12 656 2 779 

9 947 8631 

1 421 1 406 

342 340 

24 349 13 156 

77 736 67 372 

23 650 12 898 

41 374 34 902 16 402 11 382 

24944 22 569 

5 0461 3 856 

3 539 3 275 

4 252 3 150 

2 068 1 768 

910 647 

700 639 24 348 13 155 

5 110 4 219 

18 535 11 435 

12 151 10 109 1 916 972 

506 312 

11 414 8 278 

70989 66 943 

7 663 463O 

2 929 2 837 

673 667 

149 144 

5 336 4 814 

11 650 10859 

9 151 6 370 

28 746 20 736 

2 566 1 856 

5 990 5 154 

1 805 1 191 

684 590 

63 61 

14 14 

10657 6944 

28943 25 784 

7 849 4 394 

2 280 2024 

330 330 

198 196 

2 449 1 705 

7 765 6 385 

1 1511 506 

21O? 1 384 

more $499,999 $199,999 $99,999 $39,999 

146 507 1 497 4031 2 811 

800 1 292 1 752 2494 922 

6 64 469 2 187 2 174 

11 115 380 1 084 492 

45 158 544 682 144 

84 170 104 78 1 

81 322 958 2 538 1 851 

813 1 610 2 787 4688 1 760 

6 74 300 1 181 1 243 

41 147 503 1 157 570 

16 63 123 127 36 

18 38 32 73 2 

107 486 1 422 3 965 2683 

3 392 9 367 15 957 23676 7 724 

11 39 185 1 225 1 616 

26 137 665 2085 985 

20 135 375 538 71 

50 175 197 117 11 

110 479 1 490 4208 3014 

944 3 105 6 308 10 276 4 715 

46 167 719 2 852 2 503 

35 218 639 1 212 469 

16 72 88 123 40 

13 22 44 21 2 

160 626 1 940 5804 4626 

3 933 9 587 17 949 31 140 15 185 

3 19 93 825 1 839 

43 173 1 185 4 515 2 715 

38 294 569 434 71 

76 140 93 30 1 

160 626 1 940 5804 4626 

3 181 8 139 15 623 27 229 13 200 

160 619 1 917 5694 4 508 

1 437 3 813 7 742 14443 7 467 

144 585 1 783 5 151 3 719 

1 124 2 894 5 579 9 118 3 854 

86 311 757 1 704 998 

274 636 742 1 132 491 

34 156 521 1 458 981 

65 161 434 739 368 

17 51 139 2~0 190 

95 153 195 126 70 

160 626 1 940 5804 4 625 

186 482 931 1 670 950 

141 578 1 683 5 110 3 923 

749 1 412 2 262 3807 1 879 

7 59 173 332 401 

3 36 64 104 106 

145 568 1 647 3826 2092 

8 300 13 314 20 130 19895 5 304 

10 74 511 2 311 1 724 

30 226 797 1 418 366 

43 200 325 97 2 

62 68 14 - -

136 507 1 321 207O 780 

1 062 2 097 3 177 3 359 1 164 

111 452 1 271 2 868 1 668 

960 2409 4 626 8 411 4 330 

26 144 358 910 418 

162 708 1 506 2055 722 

9 70 165 607 340 

12 53 167 286 72 

3 16 20 16 6 

2 5 6 1 -

80 327 1 114 3 147 2 276 

2 384 4 178 6 542 9068 3612 

19 88 519 1 964 1 804 

34 104 381 1 033 472 

8 61 129 132 

19 74 85 18 

8 56 236 804 601 

137 341 1 277 2 881 1 748 

8 32 87 203 176

38 92 532 381 342 1 

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Table 34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978-Con. 

Farms with sales of less than $20,000 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES'- Con. 

Animol health COSt5 __________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $499 __________________________________ - _______ _ 

$500 to $999 ________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $2,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$3,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plonts, and trees ________________________ torms_ 

$1,000_ 

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

$1,000 to $4,999 ________________________ - _____ - ______ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ______________________________ - ______ _ $10,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer _________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including Iime _______________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Energy and petroleum products ________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Petroleum products ________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Gasoline _______________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Diesel fuel _____________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ lP gas, butane, and propane ______________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Fuel oil ________________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Natural gas ____________________________________ formL 

$1,000_ Kerosene. motor oil. and grease ___________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Electricity ________________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Other-cool. wood, coke. etc. _______________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Hired form lobar ____________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $19,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$20.000 to $49,999 ______________________ .. ____________ _ $50,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Workers by number of days worked: 150 days or more _______________________________ farms_ 

workers_ less than 150 days ______________________________ forms_ 

workers_ 

Controct labor ______________________________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment _____________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms with expenses of - . $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

$2.500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

FARM-RELATED INCOME 

Income from machine work, customwork, cnd other agricultural services ___________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Value of agricultural products sold directly to individuals for human consumption _____________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

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Total $10,000 to $19,999 

6 627 I 902 

I 160 477 

6 105 I 658 

435 184 

75 53 

12 7 

2 905 981 

I 156 604 

2 611 777 

292 203 

2 I 

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4 195 1 575 

4 980 2 963 

3 604 I 144 

582 422 

8 8 

I I 

3 759 I 602 

2 547 I 553 

3 558 I 460 

196 142 

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II 108 3 268 

12 368 6 801 

9 793 2 191 

I 305 1 068 

10 9 ~ 

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II 091 3 263 10 178 5 831 

10 652 3 193 

6 381 3 530 4 993 2 191 

2 330 I 584 

I 177 439 

251 112 

1 083 464 

285 154 

252 71 

50 15 

II 091 3 263 882 435 7 057 2 319 

I 997 894 939 341 

192 76 

3 059 I 224 

3 312 2004 

2 973 I 140 

86 84 ~ ~ 

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473 314 689 479 

2 729 I 014 

7 845 3 539 

705 288 

828 425 

610 235 93 51 

2 2 - ~ 

3 688 I 460 3083 I 566 

3 435 I 308 

253 152 

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742 309 (D) 587 

643 106 (D) 176 

$5,000 to $9,999 $2,500 to $4,999 

I 520 I 175 

279 212 

I 405 I 050 

101 113 

9 12 

5 -

790 383 

377 102 

716 369 

73 14 

I - ~ -

I 059 641 

I 199 423 

930 616 

129 25 

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996 512 

611 240 

955 496 

41 11 

- 5 

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2 694 I 866 

2 913 I 361 

2 498 I 832 

195 34 

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2 689 I 866 

2 362 I 021 

2 596 I 813 

1 510 654 I 235 603 

473 159 

353 201 

86 29 

267 147 

73 36 

55 52 

13 13 

2 689 I 866 207 129 

I 722 1 268 

507 298 237 169 

44 42 

747 519 

528 402 

747 518 

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54 55 64 85 711 473 

1 801 I 188 

193 105 208 97 

176 93 17 12 - - - -

912 467 800 373 

838 460 

74 7 - - - -

180 105 440 176 

120 168 176 209 

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Less thon $2,500 (s.ee text) 

2030 1 

192 1 

201 

37 1 

1 992 10 

37 2 

I 2 

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751

73 1 

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749 5 

2 6 

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920 26 

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1 914 

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649 31 

143 119 

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3 280 102 

I 293 232 

3 272 84 

~I I ~ 1 

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3 273 102 

964 185 

3 050 100 

687 91 

964 27 

113 45 

184 13

24 14 1 

205 19 

21 15 

74 II 

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3 273 102 

110 10 

I 748 43 

298

192 1 4~1 31

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379 734 

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I 317 165 

119 5 97 8 

106 4 13 I 

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829 20 

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Table 34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978-Con. 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ___ farms_ - $1,000_ - Forms by value group: $1 to $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ -

- $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ $20,000 to $49,999 ___________________________________ _ $50,000 to $99,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$100,000 to $199 ,999 _________________________________ _ $200,000 to $499,999 _________________________________ _ $500,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Automobiles _______ • ___________ • _. _______________ ._. farms. 

number _ Motortrucks, including pickups ________________________ forms. 

number _ Wheel troctors ___ • ___________ ._. _________________ ._. forms. 

number _ 2 or 3 _________ . ___________________ • _____ ._. _. ___ farms. 

number _ 4 or more ___________ • _________________ ._. _____ . __ farms. 

number _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only _____________ forms. 

number _ 

Cornpickers, corn heads, and picker-shellers _____________ forms. 

number. (orn heads for combines ___________________________ farms_ 

number _ Other carnpickers and picker-shellers _________________ farms_ 

number _ 

CattonpickerL ______________________________________ forms_ 

number _ Mower conditioners _________________________________ forms_ 

number _ Pickup balers _______________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _______ farms_ 

number _ 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Agricultural chemicals, including commercial fertilizer and lime __________________________________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ Commercial fertilizer _______________________________ formsacres on which used_ lime ___________________________________________ forms_ 

acres on which used_ 

tonsSprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops ______________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ Nematodes in crops _______________________________ farmsacres on which used_ Diseases in crops and orchards ______________________ forms_ 

acres on which used_ 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and posture __________ farms_ 

acres on which use<L 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops, or thinning of fruit _________________________________________ farmsacres on which used_ Insect control on livestock and poultry ________________ forms_ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control ________________ forms_ 

LIVESTOCK 

Cottle and calves inventory ___________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Forms with- 1 to 9 ______________________________________ -_ - _____ _ 

10 to 49 __________________________ - ___ ------ -- -- -----

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- 10 to 4L _______________________________________ _ - 50 to 99 ________ .. _________ -__ , ---------- ---------- 100 to 199 ____________________ -- -- ------ -- -- ------ 200 to 499 __________________________ ---- -- -------- 500 or more ____________ - ___ -- -- ---- ---- -- -------- -

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94 MONTANA 

All forms 

24 417 1 262 310 

1 876 

4090 

3848 

5 823 4 521 

3 145 1 061 

53 

18 439 27 782 22 981 

68 859 21 386 55 941 11 011 26 554 

4 840 23 852 

10 296 

13 2251 

146 

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7 513 10 704 

11 857 

1 849 

2 130 

16 798 93 252 12 651 

4 650 383 1 

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2 618 869 778 

330 

50 642 

731 314 091 

10 392 4 776 574 

211 

47 778 5 583 2 253 

16 423 2 820 065 

2 015 

4 683 

2 914 

2 968 2 707 

1 136 

15 267 1 519 338 

14 593 1 489 779 

2 459 

4 785 2 885 

2405

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386 

$500,000 or Total more 

13 158 160 1 056 050 36 837 

180 - 456 3 1 188 4 3 495 15 3 822 24 2 940 41 

1 026 57 51 16 

11 156 114 17 842 287 

12904 160 

50338 1 362 12 531 155 39 149 896 6860 37 16 944 93 

4 123 103 20 657 788 

7972 61 

10 521 119 

114 3 131 6 66 3 77 (D) 

53 1 54 (0) 

- - - - 4 659 70 5 176 132 7 055 84 8053 151 

1 354 41 

1 576 73 

11 011 131 85463 4 336 8 531 106 

4 301 554 239 152 

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1 936 37 790 523 58 777 

256 3 

45 762 1 467 

489 5 294 030 13 419 

7577 77 

4 420 969 156 980 

156 - 46 414 -

4076 79 

1 671 34 

9374 134 

2 533 279 324 582 

325 2 

1 215 2 

1 646 2 

2 475 3 

2 592 14 1 121 III 

8 862 99 

1 353 761 100 676 

8 539 96 1 327 229 99 265 

372 1 

1 778 6 2 134 5 

2 230 10 

1 642 17 

383 57 

Forms with sales of $20.000 or more 

$200,000 10 $100,000 to $40,000 to $20,000 fa 

$499,999 $199,999 $99.999 $39,999 

626 1 940 5 805 4 627 113 731 249 962 445 951 209 569 

2 22 28 128 

1 13 149 290 10 59 346 769 

54 190 1 469 1 767 

87 486 2040 1 185 

188 780 1 505 426 

262 378 267 62 

22 12 1 -

491 1 686 5042 3823 

1 039 3 307 7 808 5 401 

614 1 920 5 726 4484 

4 038 9 897 21 584 13457 

614 1 890 5 608 4 264 

3 012 7 353 16946 10 942 

160 789 3350 2 524 

435 2 053 8 341 6022 

418 1 010 1 670 922 

2 541 5 209 8 017 4 102 

369 1 308 3 724 2 510 

664 2 038 4 749 2 951 

13 32 39 27 

16 39 42 28 

10 24 25 4 (D) 28 27 5 

3 11 15 23 (0) 11 15 23 

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280 781 2 125 1 403 

369 902 2 293 1 480 

377 1 170 3 163 2 261 

526 1 374 3572 2 430 

127 317 539 330 

171 405 588 339 

569 1 730 4 985 3 596 

12 472 22 265 33 952 12 439 

479 1 410 3 915 2 621 

631 986 1 125 923 1 691 037 613 456 

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135 314 834 616 104 749 172 093 312 248 142 656 16 63 105 69 

1 720 18 263 18 299 6013 

28 66 239 151 37 894 71 382 134 972 36 363 371 1 198 3 475 2 456 

600 262 1 100 285 1 831 078 732 364 

12 30 91 23 

6 455 15 195 21 721 3 043 261 755 1 851 1 130 107 326 722 482 

511 1 556 4 107 3066 424 040 600 949 846 131 337 577 

7 33 104 179 

17 75 487 634 22 136 631 855 35 307 1 147 983 

119 563 1 498 398 311 442 240 17 

466 1 463 3 933 2 901 206 870 337 650 500 689 207 876 

440 1 372 3 810 2 821 202 348 326 748 492 998 205 870 

7 40 149 175 

24 154 675 919 31 191 906 1 001 

58 305 1 227 630

1 163 541 828 93 

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Table 34. Summary by Value of Agricultul\.' Products Sold: 1978-Con. 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENTI 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ___ forms_ - $1,000_ - Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

- $5,000 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $20,000 to $49,999 ___________________________________ _ $50,000 to $99,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $100,000 to $199,999 _________________________________ _ 

- $200,000 to $499,999 _________________________________ _ 

$500,000 or more ____________________________________ _ -

SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENTI 

Automobiles ________________________________________ forms_ - number _ - Motortrucks, including pickups ________________________ forms_ - number _ - Wheel tractors ______________________________________ forms_ - number _ 2 or 3 ___________________________________________ forms_ -

- number _ - 4 or more ________________________________________ forms_ - number_ -

Groin and bean combines. self.propelled only _____________ forms_ - number_ - Cornpickers. corn heads. and picker-shellers _____________ farms_ - number _ - Corn heads for combines ___________________________ farms_ - number_ - Other cornpickers and picker-shellers _________________ farms_ - number _ -

Cattonpickers ___________________ • _________ • _________ forms- - number _ - Mower conditioners _________________________________ forms_ - number _ - Pickup balers _. _____________________ • _______________ farms_ - number _ - Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ________ forms_ - number --

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS I 

Agricultural chemicals, including commercial fertilizer and lime __ _ _____________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Commercial tertililer ______________ • _________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ lime _________________________________ forms. 

acres on which used_ 

tons_ 

Sprays. dusts, granules, fumigants. etc_ to control- Insects 011 hoy and other crops _______ • _______________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ NCfllOfodcs in crops ___________ • ______ _________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ Diseuses in crops Gnd orchards _______________________ farms_ 

acres on which used. Wc~ds. gross. or brush in crops and posture __________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops, or thinning of fruit ________________ • _________________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ Insect control on livestock and poultry ________________ forms_ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control ___ • ____________ forms_ 

LIVESTOCK 

Cottle and calves inventory ___________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Farms with- 1 to 9 ______________________________________________ _ 

IOta 49 ____________________________________________ _ 50 to 99 ____________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 __________________________________________ _ 200 to 499 __________________________________________ _ 500 or more ____________________________________ • ____ _ 

Cows and heifers that had calved ____________________ forms_ 

number _ Beef cows _____________________________________ forms_ 

number_ Forms with- I to 9 __________________________________________ _ 

IOta 49 ________________________________________ _ 50 to 99 ________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 ______________________________________ _ 

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II 158 198 631 

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2 311 

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9 983 18 104 

8 777 16 525 4 114 9 513 

693 3 042 

2 301 

2 670 

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2 788 

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I 490 

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7 033 278 185 

1 690 3464 

1 268 

489 

112 

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6 393 161 822 

6044 

159 187 

2 087 

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172 

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$10,000 to $19,999 $5,000 10 $9,999 $2,500 to $4,999 

3269 2 702 1 888 

94309 52 270 23360 

266 328 487 

443 487 666 

848 1 042 344 

1 060 677 338 

525 97 34 

120 52 16 

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3402 2 294 I 412 

3 100 2472 1 608 

6943 4 491 2675 

2 797 2233 1 443 

6 286 4 394 2339 

1 620 I 151 518 

3 836 2 744 1 148 

384 160 72 

1 657 728 338 

I 171 619 361 

1 416 707 386 

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233 94 93 

265 114 98 

2 142 1 503 842 4 516 1 810 664 

1 563 1 029 614 207 560 81 823 30 355 

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626 308 214 262 116 91 

2 273 I 606 1 275 156 757 65 167 30524 

155 202 289 833 1 005 874 821 299 86 371 81 20 87 15 6 6 4 -

2 121 1 476 1 147 93 788 37 572 17 040 2072 I 421 I 083 92974 37014 16590 

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Table 34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978-Con. 

LIVESTOCK - Con. 

Cottle and calves inventory - Can. 

Cows and heifers thot had calved - Can. Milk cows _____________________________________ forms_ - 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 colves, bulls, and bull calves _____________ farms. 

number_ 

(ottle and calves sold ________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

$1.000_ Colvcs ___________________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ Fattened on groin and concentrates ________________ farms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ 

Hogs and pigs inventory ______________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

forms with- I to 9 _______________________ • ______________________ _ 

10 to 49 ____________________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 ___________________________________ • ________ _ 

100 to 199 __________________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 __________________________________________ _ 

500 or more _________________________________________ _ 

Used or fo be used for breeding _____________________ farmL 

number _ 

Other ___________________________________________ farmsnumber _ 

Hogs and pigs sold __________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ Feeder pigs sofd ___________________________________ farms_ 

Litters of pigs farrowed betweennumber _ 

$1,000_ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 _________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Dec. I and May 31 ______________________________ farmsnumber_ 

June 1 and Nov. 30 ______________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory __________________ farmsnumber _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Sheep and lambs sold ________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

pounds of wooL 

Horses and ponies inventory _________________________ ;ormsnumber _ 

Horses and ponies soJd ______________________________ forms_ 

number _ $1,000_ 

Goots inventory _____________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Goats sold _________________________________________ farms_ 

POULTRY 

number _ 

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50,000 to 99,999 ___________ • _. ________________ -- -- ----

100,000 or more ______________________________ ---- ----

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number _ 

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2 721 1 583 127 69 

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704 596 640 509 

14 592 8 703 596 131 539 009 

16 2891 9 576 

1 757 482 1 620 255 

597 9041 558 237 10 168 6 146 

672 570 598 788 

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160 557 13 227 8 091 

1 084 912 1 021 467 

420 137 397 680 

1 1531 672 

165 020 160 988 

75 390 73 716 

2 633 1 460 

214 346 181 833 

871 313 

911 467 

361 249 

249 207 

167 153 

74 71 

1 834 1 066 

31 964 23 890 

2 393 1 368 

182 382 157 943 

2 417 1 434 

313 5451 271 050 

28 020 24 968 

532 270 

52 744 38 442 

1 922 1 449 

1 913 1 109 

41 421 34 798 

1 613 966 

20 717 17 372 

1 539 928 

20-704 17 426 

2 171 1 165 

526 671 443 828 

2 034 1 106 

342 396 295 477 

2 139 1 180 

340 778 293 459 

2 020 1 112 

413 973 359 782 

4 138 753 3 593 621 

10 216 5 528 

63 032 38 195 

1 810 861 

7 042 4 162 

4493 2677 

133 27 

1 213 115 

85 29 

394 117 

21 I 

3 252 1 640 

890 724 835 406 

3 199 1 597 

25 15 

10 10 

10 10 

4 4 

I 1 

3 3 

3 222 1 626 

805 240 753 562 

275

1 108 

85 484 81 844 

Forms with soles of $20,000 or more 

$500,000 or $200,000 to $100,000 to $40,000 to $20,000 to more $499,999 $199,999 $99,999 $39,999 

21 107 344 856 663 

1 411 4 522 10902 7 691 2006 

8 65 220 691 599 

- 6 8 27 28 

3 3 9 68 32 

2 13 62 70 4 

7 14 44 - -

I 6 1 - - - - - - -

111 457 1 337 3 517 2 512 

101 592 115 065 149 550 198 678 75 624 

131 490 1 453 3 839 2 790 

122 314 102 105 113 749 146 764 54077 

146 527 1 583 4 180 3 140\ 325 782 264 127 356 201 486 291 187 854 

135014 95 184 119 307 152 043 56 688 

63 280 951 2 712 2 140 

40 168 75904 141 616 236 404 104 696 

11 032 20 294 38 966 62 745 27 520 

139 480 1 405 3 565 2 502 

285 614 188 223 214 585 249 887 83 158 

123 982 74 890 80342 89 298 29 168 

46 76 125 258 167

110969 22 190 13 171 1 10 407 4 251 

52 788 9 765 5 675 4 056 1 432 

22 77 222 647 492 

24 267 28943 43 521 57 842 27 260 

2 11 36 129 135 

2 17 53 212 183 

- 11 40 119 79 

1 5 32 101 68 

2 13 40 72 26 

15 20 21 14 I 

17 50 159 474 366 

2021 3 215 5 327 8 766 4 561 

22 72 213 614 447 

22 246 25 728 38 194 49076 22 699 

20 75 218 648 473 

35 071 41 114 65 842 89 526 39 4971 

3 650 4 022 5 931 8 037 3 329 

2 9 28 113 118 

(0) (0) 11 408 14413 9987 

(0) (0) 443 556 365 

17 52 165 492 383 

3 675 5 318 8 238 11 850 5 717 

16 45 152 428 325 

1 920 2 470 4 335 5872 2 775 

17 46 137 405 323 

1 755 2 848 3 903 5 978 2942 

8 49 167 516 425 

10 564 90 182 100 291 176 088 66 703 

8 46 157 493 402 

7 708 54 129 67 866 121 304 44 470 

8 49 175 518 430 

8 314 56 112 66 595 113 719 48 719 

8 46 159 493 406 

10 336 65 731 84 509 146 465 52 741 

121 237 646 694 839 271 1 452 744 533 675 

88 340 921 2 408 1 771 

2 212 4 282 7 747 14 510 9 444 

25 71 163 326 276 

167 341 836 1 549 1 269 93 178 651 854 901 

- - 4 8 15 - - 24 16 75 

- - 2 27 

- - (0) - (0) 

- - (0) - (0) 

20 75 216 718 611 497 296 232 433 42 937 35609 27 131 

6 60 213 713 605 - 4 I 4 6 

4 4 1 1 

7 3 - -

- 3 1 - - 1 - - - 3 - - - 20 75 212 714 605 457 996 203 127 35 118 32 162 25 159 

11 9 12 34 421 39 300 29 306 7 819 3447 1 972 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978-Con. 

LlVESTOCK- Con. 

Cottle and calves inventory - Can. 

Cows and heifers that had calved - Con. Milk cows _____________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Farms with- 1 to 4 __________________________________________ _ 5 to 9 __________________________________________ _ 10 to 49 ________________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 ________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 ______________________________________ _ 200 to 499 ______________________________________ _ 

SOO or more _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves _~ _________________________ forms_ 

number_ 

Steers. steer calves, bulls. and bull calves _____________ farms_ 

number _ 

Cottle and calves soJd ________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ Colves ___________________________________________ farms_ 

number_ 

$1,000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ forms_ 

number_ 

$1,000_ Fattened on groin and concentrates ________________ forms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ 

Hogs and pigs inventory ______________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

farms with- 1 to 9 ______________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 ____________________________________________ _ 

SO to 99 ____________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 __________________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 __________________________________________ _ 

500 or more _________________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ forms_ 

number _ Other ___________________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Hogs and pigs sold __________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ feeder pigs sold ___________________________________ forms_ 

litters of pigs farrowed betweennumber _ 

$1,000_ 

Dec. I of preceding year and Nov. 30 _________________ forms_ 

number_ Dec. 1 ond May 31 ______________________________ forms_ 

number _ June I and Nov. 30 ______________________________ forms_ 

number_ 

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory __________________ farms_ 

number_ Ewes 1 yeor old or older ___________________________ farms_ 

number _ Sheep and lambs sold ________________________________ farms_ 

number _ Sheep and lombs shorn _______________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

pounds of wooL 

Horses and ponies inventory __________________________ forms_ 

number_ Horses and ponies sold _______________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ Goots inventory _____________________________________ forms_ 

number _ Goals sold _________________________________________ forms. 

POULTRY 

number_ 

$1,000_ 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory ~ ______________ farms_ 

number_ 

forms 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 10 99,999 _____________________________________ _ 

100.000 or more ______________ .. ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age _______________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of toying age ____________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

See footnote at end of table. 

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-

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-

-

-

-

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

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J978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Total 

1 241 

2 635 

I 137 

58 

46 

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-

-

-

5 280 

62 048 

5 874 54 315 

6 697 134 044 

38 045 4 015 

72 944 

16943 

5 122 

61 100 

21 102 

474 

3 225 

I 140 

I 168 

29 124 

558 

444 

112 

40 

13 

1 

763 

7 415 

I 021 

21 709 

978 

38 SOl 

2 676 

260 

(0) 

(D) 

799 

6 033 

643 

2 932 

608 

3 101 

I 004 

(0) 

926 

(D) 

957 

(D) 

906 

(D) 

(D) 

4 677 

24 507 

945 

2 764 

1 785 

106 

1 098 

56 

277 

19 

1 610 

(D) 

1 602 

8 

-

-

-

-

-

1 594 

(D) 

167 

3640 

Farms with sales of less than $20,000 

$10,000 10 $19,999 $5,000 to $9,999 $2,500 to $4,999 

359 268 233 

814 558 4SO 

326 244 217 

23 17 II 

10 7 5 

- - - - - - - - -

- - -

1 799 I 255 977 

33 722 14 835 7360 

2013 I 355 I 033 

29 247 12 760 6 124 

2 305 I 612 I 298 

79 784 32 297 14 156 

23 428 8 870 3854 

1 496 I 017 740 

43 737 17 534 7 509 

10 766 3 907 I 582 

1 804 1 207 1 008 

36047 14 763 6 647 

12661 4964 2 272 

94 113 III 

1 206 1 134 521 

425 368 208 

329 262 191 

12 188 10 357 3340 

113 84 93 

131 117 83 

52 42 13 

26 12 2 

7 6 -

- I - 230 192 112 

2 570 3 308 670 

302 221 169 

9618 7 049 2 670 

304 244 176 

19 825 II 551 4 485 

1 467 772 279 

68 74 54 6 734 4 585 I 793 

226 156 54 

238 199 119 3 121 I 727 590 201 173 85 

1 460 882 294 198 162 90 

1 661 845 296 

282 260 173 44 178 22 353 8 385 

268 249 162 22 703 13 830 5 824 276 252 174 

22 433 14069 5 740 269 246 164 26892 15 694 6 513 270 438 160 123 63 166 

1 221 967 813 6 303 4 591 4 132 232 172 192 916 615 550 720 431 307 14 11 16 199 64 75 

3 5 4 25 68 33 I 7 3 

427 304 291 (D) 11 370 11 189 

425 301 289 2 3 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 424 298 290 (D) 10 526 10 326 

22 31 33 331 844 863 

Abnormal forms 

less than $2,500 (see text) 

I I 381 6 

813 392 

3SO I 

7 -

24 2 

=1 =1 

- 1 

- - 1 249 12 

6 131 2 039 

1 473 15 

6 184 2 807 

I 4821 7 807 

16

3 183 1 

I 894 I 621 

762 7 

4 164 838 

688 267 

1 103 14 

3643 2 345 

1 205 I 355 

156

364 1 80; I 138 534 

386 5 

3 239 3 389 

268 -

113 -

5 

~ 1 -

-

- 2 

229 5 

867 659 

329 4 

2372 2 730 

254 5 

2640

158 1 3 9941 376 

64 2 (0) (0) 

(0) (0) 

243 5 

595 590 

184 4 

296 413 158 3 

299 177 

289 2 (D) (D) 

247 2 (0) (0) 

255 2 

(0)1 (D) 

227 

(0) (O~ 1 

(D) (0) 

1 676 11 9 481 330 349 4 683 116 327 32 

65 - 760 - 44 

151 

8 -

588 2 16 147 (D) 

587 

I 2 -

.-

-

-

-

582 2 14 545 (D) 

81 

MONTANA 97 
Table 34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978-Con. 

POULTRY - Can. 

Chickens 3 months old or older sold ____________________ farms_ - number _ - Broilers and other meof-type chickens sold ______________ farms_ - number _ - Forms with- I to 1,999 __________________________________________ _ 

- 2,000 to 59,999 ______________________________________ _ 

- 60,000 to 99,999 _____________________________________ _ 

100,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breedin9 _________________________ forms_ 

number _ Turkeys sold _____________________________________ .. farms_ 

number _ 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for all purposes ________________________________ farmsacres_ for grain or seed __________________________________ formsacresbushels_ Irrigated ____________ .. __________________________ farms_ 

Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ______________________________________ _ 

25 to 99 aCreL ____________________________________ _ 

100 to 499 acres _____ . ______________________________ _ 

500 acres or more _________________________________ _ 

Wheat for grain _____________________________________ formsacres_ 

bushels- Irrigated ________________________________________ farms_ 

Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________________ _ 

25 to 99 ocreL ______________________________________ _ 

100 to 499 acres _____________________________________ _ 500 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Oats for groin ______________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

bushels_ Irrigoted _________________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

Barley for grain _____________________________________ farmsocres_ 

bushels_ Irrigated _________________________________________ formsacres_ 

Dry field and seed beans _____________________________ farms_ 

acres100·lb bogs- Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Irish potatoes ______________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

hundredweight _ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms_ 

acresForms by ocres harvested: 0.1 to 0.9 ocreL _____________________________________ _ 

1.0 to 4.9 ocres- _____________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acres ______________________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 acres ____________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

Sugar beets for sugar ________________________________ farmsacres_ 

tans- Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

Hoy crops (see text) __ 

acres_ 

____________________ farmsacres_ 

tons, dry_ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Farms by acres harvested: 

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- I to 24 acres ________________________________________ _ 

- 25 to 99 ocro'- ______________________________________ _ 

100 to 499 ocro,- _______________ .. ____ .. ______________ _ 

500 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Alfalfa hoy __ ___________________________ . ________ farms_ 

acrestons, dry_ 

Irngated .. __________ .. _________________ ~ ________ farms_ 

acresSee footnote at end of table. 

98 MONTANA 

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Allforms Total 

277 138 447 532 439 257 153 52 41 193 28 811 

148 47 

5 5 - - - -

138 54 611 289 68 37 9 542 7 890 

1 060 I 878 98 381 88 746 177 147 

" M'] 19 739 

I 251 164 1 194 931 131 107 

10 271 9 584 

46

1 

29 78 67 

46 44 

7 7 

10 749 8 044 

4 807 895 4 422 944 134 505 058 125 493 308 

858 665 

70 719 64 038 

528 229 I 851 898 5 040 3 651 

3 330 3 266 

3 517 2 688 176 264 151 737 

8 532 859 7 478 961 

999 737 

32 749 27 211 

8 363 6 333 1 268 756 1 164 425 

52 454 469 48 450 945 

2 479 1 806 235 154 210 614 

136 118 

6292 5 903 93 278 87 623 

136 118 

6 292 5 903 

202 140 8 459 8 225 

2 091 828 2 055 152 

145 102 

7 734 7 539 

48 21 

35 15 

38 23 

54 54 

27 27 

538 487 

43 749 42 793 

860 751 844 286 

538 487 

43 749 42 793 

15 959 9 437 

2 366 208 1 998 256 

4 389 196 3 774 448 

7 757 4 442 

1 053 735 900 795 

2 909 659 

6 054 2 820 

6 158 5 153 

838 805 

11 448 7 146 

1 342 925 1 137 132 

2 935 5291 2 535 840 

6 113 3 769 

632 835 536 398 

Farms with sales of $20,000 or more 

$500,000 or $200,000 to $100,000 to $40,000 to $20,000 to more $499,999 $199,999 $99,999 $39,999 

14 18 15 42 49 

287 085 106 280 25 745 5908 14 239 

6 5 8 15 18 

15 500 7 445 788 2 213 2 865 

3 3 8 15 18 

3 2 - - - - - - - -

- - - - -

- 5 5 26 18 

- 54 37 104 94 

3 1 6 17 10 

(0) (0) 6 670 592 168 

33 80 179 361 225 

14 670 14 675 21 274 26 229 11 898 

6 21 35 47 38 

4 774 3 575 4 331 4 778 2 281 

208 400 307 965 315 494 239 680 123 392 

4 15 25 35 28 

1 654 2 697 1 951 1 972 1 310 

- 1 7 10 11 

- 8 15 24 20 

5 10 II 11 7 

I 2 2 2 -

73 357 I 264 3 730 2 620 

163 924 540 076 I 088 261 1 849 373 781 310 

5 155 487 16 778 260 32 210 863 51 398 910 19 949 788 

10 42 126 319 168 

5 251 9 464 18 092 23 594 7637 

I 3 25 100 100 

4 20 88 377 409 

17 66 319 1 580 1 669 

51 268 832 I 673 442 

30 131 441 I 226 860 

6 085 14 423 32 595 67 082 31 552 

320 000 753 198 1 739 998 3 247 806 1 417 959 

13 47 136 321 220 

2 073 2 878 5 875 11 065 5 320 

71 357 1 094 2 954 1 857 

69 704 167 133 288 529 462 936 176 123 

2 982 153 7 177 345 12 446 757 18 916 541 6 928 149 

31 130 321 820 504 

14 790 32 140 44 351 83 656 35 677 

1 5 17 53 42 

(0) (0) 1 097 2 554 1 440 (0) (0) 18 066 36 275 19 676 

I 5 17 53 42 (0) (0) 1 097 2 554 1 440 

5 19 28 71 17 497 2 878 1 966 2 693 191 

146 472 761 830 492 121 620 206 34 523 1 16 24 53 8 (0) (0) I 962 2 454 145 

- - 4 11 6 - 1 2 8 4 

4 2 4 8 5 - 2 10 40 2 1 14 8 4 -

4 39 95 228 121 

1 557 7 339 11 897 16 786 5 214 33 621 146 837 241 196 327 672 94 960 4 39 95 228 121 1 557 7 339 11 897 16 786 5 214 

113 471 1 483 4 175 3 195 111 864 258 611 467 609 771 740 388 432 266 823 498 036 896 932 1 431 460 681 197 83 275 755 1 885 I 444 

75 494 144 479 217 700 309 729 153 393 

- 10 55 265 329 11 58 264 1 163 1 324 36 215 880 2 521 1 501 66 188 284 226 41 

93 357 1 209 3 193 2 294 74 695 121 713 267 482 450 838 222 404 

195 177 293 192 607 574 981 371 458 5261 69 217 655 1 649 1 179 50 483 61 603 126 517 199 095 98 700 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978-Con. 

Farms wilh sales of less Ihan $20,000 

POULTRY - Con. 

Chickens 3 months old or older sold ____________________ farms_ 

number_ Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ______________ forms_ 

number _ 

Forms with- 110 1,999 __________________________________________ _ 

2,000 10 59,999 ______________________________________ _ 60,000 10 99,999 _____________________________________ _ 

100,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding _________________________ farms_ 

number _ Turkeys sold _______________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for all purposes ________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ For groin or seed __________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

bushelL Irrigated _______________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 ocres ______________________________________ _ 

25 to 99 ocres _____________________________________ _ 

100 to 499 acres ___________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more _________________________________ _ 

Wheat for groin _____________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

bushels_ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms_ 

Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 ocres ________________________________________ _ 

25 to 99 ocres _______________________________________ _ 100 to 499 ocre5- ____________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Oats for grain ______________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

bushels_ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

Barley for groin _____________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

bushelL Irrigated __ __ __ __ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ ________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

Dry field and seed beans _____________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

l00·lb bags_ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

Irish potatoes ______________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

hundredweight _ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

forms by acres harvested: 0.1 10 0.9 acres ______________________________________ _ 

1.010 4.9 acre5- _____________________________________ _ 

5.010 24.9 acres _____________________________________ _ 

25.010 99.9 acres- ___________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

Sugar beets for sugar ________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

tons_ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Hay craps (see text) ___________________ ... _____________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Ions, drv_ Irrigaled _________________________________________ farms_ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 10 24 acres- _______________________________________ _ 

2510 99 acre5- ______________________________________ _ 

100 10 499 acre5- ____________________________________ _ 

500 acres ar more ___________________________________ _ 

Alfalfa hay _______________________________________ farmL 

acres_ 

Ions. drv_ Irrigated ___ _____ _______________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

See faolnale at end of lable, 

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1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Talal $10,000 10 $19,999 

137 22 (D) 2494 

100 10 

(D) (D) 

100 10 

- -

- - - -

84 13 

322 82 

31 5 

1 652 1 440 

178 105 

9 255 7 220 

29 15 

(D) 827 

(D) 33 753 

23 12 (D) 374 

16 8 

11 5 

2 2 

- -

2 689 1 447 

377 370 262 347 8 751 846 6 238 851 

192 99 

(D) 3 935 

294 93 

948 355 1 386 945 

61 54 

821 419 

24 194 13 959 

1 036388 638 145 

257 114 

5 404 2 668 

2 013 1 073 

101 588 68 628 

3 878 372 2 684 537 

666 293 

23 941 13 885 

17 9 

(D) 215 (D) 3 399 

17 9 (D) 215 

58 13 

210 77 

33 481 16461 

40 7 

172 73 

27 4 18 5 13 4 

- - - -

49 25 

(D) 602 (D) 10 320 

49 25 

(D) 602 

6 498 2 092 

361 585 181 609 

604 417 330 679 

3 301 1 021 

149901 73 770 

2 244 301 

3 229 1 131 

996 631 29 29 

4 283 1 498 203 128 105 598 

392 905 219 292 

2 332 808 94 450 48 673 

$5,000 10 $9,999 $2,500 10 $4,999 

27 30 

2363 1 313 

12 17 

2 496 1 252 

12 17 

- - - -

- -

17 21 

72 75 

3 6 

12 40 

43 19 

1 523 340 

9 4 

392 80 

15 984 6 115 

7 4 

232 (D) 

4 3 

5 1 

- -

- -

732 334 

86 394 21 219 

1 960 241 424 130 

55 23 

2 083 378 

68 69 

295 198 

362 67 

7 -

201 100 

4 567 2 882 

201 191 106 142 

68 46. 

1 356 937 

489 245 

21 655 7 209 

794 015 270 664 

177 99 

5 875 2 640 

6 1 

147 (D) 

1 994 (0) 

6 1 

147 (D) 

12 13 

74 26 

10 370 3 254 9 12 

65 25 

5 6 1 5 

6 2 

- - - -

18 5 

279 38 4 618 706 18 5 279 38 

1 478 1 055 85 508 41 069 145 656 64 540 799 568 

39 202 18 274 

387 479 

858 492 

233 84 

- -

1 040 700 51 652 23 123 

97 642 41 981 595 393 24 805 10909 

Abnormal forms 

Less Ihan $2,500 (see lexl) 

58 1 2 

(D) (D) 

61 1 

7 207 (D) 

61 1 

- - - - - -

~I -

-

17 - 160 -

11 4 

172 380 

1 1 

(0) (D) 

(D) (D) 

- 1 

- (D) 

~I 1 

-

- - - -

176 16 

7410 7 581 

128 624 259 904 

15 1 

(D) (D) 

64 5 

100 5 

12 3 

- 3 

101 8 

2 786 333 

90 9~1 

443 

17 51~ I 134 

206 17 

4096 2 743 

129 156 125 152 

97 7 

1 541 599 

(O~ I 1 

(D) 

(0) (D) 

1 1 (0) (D) 

20 4 

34 24 

3 396 3 195 

12 3 

8 23 

12 - 7 2 1 2 - - - -

1 2 (D) (0) 

(0) (D) 

1 2 (D) (D) 

1 873 24 53 399 6 367 63 542 10 331 913 14 

18 655 3 039 

1 077 6 748 5 48 9 

- 4 

1 045 19 22 755 2 665 

33 990 6 784 536 12 10 1 9871 

MONTANA 99 
Table 34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978-Con. 

Farms with sales of $20,000 or more 

$500,000 or $200,000 to $100,000 to $40,000 to $20.000 to 

CROPS HARVESTED-Con. 

Hoy crops - Can. 

Wild hoy _________________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ tons, dry_ Irrigated _______________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

All vegetables harvested for sole (see text) ______________ forms_ 

acres_ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms_ 

Forms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 ocres ______________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 ocres _____________________________________ _ 25.0 to 99.9 acres ____________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

land in orchards ____________________________________ farms_ 

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- acres_ - Irrigated _________________________________________ forms_ - acres_ - Forms by acres in orchards: 0.1 to 4.9 ocres ______________________________________ _ 5.0 to 24.9 ocreL ____________________________________ _ -

- 25.0 to 99.9 ocreL ___________________________________ _ 

- 100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

-

See footnote at end of table. 

100 MONTANA 

All forms Totol 

3968 2 478 475 139 403 554 

609 677 520 242 1 300 790 247 232 225 236 

109 22 

320 90 109 22 320 90 

85 12 

24 10 

- - - -

294 44 1 649 528 210 33 I 193 472 

189 24 100 18 4 1 

I I 

more $499,999 $199,999 $99,999 $39,999 

39 151 383 1 093 812 

20 118 84 553 96 917 137 352 64 614 

30917 104 480 128 162 175 922 80 761 

19 69 143 334 225 

12 895 57 736 59 732 67061 27 812 

- 7 1 3 11 

- 34 (0) (0) 38 

- 7 I 3 11 

- 34 (0) (0) 38 

- 3 - 2 7 

- 4 1 I 4 

- - - - - - - - - -

2 I 4 10 27 

(0) (0) 10 358 152 

I - 2 6 24 (0) - (0) 318 143 

1 I 4 5 13 

1 - - 3 14 

- - - I -

- - - I -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - STATE DATA 
Table 34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978-Con. 

ClOPS HAIVESTED - Con. 

Hoy crops - Con. 

Wild hoy _________________________________________ farmL 

aeres_ Ions, drv_ 

Irrigated _____ • _. _______ • ___ • ___ ._. _. ___ . _______ farmsacres. 

All vegelables harvesled for sol8 (se8Iexl) ______________ formL 

acres. Irrigated _______ ._. ___________ . ___ . _______________ farms. 

acres. Farms by acres harvested: 0.1104.9 ocreL _____________________________________ _ 

5.010 24.9 ocres _____________________________________ _ 

25.01099.90cr8"-___________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

land in orchards ___ . _____________ . __________________ forms. 

acres. Irrigated ___________ . ____ . ________ . _____________ ._ farms. 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- acres __ 

Farms by acres in orchards: 0.1104.9 ocres _______________________________________ _ 

5.010 24.9 ocre"-____________________________________ _ 

25.010 99.9 ocre"-____________________________________ _ 

-

100.0 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

'1978 data are bosed on a sample of forms; see text. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Toiol 

I 481 

69 704 

87 701 

505 21 458 

86 

(D) 

86 

(0) 

72 

14 

-

-

248 

(D) 

176 

(D) 

164 

81 

3 

-

Farms wilh sales of less Ihan $20,000 

$10,000 10 $19,999 $5,000 10 $9,999 $2,500 10 $4,999 

518 282 232 

34 928 12 532 8448 

52 021 15068 9 261 

157 106 87 

10974 3 598 2845 

8 13 23 

66 49 56 

8 13 23 

66 49 56 

2 10 20 

6 3 3 

- - -

- - -

50 45 45 

385 223 195 

32 34 35 

208 153 133 

21 23 28 

27 21 17 

2 1 - - - -

Abnormal forms 

less Ihan $2,500 (see lexl) 

1 

449 9 

13 796 1 881 

11 351 1 734 

155 5 

4041 538 

42 1 

(0) (0) 

42 1 (D) (D) 

40 1 

2 - - - - -

108 21 (D) (D) 

75 1 (D) (0) 

92 1 

16 1 

- - - -

MONTANA 101 
Tobie 35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1978 

IExciudes abnormal forms; see text] 

All Farms 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Forms ___________________________________________ number_ - percent _ - land in farms ______________________________________ ocres_ - Average size of form ______________________________ ocres_ - Value of land and buildingsl ___________________________ forms-- Average per form ________________________________ ~~i~= -

- Average per acre _________________________________ dollors_ -

Forms by value of land and buildings: $1 to $19,999 _________________________________________ _ $20,000 to $39,999 _____________________________________ _ - $40,000 to $69,999 ____________________________________ _ - $70,000 to $99,999 ____________________________________ _ --

-- $100,000 to $149,999 __________________________________ _ $150,000 to $199,999 __________________________________ _ --

-- $200,000 to $499,999 __________________________________ _ 

-- $500,000 to $999,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $1.000,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

--

Owned and rented land by operator: Land owned ______________________________________ farms_ - acres -- land rented or leased from others ___________________ forms -- acres -- Land rented or leased to atherL _____________________ farms -- ocres --

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 

Total cropland ______________________________________ farms -- acres -- Harvested cropland ________________________________ forms -- acres -- Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres __________________ . ____________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _____________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres ___________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 ocres ___________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocrO$ ___________________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocres ________________________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________________________ _ 

Cropland: Pasture or grazing only __________________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

Cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses not horvested or postured __________________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- On which all crops foiled _________________________ farms_ - acres_ - In cultivated summer fallow _______________________ farms_ - ocres_ - Idle ___________________________________________ forms_ - acres_ -

Total woodland _____________________________________ forms_ - acres_ Woodland - pastured ________________________________ forms_ - acres_ - Woodland not postured ____________________________ forms_ - acres_ - Postureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland pastured _________________________________ farms_ - acres_ - land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc. _________ farms- - acres_ -

Pasture/and, all types ________________________________ farmL - acreL - Irrigated land _______________________________________ farms_ - acres_ - Harvested cropland irrigated ________________________ farms_ - acres_ - Posture/and irrigated _______________________________ farms_ - acreL - Other land irrigated ________________________________ forms_ - acres_ - Land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ______ farms- - acres--

RACE AND TENURE OF OPERATOR 

All operators _____________________________________ number_ full owners ____________________________________ number_ -

- Port owners ____________________________________ number_ - Tenants _______________________________________ number_ - White _________________________________________ number_ - full owners __________________________________ number_ - Port owners __________________________________ number_ 

Tenants _____________________________________ number_ 

Block and other raceL ___________________________ number_ - full owners __________________________________ number_ - Port owners __________________________________ number_ - Tenants ________ .. ____________________________ number_ -

See footnoto 01 ond of ,oble. 

102 MONTANA 

Total farms Cosh groin forms (011) 

24 356 7 616 100.0 31.2 57 248 786 16655 354 

2 351 2 187 24 357 7 749 11 790 844 4 151 467 484 084 535 742 

205 246 

627 58 

1 480 234 I 911 317 

I 671 395 2 628 637 I 961 587 

7 344 2 785 4 007 1 750 

2 728 986 

21 581 6 507 

39 456 473 10 944 506 13 043 5 266 19 653 030 6 395 907 

2 330 741 

I 860 717 685 059 

22 063 7 615 

16 287 601 10 343 457 20 892 7 613 

8 784 780 5 329 989 

3 920 302 2 491 422 3 281 857 

5 335 2 075 

3 693 2 340 

1 683 1 254 489 363 

6 826 1 213 

1 184 625 279 787 

1 460 707 

191 650 99 613 

1 116 445 

200 249 103 171 

10 121 6 260 

5 554 192 4 295 685 

2429 1 296 

372 105 235 212 

3 259 348 

1 504 705 103012 

2 348 193 

1 200 098 61 083 

1 258 199 

304 607 41 929 

14 126 4 430 

38 310 018 5 737 619 

14 653 4 797 

1 146 462 471 266 

18 973 5 143 

40 694 741 6 078 489 

9 650 1 089 

2 070 673 237 617 

8 749 1 032 

1 509 426 207 861 

4 028 279 

537 781 24 296 

465 85 

23466 5 460 

7 738 4 794 

795 470 601 558 

24 356 7 616 

11 430 2 385 

10017 4 065 

2909 1 166 

23 949 7 509 

11 261 2 357 

9 831 4 010 

2 857 1 142 

407 107 

169 28 

186 55 

52 24 

1 

Field crop forms except cosh groin forms (013) 

Sugar crop, 

Irish potato, 

hoy, peanut, 

and other 

field crop Vegetable and 

Cotton forms Tobacco fa rms forms (0133, melon farms Fruit and tree 

Total (0131) (0132) 0134,0139) (016) nut forms (017) 

2 147 - - 2 147 34 172 

8.8 - - 8.8 0,1 0,7 

238 531 - - 1 238 531 979 5 481 

577 - - 577 29 32 

2 178 - - 2 178 29 157 

629 193 - - 629 193 2 245 28 506 

288 885 - - 288 885 77 413 181 564 

497 - - 497 2 388 4 329 

39 - - 39 - 4 

74 - - 74 - 16 

287 - - 287 8 27 

146 - - 146 18 26 

358 - - 358 3 13 

269 - - 269 - 17 

720 - - 720 - 45 

179 - - 179 - 8 

106 - - 106 - 1 

1 861 - - 1 861 30 171 

895 363 - - 895 363 914 6 685 

821 - - 821 9 7 

462 870 - - 462 870 (0) (0) 

215 - - 215 1 10 

119 702 - - 119 702 (0) (0) 

2 147 - - 2 147 34 172 

471 489 - - 471 489 579 1 742 

2 147 - - 2 147 34 172 

321 721 - - 321 721 304 1 292 

677 - - 677 34 170 

550 - - 550 - 1 

437 - - 437 - - 369 - - 369 - 1 

79 - - 79 - -

32 - - 32 - - 3 - - 3 - -

664 - - 664 13 9 

71 811 - - 71 811 232 385 

122 - - 122 - 1 

13 172 - - 13 172 - (0) 

66 - - 66 - -

4 523 - - 4 523 - - 325 - - 325 4 2 

45 217 - - 45 217 22 (0) 

206 - - 206 6 5 

15 045 - - 15045 21 (0) 

504 - - 504 9 75 

74 104 - - 74 104 280 1 441 

216 - - 216 4 7 

35 663 - - 35663 (0) (0) 

319 - - 319 5 70 

38441 - - 38441 (0) (0) 

729 - _. 729 2 11 

636 522 - - 636 522 (0) (0) 

1 327 - - 1 327 20 125 

56 416 - - 56 416 101 560 

1 323 - - 1 323 17 23 

743 996 - - 743 996 442 2 249 

1 456 - _. - 1 456 34 124 

239 855 - - 239 855 291 1 197 

1 445 - - 1 445 34 124 

210 303 - - 210 303 248 886 

354 - - 354 4 4 

26032 - - 26 032 (0) (0) 

82 - - 82 2 1 

3 520 - - 3 520 (0) (0) 

267 - - 267 - 1 

10 549 - - 10 549 - (0) 

2 147 - - 2 147 34 172 

1 340 - - 1 340 25 166 

510 - - 510 5 5 

297 - - 297 4 1 

2 103 - - 2 103 33 170 

1 313 - - 1 313 24 164 

497 - - 497 5 5 

293 - - 293 4 I 

44 - - 44 1 2 

27 - - 27 1 2 

13 - - 13 - -

4 - - 4 - .-

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - STA TE DATA 
Table 35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 

All Farms 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Forms ___________________________________________ number_ 

percent_ land in forms ______________________________________ ocres_ Averoge size of form ______________________________ ocres_ 

Value of land and buildings1 ___________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Average per form ________________________________ dollors_ 

Average per Dcre _________________________________ dollors_ 

Forms by value of lond and buildings: $110 $19,999 _________________________________________ _ $20,000 10 $39,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$40,000 10 $69,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$70,000 10 $99,999 ________________ .. ____________________ _ $100,000 10 $149,999 ___________________________________ _ $150,000 10 $199,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$200,000 10 $499,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$500,000 10 $999,999 ___________________________________ _ $1,000,000 or moro ____________________________________ _ 

Owned and rented land by operator: land owned ______________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ land rented or leased from others ___________________ forms_ 

ocres_ land rented or leased to others ______________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

lAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 

Total cropland ______________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Harvested cropland ________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres- _________________ . ____________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _____________________________________ _ 10010199 ocro'-__________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres ___________________________________ _ 500 to 999 acres ___________________________________ _ 

1,000 101,999 ocros ________________________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________________________ _ 

Croplond, Posture or grazing only __________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses not harvested or postured __________________________ farms_ 

acres_ On which all crops foiled _________________________ farms_ 

acres_ In cultivated summer falfow _______________________ farms_ 

acres_ Idle ___________________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Total woodland _____________________________________ farms_ - acres- Woodland - postured ________________________________ forms_ - acres- Woodland - not postured ____________________________ forms_ - acres_ - Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland postured _________________________________ forms_ - acres_ - land in house lots, ponds. roods, wasteland, etc. _________ forms_ - acres--

Postureland, all types ________________________________ farms_ - ocres_ - Irrigated lond ______ .. ________________________________ farms_ - acres_ - Harvested cropland irrigated ________________________ forms_ - acres_ - Postureland irrigated __________________ " _____________ farms_ - acres_ Other - land irrigated ________________________________ farms_ - acres-- land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ______ farms_ - ocres_ -

RACE AND TENURE OF OPERA TOR 

All operators _____________________________________ number_ - Full owners ____ .. _______________________________ number_ Port owners ____________________________________ number_ -

- Tenonts ____ " ___________________________________ number_ White ____ .. ____________________________________ number_ - Full owners __________________________________ number_ - Port - owners __________________________________ number_ - Tenants _____________________________________ number_ - Black and other roce5- ___________________________ number_ - Full owners ______ .. ___________________________ number_ Port owners __________________________________ number_ - Tenonts _____________________________________ number_ -

-

See foolnole 01 end of toble. 

IExciudes abnormal forms; see textJ 

General Horticultural forms, 

specialty primarily forms (018) crop (019) 

90 585 

0.3 2.4 

2 772 560 994 

31 959 

81 511 

7 014 183 245 

86 587 358 600 

4 120 354 

- 12 

24 25

1 23 37 

11 34 12 68 

3 57 

7 176 

1 68 

- 34 

85 519 1 2 424 370 712 

8 291 

348 206 957 

- 55 

- 16 675 

90 585 1 478 231 362 90 560 732 142 306 

85 191 4 35 1 94 

- 162

1 - 53 

- 23 - 2 

4 261 

64 31 251 

2 46 (0) 3 232 

1 64 (0) 7 335 6 193 

649 42 573 

2 71 (0) 4 665 

8 107 

382 15 618 

1 70 (0) 13 219 7 44 

377 2399 

5 265 209 297 814 

42 364 

703 16 200 

9 477 

278 342 284 

42 357 

706 76 577 

42 352 580 66 192 2 156 (0) 9 716 

3 28 

(0) 669 

- 175 

- 12 125 

90 585 

82 294 3 222 

5 69 87 579 79 293 

3 217 

5 69 3 6 3 1 

- 5 

- -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE" DATA 

livestock forms, except dairy, 

poultry, and onimol specialty (021) 

Beef cottle 

farms, except I feed loIs 

Tolol (0212) 

12 532 10 378 

51.4 42.6 

38 024 160 34 263 7371 

3 034 3 302 

12 500 10 251 

6 476 298 5 713 902 

518 103 557 399 

170 166 

454 308 

981 709

1 038 1 756 

904 685 

1 378 1 063 

932 793 

3354 2 893 

1 914 1 691 

1 545 1 353 

11 362 9429 1 26654118 23 980 286 

6 191 5 251 

12 279 985 11104448 

1 196 1 045 

909 943 820 997 

10 576 8 817 

4 959 364 4 164 897 

9 663 8 161 

2 859 956 2 420 767 

2 205 1 732 

1 356 1 164 

1 794 1 568 

2 632 2 286

1 1 200 1 029 

367 291 

109 91 

4 108 3 295 719 291 622 489 

548 466 

72 957 60 343 

511 430 81 673 69 979 

3 191 2 650 1 116 379 896 972 

788 662 109 108 94 347 

2 012 1 758 1 276 006 1 147 144 

1 718 1 518 1 061 008 955 490 534 448 214 998 191 654 

8 288 7 106 31 204 420 28 417 417 

7 202 5 858 

584 370 534 279 

11 072 9 269 32 984 719 29 995 396 6015 5 049 1 428 580 1 273 455 5299 4 521 970 668 858 527 2 905 2 365 444 739 404 528 245 203 

13 173 10400 2 397 1 986 

163 636 129 599 

12 532 10 378 

6403 5 183 4900 4 195 

1 229 1 000 12 297 10 164 6 301 5 091 4 791 4 094 1 205 979 235 214 102 92 109 101 24 21 

1978-Con. 

Poultry and Animal General forms, I 

Dairy forms egg forms specialty primarily 

(024) (025) forms (027) livestock (029) i 

I 

309 87 544 240 I 1.2 0.3 2.2 0.9 

138 964 13 816 140 617 467 1181 

450 159 258 1 946 

314 97 537 204

1 

117 397 16 404 81 360 97 715 

373 875 169 115 151 509 478 994 

816 679 702 

21 ~ I 19 5 35 

14 12 74 26

14 3 142 1 15 

8 36 75 18 

31 11 60 57 

43 16 36 1 

119 5 85 48 

43 8 21 15 

23 1 9 23 

274 60 489 223 1 94 102 8300 129 338 350 011

1 

154 47 146 103 

55 437 7 592 44 117 198 165 

20 9 45 38 

10 575 2 076 32 838 81 0581 

282 69 304 189 

80 529 4 535 32 216 160 850 

256 52 180 125 

51 099 1 611 6 759 69 011 

46 45 137 28 

52 3 27 41 

67 2 10 19 

75 2 6 

13 1~ I - - 2 - - 5 

1 - - 11 

188 48 198 120 

20 325 1 923 21 305 38 251 

17 3 8 6 1 354 60 325 91~ 1 12 2 7 503 (0) 546 2 429 

45 5 19 71 

6409 (0) 2 604 44 201 

24 7 14 10 839 424 677 6 045 

43 17 89 47 5 280 1 379 22 165 5 0381 28 12 56 43 4 465 879 20 322 3 137 19 8 46 7 815 500 1 843 1 901 

123 17 158 98 47 561 7 292 80 964 295 860 204 72 349 151 5 594 610 5 272 5 370 

271 63 362 213 72 351 10 094 122 591 337 248 241 41 170 81 52 091 1 072 10 358 22 329 217 39 III 54 40 146 794 3 452 8 296 162 7 111 44 11 802 (0) 6 796 13 747 9 1 5 4 143 (0) 110 286 56 5 11 32 2 099 (D) 360 5 001 

309 87 544 240 156 40 401 138 118 20 86 83 35 27 57 19 308 87 538 238 155 40 399 136 118 20 82 83 35 27 57 19 1 - 6 2 1 - 2 2 

- - 4 - - -

MONTANA 103 
Table 35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1978-Con. 

All Farms 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family __________________________________ forms_ - ocres_ Partnership ________________________________________ farms_ -

- ocres_ - Corporations: Family held _______________________________________ forms_ - acres_ More - than 10 stockholders _______________________ forms -- 10 or less stockholders ___________________________ farms -- Other than family held _____________________________ forms -- acres More -- than 10 stockholders _______________________ farms -- 10 or less stockholders ___________________________ forms -- Other-cooperative, estate or trust, etc. ________________ forms -- acres --

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On form operated _____________________________________ _ 

-- Not on farm operated __________________________________ _ 

-- Operators by age group: 

~~~~r 3

2

4

5 

:e~ar~s_= = ================= == = ====~~==== ======== --

-- 35 to 44 years ________________________________________ _ 

45 to 54 years ________________________________________ _ --

-- 55 to 64 years ________________________________________ _ 65 years and over _____________________________________ _ -- Average age __________________________________________ _ --

--

Operators by sex: Mole ________________________________________________ _ 

-- Female ______________________________________________ _ 

Operators -- of Spanish origin _______________________________ _ 

-- Operators by principal occupation: Forming _____________________________________________ _ 

Other -- _______________________________________________ _ 

-- Operators reporting days of wark off form: None ________________________________________________ _ 

-- I to 99 days _________________________________________ _ 

-- 100 to 199 doys ______________________________________ _ 

-- 200 days or more _____________________________________ _ 

--

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres _____________________________________________ _ 

- IO to 49 acres __________________________________________ _ 

-- 50 to 69 acres __________________________________________ _ 

-- 70 to 99 ocres __________________________________________ _ 

-- 100 to 139 acres ________________________________________ _ -- 140 to 179 acres ________________________________________ _ 

-- 180 to 219 ocre5- ________________________________________ _ 

- 220 to 259 ocre5- _______ ~ ________________________________ _ 

- 260 to 499 acres ________________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _________________________________________ _ 

--

- 1,000 to 1,999 ocres ______________________________________ _ 

- 2,000 acres or more ______________________________________ _ 

-

FARMS BY STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

(SEE TEXT) 

Cash groin forms (011) ____________________________________ _ 

- Field crop, except cosh groin forms (OI3} _____________________ _ Collon - forms (0131) ____________________________________ _ 

- Tobacco forms (0132) ___________________________________ _ - Sugar crop, Irish potato, hay, peanut, and other field crop forms (0133,0134,0139) ____________________________________ _ 

- Vegetable and melon forms (016) ___________________________ _ - Fruit and tree nut farms (01 n _____________________________ .. - Horticultural specialty forms (018) __________________________ _ 

- General farms, primarily crop (019) _________________________ _ -

livestock farms, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialty (021)_ - Beef collie farms, except feedlots (0212) ___________________ _ Dairy - forms (024) ________________________________________ _ 

- Poultry ond egg forms (025) _______________________________ _ 

- Animal speciolty forms (027) _______________________________ _ - General forms, primarily livestock {029L _______________ - _____ _ 

-

VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Market value of agricultural products sold~ _____ • ________ farms_ 

$1.000_ -

- Forms by value of agricultural products sold: $500,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

- $200,000 to $499,999 ______________ -_ - _________ --------- $100,000 to $199,999 ________________ - _________ --------- $40,000 to $99,999 ______________________ - ____________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _______ ' ____________________________ _ -

- $10,000 to $19,999 ______________________ - ____________ _ 

- $5,000 to $9,999 ________________________ --- __________ _ 

- $2,500 to $4,999 ________________________ --------------- less than $2,500 ________________________ - _ ---- ---------

See footnote ot end of table. 

104 MONTANA 

I Excludes abnormal forms; see text) 

Cosh groin Total forms forms (011) 

19901 6077 33 249 901 II 077 097 

23SO 766 

7 602 798 I 762 014 

I 919 721 15 276 408 3 673 718 

36 8 I 883 713 

93 19 

887 310 91 364 18 4 

75 15 93 33 232 369 51 161 

17 997 5 113 

3 968 I 733 

615 216 3 508 I 078 

4 541 I 255 6057 I 814 6 237 2 269 

3 398 984 

49.6 50.0 

23 099 7 367 I 257 249 

94 19 

17 016 6 511 7340 I 105 

12 214 4 404 3 367 I 265 I 885 512 

5 519 979 

I 359 - 2 146 97 

526 41 

894 101 70S 129 

I 041 207 

496 79 

622 98 2 432 749 

2 945 I 209 

4 136 2 115 7 054 2 791 

7 616 7 616 

2 147 - - - - -

2 147 -

34 -

172 -

90 - 585 -

12 532 - !O 378 -

309 -

87 -

544 -

240 -

24 356 7616 

I 180 900 401 498 

160 18 

626 194 

I 941 769 

5 697 2 486 

4 505 I 786 

3 388 I 116 

2604 655 

2 035 340 

3400 252 

Field crop farms except cosh grain forms (OI3) 

Sugar crop, 

Irish potato, 

hay, peanut, 

and other 

field crop Vegetable and 

Cotton forms Tobacco forms forms (0133, melon forms Fruit and tree Total (0131) (0132) 0134,0139) (016) nut forms (017) 

I 879 - - I 879 30 150 948 301 - - 948301 933 4306 

175 - - 175 4 14 

153 380 - - 153 380 46 786 

83 - - 83 - 7 

130 065 - - 130 065 - (D) 

2 - - 2 - - 81 - - 81 - 7 

4 - - 4 - - 5400 - - 5400 - - - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 6 - - 6 - I 

I 385 - - I 385 - (D) 

I 482 - - 1 482 29 108 

504 - - 504 2 53 

48 - - 48 - I 

450 - - 450 4 4 

490 - - 490 9 27 

510 - - 510 9 47 

395 - - 395 6 46 

254 - - 254 6 47 

46.8 - - 46.8 SO.5 55.6 

2056 - - 2056 31 149 

91 - - 91 3 23 

II - - II - -

I 060 - - I 060 15 59 

I 087 - - I 087 19 113 

720 - - 720 13 39 

264 - - 264 2 24 

197 - 197 6 15 

875 - - 875 13 79 

10 - - 10 12 76 

353 - - 353 15 80 

106 - - 106 2 2 

193 - - 193 5 7 

131 - - 131 - 3 

241 - - 241 - I 

102 - - 102 - - 225 - - 225 - - 318 - - 31'8 - 2 

212 - - 212 - -

127 - - 127 - I 

129 - - 129 - -

- - - - - - 2 147 - - 2 147 - - - - - - - -

- - - - - -

2 147 - - 2 147 - - - - - - 34 - - - - - - 172 

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -. - - - - - - - - - - - - -

2 147 - - 2 147 34 172 

52653 - - 52 653 166 I 287 

3 - - 3 - - 24 - - 24 - - 72 - - 72 - - 272 - - 272 - 4 

285 - - 285 - 9 242 - - 242 5 30 310 - - 310 6 31 

268 - - 268 10 28 

671 - - 671 13 70 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 

All Farms 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family __________________________________ forms-- acres_ - Partnership ________________________________________ farms_ - ocres_ -

Corporations: Family neld _______________________________________ farms- - ocres_ - More thon 10 stockholders _______________________ forms_ - 10 or less stockholders ___________________________ forms_ Other - than family held _____________________________ farms-- ocres_ - More thon 10 stockholders _______________________ farms_ - 10 or less stockholders ___________________________ farms_ - Other-cooperative, estate or trust, etc. ________________ forms_ - ocres_ -

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by ploce of residence: On farm operated ______________________________________ _ 

Not on form operoted ___________________________________ _ 

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

35 to 44 yeorL ________________________________________ _ 

45 to 54 years _________________________________________ _ 

55 to 64 years _________________________________________ _ 

65 yeors and over ______________________________________ _ 

Average age ___________________________________________ _ 

Operators by sex: Male _________________________________________________ _ 

Female _______________________________________________ _ 

Operators of Spanish origin ________________________________ _ 

Operators by principal occupation: Forming ______________________________________________ _ Other ________________________________________________ _ 

Operators reporting days of work off form: None _________________________________________________ _ I to 99 days __________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 days _______________________________________ _ 

200 days or more ______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY SIZE 

J to 9 acres _____________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 ocres ___________________________________________ _ 

50 to 69 acres ___________________________________________ _ 

70 to 99 ocres ___________________________________________ _ 100 to 139 acre'- ________________________________________ _ 140 to 179 acre'- ________________________________________ _ 

180 to 219 acre'-________________________________________ _ 

220 to 259 acre'- ________________________________________ _ 

260 to 499 ocres _________________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocres _________________________________________ _ 1,000 to 1,999 acre'- _____________________________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

(SEE TEXT) 

Cash grain farms (011) ____________________________________ _ 

Field crap, except cash grain farms (013L ____________________ _ Collan farms (0131) ____________________________________ _ 

Tobacco forms (0132) ___________________________________ _ 

Sugor crop, Irish potato, hay, peanut. and other field crop forms (0133,0134,0139) ____________________________________ _ 

Vegetable and melon farms (016) ___________________________ _ Fruit and tree nut farms (017) ______________________________ _ 

Horticultural specially farms (018) __________________________ _ 

General farms, primarily crop (019) _________________________ _ 

livestock farms, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialty (021) _ Beef callie farms, except feedlots (0212) ___ . ________________ _ Dairy farms (024) ________________________________________ _ 

Paultry and egg farms (025) _______________________________ _ 

Animal specialty farms (027) _______________________________ _ 

General farms, primarily livestack (029) ______________________ _ 

VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Market value of agricultural products sald _______________ farms_ 

Farms bV value of agricultural products soid, 

$1,000_ 

$500,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

$200,000 to $499,999 _________________________________ _ 

$100,000 to $199,999 _________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$20.000 to $39.999 ___________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$5,000 'A $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$2.500 to $4,999 _____________________________________ _ 

Less than $2,500 _____________________________________ _ 

See footnote at end of table. 

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-

-

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

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-

-

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rExciudes abnormal forms- see text) 

General 

Horticultural farms, 

specially primarily 

farms (018) crop (019) 

66 506 

I 921 369 610 

II 501 43 95 593 

10 221 484 89 

- 13: I 10 21 

3 

324 I 19~ - -

3 3 - 4 

- 5 468 

54 4741 22 61 

- 18 

18 100 

16 116 27 160 

17 127 

12 64 

48.0 48.1 

83 558 7 27 

- -

38 357 

52 228 

39 2631 12 91 

10 42 

26 173 

59 2 

22 1111 I 18 

2 25 I 16 1 39 

- 26 1 20 2 87 I 100 

- 75 

- 66 

- - - - - - - -

- - - - - - 90 - - 585 

- - - - - - - - - - - -

90 585 

3 243 21 411 

I - 3 18 4 31 

8 137 17 94 18 51 11 18 

12 II 16 225 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

livestock forms, except dairy, 

poultry, and animal specialty (021) 

eeef callie 

farms, except 

feedlots 

Total (0212) 

10 180 8380 

20 431 200 18 336 947 

I 240 I 0331 5 471 329 4 968 027 

I I 019 893 

II 290 435 10 267 607 

20 14 

999 879 

56 41 

740 100 616 828 

12 6 

44 35 

37 31 

91 096 74 328 

9846 8 0931 I 399 1 231 

316 219 

1 606 1 179 

2364 1 899 

3 198 2 674 

3 ISO 2 731 

I 898 I 676 

SO. I 50.9 

II 762 9 757 

770 621 

58 52 

8382 7 098 

4 ISO 3280 

6 252 5 3421 

I 587 I 319 

989 776 

2970 2 305 

I 021 768 

I 170 734 

298 238 

499 381 

358 293 464 363 259 207 241 201 I 141 960 

I 304 I 103 

I 766 I 533 4 011 3 597 

- - - -

- - - -

- - - - - - - - - -

12 532 10 378 10378 10 378 - - - - - - - -

12 532 10 378 

647 712 511 964 

127 86 352 287 938 787 2630 2 291 2 226 I 912 I 847 I 583 I 485 I 196 I 253 I 020 I 674 I 216 

1978-Con. 

Poultry and Animal General forms, I 

Dairy farms egg forms specialty primarily 

(024) (025) farms (027) lives tock (029) 

240 76 490 207 

94 210 13086 123 812 185 425 

43 6 27 141 

24 633 162 I 471 93 341 

24 3 24 6 

(0) (0) 14 3SO 58 697 

- 1 2 2 

24 2 22 4 

2 - 1 5 

(D) - (0) 47 68~ I - - -

2 - I 3 

- 2 2 8 

- (0) (0) 81 969 

270 75 387 159

14 8 112 60 1 

2 - 11 

58 31 118 4~1 71 17 119 g, 88 10 142 

67 12 99 49 

23 17 55 38 

46.7 46.0 45.9 49.0 

302 82 487 222 

7 5 57 18 

3 - 2 I 

274 28 178 114 

35 59 366 126 

228 24 147 851 

26 8 64 24 

10 29 52 23 

24 22 265 93 

18 13 140 8 

20 49 185 4;1 II 1 44 18 2 35 7 27 7 21 12 27 2 26 33 15 2 7 6 15 3 9 10 79 2 24 28 SO 3 23 43 20 I 15 16

1 9 2 15 31 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -I - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - 309 - -

- 87 -

24~ I - - 544 - - -

309 87 544 240 29 064 6 425 7 766 9 675 

1 3 

1 f I - 22 5 2 99 3 14 114 3 30 13 29 2 47 10 9 4 54 12 8 3 66 1\ 6 7 85 15 21 57 246 155 

MONTANA lOS 
Tobie 35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1978-Con. 

All Farms 

VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Market "alue of agricultural products sold - (on. Grain ___________________________________________ forms_ - $1.000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ -

-

-

$1,000_ Commodity Credit Corporation loans ________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ - Cotton and cottonseed - ____________________________ forms_ -

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-

, $1,000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ - Commodity Credit Corporation loons ________________ forms_ - $1,000_ -

Tobacco _________________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ formL - $1.000_ - Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage ___________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons __________________ farms_ - $1.000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ -

Fruits, nuts, and berries ____________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Nursery and greenhouse products ____________________ forms_ - $1.000_ - Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ farmL - $1,000_ Other - crops ______________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ -

Poultry and poultry products ________________________ farms_ - $1.000_ - Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Dairy products ____________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Cottle and calves __________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Hogs and pigs ____________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ - $1.000_ - Sheep, lambs, and wool ____________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Other livestock and livestock products (see fext) ________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms-- $1,000_ -

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

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-

livestock and poultry purchased _______________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

- $5,000 to $19,999 ____________________________________ _ 

- $20,000 to $49,999 ______________________ --------------- $50,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

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Feed for livestock and poultry _________________________ forms_ - $1.000_ - forms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

- $5,000 to $19,999 ________________________ ------------- $20,000 to $49,999 ___________________________________ _ $50,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ____ ~ ______________ farms_ 

Forms by tons purchased: 

tonL 

$1.000_ 

I to 99 tonL ______________________________________ _ 

100 to 499 ton'- ___________________________________ _ 

500 'ons or more _____________ . _____________________ _ 

forms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ________________ - ___ - ___ -------- ------- $5,000 to $19,999 ______________________ -------------

$20,000 to $49,999 ____________________ ------ -------- $50,000 or mar. ___________________________________ _ 

S •• foot not. at .nd of tobl •. 

106 MONTANA 

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(Excludes abnormal forms; see text] 

Total farms Cosh groin 

forms (011) 

12 618 7 611 410561 341 184 3 305 2 942 286 565 259 115 3 591 2446 57 986 47 535 

- -

- - - -

- -

- -

- -

- - - -

- -

- - 5 335 1 411 43 408 8 480 

155 21 II 571 1 617 

108 5 200 5 

- -

- -

206 1 1 333 (0) 

4 - 243 - 124 1 3 278 (0) 

16 - 2 431 - 744 66 30434 1 365 258 7 21 874 747 

945 190 8 301 183 29 1 7 716 (0) 

746 62 26 777 132 250 1 24 310 (0) 

16 273 3078 596 283 45 848 

3 502 220 446 627 13 750 

2 412 416 27 644 2 893 155 10 14 611 (0) 

2 173 178 22 531 1 096 

131 3 10008 316 2 099 183 10 149 301 

51 1 4 758 (D) 

10 139 1 520 

156 938 7404 

6961 I 211 

1 891 209 

746 73 

541 27 

16629 3 042 

110 129 7 292 

12 625 2 657 

2 937 341 

745 34 

322 10 

5 562 895 

189 904 9684 27 833 I 462 

5 203 884 

322 11 

37 -

4 457 839 

854 48 

186 7 

65 1 

Field crop forms except cosh groin forms (013) 

Sugar crop. Irish potato, 

hoV, peonut. 

and other 

field crop Vegetoble and Cotton forms Tobacco farms forms (0133, melon farms Fruit and tree Total (0131) (0132) 0134,0139) (016) nut forms (017) 

678 - - 678 I - 6209 - - 6209 (0) - 22 - - 22 - -

1 469 - - 1 469 - - 110 - - 110 - - 642 - - 642 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 926 - - 1 926 3 - 19453 - - 19453 I - 82 - - 82 - - 6254 - - 6 254 - - 8 - - 8 34 2 

3 - - 3 140 (0) 

- - - - - - - - - - - -

5 - - 5 2 157 (Z) - - (Z) (0) 1 279 

- - - - - 4 

- - - - - 243 

4 - - 4 3 1 

3 - - 3 3 (0) 

- - - - - -

- - - - - - 411 - - 411 4 - 21 286 - - 21 286 8 - 183 - - 183 - - 16 565 - - 16565 - -

40 - - 40 2 3 13 - - 13 (0) I 

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

10 - - 10 1 - 77 - - 77 (0) - 1 - - 1 - - (0) - - (0) - - 543 - - 543 3 2 4926 - - 4926 6 (0) 

26 - - 26 - - 1 721 - - 1 721 - -

57 - - 57 - 3 235 - - 235 - 2 2 - - 2 - - (D) - - (D) - -

89 - - 89 2 1 

291 - - 291 (0) (0) 

- - - - - - - - - - - - 125 - - 125 3 4 159 - - 159 2 1 

1 - - 1 - - (0) - - (0) - -

590 - - 590 6 10 1 962 - - 1 962 (Z) 1 

526 - - 526 6 10 

38 - - 38 - - 21 - - 21 - - 5 - - 5 - -

854 - - 854 17 26 

747 - - 747 8 6 

832 - - 832 17 26 15 - - 15 - -

7 - - 7 - -

- - - - - -

258 - - 258 - 1 

1 134 - - 1 134 - (0) 

170 - - 170 - (0) 

255 - - 255 - 1 

3 - - 3 - -

- - - - - -

252 - - 252 - 1 

5 - - 5 - .. 

1 - - 1 - - - - - - .. 

·1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 

(Excludes abnormal forms ; see text] 

All Farms 

VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD - Con, 

Market value of agricultural products sold - Can. Grain ___________________________________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons ________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Cotton and cottonseed _____________________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons ________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Tobacco _________________________________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Field seeds, hoy, forage. and siloge ___________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons __________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ____________________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ____________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ Other crops ______________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ 

Poultry and poultry products ________________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ Soles of $40.000 or mare _________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Dairy praducts ____________________________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ Sales 01 $40.000 or morL ________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Cottle and calves __________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ 

Hags and pigs ____________________________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ Sheep. Iambs, and wool ____________________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ Sales of $40.000 or more _________________________ Iarms_ 

$1.000_ Other livestock and livestock products (see textL _______ farms_ 

$1,000_ Sales 01 $40,000 or more _________________________ forms-

$1.000_ 

SELECTE'D FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES I 

livestock and poultry purchased _______________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Forms with expenses af- $1 to $4.999 ________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $19,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$20.000 to $49.999 ___________________________________ _ $50.000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry _________________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

$5.000 to $19,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$20.000 to $49,999 ___________________________________ _ $50.000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ___________________ farms_ 

Farms by tons purchased: 

tons_ 

$1.000_ 

1 to 99 tanL ______________________________________ _ 

100 to 499 tonL ___________________________________ _ 

500 tons or mare __________________________________ _ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4.999 ______________________________________ _ 

$5.000 to $19,999 __________________________________ _ 

$20.000 to $49.999 _________________________________ _ 

$50.000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

See lootnate at end 01 table, 

Horticultural 

specialty 

lorms (018) 

- 1 

- (D) 

- -

- -

- - - - -

- -

- - - -

- -

- -

- - - -

- - - - - 1 

- (D) 

- - - -

- 2 

- (0) 

- - - -

- 1 

- (D) 

- -

- -

- 90 

- 3 233 

- 16 

- 2 431 

- -

- - - -

- -

- 2 

- (D) 

- -

- - - - - - - -

- -

- 1 

- (D) 

- - - -

- 1 

- (D) 

- -

- - - 2 

- (D) 

- -

- -

- 2 

- (0) 

- - - -

- 3 

- 1 

- 3 

- -

- -

- -

- 3 

- 1 

- 3 

- - - - - -

- 3 

- 2 

- 1 

- 3 

- -

- -

- 3 

- - - - - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRI.cULTURE-STATE DATA 

General 

forms, 

primarily 

crop (019) 

350 

5 836 

28 1 971 

80 

617 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

324

1 4 337 

19 

(0) I 

~1 

~1 -

4 

22 

-

-

108 3 665 

31 

2 131 

211 

8 

-

-

11 

137 

2 

(D) 

323

1 6 502 

36 2 621 

61 

(0) 

-

-

44 

384 1 1 

(D) 

27 

(0) 

-

-

224 

1 126 

172 

34 

14 

4 

366 

864 

325 

29 

11 

1 

104 

(D) 

(D) 

95 

9 

-

93 

9 

2 

-

livestock forms, except dairy, 

poultry, and animal specialty (021) 

Beef cottle 

torms, except 

feedlots 

Total (0212) 

3 788 3 131 

53 770 41 959 

294 222 

21 629 15 898 917 721 

8 709 6 572 

- -

- - - - - - - - - -

- - - - -

1 23~1 - 1 518 10 516 8691 

32 27 

2 227 1 7971 45 

2~1 29 -

-

31 23

1 36 18 

-

- - 19 16 

12 4 

- -

- -

138 87 3 747 1 882 33 18 2 221 1 081 

526 3571 724 113 

5 - (D) -

302 218 1 774 748 13 3 1 118 230 11 812 10 354 532 913 447 669 

3 183 2 933 426 260 351 319 

1 798 770 21 773 3 115 131 7 11 630 380 1 807 864 20 485 6 1911 124 25 9360 1 660 1 121 944 1 932 1 570 

2 2 (D) (0) 

7 177 5 653 141 432 98 222 

4 625 3 525 1 470 1 230 590 531 492 367 

11 364 9 1911 87 496 56 426 

8 135 6609 2 386 1 977 585 440 258 165 

3 790 2 878 122 527 91 955 17 589 12 438 

3 548 2 695 219 167 23 16 

2 994 2300 635 462 118 87 43 29 

1978-(on. 

Poultry and Animal General .far~s, I 

Dairy forms eg9 forms specialty pnmarlly 

(024) (025) lorms (027) lives 'ock (O29} 

85 8 15 81 

907 35 (D) 2 5881 

3 - - 16 

229 - - 2 152 

14 1 3 20 

85 (D) (D) 383 - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - -

- - - -

- - - -

- - - - - - - -

- - - -

- - - -

27 3 54 68 

280 (D) 103 208 

1 - -

= I (D) - -

- 3 -

1~1 - (Z) -

- - -

- - -

1 2 2 

=1 

(D) (0) (D) 

- - - - - - -

- 1 - 1 

- (D) - (0) 

- - - - - - - - 5 - - 12 

135 - - 228 

1 - - 3 (D) - - (D) 

11 83 26 411 

3 6 163 1 1 205

1 

- 13 - 10 

- 5972 - 1 165 

304 2 1 

2~~ 1 23 376 (D) (D) 1 219 - - 14 

22 021 - - 925 297 13 83 118

1 4 242 116 206 1 518 

24 - - 13 1 412 - - 862 

19 7 16 34 86 31 9 2 169 

- - - 12 - - - 2 141 15 1 16 18 27 (D) 9 237 1 - - - 3 

- - - (0) 

11 6 544 73 5 48 7 406 229 

- 1 45 1 

- (D) 4484 (D) 

192 55 271 

3~: I 1 536 490 I 625 1 

112 41 187 68 52 7 64 17 22 6 16 4 6 1 4 2 

291 68 456 142 6 621 3 815 1 548 1 730 

78 :,7 390 115 97 6 53 10 ~6 5 12 5 30 10 1 12 

269 68 119 55 22 840 22 943 1 983 6 470 3 191 3 806 236 1 102 

202 53 119 

4!1 67 6 - - 9 -

97 47 95 119 6 24 3~ I 51 5 - 2 10 - ~I 

MONTANA 107 
Table 35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1978-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal forms; see text! 

All Farms 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 1 - Con. 

Animal health costs __________________________________ farms_ - $1.000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $499 __________________________________________ _ 

- $500 to $999 ________________________________________ _ 

- $1,000 to $2,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $3,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

- Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $999 __________________________________________ _ 

- $1,000 to $4,999 _____________________________________ _ - $5,000 10 $9,999 _____________________________________ _ $10,000 or more _____________________________________ _ -

-

Commercial fertilizer _________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Farms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

- $2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________ . ________ _ - $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ - $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ -

Other agricultural chemicals including lime _______________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

- $2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ - $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ - $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Energy and petroleum products ________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

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

- $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ -

Petroleum products ________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Gasoline _______________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Diesel fuel _____________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - lP gas, butane, and propane ______________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Fuel oil ________________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Natural gas ____________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Kerosene. motor oil, and grease ___________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Electricity ________________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Other-cool. wood, coke, etc. _______________________ farms_ - $1,000_ -

Hired form lobar ____________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

- $5,000 to $19,999 ____________________________________ _ 

- $20,000 to $49,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $50.000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

- Workers by number of days worked: 

-

-

150 days or more _______________________________ farms_ 

workers- less thon 150 days ______________________________ forms_ - workers_ -

Contract labor ______________________________________ farms_ - $1.000_ - Farms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

- $2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ - $10,000 to $19,999 ______________________ --------------- $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

-

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment _____________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 ____________________ - ___ ------ -------- $10,000 to $19,999 ____________________________ -------- $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

FARM·RELA TED INCOME 

Income from machine work, customwork, and other agricultural services ___________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Value of agricultural products sold directly to individuals for human consumption _____________________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ 

See footnote ot end of table. 

108 MONTANA 

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Totol farms (ash groin 

forms (011) 

15 619 2 669 8 420 808 

11 005 2 184 2 517 355 1 648 112 449 18 

8 655 3 360 12 813 6051 

5 415 1 812 

2 710 1 288 367 178 

163 82 

12 858 5 219 

65 096 38 175 

6 680 1 894 

4480 2 211 1 147 728 

551 386 

13 060 6452 27 895 18 852 

9 845 4 177 

2 769 1 939 

344 270 

102 66 

24 264 7 728 90 161 37941 

12 572 2 608 

9 936 4 337 

1 416 648 

340 135 

24 247 7 728 

77 550 34 107 

23 550 7 500 41 283 15 091 

16 375 7 139 

24899 14 532 

5 033 1 658 

3 526 1 105 

4 233 1 869 

2 052 1 007 

899 282 

689 150 24 246 7 728 

5 101 2 222 

18 492 6084 

12 106 3 780 1 911 334 

504 54 

11 337 4 132 

70 255 23 322 

7 603 2 785 

2 923 1 093 

667 228 

144 26 

5 287 1 979 

11548 3 587 

9099 3272 

28 581 8 549 

2 561 697 

5 982 1 506 

1 801 522 

683 145 

63 25 

14 5 

10632 4 481 

28 867 17 658 

7 829 2 776 

2277 1 344 

330 238 

196 123 

2 447 992 

7 759 3 835 

I 149 140 

2078 123 

Field crop farms except cash grain farms (013) 

Sugar crop. Irish potato. 

hay, peanut. 

and other 

field crop Vegetable and 

(otton forms T obaeea fa rms farms (0133, melon farms Fruit and tree 

Totol (0131) (0132) 0134,0139) (016) nut forms (017) 

877 - - 877 11 16 

155 - - 155 (Z) 1 

821 - - 821 11 16 

35 - - 35 - - 18 - - 18 - -

3 - - 3 - -

1 088 - - 1 OS8 24 104 

I 559 - - 1 559 7 22 

686 - - 686 24 94 

327 - - 327 - 10 

55 - - 55 - - 20 - - 20 - -

1 231 - - 1 231 29 123 

4508 - - 4 508 6 40 

723 - - 723 29 123 

392 - - 392 - - 90 - - 90 - - 26 - - 26 - -

818 - - 818 18 128 

968 - - 968 5 59 

719 - - 719 18 127 

89 - - 89 - 1 

9 - - 9 - -

1 - - 1 - -

2 156 - - 2 156 29 157 

5098 - - 5098 29 71 

1 456 - - 1 456 23 156 

611 - - 611 6 1 

77 - - 77 - -

12 - - 12 - -

2 155 - - 2 155 29 153 

4292 - - 4 292 21 54 

1 974 - - 1 974 26 153 

2 267 - - 2 267 14 38 

1 316 - - 1 316 6 26 

1 387 - - 1 387 (Z) (0) 

293 - - 293 8 1 

207 - - 207 1 (0) 

232 - - 232 6 25 

90 - - 90 4 5 

108 - - 108 - - 31 - - 31 - - 2 155 - - 2 155 29 153 

309 - - 309 2 6 

1 439 - - 1 439 26 87 

767 - - 767 7 16 

142 - - 142 12 7 

39 - - 39 1 I 

835 - - 835 24 58 

4087 - - 4087 26 201 

610 - - 610 24 46 

188 - - 188 - 11 

28 - - 28 - 1 

9 - - 9 - -

319 - - 319 6 - 686 - - 686 12 - 704 - - 704 18 58 

3 176 - - 3 176 30 930 

347 - - .<47 - 90 

1 041 - - 1 041 - 269 

200 - - 200 - 49 

139 - - 139 - 41 

8 - - 8 - - - - - - - -

862 - - 862 9 72 

1 186 - - 1 186 I 60 

792 - - 792 9 63 

60 - - 60 - 9 

6 - - 6 - - 4 - - 4 - -

203 - - 203 4 3 556 - - 556 20 23 

57 - - 57 24 68 

39 - - 39 lOS 92 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1978-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms· see text) 

livestock forms. except dairy, 

poultry, and animal specialty (021) 

All Farms General Beef cottle General forms., Horticultural farms, I forms, e)(cept Poulfry and Animal 

specialty primarily feedlots Dairy forms egg forms specialty primarily 

forms (018) crop (019) Total (0212) (024) (025) forms (027) livestock (029) 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES I - Con. 

Animol health costs __________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $499 __________________________________________ _ $500 to $999 ________________________________________ _ $1,000 to $2,999 ______________________________ ' _______ _ $3,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

3 373 10698 8800 304 87 431 150 - (Z) 145 6 708 5 651 297 15 202 88 -

1341 - 3 298 7039 5 637 123 78 298 

il - - 44 I 902 I 606 80 6 94 

- - 23 I 377 I 235 78 3 31 

- - 8 380 322 23 - 8 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ________________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $999 __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4.999 _____________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ $10,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

61 253 3 428 2 858 166 45 73 53

1 

578 535 3 765 3 015 187 9 24 77 -

23 1241 2404 2 064 99 43 69 37

1 - 26 104 871 673 66 2 4 12 - 3 14 115 90 I - - I - 9 II 38 31 - - - 3 

Commercial fertilizer _________________________________ forms-

$1.000_ - 33 314 5 532 4 564 194 23 97 63 

- 47 I 604 19356 15 385 699 29 38 593 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 ____________________________________ __ $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime _______________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ $2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 29 125 3 501 2920 104 16 97 39 

- 3 153 I 616 I 321 83 7 - 15 

- I ~I 295 2~1 4 - - 91 - - 120 3 - -

- 36 277 5003 4013 166 28 78 56

1 - 40 482 7087 5 656 126 9 33 235 

- 3S 220 4 244 3460 159 28 76 

- - 54 671 483 6 - 2 4~1 - - 2 59 45 - - -

- I I 29 25 I - - 3 

Energy ond petroleum products ________________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ - 81 497 12466 10224 314 97 537 202 

- 273 I 681 41 882 34 590 I 435 236 654 861 

Forms with expenses of- $ I to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ - 59 275 7 140 5 724 132 82 474 167 $2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 __________________________________ __ $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 16 183 4 548 3 896 149 9 58 

- I 37 615 491 30 2 3 I~I - 5 2 163 113 3 4 2 14 

Petroleum products ________________________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ Gasoline _______________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Diesel fuel _____________________________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ lP gas, butane, and propane ______________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Fuel oil ________________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Natural gas ____________________________________ farms_ 

- 81 497 1 12454 102181 314 97 537 202 1 - 233 I 398 35 008 29 020 I 028 156 514 

- ;~i I 78 480 12 268 10 076 292 74 514 

- 40 758 21 836 18408 515 66 365 293 

- 22 321 7 106 6020 212 45 129 53 

- (D) 463 7940 6 397 328 25 50 161 I - 7 105 2 711 2 195 116 16 71 47 

- (D) 47 I 846 I 477 72 24 21 199 

- 14 60 I 840 I 565 66 10 78 33 

- 5 141 874 728

1 

13 3 22 15

- 1 17 26 387 302 19 7 32 21 $1,000_ 170 II 228 141 24 31 15 28 Kerosene, motor oil. and grease ___________________ farms_ - 81 497 12453 10 218 314 97 537 202 $1,000_ - 6 105 2284 I 870 76 6 42 44 Electricity ________________________________________ farms_ - 35 334 9 633 7 916 266 67 359 162 $1,000_ - 38 273 6 516 5 266 392 78 134 108 Other-cool. wood, coke, etc. _______________________ forms_ - 4 46 I 272 I 089 36 9 33 16 $1.000_ - 3 10 358 304 15 3 6 14 

Hired farm labor ____________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ - 39 212 5 533 4 7301 199 21 220 64 1 - 372 987 37 408 31 755 I 693 674 I 068 418 Forms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $19,999 ___________ ~ ________________________ _ - 28 140 3 615 3081 121 7 177 50 - 7 63 I 464 I 263 54 2 31 10 $20,000 to $49,999 ___________________________________ _ $50,000 or more ____________________________________ __ 

Workers by number of days worked: 

- 3 8 362 318 19 7 10 I 

- I I 92 68 5 5 2 3 

150 doys or more _______________________________ forms_ 

workers_ 

less than 150 doys ______________________________ farms_ 

workers_ 

Contract labor ______________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Farms with expenses of-

- 17 100 2 647 2 314 103 14 82 20 - 157 178 6314 5 491 304 107 122 81

- 35 190 4401 3 729 164 18 188 5 I 1 

- 306 648 13 203 II 283 507 296 638 

29:\ - 29 91 I 208 944 19 6 70 

- 78 296 2 634 2 192 81 7 52 18 

$1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 ____________________________________ __ 

$10.000 to $19,999 ____________________ . _______________ _ $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 23 49 880 679 9 4 63 2 - 6 39 294 236 8 2 7 2 - - I 27 23 2 - - - - - 2 7 6 - - - -

Customwork, machine hire, on~ rental of machinery and equipment _____________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Forms with expenses of-

- 16 220 4669 3 855 144 7 99 53\ - 7 449 9044 7 693 265 3 60 134 

$1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 ____________________________________ __ 

$10.000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ $20,000 or more ____________________________________ __ 

- 15 181 3 750 3 075 103 7 90 43 - I 33 774 652 41 - 9 6 - - 3 82 70 - - - I - - 3 63 58 - - - 3 

FARM-RELATED INCOME 

, Income from machine work, customwork, and other agricultural services ___________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Volue of ogricultural products sold directly to individuals for human consumption _____________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

6 81 I 064 \ - 844 25 4 43 22\ - 51 169 2868. 2 293 25 I 130 82 

- 6 28 694 454 31 19 63 19 - 5 68 I 142 700 169 152 164 16 

See footnote at end of table. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MONTANA 109 
Table 35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1978-Con. 

All Farms 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment __ .farms. 

$1,000_ -

- Forms by value group: $1 to $4,999 ____________ : ___________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ - $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ -

- $20,000 to $49,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$50,000 to $99,999 ___________________________________ _ - $100,000 to $199,999 _________________________________ _ 

- $200,000 to $499,999 _________________________________ _ 

- $500,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

-

SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Automobiles _. ______________________________________ farms_ - number -- Motortrucks, including pickups ________________________ forms -- number_ Wheel - tractors ______________________________________ forms_ - number _ 2 or 3 ___________________________________________ farms_ -

- number 4 or more ________________________________________ farms_ --

- number --

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only _____________ forms -- number -- Corn pickers, corn heads, and picker-shellers _____________ farms_ - number -- Corn heads for combines _______ :... ___________________ forms -- number -- Other corn pickers and picker-shellers _________________ farms -- number -- Cottonpickers _______________________________________ forms -- number -- Mower conditioners _________________________________ forms_ 

number_ 

Pickup balers _______________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or ftywheei type _______ forms_ 

number_ 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Agricultural chemicals, including commercial fertilizer and lime __________________________________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ Commercial fertilizer _______________________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ lime ____________________________________________ farms_ 

acres on which usecL 

tons_ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hay and other crops ______________________ forms_ 

acres on which used_ Nematodes in crops _______________________________ farms_ 

acres on which usecL Diseases in crops and orchards ______________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and posture __________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops, or thinning of fruit _________________________________________ farms_ 

acres on which use<L Insect control on livestock and poultry ________________ farms_ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control ________________ forms_ 

LIVESTOCK 

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- 100 to 199 __________________________________________ _ 

- 200 to 499 ____________________________ ---------------- 500 or more ________________________ - ________________ _ 

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Cows and heifers thot hod calved ___________________ .forms. - number. - Beef cows _____ . _______________ . ______________ .forms. - number _ - Farms with- I to 9 __________________________________________ _ 

- 10 to 49 ____________________ -- -_ -------- - - -------- 50 to 99 ____________________ -- - _________________ _ 

- 100 to 199 ______________________________________ _ 

- 200 to 499 ______________________________________ _ 

- 500 or more ____________________ - ___ ---------------

See foot nato at ond of table, 

110 MONTANA 

(Excludes abnormal forms; see text} 

Cash groin 

Total forms farms (011) 

24316 7744 

1 254 681 600 428 

I 867 171 

4 076 521 

3836 931 

5 806 I 685 

4494 2 135 

3 131 1 667 

1 055 605 

51 29 

18 382 6499 

27680 10 170 

22 887 7 511 

68 442 29 650 

21 308 7 271 

55674 19407 

10974 4055 

26 457 9866 

4 816 1 665 

23699 7990 

10273 6080 

13 191 8 329 

144 44 

161 46 

88 26 

99 28 

61 18 

62 18 

- -

- - 6 895 1 171 

7 480 1 245 

10671 2 582 

II 817 2803 

1 837 346 

2 116 439 

16 762 7 145 

92991 57028 

12626 5 183 

4 643 768 3 015 247 

I - (0) - (0) -

2 607 993 

868 691 591 370 

330 92 

50642 34 362 

731 349 

314091 252 777 

10365 5 513 

4 756 330 3 544 941 

209 95 

47 758 35630 

5 566 I 606 

2 242 892 

16407 3 135 

2 811 464 294 995 

2015 314 

4 679 1 061 

2914 765 

2964 633 

2 704 307 

1 131 55 

15 255 2981 

1 515 583 182 437 

14 583 2916 

1 486416 181 558 

2 459 380 

4 784 1 264 

2883 734 

2402 389 

1 671 134 

384 15 

Field crop farms except cash grain farms (013) 

Sugar crop, 

Irish potato, 

hay, peanut, 

and other 

field crop Vegetable and 

(otton forms T abacea fa rms forms (0133, melon farms Fruit and tree Total (0131) (0132) 0134,0139) (016) nut farms (017) 

2 167 - - 2 167 29 157 

84139 - - 84 139 291 I 846 

136 - - 136 9 58 

660 - - 660 14 55 

305 - - 305 - 19 

562 - - 562 6 14 

218 - - 218 - II 

241 - - 241 - - 42 - - 42 - -

3 - - 3 - -

I 532 - - I 532 26 93 

2 138 - - 2 138 48 136 

1 971 - - I 971 26 121 

4621 - - 4621 62 192 

1 877 - - I 877 26 99 

4 382 - - 4382 44 124 

809 - - 809 9 18 

I 884 - - I 884 27 40 

347 - - 347 - I 

I 777 - - I 777 - (0) 

456 - - 456 - -

483 - - 483 - - 11 - - 11 - - 13 - - 13 - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 - - 9 - - 9 - - 9 - - 9 - -

- - - - - -

- - - - - - 800 - - 800 6 18 

869 - - 869 6 23 

1 093 - - 1 093 - - 1 204 - - I 204 - -

243 - - 243 - -

254 - - 254 - -

I 344 - - I 344 29 149 

5476 - - 5476

1 

11 98 

1 219 - - I 219 29 123 

174 302 - - 174 302 196 I 162 

- - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - -

308 - - 308 6 62 

40328 - - 40328 30 468 

84 - - 84 3 - 4 583 - - 4 583 30 -

39 - - 39 12 90 

2 613 - - 2 613 60 947 

552 - - 552 6 5 

73 118 - - 73 118 30 93 

21 - - 21 - 10 

I 825 - - I 825 - 125 

225 - - 225 6 6 

141 - - 141 - 14 

758 - - 758 11 7 

33 153 - - 33 153 72 48 

328 - - 328 9 6 

237 - " - 237 2 1 

111 - - 111 - - 47 - - 47 - -

30 - - 30 - -

5 - - 5 - -

655 - - 655 9 6 

17356 - - 17356 20 (0) 

614 - - 614 7 2 

17 107 - - 17 107 13 (D) 

301 - - 301 7 I 

220 - - 220 - 1 

50 - - SO - - 30 - - 30 - - 13 - - 13 - -

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1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 

All Farms 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ___ forms. 

$1,OO(L 

Forms by value group: $1 10 $4,999 ____________________________ - ___________ _ $5.000 10 $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$10.000 10 $19.999 ___________________________________ _ 

$20,000 10 $49,999 ___________________________________ _ $50,000 10 $99,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$100.000 10 $199,999 _________________________________ _ 

$200,000 10 $499,999 __________________________ -______ _ $500.000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Automobiles _______ • _. _________ • _________ • _________ . forms. 

number _ Motortrucks, including pickups ________________________ farms. 

number. Wheel troctors _________________ • _._. _______________ . forms. 

number _ 2 or 3 ____ • __ • _____________ • _. ___________________ forms. 

number _ 4 or more _____________________ ._. ________________ forms. 

number _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only _____________ forms_ 

number. Cornpickers, corn heads, and picker-shellers _____________ farms_ 

number _ Corn heads for combines ___________________________ farms_ 

number_ Other carnpickers and picker-shellers _________________ farms_ 

number_ 

Cottonpickers _______________________________________ farms_ 

number_ Mower conditioners _________________________________ forms_ 

number _ Pickup balers _______________________________________ forms_ 

number_ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _______ farms_ 

number_ 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Agricultural chemicals, including commercial fertilizer and lime __________________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Commercial fertilizer _______________________________ forms_ 

acres on which used_ Lime ____________________________________________ forms_ 

ocres on which used_ 

tons_ 

Sprays. dusts, granules. fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops ______________________ forms_ 

acres on which used_ Nematodes in crops _______________________________ forms_ 

acres on which used_ Diseases in crops and archords ______________________ forms_ 

acres on which usecL Weeds. gross. or brush in crops and posture __________ forms_ 

ocres on which used_ 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops, or thinning of fruit _________________________________________ forms_ 

acres on which usecL Insect control on livestock and poultry ________________ farms_ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control ________________ forms_ 

LIVESTOCK 

Cattle and calves inventory ___________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Farms with- 1 109 ______________________________________________ _ 

10 10 49 ____________________________________________ _ 

50 10 99 ____________________________________________ _ 

100 10199 __________________________________________ _ 

200 10 499 __________________________________________ _ 

500 or more _________________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers Ihal had calved ____________________ farms_ 

number_ Beef Cows _____________________________________ farms_ 

number_ 

Farms with- 1 10 9 __________________________________________ _ 

10 10 49 ________________________________________ _ 50 to 99 ________________________________________ _ 

100 10 199 ______________________________________ _ 

200 10 499 ______________________________________ _ 

500 or more _____________________________________ _ 

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General 

Horticultural forms, 

specialty primarily 

forms (018) crop (019) 

81 500 

1 670 23642 

24 58 

16 116 

21 56 

8 106 

9 88 

3 57 

- 19 

- -

59 364 

69 541 

62 434 

129 1 245 

45 431 

117 1 134 

21 205 

51 530 

13 93 (0) 471 

8 211 

8 249 

- 4 

- 6 

- 3 

- 4 

- 2 

- (0) 

- - - -

7 159 

7 172 

12 282

1 12 335 

1 91 

(0) 94 

45 335 

87 2 085 

16 313 

572 86 537 

1 - (0) - (0) -

23 109 

110 15 267 

- 25 

- 1 707 

12 8 34 2 165 

9 223 

132 51 944 

- 12 

- 1 140 

9 110 

- 42 

3 382 19 33986 

2 104 1 93 

- 72 

- 66 

- 40 

- 7 

2 339 (0) 17 538 

1 321 (0) 17 273 

1 89 

- 116 

- 65 

- 34 

- 16 

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1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Livestock forms, except dairy. 

poultry. and onimol specialty (021) 

Beef co"le farms, except 

feedlols 

Toiol (0212) 

12487 10243 

508010 423 392 

1 215 821 

2396 1 890 

2249 1 937 

3 267 2 770 

1 876 1 601 

1 105 928 

361 283 

18 13 

9071 7 476 

13 511 11 233 

11 707 9 562 

30308 25 048 

10806 8948 

28873 24 427 

5 549 4 749 

13 375 11 447 

2 573 2203 

12814 10984 

3329 2 757 

3884 3 186 

73 52 

84 58 

49 34 

56 38 

27 19 

28 20 

- - - - 4 467 3 879 4880 4 254 

6 367 5 475 7 108 6 140 

1 039 821 

1 198 946 

7236 6003 26443 21 041 5 366 4 418 

1 272 702 1 027020 

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- -

1 040 808 206008 153 8~1 122 

9649 5550 216 162 54 527 38 070 3 795 3089 1 026 262 830 485 

67 41 

8921 

3 389 62001 2 693 1 042 785 

11 493 9906 2 392 582 2 152 246 

1 045 629 3 175 2649 

1 868 1 673 

2083 1 905 2 267 2086 1 055 964 

10 694 9312 1 266 795 1 178 533 

10438 9 187\ 1 261 041 1 174 549 

1 531 1 132 3 100 2 703 2·010 1 819 1929 1 784 1 501 1 400 367 349 

1978-Con. 

Poultry and Animal General forms, 

Dairy forms eg9 forms specialty primarily 

(024) (025) forms (027) livestock (029) 

314 97 537 203 6 756 18 299 2400 7200 

1 17 129 49 

58 36 30 174 31 49 32 143 26 54 7 71 

113 6 15 23 

3 8 47 -

14 5 2 7 

- - 1 -

263 67 284 124 

394 III 391 171 

294 90 479 192 

787 174 867 407 

272 48 288 145 

723 80 438 352 

163 8 61 76

381 18 123 162 1 

64 7 28 25 

297 29 116 146 

101 19 18 51 

106 20 19 93 

12 - - - 12 - - -

7 - - - 7 - - - 5 - - -

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152 14 55 46 

157 14 56 51 

182 16 76 61

1 199 16 77 63 

90 - 8 19

1 

101 - 9 19 

226 45 133 75 

825 38 71 828 194 23 97 63 

40 331 1 469 4 186 47064 

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45 1 5 15 

5 817 (0) 1 000 8 24~ 1 3 - - 241 - - (D) 

3 - - 2 500 - - (D) 

139 13 65 45 17 385 686 4 276 37 463 

3 1 - - (D) (D) - 107 20 66 49 6 43 22\ 13 

308 56 132 122 40 155 595 2092 13 767 

26 46 88 47 37 7 39 26 74 2 2 20 115 1 1 18 52 - 2 6 4 - - 5 

304 49 96 120 24016 320 923 6 149 74 42 65 3 566 301 861 4 673 103\ 

26 36 42 45 27 5 19 32 9 1 2 12 10 - 2 8 1 - - 6 1 - - -

MONTANA 111 
Table 35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1978-Con. 

IExciudes abnormal forms; see text} 

All Farms 

UVESTOCK - Con. 

Cottle and calves inventory - Can. 

Cows and heifers that hod calved - (on. Milk cows ____________________________________ forms_ - number _ - Forms 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 ___________________________ forms_ 

number_ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves _____________ forms_ 

number_ 

Cottle and calves sold ________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ Colves ___________________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ Cattle ___________________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ Fattened on grain and concentrates ________________ farms_ 

number_ 

$1,000_ 

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Hogs and pigs inventory ______________________________ farms_ - number _ 

Farms with- 1 to 9 ______________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 ____________________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 ____________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 __________________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 __________________________________________ _ 

500 or more _________________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ forms_ 

number _ Other ___________________________________________ farms_ 

number_ 

Hogs and pigs sold __________________________________ formL 

number _ 

$1,000_ Feeder pigs sold__________________ _ _____________ forms_ 

litters of pigs farrowed betweennumber _ 

$1,000_ 

Dec. I of preceding year and Nov. 30 _________________ farms_ 

number_ Dec. I and May 31 ______________________________ forms_ 

number _ June 1 and Nov. 30 ______________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Sheep and lambs of oil ages inventory __________________ f"nns_ 

number _ Ewes 1 yeor old or older ___________________________ farmsnumber _ Sheep and lambs sold _____________________ . ___________ forms_ 

number _ Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ forms_ 

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number _ Horses and ponies sold _______________________________ forms_ 

number_ 

$1,000_ Goots inventory _____________________________________ farms_ 

number _ Goots sold _________________________________________ farms_ 

POULTRY 

number_ 

$1,000_ 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory _______________ farms_ 

number _ 

Forms with- 1 to 399 __________________________ ---- -- --- ___ ------- 400 to 3,199 ________________________________________ _ 

3,200 to 9,999 ______________________ - ___ -- -- -- --------

10,000 to 19,999 __________________________ . -----------

20,000 to 49,999 ____________________ ------------------

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112 MONTANA 

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Cash groin Total forms forms (01]) 

3 232 417 

29 167 879 

2 720 397 127 13 

161 6 151 - 65 1 

8 - - -

13 214 2 448 702 557 64 780 

14 577 2 837 593 324 47 778 

16 273 3 078 1 754 299 156 832 596 283 45 848 

10 161 2 0741 671 732 89481 

177 500 23 246 13 213 2 271 1 082 567 67 351 

418 783 22 603 

1 146 165 164 213 3 834 74 856 1 358 

2 628 423 210 957 28 325 

871 104 911 168 

361 77 

247 42 

166 25 

72 7 1 829 278 

31 305 4 653 

2 389 403 

179 652 23 672 

2 412 416 309 551 32 546 

27 644 2 893 

530 65 

52 492 3 8481 1 913 141 

I 908 296 

40 831 4477 

I 609 244 

20 304 2 265 

1 536 227 

20 527 2 212 

2 169 184 

525 339 29 318 

2 032 168 

341 587 19049 

2 137 173 

339 513 13 680 2 018 163 

413 180 22 154 

4 128 853 235 721 

10 205 1 515 

62 702 6 725 

I 806 163 

6 926 500 

4 461 244 

133 4 

I 213 23 

85 1 

394 (0) 

21 (0) 

3 250 669 

889 414 46446 

3 199 663 

23 4 

10 2 

10 - 4 -

1 - 3 -

3 220 661 

803 930 41 801 

275 37 

85 484 4 645 

Field crop farms except cosh grain forms (013) 

Sugar crop, 

Irish potato, 

hay, peanut, 

and other 

field crop Vegetoble ond 

Cotton forms T obaeea forms forms (0133, melon farms Fruit and tree 

Totol (013]) (0132) 0134,0139) (016) nut forms (017) 

102 - - 102 3 4 

249 - - 249 7 (0) 

98 - - 98 3 4 

2 - - 2 - - 1 - - I - - 1 - - I - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - -

468 - - 468 7 4 7932 - - 7932 38 5 628 - - 628 5 6 7 865 - - 7865 14 21 

543 - - 543 3 2 16238 - - 16238 23 (0) 

4 926 - - 4926 6 (0) 

236 - - 236 -

6478 - - 6478 - (O~I I 525 - - 1 525 - (0) 

427 - - 427 3 I 

9 760 - - 9 760 23 (0) 

3400 - - 3400 6 (0) 

56 - - 56 - -

1 249 - - 1 249 - -

524 - - 524 - -

70 - - 70 3 4 

1 918 - - 1 918 7 (0) 

33 - - 33 3 3 

22 - - 22 - 1 

12 - - 12 - -

2 - - 2 - - 1 - - 1 - -

- - - - - -

37 - - 37 2 1 

316 - - 316 (0) (0) 

61 - - 61 1 4 

1 602 - - 1 602 (0) (0) 

57 - - 57 - 3 

2809 - - 2809 - 13 

235 - - 235 - 2 

10 - - 10 - - 605 - - 605 - -

21 - - 21 - -

38 - - 38 2 1 

249 - - 249 (0) (0) 

26 - - 26 - 1 

106 - - 106 - (0) 

31 - - 31 2 1 

143 - - 143 (0) (0) 

89 - - 89 2 - 7 388 - - 7 388 (0) - 78 - - 78 2 - 4046 - - 4046 (0) - 86 - - 86 1 1 

5 438 - - 5438 (0) (0) 

77 - - 77 2 -

4626 - - 4626 (0) - 48 712 - - 48 712 (0) -

825 - - 825 6 14 

3 462 - - 3 462 25 31 

87 - - 87 1 - 196 - - 196 (0) -

108 - - 108 (0) - 30 - - 30 2 1 

404 - - 404 (0) (0) 

23 - - 23 - - 48 - - 48 - - 1 - - 1 - -

155 - - 155 6 9 4 614 - - 4614 130 260 

153 - - 153 6 9 

2 - - 2 - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 154 - - 154 6 9 

4433 - - 4433 130 (D) 

12 - - 12 - 2 

181 - - 181 - (D) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 

All Farms 

UVESTOCK - Con. 

Cottle and colves inventory - Can. 

Cows and heifers Ihol hod calved - Can. Milk cows _____________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Farms with- 1 10 4 __________________________________________ _ 5 10 9 __________________________________________ _ 

1010 49 ________________________________________ _ 

5010 99 ________________________________________ _ 

100 10 199 ______________________________________ _ 

200 10 499 ______________________________________ _ 

500 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Steers, steer colves, bulls, and bull colves _____________ forms_ 

number _ 

Cottle and calves sold ________________________________ forms_ 

number_ 

$1.000_ (0Ive5 ___________________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ Fattened on groin and concentrates ________________ forms_ 

number_ 

$1.000_ 

Hogs and pigs inventory ______________________________ farms_ 

number_ 

Forms with- 1'to 9 ______________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 ____________________________________________ _ 

5010 99 ____________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 __________________________________________ _ 

200 10 499 __________________________________________ _ 

500 or more _________________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ forms_ 

number _ Other ___________________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Hogs and pigs sold __________________________________ farms_ 

number_ 

$1,000_ Feeder pigs sold ___________________________________ farms_ 

littdrs of pigs farrowed betweennumber _ 

$1,000_ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 _________________ farms_ 

number _ Dec. land May 31 ______________________________ forms_ 

number _ June 1 and Nov. 30 ______________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory __________________ forms_ 

number_ Ewes 1 yeor old or older ___________________________ farms_ 

number _ Sheep and lambs sold ________________________________ formsnumber_ Sheep and lambs shorn _______________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

pounds of wooL 

Horses and ponies inventory __________________________ forms_ 

number_ Horses and ponies sold _______________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ Goots inventory _______ • _____________________________ forms_ 

number_ Goat. sold _________________________________________ formsPOULTRY 

number _ 

$1,000_ 

Chickens 3 months old or older invenlory _______________ formsnumber _ 

Forms with- 1 to 399 ____________________________________________ _ 

400 10 3,199 ________________________________________ _ 

3,200 10 9,999 _______________________________________ _ 

10,000 10 19,999 _____________________________________ _ 

20,000 10 49,999 _____________________________________ _ 

50,000 10 99,999 _____________________________________ _ 

100,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Hens and pullels of laying oge _______________________ farms_ 

number_ 

Pullels 3 monlhs old or older nol of laying age ____________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

See foolnole 01 end of loble. 

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lExciudes abnormal forms· see text1 

General 

Horticultural farms, 

specialty primarily 

forms (018) crop (019) 

2 64 (0) 265 

2 58 

- 4 

- - - 2 

- -

- -

-

1 30~1 (0) 8 804 

3 324 

9 7644 

1 323 (D) 22 278 (0) 6 502 

- 169 

- 9 043 

- 1 936 

1 279 (D) 13 235 (0) 4566 

- 43 

- 1 842 

- 748 

1 70 (D) 4 331 

- 26 

1 22 

- 10 

- 6 

- 5 

- 1 

1 

(D) 5~1 1 65 (0) 3 829 

1 61 (D) (D) 

(0) (0) 

1 11 

(0) (0) I (D) (D) 

1 43 (0) 628 

- 36 

- 310 

1 34 (D) 318 

2 46 

(D) 10 841 

2 44 (D) 6 611 

2 43 (0) 5 125 

2 43 (D) 7 525 (0) 74 595 

5 309 

15 1 784 

1 23 (D) 44 

(D) 23 

4 1 

71 (0) 

I - (D) - (D) -

5 73 

131 2 338 

5 73 

- - - - - - - - - - - - 5 73 

131 (D) 

- 4 

- (D) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

livestock forms, except dairy, 

poultry, and animal specialty (021) 

Beef collie 

forms, except 

feedlots 

Total (0212) 

2 231 1 809 

5 754 3984 

2059 1 674 

97 79 

61 53 

11 3 

3 -

- - - -

9 532 8 312 

604 067 529 430 

10306 8933 

521 720 444 283 

11 812 10 354 

I 539 285 1 333 054 

532 913 447 669 

7342 6660

557 357 529 1 821 

148 873 141 690 

9 813 8 568 

981 928 803 233 

384041 305 979 

839 282 

156 245 10 758 

71 717 4680 

1 937 902 

157 804 27 553 

619 437 

678 291 

257 109 

196 45 

135 19 

52 1 

1 398 553

23 895 4 535 1 

1 741 816 

133 909 23 018 

1 798 770 

245 472 36 730 21 773 3 115 

430 172 

45 628 8 266 1 674 294 

1 455 575 

32404 5 355 

1 243 467 15998 2 627 1 200 429 16406 2 728 

1 795 860 470 792 155 045 

1 696 800 308 093 108 243 1 782 847 

310 989 94885 1 688 794 

374 938 124 111 3 731 001 1 255 744 

6 874 5 914 

42414 37 466 

1 044 896 3462 2 847 

1 801 1 509 74 42 642 227 55 37 

314 127 18 1 

2 120 1 602 130 536 51 092 

2 110 1 600 

5 2 1 - 4 - - - - - - - 2 104 1 592 111 54S 48 380 

187 110 18991 2 712 

1978-Coo. 

Poultry and Animal General farms, 

Dairy forms egg forms specialty primarily 

(024) (025) forms (02n livestock (029) 

302 12 38 57 

476 20 450 19 62 1 

24 12 36 27 

2 3 6 - 13 80 - - 10 127 - - 4 57 - - 8 - - -

- - - -

270 24 78 81 

11 666 136 510 4616 

251 24 110 83 

4 473 139 659 3002 

297 13 83 118 

13 777 (D) 678 4835 

4 242 (0) 206 1 518 

196 9 49 84 

6042 (D) 368 2 861 

1 021 (D) 99 773 

251 10 58 99 

7 735 (D) 310 1 974 

3 222 (D) 108 745 

22 - 10 11 

877 - 43 123 

444 - 21 44 

27 32 23 38 

541 182 115 17696 

16 29 19 19 

8 2 4 5 

2 1 - 2 

1 - - -

- - - -

- - - 12 

13 26 7 26 1 97 34 37 1 754 

24 32 19 38 

444 148 78 15 942 

19 7 16 34 

911 293 164 21 855 

86 31 9 2 169 

2 1 4 6 

(D) (D) 107 I 727 

(D) (D) 3 52 

13 26 7 26 

121 33 26 2 882 

12 25 4 18 

63 (D) 8 1 523 

10 I "4 25 

58 (D) 18 I 359 

15 1 17 18 

645 (D) 295 6002 14 1 11 16 527 (D) 141 3 079 

14 1 16 18 472 (D) 189 3 575 14 1 12 16 481 (D) 180 3 258 4658 (D) 1 596 32 431 

99 20 386 152 

371 45 5 338 2 492 9 2 410 66 13 (D) 2 356 349 5 (D) 2 070 209 1 1 13 2 (D) (D) 44 (D) 

- - 5 - - - (D) - - - (D) -

33 78 57 45 979 596 928 862 106 190 

33 57 57 33 

- 10 - 2 - 2 - 5 

- 1 -

~! - 4 -

- 1 - - 3 - 33 75 56 44 979 555 226 785 86392 

- 13 7 13 - 41 702 77 19 798 

MONTANA 113 
Table 35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1978-Con. 

IExciudes abnormal forms; see text) 

All Farms 

POULTRY - (on. 

Chickens 3 months old or older sold - ___________________ forms_ - number _ - Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ______________ farms_ - number_ Farms with- I to 1,999 __________________________________________ _ 

2.000 to 59,999 ______________________________________ _ 60,000 to 99,999 _____________________________________ _ 

100,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breedin9 _________________________ forms_ 

number_ Turkeys sold ______________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for all purposes ________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ For grain or seed __________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

bushels_ Irrigated _______________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ______________________________________ _ 25 to 99 ocres _____________________________________ _ 

100 to 499 acres ___________________________________ _ 500 acres or more _________________________________ _ 

Wheat for groin _____________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

bushels_ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 ocres ________________________________________ _ 

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-

-

-

-

-

-

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-

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-

-

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-

- 25 to 99 acres _______________________________________ _ - 100 to 499 acres _____________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Oats for grain ______________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

bushels_ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Barley for grain _____________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

bushels_ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

Dry field and seed beans _____________________________ formsacres_ 

100-lb bags- Irrigated ________________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

Irish potatoes ______________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

hundredweight _ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

Forms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 0.9 ocreL _____________________________________ _ 

1.0 to 4.9 acreL _____________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acreL ____________________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99,9 ocrOL ___________________________________ _ 100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

Sugar beets for sugar ________________________________ forms-

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- acres_ 

tons_ -

- Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ - acres_ 

Hay crops (see text) _________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

tons. dry_ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 ocres ________________________________________ _ 

25 to 99 acreL _____ . ________________________________ _ 

100 to 499 acreL _____________ - ___ -- ---- -------------- 500 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Alfalfa hay _______________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

tons, drv_ Irrigated _______________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

See footnoto at end of table. 

114 MONTANA 

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Total farms Cosh groin forms (011) 

275 52 447 090 6 518 

152 23 40 793 3 180 

147 '23 

5 - - - - -

138 9 

611 24 

68 16 9 542 218 

I 056 109 98001 12 388 

176 37 21 048 7 890 

I 251 083 446 286 

130 20 10 270 3 351 

45 8 78 9 

46 15 7 5 

10 733 7 086 4 800 314 3 999 437 

134 245 154 112 606 275 857 241 

70 693 31 421 

523 117 

I 846 695 5 037 3 331 

3 327 2943 

3 509 I 086 

175 931 65 440 

8 515 349 3 030 268 

994 81 32 615 3 291 

8 346 3 996 

1 266 013 802 153 52329317 32 677 956 

2 472 594 

234 555 96310 

135 23 6 291 (0) 

93 266 (0) 

135 23 

6 291 (0) 

198 21 

8 435 161 

2 088 633 37 885 142 3 

7 711 140 

48 II 

33 5 

36 2 

54 3 27 -

536 12 

43 717 I 333 

859 950 19829 

536 12 

43 717 I 333 

15 935 3 691 

2 359 841 374 158 

4 378 865 627 248 

7 743 720 

I 050 696 62 102 

2 903 705 

6 049 I 684 

6 149 1 245 834 57 

11 429 2 222 

I 340 260 185 464 

2 928 745 388 256 

6 101 649 

630 848 53 629 

Field crop forms except cosh groin forms (013) 

Sugar crop. Irish potato, 

hoy, peanut, 

and other 

field crop Vegetable and 

Cotton farms T abaeea fa rms farms (0133, melon farms Fruit and tree 

Total (0131) (0132) 0134,0139) (016) nut farms (017) 

8 - - 8 2 I 

576 - - 576 (0) (0) 

7 - - 7 - -

701 - - 701 - -

7 - - 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - -

3 - - 3 - I 

6 - - 6 - (0) 

5 - - 5 - -

45 - - 45 - -

241 - - 241 - -

17 738 - - 17 738 - - 28 - - 28 - - 1 372 - - 1 372 - - 115 746 - - 115 746 - - 24 - - 24 - - I 140 - - I 140 - . -

10 - - 10 - - 14 - - 14 - -

4 - - 4 - -

- - - - - -

325 - - 325 1 -

33367 - - 33367 (0) -

1 055 330 - - I 055 330 (0) -

185 - - 185 - - 10064 - - 10064 - -

84 - - 84 1 -

149 - - 149 - -

83 - - 83 - - 9 - - 9 - -

199 - - 199 I -

5792 - - 5792 (0) -

349 607 - - 349 607 (0) -

141 - - 141 - - 3 897 - - 3897 - -

484 - - 484 - - 37603 - - 37603 - -

I 941 561 - - I 941 561 - -

383 - - 383 - -

25 851 - - 25 851 - -

64 - - 64 - I 

2867 - - 2867 - (0) 

42 273 - - 42 273 - (0) 

64 - - 2 8~1 - 1 

2867 - - - (0) 

80 - - 80 4 -

6686 - - 6686 21 - I 694 317 - - 1 694 317 I 960 -

76 - - 76 3 -

6 234 - - 6 234 17 -

6 - - 6 I -

5 - - 5 2 - JO - - 10 I -

35 - - 35 - -

24 - - 24 - -

333 - - 333 - -

28 775 - - 28 775 - - 574 149 - - 574 149 - - 333 - - 333 - -

28 775 - - 28 775 - -

I 997 - - I 997 9 7 

191 313 - - 191 313 85 43 

432 355 - - 432 355 168 62 

1 274 - - I 274 7 4 

117 265 - - 117 265 48 17 

417 - - 417 9 7 

I 026 - - I 026 - -

512 - - 512 - - 42 - - 42 - -

I 493 - - I 493 5 4 

129 140 - - 129 140 44 19 

334 672 - - 334 672 81 47 

I 035 - - I 035 3 3 

85 539 - - 85 539 19 10 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 35_ Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 

{Excludes obnormal forms- see text] 

All Farms 

POULTRY - Con_ 

Chickens 3 months old or older soIL _________________ ._formL 

number _ Broilers and other meot·type chickens sold ______________ forms_ 

number. Farms with- 1 to 1.999 __________________________________________ . 2,000 to 59,999 ______________________________________ _ 

60,000 to 99,999 _____________________________________ _ 

100,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breedin9 _________________________ farms_ 

number_ 

Turkeys sold _______________________________________ farms. 

number_ 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for olt purposes ________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ For groin or seed __________________________________ farms. 

acres. 

bushels_ 

Irrigated _______________________________________ forms_ 

acres. 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 ocre"-_____________________________________ _ 25 to 99 ocre"-____________________________________ _ 

100 to 499 ocres ___________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more _________________________________ _ 

Wheat for grain _____________________________________ farms_ 

OCres_ 

bushels_ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ________________________________________ _ 

25 to 99 ocres _______________________________________ _ 

100 to 49'1 ocres _____________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Oats for grain ______________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

bushels- Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Barley for grain _____________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

bushels_ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Dry field and seed beans _____________________________ farms_ 

Ocres_ 

l00-lb bogs- Irrigated _________________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

Irish pototoes ______________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

hundredweight _ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms_ 

Forms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 0.9 acres ______________________________________ _ 

1.010 4.9 ocre"-_____________________________________ _ 5.0 to 24.9 ocres _____________________________________ _ 25.0 to 99.9 ocres ____________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

Sugar beets for sugar ________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

tons_ Irrigated _____________________________ , ___________ forms_ 

acres_ 

Hoy crops (see texl) _________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

tons, dry_ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

Farms by aCres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ________________________________________ _ 25 to 99 ocros _______________________________________ _ 

100 to 499 acres ____________________ • ________________ _ 

500 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Alfalfa hoy _______________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Ions, dry_ Irrigotod _______________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

See foolnoto 01 ond of lable. 

Horticultural 

specialty 

farms (018) 

- -

- - - 1 

- (D) 

- 1 

- - - - - -

- -

- - - -

- -

- - - - - - - -

- -

- - - -

- -

- - - - - -

- - - - - - - -

- -

- - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - -

- -

- - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - -

- 1 

- (D) 

- (D) 

- - - -

- 1 

- - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - -

- 8 

- 145 

- 149 

- 6 

- 74 

- 7 

- 1 

- - - -

- 2 

- (D) 

- (D) 

- 2 

- (D) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA' 

General 

forms, 

primarily 

crop (019) 

3 

138 

4 

1 328 

4 

-

-

-

4 

1;1 

(D) 

99 7 109 

18 

1 246 

85490 14 

(0) 

3 

11 

4 

-

212 36811 1 116 317 

69 

4 884 

25 

99 721 

16 

102 3 901 

225 380 

59 

1 772 

2721 31 912 1 592 794 

189 18 187 

25 1 351 

21 830 

25 

1 351 

24 

904 

233 000 

22 

898 

4 

3 

6 

8 

3 

86 6061 

117 486 

86 

6061 

540 

56456 

133 389 

321 28 500 

175 

190 

162 

13 

453 

39612 

103 838 

286 22 032 

livestock forms, except dairy, 

poultry, and animal specialty (021) 

Beef cottle forms, except 

feedlots Total (0212) 

147 80 

30093 4 102 

63 38 

14968 3 721 

61 38 2 - - - - -

113 66 

536 296 

36 18 

1 243 256 

544 409 

53474 38 437 

90 63

1 6 770 4807 

475 661 321 105 

70 50 4 108 2 801 

24 17 

43 31 

22 14 

1 1 

2 992 2 449 

701 186 557 989 

18 547 442 14 565 515 321 258 

22 640 15 292 

277 233 

879 7441 1 492 1 209 

344 263 

2 013 1 677 94 177 77 685 4610 187 3 789 242 671 567 22 182 19 509 

3 353 2 655 

354 578 259 968 14 326 662 10 273 960 1 127 882 80 554 60589 

22 17 790 617 11 526 8 798 22 17 

790 617 

55 39 481 313 68 848 33 379 29 22 254 113 

21 17 17 12 11 6 6 4 

- -

101 60 7248 3 755 143 710 73 829 101 60 7 248 3 755 

9 121 7 783 1 690490 1 519 336 3 065 896 2 743 619 5027 4 325 810 154 743 311 

1 396 1 028 

2 922 2460 4088 3643 715 652 

6862 5 875 953 915 855 167 2 005 951 1 786 035 3 842 3 273 445 587 397 525 

1978-(on_ 

Poultry and Animol General forms, 

Dairy forms egg forms specialty primorily 

(024) (025) forms (027) livestock (029) 

- 33 6 23 51 345 - 358 226 113 

145061 2 29 14 

(D) 5 525 161 

2 29 14 6 

- - - 3 

- - - - - - - -

3 - 2 3 

8 - (0) 17 

- 7 - 2 

- 7 859 - (D) 

55 1 - 7 

(D) (D) - 3 893 

2 - - (0) - - (0\ I (D) - - (D) 

1 - - 1 

(D) - - (0) 

- - - - 1 - - - 1 - - -

- - - 1 

57 5 4 51 

4 190 (D) 483 24 491 

156 514 (D) 13 060 739 676 

36 1 - 4 

1 528 (0) - (D) 

15 - 1 3 

30 4 1 16

1 11 1 2 18 

1 - -

::\ 37 3 15 

1 728 (D) 505 4 326 

104 413 (0) 35 284 156 860 30 1 7 4 1 034 (D) (D) 213 

159 30 10 42 

14 697 352 219 24 499 958 401 17820 9 902 804 221 139 26 5 9 11 841 273 75 1 464 

- - - -

- - - - - - -

=1 - - - - - -

2 - - 11 (D) - - 122 (D) - - 34 406 2 - - 7 (D) - - (0) 

- - -

- - - ~ I 1 - - 5 1 - - 1 - - - -

3 - - 1 (D) - - (0) 

(D) - - 3 - - (011 (D) - - (0) 

230 46 172 114 28 575 869 5 740 11 967 88 212 1 892 7 882 21 612 192 36 108 48 23 614 484 3 323 5 115 

25 37 102 23 107 7 60 52 94 2 10 36 4 - - 3 

202 15 98 73 21 850 (D) 3 004 6 758 74 283 (D) 5334 15 035 169 10 61 41 18 596 (D) 1 667 3 420 I 

MONTANA 115 
Table 35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1978-Con. 

(Excludes abnormol forms; see text) 

All Farms 

CROPS HARVESTED - Can. 

Hoy crops - (on. 

Wild hov _________________________________________ farms-- acres_ tons, dry_ Irrigated _______________________________________ forms_ 

-

-

- acres_ -

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ______________ forms_ - acres Irrigated _________________________________________ forms_ --

- Dcres_ - Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 ocres _____________________________________ _ 5.0 to 24.9 ocres ____________________________________ _ --

-- 25.0 to 99.9 ocros ____________________________________ _ 

- 100.0 acres or more _________________________________ _ 

--

land in orchards ____________________ :... _______________ farms -- acres-- Irrigated _________________________________________ forms -- acres -- Farms by acres in orchards: 0.1 to 4.9 ocro"- ____________________________________ _ 

-- 5.0 to 24.9 ocres- ___________________________________ _ 

-- 25.0 to 99.9 ocro"-__________________________________ _ 

-- 100.0 acres or more _________________________________ _ 

--

See footnote at end of table. 

116 MONTANA 

Cash groin 

Total forms forms (011) 

3 959 797 

473 258 38 372 

607 943 43 190 

1 295 48 

246 694 3 048 

108 5 

319 8 

108 5 

319 8 

84 5 

24 - - -

- -

292 8 

I 634 17 

209 5 

I 179 14 

188 6 

99 2 

4 - I -

Field crop forms oxcopt cosh groin forms (013) 

Sugar crop. 

Irish potato, 

hov, peonut, 

and other field crop Vegetable and 

Cotton forms T ahocea farms farms (0133, melon forms Fruit and tree 

Total (0131) (0132) 0134,0139) (016) nut farms (017) 

319 - - 319 2 1 

23 235 - - 23235 (D) (D) 

31 039 - - 31 039 (D) (D) 

124 - - 124 2 - 10641 - - 10641 (D) -

8 - - 8 34 2 

11 - - 11 190 (D) 

8 - - 8 34 2 

11 - - 11 190 (D) 

7 - - 7 21 2 

I - - 1 13 -

- - - - - - - - - - - -

19 - - 19 4 166 

43 - - 43 7 I 290 

11 - - 11 3 117 

23 - - 23 6 890 

17 - - 17 4 83 

2 - - 2 - 79 

- - - - - 3 

- - - - - I 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 

All Farms 

CROPS HARVESTED - Can. 

Hoy crops - Can. 

Wild hay _________________________________________ farms_ - acres_ Ions, dry_ -

- Irrigated _______________________________________ forms_ - ocres_ -

All vegetables harvested for sole (see text) ______________ farms_ - ocres_ - Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ - ocres_ - Farms by acres harvested: 0.1104.9 acres ______________________________________ _ 5.01024.9 acre5-____________________________________ _ - 25.0 10 99.9 acres ____________________________________ _ -

- 100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

-

Lond in orchards ____________________________________ forms_ - ocres_ - Irrigated _________________________________________ forms_ -

- Farms by acres in orchards: 0.1 10 4.9 ocres _______________________________________ _ 5.01024.9 ocres _____________________________________ _ 25.0 10 99.9 acres _____________________________________ _ 

-

100.0 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

1]978 dote ore based on a sample of forms; see text. 

fExciudes abnormal forms; see textl 

General Horticultural farms, 

specialty primarily forms (018) crop (019) 

1 78 (0) 5 830 (0) 6993 1 24 (0) 2 764 

2 5 (D) 4 2 5 (D) 4 

1 5 I - - - - -

2 6 (D) 7 1 5 (D) 4 

2 6 

- - - - - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Livestock forms, except dairy, 

poultry, and animal specially (021) 

Beef collie forms, except 

feedlols Tolol (0212) 

2657 2348 

400 380 373 nl 520 203 487410 1 065 985 227 793 220 365 

45 26 74 14 45 26 74 14 

38 26 7 - - -

- -

72 50 

224 134 

59 44 

210 129 

57 42 14 8 1 - - -

1978-Con. 

Poultry and Animal General forms, 

Dairy forms eg9 forms specialty primarily 

(024) (025) forms (027) lives lock (029) 

12 9 41 42 

391 374 I 292 3 281 

559 586 I 017 4235 

5 3 21 2 

139 113 766 (D) 

- 3 - 4 

- 2 - 20 

- 3 - 4 

- 2 - 20 

- 3 - 2 

- - - 2 

- - - - - - - -

3 4 5 3 (0) 10 19 3 

2 2 2 2 (D) (D) (D) (0)1 

2 4 4 3 I - 1 - - - - - - - - -

MONTANA 117 
Table 1. Number, Land, and Value of Farms: 1978 and 1974 

Farms and land in farms I Value of land and buildings I I 

(dollars) 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more All farms Farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

Average Average Acres in size of farm Percent of Acres in size of farm I Average Average Average Average Forms farms (acres) land area Farms forms (acres) per farm per acre per form per acre 

Monlono ______________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 24 469 62 269 824 2 545 66.8 20 956 56 489 150 2 696 501 192 196 538 873 200 - 23 324 62 158 351 2 665 66.7 20 177 56731 193 2 812 298 070 112 318 305 113 

Beaverhead ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Big Horn ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Blaine ________________________ 197B_ 

1974_ Broodwoler ___________________ 197B_ 

1974_ Corban _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 319 I 563 038 4 900 44.0 286 I 483 219 5 186 I 015 802 206 I 085 194 206 - 293 I 317 615 4 497 37.1 257 I 256 687 4 890 570 184 127 634 043 130 - 496 2 763 989 5 573 86.0 456 2 196 423 4 817 788 677 138 734 182 146 

- 508 2 647 912 5 212 82.4 462 2 093 560 4 532 446 543 86 367 353 81 

- 493 2 367 919 4 803 86.5 449 I 570 550 3 498 645 836 134 561 506 161 - 487 2 352 763 4 831 86.0 425 I 596 534 3 757 341 795 71 310 442 83 

- 205 453 500 2 212 59.4 187 447 890 2 395 475 396 214 502 543 209 - 186 416 188 2 238 54.5 161 410 973 2 553 269 075 120 304 193 119 

- 613 623 415 1 017 47.1 545 605 536 I 111 345 472 341 355 942 341 

- 662 648 421 979 49.0 581 638 930 I 100 190 249 194 210 186 191 

Corter ________________________ 1978_ - 345 I 566 046 4 539 73.9 318 I 530 072 4 812 487 349 110 520 216 110 1974_ Cascade ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Chouleou _____________________ 1978_ 

- 329 1 548 769 4 708 730

1 

308 I 525 743 4 954 258 350 55 271 127 55 

- 787 I 371 154 I 742 80.5 667 I 342 694 2 013 452 682 254 508 735 249 

- 772 1 401 752 I 816 82.3 661 I 377 891 2 085 262 174 144 297 628 143 

- 825 2 372 348 2 876 94.4 800 2 358 814 2 949 671 067 234 687 862 234 1974_ Cusler ________________________ 1978_ - 854 2 399 302 2 809 95.5 820 2 389 395 2 914 385 912 137 399 787 137 

- 376 2 262 965 6 019 94.1 321 2 149 073 6 695 679 503 113 752 663 110 1974_ Daniels _______________________ 1978_ - 387 2 370 927 6 126 98.6 314 2 297 834 7 318 418 581 68 484 331 66 

- 409 854 129 2 088 92.5 391 828 177 2 118 530 178 256 553 633 259 1974 -- 470 881 201 I 875 95.4 454 856 949 I 888 267 621 143 274 073 145 

Dawson ______________________ 1978 

1974 -- 546 I 341 660 2 457 88.51 515 1 306 810 2 5371 453 764 183 455 779 185 

-- 557 I 407 844 2 528 92.8 512 I 371 796 2 679 232 228 92 245 547 92 Deer lodge ____________________ 1978 -- 63 181 195 2 876 38.3 52 179 823 3 458 413 989 144 473 780 137 1974 -- 63 232 527 3 691 49.1 40 229 258 5 731 313 921 85 409 625 11 Fallon ________________________ 1978 -- 306 893 551 2 920 85.5 284 884 754 3 115 413 453 144 428 073 144 1974 -- 309 923 255 2 988 88.3 287 919 567 3 204 244 618 82 260 422 81 Fergus _______________________ 1978 -- 810 2 114 120 2610 77.9 744 2 005 584 2 696 483 020 188 518 107 189 1974 -- 802 2 188 272 2 729 80.6 729 2 066 283 2 834 306 843 112 329 893 116 Flalhead ______________________ 1978 -- 811 327 284 404 10.0 530 302 288 570 322 251 770 429 602 721 1974 -- 770 331 564 431 10.1 484 301 117 622 168 126 390 227 442 366 

Gollolin _______________________ 1978 -- 759 888 246 I 170 55.1 649 873 017 I 345 468 089 423 534 217 414 1974 -- 733 837 814 I 143 52.0 595 821 997 I 382 251 705 220 289 227 209 Garfield ______________________ 1978 -- 269 2 054 185 7 636 72.0 255 2 002 108 7 851 781 729 102 807 731 103 

1974 -- 279 2 098 684 7 522 73.6 259 2 055 573 7 937 427 384 57 455 382 57 Glacier ______ ______ ___________ 1978 -- 363 I 673 073 4 609 88.2 327 883 172 2 701 817 221 180 600 064 225 1974 -- 344 I 614 502 4 693 85.1 299 830 793 2 779 500 360 107 350 559 126 Golden Valley __________________ 1978 -- 139 652 327 4 693 86.7 127 628 125 4 946 688 902 145 732 342 145 

1974 Granile _______________________ 1978 -- 128 684 386 5 347 90.91 121 683 597 5 650 I 310 961 58 327 744 58 

-- 141 347 999 2 468 31.4 126 335 022 2 659 596 416 239 634 560 237 1974 -- 133 381 641 2 869 34.4 123 380 267 3 092 373 541 130 398 862 129 

Hill __________________________ 1978 -- 693 I 752 919 2 529 93.6 647 I 634 389 2 526 572 285 225 595 409 237 

1974 -- 747 I 788 805 2 395 95.5 705 I 680 690 2 384 288 814 121 292 000 122 JeHerson _____________________ 1978 -- 187 361 569 I 934 34.2 149 344 014 2 309 401 941 206 488 613 205 

1974 Judilh Basin ___________________ 1978 -- 160 337 534 ? 110 31.9 125 323 717 2 590 231 106 110 269 408 104 

-- 345 817 887 2 371 68.0 332 815 204 2 455 438 119 199 451 446 198 

1974 -- 389 874 835 2 249 72.7 352 870 710 2 474 309 352 138 337 827 137 lake _________________________ 1978 -- 986 642 980 652 67.2 777 345 526 445 279 837 437 252 313 588 

1974 -- I 004 753 206 750 78.8 707 363 593 514 193 280 258 174 250 339 lewis ond Clork ________________ 1978 -- 356 974 041 2 736 43.8 247 947 325 3835 515 037 184 645 986 177 

1974 -- 280 946 170 3 379 42.5 207 938 020 4 531 399 829 118 519 628 115 

liberly _______________________ 1978_ - 280 907 596 3 241 98.5 280 907 596 3 241 812 342 244 812 342 244 

1974_ - 299 947 781 3 170 102.9 296 947 719 3 202 349 110 110 352 551 110 lincoln _______________________ 1978_ - 203 79 874 393 3.4 106 59 825 564 226 682 491 302 979 453 

1974_ McCane ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 156 65 385 419 2.8 94 57 695 614 114 853 2741 152 234 248 

- 453 I 335 976 2 949 80.1 438 I 333 136 3 044 463 908 164 482 449 163 

- 475 I 435 875 3 023 86.1 461 I 431 236 3 105 384 859 127 394 900 127 Madison ______________________ 1978_ - 433 I 089 013 2 515 48.2 386 991 671 2 569 645 326 241 700 314 255 

1974_ - 384 I 191 433 3 103 52.8 335 I 107 461 3 306 391 117 126 429 988 130 Meagher ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 136 983 672 7 233 65.3 124 961 954 7 758 905 661 126 943 779 125 

- 112 880 359 7 860 58.4 97 860 956 8 876 546 295 70 603 794 68 

Minero'- ______________________ 1978_ - 57 20 314 356 2.6 36 16 897 469 244 621 686 276 119 588 

1974_ Missoulo ________ ________ ______ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 47 25 946 552 3.3 29 23 277 803 113 596 206 139 069 173 

- 385 282 808 735 16.9 218 176 725 811 399 544 586 1 553 552 748 

310 262 024 845 15.7 155 180 252 I 163 193 265 229 305 465 263 Musselshell ___________________ 1978_ - 228 I 140 993 5 004 94.5 181 I 080317 5 969 703 067 143 750 139 128 

1974_ - 215 I 210 100 5 628 100.2 185 I 178 536 6 370 335 423 60 376 016 59 Pork _________________________ 1978_ - 376 852 951 2 268 50.8 336 835 587 2 487 582 949 268 665 452 266 

1974_ - 354 828 634 2 341 49.3 309 806 152 2 609 348 218 149 388 362 149 Petroleum _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 99 709 102 7 163 66.9 88 598 426 6 800 641 245 90 647 099 95 

- 96 695 701 7 247 65.7 90 588 624 6 540 378 479 52 373 333 57 

Phillips _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 513 2 079 721 4 054 62.3 473 I 701 055 3 596 491 694 125 476 928 133 

- 540 1 947 367 3 606 58.4 516 I 821 496 3 530 364 807 101 359 961 102 

Pondero ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 511 903 126 I 767 85.8 477 839 140 I 759 534 988 289 538 065 303 

- 518 886 848 I 712 84.2 495 884 119 1 786 300 637 176 311 883 175 Powder River __________________ 1978_ 346 I 574 911 4 552 74.8 330 1 572 415 4 765 584 563 129 611 842 128 

1974_ - 369 1 718 763 4 658 81.7 339 I 710 266 5 045 355 027 76 379 546 75 Pawell ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 194 775 854 3 999 51.9 170 717 863 4 223 I 098 232 272 I 167 360 276 

- 175 734 688 4 198 49.1 150 691 623 4 611 462 737 110 477 613 104 Prairie ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 197 709 350 3 601 64.1 185 547 300 2 958 483 388 133 474 175 156 

- 221 800 920 3 624 72.3 212 657 383 3 101 269 887 74 260 623 84 

Ravalli _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Richland ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 855 248 654 291 16.3 597 231 161 387 246 708 825 307 369 775 

- 749 268 648 359 17.6 512 255 094 498 158 506 442 203 102 408 

- 612 1 128 075 I 843 84.8 568 1 093 208 I 925 420 013 221 430 883 224 

- 633 I 160 400 I 833 87.2 591 I 134 913 1 920 294 938 161 310 689 162 

Roosevelt _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Rosebud __________ . ___________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 703 I 482 951 2 109 97.2 655 1 170 752 I 787 401 696 190 390 859 223 

- 677 1 542 605 2 279 101.1 659 I 222615 I 855 300 944 132 292 800 158 

- 350 3 068 984 8 769 95.2 324 2 857 384 8 819 945 575 106 935 709 109 

- 342 3 009 037 8 798 93.3 309 2 768 620 8 960 512 339 58 492 236 55 

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118 MONTANA 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 1. Number, Land, and Value of Farms: 1978 and 1974_ Con. 

Farms and land in farms 

All farms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Average 

Acres in size of form Percent of 

Forms forms 

Sanders ______________________ 1978_ - 312 408 975 1974_ - 293 432 238 Sheridan ______________________ 1978_ - 642 1 082 999 1974_ - 675 1 124 172 Silver Bow ____________________ 1978_ - 91 138 320 1974_ - 82 133 090 Stillwater _____________________ 1978_ - 435 855 420 

1974_ - 416 880 641 SWeet GrasL __________________ 197B_ 284 824 444 

1974 - 258 786 875 

Teton ________________________ 1978_ - 645 1 244 210 1974_ - 687 1 254 879 Toole _________________________ 1978_ - 351 1 100 983 1974 365 1 086 126 Treosure ______________________ 1978_ - 112 600 213 1974_ - 111 575 761 Valley ________________________ 1978_ - 738 2 128 083 1974_ - 746 2 174 187 Wheatland ____________________ 1978_ - 158 843 953 1974_ - 13B 820 147 Wibaux _______________________ 1978_ - 200 528 985 1974_ - 200 506 467 Yellowstone ___________________ 1978_ - 1 024 1 338 870 

1974 - 1 035 1 385 365 

Farms not on molilisL __________ 1978_ - 904 578 905 

'1978 dota are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Land Use: 

All Farms 

Part 1 of 2 

Montona _________________ _ 

Beaverhead _______________________ _ 

Big Horn __________________________ _ 

Blaine ____________________________ _ 

Broadwater _______________________ _ 

Corban ___________________________ _ Corter ____________________________ _ 

Cascade __________________________ _ 

Chouteau _________________________ _ 

Custer ____________________________ _ 

Daniels ___________________________ _ 

Dawson __________________________ _ 

Deer lodge ________________________ _ Fallon ____________________________ _ 

Fergus ______________ ____ _________ _ 

Flathead __________________________ _ 

GoUatin ___________________________ _ Garfield __________________________ _ 

Glacier ___________________________ _ 

Golden Valley ______________________ _ Granite ___________________________ _ 

H,U _____________________________ _ 

Jefferson ________________________ _ 

Judith BoslO ______________________ _ lake _____________________________ _ 

lewis and ClarL ___________________ _ liberty ___________________________ _ 

lincoln _______ __ __________________ _ McCone __________________________ _ 

Madison __________________________ _ Meagher __________________________ _ 

Minerol ___________________________ _ 

Missoulo __________________________ _ Musselshell _______________________ _ Pork _____________________________ _ 

Petroleum _________________________ _ Phillips ____ .. ______________________ _ 

Pondera __________________________ _ 

Powder River ______________________ _ PoweL ___________________________ _ 

Prairie ____________________________ _ 

Ravalli ___________________________ _ 

Richland __________________________ _ 

Roosevelt _________________________ _ Rosebud __________________________ _ Sanders __________________________ _ 

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1978 

Total 

Farms 

22 100 

258 

435 

443 

197 

557 

301 

720 

778 

327 

396 

490 

58 

287 

741 

762 

682 

220 

316 

121 

134 

662 

167 

313 

910 

318 

269 

190 

424 

386 

113 

50 

348 

192 

334 

89 

471 

485 

303 

164 

178 

762 

566 

664 

281 

299 

I 

I Acres 

163256451 

213 195 

286 7391 431 114 

125 523 172 279 173 973 

464 338 

1 251 182 149 437 

520 408 

441 901 

29 858 

231 270 

595 588 

119 880 

283 659 227 051 

390 068 

80629 

44 613 

1 131 437 

64 265 

286 886 

147 529 121 964 

549 995 

17 017 489 551 

158 360 87 570 

5 044 

51 034 119 128 

128 855 

52 627 

447 912 

568 356 

166 4881 74 502 128 134 

96342 

446 158\ 754 418 

182 827 

65 478 

(acres) land area 

1 311 23.0 1 475 24.3 

1 687 99.9 1 665 103.7 1 520 30.2 1 623 29.1 

1 966 74.5 

2 117 76.7 2 903 70.0 3 050 66.8 

I 929 84.7 1 827 85.5 3 137 88.2 

2 976 87.0 

5 359 95.21 5 187 91.3 2 884 66.9 2 914 68.3 5 341 92.9 5 943 90.2 

2 645 92.9 

2 532 88.9 1 307 79.2 

1 339 819

1 640 (X)i 

I 

Harvested I Forms Acres 

20 921 8 802 485 

244 154 347 

399 172 6161 432 242 599 

184 72 337 

530 102 563 290 120 580 

678 255 901 

771 626 807 

308 102 911 

385 257 252 

463 232 782 

55 15 905 

278 124 630 

720 318 542 

701 81 034 

623 163 003 

216 119 734 

295 208 409 

120 41 454 

124 28 820 

650 528 604 

148 36 944 

300 156 222 

834 83 874 

296 70 803 267 267 701 

173 10 702 

415 (0) 

363 104 298 

106 65 4851 

47 3 215 

296 28 988 178 72 835 

304 73 685 

83 34 860 

449 229 298 

472 293 912 

287 102 510 

156 56 317 

172 62 464 

666 47 878 548 258 277 651 368 326 

272 126 260 287 35999 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 

Average 

Acres in size of form 

Forms farms (acres) 

238 293 256 1 232 

201 272 875 1 358 

612 1 018 381 1 664 

657 1 075 297 1 637 

66 125 746 1 905 

55 121 910 2 217 

393 848 163 2 1581 356 874 505 2 456 

255 801 920 3 1451 230 777 684 : :::; 605 1 217 051 

658 I 240 002 1 885 

336 1 097 069 3 265 

344 1 080 957 3 142 

106 481 043 4 5381 93 463 635 4985 

689 1 731 061 2 5121 678 1 543 676 2277 

143 838 066 5 861 

120 819 230 6 827 

184 526 836 2 8631 192 504 410 2 627 

830 1 304 510 1 572 

771 1 347 501 1 748 

346 514 027 1 486! 

Cropland 

I 

Used only for pasture I Farms Acres 

6840 1 188978 

110 50 860 

149 28 2251 115 (0) 

63 18 545 282 37 681 40 8 392 196 32 963 94 20 693 101 15 487 68 19 866 

98 21 4551 26 12 510 

56 14 885 190 44 860 351 20 492 

330 42 744 31 15 639 52 10 552 34 5 939 75 15 160 

60 13 0761 73 11 894 77 22 255 490 49 716 121 28 626 13 2 842 95 5 547 73 (0) 

184 38 849 23 4 167 

19 I 446 193 17 805 45 8 435 156 33 103 21 8 323 121 (0) 

119 32 426 

46 (0) 

57 15 501 36 15 367 

492 40 922 109 (0) 

98 20 045 48 8 479 126 14 214 

Value of land and buildings I 

(dollars) 

All farms Forms with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

Average Average Average Average 

per farm per acre per form per acre 

418 380 298 419 727 310 

260 324 176 213 811 157 

411 158 228 414 758 235 

238 624 143 241 085 147 

421 559 277 529 982 278 

225 683 139 286 000 129 

443 147 2411 476 878 237

269 478 127 304 551 124 1 

447 405 151

1 

453 480 151 

306 872 101 335 487 99 

528 480 269

1 

556004 267 

292608 160 303 401 161 

576 510 185 594 859 184 

315 556 106 331 613 106 

637 165 118

1 

594 708 132

418 631 1 81 449 398 90 

504 426 177 499 566 202 

286 214 98 287 233 126 

715 720 129 786 273 129 

413 116 70 470 950 69 

467 353 169 502 554 169 

253 150 100 261 828 100 

443 064 326 506 867 307 

206 078 

:~: I 254 262 145 

198 814 295 315 19J 

I 

In cover crops I On which all crops failed I Farms Acres Farms Acres 

1 463 191 674 1 120 200 627 

6 (0) 1 (0) 

18 2 0691 31 5 070 19 3 238 12 (0) 

25 2 685 5 109 

33 2 060 14 351 24 7 569 21 3 556 69 4 079 51 II 331 55 11 053 45 8 063 16 2 619 22 1 686 29 2 928 15 5 772 

44 4728 43 5477 6 4411 - - 26 4 294 16 2 143 53 7 397 63 14 196 40 886 29 650 62 4 043 20 3 384 9 3 290 13 6 891 13 1 487 32 13 095 10 1 412 8 4 490 3 (0) 2 (0) 

54 7 741 18 2372 10 (0) 2 (0) 

37 4 061 46 13 868 31 2 776 12 878 15 6 600 10 603 34 4 178 15 7 530 10 100 4 48 21 5 201 19 3 364 16 4 854 6 592 4 (0) -

2 (0) 2 (O~ 1 19 1 273 9 391 8 547 6 1 313 17 1 650 5 607 9 2 056 2 (0) 

20 (0) 24 4 860 49 3 469 48 7 730 9 880 17 (0) 

6 394 2 (0) 

13 1 13B 25 3 917 

27 3 815 14 164 62 (0) 30 2 B53 39 (0) 33 (0) 

9 509 24 3 BOO 33 2 837 5 (0) 

MONTANA 119 
Table 2. Land Use: 1978-Con. 

All Farms 

Part 1 of 2 

Sheridan __________________________ _ 

- Silver Bow ________________________ _ 

- Stillwater _________________________ _ 

- Sweet Gross _______________________ _ 

- Teton ____________________________ _ 

- Toole _____________________________ _ Treasure __________________________ _ - Volley - ____________________________ _ 

Wheatland - ________________________ _ Wibaux - ___________________________ _ 

- Yellowstone _______________________ _ 

- Forms not on mail tisL ______________ _ -

Total 

forms 

624 

72 

381 

245 

606 

330 

90 

702 

139 

185 

902 

663 

Harvested 

Acres forms 

700899 619 17464 61 232 246 357 108 950 229 572 062 582 644 100 325 43 152 85 735 210 687 113 434 135 155 241 183 335 268 814 

93 037 608 

Cropland - Can. 

All Farms 

Part 2 of 2 

Montono _________________ _ 

Beaverhead ______________________ _ Big Horn _________________________ _ 

Blaine ___________________________ _ 

Broadwater ______________________ _ 

Carbon __________________________ _ Corter ___________________________ _ 

Cascade _________________________ _ 

Chouteau ________________________ _ 

Custer ___________________________ _ 

Daniels __________________________ _ 

Dawson _________________________ _ 

Deer Lodge _______________________ _ Fallon ___________________________ _ fergus __________________________ _ 

Flathead _________________________ _ Gallatin __________________________ _ 

Garfield _________________________ _ Glacier __________________________ _ 

Golden Volley _____________________ _ Granite __________________________ _ 

Hill _____________________________ _ 

Jefferson ________________________ _ 

Judith Basin ______________________ _ Lake ____________________________ _ 

Lewis and Clork ___________________ _ Liberty __________________________ _ 

Uncoln __________________________ _ McCone _________________________ _ 

Madison _________________________ _ 

Meagher ________ .. ________________ _ 

MineraL _________________________ _ 

Missoulo _________________________ _ 

Musselshell ______________________ _ Pork ____________________________ _ 

Petroleum ________________________ _ 

Phillips __________________________ _ 

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- Powder River ______________________ _ 

- Powell ____________________________ _ 

- Proirie ____________________________ _ 

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Ravalli ___________________________ _ 

Richland - __________________________ _ 

- Roosevelt _________________________ _ - Rosebud __________________________ _ 

- Sonders __________________________ _ 

- Sheridan __________________________ _ 

- Silver Bow ________________________ _ - Stillwater _________________________ _ - Sweet Grass _______________________ _ - Teton ____________________________ _ 

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Toole ____ . ________________________ _ 

- Treasure __________________________ _ Volley - ____________________________ _ 

- Wheatland ______________________ - __ Wibaux - ________________________ - __ _ 

- Yellowstone _______________________ _ 

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120 MONTANA 

In cultivated summer 

follow 

farms Acres 

10 135 5 557 162 

17 6 250 142 71 863 241 158 392 54 25 490 

113 26 761 119 30 920 337 149 010 657 547 439 84 21 279 344 225 028 

338 163 254 

3 (0) 

184 78 395 432 203 137 221 12 616 262 66 228 124 77 133 179 141 576 67 24 840 6 335 

563 551 284 

19 12 020 203 87 263 71 5 938 

34 13 277 237 257 870 6 283 366 192 619 

34 7 707 

20 12 562 

3 (0) 

20 1 801 61 33 220 

82 18 774 

26 6 245 

300 168 672 

380 223 381 112 34 818 

13 (0) 

116 43 913 

37 2 734 

338 145 533 

558 331 702 

82 36 637 

27 I 887 

541 288 773 

- - 155 65 295 

43 7 239 

372 200 236 

299 296 980 

30 8 055 

548 298 762 

59 25 596 

139 47 726 

272 94 645 

45 2 468 

Idle 

Forms Acres 

2 433 384 719 

15 1 245 55 6 896 

50 9 650

1 26 6 357 

41 2863 22 2 956 92 11 054 130 37 127 

34 5 455 58 9 562 

71 14 205 

7 (0) 

38 6923 83 7456 73 4 202 69 4 257 

13 4364 42 14949 16 2 494 2 (0) 

129 28 360 

11 2 929 39 3 217 51 4347 

27 2 055 41 9 874 14 337 78 14 371 

20 2 060 2 (0) 

2 (0) 

27 776 19 2 778 16 1 036 10 (0) 

48 10 766 

62 7 438 34 11 107 

14 680 15 1 335 

37 829 69 6 680 116 21 353 33 7 142 15 (0) 

90 16 865 

1 (0) 

40 7 334 10 5 316 90 8064 

42 6 317 19 I 136 

109 17428 

10 441 

30 4466 

104 12 009 

22 880 

Cropland 

Used only for posture In cover crops On which all crops foiled 

Acres Forms Acres farms Acres Forms Acres 

352 036 102 24308 64 10655 34 8262 8 416 29 (0) 1 (0) - - 128 689 131 27 875 25 1 810 12 1 243 58 382 100 30338 8 (0) 8 (0) 

299 475 203 38821 61 7 875 63 17 591 

319413 38 12666 23 4 089 12 4635 29 226 25 2 752 9 861 11 1 122 

386 221 137 23 796 45 3 611 38 5392 

77 793 33 6 717 12 I 356 11 1 531 

81 505 42 (0) 24 (0) 18 3242 

181 953 423 38 110 32 4 172 58 4379 

61 442 221 25 140 45 2 798 34 309 

Woodland 

Other postureland Land in house lots. ponds. 

Pastured Not pastured and rangeland roods. wasteland, etc. 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres forms Acres 

2366 1 566 424 1 265 376 599 14 230 42 795 178 14696 1 205 978 

33 13 040 8 2 415 228 I 316 301 162 18087 

34 (0) 10 (0) 332 2 339 017 260 18 451 

29 (0) 14 (0) 326 1 876 688 286 36026 

29 21 408 6 1 368 ]32 300 404 117 4 797 

47 7 370 21 3027 380 430 181 385 10 558 

23 (0) 3 (0) 273 I 346 639 176 32 254 

58 43 534 27 6 560 492 828 530 482 28 192 

22 12 341 12 5 812 482 1 043 635 539 59378 

12 10 285 - - 247 2 080 488 206 22 755 

3 (0) 7 (0) 247 306 567 257 25 424 

8 1 196 7 I 408 394 850 226 353 46 929 

12 (0) 2 (0) 38 89 194 38 1 666 

- - 3 (0) 240 (0) 152 (0) 

119 78 924 27 11 136 619 1 373 455 472 55 017 

310 68 653 215 17 186 190 110 575 544 10 990 

70 67 665 25 6 641 337 499 394 492 30 887 

6 (0) 4 (0) 220 1 803 057 135 15997 

2 (0) 2 (0) 221 1 237 168 182 23403 

15 18 937 3 195 104 509 189 80 43 377 

53 33 846 14 20 201 100 246 278 69 3061 

13 (0) 7 (0) 344 549 626 415 51 137 

36 23 862 7 3 671 115 247 862 89 21 909 

19 6 565 9 1 199 256 511 632 194 11 605 

133 128 910 118 5 431 263 344 764 581 16 346 

52 III 233 11 20 173 174 708 365 225 12 306 

1 (0) - - 141 341 025 181 (0) 

120 36 021 60 5 457 63 18 097 136 3 282 

6 (0) 9 (0) 352 815 217 303 28086 

46 14 995 5 463 284 903 508 213 11 687 

29 (0) 8 (0) 109 852 329 68 3 752 

33 7 832 15 2 122 27 (0) 34 (0) 

129 102 898 61 10 413 127 III 388 218 7075 

60 91 621 6 878 169 921 481 115 7 885 

80 (0) 20 (0) 276 673 046 220 6 778 

7 (0) 2 (0) 86 649 328 42 5 417 

11 (0) 9 (0) 378 1 594 156 301 27 153 

6 (0) 2 (0) 263 293 104 354 31 078 

21 (0) 5 (0) 275 1 382 409 190 12 277 

71 129 064 13 12 802 138 549 026 113 10460 

4 1 844 - - 164 574 027 122 5 345 

115 33 977 75 7 043 265 104 778 484 6 514 

20 (0) 24 (0) 394 643 879 393 26 354 )3 4 204 18 2 345 403 685 506 434 36478 

21 (0) 3 (0) 261 2 778 398 175 43 869 

132 93 079 64 8 036 133 230 329 184 12 053 

4 (D) 3 (0) 405 343 063 393 35 679 

22 (0) 2 (0) 59 110 471 42 3411 

70 20 978 16 3 381 299 580 765 264 18050 

48 36 173 10 2 651 219 661 277 166 15 393 

4 (0) 8 (0) 350 629 068 426 38 719 

4 (0) 2 (0) 195 414 141 220 38 442 

9 4 224 7 216 76 536 189 59 16 432 

35 6 069 25 2 203 463 1 326 086 463 58 515 

19 (0) 3 (0) 124 716 922 95 5 198 

2 (0) 4 (0) 145 361 179 135 12 165 

42 15 964 21 11 489 445 955 489 577 20660 

44 990 203 20 879 388 437 882 685 26 117 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 3. Irrigation: 1978 

Irrigoted land according fa use land in irrigated forms 

All Farms Total Harvested cropland Posture/and Other land Acres of 

Acres of harvested 

Forms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres Acres cropland croptond 

Montono __________________ _ 9 682 2 085 759 8 764 1 513 656 4 052 548 496 472 23 61.)7 24 096 133 4 296 570 2 653 255 

- Beaverhead _______________________ _ Big Harn __________________________ _ Blaine ____________________________ _ 

Broadwater _______________________ _ Carbon ___________________________ _ Carler ____________________________ _ 

Cascade _________________________ -_ Chouteau _________________________ _ 

Custer ____________________________ _ Daniels ___________________________ _ 

259 253 481 233 137 644 146 115 626 5 211 I 443 715 204 438 149 478 - 219 49 275 201 38 124 69 10 100 18 1 051 720 045 138 156 82 055 - 219 44 514 217 39 301 50 4596 14 617 816 736 134 558 85839 - 159 51 900 153 43 768 55 7 665 13 467 385 935 96 317 56 491 - 468 Bl 944 432 61.) 253 259 21 396 13 295 437869 126 340 79922 -

- 56 19 698 37 (0) 32 10448 1 (0) 408 295 36 732 28 257 

- 261.) 33 530 237 26 178 100 5 860 23 I 492 508 883 103 920 62 687 

- 57 9 198 53 8 310 9 637 3 251 362629 64 064 34 647 

- 174 36 067 161 30 045 65 4 701 25 1 321 911 251 58 426 44 534 

- 16 1 699 13 1 324 5 375 - - 69 037 22777 11 468 

Dawson __________________________ _ 

Deer lodge ________________________ _ 

Fallon __________________________ ---

Fergus ___________________________ _ Flathead ________________________ --- Gallatin ___________________________ _ 

Garlield ________________________ ---

Glacier ____________________ - ____ --_ Golden Volley ______________________ _ Granite ___________________________ _ 

- 94 16 908 88 15 051 33 1 750 6 107 232 213 58 702 36 010 

- 52 22 869 49 15 390 19 (0) 1 (D) 175 059 28 507 15 552 

- 34 3 956 30 2 384 9 907 4 665 208 593 28 616 17404 

- 101 15 758 90 11 896 23 3 778 3 84 429 075 104 179 53 072 

- 261.) 38838 238 31 773 94 6 546 14 519 156 250 67 275 47 558 

- 441 95 312 391 71 999 210 22 902 20 411 634 786 181 883 111 662 

- 45 6 516 36 5 297 13 1 125 4 94 481 644 58 261 31 159 

- 57 16 392 53 14 693 8 (0) 3 (0) 155 152 57 363 36 047 

- 59 8 643 56 6464 13 1 980 3 199 432 641 27636 14 138 

- 122 38 540 113 27409 61 (0) 1 (0) 332 382 42 426 28091 

Hill ______________________________ _ 

Jefferson _________________________ _ Judith Basin _______________________ _ 

lake _____________________________ _ 

lewis and ClorL ___________________ _ liberty ___________________________ _ 

lincoln ___________________________ _ McCone __________________________ _ Madison __________________________ _ Meagher __________________________ _ 

- 49 4 661 45 3 671 14 (0) 1 (0) 205 210 94860 38933 

- 119 32 071 110 21 209 38 (0) 6 (0) 267 805 39 031 26 B73 

- 50 7421 42 5 511 17 1 910 - - 197 253 38 645 22 115 

- 710 89 743 636 54 684 394 34 548 24 511 254 101 121 461 69 521 

- 255 43 332 23B 34 807

1 

74 8 161

1 

13 364 655 131 86 328 54 664 

- 18 4 470 16 3 915 5 555 - - 207 982 45 089 23 835 

- 94 7077 87 5 898 22 1 029 3 150 48 112 10 507 7 083 

- 47 7 876 44 6 285 11 (0) 2 (0) 229 246 52 860 28 975 

- 365 140 831 343 89 650 172 50 7B2 13 399 1 002 533 150 561 100 553 

- 91 49 080 85 41 285 23 (0) 2 (0) 910 253 71 456 56264 

MineraL __________________________ _ Missoulo __________________________ _ 

Musselshell _______________________ _ Pork _____________________________ _ Petroleum _________________________ _ Phillips ___________________________ _ 

Pondero __________________________ _ 

Powder River ______________________ _ 

- 27 1 494 25 1 245 11 249 - - 8804 2 326 1 695 

- 279 25 760 236 18 761 128 6 890 5 109 178 999 43 301 26 098 

- 60 11 736 58 9440 18 (0) 2 (0) 567372 55 306 33 872 

- 272 57099 244 43 614 112 13 013 5 472 739 722 106 088 65 887 

- 58 15 892 55 14010 8 (0) 1 (0) 399 804 35 326 24642 

- 191 43 812 178 36 012 64 7023 15 777 718 514 129087 75 890 

- 201 47 906 189 41 418 69 5 751 9 737 366833 216 730 124 925 

- 60 9 106 52 8 055 12 1 051 - - 426 885 37 190 23 504 Powell ____________________________ _ 

Prairie ____________________________ _ - 138 61 819 134 48 306 48 (0) 3 (0) 711 086 68 295 53 971 

- 67 8 506 65 7 991 15 444 5 71 158 444 34 157 18 658 

Ravalli ___________________________ _ 

- 750 74 521 632 40 760 503 33493 26 268 236 193 92 501 45 619 Richland __________________________ _ 

Roosevelt _________________________ _ 

- 227 36 9511 221 35 729 25 966 17 256

1 

248 452 94 735 66 659 

- 43 5 984 41 5 404 4 (0) 1 (0) 111 B27 51 831 22 853 Rosebud __________________________ _ 

- 132 33 838 124 29 188 38 4090 14 560 1 238 067 72 509 53 178 Sanders __________________________ _ 

- 163 23 420 153 17 551 65 5 521 10 348 231 802 41 266 25 810 Sheridan __________________________ _ 

- 13 I 382 11 (0) - - 2 (0) 24 647 13 972 8 559 Silver Bow ________________________ _ 

- 56 9 636 52 7 234 14 2 402 - - 107 176 13 453 7 611 Stillwater _________________________ _ 

- 195 26 632 167 19 462 101 6 821 7 349 366 137 71200 39 514 Sweet Grass _______________________ _ 

- 186 52 868 168 31 563 114 20 684 5 621 646 009 72 961 46 507 Teton ____________________________ _ 

- 335 116 482 321 84 655 140 30502 30 1 325 686 886 235 190 143 262 

Toole _____________________________ _ 

- 18 2 173 18 1 503 5 670 - - 123 952 20 171 10806 Treasure __________________________ _ 

- 58 21 307 54 16 165 23 4672 6 470 310 786 27 340 19 657 Volley ____________________________ _ 

- 165 34 996 153 29 544 32 3 929 19 1 523 696 052 140 423 79 080 Wheotland ________________________ _ 

- 82 25 508 82 22 076 21 2 382 6 1 050 667 945 75 548 53 520 Wiboux ___________________________ _ 

- 15 1 158 11 791 3 127 3 240 69 445 16 300 10 467 Yellowstone _______________________ _ 

- 643. 87945 561 65 904 315 20915 43 1 126 493 056 140 054 86 069 

Forms nat on moil lisL ______________ _ - 298 16 228 232 12 675 121 3 553 - - 281 422 37 936 30 055 

Table 4. Farms by Tenure of Operator: 1978 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

All Farms Percent of Percent of Total Full owners Part owners Tenants tenancy Talal Full owners Part owners Tenants tenancy 

Montono __________________ _ 

- 24469 11 476 10070 2 923 11.9 20956 B 830 9546 2 580 12.3 

8eaverhead _______________________ _ Big Harn __________________________ _ 

Blaine ____________________________ _ 

Broadwater _______________________ _ Carbon ___________________________ _ 

Carler ____________________________ _ 

Cascade __________________________ _ 

Chouteau _________________________ _ Custer ____________________________ _ Daniels ___________________________ _ 

- 319 192 109 18 5.6 286 173 100 13 4.5 - 496 181 23B 77 15.5 456 157 229 70 15.4 - 493 227 213 53 10.8 449 196 204 49 10.9 

- 205 105 76 24 11.7 187 90 74 23 12.3 - 613 340 187 B6 14.0 545 290 178 77 14.1 

- 345 150 158 37 10.7 318 131 153 34 10.7 - 787 406 277 104 13.2 667 309 258 100 15.0 - 825 227 458 140 17.0 800 210 456 134 16.8 - 376 195 146 35 9.3 321 149 138 34 10.6 - 409 91 243 75 18.3 391 81 240 70 17.9 

Dawson __________________________ _ 

Deer lodge ________________________ _ Fallon ____________________________ _ 

Fergus _____________________ t.. ____ _ Flathead __________________________ _ Gollatin ___________________________ _ 

Garfield __________________________ _ 

Glacier ___________________________ _ 

g~!~~~e ~~~'~~ ::: ::::::::: ::::::::::: 

- 546 lB5 271 90 . 16.5 515 162 268 85 16.5 - 63 33 27 3 4.8 52 23 26 3 306 98 172 36 58

1 

- I1.B 284 81 169 34 12.0 - 810 336 379 95 11.7 744 289 372 83 B11 523 11.2 - 248 40 4.9 530 294 202 34 - 759 402 244 113 14.9 649 6.4 321 225 103 - 269 97 148 24 B.9 255 15.9 

363 110 208 86 146 23 9.0 - 45 12.4 327 87 201 39 139 61 68 11.9 - 10 7.2 127 55 67 5 3.9 - 141 68 55 18 12.B 126 58 53 15 11.9 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA MONTANA 121 
Table 4. Farms by Tenure of Operator: 1978 -Con. 

All farms Farms with sales of $2.500 or more 

All Farms 

Total Percent of Percent of Full owners Part owners Tenants tenancy Total Full owners Port owners Tenants tenancy 

- 693 191 385 117 16.9 647 162 377 108 16.7 - 187 112 55 20 10.7 149 82 48 19 12.8 - 345 121 175 49 14.2 332 III 174 47 14.2 - 986 672 261 53 5.4 777 485 243 49 6.3 - 356 211 120 25 7.0 247 127 101 19 7.7 - 280 79 173 28 10.0 280 79 173 28 10.0 203 152 39 12 5.9 106 68 27 11 10.4 - 453 194 209 50 11.0 438 182 209 47 10.7 

- 433 258 144 31 7.2 386 228 132 26 6.7 

- 136 60 58 18 13.2 124 55 53 16 12.9 

Hill ______________________________ _ 

Jefferson _________________________ _ 

Judith Basin " ______________________ _ lake _____________________________ _ 

lewis and Clork ____________________ _ 

Uberty ___________________________ _ 

lincoln ___________________________ _ 

McCone __________________________ _ 

Madison __________________________ _ 

Meagher ______ .. ___________________ _ 

- 57 32 17 8 14.0 36 20 12 4 ILl 

- 385 257 104 24 6.2 218 133 71 14 6.4 

- 228 95 117 16 7.0 181 62 108 11 6.1 - 376 231 112 33 8.8 336 201 108 27 8.0 - 99 38 53 8 8.1 88 31 51 6 6.8 

- 513 257 207 49 9.6 473 235 198 40 8.5 

- 511 213 234 64 12.5 477 186 232 59 12.4 

- 346 157 136 53 15.3 330 148 134 48 14.5 

- 194 98 82 14 7.2 170 79 78 13 7.6 

Minerol ___________________________ _ 

Missoulo __________________________ _ 

Musselshell _______________________ _ Pork _____________________________ _ 

Petroleum _________________________ _ 

Phillips " __________________________ _ 

Pondera __________________________ _ 

Powder River ______________________ _ 

PoweIL ____________________ _ 

Prairie _________ . ___________________ _ 

- 197 75 98 24 12.2 185 68 96 21 11.4 

- 855 586 206 63 7.4 597 381 168 48 8.0 

- 612 251 255 106 17.3 568 218 248 102 18.0 

- 703 213 382 108 15.4 655 181 373 101 15.4 

- 350 127 164 59 16.9 324 III 159 54 16.7 

Ravalli ___________________________ _ 

Richland ________ . _________________ _ 

Roos~velt _________________________ _ 

Rosebud __________________________ _ 

- 312 191 102 19 6.1 238 136 88 14 5.9 642 216 331 95 14.8 612 193 329 90 14.7 

- 91 63 19 9 9.9 66 45 14 7 10.6 

Sanders _______________________ . ___ _ 

Sheridan __________________________ _ 

Silver Bow ________________________ _ 

435 204 176 55 12.6 393 169 173 51 13.0 284 141 III 32 11.3 255 119 106 30 11.8 

Stillwater _________________________ _ 

Sweet Gross _______________________ _ 

Teton ____________________________ _ 

- 645 268 304 73 11.3 605 235 298 72 11.9 

Taole ______ .. ______________________ _ 

- 351 94 215 42 12.0 336 85 211 40 11.9 Treasure __________________________ _ 

- 112 37 54 21 18.8 106 35 53 18 17.0 Valley ____________________________ _ 

- 738 299 356 83 11.2 689 267 344 78 11.3 Wheatland ________________________ _ 

- 158 66 67 25 15.8 143 54 65 24 16.8 Wibaux ___________________________ _ 

- 200 72 105 23 11.5 184 59 103 22 12.0 Yellowstone _______________________ _ 1 024 534 357 133 13.0 830 378 334 118 14.2 

Forms not on moil JisL ______________ _ - 904 584 162 158 17.5 346 180 96 70 20.2 

Table 5. Farms and Land in Farms by Type of Organization: 1978 

Corporation 

Individual or family Partnership Other' - cooperative. estate 

Family held Other than family held or trust, institutional. etc. All Farms 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

Montana __________________ _ 

- 19 901 33 249 901 2 350 7 602 798 1 919 15 276 408 93 887 310 206 5 253 407 

Beaverhead _______________________ _ 182 401 518 52 265 490 74 591 527 3 233 128 8 71 375 

- 410 987 532 41 514 119 38 699 233 - - 7 563 105 Big Horn __________________________ _ 

Blaine - 409 1 040807 39 161 009 30 370 527 - - 15 795 576 ____________________________ _ 

- 158 293 973 37 (0) 10 (0) - - - - Broadwater _______________________ _ 

- 507 439 030 70 (0) 35 (0) 1 (0) - - Corban ___________________________ _ 

Corter ____________________________ _ 

- 278 1 064 008 40 (0) 24 (0) 1 (0) 2 (0) 

Cascade __________________________ _ 

- 654 813 372 65 104 237 59 427 923 3 14 370 6 11 252 Chouteau _________________________ _ 609 1 366 129 96 287 405 109 673 371 6 29 153 5 16290 Custer - 286 1 008 927 28 293 266 57 897 821 - - 5 62 951 ____________________________ _ 

- Daniels 320 558 949 47 104 503 38 163 946 - - 4 26 731 ___________________________ _ 

Dawson __________________________ _ 

- 439 833 663 54 (0) 50 (0) 1 (0) 2 (0) 

- 52 51 762 1 (0) 8 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) 

- 232 488 670 37 100 671 34 275 092 - - 3 29 118 

Deer lodge ________________________ _ 

Fallon ____________________________ _ 

- 658 1 470 335 110 312 100 31 196 121 3 38 610 8 96954 

- 705 202 690 68 71 354 31 (0) 2 (0) 5 4 530 

Fergus ___________________________ _ 

Flathead ______ .. __________________ _ Golfofin ___________________________ _ 

- 628 429 161 65 98969 51 350 966 5 2 307 10 6843 Garfield __________________________ _ 

- 203 1 160015 20 155 561 41 (0) 2 (0) 3 (0) Glacier ___________________________ _ 

- 297 612 910 29 84928 33 (0) 1 (0) 3 (0) 

- 105 344 134 17 (0) 15 226 230 - - 2 (0) 

- 99 169 257 19 (0) 20 (0) 2 (0) 1 (0) 

Golden Valley ______________________ _ Gronite ___________________________ _ 

- 566 1 135 557 67 246 246 48 237 510 3 16 720 9 116 886 

- 151 204 077 17 (0) 13 (0) 2 (0) 4 11 991 

Hill ______________________________ _ 

Jefferson _________________________ _ 

Judith Basin _______________________ _ 

- 274 528 128 36 95999 30 (0) 1 (0) 4 (0) 

lake __________ .. _________________ _ - 883 290 479 65 27404 28 40023 3 1 519 7 283 555 Lewis and Clark ____________________ _ - 289 370 934 29 (0) 33 499 501 4 39 716 1 (0) 

198 444 433 29 (0) 52 369 480 - - 1 (0) 

- 180 58419 17 11484 6· 9971 - - - - 330 776700 40 (0) 81 (0) 2 (0) - - - 328 545 285 51 153 517 45 294 763 3 4 910 6 90 538 

- 101 514 169 13 (0) 19 (0) 1 (0) 2 (0) 

liberty ___________________________ _ 

lincoln ___________________________ _ 

McCone __________ _ ____________ _ 

Madison __________________________ _ 

Meagher _________________________ .. 

Mineral. __________________________ _ 48 16 106 6 2 418 3 1 790 - - - -

- 340 137 146 31 49209 11 (0) - - 3 (0) 

185 563 909 25 185 599 14 (0) 1 (0) 3 (0) 

294 549 688 41 (0) 38 (0) 2 (0) 1 (0) 

- 71 330 459 16 (0) 8 (0) 1 (0) 3 105 097 

- 423 1 066 585 47 240 970 31 338 319 3 57 251 9 376 596 

409 563 369 46 (0) 51 175814 3 10 046 2 (0) 

256 740 163 42 (0) 46 (0) 2 (0) - .. 

156 330 405 26 240 629 9 (0) 1 (0) 2 (0) 

156 357 869 15 (0) 25 (0) - - 1 (0) 

Missoulo ______ .. ___________________ _ 

Musselshell __ .. _ .. _______________ _ Park ______________________ .. ____ _ 

Petroleum _________________________ _ 

Phillips _______ .. ____ .. ____________ _ 

Pondera ______ . ___________________ _ 

Powder River ______ . _____________ ---- Powell __ .. _________________________ _ 

Proirie _____________________________ _ 

122 MONTANA 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 5. Farms and Land in Farms by Type of Organization: 1978 -Con. 

Corporation 

Other - cooperative, estate Individual or family Partnership 

Other than family held or trust, institutional, etc. All Farms Family held 

Forms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

763 176 633 70 (0) 16 37980 4 1 802 2 (0)1 

493 737 278 66 189 651 43 172 098 4 977

1 

6 28 Oll - 579 896 183 80 123 319 36 (0) 2 (0) 6 (0) - 270 1 445 629 25 355 948 48 (0) 1 (0) 6 (0) -

- 269 246 055 23 (0) 16 (0) 1 (0) 3 97 580 

Ravalli ___________________________ _ 

Richland __________________________ _ 

Roosevelt _________________________ _ Rosebud __________________________ _ 

Sanders __________________________ _ 

524 694 223 59 89438 51 (0) 2 (0) 6 (0) - 77 88 579 8 (0) 5 27 532 - - 1 (0) - 347 494 553 48 (0) 38 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) - 236 576 638 17 45921 27 (0) 1 (0) 3 (0) -

Sheridan __________________________ _ Silver Bow ________________________ _ Stillwater _________________________ _ 

Sweet Gross _______________________ _ 

8 2221 530 852 409 55 5 42 074 - 127 3301 51 214 1751 4 

275 718 184 44 (0) 31 (0) 1 (0) - - - (0) 15 57 342 26 264408 - - 2 (0) - 69 

590 991 060 84 378 412 51 (0) 2 (0) 11 (0) - 121 367 762 16 (0) 2 (0) - (0) 17 (0) 2 

- 175 349 037 12 (0) 12 (0) I (0) - -

- 855 656 447 89 159 769 72 498924 4 5 567 4 18 143 

Teton ____________________________ _ 

Toole _____________________________ _ Treasure __________________________ _ Volley ____________________________ _ 

Wheatland ________________________ _ 

Wiboux ___________________________ _ Yellowstone _______________________ _ 

Farms not on moillisL ______________ _ - 859 538 805 45 40 100 - - - - - -

Table 6. Characteristics of Operators: 1978 

Operators by place of Operators reporting days of work off farm Operators by principal Operators residence occupation 

All Farms On form Not on form 100 to 199 200 days Mole female Average age operated operated Any days 1 to 99 days days or more forming Other 

Montano __________________ _ 

- 23 208 I 261 49.6 16 039 4036 10 829 3 379 1 902 5 548 17062 7 387 

303 16 50.5 247 48 121 40 13 68 229 90 -

- 469 27 49.4 363 69 191 46 36 109 348 148 - 478 15 48.7 346 90 218 94 32 92 374 119 - 195 10 507

1 

154 29 78 31 16 31 159 46 - 596 17 49.1 487 59 227 82 40 105 461 152 - 318 27 50.5 252 41 96 46 17 33 263 82 - 755 32 50.8

1 

564 138 392 100 74 218 513 2741 - 801 24 49.2 609 137 231 116 44 69 749 76 - 365 II 50.4 260 66 145 43 31 II 265 111 - 389 20 49.5 262 92 143 74 25 44 346 63 

Beaverhead _______________________ _ 

Big Horn __________________________ _ 

Blaine ____________________________ _ 

Broadwater _______________________ _ 

Carbon ___________________________ _ 

Corter ____________________________ _ 

Cascade __________________________ _ 

Chouteau _________________________ _ 

Custer ____________________________ _ 

Daniels ___________________________ _ 

- 534 12 49.4 367 116 226 78 49 99 414 132 - 61 2 50.0 51 8 30 4 8 18 39 24 - 292 14 50.2 210 52 130 62 15 53 240 66 - 780 30 50.3 603 128 263 101 49 113 650 160 - 768 43 50.8 669 81 524 89 97 338 342 469 - 726 33 49.61 615 101 347 112 47 188 512 247 - 250 19 50.0 201 34 91 43 8 40 204 65 - 353 10 47.9 222 64 159 30 45 64 244 119 - 132 7 51.3 105 17 55 25 7 23 109 30 - 129 12 53.2 120 9 52 19 9 24 111 30 

Dawson __________________________ _ 

Deer lodge ________________________ _ Fallon ____________________________ _ 

Fergus ___________________________ _ 

Flathead __________________________ _ Gallatin ___________________________ _ 

Garfield __________________________ _ 

Glacier ___________________________ _ 

Golden Volley ______________________ _ Granite ___________________________ _ 

- 667 26 50.0 453 172 249 65 50 114 562 131 - 179 8 50.5 145 24 100 20 19 61 105 82 - 332 13 49.7 246 70 117 63 15 39 296 49 - 907 79 50.5 789 112 576 133 108 335 539 4471 - 331 25 49.2 266 37 206 30 29 147 186 170 - 273 7 50.3 188 53 87 47 14 26 256 24 - 189 14 48.3 174 16 157 30 37 90 69 134 - 436 17 50.8 333 75 154 74 12 68 379 74 - 404 29 50.7 353 48 139 45 26 68 344 89 - 118 18 50.8 86 25 38 14 2 22 99 37 

Hill ______________________________ _ 

Jefferson _________________________ _ 

Judith Basin _______________________ _ lake _____________________________ _ 

lewis and Clork ____________________ _ liberty ___________________________ _ 

lincoln ___________________________ _ 

McCone __________________________ _ 

Madison __________________________ _ 

Meagher __________________________ _ 

- 52 5 48.7 49 5 40 10 5 25 24 33 - 351 34 50.0 300 53 266 28 48 190 140 245 - 212 16 51.0 175 33 105 25 28 52 157 71 - 350 26 52.0 309 48 152 51 20 81 267 109 - 98 1 48.7 78 14 29 8 5 16 76 23 - 497 16 48.5 363 95 192 95 27 70 403 110 - 492 19 49.0 393 72 180 80 29 71 432 79 - 323 23 52.1 279 41 134 74 23 37 258 86 - 178 16 50.5 153 18 86 32 8 46 130 64 - 186 11 49.6 148 25 63 36 4 23 162 35 

Mineral ___________________________ _ 

Missoula __________________________ _ 

Musselshell _______________________ _ Pork _____________________________ _ 

Petroleum _________________________ _ Phillips ___________________________ _ 

Pondero __________________________ _ 

Powder River ______________________ _ 

~~~~i~== ==== == == == == == ========== === 

- 809 46 49.8 720 60 515 63 104 328 407 448 - 591 21 48.2 417 112 241 111 51 79 500 1121 - 670 33 49.5 432 193 301 113 73 115 555 148 - 328 22 52.8 250 62 130 37 21 72 250 100 - 282 30 49.8 259 35 193 38 54 101 173 139 - 629 13 50.4 435 149 238 111 38 89 559 83 - 81 10 51.4 71 12 50 7 10 33 42 49 - 422 

272 13 

12 51.6 

51.0 

334 62 171 55 33 83 323 112 230 25 104 44 21 39 217 67 - 613 32 49.2 468 106 251 117 39 95 521 124 

- 337 14 49.7 253 69 109 59 22 28 314 

37 \ -

- 697 

105 

41 

7 

50.8 

52.4 

483 

78 16 44 13 7 24 86 26 169 272 112 44 116 583 155 -

- 152 

190 10 

6 51.7 

50.3 104 

128 39 58 23 5 30 122 36 

- 957 67 48.7 734 50 85 32 17 36 153 47 174 526 100 81 347 594 430 

- 804 100 39.4 616 266 750 107 111 532 227 677 

Ravalli ___________________________ _ 

Richland __________________________ _ 

Roosevelt _________________________ _ Rosebud __________________________ _ 

Sanders __________________________ _ 

Sheridan __________________________ _ 

Silver Bow ________________________ _ Stillwater _________________________ _ 

Sweet Grass _______________________ _ Teton ____________________________ _ 

Toole _____________________________ _ 

Treasure __________________________ _ Valley ____________________________ _ 

Wheatland ________________________ _ 

Wibaux ___________________________ _ Yellowstone _______________________ _ 

Forms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA MONTANA 123 
Table 7. Farms by Value of Sales and Occupation: 1978 

Forms with sales of $20,000 or more Farms with sales of less than $20,000 

All Farms Occupation Occupation 

Forms Total Forming Other than farming Total Forming Other thon farming 

Montono __________________ _ 

- 24469 12929 11 582 1 347 11 427 5434 5 993 

- 319 217 181 36 95 46 49 - 496 286 243 43 207 105 102 

- 493 320 278 42 161 91 70 

- 205 132 124 8 73 35 38 

- 613 305 290 15 308 171 137 

- 345 233 186 47 110 75 35 

- 787 378 333 45 408 179 229 

- 825 632 605 27 192 143 49 

- 376 195 171 24 177 90 87 

- 409 294 267 27 114 79 35 

Beaverheod _______________________ _ 

Big Horn __________________________ _ 

Blaine ____________________________ _ 

Broadwater _______________________ _ Corban ___________________________ _ 

Corter ____________________________ _ 

Cascade __________________________ _ 

Chouteau _________________________ _ 

Custer ____________________________ _ 

Daniels ___________________________ _ 

- 546 315 286 29 230 127 103 

- 63 25 23 2 38 16 22 

- 306 195 173 22 110 66 44 

- 810 522 479 43 283 168 115 

- 811 158 128 30 651 214 437 

- 759 382 349 33 372 161 211 

- 269 178 150 28 89 53 36 

- 363 197 171 26 165 73 92 

- 139 73 68 5 66 41 25 

- 141 85 80 5 55 31 24 

Dawson __________________________ _ 

Oeer ladg"- _______________________ _ Fallon ____________________________ _ 

Fergus ___________________________ _ 

Flathead __________________________ _ 

Gallatin ___________________________ _ 

Garfield __________________________ _ 

Glacier ___________________________ _ 

Golden Valley ______________________ _ Granite ___________________________ _ 

-- 693 484 443 41 205 115 90 

-- 187 83 66 17 102 38 64 

Hill 

Jeffe-r;~~ Judith Basin -= = = 

______________________ = = = = =: = = =: =: = = == = == = == _ 

-- 345 226 214 12 117 80 37 lake ____________________________ _ 

-- 986 292 245 47 690 291 399 lewis nnd Clork ___________________ _ 

-- 356 130 115 15 225 70 155 liberty __________________________ _ 

-- 280 230 215 15 50 41 9 lincoln __________________________ _ McCone -- 203 20 16 4 183 53 130 _________________________ _ 

-- 453 297 283 14 156 96 60 Madison _________________________ _ 

-- 433 278 249 29 149 93 56 Meagher _________________________ _ 

-- 136 89 71 18 46 27 19 

MineroL _________________________ _ 

-- 57 6 6 - 51 18 33 Missoula _________________________ _ 

-- 385 58 38 20 326 101 225 Musselshell ______________________ _ 

-- 228 107 93 14 118 61 57 Park ____________________________ _ 

-- 376 192 171 21 183 96 87 Petroleum ________________________ _ 

-- 99 73 64 9 23 10 13 Phillips __________________________ _ 

-- 513 318 294 24 190 106 84 Pondera _________________________ _ 

-- 511 367 348 19 143 83 60 Powder River _____________________ _ -- 346 217 178 39 129 80 49 Powell ___________________________ _ 

-- 194 96 82 14 97 47 50 Proirie ___________________________ _ 

-- 197 139 127 12 57 34 23 

-- 855 216 182 34 638

1 

224 414 

-- 612 385 368 17 224 131 93 

Ravalli __________________________ _ 

Richland _________________________ _ 

Roosevelt _________________________ _ 

- 703 389 367 22 311 186 125 Rosebud _________________________ _ 

-- 350 202 178 24 146 70 76 Sonders _________________________ _ 

-- 312 76 67 9 233 103 130 Sheridan _________________________ _ 

-- 642 433 401 32 207 157 50 Silver Bow _______________________ _ 

-- 91 20 18 2 70 24 46 Stillwoter ________________________ _ 

-- 435 243 221 22 192 102 90 Sweet Grass _______________________ _ 

- 284 140 128 12 143 88 55 Teton ___________________________ _ 

-- 645 429 393 36 215 128 87 

T oole ____________________________ _ 

-- 351 275 258 17 76 56 20 Treasure _________________________ _ 

-- 112 64 56 8 46 29 17 Volley ___________________________ _ 

-- 738 454 413 41 278 168 110 Wheatland _______________________ _ 

-- 158 99 89 10 59 33 26 Wibaux ___________________________ _ 

- 200 125 108 17 75 45 30 Yellowstone _______________________ _ 

- I 024 422 370 52 599 221 378 

Farms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

- 904 133 62 71 771 165 606 

Table 8. Farms by Standard Industrial Classification: 1978 

Field crop except cash grain (013) 

All Farms 

Part 1 of 2 

Montana __________________ _ 

-

Beaverhead _______________________ _ 

- Big Harn __________________________ _ Blaine ____________________________ _ -

- Broadwater _______________________ _ 

- Corban ______________________ ------- Corter __________________________ ---- Cascade __________________ - _ -_ ------ Chouteau _________________________ _ 

- Custer ______________ - ___ ----------- Daniels - ___________________________ _ 

-

Dawson ____________ - ___ - --- -- -- ---- Oeer ladg"- _____________ ---- -- -- --- Fallon __________________ -- - _____ ----

- Fergus __________________________ _ 

- Flathead ______________________ -- ----

Farms Cosh grain (0 II) 

24469 7 628 

319 24 

496 71 

493 167 

205 53 

613 49 

345 28 

787 242 

825 668 

376 37 

409 341 

546 245 

63 -

306 93 

810 221 

811 174 

Sugar crop, 

Irish potato, 

hay, peanut, and 

other field crop Vegetable and 

Total (013) Cotton (0131) Tobacco (0132) (0133,0134,0139) melon (016) 

2 153 - - 2 153 34 

25 - - 25 -

55 - - 55 -

43 - - 43 I 

30 - - 30 - 117 - - 117 2 

13 - - 13 -

74 - - 74 2 

5 - - 5 - 45 - - 45 - 2 - - 2 -

27 - - 27 - 4 - - 4 - 7 - - 7 - 33 - - 33 - 122 - - 122 2 

Abnormal forms 

(see text) 

113 

7 

3 

12 

-

-

2 

1 

1 

4 

1 

1 

-

I 

5 

2 

5 

2 

I 

-

1 

4 

2 

2 

4 

1 

-

-

-

6 

1 

-

1 

3 

1 

3 

5 

1 

-

1 

1 

1 

3 

3 

2 

3 

2 

1 

-

1 

1 

-

2 

6 

-

-

3 

-

Fruit and tree nut 

(017) 

173 

I 

-

-

-

-

-

I 

-

-

-

-

I 

.-

-

13 

124 MONTANA 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 8. Farms by Standard Industrial Classification: 1978-Con. 

All Farms 

Part 1 of 2 

Gallatin __________________ - --- __ - __ _ 

Garfield ____________________ - ___ - __ 

Glacier __________________ -_ - - -_ - __ _ Golden Valley _______________________ _ 

Granite ___________________________ _ Hili ______________________________ _ 

Jefferson ______________ - __________ _ 

Judith Basin _______________________ _ 

Lake _____________________________ _ 

lewis and Clark ____________________ _ 

Uberty ___________________________ _ lincoln ___________________________ _ 

McCone __________________________ _ Madison __________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Meagher __________________________ _ - Minerol ___________________________ _ - Missoulo - __________________________ _ 

- Musselshell _______________________ _ 

- Park _____________________________ _ 

- Petroleum _________________________ _ -

Phillips ___________________________ _ 

- Pondera __________________________ _ 

- Powder River ______________________ _ PowelL ___________________________ _ -

- Prairie ____________________________ _ 

- Ravalli ___________________________ _ 

- Richlond __________________________ _ Roosevelt _________________________ _ 

Rosebud __________________________ _ Sanders __________________________ _ 

Sheridan -.- ________________________ _ 

Silver Bow ________________________ _ 

Stillwater _________________________ _ 

Sweet Grass _______________________ _ 

Teton ____________________________ _ 

T oole _____________________________ _ Treasure __________________________ _ Valley ____________________________ _ 

Wheatland ________________________ _ 

Wibaux ___________________________ _ 

YeJlowstone _______________________ _ 

Farms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

All Farms 

Part 2 of 2 

Montana __________________ _ 

Beaverhead _______________________ _ 

Big Horn __________________________ _ 

Blaine ____________________________ _ Broadwater _______________________ _ Corban ___________________________ _ 

Corter ____________________________ _ Cascade __________________________ _ 

Chouteau _________________________ _ 

Custer ____________________________ _ 

Daniels ___________________________ _ 

Dawson __________________________ _ Deer lodge ________________________ _ Follon ____________________________ _ 

Fergus ___________________________ _ 

Flothead __________________________ _ 

Gallatin ___________________________ _ 

Garfield __________________________ _ 

Glacier ___________________________ _ 

Golden Valley ______________________ _ 

Granite ___________________________ _ 

Hill 

Jeff~;s~~ -= ~ = ~= == =~ =~~~=== ==~==== ~ = = Judith Basin _______________________ _ 

Lake _____________________________ _ 

Lewis and ClarL ___________________ _ 

liberty ___________________________ _ 

lincoln ___________________________ _ 

McCone __________________________ _ Madison __________________________ _ 

Meagher __________________________ _ 

Mineral ___________________________ _ 

MissoulQ __________________________ _ 

Musselshell _______________________ _ 

Park ______________________________ _ 

Petroleum _________________________ _ Phillips __________________________ _ 

Pondero __________________________ _ 

Powder River ____ ~ _________________ _ 

~~:r:i~== Ravalli ___________________________ == ~= == == == == ==== ==== == == == _ = Richland __________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Forms 

759 

269 

363 

139 

141 

693 

187 

345 

986 

356 

280 

203 

453 

433 

136 

57 

385 

228 

376 

99 

513 

511 

346 

194 

197 

855 

612 

703 

350 

312 

642 

91 

435 

284 

645 

351 

112 

738 

158 

200 

I 024 

904 

Horticultural 

speciolty (018) 

90 

-

1 

-

1 

3 

-

II 

-

3 

1 

-

2 

-

3 

5 

6 

-

1 

-

-

2 

2 

-

5 

4 

-

1 

-

-

-

I 

6 

-

3 

-

I 

-

-

1 

-

8 

1 

Cosh grain (011) 

165 

74 

153 

39 

3 

559 

II 

129 

471 26 

240 

4 

289 

II 

10 

2 

121 27 

16 

6 

154 

339 

25 

2 

32 

29

238 1 

486 

57 

11 

524 

-

88 

8 397 

293 

II 

405 

20 

99 

173 

1 

General, primarily 

crop (019) 

586 

5 

14 

7 

II 

34 

4 

18 

7 

15 

2 

16 

2 

6 

19 

48 

29 

1 

4 

-

2 

7 

7 

4 

23 

7 

-

12 

3 

7 

1 

2 

22 

4 

9 

-

9 

6 

2 

3 

2 

16 

211 

Field crop except cash grain (OJ3) 

Totol (013) Cotton (0131) Tobacco (0132) 

77 - -

6 - -

16 - - 8 - -

15 - -

8 - -

14 - -

10 - -

104 - -

52 - -

I - -

40 - -

3 - -

39 - -

5 - -

12 - -

58 - -

10 - -

30 - -

6 - -

19 - - 19 - -

15 - -

22 - -

20 - -

109 - -

126 - -

27 - -

24 - -

56 - -

6 - - 5 - -

28 - -

21 - - 19 - - 2 - - 12 - -

37 - -

8 - -

2 - - 191 - -

269 - -

livestock except dairy. poultry, and animol specialty (021) 

Beef cattle, except 

Totol feedlots (0212) Dairy (024) 

12 543 10 385 309 

245 220 1 

339 292 I 

257 217 2 

103 90 - 382 302 9 

293 224 - 394 350 16 

137 108 - 252 213 2 

58 43 -

242 208 1 

52 50 - 198 166 - 516 443 3 

366 283 17 

364 288 75 

182 142 - 181 165 - 88 74 - 114 111 -

109 84 2 136 115 6 197 176 1 

575 503 47 

227 195 4 38 24 - 128 115 3 156 121 - 359 326 2 114 112 -

35 29 I 237 195 7 

168 144 - 292 260 3 B4 76 - 318 265 2 131 102 4 298 261 2 155 146 1 

137 115 1 558 428 47 

20B 1591 1 

J978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 

! • 

Sugar crop, 

Irish potato, 

hoy, peanut. and 

other Fru;t and tree nut field crop Vegetable and 

(0133,0134,0139) melon (016) (017) 

771 - II 6 - -

16 - -

8 - -

15 - -

8 - - 14 I -

10 - -

104 14~1 1 - 52 I 

1 - - 40 I -

3 - - 39 - -

5 - -

12 - - 58

1 

5 

10 3 ~I 

3~1 -

~I -19 -

19

1 

-

~I 15 -

22 -

20 -

~I 109

1 

9 

1~~1 -

- -

24 - -

56 - -

2~1 - -

- -

- 2 

21 - -

19 - -

2 - -

12 - -

37 - 2 

8 - -

2 - -

191 7 -

269 - -

Genera/. 

Poultry and egg Animal specialty primarily livestock (025) (027) (029) 

87 546 320 

- 10 8 

- 5 10 

- 4 12 

2 3 2 

- 10 7 

- I 

4 13 1~1 - 2 6 

3 12 7 

- - 5 

- 10 5 - 2 - - I I 

- 10 5 10 44 10 

2 27 13 - I 5 

- 3 5 

- 4 - - 2 5 

I 2 3 3 5 2 - 3 1 

3 34 6 2 22 10 

- - 1 

2 9 3 

- 2 - - 6 9 - 4 2 

I 2 1 2 29 3 

- 9 7 I 18 4 

- - 3 

- 4 6 I 6 5 1 2 1 

- 8 2 

- 1 4 10 53 11 

12 21 

MONTANA 125 
Table 8. Farms by Standard Industrial Classification: 1978 -Con. 

All Farms 

Part 2 of 2 

Roosevelt _________________________ _ Rosebud __________________________ _ 

Sanders __________________________ _ Sheridan __________________________ _ 

Silver Bow ________________________ _ Stillwater _________________________ _ 

Sweet Grass _______________________ _ 

Teton ____________________________ _ 

Toole _____________________________ _ 

Treasure __________________________ _ 

Volley ____________________________ _ 

Wheatland __________________ . _____ _ Wiboux ___________________________ _ 

Yellowstone _______________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

Horticultural 

specialty (018) 

-

-

2 

-

-

-

-

I 

2 

-

3 

-

-

10 

-

General. primarily 

crop (019) 

11 

7 

9 

3 

2 

8 

I 

21 

2 

5 

9 

3 

I 

60 

33 

livestock except dairy, poultry, and animal speciolty (021) 

General. Beef cattle, except Poultry and egg Animol specialty primarily livestock 

Total feedlots (0212) Dairy (024) (025) (027) (029) 

166 123 - I 6 6 

249 224 I I 3 8 

222 202 2 - I 9 

102 77 - I 2 4 

74 70 I - 6 3 

290 222 6 2 7 4 

246 181 - - 7 I 

185 148 7 I 5 9 

50 46 - - I I 

82 74 - - - 2 

265 201 I I 5 10 

120 94 I - 4 2 91 73 2 2 3 - 499 386 27 4 47 6 

479 324 - 23 54 45 

Table 9. Farms by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 

[Excludes abnormal forms; see text] 

Forms with sales of $2.500 or more Forms with soles less thon $2,500 

$1.000 to 

$100,000 $40,000 to $20,000 to $10,000 to $5,000 to $2,500 to $2,000 to $1,500 to $1.499 

Forms Total or more $99,999 $39,999 $19,999 $9,999 $4,999 Total $2,499 $1.999 (oee text) 

Montono _________________ _ -- 24 356 20 956 2 727 5 697 4 505 3388 2 604 2035 3 400 613 821 I 966 

Beaverhead ______________________ _ 

-- 312 286 97 80 40 43 15 II 26 4 4 18 Big Horn ___ . ____________ .. ________ _ 

-- 493 456 79 104 103 84 57 29 37 8 8 21 Blaine _____ • _________ ._. _________ _ -- 481 449 80 136 104 62 36 31 32 3 6 23 Broadwater ___ • _. _____ ._. _______ ._ -- 205 187 32 62 38 24 20 II 18 4 4 10 Corban _______ • _. _____ • _. ________ _ 

-- 613 545 42 135 128 116 66 58 68 13 13 42 Carter _____________________ ._. ___ _ -- 343 318 44 125 64 44 30 II 25 6 6 13 Cascade _________________ ._._. ___ _ 

-- 786 667 86 158 134 114 93 82 119 21 28 70 Chouteau ___________________ • _____ _ - 824 800 163 319 150 90 50 28 24 6 10 8 (uster _________ • _____ • _________ • __ _ 

- 372 321 63 75 57 48 45 33 51 12 7 32 Daniels _____________ • _. _________ • __ - 408 391 38 132 124 50 28 ]9 17 I 9 7 

Dawson ..• _______________________ _ 

-- 545 515 48 137 130 97 53 50 30 II 6 13 Deer lodge _________ • ___________ • __ _ 

- 63 52 8 12 5 10 7 10 II 2 3 6 Fallon _______ • _________ • _________ ._ - 305 284 25 82 88 51 28 10 21 2 15 4 Fergus ___________________________ _ 

- 805 744 98 242 182 106 64 52 61 II 14 36 Flathead __ . _______________________ _ 

- 809 530 25 64 69 115 125 132 279 40 65 174 Gallatin _________ • _________ • _. _____ _ - 754 649 101 169 112 III 83 73 105 18 25 62 Garfield __________________________ _ 

- 267 255 45 75 58 34 26 17 12 3 2 7 Glacier _________________ • _________ _ - 362 327 68 76 53 54 40 36 35 8 9 18 Golden Volley ______________________ _ - 139 127 13 33 27 23 22 9 12 I 5 6 Granite ___________________________ _ - 140 126 27 41 17 18 9 14 14 - 4 10 

Hill ______________________________ _ 

- 689 647 102 250 132 70 62 31 42 7 2 33 Jefferson _________________________ _ 

- 185 149 18 32 33 17 22 27 36 10 7 19 Judith Bosin _________________ • _____ _ 

- 343 332 50 116 60 49 34 23 II 4 2 5 loke __ . __________________________ _ 

- 982 777 45 117 130 182 175 128 205 40 48 117 lewis and Clark ____________________ _ 

- 355 247 41 38 51 45 28 44 108 28 19 61 liberty ___________________________ _ 

lincoln ___________________________ _ - 280 280 49 124 57 30 10 10 - - - - 203 106 - 7 13 17 31 38 97 16 15 66 McCone _______________________ • __ _ 

- 453 438 51 126 120 72 48 21 15 3 4 8 Madison ___ • ______________________ _ - 427 386 68 129 81 43 38 27 41 10 4 27 Meagher _____ • ____________________ _ 

- 135 124 29 38 22 20 9 6 II 2 5 4 

Minerai. ______________ • _______ • ___ _ - 57 36 - 2 4 6 14 10 21 2 4 15 Missoula ______________________ • ___ _ 

- 384 218 13 26 19 42 58 60 166 24 32 110 Musselshell _______________________ _ - 225 181 23 45 39 32 23 19 44 10 12 22 Pork _____________________________ _ 

- 375 336 35 94 63 65 43 36 39 4 II 24 Petroleum ___________________ • _____ _ Phillips ___________________________ _ 

Pondero __________________________ _ 

Powder River _. _______________ • ____ _ Powell ____________________________ _ 

Prairie _______ • ____________ • _______ _ 

96 88 21 35 17 8 5 2 8 2 I 5 

- 508 473 68 134 116 58 58 39 35 6 4 25 

- 510 477 66 191 110 58 34 18 33 8 6 19 

- 346 330 50 98 69 50 35 28 16 8 3 5 

- 193 170 23 38 35 29 27 18 23 4 6 13 

- 196 185 27 53 59 25 II 10 II - 6 5 

Ravalli ___________________________ _ 

- 854 597 35 78 103 91 145 145 257 59 48 150 Richland __________________________ _ 

Roosevelt _________________________ _ Rosebud ___________________ . ____ - __ 

Sanders ________________________ ---

Sheridan _______ • _________________ .• _ Silver Bow ________________________ _ Stillwater _________________________ • 

Sweet Grass _______________________ _ 

Teton __________________________ ---

- 609 568 91 166 128 81 62 40 41 4 8 29 

- 700 655 61 181 147 137 83 46 45 17 12 16 

- 348 324 61 77 64 53 43 26 24 7 7 10 

309 238 7 30 39 5] 55 56 71 9 17 45 

- 640 612 43 189 201 91 58 30 28 5 3 20 

- 90 66 6 5 9 19 13 14 24 7 5 12 

- 435 393 43 97 103 58 55 37 42 12 8 22 

- 283 255 24 61 55 59 34 22 28 7 9 12 

- 644 605 76 201 152 82 55 39 39 7 10 22 

Toole __ . _. _. _. _______________ . _ - - --

Treasure. ___________ . ____ .. _____ ._ --- Volley ____________________ . _. _. ___ _ 

Wheatland ______________________ - __ _ 

Wibaux ________________________ - ---

Yellowstone _______________________ _ 

- 351 336 63 139 73 29 18 14 15 4 4 7 

- 110 106 23 24 17 15 12 15 4 - 3 I 

732 689 73 209 172 132 66 37 43 10 9 24 

158 143 31 39 29 18 19 7 15 9 3 3 

- 200 184 13 58 54 30 24 5 16 2 2 12 

I 021 830 116 152 154 127 134 147 191 47 37 107 

forms not on maillisL ______________ _ 904 346 - 41 92 103 66 44 558 45 202 311 

126 MONTANA 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Tobie 10. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold for All Farms: 1978 

Products sold Crops, including nursery and greenhouse products livestock and livestock products Poultry and poultry products 

Average per form Value Value Value Total ($1.000) ($1,000) (dollars) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms 

Montono _______________ . __ _ 

Beaverhead _____ ._. ___ . ___________ _ 

Big Horn ____ -------- ---.-.---.---.- Blaine _______________________ . ___ ._ 

Broadwater _._. ___________ . ____ . __ _ (arbon _________________________ - -- (orter ___ • ___________ ._._. ________ _ 

Coscode _._. ______________________ _ 

Chouteau _______ ._. _. _____ ._._. ___ _ 

Custer ___ • ________ -. - ____ ._. - __ • ---

Daniels _________ • ___ • _. _____ ._. ___ _ 

I 184 597 48 412 15 538 490 m 17909 685 991 947 8 314 - 51 33 739 105 766 100 3431 280 30 304 9 - 9 5 33 722 67 988 293 10 532 426 23 186 - 27 890 56 573 326 12800 373 15061 19 29 - 12 047 58 766 154 (D) 158 5 176 9 (D) 

- 23 4 25 632 41 814 370 7 980 526 17647 - 14 3 17475 50651 152 2 521 315 14951 - 43 067 54 723 514 (D) 556 26916 31 (D) - 59 069 71 599 741 46 061 413 13 001 22 7 

25 985 69 110 207 3860 311 (0)1 15 CO) - 378 14 914 198 4 561 7 3 - 19 478 47 622 

Dawson ___ ._. ____________________ _ 

Deer lodge ___ ._ • ________________ --- fallon ____________________________ _ 

Fergus ________________________ . __ _ 

flathead __________________________ _ 

Gollatin ___________________________ _ 

Garfield __________________________ _ 

Glacier _______________ ._._._._. ___ _ 

Golden Valley ______________________ _ 

Granite • ______________________ • ___ _ 

21 444 39 274 417 12 744 394 8 697 13 3 - 2 608 41 399 16 (D) 56 (0) 2 (0) - 242 4 345 245 8 808 20 10 13 163 43 015 - 553 14 788 688 24 313 33 48 - 39 149 48 332 482 5 738 576 9 222 55 86 15 046 18 553 - 470 (D) 608 23 084 29 (0) 38 521 50 752 - 230 (D) 5 (0) - 17 391 64 651 169 5 106 

22 237 61 258 226 12854 239 9 022 10 361 

II 095 79 818 90 I 581 121 9 513 6 I -

- 8 261 58 590 36 (D) 125 (D) 2 (0) 

Hill ______________________________ _ 

- 38 849 56 060 609 (D) 294 6099 14 (0) 

Jefferson _________________________ _ 

Judith Basin _______________________ _ lake _____________________________ _ 

lewis and Clork ____________________ _ liberty ___________________________ _ 

lincoln ___________________________ _ 

7 832 41 880 67 I 539 157 6284 14 9 - 272 12 908 7 (D) - 19 763 57 283 238 (D) 

- 24 044 24 385 484 (D) 732 17 266 31 (0) 

14 231 39 974 158 2 825 282 II 405 12 2 - COi I 20 219 72 210 265 (D) 107 3 6911 6 

- 1 513 7 453 74 238 160 I 273 19 McCone __________________________ _ 

- 21 040 46445 387 13 418 305 (D) II (0) Madison __________________________ _ 

- 26 884 62 087 172 3 357 399 23 523 13 4 Meogner __________________________ _ 

- 13 on 96 157 40 (D) 125 II 032 2 (0) 

Minerol ___________________________ _ 

- 475 8 337 24 (D) 43 (D) 5 (D) Missoulo __________________________ _ 

- 6 008 15 606 138 1030 295 4 974 21 4 Musselshell _______________________ _ 

- II 010 48 290 107 2 944 197 8063 7 3 Pork _____________________________ _ 

- 16 053 42 695 154 2 353 339 13690 27 9 Petroleum _________________________ _ 

- 8 274 83 580 44 (D) 87 (0) 2 (D) Phillips ___________________________ _ 

- 26 375 51 413 364 9 512 417 16 858 14 4 Pondero __________________________ _ 

- 29 103 56 953 434 (0) 310 7 041 15 (0) Powder River ______________________ _ 

- 18 831 54 426 166 3 368 320 (0) 2 (D) Powell ____________________________ _ 

- 10 494 54 090 73 (D) 176 (0) 2 (0) Prairie ____________________________ _ 

- 12 100 61 419 141 3 084 175 9 012 13 4 

Ravalli ___________________________ _ 

- 17 220 20 140 310 2 271 723 13 937 49 I 012 Richland __________________________ _ 

Roosevelt _________________________ _ 

Rosebud __________________________ _ 

- 36 985 60 433 511 19 1661 426 17 7951 24 241 - 27 396 38 971 638 • 19 743 384 7642 23 12 

- 28 997 82 850 176 6 470 303 (D) 17 (D) Sanders __________________________ _ 

- 5 549 17 786 142 I 368 262 4 176 26 5 Sheridan __________________________ _ 

- 26 214 40 831 601 20 879 330 5 326 28 8 Silver Bow ________________________ _ 

- 2 144 23 565 13 (D) 83 (0) 2 (0) Stillwater _________________________ _ Sweet GrasL ______________________ _ - 24 303 55 869 241 5 457 381 (0) 22 (D) 

- 10 326 36 358 104 I 074 268 9 251 8 I Teton ____________________________ _ 

- 39 621 61 428 535 20 465 401 18 834 18 323 

T oole __ "0 __________________________ _ 

Treasure __________________________ _ Volley ____________________________ _ 

Wheatland ________________________ _ Wibaux ___________________________ _ 

Yellowstone _______________________ _ 

- 23 917 68 140 314 (D) 148 4 2581 9 (0) I - 8 140 72 676 60 (D) 99 (D) 2 (0) 

- 35 196 47 691 618 20 417 446 14 758 50 22 

- II 756 74 403 78 2 223 144 (D) 6 (0) 

- 8 879 44 397 165 3 572 153 (D) 10 (0) 

- 57 617 56 266 610 15 567 772 (D) 27 (0) 

Farms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

- 7 144 7 902 347 I 806 556 5 331 56 6 

Tobie 11. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold for Farms with Sales of $2,500 or More: 1978 

Products sold Crops including nursery and 

greenhouse products livestock and livestock producfs Poultry ~nd poultry producfs 

Total Average per farm Value Value Value ($1,000) (dollars) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($I,()OO) Forms ($1,000) 

MantanQ_~ ________________ _ 

- I 176 787 56 155 14 330 487838 15 829 680 691 721 8 258 

Beaverhead _______________________ _ Big Horn __________________________ _ 

Blaine ____________________________ _ 

Broadwater _______________________ _ 

~~~~:rn_::::::::::::::::::::::::::: : Cascade __________________________ _ 

Chouteau _________________________ _ 

Custer ____________________________ _ 

Doniels ___________________________ _ 

- 33 708 117 861 96 (D) 260 30 281 8 

(OJ I - 33 676 73 852 289 10 529 396 23 143 9 - 27 482 ill 208 316 12 539 351 14 922 16 21 - 12 023 64 293 150 (D) 144 5 158 7 (0) - 25 551 46 882 354 7 959 480 (D) 21 (0) 

- 17 442 54 848 146 (D) 300 (0) 12 (D) - 42 928 64 360 468 (D) 495 26836 24 (0) - 58 836 73 544 734 (D) 397 12 974 20 (D) 

- 24 996 n 870 192 3 829 277 (0) 12 (0) - 19460 49 770 369 14901 194 4 556 7 3 Dawson __________________________ _ 

Deer ladge ________________________ _ 

~~-::~::--::-l--:_.:--::_-. 

- 21 400 41 553 410 12 733 373 (0) 12 (D) - 2 596 49 926 15 (D) 50 2 346 2 (0) 

- 13 129 46 229 232 4 330 235 8 789 20 10 - 39 065 52 506 538 14 765 646 (0) 32 (D) - 14 703 '1:7 742 358 5 605 403 9 017 23 81 - 38 060 58644 433 (D) 538 22 686 23 (D) - 17 376 68 140 164 5 102 221 (D) 5 (D) - 22 188 67 854 214 12 837 217 8990 10 361 

1978 CENSUS' OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA MONTANA 127 
Table 11. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold for Farms with Sales of $2,500 or More: 1978-Con. 

Products sold Crops including nursery and livestock and livestock products Poultry and poultry products 

Total Average per form ($1,000) (dollars) 

Golden Volley ______________________ _ 

- 11 078 87 231 8 249 65 4721 - 38 166 58 990 

- 7 786 52 254 19 711 59 370 

- 23 788 30 616 

Granite ___________________________ _ 

Hili ______________________________ _ 

Jefferson _________________________ _ 

Judith Basin _______________________ _ lake _____________________________ _ 

lewis and Clork ____________________ _ 

- 14 100 57 085 

- 20 219 72 210 

- 1 409 13 293 

- 21 016 47 982 

Uberty ___________________________ _ 

lincoln ___________________________ _ 

McCone __________________________ _ 

Madison ___________________________ _ 

- 26 794 69 416 

- 13 037 105 134 

- 451 12 538 

- 5 832 26 750 

Meagher __________________________ _ 

MineraL __________________________ _ 

Missoula __________________________ _ 

Musselshell ______________________ _ 

- 10 950 60 497 

- 16 006 47 637 

- 8 264 93 904 

Park _____________________________ _ 

Petroleum _________________________ _ 

Phillips ____________________________ _ 

- 26 337 55 681 Pondera __________________________ _ 

- 29 064 60 930 Powder River __________ . ___________ _ 

- 18 802 56 976 

Powell __________ .. _________________ _ 

- 9 642 56 715 Prairie ____________________________ _ 

- 12 087 65 336 Ravalli __________________________ _ 16 871 28 259 Richland _________________________ _ 

- 36 901 64 967 Roosevelt _________________________ _ 27 315 41 702 Rosebud __________________________ _ 

- 28 960 89 382 Sanders __________________________ _ 

- 5 470 22 983 

- 26 165 42 753\ 

- 2 112 32 005 

Sheridan __________________________ _ 

Silver Bow _______________________ _ 

Stil1woter _________________________ _ - 24 244 61 690 

Sweet Gross ______________________ _ 10 264 40 250 Teton _ _ ____________________ _ 

- 39 576 65 415 Toole ______________________________ _ 23 897 71 122 Treosure____ _ ______________ _ 

- 8 134 76 739 VaHey ___________________________ _ 

- 35 139 51 000 Wheatland __________ .. _________ ~ ___ _ 

- II 729 82 017 Wibaux ___________________________ _ 8 860 48 152 Yellowstone _______________________ _ 57 193 68 907 

Forms not on moillisL ______________ _ - 6 550 18 932 

Table 12. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 

All Farms 

Part 1 of 2 

Montono __________________ _ 

Beaverhead _______________________ _ 

Big Horn __________ . _______________ _ 

Blaine ____________________________ _ 

Broodwoter _______________________ _ 

Corban ________________ . __________ _ 

Carfer ____________________________ _ 

Coscode __________________________ _ 

Chouteau _________________________ _ 

Custer ____________________________ _ 

Daniels ___________________________ _ 

Dawson ____ . __ . ___________________ _ 

Deer lodge ____ .. _______________ -_ --- Fallon ____________________________ _ 

Fergus __ .. _____________ . __________ _ 

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Flotheod __________________________ _ 

- Gallatin ___________________________ _ 

Garfield ____ • _____________________ _ 

- Glacier ________________________ - __ _ 

Golden Volley ____________________ - __ - Granite _____________________ . ___ - __ _ 

Hill ______________________________ _ 

- JeHerson _________________________ _ 

Judith Basin __ . ___ . ___________ -- ----- lake _____________________________ _ 

lewis and ClarL ___________________ _ - liberty __________________________ _ - lincoln ~_. _______________________ _ 

McCone ______________________ . ___ _ 

- Madison _______ ~ ________________ - __ - Meagher ________________________ - __ - MineroL _____ . ____________________ _ 

Missoulo ______________ . _________ - __ 

Musselshell - _______________________ _ -

128 MONTANA 

r 1978 doto ore based on a sample of forms; see textJ 

livestock and poultry 

purchased 

Total 

Expenses 

Forms ($1,000) Forms 

10 145 157 230 16 647 

151 6 465 247 

189 6603 373 

173 I 134 344 

85 643 137 

306 5 999 431 

211 2423 299 

339 6 824 526 

215 2450 440 

176 6 518 265 

74 882 172 

218 2095 388 

26 189 53 

175 839 240 

374 2818 641 

318 1 859 546 

346 I 903 529 

139 I 555 227 

81 2 167 234 

62 4 730 110 

80 I 347 112 

150 I 040 295 

112 814 157 

183 2 115 268 

416 4 053 667 

144 I 745 249 

78 I 016 91 

78 335 183 

132 787 240 

230 5 149 342 

73 I 684 110 

25 50 39 

149 1 087 296 

148 I 495 210 

greenhouse products 

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

85 (0) 113 (0) 5 (0) 

32 (0) 118 (0) 2 (0) 

591 (0) 269 5 713 14 (0) 

62 1 534 134 6246 9 6 235 (0) 264 12 893 7 (0) 

397 (0) 620 17 117 25 (0) 

120 2 775 216 11 325 4 1 

265 (0) 107 3 691 6 (0) 

45 210 94 1 197 11 2 

383 13 412 294 7 600 11 4 

165 3 353\ 365 23 439\ 9 3 

38 (0) 116 11 017 2 (0) 

17 (0) 30 (0) 2 (0) 

84 985 193 4844 7 2 

94 2 931 165 8 016 4 3 

142 2 334 316 13 664 23 9 

43 (0) 81 7 180 2 (0) 

355 9 503 393 16830 14 4 

427 (0) 290 7 011 14 (0) 

163 3 364 307 (0) 2 (0) 

67 (0) 160 (0) 2 (0) 

137 3 079 170 9 004 13 4 

219 2 III 542 13 691 34 1 009 

494 19 107 402 17 772 20 22 

617 19 701 361 (0) 21 (0) 

173 6 465 282 (0) 15 (0) 

114 I 344 216 4 122 16 4 

584 20 8371 323 (0)1 27 (0) 

9 (0) 66 (0) 2 (0) 

226 5 441 355 (0) 22 (0) 

96 (0) 247 (0) 7 (0) 

521 20 449 381 18 804 18 323 

307 (0) 141 4 247 9 (0) 

59 (0) 97 (0) 2 (0) 

590 20 383 427 (0) 49 (0) 

II 2 215 132 (0) 5 (0) 

160 3 566 143 (0) 8 (0) 

554 15 476 642 (0) 15 (0) 

111 1 522 280 5 028 - -

1978 

Feed for livestock and poultry Seeds, bulbs, plants, Animol health costs and trees 

Commercially mixed formula feed 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

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

110641 5 570 191 075 28 027 15 639 8 457 8668 12 852 

3 195 70 3 781 452 243 282 69 119 

2 348 123 3 368 523 333 281 160 399 

1 642 77 2477 307 341 222 167 258 

I 265 31 4 911 874 138 76 71 175 

2 907 100 2 063 328 451 242 294 401 

2026 92 3 765 505 283 169 84 67 

5 281 186 5 105 720 499 315 274 339 

2 009 157 2 822 454 317 154 330 492 

3 861 127 10 946 I 262 267 242 137 223 

945 53 999 142 157 69 156 240 

I 414 137 3 388 363 346 118 232 259 

379 12 520 56 55 39 16 22 I 340 120 2949 532 226 118 100 174 

2941 217 6041 843 625 349 253 228 I 343 131 2 802 379 443 126 252 267 

4 837 229 18 240 2 735 535 352 285 483 

2 826 96 6046 886 206 114 76 66 I 679 66 3 353 607 175 92 109 269 

852 41 I 251 176 96 61 46 44 

796 35 1 031 154 121 132 38 38 

I 105 128 I 588 231 247 97 248 490 

1 088 44 763 135 150 87 61 52 

I 585 112 I 758 282 247 138 126 135 

2 638 182 6033 750 649 224 364 321 

I 691 98 3 251 496 244 161 93 278 

855 46 I 707 245 76 41 78 137 

202 54 181 25 140 26 56 24 

1 159 56 1 218 150 217 71 183 274 

2 469 92 2 610 449 341 347 122 152 

I 010 41 2 124 309 102 88 36 28 

78 7 54 13 28 6 30 18 

934 62 I 309 299 272 74 126 106 

1 507 57 2 143 294 208 106 73 151 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 12. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 -Con. 

{197B d t ooore b as ed on a samp eo f f or ms ; see textl 

livestock and poultry Feed for livestock and poultry 

purchased All Farms 

Part 1 of 2 Totol Commercially mixed formula feed 

Park ___________ --_ -----_ ---------- Petroleum _________________________ _ 

Phillips ________ -- __ ----- __________ _ 

Pondero ________ - ___ - _____________ _ 

Powder River ______________________ _ PoweIL __________________________ _ 

Prairie ____________________________ _ RovolU ___________________________ _ 

Richland __________________________ _ 

Roosevelt _________________________ _ 

Rosebud __________________________ _ 

Sanders __________________________ _ Sheridan __________________________ _ 

Silver Bow ________________________ _ Stillwater _________________________ _ 

Sweet Gross _______________________ _ Teton ____________________________ _ 

Toole _____________________________ _ Treosure __________________________ _ 

Volley ____________________________ _ Wheatland ________________________ _ 

Wibaux ___________________________ _ 

Yellowstone _______________________ _ 

Farms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

All Farms 

Part 2 of 2 

Montono __________________ _ 

Beaverhead _______________________ _ 

Big Harn __________________________ _ 

Blaine ____________________________ _ 

Broadwater _______________________ _ 

Corban ___________________________ _ 

Carter ____________________________ _ 

Cascade __________________________ _ 

Chouteau _________________________ _ 

Custer ____________________________ _ 

Daniels ___________________________ _ 

Dawson __________________________ _ Deer lodge ________________________ _ Follon ____________________________ _ 

fergus ___________________________ _ Flathead __________________________ _ 

Gallatin ___________________________ _ 

Garfield __________________________ _ 

Glacier ___________________________ _ Golden Valley ______________________ _ 

Granite ___________________________ _ 

Hill 

Jeffe-r~~~ Judith Basin -= ~ = 

_______________________ ~ = = = = =~= = = === == === = = = = = _ lake _____________________________ _ 

lewis and Clork ____________________ _ liberty ___________________________ _ 

lincoln ___________________________ _ 

McCone __________________________ _ 

Madison __________________________ _ Meagher __________________________ _ 

Mineral ___________________________ _ 

Missoulo __________________________ _ 

Musselshell _______________________ _ Park _____________________________ _ 

Petroleum _________________________ _ Phillips ___________________________ _ 

Pondero __________________________ _ 

Powder River ______________________ ... PowelL __________________________ _ 

Proirie ____________________________ _ 

Rovalli _____________ . _____________ _ Richland __________________________ _ 

Roosevelt _________________________ _ 

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

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-

-

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-

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-

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-

-

-

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-

-

Rosebud - __________________________ _ 

- Sanders __________________________ _ Sheridan __________________________ _ -

Silver Bow ____ , ___________________ _ - Stillwoter _________________________ _ - Sweet Gross _______________________ _ -

- Teton ____________________________ _ 

- Toole _____________________________ _ 

- Treasure __________________________ _ Valley - ____________________________ _ 

~~i~:.=========:=:===:=:=::::=: -

-

-

- forms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

-

Expenses Expenses 

Farms ($I,ooO) forms ($1.000) 

213 1 581 331 1 429 

60 3544 81 706 

274 3 182 356 2 045 

214 818 289 1 328 

198 2244 325 1 775 

109 2 113 167 786 

102 1 954 148 1 623 

330 2 102 689 3444 

227 5989 353 3543 

205 1 000 356 1 126 

161 8962 274 3 909 

151 502 262 616 

123 648 299 740 43 157 85 288 204 5 879 340 3 531 

156 1 830 254 1 310 

225 5 332 337 3 986 

60 302 • 127 734 

50 1 282 83 685 245 3 097 382 2 045 

92 1 880 133 I 139 

72 I 113 139 729 

357 18946 652 11 002 

616 1 957 704 1 913 

Other agricultural Commercial fertilizer chemicals, including lime 

Expenses Expenses 

Forms ($I,OOO) Forms ($I,OOO) 

12 884 65 238 13 091 28015 

164 965 109 202 

230 1 491 278 567 

186 988 284 618 

148 906 124 198 

399 1 392 344 303 

80 363 90 151

1 496 2 761 514 807 

618 4860 698 2 109 

186 962 201 384 171 892 308 995 

385 2 073 380 970 

22 66 12 22 

158 739 127 186 

428 2 380 455 987 

403 1 204 357 276 

521 2 367 451 429 

116 683 129 379 

215 1 573 183 680 

86 221 66 98 

82 180 25 13 

329 2 558 574 1 978 

53 153 52 53 

223 1 328 246 534 

445 879 372 226 

170 721 145 176 

145 I 439 263 1 144 

69 62 20 9 

253 1 709 319 852 

268 1 285 138 109 

70 507 41 83 

21 17 14 6 149 165 95 49 

90 529 92 115 193 60' 139 120 23 99 37 56 

176 995 288 746 421 3401 367 858 101 410 128 179 

86 356 59 61 

148 1 029 125 201 

504 589 210 73 474 2 584 412 832 322 1 348 508 1 178 156 I 257 171 361 

136 178 61 38 268 982 532 1 724 22 34 19 11 259 978 192 280 159 523 153 151 

500 4014 478 992 . 127 I 382 307 1 73J 64 454 55 .173 299 1 645 . 484 1 299 88 759 86 160 163 484 147 275 584 2 427 560 737 

232 287 67 69 • 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 

Expenses 

Farms Tons ($I,OOO) 

67 1 940 282 

21 782 103 

101 3045 393 

62 1 478 266 

107 4 870 523 

43 2 014 305 

66 1 995 271 

218 9 625 1 510 

131 4 275 665 

93 1 339 193 

101 5 858 779 

57 645 102 

96 838 123 

22 355 64 

136 3 422 527 

87 1 522 271 

134 3 366 512 

31 2 321 334 

24 845 142 

106 2 173 256 

49 2443 425 

40 1 647 201 

198 20073 3 282 

501 3610 521 

Hired form lobor Contract labor 

Expenses Expenses 

Forms ($1.000) Farms ($1,000) 

11 414 70 989 2 566 5990 

208 3 048 46 178 

226 2 574 48 155 

258 1 842 53 114 

124 903 23 75 

239 1 158 135 326 

177 754

1 

48 78 

343 2 451 83 155 

464 3 559 65 95 

167 1 546 31 69 

233 1 042 22 59 

232 1 430 44 123 

33 300 8 128 

140 765 31 91 

363 1 698 46 83 293 874 38 25 

408 2360 68 60 139 970 39 48 

180 1 509 34 101 

54 381 11 14 

89 520 8 49 

391 I 927 49 106 74 466 24 66 163 895 46 87

422 1 519 152 433 1 149 1 146 47 94 158 1 020 24 88 89 128 5 6 184 1 150 32 44 258 2 740 43 126 73 805 29 169 

21 43 3 160 790 47 lOi 1 91 797 32 58 193 1 029 21 39 69 436 8 11 205 1 370 61 66 308 1 851 77 161 162 997 34 51 115 1 080 40 101 113 606 38 121 

288 901 67 87 269 1 938 143 466 319 1 346 48 65 227 1 966 32 92 147 464 34 38 349 1 676 48 91 40 176 8 12 157 1 408 12 13 141 788 21 53 299 1 467 39 135 

237 1 456 38 200 66 754 22 92 387 2070 48 81 88 884 35 110 55 300 15 61 466 2 809 179 392 

111 105 84 38 

Seeds, bulbs, plonts, Animal health costs and trees 

Expenses Expenses 

Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) 

276 179 98 109 1 81 69 32 45 

338 201 205 178 

282 114 205 425 

297 212 75 58 

158 146 53 86 

145 88 119 282 

207 698 210 110 I 347 165 1 325 834 

335 87 256 330 

271 185 126 374 

259 82 128 198 

268 72 187 275 

76 37 18 9 

302 259 146 160 

244 101 73 48

337 202 1 265 576 

116 45 154 318 

93 56 49 122 

342 212 250 434 

136 138 57 131 

110 50 89 III 

635 385 468 687 

ll5 141 336 225 

Customwork, and Energy and petroleum I rentol of machinery 

and equipment products 

Expenses Expenses 

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

10 657 28 943 24 366 90 393 

80 286 318 1 898 

224 I 126 494 2272 

199 782 490 2 212 

97 380 206 I 004 

352 526 611 1 772 

164 695

1 

346 1 2741 330 806 786 2 697 

430 2 178 827 4 547 

170 569 375 1 588 

278 805 397 I 983 

303 858 545 2 195 

13 27 63 247 

165 483 306 I 145 

332 556

1 

809 3 102

1 287 221 803 1 183 

276 440 757 2 793 119 ,01 264 1 497 

175 996 364 1 847 64 235 137 461 

28 27 141 518 

355 I 471 692 3 157 71 115 188 565 III 279 1 345 1 325 349 362 984 I 646 178 179 354 1 070 146 825 280 I 740 39 17 201 197 264 857 454 1 920 99 157 425 1 917 54 244 135 636 

9 8 57 58

1 81 46 387 580 64 529\ 229 150 192 379 1 883\ 178 45 132 99 431 242 621

1 

514 2 152 223 702 510 2 743 121 292 346 1 422 49 78 194 804 107 199

1 

195 820 

341 259 854 I 152 309 642 600 2 878 355 827 695 2 929 147 I 078 348 1 903 101 141 314 534 367 716 637 2 997 10 6 91 184 206 404 436 1 303 136 178 284 847 352 1 019 643 2 988 

181 1 193 353 2 078 53 120 III 522 418 1 165 737 3 216 56 153 157 712 130 324 201 688 387 737 1 006 3 III 

205 181 892 869 

MONTANA 129 
Table 13. Energy Expenses and Fuel Storage Capacity for Farm Business: 1978 {J 978 dota ore based on a sample of forms; see text) 

All Farms 

Part 1 of 3 

Montono __________________ _ 

· 

Beaverhead _______________________ _ 

- Big Horn __________________________ _ 

Blaine - ____________________________ _ 

Broadwater _______________________ _ Carbon ___________________________ _ 

Carter ____________________________ _ 

Cascade _________________________ _ 

Chouteau _________________________ _ 

Custer __ . ________________ .. _______ _ 

- Daniels __ .. _ 

Dawson __ _ ______ . ___ _ 

Deer lodge ___________ _ 

- Fallon __ __ _ __________ _ 

- Fergus ________________________ . __ _ 

Flalhead __________ .. _______________ _ 

Gallatin · __________________________ _ 

- Garfield __________________________ _ 

· Glacier __ 

Golden Valley Granite __ . 

JeHerson _______________________ _ 

Judith Basin ______________________ _ 

lake ____________________________ _ 

lewis and C!ork ___________________ _ liberty __________________________ _ 

lincoln ._. __ . _________ _ 

McCane ____________________ ~ ___ _ 

Madison ____ __ __ _ ____________ _ 

Meagher _________________________ _ 

Mineral __ .. _______________________ . 

Missou[a __ . ______________________ _ 

Musselshell ______________________ _ Pork ___________________________ _ 

Petroleum ________________________ _ 

Phillips _____ . ________ . ____________ _ 

Pondera _____ _ Powder River ____________________ _ 

Powell __________________________ _ 

Prairie _______ _ 

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· 

--

.. 

--

.. 

.. 

--

.. 

--

.. 

--

.. 

--

.. 

.. 

.. 

--

--

--

-. 

--

Ravalli ___________________________ _ 

- Richland ______ .. ________ .. __ .. __ __ .. Roosevelt ________________________ _ 

-- Rosebud _________________________ _ 

· Sanders ____ _ _____________ _ -- Sheridan _________________________ _ 

-- Silver Bow _______________________ _ -- Stillwater _________________________ _ 

Sweet GrosL ______________________ _ 

· Teton _____________ _ -- Toole _____________________________ _ 

Treasure __________________________ _ 

Vallev _______________ .. ____ .. ____ .. Wheatland ________________________ _ 

Wibaux ___________________________ _ 

Yellowstone ________ .. ______________ _ 

Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

All Farms 

Part 2 of 3 

· 

· 

· 

· 

-

Montono __________________ _ 

· 

Beaverhead _______________________ _ - Big Horn ______________ . ____________ _ 

· Blaine ___________________________ _ 

· Broadwater _____ ~ _________________ _ 

Corban _____ . _____ .. ____________ _ 

Corter ___________________________ _ 

Cascade ___________ . _______________ _ - Chouteau _. _______ . ______________ _ 

Custer. __ . _ . ____________________ _ 

- Daniels .. __ . _______________________ _ 

Dawson __ ._ _ _ _______________ ~ 

- Deer lodgc _____ . _____________ .. __ 

fallon. _ . _________________________ _ 

fergus ____ . _______ .. ______________ _ 

flathead __ ... ____ .. __ .. __ .. ___ .. -

· Gallatin ______________________ _ 

Garfield __ .. ___________ .. __ - Glacier . _________ . ______ . __________ _ - Golden Valley_ .. ____ ........ __ .... __ Granite __________________________ _ 

Hill ...... __________ ...... _ .. ____ _ 

· JeHerson ____ . __ ~ _________________ _ 

Judith Basin _______________________ _ 

lake .. _ .. __ .. ___ .. _______ .... ____ _ 

130 MONTANA 

Totol 

Farms 

24 366 

318 

494 

490 

206 

611 

346 

786 

827 

375 

397 

545 

63 

306 

809 

803 

757 

264 

364 

137 

141 

692 

188 

345 

984 

354 

280 

201 

454 

425 

135 

57 

387 

229 

379 

99 

514 

510 

346 

194 

195 

854 

600 

695 

348 

314 

637 

91 

436 

284 

643 

353 

III 

737 

157 

201 

I 006 

892 

Forms 

5 046 

67 

153 

129 

45 

110 

114 

147 

215 

158 

73 

175 

7 

108 

142 

37 

151 

73 

85 

36 

17 

139 

21 

41 

46 

Expenses Expenses 

($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

90 393 23 650 41 374 

I 898 310 925 2 272 472 I 032 2 212 485 I 026 I 004 197 458 I 772 586 880 I 274 336 694 2 697 767 I 266 4 547 813 I 868 I 588 374 703 I 983 380 750 

2 195 530 974 247 63 131 I 145 287 545 

3 102 789 I 551 I 183 785 542 2 793 719 I 083 I 497 252 733 I 847 355 827 461 137 237 518 141 305 

3 157 692 I 204 

565

1 

184 291 I 325 339 692 

I 646 980 801 I 070 354 540 I 740 275 658 197 198 93 

I 920 452 781 I 917 423 I 101 

636 135 364 

58 56 33 580 360 229 883 229 451 

I 178 360 640 

431 98 234 

2 152 508 992 2 743 491 I 175 I 422 332 726 804 192 416 

820 193 377 

I 152 839 585 

2 878 592 I 243 

2 929 686 I 267 

I 903 348 880 

534 309 292 

2 997 631 I 126 

184 87 91 

I 303 429 625 

847 284 492 

2 988 623 I 306 

2 078 351 906 

522 104 241 

3 216 727 I 408 

712 154 362 

688 164 355 

3 III 950 I 464 

869 743 400 

lP gas, butane, and propane 

Purchased 

Expenses (1,000 

($1,000) gollons) 

3 539 9 114 

84 216 

164 444 

100 265 

25 60 

46 130 

87 219 

59 149 

161 396 

134 333 

46 124 

118 321 

5 13 

83 227 

79 200 

19 47 

102 267 

67 174 

79 202 

II 33 

6 14 

106 254 

7 17 

25 61 

8 191 

Gasoline Diesel fuel 

Storage capacity Storage capacity 

Purchased Size Purchased Size (1,000 (1,000 Expenses (1,000 (1,000 

gallons) Farms gallons) Forms ($1,000) gallons) Forms gallons) 

69 917 17 445 12 162 16402 24944 54 304 12468 Il 539 

I 576 216 193 215 382 819 135 136 

I 754 312 278 374 648 I 423 221 236 

I 730 400 291 371 636 I 374 318 313 

759 167 139 148 204 442 122 145 

I 522 468 238 382 416 937 271 117 

I 163 257 187 228 279 605 180 108 

2 199 595 430 547 725 I 616 403 544 

3 216 662 833 751 I 595 3 494 612 I 084 

I 159 260 175 227 364 774 181 164 

I 247 316 214 361 815 I 791 310 386 

I 607 420 254 430 641 I 371 346 243 

224 47 34 29 34 75 24 14 

891 206 149 232 284 603 165 108 

2 6311 572 423 606 853 I 857 420 327 

899 521 192 430 258 542 336 151 

I 884 557 306 506 814 I 782 382 243 

I 241 199 223 185 372 806 136 162 

I 394 244 191 269 639 I 414 223 348 

402 116 72 105 103 240 80 45 

515 117 78 83 55 118 68 31 

2 058 556 423 606 I 255 2 731 488 593 

494

1 

140 76 101 84 180 77 34 

I 196 271 185 258 362 787 197 161 

I 304 642 250 408 259 556 318 124 

909 231 164 183 179 382 125 94 

I 117 223 238 227 658 I 403 177 309 

150 99 32 86 31 66 48 15 

I 303 350 235 372 61l I 321 287 353 

I 845 310 187 254 296 617 216 107 

633 98 90 85 105 231 60 55 

55 37 16 19 5 10 16 5 

381 191 93 102 77 165 33 31 

767 174 107 131 210 471 92 67 

I 047 270 176 249 234 506 150 84 

400 81 57 70 88 190 55 28 

I 690 373 264 391 637 I 379 278 270 

2 032 390 368 395 860 I 915 313 379 

I 177 268 223 215 298 624 168 153 

697 133 83 99 110 236 84 52 

641

1 

147 99 148 216 452 125 75 

973 446 146 258 131 278 173 69 

2 053 434 329 488 935 I 999 402 363 

2 113 537 390 592 I 003 2 221 450 367 

I 424 297 217 230 441 946 208 161 

476 198 83 162 89 196 102 43 

I 882 496 358 612 I 203 2 582 478 448 

156 49 23 29 24 51 19 8 

I 083 335 168 246 284 628 178 104 

857 187 107 133 112 254 80 44 

2 224 493 431 536 867 I 870 381 425 

I 558 309 385 336 737 I 641 290 551 

409 88 64 63 126 275 55 35 2 410 576 435 620 I 030 2 219 450 452 

621 120 107 112 152 332 95 80 

582 132 75 169 159 340 134 71 

2 489 687 393

1 

582 779 I 772 432 307 

697 425 187 356 178 394 301 121 

Fuel oil 

Storage capacity Storage co pacify 

Size Purchased Size 

(1,000 Expenses (1,000 (1,000 

Forms gallons) Forms ($1,000) gallons} Forms gallons) 

2 987 2 807 4 252 2068 4 436 2 378 I 160 

36 51 62 30 67 38 17 

98 135 34 27 58 17 Il 

83 70 105 51 III 29 14 

37 18 S9 (D) 61 42 14 

62 59 64 20 42 15 9 

79 85 14 (D) 10 10 6 

53 48 131 84 186 61 51 

110 141 307 155 336 154 130 

99 117 30 13 27 21 5 

59 45 136 61 12S 91 29 

83 105 81 53 109 64 27 

5 2 10 7 17 6 3 

65 68 29 12 25 16 8 

92 71 155 (D) 275 68 30 

26 14 64 19 41 40 Il 

106 60 184 69 145 70 30 

49 51 70 (D) 88 49 27 

,7 69 63 18 39 33 16 

19 16 22 Il 23 16 5 

9 4 28 II 24 20 8 

82 56 146 68 151 72 45 

13 15 25 (D) 30 8 5 

21 13 65 (D) 75 39 19 

17 51 223 55 1221 145 421 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 13. Energy Expenses and Fuel Storage Capacity for Farm Business: 1978 -Con, 

All Farms 

Part 2 of 3 

lewis and ClarL ___________________ _ 

- liberly ________ - _ - ___ -_ - _ - _ - - -----_ - lincoln __________ - _____ - ___ -_ -_ ---_ McCone __________________________ _ - Madison __________________________ _ - Meagher __________________________ _ - Mineral ___________________________ _ - Missoulo __________________________ _ 

Musselshell - _______________________ _ Park _____________________________ _ 

Petroleum _________________________ _ Phillips ___________________________ _ 

- Pondero __________________________ _ 

- Powder River ______________________ _ PoweL - ___________________________ _ 

- Proirie ____________________________ _ Ravalli ___________________________ _ -

- Richland __________________________ _ 

- Roosevelt _________________________ _ Rosebud __________________________ _ -

- Sanders __________________________ _ 

- Sheridon __________________________ _ Silver Bow ________________________ _ -

- Stillwater _________________________ _ Sweet Grass _______________________ _ - Teton ____________________________ _ -

- Taole _____________________________ _ Treasure - __________________________ _ Valley ____________________________ _ 

Wheatland ________________________ _ Wibaux ___________________________ _ 

Yellowstone _______________________ _ 

Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

All Farms 

Part 3 of 3 

Montono __________________ _ 

Beaverhead _______________________ _ Big Harn __________________________ _ 

Blaine ____________________________ _ 

Broadwater _______________________ _ 

Corban __________________________ _ Corter ____________________________ _ 

Cascade __________________________ _ Chouteau _________________________ _ Custer ____________________________ _ 

Daniels ___________________________ _ 

Dawson __________________________ _ Deer lodge ________________________ _ Fallon ____________________________ _ Fergus ___________________________ _ 

Flathead __________________________ _ Gallalin ___________________________ _ Garfield __________________________ _ Glacier ___________________________ _ 

Golden Valley ______________________ _ Granite ___________________________ _ 

Hill 

Judilh 

Jeff;r~~~ Basin -= = = _______________________ = = = = = = == = = = = = = = = = = == = = = _ lake _____________________________ _ 

lewis and ClorL ___________________ _ 

liberlY ___________________________ _ lincoln ___________________________ _ McCone __________________________ _ 

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Madison __________ . _______________ _ - Meagher __________________________ _ 

- Mineral ___________________________ _ 

Missoulo __________________________ _ -

-

-

-

-

Musselshell _______________________ _ Park _____________________________ _ 

Petroleum _________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

Phillips ___________________________ _ 

Pondero __________________________ _ 

:~:~I~:_~~~::: :::::: :::: ::::::::::: Proirie ____________________________ _ 

-

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-

-

-

-

-

[1978 dolo or. based an a sample of farms· see lextl 

lP gas, butane, and propane 

Storage capacity 

Purchased Size Expenses (1.000 (1,000 

Forms ($1,000) gallons) Forms gallons) 

49 34 64 35 35 

106 51 128 62 48 

10 2 5 5 3 

89 51 131 36 37 

68 27 65 20 18 

38 33 64 25 41 

3 (D) (Z) - -

15 12 29 2 (0) 

45 (D) 58 20 19 

72 36 93 35 24 

23 12 31 II 13 

135 85 220 86 102 

101 64 223 65 65 

134 129 329 85 88 

45 19 46 17 9 

92 62 168 62 58 

56 16 37 38 17 

195 196 495 127 115 

188 124 320 112 102 

147 130 323 98 100 

30 5 12 18 7 

105 (0) 187 86 77 

5 14 34 2 (0) 

138 73 199 88 

55 22 59 23 ~I 128 196 467 64 70 

86 41 107 50 52 

22 21 56 16 16 

161 107 280 64 93 

35 42 112 23 21 

59 43 III 36 47 

256 120 326 152 91 

66 41 107 44 33 

Natural gas Kerosene, motor oil. and grease 

Expenses Expenses Forms ($1.000) Farms ($1,000) 

910 700 24 348 5 110 

15 4 318 94 

17 7 494 130 

25 8 489 114 

2 (D) 206 50 

74 23 611 1221 2 (D) 346 65 

37 50 786 186 16 14 827 260 19 13 375 89 

4 I 397 106 

26 13 545 129 

6 3 63 II 

- - 306 73 4 (D) 805 166 

21 12 803 69 

24 71 757 125 

2 (D) 264 83 31 23 364 116 

3 I 137 26 7 10 141 29 

51 28 692 187 

2 (D) 188 30 I (D) 345 72 

- - 980 95 30 42 354 69 9 13 280 116 

- - 201 13 9 3 454 112 13 4 425 83 6 4 135 29 

- - 57 

22 66 387 ~I I (D) 229 47 8 10 379 53 2 (D) 99 21 33 5 514 123 45 19 510 153 2 (D) 346 71 8 14 194 36 12 9 195 43 

14 5 853 61 28 31 600 173 9 7 689 186 13 6 348 94 

- - 314 29 I (D) 637 168 2 (D) 90 9 35 14 436 67 18 8 284 42 46 471 642 181 1 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 

Fuel oil 

Storage capacity 

Purchased Size 

Expenses (1,000 (1.000 

Farms ($1,000) gallons) Forms gol/ons) 

33 22 45 18 8 

103 79 167 89 68 

15 4 9 4 2 

109 64 131 67 25 

98 48 102 70 24 

14 15 32 7 4 

6 (D) 4 3 (0) 

72 12 26 32 7 

30 12 28 22 8 

52 21 43 29 17 

21 (D) 14 10 3 

135 49 110 49 23 

138 81 170 89 48 

45 (0) 27 33 20 

33 23 50 22 6 

29 12 26 28 II 

49 13 30 21 5 

49 17 37 22 3 

124 52 109 72 41 

33 17 37 17 5 

43 II 24 16 5 

178 144 298 64 41 

8 (D) 10 4 2 

61 17 37

1 

31 8 

28 8 18 19 6 

130 49 104 59 37 

57 91 189 37 40 

27 10 21 25 15 

234 97 203 ISO 66 

19 10 21 14 4 

10 2 5 2 (D) 

III 45 103 58 30 

51 10 21 51 II 

Electricity Other-cool. wood. coke. etc. 

Expenses Expenses 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

18 535 12 151 I 916 506 

262 355 45 23 

319 250 58 14 

388 276 II 2 

173 234 10 2 

509 242 114 23 

261 141 21 4 

603 319 73 9 

702 464 42 10 

275 268 33 6 314 201 17 2 

460 260 40 7 43 53 13 3 217 (0) 23 (D) 614 314

1 

70 17 

578 249 73 15 596 516 40 12 226 195 13 3 278 143 9 2 109 68 27 4 III 97 9 5 

535 303 15 5 144 136 9 2 224 (D) 40 (0) 

721 373 106 56 299 176 61 7 231 158 5 7 136 50 14 4 392 288 54 9 327 (D) 13 (D) 105 64 12 2 

35 13 4 I 267 150 20 5 186 129 59 12 287 176 43 9 80 61 14 8 364 260 10 2 435 368 14 2 257 175 44 9 134 181 16 5 136 (D) 26 (0) 

632 315 86 26 420 269 31 14 501 269 37 21 274 325 24 10 243 94 55 13 502 282 35 4 62 35 IS 6 351 206 56 211 154 18 

36 9 549 3401 18 

MONTANA 131 
Table 13. Energy Expenses and Fuel Storage Capacity for Farm Business: 

[1978 data ore based on a sample of farms· see texfl 

Natural gas Kerosene. motor oil, and grease Electricity 

All Farms 

Part 3 of 3 

Toole _________________ ._._. _______ • 

Treasure _____________ ._. __________ _ Volley ____________________________ _ 

Wheatland _. ___________ • __________ _ 

Wiboux _____________________ . 

Yellowstone _____ ._. _______ • 

Forms not on moillisL _______ _ 

-

-

:1 

Expenses 

Farms ($1,000) 

39 23 

- - 30 17 10 6 7 2 69 52 

- -

Expenses 

farms ($1,000) Forms 

353 140 290 111 33 86 737 157 582 

157 43 101 

201 39 152 

1 006 183 735 

892 75 511 

Table 14. Hired Farm Labor-Expenses and Number of Workers: 1978 

(1978 doto ore based on a sample of forms; see text! 

Reporting only workers working Reporting only workers working 

All Farms less than 150 days 150 days or more 

Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Forms ($1,000) Forms Workers ($1.000) Farms Workers ($1,000) 

Montono _______ ._._._._._. -- II 414 70 989 6078 17 278 8 354 2 263 4446 20419 

Beaverhead _. _. ___ • _. ___ ._. ______ _ -- 208 3 048 83 355 78 33 61 339 Big Horn ____________________ ._. __ -- 226 2 574 101 629 191 60 173 773 Blaine ___________________________ _ -- 258 1 842 108 309 137 57 108 677 Broadwater ______________________ _ 

-- 124 903 56 175 91 32 47 216 Corban __________________________ _ 

-- 239 1 158 99 443 132 88 166 442 Corter ___________________________ _ 

-- 177 754 83 208 123 39 57 268 Cascade ____ . ____________________ _ 

-- 343 2 451 194 544 205 75 121 540 Chouteau ________________________ _ 

-- 464 3 559 234 695 451 41 70 342 Custer . _______ . __________________ _ -- 167 1 546 69 184 130 37 72 294 Daniels _________________________ ._. -- 233 1 042 136 353 218 56 96 471 

Dawson _________________________ _ 

-- 232 1 430 117 335 218 52 97 466 Deer lodge ________________ . _____ _ 

-- 33 300 20 62 19 2 (0) (0) Follon ___________________________ _ 

-- 140 765 69 151 86 27 42 212 Fergus __________________________ _ 

-- 363 1 698 222 575 300 67 94 541 flathead _________________________ _ 

-- 293 874 234 677 232 23 37 136 Gollatin _________________________ _ 

-- 408 2 360 224 703 311 70 143 629 Goriield _________________________ _ -- 139 970 70 140 79 28 61 337 Glacier __________________________ _ -- 180 1 509 74 194 110 61 160 807 Golden Volley _____________________ _ -- 54 381 23 37 23 6 13 87 Granite ______ . ______________ . ____ _ -- 89 520 40 87 48 20 57 139 

-- 391 1 927 226 398 225 43 94 448 JeHerson ______________________ _ -- 74 466 45 102 72 11 40 162 Judith Bosin _______________________ _ -- 163 895 82 198 74 40 55 250 lake ____ . _______________________ _ 

-- 422 1 519 320 1 933 443 40 59 307 lewis and Clark ___________________ _ -- 149 1 146 70 153 102 32 89 358 liberty __________________________ _ 

Lincoln __________________________ _ 

-- 158 1 020 69 163 64 24 45 150 

-- 89 128 79 269 71 1 (0) (0) 

McCone ________________________ _ 

-- 184 1 150 63 142 84 50 114 478 Madison ________________________ _ 

-- 258 2 740 88 205 205 83 206 1 242 Meagher _________________________ _ 

-- 73 805 27 102 85 12 30 154 

- Minerol ___________________________ _ 21 43 17 81 37 3 4 4 Missoula ___________________________ _ 

Musselshell _______________________ _ 

Pork _____________________________ _ 

Petroleum _________________________ _ 

Phillips ___________________________ _ 

Pondero _________________________ _ 

Powder River ____ _ ______________ _ 

Powell__________ _ ______________ _ 

Prairie _________ _ 

- 160 790 103 253 90 28 48 172 

- 91 797 43 87 124 17 31 241 

- 193 1 029 85 171 113 42 86 399 

- 69 436 29 55 57 16 30 146 

205 1 370 68 224 94 69 97 445 

- 308 1 851 132 287 163 67 134 659 

162 997 81 199 92 22 60 298 

- 115 1 080 55 165 78 19 44 230 

- 113 606 35 98 64 29 59 248 

Ravolli ______________________ -- ----

Richland ________________________ --- Roosevelt ____________________ - ____ _ 

Rosebud ______________________ ----- Sanders _____________ • ____________ _ 

Sheridan __________________ -_ -_ - - ---

Silver Bow ________________________ _ 

Stillwater _________________________ _ 

Sweet Gross ________________ - ___ ---- Teton ____________________________ _ 

288 901 226 596 188 18 49 205 

- 269 1 938 108 289 304 86 153 556 

- 319 1 346 180 334 196 80 145 491 

- 227 1 966 107 249 63 56 155 869 

- 147 464 103 267 96 23 23 53 

- 349 1 676 226 414 338 80 125 667 

- 40 176 23 75 18 9 21 92 

- 157 1 408 74 183 67 42 100 627 

141 788 69 153 57 38 102 378 

- 299 1 467 216 477 354 31 73 452 

Toole _____________________________ _ 

Treasure ________________ -_- -- - - - --- Volley ___________________________ _ 

Wheatland _______________________ _ Wibaux _________________________ _ 

Yellowstone ___ . ________________ -- --

237 I 456 119 280 261 51 72 305 

- 66 754 26 40 16 12 21 126 

- 387 2 070 211 607 399 98 165 691 

- 88 884 34 64 28 18 40 253 

55 300 37 108 94 9 26 76 

- 466 2 809 269 858 319 57 113 366 

Forms not on moillisL ______________ _ 111 105 77 143 40 33 55 59 

1978-Con. 

Other - cool, wood, coke. etc. 

Expenses Expenses 

($1,000) farms ($1,000) 

140 - - (0) 13 (0) 

397 27 3 

90 21 7 

88 - - 450 76 19 

147 66 19 

Reporting both - workers working less than 

150 days or 1SO days or more 

less than 150 days Expenses 

Forms 150 days or more ($1,000) 

3 073 11 468 7 204 42216 

92 674 432 2631 

65 380 223 1610 

93 341 190 1 028 

36 176 97 596 

52 218 80 585 

55 110 93 363 

74 321 216 1 705 

189 764 447 2 766 

61 187 158 1 122 

41 80 68 353 

63 183 123 746 

11 79 35 (0) 

44 108 77 467 

74 248 161 856 

36 298 82 507 

114 484 255 1 420 

41 148 86 554 

45 105 90 592 

25 98 46 271 

29 67 55 333 

122 334 226 1 254 

18 97 78 232 

41 125 90 571 

62 367 168 769 

47 148 121 687 

65 213 129 806 

9 37 10 (0) 

71 129 136 588 

87 265 164 1 294 

34 175 114 566 

1 3 2 2 

29 160 75 528 

31 123 69 432 

66 214 105 516 

24 70 46 232 

68 218 175 830 109 321 143 1 030 59 121 126 607 

41 162 165 772 49 125 113 294 

44 281 129 508 75 221 146 1 079 59 152 104 660 

64 248 143 1 035 21 129 149 315 43 89 127 671 

8 26 14 65 

41 123 97 715 

34 90 64 352 

52 161 89 662 

67 219 136 890 

28 162 73 612 

78 243 180 981 

36 152 113 603 

9 18 23 131 

140 675 347 2 124 

1 3 1 6 

132 MONTANA 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 15. Estimated Market Value of All Machinery and Equipment: 1978 

[1978 doto ore based on 0 somp e 0 II arms; see t ex tl 

Totol Farms by estimated value of machinery and equipment 

Estimated $20,000 to $30,000 to $50,000 to $70,000 to $100,000 to $200,000 All value $1 to $5,000 to $10,000 to Farms 

farms ($1,000) $4,999 $9,999 $19,999 $29,999 

Montono __________________ _ 

- 24 417 I 262 310 I 876 4 090 3 648 2717 

36 64 25 318 20 747 19 

494 27 333 52 113 12 65 - 490 33484 8 44 6iJ 62 - 21 33 28 206 14 218 10 - 611 25 458 19 92 157 68 - 40 51 35 32 346 15 770 - 47 138 163 106 - 787 36093 

827 73 144 14 25 123 38 - 31 - 375 17893 35 87 59 

407 29 479 21 26 44 30 

Beaverhead ____________ -_ - _____ ----

Big Horn ____________ ---- -------- --- Bloine ______________ --------------- Broadwater _______________________ _ 

Carbon ______ -_ -_ -_ - - ------ -------- Carter ______________ ----------- - - -- Cascade ____________ - ___ - _____ - _ --- Chouteau ____________ -_ - _______ - __ _ 

Custer ______________ - __ - ---_ ---_ --- Daniels ______________ -_ -___ -_ - _ - __ _ 

31 278 66 36 84 46 - 545 

63 2 745 6 11 12 5 - 306 15 857 34 34 27 56 

806 38 105 38 126 152 113 - 808 20 713 69 257 187 109 - 757 39 711 59 123 109 82 - 264 16086 5 16 75 41 

364 23 582 8 98 33 38 - 137 6 697 4 22 21 12 - 141 6 815 10 18 24 17 -

Dawson ____________ --------------- Oeer lodge __________ - _____________ _ 

Fallon ______________ ----------- - --- Fergus ______________ -_ -_ - _____ -_ -- Flathead __________________________ _ 

Gallatin ______________ -_ -_____ - - - _ -- Garfield ____________ - ___ - _____ -_ --- Glacier ______________ - _ - __________ _ 

Golden Valley ______________________ _ Granite __________________________ --

692 56 733 36 81 45 33 - 188 6 525 9 51 40 24 - 345 20 717 4 16 43 75 - 984 22819 166 249 173 136 - 13376[ 43 98 51 24 - 354 

280 26621 5 6 15 19 - 202 3764 21 71 57 21 - 454 27 883 29 47 75 31 - 432 24432 42 42 70 37 - 3 16 32 13 - 135 7848 

Hill __________________ -___________ _ 

Jefferson _________________________ _ Judith 8asin _______________________ _ lake _____________________________ _ 

lewis and Clork ____________________ _ liberty ___________________________ _ lincoln ___________________________ _ McCone __________________________ _ Madison __________________________ _ Meagher __________________________ _ 

57 1 012 2 22 18 7 - 6 523 74 127 98 43 - 387 

Minerol ___________________________ _ Missoula __________________________ _ 

229 11 705 10 39 42 24 - 379 14389 42 73 65 62 - 99 5 519 5 8 15 6 - 514 23 894 33 90 104 41 

510 37 242 25 24 43 79 -

Musselshell _______________________ _ Pork _____________________________ _ Petroleum _________________________ _ Phillips ___________________________ _ 

Pondera __________________________ _ Powder River ______________________ _ 

- 346 17 299 38 38 66 53 

194 11 222 7 34 43 34 - 196 10679 12 14 39 19 -

Powell ____________________________ _ 

Proirie ____________________________ _ 

Ravalli ___________________________ _ 

- 857 17694 148 263 185 121 Richland __________________________ _ - 610 43 020 49 23 95 52 Roosevelt _________________________ _ 699 48 728 40 45 58 67 Rosebud __________________________ _ 

- 348 19 121 6 25 56 60 Sanders __ . _____ . ___________________ _ 

- 314 7054 25 84 48 65 

- Sheridan 642 45399 27 33 114 64 __________________________ _ Silver Bow ________________________ _ 

- 91 2 213 21 15. 29 8 Stillwater _________________________ _ 

- 436 14866 32 98 95 54 Sweet Gross _______________________ _ 

- 284 8 467 42 59 47 37 Teton _________________________ . ___ _ 

- 643 43 978 54 50 85 49 

Toole _____________________________ _ 

- 353 30 952 7 37 25 24 Treasure __________________________ _ 

- 111 7 189 5 10 31 9 

- 736 48283 47 113 39 59 

- 159 7 784 9 23 23 34 

Valley ____________________________ _ 

Whealland ________________________ _ Wibaux ___________________________ _ 

- 201 10 778 6' 12 48 4 Yellowstone _______________________ _ 

- 1 011 44 797 77 259 141 126 

Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ - 893 16 578 111 421 121 99 

Table 16. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1978 

Inventory 

All Farms 

Part 1 of 10 

Cows and heifers that had calved 

Cottle and calves 

Total Beef cows 

Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

Montono __________________ _ 

- 16423 2 820 065 15 267 1 519 33B 14 593 1 489 779 

Beaverhead _______________________ _ 

- 249 163 B76 232 85 035 230 84 962 Big Horn __________________________ _ 

- 388 106314 363 52 3B1 359 52 286 Blaine ____________________________ _ 

- 351 76 251 335 45 420 330 45 217 Broadwoter _______________________ _ 

- 151 27 444 140 15 1B8 134 15 147 Carbon ___________________________ _ 

- 463 63 565 432 30072 417 29 359 Carter ____________________________ _ 

- 290 57 004 279 34 771 275 34 654 Cascade __________________________ _ 

- 529 87 706 491 45 611 457 44 281 Chouteau _________________________ _ 

- 375 56 962 356 30 21B 344 30 115 

- 282 89 805 258 45862 253 45 256 

- 179 18 627 163 11 531 157 11 473 

- 362 40 196 340 24038 334 23 785 

- 50 15 968 50 9014 49 8999 

- 235 35 426 222 23 106 218 23 020 

- 635 105 428 604 63 275 593 62 624 

Custer ____________________________ _ 

Daniels ___________________________ _ Dawson __________________________ _ 

~~t~~ = = = === = =====: = == == :==== =: 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 

$49,999 $69,999 $99,999 $199,999 or more 

3 106 2 509 2 012 3 145 I 114 

31 51 11 58 23 

33 66 6iJ 29 64 100 22 57 54 83 

21 15 18 43 17 

10 117 33 45 70 

72 35 44 32 5 

98 92 43 68 32 

175 111 98 125 118 

50 38 18 39 18 

93 26 69 66 32 

86 72 49 69 37 

8 1 9 6 5 

37 40 25 37 16 

125 84 63 74 31 

37 24 8 57 6iJ 91 43 76 134 40 

14 25 25 32 31 

34 47 1 77 28 

4 24 26 14 10 

20 3 23 17 9 

106 85 88 138 80 

29 11 7 14 3 

61 43 45 43 15 

120 93 20 22 5 

29 54 17 29 9 

50 42 57 54 32 

14 10 4 3 1 

69 38 64 77 24 

68 53 38 52 30 

24 10 11 18 8 

4 2 2 - -

21 8 3 11 2 

20 36 14 39 5 

36 37 33 16 15 

20 18 4 21 2 

83 39 39 60 25 

100 51 39 128 21 

34 21 40 42 14 

23 21 3 20 9 

38 8 29 29 8 

51 28 19 35 7 

104 41 54 140 52 

95 49 145 168 32 

75 40 19 52 15 

61 19 7 5 -

63 103 66 120 52 

6 5 2 4 1 

38 61 30 23 5 

53 20 11 12 3 

70 81 89 130 35 [ 

22 57 54 101 26 

12 9 - 27 8 107 90 91 155 35 15 17 11 21 6 47 31 28 21 4 

110 75 68 119 36 

48 44 26 23 -

Heifers and heifer calves Steers, steer calves, bul/s, 

Milk cows and bu II calves 

Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

3 238 29 559 13 226 704 596 14 592 596 131 

38 73 215 42 935 213 35 906 48 95 305 27 296 354 26 637 50 203

1 

281 18 180 310 12 651 29 41 129 7 180 139 5 076 96 713 390 16 031 421 17 462 74 117 236 13 790 269 8 443 98 1 330 407 21 926 468 20 169 62 103 302 15 195 335 11 549 78 606 222 22 416 255 21 527 21 58 137 (D) 167 (0) 61 253 287 8 744 327 7 414 4 15 40 4 217 41 2 737 50 86 175 8363 206 3 957 125 651 532 23400 572 18 753 

MONTANA 133 
Table 16. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1978 -Con. 

All Farms 

Part 1 of 10 

Flathead __________________________ _ Gollotin ___________________________ _ -

- Garfield __________________________ _ 

- Glacier ___________________________ _ 

- Golden Volley ______________________ _ 

- Granite __ 

Hill _ _ _: _::::::::::::::::::::::::: - Jefferson _________________________ _ 

- Judith Basin _______________________ _ lake _____________________________ _ 

-

Lewis and Clark ____________________ _ 

- liberty ___________________________ _ 

- lincoln ___________________________ _ 

McCone - __________________________ _ 

Madison - __________________________ _ 

Meagher - __________________________ _ 

Mineral - ___________________________ _ MissouJa __________________________ _ - Musselshell - _______________________ _ - Pork _____________________________ _ 

-

Petroleum _________________________ _ 

- Phillips ___________________________ _ 

- Pondera __________________________ _ 

- Powder River ______________________ _ 

- Powell ____________________________ _ 

- Prairie ____________________________ _ 

- Ravalli _________________________ . __ _ 

- Richland _____ . ___________________ . __ _ 

- Roosevelt _________________________ _ 

- Rosebud __________________________ _ 

-

Sanders __________________________ _ 

- Sheridan __________________________ _ 

- Silver Bow ________________________ _ 

- Stillwater _______________________ " __ _ 

Sweet Grass _______________________ _ - Teton ___________________________ _ 

-- Toole ____________________________ _ 

-- Treosure _________________________ _ 

Volley -- ___________________________ _ 

Wheatland -- ________________________ _ 

Wibaux - ___________________________ _ 

Yellowstone ______________________ _ 

--

Forms not on maillisL _____________ _ --

All Farms 

Part 2 of 10 

Montono _________________ _ 

-- Beaverhead _______________________ _ 

Big Horn __________________________ _ 

- Blaine ____ . _______________________ _ 

- Broadwater ______ .. ________________ _ 

Corban ____________ . ______________ _ - Corter ____________________________ _ 

- Cascade __ . _. _____________________ _ - Chouteau _________________________ _ 

Custer ___________________________ _ 

- Daniels ___ . ______________________ _ 

Dawson __ _ ________________ _ 

Deer Lodge ____________________ - ___ _ 

Fallon _. _________________________ _ 

- Fergus _________________________ _ - Flathead ________________________ _ - Gallatin ._. _______ . ________________ _ 

- Garfield _________________________ _ - Glacier ____ . _____________________ _ 

Golden Volley ___________________ -- ___ _ 

- Granite ____ . __ •. __________________ _ 

Hill _________________________ _ 

Jefferson ___ . _ . _____ .. ____________ _ 

Judith Basin ___ . _________ . ___ .. __ • __ - lake _______________________ - __ _ 

lewis and CJark __________________ . __ -

- libcrr~1 ___ . ____ . _________________ _ 

lincoln _._ ~ __ .. __________________ ~ 

McCone __ _ ______________ _ - Madison ____ . _________ . - Meogher._._ ._ .. _. ___________ _ -

Mineral. ______ . ____________ _ 

Missoulo ________________________ _ - Musselshell ______________________ _ Pork ____________________________ _ 

Petroleum ____ . ___ . _________ -- -- - __ _ - Phillips ________________________ _ 

Pondero _________ . ______________ _ 

- Powder River ________________ -- -- __ _ 

Cottle and calves 

Farms Number 

504 28 039 567 80 148 209 57 287 

222 39 945 

110 21 271 115 35 626 

284 30 902 150 28 871 249 53 867 671 59 320 

255 48 395 

92 15 790 

159 6 962 287 34 132 

366 106 965 

115 50 932 

38 1 433 

268 21 221 174 31 319 

306 55 363 

81 30 009 

386 83 309 287 28 037 

299 74 8251 161 45 783 

162 35 159 627 45 970 

380 57 323 

348 34 362 

281 94 119 

255 27 393 

300 22 920 

75 9 775 

346 56 022 

237 43 114 

370 61 787 

140 17 349 

89 26 264 

423 79 138 

126 40 766 

146 23 101 

688 97 944 

536 33 236 

Cottle and calves 

Farms Number 

16 289 1 757 482 

257 88 161 

395 60 048 

343 45 577 

142 15 910 

473 42 984 

299 34 490 

522 68 192 

376 35 553 

271 58 789 

183 11 157 

369 25 482 

53 6 356 

239 24 317 

654 62 120 

477 17 194 

552 38 737 

215 34 084 

224 23 466 

III 27 368 

123 22 266 

276 15 903 

148 16 745 

261 36 282 

668 36049 

247 25 414 

91 9032 

141 3 273 

284 22 304 

373 65 746 

121 30 810 

36 706 

242 13 J09 

178 22 059 

307 33 958 

84 20 236 

390 47 348 

281 17 794 

306 39 815 

Total 

Forms 

442 

519 

205 

209 

105 

112 

267 

138 

241 

617 

221 

85 

142 

274 

334 

110 

36 

234 

163 

292 

78 

371 

272 

287 

154 

154 

562 

343 

332 

268 

242 

293 

67 

316 

232 

344 

138 

84 

397 

123 

142 

570 

487 

I Sales 

($1.000) 

597 904 

28 570 

22 178 

13 688 

4 771 

15 257 

11 325 24 102 

11 833 

20 605 3 381 

7 906 

2 219 

7 979 

21 210 5 802 

13 811 

10 382 

7 573 

9 012 

7 793 

4 959 

5 629 

12 095 

12 165 

8 984 

2 863 

1 086 

6 294 

22 191 

10 472 

232 

4 269 

7 357 

11 845 

6 754 

15 304 

5 624 

14 106, 

Inventory 

Cows and heifers that had calved 

Beef cows 

Number Forms Number 

15 323 393 13 664 43 727 436 36948 34 607 202 34 516 22 100 206 21 985 11 266 105 11 239 19 776 112 19 740 

18 833 264 18 601 16314 132 15 981 29 593 239 29 363 34 267 560 30 874 

25 605 209 24 863 

8 562 82 8 513 4 147 129 4 009 21 339 268 21 265 57 139 326 56 932 

28 110 109 27 969 

811 33 790 (0) 217 (0) 

16 464 158 16 389 34 723 279 34 316 

14 953 77 14 914 47 674 363 47 479 

17 035 262 16 465 

40 4301 277 40 289 26 812 149 26 539 

19 148 154 19 058 25 119 487 22 265 25 387 337 24 937 

20 857 326 20 748 41 559 262 41 348 

15 303 231 15 194 

14 932 288 14 853 (0) 66 (0) 

27 675 308 27 240 

25354 222 25 197 

31 379 330 30 679 (0) 133 (0) 

13 465 83 13 445 44 734 394 44 623 21 116 121 20 851 

11 542 136 11 399

1 33 398 524 30 976 

16 525 454 16 272i 

Soles 

ColveS [ 

Soles 

Forms Number ($1.000) 

10 168 672 570 177 767 

131 31 074 8 262 

285 22 477 5 958 

253 23953 5 855 

84 6 167 1 663 

238 9 628 2 461 

230 19 172 5 318 

292 18 251 4 193 

261 16628 4 249 

166 23 120 6 510 

140 7 686 2 137 

268 13 857 3 864 

26 1 476 385 

177 13 003 3 720 

376 23 126 6 399 

258 5 488 1 471 

305 12 969 3 396 

166 18 480 4 739 

149 9510 2 438 

70 4377 1 234 

73 6 534 1 877 

186 8 905 2 284 

93 7 661 2 136 

124 10 296 2 832 

338 12085 2 917 

134 7 178 1 716 

63 4854 1 326 

81 1 556 441 

248 14 746 3 753 

207 20959 5 686 

90 11 839 3 131 

19 281 74 

114 4043 977 

130 9509 2 529 

184 14 774 4 094 

56 9696 2 693 

269 23 862 6 343 

177 7 751 2 031 

204 16994 4 560, 

Heifers and heifer calves Steers, steer calves, bulls. 

Milk cows and bull calves 

Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

117 1 659 397 6 636 425 6080 

147 6 779 482 21 098 496 15 323 

54 91 170 12 624 183 10 056 

24 115 166 10 335 191 7 510 

18 27 92 4 961 100 5044 

21 36 102 7 841 111 8009 

39 232 230 6 948 266 5 121 

36 333 123 4 833 130 7 724 

45 230 196 13 668 216 10 606 

194 3 393 563 13 692 588 11 361 

50 742 211 11 200 225 11 590 

15 49 75 4 491 79 2 737 

32 138 129 1 584 1,14 1 231 

56 74 231 8 246 256 4 547 

67 207 311 26 101 330 23 725 

15 141 103 14 184 105 8 638 

13 21 29 (0) 34 (0) 

64 (0) 209 4 793 232 5629 

39 75 133 8 508 151 6 347 

73 407 260 11 895 274 8 745 

23 39 75 9 228 75 5 828 

78 195 326 20 637 349 14998 

51 570 236 6 062 266 4940 

71 141 276 19692 269 14 703 

37 273 138 11 002 141 7969 

21 90 138 11 179 141 4 832 

187 2854 501 10 743 543 10 108 

77 450 307 15 273 349 16663 

55 109 269 7 465 322 6040 

53 211 233 25 278 258 27282 

72 109 224 7 083 232 5007 

32 79 218 4077 270 3 911 

8 (0) 62 2 274 64 1 611 

61 435 279 14 467 301 13 880 

70 157 194 10 030 208 7 730 

69 700 297 15 782 332 14626 

18 (0) 122 4 059 125 3 266 

14 20 81 7 167 79 5632 

62 III 355 18959 377 15445 

27 265 113 10 883 119 8 767 

40 143 III 4 784 129 6 775 

104 2 422 528 33 4131 594 31 133 

55 253 273 7 734i 446 8977 

Cottle 

Total I Fattened on grain and concentrates 

Sales Sales 

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

13 227 1 084 912 420 137 1 153 165 020 75 390 

228 57 087 20 308 13 2 254 899 

301 37 571 16 220 23 2210 915 

260 21 624 7 833 20 723 304 

132 9 743 3 108 5 25 9 

395 33 356 12 796 37 11 412 4 721 247 15 318 6008 3 194 73 438 49941 19909 32 15 643 7 565 

302 18925 7 585 25 5 339 2 738 

230 35669 14095 15 748 455 135 3 471 1 244 2 (0) (0) 

278 11 625 4 043 28 794 327 

45 4 880 1 834 2 (0) (0) 

170 11 314 4 259 12 497 232 550 38 994 14 811 27 1 429 581 394 11 706 4 331 56 2 726 1 224 467 25 768 10 415 49 1 461 638 171 15 604 5643 7 (0) (0) 

183 13 956 5 135 18 1 106 462 

96 22 991 7 778 1 (0) (0) 

109 15 732 5916 5 (0) (0) 

214 6998 2 675 31 493 204 130 9084 3492 6 (0) (0) 

224 25986 9 263 17 5 274 2 142 

582 23964 9 248 52 1 129 487 193 18 236 7 268 22 2682 1 346 

65 4 178 1 537 10 361 199 113 1 717 645 11 52 17 

189 7 558 2 541 10 442 134 327 44 787 16 506 13 1 205 (0) 

109 18971 7 341 6 (0) (0) 

32 425 158 5 13 7 

221 9 266 3292 29 (0) (0) 

139 12 550 4828 12 (0) (0) 

270 19 184 7 751 20 602 313 

78 10 540 4 060 2 (0) (0) 

298 23486 8 960 16 1 310 576 

210 10 043 3 593 11 807 293 

256 22 821 9 546, 12 653 345, 

134 MONTANA 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 16. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1978 -Con 

All Farms 

Part 2 of 10 

Powell ____________________________ _ 

Proirie ____________________________ _ Ravalli ___________________________ _ 

Richland __________________________ _ Roosevelt _________________________ _ Rosebud __________________________ _ 

Sonders __________________________ _ Sheridan __________________________ _ 

Silver Bow ________________________ _ Stillwater _________________________ _ 

Sweet Grass _______________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Teton ___________________________ _ Toole _____________________________ _ 

--

- Treasure _________________________ _ Volley -- ___________________________ _ 

Wheatland -- _______________________ _ 

-- Wibaux ___________________________ _ - Yellowstone _______________________ _ -

Farms not On moillisL ______________ _ -

Cottle and calves 

Forms Number 

164 26 632 165 26009 605 27 307 

386 43 131 349 20 834 288 57 487 

250 13 785 

310 15 956 77 4 898 348 40 217 

242 23 891 

361 41 577 140 10 795 95 IS 137 412 43 444 

131 23 lSI 

142 13 870 676 95 497 

436 14 830 

Soles 

($1,000) 

8 599 8 575 

9 137 

IS 633 6 418 

21 288 

4 024 

4 872 

I 882 16 359 

7 726 

16 316 

3 422 4 967 

13 441 

7 7151 

4 90:\ 36 647 

4 350 

Soles 

Calves 

Sales 

Forms Number ($1.000) 

95 I I 615 2 695 

123 10406 2 673 

311 8 745 2300 

230 10 491 2 702 

270 12 056 3 345 

221 19 517 5 077 

136 6004 I 344 

232 10 315 2 8021 46 I 453 420 196 10602 3003 

149 II 210 2 789 

207 12 934 3443 

103 5 989 I 647 59 4260 I 098 

306 23 720 6 381 

86 8 410 2 331 

92 5 098 I 423 

364 18 540 4 743 

277 7 240 I 899 

farms 

140 

143 

509 

305 

241 

214 

223 

220 

64 

292 

192 

297 

117 

73 

325 

99 

108 

518 

366 

Cottle 

Total Fattened on groin and concentrates 

Sales Soles 

Number ($1,000) Forms Number ($1,000) 

IS 017 5 904 14 127 

IS 603 5 901 II 5334 229~1 18 562 6 837 57 906 357 

32 640 12 931 47 16077 7 030 

8 778 3 073 23 I 912 727 

37970 16 212 19 2417 I 118 

7 781 2680 23 344 145 

5 641 2 0701 15 524 206 

3 445 I 462 2 (0) (0) 

29 615 13 357 34 16 083 7 450 

12681 4 937 7 130 53 

28 643 12 873 28 (D) (D) 

4806 I 775 12 231 108 

10877 3 869 8 2 110 863 

19 724 7 060 25 I 186 348 

14 741 5 383 8 276 110

8 772 3 485 12 230 69 1 

76957 31 904 98 36 391 17 095 

7 590 2451 45 529 161 

Cottle and calves - inventory per form 

All Farms 

Part 3 of 10 

Montano __________________ _ -

Beaverhead _______________________ _ 

- Big Horn __________________________ _ Blaine - ____________________________ _ 

- Broadwater _______________________ _ 

- Carbon ___________________________ _ - Corter ____________________________ _ Cascade - __________________________ _ 

- Chouteau _________________________ _ 

- (uster ____________________________ _ Daniels - ___________________________ _ 

-

Dowson __________________________ _ 

- Deer lodge ________________________ _ Fallon ____________________________ _ -

- Fergus ___________________________ _ - Flathead __________________________ _ 

Gallatin - ___________________________ _ 

Garfield - __________________________ _ 

- Glacier ___________________________ _ 

- Golden Volley ______________________ _ 

- Granite ___________________________ _ 

- Hill ______________________________ _ 

- Jefferson _________________________ _ 

- Judith Basin _______________________ _ lake _____________________________ _ -

- lewis and Clark ____________________ _ liberty ___________________________ _ -

- lincoln ___________________________ _ McCone - __________________________ _ 

- Madison __________________________ _ Meagher __________________________ _ -

-

Minerol ___________________________ _ Missoula - __________________________ _ Musselshell _______________________ _ -

- Pork _____________________________ _ 

- Petroleum _________________________ _ Phillips ___________________________ _ -

- Pandera __________________________ _ 

- Powder River ______________________ _ 

-

-

~~~~~== - == == ====== == ==== ======== == = 

- ~~~~~~d:::::::::::::::::::::::::: -: Roosevelt _________________________ _ Rosebud __________________________ _ -

- Sanders __________________________ _ Sheridan __________________________ _ -

- Silver Bow ________________________ _ Stillwater _________________________ _ -

- Sweet Grass _______________________ _ Teton ____________________________ _ -

- Toole _____________________________ _ 

- Treasure __________________________ _ Valley ____________________________ _ -

Wheatland - ________________________ _ Wibaux ___________________________ _ -

- Yellowstone _______________________ _ 

-

Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ -

Totol 

Forms 

16423 

249 

388 

351 

151 

463 

290 

529 

375 

282 

179 

362 

50 

235 

635 

504 

567 

209 

222 

110 

I IS 

284 

150 

249 

671 

255 

92 

159 

287 

366 

115 

38 

268 

174 

306 

81 

386 

287 

299 

161 

162 

627 

380 

348 

281 

255 

300 

75 

346 

237 

370 

140 

89 

423 

126 

146 

688 

536 

[ 

Number I to 4 5 to 9 

2 820 065 993 I 022 

163 876 5 8 106 314 12 20 76 251 16 24 27444 II 5 

63 565 II 23 57004 4 9 87 706 22 48 56962 19 14 89 805 16 10 18627 9 6 

40 196 14 14 IS 968 2 2 35426 7 4 lOS 428 16 29 28039 86 81 80 148 33 44 57 287 2 9 

39 945 [ 10 6 

21 271 2 5 35 626 - 6 

30902 17 18 28 871 5 12 53 867 6 4 59 320 39 49 48 395 19 29 IS 790 3 3 6962 21 31 34 132 20 12 106 965 10 IS 50 932 3 I 

I 433 5 2 21 221 39 38 31 319 10 7 

55363 10 II 30009 3 1 

83309 8 20 28037 II 19 74825 9 6 45 783 8 4 35 159 1 I 

45 970 65 82 57 323 12 20 34 362 13 14 

94 119 6 13 27 393 19 26 22920 6 15 9 775 2 6 56022 9 17 43 114 5 12 61 787 24 20 

17 349 4 12 

26 264 2 I 79 138 17 28 40 766 I 1 23 101 2 11 97944 47 61 

33 236 215 33 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 

Forms with- [ 500 or more [ 

10 to 19 20 to 49 50 to 99 100 to 199 200 to 499 Forms Number 

I 603 3080 2 914 2 968 2 707 I 136 I 246 231 

10 23 30 18 71 84 134 818 31 64 67 86 64 44 68 386 24 54 47 78 66 42 39 656 16 15 29 20 40 15 10469 39 101 112 lOS 51 21 21 231 10 34 48 74 89

1 

22 14 3441 54 115 100 85 74 31 41 277 34 74 71 93 53 17 20 453 18 42 J8 37 64 57 59 681

1 18 38 44 36 241 4 2 255 

32 86 76 85 48 7 5 756 6 8 7 7 II 7 10006 19 35 54 62 43 II 8 521 38 113 115 137 147 40 30 346 116 114 43 35 21 8 8 288 44 112 105 128 85 16 25 367 II 31 34 45 47 30 31 488 24 52 36 34 43 1 17 16 7731 13 17 22 19 20 12 9 442 5 10 16 24 36 18 18 759 

25 57 65 60 34 8 6 233 20 24 32 27 15 IS 16 108 14 31 45 66 63 20 20 349 74 ISS 157 118 70 9 6 270 41 38 23 41 39 25 26 708 9 17 II 30 I~[ 5 32 6 24~ I 38 17 14 - 16 63 64 65 40 7 5 352 18 41 32 86 104 60 59 086 7 13 13 17 31 30 37 612 

12 8 6 5 - - - 44 63 24 32 20 8 6 727 18 21 34 35 34 15 12 581 27 50 52 69 63 24 21 103 1 7 5 12 37 15 15 551 23 58 71 64 97 45 29 67 66 36 7331 61 31 3 2 471 12 38 43 66 88 37 34 545 II 21 34 22 34 27 28 800 9 23 34 39 39 16 14 284 

102 152 93 85 34 14 10 784 29 67 79 104 51 18 19 024 24 99 87 60 47 4 2 635 17 50 50 43 54

1 

48 65 161

1 

29 61 46 34 31 9 7477 32 92 85 45 25 - 10 20 14 9 11 3 3 452 38 62 77 67 62 14 20956 21 39 41 51 52 16 15 013 36 86 70 59 51 24 29 992 

8 42 31 17 20 6 5 342 6 20 9 14 22 15 IS 609 29 90 67 87 71 34 38 712 8 19 19 23 36 19 24 207 8 31 27 27 34 6 7 047 113 135 127 84 87 34 46 744 

89 44 70 22 63 -

MONTANA 135 

I 
Table 16. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1978-Con. 

Cows and heifers that had calved - inventory per form 

All Farms 

Part 4 of 10 

Montono __________________ _ 

- Beaverhead _______________________ _ - Big Horn __________________________ _ 

- Blaine ____________________________ _ 

- Broadwater _______________________ _ - Carbon ___________________________ _ 

- Corter ____________________________ _ Coscode __________________________ _ -

- Chouteau _________________________ _ Custer - ____________________________ _ Daniels ___________________________ _ -

-

Dawson __________________________ _ 

Deer - lodge ________________________ _ 

- Fallon ____________________________ _ 

- Fergus ___________________________ _ 

- Flatheod __________________________ _ 

Gallatin - ___________________________ _ 

- Garfield __________________________ _ 

Glacier - ___________________________ _ 

Golden Volley ______________________ _ Granite ___________________________ _ 

Hill ______________________________ _ 

Jefferson _________________________ _ 

Judith Basin _______________________ _ Lake _____________________________ _ 

Lewis and Clork ____________________ _ Uberty ___________________________ _ Lincoln ___________________________ _ McCone __________________________ _ 

Madison __________________________ _ Meagher __________________________ _ 

Mineral ___________________________ _ 

Missoula __________________________ _ Musselshell _______________________ _ 

Pork ________ , ____________________ _ Petroleum _________________________ _ Phillips ___________________________ _ 

Pondera __________________________ _ 

Powder River ______________________ _ Powell ____________________________ _ Prairie ____________________________ _ 

Ravalli ___________________________ _ Richland __________________________ _ Roosevelt _________________________ _ 

Rosebud __________________________ _ 

Sanders __________________________ _ Sheridan __________________________ _ Silver Bow ________________________ _ 

Stillwater _________________________ _ 

Sweet Grass _______________________ _ Teton ____________________________ _ 

Toole _____________________________ _ 

Treasure __________________________ _ Valley ____________________________ _ 

Wheotlond ________________________ _ 

Wibaux ___________________________ _ Yellowstone _______________________ _ 

Forms nof on maillisL ______________ _ 

All Farms 

Part 5 of 10 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Montano __________________ _ 

-

Beaverhead ____________________ - __ _ - Big Harn ________________________ ---- Blaine ____________________________ _ 

- Broadwater ____________________ ---_ Carbon - ___________________________ _ Corter ____________________________ _ -

- Cascade ________________________ ---- Chouteau ______________________ ----- Custer __________________ - ___ ---- --- Daniels - _________________________ .. __ -

Dawson ________________________ ---- Deer lodge _________________ ----- ---- Fallon ________________________ -- ----

Fergus ___________________________ _ Flathead __________________________ _ 

Gallatin ______________________ -- ----- Garfield __________________ - _____ ---- Glacier _________ . ___________________ _ 

Golden Volley ______ .. _______ - __ --- ---- Granite __________________________ _ 

Hill ___________________ -__________ _ 

Jefferson ____________________ -------

136 MONTANA 

Total 

forms 

15 267 

232 

363 

335 

140 

432 

279 

491 

356 

258 

163 

340 

50 

222 

604 

442 

519 

205 

209 

105 

112 

267 

138 

241 

617 

221 

85 

142 

274 

334 

110 

36 

234 

163 

292 

78 

371 

272 

287 

154 

154 

562 

343 

332 

268 

242 

293 

67 

316 

232 

344 

138 

84 

397 

123 

142 

570 

487 

Totol 

Forms 

14 593 

230 

359 

330 

134 

417 

275 

457 

344 

253 

157 

334 

49 

218 

593 

393 

436 

,02 

206 

105 

112 

264 

132 

Number 

I 519 338 

85 035 

52 381 45420 

15 188 

30072 

34 771 

45 611 

30 218 45 862 

II 531 

24038 

9014 

23 106 

63 275 

15 323 

43 727 34 607 

22 100 

II 266 

19 776 

18833 

16314 

29 593 

34 267 

25 605 

8 562 

4 147 

21 339 57 139 

28 110 

811 

10 799 16464 

34 723 14953 

47 674 

17035 

40430 

26812 

19 148 

25 119 

25 387 

20857 

41 559 

15 303 

14932 

5 890 

27 675 

25 354 

31 379 

10 024 

13465 

44 734 21 116 

II 542 

33 398 

16 525 

Number 

I 489 779 

84962 

52 286 

45 217 

15 147 

29 359 

34 654 

44 281 

30 liS 

45 256 II 473 

23 78~ 

8999 

23020 

62624 

13 664 

36 948 

34 516 

21 985 

II 239 

19 740 

18 601 

159811 

I to 4 5 to 9 

I 614 I 229 

7 7 

20 29 31 20 II II 

28 34 

9 10 43 45 27 17 20 15 9 10 

16 23 

5 4 

8 II 

32 28 

151 93 

55 38 7 15 

14 13 

2 5 5 3 

28 16 

16 II 

9 6 

65 68 

33 26 

5 6 

41 27 

20 16 

22 16 

2 5 

8 7 

58 38 15 II 

17 17 

3 I 

19 18 

22 20 

14 15 

15 7 

2 8 

118 74 

23 25 

18 17 

16 14 

36 24 

18 20 

4 9 

20 25 

14 18 

31 32 

19 8 

4 4 

31 23 

2 II 

12 5 

86 61 

248 89 

I I to 4 5 to 9 

1 298 I 161 

5 7 

16 29 

29 20 

5 II 

24 31 

6 10 

25 43 

18 14 

16 16 

6 8 

10 23 

4 4 

5 10 

29 23 

130 78 

48 33 

5 15 

14 10 

2 5 

5 4 

27 18 

17 10 

Forms with- 500 or more 

10 to 19 20 to 49 50 to 99 100 to 199 200 to 499 Farms Number 

I 629 3224 3 012 2 479 I 692 388 346 663 

II 28 22 41 68 48 54 793 

27 91 68 58 53 17 20327 

25 57 73 63 50 16 13942 

13 19 30 31 23 2 (D) 

41 125 114 61 25 4 2498 

12 50 60 80 55 3 I SOO 

57 121 93 73 48 II 9933 

30 92 89 69 28 4 4037 

18 50 40 39 52 24 19 303 

19 48 41 23 13 - -

42 93 81 61 23 I (D) 

4 9 9 8 8 3 4 591 

22 40 60 48 29 4 2645 

63 114 135 139 79 14 8 795 

66 63 38 13 14 4 3 160 

74 109 110 96 33 4 8830 

14 24 46 44 42 13 12 287 

34 41 32 43 23 9 5 392 

19 21 19 21 17 I (D) 

II 15 16 29 24 9 6947 

29 72 65 .36 19 2 (D) 

16 29 23 18 20 5 4658 

II 48 60 60 41 6 3 821 

81 160 142 71 29 1 (D) 

31 25 27 36 33 10 7072 

8 15 28 12 9 2 (D) 

26 25 n 8 4 - - 29 67 71 43 27 I (D) 

18 29 69 80 79 21 15 774 

8 14 15 21 32 13 13913 

5 10 5 I - - -

40 43 22 22 8 3 I 955 

15 27 40 31 21 3 2000 

31 61 52 67 37 10 8056 

3 9 8 25 24 5 3469 

31 80 68 76 66 13 9238 

35 76 67 34 17 I (D) 

20 35 70 72 49 12 9 168 

8 26 32 23 34 9 9 790 

7 42 31 39 20 5 3977 

95 120 95 35 23 2 (D) 

34 90 91 49 29 2 (D) 

49 100 81 46 21 - - 25 55 49 42 51 16 14 564 

37 62 33 36 12 2 (D) 

48 93 81 26 7 - -

12 14 14 7 5 2 (D) 

38 71 72 55 30 5 3 519 

25 40 45 54 32 4 4460 

36 90 58 58 31 8 6 729 

15 42 25 16 II 2 (D) 

7 22 5 21 17 4 4 541 

30 105 76 74 47 II II 814 

12 15 22 30 19 12 9254 

18 33 32 29 13 - -

94 125 107 64 28 5 3 857 

- 44 44 22 40 - -

Beef cows - inventory per farm 

Forms withI 500 or more 

10 to 19 20 to 49 50 to 99 100 to 199 200 to 499 Farms Number 

I 598 3 187 2 885 2 405 I 673 386 345 043 

II 28 22 42 67 48 54 784 

27 91 71 55 53 17 20320 

25 55 72 63 50 16 13937 

13 19 30 31 23 2 (D) 

42 121 110 61 24 4 2498 

II 50 60 80 55 3 I 800 

58 liS 87 70 48 II 9835 

30 92 89 70 27 4 4031 

18 53 36 39 51 24 19 273 

19 47 41 23 13 - -

44 93 80 60 23 I (D) 

4 9 9 8 8 3 4 591 

22 41 61 46 29 4 2 645 

63 112 138 136 79 13 8 206 

65 61 30 12 14 3 2 590 

70 109 75 66 31 4 8830 

13 25 45 44 42 13 12 282 

34 44 30 42 23 9 5 391 

20 20 19 21 17 1 (D) 

10 15 16 29 24 9 6942 

28 70 64 36 19 2 (D) 

19 24 19 18 201 5 46561 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 16. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1978 -Con. 

Beef cows - inventory per form 

All Farms 

Part 5 of 10 

Judith Bosin ______________________ _ 

lake ____________ - _ -- ---------- --- lewis and Clork ___________________ _ 

--

-- Uberty -- ______________ - _______ -_ - __ _ 

- lincoln ________ -_ -_ - _ -_ -------- -- __ McCone - _________________________ _ 

-- Madison _________________________ _ Meagher _________________________ _ --

-- Minerai ________________________ - __ _ - Missoulo ______________________ - __ _ 

-- Musselshell _______________________ _ 

- Park _____________________________ _ 

- Petroleum ________________________ _ -- Phillips ___________________________ _ 

- Pondero _________________________ _ 

-- Powder River _____________________ _ Pawell ___________________________ _ --

-- proirie ___________________________ _ 

-- Ravalli ___________________________ _ - Richland _________________________ _ 

--

Roosevelt _________________________ _ Rosebud __________________________ _ 

Sonders __________________________ _ 

Sheridan __________________________ _ 

Silver Bow ________________________ _ 

Stillwater _________________________ _ 

Sweet Gross _______________________ _ 

Teton ____________________________ _ 

Toole _____________________________ _ 

Treasure __________________________ _ 

Valley ____________________________ _ 

Wheatland ________________________ _ 

Wiboux ___________________________ _ 

Yellowstone _______________________ _ 

Forms not on moil IisL ______________ _ 

All Farms 

Part 6 of 10 

Mantona __________________ _ 

Beaverhead _______________________ _ 

Big Horn __________________________ _ 

Blaine ____________________________ _ 

Broadwater _______________________ _ 

Corban ___________ . _______________ _ 

Corter ____________________________ _ 

Cascade __________________________ _ 

Chouteau _________________________ _ 

Custer ____________________________ _ 

Daniels ___________________________ _ 

Dawson __________________________ _ Deer lodge ________________________ _ Fallon ____________________________ _ 

Fergus ___________________________ _ Flathead __________________________ _ 

Gallatin ___________________________ _ 

Garfield __________________________ _ 

Glacier ___________________________ _ Golden Valley ______________________ _ 

Granite ___________________________ _ 

Hill ______________________________ _ 

Jefferson _________________________ _ Judith Basin _______________________ _ lake _____________________________ _ 

lincoln trb:~a~~ ___________________________ _~~~~= = = = == = = = == === = = = = = = = _ McCone __________________________ ~ 

Madison __________________________ _ Meagher __________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Total 

Farms 

239 

560 

209 

82 

129 

268 

326 

109 

33 

217 

158 

279 

77 

363 

262 

277 

149 

154 

487 

337 

326 

262 

231 

288 

66 

308 

222 

330 

133 

83 

394 

121 

136 

524 

454 

Total 

Farms 

3 238 

38 

48 

50 

29 

96 

74 

98 

62 

78 

21 

61 

4 

50 

125 

117 

147 

54 

24 

18 

21 

39 

36 

45 

194 

50 

15 

32 

56 

67 

15 

13 

64 

39 

73 

23 

78 

51 

71 

37 

21 

187 

77 

55 

53 

72 

32 

Number I to 4 

29 363 7 30874 52 24 863 27 

8 513 3 4009 30 

21 265 14 

56932 17 

27969 I 

790 8 10 324 44 

16 389 10 

34 316 12 14914 2 47479 12 

16465 17 

40 289 6 26 539 10 19058 3 22 265 88 24 937 21 

20 748 13 

41 348 11 

15 194 29 

14 853 15 5 727 4 

27 240 19 25 197 5 30679 25 9 822 16 13 445 3 44 623 31 

20851 2 

II 399 9 

30976 71 

16272 215 

Number I to 9 

29 559 2848 

73 38 

95 48 

203 46 

41 29 

713 86 117 74 

I 330 80 

103 61 

606 73 

58 20 

253 57 

15 3 

86 50 

651 116 I 659 102 

6 779 57 

91 54 

115 21 

27 18 

36 21 

232 34 

333 30 230 43 

3 393 143 742 45 49 14 

138 31 

74 56 

207 63 141 14 

21 13 

475 59 75 38 407 65 39 23 

195 76 570 45 

141 69 

273 36 90 19 

2 854 144 450 72 

109 55 

211 52 109 72 

791 31 

Forms with5 to 9 10 to 19 20 to 49 

7 10 48 

71 77 147 

24 31 26 

5 8 15 

28 24 25 

16 29 67 

13 19 30 

5 8 14 

4 6 9 

37 41 41 

11 15 27 

12 30 61 

2 2 9 

18 30 80 

20 35 76 

15 18 36 

7 8 26 

8 7 41 

68 83 119 

24 32 92 

18 47 100 

15 25 54 

23 34 62 

19 47 93 

9 12 14 

23 37 71 

18 27 38 

30 38 87 

6 15 43 

4 7 22 

20 30 105 

10 12 15 

5 16 33 

55 92 123 

89 - 44 

Milk cows - inventory per form 

Forms with10 to 19 20 to 49 50 to 99 100 to 199 

76 87 153 65 

- - - - - - - - I 2 I -

- - - - I 2 7 - - - - - 3 5 7 3 I - - - - I 2 I - I - -

2 I I - I - - - - - - - 3 - 5 I 2 I 8 2 8 12 45 25 

- - - - I 2 - - - - - - - - - -

I 3 I - - 3 3 - - - 2 - 4 18 23 5 - - I 3 - I - - - - 1 - - - - - 1 3 - - - - - I 

- - - - I 2 - 1 I - - - - 7 I - - - - - 1 - I - I - 3 2 2 - - - - - - - 1 I - -

10 8 18 6 1 2 I - - - - - 0-

- - I - - - - 1 - - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 

50 to 99 100 to 199 200 to 499 

60 61 40 

119 67 26 

26 33 32 

28 12 9 

10 8 4 

71 43 27 

67 80 79 

15 21 32 

5 I -

22 22 7 

40 32 20 

51 66 37

1 

8 25 24 

69 75 66 

64 32 17 

69 72 49

32 23 34 1 

32 38 20 

76 30 21 

92 47 27 

81 46 21 

50 40 51 

33 36 12 

81 26 

14 6 ~I 69 55 29 

44 54 32 

53 58 31 

25 16 10 

5 21 17 

77 73 47 

22 29 19 

31 29 13 

96 54 28 

44 22 40 

I 500 or more I 

200 to 499i Forms Number 

:\ - -

- -

=1 

-

- =1 

- - -

- - -

- - - - - - - - - I - - - - -

-I - -I - - - - - - - - - 2 - -

- - -

- - -

- - -

- - - - =1 

- - -

- - -

- - - I - - I - - - - -

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

- - - I - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - -

1 - - 1 - - - - - - -

- - =1 - -I 

! 

500 or more 

Forms Number 

6 3 8111 I (0) 

10 7072 

2 (0) 1 -

I (0) 

21 15 770 

13 13 908 

- - 3 I 948 

3 2 000 

10 8 0521 5 3 465 

13 9221 

I (0) 

12 9 1571 9 9 583 

5 3 9751 2 (0) 

2 (0) 

- 563

1 

16 14 

2 (0) 

-

2 (OJ I 

5 3 517 

4 4460 

8 6 727 

2 (0) 

4 4 540 

II II 814 

12 9 245 

-

5 3 8571 

- -I 

Dairy products sold I 

I 

Sales 

Forms ($1.000) 

751 27 265 

2 (0) 

6 III II 125 

4 (0) 

20 595 

3 (0) 

44 I 526 9 46 

9 306 

3 (0) 

15 104 1 2 (0) 

5 (Z) 

13 412 

38 I 691 

97 7 713 I (0) 

6 40 

3 I 

3 (0) 

10 

8 304 19IT 

5 (0) 

67 3 681 

10 728 1 (0) 

13 113 2 (0) 

5 89 I (0) 

5 2 17 (0) 

I (0) 

30 307 - - 8 (0) 

16 394 

5 

3 (0) 52\ 4 (0) 

78 2 997\ II 220 8 3 4 (0)1 14 22 

MONTANA 137 
Table 16. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1978-Con. 

All Farms 

Part 6 of 10 

Silver Bow ________________________ _ Stillwater _________________________ _ - Sweet Grass _______________________ _ 

- Teton ____________________________ _ 

- Toole _____________________________ _ 

- Treosure __________________________ _ 

Volley ____________________________ _ 

Wheatland - ________________________ _ Wiboux - ___________________________ _ Yellowstone ______________________ _ 

Forms not on maillisL_~ _____ ~ ______ _ 

All Farms 

Part 7 of 10 

Montono __________________ _ 

Beaverhead _______________________ _ 

Big Harn __ ~ _______________________ _ 

Blaine ____________________________ _ 

Broadwater _______________________ _ 

Corban ___________________________ _ 

Corter ____________________________ _ 

Cascade __________________________ _ 

Chouteau _________________________ _ 

Custer ____________________________ _ 

Daniels ___________________________ _ 

Dawson __________________________ _ 

Deer lodge ________________________ _ 

Fallon ____________________________ _ 

Fergus ___________________________ _ 

Flolheod __________________________ _ Gallatin ___________________________ _ 

Gorlield __________________________ _ Glacier ___________________________ _ 

Golden Volley ______________________ _ Granite ___________________________ _ 

Hill ____ . _________________________ _ 

Jefferson _________________________ _ 

Judith Basin _______________________ _ lake _____________________________ _ 

lewis and Clark ____________________ _ liberty ___________________________ _ 

lincoln ___________________________ _ McCone __________________________ _ Madison __________________________ _ 

Meagher __________________________ _ 

Minerol ___________________________ _ 

Missoula __________________________ _ 

Musselshell _______________________ _ Pork _____________________________ _ 

Petroleum _________________________ _ 

Phillips ___________________________ _ 

Pondero ________________________ - __ 

Powder River ______________________ _ 

Powell ____________________________ _ Prairie __________________________ - __ 

Ravalli ___________________________ _ 

Richland _____________________ - -- --- Roosevelt ____________________ -- ----

Rosebud ____________________ -------

Sanders ____________________ - - -- ---

Sheridan _____________________ - -- ---

Silver Bow ________________________ _ 

Stillwater _________________________ _ 

Sweet Gross ________ -_ - _____ -- - - ---- Teton ____________________________ _ 

Toole __ . _______ . __________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Treasure ________________ -_- ___ -- ---- Volley ____________________________ _ 

Wheatland - ________________________ _ Wibaux - ___________________________ _ 

- Yellowstone ____________ -_ -___ -- ----

Farms n01 on maillisL ______________ _ -

TolOI 

Forms 

8 

61 

70 

69 

18 

14 

62 

27 

40 

104 

55 

Farms 

16 289 

257 

395 

343 

142 

473 

299 

522 

376 

271 

183 

369 

53 

239 

654 

477 

552 

215 

224 

III 

123 

276 

148 

261 

668 

247 

91 

141 

284 

373 

121 

36 

242 

178 

307 

84 

390 

281 

306 

164 

165 

605 

386 

349 

288 

250 

310 

77 

348 

242 

361 

140 

95 

412 

131 

142 

676 

436 

Number I to 9 

(D) 7 435 55 157 69 700 57 (0) 16 20 14 

III 62 265 25 143 37 2 422 77 

253 33 

Total 

Sales 

Number ($1,000) 

1 757 482 597 904 

88 161 28 570 

60048 22 178 45 577 13 688 15910 4 771 

42984 15 257 

34 490 II 325 68 192 24 102 

35 553 II 833 

58 789 20 605 II 157 3 381 

25482 7 906 

6356 2 219 

24 317 7 979 

62 120 21 210 

17 194 5 802 38 737 13 811 

34084 10 382 

23466 7 573 

27368 9012 

22 266 7 793 

15 903 4 959 

16 745 5 629 

36282 12 095 

36049 12 165 

25 414 8984 9032 2 863 

3 273 1 086 

22 304 6 294 

65 746 22 191 

30 810 10472 

706 232 13 309 4 269 

22 059 7 357 

33 958 II 845 

20 236 6 754 

47348 15 304 17 794 5 624 

39815 14 106 

26632 8 599 

26009 8 575 

27 307 9 137 

43 131 15 633 

20 834 6418 

57487 21 288 

13 785 4024 

15 956 4872 

4 898 I 882 

40 217 16359 

23 891 7 726 

41 577 16316 

10 795 3 422 

15 137 4967 

43444 13441 

23 151 7 715 

13 870 4909 

95 497 36647 

14 830 4 350 

Milk cows - inventory per form 

Farms with10 to 19 20 to 49 50 to 99 100 to 199 200 10 499 

- - - I - I 2 3 - - I - - - - I 6 4 I - - - I I -

- - - - -

- - - - - - - - 2 - 2 - I - - I 4 13 9 -

22 - - - -

Cottle and col"es - soles per form 

Forms with1 to 9 10 1019 20 to 49 50 to 99 

2940 2 115 3637 3 131 

19 14 27 30 

48 38 84 84 

34 36 70 79 

20 17 20 28 

82 61 122 113 

16 18 64 69 95 69 122 94 

50 54 103 88 

39 26 48 40 

22 31 53 44 

49 47 114 77 

7 7 13 6 

21 20 46 83 

80 77 135 155 

219 83 101 40 

107 92 149 113 

25 12 42 53 

34 37 53 27 

15 15 34 13 

12 8 21 16 

55 30 89 50 

34 19 27 24 

22 16 61 52 

169 103 170 128 

70 33 34 33 

9 11 24 22 

78 16 31 9 

31 45 72 70 

43 31 35 85 

9 5 20 17 

15 7 10 4 

92 52 40 23 

31 13 40 31 

35 31 58 67 

7 6 5 9 

33 46 74 85 

49 38 76 74 

30 29 57 64 

23 15 31 31 

II 10 42 32 

207 131 112 92 

46 43 101 95 

48 65 95 80 

37 30 55 51 

65 49 61 39 

48 44 110 75 

17 14 20 13 

53 44 93 73 

36 31 44 56 

55 63 87 58 

25 21 41 22 

8 14 18 9 

55 50 92 99 

II 12 24 24 

17 20 35 28 

161 100 162 106 

211 66 70 49 

Dairy products sold 

500 or more 

Sales 

Forms Number Farms ($1,000) 

- - 2 (D) 

- - 16 361 

- - 20 9 

- - 19 701 

- - 4 (D) 

- - I (D) 

- - 15 22 

- - 5 143 

- - 7 (D) 

- - 35 2 776 

- - - -

500 or more 

100 to 199 200 to 499 Forms Number 

2401 1 579 486 586 003 

50 66 51 57491 

79 41 21 27310 

63 38 23 16976 

33 19 5 3 251 

59 25 11 14 648 

78 52 2 (D) 

80 41 21 34 320 

51 25 5 10123 

46 45 27 33083 

20 13 - -

57 22 3 1 815 

8 10 2 (D) 

42 23 4 4034 

122 72 13 8 127 

23 9 2 (D) 

56 30 5 8658 

45 26 12 14636 

35 29 9 5931 

18 11 5 19378 

27 32 7 6952 

40 12 - - 18 17 9 6 549 

70 33 7 10452 

66 27 5 3 749 

35 35 7 5968 

13 II I (D) 

6 I - - 40 23 3 2 295 

80 76 23 23042 

23 34 13 15 855 

- - - -

20 12 3 3 229 

34 21 8 7 314 

70 37 9 6 502 

31 21 5 8 734 

75 65 12 8069 

30 12 2 (D) 

68 48 10 8321 

23 30 II 10609 

38 25 7 8642 

32 27 4 3 334 

62 32 7 14 723 41 19 I (0) 

45 • 47 23 30 304 

19 15 2 (D) 

23 10 - -

5 7 I (D) 

54 26 5 15 597 40 29 6 4 598 

64 24 10 17 557 

18 II 2 (D) 

22 18 6 5 107 

70 33 13 12 219 

30 18 12 II 109 

31 8 3 3682 

73 46 28 57 159 

- 40 - -

138 MONTANA 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 16. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 

All Farms 

Part 8 of 10 

Montono _______ ._. ___ • ____ _ 

-

Beaverhead _____ • _________________ • 

- Big Horn ___________ • _._._. ________ _ Blaine - _. _______________ . __________ _ 

- Broadwater _______ • _. _. _. ___ • _____ . Corban _____________ • _______ • _____ _ 

Carter ___ • ___ • ___ • ___ • ____________ _ 

- Cascade _______________ ._. ___ ._. __ . Chouteau ___ • _______ . _______ • _____ • -

- Custer _____ • _. ____________________ • 

- Daniels _._. ___________ • _. _. _____ • __ -

Dawson ___ • _. ____________________ • 

- Deer Lodge _________ • _._. ___ ._. ____ . 

- Fallon _______ • ___ • _______ • ________ _ 

- Fergus _______ • ___________________ _ 

flathead __________________________ _ 

- Gallatin ___________________________ _ Garfield __________________________ _ 

- Glacier ___ • _______________________ _ 

- Golden Valley ______________________ _ 

Granite - ___________________________ _ 

-

Hill ______________________________ _ 

- Jefferson _________________________ _ 

- Judith Basin _______________________ _ 

- lake _____________________________ _ 

- lewis and Clork ____________________ _ 

- liberty ___________________________ _ 

- lincoln ___________________________ _ 

McCone - __________________________ _ Madison __________________________ _ -

Meagher __________________________ _ -

- Minerol ___________________________ _ 

- Missoulo __________________________ _ Musselshell - _______________________ _ Park _____________________________ _ - Petroleum _________________________ _ -

- Phillips ___________________________ _ 

- Pondera ____ • _____________________ _ 

- Powder River _____________________ _ PowelL. _________________________ _ --

-- Prairie ___________________________ _ 

-- Ravalli _______ • ______________ •• __ _ 

Richland -- _________________________ _ 

Roosevelt -- ________________________ _ Rosebud -- _________________________ _ 

Sanders _________________________ _ -- Sheridan _________________________ _ --

-- Silver Bow _______________________ _ 

-- Stillwater ___ • ____________________ _ 

-- Sweet Gross- ________ • ___ • _____ ._._ Teton -- ___________________________ _ 

--

Toole __________ • ____ . ___________ _ 

-- Treasure. ___________ . _____ • ________ • Valley ________ -- . _________________ . 

Wheatland -- ___ .. ___ ._ .. __ . ___ . ____ _ Wibaux -- __________________________ _ _ .. 

Yellowstone ._. __ _ 

forms not on moil list 

All Farms 

Part 9 of 10 

--

--

Montana ___ • _____________ _ 

-- Beaverhead ____ " __________________ _ 

Big Horn __ . ____________________ _ Blaine ____________________________ _ 

Broadwater ___________________ • __ _ 

~~;t~;e:::::: :::::: ::::: :::::::::: Chouteau .. _______________________ _ Custer ___________________________ _ 

Daniels __________________________ _ 

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

-- Dawson _. _______________________ _ Deer lodge _______________________ _ 

fallon __ . ________________________ _ 

~~~~~d:::::::: ::::::::::: ::::: ::: 

~~~;'~i-· .. :·:-:.:.:-:-

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

Forms 

10 168 

131 

285 

253 

84 

238 

230 

292 

261 

166 

140 

268 

26 

177 

376 

258 

305 

166 

149 

70 

73 

186 

93 

124 

338 

134 

63 

81 

248 

207 

90 

19 

114 

130 

184 

56 

269 

177 

204 

95 

123 

311 

230 

270 

221 

136 

232 

46 

196 

149 

207 

103 

59 

306 

86 

92 

364 

277 

Farms 

13 227 

228 

301 

260 

132 

395 

247 

438 

302 

230 

135 

278 

45 

170 

550 

394 

467 

171 

183 

96 

109 

214 

130 

Total 

Number 

672 570 

31 074 

22477 

23953 

6 167 

9628 

19 172 

18 251 16628 

23 120 

7686 

13 857 

1 476 

13 003 

23 126 

5 488 

12 969 18480 

9510 

4377 

6534 

8905 

7661 

10 296 

12 085 7 178 

4 854 

1 556 

14 746 

20959 

11 839 

281 

4 043 9509 

14 774 

9696 

23 862 

7 751 16994 

11 615 

10406 

8 745 

10491 

12056 

19 517 

6004 

10 315 

1 453 

10 602 

11 210 

12 934 

5 989 

4 260 

23 720 

8410 

5098 

18 540 

7 240 

Total 

Number 

1 084 912 

57087 

37 571 

21 624 

9 743 

33 356 

15 318 49941 

18 925 

35669 

3 471 

11 625 

4880 

11 314 

38994 

11 706 

25 768 

15 604 

13956 

22 991 

15 732 

6998 

9 084 

($1,000) J I to 9 

177 767 2210 

8 262 10 

5958 58 5855 33 1 663 15 

2461 53 5 318 13 

4 193 76 4 249 41 6 510 22 2 137 19 

3864 42 

385 7 

3 720 12 

6 3991 71 1 471 153 

3 396 67 4 739 21 2438 32 1 234 13 1 877 13 

2 284 45 

2 1361 19 

2 832 14 

2 917 103 1 716 47 1 326 5 441 55 3 753 36 5 686 29 3 131 9 

74 11 977 45 2 529 23 4 094 38 2 693 6 6 343 25 2031 40 4 560 28 2 695 11 

2 6731 12 

2 300 132 2 702 35 3 345 62 5 077 41 1 344 48 2802 45 420 13 3003 39 2 789 30 3 443 37 

1 647 21 1 098 5 6381 42 2 331 16 1 423 14 4 743 114 

1 899 144 

J 

($1,000) 1 to 9 

420 137 4 113 

20308 25 16 220 70 7 833 60 

3 108 29 12 796 117 6008 60 19909 140 

7 585 106 14095 68 1 244 59 

4 043 93 I 834 10 

4 259 42 14 811 124 4 331 214 10415 137 5 643 38 5 135 58 7 778 32 5916 17 2 675 80 

34921 49 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 

1978 -Con 

Calves - sales per form ! 

Forms wifh- I %.~ 10 to 19 20 to 49 50 to 99 100 to 199 200 to 499/ Forms Numbe~ 

1 517 2 570 1 875 I 290 5991 107 90 6131 

5 20 23 29 33 11 14 597 

22 70 63 50 16 6 4 102 

33 60 63 31 24 9 5 763 

11 19 18 13 8 - -

43 76 44 18 4 -

2 75~1 20 59 72 46 20 1 -

46 72 46 28 20 4 

46 69 58 35 11 1 (0) 

14 41 21 34 24 10 8 515 

16 54 32 10 9 - -

44 83 60 31 8 - - 5 5 5 2 2 - -

24 45 58 27 10 1 (0) 

52 1~1 59 96 77 3 1 6001 39 38 17 7 1 

ig;/ 73 98 35 20 11 I 14 36 45 32 14 4 5 65~ 26 37 21 22 11 - 6 25 13 8 5 -

(O~/ 6 20 16 10 6 2 

22 58 36 18 7 - 6 21 21 14 1~1 1 (0) I 10 31 35 24 1 (0) 

69 94 45 20 6 1 (0) 19 27 16 17 8 - - 10 21 10 13 3 1 (0) 5 13 4 3 1 - - 50 62 52 35 12 1 (0) 

18 46 43 41 24 6 3 989 4 22 15 24 13 3 3 426 

3 4 1 - - - - 22 25 8 11 3 - - 14 42 18 22 9 2 (0) 19 45 34 32 10 6 3 669 3 9 13 16 7 2 (0) 

32 70 55 53 31 3 34 49 36 13 5 - 1 77~ I 24 49 50 35 15 3 2 420 13 18 17 16 16

1 

4 8 41 21 2 55: I 29 12 -

76 56 28 12 7 -

70~ I 51 74 43 21 6 - 47 70 60 25 6 - 29 50 39 32 27 3 1 

(O~I 31 28 12 12 3 2 37 77 50 17 6 - 9 16 6 1 1 - 35 56 37 19 1~1 - 15 40 35 18 2 (OJ I 42 51 38 23 14 2 (0) 

26 26 13 11 5 1 (0) 8 18 11 12 5 - - 44 77 66 51 22 4 3 241 13 11 19 18 6 3 2 307 11 28 24 13 2 - - 62 99 51 24 111 3 3 6811 

44 23 26 40 -i -

Cottle - sales per form 

Forms with1 

SOO or more 

10 to 19 20 to 49 50 to 99 100 to 199 200 to 499 i Forms Number 

2 102 2 876 1 765 1 277 766

1 

328 4338191 22 34 31 37 42 37 34 949 51 81 37 22 23 17 21 694 39 56 47 31 19

1 8 26 6 5731 24 21 17 13 2 (0) 55 89 69 39 15 11 38 46 47 41 14 6361 15 - 65 87 65 41 25 15 28 775 37 89 41 16 8 5 7 924 43 33 ~4 23 25 14 33 20 18 21 3301 3 2 -

63 60 33 17 11 1 6 9 (0)1 3 8 7 2 (0) 30 40 31 17 8 2 (0)\ 73 123 113 68 41 8 5 281 67 65 29 12 6 1 (0) 92 120 64 34 15 5 7 548 33 40 28 14 9 9 7 950 I ·31 

19 41 10 22 15 6 4 250 16 6 13 8 2 (0) 12 22 9 24 2g 1 5 5 340

1 

33 58 27 13 - 19 27 15 10 61 4 3 3 90 

MONTANA 139 
Table 16_ Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 

All Farms 

Part 9 of 10 

Judith Basin _______________________ _ 

- Lake _____________________________ _ 

- Lewis and Clark ____________________ _ 

- liberty ___________________________ _ lincoln ___________________________ _ - McCone - __________________________ _ 

- Madison __________________________ _ 

Meagher - __________________________ _ 

- Mineral ___________________________ _ 

- Missoulo __________________________ _ 

-

Musselshell _______________________ _ 

- Pork _____________________________ _ 

- Petroleum _________________________ _ 

- Phillips ___________________________ _ 

- Pondera __________________________ _ 

- Powder River ______________________ _ 

- Powell ____________________________ _ 

- Prairie ____________________________ _ 

- Ravalli ___________________________ _ 

Richland - __________________________ _ 

-

Roosevelt _________________________ _ 

- Rosebud __________________________ _ 

- Sanders __________________________ _ 

- Sheridan __________________________ _ 

- Silver Bow ________________________ _ 

- Stillwater _________________________ _ 

- Sweet Grass _______________________ _ - Teton ____________________________ _ 

- Taole _____________________________ _ 

- Treasure _________________________ _ 

Volley -- ___________________________ _ 

Wheatland -- _______________________ _ 

Wibaux -- ___________________________ _ 

-- Yellowstone ______________________ _ 

--

Farms not on mail lisL _____________ _ --

All Farms 

Part 10 of 10 

Montana __________________ _ 

- Beaverhead _______________________ _ - Big Horn __________________________ _ 

- Blaine ____________________________ _ 

- Broadwater _______________________ _ - Corban ___________________________ _ 

- Carter ____________________________ _ 

- Cascade __________________________ _ 

- Choufeau _________________________ _ - Custer ____________________________ _ - Daniels ___________________________ _ -

Dawson __________________________ _ 

- Deer lodge ________________________ _ 

- Follon ____________________________ _ 

- Fergus ___________________________ _ 

- Flolheod __________________________ _ 

- Gollofin ___________________________ _ - Gorfield __________________________ _ - Glacier ___________________________ _ 

- Golden Volley ______________________ _ - Granite ___________________________ _ 

- Hill __ .. ___________________________ _ 

- Jefferson _________________________ _ - Judith Bosin _______________________ _ - loke _____________________________ _ 

lewis and C1orL ___________________ _ 

- liberty ___________________________ _ - Lincoln ___________________________ _ - McCone __________________________ _ 

- Madison __________________________ _ - Meagher __________________________ _ 

-

Minerol ___________________________ _ - Missoulo __________________________ _ 

Musselshell - _______________________ _ 

- Pork ____________________________ _ 

- Petroleum _________________________ _ - Phillips _______________________ " __ _ - Pondera _________________________ _ 

- Powder River ______________________ _ 

- Powell __ . ____________ • __________ ---- Proirie ________________________ - ___ _ -

Rovalli ___________________________ _ 

Richlond __ . _______________________ _ 

- Roosevelt ____________________ -- ----- Rosebud ______ . __ • ______ .. __________ _ 

Sanders ________________________ ----

Sheridan ______________________ -_ - __ _ 

140 MONTANA 

Forms 

224 

582 

193 

65 

113 

189 

327 

109 

32 

221 

139 

270 

78 

298 

210 

256 

140 

143 

509 

305 

241 

214 

223 

220 

64 

292 

192 

297 

117 

73 

325 

99 

108 

518 

366 

Forms 

1 153 

13 

23 

20 

5 

37 

3 

32 

25 

15 

2 

28 

2 

12 

27 

56 

49 

7 

18 

1 

5 

31 

6 

17 

52 

22 

10 

11 

10 

13 

6 

5 

29 

12 

20 

2 

16 

11 

12 

14 

11 

57 

47 

23 

19 

23 

15 

Toiol 

Sales 

Number ($1,000) 1 109 

25986 9263 40 23 964 9 248 203 18 236 7 268 58 4 178 1 537 11 1 717 645 73 7 558 2 541 68 44 787 16 506 64 18971 7 341 25 425 158 17 9 266 3292 108 

12 550 4 828 43 19 184 7 751 55 10 540 4060 14 23 486 8960 60 10043 3 593 70 22 821 9 546 52 15017 5904 35 15603 5901 36 18 562 6 837 228 32 640 12931 78 

8 778 3073 82 37970 16212 63 7 781 2 680 94 

5641 2 070 90 

3 445 1 462 30 

29 615 13 357 81 12 681 4937 47 28 643 12873 75 

4806 1 775 48 10877 3 869 18 19 724 7060 100 

14 741 5 383 11 

8 772 3 485 27 76957 31 904 170 

7 590 2 451 211 

Total 

\ 

Sales 

Number ($1.000) 1 to 9 

165 020 75 390 556 

2 254 899 5 

2 210 915 6 

723 304 3 

25 9 4 

11 412 4 721 10 

194 73 - 15643 7 565 18 

5 339 2 738 11 

748 455 7 

(0) (0) 2 

794 327 15 

(0) (0) 2 

497 232 6 

1 429 581 10 

2 726 1 224 42 

1 461 638 31 

(0) (0) 4 

1 106 462 12 

(0) (0) 1 

(0) (0) 3 

493 204 21 

(0) (0) 3 

5 274 2 142 5 

1 129 487 27 

2 682 1 346 14 

361 199 7 

52 17 10 

442 134 3 

1 205 (0) 7 

(0) (0) 3 

13 7 5 

(0) (0) 24 

(0) (0) 5 

602 313 11 

(0) (0) 1 

I 310 576 4 

807 293 5 

653 345 6 

127 44 9 

5 334 2 291 1 

906 357 37 

16 077 7030 12 

1 912 727 9 

2 417 1 118 5 

344 145 17 

524 2061 6 

1978-Con_ 

Cottle - soles per form 

Forms wifh- 500 or more 

101019 20 to 49 50 to 99 100 to 199 200 to 499 Farms Number 

20 57 42 40 20 5 8648 104 144 67 45 15 4 3021 

30 33 20 25 20 7 5967 

11 23 12 3 4 1 (0) 

15 15 8 2 - - -

34 40 32 8 5 2 (0) 

32 64 51 52 49 15 17045 

13 19 11 15 17 9 10477 

9 3 3 - - - - 43 33 14 16 4 3 2936 

18 24 25 17 6 6 5 102 

48 52 49 45 18 3 2072 

9 14 14 14 10 3 4 198 

49 71 46 40 26 6 4 280 

29 47 42 16 5 1 (0) 

36 53 52 30 27 6 4582 

22 34 13 10 20 6 5 792 

16 42 19 14 10 6 7932 

89 96 61 19 12 4 3334 

48 63 49 39 22 6 14210 

53 60 26 13 6 1 (0) 

28 39 28 23 15 18 26368 

37 42 29 13 8 - - 50 52 18 8 2 - - 8 13 4 3 5 1 (0) 

37 85 39 33 14 3 14 500 

30 40 31 27 16 1 (0) 

64 67 46 28 11 6 14852 

17 28 12 8 3 1 (0) 

11 10 7 11 10 6 5 107 

61 81 45 21 8 9 7352 

13 29 13 17 8 8 7898 

22 25 14 14 3 3 3 682 

65 127 55 46 31 24 52 187 

44 71 - 40 - - -

fottened cattle - soles per form 

Farms with- 500 or more 

10 to 19 20 to 49 50 to 99 100 to 199 200 to 499 Forms Number 

130 188 97 66 58 58 123 342 

1 1 - 2 1 3 1 700 

5 7 - 2 1 2 (0) 

6 7 2 2 - - -

1 - - - - - - 4 7 6 3 1 6 9949 

- - 3 - - - - 2 2 3 2 1 4 14 733 

5 4 1 1 2 1 (0) 

2 4 - - 2 - - - - - - - - -

1 8 2 1 1 - - - - - - - - - 1 4 - - 1 - - 5 4 4 2 2 - - 6 2 3 - 2 1 (0) 

5 7 1 2 3 - - - 1 - - - 2 (0) 

1 2 - 1 1 1 (0) 

- - - - - - - 1 - - - 1 - -

3 4 2 1 - - - - 1 - - 1 1 (0) 

2 3 3 I 2 1 (0) 

12 8 2 2 1 - - - 2 1 3 - 2 (0) 

- 1 1 - 1 - -

- 1 - - - - - 2 3 - 2 - - - - 3 1 - 1 1 (0) 

1 - 1 - 1 - -

- - - - - - - 3 1 - - - 1 (0) 

3 2 - - 1 1 (0) 

1 5 1 1 1 - - 1 - - - - - -

2 4 3 1 1 1 (0) 

- 2 1 1 2 - - 1 - 4 - 1 - -- 4 - 1 - - - - 1 4 2 - - 3 5014 

10 6 2 1 1 - - 5 6 8 7 5 4 12 710 

5 5 1 - 2 1 (0) 

1 5 2 4 1 1 (0) 

2 - 4 - - - -

1 4 3 1 -I - -I 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 16. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1978-Con. 

Fattened cottle - soles per form 

All Farms Total Forms withPart 10 of 10 

Sales 

Farms Number ($1,000) I to 9 10 to 19 20 to 49 50 to 99 100 to 199 

Silver Bow ________________________ _ 2 (D) (0) 1 - 1 - - - Stillwater _________________________ _ 

- 34 16083 7 450 13 5 6 3 2 Sweet GrosS- ______________________ _ 7 130 53 3 2 1 1 - - Teton ____________________________ _ (D) (D) 12 4 7 3 - - 28 Toole ___ • _________________________ _ 

- 12 231 108 9 - 2 - 1 Treasure __________________________ _ 

- 8 2 110 863 2 1 - - 2 Volley ______________ - _____________ _ 

- 25 I 186 348 12 3 4 3 2 Wheatland ________________________ _ 

- 8 276 110 3 3 - I I Wiboux ___________________________ _ 

- 12 230 69 8 2 - I I Yellowstone _______________________ _ 98 36 391 17095 21 4 15 17 14 

Forms not on moillisL ______________ _ 45 529 161 23 - 22 - - -

Table 17. Hogs and Pigs-Inventory and Sales: 1978 

Inventory 

Hogs and pigs I litters of pigs I All Farms 

Part 1 of 3 Used or to be used 

farrowed between Hogs and pigs Dec.I, 1977, and Total for breeding Other Nov. 30, 1978 

Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

Montono __________________ _ 

- 2 633 214 346 1 834 31 964 2 393 182 382 I 913 41 421 2 417 313 545 

Beaverhead _______________________ _ Big Horn __________________________ _ 

Blaine ____________________________ _ 

Broadwater _______________________ _ Carbon ___________________________ _ Corter ____________________________ _ 

Cascade __________________________ _ 

Chouteau _________________________ _ (uster ____________________________ _ 

Daniels ___________________________ _ 

- 28 2 251 18 558 25 I 693 18 745 25 5 852 

- 64 5 918 42 730 62 5 188 46 I 270 61 6 676 

- 80 7 569 67 I 119 77 6 450 68 1 315 82 7 436 36 2 421 27 325

1 

34 2 096 28 456 36 3 174 

- 73 4 641 55 743 64 3 898 58 911 73 6 858 

- 42 2 376 32 419 39 I 957 33 443 40 3 350 61 5 945

1 

44 520

1 

55 5 425

1 

44 828

1 

- 55 8 297 - 73 8 195 48 I 084 69 7 III 52 I 489 71 II 920 

- 41 2 134 24 529 36 I 605 25 608 36 3 626 - 28 4 708 20 171 28 4 537 22 304 34 10 375 

Dawson __________________________ _ 

Deer lodge ________________________ _ fallon ____________________________ _ Fergus ___________________________ _ 

flathead __________________________ _ 

Gallatin ___________________________ _ 

Gorfield __________________________ _ Glacier ___________________________ _ 

Golden Volley ______________________ _ Granite ___________________________ _ 

- 52 2 194 36 474 47 I 720 38 473 50 3 477 - 5 (D) 4 (D) 5 (D) 4 166 3 (0) 

- 43 5 116 30 664 38 4 452 31 824 48 7466 - 114 11 241 103 1 637 107 9 604 106 2400 119 17 179 - 93 7 514 64 I 048 85 6 466 66 I 650 100 13 940 - 67 5 1751 51 920 1 60 4 2551 52 I 170 67 7 735 - 27 2 593 23 459 23 2 134 23 595 27 3 836 - 31 9 138 23 I 024 30 8 114 23 I 821 24 12 280 

- 15 I 163 10 185 14 978 10 284 12 I 676 7 64 2 (D) 6 (0) 2 (0) 2 (0) 

Hill ______________________________ _ 

Jefferson _________________________ _ Judith Basin _______________________ _ 

lake _____________________________ _ 

lewis and ClarL ___________________ _ liberty ___________________________ _ 

lincoln ___________________________ _ 

Mc(one __________________________ _ 

Madison __________________________ _ 

Me~gher __________________________ _ 

- 46 7 324 31 875 43 6449 33 1 060 40 9 483 36 I 372 23 478 33 894 23 580 31 4 881 - 21 I 783 9 253 21 I 530 II 301 22 2 183 - 91 5 319 58 689

1 88 4 630 62 917

1 

72 6 626 - 38 3 249 24 571 37 2 678 25 866 35 6646 26 6 237 15 750 25 5 487 15 970 26 8 195 - 19 511 II 92 17 419 12 140 16 512 - 51 2 817 40 552 47 2 265 41 737 51 4 664 - 53 2 922 40 495 48 2 427 42 641 53 5 429 - 3 (D) 2 (D) 3 (D) 2 (0) 4 (D) 

Mineral ___________________________ _ 

MissouJa __________________________ _ 

Musselshell _______________________ _ 

Pork _____________________________ _ 

Petroleum _________________________ _ Phillips ___________________________ _ 

Pondera __________________________ _ 

Powder River ______________________ _ PoweIL __________________________ _ Prairle ____________________________ _ 

- 5 16 - - 5 16 I (D) I (D) - 47 453 22 71 40 382 22 61 35 659 - 22 982 18 233 17 749 18 142 22 818 - 44 2 307 33 462 34 1 845 34 682 38 5 556 - 8 582 6 66 6 516 7 113 8 I 024 - 91 5 055 60 875 80 4 180 61 964 81 9492 - 46 4 961 31 597 42 4364 33 825 43 6844 - 24 I 207 16 304 21 903 16 364 24 2 350 16 3 185 11 434 14 2 751 13 441 16 3 071 - 20 I 467 17 186 20 I 281 17 256 20 2292 

Ravalli ___________________________ _ Richland __________________________ _ 

Roosevelt ____________ "" ____________ _ Rosebud __________________________ _ 

Sanders __________________________ _ 

Sheridan __________________________ _ 

Silver Bow ________________________ _ 

Stillwoter _________________________ _ 

Sweet Gross _______________________ _ Teton ____________________________ _ 

- 108 4 764 70 758 101 4 006 73 998 95 7472 - 58 7 166 46 796 54 6 370 49 I 521 61 9 706 73 6 410 60 I 077 68 5 333 61 1 218 79 7 296 - 33 6 849 23 882 29 5 967 24 I 505 28 8 181 - 34 867 14 95 32 772 14 110 21 733 - 40 2 698 30 363 37 2 335 32 466 37 2 956 - 4 (D) 2 (D) 4 (D) 2 (0) 4 (D) - 53 5 845 34 829 49 5 016 38 I 257 56 10 752 49 1 972 27 370 44 1 602 28 529 45 4 411 - 53 7 770 33 1 966 49 5804 37 I 228 53 9 584 

~~~~u~~ :::: ::::: ::: ::: :::::::: :::: Wheatland 

~W~:~t-~n~~ = = = = = = = = = = == = = = = = = = = = = = = 

15 4909 11 408 14 4 501 11 604 13 5 550 - 13 653 9 87 12 566 11 148 15 1 072 - 93 6948 71 1 040 86 5 908 75 I 388 99 10 932 - 15 4 050 13 428 14 3 622 15 581 16 3 811 - 29 1 222 10 251 28 971 13 340 25 2 827 - 76 3959 35 479 72 3 480 37 540 68 6246 

Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

- 200 2 996 156 1 235 155 1 761 156 751 99 2 475 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 

! 

~"~ 200 to 499 Forms Numbej 

- - -I 2 3 14500 

- - -

- 2 (0) 

- - -

I 2 (D) 

I (O~ I =1 -

141 

-

13 28 270 I 

-I - -I 

Soles 

I I Feeder pigs 

Sales Sales 

($1,000) Forms Number ($1,000) 

28 020 532 52 744 I 922 

393 5 (D) 128 

532 12 842 35 

700 17 584 24 

253

1 

5 282 II 

604 22 945 39 

323 13 587 26 

660

1 

17 790 22 

136 1 I 027 12 3 227 

375

1 

8 287 

I 009 9 807 20 121 

310 5 468 17 

(0) I I (D) 

611 (D)I 14 I 164 41 I 582 20 I 280 45 

I 400 18 528 13 704 1 21 I 233 4g I 378 6 181 1 290 7 250 8 124 5 429 21 (D) - - -

852 II I 052 31 261 14 3 974 168 205 2 (D) (D) 595

1 19 985 31 620 8 811 27 1 781 2 (D) (0) 

38 6 44 I 339 13 1 593 59 462 14 I 133 41 (D) - - -

(D) - - - 60 10 124 

:1 77 4 159 

527 9 611 90 3 252 (0) 20 I 820 21 2 113 70 727 5 300 9 181 10 965 36 281 6 97 5 227 1 (0) (0) 

659 1 24 I 468 55 916 15 734 22 717 7 274 13 512 9 5 105 156 47 3 (D) (0) 

270 10 606 21 (D) 1 (0) (0) 

I 055 14 810 36 275 14 2 155 78 809 8 2 345 75 

607 2 (D) 100 (D)\ 2 (D) (0) 917 25 3 009 115 350 3 (D) (D) 194 4 (D) 49 542 16 I 745 83 

246 - -

MONTANA 141 
Table 17. Hogs and Pigs -Inventory and Sales: 

All Farms 

Part 2 of 3 

Montono _________________ _ 

Beaverhead ______________________ _ 

Big Horn _________________________ _ Blaine ___________________________ _ 

Broadwater ______________________ _ Corbon __________________________ _ Corter ___________________________ _ Cascade _________________________ _ 

Chouteau ________________________ _ 

Custer ___________________________ _ 

Daniels __________________________ _ 

Dawson _________________________ _ 

Deer Lodge _______________________ _ 

fallon ___________________________ _ Fergus __________________________ _ 

flathead _________________________ _ 

Gallatin __________________________ _ Gorfield _________________________ _ 

Glacier __________________________ _ 

Golden Volley _____________________ _ 

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

-- Granite __________________________ _ 

-- Hill _____________________________ _ 

-- Jefferson ________________________ _ 

-- Judith Basin ______________________ _ Lake -- ____________________________ _ 

-- Lewis and Clork ___________________ _ Uberty -- __________________________ _ Uncoln -- __________________________ _ 

-- McCone _________________________ _ Madison -- _________________________ _ 

Meagher -- _________________________ _ 

-- Mineral __________________________ _ 

-- MissouJo _________________________ _ Musselshell -- ______________________ _ 

-- Pork ____________________________ _ 

-- Petroleum ________________________ _ Phillips __________________________ _ --

-- Pondero _________________________ _ 

-- Powder River _____________________ _ 

-- Powell ___________________________ _ 

-- Prairie ___________________________ _ 

-- Ravalli __________________________ _ 

-- Richland _________________________ _ -- Roosevelt ________________________ _ 

-- Rosebud _________________________ _ 

-- Sanders _________________________ _ 

-- Sheridan _________________________ _ 

-- Silver Bow _______________________ _ 

-- Stillwater ________________________ _ 

-- Sweet Gross ______________________ _ Teton ___________________________ _ --

--

Toole ____________________________ _ 

-- Treasure _________________________ _ -- Volley ___________________________ _ 

Wheatland _______________________ _ Wibaux __________________________ _ 

Yellowstone ______________________ _ 

Forms not on maillisL _____________ _ 

All Farms 

Part 3 of 3 

--

--

--

--

--

Montano __________________ _ 

- Beaverhead _______________________ _ 

- Big Horn __________________________ _ 

Blaine ____________________________ _ -

- Broadwater _______________________ _ Carbon ___________________________ _ 

Carter - ____________________________ _ 

Cascode - __________________________ _ Chouteau - _________________________ _ 

Custer ____________________________ _ - Daniels - ___________________________ _ 

- Dowson . _________________________ _ Deer - lodge ________________________ _ 

- fallon ____________________________ _ 

- Fergus _. __________________________ _ 

- flathead __________________________ _ 

Gallatin - _____________________ c _____ _ 

Garfield - ______________________ • ____ _ 

Glacier. - _____ " ____________________ _ 

- Golden Volley ______________________ _ - Granite "_" ________________________ _ 

142 MONTANA 

Tolal 

Forms 

2 633 

28 

64 

80 

36 

73 

42 

61 

73 

41 

28 

52 

5 

43 

114 

93 

67 

27 

31 

IS 

7 

46 

36 

21 

91 

38 

26 

19 

51 

53 

3 

5 

47 

22 

44 

8 

91 

46 

24 

16 

20 

108 

58 

73 

33 

34 

40 

4 

53 

49 

53 

IS 

13 

93 

IS 

29 

76 

200 

Farms 

2 417 

25 

61 

82 

36 

73 

40' 

55 

71 

36 

34 

50 

3 

48 

119 

100 

67 

27 

24 

12 

2 

Number 110 4 

214 346 570 

2 251 3 

5918 8 

7 569 6 

2 421 5 

4641 16 

2 376 7 

5 945 18 

8 195 13 

2 134 14 

4 708 2 

2 194 5 (D) 3 

5 116 3 

11 241 11 

7 514 27 

5 175 17 

2 593 3 

9 138 5 

1 163 1 

64 5 

7 324 7 

1 372 6 

1 783 4 

5 319 3D 

3 249 11 

6237 3 

511 8 

2817 5 

2 922 6 

(D) -

16 4 

453 25 

982 9 

2307 10 

582 - 5 055 14 

4961 5 

1 207 3 

3 185 4 

1 467 -

4764 45 

7 166 8 

6410 5 

6849 8 

867 15 

2 698 3 

(D) 1 

5845 8 

1 972 13 

7 770 8 

4909 3 

653 1 

6948 17 

4050 2 

1 222 6 

3 959 11 

2996 90 

Total I 

Sales 

Number ($1.000) 

313 545 28020 

5 852 393 

6676 532 

7436 700 

3 174 253 

6 858 604 

3350 323 

8 297 660 

11 920 1 027 

3626 375 

10375 1 009 

3477 310 

(D) (D) 

7466 611 

17 179 1 582 

13940 1 400 

7 735 704 

3 836 378 

12 280 1 290 

1 676 124 

(D) (0)1 

1978-Con. 

Hogs and pigs - inventory per farm 

Farms with- 500 or more 

5 to 9 10 to 24 25 to 49 50 to 99 100 to 199 200 to 499 Forms Number 

301 569 342 361 249 167 74 82 190 

5 5 6 2 3 3 1 (D) 

5 18 4 11 9 6 3 2000 

7 20 19 7 8 9 4 2 781 

2 7 7 10 1 4 - - 11 8 13 11 10 2 2 (D) 

3 9 6 10 5 2 - - 15 7 4 8 6 1 2 (D) 

5 17 11 10 6 9 2 (D) 

6 6 1 8 4 1 1 (0) 

3 7 4 6 3 1 2 (D) 

9 14 13 6 3 2 - - - - - 1 - 1 - -

5 8 4 14 2 4 3 2 712 

6 18 23 21 22 9 4 2 848 

14 17 6 9 8 9 3 2 176 

7 15 6 10 4 7 1 (D) 

5 2 6 7 1 2 1 (D) 

5 1 3 2 7 3 5 6940 

6 1 3 1 1 2 - - 1 - 1 - - - - -

4 10 7 7 3 3 5 5056 

8 9 4 5 3 1 - -

3 4 3 4 - 2 1 (D) 

9 17 12 12 4 5 2 (D) 

6 8 4 2 1 3 3 1 842 

1 1 3 2 4 9 3 2400 

4 3 2 1 - 1 - - 6 16 6 7 8 3 - - 6 11 11 12 6 - 1 (D) 

1 - 1 - - - 1 (0) 

1 - - - - - - - 12 6 2 2 - - - - 2 5 1 1 1 3 - - 10 10 6 4 2 1 1 (D) 

- 4 1 2 - 1 - - 7 31 10 13 12 3 1 (D) 

7 11 1 13 4 2 3 2975 

4 5 7 3 - 2 - - 2 3 3 1 - 2 1 (0) 

1 7 5 3 1 3 - -

15 13 9 12 8 5 1 (D) 

5 14 9 8 7 5 2 (D) 

4 20 11 14 13 4 2 (0) 

2 9 2 3 5 3 1 (0) 

8 2 2 4 3 - - - 7 11 3 9 2 5 - -

1 - 1 1 - - - - 4 8 10 7 5 8 3 1 912 

6 13 4 5 7 1 - - 6 8 12 4 11 - 4 5 400 

2 4 - 3 - 1 2 (D) 

5 2 1 2 1 1 - - 5 16 12 17 14 11 1 (D) 

- 2 - 8 1 - 2 (D) 

5 5 2 4 7 - - - 12 13 13 12 13 2 - -

- 88 22 - - - - -

Hogs and pigs - soles per farm 

Forms with- I 1,000 or more 

1 to 9 10 to 49 50 to 99 100 to 199 200 to 499 500 to 999 Forms Number 

487 873 407 263 251 82 54 98 177 

5 5 4 3 5 1 2 (D) 

12 22 5 13 5 4 - - 13 31 19 11 4 4 - - 6 12 10 3 4 1 - - 12 24 17 12 6 1 1 (D) 

4 17 10 5 3 1 - - 17 18 3 11 2 2 2 (0) 15 26 8 4 9 8 1 (D) 

8 14 9 2 - 2 1 (D) 

3 16 6 2 5 - 2 (D) 

8 23 7 7 5 - - -

1 - - 1 - 1 - - 7 15 11 6 6 1 2 (0) 

7 45 25 19 15 5 3 3602 

39 23 7 11 13 3 4 5 199 

19 26 6 3 8 4 1 (D) 

2 8 8 4 3 1 1 (D) 

2 6 4 3 2 2 5 9 630 

1 6 2 1 - 2 - - 1 1 - - - -I - -I 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 17. Hogs and Pigs-Inventory and Sales: 

All Farms 

Part 3 of 3 Total 

Sales 

1978-Con. 

Hogs and pigs - sales per form 

Forms withI Forms Number ($1,000) I to 9 10 to 49 50 to 99 100 to 199 200 to 499 500 to 9991 

Hill ______________________________ _ 

- 40 9483 B52 Jefferson _________________________ _ 

- 31 4 881 261 Judith Basin _______________________ _ 

- 22 2 183 205 lake _____________________________ _ 

- 72 6626 595 lewis and ClorL ___________________ _ 

- 35 6646 620 liberty ___________________________ _ 

- 26 8 195 781 lincoln ___________________________ _ 

- 16 512 38 McCone __________________________ _ 

- 51 4664 339 Madison _______ • __________________ _ 

- 53 5429 462 Meagher __________________________ _ 

- 4 (D) (D) 

Minero'- __________________________ _ 

- 1 (0) (D) 

Missoulo __________________________ _ 

- 35 659 60 Musselshell _______________________ _ 

- 22 818 77 Pork _____________________________ _ 

- 38 5 556 527 Petroleum _________________________ _ 

- 8 I 024 90 Phillips ___________________________ _ Pondero __________________________ _ 81 9492 820 - 727 - 43 6844 Powder River ______________________ _ 

- 24 2350 181 Powell ____________________________ _ 

- 16 3 071 281 Proirie ____________________________ _ 

- 20 2292 227 

Ravalli ___________________________ _ 

- 95 7472 659 Richtond __________________________ _ 

- 61 9706 916 Roosevelt _________________________ _ 

- 79 7296 717 Rosebud __________________________ _ 

- 28 8 181 512 Sanders __________________________ _ 

- 21 733 47 Sheridan __________________________ _ 

- 37 2956 270 Silver Bow ________________________ _ 

- 4 (D) (0) Stillwater _________________________ _ 

- 56 10 752 I 055 Sweet Gross _______________________ _ 

- 45 4 411 275 Teton ____________________________ _ 

- 53 9584 809 

Toole ______________________________ _ 

- 13 55SO 607 Treosure __________________________ _ 

- 15 I 072 100 Volley ____________________________ _ 

- 99 10932 917 Wheatland ________________________ _ 

- 16 3 811 350 Wiboux ___________________________ _ 

- 25 2 827 194 Yellowstone _______________________ _ 

- 68 6 246 542 

Forms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

- 99 2 475 246 

Tobie 18. Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 

All Farms 

Part 1 of 2 

Montono __________________ _ 

Beaverhood _______________________ _ 

Big Horn __________________________ _ 

Bloine ____________________________ _ Broadwater _______________________ _ 

Corban ___________________________ _ 

Corter ____________________________ _ 

Cascade __________________________ _ 

Chouteau _________________________ _ 

Custer ____________________________ _ 

Daniels ___________________________ _ 

Dawson __________________________ _ 

Deer lodge ________________________ _ Fallon ____________________________ _ 

Fergus ___________________________ _ 

Flathead __________________________ _ 

Gollotin ___________________________ _ 

Garfield __________________________ _ 

Glacier ___________________________ _ 

Golden Volley ______________________ _ 

Granite ___________________________ _ 

Hill ______________________________ _ 

Jefferson _________________________ _ 

Judith Basin _______________________ _ 

lake _____________________________ _ 

lewis and C1orL ___________________ _ 

liberty ___________________________ _ 

lincoln ___________________________ _ 

McCone __________________________ _ 

Madison __________________________ _ 

Meagher __________________________ _ 

Minerol ___________________ • _______ _ Missoulo __________________________ _ 

Musselshell _____ • _________________ _ Park _____________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Hens and pullets of loying age 

Forms Number 

3 222 805 240 

36 (D) 

66 1 734 

60 4 228 

22 (D) 

86 2 139 

76 1 666 

98 17 141 

93 3 083 

63 (D) 

2B 961 

57 2 147 

6 (D) 

51 2 842 

130 6 593 

129 (D) 

69 (D) 

47 (D) 

29 24 851 

23 514 

10 (D) 

61 (D) 

30 2 087 

47 3 101 

115 28 572 

39 (D) 

30 (D) 

51 1 266 

66 2 245 

51 1 793 

11 (D) 

14 (D) 

66 1 389 

30 (D) 

57 (D) 

Inventory 

Pullets 3 months old or older 

Forms Number 

275 85484 

I (0) 

3 31 

8 71 

I (D) 

5 260 

- - 9 2 292 

7 176 

8 (D) 

- -

6 215 

2 (D) 

4 157 

9 149 

lB (D) 

5 (D) 

3 (D) 

4 7500 

- -

2 (D) 

6 (D) 

4 113 

3 121 

8 177 

4 (D) 

3 (D) 

8 133 

4 44 

5 113 

1 (D) 

2 (D) 

9 226 

3 (D) 

1 (D) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 

4 15 

8 12 

5 13 

17 22 15 8 

3 1 

8 7 

4 26 

5 25 

1 1 

I -

20 12 

7 9 

8 13 

- 2 

7 25 

10 10 

3 9 

4 8 

1 10 

33 27 

12 27 

9 37 

4 9 

10 6 

2 20 2 - 7 13 

10 18 

13 20 

2 5 

7 I 

10 42 

- 7 

7 4 

13 27 

33 44 

Pullet chicks and pullets 

under 3 months old 

Forms Number 

192 107 979 

I (D) 

I (D) 

12 119 

3 (D) 

I (0) 

5 10 

3 (D) 

1 (D) 

6 (0) 

- -

- - 3 (D) 

1 (D) 

2 (0) 

4 85 

3 (D) 

- - 8 II 

- - I (D) 

I (D) 

I (D) 

11 77 

4 (D) 

1 (D) 

1 (D) 

7 113 

1 (D) 

12 43 

2 (D) 

- - 7 92 

2 (D) 

5 (D) 

6 3 7 2 

5 I 3 I 

1 1 1 -

18 5 7 3 

1 1 6 2 

3 5 11 1 

- - 1 -

9 5 5 2 

10 4 8 - - - I -

- - - - 2 I - - 5 1 - -

10 I 3 2 

2 3 I - 17 IS 16 I 

II 7 2 I 

6 2 4 -

I - I I 

3 3 I 2 

13 14 6 1 

5 8 5 2 

15 10 5 2 

5 4 2 3 

2 3 - - 7 4 3 I 

I I - - 9 8 13 5 

7 2 6 I 

8 3 6 -

3 - I - 4 I 2 - 17 8 20 2 

3 3 1 I 

4 7 I 2 

II 8 7 I 

22 - - -

Sales 

Hens and pullets Pullets 3 man1hs of laying age old or older 

Farms Number Forms Number 

271 (D) 12 (0) 1 

2 (D) - - I (D) - - 9 1 186 - - 5 (0) - - 4 (D) I (D) 

3 51 - - 10 (0) 1 (D) 

3 liS - - 6 (D) 1 (D) 

2 (0) - -

1 (D) - - - - - - 4 365 - - 13 (D) 1 (D) 

17 (D) 1 (D) 

7 (0) - - 2 (D) - - 5 12 027 - - 1 (D) - - - - - -

5 (D) - - 3 (D) - - 3 540 - - 5 (D) - - 4 202 - - 3 (D) - - 4 90 - - 2 (D) 1 (D) 

- - - - 2 (D) - - 3 (D) - - 2 (D) 1 (D) 

1 (D) - - 3 (D) - -

I 

I ,()(x) or more 

Forms Number 

3 4900 

1 (D) 

1 (D) 

- - 2 (D) 

2 (D) 

- -

- - 1 (D) 

I (0) 

- -

- -

- - I (D) 

- -

- -

2 (0) 

- -

I (0) 

- -

I (0) 

2 (0) 

I (D) 

I (0) 

- -

- -

- - I (D) 

I (0) 

3 6 220 

2 (0) 

- -

- - I (D) 

- - I (D) 

- -

Pullet chick s and pullets 

under 3 months old 

Farms Number 

8 865 

- - - - - - - - I (0) 

- - -

=1 -

-

- -

- - - - - - 1 (D) 

- - 1 (D) 

- - - -

- -

- -

- - - - 1 (D) 

- - - -

- - - - 2 (0) 

- - - - -

-

- -

- -

MONTANA 143 
Table 18. Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 -Con. 

All Farms 

Part 1 of 2 

Petroleum __________________________ _ Phillips ____________________________ _ 

Pondera ___________________________ _ Powder River _______________________ _ 

Powell _____________________________ _ 

Proirie _____________________________ _ 

Rovolli ____________________________ _ 

Richland ___________________________ _ 

Roosevelt __________________________ _ Rosebud ___________________________ _ 

Sonders ___________________________ _ 

Sheridan ___________________________ _ Silver Bow _________________________ _ 

Stillwater __________________________ _ Sweet Gross ________________________ _ 

Teton _____________________________ _ 

Toole ______________________________ _ 

Treasure ___________________________ _ 

Valley _____________________________ _ 

Wheatland _________________________ _ 

Wibaux ____________________________ _ 

Yellowstone ________________________ _ 

Forms not on maillisL _______________ _ 

All Farms 

Part 2 of 2 

Montana ___________________ _ 

Beaverhead ________________________ _ Big Horn ___________________________ _ 

Blaine _____________________________ _ 

Broadwater ________________________ _ 

Corban ____________ . ________________ _ 

Carter _____________________________ _ 

Cascade ___________________________ _ 

Chouteau __________________________ _ 

Custer _____________________________ _ 

Daniels ____________________________ _ 

Dawson ___________________________ _ 

Deer lodge _________________________ _ 

Fallon _____________________________ _ 

Fergus ____________________________ _ 

flathead ____________________________ _ 

Gollotin ____________________________ _ 

Garfield ___________________________ _ 

Glacier ____________ -________________ _ 

Golden Valley _______________________ _ 

Granite ____________________________ _ 

Hill _______________________________ _ 

jefferson __________________________ _ 

Judith Basin ________________________ _ lake ______________________________ _ 

lewis and Clark _____________________ _ 

liberty ____________________________ _ 

lincoln ____________________________ _ 

McCone ___________________________ _ 

Madison ___________________________ _ 

Meagher ___________________________ _ 

Mineral ____________________________ _ 

Missoulo ________________________ - __ _ 

Musselshell ________________________ _ Park _______________________________ _ 

Petroleum __________________________ _ 

Phillips ____________________________ _ 

Pondera ___________________________ _ 

Powder River _______________________ _ Pawell _____________________________ _ 

Prairie ____________________________ -_ 

Ravalli ________________________ - ___ _ 

Richland ___________________________ _ 

Roosevelt __________________________ _ 

Rasebud ________________________ ----

Sanders ________________ - _______ ----

Sheridan ________________ -- ______ ---- Silver Bow _________________________ _ 

Stillwater ________________ -- ____ -- ---

Sweet Grass ______________________ --- Teton __________________________ - __ _ 

Toale ______________________________ _ 

Treasure ________________ --- ___ ------

Valley ______________ ---------------- Wheatland ______________________ - __ _ 

Wibaux- _____________ - ___ --- __ - -- --- Yellowstone ________________________ _ 

144 MONTANA 

Hens and pullets of laying age 

Farms. Number 

14 248

92 2 994 1 

52 (0) 

74 4 903 27 (0) 

40 1 787 154 (0) 

86 4972 62 (0) 

60 2 218 

73 1 761 72 2 906 9 (0) 

59 (0) 

40 (D) 

39 24 009 

29 (0) 

13 (0) 

108 425 

15 (0) 

36 (D) 

99 (0) 

122 3 647 

Total 

farms Number 

3 222 805 240 

36 1 219 

66 I 734 

60 4 228 22 (D) 

86 2 139 

76 I 666 98 17 141 

93 3 083 63 (0) 

28 961

1 57 2 147 

6 243 51 2 842 

130 6 593 

129 3 342 

69 (0) 

47 1 403 

29 24 851 

23 514 

10 201 

61 14 939 

30 2 087 

47 3 101 

115 28 572 

39 1 094 

30 (D) 

51 1 266 

66 2 245 

51 I 793 

11 (0) 

14 295 

66 389 

30 935 

57 2 354 

14 248 

92 2 994 

52 14 448 

74 4 903 

27 559 

40 1 787 

154 111 734 

86 4 972 

62 3 385 

60 2 218 

73 1 761 

72 2 906 

9 204 

59 (0) 

40 971 

39 24 009 

29 (0) 

13 324 

108 5 425 

15 (D) 

36 2 207 

99 (0) 

122 3 647 

Inventory 

Pullets 3 months 

old or older 

Forms Number 

4 421 

6 (0) 

4 86 2 (0) 

5 119 

22 (0) 

5 128 

2 (0) 

-I 13 178 

5 434 1 (0) 

3 170 

3 (D) 

4 11 224 

3 (D) 

2 (0) 

6 306 

2 (D) 

2 (0) 

3 (D) 

22 264 

I to 100 to 99 399 

3 003 171 

34 2 63 3 54 4 

16 5 

83 3 

75 1 

83 12 

89 4 

59 3 

26 2 

52 5 

5 1 

46 5 123 4 

122 7 

62 3 45 2 

24 2 23 

10 

56 

28 

45 

108 

38 

27 

51 

64 

49 

10 

13 

66 

28 2 

51 6 

14 

87 

48 

70 

27 

36 

144 6 

73 11 

51 10 

57 3 

71 2 

68 4 

9 

55 

40 

34 

25 

13 

93 15 

13 

32 

93 

122 

Sales 

Pullet chicks and pullets Hens and pullets Pullets 3 months Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old of laying age old or older under 3 months old 

Farms Number Forms Number farms Number Forms Number 

2 (0) 

3 58 6 (0) 7 (0) 

2 (0) 2 (0) 

6 19 

3 (0) 6 428 

5 (0) 10 (0) (0) (0) 

2 (0) 8 755 

3 6 7 584 

12 23 6 244 

19 (0) (0) 

175 

2 (0) 7 (0) (0) 

5 33 4 (D) (D) 

11 (0) 6 9830 

4 (D) 

(0) 

12 15 703 

5 3 (D) 

5 183 

13 (0) 9 (0) (0) 

22 176 

Hens and pullets of laying age - inventory per form 

Farms with- 100,000 or more 

400 to 1,600 to 3.200 to 10,000 to 20.000 to 50,000 to 

1,599 3.199 9S?9 19.999 49,999 99,999 Farms Number 

17 3 13 5 361 801 

(D) 

(0) 

(0) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 19. Broilers Sold by Number Per Farm: 

All Farms 

Mon1ono ___________________ _ 

Cascade __________ - _ ---- ------------ Custer ____________ - _ --- - ----- - - - ----

Gallolin ~r~~~~d = = = = = == = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = ____________ ----------------- Glacier ________________________ -----

Jefferson ______ - ___ -_ --- _______ - - - __ 

lake ______________ -_ ---------- ----- lincoln ______________ ---- __ -- ----- __ Missoulo ________________ - ______ - - __ _ 

Ravalli ______________ ---- ____ --- ___ .. Roosevelt __________________________ _ Sheridan ___________________________ _ Stillwater _________________________ _ Teton _____________________________ _ 

Valley ________________________ - ____ _ 

Yellowstone _______________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

Forms 

153 

4 

3 

4 

13 

8 

3 

5 

5 

3 

3 

6 

5 

3 

5 

6 

3 

3 

37 

Tolal 

1978 

Forms with soles of -

8,000 to 15,999 

16,000 to 29,999 

30,000 to 59,999 

60,000 10 

99,999 

100,000 to 499,999 

Soles of 500,000 or mar. 

Forms Number 

~rmsnotonmQ~lid ________________ ~~~~3:4~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 

Table 20. Sheep and Lambs~lnventory and Sales: 

All Farms 

Part 1 of 2 

Montono __________________ _ 

- Beaverhead _______________________ _ 

- Big Horn _________________________ ._ - Blaine ______ . _____________________ _ 

- Broadwater _______________________ _ - Carbon __________________________ ._ - Carter ___________________________ ._ - Cascade __________________________ _ 

- Chouteau _______________ . _________ _ 

- Custer __________________________ . __ - Daniels ___________________________ _ 

-

Dawson _______ . __________________ _ Fallon ____________________________ _ -

- Fergus __ . ________________________ _ 

- Flathead __________________________ _ Gallalin ___________________________ _ - Garfield __________________________ _ -

Glacier - ___________________________ _ Golden Valley - ______________________ _ 

Granite _______________________ . ___ _ - Hili ______________________________ _ -

-

jefferson _______________ . _________ _ Judilh Basin _______________________ _ - Lake _____________________________ _ -

- lewis and Clark ____________________ _ 

- lincofn ___________ . ______ . ________ _ McCone __________________________ _ -

Madison - __________________________ _ Meagher __________________________ _ -

Mineral - _______ . ___________________ _ 

Missoulo _____________________ . ____ _ -

- Musselshell _______________________ _ Park _____________________________ _ -

- Petroleum _________________________ _ Phillips ___________________________ _ 

Pondero __________________________ _ 

Powder River _____ • ________________ _ 

Ravalli 

~~:~~== ==== ====== == =====~=== ===== ___________________________ _ Richland __________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Roosevelt _________________________ _ Ros.bud __________________________ _ Sonders __________________________ _ 

Sheridan __________________________ _ 

Silver Bow ________________________ _ 

~~=~~~~~:::: :::::: :::::::::: :::: T.lon ____________________________ _ Taole _____________________________ _ 

Treasure _________________ • ________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

~~li~~::~:::~:~:::~m::: -

-

-

-

-

Farms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

-

Inventory 

Sheep and lombs Ewes 1 yeor old or older 

Farms Number Farms Number 

2 171 526 671 2034 342 396 

56 25 745 53 17 956 39 4341 34 2 861 42 5 611 41 4 186 16 I 317 16 987 112 19 863 104 II 461 109 89382 107 54 423 46 9 252 42 6504 

27 I 541 25 I 031 55 10 579 47 6957 10 3465 10 2 814 

28 6 339 26 2 276 26 4958 25 2 439 87 13 287 84 9 230 41 I 444 37 902 88 9643 1 86 6 357 59 45872 57 33 984 9 752 9 (D) 

25 7 569 22 5 061 II 639 II 519 18 I 495 15 854 

16 I 049 14 906 29 6 109 28 3 802 50 3252 45 2 412 32 19490 29 7 549 6 158 4 (D) 

36 22054 33 12950 71 15 125 69 II 274 8 5 405 7 3 866 5 128 5 72 35 914 28 617 

29 13 666 27 8 611 52 3903 50 2 856 15 6307 14 4 161 42 II 197 36 7 426 18 3 767 17 2 357 51 19921 48 12 315 16 2697 15 2 012 13 3 561 13 2244 126 10450 118 6 367 32 13044 30 9 871 

26 2961 24 2 235 22 II 017 20 9 107 17 463 15 331 26. I 671 23 838 4 (D) 4 68 79 12452 79 8 876 113 20679 110 14 521 45 9 726 41 6 790 9 2 669 9 I 958 3 (D) 3 (D) 

34 3 562 32 2 593 49 16 583 49 12649 13 2 262 13 I 432 74 10 781 60 5 188 4 2 237 4 1060 

67 3940 67 I 256 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 

1978 

Sheep and lambs 

Farms Number 

2 139 340 778 

58 17 150 

39 2809 44 4224 15 I 221 120 14 107 

110 46 692

1 48 6475 

28 I 034 

52 9 088 II 2 374 

31 3977 28 2933 87 9 382 36 849 

86 7 513 

62 20 751 7 (0) 

25 3 717 12 844 17 738 

16 859 29 4 253 49 2726

33 15 975 1 4 (D) 

34 10 105 71 8406 8 3 III 5 53 31 579 

27 8035 53· 3 405 

15 4510 37 9 015 18 248cl 52 13 321 17 2 273 13 1986 117 7 016 35 II 330 

25 2 142 21 6942 18 599 27 1 042 4 69 82 9 838 114 16940 

42 8 011 8 I 556 

2 (D) 

36 2 578 50 12 561 13· 1 614 68 5 652 5 I 049 

44 3 278 

Soles 

Sheep and lambs shorn Value of sheep. Iambs. 

and wool sold 

Wool Soles Farms Number (1,000 Ibs.) Forms ($1,000) 

2 020 413973 4 139 2 175 22622 

54 22 191 203 58 I 179 

33 2 779 25 39 191 44 4 257 42 46 312 15 I 024 12 16 70 107 11 716 120 120 925 108 71 150 695 110 3 153 44 8 711 89 48 395 

26 I 139 13 28 63 48 5 184 53 55 546 II 3411 36 11 154 

28 2 942 34 31 275 27 2940 32 29 189 84 9 149 95 as 614 37 I 055 9 39 61 87 7 872 74 89 509 55 40139 423 62 I 443 8 767 8 9 70 22 6665 65 25 360 12 636 6 12 56 13 898 9 17 52 

14 I 192 13 16 51 27 4 109 49 29 215 45 2 651 23 52 153

1 29 9666 95 33 782 4 (0) (D) 4 (D) 

32 17 728 193 35 949 69 II 794 134 72 624 7 4308 44 8 181 5 eo I 5 4 26 656 5 31 30 

27 10481 104 28 490 49 3200 30 53 222 14 5 065 54 15 328 39 10619 107 41 429 17 3099 33 18 148 49 16 791 168 53 944 16 2 826 28 17 141 13 I 978 20 13 133 114 7 315 59 120 417 27 8 102 68 35 678 

23 2425 25 25 191 21 12026 115 23 464 18 547 4 18 39 23 940 9 27 60 4 67 I 4 5 eo 10 513 107 82 711 112 18328 178 114 I 119 39 8 888 92 42 622 8 2423 27 8 91 2 (D) (D) 2 (D) 

33 2848 28 36 150 49 14975 162 50 844 12 2 122 23 13 114 61 8 713 66 72 396 5 I 282 15 5 66 

44 1 210 12 44 197 

MONTANA 145 
Table 20. Sheep and Lambs-Inventory and Sales: 

All Farms 

Part 2 of 2 

Montono __________________ _ 

-

Beaverhead _______________________ _ 

- Big Horn __________________________ _ 

- Blaine ____________________________ _ 

Broadwa'er - _______________________ _ Corbon ___________________________ _ 

Corter ____________________________ . 

- Cascade __________________________ _ 

- Chouteau _________________________ _ 

Custer ____________________________ _ 

- Doniels ___________________________ _ 

-

Dawson __________________________ _ 

- Fallon ________________ . ____________ _ 

- Fergus ___________________________ _ 

- Flotheod __________________________ _ 

Gollatin - ___________________________ _ Garfield - __________________ . _______ _ 

- Glacier ___________________________ _ 

- Golden Volley ______________________ _ 

- Granite ___________________________ _ 

- Hili ______________________________ _ 

-

Jefferson _________________________ _ 

- Judith Basin _______________________ _ 

- Lake _________________________ -' ___ _ 

- Lewis and ClarL _______ .. ___________ _ 

- Lincoln ___ . ________________________ _ - McCone __________________________ _ Madison - __________________________ _ 

Meagher - __________________________ _ 

Minerol - ___________________________ _ 

- Missoulo __________________________ _ 

-

Musselshell _______________________ _ - Park _____________________________ _ 

- Petroleum _________________________ _ Phillips ___________________________ _ 

- Pondera __________________________ _ 

- Powder River ______________________ _ 

- Powel! ____________________________ _ 

- Prairie ____________________________ _ 

- Ravalli ___________________________ _ 

- Richland __________________________ _ 

-

Roosevelt _________________________ _ 

- Rosebud __________________________ _ 

- Sanders __________________________ _ 

- Sheridan __________________________ _ 

- Silver Bow ________________________ _ - Stillwater _________________________ _ - Sweet Grass _______________________ _ Teton ____________________________ _ - Toole _____________________________ _ -

- Treasure __________________________ _ 

-

Volley ____________________________ _ 

Wheotlond - ________________________ _ Wibaux - ___________________________ _ 

- Yellowstone _______________________ _ 

Ali other counties __________________ _ -

Forms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

-

Totol 

Farms 

2 171 

56 

39 

42 

16 

112 

109 

46 

27 

55 

10 

28 

26 

87 

41 

88 

59 

9 

25 

11 

18 

16 

29 

50 

32 

6 

36 

71 

8 

5 

35 

29 

52 

15 

42 

18 

51 

'16 

13 

126 

32 

26 

22 

17 

26 

4 

79 

113 

45 

9 

3 

34 

49 

13 

74 

4 

67 

Number 1 

526 671 28 

25 745 1 4 341 1 5 611 - 1 317 - 19 863 - 89 382 - 9 252 I 1 541 - 10 579 1 3 465 -

6 339 - 4 958 - 13 287 - 1 444 1 9643 3 45 872 - 752 - 7 569 - 639 - I 495 -

1 049 - 6 109 1 

3 252 3 19 490 -

158 - 22 054 - 15 125 - 5 405 - 128 - 914 7 

13 666 - 3 903 - 6 307 - 11 197 - 3 767 - 19 921 1 

2 697 - 3 561 - 10450 3 13 044 -

2 961\ 2 11 017 I 

463 - 1 671 - (D) - 12452 - 20 679 1 9 726 I 

2 669 - (0) -

3 562 - 16 583 -

2 262 - 10 781 - 2 237 -

3940 -

Table 21. Milk Goa.ts-Inventory and Sales: 

Inventory 

All Farms 

Forms Number 

Montano __________________ _ 

- 73 578 

Beaverhead _______________________ _ 4 19 Flotheod __________________________ _ 

- 11 118 Gallotin ____________ . ______________ _ 

- 3 (D) lake ____ . ________________________ _ 

- 4 31 Lincoln ___________________________ _ - 7 77 Madison ________________________ - __ _ 3 7 Musselshell ________ . ______________ _ 

- 3 (D) 

7 155 

4 25 

Ravalli ____________________________ _ Yellowstone ________________________ _ 

Ali other counties ___________________ _ 27 119 

2 to 4 

103 

2 

2 

2 

I 

2 

-

1 

-

1 

2" 

-

-

I 

3 

3 

-

3 

-

-

3 

-

-

4 

-

I 

2 

1 

-

I 

7 

-

5 

-

3 

-

-

1 

-

9 

2 

-

1 

2 

1 

-

-

2 

3 

-

1 

-

-

-

8 

-

23 

1978 

Farms 

28 

-

7 

1 

2 

5 

-

-

3 

1 

9 

1978_ Con. 

Sheep and lambs -Inventory per form 

Forms with- 1,000 or more 

5 to 9 10 to 24 25 to 99 100 to 299 300 to 999 Farms Number 

114 294 694 547 263 128 257 202 

5 8 11 12 10 7 18 282 3 3 16 10 4 - - 2 7 14 14 2 1 (0) 

- 4 5 6 - - - 6 10 44 35 13 2 (0) 

- 4 5 22 49 29 55 888 2 6 25 5 4 2 (D) 

1 4 18 4 - - - 3 4 23 14 7 2 (D) 

- - 1 5 - 2 (D) 

- 4 12 8 3 1 (D) 

1 1 8 12 3 1 (D) 

5 7 33 32 7 2 (D) 

10 12 10 5 - - - 2 16 35 22 5 2 (D) 

3 - 5 11 22 18 31 012 

I 2 1 1 1 - - - 4 12 5 2 2 (D) 

2 3 4 2 - - - - 8 3 2 2 - -

1 4 8 3 - - - - 3 10 9 5 1 (D) 

3 8 22 9 1 - - 2 6 13 7 I 3 17076 

1 2 2 - - - - 3 2 5 13 2 9 18 202 

1 8 29 25 3 4 8 502 

I 2 2 - - 3 5 273 

I 2 1 - - - - 3 10 7 - 1 - -

2 I 7 6 8 5 8 500 

4 7 21 14 1 - - - 2 3 3 5 2 (D) 

5 6 17 6 4 1 (D) 

- 5 4 6 2 1 (D) 

1 2 13 15 13 6 8 803 

2 4 4 2 2 I (D) 

1 1 6 2 2 I (D) 

10 41 33 21 8 1 (D) 

1 4 8 8 7 2 (D) 

1 6 9 4 4 - - 3 - 7 5 1 4 9061 

5 4 5 I - - - 1 6 16 I I - - - 1 3 - - - - 5 10 24 30 9 1 (D) 

1 11 40 38 17 3 3 642 

- 6 14 13 6 2 (D) 

2 - 2 2 3 - - - - - 2 - - -

1 6 15 9 3 - - 2 1 8 22 12 4 6 676 

2 2 - 6 3 - - 3 14 27 15 5 2 (D) 

- - 2 1 - I (D) 

- - 22 22 - - -

Sales 

Milk goots Goat milk 

Number Soles ($1,000) Forms Gallons Soles ($1.000) 

146 11 11 (0) (0) 

- - - - - 37 3 3 284 (D) 

(0) (D) - - - (D) (D) 1 (D) (D) 

20 2 3 395 1 

- - - - -

- - - - - 29 1 2 (0) (D) 

(D) (D) - - -

26 1 2 (0) (D) 

Table 22. Angora Goats-Inventory and Sales: 1978, not shown 

146 MONTANA 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNfY SUMMARY DATA 
Tobie 23. Mink and Their Pelts-Inventory and Sales: 1978 

Inventory Soles of mink and their pelts 

All Farms Mink and their pelts Female mink used for breeding 

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

Montono ________________ - __ 20 13 472 20 10 901 23 33 415 993 

-

3 (D) 3 (D) 3 2 576 59 

- 3 4060 3 3 450 3 8240 255 

- 263 4 3000 4 (0) 4 8 814 - 3 2850 3 2450 3 8 200 241 

- (D) 7 2 206 10 5 585 175 - 7 

Gallotin ______ -------- - - ------ -- ----

lake ____ --- - -- - - -------------- -- -- Ravalli __________ -_ -_ ------ --------

Wheatland ________ -_ --- ____ -------- All other counties __________________ _ 

Tobie 24. Colonies of Bees and Honey-Inventory and Sales: 1978 

Inventory Sales I 

All Farms Colonies of bees Honey 

Forms Number Forms Number Sales ($1,000) Forms Pounds Soles ($1,000) 

Montono __________________ _ 

- 213 78 264 16 4809 168 155 7 059 404 3 326 

- 5 (0) - -

=1 

4 (0) (0)1 

- 3 (D) - - I (D) (D) 

- 6 (0) I (0) (D) 2 (D) 

(0) 1 - 9 932 - - - 5 51 756 28 

- 10 5 853 - - - 9 175 755 79 

- 3 (D) - - - 2 (0) (O~I - 3 7 - - - - -

- 3 (D) - - - 2 (0) (D) 

- 4 (0) - - - 3 (0) (D) 

- 20 3 442 - - - 13 246 397 137 

Carnon ___________________________ _ 

Chouteau _________________________ _ 

Fergus ___________________________ _ Flathead __________________________ _ Gallatin ___________________________ _ 

Glacier ___________________________ _ 

Granite ___________________________ _ 

Jefferson _________________________ _ Judith Basin _______________________ _ lake __________ ~ __________________ _ 

- 10 7 064 3 3 (Z) 10 383 197 177 

- 4 18 - - - 2 (0) (0) 

- 4 (0) 1 (0) (0) 4 (0) 44 

- 4 78 1 (D) (0) 4 2 975 2 

- 16 I 292 2 (0) (0) 12 74 046 40

1 

- 5 7 242 1 (D) (D) 2 (0) (D) 

- 4 (0) - - - 4 (0) (D) 

- 5 (D) - - - 5 (0) (0)1 

- 5 (0)1 2 (D) (0) 4 (0) (D) 

- 24 3 352 2 (D) (0) 18 385 258 177 

lewis and Clark ____________________ _ lincoln ___________________________ _ 

Madison _. ________________________ _ Mineral ___________________________ _ Missoula __________________________ _ Phillips ___________________________ _ 

Pondera __________________________ _ 

Pawder River ______________________ _ Powell ____________________________ _ 

R.avalli ___________________________ _ 

- Sanders __________________________ _ 8 (D) - - - 1 (D) (0) 

- 5 (0) - Stillwater ________________________ _ - - 4 (D) (D) 

- 3 (D) - Sweet Grass _____________________ . __ - - I (D) (0) 

- Teton ____________________________ _ 5 (D) - - - 5 (D) (0) 

- Yellowstone 15 447 - _______________________ _ - - 13 30 193 21 

Ali other counties __________________ _ 

- 30 22 981 3 180 II 25 2 690 808 I 297 

Tobie 25. Fish Sales: 1978 

Total Any Only by pounds Only by number Acres under water 

for fish production 

All Farms Sales Sales Sales 

Forms ($1,000) Farms Pounds Forms Number Forms Pounds ($1,000) Farms Number ($1,000) Forms Acres 

TROUT 

Montono __________________ _ 

- 33 869 21 242 163 12 3 529 371 21 242 163 630 12 3 529 371 239 29 119 

Fergus ___________________________ _ 

Granite _______ • _________________ • __ lake _____________________________ _ 

Pork _____________________________ _ 

Ravalli ___________________________ _ 

Ali other counties ___ • ______________ _ 

- 3 (D) 1 (0) 2 (D) 1 (0) (0) 2 (D) (D) 3 (D) 

- 3 (D) 2 (D) 1 (0) 2 (D) (D) 1 (D) (D) 3 (D) 

- 7 90 4 39 206 3 (D) 4 39 206 39 3 (0) 52 7 35 

- 3 550 3 152 839 - - 3 152 839 550 - - - 3 (D) 

- 7 14 6 17 104 1 (D) 6 17 104 14 I (0) (0) 4 III - 10 41 5 1 794 5 67 700 5 1 794 4 5 67 700 37 9 48 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA MONTANA 147 
Tobie 26. Miscellaneous Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 

All Farms Inventory Sales 

All Farms 

Inventory Sales 

Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

BROILERS TURKEYS FOR SLAUGHTER 

Monfono __________________ _ 

- 648 60546 153 41 193 Montano __________________ _ 

- 214 2 859 66 9488 

Beaverhead _______________________ _ Big Horn __________________________ _ 

Blaine ____________________________ _ 

Broadwater _______________________ _ Carbon ___________________________ _ Corter ____________________________ _ 

Cascade __________________________ _ 

Chouteau _________________________ _ 

Custer ____________________________ _ 

Dawson __________________________ _ 

- 3 108 1 (0) 

- 4 127 1 (0) 

8 3 336 2 (0) 

- 5 192 1 (0) 

- 9 650 1 (0) 

- 4 107 1 (0) 

- 17 1 780 4 (0) 

- 11 414 2 (0) 

- 13 617 3 380 

- 7 405 2 (D) 

Blaine ____________________________ _ 

Broadwater _______________________ _ Corban ___________________________ _ 

Corter ____________________________ _ 

Cascade __________________________ _ Chouteau _________________________ _ 

Custer _______ . _____________________ _ 

Fergus ___________________________ _ 

Flathead __________________________ _ 

Gallatin ___________________________ _ 

- 3 24 3 13 

- 4 36 I (D) 

- 4 39 1 (D) 

- 8 116 3 100 

- 11 95 3 27 

- 3 (D) 3 (0) 

- 4 86 1 (D) 

- 15 598 6 436 

- 8 (0) 4 (D) 

- 3 (0) 1 (0) 

Fallon ____________________________ _ Fergus ___________________________ _ - 5 218 1 (D) 

- 23 2 509 4 549 

Galiield __________________________ _ Jefferson _________________________ _ - 4 61 - - - 5 59 2 (D) Flathead _________________________ _ 

-- 23 1 348 13 2 316 Judith Basin _______________________ _ 

- 7 83 1 (D) Gollotin __________________________ _ 

-- 16 1 114 8 1 338 Lake _____________________________ _ 

- 5 32 2 (0) Galiield _________________________ _ 

-- 3 123 - - lincoln ___________________________ _ 

- 4 24 3 10 Glacier __________________________ _ 

-- 6 4 695 3 3 500 McCone __________________________ _ 

- 3 36 - - Golden Volley _____________________ _ 

Hill _____________________________ _ Jefferson ________________________ _ 

Judith Bosin ______________________ _ 

-- 4 375 2 (0) 

-- 9 2 120 2 (D) 

-- 3 63 5 258 

-- 9 962 1 (0) 

Madison __________________________ _ 

Musselshell _______________________ _ Park _____________________________ _ 

Pondera __________________________ _ 

- 4 19 - -

- 4 32 - -

- 4 23 1 (0) 

- 3 21 I (0) 

lake ____________________________ _ 

liberty __________________________ _ 

lincoln __________________________ _ 

McCone _________________________ _ Madison _________________________ _ 

Missoula _________________________ _ Park ____________________________ _ 

Petroleum ________________________ _ 

Phillips __________________________ _ 

Pondera _________________________ _ 

-- 19 1 297 5 835 

-- 4 195 - -

-- 12 453 3 125 

-- 10 638 - -

-- 5 97

1 

1 (D)I -- 13 381 3 324 

-- II 385 2 (0) 

-- 5 245 - - -- 14 702 1 (D) 

-- 6 6 335 2 (0) 

Powder River ______________________ _ 

Ravalli ___________________________ _ 

Richland __________________________ _ Roosevelt _________________________ _ 

Sanders __________________________ _ 

Sheridan __________________________ _ 

Stillwater _________________________ _ 

Teton ____________________________ _ 

Volley ____________________________ _ 

Yellowstone _______________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

- 4 19 - -

- 9 44 4 35 

- 4 36 - - - 3 (D) 2 (0) 

- 6 30 I (D)I 

- 3 49 2 (D) 

- 5 28 1 (D) 

- 7 (0) 3 (D) 

- 3 (D) 2 (D) 

- 7 49 I (D) 

- 34 360 14 410 

Powder River _____________________ _ Prairie ___________________________ _ -- 6 309 - -

-- 10 795 - - Farms not on maillis'- ______________ _ - 23 115 - -

Ravalli __________________________ _ 

Richland _________________________ _ -- 25 963 6 (0) 

-- 16 833 2 (0) TURKEY HENS KEPT FOR BREEDING Roosevelt ________________________ _ 

-- 12 1 469 5 475 Rosebud _________________________ _ 

-- 9 449 1 (0) Montona __________________ _ 

- 138 611 3 (D) Sanden; _________________________ _ 

-- 4 162 1 (D) Sheridan _________________________ _ 

-- 10 500 3 250 Blaine ____________________________ _ 

- 4 11 - - Stillwater ________________________ _ 

-- 10 728 5 650 Carbon ___________________________ _ - 5 11 - - Sweet Grass ______________________ _ 

-- 4 47 - - Carter ____________________________ _ 

- 14 128 - - Coscade __________________________ _ 

- 7 18 - - Teton ___________________________ _ 

Toole ____________________________ _ -- 11 2 777 6 (0) 

-- 3 1 851 2 (0) 

Chouteau _________________________ _ 

Dawson __________________________ _ - 3 (0) - - - 4 12 - - Volley ___________________________ _ 

Wibaux __________________________ _ 

Yellowstone ______________________ _ 

-- 9 440 3 200 

-- 8 670 1 (0) 

-- 26 1 173 3 (0) 

Fergus ___________________________ _ 

Flathead __________________________ _ Goliield __________________________ _ 

- 3 10 - - - 6 10 - - - 7 47 - - All other counties _________________ _ 

-- 11 2 118 7 2 097 Jefferson _________________________ _ 

- 4 18 - -

Forms not on moillis'- _____________ _ 

-- 193 13 271 34 5 082 

lake _____________________________ _ 

lincoln ___________________________ _ 

- 3 4 - - - 4 7 - -

TURKEYS 

McCone __________________________ _ 

Madison __________________________ _ 

Musselshell _______________________ _ 

- 3 7 - - - 3 

3; I - - - 7 - - Montana _________________ _ 

-- 286 3 470 68 9 542 Phillips ___________________________ _ 

Ravalli ___________________________ _ - : 3 (D) - - - 3 5 - - Big Horn _________________________ _ 

Blaine ___________________________ _ -- 4 5 - - -- 4 35 3 13 

Richland __________________________ _ 

Rosebud __________________________ _ 

- 6 36 - - - 4 16 - - Broadwater ______________________ _ 

-- 4 36 1 (D) Sanders __________________________ _ 

- 4 13 I (D) Carbon __________________________ _ 

-- 7 50 1 (0) Corter ____________________________ _ 

Cascade __________________________ _ - 14 244 3 100 

- 14 113 3 27 

Sweet Grass _______________________ _ Volley ____________________________ _ - 4 7 - - - 3 13 - - Chouteau _________________________ _ 

- 5 82 3 62 Wheatland ________________________ _ 

- 3 20 - - Custer ____________________________ _ 

- 5 13e 1 (0) Yellowstone _______________________ _ 

- 4 11 - - Dawson __________________________ _ 

- 5 17 - - All other counties __________________ _ - 27 124 2 (D) Fergus ___________________________ _ 

- 16 608 6 436 

DUCKS Flathead __________________________ _ - 12 257 4 (D) Gallatin ___________________________ _ 

- 4 40 2 (D) Montona __________________ _ 

- 345 9 756 42 8 826 Galiield __________________________ _ 

- 8 108 - - Jefferson _________________________ _ 

Judith Basin _______________________ _ lake __________________________ - __ _ 

lewis and Clark ____________________ _ lincoln ___________________________ _ 

- 6 77 2 (0) 

- 7 86 1 (D) 

6 36 2 (D) 

- 3 16 2 (0) 

- 6 31 3 10 

Big Horn __________________________ _ 

Blaine ____________________________ _ 

Broadwater _______________________ _ Carbon ___________________________ _ 

Corter ____________________________ _ 

- 5 22 - - - 5 (0) 2 (D) 

- 3 (0) - -

- 11 104 I (0) 

- McCone 4 18 - - __________________________ _ 

Madison ________________________ ---- 5 43 - - - 6 26 - -

Cascade __________________________ _ 

Chouteau _________________________ _ - 7 (0) 1 (D) 

- 12 66 2 (0) Custer ____________________________ _ 

- 4 107 - - Missoulo __________________________ _ 

- 3 19 2 (D) Daniels ___________________________ _ 

- 5 20 - - Musselshell _______________________ _ Pork _____________________________ _ - 9 63 - -

- 4 25 1 (D) 

Dawson __________________________ _ 

- 5 40 - -

Phillips ___________________________ _ 

Pondera __________________________ _ - 4 57 2 (D) 

- 4 22 1 (D) 

Fallon ___________________________ _ Fergus ___________________________ _ - 4 12 - -

- 6 (0) I (D) Powder River' ______________________ _ 

Ravalli ________________________ -_ --- 4 24 - -

- 11 49 4 35 

Flathead __________________________ _ 

Gallatin ___________________________ _ - 17 100 6 139 

- 10 97 I (0) 

Richland __________________________ _ 

Roosevelt _________________________ _ 

Rosebud ________________________ - __ 

- 6 72 - - 3 30 2 (D) 

- 4 20 - -

Golden Volley ______________________ _ Hill ______________________________ _ 

Jefferson _________________________ _ 

- 4 29 - -

- 7 64 2 (0) 

- 5 (D) I (D) Judith Basin _______________________ _ 

- 3 14 - - Sonders ____________________ - _- ~ - --

Sheridan __________________________ _ 

Stillwater _________________________ _ 

- 6 43 2 (D) 

- 3 49 2 (D) 

- 5 28 1 (D) 

lake _____________________________ _ 

lewis and Clark ____________________ _ 

- 19 147 3 32 

- 3 40 - -

Sweet GrasL ___________________ - __ _ 

Teton ____________________________ _ 

Volley ____________________________ _ 

Wheatland ______________________ --- Yellowstone _____ .. _________________ _ 

Ali other counties __________________ _ 

5 14 - - - 9 344 3 (0) 

- 6 47 2 (D) 

- 3 32 1 (D) 

- 11 60 1 (D) 

- 22 309 7 336 

lincoln ___________________________ _ 

Madison __________________________ _ 

Meagher __________________________ _ 

Missoulo __________________________ _ 

MusSflshell _______________________ _ Pork _____________________________ _ 

Phillips ___________________________ _ 

- 5 23 - - - 6 84 - - - 3 (D) 1 (D) 

- 11 66 - -

- 12 44 2 (0) 

- 3 18 - -

- 4 18 - -

Farms not on maillis'- ______________ _ 23 1151 - -I Pondera __________________________ _ 

- 8 (0) I 1 (0)1 

148 MONTANA 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 26. Miscellaneous Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978-Con. 

All Farms 

Inventory Sales 

Forms Number Farms Number All Farms 

Inventory Soles 

Farms Number Farms Number 

DUCKS-Con. GEESE-Con. 

powder River _________ • ___________ ._ 

Ravalli ____________ -_ -------------- Richland ________________ - _______ - __ 

Roosevelt ______________________ -- __ Rosebud ____________ - ___ --------- __ Sanders _____________ • __ -__ .---- -.-

Sheridan ______________ -_ - ___ ----- __ Stillwater ______________________ - __ _ Sweet Gross _______________________ _ Teton _. _____ • _________ • _________ ._ 

Toole ______________________ - ___ -- __ 

Yellowstone _____ . ___________ . _____ _ 

All other counties . ______ . ___ . _____ ._ 

- 5 27 - - 29 220 8 (O~I - 6 41 - - 8 52 - -

- 3 14 - -

- 7 32 I (D) 

- 5 36 - -

- 5 25 2 (OJ 

- 4 48 - - - 5 2 806 3 2 800 

- 5 10 - -

- 20 125 I (D) 

- 19 769 3 660 

Sanders ______________ - __ _ 

Sheridan ____________ -- - ___ - - - - ----- Stillwater _________________________ _ 

Sweet Grass _______________________ _ 

Teton ________________ - ___ - - - ------

T oale ____________ -- - --- ------ ------ Valley ____________ -_ -- - ___ - - --- ---- Wheatland ________________________ _ 

Wibaux ________ ---- ---------------- Yellowstone ____________ - __________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

PIGEONS OR SQUAB 

- 5 17 - -

- 4 18 I (D) 

- 9 51 2 (0)1 

- 6 67 I (D) 

- 6 (OJ 2 (D) 

- 3 (DJ I (0) 

- 6 30 - -

- 9 473 3 (OJ 

- 3 17 - -

- 20 165 3 38 

- 13 242 3 2 0121 

Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

- 33 121 - - Montono __________________ _ 

- 24 226 I (0) 

GEESE Yellowstone ___ . ________________ -----

All other counties __________________ _ 3 20 - -

- 10 184 I (D) 

Montano _________________ ._ - 350 10 974 46 14 611 Forms not on moillis'- ______________ _ - II 22 - -

Beaverhead _. _________________ • _. __ Blaine _. _______________ • _________ ._ - 4 36 I (D) 

- 5 (D) 2 (D) PHEASANTS Corban _____ . ___ . _. _________ . _____ _ Corter _____________ • ___________ • _._ - 7 38 - - - 4 33 2 (OJ Montono _______________ _ - 20 368 4 (OJ 

Cascade _________ • _. ___________ • _._ 

Chouteau ___ • _____________________ _ Custer _. _______________ . ________ -._ Daniels • __ ._. _____________________ _ Fallon ____________________________ _ 

Fergus ___________________________ _ 

- 17 75 I (0) 

- II 89 - - - 8 105 - - - 4 52 - -

- 3 10 I (0)1 

- 16 447 2 (D) 

Flathead __________________________ _ Loke _____________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

QUAIL 

- 3 (0) - - - 3 (D) - -

- 14 275 4 (D) 

I I 

Flathead __________________________ _ Gallatin ___________________________ _ - 12 61 4 33 

- II 134 I (D) Montono __________________ _ 

- 6 136 - - Garfield __________________________ _ Golden Volley ______________________ _ 

- 3 28 - -

- 8 36 I (D) OTHER POULTRY Hill ______________________________ _ 

jefferson _________________________ _ - 9 228 2 (DJ 

- 3 (D) I (0) Montono __________________ _ 

- 54 622 7 161 

Judith Basin _______________________ _ 

lake _____________________________ _ 

- 5 16 - - - 10 49 I (0) Coscode __________________________ _ 

- 3 (OJ - - lewis and ClorL ___________________ _ liberty ___________________________ _ - 4 71 I (D) 

- 4 123 - -

Fergus ___________________________ _ 

Flathead __________________________ _ Madison __________________________ _ 

- 5 56 - - - 4 33 - -

- 3 (D) - - Lincoln ___________________________ _ 

McCone __________________________ _ - 3 21 - -

- 4 48 - -

Meogher __________________________ _ 

Missoulo __________________________ _ 

- 3 (D) - - - 3 22 2 (D) 

Madison __________________________ _ 

- 8 43 - - Pork _____________________________ _ 

- 3 8 - - Meagher __________________________ _ 

Missoula __________________________ _ 

Musselshell _______________________ _ Park _____________________________ _ 

- 3 (D) I (D) 

- 9 37 I (D)I - 10 59 2 (D) 

- 10 84 -

Powell ____________________________ _ 

Ravalli ___________________________ _ 

Ali other counties __________________ _ 

- 4 (OJ - -

- 3 (OJ

I 

I (D) 

- 23 173 4 99 

Phillips ___________________________ _ 

Pondera __________________________ _ - 8 113 - - - 9 48 I (OJ POULTRY HATCHED (SEE TEXT) 

Powder River ______________________ _ 

- 3 13 - - Montona __________________ _ - 43 (D) 158 (D) 

Proirie ____________________________ _ Ravalli ___________________________ _ 

Richland __________________________ _ Roosevelt _________________________ _ 

Rosebud __________________________ _ 

- 4 27 - - - 32 141 4 25 

- 8 90 I (D) 

- 4 (0)1 - - - 3 14i - -

Flathead ___________________________ _ 

Sanders __________________________ _ 

All other counties ___________________ _ 

Farms not on maillis'- ______________ _ 

6 (D) 9 (D) 

- 3 (0) 6 92 

23 30 7171 143 47 676 

- II I 100i - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA MONTANA 149 
Table 27. Miscellaneous Livestock and Animal Specialties-Inventory and Sales: 1978 

Inventory Sales Inventory Soles 

All Farms Sales All Farms Sales 

Farms Number Farms Number ($1,000) Farms Number Forms Number ($1.000) 

HORSES AND PONIES MULES, BURROS, AND DONKEYS-Con 

Mon1ano __________________ _ 

- 10 216 63032 I 810 7 042 4493 Daniels ___________________________ _ 3 5 - - - Dawson __________________________ _ 

- 3 7 1 (D) (D) Beaverhead _________________ • ___ ._. Big Horn _________ • _. _________ ._. __ _ 192 I 966 41 267 122 

- 243 2 256 36 205 113 

Fergus ___________________________ _ 

Flathead __________________________ _ - 6 33 I (D) (D) 

- 19 70 1 (D) (D) Blaine ___ • _________ . _____ • _____ • _._ - 210 I 152 27 65 33 Gallatin ___________________________ _ 

- 17 24 4 6 3 Broadwater _____ • ___ • _. _____ • ___ ._. (arbon _____ • _. ___________ • _. _. ___ _ - 83 380 12 31 (D) 

- 261 I 777 33 149 III 

Garfield __________________________ _ 

Glacier ___________________________ _ - 3 (D) - - -

- 3 8 1 (D) (D) Corter ___ ._. _________ • ___ • _____ . __ _ 

- 206 I 398 28 82 36 Granite ___________________________ _ 

- 6 16 - - - Cascade _______ • _________ • ___ • _. __ _ 

- 347 I 877 48 141 224 Jefferson _________________________ _ 5 9 - - - Chouteau ___ . ___ ._. ___ . ___________ . - 215 923 21 40 28 Judith Basin _______________________ _ 

- 3 8 - - - Custer _________ • ___ • ______ • ____ • __ _ 

- 204 I 670 49 167 98 Doniels _____ • _. _____________ ._. ___ _ 

- 103 495 16 30 10 Lake _____________________________ _ 

- 28 137 2 (D) (D) Lewis and Clark ____________________ _ 

- 14 80 3 (0) 3 Dawson _____ ._._. ________________ _ - 172 I 028 38 188 102 lincoln ___________________________ _ 12 16 3 5 (l) 

Deer Lodge ________________________ _ 

- 37 255 8 28 10 McCone __________________________ _ 

- 3 3 - - - faJlon ___ ._. _. ___________ • ________ _ 

- 123 602 12 39 28 Madison __________________________ _ - 9 36 - - - Fergus _____ • ___ • _______________ ._. - 347 I 791 52 167 100 Minerol ___________________________ _ 3 (0) 2 (0) (D) Flatheod __________________________ _ 

- 343 I 714 84 221 234 Missoula __________________________ _ - 22 64 1 (0) (D) 

Gallatin _________ • _. _. _________ • _._. 338 2 394 62 274 198 Musselshell _______________________ _ - 4 4 - - - Garfield __________________________ _ 

- 141 I 479 25 141 54 Pork _____________________________ _ - 8 27 3 7 2 Glacier _____ . _________ • ___________ _ 

- 134 967 22 71 45 Pondera __________________________ _ 

- 5 9 - - - Galden Valley ______________________ _ 

- 71 357 13 25 15 Granite ___________________________ _ 

- 84 546 12 31 12 Powder River ______________________ _ 

- 3 7 - - - Powell ____________________________ _ 

- 4 31 - - - Hill 

Jeff;r~~~ -= ~ =~ = = = == = === = == = === = = = = == 

- 136 7S1 20 149 46 

- 109 656 17 68 38 

Ravalli ___________________________ _ 

Rosebud __________________________ _ - 26 74 4 8 1 

- 6 14 1 (0) (0) 

Judith Basin _______________________ _ - 130 822 25 82 52 Sanders __________________________ _ 

- 7 15 - - - Lake _____________________________ _ 

Lewis and C/ork ____________________ _ 

Liberty ___________________________ _ 

Lincoln __________________________ _ 

- 392 2 208 71 250 179

1 - 218 I 589 48 141 110 

- 55 194 I (0) (0) 

-- 102 470 21 45 20 

Stillwater _________________________ _ Sweet Grass- ______________________ _ 

Teton ____________________________ _ 

Yellowstone _______________________ _ 

- 6 18

1 

2 (D) (0) 

- 8 25 2 (D) (D) 

- 13 35 3 5 1 

- 16 53 2 (D) (0) McCone _________________________ _ 

-- lSI 890 25 100 35 Ali other counties __________________ _ - 22 59 1 (D) (0) 

Madison _________________________ _ Meagher _________________________ _ -- 275 2 027 38 122 70 

-- 83 574 20 41 13 

Farms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

- 33 88 - - -

Mineral __________________________ _ 

-- 31 174 2 (D) (D) GOATS EXCEPT ANGORA AND MILK Missoufa _________________________ _ 

-- 221 I 367 50 142 76 Musselshell ______________________ _ 

-- 119 848 20 139 82 Montana __________________ _ 

- 64 607 58 188 2 Pork ____________________________ _ 

-- 246 I 616 40 157 105 Petroleum ________________________ _ -- 66 394 II 32 17 Gallatin ___________________________ _ 

- 3 4 - - - Phillips __________________________ _ 

Pondera _________________________ _ -- 232 I 149 18 44 19 

-- 144 576 18 47 45 

Missoulo __________________________ _ 

Ravalli ___________________________ _ - 3 (0) 1 (0) (0) 

- 5 (0) 3 (D) (0) 

Powder River _____________________ _ 

-- 230 I 427 41 149 77 Ali other counties __________________ _ 

- 31 137 6 20 (Z) 

Powell ___________________________ _ 

Prairie ___________________________ _ -- 126 I 078 25 122 77 

-- 94 579 13 89 29 Farms not on maillisL ______________ _ - 22 374 48 148 2 

Ravalli __________________________ _ 

Richland _________________________ _ 

Roosevelt ________________________ _ 

-- 377 2 128 101 270 146 

-- 190 918 36 87 38 

-- lSI I 134 33 271 147 

RABBITS AND THEIR PELTS 

Mantana _________________ _ I -- 218 2 552 27 5 576 19 Rosebud _________________________ _ 

-- 181 I 631 40 164 131 Sanders _________________________ _ -- 153 827 24 62 34 Flathead _________________________ _ -- 4 47 1 (D) (D) 

Sheridan _________________________ _ 

-- 84 527 14 185 117 Gallatin __________________________ _ 

-- 4 12 1 (D) (0) Silver Bow _______________________ _ 

Stillwater ________________________ _ 

Sweet Grass ______________________ _ 

-- 55 405 9 49 36 

-- 182 1 032 32 108 71 

-- 153 925 26 86 40 

Lake ____________________________ _ 

lewis and Clork ___________________ _ Lincoln ___________________________ _ 

-- 3 (D) ,I (D) (0) 

-- 3 (0) 2 (D) (0) 

- 5 142 4 127 (Z) 

Teton ___________________________ _ 

-- 197 934 25 265 100 Missoula _________________________ _ Park ____________________________ _ -- 5 326 5 1 895 (0) 

-- 3 (0) 2 (0) (0) 

Toole ____________________________ _ 

Treasure _________________________ _ -- 69 357 9 20 12 

-- 55 387 15 32 20 

Ravalli __________________________ _ 

Ali other counties _________________ _ 

-- 9 241 6 (0) (0) 

-- 22 243 5 516 I 

Volley ___________________________ _ 

Wheatland _______________________ _ -- 256 1 175 44 128 71 

-- 73 430 8 21 5 

Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ - 160 734 - - -

Wiboux __________________________ _ Yellowstone ______________________ _ -- 76 419 10 49 22 

-- 396 2 141 75 279 221 WORMS (SEE TEXT) 

Farms not on moillisL _____________ _ -- 554 3 246 146 679 538 Montano _________________ _ 

-- 18 461 10 4495 15 

MULES, BURROS, AND DONKEYS Carbon __________________________ _ 

Ravalli ________________________ - __ _ 

-- 5 256 4 3 760 13 

- 4 131 3 455 I 

Montono _________________ _ 

-- 370 1 118 39 107 22 Ali other counties _________________ _ -- 9 74 3 280 I 

Beaverhead ______________________ _ -- II 16 1 (D) (D) OTHER LIVESTOCK 

Big Horn ______________________ ---- Blaine ______________________ -_ ------ 4 5 - - - -- 4 9 1 (D) (D) Montono _________________ _ 

-- 25 (X) 12 (X) 148 

Carbon ________________________ ----

Carter ______________________ -_ ----

Cascade ______________________ -----

Chouteau ______________________ ----

- 10 35 - - - -- 5 9 - - -

- 12 29 - - - 4 18 - - -

Gallatin __________________________ _ 

Ravalli __________________________ _ 

All other counties _________________ _ 

-- 3 (X) I (X) (D) 

-- 4 (X) 2 (X) (0) 

-- 18 (X) 9 (X) 94 

150 MONTANA 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 28. Grains-Corn, Sorghums, Wheat, and Other Small Grains: 1978 

All Farms 

CORN FOR GRAIN OR SEED 

(BUSHELS) 

Montono _________________ _ 

Big Horn _________________________ _ Carbon __________________________ _ Corter ___________________________ _ 

Custer ___________________________ _ Dawson _________________________ _ 

Fergus __________________________ _ 

lake . ________________ • __ ... _____ _ Proirie ___________________________ _ 

Richland _________ • __________ • ____ _ Rosebud _________________________ _ 

Treasure _________________________ _ Volley ___________________________ _ 

Yellowstone ______________________ _ All other cQunties _________________ _ 

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

SORGHUMS FOR GRAIN OR SEED 

(BUSHELS) 

Montono _________________ _ --

WHEAT FOR GRAIN (BUSHELS) 

Montono _________________ _ 

-- Beaverhead ______________________ _ -- Big Horn _________________________ _ 

-- Blaine ___________________________ _ -- Broadwater ______________________ _ 

-- Corban __________________________ _ 

-- Corter ___________________________ _ 

-- Cascade _________________________ _ -- Chouteau ________________________ _ 

-- Custer ___________________________ _ -- Daniels __________________________ _ 

-- Dawson _________________________ _ -- Deer lodge _______________________ _ 

-- fallon ___________________________ _ 

-- Fergus __________________________ _ 

-- flathead _________________________ _ -- Gallatin __________________________ _ 

-- Garfield _________________________ _ 

-- Glacier __________________________ _ 

-- Golden Volley _____________________ _ 

-- Granite __________________________ _ 

--

Hill _____________________________ _ 

-- Jefferson ________________________ _ 

-- Judith Basin ______________________ _ 

-- lake ____________________________ _ 

-- lewis and Clark ___________________ _ liberty __________________________ _ --

-- McCone _________________________ _ 

-- Madison _________________________ _ Meagher -- _________________________ _ 

Missoulo -- __________________________ _ 

-

Musselshell _______________________ _ Pork _____________________________ _ -

- Petroleum _________________________ _ Phillips ___________________________ _ -

- Pondero __________________________ _ 

- Powder River ______________________ _ 

- Powell. ___________________________ _ Prairie ____________________________ _ - Ravalli - ___________________________ _ 

Richland __________________________ _ -

- Roosevelt _________________________ _ 

Rosebud - __________________________ _ Sanders __________________________ _ -

- Sheridan __________________________ _ 

- Stillwater _________________________ _ 

Sweet Grass _______________________ _ - Teton ____________________________ _ - Toole - _____________________________ _ 

- Treasure __________________________ _ 

Volley - ____________________________ _ 

Wheatland ________________________ _ - Wibaux ___________________________ _ -

- Yellowstone _______________________ _ 

- All other counties __________________ _ 

-

Farms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

-

BARLEY FOR GRAIN (BUSHELS) 

Montano __________________ _ 

-

Beaverhead _______________________ _ 

-

!~~~:~;e:; ::::::: :::::::::::: ::::: -

-

- Corban 

I§:::.· •••••• ··: =[: ••• = ••• =. 

-

-

-

-

-

-

Farms 

177 

9 

8 

3 

38 

20 

3 

4 

II 

18 

19 

6 

6 

7 

25 

4 

10 749 

21 

192 

243 

77 

116 

120 

345 

723 

116 

372 

364 

5 

224 

441 

162 

272 

148 

168 

79 

7 

592 

20 

201 

101 

35 

260 

375 

33 

17 

17 

76 

80 

26 

284 

381 

111 

21 

108 

34 

410 

606 

105 

31 

594 

176 

49 

372 

300 

31 

559 

59 

158 

302 

7 

23 

8 363 

83 

166 

192 

118 

247 

78 

276 

453 

95 

106 

213 

Harvested 

Acres 

21 049 

I 555 

473 

259 

2030 

989 

800 

206 

346 

4 278 

1 663 

696 

I 196 

507 6051 

169 

4 807 895 

6885 

74815 

139 975 23 344 

16 712 

36 379 

138 736 

461 778 

30 359 

220 788 

148 074 

226 

68 362 

126 063 

9 208 42991 

68 745 

81 848 

22 938 

346 

466 942 

7 830 

63 626 

7 725 12 334 

225 488 

187 691 

6 510 7 769 

2455 

33 176 16020 

4 864 

124 548 

160 112 

30 573 

1 680 

28 029 4 470 

145 360 

286 395 

60956 

2 913 

289 526 

58 891 

8958 

143 162 

232 431 

6 043 285 426 

29 622 

51 507 87 887 

304 

8 100 

I 268 756 

14 506 

20495 

34 908 

21 873 

15 481 

7 699 

42 923 

105 956 

7 847 

11 781 

19 611 

Irrigated 

Quantity Forms Acres 

1 251 1641 131 10 271 

65920 6 588 

25 598 6 (D) 

20 720 - -

184 511 37 1 830 

83 510 18 894 

52000 2 (0) 

7 934 4 206 

25 645 10 196

206 403 7 1 362 1 

140 685 15 I 377 

77 341 6 696 

56 960 3 853 

41 378 5 287 

262 559 12 I 722 

1 

8 173 2 (0)\ 

134 505 058 858 70 719\ 

209 113 10 I 5971 2 303 049 47 5 324 

3 931 798\ 21 

593 125 37 4 858\ 467 

519 536 32 1 547 

798 047 4 588 

4 228 852\ 18 I 328\ 15110 448 6 588 697 226 19 1 197 

5 759 975 I (0) 

4 008 219 17 I 052 11 760 5 226 

1 613 353 - - 3 388 431 3 115 

436 594 33 I 721\ I 747 244 95 5 069 I 898 750 3 280 

2 485 728 4 I 104 

5791431 7 7751 7 560 4 1221 

12 573 581 I (D) 

206 692 3 (D) 

I 729 060 - 2 150\ 252 504 44 

353 859 6 (D) 

6 056 683 1 (D) 

5 184 9911 3 (0)1 244 330 18 1 273 

253 646 4 (D) 

82 596 6 271 

861 089 2 (D) 

502 889 13 I 338 179 907 2 (D) 

3 188 914 12 2600 

5 226 2771 29 4 594 

852 473 - -

61 073 11 608 738 207 5 163 

144 020 20 928 

4 130 513 83 5 420 

7 125 831 8 576 

1 905 100 13 1 182 

98 555 8 590 7 742 838 2 (D) 

I 603 054 13 2 276 

189 549 10 519 

4 229 697 52 2 849 

6 410 938 2 (D) 

181 531 12 1 230 7 140 031 32 2 686 733 460 2 (0) 

I 342 743 - - 2 341 309 72 4 296 

11 667 3 143 

297 500 - -

52 454 469 2 479 235 154 

900 344 76 12 997 

830 651 66 5 412 1 368 514 56 4 789 1 256317 91 16 099 

842 509 173 8 730 216 164 3 358 1 641 470 97 7 595 3 867 185 8 612 259 179 31 I 832 432 226 1 (D) 

786 9111 10 524 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 

All Farms Farms 

BARLEY FOR GRAIN (BUSHELS) - Con 

Deer lodge ____________ - -- ________ _ 

fallon ___________________________ _ -- 14 

-- 116 

Fergus ________________ -- __ - ---- -- flathead ______________ --- ________ _ Gallotin __________________________ _ 

-- 428 

-- 321 

-- 362 Gorfield _________________________ _ -- 106 Glacier ________________ -- ____ ------- 189 Golden Volley _____________________ _ Granite __________________________ _ -- 46 

-- 19 Hill _____________________________ _ 

-- 169 

Jefferson ____________ .. - - - __ - -------- 39 Judith Bosin ______________________ _ 

-- 195 lake ___________________________ ---- 210 lewis and Clork ___________________ _ -- 74 liberty __________________________ _ Lincoln __________________________ _ -- 105 

-- 9 McCone _________________________ _ -- 171 Madison _________________________ _ -- 129 Meagher _______ • _________________ _ -- 35 MineraL _________________________ _ 

-- 7 

Missoula _________________________ _ -- 55 Musselshell _______ • ______________ _ -- 48 Pork ____________________________ _ 

-- 124 Petroleum ________________________ _ 

-- 31 Phillips _________________________ ._ 

Pondero _________________ • _______ _ -- 196 

-- 358 Powder River _____________ • _______ _ -- 74 Powell ___________________________ _ 

-- 39 proirie ____________________________ _ 

- 62 Ravalli ___________________________ _ 

- 136 

Richland __________________________ _ 

- 248 Roosevelt _________________________ _ 

- 195 Rosebud _____ • ____________________ _ 

- 88 Sonders __________________________ _ 

- 40 Sheridan __________________________ _ 

- 188 Silver Bow ________________________ _ 

- 5 Stillwater _________________________ _ 

- 152 Sweet Gross _______________________ _ 

- 56 Teton ____________________________ _ 

- 448 T ooJe _____________________________ _ 

- 211 

Treasure __________________________ _ 

- 31 Valley ___________________________ ._ 253 Wheatland ________________________ _ 

- 51 Wibaux _______________ . ___________ _ 

- 66 Yellowstone _______________________ _ 

- 348 

Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ - 89 

EMMER AND SPELT (BUSHELS) 

Montono _________ • ________ _ 

- 43 

Dowson ___________ • ______________ _ 

- 7 Hill ______________________________ _ 

- 6 Prairie ____________________________ _ 

- 3 Roosevelt ___________________ • _____ _ 

- 7 Rosebud ____ .... ____________________ _ 

- 3 All other counties __________________ _ 

- 17 

FlAXSEED (BUSHELS) 

Montano __________________ _ 

- 17 

Richland _________________________ ._ - 3 Roosevelt _________________________ _ 

- 5 All other counties __________________ _ 

- 9 

MIXED GRAINS (BUSHELS) 

Montono _____ • ___ • ________ _ 

- 8 

MUSTARD SEED (POUNDS) 

Montono __________________ _ 

- 81 

Cascade __________________________ _ 

- 7 Chouteau _________________________ _ 

- 3 Fergus ___________________________ _ 

- 4 Glacier _______________ . ___________ _ 18 Pondero __________________________ _ 

- 14 Teton ____________________________ _ 

- 16 T oole _____________________________ _ 

- 14 All other counties __________________ _ 

- 5 

OATS FOR GRAIN (BUSHELS) 

Montano __________________ _ 

- 3 517 

Beaverhead _______________________ _ 

- 19 Big Horn ________________ _ - 61 Blame ____________________________ _ 

- 89 Broadwater _______________________ _ 

- 24 Carbon ________________ _ - 111 Corter __________________ _ - 68 Cascade __________________________ _ 

- 63 Chouteau ______________________ . __ _ 

- 62 Custer ____________________________ _ 

- 89 Daniels ___________________________ _ 

- 49 Dawson __________________________ _ 

- 165 

Harvested Irrigoted 

Acres Quontity Forms Acres 

I 007 35 470 14 I 007 

8 166 258 371 - 6651 76 109 2 522 001 9 

31 577 1 922 977 117 13 369 

45 733 2 587 747 189 17 498 

17 089 640908 I (0) 

93 651 3 742 995 29 7 359 

2 777 90 067 8 154 

918 37 230 17 775 

26 388 941 615 5 540 

5 012 206 151 21 2 418 

39 493 1 312 630 8 855 

14 119 757 326 145 8 664 

11 891 506865 59 7 651 

26 631 915 975 2 (0) 

545 27 740 7 513 

21 407 860 372 6 550 

13 564 741 092 112 10 499 

15 853 668 143 17 3 087 

211 (0) - -

4 148 225884 39 2 800 

10866 364 960 2 (D) 

10199 431 631 57 3 349 

4 516 153 019 5 475 

29 827 I 059 801 26 2 209 

93 766 4 140 099 83 19 060 

6 693 252 973 3 (D) 

2 919 141 955 29 2 106 

6 326 226 442 9 416 

5 936 359 159 129 5 235 

27 813 1 305 780 60 3 731 

20 793 783 480 4 (D) 

7 597 288 818 34 1 664 

1 882 93 918 16 415 

19 931 720 687 - -

320 (D) 5 320 

17 593 564 768 31 1 121 

5 076 179 656 20 871 

89 027 4 369 091 231 39 541 

64 991 2 339 720 - -

2 652 142 369\ 20 1 825\ 32 310 I 178 268 24 I 257 

13 051 414 059 8 793 

4 198 172 3951 - 25 692 I 117014 221 109331 

5 413 225 870 45 903 

3 026 107 083 1 (0) 

702 26 280 - 469 16 760 - =1 172 (D) - - 351 9 419 - - 251 (D) 1 (D) 

1 081 41 339 - -

I 057 10011 - -

(D) (0) - - (0) (D) - - 800 6 859 - -

955 45 030 I 6 635 

12 726 9 985 116 - -

857 386 250 - - (0) (D) - - (D) (D) - - 4 983 5 314 230 - - 942 613 740 - - 2 176 1 278 830 - - I 469 I 208 766 - - 903 230 800 - -

176 264 8 532 859 999 32 749 

735 33 470 19 735 3 385 168 977 \ 29 4 697 250 243 919 \ 31 1 045 1 213 73 765 17 946 2 706 163 495 80 1 542 4 526 163 126\ 2 (0) 

2 055 96 301 14 689 5 604 242 253 - 4 130 194 954

1 

32 1 114 2 266 88 630 I (D) 

8 785 478 811 27 874 1 

MONTANA 151 
Tobie 28. Grains-Corn, Sorghums, Wheat, and Other Small Grains: 1978-Con. 

All Farms Harvested Irrigated 

All Farms Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

OATS FOR GRAIN (BUSHELS) - Con SAFFLOWER (POUNDS) 

Deer lodge ________________________ _ 

- 7 338 13 150 7 338 - Montana 527 70 362 54 365 309 9 487 __________________ _ 

Fallon ____________________________ _ 

- 109 5 520 224 852 2 (0) Fergus ___________________________ _ 

Flathead __________________________ _ - 121 5 431 237 110 2 (0) 

- 92 2 159 129 339 25 544 - 7 1 586 1 400 115 - - - 3 (0) (0) - -

Blaine ____________________________ _ 

Corter ____________________________ _ 

Gollotin ___________________________ _ 91 3432 221 649 44 I 410 - 10 3093 2 347 582 - - Cascade __________________________ _ 

Garfield __________________________ _ 

- 71 5072 208 872 1 (0) Chouteau _________________________ _ 

- 77 11 273 9 889 810 - - Glacier ___________________________ _ Golden Volley ______________________ _ 29 2 062 III 065 I (0) 

- 45 I 371 56699 8 171 - 29 3410 I 857 267 - - - 71 II 587 9 261 321 - -

Daniels ___________________________ _ Dawson __________________________ _ 

Granite ___________________________ _ - 15 456 24004 14 331 - 8 1 280 522 473 - - Fallon ____________________________ _ Hili ______________________________ _ 56 3 541 143 000 3 (0) 6 478 291 950 - - - 4 660 452 200 - - Fergus ___________________________ _ 

Garfield __________________________ _ Jefferson _________________________ _ 

- 21 999 65 935 13 598 - 7 811 582 180 - - Hill ______________________________ _ 

Judith Basin _______________________ _ 43 2 365 94020 - - Lake _____________________________ _ 

Lewis and CJork ____________________ _ liberty ___________________________ _ 

lincoln ___________________________ _ 

McCone __________________________ _ Madison __________________________ _ 

Meagher _________________________ _ 

Missoula ______________ ~ ___________ _ 

100 2 607 160 169 69 I 939 

37 I 249 67 012 30 I 003 

- 17 I 488 48 780 I (0) 

- 16 332 16 001 9 193 

98 6072 309 097 - -

- 45 I 511 83 938 42 I 374 

-- 19 1 687 83 124 II 814 

- 36 898 59 732 25 643 

5 326 259 840 - - - 51 8 071 6 695 149 - - - 5 1 086 884 208 - - - 3 278 179 760 - - - 48 6989 6021 898 2 (0) 

- 74 6904 5 083 465 2 (0) 

- 45 4404 2 739 475 - -

- 18 1 658 939008 - -

Uberty ___________________________ _ 

McCone __________________________ _ 

Powder River ______________________ _ Prairie ____________________________ _ 

Richland __________________________ _ 

Roosevelt _________________________ _ 

Sheridan __________________________ _ Teton ____________________________ _ 

Musselshell _______________________ _ Park ____________________________ _ 

Petroleum __________ ~ ______________ _ 

Phillips __________________________ _ 

- 45 2 764 97 748 12 423 

-- 51 I 951 132 582 35 I 379 

- 13 I 078 46970 7 518 

-- liS 7 655 348 878 21 812 

- 24 2 751 2 188 125 I (0) 

- 21 2 258 I 558 505 - -

- 3 (0) (0) 2 (0) 

- 8 836 627 098 2 (0) 

Volley ____________________________ _ Wibaux ___________________________ _ 

Yellowstone _______________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

Pondera _________________________ _ -- 43 2 718 161 748 6 297 Powder River _____________________ _ 

Powell ___________________________ _ 

Prairie ___________________________ _ 

Ravalli ____ ~ _____________________ _ 

-- 74 4 365 194 295 5 138 

-- 32 I 334 71 038 20 877 

-- 71 3 069 145 980 [ 19 385 [ 

-- 51 I 098 74 555 47 963 - 52 II 430 7 967 794 5 (0) 

SUNFLOWER SEED (POUNDS) 

Montono __________________ _ 

Richland _________________________ _ 

-- 226 14023 772 007 64 I 773 

Roosevelt ________________________ _ 

Rosebud __________ '" ______________ _ 

Sanders ______________________ ~ __ _ 

Sheridan ____ "" ____________________ _ 

Stillwater ________________________ _ 

-- 134 7 104 340 018 - - -- 38 2 711 108910 18 673 

-- 35 I 094 56 270 16 656 

-- 124 6 585 281 631 - -

-- 63 2 884 123 345 12 248 

- 6 I 510 942 500 - -

- 17 2 288 2 157 190 - -

- 3 (0) (0) - - - 5 (0) (0) - - - 21 7002 4 472 820 5 (0) 

Chouteau _________________________ _ 

Fergus ______________ - ____________ _ 

Judith Basin _______________________ _ liberty ___________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

Sweet Grass ______________________ _ -- 71 2 808 135 922 54 2 231 Teton ___________________________ _ -- 56 3014 133 395 16 343 TRITICALE (POUNDS) Toole ____________________________ _ 

-- 29 2 851 147 685 - - Treasure _________________________ _ Volley ____________________________ _ -- 14 440 31 277 8 255 

-- 114 5 074 218 258 13 322 - Montana 167 16905 25 210 910 7 667 __________________ _ 

Wheatland ____ "" __________________ _ -- 25 I 956 75 872 8 634 Wibaux __________________________ _ 

-- 84 4 352 230 037 - - Beaverhead _______________________ _ - 3 517 733 240 I (0) 

Yellowstone ______________________ _ 

AI! other counties _________________ _ 

-- 93 3 416 172 120 57 I 618 

-- 4 38 1 945 2 (0) - 3 317 224 880 - - - 4 840 1 024000 I (0) 

Blaine ____________________________ _ Broadwater _______________________ _ 

Farms not on maillisL _____________ _ -- 44 3 190 118 800 - - - 3 34 115 920 3 34 

- 16 2 107 2 633 805 - - Carbon ___________________________ _ 

Chouteau _________________________ _ 

PROSO MILLET (BUSHELS) - 10 584 778 192 - - - 3 96 75 518 - - Dawson __________________________ _ 

Fallon ____________________ - ___ - __ --

Montono _________________ _ -- 7 334 5 810 - - - 5 201 259 280 - -

- 20 2366 3 966 323 - -

Fergus ___________________________ _ Hili ____________________________ - __ 

RYE FOR GRAIN (BUSHELS) 

McCone ______________ - ___________ _ 

- 4 84 88000 - -

Montano _________________ _ -- 41 3 868 87 744 - - - 5 523 812 025 - -

- 32 2 586 4 589 431 I (0) 

Phillips ___________________________ _ 

Pondero ______________ - - -- - - ------- Roosevelt. _______________________ _ 

Sheridan _________________________ _ 

Toofe ____________________________ _ 

Ali other counties _________________ _ 

-- 23 2 623 60006 -

~I -- 9 833 21 715 -

-- 3 179 2 000 - -- 6 233 4 023 -

- 20 704 1 060 630 - - - 10 1 114 I 808 775 - - - 20 3 710 5 598 051 - - - 9 1 122 I 442 840 1 (0) 

Roosevelt _________________________ _ 

Teton ________________________ -_ - --

T oole ________________ -- ------- - - --- Ali other counties __________________ _ 

152 MONTANA 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 29. Cotton, Tobacco, Soybeans, Dry Beans and Peas, Potatoes, Sugar Crops, and Peanuts: 1978 

All Farms 

SOYBEANS fOR BEANS (BUSHELS) 

Montono __________________ _ 

-

Custer _______________ . ____________ _ 

- All other counties _______ • _____ • ____ _ 

DRY fiELD AND SEED BEANS 

(IOO.LB BAGS) 

Montano _________________ ._ 

Big Horn _____________________ ._. _._ 

Corbon _________________________ • __ 

Custer ___ ._. ______________________ _ 

Dawson _____ ._._. _. _._._. ________ _ Prairie ____________________________ _ 

Richland __________________________ _ 

Rosebud _____________________ • ___ ._ Treasure __________________________ _ 

Yellowstone _______________ • ___ • _._. 

All other counties __________________ _ 

DRY FIELD AND SEED PEAS (POUNDS) 

Montano __________________ _ 

IRISH POTATOES (HUNDREDWEIGHT) 

Montono __________________ _ 

Blaine _________________ • __________ _ Broadwater _______________________ _ 

Cascade __________________________ _ 

Custer ____________________________ _ Dawson __________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Farms 

7 

3 

4 

136 

5 

27 

8 

21 

5 

37 

9 

4 

15 

5 

4 

202 

3 

6 

4 

3 

6 

Harvested 

Acres Quantity 

188 4 971 

76 (D) 

112 (D) 

6 292 93 278 

131 1 602 

1 264 20 047 

392 4 819 

1 225 19 508 

224 4 210 

1 351 17 967 

341 5 452 

566 7 857 

614 9 804 

184 2012 

90 126 2a8

1 8 459 2091 8281 

(D) 2 280 644 (D) 

49 (0) 

(D) (D) 

4 217 

Irrigated 

Farms Acres 

7 188

3 76 1 

4 1121 

136 6 292 

5 131 

27 1 264 

8 392 21 1 225 

5 224 

37 1 351 

9 341 

4 566 

15 614

1 5 184 

3 70 

145 7 734 1 

3 (0) 

4 (0) 

2 (0) 

2 (0) 

1 (D) 

All Farms 

IRISH POTATOES 

(HUNDREDWEIGHT) - Can. 

Fallon ___ • _____________________ ----- flathead _______________________ ----- Gallatin ___________________________ _ 

Garfield _________ • ________ -- - ----.-- Hil/ ______________________________ _ 

- lake __________________ -. --- ------. lewis and Clark ____________________ _ - Madison __________________________ _ 

- Missaulo __________________________ _ 

- Phillips _. ______________________ - _ ---

Powell ____________________________ _ 

- Ravalli ____________________ - __ • - - --- Richland __________________________ _ - Stillwater _________________________ _ - Teton _____ • ______________________ _ 

- All oth..:r counties • _________________ _ -

SUGAR BEETS fOR SUGAR (TONS) 

Mantono __________________ _ 

-

Big Horn __________________________ _ 

- Blaine ____________________________ _ - Broadwater _______________________ _ 

- Carbon ___________________________ _ - Dawson __________________________ _ 

- Proirie _________ • __________________ _ - Ravalli _________________________ • __ - Richland __________________________ _ 

- Rosebud __________________________ _ - Stillwater _________________________ _ - Treasure __________________________ _ 

- Yellowstone _______________________ _ -

Tobie 30. Field Seeds, Grass Seeds, Hay, Forage, and Silage: 1978 

All Farms Harvested I Irrigated I All Farms Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

FIELD SEED CROPS WHEATGRASS SEED (POUNDS) 

Montano __________________ _ - 273 24 597 (X) 88 6 430 Montano. _________________ _ 

-

Big Horn __________________________ _ 

- 19 1 259 (x)1 5 1871 Fallon ____________________________ _ 

Carbon _________ • _________________ _ - - 3 120 (X) 3 120 lake _____________________________ _ 

Corter _________________ • __________ _ - Chouteau _________________________ _ - 15 1 595 (X) 2 (D) 

- 4 440 (X) I (D) 

Phil/ips ___________________________ _ T oole _____________________________ _ -

- Custer ____________________________ _ 

- 33 3 655 (X) 13 1 305 Ali other counties __________________ _ fallon ____________________________ _ - - 22 2 092 (X) 2 (D) lake _____________________________ _ 

McCane __________________________ _ 

- 4 140 (X) - - - 3 (D) (X) - - OTHER SEEDS (POUNDS) 

Musselshell _______________________ _ 

Petroleum _________________________ _ - 3 67 (X) - - 3 585 (Xl 2 (011 Montano __________________ _ 

-

Phillips ___________________________ _ 

- 17 3 657 (X) 11 2 268 HAY CROPS (TONS, DRY) (SEE TEXT) Powder River ______________________ _ 

- 63 6 709 (X) 9 632 Rosebud __________________________ _ 

- 17 644 (X) 6 84 Montano __________________ _ Sanders - __________________________ _ 

- 3 176 (X) 1 (D) Stillwater _________________________ _ 

Toole _____________________________ _ Treasure __________________________ _ 

Volley ____________________________ _ 

- 3 (0) (X) - - - 3 310 (Xl - - - 10 942 (X) 3 255 

- 4 450 (X) 1 (0) 

Beaverhead _______________________ _ 

Big Horn __________________________ _ 

Blaine ____________________________ _ 

Broadwater _______________________ _ 

-

-

- Yellowstone _______________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

- 3 (D) (X) 1 (D) 

- 19 I 219 (X) 6 425 

Carbon ___________________________ _ 

Carter ____________________________ _ -

-

Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ - 22 330 (X) 22 330 

Cascade __________________________ _ 

Chouteau _________________________ _ -

- Custer ____________________________ _ 

- ALfALFA SEED (POUNDS) Daniels ___________________________ _ 

-

Montano __________________ _ 

- 241 19 065 1 526 324 79 4 516 Dawson __________________________ _ 

Deer ladge ________________________ _ -

- Big Harn __________________________ _ 

Corter ____________________________ _ 

Custer ____________________________ _ 

Fallon ____________________________ _ McCone __________________________ _ Phillips ___________________________ _ 

Powder River ______________________ _ 

Rosebud __________________________ _ Treasure __________________________ _ 

Volley ____________________________ _ 

Yellowstone _______________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

- 19 I 259 116447 5 187 

- 14 1 095 69 800 2 (D) 

- 33 3 555 211 968 13 1 245 

- 21 1 831 124 266 2 (D) 

- 3 (D) (D) - - - 12 1 452 145 600 8 858 

- 63 6 179 500 863 9 632 

- 17 644 53 305 6 84 

- 10 942 56 613 3 (0) 

- 4 450 51 000 1 (0) 

- 3 (D) (D) 1 (D) 

- 20 1 179 175 002 7 692 

fallon ____________________________ _ 

Fergus ___________________________ _ 

flathead __________________________ _ 

Gallotin ___________________________ _ 

Garfield __________________________ _ Glacier ___________________________ _ 

Golden Vol/ey ______________________ _ Granite ___________________________ _ 

Hill ______________________________ _ 

Jefferson _________________________ _ 

Judith Basin _______________________ _ 

lake _____________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Farms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

- 22 330 11 000 22 330 lewis and Clark ____________________ _ 

liberty ___________________________ _ -

- RYEGRASS SEED (POUNDS) lincoln ___________________________ _ 

McCone __________________________ _ -

-

Montano ______________ • ____ _ 

. 3 135 15 000 - -

Madison __________________________ _ 

Meagher __________________________ _ -

-

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 

Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

4 3 69 - - 19 I 068 239 278 16 I 062 

32 2356 711 619 31 2 355 

3 (D) 125 1 (0) 

3 (0) (0) I (0) 

32 2 690 680 000 31 2 620 

5 " I 347 5 11 

8 165 30 315 7 125 

6 5 477 5 5 

4 20 3 700 2 (0) 

3 (0) (D) 3 (0) 

10 465 103 780 10 465 

3 (0) 1 900 3 (D) 

3 1 60 - -

5 26 (0) I (D) 

40 695 132 068 17 285 

538 43 749 860 751 538 43 749 

32 3 402 70 923 32 3 402 

5 288 5 780 5 288 

9 1 611 20 818 9 I 611 

90 7 026 131 366 90 7026 

34 2 724 56 024 34 2 724 

20 1 470 31 0241 20 I 470 I 4 249 4 896 4 249 

140 11 017 240 210 140 11 017 

11 1 144 23 854 11 1 144 

17 963 17 969 17 963 

19 3 662 73 030 19 3 662 

157 10 193 184 857 157 10 193 

Harvested I Irrigafed I Farms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

! 

27 4 106 379 0391 7 1 420 

3 (D) 17 8631 - -I 3 (D) 13 475 - - 7 I 980 196 290 5 (0) 

3 310 47 000 - - 11 I 420 104 411 2 (0) 

12 740 135 9341 2 (0) 

15 959 2 366 208 4 389 196 7 757 1 053 735 

225 132 460 216 239 219 123 261 344 66 546 134 836 169 19 958 326 60 769 130 307

1 

201 31 273 140 23 011 62 423 123 19 984 478 53 512 115 256 388 33 559 271 72 661 99 755 35 8 038 529 69 983 127 203 195 16 274 344 39 467 67476 50 7 038 284 50 021 87 529 148 17 167 194 20 134 28 410 12 I 079 

329 39 397 62 732 79 5 760 52 14 212 25 770 I 48 13 699 236 43 667 62 434 28 2 253 628 112 661 198 456 86 10 747 601 38 152 88 176 178 15 403 538 69 941 185 707 343 46 158 167 31 432 49 030 29 3 499 175 25 072 41 237 36 4 223 105 15 255 25 866 51 5 563 122 27 340 56 156 112 26 403 

246 29 972 42 237 41 2 991 135 24 640 48 024 108 19030 253 53 650 82 815 37 4 651 635 55 489 127 052 487 37 719 276 46 042 91 102 226 24 907 94 15 701 18 783 13 2 865 165 9 768 19 419 81 5 052 263 35 081 54 150 41 3 460 351 84 267 194 795 330 78 007 98 40 394 71 620 85 36 585 

MONTANA 153 
Tobie 30. Field Seeds, Grass Seeds, Hay, Forage, and Silage: 1978-Con. 

All Farms 

HAY CROPS (TONS, DRY) 

(SEE TEXT) - Con. 

MineroL __________________________ _ 

Missoulo __________________________ _ 

Musselshell · _______________________ _ 

· Park 

Petrole-u~ ~ = == == == == == == ============ Phillips .......•....•..•...•.•...... 

· 

· 

Pondero __________________________ _ 

· Powder River ______________________ _ 

· Powell ____________________________ _ 

Proirie · ________ " ___________________ _ 

Ravalli ___________________________ _ 

· Richland __________________________ _ 

· ~ooseveH _________________________ _ 

· Rosebud ________ .. _________________ _ 

Sanders __________________________ _ 

Sheridan · __________________________ _ 

· Silver Bow ________________________ _ 

· Stillwater _________________________ _ 

· Sweet Grass- ______________________ _ 

Teton __________________________ _ 

· 

Toole ________________ .. ____________ _ 

Treasure __________________________ _ 

· Voney ____________________________ _ 

Wheatland. · _______________________ _ 

Wibaux · __________________________ _ 

· Yellowstone __ .. _________ . _______ _ 

Farms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

· 

ALFALFA HAY (TONS, DRY) 

Montona ____ .. ______ _ · 

Beaverhead __ . _______________ .• _____ _ 

· Big Horn __ .. ______________________ _ 

Blaine · ____________________________ _ 

· Broadwater _______________________ _ 

· Corban ___________________________ _ 

Corter ________________ .. ___________ _ 

Cascade. ________________________ _ .. Chouteau ___ . ______ . _________ _ · Custer ______________________ .. _____ _ 

Doniels · ____ _ _______ ~ ___________ _ 

· 

Dawson __ _ ______ . ______________ _ 

· Deer lodge _______________________ _ 

· fallon _____________________ • ______ _ 

· Fergus __ .. _________ ~ ______________ _ 

· Flathead . __ . _______________________ _ 

· Gollotin .. _________ .. ______________ _ 

· Garfield .... . .........•.•. · Glocier _______ . _________ . ______ .. _ · Golden Volley ____________________ _ 

· Granite __ _ _ _____________________ _ 

· 

Hill .... _._ ..................... . · Jefferson __ . _____ ~ ______________ _ 

Judith Basin __ . _____________________ _ 

lake _______ . _____________________ _ 

· lewis and ClarL ___________________ _ 

· liberty ___________________________ _ 

· lincoln ___________________________ _ 

· McCone __________________________ _ 

Madison · ~ _________________________ _ 

· Meagher _______________ • __________ _ 

· 

MineroL __________________________ _ 

Missoula · __________________________ _ 

· Musselshell _______________________ _ 

· Pork _____________________________ _ 

· Petroleum __________ .. ______________ _ 

· Phillips .•.... _ ..........•.•..••.... Pondero . _________________________ _ 

· Powder River ______________________ _ · PoweIL __________________________ _ 

· Prairie ____________________________ _ 

· 

Ravalli ___________________________ _ 

· Richland ______________________ .. ___ _ 

· Roosevelt ________ ~ _. _______________ _ 

Rosebud __________________________ _ 

· Sanders __________________________ _ 

· Sheridan __ .. _______________________ _ 

· Silver Bow ________________________ _ 

· Stillwater ____________ . ____________ _ 

· Sweet Grass._ . _____________________ _ 

Teton ____________________________ _ 

Toole _______ . _______________ . ____ _ 

Treasure__ _ __________________ _ 

Valley .. _ ..•.. _ • ..........•....... · Whealland ._ •.•.......•.......... Wibaux __ ______________________ _ 

Yellowstone ___________ • __ . 

Forms not on moil hst. ___ ._ .. _. ______ _ 

SMALL GRAIN HAY (TONS, DRY) 

Montano. · 

Beaverhead __ __ __ ,_. ____ . _____ _ 

Big Horn ______ . _________ _ · 

154 MONTANA 

Forms 

43 

271 

155 

292 

78 

354 

290 

267 

151 

152 

595 

404 

380 

231 

278 

343 

61 

303 

216 

374 

131 

74 

437 

122 

142 

626 

585 

II 448 

130 

306 

241 

128 

396 

229 

444 

187 

220 

105 

188 

30 

187 

529 

499 

432 

104 

120 

91 

73 

103 

102 

221 

481 

239 

30 

126 

132 

283 

61 

37 

186 

111 

238 

70 

238 

223 

244 

80 

99 

322 

307 

236 

178 

208 

187 

32 

255 

181 

315 

43 

67 

286 

95 

88 

489 

216 

3 979 

31 

29 

Harvested 

Acres Quantity 

2 771 4 386 21 413 44 472 24 669 39039 46 672 93 334 24 003 43 950 

68 870 120 560 29 530 63 643 58 974 99 460 

51 511 93 127 21 069 36 535 

36 266 88 164 44 811 81 088 45 274 71 642 45 220 84 200 30 197 65 769 34 350 48 849 

8 165 15 624 

47 219 72 297 42 560 66 950 59 859 130011 

15 453 21 573 12 452 27 811 

60 174 128 096 

34 652 55 605 20 650 28 494 

36 629 79 5731 

42 098 69 949 

I 342 925 2 935 529 

35 497 97 154 

58 411 121 997 

33 913 88 463 16 765 51 274 35947 79 650 

41 745 65 512 54 031 105 023 

19077 40 116 

24 688 51 901 7 401 11 934 

13 848 29 606 

7 534 17991 

29 291 46 222 

83 869 157 005 

22 749 61 208 

53 022 149 279 II 065 21 064 13 971 26 715 

10 249 20 531 

9 669 22 521 

9 168 17 315 12 329 28 347 

38 297 61 613 40 266 100 473 

31 706 72 114 

3 466 6 883 5744 13 605 

8 836 19 903 

53 452 141 700 

14 054 30504 

2 292 3 657 

13 252 30 494 

14 754 28 474 

31 552 65 539 

15 837 34 365 

30 277 69 372 

20 324 51 992 

46 180 81 160 

16 976 36 463 

8 086 17 898 

17 065 52 999 

22 705 52494 

20 528 41 715 

29 375 62 643 

23 179 53 195 

15 266 23 782 

2 403 6 503 

35 730 54 658 

28 806 50621 

36 038 100 834 

3 652 8 208 

10 619 24 686 

34 114 88 200 

20 317 34 378 

8 233 14 105 

23 180 58 701 

12 125 30 770 

227 556 336 585 

I 777 3 013 

I 699 I 8391 

Irrigated 

Farms Acres 

24 I 187 

217 14 862 53 7 736 237 38 368 53 12 073 

169 29 656 161 15 134 47 7 255 

132 45 403 

56 2 799 

569 33 400 152 6 939 

38 4 457 

109 17 840 145 15 879 

8 565 

52 6 981 

141 12 803 159 28 495 270 41 714 

16 1 423 

46 5 211 137 22 801 79 20 619 II 713 

465 21 067 

232 11 749 

6 113 632 835 

128 34 538 

158 17 974 

179 22 185 117 15 907 

304 19 138 

30 4 353 

164 II 501 

46 5 236 131 10 010 

9 719 

76 5 051 

29 7 424 27 2 130 

73 8 122 

153 9 824 

284 37 768 

26 2 518 

32 3 713 47 4 627 

72 9 195 

36 2 606 

88 II 253 

27 2 293 359 26 871 

196 17 419 

11 I 805 

66 3 612 

40 3 235 

271 51 867 

53 13 133 

21 I 005 

157 9 105 

49 6924 

199 26 290 

51 9 518 

141 16 402 

146 12 997 

44 6364 

71 14 387 

49 2 340 

305 15 675 

145 6 180 

32 3 263 

95 12 237 

120 12 878 

6 244 

28 2 257 

103 7 741 

125 18 110 

247 26 155 

12 988 

42 4 374 

126 16 588 

63 12 181 

11 613 

383 15 436 

110 6 556 

761 30 519 

29 I 747 

4 1001 

All Fanns 

SMAll GRAIN HAY (TONS, DRY) - Con 

Blaine ____________________________ _ 

Broadwater _______________________ _ · 

Carbon ___________________________ _ 

Corter ____________________________ _ · 

Cascade __________________________ _ · Chouteau _________________________ _ 

Custer ____________________________ _ 

Daniels ___________________________ _ Dawson __________________________ _ 

Deer lodge ________________________ _ 

Fallon ____________________________ _ 

Fergus ___________________________ _ 

Flathead •........•.......•.......•. Gallatin ___________________________ _ 

Garfield •.....••..•.•••.•...•. _ .••. Glacier ___________________________ _ 

Golden Volley _____ ,. ________________ _ 

Granite ___________________________ _ 

Hill ....••.......•.•.•.••.•.•••••.. Jefferson _________________________ _ 

Judith Basin _______________________ _ 

lake ••••.......•.•.•...•••••.•.••. lewis and Clark ____________________ _ 

liberty .•.•.•.•.•••••••••..•...••.. lincoln ___________________________ _ 

McCone __________________________ _ 

Madison __________________________ _ 

Meagher __________________________ _ 

Mineral ___________________________ _ 

Missoulo __________________________ _ 

Musselshell _______________________ _ Pork _____________________________ _ 

Petroleum _________________________ _ 

Phillips .•.•.•.•.•••.•.•.•••••.•.••• Pondera __________________________ _ 

Powder River ______________________ _ 

Powell •••.•.•••••.•.•.•••...•.•••.. Prairie ____________________________ _ 

Ravalli ___________________________ _ 

Richland __________________________ _ 

Roosevelt _________________________ _ 

Rosebud __________________________ _ 

Sanders ________________ . _________ ._ Sheridan __________________________ _ 

Silver Bow ________________________ _ 

Stillwater _________________________ _ 

Sweet Gras5. ______________________ _ 

Teton ____________________________ _ T oole _____________________________ _ 

Treasure __________________________ _ 

Volley •..•....•.....••••..••••••••• 

Wheatlond ..••.••.••.•.•••••.•.•••. Wibaux ___________________________ _ 

Yellowstone _______________________ _ 

Forms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

OTHER TAME DRY HAY (TONS, DRY) 

(SEE TEXT) 

Montana __________________ _ 

Beaverhead _______________________ _ 

Big Horn __________________________ _ 

Blaine ____________________________ _ 

Broadwater _______________________ _ Carbon ___________________________ _ 

Corter ____________________________ _ 

Cascade __________________________ _ 

Chouteau _________________________ _ 

Custer ____________________________ _ 

Doniels ___________________________ _ 

Dawson __________________________ _ 

Deer lodge ________________________ _ 

Fallon ••.....•..••.•.....•.•.•..••. Fergus ___________________________ _ 

Flathead ••••.....•....••.•.......•. Gallatin ••....••..••••.•..••••••..•• 

Garfield •.••.•.•••.•....••.•.•...•. Glacier ___________________________ _ 

Golden Volley ••.•••.•.•..••.•....••• Granite ___________________________ _ 

Hill •.••....•••••.••••.••.•••••••.• Jefferson _________________________ _ 

Judith Basin _______________________ _ 

lake ••...•••.•.•••.•.•.•••••.•.••• lewis and Clark ____________________ _ 

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McCone __________________________ _ 

Madison __________________________ _ 

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Harvested 

Farms Acres 

143 9435 

10 209 

39 I 289 61 4 305 120 4 702 197 12 849 

68 3 992 122 8 087 

150 8 412 

5 351 

114 5 516 131 5 853 

65 1 545 

66 2 207 

73 5 251 

50 4 549 

38 1 449 

21 I 059 

166 13 792 

23 2 177 

51 3084 51 I 470 

41 1 345 

62 7900 

23 379 152 10005 

51 2 144 

19 862 

8 159 

38 I 528 

32 I 785 

63 2 236 

16 I 120 153 13 604 

90 4 199 

42 3 241 

22 2529 78 4 315 

44 846 

128 6 791 

193 9 930 

40 2 863 

19 357 

169 8171 

12 309 

64 2 680 

48 2 354 

47 2 711 

93 9 021 

4 290 

182 9 775 

22 917 

76 4 012 79 3 436 

45 683 

3 471 283 587 

28 7 798 

58 4 134 

52 4 774 

14 1 593 137 13 369 

41 3 873 

73 4 158 

62 2 793 

49 3 949 

49 2 823 

93 7 447 

5 847 

56 5 625 

142 11 564 

107 6 460 114 6 552 

54 6 839 

23 3 197 

15 I 400 

46 9 691 

58 4 153 

16 I 799 

49 3 447 

155 8 540 

26 2 541 

16 I 689 

38 I 540 

77 6 822 

76 12 248 

30 6 473 

10 250 

66 3 017 

29 3 326 

70 7204 

15 4 800 

59 6 670 

Irrigated 

Quantity Farms Acres 

14 959 47 2 037 

317 5 114 

2 289 27 854 5 910 I (0) 

7746 32 857 

17667 4 315 

7 395 18 895 11 759 3 32 13 273 10 217 

592 5 346 

6484 2 (0) 

6 953 2 (0) 

3 567 20 560 4 774 32 I 402 

8 181 I (0) 

6 349 2 (0) 

I 438 5 344 

2 358 21 I 039 

17454 4 116 

7 971 19 I 461 

5 233 I (0) 

2 759 35 887 

2 224 21 612 

6933 3 130 

656 12 233 

17894 3 55 

4 667 47 2028 I 411 12 514 

223 3 48 

2 552 25 I 030 

2 597 5 119 

3 866 34 1 399 

I 746 2 (0) 

19 749 15 869 

5 767 10 465 

4687 - - 3 598 14 I 642 7 004 8 131 

I 421 38 702 

10 521 8 253 

13 775 - - 3 787 10 382 

661 8 114 

12 774 3 (0) 

505 8 214 

3 471 8 134 

3 861 35 I 831 

3 159 8 857 

9 750 - - 410 3 260 14 578 17 825 

I 701 13 681 

5 750 I (0) 

3 814 35 784 

793 23 23 

441 945 1 438 119 800 

13 786 27 7 748 

7 103 25 I 289 

7 017 23 I 462 

3 208 13 I 470 

28 832 124 II 807 

4 199 2 (0) 

5 751 29 I 240 

3 072 3 93 

4 763 17 419 

3 088 I (0) 

8 746 5 113 (0) 3 (0) 

6 309 I (0) 

17 529 5 825 12.009 30 2 280 14 740 69 3 531 

II 447 4 (0) 

4 881 - - I 165 3 (0) 

18 970 44 9 554 

4 656 2 (0) 

3 221 10 I 340 

4 417 2 (0) 

15 497 122 6 379 

3 985 21 I 227 

I 653 2 (0) 

2 218 12 498 

7 068 I (0) 

23 345 66 10 287 

II 709 27 6 209 

(0) 4 134 

6 155 49 2 300 

2 516 3 115 

15056 52 5 521 

5 026 3 (0) 

8 5051 22 2 510 I 

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Table 30. Field Seeds, Grass Seeds, Hay, Forage, and Silage: 1978 -Con. 

All Farms 

OTHER TAME DRY HAY (TONS, DRY ) 

(SEE TEXT) - Con. 

Pondero _______________________ - - --- Powder River __________________ -- ----

~i~ri~==== == == ==== == ==== ======== === Ravalli ___________________________ _ 

Richland __________________________ _ 

Roosevelt _________________________ _ 

Rosebud __________________________ _ Sanders __________________________ _ 

Sheridan ________________________ - __ 

Silver Bow ________________________ _ 

Stillwater _________________________ _ Sweet Grass _______________________ _ 

Teton ____________________________ _ Tool. __________________________ - __ _ 

Treasure __________________________ _ Valley ___________________________ __ 

Wheatland ________________________ _ Wibaux ___________________________ _ 

Yellowstone _______________________ _ 

Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

WILD HAY (TONS, DRY) 

Montano __________________ _ 

Beaverhead _______________________ _ 

Big Horn __________________________ _ Blaine ____________________________ _ 

Broadwater _______________________ _ 

Carbon ___________________________ _ Carter ____________________________ _ 

Cascade __________________________ _ 

Chouteau _________________________ _ 

Custer ____________________________ _ Doniels ___________________________ _ 

Dawson __________________________ _ 

Deer lodge ________________________ _ 

fallon ____________________________ _ Fergus ___________________________ _ 

flathead __________________________ _ 

Gallatin ___________________________ _ 

Garfield __________________________ _ Glacier ___________________________ _ 

Golden Valley ______________________ _ Granite ___________________________ _ 

Hill ______________________________ _ 

Jefferson _________________________ _ 

Judith Basin _______________________ _ 

lake ____________________________ __ 

lewis and Clark- ___________________ _ Uberty ___________________________ _ 

lincoln ___________________________ _ 

McCone __________________________ _ 

Madison __________________________ _ 

Meagher __________________________ _ 

Missoulo __________________________ _ 

Musselshell _______________________ _ 

Pork ____________________________ __ Petraleum _________________________ _ 

Phillips __________________________ __ Pondera __________________________ _ 

Powder River ______________________ _ Powell ____________________________ _ 

Proirie ____________________________ _ 

Ravalli __________________________ __ 

Richland __________________________ _ Roosevelt _________________________ _ 

Rosebud __________________________ _ Sanders __________________________ _ 

Sheridan __________________________ _ Silver Bow ________________________ _ 

Stillwater _________________________ _ 

Sweet Grass _______________________ _ Teton ____________________________ _ 

Toole _____________________________ _ 

Volley ____________________________ _ 

Wheatland ________________________ _ Wibaux ___________________________ _ 

Yellowstone _______________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

Forms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

GRASS SILAGE AND HAYLAGE 

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8ig Horn .. _______ . _________________ _ 

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196 9 761 

82 5 790 

57 3 203 

30 2 250 

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85 4 003 

13 1 853 

68 5 206 41 4 177 

42 3 431 

22 1 377 

11 648 

93 5 558 

22 4 860 

55 5 184 

140 6 096 

280 18 554 

3 968 475 139 

119 86938 

26 1 471 

93 II 862 

38 4 441 

24 2 503 

158 22 738 

92 6 220 

72 3943 

80 15 913 

34 1 633 

145 9 257 

30 5 480 

68 3 125 129 9 818 

69 6065 

90 5 995 

70 7 707 

40 3 035 

19 1 417 

63 6 908 

36 2 759 

56 8 240 

92 7 969 

84 3 459 

69 9 905 

29 2 510 

35 1 290 

104 8919 

108 15 573 

59 19 005 

60 3 608 

38 4 143 

47 4 978 

19 2 021 

115 18 129 

58 2 709 

68 5 928 ':9 27 054 

72 4 423 132 7 444 

116 7 761 

136 11 076 

56 8 091 

30 1 544 

133 6 701 

38 3 600 

43 2 589 

49 6 743 

69 16 629 

23 1 063 

119 8 467 

50 8 228 

52 3 171 

42 1 456 

8 749 

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239 30 539 

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Irrigated 

Quantity Farms Acres 

2 706 19 761 

6443 7 633 

9 556 24 4 283 

5 756 3 28 18 696 190 8846 

7 845 9 152 

4 387 3 340 

3 037 14 835 

8 221 31 1 632 

4 680 2 (0) 1 

3 719 11 I 433 8 771 46 3 197 

7 264 30 3 122 

4 849 14 1 458 

1 814 1 (0) 

1 159 8 335 

8 267 7 1 117 

7 023 14 2 360 

5 092 - - 10 668 102 2 805 

18 773 77 3 454 

609 677 I 300 247 232 

101 0861 ll5 78 7781 

1 874 2 (0) 

17 968 36 4804 

7 622 25 2 492 

3 880 14 1 456 

24 134 14 3 385 6 895 12 1 905 

4966 5 1 394 

20 953 13 4 515 

1 561 1 (0) 

10086 7 153 6 046 28 5 172 

3 335 1 (0) 

14 366 9 1 280 7 807 10 2 001 10913 37 I 682 

7 8431 2 (0) 

3068 6 350 

I 878 4 390 12 277 56 6 615 

2 634 1 (0) 

8 297 38 4946 10 569 13 2 190 

5 142 56 2 156 

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1 743 4 74 8 447 - - 24 566 87 12 975 27996 47 16 729 

5 267 37 2 419 

4 505 5 339 

7 813 32 4 456 

2 6111 2 (0)1 22 757 47 

2 739 11 9 ~g~1 6 556 4 258 43 430 83 25 091 

5454 6 152 13 374 120 7 121 

7 420 2 (0) 

II 212 8 508 9 374 13 1 820 

2 506 10 675 

7 432 1 (0) 

4 897 31 3 077 

3 495 19 1 521 

4966 30 5 156 19 458 37 12 244 1 487 3 250 

13 105 28 2 721 

11 625 24 5 067 3 097 - - 1 545 12 223 1 259 I (0) 

19613 55 1 716 

170 494 163 20 150 

4 052 3 325 (0) 4 (0) 

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All Farms 

GRASS SILAGE AND HA YLAGE 

(TONS, GREEN) - Con. 

Corban _________________ - ____ - ____ _ - Cascade ______________ - ___________ _ 

Chouteau ___________ --- -- - ____ ----- Custer ________________ - __ - __ - _____ _ 

Dawson __________________________ _ 

Fergus __________________ - ________ _ flotheod _________________________ __ 

Gallatin _________________ - - ___ - ____ _ 

Garfield _________________________ __ 

Judith Basin _______________________ _ 

lake ______________ - - - - -- - ______ --- liberty ________________ -- - ________ _ 

lincoln ______________ ----- ______ --- McCone ____________ - _____________ _ 

Musselshell __________ - _ --- _______ --

Pork ____________________ - _______ -_ 

Petroleum _________________________ _ 

Prairie ____________________________ _ 

Ravalli __________________ - ________ _ 

Richland _________________ - ____ - ___ _ 

Roosevelt ________________ - _______ -_ 

Rosebud __________________________ _ 

Sanders __________________________ _ 

Sheridan _________________ - ________ _ 

Stillwater ___________ . ______________ _ 

Sweet Gross _______________________ _ 

Volley ___________________________ __ 

Yellowstone _______________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

HAY CROPS CUT AND FED GREEN 

(TONS, GREEN) 

Montano __________________ _ 

Carbon ___________________________ _ 

Flathead __________________________ _ 

Gallatin ___________________________ _ loke ____________________________ __ 

McCone __________________________ _ 

Prairie ____________________________ _ 

Ravalli ___________________________ _ 

Richland __________________________ _ 

Roosevelt _________________________ _ 

Yellowstone _______________________ _ 

Ali other counties __________________ _ 

CORN FOR SILAGE OR GREEN CHOP 

(TONS, GREEN) 

Montono __________________ _ 

Big Horn __________________________ _ 

Blaine ____________________________ _ 

Corban ___________________________ _ 

Corter ____________________________ _ 

Cascade __________________________ _ 

Custer ____________________________ _ 

Dawson __________________________ _ Fallon ____________________________ _ 

Flathead __________________________ _ 

Gorfield __________________________ _ 

Hill _____________________________ __ lake _____________________________ _ 

McCone __________________________ _ 

Missoulo __________________________ _ 

Musselshell _______________________ _ Phillips ___________________________ _ 

Prairie ____________________________ _ 

Ravalli ___________________________ _ 

Richland __________________________ _ 

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Wibaux ___________________________ _ 

Yellowstone _______________________ _ 

Ali other counties __________________ _ 

Forms not on moillisL ____________ _ 

SORGHUMS FOR SILAGE OR GREEN 

CHOP (TONS, GREEN) 

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Custer ____________________________ _ fallon ____________________________ _ 

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Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

5 257 I 0401 4 157 1 7 868 5 351 3 

5 805 4 962 7721 -

9 1 379 7 316 8 I 228 

5 363 2 490 2 (0) 

5 I 525 7 675 2 (0) 1 10 1 058 9 190 5 588 

12 I 804 15 464 10 1 464 

4 390 1 180 2 (0) 

4 853 2 945 1 (0) I 13 1 248 7 880 I 12 I 130 I 3 136 550 I (0) 

5 730 3 310 I 4 550 

4 272 1 4801 2 (0) 

4 586 2 638 3 (0) 

3 502 2 700 3 502 

3 225 600 2 (0) 

6 186 865 4 94

12 967 4 348 II 917 1 

13 I 638 7 318 5 256 

3 346 1 435 I (0) 

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3 166 498 - - 5 (0) (0) 3 (0) 

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34 I 941 12 3701 31 1 4281 27 4 392 20 897 19 3 557 

102 6 462 25 599 63 3 1991 

4 147 768 4 147 

5 275 1 550 I (D) 

6 361 2 526 5 3ll 

12 506 1 640 11 296 

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7 126 1 094 4 72 

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35 3 850 13 606 15 I 488 

950 75 667 1 080 637 771 60 041 

35 3 294 58 137 32 3 003 

10 651 10 633 9 616 

99 5 811 99 215 95 5 6ll 

4 ll7 540 I (0) 

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3 363 2 675 - - 3 (0) (0) 2 (0) 

7 705 4 665 4 475

1 5 186 2 837 3 (0) 

25 I 895 26 915 25 1 895 7 937 (0) 2 (0) 

6 257 2 577 6 257 13 953 12 205 12 753 6 544 4 682 4 245 45 3 238 51 470 37 2 511 8 296 7 215 8 296 123 6 714 81 604 88 4 352 18 1 393 20 0951 2 (0) 

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241 19 137 310 844 233 18 366 16 932 II 914 9 629 

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All Farms 

LAND USED FOR VEGETABLES 

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Montono __________________ _ 

Blaine _________ • _. _. _____________ ._ Corbon _______ • ___________________ _ 

Cascade _. ___ . ____________________ _ 

(uster ___ ._. _. ____________________ _ Fergus _______ • ___ • _______________ • 

Flathead __________________________ _ 

Jefferson _____ • _____________ • _____ _ 

Lake _____________________________ _ 

Lewis and Clark ____________________ _ 

Missoulo _____ ._. ___ . ______________ _ 

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Ravalli ___________________ • _______ _ - Yellowstone _. - _____________________ _ 

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Forms nof on maillisL. _____________ _ 

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Montono __________________ _ 

Blaine _____________ • _. ____________ _ Carbon ___________________________ _ 

Cascade __________________________ _ 

Custer ___________________ • ________ _ Fergus ___________________________ _ 

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- Lewis and Clark ____________________ _ Missaulo - __________________________ _ 

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- Phillips ___________________________ _ 

Ravalli ___________________________ _ -

- Yellowstone _______________________ _ 

- Ali other counties __________________ _ 

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BEANS, SNAP (BUSH AND POLE) 

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BEETS 

Montono _______________ • __ _ 

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Missoulo - __________________________ _ 

Musselshell - _______________________ _ 

- All other counties _______________ • __ _ 

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BROCCOLI 

Montono __________________ _ 

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Montono ___________ _ -

Missoulo __________________________ _ Ravalli - ___________________________ _ 

- Ali other counties __________________ _ 

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Montono _______________ • __ _ 

- Flathead __________________________ _ 

Missoulo - ________________________ - __ - AU other counties __________________ _ -

CAULIFLOWER 

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Acres Forms 

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16 5 

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320 109 

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16 5 

16 3 

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CUCUMBERS AND PICKLES 

Montono __________________ _ 

Flathead __________________________ _ 

Musselshell _______________________ _ Ravalli ___________________________ _ 

Yellowstone _______________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

Farms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

LETTUCE AND ROMAINE 

Montono __________________ _ 

ONIONS, DRY 

Montano _________ • ________ _ 

PEAS, GREEN, EXCLUDING 

GREEN COW PEAS 

Montona __________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

PEPPERS, SWEET 

Montono __________________ _ 

PUMPKINS 

Montana __________________ _ 

Ravalli ___________________________ _ 

Ali other counties __________________ _ 

SQUASH 

Mantano __________________ _ 

Missoulo __________________________ _ 

Ravalli ___________________________ _ 

Ali other counties __________________ _ 

SWEET CORN 

Montana __________________ _ 

Blaine ____________________________ _ Carbon ___________________________ _ 

Flathead __________________________ _ 

Lewis and Clark ___________________ ._ Missoulo __________________________ _ 

Phillips ___________________________ _ 

Ravalli ___________________________ _ 

Yellowstone _________________ • _____ _ 

All other counties • _________________ _ 

Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

TOMATOES 

Montano __________________ _ 

Yellowstone _______________________ _ 

All other counties _________ • ________ _ 

TURNIPS 

Montono __________________ _ 

MIXED VEGETABLES 

Mantano __________________ _ 

OTHER VEGETABLES 

Montano __________________ _ 

Harvested 

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- 19 

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Irrigated 

Acres Fanns Acres 

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1 11 1 

2 5 2 

5 15 5 

4 19 4 

3 8 3 

1 11 1 

1 5 1 

5 8 5 

2 3 2 

3 5 3 

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176 78 176 

7 4 7 

11 4 11 

12 7 12 

(0) 3 (0) 

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(0) 4 (0) 

25 8 25 

37 11 37 

53 19 53 

1 II 1 

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(0) 4 (0) 

(0) 14 (0) 

(0) 3 (0) 

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Tobie 32. Fruits and Nuts: 

All F~rms 

LAND IN ORCHARDS 

MontonQ __________________ _ 

- Corban ________________________ ----

Cascade ________________________ - --- flathead ____________________ -__ - --- Golla1in - ________________________ ---_ 

lake ________________________ -_ ----

Uncoln ________________________ ---_ 

Madison ________________________ - __ 

Missoulo __________________________ _ Pork _____________________________ _ 

Ravalli ___________________________ _ Richland __________________________ _ 

Sanders __________________________ _ 

Yellowstone _______________________ _ 

Ali other counties __________________ _ 

APPLES 

Montono __________________ _ 

Carbon ___________________________ _ flathead __________________________ _ Gollotin ___________________________ _ lake _____________________________ _ 

lincoln ___________________________ _ Madison __________________________ _ 

Missoulo __________________________ _ Pork _____________________________ _ 

Ravalli ___________________________ _ Richland __________________________ _ 

Sonders __________________________ _ 

All of her counties __________________ _ 

APRICOTS 

Montono __________________ _ 

lake _____________________________ _ Ravalli ___________________________ _ Sanders __________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

CHERRIES 

Montona __________________ _ 

Flathead __________________________ _ loke _____________________________ _ 

Missoula __________________________ _ 

Ravolli ___________________________ _ 

Sanders __________________________ _ 

Ali other counties __________________ _ 

GRAPES (FRESH WEIGHT) 

(SEE TEXT) 

Montano __________________ _ 

Sanders __________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

PEACHES 

Montano __________________ _ 

Sonders __________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

PEARS 

Montano __________________ _ 

flathead __________________________ _ loke _____________________________ _ 

Ravalli ___________________________ _ 

Sanders __________________________ _ 

All other counties _________ . ________ _ 

PLUMS AND PRUNES (FRESH 

WEIGHT) (SEE TEXT) 

Montono __________________ _ 

flathead __________________________ _ lake _____________________________ _ 

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

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1978 

Total 

Forms 

294 

14 

3 

19 

4 

154 

5 

3 

7 

4 

36 

3 

16 

4 

22 

144 

14 

8 

3 

33 

4 

3 

4 

4 

32 

3 

15 

21 

27 

6 

4 

9 

8 

197 

13 

144 

5 

II 

12 

12 

9 

5 

4 

13 

6 

7 

32 

4 

II 

3 

10 

4 

43 

5 

11 

5 

II 

II 

13 

Acres Trees or vines 

I 649 (X) 

41 (X) 

6 (X) 

77 (X) 

12 (X) 

I 002 (X) 

9 (X) 

(D) (X) 

16 (X) 

8 (X) 

386 (X) 

I (X) I 19 (X) 

(D) (X) 

64 (X) 

295 18 971 

41 I 432 10 331 (D) 80 

35 3 180 

4 260 (0) 78 

6 116 

8 2661 132 9 127 

I 125 

9 251 

43 3 725 

7 320 

I 27 (Z) 23 I 41 

5 229 

I 295 119 250

1 52 5 053 949 86954 

9 670 (0) 24 152 (D) 244 

32 2 177 

I 6 I 720 

I 135 

5 I 585 

2 71 

I 27 

I 44 

II 638 

3 217 

3 105 

I 58 

2 133 

2 125 

26 I 523 

5 348 

9 687 

2 114 

2 101 

9 273 

8 491 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 

Nonbeoring oge 

forms Trees or vines 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X)! 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) I (X) (X) 

(X) (X) \ (X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) \ 

62 7 4991 

I (D) 

7 158 

2 (0) 

13 I 044 

I (D) 

- - 2 (D) 

1 (0) , 

14 3 909 

- - 8 43 

13 2 275 

14 245 

4 (D) 

I (D) 

4 7 

5 220 

158 29 671 I II I 418 

125 21 630 

4 (D) 

4 (D) 

7 25 

7 131 

I 9 I 560 

5 35 4 I 525 

8 321 

4 7 

4 25 

16 223

1 4 (0) 

5 25 I (D) 

4 8 2 (0) 

I 23 I 150 

5 272 

5 645 2 (D) 

5 (D) 

6 133 

12 (0) 

Bearing oge Harvested 

Forms Trees or vines Forms Pounds 

(X) (X)! (X) (X)! 

(X) (X) I (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) I (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

129 II 4721 98 638 315 

14 (D) II 105 350 

4 173 4 (0) 

2 (D) - -

30 2 136 29 257 450 

4 (0) 4 6 240 

3 78 3 2 775 

3 (D) 3 I 195 

4 (0)1 2 (0)1 

28 5 218 23 175 330 

3 125 3 4500 

15 208 6 I 465 

19 1 450 10 61 010 

17 75 7 I 160 

3 (D) 2 (D) 

3 (D) I (D) 

6 34 3 90 

5 9 I (0) 

189 89 579, 172 3 755 290 I 10 3 635 10 240 987 

143 65 324 137 3 155 600 

5 (D) 5 36 462 

9 (D) 7 (D) 

12 219 5 (0) 

10 2 046 8 103 865 

1 

6 160

1 

I (0) 

3 100

1 

- - 3 60 I (D) 

10 391 8 577 

6 20 4 81 4 19 4 496 

26 415 15 8 325 

2 (0)1 2 (D) 

8 80 5 I 370 3 (0) I (D) 

9 125 3 600 4 (D) 4 445 

32 373 20 2 631 

3 76 2 (0) 

8 42 6 660 3 (D) 3 (0) 10 (D) 6 766 8 140 3 380 

5 (D) 3 (0) 

MONTANA 157 
Table 33. Berries: 1978 

Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres All Farms Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

All Farms 

RASPBERRIES (POUNDS) STRAWBERRIES (POUNDS) 

Montano __________________ _ 

· 25 1O 12 770 19 9 Montano __________________ _ 

· 19 " 27370 16 to 

· 5 2 3577 3 I 5 2 3600 4 I 

· 7 5 4037 7 5 

· 8 I I 556 5 I 

· 4 I 2 430 3 (D) 

· 3 I (D) 2 (D) 

· 5 6 (D) 5 6 

· 7 2 2990 6 2 

Flathead ••......•••.•..•••••••.•... 

lake ••..••.•.•.......•••••••.•.•.• Ravalli ___________________________ _ 

Ali other counties __________________ _ 

Flathead ••.•••..•...••.•••••.•••••. 

lake .••.•.•.••.•.•.•••••••......•• Ravalli ___________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

Table 34. Nursery and Greenhouse Products, Mushrooms, and Sod: 1978 

All Farms 

AU NURSERY AND GREENHOUSE 

PRODUCTS (SEE TEXT) 

Montano ____________________ 

Carbon _____________________________ Cascade ____________________________ 

Custer ______________________________ 

Fergus 

Flathead :::: :::::::: :::::: :::::::::: Gollatin _____________________________ 

lake .............•.••.............. lewis ond ClarL _____________________ Missoula ____________________________ 

Pork _______________________________ 

Ravalli 

Valley. :::::::::::::::: :::::::: ::::: Yellowstone _________________________ 

All of her counties --------------------

Forms nof on moillisL ________________ 

BEDDING PLANTS 

Montano ____________________ 

Cascade ____________________________ 

Custer ______________________________ 

Fergus -------------- --------------- Flathead ••.•...••....•.•.•.•.•.•.•.• Gallatin _____________________________ 

lewis ond Clork ______________________ Missoulo ____________________________ 

Park •••... _ •.•..•••• _ •••.•••••..••. 

Ravalli -------------- --------------- Valley .•••••...•..........••....••.. Yellowstone _________________________ 

All other counties ---- ----------------

Forms not on moillisL ________________ 

Table 35. Other Crops: 

All Farms 

CORN CUT FOR DRY FODDER, 

HOGGED OR GRAZED 

Montono __________________ _ 

Proirie ____________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

MINT FOR OIL (POUNDS OF OIL) 

Montano _______ _ 

Flathead .... _._ .•.....• 

158 MONTANA 

· 

· 

· 

· 

Sq. ft. under 

glass or other Sales Farms protection Acres in open ($1,000) 

124 889 815 509 3 278 

3 (D) (D) 16 

" 86 820 63 607 

4 13 300 (D) 64 

3 24 300 (D) t02 

" 32 524 44 128 6 69 000 27 246 6 9 521 " 18 

5 124 000 (D) (D) 

7 273 062 4 (D) 

3 35 024 (D) (D) 

14 40 896 32 148 

3 14 700 J4 II 67 800 167 358 

26 96 412 108 671 

" (D) 

77 353 893 196 

7 48 920 228 

3 10 300 29 

3 9 700 (D) 

7 (D) (D) 

3 29 000 68 

3 (D) (D) (D) 

5 13 162 (D) 106 

3 (D) (0) 22 

9 12 361 (0) 19 

3 8 700 19 

3 37 000 120 

17 85 492 (D) 164 

" I 408 

1978 

Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

30 I 665 (X) - -

3 96 (X) - - 5 689 (X) - -

22 880 (X) - -

6 133 5093 6 133 

6 133 5 093 6 133 

Sq. ft. under 

All Farms glass or other Sales 

forms protection Acres in open ($1.000) 

CUT FLOWERS AND CUT FLORIST 

GREENS 

Montano ____________________ 21 350 401 (D) 564 

Cascade ____________________________ 5 32 100 200 

Fergus ---------------- ------------- 3 (D) (D) 

Ravalli ----------------------------- 3 (D) (D) (D) 

All other counties -------------------- to 296 401 (D) 291 

FOLIAGE AND FLOWERING PLANTS 

Montana ____________________ 20 t06 470 (D) 496 

Fergus ----------------------------- 3 2 700 14 Gollatin _____________________________ 3 10 000 22 All other counties - ----- -------------- 14 93 770 (D) 460 

NURSERY PRODUCTS 

Montana ____________________ 34 (D) 298 771 

Flathead .•...•.•..••.•..••..•.••.... 4 (D) 51 Gallatin _____________________________ 5 IS 18 lake _______________________________ 3 (D) 5 Yellowstone _________________________ 6 (D) 75 72 

All other counties -------------------- 16 22 660 ISS 625 

SOD HARVESTED 

Montono ____________________ (X) 196 182 

Yellowstone _________________________ (X) 92 65 

All other counties ------ -------------- (X) 104 117 

VEGETABLE AND FLOWER SEEDS 

Montano ____________________ (D) (D) (D) 

GREENHOUSE VEGETABLES 

Monfano ____________________ to 51 691 (X) 50 

Harvested Irrigated 

All Farms Forms Acres Quantity Form~ Acres 

RAPESEED (POUNDS) 

Montana __________________ _ 

· 38 9 089 8 664 530 8 4 629 

· 3 270 (D) Cascade . . __________________________ _ 

Glacier ___________________________ _ 3 2744 2 296 480 I (D) 

liberty ••••.•••.•.......•••••.•.•.. 4 386 379 800 I (D) Pondera __________________________ _ 

· 15 3 196 3 690 908 3 (0) Teton ____________________________ _ 

· 4 454 (0) I (D) 

All other counties __________________ _ · 9 2 039 I 785 342 2 (D) 

OTHER CROPS 

Montano __________________ _ 

· 18 I 634 (X) 2 (D) 

Hill ...•..•••..•.•..••...•.•..•.... · 6 585 (X) - All other counties ____ .. _____________ _ 

· 12 I 049 (X) 2 (D) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 36. Operator Response to Land Held Under Foreign Ownership: 1978 

Reporting land held under foreign ownership Reporting don't know Reporting no No response 

Owned by individuals Owned by foreign held 

who ore not citizens corporations, 

of the United Stotes associations, or 0 

land in foreign government land in land in Land in 

All Farms 

forms Total acres forms forms forms 

Forms (acres) held Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms (acres) farms (acres) Farms (acres) 

Montano _______________ . __ _ 

- 38 78 626 49062 36 46 990 3 (D) 92 141 794 22 541 57 347 531 I 798 4 701 873 

- 3 3 828 2 154 I (D) 2 (D) 3 10 130 776 2 279 855 43 78 535 

- 3 635 283 3 (D) I (D) 2 (D) 762 315 910 44 10 039 3 9 176 I 578 3 I 578 - - 3 (D) 318 I 569 879 39 91 497 

- 29 64 987 45 047 29 45 047 - - 84 128 443 20685 53 181 887 1 672 4 521 802 

Chouteau _________ • ___ • _______ • ___ _ Flathead __________________________ _ 

Glacier ___ ._. _________ . _________ . __ 

All other counties _. _____ • ___ ._. ____ _ 

Table 37. Income From Machine Work, Customwork and Other Agricultural Services: 1978 

Fonns withIncome $1 to $250 to $500 to $1.000 to $5,000 to $10,000 to $20,000 to $30,000 Forms ($1,000) $249 $499 $999 $4,999 $9,999 $19,999 29,999 or more 

All Farms 

Montono. ______ • ___ . _____ _ 

-- 2 449 7 765 310 268 374 I 053 281 116 30 17 

-- 25 104 2 I 5 12 I 4 - - -- 38 171 3 6 I 19 4 3 I I -- 56 303 5 I 10 24 6 7 2 I 

-- 18 51 2 - 2 II 2 I - - -- 52 152 6 9 9 17 7 4 - - -- 31 73 I 3 9 II 6 1 - - -- 64 247 6 8 16 24 8 I - I -- 68 250 5 3 7 42 7 2 I I - 46 99 8 6 5 21 5 I - - - 69 203 4 4 18 33 4 5 I -

Beaverhead ______________________ _ 

Big Horn _________________________ _ Blaine ___________________________ _ 

Broadwater ______________________ _ Carbon __________________________ _ 

Carter ___________________________ _ Cascade _________________________ _ Chouteau ________________________ _ 

Custer ____________________________ _ Daniels ___________________________ _ 

- 73 183 8 10 14 26 12 3 - - - 39 107 5 2 8 16 7 I - - - 68 215 14 3 10 26 8 7 - - - S3 134 27 II 13 26 4 - 2 - - 91 222 19 12 12 38 4 3 3 - - 30 247 I 2 5 13 4 2 I 2 - 29 158 - - 5 13 6 3 2 - - 19 

~I - 7 2 9 I - - - - 8 3 - 2 2 I - - - - 72 413 8 9 7 26 12 6 1 3 

Dawson __________________________ _ Fallon _________________ . ___________ _ Fergus ___________________________ _ 

Flathead __________________________ _ Gollatin ___________________________ _ Garfield __________________________ _ 

Glacier ___________________________ _ Golden Volley ______________________ _ 

Granite ___________________________ _ Hili ______________________________ _ 

- 15 30 3 3 - 7 2 - - - - 34 67 5 5 6 16 I I - - - 96 lSI 13 13 15 48 5 2 - - - 37 49 13 5 7 10 I I - - 26 166 - - I IS I 4 2 - - 16 II 3 6 3 4 - - - - - 53 205 2 5 7 27 6 5 I - - 30 143 4 5 4 12 I 2 I I - 9 71 - - 2 5 - - 2 - - 5 I 3 I I - - - - -

Jefferson _________________________ _ 

Judith Basin _______________________ _ lake _____________________________ _ 

lewis and Clark ____________________ _ Uberty ___________________________ _ 

lincoln ___________________________ _ McCone __________________________ _ 

Madison __________________________ _ Meagher __________________________ _ MineraL __________________________ _ 

- 20 16 I 7 7 5 - - - - - 18 44 2 1 3 9 3 - - - - 27 58 4 4 5 II 2 I - - - II 34 I - I 6 3 - - - 70 222 5 6 16 25 14 3 I - = I 58 307 I 2 4 34 8 6 I 2 - 35 94 6 4 5 13 5 2 - - - 17 39 I 2 5 6 2 I - - - 26 67 3 5 6 7 3 2 - - - 79 191 19 16 10 20 9 5 - -

Missoula __________________________ _ Musselshell _______________________ _ Park _____________________________ _ 

Petroleum _________________________ _ Phillips ___________________________ _ 

Pondera __________________________ _ 

Powder River ______________________ _ PoweIL ___________________________ _ 

Prairie ____________________________ _ Ravalli ___________________________ _ 

- 65 135 10 6 13 27 8 I - - - 95 341 9 5 16 43 14 5 2 II - 33 106 6 5 4 II 4 3 - - 31 83 5 4 6 12 2 2 - - 108 321 8 9 15 58 10 6 2 

= I - 38 93 7 6 9 9 6 - 1 - 28 74 7 3 2 9 6 I - - 40 

72 251 

162 4 14 II 27 11 4 - 1 9 3 2 14 10 - I I - 8 II I 2 2 2 1 - -

Richland __________________________ _ Roosevelt _________________________ _ Rosebud __________________________ _ 

Sanders __________________________ _ Sheridan __________________________ _ 

Stillwater _________________________ _ Sweet Gross _______________________ _ Teton ____________________________ _ Toole _____________________________ _ 

Treosure __________________________ _ 

- 93 397 9 6 10 44 16 4 2 2 - 13 30 I 2 1 7 2 - - - 32 75 4 4 4 14 6 - -

~ I - 84 182 13 II II 39 9 I 4 12 I I - - - I I - - _. 

44 123 - - - 44 - - I 

Volley ____________________________ _ 

Wheatland ________________________ _ Wibaux ___________________________ _ 

Yellowstone _______________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

Farms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA MONTANA 159 
Table 38. Value of Agricultural Products Sold Directly to Consumers for Human Consumption: 1978 

All Farms Value Farms ($1.000) 

Montono ___________________ _ 151 2 102 

Beaverhead ________________________ _ 14 12 Big Horn ___________________________ _ II 4 Blaine _____________________________ _ 

Broadwater ________________________ _ Corbon ____________________________ _ 

17 15 20 34 36 37 Carter _____________________________ _ 

Cascade ___________________________ _ 7 (0) 

31 27 Chouteau __________________________ _ 23 33 Cusler _____________________________ _ 10 10 Daniels ____________________________ _ 8 5 

Dawson ___________________________ _ 18 29 Deer lodge _________________________ _ 5 7 Fallon _____________________________ _ 8 3 Fergus ____________________________ _ 30 108 Flathead ____________________________ _ 85 138 Gallotin __________ " ________________ _ 49 236 Garfield ___________________________ _ 5 3 Glacier ______ . _____________________ _ 

Granite ____________________________ _ 

Hill ______________________________ _ 

15 741 8 27 16 25 

Jefferson __________________________ _ 20 53 Judith Basin ________________________ _ II 67 lake ______________________________ _ 107 142 lewis and Clork _____________________ _ 37 71 liberty ___________________________ _ 3 I lincoln __ .. _________________________ _ 30 24 McCone _________ _ 7 4 Madison ___________________________ _ 21 16 Meagher ______________ . ____________ _ 4 4 MineraL ___________________________ _ 7 5 

Missaulo ___ . ________________________ _ 42 77 Musselshell __________ .. _____________ _ 13 5 Pork ______________________________ _ 23 15 Petroleum __________________________ _ 3 (0) Phillips _____________________________ _ 15 32 Pondera __________ .. _______________ _ 22 18 Powder River _______________________ _ 7 4 PoweL ___ . _________________________ _ 7 4 Proirie _____________________________ _ II 27 Ravalli ___________________________ _ 99 158 

Richland __________________________ _ 17 12 Roosevelt __ . ___ . _ . _________________ _ 15 II Rosebud _____ . ____________________ _ 5 (0) Sonders _________________________ _ 30 30 Sheridan__ _ _______ . __________ _ II 5 Silver Bow _____ . ______________ _ 3 (0) Slillwater __ _ _________________ _ 18 26 Sweet Gross__ _ _______________ _ 16 44 Teton _ _ ____ .. ______________ _ 31 78 TooJe ______ . ______________________ _ 6 4 

Treasure ___ . _____ ._ .. ____________ _ 6 8 Volley _______________________ _ 16 21 Wibaux _. ____ . ___ . _____________ _ 3 (0) 

Yellowstone _ . ___ ._. ___ . ___________ _ 54 211 All other counties ____ . ______________ _ 4 3 

Farms not on maillis'- ______ _ II 

$1 to $249 

277 

4 

3 

5 

3 

13 

2 

5 

7 

7 

I 

5 

9 

17 

15 

2 

3 

I 

2 

4 

2 

25 

6 

1 

4 

2 

12 

5 

8 

I 

4 

8 

1 

I 

26 

I 

3 

2 

10 

II 

$250 to 

$499 

255 

2 

6 

3 

8 

7 

3 

13 

4 

3 

5 

I 

6 

19 

9 

I 

4 

I 

5 

3 

I 

23 

8 

2 

13 

I 

6 

2 

I 

3 

6 

4 

I 

4 

4 

4 

4 

2 

18 

$500 to $999 

217 

4 

I 

3 

2 

5 

I 

I 

2 

17 

9 

I 

3 

4 

2 

2 

1 

19 

8 

6 

3 

7 

3 

26 

6 

7 

I 

5 

2 

3 

2 

2 

3 

1 

12 

2 

Forms with-

$1,000 to $4,999 

335 

4 

I 

5 

6 

10 

8 

8 

5 

1 

7 

3 

I 

10 

27 

10 

I 

4 

I 

6 

8 

5 

35 

12 

7 

I 

4 

2 

2 

16 

I 

5 

4 

4 

2 

2 

5 

21 

4 

4 

2 

II 

I 

9 

5 

12 

2 

25 

I 

$5,000 to $9,999 

31 

$10,000 to $19,999 

21 

4 

3 

$20,000 to $29.999 

$30.000 

or more 

Table 39. Farms Operated by Black and Other Races: 1978 

[For classification of social and ethnic groups; see text] 

land in farms Harvested cropland Farms by value of sales 

Occupation forming I Market Occupation other than forming value All of agricultural Farms 

products sold less than $2,500 to $20,000 less than $2,500 to $20,000 

Forms Acres Farms Acres ($1,000) $2,500 $19,999 or more $2,500 $19,999 or more 

Montano __________________ _ - 426 3 105 606 339 101 406 12 116 19 101 115 51 97 43 

- 60 610 278 40 8 234 2 135 I 17 16 7 11 8 

- 33 60 130 30 7 131 966 I - 6 - 15 11 

5 728 5 432 37 - 3 - 2 - - 6 5 829 6 I 905 176 - - 2 - 4 - - 5 23 615 4 364 16 I 3 - I -

Big Horn . ___ .. _ . ___________________ _ 

Blaine ______ " _____________________ _ 

Cascade __ . ___ .. _________________ - __ 

Chouteau _________________________ _ 

Daniels ____ .. ______________________ _ 

83 909 835 62 18649 2 907 - 26 21 14 15 7 

- 14 100 552 13 4 775 652 - I 3 4 3 3 

- 5 960 3 31 21 I 4 - - - -

54 296 588 38 4 041 701 5 10 5 10 19 5 

7 15 456 7 I 798 162 - 1 4 - I I 

Glacier ____ . _____________________ _ Hill ______________________________ _ 

Jefferson ________________________ _ lake __ . _ _ _ _ ____________ _ 

Phillips __________________________ , 

- 20 86056 19 4 473 563 1 7 7 2 2 I 

61 405 173 56 29 973 2 056 I II 30 4 12 3 

8 191 304 5 1 494 289 I - 5 - - 2 

- II 113683 8 I 185 218 4 3 3 - I 

- 4 27 336 3 823 40 1 2 I - -

- 15 223 032 14 7 942 579 - 5 4 I 4 I 

11 8037 7 936 140 I 3 2 2 3 

24 27014 19 7 220 457 I 5 6 4 7 I 

Pondera ____________ . _____ . _____ _ 

Roosevelt __ . __ . ___________ -- .. ---

Rosebud _ Sanders __ _ _ _____ . ___ _ 

Sheridon ________ . ___________ .. __ 

Volley _ _ _____________ ------- Yellowstone .. ________ . __________ _ 

All other counties ________________ ----

160 MONTANA 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 40. Farms Operated by Black and Other Races by Tenure: 1978 

[For classification of social and ethnic groups· see text) 

Full owners Port owners Tenonts 

Harvested Harvested Harvested 

Number land in forms cropland Number land in fa rrns crop/and Number land in forms crop/and 

All Farms 

Montano __________________ _ 187 2 632 567 16 363 186 420 280 71 071 53 52 759 13 972 - 8991 - 32 551 245 2 036 19 50 162 5 299 9 8 871 

- 12 9 597 945 18 42 693 5 236 3 7 B40 (0) Big Horn __________ -_ -_ -- -- ____ -- --- Blaine __________________ --- _____ - __ 

- 5 728 432 - - - - - -

- 3 3 341 1 366 1 (0) (0) 2 (0) (0) Coscode ______ - _ -- __ - _ - _ - _ - ___ -- --- Chouleou _________________________ _ 

- 2 (0) (0) 3 3 210 204 - - -

- 33 785 800 1 482 45 121 375 16 651 5 2 660 516 

- 5 85 823 871 2 (0) (0) 7 10 859 3 807 

Daniels ___________________________ _ Glacier ___________________________ _ Hill ______________________________ _ 

- Jefferson _________________________ _ 5 960 31 - - - - - -

- 27 285 151 1 065 25 11 197 2 976 2 (0) -

1 (0) (0) 5 12 256 933 I (0) (0) 

lake _____________________________ _ 

Phillips ___________________________ _ 

- 11 65 734 2 439 7 20 162 I 954 2 (0) (0) 

13 311 616 2 333 33 78 282 23 612 15 15 275 4 028 

Pondero __________________________ _ 

Roosevelt _________________________ _ 

Rosebud __________________________ _ 

- 4 189 220 (0) 2 (0) (0) 2 (0) (0) 

- 9 102 293 815 2 (0) (0) - - - Sanders __________________________ _ 

- 3 26 876 (0) - - - I (0) (0) Sheridan __________________________ _ Volley ____________________________ _ 

- 3 182 323 (0) 9 36 869 6007 3 3 B40 I 905 

- 6 4 458 256 5 3 579 680 - - - Yellowstone _______________________ _ 

Ali other counties __________________ _ - 13 4 897 I 079 10 21 917 6 141 I (0) -

Table 41. Operators by Selected Racial Groups: 1978 

All forms Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more All forms Forms with sales of 

$2,500 a r more 

Forms Land in forms Forms land in forms Farms land in forms Forms Land in farms 

BLACK AMERICAN INDIAN-Con. 

Montono ______ . ___________ _ 8 7 661 7 (0) Sheridan __________________________ _ 

- 4 27 336 3 1 575 Valley ____________________________ _ 

- 15 223 032 14 (0) 

AMERICAN INDIAN Yellowstone _______________________ _ 

- 6 7 333 5 (0) All other counties __________________ _ 

- 15 14 995 9 14 922 Montona __________________ _ 

- 387 3 081 263 320 524 682 

- 52 607 40B 44 88 564 

- 33 60 130 32 (0) 

- 4 618 4 618 

Big Horn __________________________ _ 

Blaine ____________________________ _ 

Chouteau _________________________ _ Montano __________________ _ 

- 16 7 081 1 13 6 883 1 

ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER 

- 5 23 615 3 (0) 

- 83 909 835 69 128 841 

- 13 100 548 7 5 B05 

- 3 813 2 (0) 

- 51 296 418 38 12 828 

- 6 13931 6 13 931 

- 20 86 056 17 26 406 

- 61 405 173 55 101 217 

- 6 190 350 5 1 350 

- 10 113 672 7 16 092 

Daniels ___________________________ _ 

Glacier _. __________________________ _ 

Hili 

Jeff;r-s~n- == =~ == == ====== ==== == ====== lake _____________________________ _ 

Phillips ___________________________ _ 

Pondero __________________________ _ 

Roosevelt _________________________ _ Rosebud __________________________ _ 

Sanders __________________________ _ 

- 6 1 740 6 1 740 

- 3 507 I (0) 

- 7 4 834 6 (0) 

- 15 9 6011 13 (0) I - 3 17~ I I (0)1 - 12 9 431 12 9 431 

Big Horn __________________________ _ 

Yellowstone ______________ . _________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

ALL OTHER RACES (SEE TEXT) 

Montano __________________ _ 

lake _____________________________ _ 

Ali other counties __________________ _ 

Table 42. Operators of Spanish Origin: 1978 

All forms Farms with soles of 

$2,500 or more All farms Forms with soles of 

$2.500 or more 

Farms Land in forms Forms Land in forms Forms Land in fa rms Forms Land in forms 1 

Montono __________________ _ 

- 94 145 684 64 143 556 

- 7 3646 7 3 646 

- 5 18 640 4 (0) 

- 4 9 924 4 9 924 

- 4 640 3 (0) 

Pork _____________________________ _ 

Ravalli ___________________________ _ 

Rosebud __________________________ _ Sanders __________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

Forms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

- 3 6 308 I (0) 

- 5 556 4 (0) 

- 3 8 723 3 B 723 - 3 1 570 3 I 570 

- 37 95 516 35 93 977 

- 23 161 -

:!~g~~r~::::::::::::::::::::::::: :: Hill ______________________________ _ lake _____________________________ _ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA MONTANA 161 
Table 43. Female Operators: 1978 

All forms Forms with soles of 

$2,500 or more All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Forms land in forms Forms land in forms Farms land in forms Farms land in forms 

Montano __________________ _ 

- 1 261 2 708 243 952 2 501 467 Meagher _______ • __________________ _ 

- 18 324 389 16 (0) Mineral _________ • _____________ • ___ _ 5 2 016 3 (0) Beaverhead _______________________ _ 

- 16 116094 13 111 954 Missoula __________________________ _ 

- 34 15 552 18 11 530 Big Horn __________________________ _ 

- 27 61 596 18 56 748 Musselshell _______________________ _ 16 87 761 11 85 768 Blaine ____________________________ _ 

- 15 24 200 12 24 039 Pork • ________________ • ___________ _ 

- 26 35 965 23 35 704 Broadwater _______________________ _ Corban ___________________________ _ 10 12 093 9 (0) 

- 17 13 644 13 12 743 

Phillips ___________________ ~ _______ _ 

Pandera __________________________ _ - 16 58 064 14 (0) 

- 19 24 908 19 24908 Corter ____________________________ _ 

- 27 95 857 21 94 561 Powder River ______________________ _ - 23 44 427 22 (0) Cascade __________________________ _ 

- 32 57 481 22 57 182 Powell _________ • _______________ • __ _ 

- 16 63 823 14 (0) Chouteau _________________________ _ 

- 24 43 417 23 (0) Prairie ____________________________ _ 

- 11 10 545 10 (0) Custer ____________________________ _ 

- 11 107 255 7 104 786 Daniels ___________________________ _ 

- 20 23 323 20 23 323 Rovalli ___________________________ _ 46 4 920 26 3 201 

Dawson __________________________ _ 

Follon ____________________________ _ 

Fergus ________ . __________________ _ 

Flathead __________________________ _ 

Gallatin ____ . ______________________ _ 

Garfield __________________________ _ 

Glacier ___________________________ _ 

Golden Valley _____________________ _ 

Granite _______________ • _____ . ______ _ 

Hili ______________________________ _ 

- 12 25 361 10 (0) 

- 14 24 568 13 (0) 

30 82 473 25 77 590 

- 43 5 223 21 3 133 

- 33 13 447 28 12 556 

- 19 111 517 18 (0) 

- 10 20 015 7 14 235 

- 7 16 293 5 (0) 

12 41 800 10 (0)1 

- 26 31 813 20 30 862 

Richland ______________ • ___________ _ 

Roosevelt _________________________ _ 

Rosebud • ______ • _________________ ._ Sanders __________________________ _ 

Sheridan _________ • _______ • _____ • __ _ 

Silver Bow _______________________ :. 

Stillwater _________________________ _ 

Sweet Gross _______________ ._. ___ ._. Teton ____________________________ _ 

T oole _______________________ • ____ _ 

- 21 32 431 20 (0) 

33 31 974 25 29658 

- 22 262 107 19 260 665 

- 30 9 486 21 8 873 

- 13 26 122 11 (0) 

- 10 15 869 8 (0) 

- 13 3 367 11 (0) 

- 12 9 075 8 8 178 

- 32 125 925 30 (0) 

-- 14 27 649 14 27649 

Jefferson _________________________ _ 

Judith Basin _______________________ _ 

lake __ . __________________________ _ 

lewis and Clork _________ • _________ _ 

liberty _________ • _________________ _ 

lincoln _____________ • ____________ _ 

- 8 20 197 6 (0) 

- 13 24 612 12 (0) 

- 79 20 121 60 18 205 

-- 25 18 741 13 17 477 

7 15 583 7 15 583 

-- 14 3 443 6 2 163 

Treasure _________________ • _____ • __ _ 

Volley ___________________________ _ 

Wheatland ________________________ _ 

Wibaux _________ • _________________ • 

Yellowstone _______ • _______ ._. _____ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

- 7 24 089 7 24089 

-- 41 179 594 37 31 833 

- 6 7 620 5 (0) 

- 10 10 381 7 9 001 

- 67 66 746 46 65 688 

- 3 4 001 3 4001 

McCone _________ .. ____ • _________ _ 

Madison _______ ... ________________ _ 

-- 17 27 670 I 17 27 670 I -- 29 59 523 i 24 57 503 i Farms not on maillisL ______________ _ - 100 82 077 44 81 400 

162 MONTANA 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms 

1978 

Farms Acres 

Forms ______________ ---- ------ -------- ------------ ---

APe;~;!;f~~~i~n!~!~~==: =::: = = =::::::: =::: =::: = = ~;~c~~~: 

- 24 469 62 269 824 

- (X) 2 545 

- (X) 93 176 320 

- (X) 66.8 

Value of land and buildings,' Average per farm _____________________________ dollors_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollors_ - 501 192 (X) 

(X) 196 -

Lond in farms according to use: 

TO~O~~eit~adn~~pland -=== ======= ======== == == ==== ====== - 22 100 16 325 6451 

- 20921 8 802 485 

By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ - 765 3 589 10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 906 12 389 20 to 29 Qcres _______________________________ _ 

- 880 20 137 30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ - I 375 50 911 50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ - 2 494 172662 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ - 3 286 41>7 751 20010 499 acres _____________________________ _ 5 343 I 730 059 50010 999 acres _____________________________ _ 3 695 2 574 447 1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ - 2 177 3 770 540 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ 

Other cropland ____________ - _ - _ - ___________ - ___ - __ _ 

- 6 840 I 188 978 

II 678 6 334 182 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops failed _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

- I 463 191 674 

- 1 120 200 627 

- 10 135 5 557 1621 

- 2 433 384 719 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ - 3 281 1 943 023 Woodland pastured _________ . _____________________ _ - 2 366 I 566 424 Woodland not pastured _. __________________________ _ 

- 1 265 376 599 

Olher land _________________________________________ _ 

- 20 578 44 001 156 

Pastureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured _______________________ . _______ _ - 14 230 42 795 178 

land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ - 14696 I 205 978 

Posture/and. all types __________________________________ _ 

- 19 080 45 550 580 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated ___________ . ______________ _ 

- 9 682 2 085 759 

- 8 764 I 513 656 Posture/and irrigated _________________ . ______________ _ - 4 052 548 496 Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ - 472 23 607 

land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ - 7 745 796 180 

'1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 

Market value of ogriculturol products sold l _____________ • __ 

Average per form ___________________________ dollars_ 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: 1 

C~:Ol~$~~~~9- =: == =: == == == == == == == ==:= ==== == ===: $20,000 10 $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

1~~:Ol~o$~~:9~9~_ =: == == ===::= :==:= = == == ======== == == $2,500 10 $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less Ihan $2,500 (see le,I) ___________________________ _ $2,000 10 $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

j~;~)UH~ee:~~~I~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CropL _______________________________ : ______________ _ 

Groins ____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporotion loons Cofton and cottonseed ------------------

T o~~~~~~~':_~~~~i~ _~~r-~o-r~ti~~~I;o-n~-== == == ======== == == 

~:~~t~~~~: ~~~:o::~ne.~an~i~~~;~~======~============== Fruits, nuts, and berrie; ___________ =_================== Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Other crops ________________________________________ _ 

livestock, poultry, and their products __ _ 

ri0ullry and paullry praducts _________ = == =::= == ====:= =:= 

C~~~e '::dd~~~!es- -- ------ -------- -------------------- ~~~:p~~~m"~~~ ~nd:~~~i=:=:=: ===: =:=~= = === ========:=== 

Other livestock and lives-I~~k-p~a-d-u-ci;-(;~-I;~')-=::::=:::: 

'1974 dolo include sales ollaresl products. 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1978 

Forms 

24 469 

(X) 

2 727 

5 697 

4 505 

3 388 

2 604 

2 035 

3 400 

613 

821 

768 

1 198 

113 

15 538 

12 637 

3 593 

-

-

- 5 352 

109 

207 

124 

748 

18 027 

947 

751 

16 289 

2 417 

2 175 

2 103 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

All forms 

Value 

($1,000) 

1 184 597 

48 412 

612 860 

357 764 

130 898 

48 892 

18 962 

7 411 

4 113 

1 347 

I 395 

936 

436 

3 698 

490 292 

411 353 

58 020 

-

-

- 43 658 

202 

1 334 

3 278 

30 466 

694 305 

8 314 

27 265 

597 904 

28020 

22 622 

10 181 

1974 

Farms Acres 

23 324 62 158 3511 (X) 2 665 

(X) 93 176 320 

(X) 66.7 

298 070 (X) 

(X) 112 

21 368 15 445 720 

20 376 8 426 881 

689 (NA) 

739 (NA) 

612 (NA) 

I 159 (NAl 

2 346 (NA) 

3 542 (NA) 

5 /lJ7 (NA) 

3 692 (NA) 

I 990 (NA) 

7 017 I 144 873 

II 180 5 873 966 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) I 

(NA) (NA) 

2 933 2 049 728 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

19 808 44 662 903 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

8 714 I 759 040 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(X) (X) 

1978 and 1974 

1974 

Value 

Forms ($1,000) 

23 324 1 033 239 (X) 44299 

2 142 (NA) 

5 358 (NA) 

4 591 (NA) 

3 616 (NA) 

2 520 (NA) 

1 655 (NA) 

3 340 (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

102 (NA) 

15 972 549 8761 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

84 1 464 

(NA) (NA) 

18 140 480 277 

1 290 8 800 (NA) (NA) 

(NA). (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 

Farms Acres Forms Acres 

20 956 56489 1501 20 177 56731 1931 

(X) 2 696 (X) 2 812 

(X) 93 176 320 (X) 93 176 320 

(X) /IJ.6 (X) /IJ.9 

538 873 (X) 318 305 (X) 

(X) 200 (X) 113 

19 370 16 056 8931 18 966 15257374 

18 681 8 717801 18 509 8 375 116 

316 I 397 221 (NA) 

382 5 135 235 (NA) 

481 II 023 302 (NA) 

I 014 38 045 781 (NA) 

2 076 147 418 2 157 (NA) 

3 226 4/IJ098 3 535 (NA) 

5 321 (D) 5 600 (NA) 

3 693 (0) 3 691 (NA) 

2 172 3 757 /lJ3 I 987 (NA) 

5 552 I 080 240 5 597 I 040 944 

II 114 6 258 852 10 849 5 841 314 

1 372 186 180 607 94 253 

I 004 190 360 876 188 132 

9 837 5 521 225 9 914 5 294 /lJ2 

2 241 361 087 I 087 264 327 

2480 I 412 941 2 333 I 51 I 931 

I 905 I 146 507 1 850 I 146 601 

841 266 434 777 365 330 

17920 39 019 316 17 558 39 961 888 

13 165 37 908 171 13 215 38 989 905 

12 509 I 111 145 13 345 971 983 

16 672 40 134 918 (NA) 41 177 450 

8 301 2 029 904 7 528 I 717 764 

7 697 1 488 323 7 183 I 367 432 

3 351 518 736 (NA) 337 370 

428 22 845 220 12 962 

7 608 791 167 (X) (X) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 

Volue Value 

Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) 

20 956 1 176 787 20 177 I 027 135 (X) 56 155 (X) 50 906 

2 727 612860 2 142 (NA) 

5 697 357 764 5 358 (NA) 

4 505 130 898 4 591 (NA) 

3 388 48 892 3 616 (NA) 

2604 18 962 2 520 (NA) 

2 035 7 411 I I 655 (NA) (X) (X) 295 (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (Xli (Xl (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

14 330 487 8381 (NAl 548 526 12 299 410 194

1 

12 833 454 120 3 574 57 967 (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - 4 534 42 522 5 011 46 571 66 185 78 274 132 1 259 99 622 91 3 251 61 1 440 

732 30 427 701 4~ 498 

15 893 688 949 15 748 475 551 721 8 258 1 060 8 729 676 26 748 870 19 039 14 791 594 389 14 850 401 230 2 158 27 486 2 450 24 669 1 911 22 306 1 939 16 676 1 654 9 762 I 306 5 209 

MONTANA 163 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 Farms 

Farms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigated 1978 1974 in farms Forms in forms cropland farms in forms cropland land 

All forms ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- - 24 469 23 324 62 269 824 20 921 54 J34 703 8 802 485 9 682 24 096 133 2 653 255 2 085 759 

1 to 9 acres _______________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres 

50 to 69 acres====================== 70 to 99 ocres _____________________ _ 100 to 139 ocres ___________________ _ 

140 to 179 ocres ___________________ _ 

- 1 359 1 177 3 112 207 930 617 213 984 453 746 

- 2 148 1 550 55 858 1 426 39 116 23 176 1 238 32 517 15 405 22466 526 394 30 547 383 22 211 12 107 270 15 717 7 190 10 308 

- 896 731 72 872 744 60 741 30 157 527 42 908 20 301 25 848 711 694 82 694 574 67 008 33 033 410 47860 22 083 30355 

- 1 041 888 163 667 901 141 603 63 492 563 88 223 41 039 51 950 180 to 219 oCreL __________________ _ 

220 fa 259 ocreL _____________ .. ____ _ 260 to 499 acreL __________________ _ 50010 999 ocres ___________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acreL _______________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

- 497 496 98 4511 438 86909 40 392 316 62 629 30086 36633 

623 507 146 108 566 132 550 51 019 311 73 740 32 922 40 550 

- 2 437 2 433 

892 5011 

2 201 805 501 325 927 1 203 435 243 188 059 208 214 2 950 2 990 2 163 696 2 725 2 005 189 659 910 I 122 799 480 261 466 267 643 

- 4 139 4 053 6 014 333 3 953 5 750 526 1 673 766 1 131 1 584 327 369 418 294 272 

- 7 142 7 411 52 545 982 6 803 45 222 419 5 888 889 2 378 20 912 505 1 664 833 1 096 774 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

Land in forms __________________________ _ 

-------- 24 469 62 269 824 23 324 62 158 351 20956 56489 150 20 177 56 731 193 Horvested cropland ________________ _ -------- 20 921 8 802 485 20 376 8 426 881 18 681 8 717801 18 509 8 375 116 

Tenure of operator: Full owners ______________________ _ -------- 11 476 14 840 582 10 677 14 138 107 8 830 11 227 430 8 283 11 685 966 Harvested cropland _________________ _ 

-------- 8 949 2 058 416 (NA) 2 035 023 7 225 2 002 547 (NA) 1 997 205 Port owners _________________________ _ 

-------- 10 070 42 911 478 10 135 43 760 198 9546 41 176 701 9 652 41 143 500 Harvested crapland _________________ _ -------- 9 573 5 961 750 (NA) 5 697 443 9 233 5 942 279 (NA) 5 686 859 Tenants _____________________________ _ 

-------- 2 923 4 517 764 2 512 4 260 046 2 580 4 085 019 2 242 3 901 727 Harvested cropland _________ _ --------- 2 399 782 319 (NA) 694 415 2 223 772 975 (NA) 691 052 

Type of organization: Individual or family ___________________ _ --------- 19 901 33 249 901 (NA) (NA) 16 664 32 619 147 17 177 37 428 818 Partnership _________________________ _ --------- 2 350 7 602 798 (NA) (NA) 2 219 7 553 899 1 693 6 509 264 Corporation ________ . ________________ _ --------- 2 012 16 163 718 (NA) (NA) 1 994 16 112 698 I 229 12 293 386 

Other - cooperative, estate or trust, instituti anal, etc._ 206 5 253 407 (NA) (NA) 79 203 406 78 499 725 

All forms 1 

Farms with soles of 

1 All farms I Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more $2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: forming ______________________ _ 17 082 16 967 16 209 15 895 On form operated ______________________ 18039 15 441 15 611 13 405 Other ______ _ 7 387 4 948 4 747 2 975 Not on form operated ___________________ 4036 3 299 3 297 2 863 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years _____________________ _ 3991 

Not reported ___________________________ 2 394 3 175 2 048 2 602 

- 615 474 507 Operators reporting days of work off form: 251034 yeorL___ _ ___________ _ 

35 to 44 yeorL _______ ~ ______________ _ 

45 to 54 yeorL ______________________ _ 

- 3 518 2 391 2 843 2 026 None ___________________ ~ _____________ 12 268 9 952 11 500 9 244 

- 4 560 3 912 3 787 3 270 1 fa 49 doy'- __________________________ 2 564 1 632 2377 1 487 

- 6 108 5 762 5 282 5 018 50 fa 99 day'- _________________________ 815 595 716 511 551064 yeors _______________________ _ 

65 years and over ____________________ _ Average age _________________________ _ 

6 266 6 069 5 606 5 395 100 to 149 day'- _______________________ 802 587 681 496 

3 402 3 307 2 931 2 762 150 fa 199 day'- _______________________ 1 100 766 799 552 

49.6 51.1 50.0 51.2 200 days or more ______________________ 5 548 3 704 3 597 2 253 

'Applies only to individual or family operations (sole proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

/1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see textl 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) Farms ($1.000) 

Livestock and poultry purchosed _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ______________ -------------- Commercially mixed formula feedL ____________________ _ Animal health costs __________ .. ________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and Iree-s ___________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer ___________ - _ -- -- -- - - -- -------- ---

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ______ -- --------- Hired form lobar ________________ -- -- -_ - - ---- -- ---- -- --- (ontroct lobar ____ . ____________________ -_ - - -- -- ---- -- ---

- 10 145 157 230 9 825 124 203 8 808 155 897 8 547 123 293 

16 647 110 641 15 940 123 454 14 243 108 779 13 677 120 984 

5 570 28 027 11 376 47 185 4 830 27 527 10 271 46 270 

- 15 639 8 457 (NA) (NA) 13 589 8 228 11 899 6929 

- 8 668 12 852 8 332 10 400 7 904 12 741 7 524 10 294 

12 884 65 238 11 005 39053 11 938 64 701 10 154 38 685 

13 091 28 015 10 296 12 523 12 411 27 752 9 950 12 476 

- 11 414 70 989 9 929 47 288 10 768 69877 9 365 46 591 

- 2 566 5 990 2 063 4 321 2 442 5 885 1 946 4 282 

(uslomwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipmenf __ . ___________ . _____ .. ___________________ _ - 10 657 28 943 9 558 17 688 9 783 28 523 8 806 17 539 

Energy and petroleum products _____ .. ___________________ _ 

Petroleum products .. _ -_ - _ -- -- - - -- ---- -- -- -- -- -- - - ---- Gosoline__ _ _ _________________________ _ 

Diesel fuel_ _ __________ . ______________ . ________ _ 

LP gas, butane, and propone __ . _____ . _ . _____________ _ 

Fuel oil _______________ .- .. ----- --------.. ------ Noturol gas _ _ ______________________ . __ 

Kerosene, molor oil. and grease _____________________ _ 

Electricity __ . ___ . __________ ------ -- -- -- ----------- Othcr--coal, wood, coke, etc. _________________________ _ 

- 24 366 90 393 (NA) (NA) 20 984 88 868 (NA) (NA) 

- 24 349 77 736 22 938 53 253 20 974 76 586 20 004 52 478 

23 650 41 374 (NA) (NA) 20 500 40 596 19 741 30 491 

- 16 402 24 944 (NA) (NA) 15 411 24 786 14 000 15 142 

- 5 046 3 539 (NA) (NA) 4 849 3 502 4 754 2472 

4 252 2 068 (NA) (NA) 4028 2032 

- 910 } 700 (NA) (NA) 825 680 19 953 4 374 

24 348 5 110 (NA) (NA) 20 973 4991 

- 18 535 12 151 (NA) (NA) 16744 11 808 (NA) (NA) 

1 916 506 (NA) (NA) 1 719 473 (NA) (NA) 

164 MONTANA 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

I J978 data ore bosed on a sample of farms- see text} 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

(ropland fertilized, except pasture __________________________ _ Posture and rongeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime __________________________________________________ - __ _ 

12 651 4 650 383 11 737 4 621 292 - 12462 4 529 595 11 618 4 504 418 - 1 693 120 788 1 460 116 874 - (0) 1 (0) 1 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hay and other crops _____________________________ _ 

Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords- ____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and pasture _________________ _ 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

2 618 869 778 2 469 864 152 - 50 642 322 50 523 - 330 

731 314091 665 313 795 -

- 10 392 4 776 5741 9 966 4 740 146 

211 47 778 199 47 738 - 5 583 (X~I 5 224 (X) - 2 253 (X) 2 140 (X) -

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are bosed on a sample of forms· see textj 

All forms Forms with sales All forms of $2.500 or more 

All MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ farms_ 

$1.000_ -

- Average per form ________________ dollars __ 

Forms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ___ • ___________________ _ 

$10,000 fo $19,999 ___ • _____________ • ___ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel troctors ___________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only ___ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

- Other cornpickers and picker-shellers _________ _ Cottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower - conditioners __________ . ___________ _ 

Pickup balers _____________________________ _ 

-

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

1 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of aU 

24 417 22 640 21 017 19 731 machinery and equipment -Can. 

262 310 752 934 1 225 989 721 833 $20,000 fo $29,999 ______________________ 

51 698 33 257 58 333 36 584 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 _________ • ______ • _____ 

1 876 2 188 1 261 1 329 $70,000 to $99,999 ___________________ • __ 

4 090 2 9681 2 052 1 9571 $100,000 to $199.999 ____________________ 

3 848 4 160 1 3 422 3 430j $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All farms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

18 439 27 782 10061 12 510 11 299 15 272 22 981 68 859 13 400 22 050 19 290 46809 21 386 55 941 6 333 8 820 19 955 47 121 

10 296 13 225

1 

2 075 2 494

1 

8 678 10 731 90 101 31 35 64 66 61 62 7 7 54 55 - - - - - - 6 922 7 513 2 155 2 283 4 928 5 230 10 704 11 857 2 852 3 030 8 193 8 827 

1 849 2 130 663 729 1 227 1 401 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

11978 doto are based on a sample of forms,· see textJ 

Hired workers - All forms, 1978 

1978 

2 717 

3 106 

2509 

2 012 ., 3 

1 

145 

114 ~ -' 

Farms 

19 231 

21 542 20 351 

9 299 

96 

792 

(NA) 

2 975 

9 956 

1 386 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

10 155 3 623 887, 

(NA) 3 499 284 

(NA) 124 603 - -

(NA) 871 573 

109 19 523 

279 123 475 

(NA) 3 574 027 

101 9 431 

1 740 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1974 1978 1974 

3 755 2 580 3 606 

4 937 2 990 4 801 

2 191 2 485 2 180 

2441 1{ 

1 993 ., 3 128 ~ 2 4281 

i L 1 106 -' 

1974 

Manutactured 

Number 1970 to 1974 

28 205 16 541 

61 904 21 763 53 914 10 669 

11 392 2 410 107 45 

806 51 (NA) (NA) 

3 205 891 

10 613 3 084 

1 512 569 

Any hired workers -

Forms with sales of $2,500 or morc 

Working 150 days or more Working less than 150 days 

Any Farms Workers Farms Workers 1978 197~ 

- 11 414 5 336 (X) 9 151 (X) 10 768 9 36' - 40 396 (X) 11 650 (X) 28 746 38 751 39 596 

Forms __ ._. _. _ . _________________ ~_. ______________________ _ 

Workers ______ . ___ . _____________________________________ _ 

Farms with-- 1 worker __ . _____ .. W ~ ___________________________________ _ 

2 workers __ . _______________ "' __________________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers ______________________________________ .. __ _ 

5 to 9 workers __________ ~ _____ •• _______________________ _ 

10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 3 501 2 631 2 631 3 286 3 286 3 233 7 986 - 2 753 1 457 2 914 2 217 4 434 2 580 I 883 - 2 789 872 :2 877 2 148 7 216 2672 7 103 - I 742 296 1 754 1 084 6 538 1 668 1 611 629 80 1 474 416 7 272 615 782 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRIC'Il TURE - COUNTY DATA MONTANA 165 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All farm. Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

forms Number forms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: 

- 18 948 (X) 18 356 (X) 16205 (X) 15 773 (X) 

- 17 235 (X) 17 624 (X) 15 139 (X) 15 259 (X) 

Any livestock or poultry ___________ ._. _______ ._. _____ _ 

Any cottle. hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 

Sale., 

- 18027 694 305 18 140 480277 15893 688 949 15 748 475 551 - 17 283 648 545 17 724 (NA) 15485 644 181 15 510 442 575 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $l,O()(L 

Any collie, hogs, or .heep ____________________ $1,000_ 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: 

- 16423 2 820 065 16 937 3 211 584 14 528 2 785 727 14 743 3 160 549 

- 15 267 I 519 338 15 750 I 722 476 13 606 I 502 161 13 937 I 695 486 

- 14 593 I 489 779 15 144 I 690 839 13 115 I 473 807 13 470 I 665 255 

- 3 238 29 559 4 003 31 637 2851 28 354 3 500 30 231 

Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers thot had calved ____________________ _ Beef cows _______________________ . ______________ _ Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

- 13 226 704 596 (NAJ (NA) II 965 696 426 12 155 756 881 

- 14 592 596 131 (NAJ (NA) 13 104 587 140 12 892 708 182 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and buH calves _____________ _ 

Sales: Cottle and calves _____ • _____________________ ._. _____ • 

- 16 289 I 757 482 16 773 I 831 367 14 791 I 746 492 14 850 I 813 073 $1,000_ Colves _________________________________ • _____ • __ _ - (X) 597 904 (X) (NA) (X) 594 389 (X) 401 230 

- 10 168 672 570 (NA) (NA) 9399 667 568 8 725 652 337 $1,000_ Cottle ___________________ • _______________________ _ - (X) 177 767 (X) (NA) (X) 176812 (X) 84 346 

- 13 227 I 084 912 (NA) (NA) 12 110 I 078 924 12 684 I 160 736 $1,000_ Fattened cottle _____________ • ___ • _________ • _____ _ - (X) 420 137 (X) (NA) (X) 417 577 (X) 316 884 

- I 153 165 020 (NAJ (NA) 990 163 849 I 212 299 224 

$1,000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ - (X) 75 390 (X) (NA) (X) 74 718 (X) III 057 

- 751 27 265 (NA) (NA) 676 26 748 870 19039 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 2 633 214 346 2 717 212 456 2 242 207 718 2 391 205 771 Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ 

- I 834 31 964 (NA) (NA) I 600 30 438 I 539 24451 Other hogs and pig5- ______________________________ _ 2 393 182 382 (NA) (NA) 2 060 177 280 2 248 181 320 litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ - I 913 41 421 2 038 42 953 I 665 40236 I 825 41 669 Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ - I 613 20 717 I 763 24051 I 425 20008 I 599 23 280 June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- I 539 20 704 I 446 18 902 I 378 20 228 I 310 18 389 Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

- 2 171 526 671 2 237 630 877 I 880 518 744 I 896 616 256 Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ 

- 2034 342 396 (NA) (NA) I 785 337 834 I 768 420 053 Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 133 I 213 (NAJ (NA) 68 453 21 61 

- 10 216 63 032, 7 744 48 020 8 529 53 221 6 511 43 306 Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 2 417 313 545 2 731 373 412 2 158 306911 2 450 365 732 $1,000_ - (X) 28 020 (X) (NA) (X) 27 486 (X) 24669 Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 532 52 744 641 54 735 466 51 554 536 52 795 $1,000_ - (X) I 922 (X) (NA) (X) I 886 (X) I 021 Sheep and lambs- ___________________________________ _ 

- 2 139 340 778 2 243 536 751 I 882 335 701 I 917 525 369 Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

- 2 020 413 973 (NA) (NA) I 791 408 881 I 780 524 823 Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

- (X) 4 138 753 (X) (NA) (X) 4 087 348 (X) 5 303 149 Sheep,lomb., and wool ________________________ $I,ooo_ - 2 175 22622 (NA) (NA) I 911 22306 I 939 16676 Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 85 394 (NA) (NA) 41 243 - - - $1,000_ (X) 21 (X) (NA) (X) 12 (X) - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- I 810 7042 I 368 5 763 I 457 6243 I 188 5 294 $1,000_ - (X) 4493 (X) (NA) (X) 4 134 (X) I 700 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

- 3 720 (X) 3 912 (X) 2 952 (X) 3 280 (X) 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 3 252 890 724 3 758 980 156 2662 873 267 3 144 958 974 

- 3 222 805 240 3 676 885 569 2 638 789 385 3 099 867 001 

- 275 85 484 (NAJ (NA) 194 83882 109 84372 

Hens and pullets of loying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - 192 107 979 (NA) (NA) 176 107 580 42 45 651 

- 648 60 546 457 39 515 366 43426 390 36447 

- 286 3 470 (NA) (NA) 202 2 956 184 I 609 

- 214 2 859 (NA) (NA) 145 2 438 130 I 287 

- 138 611 (NA) (NA) 105 518 85 322 

- 604 (X) (NA) (X) 440 (X) 290 (X) 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys far slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry __ .. _________________________________ _ 

Soles: 

- 603 (X) 576 (X) 430 (X) 482 (X) 

- 277 447 532 471 636 837 217 445 427 388 625 185 

Any poultry ______________________________________ ---

Chickens 3 months old or alder ______________________ _ 

- 271 (D) 449 532 689 213 (D) 376 (0) 

- 12 (0) (NA) (NA) 9 (0) 9 (0) 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- 8 865 (NA) (NA) 6 (0) 4 (D) 

- 153 41 193 108 31 706 91 33 586 91 30 586 

- 68 9 542 (NA) (NA) 51 9382 27 8 724 

- 66 (0) (NA) (NA) 50 (D) 26 (0) 

- 3 (D) (NAJ (NA) 2 (D) 2 (D) 

- 78 (X) (NA) (X) 59 (X) 32 (X) 

947 8 314 I 290 8 800 721 8258 I 060 8 729 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months ald ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkevs ______________________________________ ----

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ____________________ -- - ___ ----------- Poullry and poultry product. ____________________ $1,000 __ 

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Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978. 

1974. 

For groin or seed (bushelsl. ...•.••.•.•.•....• 1978. 

1974. 

For silage or green chop (tons, greeo> __________ 1978. 

1974. 

For fodder, hogged or grazed .•..•.••.•.•.•.• 1978. 

1974. 

Sorghums for all purposes •.•.••••.•.•.•....•.• 1978. 

1974. 

For groin or seed (bushels) ••.•.•.•.•.••.•.•.• 1978. 

1974. 

For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978. 

1974. 

Cut for dry forage or hay (tons, dry) .•....•.•• 1978. 

1974. 

Hogged or grazed ••.•.•.•....•.•••.•••.••.• 1978. 

1974. 

Wheat for groin (bushels) ••.•.•.•.•.•......•... 1978. 

1974. 

Oats for grain (bushels) .•.•...•.•.•.......•••• 1978. 

1974. 

8arley for grain (bushels) .•••.•.•.•.•..•••.••.• 1978. 

1974. 

Rye for groin (bushels) ..•.•...••••••.•.•.•.•.• 1978. 

1974. Other small groins for groin ___________________ .1978. 

1974. 

Soybeans for beans (bush.ls) ..•.•.•.•.••••.•.•• 1978. 

1974. Peanuts for nuts (pounds) ____________________ .1978. 

1974. 

Cotton (boles) ••.•••••..••••.•.•.•.•........• 1978. 

1974. 

Tobacco (pounds) ..••.•••.•.•.•........•.•.•• 1978. 

1974. 

Irish potatoes (hundr.dweight) ............•••••• 1978. 

1974. 

Sweetpotatoes (bushels) ••.•.•.•.•.•.•..•.•.... 1978. 

1974. 

Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see text) ••••.•.•.•.•.•.•• 1978. 

1974. 

Alfalfa hay (tons, dry) ••••.•.•.•.•.•.•...•.• 1978. 

1974. 

Other tame dry hoy (tons, dry) (see text) .....• 1978. 

Field seed crops ••••••.•.•.•............•.•.•• 1978. 

1974. 

Alfalfa seed (pounds) .•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•...•... 1978. 

1974. 

Red clover seed (pounds) •••••••••• , •••••.•.• 1978. 

1974. 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ••.•.•• 1978. 

1974. 

Sweet corn ••••••••.......•....•...•••••••• 1978. 

1974. 

Tomatoes •••.••••.•.•.•.•.•...•...••.•.•.. 1978. 

1974. Green peas excluding cowpeos ________________ 1978. 

1974. 

land in orchards ____________________________ .1978. 

1974. 

Apples (pounds) .•••••••••••••.•••.•.•.•.•.• 1978. 

1974. 

Peaches (pounds) ••••.•.•.•.•.•.•.•......... 1978. 

1974. 

Grapes (pounds) (see text) ••••••••••••.•.•.•• 1978. 

1974. 

Berries _. __________________________________ .1978. 

1974. 

Strawberries (pounds) ••••.•.•.•••.•.•.•.•.•• 1978. 

1974. 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978. 

Other crops ••••.•••.••••.•••••.•.•.•••••.••• 1978. 

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II 779 

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(NAl 

126 

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Harvested 

Acres 

98 381 

87 670 

21 049 

II 020 

75 61>7 

(NA) 

I 61>5 

(NA) 

I 344 

I 946 

(0) 

- I 165 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

(0) 

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4 807 895 

4 729 604 

176 264 

(NA) 

I 268 756 

(NA) 

3 86B 

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105 425 

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- 2 366 208 

2 158 312 

I 342 925 

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283 587 

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1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

All forms 

Irrigated 

Quantity Forms Acres 

(X) 838 70 312 

(X) (NA) (NA) 

I 251 164 131 10 271 

620 069 (NA) (NA) 

I 080 637 771 60 041 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) 10 220 

(X) (NA) (NA) 

8 173 2 (0) 

- (NA) (NA) 

4 191 8 (0) 

(NA) (NA) (NAl 

- - -

(NA) (NAl (NA) 

(X) - -

(X) I (NA) (NA) 

134 505 058 858 70 719 

109 127 964 (NA) (NA) 

8 532 859 999 32 749 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

52 454 469 2 479 235 154 

(NA) (NA) (NAl 

87 744 - -

(NA)I (NAl (NA) I (X) 24 I 929 

(X) (NA) (NA) 

4 971 7 188 

- (NA) (NA) 

- - - - (NA) (NAl 

- - -

- (NA) (NAl 

- - -

- (NA) (NAl 

2 091 828 145 7734 

I 502 872 (NAl (NA) 

(0) 1 (0) 

- (NA) (NA) 

4 389 196 7 757 I 053 735 

3 658 936 (NA) {NAl 

2 935 5291 6 113 632 8351 (NA) (NAl (NAl 

441 945 I 438 119800 

(X) 88 6430 

(X) {NAl (NAl 

I 526 324 79 4 516 

(NA) (NAl (NAl 

(0) I (0) 

(NAl (NAl (NA) I 

(X) 109 320 (X) (NAl (NAl 

(X) 78 176 

(X) (NAl (NA) 

(X) 18 14 

(X) (NAl (NA) 

(X) 19 4 

(X) (NA) (NAl 

()() 210 I 193 

(X) (NA) (NAl 

638 315 (NA) (NAl 

(NA) (NAl (NAl 

577 (NA) (NAl 

(NA) (NA) (NAl (0) (NAl (NA) 

(NA) (NAl (NAl 

(X) 32 19 

(X) (NA) (NA) 

27 370 16 10 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) 67 488 (X) (NA) (NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

I 045 97 829 (X) 827 69 809 

I 193 86 807 (X) 861 63 486 

175 (0) (0) 130 (0) 

169 10811 613 851 87 5 867 

936 75 126 I 074 182 761 (0) 

987 70 858 I 026 900 799 57 179 

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96 5 138 (X) 16 440 

29 I 344 (X) 10 22°1 

30 I 789 (X) 10 441 

4 (0) 8 173 2 (O) 

- - - - - 24 1 165 4 191 8 (0) 

9 237 2 254 3 72 

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18 I 425 2 057 5 332 

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4 127 (X) 3 37

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10 557 4 792 904 134 116 530 842 70 434 

II 605 4 724 346 109 005 222 I 063 67 356 

3408 173 145 8 424 439 965 32172 

3 416 161> 757 6 314 094 870 24 398 

8 140 I 261 917 52 200 161 2 375 233 014 

8 332 I 173 848 34 992 654 I 980 132 842 

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74 4 373 107 835

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815 105 068 (X) 22 (0) I 

348 35 244 (X) 28 I 586 

7 188 4 971 7 188 

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178 8 402 2 085 237 130 7 702 

201 6 503 1 499 096 143 6 417 

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14062 2 306 442 4 315 323 6 830 1 032 041 

13 341 2 118 640 3 602 733 6 519 I 018 128 

10384 I 317 505 2 894 755 5 565 620 785 

10033 I 230 887 2 422 870 5 307 604 235 

2976 269 019 426 132 1 217 115 997 

272 (0) (X) 87 (0) 

548 39601 (X) 120 8 262 

240 (0) (0) 78 (0) 

474 29 226 2 723 779 97 5 312 

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10 834 41 008 6 708

1 61> 261 (Xl 66 261 

84 676 (X) 75 625 

50 146 (X) 50 146 

60 196 (X) 55 176 

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25 349 (X) 21 346

1 184 I 331 (X) 134 966 

133 I 175 (X) 104 941 

82 189 535 155 (NAI (NAI 

59 261 445 961 (NA) (NAI 

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10 7 22 390 7 7 

7 II 16 493 6 II 91 520 (X) 48 450 691 72 515 (X) (NAI (NA) 

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Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

AU farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

Forms ____________________ ~ _________ ~ ___ < _________ ~ __ 

Average size of farm ___________ . ___ ~ _______ .. _ .. _____ _ 

Approximate land orea ____________________ . _____________ _ 

Proporiion in forms __________________________ percenL 

904 578 905 (NA) (NA) 346 514 027 (NA) (NA) 

- (X) 640 (X) (NA) (X) 1 486 (X) (NA) 

- (X) (X) (X) - (X) (X) (X) -

- (X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (NA) 

Value of land and buildings: \ Average per farm ________________ ~ ____________ dollars- - 198 814 (X) (NA) (X) 295 315 (X) (NA) (X) Average per acre _____________________________ dollars_ - (X) 310 (X) (NA) (X) 199 (X) (NA) 

land in forms according to use: Total cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acre5. harvested: 

- 663 93 037 (NA) (NA) 250 52937 (NA) (NA) 

- 608 61 442 (NAl (NA) 239 47 780 (NA) (NA) 

1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

- 67 377 (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 10 to 19 acres ___________ . ___________________ _ 

-- 44 737 (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 20 to 29 acres ______________________________ _ 

-- 66 1 496 (NA) (NA) 44 946 (NA) (NA) 30 to 49 acres ______________________________ _ 

-- 106 3 666 (NA) (NA) 62 2 170 (NA) (NA) 5010 99 acres ______________________________ _ 

-- 214 11 976 (NA) (NA) 22 1 474 (NA) (NA) [00 to 199 acres ____________________________ _ 

-- 22 2 200 (NA) (NA) 22 2200 (NA) (NAl 200 to 499 acres ___ . _________________________ _ 

-- 45 13 160 (NA) (NA) 45 13 160 (NA) (NAl 500 to 999 acres ____________________________ _ 

-- 44 27830 (NA) (NA) 44 27 830 (NA) (NA) 1,000 acres or more ________________ . __________ _ -- - - (NA) (NAl - - (NA) (NA) 

Cropland used only for pasturc ________ . _________ . __ _ 

-- 221 25 140 (NA) (NA) 33 341 (NA) (NA) Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 100 6 455 (NA) (NA) 45 4 816 (NA) (NA) 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested or pastured _______________ _ 45 2 798 (NA) (NA) 45 2 798 (NA) (NA) Cropland on which all crops foiled ______ .. __________ _ 34 309 (NA) (NA) 23 276 (NAl (NA) 

Croplond in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ - 45 2 468 (NA) (NA) 23 I 742 (NAl (NA) Cropland idle ____________________ . ______________ _ 22 880 (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

Total woodland ________________ . ____________________ _ 

-- 247 21 869 (NA) (NA) 44 1 034 (NA) (NA) Woodland pastured ______________________________ _ -- 44 990 (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) Woodland not pastured ___________________________ _ 

-- 203 20 879 (NA) (NA) 44 I 034 (NA) (NA) 

Other land _______________ -. _______________________ _ 

-- 860 463 999 (NA) (NA) 346 460 056 (NA) (NA) 

P(]stureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland pastured ______________________________ _ -- 388 437 882 (NA) (NA) 287 435 916 (NA) (NA) 

land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc ______ _ -- 685 26 117 (NA) (NA) 214 24 140 (NA) (NA) 

Pastureland, all typeL _________________ . _______________ _ 

-- 620 464 012 (NA) (NA) 298 436 257 (NA) (NA) 

Irrigated land _______________________________________ _ 

-- 298 16 228 (NA) (NA) 110 10230 (NA) (NA) 

Harvested cropland irrigated _________________________ _ -- 232 12675 (NA) (NA) 110 10 230 (NA) (NA) 

Pasturelond irrigoted ________________________________ _ - 121 3 553 (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

land set aside in the federal farm programs in 1978 ________ _ - 22 1 320 (X) (X) 22 1 320 (X) (X) 

fJ978 dota are based on a sample of farms; see text_ 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

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

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ 

Average per form ___________________________ dollars_ - 904 7 144 (NA) (NA) 346 6550 (NA) (NA) 

- (X) 7902 (X) (NA) (X) 18 932 (X) (NA) 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold;l $100,000 or morL __________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ $20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- 41 2 136 (NA) (NA) 41 2 136 (NA) (NA) 

- 92 2 427 (NA) (NA) 92 2 427 (NA) (NAl 

- 103 1 270 (NA) (NA) 103 I 270 (NA) (NA) 

- 66 563 (NA) (NA) 66 563 (NA) (NA) 

$2,500 to $4,999 ____________________________________ _ 

less thon $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ $2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less thon $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see textL ___________________________ _ 

- 44 154 (NA) (NA) 44 154 (NA) (NA) 

- 558 593 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (NA) (NA) 

- 45 96 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

202 336 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

66 86 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 245 76 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

(rops ___________________________________________ _ 

Groins ____ ~ ____________________________________ ----

Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed ____________________________ - __ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ 

Tobacco ________ . _____________________ -_ --- -- --- ----

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____________________ _ 

Fruits, nuts. and berries. __________ ..: ____ - ___ --- ----- --- Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Other crops ________________ . _________ - ________ -- - ---

- 347 1 806 (NA) (NA) [ 111 1 522 (NA) (NA) 

89 465 (NA) (NA) 67 460 (NA) (NA) 

2J 114 (NA) (NA) 23 114 (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- 291 1 340 (NA) (NA) 66 1 062 (NA) (NA) 

- 11 1 (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- 11 1 (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NAl - - (NA) (NAl 

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ .. Poultry and poultry products. __________________________ _ 

DOlryproducts. __________ ~ ____ . __________________ _ 

Cottle and colves ____ ., _____________________________ _ 

Hogs and pigs ________ . _________________________ _ 

Sheep, lombs, ond wool ____________________ -- ---- - ---

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

- 579 5 338 (NA) (NA) 280 5 028 (NA) (NA) 

- 56 6 (NA) (NAl - - (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

436 4 350 (NA) (NAl 269 4 144 (NA) (NA) 

- 99 246 (NA) (NA) 66 235 (NA) (NA) 

- 44 197 (NA) (NA) 22 183 (NA) (NA) 

168 540 (NA) (NA) 81 465 (NA) (NAl 

11974 doto include soles of forest products, 

168 FARMS NOT ON MAIL LIST, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 -1 Forms 

Forms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irngated 

1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland Forms in forms cropland land 

All forms ___________________________ _ 

Farms with-- \ to 9 acres _______________________ _ 

904 (NA) I 578 905

1 

608 531 380 61 442 298 281 422 30 055 16 228 

104 (NA) 286 - - - 22 22 22 10 to 49 ocres _____________________ _ - 259 (NA) 5 030 133 2 770 1 884 89 1 450 377 762 50 to 69 ocreL ____________________ _ 65 (NA) 3 900 22 1 320 I 320 - -- - - 70 to 99 ocreL ____________________ _ 55 (NA) 4 598 55 4 598 I 892 33 2 838 1 122 638 10010 139 oere'- __________________ _ 22 (NA) 2 486 22 2 486 726 22 2 486 726 1 606 14010 179 oere'- __________________ _ 45 (NA) 6 539 44 6 380 3 674 44 6 380 3 674 3 674 18010 219 oere'- ____________ _ 

22010 259 oeres ___________________ _ 260 to 499 ocres ___________________ _ 50010 999 oere'- __________________ _ 

1,00010 1,999 ocres ________________ _ 

2,000 ocres or more ________________ _ 

- (NA) I 30 4921 

- - 7 1801 - - -

137 (NA) 137 30 492 22 5 192 1 430 2 970 

- (NA) I 21 1201 - - 1 4301 - - - - 22 (NAil 

22 21 120 - - - -

- 128 (NA) 212 5201 106 170 280 20 27~ I 22 39 160 506 506 

- 67 (NA) 291 934 i 67 291 934 23 060 44 223 894 22 220 6 050 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 I 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres i Forms Acres 

land in forms _________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ___________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: Ful! owners _________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ 

Port owners _________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ Tenants ____________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________ _ 

Type of organization: Individual or family ___________________ _ 

Partnership _________________________ _ 

Corporation _________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institut 

--------- 904 578 9051 (NA) (NA)I 346 5140271 (NA) (NA)I --------- 608 61 442 (NA) (NA) 239 47 780 (NA) (NA) 

--------- 584 242 2421 (NA) (NA)I 180 1830661 (NA) (NA)I --------- 434 39 333 (NA) (NA) 132 27 610 (NA) (NA) 

--------- 162 259 143 (NA) (NA) 96 256 921 (NA) (NA) 

--------- 107 8950 (NA) (NA)I 85 8 400 (NA) (NA)I --------- 158 77 520 I (NA) (NA) 70 74 040 I (NA) (NA) 

--------- 67 13 1591 (NA) (NA)I 22 II 7701 (NA) (NA)I 

--------- 859 538 805 (NA) (NA) 301 473 927 (NA) (NA) 

--------- 45 40 1~1 (NA) 

(NAll 

45 40 I~I (NA) (NA) 

--------- - (NA) (NA) - (NA) (NA) ional, etc._ - (NA) (NA) - (NA) (NA) 

Ali farms I Forms with soles of 

I All farms r Farms WIth sales of 

$2,500 or more $2,500 or more i 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 !J974 1978 ' 1974 

Operators by place of residence: 

- 227 (NA) 183 (NA) On form operated ______________________ 616 (NA) 216 (NA) - 677 (NA) 163 (NA) Not on form operated ___________________ 266 (NA) 108 (NA) 

Operators by principal occupation: Forming ____________________________ _ Other ______________________________ _ 

(NA) I 

Not reparted ___________________________ 22 (NA)I 22 (NA)I 

- 44 22 (NA) Operators reporting days of work off farm: 

- 380 (NA) 121 (NA) None _________________________________ 154 (NA) 66 "] - 160 (NA) 49 (NA) I to 49 doy'- __________________________ 81 (NA) 81 (NA) - 232 (NA) 132 (NA) 5010 99 doy'- ________________________ 26 (NA) 26 (NA) 

- 33 (NA) - (NA) 100 to 149 doy'- _______________________ 22 (NA) 22 (NA) 

- 55 (NA) 22 (NA) 150 to 199 doys ________________________ 89 (NA) 22 (NA) - 39.4 (NA) 39_8 (NA) 200 days or more ______________________ 532 INA) 129 (NA) 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years ______________________ _ 

2510 34 yeors _______________________ _ 35 to 44 yearL ______________________ _ 

45 to 54 yearL ______________________ _ 

5510 64 yeors _______________________ _ 

65 years and over ____________________ _ Average age _________________________ _ 

IApplies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

{l978 data are based on a sample of forms; see textl 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry _______________ !. ___________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ Commercial fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired farm labor ______________________________________ _ 

Contract labor ________________________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire. and rental of machinery and equipment __________________________________________ _ 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ Petroleum products _________________________________ _ Gasoline _________________________________________ _ 

Diesel fuel _______________________________________ _ 

lP gas, bulone, and propone. _______________________ _ Fuel oil __________________________________________ _ 

Natural gas _. ___________________________________ .. __ 

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease _____________________ _ Electricity __________________________________________ _ 

Other--eoo!, wood, coke, ete __________________________ _ 

All forms I Forms with soles of $2,500 or more I 

1978 1974 

",,·,,1 1978 

''"'"": 1 I 974=;:;] 

Expenses 

Farms ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) ExPC'nse~ I Farms ($1000) 

- 616 I 957 (NA) (NA)I 280 1 795! (NA) (NA(j - 704 1 913 (NA) (NA) 280 1 708 1 (NA) (NA) I - 501 521 (NA) (NA) I 232 434 (NA) (NA( - 715 141 (NA) (riA) 257 116 (NA) - 336 225 (NA) (NA) 88 (NA)I 208 (NA) (NAI - 232 287 (NA) (NA) 155 246 (NA) (NA) - 67 69 (NA) (NA) 45 69 (NA) (NA)I - 111 105 (NA) (NA) 78 70 (NA) (NA) - 84 38 (NA) (NA) 73 37 (NA) INA) 

- 205 181 (NA) (NA) 139 1211 (NA) INA) I - 892 869 (NA) (NA) 346 711 (NA) - INA)I 892 703 (NA) (NA) 346 598 (NA) INA) 743 400 (NA) (NA) 346 324 (NAl INA) - 356 178 (NA) (NA) 152 168 (NA) INA) - 66 41 (NA) (NA) 44 39 (NA) INA)I - 51 10 (NA) (NA) 51 10 } - - - (NA) (NA) - (NA) INA) - 892 75 (NA) (NA) 346 58 - 511 147 (NA) (NA) 280 94 (NA) - 66 19 INAII (NA) (NA) 66 19 (NAI (NA)I 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA FARMS NOT ON MAIL LIST, MONT. 169 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

11978 dato ore based on a sample of forms; see textl 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or mare 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer _________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except pasture ___ _ 232 16 659 155 14426 

Pasture and rangeland fertilized ________________ . ___________ . Lime _______________________________________ _ 

- 210 14 790 155 

- 56 1 869 1 

- - - Sprays, dusts. granules, fumigants, etc. to conlrol- Inseclsan hay and other crops __________ . __ " ____________ . ____ _ 

Nematodes in crops _________________ .. _ .. _________________ _ 44 5 170 22 

- - - - Diseases in crops and orchords _______________ . ______________ _ 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and posture _________ . ___ .. ____ _ 1 (0) 1 

44 8 800 44 

Chemicals tor--

Defoliation or tor growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- - - -

- 100 (X) 56 

22 (X) 22 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all 

machinery and eQuipmenL __________ farms_ 

$1.000_ 

Average per form ________________ dollars_ 

Forms by value group: $1 to $4.999 __________________________ _ 

$5.000 to $9.999 _______________________ _ 

$10.000 to $19.999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles __________ . __________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel troctors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propel/ed only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker· shellers ________ _ Coftonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ 

Pickup balers ___________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

11978 data are bosed on a sample of farms; see textl 

All forms Farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

893 (NA) 346 (NA) machinery and equipment-Con. 

16 578 (NA) 12 293 (NA) $20.000 to $29.999 ______________________ 

18 565 (NA) 35 529 (NA) $30.000 to $49.999 ______________________ 

$50.000 to $69.999 ______________________ 

III (NA) 22 (NA) $70,000 to $99.999 ______________________ 

421 (NA)I 62 (NA) $100.000 to $199.999 ____________________ 

121 (NA)j 44 (NA) $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Farms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

453 545 343 345 200 200 

870 1 639 638 804 545 835 

627 1 204 97 185 627 1 019 

45 45 1 (0) 44 (0) 

- - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - 187 209 77 77 110 132 

143 165 22 22 121 143 

44 44 44 44 - -

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

11978 data are based on a sample of forms; see textl 

Hired workers-All farms. 1978 

(0) 

(0) 

-

4400 

-

(0) 

8800 

-

(X) 

(X) 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (X) 

(NA) (X) 

All farms Forms with soles 

of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

99 (NA) 77 (NA) 

48 (NA) 48 (NA) 

44 (NA) 44 (NA) 

26 1 ~ 26 1 23 (NA) 23 (NA) 

- .J L - .J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 1970 to 1974 

(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) 

Any hired workers --

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Forms 

Workers 

forms with 

I worker __ 

'I work~rs 

3 or 4 workers 

S fa 9 workers 

10 workers or more 

170 fARMS NOT ON MAIL LIST, MONT. 

-

-

Any 

III 

202 

55 

44 

1 

11 

-

Working 150 days or more 

Farms Workers 

34 (X) 

(X) 56 

12 12 

22 44 

- - . -

- -

. . 

Working less than 150 days 

Forms Workers 1978 1974 

78 (X) 78 (NA) 

(X) 146 169 (NA) 

44 44 22 (NA) 

22 (0) 44 (NAI 

1 (0) 1 (NAI 

11 55 11 (NA) 

- - - (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY I I I 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry ___ ._._. ____ . ______________ • __ 

Any cattle, hogs. or sheep ___________________________ _ 746 (X) (NA) (NA) 254 (X) (NA) (NA) 

- 558 (X) (NA) (NA) 221 (X) (NA) (NA) 

Soles: Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ . $1,000_ 

Any cattle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

- 579 5 338 (NA) (NAI 280 5 028 (NAI (NA) 

- 480 4 792 (NA) (NAil 269 4 563

1 

(NA) (NAil 

Inventory: Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that hod calved ____________________ _ Beef cows ______________________ " ______________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves _________________ _ 

Steers. steer calves, bulls and bull calves ___ _ 

Soles: Cottle and calves ____________ .. ______________________ _ 

$1,000_ Calves ______ . ___________________ ~ ___ ~~ ___________ _ 

$1,000_ Cattle ____ ~ ___ ~ __________________________________ _ 

$1,000. Fattened cattle ___________________ _ 

$1,000_ Dairy products ______________________________ $1.000_ 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ___ • __ ._ ~ ______________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding ________________ . ___ ._ 

Other hogs and pigs _____ . __________________ . ________ _ 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. I at preceding year and Nov_ 30 ________________ _ 

Dec_ 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ 

June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs __________ ~ _________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year aid ar older _. __________________________ _ 

Goats ________________ . _____________________________ _ 

Horses and panics __________________________________ _ 

Sales: Hogs and pigs ______ ~ _______________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

536 33 236 (NA) (NA) 221 29 816 (NA) (NA) 

- 487 16 525 (NA) (NA) 194 14 666 (NA) (NA) 

454 16 272 (NA) (NA) 172 14644 (NA) (NA) 

- 55 253 (NA) (NA) 22 22 (NA) (NA) 

- 273 7 734 (NA) (NA) I 173 7 258

1 

(NA) (NA)I 

446 8977 (NAI (NA) 176 7 892 (NA) (NA) 

436 14 830 (NAI (NA) 269 13 8961 (NAI (NA) 

- (X) 4 350 (X) (NA) (X) 4 144 (X) (NA) 

- 277 7 240 (NA) (NA) 155 6 7651 (NA) (NA) 

- (X) I 899 (X) (NA) (X) I 825 (X) (NA) 

366 7 590 (NA) (NA) 243 7 131 (NA) (NAI 

- (X) 2 451

1 

(X) (NA) (X) 2 319

1 

(X) (NA)I 

45 529 (NA) (NA)I 22 506 (NA) (NA) 

- (X) 

16~1 (X) (NA) (X) 152 (X) (NA) I - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- 200 2 9961 (NA) (NA) 88 1 914 (NA) (NA)I 

156 1 235

1 

(NA) (NA) 66 880 (NA) (NAil 

155 1 761 (NA) (NA) 66. 1 034 (NAI (NA) 

- 156 751 I (NA) (NA) 66 594 (NAI (NA)I 

- 134 420 (NA) (NA) 66 352 (NA) (NA) 

- 133 331 (NA) (NA) 66 242 (NA) (NA) 

- 67 3 940 I (NA) (NA) n 2 530 I (NA) (NAIl 67 I 256 (NA) (NA) 22 528 (NAI (NAI 

- 22 374 (NA) (NA) - (NAI (NA) 

- 554 3 246

1 

(NA) (NA)I 162 I 251

1 

(NA) (NA)I 

- 99 2 475 (NA) (NA) 66 2354

1 

(NAI (NA) 

- (X) 246 (X) (NA) (X) 235 (XI (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - (NA) (NA) 

- (X) - (X) (NA) (X) 

-I 

(X) (NA) 

- 44 3 278 (NA) (NA) 22 2 992 (NAI (NAI 

- 44 I 210 (NA) (NA) 22 528 (NA) (NAI 

- (X) 11 968 (X) (NA) (X) 5 808 (X) (NA) Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000_ Gaots __ .. _________ • ________________________________ _ - 44 197

1 

(NA) (NA) I 22 183

1 

(NA) (NAil 48 148 (NA) (NA) 26 104 (NAI (NAI 

$1,000_ - (X) 2 (X) (NA) (X) 1 (X) (NA) Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 146 679 (NA) (NA) 81 570 (NA) (NA) 

$1,000_ - (X) 538 (X) (NA) (X) 464 (X) (NA) 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 259 (X) I (NA) (NA)I 22 (X)I (NAI (NA)I 

- 122 3 911 (NA) (NA) 22 220 (NAI (NA) Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ - 122 3 647 iNA) (NAI 22 220 (NA) (NA) Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 22 264 (NAI (NA) - - (NA) (NA) Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - - - (NAI lNAI - - (NA) (NA) Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ 

- 193 13 271 (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NAI Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 23 115 (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NAI Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding __ • _________________ _ Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Soles: 

- 23 115 (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NAI (NA) 

- 33 (X)I (NA) (X) - (X)I (NAI (XII 

Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or otder ______________________ _ Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ______________ _____ J ____ ____ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1,000_ 

- 56 (X) (NA) (NA) - (XI (NA) lNAl1 - 22 176 (NA) (NAI - - (NA) lNAI - 22 176 (NA) (NA) - - (NA) lNA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NAI lNAl1 - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- 34 5 082 (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NAI - - (NA) (NA) I -

=1 

(NA) (NAil - - - (NA) (NA) - (NAI (NAI 

- - (X) (NAI (x:j - (Xli (NAI (Xii - 56 6 (NA) (NA) - (NA) lNA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA FARMS NOT ON MAIL LIST, MONT. 171 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 an~ 1974 

All forms Farms with soles of $2.500 or more 

Harvested irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ - 44 4 290 (X) - - 44 4 290 (X) - - 1974_ For grain or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NAl (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (HA) 

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) (NAl (NA) (NAl (NA) (HA) (HA) 

- 44 3 410 14 850 - - 44 3 410 14 850 - - 1974_ For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (HA) 

- 22 880 (X) - - 22 880 (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ For groin or seed (bushe!sL __________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Cut for dry forage or hoy (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) (NA) (NAl Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NAl (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 

Wheat for groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ - 23 8 100 297 500 - - 23 8 100 297 500 - - 1974_ Oots tor groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 44 3 190 118 800 - - 22 1 760 88 000 - - 1974_ 

Rarley for groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

89 5 413 225 870 45 903 66 5 390 224 950 22 880 

1974_ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Rye for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ 

Other small groins for groin ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- (NAl (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA~I (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (X) - - - (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ______ _ . ___ _________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Cotton (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NAl (NAl (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NAl (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Irish potatoes (hundredweightk _________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) (HAl 

Sweetpatotaes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - (NAl (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl (HA) (NA) (HA) 

Hoy crops (tons. dry) (see textL ________________ 1978_ - 585 42 098 69949 232 11 749 216 29 120 59 810 110 9350 

1974_ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (HA) (NA) (NA) Alfalfa hoy (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978_ - 216 12 125 30 770 110 6 556 106 10 046 28922 66 5 676 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Other tome dry hoy (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978_ - 280 18 554 18 773 77 3 454 110 12034 13 772 44 3 234 

Field seed crops __ _____ _______________________ 1978_ - 22 330 (X) 22 330 -22 330 (X) 22 330 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 

Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - 22 330 11 000 22 330 22 330 11 000 22 330 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

All vegetables harvested for sole (see text) _______ 1978_ 

1974_ - 11 4 (X) 11 4 - - (Xl - - - (NAl (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 

Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 11 1 (Xl 11 1 - (X) - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 

Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 

Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 11 1 (X) 11 1 - - (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (HA) 

Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (HA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (HA) 

Gropes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) (NA) 

8erries __ . __________________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 

Sfrowberries (paundsL ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Othor crops ________________________________ 1978_ - 11 1 (X) 11 1 - - (X) - -

- - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) (NA) (HA) 

172 FARMS NOT ON MAIL LIST, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, land in Farms, and land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

319 I 563 038 293 1 317 615 286 1 483 219 257 I 256 6871 

(X) 4900 (X) 4 497 (X) 5 186 (X) 4 890 

(X) 3 552 640 (X) 3 552 640 (X) 3 552 640 I (X) 3 552 640 

(X) 44.0 (X) 37.1 (X) 41.7 (X) 35.4 - . 

Forms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

Approximate land areo ______________________________ ---- Proportion in forms __________________________ percenL 

1 015 802 (X) 570 184 (X) I 085 194 (X) 634043 (X) 

- (X) 206 (X) 127 (X) 206 (X) 130 -

Value of land and buildings: I 

Average per form ____________________________ dollars_ 

Average per acre ____________________________ dollors_ 

258 213 195 241 210 3161 241 212 2461 222 (0) I - 244 154 347 235 159 757 234 154 080 219 159 4511 

6 37 5 (NA) 3 19 2 (NA) I 

5 64 5 (NA) 3 (0) - (NA) I 5 114 8 (NA) 4 (0) 4 (NA) 

12 448 8 (NA) 10 (0) 4 (NA) 

- 23 1 461 18 (NA) 21 (0) 18 (NA) 

- 35 5 1111 27 (NA) 35 5 1111 27 (NAJI 

- 69 21 197 61 (NA) 69 21 197 61 (NA) 

45 32 699\ 52 (NA) 45 32699 52 (NA) 

44 93 216 51 (NA) 44 93 216 51 (NA) 

- 110 50860 86 38 356 99 (0) 80 33 634 

- 31 7988 27 12 203 30 (0) 27 (0) 

land in forms according to use: Total cropland ___________________________ • ____ . ___ . --

Harvested croplond _______ • ____________ - _______ - - --

By acres harvested: 1 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 ocres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ Other cropland _____________________________ . ____ ._ 

6 (0) (NA) (NA) 6 468 3 (0) 

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 3 I 577 

- 17 6 250 (NA) (NA) 17 6 2501 19 9 4491 

- 15 1 245 (NA) (NA) 14 (0) 11 780 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

Totol woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

- 36 15455 40 19 103 36 15 455 39 (0) 

- 33 13040 (NA) (NA) 33 13040 26 11 131 

- 8 2 415 (NA) (NA) 8 2 415 15 (0) 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

- 286 1 334 388 256 1 088 196 260 I 255 518 223 1 032 314 

- 228 1 316 301 (NA) (NA) 213 I 237 814 203 1 020 7691 

- 162 18 087 (NA) (NA) 146 17 704 137 11 545 

- 277 1 380 201 (NA) (NA) 253 1 301 034 (NA) 1 065 534\ 

- 259 253 481 225 192 708 240 247 749 208 190 830 

- 233 137644\ (NA) (NA) 223 137 377 202 139 276\ 

- 146 115 626 (NA) (NA) 133 110 161 (NA) (0) 

5 211 (NA) (NA) 5 211 1 (0) 

- 40 4 460j (X) (X) 39 (0) (X) (X)j 

Postureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots. ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

Pastureland, all types __________________________________ _ 

Irrigated land _____________________ • ________ • _________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated _____________ • ____________ _ 

Postureland irrigated ________________________________ _ Other land irrigated ______ . __________________________ _ 

Land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ 

11978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Farms ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: I 

- 319 33 739 293 19 7551 286 33 708 257 19 714 

- (X) 105 766 (X) 67 423 (X) 117 861 (X) 76 708 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ 

Average per farm ___________________________ dollars_ 

$100.000 or mor"- __________________________________ _ - 97 26 483 46 (NA) 97 26 483 46 (NA) $40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 80 5 284 88 (NA) 80 5 284 88 (NA) $20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 40 1 159 58 (NA) 40 I 159 58 (NA) $10.000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5.000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less than $2.500 (see text) ___________________________ _ 

$2,000 to $2.499 _________________________________ _ $1.500 to $1.999 _________________________________ _ $1,000 to $1.499 _________________________________ _ 

less thon $1.000 _________________________________ _ Abnormal forms (see text) ____________________________ _ 

43 641

1 

36 (NA) 43 641 36 (NA) 

- 15 104 20 (NA) 15 104 20 (NA) 

11 37 8 (NA) \ 11 

37 \ 

8 (NA) 

26 30 35 (NA) (X) (X) 1 (NA) 

- 4 9 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

4 7 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 10 12 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 8 2 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 7 1 2 (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops _______________________________________________ _ 

- 100 3 431 106 3 205 96 3 423 (NA) 3 199 

- 64 1 981 (NA) (NA) 64 1 981 44 

- (~~i\ 11 148 (NA) (NA) 11 148 (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 60 (0) (NA) (NA) 56 (0) 80 1 634 - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

Groins ______________________________ • _____________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ T oboeco ___________________________________________ _ 

Field seeds, hay, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____________________ _ 

. - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - 3 8 - - 1 (0) 

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 1 (0) 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ Other crops ________________________________________ _ 

- 281 30 309 270 16 307 261 30 286 243 16 272 

- 9 (0) 10 5 8 (0) 8 (0) 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 4 (0) 

- 257 28 570 (NA) (NAl 246 28 560 235 15 005 - 25 393 (NA) (NA) 21 393 20 187 - 58 I 179 (NA) (NA) 54 1 175 59 1 025 - 43 159 (NA) (NA) 35 152 30 49 

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ Poultry ond poultry products_._. _________________ • ____ _ Dairy products _____________________________________ _ 

Cottle and calves ___________ • _______________________ _ Hags and pi9L _______ • __ • __________________________ _ 

Sheep. Iambs, and wool .. _____ • _____________ • ________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

'1974 data include sales of forest products. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA BEAVERHEAD COUNTY, MONT. 173 
Table 3. Farms, land in Farms, land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 Forms 

Farms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigated 1978 1974 in forms Forms in farms cropland Farms in forms cropland land 

All farms ___________________________ _ 

- 319 Forms with- 293 1 S63 038 244 1 339 513 154 347 259 1 443 715 149 478 253 481 

I to 9 ocres. ______________________ _ 10 to 49 acres _____________________ _ - 25 23 40 1 (D) (D) 1 (D) - (D) 

- 16 10 406 6 131 95 7 150 95 136 50 to 69 ocreL ____________________ _ 70 to 99 acres _____________________ _ - 8 5 432 7 372 285 8 432 285 399 

- 6 4 480 5 400 330 5 400 330 330 100 ta 139 acreL _________________ ._ 

140 ta 179 acreL __________________ _ 

180 to 219 acreL __________________ _ 

- 10 4 (D) 9 1 143 392 9 1 116 (D) 890 

2 8 (D) 2 (D) (D) 2 (D) (D) (D) 

- 4 5 795 3 600 590 4 795 590 620 220 to 259 acreL __________________ _ 

260 to 499 acreL __________________ _ - 4 3 973 4 973 475 4 973 475 703 

- 24 22 8393 22 7 712 3 729 22 7 712 3 729 4479 500 to 999 ocreL __________________ _ 37 28 27991 33 24 770 8 345 35 26 111 7545 10484 1,000 to 1,999 acreL _______________ _ 

- 43 42 62 829 38 55 864 16483 39 56 864 16483 27418 2,000 acres or more _____ . ___ ._. ____ _ - 140 139 1 459 118 114 1 247 211 123 479 123 1 348 829 119429 207 793 

Table 4. Operators- Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

land in forms _________________________ _ --------- 319 1 563 038 293 1 317 615 286 1 483 219 257 1 256 687 Harvested cropland ___________________ _ --------- 244 154 347 235 159 757 234 154 080 219 159451 

Tenure of operator: Full owners _________________________ _ --------- 192 450 909 205 564 061 173 443 632 177 (D) Harvested cropland _________________ _ --------- 144 72 916 (NA) 100 612 136 (D) (NA) 100435 Port owners _________________________ _ --------- 109 1 033 136 75 734 137 100 967 538 68 681 138 Harvested cropland _________________ _ --------- 95 80 661 (NA) 55 262 93 (D) (NA) 55 133 Tenants ____________________________ _ 

--------- 18 78993 13 19 417 13 72 049 12 (D) 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ --------- 5 770 (NA) 3 883 5 770 (NA) 3 883 

Type of organization: Individual or family ___________________ _ --------- 182 401 518 (NA) (NA) 157 393 074 167 504 808 Partnership _________________________ _ --------- 52 265 490 (NA) (NA) 52 265 490 25 92 259 Corporotion _________________________ _ --------- 77 824 655 (NA) (NA) 77 824 655 65 659 620 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institut ionol, etc._ 8 71 375 (NA) (NA) - - - -

All farms I Farms with soles of All farms Farms with sales of 

$2,500 or more $2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residencel Farming _. _. _._. _. _. ________________ _ - 229 178 218 163 On form operated ______________________ 247 151 223 137 Other ______________________________ _ 

- 90 48 68 29 Not on form operated ___________________ 48 27 40 21 

Operators by age group: 

Not reported ___________________________ 24 48 23 34 

Under 25 yeors _._._._. _______ ._. ___ ._ - 8 3 6 1 Operators reporting days of work off farml 25 to 34 years _______________________ _ - 33 21 27 19 None _________________________________ 165 120 156 110 35 to 44 years _______________________ _ 

- 74 47 68 41 1 to 49 day'- __________________________ 28 6 25 6 45 to 54 yeorL ______________________ _ - 70 53 61 42 50 to 99 days ___________________________ 12 2 10 2 55 to 64 years- ______________________ _ - 86 76 77 69 100 to 149 days ________________________ 8 3 5 2 65 years and over ____________________ _ Average 0ge _________________________ _ - 48 26 47 20 150 to 199 doy'- _______________________ 5 5 2 5 

- 50.5 51.2 51.0 50.8 200 days or more ______________________ 68 29 56 16 

'Applies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

f1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ - 151 6465 143 2 781 147 6461 130 2 773 

- 247 3 195 247 3 216 219 3 179 218 3 194 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds. bulbs, plants, and trees ___________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

- 70 452 219 1 975 70 452 199 1 967 

- 243 282 (NA) (NA) 225 280 205 209 

- 69 119 50 135 68 (D) 49 (D) 

- 164 965 142 715 152 959 135 712 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired farm labor ____________________________________ ---- 109 202 58 86 96 201 54 86 

- 208 3 048 171 1 716 192 3040 166 1 714 Contract labor __________________________________ - ___ - --- 46 178 62 185 46 178 60 (D) 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment ____ _______ _____________________________ - __ - 80 286 72 169 74 284 67 167 

Energv and petroleum product!5 __________________________ _ 

Petroleum products _________________________________ _ 

Gasoline _ _ _ _____ _________________ - ___ --- __ - -- - ---

- 318 1 898 (NA) (NA) 281 1 879 (NA) (NA) 

- 318 1 520 287 941 281 1 507 256 933 

- 310 925 (NA) (NA) 273 916 253 643 Diesel fuel ____________________________________ ----

lP gas, butane, and propano ________________________ _ fuel oil ___________________________________________ _ 

Natural gas ., __ _________________________ -_ -_ - _ -_ ---

Kerosene, motor oil, and greose ____ :. ________________ _ Electricity ________________________________________ - __ 

Other-cool, wood, coke, 8tC. _________________________ _ 

- 215 382 (NA) (NA) 204 380 163 168 

- 67 84 (NA)' (NA) 62 83 54 39 

- 62 30 (NA) (NA) 60 (0) 

- } 15 4 (NA) (NA) 12 (D) 256 83 

- 318 94 (NA) (NA) 281 93 

- 262 355 (NA) (NA) 231 (D) (NA) (NA) 

- 45 23 (NA) (NA) 44 (0) (NA) (NA) 

174 BEAVERHEAD COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

11978 doto ore bosed on 0 sample of forms- see textI 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer _____________________________ --- --------- Cropland fertilized, except pasture __________________________ _ Pasture and rangeland fertilized ____________ - _______ -_ - _____ _ 

163 66 723 151 66 382 

157 62 211 151 62 170 - 20 4 512 8 4 212 - lime ______________________________ - ___ - ___ ------ ---------- - - - -

Sprays, dusts. granules. fumigants. etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ 21 II 898 21 II 898 - Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

Weeds. grass, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- - - - -

- 5 5 - -

- 82 25 773 74 25 5831 

- I (0) I (Dli 69 (X) 56 (X) -

- 51 (X) 41 (X) 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

11978 doto are based on a sample of forms- see text] 

All Forms with safes All forms forms of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 1978 

All MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Average per form ________________ dollarsForms by value group: $110 $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9,999. ______________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 _____________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

318 282 

20 747 12 354 

65 243 43809 

19 10 

36 25 

64 42 

All forms 

All MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

281 253 machinery and equipment - (on. 

20 261 II 974 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

72 102 47 328 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

17 7 $70,000 10 $99,999 ______________________ 

13 1 10 $100,000 10 $199,999 ____________________ 

58 34j $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

Manufactured 197410 1978 Manufactured prior to J974 

Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel tractors ___________________________ _ 

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ (orn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ (ottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheellype ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 

209 369 141 207 107 162 

303 969 208 375 230 594 

275 1 104 85 158 260 946 

88 109 9 

1~1 81 99 

- - - -

- - - - =1 

- - - - - - 127 151 53 59 78 92 

133 189 46 61 90 128 

13 40 6 9 9 31 

1978 and 1974 

11978 data are bosed on a sample of forms; see text} 

Hired workers - All forms, 1978 

25 

31 

51 

11 , 

t 58 

23 J 

Farms 

230 

271 

265 

37 

-

2 

(NA) 

48 

118 

5 

1974 

forms Acres on which used 

135 51 511

1 (NA) 49400 

(NA) 2 III 

- -

(NA) 6701 

- - I (0) 

(NA) 12 6761 

. 

2 (0)/ 

19 (X) I 

(NA) (X) 

Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1974 1978 1974 

56 25 53

1 

72 29 69 

33 51 33 r II 1 

44/1 t 441 57 

jL 23 J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Number 1970 to 1974 

362 228 

922 333 

1 069 186 

48 

(0) 

- ~I (NA) (NA) 

80 20 

152 51 

5 1 

Any hired workersForms with soles of $2.500 or more Working 150 days or more Working less than 150 doys 

Any Forms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms with- 1 worker ______________________________________________ _ 

2 workers _____________________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

5 10 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 208 125 (X) 175 (X) 192 166

1 

- 1 522 (X) 493 (X) 1 029 1 489 1 265 

- 48 45 45 32 32 46 19 - 43 34 68 47 94 31 26 - 30 16 58 47 165 28 41 - 39 25 155 10 62 39 44 - 48 5 167 J9 676 48 36 

Forms __________________________________________________ _ 

Workers ________________________________________________ _ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA BEAVERHEAD COUNTY, MONT. 175 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

I 

- 286 (X)I 271 (X) 261 (X) 240 (X) 

- 259 (X) 263 (X) 244 (X) 238 (X) 

Inventory: 

Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 

Sales: 

281 30 309 270 16 307 261 30286 243 16272 

- 268 30 1421 269 (NA) 254 30 128 243 16217 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $I,OOO_ 

CATILE AND CALVES 

Inventory: 

- 249 163 876 252 148 063 235 163 692 230 147641 

- 232 85 035 246 78 986 221 84 941 227 78 787 

- 230 84962 244 78 895 221 84 873 226 78 704 

- 38 73 52 91 35 68 46 83 

Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that hod calved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

215 42 935 (NA) (NA) 205 42 875 188 34 120 

213 35 906 (NA) (NA) 202 35 876 215 34 734 

Heifers and heifer calves __________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

Sales: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 257 88 161 256 77 165 246 88 116 235 76986 

$1,000_ - (X) 28 570 (X) (NA) (X) 28560 (X) 15005 Calves __________________________________________ _ 

- 131 31 074 (NA) (NA) 128 31 052 149 32 934 

- (X) 8 262 (X) (NA) (X) 8 261 (X) 4 316 

- 228 57 087 (NA) (NA) 217 57064 195 44 052 

$1,000_ Cottle ___________________________ _ 

Fottened cattle _________________ _ - (X) 20308 (X) (NA) I (X) 20299 (X) 10 689 

- 13 2 254 (NA) (NA) 11 (D) 15 3 289 

- $1,000_ (X) 899 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 1 295 Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ - 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 4 (D) 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs _________________________________ _ - 28 2 251 25 1 856 26 (D) 23 (D) Used or to be used tor breeding _____________________ _ - 18 558 (NA) (NA) 16 (D) 13 (D) Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

- 25 1 693 (NA) litters of pigs farrowed between- (NA) 23 (0) 22 1 629 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ - 18 745 16 370 16 (D) 14 (D) 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ - 18 358 16 245 16 (D) 14 (D) June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ - 16 387 12 125 15 (D) 10 (0) Sheep and lambL ___________________________________ _ 

- 56 25 745 64 37906 53 25 655 55 37487 Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ 53 17 956 (NA) (NA) 50 17904 54 27480 Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 6 36 (NA) (NA) 3 18 1 (D) 

- 192 1 966 152 1 494

1 

172 1 862

1 

Horses 140 1 450 and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Soles: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 25 5 852 22 2 566 21 5 839 20 (D) 

$1,000_ - (X) 393 (X) (NA) (X) 393 (X) 187 Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 5 (0) 6 198 3 (D) 4 (D) 

$1,000_ - (X) 128 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 5 Sheep and lambL ___________________________________ _ 

- 58 17 150 68 32 827 54 17088 59 32 425 Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

- 54 22 191 (NA) (NA) 51 22 117 58 36 337 Pounds of wooL __________________________________ _ 

- (X) 203 045 (X) (NA) (X) 202 320 (X) 363 478 Sheep. Iambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000_ - 58 1 179 (NA) (NA) 54 1 175 59 1 025 

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- $1,000_ (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) - Horses and ponies ___ _ - 41 267 28 216 33 255 27 (D) 

- (X) 122 (X) (NA) (X) 114 (X) 46 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

- 40 (X) 40 (X) 33 (X) 33 (X) 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 36 1 239 40 1 766 29 1 037 33 1 629 Hens and pullets of loying age ____________________ _ 

- 36 (0) 40 1 746 29 1 037 33 1 610 Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ - 1 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - 1 (D) (NA) (NA) I (0) I (D) 

Broilers and other meat-type chickenL _______________ _ - 3 108 - - 2 (D) - - Turkeys _________________________________________ _ - 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 1 (0) 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - I (0) 

- 4 (X) (NA) (X) 4 (X) 3 (X) 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Soles: 

- 7 (X) 4 (X) 7 (X) 2 (X) 

- 2 (0) 4 427 2 (D) 2 (D) 

Any paultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 2 (D) 4 427 2 (D) 2 (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- I (0) I (D) I (0) I (0) 

- 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 3 (0) - - - 3 (0) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- I (X) (NA) (X) I (X) - (X) 

- 9 (D) 10 5 8 (D) 8 (D) 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys ____________________________________ - _ -- --

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry __________________________________ - __ 

Poultry Dnd poultry productL ___________________ $1.000_ 

176 BEAVERHEAD COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All farms forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Horvesled Irrigated 

farms Acres Quanlity Farms Acres Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 1 (D) (X) 1 (0) I 1 (0) (X) 1 (D) 

- 2 (0) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- 1 (D) (0) 1 (D) I (D) (D) 1 (0) 

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

for silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ 

1974_ For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - (X) - - - - (X) - - - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - - For grain or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

For silage or green chop (tons, 9reenL _________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Cui for dry forage or hay (Ions, dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Wheal for grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Oals for grain (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 80rley for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 21 6 885 209 113 10 I 597 21 6885 209 113 10 1 597 

- 22 9 191 221 535 (NA) (NA) 22 9 191 221 535 8 2 150 

- 19 735 33 470 19 735 19 735 33470 19 735 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 19 978 55602 18 853 

- 83 14506 900 344 76 12 997 83 14506 900 344 76 12 997 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 64 8 259 390 382 53 5860 

Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ 

Other small grains for grain ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - -

(0)1 - 3 517 (X) I (0)1 3 517 (X) I 

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) -

Soybeans for beons (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

, 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Callan (bales) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Irish polatoes (hundredweighl) __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - I (D) (0) - - I (D) (D) - - - I (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (D) 1 (D) 

Sweelpololoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hay crops (Ions, dry) (see lexl) _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Alfalfa hoy (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - -

216 23~1 - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- 225 132 460 219 123 261 216 132 195 215 819 210 122996 

- 219 140 956 215 568 (NA) (NA) 207 140 680 214 890 197 130 151 

- 130 35 497 97 1541 128 34 538 126 35 442 97054

1 

124 34 483 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 120 36 241 80 331 114 32 193 

Olher lame dry hay (Ions, dry) (see lexl) ______ 1978_ - 28 7 798 13 786 27 7 748 28 7 798 13 786 27 7 748 

Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) I (D) (X) - - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ 

All vegelobles harvesled for sale (see lext) _______ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) I (NA) (NA) - - -I - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Sweel corn ________________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Tomoloes _________________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ 

land in orchordL ____________________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) 00 (NA) (NA)I - - (X) I - -

- 1 (D) (X) 1 (D) - - (X) - - 1974_ - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Grapes (pounds) (see lexl) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 1 (D) - (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) 

Serries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Sirawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ ~ursery and greenhouse productL ______________ 1978_ )Iher crops _________________________________ 1978_ 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X)I - -

- - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (X) - - - - (xq - - - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA BEAVERHEAD COUNTY, MONT. 177 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres farms Acres Forms Acres 

- 496 2 763 989 508 2647912 456 2 196 423 462 2 093 560 

- (Xl 5 573 (X) 5 212 (X) 4817 (X) 4 532 

- (X) 3 214 720 (X) 3 214 720 (X) 3 214 720 (X) 3 214 720 

- (X) 86.0 (Xl 82.4 (X) 68.3 (X) 65.1 

Forms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of farm ________________________________ _ 

Approximate land area _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in forms __________________________ percenL 

Value of land and buildings: 1 

- 788 677 (X) 446 543 (X) 734 182 (X) 367 353 (X) 

- (X) 138 (X) 86 (X) 146 (X) 81 

Average per farm _____________________________ dollars_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollarsland in forms according to use: 

- 435 (D) 428 264 196 408 282 272 411 261 998 

- 399 172 616 414 161 028 386 172 217 403 160 757 

Total cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 

- 5 13 7 (NA) 2 (D) 5 (NA) 

- 12 139 12 (NA) 9 99 9 (NA) 

- 14 338 9 (NA) 11 264 9 (NA) 

- 34 1 254 20 (NA) 32 (D) 14 (NA) 

- 48 3 303 48 (NA) 47 (0) 48 (NA) 

- 88 11 978 89 (NA) 87 (D) 89 (NA) 

- 104 31 824 145 (NA) 104 31 824 145 (NA) 

53 37 226 60 (NA) 53 37226 60 (NA) 

41 86 541 24 (NA) 41 86 541 24 (NA) 

1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to J99 acres _________________ • ___________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _________ • ___ • _______________ _ 1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

Cropland used only for pasture. _____________________ _ - 149 (D) 161 44 905 127 24 592 150 (D) Other cropland _______________ • _________________ • __ - Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement 194 (D) 128 58 263 187 85463 127 (D) 

- 18 (D) (NA) (NA) 17 (D) 3 589 

31 5 070 (Nil) (NA) 29 (D) 7 (0) 

grasses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled _. _______________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ 

- 142 71 863 (Nil) (NA) 139 71 740 113 45 598 Cropland idle _. _____________ • ___________________ _ 

- 55 6896 (NA) (NA) 51 6633 16 11 577 

Total woodland _____________________________ • _______ _ 

- 40 (D) 40 140 597 36 12 129 35 32895 Woodland pastured _______ • _. _____ • _______________ • 

- 34 (D) (NA) (NA) 30 11 573 29 27345 Woodland not postured _________________ • __________ _ - 10 (D) (NA) (NA) 8 556 7 5 550 

Other land _____________ ._. _________________ • ___ • ___ _ 

- 416 2 357 468 407 2 243 119 385 1 902 022 368 1 798 667 Pastureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland pastured _____________________________ • __ - 332 2 339 017 (NA) (NA) 314 1 885 320 285 1 777 638 Land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ - 260 18451 (NA) (NA) 234 16 702 230 21 029 

Posturelond, all types __________________________________ _ 

- 421 2 463 663 (NA) (NA) 386 1 921 485 (NA) 1 848 029 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

- 219 49 275 194 38 553 210 48 998 184 38316 Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

- 201 38 124 (NA) (NA) 196 38 044 177 32933 Posturelond irrigated ________________________________ _ 

- 69 10 100 (Nil) (NA) 63 9 903 (NA) 4 878 Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ - 18 1 051 (NA) (NA) 18 1 051 8 505 land set aside in the federal farm programs in 1978 ________ _ - 134 15054 (X) (X) 133 (D) (X) (X) 

! 1978 doto are based on a sample of farms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _____ • _________ _ 

Average per farm _______ • _________ .. _________ dollars_ - 496 33 722 508 34 630 456 33 676 462 34 574 

- (X) 67988 (X) 68 169 (X) 73 852 (X) 74 835 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: I $100,000 or morL _____________ . ____________________ _ - 79 22897 59 (NA) 79 22897 59 (NA) $40.000 to $99.999 _________________________________ _ $20.000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 104 6196 97 (NA) 104 6 196 97 (NA) 

- 103 2884 116 (NA) 103 2 884 116 (NA) 

$10.000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ $5.000 to $9.999 ___________________________________ _ - 84 1 180 73 (NA) 84 1 180 73 (NA) 

- 57 411 64 (NA) 57 411 64 (NA) 

$2.500 to $4.999 ___________________________________ _ 

Less thon $2.500 (see text) ___________________________ _ $2.000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1.500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ $1.000 to $1.499 _________________________________ _ Less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see textL ___________________________ _ 

- 29 108 44 (NA) 29 108 44 (NA) 

- 37 45 53 (NA) (X) (X) 9 (NA) 

- 8 18 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

8 14 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 8 10 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 13 3 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 3 1 2 (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 293 10 532 331 13 627 289 10 529 (NA) 13624 

- 223 (D) (NA) (NA) 221 (D) 284 10012 

Crops __________________________________________ -_ ----

Groins ______________________________ - _______ -----.-

- 78 1 418 (NA) (NA) 78 1 418 (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed ____________________________ ----

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 149 1 941 (NA) (NA) 146 1 938 202 2 117 

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 1 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 1 (D) - - 1 (0) - -

- 32 1 546 (NA) (NA) 32 1 546 19 (D) 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ 

Tobacco ______________________________ -- ---- ---- ----

Field seeds, hay, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____________________ _ Fruits, nuts, and berries- _____________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ____ • ________________ _ 

Other crops ________________________ -- ------------ ---

- 427 23 190 437 20964 397 23 148 400 20912 

- 9 5 17 45 9 5 15 (D) 

- 6 11 (NA) (NA) 6 11 2 (D) 

- 395 22 178 (NA) (NA) 370 22 144 382 20 132 

- 61 532 (HA) (NA) 58 (0) 63 424 

- 39 191 (NA) (NA) 37 (D) 31 73 

- 39 274 (NA) (NA) 35 271 23 238 

Livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ Poultry and poultry products __________________________ _ 

Dairy products _____ • _______________________________ _ 

Cottle and colves ___________________________________ _ 

Hogs and pigL ___________________ -_ -- --------------- Sheep, lombs. and wool ______________________________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

'1974 data include sales of forest products. 

178 BIG HORN COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

Forms 

Acres 

Forms with harvested 

Acres 

cropland 

Harvested 

1978 

Forms 

Acres 

with irrigoted 

Harvested 

land ~ irrigl')ted 

1978 1974 in forms Forms in farms cropland Forms in forms croplond land 

All farms ___________________________ _ 

forms with- 1 to 9 acreL __________________ ._. __ 10 to 49 acreL ____________________ _ 

50 to 69 acreL ____________________ _ 

70 to 99 acreL ____________________ _ 

100 to 139 acreL __________________ _ 

140 to 179 acreL __________________ _ 

- 496 508 2 763 989 399 2 085 231 172 616 219 720 045 82 055 49 275 I - 33 44 56 2 (0) (0) 4 16 (0) 13 

- 19 20 466 13 (0) (D) 12 279 185 259 

- 8 3 450 4 229 107 4 229 107 148

1 

- 18 20 1 422 16 I 258 797 14 I 070 658 842 

14 7 I 570 II I 230 883 7 774 513 531 

- 19 7 2955 19 2 955 I 198 13 2 010 823 876 180 to 219 acreL __________________ _ 

- 21 10 4 187 14 2 822 I 342 12 (D) I 260 (0) 

220 to 259 acreL __________________ _ 9 12 2090 5 I 170 288 2 (0) (0) (0) 

260 to 499 acreL __________________ _ 55 70 20 166 47 17 217 6 771 27 10093 4 114 4 624 500 to 999 ocres ___________________ _ 

- 55 81 38946 48 33 226 II 119 30 19 739 8 765 9 502 1,000 to 1,999 acres _________________ _ 84 68 120621 77 113 223 27 608 45 64 246 17 511 10 252 2,000 acres or more _________ . _______ _ 161 166 2 571 060 143 I 911 593 122 256 49 618 721 47 992 20 327 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more ! 

1978 1974 1978 I 1974~ Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres i land in forms _________________ ._._. ___ • Harvested cropland _______ • ___________ • 

Tenure of operator: 

-_._----- 496 2 763 989 508 2647912 456 2 196 423 462 2 093 5601 --------- 399 172 616 414 161 028 386 172 217 403 160 757 

Full owners _________ ._. _____________ • 

Harvested cropland _________ • _______ • Part owners _. _______________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ Tenont~ ____________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ 

Type of organization: Individual or family ___________________ _ Partnership _________________________ _ 

Corporation _________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust. institut 

--------- 181 739 074 180 709 244 157 192 806 142 (0) 1 --------- 116 27 373 (NA) 18 593 109 (D) (NA) 18 389 

--------- 238 I 855 955 237 I 641 759 229 I 850 185 231 I 637 915 

--------- 221 130 548 (NA) 114 768 217 130 379 (NA) 114 701

1 --------- 77 168960 91 296 909 70 153 432 89 (0) 

--------- 62 14 695 (NA) 27 667 60 (0) (NA) 27 6671 

--------- 410 987 532 (NA) (NA) 377 977 436 395 848911 

--------- 41 514 119 (NA) (NA) 39 (0) 28 521 7911 -------.- 38 699 233 (NA) (NA) 37 (0) 32 590 058 ianol, etc._ 7 563 105 (NA) (NA) 3 6 105 7 132 793 

All forms Forms with soles of I All forms I Farms with soles of 

$2,500 or more $2500 or more I 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 11974 1978 ' 1974 

348 Operators by place of residence: 

- 384 336 353 On form operated ______________________ 363 303 335 280 - 148 83 120 70 Not on farm operated _______________ • ___ 69 62 63 57 

Operators by principal occupation: Forming ____________________________ _ 

Other ______________________________ _ 

141 131 

Not reported _______________________ • ___ 64 102

1 

58 86

- 13 12 Operators reporting days of work off form: 1 - 67 56 60 54 None _____________________ • _. _________ 248 216 233 197 - 113 96 108 89 1 to 49 doys ___________________________ 41 18 41 14 - 110 101 99 94 50 to 99 days __________________________ 5 20 5 20 - 118 129 107 113 100 to 149 days ________________________ 13 10 13 10 - 75 71 70 60 150 to 199 days. _______________________ 23 10 21 10 - 49.4 49.9 49.4 49.5 200 days or more ______________________ 109 67 87 55 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years ______________________ _ 

25 to 34 years _______________________ _ 

35 to 44 years. ______________________ _ 

45 to 54 years. ______________________ _ 

55 ta 64 yeors _______________________ _ 

65 yeors and over ____________________ _ Average 0ge _________ • _______________ _ 

IApplies only to individual or family operations (sole proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

{1978 data ore bosed on a sample of forms; see text] 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more I 1978 1974 1978 ,-,,\1 1974 

Expenses Expenses , Expenses Forms ($1,000) Forms ($I,ooo) Forms ($l.ooO) Forms ($1.000) 

livestock and poultry purchosed _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds_r ___________________ _ 

Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired form laboL _____________________________________ _ 

Contract labor ________________________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment __________________________________________ _ 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ 

Petroleum products _________ • ______ . _________________ _ 

Gasoline _________________________________________ _ 

Die.el fuel _______________________________________ _ 

LP ~a., butane, and propane. _______________________ _ 

~~~u~21-g~s:::::: :::: :::::: :::::::: :::::::::::: ::: 

Kerosene, motor oil, and groo5e _____________________ _ Electricity __________________________________________ _ 

Other-coal, wood, coke, etc. _________________________ _ 

- 189 6603 240 6951 189 6603\ 227 6 939 - 373 2348 375 6 1341 335 2 3331 342 6 0981 - 123 523 291 I 055\ 123 523 271 I 040 - 333 281 (NA) (NA) 313 280 277 344 - 160 399 176 309 156 399 172 309 - 230 I 491 209 I 025 221 I 488 204 I 024 - 278 567 197 291 260 562 193 284 - 226 2 574 233 I 914 208 2 558 231 (0) - 48 155 38 133 44 152 38 133 

- 224 I 126 198 603 215 I 120 196 (0) 

- 494 2272 (NA) (NA) 449 2 259 (NA) (NA) - 494 2008 507 I 399 449 I 998 462 - 472 I 032 (NA) (NA) 427 I 391 I 025 461 751 - 374 648 (NA) (NA) 346 647 324 429 - 153 164 (NA) (NA) 153 164 157 34 27 (NA) 89 - (NA) 34 27 } - 17 7 (NA) (NA) 17 7 462 - 494 130 (NA) (NA) 121 449 128 - 319 250 (NA) (NA) 301 247 (NA) - 58 14 (NA) (NA) (NA) 58 14 (NA) (NAI I 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA BIG HORN COUNTY, MONT. 179 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dota ore bosed on a sample of farms; see textl 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Farms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except posture __________________________ _ - 223 96 281 214 95 981 

- Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ 222 93 710 213 93 535 

lime _____________________________________________________ _ - 37 2 571 32 2446 

- - - - Sprays, dusts. granules, fumigants. etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchards _____________________________ _ 

- 61 16633 61 16633 

- 17 947 13 903 

- 14 3 291 14 3 291 Weeds. gross, or brush in crops and pasture _________________ _ 

- 200 102 120 191 101 882 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitotion and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- - - -

- 166 (X) 149 

- 39 (X) 39 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market volue of 011 machinery and equipmenL ___________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Average per farm ________________ dollars_ 

Forms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel tractors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines. self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers _.: ______ _ Cottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

.. 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(1978 doto are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con, 

Estimated market value of 011 494 506 449 460 machinery and equipment - Con. 27 333 16 763 26 911 16 328 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

55 330 33 128 59936 35 496 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

52 46 52 34 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

113 58 1 76 40 1 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

12 87i 10 75i $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All farms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

378 563 227 302 212 261 

472 1 439 306 548 328 891 

395 1 106 143 225 365 881 

173 230 35 39 144 191 

5 5 1 (0) 4 (0) 

- - - - - - - - - - - -

174 186 67 74 111 112 

267 294 96 103 177 191 

67 73 31 31 39 42 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

Hired workers-All forms, 1978 

-

()() 

(X) 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

204 65 122 

(NAl 50818 

(NAl 14304 

- -

(NAl 18908 

3 I 482 

6 I 695 

(NAl 62 501 

6 172 

39 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

All farms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

65 133 60 131 

64 96 64 94 

33 41 32 41 

66 1 { 66 1 60 45 60 45 

29 J L 29 J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 1970 to 1974 

421 590 372 

475 1 251 507 

448 1 182 294 

160 177 42 

11 11 5 

21 21 2 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

69 71 37 

264 278 118 

47 52 22 

Any hired workersFarms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 doys or more Working less tho n 150 days 

Any Farms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms ______________________ - - ______ -- ---- ---------------

Workers __________________ - - -- __ - ___ ------- --------------- 226 125 (X) 166 (X) 208 231 

- I 405 (X) 396 (X) 1 009 1 309 I 279 

- 42 38 38 43 43 41 66 

- 53 51 102 28 56 53 34 

- 65 18 62 48 168 63 45 

- 44 12 71 34 196 29 45 

- 22 6 123 13 546 22 41 

Forms with- J worker __________________________ - _ ------------ - - -----

2 workers __________ -_ ------- - ------- - --- --- ------------ 3 or 4 workers ________ -_ ---- -_ -_______ -- ---------------- 5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more ______________________ ----------------

180 BIG HORN COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY I I 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 440 (X) 431 (X) 408 (X) 394 (X) - 409 (X) 421 (X) 383 00 385 (X) 

-

Soles: Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that had colved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

Sales: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ 'Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Fattened cattle _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ 

Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

427 23 190 437 20 964 397 23 148 400 20 912 - 419 22901 433 (NA)I 391 22 861

1 

396 20 629

1 

'" ml - 388 106 314 409 132 854 363 105 920 377 

- 363 52 381 387 62 191 342 52 214 359 (0) 

- 359 52286 381 62085 340 52 125 354 (0) 

- 48 95 55 106 43 89 53 (0) 

- 305 27 296 (NA) (NA)I 289 27 203

1 

310 36 133

- 354 26637 1 (NA) (NA) 332 26 503 325 34 138 

- 395 60048 416 74 1341 370 59 9151 382 73 839 

- (X) 22 178 (X) (NA) (X) 22 144 (X) 20 132 

- 285 22 477 (NA) (NA) I 271 22 3971 237 16 370 

- (X) 5 958 (X) (NA) (X) 5 941 D() 2 365 

- 301 37 571 (NA) (NA) 284 37 518 311 57 469 

- (X) 16 2201 (X) (NA) I (X) 16203

1 

()() 17 767

1 23 2210 (NA) (NA) 21 (D) 26 28 731 

- (X) 915 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) 10810

1 

- 6 11 (NA) (NA) 6 11 2 (D) 

- 64 5 918 60 3 452 60 588O 51 3 3361 

- 42 730 (NA) (NA) 39 720 34 496 

- 62 5 188 (NA) (NA) 59 5 160 45 284O 

litters of pigs farrowed betweenDec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ 

June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 46 1 270 47 803 43 1 263 44 782 

- 38 598 43 450 36 (D) 40 (0) 

- 44 672 31 353 41 (0) 30 (0) Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales, Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ 

- 39 4341 34 2 281 37 (D) 30 2 1471 - 34 2 861 (NA) (NA) 34 2 861 28 1 278 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 1 (0) 

- 243 2 256 176 1 657

1 

230 2 203

1 

167 1 638

1 

- 61 6676 71 7 5111 58 6648 63 7 355 

- (Xl 532 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 424 

- 12 842 21 2 178 12 842 19 (0) 

- (X) 35 (Xl (NA) (X) 35 (X) 24 Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

- 39 2 809 35 2 759 37 (D) 31 264O Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ - 33 2 779 (NA) (NA) 33 2 779 26 1 984 Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

- (X) 25 119 (X) (NA) (Xl 25 119 (X) 17 087 Sheep, lombs, and wool ________________________ $1,000_ 

Goots _____________________________________________ _ - 39 19~1 (NA) (NA) 37 (D~I 31 7= I - - (NA) (NA) - - $1,000_ - (X) - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ - 36 205 20 82 32 200 19 (0) 

$1,000_ - (Xl 113 (Xl (NA) (X) 110 (X) 14 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ~ _______________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or oldeL __________________ '- __ _ 

- 68 (X) 66 (X) 64 (X) 61 (X) I 

- 66 1 765 65 5 206 62 1 657 60 5 035 Hens and pullets of laying oge ____________________ _ 

- 66 1 734 63 5043 62 1 626 58 4 876 Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ - 3 31 (NA) (NA) 3 31 - - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Soles, 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - -

- 4 127 5 208 2 (D) 5 208 

- 4 5 (NA) (NA) 3 (0) 4 46 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 3 (D) 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 2 (D) 

- 6 (X) (NA) (X)I 6 (X) 2 (X) 

Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or oldeL _____________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months oIL __________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

- 5 (X) 2 (X) 4 (Xl 2 (X)I - 1 (D) 2 (D) 1 (D) 2 (D) 

- 1 (D) 2 (D) 1 (D) 2 (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 1 (D) - - 1 (D) - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Other - - (NA) (NA) - - - poultry _________________ ' ___________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1 ,000_ - - (X) (NA) (X) - (~i - (xq - 9 5 17 45 9 15 (0) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA BIG HORN COUNTY, MONT. 181 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms farms with soles of $2.500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

COfn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ - 41 4 849 (X) 35 3 591 40 (0) (X) 34 (0) 

1974_ For grain or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ - 56 5 038 (X) (NA) (NA) 56 5 038 (X) 50 4 192 

- 9 1 555 65 920 6 588 9 1 555 65 920 6 588 1974_ For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ - 20 1 431 83 499 (NA) (NA) 20 1 431 83 499 16 981 

- 35 3 294 58 137 32 3 003 34 (0) (0) 31 (0) 

1974_ For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 42 3 607 56 675 40 3 211 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ - 1 (0) (X) 1 (0) 1 (0) (X) 1 (0) 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ - 1 (0) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - 1 (0) (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) (0) 1 (0) 

1974_ 

Cu1 for dry forage or hoy (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ 

Wheal for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (X)I (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- 192 74 815 2 303 049 47 5 324 191 (0) (0) 46 (0) 

1974_ Oats for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 246 70 143 2 260 100 (NA) (NA) 244 (0) (0) 60 4945 

- 61 3 385 168 977 29 919 60 (0) (0) 28 (0) 

1974_ Borley for grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 85 3 058 165 974 20 875 

- 166 20 495 830 651 66 5 412 162 20 456 827 981 64 (0) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 209 19 867 792 923 71 ~ 4 472 

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Other small groins for groin ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA)I (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (0) 1 (0) 

- 2 (0) (X) - - 2 (0) (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 15 1 239 (X) - -

Soybeans for beons (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - 1 (0) (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) (0) 1 (0) 

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Peanuts for nuts \pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Cation (boles) _______________________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - - 1974 -- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Irish potatoes (hundredweightL _________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - - 1974 -- I (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (0) 1 (0) 

Sweetpototoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - - 1974 -- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Hoy crops (Ions, dry) (see lexl) _________________ 1978 -- 344 66 546 134 836 169 19 958 333 66 168 134 384 166 19918 

1974 -- 357 57 538 118 615 (NA) (NA) 348 57 315 118 328 153 16 340 Alfolfo hoy (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978 

1974 -- 306 58 411 121 9971 158 17 974 297 58 178 121 670 I 155 17934 

-- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 308 41 977 85 724 142 13 828 

Other tome dry hay (tons. dry) (see text) ______ 1978 -- 58 4 134 7 103 25 1 289 56 (0) (0) 25 1 289 

Field seed crops- _____________________________ 1978 -- 19 1 259 (X) 5 187 19 1 259 (X) 5 187 

1974 -- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 81 5 221 (X) 16 471 Alfolfo seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978 -- 19 1 259 116 447 5 187 19 1 259 116 447 5 187 

1974 -- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 73 4277 384 521 13 397 Red dover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - -

1974 -- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 5 184 23 548 3 74 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978_ - 1 (0) (X) 1 (0) 1 (0) (XI 1 (0) 

1974_ - 1 (0) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (X) 1 (0) 

Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (X) 1 (0) 

Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Green peas excluding cowpeos ________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - 1 (0) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Gropes (pounds) (see lexl) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Strawberries (poundsL ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Olher crops __________________ : ______________ 1978_ - 1 (0) (X) 1 (0) 1 (0) (X) 1 (0) 

- 36 3 883 (X) (NA) (NA) 36 3 883 (X) (NA) (NA) 

182 BIG HORN COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

Farms _________________________________ ---------------

Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

AP~;~;~~?~~ ~~n~~~~a============ ====== == == == == -p~;c~~t= 

493 2 367 919 487 2 352 763 449 1 570 550 425 1 596 5341 

(X) 4 803 (X) 4 831 (X) 3 498 (X) 3 757 

- (X) 2 736 000 (X) 2 736 000 (X) 2 736 000 (X) 2 736 000 - (X) 86.5 (X) 86.0 (X) 57.4 (X) 58.4 

-

Value of land and buildings: I 

Average per farm _____________________________ doJlors_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ doHors_ 645 836 (X) 341 795 (X) 561 506 (X) 310 442 (X) 

- (X) 83 - (X) 134 (X) 71 (X) 161 

land in forms according to use: Total croplond ______ - _________ - _ - _ - - -- - --_ -_.-- - - - - --- Harvested cropland _______________________ _ 443 431 114 453 391 929 421 (0) I 411 383 561 

432 242 599 437 225 435 415 237 494 407 223 216 

By acres harvested; 1 to 9 acres ____________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 fa 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 ___________________________ _ 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested or pastured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops failed _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

5 17 5 (NA) 3 (0) 2 (NA) 

11 149 16 (NA) 6 77 1 (NA) 

6 139 7 (NA) 3 69 4 (NA) 

26 937 12 (NA) 24 (0) 6 (NA) 

36 2 444 SO (NA) 33 2 291 48 (NA) 

71 10 075 I 71 (NA)I 70 (0) I 71 (NA)! 

- )16 37 615 116 (NA) 116 37615 116 (NA) 

93 67 2781 96 (NA)\ 93 67 278\ 96 (NA) 

68 123 945 64 (NA) 67 (D) 63 (NA) 

- 115 (0) 115 13 449 105 (D) 96 10 636 

268 (D)I 260 1530451 261 168 3481 247 149 709 

- 19 3 238 (NA) (NA) 18 (D) 11 2 839 

12 (D) (NA) (NA) 11 (D) 4 910 

- 241 1583921 (NA) (NA)I 235 1549771 229 141 9121 

- SO 9 650 (NA) (NA) SO 9 650 21 4 048 

Totol woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

- 41 24 091 30 29 981 40 (0) 27 10421 

- 29 (D) (NA) (NA) 29 (0) 17 6 519 

- 14 (D) (NA) (NA) 13 (D) )1 3 902 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

- 432 1 912 714 441 1 930 853 398 1 142 621 393 1 202 552 

Pastureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

land in house tots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

326 1 876 688 (NA) (NA) 306 1 122083 321 1 175 598 

286 36026 (NA) (NA) 265 20 538 288 26 954 

Postureland, all types __________________________________ _ - 394 1 897 067 (NA) (NA) 365 1 141 792 (NA) 1 192 753 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated ___________________________ _ 

Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ 

- 219 44 514 226 50 962 208 43 990 209 50 345 

- 217 39 301 (NA) (NA) 206 38 917 208 40 678 

- 50 4 596 (NA) (NA) 45 4456 (NA) 9 349 

- 14 617 (NA) (NA) 14 617 8 318 

- 184 18 258 (X) (X) 182 (D) (X) (X) 

11978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

A!I farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($ I .(00) Forms ($1,000) 

Market volue of agricultural products sald l _______________ _ 

Average per farm ___________________________ dollarsFarms by value of agricultural products sold: l 

$100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20.000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10.000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ 

$2,000 to $2,499 ______________________________ . __ _ 

$1.500 to $1.999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1.499 _________________________________ _ less than $1.000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal farms (see textL ___________________________ _ 

Crops _______________________________________________ _ 

Grains ____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans _0 ________________ _ 

Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ Tobacco ___________________________________________ _ 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____________________ _ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

- 493 27 890 487 23 291 449 27 482 I 425 22 905 

- (X) 56 573 (X) 47 825 (X) 61 208 (X) 53 894 

- 80 14 482 60 (NA) 80 14 482 I 60 (NA) 

- 136 8 742 129 (NA) 136 8 742 129 (NA) 

- 104 2 983 102 (NA) 104 2 983 102 (NA) 

- 62 908

1 

72 (NA)I 62 908

1 

72 (NA) 

36 261 46 (NA) 36 261 46 (NAI 

31 107 14 (NA)I 31 107

1 

14 (NA)I - 32 34 52 (NA) (X) (X) 2 (NA) 

- 3 6 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 6 10 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 12 14 (NA) (NA) (X) (X)I (X) (X)I - II 4 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 12 374 12 (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 326 12 800 349 13 454 316 12 5391 (NA) (0)1 

- 284 1 I 530 (NA) (NA) 281 I I 277 I 276 I I 352 I - 77 I 488 (NA) (NA) 77 I 488 (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - (NA) (NA) - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - )10 I 105 (NA) (NA) 104 I 097 114 I 562 - 4 (D) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) I (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - Other crops ________________________________________ _ 

livestock, pOultry, and their products ____________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products __________________________ _ 

Dairy products _____________________________________ _ Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Hogs and pig,- _____________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wooL _____________________________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

- 9 (D) (NA) (NA) 9 (D) 8 

:::1 - 375 15 091 394 (D) 353 14 944 354 

- 19 29 24 29 16 21 23 (0) 

- II 125 (NA) (NA) 9 (D) 14 249 

- 343 13 688 (NA) (NA) 329 13 654 332 8 282 - 82 700 (NA) (NA) 75 643 78 708 

- 46 312 (NA) (NA) 43 310 47 288 - 30 236 (NA) (NA) 29 (0) 31 142 

t1974 data include sales of forest products. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA BLAINE COUNTY, MONT. 183 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 Forms 

Farms with harvested cropland 

Acres Acres Harvested 1978 1974 in forms Forms in farms cropland 

All forms _ Forms with~- -- ---- ------------------ 493 487 2 367 919 432 1 541 393 242 599 

- 26 17 44 1 (0) (0) 17 20 504 13 (0) (0) 

3 3 158 1 (0) (0) 19 8 1 546 15 1 246 585 16 6 1 876 14 1 676 877 12 17 1 862 9 1 390 880 - 7 7 1 393 7 1 393 978 11 10 2 614 11 2 614 1 231 53 36 19 514 50 18 234 9 333 41 38 30 867 39 29 267 9 494 - 67 90 102 594 65 100 050 25288 

- 221 235 2 204 947 207 1 385 050 193 595 

1 to 9 ocres _______________________ _ 10 to 49 ocres _____________________ _ 

50 to 69 ocres _____________________ _ 70 to 99 acres _____________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocres ___________________ _ 

140 to 179 acres ___________________ _ 

180 to 219 ocreL __________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocres ___________________ _ 260 to 499 acres ___________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocres ___________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocreL _______________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 

All farms 

1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres 

land in forms __________________________________ _ 493 2 367 919 487 2 352 763 Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 432 242 599 437 225 435 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 227 832 207 247 434 531 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 185 68923 (NA) 81 970 Part owners __________________________________ _ 213 268 229 202 766 188 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 203 147 647 (NA) 131 755 Tenants _____________________________________ _ 53 267 483 38 152 044 Harvested cropland __ . ________________________ _ 44 26 029 (NA) 11 710 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ 409 040 807 (NA) (NA) Partnership __________________________________ _ 39 161 009 (NA) (NA) Corporation __________________________________ _ 30 370 527 (NA) (NA) 

Other-cooperotive, estate or trust, institutional. etc._ 15 795 576 (NA) (NA) 

All forms Forms with soles of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

374 362 119 89 

13 7 

70 56 

110 106 

111 109 

123 126 

66 47 

48.7 49.5 

IApplies only to individual or family operations (sole proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dato ore based on a sample of forms; see text} 

All farms 

1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses 

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

173 1 134 201 1 732 

- 344 1 642 339 1 878 

- 77 307 199 677 

- 341 222 (NA) (NA) 

livestock and poultry purchosed _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and pouUry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animol health costs ___________________________________ _ 

- 167 258 181 302 

- 186 988 161 614 

Seeds, bulbs, plants. and trees __________________________ _ Commercial fertilizer _____________________ - __________ ---

- 284 618 212 253 

- 258 1 842 215 1 042 

- 53 114 50 135 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired form lobar __________________________ - ___ - ___ -_ ---

Contract lobar _________________ - ___ ---- -- -- -- -- ---------

(ustomwork, machine hire, and rentol of machinery and equipment ____________________________ -- - ___ - ____ - ---- 199 782 199 528 

- 490 2 212 (NA) (NA) 

489 1 935 473 1 358 

485 1 026 (NA) (NA) 

371 636 (NA) (NA) 

- 129 100 (NA) (NA) 

- 105 51 (NA) (NA) 

- 25 8 (NA) (NA) 

489 114 (NA) (NA) 

388 276 (NA) (NA) 

11 2 (NA) (NA) 

Energy and petroleum productL _________________________ _ Petroleum products ____________________ - _____ - ___ - __ _ 

Gasoline ______________________ -_- - -- -- ----- --- ----

Diesel fuel __________________________ -- - -- - ---- ----

lP gos, butane, and propone ________ --_ --- ___ -- ---- --- Fuel oil __ . ___________ .. _________ .. ___ --- _____ .. _____ _ Natural gas __________________________ - _______ -- ---

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease ______ -_ -- __ - ___ -- -- -- Electricity ___________________________ -_ --- __ - - _____ ----

Other-coal, wood, coke, etc. _________________________ _ 

forms with irrigated land 

Acres Harvested 

Forms in forms cropland 

219 816 736 85839 

1 (0) (0) 

10 (0) (0) 

1 (0) (0) 

12 996 423 

8 1 010 505 

10 1 550 880 

5 993 578 

9 2 102 1 187 

46 16684 8 865 

12 8 308 2 764 

17 25 030 5 585 

88 759 690 64 794 

1978 and 1974 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Farms 

449 

415 

196 

172 

204 

200 

49 

43 

378 

38 

30 

3 

Acres 

570 550 

237 494 

341 636 

(0) 

106415 

147 489 

122 499 

(0) 

029 539 

(0) 

370 527 

(0) 

1974 

Farms 

425 

407 

203 

(NA) 

192 

(NA) 

30 

(NA) 

375 

26 

22 

2 

Irrigated 

land 

44 514 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

563 

619 

844 

704 

1 359 

8953 

2 709 

4045 

24422 

Acres 

596 534 

223 216 

407 584 

79831 

132 157 

131 751 

56 793 

11 634 

111 613 

(0) 

355 477 

(0) 

All forms Forms with soles of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

346 322 331 298 

90 56 72 54 

57 73 46 49 

243 211 230 197 

66 31 60 31 

28 12 28 11 

12 10 12 9 

20 19 16 11 

92 66 74 50 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

154 1 107 181 1 714 

314 1 604 305 1 807 

76 (0) 186 655 

311 215 261 191 

166 (0) 177 289 174 987 157 550 

270 609 197 245 

255 1 841 212 1 041 

53 114 50 135 

188 781 190 526 

452 2 154 (NA) (NA) 

451 1 882 423 I 320 447 1 002 416 742 

357 622 323 381 

115 89 129 75 

94 (0) } 24 (0) 423 122 

451 111 

375 270 (NA) (NA) 

11 2 (NA) (NA) 

184 BLAINE COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

11978 doto ore bosed on a sample of forms- see text] 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________ -- -- ----- Cropland fertilized, except p'Qsture __________________________ _ 

Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ 

183 80490 III 80406 

183 78 768 III 78684 

10 I 722 10 I 722 - lime _________________________ - __ - _ -_ -_ - _ -- ____ - _ - - - - - - -- -- - - - - Sprays, dusts. granules, fumigants. etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ 40 16 051 28 15 883 Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchards _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gr05S. or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

- - - - -

- 4 7609 4 7 609 

229 144 329 227 (0) - Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- - - - - III (X) 110 (X) 

33 (X) 33 (X) -

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text} 

All forms Farms with sales All forms of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 1978 

All MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Average per farm ________________ dallors_ 

Forms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

490 466 

33 484 17 615 32 

68 336 37 800 II 

8 29 

~! 44 

60 

All farms 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

452 420 machinery and equipment - Can. 

190 16 800/ $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

216 40 000 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

8 15 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

26 331 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

60 78 i $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel troctors ______ _____________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Cottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ 

Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 

381 516 228 248 209 268 452 I 607 298 529 392 I 078 472 I 321 163 235 429 I 086 292 38~1 53 

7~1 254 311 - - - - - - =1 

- - - - - - 131 145 61 70 72 75 270 326 113 123 181 203 

32 35 15 17 17 18 

1978 and 1974 

r 1978 data ore based on a sample of farms; see text] 

Hired workers - All forms, 1978 

62 

57 

54 

83 I 

~ 100 

22 -' 

Farms 

390 

447 

421 

222 

5 

16 

(NA) 

46 

239 

28 

1974 

Farms Acres on which used 

157 48 557

1 (NA) 47 363 

(NA) I 194 

- -

(NA) 18 351 

- - 7 I 959 

(NA) 96 853 

2 (0) 

26 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

Forms with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1974 1978 1974 

68 49 64 

129 57 119 

57 54 57 r 78 I 

5511 99 ~ 541 

i L 21 -' 

1974 

Manufactured 

Number 1970 to 1974 

561 358 I 383 559 I 225 255 

297 57 

6 2 

16 - (NA) (NA) 

54 9 

265 79 

30 15 

Any hired workersFarms with sales of $2,500 or more Working 150 days or more Working less than J 50 days 

Any Farms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

Farms ___________________________________________________ _ 

Workers _________________________________________________ _ 258 150 (X) 201 (X) 255 212 948 (X) 298 (Xl 650 939 928 

Farms with- J worker ______________________________________________ _ 

2 workers _____________________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 75 74 74 56 56 74 64 - 32 31 62 28 56 31 45 - 68 40 130 67 222 68 32 - 73 5 32 47 282 72 40 - 10 - - 3 34 10 31 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA BLAINE COUNTY, MONT. 185 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number farms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: 

Any livestock or poultry __ ~ __________________________ _ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ - 390 (X) 390 (X) 366 (X) 350 (X) 

362 (X) 385 (X) 339 (X) 345 (X) 

Soles: 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ 

CATTlE AND CALVES 

- 375 15 091 394 (0) 353 14944 354 (0) 

- 364 14 700 1 389 (NA) 342 14606 349 (0) 

Inventory: Cot1le and colves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers thot hod colved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves _______ _ 

Steers, steer colves, bulls and bull c~lv-e-s-~============= 

351 76 251 360 90 868 328 75 547 334 89 619 335 45 420 347 50080 313 44 994 325 49400 

- 330 45 217 333 49493 309 44 838 316 48 903 

- 50 203 77 587 47 156 70 497 

- 281 18 180 (NA) (NA) 269 18030 286 22 786 

- 310 12 651 (NA) (NA) 295 12 523 293 17 433 

Soles: COftle and carves __ " _____ . ___ . _______________________ _ 

- 343 45 577 354 41 168 329 45376 332 40 901 $1.000_ Calves __ - (X) 13688 (X) (NA) (X) 13654 (X) 8 282 

- 253 23 953 (NA) (NA) 246 23822 186 16 778 

Cottle _ - (X) 5 855 (X) (NA) (X) 5850 (X) 2 383 

- 260 21 624 (NA) (NA) 252 21 554 283 24 123 

Fattened cottle - (X) 7 833 (X) (NA) (X) 7804 (X) 5 898 

- 20 723 (NA) (NA) 19 (0) 15 I 240 $1,000_ Dairy products ___ ~ ___________________________ $1,000_ - (X) 304 (Xl (NA) (X) (0) (X) 542 

- II 125 (NA) (NA) 9 (0) 14 249 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory; Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 80 7 569 83 7435 74 7012 70 6 682 Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ 

Other hogs and pigL ______________________________ _ 

litters of pigs farrowed between-

- 67 I 119 (NA) (NA) 64 I 053 48 683 77 6450 (NA) (NA) 71 5959 66 5999 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 68 I 315 73 I 244 65 I 247 58 I 153 Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ - 57 666 68 791 54 (0) 53 742 June I and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 54 649 60 453 52 (0) 47 411 Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 yeor old or older _________________________ . __ _ - 42 5 611 49 6680 41 (0) 45 6 525 41 4 186 (NA) (NA) 40 (0) 42 5 432 Goots ____________________________________________ _ 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) I (0) - - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 210 I 152 144 937 196 1 107 137 909 

Sales: Hogs and pigL _________ _ - 82 7 436 93 10 734 75 6806 78 10281 

- (X) 700 (X) (NA) (X) 64J (X) 708 Feeder pigs __ - 17 584 8 374 17 584 7 (0) 

- (X) 24 (X) (NA) (X) 24 (X) 10 Sheep and lambs ___________________________________ _ 

- 44 4 224 54 9 241 41 4 179 47 8 914 Sheep and lambs shorn ____ . _________________________ _ 

- 44 4 257 (NA) (NA) 41 4 222 45 8354 Pounds of wool __________ . ________________________ _ 

Sheep, lombs, and wool ________________________ $l.OOO_ 

Goats_ 

- (X) 42337 (X) (NA) (X) 41 977 .(X) 91 560 

- 46 312

1 

(NA) (NA) 43 310 47 288 

I (0) (NA) (NA) - - - - - (X) (0) (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - Horses and ponies ___ _ - 27 65 30 102 27 65 29 (0) 

- (X) 33 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 33 

POULTRY 

Inventory, Any poultry _______________________________________ _ 

- 70 (X) 68 (X) 62 (X) 64 (X) Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 61 4 299 65 4 059 53 3 553 61 3 335 Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

- 60 4 228 63 3 748 53 (0) 61 (0) 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 8 71 (NA) (NA) 7 (0) 7 (0) 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - 12 119 (NA) (NA) 12 119 2 (0) 

Broilers and other meot--type chickenL _______________ _ - 8 3 336 8 512 6 (0) 8 512 Turkeys ________________________________________ _ 

- 4 35 (NA) (NA) 3 (0) 6 64 Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

- 3 24 (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 3 42 Turkey hens kept for breeding __ .. _ - 4 II (NA) (NA) 3 (0) 4 22 Other poultry ________________________ .. ___________ _ 

- 8 (X) (NA) (X) 8 (X) 8 (X) 

Soles: Any poultry ____ .. ___________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ___________________ . ___ _ 

- 12 (X) 12 (X) 9 (X) II (X) 

- 9 I 186 10 (0) 8 (0) 9 655 Hens ond pullets of laying age ____________________ _ - 9 I 186 10 (0) 8 (0) 9 655 Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Pullet chicks ond pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter __________ .. _________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 2 (0) 1 (0) 2 (0) I (0) 

- 3 13 (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 3 (0) 

3 13 (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 3 (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry ond poultry products ____ . _____ .. ______ . _ $1,000_ - 2 (X) (NA) (X) 2 (X) I (X) 

- 19 29 24 29 16 21 23 (0) 

186 BLAINE COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
TobIe 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

(orn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For groin or see<! (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons, green) __________ 1978. 

1974_ For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Sorghums for all purposes _. __________ . ________ 1978. 

1974_ 

For groin or seed (bushels). __________________ 1978. 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978. 

1974_ 

(ut for dry forage or hoy (tons, dry) __________ 1978 .. 

1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Wheat for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Oats tor groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Barley for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Other small grains for groin _______ . ___ . ________ 1978. 

1974_ 

Soybeans for beans (bushelsL ______________ . ___ 1978. 

1974_ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978. 

1974_ (otton (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Irish potatoes (hundredweight) __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Sweetpotatoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see text) _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Alfalfa hoy (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Other tame dry hoy (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978_ 

Field seed crops _________ . _______________ . ____ 1978. 

1974_ Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978_ 

1974_ Sweet corn ___________ . ___________ . ________ 1978. 

1974_ Tomatoes _______________ . _________________ 1978. 

1974_ 

Green peas excluding cowpeos ________________ 1978_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- 1974_ -

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Apples (pounds) ___ " ________________________ 1978_ - 1974 __ Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978 __ 

1974_ - Grapes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978 __ 

1974_ -

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other - crops _________________________________ 1978 __ 

Farms 

11 

30 

1 

1 

10 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

-

-

-

-

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

243 

261 

B9 

(NA) 

192 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

13 

(NA) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3 

5 

-

- 326 

331 

241 

(NA) 

52 

1 

(NA) 

I 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

4 

I 

4 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

-

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

1 

-

1 

(NA) 

-

8 

Harvested 

Acres 

1 266 

2 616 

(0) 

(D) 

(D) 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

-

-

-

-

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

139 975 

118 783 

4 697 

(NA) 

34 908 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

2 146 

(NA) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(D) 

13 

-

- 60 769 

59 032 

33 913 

(NA) 

4 774 

(D) 

(NA) 

(D) 

(NA) 

- (NAJ 

8 

(0) 

7 

(NAJ 

- (NAJ 

- (NAJ 

-

-

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NAJ 

(D) 

-

(D) 

(NA) 

-

850 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

All farms 

Irrigated 

Quantity Forms Acres 

(X) 10 1 067 

(X) (NA) (NA) 

(0) I (0) 

(0) (NA) (NA) 

10 633 9 (0) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) I - -

(X) (NA) (NA) 

- - -

- (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

3 931 798 21 858 

2 788 674 (NA) (NAJ 

250 243 31 I 045 

(NA) (NA) (NAJ 

1 368 514 56 4789 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) I (NA) (NA~I (X) - (X) (NA) (NA) 

- - -

- (NA) (NA) 

- - -

- (NA) (NAJ 

- - - - (NA) (NAJ 

- - - - (NA) (NA) 

2 280 3 (D) 

1 750 (NA) (NA) 

- - - - (NA) (NAJ 

130 307 201 31 273 

112 815 (NA) (NA) 

88 463 179 22 1851 

(NA) (NAJ (NAJ 

7 017 23 I 462 

(X) - - (X) (NAJ (NA) 

(0) - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) I (NAJ (NAJI 

(X) 4 8 

(X) (NAJ (NAJ 

(X) 4 7 

(X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - - (X) (NA) 

(N~I (X) - (X) (NA) (NAJ 

- (NA) (NAJ 

(NA) (NAJ (NAJ 

- (NA) (NAJ 

(NA) (NAJ (NAJ 

- (NAJ (NAJ 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) I (0) 

(X) (NAJ (NAJ 

(0) 1 (D) 

(NA) (NAJ (NAJ 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NAJ 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Quantity Forms Acres. 

11 1 266 (X) I 10 I 0671 

30 2 616 (X) 27 2 395 

1 (0) (D) I (D) 

I (0) (0) - -

10 (D) 10 633 9 (0) 

(D) 35 226 27 2 395 28 

- - (X) - -

1 (D) (X) - -

- - (X) I - -

- - (X) -

=1 

- - =I -

- - -

- - - - - - - -

~I - - - -

- - - -

- - (X) -

- - (X)I - -I 

242 (0) (0) 21 858 

259 (0) (D) 37 3 278 

85 4509 240 993 29 (0) 

82 4 572 228 809 31 I 107 

189 34 076 I 337 002 56 4 789 

194 38 826 1 268 592 37 2 554 

- - - - -

- -

(Xli 

-

13 2 146 =1 -

4 260 (X) - -

- - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - -

- -

=1 

- -

- - - -

- - - -

3 (D) 2 280 3 (0) 

2 (0) (0) 2 (0) 

- - - -

30 91~1 - - - -

312 60 187 129 294 191 

303 58 499 112 013 200 31 066 

230 33 436 87 6361 172 21 9291 

246 35 837 82 576 189 23 252 

51 (0) (0) 22 (0) 

I (0) (X) - -

7 1 335 (X) - -

1 (D) (0) - -

2 (D) - - -

- - - - -

- - -I - -I 

3 (0) (X)I 3 (01 

1 (0) (X) I (0) 

3 (0) (X) 3 (01 

I (D) (X) I (D) 

- - (X) - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- - (X) - -I 

- - (X) - - - (X) - -

- - - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) 

I (D) (X) I 

(O~ I - - (X)I - I (D) (D) 1 (0) 

- - - - - (xq -

(NAli 8 850 (X) (NA) 

BLAINE COUNTY, MONT. 187 
Table 1. Farms, land in Farms, and land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres 

- 205 453 500 186 416 188 187 447890 161 410 973 

- (X) 2 212 (X) 2 238 (X) 2395 (X) 2 553 - (X) 763 520 (X) 763 520 (X) 763 520 (X) 763 520 

- (X) 59.4 (X) 54.5 (X) 58.7 (X) 53.8 

Forms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

Approximate land orea _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in forms __________________________ percenL 

Value of land and buildings: I 

- 475 396 (X) 269 075 (X) 502 543 (X) 304 193 (X) 

- (X) 214 (X) 120 (X) 209 (X) 119 

Average per form _____________________________ dollars_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollars_ 

land in farms according to use: 

- 197 125 523 179 116 639 183 124 525 157 (0) 

184 72 337 171 63 631 175 72 131 154 63331 

Totol cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 

- 4 22 4 (NA) 3 (0) 2 (NA) 

- 4 59 8 (NA) I (0) - (NA) 

- 4 88 5 (NA) I (0) 2 (NA) 

- 10 329 9 (NA) 9 (0) 5 (NA) 

- 16 1 196 26 (NA) 15 (0) 26 (NA) 

33 4 7701 30 (NA) 33 4770 30 (NA) 

- 68 22 076 59 (NA) 68 22076 59 (NA) 

32 21 254 16 (NA) 32 21 254 16 (NA) 

- 13 22 543 14 (NA) 13 22 543 14 (NA) 

1 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 ___________________________ _ 

- 63 18 545 74 18 450 56 (0) 59 (0) 

- 93 34 641 75 34 558 88 (0) 75 34 558 

- 25 2685 (NAl (NA) 22 2 531 9 1 917 

- 5 109 (NAl (NA) 5 109 34 8842 

Cropland used only for posture ______________________ _ 

Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil· improvement grosses, not harvested or pastured _______________ . 

Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow ______________ _ 

- 54 25 490 (NAl (NA) 53 (0) 39 22 722 (ropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

- 26 6 357 (NA) (NA) 25 (0) 13 1077 

- 33 22 776 25 18427 30 21 965 24 (0) 

- 29 21 408 (NA) (NA) 27 (0) 22 16641 

- 6 I 368 (NAl (NA) 5 (0) 4 (0) 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

Other land _________________________________________ _ - 172 305 201 149 281 122 159 301 400 132 278 952 Postureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ - 132 300 404 (NAl (NA) 121 296 834 102 273 196 land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ - 117 4 797 (NAl (NA) 112 4 566 104 5 756 

Pasturelond, all types __________________________________ _ - 159 340 357 (NAl (NA) 144 335 380 (NA) 305 628 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

- 159 51 900 140 43 788 149 51 132 125 43 525 Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

- 153 43 768 (NAl (NA) 146 43 609 122 33 718 Pasture/and irrigated ________________________________ _ 

- 55 7 665 (NAl (NA) 51 7205 (NA) 8 778 Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ - 13 467 (NA) (NA) 10 318 12 I 029 land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ - 80 6 719 (X) (X) 79 (0) (X) (X) 

t1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

AU farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

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

Market value of ogricultural products sold l _______________ _ 

Averoge per form ___________________________ dollars_ - 205 12 047 186 10013 187 12023 161 9 993 

- (X) 58 766 (X) 53 833 (X) 64 293 (X) 62068 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold:' $100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ $2.000 10 $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 10 $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal farms (see text) ____________________________ _ 

- 32 6577 20 (NA) 32 6577 20 (NA) 

- 62 3 809 42 (NA) 62 3809 42 (NA) 

- 38 1 072 39 (NA) 38 I 072 39 (NA) 

- 24 371 31 (NA) 24 371 31 (NAl 

- 20 ISS 14 (NA) 20 155 14 (NA) 

- 11 40 II (NA) II 40 11 (NA) 

- 18 24 29 (NA) (X) (X) 4 (NA) 

- 4 9 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 4 7 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 7 9 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 3 - (NAl (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 154 5 816 130 6056 150 5 812 (NA) 6054 

- 126 3817 (NA) (NA) 126 3817 89 2 343 

- 44 869 (NA) (NA) 44 869 (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 60 967 (NA) (NA) 56 963 66 (0) 

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 1 (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

2 (0) I (0) 2 (0) - -

14 I 028 (NA) (NA) 14 1 028 15 2 441 

Crops ____________________________ -_ - ___ - - ---_ ---- - ---

Groins __________________________________ -- ____ -----

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ 

Caftan and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ 

Tobacco __________________ - ___ - _._ - ___ - - - - - - --- - ----

field seeds, hay, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____________________ _ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Other crops ______________________ ':"_ - ________________ _ 

- 160 6231 149 3 899 145 6 211 129 3881 

9 (0) 11 942 7 (0) 8 940 

- 4 (0) (NA) (NA) 4 (0) 6 2 

142 4771 (NA) (NA) 132 4 757 120 2 703 

36 253 (NA) (NA) 35 (0) 26 170 

16 70 (NA) (NA) 15 (0) 17 60 

15 81 (NAl (NA) 11 77 10 7 

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ Poultry and paultry producls ___________________________ _ 

Dairy products _____________________________________ _ 

Cottle and colves ___________________________________ _ 

Hogs and pigL ___________________ -- -_ ---------------- Sheep, lambs, and woo'- ______________________________ _ 

Other liveslock and livestock products (see text) __________ _ 

'1974 data include sales of forest products. 

188 BROADWATER COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

Forms with harvested cropland forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigoted 

1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland farms in forms cropland land 

All forms ___________________________ _ 

- 205 186 453 500 184 441 Forms with- 335 72 337 159 385 935 56491 51 900 

1 to 9 acres _______________________ _ 10 to 49 ocres _____________________ _ - 3 6 16 2 (D) (D) 2 (D) (D) (D) 

- 8 7 (0) 4 155 71 4 137 59 115 50 to 69 acres _____________________ _ 70 to 99 acres _____________________ _ 

100 to 139 oeres. __________________ _ 

140 to 179 oeres ___________________ _ 

180 to 219 oeres. __________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocres ___________________ _ 

26010 499 oeres. __________________ _ 

50010 999 oeres. __________________ _ 

1,000 10 1,999 oeres. _______________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

2 3 (0) 2 (D) (D) 2 (D) (D) (D) 

- 7 5 571 5 429 192 4 339 177 181 

10 7 I 147 9 I 037 471 9 I 037 471 525 

- 10 4 I 550 6 963 479 6 960 417 707 

- 4 5 792

1 4 792 697

1 

4 792 697 697

- 4 6 1 

':11 3 742 516 2 (D) (D) (D) 

- 22 31 22 7945 4 6821 17 6 179 3 918 3 730\ 41 28 28 864 37 25 739 II 910 34 23 700 10880 12 410 -

- 31 24 43 485 29 41 145 13 341 22 29 475 7 503 6 131 

- 63 60 367 790 61 362 255 39 908 i 53 322 681 31 883 26 913 i 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 I 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres j Forms Acres Forms Acres 

land in forms _________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ___________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: Full ow!"ers ____ 4 _____________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ Port owners _________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ Tenants ____________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ 

--------- 205 453 500 1 186 416 188\ 187 447 890 \ 161 410973\ --------- 184 72 337 171 63631 175 72 131 154 63 331 

--------- 105 1809141 101 143 553\ 90 177 754\ 78 138 599\ --------- 89 27 724 (NA) 23 508 80 27 518 (NA) 23 228 

--------- 76 250 389 67 263 187 74 (D) 66 (D) 

--------- 72 34 623 (NA) 35 596 72 34 623 (NA) 35 576 

--------- 24 22 197 18 9 448 23 (D) 17 (D) 

--------- 23 9990 (NA) 4 527 23 9990 (NA) 4 527 

Type of organization: Individual or family ___________________ _ Partnership _________________________ _ 

Corporation _________________________ _ 

Other - cooperative, estate or trust, institut 

--------- 158 293 973 (NA) (NA) 141 288 371 139 273 443 

--------- 37 (D) (NA) (NA) 36 (D) 15 62 250 --------- 10 (D) (NA) (NA) 10 (D) 7 75 280 ional, etc._ - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

All forms I Farms with sales of 

1 All farms \ 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more $2,500 or more I 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

Operators by ploce of residence: - 159 139 158 130 On form operated ____________ --------- 154 125

1 

141 107 - 46 40 29 24 Not on form operated ___________________ 29 30 25 25 

21 21 OP::~I:::or::~~~~ ~~~~ -:; ~~:k- :~- ;~;~~ - --

22 241 21 22\ - 2 2 

- 29 II 29 II None _________________________________ 114 79 113 73 - 31 25 24 22 1 to 49 doys ___________________________ 24 25 22 19 - 60 60 55 58 50 to 99 doyL _______________ --------- 7 5 6 5 - 51 54 48 40 100 10149 doys ________________________ 13 6 7 6 - 32 27 29 21 15010199 doy'- _______________________ 3 2 3 - - 50.7 52.8 50.7 51.7 200 doys or more ______________________ 31 26 23 18 

Operators by principal occupation: Forming ____________________________ _ Other ______________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years ______________________ _ 

2510 34 yeor'- ______________________ _ 

3510 44 yeors _______________________ _ 

45 to 54 yeors- ______________________ _ 

55 to 64 years _______________________ _ 

65 years and over ____________________ _ Average age _________________________ _ 

lApplies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

{l978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text} 

All farms Farms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 

,~·,,~I 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ 

Feed for Iivesloek and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds __________ .-__________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired form lobar ______________________________________ _ 

Contract labor ________________________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment __________________________________________ _ 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ 

Petroleum products _________________________________ _ Gasoline _________________________________________ _ 

Diesel fuel _______________________________________ _ 

lP gas, butane, and propone. _______________________ _ Fuel oil __________________________________________ _ 

Natural gas ______________________________________ _ 

Kerosene, motor oil, and 9rease _____________________ _ Electricity __________________________________________ _ 

Other-coal, wood, coke, ele. _________________________ _ 

- 85 643 81 241! 76 636 69 230 - 137 I 265 126 I 184\ 118 I 258\ 108 I 174 - 31 874 77 748 26 870

1 

74 746 - 138 76 (NA) (NA) I 127 74 103 58 - 71 175 76 232 68 174 72 231 - 148 906 104 660 143 906 100 657 - 124 198 73 135

1 

121 197 72 (D) - 124 903 72 581 120 903 72 581 - 23 75 26 53 23 75 26 53 

- 97 380 75 124\ 95 (0) 66 122 

- 206 1 004 (NA) (NA) 186 996 (NA) (NA)I - 206 768 178 542 186 763 159 536 - 197 458 (NA) (NA) 177 454 158 348 - 148 204 (NA) (NA) 146 (0) 93 131 - 45 25 (NA) (NA) 45 25 30 17 - 59 (D) (NA) (NA) 57 - 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (D) 1 159 40 - 206 50 (NA) (NA) 186 50 - 173 234 (NA) (NA) 156 232 1- (NA) (NA) - 10 2 (NA) (NA) 10 2 i (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA BROADWATER COUNTY, MONT. 189 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dote are bosed on 0 sample of farms; see text) 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except posture __________________________ _ Pasture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

Sprays, dusts. granules, fumigants, etc. to cootrol- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

- 146 43 563 143 43 560 

- 146 43 006 143 43003 

- 5 557 5 557 

- - - - -

- 32 10 320 32 10320 

- Diseases - - - - in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and pasture _________________ _ - 1 (0) 1 (0) 

- 94 29 119 91 28913 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- 1 (0) 1 (0) 

- 72 (X) 68 (X) 

- 50 (X) 49 (X) 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of 011 mochinery and equipment ____________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Averoge per form ________________ dollarL 

Forms by value group: $1 to $4,999 _________ • ________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles ____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Whee! troctors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Cottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field farage harvesters, shear bar 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

or flywheel type _______ • _______ ._. _______ _ 

11978 dota are based on a sample of farms; see text} 

All farms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con, 

Estimated market value of all 

206 180 186 157 machinery and equipment - Can. 14 218 7 200 14 129 7 007 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

69 018 40000 75 960 44 631 $30,000 to $49,999 _________ • ____________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ____ • ____________ • ____ 

10 12 1 2 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

21 19 10 12 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

33 28 33 23 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All farms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

166 272 87 132 109 140 

203 571 136 222 164 349 

188 536 72 109 169 427 

79 95 25 29 57 66 

- - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - -

64 70 33 33 32 37 

114 122 52 53 65 69 

12 12 3 3 9 9 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

r 1978 data are based on Q sample of forms; see text) 

Hired workers-All farms, 1978 

1974 

Farms Acres on which used 

100 36846 

(IIAl 35 784 (NA) 1 062 

- -

(NAl 5 197 

1 (0) 

2 (0) 

(NAl 19651 

3 420 

12 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

All farms Forms with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

28 33 28 33 

21 45 21 44 

15 16 15 16 

18 ' 

27 ~ 18 

~J 1 43 27 

jL 17 J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Farms Number 1970 to 1974 

162 230 137 

172 506 188 

169 517 108 

61 69 22 

2 (0) - 8 8 - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

27 28 6 

96 109 41 

7 9 3 

Any hired workers--

Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less than 150 days 

Any Farms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

- 124 68 (X) 92 

'3~~ 120 72 

- 495 (X) 144 (X) 491 600 

Farms ______ W· 

Workers ___ _ 

Forms with-- 1 worker __ _ ___________________ . _____ -_ ---- -- ---- ---

2 workers ______________ -- ---- -- ---- - - ---------- -- -- ---- 3 or 4 workers __________________________________________ _ 

5 fo 9 workers _____ w· __________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 49 39 39 32 32 45 18 

- 15 12 24 18 36 15 15 

- 24 13 44 16 54 24 15 

- 30 - 2 (0) 21 129 30 18 

- 6 2 (0) 5 100 6 6 

190 BROADWATER COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Number Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY , , Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cattle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ - 168 (X) 152 (X) 152 (X) 130 (X) 

- 157 (X) 144 (X) 146 (X) 125 (X) 

Sales: 

160 6231 149 3899 145 6211 129 3 881 -

- 152 5 094 144 (NA) 141 5 079 127 2 933, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1.000_ 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: 

- 151 27444 141 27 807 141 27 254 122 27 526 

140 15 188 134 15 555 133 15 133 117 15 470 - 134 15 147 130 15 485 127 15092 114 15 415 -

- 29 41 43 70 29 41 32 55 

Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that had colved ____________________ _ Beef cows ______________________ . ______________ _ Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

129 7 180

1 

(NA) (NA) 121 7 073, 104 6 447 

- 139 5076 (NA) (NA) 132 5048 106 5 609 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

Sales: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ - 142 15910 135 13 324 132 15 858 120 13 267 

- (X) 4 771 (X) (NA) (X) 4 757 (X) 2 703 

- 84 6 167 (NA) (NA) 81 6 157 58 5 938 

$1.000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

- (X) 1 663 (X) (NA) (X) I 661 (X) 988 

- 132 9 743 (NA) (NA) 122 9 701 106 7 329 

$1,000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ _ 

- (X) 3 108, (X) (NA) (X) 3096 (X) I 714 

- 5 25 (NA) (NA) 5 25 5 82 

- (X) 9 (X) (NA) (X) 9 (X) 31 

- 4 (D) (NA) (NA) 4 (0) 6 2 

$1,000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: 

- 36 2 421 27 I 697 35 (0) 27 I 697 

- 27 325 (NA) (NA) 26 (0), 21 214 

- 34 2 096 (NA) (NA) 33 (D) 26 I 483 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigL ______________________________ _ 

litters of pigs farrowed between-

- 28 456 22 372 27 (0) 22 372 

- 27 239 22 195 26 (D) 22 195 - 23 217 18 177 22 (D) 18 177 - 16 I 317 17 I 828 15 (0) 15 (0)1 - 16 987 (NA) (NA) 15 (D) 15 1 578 - I (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - 83 380, 74 360, 74 336, 61 315, 

- 36 3 174 28 2 511 35 (D) 26 (0) - (X) 253 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) 170 - 5 282 5 436 5 282 5 436 - (X) 11 (X) (NA) (X) 11 (X) 11 - 15 1 221 20 1 763 14 (0) 17 I 734 - 15 1 024 (NA) (NA) 15 1 024 13 1 938 - (X) 12 175 (X) (NA) (X) 12 175 (X) 20 225 - 16 7~' (NA) (NA) 15 (OJ 17 

- - (NA) (NA) - 6~1 - - (X) - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - - 12 31 14 26 8 23 8 14 - (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) 2 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June land Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales, 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000_ 

Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ 

POULTRY 

Inventory: 

- 26 (Xl 34 (X) 23 (X) 28 (X)' - 22 (D) 31 (D) 20 (0) 25 (0) - 22 (D) 31 (D) 20 (D) 25 (D) - 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - - 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) - - - 5 192 4 650 3 (D) 4 650 - 4 36 (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 1 (D) - 4 36 (NA) (NA) 3 (0) I (D) - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 4 (X) (NA) (X) 3 (X) 4 (X)I 

- 8 (X) 7 (X) 6 (X) 4 (X) - 5 (D) 6 (D) 4 (D) 4 (0) - 5 (D) 6 (D) 4 (D) 4 (D) - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 1 (D) 2 (D) - - I (0) - 1 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - - - 1 (D) (NA) (NA) , - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - (X) (NA) (Xli - (xq - (X) - 9 (0) 11 942 7 (D) 8 940 

Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughteL ___________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

5al&s: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat·type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry _____________________ c ______________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1,000_ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA BROADWATER COUNTY, MONT. 191 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms For 

I 

, with sales of $2.500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Farms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

Corn for all purposes --- ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For grain or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ 

1974_ For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 2 (0) (X) 2 (0) 2 (0) (X) 2 (0) 

- 7 788 (X) (NA) (NA) 7 788 (X) 5 398 - I (D) (D) I (D) I (D) (D) I (D) 

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - I (D) (D) I (D) I (D) (D) I (D) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 7 788 12 330 5 398 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Cut for dry forage or hoy (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Hogged or grazed -- ________________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ 

Wheat for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (X) I (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- 77 23 344 593 125 37 4467 77 23 344 593 125 37 4 467 1974_ Oats for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Barley for grain (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Rye for groin (bushels) _________________________ 1978_ 

- 68 24 120 403 391 (NA) (NA) 68 24 120 403 391 31 3 690 

- 24 I 213 73 765 17 946 23 (D) (0) 17 946 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 17 1 224 48 378 12 787 

- 118 21 873 I 256 317 91 16099 117 (0) (D) 90 (0) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 85 II 981 359 758 59 6 597 

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Other small groins for groin ____________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - 4 840 (X) I (D) 4 840 (X) I (D) 

1974_ (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 8 613 (X) 6 423 

Soybeans for beans (bushelsl ___________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Peanuts tor nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Callan (boles) __ ---- ________________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Irish potatoes (hundredweightL _________________ 1978_ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - 6 644 (D) 4 (0) 6 644 (0) 4 (D) 

1974_ - 8 626 110 702 (NA) (NA) 7 (D) (0) 7 626 

Sweetpototoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Hoy crops (tons. dry) (see texf) _________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- 140 23 011 62 423 123 19984 132 22 837 62 186 116 19 845 1974_ - 135 22 879 57 668 (NA) (NA) 118 22 581 57 229 104 19776 Alfalfa hoy (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 128 16 765 51 274 117 159071 121 16 608 51 0461 110 15 7681 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 108 16 534 48 239 98 15 811 Other tame dry hay (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978_ - 14 I 593 3 208 13 I 470 14 I 593 3 208 13 I 470 

Field seed crops- _____________________________ 1978_ - 2 (D) (X) 2 (D) 2 (D) (X) 2 (D) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) I (D) (X) I (D) Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - -I - -

I (D) (X) I (D) I (0) (Xl I (D) 

1974_ - 2 (0) (X) (NA) (NA) I (D) (X) I (0) Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) I (0) (X) I (D) Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Green peas excluding cowpeaL ______________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Land in orchards ______________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - I (D) (X) (NA) (NA) I (D) (X) - - Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (D) (D) (NA) (NA) Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Gropes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Strawberries (poundsL ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other crops __________________________________ 1978_ - 2 (0) (X) 2 (D) 2 (D) (X) 2 (D) 

- 9 I 611 (X) (NA) (NA) 9 I 611 (X) (NA) (NA) 

192 BROADWATER COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres 

Forms ____________ -_ ---- ---.-- ------ -. ------ -----. --- Average size of form _______ • _____ ._. _____________ ._._ 

AP~;~;~~?~~ ~~nf~~~~o :::= = = = == = == = = == = = = = == = = == -pe~c~""nt = 

613 623 415 662 648 421 545 605 536 581 638 930 I - (X) 1 017 (X) 979 (X) I 111 (X) 1 100 

- (X) 1 322 240 (X) 1 322 240 (X) 1 322 240 (X) I 322 240 I - (X) 47.1 (X) 49.0 (X) 45.8 (X) 48.3 -

Value of land and buildings: I Average per farm _____________ • _____________ ._ dollors. 

Average per acre _____________ • _____________ ._ dollars. - 345472 (X) 190 249 (X) 355 942 (X) 210 186 (X) 

(X) 341 (X) 194 (X) 341 (X) 191 

-

land in farms according to use: Tolol cropland-- ______________ - ___________________ ---

Harvested cropland _______ .-. -. _._. _____ • ______ - __ _ 

By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres ___ . ___________ ._. _______________ _ 

10 to 19 acres ___ ._._. _______________ . _______ _ 2010 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _. ___________ • _____ ._. _________ _ 5010 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

10010 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

20010 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

50010 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1.000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

- 557 172 279 618 183 7781 513 168 3941 556 178 9451 

- 530 102 563 571 100 534 496 101 5351 540 99 978 

17 75 12 (NA) 9 41 I (NA) 

- 21 294 23 (NA) 12 171 14 (NA) 

- 14 327 17 (NA) 8 184 12 (NA) 

35 1 306 38 (NA) 30 1 151 34 (NA) 

- 117 8646 126 (NA) 112 8 291 124 (NA) 

- 161 (D) 208 (NA) I 161 (0) 208 (NA) 

- 126 (D) 113 (NA) 125 (D) 113 (NA) 

- 33 22 542 26 (NA) 33 22'542 26 (NA) 

- 6 9 694 8 (NA) 6 9 694 8 (NA) 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

- 282 37 681 372 60 487 260 (D) 324 56 753 

- 151 32035 155 22 757 143 (0) 148 22 214 

(rapland in caver crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 

(ropland on which all crops failed _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

Olher land _________________________________________ _ 

Pastureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

- 33 2060 (NA) (NA) 32 (0) 7 699 

- 14 351 (NA) (NA) 13 (0) 18 538 

- 113 26 7611 (NA) (NA) I 111 (0) I 125 19 1171 

- 41 2 863 (NA) (NA) 37 2 753 21 I 860 

- 63 10 397 74 12 1451 57 10 088 68 II 9971 

- 47 7 370 (NA) (NA) 42 (0) 52 4 270 

- 21 3 027 (NA) (NA) 20 (0) 19 7 727 

- 520 440 739 534 452 4981 465 427 054 482 447 9881 

- 380 430 181 (NA) (NA) I 348 417 169 347 432 014 

- 385 10 558 (NA) (NA) 342 9 885 401 15 974 

Postureland, all types __________________________________ _ 

- 531 475 232 (NA) (NA) 482 460 019 (NA) 493 037 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ 

- 468 81 944 436 71 430 436 80940 403 70 280 

- 432 60 253 (NA) (NA) 408 59 717 387 51 744 

- 259 21 396 (NA) (NA) 240 20928 (NA) 18 479 

- 13 295 (NA) (NA) 13 295 4 57 

- 85 3 452 (X) (X) 85 3 452 (X) (X) 

lJ978 data ore based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold' _______________ _ - 613 25 632 662 24 538 545 25 551 581 24 445 Average per farm ___________________________ dollars-- (X) 41 814 (X) 37066 (X) 46 882 (X) 42 074 

farms by value of agricultural products sold:' $100.000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

- 42 11 169 39 (NA) 42 11 169 39 (NA) $40.000 10 $99.999 _________________________________ _ 

- 135 8326 103 (NA) 135 8 326 103 (NA) $20,000 10 $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 128 3 662 118 (NA) 128 3 662 118 (NA) $10,000 10 $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 10 $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

Less Ihan $2.500 (see lexl) ___________________________ _ 

$2,000 10 $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1.500 10 $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 10 $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

Less Ihon $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see lexl) ____________________________ _ 

Crops _______________________________________________ _ 

Groins _____________________________ ..! ______________ _ 

Commodity (redit Corparation loons _________________ _ 

(afton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ T obacce ___________________________________________ _ 

Field seeds, hay, forage. and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melonL ___________________ _ Fruits. nuts. and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Olher crops ________________________________________ _ 

- 116 1 705 131 (NA) 116 1 7051 131 (NA) 

- 66 471 123 (NA) 66 471 123 (NA) 

- 58 217 60 (NA) 58 217 60 (NA) I - 68 81 88 (NA) (X) (X) 7 (NA) 

- 13 29 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 13 21 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 22 26 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X)I - 20 5 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 370 7 980 439 11 4711 354 7 9591 (NA) 11 4581 

- 246 2 520 (NA) (NA)I 243 2 515

1 

288 3 647 

- 46 401 (NA) (NA) 46 401 (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) -

2 0091 

- - - 206 2 023 (NA) (NA) 196 252 2 108 

- 5 7 (NA) (NA) 4 (D) 2 (0) 

- 5 10 (NA) (NA) 4 (D) 1 (0) 

- 3 16 1 (D) 2 (D) I 1 (0) 

- 90 3 405 (NA) (NA) 90 3 405 83 5 686 

Liveslock, poultry. ond Iheir producls ____________________ _ 

Poullry and poullry producls--------------------------- Dairy producls _____________________________________ _ 

Callie and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Olher ~~i:p~~ni~~~ ~;'d -";'~~i == == ==== ==== == == ======== == == === liveslock and liveslock products (see lext) _________ _ 

- 527 17 652 576 13 067 481 17 591 514 12 987 

- 23 4 23 131 21 (D) 22 (0) 

- 20 595 (NA) (NA) 18 (D) 37 306 

- 473 15 257 (NA) (NA) 437 15 212 475 10 998 

- 73 604 (NA) (NAI 69 601 92 630 

- 120 925 (NA). (NA) 112 920 116 830 

- 42 267 (NA) (NA) 37 261 46 (D) 

0]974 dolo include sales of forest producls. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA CARBON COUNTY, MONT. 193 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

Farms with harvested cropland 

Acres Acres Harvested 1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland 

All forms ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- 613 662 623415 530 607 059 102 563 

34 19 82 6 31 25 

- 28 30 807 18 542 304 19 10 1 091 13 766 356 

- 31 25 2 537 26 2 147 1 200 

- 36 47 4 190 24 2 808 1 471 60 82 9 457 59 9 317 5 110 

1 to 9 ocres _______________________ _ 

10 to 49 ocreL ____________________ _ 

50 to 69 ocres _____________________ _ 70 to 99 acres _____________________ _ 

100 to 139 acres ___________________ _ 

14010 179 acres ___________________ _ 

180 to 219 acreL ____________ ~ _____ _ - 21 30 4 181 20 3 981 2 072 

24 34 5 604 21 4 898 2 073 126 131 46 219 118 43 199 17 628 96 111 69 432 90 65 248 19 482 75 75 105 635 73 103 327 19679 

63 68 374 180 62 370 795 33 163 

220 to 259 ocres ___________________ _ 260 to 499 ocres ___________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres ___________________ _ 

1,00010 1.999 ocre'- _______________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 

land in tarms __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: Full owners ___________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________________ _ 

Port owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Tenonts _____________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________________ _ 

Type of orgonil0tion: Individual or tamily ____________________________ _ 

Partnership __________________________________ _ 

Corporation ________ .. _________________________ _ 

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

1978 

Farms 

613 

530 

340 

275 

187 

182 

86 

73 

507 

70 

36 

All farms 

Acres 

623 415 

102 563 

219 587 

36 639 

350 333 

53 662 

53 495 

12 262 

439 030 

(0) 

(0) 

1974 

Farms Acres 

662 648 421 

571 100 534 

390 204 609 

(NA) 40 214 

196 403 273 

(NA) 50 213 

76 40 539 

(NA) 10 107 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Harvested 

Farms in forms cropland 

468 437 869 79922 

8 45 24 

23 649 229 

15 878 356 

24 1 969 940 

26 3 042 1 381 

55 8677 4 841 

20 3 981 2072 

21 4 901 1 938 

104 37 703 15 764 

78 56 374 16909 

54 77 924 14 553 

40 241 726 20 915 

1978 and 1974 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Farms 

545 

496 

290 

251 

178 

177 

77 

68 

442 

67 

36 

Acres 

605 536 

101· 535 

203 751 

35 914 

349 074 

53 549 

52 711 

12 072 

422 003 

(0) 

(D) 

I 1974 

Farms 

581 

540 

321 

(NA) 

192 

(NA) 

68 

(NA) 

508 

57 

16 

Irrigated 

land 

81 944 

42 

415 

597 

1 165 

1 835 

6 106 

2 674 

2 833 

18 747 

19 674 

11 085 

16 771 

Acres 

638 930 

99 978 

196 276 

39 752 

403 065 

50 149 

39 589 

10 077 

418 699 

128 297 

91 934 

All farms I Farms with sales of i All forms Farms with sales of 

$2,500 or more $2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: Forming ______________________________ 461 505 442 474 On form operated _____________________ _ 487 491 440 437 Olher _____________ __________________ 152 141 103 91 Not on form operated __________________ _ 59 64 45 56 

OP~~~I;:~~~;::s g~O_U_p___________________ 21 121 19 11 oP:~~t:::or:::~~~~~~~-s-~;~~;k-~~~~;~~--- 67 91 60 72 

2510 34 yeors_________________________ 82 74 70 67 None ________________________________ _ 357 268 333 251 3510 44 yeors ____________________ .. ____ 127 103 119 102 1 to 49 day'- _________________________ _ 59 46 55 44 451054 yeors_________________________ 156 196 140 161 50 to 99 doy'- _____________ . __________ _ 23 15 20 15 

5510 64 yeors________________________ 127 168 111 149 100 to 149 days _______________________ _ 21 19 20 19 65 years and over __ ____________________ 100 93 86 75 150 to 199 doy'- ______________________ _ 19 23 15 17 Average oge _______ ~___________________ 49.1 50.7 49.0 50.3 200 days or more _____________________ _ 105 113 73 72 

~----------~----------~ ~----------~----------~ tApplies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5, Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dota are based on a sample of farms; see textJ 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1.000) Fprms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

- 306 5 999 322 4 542 286 5 985 286 4 520 

- 431 2 907 497 3 816 405 2 871 429 3 778 

- 100 328 308 811 94 298 271 794 

- 451 242 (NA) (NA) 434 239 396 147 

- 294 401 280 274 285 397 258 272 

- 399 1 392 368 1 198 392 1 389 346 1 194 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ 

Feed for livcstock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds- ____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Sccds, bulbs, plants, and trees ____ ~ ___ . __________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer ____________ - _____ -- - --- -- ---------

- 344 303 263 148 322 301 257 147 

- 239 1 158 244 876 233 1 150 242 (0) 

- 135 326 74 135 135 326 70 134 

Other agrjcultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ 

Hired form labor ______________________ - - .. _ -- -- -- ---- ---

Contract lobor ___ • ______________________ - _____ --- ---

(usfomwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipmcnt ______________ . __________ _ - 352 526 303 312 331 516 284 310 ' 

- 611 1 772 (NA) (NA) 583 1 752 (NA) (NA)I - 611 ! 508 659 1 116 583 1 495 581 1 102 

586 880 (NA) (NA) 558 871 578 748 

382 416 (NA) (NA) 372 414 335 227 

- 110 46 (NA) (NA) 110 46 112 39 

- 64 20 (NA) (NA) 64 20 } 74 23 (NA) (NA) 74 23 581 88 

- 611 122 (NA) (NA) 583 120 

- 509 242 (NA) (NA) 488 234 (NA) (NA) 

114 23 (NA) (NA) 114 23 (NA) (NA) 

Energy and petroleum products __ . _______ - .. - -- -- - -- - -- - - --- Petroleum products . ____________________ -_ - _______ ---- Gosolinc ______________________________________ _ 

Diesel fuel __________ ~ ___________________________ _ 

lP gos, butane, and propane ________________________ _ 

Fucloil _________ . _____________ .. _ -_ ---- ----------- Notural gas ___ _ ______________________________ _ 

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease _____________________ _ flectricity __________________________ - _______________ _ 

Other -cool, wood, coke, etc. _________________________ _ 

194 CARBON COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

11978 dolo are based on a sample of forms' see lexl) 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres 00 which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer _______ • ______ ------ -----.------ --------- Cropland fertilized, except p'Dsture ___ • ______ -. ______ ------ --- posture and rangeland fertilized _____ • ______ -. ______ -. ______ _ 

384 65 127 377 64 902 

384 58 712 377 58 487 - 117 6 415 117 6 415 - - lime _____________ ._. -- - --.---- -------. ---- -- ---. -----.---- - - - Sprays, dusts. granules, fumigants, etc. to con'rol-

~1:~:o~~s Diseases ~~Yc~~:s o~~~_ ~~~~~~========~=================== = in crops and orchards- ____________________________ _ 

Weeds. gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

118 10 322 117 (D) - I 440 18 1 440 - 18 

14 2 447 14 2 447 - 259 32 392 247 32 137 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird cootrol _______________________ _ 

- - - - - 168 (Xl 162 (Xl 

53 (Xl 53 (Xl 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 data ore based on a sampJe of forms· see text] 

All Farms with sales All farms forms of $2,.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 1978 

All MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipmenl ____________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Average per form ________________ dollars_ 

Forms by value group: $110 $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 _______________ , ______ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

611 645 

25 458 16097 

41 666 24957 

19 71 92 133 

157 133j 

All forms 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Can, 

Estimated market value of all 

583 573 machinery and equipment-Con. 

25 165 15 403 $20,000 10 $29,999 ______________________ 

43 165 26 881 $30,000 10 $49,999 ______________________ $50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

9 51 $70,000 10 $99,999 ______________________ 

84 100 $100,000 10 $199,999 ____________________ 

152 122 $200,000 or more _. _____________________ 

1978 

Manufaclured 197410 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel troctors _______ • ___________________ _ 

Grain and bean combines. self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines ___ • ______________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Cottonpickers ______ • _____________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ___________ • __________ _ Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters. shear bar or flywheellvpe ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 

477 660 234 264 321 396 

558 1 380 268 381 478 999 

554 I 540 100 151 530 I 389 

182 203 11 11 172 192 

- - - - - 11 11 - - 11 III - - - - - - 268 279 85 85 193 194 

430 455 105 106 330 349 

60 66 29 30 33 36 

1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

Hired workers - All farms. 1978 

68 

117 

33 

45 , 

~ 70 

10 -' 

Forms 

543 

611 

583 

160 

3 

6 (NAl 

112 

379 

60 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

346 54 208 

(NA) 47 517 

(NA) 6691 

- -

(NA) 5580 

7 229 

2 (D) 

(NAl 24 912 

4 97 

43 (Xl 

(NAl (X) 

Farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1974 1978 1974 

127 68 122 

97 112 94 

53 33 53 r 45 1 31 11 70 31 

iL 10 -' 

1974 

Manufactured 

Number 197010 1974 

751 338 1 478 459 

I 559 228 

173 19 

3 2 

6 - (NAl (NAl 118 35 398 109 

62 35 

Any hired workersForms with sales of $2,500 or more Working 150 days Oi" more Working less tho n 150 doys 

Anv Farms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

~~~~r~- == = = ~ = == == == == = = == = = = = == ==== == == == ======= = ====== = 

- 239 140 (X) 151 (X) 233 242 - 907 (X) 246 (X) 661 888 1 083 

Farms withi ~~~;:;~;;;=:=::::: == :=== =:::==:===========:========= ~ri~:r!:::~rs m~~e ==== ====== == ====== == == ======== ======== 

- 54 65 65 39 39 54 76 - 85 58 116 45 90 85 38 - 61 16 (D) 32 100 55 46 - 17 'I' (D) 15 108 17 59 - 22 - - 20 324 22 23 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA CARBON COUNTY, MONT. 195 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory; 

- 547 (X) 571 (X) 487 (X) 506 (X) 

- 503 (X) 561 (X) 462 (X) 496 (X) 

A.ny livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 

Soles: 

- 527 17 652 576 13 067 481 17 591 514 12987 

- 514 16 786 569 (NA) 472 16 732 509 12458 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ 

CATTlE AND CALVES 

Inventory: 

- 463 63 565 531 71 078 428 62 743 474 70007 

- 432 30072 490 34 327 402 29 630 453 33907 

- 417 29 359 474 33 657 388 28930 440 33252 

- 96 713 137 670 92 700 128 655 

- 390 16031 (NA) (NA) 366 15 857 377 17 198 

- 421 17462 (NA) (NA) 393 17 256 405 18902 

Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that hod colved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ Milk cows _____________________ " ________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and but! calves _____________ _ 

Sales: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

- 473 42984 527 42 572 437 42 751 475 42 154 

- (X) 15 257 (X) (NA) (X) 15 212 (X) 10998 

- 238 9628 (NA) (NA) 225 9469 208 8 770 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

- (X) 2 461 (X) (NA) (X) 2448 (X) 1 213 

- 395 33356 (NA) (NA) 363 33 262 394 33384 

$1,000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ _ 

- (X) 12 796 (X) (NA) (X) 12 763 (X) 9 785 

37 11 412 (NA) (NA) 32 11 401 44 13028 

$1,000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

(X) 4 721 (X) (NA) (X) 4 715 (X) 5024 

- 20 595 (NA) (NA) 18 (0) 37 306 

$1,000_ Dairy products _________ .. ___________ ._._._ ... $1,000_ 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigL ____________________________________ _ 

-- 73 4641 101 4391 67 4 597 90 4 294 Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ 55 743 (NA) (NA) 50 715 63 633 Other hogs and pigL ___ .. ____________________ . ______ _ - 64 3898 (NA) (NA) 59 3882 82 3661 Litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ - 58 911 79 1 212 53 901 72 1 203 Dec. 1 of preceding yeor and May 31 ______________ _ - 48 475 63 717 45 471 56 (0) June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 49 436 64 495 45 430 63 (0) Sheep and lambs- __________________________________ _ .- 112 19 863 124 28 787 105 19 718 112 28338 Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ - 104 11 461 (NA) (NA) 98 11 383 104 15 438 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - - Goats __ . __________ . _____ .. ________________________ _ 

- 261 1 777 214 1 430 231 I 282

1 

Horses 195 1 370 and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 73 6858 96 10674 69 6816 92 10 598 $1,000_ - (X) 604 (X) (NA) (X) 601 (X) 630 Feeder pigs ______________________ . ________________ _ 

- 22 945 33 2945 19 929 32 (D) 

$1,000. - (X) 39 (X) (NA) (X) 39 (X) 62 Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ - 120 14 107 127 25 071 112 14005 115 24 708 Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ - 107 11 716 (NA) (NA) 100 11 617 110 19344 Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

- (X) 119 757 (X) (NA) (X) 118 792 (X) 199 603 Sheep. lambs, and wool ..... _____ . ___ .. ________ $1.000_ - 120 925 (NA) (NA) 112 920 116 830 

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - - Goats __ .. ____ . ____________________________________ _ 

- $1,000_ (X) (0) (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) - Horses and ponies __ - 33 149 44 219 30 145 42 (0) 

- (X) 111 (X) (NA) (X) 110 (X) 64 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

- 97 (X) 139 (X) 84 (X) 121 (X) 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ - 87 2399 136 19 148 76 2 124 118 18 545 Hens and pUllets of laying age ____________________ _ 

- 86 2 139 134 18 959 75 (0) 118 18416 

- 5 260 (NA) (NA) 4 (0, - - Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - - Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ - 9 650 10 408 7 (0) 7 390 

- 7 50 (NA) (NA) 6 (0) 6 17 

- 4 39 (NA) (NA) 4 39 1 (0) 

- 5 11 (NA) (NA) 4 (0) 5 (0) 

- 18 (X) (NA) (X) 15 (X) 9 (X) 

Turkeys ____________ . _____________________________ _ 

Turkeys for sloughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry __ . _________________________________ _ 

Sales: 

- 13 (X) 7 (X) 12 (X) 7 (X) 

- 5 52 6 13995 5 52 6 13995 

Any poultry _______ ~ ________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 4 (0) 6 13995 4 (0) 6 13 995 

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - - Hens and pullets of loying age ____________________ _ 

Pul1ets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- I (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - -

- 1 (0) 1 (0) - - 1 (0) 

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - -

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - I (X) (NA) (X) 1 (X) - (X) 

- 23 4 23 131 21 (0) 22 (0) 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products __ .. ____ .. ____ . _ . ___ $1,000_ 

196 CARBON COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

Alilorms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For groin or seed (bushelsL _____ ------ -- ----- :~~:: 

For silage or green chop (tons, green) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Forfodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

107 6 284 (X) 101 5 771 107 6 284 (X) 101 5 771 

- (NA) (NA) 84 4 836 (X) 76 4 632 84 4 836 (X) - 8 473 25 598 6 160 8 473 25 598 6 160 - 2 (D) (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (D) 2 (0) 

99 5 811 99 215 95 5 611 99 5 811 99 215 95 5 611 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 82 4 767 82 537 74 (D) 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (X) - - -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - =1 - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) -

- - - =1 - - - - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Cut for dry forage or hoy (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Wheat for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Oats for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

80rley for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) I (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- 116 16 712 519 536 32 I 547 115 (D) (0) 31 (D) 

- 177 22 832 666 454 (NA) (NA) 177 22 832 666 454 34 2 251 

- 111 2 706 163 495 80 I 542 110 (0) (D) 79 (D) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 115 2 135 108 065 75 I 045 

- 247 15 481 842 509 173 8 730 243 15 324 836 567 170 8 713 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 250 12634 613 434 153 6 748 

Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Other small grains for groin ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA)I (NA) (NA) - - - - 279 - 6 279 1 (X) 6 279 6 279 (X) 6 

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (X) 2 (D) 

Soybeans lor beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Cotton (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweight) __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- 2 (0) (0) 2 (0) 2 (0) (0) 2 (0) 

- 6 43 8 033 (NA) (NA) 4 (D) (D) 3 42 

Sweetpototoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Hay crops (tons, dry) (see texl) _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 478 53 512 115 256 388 33 559 448 52 675 113 543 367 33 073 

- 507 51 582 113 053 (NA) (NA) 478 51 040 112 206 365 30 331 

Alfalfa hoy (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 396 35 947 79 650 I 304 19 1381 375 35 386 78 346 289 18 8021 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 379 33 915 74 895 266 17 041 

Other tame dry hay (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978_ 

Field seed crop'-_____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

All vegetables harvested lor sale (see text) _______ 1978_ 

- 137 13 369 28 8321 124 II 807 128 13 178 28 549 117 II 697 

- 3 120 (X) 3 120 3 120 (X) 3 120 

- (NA) (NA) 

i~~1 (NA) (NA) 6 188 (X) 4 48 

- 2 (0) 2 (0) 2 (D) (D) 2 (0) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA~ (NA) (NA) 2 (0) - 2 (D) 

- - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA)I (NA) (NA) I (D) -I I (0) I 

- 5 16 (X) 5 16 4 (D) (Xl 4 (0) 

1974_ - 2 (0) (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (X) I (D) 

Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 4 11 (X) 4 II 4 11 (X) 4 II 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Tamatoes _________________________________ 1978_ - 2 (0) (X) 2 (D) 2 (D) (X) 2 (0) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ 

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (X)I (NA) (NA)I 2 (0) (X) I I (0) 

- 14 41 (X) 11 37 13 (D) (X) 10 (0) 

1974_ - 19 77 (X) (NA) (NA) 14 69 (X) 14 68 Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - 14 41 105 350 (NA) (NA) 13 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 69 (NA) (NAI (NA) Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

1974_ Grapes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - 1974_ - I (0) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ - 3 27 (X) 2 (D) 2 (D) (X) 2 (0) 

- 103 9 590 (X) (NA) (NA) 103 9 590 (X) (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA CARBON COUNTY, MONT. 197 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres 

- 345 1 566 046 329 1 548 769 318 1 530 072 308 1 525 743 

- (X) 4 539 (X) 4 708 (X) 4812 (X) 4954 (X) 2 120 320 (X) 2 120 320 (X) 2 120320 (X) 2 120 320 (X) 73.9 (X) 73.0 (X) 72.2 (X) 72.0 

Farms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of farm ________________________________ _ 

Approximate land areo _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in farms __________________________ percenL 

Value of land and buildings; I 

- 487 349 (X) 258 350 (X) 520 216 (X) 271 127 (X) 

- (X) 110 (X) 55 (X) 110 (X) 55 

Average per form _____________________________ dollors_ 

Average per acre ___________ . ___ • _____________ dollars_ 

land in farms according to use: 

- 301 173 973 283 135 161 283 168 460 272 133 473 

- 290 120 580 276 95 958 277 119 540 269 95695 

Total cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ________ • ___________ ._. _______ _ 

By acres harvested: 

- - - I (NA) - - 1 (NA) 

2 (0) 5 (NA) 1 (0) 3 (NA) 

6 (0) 3 (NA) 2 (0) 2 (NA) 12 460 10 (NA) 10 (0) 9 (NA) 

- 26 1 983 29 (NA) 21 1 579 26 (NA) 

45 6 164 65 (NA) 45 6 164 65 (NA) 

109 34 301 104 (NA) 108 (D) 104 (NA) 

71 47 057 45 (NA) 71 47057 45 (NA) 

19 30 453 14 (NA) 19 30453 14 (NA) 

1 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 _____________ • _____________ _ 

- 40 8 392 43 II 454 35 (0) 35 10 184 

- 138 45 001 99 27 749 131 (0) 96 27 594 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ 

Other cropland ___ ._. ________________________ • ____ _ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement 

- 24 7 569 (NA) (NA) 22 (0) 4 178 

- 21 3 556 (NA) (NA) 18 2 885 .8 2 553 

- Jl9 30920 (NA) (NA) 115 30415 87 24 251 

grasses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ 

Cropland idle _____ • _. ______ .. _. _____________ • ___ _ 

- 22 2 956 (NA) (NA) 20 (D) 8 612 

Total woodland ___________________________________ . __ - 23 13 180 24 9 168 20 11 788 24 9 168 Woodland postured ___________________ • ____ . ______ _ - 23 (0) (NA) (NA) 20 (D) 24 (D) Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

- 3 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 2 (D) 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 323 1 378 893 316 I 404 440 300 1 349 824 298 I 383 102 

Posturetond and rangeland. other than cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 273 I 346 639 (NA) (NA) 265 I 318 553 276 I 351 692 land in house lots, ponds. roads, wasteland, efc _______ _ 176 32 254 (NA) (NA) 157 31 271 184 31 410 

Pastureland, all types. ______________ . _______________ • _._ - 295 I 368 104 (NA) (NA) 280 I 338 054 (NA) 1 370 924 

Irrigated land __________________________________ ~ ______ ~ 

- 56 19698 34 5 956 53 18 628 33 (0) Harvested cropland irrigoted _________________________ ._ - 37 (0) (NA) (NA) 36 (0) 32 4986 Pastureland irrigated ___ . ____________________ • ________ _ 

- 32 10448 (NA) (NA) 30 (0) (NA) (0) Other land irrigated _____________________ ._. _________ _ 1 (D) (NA) (NA) I (0) - - Land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978. _______ _ - 94 8490 (X) (X) 90 7 622 (X) (X) 

11978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($1.000) Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

- 345 17475 329 I I 138 318 17442 308 1 I 116 

- (X) 50 651 (X) 33 854 (X) 54 848 (X) 36091 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ 

Average per form ___________________________ dollars_ 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold:! $ 100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

$40,000 10 $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20.000 10 $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 10 $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less Ihon $2,500 (see lex I) ___________________________ _ 

$2.00010 $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1.500 10 $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1.00010 $1.499 _________________________________ _ 

less Ihon $1.000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms {see textL ___________________________ _ 

- 44 6 498 14 (NA) 44 6498 14 (NA) 

- 125 8 147 91 (NA) 125 8 147 91 (NA) 

- 64 I 925 90 (NA) 64 1 925 90 (NA) 

- 44 607 46 (NA) 44 607 46 (NA) 

- 30 226 42 (NA) 30 226 42 (NA) 

JI 38 23 (NA) Jl 38 23 (NA) 

25 (0) 21 (NA) (X) (X) 2 (NA) 

- 6 12 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

6 10 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 7 9 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 6 (0) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 2 (0) 2 (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 152 2 521 147 2 576 146 (0) (NA) 2 573 

- 129 2 141 (NA) (NA) 126 2 137 121 2 330 

- 37 397 (NA) (NA) 37 397 (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 48 380 (NA) (NA) 45 375 43 243 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - -

(raps _____________________ • ____________ - _________ ----

Groins. _____________________________ ---- - _____ -- ---

Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ 

Cotton and cottonseed ______________ - ___ - _________ ----

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ 

T obaccD. __________________ -_ -_ - -- _ - - -- --.-- - - - ----

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____________________ _ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries. __________ .... _________________ _ 

- - - - - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

Nursery and greenhouse products ____________ .. ________ _ 

Other crops ______________________ - ___ -_ --- _- --- -- ---

- 315 14954 310 8 561 300 (0) 293 8 54? 

- 14 (0) 13 4 12 (D) 13 4 

- 3 (0) (NA) (NA) 3 (0) 2 (0) 

- 299 II 325 (NA) (NA) 287 11 307 282 5 687 

- 40 323 (NA) (NA) 39 (0) 44 31 I 

- 110 3 153 (NA) (NA) 106 3 150 139 2 474 

29 95 (NA) (NA) 26 94 44 (0) 

livestock, poultry, and their products __ ~ _________________ _ Poultry and poultry products __________________________ _ 

Dairy products ____ . _____________ - _ .. - __ -- --- - ---- ---- Conle and calves ______________ . ____________________ _ 

Hogs and pigs __ . _________________________________ ---

Sheep, lambs, and wool ______________________________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

J 1974 dota include soles of forest products. 

198 CARTER COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms Forms with harvested cropland 

Acres Acres Harvested 

1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland 

- All 345 329 1 farms ___________________________ _ 566 046 290 1 502 425 120 580 

Forms with- 29 22 29 - - -

- 5 2 180 2 (0) (0) 

1 3 (0) 1 (0) (0) 

1 to 9 ocres .. _____________________ _ 10 to 49 ocres-. ___________________ _ 50 to 69 acreL. ___________________ _ 

- - 1 - - - -

1 2 (0) 1 (0) (0) 

4 1 610 3 453 102 

2 3 (0) 2 (0) (0) 

4 3 980 3 740 207 

19 6 6 876 16 5 B08 2 246 

- 20 27 15 291 14 10 SOl 2 470 

- 49 46 72 466 46 68 563 10 693 

- 211 213 1 469 060 202 1 415 726 1046lJ6 

70 to 99 acres _____________________ _ 100 to 139 acres ___________________ _ 

140 to 179 acreL __________________ _ 

180 to 219 acreL __________________ _ 

220 to 259 acreL __________________ _ 

260 to 499 acreL __________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocreL __________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocres- _______________ _ 

2,000 ocres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 

1978 

Farms 

land in farms _____ • ___ • _____ • ______________ • ___ _ 345 Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 290 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 150 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 107 Port owners __________________________________ _ 158 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 154 Tenants _____________________________________ _ 37 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 29 

Type of organization: 

All forms 

Acres 

566 046 

120 580 

322 772 

36 955 

064 285 

74 886 

178 989 

8 739 

1974 

Farms 

329 

276 

137 

(NA) 

157 

(NA) 

35 

(NA) 

Individual or lamily __ __ ________________ _________ (NA) 278 064 008 Partnership __ ____ __ __ _ _ _ ___ _ _ _ _ __ __ __ _________ (NA) 40 (0) Corporation ________ ____________ ______ _________ (NA) 25 (0) 

Acres 

548 769 

95 958 

397 047 

28 433 996 274 

59 121 

155 448 

8404 

Farms with irrigated land 

Acres Harvested 

Forms in forms crop/and 

56 408 295 28 257 

- - -

- - -

- - -

- - -

- - -

1 (0) (0) 

- - -

- - -

- - -

2 (0) (0) 

4 5 941 1 450 

49 400 963 26660 

1978 and 1974 

Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Forms 

318 

277 

131 

97 

153 

151 

34 

29 

253 

40 

25 

Acres 

530 072 

119 S40 

317 106 

36 023 

036 049 

74 778 

176 917 

8 739 

049 293 

(0) 

(0) 

I 1974 

Forms 

308 

269 

123 

(NA) 

152 

(NA) 

33 

(NA) 

261 

21 

22 

Irrigated 

land 

19 69~1 

-

-

-

-

(0) 

= 1 

220 (0) I 19 416 

Acres 

525 743 

95 695 

(0) 

28 363 

987 516 

59 003 

(0) 

8 329 

127 217 

137 311 

253 095 

Other-cooperative, estate or 8 120 trust, institutional, etc._ (NA) 

~~------_r------~--~--------~------~------~--~--------~ 2 (0) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

All form'; Form s with sales of All farms I Forms with soles of 

1978 '1974 

263 226 

82 75 

10 5 

32 30 

71 57 

90 57 

81 86 

61 66 

50.5 53.4 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 

244 

74 

218 

64 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated _____________________ _ 

Not on form operated __________________ _ Not reported __________________________ _ 

lApplies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) ond partnerships; see text. 

Table S. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 dota are based on a sample of farms; see text} 

All forms 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 ' 1974 

252 231 241 224 

41 31 33 26 

52 39

1 

44 32

1 

224 184 213 179 

35 11 33 9 

11 9 8 7 

7 2 7 2 

10 6 8 5 

33 22 29 15 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more I 1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) 

- 211 2 423 176 1 293 196 2 390 171 1 289 

- 299 2 026 281 1 4981 284 2 026 268 1 490 I 92 505 226 978 92 505 219 977 283 169 (NA) (NA) 283 169 254 118 84 67 97 52 84 67 95 (0) 

80 363 60 142 80 363 60 142 90 1"51 101 63 90 151 101 63 177 754 141 394 175 (D) 137 393 48 78 55 101 47 (D) 55 101 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ 

Feed lor livestock and poultry _____________ , ______________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ______________________ _ Animal health casts ____________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ___________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer ___________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime _________________ _ Hired farm labor _______________________________________ _ 

Contract labor _________________________________________ _ 

CU5tomwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment ___________________________________________ _ 164 695 155 303 163 (0) 152 302 

346 1 274 (NA) (NA) 318 1 262 (NA) (NA) 346 1 129 319 739 318 1 118 308 736 336 694 (NA) (NA) 313 685 304 494 228 279 (NA) (NA) 221 278 168 132 114 87 (NA) (NA) 108 86 127 55 14 (0) (NA) . (NA) 14 (0) } 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 308 55 346 65 (NA) (NA) 318 64 261 141 (NA) (NA) 259 (0) (NA) (NA) 

- 21 4 (NA) (NA) 16 (0) (NA) (NA) I 

Energy Dnd petroleum products ___________________________ _ Petroleum products __________________________________ _ 

Gasoline __________________________________________ _ 

Diesel fuel ________________________________________ _ 

Natural ~~ey~~i _~~t~~~~_o_n_d_~~~~~~~ gas _______________________________________ == ======== ============ ==== _ 

Kerosene, motor oil. and gre05e ______________________ _ Electricity ___________________________________________ _ 

Other- coal. woad, cake, etc, _________________________ _ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA CARTER COUNTY, MONT. 199 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 doto ore bosed on a sample of forms; see text1 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized. except postore __________________________ _ 80 23 250 80 23 250 

Pasture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

Sprays, dusts. granules. fumigants. etc. to control-

- 80 (D) 80 (D) 

- I (D) I (D) 

- - - - -

Insects on hay and other crops _____________________________ _ 

Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchards _____________________________ _ 

- 19 3 381 19 3 381 - 2 (D) 2 (D) 

- I (D) I (D) Weeds. gross. or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

- 78 21 116 78 21 116 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- 5 I 660 5 - 82 (X) 82 

- 15 ()() 15 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Average per form ________________ dollars_ 

Forms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ • 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel troctors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ (orn heads for combines _________ • ________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-Shellers ________ _ (ottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners _________ • ____________ _ Pickup balers _. _______ • ___________ • ______ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type __ • _____________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms- see text} 

All farms Forms with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EOUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

346 320 318 303 machinery and equipment - Con. 15 770 9335 15 545 9 115 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

45 578 29 172 48 883 30 083 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ $50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

40 31 39 30 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

51 42 26 34 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

35 62 35 56 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

233 313 124 140 134 173 

313 738 205 335 230 403 

300 878 88 109 297 769 

48 64 13 23 37 41 

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

78 81 31 31 48 50 

131 142 54 56 86 86 

II 13 6 8 5 5 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data ore based on 0 sample of forms; see text} 

Hired workers - All forms, 1978 

I 660 

(X) 

(X) 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

60 13527 (NA) 13340 (NA) 187 

- -

(NA) 5 778 

- - 2 (D) 

(NA) 13017 

- - 48 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

All forms Forms with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

32 57 32 56 

72 78 70 77 

35 29 35 29 jj1 -r 44 1 21 32 21 

5 -' L 5 -' 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 1970 to 1974 

246 328 195 

309 747 372 

288 847 186 

74 82 24 

I (D) I 

13 13 I 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

41 42 15 

135 137 54 

12 13 I 

Any hired workersForms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less than 150 days 

Any Farms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms ________________________________________________ ---

Workers _____ • ____________________ - ___ --- - -------- -------- 177 94 (X) 138 (X) 175 137 

- 468 (X) 150 (X) 318 (D) 436 

- 70 59 59 73 73 70 33 

34 19 38 20 40 34 41 - 49 15 (D) 28 99 48 43 - 21 I (D) 15 (0) 20 14 - 3 - - 2 (D) 3 6 -

Forms with- J worker ________________________ ------------.----------

2 workers ____________ - _________ ---_ -_ -- ---------.------ 3 or 4 workers ___ • _____________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

200 CARTER COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms ~umber Forms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY I 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 

- 319 (X) 311 (X) I 301 (X) I 293 (X) I - 308 (X) 308 (X) 294 (X) 291 (X) 

Soles, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $I,OO(L 

Any callie, hogs, or shoop ____________________ $1,000_ 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

315 14954 310 8 561 300 14 930 293 8 542 -

- 314 14 802

1 

310 (NA) I 299 (D)I 293 8 4721 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that hod colved ____________________ _ Beef cows _______________________ " ______________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

290 57004 292 67 794 279 56 785 280 67489 - 279 34 771 281 38 708 270 (D) 271 38 596 -

- 275 34 654 277 38 521 266 (0) 267 38 409 

74 117 99 187 72 (D) 99 187 - 231 (0)1 246 18 821

1 

- 236 13 790 (NA) (NA) I - 269 8443 (NA) (NA) 260 8 403 253 10072 

Sales: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Collle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Ooiry products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ 

Other hogs and pigs- ______________________________ _ 

- 299 34 490 294 34 825 287 34 411 282 34 735 

- (X) II 325 (X) (NA) (X) II 307 (X) 5 687 

- 230 19 172 (NA) (NA) 224 19 125 217 18900 

- (X) 5318 (X) (NA) (X) 5 308 (X) 2 226 

- 247 15 318 (NA) (NA) 240 15 286 237 15 835 

- (X) 6008 (X) (NA) (X) 6000 (X) 3 462

1 - 3 194 1 (NA) (NA) 3 194 1 4 86 

- (X) 73 (X) (NA) (X) 73 (X) 

- 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 2 (~I 

- 42 2 376 42 2 673 39 2 371 41 (0)1 

- 32 419 (NA) (NA) 31 (0) 28 (0) 

- 39 I 957 (NA) (NA) 36 (0) 38 2 326 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding yeor and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding yeor and May 31 ______________ _ June 1 and Nov. 30 __________________________ " __ _ 

- 33 443 32 475 32 (D) 32 475 

- 27 206 30 298 26 (0) 30 298 

- 27 237 22 177 26 (0) 22 177 Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 yeor old or older ___________________________ _ Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales, Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Sheep and lomb,-___________________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

Pounds of wooL __________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1.000_ 

Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 109 89382 141 106 673 105 89 250 136 106 355\ 

- 107 54 423 (NA) (NA) 103 54 343 132 79 127 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - 206 I 398

1 

177 I 266 196 I 356

1 

170 I 236

1 

- 40 3 350 44 4 956 39 (D) 44 4 956\ 

- (X) 323 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) 311 

- 13 587 15 914 12 (0) 15 914 

- (X) 26 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) 

171 - 110 46 692 142 87 255 106 46 656 137 87 040 

- 108 71 150 (NA) (NA) 104 71 068 136 95 632 

- (X) 694 867 (X) (NA) (X) 694 127 (X) 877 787 

- 110 3 153 (NA) (NA) I 106 3 15~1 139 2 47~ I - - - (NA) (NA) - - $1.000_ - (X) - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 28 82 44 427 25 79 44 427 

$1.000_ - (X) 36 (X) (NA) (X) 35 (X) (0) 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for sloughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Soles, Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens ond pullets of loying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for sloughter ______________ : _____________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1,000_ 

- 84 (X) 84 (X) 82 (X) I 83 (X)I 

- 76 I 666 83 2696 74 (D) 82 (D) \ - 76 I 666 82 2 575 74 (D) 81 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 2 (D) 

- 5 10 (NA) (NA) 5 10 1 (D) 

- 4 107 5 451 4 107 5 451 \ - 14 244 (NA) (NA) 12 (0) 9 88 

- 8 116 (NA) (NA) 8 116 4 16 

- 14 128 (NA) (NA) 12 (0) 9 72 

- 7 (X) (NA) (X) 5 (X) I (X)I 

- 9 00 5 (X) 7 (X) 5 (X) 

- 3 51 5 317 3 51 5 317 

- 3 51 5 317 3 51 5 317 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- I (D) - - I (D) - - - 3 100 (NA) (NA) 3 100 - -

- 3 100 (NA) (NA) I 3 10~1 -

=1 - - - (NA) (NA) - -

- 3 (X) (NA) (~i I (X~ i -

- 14 (D) 13 12 (D) 13 (~I 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA CARTER COUNTY, MONT. 201 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

farms Acres Quantity forms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ for silage or green chop (tons, green) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ For fodder. hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 7 376 (X) 1 (D) 7 376 (X) 1 (D) 

- 9 687 (X) (NA) (NA) 9 687 (X) 1 (D) 

- 3 259 20 720 - - 3 259 20720 - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - 4 117 540 1 (D) 4 117 540 1 (D) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 3 460 1 225 - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 6 227 (X) 1 (D) 

Sorghums for all purpose'- ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

- 1 (D) (X) - - 1 (D) (X) - - - 1 (D) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (X) - -

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ for silage or green chop (tons, green) __________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Cut for dry forage or hoy (tons. dry) __________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - - - 1 (D) (X) - - 1 (D) (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Wheot for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - 120 36379 798 047 4 588 117 36 127 796 143 4 588 1974_ Oots for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 118 25850 599 150 (NA) (NA) 117 (D) (D) 1 (D) 

- 68 4 526 163 126 2 (D) 68 4 526 163 126 2 (D) 

1974_ 8arley for grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 71 4584 129201 - -

- 78 7 699 216 164 3 358 78 7 699 216 164 3 358 1974_ Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 89 7 779 181 867 1 (D) 

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Other small groins for groin ____________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (D) 1 (D) 

- 8 797 (X) - - 8 797 (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 10 663 (X) 1 (D) 

Soybeons for beans (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Cotlon (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Tobocco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Irish pololoes (hundredweight) __________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- 1 (D) (D) - - 1 (D) (D) - - 1974_ - 4 1 100 (NA) (NA) 4 1 100 3 (l) 

Sweelpolotoes • (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hoy crops (tons. dry) (see textL ________________ 1978_ 

- - - - - - - - - - ) - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- 271 72 661 99 755 35 8038 261 71 873 99 232 34 (0) 

1974_ - 259 56 611 59 548 (NA) (NA) 252 56 373 59 324 31 4 606 Alfolfo hay (tons. dry) ______________________ 1978_ - 229 41 745 65 512 30 4353 223 41 545 65 314 30 4353 

1974_ 

Olher tame dry hay (tons. dry) (see text) ______ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 206 32 909 38 148 25 2816 

- 41 3 873 4 199 2 (D) 41 3 873 4 199 2 (D) 

Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978_ - 15 1 595 (X) 2 (D) 15 1 595 (X) 2 (D) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 20 1 669 (X) 2 (0) Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - 14 1 095 69800 2 (D) 14 1 095 69 800 2 (D) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 19 1 654 103 206 2 (0) Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - -

All vegetables horvested for sale (see texl) _______ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Green peas excluding cowpeos ________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Apples (poundsL ___________________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Gropes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

202 CARTER COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 I 1974 

Forms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

Forms _._. ________ -- ---.-------------. --- - -------- --- Average size of farm ___ . _______ • ____________________ _ 

Approximate land oreo _______________ . ___ • __________ -- __ 

Proportion in forms __________________________ percenL 

! 377 891/ 787 I 371 154/ 772 I 401 7521 667 I 342 6941 661 I - (X) 2 013 (X) 2 085 - (X) I 742 (X) I 816 703 040 I (X) I 703 040 (X) I 703 040 (X) I 703 040 (X) I - (X) 80.5 (X) 82.3 (X) 78.8 (X) 80.9 -

Value of land and buildings:' Average per form ______________ • __________ • ___ dollors_ 

Average per acre _______ • _______________ • _____ dollars- 452 682 (X) 262 174 (X) 508 735 (X) 297 628 (X) 

- (X) (X) 249 (X) 143 - 254 (X) 144 

land in forms according to use: Total cropland __ • ________________ . ______________ -. - __ 

Harvested cropland _____ . ___________ . _________ . ___ • 

By acres harvested: 1 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 ___________________________ _ 

Cropland used only for pasturL _____________________ _ Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grasses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not pastured ____________________________ _ 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

Pastureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

Pasture/and, 0/1 types __________________________________ _ 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ Pasture/and irrigated ________________________________ _ 

Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

Land set aside in the federal farm programs in 1978 ________ _ 

720 464 3381 722 438 159/ 624 455 881 I 635 431 570 I - 678 255 901 I 700 248 9861 601 253 410 623 247 4411 -

- 33 156 / 30 (NA) 13 48 8 INA'I 

27 

j~g 1 

II (NA)I 15 206 - (NA)I - 31 40 (NA) 16 369 14 (NA) - 48 I 809 49 (NA) 34 I 310 36 (NA) 

- 103 7 135 115 (NA) 90 6 245 110 (NA) 

- 123 17 2961 132 INA)I - 126 17 7761 132 (NA)I 161 50 479 183 (NA) 161 50 479 183 (NA) 

- 93 64 6831 80 (NA)I 93 64 683 80 (NA)I 

- 56 112 774 60 (NA) 56 112 774 60 (NA) 

- 196 32 963 226 29 054 158 (0) 177 25 031 

- 406 175 4741 406 160 119/ 369 (0) 387 1590981 

- 69 4 079 (NA) (NA) 58 (D) 24 3 126 

- 51 II 331 (NA) (NA) I 38 10 388 33 3 471 

- 337 149 010 I (NA) (NA) I 322 147 160 I 347 144 0141 

- 92 II 054 (NA) (NA) 78 10 613 47 8 487 

- 78 50 0941 68 46 497 71 47 347 65 46 3471 

- 58 43 534 (NA) (NA) 56 (0) 54 37 776 

- 27 6 560 (NA) (NA) 21 (0) 16 8 571 

- 676 856 7221 669 917 096 583 839 466 585 899 9741 

- 492 828 530 (NA) (NA) 453 811 8591 448 874 8921 

- 482 28 192 (NA) (NA) 411 27 607 435 25 082 

- 622 905 027 (NA) (NA) 552 885 225 (NA) 937 .,991 

- 260 33 530 244 29 584 213 31 974 202 28 357 

- 237 26 178 (NA) (NA) 198 25 257 195 22 691/ 

- 100 5 860 (NA) (NA) 81 5 234 (NA) 5 580 

- 23 I 492 (NA) (NA) 20 I 483 5 86 

- 243 22 829 (X) (X) 235 22 681 (X) (X)j 

11978 data are based on a sample af farms; see text. 

Table 2, Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) 

Market value of agricultural products sald l _______________ _ 

Average per farm ___________________________ dollors_ 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold: 1 

- 787 43 067 772 43 701 667 42 928 I 661 43 565 

- (X) 54 723 (X) 56608 (X) 64 360 (X) 65 908 

$100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ $20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 86 26 934 73 (NA) 86 26 934 73 (NA) 

- 158 9490 129 (NA) 158 9 490 129 (NA) 

- 134 3 916 142 (NA) 134 3 916 142 (NA) $10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ $2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1.999 _________________________________ _ 

$),000 to $1.499 _________________________________ _ less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal farms (see text) ____________________________ _ 

Crops _______________________________________________ _ 

Grains ____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ Tobacco ___________________________________________ _ 

Field seeds, hay, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melonL ___________________ _ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ Other crops ________________________________________ _ 

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ Poultry and poultry products __________________________ _ ~airy products _____________________________________ _ 

Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ______________________________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

- 114 1 599 117 (NA) I 114 I 599 117 (NA)I 

- 93 687 109 (NA) 93 687 109 (NA) 

- 82 300 80 (NA)I 82 300 I 80 (NA) I - 119 (D) 120 (NA) (X) (X) 11 (NA) 

- 21 47 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 28 47 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 28 33 (NA) (NA)I (X) (X)I (X) 

(X)I - 42 (0) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- I (0) 2 (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 514 15 984 531 (0)1 468 15 9281 (NA) (0)1 - 415 14 096 (NA) (NA) 398 14 074 440 16 337

1 

- 90 I 622 (NA) (NA) 90 1 622 (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - 172 I 206 (NA) (NA) 145 1 177 162 I 361 \ - 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 3 16 - 1 (D) (NA) (NA) - - I (0) - 11 607 4 (D) 9 (0) 3 (0) I - 6 67 (NA) (NA) 6 67 2 

:::\ - 561 27083 597 25 697 497 27 000 \ 508 - 31 (D) 61 571 24 (D) S6 S70 - 44 1 526 (NA) (NA) 36 1 524 51 I 716 - 522 24 102 (NA) (NA) 477 24047 478 22 658\ - 55 660 (NA) (NA) 45 655 61 276 - 48 395 (NA) (NA) 37 388 44 304 - 51 (D) (NA) (NA) 42 (0) 32 (0) i 

'1974 data include sales of forest products, 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA CASCADE COUNTY, MONT. 203 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Farms 

Farms with harvested cropland Farms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigated 1978 1974 in forms Farms in farms cropland Forms in farms cropland land 

All forms ___________________________ _ 

- 787 Forms with- 772 I 371 154 678 I 336 126 255 901 260 508 883 62 687 33 530 

1 to 9 ocres _______________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres _____________________ _ 

50 to 69 acres _____________________ _ 70 to 99 ocres _____________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocro'- __________________ _ 

140 to 179 acres ___________________ _ 

180 to 219 ocro'- __________________ _ 

22010 259 ocro'- __________________ _ 

260 to 499 acres ___________________ _ 

50010 999 ocro'- __________________ _ 

1.000 to 1,999 ocro'- _______________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

- 42 38 98 9 30 22 6 32 17 23 

- 66 42 1 729 48 I 293 764 37 995 501 687 

- 21 7 1 207 16 930 397 10 596 189 420 

- 42 32 3 396 34 2 739 I 803 31 2 542 I 522 I 876 

25 23 2 886 23 2 663 I 232 13 I 498 701 759 

- 42 62 6 709 32 5 110 2 786 14 2 279 I 199 I 316 

- 21 II 4 174 18 3 585 I 293 II 2 228 602 729 

20 17 4 743 17 4 043 I 667 12 2877 I 273 I 349 

- 80 113 29 132 70 25 557 8 716 29 10674 3 413 3 412 

109 116 80 506 101 74 796 20 702 30 21 078 6 326 7 414 

- 140 127 200 901 135 192 227 47 371 21 28 734 6 176 4088 

- 179 184 I 035 673 175 I 023 153 169 148 46 435 350 40 768 II 457 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres 

Land in forms _________________________ _ --------- 787 1 371 154 772 1 401 752 667 I 342 694 661 I 377 891 Harvested cropland ___________________ _ --------- 678 255 901 700 248 986 601 253 410 623 247 441 

Tenure of operator: Full owners _________________________ _ 

--------- 406 287 288 418 298 730 309 265 039 331 281 465 Harvested cropland _________________ _ --------- 323 53 486 (NA) 57 650 264 (0) (NA) 56 504 Port owners _________________________ _ --------- 277 960729 286 I 000 603 258 954 810 268 994 085 Harvested cropland _________________ _ --------- 262 174 859 (NA) 171 113 246 174 000 (NA) 170 744 Tenants ____________________________ _ 

--------- 104 123 137 68 102 419 100 122 845 62 102 341 Harvested cropland _________________ _ --------- 93 27 556 (NA) 20 223 91 (0) (NA) 20 193 

Type of organization: Individual or family ___________________ _ --------- 654 813 372 (NA) (NA) 542 792 117 568 898 010 Partnership _________________________ _ 

--------- 65 104 237 (NA) (NA) 62 102 742 43 (0) Corporation _________________________ _ 

--------- 62 442 293 (NA) (NA) 60 442 103 48 374 181 

Other - cooperative, estate or trust, institut ionoL etc._ 6 II 252 (NA) (NA) 3 5 732 2 (0) 

All forms Farms with sales of All farms I Farms with sales of 

$2,500 or more $2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: Forming ____________________________ _ 

- 513 500 478 470 On form operated ______________________ 584 536 503 472 Othor ______________________________ _ 

- 274 220 189 141 Not on farm operated ___________________ 138 95 111 71 

Operators by age group: 

Not reported ___________________________ 65 89 53 68 

- 13 8 12 8 Operators reporting days of work off farm: 

- 99 79 81 69 None _________________________________ 345 290 325 275 

- 158 137 114 103 I to 49 doys ___________________________ 78 63 73 52 

- 182 170 165 155 50 to 99 doy'- _________________________ 22 17 19 14 

Under 25 years ______________________ _ 

25 to 34 yearL ______________________ _ 35 to 44 yearL ______________________ _ 

45 to 54 yearL ______________________ _ 

- 200 197 180 171 100 to 149 doys ________________________ 28 23 25 19 

- 135 129 115 105 150 to 199 doys ________________________ 46 33 33 28 

- 50.8 51.8 51.3 51.8 200 days or more ______________________ 218 173 149 113 

55 to 64 yearL ______________________ _ 

65 years and over ____________________ _ Average age _________________________ _ 

lApplies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

r1978 data are based on a sample af forms; see text} 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

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

livestock and paultry purchased _________________________ _ Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer ____________________ - ___ -----------

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ 

Hired farm lobar __________________________ -_ -----------

Contract labor _______________________ - -- ---------------

- 339 6 824 337 9 252 263 6 783 299 9 223 

- 526 5 281 531 7 745 435 5 154 451 7691 

- 186 720 423 1 737 146 700 371 I 716 

499 315 (NA) (NA) 416 300 384 301 

- 274 339 276 243 243 335 255 241 

- 496 2 761 419 I 584 458 2 737 393 1 576 

- 514 807 371 428 462 787 359 427 

- 343 2 451 354 I 995 309 2 421 338 I 989 

- 83 155 55 82 83 155 53 (0) 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and 

equipment ______________________ -_ --------- - ---------- 330 806 286 416 303 800 248 406 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ 

Petroleum products ____________________ -- ------------ Gasoline __________________________ -_ -- ------------

Diesel fuel ________________________________ ---- ----

lP gos, butane, and propane ________________________ _ 

Fuel oil ________________________ -- -- ---------------

Noturol gos ______________________ - _ ------------ ---

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease __________________ ----

Electricity ________________________ - _ - _ - - - - --- - - - -----

Other - cool, wood, coke, etc. ________________ ----------

- 786 2 697 (NA) (NA) 668 2 639 (NA) (NA) 

- 786 2 370 762 I 571 668 2 326 658 I 546 

- 767 I 266 (NA) (NA) 649 I 240 651 949 

- 547 725 (NA) (NA) 518 713 401 425 

- 147 59 (NA) (NA) 142 59 100 34 

- 131 84 (NA) (NA) 125 84 

- 37 } 50 (NA) (NA) 32 49 655 137 

- 786 186 (NA) (NA) 668 181 

- 603 319 (NA) (NA) 536 305 (NA) (NA) 

73 9 (NA) (NA) 68 8 (NA) (NA) 

204 CASCADE COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

f 1978 doto ore based on a sample of forms; see text J 

All farms forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ____________________ - ___ -- --- _ -_ -- - - - - - --

Cropland fertilized, except pasture __________________________ _ Pasture and rangeland fertilized ______________ - ___ - _________ _ 

Lime ________________ - _________ -- ---- -- ---- -- -- -- -- -- - -----

Sprays, dusts, gronules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchards__________________ _ Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

494 197 349 456 195 593, 

- 487 193 399 452 191 669 

53 3 950 50 3 92~1 - - -

- 47 14 104 37 12 2~1 - - - - - 23 9 159 23 9 159 

- 458 182 431 416 181 7311 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth contra! of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird cootrol _______________________ _ 

- 7 4 670 7 4 671/ 238 (X) 202 (X) 

75 (X) 75 (X) 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

11978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Forms with soles All forms of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 1978 

All MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Average per form ________________ dollars_ 

Forms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5.000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

787 764 

36 093 23 879 

45 861 31 255 

47 79 

138 103 1 163 176j 

AI! forms 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market volue of all 

669 653 machinery and equipment-Con. 

35 253 22 8651 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

52 695 35 015 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

8 50 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

80 711 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

143 133j $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel troctors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Cottonpickers ____________________________ _ Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 

640 1 013 316 412 406 601 731 2240 380 568 656 1 672 679 1 645 133 188 644 1 457 

358 5°~1 45 

7~ 1 

332 427 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 299 314 38 42 263 272 438 509 104 107 359 402 

19 27 5 11 15 16 

1978 and 1974 

[1978 doto ore based on a sample of forms; see text) 

Hired workers - All forms, 1978 

106 

98 

92 

43 ., 68 

32 ~ ..J 

Forms 

663 

730 

703 

327 

4 

15 (NA) 

104 

421 

40 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

393 135 419, 

(NA) 132 909 

(NA) 2 510 

- -

(NA) 18009 

3 544 

15 5048 

(NA) 1184091 

3 I 0801 

44 (X;I (NA) (X) 

Forms with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1974 1978 1974 

1 

I 131 106 125\ 151 98 150 

58 92 58 , 43 ., 6611 67 ~. 661 

jL 32 ..J 

1974 

Manufacfured 

Number 1970 to 1974 

1 021 548 

2 049 596 1 597 256 

416 47 4 - 15 - (NA) (NA) 

107 17 441 77 

54 19 

Any hired workersWorking 150 days or more Forms with soles of $2,500 or marc 

Working less thon 150 doys 

Any Forms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

forms ________________ . _________________________________ _ 

Workers ________________________________________________ _ - 343 149 (X) 268 (X) 309 338 - 1 202 (Xl 337 (X) 865 1 106 1 640 

Farms with- 1 worker ____________________________________ • _________ _ 2 workers _____________________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 107 87 87 69 69 99 105 - 95 31 62 94 188 80 73 - 64 17 57 51 182 64 71 - 58 9 53 39 237 47 - 19 5 78 15 551 189 19 34 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA CASCADE COUNTY, MONT. 205 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number forms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: 

- 600 (X) 617 (X) 512 (Xl 518 (X) 

- 538 (X) 592 (X) 474 (Xl 505 (X) 

Anv livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any caffle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 

Sales: 

- 561 27083 597 25 697 497 27000 508 25 590 

- 541 25 157 574 (NA) 487 25089 490 23 238 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1.000_ 

Any cottle. hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1.000_ 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: 

- 529 87 706 575 93 354 466 86813 495 91 719 

- 491 45 611 541 48 598 435 45 067 472 47 708 

- 457 44 281 511 46615 414 43 768 449 45 761 

- 98 1 330 125 1 983 79 1 299 102 1 947 

- 407 21 926 (NA) (NA) 367 21 742 365 20 709 

- 468 20 M9 (NA) (NA) 430 20004 425 23 302 

Cottle and colves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that hod colved ____________________ _ 

Beef cows _____________________________________ _ Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer colves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer colves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

Soles: CoTtle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

- 522 68192 54B 77 320 477 67916 478 76817 

- (X) 24 102 (X) (NA) (X) 24047 (X) 22 658 

- 292 18251 (NA) (NA) 278 18092 244 14843 

$1.000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

- (X) 4 193 (X) (NA) (X) 4 178 (X) 2032 

- 438 49941 (NA) (NA) 403 49824 422 61 974 

$1,000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ _ 

- (X) 19909 (X) (NA) (X) 19869 (X) 20626 

- 32 15 643 (NA) (NA) 28 15 635 41 36464 

$1.000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

- (X) 7 565 (Xl (NA) (X) 7 562 (X) 14 717 

- 44 1 526 (NA) (NA) 36 1 524 51 1 716 

$1.000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 61 5945 82 3 671 49 5 865 64 3 130 Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ 

- 44 520 (NA) (NA) 35 491 34 271 Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

- 55 5425 (NA) (NA) 47 5 374 58 2 859 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding yeor and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

- 44 828 57 633 35 802 41 533 Dec. 1 of preceding yeor and May 31 ______________ _ 

- 37 405 49 411 33 396 35 333 June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 34 423 32 222 27 406 26 200 Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ 

- 46 9 252 58 11 252 38 9056 48 11 098 Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ 

- 42 6 504 (NA) (NA) 34 6 357 47 8 375 Goots _____________________________________________ _ 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 347 1 877 279 1 360 295 1 538 240 1 245 

Soles: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 55 8 297 78 5 639 45 8 141 61 5 135 

$1.000_ - (X) 660 (Xl (NA) (X) 655 (X) 276 Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 17 790 24 1 729 12 661 13 1 315 

$1,000_ - (X) 22 (X) (NA) (X) 19 (X) 21 Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ 

- 48 6 475 48 9 133 37 6 310 43 9 014 Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

- 44 8 711 (NA) (NA) 33 8 525 42 10818 Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ - (X) 88 828 (Xl (NA) (X) 87024 (X) 109 399 Sheep, lambs, and wooL _______________________ $1.000_ - 48 395 (NA) (NA) 37 388 44 304 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Goats .. ____________________________________________ _ 

- $1,000_ (X) - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 48 141 40 140 40 123 31 131 

$1,000_ - (X) _ (D) (Xl (NA) (X) (D) (X) (D) 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

- 105 (X) 146 (X) 80 (X) 124 (X) 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 99 19433 141 38 080 76 18645 119 37 442 

- 98 17 141 141 35 940 75 (0) 119 35307 

9 2 292 (NA) (NA) 7 (0) 3 46 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) - -

- 17 1 780 21 955 12 1 564 12 469 

- 14 113 (NA) (NA) 10 90 7 51 

- 11 95 (NA) (NA) 7 (0) 7 (D) 

- 7 18 (NA) (NA) 5 (D) 2 (D) 

- 25 (X) (NA) (X) 14 (X) 11 (X) 

Broilers ond other meat-type chickenL _______________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ Turkey hens kepf for breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry ____________________________ • _______ _ 

Soles, 

- 19 (X) 33 (X) 15 (X) 31 (X) 

- 10 7304 31 77 226 9 (D) 29 (D) 

Any poultry ______________________ - _ -_ -_ - _______ -----

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 10 (D) 31 25 154 9 (0) 29 (D) 

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 1 (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 4 (D) 2 (0) 4 (D) 2 (0) 

- 3 27 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 2 (0) 

- 3 27 (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 2 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 1 (0) 

- 2 (X) (NA) (X) I (X) 3 (X) 

- 31 (0) 61 571 24 (0) 56 570 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys ____________________________ -_ - _______ ----

Turkeys for slaughter ________________________ - ___ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1,000_ 

206 CASCADE COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Farms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ 

1974_ For fodder. hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

5 386 (X) 4 356 5 386 (X) 4 356 - I 352 17 I 392 (X) (NA) (NA) 17 I 392 (X) 15 - 2 (D) (D) I (D) 2 (D) (D) I (0) 

- 2 (D) (D) INA) (NA) 2 (D) (0) - - - (D) 3 (D) 

- 3 (0) (D) 3 (D) 3 (D) I 352 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 15 (D) 2D 888 15 - (X) - - - (X) - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) - (X) - - - (NA) (X) -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

2 (0) (X) 2 (0) 2 (0) (X) 2 (0) 

- - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - - for grain or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons, green) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- 2 (0) (0) 2 (0) 2 (D) (D) 2 (0) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Cut for dry forage or hoy (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Wheat for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Oats for grain (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Barley for grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 345 13B 736 4 228 852 18 I 32B 334 138 350 4 219 776 17 (D) 

- 407 144487 4 426 248 (NA) (NA) 399 144 317 4 423 040 31 I 271 

- 63 2 055 96 301 14 689 63 2 055 96 301 14 689 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 78 2 240 67938 28 575 

- 276 42 923 I 641 470 97 7 595 266 42 713 I 635 086 91 7 502 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 270 35 287 I 081 321 69 3 716 

Rye for grain (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Other small groins for 9roin ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA)I (NA) (NA) I (D) (0) - -

- 18 4 050 (X) - - 18 4 050 (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) I (D) (X) - -

Soybeans for beans (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Cotton (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Irish potatoes (hundredweight) __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (N~) - - - - -

- 4 49 (D) 2 (D) 4 49 (D) 2 (0) 

- 2 (D) (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (0) 2 (0) 

Sweetpotatoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Hay crops (tons, dry) (see lextl _________________ 1978_ 

. 1974_ - 529 69 983 127 203 195 16 274 463 68 052 124 584 160 15 463 

- 527 66 18B 113 696 (NA) (NA) 462 64 882 III 922 171 15 832 

Alfalfa hay (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 444 54 031 105 023 164 II 501 399 52 826 103 065 140 10 949 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 415 52 029 92 940 147 II 804 

Other tome dry hoy (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978_ - 73 4 158 5 751 29 1 240 62 3 869 5440 23 I 087 

Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978_ - I (D) (X) - - I (0) (X) - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 5 140 (X) - - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 4 100 3 950 - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ 

All vegelables harvested for sale (see lexl) _______ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)I - - -I - -

- 3 16 (X) 3 16 I (0) (X) I (D) 

1974_ - 3 32 (X) (NA) (NA) 3 32 (X) 3 27 Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 2 (0) (X) 2 (D) I (D) (X) I (D) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (X) 2 (D) Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ - I (D) (X) 1 (D) - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

1974_ 

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) I - -

- 3 6 (X) I (D) I (D) (X) - - 1974_ - 3 13 (X) (NA) (NA) I (D) (X) I (D) Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - 2 (0) - (NA) (NA) I (D) - (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Grapes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ 197B_ 

1974_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) -

'll - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - 11 65 (X) 6 53 9 (D) (X) 6 

- 5 470 (X) (NA) (NA) 5 47D (X) (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA CASCADE COUNTY, MONT. 207 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres 

- 825 2 372 3481 854 2 399 302 800 2 358 814 820 2 389 395 

- (X) 2 876 (X) 2 809 (X) 2949 (X) 2914 - (X) 2 513 280 (X) 2513280 (X) 2 513 280 (X) 2 513 280 - (X) 94.4 (X) 95.5 (X) 93.9 (X) 95.1 

Farms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

Approximate land oreo ________ _ 

Proportion in farms ---------=================-p;;c-e~;= 

Value of land and buitdings; I 

- 671 067 (X) 385 912 (X) 687 862 (X) 399 787 (X) 

- (X) 234 (X) 137 (X) 234 (X) 137 

Average per form _____________________________ dollars_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollars_ 

land in forms according to use: 

- 778 I 251 182 819 I 191 033 765 I 246 195 803 (D) 

- 771 626 807 798 616 757 762 624 496 792 616 623 

Total cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _____________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 

- - - I (NA) - - I (NA) 

- I (D) 6 (NA) I (D) 2 (NA) 

- 5 (D) 3 (NA) 2 (D) 3 (NA) 

9 335 15 (NA) 6 228 14 (NA) 

- 40 3 081 33 (NA) 38 (D) 32 (NA) 

74 10639 73 (NA) 74 10639 73 (NA) 

168 60 113 179 (NA) 168 60 113 179 (NA) 

- 272 195 294 306 (NA) 272 195 294 306 (NA) 

- 202 357 204 182 (NA) 201 (D) 182 (NA) 

1 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 ___________________________ _ 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ - 94 20693 94 17 502 90 (0) 87 (D) Other cropland _____________ • _____________________ _ 

- 694 603 682 704 Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement 556 774 688 (D) 698 554 896 

-- 55 II 053 (NA) (NA) 54 (D) 24 4927 

-- 45 8063 (NA) (NA) 44 (D) 39 16 737 

grasses, not harvested or pastured _______ • ______ _ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled ________________ _ 

- 657 547 4391 (NA) (NA)I 652 545 374 653 506 272 

-- 130 37 127 (NA) (NA) 130 37 127 59 26960 

Cropland in cultivoted summer follow ______________ _ Cropland idle _________________________________ _ 

Totol woodland ____________________________________ _ 

-- 33 18 153 22 5 283 32 (0) 20 (0) 

-- 22 12 341 (NA) (NA) 21 (D) 10 (D) 

-- 12 5 812 (NA) (NA) II (0) 10 (D) 

Woodland po-tured ______________________________ _ 

Woodland not postured ___________________________ _ 

Other land __________ ,, ___ , _________________________ _ 

-- 725 I 103013 767 I 202 986 701 (D) 741 I 195 611 Pasturelond and range/and, other than cropland and woodland postured ______________________________ _ 

-- 482 I 043 635 (NA) (NA) 463 I 036 541 509 I 135 567 land in house lots, ponds. roads, wasteland. etc ______ _ -- 539 59 378 (NA) (NA) 522 (D) 579 60044 

Pastureland, all types. ________________________ . ________ _ -- 528 I 076 669 (NA) (NA) 507 I 069 438 (NA) I 156 687 

Irrigated land _______ • _______ . _______ ._. _________ • ___ _ 

-- 57 9 198 68 13 131 56 (D) 67 (D) Harvested cropland irrigated _________________________ _ -- 53 8310 (NA) (NA) 52 (D) 66 12 805 Pastureland irrigated _______________________________ _ 

-- 9 637 (NA) (NA) 8 (D) (NA) (0) 

-- 3 251 (NA) (NA) 3 251 - - Other land irrigated ________________________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal farm programs in 1978 _______ _ -- 456 63 173 (X) (X) 454 (D) (X) (X) 

11978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

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

- 825 59069 854 60 437 800 58836 820 60 393 

- (X) 71 599 (X) 70 769 (X) 73 544 (X) 73 650 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ 

Average per form ___________________________ dollars_ 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold: l 

$100,000 or more. _________________________________ __ 

$40,000 to $99,999 _____________________________ _ $20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

163 32 154 171 (NA) 163 32 154 171 (NA) 

319 20 537 343 (NA) 319 20 537 343 (NA) 

150 4 382 146 (NA) 150 4382 146 (NA) 

$10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ $5.000 10 $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- 90 I 293 92 (NA) 90 I 293 92 (NA) 

- 50 363 37 (NA) 50 363 37 (NA) 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ $2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less than $1,000 ________________________________ .. _ 

Abnormal farms (see textL ___________________________ _ 

- 28 107 26 (NA) 28 107 26 (NA) 

- 24 (0) 39 (NA) (X) (X) 5 (NA) 

- 6 13 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

10 18 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 3 4 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 5 (D) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- I (0) - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 741 46061 759 52 486 734 45 855 (NA) 52 483 

- 733 45 391 (NA) (NA) 726 45 191 742 51 657 

- 267 6 431 (NA) (NA) 266 (D) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 108 621 (NA) (NA) 107 (D) 82 791 

- I (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - -

I (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) - - - - - I (D) - - I (D) 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 3 (D) 

Crops ________________________________ -- -- -.------ ----

Grains ___ • ______________________________ -----------

Commodity Credit Corporation loans _____________ • ___ _ 

CoMan and cottonseed ____________ - ___ -- ---------. ---- Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Tobacco ____________________________ -- --------------

field seeds. hay, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables. sweet corn, and melons- ___________________ _ Fruits, nuts. and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Other crops ____________ - _________ ---- ---- ---. ---- ---

415 13 008 462 7 944 399 12980 432 7 904 

22 7 35 II 20 (D) 34 (D) 

- 9 46 (NA) (NA) 8 (D) 7 (D) 

376 II 833 (NA) (NA) 364 II 812 390 7086 71 1 027 (NA) (NA) 68 1 026 96 728 

28 63 (NA) (NA) 27 (D) 24 47 

22 32 (NA) (NA) 19 28 27 31 

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry praducts __________________ ---------

Dairy products ______________________ -- ---------. ----

Cottle and calves ____________________ -_ -- ----- --- ----

Hogs and pigs ______________________ -- ---- -------- ----

Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________ ---- ------------

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) ----- _____ _ 

'1974 doto include soles of forest products. 

208 CHOUTEAU COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

Forms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested 

1978 1974 in farms Forms in forms cropland Forms in forms cropland 

All forms ___________________________ _ 

- 825 854 2 372 348 Forms with- 771 2 347 416 626 807 57 362629 34 647 

1 to 9 acres _______________________ _ 

- 26 21 32 - - - 1 (0) -

- 7 7 225 2 (0) (0) 1 (0) (0) 

- 3 4 165 3 165 124 - - -

10 to 49 ocre$. ____________________ _ 

SO to 69 ocre$. ____________________ _ 

- 3 6 240 3 240 153 - - - 70 to 99 acres _____________________ _ 100 to 139 ocres ___________________ _ 

- 4 5 490 4 490 380 - - - 140 to 179 ocre$. __________________ _ - 19 14 3 001 16 2 521 1 131 - - -

- - 180 to 219 ocre5. __________________ _ 2 - - - - - - -

- 1 1 (0) 1 (0) (0) - - - - 61 50 (0) 55 19 733 8 259 4 1 467 740 94 121 71 051 89 67 611 26 122 6 4 562 1 297 

220 to 259 ocreL __________________ _ 

260 to 499 ocre5. __________________ _ 500 to 999 OCre5. __________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocres ________________ _ - 237 234 352 526 231 343 959 134 382 9 13 273 2 885 2,000 acres or more ________________ _ - 370 389 1 922 226 367 1 912 363 456 142 36 343 281 29692 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All farms 

1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres 

825 2 372 348 854 2 399 302 771 626 807 798 616 757 

227 329 472 232 370 805 190 94958 (NA) 102 603 458 818 107 501 879 393 452 466645 (NA) 465 028 140 224 769 121 149 104 129 65 204 (NA) 49 126 

609 366 129 (NA) (NA) 

96 287 405 (NA) (NA) 

115 702 524 (NA) (NA) 

5 16 290 (NA) (NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Forms 

800 

762 

210 

183 

456 

450 

134 

129 

589 

92 

115 

4 

Acres 

2 358 814 624 496 

324 502 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

65 204 

358 219 

(0) 

702 524 

(0) 

1974 

Farms 

820 

792 

214 

(NA) 

501 

(NA) 

105 

(NA) 

683 

76 

58 

3 

Irrigated 

land 

9 198 

(0) 

(0) 

-

-

-

-

-

- 279 

624 

890 7 362 

Acres 

2 389 395 616 623 

368 078 

102 469 

879 393 

465 028 

141 924 

49 126 

719 526 

243 554 

423 934 

2 381 

All forms Forms with soles of All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more $2.500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 11974 1978 '1974 

609 526 595 517 137 168 131 149 79 99

1 

74 93

1 

536 443 529 430 95 61 94 60 23 17 21 16 20 15 18 14 24 25 21 25 69 60 63 44 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming _____________________________ _ Other _______________________________ _ 

Operators by oge group: 

Under 25 yeors _______________________ _ 

25 to 34 yeors ________________________ _ 

35 to 44 yeorL _______________________ _ 

45 to 54 yeors ________________________ _ 

55 to 64 yeorL _______________________ _ 

65 years and over _____________________ _ 

Average oge __________________________ _ 

Operators by place of residence: 749 719 732 705 On form operated 76 74 68 54 Not on form opero~-=~=~===~~~~======== 

331 

Not reported ______________ ___ __________ 

25 25 29 Operators reporting doys of work off form: 150 86 144 78 None _________________________________ 

118 124 116 120 1 to 49 doys- __________________________ 

182 204 175 196 50 to 99 doy5. _________________________ 

257 236 250 231 100 to 149 doy'- _______________________ 93 110 90 105 150 to 199 doy,- _______________________ 

49.2 50.9 49.2 51.2 200 days or more ---- ------------------

'Applies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[l978 doto ore bosed on a sample of farms; see text} 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1.000) 

- 215 2 450 215 2 014 207 2 450 210 2 012 - 440 2009 392 1 9051 423 2 008 374 1 896 - 157 454 336 782 153 452 325 779 - 317 154 (NA) (NA) 313 153 310 129 - 330 492 243 438 322 491 243 438 - 618 4860 499 3 176 613 4813 495 3 173 - 698 2 109 591 1 101 689 2 086 590 (0) - 464 3 559 478 2 419 459 3 558 476 (0) - 65 95 61 194 65 95 61 194 

- 430 2 178 394 1 561 421 2 153 391 1 560 

- 827 4 547 (NA) (NA) 801 4 525 (NA) (NA) - 827 4 053 829 2 822 801 4034 807 2 819 - 813 1 868 (NA) (NA) 792 1'856 795 1 365 - 751 1 595 (NA) (NA) 746 1 593 710 1 120 - 215 161 (NA) (NA) 202 159 165 92 - 307 155 (NA) (NA) 299 154 } -

- 827 

16 

260 

14 (NA) (NA) 8 13 804 243 (NA) (NA) 801 259 - 702 484 (NA) (NA) 689 481 (NA) (NA) - 42 10 (NA) (NA) 42 10 (NA) (NA) 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ Feed for livestock and pou1try ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health costs ________________________ • __________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired form lobar ______________________________________ _ 

Contract labor ________________________________________ _ 

Customwark, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment __________________________________________ _ 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ 

Petroleum products _________________________________ _ 

Gasoline _________________________________________ _ 

Diesel fuel ______ ~ ________________________________ _ 

lP ~os, butane, and propone ________________________ _ 

Fue oil __________________________________________ _ Natural gas ______________________________________ _ 

Kerosene, motor oil, and greose _____________________ _ Electricity __________________________________________ _ 

Other-cool, wood, coke, etc. _________________________ _ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA CHOUTEAU COUNTY, MONT. 209 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 dota ore based on a sample of forms; see text} 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized. except pasture _______ .:. __________________ _ Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

Sprays, dusts. granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchards _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- 618 414 110 613 412 180 

- 618 (0) 613 (0) 

- 2 (0) 2 (0) 

- - - - -

- 92 63 019 92 63 019 

- 2 (0) 2 (0) 

- 56 50 192 56 50 192 

- 606 391 7851 597 387 155 

- 9 

3 105~1 9 3 105 

- 217 ()O 208 (X) 

- 83 (X) 83 (X) 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all 

machinery and equipment ____________ farms_ 

$1.000_ Average per form ________________ dollars_ 

Forms by value group; $1 to $4,999 ______ . _____ ._. ___ • _______ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _____ .. _. ___ .• _________ _ 

$10,000 to $19.99L ____ . ____ ._. ___ ._. __ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel tractors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Cottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Mower conditioners ______________________ _ 

- Pickup balers ____________________________ _ - Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

! 1978 dato are bosed on a sample of forms; see text} 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

All MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

827 816 801 788 machinery and equipment- Con. 73 144 43 292 72 208 43 053 $20,000 to $29,999 __________ . ___ . _______ 

88445 53054 90 147 54 636 $30.000 to $49,999 ______________________ $50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

14 30 9 23 $70.000 to $99,999 ______ . _______ . _______ 

25 50 1 17 34 $100,000 to $199.999 ________ . ___________ 

123 82j 119 81, $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

711 I 324 404 528 490 796 788 3 671 557 I 081 726 2 590 749 2029 333 467 677 1 562 

653 980 144 189 544 791 

- - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - 145 165 59 61 98 104 

321 363 67 69 266 294 

38 41 9 10 30 31 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data ore based on a sample of forms; see textJ 

Hired workers-All farms, 1978 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

495 402 511 (NA) 402 161 (NA) 350 

- -

(NA) 80983 

5 2321 

22 17 580 (NA) 403 730 

2 (0) 

68 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

AI! farms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

38 112 38 108 

98 195 98 195 

125 138 125 138 

118 1 ~ 110 1 175 209 174 209 

III .J L III .J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Farms Number 1970 to 1974 

742 I 217 795 794 3 365 I 078 

775 2 100 512 

582 820 189 2 (0) - 35 35 1 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

49 53 15 294 323 74 

35 38 22 

Any hired workersForms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 doys or more Working less than 15C <lays 

Any Forms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

Farms ______________________________ ~ ___________________ _ 

- 464 230 (X) 423 (X) 459 476 Workers ____________________________________ - _____ -------- I 976 (X) 517 (X) 1 459 I 961 2 008 

farms with- J worker ______________________________________________ _ 

- 75 98 98 87 87 75 123 2 workers ____________________________ - _______ - - -- ------ 123 60 120 129 258 123 94 3 or 4 workers __________________________________ -- ------- 115 54 174 138 465 llO 131 5 to 9 workers ____________________________ - _____ -- ------ - 106 16 (0) 45 289 106 87 JO workers or more _____________________________________ _ - 45 2 (0) 24 360 45 41 

210 CHOUTEAU COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more ---1 1978 1974 1978 1974 

forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry __________________________ -__ _ Any cottle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 

I I I 457 (X) 482 (X) 441 (X) I 455 (X)I 

- 406 00 452 (X) 392 (X) 425 (X) 

-

Soles, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that hod colved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

415 13008 462 7 944 399 12980 432 7 904 - 411 12923, 449 (NA), 397 (0) 420 7 861, 

,,,,,I I I 

375 56962 428 363 56 741 402 67 082 - 356 30218 398 34 965 344 30 081 380 34 695 - 30 115 389 34 826 334 29 987 372 34 560 344 - 103 86 139 57 94 82 135 62 - 15 195, (NA) (NA) , 292 15 141, 336 18 165, - 302 

335 11 549 (NA) (NA) 327 1 I 519 356 14 222 -

Sales: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used tor breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pig"- ______________________________ _ 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding yeor and Nov. 30 _____________ . __ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding yeor and May 31 ______________ _ 

- 376 35 553 418 34027 364 35 486 390 33 768 

(X) II 833 (X) (NA) (X) II 812 (X) 7 086 -

- 261 16628 (NA) (NA) 253 16 586 197 12 854 

- (X) .. 249 (X) (NA) (X) 4 238 (X) 1 782 

- 302 18925 (NA) (NA) 294 18900 341 20 914 

- (X) 7 585 (X) (NA), (X) 7 574, (X) 5 304, 

- 25 5 339 (NA) (NA) 25 5 339 38 4 132 

- (X) 2 738 (X) (NA) (X) 2 738

1 

(X) 1 583 

- 9 46 (NA) (NA) 8 (0) 7 (0) 

- 73 8 195 82 5 692 69 8 1641 79 5 649 

- 48 I 084 (NA) (NA) 46 (D), 53 597 

- 69 7 III (NA) (NA) 65 (0) 74 5 052 

- 52 1 489 71 851 48 I 481 69 (D) 

- 40 855 62 487 37 852 60 (0) June land Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 43 634 43 364 39 629 43 364 Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 yeor old or older ___________ • _______________ _ Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

Horses and ponies _________________ . ________________ _ 

Sales, Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ 

- 27 I 541 28 I 449 26 (0) 25 1 156

1 

- 25 I 031 (NA) (NA) 25 I 031 22 1 119 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - -

- 215 923, 167 924, 207 879

1 

165 (D)I 

- 71 II 920 100 9 3261 68 II 902 96 9 261 

- (X) I 027 (X) (NA) (X) 1 026 (X) 728 

- 12 3227 7 286 II (0) 6 (D) 

- (X) 136 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 5 Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

- 28 I 034 27 1 623 27 (D) 24 1 569 Sheep and lombs shorn ______________________________ _ 

- 26 1 139 (NA) (NA) 26 1 139 22 1 494 Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ - (X) 13420 (X) (NA) (X) 13 420 (X) 17 966 Sheep,lombs, and wooL _______________________ $I,ooo_ 

Goots _____________________________________________ _ 

- 28 63 (NA) (NA) 27 (O~ , 24 4~ I - - - (NA) (NA) - - $1.000_ - (X) - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 21 40 29 75 18 34 26 63 $1,000_ - (X) 28 (X) (NA) (X) 24 (X) 19 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of loying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets Ullder 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for sloughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Soles, 

- 101 (X) 134 (X) 97 (X) 130 (X) 

- 93 3 259 123 5 152 90 3 129 120 5 062 

- 93 3083 121 5 012 90 (D) 118 4 922 - 7 176 (NA) (NA) 6 (D) 4 53 - I (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 1 (0) 

- II 414 24 2 100 10 (0) 23 (D) 

- 5 82 (NA) (NA) 4 (D) 9 88 

- 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 5 78 

- 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 3 (0) 4 10 - 17 (X) (NA) (X)I 16 (X) 8 (X) 

Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens ond pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old. __________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens _______________ ._ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry _______________________ : ____________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1,000_ 

- 13 (X) II (X) I 12 (X) I II (X)I - 3 115 7 700 2 (0) 7 700 

- 3 115 7 700 2 (D) 7 700 - - - (NA) (NA) \ - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - 2 62~\ (D) 6 629 2 (D) 6 - 3 62 (NA) (NA) 3 62 1 (0) 

- 3 62 (NA) (NA) , 3 62 1 (D~, 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - -

- 2 (X) (NA) (X)I 2. (Xii - (Xii - 22 7 35 II 20 (D) 34 (0) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA CHOUTEAU COUNTY, MONT. 211 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All tarms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ - 3 62 (X) - - 3 62 (X) - -

- 2 (0) (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (X) I (0) 

- I (0) (0) - - I (0) (0) - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - 2 (0) (0) - - 2 (0) (0) - -

1974_ For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For silage or green chop (tons. greenL _________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (0) I (0) 

- I (0) (X) - - I (0) (X) - - 1974_ For tadder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- - - (X) - Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - -

- 2 (0) (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (X) - -

- - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ For groin or seed {bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) I (0) - - -

- - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ Cut tor dry forage or hoy (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) I (0) - - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Wheat for grain (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ - 723 461 778 15 110448 6 588 717 460 634 15 064 243 6 588 

- 741 475 712 14 504 060 (NA) (NA) 740 (0) (0) 3 188 

- 62 5 604 242 253 - - 61 (0) (0) - - 1974_ Oats for groin (bushels) ____ , __________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 59 3 008 99 086 - -

- 453 105 956 3 867 185 8 612 449 105 196 3 831 040 7 (0) 

1974_ Barley for groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 432 96 255 2 861 400 6 718 

- - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 3 307 8 780 - -

- 96 14 290 (X) - - 94 (0) (X) - -

1974_ Other small groins for grain ____________________ 1978_ 

- 1974_ (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 7 541 (X) - -

Soybeans for beans (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Cotton (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Irish potatoes (hundredweightL _________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - 4 24 4 760 (NA) (NA) 4 24 4 760 4 24 

- - Sweetpototoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see texl) _________________ 1978_ - 344 39 467 67476 50 7038 342 (0) (0) 50 7038 

1974_ - 318 40 916 60 997 (NA) (NA) 312 40 792 60 808 65 II 766 Alfalto hay (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978_ - 187 19 077 40 116 46 5 236 186 (0) (0) 46 5 236 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 173 21 586 38 767 58 8327 Other tame dry hoy (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978_ - 62 2 793 3072 3 93 61 (0) (0) 3 93 

Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978_ - 4 440 (X) I (0) 4 440 (X) I (0) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 9 854 (X) 2 (0) 

Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - I (0) (0) I (0) I (0) (0) I (0) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 5 343 II 780 2 (0) 

Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

- 1974_ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978_ - I (0) (X) I (0) I (0) (X) I (0) 

- 1974_ - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ 

- 1974_ (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ - I (0) (X) I (0) I (0) (X) I (0) 

- 1974_ (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978_ - I (0) (X) I (0) I (0) (X) I (0) 

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) I - - (X) - -

- 2 (0) (X) 2 (0) 2 (0) (X) 2 (0) 

1974_ 

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ 

- 1974_ - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- 2 (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Peaches (poundsL __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

Gropes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ - I (0) (X) - - I (0) (X) - - 1974_ - I (0) (X) (NA) (NA) I (0) (X) - -

- I (0) (0) - - I (0) (0) - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) I (0) - - -

Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- 9 2 028 (X) (NA) (NA) 9 2 028 (X) (NA) (NA) 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ 

212 CHOUTEAU COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

Farms ____________________________________________ - __ 

Average size of farm ________________________________ _ 

Approximate land areo _________________________________ _ Proportion in forms __________________________ percenL 

376 2 262 965 387 2 370 9271 321 2 149 0731 314 2 297 8341 - (X) 6 126 (X) 6 695 (X) 7 318

1 - (X) 6 019 2 403 8401 2 403 840 (X) 2 403 840 (X) 2 403 840 (X) (X) - (X) 94.1 (X) 98.6 (X) 89.4 (X) 95.6 -

Value of land and buildings; I 

Average per farm _____________________________ dollarsAverage per acre _____________________________ dollors_ 679 503 (X) 418 581 (X) 752 663 (X) 484 331 (X) - (X) 113 (X) 68 ()O 110 (X) 66 -

land in farms according to use: Total croplond ______________________________________ _ Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 1 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 ___________________________ _ 

Cropland used only for posture ______________________ _ 

Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

Cropland in cover craps, legumes, and sail·improvement grasses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops failed _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not pastured ____________________________ _ 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

Postureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

327 149 437 317 1388661 281 (0) 272 133980 - 308 102 911 292 79 5331 269 99 7711 259 77 9951 

14 73 II (NA) 3 3 4 (NA) - 16 216 23 (NA)I 5 63 4 (NA) 

8 195 6 (NA) 6 (0) 6 (NA) 

- 20 751 13 (NA) II 400 12 (NA) 

- 36 2 536 55 (NA) 34 (0) 51 (NA) 

- 64 9 2661 64 (NA)I 64 9 2661 64 (NA) I 

- 90 27 158 85 (NA) 87 26 215 84 (NA) 

33 21 9151 19 (NA) 33 21 915 18 (NA) I 

- 27 40801 16 (NA) 26 (0) 16 (NA) 

- 101 15 487 113 8 285 75 (0) 75 5 354 

121 31 039 102 51 048 112 (0) 97 50 6311 

16 2 619 (NA) (NA) 15 (0) 6 105 -

- 22 I 686 (NA) (NA) 18 (0) II 341 

- 84 21 279 (NA) (NA) I 80 19 6971 80 47 6361 

- 34 5455 (NA) (NA) 30 5 135 15 2 549 

- 12 10 285 31 19 7831 II (0)1 31 19 783 

12 10 285 (NA) (NA) II (0) 28 9 225 

- - - (NA) (NA) -

99693:1 

4 10 558 

- 319 2 103 243 336 22122781 281 I 282 2 144 071 

- 247 2 080 488 (NA) (NA) I 227 I 974 784 233 2 108 397 

- 206 22 755 (NA) (NA) 177 22 154 222 35 674 

Pastureland, all types __________________________________ _ 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

Postureland irrigated ________________________________ _ Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ 

- 302 2 106 260 (NA) (NA)I 260 I 998 191 (NA) 2 122 976 

- 174 36067 179 30 158 142 33 114 135 27 135 

- 161 30045 (NA) (NA)I 136 28 263 125 24 144 

- 65 4 701 (NA) (NA) 47 3 723 (NA) 2 680 

- 25 I 321 (NA) (NA) 21 I 128 II 311 

- 89 5 579 (X) (X)i 87 (0) (X) (X) 

11978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text. 

Tobie 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 ! 1974 1978 1974 

Volue I Value Value Value Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ - 376 25 985 387 22 363 321 24996 314 21 628 Average per form ___________________________ dollors_ - (X) 69 110 (X) 57 786 (X) 77 870 (X) 68 879 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: 1 

$100.000 or mor"-__________________________________ _ $40,000 to $99.999 _________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39.999 _________________________________ _ 

$10.000 to $19.999 _________________________________ _ 

$5.000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2.500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ $2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1.999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ Abnormal farms (see text) ____________________________ _ 

Crops _______________________________________________ _ 

Groins ____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed ___________________ :. ___________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporotion loons _________________ _ Tobacco ___________________________________________ _ 

Field seeds. hoy, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons- ___________________ _ Fruits, nuts. and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ Other crops ________________________________________ _ 

- 63 17 257 51 (NA) 63 17 257 51 (NA) 

- 75 4 911 77 (NA) 75 4 911 77 (NA) 

- 57 1 684 66 (NA) 57 I 684 66 (NA) 

- 48 693 51 (NA) 48 693

1 

51 (NA) 

- 45 325 34 (NA) 45 325 34 (NA) 

- 33 126 32 (NA) 33 126

1 

32 (NA) 

- 51 56 72 (NA) (X) (X) 3 (NA) 

- 12 25 (NA) (NA) (X) (XI (X) (X) 

- 7 12 (NAJ (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 7 8 (NA) (NAl (Xl (Xl I (X) (Xl 

- 25 12 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 4 933 4 (NAl (X) (X) (X) (Xl 

- 207 3 860 209 (0) I 192 3 8291 (NA) (0) 

- 147 2 318 (NAJ (NA) 145 (0) 142 3 013 - 40 344 (NAJ (NA) 40 344 (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NAJ (NA) - - - - - - - (NAJ (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NAJ (NA) - - - - - 120 1 456 (NAJ (NAJ 107 1 433 96 I 040 - 3 (0) (NAJ (NA) 2 (0) - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 4 64 I (0) 4 64 I (01 - 2 (0) (NAJ (NA) 1 (0) 38 2 229 

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ Poultry and poultry products __________________________ _ 

Dairy products _____________________________________ _ Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ Hogs and pigL _____________________________________ _ 

Sheep.lombs, and wool ______________________________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

- 313 22 126 342 16047 279 21 167 277 (0) - 15 (0) 29 208 12 (0) 13 204 - 9 (0) (NAJ (NA) 7 (0) 9 230 - 271 20605 (NAJ (NA) 250 19 845 264 14 099 - 36 375 (NAJ (NA) 30 213 45 295 - 55 546 (NAJ (NA) 47 537 37 384 - 51 103 (NAJ (NA) 41 94 41 (0) 

'1974 data include sales of forest products. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA CUSTER COUNTY, MONT. 213 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 Forms 

forms with harvested cropland 

Acres Acres Harvested 1978 1974 in forms 'Forms in forms cropland 

376 387 2 262 965 308 2 061 600 102 911 All forms ___________________________ _ 

Farms with-

- 38 40 62 4 II II 

- 37 45 981 27 702 540 6 12 342 6 342 194 II 16 927 II 927 378 

- II 10 I 271 8 949 485 - 13 8 1 996 10 1 539 911 

1 to 9 acres _______________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres _____________________ _ 

50 to 69 ocres _____________________ _ 70 to 99 ocres _____________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocreL __________________ _ 140 to 179 ocres ___________________ _ 

- 6 8 1 201 6 I 201 916 

- 9 13 2 126 9 2 126 949 

- 33 30 II 895 31 10997 5 379 

- 27 21 18 542 22 14 857 3 768 

- 23 35 31 049 23 31 049 6092 

- 162 149 2 192 573 151 I 996 900 83 288 

180 to 219 ocres ___________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocres ___________________ _ 260 to 499 ocres ___________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocres ___________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocres ________________ _ 

2.00n acres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 

All farms 

1978 1974 

Farms Acres Forms Acres 

lond in forms __________________________________ _ 376 2 262 965 387 2 370 927 Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 308 102 911 292 79 533 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 195 517 592 194 538 535 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 140 27 793 (NA) 23 383 Port owners __________________________________ _ 146 547 389 148 586 197 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 139 63 593 (NA) 50 307 Tenants _____________________________________ _ 35 197 984 45 246 195 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 29 11 525 (NA) 5 843 

Type of organizotion: Individual or family ____________________________ _ 286 008 927 (NA) (NA) Partnership _____________________________ . _____ _ 28 293 266 (NA) (NA) Corporation __________________________________ _ 57 897 821 (NA) (NA) 

Other - cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc._ 5 62 951 (NA) (NA) 

AI! forms Forms with soles of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

265 248 

III 93 

5 10 

48 33 

76 62 

102 84 

86 107 

59 45 

50.4 50.5 

tApplies only to individual or family operations (sole proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5, Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

fl978 data ore based on a sample of forms; see textl 

All farms I 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

- 176 6 518 221 4 222 

- 285 3 861 306 3 035 

127 I 262 225 I 667 

- 267 242 (NA) (NA) 

- 137 223 160 186 

- 186 962 174 727 

- 201 384 138 150 

- 167 I 546 180 I 263 

- 31 69 73 196 

livestock and poultry purchosed _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ 

Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plonts, and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer ____________________ -------- -- -- ---

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ 

Hired form labor ________________ - ___ -- -- ---- -------- ---

Contract labor ______________________ -- -- - --- -- ---- -- ---

- 170 569 165 317 Cusfomwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and 

equipment __________________ -_ -_ ---- -- ------------ ---

- 375 I 588 (NA) (NA) 

- 375 I 315 378 919 

374 703 (NA) (NA) 

227 364 (NA) (NA) 

- 158 134 (NA) (NA) 

- 30 13 (NA) (NA) 

- 19 13 (NA) (NA) 

- 375 89 (NA) (NA) 

- 275 268 (NA) (NA) 

- 33 6 (NA) (NA) 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ 

Petroleum products ________________ --- - -- - - - ----- ----

Gasoline ______________________ --- - -.; --------------

Diesel fuel __________________________ -- -------- ----

~~ey~~j Natural _~~t~~~~_a_n_d_~~~~~~~ gas ______________________ ~= ==~=== --== ------------~=~============ --- Kerosene, motor oil. and grease _____________________ _ 

Electricity ______________________________ - _ --- ----- ---

Other-cool. wood, coke, etc. _________________________ _ 

forms with irrigated land 

Acres Harvested 

Farms in forms cropland 

174 911 251 44 534 

2 (0) -

28 (0) 448 

5 292 154 

II 927 378 

9 I 071 485 

9 I 399 871 

6 I 201 916 

7 I 656 789 

23 8 158 4686 

13 9001 2 472 

II 14 718 3873 

50 872 106 29462 

1978 and 1974 

forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Forms 

321 

269 

149 

108 

138 

132 

34 

29 

239 

26 

55 

I 

Acres 

149 073 99 771 

(0) 

25 705 505 659 

62 541 

(0) 

II 52'; 

988 207 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

1974 

Farms 

314 

259 

134 

(NA) 

144 

(NA) 

36 

(NA) 

249 

23 

42 

Irrigated 

land 

36067 

(0) 

(0) 

167 

620 

606 

843 

923 

980 

5 464 3 378 

3 765 

18803 

Acres 

2 297 834 

77 995 

470 019 

21 984 

584 756 

50 239 

243 059 

5 772 

196 301 

214 271 

887 262 

All farms Farms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

260 219 232 178 

66 48 49 43 

50 74 40 51 

214 163 202 143 

30 34 26 26 13 6 II 6 

12 6 8 5 19 9 14 7 

71 61 44 23 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses 

Forms ($1,000) 'Farms ($1,000) 

168 6 366 173 4 184 248 3 668 247 2 806 

III I 230 192 I 647 257 233 208 160 125 215 139 179 176 917 162 694 

183 369 135 145 158 I 355 160 983 31 69 60 192 

168 (0) 145 313 

313 I 539 (NA) (NA) 

313 I 281 309 885 312 679 305 533 

208 359 184 214 155 133 118 66 30 13 } 15 12 307 71 

313 86 251 253 (NA) (NA) 

27 5 (NA) (NA) 

214 CUSTER COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY OAT A 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, IncludF ..... g Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

11978 doto ore bosed Of') a sample of forms; see text J 

All lo,ms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ____________ -- - --_ - - ------ ---- Cropland fertilized, except posture _______________ _ 

Posture and rangeland fertilized _______________ --- -- -- -- - - ---

179 50 870 I 169 49344 

- 179 49 374 169 (0) 

22 I 496 21 (0) 

- lime ------------------------------------------------------ - - -

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to confrol- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchards ___________________ _ 

Weeds. grass. or brush in crops and pasture _________________ _ 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

110 20971 93 19 746 

- 15 1 315 15 I 315 

II 2 041 11 2 041 

- 100 37 2711 97 35 8501 

I (0) I I 

(O~ I - (X) - 152 (X) I 131 

32 (X) 28 (X) 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

! 1978 data arc based on a sample of forms; see text] 

AlIforms Farms with sales All farms of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 1978 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipmenL ___________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Average per farm ___ • ____________ dollars_ 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

375 373 

17 893 12 242 

47 714 32 820 

35 45 

87 551 59 57 i 

All forms 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market volue of 0/1 

313 306 mochinery ond equipment - Can. 

16 823 10901\ $20,000 10 $29,999 ____________ --------- 53 748 35 624 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 10 $69,999 ______________________ 

35 23 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

34 37 1 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

53 48i $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel troctors. __________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only __ "_ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Cottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mawer conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup balers _______ • _____________ • ______ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _________ • ______________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 

224 415 105 136 

321 969 208 387 

318 938 90 127 

95 12~1 9 

8 5 I~I - -

- - - -

127 143 34 39 

153 163 46 49 

83 94 23 23 

1978 and 1974 

(1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text} 

Hired workers - All farms, 

155 279 

255 582 

306 811 

86 110 

3 =1 -

- - 94 104 

108 114 

60 71 

1978 

31 

50 

38 

18 ' 

39 ~ 18 J 

Forms 

310 

356 

320 

87 

7 

20 

(NA) 

46 

156 

64 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

162 31 664 

(NA) 30 823 

(NA) 841 

- -

(NA) 11 078 

6 376 

2 (0) 

(NA) 21 786 

4 235 

37 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

Forms with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1974 1978 1974 

63 31 

84 50 63\ 67 

32 37 32 r 17 , 371-1 39 ~ 36 1 

I L 17 J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Number 197010 1974 

458 269 I 045 387 

965 208 

102 17 

7 

21 !I 

(NA) (NA) 

50 13 

169 49 

70 34 

Any hired workers - I Farms With sales of $2,500 or more 

Forms __________________________________________________ _ 

~ Workers ______ • ________________________ ._. ____________ _ 

Forms with- I worker _________________________________________ • ____ _ 

~ :rO~k!;~rk~;; == == ~ ~ ~= ~ = = == ~ == == == == == ~ = === ===== ==== ~ = == 

~d:~rk~;ske;rs ~~~; ==========~========= ==========~======= 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

Any 

167 

601 

45 

40 

39 

34 

9 

Working 150 days or more 

Farms Workers 

98 (X) 

(X) 230 

41 41 

22 44 

27 86 7 (0) 

1 (0) 

Working less tho n 150 days 

Forms Workers 1978 

I 130 (X) 158 160 (X) 371 557 641 

53 53 39 47 25 50 40 34 29 98 39 40 21 (0) 32 26

1 2 (0) 8 13 

CUSTER COUNTY, MONT. 215 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 197\~ and 1974 

1 I 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: 

- 328 (X) 343 (X) 286 (X) 277 (X) 

- 305 (X) 335 (X) 272 (X) 271 (X) 

Any livestock. or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottle, hogs. or sheep __________________________ _ 

Soles: 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ - 313 22 126 342 16047 279 21 167 277 (D) 

- 296 21 525

1 

337 (NA) 267 20 595 275 14 778 

1 

Any cottle, hogs. or sheep ____________________ $l.OOO_ 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

- 282 89 805 321 102 034 255 86 787 260 98445 

- 258 45862 301 49 499 235 44 578 243 47 677 

- 253 45 256 285 48 872 233 44 033 230 47 200 

Cows and heifers thot hod colved _______________ _ Beef cows ________________________________ =_=~== 

Milk cows ~ ____________________________ ~ _______ _ 78 606 95 627 73 545 68 477 

- 222 22 416 (NA) (NA) 204 21 199 221 22 536 

255 21 527 (NA) (NA) 233 21 010 221 28 232 

Heifers and heifer calves ________ . ________ _ 

Steers. steer calves, bulls and bult calves ___ _ 

Sales; Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 271 58 789 309 66 091 250 57 581 264 64 650 

$1,000 -- (X) 20605 (X) (NA) (X) 19 845 (X) 14099 

Calves ___ _ -- 166 23 120 (NA) (NA) 152 22 803 156 23 450 

-- (X) 6510 (X) (NA) (X) 6453 (X) 2 689 

-- 230 35 669 (NA) (NA) 213 34 778 232 41 200 $1,000 Cottle __________ _ 

-- (X) 14 095 (X) (NA) (X) 13 392, (X) II 409 

-- 15 748 (NA) (NA) 12 395 18 3 058 

-- (X) 455 (X) (NA) (X) 143 (X) I 415 

-- 9 (0) (NA) (NA) 7 (D) 9 230 

$1,000 Foftened cattle _____ _ 

$1,000 Dairy products ______________________________ $1.000 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

-- 41 2 134 63 3 479 32 I 764 42 3 019 

-- 24 529 (NA) (NA) 18 284 28 327 

-- 36 I 605 (NA) (NA) 29 I 480 40 2 692 

Inventory; Hogs and pigs ________ ~ ____________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding ____________________ _ Other hogs and pigL _____________________________ _ 

-- 25 608 53 688 19 434 35 474 

-- 17 373 46 474 12 (D) 31 309 

-- 18 235 24 214 17 (0) 20 165 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 _______________ _ 

Dec. J of preceding year and May 31 _____________ _ June 1 and Nov. 30 ________________________ ~ ___ _ 

-- 55 10579 65 18 397 46 10 299 35 17026 

-- 47 6 957 (NA) (NA) 40 6 767 30 7808 

Sheep and lombs ____ ~ ______________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older __________________________ _ Goats ____________________________________________ _ 

-- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) - -

-- 204 I 670, Horses and ponies _________________________________ _ 186 I 589 183 1 507 140 1 505 

Sales: 

$1,000 

-- 36 3 626 63 5 899 30 2 280 45 4 641 

-- (X) 375 (X) (NA) (X) 213 (X) 295 

-- 8 287 23 I 208 7 (D) 21 (0) 

-- (X) 12 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) 19 

-- 52 9 068 66 11 209 44 8 947 36 9 826 

-- 48 5 184 (NA) (NA) 41 4998 26 7 256 

-- (X) 53 III (X) (NA) (X) 51 692 (X) 73 966 

-- 55 546 (NA) (NA) 47 537 37 384 

-- I (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - -

Hogs and pigs _____________________________________ _ 

$1,000 Feeder pigs _____________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs____________________ _ ____________ _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ____________________________ _ Pounds of woal __________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and waal ________________________ $1,000 Goats ___________________________________________ _ 

-- (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) -

-- 49 167 43 217 40 151 40 212 

-- (X) 98 (X) (NA) (X) 90 (X) 70 

$1,000 

Horses and ponies __ 

$1,000 

POULTRY 

- 72 (X) 70 (X) 61 (X) 42 (X) 

- 63 (0) 69 (D) 55 (0) 41 (0) 

- 63 (D) 67 (0) 55 (D) 41 (D) 

8 (D) (NA) (NA) 8 (D) 3 16070 

- 6 (D) (NA) (NA) 6 (D) - - - 13 617 6 265 11 (D) 5 (0) 

5 136 (NA) (NA) 4 (0) 1 (0) 

- 4 (D) (NA) (NA) 4 86 1 (0) 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 1 (0) 

- 9 (X) (NA) (X) 8 (X) 4 (X) 

Inventory: Any poultry ________ . _______________ -- - ___ -- ---- -- ---

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ 

Turkeys __________________ - _ - ------- -- ---- -- -- ----

Turkeys for slaughter ____ - ___ -_ -_ -- -- --- - --- - -- --- Turkey hens kept for breeding __ .. _____________ .. ___ _ 

Other poultry _____________ - -_- --- -- - -- - - - - -- ------

9 (X) 9 (X) 7 (X) 7 (X) 

6 20 238 8 25 221 4 (0) 6 (0) 

- 6 (0) 7 (D) 4 (D) 6 (D) 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 1 (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 3 380 - - 3 380 - -

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 1 (0) 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 1 (D) 

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - -

- - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - (X) 

15 (0) 29 206 12 (D) 13 204 

Soles; 

Any poultry __ ~ _____________ - - -- - - - - -- - -- - ----------- Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of loying age ____________ ~ _______ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens _________________ _ 

Turkeys _________________ - -- -- -- - - - - ---- - --- -- ----

Turkeys for slaughter ____ -_ - __ --- -- ---- -- - - -- -- --- Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ___________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1,000_ 

216 CUSTER COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigoted 

Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Forms Acres Quantify Forms Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

80 8 021 (X) 75 7446 1 79 (0) (X) 74 (0)1 - 88 6955 (X) (NA) (NA) 86 (0) (X) 67 5 736 - 38 2030 184 511 37 1 830 38 2 030 184 511 37 1 830 

- 22 1 351 92 781 (NA) (NA) 22 1 351 92 781 18 1 171 

- 69 5991 82 085 65 5 616 68 (0) (0) 64 (0) - (NA) (NA) (NA) 67 4 970 70 391 54 4 338 - (NA) (NA) (X) - - - (X) - - - - - - (X) 5 227 

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 9 (0) 

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

4 108 (X) 3 78

1 

4 108 (X) 3 78 - (NA) (NA) 3 64 (X) 3 64 

- 3 64 (X) 

1 (0) (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) (0) 1 (0) 

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - 3 (0) (0) 2 (0) 3 (0) (0) 2 (0) - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) I (0) - 1 (0) 

- Cut for dry forage or hoy (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Wheat for groin (bushels>- _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Oats for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 80rley for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Other small grains for groin ____________________ J978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - I (0) 

-

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) I (NA) (NA)I 2 (0) (X)I 2 (0)1 

116 30 359 697 226\ 19 1 197 114 (0) (0) 19 1 197 -

- 112 22 405 637 349 (NA) (NA) 112 22 405 637 349 13 1 029 

- 89 4 130 194 954 32 1 114 87 (0) (0) 31 (0) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 84 3 209 144 026 32 867 

95 7 847 259 1791 31 1 832 94 (0) (0) 30 (0) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 96 6 429 205 739 30 I 148 

- - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA)I (NA) (NAJ 3 248 6960

1 

-

- 1 (0) 26~1 (X) - (NA,I 

1 (0) (X) -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) 3 269 (X) 3 

Soybeans for beans (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 3 76 (0) 3 76 3 76 (0) 3 76 

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Cotton (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NAJ (NA) - - - - - Tobacco (pounds) _. __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweight) __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- 3 (0) (0) 2 (0) 2 (0) (0) 1 (0) 

- 2 (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (0) 1 (0) 

Sweetpototoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see text) _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Alfalfa hoy (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - -

87 5~1 - - - - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- 284 50021 148 17 167 247 47 496 84 005 123 15 845 

- 254 35 277 56 786 (NA) (NA) 224 34 220 54 817 103 11 997 

- 220 24 688 51 9011 131 10 010 I 198 23 708 49 7531 113 9 3311 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAJ (NA) 188 22 626 44 041 95 8 549 

Other tome dry hoy (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978_ - 49 3 949 4 763 17 419 40 3 550 4 223 9 220 

Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 33 3 655 (X) 13 1 305 33 3 655 (X) 13 1 305 

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 33 2 212 (X) 10 510 Alfolfo seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 33 3 555 211 968 13 1 245 33 3 555 211 968 13 I 245 

- (NA) (NA) (NAJ (NAJ (NA) 33 2 179 187 786 10 510 Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ 

Alf vegetables harvested for sole (see text) _______ 1978_ 

1974_ Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Tomotoes _________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NAJI (NAJ (NAJI - -

(X~I - -I 

- 3 13 (X) 3 13

1 

2 (0) 2 (0) 

- 2 (0) (X) (NA) (NAJ 1 (0) (X) 1 (0) 

- 2 (0) (X) 2 (0) 2 (0) (X) 2 (0) 

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (X) 1 (0) 

- 1 (0) (X) 1 (0)1 1 (0) (X) I (0) 

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA~ - - (X) - -

- - - (X) - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X)I (NA) (NA)I - - (X)I -

- 2 (0) (X) 1 (0) 2 (0) (X) 1 (0~1 1974_ - 1 (0) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - (NAJ (NA) - - - (NAJ (NA) 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAJ (NAJ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Peoches (poundsl. __________________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAJ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Gropes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ - - - - (NAJ (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 1974_ 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

. (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (x)1 - - - - (X) - .I 1974_ - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Strawberries (pounds). _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ . (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ - 4 26 (X) - - 4 26 (X) - -

- 10 3 136 (X) (NA) (NA) 10 3 136 (X) (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA CUSTER COUNTY, MONT. 217 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

Forms ______________________________________________ _ 

- Average size of form ____ . ____________________________ _ 

-

-

Approximate land area______ _ ____________ _ 

Propor1ion in farms _________________________ percenL 

Value of land and buildings; I 

Average per farm _____________________________ donors_ - Average per acre _ _ _______________ doJlars_ -

land in farms according to use: Total cropland _______ _ 

Harvested cropland _ 

By acres harvested: 1 10 9 acres __ _ 

10 to 19 acres _ 

20 to 29 ocr~s __ _ 

30 SO to to 99 49 acres acres ___ 

___ =========-=======~=========== _ _________________ _ 

- 100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres ________ .. _________ . ___ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

Cropland used only for posture ____________________ _ 

Of her cropland ____________ . ______________________ _ - Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil·improvemenl grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ Cropland on which all crops foiled ________________ _ 

Croplond in cuJlivoted summer follow ______________ . 

Cropland idle __ . ______________ _ 

T ata! woodland 

Woodland postured 

Woodland nol pastured __ 

Other !ond _____________________________________ _ 

Postureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roods, waste/and, etc ______ _ 

Pastureland, all typeL _________ . _____ .. 

/rrigoted land _______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated _________________________ _ Posture/and irrigated ______________________________ _ 

Other land irrigated ________________________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 _______ _ 

--

--

--

--

--

--

.. -

--

--

--

--

--

11978 doto are bosed on a sample of farms; see text. 

All forms 

1978 

Forms Acres 

409 854 129 (X) 2 088 (X) 923 520 (X) 92.5 

530 178 (X) 

(X) 256 

396 520 408 385 257 252 

2 (0) 

- - 6 (0) 

3 131 12 753 

29 4 287 

115 40986 

143 100 107 75 110841 

68 (0) 

362 (0)1 

29 (0) 

15 5 772 

344 225 0281 58 9 562 

10 1 730 

3 (0) 

7 (0) 

345 331 991 

247 306 567 257 25 424 

290 326 833 

16 1 699 

13 1 324 

5 375 

- -

250 34 585 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 

Market value af agricultural products sold l _______________ _ - Average per farm ____________________ _ ____ dollars- -

Forms by volue of agricultura! products sold, I 

$100,000 or more ________ ~ ____________ _ - $40,000 to $99,999 __ _ _________________ _ - $20,000 to $39,999 . __________________________ _ - $10,000 to $19,999 ______ _ _________________ _ - $5,000 to $9,999 __ .____ . __________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 _________________ _ - less than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $2,499 __________ _ - $1,500 to $1,999 ._ ._ .. _. __________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,499 __ . ___________ . ______ --- _____ ---- Less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormol forms (see text) _________ . ___________________ _ 

-

Crops _ _ _ _ ___ .. _______________ - _____ -_ ---------- ----- Grains _________________________________ - _______ ---- Commodity Credit Corporation loons ______________ _ Catron and coffonseed _____ .__ _ _______________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _______________ _ Tabocco__ _ __ . ___ .. ______ .. __________ _ 

Field seeds, hoy. forage. and silage _._ Vegetables. sweet corn, and melons. _ _ ______________ _ - Fruits, nuts, and berries _ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products __ 

Other crops _ 

livestock, poultry. and their products __ 

Poultry and poultry products 

Dairy products ____ _ 

Canle and calves __ 

Hogs and pigs_ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool _ _ _ _ _ __ 

Olher lives10ck. and livestock products (see text) __ 

11974 doto include sales of forest products. 

218 DANIELS COUNTY, MONT. 

-

-

All forms 

1978 

Value 

Farms ($1,000) 

409 19 478 

(X) 47 622 

38 6492 

132 8 283 

124 3 679 

50 735 

28 202 

19 

17 (0) 69/ 

I (0) 

9 (0) 

- - 7 I 

I (0) 

378 14914 

375 14 687 

160 3 156 

- -

- -

- -

66 (0) 

- -

- -

I (0) 

I (0) 

199 4 564 

7 3 

3 (0) 

183 3 381 

34 (0) 

II 154 

17 II 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

470 881 201 391 828 177 454 856 949 ()() I 875 (X) 2 118 (X) 1 888 (X) 923 520 (X) 923520 (X) 923 520 (X) 95.4 (X) 89.7 (X) 92.8 

267 621 (X) 553 633 (X) 274 073 (X) 

(X) 143 (X) 259 (Xl 145 

442 556 182 379 516 115 437 555 668 440 289 646 376 256 898 435 289 546 

2 (NA) 1 (0) - (NA) 

I (NA) - - - (NA) 

- (NA) - - - (NA) 

3 (NA) 2 (0) 1 (NA) 

12 (NA) 12 753 12 (NA) 

42 (NA) 28 (0) 42 (NA) 

143 (NA) 115 40986 143 (NA) 

152 (NA) 143 100 107 152 (NA) 

85 (NA) 75 110 841 85 (NA) 

80 26 706 64 (0) 79 (0) 

401 239 830 349 (0) 399 (0) 

(NA) (NA) 29 (0) 22 (0) 

(NA) (NA) 13 (0) 11 4 214 

(NA) (NA) 334 222 427 382 224 545 

(NA) (NA) 54 9053 29 7 525 

4 511 9 (0) 4 511 

(NA) (NA) 3 (0) 2 (0) 

(NA) (NA) 6 (0) 2 (0) 

411 324 508 333 (0) 396 300770 

(NA) (NA) 241 285 964 282 277 078 

(NA) (NA) 249 (0) 304 23 692 

(NA) (NA) 280 305 759 (NA) 303 942 

14 2 016 16 I 699 14 2016 

(NA) (NA) 13 1 324 14 1 816 

(NA) (NA) 5 375 (NA) 200 

(NA) (NA) - - - - (X) (X) 248 (0) (X) (X) 

1978 and 1974 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value 

Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1.000) Farms ($1,000) 

470 20312 391 19460 454 20 285 (X) 43 217 (X) 49 770 (X) 44 681 

33 (NA) 38 6492 33 (NA) 

167 (NA) 132 8 283 167 (NA) 

128 (NA) 124 3 679 128 (NA) 

82 (NA) 50 735 82 (NA) 

24 (NA) 28 202 24 (NA) 

19 (NA) 19 69 19 (NA) 

16 (NA) (X) (X) I (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

(NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

(NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

(NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

I (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

434 17 174 369 14901 (NA) 17 167 

(NA) (NA) 368 14677 430 16 900 (NA) (NA) 160 3 156 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) - - - - (NA) (NA) 65 (0) 59 267 (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) - I (0) I (0) - (NA) (NA) - - -

245 3 138 195 4 559 232 3 liB 

23 3 7 3 23 3 (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 7 7 

(NA) (NA) 180 3 378 213 2 301 (NA) (NA) 33 (0) 55 731 (NA) (NA) II 154 II 68 

(NA) (NA) 17 II II I? 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Farms 

Forms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigated 

1978 1974 in farms Forms in forms cropland Forms in forms cropland land 

All form, ___________________________ _ 

Farms with- 1 to 9 ocres _______________________ _ 

10 to 49 (]CreL ____________ ~ _______ _ 

50 to 69 ocre' _____________________ _ 70 to 99 acres _____________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocre'- __________________ _ 140 to 179 ocre'- __________________ _ 

180 to 219 ocre' ___________________ _ 220 to 259 ocre' ___________________ _ 

260 to 499 ocre' ___________________ _ 500 to 999 ocre'- __________________ _ 1,000 to 1,999 ocre' _____ , __________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

409 470 854 129 385 824 612 257 252

1 

16 69 037 11 468 1 699 

6 21 6 - - - - - -

3 2 96 3 96 2S1 - - - - 2 - (D) - -

(Oil - - - -

- 2 - (D) 2 (0) - - - -

- 6 1 699 5 562 311 - - - -

6 8 958 3 488 179 - - - -

4 4 800 2 (0) (0) I - - -

2 4 (0) 2 (D) (0) - - - = I 30 48 10409 26 8 915 3 4641 1 (OJ (0) 

70 89 52 057 69 51 077 21 715 - - - (0) I - 136 136 199 611 132 193 766 73 0581 6 (0) (D) (0) 

142 157 588 747 141 568 682 158 040 i 9 59 935 8 582 1 404 i -

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 I 1974 

Farms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

land in forms _________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ___________________ _ 

Tenure of operator; Full owners _________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland. ____ ._. ___ . ___ . __ Port owners _________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ Tenants ____________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ 

--------- 409 854 129 470 881 2011 391 828 177 454 856 949 

--------- 385 257 252 440 289 646 376 256 898 435 289 546 

--------- 91 110 751 129 129 5831 81 89 216 119 106 621 

--------- 80 33 062 (NA) 43 177 72 (D) (NA) 43 177 

--------- 243 636 551 270 666 666 240 633 391 269 (0) 

--------- 239 187 881 (NA) 214 336 238 (D) (NA) 214293

1 --------- 75 106 827 71 84 952 70 105 570 66 (D) 

--------- 66 36 309 (NA) 32 133 66 36 309 (NA) 32 076 

Type of organization: Individual or family ___________________ _ 

Partnership _________________________ _ 

Corporation _________________________ _ 

Other - cooperative, estate or trust, institut 

--------- 320 558 949 (NA) (NA) 305 553 702 403 704 400 

--------- 47 104 503 (NA) (NA) 45 (0) 37 84467 

--------- 38 163 946 (NA) (NA) 38 163 946 11 65 045 jonal, etc._ 4 26 731 (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 3 3 037 

All forms I Forms with soles of I All forms I Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more $2,500 or more I 1978 ' 1974 1978 '1974 1978 !J974 1978 ' 1974 

Operotors by place of res idence: 

- 346 420 340 412 On form operated ______________________ 262 246 257 241 

- 63 35 51 28 Not on form operated ___________________ 92 129 85 122 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming ____________________________ _ 

Other ______________________________ _ 

111 81 

Not reported ___________________________ 55 80 I 49 771 - 9 8 -Operotors reporting days of work off form: 

- 55 49 53 47 None _________________________________ 237 232 232 225

1 

- 88 82 88 78 1 to 49 doys ___________________________ 61 26 57 26 - 95 105 88 104 50 to 99 doys __________________________ 13 13 13 13 - 111 144 105 143 100 to 149 doy' ________________________ 12 15 11 

1 ~ I - 51 64 49 60 150 to 199 doy, ________________________ 13 12 12 11 - 49.5 51.3 49.4 51.4 200 days or more ______________________ 44 35 38 30 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years ______________________ _ 

25 to 34 yeors _______________________ _ 

35 to 44 yeorL ______________________ _ 

45 to 54 yearL ______________________ _ 55 to 64 years _______________________ _ 

65 years and over ____________________ _ 

Average oge _________________________ _ 

'Applies only to individual Or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see tex.t. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

r1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see textJ 

All farms I Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 

,-,,~I 1974 

,,'"""~l 1978 

,~·",,~l 1974 

Expenses Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

CommerCially mixed formula feedL ____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer _______________________ .: __________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired form labor ______________________________________ _ Contract labor ________________________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment _________________________________________ _ 

Energy and petroleum productL _________ .. _. _____________ _ 

Petroleum products ____ .. ___ .. _______________________ _ 

Gasoline _________________________________________ _ 

Dio'olluel ________ .. ______________________________ _ 

lP gas, butane, and prapane ________________________ _ 

Fuel oil __________________________________________ _ Natural gas .. ___ . ________________________________ . __ 

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease _____________________ _ Electricity __________________________________________ _ 

Other -cool, wood, coke, etc. _________________________ _ 

74 8821 121 5771 69 881 ! 116 575 - 172 945 1 183 794 1 167 941 1 177 790 1 - 53 1421 116 169 53 142 115 

(0) I - 157 69 (NA) (NA) I 152 69 178 78 - 156 240 156 173 151 240 155 (0) - 171 892 148 508 171 892 148 508 - 308 995 290 454 298 989 288 - 233 1 042 159 460 227 1 037 10)1 156 455 - 22 59 18 45 22 59 17 (0) 

- 278 805 235 489 273 798 229 485

- 397 1 983 (NA) 1 

(NA) I 371 1 972 (NA) - 397 I 780 459 1 180 371 1 773 (NA)I 449 1 179 380 750 (NA) (NA) 354 745 ·139 572 - 361 815 (NA) (NA) 361 815 424 450 - 73 46 (NA) (NA) 72 (0) 89 45

1 

- 136 61 (NA) (NA) 131 61 } - 4 1 (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 445 111 - 397 106 (NA) (NA) 371 105 - 314 201 (NA) (NA) 308 196 (NA) (NA) I - 17 2 (NA) (NA) 17 2 (NA) (NA) I 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA DANIELS COUNTY, MONT. 219 
Tobie 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text) 

All farms Farms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1978 

Farms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Crop/and fertilized, except posture __________________________ _ Pasture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

- 171 81 461 In 81 461 

- 171 81 361 In 81 361 

- 3 100 3 100 

- - - - - Sprays, dusts, gronules. fumigants. etc. to control- Insects on hay and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

- 36 26 704 31 26 574 

- I (0) I (0) 

- 14 II 847 14 II 847 Weeds. grass, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

- 272 165 862 267 165 462 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poulfry _______________________ _ 

Sanitotion and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- - - - - 104 (X) 104 (X) 

45 (X) 45 (X) 

Tobie 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipmenL ___________ forms-

$1,000_ Average per form ________________ dollars_ 

Farms by volue group: 

-

-

$1 to $4,999 ______ . ___________ . _______ _ 

- $5,000 to $9,999 ________ . ______________ _ - $10,000 to $19,999 ___ • ____________ . ____ _ 

-

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles ____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups_. ____________ _ Wheel tractars. ______________ • ___________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self· propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other corn pickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Cottonpickers-. _________ • ___ ._. __________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ 

Pickup balers ___________ • ________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _____________ • __________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(1978 dota are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - (on. 

Estimated market value of all 

407 441 381 430 machinery and equipment-Con. 

29 479 18 211 29 015 18 104 $20,000 to $29,999 ____________ . _________ 

72 430 41 295 76 154 42 102 $30,000 to $49,999. _____________________ $50,000 to $69,999. _____________________ 

21 25 20 22 $70,000 to $99,999 ______ . _______________ 

26 37 11 31 $100,000 to $199,999 __ . _____ . ___________ 

44 51 39 50 $200,000 or more _____ • _________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Farms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

324 463 195 234 185 229 

391 1 575 226 444 367 1 131 

369 887 142 181 330 706 

320 422 89 120 256 

I (0) I (0) - 3°~1 - - - - -

- - - - - -

65 67 37 37 29 30 

107 108 18 19 89 89 

7 7 7 7 - -

Tobie 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

fl978 dota are based on a sample of farms; see text} 

Hired workers-All forms, 1978 

1974 

Farms Acres on which used 

148 68 779 (NA) 67 789 (NA) 990 - -

(NA) 42 997 

I (0) 

12 8 633 (NA) 147 313 

I (0) 

32 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

All farms Farms w"ith sales 

of $2,500 or mare 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

30 72 30 72 

69 124 64 123 

66 58 66 58 32 'l 

74 { 

32 

93 ~ 1 93 74 

26 .J jL 26 .J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 1970 to 1974 

396 577 367 429 I 494 504 

412 I 014 249 

324 412 93 1 (0) I 

30 30 - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

19 20 4 

124 129 43 

17 21 7 

Any hired workersFarms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less than 150 days 

Any Farms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

233 97 (X) 177 (X) 227 156 

- 597 (X) 164 (X) 433 586 374 forms ______________________ -_ -------- -- -- -------- ------- Workers _____ _____ _ _______________ • ________________ _ 

Forms with- 1 worker ______ . ___________ • __ -------- -- -- ---- -- -- -------

2 workers. _ .. _______ - _ - ____ • -- -- ---- ._- ---.-------------- 3 or 4 workers _________________________________ • _______ _ 

5 to 9 workers ____________ -_ -_ - ------- -- ----- - -- -- --- --- JO workers or more __ . _______________ -- -- ------ -- - - -- ----

- 100 56 56 88 88 99 67 

- 54 28 56 36 72 49 37 

- 51 10 36 33 105 51 34 

- 21 3 16 14 103 21 17 

- 7 - - 6 65 7 1 

220 DANIELS COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY I I 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cattle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 210 (X) 249 (X) 205 (X) 236 DO 

- 188 (X) 237 (X) 185 (X) 225 DO 

Soles: Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ 199 4564 245 3 138 195 4 559 232 3 118 

194 (0) 237 (NA) 190 (D) 225 3 100

1 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that hod calved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves. bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

- 179 18 627 227 26 186 176 18606 215 25 884 

- 163 11 531 212 15 532 160 I I 511 201 (0) 

- 157 11 473 210 15 472 154 I I 453 199 (D) 

- 21 58 30 60 21 58 28 (0) 

- 137 (0)1 (NA) (NA)I 136 (D)I 180 (0)1 

- 167 (0) (NA) (NA) 167 (0) 195 4997 

Soles: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

~I,OOO_ 

Calves __________________________________________ _ 

~I,OOO- Cottle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

$1,000- Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

- 183 1 I 1571 225 15 552 180 I I 142 213 15 439 

- (X) 3 381 (X) (NA) (X) 3 378 (X) 2 301 

- 140 7686

1 

(NA) (NA) 137 7 671 149 9 490 

- (X) 2 137 (X) (NA) (X) 2 134 (X) I 169 

- 135 3 471 (NA) (NA) 135 3 471 164 5 949 

- (X) I 2441 (X) (NA) (X) 1 2441 (X) 1 132

1 - 2 (0) (NA) (NA) I 2 (0) 9 267 

- (X) (0) (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 53 

- 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 7 2 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ 

Other hogs and pigL ______________________________ _ 

- 28 4 708 50 6 394 28 4 708 48 (D) 

- 20 171 (NA) (NA) 20 171 35 (D) 

- 28 4 537 (NA) (NA) 28 4 537 46 5 571 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 22 304 41 1 207 22 304 41 1 207 

- 16 132 32 652 16 132 32 652 

- 18 172 22 555 18 172 22 555 Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

- 10 3 465 II 2 947 10 3 465 11 2 947 Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ 

- 10 2 814 (NA) (NA) 10 2 814 II 2 584 Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) I (D) - - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Soles: 

- 103 495

1 

78 400

1 

99 451

1 

71 382

1 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 34 10 375 56 12 906 33 (0) 55 (D) 

$1,000-- (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) 731 Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 9 807 9 4 468 9 807 9 4 468 

$1.000_ - (X) 20 (X) (NA) (X) 20 (X) 88 Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

- 11 2 374 11 2 356 11 2 374 11 2 356 Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ - 11 3 411 (NA) (NA) 11 3 411 11 3 075 Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

- (X) 35972 (X) (NA) (X) 35 972 (X) 29 716 Sheep, lambs, and waol ________________________ $1,000_ - II 154 (NA) (NA) 11 154 II 68 Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- I (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - - 1 $1,000_ Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) - - 16 30 12 39 16 30 II (D) 

$1,000-- (X) 10 (X) (NA) (X) 10 (X) 12 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ___ . _____________________________________ _ 

- 30 (X) 57 (X) 29 (X) 57 (X) Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of loying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or alder _____________________ _ 

- 28 961 56 2 327 27 (D) 56 2 327 

- 28 961 56 2 297 27 (D) 56 2 297 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Soles, 

- I (D) 2 (0) I (D) 2 (D) 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 3 29 

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) I (0) 3 29 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - -

- 7 (X) (NA) (X) 6 (X) - (X) 

Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter _________ • __________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry praduct'- _______________ c ___ $1.000_ 

- 4 (X) 8 (X) 4 (X) 7 (X) 

- 2 (0) 5 216 2 (D) 5 216 

- 2 (D) 5 216 2 (D) 5 216 - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 2 (D) 1 (D) 2 (D) - - 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 2 (D) 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 2 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - (X) 

- 7 3 23 3 7 3 23 3 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA DANIELS COUNTY, MONT. 221 
Tobie 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quantity Farms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Farm~ Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For grain or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

- 1 (0) (X) - (NAil 

1 (0) (X) - -

- - - (X) (NA) - - (X) - -

- 1 (D) (D) - - 1 (0) (D) - - 1974_ For silage or green chop (tons. greenL _________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - 1 (D) (D) - - 1 (0) (D) - - 1974_ For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - CuI lor dry loroge or hoy (Ions, dry) __________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Wheat lor groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978 -- 372 220 788 5 759 97S 1 (D) 365 220 616 5 756 024 1 (0) 

1974 Oats tor grain (bushels) _______________________ 1978 -- 430 241 677 4 257 377 (NA) (NA) 428 (0) (0) 2 (0) 

-- 49 2 266 88 630 1 (0) 49 2 266 88 630 1 (0) 

1974 -- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 66 3 736 119919 - - 80rley lor groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978 -- 106 11 781 432 226 1 (0) 106 11 781 432 226 1 (0) 

1974 -- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 169 20 887 530 086 1 (0) 

Rye lor groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978 -- I (0) (0) - - 1 (0) (0) - -

1974 Other small grains for 9roio ____________________ 1978 

1974 

-- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (N~I 6 477 9440 - -

-- 30 3 450 (X) - 30 3 450 (X) - - -- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 19 1 271 (X) - -

Soybeans for beans (bushelsL __________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - - 1974 -- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - - 1974 -- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Colton (boles) _______________________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - - 1974 -- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - -

1974 -- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Irish potatoes (hundredweightL _________________ 1978 -- 2 (0) (0) - - 1 (0) (0) - - 1974 -- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Sweet potatoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - - 1974 -- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Hoy crops (Ions, dry) (see lexl>- ________________ 1978 

1974 -- 194 20 134 28410 12 1 079 193 (0) (0) 12 1 079 

-- 197 22 000 24443 (NA) (NA) 195 (0) (0) 13 1 665 

Alfollo hoy (Ions, dry) _________ .. ___________ 1978 

1974 -- lOS 7 401 11 934 9 719 105 7 401 11 9341 9 719 

-- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 99 7 929 9 340 8 931 

Other tame dry hoy (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978 -- 49 2 823 3088 1 (0) 48 (0) (0) 1 (0) 

Field seed crops- _____________________________ 1978 

1974 -- I (0) (X) - - 1 (0) (X) - -

-- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 4 208 (X) - - All 0110 seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - -

1974 -- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - -

1974 -- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

All vegetables harvested for sole (see text) _______ 1978 

1974 -- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - -- - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978 -- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974 -- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978 -- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

1974 Green peas excluding cawpeas ________________ 1978 

1974 

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978 

1974 

-- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

-- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

-- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA~I - - (X) - -

-- I (0) (X) - - - (X) - -

-- - - (X) (NA) (tv") - - (X) - - Apples (pounds>- ___________________________ 1978 

1974 -- I (0) - (NA) (1;,,) - - - (NA) (NA) 

-- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978 

1974 Gropes (pounds) (see fexl) ___________________ 1978 

1974 

-- - - - (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) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978 

1974 -- - - (X) - - - - (X) .- -

-- I (0) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (X) 1 (0) 

Sfrawberries (poundsl- ______________________ 1978 

1974_ -- - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - 1 (0) 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ J978_ Olher crops _________________________________ 1978_ - 1 (0) (X) - - 1 (0) (X) - -

- 1 (0) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (X) (NA) (NA) 

222 DANIELS COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

Forms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

AP~;~;~~?~~ ~~n?o~~~o == = = = = == ==== = = == == = = = = = = = = -p;;c-e~;= 

546 I 341 660 557 I 407 8441 515 I 306 8101 512 I 371 7961 - (X) 2 528 (X) 2 537 (X) 2679 (X) 2 457 - (X) I 516 800 (X) I 516 800 (X) I 516 800 (X) I 516 800 - (X) 88.5 (X) 92.8 (X) 86.2 (X) 90.4 -

Value of land and buildings: t Average per form _____________________________ dollars_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollors_ 453 764 (X) 232 228 (X) 455 779 (X) 245 547 (X) 

- 185 (X) 92 - (X) 183 (X) 92 (X) 

land in farms according to use: Totol cropland------ _____________________________ - --- Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 ocres _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 ocres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

490 441 901 501 430 906 473 438 393 476 (0) I 463 232 782 480 227 802 453 232 343 467 227 4251 -

- I (D) 5 (NA) I (D) I (NA) 

12 (D) 5 (NA) 10 (D) 3 (NA) I - 7 152 2 (NA) 7 152 2 (NA) 

- 24 936 16 (NA) 18 686 II (NA) 

- 21 I 583 30 (NA) 20 (0) 28 (NA) 

- 73 10643 88 (NA) 72 (0) I 88 (NA)I 

- 164 54 768 157 (NA) 164 54 768 157 (NA) 

107 74 546 132 (NA) 107 74 546 132 (NA) 

- 54 89969 45 (NA) 54 89 969 45 (NA) 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ 

Other cropland _____________________ • _____________ _ - 98 21 455 110 18 799 92 18 903 94 (D) 

- 362 187 664 374 184 305 353 187 147 371 183 528 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and sOil-improvement grasses, nat harvested or postured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ 

Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

Total woodland _______________________________ • _____ _ 

Woodland pastured _. _____________________________ _ Woodland not postured _______ • ____________________ _ 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

Pastureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured _________________________ • _____ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

- 44 4 728 (NA) (NA) 44 4 728 25 2444 

- 43 5477 (NA) (NA) 39 (D) 18 2 874 

- 338 163 2541 (NA) (NA) I 331 162 8871 348 170 870 I - 71 14 205 (NA) (NA) 70 (D) 31 7 340 

- 15 2 604 16 7 252 15 2 604 14 (0) I - 8 I 196 (NA) (NA) 8 I 196 7 (0) 

- 7 I 408 (NA) (NA) 7 I 408 8 4 588 

- 497 897 155 502 969 686 472 865 813 465 937 630 I 

- 394 850 226 (NA) (NA) 381 819 129 387 914 082 

- 353 46 929 (NA) (NA) 331 46684 324 23 548 

Pastureland, all types __________________________________ _ - 438 872 877 (NA) (NA) 421 839 228 (NA) 932 707 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal farm progroms in 1978 ________ _ 

- 94 16908 90 15 266 92 (0) 83 15 046 

- 88 15 051 (NA) (NA) 86 (D) 83 13 9791 - 33 I 750 (NA) (NA) 32 (D) (NA) 666 

- 6 107 (NA) (NA) 6 107 4 401 

- 265 24 597 (X) (X) 260 24 507 (X) (X)i 

'1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Volue 

Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Farms ($I,()OO) Forms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ 

- 546 21 444 557 26 894 515 21 400 512 26 830 Average per farm ___ • _______________________ dallars_ - (X) 39 274 (X) 48 284 (X) 41 553 (X) 52 402 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold:' $100.000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ $10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ 

$2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ $1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less thon $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal farms (see textL ___________________________ _ 

Crops _______________________________________________ _ 

Groins ____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans _____ .. ___________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ Tobacco ___________________________________________ _ 

Field seeds, hay, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____________________ _ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Other crops ________________________________________ _ 

- 48 7 316 68 (NA) 48 7 316 68 (NA) 

- 137 8 386 176 (NA) 137 8 386 176 (NA) 

- 130 3 695 106 (NA) 130 3 695 106 (NA) 

- 97 I 444 83 (NA) 97 I 444 83 INA)I - 53 381 47 (NA) 53 381 47 INA) 

- 50 178 27 (NA) 50 178 27 (NA)\ - 30 (D) 49 (NA) (X) (X) 5 (NA) 

- II 24 (NAJ (NA) (X) (X) IX) (XI 6 10 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 7 8 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X)I - 6 (D) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) IX) 

- I (0) I (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 417 12 744 445 (0) I 410 12 7331 (NA) (0) I 

- 399 10 874 (NA) (NA) 393 10 864\ 421 16 634\ - 141 I 854 (NA) (NA) 139 (0) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - (NA) (NA) - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) -

(O~ I 

-

38; \ - 90 (0) (NA) (NA) 89 85 - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - (NA) (NA) -

- - - I (D) - (Djl 1 (0) I - 37 (D) (NA) (NA) 37 41 2 528 

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products------------ ______________ _ Dairy products _____________________________________ _ 

Cattle and calves ___________________ . ________________ _ 

~h2:p~~~:~~~ ~~d -~;';'i::::::::: ::::::: :::::::: :::: ::: Other livestock and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

- 396 8 700 435 (D) 375 8 667 396 (D) 

- 13 3 27 14 12 (D) 25 (0) 

- 15 104 (NA) (NA) 15 104 27 366 - 369 7 906 (NA) (NAJ 349 7 878 377 6 155 - 50 310 (NA) (NA) 48 (D) 69 371 - 31 275 (NA) (NA) 31 275 44 (0) - 38 102 (NA) (NA) 35 99 27 35 

'1974 data include sales of forest products, 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA DAWSON COUNTY, MONT. 223 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Farms 

Farms with harvested cropland 

Acres Acres Harvested 1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland 

All forms ___________________________ _ 546 Forms with- 557 I 341 660 1 463 I 219 168 232 782 

- 33 27 57 - - - 14 17 389 4 159 103 5 4 262 4 212 101 - 9 7 766 6 529 339 6 13 674 5 563 231 II II I 717 9 I 396 554 

- 12 4 2 415 12 2 415 I 6241 7 5 I 615 7 I 615 :'1 - 48 52 17 644 45 16 544 

- 82 69 63 752 70 54 544 16 748 

- 108 121 157 654 98 144 841 38 149 

- 211 227 I 094 715 203 996 350 167 823 

I to 9 ocres _______________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres _____________________ _ 

50 to 69 acres _____________________ _ 70 to 99 acreL ____________________ _ 

10010 139 ocreL _____________ _ 140 to 179 acres ___________________ _ 

180 to 219 ocres .. __________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocres- __________________ _ 260 to 499 acres ___________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocres- __________________ _ 

1,000101,999 ocre'- _______________ _ 2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 

land in forms _____ _ 

Harvested cropland _ 

Tenure of operator: Full owners _______ _ 

Harvested cropland _____ _ Port owners ___________ . ______________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Tenants ____________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________________ _ 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ 

Partnership __________________________________ _ 

Corporation __________________________________ _ 

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

1978 

Farms 

546 

463 

185 

127 

271 

259 

90 

77 

439 

54 

51 

2 

All forms 

1974 

Acres Farms Acres 

341 660 557 407 844 

232 782 480 227 802 

204 367 186 212 007 

37 728 (NA) 38 464 

036 763 296 128 204 

170 026 (NA) 174 383 

100 530 75 67 633 

25 028 (NA) 14 955 

833 663 (NA) (NA) 

(0) (NA) (NA) 

(0) INA) (NA) 

(D) (NA) (NA) 

Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Harvested 

Forms in forms cropland 

94 232 213 36010 

- - - 5 194 103 

2 (0) (0) 

2 (0) (0) 

2 (0) (0) 

I (0) (0) 

7 I 425 I 034 

6 I 385 I 041 

13 4 316 2 673 

14 10 751 3 199 

12 17 918 4 559 

30 195 570 23 144 

1978 and 1974 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Forms 

515 

453 

162 

123 

268 

258 

85 

72 

411 

53 

51 

Acres 

306 810 

232 343 

200 373 

37 584 

008 667 

(0) 

97 770 

(0) 

827 043 

(0) 

(0) 

1974 

Forms 

512 

467 

159 

INA) 

288 

(NA) 

65 

(NA) 

426 

41 

44 

I 

Irrigated 

land 

16908 

-

74 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

844 

I 062 

2 823 

2 438 

3080 

6 232 

Acres 

371 796 

227 425 

206 599 

38 130 

099 624 

174 370 

65 573 

14925 

929 238 

(0) 

317 529 

(0) 

All farms Forms with sales of All forms Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more $2,500 or more 

1978 ' 1974 19/8 11974 1978 ' 1974 1978 ' 1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: Forming __ . ___________________________ _ 414 410 406 396 On form operated ------------------ 367 339 351 312 Other _______________________ _ 132 101 109 71 Not on form operated ___________________ 116 93 108 84 

63 79

1 

' 56 Operators by age group: 711 Under 25 years _______________________ _ 

Not reported ___________________________ 

17 15 16 13 Operators reporting days of work off form: 25 to 34 yearL _______________________ _ 94 70 83 62 None _________________________________ 288 258 281 245 35 to 44 yearL _______________________ _ 95 80 92 61 1 to 49 doy'- __________________________ 61 40 58 38 45 to 54 years- _______________________ _ 113 117 107 113 501099 day'- _________________________ 17 II 17 II 55 to 64 years- ______________________ _ 142 157 135 149 10010 149 doy'- _______________________ 24 8 24 6 65 yeors and over __ __________________ _ 85 72 82 69 15010 199 day'- _______________________ 25 14 24 8 Average age __________________________ _ 49.4 50.7 49.7 51.4 200 days or more ---------------------- 99 56 80 39 

~----------~----------~ 'Applies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

r 1978 doto ore based on a sample of farms; see text] 

AU farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

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

- 218 2 095 246 I 591 218 2 095 223 I 555 

- 388 I 414 378 I 214 383 I 411 339 I 187 

- 137 363 293 646 137 363 271 632 

- 346 118 (NA) (NA) 341 117 293 110 

- 232 259 235 261 232 259 231 261 

- 385 2 073 394 I 296 380 2069 391 I 294 

- 380 970 310 497 380 970 309 (0) 

- 232 I 430 208 764 226 I 426 203 761 

- 44 123 51 151 44 123 51 151 

livestock and poultry purchased ______ .. __________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ________________ .. __________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ 

Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants. and trees ________ . __________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer ____________________ - _____________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ 

Hired farm labor ________ . ___________ - ___ -- - - ----------- Cantroctlabor ____ . _________ .. _________ ~ ____________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment __ ._ _______________ _ ___________ _ - 303 858 303 685 298 855 292 682 

- 545 2 195 (NA) (NA) 533 2 187 (NA) (NA) 

- 545 I 928 542 I 391 533 I 921 50S I 381 

530 974 (NA) (NA) 518 969 498 765 

- 430 641 (NA) (NA) 430 641 376 432 

- 175 118 (NA) (NA) 169 118 161 79 

- 81 53 (NA) (NA) 81 53 } 26 13 (NA) (NA) 20 12 504 105 

- 545 129 (NA) (NA) 533 128 

- 460 260 (NA) (NA) 453 259 (NA) (NA) 

40 7 (NA) (NA) 40 7 (NA) (NA)j 

Energy and petroleum products _________________________ _ 

Petroleum products __ . _________ . __ . ________________ _ 

Gasoline _____________________ . _______ -__________ _ 

Diesel fuel _ _ _ _ _ ______ . _______________ - _. - - _ - - - - --

lP gas, butane, and propane ________ . _______________ _ 

Fuel ail ____ ._. _________________ . _-- - _______ . ------

Natural gas ___________________________________ _ 

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease __________________ ----

Electricity_ •. _________ . _______________ ---------------

Other·- coal, wood, coke, etc. _________________ ---------

224 DAWSON COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRiCUlTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including FertUizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 dote ore based on 0 sample of forms- see rext} 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer __________________ -- - __ ----------- -- -- --- (ropland fertilized, except posture __________________________ _ Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ 385 186 396 380 186 236 

385 185 242 380 185 082 - 16 I 154 16 I 154 - lime ________________________________________ - ___ - ___ ------ - - - -

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ 

Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

102 39 592 102 39 592 - 3 166 3 166 - 13 7 517 13 7 517 

- 262 130 524 262 130 5241 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird cootrol _______________________ _ 

- 17 2908 17 2 901\ 174 (X) 174 (X) - 52 (X) 52 (X) -

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

11978 data are based on a sample of forms· see text] 

Farms with sales All farms of $2,500 or more All forms 

1978 1974 1978 1974 1978 

All MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Average per form ________________ doHars_ 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

545 542 

31 278 20 312 

57 391 37476 

66 51 

36 63 1 84 86j 

All forms 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

533 504 machinery and equipment - Can. 

31 131 20 055 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

58 408 39 792 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 10 $69,999 ______________________ 

61 39 $70,000 10 $99,999 ______________________ 

~! 36 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

78 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel tractors ___________________________ _ 

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker·shellers ________ _ Cottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 

449 662 239 309 

523 I 711 297 580 

523 I 453 155 224 

314 365

1 65 80 

I (D) I (D) 

10 II - - - - - - 83 97 20 22 

196. 208 78 79 

55 55 16 16 

1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

Hired workers - All forms, 

278 353 449 I 131 

508 I 229 

257 285 I (0)1 10 II 

- - 63 75 

127 129 

39 39 

1978 

46 

86 

72 

49 , 

69 r 37 --' 

Forms 

457 

514 

480 

285 

5 

35 

(NA) 

46 

200 

57 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

391 170 935

1 (NA) 168 694 

(NA) 2 24~ 1 -

(NA) 43 3471 8 I 347 

5 722 

(NA) 121 3151 

6 3971 

57 (X~ I (NA) (X) 

Farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1974 1978 1974 

91

1 

46 90

1 

116 86 116 

67 71 67 r 49 , 68 11 r 68 1 69 

i L 37 .J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Number 1970 to 1974 

698 445 

I 566 667 

I 413 314 

334 109 

5 

35 ~ 1 

(NA) (NA) 

50 14 

209 76 

58 25 

Any hired workers _ 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less tho n 150 days 

Any Farms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

Farms __________________________________________________ _ 

Workers ________________________________________________ _ 

Farms with-

- 232 115 (X) 180 (X)I 226 20] 

- 738 (X) 220 (X) 518 690 681 

I worker ______________________________________________ _ 

2 workers __ ..• _________________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 74 53 53 71 71 74 75 - 49 34 68 29 58 49 37 52 25 79 50 190 S2 49 - 51 3 20 27 166 45 31 - 6 - - 3 33 6 11 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA DAWSON COUNTY, MONT. 225 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottle. hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ ~ 

Soles: 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ ~ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep __ ~~~ __ ~ .. ~~~~~~_~~~_ $I,OOO~ ~ 

CATTlE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ ~ 

Cows and heifers thot hod colved ____________________ _ ~ Beef cows ____________________________________ _ ~ Milk cows ____________________________________ _ ~ 

Heiters and heifer calves __________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and buH calves _____________ _ ~ 

Sales: Cortle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$I,OOO~ ~ 

Calves ~ 

$1,000_ - Cottle ~ - $1,000_ ~ 

Fattened cottle __ - ~ 

- Dairy products _______________________ _ $1,000_ 

~ __ ~~~ $1,000 ~ -

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- Used or to be used tor breeding _______ _ ~ ~ 

Other hogs and pigs- ____________________________ _ ~ ~ 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec_ 1 of preceding year and Nov_ 30 _______________ _ ~ ~ 

Dec_ I of preceding year and May 31 _____________ _ ~ - June J and Nov_ 30 _____________________________ _ 

Sheep and lombs ___________________________________ _ ~ ~ 

Ewes I year old or older __________________________ _ ~ ~ 

Gools _____________________________________________ _ - ~ 

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Soles: Hogs and pigs __ 

$ I ,ooo~ 

Feeder pigs __ 

$1.000~ 

Sheep and lombL ___________________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn _____________________________ _ PoundS of wool ____________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and woo! ________________________ $1.000_ Goats _ ____ ___ _ _______________________________ _ 

Horses and pomes ___ _ 

POULTRY 

Inventory: 

$1.000~ 

$1.000~ 

Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older _____________ ~ ________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meot-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys ___________________ - _____ . _ - _ - ___ - _ - _ - _ -- --

Turkeys for sloughfer ____________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding Olher poultry ________________ _ 

Sales· Any poultry _ _ ___ . __________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ___ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying oge 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____ . _________ - ___ ----

Pulle: chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens _____________ - - --

Turkeys _______________________ ----------------

Turkeys for slaughter ______ -_ - _ - _ -_ - - - ___ - - -- - - --- Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other paullry __ . _____________________ ------------

Poultry and poultry products- ___________________ $1,000_ 

226 DAWSON COUNTY, MONT. 

-

-

-

~ 

-

~ 

~ 

-

~ 

-

-

~ 

~ 

-

~ 

-

-

-

-

~ 

-

All forms 

1978 

Forms Number 

I 

403 (X) 

375 (X) 

396 8 700 

383 8 491 I 

362 40 196 

340 24 038 

334 23 785 

61 253 

287 8 7441 327 7 414 

369 2S 482 

(X) 7906 

268 13 857 

(X) 3 864 

278 II 625 

(X) 4043 

28 794 1 (X) 

15 327\ 104 

52 2 1941 

36 474 

47 I 720 

38 473 

33 257 

26 216 

28 6 339 

26 2 276 

- - 172 I 028 

50 3477 

(X) 310 

5 468 

(X) 17 

31 3977 

28 2 942 

(X) 33 535 

31 27=1 -

(X) - 38 188 

(X) 102 

58 (X) I 57 2 362 

57 2 147 

6 215 

- - 7 405 

5 17 

2 (0) 

4 (D) 

6 (X) 

4 

I (X) (D) I I (0) 

-

- -

2 (0) 

- -

- -

- -

I (X) 

13 3 

1978 and 1974 

Forms with sales ot $2,500 or more 

1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

432 (X) 381 (X) 392 (X) 

425 (X) 356 (X) 386 (X) 

435 (D) 375 8 667 396 (D) 

432 (NA) 363 (D) 393 (D) 

412 54 061 343 39994 373 53 112 

378 31 890 324 (0) 343 31 299 

365 31 250 320 (D) 331 30668 

101 640 59 (D) 94 631 

(NA) (NA) I 273 8 691 296 I I 497 

(NA) (NA) 313 7 378 31 I 10316 

416 34 132 349 25 388 377 33 750 

(X) (NA) (X) 7 878 (X) 6 155 

(NA) (NA) 256 13 800 269 17669 

(X) (NA) (X) 3 849 (X) 2 090 

(NA) (NA) 267 I I 588 308 16 081 

(X) (NA)I (X) 4029 (X) 4065 

(NA) (NA) 25 789 49 2410 

(X) (NA) (X) 325 (X) 748 

(NA) (NA) 15 104 27 366 

68 3 192 50 (D) 64 3 158 

(NA) (NA) 35 (D) 41 441 

(NA) (NA) 46 (D) 61 2 717 

48 588 37 (D) 44 579 

41 327 32 (D) 40 (D) 

35 261 . 25 (0) 31 (D) 

46 7 819 28 6 339 44 (0) 

(NA) (NA) 26 2 276 38 3 092 

(NA) (NA) - - - - 134 841 I 160 965

1 

123 791 I 

73 5 375 48 (0) 69 5 321 

(X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) 371 

10 564 5 468 10 564 

(X) (NA) (X) 17 (X) 8 

46 9 338 31 3977 44 (0) 

(NA) (NA) 28 2 942 39 4 358 

(X) (NA) (X) 33 535 (X) 46431 

(NA) (NAIl 31 275 44 (0) 

(NA) (NA) - - - - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - 27 107 35 179 27 107 

(X) (NA) (X) 99 (X) 35 

84 (X) 51 (X) I 77 (X) 

81 4 434 50 2 257 76 4 253 

78 4 128 50 2 042 75 (D) 

(NA) (NA) 6 215 I (D) 

(NA) (NA) - - I (0) 

13 873 6 (D) II (D) 

(NA) (NA) 4 (0) I (0) 

(NA) (NA) 2 (D) I (0) 

(NA) (NA) 3 (0) - -

(NA) (X) 4 (X) 4 (X) 

JO (X) 4 (X) 10 (X) 

10 794 I (D) 10 794 

10 794 I (0) 10 794 

(NA) (NA) - - - -

(NA) (NA) - - - -

- - 2 (0) - -

(NA) (NA) - - - -

(NA) (NA) - - -

(NA) (NAI - - - -

(NA) (X) I (X) - (X) 

27 14 12 (0) 25 (0) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICUL TU RE - COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All farm. Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigoted Harvested Irrigoted 

Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

Corn for all purpo.e. _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For grain or .eed (bu.hel.) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons. greenL _________ 1978_ 

1974_ For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

53 3 145 (X) 42 2 7131 53 3 145 (X) I 42 2 713 

- (NA) 72 3436 (X) 50 2 341 72 3436 (X) (NA) - 20 989 83 510 18 894 20 989 83 510 18 894 - 13 569 43 220 (NA) (NA) 13 569 43 220 8 513 - 43 2 156 30 639 34 I 819 43 2 156 30 639 34 I 819 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 57 2 791 31 325 43 I 828 -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 4 76 (X) - -

Sorghum. for all purpo.es _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For grain or .eed (bushel.) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 2 (D) (X) - - 2 (0) (X)I - - 3 122 (X) (NA) (NA) 3 122 (X) 1 (0) 

- 2 (D) (D) - - 2 (0) (D) - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

For silage or green chop {tons. greenL _________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - - Cuf for dry loroge or hay (fan., dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Wheaf for groin (bu.hel.) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Oaf. for grain (bu.hel.) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 8arley for grain (bu.hel.) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - I (0) 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) I (NA) (NA)I - - (X) - -I 

- 364 148 074 4 008 219 17 I 052 359 147 822 4 002 804 17 I 052 

- 397 158 716 4 430 596 (NA) (NA) 395 (D) (D) 22 I 390 

- 165 8 785 478 811 27 874 163 (D) (D) 26 (D) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 169 9 189 400 166 29 943 

- 213 19611 786911 10 524 212 (0) (D) 10 524 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 205 17646 626 213 9 230 

Rye for groin (bu.hels) ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Other small groins for groin ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) I I (D) (D)I - -

- 85 13 168 (X) 1 (D) 85 13 168 (X) 1 (D) 

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 24 2 605 (X) I (D) 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 2 (D) (D) 2 (D) 2 (D) (D) 2 (D) 

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Cotton (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ Tobocco (pound.) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - (NA) (NA) - -

=1 

- -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Irish potatoes (hundredweightL _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 6 4 217 1 (D) 6 4 217 I (D) 

- 5 3 148 (NA) (NA) 5 3 148 - -

Sweefpofofoes (bushel.) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Hoy crops (taos, dry) (see textL ________________ 1978_ - 329 39 397 62 732 79 5760 325 39 270 62 581 77 (D) 

1974_ - 322 33 391 38 091 (NA) (NA) 314 33 115 37 864 64 3 930 Alfolfu hoy (fans, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Of her fome dry hoy (fans, dry) (.ee fexf) ______ 1978_ 

Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Red clover .eed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

All vegetables harvested for sole (see text) _______ 1978_ 

1974_ Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 188 13 848 29 6061 76 5 0511 186 (0) (0)1 74 (D)I 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 173 10 839 17 811 63 3 526 

- 93 7 447 8746 5 113 92 (D) (D)1 5 113 

- I (D) (X) I (0) I (D) (X) I (D) 

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (X) 1 (D) 

- I (D) (D) I (0) I (D) 

(O~I I (D) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)I - - -I - -I 

- - - (X) - - - - (Xli - -

- 2 (0) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Tomotoes _________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ 

- - - (X) - - - - (X)I - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X)I (NA) (NA~I - - (X)I - -

- - - (X) - - - (X) - - 1974_ - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Apple. (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Peaches (pound.). __________________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 1974_ Gropes (pounds) (.ee texf) ____________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (N~) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

1974_ 

Berries __ .. ___ . ______________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Strawberries (paundsL ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Nursery and greenhouse producfs _______________ 1978_ Of her crop. _________________________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NAl 

- - - (X) - J - - (Xli I 

- - - (X) (NA) 

(N~I - - (Xli -

- - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - -

- - - (X) - (NAil 

- - (X~I -

- 35 3 949 (X) (NA) 35 3 949 (Xl (NAl (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA DAWSON COUNTY, MONT. 227 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres 

Forms ______________________________________________ _ 

Averoge size of form ________________________________ _ 

Approximate land oreo _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in forms __________________________ percenL 

63 181 195 63 232 5271 52 179 823 40 229 258 

- (X) 2 876 (X) 3 691 (X) 3458 (X) 5 731 

- (X) 473 600 (X) 473 600 (X) 473 600 (X) 473 600 

- (X) 38.3 (X) 49.1 (X) 38.0 (X) 48.4 

Value of land and buildings: 1 

Average per farm _____________________________ dollarsAverage per acre _____________________________ dollars-- 413 989 (X) 313 921 (X) 473 780 (X) 409 625 (X) 

- (X) 144 (X) 85 (X) 137 (X) 71 

land in forms according to use: Totol croplond ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 

- 58 (0) 46 21 2961 47 (0) 36 (0) 

55 15 905 41 13 159 46 15 728 33 12 723 

1 to 9 acres ________________________________ _ 

JO to 19 acres ______________________________ _ 20 to 29 acres ______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres ______________________________ _ 

-- 6 21 3 (NA) 2 (0) 3 (NA) 

-- 5 62 4 (NA) 3 (0) 2 (NA) 

-- 3 60 2 (NA) 3 60 1 (NA) 

_. 5 185 3 (NA) 3 (0) 1 (NA) 

-- 5 (0) 6 (NA) 4 (D) 4 (NA) 100 to 199 acres ____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 ocres ________________ . ____________ _ 

500 to 999 ocres ___________________________ _ 

-- 10 1 465 2 (NA) I 10 1 465 1 • (NA) 

-- 10 3 219 15 (NA) 10 3 219 15 (NA) 

-- 10 6495 4 (NA) 10 6 495 4 (NA) 1,000 ocres or more __________________________ _ 

-- 1 (0) 2 (NA) 1 (0) 2 (NA) 

Cropland used only for pasture _____________________ _ Other cropland __________________________________ _ -- 26 (0) 20 7 783 21 (0) 15 (0) 

-- 12 (0) 5 354 11 (0) 4 (0) 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improve men t grosses, not harvested or pastured ______________ _ -- 6 441 (NA) (NA) 5 (0) - - Cropland on which aU crops foiled ______ . __________ _ -- - - (NAJ (NA) - - 2 (D) 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow _____________ _ Cropland idle ________________________________ _ 

.- 3 (0) I (NAJ (NA) 3 (0) 2 (0) 

-- 7 (0) (NA) (NA) 7 (D) - - Total woodland __________________________ . _________ _ 

-- 12 (0) 7 121 644 11 (0) 6 (0) Woodland postured ______________________________ _ 

-- 12 (0) (NA) (NA) 11 (0) 6 (0) Woodland nol postured ___________________________ _ _. 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 1 (0) 

Other land ________________________________________ _ 

-- 52 90860 54 89 587 45 90029 36 87902 

Pustureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured _____________________________ _ 

-- 38 89 194 (NA) (NA) 36 (0) 32 85854 land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc ______ _ -- 38 1 666 (NA) (NA) 32 (D) 25 2 048 

Pastureland, all types _________________________________ _ -- 54 129 084 (NA) (NA) 46 128015 (NA) (D) 

Irrigated land _______________________________________ _ .- 52 22 869 33 16059 44 22 717 32 (D) 

Harvested cropland irrigated _________________________ _ -- 49 15 390 (NA) (NA) 42 15 254 30 12 530 Postureland irrigated _______________________________ _ 

-- 19 (D) (NA) (NA) 16 (0) (NA) (D) Other land irrigated _______________________________ _ -- I (0) (NAJ (NA) 1 (0) - - land set aside in the federal farm programs in \978 _______ _ .- 11 213 (X) (X) 11 213 (X) (X) 

! 1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text_ 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

AI! forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) Farms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) 

Markel value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ 

Average per form ___________________________ dol1ors_ - 63 2 608 63 1 447 52 2 596 40 1 415 

- (X) 41 399 (X) 22 968 (X) 49926 (X) 35 375 

Farms by value of agriculturo! products sold:! $100,000 or more_. _._ .... __ . ______ .... _._. ____ _ 

$40,000 to $99.999 ___ ._. ____ .. _._ ... __ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 ........ __ ._._._. __ ._ $10,000 to $19,999 _ ... _ .. ___ . _________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _. . ____ . ___ ... _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 . __ . __ .. __ ... ___ _ less than $2,500 (see text) ___________________ _ 

$2,000 to $2,499._._ .. _____ . __ ... _._ ... _._ 

$1,500 to $1,999 ... _. __________ ._._._. __ ._ $1,000 to $1,499 ._ ... _ .. ____ . _________ ... _ ..... _._ less thon $1,000 ._ ... __ . __ . __ • __________ ._._ ... __ _ Abnormal forms {see text)_. ___________________________ _ 

8 1 285 4 (NA) 8 1 285 4 (NA) 

12 (0) 7 (NA) 12 (0) 7 (NA) 

- 5 (0) 9 (NA) 5 (0) 9 (NA) 

10 157 7 (NA) 10 157 7 (NA) 

7 49 4 (NA) 7 49 4 (NA) 

10 (0) 7 (NA) 10 (0) 7 (NA) 

11 12 24 (NA) (X) (X) 2 (NA) 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

3 5 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

2 (0) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

4 - (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - 1 (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops _ _ __________________ -_ - ----- -------------- Groins ____________ . _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Coftonond cottonseed __________________ ~ __ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation Joons _________________ _ Tobacco ______________________________________ _ 

Field seeds, hay, forage, and silage _____ . ______________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____________________ _ 

Fruits, nuls, and berries _____________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Other crops _____________ . _____ -"----------------

- 16 (0) 27 602 15 (D) (NA) 594 

- 7 31 (NA) (NA) 7 31 7 32 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

10 69 (NA) (NA) 9 (0) 18 307 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - -

- 2 (0) 3 32 2 (D) 3 32 

2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 4 222 

livestock, poultry, and their products _________ ~ __________ _ 

Poultry and poullry praducts ____________ ~ _____________ _ 

DOIry products . ___________ ------------------

Cottle and calves _____________ -----------------

Hogs and pigs --- ._- ---- --------- Sheep, lambs, and wool _____________ -_ - .--------

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) _____ _ 

- 56 (0) 50 846 50 (0) 33 822 

- 2 (D) 13 1 2 (0) 1 (0) 

2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 2 (0) 

53 2 219 (NA) (NA) 48 (0) 31 712 

3 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 7 74 

3 22 (NA) (NA) 3 22 2 (0) 

8 (0) (NA) (NA) 7 (0) 3 (0) 

11974 dato include sales of forest products. 

228 DEER LODGE COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Farms 

Forms with harvested cropland 

Acres Acres Harvested 1978 1974 in farms Farms in forms cropland 

63 63 181 195

1 

55 179 215 15 905 

- 5 6 15 3 II 6 

All forms ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- 1 to 9 acres _______________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres _____________________ _ 

- 9 2 188 8 169 104 50 to 69 ocres _____________________ _ 

- - - - - - -

- 2 3 (0) I (D) (D) 

- 15 - - - -

70 to 99 ocres _____________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocre'-__________________ _ 140 to 179 ocro'- __________________ _ 

- 2 2 (0) 2 (D) (0) 

- 2 

!I 

(0) I I (0) 

::!I - 2 (D) 2 (D) 

II (0)1 9 3 581 I 108 8 

(Oil 8 (0) (0) 

- 6 13 8592 5 7 592 I 870 

- 16 9 161 695 16 161 695 II 014 

180 to 219 ocre'- __________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocroO- __________________ _ 260 to 499 ocres ___________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocreO- __________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocreO- _______________ _ 2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 

All forms 

1978 

Farms Acres 

63 181 195 55 15 905 

33 20 275 28 (0) 

27 159 874 

26 II 321 3 1 046 1 (0) 

52 51 762 

1 (0) 9 (0) I (0) 

1974 

Forms 

63 

41 

28 

(NA) 

31 

(NA) 

4 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Acres 

232 527 

13 159 

IS 985 3 596 

213 887 

9 166 

2 655 

397 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Farms with irrigated land 

Acres Harvested 

Forms in forms crop/and 

52 175 059 15 552 

I (0) (D) 

8 162 94 

- - -

- - -

- - -

2 (0) (0) 

I (0) (D) 

2 (0) (0) 

II (0) I 108 

7 4 513 I 500 

5 7 592 I 870 

15 157 542 10 714 

1978 and 1974 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Forms 

52 

46 

23 

19 

26 

26 

3 

I 

42 

1 

9 

Acres 

179 823 

(D) 

(0) 

(D) 

(0) 

11 321 

I 046 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) (O~ , 

1974 

Forms 

40 

33 

22 

(NA) 

16 

(NA) 

2 (NA) 

36 

I 

3 

Irrigated 

land 

22 869 

(D) 

102 

-

-

-

(D) 

(D) 

(0) 

I 248 

I 655 

2 440 17 139 

Acres 

229 258 

12 723 

(0) 

3 491 

212 053 

8972 (D) 

260 

(0) 

(D) 

170 934 

All forms Forms wifh soles of All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more $2.500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 ' 1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Forming _____________________________ _ Other _______________________________ _ 

Operators by ploce of residence: 39 26 37 24 On form operated 24 33 IS 13 Not on form operot-ed-=~==========~====== 51 44 42 26 8 4 6 3 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years _______________________ _ 

25 to 34 yeors ________________________ _ 35 to 44 yeors ________________________ _ 

45 to 54 yeors- _______________________ _ 55 to 64 yeors- _______________________ _ 

65 years and over _____________________ _ Average age __________________________ _ 

J J Not reported ___________________________ 

Operators reporting days of work off form: 10 9 8 6 None _________________________________ 

16 20 12 7 1 to 49 days-__________________________ 

14 9 12 8 50 to 99 doy'- _________________________ 

10 13 9 12 100 to 149 doys ________________________ 

13 8 11 4 ISO to 199 doys_ . ______________________ 

50.0 47.7 50.7 49.6 200 days or more ---- ------------------

111 8

1 

32 25 30 11 3 7 3 4 I I 

4 4 4 3 18 10 

lApp lies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Tobie 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

11978 doto are bosed on a sample of forms; see text] 

All farms I Forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1.000) Farms ($1.000) 

- 26 189 31 92 22 185 18 82 - 53 379 45 2421 43 372 1 29 237 - 12 56 13 49 11 (0) 13 49 - 55 39 (NA) (NA) 45 37 26 23 - 16 22 27 24 15 (0) 14 21 - 22 66 28 61 20 (D) 14 59 - 12 22 5 2 11 (D) 4 (D) - 33 300 32 147 32 (0) 19 144 - 8 128 4 23 8 128 4 23 

- 13 27 18 31 12 (0) 14 30

- 63 247 (NA) (NA) 1 52 242 (NA) (NA) - 63 191 61 94 52 188 39 92 - 63 131 (NA) (NA) 52 129 39 69 - 29 34 (NA) (NA) 28 (D) 16 10 - 7 5 (NA) (NA) 6 (D) 2 (0) - 10 7 (NA) (NA) 10 7 } (D) - 6 3 (NA) (NA) 6 3 39 12 - 63 II (NA) (NA) 52 11 - 43 53 (NA) (NA) 37 52 (NA) (NAI - 13 3 (NA) (NA) 10 2 i (NA) (NA)I 

livestock and poultry purchosed _________________________ _ Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feedL ___________ ~ _______ _ 

~~£~~i:~t;:~~~;!~ -~ ~~ ~:~o:s:::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Other agricultural chemicals including lime _______ --

~::t~~;~~~~~~ ====== ========== ====== == =============== Customwork. machine hire, and rentol of machinery and -- equipment __________________________________________ _ 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ 

pe~~~~I~e~~~~~~t~ _ ==== = ===== == == == == == == ======== == == Diesel fuol ______________________________________ __ 

lP gas, butane, and propane ________________________ _ 

~~~~~~,-g~S :::::: :::: :::::::::::::: ::::::::::::::: Ele~~~~~ene, motor all, and grease ____________________ _ 

Other - Z';oi: ~';o-d, -~';ke~-;t~:====== ============== ==== == 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA DEER LODGE COUNTY, MONT. 229 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 dota ore based on a sample of farms; see text] 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized. except posture __________________________ _ Pasture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

21 3 212 19 

- 21 3 048 19 

- 3 164 2 - - - Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants. etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ - 4 1 017 3 

- - - - Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ - - - Weeds, gross. or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

- 7 1 368 7 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- - - -

- 6 (X) 6 

5 (X) 5 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipmenL ___________ formL 

$1.000_ 

Average per farm ________________ dollarsForms by value group: $1 to $4.999 ________ . _________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9.999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles ____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel tractors ___________________________ _ 

Groin ond bean combines. self· propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Cottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ 

Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field foroge harvesters. shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

11978 doto are bosed on a sample of forms; see text) 

All farms Farms with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

63 59 52 37 machinery and equipment - Can. 

2 745 I 509 2 664 1 166 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

43 577 25 576 51 225 31 514 $30.000 to $49,999 ______________________ $50,000 to $69.999 ______________________ 

6 8 2 5 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

11 

2~! 6 6 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

12 10 7 $200.000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

51 80 29 36 31 44 

57 180 26 34 47 146 

59 166 15 20 54 146 

13 

I~I - - 13 14 

- - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - -

28 30 11 11 19 19 

38 47 12 12 28 35 

- - - - - -

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

11978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text! 

Hired workers - All forms. 1978 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

-

(0) 

-

-

1 368 

-

(X) 

(X) 

1974 

Farms Acres on which used 

14 2 889 (NA) 2 889 (NA) - - -

(NA) 160 

- -

- - (NA) 110 

- - 1 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

All farms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

5 6 5 6 

9 8 9 8 

6 2 6 I 

~1 4~ 5 1 8 4 

1 -' iL I -' 

1974 

Man ufoctvred 

Forms Number 1970 to 1974 

54 83 37 

55 124 45 

50 118 22 

9 9 1 

- - - - - - (NA) (NAJ (NA) 

11 11 2 

22 27 5 

- - -

Any hired warkersFarms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less than 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms . ___ .. _ 

Workers 

- 33 13 (X) 31 (X) 32 19 

183 (X) 42 (X) 141 (0) 147 

- 6 4 4 10 10 6 3 

5 5 10 6 12 5 3 

- 14 3 (0) 8 27 13 3 

- 4 - - 3 16 4 6 

- 4 1 (0) 4 76 4 4 

Forms with- I worker ___ ._ .. _____ . ________________________________ _ 

2 workers _______________________ •.. ---.-------------

3 or 4 workers __ ~ _____ - ___ . -.- . ---. --- ---------- --------

5 to 9 workers ________ - ______ ---- ---- ------------ ------ 10 workers or more ____________________ -- ---- -- -- - -------

230 DEER LODGE COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY I I 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cattle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ - 60 (X) 52 (X) 50 (X) 34 (X) 

- 53 (X) 49 (X) 46 (X) 32 (X) 

Sales, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products ___ .. __ $1,000_ 

Any cattle, hogs, or sheep _________ • __ ._._. ___ $1,000. - 56 2 358 50 846 50 (0) 33 (D) 

- 54 (0) 50 (NA) 49 (D) 33 (0) 

CAnLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that had calved ____________________ _ Beef cows _______________________ . ______________ _ Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers. steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

- 50 15 968 47 11 493 44 15907 31 11 284 

- 50 9014 44 8364 44 8 982 29 8 283 

- 49 8999 44 8 332 43 8 967 29 8 251 

- 4 15 5 32 4 15 5 32 

- 40 4 217 (NA) (NA) 36 4 210 26 1 634 

- 41 2 737 (NA) (NA) 37 2 715 26 1 367 

Sales, Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Cattle __________________________________ . ________ _ 

$1,000_ Fottened cottle _________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1 ,000_ 

- 53 6 356 35 3 503 48 6 330 31 3 474 

- (X) 2 219 (X) (NA) (X) 2 212 (X) 712 

- 26 1 476 (NA) (NA) 24 (D) 14 896 

- (X) 385 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) 108 

- 45 4880 (NA) (NA) 42 (0) 28 2 578 

- (X) 1 834 (X) (NA)I (X) (D) (X) 604 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 5 321 1 

- (X) (0) (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 88 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 2 (0) 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

- 5 (0) 19 1 521 2 (0) 6 673 

- 4 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 3 65 

- 5 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 5 608 

Utters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales: 

- 4 166 18 286 2 (D) 5 158 

- 4 (0) 18 170 2 (D) 5 92 

- 2 (D) 16 116 2 (D) 3 66 

- 2 (D) 2 (0) 2 

(0) I 2 (0) 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 2 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - -

- 37 255

1 

34 163

1 

30 2211 20 120 I 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ - 3 (D) 20 1 498 2 (D) 7 894 

- (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 74 Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 1 (D) 15 75 1 (0) 2 (0) 

$1,000_ - (X) (0) (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) (0) 

Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ 

- 3 331 14 (0) 3 331 2 (D) 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

- 3 247 (NA) (NA) 3 247 2 (D) Pounds of wooL __________________________________ _ 

- (X) 2 207 (X) (NA) (X) 2 207 (X) (0) 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1.000_ Goats _____________________________________________ _ - 3 2:1 (NA) (NA) 3 2:1 2 (O~ I - - (NA) (NA) - - $1,000_ - (X) - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ - 8 28 3 13 7 (D) 3 13 

$1,000_ - (X) 10 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) 2 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ 

- 7 (X) I 18 (X) 5 (X) I 5 (X)I 

- 6 341 17 1 133 4 

(0) I 

4 91 

- 6 (0) 17 1 004 4 (D) 4 82 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - -

- 3 (0) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 1 (D) 

- - - 1 (D) - - - - Turkeys _______________________________ . _________ _ 

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - - Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

- 1 (X) (NA) (X) 1 (X) 2 (X) 

Soles, Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ________ :... ___________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- - (X) 12 (X)I - (X) - - - - 12 600 - - - (X~I - - - 12 600 - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Broilers and other meat·type chickens ________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Other poultry ________________________ , ___________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1,000_ - - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - (X) 

- 2 (D) 13 1 2 (0) 1 (D) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA DEER LODGE COUNTY, MONT. 231 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

Corn for all purposes - ________________________ 1978_ - - - IX) - - - - IX) - - 1974_ For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ - - - IX) INA) INA) - - IX) - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ For silage or green chop (tons. greenL ________ 1978_ - - - - INA) INA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ For fodder, hogged or grazed _______________ 1978_ - INA) INA) INA) INA) INA) - - - - - - - - IX) - - - - IX) - - 1974_ - INA) INA) IX) INA) INA) - - (X) - -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - IX) - - 1974_ For grain or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ - - - IX) INA) INA) - - IX) - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ - - - - INA) INA) - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ (ut tor dry forage or hay (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ - (NA) INA) INA) INA) INA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ INA) INA) INA) INA) INA) - - - - - - - - IX) - - - - IX) - - 1974_ 

Wheat for groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ 

- INA) INA) (X)I INA) INA) - - IX) - -

- 5 226 11 760 5 226 5 226 11 760 5 226 1974_ Oats for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 6 284 6967 (NA) (NA) 5 (0) (0) 5 147 

- 7 338 13 150 7 338 7 338 13 150 7 338 

1974_ Barley for grOin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - INA) INA) INA) INA) INA) 7 251 14 080 7 251 

- 14 1 007 35 470 14 1 007 14 1 007 35 470 14 1 007 1974_ Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - INA) INA) INA) INA) INA) 11 657 20 387 10 577 

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Other !.moll groins for groin ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- INA) INA) INA) INA) INA~I - - - - -

- - - IX) - - - IX) - -

- (NA) INA) IX) INA) INA) - - IX) - -

Soybean!. for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - INA) INA) - - - - - Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Cotton (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - INA) INA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - INA) INA) - - - - - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - INA) INA) - - - - - Irish potatoes (hundredweightL _________________ 1978_ - 2 (0) (0) 2 (0) 2 (0) (0) 2 (0) 

1974_ 5 262 50 150 INA) INA) 4 (0) (0) 4 260 

Sweetpototoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - INA) INA) - - - - - Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see textL ________________ 1978_ - 52 14 212 25 770 48 13 699 44 14 042 25 625 42 13 570 

1974_ - 37 11 707 20 477 INA) INA) 30 11 406 20 020 30 11 296 Alfalfa hoy Itons. dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 30 7 534 17 9911 29 7 424 29 (0) (0) 28 (0) 

- INA) INA) INA) INA) INA) 15 6 361 14 499 15 6 361 

Other tame dry hoy (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978_ - 5 847 (0) 3 (0) 3 (0) (0) 2 (0) 

Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978_ - - - IX) - - - - IX) - - 1974_ - INA) INA) IX) INA) INA) - - IX) - - Alfolfo seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - INA) INA) INA) INA) INA) - - - - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978_ 

- INA) INA) INA)I INA) INA) - - - - -

- - - IX) - - - - IXI - - 1974_ - - - IX) INA) INA) - - IX) - - Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ - - - IX) - - - - IX) - - 1974_ INA) INA) IX) INA) INA) - - IX) - - T omaroes _________________________________ 1978_ - - - IX) - - - - IX) - - 1974_ - INA) INA) IX) INA) INA) - - IX) - - Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978_ - - - IX) - - - - IX) - - 1974_ 

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ 

- INA) INA) IX) INA) INA) I - - IX) - -

- 1 (0) IX) 1 (0) - - IX) - - 1974_ - - - (X) INA) INA) - - IX) - - Apples Ipounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - 1 (0) - INA) INA) - - - INA) INA) 

1974_ - INA) INA) INA) INA) INA) INA) INA) INA) INA) INA) 

Peaches Ipounds) ___________________________ 1978_ - - - - INA) INA) - - - INA) INA) 

1974_ - INA) INA) INA) INA) INA) INA) INA) INA) INA) INA) 

Gropes (pounds) (see text) __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - INA) INA) - - - INA) INA) 

- INA) INA) INA) INA) INA) - - - INA) INA) 

Berries ____________________________________ 1978_ - - - IX) - - - - IX) - -

1974_ - - - IX) INA) INA) - - IX) - - Sfrawberries (paunds) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - -

- INA) INA) INA) INA) INA) - - - - - Nursery and greenhouse productL ______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ - 2 (0) IX) - - 2 (0) IX) - -

- - - IX) INA) INA) - - IX) INA) INA) 

232 DEER LODGE COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
TobIe 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres 

306 893 551 309 923 2551 284 884 7541 287 9195671 . (X) 2920 (X) 2 988 (X) 3 115 (X) 3 204 - 045 120 I 045 1201 (X) 1 045 120 (X) 1 045 120 (X) 1 (X) I 

- (X) 85.5 (X) 88.3 (X) 84.7 (X) 880

1 

Farms ________________________ ----- ___ ---- -- --- ------

Average size of farm ________________________________ _ 

AP~;~;~~?~~ :~n~~~~o====== = ===== = = == == = = == == == -p;r-c~~t = 

- 413 453 (X) 244 618 (X) 428 073 (X) 260 422 (X) I (X) 144 (X) 82 (X) 144 (X) 81 -

Value of land and buildings: 1 

Average per form ____________________________ dollors_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dol[ors_ 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

287 (0)1 280 222 4871 270 (0) I 274 2219371 

278 124 630 272 124 690 262 123918 I 269 124 542 

1 (D) - (NA) 1 (0) - (NA) - 2 (D) - (NA) 2 (0) - (NA) 

- 7 152 1 (NA) 2 (0) - (NA) 

- 7 275 3 (NA) 7 275 3 (NA) 

- 18 I 166 20 (NA) 7 566 18 (NA) 

47 6941

1 

46 (NA) 47 6 9411 46 (NA) I -

- 109 35845 110 (NA) 109 35 845 110 (NA) 

- 63 43 7911 68 (NA) 63 43 7911 68 (NA)I 

- 24 36429 24 (NA) 24 36 429 24 (NA) 

- 56 (D) 78 14 786 54 (D) 76 (D) 

- 202 91 7551 207 83011 197 (0)1 

203 (0)1 

- 26 4 294 (NA) (NA) 25 (0) 17 I 670 

- 16 2 143 (NA) (NA) 15 (0) 3 (D) 

- 184 78 395 I (NA) (NA)I 181 77 4251 194 79 0371 

- 38 6923 (NA) (NA) 38 6923 19 1 432 

- 3 (D~ 1 9 2 245 3 (O~I 9 2 2451 

- - (NA) (NA) - 6 (0) 

3 (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 3 (D) - (0) I 

655 0821 695 3851 - 265 661 790 280 698 523 246 260 

- 240 (0) (NA) (NA) 225 (D) 240 674 9831 

- 152 (D) (NA) (NA) 139 (0) 166 20 402 

- 265 662 313 (NA) (NA) 248 655 824 (NA) 690 5671 

34 3956 24 4087 34 3 956 24 4 087 

- 30 2 384 (NA) (NA)I 30 2 3841 20 2 1301 - 9 907 (NA) (NA) 9 907 (NA) (D) 

- 4 665 (NA) (NA) 4 665 1 (D) 

- 164 16 671 (X) (X)i 158 16601 i (X) (X)j 

Land in forms according to use: Total cropland ________________________________ -_ - ___ _ 

Harvested cropland ____________________________ - __ _ 

By acres harvested: 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 _____________________________ _ 

50010999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ 

Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grasses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops failed _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

Olher land _________________________________________ _ 

Pastureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

Pastureland, all types __________________________________ _ 

Irrigated land _____________________ . ___________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

Land set aside in the federal farm programs in 1978 ________ _ 

11978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 T 1978 1974 

Value Value I Value Value 

Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ - 306 13 163 309 12 985 284 13 129 287 12 955 Average per form ___________________________ dollars_ - (X) 43 015 (X) 42 023 (X) 46 229 (X) 45 139 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: I $100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

- 25 4425 26 (NA) 25 4 425 26 (NA) $40,000 10 $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 82 5 210 85 (NA) 82 5 210 85 (NA) $20,000 10 $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 88 2500 79 (NA) 88 2 500 79 (NA) $10,000 10 $19,999 _________________________________ _ $5,000 10 $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,50010 $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less than $2,500 (seelext) ___________________________ _ $2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,50010 $1.999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 10 $1,499 _________________________________ _ less Ihan $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see lext) ____________________________ _ 

Crops _______________________________________________ _ 

Groins ___________________________________ . _________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ 

Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

- 51 741 61 (NA) 51 741 61 (NA)I - 28 215 23 (NA) 28 215 23 (NA) 

- 10 38 13 (NA) 10 38

1 

13 (NA)I - 21 (D) 21 (NA) (X) (X) - (NA) 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

15 26 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) (X) (X)I (X) (X)I - 3 2 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 1 (D) 1 (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 242 4345 237 7 3591 232 4 330 I (NA) 7 3591 - 236 3 847 (NA) (NA) 226 3 832 228 6 799 - 73 958 (NA) (NA) 73 958 (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ Tobacco ___________________________________________ _ 

Field seeds, hay, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melonL ___________________ _ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ Other crops ________________________________________ _ 

liveslock, poultry, and their producls ____________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry producls--------------------------- Dairy producls _____________________________________ _ 

Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

~h~p~?~m"~~~ ~~d-;~~I======== ====== == ============ === Other livestock and liveslock producls (~.e lext) _________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 74 (D) (NA) (NA) 74 (0) 47 558 - 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) I (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - -

(0) I - -

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 2 (0) 

- 247 8818 266 5 626 237 8 7991 245 5 596 \ - 20 10 26 14 20 10 26 14 - 5 (Z) (NA) (NA) 5 (Z) 16 4 

- 239 7979 (NA) (NA) 231 7 965 240 4 840 - 48 611 (NA) (NA) 48 611 64 559 - 29 189 (NA) (NA) 27 (D) 26 172 - 13 28 (NA) (NA) 12 (D) 17 7 

q 974 dolo include sales of foresl p roducls. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA FALLON COUNTY, MONT. 233 
Tobie 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

Forms with harvested cropland Farms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigated 1978 1974 in farms Forms in forms cropland Farms in forms cropland lond 

All forms ___________________________ _ 

- 306 Forms with- 309 893 551 278 850 314 124 630 34 208 593 17 404 3956 

1 to 9 ocres _______________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres _____________________ _ 50 to 69 ocres _____________________ _ 70 to 99 Qcres _____________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocres ___________________ _ 

140 to 179 ocres ___________________ _ 

180 to 219 OCrOL __________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocrOL __________________ _ 

260 to 499 ocrOL __________________ _ 500 to 999 ocres ___________________ _ 

1.000 to 1,999 ocrOL _______________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

8 17 14 - - - - - - -

- 5 8 148 2 (0) (0) - - - -

- 4 - 200 2 (0) (0) - - - - - I 2 (0) I (0) (0) - - - - - 5 - 600 4 494 344 - - - -

- 7 2 I 109 5 789 171 - - - - - 2 5 (0) 2 (0) (0) - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - -

- 28 30 10675 24 9244 3 789 2 (0) (0) (0) 

- 43 30 32 134 41 30 856 8341 4 2653 612 158 

- 63 59 92 889 61 89049 21 797 1 (0) (0) (D) 

- 140 155 755 312 136 719254 89910 27 203 603 16082 3 742 

Tobie 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres 

land in forms _________________________ _ --------- 306 893 551 309 923 255 2M 884 754 287 919 567 Harvested cropland ___________________ _ --------- 278 124 630 272 124690 262 123918 269 124 542 

Tenure of operator: Full owners _________________________ _ 

--------- 98 126 247 105 143648 81 (D) 84 (0) 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ --------- 78 19 735 (NA) 28051 66 19 237 (NA) 27903 Port owners _________________________ _ 

--------- 172 714 008 165 735 188 169 710 148 165 735 188 Harvested crop/and _________________ _ --------- 167 94 199 (NA) 89 665 165 (0) (NA) 89665 Tenants ____________________________ _ 

--------- 36 53 296 39 44 419 34 (0) 38 (D) Harvested cropland _________________ _ --------- 33 10696 (NA) 6974 31 (D) (NA) 6974 

Type of organization: Individual or family ___________________ _ --------- 232 488 670 (NA) (NA) 213 482 533 244 649 333 Partnership _________________________ _ 

--------- 37 100 671 (NA) (NA) 35 (0) 21 (D) 

Corporation _________________________ _ --------- 34 275 092 (NA) (NA) 34 275 092 20 183 684 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institut iona!, etc._ 3 29 118 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 2 (D) 

All forms I Farms with sales of All forms Farms with soles of 

$2,500 or moro $2,500 or moro 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

Operators by place of residence: 

- 240 252 230 236 On form operated ______________________ 210 180 203 173 

- 66 34 54 29 Not on form operated ___________________ 52 49 42 47 

Operators by principal occupation: Forming ____________________________ _ 

Other ______________________________ _ 

231 

Not reported ___________________________ 44 57 39 45 

- 6 6 16 Operators reporting days of work off form: 

- 48 16 43 16 None _________________________________ 163 161 157 152 

- 42 51 39 47 1 to 49 days ___________________________ 49 25 49 24 

- 78 77 75 75 50 to 99 days __________________________ 13 9 13 9 

- 88 96 79 89 100 to 149 days ________________________ II 2 4 2 

- 44 23 42 22 150 to 199 doys ________________________ 4 3 4 3 

- 50.2 49.6 50.3 50.1 200 days or more ______________________ 53 32 44 27 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years ______________________ _ 

25 to 34 yeors _______________________ _ 

35 to 44 yeors _______________________ _ 4S to 54 years _______________________ _ 

55 to 64 yeors _______________________ _ 

65 years and over ____________________ _ Average age _________________________ _ 

IApplies only to individual or family operations (sole proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Tobie 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text1 

All farms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Forms ($1.000) Farms ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ 

Feed for livostock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animol health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer ____________________ - ___________ ---

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired form lobar ______________________________________ _ 

Confroct labor ________________________ -- ------------ ---

- 175 839 144 868 175 839 143 (D) 

- 240 1 340 214 691 230 I 334 204 679 

- 120 532 164 407 120 532 156 399 

- 226 118 (NA) (NA) 226 118 205 105 

- 100 174 106 88 100 174 105 (0) 

- 158 739 170 449 158 739 170 449 

- 127 186 125 143 127 186 125 143 

- 140 765 108 380 140 765 107 (D) 

- 31 91 16 67 31 91 16 67 

Customwork, mochine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment ____________________ - _____ -.- ----- - - - - --- ---- 165 483 176 385 165 483 173 379 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ 

Petroleum products ____________ -_ ------ -------------- Gasoline ____________________ - _ -_ - - ------ - - --------

Diosol fuel ______________________ - ___ -- -------- ----

~~ey~~i _~~t_a~~~_o_n_d_~~~~~~~ ~= ====== == ==== ==== ~=== === Natural 9QS ______ - ___ - ___ -- -- -- ---- --------------- Kerosene, motor oil, and grease _____________________ _ 

Electricity ________________________ -- -- ---- -----------

Other -cool. wood, coko, ofc. __________ -_ -_ ------------

- 306 1 145 (NA) (NA) 295 1 140 (NA) (NA) 

- 306 997 309 798 295 993 287 792 

- 287 545 (NA) (NA) 276 541 280 444 

232 284 (NA) (NA) 222 284 216 245 

- lOB 83 (NA) (NA) 108 83 95 33 

- 29 12 (NA) (NA) 29 12 

- } - - (NA) (NA) - - 287 70 

- 306 73 (NA) (NA) 295 73 

- 217 (0) (NA) (NA) 216 (D) (NA) (NA) 

- 23 (D) (NA) (NA) 23 (D) (NA) (NA) 

234 FALLON COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

{1978 doto are based on a sample of forms; see text) 

All forms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ____________________ - ___________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except p'osture __________________________ _ Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ 

158 65 357 158 65 357 - 158 65 357 158 65 357 -

- - - - -

lime ______________________ -_ -_ - _ -_ ---- - - - - -- ---- -----_ - __ _ - - - - -

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hay and other crops _____________________________ _ 12 I - 495 12 I 495 

Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchards _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and pasture _________________ _ 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- - - - -

- 8 2 435 8 2 435 

- 108 37 584 108 37 5841 

- - - -

98 (x1\ (X) 98 - 22 (X) 22 ()() 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

11978 data are bosed on a sample of forms· see text] 

AI! forms Forms with sales All forms of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 1978 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and eQuipment ____________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Average per farm ________________ dollars_ 

Forms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

306 301 15 857 11 203 

51 820 37 219 

34 20 34 25 1 27 58i 

All forms 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con_ 

Estimated market value of all 

295 284 machinery and equipment-Con. 

15 732 11 024 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

53 329 38 817 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ $50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

34 16 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

24 20 1 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

27 51 i $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

Manufactured 1974 to 1978 

Forms Number Forms Number 

Manufactured prior to 197~ 

Farms Number 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel troctors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Cottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 

223 366 127 162 123 204 292 766 183 306 241 460 283 706 73 106 259 600 131 167 38 

~I 99 124 - - - -

- - - - =1 - - - - - - 66 77 12 13 59 64 139 156 34 36 115 120 

23 24 11 11 12 13 

1978 and 1974 

11978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

Hired workers - All forms, 1978 

56 

37 

40 

25 -, 

37 r 16 J 

Forms 

264 

279 

270 

157 

1 

19 

(NA) 

20 

134 

12 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

170 63 631

1 (NA) 63 631 

(NA) 

- -

(NA) 13 754 

3 957 

5 944 

(NA) 26 6171 

29 

I (D~ (X) 

(NA) (X) 

forms with soles 

of $2.500 or more 

1974 1978 1974 

I 

\ 

54\ 56 

78 37 54\ 77 

26 39 26 , 25 -, 

40 11 37 r 40 I 

jL 16 J I 

1974 

Number Manufactured \ 

1970 to 1974 i 

j 

392 255

1 

794 328 782 167 

190 53 (D) 

19 ~ I 

(NA) (NA) 

21 6 145 52 

13 1 

Any hlfed workers - \ 

Forms With saies of $2,500 or more 

~ Working 150 days or more Working less than 150 days 

Any Farms Workers Farms Workers 1978 

Forms __________________________________________________ _ 

Workers ________________________________________________ _ 

Farms with- J worker ______________________________________________ _ 

2 workers _____________________________________________ _ 

U~t~~!~~~ ~~~; ==== ======== ================== ======== 

- 140 71 (X) 113 (X) 140 107 \ - 378 (Xl 119 (Xl 259 378 268 

- 56 41 41 58 58 56 - 5 I 1 28 17 34 18 36 28 25 - 26 12 (D) 16 52 26 18 - 26 1 (D) 21 113 26 - 4 - - - - 4 I ~ I 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA FALLON COUNTY, MONT. 235 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ - Any cottle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 

-

Soles: 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ - Any cattle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $l,OOO_ -

CATILE AND CALVES 

Inventory; Cattle and calves ___________________ • _________ ._. ___ • 

Cows and heifers that hod calved ____________________ _ - Beef cows _____ • _____ ._. _______ . _______________ _ - Milk cows _____________ . _____ ._. _______________ • 

Heifers and heifer calves _._. _______ • _______________ _ 

Steers. steer calves. bulls and bull calves ___ • -

Sales: Cottle and calves ___ • _______ . _____ • _. _________ ._. ___ _ 

$1.000. Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000. - Caffle ___________________________________________ _ 

- $1.000_ - Fattened cattle _________________________________ _ - $1,000_ - Dairy products _______________________________ $1 ,000_ -

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory; Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ 

Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

- litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ - Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ - June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

- Ewes 1 year old or older __________________________ _ -- Goats ____________________________________________ _ 

Horses and ponies _________________________________ _ 

Sales: Hogs and pigs _____________________ _ 

Feeder pigs _______________ _ 

Sheep and lambs ______________ _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn _______________ _ 

Pounds of wool __ . ____ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and woo! .. _____ . _ _. __ _ 

Goats _. __ . __ _ 

Horses and ponies 

POULTRY 

Inventory; 

$1.000 

$1.000 

_ $1.000 

$1.000 

$1.000 

--

--

--

--

--

--

.-

.. -

--

--

--

.-

.-

-

Any poullry ______ - - .--- .--------_____ _ - Chickens 3 months old or older__ _ ________________ _ - Hens and pullets at laying age ___________________ _ - Pullets 3 months old or older ____________________ _ - PuUet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - Broilers and other meat -type chickens ________________ _ - Turkeys _____ . __________________________ _ - Turkeys for slaughter ___________________________ _ 

- Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ - Other poultry __________________________________ _ - Soles: Any poultry. _____________________________________ - __ - Chickens 3 months old ar older ______________________ _ - Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ - Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ - Turkeys ____________________________ - _________ ----- Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ - Turkey hens kept for breeding - ___________________ _ - Other poultry . _______ . _. ___ -------- .-.-.---------- Poultry and poultry products. _________ ._ ._. ___ ._ $1,000. -

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236 FALLON COUNTY, MONT. 

All forms 

1978 

Farms Number 

249 (X) 

237 (X) 

247 8818 

245 8 779 

235 35426 

222 23 106 

218 23 020 

50 86 175 8 363 

206 3957 

239 24 317 (X) 7 979 

177 13003 

(Xl 3 720 170 II 314 

(Xl 4 259 

12 497 

(X) 232 

5 (Z) 

43 5 116 

30 664 

38 4452 

31 824 27 449 

21 375 

26 4 958 

25 2 439 

- - 123 602 

48 7466 (X) 611 

14 I 164 

(Xl 41 28 2 933 

27 2 940 (X) 31 841 

29 189 

- - (X) - 12 39 (X) 28 

52 (X) 

52 2999 

51 2 842 

4 157 

I (D) 

5 218 

- - - - - - 6 (X) 

8 (X) 

4 365 

4 365 

- -

- -

I (D) 

- - - -

- - I (X) 

20 JO 

1978 and 1974 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

266 (X) 238 (X) 245 (X) 

259 (X) 229 (X) 238 (X) 

266 5626 237 8799 245 5 596 

264 (NA) 235 (D) 243 5 571 

254 45 384 227 35 251 235 44 990 

249 27093 215 (D) 231 (0) 

245 26964 212 (0) 227 (D) 

63 129 49 (0) 62 (D) 

(NA) (NA) 169 8 315 195 10909 

(NA) (NA) 199 3912 202 7 251 

258 26 443 231 24 277 240 26256 

O() (NA) (X) 7965 (X) 4 840 

(NAl (NA) 172 12980 187 14 584 

(Xl (NA) (X) 3 713 (X) I 879 

(NA) (NA) 165 II 297 191 II 672 

(Xl (NAl (X) 4 251 (X) 2961 

(NA) (NA) II (D) 7 413 

(X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 128 

(NA) (NA) 5 (Z) 16 4 

63 6 330 43 5 116 62 (D) 

(NA) (NA) 30 664 48 (D) 

(NA) (NA) 38 4452 57 5 335 

51 I 554 31 824 48 I 544 

50 I OIl 27 449 47 I 001 

31 543 21 375 31 543 

26 7 615 26 4958 22 7435 

(NA) (NA) 25 2439 19 4 532 

(NA) (NA) - - - - 107 486 117 575 101 479 

68 9 759 48 7466 64 9680 

(X) (NA) (X) 611 (X) 559 

22 3 221 14 I 164 20 (0) 

(X) (NAl (X) 41 (X) 56 

30 5 503 26 (Dl ?6 5 369 

(NA) (NA) 25 (0) 23 5 585 

(X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) 55 287 

(NA) (NA) 27 (0) 26 172 

(NA) (NA) - - - -

(X) (NAl (X) - (X) - 17 33 II (Dl 17 33 

(X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) 7 

63 (Xl 52 (Xl 63 (X) 

61 4 193 52 2999 61 4 193 

61 3 959 51 2 842 61 (0) 

(NA) (NA) 4 157 2 (0) 

(NA) (NA) I (0) I (0) 

7 321 5 218 7 321 

(NA) (NA) - - - -

(NA) (NA) - - - -

(NA) (NA) - - - - (NAl (X) 6 (X) 5 (X) 

6 (Xl 8 (X) 6 (X) 

4 I III 4 365 4 I III 

4 I I II 4 365 4 I III 

(NA) (NA) - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - I (D) - - (NA) (NA) - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

(NA) (NAl - - - -

(NAl (X) I (X) 2 (X) 

26 14 20 JO 26 14 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

(orn for all purposes __ ~ ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

for silage or green chop (tons, green) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ for fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Sorghums for all purposes ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons, green) __________ J978_ 

1974_ 

(ut for dry forage or hay (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Wheat for grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Oats for grain (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Barley for grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Other small grains for 9roin ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Soybeans lor beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ (otton (bales) _______________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ I 978_ 

1974_ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweightL _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Sweetpatataes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Hay crops (tons, dry). (see toxt) _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Alfalfa hay (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Other tome dry hay (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978_ 

field seed cropL _____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978_ 

1974_ Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Green peas excluding cowpeoL _______________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ I 978_ 

1974_ Grapes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Berries _____________________________________ I 978_ 

1974_ 

Strawberries (paunds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ 

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

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-

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-

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Forms 

6 

IS 

2 

I 

3 

(NA) 

I 

(NA) 

3 

3 

-

-

3 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

224 

220 

109 

(NA) 

116 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

13 

(NA) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

4 

4 

-

-

236 

223 

187 

(NA) 

56 

22 

(NA) 

21 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

I 

I 

I 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

I 

2 

I 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

-

- (NA) 

-

2 

Harvested 

Acres 

647 

I 551 

(D) 

(D) 

363 

(NA) 

(0) 

(NA) 

135 

32 

-

-

135 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

68 362 

71 858 

5 520 

(NA) 

8 166 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

I 696 

(NA) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3 

3 

-

- 43667 

34 814 

29 291 

(NA) 

5 625 

2 092 

(NA) 

I 831 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

(0) 

(0) 

(D) 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

(D) 

(0) 

(0) 

(NAJ 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

-

- (NA) 

-

(D) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

All forms 

Irrigated 

Quontity Forms Acres 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

(0) - -

(0) (NA) (NA) 

2 675 - -

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - -

(X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) I - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

- - -

- (NA) (NA) 

227 - -

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - -

(X) I (NA) (NA)I 

I 613 353 - - I 978 636 (NA) (NA) 

224 852 2 (0) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

258 371 - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) I (NA) 

(X) - (N~I 

(X) (NA) 

(NA~/ - -

- (NA) (NAJ 

- -

-

- (NA) 

- (NA~I - (NA) (NA) 

- - - - (NA) (NA) 

69 - - 82 (NA) (NA) 

- - -

- (NAJ (NA) 

62 434 28 2 253 

44 554 (NA) (NAJ 

46 2221 27 2 1301 (NA) (NAJ (NAJ 

6 309 I (D) 

(X) 2 (0) 

(X) (NA) (NA) 

124 266 2 (0) 

(NA) (NAJ (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NAJ (NAJ I 

(X) I (0) 

(X) (NAJ (NAJ 

(X) I (D) 

(X) (NA) (NAJ 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - -

(X) I (NAJ (NAJ 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NAJ 

- (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NAJ 

- (NA) (NA) 

.(NAJ (NAJ (NA) 

- (NAJ (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres. 

6 647 (X) I - =1 14 (0) (X) - 2 (0) (D) - -

I (0) (0) - -

3 363 2 675 - -

I (0) (0) - -

I (0) (X) - -

12 I 329 (X) - -

3 135 (X) I -

2 (0) = I 

2:;/ 

-

- - - =1 - - -

3 135 - -

- -

(X~/ - -

- - - -

2 (0) - -

- - - -

- - (X) I - -I 

216 67 941 I 604133/ -

(D~/ 220 71 858 I 978 636 -

107 (0) (D) 2 

107 6 023 213 01 I -

116 B 166 258 371 I -

=1 

129 10 328 310407 -

- - -

- -

(Xii 

-

13 =1 I 696 -

2 (0) 

(X~I - -

- - - -

- - - -

- -

J - -

- - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - -

4 3 69 - -

4 3 82 - -

- - - - -

- - - - -

227 43 414 62 181 28 2 253 

220 34 717 44 492 20 2 025 

187 29 291 46 2221 27 2 130 I 

167 24 853 35 873 19 I 866 

51 5 465 6 1441 I (D)I 

22 2 092 (X) 2 (D) 

7 595 (X) I 

21 (D)I I 831 124 2661 2 (0) 

6 365 63 150 I (0) 

- - -

- - -I - -I 

I (D) (XI I (0) 

I (0) (X) - - I (D) (X) I (0) 

I (D) (X) - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- - (X) - - - - (X)I - -

I I (0) (X) - -

2 (0) (X) - - I (0) - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) 

(NAJ (NAJ (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NAI 

- - (X) -

~ I 

- - (X)I - - - - - - -

- - (X~I - (NAil 2 (0) (X) (NA) 

FALLON COUNTY, MONT. 237 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with soles at $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres Forms Acres forms Acres Farms Acres 

810 2 114 120 802 2 188 272 744 2 005 584 729 2 066 283 

- (X) 2 610 (X) 2 729 (X) 2696 (X) 2 834 

- (X) 2 714 880 (X) 2 714 880 (X) 2 714 880 (X) 2 714 880 

- (X) 77.9 (X) 80,6 (X) 73,9 (X) 76,1 

Forms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

Approximate land area _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in forms __________________________ percenL 

Value of land and buildings:! 

- 483 020 (X) 306 843 (X) 518 107 (X) 329 893 (X) 

- (X) 188 (X) 112 (X) 189 (X) 116 

Average per form _____________________________ dollars_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollars_ 

land in forms according to use: Total cropland ______________________________________ _ 

- 741 595 588 732 549 759 694 589 826 686 544 722 Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

- 720 318 542 697 306 286 678 316 924 667 305 414 By acres harvested: 

- 13 38 II (NA) 10 21 7 (NA) 

- 23 294 12 (NA) 15 204 5 (NA) 

- 24 576 16 (NA) 15 379 9 (NA) 

- 18 609 14 (NA) 8 275 8 (NA) 

1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

to to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _. _____________________________ _ 50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

- 57 4 071 48 (NA) 48 3 435 42 (NA) 100 to 199 acres _______ • _____________________ _ 91 13 104 119 (NA) 88 12 760 119 (NA) 200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 256 84 296 259 (NA) 256 84 296 259 (NA) 

- 166 II 5 396 159 (NA) 166 115396 159 (NA) 

- 72 100 158 59 (NA) 72 100 158 59 (NA) 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ 

- 190 44 860 217 55 335 170 42897 186 51 737 Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

- 466 232 186 459 188 138 453 230 005 453 187 571 Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soi/·improvement grasses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 53 7 397 (NA) (NA) 53 7 397 24 5 171 Cropland an which all crops foiled _________________ _ 63 14 196 (NA) (NA) 62 (0) 92 19 541 Cropland in cultivated summer fallow ______________ _ - 432 203 137 (NA) (NA) 420 201 804 416 158 406 Crop/and idle ___________________________________ _ 

- 83 7 456 (NA) (NA) 81 (0) 35 4 453 

Total woodland _. ___________________________________ _ 

- 133 90060 149 95 628 119 86413 144 95054 Woodland pastured _______________ • _______________ _ 

- 119 78924 (NA) (NA) 105 75 277 125 69 '532 Woodland not pastured ____________________________ _ 

- 27 II 136 (NA) (NA) 27 II 136 33 25 522 

Other land _____ • ___________________________________ _ 

- 740 I 428 472 684 I 542 885 696 I 329 345 634 I 426 507 

Pastureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland pastured _______________________________ _ - 619 I 373 455 (NA) (NA) 597 I 274 704 557 I 398 665 Land in house lots, ponds, roods. wasteland, etc _______ _ - 472 55 017 (NA) (NA) 438 54 641 479 27842 

Postureiand, all types __________________________________ _ 

- 705 I 497 239 (NA) (NA) 658 I 392 878 (NA) I 519 934 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

- 101 15 758 102 12 542 99 (0) 99 II 892 Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

- 90 II 896 (NA) (NA) 89 (0) 94 10913 Posture!and irrigated ________________________________ _ 

- 23 3 778 (NA) (NA) 21 (0) (NA) (0) Other lond irrigated _________________________________ _ 

- 3 84 (NA) (NA) 3 84 I (0) 

land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ - 352 30014 (X) (X) 347 29 731 (X) (X) 

11978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1.000) Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

- 810 39 149 802 32 352 744 39 065 729 32 262 

- (X) 48 332 (X) 40339 (X) 52 506 (X) 44 255 Market value of agricultural products sold' _______________ _ Average per form ___________________________ dollors_ 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold: I $100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ - ___ - __ _ 

$2,500 to $4.999 ___________________________________ _ 

Less than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ 

$2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1.500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

Less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see text) ____________________________ _ 

- 98 16 334 56 (NA) 98 16334 56 (NA) 

- 242 15062 220 (NA) 242 15 062 220 (NA) 

- 182 5 480 190 (NA) 182 5480 190 (NA) 

- 106 I 547 125 (NA) 106 I 547 125 (NA) 

- 64 454 ~1 (NA) 64 454 91 (NA) 

- 52 188 40 (NA) 52 188 40 (NA) 

- 61 79 75 (NA) (X) (X) 7 (NA) 

- II 24 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 14 24 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 17 22 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 19 9 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 5 5 5 (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 553 14 788 567 (0) 538 14 765 (NA) (0) 

- 489 13057 (NA) (NA) 482 13048 498 15 654 

- 121 I 516 (NA) (NA) 120 (0) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 167 I 624 (NA) (NA) 159 I 610 181 I 408 

- 3 (0) (NA) (NA) 3 (0) 3 5 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - -

- 3 102 2 (0) 3 102 2 (0) 

- I (0) (NA) (NA) I (0) 3 9 

Crops ____________________________ - ____ - -------------- Grains ____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ 

Cotton and cottonseed ________________________ - ___ ----

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ 

Tobacco _____________________________ - --------------

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____________________ _ Fruits, nuts, and berrieL _____________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Other crops ______________________________________ ---

- 690 24 361 704 14 952 648 24 300 646 (0) 

- 33 48 43 56 32 (0) 41 (0) 

- 13 412 (NA) (NA) 12 (0) 19 222 

- 654 21 210 (NA) (NA) 619 21 160 614 II 380 

- 119 I 582 (NA) (NA) 116 I 577 131 2 486 

- 88 614 (NA) (NA) 83 611 76 362 

- 57 495 (NA) (NA) 52 493 55 372 

livestock. poultry, and their products ____________________ _ Poultry and poultry productL _________________________ _ 

Dairy products _____________________________________ _ 

Cottle and calves __________________ . ___ -_ ---_ ---- - --- Hogs and pigs ______________________________ --------- Sheep,lambs, ond waal. _____________________________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

'1974 dota include soles of forest products. 

238 FERGUS COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

Forms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigated 

1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland Forms in forms cropland land 

All forms ___________________________ _ 810 802 2 114 120 720 I 972 537 318 542 101 429 075 53 072 15 758 

Forms with- 1 to 9 ocres _______________________ _ - 44 37 81 7 30 9 2 (0) (0) (0) 10 to 49 ocres _____________________ _ 

- 31 33 896 16 468 223 2 (0) (0) (0) 5010 69 oeres _____________________ _ 6 8 326 4 226 60 2 (0) (0) (0) 70 to 99 ocres _____________________ _ 8 II 608 6 468 163 - - - - 100 to 139 oeres ___________________ _ II 17 I 194 10 I 094 646 2 (0) (0) (0) 14010179 oeres ___________________ _ 17 20 2 729 14 2 250 817 I (0) (0) (0) 180 to 219 oeres. __________________ _ 

22010 259 oeres. __________________ _ 

260 to 499 ocres ___________________ _ 

50010 999 oeres. __________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 oeres ________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

- 15 II 3023 14 2 813 909 I (0) (0) (0) I 10 6 2408 8 I 941 464 I (0) (0) 

~11 51 50 18 924 45 16 778 4 293 7 2 753 923 

98 88 71 912 93 68 559 18 226 8 5 958 I 561 300 

- 209 193 306 125 205 300 053 80656 23 33 889 8 819 3 288 

- 310 328 I 705 894 298 I 577 857 212 076 52 385 404 41 199 II 113 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 I 1978 I 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

land in forms _________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ___________________ _ --------- 810 2 114 120 802 2 188 272 744 2 005 584 729 2 066 283 

--------- 720 318 542 697 306 286 678 316 924 667 305 414 

Tenure of operator: Full owners _________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ Part owners _________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ 

Tenants ____________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ 

--------- 336 425 018 323 450 762 289 415972 276 445 308 --------- 269 73 946 (NA) 71 878 239 72 984 (NA) 71 368 --------- 379 I 554 061 373 I 596 461 372 I 459 125 361 I 488 979 

--------- 365 215 069 (NA) 202 063 361 214 803 (NA) 201 891 --------- 95 135 041 106 141 049 83 130 487 92 131 996 --------- 86 29 527 (NA) 32 345 78 29 137 (NA) 32 155 Type of organization: Individual or family ___________________ _ Partnership _________________________ _ 

Corporation _________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institut 

--------- 658 I 470 335 (NA) (NA) 598 I 453 909 632 I 677 843 

--------- 110 312 100 (NA) (NA) 109 (0) 80 273 866 

--------- 34 234 731 (NA) (NA) 34 234 731 14 96 773 iano!, etc._ 8 96 954 (NA) (NA) 3 (0) 3 17801 

All forms I Forms with sales of I All farms 1 

Forms with sales of 

1 $2,500 or more $2,500 or more 

1978 11974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

650 Operators by place of residence: 

- 667 618 637 On form operated ______________________ 603 577 562 534 - 160 113 126 75 Not on form operated ___________________ 128 103 113 89 

Operators by principal occupation: Forming ____________________________ _ Other ______________________________ _ 

Not reported ___________________________ 79 100

1 

69 89

- 1 24 13 21 10 Operators reporting days of work off farm: - 104 110 94 99 None _________________________________ 495 401 466 387

1 

- 137 120 127 109 I to 49 days ___________________________ 79 63 72 58 - 189 199 178 186 50 to 99 doys __________________________ 22 12 19 10 - 248 230 229 208 100 10 149 doys ________________________ 16 15 15 

111 - 108 108 95 100 15010199 doy'- _______________________ 33 15 27 15 - 50.3 50.8 50.2 50.9 200 days or more ______________________ 113 81 96 48 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years ______________________ _ 251034 yeors _______________________ _ 

35 to 44 years _______________________ _ 

4510 54 yeors _______________________ _ 

55 to 64 yeors _______________________ _ 

65 years and over ____________________ _ Average age _________________________ _ 

lApplies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

11978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text} 

All forms 1 Forms with soles of $2,500 or more J 1978 1974 1978 1974~ Expenses Expenses Expenses Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Expense~ j Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) 

livestock and poultry purchosed _________________________ _ Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _______ -' _____________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

~e.ds, bulbs, plonls, and Irees __________________________ _ ommerclol fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired farm labor ______________________________________ _ 

Contract labor ________________________________________ _ 

Customwork. machine hire, and rentol of machinery and equipment __________________________________________ _ 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ Petroleum products _________________________________ _ Gasoline _________________________________________ _ 

Diesel fuel _______________________________________ _ 

lP gos, butane, and propone ________________________ _ Fuel oil ____________________________________ .. _____ _ 

Natural gas ______________________________________ _ 

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease _____________________ _ Electricily __________________________________________ _ 

Other-cool, wood, coke, ete. _________________________ _ 

- 374 2 818 402 2 578 354 2 809 372 2 5691 - 641 2941 616 3 3801 560 2 8861 559 3 3461 - 217 843 515 I 910 202 841 477 I 897

1 

- 625 349 (NA) (NA) 557 343 534 281 - 253 228 267 264 248 228 260 263 - 428 2 380 411 I 594 418 2 374 407 I 592 - 455 987 377 462 430 973 371 462 - 363 I 698 340 I 433 351 I 688 335 I 433 - 46 83 61 67 46 83 57 66 

- 332 . 556 289 414 327 554 284 412 

- 809 3 102 (NA) (NA) 719 3056 (NA) (NA) - 805 2 772 782 I 974 715 2 729 718 I 959 - 789 I 551 (NA) (NA) 699 I 524 712 I 191 - 606 853 (NA) (NA) 540 842 517 517 - 142 79 (NA) (NA) 142 79 166 97 - 155 (0) (NA) (NA) 153 (0) } - 4 (0) (NA) (NA) 4 (0) 715 154 - 805 166 (NA) (NA) 715 163 - 614 314 (NA) (NA) 591 310 (NA) (NA) - 70 17 (NA) (NA) 70 17 (NA) (NA) I 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA FERGUS COUNTY, MONT. 239 
Tobie 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 doto ore bosed on a sample of forms; see text) 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Farms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized. except posture __________________________ _ Pasture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

425 171 342 415 170 672 

- 425 169 196 415 168 526 

- 26 2 146 26 2 146 

- - - - Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hay and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchards _____________________________ _ 

Weeds. gross, or brush in crops and postvre _________________ _ 

- 81 24 833 81 24 833 

- 12 5 865 12 5 865 

- 30 10 852 30 10 852 

370 145 656 345 144 586 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- 1 (0) 1 (0) 

- 225 (X) 215 (X) 

82 (X) 82 (X) 

Tobie 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipmenL ___________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Average per form ________________ dollarsForms by value group: $1 to $4,999._. ___ ._. ___ . ___ . _____ . ___ . $5,000 to $9,999 . _____ . _______ . __ . __ . __ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999. ____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _______________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel troctors ___________________________ _ 

Groin ond bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Other cornpickers and picker-shellers _________ _ Cottonpickers _____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners _______________________ _ Pickup balers _____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters. shear bar or flywheel type __ . ___ . ____ ._ .. _____ . ____ _ 

11978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All farms Farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Can. 

Estimated market value of all 

806 773 716 1I0 machinery and equipment-Con. 38 105 26 105/ 37 222 25 457 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

47 276 33 771 51 986 35 855 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ $50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

38 66 28 39 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

126 751 60 571 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

152 139 i 151 130i $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All farms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

633 870 279 324 409 546 

775 2 367 436 677 675 1 690 

737 1 990 III 215 713 1 775 

384 515 50 56 347 459 

2 (OJ - - 2 (0) 

- - - - -

- - - - - - 347 395 80 86 283 309 

474 551 99 104 390 447 

42 42 8 8 34 34 

Tobie 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

11978 doto are based on a sample of farms; see text) 

Hired workers-All forms, 1978 

1974 

Farms Acres on which used 

407 158 528 (NA) 155 101 (NA) 3 427 

- -

(NA) 23 327 

3 1 715 

13 5 996 

(NA) 119037 

2 (0) 

74 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

AU farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

113 138 103 133 

125 198 125 194 

84 84 82 84 63 ., 

73 ~ 62 74 ~ 1 74 73 

31 .J iL 31 .J 

1974 

Nuo',ber 

Manufactured 

Forms 1970 to 1974 

672 997 535 744 2 173 780 

695 1 897 332 

391 473 77 

1 (0) -

25 26 - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

137 138 32 

452 487 132 

23 33 15 

Any hired workersForms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less tho n 150 days 

Any Farms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

Farms _____________________________ -.:.- --- - -- ---- -- -------

Workers ______________________________ -- ---- ---------- ---- 363 141 (X) 296 (X) 351 335 

1 078 (X) 255 (X) 823 1 059 962 

- 151 89 89 124 124 140 107 

49 23 46 34 68 49 94 

- 100 19 62 97 320 100 82 

- 52 10 58 34 209 51 42 

- 11 - - 7 102 11 10 

Farms with- J worker ________________________ ---- -- ------------- - ---

2 workers __________ ~ _____ - _____ ---- -- -- ----------------

3 or 4 workers ______________ -_ -- ---------------- ---- ----

5 to 9 workers ______ . _________ -----------------..,-------- 10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

240 FERGUS COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number forms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: 

Anx~~v~~~~~~ h~:s~u~~~h;;P===== = = ===== = === = == ==== ==== 

695 (X) 706 (X) 645 (J() 647 (X) 

654 (X) 675 (X) 614 (J() 626 ()O 

-

Sales: Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any cattle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ 690 24361 704 14 952 648 24300 646 (D) - 675 23406 696 (NA) 635 23 348 638 14 228 -

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that had colved ____________________ _ Beef cows _. ____________________ , ______________ . 

Milk cows _____________________________ . _____ ._. 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers. steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

- 635 105 428 650 125 599 599 104 781 604 124 679 

- 604 63 275 621 72 631 569 62952 582 72 059 

- 593 62 624 604 71 899 560 62312 570 71 346 

125 651 149 732 120 640 141 713 

532 23400

1 

(NA) (NA) I 505 23 219 523 28 8481 

- 572 18 753 (NA) (NA) 546 18 610 544 23 772 

Sales, CoMle and calves _________________ . _______________ . __ 

$1,000_ Calves ___ . _________________ ._._. _____ . __________ _ 

$1,000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Fattened cottle ______________ . ____________ ._. ___ _ 

$1,000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1 ,000_ 

- 654 62 120 665 60026 619 61 974 614 59646 

- (X) 21 210 (X) (NA) ()C) 21 160 (X) 11 380 

- 376 23 126 (NA) (NA) 356 23052 357 24 502 

- (X) 6399 (X) (NA) (X) 6375 (X) 2949 

- 550 38994 (NA) (NA) 526 38 922 535 35 144 

- (X) 14 811 I (X) (NA) (X) 14 785 (X) 8431 

- 27 1 429 (NA) (NA) 27 1 429 35 3 608 

- (X) 581 (X) (NA) (X) 581 (X) 1 244 

- 13 412 (NA) (NA) 12 (D) 19 222 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

- 114 11 241 123 13 140 111 11 229 119 13 082 

- 103 1 637 (NA) (NA) 101 (D) 86 1 300 

- 107 9604 (NA) (NA) 104 (0) 112 11 782 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 106 2400 102 2 837 103 2379 99 2830 

- 99 1 184 91 1 506 96 (D) 90 (0) 

- 89 1 216 88 1 331 87 (0) 85 (0) 

Sheep and lambs-___________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 87 13 287 87 12 126 82 13 195 77 11 922 

- 84 9 230 (NA) (NA) 80 9 165 74 8 390 

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 1 (D) 

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales, 

- 347 1 791

1 

278 1 432

1 

318 1 665

1 

248 1 351

1 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 119 17 179 135 33 957 116 17 104 131 33 897 

$1,000_ - (X) 1 582 (X) (NA) (X) 1 577 (X) 2486 Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 20 1 280 33 3 193 18 (D) 33 3 193 

$1,000_ - (X) 45 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) 61 Sheep and lambL ___________________________________ _ 

- 87 9 382 86 11 007 83 9312 76 10 835 Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

- 84 9 149 (NA) (NA) 80 9 037 72 9 819 Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ - (X) 95 079 (X) (NA) (X) 93 942 (X) 106 512 Sheep, lambs, ond wooL _______________________ $1,000_ 

Goots _____________________________________________ _ 

- 88 61~1 (NA) (NA) I 83 61~1 76 362 

- - (NA) (NA) - - - $1,000_ - (X) - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 52 167 55 147 47 158 47 136 

$1,000_ - (X) 100 (X) (NA) (X) 98 (X) 50 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 136 (X) 136 (X) I 128 (X) 127 (X) 

- 130 6 742 127 12 250 123 6 578 118 12 038 Hens and pullets of loying age ____________________ _ - 130 6 593 124 11 678 123 (D) 116 11 566 Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- 9 149 (NA) (NA) 8 (O) 3 380 Pullet chicks ond pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 2 (0) 

- 23 2 509 25 4037 20 2 305 22 3906 

- 16 608 (NA) (NA) 15 (0) 9 65 Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

- 15 598 (NA) (NA) 14 (O) 5 53 

- Other 3 10 (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 4 12 poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Sales, - 23 (X) (NA) (X)I 23 (X) I 9 (X) 

Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of loying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

- 24 (X) 24 (X) 24 (X) 24 (X) 

- 13 1 680 18 2 575 13 1 680 18 2 575 

- 13 (0) 17 2 569 13 (D) 17 2 569 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - - - 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - - 4 549 6 1 024 4 549 6 1 024 

- 6 436 (NA) (NA) 6 436 - - Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ________ " ___________ _ Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1.000_ 

- 6 

~I (NA) (NA) I 6 436 - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 2 

~i (NA) (X~i 2 (~i 2 (X) 

- 33 43 56 32 (O) 41 (0) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA FERGUS COUNTY, MONT. 241 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

(orn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For grain or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For silage or green chop (tons. greenL _________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For fodder, hogged or grazed •••• _ •.•.. _._ •. _1978_ 

1974. 

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For silage or green chop (tons. greenL _________ 1978_ 

1974_ Cut for dry forage or hoy (tons, dry) .. _._. ____ 1978_ 

1974. Hogg<d or grazed _._ •.• _._._._._ .•. ____ •• _.1978. 

1974. 

Wheat for grain (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· Oats for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ · 1974_ 

Barley for groin (bushels) .• _._._._._._ ... _ ••• _.1978. 

1974_ 

Rye for groin (bushels) .. _ .. __ ••.••......•.•.•. 1978. 

1974. Other small grains for 9roio ____________________ 1978_ 

1974. 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ••.• _._ .•.•. _._ •.• _1978. 

1974_ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ 

1974. 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· Cotton (boles) . __ ._ ..• _. _._._._. _ ... __ .• _ •.•. 1978. 

1974. · 

· Tobacco (pounds) .•.• _ ••... _ .•. _._._ ...•• _ •.• 1978. 

1974. Irish potatoes <hundredweightL _________________ 1978_ 

· 

· 

· 1974. · 

Sweetpototoes (bushels) .•..•••.••..•.•..•..... 1978. 

1974. Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see text) _________________ 1978_ 

· 

· 

· 1974. · Alfalfa hoy (tons, dry) ••.•.•. _ ••••••.•.. _ .•• 1978. 

1974. 

Other tome dry hoy (tons, dry) (see text) ... _ .. 1978. 

Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Alfalfa seed (pounds) .•.•.•.•.•••••.• _ ..•.•. 1978. 

1974. 

Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ 

1974. 

All vegetables harvested for sole (see text) _______ 1978_ 

1974. Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ 

1974. Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ 

1974. 

Green peas excluding cowpeos ________________ 1978_ 

1974. 

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ 

1974. 

Apples (pounds) •• _. _._ ••• _ •...•.. __ ••..••.• 1978_ 

1974. 

Peaches (pounds) .• _ •.• _._._ •.•.... _ •...•••. 1978. 

1974. 

Gropes (pounds) (see text) _._ .• _ .. _ •.•. __ •... 1978. 

1974. 

8erries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974. 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· Strawberries (poundsL ______________________ 1978_ · 1974_ · 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ 

Other crops •• _. _. _ •. _ .. _._. ___ •. _ ....•... _ •. 1978. · 

· 

242 FERGUS COUNTY, MONT. 

Farms 

4 

7 

3 

3 

1 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

1 

1 

1 

-

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

441 

478 

121 

(NA) 

428 

(NA) 

-

(NA) 

17 

(NA) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1 

9 

-

-

628 

612 

529 

(NA) 

142 

I 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

3 

3 

2 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

-

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

-

- (NA) 

3 

17 

All forms 

Harvested 

Acres Quantity 

649 (X) 

334 (X) 

(0) 52000 

44 660 (0) (0) 

(NA) (NA) 

- (X) 

(NA) (X) 

(0) (X) 

(0) (X) 

(0) (0) 

- - - - (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

- (X) 

(NA) (X) 

126 063 3 388 431 

129 564 4017082 

5 431 237 llO (NA) (NA) 

76 109 2 522 001 

(NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

1 227 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

- -

- - - - - - - -

- - - - - - (0) (0) 

12 1 551 

- - - - 112 661 198 456 

114 696 160 079 

83 869 157 0051 

(NA) (NA) 

II 564 17 529 

(0) (X) 

(NA) (X) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

16 (X) 

14 (X) 

(0) (X) 

(NA) (X) 

- (X) 

(NA) (X) 

- (X) 

(NA) (X) 

- (X) 

- (X) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

~ (X) 

- (X) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

1 (X) 

2 288 (X) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Irrigated Harvested frrigated 

forms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

3 149 4 649 (X) 3 149 

(NA) (NA) 6 (0) (X) 3 165 

2 (0) 3 (0) 52000 2 (0) 

(NA) (NA) 2 (0) (0) - - 1 (0) 1 (0) (0) 1 (0) 

(NA) (NA) 4 250 2 030 3 (0) 

- - - - (X) - - (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (X) 1 (0) 

1 (0) 1 (0) (X) 1 (0) 

(NA) (NA) 1 (0) (X) 1 (0) 

1 (0) 1 (0) (0) 1 (0) 

(NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - 1 (0) 

- - - - (X) - - (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

3 115 435 125 671 3 383 036 3 115 

(NA) (NA) 475 129 489 4015942 4 194 

2 (0) 121 5 431 237 110 2 (0) 

(NA) (NA) 101 4 572 162 987 4 78 

9 665 426 (0) (0) 9 665 

(NA) (NA) 385 56 764 1 570 885 2 (0) 

- - - - - - - (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (0) - - - - 17 1 227 (X) - - (NA) (NA) 9 956 (X) - -

- - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 1 (0) 1 (0) (0) 1 (0) 

(NA) (NA) 7 (0) (0) 3 2 

- - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 86 10 747 593 III 520 197 258 85 (0) 

(NA) (NA) 587 113966 159 213 89 10381 

73 8 122 505 83 205 156 250 72 (0) 

(NA) (NA) 521 86 173 126 116 81 8 734 

5 825 135 II 237 17 208 5 825 

- - 1 (0) (X) - - (NA) (NA) 12 346 (X) - -

- - - - - - - (NA) (NA) II 326 16 300 - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 3 16 3 16 (Xl 3 16 

(NA) (NA) 3 14 (X) 3 14 

2 (0) 2 (0) (X) 2 (0) 

(NA) (NA) 3 7 (X) 3 7 

- - - - (X) - - (NA) (NA) 3 1 (X) 3 1 

- - - - (X) - - (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (X) 2 (0) 

- - - - (X) - - (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - (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) 

- - - - (X) - - (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- - - - - - . (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - 3 1 (X) - - (NA) (NA) 17 2 288 (X) (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with s.oles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

Forms ___________________________ • __________ - _____ - __ 

Average size of farm _____________ • _______________ ._._ 

App~:;,~~~~ ~~nto~~eso== == ====== == == == = = == = = = ===-p;;c~nt= 

811 327 284 770 331 5641 530 302 2881 484 301 117 - (X) 431 (X) 570 (X) 622 - (X) 404 3 287 680 I (X) 3 287 680 - (X) 3 287 680 (X) 3 287 680 (X) 9.2 - (X) 10.0 (X) 10.1 (X) 9.2 (X) 

Value of land and buildings,' Average per farm _________ • ___ • ___ • ___ • ___ ._._ dollars. 

Average per acre _._._._._. ___ • _______________ dollars. 322 251 (X) 168 126 (X) 429 602 (X) 227 442 (X) 

- (X) 366 - (X) 770 (X) 390 (X) 721 

Land in forms according to use: Total cropland _______ • ___ • ___ • ___ • __________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ___ • _______ • _____ • _._._. ___ • ___ _ 762 119880 732 120 804 509 III 4461 466 1088961 - 701 81 034 690 83 717 478 76494 450 77 613 - Bv acres harvested: 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 _____________________________ _ 

- 58 304 64 (NA) 19 85 17 (NA) 

- 101 I 373 81 (NA) 20 288 18 (NA) 

- 99 2284 62 (NA) 37 886 15 (NA) 

III 4 159 123 (NA) 83 3 171 69 (NA) 

- 117 8 346 134 (NA) 105 (0) 106 (NA) 

110 14991 110 (NA) 109 (0) 1 109 (NA)I 

- 80 26 370 91 (NA) 80 26 370 91 (NA) 

- 20 13 186 20 (NA) 20 13 186 20 (NA) 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

- 5 10021 5 (NA) 5 10 021 5 (NA) 

(ropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ Other cropland ___________________________________ _ - 351 20492 362 21 634 237 17919 225 16 353 

- 300 18 354 264 15 453 232 17 033 214 14 930 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil·improvement grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ Woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not pastured ____________________________ _ 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

Pastureland and rangeland, other thon cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

- 40 886 (NA) (NA) 32 796 23 392 

- 29 650 (NA) (NA) 15 447 18 482 

- 221 12 6161 (NA) (NA) 180 II 768 181 10 8551 

- 73 4202 (NA) (NA) 54 4 022 24 3 201 

- 462 85 839 421 93201 308 75 837 286 80 015\ 

- 310 68 653 (NA) (NA) 200 61 711 228 70 916 

- 215 17 186 (NA) (NA) 148 14 126 106 9099 

- 600 121 565 592 117 559 396 115005 382 112 2061 

- 190 110 575 (NA) (NA) 130 105 084 155 104 669 land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ - 544 10990 (NA) (NA) 358 9 921 341 7 537 

Posturetand, all types __________________________________ _ 

- 619 199 720 (NA) (NA) 409 184 714 (NA) 191 938 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

- 260 38 838 211 28 383 206 36999 171 26 494 Harvested cropland irrigated _______ ~ __________________ _ 

- 238 31 773 (NA) (NA) 191 31 152 161 22 001 Posturelond irrigated ________________________________ _ 

- 94 6 546 (NA) (NA) 72 (0) (NA) 4 331 Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

- 14 519 (NA) (NA) 13 (0) 6 162 land set aside in the federal form programs in J978 ________ _ - 170 5 532 (X) (X) 157 5 474 (X) (X) 

'l978 data ore based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ 

Average per farm ___________________________ dollars __ 

forms by value of agricultural products sold:' $100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ $40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ $20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ $10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ $2,000 to $2,499 __________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ $1,000 to $1.499 _________________________________ _ less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see text) _____________________________ _ 

- 811 15046 770 13700 530 14 7031 484 13 319 (X) 18 553 (X) 17 792 (X) 27 742 (X) 27 519 

- 25 5 798 25 (NA) 25 5 7981 25 (NA) 

- 64 4047 59 (NA) 64 4 047 59 (NA) 

- 69 1 893 84 (NA) 69 1 893 84 (NA) 

- 115 1 591 99 (NA) I 115 I 5911 99 (NA) 

- 125 901 118 (NA) 125 901 118 (NA) 

- 132 472 81 (NA) 132 472 81 (NA) 

- 279 (0) 302 (NA) (X) (X) 18 (NA) 40 89 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 65 113 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 74 89 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 100 (0) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 2 (0) 2 (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops ________________________________________________ _ Groins _______________________________ .: _____________ _ 

Commodity (redit Corporation loons __________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed ________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Tobacco ____________________________________________ _ 

Field seeds, hay, forage. and silage _____________________ _ Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons _____________________ _ fruits. nuts, and berries _______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ______________________ _ Other crops _________________________________________ _ 

livesiock, poultry, and their products _____________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products----------------- __________ _ Dairy products ______________________________________ _ Cottle and calves ____________________________________ _ 

Other ~h::p~':m"~~~ livestock ~~d- and wool livestock == ==== products == == == == (see ==== t •• == t) = = _________ == = =: = == _ = = 

482 5738 515 7 224 358 5 6051 (NA) 7 0491 314 3 424 (NA) (NA) 269 3 376

1 

287 4 754 67 374 (NA) (NA) 65 (0) (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) -

032\ 

- - 284 1 107 (NA) (NA) 204 1 188 I 131 10 13 (NA) (NA) 4 (0) 8 50 16 92 (NA) (NA) 9 85 4 (0) 11 128 9 90 7 126 1 7 (D) 22 974 (NA) (NA) 21 (D) 18 1 005 

586 9308 565 6 190 406 9 098 377 55 86 55 5 991 1 28 23 81 25 19 38 1 691 (NA) (NA) 25 1 683 35 I 540 477 5 802 (NA) (NA) 346 5 660 337 2 889 100 1 400 (NA) (NA) 70 I 388 96 1 419 39 61 (NA) (NA) 22 53 21 29 - 97 268 (NA) (NA) 57 232 31 95 

'1974 data includ. sales of forest products. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA FLATHEAD COUNTY, MONT. 243 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Farms 

Farms with harvested cropland Farms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested 1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland Forms in forms cropland 

811 770 327 284 701 315 500 81 034 260 156 250 47 558 All forms ___________________________ _ 

Farms with-

- 25 35 90 10 46 32 6 28 15 206 165 5864 158 4652 2 595 49 I 287 603 

- 46 51 2 709 39 2 297 I 185 9 534 270 

95 64 7 729 87 7 100 2 827 25 I 985 I 010 

- 58 49 6 797 48 5 657 2 705 20 2 379 I 135 

- 93 87 14 622 87 13 716 5 634 20 3 077 I 496 

- 27 53 5 2311 25 4 831 2 392 II 2 077 I 355 

38 45 9081 36 8604 3 476 15 3 582 I 673 

88 104 31 759 81 29 207 12 310 32 II 383 6 332 

- 87 78 58 911\ 83 56 187 23 550 44 30680 15058 

- 32 19 41 086 31 39 806 12 651 18 22983 9948 

- 16 20 143 397 16 143 397 II 677 II 76 255 8663 

1 to 9 ocres _______________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres _________ .:. ___________ _ 50 to 69 acres _____________________ _ 70 to 99 acres _____________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocro'- __________________ _ 

140 to 179 ocres ___________________ _ 

180 to 219 ocro'- __________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocro'- __________________ _ 

260 to 499 ocres ___________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocres ___________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocro'- _______________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

land in forms __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 

Tt>nure of operator; Full owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Port owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Tenants _____________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

TYPE; of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ Partnership __________________________________ _ 

Corporation __________________________________ _ 

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

1978 

Forms 

81l 

701 

523 

430 

248 

237 

40 

34 

705 

68 

33 

5 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Forms 

530 

478 

294 

253 

202 

195 

34 

30 

443 

53 

32 

2 

Acres 

302 288 

76494 

70 542 

23 758 

191 486 

46 039 

40 260 

6697 

182 505 

70 506 

(0) 

(0) 

1974 

Forms 

484 

450 

269 

(NA) 

186 

(NA) 

29 

(NA) 

438 

37 

7 

2 

Irrigated 

land 

38 838 

19 

626 

273 

950 

I 035 

I 499 

I 577 

I 815 

4825 

8 706 

9 250 

8 263 

Acres 

301 117 

77 613 

62893 

21 424 

213 039 

51 460 

25 185 

4 729 

238 553 

(D) 

41 006 

(D) 

r_~------_r------~--~--------~------_.------~--r_--------~ 

All forms I 

Operators by principal occupation: Forming _____________________________ _ 

Other _______________________________ _ 

1978 

342 

469 

'1974 

406 

353 

1978 

286 

244 

'1974 

325 

150 

Operators by place of residence: On form operated _____________________ _ 

Not on form operated __________________ _ Not reported __________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: I Under 25 years __ __ ____ ______________ __ 7 6 2 3 Operators reporting days of work off form: 25 to 34 yoorL________________________ 80 84 58 48 None ________________________________ _ 

35 to 44 yoorL________________________ 180 160 105 86 I to 49 doyL _________________________ _ 

45 to 54 yoarL________________________ 224 169 151 110 50 to 99 doyL ________________________ _ 

55 to 64 yoors_________________________ 198 219 131 141 100 to 149 dayL ______________________ _ 

65 yoors and ovor ______________________ 122 121 83 87 150 to 199 doys _______________________ _ 

Avoroge ogo__________________________ 50.8 51.5 51.0 52.7 200 days or more _____________________ _ 

All forms 

1978 

669 

81 

61 

254 

57 

32 

37 

60 

338 

Farms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

'1974 1978 '1974 

613 436 374 

46 54 36 

100 40 65

1 

201 201 161 

57 43 40 

14 21 10 

21 26 10 

70 28 36 

271 185 J09 

~----------~--------~ ~----------~--------~ tApplies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see textl 

All forms forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) 

318 I 859 318 952 225 I 807 205 897 

- 546 I 343 519 I 845 357 I 257 322 I 740 

- 131 379 331 811 101 368 246 766 

- 443 126 (NA) (NA) 290 115 276 92 

- 252 267 330 261 196 259 209 245 

- 403 I 204 436 I 040 281 I 153 317 I 011 

- 357 276 233 134 270 267 197 131 

- 293 874 259 639 240 805 200 609 

- 38 25 32 35 28 22 27 31 

livestock and poultry purchosed _________________________ _ Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer ____________________ -_ -------------

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired farm lobor ____________________________ -----------

Contract labor __________________ -- - __ - -- ----- - ---- - - ---

- 287 221 313 150 160 196 192 132 Customwark, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment ____________________________ - ___ - ----- -- ---

- 803 I 183 (NA) (NA) 526 I 091 (NA) (NA) 

- 803 920 765 669 526 858 482 606 

785 542 (NA) (NA) 512 496 469 389 

- 430 258 (NA) (NA) 376 252 256 144 

- 37 19 (NA) (NA) 33 19 33 II 

- 64 19 (NA) (NA) 43 (D) 

- } 21 12 (NA) (NA) 19 (D) 482 62 

- 803 69 (NA) (NA) 526 62 

- 578 249 (NA) (NA) 389 225 (NA) (NA) 

- 73 15 (NA) (NA) 37 8 (NA) (NA) 

Energy and petroleum producfL _________ ".. _______________ _ 

Petroleum products ____________________ -------------- Gasoline __________________________ - - ------ --- - -- -- Diesel fuel __________________________ -- ---- --------

lP 90S, butane, and propane __________ - ___ ----------- Fuel oil ________________________________ -----------

Natural gas ________________ --- ___ -- --------------- Kerosene, motor oil, and grease _____________________ _ 

Electricity ____________________ --- ----- ---- -----------

Other - coal. wood, coke, etc. __________ -- -- ------------

244 FLATHEAD COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

11978 dote ore bosed on 0 sample of forms· see fextJ 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 1974 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ______________ - _______________ -_ -- -_____ _ Cropland fertilized. except p'0sture __________________________ _ Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ 

383 51 998

1 

267 

373 47 711 262 - 70 4 287 36 - lime ------------------------------------------------------ - - - - Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hay and other crops _____________________________ _ 

Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords- ____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

48 5 092 47 - 5 355 5 - 26 3 127 18 

- 306 35 662 229 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

2 (D) 2 -

- 141 (X) 91 

- 105 (X) 79 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated mari<.et value of all machinery and equipment ____________ farms_ - $1,000_ 

Average per form ________________ dollarsForms by value group: $1 to $4.999 ________ .. _________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,99L ____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickupL _____________ _ Wheel troctors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Cottonpickers- ___________________________ _ Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup bolers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(1978 data are based on a sample of farms· see text) 

Forms with sales All forms of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of a/l 

808 764 526 480 machinery and pquipment - Can. 

20 713 14000 17 905 11 359 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

25 635 18 325 34 039 23 665 $30,000 to $49.999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

69 133 26 45 $70,000 to $99.999 ______________________ 

87 1 257 192 86 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

187 185 146 120j $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

551 760 227 280 382 480 739 1 522 301 346 654 1 176 722 1 372 101 118 703 1 254 

257 310

1 

15 16 248 294 1 (D) - - 1 (D) 

- - - - -

- - - - - - 269 281 53 53 218 228 392 403 44 47 349 356 

66 68 22 23 44 45 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 data are based on 0 sample of forms; see text] 

Hired workers - All farms, 1978 

49 743 317 50 400 

45 876 (NA) 47 380 

3 867 (NA) 3 020 

- - -

(D) (NA) 2 907 

355 1 (0) 

3 071 9 535 

34 3761 (NA) 23 6131 

(0) 1 (Dl/ (X~ I 30 (X) 

(X) (NA) (X) 

All forms Forms with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

109 118

1 

100 104 

57 87 40 76 

60 24 60 24 

37 '1 r 37 '1 

24 ~ 251-1 23 ~ 241 

8 -' i L 8 -' 

1974 

Manufactured 

Farms Number 1970 to 1974 

638 835 370 701 1 363 346 693 1 276 184 

228 244 - - 2~1 11 11 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

167 171 52 326 338 66 

25 29 10 

Any hired workersFarms with sales of $2,500 or more Working 150 days or more Working less tho n 1 SO days 

Any Forms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms _. _____ •• _______________ • ______________________ • __ _ 

Workers ________________________________________________ _ 

- 293 59 (Xl 270 (Xl 240 200 - 1 094 (Xl 119 (X) 975 997 1 100 

Form. with- 1 worker ______ • ___________________ • ___________________ _ 

2 workers ____________________________ • ____________ • ___ _ 

3 or 4 workers __ • ______________________________________ _ 

~ 6"w:rk:~:e:rs m~;e ==== ====== == ======== == ======== ====== == 

- 97 30 30 96 96 74 55 - 86 18 36 71 142 62 36 - 55 5 18 51 174 51 40 - 31 6 35 31 200 29 40 - 24 - - 21 363 24 29 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA FLATHEAD COUNTY, MONT. 245 
Tobie 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cattle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ - 649 (X) 603 (X) 426 (X) 387 (X) 

- 542 (X) 565 (X) 366 (X) 358 (X) 

Soles: 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any cattle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ - 586 9 308 565 6 190 406 9 098 377 5991 

- 526 7 263 529 (NA) 377 7 102 367 4 337 

CAITLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cattle and colves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that hod calved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

- 504 28 039 530 29 996 342 26 596 336 27 574 

- 442 15 323 441 16 300 303 14 686 297 15 289 

- 393 13 664 403 14 327 277 13 119 271 13 388 Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

- 117 I 659 127 I 973 72 I 567 86 I 901 Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer colves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ - 397 6 636 (NA) (NA) 277 6272 270 6475 

- 425 6080 (NA) (NA) 299 5 638 279 5 810 

Soles: Cottle and colves ___________________________________ _ 

- 477 17 194 477 16 187 346 16640 337 15 344 

$1,000_ - (X) 5 802 (X) (NA) (X) 5 660 (X) 2 889 Calves __________________________________________ _ 

- 258 5 488 (NA) (NA) 195 5 226 187 6573 

$1,000_ - (X) I 471 (X) (NA) (X) I 425 (X) 826 Cattle ___________________________________________ _ 394 II 706 (NA) (NA) 296 II 414 294 8 771 

$1,000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ 

- (X) 4 331 (X) (NA) (X) 4 235

1 

(X) 2063 

- 56 2 726 (NA) (NA) 39 2 688 68 I 094 

- (X) I 224 (X) (NA) (X) I 209 (X) 298 Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ - 38 I 691 (NA) (NA) 25 I 683 35 I 540 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 93 7 514 124 10 736 62 7 347 90 10379 Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ - 64 I 048 (NA) (NA) 51 I 006 63 I 131 Other hogs and pigL ______________________________ _ - 85 6 466 (NA) (NA) 59 6 341 88 9 248 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ - 66 I 650 96 2 041 53 I 608 75 I 973 Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ - 53 840 85 I 087 44 815 69 I 055 June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ - 53 810 68 954 46 793 58 918 Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

- 41 I 444 38 I 817 24 I 226 21 I 409 Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ 37 902 (NA) (NA) 23 776 20 884 Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 12 120 (NA) (NA) 4 29 - - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales: 

- 343 I 7141 257 I 267

1 

219 I 167

1 

138 906 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 100 13 940 121 19981 70 13 696 96 19 611 

$1,000_ - (X) I 400 (X) (NA) (X) I 388 (X) I 419 Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 18 528 25 2 007 10 378 19 I 882 

$1,000_ - (X) 13 ()O (NA) (X) 10 (X) 35 Sheep and lambL ___________________________________ _ 

- 36 849 35 1 082 20 689 21 885 Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ - 37 I 055 (NA) (NA) 22 900 19 I 035 Pounds of wooL __________________________________ _ - (X) 9 253 (X) (NA) (X) 7 676 (X) 9 S32 Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000_ 

Goats _____________________________________________ _ - 39 61

1 

(NA) (NA) 22 53 21 2~1 - 8 46 (NA) (NA) I (D) - $1,000_ - (X) 3 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 84 221 41 149 54 159 29 100 

$1,000_ - (X) 234 (X) (NA) (X) 205 (X) 59 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

- 150 (X) 143 (X) 83 (X) 66 (X) 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 133 5 721 142 7 345 72 4 282 65 4 752 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- 129 (D) 133 5 814 70 (D) 65 (D) 

- 18 (0) (NA) (NA) 9 (D) I (D) 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

- 4 85 (NA) (NA) I (D) 1 (0) 

- 23 I 348 12 I 565 10 579 7 I 375 

- 12 257 (NA) (NA) 4 200 2 (0) 

- 8 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) - -

- 6 (0) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 2 (0) 

- 30 (X) (NA) (X) 14 (X) 6 (X) 

Sales: Any poultry ______________________________________ ---

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 40 (X) 32 (X) 18 (X) 14 (X) 

18 I 729 26 3 313 10 I 483 11 2 284 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or alder _____________________ _ 

- 17 (D) 25 3 154 10 I 483 10 2 161 

I (D) (NA) (NA) - - - -

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and ather meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys ______________________________________ -_ -_ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry product'- ___________________ $1,000_ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 13 2 316 7 I 100 6 1 558 3 820 

- 4 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - -

- 4 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 6 (X) (NA) (X) 4 (X) - (X) 

- 55 86 55 28 23 81 25 19 

246 FLATHEAD COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quantity Farms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

Corn for all purposes __ .. ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

3 (0) (X) I 2 (0)1 2 (0) DOl 2 (0)1 - 781 (NA) 8 661 (X) 3 132 14 (X) (NA) - For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons, green} __________ 1978_ 

1974_ For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

10 629 22 705 (NA) (NA) 4 509 20305 - - - 3 (0) (0) 2 (0) 2 (0) (0) 2 (D) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 4 152 1 714 3 132 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - (X) I - (NAil 

- - (X) I - =I - 2 (0) (X) (NA) - - (X) -

For groin or seed (bushels'- __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - For silage or green chop (tons, green) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - Cut for dry forage or hay (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Wheat for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Oats for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Barley for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) I (NA) (NA) I - - (X) I - -

162 9 208 436 594 33 1 721 146 9 020 430 137 33 1 721 - 281 17 328 762 431 (NA) (NA) 232 16 740 747 726 49 3 521 -

- 92 2 159 129 339 25 544 72 1 978 122 123 22 528 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 96 2 759 135 607 13 569 

- 321 31 577 I 922977 117 13 369 277 30 926 1 895 999 110 13292 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 255 25 182 1 242 816 61 5 774 

Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Other small grains for 9r01n ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Colton (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA)I (NA) (NA~I 2 (0) (0)1 I (D~I - - - (X) - - - (X) -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) I (0) (X) -

- ;1 - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - - - - - - - -

J - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Irish potatoes (hundredweight) __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 19 1 068 239 278 16 I 062 16 I 067 239 144 14 (0) 

- 27 858 203 254 (NA) (NA) 19 855 202 629 12 838 

Sweetpotatoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see text) _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Alfalfa hoy (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - -

82 77~ I -

1491;1 - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - 601 38 152 B8 176 178 15 403 407 34 625 147 

- 584 35 224 76 579 (NA) (NA) 380 30 772 70 826 126 10 735 

- 499 22 749 61 2081 153 9 8241 337 20 030 56 7691 128 9 4531 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 321 19 119 48 291 101 6 537 

Other tome dry hoy (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978_ - 107 6460 12 009 30 2 280 79 6 073 11 497 25 2 218 

Field seed crops. _____________________________ 1978_ - 1 (D) (X) I (D) I (0) (X) I (0) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (X) 1 (D) Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ 

AI! vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978_ 

1974_ Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA)I (NA) (NA) I - - -I - -I 

- 10 30 (X) 10 30 4 25 (Xli 4 25 

- 13 109 (X) (NA) (NA) 8 105 (X) 7 95 

- 7 12 (X) 7 12 4 12 (X) 4 12 

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 7 19 (X) 6 17 

- - - (Xl - - - - (X) I - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- 1 (D) (X) 1 (0) - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X)I (NA) (NA)I 2 (0) (X)I 2 (0) I 

- 19 77 (X) 9 44 9 50 (X) 4 30 1974_ - 12 63 (X) (NA) (NA) 5 44 (X) 4 14 Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - 8 10 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - (NA) (NA) 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 1974_ Grapes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) ~ (NA) (NA) 

- 1 (0) - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

1974_ 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- 8 3 (X) 5 2 2 (D) (x)1 1 (0) 1974_ Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 13 4 (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (X) 1 (D) 

- 4 1 2 430 3 (D) 2 (D) (D) 1 (0) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other crops ____ . ____________________________ 1978_ - 12 75 (X) 7 54 7 44 (X) 4 23 

- 8 183 (X) (NA) (NA) 7 (0) (X) (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA FLATHEAD COUNTY, MONT. 247 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres 

- 759 888 2461 733 837 814 649 873 017 595 821 997 

- (X) 1 170 (X) 1 143 (X) 1 345 (X) 1 382 - (X) 1 610 880 (X) 1 610880 (X) 1 610880 (X) 1 610 880 

- (X) 55.1 (X) 52.0 (X) 54.2 (X) 51.0 

Forms _ 

Approximate Averag~ -si;;~ff~;~ land orea _________________________________ ========== :::::: == ====== ========= _ 

Proportion in farms __________________________ percenL 

Value of land and buildings: I 

- 468 089 (X) 251 705 (X) 534 217 (X) 289 227 (X) 

- (X) 423 (X) 220 (X) 414 (X) 209 

Average per farm _____________________________ dollarsAverage per acre _____________________________ dollarsLand in farms according 10 use: 

- 682 283 659 678 275 320 594 277 708 556 265 021 

- 623 163 003 627 158 077 558 160 786 536 154 563 

Total cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 

- 27 122 16 (NA) 10 36 3 (NA) 

- 33 448 20 (NA) 14 172 4 (NA) 

- 29 676 24 (NA) 19 435 10 (NA) 

- 50 I 856 61 (NA) 38 1 422 29 (HA) 

- 91 6 476 86 (NA) 88 6 280 73 (HA) 

1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

- 123 17 294 144 (NA) 121 (D) 143 (HA) 

- 187 59 697 193 (NA) 185 (D) 191 (HA) 

- 63 41 667 66 (NA) 63 41 667 66 (NA) 

20 34 767 17 (NA) 20 34 767 17 (NA) 

100 to 199 ocres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ - 330 42 744 351 59 169 282 39 639 267 53451 Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

- 333 77 912 286 58074 319 77 283 271 57007 Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement 

- 62 4043 (NA) (NA) 60 (D) 10 478 20 3384 (NA) (NA) 16 (0) 29 930 

grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ - 262 66 228 (NA) (NA) 253 65 831 230 51 864 Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 69 4 257 (NA) (NA) 66 4 207 14 3 735 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

- 85 74 306 82 28372 73 73 262 60 26873 Woodland postured _______________________________ _ 70 67665 (NAl (NA) 64 67044 50 22 159 Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ - 25 6641 (NA) (NA) 18 6218 18 4 714 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

- 602 530 281 578 534 122 517 522 047 501 530 103 Pasturelond and rangeland. other than cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 337 499 394 (NAl (NA) 308 492 120 327 506 922 land in house lots, ponds, roods. wasteland, etc _______ _ - 492 30 887 (NAl (NA) 418 29927 422 23 181 

Postureland, all types __________________________________ _ - 595 609 803 (NAl (NA) 521 598 803 (NA) 582 532 

Irrigated lond ________________________________________ _ 

- 441 95 312 431 84 529 392 93 588 378 82 365 Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ - 391 71 999 (NAl (NA) 352 71 221 351 62463 Postureland irrigated ________________________________ _ - 210 22902 (NA) (NA) 191 22019 (NA) 18870 Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ - 20 411 (NA) (NA) 17 348 23 1 032 land set aside in the federal farm programs in J978 ________ _ - 230 11 265 (X) (X) 229 (D) (X) (X) 

11978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

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

- 759 38 521 733 31 692 649 38 060 595 31 253 

- (X) 50 752 (X) 43 236 (X) 58 644 (X) 52 526 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ 

Average per form ___________________________ dollars_ 

Forms by volue of agricultural products sold;1 $100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- 101 21 510 71 (NA) 101 21 510 71 (NA) 

- 169 10 734 156 (NA) 169 10 734 156 (NA) 

- 112 3 330 118 (NA) 112 3 330 118 (NA) 

111 1 635 86 (NAl 111 1 635 86 (NA) 

83 589 102 (NA) 83 589 102 (NA) 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less thon $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ $2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ $1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less thon $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal farms (see textL ___________________________ _ 

- 73 263 55 (NA) 73 263 55 (NA) 

- 105 128 140 (NAl (X) (X) 7 (NA) 

- 18 39 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 25 43 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 25 29 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

37 16 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) ()() (X) 

5 333 5 (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 470 13 643 498 13981 433 13 585 (NA) 13 878 

- 365 8 440 (NA) (NA) 356 8 417 385 9 262 

95 1 018 (NA) (NA) 95 1 018 (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 233 2 074 (NA) (NA) 202 2039 257 2 934 

- 2 (D) (NAl (NA) 2 (D) 3 1 

- - - (NA) (NAl - - - -

- 6 (0) - - 6 (D) - -

- 31 2 883 (NA) (NA) 31 2883 19 I 681 

Crops __________________ - _________ ------ -- ------------

Grains ______________________ - _________ - _ -- ------- --

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ (otton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ 

Tobacco ______________ -_ - ________ -- ___ -- ------------

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____________________ _ Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Other crops ______________________ . ____ :- ____________ _ 

- 609 24 878 621 17 698 539 24 475 512 17 361 

- 29 (0) 36 1 618 23 (D) 29 I 614 

97 7 713 (NA) (NA) 95 (D) 101 4 355 

552 13 Bll (NAl (NA) 498 1364B 48B 10201 

- 67 704 (NA) (NA) 57 676 63 711 

- 89 509 (NA) (NA) 73 426 65 226 

- 78 (D) (NA) (NA) 65 336 47 253 

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ Poultry ond poultry products __________________________ _ 

Dairy products ________ -- -- ----- - - --- - - -- ------------ Cattle and colves ___________________ . ________________ _ 

Hogs and pigs __________ -- -- - - - __ --- -- - --- --- - ---- --- Sheep, lombs, ond wool ________ - _______ - ______ - --- - ---

Other livestock and livestock products {see text} - ________ _ 

'1974 doto include soles of forest products. 

248 GALLATIN COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

Farms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigated 

1978 1974 in forms Farms in forms cropland Forms in forms cropland land 

All forms ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- I to 9 ocreL ______________________ _ 

759 733 888 246 623 853 642 163 oo~ 1 441 634 786 III 662 95 312 

- 50 38 88 4 13 4 13 7 7 10 to 49 ocres _____________________ _ - 90 76 2405 59 I 611 959 46 I 284 574 860 50 to 69 acres _____________________ _ 31 22 1 762 24 I 359 894 19 I 083 631 680 70 to 99 ocres _____________________ _ 35 25 2 826 27 2 197 I 237 18 I 466 803 I 075 100 to 139 ocre'-__________________ _ - 35 46 4 134 28 3 354 I 935 21 2 457 I 506 I 745 140 to 179 ocre'- __________________ _ 

- 43 38 6 823 37 5 884 2 598 24 3 780 I 817 2 385 180 to 219 ocre'- __________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocres ___________________ _ 260 to 499 ocres ___________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocre'- __________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocre'- _______________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

n;ll 24 4 835 2 169 iii - 31 

III 6 2161 29 5 801 

16 3 899 15 3 659 11 2 688 I 321 

- 143 145 53 6361 129 48 525 23 213 96 36 094 18043 17 526 

- 128 129 90 25l

i 120 85 387 36 287 74 51 722 23 688 21 286 

- 84 80 113 498 81 109 164 34 460 55 74 955 24 218 19 905 

- 73 75 602 708 70 586 688 56932 49 454 409 36 885 25 888 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All forms ,._, W,," .. ~ ., ~.'OO oe moe. 3 1978 1974 I 1978 I 1974 

Forms Acres Farms Acres I Forms Acres i Farms Acres i land in farms _________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ___________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: 

Full owners _________________________ _ 

Harvested croplond _________________ _ 

Part owners _________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ 

Tenants ____________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ 

--------- 759 888 246/ 733 837814/ 649 873 017 595 821 997 --------- 623 163 003 627 158 077 558 160 786 536 154 563 

--------- 402 181 894/ 398 201 7721 321 170 420 283 189 176 --------- 296 46 711 (NA) 50 342 246 45 314 (NA) 47 731 --------- 244 634 202 235 568 807 225 630 972 221 565 973 --------- 227 89 952 (NA) 84 178 216 89 260 (NA) 83 436 --------- 113 72 150 100 67 235 103 71 625 91 66 848 --------- 100 26340 (NA) 23 557 96 26 212 (NA) 23 396 Type of organization: Individual or family ___________________ _ 

Partnership _________________________ _ 

Corporation _________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institut 

--------- 628 429 161 (NA) (NA) 526 418 538 510 526 833 --------- 65 98 969 (NA) (NA) 63 (0) 46 (D) --------- 56 353 273 (NA) (NA) 55 (D) 37 229 056 10noL etc._ 10 6843 (NA) (NA) 5 2392 2 (D) 

All forms I 

Forms with sales of 

1 All forms I 

Forms with sales of 

I $2,500 or more $2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 11974 1978 11974 1978 '1974 

Operators by place of residence: 

- 512 493 481 465 On farm operated ______________________ 615 548 527 446 - 247 196 168 91 Not on form operated ___________________ 101 67 87 52 

Operators by principal occupation: Forming ____________________________ _ Other ______________________________ _ 

61 61 

Not reported ___________________________ 43 741 35 58 

- 19 16 Operators reporting days of work off form: 

- 101 75 89 65 None _________________________________ 375 287 354 270 - 158 123 126 92 1 to 49 doys ___________________________ 87 59 80 51 - 177 195 152 153 50 to 99 doy'- _________________________ 25 23 22 15 - 205 184 184 149 100 to 149 doy'- _______________________ II 12 10 12 - 99 106 82 91 150 to 199 day'- _______________________ 36 40 27 17 - 49.6 51.3 49.7 51.6 200 doys or more ______________________ 188 142 123 70 

Operators by age group: 

Under 25 years ______________________ _ 25 to 34 yeors _______________________ _ 

35 to 44 yeors _______________________ _ 

45 to 54 yearL ______________________ _ 

55 to 64 yearL ______________________ _ 

65 years and over ____________________ _ Average oge _________________________ _ 

lApplies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample ofiorms; see text] 

All farms 

I Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

I 

1978 1974 1978 

Expenses 1 

1974 

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

livestock and poultry purchosed _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health costs ________________________ ~ __________ _ 

~~~;e~~:~ISft~~~!!~ ~~~ ~~~~s_==== ==== == == ==== == == = === == = Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired farm labor ______________________________________ _ 

Contract labor ________________________________________ _ 

Custamwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment ________________ ___ _______________________ _ 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ 

Petroleum products _________________________________ _ 

Gasoline ______ ~ __ ________________________________ _ Diesel fuel _______________________________________ _ 

lP gas, butane, and propane ________________________ _ Fuel ail __________________________________________ _ 

Natural gas ______________________________________ _ 

Kerosene, motor oil, and greose _____________________ _ Electricity ____________________ ~ ____ _________________ _ 

Other-cool. wood, coke, ete, _________________________ _ 

- 348 1 903 365 3 569 302 I 811 299 3 511 - 529 4 837 538 5 768 446 4 726 440 5 567 - 229 2 735

1 

418 2 984 210 2 725

1 

375 2 918 - 535 352 (NA) (NA) 468 337 400 292 - 285 483 301 353 282 480 270 347 - 521 2 367 456 1 731 469 2 338 412 1 692 - 451 429 289 152 424 424 274 148 - 408 2 360 346 1 873 381 2 259 318 I 780 - 68 60 53 81 57 48 46 78 

- 276 440 291 239 255 415 248 233 

- 757 2 7931 (NA) (NA) 639 2 718 (NA) (NA) - 757 2 265 714 1 473 639 2 207 588 1 429 - 719 1 083 (NA) (NA) 601 1 047 578 805 - 506 814 (NA) (NA) 480 804 379 437 - 151 102 (NA) (NA) 150 (0) 140 77 - 184 69 (NA) (NA) 177 69 1 - 24 71 (NA) (NA) 17 (D) 586 111 - 757 125 (NA) (NA) 639 121 1_' - 596 516 (NA) (NA) 512 500 (NA) (NA)I - 40 12 (NA) (NA) 34 lli (NA) (NA)j 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA GALLATIN COUNTY, MONT. 249 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Farms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized. except pasture __________________________ _ 

li~~~t_u~~ _o_n_~ ~~~=:I~_n_d_~~~~i_Z~~ _== = = = = = = = ==== ===== = = == = === === Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants. etc. to control-

- 508 131 307 461 129 535 493 122 791 448 121 484 

- 113 8 516 104 8051 

- - - - - Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ 

Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchordL ____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

- 48 9 777 46 (0) 

- 36 3 127 36 3 127 

21 791 15 767 

364 59 335 344 58 191 

Chemicals forDefoliotion or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock ond poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- 33 2 748 33 2 748 161 (X) 153 (X) 

- 112 (X) 104 (Xl 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Esfimafed market value of all machinery and equipmenL __________ forms_ 

$1.000_ 

Average per farm ________________ dolJars_ 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 ____ . _____________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999. _______ . ______________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19.999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel tractors- __________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Cottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Mower conditioners _______________________ _ 

Pickup balers _____________________________ _ 

field forage harvesters, sheor bar or flywheel type _________________________ _ 

f1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text) 

All farms Forms with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

757 711 639 582 machinery and equipment - Can. 

39 711 21 830 38 380 20 354 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

52 458 30 703 60 063 34 973 $30.000 to $49.999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69.999 ______________________ 

59 72 16 43 $70.000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

123 102 1 74 58 1 $100,000 to $199.999 ____________________ 

109 120j 103 81 j $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

646 988 277 360 475 628 

701 1 899 348 517 639 1 382 

666 1 691 184 261 658 1 430 

354 418 51 53 308 365 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 347 366 97 105 252 261 

416 468 118 130 312 338 

50 68 16 23 37 45 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

f1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see textJ 

Hired workers - All farms, 1978 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

412 103 977 (NA) 94 555 (NA) 9422 

- -

(NA) 5 503 

5 413 

4 I 833 

(NA) 39 247 

4 237 

71 (X) 

(NA) (Xl 

Ail forms Farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

82 142 70 131 

76 149 75 145 

134 68 128 67 

40 ' 

~ 40 

91 r 1 58 90 57 

43 ..J L 43 ..J 

1974 

Num'ber Manufactured 

Farms 1970 to 1974 

617 896 496 

672 1 704 541 

628 I 467 295 

298 320 59 

1 (ol - 18 18 - (NAl (NA) (NA) 

146 164 41 

412 436 129 

40 47 12 

Any hired workersForms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Forms _ 

Workers 

Farms wlth- I worker __ 

2 workers __ _ 

3 or 4 workers 

5 fo 9 workers 

10 workers or more __ 

250 GALLATIN COUNTY, MONT. 

-

-

-

-

-

-

Any 

408 

1 585 

93 

140 

83 

65 

27 

Working 150 days or more 

Farms Workers 

184 (Xl 

(Xl 398 

113 113 

33 66 

24 76 

9 48 

5 95 

Working less thon 150 days 

Forms Workers 1978 1974 

338 (Xl 381 318 

(Xl 1 187 1 524 I 517 

97 97 76 91 

114 228 132 73 

57 193 82 76 

47 288 65 46 

23 381 26 32 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number forms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY I I I 

Inventory; Any livestock or poultry _____________ . _______________ . 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ - 644 (X) 632 (X) 558 (X) 513 (X) 

- 590 (X) 596 (X) 520 (X) 489 (X) 

Sales, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000. - 609 24 878 621 17 698 539 24475 512 17 361 

- 583 15024) 596 (NA) I 520 14 750

1 

500 11 138

1 

I 

567 80 148 580 '"'' I - 504 78 6691 479 72 943 

- 519 43 727 523 39 883 465 42 9791 444 38 527 

- 436 36948 452 34 553 388 36 300 380 33 327 

- 147 6 779 163 5 330 136 6679 148 5 200 

- 482 21 098 (NA) (NA) I 439 20 810 414 18 759

1 - 496 15 323 (NA) (NA) 443 14880 423 15 657 

Any cattle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cattle and calves _______________________________ . ___ _ 

Cows and heifers thot hod calved ____________________ _ Beef cows __________________________ . ______ . ___ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

Sales: Cartle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

- 552 38 737 574 41 873 498 38 339 488 41 074 

- (X) 13 811 (X) (NA) (X) 13648 (X) 10201 

- 305 12969 (NA) (NA) 285 12 8881 237 13 274 

- (X) 3396 (X) (NA) (X) 3 374 (X) I 689 

- 467 25 768 (NA) (NA) 423 25 451 453 27 800 

- ()() 10 415

1 

(X) (NA) I (X) 10 2741 (X) 8 512

1 49 1 461 (NA) (NA) 40 1 243 35 9 217 

- (X) 638 (X) (NA) (X) 531 (X) 3 223

1 

- 97 7 713 (NA) (NA) 95 (D) 101 4 355 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Cattle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Fattened cattle _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

- 67 5 175 68 7 109 56 4 833 57 6 7551 - 51 920 (NA) (NA) 44 830 43 862 60 4 255 (NA) (NA) 49 4003 50 5 893 

Inventory: 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

litters of pigs farrowed between-

- 52 I 170 50 1 428 45 I 095 47 1 364 - 45 580 45 755 38 540 43 (D) 37 590 39 673 32 555 37 (0) 

- 88 9643 94 7 563 71 9 036 63 6 713 - 86 6 357 (NA) (NA) 70 6089 63 4 424 - 6 26 (NA) (NA) 4 (0) I (D) 

- 338 2394

1 

276 1 702

1 

280 2 132

1 

202 1 348

1 

OeG,. I of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ 

June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ 

Goots _____________________________________________ _ 

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Soles: 

- 67 7 735 68 11 117 57 7 3251 63 10 718 - (X) 704 (X) (NA) (X) 676 (X) 711 - 21 I 233 15 I 087 16 1 022 13 (0) 

- (X) 40 (X) (NA) (X) 33 (X) 17 - 86 7 513 79 7 222 72 6210 64 6612 - 87 7872 (NA) (NA) 71 7 625 61 6 336 - (X) 74 117 (X) (NA) (X) 72 022 (X) 65 213 - 89 509 (NA) (NA) 73 426 65 - I (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 22~1 - - (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) 

(D)I (X) - - 62 274 50 317 52 256 37 296 - (X) 198 (X) (NA) (X) 188 (X) 116 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000_ Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ 

I - 80 (X) I 101 (X) 57 (X) I 82 (X)I - 70 (D) 89 109 883 49 (D) 72 108 405 - 69 (D) 89 107 764 48 (D) 72 106 692 - 5 (D) (NA) (NA) 5 (0) 4 1 652 - 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 2 (0) - 16 1 114 22 I 231 12 934 19 851 - 4 40 (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 1 (D) - 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 1 (0) - 1 (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) - - - 18 (X) (NA) (X)I 13 (X) 5 (X) 

- 19 (X) 18 (X) 17 (X) 17 (X) - 7 (D) 15 111 879 5 (D) 14 (D) - 7 (D) 15 111 879 5 (D) 14 (0) - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 1 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - - - 8 1 338 5 775 7 (0) 4 (D) - 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) I (D) - 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 1 (0) - I (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - - 1 (X) (NA) (X) 1 (X) - (X) - 29 (0) 36 1 618 23 (D) 29 I 614 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of loying age _____ -, ______________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Sales, Any paultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ Hens and puliets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _________________ • ___ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ Broilers and other meot-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys ____ ___ __________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry praducts ____________________ $1,000_ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA GALLATIN COUNTY, MONT. 251 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quantity Farms Acres forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

Corn for all purposes --- ______________________ 1978_ - 3 157 (X) 3 157 3 157 (X) 3 157 1974_ For grain or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For siloge or green chop (tons. greenL _________ 1978_ 

- 7 299 (X) (NA) (NA) 6 (D) (X) 6 231 

- 1 (D) (D) 1 (D) 1 (D) (D) 1 (D) 

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - 2 (D) (D) 2 (D) 2 (D) (0) 2 (0) 

1974_ For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 6 (D) 3 654 6 231 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ for groin or seed (bushelsl ___________________ 1978_ - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Cut for dry forage or hay (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Wheat for grain (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ - 272 42 991 1 747 244 95 5 069 270 (0) (D) 95 5069 

1974_ Oats for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 345 50 907 1 649 568 (NA) (NA) 334 50 673 1 639 644 135 5978 

- 91 3 432 221 649 44 1 410 89 (D) (D) 44 1 410 

1974_ Borley for groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 86 2 453 120 876 46 1 069 

- 362 45 733 2 587 747 189 17 498 352 45 318 2 566 289 184 17321 

1974 Rye for grain (bushels) ________________________ 1978 -- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 341 37 107 1 489 901 169 11 997 

-- - - - - - - - - - - 1974 Other small groins for gfoin ____________________ 1978 

1974 

-- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)1 - - - - -

-- 2 (D) (X) 1 (D) 2 (D) (X) 1 (0) 

-- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 3 96 (X) 1 (0) 

Soybeans for beans (bushels> ___________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - - 1974 -- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - - 1974 -- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Cotton (boles) _______________________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - - 1974 -- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Tobocco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - - 1974 -- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Irish potatoes (hundredweightL _________________ 1978 -- 32 2 356 711 619 31 2 355 29 2 354 711 465 28 2353 

1974 -- 23 1 039 299 726 (NA) (NA) 20 1 036 299 142 18 1 036 

Sweetpototoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - - 1974 -- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Hay crops (tons, dry) {see text) _________________ 1978 -- 538 69 941 185 707 343 46 158 480 68 217 182 940 310 45 565 

1974 -- 551 66 451 168621 (NA) (NA) 469 63 619 164 169 335 42616 Alfalfa hoy (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978 

1974 -- 432 53 022 149 2791 284 37 7681 399 52 425 148 0531 265 37490 

-- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 411 46 625 131 339 302 33995 

Other tame dry hoy (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978 -- 114 6 552 14 740 69 3 531 96 6034 13 759 58 3 327 

Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978 -- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974 -- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (X) 1 (D) Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - - 1974 -- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Red clover seect (pounds) ____________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - - 1974 -- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - - -

All vegetables harvested for sole (see text) _______ 1978 -- 2 (0) (X) 2 (D) 2 (0) (X) 2 (D) 

1974_ - 3 2 (X) (NA) (NA) 3 2 (X) 2 (D) 

Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978 -- I (D) (X) 1 (D) 1 (D) (X) 1 (0) 

1974 -- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (X) 2 (D) 

Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978 -- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

1974 -- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Green peas excluding cowpeos ________________ 1978_ - 1 (D) (X) 1 (D) 1 (D) (X) 1 (D) 

1974 -- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ - 4 12 (X) 3 9 3 (D) (X) 2 (D) 

1974_ - 3 3 (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 3 (D) - (NA) (NA) 3 (D) - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Peoches (pounds>- __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Grapes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 1 (D) - (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

Berries __ _________ __________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Strowberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - _. 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ - 6 29 (X) 6 28 6 29 (X) 6 28 

- 3 80 (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (X) (NA) (NA) 

252 GALLATIN COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

Forms ______________________________ -- - --- - - - --- ----- Average size of farm ________________________________ _ 

AP~;~;::.i~~ :~n~~~~D==== ======== == == == == == == == -p;;ce~t= 

269 2054 1851 279 2098684 1 

255 2 002 1081 259 2 055 573 - 7 636 (X) 7 522 (X) 7 851 (X) 7 937 - (X) 2 851 200 (X) 2851 2001 (X) 2 851 200 (X) 2851 200 (X) 

(X) 72.0 (X) 73.6 (X) 70.2 (X) 72.1 

-

Value at land and buildings; I 

Average per form _____________________________ dollors_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollors_ 781 729 (X) 427 384 (X) 807 731 (X) 455 382 (X) 

- 57 (X) 102 (X) 57 (X) 103 (X) -

land in forms according to use: Total cropland ____________________________________ - __ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 100 to 199 ocres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres ar more ___________________________ _ 

Cropland used only for posture ______________________ _ 

Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil·improvement grasses, nat harvested or pastured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not pastured ____________________________ _ 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

Pastureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

220 227 0511 202 142 5671 213 225 891 I 195 141 1941 - 216 119 734 191 83 364 209 119 0541 188 83 347 -

I (0) 2 (NA) I (0)1 - (NA) - (NA) 3 (0) 2 (NA) 3 (0) I - (NA) - - (NA) - - -

8 325 2 (NA) 7 (0)1 2 (NA) - 18 I 293 14 (NA) 15 I 053 14 (NA) - 31 4 445 45 (NA)I 28 4 0451 45 (NA)I - 70 (NA) 75 23 022 70 (NA) - 75 23 022 

48 32 658 38 (NA) 48 32 6581 38 (NA) - 57 952 18 (NA) 32 57 952 18 (NA) 32 

31 (0) 19 3460 29 (0) 15 (0) - 130 (0) 115 55 743 130 (0)1 115 (0) -

- 9 (0) (NA) (NA) 9 (0) 2 (0) 

(NA) 13 6 891 18 3 529 - 13 6891 (NA) 

124 77 1331 (NA) (NA) I 124 n 1331 109 50 8831 -

- 13 4364 (NA) (NA) 13 4364 4 (0) 

- 9 8 080 I 16 31 0251 9 8 080 I 16 31 025 

- 6 (0) (NA) (NA) 6 (0) 15 (0) 

- 4 (0) (NA) (NA) 4 

1(;:1 

I (0) 

- 256 I 819 0541 262 I 925 0921 245 I 768 248 I 883 354 

- 220 I 803 057 (NA) (NA) 216 I 752 157 236 I 859 075 

- 135 15 997 (NA) (NA) 128 15 980 164 24 279 

Pastureland, all types __________________________________ _ 

- 231 I 820 457 (NA) (NA) 225 I 769 077 (NA) I 891 529 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

Other fond irrigated _________________________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ 

- 45 6 516 31 5 056 45 6 516 31 5 056 

- 36 5 2971 (NA) (NA) 36 5 297 31 5 002 

- 13 I 125 (NA) (NA) 13 I 125 (NA) (0) 

- 4 94 (NA) (NA) 4 94 I (0) 

- 77 8 658 i (X) (X) n 8 658 (X) (X) 

11978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

AU forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($UlOO) Forms ($1.000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ 

Average per form ___________________________ dollars_ 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold:' $100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ 

$2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ $1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal farms (see text} ____________________________ _ 

- 269 17 391 279 14 100 255 17 3761 259 14 on - (X) 64 651 (X) 50 538 (X) 68 140 (X) 54 351 

- 45 10009 38 (NA) 45 10 009 38 (NA) 

- 75 4 950 73 (NA) 75 4 950 73 (NA) 

- 58 1 682 49 (NA) 58 1 682 49 (NA) 

- 34 493 49 (NA) 34 493 49 (NA) I - 26 181 22 (NA) 26 181 22 (NA) 

- 17 60 25 (NA) 17 

60 I 25 (NA) 

- 12 (0) 22 (NA) (X) (X) 3 (NA) 

- 3 6 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- I (0) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 6 2 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 2 (0) I (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Craps _______________________________________________ _ 

Groins ________________________________ ~ ___________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ T obaceo ___________________________________________ _ 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____________________ _ 

Fruits, nuts, and berrieL _____________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Other crops ________________________________________ _ 

- 169 5 106 146 4 8381 164 5 102 (NA) 4 836 

- 158 4 897 (NA) (NA)I 158 4 897 136 4 735 

- 27 382 (NA) (NA) 27 382 (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 30 209 (NA) (NA) 25 205 27 102 - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - liv~stoCk, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ 

ooultry and poultry products __________________________ _ 

Other 

~~i~;~~~~~~~;~;: liveslock and i~~~ livestock ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ products ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ (see ~~ ~ ~~ text) ~~~ ~~ _________ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ _ 

- 230 12 285 263 9 262 221 12 274 249 9 241 

- 5 (0) 4 (Z) 5 (0) 4 (Z) 

- I (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - - - 215 10 382 (NA) (NA) 208 10 374 242 7 736 - 27 378 (NA) (NA) 27 378 20 180 - 62 1 443 (NA) (NA) 60 (0) 73 I 240 - 26 67 (NA) (NA) 24 (0) 27 85 

'1974 data include sales of forest products. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA GARFIELD COUNTY, MONT. 253 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Farms 

farms with harvested cropland 

Acres Acres Harvested 1978 1974 in forms forms in forms cropland 

All farms ___________________________ _ 269 Forms with- 279 2 054 185 216 1 655 580 119 734 

22 22 24 - - -

- 2 I (0) 2 (0) (0) 

- 1 - (0) - - - - - 1 - - - -

1 to 9 acres _______________________ _ 10 to 49 Dcres _____________________ _ 50 to 69 ocres _____________________ _ 

70 to 99 ocres _____________________ _ 

- - 4 100 to 139 acreL __________________ _ - - - -

- 2 - (0) 2 (0) (0) 

- 1 1 (0) 1 (0) (0) 

- 3 - 740 3 740 566 9 6 3 302 9 3 302 1 354 12 13 8 641 11 8 001 1 685 

-- 35 37 47 553 29 38 281 8 282 

140 to 179 acreL __________________ _ 

180 to 219 acreL __________________ _ 

220 to 259 acreL __________________ _ 260 to 499 ocres ___________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocres ___________________ _ 

1,000 to 1.999 oCreL ______________ _ 

2,000 acres or more _______________ _ 

-- 182 194 1 993 311 159 1 604 692 107 432 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 

All farms 

1978 1974 

Farms Acres Forms Acres 

land in farms ___________________________ _ 269 2 054 185 279 2 098 684 Harvested cropland _____________________ _ 216 119 734 191 83 364 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 97 483 025 101 317 037 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 60 22 826 (NA) 15 980 Part owners __________________________________ _ 148 411 117 149 526 569 Harvested cropland ______________ . ____________ _ 139 91 060 (NA) 61 984 Tenants _____________________________________ _ 24 160 043 29 255 078 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 17 5 848 (NA) 5 400 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ 203 160 015 (NA) (NA) Partnership __________________________________ _ 20 155 561 (NA) (NA) Corporation ____________________________ ... _____ _ 43 (0) (NA) (NA) 

3 

forms with irrigated land 

Acres Harvested 

Forms in farms cropland 

45 481 644 31 159 

- - -

- - - 1 (0) - - - -

- - -

- - -

- - -

1 (0) (0) 

- - -

- - - 10 (0) (0) 

33 467 761 29 413 

1978 and 1974 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Farms 

255 

209 

86 

55 

146 

137 

23 

17 

193 

18 

43 

1 

Acres 

2 002 108 

119054 

466 260 

22 446 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

155 940 

(0) 

687 249 

(0) 

1974 

Farms 

259 

188 

86 

(NA) 

148 

(NA) 

25 

(NA) 

200 

13 

45 

1 

Irrigated 

land 

6 516 

-

-

(0) 

-

-

-

-

(0) 

-

-

(0) 

5 312 

Acres 

2 055 573 

83347 

315 383 

15978 (0) 

61 969 

(0) 

5400 

342 153 

(0) 

500 972 

(0) 

I 

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

~~------_r------~--~--------~------~------~~~--------~ 

(0) (NA) (NA) 

All farms Farms with sales of 

$2,500 or more All farms Farms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

204 188 201 169 192 156 

65 44 34 23 30 22 

34 40 33 35 

4 5 

50 21 169 111 161 104 

32 35 32 20 32 20 

70 58 11 9 11 6 

82 76 1 2 1 2 

31 37 7 3 7 3 

50.0 53.1 40 19 34 15 

'Applies only fa individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

11978 doto are based on a sample of farms; see textJ 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

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

139 1 555 144 2 049 129 1 540 138 2039 

- 227 2 826 228 2 227 217 2 823 218 2 214 

- 96 886 180 1 015 96 886 174 1 007 

- 206 114 (NA) (NA) 196 111 199 100 

- 76 66 64 63 71 66 61 63 

- 116 683 80 248 115 (0) 79 (0) 

- 129 379 103 94 129 379 102 (0) 

139 970 99 457 136 964 99 457 

- 39 48 40 58 39 48 40 58 

livestock and poultry purchosed _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ 

Animal health costs ______________________ -------------- Seeds, bulbs, plonts, and trees ________ .. _________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer ____________________ - - -- -- -- -- -----

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ 

Hired farm labor ________________________ -_ -_ -----------

Contract lahar ______________________ .. _ -_ ---- ------ -- ---

- 119 501 88 197 118 (D) 88 197 Custamwork, machine hire, and rental at machinery and equipment ___ .. _____________ . ______________________ _ 

- 264 1 497 (NA) (NA) 251 I 494 (NA) (NA) 

- 264 1 299 275 848 251 1 296 259 845 

252 733 (NA) (NA) 239 731 258 523 

185 372 (NA) (NA) 180 372 158 201 

- 73 67 (NA) (NA) 73 67 89 57 

- 70 (0) (NA) (NA) 70 (0) 

- 2 } (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 259 63 

264 83 (NA) (NA) 251 83 

- 226 195 (NA) (NA) 225 (0) (NA) (NA) 

- 13 3 (NA) (NA) 11 (0) (NA) (NA) I 

Energy and petroleum products ___________ .--------------

Petroleum products ____________________ -- ---- .-------

Gasoline ___ . _______________________ -_ - -- --- -- ----

Diesel fuel __________________ - _ -_ - _ - - -- - --- ---- ---- LP gas, butane, and propane ______________________ ---

Fuel oil. _______________________ -_ - _ ----------------

Natural gas ________________________ -- - --------- ---

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease _____________________ _ 

Electricity ________________ . _____________ -- - -- - - -------

Other -coal, woad, coke, etc. _________________________ _ 

254 GARFIELD COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 do to are based on a sample of forms- see text) 

All farms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ______________ - _________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except eosture __________________________ _ posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ 

114 59 610 113 (D) - 114 58 228 113 (D) - 5 I 382 5 I 382 - Lime ______ - - -_ - ---- - --- - ---- --- - ------ ------- - --------- - -- - - - - - Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hay and other crops _____________________________ _ 16 1016IJ 16 10 16IJ - Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchards _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird cantrol _______________________ _ 

- - - - - 10 5 135 10 5 135 -

- 112 55 481 112 55 4811 

- - - -

-

-

110 

39 (X) 

(X) 104 

38 (X) ~ll 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

11978 data ore based on a sample of forms- see text) 

Forms with sales All AU forms forms of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 1978 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Average per form ________________ dollarsForms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

264 268 

16 086 8 898 

60 933 33 201 

5 32 16 30 

75 57 

All forms 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

251 254 machinery and equipment-Con. 

15 944 8 763 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

63 523 34 500 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ $50,000 to $69.999 ______________________ 

- 27 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

10 271 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

75 521 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel tractorL __________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines. self.prapelled only __ _ (orn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker·shellers ________ _ Cottonpickers ____________________________ _ Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 

182 239 95 110 103 129 249 786 184 381 176 405 235 692 57 117 226 575 

112 15~1 28 34 88 120 - - - - - - - - =1 

- - - - - - 66 81 20 23 49 58 124 14J 45 47 86 96 

22 23 4 5 18 18 

1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

Hired workers-All forms, 1978 

41 

32 

31 

14 -, 

25 

25 ~ -' 

Forms 

193 

255 

234 

98 

-

13 

(NA) 

36 

104 

II 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

79 34 351

1 (NA) 33 6IJ6 

(NA) 745 

- -

(NA) 6 942 

- - 4 I 911 

(NA) 33 220 

- -

38 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

Farms with sales 

af $2,500 or more 

1974 1978 1974 

47 41 47 

46 31 45 

23 30 23 r 14 -, 33 ~ 25 ~ 331 

L 25 -' 

1974 

Manufactured 

Number 1970 to 1974 

277 169 

687 354 

684 133 

126 3:

1 -

13 

(NA) (NA) 

41 9 

109 39 

II 4 

Any hired workers _ 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more Working 150 days or more Working less tho n 150 days 

Any Farms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

~~~k~r;-==== ~======= ========== ======== ================== = 

- 139 69 (X) III (X) 136 99 - 435 (X) 147 (XJ 288 431 332 

farms with12~!£imo:.:_:_~n: - 48 28 28 49 49 46 38 - 42 22 44 28 56 41 19 - 21 15 48 17 58 21 19 - 22 3 (D) 14 88 22 - 6 I (D) 3 37 6 I~I 

J978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA GARFiElD COUNTY, MONT. 255 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

forms Number Forms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: 

Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 

- 231 (X) 261 (X) 219 (X) 244 (X) 

- 223 (X) 257 (X) 214 (X) 243 (X) 

Soles: 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ 

CATIlE AND CALVES 

- 230 12 285 263 9 262 221 12 274 249 9 241 

- 229 12 204\ 263 (NA)\ 220 (0) 249 9 156 

Inventory: Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that hod calved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

Milk cows ______ .. ______________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull colves _____________ _ 

209 57 287 248 79 502 202 57 119 236 79 155 

- 205 34607 241 45 913 198 (0) 229 45 640 

- 202 34 516 232 45 804 195 (0) 220 45 531 

- 54 91 62 109 53 (0) 62 109 

- 170 12 624 (NA) (NA) 165 (0) 209 21 146 

- 183 10056 (NA) (NA) 180 10 045\ 211 12 369 

Sales: Cartle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

- 215 34084 254 41 064 208 34028 242 40929 

$1,000_ Calves _________________________________________ _ - (X) 10 382 (X) (NA) (X) 10 374 (X) 7 736 

-- 166 18 480 (NA) (NA) 164 (0) 180 20668 

$1,000 -- (X) 4 739 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 2 448 

-- III 15 604 (NA) (NA) 166 (0) 207 20 261 

Fottened cattle __ 

$1.000 Dairy products ___ - __________________________ $1,000 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

-- (X) 5 643 (X) (NA)\ (X) (0) \ (X) 5 287 

-- 7 (0) (NA) (NA) 7 (0) 15 I 973 

-- (X) 

(0)1 

(X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 780 

-- I (0) (NA) (NA) I (0) - -

$1,000 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs _____________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding ______________ .. _____ _ 

-- 27 2 5931 26 1 802 27 2 593 26 I 802 

-- 23 459 (NA) (NA) 23 459 18 257 Other hogs and pigL _____________________________ _ 

-- lifters of pigs farrowed between- 23 2 134 (NA) (NA) 23 2 134 24 I 545 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ~ ______________ _ 

-- 23 595 18 369 23 595 18 369 Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 _____________ _ 

-- 20 269 13 194 20 269 13 194 June 1 and Nov. 30 ____________________________ _ 

-- 23 326 13 175 23 326 13 175 Sheep and lombL __________________________________ _ 

-- 59 45 872 71 49 361 57 (0) 69 (0) Ewes 1 year old or older __________________________ _ -- 57 33984 (NA) (NA) 57 33 984 62 37990 Goats ____________________________________________ _ 

-- I (0) (NA) (NA) I (0) - - Horses and ponies _________________________________ _ 

Sales: 

-- 141 I 479\ 128 I 220 \ 130 1 436\ 118 1 190\ 

Hogs and pigs ____________________ ~ ________________ _ 

-- 27 3 836 20 2 390 27 3 836 20 2 390 

$1,000 -- (X) 378 (X) (NA) (X) 378 (X) 180 Feeder pigs _____________________________________ _ 

-- 6 181 8 340 6 181 8 340 

$1,000 -- (X) 9 (X) (NA) (X) 9 (X) 7 Sheep and lombL _____________ . ____________________ _ 

-- 62 20 751 75 43 470 60 (0) 73 (0) Sheep and lambs shorn _____________________________ _ -- 55 40 139 (NA) (NA) 55 40 139 '68 48 222 Pounds of wool __________________________________ _ 

-- (X) 423 100 (X) (NA) (X) 423 100 (X) 518 532 Sheep, lambs, and waol ________________________ $1.000 Goats __ __ _ _ ____________________________ _ 

-- 62 I 443 (NA) (NA) 60 (0) \ 73 I 240 

-- I (0) (NA) (NA) I (0) - - - (X) (0) (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) - Horses and ponies __ _ -- 25 141 31 366 23 (0) 27 362 

$1.000 -- (X) 54 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 85 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry _______________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 50 (X) 68 (X) 50 (X) 67 (X)\ 

- 47 I 538 68 2 193 47 I 538 67 (0) 

Hens and pullets of loying age ____________________ _ - 47 (0) 67 2014 47 (0) 66 (0) Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ - 3 (0) (NA) (NA) 3 (0) 3 75 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - I (0) 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ - 3 123 6 184 3 123 6 184 Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 8 108 (NA) (NA) 8 108 7 41 Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ - 4 61 (NA) (NA) 4 61 6 17 Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ - 7 47 (NA) (NA) 7 47 3 24 Other poultry __________ .. _________________________ _ - 6 (X) (NA) (X) 6 (X) 6 (X) 

Sales: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 5 (X) 2 (X) 5 (X) 2 (X) 

- 2 (0) 2 (0) 2 (0) 2 (0) Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ - 2 (0) 2 (0) 2 (0) 2 (0) Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ 

Turkeys ______ . _______________ --- _ -- -------------- Turkeys for sloughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1,000_ - - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - (X) 

- 5 (0) 4 (Z) 5 (0) 4 (Z) 

256 GARFIELD COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quantity Farms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ for groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons, green) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ for fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

8 706 (X) 4 475 8 706 (X) I 4 4751 - (NA) 12 854 (X) 3 315 - 12 854 (X) (NA) 

- 1 (D) (D) - - 1 (0) (0) - -

- 1 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (0) - -

7 (0) 4 665 4 475 7 (0) 4 665 4 475 - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 7 625 4 970 3 315 -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 4 (0) (X) - -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ for groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons, green) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ CUf for dry foroge or hoy (fons, dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Wheof for groin (bushels) _____ . _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Oofs for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Barley for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 3 200 (X) - - 3 200 (X)I - = I - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - -

5:~1 -

- - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 3 200 535 - - 3 200 - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - -

(X~I - -

- - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (X) - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X)I - -I 

- 148 68 745 1 898 750 3 280 148 68 745 I 898 750 3 280 

- 124 43 791 1 120 120 (NA) (NA) 124 43 791 I 120 120 3 648 

- 71 5 072 208 872 1 (D) 71 5 072 208 872 1 (D) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 55 4 489 141 267 1 (0) 

- 106 17 089 640 908 1 (D) 105 (0) (0) 1 (0) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 104 14 351 408 916 1 (D) 

Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Other small grains for groin ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA)I (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (0)1 -

=1 - 4 660 (X) - (NA) I 

4 660 (X) -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) 3 140 (X) - -

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Collon (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ Tobocco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - (NA) (NA) - -

-I - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Irish potatoes (hundredweighf" _________________ 1978_ - 3 (0) 125 1 (0) 3 (0) 125 1 (0) 

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Sweefpotofoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Hoy crops (fons, dry) (see text) _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 167 31 432 49 030 29 3499 160 30 767 48 444 29 3 499 

- 158 19 751 22 389 (NA) (NA) 157 (D) (0) 27 3 499 

Alfalfa hoy (fons, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Other tome dry hoy (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978_ 

field seed crap,- _____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see fext) _______ 1978_ 

1974_ Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 104 11 065 21 064 26 2 518 I 101 10910 20 8981 26 2 5181 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 112 10 064 13 166 25 3 054 

- 54 6 839 11 447 4 (0) 54 6 839 11 447 4 

(O~ I - - - (X) - - - - (X) -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 14 668 (X) 1 

- - (O~ 1 - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 14 648 40 828 1 (0) 

- - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA)I (NA) (NA) - - -I - -I 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) -

J - 2 (0) (X) (NA) (N,,) - - (X) -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Green peas excluding cowpeoL _______________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Peoches (poundsL __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Gropes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ 

- - (X) - - - - (X) -

=1 

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) -

- (NA) (NA) (X) I (NA) (NA~I - - (X)I - -I 

- - - (X) - - - (X) -

- 1 (D) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (X) - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA~I - (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) 

1974_ 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Strawberries (poundsL ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (X) - -' - -

~~~ I - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X1j .. - - 2 (D) (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (X) (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA GARFiElD COUNTY, MONT. 257 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres 

Forms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average sile of form ________________________________ _ 

Approximate land areo ____________________ " ____________ _ 

Proportion in forms ________________________ percenL 

- 363 1 673 073 344 1 614 502 327 883 172 299 830 793 

- (X) 4609 ()() 4 693 (X) 2 701 (X) 2 779 

- (X) 1 896 960 (X) 1 896 960 (X) 1 896 960 (X) 1 896 960 (X) 88.2 (X) 85.1 (X) 46.6 (X) 43.8 

Value of land and buildings: I 

Average per farm _____________________________ dollars_ 

Average per ocre _____________________________ dollors_ - 817 221 (X) 500 360 (X) 600 064 (X) 350 559 (X) 

- (X) 180 (X) 107 (X) 225 (X) 126 

land in forms according to use: Toto! cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 

316 (D) 306 384 468 288 (D) 273 (D) 

- 295 208 409 285 206 430 273 207 261 269 205 902 

1 to 9 acres ________________________________ . 10 to 19 acres ________________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _________________________ ~ _____ _ 

30 to 49 acres ____________ ~ ________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres ___ __ 

200 100 to to 499 199 acres _~~=_=_=~=========~===~===~~= _. ____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres 

1,000 acres or mo-~~~=~===:=~=======~=~======== 

-- 2 (D) 2 (NA) 2 (0) - (NA) 

6 (D) - (NA) 2 (D) - (NA) 

-- 7 169 10 (NA) 4 102 5 (NA) 

-- 14 495 14 (NA) 6 228 8 (NA) 

-- 35 2 428 20 (NA) 32 2 240 17 (NA) 

-- 40 5 652 45 (NA) 37 5302 45 (NA) 

_. 68 21 395 70 (NA) 67 (0) 70 (NA) 

-- 53 38 442 53 (NA) 53 38442 53 (NA) 

-- 70 139 747 71 (NA) 70 139 747 71 (NA) 

(roplond used only for pasture _____________________ _ 

-- 52 (D) 94 16 838 44 (D) 72 (0) Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improve men -- 208 (D) 184 161 200 192 (D) 179 (0) 

t grosses, not harvested or postured ______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops failed ________________ _ 

-- 13 (D) (NA) (NA) 11 (0) 6 (0) 

-- 32 13095 (NA) (NA) 26 11 385 14 2 129 Cropland in cultivated summer fallow _____________ _ 

Cropland idie____ _. _____ .. ___ _ 

-- 179 141 5761 (NA) (NA) I 169 138 967 168 152 137 

-- 42 14 949 (NA) (NA) 40 (0) 17 6012 

Toto! woodland _ _ ___________ _ 

-- 3 (D) 7 26025 2 (0) 6 (D) Woodland postured __________________ _ 

-- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 2 (D) 

Woodland nol postured ___________________________ _ -- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 4 2944 

Other land __ ___ _ ________ _ _______________ _ 

-- 300 1 260 571 258 I 204 009 271 499 259 236 447 874 Pasture/and and ronge/and, other than cropland and woodland pastured _______________________________ _ _. 221 1 237 168 (NA) (NA) 204 484 463 168 438 801 land in nouse lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc ______ ~ -- 182 23 403 (NA) (NA) 159 14 796 163 9073 

Pastureland, all types _____ . _____________ . ______________ _ -- 257 1 252 112 (NA) (NA) 233 494 381 (NA) 452 070 

Irrigated land ______________________________________ _ 

-- 57 16 392 62 17 109 55 (0) 57 16992 Harvested cropland irrigated _________________________ _ -- 53 14 693 (NA) (NA) 52 (0) 54 15 114 Pastureland irrigoted __ . ____________________________ _ .- 8 (D) (NA) (NA) 7 (0) (NA) (0) Other land irrigoted _______________________________ _ 

-- 3 (0) (NA) (NA) 3 (0) 2 (D) 

land set aside in the federal farm programs in 1978 _______ _ -- 146 26 348 (X) (X) 142 26 230 (X) (X) 

11978 data ore based on a sample of forms; see text_ 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) 

Markel value of agricultural products sold t _______________ _ 

Average per form ~ __________________________ dollars_ 363 22 237 344 16989 327 22 188 299 16 902 

- (X) 61 258 (X) 49 387 (X) 67 854 (X) 56 528 

forms by value of agricultural products sold:! $100,000 or rTlore _________________________ _ 

$40.000 to $99,999 ________ . ___ _ $20,000 to $39,999 _____ . _______ . __ . __________ _ 

- 68 14418 48 (NA) 68 14 418 48 (NA) 

- 76 5 060 83 (NA) 76 5060 83 (NA) 

53 1 521 51 (NA) 53 1 521 51 (NA) 

$10,000 to $19.999 ___________ .. ____________________ _ 

$5.000 to $9.999 . ___ .. ___ . __ ._. _________ ._. __ _ 54 767 56 (NA) 54 767 56 (NA) 

40 278 25 (NA) 40 278 25 (NA) 

$2,50010 $4.999 ____ __. __ . ________ . _________ _ 

less thon $2,500 (see text) ______________ _ 

$2,000 to $2,499 _ _ ______ .. _._ 

$1,500 to $1,999 ... _ __ ... _. ___ . __ _ $1,000 to $1,499 ___ . __ __ .. _. ________ _ 

less thoo $1,000.____ .. _._. _________ ... ______ _ Abnormal forms (see texfL _____ . ______________________ _ 

36 143 30 (NA) 36 143 30 (NA) 

35 (0) 48 (NA) (X) (X) 6 (NA) 

8 17 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

9 16 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

7 9 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

11 (D) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 1 (D) 3 (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops _ _ ____________________________________ _ 

Groins _____________ . __________ ~ _________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons __ _ Cofton and cottonseed _. ______________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons __ Tobacco __________ _ 

Field seeds, hay, forage. and silage Vegetables. sweet corn, and melons _____________ - - - - - __ 

Fruifs, nuts, and berries ______________ ------------

Nursery and greenhouse products ____ - - - - - - - -- - - - - - --

Other crops 

livestock, poultry, and their products ____ _ 

Poultry and poultry products ____ . ____ _ 

DOiry products ------------- Coffle and calves __ __ ___ _ _____ -------- ---------

Hogs and piqs_ _ ____ . ----- ------------- Sheep, lombs, and wool _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - - -

Olher livestock and IIvesfock products (see text) __ 

- 226 12 854 231 12 166 214 12 837 (NA) 12 153 

- 208 12 059 (NA) (NA) 201 12 047 213 11 440 

69 1 608 (NA) (NA) 69 1 608 (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) - - - - 60 529 (NA) (NA) 55 525 48 713 

- - - (NA) (NA) - -

- - (NA) (NA) - - I (0) 1 (D) 1 (0) I -

4 (0) (NA) (NA) 4 (D) -

241 9 383 220 4 824 219 9 351 185 4 74~ I - 10 361 8 215 10 361 7 (D) 

- 6 40 (NA) (NA) 6 40 3 92 

224 7 573 (NA) (NA) 206 7 546 172 3 58'

1 

- 24 1 290 (NA) (NA) 24 1 290 18 748 

9 70 (NA) (NA) 9 70 8 (0) 

24 48 (NA) (NA) 19 43 22 81 

11974 doto include sales of forest products. 

258 GLACIER COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA 
TobIe 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Farms 

farms with harvested cropland 

Acres Acres Harvested 1978 1974 in farms Forms in farms cropland 

All forms ___________________________ _ 

- 363 344 I 673 073 295 850 123 208 409 

Forms with- 1 to 9 ocre5 _______________________ _ 22 20 24 I (0) (0) 10 to 49 ocrOL ____________________ _ 12 12 (0) 4 121 90 50 to 69 ocrOL ____________________ _ 

- 2 4 (0) 2 (0) (0) 70 to 99 acrcL ____________________ _ 

- 9 7 738 8 658 574 100 to 139 ocro'- __________________ _ 

- 8 8 933 8 933 450 140 to 179 ocre'- __________________ _ 

- 13 4 2 089 6 973 737 

- 8 - I 615 8 I 615 685 180 to 219 ocre'- __________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocre'- __________________ _ 

- 5 4 I 216 2 (0) (0) 260 to 499 ocres ___________________ _ 

- 33 47 12 291 28 10 347 4346 500 to 999 Dcres ___________________ _ 

- 43 42 31 076 37 26 457 9 357 1,000 to 1,999 ocrOL _______________ _ 

- 52 62 75 221 46 66 029 19291 2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

- 156 134 I 547 376 145 742 393 172607 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 

All forms 

1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres 

Lond in forms __________________________________ _ 363 673 073 344 614 502 Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 295 208 409 285 206430 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 110 896 III 109 868 691 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 70 29 691 (NA) 29 609 Port owners __________________________________ _ 208 701 770 178 669 365 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Tenants _____________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

194 166 775 

45 75 192 

31 11 943 

(NA) 159 376 

57 76 446 (NA) 17445 

Type of organizotion: Individual or family ____________________________ _ Partnership __________________________________ _ 

Corporation __________________________________ _ 

Otner-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc._ 

297 612910 

29 84 928 

34 (0) 

3 (0) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Harvested 

Forms in forms cropland 

57 155 152 36 047 

- - -

4 131 72 

- - -

3 240 216 

I (0) (0) 

2 (0) (0) 

I (0) (0) 

I (0) (0) 

7 2 720 I 707 

5 3 754 I 405 

8 II 187 4 724 

25 136 235 27 429 

1978 and 1974 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Forms 

327 

273 

87 

56 

201 

189 

39 

28 

265 

26 

34 

2 

Acres 

883 172 

207 261 

123 211 

29 021 

690 390 

166 461 

69 571 

11 779 

595 243 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

1974 

Forms 

299 

269 

75 

(NA) 

174 

(NA) 

50 

(NA) 

258 

19 

19 

3 

Irrigoted 

land 

16 392 

- 112 

- 176 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

I 487 

I 103 

2 635 

10441 

Acres 

830 793 

205 902 

94442 

29 310 

665 520 

159 267 

70 831 

17 325 

641 937 

57 271 

123 049 

8 536 

All farms Forms with sales of AI! forms I Forms with soles of 

1978 '1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Forming _____________________________ _ 

Other _______________________________ _ :144 236 119 83 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years _______________________ _ 25 to 34 yeors ________________________ _ 

35 la 44 yeors ________________________ _ 

45 to 54 yeors ________________________ _ 

8 13 

58 43 

82 52 102 97 55 to 64 yeors ________________________ _ 

65 years and over _____________________ _ Average oge __________________________ _ 

68 84 45 30 47.9 48.5 

$2,500 or more 

1978 

240 

87 

8 

51 

71 

88 

68 

41 

48.2 

'1974 

229 

48 

131 

32 

46 

83 

76 

27 

48.7 

Operators by ploce of residence: On form operated _____________________ _ 

Not on form operated __________________ _ 

Not reported __________________________ _ 

Operators reporting days of work off form: None ________________________________ _ 

I to 49 dayL _________________________ . 

50 to 99 doys _________________________ _ 

100 to 149 doy'- ______________________ _ ISO to 199 day'- ______________________ _ 

200 days or more _____________________ _ 

'Applies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5, Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 data ore based on a sample of farms; see text} 

All forms 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

222 190 205 166 84 87 70 73 

57 421 52 38 

186 120 182 114 21 17 20 17 9 25 7 21 17 7 14 6 28 23 19 9 84 54 67 38 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or mare 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenst:s Expenses Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

- 81 2 167 95 710 81 2 167 85 697 - 234 I 679 193 I 238 197 I 6591 161 1 191 - 66 607 112 564 54 606

1 

93 538 - 175 92 (NA) (NA) 138 87 139 102 - 109 269 107 323 109 269 103 322 - 215 I 573 138 685 214 (0) 129 683 - 183 680 144 365 183 680

1 

140 365 - 180 I 509 151 908 160 I 498 143 905 - 34 101 31 84 27 98 28 81 

- 175 996 118 460 142 991

1 

114 460 

- 364 1 847 (NA) (NA) 318 1 802 (NA) (NA) - 364 I 702 339 I 045 318 I 663 296 1 029 - 355 827 (NA) (NA) 309 804 296 529 - 269 639 (NA) (NA) 263 627 242 378 - 85 79 (NA) (NA) 85 79 76 31 - 63 18 (NA) (NA) 43 151 - 31 23 (NA) (NA) 31 23 296 91 - 364 116 (NA) (NA) 318 115

1

_ - 278 143 (NA) (NA) 253 137 (NA) (NAI - 9 2 (NA) (NA) 9 2i (NA) (NA) 

i::stOCk ond poultry purchosod _________________________ _ 

for livestock ond poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commerciolly mixed formula feedL ___________ , 

Ammol health costs 

~~~e~~:~~ft~~"::~ ~the: ,griculturol chemicols -~ ~~ ~~~s~ including = = = = = = limo = = = = = ________________ = = = = = = = = = = = == == = _ 

C::tro~r~~~~or ------ ---- ------ ------ -- ---- -----------

CUSf?mwork, m~chin-e- hir~ ~ ~-n-d- ~;~i~i -;,- ~""a-chi~erY- ~nd ------ equIpment __________ . _______________________________ _ 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ 

Petroleum products 

~~:H~;;·,,~:~~:-!!:-:i-l-~---l:~i Elec~~~hene, motor oil, and grease _____________________ _ 

Other - :O~-I,-;.;;od, -;;k;,-;t~:==: ::::::::: :::::::::::::: 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA GLACIER COUNTY, MONT. 259 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data ore based on a sample of forms; see texl1 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Farms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except posture __________________________ _ 

Pasture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ Lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

- 214 149 713 213 (0) 

- 214 149 213 213 (0) 

- 4 500 4 500 

- - - - - Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hay and other crops _____________________________ _ 

- 33 24 398 33 24398 Nematodes in crops _________________________________ '- ____ _ 

- - - - - Diseases in crops and orchards _____________________________ _ 

- 12 4 204 12 4204 Weeds. gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ - 145 114 892 145 114892 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _____ ' __________________ _ - 7 4 774 7 

- 48 (X) 48 Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 57 (Xl 57 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

All MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value af all 

machinery and equipment ___________ forms-

$1,000_ 

Average per form ________________ doliarL 

Forms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles ____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ 

Wheel troc10rL _______ -. __________________ _ 

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Cottonpickers _______________ . ____________ _ 

Mower conditioners ____________________ • __ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Pickup balers _______________ • _________ • ___ . 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type . __________________ • _____ _ 

11978 data are based on a sample of forms; see textl 

All forms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or mcre 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

All MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Can. 

Estimated market value of all 

364 316 318 285 machinery and equipment-Con, 

23 582 11 973 23 198 11 586 $20.000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

64 786 37 889 72 951 40 653 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ $50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

8 41 8 31 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

98 35 1 65 26 1 $100.000 to $199.999 ____________________ 

33 461 21 41 i $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All farms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior fo 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

297 363 156 173 165 190 

345 1 167 234 395 283 772 

310 671 94 134 279 537 

150 206 39 

6~1 113 145 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 57 67 15 18 45 49 

117 131 41 43 82 88 

35 35 2 (0) 33 (01 

fable 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data ore bosed on a sample of farms; see text] 

Hired workers -All forms, 1978 

4 774 

(X) 

(Xl 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

129 80617 (NA) 80008 (NA) 609 - -

(NA) 22675 

- - 2 (0) 

(NA) 86850 

1 (0) 

15 (X) 

(NAI (Xl 

AU forms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

38 47 38 42 

34 64 33 63 

47 33 47 33 

1 '1 { 1 

77 r 1 50 77 49 

26 ..J L 28 ..J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 1970 to 1974 

254 358 230 300 978 363 

256 622 165 

142 206 56 

- - - 11 11 - (NA) (NA) (NAI 

24 31 13 

129 136 54 

2 (01 -

Any hired workersFarms with sales of $2,500 or more 

arms _____ _ 

Vorkers 

arms with - I worker __ _ 

2 workers _ _ ~ 

3 or 4 workers 

5 10 9 workers 

10 workers or more . 

260 GLACIER COUNTY, MONT. 

Any 

- 180 

- 549 

- 59 

- 48 

- 39 

- 27 

- 7 

Working 150 days or more 

Forms Workers 

106 (X) 

(X) 250 

60 60 

33 66 

3 11 

6 33 

4 80 

Working less than 150 doys 

Forms Workers 1978 1974 

119 (X) 160 143 (X) 299 469 707 

30 30 59 44 

46 92 41 32 

23 75 39 32 

20 102 14 20 

- - 7 15 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 1 1 

(X) I 

- 260 (X) 236 (X) 236 ()O 195 

- 230 (X) 211 (X) 212 (X) 177 (X) 

Sales, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any cattle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

- 241 9 383 220 4 824 219 9 351 185 4 749 

- 233 8934

1 

212 (NA) 215 8906 179 (0)1 

Inventory: Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that had calved ____________________ _ Beef cows _______________________ " ______________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

- 222 39 945 206 48 621 204 39 344 172 46 919 

- 209 22 100 200 27897 192 21 621 168 26840 

- 206 21 985 200 27 741 189 21 506 168 26 687 

- 24 115 29 156 24 115 26 153 

- 166 10335 (NA) (NA) 1 157 10269 140 9 594 

- 191 7510 (NA) (NA) 177 7 454 153 10 485 

Sales: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ ~airy products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding ____________________ ~_ 

Other hogs and pig'- ______________________________ _ 

- 224 23466 205 20329 206 23 295 172 19 725 

- (X) 7 573 (X) (NA) (X) 7 546 (X) 3 584 

- 149 9 510 (NA) (NA) 137 9 372 114 9 485 

- (X) 2 438 (X) (NA) (X) 2 420 (X) I 239 

- 183 13 956 (NA) (NA) 175 13 923 146 10 240 

- (X) 5 135

1 

(X) (NA) (X) 5 126

1 

(X) 2 344 

18 1 106 (NA) (NA) 17 (0) 18 1 1961 

- (X) 462

1 

(X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 419

1 

- 6 40 (NA) (NA) 6 40 3 92 

- 31 9 138\ 15 7 308 30 (0) 14 (0)\ 

- 23 1 024 (NA) (NA) 23 I 024 13 (0) 

- 30 8 114 (NA) (NA) 29 (0) 14 6 381 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Oec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Oec.l of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June I and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 23 1 821 16 1 594 23 I 821 16 I 594 

- 21 I 002 14 809 21 I 002 14 809 

- 21 819 13 785 21 819 13 785 Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ Goots _____________________________________________ _ 

- 9 752 11 I 118 9 752 8 945 

- 9 (0) (NA) (NA) 9 (0) 8 837 

- I (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales: 

- 134 967

1 

131 828

1 

118 819

1 

98 673

1 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ - 24 12 280 18 10 059 24 12 280 18 10059 

- (X) I 290 (X) (NA) (X) 1 290 (X) 748 feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ - 7 250 I (0) 7 250 I (01 

- (X) 8 (X) (NA) (X) 8 (X) (0) Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

- 7 (0) 10 854 7 (0) 8 (0) 

- 8 767 (NA) (NA) 8 767 8 953 

- (X) 7 705 (X) (NA) (X) 7 705 (X) 8 257 Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000_ 

Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 9 7~1 (NA) (NA) I 9 7~1 8 (O~ I 

- - (NA) (NA) - - $1,000_ - (X) - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 22 71 17 93 19 66 16 (0) 

$1,000_ - (X) 45 (X) (NA) (Xl 43 (Xl 68 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 40 (X)I 28 (X) 39 (X) 25 (X)I 

- 30 32 351 27 29009 29 (0) 24 28 904 Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

- 29 24851 27 25 851 28 (0) 24 (0) Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 4 7 500 (NA) (NA) 4 7 500 2 (0) 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 8 11 (NA) (NA) 8 11 - - Broilers and other meot-type chickens ________________ _ - 6 4695 1 (0) 6 4 695 1 (0) Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 1 (0) Turkeys for slaughteL ___________________________ _ 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 1 (0) 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - I (0) Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

- 3 (X) (NA) (X) 3 (X) - (X) 

Sales, Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- 5 (X) 7 (X) 5 (X) 7 IX)I - 5 12027 5 4 394 5 12 027 5 4 394 

- 5 12 027 5 4 390 5 12 027 5 4 390 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________ ~- _____ _ Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1,000_ 

- 3 3 500 1 (0) 3 3 500 1 (0) 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 1 (0) 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (O~I I (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - -

- 2 (X) (NA) (X) 2 (X)i - (X) 

- 10 361 8 215 10 361 7 (0) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA GLACIER COUNTY, MONT. 261 
Table 10_ Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quantity Farms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ For grain or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ For grain or seed {bushelsL __________________ 1978_ - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974 Cut for dry forage or hoy (tons, dry) __________ 1978 -- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

-- - - - - - - - - - - 1974 -- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978 -- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974 -- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Wheat for groin (bushelsl. _____________________ 1978 -- 168 81 848 2 485 728 4 I 104 166 (D) (D) 4 I 104 

1974 Oats for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978 -- 199 80 241 I 394 277 (NA) (NA) 193 80027 I 392 III 7 I 006 

-- 29 2 062 III 065 I (0) 29 2 062 III 065 I (0) 

1974 Barley tor groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978 -- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 13 2 086 55 311 - - -- 189 93 651 3 742 995 29 7 359 183 93 413 3 735 860 28 (0) 

1974 -- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 183 91 268 2 444 225 24 5669 Rye for grain (bushels) ________________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - - 1974 -- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Other small groins for groin ____________________ 1978 -- 19 5 283 (X) - - 19 5 283 (X) - -

1974 -- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 19 5 271 (X) - -

Soybeans for beans (bushelsL __________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - - 1974 -- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Peanuts for nUfs (pounds) ____________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - -

1974 -- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Cotton (boles) _______________________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - - - 1974 -- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - - 1974 -- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Irish pototoes (hundredweightL _________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - -

1974 -- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Sweet potatoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - - 1974 -- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Hoy crops (fans, dry) (see textL ________________ 1978 -- 175 25 072 41 237 36 4 223 160 24 250 40 670 36 4 223 

1974 -- lSI 27 706 41 550 (NA) (NA) 143 27 387 41 045 47 8 439 Alfalfa hoy (tons, dry) _______________________ 1978 

1974 -- 120 13 971 26 7151 32 3 713 113 13 699 26 519 32 3 713 

-- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 102 17 374 29 258 43 7344 

Other tome dry hoy (tons, dry) (see text) ______ J978 -- 23 3 197 4881 - - 22 (0) (0) - -

Field seed crops- _____________________________ 1978 -- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

1974 -- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - - 1974 -- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - - 1974 -- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978 -- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974 -- - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Sweet com ________________________________ 1978 -- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

1974 -- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Tomatoes _________________________________ J978 -- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Green peas excluding cowpeos ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

1974_ - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Peoches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Gropes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Strawberries (poundsL ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ J978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ - 1 (0) (X) - - I (0) (X) - -- - 4 2 894 (X) (NA) (NA) 4 2 894 (X) (NA) (NA) 

262 GLACIER COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres 

Farms ____ -------- -- ---- ------------- - ---- ----------- Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

AP~~g;~~~~~ li~nta~~eso == ========== == == == = = == = ===-p;~cent= 

139 652 3271 128 684 3861 127 6281251 121 683 5971 - (X) 5 347 (X) 4946 (X) 5 650 - (X) 4 693 752 6401 752 640 (X) - (X) 752 640 (X) (X) 752 640 I (X) 86.7 (X) (X) 83.5 (X) 90.8 - 90.9 

Value of land and buildings: 1 Average per form _____________________________ dollors_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollars_ 688 902 (X) 310 961 (X) 732 342 (X) 327 744 - (X) I (X) 58 (X) 145 (X) 58 - (X) 145 

land in farms according to use: Total cropland ______________________ -_ - _____________ _ 

Harvested cropland ____________ - ___ - ______________ _ 121 80 629 108 80 3091 115 (0) I 104 (0) I - 120 41 454 103 37 558 114 41 167 99 37 507 - By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 ocres _______________________________ _ 20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________ • __ • __ • ___ • _____ _ 

100 to 199 ocres _____________________________ _ 200 to 499 ocres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocres _____________________________ _ 

LOOO acres or more. __________________ . ________ _ 

- - 2 (NA) - - - (NA) - (NA) 3 46 2 (NA) 2 (0) - - 2 (NA) I (D) 2 (NA) - 3 60 8 (NA) 11 (0) 8 (NA) - 12 435 

12 921 10 (NA) 11 (D) 10 (NA) - 22 3 293 19 (NA) 21 (D) 19 (NA) I - 39 12 518 40 (NA) 39 12 518 40 (NA) 

24 15 319 16 (NA) 24 IS 319 16 (NA) - 5 8 862 4 (NA) 5 8 862 4 (NA) 

Cropland used only for posturL __ . __________ • ______ .. __ 

Other cropland __ , ______ • __ " ___________________ , __ _ 34 5 939 24 5 598 32 (D) 22 (0) 

- 78 33 236 66 37 153 74 (0) 66 (0) 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grasses, not han/ested or postured __ , __ •. ___ ". ___ _ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled _, __ .' __ .•. ______ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer tallow ____ .. ________ _ 

Croplnnd idle ____ . 

Totolwoadlond ____ .'.'. ___ . ___ . ____ ' ___ ' ___ _ 

Woodlondpostured __ ._. __ . ________ . ___ . __ . __ _ 

Woodlandnolpostured ______ , _____ • __ ' __ ." .. 

Of her land _ _ _ . __ .• _______ . __ .'.' __ •.• 

P\lsturelond ond rangeland, other than cropland and woodlondpostured _________________ . _______ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

10 I 412 (NA) (NA) 8 (0) 2 (0) 

8 4 490 (NA) (NA) 6 (0) 10 749 

67 24 B40 (NA) (NA) 64 24 408 61 21 336

1 - 16 2 494 (NA) (NA) 16 2 494 4 (D) 

18 19 132 15 15 311 17 (0) I 14 (011 

IS 18 937 (NA) (NA) 14 (D) 11 (D) 

3 195 (NA) (NA) 3 195 4 2 306 -

534 8421 121 552 566 114 588 766 113 109 588 370 I 104 509 189 (NA) (NA) 98 491 965 93 582 027 

80 43 377 (NA) (NA) 72 42 877 73 6 343 

Pasfllrefand, all types ___ .'_ - 118 534 065 (NA) (NA) 110 51 I 652 (NA) 600 288 

Irrigated land ,. _____ • _____ .' 

Harvested crop/and irrigated._ . _____________ .,. __ _ 

Pastureland irrigated ___ .___ _ _ ________________ _ 

Other land irrigated ______ . ________ • _________________ _ 

lllnd set aside in the federal tarm programs in 1978 _____ • __ _ 

- 59 8 643 49 10 384 56 8 532 47 (0) 

- 56 6464 (NA) (NA) 53 6 3531 45 8 747 

- 13 1 980 (NA) (NA) 13 1 980 (NA) I 552 

- 3 199 (NA) (NA) 3 199 3 (D) 

- 56 3054 (X) (X) 53 2947i (X) (X) 

J 1978 doto ore based on a sample of forms; see text, 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ - 139 11 095 128 8 815 127 11 078 121 8 805 Average per farm _______________ • ___________ doUars. - (X) 79 818 (X) 68 867 (X) 87 231 (X) 72 769 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: 1 

$100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

- 13 7584 9 (NA) 13 7 584 9 (NA) $40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ - 33 2 137 29 (NA) 33 2 137 29 (NA) $20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 27 818 34 (NA) 27 818 34 (NA) $10.000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4.999 ___________________________________ _ 

less than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ $2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 23 340 18 (NA) 23 340 I 18 (NA) I - 22 165 14 (NA) 22 165 14 (NA) 

- 9 34 14 (NA) 9 34 14 (NA) I - 12 16 10 (NA) (X) (X) 3 (NA) 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 5 8 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) $1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal farms (see text) ____________________________ _ 

- 4 5 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X)I - 2 (D) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops _______________________________________________ _ 

Grains ________________________ • ______ ._. _' _________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation .loons _______________ • __ Tobacco ____________________________________ • ______ _ 

Field seeds, hav, loroge, and silage ____________________ _ Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____________________ _ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Other craps _________________________ • ______________ _ 

- 90 1 581 79 1 865 85 (0) (NA) (0)1 

- 85 1 391 (NA) (NA) I 81 1 390 66 1 7421 - 11 151 (NA) (NA) 11 lSI (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - -

(O~ I - 22 190 (NA) (NA) 19 187 20 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - -

= I - - - (NA) (NA) - - -

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products __________________________ _ Dairy products _. ___________________________________ _ 

Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ______________________________ _ 

Other livestock and liveslock products (see text) _________ _ 

- 122 9 513 120 6 949 113 (D) 114 (DII - 6 1 5 1 5 (0) 5 

- 3 1 (NA) (NA) 3 1 9 2 - 111 9012 (NA) (NA) 108 9 007 107 6 666 - 12 124 (NA) (NA) 12 124 11 108 - 25 360 (NA) (NA) 23 (D) 22 156 - 13 16 (NA) (NA) 10 12 7 (0) 

'1974 data include sales ollorest products. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA GOLDEN VALlEY COUNTY, MONT. 263 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 Forms 

Forms with harvested cropland 

Acres Acres Harvested 1978 1974 in forms Forms in farms cropland 

All forms ___________________________ _ 139 Farms with- 128 652 327 120 635 165 41 454 

- 10 12 32 - - - 4 5 101 I (0) (0) 

- - - - - -

1 to 9 ocres _______________________ _ 

10 to 49 ocres _____________________ _ 

50 to 69 ocres _____________________ _ 

3 - 250 3 250 170 2 5 (0) 2 (0) (0) 

2 2 (0) 2 (0) (0) 

- - - - - - -

70 to 99 ocres _____________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocro'- __ •. ______________ _ 140 to 179 ocres ___________________ _ 

180 to 219 acres ___________________ _ 

4 I 958 4 958 94 10 5 3 115 9 2 795 853 13 13 9 367 12 8 407 2085 - 16 19 22 827 16 22 827 4 785 

- 75 66 615 141 71 599 347 33 262 

220 to 259 oCre5 ___________________ _ 

260 to 499 ocres ___________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocres ___________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocro'- _______________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 

1978 

Farms 

land in forms __________________________________ _ 139 Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 120 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 61 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 47 Part owners __________________________________ _ 68 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 65 Tenants _____________________________________ _ 10 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 8 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ 105 Partnership __________________________________ _ 17 Corporation __________________________________ _ 15 

2 

All farms 

Acres 

652 327 41 454 

138 207 

15 959 

474 664 

23 905 

39 456 I 590 

344 134 

(0) 

226 230 

(0) 

1974 

Forms 

128 

103 

55 

(NA) 

65 

(NA) 

8 (NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Acres 

684 386\ 37 558 

85 339/ 5 833 545 647 

29 995 

53 400 

I 730 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Farms with irrigated land 

Acres Harvested Forms in forms cropland 

59 432 641 14 138 

- - - I (0) (0) 

- - - - - -

I (0) (0) 

2 (0) (0) 

- - - - - - 7 2 147 560 

7 4923 653 

4 6 139 454 

37 418 971 12 356 

1978 and 1974 

Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 

Forms 

127 

114 

55 

45 

67 

64 

5 

5 

93 

17 

15 

2 

Acres 

628 125 

41 167 

137621 (0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

446 

319 932 

(0) 

226 230 

(0) 

1974 

Farms 

121 

99 

48 

(NA) 

65 

(NA) 

8 (NA) 

98 

14 

9 

Irrigated 

land 

8643 

-

(0) 

-

-

(0) 

(0) 

-

- 405 

386 

593 

7 101 

Acres 

683 597 

37507 

84 550 

5 782 

545 647 

29 995 

53400 

1 730 

398 668 

59308 

225 621 

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

r-~------~------~--~--------~------~------~--r_--------~ All farms Farms with sofes of 

$2,500 or moro All farms Farms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 >1974 1978 >1974 

109 97 105 93 102 89 

30 22 17 12 13 11 

17 14 12 12 

4 2 )6 17 80 65 77 62 

19 15 21 16 21 16 

40 36 4 5 3 5 

33 33 2 2 

27 16 5 3 

51.3 51.7 23 13 17 

I Applies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 doto ore based on a sample of forms; see textl 

AU forms Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

62 4 730 69 2 862 62 4 730 66 2861 

- 110 852 109 741 101 851 102 729 

- 41 176 93 351 41 176 88 342 

- 96 61 (NA) (NA) 87 60 92 35 

- 46 44 43 29 46 44 41 (0) 

- 86 221 71 121 86 221 69 (0) 

- 66 98 51 24 66 98 51 24 

- 54 381 50 305 53 (0) 48 (0) 

- 11 14 6 13 10 (0) 6 13 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ 

Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs. plants, and trees __________________________ _ 

Commerciol fertilizer __________________ -- ------------ ---

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ 

Hired form labor ______________________ - - ---- ------ -- ---

Contract lobar ________________________ -_ -_ - - -----------

- 64 235 75 Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment __________________________ -_ ---- ----------- 89 60 226 74 (0) 

- 137 461 (NA) (NA) 124 450 (NA) (NA) 

- 137 389 127 297 124 379 120 295 

137 237 (NA) (NA) 124 230 120 178 

105 103 (NA) (NA) 98 102 82 82 

- 36 11 (NA) (NA) 32 (0) 40 15 

- 22 II (NA) (NA) 21 (0) 

- 3 } 1 (NA) (NA) 3 1 120 21 

- 137 26 (NA) (NA) 124 25 

- 109 68 (NA) (NA) 96 66 (NA) (NA) 

27 4 (NA) (NA) 27 4 (NA) (NA) 

Energy and petroleum products-_________________________ _ 

Petroleum products ____________ -_ -_ ---- -- -------- ---- Gasoline _____________________ -_ ---- -- ------------

Diesel fuel ________________________ -- --- ----- -- ---- lP gas, butane. and propane ________________________ _ 

Fuel oil __________________________ -- ---- -----.------

Natural gas ______________________ -_ ------------ ---

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease _____________________ _ 

flectricity __________________________ -- ---------------

Other - cool, wood. coke. etc. ____________ -- ------------

264 GOLDEN VALLEY COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 dato are based on a sample of forms- see textJ 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ____________________ - _____ -___ -_________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except pasture __________________________ _ 

Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ 

78 23 287 78 23 287 - 78 (0) 78 (D) - 1 (D) 1 (D) - Lime ________________________________ - _ - ___ --- --- ---- - - - --- - - - - -

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hay and other crops _____________________________ _ 6 842 6 842 - Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchards _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and pasture _________________ _ 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitatian and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- - - - - 1 (0) 1 (0) 

63 21 173

1 

63 21 173

1 -

- -

(x11 -

47 (x11 47 

8 (X) 8 (X) -

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

11978 data are based on a sample of forms· see textJ 

All forms Farms with soles All farms of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 1978 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all 

machinery and equipmenL ___________ farmL 

$1,000_ Average per form ________________ dollars_ 

Forms by value group: $1 fa $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 fa $9,999 ___ ._. _________________ _ 

$10,000 fa $19,999 _____________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

137 123 

6 697 4411 

48 881 35 862 

4 5 

22 10 

21 30i 

All forms 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Can. 

Estimated market value of all 

124 118 machinery and equipment-Con. 

6 501 4 362 $20,000 fa $29,999 ______________________ 

52 429 36 966 $30,000 fa $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 fa $69,999 _____________________ • 

1 

2:1 

$70,000 fa $99,999 ______________________ 

16 $100,000 fa $199,999 ____________________ 

21 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel troctors ___________________________ _ 

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Cottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel fype _. ______________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 

98 148 51 58 137 371 69 108 135 380 37 42 

75 

8~1 13 

- - 1~1 - -

- - - - 47 49 21 22 81 89 24 24 

6 6 - -

1978 and 1974 

(1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text} 

Hired workers-All forms. 

65 90 

121 263 126 338 

64 74 -

- =1 

- - 26 27 61 65 

6 6 

1978 

12 

24 

26 

14 ""1 

r 10 

4 ~ 

Forms 

109 

118 

115 

46 

-

3 (NA) 

18 

72 

6 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

69 17 157 

(NA) 16 245 

(NA) 912 

- -

(NA) 441 

- -

- -

(NA) 11 674

1 

- -I 14 

(NA) (X) (X~ I 

forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1974 1978 1974 

20 I 12 

33 20 33 2°1 

15 26 15 r 14 ""1 

10 11 r 10 1 10 

I L 4 ~ 

1974 

Manufactured 

Number 1970 fa 1974 

166 113 

350 140 

321 60 

52 9 

-

3 =1 

(NA) (NA) 

19 4 77 25 

6 -

Any hIred workersForms with sales of $2,500 or more Working 150 days or more Working less tho n 150 days 

Any Farms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

Farms __________________________________________________ _ 

Workers ________________________________________________ _ 

Forms with3 

~ :~~~:~s- or 4 workers =~ = = = _________________________________________ == = = = = = = = = = == = = = = == = = = = = == = = = == = === = == = = = _ 

~J~:rk~~ske:rs ~o;e == == == ====== ==== == == == == ============== 

- 54 31 (X) 48 (X) 53 - 48\ 194 (X) 59 (X) 135 (0) 203 

- 15 19 19 18 18 15 20 - 13 5 10 16 32 13 7 - 13 5 (D) 4 13 13 8 - 11 2 (a) 9 (D) 10 11 - 2 - - 1 (D) 2 2 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA GOLDEN VALLEY COUNTY, MONT. 265 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Number Fc.rms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory, Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ - 124 (X) 119 (X) 114 (X) 112 (X) 

- 118 (X) 116 (X) 112 (X) 109 (X) 

Soles, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ - 122 9 513 120 6 949 113 9 502 114 (0) 

- 118 9 496 120 (NA) 113 (0) 114 6930 

CATTlE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that had colved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

110 21 271 108 27 695 107 21 249 101 27480 

- 105 11 266 99 15 734 102 11 247 94 (0) 

- 105 11 239 98 15 696 102 11 220 93 (0) 

- 18 27 18 38 18 27 17 (0) Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

- 92 4961 (NA) (NA) 91 (0) 87 6229 

- 100 5 044 (NA) (NA) 99 (0) 87 5647 

Soles, Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

- 111 27 368 113 30 SOO 108 27353 107 30458 

$1,000_ - (X) 9012 ()() (NA) (X) 9007 (X) 6666 (alves __________________________________________ _ 

- 70 4377 (NA) (NA) 70 4377 64 6854 

$1,000_ - (X) I 234 ()() (NA) (X) 1 234 (X) 1 216 Cottie ___________________________________________ _ 

- 96 22991 (NA) (NA) 93 22976 94 23604 

$1.000_ - (X) 7 778 (X) (NA) (X) 7 773 (X) 5450 Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 6 55 

$1.000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ - (X) (0) (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 14 

- 3 1 (NA) (NA) 3 I 9 2 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 15 1 163 12 630 13 (0) 11 (0) Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ 

Other hogs and pigL ______________________________ _ 

- 10 185 (NA), (NA) 9 (0) 6 (0) 

- 14 978 (NA) (NA) 13 (0) 11 521 

lifters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

- 10 284 6 151 9 (0) 6 151 Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ - 9 139 5 97 8 (0) 5 97 June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 9 145 6 54 9 145 6 54 Sheep and lomb,- ___________________________________ _ 

- 25 7 569 24 6649 23 (0) 22 (0) Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ - 22 5 061 (NA) (NA) 22 5061 21 3809 Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 71 357 49 283 67 300 47 (0) 

Soles, Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 12 1 676 12 1 542 12 1 676 11 (0) 

$1,000_ - (X) 124 ()() (NA) (X) 124 (X) 108 Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 5 429 5 122 5 429 5 122 

$1,000_ - (X) 21 ()() (NA) (X) 21 (Xl 2 Sheep and lomb,- ___________________________________ _ 

- 25 3 717 24 4 108 23 (0) 22 (0) Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

- 22 6665 (NA) (NA) 22 6665 19 4673 

- (X) 64 527 (X) (NA) (X) 64 527 (X) 51 967 Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1.000_ - 25 360 (NA) (NA) 23 (0) 22 156 Goots _____________________________________________ _ 

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - - $1.000_ - (X) (0) (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 13 25 7 32 10 21 7 32 

$1.000_ - (X) 15 (X) (NA) (X) 11 (X) (0) 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 23 (X) 18 (X) 22 (X) 18 (X) 

- 23 514 18 586 22 (0) 18 586 Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- 23 514 18 549 22 (0) 18 549 

- - (NA) (NA) - - - - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 4 375 2 (0) 3 (0) 2 (0) 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 1 (0) 

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 1 (0) 

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - -

- 8 (X) (NA) (X) 8 (X) 5 (X) 

Soles, Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of loying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys ______________________________________ - __ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ______________ -_ -- -- -_ ---- -----------

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1,000_ 

- 4 (X) 2 (X) 3 (X) 2 (X) 

- 1 (D) 2 (0) - - 2 (0) 

- 1 (0) 2 (0) - - 2 (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 2 (0) - - I (D) - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - .-

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- I (X) (NA) (X) 1 (X) - (X) 

- 6 1 5 I 5 (0) 5 1 

266 GOLDEN VALID COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigoted Harvested Irrig~ Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

! 

- - - (X) I - - - - (X) I - ((iii - 2 (0) 

(X~I (NA) (NA~I 2 (0) (X) I 

-I - - - - - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - - - - - - - (O~I -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (0) 1 

=\ 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For grain or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons, green) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

CuI for dry forage or hay (Ions, dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Wheal for grain (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Oals for grain (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Barley for grain (bushels) ______________________ 197B_ 

1974_ Rye for grain (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Other small grains for groin ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - (X)I - (NAll 

- - (X) I - =1 - - - (X) (NA) - - (X) -

- = I - - =1 - - - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - -I 

''''I - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - -

~I - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - DO - - - - (X) -

- (NA) (NA) (X) I (NA) (NA) I - - (X) - -I - 79 22 938 579 1431 7 775

1 

77 (0) (0) 6 (0) 

- 66 18 944 450 474 (NA) (NA) 65 (0) (0) I (0) 

45 I 371 56 699 8 171 44 (0) (0) 8 171 -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 26 979 

36 ~t~1 6 261 

- 46 2 777 90 0671 8 154 44 (0) 8 154 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 30 3 813 94 69~ 3 120 

- - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) I (NA) (NA~I - - (Xli 

-

=1 - - - (X) - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) -

;1 - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Cotton (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - -

J - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Irish pololoes (hundredweight) __________________ 1978_ - I (0) (0) - - 1 (0) (0) - -

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Sweelpolaloes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hoy crops (Ions, dry) (see lexl) _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Alfalfa hay (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - -

-I - (NAll 

- -

25 71; I -

-I - - - (NA) - - -

- 105 15 255 25 B66 51 5 563 100 15 087 49 (0) 

- 85 13 SOl 20 691 (NA) (NA) 82 13468 20 64B 44 8 189 

- 91 10 249 20 5311 47 4 6271 88 10 201 20 4431 45 (0)1 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 77 8910 15 723 43 4 902 Olher lome dry hoy (Ions, dry) (see lexl) ______ 1978_ 

Field seed crop'-_____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 197B_ 

. 1974_ Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

All vegetables horvesled for sale (see lexI) _______ 1978_ 

1974_ Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Tomaloes _________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 197B_ 

1974_ Peaches (poundsL __________________________ 197B_ 

1974_ Grapes (pounds) (see texl) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974 __ Slrawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ 

- 15 I 400 I 165 3 (0) 15 I 400 I 1651 3 (0) 

- I (0) (X) 1 (0) 1 (0) (X) 1 (0) 

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 5 184 (X) I (0) 

- I (0) (0) - - 1 (0) (0)1 - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 5 184 8 700 I (0) 

- I (0) (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) (0) 1 (0) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) I (NA) (NA) I - - -I - -I 

- - - (X) I - - - - (X) -

~I - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) -

- - - (X) I - - - - (X) -

=1 

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) -

- (NA) (NA) (X) I (NA) 

(N~I - - (X)I - -I 

- - - (X) - - - (X) -

- - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X)I - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - - (NA) (NA) - -

(N~I (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (X) - (NNI 

- - (x)1 - .1 

- - ()() (NA) - - (X)I -

= 1 

- - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - (X) - (NAll 

- - (X~I - - (NAll - - (X) (NA) - - (X) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA GOLDEN VALLEY COUNTY, MONT. 267 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

- 141 347 999 133 381 641 126 335 022 123 380 267 

- (X) 2468 (X) 2 869 (X) 2 659 (X) 3092 - (X) 1 109 120 (X) 1 109 120 (X) 1 109 120 (X) 1 109 120 

- (X) 31.4 (X) 34.4 (X) 30.2 (X) 34.3 

Farms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of farm ________________________________ _ 

Approximate land oreo _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in farms __________________________ percentValue of land and buildings: l 

- 596 416 (X) 373 541 (X) 634 560 (X) 398 862 (X) 

- (X) 239 (X) 130 (X) 237 (X) 129 

Average per farm ____________________________ dollars_ 

Average per acre ____________________________ dollars_ 

land in farms according to use: 

- 134 44 613 124 42 442 124 43 767 115 (D) 

124 28 820 117 29 924 116 28 568 114 29 829 

Total cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 

- 4 23 1 (NA) 3 (D) 1 (NA) 

2 (0) - (NA) 2 (D) - (NA) 

3 68 2 (NA) 2 (D) 1 (NA) 

- 10 378 6 (NA) 5 198 4 (NA) 

- 18 1 167 15 (NA) 17 (D) 15 (NA) 

- 30 4209 39 (NA) 30 4209 39 (NA) 

- 42 12 188 39 ' (NA) 42 12 188 39 (NA) 

- 14 9 259 13 (NA) 14 9 259 13 (NA) 

- 1 (0) 2 (NA) 1 (D) 2 (NA) 

1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

SO to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

- 75 15 160 45 11 962 69 (D) 38 (D) 

- 12 633 11 556 11 (D) 10 (D) 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ 

Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil·improvement 

- 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 1 (D) 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 2 (D) 

- 6 335 (NA) (NA) 6 335 6 226 

grasses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which 011 crops failed _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivoted summer fallow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 1 (D) 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

- 62 54 047 72 69 093 57 53 491 70 (D) 

- 53 33 846 (NA) (NA) 50 (D) 67 43 529 

- 14 20 201 (NA) (NA) 12 (D) 36 (D) 

Woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

- 116 249 339 126 270 106 107 237 764 119 269 977 Pastureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ - 100 246 278 (NA) (NA) 95 235 350 101 264 206 land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ - 69 3061 (NA) (NA) 63 2 414 84 5 771 

Pastureland, all types __________________________________ _ - 134 295 284 (NA) (NA) 123 283 428 (NA) 318619 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

- 122 38 540 114 38 393 118 38 411 110 38 193 Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ - 113 27 409 (NA) (NA) 110 27319 108 28379 Posturelond irrigated ________________________________ _ 

- 61 (0) (NA) (NA) 59 (D) (NA) (0) Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ - 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 1 (0) land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ - 9 195 (X) (X) 9 195 (X) (X) 

11978 data are bosed on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ 

Average per form ___________________________ dollars- - 141 8 261 133 4 361 126 8 249 123 4 346 

- (X) 58 590 (X) 32 789 (X) 65472 (X) 35 333 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: 1 $100,000 or more ________________________________ .. __ _ 

- 27 4987 7 (NA) 27 4 987 7 (NA) 

$40.000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ $20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- 41 2 424 33 (NA) 41 2424 33 (NA) 

- 17 456 25 (NA) 17 456 25 (NA) 

- 18 260 30 (NA) 18 260 30 (NA) 

- 9 71 17 (NA) 9 71 17 (NA) 

$2,500 to $4,999 ________________________________ ----

less thon $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ $2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see textL ___________________________ _ 

- 14 51 10 (NA) 14 51 10 (NA) I - 14 (0) 11 (NA) (X) (X) 1 (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 4 7 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 3 4 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 7 (D) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 1 (0) - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 36 (D) 64 667 32 (0) (NA) 663 

- 14 (D) (NA) (NA) 14 (D) 9 35 

Crops __ . _______________________________ -- ------------

Groins __________________________ ---- --- - ------- - ---

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - .-

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 30 293 (NA) (NA) 26 288 59 628 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - 1 (D) - - 1 (0) - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ 

(otton and cottonseed __________________ - _ ----- - -- - - --

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ 

Tobacco ___________________________ - - - - -------------

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons- ___________________ _ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______ .:. _____________ _ 

Other crops __ . ___________________ - ___ ---------------

- 126 (D) 126 3377 119 (0) 120 3 366 

- 2 (D) 1 (Z) 2 (0) I (0) 

- 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) - - 123 7 793 (NA) (NA) 117 7 787 119 3 259 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 4 (D) 

- 12 56 (NA) (NA) 12 56 9 23 

- 15 71 (NA) (NA) 14 (D) 8 74 

livestock, paultry, and their products ____________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry praductL _________________________ _ 

Dairy products ________________________ -------------- Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ____________________ - _______ ---

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

11974 data include sales of forest products. 

268 GRANITE COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 ---1 Forms 

Farms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigated 

1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland Forms in forms cropland land 

141 133 347 999 124 333 621 28 820 122 332 382 28 091 38 54~ I 2 2 (0) - - - - - -

All farms ___________________________ _ 

Farms with- 1 to 9 ocres _______________________ _ 10 - 7 4 192 3 100 38 4 124 (D) 62 to 49 oCreL ____________________ _ 

50 to 69 acres _____________________ _ 6 3 352 4 252 96 5 287 56 177 

- 2 1 (D) 2 (D) (D) 1 (0) (D) (0) 

3 2 312 2 (D) (D) 2 (D) (D) (D) 

- 8 4 1 185 7 1 041 255 4 596 135 130 

70 to 99 acreL ____________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocreL __________________ _ 

140 to 179 ocreL __________________ _ 

- 1 1 (0) 1 (D) (D) 1 (0) (0) (0) 1 4 2 976 3 725 530 3 725 530 705 

6 8 2 171 5 1 891 657 5 I 805 655 844 1 - 22 19 16 506 19 14261 3 471 21 15 851 3 471 6 18:1 - 35 37 46192 34 45 032 7093 32 42 763 6 579 8 279 

45 50 279 721 44 269 721 16445 44 269 721 16 445 21 862 

180 to 219 ocreL __________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocreL __________________ _ 260 to 499 ocreL __________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocrOL __________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocreL _______________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All forms 

1978 I Forms Acres 

land in forms __________________________________ _ 141 347 999 Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 124 28 820 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 68 97 687 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 61 10 255 Port owners __________________________________ _ 55 222 465 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 51 17 096 Tenants _________________________ . ___________ _ 18 27 847 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 12 1 469 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ 99 169 257 Partnership __________________________________ _ Corporation __________________________________ _ 

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

19 (D) 

22 (D) 

1 (D) 

All forms Farms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 11974 1978 '1974 

III 94 108 91 30 21 18 14 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming _____________________________ _ 

Other _______________________________ _ 

2 11 1 11 14 5 14 5 18 12 14 10 36 40 32 34 48 36 47 34 23 21 18 21 53.2 54.9 53.3 55.5 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years _______________________ _ 25 to 34 yeor'-_______________________ _ 35 to 44 yeors ________________________ _ 

45 to 54 years ________________________ _ 

55 to 64 yearL _______________ . _______ _ 

65 years and over _____________________ _ Average age __________________________ _ 

!Applies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) ond partnerships; see text. 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1974 

Farms 

133 

117 

76 

(NA) 

47 

(NA) 

10 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Acres 

381 641 

29 924 

110 104 

13064 

262 157 

15 791 

9 380 

1 069 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Operators by place of residence: 

1978 

Forms 

126 

116 

58 

55 

53 

51 

15 

10 

86 

19 

21 

On farm operated 

Not on farm operot-ed-=~================= Not reported ___________________________ 

Operators reporting days of work off form: None _________________________________ 

I to 49 dOyL __________________________ 

50 to 99 doy'- _________________________ 

100 to 149 doyL _______________________ 

150 to 199 doy'-_______________________ 

200 days or more - - -- -- --- -------------

I Acre1 

335 022\ 28 568 

85 911\ (D) 

(D) 

17096 (D) 

(D) 

166 427 

(D) 

(D) 

All forms 

1978 

120 

9 

12 

82 

10 

9 

3 

6 

24 

1974 

Forms Acres 

123 380 267\ 114 29 829 

69 109 100 \ (NA) 12 999 

47 262 157 

(NA) 15 791 

7 9010 (NA) I 039 

95 243 185 

10 32 754 18 104 328 

Forms with soles of 

$2,500 or more 

1]974 1978 '1974 

8~1 107 84 7 4 20

1 

12 171 

45 77 43 5 10 5 5 9 5 9 2 9 I 5 1 23 16 17 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

{1978 data ore based on a sample of forms; see textJ 

All forms I Forms with soles of $2,500 or more I 1978 1974 

Expenses I 1978 1974~ Expenses Expenses Expenses Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

- 80 1 347 66 586 78 (D) 61 586 - 112 796 108 578 100 786 1 100 571 35 154 82 307 33 (D) 79 305

1 

- 121 132 (NA) (NA) 11l 131 86 58 - 38 38 38 26 38 38 37 (D) - 82 180 76 167 80 (0) 76 167 - 25 13 15 7 25 13 15 

(6, 1 - 89 520 79 398 85 519 78 - 8 49 18 31 8 49 17 (0) 

- 28 27 29 33 28 27 26 331 - 141 518 (i~A) (NA) 126 514 (NA) (NA)I - 141 416 132 260 126 413 123 258 - 141 305 (NA) (NA) 126 302 121 204 - 83 55 (NA) (NA) 81 (D) 58 27 - 17 6 (NA) (NA'l 15 (D) 19 

2~ 1 

- 28 11 (NA) (NA) 28 11 } - 7 10 (NA) (NA) 7 10 123 - 141 29 (NA) (NA) 126 29 - 111 97 (NA) (NA) 107 97 (NA) (NA) I - 9 • 5 (NA) (NA) 9 5 (NA) (NA) I 

~jvestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ 

eed for livestock ond poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ ~njmol heolth costs _______________________________ . ____ _ Ceeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ 

ommercial fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime 

~::t~~~r~~~~~~ == == == = === ====== ====== == ==== ====== == === Cust~mwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment __________________________________________ _ 

Enrgy ond petroleum product'-_________________________ _ 

EI 

~~1~~~;:~~'"'~::~~~~~ Ke~o~ene, motor oil, and grease _____________________ _ 

o:~!~I~%-ai,- ~-~~d~ -~~ke-.-;t~~=== ~= = = = == = = = == = = = == === = = = 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA GRANITE COUNTY, MONT. 269 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

11978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except posture __________________________ _ 

Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hay and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchards _____________________________ _ 

- 82 13 324 80 

- 80 11 926 78 

- 16 I 398 16 

- - - -

- 1 (D) 1 

- - - -

- - - - Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and pasture _________________ _ 

- 21 2 591 21 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitotion and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- - - -

- 26 (X) 26 

- 10 (X) 10 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

All MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of 011 machinery ond equipment ____________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Average per form ________________ dollors_ 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel troctors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines. self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Cottonpickers _________________________ • _._ 

Mower conditioners _. ___ • ________________ _ Pickup balers ___________________ • ________ _ 

Field forage harvesters. shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

11978 doto are based on a sample of forms; see text} 

All forms Farms with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Can. 

Estimoted market value of 011 

141 129 126 123 machinery and equipment-Con. 

6 815 4 420 6679 4 365 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

48 333 34264 53 011 35 488 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

10 6 4 5 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

18 14 14 10 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

24 26 21 26 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

112 180 61 89 69 91 

139 319 59 89 121 230 

132 402 29 41 124 361 

19 21 2 (D) 17 

- - - - - (D~! - - - - -

- - - - - -

71 80 32 33 44 47 

67 70 16 16 51 S4 

11 11 3 3 8 8 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data ore based on a sample of forms; see textJ 

Hired workers - All farms, 1978 

(D) 

(D) 

I 398 

-

(D) 

-

-

2 591 

-

(X) 

(X) 

1974 

Farms Acres on which used 

76 14592 (NA) 10859 (NA) 3 733 

- -

(NA) 877 

- - I (D) 

(NA) 715 

- - 8 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

All forms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

17 23 17 22 

23 30 21 30 

17 16 17 16 9 -, 

14!{ 

9 

20 ~ 1 20 14 

3 J jL 3 J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Farms Number 1970 to 1974 

118 181 114 

123 299 115 

112 406 59 

12 12 1 

- - - 1 (D) 1 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

27 35 5 

6S 75 23 

2 (D) -

Any hired workersFarms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Working J 50 days or more Working less tho n 150 days 

Any Farms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms ________ • _______ • ___________________ • ____________ _ 

- 89 49 (X) 69 (X) 85 78 Workers ____________________ • ____ • ___ • _______________ • -._ - 266 (X) 112 (X) 154 2S8 327 

- 20 30 30 22 22 20 14 

- 39 11 22 2S 50 3S 12 

- 20 4 14 20 (D) 20 22 

- 7 3 (D) 1 (D) 7 27 

- 3 1 (D) 1 (D) 3 3 

Forms with- I worker ___ " __ • _________ • _________________ • ____________ _ 

2 workers _. ___________________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers __________________________________ ---- ----

5 fo 9 workers __________________________________ -- -.---- 10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

270 GRANITE COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY , 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ Any cottle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 129 (X) 123 ()O 117 (X) /17 (X) - 115 (X) /19 (X) 108 (X) /13 (X) 

-

Sales, 

Anv livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any cattle, hags, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ 126 7928 126 3377 119 7 921 120 3 366 - 125 (NA) 117 (0) /19 (D) - 123 (D) 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that hod colved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ Milk caws _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves. bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

/15 35 626 /19 32408 108 35 558 113 32 327 - /15 19 485 105 19 737 109 (0) - 112 19 776 

- 112 19 740 /14 19 453 105 19 709 108 (0) 

- 21 36 19 32 17 28 18 (0) 

- 102 7841 (NA) (NA) 96 7830 93 (0) 1 

- 111 8009 (NA) (NA) 104 7991 102 6 914 

Sales, Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Cattle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ 

- 123 22 266 124 15 248 117 22 243 119 15204 

- (X) 7 793 (X) (NA) (X) 7 787 (X) 3 259 

- 73 6534 (NA) (NA) 70 , 6 520 66 6 049 

- (X) 1 877 (X) (NA) (X) 1 873 (X) 810 

- 109 15 732 (NA) (NA) 104 15 723 106 9 155 

- (X) 5 916 (X) (NA) (X) 5 914 (X) 2 448, 

- 5 (0) (NA) (NA) 5 (D) 3 (0) 

- (X) (0) (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) (0) 

Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ - 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 3 (0) - -

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pig'- ______________________________ _ 

- 7 1>4 3 21 6 (D) 3 21 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 1 (D) 

- 6 (D) (NA) (NA) 5 (D) 3 (D) 

litters at pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ - 2 (D) 3 17 2 (D) 2 (D) 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ - 2 (D) 3 15 2 (D) 2 (D) 

- 1 (D) I (D) 1 (D) 1 (D) Sheep and lambL ___________________________________ _ 

- 11 639 10 753 11 639 10 753 Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ 

- 11 519 (NA) (NA) 11 519 10 687 Goats ______________________________ • ______________ _ 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales: 

- 84 546 58 518 74 4421 57 (D) 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 2 (D) 5 147 2 (D) 4 (D) 

$1,000_ - (X) (D) (X) (NA) ()() (D) (X) (D) Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - $1,000_ - (X) - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

- 12 844 9 587 12 844 9 587 Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

- 12 636 (NA) (NA) 12 636 8 602 Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

- (X) 6407 (X) (NA) (X) 6 407 (X) 4 945 Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000_ - 12 56 (NA) (NA) 12 56 9 23 Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - $1,000_ - (X) - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 12 31 7 32 /I (D) 7 32 $1,000_ - (X) 12 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) 9 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or alder ______________________ _ Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Sales, 

- 10 (Xl 14 (X) 9 (X) 13 (X) 

- 10 208 10 294 9 (D) 9 (D) 

- 10 (D) 9 286 9 (D) 8 (0) 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - - - 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - - 1 (D) - - 1 (D) - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 4 18 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 4 18 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 3 (X) (NA) (X) 2 (X) 3 (X) 

Any paullry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

- 3 (X) 1 (X) 3 (X) 1 (X) 

- - - - - - - - - Pullets 3 months old or alder _____________________ _ - - - - - - - - -

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 manlhs old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter _. __________________________ _ 

Turkev hens kepI for breeding ______ : _____________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 1 (D) - - 1 (D) - - - 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 1 (0) 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) I (D) 

Other poultry ____________________________________ _ - - - (NA) (~A) - - - -

Poultry and poultry productL ___________________ $1,000_ - - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - (X) 

- 2 (D) ) (Z) 2 (D) 1 (D) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA GRANITE COUNTY, MONT. 271 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Horvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

Com for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ For groin or seed (bushelsL ____ ..: _____________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - (X~I (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- - - - - - - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - For fodder. hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Cut for dry forage or hay (tans. dry) __________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978 

1974_ 

Wheat for grain (bushelsl. _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Oats for grain (bushels) _______________________ 1978 

1974 Borley for grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978 

1974_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

-- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) I (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- 7 346 7 560 4 122 7 346 7 560 4 122 

- 4 178 2 990 (NA) (NA) 4 178 2 990 2 (D) 

-- IS 456 24004 14 331 15 456 24 004 14 331 

-- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 14 227 10 309 14 221 

-- 19 918 37 230 17 775 19 918 37 230 17 775 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 18 517 20 436 13 249 

Rye for grain (bushels) ________________________ 1978 

1974 Other small grains for grain ____________________ 1978 

1974 

-- - - - - - - - - - - -- (NA) (NA) (NA)I (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (D) - - -- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

-- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (X) 1 (D) 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978 

1974 -- - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978 

1974_ -- - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Cotton (bales) _______________________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - -

1974 -- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978 

1974 

Irish potatoes (hundredweightL _________________ 1978 

1974_ 

-- - - - - - - - - - -

-- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - -- I (D) (D) 1 (0) 1 (0) (D) 1 (D) 

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Sweet potatoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978 

1974 

Hoy crops (tons. dry) (see text} _________________ 1978 

1974 

Alfalfa hay (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Other tame dry hay (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978_ 

-- - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - -- 122 27 340 56 156 112 26 403 114 27 088 55 750 109 26 313 

-- 116 28 949 58 082 (NA) (NA) 113 28 854 57 957 108 27 836 

- 73 9 669 22 5211 72 9 1951 70 9 579 22 341 69 9 105 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 72 11644 27 105 68 11 374 

- 46 9 691 18 970 44 9554 45 (D) (D) 44 9 554 

Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (X) - - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - - -

Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978_ 

1974_ Sweet carn ________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Green peas excluding cowpeos ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Apples (pounds). ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Grapes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - - - - (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) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Strawberries (pounds). ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- 1 (D) (X) 1 (D) 1 (D) (X) 1 (D) 

- - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

272 GRANITE COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

forms ______________________________ -- ---------------

Average size of farm ________________________________ _ 

Approximate land areo _________________________________ _ Proportion in forms __________________________ percenL 

693 I 752 9191 747 I 788 8051 647 I 634 389 705 I 680 690 - 2 395 O() 2 526 (X) 2384 - (X) 2 529 (X) 873 280 I (X) I 873 280 (X) I 873 280 (X) I 873 280 (X) I - (X) (X) 95.5 (X) 87.2 (X) 89.7 - 93.6 

Value of land and buildings: I Average per form _____________________________ dollarsAverage per acre _____________________________ dollars- 572 285 (X) 288 814 (X) 595 409 (X) 292 000 (X) 

- (X) 121 (X) 237 (X) 122 - (X) 225 

land in forms according to use: Tolol cropland ______________________ -_ -_ -_ - _ - - - _ ----- Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 662 I 131 4371 712 I 042 0211 624 I 122 146 687 I 035 129 - 650 693 530 468 614 524 159 682 529 985 - 528 604 

By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

2010 29 acres _______________________________ _ 30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

SO to 99 ocres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 20010 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

6 16 4 (NA) 3 4 3 (NA) 

- 17 248 5 (NA) 5 83 I (NA) 

- II 232 13 (NA) 5 106 12 (NA) 

- 18 684 16 (NA) II 441 13 (NA) - 37 (NA) 14 I 019 36 (NA) 

- 19 I 370 

- 56 8 2181 57 (NA) I 56 8 218 57 (NA) 

- 127 45 314 137 (NA) 126 (0) 136 (NA) 

- 219 159 937 249 (NA) 218 (0) 249 (NA) 

- 177 312 585 175 (NA) 176 (0) 175 (NA) 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ Other cropland ___________________________________ _ - 60 (0) 78 16 300 52 II 401 64 (0) 

- 576 (0) 603 495 253 563 586 586 586 (0) 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grasses, not harvested or pastured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

Totol woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not pastured ____________________________ _ 

Olher land _________________________________________ _ 

Postureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roads, wastelond, etc _______ _ 

- 54 7 741 (NA) (NA) 54 7 741 15 (0) 

- 18 (0) (NA) (NA) 17 (0) 29 II 143 

- 563 551 2841 (NA) (NA) I 554 549 027 555 458 209 

- 129 28 360 (NA) (NA) 125 (0) 53 19 987 

- 16 20 719 16 24 2541 II 3 433 14 (0) 

- 13 (0) (NA) (NA) 8 3 310 5 (0) 

- 7 (0) (NA) (NA) 4 123 9 5 776 

- 555 600 763 632 722 5301 524 50B 810 593 (0) 

- 344 549 626 (NA) (NA) 323 460 868 391 587 434 

- 415 51 137 (NA) (NA) 395 47 942 492 (0) 

Posture/and, all types __________________________________ _ 

- 377 571 255 (NA) (NA) 350 475 579 (NA) 600 691 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ 

- 49 4 661 54 4 311 41 3 938 50 3 860 

- 45 3 671 (NA) (NA) 38 3026 48 3 761 

- 14 (0) (NA) (NA) II (0) (NA) (0) 

- I (0) (NA) (NA) I (0) I (0) 

- 336 51 121 (X) (X) 334 (0) (X) (X) 

11978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold' _______________ _ - 693 38 849 747 40 058 647 38166 705 39 834 Average per form ___________________________ dollors_ - (X) 56 060 (X) 53 625 (X) 58990 (X) 56 502 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold:' $100,000 or morL __________________________________ _ 

- 102 16 826 94 (NA) 102 16 826 94 (NA) $40,000 10 $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20,000 10 $39,999 _________________________________ _ - 250 15 761 285 (NA) 250 15 761 285 (NA) 

- 132 3 920 161 (NA) 132 3 920 161 (NA) $10,000 10 $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 10 $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less Ihan $2,500 (see lexl) ___________________________ _ $2,000 10 $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1.500 10 $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 10 $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less Ihan $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal farms (see lexl) ____________________________ _ 

- 70 I 065 98 (NA) 70 I 0651 98 (NA) 

- 62 483 46 (NA) 62 483 46 (NA) 

- 31 III 20 (NA) 31 III 20 (NA) 

- 42 48 40 (NA) (X) (X) I (NA) 

- 7 15 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 16 (0) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 17 9 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 4 635 3 (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops ___________________________________ ... ___________ _ 

Groins ____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

- 609 32 595 655 (0)1 591 32 298 (NA) (0) 

- 599 32 138 (NA) (NA) 586 31 938 641 34 796 - 183 4 362 (NA) (NA) 181 (0) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Tobacco ___________________________________________ _ 

Field seeds, hay, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables. sweet corn, and melons-___________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 63 390 (NA) (NA) 56 303 59 361 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ Olher crops ________________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - I (0) - 2 (0) 2 (0) 2 (0) 2 (0) 

- 9 (0) (NA) (NA) 8 (0) 4 10 

liveslock, poultry, and Iheir products ____________________ _ Poultry and poullry producls __________________________ _ Dairy producls _____________________________________ _ 

Ca,,'e and calves ___________________________________ _ Hogs and pigL _____________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ______________________________ _ 

Olher liveslock and liveslock producls (see lexl) _________ _ 

- 296 6254 362 (D) 271 5 869 336 (D) 

- 14 (0) 22 83 14 (D) 21 (0) - 10 191 (NA) (NA) 9 (0) 12 153 - 276 4959 (NA) (NA) 255 4619 321 3 587 - 40 852 (NA) (NA) 36 847 36 768 - 17 (0) (NA) (NA) 15 (0) 15 (D) 

- 20 46 (NA) (NA) 18 (0) 16 7 

'1974 dolo include sales of foresl praducls. 

J978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA HILL COUNTY, MONT. 273 
Tobie 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 Forms 

Farms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigated 1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland Farms in farms cropland land 

All forms ___________________________ _ 693 747 Farms with- 1 752 919 650 1 729 976 528 604 49 205 210 38933 4 661 

1 to 9 ocreL ______________________ _ 101049 acres _____________________ _ 50 to 69 ocres _____________________ _ 70 to 99 acres _____________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocr''- __________________ _ 

140 to 179 ocres ___________________ _ 

180 to 219 acres ___________________ _ 

22010259 ocr''- __________________ _ 

260 to 499 acres ___________________ _ 500 to 999 acres ___________________ _ 1,000 to 1,999 ocr's ________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

- 22 20 39 2 (D) (0) - - - -

- 22 6 516 18 440 247 3 58 28 26 5 6 267 5 267 165 2 (D) (D) (D) 

- 8 3 650 6 500 300 1 (0) (0) (D) 

10 5 1 197 9 1 068 533 - - - - - 10 15 (0) 10 1 533 530 2 (0) (D) (0) 

- 2 2 (0) 2 (D) (D) - - - - 5 10 1 200 5 1 200 397 - - - - - 46 73 17 031 40 14 541 5 765 2 (D) (0) (D) 

- 88 91 66983 82 62 555 23 568 5 3 817 678 82 

- 183 208 273 756 181 271 142 109 726 3 4939 529 209 

- 292 308 1 389 337 290 1 376 317 387 198 31 195 168 37444 4 173 

Tobie 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

land in forms _________________________ _ --------- 693 1 752 919 747 1 788 805 647 1 634 389 705 1 680690 Harvested cropland ___________________ _ --------- 650 528 604 693 530 468 614 524 159 682 529 985 

Tenure of operator: Full owners _________________________ _ --------- 191 302 973 217 322 378 162 213 370 183 234 813 Harvested cropland _________________ _ --------- 159 71 621 (NA) 72 762 137 70467 (NA) 72 676 Port owners _________________________ _ --------- 385 1 284 690 390 1 250 953 377 1 264 610 385 1 230 515 Harvested cropland _________________ _ --------- 378 399 518 (NA) 392 658 372 399 049 (NA) 392 295 T enonts ____________________________ _ 

--------- 117 165 256 140 215 474 108 156 409 137 215 362 Harvested cropland _________________ _ --------- 113 57 465 (NA) 65 048 105 54 643 (NA) 65 014 

Type of organizotion: Individual or family ___________________ _ --------- 566 1 135 557 (NA) (NA) 527 1 128 315 614 1 366 286 Partnership _________________________ _ 

--------- 67 246 246 (NA) (NA) 65 (D) 75 250 393 Corporation _________________________ _ 

--------- 51 254 230 (NA) (NA) 51 254 230 11 54 449 Other - cooperative, estate or trust, institut ional, etc __ 9 116 886 (NA) (NA) 4 (D) 5 9 562 

All farms Forms with sales of I All farms Forms with soles of 

$2,500 or more $2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: rarming ____________________________ _ 

- 562 628 544 600 On form operated ______________________ 453 419 421 405 Olh,r ______________________________ _ 

- 131 100 103 89 Not on farm operated ___________________ . 172 205 163 202 

221 

Not" repartecl ___________________________ 68 104 63 82 

- 23 . 17 18 Operators reporting days of work off form: 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years ______________________ _ 

251034 y'ars _______________________ _ - 88 81 82 79 None _________________________________ 399 362 391 357 35 to 44 yeors _______________________ _ - 119 141 111 129 1 to 49 doy'-__________________________ 66 46 60 45 45 to 54 yeors _______________________ _ - 174 193 162 188 501099 doy'- _________________________ 19 25 16 25 

- 196 191 188 176 100 10 149 day'- _______________________ 25 24 23 22 

- 93 100 87 99 150 to 199 days ________________________ 25 38 23 36 

- 50.0 50A 50A 50.5 200 days or more ______________________ 114 72 90 63 

55 to 64 yearL ______________________ _ 

65 years and over ____________________ _ 

Average age _________________________ _ 

lApplies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Tobie 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

r 1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text} 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) 

livestock and poultry purch(]sed _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ 

Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer __________________ -_ -- -- -----------

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired form labor ______________________ -_ - _________ -----

Controct labor __________________ - _____ -- ---- -----------

- 150 1 040 195 1 056 125 1 010 173 1 048 

- 295 1 105 339 1 232 273 1 038 309 1 141 

- 128 231 275 578 122 228 252 572 

- 247 97 (NA) (NA) 224 87 239 80 

- 248 490 180 371 246 (D) 177 369 

- 329 2 558 248 1 196 327 (0) 244 1 191 

- 574 1 978 498 779 561 1 905 494 778 

- 391 1 927 343 1 050 378 1 799 338 1 002 

- 49 106 74 186 48 (D) 74 186 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment _________________________ ' ___ - _____________ _ 

- 355 1 471 347 881 352 1 453 345 (0) 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ 

Petroleum products ____________________ -- ------------

Gasoline ______________________ -- -- -- -- ------------

Di,s,1 fuol _____ . _______________ - - ---- --- - - - --- - ----

~~eY~~i _~~t~~~~_a_n_d_ ~:~~~~~ ~ ~ ==~ ~ == =~ ~ ~ ~= ~=~= ~~ ~ ~ ~= ~ Notural gas ______________ - _______ -- --------------- Kerosene, motor oil, and grease _____________________ _ 

Electricity __________________ - ___ - - ---- - - - - --- - -------

Other-coal, wood, coke, otc. _________________________ _ 

- 692 3 157 (NA) (NA) 654 3 094 (NA) (NA) 

- 692 2 848 732 2087 654 2 796 695 2 074 

- 692 1 204 (NA) (NA) 654 1 182 682 998 

- 606 1 255 (NA) (NA) 593 1 240 628 816 

- 139 106 (NA) (NA) 127 103 177 86 

- 146 68 (NA) (NA) 140 62 

- } 51 28 (NA} (NA) 46 27 684 174 

- 692 187 (NA) (NA) 654 183 

- 535 303 (NA) (NA) 517 (D) (NA) (NA) 

.- 15 5 (NA) (NA) 13 (D) (NA) (NA) 

274 HILL COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 doto ore bosed on 0 sample of forms· see text] 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 1974 

Forms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which us~d 

Commercial fertilizer _____________________________ . __________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, excepl p'aslur. __________________________ _ Posture and rangeland fertilized _____________________ • ___ • __ _ 

310 235 563 308 (D) 244 155 930 - 298 233 646 296 (D) (NA) 154 345 - 22 1 917 21 (D) (NA) 1 585 - - lime _________ • _____ • ___ • _________ • _________ • __________ -. -- - - - - - - Sprays, dusts, granules. fumigants, ctc. to cootrol- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ 

Nematodes in crops _____ • _________ • _____________________ ._ 

Diseases in crops and orchards _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture _________ • ___ ._. __ 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for grow1h control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

80 59 328 79 (D) (NA) 79 696 - 8 3 475 8 3 475 4 521 - 4 459 15 18 533 15 18 533 6 - 309 2231 - 499 433 875 487 421 9701 (NA) 

- 9 7 538 8 

(D:I 

2 (0) I 125 (X) 123 (X) 38 (X) 

73 (X) 73 (X) (NA) (X) 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 doto ore based on 0 sample of farms; see text] 

Forms with soles All farms Forms with soles All forms of $2,500 or more of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipmenL ___________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Average per form ________________ dollars_ 

Forms by volue group: $110 $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 _____________________ _ 

-

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-

-

-

-

692 718 

56 733 31 804 

81 984 44 295 

36 38 81 711 45 101 i 

All farms 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Can, 

Estimated market value of all 

654 681 machinery and equipment - Can. 

55 261 30 862 $20,000 10 $29,999 ______________________ 

84 496 45 319 $30,000 10 $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 10 $69,999 ______________________ 

J6 J6 $70,000 10 $99,999 ______________________ 

56 46 $100,000 10 $199,999 ____________________ 

45 97 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

Manufaclured 1974 10 1978 

Farms Number Farms Number 

Manufaelured prior 10 197~ 

Forms Num ber 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel tractors ___________________________ _ 

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Cottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- or flywheel Iype _________________________ _ 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 

579 895 378 468 311 427 683 2 722 481 875 605 1 847 607 1 524 291 394 505 I 130 488 708 156 183 392 525 6 6 - - 6 

- - - - - ~I - - - - - - 65 72 19 21 48 51 182 202 49 53 135 149 

9 9 1 (0) 8 (D) 

1978 and 1974 

(1978 data ore bosed on a sample of farms; see text] 

Hired workers - All forms, 1978 

33 90 33 87

1 

106 179 97 178 

85 109 85 109 

88 , r 87 , 138 r 13011 137 f- 128 1 80 J IL 78 J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 1970 to 1974 

628 960 645 690 2 621 903 

66J I 558 387 

490 658 127 

2 (0) 1 

24 24 - (NA) (NAl (NA) 

28 32 7 200 208 59 

21 24 6 

Any hired workersFarms with sales of $2,500 or more Working 150 days or more Working less Iha n 150 days 

Any Farms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

- 391 165 (X) J48 (X) 378 338 - 1 052 (Xl 320 (X) 732 982 I 325 

Forms _____________________________________ • ____________ _ 

Workers ___________________ • ____________________________ _ 

Farms wilh- 1 worker ______________________________________________ • 

2 workers _____________________________________________ _ 3 or 4 workers _______ • _________________________ • _______ _ 

5109 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 149 104 104 168 168 149 109 - 106 35 70 99 198 106 65 - 78 14 44 52 168 68 86 - 42 9 57 26 166 41 54 - 16 3 45 3 32 14 24 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA HILL COUNTY, MONT. 275 
Table 9_ Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory; 

Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ · Any cattle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 

· 

Sales: 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ · Any caMle, hogs, ar sheep .•..••.•.••...••.•.• $I,ooo. · 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: 

Cottle and calves __________________________________ _ .. Cows and heifers that had calved ___________________ _ .. Beef cows _______________________ " _____________ _ .. Milk cows ____________________________________ _ .. Heifers and heifer calves __________________________ _ .. Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves ____________ _ .. 

Sales: Cattle and calves __________________________________ _ .. $1,000 .. 

Calves _________________________________________ _ .. $1,000 Cattle .. _ ..•.•••.••. _ ••..•..••....•..•.•••.•..... 

$1,000 Fattened cattle ________________________________ _ 

$1.000 

Dairy products . __ • _ •..•..•...• _ ._ •••••....... $1,000 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory; Hogs and pigs ____ ___ ______________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other hogs and pigs ______________________________ _ 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. I of preceding year and Nov. 30 _______________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 _____________ _ 

June land Nov. 30 ••.•.•• _ •••..•..•..•...••.•.. 

Sheep and lambs .. _ ....• _._ •.•••..•...•.•..•...•.••• Ewes 1 yeor old or older __________________________ _ 

Goots ____________________________________________ _ 

Horses and ponies _________________________________ _ 

Sales: Hogs and pigs _____________________________________ _ 

$1,000 Feeder pigs _____________________________________ _ 

$1,000 

Sheep and lamb,-•.• _ •.•••.••• _ .•.•. _ ......•.....•.. Sheep and lambs shorn _____________________________ _ 

Pounds of wool __________________________________ _ 

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Sheep, lambs, and wool .•••.•.••..•••...••...•• $1,000. · Goats ____ ____ ____________________________________ _ .. 

$1,000 .. Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ · 

$1.000 .. 

POULTRY 

Inventory: 

Any paultry .•••....•.•...•••.•..•.•••...•.•...•.•... Chickens 3 months old or otder ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of loying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or alder ••.•.•.•...•.••..•..•. 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months ald .•••.•.••• _. Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ 

Turkeys ______________________ -_ -_ -_ --- -------- ---

Turkeys for slaughter _______________ - ------------- Turkey hens kept tor breeding ____________________ _ 

Other paultry ... _ •••.•..•.•••••.•.•...... _ ••••.••. 

Sales, 

Any poultry ........••••••.•.•.•.. _ ...•.•.•..•.•.••• - Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ••.. _ •..•. _ ..• _ •••••. 

Pullets 3 months old or older ••.•...••.•....•.•••.. 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old •.•.••••.••• Broilers and other meat·type chickens ________________ _ 

Turkeys ••••...•.•.••.••.•.•.•.... _ .••••••••.•.•.. 

Turkeys for sloughter ______ -_ ------ ---- -------- ---

Turkey hens kept for breeding •.•....•.•.•••.•...•• 

Other paultry .•.•••••••••.•.•.•••••••.•.•••.....•• 

Paultry and paultry products ••••.••.••...••••••• $1,000. 

276 Hill COUNTY, MONT. 

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1978 

Forms Number 

325 (X) 

297 (X) 

296 6254 

290 (D) 

284 30902 

267 18 833 

264 18601 

39 232 

230 6948 

266 5 121 

276 15903 

(X) 4959 

186 8 905 

(X) 2 284 

214 6998 

(X) 2 675

1 31 493 

(X) 204 

10 191 

46 7 324 

31 875 

43 6449 

33 I 060 

27 522 

28 538 

18 1 495 

15 854 

2 (D) 

136 751 

40 9483 

(X) 852 

II I 052 

(X) 31 

17 738 

13 898 

(X) 9429 

17 (0) . - - (X) - 20 149 

(X) 46 

68 (X) 

63 17072 

61 (D) 

6 (D) 

I (D) 

9 2 120 

2 (D) 

2 (D) 

2 (D) 

II (X) 

II (X) 

5 (0) 

5 (D) 

- - - - 2 (D) 

- - - -

- -

3 (X) 

14 (D) 

1978 and 1974 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

371 (X) 293 (X) 345 (X) 

357 (X) 269 (X) 331 (X) 

362 (D) 271 5869 336 (D) 

358 (NA) 266 (0) 332 (D) 

345 38 807 259 28 898 319 35 729 

325 23392 244 17670 303 21 142 

321 23 141 241 17455 300 20897 

55 251 36 215 49 245 

(NA) (NA) 211 6 539 252 8 328 

(NA) (NA) 241 4689 274 6 259 

347 21 871 255 15026 321 20 190 

(X) (NA) (X) 4619 (X) 3 587 

(NA) (NA) 172 8302 200 10032 

(X) (NA) (X) 2 123 (X) I 310 

(NA) (NA) 198 6 724 257 10 158 

(X) (NA) (X) 2496 (X) ·2 277 

(NA) (NA) 29 (D) 39 2 156 

(X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) 422 

(NA) (NA) 9 (D) 12 153 

39 5035 42 7248 39 5035 

(NA) (NA) 28 860 29 497 

(NA) (NA) 39 6388 36 4 538 

30 933 30 I 052 30 933 

27 571 24 517 27 571 

22 362 25 535 22 362 

16 430 15 I 459 14 (D) 

(NA) (NA) 13 (D) 10 291 

(NA) (NA) I (D) - - 128 I 000 114 452 118 524 

36 10531 36 9431 36 !O 531 

(X) (NA) (X) 847 (X) 768 

4 483 9 (D) 4 483 

(X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) 10 

15 372 15 (D) 13 (D) 

(NA) (NA) II (0) 12 310 

(X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) 3 729 

(NA) (NA) 15 (0) 15 (D) 

(NA) (NA) - - - -

(X) (NA) (X) - (X) - 17 31 18 (D) 15 (0) 

(X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) 6 

90 (X) 60 (X) 86 (X) 

90 9985 55 16949 86 9837 

88 7 756 53 (0) 84 7608 

(NA) (NA) 6 (D) 3 2 020 

(NA) (NA) I (0) 2 (D) 

10 615 9 2 120 10 615 

(NA) (NA) - - 2 (0) 

(NA) (NA) - - 2 (0) 

(NA) (NA) - - I (D) 

(NA) ()() 9 (X) 6 (X) 

4 (X) II (X) 3 (X) 

4 (D) 5 (0) 3 (0) 

4 (D) 5 (0) 3 (D) 

(NA) (NA) - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

1 (D) 2 (0) - - (NA) (NA) - - - - (NA) (NA) 1 - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

(NA) 

~I 3 (X) I (X) 

22 14 (D) 21 (D) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

(orn lor all purposes _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

5 186 (X) 3 (0) I 4 (0) (X) 2 (0) 

- (X) (NA) (NA) 3 (0) (X) 2 (0) - 4 153 For grain or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons, green} __________ 1978_ 

1974_ For ladder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - - 1 (0) (0) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - 186 2 837 3 (0) 4 (0) (0) 2 (0) 5 - (NA) (NA) (NA) 3 (0) 784 2 (0) (NA) (NA) - (X) - - (X) - - - - - - -

(NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For grain or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ 

1974_ (ul lor dry lorage or hoy (Ions, dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Wheal for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Ools lor grain (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Barley for groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - (X) -

(NAil 

- - (X) I - =1 - - (X) (NA) - - (X) - -

:::1 

- - =I - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) - - - -

- - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - (X) - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA)I - - (X) - -I 

- 592 466 942 12 573 581 1 (0) 581 464 407 12 500 018 I (0) 

- 642 470 457 10 521 305 (NA) (NA) 637 470 411 10 519 871 5 612 

- 56 3 541 143 ODC 3 (0) 53 3 505 142 034 2 (0) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 51 2 415 68 710 I (0) 

- 169 26 388 941 615 5 540 164 26 204 934 497 5 540 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 232 34 615 953 586 4 51 

Rye lor groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Other small groins for groin ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA)I (NA) (NA) 5 270 6943

1 

- - 35 3 924 (X) - =1 (NA) I 

35 3 924 (X) -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) 2 (0) (X) -

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - (otton (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Irish pololoes (hundredweighl) __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 3 (0) (0) 1 (0) 2 (0) (0) - - - 5 10 2 112 (NA) (NA) 5 10 2 112 1 (0) 

Sweelpolaloes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hoy crops (Ions, dry) (see lexll-________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Alfollo hoy (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - -

38 64~1 - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 246 29 972 42 237 41 2 991 220 28 356 34 2 421 

- 236 22 431 30 300 (NA) (NA) 229 22 177 29 726 42 3 017 

- 103 9 168 17 3151 36 2 6061 87 8 201 14 8111 30 2 2151 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 83 5 979 11 661 36 2 445 

Olher tamp dry hoy (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978_ 

Field seed crop'- _____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Alfolla seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978_ 

- 58 4 153 4 656 2 (O~I 51 3 916 4 164 1 (0) 

- - - (X) - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (Xl (NA) 

:::1 

3 30 (X) 1 (0) 

- - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - 1 (0) 

- - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA)I (NA) (NA) I - - -I - -I 

- - - (X) - - - - (XI - - 1974_ Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 1 (l) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (X) 1 (0) 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (Xl (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (X) 1 (0) 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ 

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Grapes (pounds) (see texl) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Serries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Strawberries (pounds) __ , _____________________ :~~:= 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) 

(N~I - - (X)I - -

- 1 (0) (X) - - - (X) - -

- 1 (0) (Xl (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (X) - - - 1 (0) - (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) 

- - - (X) I - - - - (X) - - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) -

~I - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 2 (0) (X) - - 2 (0) (X) - - 7 930 (X) (NA) (NA) 7 930 (X) (NA) (NA) I 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA HILL COUNTY, MONT. 277 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with sales af $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres 

Forms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of farm ________________________________ _ 

Approximate land area _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in farms __________________________ percenL 

- 187 361 569 160 337 534 149 344 014 125 323 717 

- (X) 1 934 (X) 2 110 (X) 2309 (X) 2 590 

- (X) 1 057 280 (X) 1 057 280 (X) 1 057 280 (X) 1 057 280 

- (X) 34.2 (X) 31.9 (X) 32.5 (X) 30.6 

Value of land and buildings: 1 

Average per form _____________________________ dollarsAverage per acre _____________________________ dollors_ - 401 941 (X) 231 106 (X) 488 613 (X) 269 408 (X) 

- (X) 206 (X) 110 (X) 205 (X) 104 

land in forms according to use: Total croplond ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 

- 167 64 265 139 52 9741 133 61 601 115 51 439 148 36 944 127 33 704 123 36407 112 33437 

1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

201029 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 ___________________________ _ 

- 9 41 7 (NA) 4 18 1 (NA) 

- 11 145 8 (NA) 4 60 5 (NA) 

16 372 3 (NA) 10 235 2 (NA) 

- 13 508 8 (NA) 7 (0) 3 (NA) 

- 29 2 026 33 (NA) 28 (0) 33 (NA) 

- 17 2 585 24 (NA) 1 17 2 585 24 (NA) 

- 32 9 928 25 (NA) 32 9 928 25 (NA) 

13 8 550 15 (NA) 13 8 550 15 (NA) 

- 8 12 789 4 (NA) 8 12 789 4 (NA) 

Cropland used only for pasture _____________________ _ -- 73 11 894 64 7 985 54 (0) 44 (0) Other cropland __________________________________ _ 

-- 36 15427 31 11 285 34 (0) 30 (0) 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil·improvemen t grosses, not harvested or postured ______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled ________________ _ 

-- 10 (0) (NA) (NA) 9 (0) 2 (0) 

-- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 9 1 443 Cropland in cultivated summer follow _____________ _ Cropland idle __________________________________ _ 

-- 19 12 0201 (NA) (NA) 1 19 12 020 19 8 708 

-- 11 2 929 (NA) (NA) 10 (0) 1 (0) 

Total woodland ____________________________________ _ 

-- 38 27 533 36 29 867 32 22098 25 24017 Woodland postured ______________________________ _ 

-- 36 (0) (NA) (NA) 30 (0) 23 17476 Woodland not postured ___________________________ _ 

-- 7 (0) (NA) (NA) 7 (0) 5 6 541 

Other land ________________________________________ _ 

-- 147 269 771 133 254 693 127 260 315 109 248 261 

Pastureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured ______________________________ _ 

-- lIS 247 862 (NA) (NA) 102 238 534 92 240 428 land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc ______ _ -- 89 21 909 (NA) (NA) 73 21 781 71 7 833 

Pastureland, 011 types _________________________________ _ -- 164 283 618 (NA) (NA) 133 266 775 (NA) 264 626 

Irrigated land _______________________________________ _ 

-- 119 32 071 97 17 132 101 31 274 86 16 872 Harvested cropland irrigated _________________________ _ 

-- 110 21 209 (NA) (NA) 95 20 908 84 14424 Posture land irrigated _______________________________ _ 

-- 38 (D) (NA) (NA) 32 (D) (NA) 2 343 Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ - 6 (0) (NA) (NA) 5 (D) 3 105 

land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ - 18 1 844 (X) (X) 18 1 844 (X) (X) 

11978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

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

Market value of agricultural products sold I _______________ _ 

Average per form ___________________________ dollars_ - 187 7 832 160 3 104 149 7 786 125 3 069 

- (X) 41 880 (X) 19400 (X) 52 254 (X) 24 552 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: 1 

$100,000 or mare ___________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________________________ - __ _ 

- 18 4 428 3 (NA) 18 4428 3 (NA) 

- 32 1 987 21 (NA) 32 1 987 21 (NA) 

- 33 869 20 (NA) 33 869 20 (NA) 

- 17 251 25 (NA) 17 251 25 (NA) 

- 22 155 29 (NA) 22 155 29 (NA) 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ 

$2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see text) ____________________________ _ 

- 27 96 25 (NA) 27 96 25 (NA) 

- 36 (0) 36 (NA) (X) (X) 2 (NA) 

- 10 22 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 7 12 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 7 8 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 12 (0) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 2 (0) 1 (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops __________________________ -_ ---- -- -- -- ----------

Groins ______________________________ - ___ ------ -- ---

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Catton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Carporation loons _________________ _ 

Tobacco ________________________ -_ ---_ -- ------------

Field seeds, hay, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melonL ___________________ _ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries- _____________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Other crops ________________________ -- ---------------

- 67 1 539 66 915 62 1 534 (NA) 909 

- 32 1 065 (NA) (NA) 32 1 065 24 663 

- 9 236 (NA) (NA) 9 236 (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 35 444 (NA) (NA) 31 439 37 240 

- 3 (0) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 1 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 1 (D) 

- 2 (0) - - 1 (0) - -

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 1 (D) 

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ Poultry and poultry products __________________________ _ 

Dairy products ________________ ---- -- -- -------------- Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Hags and pigL ___ • _______________________________ ---

Sheep, lambs, and waal ______________________________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

- 158 6292 140 2 146 134 6 252 112 2 117 

- 14 9 19 13 9 6 8 12 

- 8 304 (NA) (NA) 8 304 7 226 

148 5 629 (NA) (NA) 129 5 601 110 1 717 

- 31 261 (NA) (NA) 28 260 16 122 

16 51 (NA) (NA) 13 47 11 27 

- 20 38 (NA) (NA) 14 34 15 14 

1)974 data include sales of forest products. 

278 JEFFERSON COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

Forms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigated 

1978 1974 in farms Forms in forms cropland Forms in forms cropland land 

All farms ___________________________ _ 

farms with- 1 to 9 acreL ______________________ _ 10 to 49 acres _____________________ _ 

187 160 361 569 148 313 092 36944 119 267 805 26 873 32 07~ 1 

- 6 8 7 I (D) (0) - - -

24 10 821 16 (0) (0) 15 534 268 381 

50 to 69 ocres _____________________ _ 4 4 245 3 176 97 3 176 97 126 

70 to 99 acre'- ____________________ _ 12 14 945 12 945 393 12 945 393 467 100 to 139 ocre'- __________________ _ 7 5 748 4 443 163 3 323 123 121 140 to 179 ocres ___________________ _ 

- 6 3 926 4 614 130 3 (D) (D) (0) 

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 ________________ _ 

- 4 6 815 3 615 

~~ I (D) (D) (0)1 

5 5 I 246 3 736 3 736 145 IDS 

- 21 14 7 493 19 6 859 I 226 IS 5 339 1 159 I 4011 

- 27 23 20 351 21 16 286 2984 18 14 041 2 269 2 855 

- 21 21 26999 19 24 879 3 768 13 17 591 2 559 3 1461 

- 50 47 300 973 43 260 977 27440 33 227 452 19 693 23 235 i 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2500 or more 

1978 1974 I 1978 I 1974 

Forms Acres Farms Acresj Forms Acresj Forms Acres 

Land in forms _________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ___________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: Full owners _________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ Port owners _________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ T eoants ____________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ 

--------- 187 361 569\ 160 337 534\ 149 344 0141 125 323 717 

--------- 148 36 944 127 33 704 123 36 407 112 33 437 

--------- 112 127 427\ 109 126827\ 82 (0) I 82 (D) 

--------- 83 14 865 (NA) 18460 65 (D) (NA) 18 315 

--------- 55 205 631 43 189 957 48 200 096 37 186 201 

--------- 49 17 708 (NA) 12 974 43 17 525 (NA) 12 882 

--------- 20 28 511 8 20 750 19 (0) 6 (0) 

--------- 16 4 371 (NA) 2 270 IS (D) (NA) 2 240 

Type of organization: Individual or family ___________________ _ 

Partnership _________________________ _ 

Corporation _________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institut 

--------- lSI 204 077 (NA) (NA) 117 198 513 104 218 259 

--------- 17 (D) (NA) (NA) 17 (D) 14 59 648 

--------- IS (D) (NA) (NA) IS (D) 5 (D) ionol, etc._ 4 11 991 (NA) (NA) - - 2 (0) 

All farms I Farms with soles of I All forms I Forms with soles of $2,500 or more $2,500 or more I 1978 11974 1978 11974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

Operators by place of residence: 

- IDS 98 94 84 On form operoted ____________ --------- 145 106 121 86 - 82 54 55 34 Not on form operoted ___________________ 24 24 17 20 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming ____________________________ _ 

Other ______________________________ _ 

11 II 

Not reported ___________________________ 18 221 11 121 

- - - Operators reporting days of work. off form, 17 15 12 14 None _________________________________ 76 69 69 

5:1 - 48 23 35 18 1 to 49 days ___________________________ 18 4 16 - 52 40 42 30 50 to 99 doy'- _________________________ 2 6 2 - 42 37 35 31 100 to 149 doy'- _______________________ 5 6 4 

2~1 - 28 36 25 24 ISO to 199 day'- _______________________ 14 2 11 - 50.5 54.0 51.3 53.3 200 days or more ______________________ 61 46 38 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years ______________________ _ 

25 to 34 years _______________________ _ 

35 to 44 years _______________________ _ 

45 to 54 yearL ______________________ _ 

55 to 64 yearL ______________________ _ 

65 years and over ____________________ _ Average age _________________________ _ 

lApplies only to individual or family operations (sole proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5, Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

{1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 I 974==;;j 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

livestock and poultry purchased ______________________ !.. __ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

~eeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ ommercloi fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired farm labor ______________________________________ _ 

Contract labor ________________________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment __________________________________________ _ 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ Petroleum products _________________________________ _ Gasoline _________________________________________ _ 

Diesel fuel _______________________________________ _ 

;~e?~~; Natural _~~t_a~~_a_n_d_:~~~~~~ gas == ==== == == == = = ======== === ______________________________________ _ 

Kerosene, motor oil, and greose _____________________ _ Electricity __________________________________________ _ 

Other-coal. wood, coke, etc. _________________________ _ 

112 814 80 348 79 777 60 331 - 157 1 088 130 604 1 121 1 069 99 583 - 44 135 71 161 37 133 61 157

1 

- 150 87 (NA) (NA) I 118 82 90 49 - 61 52 52 29 51 51 41 29 - 53 153 46 165 42 151 44 (D) - 52 53 31 32 47 52 26 32 - 74 466 59 243 63 465 52 242 - 24 66 15 14 18 50 IS 14 

- 71 115 42 43 61 114 38 43 

- 188 565 (NA) (NA) 145 545 (NA) (NA) - 188 427 143 270 145 413 124 266 - 184 291 (NA) (NA) 141 280 122 196 - 101 84 (NA) (NA) 86 83 54 37 - 21 7 (NA) (NA) 21 7 10 25 (D) mAl 7 - (NA) 24 (D) } - 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 123 25 - 188 30 (NA) (NA) 145 28 - 144 136 (NA) (NA) 108 131 (NA) (NA)I - 9 2 (NA) (NA) 9 2 (NA) (NA)I 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-.:.COUNTY DATA JEFFERSON COUNTY, MONT. 279 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

11978 doto ore based on a sample of forms; see text! 

All forms Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized. except p'0sture __________________________ _ Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ 

lime ------------------------------------------------------

50 9 161 41 - 50 8 978 41 

- 7 183 2 - - - - Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to cantrol- Insects on hay and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______ . ____________________________ . ____ _ 

- 9 1 412 6 

- - - - Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

- 5 602 5 

- 39 7 060 34 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent ond bird control ________________________ _ 

- 2 (0) 2 44 (X) 42 

- 28 (X) 28 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

All MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated mark.et value of 011 machinery and equipment ____________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Average per form ________________ dollors_ 

Forms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles ___________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel troctors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Cotfonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________ _ Pickup bolers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

11978 dota are bosed on a somple of forms; see text} 

All farms Forms with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - (on. 

Estimated market value of all 

188 154 145 122 machinery and equipment - Can. 

6 525 3 332 5 923 2 986 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

34 705 21 636 40 848 24 475 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ $50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

9 25 9 17 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

51 28 1 20 15 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

40 31 i 34 26 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 197410 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

149 220 57 65 106 155 

177 388 85 118 142 270 

165 391 22 29 157 362 

35 43 7 9 32 34 

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

79 84 21 21 60 63 

98 100 13 13 85 87 

8 8 2 (0) 6 (0) 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dota ore based on a sample of forms; see text1 

Hired workers - All forms, 1978 

8948 (0) 

(0) 

-

I 376 - 602 

6864 

(0) 

(X) 

(Xl 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

44 15337 (NA) 14977 (NA) 360 

- -

(NA) 4427 

- - 1 (0) 

(NA) 632O 

- - 10 (Xl 

(NA) (X) 

All farms Forms with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

24 36 22 32 

29 23 27 21 

11 6 11 6 

1~ 1 ~ 7 1 5 12 5 

3 -' L 3 -' 

1974 

Manufactured 

Farms Number 1970 to 1974 

132 188 114 

141 336 97 140 375 49 

23 29 6 - - -

4 4 - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

37 38 6 78 82 7 

4 4 1 

Any hired workersForms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less tha n 150 days 

Any Farms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms ______ _ 

Workers ___ _ - 74 29 (X) 63 (X) 63 52 

- 317 (X) 118 (X) 199 302 237 

- 12 14 14 10 10 5 16 

31 7 14 28 56 27 8 

- 14 3 (0) 15 48 14 12 

- 12 1 (0) 7 35 12 11 

5 4 75 3 50 5 5 

Forms with- J worker __ _ ________________________ . ___________ _ 

2 workers __________ - _ - _ -- -- -- -- ---- - - - - --- ----- -- - -- --- 3 ar.4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 workers _________ - - _ -- - - --- - -- -- -- -------- - - --- --- 10 workers or mare _____________________________________ _ 

280 JEFFERSON COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 / 1978 1974 

Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: 

AnA~~\I~~;~I~~ ~~:s~u~~~hOOP= ========= ====== == ==== = = === 

171 (X) 143 (X) 137 00 111 (X) 

- 157 (X) 140 (X) 132 (X) 111 (X) 

-

Soles, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,O(xL 

Any cattle. hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ 158 6292 140 2 146 134 6 252 112 2 117 

- 140 (NA) 131 5908 112 1 866 

- 152 5 941 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that hod colved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves. bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

150 28871 138 22 029 130 28 465 110 21 565 - 138 16314 129 13 874 120 16 170 108 13 738 - 132 15981 121 13 588 114 15 843 103 13 474 - 36 333 48 286 32 327 36 264 

123 4 833 (NA) (NA) 106 4 748 89 4 287 -

- 130 7 724 (NA) (NA) 114 7 547 93 3540 

Sales: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1.000_ 

148 16 745 129 11 229 129 16658 110 11 103 

(X) 5 629 (X) (NA) (Xl 5601 (X) 1 717 -

- 93 7661 (NA) (NA) 87 7639 73 6438 

- (X) 2 136 (X) (NA) (X) 2 132 (X) 824 

- 130 9084 (NA) (NA) 113 9019 87 4665 

- (X) 3492 (X) (NA) (X) 3469 (X) 893 

- 6 (D) (NA) (NA) 4 (D) 8 251 

- (X) (0) (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 66 

- 8 304 (NA) (NA) 8 304 7 226 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hags and pigL ______________________________ _ 

- 36 I 372 29 I 020 31 I 342 17 897 

- 23 478 (NA) (NA) 21 (D) 13 190 

- 33 894 (NA) (NA) 29 (D) 17 707 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. I of preceding yeor and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Oec. 1 of preceding yeor and May 31 ______________ _ June land Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 23 580 24 357 21 (D) 15 343 

- 20 303 14 177 18 (D) 13 (D) 

- 19 277 23 180 19 277 14 (D) 

Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ Goots _____________________________________________ _ 

- 16 1 049 14 1 057 13 890 11 I 027 

- 14 906 (NA) (NA) 12 (D) 11 771 

- I (0) (NA) (NA) I (0) - - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales, 

- 109 656 78 449 89 537

1 

60 400

1 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ - 31 4 881 25 3 007 28 ·4 856 16 2903 

- (X) 261 (X) (NA) (X) 260 (X) 122 Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 14 3 974 14 2 262 13 (D) 7 2 169 

$1,000_ - (X) 168 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) 61 Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

- 16 859 13 996 13 702 11 (D) Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

- 14 1 192 (NA) (NA) 12 (D) 11 810 Pounds of wooL __________________________________ _ 

- (X) 12843 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 9 187 Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000_ Goats _____________________________________________ _ - 16 51 (NA) (NA) 13 471 11 27 

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - $1.000_ - (X) (0) (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 17 68 15 46 13 58 14 (D) 

$1,000_ - (X) 38 (Xl (NA) (X) 34 (X) 13 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 34 (X) 34 (X)I 23 (X) 21 (X) 

- 32 2 200 33 2 517 22 1 901 20 2 093 Hens and pullets of loying age ____________________ _ 

- 30 2087 26 2090 22 (D) 19 (D) Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ - 4 113 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) I (D) Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 1 (D) (NAl (NA) 1 (D) 1 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ - 3 63 8 152 2 (D) 4 100 Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

- 6 77 (NA) (NA) 4 (D) 2 (D) Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

- 5 59 (NA) (NA) 4 (D) I (D) 

- 4 18 (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 1 (D) Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

- 7 (X) (NA) 

Soles, 

(X) 3 (X) 3 (X) 

Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- 9 (X) 12 (X) 4 (X) 5 (X) 

- 3 (D) 11 1 294 3 (D) 4 (0) 

- 3 (0) 5 244 3 (D) 4 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter __________________________ : __ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other paultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry praducts ____________________ $1,000_ 

- 5 258 3 150 2 (D) 3 150 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) I (D) 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) I (D~I - - - - - (NA) (NA) - 1 (D) 

- 2 (X) (NA) (X) 1 (~i I (X) 

- 14 9 19 13 9 8 12 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA JEFFERSON COUNTY, MONT. 281 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Forms Acres Quanlity Forms Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

1974 - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

1974_ For grain or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Cut tor dry forage or hoy (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - -- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Wheat for groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978 

1974 Oats tor groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978 

1974 Barley for groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978 

1974 

-- 20 7 830 206 692 3 (0) 20 7 830 206 692 3 (D) 

-- 23 11 815 159 733 (NA) (NA) 23 11 815 159 733 2 (D) 

-- 21 999 65 935 13 598 21 999 65 935 13 598 

-- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 18 1 777 26 059 6 153 

-- 39 5 012 206 151 21 2 418 39 5 012 206 151 21 2 418 

-- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 18 2 922 31 060 6 291 

Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - - 1974 -- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Other small groins for groin ____________________ 1978 -- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

1974 -- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Soybeans for beans (bushelsL __________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - - 1974 -- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - -

1974 -- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Colton (boles) _______________________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - - 1974 -- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - - 1974 Irish potatoes (hundredweightL _________________ 1978 

1974 

-- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

-- 2 (D) (D) 2 (D) 2 (D) (D) 2 (D) 

-- 2 (D) (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (D) - -

Sweetpotatoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978 

1974 Hay crops (tons, dry) (see textL ________________ 1978 

1974 

-- - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

-- 135 24 640 48 024 108 19030 111 24 104 47 343 93 18 729 

-- 110 17 370 29 249 (NA) (NA) 99 17 113 28 830 82 14081 

Alfalfa hoy (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978 

1974 

Other tame dry hoy (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978 

-- 102 12 329 28 347 88 11 253 86 12 033 27 885 78 11 072 

-- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 72 8 451 16 165 61 7 584 

-- 16 1 799 3 221 10 1 340 16 1 799 3 221 10 1 340 

Field seed cropL _____________________________ 1978 

1974 -- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - -- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (X) 1 (0) 

Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978 

1974 -- - - - - - - - - - - -- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978 

1974 

-- - - - - - - - - - - -- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - 1 (D) 

All vegetables harvested for sole (see text) _______ 1978 

1974 Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978 

1974 Tomotoes _________________________________ 1978 

1974 Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978 

1974 

-- 3 2 (X) 3 2 3 2 (X) 3 2 

-- 2 (D) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (X) 1 (D) 

-- I (D) (X) 1 (D) 1 (0) (X) 1 (D) 

-- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (X) 1 (D) 

-- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - -- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - -- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

-- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978 

1974 Apples (poundsL ___________________________ 1978 

1974 

Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978 

1974 

Gropes (pounds) (see lexl) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

-- I (D) (X) 1 (0) 1 (D) (X) 1 (D) 

-- I (D) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (X) - -

-- I (D) - (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - (NA) (NA) 

-- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (D) (D) (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) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Slrowburies (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ olher crops _________________________________ 1978_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- 2 (0) (X) - - 1 (D) (X) - - - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

282 JEFFERSON COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, land in Farms, and land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acre~ 

345 817 887 389 874 835 332 815 2041 352 870 710 

- (X) 2 371 (X) 2 249 (X) 2 455 (X) 2 474 - (X) 1 203 200 (X) 1 203 200 (X) 1 203 200 (X) I 203 200 - (X) 68.0 (X) 72.7 (X) 67.8 (X) 72.4 

-

Farms ______________________ - _________ .. ___________ ---

Average size of form ________________________ .. _______ _ Approximate lond oreo _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in farms __________________________ percenL 

438 119 (X) 309 352 (X) 451 446 (X) 337 827 (X) 

- (X) 138 (X) 198 (X) 137 

- (X) 199 

Value of land and buildings:' Average per form _____________________________ doUars_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dal1ars_ 

313 286 8861 351 302 021 307 (0)1 335 (0)1 

- 300 156 222 342 168 940 296 155 647 331 168606 -

land in farms according to use: Total cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

- - 1 (NA) - - 1 (NA) 

- (NA) 5 (D) 2 (NA) 4 (0) - - 2 (0) 7 (NA) I (D) 3 (NA) .-

6 227 II (NA) 6 227 7 (NA) 

- 23 34 (NA) 23 I 651 33 (NA) I 651 - (NA) I 39 (0)1 46 (NA) I 40 6030

1 

46 - 98 33 012 107 (NA) 97 (0) 107 (NA) - (NA) 89 61 696 90 (NA) 89 61 696 90 - 37 53 487 44 (NA) 37 53 487 44 (NA) -

By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

501099 acres _______________________________ _ 

10010199 acres _____________________________ _ 

20010499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1.000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

77 22 255 95 25 077 74 (D) 89 (0) - 108 004 219 107416 243 106 500 - 222 108409 251 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ 

Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

Totol woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not pastured ____________________________ _ 

37 4 061 (NA) (NA) 36 (D) 19 3 622 - 46 13868 (NA) (NA) 43 13 245 49 10 328 - 203 87 263 (NA) (NA) I 201 (0) I 225 85 9091 -

- 39 3 217 (NA) (NA) 39 3 217 16 6 641 

- 23 7764 22 42441 22 (0) 20 (0)1 

- 19 6 565 (NA) (NA) 19 6 565 12 (D) 

9 I 199 (NA) (NA) 8 (0) 9 2 397 -

568 570 I 566 9161 - 308 523 237 353 296 522 410 321 

- 256 511 632 (NA) (NA) 248 510 959 272 555 190 

- 194 11 605 (NA) (NA) 188 II 451 244 II 726 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ Cropland on which all crops failed _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

Olher land _________________________________________ _ 

Pastureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

- Pastureland, all types __________________________________ _ 291 540 452 (NA) (NA) 282 539 504 (NA) 581 481 

- 50 7 421 58 10 720 49 (D) 58 10 720 

- 42 5 511 (NA) (NA) 42 5 511 55 9 461 

- 17 I 910 (NA) (NA) 16 (D) (NA) (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 2 (0) 

- 164 15 022 (X) (X) 161 14 957 (X) (X) 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal farm programs in 1978 ________ _ 

'1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text_ 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

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

- 345 19 763 389 18442 332 19 711 352 18 390 

- (X) 57 283 (X) 47409 (X) 59 370 (X) 52 244 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ 

Average per farm ___________________________ dollarsForms by value of agricultural products sold: l 

$100,000 or more ____________________________ • ______ _ 

- 50 9 857 40 (NA) 50 9 857 40 (NA) $40,000 10 $99,999 _______________________ • _________ _ 

- 116 7 001 110 (NA) 116 7 001 110 (NA) $20,000 10 $39,999 • ________________________________ _ 

- 60 1 808 82 (NA) 60 1 808 82 (NA) $10,000 10 $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 49 702 55 (NA) 49 702 S5 (NA) $5,000 10 $9,999 ______________ • ____________________ _ 

- 34 262 38 (NA) 34 262 38 (NA) $2,500 10 $4,999 ___________________ • _______________ _ - 23 80 25 (NA) 23 80 25 (NA) Less Ihon $2,500 (see lexl) ___________________________ _ - II (D) 38 (NA) (X) (X) 2 (NA) $2,00010 $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

- 4 9 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 3 - (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 2 (D) 1 (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

$1,500 10 $1,999 _. _______________________________ _ $1,00010 $1,499 _______ • _________________________ _ 

Less Ihon $1,000 • _____________ • __________________ _ 

Abnormal farms (see textL ___________________________ _ 

Crops _______________________________________________ _ 

Grains ____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed __________________ ~ ____________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ T obaeco ___________________________________________ _ 

- 238 6 824 284 8 8751 235 6 787 (NA) 8 860 

- 220 6 192 (NA) (NA) 217 6 157

1 

262 8277 - 62 839 (NA) (NA) 62 839 (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, ond melonL ___________________ _ 

- 66 (D) (NA) (NA) 65 (D) 83 (0) 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - - Fruits, nuts. and berries ______________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Nursery and greenhouse products ______________________ _ - I (D) - - 1 (0) - - Other crops ________________________________________ _ 

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products __________________________ _ 

Dairy products _____________________________________ _ 

Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Hogs and pigs. _____________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ______________________________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - I (D) 

272 12 939 335 9 563 264 12 924 304 9 5261 - 7 (D) 15 12 7 (D) 15 12 - 5 (D) (NA) (NA) 5 (D) 4 21 - 261 12 095 (NA) (NA) 254 12 082 296 8 733 - 22 205 (NA) (NA) 22 205 40 389 - 29 215 (NA) (NA) 28 (0) 43 247 - 27 283 (NA) (NA) 27 283 12 123 

'1974 dolo include sales of foresl producls. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA JUDITH BASIN COUNTY, MONT. 283 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Farms 

Farms with harvested cropland 

Acres Acres Harvested 1978 1974 in farms Farms in farms cropland 

- 345 389 817 887

1 

300 790 104 156 222 

- 13 28 17 - - - - 6 15 111 1 (0) (0) 

- - - - - - -

All farms ___________________________ _ 

forms with- 1 to 9 ocres _______________________ _ 

10 to 49 ocres _____________________ _ 50 to 69 acreL ____________________ _ 

- 4 3 320 2 (0) (0) 

- 9 2 980 3 347 180 

- 11 12 1 717 9 1 401 371 

- 4 4 800

1 

3 600 468 

- 3 1 

· ;:11 2 (0) (0) 

- 26 26 19 6497 2 418 

- 50 54 37 173 49 36 533 12 856 

- 83 99 123 666 82 121 926 42 314 

- 136 145 643 167 130 622 125 97 290 

70 to 99 acres _____________________ _ 

100 to 139 acreL __________________ _ 

140 to 179 acro'- __________________ _ 

180 to 219 ocro'- __________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocro'- __________________ _ 

260 to 499 acres ___________________ _ 500 to 999 acrOL __________________ _ 

1.000 to 1,999 acres ________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators - Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 

All forms 

1978 

Farms Acres 

345 817 887 

300 156 222 

121 167 209 

93 34460 

175 594 320 

170 107 217 

49 56 358 

37 14 545 

274 528 128 

36 95999 

31 (0) 

4 (0) 

All forms Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 0]974 

'Applies only to individual or family operations (sole proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

1974 

Farms 

389 

342 

144 

(NA) 

202 

(NA) 

43 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Acres 

874 835 

168 940 

157 304 

31 246 

673 001 

127 688 

44 530 

10 006 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text) 

All farms 

1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

- 183 2 115 140 2 186 

- 268 1 585 294 2 799 

- 112 282 247 I 791 

- 247 138 (NA) (NA) 

- 126 135 135 181 

- 223 1 328 214 831 

- 246 534 202 229 

- 163 895 173 707 

- 46 87 37 66 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ Feed for livostock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and treos __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired form labor ____________________________________ ---

Contract lobar _______________________ --- ------------ ---

(ustomwork, machine hire. and rental of machinery and equipment __________________________________________ _ 

- 171 279 149 238 

- 345 1 325 (NA) (NA) 

- 345 1 187 371 915 

- 339 692 (NA) (NA) 

- 258 362 (NA) (NA) 

- 41 25 (NA) (NA) 

- 65 (0) (NA) (NA) 

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 

- 345 72 (NA) (NA) 

224 (0) (NA) (NA) 

- 40 (0) (NA) (NA) 

Energy and petroleum productL _________________________ _ 

Petroleum products ________________ ---_ - _ ------- - - --- Gasoline ____ _______ ___________________ - __ - - - - - - ---

Diosol fuol ____________________________ - ___ - - -- - ---

lP gas, butane, and propane ________________________ _ 

Fuol oil ____________________________ ---- - - ---- - - ---

Natural gas ______________________ -_ ------ ---- -----

Kerosene, motor oil. and grease _____________________ _ 

Electricity __________________________ -- --- - --- - - - ------

Other-coal. wood. coke. etc. _________________________ _ 

Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Harvested 

Forms in forms cropland 

50 197 253 22 115 

- - -

- - - - - -

I (0) - - - -

2 (0) (0) 

2 (0) (0) 

- - -

1 (0) (0) 

7 5 716 1 951 

11 16 300 4 241 

26 174 167 15 343 

1978 and 1974 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Farms 

332 

296 

111 

91 

174 

169 

47 

36 

264 

35 

31 

2 

Acres 

8.15 204 

155 647 

165 440 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

526 835 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

1974 

Forms 

352 

331 

125 

(NA) 

197 

(NA) 

30 

(NA) 

296 

37 

18 

1 

Irrigated 

land 

7421 

-

-

-

(0) 

-

(0) 

(0) 

-

(0) 

530 

955 

5666 

Acres 

870 710 

168 606 

156061 

31 201 

671 371 

127 556 

43 278 

9 849 

607 912 

138 990 

(0) 

(0) 

All forms Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

246 255 241 227 

70 65 63 59 

29 49 28 47 

201 217 197 194 

49 23 47 23 

14 13 14 13 

5 8 5 6 

10 2 10 I 

39 27 34 21 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses 

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

173 2095 135 2 185 

258 1 571 274 2 793 

102 268 237 I 789 

237 138 203 124 

126 135 130 180 

221 (0) 211 826 

234 528 201 (0) 

161 (0) 165 699 

46 87 37 66 

170 (0) 144 237 

333 1 314 (NA) (NA) 

333 I 177 340 908 

327 685 340 581 

246 361 240 226 

41 25 87 26 

64 (0) } I (0) 340 74 

333 72 223 (0) (NA) (NA) 

40 (0) (NA) (NA) 

284 JUDITH BASIN COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 dota are based on a sample of farms' see text) 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer _____________________________ --- --------- Cropland fertilized, except posture __________________________ _ Pasture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime ______________________________________ - ____ - ------ -- --

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to cootrol- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ 

218 104 390 216 (D) I 210 102 2581 208 (0) 

31 2 132 30 (D) - - - - -

25 II 965 25 11 965 - Nematodes in crops ______________________________ -_______ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- - - - -

20 7 843 20 7 843 - 209 88 3341 - 221 89 665 

I (0) I 

(Oi I - 145 (X) - 145 (X) 

52 (X) 52 (X) 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dota are based on a sample of forms- see text] 

forms with sales All forms of $2,500 or more All forms 

1978 1974 1978 1974 1978 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ farms_ 

$1.000_ 

Average per farm ________________ dollors_ 

farms by value group: $1 to $4.999 __ • _______________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9.999. ___________ . _______ . __ _ 

$10,000 to $19.999 __________________ . __ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

345 371 

20 717 13 495 

60 049 36 375 

4 28 

16 37 1 43 7°i 

All forms 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

333 337 machinery and equipment-Con. 

20 516 13 1851 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________ . ___ . ___ 

61 609 39 125 $30,000 to $-49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 _______ . ______________ 

4 17 $70.000 to $99,999 __ . _______ . ___________ 

6 23 1 $100,000 to $199.999 ____________________ 

43 62 i $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel troctors ___________________________ _ 

Grain and bean combines, self· propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other corn pickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Cottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ 

Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 

272 422 130 146 191 276 

333 I 172 195 335 299 837 

311 938 105 131 284 807 

202 246 23 27 190 219 

- - - - - - - - - - =1 

- - - - - - 183 189 56 57 128 132 227 268 50 56 187 212 

19 19 6 6 13 13 

1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

Hired workers - All farms, 1978 

75 

61 

43 

45 "1 

~ 43 

15 .J 

Forms 

340 

355 

335 

225 1 

15 

(NA) 

54 

203 

21 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

211 97446 

(NA) 95 765 

(NA) I 681 

- -

(NA) 21 788 

- - 3 I 194 

(NA) 63 0821 

I 

40 (Oi (X) I (X) (NA) 

Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1974 1978 1974 

61

1 

75 61 

79 61 78 

46 41 46 , 45 "1 SOil 43 ~ 501 

i L 15 .J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Number 1970 to 1974 

512 326 

1 194 360 1 028 174 

258 

(0) 4~1 15 

(NAl (NA) 

60 10 

229 82 

21 9 

Any hired workersForms with soles of $2,500 or more Working 150 days or more Working less tho n 1 SO days 

Any Forms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

- 163 81 (X) 123 (X) 161 165 - 468 (X) 145 (X) 323 (D) 544 

Forms __________________________________________________ _ 

Workers ________________________________________________ _ 

Farms with- I worker ______________________________________________ _ 

2 workers _____________________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers • _____ ._._. ______________________________ _ 

5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 55 51 51 36 36 54 53 - 27 16 32 31 62 27 41 - 62 9 28 46 150 61 43 - 15 4 (D) 8 (D) 15 21 - 4 1 (0) 2 (D) 4 7 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA JUDITH BASIN COUNTY, MONT. 285 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: 

Anx~~~~tt~fe~ ~~:s~u~tr~h;ep~=~=~ == ======== ======= = ==== - 270 (X) 335 (X) 259 (X) 303 (X) 

- 257 (X) 323 (X) 247 (X) 292 (X) 

Sales: 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $l,OO(L 

Any cattle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ - 272 12939 335 9563 264 12924 304 9 526 

- 269 12 515 332 (NA) 261 (0) 301 9369 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that hod calved 

Beef cows _________________ === ==~ ===== === ====== Milk cows ____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves __________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves. bulls and bull calves ____________ _ 

- 249 53867 302 66043 240 53 773 286 65830 

-- 241 29 593 291 35614 234 29 554 275 35456 

-- 239 29 363 288 35321 232 29 324 272 35 176 

.- 45 230 63 293 45 230 60 280 

-- 196 13668 (NA) (NA) 189 13 626 235 15 803 

-- 216 10 606 (NA) (NA) 212 10 593 246 14 571 

Sales: Cottle and calves __________________________________ _ 

$1,000 Calves _________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 Cottle _______________ _ 

-- 261 36282 312 38 580 254 36245 296 38480 

-- (X) 12095 (X) (NA) (X) 12082 (X) 8 733 

-- 124 10296 (NA) (NA) 122 (0) 147 12 536 

-- (X) 2832 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) I 766 

-- 224 25986 (NA) (NA) 219 (0) 253 25944 

Fattened cattle _____ _ -- (X) 9263 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 6967 

-- 17 5 274 (NA) (NA) 16 (0) 31 8 522 $1,000 

$1,000 Dairy products _______________________________ $1.000 -- (X) 2 142 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 2849 

-- 5 (0) (NA) (NA) 5 (0) 4 21 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs _____________________________________ _ 

Used or to .be used for breeding ____________________ _ Other hogs and pigL _____________________________ _ 

-- 21 I 783 39 2 071 21 I 783 38 (0) 

-- 9 253 (NA) (NA) 9 253 16 (0) 

-- 21 I 530 (NA) (NA) 21 I 530 36 I 825 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ____ , __________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 _____________ _ 

June 1 and Nov. 30 ____________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs ___________________________________ _ 

Ewes J year old or older __________________________ _ Goots ____________________________________________ _ 

Horses and ponies _________________________________ _ 

-- 11 301 21 479 11 301 20 (0) 

-- 8 121 20 295 8 121 20 295 

-- 11 180 12 184 11 180 11 (0) 

-- 29 6 109 55 8 371 28 (0) 40 7205 

-- 28 3802 (NA) (NA) 27 (0) 38 5 958 

-- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

-- 130 822 118 672 128 (0) 116 (0) 

Sales: Hogs and pigs _____________________________________ _ 

$1,000 Feeder pigs _____________________________________ _ 

$1,000 Sheep and lambs ___________________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn _____________________________ _ 

Pounds of wool __________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lombs, and wool ________________________ $1,000 

Goots ____________________________________________ _ 

$1.000 Horses and ponies _________________________________ _ 

, $1,000 

-- 22 2 183 41 5453 22 2 183 40 (0) 

-- (X) 205 (X) (NA) (X) 205 (X) 389 

-- 2 (0) 2 (0) 2 (0) 2 (0) 

-- (X) (0) (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) (0) 

-- 29 4 253 57 9 415 28 (0) 42 8 364 

-- 27 4 109 (NA) (NA) 26 (0) 38 7091 

-- (X) 48630 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 77 391 

-- 29 215 (NA) (NA) 28 (0) 43 247 

-- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

-- (X) - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) -

-- 25 82 10 39 25 82 10 39 

-- (X) 52 (X) (NA) (X) 52 (X) 27 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry __________________ ------ -- ---- - - ----- - --

Chickens 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of loying age ___________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older - ___________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old __________ _ Broilers and other meat-type chickens _______________ _ 

Turkeys ____________________ -- ---- -- -- -----------

Turkeys for slaughter ______ - _-_ -_ - - -- - - - - --------

Turkey hens kept for breeding ------ -------------- Other poultry ____________________ -- --------------

-- 58 (X) 68 (X) 58 (X) 67 (X) 

-- 47 3 222 66 5 461 47 3 222 65 (0) 

-- 47 3 101 64 5 289 47 3 101 63 (0) 

-- 3 121 (NA) (NA) 3 121 3 135 

-- 11 77 (NA) (NA) II 77 - -

-- 9 962 3 470 9 962 3 470 

-- 7 86 (NA) (NA) 7 86 4 43 

-- 7 (0) (NA) (NA) 7 (0) 4 (0) 

-- I (0) (NA) (NA) I (0) I (0) 

-- 8 (X) (NA) (X) 8 (X) 18 (X) 

Sales: Any poultry ________________ -_ ---------------------- Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age --------------------- Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meaf·type chickens __ --------------- Turkeys ________________ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ---------

Turkeys for slaughter ______ - - __ -_ -- - - - - ---- --- - ---

Turkey hens kept for breeding ______ ---------------

Other poultry ______________ ------ - - ---------- -- --- Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1.000-

-- 7 (X) 12 (X) 7 (X) 12 (X) 

- 3 540 10 3 254 3 540 10 3 254 

- 3 540 9 (0) 3 540 9 (0) 

- - (NA) (NA) - - I (0) 

- I (0) (NA) (NA) I (0) - -

- I (0) 3 569 1 (0) 3 569 

- I (0) (NA) (NA) I (0) - -

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) I (0) - .. 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - -

- - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) 2 (X) 

- 7 (0) 15 12 7 (0) 15 12 

286 JUDITH BASIN COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

Corn for 011 purposes _________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ - 1974_ - For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Cui for dry foroge or hoy (Ions, dry) __________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Hogged or grozed __________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Wheol for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Ools for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Barley for grain (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ Rye for grain (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Other small groins for groin ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Soybeans for beans.(bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Cotton (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Tobacco (pounds) _____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweightL _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Sweelpolaloes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see text) _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Alfalfa hay (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Olher lome dry hoy (Ions, dry) (see lexI) ______ 1978_ 

field seed crops ______________________________ J 978_ 

1974_ Alfalfo seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978_ 

1974_ Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Tomotoes _________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Green peas excluding cowpeos ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978 __ 

1974_ Grapes (pounds) (see lexl) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Sirowberries (poundsL ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

forms 

2 

4 

-

-

2 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

-

-

-

-

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

(NA) 

201 

260 

43 

(NA) 

195 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

I 

(NA) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1 

4 

-

- 253 

286 

221 

(NA) 

49 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

I 

-

I 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

-

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

(NAl 

-

-

- (NA) 

1 

3 

Harvesfed 

Acres 

(0) 

391 

-

-

(0) 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

-

-

-

-

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

63 626 

84 511 

2 365 

(NA) 

39493 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

(D) 

(NA) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(ol 

2 

-

- 53 650 

54 653 

38 297 

(NA) 

3 447 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

(0) 

-

(0) 

(NAl 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

-

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

-

- (NA) 

(0) 

200 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

All forms 

Irrigated 

Quantity Farms Acres 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

- - - - (NA) (NA) 

(0) - - (NAl (NA) (NA) 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NAl 

(X) - -

(X) (NA) (NA) 

- - - - (NAl (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NAl (NAl 

(X) - -

(X) (NAl (NA) 

1 729 060 - - 2 058 852 (NA) (NA) 

94020 - - (NA) (NA) (NAl 

1 312 630 8 855 

(NA) (NA) (NAl 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NAl 

(X) - - (Xl (NA) (NAl 

- - -

- (NAl (NAl 

- - -

- (NAl (NAl 

- - - - (NA) (NAl 

- - - - (NA) (NAl 

(0) - - 160 (NAl (NAl 

- - -

- (NA) (NAl 

82 815 37 4 651 

73 130 (NAl (NAl 

61 613 27 2 293 

(NAl (NA) (NAl 

4417 2 (0) 

(Xl - - (Xl (NAl (NAl 

- - - (NA) (NAl (NAl 

- - - (NA) (NAl (NAl 

(Xl 1 (0) 

(X) (NA) (NAl 

(X) 1 (0) 

(X) (NA) (NAl 

(X) - - (X) (NAl (NAl 

(X) - - (Xl (NAl (NAl 

(X) - -

(Xl (NA) (NAl 

- (NA) (NAl 

(NAl (NAl (NA) 

- (NAl (NAl 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

- (NAl (NAl 

(NA) (NAl (NAl 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NAl 

(Xl - - (X) (NA) (NAl 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

2 (0) (X) - (0)1 3 (0) (X) 2 

- - - - -

- - - - -

2 (0) (0) - - 3 (01 5400 2 (0) 

- - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- - (Xl - -

- - (X) - -

- - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - - - - (X) - -

- - (X) - -

198 63 450 1 726 750 - -

257 84 435 2 057 072 3 510 

42 (0) (0) - -

49 2 024 49 080 2 (01 

192 39 183 1 304 289 8 855 

192 26 824 682 814 3 210 

- - - - -

- - - - - I (0) (X) - - 8 1 112 (X) - -

- - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - - - - - - -

- - - - -

2 (0) (01 I (0) 

- - - - -

- - - - - 251 (0) (0) 37 4 651 

277 54 409 72 840 52 8 306 

220 (0) (0) 27 2 293 

241 38 367 54 568 40 5080 

49 3 447 4 417 2 (0) 

- - (X) - -

5 218 (X) - -

- - - - -

5 218 20 780 - -

- - - - -

- - - - -

1 (0) (X) I (0) 

- - (X) - - 1 (0) (X) 1 (0) 

- - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- - (X) - -

- - (X) - -

- - (X) - -

- - (X) - - - - (X) -

- - - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) 

(NAl (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) 

- - (X) -

-I - - (X) -

- - - - - - - -

I (0) (X) - 3 200 (X) (NA) (NA) I 

JUDITH BASIN COUNTY, MONT. 287 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres 

Forms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

Approximate land oreo _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in forms __________________________ percenL 

- 986 642 980 1 004 753 206 777 345 526 707 363 593 

- (X) 652 (X) 750 (X) 445 (X) 514 

- (X) 956 160 (X) 956 160 (X) 956 160 (X) 956 160 

- (X) 67.2 (X) 78.8 (X) 36.1 (X) 38.0 

Value of land and buildings: I 

Average per farm _____________________________ dollors_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollars-- 279 837 (X) 193 280 (X) 252 313 (X) 174 250 (X) 

- (X) 437 (X) 258 (X) 588 (X) 339 

land in forms according to use: Totol cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 

- 910 147 529 948 1504251 729 140 768 674 140 378 

- 834 83 874 876 79 781 686 80660 638 75990 

I to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

2010 29 acres _______________________________ _ 30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

- 149 633 170 (NA) 83 416 61 (NA) 

- 85 1 154 85 (NA) 61 819 35 (NA) 

- 58 1 283 51 (NA) 33 761 26 (NA) 

- 99 3 709 125 (NA) 79 2973 83 (NA) 

- 179 12 490 192 (NA) 169 11 826 180 (NA) 100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres .. ____________________________ _ 143 19 505 150 (NA) 143 19 505 150 (NA) 

- 103 29439 85 (NA) 100 28 699 85 (NA) 500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more __________________________ _ - 12 6 933 14 (NA) 12 6933 14 (NA) 

-- 6 8 728 4 (NA) 6 8 728 4 (NA) 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ 

- 490 49 716 559 61 696 421 46 874 425 55 552 Other cropland ___________________________________ _ - 135 13 939 114 8 948 120 13 234 101 8836 Crop/and in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ - 31 2 776 (NA) (NA) 27 (D) 24 850 Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ - 12 878 (NA) (NA) 11 (D) 10 341 Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ Cropland idle __________________________________ _ - 71 5938

1 

(NA) (NA) I 68 5 7881 60 7042 

-- 51 4 347 (NA) (NA) 43 4300 20 603 

Total woodland ____ . _______________________________ _ 

-- 233 134 341 230 225 015 178 37 374 136 34 782 Woodland postured ______________________________ _ 

-- 133 128 910 (NA) (NA) 106 32 504 88 28 180 Woodland not pastured __________________________ _ 

-- 118 5431 (NA) (NA) 89 4870 58 6 602 

Other land ______ . _________________________________ _ 

-- 680 361 110 673 377 766 536 167 384 494 188 433 Posturelond and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured ______________________________ _ 

-- 263 344 764 (NA) (NA) 221 158 932 222 182 188 land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc ______ _ -- 581 16 346 (NA) (NA) 453 8 452 413 6 245 

Pastureland, all types _________________________________ _ 

-- 720 523 390 (NA) (NA) 601 238 310 (NA) 265 920 

Irrigated land _______________________________________ _ 

-- 710 89 743 722 83 866 597 87 258 543 79 704 Harvested cropland irrigated _________________________ _ -- 636 54684 (NA) (NA) 541 53066 513 49 132 Pastureland irrigated _______________________________ _ 

-- 394 34 548 (NA) (NA) 352 (D) (NA) 30025 Other land irrigated ________________________________ _ 

-- 24 511 (NA) (NA) 23 (0) 15 547 land set aside in the federal farm programs in 1978 _______ _ -- 84 2359 (X) (X) 83 (D) (X) (X) 

11978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ 

Averoge per farm ___ ~ _______________________ dollars- - 986 24044 I 004 16 292 777 23 788 707 15956 

- (X) 24385 (X) 16 227 (X) 30616 (X) 22 569 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: l 

$100,000 or more ________ . _____________________ - ____ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _____________________________ --- ----

- 45 8416 30 (NA) 45 8416 30 (NA) 

- 117 7310 61 (NA) 117 7310 61 (NA) 

- 130 3 725 94 (NA) 130 3 725 94 (NA) 

- 182 2 618 164 (NA) 182 2 618 164 (NA) 

- 175 1 258 195 (NA) 175 I 258 195 (NA) 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ 

$2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less than $1.000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see text) ____________________________ _ 

128 461 144 (NA) 128 461 144 (NA) 

- 205 255 311 (NA) (X) (X) 19 (NA) 

40 88 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 48 81 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 53 64 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 64 23 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 4 - 5 (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops. _______________________________ -- - - ------------

Groins __ .. ___________________________ - ___ - _______ ---- 484 6 482 521 7087 397 6 378 (NA) 6966 

- 211 I 856 (NA) (NA) 205 I 847 192 I 836 Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons ______________ ---- Tobacco ______________________________ - ___ --- --- - ---

Field seeds, hay, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons . ___________________ _ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries __________ . _____ --------------- Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Other crops __________________________ - - -. ------- ---

- 27 211 (NA) (NA) 27 211 (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 197 1 092 (NA) (NA) 163 1 055 213 1 778 

- 4 I (NA) (NA) I (D) 2 (D) 

- 141 1 097 (NA) (NA) 96 I 042 72 496 

- 6 18 6 11 3 (D) 4 (0) 

32 2 418 (NA) (NA) 31 (D) 25 2 847 

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ 

Poulfry and poultry products ______________ .. ________ - --- Dairy products _______________ .. ____________________ _ 

Cottle and calves _________________________ - --- - -- ----

Hogs and pigs ____________________________ -------- ---

Sheep, lambs, and woof _____________________ ~ ____ ~ ___ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) - ________ _ 

- 734 17 562 766 9 118 622 17 410 580 8905 

- 31 (D) 30 264 25 (D) 21 263 

- 67 3 681 (NA) (NA) 64 3 680 66 I 988 

- 668 12 165 (NA) (NA) 579 12047 562 5979 

- 72 595 (NA) (NA) 62 588 58 407 

- 52 (D) (NA) (NA) 40 (D) 29 63 

- 97 672 (NA) (NA) 82 658 42 204 

! 1974 doto include soles of forest products. 

288 LAKE COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

Forms with harvested cropland Farms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigated 

1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland Forms in forms cropland land 

All farms ___________________________ _ 

- 986 1 004 642 980 834 341 620 83 874 710 254 101 69521 89 743 

Farms with- 1 to 9 ocres _______________________ _ 1010 49 ocre'- ____________________ _ 

5010 69 acre'-____________________ _ 

7010 99 acres _____________________ _ 

100 10 139 acre'- __________________ _ 

14010 179 acre'-__________________ _ 

18010 219 acre'- __________________ _ 

22010 259 acre,- __________________ _ 

26010 499 acre'-__________________ _ 50010 999 acres ___________________ _ 

1,00010 1,999 ocre'-_______________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

107 89 477 75 396 258 62 334 198 226 

- 212 207 5488 164 4 384 2 308 137 3 477 I 591 2 261 

- 39 41 2 281 32 1 870 962 29 1 694 731 978 

- 113 133 9038 89 7 105 3 449 78 6 294 2 874 4 497 

- 64 66 7 531 57 6 714 3 268 47 5 526 2 713 3 852 

90 86 14 204 78 12 301 5 128 77 12 104 4920 8641 

-

- 36 47 7 159 34 6 759 3300 28 5 583 2 649 3 5091 

44 43 10448 40 9488 4423 35 8 303 3 493 4 646 

- 136 150 49 357 127 46492 19 136 109 39 778 16086 22 3061 

75 63 51 251 74 50 651 17 414 63 43079 15 419 20 742 

- 36 42 47 815 36 47 815 10 458 25 31 931 8 491 II 698 

- 34 37 437 931 28 147 645 13 770 20 95 998 10 356 6 387 i 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres 

--------- 986 642 980 I 004 753 206 777 345 5261 707 363 593\ 

--------- 834 83 874 876 79 781 686 80660 638 75 990 

--------- 672 401 450 704 547 008 485 109358\ 452 161 914\ 

--------- 551 32 964 (NA) 36 755 422 30 917 (NA) 33 747 

--------- 261 222 287 251 190 699 243 217 131 218 187 356 

--------- 248 46462 (NA) 39 295 232 45 374 (NA) 38 614 

--------- 53 19 243 49 15 499 49 19 037 37 14 323 

--------- 35 4448 (NA) 3 731 32 4 369 (NA) 3 629 

land in forms _________________________ _ Harvested cropland ___________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: Full owners _________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ Port owners _________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ Tenants ____________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ 

--------- 883 290 479 (NA) (NA) 683 276 979 657 289 581 

--------- 65 27404 (NA) (NA) 61 (D) 34 (01 

--------- 31 41 542 (NA) (NA) 31 41 542 15 49 709 

iana!, etc._ 7 283 555 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) I (D) 

Type of organization: Individual or family ___________________ _ Partnership _________________________ _ 

Corporation _________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institut 

All forms I Farms with sales of I All forms I Forms with soles of 

$2,500 or more $2.500 or more I 

1978 '1974 1978 1]974 1978 1]974 1978 11974 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming ____________________________ _ 

Olher ______________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years ______________________ _ 25 to 34 yeors _______________________ _ 

3510 44 years _______________________ _ 

4510 54 yeors _______________________ _ 

55 to 64 yeors _______________________ _ 

65 yeors and over ____________________ _ Average oge _________________________ _ 

Operators by place of residence: 

- 539 591 482 489 On form operated ______________________ 789 736 633 526 

- 447 392 295 202 Not on form operated ___________________ 112 108 82 57 

121 91 

Not reported ___________________________ 85 139

1 

62 108

1 - 29 25 Operators reporting days of work off form: 

- 128 95 98 61 None _________________________________ 358 328 308 253\ - 162 180 130 132 I to 49 doy'- __________________________ 88 83 75 62 

- 260 236 214 178 50 to 99 doy'- _________________________ 45 30 38 

- '~~I 248 279 199 220 100 to 149 days ________________________ 37 40 34 

- 159 181 III 91 150 to 199 doy'- _______________________ 71 48 53 32 

- 50.5 52.6 50.1 51.6 200 days or more ______________________ 335 275 222 151 

IApplies only to individual or family operations (sole proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

r 1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see texti 

All farms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more I 1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) 

liveslock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health Cosls ____________________ • ______________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired farm labor ______________________________________ _ 

- 416 4053 375 I 761 321 4006 284 I 689 

- 667 2 638 695 2 6001 525 2 576 542 2 5151 

- 182 750 416 1 060 130 736\ 344 I 036 

- 649 224 (NA) (NA) 517 210 442 171 

- 364 321 363 211 327 318 249 20] 

- 445 879 416 602 375 867 306 582 

- 372 226 300 136 320 216 206 127 

- 422 1 519 464 I 257 382 I 499 357 1 202 Contract labor ________________________________________ _ 

- 152 433 77 82 114 388 56 78 Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment __________________________________________ _ 

- 349 362 396 222 290 352 295 201 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ Petroleum products _________________________________ _ Gasoline _________________________________________ _ 

Diesel fuel _______________________________________ _ 

lP gas, butane, and propane ________________________ _ 

Fuel oil ____________________________________ .. _____ _ Nalural gas ______________________________________ _ 

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease _____________________ _ Eleclricily __________________________________________ _ 

Other-coal, wood, ~~ke, .IC. _________________________ _ 

- 984 I 646 (NA) (NA) 775 I 575 (NA) (NA)1 - 980 1 218 981 978 771 I 164 695 897 - 980 801 (NA) (NA) 771 757 690 599 

- 408 259 (NA) (NA) 369 257 357 213 46 8 (NA) - (NA) 41 8 26 6 

- 223 55 (NA) (NA) 214 54 

- } - - (NA) (NA) - - 695 80 

- 980 95 (NA) (NA) 771 88 

- 721 373 (NA) (NA) 601 358 (NA) (NA) 106 56 (NA) (NA) - 91 52 (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA '. LAKE COUNTY, MONT. 289 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

r 1978 doto ore bosed on a sample of farms; see text) 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1976 1976 

Farms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

(ropland fertilized. except posture __________________________ _ - 436 44 602 366 43 670 

Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ - 430 37 672 365 36 990 

lime _____________________________________________________ _ - 109 6 730 100 6660 

- - - - - Sprays, dusts, granules. fumigants. etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ 

Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

- 142 5 764 111' 5 661 

- 4 60 4 60 

- 118 3 206 92 3 130 Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and pasture _________________ _ - 196 15 589 191 15 584 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry ____________________ . ___ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- 22 584 22 146 (X) 130 

44 (X) 35 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated morke1 value of all 

machinery and equipmenL ___________ farms-

$1,000_ 

Average per form ________________ dollarsForms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles ____________ . ________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel tractors- __________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker· shellers ________ _ (ot1onpickers ________ ,, ___________________ _ 

Mower· conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field foragl' harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1197B doto are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Farms with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

984 974 775 682 machinery and equipment - Can. 

n 819 17 213 21 253 14 705 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

23 190 17 672 27 423 21 562 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

166 201 101 96 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

249 191 1 136 107 1 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

173 292 i 155 202i $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

795 1 170 364 444 554 726 

872 1 608 349 385 750 1 223 

788 1 636 115 142 746 1 494 

142 146 2 (0) 140 (D) 

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

294 299 In 122 172 177 

329 338 88 88 246 250 

56 61 9 9 47 52 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

f 1978 data are based on a sample of 'forms; see text] 

Hired workers-All farms, 1978 

584 

(X) 

(X) 

1974 

Farms Acres on which used 

306 29 700 (NA) 24997 (NA) 4 703 

- -

(NA) 3 334 

1 (D) 

26 671 

(NA) 10 573 

7 211 42 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

All farms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

136 135 131 128 

120 95 112 89 

93 31 93 31 

20 "1 

~ 20 1 22 ~ 29 22 29 

5 .J L 5 .J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Farms Number 1970 to 1974 

784 1 014 500 

883 1 536 515 

816 1 663 265 

76 86 8 2 (0) 1 

5 5 - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

191 198 69 309 319 90 

39 46 15 

Any hired workersForms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Forms _ 

Workers 

Forms with- 1 worker _____ " _. ________________________________ _ 

2 workers _. _ _ _ 

3 or 4 workers __ _ 

5 fa 9 workers ___ _ 10 workers or more _______________________ • ___________ _ 

290 LAKE COUNTY, MONT. 

Any 

- 422 

- 2 527 

- 107 

62 

118 

- 68 

- 67 

Working 150 days or more 

Forms Workers 

102 (X) 

(X) 227 

54 54 

27 54 

13 46 

5 28 

3 45 

• 

Working less than 150 doys 

Forms Workers 1978 1974 

382 (X) 382 357 (X) 2 300 2 360 2 746 

105 105 103 83 48 96 57 ;8 

103 331 102 74 

66 397 56 61 60 I 371 64 81 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
TobIe 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All farm. Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry ____________ .. __________ .. __ ___ _ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 775 (X) 774 (X) 634 (X) 578 (X) 

- 698 (X) 752 (X) 583 (X) 567 (X) 

Sales, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any cattle, hags, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ - 734 17 562 766 9 118 622 17410 580 8905 

- 702 (D) 756 (NA) 600 (D)I 576 6449 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cattle and calves ____________________ ___ _______ _____ _ 

Cows and heifers that hod colved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

- 671 59 320 734 72 475 568 57 511 556 68 857 

- 617 34 267 685 41 043 529 33 251 526 38 963 

- 560 30 874 644 38 199 485 29 896 491 36 189 

194 3 393 201 2844 163 3355 158 2 774 

- 563 13692 (NA) (NA) 478 13 302 468 15677 

- 588 11 361 (NA) (NA) 505 10958 494 14 217 

Sales, Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Cattle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Fattened cattle _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1.000_ 

- 668 36 049 731 31 747 579 35 638 562 30 642 

- (X) 12 165 (X) (NA) (X) 12047 (X) 5979 

- 338 12085 (NA) (NA) 298 11 901 274 10322 

- (X) 2917 (X) (NA) (X) 2880 (X) 1 267 

- 582 23964 (NA) (NA) 506 23 737 483 20 320 

- (X) 9248 00 (NA) (X) 9 167 (X) 4 712 

- 52 1 129 (NA) (NA) 42 1 104 39 918 

- (X) 487 ()() (NA) (X) 478 (X) 226 

- 67 3 681 (NA) (NA) 64 3680 66 1 988 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigs. ______________________________ _ 

- 91 5319 82 3 292 77 5206 61 3 116 

- 58 689 (NA) (NA) 54 681 37 370 

- 88 4 630 (NA) (NA) 74 4 525 59 2746 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. I of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 62 917 53 789 56 903 44 756 

- 55 441 43 436 50 433 40 429 

- 50 476 41 353 . 47 470 32 327 Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 yeor old or older ___________________________ _ 

- 50 3 252 46 3 119 40 3026 32 2 581 

- 45 2412 (NA) (NA) 36 2 266 30 2 258 Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 6 34 (NA) (NA) 4 (D) 3 6 Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales: 

- 392 2 208

1 

324 1 600

1 

322 1 837 222 1 290 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 72 6626 73 6299 62 6 528 58 6 106 $1.000_ - (X) 595 (X) (NA) (X) 588 (X) 407 Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 19 985 20 1 545 15 944 17 1 427 $1,000_ - (X) 31 (X) (NA) (X) 30 (X) 31 Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ - 49 2 726 45 2 249 37 2544 29 1 871 Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

- 45 2651 (NA) (NA) 36 2469 29 2 188 Pounds of waol ___________________________________ _ 

- (X) 22 733 (X) (NA) (X) 21 105 (X) 22682 Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000_ Goats _____________________________________________ _ - 52 (0) (NA) (NA) 40 (0) I 29 63 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - $1,000_ - (X) (0) (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 71 250 47 156 61 233 33 128 $1,000_ - (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) 169 (X) 63 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 123 ()() 115 (X) 91 (X) I 70 (X) 

- 115 28 749 111 29 524 83 (D) 70 28 530 Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

- 115 28 572 104 29 180 83 (D) 67 (0) 

- 8 177 (NA) (NA) 5 141 2 (D) 

- 4 (D) (NA) (NA) 3 (0) - - Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ - 19 1 297 16 1 273 14 1 048 11 933 - 6 36 (NA) (NA) 3 12 5 25 Turkeys for slaughter ____________ __ ______________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Sales, 

- 5 32 (NA) (NA) 3 (0) 5 (0) 

- 3 4 (NAl (NA) 1 (D) 1 (0) 

- 25 (X) (NA) (X) 18 (X) I 10 (X) 

Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ Hens and pullets of loying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or alder _____________________ _ 

- 18 (X) 16 (X) 14 (X) 11 (X) 

- 5 (0) 11 (D) 4 (D) 8 (D) 

- 5 (O) 10 (O) 4 (D) 8 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Broilers and other meat·type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter. ___________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

- 5 835 4 575 5 835 2 (0) 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - - - 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - -

Other - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - poultry __________________________ ' __________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1,000_ - 6 (X) (HA) (X) 4 (X) 2 (X) - 31 (0) 30 264 25 (D) 21 263 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA LAKE COUNTY, MONT. 291 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quantity Farms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ 

- 29 2 101 (X) 29 2 101 29 2 101 (Xl 29 2 101 

- 40 1 387 (X) (NA) (NA) 38 (D) (X) 28 I 022 

- 4 206 7 934 4 206 4 206 7934 4 206 

- 9 252 5 797 (NA) (NA) 9 252 5 797 2 (D) 

- 25 1 895 26915 25 1 8<:'5 25 1 895 26915 25 1 895 1974_ For fodder. hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 29 1 101 15491 26 941 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (N'A) 1 (0) (X) 1 (D) 

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ - 1 (0) (X) 1 (0) 1 (0) (X) 1 (0) 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ - 4 26 (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- 1 (0) (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) (D) 1 (D) 

1974_ Cut for dry forage or hoy (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Wheat for groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978. - 101 7 725 252 504 44 2 150 96 7 602 249 440 43 (D) 

1974_ Oats for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 100 7 280 267 109 (NA) (NA) 98 (0) (0) 37 1 758 

- 100 2 607 160 169 69 1 939 97 2 575 158 569 69 1 939 

1974_ Barley for groin {bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 90 1 721 108 573 67 1 194 

- 210 14 119 757 326 145 8664 207 14 056 754 479 144 (0) 

1974_ Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 188 9 033 381 369 137 5 141 

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Other small groins for groin ____________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (0) 1 (D) 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 3 92 (X) 2 (D) 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Cotton (boles). ______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Tobacco (pounds) __ "" _________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Irish potatoes (hundredweightL _________________ 1978_ - 32 2 690 680 000 31 2620 31 (0) (D) 30 (0) 

1974_ 28 2 321 564 500 (NA) (NA) 25 2 320 564 435 25 2320 

Sweetpototoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Hoy crops (tons, dry) {see text} _________________ 1978_ - 635 55 489 127 052 487 37 719 548 52 656 122 714 432 36238 

1974_ - 672 57 170 133 040 (NA) (NA) 533 53 912 128 511 422 37376 Alfalfa hoy (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978_ - 481 40266 100 473 359 26871 427 38 956 98059 329 26092 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 430 40404 103 087 326 27334 Other fame dry hoy (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978_ - 155 8 540 15 497 122 6 379 134 7 779 14 SOl 106 5942 

Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978_ - 4 140 (X) - - 4 140 (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (X) - - Alfolfo seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978_ 4 3 (X) 4 3 1 (0) (X) 1 (D) 

1974_ - 10 10 (X) (NA) (NA) 3 3 (X) 3 3 Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 1 (D) (X) 1 (0) - - (X) - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) 00 (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (X) 2 (D) Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ - 2 (D) (X) 2 (0) - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (X) 1 (D) 

Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978_ - 1 (0) (X) 1 (D) - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

land in orchards _____________________________ J978_ - 154 1 002 (X) 112 645 98 831 (X) 73 532 

1974_ - 172 931 (X) (NA) (NA) 74 614 (X) 60 514 Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 33 35 257 450 (NA) (NA) 15 19 220 610 (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 11 158 036 (NA) (NA) 

Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 5 1 496 (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NAl 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Gropes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 1 (0) - (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

Berries ___ """ ________________________________ J978_ - 7 3 (X) 5 2 3 1 (X) 1 (0) 

1974_ - 6 1 (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (X) 1 (0) 

Strawberries (poundsL ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 3 1 1 020 2 (D) 1 (0) (0) - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ - 6 11 (X) 2 (0) 3 3 (X) 1 (0) 

- I (0) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (X) (NA) (NA) 

292 LAKE COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

AI/forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres 

Forms ______________________________ -_ - ___ ------ -- ---

Average size of farm ________________________________ _ Approximate land oreo _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in farms __________________________ percenL 

- 356 974 041 280 946 1701 247 947 325 207 938 020 

(X) 2 736 (X) 3 379 (X) 3 835 (X) 4 531 - 2 224 640 I - (X) 2 224 640 (X) 2 224 640 (X) 2 224 640 (X) 

(X) 43.8 (X) 42.5 (X) 42.6 (X) 42.2 -

Value of land and buildings,' Average per form _____________________________ dollarsAverage per acre _____________________________ dollors_ - 515 037 (X) 399 829 (X) 645 986 (X) 519 628 (X) 

(X) 184 (X) 118 (X) 177 (X) 115 -

land in forms according to use: Tolol cropland ______________________________________ _ Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 318 121 9641 250 106 667 227 115 158 194 104 1201 -

- 296 70 803 240 60 049 219 68 696 189 58 933 

By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 10 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

20010 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

- 23 113 15 (NA) 10 43 5 (NA) 

- 39 560 23 (NA) 13 192 3 (NA) 

- 18 413 10 (NA) 8 181 6 (NA) 

- 43 I 515 30 (NA) 24 880 15 (NA) 

- 43 2 914 39 (NA) 38 2 592 37 (NA) 

- 38 5 212 39 (NA) 34 4 732 39 (NA) I - 51 15 564 54 (NA) 51 15 564 54 (NA) 

- 25 16 170 16 (NA) 25 16 170 16 (NA) 

- 16 28 342 14 (NA) 16 28 342 14 (NA) 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

- 121 28 626 106 20 104 77 (0) 72 18 834 

74 22 535 63 26 514 63 (0) 57 26 353 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

- 15 6600 (NA) (NA) 14 (0) 1 (0) 

- 10 603 (NA) (NA) 7 515 27 4 513 

- 34 13 2771 (NA) (NA) 33 (0) 36 17 2311 

- 27 2 055 (NA) (NA) 20 I 680 5 (0) 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not pastured ____________________________ _ 

- 56 131 406 65 94 059 49 124 059 52 92 431 

- 52 111 233 (NA) (NA) 46 (0) 45 87 320 

- 11 20 173 (NA) (NA) 10 (0) 12 5 111 

Olher land _________________________________________ _ 

- 286 720671 235 745 444 212 708 108 184 741 469 

Pastureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

- 174 708 365 (NA) (NA) 142 696 768 148 733 958 

- 225 12 306 (NA) (NA) 163 11 340 137 7 511 

Pastureland. all types __________________________________ _ 

- 274 848 224 (NA) (NA) 202 825 081 (NA) 840 112 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

- 255 43 332 185 36 022 182 40 939 141 34 975 

- 238 34807 (NA) (NA) 175 33 567 139 27 874 

- 74 8 161 (NA) (NA) 50 (0) (NA) 7 101 

- 13 364 (NA) (NA) 12 (0) - -

land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ - 37 2 062 (X) (X) 37 2 062 (X) (X) 

I J978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

farms ($1,000) forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) forms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ - 356 14 231 280 10 171 247 14 100 207 10 085 Average per farm ___________________________ dollar~_ - (X) 39974 (X) 36 325 (X) 57085 (X) 48 720 

forms by value of agricultural products sold: I $100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

- 41 9 362 26 (NA) 41 9 362 26 (NA) $40,000 10 $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 38 2 316 31 (NA) 38 2 316 31 (NA) $20,000 10 $39.999 _________________________________ _ 

- 51 I 421 35 (NA) 51 I 421 35 (NA) $10,000 10 $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 45 647 40 (NA) 45 647 40 (NA) $5,000 10 $9.999 ___________________________________ _ 

- 28 195 35 (NA) 28 195 35 (NA) $2.500 10 $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less Ihon $2.500 (see lexl) ___________________________ _ 

$2.000 10 $2.499 _________________________________ _ $1,500 10 $1,999 _________________________________ _ $1.000 10 $1,499 _________________________________ _ less Ihon $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see lexl) ____________________________ _ 

- 44 158 32 (NA) 44 158 32 (NA)I - lOB (D) 80 (NA) (X) (X) 8 (NA) 

- 28 61 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 19 33 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 17 20 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 44 (0) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 1 (0) 1 (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops _______________________________________________ _ 

- 158 2 825 149 1 906 120 2 775 (NA) I 880 Groins ____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans ___________ ~ _____ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

- 77 1 409 (NA) (NA) 68 1 399 62 999 - 9 47 (NA) (NA) 9 47 (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Tobacco __ :.. ________________________________________ _ 

Field seeds, hay. forage, and silage ____________________ _ Vegetables. sweet corn. and melons ____________________ _ Fruits, nuts, and berrieL _____________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Olher crops ________________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 94 814 (NA) (NA) 65 775 61 533 - 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 1 (0) 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) - .- 2 (0) - 5 (0) 7 326 5 (D) 6 (D) 

- 3 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 1 (0) 

liveslock, poullry. and Iheir producls ____________________ _ Poullry and poullry producls __________________________ _ ~airy producls _____________________________________ _ 

Callie and calves ___________________________________ _ Hogs and pigs- _____________________________________ _ 

Sheep. Iambs, and wool ______________________________ _ 

Olher liveslock and liveslock producls (see lexl) _________ _ 

- 284 11 406 234 8 210 216 11 325 185 8 149 - 12 2 11 302 4 1 6 299 - 10 728 (NA) (NA) 9 (0) 6 554 - 247 8984 (NA) (NA) 195 8 925 175 6 512 - 35 620 (NA) (NA) 24 613 23 305 - 33 782 (NA) (NA) 30 (D) 18 324 - 59 291 (NA) (NA) 40 279 17 155 

'1974 dolo include sales of foresl producls. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA LEWIS AND CLARK COUNTY, MONT. 293 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 Forms 

Farms with harvested cropland 

Acres Acres Harvested 1978 1974 in forms Farms in farms cropland 

- 356 280 974 041 296 921 207 70 803 All forms ___________________________ _ 

Forms with-

- 21 23 54 6 31 14 - 94 42 2 530 71 2 016 1 360 

- 13 10 788 13 788 496 - 16 14 1 344 15 1 260 646 

- 6 5 692 6 692 270 

- 18 7 2 911 11 1 838 746 

- 8 12 1 551 7 1 363 490 

1 to 9 ocres _______________________ _ 

10 to 49 ocreL ____________________ _ 50 to 69 ocres _____________________ _ 

70 to 99 acres _____________________ _ 

100 to 139 oc'e'- __________________ _ 

140 to 179 acres ___________________ _ 

180 to 219 ac'e'- __________________ _ 

- 6 5 1 437 6 1 437 435 

- 27 10 10 562 24 9 336 2 241 

220 to 259 oc'e'- __________________ _ 

260 to 499 oc'e'- __________________ _ 

500 to 999 acreL __________________ _ - 27 42 20 310 25 19 070 5 527 1,000 to 1,999 oc'es ________________ _ 

- 28 33 36 521 26 34 467 6 541 2,000 acres or more ________________ _ - 92 77 895 341 86 848 909 52 037 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 

land in farms __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _____ . _______________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Port owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Tenants _____________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ 

Partnership __________________________________ _ 

Corporation __________________________________ _ 

1978 

Forms 

356 

296 

211 

163 

120 

112 

25 

21 

289 

29 

37 

I 

Farms with irrigated land 

Acres Harvested 

farms in forms cropland 

255 655 131 54 664 

3 20 11 

74 2 037 1 283 

9 558 317 

15 1 260 646 

4 492 190 

11 1 838 746 

7 1 352 365 

6 1 437 435 

20 7 635 1 937 

19 14 587 3 825 

18 23 112 5483 

69 600 803 39 426 

1978 and 1974 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Farms 

247 

219 

127 

104 

101 

97 

19 

18 

190 

22 

35 

Acres 

947 325 68 696 

173 926 

19004 

719 049 

46 470 

54 350 3 222 

358 940 

(0) 

(0) 

1974 

Farms 

207 

189 

103 

(NA) 

92 

(NA) 

12 (NA) 

170 

11 

26 

Irrigated 

land 

43 332 

18 1 494 

432 

709 

190 

698 

703 

447 2 456 4 782 4 341 

27062 

Acres 

938 020 

58 933 

328 650 22489 

592 764 

34643 

16 606 

I 801 

531 023 

53974 

353 023 Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc._ 

.-~------_T------~--~--------~------~------~--r_--------~ All fo,ms 11 All forms Forms with soles of 

$2,500 0' mo,e 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: 

186 148 Forming __________________ ___________ 165 134 On farm operated _____________________ _ 286 178 202 ' 129 Other 170 105 ____________________ ___________ 82 47 Not on farm operated __________________ _ 37 25 24 17 

Operators by age group: Not reported __________ ----------------- 33 50 21 35 

1 4 54 44 

Under 25 years ________________________ 3 Operators reporting days of work off farm: 25 to 34 yeors_________________________ 38 24 None ________________________________ _ 137 76 118 67 

68 50 98 72 

35 to 44 yeors_________________________ 47 35 1 to 49 doy'- _________________________ _ 

45 to 54 yeors_________________________ 69 57 50 to 99 doy'- ________________________ _ 20 10 14 10 

10 7 9 5 

97 48 

38 35 49.2 49.1 

55 to 64 yeors_________________________ 67 33 100 to 149 doys _______________________ _ 

65 years and over __ ____ ______ __ _____ _ __ 26 29 150 to 199 days- ______________________ _ 

Average age___________________________ ~ ________ ~ ________ 49.1 ~ 

50.4 200 days or more _____________________ _ ~ ________ _L ________ ~ 

14 5 10 4 

15 8 10 2 147 94 75 46 

'Applies only fa individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms I Farms with sales of $2,50(J or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

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

- 144 1 745 127 I 919 114 1 730 92 1 892 

- 249 1 691 219 2 5721 211 1 670 I 169 2 537 

- 98 496 147 I 713 69 481 121 1 698 

- 244 161 (NA) (NA) 201 159 138 109 

- 93 278 89 90 72 276 65 88 

- 170 721 96 406 135 700 81 403 

- 145 176 72 58 145 176 65 58 

- 149 1 146 110 935 133 1 110 98 932 

- 47 94 28 29 39 92 22 27 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ 

feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds- ____________________ _ Animol health costs ________________________ - __________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer ____________________ ---------------

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ 

Hired form labor __________________ - _____ - ___ -- ---------

Contract labor __ . __________ - _____ -- ---- -- ---- - - ------ ---

- 178 179 74 62 116 163 52 5S Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment _________________________________________ _ 

- 354 1 070 (NA) (NA) 267 1 042 (NA) (NA) 

- 354 886 277 552 267 870 206 536 

354 540 (NA) (NA) 267 527 206 344 

- 183 179 (NA) (NA) 174 179 124 108 

49 34 (NA) (NA) 41 34 39 31 

- 33 22 (NA) (NA) 33 22 

- } 30 42 (NA) (NA) 30 42 206 55 

354 69 (NA) (NA) 267 66 

- 299 176 (NA) (NA) 227 167 (NA) (NA) 

61 7 (NA) (NA) 52 6 (NA) (NA) 

Energy and petroleum productL _________________________ _ 

Petroleum products ________ - ___ --.. ----- - - - - -- --- - ----

Gasoline ____________________ - .. - - - - - -- "- - - ---- ---- Diesel tuel ______________________________________ _ 

lPgas, butane, and propane ________________________ _ 

Fuel oil. _____________ - _____________ --------.-------

Natural gas __ .. _________________ -- - - ------------ ---

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease _____________________ _ 

Electricity ________________________ -- -- ---- -----------

Other·- coal, woad, coke, etc. ____________ - _______ -- ----

294 LEWIS AND CLARK COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
TobIe 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

f1978 doto ore based on 0 sample of forms- see text) 

All farms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

(ropland fertilized, except posture __________________________ _ Pasture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ 

164 34 521 129 

164 33 871 129 - 22 650 22 - lime _____________________________________________________ _ - - - Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hay and other crops _____________________________ _ 29 I 848 29 - Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchards _____________________________ _ - - - - 10 6 505 10 

Weeds, gross. or brush in crops and pasture _________________ _ 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ lnsect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitotion and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- 99 28 9391 99 

- -

(~I - 53 51 

20 (X) 19 -

TobIe 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Average per form ________________ dollars_ 

Forms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ______________________ ._ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel troctors ___________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

11978 dato are based on a sample of forms· see text} 

Farms with sales All forms of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - (on. 

Estimated market value of all 

354 268 267 199 machinery and equipment-Con. 

13 376 6 810 12 727 6 154 $20,000 to $29,999 _______________ • ______ 

37 786 25 410 47 668 30 925 $30,000 to $49,999 ____________ • _________ $50,000 to $69,999 _____ • ________________ 

43 31 28 II $70,000 to $99,999 __________ • ___________ 

98 451 34 221 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

51 74j 51 551 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All farms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Farms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

248 382 109 152 191 230 

332 791 175 246 257 545 

303 750 59 73 294 677 

33 452 

32 802 

650 

-

I 848 

- 6 505 

28 939 

-

(X) 

(X) 

- 79 146 10 II 69 

- - - - 13~ 1 

=1 - - - - - -

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other carnpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ 

- - - Cottonpickers ____________________________ _ - - - - Mower conditioners ______________________ _ 

- 183 198 69 70 121 128 Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

- 217 260 89 97 137 163 Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _. __ • ________________ • __ _ 

- 19 29 4 4 17 25 

TobIe 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[l978 dote are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

Hired workers - All forms, 1978 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

81 21 783 

(NA) 19 152 

(NA) 2 631 

- -

(NA) I 597 

- -

3 140 

(NA) 12 5791 

-

(NA) 

15 (X) (X~I 

All forms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

24 38 17 35

1 

29 42 29 38 

54 22 53 22 

17 ., r 17 ., 29 ~ 16j-1 29 ~ 16 1 9 .J jL 9 .J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 1970 to 1974 

211 304 166 

245 610 175 

243 634 84 

51 64 

~I - -

6 6 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

58 64 19 

146 154 25 

6 7 4 

Any hired workersWorking 150 days or more Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Working less than 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

- 149 79 (X) 117 (X) 133 98 - 511 (X) 210 (X) 301 476 555 

Forms __________________________________________________ _ 

Workers ________________________________________________ _ 

Farms with- ) worker ______________________________________________ _ 

2 workers _____________________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 workers ____ •• __ • ____ ••• _________________________ _ 

10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

45 36 36 47 47 42 24 - 32 16 32 33 66 25 IS - 39 16 52 20 62 33 20 - 26 9 (D) 13 72 26 29 - 7 2 (D) 4 54 7 10 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA LEWIS AND CLARK COUNTY, MONT. 295 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Farms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cattle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ - 318 (X) 251 (X) 229 (X) 186 (X) 

- 265 (X) 225 (X) 202 (X) 178 (X) 

Sales: 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any cattle, hags, or sheep ____________________ $1 ,000_ - 284 11 406 234 8210 216 11 325 185 8 149 

- 259 10 386 223 (NA) 202 10 318 180 7 141 

CATILE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that had colved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

- 255 48 395 219 54 615 196 47684 174 53808 

- 221 25 605 197 27 249 179 25 328 161 26888 

- 209 24 863 186 26479 172 24 597 157 26 150 Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 50 742 44 770 40 731 32 738 Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

- 211 11 200 (NA) (NA) 163 10957 141 12 249 

- 225 11 590 (NA) (NA) 178 11 399 152 14671 

Sales: Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

- 247 25 414 215 25 824 195 25 195 175 25 566 $1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

- (X) 8 984 (X) (NA) (X) 8925 (X) 6 512 

- 134 7 178 (NA) (NA) 109 7066 77 4940 

- (X) 1 7161 (X) (NA) (X) I 694 (X) 672 

- 193 ( 18 236 (NA) (NA) 158 18 129 154 20626 

- (X), 7 268

1 

(X) (NA) (X) 7 232 (X) .5841 

- 22 ' 2 682 (NA) (NA) 15 2663 18 5 531 

- (X) , 1 346 (X) (NA) (X) I 339 . (X) 1 993 

- 10 728 (NA) (NA) 9 (D) 6 554 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 38 3 249 29 2 358 26 3 178 25 2 330 Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ 

- 24 571 (NA) (NA) 18 563 16 286 Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

- 37 2 678 (NA) (NA) 25 2 615 25 2044 litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ - 25 866 21 591 19 858 19 (0) 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ - 18 281 17 342 16 (0) 16 (D) June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ - 24 585 17 249 19 (D) 15 (D) Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

- 32 19490 21 14 152 30 (0) 20 (D) Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ 

- 29 7 549 (NA) (NA) 27 (0) 20 9664 Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 3 23 (NA) (NA) 3 23 - - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 218 1 589 150 948 159 1 264 103 772 

Sales: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 35 6646 29 4 729 24 6 585 23 4 698 

$1,000_ - (X) 620 (X) (NA) (X) 613 (X) 305 Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 8 811 5 877 6 (D) 5 877 

$1,000_ - (X) 27 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 11 Sheep and lamb,- ___________________________________ _ 

- 33 15 975 21 11 572 30 15 943 17 11 526 Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

- 29 9 666 (NA) (NA) 27 (D) 18 11 052 Pounds. of wool ___________________________________ _ 

- (X) 94 774 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 131 635 Sheep, lambs, and waal ________________________ $1,000_ 

Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 33 78=1 (NA) (NA) 30 779 18 324 

- - (NA) (NA) - - - - $1,000_ - (X) - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ - 48 141 23 53 31 116 14 33 

$1,000_ - (X) 110 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 6 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry _______________________________________ _ 

- 46 (X) 35 (X) 31 (X) 21 (X) 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 40 1 343 34 27 575 27 676 20 26905 Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- 39 (D) 33 27 463 26 (D) 19 (D) 

4 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) I (D) 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - 1 (D) (NA) (NA) I (0) - - Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys ____ ~ ___________________________ - _____ - __ _ 

Turkeys for slo ughter ____________________ - _____ - __ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

- 2 (D) 4 135 - - 3 (0) 

- 3 16 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 3 33 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 1 (D) 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) I (0) 2 (D) 

- 6 (X) (NA) (X) 3 (X) 3 (X) 

Soles: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 8 (X) 10 (X) 2 (X) 6 (X) 

- 4 202 8 (0) 2 (D) 6 (D) 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- 4 202 8 (0) 2 (0) 6 (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat·type chickens ________________ _ 

Turkeys ________________________ - _ - _ -- -_ ---------- Turkeys for slaughter ____________________ -_ - _ - - - __ 

Turkey hens kept for breedinQ ____________________ _ 

Olhar paultry ____________________ -_ ------ ---- -- ---

Poultry and poultry products ____ ~ _______________ $1,000_ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 2 (0) 2 (D) - - - -

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- I (Xdl (NA) (X) - (xq - (X) 

- 12 11 302 4 (D) 6 299 

~ . 

296 LEWIS AND CLARK COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

(am for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - (X) I - (NAil 

- - (X) - =1 

- - - (X) (NA) - - (X) -

for grain or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - for silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ 

1974_ for fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - (X) - - - - - (X) - - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - (X) - - - - (X)I - - =1 - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - - for groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - -

For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - (ut for dry forage or hoy (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Wheol for grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Oals lor groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Barley for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - (X) - - - - (X) - - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) I (NA) (NA) - - (X)I - -I 

35 12 334 353 859 6 (0) 35 12 334 353 859 6 (0) 

- 11 495 210 110 (NA) (NA) 43 (0) (D) 8 186 - 44 I 249 67012 30 I 003 30 1 029 61 620 23 783 37 - (NA) (NA) (NA) 26 I 108 40 142 17 530 - (NA) (NA) 

74 II 891 506 865 59 7 651 70 11 799 503 763 55 7 559 - (NA) (NA) (NA) 61 7 992 216 762 32 2 039 - (NA) (NA) Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Other small grains for groin ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Peanuts for nuls (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Cotton (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) I (NA) (NA~I - - (X) I 

-

=1 - - - (X) - - - -

- (NA) (NA) 

(X~I (NA) 

(NA~I - -

(X~I -

- - - - - - ;j -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - -

- - -

~I -

(NA~I - -

~I -

~I - - - (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Irish potatoes (hundredweight) __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 5 11 I 347 5 11 3 (0) (0) 3 (D) 

- I (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (0) 1 (0) 

Sweelpotoloes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hay crops (Ions, dry) (see lext) _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Alfalfa hay (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

. 1974_ 

- - -

91 10~1 - - - -

88 35; I 

-

23 98~ I - - - (NA) (NA) - - -

- 276 46042 226 24907 205 44 249 169 

- 208 39390 72 539 (NA) (NA) 161 38 391 70 724 126 25 199 

- 239 31 706 72 1141 196 174191 179 30 342 69 9601 147 16 6081 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 147 26 402 52 929 113 17 149 

Olher lame dry hoy (tons, dry) (see lexl) ______ 1978_ - 26 2541 3985 21 I 227 21 2 500 3924 17 I 190 

field seed cropL _____________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (X) 2 (D) 

Alfolla seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ 

All vegetables horvesled for sale (see text) _______ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - -I - -I 

- 3 14 (X) 3 14 I (D) (X) I (0) 

1974_ - 4 18 (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (X) I (0) Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 3 (D) (X) 3 (D) 1 (D) (X) 1 (D) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) I (D) (X) 1 (0) Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ - 2 (0) (X) 2 (D) I (D) (X) I (0) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) I (D) (X) I (0) 

Green peas excluding cowpeos ________________ 1978_ - 1 (D) (X) 1 (D) I (0) (X) I (D) 

1974_ 

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (X)I 1 (0)1 

- I (D) (X) 1 (D) I (D) (X) I (D) 

1974_ Apples (poundsL ___________________________ 1978_ - I (D) (X) (NA) (NA) I (D) (X) I (D) 

- 1 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (D) (NA) (NA) 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (D) (D) (NA) (NA) Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Grapes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 197B_ 

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 1974_ 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Nursery and greenhouse productL ______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- 1 (D) (X) 1 (D) - - (x)1 -

- 2 (D) (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (X) 2 (0) I - 1 (D) (D) I (D) - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) I (D) - I (0) 

- 5 5 (Xl 1 (0) 5 5 (X) I 

- - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) (NA) (~~;I 

.. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA LEWIS AND CLARK COUNTY, MONT. 297 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres 

Farms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

Approximate land oreo _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in forms __________________________ percenL 

- 280 907596 299 947 781 280 907 596 296 947 719 

- (Xl 3241 (Xl 3 170 (X) 3 241 (X) 3202 - (X) 920 960 (Xl 920960 (X) 920960 (X) 920 960 

- (X) 98.5 (Xl 102.9 (X) 98.5 (X) 102.9 

Value of land and buildings: I 

Average per form _____________________________ dollars_ 

Average per ocre _____________________________ dollars_ - 812 342 (X) 349 110 (X) 812 342 (X) 352 551 (X) 

- (X) 244 (Xl 110 (Xl 244 (Xl 110 

land in forms according to use: T 0101 cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ..1 ______________________________ _ 

By ocres harvested: 

- 269 549 995 295 560 993 269 549 995 294 (0) 

- 267 (0) 292 286 072 267 (0) 292 286 072 

1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 100 10 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 500 10 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

- - - 1 (NA) - - 1 (NA) 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

- - - 1 (NA) - - 1 (NA) 

- 1 (0) 2 (NAJ 1 (0) 2 (NA) 

- 5 (0) 3 (NA) 5 (0) 3 (NA) 

- 16 2413 13 (NA) 16 2 413 13 (NA) 

- 56 19 191 67 (NA) 56 19 191 67 (NA) 

- 92 65 222 103 (NA) 92 65222 103 (NA) 

- 97 180 508 102 (NA) 97 180 508 102 (NA) 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ 

Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement 

- 13 (0) 21 6028 13 (0) 20 (0) 

- 245 279 452 254 268 893 245 279 452 254 268 893 

grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ 

- 34 4178 (NAJ (NA) 34 4 178 7 528 

- 15 7530 (NAJ (NA) 15 7530 24 15 261 

- 237 257 870 (NAJ (NA) 237 257 870 242 246641 Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

- 41 9874 (NAJ (NA) 41 9874 16 6463 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ Woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

- 1 (0) 4 777 1 (0) 4 777 

- 1 (0) (NAJ (NA) 1 (0) 3 (0) 

- - - (NAJ (NA) - - 1 (0) 

Olher land _________________________________________ _ 

- 238 (0) 265 386011 238 (0) 263 (0) 

Pastureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ - 141 341 025 (NAJ (NA) 141 341 025 169 361 408 land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ - 181 (0) (NAJ (NA) 181 (0) 213 (0) 

Postureland, all types __________________________________ _ - 147 344 067 (NAJ (NA) 147 344 067 (NA) 367 574 

Irrigaled land ________________________________________ _ 

- 18 4470 16 2 648 18 4470 16 2 648 Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

- 16 3915 (NAJ (NA) 16 3915 16 2288 Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

- 5 555 (NAJ (NA) 5 555 (NA) 360 Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

- - - (NAJ (NA) - - - - Land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ - 140 21 293 (Xl (X) 140 21 293 (X) (X) 

11978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Volue Value Value 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1.000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ 

Average per form ___________________________ dollors_ - 280 20 219 299 15 126 280 20 219 296 15 123 

- (X) 72 210 (X) 50 569 (X) 72 210 (X) 51 091 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: 1 

$100,000 or mare ___________________________________ _ 

$40,000 10 $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20,000 10 $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9.999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 10 $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less Ihan $2,500 (seelext) ___________________________ _ $2.000 10 $2.499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 10 $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 10 $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal farms (see lexl) ____________________________ _ 

- 49 9973 33 (NA) 49 9973 33 (NA) 

- 124 8038 97 (NA) 124 6 038 97 (NA) 

- 57 1 665 67 (NA) 57 1 665 87 (NA) 

- 30 425 53 (NA) 30 425 53 (NA) 

- 10 63 15 (NA) 10 63 15 (NA) 

- 10 34 9 (NA) 10 34 9 (NA) 

- - - 5 (NA) (X) (X) 2 (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - (NAJ (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops __________________________________ -_ ------------

Groins ____________________________________ - _ - --_ - __ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ 

Tobacco __________________ - _________ - - ----------- ---

Field seeds. hoy, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melonL ___________________ _ Fruits, nuts. and berrieL _____________________________ _ 

- 265 16326 284 12 7421 265 16326 (NA) 12 742 

- 263 16038 (NA) (NA) 263 16036 283 12 669 

- 65 1 183 (NA) (NA) 65 1 183 (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NAJ (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 30 222 (NA) (NA) 30 222 9 (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ Olher crops __________________________ - _____________ _ 

- - - - - - - - -

- 6 66 (NA) (NA) 6 66 1 (0) 

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ Poultry and poullry producls __________________________ _ 

Oairy products ________________________ -_ ------------ Collie and calves __________________ .. ________________ _ 

Hogs and pigs- _____________ - _______ -- --------------- Sheep, lambs, and wao'- _______________ - _____________ _ 

Olher liveslock and liveslack praducls (see lexl) _________ _ 

- 108 3892 141 2 385 108 3892 138 2 382 

- 6 (0) 15 107 6 (0) 14 (0) 

- 1 (0) (NAJ (NA) 1 (0) 4 4 

- 91 2863 (NAJ (NA) 91 2 863 120 1 815 

- 26 781 (NA) (NA) 26 781 27 426 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 2 (0) 

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 8 (0) 

'1974 dala include sales of forest products. 

298 LIBERTY COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

Forms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigored 

1978 1974 in forms Farms in forms cropland Forms in forms cropland land 

All farms ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- J to 9 acres _______________________ _ 10 to 49 acreL ____________________ _ 

50 to 69 ocres _____________________ _ 70 to 99 aCres _____________________ _ 

100 to 139 acre'- __________________ _ 

140 to 179 ocres ___________________ _ 

- 280 299 907 59: I 267 900 690 267 701 18 207 982 23 835 

4 47~1 8 4 - ~ - - - -

- I I (D) - - - - - -

- - I - - - - - - -

~I 2 I (D) 2 (D) (D) - - -

3 I 369 3 369 152 - - -

- - - - - - -- - - 180 to 219 ocre'- __________________ _ 220 to 259 ocre'- __________________ _ 

260 to 499 ocres ___________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocre'- __________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocre'- _______________ _ 2,000 ocres or more ________________ _ 

I - (D) I (D) (D) - - -

=1 - I - (0) I (0) (D) - - - - 17 II 59M 17 59M 3 220 - - -

- 24 25 19 328 24 19 328 8938 I (D) (D) 

- 82 94 120 770 79 116 164 45 722 3 (D) (D) (D) (O! I - 141 161 760 526 140 758 275 209 159 14 203 502 21 825 3 550 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 I 1978 I 1974 I Forms Acres Forms Acres i Forms Acres Forms Acres i land in forms _________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ___________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: 

--------- 280 907 596 299 947 7811 280 907 596 296 947 7191 --------- 267 267 701 292 286 072 267 267 701 292 286 072 

Full owners _________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ Port owners _________________________ _ 

Harvested crapland _________________ _ T cnants ____________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ 

--------- 79 152 059 82 161 0151 79 152 059 79 160 9531 --------- 69 58 011 (NA) 54 685 69 58011 (NA) 54 685 

--------- 173 721 069 190 736 457 173 721 069 190 736 457 

--------- 172 193 896 (NA) 210 337 172 193 896 (NA) 210 337 

--------- 28 34 468 27 50 309 28 34468 27 50 309 

--------- 26 15 794 (NA) 21 050 26 15 794 (NA) 21 050 

Type of organization: Individual or family ___________________ _ Partnership _________________________ _ 

Corporation _________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institut 

--------- 198 4M 433 (NA) (NA) 198 4M 433 237 599 516 

--------- 29 (0) (NA) (NA) 29 (D) 37 (0) 

--------- 52 369 480 (NA) (NA) 52 369 480 21 211 420 ;onol, etc._ I (0) (NA) (NA) I (D) I (0) 

All forms I Farms with sales of I All tarms I Forms with sales of $2,500 or more $2,500 or more I 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 ' 1974 

Operators by place of residence: 

- 256 259 256 257

1 

On form operated ______________________ 188 178 188 177 - 24 18 24 17 Not on farm operated ___________________ 53 60 53 60 

51 51 

Not reported ___________________________ 39 39

1 

39 37

- 10 10 Operators reporting days of work off form: 1 - 40 32 40 32 None _________________________________ 179 153

1 

179 153 - 41 42 41 42 I to 49 doys ___________________________ 38 13 38 13 - 67 89 67 87 50 to 99 doy'-_________________________ 9 10 9 10 - 73 76 73 75 100 to 149 days ________________________ 6 

I rl 6 9 - 49 33 49 33 150 to 199 doy'- _______________________ 8 8 11 - 50.3 ;0.6 50.3 50.6 200 days or more ______________________ 26 21 26 20 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming ____________________________ _ Other ______________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 yeors ______________________ _ 25 to 34 years _______________________ _ 35 to 44 years _______________________ _ 

45 to 54 years _______________________ _ 

55 to 64 years _______________________ _ 

65 years and over ____________________ _ Average age _________________________ _ 

lApp lies only to individual or family operotions (sole proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

11978 dato are based on a sample of forms; see text) 

All forms I Forms with sales of $2,500 or more I 1978 1974 

Expense.! 

1978 

'-"i! 1974~ Expenses Forms ($1,000) Farms Expense~ 1 ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1000) 

Livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ Feed for livestock and paultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ Commercial fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired form lobor ______________________________________ _ Contract labor ________________________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment __________________________________________ _ 

Energy and petroleum product'-________________________ _ Petroleum products _____________________________ . ___ _ Gasoline _________________________________________ _ 

Diesel fuel _______________________________________ _ 

lP gas, butane, and propan"- _______________________ _ fuel ail __________________________________________ _ 

Natural gas ______________________________________ _ 

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease _____________________ _ 

Electricity __________________________________________ _ 

Other-coal, wood, coke, elc. _________________________ _ 

- 78 I 016 75 527 78 I 016\ 75 527 - 91 855 129 628 91 855 1 128 (0) I - 46 245 88 297 46 

2~f I 88 297

1 

- 76 41 (NA) (NA) 76 107 48 - 78 137 94 205 78 137 94 205 - 145 I 439 135 690 145 1 439 135 690 - 263 I 1M 227 541 263 IIMI 227 541 - 158 I 020 159 663 158 I 020 159 663 - 24 88 16 54 24 88 16 54 

- 146 825 131 341 146 825

1 

131 341 

- 280 I 740 (NA) (NA) 280 I 740 (NA) (NA) - 280 I 575 298 I 046 280 1 575 295 I 045 - 275 658 (NA) (NA) 275 658 291 498 - 227 658 (NA) (NA) 227 658 267 418 - 106 51 (NA) (NA) 106 51 70 36 - 103 79 (NA) (NA) 103 79 } - 9 13 (NA) (NA) 9 13 291 93 - 280 116 (NA) (NA) 280 116 - 231 158 (NA) (NA) 231 158 (NA) (NAIl - 5 7 (NA) (NA) 5 7 (NA) (NA)I 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA LIBERTY COUNTY, MONT. 299 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are bosed on a sample of farms; see text] 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except posture __________________________ _ 

- 140. 139 746 140 139 746 

Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

- 140. (0) 140. (0) 

- 1 (0) 1 (0) 

- - - - - Sprays, dusts. granules. fumigants, etc. to conlrol- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ 

- 73 46 898 73 46 898 Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

- - - - - Diseases in crops and orchards _____________________________ _ - 6 7964 6 7 964 Weeds, gross. or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ - 20.7 226 60.1 20.7 226 601 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- - - - 47 (X) 47 

- 4 (X) 4 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipmenL ___________ farms_ 

$1,0.0.0._ 

Average per farm ________________ dollars_ 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,0.00 to $9,999 ______________ . ________ _ 

$10.,000 to $19.999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups _____ • ___ ._. _._ Wheel tractors- __________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines. self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines _. ________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Cottonpickers _______________ • _. __________ _ 

Mower conditioners ___ • ___ • ______________ _ Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters. shear bar or flywheel type ... _. ___ ._. ___ . _______ . __ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

! 1978 data ore bosed on a sample of forms; see textl 

All farms Forms with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

280. 287 280. 286 machinery and equipment-Con. 

26 621 14 878 26 621 (0) $20.,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

95 0.75 51 840. 95 0.75 51 979 $30..0.00 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50..000 to $69.999 ______________________ 

5 9 5 9 $70..000 to $99.999 ______________________ 

6 111 6 11 $100.000 to $199.999 ____________________ 

15 21 i 15 20. $20.0.,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufoctured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Farms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

241 40.2 193 251 10.6 151 

265 1 210 215 425 245 785 

261 641 121 184 223 457 

217 326 86 111 149 215 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 25 29 7 7 20. 22 

57 69 13 15 48 54 

10. 10 6 6 4 4 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

Hired workers - All forms. 1978 

-

(X) 

(X) 

1974 

Farms Acres on which used 

135 10.2 288 

(NA) 10.1 848 

(NA) 440. 

- -

(NA) 52 0.12 

2 (0) 

10. 11 006 

(NA) 168 602 

1 (0) 

13 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

All forms Forms with sales 

of $2,50.0. or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

19 32 19 32 

50. 10.2 50. 102 

42 37 42 37 

57 1 { 57 1 54 75 54 75 

32 .J L 32 .J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 1970. to 1974 

262 423 289 

283 1 154 379 

264 670. 217 

227 317 81 

1 (0) 6 

16 16 - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

19 20. 6 

80. 87 28 

6 6 2 

Any hired workersForms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less than 150. doys 

Any Forms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

farms ___________ • _______ • ___ • ____________________ ---.--. 

Workers _____________________ -_ ---- -- -- ------------------ 158 89 (X) 134 (X) 158 159 

- 550. (X) 174 (X) 376 550. 514 

- 44 48 48 42 42 44 55 

- 30. 22 44 30. 60. 30. 35 

- 39 9 28 42 ,144 39 38 

- 42 10 54 19 (0) 42 22 

- 3 - - 1 (0) 3 9 

Forms with- 1 worker _____________________________________________ _ 

2 workers ______________ -_ -. __ -- ---- - - ------------------

3 or 4 workers ________________ -- ------ - --- --------------

5 fo 9 workers ________________ - ------- -- -- ------ -------- 10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

300 LIBERTY COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA 
TobIe 9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY I I 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottlc, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 115 (X) 154 (X) 115 (X) 151 (X) - 104 (X) 141 (X) 104 (X) 138 (X) -

Sales, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that had colved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves. bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

108 3892 141 2 385 108 3892 138 2 382 -

- 107 (0) 134 (NA)I 107 (D)I 132 (0)1 

,,,,,I 92 15 790 131 19 457 92 15 790 128 

- 85 8 562 127 10 254 85 8 562 124 10 193 

82 8 513 123 10 211 82 8 513 121 (0) 

- 15 49 17 43 15 49 16 (0) 

75 4491 (NA) (NA) 75 4 491

1 

96 4 677

- 79 2 737 1 (NA) (NA) 79 2 737 117 4 504 

Soles: Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1 ,000_ 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigL ______________________________ _ 

- 91 9 0321 122 8 654 91 9 032 120 (0) 

- (X) 2 863 (X) (NA) (X) 2 863 (X) 1 815 

- 63 4 8541 (NA) (NA) 63 4 854 76 (0) 

- (X) 1 326 (X) (NA) (X) 1 326 (X) 520 

- 65 4 178 (NA) (NA) 65 4 178 96 5 135 

- (X) 1 537

1 

(X) (NA) I (X) 1 537

1 

(X) 1 296 

- 10 361 (NA) (NA) 10 361 11 385 1 

- (X) 199 (X) (NA) (X) 199 (X) 

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 4 11~1 

- 26 6 237 25 4 568 26 6 237 25 4 5681 

- 15 750 (NA) (NA) 15 750 14 470 

- 25 5 487 (NA) (NA) 25 5487 23 4 098 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June' and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 15 970 15 825 15 970 15 825 

- 13 369 14 430 13 369 14 430 

- 13 601 15 395 13 601 15 395 Sheep and lombL ___________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ 

Goats ___________________________ . __________________ _ 

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ Pounds of wooL __________________________________ _ 

- 2 (0) 1 

2 (D) 2 (0) 2 (0) 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 2 (D) 

- - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 55 194

1 

36 164

1 

55 194

1 

36 164

1 

- 26 8 195 27 5 810 26 8 195 27 5 8101 - (X) 781 (X) (NA) (X) 781 (X) 426 

- 2 (0) 4 345 2 (0) 4 345 

- (X) (0) (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) 

(O~ 1 - 2 (D) 2 (D) 2 (0) 2 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 2 (0) 

- (X) (0) (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) (D) 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1.000_ Goats _____________________________________________ _ - 2 (O~I (NA) (NA) 1 2 (D~I 2 (O~ 1 - - (NA) (NA) - - $1,000_ - (X) - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 1 (0) 8 13 1 (0) 8 13 

$1,000_ - (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 3 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ 

- 36 (X)I 49 (X)I 36 (X) I 48 (X)I 

- 30 (0) 45 11 870 30 

(0) I 44 (D) 

- 30 (D) 44 11 796 30 (D) 43 (0) 

- 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 2 (D) 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - -

- Turkeys 4 195 8 1 025 4 195 8 1 025 _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept fOi breeding ____________________ _ 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - -

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - -

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - - Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Sales, - 6 (X) (NA) (X) I 6 (X) 2 (X) 

Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of loying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ______________________ , _____________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1 ,000_ 

- 4 (X) 6 (X) 4 (Xli 6 (X)I - 3 (0) 4 2 265 3 (0) 4 2 265 

- 3 (0) 3 2 264 3 (D) 3 2 264 

- - - (NA) (NA) -

~I - - - - (NA) (NA) - -

- (D~I - - 2 (D) - 2 

- - - (NA) (NA) - -

- - - (NA) (NA) -

=1 -

= I- - - (NA) (NA) - -

- - (X) (NA) (X) - (X~ i - (xq - 6 (D) 15 107 6 (D) 14 (0) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA LIBERTY COUNTY, MONT. 301 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ - I (D) (X) - - I (D) (X) - - 1974_ for grain or seed (bushelsl- __________________ 1978_ - 2 (D) (X) (NAl (NAl 2 (D) (X) - - - I (D) (D) - - I (D) (D) - - 1974_ For silage or green chop (tons. greenL _________ 1978_ I (D) (D) (NAl (NA) I (D) (D) - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ for fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) (NAl I (0) (D) - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ (NA) (NA) (X) (NAl (NAl - - (X) - -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ for grain or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - I (D) (X) (NAl (NAl I (D) (X) - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ For silage or green chop (tons, 9reeo) __________ 1978_ - - - - (NAl (NAl - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Cut for dry forage or hoy (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) I (D) - - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NAl (NAl - - (X) - -

Wheat for grain (bushelsl- _____________________ 1978_ - 260 225 488 6 056 683 I (D) 260 225 488 6 056 683 I (D) 

1974_ - 281 229 703 3 091 674 (NA) (NAl 281 229 703 3 091 674 I (D) Oats for grain (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 17 I 488 48 780 I (D) 17 I 488 48 780 I (0) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 25 2 057 44 193 - - Sarley for grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - 105 26631 915 975 2 (D) 105 26 631 915 975 2 (D) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 188 44 942 835 159 - - Rye for grain (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl - - - - - Other small groins for grain ____________________ 1978_ - 6 587 (X) - - 6 587 (X) - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NAl (NAl 3 272 (X) - -

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NAl - - - - - Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NAl - - - - - Cotton (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974 -- - - - (NAl (NAl - - - - - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - - 1974 -- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Irish potatoes (hundredweight) __________________ 1978 -- I (D) (D) - - I (D) (D) - - 1974 -- I (D) (D) (NA) (NAl I (D) (D) I (D) 

Sweetpototoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - - 1974 -- - - - (NAl (NAl - - - - - Hay crops (tons, dry) (see text) _________________ 1978 -- 94 15 701 18 783 13 2865 94 15 701 18 783 13 2865 

1974 -- 55 9069 10214 (NAl (NA) 55 9069 10 214 16 2208 Alfalfa hay (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978 -- 30 3466 6 883 II I 805 30 3466 6 883 II I 805 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl 31 2 870 5 729 13 I 778 

Other tame dry hay (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978 -- 16 I 689 I 653 2 (D) 16 I 689 I 653 2 (D) 

field seed cro,s ______________________________ 1978 -- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974 -- (NA) (NA) (X) (NAl (NA) - - (X) - - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - -

1974 -- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl - - - - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - - 1974 -- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl - - - - -

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978 

1974 -- - - (X) - - - - (Xl - -

-- - - (X) (NAl (NAl - - (X) - - Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978 -- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974 -- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NAl - - (X) - - Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978 -- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974 -- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Green peas excluding cowpeos ________________ 1978 

1974 -- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

-- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NAl - - (X) - -

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - - - (X) (NAl (NA) - - (X) - - Apples (poundsL ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NAl - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NAl - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Gropes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - 10 I 066 (X) (NA) (NAl 10 I 066 (X) (NA) (NA) 

302 LIBERTY COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres forms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres 

Forms __________________ - _____ -----_ -_ ------ ---- -- --- Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

Approximate land oreo ______________________________ - __ _ 

Proportion in forms __________________________ percenL 

203 79874 156 65 385 106 59 825 94 57 6951 

- 614 (X) 393 (X) 419 (X) 564 (X) 

- (X) 2 376 960 (X) 2 376 960 (X) 2 376 960 ()O 2 376 960 

- (X) 3.4 (X) 2.8 (X) 2.5 (X) 2.4 

Value of land and buildings:' Average per forrn _____________________________ dollors_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollors_ 226 682 (X) 114 853 (X) 302 979 (X) 152 234 (X) 

- 248 (X) 491 (X) 274 (X) 453 (X) 

-

land in forms according to use: Tolol croplond ________________ - _______ - _____ ------ --- Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 190 17 017 143 13 934 102 12 583 88 II 3831 

- 173 10 702 127 9 779 95 8 762 84 8 578 

By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 5010 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

10010 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

20010 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 10 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1.000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

21 112 13 (NA) 4 21 I (NA) 

- 13 (NA) 8 102 5 (NA) 33 452 - 11 (NA) 5 118 4 (NA) 16 350 - 21 17 (NA) 9 335 8 (NA) 753 - 42 (NA) 35 2372 35 (NA) 

- 46 3 004 

27 (D) 21 (NA) 25 (0) 21 (NA) 

- (NA) 

- 8 1 977 10 (NA) 8 I 977 10 

1 (0) - (NA) I (0) - (NA) 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

Cropland used ani V for pasture ______________________ _ Olher cropland ________________ - _______________ - __ _ 95 5 547 66 3 047 50 3 174 33 1 986 - 1 108 20 647 12 819 - 29 768 20 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

- 10 100 (NA) (NA) 8 (D) - -

4 48 (NA) (NA) 4 48 1 (0) 

- 6 283 (NA) (NA) 6 (D)I 8 (0) I 

- 14 337 (NA) (NA) 7 225 6 726 

Total woodland _______________ . _____________________ _ Woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not pastured ____________________________ _ 

- 148 41 478 115 32 192 78 27 692 77 28 351 

- 120 36 021 (NA) (NA) 65 24 613 70 23 394 

- 60 5 457 (NA) (NA) 25 3 079 23 4 957 

Olher land _________________________________________ _ 

- 155 21 379 114 19 259 II 19 550 68 17 961 

Pastureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

Land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

- 63 18097 (NA) (NA) 36 17 000 35 16 591 

- 136 3 282 (NA) (NA) 63 2 550 59 I 370 

Poslurelond, all Iypes. _________________________________ _ 

- 181 59 665 (NA) (NA) 97 44 787 (NA) 41 971 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal farm programs in 1978 ________ _ 

- 94 70ll 64 4 594 65 6 224 48 4 280 

- 87 5 898 (NA) (NA) 63 5 3721 46 3 7701 

- 22 1 029 (NA) (NA) 10 702 (NA) 510 

- 3 150 (NA) (NA) 3 150 - - 1 (0) ()() (X) 1 (0) i (X) (X)i 

11978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1,978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Farms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ 

Average per farm ___________________________ dollars_ - 203 1 513 156 1 151 106 1 409 94 1 102 

- (X) 7453 (X) 7 378 (X) 13 293 (X) 11 723 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: I $100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) $40,000 10 $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 7 473 3 (NA) 7 473 3 (NA) $20,000 10 $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 13 352 11 (NA) 13 352 11 (NA) $10,000 10 $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 17 228 15 (NA) 17 228 15 (NA) $5,000 10 $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- 31 217 32 (NA) 31 217 32 (NA) $2,500 10 $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- 38 138 27 (NA) 38 138 27 (NA) less Ihon $2,500 (see lexl) ___________________________ _ 

- 97 104 68 (NA) (X) (X) 6 (NA) $2,000 10 $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

- 16 35 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) $1,500 10 $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 15 26 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (XI (X) $1,00010 $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

- 22 26 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) less Ihon $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal farms (see lexl) ____________________________ _ - 44 17 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops _______________________________________________ _ 

- 74 238 51 259 45 210 (NA) 252 Groins _______________________________ ... ____________ _ 

- 13 45 (NA) (NA) 12 (D) 10 17 Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ 

Tobacco ___________________________________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melonL ___________________ _ 

- 61 187 (NA) (NA) 36 161 34 235 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - - Fruits, nuts, ond berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse producls _____________________ _ 

Olher crops ________________________________________ _ 

- 4 1 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - - 2 (D) 1 (D) 1 (D) - - 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 3 (ll I 

liveslock, poullry, and Iheir producls ____________________ _ Poullry and poultry producls __________________________ _ 

Dairy producls _____________________________________ _ 

Callie and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Hogs and pigs. _____________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ______________________________ _ 

Olher liveslock and livestock producls (see lexl) _________ _ 

- 162 1 275 134 691 94 1 199 86 656 

- 19 2 12 2 11 2 9 1 

- 13 113 (NA) (NA) 9 111 4 9 

- 141 1 086 (NA) (NA) 88 1 028 80 584 

- 16 38 (NA) (NA) 8 33 8 52 - 4 (D) (NAl (NA) 2 (D) 3 3 - 32 (D) (NAl (NA) 16 (D) 7 6 

'1974 dota include sales of foresl products. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA LINCOLN COUNTY, MONT. 303 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

Farms with harvested cropland 

Acres Acres Harvested 1978 1974 in farms Forms in farms cropland 

All forms ~ __________________________ _ 

Farms with- 203 156 79 874 173 68023 10 702 

3 4 22 2 (0) (0) 

- 29 17 807 14 (0) (0) 

13 9 763 10 583 173 

- 27 18 2 240 25 2 086 781 16 10 I 907 16 I 907 671 

21 12 3 232 20 3 072 559 

13 8 2 532 10 I 968 527 

17 9 4018 16 3 768 I 215 

26 37 8 626 26 8 626 I 564 

22 17 14 827 20 13 441 2 188 

- 7 7 8 866 6 7 722 I 090 

- 9 8 32034 8 24 454 I 745 

1 to 9 ocres _______________________ _ 

10 to 49 ocres _____________________ _ 

50 to 69 ocres _____________________ _ 70 to 99 ocres _____________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocres ___________________ _ 

140 to 179 ocres ___________________ _ 

180 to 219 ocres ___________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocre'- __________________ _ 260 to 499 ocres ___________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres ___________________ _ 

1.000 to 1,999 acreL ___________ ~ ___ _ 

2.000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 

All forms 

1978 

Forms Acres 

land in forms __________________________________ _ 203 79 874 Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 173 !O 702 

Tenure ot operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 152 48 661 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 127 5 865 Part owners __________________________________ _ 39 22 564 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 36 3 914 Tenants _____________________________________ _ 12 8 649 Harvested crapland _________________________ _ 10 923 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ 180 58419 Partnership __________________________________ _ 17 II 484 Corporation __________________________________ _ 6 9 971 

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

All forms Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 

1 Applies only to individual or family operations (sole proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

1974 

Farms 

156 

127 

112 

(NA) 

35 

(NA) 

9 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

I 

Acres 

65 385 

9 779 

38 283 

5 737 

23 644 

3 162 

3 458 

880 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dato are bosed on a sample of farms; see text] 

All farms 

1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

- 78 335 70 124 

- 183 202 131 194 

- 54 25 57 71 

- 140 26 (NA) (NA) 

- 58 24 62 II 

- 69 62 61 48 

- 20 9 lO I 

- 89 128 49 104 

- 5 6 9 4 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ 

feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ Commercial fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ 

Hired form lobar ________________________ ---- -----------

Contract labor __________________ - ____ - -- --- - -- ------ ---

Customwork, machine hire, and rental af machinery and equipment ____________________________ ---- ------------ 39 17 38 9 

- 201 197 (NA) (NA) 

- 201 143 154 115 

- 198 93 ,NA) (NA) 

86 31 (NA) (NA) 

- 10 2 (NA) (NA) 

- 15 4 (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) 

- 201 13 (NA) (NA) 

- 136 50 (NA) (NA) 

- 14 4 (NA) (NA) 

Energy and petroleum products ________ .. _________________ _ 

Petroleum products ____________________ -- ------------ Gasoline __________________ -_ - _____ -- --------------

Diesel fuel ______________________ -- - - -- --- ---------

lP gas. butane, and propane ________ -- --------------- Fuel oil ________________________ ---- ---- ----------- Natural gas ____________________ - ___ ---------------

Kerosene, motor oil. and greose _____________________ _ 

Electricity __________________________ ----------------- Other-cool, wood, coke, etc. _________________________ _ 

Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Harvested 

Forms in forms cropland 

94 48 112 7083 

2 (0) (0) 

7 211 57 

I (0) (0) 

15 I 252 324 

6 708 218 

4 590 161 

6 I 140 362 

II 2 576 838 

16 5 055 1077 

15 9901 I 671 

4 5 150 720 

7 21 454 I 645 

1978 and 1974 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Forms 

106 

95 

68 

59 

27 

27 

II 

9 

89 

II 

6 

Acres 

59 825 

8 762 

31 518 

4 219 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

39 216 

10 638 

9971 

1974 

Forms 

94 

84 

63 

(NA) 

23 

(NA) 

8 

(NA) 

87 

5 

2 

Irrigated 

land 

7077 

(0) 

138 

(0) 

273 

159 

194 

338 

515 

922 

I 878 

546 

2085 

Acres 

57695 

8 578 

31 873 

4980 

(0) 

2 808 

(0) 

790 

44 048 

(0) 

(0) 

All forms Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

174 128 89 76 

16 12 10 7 

13 14 7 9 

40 39 26 29 

20 13 9 8 

10 3 7 2 

14 2 II 2 

23 II II 9 

90 68 37 28 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) 

51 322 43 113 

94 164 80 168 

26 13 37 66 

83 22 59 8 

40 22 36 8 

41 55 39 44 

19 (0) 8 (0) 

64 114 41 103 

5 6 6 4 

26 5 24 7 

106 163 (NA) (NA) 

106 116 94 91 

106 73 86 66 

53 28 39 10 

7 (0) 8 6 

13 (0) } - - 94 10 

106 10 

85 44 (NA) (NA) 

9 3 (NA) (NA) 

304 LINCOLN COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 doto are based on 0 sample of farms- see text} 

All farms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 1974 

Forms Acres 00 which used Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ Cropland fertilized. except p'Qsture __________________________ _ Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ 

68 3 621 41 . 66 3 533 41 - 7 88 1 lime _____________________________________________________ _ - - - - - Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ - - - Nemotodes - in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchards _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

- - - - 1 (D) 1 - 1 108 14 - 15 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird cootrol _______________________ _ 

4 138 4 - 13 (X) 11 - 5 (X) 3 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Average per form ________________ dollars_ 

Forms by value group: $1 ta $4,999 ________ ..• ___ • _______ • ____ _ 

$5,000 ta $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 ta $19,999 _______________ • ___ • __ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel troctars ___________________________ _ 

Grain and bean combines. self.propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ (ottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup Imlers ______ • ___ ._. _______________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar ar flywheel type _______ • ________________ _ 

-

-

. 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms· see text] 

Forms with sales All forms of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of 011 

202 155 107 94 mochinery and equipment - Can. 

3 764 2461 3 015 1 794 $20,000 ta $29,999 _______________ • ______ 

18632 15 877 28 182 19 085 $30,000 ta $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 ta $69,999 _____________ • ________ 

21 24 4 9 $70,000 ta $99,999 ______________________ 

71 41 16 21 $100.000 ta $199,999 _________ • __________ 

57 45 43 28j $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1976 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

116 164 52 65 77 99 179 303 105 116 116 167 172 307 9 12 170 295 15 16 -

=1 

15 - - - - 1~1 - - - - - - - - - - 67 68 17 16 50 50 91 92 16 16 75 76 

4 4 - - 4 4 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are bosed on a sample of farms; see text] 

Hired warkers-AII fanns, 1976 

3 144 39 2 338 

(D) (NA) 1 918 

(D) (NA) 420 

- - -

- (NA) - - - - (D) - - (D) (NA) 10 

138 - -

(X) 5 (X) 

(X) (NAl (X) 

All forms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

21 24 14 17 

14 16 12 14 

10 2 10 2 

4 ., 31~ 4 ., 3 ~ 3 ~ 3 

1 -' jL 1 -' 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 1970 ta 1974 

120 164 66 ISO 268 77 143 242 29 

4 4 1 

- - - 2 (D) - (NAl (NAl (NA) 

42 42 13 83 85 17 

2 (D) 1 

Any hired workersFarms with soles of $2,500 or more Working 150 days or more Working less than 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Forms Workers 1976 1974 

Forms __________________________________________________ _ 

Workers ________________________________________________ _ - 89 10 (X) 88 (X) 64 41 - 317 (X) 11 (X) 306 274 214 

Forms with-

- 16 9 (D) 17 17 6 13 - 29 1 (0) 28 56 13 3 - 30 - - 29 92 29 6 - 9 - - 9 63 9 13 - 5 - - 5 78 5 4 

1 worker _________________ • ____________________________ _ 2 workers _____________________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

5 ta 9 warkers _________ ._. __ ._. _________________ ._. ____ _ 10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA LINCOLN COUNTY, MONT. 30S 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 1 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cattle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ - 183 (X) 144 (X) 96 ()O 88 (X) 

- 163 (X) 138 (X) 92 ()O 88 (X) 

Sales: 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any catlle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ - 162 1 275 134 691 94 1 199 86 656 

- 148 (0) 124 (NA) 90 (D) 84 639 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that had colved ____________________ _ Beef cows ______________________ . ______________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

159 6962 135 7 541 91 6073 85 6 819 

- 142 4 147 128 4645 84 3 751 80 4 193 

- 129 4009 123 4 585 78 3628 80 4 169 

- 32 138 35 60 20 123 15 24 Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

- 129 1 584 (NA) (NA) 78 1 286 65 1 312 

- 134 1 231 (NA) (NA) 83 1 036 70 1 314 

Sales: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

- 141 3 273 120 3404 88 3073 80 3 245 

$1,000_ - (X) 1 086 (X) (NA) (X) 1 028 (X) 584 Calves _________________________________________ _ 

-- 81 1 556 (NA) (NA) 52 1 473 51 1 617 

$1,000 Catlle __________________________________________ _ -- (X) 441 (X) (NA) (X) 424 (X) 211 

-- 113 1 717 (NA) (NA) 76 1 600 69 1 628 

$1,000_ Fattened cottle ________________________________ _ 

$1,000 Oairy products _______________________________ $1,000 

- (X) 645

1 

(X) (NA) 1 (X) 604 (X) 373 

-- 11 52 (NA) (NA) 5 42 6 44 

-- (X) 17 (X) (NA) (X) 12 (X) 7 

-- 13 113 (NA) (NA) 9 111 4 9 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS. AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs _____________________________________ _ 

-- 19 511 19 985 8 438 10 941 Used or to be used for breeding ____________________ _ 

-- 11 92 (NA) (NA) 4 64 3 100 Other hogs and pigs ______________________________ _ 

-- 17 419 (NA) (NA) 7 374 10 841 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 af preceding year and Nov. 30 _______________ _ 

-- 12 140 9 129 4 126 6 126 Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 _____________ _ 

-- 9 63 7 67 2 (D) 6 (0) June 1 and Nov. 30 ____________________________ _ 

-- 7 77 4 62 4 (0) 2 (0) Sheep and lambs ___________________________________ _ 

-- 6 158 7 138 2 (0) 3 112 Ewes 1 year old or older __________________________ _ 

-- 4 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 3 96 Goats ____________________________________________ _ 

-- 7 77 (NA) (NA) - - - - Horses and ponies _________________________________ _ 

Sales: 

-- 102 47°1 69 306 55 279

1 

30 182 

Hogs and pigs _____________________________________ _ 

-- 16 512 10 739 8 423 8 (0) 

$1,000 -- (X) 38 (X) (NA) (X) 33 (X) 52 Feeder pigs _____________________________________ _ 

-- 6 44 1 (0) 2 (0) 1 (0) 

$1,000 -- (X) 1 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) (Z) Sheep and lambs ___________________________________ _ 

-- 4 (0) 4 105 2 (0) 3 (0) 

Sheep and lambs shorn _____________________________ _ -- 4 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 2 (D) Pounds of wool __________________________________ _ 

-- (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) (0) 

Sheep, lambs, and waol ________________________ $1,000 -- 4 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 3 3 Goats ____________________________________________ _ 

-- 5 20 (NA) (NA) - - - -

$1,000 -- (X) 2 (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - Horses and ponies _________________________________ _ 

-- 21 45 12 32 14 26 6 19 

$1,000 -- (X) (0) (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) 6 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry _______________________________________ _ 

-- 58 (X) 44 (X) 27 (X) 22 (X) 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ - 51 1 399 44 1 196 23 755 22 663 Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older ____________________ _ - 51 1 266 44 1 125 23 715 22 (D) 

-- 8 133 (NA) (NA) 3 40 2 (0) 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months oJd ___________ _ - 7 113 (NA) (NA) 4 13 - - Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

- 12 453 2 (0) 4 180 2 (0) 

- 6 31 (NA) (NA) 4 (0) 2 (0) 

- 4 24 (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 2 (0) 

- 4 7 (NA) (NA) 3 (0) - -

- 6 (X) (NA) (X) 2 (X) - (X) 

Soles; Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 11 (X) 4 (X) 4 (X) 3 (X) 

- 4 90 2 (0) 3 (0) 1 (0) 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- 4 90 2 (0) 3 (D) 1 (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys ______________________________ - _____ -- - __ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry praducts ____________________ $1,000_ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 3 125 2 (0) 2 (D) 2 (0) 

- 3 10 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - -

- 3 10 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - (X) 

- 19 2 12 2 11 2 9 1 

306 LINCOLN COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with soles of $2500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigafed 

Farms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For grain or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - (X) - (NA) I - - (X) I - - =1 - - (X) (NA) - - (X) - - ::1 - - - - - - - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - For silage or green chop (tons. green} __________ 1978_ 

1974 __ 

For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - (X) - - - - (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - -

Sorghums for all purposeL ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - (X) - (NN I 

- - (X) I - - (X) - =1 - - - (X) (NA) - -

For grain or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - Cut for dry forage or hoy (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Wheat for grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Oats for grain (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Barley for grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Other small groins for groin ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Soybeans for beans (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Cotton (bales) _______________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - (X) - - - - - (X) - - - -

(NA) (NA) (X) I (NA) (NA) I - - (X) I - - -I 

2 (0) (D) 2 

(0) 1 

2 (0) (0) 2 (D) - 144 2 662 (NA) (NA) 5 135 2 502 I (D) 9 - 332 16 001 9 193 15 (D) (0) 8 (0) - 16 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(~tll 11 150 7 180 6 86 - 7 513 - 9 545 27 740 7 7 (D) (D) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA~ 5 80 2 710 2 (0) -

- - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA)I (NA) (NA~I - - (Xli - -

- - - (X) - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) 

(X~I (NA) (NA) - - (X) -

;1 - - - - - - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - -

~I - - - - - -

~I - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweight) __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- 2 (D) (D) 1 (0) 1 (D) (0) 1 (0) 

- 5 2 85 (NA) (NA) 5 2 85 3 1 

Sweetpototoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see text) _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Alfalfa hay (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Other tame dry hay (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978_ 

Field seed cropL _____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - -

19 41~1 - - - - - -

4 55~ 1 - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 165 9 768 81 5 052 90 7 883 16661 58 

- 124 9 402 16421 (NA) (NA) 82 8 164 14 908 46 3 616 

- 126 5744 136051 66 3 6121 76 4 786 12 0291 52 3 3381 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 59 5 203 10 568 36 2 871 

- 38 1 540 2 218 12 498 19 1 108 1 6251 5 351 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978_ 

1974_ Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -I 

- 1 (0) (X) 1 (D) - - (X) -

~I - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - - (X) -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - T ametoes _________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ 

- 1 (D) (X) 1 (D) - - (X) -

=1 - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA)I - - (X)I -

- 5 9 (X) I 4 5 3 (D) (X) 3 (0~1 1974_ - 3 62 (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (X) - - Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - 4 4 6240 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (0) (D) (NA) (NA) Peaches (poundsL __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Gropes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ 

- - - • (NN 

(NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 1974_ 

Berries ____ ... ___________ . __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- 2 (0) (X) 2 (D) 1 (0) (x)1 I 

- - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - (O~I - 2 (0) (D) 2 (D) 1 (0) (D) 1 (D) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - 2 (D) (X) - - 1 (0) (X) - - - - (NN I (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA LINCOLN COUNTY, MONT. 307 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

- 453 I 335 976 475 I 435 875 438 1 333 136 461 I 431 236 

- (X) 2 949 (X) 3 023 (X) 3044 (X) 3 105 

- (X) I 668 480 (X) 1 668480 (X) I 668480 (X) I 668 480 

- (X) 80.1 (X) 86.1 (X) 79.9 (X) 85.8 

farms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of farm ________________________________ _ 

Approximate land oreo _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in farms __________________________ percenL 

Value of land and buildings: 1 

- 463 908 (X) 384 859 (X) 482 449 (X) 394 900 (X) 

- (X) 164 (X) 127 (X) 163 (X) 127 

Average per farm _____________________________ dollars_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollars_ 

land in farms according to use: 

- 424 489 551 448 474 539 413 488 290 440 473 523 

- 415 (0) 440 239 573 407 255 950 435 239 207 

Total cropland ______________________________________ _ Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 

- 4 10 4 (NA) - - I (NA) 

- I (0) 1 (NA) I (0) I (NA) 

- I (0) 3 (NA) - - 2 (NA) 

- 8 275 5 (NA) 6 (0) 5 (NA) 

1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 30 to 49 acres ____________ . __________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

- 13 939 15 (NA) 13 939 15 (NA) 100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

- 62 9 131 53 (NA) 62 9 131 53 (NA) 200 to 499 acres ____________________________ _ 

-- 135 45 726 187 (NA) 134 (0) 186 (NA) 

-- 118 80 517 110 (NA) 118 80 517 110 (NA) 

-- 73 119621 62 (NA) 73 119621 62 (NA) 

500 to 999 acres ____________________________ _ 

1.000 acres or more __________________________ _ 

Cropland used only for pasture _____________________ _ -- 73 (0) 67 15 350 72 (0) 65 (0) Other crop/and __________________________________ _ 

-- 371 215 555 391 219 616 365 (0) 388 (0) 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil· improve men t grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 

- 21 5 201 (NA) (NA) 21 5 201 24 (0) Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ - 19 3364 (NA) (NA) 19 3364 7 2 518 Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ 

- 366 192 619 (NA) (NA) 360 191 807 387 210 833 Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

- 78 14371 (NA) (NA) 75 (0) 20 4408 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

- 12 3 122 18 2 114 12 3 122 18 2 114 Woodland pastured ______________________________ _ 

-- 6 (0) (NA) (NA) 6 (0) 3 (0) Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

- 9 (0) (NA) (NA) 9 (0) 18 (0) 

Other land ________________________________________ _ 

-- 421 843 303 439 959 222 407 841 724 428 955 599 Postureland and rangeland, other thon cropland and woodland postured ______________________________ _ 

-- 352 815 217 (NA) (NA) 348 813 776 363 935 573 land in house lots, ponds, roads. wasteland, etc ______ _ -- 303 28 086 (NA) (NA) 290 27 948 321 20026 

Posture/and. all types _________________________________ _ 

-- 374 834 349 (NA) (NA) 369 832 888 (NA) 950 890 

Irrigated land _______________________________________ _ 

-- 47 7 876 30 3 447 47 7 876 29 (0) 

Harvested cropland irrigated _________________________ _ 

-- 44 6 285 (NA) (NA) 44 6285 27 2 715 Pastureland irrigated _______________________________ _ 

-- II (0) (NA) (NA) 11 (0) (NA) (0) Other land irrigated ________________________________ _ 

-- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 4 635 land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 _______ _ -- 263 28 504 (X) (X) 261 (0) (X) (X) 

'1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

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

Market value of agricultural products sold' _______________ _ Average per form ___________________________ dollars_ - 453 21 040 475 22 695 438 21 016 461 22 676 

- (X) 46 445 (X) 47 779 (X) 47 982 (X) 49 189 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold:' $100.000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ $20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

Less than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ 

$2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

Less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal farms (see text) ____________________________ _ 

- 51 8 125 52 (NA) 51 8 125 52 (NA) 

- 126 7882 168 (NA) 126 7 882 168 (NA) 

- 120 3 520 104 (NA) 120 3 520 104 (NA) 

- 72 1 057 86 (NA) 72 1 057 86 (NA) 

- 48 355 33 (NA) 48 355 33 (NA) 

- 21 77 17 (NA) 21 77 17 (NA) 

- 15 23 15 (NA) (X) (X) 1 (NA) 

- 3 7 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 4 8 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 6 (0) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 387 13418 421 16957 383 13412 (NA) (0) 

- 384 12 987 (NA) (NA) 381 (0) 411 16 660 

- 129 1 689 (NA) (NA) 129 1 689 (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 65 430 (NA) (NA) 64 (0) 60 258 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 1 (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

Crops __________________________ ------ -- --------------

Groins _________________ . __________ -- ----- ------- ---

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ 

Cotton and cottonseed ___________________ - -_ ------ ---- Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ 

Tobacco ______________________ -_ ----------- --- -- ---- Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melonL ___________________ _ 

Fruits. nuts, and berries ____________________ ------ - - ---

- - - - - - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 5 36 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Other crops ____________________ - ___ -- ---------------

- 307 7622 354 5 737 296 7604 344 (0) 

- II (0) 31 9 11 (0) 31 (0) 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 8 23 

- 284 6294 (NA) (NA) 276 6 281 320 4 891 

- 51 339 (NA) (NA) 47 335 67 308 

- 35 949 (NA) (NA) 35 949 31 474 

- 26 35 (NA) (NA) 26 35 24 17 

livesfock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ Poultry ond poultry praducts __________________________ _ 

Dairy products ________________ ----------------------

Cottle and calves ______________ - ___ ---- - - - -------- - -- Hogs and pigs- ___________________ ---- --------------- Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________ - ___________ ---

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

'1974 data include sales of forest products. 

308 MCCONE COUNTY, MONT. 1978 ~ENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

Forms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigated lond 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested 

1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland Forms in forms cropland 

453 475 I 335 976 415 I 321 027 256 251 ! 47 229 246 28975 

- 17 16 25 2 (D) (D) - - - - 5 6 130 2 (0) (D) - - -

- 2 2 (D) - -

(0)1 - - -

3 I 244 2 (0) - - -

I - (D) I (0) (D) - - -

- 8 3 I 232 8 I 232 701 2 (D) (D) 

- 2 2 (0) - - (Oll - - -

- 2 4 (0) 2 (0) - - -

All farm. ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- 1 to 9 ocreL ______________________ _ 10 to 49 acres _____________________ _ 

50 to 69 ocre5 _____________________ _ 

70 to 99 ocre5 _____________________ _ 

100 to 139 acreL __________________ _ 140 to 179 ocreL __________________ _ 

180 to 219 acreL __________________ _ 

220 to 259 acre'- __________________ _ 

- 37 35 13 733 31 11 633 4 430 I 2 (0) (0) 

55 67 41 258 51 38 008 13 19~ I 5 2960 433 

- 120 110 177 297 118 175 017 48 386 11 14933 2 814 

- 201 229 1 100 938 198 1 094 344 189 392 27 210 205 25 103 

260 to 499 acre. ___________________ _ 500 to 999 ocres ___________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acres ________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

land in forms __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Port owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Tenants _____________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ Partnership __________________________________ _ 

Corporation __________________________________ _ 

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

1978 

Forms 

453 

415 

194 

167 

209 

205 

50 

43 

330 

40 

83 

All farms 

1974 

Acres Forms 

335 976 475 256 251 440 

343 653 192 78 250 (NA) 

912 842 235 

163 849 (NA) 

79 481 48 14 152 (NA) 

776 700 (NA) 

(D) (NA) 

(D) (NA) 

I Acres 

435 875 239 573 

275 589 

69 241 

028 157 

153 389 

132 129 

16 943 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Forms 

438 

407 

182 

160 

209 

205 

47 

42 

315 

40 

83 

Acres 

333 136/ 255 950 

342 6131 (D) 

912 842 

163 849 

77 681 

(D) 

773860 (0) 

(D) 

1974 

Forms 

461 

435 

179 

(NA) 

235 

(NA) 

47 

(NA) 

384 

32 

45 

Irrigated 

land 

7 876 

-

-

-

-

-

(0) 

=1 (0)1 

440 

5869 1 03~1 

Acres 

431 236 

239 207 

(D) 

68 875 

028 157 

153 389 

(D) 

16 943 

051 479 

87 627 

292 130 (NA) (NA) 

1 r-~------~------~--~--------~------~-------L--~------__ ~ 

Operators by principal occupation: Forming _____________________________ _ Other _______________________________ _ 

All forms 

1978 

379 

74 

'1974 

388 

42 

Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 

371 

67 

l}974 

379 

37 

Operators by place of residence: On form operated _____________________ _ 

Not on form operated __________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years _______________________ _ 25 to 34 years ________________________ _ 20 

53 

56 

119 

141 

64 

161 

34 

64 

141 

109 

66 

17 

50 

56 

116 

136 

63 

161 OP::~t~::o:::~;~~~~~-s- ~;~~:k- ~~ ;~:~: --- 35 to 44 years ________________________ _ 

45 to 54 years ________________________ _ 

55 to 64 years ________________________ _ 65 years and over _____________________ _ Average age __________________________ _ 50.8 51.3 50.9 

32 

64 

136 

107 

61 

51.2 

~----------~----------~ IApplies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

None ________________________________ _ 

J to 49 dayL _________________________ _ 

50 to 99 doy'- ________________________ _ 

100 to 149 doys _______________________ _ 

150 to 199 day'-______________________ _ 200 days or more _____________________ _ 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms I 

All forms Farms with soles of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

333 279 324 272 75 90 71 88 45 61

1 

43 56

1 

269 235 263 230 67 37 65 35 7 10 6 10 5 6 5 6 7 10 6 10 68 37 63 33 

Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 

Expenses I 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

- 132 787 188 721 126 786 184 716 - 240 1 159 287 1 254 1 228 1 152 279 1 247 - 56 150 200 693 56 150 195 688 - 217 71 (NA) (NA) 211 71 251 100 - 183 274 147 254 182 (D) 143 254 - 253 1 709 263 809 253 1 709 259 808 - 319 852 285 320 312 848 281 320 - 184 1 150 181 885 184 1 150 180 (D) - 32 44 43 122 32 44 43 122 

- 264 857 246 624 256 821 245 (D) 

- 454 1 920 (NA) (NA) 434 1 902 (NA) (NA) - 454 1 623 474 1 371 434 1 607 461 1 368 - 452 781 (NA) (NA) 432 772 456 737 - 372 611 (NA) (NA) 358 607 384 466 - 89 51 (NA) (NA) 83 51 152 68 - 109 64 (NA) (NA) 109 64 } - 9 3 (NA) (NA) 3 3 458 98 - 454 112 (NA) (NA) 434 112 - 392 288 (NA) (NA) 378 285 (NA) (NA) - 54 9 (NA) (NA) 54 9 (NA) (NA) [ 

live.tock ond poultry purchasod _________________________ _ Feed for live.tock and paultry ___________________________ _ 

AnT~~~:~~;~lI~o~~~ Seed., bulb., plant., and ~~~~~~~~~~~ ======:= == ======== ==== tree. __________________________ _ Commercial fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemical. including lime ________________ _ Hired farm labor ______________________________________ _ 

Contract labor ________________________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment __________________________________________ _ 

Energy and petroleum product. __________________________ _ Petroleum products _________________________________ _ Gasoline _________________________________________ _ 

Die.el fuel _______________________________________ _ 

LP yD~. butane, and propane ________________________ _ Fue oil __________________________________________ _ 

Natural go. ______________________________________ _ 

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease _____________________ _ ElectriCity __________________________________________ _ 

Other-coal, wood, coko, etc. _________________________ _ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MCCONE COUNTY, MONT. 309 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 doto ore bosed on a sample of farms; see text] 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres On which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except pasture __________________________ _ Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

251 133 002 251 133 002 

- 251 131 762 251 131 762 

- 4 I 240 4 I 240 

- - - - - Sprays, dusts. granules, fumigants. etc. to control- Insects on hay and other crops _____________________________ _ 

Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

- 37 20 507 37 20 507 

- 8 I 686 8 I 686 

15 10946 15 10946 Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ - 278 167 345 271 165 903 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- 2 (D) 2 (D) 

- 124 (X) 124 (X) 

- 37 (X) 37 (X) 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated morket value of of! machinery ond equipment ____________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Average per form ________________ doHors_ 

Forms by value group: $1 10 $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Whee! troctors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines. self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Cottanpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ 

Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters. shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

{l978 data are based on a samp!e of farms; see text] 

All forms Farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

454 472 434 459 machinery and equipment-Con. 

27 883 18942 27 614 18 761 $20,000 10 $29,999 ______________________ 

61 417 40 131 63 626 40 874 $30,000 10 $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,00010 $69,999 ______________________ 

29 30 29 29 $70,000 10 $99,999 ______________________ 

47 37 1 35 31 1 $100,000 10 $199,999 ____________________ 

75 67j 74 64j $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Monufoctured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Farms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

332 438 19O 219 190 219 

446 I 358 304 536 384 822 

440 I 162 18O 243 404 919 

249 282 95 107 162 175 

I (D) I (0) - -

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

78 80 28 28 50 52 

135 150 53 59 91 91 

41 41 24 24 17 17 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text} 

Hired workers-All forms, 1978 

1974 

Farms Acres on which used 

259 129 031 

(NA) 127 004 

(NA) 2027 

- -

(NA) 23445 

I (D) 

6 2 198 

(NA) 125 191 

4 169 

40 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

31 69 24 68 

69 151 69 149 

38 54 38 54 

64' 

64~ 64 77 ~ 1 77 64 

24 -' jL 24 -' 

1974 

Manufactured 

Farms Number 197010 1974 

415 605 394 

455 I 394 564 

429 I 210 296 

268 312 103 

I (D) - 31 31 - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

30 31 7 

158 161 54 

22 22 8 

Any hired workersFarms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less thon 150 days 

Any Farms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

Farms _______________________ ------ -- -- -- --------------- Workers ______________________________ -_ ------------------ 184 121 (X) 134 (X) 184 180 

- 521 (X) 250 ()() 271 521 602 

- 27 33 33 66 66 27 57 

- 66 62 124 28 56 66 47 

- 76 23 75 37 122 76 49 

- 14 3 18 2 (0) 14 20 

- I - - I (0) I 7 

Farms with- 1 worker ____________________ - _____ -- -- -------------- --- 2 workers ____________________________ - _________ ---- ---- 3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 workers ______________ -- ---------- ---------------- 10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

310 MCCONE COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY , 1 I 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottle, hogs. or sheep __________________________ _ 

318 (X) 362 (X) 306 (X) 351 (X) - 300 (X) 351 (X) 289 (X) 340 (X) -

Soles: 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: 

Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that hod calved ____________________ _ 

Beef cows _______________________ . ______________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves __________ _ _ 

307 7622 354 5 737 296 7 604 344 (0) 

- 303 7 582

1 

350 (NA) I 292 7 564, 340 5 673

1 

5384J "wi 287 34 132 335 276 34 073 324 

274 21 339 321 31 4781 265 (0) 314 (D) - 268 21 265 314 31 244 261 (D) 307 (0) 

- 56 74 92 234 54 (0) 90 (D) - (NA)I 227 8 236

1 

259 12 104

1 - 231 8246 (NA) 

256 4 547 (NA) (NA) 251 4 542 279 10091 

Soles: Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ 

Other hogs and pigL ______________________________ _ 

284 22 304 330 27 030 276 22 261 320 26 943 

(X) 6 294 (X) (NA) (X) 6 281 (X) 4 891 -

- 248 14 746 (NA) (NA) 242 14 713 228 13606 

(X) 3 753 (X) (NA) (X) 3743 (X) I 555 

- 189 7 558 (NA) (NA) 186 7 548 268 13 337 

(X) 2 541 I (X) (NA)I (X) 2 537

1 

(X) 3 336, 

- 10 442 (NA) (NA) 9 (0) 22 848 

- (X) 134

1 

(X) (NA) I (X) (0) (X) 257 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 8 23 

- 51 2 8171 65 34841 47 2 776 65 3 484 

- 40 552 (NA) (NA) 36 530 49 449 

- 47 2 265 (NA) (NA) 43 2 246 60 3035 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ 

June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 41 737 62 746 37 726 60 (0) 

- 39 382 53 428 36 377 51 (D) 

- 29 355 35 318 26 349 35 318 

Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ 

Goots _____________________________________________ _ 

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales: 

- 36 22 054 34 20 4051 36 22 0541 34 20 4051 33 12950 (NA) (NA) 33 12 950 32 13 609 

- I (D) (NA) (NA) I (0) -

- 151 890 I 133 939

1 

148 882

1 

130 932

1 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ - 51 4664 67 4 765 47 4 591 67 4 765 

- (X) 339 (X) (NA) (X) 335 (X) 308 Feeder pigs ______________ ___ _____________________ _ 

- 13 I 593 II 705 13 I 593 II 705 

$1,000_ - (X) 59 (X) (NA) (X) 59 (X) 18 Sheep and lambs. ___________________________________ _ 

- 34 10 105 31 15 503 34 10 105 31 15 503 Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

- 32 17 728 (NA) (NA) 32 17 728 30 17 558 Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ (X) 193 362 (X) (NA) (X) 193 362 (X) 178 010 Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000_ 

Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ 

- 35 94~ 1 (NA) (NA) I 35 94~ I 31 474 

- - (NA) (NA) - - -

- (X) 

10°1 

(X) (NA) (X) - (X) -

- 25 22 53 25 100 22 53 

- (X) 35 (X) (NA) (X) 35 (X) 10 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older _________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

- 67 (X) 114 (X) 67 (X) I 110 (X) I 66 2 289 113 4 824 66 2 289

1 

109 4 663 

- 66 2 245 113 4 597 6'6 2 245 109 4 436 

- 4 44 (NA) (NA) 4 44 4 82 

- I (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) 1 (D) 

- 10 638 II 517 10 638 10 (D) 

- 5 43 (NA) (NA) 5 3 3 40 Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Soles, 

- 3 36 (NA) (NA) 3 36 2 (D) 

- 3 7 (NA) (NA) 3 7 2 (D) 

- 4 (X) I (NA) (X) I 4 (X) 4 (X) 

Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat·type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry _____________________ : ______________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1 ,000_ 

- 4 (X) 9 (X) I 4 (X) 9 (X)\ - 2 (D) 5 236 2 (D) 5 236 

- 2 (D) 5 236 2 (D) 5 236 

- I (D) (NA) (NA) I I (D) - - 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) - - - - - 3 205 - - 3 205 - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) I -

= I 

- - - - - (NA) (NA) - - -

- - (X) (NA) (XJj - (X:i I (X) 

- II (D) 31 II (D) 31 (D) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MCCONE COUNTY, MONT. 311 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

(orn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ for grain or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

- 9 I 487 (X) I 2 (D) 9 1 487 (X) 2 (0) 

- 6 260 (X) (NA) (NA) 6 260 (X) I (0) 

- I (0) (0) - - I (0) (0) - -

1974_ For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- 7 (D) (D) 2 (0) 7 (0) (0) 2 (0) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 3 145 I 580 I (0) 

For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - I (D) (X) - - I (D) (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 3 115 (X) - -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - I (D) (X) - - I (0) (X) - - - 1 (D) (X) (NA) (NA) I (D) (X) - -

For grain or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ For silage or green chop (tons. greenL _________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- I (0) (0) - - I (D) (0) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Cut for dry forage or hoy (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Wheat for grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) I (D) - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X)I (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- 375 187 691 5 184 991 3 (D) 373 (0) (D) 3 (0) 

- 403 178 246 4 385 144 (NA) (NA) 402 (D) (D) 3 245 

Oafs for grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Borley for groin (bushelsL ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 98 6 072 309 097 - - 98 6 072 309 097 - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 107 5 808 211 295 - - - III 21 407 860 372 6 550 170 (D) (0) 6 550 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 221 24 042 784 395 2 (0) 

Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ Other small grains for groin ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA)I (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- 55 8 485 (X) - - 55 8 485 (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 22 2 581 (X) - -

Soybeans for beans {bushelsL __________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Peanuts far nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974 -- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Cotton (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Irish potatoes (hundredweightL _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 2 (0) (0) - - - - - - -

- 5 5 314 (NA) (NA) 5 5 314 I (0) 

Sweetpotatoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Hoy crops (Ions. dry) (see lexO _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Alfolfo hoy (Ions. dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Olher lome dry hoy (Ions. dry) (see lexO ______ 1978_ 

- - -

54 15~1 - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -- 263 35 081 41 3 460 260 35 043 54 112 41 3460 

- 250 29 226 35 667 (NA) (NA) 247 29 208 35 634 26 2 289 

- 132 8 836 19 9031 40 3 2351 131 (0) (0) 40 3 235 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 129 9 005 14 425 23 I 960 

- 77 6 822 7 068 I (D) 77 6 822 7 068 I (D) 

Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 3 (0) (X) - - 3 (D) (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (X) - - - 3 (0) 540 - - 3 (0) 540 - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) - - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

All vegetables harvested for sole (see text) _______ 1978_ 

1974_ Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Gropes (pounds) (see lexO ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA)I (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- I (D) (X) (NA) (NA) I (0) (X) I (D) 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (X) I (0) 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) 

(N~I - - (X) - -

- - - (X) - - - (X) - -

- 1 (0) (X) (NA) (NA) I (D) (X) - -

- - - - (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) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ 

Olher crops _________________________________ 1978_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

312 MCCONE COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, land in Farms, and land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres 

433 I 089 013 384 I 191 4331 386 991 6711 335 I 107461 - (X) 2 515 3 103 (X) 2569 (X) 3306 (X) - (X) 2 257 920 (X) 2 257 920 (X) 2 257 920 (X) 2 257 920 - (X) 48.2 (X) 52.8 (X) 43.9 (X) 49.0 -

Forms ______________________ - _______ -_ ---- __ ----- - - --

Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

Approximate land area _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in farms __________________________ percenL 

645 326 (X) 391 117 (X) 700 314 (X) 429 988 (X) 

- (X) 241 (X) 126 (X) 255 (X) 130 -

Value of land and buildings:! Average per farm _____________________________ doUars_ 

Average per acre ___________________ . _________ doIlars_ 

386 158 360 342 146 336 356 154 316 [ 311 143 163 - 363 104 298 325 90268 341 103 333 300 89271 -

land in farms according to use: Total cropland _____________ . ________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ___________________ . ___________ _ 

4 17 5 (NA) I (D) I (NA) -

- 9 124 6 (NA) 5 80 2 (NA) 

- 12 261 8 (NA) 6 129 4 (NA) 

- 16 625 20 (NA) 12 485 12 (NA) 

- 47 3 306 43 (NA) 43 3043 39 (NA) 

- 86 12 141 86 (NA)I 86 12 141 [ 86 (NA) I 

- 136 42208 113 (NA) 135 (D) 112 (NA) 

- 42 28093 31 (NA) 42 28093 31 (NA) 

- 11 17 523 13 (NA) 11 17 523 13 (NA) 

By acres harvested: J to 9 acres _____________ . _______________ . ___ . 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres ___ . ___________________ . _______ _ 

30 to 49 acres ___________ . ___________________ . 

50 ta 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

- 184 38 849 148 37948 160 (D) 130 (0) 

- 62 15 213 53 18 120 58 (D) 52 (0) Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ 

Other cropland _____ . _________________________ . ___ _ 

- 16 4854 (NA) (NA) 14 (D) 3 504 

- 6 592 (NA) (NA) 5 (D) 9 (D) 

- 34 7 707 [ (NA) (NA)I 34 7 7071 33 15 7751 

- 20 2060 (NA) (NA) 17 2038 18 1 503 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement 

grasses, not harvested or pastured _________ . _____ _ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled ___ . _____________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

Woo~lond not postured ____________________________ _ 

- 49 15 458 53 21 732 44 15 311 41 20476 

- 46 14 995 (NA) (NA) 43 (D) 32 14 018 

- 5 463 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 11 6 458 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

- 354 915 195 325 I 023 365 321 822 044 287 943 822 

Pastureland and rangeland. other than cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

Land in house lots, ponds. roods, wasteland. etc _______ _ 

- 284 903 508 (NA) (NA) 264 810 502 245 935 453 

- 213 II 687 (NA) (NA) 192 11 542 204 8369 

- Postureland, all types ___ . ________ . _____________________ _ 388 957 352 (NA) (NA) 349 861 328 (NA) 985 265 

- 365 140831 314 94012 340 139 320 291 93 265 

- 343 89 650 (NA) (NA) 328 89244 282 73 332 

- 172 50 782 (NA) (NA) 154 (D) (NA) 19842 

- 13 399 (NA) (NA) 12 (D) 5 91 

- 43 3483 (X) (X) 43 3483 (X) (X) 

Irrigated land ___ . _______ . ____________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated _________________ . ________ _ 

Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

Other land irrigated _________________________________ . 

land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ 

11978 data are based on 0 sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) forms ($1.000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ - 433 26884 384 13 573 386 26 794 335 13 457 Average per farm ___________________________ dollars_ - (X) 62087 (X) 35 346 (X) 69416 (X) 40 170 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold: 1 

$100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

- 68 15 324 25 (NA) 68 15 324 25 (NA) $40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 129 7971 63 (NA) 129 7 971 63 (NA) $20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 81 2472 97 (NA) 81 2 472 97 (NA) $10,000 to $19.999 _________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9.999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- 43 662 80 (NA) I 43 662

1 

80 (NA) 

- 38 266 34 (NA) 38 266 34 (NA) 

- 27 98 30 (NA) 27 98 30 (NA) Less than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ 

$2.000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

- 41 50 50 (NA) (X) (X) 6 (NA) 

- 10 22 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) $1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ $1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ Less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal farms (see text) ____________________________ _ 

- 4 7 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 10 12 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 17 9 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 6 39 5 (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops _______________________________________________ _ 

Grains ______________________________ ~ ___________ __ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans __________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans ___________ . _____ _ T obaeeo ___________________________________________ _ 

- 172 3 357 165 3 226 165 3 353 (NA) 3 219\ 

- 101 (D) (NA) (NA)\ 100 (0) 77 I 079 13 154 (NA) (NA) 13 154 (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - field seeds, hay, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melon5-____________ . ______ _ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

- 102 I 691 (NA) (NA) 96 I 687 116 2 028 - 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) I (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

Other - - - - - - - - - crops ________________________________________ _ 

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ Poultry and poultry praducts ___________________________ _ 

Dairy products _____________________________________ _ 

Cattle and colves ___________________________________ _ 

Hogs and pigs- _____________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, ond wool ______________________________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

- 6 124 (NA) (NA) 6 124 7 (D) 

- 399 23 527 353 10 346 365 23 442 316 13 10 23~ \ 4 8 5 9 (0) 8 - 5 89 (NA) (NA) 5 89 5 373 22 191 (NA) 36 - (NA) 349 22 138 302 9 524 - 53 462 (NA) (NA) 50 461 44 326 - 72 624 (NA) (NA) 63 598 64 320 - 43 157 (NA) . (NA) 41 (D) 29 27 

1]974 data include soles of forest products. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MADISON COUNTY, MONT. 313 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 Farms 

Forms with harvested cropland 

Acres Acres Harvested 1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland 

- 433 384 1 089 013 363 997 091 104 298 All farms ___________________________ _ 

Farms with~ 

28 23 36 1 (0) (0) 

- 23 14 644 11 (0) (0) 

- 8 6 470 6 332 138 10 8 824 8 653 490 

- 12 10 1 514 8 1 000 587 

- 12 19 1 985 9 1 468 669 

- 8 10 1 595 8 1 595 588 

- 18 15 4 197 16 3 697 1 807 

- 47 50 17 211 44 16057 7 023 

68 48 49 714 59 43 328 12 765 

- 73 60 102 648 72 100 848 21 171 

1 to 9 ocres _______________________ _ 

10 to 49 ocres _____________________ _ 

50 to 69 acres ___ . __________________ _ 70 to 99 ocres _____________________ _ 

100 to 139 acres ___________________ _ 

140 to 179 ocres ___________________ _ 

180 to 219 acreL __________________ _ 

220 to 259 acreL __________________ _ 

260 to 499 ocres ___________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocres ____________ .. ______ _ 

1.000 to 1,999 ocreL _______________ _ 

2,000 ocres or more ________________ _ 

- 126 121 908 175 121 827 798 58 886 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 

1978 

Forms 

land in forms _________ _ 433 Harvested cropland ____ _ 363 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 258 Harvested cropland _______________________ _ 206 Port owners __________________________________ _ 144 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 133 Tenants _________________ . ____________________ _ 31 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 24 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ 328 Partnership __________________________________ _ 51 Corporation __________________________________ _ 48 

Other - cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc._ 6 

All farms 

Acres 

089 013 

104 298 

319 518 

49087 

731 895 

48428 

37 600 

6 783 

545 285 

153 517 

299 673 

90 538 

1974 

Forms 

384 

325 

228 

(NA) 

130 

(NA) 

26 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Acres 

191 433 

90 268 

255 178 

38 835 

920 122 

46 355 

16 133 

5 078 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Farms with irrigated land 

Acres Harvested 

Farms in forms cropland 

365 1 002 533 100 553 

1 (0) (0) 

16 (0) (0) 

4 230 88 

9 744 490 

10 1 254 587 

12 1 985 669 

8 1 595 588 

13 2982 1 483 

43 15 686 6 855 

63 46 399 12 565 

69 96082 20 391 

117 835 109 56 715 

1978 and 1974 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Farms 

386 

341 

228 

189 

132 

130 

26 

22 

293 

47 

46 

Acres 

991 671 

103 333 

314 506 

48 594 

640 165 

(0) 

37 000 

(0) 

539 691 

(0) 

(0) 

1974 

Forms 

335 

300 

192 

(NA) 

121 

(NA) 

22 

(NA) 

252 

39 

42 

2 

Irrigated 

land 

140831 

(0) 

(0) 

164 

643 

1 036 

995 

857 

2 321 

9038 

18 137 

27 543 

79 763 

Acres 

107 461 

89 271 

248 967 

38 248 

842 693 

46018 

15801 

5005 

507 508 

(0) 

451 193 

(0) 

All forms Forms with soles of All farms Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more $2.500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: Farming ____________________________ _ 344 284 327 256 On form operated ---------------------- 353 266 '332 240 Other ______________________________ _ 89 51 59 35 Not on farm operated ___________________ 48 22 30 19 

Operators by age group: 

Not reported ___________________________ 32 47 24 32 

Under 25 years _______________________ _ 10 4 10 4 Operators reporting days of work off form: 25 to 34 yearL _______________________ _ 46 29 41 25 None _________________________________ 265 159 255 142 35 to 44 yeorL _______________________ _ 90 46 78 43 1 to 49 days ___________________________ 38 22 35 20 45 to 54 years ________________________ _ 118 89 101 77 50 to 99 days ______________ .. ___________ 7 15 5 12 55 to M yearL _______________________ _ 101 99 95 94 100 to 149 days ________________________ 12 10 10 7 65 years and over _____________________ _ 68 68 61 48 15010 199 days ________________________ 14 4 II 2 Average age __________________________ _ 50.7 53.8 50.9 53.1 

~~------~--------~ 

200 days or more ---------------------- 68 35 44 25 

I Applies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

All forms Farms wifh sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

livestock and poultry purchosed _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feedL ____________________ _ 

Animol health costs ______ . ____________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________ -_ - ___ -- ---

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired form lobar ______________________________________ _ 

Contract lobar ________________________ -_ -- ---------- ---

230 5 149 191 1 983 223 5 123 171 I 973 

- 342 2 469 310 2 125 313 2 456 271 2 063 

92 449 253 869 91 (0) 226 824 

341 347 (NA) (NA) 332 345 263 218 

- 122 152 122 140 115 151 116 140 

- 268 1 285 191 654 261 1 275 181 649 

- 138 109 74 40 136 (0) 73 (0) 

- 258 2 740 191 1 469 244 2 683 183 1 449 

- 43 126 45 88 42 (0) 45 88 

(usfomwork, machine hire, and rentol of machinery and 

equipment ________________ - ___ - __ - -- - - - -- - -- ---- - - ---- 99 157 119 213 99 157 113 211 

Energy and petroleum praducts- _________ --_ ---_ -- - - ---- --- Petroleum products ____________________________ _ 

Gasoline . _______ .. _________________ - - - - - - - - - --- ----

Diesel fuel ____________ .. ______ ----. -----.. ----- ----

LP gas, butane, and propane ________ .. ____ _ 

fuel oil ___ ._ _ _ _ _ _ _ - -. -- ---- Natural gas ___ __ .. ____________ _ 

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease _____________________ _ 

flectricity _________ . _________________ ----------------

Other -cool, wood, coke, etc. __________________________ . 

- 425 1 917 (NA) (NA) 385 1 903 (NA) (NA) 

- 425 1 559 380 878 385 I 549 335 865 

- 423 1 101 (NA) (NA) 384 I 096 335 661 

254 296 (NA) (NA) 252 (0) 163 112 

- 68 27 (NA) (NA) 67 (0) 36 24 

98 48 (NA) (NA) 97 (0) 

13 } 4 (NA) (NA) 13 4 335 68 

- 425 83 (NA) (NA) 385 83 

327 (0) (NA) (NA) 325 (0) (NA) (NA) 

13 (0) (NA) (NA) 13 (0) (NA) (NA) 

I 

314 MADISON COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

Il978 doto ore based on 0 sample of forms; see text) 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 1974 

Farms Acres on which used farms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________ --------- Cropland fertilized, except p'0sture __________________________ _ 

Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ 

260 68 256 253 67664 181 40 356 

259 63 232 252 62640 (NA) 38 596 - 38 5 024 38 5 024 (NA) I 760 - lime __________________________________________________ - __ _ - - - - - - - Sprays, dusts, granules. fumigants. etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ 56 8 088 55 (0) (NA) 3 720 - Nematodes - in crops ____________ ..... _________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchards _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry ________ .. ______________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control ________________ A ______ _ 

- - - - - -

- 8 357 8 357 - -

- 80 10 6541 79 (0)1 (NA) 6 645\ 

2 

(O~ I 2 

(O~ I I - (Oil (X) 

- 90 (X) 89 (X) 32 

20 (X) 20 (X) (NA) (X) 

-

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

f1978 doto are based on a sample of forms· see text) 

All "forms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more All forms forms with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimoted market value of all Estimated market value of all 

376 385 

1978 1974 1978 

machinery and equipmenL ___________ farms__ 432 329 machinery and equipment-Con. 

$1,000__ 24432 10 022 $20,000 to $29,999______________________ 37 81 32 

Average per form ________________ dollars__ 56 556 30 462 $30,000 to $49,999 __ ____________________ 68 81 68 10476 23 961 

27 862 62 236 Farms by value group, $50,000 to $69,999 __ ____________________ 53 25 53 

$1 to $4,999 ____________________________ 42 23 $70,000 to $99,999______________________ 38 1 \ r 37 1 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________ •• ____ .. _______ ___ 42 20 $100,000 to $199,999 -------------------- 52 I 23 1 52 I 43 34 

32\ 16 

63 

1974 

81 

78 

25 

23\ $10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ ._ 70 79 $200,000 or more _______________________ 30 -' i L 30 -' 91 i ~--------~--------~------------------~--------~~--------~ 1978 1974 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles ______________________________ - 291 475 164 208 Motortrucks including pickups _______________ - 408 986 276 409 Wheel tractors ____________________________ - 362 I 051 114 162 

Grain and bean combines, self-prapefled only ___ - 93 98 14 14 Corn heads for combines ___________________ - - - - - Other cornpickers and picker-shellers _________ - - - - - Cottonpickers _____________________________ - - - - - Mower conditioners --------- -- - -- ---------- 274 297 92 108 Pickup bolers _____________________________ - 236 277 86 100 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _________________________ - 45 49 25 25 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

{1978 dato ore bosed on a sample of forms; see text] 

Hired workers -All forms, 

Workiflg 150 days or more 

Any Forms Workers 

Forms __________________________________________________ _ 

- Workers 258 170 (X) ____ "" ___________________________________________ _ 

- 840 (X) 370 

Forms with- 1 worker ______________________________________________ _ 

- 42 58 58 2 workers __________________________ "" __________________ _ 69 49 98 3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

- 106 55 170 5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

- 32 8 44 10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 9 - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

Forms Number 

178 267 

292 577 

337 889 

79 84 

- -

- - - - 188 189 

158 177 

24 24 

1978 

Forms Number 

313 441 

355 883 

340 I 001 

64 70 

- -

2 (D) 

(NA) (NA) 

92 100 

201 218 

10 14 

Manufactured 

1970 to 1974 

263 

351 

197 

6 

-

1 

(NA) 

28 

68 

9 

Any hired workers - I Farms With soles of $2,500 or more 

Working 

Forms 

less tho n 150 days 

Workers 1978 ~ 175 (X) 244 183 (X) 470 802 833 

54 54 38 54 57 114 61 28 40 128 105 51 19 109 32 31 5 65 8 19 

MADISON COUNTY, MONT. 315 
Table 9. livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

- 403 (X) 346 (X) 364 (X) 306 (X) 

- 384 (X) 340 (X) 351 (X) 304 (X) 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 

Sales: 

- 399 23 527 353 10 346 365 23 442 316 10237 

- 394 23 278 352 (NA) 362 23 196 315 10 170 

Any livestock or poultry and their products ___ • ___ $1,000_ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1 ,000_ 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

- 366 106 965 330 96 155 340 106 223 298 95 256 

- 334 57 139 307 56 676 309 56 725 282 56 127 

- 326 56 932 304 56 475 302 56 528 280 55943 

- 67 207 86 201 61 197 79 184 

- 311 26 101 (NA) (NA) 293 25 955 273 20 315 

- 330 23 725 (NA) (NA) 307 23 543 274 18 814 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that had calved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____ • _________________ . ______________ _ 

Milk cows _________ • ___________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves _________________ • _________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull colves _____________ _ 

- 373 65 746 335 49 559 349 65 579 302 49 203 

- (X) 22 191 (X) (NA) (X) 22 138 (X) 9 524 

- 207 20959 (NA) (NA) 197 20 921 195 22 233 

- (X) 5 686 (X) (NA) (X) 5 676 (X) 3 017 

- 327 44 787 (NA) (NA) 311 44 658 255 26970 

- (X) 16 506 (X) (NA) (X) 16462 (X) 6 506 

- 13 1 205 (NA) (NA) 11 (D) 13 1 246 

- (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) 411 

- 5 89 (NA) (NA) 5 89 5 36 

Sales: Coffle and colves _______________ • ___________________ _ 

$1,000_ Calves _________ • _. _______________________ ._. ____ _ 

$1,000_ Cottle _. _____________________ • ___ • _______________ _ 

$1,000_ Fattened cottle _____________ • ___________________ _ 

$1,000_ Ooiry products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

-- 53 2 922 51 3 159 50 2914 48 3 126 

-- 4O 495 (NA) (NA) 38 (D) 37 411 

- 48 2 427 (NA) (NA) 45 (D) 41 2 715 

Invenlory: Hogs and pigs _________ • ___________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _________________ • __ _ Orher hogs and pigs. ______________________________ _ 

- 42 641 44 865 39 634 40 855 

- 33 318 40 453 30 311 36 (D) 

- 37 323 39 412 37 323 37 (D) 

- 71 15 125 62 13 707 62 13866 54 11 002 

- 69 11 274 (NA) (NA) 61 10 420 47 7429 

- 4 8 (NA) (NA) 4 8 1 (D) 

-- 275 2027 178 1 444 249 1 797 161 1 355 

Utters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov, 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

Sheep ond lamb,- ___________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older _______ • _______________ • ___ _ Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

Horses and ponies ___________________________ • _____ _ 

- 53 5 429 48 6 382 50 5 394 44 6 338 

- (X) 462 (X) (NA) (X) 461 (X) 326 

- 14 1 133 17 2 784 12 (0) 13 2 757 

- (X) 41 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) 55 

- 71 8 406 72 11 463 62 8 162 64 10 237 

- 69 11 794 (NA) (NA) 61 10 936 55 8 949 

- (X) 134 261 (X) (NA) (X) 123 015 (X) 88 917 

-- 72 624 (NA) (NA) 63 598 64 320 

-- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- (X) - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) -

- 38 122 35 127 36 (D) 29 113 

- (X) 70 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 27 

Sales: Hogs and pigs _________ • _________ • ____________ - _____ _ 

$1,000_ Feeder pigs ________________________________ -_ - - - __ 

$1,000_ 

Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ___ • __________________________ _ Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000 

Goots __________________________________________ ---

$1,000_ Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry __________________ ----- --- ---------------

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of loying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ 

Turkeys ____________________ ------ -- - - - --- - - - - - ---

Turkeys for slaughter ________ - _ -- - - ----- - - -------- Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry __ ~ _____________ - ___ -- ------ ------ ---

- 66 (X) 48 (X) 59 (X) 41 (X) 

- 51 1 906 47 3 065 44 1 538 40 2 928 

- 51 1 793 47 2 928 44 (D) 40 (D) 

- 5 113 (NA) (NA) 4 (D) 2 (D) 

- 12 43 (NA) (NA) 12 43 - -

- 5 97 4 195 5 97 4 195 

- 6 26 (NA) (NA) 3 (D) - -

- 4 19 (NA) (NA) 3 (D) - -

- 3 7 (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 13 (X) (NA) (X) 12 (X) 2 (X) 

Soles, 

Any poultry _______________ - -- - _____ -- --------------- Chickens 3 months old or older _______ . ______________ _ 

Hens and pullets of loying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _______ • _____________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat·type chickens __ ------------ --- Turkeys ________________ ---- ---------- ------------

Turkeys for slaughter ___________ - - - - -------------- Turkey hens kepi for breeding ___ • ________________ _ 

Other poultry ______________ ---- ---- ------- ----- --- Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1,000_ 

- 3 (X) 5 (X) 3 (X) 5 (X) 

- - - 5 564 - - 5 564 

- - - 5 534 - - 5 534 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- I (0) - - 1 (D) - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - (X) 

- 13 4 8 5 9 (D) 8 5 

316 MADISON COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested I Irrigated 

Farms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For grain or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons. 9reenL _________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Cui for dry forage or hoy (Ions, dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Wheal for grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Oals for grain (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Barley for grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

! 

- = I - - (X) I -

""I - - (X) I -

- I (0) 

(X~I (NA) I (0) (X~I -

- - - - - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA~/ I (0) (0) - - - (X) - - - - - (X) - - -

(NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - -

- - - (X) I - (N..:;I 

- - (X)I - =1 

- - - (X) (NA) - -

(~/ -

- - =1 

-

::~I - - - - - - - (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - -

(X~/ - -

- - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (X) - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) I - - (X)I - -

I 273 - 33 6 510 244 330 18 I 273 33 6 510 244 330 18 

- 43 7 286 193 020 (NA) (NA) 43 7 286 193 020 17 614 

45 I 51 I 83 938 42 I 374 45 I 51 I 83 938 42 I 374 -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 46 I 170 56 365 42 993 

- 129 13 564 74 I 092 112 10 499 127 (0) (0) III (0) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 87 6 271 229 836 69 3 985 

Rye for grain (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Other small groins for grain ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Cotton (bales) _______________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Irish pololoes (hundredweight) __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Sweelpololoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hoy crops (Ions, dry) (see lexl) _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Alfalfa hoy (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Olher lome dry hoy (tons, dry) (see lext) ______ 1978_ 

Field seed crops _____________________________ .1978_ 

1974_ Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see lexl) _______ 1978_ 

1974_ Sweel corn ________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ T omaloes _________________________________ I 978_ 

1974_ 

Green peas excluding cowpeos ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

land in orchards ____________________________ .1978. 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA)I (NA) (NA~I - -

(Xli 

- =, - - - (X) - - - -

- (NA) (NA) 

(X~/ (NA) (NA) I (0) 

(~/ -

- ;/ - - - - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - -

- - -

J - - - -

~/ -

J - - - (NA) (NA) - - -

- - - - - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - -

- - - =I - - - - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- 8 165 30 315/ 7 125 8 165 30 315 7 125 

- 8 114 29 147 (NA) (NA) 7 (0) (0) 7 114 

- - - -

-/ - -

-I 

-

77 64~1 - - -

194 79; I 

(NA) (NA) - - -

- 351 84 267 330 78 007 329 83 362 193 757 315 

- 314 75 772 162 101 (NA) (NA) 290 74 778 160 772 274 68 007 

- 283 53 452 141 7001 271 51 8671 272 53 138 141 205

1 

263 51 6291 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 236 45 920 112 709 226 43 290 

- 76 12 248 23 345 66 10 287 71 12 161 23 133

1 

62 10 212 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - -

(X~ I 

- -

- - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA)I (NA) (NA) - - -I - -I 

- 2 (0) (X) 2 (0)1 2 (0) (XI 2 (0) 

- 3 3 (X) (NA) (NA) I (0) (X) I (0) 

- 2 (0) (X) 2 (0) 2 (0) (X) 2 (0) 

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) I (0) (X) I (0) 

- - - (X) -

(N~I - - (XI - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) - - (X) - -

- - - (X) - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 - - (X) - -

- 3 (0) (X) 2 (0) 3 (0) (X) 2 (0) 

1974_ - 3 5 (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (X) 2 (01 Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - 3 (0) 2 775 (NA) (NA) 3 (0) 2 775 (NA) (NA) 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (0) (0) (NA) (NA) Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 1974_ Grapes (pounds) (see texl) ___________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 1974_ 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- 1 (0) (X) I (0) I I (0) (X) I (0)\ 

- - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Slrawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Nursery and greenhouse products _______ . _______ 1978_ Olher crops _________________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) (NA) (NAI 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MADISON COUNTY, MONT. 317 
Tobie 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres 

136 983 672 112 880 359 124 961 954 97 860 956 

- (X) 7 233 (X) 7 860 (X) 7 758 (X) 8 876 

- (X) 1 506 560 (X) 1 506 560 (X) 1 506 560 (X) 1 506 560 

- (X) 65.3 ()() 58.4 (X) 63.9 (X) 57.1 

Farms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

Approximate land oreo _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in forms __________________________ percenL 

Value of land and buildings: 1 

- 905 661 (X) 546 295 (X) 943 779 (X) 603 794 (X) 

- (X) 126 (X) 70 (X) 125 (X) 68 

Average per farm _____________________________ dollars_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dol!ars_ 

land in forms according to use: T 010\ cropland ______________________________________ _ 

- 113 87 570 102 63 071 105 86 224 92 61 513 Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

- 106 65 485 91 51 285 100 65 071 87 51 031 By acres harvested: 

- 1 (D) - (NA) - - - (NA) 1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

- 2 (D) - (NA) - - - (NA) 

- 3 60 1 (NA) 2 (0) - (NA) 

-- 3 100 6 (NA) 3 100 4 (NA) 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres ______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

- 11 728 7 (NA) 10 (D) 7 (NA) 100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

- 23 3 298 20 (NA) 23 3 298 19 (NA) 200 to 499 acres ____________________________ _ 

-- 27 7 716 33 (NA) 26 (D) 33 (NA) 500 to 999 acres ____________________________ _ -- IS 10 542 9 (NA) 15 10 542 9 (NA) 1,000 acres or more __________________________ _ -- 21 43002 15 (NA) 21 43 002 15 (NA) 

Cropland used only for pasture _____________________ _ 

-- 23 4 167 26 6 311 18 3 235 22 5 839 Other cropland __________________________________ _ 

-- 23 17 918 27 5 475 23 17918 23 4643 Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and sOil-improvemen t 

grosses, not harvested or pastured _______________ _ - 4 (D) (NA) (NA) 4 (D) I (D) 

Cropland on which all crops - - - (NA) (NA) - - 8 I 404 foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow ______________ _ - 20 12 562 (NA) (NA) 20 12 562 13 2439 Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 6 (D) 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

- 33 40021 30 26 896 33 40021 30 26 896 Woodland pastured _______________________________ _ - 29 (D) (NA) (NA) 29 (D) 30 19 858 Woodland not postured ___________________________ _ -- 8 (D) (NA) (NA) 8 (D) 6 7038 

Other land ________________________________________ _ 

-- 122 856 OBI 98 790 392 112 835 709 89 772 547 

Posture/and and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured ______________________________ _ 

-- 109 852 329 (NA) (NA) 102 832 006 89 766 556 land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ - 68 3 752 (NA) (NA) 61 3 703 48 5991 

Postureland, all types _________________________________ _ -- 121 881 671 (NA) (NA) III B60 416 (NA) 792 253 

Irrigated land _______________________________________ _ 

-- 91 49080 n 44050 90 (D) 74 41 616 Harvested cropland irrigated _________________________ _ 

-- 85 41 285 (NA) (NA) 85 41 285 71 37 908 Pastureland irrigated _______________________________ _ 

-- 23 (D) (NA) (NA) 22 (D) (NA) (0) 

Other land irrigated ________________________________ _ -- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 2 (0) 

land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ - 10 1 731 (X) (X) 10 1 731 (X) (X) 

11978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text. 

Tobie 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

- 136 13 on 112 6 278 124 13 037 97 6 257 

- (X) 96 157 (X) 56054 (X) 105 134 (X) 64 505 Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ 

Average per form ___________________________ dollars_ 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: 1 

$100,000 or more ________________________________ - __ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ________________________________ ---- less Ihan $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ 

$2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1.500 to $1,999 _____________________________ . ---- $1,000 to $1.499 _________________________________ _ 

less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ Abnormal forms (see text) ____________________________ _ 

- 29 9 335 17 (NA) 29 9 335 17 (NA) 

38 2 688 19 (NA) 38 2 688 19 (NA) 

- 22 647 17 (NA) 22 647 17 (NA) 

- 20 278 22 (NA) 20 278 22 (NA) 

- 9 67 17 (NA) 9 67 17 (NA) 

- 6 21 4 (NA) 6 21 4 (NA) 

11 (D) 15 (NA) (X) (X) 1 (NA) 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

5 8 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 1 (D) 1 (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 40 1 870 32 734 38 (0) I (NA) (D) 

- 26 1 421 (NA) (NA) 25 (D) 18 388 

- 7 125 (NA) (NA) 7 125 (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 23 (D) (NA) (NA) 22 (D) 18 (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - -

Crops __________________________ - _____ -- --------- - ----

Groins ____________________________ - _____ -----------

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ 

Cotton and cottonseed ____________________ - _______ ----

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ 

Tobacco ______________ - _______ - - -- -- -- -- ------ -- ---- Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and meJonL _____________ -- - - ---

Fruits, nuts, and berries- ______________ ---------------

- - - - - - - - -

1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - - Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Other crops __________________ - _ - ___ -. .:. - -~- - - ----- - ---

- 125 11 207 107 5 433 116 (D) 94 (0) 

- 2 (D) 6 101 2 (D) 6 101 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 1 (D) 

121 10472 (NA) (NA) 115 10 462 93 4 627 

- 4 (0) (NA) (NA) 4 (D) 5 249 

- 8 181 (NA) (NA) 8 181 9 18B 

- 21 44 (NA) (NA) 18 39 13 (D) 

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products __ - ___ -_ - - -- --- ---- --- -- ---

Dairy products ___ .. _ .. _______ - _ -_ - - -- - - .. - --- --------- Cottle and calves __ . _______________ . ___ ~ ____________ _ 

Hogs and pigs _____________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ____________ - - -- - --- -- - - ---- ---

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

! 1974 do to include sales of forest products. 

318 MEAGHER COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

Forms 

Acres 

Forms with harvested 

Acres 

cropland 

Harvested 

1978 

Forms 

Acres 

with irrigated 

Harvested 

land ~ Irrigated 

1978 1974 in farms Forms in forms cropland Forms in forms cropland land 

All form, ___________________________ _ 136 112 983 672 106 958 911 65485 91 910 253 56 264 49 080 

Forms with- 1 - 9 5 16 - - - - - - - to 9 acres _______________________ _ 

- 3 1 98 2 (0) (0) 2 (0) (0) (0) 

- - - - - - - - - - -

10 to 49 acreL ____________________ _ 

50 to 69 ocro, _____________________ _ 

- 2 3 (0) 1 (0) (0) - - - -

- 1 - (0) - - - 1 (0) - (0) 

70 to 99 ocreL ____________________ _ 100 to 139 ocro' ___________________ _ 

- 1 2 (0) 1 (0) (0) 1 (0) (0) (0) 

- 1 1 (0) 1 (0) (0) - - - =1 - 3 4 718 1 (0) (0) - - -

- 7 8 2 716 4 1 396 838 2 (0) (0) 

(011 17 10 12 766 14 10 756 2 427 10 7 744 2 101 2 913 

- 16 6 23 659 8 12 283 4661 6 8 780 3 628 2 588 

76 72 943 041 74 933 684 57 262 69 892 657 49 984 42892 -

140 to 179 ocro'- __________________ _ 

180 to 219 ocro'- __________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocro' ___________________ _ 

260 to 499 ocro'- __________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocre' ___________________ _ 1,000 to 1,999 ocre' ________________ _ 2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Tobie 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 I 1978 1974 

Forms 

136 

106 

60 

37 

58 

57 

18 

12 

101 

13 

20 

2 

All forms 

1978 ' 1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Forming _____________________________ _ 99 69 Other _______________________________ _ 37 26 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years _______________________ _ I I 25 to 34 yeors ________________________ _ 25 5 35 to 44 years ________________________ _ 21 17 45 to 54 yeorL _______________________ _ 26 17 55 to 64 yeorL _______________________ _ 36 23 65 years and over _____________________ _ 27 32 Average age __________________________ _ 50.8 55.8 

Acres 

983 672 65 485 

154 674 17 199 

780 602 

42 277 

48 396 

6009 

514 169 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

Forms with soles of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 

96 

28 

'1974 

65 

16 

Forms Acres 

112 880 359 91 51 285 

49 222 220 (NA) 13 843 51 606 965 (NA) 33 981 

12 51 174 (NA) 3 461 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

Operators by place of residence: 

Forms 

124 

100 

55 

35 

53 

53 

16 

12 

91 

13 

20 

On farm operated _____________________ _ 

Not on form operated __________________ _ 

I 

20 

21 

24 

35 

23 

11 oP::~t:::or::~~~~~~~-,-~;~~::~~~~;~:---

50.9 

5 

15 

15 

22 

23 

55.0 

None ________________________________ _ 

I to 49 doy'- _________________________ _ 

50 to 99 doy'- ________________________ _ 

100 to 149 doy' _______________________ _ 150 to 199 doy' _______________________ _ 

200 days or more _____________________ _ 

'Applies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Tobie 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 dota are based on a sample of farms; see tex.t] 

All form, 

Acres Forms Acres 

961 954 97 860 956 

65 071 87 51 031 

(0) 38 (0) 

(0) (NA) 13 742 

762 852 48 591 153 

41 892 (NA) 33 828 (0) II (0) 

(0) (NA) 3 461 

508 521 71 320 512 (D) 10 (0) 

(0) 15 246 137 

I (D) 

All farms Farms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 ' 1974 

86 70 80 63 25 11 21 8 25 141 23 10 I 

90 53 84 48 II 8 II 7 3 I 3 I 

2 2 6 22 10 16 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more J 1978 1974 1978 1974~ Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

- 73 1 684 54 634 68 I 682

1 

52 (0) - 110 I 010 87 1 1061 108 (0) 79 I 098 41 309 44 241 39 (0) 44 241 - 102 88 (NA) (NA) 97 88 73 66 - 36 28 33 41 35 (0) 31 (0) - 70 507 39 262 69 (0) 39 262 - 41 83 26 52 37 81 26 52 - 73 805 63 529 72 (0) 62 (0) - 29 169 20 61 29 169 20 61 

- 54 244 32 85 54 244 30 (0) 

- 135 636 (NA) (NA) 126 634 (NA) - (NA)I 135 550 111 402 126 547 97 396 - 135 364 (NA) (NA) 126 363 95 259 - 85 105 (NA) (NA) 84 (0) 62 53 - 38 33 (NA) (NA) 38 33 32 

50 I - 14 15 (NA) (NA) 12 (0) } - 6 4 (NA) (NA) 6 4 97 35 - 135 29 (NA) (NA) 126 29 - 105 84 (NA) (NA) 98 84 INA) (NA)I - 12 2 (Nil) (NA) 12 2 (NA) (NA) I 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________ ~ _______ _ 

Animal health costs ____________________ ' _______________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired farm lobar ______________________________________ _ 

Contract labor ______ :.. _________________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment __________________________________________ _ 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ 

Petroleum products _________________________________ _ Gasoline _________________________________________ _ 

Diesel fuel _______________ • _______________________ _ 

lP gas, butane, and propane ________________________ _ Fuel oil ______ . __ • __________________________ .. _____ _ 

Natural gas ______________________________________ _ 

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease _____________________ _ Electricity __________________________________________ _ 

Other-coal, wood, coke, etc. _________________________ _ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA MEAGHER COUNTY, MONT. 319 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data ore based on 0 sample of tarms; see text] 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Farms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized. except pasture __________________________ _ 

Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ Lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

- 68 38 937 67 (D) 

- 68 37 227 67 (0) 

- 4 I 710 4 I 710 

- - - - - Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ 

- - - - - Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

- - - - - Diseases in crops and orchords ____________________________ _ - I (D) 1 (D) Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and posture _________________ = 

- 38 16 2501 34 15 860 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- - (X~I - - 39 39 

- 22 (X) 22 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

All MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all 

machinery and equipmenL __________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Average per form ________________ dollars_ 

Forms by value group: $1 '0 $4,999 __________ . _______________ _ 

$5,000'0 $9,999. ___________ . _______ . __ _ 

$10,000'0 $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles ____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel troctars- __________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines. self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines _______________ _ 

Other cornpic kers and picker-shellers ________ _ (ottonpickers.- ___________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ 

Pickup bolers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

or flywheel type ___ • _________________ • ___ _ 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All farms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

All MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

135 107 126 95 machinery and equipment - Can. 

7 848 3 588 7 689 3 497 $20.000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

58 133 33 533 61 023 36 811 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ $50,000 to $69,999 __ ._. _________________ 

3 6 3 4 $70.000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

16 20 1 10 12 $100,000'0 $199,999 ____________________ 

32 22j 32 20 $200.000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Farms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

106 166 62 80 65 86 

131 433 86 155 115 278 

115 367 28 39 113 328 

18 19 3 4 15 15 

- - - - - - = I - - - - - - - - - - 53 77 34 45 30 32 

72 101 35 40 56 61 

7 9 2 (D) 5 (0) 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 data ore based on a sample of forms; see textJ 

Hired workers - All forms, 1978 

-

(X) 

(X) 

1974 

Farms Acres on which used 

39 17 369 (NA) 16 409 (NA) 960 

- -

(NA) 4 740 

- - - - (NA) 5 844 

- - 10 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

All forms Farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

13 18 12 18 

24 14 22 14 

10 12 10 12 

II , 151~ II , 18 ~ 18 ~ 151 8 .J j L 8 .J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 1970 to 1974 

88 137 82 

104 323 131 

93 297 37 

15 21 

=1 

- - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

20 24 8 

62 71 29 

4 4 2 

Any hired workers -

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less tho n 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

- 73 46 (X) 61 (X) 72 62 

- 421 (X) 144 (X) 277 (D) 311 

Forms ____ _ 

Workers. 

Forms with-- I worker __ _ ___________________________________ _ 

2 workers __ . _________ -_ - -- - -- -- --- - -- - - - -- ---~- -------- 3 or 4 workers _________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more _____________________________ • ________ ~ 

12 13 13 15 15 II 15 

- 6 13 26 9 18 6 12 

22 14 47 13 44 22 10 

23 3 19 21 142 23 18 

10 3 39 3 58 10 7 

320 MEAGHER COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottle. hogs. or sheep __________________________ _ 

I 

(X)I - 121 (X) 107 (X) 112 (X) 93 

- 115 (X) 102 (X) 108 (X) 89 (X) 

Sales, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any coMle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

- 125 11 207 107 5 433 116 (0) 94 (0) 

- 121 10915

1 

105 (NA) 115 (0) I 93 5 064

1 

Inven1ory: Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that had calved ____________________ _ Beef cows ______________________ .. ______________ _ Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

115 50932 102 48 835 108 50497 89 48 633 - 110 28 110 99 25 422 104 (0) 87 25 313 - 109 27969 97 25 195 104 (D) 85 25 086 - 15 141 15 227 14 (0) 15 227 - 103 14 184 (NA) (NA) 97 140761 79 12 722 -

- 105 8 638 (NA) (NA) 99 8 528 78 10 598 

Sales: CaMle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ 

Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

- 121 30 810 104 21 389 115 30 631 93 21 336 

- (X) 10472 (X) (NA) (X) 10 462 (X) 4 627 

- 90 11 839 (NA) (NA) 84 11 666 49 6439 

- (X) 3 131 (X) (NA) (X) 3 124 (X) 791 

- 109 18 971 (NA) (NA) 105 18 965 86 14 897 

- (X) 7 341

1 

(X) (NA) (X) 7 338

1 

(X) 3 836

1 - 6 (D) (NA) (NA) 6 (D) 3 28 

- (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) 

(0) I 

(X) 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 1 (D~I 

- 3 (D) 8 442 3 (D) 1 7 (0) 1 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 4 (D) 

- 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 3 (0) 6 264 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Oec.l of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 2 (D) 5 322 2 (0) 5 322 

- 1 (0) 5 166 1 (D) 5 166 

- 2 (D) 5 156 2 (D) 5 156 Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ - 8 5 405 11 8 991 8 5 405 10 (D) 

- 7 3 866 (NA) (NA) 7 3 866 8 6 611 Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 2 (D) 

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Soles: 

- 83 574

1 

60 540 78 563

1 

55 526

1 Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 4 (D) 6 3 274 4 (D) 5 (0) 

$1,000_ - (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 249 Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- - - 1 (0) - - 1 (0) 

$1,000_ - (X) - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) (0) Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

- 8 3 111 9 5 973 8 3 111 8 (0) Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

- 7 4308 (NA) (NA) 7 4 308 8 6 744 Pounds of wooL __________________________________ _ 

- (X) 43 642 (X) (NA) (X) 43 642 (X) 53 424 Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000_ Goats _____________________________________________ _ - 8 18~1 (NA) (NA) 8 18~ I 9 18~ I - - (NA) (NA) - - $1,000_ - (X) - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) -

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 20 41 14 71 17 33 12 (0) 

$1,000_ - (X) 13 (X) (NA) (X) 8 (X) 7 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 13 (X) 16 (X) I 12 (X) I 15 (X) I - 11 (D) 15 (D) 10 (D) 14 (0) Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- 11 (D) 15 (0) 10 (D) 14 (0) 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) - - Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ 

- Turkeys 1 (D) - - 1 (D) - - _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ - 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 1 (D) 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Soles, Any pOUltry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age _J __________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 1 (D) 

- 5 (X) (NA) (X) 4 (X)I 2 (X)I 

- 4 (X) 3 (X) 3 (X) 3 (X) 

- 2 (D) 3 (D) 2 (0) 3 (0) 

- 2 (D) 3 (D) 2 (0) 3 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 1 (D) - - 1 (D) - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____ • _______________ _ 

Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1,000_ 

- - =1 

(NA) (NA) - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 1 (Xii (NA) (X1)j 1 (X) - - 2 (D) 6 101 2 (0) (XII 6 101 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MEAGHER COUNTY, MONT. 321 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

Corn for aU purposes - ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For grain or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For silage or green chop (tons, green>- _________ 1978_ 

1974_ For fodder, hogged or grOled ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Sorghums for all purposes ________________ .. ____ 1978_ 

1974_ For grain or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Cut for dry forage or hoy (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Wheat for grain (bushelsL ___________ .. _________ 1978_ 

1974_ Oats for groin (bushels) .. ______________________ 1978_ 

- 17 7 769 253 646 4 (0) 16 (0) (0) 4 962 

- 13 4 175 72 770 (NA) (NA) 13 4 175 72 770 2 (0) 

- 19 I 687 83 124 II 814 19 I 687 83 124 II 814 1974_ Borley for groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 20 2 544 38 191 12 2 275 

- 35 15 853 668 143 17 3 087 35 15 853 668 143 17 3 087 1974_ Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978 - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 22 6 328 148 661 13 I 728 

-- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Other small grains for grain ____________________ 1978_ .- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974 -- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (X) I (0) 

Soybeans for beans (bushelsL _______ . ___________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - - 1974 Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978 -- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Cotton (boles) _______________________________ 1978 - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - 1974 Tobacco (pounds) _________ • _. ________________ 1978 -- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - 1974 Irish potatoes {hundredweighO __________________ 1978 

1974 

-- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - -- I (0) (0) I (0) I (0) (0) I (0) 

-- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Sweetpototoes (bushels) _____ • _. ___________ • ___ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Hay crops (tons, dry) (see text) _________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- 98 40 394 71 620 85 36 585 93 40 280 71 521 85 36 585 1974 Alfolfo hoy (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974 Other tome dry hay (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978 

-- 87 37 696 52 633 (NA) (NA) 84 37 595 52 504 69 33 355 

- 61 14 054 30 5041 53 13 133 59 (0) (0) 53 13 133 

-- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 57 9 612 18 166 48 8 024 

-- 30 6 473 II 709 27 6 209 30 6 473 II 709 27 6 209 

FJeld seed crops. _____________________________ 1978 -- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ Alfalfa seed (pounds) ____ . ___________________ 1978 - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) I (0) (X) I (0) 

-- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) I (0) - I (0) 

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Tomatoes ______ . ________________ . __________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (Xl - - Green peas excluding cowpeas _______________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

land in orchards _________________ ._. _________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Gropes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

Berries _________________ • ________ • _________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Strawberries (poundsL _________________ • ___ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - .. 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other crops ________________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

322 MEAGHER COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

Forms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average · size of farm ________________________________ _ 

Ap~;~;~~i~~ ~~nf~~~~o :::: = = ====== == === = ==: = === = -p;;c""ent = 

Value of land and buildings: 1 

Average per form _____________________________ dollars_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dallars_ 

land in farms according to use: Total cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 ocres ••.•.•••.•.•.•..••..•.••••••.•.• 30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 ocrcs ..........••.•••••.•.... _ ••... 

200 to 499 acres ._ ••.... _ .••••.•••.•.•...••. _. sao to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

(ropland used only for posture ______________________ _ Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil.improvement grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland postured _______________________________ _ Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

Postureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland. etc _______ _ 

Pastureland. all types __________________________________ _ 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

Postureland irrigated ________________________________ _ Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal farm programs in 1978 ________ _ 

11978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text. 

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· 

· 

· 

· 

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· 

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· 

· 

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· 

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· 

· 

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· 

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All forms 

1978 

Forms Acres 

57 20314 

(X) 356 (X) 782 080 (X) 2,6 

244 621 (X) 

(X) 686 

50 5044 47 3 215 

5 26 

5 57 

6 142 

9 347 11 (0) 

8 I 033 

3 (0) 

- - - - 19 I 446 

8 383 

2 (0) 

2 (0) 

3 (0) 

2 (0) 

39 9954 

33 7 832 15 2 122 

40 (0) 

27 (0) 

34 (0) 

51 14 230 

27 I 494 25 1 245 11 249 

- - 3 22 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 

Market value of agricultural products sold' _______________ _ · Average per farm ___________________________ dollars_ · 

Forms by value of agricuftural products sold: 1 

$100,000 Or more .•.•.. _ ..••.. _ ....••••....•• _ •.••••• 

$40,000 to $99,999 •••••••• _ .• _ •••••••.•••• _._ •.. _ •.• 

$20,000 to $39,999 ••.•.•.•••••••••.•.•.•.•....•• _ •.. 

$10,000 10 $19,999 .•.•...•••••.•.. ___ •....•..••••.. _ $5,000 to $9,999 _ ..••.••.•...• _ .•• _ •••.•••••••..•••• 

$2,500 to $4,999 _ ...•.•••• _ ......••••...•••• _ •••.••• 

less than $2,500 (see text) ••.. _ .•••••• _ •.••••••••• _ ••• 

$2,000 to $2,499 •• _ ••• _ •••.•••.• _ ..•.•...•....••.• 

$1,500 to $1,999 _ •..•••••••.....••••..•..• _ ••••... 

$1,000 to $1.499 •••••• _ •..•••••••••••••••••••••••• 

less than $1,000 •••••••• _ •.•••••••••••••••.•.•• _ •• Abnormal forms (see text) ____________________________ _ 

Crops _______________________________________________ _ 

Groins ____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loan!) _________________ _ Tobacco ___________________________________________ _ 

Field seeds, hay, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables. sweet corn, and melons ____________________ _ 

fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Other crops ________ "" _______________________________ _ 

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry producls ••.• _ ••• _ ••• _ •••••••••••.• _ Dairy products _____________________________________ _ 

Cattle and colves _._. __ ...• _ ••••••• _ ••.••••••••••.•.• 

Hogs and pig'-..• ___ ••• _._ •••.•.•.•.••••••••• _ ••. _ .• 

Sheep, lambs, and wool .• _ •••••••••••••••.• _ •••••••.•. 

Other liveslock and livestock products (see text) ••••••...• 

'1974 data include sales of forest produclS_ 

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1978 

Forms 

57 

(X) 

-

2 

4 

6 

14 

10 

21 

2 

4 

9 

6 

-

24 

6 

-

-

-

-

18 

-

-

I 

-

43 

5 

5 

36 

I 

5 

9 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

All farms 

Value 

($1.000) 

475 8 337 

-

(0) 

(0) 

84 

92 

32 

24 

(0) 

(0) 

12 

1 

-

(0) 

(0) 

-

-

-

-

61 

-

-

(0) 

-

(0) 

(0) 

2 

232 

(0) 

4 

74 

1974 

Farms Acres 

47 25946 

(X) 552 (X) 782 080 (X) 3,3 

113 596 (X) 

(X) 206 

47 3 595 

46 2 361 

- (NA) 

10 (NA) 

6 (NA) 

16 (NA) 

8 (NA) 

4 (NA) 

2 (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

29 (0) 

14 420 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

42 14 727 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

37 7624 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

31 I 302 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(Xl (X) 

1978 and 1974 

1974 

Value 

Forms ($1,000) 

47 344 

(X) 7 319 

- (NA) 

I (NA) 

5 (NA) 

4 (NA) 

10 (NA) 

9 (NA) 

18 (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

- (NA) 

22 107 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

3 43 

(NA) (NA) 

44 204 4 (Z) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 

Forms Acres Farms Acres 

36 16897 29 23 277 

(X) 469 (X) 803 

(X) 782 080 (X) 782 080 

(X) 2.2 (X) 3.0 

276 119 (X) 139 069 (X) 

(X) 173 (X) 588 

31 4 423 29 2 928 

30 2 799 28 I 916 

- - - (NA) 

(NA) I (0) I 

3 72 4 (NA) 

10 (NA) 6 230 7 (NA) 10 (0) 

7 (0) 4 (NA) 

3 814 2 (NA) 

- - - (NA) 

- - - (NA) 

13 (0) 17 652 

7 (0) 9 360 

I (0) 2 (0) 

(0) 2 (0) 2 

3 (0) 3 60 I 2 (0) 5 202 

26 7 511 25 12 822 

23 5664 21 7 774 

10 I 847 14 5 048 

26 4 963 23 7 527 

20 (0) 9 6 411 

20 (0) 21 I 116 

34 (0) (NA) 14 837 

19 I 348 16 819 

18 I 139 15 675 

8 209 (NA) (0) 

- - I (0) 

3 22 (X) (X) 

Farms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 

Value Value 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

36 451 29 319 (X) 12 538 (X) II 000 

- - - (NA) 

2 (0) I (NA) 

4 (0) 5 (NA) 

6 84 4 (NA) 

14 92 10 (NA) 

10 

32 \ 

9 (NA) 

(X) (Xl - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) 

~~~ \ 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

17 (0)1 (NA) (0) 

5 (0) 5 9 

- - (NA) (NA) 

- - . - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - - 12 54 II 52 - - - - - - I (0) I (0) 

- - - . 

30 (0) 27 (D) 

2 (0) 2 (D) 

2 (0) - 27 223 25 171 - - I (0) 

3 (0) I (0) 

6 73 4 13 

MINERAL COUNTY, MONT. 323 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

Forms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested 1978 1974 in farms Farms in forms cropland Farms in forms cropland 

57 47 20314 47 16 555 3 215 27 8804 1 695 All forms ~ _________________________ _ 

Forms with-

- 1 - (0) 1 (0) (0) 1 (0) (0) 

- 5 6 176 2 (0) (0) 2 (0) (0) 

4 3 221 4 221 117 2 (0) (0) 

- 7 3 611 6 521 123 4 325 61 

3 5 347 3 347 86 2 (0) (0) 

- 3 3 480 3 480 110 2 (0) (0) 

- 2 1 (0) 2 (0) (0) 1 (0) (0) 

- 3 2 697 2 (0) (0) 2 (0) (0) 

- 16 11 5445 14 4 595 1 236 4 1 363 590 

- 9 8 6 335 7 5048 773 6 4457 408 

- 4 2 5 606 3 4 406 508 1 (0) (0) 

- - 3 - - - - - - -

1 to 9 acres _______________________ _ 10 to 49 ocres _____________________ _ 

50 to 69 ocres _____________________ _ 70 to 99 acres _____________________ _ 100 to 139 acres ___________________ _ 

140 to 179 ocres ___________________ _ 

180 to 219 ocreL ___________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocres ___________________ _ 260 to 499 ocres ___________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocres ___________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocre'- _______________ _ 

2,000 acres or more _______________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

land in forms __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ___________________________ _ 

Tenure of operator; Full owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Port owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Tenants _____________________________________ _ 

Harvesfed cropland __________________________ _ 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ 

Partnership __________________________________ _ 

Corporation __________________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc __ 

1978 

Farms 

57 

47 

32 

25 

17 

16 

8 

6 

48 

6 

3 

All forms 

1974 

Acres Forms 

20 314 47 

3 215 46 

7910 31 

1 387 (NA) 

9 134 13 

1 266 (NA) 

3 270 3 

562 (NA) 

16 106 (NA) 

2 418 (NA) 

1 790 (NA) 

(NA) 

Acres 

25 946 

2 361 

6 565 

1 097 

14 804 

1 053 

4 577 

211 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Forms 

36 

30 

20 

16 

12 

11 

4 

3 

27 

6 

3 

Acres 

16897 

2 799 

6 112 

I 159 

8 145 

1 157 

2640 

483 

12689 

2418 

1 790 

I 1974 

Forms 

29 

28" 

17 

(NA) 

10 

(NA) 

2 

(NA) 

25 

1 

3 

Irrigated 

land 

1 494 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

67 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

492 

450 

(0) 

-

Acres 

23 277 

1 916 

(0) 

796 

14049 

944 

(0) 

176 

19076 

(0) 

(0) 

All forms i

l Forms with sales of I All farms Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more $2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: Farming ____________________ 24 14 18 11 On form operated _____________________ _ 49 37 31 20 Other ______________________________ 33 30 18 15 Not on farm operated __________________ _ 5 4 3 3 

Operators by age group: Not reported __________________________ _ 3 3 2 3 

Under 25 yeors __ __ ____ ______ _ __ ___ __ __ - Operators reporting days of work off farm: 25 to 34 yeor'-_____ __________________ 8 6 5 4 None ________________________________ _ 16 7 13 5 35 to 44 year'-________________________ 10 14 3 6 1 to 49 days __________________________ _ 9 2 4 1 45 to 54 yeor'-________________________ 21 6 13 3 50 to 99 doy'-________________________ _ 1 3 1 2 

55 to 64 year'-________________________ 13 10 11 8 100 to 149 day'- ______________________ _ 2 6 1 4 65 years and over ____________________ __ 5 8 4 5 150 to 199 days _______________________ _ 3 3 Average oge__________________________ 48_7 50_0 51.7 51.6 200 days or mare _____________________ _ 25 19 13 9 

~----------~--------~ ~----------~--------~ lApplies only fo individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text_ 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

11978 data are bosed on a sample of forms; see text} 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

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

- 25 50 20 59 18 39 10 52 

- 39 78 37 59 25 71 22 52 

7 13 20 19 3 9 14 18 

- 28 6 (NA) (NA) 23 5 16 3 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

- 30 18 21 6 19 14 16 6 

- 21 17 18 6 15 15 10 5 

- 14 6 14 1 13 (0) 11 1 

- 21 43 18 27 13 37 11 26 

- 3 I' 4 2 2 (0) 3 (0) 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ___________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________ -_ - __ - -- ---

Other agricultura! chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired farm labor ______________________________________ _ 

Contract labor __________ . ________________________ - ___ -- ---

Customwork, machine hire. and rental of machinery and equipment ____________________________ - _____________ _ 

- 9 8 11 2 6 5 6 1 

- 57 58 (NA) (NA) 36 50 (NA) (NA) 

- 57 44 47 34 36 37 29 27 

56 33 (NA) (NA) 36 29 29 21 

19 5 (NA) (NA) 13 4 13 4 

- 3 (0) (NA) (NA) I (0) I (Z) 

- 6 (D) (NA) (NA) 6 (0) 

- } - - (NA) (NA) - - 29 3 

57 4 (NA) (NA) 36 3 

- 35 13 (NA) (NA) 24 (0) (NA) (NA) 

4 1 (NA) (NA) 3 (0) (NA) (NA) 

Energy and petroleum productL ___________________ - ___ ---

Petroleum products ____________ . ____________ -- ---- ---- Gasoline ________________________________________ _ 

Diesel fuel _________________________________________ _ 

lP gas, butane, and propone ________________________ _ 

Fuel oil . _____________ . _____________ -------- ------

Natural gas ___________________________ --- - - - - - ------

Kerosene, motor oil, and greose _____________________ _ Electricity __________________________________________ _ 

Other -cool, wood, coke. efc __________________________ _ 

324 MINERAL COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

fl978 dote ore bosed on a sample of forms· see text] 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 1974 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used 

19 I 217 13 - 18 I 096 13 - 5 121 4 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except p'asture __________________________ _ 

Pasture and rangeland fertilized _____________________________ _ 

- - - - lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops ______________________________ _ I (D) I 

Nematodes in crops _______________________________________ _ - - - - - - - - 14 770 13 

Diseases in crops and orchards _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

Chemicals for-

- - - - 9 (X) 8 Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry ________________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ - 7 (X) 6 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

All MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipmenL ___________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Average per form ________________ dollars __ 

Forms by volue group: $1 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ______________________ _ 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text} 

All forms 

1978 

57 I 012 

17 747 

2 

22 

18 

1974 

45 

810 

18 000 

6 

13 1 

Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 

36 

779 

21 632 

11 

12 

1974 

27 

610 

22 593 

8 

6 

All MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

machinery and equipment - Con. $20,000 10 $29,999 _____________________ _ 

$30,00010 $49,999 _____________________ _ 

$50,000 10 $69,999 _____________________ _ 

$70,000 10 $99,999 _____________________ _ 

$100,000 10 $199,999 ___________________ _ 

$200,000 or more ______________________ _ 

I 137 10 

(D) (NA) 

(D) (NA) 

- -

(D) (NA) 

- - - -

(D) (NA) 

- - (X) 2 

(X) (NA) 

All forms 

1978 1974 

7 II 

4 4 

2 2 

2 ., , ~ -H - J 

Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

624

1 346 

278 

-

78 

-

-

196

1 

-I (X;j 

(X) 

1978 1974 

6 

3 

2 

2 ., 

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1978 1974 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Manufactured 

Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number 1970 to 1974 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _________ • _____________________ 39 64 19 21 29 43 37 47 25 Motortrucks including pickups ___ • _______ • ____ 55 103 27 28 44 75 42 72 23 Wheel tractors _____________________________ 52 96 6 7 50 89 42 90 5 Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only ____ 7 7 I (D) 6 (D~I 8 8 

=1 

Corn heads for combines ____________________ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers __________ Cottonpickers _____________ • ___ • ____________ (NA) (NA) (NA) Mower conditioners ________________________ 18 19 6 6 12 13 II 12 I Pickup balers ______________________________ 29 30 5 5 24 25 21 24 7 Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type __________________________ (D) 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

Hired workers-All forms. 1978 Any hired workersWorking 150 days or more Working less than 150 days 

Farms with sotes of $2,500 or more 

Any Forms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

Farms __________________________________________________ _ Workers _____________________________________ • _________ '-_ - 21 4 (X) 18 (X) 13 - 11\ 90 (X) 6 (X) 84 68 52 

- 3 2 (0) I (D) 3 H - 5 2 (D) 4 8 3 - 9 - - 10 31 3 - 2 - - I (D) 2 

~ I - 2 - - 2 (D) 2 

Forms with- t worker _____________________________ • ___ ~ ____________ _ 

2 workers _____________________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MINERAL COUNTY, MONT. 325 
Table 9. livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sales of $2.500 or mar. 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Number forms Number farms Number Forms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY , Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottle. hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ - 52 (X) 44 (X) 33 (X) 26 (X) 

- 41 (X) 41 (X) 28 (X) 23 (X) 

Sales, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $l,O(XL 

Any cottle, hags, or sheep ____________________ $1,O()(L - 43 313 44 204 30 299 27 187 

- 39 (D) 41 (NA) 28 (D) 26 174 

CATILE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and colves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that had calved ____________________ _ Beef cows ______________________________________ _ 

- 38 1 433 39 1 935 27 I 338 22 1 580 

- 36 811 36 I 007 26 770 22 (D) 

- 33 790 35 978 26 760 21 (D) Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

- 13 21 9 29 5 10 7 (D) Heifers and heifer colves ___________________________ _ - 29 (D) (NA) (NA) 22 318 19 351 Steers. steer calves, bulls and bull colves _____________ _ - 34 (D) (NA) (NA) 24 250 21 404 

Sales: Cortle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

- 36 706 40 905 27 673 25 820 $1,000_ - (X) 232 (X) (NA) (X) 223 (X) 171 Colves __________________________________________ _ 

- 19 281 (NA) (NA) 15 271 17 296 

$1.000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ _ - (X) 74 (X) (NA) (X) 73 (X) 59 

- 32 425 (NA) (NA) 24 402 25 524 

$1,000_ - (X) 158 (X) (NA) (X) 151 (X) 113 Fattened cattle _________________________________ _ 

- 5 13 (NA) (NA) 4 (D) 3 9 

$1,000_ - (X) 7 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) 2 Dairy products _______________________________ $1 ,OO(L - 5 2 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - -

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs _____________________________________ _ 

-- 5 16 3 5 I (D) 3 5 Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - 1 (D) Other hogs and pjgs _______________________________ _ 5 16 (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 2 (D) 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ - 1 (D) I (D) 1 (D) 1 (D) Dec. 1 of preceding yeor and May 31 ______________ _ 

- 1 (D) - - 1 (D) - - June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ - 1 (D) I (D) 1 (D) 1 (D) Sheep and lambs ___________________________________ _ 

-- 5 128 4 118 3 (D) 2 (D) Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ 

- 5 72 (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 1 (D) Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales: 

- 31 174 21 87 20 89, 15 64 

Hogs and pigs _____________________________________ _ 

-- I (D) 1 (0) - - 1 (D) 

$1.000_ - (X) (0) (X) (NA) (X) - (X) (0) Feeder pigs _____________________________________ _ -- - - 1 (D) - - 1 (D) 

$1.000 -- (X) - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) (Z) Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ 

- 5 53 2 (D) 3 (D) 1 (0) 

Sheep and lambs shorn _____________________________ _ 

-- 5 80 (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 1 (0) Pounds of wool __________________________________ _ 

-- (X) 720 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) (D) 

Sheep, lambs, and wdol ________________________ $1.000 -- 5 4 (NA) (NA) 3 (0) I (D) Goats ____________________________________________ _ 

-- I (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - $1,000_ - (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) - Horses and ponies _________________________________ _ 

-- 2 (0) 2 (D) 2 (0) 2 (D) 

$1,000_ - (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) (Z) 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

- 15 (X) 9 (X) 9 (X) 6 (X) 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 15 417 8 154 9 144 5 82 Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- 14 (D) 7 113 9 144 4 (0) 

2 (0) (NA) (NA) - - 1 (D) 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Broilers and other meat--type chickens ________________ _ - 2 (D) I (D) I (0) - - Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

- - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 4 (X) (NA) (X) 2 (X) I (X) 

Sales, Any poultry ______________________________________ - __ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 4 (X) I (X) 3 (X) I (X) 

- 3 (D) 1 (D) 2 (D) I (D) 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ - 3 (D) 1 (0) 2 (D) I (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ Broilers and other meat·type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys ________________________________ - ___ - _ -_ --

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ______________________ - ___ -----------

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1,000_ 

- - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- I (0) - - I (D) - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 2 (X) (NA) (xq I (X) - (X) 

- 5 (D) 4 (Z) 2 (D) 2 (D) 

326 MINERAL COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Forms Acres Quonlily Forms Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - (X) - - - - 00 - - - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - - For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - - (NAl (NA) - - - - - - - - - - For silage or green chop (tons. greenk _________ 1978_ 

1974_ For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NAl (NA) - - (X) - - - Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) I - =1 

- - - (X) (NAl (NA) - - (X) - - For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - For silage or green chop (tons, green} __________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - Cui for dry forage or hay (Ions, dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Wheal for grain (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Oals for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Barley for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - (NA) (NA) I - (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) -

5 162 6067 I (0) 3 (0) (0) - - - (0) (0) (NAl (NA) 2 (0) (0) I (0) 

- 2 

2 (0) (0) - - 2 (0) (0) - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl 3 48 2 775 1 (0) 

- 7 211 7783 - - 5 (0) (0) - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl 6 200 5 400 - - - - Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Other small groins for grain ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Cation (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl - - - -

(0)1 - 1 (0) (X) 1 (0)1 1 (0) (X) 1 

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) -

- - - - - - - ;1 - - -

- - - - (NA) (NAl - - - -

~I - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NAl - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NAl - - - - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Irish pololoes (hundredweight) __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 (0) (0) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Sweelpolaloes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hay crops (Ions, dry) (see lextl _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Alfalfa hay (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Olher lome dry hay (Ions, dry) (see lexl) ______ 1978_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- 43 2 771 4386 24 1 187 29 2 398 3 924 18 1 082 

- 45 2 124 4 255 (NAl (NAl 27 1 677 3 503 15 634 

- 37 2 292 3 657 21 1 005 27 2 070 3360

1 

16 913

1 - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 22 1 244 2646 11 397 

- 10 250 436 4 134 6 213 387 3 (0) 

Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NAl (NAl - - (X) - - Mallo seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) - - - - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ 

All vegelobles horvesled for sale (see lexl) _______ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NAlI (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Sweel corn ________________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Tomoloes _________________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Green peas excluding cowpeos ________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NAl (NA) - - (X) - -

land in orchordL ____________________________ 197B_ - I (0) (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - 1 (0) (X) (NAl (NA) - - (X) - - Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 1 (0) - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ - 1 (0) - (NA) (NAl - - - (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NAl (NAl (NAl (NAl (NA) (NAl (NA) (NAl (NAl (NAl Gropes (pounds) (see lexl) ___________________ 1978_ - - - - (NAl (NAl - - - (NAl (NAl 

1974_ 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

- (NAl (NA) (NAl (NA) (NAl - - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (X) - - - - (Xli - - 1974_ - - - (Xl (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Sirowberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NAl (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Nursery and greenhouse producl'- ______________ 1978_ Olher crops _________________________________ 1978_ - 1 (0) (Xl 1 (01 1 (01 (Xl 1 (Dl 

- - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (Xl (NA) (NAl 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MINERAL COUNTY, MONT. 327 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acros 

- 385 282 808 310 262 024 218 176 725 155 180 252 

- (X) 735 (X) 845 (X) 811 (X) 1 163 - (X) 1 671 680 (X) 1 671 680 (X) 1 671 680 O() 1 671 680 

- (X) 16.9 (X) 15.7 O() 10.6 (X) 10.8 

Farms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

Approximate land areo _________________________________ _ 

Propor1ion in forms __________________________ percenL 

Value of land and buildings: I 

- 399 544 (X) 193 265 (X) 553 552 (X) 305 465 (X) 

- (X) 586 (X) 229 (X) 748 ()() 263 

Average per farm _____________________________ dollars_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollars_ 

land in farms according to use: 

- 348 51 034 288 49 828 202 42 287 147 42 144 

- 296 28988 232 29 664 174 25919 138 27534 

Total cropland ______________________________________ _ Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 

- 54 263 38 (NA) 21 94 10 (NA) 

- 42 565 28 (NA) 11 145 5 (NA) 

- 37 831 14 (NA) 15 351 4 (NA) 

- 46 I 596 34 (NA) 23 820 7 (NA) 

- 52 3 613 33 (NA) 42 2897 27 (NA) 

- 27 3 677 41 (NA) 25 (0) 41 (NA) 

- 26 7 783 29 (NA) 25 (0) 29 (NA) 

1 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 _____________________________ _ 

- 7 4613 12 (NA) 7 4613 12 (NA) 

- 5 6047 3 (NA) 5 6047 3 (NA) 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

Cropland used only for pasture _____________________ _ 

-- 193 17 805 191 17 351 114 12612 85 11 955 Other cropland __________________________________ _ 

-- 60 4 241 42 2 813 41 3 756 32 2655 Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested or pastured _______________ _ - 19 I 273 (NA) (NA) 10 995 11 (0) Cropland on which all crops failed _________________ _ - 9 391 (NA) (NA) 6 (0) 2 (0) 

- 20 I 801 (NA) (NA) I 18 (0) 18 2057 

- 27 776 (NA) (NA) 19 628 8 395 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow ______________ _ 

Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

- 159 113 311 121 54 112 98 38858 67 47468 Woodland pastured ______________________________ _ 

-- 129 102 898 (NA) (NA) 88 31 653 58 40453 Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ - 61 10413 (NA) (NA) 33 7 205 22 7015 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

- 272 118 463 228 158 084 163 95 580 120 90640 Postureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

- 127 111 388 (NA) (NA) 95 89 143 82 89 268 land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ - 218 7 075 (NA) (NA) 124 6437 88 1372 

Posturelond, all types __________________________________ _ - 312 232 091 (NA) (NA) 190 133 408 (NA) 141 676 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

- 279 25 760 202 19866 165 22681 111 18 597 Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ - 236 18 761 (NA) (NA) 140 16985 102 15 234 Pasture/and irrigated _______________________________ _ 

-- 128 6890 (NA) (NA) 81 (0) (NA) (0) Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

- 5 109 (NA) (NA) 2 (0) I (0) 

land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ - 26 677 (X) (X) 23 597 (X) (X) 

! 1978 dota are based on a sample of farms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Volue Value Value 

Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1.000) Farms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ 

Average per farm ___________________________ dollars_ - 385 6008 310 4 826 218 5 832 155 4670 

- (X) 15 606 (X) 15 568 (X) 26 750 (X) 30 129 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold: 1 $100,000 or more-__________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ $20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ $10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- 13 2 508 8 (NA) 13 2 508 8 (NA) 

- 26 I 575 19 (NA) 26 I 575 19 (NA) 

- 19 515 27 (NA) 19 515 27 (NA) 

- 42 609 32 (NA) 42 609 32 (NA) 

- 58 405 28 (NA) 58 405 28 (N,,) 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ $2,000 to $2.499 _________________________________ _ $1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ $1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal farms (see text}_. __________________________ _ 

- 60 220 35 (NA) 60 220 35 (NA) 

- 166 (0) 160 (NA) (X) (X) 6 (NA) 

- 24 52 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

32 55 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 37 43 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 73 (0) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- I (0) I (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 138 I 030 151 1 394 84 985 (NA) 1 357 

- 42 372 (NA) (NA) 39 370 42 434 

- 3 (0) (NA) (NA) 3 (0) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 93 350 (NA) (NA) 49 318 72 682 

- 7 34 (NA) (NA) 4 (0) 5 24 

- 5 12 (NA) (NA) I (0) I (0) 

- 7 (0) 5 212 ,f (0) 4 (0) 

- 4 (0) (NA) (NA) 4 (0) 4 4 

Crops ________________________________ -_ - - --------- ---

Groins ________________________________________ -----

Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed __________________ :.... ____________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ 

T obaeco ______________________________ - _ - ---- - ------

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____________________ _ Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Other crops ____________________ --- _ - _ ------ ----- - ---

- 298 4978 259 3 367 193 4846 130 3 250 

- 21 4 46 13 7 2 7 8 

- 17 (D) (NA) (NA) 9 (0) 11 261 

- 242 4 269 (NA) (NA) 169 4 176 125 2 842 

- 35 60 (NA) (NA) 18 54 7 51 

- 31 30 (NA) (NA) 16 23 10 13 

- 67 (0) (NA) (NA) 41 (0) 12 76 

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ Poultry and paultry products __________________________ _ 

Dairy products __________________________________ ----

Cattle and colves ____________________________ - _ -- ----

Hags and pigs ____________________________ - ___ -------

Sheep, lambs, and waaL _____________________________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

lJ974 data include sales of forest products. 

328 MISSOULA COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 ---1 Forms 

Forms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigated 

1978 1974 in forms Forms in farms cropland Forms in farms cropland land 

All forms ___________________________ _ 

Farms with- 1 to 9 acres _______________________ _ 

10 to 49 ocres _____________________ _ 50 to 69 ocreL ____________________ _ 

70 to 99 acres _____________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocros ___________________ _ 

140 to 179 ocreL __________________ _ 

180 to 219 ocreL __________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocreL __________________ _ 260 to 499 ocreL __________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocrOL __________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocrOL _______________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

- 385 310 282 808 296 189 457 28 988 279 178 999 26098 25 760 j 31 29 104 11 50 33 10 50 23 43 -

- 111 77 2700 83 2 053 1 115 86 2 094 1 029 I 178 

- 19 10 1 102 16 941 352 14 826 252 360 j - 25 22 2 155 20 1 712 713 14 1 190 324 425 

- 17 24 1 888 11 1 260 380 14 I 548 260 529 

- 29 12 4 590 25 3 952 929 18 2 852 632 1 III 

- 21 12 4 1101 17 3 320 720 I 19 (0) (0) (0)1 

- 6 12 1 434 4 968 

'1/ 

2 (D) (0) (0) 

- 46 30 170061 38 13 869 3 no 38 13 717 3 613 4 3841 27 39 18 4311 - 23 15 930 2 935 18 11 969 I 788 I lIO 

- 24 17 31 224 22 28 434 5 145 22 29 042 5 034 4 2611 

- 29 26 198 065 26 116 968 12 714 24 III 503 12 396 10 724 j 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 I 1974~ Farms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres j 

land in farms _________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ___________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: Full owners _________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ Port owners _________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ Tenants ____________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ 

--------- 385 282 808/ 310 262 0241 218 176 725 155 180 2521 --------- 296 28 988 232 29 664 174 25 919 138 27 534 

--------- 257 70 8911 215 73 7381 133 60 333 90 62 413/ --------- 192 (D) (NA) 11 517 102 10622 (NA) 9 787 

--------- 104 134 655 80 121 638 71 (0) 54 115 398 

--------- 89 15 215 (NA) 17440 61 (0) (NA) 17 095 

--------- 24 n 262 15 66 648 14 (0) 11 2 441 --------- 15 (D) (NA) 707 11 (0) (NA) 652 Type of organization: Individual or family ___________________ _ 

Partnership _________________________ _ 

Corporation _________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trus~, institut 

--------- 340 137 146 (NA) (NA) 184 (0) 132 126 267 

--------- 31 49 209 (NA) (NA) 22 (0) 12 23 332 --------- 11 (0) (NA) (NA) 11 27 540 II 30 653 ionol. etc._ 3 (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) - -

All forms I Farms with soles of I All forms I Farms with sales of $2.500 or more $2.500 or more I 1978 '1974 1978 11974 1978 '1974 1978 ' 1974 

Operators by place of residence: - 140 145 103 100 On form operated ______________________ 300 244 167 115 - 245 153 115 44 Not on form operated ___________________ 53 17 31 II 

Operators by principal occupation: Forming ____________________________ _ Other ______________________________ _ 

11 11 

Not reported ___________________________ 32 37

1 

20 18

- 1 9 5 Operators reporting doys of work off form: - 42 36 21 10 None _________________________________ 105 84 67 48 - 81 46 37 19 I to 49 doy'-__________________________ 17 6 12 5 - 119 86 77 33 50 to 99 doy'- _________________________ 11 7 8 5 - 85 n 48 52 100 to 149 doy'- _______________________ 14 10 11 9 - 49 52 30 29 150 to 199 doy'- _______________________ 34 23 19 5 - 50.0 51.8 50.9 54.6 200 days or more ______________________ 190 118 88 37 

Operotors by age group: Under 25 years ______________________ _ 

25 to 34 yeors-______________________ _ 

35 to 44 yeors-______________________ _ 

45 to 54 yeors _______________________ _ 

55 to 64 yeors _______________________ _ 

65 years and over ____________________ _ Average age _________________________ _ 

'Applies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text) 

All farms I Farms with soles of $2.500 or more I 1978 1974 1978 

Expenses I 1974~ Expenses Expenses Forms Expenses ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

Livestock and poultry purchosed _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commerciolly mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

Other ogriculturol chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired form labor ______________________________________ _ 

Contract labor ________________________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment __________________________________________ _ 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ 

Petroloum products _________________________________ _ 

Gasoline _________________________________________ _ 

Diesel fuol _______________________________________ _ 

lP ~os, butane, and propono ________________________ _ Fue oil __________________________________________ _ 

Natural gas ______________________________________ _ 

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease _____________________ _ Electricitv __________________________________________ _ 

Other -cool, wood, coke, etc. _________________________ _ 

- 149 1 087 138 839 61 I 028 59 771 - 296 934 247 1 0301 164 851 113 936 - 62 299 152 258 29 292 89 240 - 272 74 (NA) (NA) 159 62 95 54 - 126 106 110 80 78 103 63 77 - 149 165 122 102 69 141 55 90 - 95 49 64 18 74 49 51 17 - 160 790 120 453 134 763 80 447 - 47 107 16 17 47 107 13 17 

- 81 46 84 41 48 411 32 34 

- 387 580 (NA) (NA) 223 529 (NA) (NA) - 387 426 300 289 223 394 151 265 - 360 229 (NA) (NA) 215 208 147 182 - 102 77 (NA) (NA) 75 72 70 57 - 15 12 (NA) 

- 72 12 (NA) 15 12 9 3 (NA) (NA) 41 10 } - 22 66 (NA) (NA) 22 66 151 23 - 387 29 (NA) (NA) 223 26 - 267 150 (NA) (NA) 155 132 (NA) - 20 5 (NA) (NA) I (NA) 7 4 (NA) (NA) I 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MISSOULA COUNTY, MONT. 329 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dolo are based an a sample of farms, see lexl) 

All farms Farms wilh sales of $2,500 or inore 

1978 1978 

Farms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except p'osture __________________________ _ 

Pasture and rangeland fertIlized ____________________________ _ lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

- 148 9816 68 

- 138 8 147 62 

- 19 1 669 9 

- - - - Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants. etc. to conlrol- Insects on hay and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross. or brush in crops and pasture _________________ _ 

- 3 474 3 

- - - - - 13 37 - - 75 1 970 67 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- - - - - 57 ()() 43 

- 6 (X) 5 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Average per form ________________ dollars_ 

Forms by value group: $1 fo $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 fo $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 fo $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel troctors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and beon combines. self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Cottonpickers- ___________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field foroge harvesters. sheor bar or flywheel fype ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(1978 doto are based on Q sample of farms; see text] 

All farms Forms with sales 

of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con, 

Estimated market value of all 

387 294 223 146 machinery and equipment- (on. 

6 523 5 355 5 114 4016 $20.000 10 $29,999 ______________________ 

16 854 18 214 22932 27 S07 $30,000 fo $49,999 ______________________ 

$50.000 10 $69,999 ______________________ 

74 62 20 15 $70,000 fa $99.999 ______________________ 

127 78 64 28 $100,000 fa $199,999 ____________________ 

98 68 72 27 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All farms Manufaclured 197410 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

234 360 112 134 169 226 

328 577 127 161 265 416 

327 608 46 66 300 542 

86 86 - - 86 86 

1 (0) 1 (0) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 137 145 45 45 95 100 

145 153 26 27 123 126 

16 19 2 (0) 14 (0) 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dafa are bosed on a sample of forms, see lexf) 

Hired workers - All farms. 1978 

8877 

7 270 

I 607 

-

474 

-

- 1 626 

-

(X) 

(X) 

1974 

Farms Acres on which used 

55 5 705 (NAl 5030 (NAl 675 

- -

(NAl 591 

I (0) 

- -

(NAl 4004 

- -

5 (X) 

(NAl (X) 

All forms Farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

43 27 35 21 

21 36 8 34 

8 9 8 7 

3 1 ~ 3 1 11 14 11 14 

2 J L 2 J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 1970 to 1974 

215 311 147 

272 488 151 

236 470 73 

30 32 5 

- - - 4 4 - (NA) (NAl (NA) 

59 60 22 

106 112 33 

10 11 2 

Any hired workersFarms with soles of $2.500 or more 

Working ISO days or mar. Working less fha n 150 days 

Any Farms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

- 160 57 (X) 132 (X) 134 80 

- 536 (X) 123 (X) 413 496 520 

Forms ________________________________ - ___ - -------------- Workers __________________________________________ -------

Farms with- I worker ___________________ ~ ________ - ___ -_ - __ - -- -------

2 workers ____________________________ - __ ------ - - - ------ 3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 64 42 42 39 39 52 12 

- 29 3 6 35 70 15 8 

- 29 7 (0) 32 101 29 29 

- 26 2 (0) 16 81 26 18 

- 12 3 41 10 122 12 13 

330 MISSOULA COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more ---1 1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Numbl:r 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ Any cottle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 

Sales, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1.000_ 

CATTlE AND CALVES 

I i (X) I I 196 (~I 128 () - 342 271 (X) I - 283 (X) 251 (X) 175 (X) 121 eX) 

298 4 978 259 3 3671 193 (D)I 130 3 250 -

- 263 4 359

1 

241 (NA) 176 4 253

1 

127 2906

1 

I 

Inventory: Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that hod colved ____________________ _ Beef cows _______________________ . ______________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull colves _____________ _ 

268 21 221 241 21 796 166 (D) 120 '"'''I - 234 (D) 204 10983 150 10 237 106 10 117 - 9804 100 9 700 - 217 (0) 191 10 510 146 

64 (0) 61 473 38 433 29 417 - 4 523

1 

99 4 494

1 - 209 4 7931 (NA) (NA)I 135 

232 5 629 (NA) (NA) 146 5 238 111 5 582 -

Sales: Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Colves __________________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Fottened cattle _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1.000_ 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ 

Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

- 242 13 309 225 11 832 169 (0) 125 11 316 

- (X) 4 269 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 2 842 

- 114 4043 (NA) (NA) 86 3 960 61 2 832 

- (X) 977 (X) (NA) (X) 958 (X) 402 

- 221 9 266 (NA) (NA) 157 9057 111 8 484 

- (X) 3292

1 

(X) (NA)I (X) 3 218

1 

(X) 2 439 

- 29 (D) (NA) (NA) 18 (0) 10 2 4151 

- (X) (0) (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) 948

1 

- 17 (0) (NA) (NA) I 9 (0) 11 261 

- 47 453 22 5661 20 343 9 4301 

- 22 71 (NA) (NA) 12 38 4 63 

- 40 382 (NA) (NA) 17 305 8 367 

Utters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding yeor and May 31 ______________ _ 

June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 22 61 12 142 12 43 4 118 

- 16 33 8 70 8 23 4 58 

- 11 28 11 72 7 20 3 60 Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 yeor old or older ___________________________ _ Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

- 35 914

1 

21 840 15 726 9 633

1 

- 28 617 (NA) (NA) 14 493 8 405 

- 4 64 (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - - 221 1 367

1 

131 666

1 

126 (D) I 55 394

1 

- 35 659 24 972 18 

5~1 7 738 

- (X) 60 (X) (NA) (X) (X) 51 

- 10 124 6 164 3 (D) 2 (0) 

- (X) 4 (X) (NA) (X) 

(D) I (X) (0) 

- 31 579 22 657 16 473 10 431 

- 26 656 (NA) (NA) 15 514 9 477 

- (X) 4 803 (X) (NA) (X) 3 598 (X) 4 590 Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000_ 

Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 31 30 I (NA) (NA)I 16 2=1 10 1= I - 1 (D) (NA) (NA) - - $1,000_ - (X) (D) (~ (NA) . (X) - (X) - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 50 142 20 56 29 108 10 19 

$1,000_ - (X) (D) (X) (NAI (X) (D) (X) 8 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 74 (X) I 76 (X) I 37 (X) I 18 (X)I 

- 67 1 615 75 2 322 31 918 17 I 011 Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

- 66 1 389 73 2 133 30 767 17 962 Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ - 9 226 (NA) (NA) 4 151 - - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - 7 92 (NA) (NA) 5 (0) - - Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

- 13 381 8 445 5 269 5 375 

- 3 19 (NA) (NA) - - 3 18 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) - - 3 18 

- Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 2 (0) (NA) (NA) - - - -

Sales, Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1.000_ 

- 16 (X) (NA) (X) 4 (X) I 2 (X)I 

- 16 (X) 6 (X) 4 (XII 1 (X) 

- 3 697 6 874 2 (0) 1 (D) 

- 2 (D) 6 874 1 (0) I (0) 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 3 324 1 (0) 2 (D) 1 (0) 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - - - 2 (0) (NA) (NA) I - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - = I - 4 (X) (NA) (X~ i 1 (X) - (XJ! - 21 4 46 13 7 2 7 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MISSOULA COUNTY, MONT. 331 
Tobie 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quantity Farms Acres Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ - 6 257 (X) 6 257 5 (0) (X) 5 (0) 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - 6 360 (X) (NA) (NA) 6 360 (X) 6 360 

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- 6 257 2577 6 257 5 (0) (0) 5 (0) 

1974_ For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 6 360 5 100 6 360 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - I (D) ()O (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Cut for dry forage or hoy (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Wheat for groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Oats for grain (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Borley for grain (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 17 (D) (D) 6 271 17 2 455 82 596 6 271 

- 27 2 289 69 420 (NA) (NA) 27 2 289 69 420 13 362 

- 36 898 59 732 25 643 28 839 56 215 19 592 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 14 345 17 240 13 280 

- 55 4 148 (D) 39 2800 46 3 955 221 231 33 2 719 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 49 4641 164 406 30 I 465 

Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Other small groins for 9ro;n ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974 -- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974 -- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Cotton (bales) _______________________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - - 1974 -- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978 

1974 Irish potatoes (hundredweight} __________________ 1978 

1974 

-- - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - -- 6 5 477 5 5 4 (0) (0) 4 (0) 

-- 8 9 I 130 (NA) (NA) 5 6 I 053 5 6 

Sweet potatoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978 

1974 Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see textL ________________ 1978 

1974 Alfalfa hay (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978 

1974 

Other tame dry hoy (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978 

-- - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - -- 271 21 413 44 472 217 14862 158 18 615 40 454 129 13 240 

-- 215 21 636 47 137 (NA) (NA) 128 19 662 44 390 94 12 770 

-- 186 13 252 30494 157 9 105 115 II 735 28 084 94 8086 

-- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) III 12 863 31 252 78 7546 

-- 66 3 017 (0) 49 2 300 40 2 419 5 337 32 I 986 

Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978 

1974 Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978 

1974 

-- I (D) (X) - - I (D) (X) - - -- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 3 405 (X) - - -- I (D) (D) - - I (0) (D) - - -- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 3 285 14 130 - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978 

1974 -- - - - - - - - - - -

-- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

AU vegetables harvested for sole (see text) _______ 1978 

1974 Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978 

1974 Tomotoes _________________________________ 1978 

1974 

Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978 

1974 

-- 7 28 (X) 7 28 4 22 (Xl 4 22 

-- 7 43 (X) (NA) (NA) 5 (D) (X) 5 42 

-- 7 18 (X) 7 18 4 (D) (X) 4 (0) 

-- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 5 20 (X) 5 20 

-- I (D) (X) I (D) I (D) (X) I (0) 

-- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - -- I (D) (X) I (D) I (0) (X) I (D) 

-- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

lond in orchards _____________________________ 1978 

1974 Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978 

1974 Peaches (poundsl- __________________________ 1978 

1974 Gropes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978 

1974 

-- 7 16 (X) 6 13 4 12 (X) 3 9 

-- 16 23 (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (X) 2 (D) 

-- 4 6 I 195 (NA) (NA) 3 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 

-- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (0) (D) (NA) (NA) 

-- I (D) - (NA) (NA) I (0) - (NA) (NA) 

-- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (HA) 

-- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

-- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Strawberries (poundsL ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ 

- 4 I (X) 4 I - - (X) - -

- 3 I (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- 2 (0) (0) 2 (D) - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- 7 10 (X) 2 (0) 4 9 (X) I (0) 

- I (0) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

332 MISSOULA COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more ---1 1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres 

Forms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of form ____ " ____________________________ _ 

Approximate land oreo _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in forms __________________________ percenL 

Value of land and buildings: 1 

Average per forrn _______________________ . ______ doliarL 

Average per acre ____________________________ dollors_ 

land in farms according to use: Total cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 10 to 19 ocres _______________________________ _ 20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to J99 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

228 I 140 993 215 I 210 100 181 1 080 3171 165 1 178 536 

- 6 370 (X) 5004 (X) 5 628 (X) 5 969 (X) 

- (X) I (X) I 207 680 I 207 680 I (X) I 207 680 (X) 1 207680 - (X) 97.6 

- (X) 94.5 ()() 100.2 (X) 89.5 

703 067 (X) I 335 423 (X) 750 139 (X) 376 016 - (X) I 143 (X) 60 (X) 128 (X) 59 (X) 

192 119 1261 174 73 735 161 116 3821 154 70 4101 

- 178 72 835 162 45 202 152 71 920 I 150 44 7491 -

3 8 2 (NA) - - - (NA)I - II 155 3 (NA) 4 52 2 - (NA) I 7 148 4 (NA) 3 65 2 (NA) - 15 592 9 (NA) 10 392 7 (NA) 

- I 848 26 (NA) 20 (D) 21 (NA) 

- 26 

35 5 1791 36 (NA) 34 (0) 1 36 (NA) 1 - 14 558 (NA) 47 14 558 64- (NA) 47 64 - 17 769 13 (NA) 26 17 769 13 (NA) 26 

8 32 578 5 (NA) 8 32 578 5 (NA) -

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 45 8 435 41 6804 31 6888 'l9 4 536 - 37 858 79 21 729 68 37 574 75 21 125 - 73 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

8 547 (NA) (NA) 7 (D) 3 196 - 6 I 313 (NA) (NA) 6 I 313 8 I 418 - 61 33 220 I (NA) (NA) I 60 (0)1 75 18 1641 - 19 2 778 (NA) (NA) 15 2 594 7 I 347 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

- 63 92 499 54 69 238 45 85 257 48 88 105 

- 60 91 621 (NA) (NA) 43 84 508 42 83 371 

- 6 878 (NA) (NA) 3 749 9 4 734 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 201 9'l9 366 204 I 047 127 165 878 678 179 I 020 021 

Pastureland ond rangeland, other than cropland and woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

- 169 921 481 (NA) (NA) 148 871 093 161 I 014 375 

- 115 7 885 (NA) (NA) 90 7 585 107 5 646 

Pastureland, 011 types __________________________________ _ 

- 206 I 021 537 (NA) (NA) 165 962 489 (NA) I 102 282 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ Postureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

- 60 II 736 65 9 233 52 II 376 56 9 097 

- 58 9440 (NA) (NA) 51 9 'l97 56 8 304 

- 18 (D) (NA) (NA) 16 (D) (NA) 793 

Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ - 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - -

land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ - 39 4 751 (X) (X) 39 4 751 (X) (X) 

I} 978 data ore based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2, Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 I 1974 

Value Value Value I Value 

Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1.000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ 228 II 010 215 7 855 181 10950 185 7 817 Average per form ___________________________ dollars __ (X) 48 290 (X) 36 535 (X) 60 497 (X) 42 254 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: 1 

$100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 __________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 __________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 __________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ $2,000 to $2,499 __________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1.999 __________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,499 __________________________________ _ 

Less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see textL ___________________________ _ 

- 23 6 398 16 (NA) 23 6398 16 (NA) 

45 2746 38 (NA) 45 2 746 36 (NA) 

39 1 099 61 (NA) 39 I 099 61 (NA) 

32 470 23 (NA) 32 470 23 (NA)I - 23 169 'l9 (NA) 23 169 29 (NA) 

- 19 68 14 (NA) 19 68 14 (NA) 

- 44 60 31 (NA) (X) (Xl 4 (NA) 10 22 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

12 21 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 9 11 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 13 7 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 3 - 3 (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops _______________________________________________ _ 

Grains _____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons __________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed ________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ T abaeca ___________________________________________ _ 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melonL ___________________ _ Fruits, nuts, and berries _______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ Other crops _________________________________________ _ 

- 107 2 944 99 1 880 94 2931 (NA) I 873 80 2 546 (NA) (NA) 76 2 542 79 I 554 16 113 (NA) (NA) 16 113 (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 37 340 (NA) (NA) 30 332 34 317 

- 5 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 1 (D) 

- - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - 1 (l) - - - 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 2 (0) I livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products __________________________ _ 

Dairy products _____________________________________ _ 

Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Hogs and pigL ______________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ______________________________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

- 197 8066 201 5 603 165 8 019 176 5 573 

- 7 3 11 7 4 3 10 (D) 

- I (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 3 I - 178 7 357 (NA) (NA) 157 7 325 173 5 178 22 (D) (NA) (NA) 18 72 15 (0) 

- 28 490 (NA) (NA) 26 (D) 23 272 - 22 127 (NA) (NA) 15 118 12 20 

, 1974 data include sales of forest products. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MUSSELSHELL COUNTY, MONT. 333 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

Farms with harvested cropland 

Acres Acres Harvested 1978 1974 in forms Farms in farms cropland 

All forms ___________________________ _ 

- Farms with- 228 215 1 140 993 178 1 000 552 72 835 

- 12 13 25 - - -

- 7 3 212 4 126 43 

- 1 - (0) - - -

- 7 - 588 5 448 178 

- 1 1 (0) - - -

- 11 6 1 739 9 1 443 436 

- - 1 - - - -

1 to 9 ocre5 _______________________ _ 10 to 49 ocre$ _____________________ _ 

50 to 69 ocre5 _____________________ _ 70 to 99 acres _____________________ _ 100 to 139 ocreL __________________ _ 

140 to 179 ocreL __________________ _ 

180 to 219 oCreL __________________ _ 

- 6 - 1 405 5 1 165 167 

- 18 16 6331 15 5 371 1 641 

- 26 24 20 273 16 12 980 1 944 

- 29 27 46 147 21 35 358 3 657 

- 110 124 1 064 113 103 943 661 64 769 

220 to 259 ocreL __________________ _ 

260 to 499 ocreL __________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocreL __________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocre'- _______________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 

All farms 

1978 

Farms Acres 

Land in farms __________________________________ _ 228 140 993 Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 178 72 835 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 95 99 470 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 62 9673 Part owners __________________________________ _ 117 003 958 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 107 60770 Tenants _____________________________________ _ 16 37 565 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 9 2392 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ 185 563 909 Partnership __________________________________ _ 25 185 599 Corporation __________________________________ _ 15 (0) 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc._ 3 (0) 

All forms Farms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 

lApplies only fa individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

1974 

Forms 

215 

162 

73 

(NA) 

131 

(NA) 

11 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Acres 

210 100 

45 202 

195 197 

8 381 

975 340 

35 646 

39 563 

1 175 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see textJ 

All forms 

1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses 

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

- 148 1 495 110 1 474 

- 210 1 507 183 1 507 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ Feed for livestock and paultry ___________________________ _ 

- 57 294 138 764 

- 208 106 (NA) (NA) 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

- 73 151 70 43 

- 90 529 95 171 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ Commercial fertilizer ____________ - _______ - _____________ _ 

- 92 115 75 38 

- 91 . 797 85 431 

- 32 58 25 37 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired form lobar ______________________________________ _ 

Contract lobar ________________________________ - _______ _ 

Cusfomwork, machine hire, and rentol of machinery and equipment __________________________________________ _ 

- 64 529 67 78 

- 229 883 (NA) (NA) 

- 229 742 214 430 

- 229 451 (NA) (NA) 

- 131 210 (NA) (NA) 

- 45 (0) (NA) (NA) 

- 30 12 (NA) (NA) 

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 

- 229 47 (NA) (NA) 

- 186 129 (NA) (NA) 

- 59 12 (NA) (NA) 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ 

Petroleum products ____________ - _______ -_ - __________ _ Gasoline ____________________ - _______ - ____________ _ 

Diesel fuel __________________________ -_ - ___ -_ -- ----

lP gas, bufane, and propane ________________________ _ Fuel oil ________________________ - _ - _____ - _____ -----

Natural gas __________________________________ -_ ---

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease _____________________ _ Electricity ____________________________________ -------

Other-cool, wood, coke, etc. _________________________ _ 

Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Harvested Farms in farms cropland 

60 567 372 33872 

- - - 4 126 43 

- - - 2 (0) (0) 

- - - - - -

- - -

2 (D) (D) 

4 1 417 365 

4 3 502 145 

6 10 III 644 

38 551 540 32 555 

1978 and 1974 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Forms 

181 

152 

62 

45 

108 

100 

11 

7 

142 

24 

15 

Acres 

080 317 

71 920 

86 710 

(0) 

969 343 

60 509 

24 264 

(0) 

534 261 

(D) 

(0) 

1974 

Forms 

185 

·150 

52 

(NA) 

125 

(NA) 

8 

(NA) 

150 

25 

10 

Irrigated 

land 

11 736 

-

48 

-

(0) 

-

-

-

(0) 

580 

1 360 

314 

9 274 

Acres 

178 536 

44 749 

188 688 

8 145 

950 903 

35 543 

38945 

1 061 

751 781 

274 634 

152 121 

All forms Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

175 140 143 126 

33 31 21 26 

20 31 17 23 

106 89 94 78 

16 15 16 14 

9 10 7 8 

12 4 7 4 

16 6 14 5 

52 39 28 30 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses 

Farms ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) 

121 1 458 100 1 464 

172 1 487 160 1 493 

52 292 128 761 

167 102 136 98 

61 150 66 42 

77 529 91 169 

76 115 74 (0) 

89 (0) 84 (0) 

32 58 24 (0) 

64 529 65 (0) 

183 856 (NA) (NA) 

183 725 185 422 

183 441 183 271 

106 207 113 97 

32 20 58 22 

30 12 } - - 185 32 

183 44 

147 123 (NA) (NA) 

44 8 (NA) (NA) 

334 MUSSELSHELL COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dolo are based on a sample of forms· seelexlJ 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________ ---- ____ _ Cropland fertilized. excepl p'aslure __________________________ _ 

Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ 

89 41 021 76 - 89 40 846 76 - 8 175 8 - lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

- - - - Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hay and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchards _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

40 5 452 30 - 2 (0) 2 - 330 5 - 5 

- 54 23 851 48 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and paultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- - - - 47 (X) 36 - 3 (X) 3 -

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipml.nL ___________ farms_ 

$1.000_ Average per form ________________ dollarsFarms by value group: $1 10 $4.999 __________________________ _ 

$5.000 10 $9.999 _______________________ _ 

$10.000 10 $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel troctors ___________________________ _ 

Grain and bean combines, self· propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ (ottonpickers _________ • __________________ _ 

Mower conditioners _____________ • ________ _ Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywh.ellype ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

r1978 data are based on a sample of forms· see text] 

All farms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

229 208 183 182 machinery and equipment - Can. 

II 705 5 994 II 081 5 657 $20,000 10 $29.999 ___ .. _________________ 

51 116 28817 60 553 31 082 $30.000 10 $49.999 ______________________ $50.000 to $69.999 ______________________ 

10 31

1 5 23 $70.000 10 $99.999 ______________________ 

39 22 6 19 $100.000 to $199.999 ____________________ 

42 46i 37 34 $200.000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

188 265 III 137 117 128 

218 718 116 211 186 507 187 540 46 50 179 490 

56 73 2 (D~I 55 (0) 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 78 89 20 25 59 64 181 197 29 31 156 166 

34 36 7 7 28 29 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

Hired workers-All farms. 1978 

40 983 40 808 

175 

-

5 412 

(0) 

330 

23 842 

-

00 

(X) 

All forms 

1978 

24 

20 

36 

14 ' 

39 ~ 5 .J 

Farms 

165 

199 

173 

58 

I 

6 (NA) 

20 

108 

18 

1974 

Farms Acres on which used 

91 17 817 

(NA) 16884 

(NA) 933 

- -

(NA) 2 756 

- -

I (0) 

(NA) 13 476 

2 (D) 

22 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

Fonns with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1974 1978 1974 

34 24 34 

44 19 41 

11 36 11 r 14 1 20 11 37 20 1 iL 5 .J I 

1974 I 

Number 

Manufactured 1 

1970 to 1974 

245 142 

550 217 459 85 69 9 (D) 1 

6 2 (NA) (NA) 

24 1 

115 39 

20 8 

Any hired workersFarms with sales of $2.500 or more Working 150 days or more Working less tho n 150 days 

Any Farms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms _________________________________________________ ._ 

Workers ________________________________________________ _ 

Forms with- 1 worker _____________________________ • ________________ _ 

2 workers __ 

3 5 or to 9 4 workers worke;;==========================:=============== _________________________________________ • 

10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 91 48 (X) 74 (X) 89 84

1 

- 310 (X) 100 (Xl 210 (D) 234 

- 37 26 26 33 33 35 36 - 14 4 8 II 22 14 12 - 10 16 (OJ 6 20 10 20 - 23 2 (D) 23 (D) 23 13 - 7 - - I (D) 7 3 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MUSSELSHEll COUNTY, MONT. 335 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: 

- 200 (X) 198 (X) 163 (X) 172 (X) 

183 (X) 195 (X) 157 00 171 (X) 

Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 

Sales: 

197 8 066 201 5 603 165 8 019 176 5 573 

.- 186 (0) I 200 (NA) 162 (D) 176 (D) 

I 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1.000 

CAITLE AND CALVES 

174 31 319 194 44 142 151 31 046 170 43 581 

- 163 16 464 173 24 667 143 16 283 153 24 368 

158 16 389 168 24 589 141 16 215 150 24 299 

39 75 43 78 33 68 40 69 

- 133 8 508

1 

(NA) (NA) 119 8 452 155 II 351 

- 151 6 347 (NA) (NA) 138 6 311 160 7862 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers thot hod calved 

Beef cows _________________ : = === ~ ~== = = = = = == = == == Milk cows _____________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves ___ _ 

- 178 22 059 197 24 741 157 21 911 173 24546 

(X) 7 357 (X) (NA) (X) 7 325 (X) 5 178 

- 130 9 509 (NA) (NA) 115 9 411 102 9016 

- (X) 2 529 (X) (NA) (X) 2 514 (X) I 152 

139 12 550 (NA) (NA) 126 12 500 161 15 530 

Sales: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Calves ______ .. ___________________ . _______________ _ 

$1.000_ Cottle _____________________________ _ 

(X) 4 828

1 

(X) (NA) (X) 4 811 (X) 4 026 

- 12 (0) (NA) (NA) II (D) 14 2 800 

(X) (0) (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) I 039 

- I (0) (NA) (NA) I (0) 3 I 

$1.000_ Fattened cottle ___________________ _ 

$1,000_ 

Dairy products ______________________________ $1,000_ 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

- 22 982 18 I 458 19 972 18 I 458 

18 233 (NA) (NA) 16 (D) 12 199 

17 749 (NA) (NA) 16 (0) 18 I 259 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _________________ . ____ _ Other hogs and pigL ______________________________ _ 

Horses and ponies _____________ _ 

$1.000_ 

- 18 142 12 225 16 (D) 12 225 

- II 64 12 147 II 64 12 147 

17 78 8 78 15 (D) 8 78 

- 29 13 666 24 12 167 27 (D) 23 (D) 

- 27 8 611 (NA) (NA) 26 (D) 22 6876 

- 3 5 (NA) (NA) 3 5 - -

- 119 848

1 

106 756 97 718 96 704 

- 22 818 16 I 829 18 772 15 (D) 

- (X) (0) (X) (NA) (X) 72 (X) (D) 

- 4 159 8 551 4 159 8 551 

- (X) 4 (X) (NA) (X) 4 (X) 6 

- 27 8 035 24 7 810 26 (D) 23 (D) 

- 27 10 481 (NA) (NA) 26 (D) 21 9921 

- (X) 103 548 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) 102 771 

- 28 490 (NA) (NA) 26 (0) 23 272 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - .- (X) - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) -

- 20 139 13 88 14 125 12 (D) 

- (X) 82 (X) (NA) (X) 76 (X) 20 

litters of pigs farrowed between ~ 

Dec. I of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs- ___________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ____________________ . _______ _ Goats ________________________________________ - ____ _ 

Horses and ponies _________________________________ _ 

Sales: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Feeder pigs __________________________________ -- ---

$1,000_ 

Sheep and lambL ___________________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lombs, ond wool ________________________ $1 ,000_ 

Goats __________________________ - ___ -_ -_ - _______ ----

$1,000. 

POULTRY 

35 (X) 41 (X) 29 (X) 36 (X) 

- 32 986 41 2 336 28 940 36 2 141 

- 30 (D) 41 2 278 26 (0) 36 (D) 

3 (0) (NA) (NA) 3 (0) I (0) 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - - - 2 (D) I (D) 2 (D) I (D) 

- 9 63 (NA) (NA) 8 (0) - -

- 4 32 (NA) (NA) 4 32 - -

- 7 31 (NA) (NA) 6 (D) - - - 14 (X) (NA) (X) II (X) I (X) 

Inventory; Any poultry _____________ . ______________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens __ - _____________ _ 

Turkeys ______________________ - _ - - - - - - --- --- - - - - --

Turkeys for sla ughter __________ -_ - _ - --- - - --- - - - --- Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ____ . _____________ --- - ------ - ---- ---

- 4 (X) 5 (X) I (X) 5 (X) 

- I (D) 5 344 - - 5 344 

- I (0) 5 228 - - 5 228 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - - - - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 2 (Xii (NA) (X) - (X) - (X) 

- 7 II 7 4 3 10 (D) 

Soles: Any poultry ________ . _______ --- ----- -- -------- -- -- ---

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of loying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ 

Turkeys ______________________ --- - - - -------------- Turkeys for slaughter __________________ - _______ ---

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ______________________ .-------------~ 

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1,000_ 

336 MUSSELSHELL COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigoted 

Forms Acres Quantity Farms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

13 953 (X) 12 753 13 953 (X) 12 753 

- (X) 17 I 606 22 1 988 (X) (NA) (NA) 21 (0) - - - - For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ 

1974_ For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - 2 (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (0) - -

- 12 205 12 753 - 13 953 12 205 12 753 13 953 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 19 1 916 22 097 17 1 ~6 

- (X) - - - - - (X) - - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (X) - - -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - (X) - - - - (X) - - - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - - For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Cut for dry forage or hoy (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Wheat for grain (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Oats for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Barley for grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X)] (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- 76 33 176 861 089 2 (0) 74 (0) (0) 2 (0) 

- 72 15 647 395 028 (NA) (NA) 72 15 647 395 028 - -

45 2764 97 748 12 423 43 (0) (0) 12 423 - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 43 1 847 60 254 10 216 -

- 48 10866 364 960 2 (0) 48 10866 364 960 2 (0) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 53 5 086 147 129 6 180 - Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Other small groins for groin ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA)I (NA) (NA~I 1 (0) (0)1 -

- - - (X) - - (0~1 - (X) -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (X) 1 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Cotton (bales) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Irish potatoes (hundredweighl) __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 1 (0) (0) - - 1 (0) (0) - - - 5 8 522 (NA) (NA) 4 (0) (0) 1 (0) 

Sweetpotaloes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hay crops (Ions, dry) (see lext) _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Alfalfa hay (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Olher tame dry hay (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978_ 

Field seed crop'- _____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - -

39 03~1 - - - - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- 155 24 669 53 7736 135 23 950 38 269 48 7 598 

- 147 20 024 32 818 (NA) (NA) 136 19 591 32 286 53 6039 

- 111 14 754 28 4741 49 6 9241 98 14 358 27 9141 46 6 8341 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 107 12 867 24 485 50 5019 

- 29 3 326 2 5161 3 115 27 (0) (0) 3 115 

- 3 67 (X) - - 3 67 (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) 

i~~ I 

(NA) (NA) 10 420 (X) 7 237 

- 1 (0) - - 1 (0) (0) - - - (NA) (NA) (N~ (NA) (NA) 9 414 41 881 7 237 

- - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA)I (NA) (NA) I - -

(X~I - -I 

- 5 24 (X) 5 24 2 (0) 2 (0) 

- 1 (0) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (X) 1 (0) Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 1 (0) (X) 1 (0) - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (X) 1 (0) Tomaloes _________________________________ 1978_ - 1 (0) (X) 1 (0) - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Green peas excluding cowpeos ________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ 

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NAl (NA)I - - (X)I - -

- - - (X) - - - (X) - -

- - - (X) (NA) (NAlI - - (X) - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NAl 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Gropes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ - - - 2 (0) (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (X) (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA MUSSELSHELL COUNTY, MONT. 337 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All farms forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

Forms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of farm ________________________________ _ 

Approximate land oreo _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in forms __________________________ percenL 

- 376 852 951 354 828 634 336 835 587 309 806 152 

- (X) 2268 (X) 2341 (X) 2487 (X) 2609 (X) 1 680640 (X) 1 680640 (X) 1 680640 (X) 1 680640 

- (X) 50.8 00 49.3 (X) 49.7 (X) 48.0 

Value of land and buildings;l Average per form _____________________________ dollars_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollors_ - 582 949 (X) 348 218 (X) 665 452 (X) 388 362 (X) 

- (X) 268 (X) 149 (X) 266 (X) 149 

land in forms according to use; Total cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 

- 334 128 855 329 125 429 302 125 989 295 121 904 

- 304 73 685 312 75 495 280 72 846 286 74 784 

1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

SO to 99 acres _________ • _____________ • _______ _ 

100 to 199 ocres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

12 42 11 (NA) 9 28 7 (NA) 

- 13 174 9 (NA) 5 62 2 (NA) 

- 15 359 12 (NA) 10 236 7 (NA) 

- 29 1 060 16 (NA) 24 880 9 (NA) 

- 46 3 281 52 (NA) 44 (0) 50 (NA) 

- 63 8 752 85 (NA) 63 8 752 84 (NA) 

- 94 29 244 96 (NA) 93 (0) 96 (NA) 

- 21 13 978 19 (NA) 21 13978 19 (NA) 

- 11 16 795 12 (NA) 11 16795 12 (NA) 

Cropland used only for posture ______________________ _ 

- 156 33 103 138 24 986 137 (0) 116 22 303 Other cropland ________________________ • __________ _ 

- 99 22067 92 Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil.improvement 24948 97 (0) 87 24817 

grosses, not harvested or pastured _._. ___________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled _____ • ___________ _ 

- 17 1 650 (NA) (NA) 16 (0) 10 1 075 

- 5 607 (NA) (NA) 5 607 10 431 Cropland in cultivated summer follow ___ • _________ _ -- 82 18 774 (NA) (NA) 81 (0) 74 15 702 Cropland idle _________________________ • _________ _ 

- 16 1 036 (NA) (NA) 15 (0) 7 7609 

Total woodland ___ • _________ ._. _____ • _____________ ._ -- 89 44 272 84 68 326 86 44 231 77 66063 Woodland pastured _. _________________ • __________ _ 

-- 80 (0) (NA) (NA) 77 (0) 69 44 682 Woodland not postured ___ • _____ • _________________ _ 

-- 20 (0) (NA) (NA) 20 (0) 24 21 381 

Other land ________________________________________ _ 

-- 332 679 824 308 634 879 306 665 367 273 618 185 Pasture!and and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland pastured ___ • _________________________ ._. - 276 673 046 (NA) (NA) 261 659 192 245 606 971 land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _. ____ _ -- 220 6 778 (NA) (NA) 199 6 175 190 11 214 

Pastureland, all types _________________________________ _ 

-- 349 736 849 (NA) (NA) 320 720 986 (NA) 673 956 

Irrigated land _______________ • _____ • _________________ _ 

-- 272 57099 265 59 015 249 55978 242 58343 Harvested cropland irrigated _____ • _________________ • __ -- 244 43 614 (NA) (NA) 228 43 238 232 45620 Postureland irrigated _____ ._. ___ ._. _________________ _ 

-- 112 13013 (NA) (NA) 100 12268 (NA) 12423 Other land irrigated _________ ._. ___________ • ________ _ 

-- 5 472 (NA) (NA) 5 472 6 300 land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 _______ _ -- 52 4 213 (X) (X) 51 (0) (X) (X) 

11978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) 

Market value of agriculturel products sold l _______________ _ 

Average per form ___________________________ dollars_ - 376 16053 354 10 747 336 16006 309 10690 

- (X) 42 695 (X) 30359 (X) 47637 (X) 34 595 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: 1 

$100,000 or morL __________________________________ _ 

$40.000 to $99.999 _________________________________ _ $20.000 to $39.999 _________________________________ _ 

- 35 6 788 17 (NA) 35 6 788 17 (NA) 

- 94 5 905 54 (NA) 94 5 905 54 (NA) 

- 63 1 922 67 (NA) 63 1 922 67 (NA) $10,000 to $19.999 _________________________________ _ 

$5.000 to $9.999 ______________ . ____________________ _ - 65 946 80 (NA) 65 946 80 (NA) 

- 43 314 48 (NA) 43 314 48 (NA) 

$2.500 to $4.999 ____________ . ______________________ _ 

less than $2.500 (see text) ___________________________ _ $2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see textL __________________ • ________ _ 

- 36 130 33 (NA) 36 130 33 (NA) 

- 39 (0) 54 (NA) (X) (X) 10 (NA) 

- 4 9 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 11 19 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

11 14 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 13 (0) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 1 (0) 1 (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops __ ~ ________________ • ________ -_ - _ - _ -- - ----_ -- ----

Groins ________________________________________ -. - __ - 154 2353 182 (0) 142 2 334 (NA) (0) 

- 112 1 891 (NA) (NA) III (0) 116 1 698 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans _____ • ___________ _ Cotton and cottonseed ___ • ___________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ Tobacco _______________________________ • ________ ----

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____________________ _ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries- ____ • _________ • ___________ • __ _ 

Nursery and gr'eenhouse products _____________ • _______ _ 

Other crops _________________ • ____ - _ -_ ---- -----------

- 23 385 (NA) (NA) 23 '385 (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 63 (0) (NA) (NA) 53 414 90 (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 1 (0) 

- 3 (0) 1 (0) 2 (0) 1 (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 2 (0) 

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ 

Poultry and paultry products- _________________________ _ 

Dairy products _____________ ~ ____ - - --- - - - ------------

Cottle and calves ____________________ -. -- ------------

Hogs and pig,- __________ • ________ -_ -- -- ---------- --- Sheep. Iambs, and wool ______________________________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) _________ • 

- 341 13 700 332 7 881 318 13 672 293 (0) 

- 27 9 35 12 23 9 27 (0) 

- 30 307 (NA) (NA) 29 (0) 35 266 

- 307 11 845 (NA) (NA) 294 11 830 278 6802 

- 38 527 (NA) (NA) 36 (D) 35 327 

- 53 222 (NA) (NA) 49 218 49 136 

- 48 789 (NI'.) (NA) 43 784 35 297 

'1974 data include sales 01 lorest products. 

338 PARK COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 ---1 Forms 

Forms with harvested cropland Farms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irngated 

1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland Forms in forms cropland land 

All forms ___________________________ _ 

Farms with- 1 to 9 acres _______________________ _ 10 to 49 ocre5. ____________________ _ 

50 to 69 ocres _____________________ _ 

70 to 99 ocre5 _____________________ _ 100 to 139 ocre5. __________________ _ 

140 to 179 ocre5. __________________ _ 

- 376 354 852 951 304 796 650 73 685

1 

272 739 722. 65 887 57 09'1

1 16 10 26 3 3 3 I (0) (0) (0) 

- 28 19 739 14 417 275 19 (D) 237 (D) 

- 8 3 445 8 445 252 7 393 227 216 

13 7 1 039 5 401 106 7 547 106 271 -

- 11 11 1 229 3 334 90 3 314 (D) 150 

19 13 2 979 15 2 324 708 15 2 339 670 1 048 180 to 219 oere5. __________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocre5. __________________ _ 260 to 499 oere5. __________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocre'-__________________ _ 

1.000 to 1,999 ocres ________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

- 5 7 I 012 5 I 012 2771 4 800 258 318 

- a 12 I 936 6 1 431 255 6 1 446 215 272 

37 44 13 796 29 10822 2 7371 26 9 375 2 162 2 959 

- 42 52 29078 40 27 670 6 042 30 21 223 4 828 4 708 

- 78 69 106 139 71 96 940 13 888 54 72 829 10 263 11 231 

- III 107 694 533 105 654 851 49 05~ 100 629 908 46 870 35 568 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 1 1978 1974 1978 ! 1974===1 

Farms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres I Forms Acres i 

land in forms _________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ___________________ _ 

Tenure of operator; full owners _________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ 

Part owners _________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ 

Tenants ____________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ 

--------- 376 852 951 354 828 634 336 835 5871 309 806 152/ --------- 304 73 685 312 75 495 280 72 846 286 74 784 

--------- 231 357 143 209 284 077 201 353 2181 172 277 1191 --------- 175 29 881 (NA) 32 464 159 29 258 (NA) 31 972 

--------- 112 453 793 118 514 526 108 441 970 113 499 232 

--------- 108 40 409 (NA) 39 396 104 40 331 (NA) 39 253 

--------- 33 42015 27 30 031 27 40 399 24 29 801 

--------- 21 3 395 (NA) 3 635 17 3 257 (NA) 3 55y 

Type of organization: Individual or family ___________________ _ 

Partnership _________________________ _ 

Corporation _________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, instituf 

--------- 294 549 688 (NA) (NA) 258 545 532 255 579 720 

--------- 41 (D) (NA) (NA) 39 (0) 22 (0) 

--------- 40 (D) (NA) (NA) 39 (0) 31 162 593 ionat, etc._ I (0) (NA) (NA) - - I (D) 

All forms 1 

Forms with soles of All forms 1 

Forms with soles of 

$2,500 or more $2,500 or more I 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '

1974 1 1978 '1974 

Operators by place of residence; 

- 267 243 258 229 On form operated ______________________ 309 240

1 

281 207 

- 109 78 78 48 Not on farm operated ___________________ 48 38 38 31 

21 II 

Not reported ___________________________ 19 43

1 

17 39

- 9 7 Operators reporting days of work off farm: 1 

- 34 22 24 17 None _________________________________ 199 146

1 

189 135 - 58 59 52 51 1 to 49 doys-__________________________ 37 23 37 22 - 95 83 86 78 50 to 99 doy'- _________________________ 14 4 11 2 - 121 98 114 83 100 to 149 doy'- _______________________ 6 

111 

4 12 - 59 57 53 47 150 to 199 doy'- _______________________ 14 13 13 II - 52.0 52.9 52.7 52.8 200 days or more ______________________ 81 60 59 37 

Operators by principal occupation: Forming ____________________________ _ Other ______________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: 

Under 25 years ______________________ _ 25 to 34 yeors _______________________ _ 

35 to 44 yeors _______________________ _ 

45 to 54 yeors _______________________ _ 

55 to 64 years _______________________ _ 

65 years and over ____________________ _ 

Average age _________________________ _ 

'Applies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

f1978 doto ore based on a sample of forms; see text} 

All forms I Farms with sales of $2,500 or more I 1978 1974 1978 

Expenses I 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

livestock and poultry purchosed _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock ond poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commerciolly mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

~eds, bulbs, pl~~ts, and trees __________________________ _ 

ommerClol fertilizer ____________ .. _____________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired form lobar ______________________________________ _ 

Contract lobor ________________________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment __________________________________________ _ 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ 

Petroleum products _________________________________ _ 

Gasoline _________________________________________ _ 

Diesel fuel _______________________________________ _ 

lP r,s, butane, ond propane ________________________ _ Fue oil __________________________________________ _ 

Notural gas ______________________________________ _ 

Kerosene, motor oil, and greos8 _____________________ _ Electricity __________________________________________ _ 

Other-coal, wood, coke, .IC. _________________________ _ 

- 213 I 581 169 I 838 193 1 564 147 1 830 - 331 I 429 294 I 8191 292 I 408 256 1 794 - 67 282 184 778 66 (D) 169 775 - 276 179 (NA) (NA) 237 175 234 133 - 98 109 124 140 91 108 109 139 - 193 605 166 473 174 599 158 465 - 139 120 107 50 138 (D) 105 (D) - 193 I 029 162 903 172 I 022 153 901 - 21 39 33 88 20 (0) 33 88 

- 150 192 126 119 129 189 118 117 

- 379 I 178 (NA) (NA) 325 1 154 (NA) - 379 994 352 696 325 (NA) 

360 640 (NA) (NA) 980 309 684 - 325 629 308 249 234 (NA) (NA) 438 - 223 233 194 72 36 (NA) (NA) 150 - 66 36 54 - 52 21 (NA) (NA) 46 } 49 20 - 8 10 (NA) (NA) 8 10 309 - 379 53 (NA) (NA) 325 47 52 - 287 176 (NA) (NA) 239 168 (NA) - 43 9 (NA) (NA) 24 (NA) 

6 (NA) (NA) I 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA PARK COUNTY, MONT. 339 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 doto are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

All farms Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1978 

forms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except posture __________________________ _ 

- 191 36 658 172 36 297 

Pasture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ - 185 35 137 166 34 776 

lime _____________________________________________________ _ - 27 I 521 27 

- - - - Sprays, dusts, granules. fumigants. etc. to control- Insects on hay and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ - 32 2 336 32 

Diseases - - - - in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and pasture _________________ _ 

- 6 690 6 

- 92 19 354 91 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and paultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent ond bird control _______________________ _ 

- I (0) I 

- 97 (X) 97 

- 31 ()O 30 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipmenL ___________ formL 

$1,000_ 

Average per farm ________________ dollars_ 

forms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel tractarL __________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines. self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ (ottonpickerL ___________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ 

Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ___________________ • ____ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

11978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text) 

All farms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - (on. 

Estimated 'market volue of 011 

379 347 325 306 machinery and equipment-Con. 

14 389 9 279 14 044 8 958 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

37 966 26 741 43 211 29 275 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

42 31 28 16 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

73 67 1 40 52 1 

$100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

65 71 i 58 61 i $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

283 414 139 161 185 253 

354 880 167 236 298 644 

318 911 98 133 288 778 

83 92 4 4 80 88 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 137 147 36 36 104 111 

204 230 33 35 172 195 

23 24 7 7 16 17 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

f1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

Hired workers - All farms. 1978 

I 521 

-

2 336 

-

690 

(0) 

(0) 

(X) 

()O 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

158 38971 

(NA) 35 848 

(NA) 3 123 

- -

(NA) 2 783 

- - - -

(NA) 9 798 

I (0) 

26 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

All farms Farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

62 63 62 62 

36 76 36 76 

37 24 37 24 

33 ' 

~ 33 

16 ~ 1 15 16 15 

15 .J L 15 .J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Farms Number 1970 to 1974 

289 443 230 

313 786 257 

300 792 101 

92 102 14 

- - - 10 10 1 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

75 78 19 

223 235 50 

6 6 -

Any hired workersFarms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less tho n 150 days 

Any Farms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms ____________________________ -_ -- ------------------- Workers __________________________________________ -------- 193 108 (X) 151 (X) 172 153 

- 576 (X) 191 (X) 385 554 670 

- 91 66 66 79 79 71 56 

- 15 25 50 21 42 14 27 

- 47 9 27 34 111 47 39 

- 33 7 (0) 11 59 33 16 

- 7 I (0) 6 94 7 15 

Forms with- 1 worker ________________________ --- - -------------------

2 workers ____________________ -_ -_ - - -- - - - ------ - --------

3 or 4 workers ________________________ ------------------ 5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

340 PARK COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cattle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 

Sales, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1.000_ 

Any cattle, hogs, or sheep ________ ; ___________ $1,000_ 

CAnLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ Cows and heifers that had colved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull colves _____________ _ 

I I I I 

- 352 (X) 336 (X)I 318 (X) I 295 (Xl 

- 319 (X) 324 (Xl 299 (X) 289 (X) 

- 341 13 700 332 7 881 318 13 672/ 293 (0) 

- 323 12 595\ 321 (NA) 304 (0)1 288 7 265

1 

I 

t 

- 306 55363 315 65 630 288 54 906 281 65082 

- 292 34 723 300 38 830 276 34 621 271 38 553 

- 279 34 316 289 38 279 265 34 228 264 38 021 

- 73 407 101 551 68 393 91 532 

- 260 II 895 (NA) (NAl 246 I I 598

1 238 13639- 274 8 745 (NA) (NA) 260 1 8 687 248 12 890 

Sales, Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Cattle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Fottened cattle _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Oairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

- 307 33958 306 33 166 294 33 913 278 32 987 

- (X) II 845 (X) (NA) (Xl II 830 (X) 6802 

- 184 14 774 (NA) (NA) 178 14 759 167 15 242 

- (X) 4094 (X) (NA) (X) 4092 (X) 2 084 

- 270 19 184 (NA) (NA) 260 19 154 251 17 745 

- (X) 7 751 (X) (NA)I (X) 7 739

1 

(X) 4 718

- 1 20 602 1 

(NA) (NA) 18 (0) 24 2 459 

- (X) 313 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 870 

- 30 307 (NA) (NA) 29 (0) 35 266 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ 

Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

- 44 2 307 42 3 596 42 (0) 37 3 575 

- 33 462 (NA) (NA) 32 (0) 20 443 

- 34 I 845 (NA) (NA) 32 (0) 36 3 132 

Litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June I and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 34 682 28 555 33 (0) 26 (0) 

- 25 293 23 282 24 (0) 23 282 

- 31 389 23 273 30 (0) 21 (0) 

Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 yeor old or older ___________________________ _ Goots _____________________________________________ _ 

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales, Hogs and pigs-_____________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

- 52 3 903 54 4994/ 49 3 776 46 4 686 

- 50 2 856 (NA) (NAl 48 (0) 45 3 612 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 1 (0) 

- 246 I 616

1 

197 I 232

1 

225 1 489

1 

172 I 129

1 

- 38 5 556 38 4872 36 (0) 35 4 8571 - (X) 527 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 327 

- 9 611 10 332 8 (0) 9 (0) 

- (X) 20 (Xl (NA) (X) (0) (X) 

- 53 3 405 56 4 471 49 3 332 49 4 26~1 - 49 3 200 (NA) (NA) 47 (0) 46 4309 

- (X) 30442 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 40 904 Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000_ 

Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ 

- 53 2221 (NA) (NA) I 49 218 1 49 13~ I - I (0) (NA) (NA) I (0) -

- (X) (0) (X) (NA)I (X) (0) (X) -

- 40 157 38 113 37 149 32 98 

- (X) 105 (X) (NA) (X) 101 (X) 42 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ 

\ 

- 65 (X) I 80 (Xli 58 (X) 62 (X)I 

- 57 2359 74 3 134 50 2 126

1 

56 2600 

- 57 (0) 72 2 891 50 (0) 54 2 379 

- I (0) (NA) (NA) I (0) 3 195 

- 5 (0) (NA) (NA) 5 (0) - -

- II 385 4 255 8 329 4 255 Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

- 4 25 (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 2 (0) Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

- 4 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 2 (0) Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

- I (0) (NA) (NA) - - - - Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Sales, - 12 (X) I (NA) (X) I 10 (X) 7 (X) 

Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meof.type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughteL ___________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry _____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1 ,000 __ 

- 8 (X) II (X) I 6 (X) II (X) 

- 3 (0) 8 408 2 (0) 8 408 

- 3 (0) 6 335 2 (0) 6 335 

- - - (NA) (NA) \ - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 2 (0) 2 (0) I (0) 2 (0) 

- I (0) (NA) (NA) - - 2 (D) 

- I (0) (NA) (NA)I - - 2 (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - (X) (NA) (Xlj - (~j 2 (X) 27 9 35 12 23 27 (0) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA PARK COUNTY, MONT. 341 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - 1 (0) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (X) 1 (0) 

For grain or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ for fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (Xl (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (X) 1 (0) 

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - For silage or green chop (tons. greenL _________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Cut for dry forage or hoy (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

-- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Wheat for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978 

1974 Oats for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978 

1974 80rley for grain (bushelsl- _____________________ 1978_ 

1974 

-- 80 16 020 502 889 13 1 338 78 (0) (0) 12 (0) 

-- 90 17 979 358 682 (NA) (NA) 87 17 910 357 364 19 1 963 

-- 51 1 951 132 582 35 1 379 50 (0) (0) 34 (0) 

-- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 55 1 393 61 794 41 839 

- 124 10 199 431 631 57 3 349 121 10 182 431 014 55 (0) 

-- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 110 8 780 260 265 50 3286 

Rye for grain (bushels) ________________________ 1978 

1974 

Other small grains for groin ____________________ 1978 

1974 

-- - - - - - - - - - -

-- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

-- - - (X) - - - (X) -

-- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (X) 1 (0) 

Soybeans for beans (bushelsl- __________________ 1978 

1974 -- - - - - - - - - - -

-- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978 

1974 -- - - - - - - ,- - - -

-- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Cotton (boles) _______________________________ 1978 

1974 -- - - - - - - - - - -

-- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978 

1974 -- - - - - - - - - - -

-- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Irish potatoes (hundredweightL _________________ 1978 

1974 -- - - - - - - - - - -

-- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Sweetpototoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978 

1974 Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see texl) _________________ 1978 

1974 Alfalfa hoy (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978 

1974 

Other tome dry hoy (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978 

-- - - - - - - - - - -

-- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

-- 292 46 672 93 334 237 38 368 270 45 884 92 468 221 38012 

-- 291 47 184 90 341 (NA) (NA) 267 46 537 89 476 228 39 408 

-- 238 31 552 65 539 199 26 290 I 222 30 914 64 902 188 26 069 

-- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 205 28 210 58 055 175 24 179 

-- 70 7 204 15 056 52 5 521 66 7072 14844 48 5 389 

field seed crops ______________________________ 1978 

1974 -- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - -- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (X) - - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978 

1974 -- - - - - - - - - -

-- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - - -

Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978 

1974 -- - - - - - - - - - - -- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978 

1974 Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978 

1974 Tomatoes ____________ _____________________ 1978 

1974 

Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978 

1974 

-- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - -- - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

-- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

-- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

-- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

-- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

-- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

-- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978 

1974 Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978 

1974 

Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978 

1974 Grapes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978 

1974 

-- 4 8 (X) 3 7 3 (0) (X) 2 (0) 

-- 2 (0) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (X) 1 (0) 

-- 4 8 (0) (NA) (NA) 3 (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 

-- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (0) (0) (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) (NAl 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978 

1974 -- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

-- - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978 

1974 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978 Other crops _________________________________ 1978 

-- - - - - - - - - - -

-- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

-- 3 1 (X) 1 (0) 2 (0) (X) 1 (0) 

-- - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

342 PARK COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres 

forms ________________________ - _______ --- - - ___ ---- --_ 

Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

Approximate land area _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in farms __________________________ percenL 

99 709 102 96 695 7011 88 598 4261 90 588 624 

(X) 7 163 (X) 7 247 (X) 6800 (X) 6 540 

(X) 1 059 200 (X) 1 059 200 I (X) 1 059 200 (X) 1 059 200 - (X) 66.9 (X) (X) 56.5 (X) 55.6 - 65.7 

Value of land and buildings: I 

Average per farm _____________________________ dollars_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollarL 641 245 (X) 378 479 (X) 647099 (X) 373 333 (X) 

- (X) 57 

- (X) 90 (X) 52 (X) 95 

land in farms according to use: Total cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 1 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 ___________________________ _ 

89 52 6271 85 (0) I 81 (D) I 83 (0) I - 83 34 860 84 27 571 79 34 749 83 (D) 

-

I (0) - (NA) - - - (NA) - 2 (NA) - - 2 (NA) - - -

2 (0) 2 (NA) - - 2 (NA) 

- (D) 3 (NA) 1 (0) 2 (NA) 1 - 615 5 (NA) 7 (0) 5 (NA) - 8 

11 I 616 17 (NA) I 11 1 6161 17 (NA)I - 12436 40 (NA) 38 12436 40 (NA) - 38 

14 9 821 12 (NA) 14 9 821 12 (NA) - 10 281 3 (NA) 8 10 281 3 (NA) 8 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ 

Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 21 8 323 22 (0) 15 (0) 21 (0) - 9444 41 8 719 35 (0) 41 8 719 - 37 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested or pastured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ 

Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ Woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

Pastureland and rangeland, other than crap/and and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

9 2 056 (NA) (NA) 9 2 056 I (0) - (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 2 (D) - 2 (NA) (NA) I 25 (0) I 37 4 3651 - 26 6 245 

10 (D) (NA) (NA) 9 (0) 6 4 150 -

- 9 1 730 \ 2 (0)\ 7 (D) 2 (0) 

- 7 (D) (NA) (NA) 5 (D) 1 (0) 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NAI 2 (0) 1 (0) 

- 92 654 7451 91 651 024 83 546 371 86 544 302 

- 86 649 328 (NA) (NA) 79 541 027 83 540 603 

- 42 5 417 (NA) (NA) 38 5 344 56 3 699 

Pastureland, all types __________________________________ _ - 93 659 242 (NA) (0) 82 548 889 (NA) (0) 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

Land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ 

- 58 15 892 57 13 301 56 (0) 57 13 301 

- 55 14 010 (NA) (NA) 55 14010 57 12 5371 

- B (D) (NA) (NA) 6 (D) (NA) 764 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - 33 1 551 (X) (X) 33 1 551 (X) (X)i 

11978 data are based on 0 sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Volue Value Value 

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

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ - 99 8 274 96 4 459 88 8264 90 4 454 Average per farm ___________________________ dollors_ - (X) 83 580 (X) 46448 (X) 93 904 (X) 49 489 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold: l 

$100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 21 5 482 10 (NA) 21 5 482 10 (NA) 

- 35 2 110 23 (NA) 35 2 110 23 (NA) 

- 17 519 25 (NA) 17 519 25 (NA) $10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5.000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ - 8 109 16 (NA) 8 109 16 (NA) 

- 5 (D) 8 (NA) 5 (D) 8 (NA) $2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ $2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1.500 to $1.999 ______ , __________________________ _ 

$1.000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see textL ___________________________ _ 

- 2 (D) 7 (NA) 2 (D) 7 (NA) 

- 8 (D) 4 (NA) (X) (X) 1 (NA) 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 3 4 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 2 1 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 3 - 3 (NA) (X) (X) (Xl (X) 

Crops _______________________________________________ _ 

Grains ____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loahs _________________ _ T aboeco ___________________________________________ _ 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons- ___________________ _ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Other crops ________________________________________ _ 

- 44 (D) 51 585 1 43 (0) (NA) 585 1 - 33 592 (NA) (NA) 33 592 32 338 

- 12 98 (NA) (NA) 12 98 (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 20 493 (NA) (NA) 19 (D) 34 (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (0) I (NA) (NA) - - 1 

Livestock, pOUltry, and their products ____________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products __________________________ _ Dairy products _____________________________________ _ 

Cottle and colves ___________________________________ _ 

Hogs and pig,- _____________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ______________________________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

- 87 (D) 89 3 873 81 (D) 86 3 869 - 2 (D) 2 (D) 2 (D) 2 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 84 6 754 (NA) (NAI 79 6 745 85 3 629 - 8 90 (NA) (NA) 8 90 5 85 - 15 (D) (NA) (NA) 14 (D) 12 150 - 11 17 (NA) (NA) 11 17 5 (0) 

'1974 data inc/ude sales of forest products. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA PETROLEUM COUNTY, MONT. 343 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

Forms with harvested cropland Farms with irrigotod land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested 1978 1974 in forms Farms in forms cropland Farms in forms cropland 

- 99 96 709 102 83 555 248 34860 58 399 804 24642 All farms ___________________________ _ 

Farms with-

- 2 3 (0) - - - I (D) - - I 3 (0) - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - -

1 to 9 ocres _______________________ _ 10 to 49 acres _____________________ _ 

50 to 69 acres ________ .. ____________ _ 

- - 70 to 99 ocres _____________________ _ I - - - - - - -

- 2 - (0) I (0) (D) - - - I - (D) I (D) (D) I (D) (D) 

2 I (0)1 2 (0) (D) I (0) (D) 

I - (0) - - - - - - 5 3 I 8461 4 I 526 I 333 2 (0) (0) 

- 2 3 (Oil 2 (D) (0) I (D) (D) 

- 6 10 8 402 6 8 402 I 141 5 7 282 836 

- 77 72 696 185 67 543 008 32016 47 390 708 22821 

100 to 139 ocrOL __________________ _ 

140 to 179 acres ___________________ _ 

180 to 219 ocres ___________________ _ 

220 to 259 acres ___________________ _ 260 to 499 acres ___________________ _ 

500 to 999 OcrOL __________________ _ 

1.000 to 1.999 ocros ________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Farms 

Land in tarms __________________________________ _ 99 Harvested cropland ___________________________ _ 83 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 38 Harvested crop/and __________________________ _ 29 Part owners __________________________________ _ 53 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 48 T enonts _____________________________________ _ 8 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 6 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ 71 Partnership __________________________________ _ 16 Corporation __________________________________ _ 9 Other - cooperative, estate ar trust, institutional, etc._ 3 

AI! farms 

I Acres 

709 102 34 860 

142 998 8292 

533 418 

25 173 

32 686 

I 395 

330 459 

(D) 

(D) 

105 097 

1974 

Forms 

96 

84 

32 

(NA) 

60 

(NA) 

4 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Acres 

695 701 27 571 

131 973 

6 186 527 707 

21 365 

36 021 

20 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Farms 

88 

79 

31 

25 

51 

48 

6 

6 

63 

16 

9 

Acres 

598 426 34 749 

137 639 

8 181 

(D) 

25 173 

(0) 

I 395 

324 880 

(0) 

(0) 

1974 

Farms 

90 

83 

31 (NA) 

57 

(NA) 

2 (NA) 

75 

8 

7 

Irrigated 

land 

15892 

(D) 

-

-

-

-

(0) 

(0) 

-

(0) 

(0) 

I 870 

13 135 

Acres 

588 624 

(0) 

(0) 

6 186 438 632 

21 330 

(0) 

(D) 

421 881 

65 796 100 947 

All forms Farms with sales of All farms Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or moro $2,500 or more 

1978 ' 1974 1978 >1974 1978 >1974 1978 '1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: Farming ___________________ _ 76 77 71 74 On form operated ---------------------- 78 64 73 63 Other _____________________ _ 23 9 17 9 Not on form operated ___________________ 14 7 8 6 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years _______________________ _ II 

Not reparted ___________________________ 

2 I I Operators reporting days of work off form: 

7 15 7 14 

25 to 34 yeorL _______________________ _ 15 9 15 8 None _________________________________ 68 44 65 43 35 fa 44 yearL _______________________ _ 20 17 19 17 I to 49 doy'-__________________________ 8 4 8 4 45 to 54 yeorL _______________________ _ 26 22 24 22 50 to 99 doy'- _________________________ 2 2 55 to 64 yeorL _______________________ _ 25 23 21 23 100 to 149 doy'- _______________________ 3 I I I 65 years and over _____________________ _ 

Average oge __________________________ _ II 14 8 12 150 to 199 doy'- _______________________ 

48.7 51.4 47.9 51.0 200 days or more ---- - - ---------- ------

2 2 2 2 16 9 10 9 

~----------~----------~ I Applies only to individual or family operations (sole proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

f 1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text} 

AI/farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

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

- 60 3544 43 I 017 54 3 531 43 I 017 

- 81 706 72 614 77 704 70 (0) 

- 21 103 56 390 20 (0) 55 (0) 

- 81 69 (NA) (NA) 79 (0) 70 59 

- 32 45 34 32 30 (0) 34 32 

- 23 99 17 18 23 99 17 18 

- 37 56 25 9 35 (0) 25 9 

- 69 436 57 293 63 432 57 293 

- 8 II 10 25 8 II 10 25 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animol health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________ -----------

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ 

Hired form lobor ________________________ -- - - ----------- Confract labor ______________________________ -----------

- 45 132 26 Customwork, machine hire. and rental of machinery and equipment ____________________________ ---- -- --------- 28 45 132 26 28 

- 99 431 (NA) (NA) 88 426 (NA) (NA) 

- 99 362 96 214 88 358 90 213 

- 98 234 (NA) (NA) 88 231 88 160 

- 70 88 (NA) (NA) 68 (0) 52 26 

- 23 12 (NA) (NA) 21 (0) 29 12 

- 21 (0) (NA) (NA) 19 (0) 

- } 2 (0) (NA) (NA) I (0) 90 16 

- 99 21 (NA) (NA) 88 21 

- 80 61 (NA) (NA) 75 59 (NA) (NA) 

- 14 8 (NA) (NA) II 8 (NA) (NA) 

Energy and petroleum producfs- _________________________ _ 

Petroleum products ____________________ -------- ------ Gasoline ____________________________ - - .. -- --------- Diesel fuel _______________________________________ _ 

lP gas, butane, and propane ________________________ _ 

Fuel oil ____________________________ ---------------

Natural gas __________________________ - - ---- -- - - ---

Kerosene, motor oil. and grease ________________ -_ ---- Electricity __________________________________ - - -_ - - - --

Other - cool, wood, coke, etc, _________________________ _ 

344 PETROLEUM COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 doto ore based on a sample of farms- see textJ 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 1974 

Farms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which us.ed 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________ - _______ _ (ropland fertilized, except pasture __________________________ _ 

Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ 

21 7977 21 - 21 (0) 21 - 1 (0) 1 - lime _____________________________________________________ _ - - - - Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hay and other crops _____________________________ _ 18 2 704 18 - Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ - - - - Diseases in crops and orchards _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

- - - - 24 4 4531 23 -

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- 3 

26:1 

3 

35 (X) 34 - 6 (X) 5 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipmenL ___________ farmL - $1,000_ 

Average per form ________________ dollarsForms by value group: $1 fo $4,999 ________ . __________________ _ 

$5,000 fo $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 fo $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel troctors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heods for combines __________________ _ 

Other carnpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ CottonpickerL ___________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ 

Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel fype ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

f1978 data are based on a sample of forms· see text] 

Forms with sales All forms of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Can_ 

Estimated market value of all 

99 94 88 89 machinery and equipment- Can. 

5 519 2 893 5 146 2 742 $20,000 fo $29,999 ______________________ 

55 746 30 777 58 479 30 809 $30,000 fo $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 fo $69.999 ______________________ 

5 7 4 6 $70,000 fo $99,999 ______________________ 

1~! 1~! 8 3 $100,000 fo $199,999 ____________________ 

15 14 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All farms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

69 101 38 46 44 55 97 322 67 115 78 207 93 281 32 40 91 241 

42 48 2 

(O~I 41 - (O~I =1 - - - - - - - - - - - 53 54 17 17 37 37 64 76 25 25 45 51 

6 6 1 (0) 5 (0) 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

{1978 data ore based on a sample of forms; see text] 

Hired workers-All farms. 1978 

7977 17 1 554 

(0) (NA) 1 314 

(0) (NA) 240 

- - -

2 704 (NA) 1 345 

- - -

- - - 1 562

1 (0) 1 (NA) 

26

11 

-

(X1j (X) 9 (X) (X) (NA) 

All forms Farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

6 24 6 

20 24 19 21 241 

18 13 18 13 

4 , r 4 , ~ 311 ~ 31 21 18 

2 -' i L 2 -' 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 1970 fo 1974 

78 110 87 

91 242 136 

88 254 62 

23 23 

!I 1 (0) 

1 (0) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

23 23 13 

56 59 29 

4 4 2 

Any hired workersFarms with sales of $2,500 or more Working 150 days or more Working less tho n 150 days 

Any Farms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

- 69 40 (X) 53 (X) 63 57 - 201 (X) 76 (X) 125 193 202 

Forms __________________________________________________ _ 

Workers ________________________________________________ _ 

Farms with- 1 worker ______________________________________________ _ 

2 workers _____________________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 17 15 15 21 21 13 18 - 24 16 32 15 30 22 9 - 17 9 29 12 39 17 11 - 10 - - 4 (0) 10 - 1~ 1 1 - - 1 (0) 1 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA PETROLEUM COUNTY, MONT. 345 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: 

Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ - Any cattle. hogs, or sheep ______________________ .. ___ _ -

Sales: 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1.000_ - Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1.000 --

CATILE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

-- Cows and heifers that hod calved ___________________ _ -- Beef cows ____________________________________ _ 

-- Milk cows ____________________________________ _ 

-- Heifers and heifer calves 

Steers, steer calves. bulls-~~d-bu-II~~~-e-s-============= --

--

Sales: Cattle and calves _____________ . _____________________ _ 

-- $1,000 -- Calves ___________________________________________ _ 

-- $1,000 -- (oltle __________________________________________ _ 

-- $1,000 -- Fattened cattle _________________________________ _ 

-- $1,000 -- Dairy products _______________________________ $1.000 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs _____________________________________ _ 

-- Used or to be used for breeding ____________________ _ -- Other hogs and pigL _____________________________ _ 

-- litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov_ 30 _______________ _ -- Dec_ 1 of preceding year and May 31 _____________ _ -- June 1 and Nov_ 30 _____________________________ _ 

-- Sheep and lombL __________________________________ _ 

-- Ewes 1 year old or older __________________________ _ -- Goats ____________________________________________ _ 

-- Horses and ponies _________________________________ _ --

Sales: Hogs and pigs _____________________________________ _ -- $1,000 -- Feeder pigs _____________________________________ _ 

-- $1.000 -- Sheep and lambs ___________________________________ _ 

-- Sheep and lambs shorn _____________________________ _ 

-- Pounds of wool ________________________________ - __ -- Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $I,OOO -- Goats _________________ . _______________________ -- ----- $1,000 -- Horses and ponies _______________ _ -- $1,000 --

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry _______________ - _________ --------------

Chickens 3 months old or older ________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older ____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old __________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens _______________ _ 

Turkeys ____________________ --- - -- -- --- ------- ---

Turkeys for slaughter _______ - - - -- - - - - --- - -------- Turkey hens kept for breeding ___________________ _ 

Other poultry ______________________ ----- - --------

Soles: Any poultry ____________ -_ - ___ -------- - -------------

Chickens 3 months old or alder _____________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of loying age --------------------

Pullets 3 months old or older --------------------- Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old __________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens -- -------------- Turkeys ____________________ ---------- --- --------

Turkeys tor slaughter ________ - - - - -- - --- --- - --- - -- Turkey hens kept for breeding ___________________ _ 

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

-- Other poultry ______________________ ---------------- Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1,000_ -

346 PETROLEUM COUNTY, MONT. 

All forms 

1978 

Farms Number 

I 

89 (X) 

85 (X) 

87 7 189 

87 (0) 

81 30009 

78 14953 

77 14 914 

23 39 

75 9 228 

75 5 828 

84 20 236 

(X) 6 754 

56 9 696 

(X) 2 693 

76 10 540 

(X) 4 060 

2 (0) 

(X) (0) I 

- -

6 582 

6 66 

6 516 

7 113 

7 62 

6 51 

15 6 307 

14 4 161 

- -

66 394

1 

8 1 024

1 

(X) 90 

3 252 

(X) 

15 4510 (0) 1 

14 5 065 

(X) 53 999 

15 (OJ -

(X) - II 32 

(X) 17 

15 (X) I 14 246 

14 246 

- - - - 5 245 

I (D) 

- - I (D) 

- (X) 

2 (X) 

2 (0) 

2 (D) 

- -

- -

- - - - - -

- -

- (X) 

2 (0) 

1978 and 1974 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1974 1978 1974 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

87 (X) 81 (X) 84 (X) 

86 (X) 78 (X) 83 (X) 

89 3 873 81 7 180 86 3869 

89 (NA) 81 (D) 86 3 864 

85 32959 75 29 901 82 32 875 

81 17 545 72 (D) 79 (D) 

80 17493 71 (D) 78 (D) 

27 52 22 (D) 27 52 

(NA) (NA) 71 (0) 78 9 266 

(NA) (NA) 70 5 816 76 (D) 

88 18 043 79 20 214 65 16 006 

(X) (NA) (X) 6 745 (X) 3 629 

(NA) (NA) 53 9 665 63 6 972 

(X) (NA) (X) 2 690 (X) 676 

(NA) (NA) 74 10 529 60 11 036 

(X) (NA) I (X) 4 055 (X) 2 752 

(NA) (NA) 2 (D) 6 (0) 

(XI (NA) (X) (D) (X) (0) 

(NA) (NA) - - - -

5 707 6 582 5 707 

(NA) (NA) 6 66 4 90 

(NA) (NA) 6 516 5 617 

4 123 7 113 4 123 

4 62 7 62 4 62 

3 61 6 51 3 61 

11 6456 14 (D) 11 6456 

(NA) (NA) 13 (D) 10 4 833 

(NA) (NA) - - - -

44 330

1 

62 384 44 330 

5 1 165 8 1 024 5 1 165 

(X) (NA) (X) 90 (X) 65 

2 (D) 3 252 2 (D) 

(X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) (0) 

12 4 236 14 (D) 12 4236 

(NA) (NA) 13 (D) 10 6 600 

(X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) 65 112 

(NA) (NA) 14 (D) 12 150 

(NA) (NA) - - - - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - 5 25 11 32 5 25 

(X) (NA) (X) 17 (X) (D) 

18 (X) 15 (X) 16 (X) 

16 539 14 246 18 539 

17 506 14 246 17 (D) 

(NA) (NA) - - 1 (D) 

(NA) (NA) - - - - 4 156 5 245 4 158 

(NA) (NA) 1 (0) 1 (0) 

(NA) (NA) - - - -

(NA) (NA) 1 (D) 1 (0) 

(NA) (X) - (X) 1 (X) 

1 (X) 2 (X) 1 (X) 

1 (0) 2 (D) 1 (0) 

1 (D) 2 (D) 1 (D) 

(NA) (NA) - - - -

(NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - - - -

(NA) (NA) - - - -

(NA) (NA) - - - -

(NA) (NA) - - - - (NA) (X~ I - (X) - (X) 

2 (D) 2 (0) 2 (0) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

(oro for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - For grain or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ -

- For silage or green chop (Ions, green) __________ 1978_ - 1974_ - For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - For silage or green chop (tons. green) __________ 1976_ - 1974_ - (ul for dry forage or hay (Ions, dry) __________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Wheal for grain (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Oals for grain (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Barley for grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Rye for grain (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Other small groins for groin ____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - 1974 __ (allan (boles) _______________________________ 1978 __ 

1974_ - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Irish polaloes (hundredweight) __________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Sweelpolaloes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Hay crops (Ions, dry) (see lexIL ________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Alfalfa hoy (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978 __ 

1974_ - Olher lome dry hay (Ions, dry) (see lexl) ______ 1978_ 

Field seed crop'-_____________________________ I 978_ 

1974_ Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

197,L Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

All vegelables harvesled for sale (see lext) _______ 1978_ 

1974_ Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Tomaloes _________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

land in orchordL ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Apples (poundsL ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Grapes (pounds) (see lext) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Berries _____________________________________ I 978_ 

1974_ Slrawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Olher crops _________________________________ 1978_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Farms 

2 

1 

-

-

2 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

-

-

-

-

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

26 

27 

13 

(NA) 

31 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

I 

(NA) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

78 

80 

70 

(NA) 

15 

3 

(NA) 

2 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

-

-

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

I 

I 

I 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

-

- (NA) 

-

-

Harvested 

Acres 

(D) 

(D) 

-

-

(D) 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

-

-

-

-

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

4864 

2 965 

1 078 

(NA) 

4 516 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

(0) 

(NA) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- 24003 

21 070 

15 837 

(NA) 

4800 

585 

(NA) 

(D) 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

-

-

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

-

- (NA) 

-

-

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

All farms 

Irrigated 

Quantity Farms Acres 

(X) I 2 (0) I (X) (NA) (NA) 

- - -

- (NA) (NA) 

(D) 2 (D) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - (X) (NA) (NNI 

- - - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - -

(X) I (NA) (NA) 

1799071 2 (0) 

70 512 (NA) (NA) 

46970 7 518 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

153 0191 5 475 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

- -

(NA) , (NA) (NA) 

(X) - (N,;:;I 

(X~I (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

- - -

- (NA) (NA) 

- - - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - - (NA) (NA) 

- - -

- (NA) (NA) 

- - - - (NA) (NA) 

43 950 53 12 073 

33 228 (NA) (NA) 

34 3651 51 9 518 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

5 026 3 (0) 

(X) 2 (D) 

(X) (NA) (NA) 

(D) 2 (D) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA)I (NA) (NA)I 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - - (X) (NA) 

(N~I (X) - (X) (NA) (NA) 

(D) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) I - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

2 (D) (X) 2 (0) I 

1 (0) DO 1 (D) 

- - - - - - - - - -

2 (0) (0) 2 (D) 

(0) 1 (D) 1 (D) 

(X) - - - - (X) - - - -

- - (X) - =1 - - (X) -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - -

- - (X) - -

- - (X)I - -

26 4864 179 907 2 (0) 

27 2 965 70 512 3 165 

13 I 078 46 970 7 518 

7 189 7 552 3 75 

31 4 516 153 019 5 475 

24 2343 70 447 2 (0) 

- - - - -

I (D) (D)I -

I =, (D) (X) -

- - (X) -

; 1 - - - -

- - - -

- - - -

~I - - - -

- - - -

- - - -

- - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - -

74 23 892 43 824 53 12 073 

79 (0) (D) 54 11 474 

69 (0) (D)I 51 9 5181 

72 14449 27 186 52 8 889 

15 4800 5 026 3 (0) 

3 585 (X) 2 (0) 

21 I 779 (X) 14 I 183 

2 (D) (D) 2 (D) 

21 I 759 199 770 14 I 183 

- - - - - - - - - -, - - (X) - -

- - (X) - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- - (X) - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

I (D) (X) - - I (D) (X) I (0) 

I (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) 

- - (X) - - - - (X) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

PETROLEUM COUNTY, MONT. 347 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres 

Forms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

AP~;~;~~?~~ ~~n~~~esa ~=== = ======= == === = == == == ==-p;rce~1= 

- 513 2 079 721 540 1 947 367 473 1 701 055 516 1 821 496 

- (X) 4054 (X) 3 606 (X) 3 596 (X) 3 530 

- (X) 3 336 320 (X) 3 336 320 (X) 3 336 320 (X) 3 336 320 

- (X) 62.3 (X) 58.4 (X) 51.0 (X) 54.6 

Value of land and buildings; t 

Average per form _____________________________ dollors_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollars_ - 491 694 (X) 364 807 (X) 476 928 (X) 359 961 (X) 

- (X) 125 (X) 101 (X) 133 (X) 102 

land in farms according to use: T ata! cropland ______________________________________ _ Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ - 471 447 912 513 405 420 444 440986 498 (0) 

- 449 229 298 506 237 767 430 228 607 493 237 268 By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

- 2 (0) 4 (NA) 2 (0) 2 (NA) 

- 6 (0) 3 (NA) 4 (0) 2 (NA) 

- 17 369 7 (NA) 10 218 4 (NA) 

- 16 629 13 (NA) 10 397 11 (NA) 50 to 99 acres ______________________________ _ 

-- 54 3 749 50 (NA) 51 3 598 45 (NA) 100 to 199 acres ____________________________ _ 

-- 64 9346 106 (NA) 63 (0) 106 (NA) 200 to 499 acres ____________________________ _ 

-- 139 45 377 163 (NA) 139 45 377 163 (NA) 500 to 999 acres . ___________________ . _______ . 

-- 94 65 272 99 (NA) 94 65 272 99 (NA) 1,000 acres or more __________________________ _ 

-- 57 104 464 61 (NA) 57 104 464 61 (NA) 

Cropland used only for pasture _____________________ _ 

-- 121 (0) 113 15 550 109 (0) 109 (0) Other cropland __________________________________ _ 

-- 320 (0) 333 152 103 309 (0) 329 151 578 (ropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improve men t grosses, not harvested or postured ______________ _ -- 20 (0) (NA) (NA) 20 (0) 10 804 Cropland on which all crops failed ________________ _ 

-- 24 4860 (NA) (NA) 21 4 672 14 1 245 Cropland in cultivated summer fallow _____________ _ 

Cropland idle __________________________________ _ -- 300 168 672 (NA) (NA)I 294 168 209 317 144 419 _. 48 10 766 (NA) (NA) 43 6945 17 5 110 

Total woodland ____________________________________ _ 

-- 16 10 500 10 5 620 16 10500 9 (0) Woodland pastured ______________________________ _ 

-- II (0) (NA) (NA) 11 (0) 5 (0) 

Woodland not postured ___________________________ _ -- 9 (0) (NA) (NA) 9 (0) 4 3967 

Other land ________________________________________ _ 

-- 462 I 621 309 489 1 536 327 432 1 249 569 471 1 411 631 Pasturelond and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured ______________________________ _ _. 378 I 594 156 (NA) (NA) 361 1 223 143 406 1 390 616 land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc ______ _ _. 301 27 153 (NA) (NA) 278 26426 363 21 015 

Pastureland, all fypes _________________________________ _ -- 441 1 628 635 (NA) (NA) 413 1 255 859 (NA) 1 407 668 

Irrigated land _______________________________________ _ 

-- 191 43 812 208 50 606 176 42916 199 49217 Harvested cropland irrigated _________________________ _ -- 178 36012 (NA) (NA) 165 35494 192 45016 Pastureland irrigated _______________________________ _ 

-- 64 7023 (NA) (NA) 60 6645 (NA) (0) Other land irrigated ________________________________ _ 

-- 15 777 (NA) (NA) 15 777 2 (0) 

land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 _______ _ -- 195 19 189 (X) (X) 194 (0) (X) (X) 

! 1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Volue 

Farms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ 

Average per farm ___________________________ dollars_ - 513 26 375 540 24054 473 26337 516 24023 

- (X) 51 413 (X) 44 544 (X) 55681 (X) 46 556 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold:! $100,000 or more_. ______________ . _________ .-.------- $40,000 to $99,999 ________________ • ________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 ________________ . _____ . _____ ._. __ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ._. ___________ . __________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ______________ ._. ___________ . ______ _ 

- 68 12 808 56 (NA) 68 12 808 56 (NA) 

- 134 8 757 116 (NA) 134 8 757 116 (NA) 

- 116 3324 146 (NA) 116 3 324 146 (NA) 

- 58 877 103 (NA) 58 877 103 (NA) 

- 58 426 57 (NA) 58 426 57 (NA) 

$2,500 to $4,999 __ . ___ . __ . _________________________ _ 

less than $2,500 (see text) ________ . _____________ • ____ _ 

$2,000 to $2,499 ______ . _____________ . ____________ _ 

$1.500 to $1,999 __ • _______ . ___________ . _____ . ____ _ $1,000 to $1,499 ____ . _____________ . ______________ _ 

less than $1,000 ______ ._. _______ ._. ______________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see text} ____________________________ _ 

- 39 145 33 (NA) 39 145 33 (NA) 

- 35 36 24 (NA) (X) (X) 5 (NA) 

- 6 12 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 4 6 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 9 11 INA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 16 6 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 5 2 5 (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops ______ . _________________ -- --- - ---- -- -------- - ---

Groins ________________________________ -------------

Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ 

Cotton and cottonseed ____________ - ___ -- -------------- Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ 

Tobacco ____________________________ - - --------------

Field seeds, hay, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables. sweet corn, and melons ____________________ _ 

Fruits, nuts, and berrieL _____________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Other crops __________________________________ -------

- 364 9 512 425 12 746 355 9 503 (NA) 12 736 

- 316 8 728 (NA) (NA) 313 8 726 360 II 446 

- 101 1 762 (NA) (NA) 101 1 762 (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 101 754 (NA) (NA) 95 747 127 1 272 

- 4 (0) (NA) (NA) 4 (0) 2 (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- I (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) 

- 4 16 (NA) (NA) 4 16 3 5 

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products __ . ____ c __ . _______________ _ 

Dairy products __________________ -_ --------- - -------- Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Hogs and pigs . _____ • _____ ._ .. __ • _____ --------------- Sheep, lambs, and wool ______________________________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) ----------

- 418 16862 457 11 308 394 16834 443 11 288 

- 14 4 33 10 14 4 32 (0) 

- 8 (0) (NA) (NA) 8 (0) 8 (0) 

- 390 15 304 (NA) (NA) 371 15 283 420 10 136 

- 81 820 (NA) (NA) 76 815 102 578 

- 41 (0) (NA) (NA) 39 (0) 41 361 

22 267 (NA) (NA) 22 267 27 122 

11974 dota include sales of forest products. 

348 PHILLIPS COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

Forms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigol~d land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigoted 

1978 1974 10 forms Forms in forms cropland Forms in forms cropland land 

All forms ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- 1 to 9 ocreL ______________________ _ 

10 fa 49 ocreL ____________________ _ 

50 to 69 acreL ____________________ _ 

70 to 99 acreL _________________ .. __ _ 100 to 139 acreL __________________ _ 140 to 179 acres ___________________ _ 180 to 219 acreL ___________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocreL __________________ _ 260 to 499 ocreL __________________ _ 500 to 999 ocre'- __________________ _ 1.000 to 1,999 ocre'- ________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more _________________ _ 

513 540 2 079 721 , 449 I 663 381 229 298, 191 718 514 75 890 43 812 

21 15 29 I (D) (0) I (D) - (0) 

18 7 469 12 (0) (0) 9 289 204 195 

8 4 506 5 318 138 4 266 (0) 98 

10 10 825 8 657 344 5 416 199 318 

13 6 I 547 10 I 164 496 7 786 353 546 

25 14 3 851 20 3 060 1 076 12 I 796 689 880 

4 13 788

1 

3 588 187

1 2 (0) (D) (0) I 7 5 1 595 6 1 370 521 4 922 353 381 

47 53 18098 43 16648 5 8941 22 8 634 2 578 2 5461 

57 96 .1 050 51 36 898 10 661 18 12 450 3 672 2 906J 

77 81 110 2761 76 109 276 28 9391 19 25 566 7 294 5 795 

226 236 1 900 687 i 214 I 493 042 1807771 88 666 997 60408 30 072 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 I 1978 I 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres i Forms Acres 

land in torms _________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ___________________ _ 

Tenure of operator; Full owners _________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ Port owners _________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ 

Tenants ____________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ 

--------- 513 2 079 7211 540 1 947 367 473 I 7010551 516 1 821 496/ 

--------- 449 229 298 506 237 767 430 228 607 493 237 268 

--------- 257 598 203/ 298 728 358 235 541 7551 281 (0) I --------- 212 79 073 (NA) 93 057 199 78 719 (NA) 92 647 

--------- 207 I 384 668 217 1 190 436 198 1 064 690 212 1 122 547 

--------- 198 138 385 (NA) 138 679 195 138 199 (NA) 138 670 

--------- 49 96 850 25 28 573 40 94 610 23 (0) 

--------- 39 11 840 (NA) 6 031 36 11 689 (NA) 5 951 

Type of organization: Individual or family ___________________ _ --------- 423 1 066 585 (NA) (NA) 390 I 057 680 458 I 302 015 

Partnership _________________________ _ 

Corporation _________________________ _ 

Other - cooperative, estate or trust, institut 

--------- 47 240 970 (NA) (NA) 45 (0) 33 (D) 

--------- 34 395 570 (NA) (NA) 34 395 570 23 351 429 

ianal. etc __ 9 376 596 (NA) (NA) 4 (0) 2 (0) 

All forms 1 

Forms with soles of 

1 All forms 1 

Farms with soles of 

$2,500 or more $2500 or more 1 

1978 '1974 1978 !1974 1978 11974 1978 ' 1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: Forming ____________________________ _ 

- 403 434 386 424 On form operated _________ ------------ 363 349 341 342 Other ______________________________ _ 

- 110 76 87 67 Not on form operated ______ ----------- 95 91 87 87 

81 81 

Not reported ______________ ---- --- -- 55 70

1 

45 62

1 17 16 Operators reporting days of work off form 

- 75 55 67 54 None _____________ --------- ------ -- 288 2441 274 236 

- 105 104 96 102 1 to 49 doys ____ --- ------ -- -------- 85 63 81 63 

- 123 142 111 137 50 to 99 dOYL ___ ----- ----- ---- --- 10 4 10 4 

- 137 117 133 111 100 to 149 doys._ ----- ------- ------- 16 

5~ I II 7 

- 56 84 50 79 150 to 199 doys __ ----- ------- Il 8 9 

48.5 50_6 48.7 50.4 200 days or more ------ --- --- ------- 70 -57 48 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years ______________________ _ 

25 to 34 yeorL ______________________ _ 

35 to 44 yearL ______________________ _ 

45 to 54 yeors _______________________ _ 55 to 64 yeor'- ______________________ _ 

65 years and over ____________________ _ Average age _________________________ _ 

lApplies only to individual or family operations (sole proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

11978 dota ore bosed on a sample of farms; see text] 

All forms 1 Forms with soles of $2.500 or more I 

1978 

Expenses I 1974 

""""~ I 1978 1974~ Expenses Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms Expcnse~ I ($1,000) Forms ($1000) 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health costs ____________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ___________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer _________________ • _________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime _________________ _ Hired form labor _______________________________________ _ 

Contract labor __________________________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire. and rental of machinery and equipment _________________ • _________________________ _ 

Energy and petroleum productL __________________________ _ Petroleum products _________________________ • __________ _ Gasoline _____________________ • ________ , ___________ _ 

Diesel fuel ____ . ____ . _______________________________ _ 

lPgas, butane. and propone __________________ _ fuel oil _________________________________________ _ 

Natural gas. ___ , ________________ • __________ . _____ _ 

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease ______________________ _ Electricity. _________ , __________________ • _____________ _ 

Other ,,-cool, wood, coke. etc. _________________________ _ 

- 274 3 182 257 22331 238 3 097 253 2 231 I - 356 2 045 387 I 8741 319 2 0261 376 1 868\ - 101 393 286 I 191 101 393

1 

280 I 189

1 

338 201 (NA) (NA) 312 199 293 209 205 178 192 261 200 177 188 260 176 995 159 575 165 989 157 ID) 288 746 222 224 268 740 I 220 

(0) I 205 I 370 238 I 181 192 I 365 235 I 180 61 66 45 96 61 66 45 96 

242 621 214 7121 208 615

1 

210 710 I 

514 2 152 (NA) (NA)I 458 2 121 (NA) 514 I 890 526 1 690 458 (NA)I I 363 503 I 682 508 992 (NA) (NA) 452 974 495 1 008 391 637 (NA) (NA) 365 632 330 418 135 85 (NA! (NA)I 134 (D) 179 107 135 49 (NA) (NA) 112 47 } 33 5 (NA) (NA) 28 (0) 503 149 514 123 (NA) (NA) 458 121 364 260 (NA) (NA)I 354 256 INA) 10 2 (NA) (NA)j 

(NA) 

10 2 (NA) (NA) I 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA PHILLIPS COUNTY, MONT. 349 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

11978 do to are bosed on a sample of farms; see text] 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Farms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except pastll. __________________________ _ 

li~~s_t~~~ _o_n_d_ ~~:=~I~_n_d_ ~e_~~~~~ ___ = == = = === = ========= = = = == = = == 

- 170 66 593 159 65 832 

- 170 65 008 159 (0) 

- 20 1 585 19 (0) 

- - - - - Sprays, dusts. granules. fumigants. etc. to contral- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ - 52 16 506 52 16 506 

- - - - - Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and pasture _________________ _ 

- 8 3 104 8 3 104 

- 227 113 047 207 112 121 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- 16 2 679 16 2 679 

- 100 (X) 94 (X) 

- 48 (X) 42 (X) 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

All MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipmenL __________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Average per form ________________ dallars_ 

Farms by value group; $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SelECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel troctors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Cottonpickers. ___________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ 

Pickup balers __________________________ - __ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

{1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

514 520 458 499 machinery and equipment-Con. 

23 894 19 180 23 273 18 872 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

46 487 36 885 50 815 37 820 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

33 24 33 19 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

90 52 47 45 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

104 88 93 84 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

357 530 207 265 210 265 

468 I 250 331 542 343 708 

453 I 223 143 178 412 1 045 

239 306 15 17 230 289 

- - - - - -

I (0) - - I (0) 

- - - - - -

93 98 19 19 75 79 

191 211 41 44 157 167 

15 16 3 3 12 13 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

11978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

Hired workers-All farms, 1978 

1974 

Farms Acres on which used 

157 60953 (NA) 57 865 (NAl 3088 - -

(NAl 14640 

1 (0) 

2 (0) 

(NA) 70 530 

2 (0) 

46 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

All farms Farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

41 95 41 95 

83 139 83 134 

39 64 38 64 

39 1 { 39 1 60 58 60 58 

25 -' L 24 -' 

1974 

Manufactured 

Farms Number 1970 to 1974 

417 599 339 

503 1 421 607 479 1 487 252 

248 313 43 

5 5 2 

15 15 - (NA) (NA) (NAI 

31 31 12 

253 261 82 

25 25 11 

Any hired workers -

Forms with sales of $2.500 or morc 

Working 150 days or more Working less tho n 150 doys 

Any Forms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms _+ _. __ • 

Workers 

- 205 137 (X) 136 (Xl 192 235 

- 714 (Xl 272 (Xl 442 671 701 

- 80 74 74 47 47 77 82 

- 36 34 68 27 54 36 66 44 19 63 39 144 34 52 

- 33 9 (0) 20 121 33 29 12 1 (0) 3 76 12 6 

farms with·· 1 worker ___ . _______________________________________ _ 

2 workers . __ ._. __________ . ___ . ______________ . ________ _ 

3 or 4 workers ._ .. _ .. ___________ -_. _____ ---------- --------

5 to 9 workers _ .. ____________________ ------------------ 10 workers or more ____ . _______________________ -- -- ------

350 PHilLIPS COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ---1 1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY i 429 (X) 442 (X) 401 (X) I 426 (X) I 408 (X) 433 (X) 383 (X) 418 (X) ,-

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _________ • ___________________ • 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep _________________ _ 

Sales: 

418 16862 457 11 308 394 16834 443 11 288 

413 (D) 456 (NA) 389 (D) 442 II 075

1 

-

386 83 309 420 103 745 365 83004 409 

w'~'1 -

- 371 47674 395 58 251 352 47 496 386 (0) 

363 47479 389 57 742 347 47 316 380 (0) 

- 78 195 129 509 72 180 127 (D) 

326 20637 (NA) (NA) 309 20 568 327 24 997

1 349 14998 (NA) (NA) 334 14940 342 (0) 

Any livestock or poultry and their product s ______ . $1,000. 

Any cattle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1.000_ 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cattle and calves _____ ._. _______ . _________ . _________ • 

Cows and heifers that hod calved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____ . _____________ • __ . ____ . _____ • ___ _ 

Milk cows ____________ . _________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____ _ 

Sales: Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

- 390 47 348 430 55 850 371 47 156 420 55 717 (X) 15 304 (X) (NA) (X) 15 283 (X) 10 136 

269 23862 (NA) (NA) 258 23 703 285 27 534 

- (X) 6 343 (X) (NA) (X) 6 335 (X) 3 418 

- 298 23 486 (NA) (NA) 286 23 453 355 28 183 

$1.000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Cattle ___________________________________________ _ 

- (X) 8960 (X) (NA) (X) 8948 (X) 6 718

1 16 1 310 I (NA) (NA) 16 I 310 29 2 083 

- (X) 576 (X) (NA) (X) 576 (X) 

- 8 (D) (NA) (NA) 815 j 8 (D) 8 (0) 

$1.000_ Fattened cattle _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1.000_ 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

- 91 5055 III 4 375 84 4957 107 4 2921 60 875 (NA) (NA) 57 864 68 664 80 4 180 (NA) (NA) 74 4 093 101 3 628 

Inventory: 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

litters of pigs farrowed between-

- 61 964 97 1 090 58 955 93 I 076 

- 53 489 82 611 50 (0) 80 (0) 48 475 46 479 46 (D) 42 (0) - 42 II 197 42 12 134 41 (D) 40 36 7426 (NA) (NA) 35 (D) 37 9 481 (0) I - 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 2 (0) 

- 232 I 149

1 

202 1 011 212 I 084

1 

198 993

1 

- 81 9492 106 8 634 76 9 413 102 - (X) 820 (X) 8 573\ (NA) (X) 815 (X) 578 - 21 2 113 26 I 777 20 (D) 22 I 721 - (X) 70 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 34

1 

- 37 9015 40 9 926 35 (0) 38 (0) 

- 39 10619 (NA) (NA) 37 (0) 37 12 088 (X) 106 860 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 126 823 - 41 (OJ (NA) (NA) 39 (O~ I 41 - - (NA) (NA) 36~ I - - - (X) - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) 

(0) I - 18 44 25 45 18 44 24 - (X) 19 (X) (NA) (X) 19 (X) 10 

I - 95 (X) 131 (X) 90 (X)I 127 IX)I - 94 3036 127 6204 89 2 865

1 

123 6 119 92 2994 126 6 003 87 2 823 123 5 948 4 42 (NA) (NA) 4 42 3 22 - - - (NA) (NA) - I (D) - 14 702 30 I 267 13 

(0) 1 30 1 267 - 4 57 (NA) (NA) 4 57 9 67 - 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 6 55 - 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 3 (0) 5 12 - 9 (X) (NA) (X) 9 (X)I II (XI 

- 6 (X) 16 (X) 5 (X)I 16 IX)) - 3 58 15 806 3 58 15 806 - 3 58 15 746 3 58 15 746 - - - (NA) (NA) -

(O~ I 

- - - - (NA) (NA) - -

IDII 

- 1 (0) - - I - 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 2 - 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (021 2 - - - (NA) (NA) - (0) I - - - (X) (NA) (X) - (1 Ixq 14 4 33 10 14 32 ID) 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. } of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Sheep and lambL ___________________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lombs, ond wool ________________________ $1,000_ 

Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat--type chickenL _______________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Sales, 

Any pOultry __________________________________ , _____ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ Broilers and other meot-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry product<- ___________________ $1,000_ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA PHILLIPS COUNTY, MONT. 351 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

Corn for all purposes __ _____ _ 1978_ 

1974. - For grain or seed (bushelsL _ _1978_ 

1974. For silage or green chop (tons. greenL ________ 1978_ 

1974. For fodder, hogged or grazed __ ..: 1978. - 1974. 

Sorghums for all purposes __ _ _______ 1978_ 

1974. For groin or seed (bushels) ___ 1978_ 

1974 For siloge or green chop (tons, greenL ________ 1978_ - 1974. - Cui for dry forage or hoy (tons, dry) __ _1978. - 1974. Hogged or grozed ______ ._1978_ 

Wheat for groin (bushels) __ 

Oots for groin (bushels) _ 

Borley for gram (bushels) 

Rye for grato (bushels) __ 

Other small groins tor groin __ _ 

1974. 

.-

.1978. 

1974. 

.1978. 

1974. 

.1978. 

1974 

.1978_ 

1974 

_1978 

1974 

-

.. 

.. 

.-

.-

Soybeans for beans (bushels) _____ 1978 .-

1974 .. 

Peanuts for nuls (pounds) __ 1978 .-

1974 .. 

Callan (bales) . .. 1978 .-

1974 .. 

Tobacco (pounds) ___ _1978 .-

1974 .-

Irish potatoes (hundredweight). _ . _1978 -- 1974 .-

Sweetpolaloes (bu5he!s) _ _ _ _ __ _ _ 1978 .-

1974 .- Hoy crops (Ions, dry) (see text) __ .1978 .-

1974 .-

A!tollo hoy (tons, dry) _ . _1978 .-

1974 .. 

Other tome dry hoy (tons, dry) (see text) _1978 .. 

Field seed crops ._ 1978 .- 1974 AIf(J(io seed (pounds) __ 1978 

1974 .. 

Red clover seed (pounds) _. __ 1978 -- 1974 .-

All vCfJeloble~ horvesled tor sole (see text) _______ 1978 .- 1974 .. 

Sweet (.Orn _____ 1978 .-

1974 .- Tomatoes ______ 1978 .-

1974 -- Green peas excluding cowpeos. ___ 1978 .. 

1974 --

lund in orchards 

Apples (pounds) . 

Peaches (pounds) __ 

Gropes (pounds) (sec text) __ 

•..... _._ ... _.1978 

1974 

•....... _ ..... _1978 

1974 

.. _ .. _.1978 

1974 ._._._.1978 

1974 

.. 

--

.. 

.-

.. 

.-

--

.-

Bernes _ 

Sfrawberries (pound sL_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products. 

•. 1978_ 

1974. 

1978_ 

1974. 

.1978. -

- Other crops __________ .. __ _ ...... 1978. 

352 PHILLIPS COUNTY, MONT. 

Forms 

8 

16 

2 

-

6 (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

1 

-

-

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

284 

336 

115 

(NA) 

196 

(NA) 

1 

(NA) 

5 

(NA) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

4 

7 

-

- 354 

380 

238 

(NA) 

59 

17 

(NA) 

12 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

4 

2 

4 (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

-

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

-

- (NA) 

1 

-

All forms 

Harvested Irrigated 

Acres Quantity Forms 

696 (X) 6 1 597 (X) (NA) 

(0) (0) 2 - - (NA) 

(0) 4 682 4 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- (X) - (NA) (X) (NA) 

- (X) - (0) (X) (NA) 

- - - - - (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- (X) - (NA) (X)I (NA) 

124 548 3 188 914 12 114 417 2 654 064 (NA) 

7 655 348 878 21 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

29 827 1 059 801 26 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(0) (0) - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

523 (X) - (NA) (X) (NA) 

- - - - - (NA) 

- - - - (NA) 

- - - .. - (NA) 

- - - - - (NA) 

20 3 700 2 14 1 954 (NA) 

- - - - - (NA) 

68 870 120 560 169 

72 899 111 514 INA) 

30 277 69 372 141 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

6 670 8 505 22 

3 657 (X) 11 

(NA) (X) (NA) 

1 452 145 600 8 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

4 (X) 4 (0) (X) (NA) 

3 (X) 4 (NA) (X) (NA) 

- (X) - (NA) (X) (NA) 

- (X) - (NA) (X) I (NA) 

- (X) - - (X) (NA) 

- - (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - - (X) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(0) (X) -

- (X) (NA) 

Forms with soles ot $2.500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated 

Acres Farms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

397 8 696 (X) 6 397 

(NA) 16 1 597 (X) 7 864 (0) 2 (0) (0) 2 (0) 

(NA) - - - - -

(0) 6 (0) 4 682 4 (0) 

(NA) 14 (0) 12 454 7 864 

- - - (X) - -

(NA) 2 (0) (X) - -

(NA)I 

- - (X) - -

1 (0) (X) 1 (0) 

- - - - - -

(NA) - - - - -

- - - - - -

(NA) 1 (0) - 1 (0) 

- - - - - -

(NA) - - - - -

- - - (X) - - (NA) - - (X) - -

2 600 I 284 124 548 3 188 914 12 2 600 

(NA) 334 (0) (0) 12 857 

812 115 7 655 348 878 21 812 

(NA) 154 9 830 431 436 15 565 

2 2091 193 29 696 1 058 401 23 2078 

(NA) 247 34 867 1 114 172 20 1 006 

1 (0) (0) - -

(NA~I 2 (0) (0) - -

5 523 (X) - -

(NA) 2 (0) (X) - -

- - - - - -

(NA) - .. - - -

- - - - - -

(NA) - - - - -

- - - - - -

(NA) - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - - - - - (0) 4 20 3 700 2 (0) 

(NA) 6 (0) (0) 2 (0) 

- - - - - - (NA) - - - - -

29 656 338 68 310 119 661 159 29 269 

(NA) 368 72 553 110 955 184 39 585 

16 402 228 29 892 68 760 134 16087 

(NA) 260 38 261 71 149 158 25 786 

2 510 56 6 590 8 373 21 (0) 

2 268 17 3 657 (X) 11 2 268 

(NA) 34 5 165 (X) 14 2322 

858 12 1 452 145 600 8 858 (NA) 20 1 309 64 454 8 398 

- - - - - - (NA) 1 (0) -I 1 (0) 

4 4 4 (X) 4 4 (NA) 2 (0) (X) 2 (0) 

3 4 3 (X) 4 3 (NA) 2 (0) (X) 2 (0) 

- - - (X) - - (NA) - - (X) - -

- - - (X) - -

(NA~I - - (X) .. -

- - (X) - - (NA) - - (X) - - (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

-' - - (X) 

(NA~I - - (X) - - - - - (NA) - - - -

(NA)j 

1 (0) (X) .. - - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms forms with sales 01 $2,500 or more -1 1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

Other land ______ . __________________________________ _ 

Pllstureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

, 511 903 1261 518 886 8481 477 839 140 495 884 1191 

(X) I 767 (X) I 712 (X) I 759 (X) I 786 - (X) I 052 800 I (X) I 052 800 I (X) I 052 800 I (X) I 052 800 I 

(X) (X) 84.2 (X) 79.7 (X) - 85.8 84°1 

534 988 (X) 300 637 (X) I 538 065 (X) 311 883 - (X) I (X) 175 - (X) 289 (X) 176 (X) 303 

485 568 3561 486 586 7981 461 566 8271 472 585 1061 - 293 5MI 468 2743611 - 472 293 912 480 274 679 457 

4 19 9 (NA) 2 (D) I 6 (NA)I - 2 8 119 4 (NA)I (NA) I 

(D) I - (NA) 5 (D) I (NA) - 6 1M 3 13 (NA) 17 645 17 (NA) 14 535 

24 I 793 26 (NA) 22 (D) 25 (NA) - (NA)I 51 7 4991 54 (NA)I - 51 7 499 54 147 (NA) 137 47 235 147 (NA) 137 47 235 - (NA) 152 108 8181 158 152 108 818 158 (NA)I 

73 127 640 62 (NA) 73 127 640 62 (NA) 

119 (D) 131 27 198 110 (D) 126 26 732 

403 (D) 412 284 921 395 

(D) I 

403 2840131 

49 (D) (NA) (NA) 47 (D) 28 5 435 

48 7 730 (NA) (NA) 45 7490 25 2 723 

380 223 381 (NA) (NA)I 375 223 1841 389 2675781 -

- 62 7 438 (NA) (NA) 60 (D) 17 8277 

- 7 10 5881 10 5 350 I 6 (0)1 10 5 350 I 

- 6 (D) (NA) (NA) 5 (D) 6 4 930 

2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 

:::1 

4 420 -

432 324 1821 452 294 700 I 410 433 293 6631 

263 293 104 (NA) (NA) 253 240 176 269 266 431 

- 354 31 078 (NA) (NA) 338 (D) 378 27 232 

Farms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of form ________________________________ _ Approximafe land areo _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in farms __________________________ percenL 

Value of land and buildings: I 

Average per farm _____________________________ dollars_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollars_ 

land in forms according to use: T otol cropland _____________________________________ __ 

Harvested cropland ___________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 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 ___________________________ _ 

Cropland used only tor pasture ______________________ _ Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil· improvement grasses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ Cropland idle _____ • _____________ • _______________ _ 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

Pasturelond, all types __ .. ___ .. _____ . _____________________ _ 

- 338 335 658 (NA) (NA) 320 273 718 (NA) 298 093 

- 201 47 906 238 42 295 193 47 824 235 42 264 

- 189 41 418 (NA) (NA)I 183 41 354 228 35 0461 

- 69 5 751 (NA) (NA) 65 5 733 (NA) 6 257 

- 9 737 (NA) (NA) 9 737 12 961 

- 268 26 129 (X) (X)i 266 (D) (X) (X)i 

Irrigated land ______________ . ____________________ • ____ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

Other land irrigated _________________________________ • 

land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ 

'1978 dato ore bosed on 0 sample of farms; see text. 

Table 2, Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 

, 1974 

Value Value Volue I Value 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,0001 Farms 1$1.0001 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ - 511 29 103 518 23 004 477 29 064 495 22 974 Average per farm ___________________________ dollars_ - (X) 56 953 (X) 44 409 (X) 60930 (X) 46 412 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: 1 

$100,000 or more __________________________________ __ $40,000 to $99,999 ________________________________ __ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ________________________________ __ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 __________________________________ __ 

less than $2,500 (see text) __________________________ __ $2,000 to $2.499 ________________________________ __ 

$1.500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1.499 ________________________________ __ 

less rhan $1,000 ________________________________ __ 

Abnormal forms (see text) ____________________________ _ 

Crops .. ___________________________ . __________________ _ 

Groins ____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loan's _________________ _ Tobacco __________________________ . _. ______________ _ 

Field seeds, hay, forage, and silage ___________________ • __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons. ___________________ _ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries. _________________ .. ___________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _________ • __ .. ________ _ 

Other crops ________ .. _______________________________ _ 

livestock, paultry, ond their products ____________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products _________________________ __ Dairy products __ . __________________________________ _ 

Cattle and calves __________________ . ________________ _ 

Hogs and pigs. _. _________ . _________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ________ "" ____________________ __ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) ___ _ 

- 66 12 640 41 (NA) 66 12 640 41 (NA) 

- )91 II 968 157 (NA) 191 II 968 157 (NA) 

- 110 3 289 153 (NA) 110 3 289 153 (NA) 

- 58 8711 66 (NA)I 58 871 66 (NA) I - 34 233 49 (NA) 34 233 49 (NA) 

18 62

1 

26 (NA)I 18 

62 I 

26 (NA)I - 33 (D) 26 (NA) (X) (X) 3 (NA) 

- 8 17 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

6 10 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (XI 

- 9 II (NA) (NA)I (X) (X)I (X) 

10 (D) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X)I (XI (XI 

- I (D) - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 434 21 914 449 16 7121 427 21 904 1 (NA) 16 6991 

- 416 20 618 (NA) (NA)I 414 

(0) I 

423 16066 I - 102 I 542 (NA) (NA) 102 1 542 (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) - (NA) INA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 97 938 (NA) (NA) 91 (D) 105 (0)1 - - - (NA) (NA) - - I (D) 

- - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - -

- (0) I 16 357 (NA) (NA) 16 357 I 

- 314 7 189 341 6292 293 7 159 328 6 ?741 - 15 (D) 31 309 14 (D) 31 309 - 16 394 (NA) (NA) 16 394 21 

19H \ 281 5 624 (NA) (NA) 270 5 605 304 .:I l13 - 43 727 (NA) (NA) 38 722 65 896 18 (D) (NA) (NA) 16 (0) 20 1.19 22 149 (NA) (NA) 20 (D) ) 7 18 i 

11974 data include sales of forest products. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA PONDERA COUNTY, MONT. 353 
Table 3. Farms, land in Farms, land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

J\1I forms 

Furms with· 

I to 9 (leres __ 

!U !(, ,N (Jeres. 

50 to 69 acres 70 to 99 acres ___ _ 

10010 139 ocres _ 

140 to 179 ocreL_ 

180 to 219 acres 

:120 10 259 acres _ 260 10 499 ocres ~ 

50010999 ocres ____________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocres 

? ,QOO acres or Illore -

-

Forms 

1978 

511 

25 

14 

4 

9 

4 

15 

4 

6 

47 

81 

159 

143 

Acres 

1974 in forms 

518 903 126\ 

23 60 

12 312 

3 227 

10 718 

6 468 

13 2 417 

~I 780

I 433 1 

411 

75 58 17 321 814 \ 183 226 994 

137 593 575 

1978 

farms with harvested cropland 

Acres Harvested Forms in forms cropland 

472 831 031 293 912 

3 16 16 

10 262 166 

3 169 127 

8 638 322 

3 348 178 

13 2 112 1 022 

3 600 230 

6 1 433 558 

45 16608 7 412 

79 57 499 24 554 

159 226 994 91 997 

140 524 352 167 330 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 

! nnd ill forll1S _ 

11lJrv{'s!cd cfoplo!ld 

r I'!lurf' of operotof 

full ownl'r~ 

Horv('s!pd cropland 

Pllrlowners 

HnfVt'sled cropluncl 

II'flUllh 

H(lrVl~:;!('d cfoplond 

Ty!)t' 01 orgun!lvlloll: 

Jlldlvldunl or fomily 

POrIHl'! sl!lJ-l 

(OfP()fOIIOl1 

Olh!'! coopcrnllvc. estote or trust, institut 

... 

-

-'--

-- ---- ianol, etc. 

1978 

Forms 

511 

472 

213 

185 

234 

231 

64 

56 

409 

46 

54 

2 

AI! forms 

1974 

Acres Forms Acres 

903 126 518 886 848 

293 912 480 274 679 

277 825 183 162 351 

82 7,,9 (NA) 58 228 

552 385 266 647 903 

185 787 (NA) 194 6:9 

72 916 69 76 594 

25 356 (NA) 21 832 

563 369 (NA) (NA) 

(0) (NA) (NA) 

185 860 (NA) (NA) 

(D) (NA) (NA) 

farms with irrigated land 

Acres Harvested 

Farms in forms cropland 

201 366 833 124 925 

5 24 16 

8 182 138 

1 (0) (D) 

2 (D) (D) 

1 (D) (0) 

4 623 269 

- - -

- - -

22 8 263 3 898 

35 25 355 12014 

70 94 237 38 650 

53 237 807 69 738 

1978 and 1974 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 I 1974 

Forms Acres Farms 

477 839 140 495 

457 293 544 468 

186 216 704 162 

171 (0) (NA) 

232 (0) 265 

231 185 787 (NA) 

59 (D) 68 

55 (0) (NA) 

379 558 635 419 

43 (0) 42 

54 185 860 32 

I (0) 2 

Irrigated 

land 

47 906 

24 

161 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

345 

-

- 2 378 

7 150 

11 003 

26 643 

Acres 

884 119 

274 361 

159 975 

57 911 

(0) 

194618 

(D) 

21 832 

660 161 

(D) 

122 624 

(0) 

All farms 1 

Forms with sales of 

1 All farms 1 

Forms with sales of 

Opel utOI.., by pnnclpol occupation: 

Infilling 

01111'( 

Operulors by oge group: 

Under )5 years 

75 10 34 years 

3S /0 44 year s 

tiS 10 )4 years 

)5 10 (Jf1 years 

65 yt..'or,> one! ovcr 

Average (lye 

-

1978 11974 

432 437

1 79 47 

II 141 

85 58 

91 91 

133 116 

139 150 

52 55 

49.0 496 

$2,500 or more 

1978 ' 1974 

Operators by place of residence: 

422 421 On form operated ______________________ 

55 40 Not on farm operated ___________________ 

131 

Not reported ___________________________ 

11 Operators reporting days of work off farm: 

74 57 None _________________________________ 

87 85 I to 49 days- __________________________ 

123 llO 50 to 99 doys ___________________________ 

135 145 100 to 149 days ________________________ 

47 51 150 to 199 day'- _______________________ 

49.2 49.6 200 days or more ______________________ 

'Applies only 10 individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

11978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text} 

All forms 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

393 349 371 336 

72 69 62 66 

46 66\ 44 59 

306 256 297 250 

58 37 53 34 

22 17 21 17 

23 17 22 17 

6 5 6 5 

71 48 55 42 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Expenses I 1974 1978 1974 

lIvestock ond poultry purchosed_ 

Feed for livestock ond poultry_ 

CornlllcrcloHy mixed formula feeds 

AlIlfJHlI hcolfh costs __ 

Seed"., hulb::., plonts, and frees ____ _ 

COHlIllCfciol INlililcr _______ _ 

OIl1('r ogrrculluraf chemicals including lime . ___ . _ 

Hired form lobor 

(onl roc! lohor _ 

CIJsh)(J)work, muchine hIre, and (cntol of machinery and 

equipment 

f [u::rqy ond petrolcum products _ 

PlqrolcuJfl produch 

G(J~()flJl(' 

l>ir.",d IUI·j 

I P gos, holonc, olld propane 

file! oil 

NO!UfO/ q(J~, 

f(e«J~ell/''. molor oil, and grease 

fll'f.lrJoly 

Ollwr cool, wood, coke. erc. __ 

Farms 

214 

289 

62 

282 

205 

421 

367 

308 

77 

223 

510 

510 

491 

395 

101 

138 

45 

510 

435 

14 

($1,000) 

818 

1 328 

266 

114 

425 

3 401 

858 

1 851 

161 

702 

2 743 

2 373 

I 175 

860 

84 

81 

19 

153 

368 

2 

Forms 

175 

292 

218 

(NA) 

186 

370 

350 

256 

34 

183 

(NA) 

516 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Expenses 

($1,000) 

983 

1 8601 

822 

(NA) I 367 

I 508 

589

1 

929 

65 

341

1 (NA) 

I 493 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA)I 

(NA)j 

Forms 

209 

278 

57 

271 

205 

421 

361 

307 

77 

218 

498 

498 

479 

390 

101 

138 

45 

498 

430 

14 

Expenses 

($1,000) 

817 

I 325 

3 ~1~ I 857 

(0) 

161 

701 

2 740 

2 371 

I 174 

860 

~i } IY 

I ~3 

368 1 / i 

Farms 

164 

276 

205 

251 

183 

369 

350 

25:1 

32 

180 

(NA) 

I!<).') 

41i9 

413 

107 

495 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Expenscs 

($1,000) 

I 

354 PONDERA COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

11978 doto ore based on a sample of forms- see text] 

All forms farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1976 

forms Acres on which used forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except posture __________________________ _ Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ 

415 275 501 415 275 501 - 270 662 415 270 662 - 415 4 639 64 4 639 - 64 

lime ------------------------------------------------------- - - - -

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants. etc. to control- insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ 

Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchards _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross. or brush in crops and posture ____________ . _____ _ 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

80 40 200 60 40 200 - 6 I 200 6 I 200 - 9 340 10 9340 10 

314 165 770 308 165 470 I -

13 I 906 13 

I 90:1 - (X) 94 (X) - 94 

46 (X) 46 (X) 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 data ore bosed on a sample of forms· see text] 

All Forms with soles All forms forms of $2,500 or more 

1976 1974 1978 1974 1978 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipmenL ___________ farms_ 

$1.000_ 

Average per farm ________________ dollars_ 

Forms by value group: $1 to $4.999 __________________________ _ 

$5.000 to $9.999 _______________________ _ 

$10.000 to $19.999 _____________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

510 514 

37 242 20424 

73 023 39 735 

25 38 

24 37 

43 77 

All forms 

All MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of on 498 493 machinery and equipment - Can. 

37 152 20 119 $20.000 to $29.999 ______________________ 

74 602 40 609 $30.000 to $49.999 ______________________ $50.000 to $69.999 ______________________ 

20 32 $70.000 to $99.999 ______________________ 

18 32 1 $100.000 to $199.999 ____________________ 

43 71i $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel tractors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other corn pickers and picker-shellers ________ _ (ottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Mower conditioners _______________________ _ 

Pickup balers _________________ . ___________ _ 

- Field forage harvesters. shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 

425 741 262 341 249 400 502 2 245 292 502 473 I 743 482 I 266 138 166 464 I 120 

346 470 80 110 289 360 - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - 108 123 42 42 66 81 241 272 71 81 176 191 

32 32 14 14 16 18 

1978 and 1974 

fl978 data are based on a sample of forms; see textJ 

Hired workers-AI! forms. 1978 

79 

100 

51 

39 ., 

~ 128 

21 J 

Forms 

463 

503 

463 

353 

-

33 

(NA) 

46 

230 

14 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

369 169 731 

(NA) 163 974 

(NA) 5 757 - -

(NA) 30 750 

3 I 472 

13 6 549 

(NA) 166 6161 

7 I 3711 

44 (X)I 

(NA) (X) 

Forms with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1974 1978 1974 

76 79 

133 99 133 741 

72 51 70 r 39 ., 811l ~ 81 1 128 

i L 21 J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Number 1970 to 1974 

724 428 

I 832 456 

I 213 251 

458 102 

- -

33 - (NA) (NA) 

52 15 

245 66 

14 5 

Any hired workers _ 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or marc Working 150 days or more Working less tho n 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Forms Workers 1976 1974 

farms with·- 1 worker ________ . ___________________________________ _ 

2 workers ______ . _________ .. ____________________________ ._ 

3 or 4 workers __________________ . _____________________ _ 

5 to 9 workers .. _________ . ______________________________ _ 

10 workers or more ______________________________________ _ 

- 308 176 (X) 241 (X)I 307 - 885 253 I (X) 277 (X) 608 (0) 700 

- 106 129 129 103 103 105 - 93 I 65 30 60 48 96 65 62 - 86 8 28 62 205 86 62 - 41 8 (0) 20 104 41 - 10 I (0) 8 100 10 2; I 

Forms ___ ._. 

Workers __ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA PONDERA COUNTY, MONT. 355 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory; 

Any livestock or poultry _________ _ - Any cottle, hogs, or sheep _____ _ -

Soles: 

Any livestock or poultry and tneiLpCo.dud.5 ________ $1.000_ - Any cottle. hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ -

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers thot hod calved 

, Beef cows _________________ : ====~ = ============ == -

- . Milk cows ___ . __ .. ______________________________ _ 

- Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

St~ers, steer calves, bulls and bun calves _____________ _ 

Sales: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ - $1,000_ - Calves ____________ _ -

- Coltle _________ _ -

- Fattened cattle ___ _ - $1,000_ - DaifY products _______________________________ $1.000_ -

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs _____________________________________ _ 

-- Used or to be used for breeding ____________________ _ _. Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ - litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ - Dec. 1 of preceding yeor and May 31 ______________ _ - June I ond Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ - Sheep and lombs ___________________________________ _ 

-- Ewes J year old or older ___________________________ _ 

Goats __ . ___________ . _____________________________ _ 

-- Horses and ponies ________________________________ _ --

Soles: Hogs and pigs. _____ _ -- $1.000 .-

Feeder pigs _____ _ -

- Sheep and lombs-__ _ _ ____ . ____________________ _ 

- Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

- Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1.000 -- Goats ___ _ _________ . ______________________ _ 

Horses and ponies 

POULTRY 

Inventory; 

$1,000_ 

$1,000. 

-

-

-

Any poultry -------- ____ .. __ .-

ChlCKeIlS 3 months old or older . _________ _ 

Hf'/lS (Ind pullel s 01 IOYloq oqe 

Pullets 3 months old or older . _ - Punet chicks and pul/ets under 3 months old ___________ _ - Broilers and other meat·-type chickens- _______________ _ - Turkeys __________________ -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --

Turkeys for slaughter ______ .. _ - _ -- -- -- -- -- -- - - -- - --

Turkey hens kept for breeding ___ _ - Other poultry _ _ ____ . _____ - - - - -- -- ---- -- ------ --- - Soles: Any paultry .. ___ ._. ________________ ._. ___________ _ - Chickens 3 months old or older ____________ . _________ _ - Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ - Pullets 3 months old ar older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ - Turkeys _ _ _ _ ______ -- - - - - . - - - - - - _. - - - - - -- --- Turkeys for slaughter ________ . _ .-_ - _ - ___ ------------ Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

- Other paultry . __________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products_ _ _ _ _ _ _ ____________ $1,000_ 

356 PONDERA COUNTY, MONT. 

All forms 

1978 

Farms Number 

342 (X) 

303 (X) 

314 7 189 

302 (0) 

287 28037 

272 17035 

262 16465 

51 570 

236 6062 

266 4 940 

281 17 794 (X) 5 624 

177 7 751 (X) 2031 210 10043 

(X) 3 593

1 !1 807 

(X) 293 16 394 

46 4 961 

31 597 42 4364 

33 825 

25 405 28 420 

18 3 767 

17 2 357 - -

144 576

1 

43 6 844 (X) 727 

5 300 

(X) 9 

18 2481 

17 3 099 (X) 33043 

18 (0) 

- - (X) - 18 47 (X) 45 

61 (X) 

52 (D) 

52 (0) 

6 (0) 

6 (0) 

6 6 335 4 22 

3 (0) 

I (0) 

13 (X) 

10 (X) 

7 (0) 

7 (0) 

- -

- -

2 (0) 

I (0) 

1 (0) 

- -

2 (X) 

15 (0) 

1978 and 1974 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

348 (X) 316 00 333 (X) 

331 (X) 284 (X) 318 (X) 

341 6292 293 7 159 328 6 274 

332 (NA) I 284 (0) 319 5 748 

322 37 543 272 27 799 309 37 385 

302 21 054 259 (0) 294 20999 

292 20648 249 (0) 284 20 593 

66 406 49 (0) 66 406 

(NA) (NA) 224 6008 241 7809 

(NA) (NA) 252 (0) 256 8577 

316 21 133 270 17680 304 21 032 

(X) (NA) (X) 5605 (X) 4 713 

(NA) (NA) 170 7 667 160 7 146 

(X) (NA) (X) 2020 (X) 986 

(NA) (NA) 205 10013 258 13 886 

(X) (NA) (X) 3 585 (X) 3 727 

(NA) (NA) II 807 28 2 306 

(X) (NA) (X) 293 (X) 870 

(NA) (NA) 16 394 21 198 

63 7 300 39 4 802 62 (D) 

(NA) (NA) 26 576 42 (0) 

(NA) (NA) 36 4 226 60 6360 

47 I 526 28 798 46 (0) 

47 896 22 391 46 (0) 

38 630 24 407 38 630 

19 6677 16 (0) 19 6677 

(NA) (NA) IS (0) 19 5 172 

(NA) (NA) - - - -

95 441 134 535

1 

90 436

1 

66 12 145 38 6 706 65 (0) 

(X) (NA) (X) 722 (X) 896 

10 I 018 3 (0) 10 I 018 

(X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) IS 

20 4 198 16 (0) 20 4 198 

(NA) (NA) 15 (0) 20 5 001 

(X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 55 503 

(NA) (NA) 16 (0) 20 139 

(NA) (NA) - - - - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) -

13 37 17 (0) 13 37 

(X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 13 

77 (X) 54 (X) 74 (X) 

74 42 517 45 (0) 71 42 465 

74 35 055 45 (0) 71 (D) 

(NA) (NA) 4 (0) 2 (D) 

(NA) (NA) 5 (D) 2 (0) 

10 2 395 5 (0) 9 (0) 

(NA) (NA) 4 22 6 40 

(NA) (NA) 3 (0) 4 34 

(NA) (NA) I (0) 4 6 

(NA) (X) 10 (X) 8 (X) 

15 (X) 10 (X) 15 (X) 

14 19 559 7 (0) 14 19 559 

13 18992 7 (0) 13 18 992 

(NA) (NA) - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - 5 9 355 2 (0) 5 9 355 

(NA) (NA) I (0) - -

(NA) (NA) I 1 (0) - -

(NA) (NA) - - (NA) (Xii 2 (Xn 1 (X) 

31 309 14 (D) 31 3D? 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigoted Harvested I Irri~ Farms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Farms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For groin or seed (bushels) __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop {tons, greenL _________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Sorghums for all purposeL ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushels) __________________ .1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

CuI for dry forage or hay (Ions, dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Wheal for grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Oals for grain (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Barley for groin (bushels) ______________________ 197B_ 

1974_ Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Other small groins for grain ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____ ._. _. ___________ 1978. 

1974_ Cotton (bales) _______________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

! ! I (0) (X) I I (0) I I (0) (X) I I (0) I 

I (0) (NA) (NA) 1 I (0) (X)I I (0) I - (X)I (0) I (0) (0) I (0) I (0) (0) 1 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - -

- - - - - - - - - -

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (I'fA) I (0) (0)1 I (D) 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - -

- - - (X)I - (NA) I - - (X) I - =1 - I (0) (X) (NA) - - (X) -

- = 1 - - =1 

- (NAil - - - -

- - - (NA) - - - -

- - -I 

""I - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - -

~I - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) -

- (NA) (NA) (X) I (NA) (NA)I - - (X)I - -I - 381 160 112 5 226 2771 29 4 5941 381 160 112 5 226 277 29 4 594 

- 397 155 381 2 535 611 (NA) (NA) 395 (0) (D) 64 4092 

- 43 2 718 161 7481 6 297 43 2 718 161 748 6 297 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 38 2 116 58 114 10 296 

- 358 93 766 4 1400991 83 190601 354 93 708 4 137 899 83 19060 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 376 90 733 2 164 041 118 13 586 

- - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA)I (NA) (NA)I - -

(X) I 

-

(0) I - 45 3 573 (X) I (D) 45 3 573 I 

(NA) (NA) 

(X;, 

(NA) (NA) 9 2 165 

(X; I - -

- - - - - - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - -

~I - - - -

~I - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - - - - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Irish pOloloes (hundredweighl) __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - I (0) (D) - - I (D) (0) - -

- 3 4 323 (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (0) I (D) 

Sweelpolaloes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hay crops (Ions, dry) (see lextl _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - -

63 33~ 1 

-

15 07~1 - - - - (NA) (NA) - - -

- 290 29 530 63 643 161 15 134 277 29 215 155 

- 257 24 122 49 203 (NA) (NA) 249 24 028 49 100 192 16926 Alfalfa hay (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 223 20 324 51 9921 146 12 9971 215 20 212 51 7711 141 12 9361 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 218 16 504 40 091 174 12 197 

Olher lame dry hay (tons, dry) (see text) ____ "_1978_ 

Field seed cropL _____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

All vegetobles harvested for sole (see text) _______ 1978_ 

1974_ Sweet corn ___ ._._. _______________________ .1978. 

1974_ 

- 41 I 744 2 706 19 761 41 1 744 2 706 19 

76~ I - - - (X) - - - - (X) -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 3 226 (X) 2 

(O~ I - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) I (0) - -

- - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA)I (NA) (NA)I - - -I - -I 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) -

J - 2 (0) (X) (NA) (NA) I (0) (X) - - - (X) - - - - (X) -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) I (D) (X) - Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Green peas excluding cowpeos _______ ._. ______ 1978. 

1974_ 

land in orchards _____________ . ___ . _______ ._ .. 1978. 

1974_ Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Grapes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Berries _____________________ . ___ . ___________ 1978_ 

1974_ Slrawberries (poundsL ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Nursery and greenhouse productL ______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) -

~ \ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) I (0) (X) -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) -

- (NA) (NA) (X)I (NA) (NA~I I (D) (X)I -

-I - - - (X) - - -

~~; 1 

-

(NA~I - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - - (NA) (NA) - -

(NA~I (NA) (NA)I - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (X) - -' - - (x)1 - I 

- - - (X) (NA) (NA~I - - (X)I -

: \ 

- - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - -

- - - (X) -

(NAil 

- - (X1j -

- 16 3 346 (X) (NA) 16 3 346 (X) (NA) (NA-) i 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA PONDERA COUNTY, MONT. 357 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 ar more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres Forms Acres farms Acres Forms Acres 

Forms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of farm ____________ " ___________________ _ 

Approximate land area _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in farms __________________________ percenL 

- 346 I 574 911 369 I 718 763 330 I 572 415 339 I 710 266 

- (X) 4 552 (X) 4 658 (X) 4 765 (X) 5 045 (X) 2 104 320 (X) 2 104 320 (X) 2 104 320 (X) 2 104 320 

- (X) 74.8 (X) 81.7 (X) 74.7 (X) 81.3 

Value of land and buildings: I 

Average per farm _____________________________ dolJors_ 

Average per acre ----- ________________________ dollors_ - 584 563 (X) 355 027 (X) 611 842 (X) 379 546 (X) 

- (X) 129 (X) 76 (X) 12B (X) 75 

land in forms according to use: Total croplond _____________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 

-- 303 166 4BB 313 139 507 294 165 947 306 (D) 

-- 2B7 102 510 305 97 033 2B2 102 192 300 969B9 

1 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 ocres ______ ~===~~~~~=~~~=~~~~~=~~~ 1,000 acres or more __________________________ _ 

-- 3 (D) 3 (NA) 2 (0) - (NA) 

-- 3 (D) 5 (NA) 3 (D) 5 (NA) 

-- 4 90 5 (NA) 4 90 3 (NA) 

-- 6 200 B (NA) 6 200 B (NA) 

-- 41 2 761 29 (NA) 37 2 451 29 (NA) 

-- 66 9 410 B2 (NA) 66 9410 B2 (NA) 

-- 9B 30 553 115 (NA) 9B 30 553 115 (NA) 

-- 47 31 424 46 (NA) 47 31 424 46 (NA) 

-- 19 2B 009 12 (NA) 19 2B 009 12 (NA) 

Cropland used only for posture _____________________ _ -- 46 (D) 4B 14 449 45 (0) 46 (0) 

Other cropland __________________________________ _ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-impravemen -- 136 (0) 110 2B 025 133 (0) 110 (0) 

t grasses, not harvested or postured ______________ _ 

Croplond on which all crops failed ________________ _ 

Cropland In cultivated summer follow ___________ ~ __ Cropland idle __________________________________ _ 

-- 9 BBO (NA) (NA) 9 BBO 3 (D) 

-- 17 (D) (NA) (NA) 15 (0) 9 I 091 

-- 112 34 BIB (NA) (NA)I III (D) 103 24 907 

-- 34 II 107 (NA) (NA) 34 II 107 13 1 6B7 

Total woodland __________________________ .. _________ _ 

-- 25 13 737 31 15 B96 25 13 737 29 (0) 

Woodland postured ______________________________ _ -- 21 (D) (NA) (NA) 21 (0) 29 (D) 

Woodland not pastured ___________________________ _ -- 5 (0) (NA) (NA) 5 (D) - - Other land ________________________________________ _ 

-- 317 1 394 6B6 357 1 563 360 305 1 392 731 331 1 556 755 

Pastureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured ______________________________ _ 

-- 275 1 3B2 409 (NA) (NA) 271 1 3BO 519 309 1 526 150 

land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc ______ _ -- 190 12 277 (NA) (NA) 1 BO 12 212 209 30 605 

Postureland, all typeL ________________________________ _ 

-- 293 1 407 B79 (NA) (NA) 2BB 1 405 949 (NA) 1 554 647 

Irrigated land __________________ _ .J ____ _______________ _ 

-- 60 9 106 51 B B62 57 B 93B 51 B B62 Harvested cropland irrigated ______________________ .. __ _ -- 52 B 055 (NA) (NA) 49 7 BB7 51 B372 Pastureland irrigated ________________ .. ______________ _ 

-- 12 1 051 (NA) (NA) 12 1 051 (NA) 490 Other land irrigated ________________________________ _ -- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - land set aside in the federal farm progroms in 1978 _______ _ -- B9 6 BB3 (X) (X) B9 6 BB3 (X) (X) 

11978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

197B 1974 197B 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) Farms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ 

Average per form ___________________________ dollars- - 346 IB 831 369 12 922 330 IB B02 339 12 BB7 

- (X) 54 426 (X) 35 019 (X) 56 976 (X) 3B 015 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold: 1 

$100,000 or more ________________ - _ ---- - - -- ----- - ---- $40,000 to $99,999 ______________________ - ___ - --- ---- $20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ________________________________ . __ 

$5,000 to $9,999. __________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 __________________________________ _ 

less thon $2,500 (see text) __________ .. ________________ _ $2,000 to $2.499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,499 ______________ .. __________________ _ 

less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal farms (see textL ________________ - -----------

- 50 9 709 24 (NA) 50 9 709 24 (NA) 

9B 6 045 B5 (NA) 9B 6 045 B5 (NA) 

- 69 1 992 B2 (NA) 69 I 992 B2 (NA) 

- 50 717 B9 (NA) 50 717 B9 (NA) 

- 35 235 39 (NA) 35 235 39 (NA) 

- 2B 103 19 (NA) 2B 103 19 (NA) 

16 29 31 (NA) (X) (X) I (NA) 

- B lB (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

3 6 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 4 (0) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

I (0) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops ___ . ___________________ . ________ -- ---------- ----

Groins ______________________ - ____ --- ---------------

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ 

Cotton and cottonseed ______________ - _ - - -- - - -- ---- ----

Commodify Credit Corporation loans __________________ _ Tobacco ________________________________________ _ 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage _____ .. ---- Vegetables, sweet corn, and melonL _____ . _____________ _ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

- 166 3 36B 20B 4 12B 163 3 364 (NA) (0) 

- 119 2 453 (NA) (NA) 119 2 453 126 3 321 

- 44 54B (NA) (NA) 44 54B (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) - - - - 97 916 (NA) (NA) 94 911 144 B07 

- - (NA) (NA) - - - - - (NA) (NA) - -

Nursery and greenhouse products __ .. _. ____ -- ---------

Othercraps. ____________ . ____ _ 

- - - - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - I (0) 

livestock, poultry, and their products:. ______ ------------

Poultry and poultry producfs _____ . _______ . -.-----.- -

Dairy products ________ . __ - --- - --- ------- -

Cottle and calves . _______ . ____ ._. ___ -.---------

Hogs and pigs _ _ _ _ - .. ------------------

Sheep, lambs, ondwool ____ . ___ .. ___ ------- ----------

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) _._ 

320 15 463 350 B 7BB 307 15 43B 320 (0) 

- 2 (0) 14 3 2 (0) 14 3 

5 52 (NA) (NA) 5 52 2 (0) 

306 14 106 (NA) (NA) 295 14 OB6 306 I 711 

- 24 IBI (NA) (NA) 22 (0) 19 120 

- 53 944 (NA) (NA) 53 944 67 880 

45 (D) (NA) (NA) 43 (0) 31 (0) 

11974 dato include sales of forest products. 

358 POWDER RIVER COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

All farms ••••.....•.......•.•.•.•...• Farms with- 1 to 9 acres _______________________ _ 

JO to 49 acres .•.•••••.•..•...•..•.• 

50 to 69 acres. ....•...•..••••.••... 70 to 99 ocres _____________________ _ 

100 to 139 acres .•...••..•.•.•....•• 140 to 179 acres. •.••••••..........• 

180 to 219 acres. •..•••.•......•.•.• 

220 to 259 ocres. .••.•.•.•..•..•.•.• 260 to 499 acres. •••..••••.•.....•.• 500 to 999 ocres. ..•.•....•••..•.... 1,000 to 1,999 acres •..••..•.•..••... 2,000 acres or more _._._. __________ _ 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

-

Forms 

1978 

346 

31 

8 

2 

3 

I 

9 

2 

-

13 

35 

61 

181 

Acres 

1974 in forms 

369 I 574 911 

30 33 5 172 

- (D) 

- 278 

3 (0) 

7 1 377 

~ 1 (OJ 

III 4 71 if 27 25 728 58 93 333 

226 I 448 648 

1978 

Forms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Harvested Acres Harvested 

Farms in forms cropland Forms in forms cropland 

287 1 535 697 102 51~1 60 426 885 23 504 

- - - - -

3 40 18 2 (0) (0) 

2 (0) (0) - - -

2 (D) (0) - - -

- - - - - -

6 934 360 I (D) (0) 

2 (0) (Dj I (D) (0) 

- - - - -

13 4 711 

I 4511 

I (0) (0) 

33 24 728 5 438 5 4 030 610 

51 80 012 II 932 5 7 453 508 

175 I 424 563 82 837 45 414 707 21 849 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

AU farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 I 1974 1978 I 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres j Forms 

land in farms _. _______________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ______ . __ • _________ _ 

Tenure of operator: Full owners _. _______________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ 

Port ownerL ______ • ___ ._._. _________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ lenants ____________________________ _ 

Harvested craplond _________________ _ 

--------- 346 I 574 911 369 I 718 763 330 1 572 4151 339 

--------- 287 102 510 305 97 033 282 102 192 300 

--------- 157 284 705 155 425 406 148 284 4521 133 --------- 115 24 202 (NA) 28 575 112 (D) (NA) 

--------- 136 I 132 641 174 I 165 949 134 (0) 170 

--------- 132 64 009 (NA) 62 311 130 (0) (NA) 

--------- 53 157 565 40 127 408 48 (0) 36 --------- 40 14 299 (NA) 6 147 40 14 299 (NA) 

lype of organization: Individual or family ___________________ _ 

Partnership _________________________ _ Corporation _________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institut 

--------- 256 740 163 (NA) (NA) 240 737 667 270 

--------- 42 (D) (NA) (NA) 42 (0) 28 --------- 48 (0) (NA) (NA) 48 (0) 41 ionol, etc._ - - (NA) (NA) - - -

!rrigot€d 

land 

9 106 

. 

(0) 

-

-

-

(0) 

(Oll 

(0) I 287 

55~1 7 975 

Acres 

I 710 266/ 96 989 

424 897/ 28 573 

I 164 009 

62 311 

121 360 

6 105 

992 206 

174 277 

543 783 

-

AU forms 1 

Farms with sales of 

1 All farms I Farms with soles of 

1 $2,500 or more $2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '197~ 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

Operators by place of residence: 

· 258 258/ 252 2421 On form operated ______________________ 279 243 270 223) · 88 70 78 56 Not on farm operated ___________________ 41 26 35 25 

51 31 

Not reparted ___________________________ 26 59

1 

25 501 9 4 Operators reporting days of work off form: 32 32 31 241 

None _________________________________ 186 176 181 161 · 53 53 51 51 I to 49 doys ••...•. _ ..........••.•.•.•. 64 32 62 32 · 105 96 100 93 50 to 99 days .•...........•..•.•.......• 10 4 8 2 · 86 72 85 

6~1 100 to 149 doys._._ ...•... _ .•.•........ 7 6 5 6 - 61 70 59 526J, 150 to 199 doy>. ....•.•.•...•..•. _ .•..• 16 10 15 6 · 52.1 52.4 52.7 200 days or more ______________________ 37 34 33 29 

Operators by principal occupation: Forming ____________________________ _ 

Other .•.•. _ ..•..•.•••.•......••.•. _. 

Operators by age 9rOU p: Under 25 years ______________________ _ 

25 to 34 year>. ...••.•••••.....••••••. 35 to 44 years _______________________ _ 

45 to 54 yeors ••.•.......•.•.•.•..... _ 55 to 64 yearL ______________________ _ 

65 years and over ____________________ _ Average age _________________________ _ 

IApplies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

11978 dota are bosed on a sample of farms; see text} 

All farms 1 Forms with sales of $2.500 or more I 1978 1974 1978 

.. ··":1 1974~ Expenses Expenses Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Expenses Farms ($1.000) Farms ($1,000) 

livestock and poultry purchosed _________________________ _ Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ••.•••...•. _ •••.••••. _ .•.•. Commercial fertilizer __ ____________ J _____ ______________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired form labor ______________________________________ _ 

Contract labor ________________________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment __________________________________________ _ 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ Petroleum products _________________________________ _ 

g~~~~i~~;i =~==== ==~===~==== =====~== ============== lP gas, butane, and propane • _______________________ _ 

fueloil ...• _ ....•..•. _ •••••••.•.•. _ ......... _ .... . Natural gas ______________________________________ _ 

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease _____________________ _ Electricity ___________ • _____________________ • ________ _ 

Other -cool, wood, coke, etc. _________________________ _ 

· 198 2244 196 1 902 198 2 2441 185 I 891 325 1 7751 308 I 3631 306 I 7631 290 I 344 · 107 523 256 981 107 523 244 i;; I · 297 212 (NA) (NA) I 278 211 254 - 75 58 89 55 75 58 87 (0) - 101 410 90 186 101 410 88 (D) · 128 179 126 91 128 179 126 91

1 

· 162 997 168 763 162 997 165 763 - 34 51 48 74 34 51 46 (0) 

· 121 292 127 245 121 292 127 2-1 5 1 · 346 I 422 (NA) (NA) 327 1 417) (NA) · 346 I 239 357 918 327 I 233 329 (NA) 912 I 332 726 (NA) 

215 298 (NA) 313 721 324 584 (NA) (NA) 208 298 197 179 · 134 129 (NA) (NA) 134 129 124 82 · 45 (D) (NA) (NA) 45 (0) } · 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 329 346 71 (NA) (NA) 67 · 327 7! · 257 175 (NA) INA) 257 175 (NA) 44 9 INA) INA) (NA) 44 9 (NA) (NAIl 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA POWDER RIVER COUNTY, MONT. 359 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and lime: 1978 and 1974 

11978 doto ore based on a sample of farms; see text! 

All form, Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer _____________________________ _ 

(ropland fertilized, except posture __________ .. _______________ _ 100 33 648 100 33 648 

li~~s_'~~~ _o_n_d_ ~~~~~I~_n~ _ ~e~~~i~~~ _ = = = = = = = = ~ = = = === = = = = ~ = = = = = = = = = 

100 32 378 100 32 378 

- 9 I 270 9 

- - - Sprays, dusts. granules, fumigants, etc. to conlrol- Insects on hay and other crops _____________________________ _ 

Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchards _____________________________ _ 

41 II 651 41 

- - - - - - - Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and pasture _________________ _ 

Chemicals torDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Inse.ct control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- 103 19 8221 103 

5 I 441\ 5 79 (X) 79 

10 (X) 10 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market volue of 011 mochinery and equipmenL __________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Average per farm ________________ dollarsForms by value group: $1 to $4,999 . _______ . _________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9.999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles ____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel Irac10rs ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propel/ed only __ _ Corn heads for combines _______________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers _______ ._ CoftonplckerL ___________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners _________________ • ____ _ 

Pickup balers _______________________ • ____ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _________ • ______________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

[1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text) 

All farms Farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT ~ Can. 

Estimated market value af all 

346 365 327 336 machinery and equipment~ Con. 

17 299 11 379 17 146 11 180 $20,000 to $29.999 ________________ ------ 49 996 31 175 52 435 33 274 $30,000 to $49.999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69.999 ______________________ 

38 36 38 23 $70.000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

38 36 19 28 1 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

66 78 66 7°i $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

. 239 360 171 209 120 151 

305 898 232 440 228 458 

305 886 83 131 298 755 

117 128 32 36 85 92 

2 (0) - =1 2 (0) 

- - - - -

- - - - - -

134 152 59 60 87 92 

186 210 63 70 129 140 

38 39 8 9 30 30 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

r 1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

Hired workers ~ AU farms, 1978 

I 270 

-

II 651 

-

-

19 822 

1 445 

(X) 

(X) 

1974 

Farms Acres on which used 

88 20920 (NA) 20 760 (NA) 160 

- -

(NA) 11 930 

I (0) 

- - (NA) 13 815 

6 453 

40 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

All forms Forms with sales 

of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

53 77 53 77 

34 77 34 77 

21 30 21 30 

40 ' r 40 

42 ~ 1 31 l 42 31 

14 ...I L 14 ...I 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 1970 to 1974 

294 418 250 

347 851 411 329 918 198 

99 109 23 

- - - 14 14 2 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

45 47 22 168 181 66 

17 18 4 

Any hired workersFarms with sales of $2,500 or mare 

Working 150 days or more Working less tho n 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

- 162 81 (X) 140 (X) 162 165 

- 506 (X) 186 (X) 320 506 516 

farms ___ _ 

Workers 

Forms with- t worker ______ . ________________ _ 2 workers __ . ___ __ __ _ _____________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers ___________________ _ 

5109 workers _____ _ 

10 workers or more __ 

- 36 39 39 63 63 36 55 49 22 44 31 62 49 42 

- 45 9 31 30 99 45 38 25 11 72 15 (0) 25 25 

- 7 - - 1 (0) 7 5 

360 POWDER RIVER COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number Forms. NumbN 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 

Soles: Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

I I I I 

(X) I , 321 (X) 344 (X) 308 315 (X) 

310 (X) 341 (X) 297 (X) 312 (X) 

-

320 15 463 350 8 788 307 15 4381 320 8 753 - (NA) 306 320 8 7111 - 319 (0) 349 (D)I 

, 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that had colved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer colves, bulls and bull colves _____________ _ 

Sales, Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Colves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Catlle ___________________________________ . ________ _ 

$1,000_ Fottened cattle _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

299 74 825 327 85 071 286 74 693 298 84 531 , 

- 287 40 430 309 47 074 274 40 351 285 46 8341 - 277 40 289 299 46 870 266 40 213 281 46 643 - 71 141 95 204 68 138 86 191 - 276 19 692, (NA) (NA) I 263 19 665

1 

264 20 202, - 269 14 703 (NA) (NA) 261 14 677 282 17 495 - , 

306 39815 334 42 142 295 39 759 306 41 9781 - (X) 14 106 (X) (NA) (X) 14 086 (X) 7 711 -

- 204 16994 (NA) (NA) 197 16 964 202 19 681 I - (X) 4560 (X) (NA) (X) 4 550 (X) 2 388 

- 256 22 821 (NA) (NA) 249 22 795 255 22 297 

- (X) 9 546, (X) (NA) (X) 9 536

1 

(X) 5 324, 

- 12 653 (NA) (NA) 12 653 5 569 

- (X) 345 (X) (NA) (X) 345

1 

(X) 207

1 

- 5 52 (NA) (NA) 5 52 2 (0) 

- 24 1 207 24 891 22 (0) I 22 (0) I - 16 304 (NA) (NA) 14 (0) I 10 (D), 

- 21 903 (NA) (NA) 19 (D) 19 743 

- 16 364 14 227 14 (0) 12 (0) I - 13 181 13 115 13 181 11 (0) 

- 14 183 11 112 12 (0) 9 (0) 

Sheep and lambL ___________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 yeor old or older ___________________________ _ 

Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Feeder pigc; ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Sheep and lambL ___________________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

- 51 19 9211 67 31 165 51 19 921 65 

(OJ I - 48 12 315 (NA) (NA) 48 12 315 61 21 358 

- - (NA) (NA) - - -

- 230 1 427, 195 1 248, 220 1 408

1 

181 I 220 I 

- 24 2 350 21 2 322 22 (0) I 19 (D) I - (X) 181 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 120 

- 10 965 9 1 087 8 (0) 7 (0) 

- (X) 36 (X) (NA) (X) 

(0) I (X) 241 - 52 13 321 70 27 984 52 13 321 67 27 759 

- 49 16 791 (NA) (NA) 49 16 791 65 28 579 

- (X) 168 039 (X) (NA) (X) 168 039 (X) 277 108 Sheep, lambs, and waol ________________________ $1,000_ Goats _____________________________________________ _ - 53 9~' (NA) (NA)I 53 9~1 67 88~ , 

- - (NA) (NA) - - $1,000_ Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any paullry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pul/ets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kepi for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other paullry ____________________________________ _ 

Soles: Any poullry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullels 3 monlhs old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months ald ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other paullry ____________________________________ _ 

Paullry and paullry praduct'- ___________________ $1 ,000_ 

- (X) - (X) (NA)I (X) - (X) 

- (0) I 41 149 31 105 39 (0) 30 

- (X) 77 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 25 

I I - 77 (X)I 84 (X)I 72 (X)I 77 

, ,::~ I 75 4989 80 2 420 I 70 4 881 I 74 

- 74 4 903 79 2 247 69 4 795 73 2 107 

- 4 86 (NA) (NA) 4 86 3 53 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 2 (OJ 

- 6 309 12 885

1 

6 309

1 

9 745

1 

- 4 24 (NA) (NA) 4 24 8 33 

- 4 (0) (NA) (NA) 4 (0) 3 10 

- I (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 7 23 

- 6 (X)I (NA) (X)I 6 (X)I 12 (X) I 

- 2 (X) 4 (X)I 2 (X) 4 (XJI - 2 (0) 4 108 2 (0) 4 108 

- 2 (D) 4 108 2 (0) 4 (08 

- - - (NA) (NA)I - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) .- - -

(D~ I - - - 1 (0) - - I 

- - - (NA) (NA) - -

- - - (NA) (NA) I - ~, - - - (NA) (NA) - - I - - (X) (NA) (~I - (X~ i (Xli - 2 (0) 14 2 (0) 14 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA POWDER RIVER COUNTY, MONT. 361 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigoted 

Forms Acres Quantity Farms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ · 2 (0) (X) 2 (0) 2 (0) (X) 2 (0) 

1974 For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978= · 4 234 (X) (NA) (NA) 4 234 (X) I (0) 

· I (0) (0) - - 1 (0) (0) - -

1974. For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _____ . ___ 1978_ 

1974. For fodder, hogged or grozed ____ _ __ 1978_ 

· 2 (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (0) - - 2 (0) (0) 2 (0) 2 (0) (0) 2 (0) 

· (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (0) 1 (0) 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

1974. · (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Sorghums for 011 purposes _____________________ 1978_ · - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974. - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ · - - - - - - - - - - 1974. - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - For silage or green chop (tons. greenL _________ 1978_ · - - - - - - - - - -

1974. · (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Cut for dry forage or hoy (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974. Hogged or grazed __ ________ _ ____ 1978_ 

1974. 

· (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

· (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Wheat for grain (bushelsL ____________________ 1978_ 

1974. Oats for groin <bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974. Barley for groin {bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974. 

· III 30 573 852 473 - - III 30 573 852 473 - -

· 119 27 499 850 935 (NA) (NA) 119 27 499 850 935 2 (0) 

· 74 4 365 194 295 5 138 74 4 365 194 295 5 138 

· (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 79 3 720 128 065 3 III 

· 74 6 693 252 973 3 (0) 74 6 693 252 973 3 (0) 

· (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 69 4 784 166 532 - - Rye for grain (bushels) _______________ ~_~ ______ 1978_ · - - - - - - - - - - 1974. - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Other small groins for grain ___ ~ __ ~ ___________ ~_1978_ 5 I 086 (X) - - 5 1 086 (X) - -

1974. (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 6 371 (X) - -

Soybeans for beans (bushelsL _______________ ~ __ J978_ · - - - - - - - - - -

1974. · - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) ________ ~ __________ ~_1978_ · - - - - - - - - - -

1974. - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

CatIon (boles) _____________________ . ________ 1978_ · - - - - - - - - - -

1974. · - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Tobacco (pounds) ___ ~ ____ . __________________ 1978_ · - - - - - - - - - -

1974. · - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Irish potatoes (hundredweightL. _________________ 1978_ 

1974. - I (0) (0) - - I (0) (0) - -2 (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (0) I (0) 

Sweetpototoes (bushels) ___________________ ~ ___ 1978_ 

1974. Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see textL ________________ 1978_ 

1974. 

Alfalfa hoy (fans. dry) ......•.....•... _ ...... 1978. 

1974. Other tome dry hoy (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978_ 

· - - - - - - - - - -

· - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

· 267 58 974 99 460 47 7 255 262 58 656 99 328 44 7 087 

· 284 54 075 65 125 (NA) (NA) 282 (0) (0) 51 7 055 

· 244 46 180 81 160 44 6364 240 45 870 81 0361 42 (0) 

· (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 246 39 753 51 524 49 6414 

- 34 3 205 6443 7 633 34 3 205 6 443 7 633 

Field seed crops- _____________________ ~ ____ ~~_1978_ 

1974. 

Alfalfa seed (pounds) ............... _ ........ 1978. 

1974. 

- 63 6 709 (X) 9 632 62 (0) (X) 8 (0) 

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 114 8 196 (X) II 872 

· 63 6 179 500 863 9 632 62 (0) (D) 8 (0) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 114 8 146 715 467 II 872 

Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ 

1974. · - - - - - - - - - -

· (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ~ ___ ~ __ 1978_ 

1974. Sweet corn __ ______________________________ 1978_ 

1974. Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ 

1974. Green peas excluding cowpeas__ _ ________ 1978_ 

1974. 

· - - (X) - - - - (Xl - -

· - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- - (X) - - - - (X) - -

· (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

· - - (X) - - - - (X) - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ 

1974. 

Apples (pounds). .......... _ .•.............. 1978. 

1974. Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974. Grapes (pounds) (see text) __________ _ ___ 1978_ 

1974. 

- I (0) (X) - - I (0) (X) - -

· I (0) (X) (NA) (NA) I (0) (X) - -

· 1 (0) (0) (NA) (NA) I (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 

· (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (0) (0) (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) (NAl 

Berries ____ . _ _ _ _ _ __ __ __ _ ___ 1978_ 

1974. 

- - (X) - - - - (X) .. .. 

· - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Strawberries (pounds)__ _ _______ 1978_ 

1974. 

Nursery ond greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ 

· - - - - - - - - -

· (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

362 POWDER RIVER COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

, 

AU farms Farms wIth sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 I 1974 I 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms A('(f;~ 

Farms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of farm _________________________________ _ 

Approximate land oreo _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in farms __________________________ percenL 

Value of land and buildings: I 

Average per form _____________________________ dollars_ Average per acre _____________________________ doliorL 

land in farms according to use: Total cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _____________________ • _________ _ 30 to 49 acres _____________ • _________________ _ 

5010 99 acres _________________________ • _____ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________ ._. _____________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1.000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

Cropland used only for pasture _______________ • ______ _ 

Other cropland _. _________ ._. ___________ • _________ _ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested or postured _____________ • __ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in culfivated summer fallow _____________ ._ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

Total woodland _____________ • ___________ • ___________ _ 

Woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not pastured _____ • ______________________ _ 

Other land _____ • _____ • _________ • ____________________ _ 

PastureJand and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured _________________________ • _____ _ 

land in house lots. ponds. roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

Posture/and, all types ___ • ______________________________ _ 

Irrigated land ___________ • ___ • _____ • __________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated _____ • ___ • ________________ _ 

Pastureland irrigated ____ • ____ • _. _________ • __________ _ Other land irrigated _____ ._. ___________ • _____________ _ 

land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ 

! ! 

194 775 8541 175 734 6881 170 717 8631 I SO 691 6231 - (X) 3999 (X) 4 198 (X) 4 223 (X) 4 611 - (X) 1 495 0401 (X) I 495 0401 (X) 1 495 040 I (X) I 495 040 I 

(X) (X) (X) 480

1 

(X) 463

1 - 51.9 49.1 

1 098 232 (X) 462 737 (X) I 167 360 (X) I 477 613 (X)I - (X) 272 (X) 110 (X) 276 (X) 104 -

164 74 5021 164 103 5951 150 69 3101 143 95 1391 

156 56 3171 158 69 7741 145 53 723 138 6S 763 - 1 

I (0) 5 (NA) I (0) I (NA)I 

- 4 (D) 6 (NA) 3 (D) 1 INA'I 8 179 2 (NA) 5 114 1 (NA) 

- 12 412 10 (NA) 7 227 2 (NA) - 17 I 270 14 (NA) 16 (0) 13 INA) 

35 5 2531 23 (NA)I 35 5 2531 23 INA)I 

47 14 945 62 (NA) 47 14 945 62 (NA) 

19 11 8451 28 (NA)I 19 11 8451 28 INA)I 

13 22 362 8 (NA) 12 (0) 7 (NA) 

57 IS 501 66 21 8801 48 (0) 54 20 294 - 28 2684

1 

26 II 941 I 27 (0)1 23 - 9 0821 

6 394 (NA) (NA) 6 394 5 5 242 

2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 5 749 

- 13 (0) I (NA) (NA) I 12 (0) I 13 2 4151 

14 680 (NA) (NA) 14 680 7 676 

76 141 8661 98 177 9331 70 134 7231 88 168 7641 

71 129 064 (NA) (NA) 66 122 621 77 155 671 

13 12 802 (NA) (NA) 10 12 !O2 17 13 093 -

172 559 4861 149 453 160 I 153 513 830 I 130 427 7201 

138 549 026 (NA) (NA)I 130 504 0571 122 421 360 

113 10 460 (NAI (NAI 96 9 773 90 6 360 

- 170 693 591 (NAI (NAil 154 639 5871 (NA) 597 325 

- 138 61 819 137 65 317 132 60 129 124 62 918 

134 48 3061 (NA) (NA) I 128 46 6261 121 56 040 I - 48 (D) (NA) (NA) 47 (01 (NA) (D) 

- 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 2 (0) 

- 30 958 i (X) (X)i 30 958 i (XI (X)I 

11978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text_ 

Tobie 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 r 1978 I 1974 

Value Value I Volue I Value 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.0001 Forms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold I _______________ _ 

Average per form _______________ • ___________ dollars_ 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold: I $100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ $10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ $2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ $2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1.500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see textL __________ • ________________ _ 

Crops _________________________________ • _____________ _ 

Groins ___ • _______________ • _______________________ ._ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons • ________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed ___ • _____ • ______________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Tobacco ______________________ . ______________ • _____ _ 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage ___________ • ________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____________________ _ Fruits, nuts, ond berries _______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ____________ • _________ _ Other crops _______ • ____ • ____________________________ _ 

livestock, poultry, ond their products _________________ • __ _ 

Poultry and poultry products __________________________ _ Doiry products ___________ • _________________ • _______ _ 

Cottle and calves ___________ • ___________________ " ____ _ Hogs and pigs _____________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ______________________________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

- 194 10494 175 7 762 170 9 642\ 150 7 06h 

- (X) 54090 (X) 44 354 (X) 56 715 IXl 47 107 

23 5 531 II (NA) 23 5 531 I 11 (NA) 

- 38 2 395 44 (NA) 38 2 395 44 INA) 

- 35 I 012 37 (NA) 35 1 012 37 (NAI 

- 29 441 28 INA) I 29 441 I 28 INAII 27 198 16 (NA) 27 198 16 INAl 

18 65

1 

8 INA) 18 

65 \ 8 23 (NAIl (OJ 30 (NA) (X) (X) 6 INAI 

- 4 (NA) INA) (X) (Xl (Xl ,X) 

6 10 (NA) (NA) (X) (Xl (XI (Xl 

- 4 5 (NA) (NA) (X) 

(Xli (X) 

'Xi \ - 9 (D) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) IXI ,XI 

- I (D) 1 (NA) (Xl IXl IXl (Xl 

- 73 (0) 81 1 7641 67 (0) \ INAI 1/,;1\ 

- 37 251 (NA) (NAI 36 (011 31 30H 

- 10 29 (NA) INA) 10 29 (NAI IN,\) \ - - - (NA) (NA) -

- - - (NA) (NA) - (NAI INA' - - - (NA) (NA) -

54~ \ - 53 650 INA) (NA) 47 62 1 3)0 \ - - - (NA) (NA) - I 101 

- - - (NA) (NA) - 1 (D) - - 1 101\ tf))\ - 3 (D) INA) (NA) 3 (0)1 3 

- 176 (D) 162 5 703 160 (D) 141 ) on\ - 2 (D) 4 2 2 (0) 3 (01 - 3 (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) 5 164 8 599 IDII (NA) (NAI 152 8 339 138 _1 Nl 

- 16 281 (NA) (NA) 14 (0) 10 lIlt) 

- 17 141 INA) (NA) 16 (D) 10 fU 

- 29 141 (NA) (NA) 25 139 IS 'It)i 

tJ974 data include sales of forest products. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA POWELL COUNTY, MONT. 363 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

All forms __________________________ _ 

Farms with"- 1 to 9 ocres ________________ ~ _____ _ 

10 to 49 acres ____________ ~ ________ _ 

5010 69 acres ______________________ _ 70 to 99 ocres _______________ _ 

100 to 139 ocres __ 

14010 179 acres-_ 

180 to 219 ocreL_ 

220 to 259 acres __ 260 to 499 acres ___ _ 500 to 999 ocrcs ___________________ _ 

1.000 to 1.999 ocros ________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ -

Forms 

1978 1974 

194 175 

18 4 8 10 

2 2 4 I 

7 - 8 4 

I - I 2 15 10 29 29 33 34 

68 79 

1978 

Farms with harvested cropland 

Acres Acres Harvested 

in farms Farms in farms cropland 

775 854 156 739 457 56 317 

42 I (0) (0) 

190 4 106 72 (0) 2 (0) (0) 

321 2 (0) (0) 

763 4 461 142 I 244 6 927 351 (0) I (0) (0) 

(0) I (0) (0) 

5 437 14 5 117 I 313 

21 998 25 19 198 4 605 44 722 33 44 722 8 092 

700 597 63 668 228 41 444 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 

land in forms 

Harvested croplond 

Tenure of operator- Full owners. _ _ _ __ 

Harvested croplond____ _ __________ _ Part owners ______ .. _____ _ __________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Tenants _____________________________________ _ 

Horvested cropland ________________ _ 

Type of organiLation: Individual or family ____________________________ _ Partnership __________________________________ _ 

Corporation ___ . ______________________________ _ 

Other - cooperative, estote or trust, institutional, etc._ 

1978 

Forms 

194 

156 

98 

68 

82 

76 

14 

12 

156 

26 

10 

2 

All farms 

1974 

Acres Forms Acres 

775 854 175 734 688 56 317 158 69 774 

109 289 77 164 943 12 861 (NA) 18 373 

631 732 86 548 541 

40 269 (NA) 48 476 34 833 12 21 204 3 187 (NA) 2 925 

330 405 (NA) (NA) 

240 629 (NA) (NA) 

(0) (NA) (NA) 

(0) (NA) (NA) 

Farms with irrigated land 

Acres Harvested Farms in forms cropland 

138 711 086 53 971 

- - - 4 123 62 

2 (0) (0) 

I (0) (0) 

3 341 122 

6 927 351 

I (0) (0) 

I (0) (0) 

II 3 888 I 206 

18 13 530 3910 

32 42 852 7 932 

59 648 813 40 171 

1978 and 1974 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Farms 

170 

145 

79 

62 

78 

72 

13 

II 

136 

24 

10 

Acres 

717 863 

53 723 

(0) 

(0) 

589 429 

37 855 

(0) 

(0) 

313 572 

(0) 

(D) 

1974 

Forms 

150 

138 

64 

(NA) 

76 

(NA) 

10 

(NA) 

116 

22 

9 

3 

Irrigated 

land 

61 819 

-

101 

(0) 

(0) 

182 

455 

(0) 

(0) 

I 679 

4 302 8 640 

46072 

Acres 

691 623 65 763 

(0) 

14695 

541 779 

48 191 

(0) 

2877 

397 737 

97 325 

194 696 

I 865 

All forms Forms with sales of All forms I Farms with sales of 

$2,500 or more $2.500 or more 

1978 ' 1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: Forming _______________________ _ 

Other ________ . ____________ ._ 153 116 138 103 

18 17 17 II 

130 118 121 115 On farm operated 

64- 44 49 23 Not on farm operat-ed-=~================= 23 29

1

. 15 24 

103 74 94 73 

26 15 20 14 

6 3 5 2 

J Not reported. __________ • _____ • ___ • _____ 

3 2 - Operators reporting days of work off form: 

32 12 32 II None ___________________________ ._. ___ 

36 32 32 22 I to 49 doys- __________________________ 

46 47 38 45 50 to 99 doys ______________ .. ___________ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years _____________________ _ 25 to 34 years- ______________________ _ 

35 to 44 yeor5- _____________________ _ 

45 to 54 yearL _______________________ _ 

3 3 2 3 

5 I 5 I 

46 33 39 20 

37 44 33 36 100 to 149 doy'- _______________________ 

40 27 33 24 150 to 199 days ________________________ 

50.5 52.1 49.8 52.5 200 days or more ----------------------

55 to 64 years. ___________________ • __ _ 

65 years and over _____________________ _ Average age ________________________ _ 

~--------~--------~ IApplies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

r 1978 do to are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Farms ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) Farms ($1,000) 

- 109 2 113 81 I 061 107 (0) 72 I 058 

167 786 133 I 333 150 623 III 851 

43 305 92 608 34 162 80 303 

158 146 (NA) (NA) 151 138 103 118 

- 53 86 41 39 51 (0) 37 39 

- 86 356 60 351 84 (0) 55 343 

- 59 61 36 37 58 (0) 34 (0) 

- 115 I 080 103 828 112 I 072 94 797 

- 40 101 13 26 38 (0) 12 (0) 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feedL _____________________ _ Animal health costs __________________ • _______________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ___ . ____________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer ___________________ • ---

Other agricultural chemicals including lime _______ . __ .. _____ _ Hired form labor ____________________________________ _ 

Contract lobor ______ ._ .. ____________ -___ .. __________ ._ 

- 49 78 50 72 49 78 40 69 Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment ___ . __ 

- 194 804 (NA) (NA) 172 793 (NA) (NA) 

194 618 175 408 172 609 150 394 

192 416 (NA) (NA) 170 410 144 268 

- 99 110 (NA) (NA) 96 109 91 81 

- 45 19 (NA) (NAl 45 19 30 16 

33 23 (NA) (NA) 33 23 } 8 14 (NA) (NA) 8 14 150 29 

194 36 (NA) (NA) 172 35 

- 134 181 (NA) (NA) 129 179 (NA) (NA) 

16 5 (NA) (NA) 16 5 (NA) (NA) 

Energy and petroleum products _________ -___ .-.--------

Petroleum products ________ _ 

Gasoline ____ . _'. _. _ - _ -- - -- ----------- Diesel fuel. ____________ . _________ . __ _ 

lP gos, butane, and propane _______ _ Fuel oil._ _ _ _ _____________ _ 

Nafural gas _ .. _ - _ - __ ._ 

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease _____ _ 

Electricity __ _ 

Other coal,wood,coke,etc ... ______ ._. __ _ 

364 POWRL COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

11978 do to orc based on 0 sample of forms- see lex" 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more I 1978 1978 1974 

Forms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer _______________ _ 

Cropland fertilized. except posture __ Posture and rangeland fertilized ___ _ 

83 20 476 81 

83 19 606 81 - 12 870 12 lime ________________ ~ ____________________________ _ - - - -

Sprays, dusts. granules, fumigants. etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops ____ . ________________________ _ 11 1 808 11 

Nematodes in crops ______________ ¥ _______________________ _ - - - - Diseases in crops and orchardL___________ _ Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and pasture __________ .. ______ _ 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird conlrol _______________________ _ 

- - - 46 64991 45 -

- 3 36

11 

3 

32 (X) 31 

29 (X) 28 -

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all 

machinery and equipment ____________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Average per form ________________ dollarsForms by value group: $1 to $4.999 __________________________ . 

$5,000 to $9,999 _________________ . __ . __ _ 

$10,000 to $19,99' _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel troctorL __________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ CottanpickerL ___________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup bolers ____________________________ _ 

Field foroge harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

11978 data are based on a sample of forms- see text! 

Forms with sales All forms of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

194 173 172 148 mochinery and equipment - Con_ 

11 222 5 647 10 191 5 212 $20.000 to $29.999 ____________ --------- 57 848 32 642 59 247 35 216 $30,000 to $49,999 ____________ --------- $50.000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

7 10 7 3 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________ . _______ 

34 171 18 "1 $100,000 to $199,999 ______________ . _____ 

43 36 i 41 33i $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior fa 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

125 174 61 75 81 99 179 474 114 172 130 302 170 509 39 64 156 445 

36 36 5 5 31 

2 (O~ I 2 (Dj - 3~ I - - - - - - - - - 98 120 32 37 72 83 94 113 24 28 74 85 

5 6 I (D) 4 (0) 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

11978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text J 

Hired workers-All farms, 1978 

(D) 55 24 291 I (0) (NAI 24 III 

870 (NA) 180 

- -

1 808 (NA) 4 030 \ - 2 (DI 

3 532 -

(0) I (NA) I 41°1 

36

11 

-

(X) 10 (X; I (X) (NA) (X) 

All forms Forms with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

I 

I 34 43\ 34 37

1 

23 40 21 39 

21 13 20 12 

3 "l r 3 "l 

~ 1411 ~ 13 1 20 20 

9 .J iL 8 .J i 

1974 

farms Number 

Monufaclured 1 

197010 1974 

140 203 132 164 471 189 

154 544 91 

23 23 4 

- -

2 (0) I 

(NA) (NA) INA) 

38 42 16 92 117 34 

3 3 3 

Any hired worker, \ Farms WIth sales of $2 sao or mor e 

Any 

Working 

Forms 

150 doys or more 

Workers 

Working 

farms 

less tho n 150 days 

Workers 1978 ~ 

Forms with-

- 115 60 (Xl 96 (X) 112 I 

9.11 - 536 (X) 209 (X) 327 530 ;]9 

Farms _____ _ 

Workers ___ _ 

1 worker ______________________________________________ _ 

2 workers _____________________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 workers __ . __________ . ___________________________ _ 

10 workers or more ____________________________________ _ 

- 24 23 23 19 19 23 24 15 30 35 70 23 I HI I J - 36 12 40 24 88 35 2·) 20 5 32 12 74 20 - 11 5 84 6 76 II 3~ I 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA POWELL COUNTY, MONT. 365 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry __ ~ __________________________ _ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ - 184 (X) 165 (X) 162 (X) 142 (X) 

- 167 (X) 162 (X) 152 (X) 141 (X) 

Sales: 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any cottle, hogs. or sheep ____________________ $l,OOO_ - 176 9464 162 5 703 160 8 756 141 5 027 

- 169 9021 158 (NA) 157 8 616 138 4974 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that hod colved ___________________ _ Beef cows ____________________________________ _ 

Milk cows ____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves __________________________ _ 

Steers. steer calves. bulls and bull colves ____________ _ 

- 161 45 783 159 51 406 147 42920 140 411 703 

-- 154 26812 150 28 708 140 25 546 133 27 526 

-- 149 26 539 149 28 370 138 25 4115 133 27 434 

-- 37 273 47 338 33 61 42 92 

-- 138 11 002 (NA) (NA) 127 10646 124 12005 

-- 141 7 969 (NA) (NA) 130 6 728 124 9 172 

Sales: Cattle and calves __________________________________ _ 

$1,000 Calves _________________________________________ _ 

$1.000 Cattle __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 Fattened cattle ________________________________ _ 

$1.000 Oairy praducts _______________________________ $1,000 

-- 164 26632 158 26310 152 25890 138 25 231 

-- (X) 8599 (Xl (NA) (X) 8339 (X) 4 791 

-- 95 11 615 (NA) (NA) 91 11 597 92 13 272 

-- (X) 2695 (X) (NA) (X) 2691 (X) 1 779 

-- 140 15 017 (NA) (NA) 128 14 293 120 11 959 

-- (X) 5 904 (X) (NA) (X) 5 648 (X) 3 012 

-- 14 127 (NA) (NA) 14 127 1 (0) 

-- (X) 44 (X) (NA) (X) 44 (X) (0) 

-- 3 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 5 (0) 

HOGS. SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs _____________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other hogs and pigs ______________________________ _ 

-- 16 3 185 14 1 961 13 804 12 (0) 

-- 11 434 (NA) (NA) 10 (0) 8 (0) 

-- 14 2 751 (NA) (NA) 11 (0) 12 767 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. I of preceding year and Nov. 30 _______________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 _____________ _ June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________ . _______________ _ 

Sheep and lambs ___________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older __________________________ _ Goats ____________________________________________ _ 

Horses and ponies _________________________________ _ 

-- 13 441 10 397 11 (0) 9 (0) 

-- 11 228 8 216 10 (0) 7 (0) 

-- 10 213 10 181 8 (0) 9 (0) 

-- 16 2697 14 3996 15 (0) 10 3 952 

-- 15 2012 (NA) (NA) 14 (0) 10 2439 

-- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) I (0) 1 (0) 

-- 126 1 078 82 720 114 984 72 681 

Sales: Hogs and pigs _____________________________________ _ 

$1.000 Feeder pigs _____________________________________ _ 

$1.000 Sheep and lambs ___________________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn _____________________________ _ 

Pounds of wooL _________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and waal ________________________ $1.000 

Goats ________________________ -- ---- -- -- -----------

$1.000 Horses and ponies ______________________________ ----

$1.000 

-- 16 3 071 13 2 536 14 (0) 10 I 231 

-- (X) 281 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 100 

-- 6 97 3 12 6 97 I (0) 

-- (X) 5 (X) (NA) (X) 5 (X) (l) 

-- 17 2 273 14 2 718 16 (0) 10 2 688 

-- 16 2 826 (NA) (NA) 15 (0) 10 2 432 

-- (X) 27 738 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 24 510 

-- 17 141 (NA) (NA) 16 (0) 10 83 

-- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

-- (X) - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) -

-- 25 122 15 40 23 (0) 14 (0) 

-- (X) .77 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 40 

POULTRY 

Inventory: 

Any poultry __________________ -- ---- -- -------------- Chickens 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ___________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older ____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old __________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens __ - ___ ----------

Turkeys ____________________ -- -------- -- ---------

Turkeys for slaughter ______________________ -_ -----

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ______________ -------- ---- -- ------ ---

-- 32 (X) 16 (X) 29 (X) 14 (X) 

-- 27 567 12 478 24 523 10 (0) 

-- 27 (0) 12 470 24 (0) 10 (0) 

-- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - -

-- 6 19 (NA) (NA) 5 (0) - -

-- I (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) - -

-- I (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 1 (0) 

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 1 (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 6 (X) (NA) (X) 5 (X) 5 (X) 

Sales! Any poultry ________________ -- - - ---- -- -------------- Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age --------------------- Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pul/ets under 3 months old ___________ _ Broilers and other meat·type chickens ________________ _ 

Turkeys . ___________________ -- -- -- -- --------------

Turkeys for slaughter ________________ - ___ -_ -_ -- ---

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry __________________ -------- ------ -- --- Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1.000_ 

-- 3 (X) 2 (X) 3 (X) I (X) 

- - - 1 (0) - - - -

- - - 1 (0) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (N,,) (NA) - - - -

- - - - - - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 1 (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - I (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - -

- - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - (X) 

- 2 (0) 4 2 2 (0) 3 (0) 

366 POWEll COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CfNSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms forms with sales of $2,500 or more ~ 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested , Irrigated 

Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

for groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

! -I - - - (X)I - (NA) I 

- - (X) I -

- - - (X~I (NA) - - (X~I -

= I- - - - - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

for fodder. hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - (X)I - (NA) I 

- - (X) I -

=1 - - (X) (NA) - - (X) -

- - =1 - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - For silage or green chop {tons, greenL _________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- Cut tor dry forage or hoy (tons. dry) ___________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Wheat for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Oats for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Barley for groin (bushels) ______________________ 197B_ 

1974_ Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Other small grains tor 9roin ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Soybeans for beans (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Peanuts for nu1s (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Cotton (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweightL _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - (X) - -- - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) I (NA) (NA) I - - (X) I - -I 

21 I 680 61 073 II 608 21 I 680 61 073 1 " 608

1 

- 25 2 073 54 464 (NA) (NA) 24 (0) (0) 14 I 006 -

- 32 I 334 71 038 20 877 31 (0) (0) 19 (0) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 21 I 003 36 959 15 417 -

- 39 2 919 141 955 29 2 106 38 (0) (0) 28 (0)1 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 38 2 088 71 630 24 I 025 

- - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) I (NA) (NA~I 2 (0) (0) I 2 (O~I - - - (X) - - - (X) -

- (NA) (NA) 

(X~I (NA) (NA) - - (X) -

- ;1 - - - - - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - -

~I - - - - - -

~I - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - - - - - - -

- - (NA) (NA) - -

=1 

-

- - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 3 (0) (0) 3 (0) 3 (0) (0) 3 (0) 

- 5 95 14 900 (NA) (NA) 3 (0) (0) 3 85 

Sweetpototoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Hoy crops (tons. dry) (see texl) _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Alfolto hoy (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Other tome dry hoy (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978_ 

Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Altolfo seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

All vegetables harvested for sole (see text) _______ 1978_ 

1974_ Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ 

- - - - -

-I - - - -

43 99~ I - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 151 51 511 93 127 132 45 403 140 49 194 90 307 126 

- 154 63 402 104 758 (NA) (NA) 136 60 969 101 664 118 53 522 

- 80 16 976 36 4631 71 14 3871 78 (0) (0)1 69 (0) I 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 78 22 162 41 069 63 19 707 

- 29 4 872 9 556 24 

":~I 29 4872 9 556 24 4 

28:1 

- - - (X) - - - (X) -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) - - (X) -

- - - - - - - - -

=1 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA)I (NA) (NA)I - - -I - -I 

- - - (X) - - - - (X)I - -

- 3 2 (X) (NA) (NA) I (0) (X) I (0) 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- - - (X) - - - - {X)I - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X)I (NA) 

(N~I - - (X)I - -

I - - - (X) - - - (X) - - 1974_ - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Gropes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

1974_ 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other crops __________________________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (x)1 - J - - (x)1 _I 

- 2 (0) (X) I (NA) (NA~I - - (X)I - -

- - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - -

- I (0) (X~ I -

(NA>I 

I (0) (X~I - - - - - (X) (NA) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

J 978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA POWEll COUNTY, MONT. 367 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

AU forms Farms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres 

- 197 709 350 221 800 920 185 547 300 212 657 383 

- (X) 3 601 (X) 3 624 (X) 2958 (X) 3 101 (X) 1 107 200 (X) 1 107 200 (X) 1 107 200 (X) 1 107 200 (X) 64.1 (X) 72.3 (X) 49.4 (X) 59.4 

Forms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

Approximate land area __________________________________ _ 

Proportion in forms __________________________ perccnL 

Value of land and buildings; 1 

- 483 388 (X) 269 887 (X) 474 175 (X) 260 623 (X) 

- (X) 133 (X) 74 (X) 156 (X) 84 

Average per farm _____________________________ dallors_ 

Average per acre ______________________________ dollars_ 

- 178 128 1341 198 (D) 172 127 730 197 (0) 

- 172 62 464 194 62987 166 (D) 193 (D) 

land in forms according 10 u~e: 

Total croplond ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 

- 1 (0) 4 (NA) - - 4 (NA) 

- 1 (D) 1 (NA) 1 (D) 1 (NA) 

8 (0) 4 (NA) 5 121 4 (NA) 

- 5 191 6 (NA) 5 191 6 (NA) 

- 15 1 084 21 (NA) 13 (0) 20 (NA) 

1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres ________________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

- 41 5868 47 (NA) 41 5 868 47 (NA) 200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

- 61 20 344 75 (NA) 61 20344 75 (NA) 

- 32 22 834 33 (NA) 32 22 834 33 (NA) 

8 II 934 3 (NA) 8 11 934 3 (NA) 

500 to 999 acres ______________________________ _ 

1.000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ - 36 15 367 33 (D) 36 15 367 32 (D) Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

- 120 50 303 141 46425 118 (0) 141 46425 Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement 

- 13 I 138 (NA) (NA) 13 1 138 3 97 

25 3 917 (NA) (NA) 25 3 917 4 802 

grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 

(rapland on which all crops failed _________________ _ 

- 116 43 9131 (NA) (NA) 114 (D) 137 44 762 

15 1 335 (NA) (NA) 13 (D) 8 764 

(ropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ (ropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

4 I 8441 2 (D) 4 1 844 2 (D) 

4 1 844 (NA) (NA) 4 I 844 1 (D) 

- -

579 37~ I 

(NA) (NA) - - I (0) 

- 188 207 685 579 178 417 726 198 542 134 

- 164 574 027 (NA) (NA) 158 412 389 172 535 549 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland postured ____________ ~ __________________ _ 

Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

Postureland and rangeland, other than cropland and, woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc _______ _ 122 5 345 (NA) (NA) 118 5 337 143 6 585 

Pastureland, all types __________________________________ _ - 167 591 238 (NA) (D) 161 429 600 (NA) (D) 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

- 67 8 506 61 7 373 65 (D) 61 7 373 Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ - 65 7 991 (NA) (NA) 63 (D) 61 6949 Pasturelond irrigated ________________________________ _ 

- 15 444 (NA) (NA) 15 444 (NA) 424 Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ - 5 71 (NA) (NA) 5 71 - - land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ - 85 6 390 (X) (X) 82 6 359 (X) (X) 

11978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with soles of $2,500 or mare 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1.000) Farms ($1,000) 

- 197 12 100 221 12464 185 12 087 212 12 453 

- (X) 61 419 (X) 56 398 (X) 65 336 (X) 58 741 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ 

Average per form ___________________________ dollars_ 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold:) $100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

$40.000 to $99,999 _. _____________________ .. ________ _ 

$20.000 to $39.999 _________________________________ _ 

- 27 6 526 29 (NA) 27 6 526 29 (NA) 

- 53 3 381 77 (NA) 53 3 381 77 (NA) 

- 59 1 692 45 (NA) 59 1 692 45 (NA) 

$10.000 to $19.999 _________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9.999 ___________________________________ _ 25 376 28 (NA) 25 376 28 (NA) 

11 76 17 (NA) II 76 17 (NA) 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less thon $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ $2,000 to $2.499 _________________________________ _ 

$1.500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ $1.000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less than $1.000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see textL ___________________________ _ 

- 10 36 11 (NA) 10 36 11 (NA) 

- 11 (0) 13 (NA) (X) (X) 5 (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

6 10 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 5 (0) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- I (D) 1 (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 141 3084 155 5 668 137 3 079 (NA) 5 668 

- 121 1 987 (NA) (NA) 119 (0) 147 4 122 

(raps __________________________________ - _________ ----

Grains __________________________________________ ---

43 474 (NA) (NA) 43 474 (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) - - - --

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 34 359 (NA) (NA) 32 (0) 28 207 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - -

Commodity (redit Corporation loons _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed ____________________________ -- --

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ 

Tobacco ____________________________ - - - - -------- - ---

Field seeds. hoy, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____________________ _ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - 20 738 (NA) (NA) 20 738 25 I 340 

Nursery and greenhouse products ________ ----- --------- Other crops ________________________________ -- --- - ---

175 9 016 201 6 796 170 9 008 193 6 784 

- 13 4 14 5 13 4 14 5 

- 4 (D) (NA) (NA) 4 (0) 8 48 

165 8 575 (NA) (NA) 160 8 568 190 6 449 

- 20 227 (NA) (NA) 20 227 21 162 

13 133 (NA) (NA) 13 133 14 87 

- 13 (D) (NA) (NA) 12 (D) 15 3? 

livestock, poultry, and their products ________________ -----

Poultry and poultry producls _______________ ------------

Dairy producfs ___________________ -- -_ - - - -- - ---- -- --

Cottle and calvos ____________________ . ___ ------------

Hogs and pigs ______________________ - _ - _ - - ---- ---- - --

Sheep, lambs. and wool __________________ -- -- - -- - -- - ---

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) __ _ 

11974 dato include sales of forest products. 

368 PRAIRIE COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

Forms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigated 

1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland Farms in forms cropland land 

All farms ___________________________ _ 

Farms with- 1 to 9 ocres _______________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres ____________________ ._ 

50 to 69 ocres _____________________ _ 

197 221 709 350 I 172 545 865 62~1 67 158 444 18658 8 506 

13 14 13 - - - - - -

2 I (D) 2 (0) (D) 2 (0) (D) (0) 

2 3 (D) 2 (0) (0) 2 (D) (0) (0) - 70 to 99 ocres _____________________ _ - - - - - - - - - - - 100 to 139 acreL __________________ _ 

140 to 179 ocres ___________________ _ 

180 to 219 acres ___________________ _ 

220 to 259 acreL __________________ _ 

260 to 499 ocre'- __________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocreL __________________ _ 

1.000 to 1,999 ocres ________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

3 2 322 - - - - - - - - 533 3 447 319 239 - 8 7 I 253 8 1 253 

5 !I 992

1 

5 992 705 5 992 705 775 

3 665 3 665 564 3 665 564 564 - 1 130 I 054 10 

1:/ 

3 6521 9 3 289 I 427 5 I 968 

22 23 14 736 18 12 506 3 305 9 5 617 1 747 1 567 - 46 47 66 4721 45 65 375 12 058 14 19 143 4 130 1 474 - 83 104 621 083 i 80 461 623 43 720 24 129 450 9911 2 681 -

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 I 1974 

Farms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acresj Forms Acres 

land in forms _________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ___________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: Full owners _________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ 

Part owners _________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ Tenants ____________________________ _ 

Harvested croplond _________________ _ 

Type of organization: Individual Or family ___________________ _ 

Partnership _________________________ _ 

Corporation _________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institut 

--------- 197 709 350 I 221 800 9201 185 547 300 I 212 657 383 

--------- 172 62 464 194 62 987 166 62 264 193 (0) 

--------- 75 102 102\ 90 107 5641 68 99 8441 83 105 729 

--------- 55 13 832 (NA) 14 651 51 (0) (NA) 14601 

--------- 98 569 622 III 631 477 96 (D) 110 (0) 

--------- 96 45 929 (NA) 43 319 96 45 929 (NA) 43 319 

--------- 24 37 6261 20 61 879 21 (D) 19 (0) 

--------- 21 2 7031 (NA) 5 017 19 (D) (NA) (0) 

--------- 156 

357 8(11 

(NA) (NA) 145 337 519 181 457 126 

--------- 15 (NA) (NA) 15 (0) 16 (D) 

--------- 25 (D) (NA) (NA) 25 (D) 13 117 014 ionol, etc._ I (0) (NA) (NA) - - 2 (D) 

All forms I Forms with sales of I All forms I 

Forms with soles of 

$2,500 or more $2,500 or more I 

1978 '1974 1978 !l974 1978 !J974 1978 11974 

Operators by ploce of residence: 

- 162 182 158 179

1 

On form operated ______________________ 148 133 145 131 

- 35 23 27 18 Not on form operated ___________________ 25 34 17 28 

101 101 

Not reported ___________________________ 24 38 23 38 

- 6 4 Operators reporting doys of work off form: 

- 30 36 30 36 None _________________________________ 115 1)5 112 113 

- 31 19 30 )7 1 to 49 doys ___________________________ 32 24 31 24 

- 45 55 41 52 50 to 99 days ______________ .. ___________ 4 4 4 4 

Operators by principal occupation: Forming ____________________________ _ Other ______________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years ______________________ _ 

25 to 34 years _______________________ _ 

3S to 44 years _______________________ _ 

45 to 54 years _______________________ _ 

- 58 72 54 70 100 to 149 days ________________________ 3 3 2 2 - 27 )3 26 12 150 to 199 doys ________________________ 1 3 I 2 

- 49.6 48.9 49.6 48.8 200 days or more ______________________ 23 14 16 10 

55 to 64 years- ______________________ _ 

65 years and over ____________________ _ Average age _________________________ _ 

'Applies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5_ Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

f}978 data are based on a somp!e of forms; see text] 

AI! forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more I 

1978 1974 

'~-·~I 1978 

.. ,,"·~I 1974 

Expenses! Expenses Farms ($1.000)i Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

livestock and poultry purchosed _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health costs _______________________________ • ___ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, ond trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer ______________ ~ ___________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired form labor ______________________________________ _ 

Contract lobar ________________________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and 

- 102 1 9541 129 ) 662! 102 1 954 ! 129 I 662 - 148 1 623 1 173 1 4231 146 (D)I 165 I 407 - 66 1 271 , 149 717 66 271 143 710 - 145 88 (NA) (NA) I 145 88 152 80 - 119 282 99 159 107 279 98 (D) - 148 1 029 144 442 136 1 025 144 442 - 125 201 118 186 124 (D) 118 186 - 113 606 104 359 111 (D) 104 359 - 38 121 25 81 38 121 25 8) 

equipment __________________________________________ _ 

Energy ond petroleum products __________________________ _ Petroleum products _________________________________ _ 

Gasoline _________________________________________ _ 

Diesel fuel _______________________________________ _ 

lP gos, butane, and propane ________________________ _ Fuel oil ____________________________________ .. _____ _ 

Natural gas ______________________________________ _ 

Kerosene, motor oil, and greose _____________________ _ Electricity __________________________________________ _ 

Other··coal. wood, coke, etc, _________________________ _ 

- 107 199 98 160 107 199

1 

97 (Dli 

- 195 820 (NA) (NA)I 180 815 I (NA) - 195 718 219 585 180 714 (NA) I 210 582 193 377 (NA) (NA) ) 78 373 207 352 - 148 216 (NA) (NA) 148 216 151 15 I - 92 62 (NA) (NA)I 9) 

(D)\ 83 36 - 29 12 (NA) (NA) 29 

- (b~ 1 12 9 (NA) (NA) 11 210 195 43 (NA) (NA) 180 43 

- 136 (0) (NA) (NA)I 135 42 \_' 

26 (D) . (NA) (D) (NA) (NAl - (NA)j 26 (D)j (NA) (NA1, 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA PRAIRIE COUNTY, MONT. 369 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 dota are based on a sample of forms; see text I 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized. except pasture __________________________ _ 

- 142 46 100 130 45 896 

Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ 

- 142 45 629 130 45 425 

lime ____________________________________ .. ________________ _ - 3 471 3 - - - - Sprays, dusts. granules. fumigants. etc. to control- Insects on hay and other crops _____________________________ _ 

Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchards _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and pasture _________________ _ 

Chemicals for--

Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Ins&t control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitotion and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- 24 4277 24 

- 21 1 069 21 

- 2 (0) 2 

- 88 26 5481 87 

- -

(Xll 

- - 84 83 

- 22 (X) 22 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

All MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipmenL ___________ forms_ 

$1.000_ 

Average per form ________________ dollars_ 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4.999 __________________________ _ 

$5.000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19.999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel tractors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Cottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ 

Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters. shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

[1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text) 

All farms Farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - (on. 

Estimated morket value of oil 

196 214 181 206 machinery and equipment-Con. 

10 679 7 894 10 483 7 802 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

54 485 36 888 57 917 37 874 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50.000 to $69.999 ______________________ 

12 17 10 15 $70.000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

14 171 2 14 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

39 23 i 39 21 $200.000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All farms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

151 213 89 120 89 93 

183 540 97 182 175 358 

190 565 48 66 186 499 

113 133 7 8 108 125 

1 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) 

2 (0) - - 2 (0) 

- - - - - -

39 39 15 15 24 24 

94 97 44 44 53 53 

43 45 9 9 35 36 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see textJ 

Hired workers-AU farms, 1978 

471 

-

4277 

1 069 

(0) 

(0) 

-

(X) 

(X) 

1974 

Farms Acres on which used 

144 41 964 (NA) 40956 (NA) 1 008 

- -

(NA) 15 238 

6 428 

4 954 

(NA) 25948 

1 (0) 

26 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

All farms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

19 35 19 35 

38 72 38 71 

8 28 8 28 

29 1 r 28 1 29 2~ l 29 221 8 .J L 8 .J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Farms Number 1970 to 1974 

183 265 194 

206 585 268 

192 552 141 

99 105 28 

3 3 2 

16 16 - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

17 17 4 101 104 35 

32 33 16 

Any hired workers -

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 doys or more Working less tho n 150 doys 

Any Forms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms ___ _ 

Workers ___ _ - 113 78 (X) 84 (X) 111 104 

- 395 (X) 172 (X) 223 (0) 291 

- 22 24 24 34 34 21 32 17 22 44 15 30 17 ?5 

- 55 31 (0) 21 76 54 32 

16 1 (0) 13 (0) 16 13 

- 3 - - I (0) 3 2 

Forms with-- I worker __ _ ________________________________ _ 

2 workers __________________________________________ _ 3 or 4 workers ________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 workers _______ . _____________________________ _ 

10 workers or more ____________________________________ _ 

370 PRAIRIE COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more --1 1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number Forms Num~r 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________ • ___ _ Any cottle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 

I I i 

- 174 (X) 200 (X) 169 (X) I 192 (X) I - 171 (X) 198 (X) 168 (X) 190 (X) 

Sales, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _____ • _ $1,000. 

Any cottle. hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1.000_ 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and calves _________ ._._. _________ . ____ • _______ _ Cows and heifers that hod calved ____________________ _ 

Beef cows _____ • _________ •• __ • ___ .. ___________ ._. Milk cows _. ___ . ___ . ______ . ____________ ._._. ___ _ 

Heifers Dnd heifer colves _____ • _________________ • ___ _ 

Steers, steer colves, bulls and bull colves _____________ • 

Sales, Cottle and colves ___________ • _________ • _____________ • 

$1,000_ Colves _________ • ___ • ____________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ 

Dairy products _______________________________ $1 ,000_ 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigL ______________________________ _ 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec, 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec, 1 af preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June land Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 175 9 016 201 6 796 170 9 008 193 6 784 

- 175 8 934

1 

200 (NA) I 170 8 927

1 

192 6 698

1 

" '" I 

I I 

162 35 159 194 159 35 109 188 

" "" I -

- 154 19 148 180 25 771 151 19 120 176 25 651 

- 154 19058 178 25 602 151 19 030 174 25 482 

21 90 44 169 21 90 44 169 -

- 138 11 179

1 

(NA) (NA) I 135 (DI

I 

162 12 832

1 - 141 4 832 (NA) (NA) 139 (0) 167 8 875 

- 165 26009 196 30 695 160 25 982\ 190 30 621\ 

- (Xl 8 575 (X) (NA) (X) 8568 (Xl 6449 

- 123 10 406 (NA) (NA) 118 (0) \ 

121 10 4351 

- (X) 2 673 (XI (NA) (X) (0) (Xl I 304 

- 143 15 603 (NA) (NA) 142 (0) 165 20 186 

- (Xl 5 901

1 

(X) (NA) I (X) (0)1 (X) 5 146

1 - 11 5 334 (NA) (NA) 11 5 334 11 6 859 

- (X) 2 291 (X) (NA) (X) 2 291 (X) 2 160 I - 4 (0) (NA) (NA) 4 (0) 8 48 

- 20 1 467 20 2 381 20 1 467 19 (0) I - 17 186 (NA) (NA) I 17 186

1 

11 (0) 

- 20 1 281 (NA) (NA) 20 1 281 18 2 048 

- 17 256 16 352 17 256 15 (0) 

- 16 122 14 210 16 122 13 (D) 

- 13 134 8 142 13 134 7 (D) 

Sheep and lombs __________ . _________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales: 

- 13 3 5611 15 4 348 13 3 561 14 (0) I - 13 2 244 (NA) (NA) 13 2 244 14 3 62~ 

- - (NA) (NA) - - -

- 94 579

1 

83 457 90 551 I 80 448

1 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 20 2 292 22 2 752 20 2292 21 (0) 

$1,000_ - (X) 227 (X) (NA) (X) 227 IX) 162 Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 1 (0) 4 438 1 (0) 4 438 

$1,000_ - (X) (D) IX) (NA) IX) (D) IX) 7 Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

- 13 1 986 15 3 150 13 I 986 14 (0) Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

- 13 1 978 (NA) INA) 13 1 978 14 3 766 Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ IX) 20 394 (X) (NA) IX) 20 394 (X) 40 567 Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000_ Goats _____________________________________________ _ - 13 13=1 (NA) (NA) I 13 13= I 14 8~1 - - (NA) (NA) - - $1,000_ Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ 

- (X) - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) 

7~ I - 13 89 15 74 12 (D) 15 

- (X) (0) (X) INA) (X) (0) (X) 32 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

(X) I 

I - 41 (X) I 35 (X) I 40 34 (X)I 

- 40 1 906 35 1 528 39 

(0) I 

34 (0) 

- 40 1 787 35 1 504 39 (D) 34 (D) 

- 5 119 (NA) (NA) 5 119 - -

- 3 (0) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) - -

- 10 795 6 453 10 795 6 453 

- Turkeys 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) - - for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - -

- Other - - (NA) (NA) - - - - poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Sales, - 6 (X) (NA) (X) I 6 (X) 1 (X) 

Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or alder _________________ .. ____ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ Broilers and other meoHype chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kepi for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products ____ . _______________ $1,000_ 

- 7 (X) I 7 (X)I 7 (X) 7 IX) I - 6 428 6 314 6 428 6 314 

- 6 428 6 

'~~I 6 428 6 314 

- - (NA) - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - -

-

- - -

- - (NA) 

2 

(NA) 

(D) -

- -

-

-

2 (O~I - - - (NA) (NA)I - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - = I - - (~i (NA) (~i - IX) -

- 13 14 13 4 14 (X~ I 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA PRAIRIE COUNTY, MONT. 371 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres Farms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For grain or seed (bushe!sL _______ __ _________ 1978_ 

1974_ For silage Of green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ 

52 3 680 (X) 41 2 7071 52 3 680 (X) 41 2 707 

· 52 3 146 (X) (NA) (NA) 52 3 146 (X) 29 2 169 

- II 346 25 645 10 196 II 346 25 645 10 196 

· 6 396 12 220 (NA) (NA) 6 396 12 220 I (0) 

· 45 3 238 51 470 37 2 511 45 3 238 51 470 37 2 511 1974_ For ladder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 40 2 549 35 398 28 (0) 

· 3 96 (X) - - 3 96 (X) - - 1974_ · (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 8 201 (X) I (0) 

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ · I (0) (X) - - I (0) (X) - - 1974_ For grain or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ - 2 (0) (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (X) - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - I (0) (0) - - I (0) (0) - - 1974_ CuI lor dry larage or hay (Ions, dry) __________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) - - - · - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ 

Wheat for groin (bushe!s) ______________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (X)I (NA) (NA)I - - (X) - -I - 108 28 029 738 207 5 163 105 27 876 735 010 5 163 1974_ Oals lor grain (bushels) ____ •..•. _._._._._ ...•. 1978. · 129 34 494 I 036 936 (NA) (NA) 129 34 494 I 036 936 4 127 

- 71 3 069 145 980 19 385 71 3 069 145 980 19 385 

1974. Barley for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ · (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 66 2 713 113 193 13 320 

- 62 6 326 226 442 9 416 62 6 326 226 442 9 416 

1974_ Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 61 6 398 231 852 I (0) 

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974. Other small grains for groin ____________________ 1978_ 

1974. 

· (NA) (NA) (NA)I (NA) (NA~I I (0) (0)1 - - · 6 450 (X) - 6 450 (X) - -

· (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Soybeans for beans (bushels} ___________________ 1978_ - I (0) (0) I (0) I (0) (0) I (0) 

1974. · - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ · - - - - - - - - - - 1974. Callan (bales) __________________ . ___ . _______ .1978. - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974. · - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Tobacco (pounds) ____ ._._ . ____________ . _____ .1978. · - - - - - - - - - - 1974. · - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Irish potatoes (hundredweightL _________________ 1978_ · - - - - - - - - - - 1974. · - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Sweetpototoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ · - - - - - - - - - - 1974. · - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Hoy crops (Ions, dry) (~ee lexl). ___ ._. __________ 1978. · 152 21 069 36 535 56 2 799 149 21 022 36 409 54 (0) 

1974. - 152 13 883 20353 (NA) (NA) 151 (0) (0) 47 I 947 

Allolla hay (Ions, dry) . ___ . _____ ._._. __ . ___ .1978. 

1974. - 99 8 086 17 8981 49 2 340 I 97 (0) (0) I 47 (0) 

· (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 96 6 804 12 839 42 I 781 

Olher lame dry hoy (Ions, dry) (see lext) _____ .1978. · 42 3 983 5 756 3 28 42 3 983 5 756 3 28 

Field seed cropL _____________________________ 1978_ - 2 (0) (X) I (0) 2 (D) (X) I (D) 

1974_ · (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 4 214 (X) 1 (0) Allolla seed (pounds) . ___ . __ ._. ______ . ____ . _1978. - 2 (D) (0) I (0) 2 (D) (D) I (0) 

1974. · (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 4 214 23 000 I (D) 

Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - 1974. 

All vegetables harvested for sole (see text) _______ 1978_ 

· (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -I · - - (X) - - - - (Xl - - 1974. · - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

1974. (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Tomatoes _________________________ . ________ 1978_ - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

1974. · (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

1974. 

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ 

· (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA~I - - (X) - -

I - - - (X) - - - (X) - -

1974. · - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Apples (pounds) ___________________________ .1978. 

1974. · - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

· (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAI (NA) 

Peaches (pounds) ________ . _____ . ___ • ___ . ___ .1978. 

1974. · - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

· (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAI (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Grapes (pounds) (see lext) . __ . ____ ._1978. 

1974. · - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

· (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NAI (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - 1974_ - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974. - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ 

Olher crops ____________ ._. ___ • ___________ ._ .1978. 

- - (X) - - - - (X) - -

· 21 I 694 (X) (NA) (NA) 21 I 694 (X) (NA) (NA) 

372 PRAIRIE COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, land in Farms, and land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres forms Acres forms Aerts 

855 248 6541 749 2686481 597 231 161 512 255 0941 - 359 (X) 387 (X) 498 

- (X) 291 (X) (X) 1 524 480 (X) 1 524 480 (X) I 524 480 (X) I 524 480 - (X) 16.7 (X) 16.3 (X) 17.6 (X) 15.2 

Forms _____________________ . ________ -_ - ___ -- - ----- ---

Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

Approximate land oreo _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in forms ________________ . _________ percent. 

246 708 (X) 158 506 (X) 307 369 (X) 203 102 (X) 

- 408 (X) 825 (X) 442 (X) 775 (X) -

Value of land and buildings: I 

Average per form. ____________________________ dollars. 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollars. 

land in forms according to use: Total cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 762 96 3421 697 87 7521 540 87 7531 479 79 5051 

- 432 46 993 - 666 47 878 618 50 605 484 44 305 

By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 50 to 99 ocres _______________________________ _ 100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 10 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

Cropland used only for pasturc ______________________ _ 

Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grasses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow _____ • ________ _ 

Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

Total woodland ________________________ . __ . _________ _ 

Woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not pastured _________________________ . __ _ 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

Pastureland and rangeland. other than cropland and woodland postured ______ ___ ______________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds. roods, wasteland. etc _______ _ 

80 385 64 (NA) 38 178 16 (NA) - 124 1 658 96 (NA) 48 637 25 (NA) - (NA) 54 1 194 46 (NA) 86 1 958 79 

120 4 442 98 (NA) 104 3 879 82 (NA) 

- 127 8 896 149 (NA) 112 7978 131 (NA) 

-

- 72 (0)1 83 (NA)I 71 (0) 83 (NA) I 

- 49 14 558 38 (NA) 49 14 558 38 (NA) 

- 6 3 9351 6 (NA) 6 3935

1 

6 (NA) 

- 2 (D) 5 (NA) 2 (0) 5 (NA) 

- 492 40922 456 33 462 352 36 430 310 28 993 

- 101 7 542\ 42 3 685 74 7 0181 32 3 519 

- 27 3 815 (NA) (NA) 21 3 766 6 218 

- 14 164 (NA) (NA) 7 110 4 192 

- 37 2 7341 (NA) (NA)I 29 2664

1 

18 1 739/ 

- 37 829 (NA) (NA) 27 478 10 1 370 

- 176 41 0201 169 49947 126 38 965 122 47 819 

- 115 33977 (NA) (NA) 85 33 315 98 27 469 

- 75 7 043 (NA) (NA) 50 5 650 40 20 350 

- 590 111 292\ 539 130 949 411 104443 384 127 770 

- 265 104 778 (NA) (NA) 198 98852 222 120 872 

- 484 6 514 (NA) (NA) 326 5 591 321 6 898 

Pastureland, all types __________________________________ _ - 703 179 677 (NAl (NA) 497 168 597 (NA) 177 334 

Irrigated land _____ . ______________ . ___________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated _______ . __________________ _ 

Pasturelond irrigated _ . ______________________________ _ 

Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 _____ . __ _ 

- 750 74 521 638 69 087 532 68 250 456 63 809 

- 632 40 760 1 (NAl (NA) I 463 37 604 403 38 976\ 

- 503 33 493 (NAl (NA) 365 30 448 (NA) 24 726 

- 26 268 (NA) (NA) 13 198 4 107 

- 20 935 i (Xl (X)i 18 (0) (X) (Xli 

11978 dota ore bosed on 0 somple of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms torms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($1,000) forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) forms ($1.000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold I _______________ _ - 855 17 220 749 13 178 597 16 871 512 12 908 Average per form ___________________________ dollars_ - (X) 20 140 (X) 17 594 (X) 28 259 (X) 25 211 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: \ $100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

- 35 6 349 19 (NA) 35 6 349 19 (NA) $40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 78 4933 57 (NAl 78 4 933 57 (NAl $20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 103 2 753 91 (NA) 103 2 753 91 (NA) 

- 91 1 2991 92 (NAIl 91 1 2991 92 (NA) 

- 145 1 009 122 (NA) 145 1 009 122 (NAI 

- 145 527\ 112 (NA) 145 527 112 (NAI 

- 257 (0) 255 (NAl (Xl (X) 19 (NA) 

- 59 134 (NA) (NAl (Xl (X) (X) (X) 

- 48 82 (NAl (NAl (X) (Xl (Xl (X) 

- 85 104 (NAl (NA) (X) (Xl (X) (X) 

- 65 (D) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 1 (0) 1 (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

$10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ $2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

Less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see textL ______________________ . ____ _ 

Crops ___ ____________________________________________ _ 

Groins ____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ 

Cotton and cottonseed ____________ ... __________________ _ 

- 310 2 271 319 2 5401 219 2 171 (NA) 2 4721 

- 113 784 (NA) (NA) 97 768 104 611 

- 5 (D) (NAl (NA) 5 (Dl (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Tobacco ______________________________________ __ ___ _ - - - (NAl (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____________________ _ 

Fruits. nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ Other crops ________________________________________ _ 

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ Poultry and poultry products __________________________ _ Dairy products _____________________________________ _ 

Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ Hogs and pigs- _____________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wooL _____________________________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

- 195 738 (NA) (NA) 127 667 158 970 

- 14 51 (NA) (NA) 12 (0) 11 (0) 

- 23 91 (NA) (NA) 16 86 11 85 - 14 148 7 37 12 (D) 5 (0) 

- 13 459 (NA) (NA) 12 (D) 19 758 

- 731 14949 670 10 556 547 14 700 470 10 355 \ - 49 1 012 57 1 104 34 1 009 44 1 103 

- 78 2 997 (NA) (NA) 72 2 995 72 2 084 - 605 9 137 (NA) (NA) 481 8977 430 6 346 - 95 659 (NA) (NA) 72 646 53 345 - 120 417 (NA) (NA) 84 389 86 182 - 138 727 (NAl (NA) 84 685 65 295 

'1974 data include sales of forest products. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA RAVALLI COUNTY, MONT. 373 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

Forms with harvested cropland 

Acres Acres Harvested 1978 1974 in farms forms in farms cropland 

855 

749 \ 248 654 666 236 373 47 878 

73 29 277 19 92 56 

- 280 210 7 167 201 5 508 3 052 

64 

52\ 

3 746 53 3 111 1 450 

- 75 78 6029 64 5 176 2 590 

79 71 9 160 66 7 566 3 188 

- 44 52 7 057 37 5872 1 917 

40 

i!1 7 8601 38 7 500 

l foil - 27 6 395 26 6 175 

88 

~1\ 3092:\ 

79 27 879 9 940 

36 25 276 35 24 526 4 921 

- 29 18 42 297 28 40 507 7 282 

- 20 30 102461 20 102 461 8 100 

All forms ___________________________ _ 

Farms with- 1 to 9 ocres _______________________ _ 

10 to 49 acreL ____________________ _ 50 to 69 acres _____________________ _ 70 to 99 acres _____________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocres ___________________ _ 

140 to 179 ocres ___________________ _ 

180 to 219 ~cres ___________________ _ 

220 to 259 Qcres ___________________ _ 

260 to 499 ocreL __________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocres ___________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocreL _______________ _ 

2.000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 

1978 

Forms 

Land in forms __________________________________ _ 855 Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 666 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 586 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 434 Port owners __________________________________ _ 206 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 182 Tenants _____________________________________ _ 63 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 50 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ 763 Partnership __________________________________ _ 70 Corporation __________________________________ _ 20 

Other - cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc __ 2 

AU forms 

Acres 

248 654 

47 878 

99 254 

21 926 

130 131 

20903 

19 269 

5 049 

176 633 

(D) 

39 782 

(D) 

1974 

Forms 

749 

618 

SOl 

(NA) 

212 

(NA) 

36 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Acres 

268 6481 

50 605 i 128 619\ 24 691 

121 542 

23 689 

18 487 

2 225 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Farms with irrigated land 

Acres Harvested 

Forms in forms cropland 

750 236 193 45619 

31 161 54 

251 6 573 2 936 

56 3 268 1 387 

68 5 467 2410 

76 8808 3 143 

41 6577 1 872 

37 7 284 2 536 

26 6 175 2 786 

86 30 224 9940 

33 23 086 4 811 

25 36 109 5 644 

20 102 461 8 100 

1978 and 1974 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Farms 

597 

484 

381 

291 

168 

153 

48 

40 

520 

57 

19 

1 

Acres 

231 161 

44 305 

88 240 

19 544 

125 152 

20 142 

17 769 

4619 

161 464 

28 500 

(D) 

(0) 

1974 

Farms 

512 

432 

314 

(NA) 

172 

(NA) 

26 

(NA) 

464 

32 

16 

Irrigated 

land 

74 521 

132 

4 807 

2 301 

4046 

6003 

4 019 

4 205 

4 277 

16 349 

8 856 

8 664 

10 862 

Acres 

255 0941 

46993 

119 487 

22 182 

118 204 

22 767 

17 403 

2 044 

181 360 

32 858 

40 876 

All forms Forms with sales of All farms Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more $2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

720 609 507 423 

60 35 42 22 

75 ?8

1 

48 51 

Operators by place of residence: 

407 415 349 351\ On farm operated ---- ------------------ 448 317 248 145 Not on farm operated ___________________ 

41 31 

Not reported ___________________________ 

17 12 Operators reporting days of work off form; 

Operators by principal occupation: Forming _____________________________ _ 

Other _______________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 yeors _______________________ _ 

25 to 34 yearL _______________________ _ lOS 78 71 42 None _________________________________ 301 197 251 171 35 to 44 yeorL _______________________ _ 194 188 127 118 1 to 49 dayL __________________________ 59 47 45 36 45 to 54 yeorL _______________________ _ 210 190 153 131 50 to 99 doys ______________ .. ___________ 24 23 15 16 55 to 64 years ________________________ _ 212 182 151 137 100 to 149 doys ________________________ 43 37 30 27 

61 49 32 29 

328 254 191 114 

117 90 83 65 150 to 199 doy'- _______________________ 

49.8 49.6 50.1 50.6 200 days or more ----------------------

65 years and over _____________________ _ Average age __________________________ _ 

~----------~----------~ lApplies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text_ 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data ore based on a sample of forms; see textl 

All forms 1 Forms with 30les of $2,500 or more 1 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) Fanus ($I,OOOl 

- 330 2 102 388 2 198 266 2013 269 2 124 

- 689 3 4441 625 3 398 504 3330 1 430 3 2601 

218 1 510 409 1 838\ 186 I 488 321 I 795 

- 698 210 (NA) (NA) 515 190 331 172 

- 207 110 243 121 153 104 184 115 

504 589 418 487 371 555 310 455 

- 210 73 137 49 158 70 118 48 

- 288 901 281 1 Oll 242 873 227 1 057 

- 67 87 53 51 57 86 40 47 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and pou!try ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health costs ________________________________ - __ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired form labor ____________________________________ - --

Contract lobar ________________________ --_ - - - - -- ------ ---

- 341 259 312 179 229 231 1 222 164

1 854 1 152 (NA) (NA) 587 1 052 (NA) (NA)\ - 853 811 739 650 587 750 510 603 

839 585 (NA) (NA) 574 537 508 455 

258 131 (NA) (NA) 221 128 176 85 

56 16 (NA) (NA) 40 13 21 

5: I - 49 13 (NAl (NA) 39 13 

- } 14 5 (NA) (NA) 9 5 507 

853 61 (NA) (NA) 587 54 

632 315 (NA) (NA) 1 457 280 (NA) (NAll 

86 26 (NA) (NAlj 65 22 (NA) (NA)i 

Cusfomwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment ______________________________________ -_ ---

Energy and petroleum praductL _________ -_ - _____________ _ 

Petroleum products ____________ __ _ _______________ _ Gasoline ______________________ . _____ . ___________ _ 

Diesel fuel __________________________ --- -- ----- ----

lPgos, butane, and propane_________ _ ___________ _ 

Fuel oil ________________________ - __ - - - -- ------

Natural gas _ _ _ _ _ ______________ - _ - ___ - - - _ - - . - - - --

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease ____________________ _ flectricify__ _ _ _ _ _______________________ -_______ ----

Other -coal, wood, coke, etc __________________________ _ 

374 RAVALLI COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

11978 doto ore bosed on a sample of forms· see textJ 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

I 1974 1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which us.ed 

Commercial fertilizer _______________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except pasture __________________________ _ 

Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ 

lime ------------------------------------------------------ Sprays, dusts, granules. fumigants. etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ 

Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords _________________________ _ 

493 37 079

1 

371 -

- 470 25 267 354 

245 II 812 201 - - - -

35 I 72~/ 29 

- - -

- 21 354 16 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and pasture ________________ _ 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth contra! of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitotion and rodent and bird control ____________________ _ 

146 8 5451 120 

12 521 2 

116 (X; I 84 

48 (X) 28 

Tobie 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipmenL __________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Average per form ________________ dollarsFarms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel tractorL __________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled anly __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other corn pickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Cottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ 

Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

f 1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

857 721 591 SOl machinery and equipment~Con_ 

17 694 I I 828 IS 365 10 049\ $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

20 646 16405 25 998 20 058 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

148 141 76 65 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

263 181 1 130 93 1 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

185 185 j 146 139j $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

576 774 247 279 405 495 778 1 319 269 321 629 998 

701 1 301 64 97 659 1 204 

76 76 10 10 66 66 I (0) 1 (D) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 175 186 36 37 140 149 

270 277 66 68 208 209 

17 19 4 4 14 15 

Tobie 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dota ore bosed on a sample of farms; see text] 

Hired workers ~ All farms, 1978 

34 936

1 

310 28 458 

19060 23 674 (NA) 

I I 26~1 (NA) 9398 

- -

I 68~/ (NA) I 614 

4 229 

3 132 349 3 2081 8 235/ (NA) 

(D) 4 1051 

(X; I 45 (X) 

(X) (NA) (X) 

All forms Forms with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

121 

1~\ 111 109 

51 39 64 

28 13 28 13 

19 , r 19 , 35 r 18 11 35 r 18 1 7 .J jL 7 .J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 1970 to 1974 

593 834 368 671 1 230 378 610 1 277 163 

50 52 7 1 (0) - 4 4 1 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

126 132 28 255 277 53 

35 43 11 

Any hired workers -

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more Working 150 days or more Working less than 1 SO days 

Any Forms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

- 288 62 (X) 270 (X) 242 227 - 1 055 (X) 178 (X) 877 972 1 106 

Farms __________________________________________________ _ 

Workers _________________________________________________ _ 

Farms with- 1 worker ______________________________________________ _ 

2 workers _____________________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 109 37 37 111 111 86 58 51 5 10 47 94 41 51 73 8 26 67 214 60 48 - 30 6 40 23 157 30 - 25 6 65 22 441 301 25 26 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY OAT A RAVALLI COUNTY, MONT. 375 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Number Forms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: 

763 (X) 682 (X) 550 ()O 467 (X) 

- 681 (X) 644 (X) 508 (X) 444 (X) 

Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 

Sales: 

- 731 14949 670 10 556 547 14 700 470 10355 

- 671 10213 639 (NA) 520 10 012 454 6873 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1 ,000_ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: 

- 627 45 970 612 56203 474 44 242 418 52 855 

- 562 25 119 562 30966 431 24 298 392 29 304 

- 487 22 265 495 27680 378 21 508 347 26 136 

Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that hod calved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

- 187 2 854 210 3 286 148 2 790 147 3 168 

501 10 743 (NA) (NA) 388 10 294 352 13 211 

- 543 10 108 (NA) (NA) 417 9650 355 10340 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer colves. bulls and bull calves _________ _ 

Sales: Cottle and colves ____________________________________ _ 605 27 307 592 30 632 481 26 724 430 29 730 

(X) 9 137 (X) (NA) (X) 8977 (X) 6346 

311 8 745 (NA) (NA) 256 8 501 192 8977 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

- (X) 2 300 (X) (NA) (X) 2 249 (X) 1 186 

509 18 562 (NA) (NA) 411 18 223 389 20 753 

$1,000_ Cottlc ___________________________________________ _ 

- (X) 6 837 (X) (NA)I (X) 6 727 (X) 5 160 

57 906 (NA) (NA) 38 838 39 2 456 

- (X) 357 (X) (NA) (X) 333 (X) 852 

78 2 997 (NA) (NA) 72 2995 72 2 084 

$1,000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 108 4 764 85 3 036 78 4542 60 2877 Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ 70 758 (NA) (NA) 54 715 30 393 Other hogs and pigs ___ . ____________________________ _ - 101 4006 (NA) (NA) 74 3827 58 2484 litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ - 73 998 40 699 56 948 33 679 Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ - 69 495 38 361 53 466 31 347 June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 54 503 31 338 44 482 26 332 Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ 

- 126 10450 128 7 867 87 9 782 88 6617 Ewes I year old or older ___________________________ _ - 118 6 367 (NA) (NA) 82 5943 85 4 914 Goots _____________________________________________ _ 12 225 (NA) (NA) 5 139 3 4 Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 377 2 128 332 1 933 260 1 451

1 

235 1 546 

Sales: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 95 7472 74 5 338 72 7 173 53 5 134 

$1,000_ - (X) 659 (X) (NA) (X) 646 (X) 345 Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 24 1 468 18 448 20 1 438 15 426 

$1,000_ - (X) 55 (X) (NA) (X) 54 (X) 7 Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

- 117 7016 125 7 255 82 6623 86 6300 Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

- 114 7 315 (NA) (NA) 79 6 781 69 4 926 Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ (X) 59379 (X) (NA) (X) 54932 (X) 43 287 Sheep, lambs, and waal ________________________ $1,000_ - 120 417 (NA) (NA) 84 389 86 182 Goots _____________________________________________ _ 6 34 (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - -

- $1,000_ (X) 1 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 101 270 70 283 59 180 54 230 

$1,000_ - (X) 146 (X) (NA) (X) 113 (X) 80 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry _______________________________________ _ 

- 167 (X) 166 (X) 104 (X) 105 (X) 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 154 132 401 161 138 935 96 131 242 102 137 397 

154 (0) 161 118 643 96 (0) 102 117 323 

22 (0) (NA) (NA) 12 (0) 5 19 915 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 5 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 1 (0) 

- 25 963 18 2 422 18 799 11 2012 

11 49 (NA) (NA) 6 18 4 21 

- 9 44 (NA) (NA) 5 (0) 4 21 

- 3 5 (NA) (NA) 2 (0) -- -

- 50 (X) (NA) (X) 28 (X) 9 (X) 

Broilers and other meot--type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry _____________________________________ _ 

Sales, 

- 31 (X) 33 (X) 19 (X) 29 (X) 

- 10 73313 23 78 611 8 (0) 19 78 527 

Any poultry ______________ . _. ______________ . ________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 10 (0) 21 78 521 8 (0) 19 (0) 

1 (0) (NA) (NA) - - 1 (0) 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 1 (0) 

- 6 (0) 12 2 310 4 (0) 10 (0) 

- 4 35 (NA) (NA) - - -

- 4 35 (NA) (NA) -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - -

- 12 (X) (NA) (X) 9 (xq 1 (X) 

- 49 1 012 57 1 104 34 1 009 44 1 103 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat·type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys ______________________________________ ----

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry __________________________ . _______ - __ 

Poultry and poultry praducts __ . _______________ ._ $1,000_ 

376 RAVALLI COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrig~ Farms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For grain or seed {bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974. 

For silage or green chop (tons. greenL ________ _ 1978_ 

1974_ for fodder, hogged or grozed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

10 298 (X)I 10 298 1 10 298 (X) I 10 298i 

19 525 (X) (NA) (NA) 17 (0) (X) 17 513 - (0) I 2 (0) 2 (0) (0) 2 (0) 2 (0) - I 235 (NA) (NA) I (0) (0) 1 (D) 3 13 

8 (0) 7 215 8 (0) 8 (0) 7 215 8 (0) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 17 512 9 113 17 (O) 

- - (X) - - - - (X) - -

(NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Sorghums for all purposes ______________ ~- 1978. 

1974_ 

For grain or seed (busheJsL_____________ .1978_ 

1974 _ 

For silage or green chop (tons, greenL. ________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - (X) I - (NAil 

- - (X) I -

=1 I (0) (X) (NA) I (0) (X) -

~/ - - - - (NAil 

- - - -

- - - - (NA) - - - -

- - - - - - - - -

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - -

Cut for dry forage or hoy (tons. dry) __________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ 

Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Wheot for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978. 

1974_ Oats for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Borley for groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Rye for groin (bushels) _____ . _______ . __________ 1978_ 

1974_ Other smoll groins for grain ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X)I (NA) (NA)I 1 (0) (X)I - -

20 928 - 34 4 470 144 020 20 928

1 

30 4 366 141 722 

52 4 873 94 184 (NA) (NA) 50 (0) (0) 35 802 

51 I 098 74 555 47 963 47 1 062 72 977 43 927 -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 34 602 31 920 24 311 

- 136 5 936 359 159 129 5 235/ 118 5 653 348 581 III 4 952 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 135 5 480 288 642 120 4 371 

- - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA)I (NA) (NA~I 2 (0) (0) I - -

- - - (X) - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (X) 1 (0) 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Cotton (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweight} __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Sweetpotatoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see textl _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Alfalfa hoy (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - -

=1 

(NA) (NA) - -

=1 

- -

- - - - - - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 10 465 103 780 10 465 9 (0) (0)1 9 (0) 

- 17 502 III 625 (NA) (NA) 14 501 111 530 14 501 

- I (0) (0) I (0) - -

82 86~ I 

- - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 595 36 266 88 164 569 33 400 431 33 054 415 30 497 

- 582 37 723 97 294 (NA) (NA) 415 34 445 91 625 392 32 019 

- 322 17 065 52 999 I 305 15 675 I 254 16 075 50 818 I 241 14 732 I 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 243 16489 52 652 226 15 207 

Other tome dry hoy (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978_ 

Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Alfalfo seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Red dover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978_ 

1974_ Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 196 9 761 18 6961 190 

":~I 135 8 481 16846 132 

7 70~1 - - - (X) - - - (X) -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) 3 118 (X) - - - -

(NA~I - - - - - - ~I (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 3 58 3 394 -

- - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA)I (NA) (NA)I - - - I - -I 

- 14 64 (X) 14 64 12 (0) 

(X)I 12 (O) 

- 20 31 (X) (NA) (NA) II 22 (X) 11 22 

- 8 25 (X) 8 25 7 (0) (X) 7 (O) 

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 11 16 (X) 11 16 Tomotoes _________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ 

- I (0) (X) I (0) 1 (0) (X)I I (0) 

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- 2 (O) (X) 2 (0) 1 (0) (X) I (0) 

- (NA) (NA) (X)I (NA) (NA)I 3 - (X)I 3 

32:1 - 36 386 (X) 31 373 23 330 (X) 20 1974_ - 22 328 (Xl (NA) (NA) 14 311 (X) 13 308 Apples (pounds!. ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Peaches (paunds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Gropes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1074_ Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ 

- 32 132 175 330 (NA) (NA) 20 90 159 420 (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 67 194 500 (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) 

- 12 12 (X) 12 12 10 (0) (Xli 10 

(OJ I - II 6 (X) (NA) (NA) 5 5 (X) 5 

- 5 6 (0) 5 6 4 (0) (O) 4 (0) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 4 5 6 890 4 

{O11 - 14 33 (X) 12 32 12 (0) (X) 11 

- 6 335 (X) (NA) (NA) 6 335 (X) (NAl (NAl 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA RAVALLI COUNTY, MONT. 377 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres forms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres 

612 1 128 075 633 1 160 400 568 1 093 208 591 1 134913 (X) 1 843 (X) 1 833 (X) 1 925 (X) 1 920 - (X) 1 330 560 (X) 1 330 560 (X) 1 330 560 (X) 1 330 560 

- (X) 84.8 (X) 87.2 (X) 82.2 (X) 85.3 

Forms _____ ._. _______________________ . ______________ _ 

Average size of form __________________ . _____________ ~ 

Approximate land oreo ____ . ______ • ___ . __________ .• _ 

Proponion in forms _______ . _______ . __ • ___ ._. percenL 

Value of land and buildings: \ 

420013 (X) 294 938 (X) 430 883 (X) 310 689 (X) 

- (X) 221 (X) 161 (X) 224 (X) 162 

Average per form ____________ . ___ • ________ ._ dollors. Averoge per acre ____________________________ doHors_ 

land in farms according to use; 

566 446 158 590 421 837 534 (0) 557 (0) 

548 258 277 574 243 324 522 257 349 547 242 684 

Total cropland _______________ _ 

Harvested cropland __ 

By acres harvested: 

11 69 8 (NA) 6 38 2 (NA) 

11 146 14 (NA) 6 78 3 (NA) 

17 416 13 (NA) 10 230 8 (NA) 

14 561 20 (NA) 12 (0) 19 (NA) 

36 2 668 48 (NA) 31 2336 45 (NA) 

124 18 663 108 (NA) 122 (0) 107 (NA) 

- 163 52 928 208 (NA) 163 52928 208 (NA) 

100 68 771 100 (NA) 100 68 771 100 (NA) 

- 72 114055 55 (NA) 72 114055 55 (NA) 

I to 9 ocres ____ _ 

10 1019 acres _______________ _ 

2010 29 ocres _________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres ________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _ _ 

100 to 199 acres- _=~=~=~=~===~==~ ~=~===~=== ___ _ 200 to 499 acres ____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres ______________________________ _ 

1,000 ocres or mare ___________________________ _ 

109 (0) 143 19 577 98 (0) 123 (0) 

382 (0) 367 158 936 375 162 439 365 (0) 

Cropland used only for posture ______________________ _ Other cropland . ___________________________________ _ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement 

62 (0) (NA) (NA) 60 (0) 40 3 307 

30 2 853 (NA) (NA) 29 (0) 12 (0) 

grosses, n01 harvested or postured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled ________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ 338 145 533 (NA) (NA) 332 145 188 342 149 893 Cropland idle ____________________________________ _ 69 6 680 (NA) (NA) 66 6609 28 4 826 

Total woodland _. ___________ . ___ . _____ . ___ . ___ . ____ _ 

Woodland postured ____ .. ____ . ______ .. _. _____ ... ___ _ 

Woodland not pastured _______ . ____________________ _ 

-- 42 11 684 38 10 446 40 (D) 37 (0) 

-- 20 (0) (NA) (NA) 20 (0) 17 (0) 

-- 24 (0) (NA) (NA) 22 (0) 24 8 223 

Other _ .. 534 670 233 558 728 117 499 639 823 525 704 745 land _ _ 

P\Jsturela~d ~nd- ~~~9;1~;ld~ ~th;~ th~~ -c-r~pl~l~d -a~d- - - -- woodland postured _____________________ . _________ _ 

-- 394 643 879 (NA) (NA) 376 613 761 406 679 734 land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc ______ _ -- 393 26354 (NA) (NA) 367 26062 420 25 011 

Pasfureland, all typeL ___________ _ -- 455 672 354 (NA) (NA) 430 639 181 (NA) 700 118 

Irrigafed land ________________________________________ _ 

-- 227 36951 218 28 382 214 36690 198 27 954 Harvested cropland irrigated ___________________________ _ -- 221 35 729 (NA) (NA) 209 35 503 196 26 912 Pasfureland irrigated _______________________________ _ -- 25 966 (NA) (NA) 22 (0) (NA) 626 Other land irrigated ________________________________ _ 

-- 17 256 (NA) (NA) 16 (0) 8 416 land set aside in the federal form programs in J 978 _______ _ -- 273 29 135 (X) (X) 268 29050 (X) (X) 

11978 dato a re based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2_ Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold I _______________ _ 612 36985 633 43 209 568 36901 591 43 098 Average per form ___________________________ doUars- - (X) 60433 (X) 68 261 (X) 64 967 (X) 72 924 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: I 

$100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ - 91 20430 113 (NA) 91 20430 113 (NA) $40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 ______ .. ___________ . _______________ _ 

- 166 10863 173 (NA) 166 10 863 173 (NA) 

- 128 3 797 126 (NA) 128 3 797 126 (NA) 

$10,000 to $19,999 ________ . ________________________ _ $5,00010 $9,999 _________________________________ _ 81 1 188 90 (NA) 81 1 188 90 (NA) 

62 478 56 (NA) 62 478 56 (NA) 

$2,500 to $4,999 __________ . ________________________ _ 

less than $2,500 (see text) __ . ________________________ _ $2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1,999 __ . ______________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal farms {see text) ____________________________ _ 

- 40 145 31 (NA) 40 145 31 (NA) 

41 45 41 (NA) (X) (X) 2 (NA) 

- 4 9 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

8 14 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

15 18 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

14 4 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 3 39 3 (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 511 19 166 530 24 602 494 19 107 (NA) 24 521 

471 12 235 (NA) (NA) 458 12 206 473 15 270 

Crops __ . _____________________ . ______________________ _ 

Groins ____ .. _______________________________________ _ 

- 140 2 300 (NA) (NA) 140 2 300 (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - Commodity Credit Corporation loons _______________ . ____ _ Cotton and cottonseed ______________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - -

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Tobacco __________________________________________ _ 

- 135 1 064 (NA) (NA) 127 (D) 145 (0) 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) .- - 2 (0) 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) - .-

1 (0) 3 3 1 (0) - 144 5 861 (NA) (NA) 140 5 840 118 8 211 

Field seeds, hoy, foroge, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____________________ _ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries _____________________________ _ 

Nursery ond greenhouse products ____________ . ________ _ 

Other crops _ _ ___________ _ 

- 430 17819 508 18 608 403 17 794 480 18 577 

- 24 24 53 32 20 22 49 32 

11 220 (NA) (NA) 9 (0) 19 ?! 

386 15 633 (NA) (NA) 369 15621 439 16 5,19 

t ivestock, poultry, and their products ________________ . _ -__ 

Poultryond poultry produefs ___ : _____________________ _ 

Dairy products. _________ _ Cottleandeelves _ _ _____________ , ____ _ 

61 916 (NA) (NA) 58 915 105 I 002 

- 35 678 (NA) (NA) 34 (0) 50 776 

38 348 (NA) (NA) 30 340 36 741 

Hogsondpigs _ - _____ ._. __ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ___________ ~ ______ . _ -_ 

Other live510ck and livestock products (see text) __ 

11974 doto include sales ot forest products_ 

378 RICHLAND COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

forms 

Forms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigoted land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested 

1978 1974 in forms Forms in farms cropland Farms in forms cropland 

All farms ____________________________ _ 612 633 1 128 075 548 1 085 573 258 277 227 248 452 66659 

30 26 81 5 28 27 4 27 26 -

- 29 32 662 21 545 386 18 (D) (0) 

- 5 6 282 4 222 162 2 (D) (D) 

14 22 1 113 10 818 538 10 817 478 - 20 16 2 395 17 2 044 1 250 12 1 444 1 086 

27 21 4 267 25 3 961 2 799 16 2 479 2 067 - 17 16 3400 17 3 400 2466

1 

17 3400 2466 

21 11 5 027 18 4 307 3 162 14 3 345 2 714 

84 82 30 728 78 28 922 14 649 46 16 509 9 496 

- 88 83 63 311 82 59 257 18 67~ I 30 21 787 7 865 

- 97 125 146916 93 141 936 41 444 23 34 361 9 474 

- 180 193 869 893 178 840 133 172 717 35 163 781 30 624 

Forms with- 1 to 9 ocres __ .. ____________________ _ 10 to 49 acres ______________________ _ 

50 to 69 acre5. ____________________ _ 70 to 99 ocres _____________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocres ___________________ _ 

140 to 179 acres ___________________ _ 

180 to 219 ocres ___________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocre5. __________________ _ 260 to 499 acre5. __________________ _ 500 to 999 acres ___________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acre5. ________________ _ 

2.000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Tobie 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

land in forms __________________________________ _ 612 Harvested cropland ____________________ . ________ _ 548 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 251 Harvested croplond __________________________ _ 207 Port owners __________________________________ _ 255 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 246 Tenants _____________________________________ _ 106 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 95 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ 493 Partnership __________________________________ _ 66 Corporation __________________________________ _ 47 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc._ 6 

All forms 

Acres 

128 075 

258 277 

248 222 

60 329 790 200 

171 223 

89 653 

26 725 

737 278 

189651 

173 075 

28071 

1974 

Forms 

633 

574 

265 

(NA) 

285 

(NA) 

83 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Acres 

160400 

243 324 

230 894 

58 542 

856 713 

165 526 

72 793 

19 256 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Forms 

568 

522 

218 

190 

248 

241 

102 

91 

456 

62 

47 

3 

Acres 

093 208 

257 349 

243 628 

59 704 

760 066 

171 013 

89 514 

26632 

731 174 

188 937 

173 075 

22 

I 1974 

Farms 

591 

547 

236 

(NA) 

276 

(NA) 

79 

(NA) 

516 

53 

22 

Irrigated 

land 

36 951

1 26 

(0) 

(0) 

397 

1 086 

1 961 

2430

2 701 1 

8 4521 

5 390~ 5 353 

8764 

Acres 

134 913 

242 684 

228 272 58 191 

834 SOl 

165 240 

72 140 

19 253 

898 308 

127 759 

108 846 

All forms Forms with sales of All forms Forms with sales of 

1978 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming _____________________________ _ 500 Other _______________________________ _ 112 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years _______________________ _ 21 25 to 34 years ________________________ _ 122 35 to 44 yearL _______________________ _ 102 45 to 54 years ________________________ _ 121 55 to 64 yearL _______________________ _ 172 65 years and over _____________________ _ 74 Average age __________________________ _ 48.2 

'1974 

529 

79 

22 

81 

98 

131 

193 

83 

49_9 

$2.500 or more 

1978 '1974 

486 

82 

19 

114 

93 

112 

162 

68 

48.2 

515 

54 

22 

76 

91 

124 

178 

78 

49.9 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated _____________________ _ 417 423 393 399 

112 73 98 67 

~~~ ~:p~~~~~~~~~~== ================= 83 112 77 103 

Operators reporting days of work off farm: None ________________________________ _ 334 302 323 294 1 to 49 doys __________________________ _ 67 53 65 50 50 to 99 days _________________________ _ 44 13 36 11 100 to 149 doy'- ______________________ _ 23 13 23 13 150 to 199 days _______________________ _ 28 16 27 16 200 days or more _____________________ _ 79 62 57 42 

~------~~------~ 'Applies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Tobie 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

11978 doto ore bosed on a sample of forms; see textJ 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) 

- 227 5989 293 8 284 222 5 984 280 8 281 - 353 3 543 434 4 470 335 3 525 404 4 454 - 131 665 316 995 120 653 303 989 - 347 165 (NA) (NA) 330 163 346 164 - 325 834 338 484 308 832 321 482 - 474 2584 454 1 837 470 2 580 437 1 831 - 412 832 336 352 409 829 331 350 - 269 I 938 258 1 138 265 1 880 250 1 116 - 143 466 75 248 141 (D) 71 247 

Livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ Commercial fertifizer ________________ . __________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired form lobar ______________________________________ _ 

Contract labor ________________________________________ _ 

(ustomwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment __________________________________________ _ 

- 309 642 296 551 301 636 285 549 

- 600 2878 (NA) (NA) 588 2 856 (NA) (NA) 

- 600 2 595 625 1 813 588 2 576 587 1 799 - 592 1 243 (NA) (NA) 580 I 231 579 965 - 488 935 (NA) (NA) 484 934 484 559 - 195 196 (NA) (NA) 193 (D) 201 115 - 49 17 (NA) (NA) 48 (D) } - 28 31 (NA) (NA) 25 27 587 160 - 600 173 (NA) (NA) 588 172 - 420 269 (NA) (NA) 416 266 (NA) (NA) 

- 31 14 (NA) (NA) 31 14 (NA) (NA), 

Energy and petroleum products- _________________________ _ Petroleum products ____ .. _____________ .. _____ .. ________ _ Gasoline ________ .. _________ .. ______________________ _ 

DieseJ fueJ _______________________________________ _ 

lP gas, butane. and propone ________________________ _ Fuel oil ____ . _. ___ . _________________________ .. _____ _ Natural gas ____ .. _________________________________ _ 

Kerosene. motor oil. and grease ___ • _________________ _ Electricity __________________________________________ _ 

Other-coat wood, coke, etc. _________________________ _ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA RICHLAND COUNTY, MONT. 379 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

11978 doto are based on a sample of forms; see text I 

All farms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except pasture __________________________ _ 467 179 216 463 178 986 

Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ 

- 461 177 436 457 177 206 

lime ------------------------------------------------------ 11 1 780 11 

- - - Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants. etc. to control- Insects on hay and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

111 27 881 109 

- 40 1 772 39 4 2 738 4 

- 313 130 7761 311 

- 6 91

1) 6 

- 193 (X) 193 

- 60 (X) 60 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of aU machinery and equipment ____________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Average per farm ________________ dollars_ 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4.999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ $10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickupL _____________ _ Wheel tractors _________________________ • __ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Cottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ 

Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

11978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All farms Farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

610 614 588 576 machinery and equipment-Con. 

43 020 24 798 42 483 24 327 $20.000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

70 524 40 388 72 249 42 234 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ $50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

49 40 39 31 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

23 65 1 19 50 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

95 84i 90 72i $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior 10 1974 

Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

468 625 317 369 208 256 

588 2 014 399 800 493 1 214 

548 1 836 262 417 512 1 419 

390 459 84 92 317 367 

3 6 3 3 3 3 

11 11 7 7 4 4 

- - - - - -

88 93 .2 42 48 51 

195 204 68 69 135 135 

165 181 49 49 117 132 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

r 1978 dota are based on a sample of forms; see text I 

Hired workers - AI! farms, 1978 

1 780 

-

(0) 

(0) 

2 738 

(0) 

912 

(X) 

(X) 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

437 160 648 (NA) 159 700 (NA) 948 - -

(NA) 18496 

- -

4 1 533 

(NA) 104 614 

3 77 53 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

All forms Farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

52 94 52 94 

104 163 104 163 

41 67 41 66 

541 r 53 

1 140 101 1 139 100 

52 .J L 51 .J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 1970 to 1974 

518 778 505 579 1 815 754 

559 1 774 418 

334 390 105 2 (0) - 39 39 6 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

61 69 27 

158 161 45 

111 113 41 

Any hired workers--

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less tha n 150 days 

Any Farms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms ________________ . _________________________________ _ 

Workers ____ .• ______________ -~ ______ - - - - -- -- --- -.--------

269 161 (X) 183 (X) 265 250 

- 809 (X) 299 (X) 510 791 777 

78 65 65 74 74 76 100 

78 70 140 52 104 78 49 

- 76 21 65 31 106 76 50 

- 28 5 29 21 148 27 39 

- 9 - - 5 78 8 12 

Farms with- I worker __ _ _____________________ • ________________ _ 

2 workers __________________________ . _ - - -- -.---- -- - - ----

3 or 4 workers ___ • __ . ___________ -_ ---------------- 5 fo 9 workers _____ . _ _ _______________________ _ 

10 workers or more__ _ _ _________________________ _ 

380 RICHLAND COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY , , Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 435 (X) 5ll (X) 404 (X) 480 ()() 

- 490 (X) 383 (X) 463 O() 

- 401 (X) 

Sales, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any cattle, hags. or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

430 17 819 508 18 608 403 17 794 480 18 577 - 408 18 277, 17 227, 498 (NA) 390 17 213 473 -

, Inventory; 

Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers thot had colved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull colves _____________ _ 

380 57 323 466 75 221 363 57082 441 74 866 - 34 859 343 25 387 425 35 057 327 25 274 405 - 34 755 323 24 832 393 34 568 - 337 24 937 408 291 - n 450 124 302 72 442 ll6 

307 15 273, (NA) (NA) 292 15 219 318 18 847 - 349 16663 (NA) (NA) 336 16 589 378 21 160 -

Soles: Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Calves ____________ ~ _ ~ _______ ~ ___________________ ~ 

$1,000_ Cattle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Fattened cattle ______________________ ~_~~_~ ___ ~ __ 

$1,000_ Oairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

- 386 43 131 462 61 089 369 43 063 439 60 940 

- (X) 15 633 (X) (NA) (X) 15 621 (X) 16549 

- 230 10491 (NA) (NA) 223 10461 242 14 722 

- (X) 2 702 (X) (NA) (X) 2699 (X) 1 834 

- 305 32640 (NA) (NA) 292 32 602 356 46 218 

- (X) 12931, (X) (NA) , (X) 12922, (X) 14 715, 

47 16 on (NA) (NA) 46 (0) 62 24965 

- (X) 7030 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 9 710 

- II 220 (NA) (NA) 9 (0) 19 27 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

- 58 7 166 102 6969 56 (0) 100 (0) 

- 46 796 (NA) (NA) 44 (0) 66 (0) 

- 54 6 370 (NA) (NA) 53 (0) 92 5903 

lifters of pigs farrowed betweenDec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 49 1 521 82 1 740 47 (0) 80 (0) 

- 35 783 70 1 001 33 (0) 69 (0) 

- 36 738 44 739 36 738 43 (0) 

Sheep and lambs ________________________________ !- ___ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ 

- 32 13044 49 18 585 31 (0) 45 18489 

- 30 9 871 (NA) (NA) 29 (0) 33 5304 Goats _____________________________________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - 1 (0) Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales: 

- 190 918 174 1 020 172 738, 159 933 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 61 9 706 107 15 261 58 9693 105 (0) 

$1,000_ - (X) 916 (X) (NA) (X) 915 (X) 1 002 Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ - 15 734 20 2 169 14 (0) 18 (0) 

$1,000_ - (X) 22 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 36 Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

- 35 II 330 53 20 551 34 (0) 49 20 421 Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

- 27 8 102 (NA) (NA) 26 (0) 34 II 968 Pounds of wooL __________________________________ _ - (X) 67 604 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 96 584 Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000_ 

Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 35 678 (NA) (NA) 34 (0) 50 72~' - - - (NA) (NA) - - - $1,000_ - (X) - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 36 87 37 134 28 64 33 122 $1.000_ - (X) 38 (X) (NA) (X) 30 (X) 30 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

- 90 (X) 117 (X) 81 (X) ll2 (X) 

Chickens 3 months old or alder ______________________ _ 

- 86 5 100 ll4 8 633 n 4 650 109 8438 Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

- 86 4972 109 8 010 n (0) 104 7820 Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ - 5 128 (NA) (NA) 4 (0) 4 330 Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 1 (0) Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ - 16 833 18 2 076 15 (0) 18 2 076 Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

- 6 72 (NA) (NA) 4 (0) 7 121 Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

- 4 36 (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 7 121 Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

- 6 36 (NA) (NA) 4 (0) - - Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

- II (X) (NA) 

Sales: 

(X) !l (X) 5 (X) 

Any paultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meoHype chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

- 13 (X) 24 (X) 12 (X) 22 (X) 

- 8 755 16 1 974 7 (0) 15 (0) 

- 8 755 14 1 812 7 (0) 13 (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 2 (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 1 (0) 

- 2 (0) 7 446 2 (0) 6 (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 2 (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 2 (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) Other - - - - poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1,000_ - 1 (X) (NA) (X) 1 (X) - (X) 

- 24 24 53 32 20 22 49 32 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA RICHLAND COUNTY, MONT. 381 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or mare 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quantity Farms Acres Farms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushetsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ for siloge or green chop (tons. greenL _________ 1978_ 

137 II 127 (X)I 92 5 7141 133 II 082 (X) 90 (D) 

- 156 8 557 (X) (NA) (NA) 154 (D) (X) 88 4 009 

· 18 (D) 206 403 7 I 362 17 (D) (D) 6 (D) 

- 15 (0) 15 627 (NA) 

4~~~ 15 (D) 15 627 2 (D) 

- 123 6 714 81 604 88 119 6 670 81 124 87 (D) 

1974_ For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 133 7 364 91 419 86 (D) 

· 2 (D) (X) - - 2 (D) (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 9 698 (X) - -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ · 2 (0) (X) - - 2 (D) (X) - - 1974_ For grain or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - 3 50 (X) (NA) (NA) I (0) (X) I (0) 

· - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ · - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - 2 (0) (0) - - 2 (D) (D) - - 1974_ Cut tor dry forage or hoy (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

· - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) I (D) - I (0) 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ 

Wheat for grain (busheJsL _____________________ 1978. 

· (NA) (NA) (X)I (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

410 145 360 4 130 513 83 5 420 402 145 162 4 124 721 79 5 360 1974_ Oats tor groin (bushels) ________________ . ______ 1978_ · 431 137 419 3 542 026 (NA) (NA) 426 137 274 3 536 968 76 3 816 

226 14 023 772 007 64 I 773 217 13 663 753 981 63 (D) 

1974_ 

Borley for grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978. (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 257 14 406 583 533 59 I 447 

- 248 27 813 I 305 780 60 3 731 244 27 763 I 303 846 59 (D) 

1974_ 

Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 244 26 487 952 953 33 I 046 

2 (D) (0) - - 2 (D) (D) - - 1974_ Other small groins for grain________ _ ________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) I (D) (0)1 - -

- 52 7 885 (X) 2 (0) 50 (D) (X) I (0) 

(NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 26 3 278 (X) 2 (0) 

Soybeans for beans (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Cotton (boles) _____ • _______ ... ___ . _ •• ______ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Tobacco (pounds) ____ . _____________________ . _.1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Irish potatoes (hundredweightL _________________ 1978_ 3 (0) I 900 3 (D) I (D) (D) I (0) 

1974_ · 7 44 5 471 (NA) (NA) 5 (D) (D) 2 (0) 

Sweetpototoes (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see text) _________________ 1978_ - 404 44 811 81 088 152 6 939 386 44442 80 464 143 6 857 1974_ - 439 43 395 59 462 (NA) (NA) 420 43 052 58 962 148 6 103 Alfalfa hoy (tons, dry) ._. ________ • _____ • ____ 1978_ 

1974_ - 307 22 705 52 4941 145 6 180 292 22 413 51 959 136 6 109 

· (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 320 22 463 39 071 140 5 323 Other tome dry hoy (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978_ - 82 5 790 7 845 9 152 78 5 764 7 801 7 (0) 

Field seed crops- _____________________________ 1978_ 2 (D) (X) - - 2 (0) (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 5 63 (X) - - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _________________ • _____ 1978_ · 2 (0) (D) - - 2 (D) (D) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 5 63 3 550 - - Red dover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) I (NA) (NA) - - - - -

· 2 (0) (X) 2 (D) - - (X) - - 1974_ - 3 4 (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (X) I (D) Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ 2 (D) (X) 2 (D) - - (X) - - 1974_ · (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) I (0) (X) I (0) Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ · (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Green peas excluding cowpeos ________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ 3 I (X) 2 (0) I (0) \ (X) - - 1974_ - 3 I (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Apples (pounds) __ . ____________________ . ___ • 1978_ 

1974_ - 3 I 4 500 (NA) (NA) I (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Peaches (pounds) ____ . ___ . _. ___ . ________ ._._ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Gropes (pounds) (see text) • _____ • ___ • ___ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - -- - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Strawberries (poundsL ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other crops _____________ • _. __ .• _____________ 1978_ 

- - (X) - - - - (X) . 

· - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X)I - -

- - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - -

- I (0) (X) - - I (0) (xq -

- 144 12 403 (X) (NA) (NA) 142 (0) (X) (NA) (NA) 

382 RICHLAND COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more ----1 1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

farms ____________ " _______________ " _________________ _ 

Average sile of form ________________________________ _ 

Approximate land oreo______ _____________ _ _________ _ 

Proportion in forms ______ " ___________ percenL 

Value of land and buildings: I 

Average per farm ____________________________ dollars. 

Average per acre __________ _ ___________ dollors_ 

land in forms according to use: Total cropland __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ______________ _ 

703 I 482 9511 677 I 542 6051 655 I 170 7521 659 I 222 615i 

(X) 2 109 (X) 2 279 (X) I 787 (X) I 855 - (X) 526 400 I I 526 400 I (X) I 526 400 ()O I 526 400 (X) I 

(X) 97.2 (X) lOLl (X) 76.7 (X) 80 II 

401 696 (X) I 300 944 (X) 390 859 (X) 292 800 - (X)I 158 (X) 190 (X) 132 (X) 223 (X) 

664 754 4181 656 776 7321 630 748 892 647 775 4241 

651 368 326 650 381 570 626 366439 645 381 325 

By acres harvested: 1 to 9 ocres ____________________ _ _ __ 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 ___________________________ _ 

(ropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ 

Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ 

Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not postured ______ " _____________________ _ 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

Pastureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

- - 2 (NA) - - I INA) 

4 59 2 (NA) I (0) I (NA) 

5 114 - (NA) - - - (NA) 

9 356 II (NA) 5 185 9 (NA) 

38 2 651 40 (NA) 35 2 437 40 (NA) 

108 15 7341 81 (NA) 99 14 588 80 (NA)I 

- 208 68 808 197 (NA) 207 (0) 197 (NA) 

173 121 2391 217 (NA) 173 121 239 217 (NA) 

106 159 365 100 (NA) 106 159 365 100 (NA) 

- 98 20 045 138 33 302 86 (0) 135 (0) 

595 366 0471 591 361 860 580 (0) 587 (0) 

- 39 (0) (NA) (NA) 39 (0) 23 (0) 

33 (0) (NA) (NA) 31 (0) 38 8 800 

- 558 331 7021 (NA) (NA)I 545 329 674 556 335 710 I 

116 21 353 (NA) (NA) 116 21 353 61 14 459 

28 6 549 27 3 241 24 5 938 25 (0)1 13 4 204 (NA) (NA) II (0) 2 (0) 

- 18 2 345 (NA) (NA) 15 (0) 23 

588 721 984 570 762 632 553 415922 555 2 O(:~I 

403 685 5061 (NA) (NA) 385 382 1451 349 410 823 

434 36 478 (NA) (NA) 410 33 777 425 (0) 

Postureland, all types- _________________________________ _ 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated _______ • __________________ _ 

Postureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ 

- 467 709 7551 (NA) (NA) 435 405 103 (NA) 444 493 

43 5 984 31 4 402 42 (0) 31 4 402 

41 5 4041 (NA) (NA) 40 (0) 30 4 0661 - 4 (0) (NA) (NA) 4 554 (NA) 336 

- I (0) (NA) (NA) I (0) -

- 446 48 665 i (X) (X) 438 48 435 (X) (X)i 

11978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2, Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

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

Market value of agricultural products sold 1 _______________ _ - 703 27 396 677 32 206 655 27 315 659 32 170 Average per farm ___________________________ dollars_ - (X) 38 971 (X) 47 572 (X) 41 702 (X) 48 816 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: l 

$100,000 or morL __________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ $20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ________________________________ .. _ $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

Less thon $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ $2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ $1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,00010 $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

Less Ihon $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal farms (see textL ______________ . _____________ _ 

- 61 9 353 68 (NA) 61 9 353 68 (NA) 

- 181 11 006 213 (NA) 181 II 006 213 (NA) 

- 147 4 181 180 (NA) 147 4 181 180 (NA) 

137 1 9581 120 (NA) I 137 I 9581 120 (NA)I 83 643 56 (NA) 83 643 56 (NA) 

46 174 15 (NA) 46 1741 15 (NA) 45 67 23 (NA) (X) (X) 7 (NA) 17 37 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

12 21 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 4 4 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 12 4 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 3 15 2 (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops. _______________________________________________ _ 

Groins ____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loonS' _________________ _ Tobacco ___________________________________________ _ 

Field seeds, hay. forage. and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____________________ _ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries- _____________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Other crops ________________________________________ _ 

livestock. poultry, and their products ____________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products- __________________________ _ 

Dairy products _____ . ___________________ .. ____________ _ 

Cottle and calves ___________________ . ________________ _ 

Hogs ond pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wooL _____________________________ _ 

Other livestock and lives tack products (see text) _________ _ 

- 638 19 743 624 24 9141 617 19 701 (NA) 24 8971 - 614 18 736 (NA) (NA)I 599 18 701 608 24 260 I - 228 3 029 (NA) (NA) 226 (0) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - -

(0) \ - 138 I 008 (NA) (NA) 132 I 000 90 - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - 1 (0) - -I I (011 - - - (NA) (NA) - I (01 

- 384 7 653 394 7 292 361 7 614 382 7 274 \ - 23 12 35 17 21 (0) 35 17 - 8 3 (NA) (NA) 8 3 8 

44 \ 349 6 418 (NA) (NA) 338 6 400 353 5 862 - 79 717 (NA) (NA) 73 710 84 887 - 25 191 (NA) (NA) 21 (0) 14 69 35 313 (NA) (NA) 30 304 29 39'; i 11974 data include sales of forest products. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA ROOSEVELT COUNTY, MONT. 383 

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Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

All forms __ .. _ 

Farms with- 1 lo9acres ______________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres ____________________ _ 

50 to 69 ocres __ ~ __________________ _ 70 to 99 acres _____________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocreL __________________ _ 

140 to 179 ocres ___________________ _ 

180 to 219 acres 

220 260 to to 259 499 acreL acres=~~=====~=========== __________________ _ 500 to 999 acres ___________________ _ 

1.000 to 1,999 ocres ________ . _______ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

-

Forms 

1978 

703 

25 

5 

6 

12 

10 

21 

9 

13 

93 

III 

196 

202 

Acres 1974 in forms 

677 1 482 951 

14 48 

6 164 

3 350 

5 985 

6 1 145 

12 3 375 

9 1 797 

9 3 158 

62 34 784 

120 82 143 214 286 248 

217 1 068 754 

1978 

Forms with harvested cropland 

Acres Harvested Forms in farms cropland 

651 1 182 947 368 326 

- - - 4 (0) (0) 

1 (0) (0) 9 754 492 

6 675 343 20 3 215 1 734 

7 1 402 641 13 3 158 1 561 88 32 782 13 700 106 78 834 30463 196 286 248 96 287 

201 775 669 222 974 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 

All farms 

1978 I 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres 

land in forms _____ _ 703 482 951 677 542 605 Harvested cropland 651 368 326 650 381 570 

Tenure of operator- Full owners __ _ ____________ _ 213 467 424 204 224 358 Harvested cropland _______________ • ________ _ 170 52 817 (NA) 69 289 Port owners.___ _ _______________________ _ 382 908 748 395 234 075 Harvested cropland _______________________ _ 378 279 475 (NA) 284 171 Tenants ____ . ___________________ .. ____________ _ 108 106 779 78 84172 Harvested cropland__ _ ____________________ _ 103 36034 (NA) 28 110 

Type of organization: Individual or family _. _. _________________ ._. ____ _ 579 896 183 (NA) (NA) Partnership ______________ . _____________ ". ____ _ 80 123 319 (NA) (NA) Corporation _______ . _. _______________________ _ 38 (0) (NA) (NA) 

Other -cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc._ 6 (0) (NA) (NA) 

Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Harvested 

Farms in forms cropland 

43 111 827 22853 

- - - - - -

- - - 4 339 225 

2 (0) (0) 

3 470 390 

- - - - - -

6 2 269 1 168 

2 (0) (0) 

9 12 687 3 158 

17 94 340 17 094 

1978 and 1974 

Farms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 

Forms 

655 

626 

181 

157 

373 

371 

101 

98 

536 

78 

38 

3 

Acres 

170 752 

366 439 

159 693 

51 906 

906 494 

278 840 

104 565 

35 693 

887 839 

(0) 

154 244 

(0) 

1974 

Farms 

659 

645 

193 

(NA) 

392 

(NA) 

74 

(NA) 

571 

62 

21 

5 

Irrigated 

land 

5 984 

-

-

- 220 

(0) 

380 

-

- 508 

(0) 

1 647 

2 853 

Acres 

222 615 

381 325 

213 053 

69059 

925 840 

284 171 

83 722 

28095 

976447 

137 507 

95 303 

13 358 

All farms Farms with soles of All tarms I Forms with sales af 

$2,500 or more $2,500 or more 

1978 ' 1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 11974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: Farmmg _____________________ _ 555 575 545 571 On form operated ---------------------- 432 376 406 372 Other _______________________ _ 148 74 110 62 Not on form operated ___________________ 193 158 177 151 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years _______________________ _ 111 

Not reported ___________________________ 

27 23 10 Operators reporting days of work off form: 

78 115 72 110 

25 to 34 years__ . _____________ _ 104 100 93 98 None _________________________________ 365 345 359 337 351044 years______ _ ____________ _ 113 85 104 83 1 to 49 doys __________________________ . 78 39 76 39 45 to 54 years ___________________ . ___ _ 167 172 156 168 50 to 99 doy'- _____________ ... __________ 35 19 32 18 55 to 64 yeors _______________________ _ 200 169 191 164 100 to 149 days ________________________ 38 12 38 12 65 years and over _____________________ _ 92 112 88 110 150 to I%> doys ________________________ 35 22 30 20 Average age __________________________ _ 49.5 50.9 49.8 50.9 200 days or more ---- ------------------ 115 54 83 49 

~----------~----------~ IApplies only to individual or family operations (sole proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5, Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

I J 978 doto are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

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

- 205 1 000 188 1 494 204 (0) 181 I 484 

- 356 1 126 324 1 936 334 1 1I4 311 I 927 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________ ~ _______ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

93 193 219 651 92 (0) 212 647 

- 335 87 (NA) (NA) 313 86 284 100 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health costs __________________________________ _ 

- 256 330 223 349 255 (0) 220 349 

- 322 1 348 167 464 320 (0) 166 (0) 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __ .. ____ ._ . _________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer . _________________________________ _ 

- 508 1 178 409 551 505 1 175 408 (0) 

- 319 1 346 272 967 305 1 318 269 964 

- 48 65 37 79 48 65 37 79 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired form labor ___________________ . __________________ _ 

Contract labor _____________________ . _________________ _ 

- 355 827 320 737 350 802 319 (0) 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment. _. _________ . _ .. ____________________ ---

- 695 2 929 (NA) (NA) 669 2 919 (NA) (NA) 

689 2 639 669 1 827 669 2 632 652 1 8?2 

686 1 267 (NA) (NA) 667 1 262 630 916 

Energy and petroleum products ______ . ___________________ _ 

Petroleum products _ _ _ _ _ _ _________ _ Gasoline _ . _____ . _____ . _. _. _____ ._ .. ______ _ 

592 1 003 (NA) (NA) 586 1 003 :;93 671 

- 188 124 (NA) (NA) 187 (0) 151 91 124 52 (NA) (NA) 123 (0) } 9 7 (NA) (NA) 9 7 651 145 

689 186 (NA) (NA) 669 185 

501 269 (NA) (NA) 492 (0) (NA) (NA) 

37 21 (NA) (NA) 36 (0) (NA) (NA) 

Dieselfuel _. __ . ______________ .. _____ . ___ .. ____ _ 

lP gas, butane, and propane ___ _ Fuel ail _ _ _ _____ . ___ . _________ . _ - - - --- --

Natural gas _________ . __ .. __________ .,_ --- .. --

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease ________ . ________ "_ Electricity _______ . ___ .. _________ , ______ .. _____ _ 

Other cool, wood, coke, efc. ________________________ ·_ 

384 ROOSEVELT COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

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Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

11978 do to ore bosed on a sample of forms- see text) 

All forms forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

~ 1978 1978 1974 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ______________ - _______________ - _____ - ____ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except posture ___________________________ _ 

Posture and rangeland fertilized _____________________________ _ lime __________________________________________________ - ___ _ 

321 88454 319 (D) 166 53 793

321 87067 319 1 (D) (NA) 53 643 

16 I 387 15 (0) iNA) 15~ 1 

- - - - -

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hay and other crops ______________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ___________________ . ____________________ _ 92 43 126 91 (D) (NA) 

6 I 344 6 I 344 2 (D) 

Diseases in crops and orchards_______________________________ 1780961 Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and pasture ___________________ 419 223291 j 416 2229401 (NA) 

44 8651 

26 10027 26 10 027 8 3 148 

Chemicals for - I Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ______ 997 4 244 9~ 4 244 4~ \~~ Insect control on livestock and poultry_________________________ (X) (X) (X) ~~~ooMdro~~Mdb~~~~ ________________________ L _______ n~ _______ (~X~)~ _______ n________ (_X_)~ ______ (_N_A_) ________ J 

fable 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Average per form ________________ do!lars_ 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel tractors ___________________________ _ 

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Cottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field foroge harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

11978 data ore based on a sample of forms; see textl 

All forms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

699 650 673 635 machinery and equipment - Can. 

48 728 27 562 48 451 27 396 $20,000 to $29,999 __________________ --- 69 712 42 403 71 993 43 143 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

40 28 23 22 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

45 63 1 39 60 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

58 79i 58 75 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All farms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 197d 

Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

i 584 898 374 469 309 429

1 

671 2 358 433 840 574 1 518 

625 1 688 288 389 510 I 299 

507 680 134 15~1 404 52~ 1 - - - - 18 18 - 18 18 

- - - - - - 96 98 11 11 87 87 

254 267 69 70 189 197 

31 91 6 20 27 71 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data ore bosed on a sample of forms; see text] 

Hired workers - All forms, 1978 

All forms Forms with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

1 

I 67 96

1 

66 96

1 

95 181 95 179 

49 94 48 94 

145 .., r 145 .., 168 ~ 109 11 167 r 109 1 32 .J iL 32 .J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 1970 to 1974 

I 568 829 535

1 

620 1 989 722 597 I 585 407 

390 483 117 1 (0) 

24 24 ~ 1 

(NA) (NA) INA) 

47 47 8 206 213 68 

35 39 12 

Any hired workers -

Farms with soles of $2,500 or more Working 150 days or more Working less tho n 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms __________________________________________________ _ 

Workers ____ . _________________________________________ _ - 319 139 (X) 239 (X) 305 

- 735 269 \ (X) 249 (X) 486 710 882 

- 138 63 63 142 142 135 100 52 104 47 94 89 125 \ 49 - 52 22 (D) 29 97 52 ,jR - 25 2 (D) 19 (D) 25 - 4 - - 2 (0) 3S I 4 12 

Forms with- 1 worker ______________________________________________ _ 

2 workers __ .. __________________________________________ _ 3 or 4 workers ________________ . _________________________ _ 

5 to 9 workers __________ . ______________________________ _ 

10 workers or more _ _ _ _ __ ___ __ _ __ _ _ ___________________ _ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA ROOSEVELT COUNTY, MONT. 385 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: 

Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ - Any cottle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 

-

Soles: 

Any livestock or poultry and their products ____ " ___ $1,000_ - Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ -

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and calves __________________ . _______________ _ 

Cows and heifers that hod calved ___________________ _ Beef cows __________ . ___________ . _ - Milk cows _____ . _______ ._. ________ ~_~ _____ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ____ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves ___ ~_=~---. -

Soles: Cartll~ and calvcs ___ . ______ _ 

Calves -

Cottle _ $1,000_ 

$1.000_ 

$1,000_ 

-

- Fattened coHle _ ~ 

Dairy products ___________________ $1,000_ -

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- Used or fa be used for breeding __ . __ ~ __ . ______ ~ _____ _ 

Othcr hogs and pigL____ __. ____ . __ ~ _____ _ 

lillers of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 at preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June 1 and Nov. 30 .. ____ .. ______________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs ._~ ________________________________ _ 

Ewes I year old or older ___ .. _______ . ______________ _ 

Goats _._ - Horses and ponies __ -

Soles: 

Hogs and pigs_ 

Feeder pigs __ --

Sheep ond lambs __ . _ _ ___________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

Pounds of wooL _ _ _ ________ . ______________ -_ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000_ 

Goats ____________ . _ _ __________________ _ 

Horses and ponies __ . _______ _ 

POULTRY 

Inventory: 

Any poultry _ ---~--------

Chickens 3 months old or oldcr__ _ __________ _ Hens and pullels of loying age _______ ~ ______ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older ___________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullels under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat -type chickens _________________ _ Turkeys __ ~ ____ . _____ . _________ . ________________ _ 

Turkeys for s!aughter. ____________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ___ _ 

Other poullry _______ . _ .. _._ 

Sales: Any poultry . _____ ._._ _________ ------------

Chickens 3 months old or older __ -. ---.---- --- Hens and pul/ets of laying age ___________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _- --------------

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old -- - - - - -- - - --

Broilers and other meat -type chickens _ _ _. - - - - - - - - - - --

Turkeys _. _ --. -. - - -- - ------- ----

Turkeys for slaughter __ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding 

Other poultry __ _ 

Poultry and poultry products _. _ _ $1,000_ 

386 ROOSEVELT COUNTY, MONT. 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

All farms 

1978 

Farms Number 

1 

403 (X) 

369 (X) 

384 7 653 

373 7 326

1 

348 34 362 

332 20 857 

326 20 748 

55 109 

269 7 4651 322 6040 

349 20 8341 (X) 6 418 

270 120561 (X) 3 345 

241 8 778 

(X) 3073

1 23 1 912 

(X) 727 

8 3 

73 6410 

60 1 077 

68 5 333 

61 1 218 

44 571 

51 647 

26 2961 

24 2 235 

1 (0) 

151 1 134

1 

79 7296 

(X) 717 

7 274 

(X) 13 

25 2 142 

23 2 425 

(X) 24 635 

25 19~ 1 -

(X) -

33 271 

(X) 147 

69 (X)I 

62 3 435 

62 (0) 

2 (0) 

3 6 

12 1 469 

3 30 

3 (0) 

1 (0) 

12 (X) 

13 (X)I 7 584 

7 584 _. 

- -

5 475 

2 (0) 

2 (0) 

- -

- (X) 

23 12 

1978 and 1974 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1974 1978 1974 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

1 

408 (X) 373 (X) 396 (X) 

373 (X) 347 (X) 363 (X) 

394 7 292 361 7 614 382 7 274 

380 (NA) 1 354 (0) 370 6818 

358 47 348 334 34 223 350 47 212 

327 26 334 320 20 786 323 26 288 

320 26 122 316 20689 316 26076 

67 212 50 97 67 212 

(NA) (NA) 257 7419 270 10 646 

(NA) (NA) 310 6018 295 10 278 

361 28 902 338 20 773 353 28 795 

(X) (NA) (X) 6 400 (X) 5 862 

(NA) (NA) 260 12018 246 12 777 

(X) (NA) (X) 3 335 (X) 1 507 

(NA) (NA) 234 8 755 269 16018 

(X) (NA) (X) 3065 (X) 4 355 

(NA) (NA) 23 1 912 24 3 723 

(X) (NA) (X) 727 (X) 1 375 

(NA) (NA) 8 3 8 44 

75 7 881 67 6292 73 (0) 

(NA) (NA) 56 1 059 52 (0) 

(NA) (NA) 63 5 233 69 6859 

61 1 453 56 1 200 60 (0) 

54 848 42 (0) 53 (0) 

43 605 48 (0) 42 (0) 

14 2 529 21 2 752 14 2 529 

(NA) (NA) 19 2 117 13 1 791 

(NA) (NA) 1 (0) - -

128 959

1 

137 1 061

1 

123 931 

86 13 299 73 7210 84 (0) 

(X) (NA) (X) 710 (X) 887 

14 1 361 7 274 14 1 361 

(X) (NA) (X) 13 (X) 20 

12 2 042 21 2062 12 2042 

(NA) (NA) 19 2307 13 2 478 

(X) (NA) (X) 23306 (X) 24 379 

(NA) (NA) I 21 (0) 14 69 

(NA) (NA) - - - -

(X) (NA) (X) -- (X) -

29 215 28 249 27 (0) 

(X) (NA) (X) 138 (X) 91 

105 (X)I 66 (X) 105 (X) 

102 5 653 59 3 374 102 5 653 

101 5 474 59 (0) 101 (0) 

(NA) (NA) 2 (0) 2 (0) 

(NA) (NA) 3 6 1 (0) 

9 455 12 1 469 9 455 

(NA) (NA) 3 30 3 8 

(NA) (NA) 3 (0) 3 8 

(NA) (NA) 1 (0) -- -

(NA) (X) 10 (X) 6 (X) 

11 (X) 11 (X) 11 (X) 

8 561 7 584 8 561 

8 561 7 584 8 561 

(NA) (NA) - - _. 

(NA) (NA) - - -

2 (0) 3 (0) 2 (0) 

(NA) (NA) 2 (0) 

(NA) (NA)I 2 (0) 

(NA) (NA) - - -

(NA) (X!j - (X) I (X) 

35 17 21 (0) 35 17 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

HQrve~ted Irrigated Harvested Irrig~ Forms Acres Quantity Farms Acres Farms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ 

1974_ For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

! 19 I 418 (X) 3 216 19 I 418 (X) 3 216 - 1 - 29 1 655 (X) (NA) (NA) 29 I 655 (X) I (0) 

- I (D) (D) I (0) I (0) (D) I (D) 

- 6 312 17 591 (NA) (NA) 6 312 17 591 - -

18 (D) 20095 2 (D) 18 (D) 20 095 2 (D) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 14 854 5 316 I (0) 

-

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 10 489 (X) - -

Sorghums for all purpose'- ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 2 (D) (X) - - 2 (D) (X) I - (OJ I - 3 155 (X) (NA) (NA) 3 155 (X) I 

For grain or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

CuI for dry forage or hoy (Ions, dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Wheat for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Oats for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 80rley for groin (bushels>- _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- 2 (D) (0) - - 2 (0) (0) - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA~I 2 (D) - I (D) 

- - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) I (D) - - -

- - - (X) - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X)I (NA) (NA)I - - (X) - -

- 606 286 395 7 125 831 8 576 590 285 283 7 108 897 8 576 

- 605 300 595 5 930 884 (NA) (NA) 602 300 388 5 927 144 6 362 

- 134 7 104 340 018 - - 134 7 104 340 018 - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 139 9 043 318 433 I (D) 

- 195 20 793 783 480 4 (D) 191 20 702 779 630 4 (D) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 257 26 029 706 063 I (0) 

Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Other small grains for groin ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ 

. 1974_ Cotton (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweight} __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Sweetpototoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hoy crops (tons. dry) (see text) _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Alfalfa hay (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 23 2 623 60 006 - - 23 2 623 60006 - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) I 19 I 060 20 223 -

(OJ I - 101 8 115 (X) 2 (D) 100 (D) (X) 2 

- (NA) (NA) 

(X~I (NA) (NA) 45 3 791 (X) I 

- - - - - - - - - (O~I - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - -

~I - - - - - -

~I - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - - - - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - -

=1 

-

- - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - I (D) (0) - - I (D) 

(0) I - - - I (D) (D) (NA) (NA) I (0) (0) - -

- - - - - - - -

71 26~ I - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 380 45 274 71 642 38 4 457 368 44 610 37 (0) 

- 335 39 297 47 718 (NA) (NA) 332 39 273 47 697 28 3 495 

- 236 20 528 41 715 32 3 2631 233 20 500 41 6511 31 (0) I - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 203 17 231 26 159 20 2 368 

Other tome dry hoy (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978_ - 57 3 203 4 387 3 340 56 (0) (0) 3 340 

Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978_ - 2 (D) (X) - - 2 (0) (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 6 470 (X) - - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - 2 (D) (D) - - 2 (D) (D) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 4 370 19000 - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA)I (NA) (NA) - - -I - -I 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - .. 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - Tomotoes _________________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - Green peas excluding cowpeaL _______________ J978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) 

1974_ 

lond in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (X) I (NA) (NA~I - - (X) -

I - I (D) (X) - I (D) (X) - - 1974_ Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Grapes (pounds) (see text) ____________ .. ______ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Berries ______ . ______________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Strawberries (poundsL ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ 

- - - - (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) 

- - - (X) - - - - (x)1 

- - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X)I - ., - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X~I .. 

- I (D) (X) (NA) (NA) I (0) (X) (NA) (NAli 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA ROOSEVELT COUNTY, MONT. 387 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

Forms __ 

Average size of form Approximate land area __ 

Proportion in forms __ 

Value of land and buildings: I 

______ percenL 

Average per farm __ . ____ _ 

Average per acre 

_ _____ dollors_ 

______ dollors_ -

-

land in forms according to use: Total cropland __ . ____ _ 

Horvesled cropland 

By ocres harvested: 1 to 90cres __ 

10 to 19 acres 

20 to 29 acres __ 

30 to 49 ocres _ 

50 to 99 ocres __ 

100 10 199 ocres 

200 to 499 acres 500 to 999 ocres _~ ______ _ 

1,000 acres or more _____ ~ 

Cropland used only for posturc_____ _ __________ _ 

Other cropland __ .. _____________ . _ . _______________ _ 

-

--

--

--

--

-- Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested or postured _____ ._ . _______ _ -- Cropland on which all crops foiled _______________ _ -- Cropland in cultivated summer follow 

Croplond idle --

Total woodland __________ . ___ ._ -- Woodland postured ______________ _ - Woodland nol postured ____________ _ 

Other land ________ ._. _______ _ -- Pustureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured _______ . ______ _ -- land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _ --

Pastureland, 01/ types _" _. --

Irrigated land _____ . __ ._ _ _____ ~ ____ _ -- Harvested cropland irrigatcd__ _ ____ .. _____________ _ 

Paslureland irrigated . ___ . ________________________ _ -- Other land irrigated _____________ .. ________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal farm programs in 1978 ________ _ -

! 1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text_ 

All forms 

1978 

Farms Acres 

350 3 068 984\ 

(X) 8 769 (X) 3 223 680 \ (X) 95.2 

945 575 (X) 

(X) 106 

281 182 827 272 126 260 

- - 5 64 

9 212 19 688 37 2 608 

64 9 218 78 24 041 

41 26 172 19 63 257 

48 (D) 

109 (0) 

9 (D) 

24 3 800 

82 36 6371 33 7 142 

24 63 890 

21 (0) 

3 (0) 

316 2 822 267 

261 2 778 398 175 43 869 

285 2 840 060 

132 33 838 124 29 188 

38 4 090 

14 560 

67 5 152 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 

Market value of agricultural products sold l __ - Average per farm ______ . ___ . ______ _ ____ dol1ars_ -

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: l . 

$100,000 or more 

$40.00010 $99,999 

PO.OOO 10 $39,999 . __ _ 

$10.00010 $19,999 __ _ 

$5,000 10 $9,999 _ _._ 

$2.50010 $4,999 __ _ 

lcss than $?,500 (see rext) 

p,OOO 10 $2,499 

$1,500 to $1,999 __ _ $1.00010 $1,499_ _ _______ _ ___________ _ 

less thon $1,000 ___ . ____ _ 

Abnormal forms (see text). _____ _ 

Crops _ _ __ _ __ _ __ _ ____ . _________ ----

Groins _____________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons 

Colton and cottonseed __ . ______ _ 

Cammodily Credit Corporation loons ______________ . __ _ Tabacco _ _ _____________ ~ _________ _ 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silogc ___ _ 

Vegetables, sweet earn, and melonL ___ . ______ _ 

Fruit:\, nuts, and berries _____________ ~ ____ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _ _. ___ . _ _ _ _ __ - ___ --

Other crops 

! ivcstack, poultry, and their products _ 

Poultry ond povllry products ___ _ 

DOlry products (olffe and calves _ _ _ _ _ _ ____ _ 

Hogs olld pigs _ _. _ _ 

Sh('('p, !omhs, and wool _ _ _ _ _. _ _ .. _ _ _ _ _ _ - _ . - - --

Other liveslod and livestock products (see text) __ 

! 1974 doto include sales of forest products. 

tJ88 ROSEBUD COUNTY, MONT. 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

All forms 

1978 

Value 

Forms ($1.000) 

350 28 997 (X) 82 850 

61 20 848 

77 5 112 

64 1 847 

53 749 

43 306 

26 99 

24 (0) 

7 16 

7 12 

6 8 

4 (D) 

2 (0) 

176 6 470 

137 5 034 

29 469 

- -

- --

- -

85 801 

- -

- -

- -

11 635 

303 22 527 

17 (D) 

4 (D) 

288 21 288 

28 512 

23 464 

42 136 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres 

342 3 009 037 324 2 857 384 309 2 768 620 (X) 8 798 (X) 8 819 (X) 8960 (X) 3 223 680 (X) 3 223 680 (X) 3 223 680 (X) 93.3 (X) 88.6 (X) 85.9 

512 339 (X) 935 709 (X) 492 236 (X) 

(X) 58 (X) 109 (X) 55 

274 157430 268 (D) 266 (D) 

261 90 211 261 125 465 257 90075 

4 (NA) - - 4 (NA) 

3 (NA) 3 (D) 2 (NA) 

4 (NA) 9 212 2 (NA) 

11 (NA) 15 545 II (NA) 

33 (NA) 34 2 381 32 (NA) 

70 (NA) 63 (0) 70 (NA) 

86 (NA) 77 (D) 86 (NA) 

36 (NA) 41 26 172 36 (NA) 

14 (NA) 19 63257 14 (NA) 

70 12 281 44 (D) 65 (0) 

102 54 938 107 (D) 102 54 938 

(NA) (NA) 9 509 4 94 

(NA) (NA) 23 (D) 9 494 

(NA) (NA) 81 (D) 90 51 945 

(NA) (NA) 33 7 142 9 2 405 

23 56 317 23 (D) 21 (D) 

(NA) (NA) 20 (0) 19 (0) 

(NA) (NA) 3 (D) 2 (D) 

308 2 795 290 295 2 652 169 279 2 597 282 

(NA) (NA) 250 2 622 573 244 2 567 234 

(NA) (NA) 160 29 596 215 30048 

(NA) (NA) 270 2 643 867 (NA) (D) 

128 30 628 129 33 818 127 (D) 

(NA) (NA) 123 (D) 123 27 057 

(NA) (NA) 36 (0) (NA) 3 502 

(NA) (NA) 14 560 3 (D) 

(X) (X) 67 5 152 (X) (X) 

1978 and 1974 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) 

342 18 132 324 28 960 309 18 096 (X) 53 018 (X) 89 382 (X) 58 563 

45 (NA) 61 20848 45 (NA) 

79 (NA) 77 5 112 79 (NA) 

66 (NA) 64 1 847 66 (NA) 

58 (NA) 53 749 58 (NA) 

32 (NA) 43 306 32 (NA) 

24 (NA) 26 99 24 (NA) 

36 (NA) (X) (X) 5 (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

(NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

(NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

(NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

2 (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

186 6 807\ 173 6 465 (NA) (0) 

(NA) (NA) 135 (0) 149 4 538 (NA) (NA) 29 469 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) - - - - (NA) (NA) 84 (0) 96 (0) 

(NA) (NA) - - 2 (0) 

(NA) (NA) - - - - -

(NA) (NA) 11 635 17 I 232 

310 (0) 282 22 495 280 (0) 19 6 15 (D) 16 (D) 

(NA) (NA) 3 (D) 9 179 (NA) (NA) 269 21 260 272 10 209 (NA) (NA) 27 (D) 29 237 (NA) (NA) 22 (D) 18 480 

(NA) (NA) 37 134 33 159 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

Forms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigoted 

1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland Forms in forms cropland land 

350 342 3 068 9:

1 272 2 261 381 126 260 132 I 238 067 53 178 33 838 

27 35 - - - 2 (0) - (0) 

10 5 264 8 234 222 3 78 78 78 - 3 - 175 2 (D) (D) I (0) - (0) -

All forms . ______________________ • ___ _ 

Farms with- 1 to 9 ocres- ______________________ _ 

10 to 49 ocres _____________________ _ 

50 to 69 acres _____________________ _ 

5 - 395 3 255 145 - - - -

4 5 475 3 375 163 2 (0) (0) (0) 

6 4 955 5 795 216 4 635 194 178 

7 5 (0)1 5 I 000 654 4 812 510 644 

I 4 

" 111 

I (D) (0) I (0) (D) (0) 

35 31 30 10 513 4 682 23 8 141 3 973 4 042 

42 38 30 108 35 25 275 7 183 20 14 141 5 105 4 667 

48 31 73 308 44 68 348 12 564 18 28 227 3 874 2 930 - 162 184 2 949 255 136 2 154 21 I 100 196 54 I 185 452 39 141 21 039 

70 to 99 ocres _____________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocreL ____________________ _ 

140 to 179 ocreL __________________ _ 

180 to 219 ocreL __________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocres_. _________________ _ 

260 to 499 ocreL __________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocres ___________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocres ________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of 2,500 or more 

1978 

Forms 

land in farms _____________________ . _____________ _ 350 Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 272 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 127 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 86 Part owners __________________________________ _ 164 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 140 Tenants _____________________________________ _ 59 Harvested cropland _____________ ~ ____________ _ 46 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ 270 Partnership __________________________________ _ 25 Corporation ___________________________________ _ 49 Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc __ 6 

All forms 

1978 ' 1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Forming _____________________________ _ 250 265 Other _______________________________ _ 100 48 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years _______________________ _ 2 4 25 to 34 yeors ________________________ _ 35 41 35 to 44 yeors ________________________ _ 53 60 45 to 54 yeorL _______________________ _ 95 82 55 to 64 yeorL _______________________ _ 102 72 65 years and over _____________________ _ 63 54 Average age __________________________ _ 52_8 51.5 

1974 

Acres Forms 

3 068 984 342 

126 260 261 

590 609 135 

24 218 (NA) 

2 345 689 170 

89 282 (NA) 

132 686 37 12 760 (NA) 

445 629 (NAJ 

355 948 (NA) 

(0) (NA) 

(D) (NA) 

Acres 

3 009 037 90 21 I 

278 963 20 859 

2 621 247 

63 279 

108 827 

6073 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1978 

Forms 

324 

261 

III 

81 

159 

136 

54 

44 

247 

24 

49 

4 

Forms with soles of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 

239 

85 

2 

29 

52 

89 

96 

56 

52_9 

, 1974 

Operotors by place of residence: 247 On form operated _______________ _ 

35 Not on form operated __________________ _ Not reported __________________________ _ 

3 Operators reporting days of work off form: 29 None ________________________________ _ 

59 I to 49 doy'- __________________________ _ 

75 50 to 99 doy'- __________ ._._ • _________ _ 

70 100 to 149 doy'- ______________ • _______ _ 

46 150 to 199 doy'- ______________________ _ 

52_0 200 days or more ____ + ________________ _ 

!Applies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text_ 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

11978 do to are based on a sample of forms; see textl 

All forms 

1974 

Acres Forms Acres 

2 857 384 309 768 620 

125 465 257 90075 

394 062 107 (0) 

(D) (NA) 20 748 

2 331 274 167 2 393 692 

88 772 (NA) 63 254 

132 048 35 (D) 

(D) (NA) 6 073 

423 521 267 745 249 

(0) 15 295 268 

067 805 24 728 100 (0) 3 3 

All forms Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 1)974 1978 '1974 

250 210 235 192 

62 4 I 56 37 

38 62

1 

33 53 

193 160 188 151 

26 26 21 25 II 5 II 5 7 10 6 9 14 4 13 4 72 39 60 29 

Forms. with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 I 974=;;:j 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses Forms ($1,000) Forms ($ I ,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

161 8 962 140 2 931 161 8 962 129 2 927 - 274 3 909 270 2 294 265 3 908 250 2 275 101 779 214 939 100 (0) 200 93 I - 271 185 (NA) (NA) 262 185 221 154 - 126 374 128 170 125 (0) 126 (0) - 156 I 257 121 610 156 I 257 118 610 - III 361 135 172 170 (0) 134 (0) - 227 I 966 158 I 210 225 (D) 157 (0) - 32 92 30 48 32 92 29 (0) 

livestock and poultry purchosed _________________________ _ Feed for livostock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feedL ____________________ _ Animol health costs ________________________________ • __ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plonts, ond trees ___________________________ _ Commercial fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired form labor _______________________________________ _ 

Contract labor ________________________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment ______ . _____ . _______________________________ _ 

- 147 I 078 145 359 139 1 075 142 359 

- 348 I 903 (NA) (NA) 338 I 895 (NA) (NA) 348 I 568 340 894 338 I 562 308 8R5 348 880 (NA) (NA) 338 875 307 )55 230 441 (NA) (NA) 229 (D) 175 198 147 130 (NA) (NA) 139 130 154 7) - 33 17 (NA) (NA) 33 17 } - 13 6 (NA) (NA) 6 (D) 307 )R 348 94 (NA) (NA) 338 94 - 274 325 (NA) (NA) 266 (D) (NA) (NA) 24 10 (NA) (NA) 23 (0) (NA) (NA) 

Energy and petroleum products ___________________________ _ 

Petroleum products ___________________________________ _ Gasoline. ________________________________________ _ 

Diesel fuel ___ • ______________ • ___________________ _ 

lP gas, butane. and propone ________________________ _ Fueloil_. ____________________ • ______ ~ ____________ _ 

Natural gas ______________ + ____ • ___________ • ________ _ 

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease _____________________ _ Electricity ___________________________________________ . 

Other --- cool, wood, coke. etc _____________________ + ____ _ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA ROSEBUD COUNTY, MONT. 389 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

11978 doto are bosed on a sample of forms; see text 1 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer _______________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except pasture __________________________ _ 156 84 400 156 84 400 

Pasture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ - 149 82 279 149 82 279 

lime ------------------------------------------------------

15 2 121 15 

- - - Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants. etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

Weeds. grass, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

67 28 600 66 

- 12 998 12 I (0) 1 

115 42 7571 114 

- -

(x11 - 102 101 

29 (X) 29 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of a1l machinery and equipmenf ____________ farms-

$1,000_ 

Average per form ____ _ ________ daHarsForms by value group: 

$110 $4,999 ..... _, " _'.,._ .. _ ... _._, 

$5.000 to $9,999 ..... _ ... ,_,_, ,_ ....... . 

$10,000 to $19,999 _ ..... _ .. _ ... _._._. __ • 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel tractors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads farcambines __________________ _ 

Other carnpickers and picker· shellers ________ _ CattanpickerL ___________ .. _______________ _ 

Mower conditioners _____________ _ Pickup balers ___________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar ar flywheel type _______ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

11978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text! 

AU forms Forms with sales 

of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Can, 

Estimated market value of all 

348 330 338 305 machinery and equipment - Can. 19 121 11 289 19 050 11 058 $20,000 to $29.999 ______ .. _____ .. ___ . ___ 

54 945 34 209 56 360 36 256 $30,000 to $49,999 __ . ____ ._. _________ . __ 

$50,000 to $69,999._ ._. ______ . __ . _____ ._ 

6 38 6 30 $70,000 to $99,999. ___ . ______ . __ ._._ ... _ 

25 34 1 16 211 $100,000 to $199,999 _____ . ___ . ______ • ___ 

56 55 i 55 53 i $200,000 or more _ .... _____ . ___ ._._. ___ . 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

261 390 168 223 129 167 

327 971 223 376 272 595 

293 874 89 123 272 751 

99 117 19 24 80 93 

30 30 9 9 21 21 

- - - - - -

- - - - - - 120 '149 45 49 78 100 

169 205 37 41 142 164 

31 42 20 24 13 18 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample af farms; see text! 

Hired workers - All forms, 1978 

2 121 

-

(0) 

998 

(0) 

(0) 

-

(X) 

(X) 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

118 37 236 

(NA) 35 787 (NA) 1 449 

- -

(NA) 13991 

1 (0) 

1 (D) 

(NA) 35 830 

2 (0) 

32 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

. All forms Forms with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

60 59 60 59 

75 85 75 83 

40 29 40 29 

19 , r 19 1 52 r 30 1 52 30 

15 .J L 15 .J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Farms ,Number 1970 to 1974 

271 379 254 

315 973 435 

282 848 171 

83 101 30 

7 11 3 

16 16 7 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

48 50 15 

161 177 74 

40 49 26 

Any hired workers -

Forms with sales of $2,500 ar more 

Farms 

Warkers 

Forms wifh -

I worker 

? workers 

3 or 4 workers _ _ 

510 9 workers __ _ 

10 workers or more 

390 ROSEBUD COUNTY, MONT. 

-

-

-

-

Any 

227 

795 

86 

61 

34 

27 

19 

Working 150 days ar more 

Forms Workers 

120 (X) 

(X) 298 

54 54 

29 58 

26 90 

9 (0) 

2 (0) 

Working less tho n 150 doys 

Farms Workers 1978 1974 

171 (X) 225 157 (X) 497 (0) 702 

90 90 85 59 

35 70 61 20 

15 55 33 30 

21 119 27 32 

10 163 19 16 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry ____________________________ _ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep _________________________ _ 

Sates: 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1.000_ 

CATILE AND CALVES 

Inventory: 

I I I I 

(X) I (X) I I -- 300 (X) 302 279 273 (X)I 288 (X) 299 (X) 267 (X) 270 (X) --

303 22 527 310 (0) 282 22 495 280 (D)I - 297 22 264

1 

307 (NA)I 277 22 235 278 10926

1 

-

I Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 281 94 119 294 96 660 260 93 727 267 95 989 Cows and heifers that hod calved ____________________ _ - 268 41 559 277 52 291 248 41 312 251 51 881 Beef cows ______________________ . ______________ _ 

- 262 41 348 272 51 887 243 41 106 246 (0) Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

- 53 211 57 404 50 206 56 (D) 

Heifers and heifer calves __________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 233 25 278

1 

(NA) -- (NA) I 215 25 204 231 21 6/J7 

258 27 282 (NA) (NA) 242 27 2111 237 22 501 

Soles: (ottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ (01110 ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Fattened cottle ____________________ . _____________ _ 

$1,000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hags and pigL ______________________________ _ 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales: Hogs and pigL _____________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000_ Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of loying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meot--type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ " 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry ________________________________ .. ___ _ 

Soles, Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1,000_ 

288 57 487 299 53 916 269 57 3881 272 53 709 

- (X) 21 288 (X) (NA) (X) 21 260 (X) 10 209 

- 221 19 517 (NA) (NA) 207 19 4621 190 23 4611 - (X) 5077 (X) (NA) (X) 5 062 (X) 2 762 

- 214 37970 (NA) (NA) 201 37926 232 30 248 

- (X) 16 2121 (X) (NA)I (X) 16 198

1 

(X) 7 447 

- 19 2 417 (NA) (NA) 19 2 417 17 I 7121 - (X) I 118

1 

(X) (NA)I (X) 1 118 (X) 

- 4 (0) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 9 624/ 179 

33 6 849/ 32 2 436/ 32 (D) 30 (0)1 23 882 (NA) (NA) 23 882

1 

16 (0)1 29 5 9671 (NA) (NA) 28 (D) 27 2 259 

- 24 1 505 18 256 24 1 505/ 18 256

1 

24 767 15 132 24 767 15 132 17 738 14 124 17 738 14 124 - 22 11 017 19 16 432/ 21 (0)1 17 20 9 107 (NA) (NA) 20 9 107 (0)/ 16 11 752 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - 181 1 631 I 136 1 361

1 

167 1 561

1 

124 1 315

1 28 8 181/ 29 3 441 27 (0) I 29 3 4411 - (X) 512 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) 237 - 9 5 105 4 315 9 5 105 4 315 - (X) 156

1 

(X) (NA) (X) 156

1 

(X) 

71 - 21 6 942 20 15 080 20 (0) 18 (0) 

- 21 12 026 (NA) (NA) 20 (D) 17 17 339 - (X) 115 417 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 186 881 - 23 464

1 

(NA) (NA) I 22 (O~ I 18 - 1 (0) (NA) 48~ I (NA) - - - (X) 

(0) I 

(X) (NA)I (X) - (X) - 40 164 35 194 36 157 32 187 (X) 131 (X) (NA) (X) 129 (X) 53 

I I 

- 71 (X)I 49 (X) I 66 (X)I 42 (X)I 60 2 218 49 1 899 55 2089 42 1 761 - 60 2 218 47 1 801 55 2 089 40 I 664 - - (NA) (NA) - - 4 77 12 23 (NA) (NA) 12 23 2 to) 9 449 2 (D) 8 (D) 2 (0) 4 20 (NA) (NA) 4 20 1 (01 - 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 1 (0) - 4 (D) (NA) (NA) 4 (0) 1 (D) 3 (X)I (NA) (X)I 3 (X) 2 (X)I 

8 (X) 6 (X)I 5 (X)I 5 - (X)I 6 244 6 387 5 (D) 5 (0) 6 244 6 387 5 (D) 5 (0) - - (NA) (NA)I -

~ I 

- - - (NA) (NA) - -

I 

- 1 (D) - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - (NA) (NA)I - - - - (NA) (NA) - ~ I I - - (xq (NA) (X2i (X~ i - (X~ i 17 (D) 19 15 (0) 16 (0) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA ROSEBUD COUNTY, MONT. 391 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ 

1974. · For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ · 1974. · For silage or green chop (tons. greenL _________ 1978_ 

1974. · For fodder, hogged or grozed .••..•...•.....• 1978. 

1974. · 

· 

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ · 

1974. · For groin or seed (bushels} ___________________ 1978_ · 1974. · For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ · 1974. · CuI for dry foroge or hoy (tons, dry) •..•.•...• 1978. 

1974. · 

· Hogged or grozed •..•.••..•.•.•.•.....•.•.. 1978. 

1974. · 

· 

Wheat for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978. .. 

1974. · Ools for groin (bushels) .......••.•..••....•... 1978. 

1974. · 

· Barley for groin (bushelsL _____________________ J978_ · 1974 .. Rye for groin (bushels) .........••....•..•..•.. 1978 

1974. 

.. 

· Other small grains for groin ____________________ 1978_ · 1974. · 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ · 1974 .. 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978 .. 1974. · Cotton (boles) .....•.....•.••..•.•.....•.•... 1978 .. 

1974 

Tobocco (pounds) ••.....•.......••....•.••..• 1978. 

1974 

.. 

· 

.. Irish potatoes (hundredweightL _________________ 1978 .. 1974 .. 

Sweetpolotoes (bushels) .•..•..•.•..••...•.•... 1978 .. 1974. · Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see textL ________________ 1978 

1974 

Allolfo hoy (tons, dry) ...••....•.•..•....•.• 1978 

1974 

Other tome dry hoy (Ions, dry) (see text) .•..•. 1978 

Field seed crops ••...•.•••.....•.••.•....•.••. 1978 

1974 

AIIollo seed (pounds) ...•.••......•.••...... 1978 

1974 

Red clover seed (pounds) ...•.•.••......•..•. 1978 

1974 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978 

1974 Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978 

1974 Tomatoes ____________________________ ____ _ 1978 

1974 

Green peas excluding cowpeos ________________ 1978 

1974 

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978 

1974 

Apples (pounds) ...•.•.••..•.......•.•...•.• 1978 

1974 

Peoches (pounds) .••••••............•...•.•• 1978 

1974 

Gropes (pounds) (see text) .•.•••.••.•........ 1978 

1974 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ · 1974. · Strowberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974. · 

· Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ · 

Other crops ...••.•.••..•..•................ 1978. · 

392 ROSEBUD COUNTY, MONT. 

Forms 

42 

64 

19 

27 

31 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

3 

4 

-

-

3 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

105 

123 

38 

(NA) 

88 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

5 

(NA) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1 

3 

-

- 231 

212 

178 

(NA) 

30 

17 

(NA) 

17 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

-

2 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

2 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

-

- (NA) 

-

20 

All forms 

Harvested Irrigated 

Acres Quantity Farms 

9 413 (X) 38 

7 328 (X) (NA) 

1 663 140 685 15 2 200 161 285 (NA) 

7 750 82 660 30 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- (X) - (NA) (X) (NA) 

40 (X) 2 

49 (X) (NA) 

- - -

- - (NA) 

40 185 2 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- (X) - (NA) (X) (NA) 

60956 I 905 100 13 

35 089 1 014 144 (NA) 

2 711 108 910 18 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

7 597 288 818 34 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

526 (X) 2 

(NA) (X) (NA) 

- - -

- - (NA) 

- - - - - (NA) 

- - -

- - (NA) 

- - -

- - (NA) 

(0) (0) 1 

3 60 (NA) 

- - - - - (NA) 

45 220 84 200 109 

34 474 56 880 (NA) 

29 375 62643 95 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

2 250 3 037 14 

644 (X) 6 

(NA) (X) (NA) 

644 53 305 6 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- (X) - (0) (X) (NA) 

- (X) - (NA) (X) (NA) 

- (X) - (NA) (X) (NA) 

- (X) - (NA) (X) (NA) 

- (X) - (D) (X) (NA) 

- - (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

- (X) - - (X) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- (X) -

1 600 (X) (NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated 

Acres Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

6 595 42 9 413 (X) 38 6 595 

(NA) 64 7 328 (X) 53 6402 

1 377 19 1 663 140 685 15 1 377 

(NA) 27 (D) 161 285 22 (D) 

5 218 31 7 750 82 660 30 5 218 

(NA) 47 5 095 72 813 40 4416 

- - - (X) - - (NA) 2 (D) (X) 2 (D) 

(0) 3 40 (X) 2 (0) 

(NA) 4 49 (X) 1 (0) 

- - - - - - (NA) - - - - - (0) 3 40 185 2 (0) 

(NA) 2 (0) - - -

- - - - - - (NA) I (0) - - -

- - - (X) - - (NA) 1 (0) (X) 1 (D) 

1 182 103 (0) (0) 13 1 182 

(NA) 123 35 089 1 014 144 22 3 251 

673 38 2 711 108 910 18 673 

(NA) 34 I 673 69903 5 179 

1 664 87 (0) (0) 34 1 664 

(NA) 88 7 436 257 351 31 I 497 

- - - - - - (NA) 3 158 5 120 1 (0) 

(0) 5 526 (X) 2 (0) 

(NA) 5 600 (X) - -

- - - - - - (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - - - - - (0) 1 (D) (0) 1 (0) 

(NA) 3 3 60 3 3 

- - - - - - (NA) - - - - - 17840 223 44 528 83 864 108 (0) 

(NA) 208 34 339 56 783 109 13834 

12 237 174 29 233 62 513 94 (0) 

(NA) 176 26 566 48 539 100 11 403 

835 29 (0) (0) 14 835 

84 17 644 (X) 6 84 

(NA) 45 3 243 (X) 13 420 

84 17 644 53 305 6 84 

(NA) 45 3 243 366 292 13 420 

- - - - - - (NA) - - - - -

- - - (Xl - - (NA) 2 (0) (X) 2 (0) 

- - - (X) - - (NA) 2 (D) (X) 2 (0) 

- - - (X) - - (NA) 1 (0) (X) - - - - - (X) - - (NA) - - (X) - -

- - - (X) - - (NA) 1 (D) (X) - - (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (X) - - (NA) - - (X) - - - - - - - .. (NA) - - . - - - - - (X) - . 

(NA) 20 1 600 (X) (NA) (NAl 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms farms with sales of $2,500 or more --1 1978 1974 1978 I 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres forms Acres Forms Au~':., 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

Pasture/and and rangeland, other than crop/and and woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

! 272 8751 312 408 9751 293 432 2381 238 293 2561 201 - (X) (X) I 475 (X) I 232 (X) I 358 - I 31 I 777 9201 777 9201 (X) I 777 9201 (X) I 777 9201 (X) I (X) I 

(X) 23.0 (X) 24.3 (X) 16.5

1 

(X) 153

1 

418 380 (X) 260 324 (X) 419 727 (X) I 213 81 I - (X) I 

(X) 298 (X) 176 (X) 310 (X) 157 -

299 65 4781 276 49 4241 231 53 2891 192 42 7171 - 287 35 999 262 30 5121 225 34 310 I 187 28 4761 

15 68 20 (NA) I 4 16 I INA) 

18 249 17 (NA) I 6 

4~~ I 

5 INA) 

36 836 15 (NA) 18 7 INA) 

40 I 456 51 (NA) 30 I 107 26 INA) 

68 4 567 63 (NA) 58 3 963 52 INA) 

59 (0) 1 51 (NA)I 58 (0) 1 51 INA)I 

39 12 340 35 (NA) 39 12 340 35 INA) 

10 6 4651 10 (NA)I 10 6 4651 10 INA)I 

2 (D) - (NA) 2 (0) - INA) 

126 14 214 146 15 753 91 12 4621 90 I I 380 - 32 64 2 861 I IS 2651 46 3 1591 55 6 5171 

- 33 2 837 INA) (NA) 28 2664 6 460 

5 (0) INA) (NA) 5 (0) 8 272 

- 27 I 8871 (NA) (NA)I 25 (0) I 21 I 3821 

IS (0) INA) (NA) 12 I 868 II 747 

162 101 1151 157 1293251 121 54 2871 104 50 431 I 

- 132 93 079 ,(NA) (NA) 107 48 586 91 46 557 

64 8 036 INA) (NA) 42 5 701 31 3 874 -

235 242 3821 228 253 4891 180 185 680 I 166 1797271 

- 133 230 329 (NA) (NA) I 115 1820961 104 171 9421 

184 12 053 (NA) (NA) 137 3 584 126 7 785 

- 280 337 622 (NA) (NA) 218 243 144 INAI 229 8791 

- 163 23 420 138 17 191 139 22 819 119 16 838 

- 153 17 551 I (NA) (NA) 132 17 183 113 13 7351 

- 65 5 521 (NA) INA) 56 (D) INAI (0) 

- 10 348 (NA) (NA) 9 (0) 2 (0) 

- 21 849 i (X) (X) 20 (0) IXI (X)j 

forms ______________________________ .. _______________ _ 

Average size of farm ________________________________ _ 

Approximate land oreo _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in forms __________________________ percenL 

Value of land and buildings: I 

Average per form _____________________________ do!lars_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ doHars_ 

Land in forms according to use: Total cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________ _ 

By acres harvested: J to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 ta 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 ___________________________ _ 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

Cropland in cover craps, legumes, and soil-improvement 

grosses, not harvested or postured ______ . __ • _____ _ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow ______________ _ 

Cropland idle ___ • _______________________________ _ 

Totol woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland postured ____________________ • __________ _ 

Woodland not postured ___ • ________________________ _ 

Postureland, all types __________________________________ _ 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested crop/and irrigated _____________ ._. ___ • ______ _ Pastureland irrigated ___________ • _____________ ._. ___ ._ 

Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal farm programs in 1978 ________ _ 

t 1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 I 1974 1978 I 1974 

Value I Value Value I Value 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Fdrms ($1,000) Forms ($(,000) 

I 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold: I 

$100,000 or marL _____________ .. ____________________ _ $40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

Less than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ 

$2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ $1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

Less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal farms (see textL ___________________________ _ 

312 5 549 293 3 4801 - 238 5 470 20( 3 391 I - (X) 17 786 (X) 11 877 (X) 22 983 IX) 16 871 

- 7 I 258 1 INA)I 7 I 258 I INA)I - 30 I 760 19 (NA) 30 I 760 )9 INA) 

- 39 I 136 27 (NA) 39 I 136 27 INA) 

- 51 704

1 

52 (NA)I 51 704 [ 52 INA) 1 55 401 55 (NA) 55 401 55 (NA) 

56 210

1 

42 (NA)I 56 210 I .2 (NA)I 7J 79 95 (NA) IX) IX) S INA) 

- 9 20 (NA) (NA) IX) (X) IX) (X) 

17 30 (NA) (NA) IX) (X) (X) IXI 

- 13 16 (NA) (NA)I (X) 

IX)I IX) (X)I - 32 14 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) IX) (X) 

- 3 - 2 (NA) (X) IX) IXI IX) 

- 142 I 368 132 (0) I 1)4 I 3441 INA) (I)) I 

- 46 391 (NA) (NA) 41 

~~~I 50 - I~:~I 5 (0) (NA) (NA) 5 INA) - - (NA) (NA) -

- - - (NA) (NA) - (NA) INA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) -

54~ I - III 570 (NA) (NA) 87 69 ,187 I - - - (NA) (NA) - 2 (0) (NA) (NA) I (0) 2 (D) 

- 2 (D) I (D) I (D)I I (D) I - - (NA) (NA) - I (D) 

- 264 4 181 255 2 240 2 I 7 4 12~ \ 189 (DJ\ - 26 5 34 13 16 18 14 22 (NA) (NA) 9 21 7 (0)\ 250 4024 (NA) (NA) 21 I 3 978 \ 186 ') i\:l6 

- 21 47 (NA) (NA) 15 46 16 7'} 

- 18 39 (NA) (NA) 14 36 15 ,1,1 27 44 (NA) (NA) 21 421 25 60i 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ 

Average per farm ___________________________ dollars_ 

Crops ___________ • _________ • _______ • _________________ _ 

Groins ____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed ______________ ... ________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ Tobacco _________________ • _________________________ _ 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage _____ • __ • ___________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons. ________ • __________ _ fruits, nuts. and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____ • _______________ _ 

Other crops _____ • ___ • _______ •• __ • ____ • _____________ _ 

livestock, poultry, and their products • ___________________ _ Poultry and poultry products ______________ ..• __________ _ 

Dairy products _________ • ___ • _______ • ___________ ._. __ 

Cottle and calves ___ ._. ___________________ • _. _______ _ 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and woal ______________________________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) ___ • ___ • __ 

1)974" data include sales of forest products. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA SANDERS COUNTY, MONT. 393 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 Forms 

Forms with harvested cropland forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigated 1978 1974 in farms Farms in forms cropland Farms in farms cropland land 

All forms ___________________________ _ 

farms with- - 312 293 408 975 287 308 635 35999 163 231 802 25 810 23420 

- 3 8 4 I (0) (0) I (0) (0) (0) 39 21 I 319 31 (0) (0) 21 (0) (0) (0) 

6 4 341 6 341 180 3 180 118 125 

- 20 17 1 597 16 1 277 487 9 703 312 313 

- 14 18 1 693 10 1 167 495 4 493 183 283 

- 20 25 3 177 19 3 012 I 041 6 963 460 699 

- 10 II 1 952 10 1 952 592 5 956 368 474 

- 13 14 3068 12 2818 770 7 1 655 588 757 

- 70 62 25 333 70 25 333 5 112 26 9683 2082 2 729 

- 52 41 37 138 50 35843 7 532 32 23424 5 351 6 540 

- 26 33 32 729 26 32 729 4821 21 27 402 4 310 3 458 

- 39 39 300 624 36 203 044 14 394 28 165 604 II 706 7 610 

1 to 9 acres _______________________ _ 10 to 49 acres _____________________ _ 

50 to 69 acres _____________________ _ 70 to 99 ocres _____________________ _ 100 to 139 ocro'- __________________ _ 

140 to 179 ocro'- __________________ _ 

180 to 219 ocre'- __________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocre'- __________________ _ 

260 to 499 ocres ___________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocre'- __________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocre'- _______________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with safes of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Farms 

land in forms __________________________________ _ 312 Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 287 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 191 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 171 Port owners __________________________________ _ 102 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 101 Tenants _____________________________________ _ 19 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 15 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ 269 Partnership __________________________________ _ 23 Corporation __________________________________ _ 17 Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc._ 3 

All forms 

Operators by principal occupation: Forming _____________________________ _ 

Other _______________________________ _ 

Acres 

408 975 

35 999 

167 511 

13 635 

229 676 

21 348 

II 788 

I 016 

246 055 

(0) 

(0) 

97 580 

forms with soles of 

$2,500 or more 

1974 

Farms 

293 

262 

168 

(NA) 

105 

(NA) 

20 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Acres 

432 238 

30 512 

230 362 

II 520 

176 344 

17 296 

25 532 

1 696 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1978 

Forms 

238 

225 

136 

125 

88 

88 

14 

12 

202 

19 

17 

1978 '1974 

146 

92 

Operators by place of residence: 1 I 1 On form operated _____________________ _ 

82 Not on form operated __________________ _ 

Operators by age group; Not reported __________________________ _ 

Under 25 yeors ________________________ 2 - Operators reporting doys of work off form: 25 to 34 yeors_________________________ 23 18 None ________________________________ _ 

35 to 44 yeors_________________________ 54 41 I to 49 doy'- _________________________ _ 

45 to 54 yeors_________________________ 69 54 5010 99 doys __________________________ _ 

55 to 64 yeors_________________________ 57 60 100 to 149 doys _______________________ _ 

65 years and over __ ____ ______ __ _____ _ __ 33 20 150 to 199 doy'- ______________________ _ 

Average 0ge___________________________ 50.7 50.6 200 doys or more _____________________ _ 

1974 

Acres Farms Acres 

293 256 201 272 875 

34 310 187 28476 

62 782 104 78 433 

12479 (NA) 10 132 

219 891 84 170 277 

20943 (NA) 16816 

10 583 13 24 165 

888 (NA) I 528 

228 896 185 227 049 

(0) 8 25 538 

(0) 8 20288 

All forms I Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

259 226 195 157 

35 23 27 12 

18 34 16 24 

105 75 92 57 

24 II 21 11 

14 4 II 3 

24 12 18 3 

30 23 22 11 

101 112 63 69 

~--------~--------~ ~--------~--------~ 1 Applies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

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

- 151 502 142 432 113 480 102 419 

- 262 616 239 531 205 589 169 492 

- 57 102 144 164 36 89 llO 144 

- 259 82 (NA) (NA) 209 78 127 36 

livestock and poultry purchosed _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feedL ____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

128 198 99 65 107 197 69 60 

- 136 178 98 137 117 173 78 131 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ Commercial fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

- 61 38 47 18 48 38 40 18 

- 147 464 99 272 107 443 78 267 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired form Jabor ____________________________________ ---

Contract labor ______________________________________ -_-- 34 38 27 30 34 38 21 26 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment __________________________ ~ _ -_ - _________ ---- 101 141 92 68 87 135 73 65 

- 314 534 (NA) (NA) 238 505 (NA) (NA) 

314 426 291 290 238 407 201 261 

309 292 (NA) (NA) 233 277 199 177 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ 

Petroleum products ____ . ________ . ____ .. _________ -. __ - __ _ Gasoline ______________________________________ - __ _ 

162 89 (NA) (NA) 137 88 130 54 

30 5 (NA) (NA) 29 (0) 7 1 

- 43 II (NA) (NA) 42 (0) 

- } - - (NA) (NA) - - 201 29 

314 29 (NA) (NA) 238 26 

- 243 94 (NA) (NA) 189 87 (NA) (NA) 

55 13 (NA) (NA) 34 II (NA) (NA)! 

Diesol fuel . _______ . ______________________________ _ 

lP gas, butane, and propane __ - ___ - _ - _ - -- - - ---- - ----- fuel oil __________________________ --------------- Naturalgas _. ____________ ,. _____________________ _ 

Kerosene, motor oil, and greose ________ .. ____________ _ Electricity ____________________________ - _____________ _ 

Other - cool, wood, coke, etc. ______________________ --. _ 

394 SANDERS COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

f1978 doto ore based on a sample of forms· see textJ 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

I 1978 1978 

Farms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer __________________ .. ______________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except pasture ___________________ _ Pasture and rangeland fertilized _____________________ _ 

135 14 965

1 

116 14 672

1 135 12 329 116 (D) 

22 2 636 21 (D) - lime _______________________________________ _ I (0) I 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops ________________ .. ____________ _ 10 897 6 Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchardL ____________________ _ - - - -

4 4 4 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and pasture _________________ _ 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- 43 4 5641 39 

- -

28 (X11 23 

12 (X) 12 -

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of 011 machinery ond equipmenL ___________ farmL 

$1,000_ 

Average per farm ________________ do[Jars_ 

Forms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ____________ .. __________ _ 

$10.000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

-

-

11978 dato are based on a sample of forms; see text) 

All forms Forms with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

I 

314 290 238 198 

7 054 5 419 6 358 4 363 

22 465 18 686 26 715 22 035 

25 38 20 14 

84 541 26 32 1 48 88j 41 53j 

1978 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

machinery and equipment - Can. $20,000 to $29,999 ________________ ----- $30,000 to $49,999 ________________ ----- $50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

$70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

$100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

$200,000 or more ___ -------------------

AI! forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 197d 

Forms Number Farms Number Farms Num ber 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel troctors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ CottonpickerL ___________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ 

Pickup bolers _. __________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 

216 292 108 124 

292 616 153 219 

283 586 83 110 

44 

~I - -

- - -

- - -

- - - - 132 135 47 48 

155 171 26 28 

38 58 17 22 

1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text I 

Hired workers - All farms, 

i 131 168

1 

207 397 255 476 

44 46 -

= I -

- - 85 87 

132 143 

28 36 

1978 

(D) 

825 -

4 

4 5441 

(x11 (X) 

All farms 

1978 

65 

61 

19 

7 .., 

5 ~ - J 

Forms 

249 

275 

263 

33 

-

I 

(NA) 

79 

147 

16 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

78 8 761 I (NA) 7 562 

(NA) I 199

1 -

(NA) I I 71 -

I (D) 

(NA) 3 0611 

- -I 14 (X)I (NA) (X) 

Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1974 1978 1974 

I I 

I 

60 I 64 55 

40 56 34 

6 19 6 r 7 .., 

411 5 ~ 41 i L - J J 

1974 

Number 

Manufactured I 1970 to 1974 

327 156 

540 182 

545 89 

35 

~I -

(D) 

(NA) (NA) I 80 29 

150 39 

17 41 

Any hired workers I Forms WIth soles of $2 500 or more 

~ Working 150 days or more Working less tha n 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Forms Workers 1978 

Farms with-- I worker ________________________________ _ 2 workers __________________________________________ _ 

30r4workers ____________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 workers ________ . ______________________________ _ 10 workers or more __ . __________________________________ _ 

- 147 44 (X) 124 (X) I 107 

- 7S\ 568 (X) 172 (X) 396 497 350 

- 60 40 40 41 41 33 31\ 33 I (0) 36 72 30 16 - 29 2 (D) 23 75 23 1 ) - 18 - - 17 98 14 - 7 1 (0) 7 110 7 I~I 

Forms ____ . 

Workers __ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA SANDERS COUNTY, MONT. 395 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory; 

Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cattle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ - 276 (X) 267 (X) 216 (X) 186 (X) 

- 259 (X) 249 (X) 207 (X) 181 (X) 

Sales: 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ - 264 4 181 255 2 240 217 4 126 189 (0) 

Any cottle. hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ - 258 4 III 245 (NA) 213 4 059 187 2 102 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that hod calved ____________________ _ - 255 27393 248 26 667 206 26637 181 25 533 

- 242 15 303 230 14446 196 14908 167 13 758 Beef cows ______________________ . ______________ _ 

- 231 15 194 222 14 280 194 14 830 163 13 636 Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

- 72 109 78 166 50 78 50 122 Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

- 224 7083 (NA) (NA) 184 6 899 153 6056 

232 5007 (NA) (NA) 195 4 830 163 5 719 

Sales: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 250 13 785 241 12 759 211 13617 186 12409 

$1,000_ - (X) 4024 (X) (NA) (X) 3978 (X) 2 036 Calves _______ . ___________________________________ _ 136 6004 (NA) (NA) 122 5 968 117 6 146 

$1,000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ _ - (X) 1 344 (X) (NA) (X) 1 336 (X) 569 

- 223 7 781 (NA) (NA) 186 7649 167 6263 

$1,000_ Fattened cattle _________________________________ _ - (X) 2680 (X) (NA) (X) 2642 (X) I 467 

23 344 (NA) (NA) 17 326 9 241 

$1,000_ (X) 145 (X) (NA) (X) 139 (X) 88 Dairy products ______________________________ $1.000 14 22 (NA) (NA) 9 21 7 (0) 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

inventory: Hogs and pigs _____________________________________ _ 

- 34 867 39 346 26 836 23 I7l Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ 

- 14 95 (NA) (NA) 10 88 8 26 Other hogs and pigL ______________________________ _ 32 772 (NA) (NA) 26 748 22 145 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. J of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ - 14 110 16 42 10 106 10 24 Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ - 12 59 11 17 10 (0) 6 8 June J and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ - 10 51 11 25 8 (0) 7 16 Sheep and lambs- ___________________________________ _ 

- 17 463 19 1 944 12 396 18 (0) Ewes J year old or older ___________________________ _ - 15 331 (NA) (NA) II 279 13 874 Goafs _____________________________________________ _ 

- 4 12 (NA) (NA) 3 (0) - - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 153 827 128 628 126 617 97 519 

Sales: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 21 733 22 400 15 708 16 357 

$1.000_ - (X) 47 (X) (NA) (X) 46 (X) 22 Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 3 (0) 8 64 3 (0) 6 (0) 

$1,000_ - (X) (0) (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) I Sheep and lambs. ___________________________________ _ 

- 18 599 16 1 480 14 550 15 (0) 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ - 18 547 (NA) (NA) 14 491 13 923 Pounds of woal ___________________________________ _ - (X) 4493 (X) (NA) (X) 4 154 (X) 8 864 

Sheep, lombs, ond wool ________________________ $1.000_ - 18 39 (NA) (NA) 14 36 15 44 Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- I (0) (NA) (NA) I (0) - - $1.000_ - (X) (0) (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) - Horses and ponies _____________ _ - 24 62 25 49 19 57 22 39 

$1,000 -- (X) 34 (X) (NA) (X) 33 (X) 8 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ______________________________________ _ 

-- 77 (X) 72 (X) 55 (X) 37 (X) 

Chickens 3 months old or older __ 74 I 939 69 3 155 52 I 435 34 1 660 

Hens and pullets of loying age __________ _ Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

.. 73 1 761 66 2 995 51 I 386 32 I 576 

13 178 (NA) (NA) 5 49 - - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - 3 19 (NA) (NA) 3 19 - - Broilers and other meat--type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry __ . _______________________________ - __ 

- 4 162 4 210 I (0) 2 (0) 

- 6 43 (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 3 71 

- 6 30 (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 2 (0) 

- 4 13 (NA) (NA) 2 (0) I (0) 

- 9 (X) (NA) (X) 8 (X) 6 (X) 

Soles: Any poultry ________________________________ ---_ -----

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 13 (X) 17 (X) 10 (X) 7 (X) 

- 6 389 16 I 423 4 (0) 6 I 029 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 5 (0) 16 I 423 4 (0) 6 1 029 

I (0) (NA) (NA) - - - - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat· type chickens ______________ --- Turkeys ______________________________________ ----

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry _______________________________ --- ---

Poultry ond poultry products ____________________ $1.000_ 

- - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- I (D) - - - - - - - 2 (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) I (0) 

- I (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) I (D) 

- I (D) (NA) (NA) - - - -

- I (X) (NA) (X) 1 (X) - (X) 

- 26 5 34 13 16 4 18 9 

396 SANDERS COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Farms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - I (D) (X) - (NAjl 

I (0) (X) I -

= I - 2 (D) (X) (NA) - - (X) - For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons. greenL _________ 1978_ 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - I (D) (0) - - I (0) (0) - - - 1974_ For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For grain or seed (bushels} ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop {tons, 9reen>- _________ 1978_ 

1974_ Cut for dry forage or hoy (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Wheat for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Oats for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Barley for groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Other small groins for groin ____________________ J978_ 

1974_ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Peanuts for nlJts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Cotton (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - (X)I - - - - (X) -

= I- 2 (0) (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (X) -

=1 

- - - - - - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - -

~I - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - -

- - (X) - - - - (X) -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X)I - -I 

31 2 913 98 5551 8 590 29 (0) (0) 8 590 - 36 2 763 66979 (NA) (NA) 32 2 747 66 799 8 617 - 35 I 094 56 270 16 656 32 I 072 55 960 16 656 - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 37 916 41 475 12 206 - 40 I 882 93 9181 16 415 38 (0) (D) 16 415 -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 52 I 886 68 296 19 579 

- - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) I (NA) (NA)I I (0) (0) I I (D)I 

- I (0) (X) I (0) I (D) (X) 1 (D) 

- (NA) (NA) 

(X; 1 

(NA) (NA) I (D) (X) -

;1 - - - - - - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - -

~I - - - - - -

J - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Irish potatoes (hundredweight) __________________ 1978_ - I (D) (D) - - I (D) (D) - -

1974_ - 3 I 30 (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Sweetpototoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Hoy crops (tons. dry) (see text) _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Alfalfa hay (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Other tame dry hay (Ions, dry) (see t"t) ______ 1978_ 

field seed crops ______________ .. _______________ 1978_ 

1974_ Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978_ 

- - -

65 76~1 - - - - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- 278 30 197 145 15 879 219 28 570 63 408 127 15 515 

- 242 23 684 46 252 (NA) (NA) 172 21 838 44 079 107 II 712 

- 208 23 179 53 1951 120 12 8781 178 22 338 51 8671 III 12 6241 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 128 14 087 31 220 77 7573 

- 80 4 427 8 2211 31 I 632 60 4 013 7 5831 27 I 6171 

- 3 176 (X) I (D) 3 176 (X) I (D) 

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 6 406 (X) -

~I - - - - - - - -

9 23~1 -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 5 195 -

- - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)I - - -I - -I 

- - - (X) - - - - (Xl - - 1974_ - 2 (D) (X) (NA) (NA) I (D) (X) I (0) 

Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) I (D) (X) I (0) 

Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978_ - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ 

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (XlI 

(NA) (NA) - - (X)I -

:1 - 16 19 (X) 10 13 6 8 (X) 5 1974_ - I (D) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (X) - - Apples (pounds). ___________________________ 1978_ - 15 9 I 465 (NA) (NA) 6 4 (D) (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (D) (D) (NA) (NA) Peaches (pounds). __________________________ 1978_ - 6 I 81 (NA) (NA) 4 (D) 81 (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Grapes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Strawberries (pounds) __________ . _____________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ 

- 5 I - (NA) (NA) 3 (0) - (NA) (NA)I - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- 2 (D) (X) I (0) 2 (D) (X) I 

::;1 

- I (D) (X) (NA) (NA) I (D) (X) -

- - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 2 (0) (X) 2 (D) I (D) (X) I 

- - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA SANDERS COUNTY, MONT. 397 
Table 1. Farms, land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres 

- 642 1 082 9991 675 1 124 172 612 1 018381 657 1 075 297 

- (X) 1 687 (X) 1 665 (X) 1 664 (X) 1 637 

- (X) 1 084 160 (X) 1 084 160 (X) 1 084 160 (X) I 084 160 

- (X) 99.9 (X) 103.7 (X) 93.9 (X) 99.2 

Forms ______________________________________________ _ Average size of farm ________________________________ _ Approximate land oreo _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in forms __________________________ percenL 

- 411 158 (X) 238 624 (X) 414 758 (X) 241 085 (X) 

- (X) 228 (X) 143 (X) 235 (X) 147 

Value of land and buildings:) Average per farm _____________________________ dollars- Average per acre _____________________________ dollors_ 

land in forms according to use: 

- 624 700 899 660 683 552 599 695 496 647 681 068 

- 619 352 036 654 359 936 598 350 422 642 358 786 

Total cropland ______________________________________ _ Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 

- 1 (D) 6 (NA) - - - (NA) 

- 3 (D) 5 (NA) - - 1 (NA) 

10 234 2 (NA) 4 91 2 (NA) 

- 8 327 4 (NA) 4 175 3 (NA) 

1 to 90cres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

- 36 2 591 32 (NA) 33 2 353 32 (NA) 100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ - 73 10614 70 (NA) 70 10 251 70 (NA) 200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

- 213 (D) 252 (NA) 213 (0) 252 (NA) 500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ - 197 (D) 203 (NA) 196 (D) 203 (NA) 1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

- 78 127 643 80 (NA) 78 127 643 79 (NA) 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ 

- 102 (D) 131 18 527 95 (D) 124 17 382 Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 571 (0) 607 305 089 554 (0) 603 304 900 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil"improvement grasses, not harvested or pastured _______________ _ 64 10655 (NA) (NA) 63 (D) 37 5 586 Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

- 34 (D) (NAJ (NA) 33 (D) 26 10 248 

- 541 288 773 (NA) (NA) 525 286 299 558 2764151 

90 16865 (NA) (NA) 87 16 751 73 12 651 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

- 7 3 358 12 4 210 6 (D) 12 4 210 Woodland - 4 (0) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) - - pastured _______________________________ _ Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

- 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 3 (0) 12 4 210 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

- 547 378 742 584 436 410 524 (0) 571 390 019 

Pasturelond and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

- 405 343 063 (NA) (NA) 390 292 226 395 356 904 land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc _______ _ - 393 35679 (NA) (NA) 378 (0) 451 33 115 

Pastureland, all types __________________________________ _ 

- 471 370 189 (NA) (NA) 450 318 650 (NA) 374 286 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

- 13 I 382 12 I 385 II (0) 12 I 385 Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

- II (0) (NA) (NA) 9 (0) 12 I 189 Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ - - - (NAJ (NA) - - (NA) (0) Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) I (0) 

land set aside in the tederal form programs in 1978 ________ _ - 444 52 293 (X) (X) 435 51 963 (X) (X) 

11978 data ore based on a sample of farms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) 

-- 642 26214 675 29 236 612 26 165 657 29 188 

- (X) 40831 (X) 43 313 (X) 42 753 (X) 44 426 

Market value of agricultural products sold) ______________ _ Average per farm ___________________________ dollars_ 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold:' $100,000 or morL __________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ $20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 __ .. _____________________________ - __ _ 

- 43 7 209 52 (NA) 43 7 209 52 (NA) 

- 189 II 245 208 (NA) 189 II 245 208 (NA) 

201 5 819 188 (NA) 201 5 819 188 (NA) 

- 91 I 365 133 (NA) 91 I 365 133 (NA) 

- 58 421 54 (NA) 58 421 54 (NA) 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less than $2,500 (see text) __ .. ________________________ _ $2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal farms (see text) __________________ -_ --- ___ ---

30 107 21 (NA) 30 107 21 (NA) 

- 28 (0) 17 (NA) (X) (X) I (NA) 

5 II (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

3 (0) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

6 7 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 14 5 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 2 (0) 2 (NA) (X) (X) (X) IX) 

- 601 20 879 647 25 3581 584 20 8371 (NA) 25 320 

- 599 20 160 (NA) (NA) 582 20 137 633 25 040 

- 233 4 278 (NA) (NA) 230 4 275 (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 103 (0) (NA) (NA) 101 (D) 94 ID) 

- - INA) (NA) - -

- - (NA) INA) - -

(rops. __ . __________________ . _______________________ _ Grains ________ . ___________________________________ _ 

Commodify Credit Corporation loons __ . ______________ _ Cotton and cottonseed ______________________ -_ - ___ - ---

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ 

Tobacco. _ . _____________________ -_. -- - - ----- -- -- ----

Field seeds, hoy, foroge, and silage ___ • ________________ _ Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ______ " _____________ _ Fruits, nuts, ond berries ____________________ ~ _________ _ 

- - - - - -

- 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 3 (0) 2 (0) 

Nursery and greenhouse products ___ . ___ .. _______ - _- _ ----

Other crops .. ___ . ____________________ ---------------

337 5 334 409 3877 329 5328 401 3 868 

- 28 8 44 25 27 (D) 44 25 

7 6 (NA) (NAl 7 6 18 II 

310 4872 (NA) (NA) 304 4 867 370 3 344 

37 270 (NA) (NA) 37 270 52 418 

- 27 60 (NA) (NA) 26 (D) 27 04 

- 15 118 (NA) (NA) 15 118 9 15 

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products ______ ._" _______ - __ --- -- --_. Dairy producfs _____ ._. __________ .. _____ . ____________ _ 

Cottle and calves _____ '. __ • _______ . -_.--- _.-.---.---- Hogs and pigs. __ ... ______ " ____ . _________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ______ -_ - _ - _ - - - --

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) __ _ 

) 1974 dota include soles of forest products_ 

398 SHERIDAN COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

Forms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigafed 

1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland Forms in forms cropland land 

All forms ____________________________ _ 

Forms with- 1 to 9 acreL ______________________ _ 10 to 49 acres _____________________ _ 

50 to 69 ocres _____________________ _ 

70 to 99 ocres _____________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocre'- ___________________ _ 

140 to 179 ocre'- __________________ _ 

180 to 219 acreL __________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocre'- __________________ _ 260 to 499 acres ___________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocres ___________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocres ________________ _ 2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

642 675 1 082 999 619 1 051 392 352 03~ 1 13 24647 8 559 1 382 

- 9 14 9 - - - - - -

- 8 6 (0) 7 203 133 I (0) (D) (0) 

2 2 (0) - - - - - -

- 4 2 340 3 260 155/ I (0) (0) (0) 

7 5 819 6 1I4 379 - - - - 16 12 2 478 15 2 322 902 I (0) (D) (0) 

4 5 785

1 

3 595 265

1 

- - - =1 - 10 5 

,j ;;~I 8 I 922 " ~ll - - -

- 74 69 74 27 733 I (D) (0) (0) I 130 151 99497 128 98 036 36 812 I (0) (0) 

216 230 31 I 168 215 310 048 117898 5 (0;] 8 267 3 123 739 -

- 162 174 637 440 160 609 559 183 263 3 14 879 4 802 534 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 I 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres i Farms Acres 

land in farms _________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ___________________ _ 

Tenure of operator; . Full owners _________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ 

Part owners _________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ Tenants ____________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ 

Type af organization: Individual or family ___________________ _ 

Partnership _________________________ _ 

Corporation _________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institut 

--------- 642 I 082 9991 675 I 124 1721 612 I 018 381/ 657 I 075 297/ --------- 619 352 036 654 359 936 598 350 422 642 358 786 

--------- 216 245 5451 221 247 494/ 193 184 826/ 206 199 545/ --------- 197 67 290 (NA) 72 573 182 65 942 (NA) 1I 480 

--------- 331 735 976 369 759 084 329 (D) 367 (D) 

--------- 329 244 784 (NA) 244 839 327 (0) (NA) 244 795, 

--------- 95 101 4781 85 II 7 594 90 (0) 84 (0) 

--------- 93 39962 (NA) 42 524 89 (D) (NA) 42 51 1/ 

--------- 524 694 223 (NA) (NA) 502 686 269 561 802 Oll 

--------- 59 89 438 (NA) (NA) 53 89 020 64 128 85; I --------- 53 (D) (NA) (NA) 53 (0) 29 129 017 ionol, etc._ 6 (D) (NA) (NA) 4 (D) 3 15 350 

All forms I Farms with soles of I All forms i Forms with soles of 

$2,500 or more $2,500 or more i 1978 11974 1978 11974 1978 '1 974 1 1978 ' 1974 

Operators by place of residence: 

- 559 583 546 576/ On form operated ______________________ 435 409

1 

421 405 

- 83 58 66 49 Not on form operated ___________________ 149 156 137 151 

191 171 

Not reported ___________________________ 58 76

1 

54 69

26 23 Operators reporting days of work off form: 1 

- 81 48

1 

76 48 None _________________________________ 377 296

1 

362 292 105 94 99 89 1 to 49 doys ___________________________ 82 66 81 65 - 143 192 137 189 50 to 99 doy'- _________________________ 29 19 28 19 - 208 

5~~II 206 207 100 to 149 doy'- _______________________ 21 

2\ I 21 21 

- 79 71 75 150 to 199 doy'- _______________________ 17 18 17 18 

- 50A 50_5 51.6 200 days or more ______________________ 89 50 76 44 

Operators by principal occupation: Forming ____________________________ _ 

Other ______________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years ______________________ _ 

25 to 34 yeorL ______________________ _ 

35 to 44 yearL ______________________ _ 

45 to 54 years _______________________ _ 

55 to 64 years _______________________ _ 

65 years and over ____________________ _ 

Average aqe _________________________ _ 

lApplies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

11978 dato are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

i 

I All forms I Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 

",,"~l 1978 

,"-, .. ,1 

1974 

Expenses Expenses Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ 

Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

~~~~e~~:~lsf:,'~17;!~ ~~~ ~~~~s_ ~=== ~~ ~~ ~~.~= == == ====~=== ~== Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired form labor ______________________________________ _ 

Contract labor ________________________________________ _ 

Cusfomwork, machine hire, and rento! of machinery and equipment __________________________________________ _ 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ 

Petroleum products _________________________________ _ 

Gasaline _________________________________________ _ 

Diesel fuel _______________________________________ _ 

lP gas, butane, and propane ________________________ _ Fuel 011 __________________________________________ _ 

Natural gos ______________________________________ _ 

Kerosene, motor oil, and greose _____________________ _ Electricity __________________________________________ _ 

Other"- coal, wood, coke, etc. _________________________ _ 

- 123 648 176 434! 123 648 ! 173 434 - 299 740 344 753 1 299 740 I 335 748 - 96 123 231 248 96 123 1 

1 

227 246

1 

- 268 72 (NA) (NA) 268 72 280 72 - 187 275 192 304 187 275 187 303 - 268 982 160 533 261 978 160 533 - 532 I 724 431 507 515 I 720 431 507

1 

- 349 I 676 250 696 348 (0) 249 (0) 

- 48 91 28 29 48 91 27 (0) 

- 367 716 304 420 356 1I4 296 418

1 - 637 2 997 (NA) (NA) 618 2 986 (NA) 637 2 711 666 1 688 618 2 701 648 (NA) I I 686 631 1 126 (NA) (NA) 612 I 120 642 863 612 1 203 (NA) (NA) 599 I 201 590 632 - 105 (0) (NA) (NA) 105 (0) 114 

57[ - 178 144 (NA) (NA) 178 - 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1441 I (D) 647 134 - 637 168 (NA) (NA) 618 167

1

_ 

- 502 282 (NA) (NA) 495 281 (NA) (NAil - 35 4 (NA) (NA) 35 4 i (NA) (NA) I 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA SHERIDAN COUNTY, MONT. 399 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

11978 do to are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except posture __________________________ _ Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

263 84 408 256 84 193 263 84 248 256 84033 - 3 160 3 160 

- - - - - Sprays. dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to conlrol- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchards _____________________________ _ 

Weeds. grass, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

54 29 151 48 28 899 

- 11 11 438 11 11 438 

- 10 2 585 10 2 585 

- 470 259 745 459 259 477 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- - - - - - 103 (X) 97 (X) 

- 97 (X) 91 (X) 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ farms_ 

$1.000. 

Average per farm ________________ dollarsFarms by value group: $1 to $4,999 _. __ . _____________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999. ___ . ___ ._ . ______ .. __ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles ____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel tractors-. _. _______________________ _ 

Grain and beon combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Cottonpickers _______________________ • ____ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ 

Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ____________________ ~_--

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

! 1978 data ore based on a sample of farms; see text I 

All forms Farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

642 653 623 638 machinery and equipment - Can. 

45 399 26 253 45 228 25 984 $20,000 to $29,999 ____________ . ___ . _____ 

70 715 40 204 72 597 40 727 $30,000 to $49,999 ____ . _____ . _____ . _____ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ______ . _______________ 

27 28 26 23 $70,000 to $99,999 __________ . ___ . _____ ._ 

33 

~! 16 40 1 

$100,000 to $199,999 __________ . _________ 

114 114 92j $200.000 or more ______________________ . 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

563 875 318 425 331 450 

632 2 222 368 673 585 1 549 

603 1 702 285 373 556 1 329 

502 679 152 186 386 493 

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

- - - - - - 21 21 4 4 17 17 

159 160 36 36 123 124 

33 33 9 9 24 24 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

{J978 data ore bosed on a sample of farms; see textJ 

Hired workers - All forms, 1978 

1974 

Farms Acres on which used 

160 57 705 (NA) 57 325 (NA) 380 

- -

(NA) 51 566 

1 (0) 

12 7 183 

(NA) 163 199 

1 (0) 

46 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

All farms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

64 114 64 114 

63 193 63 190 

103 102 102 101 66 .., r 66 

120 r 1 78 l 120 78 

52 .J L 52 .J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 1970 to 1974 

584 892 552 

636 1 948 641 

631 1 777 333 

496 612 135 

2 (0) 1 

19 19 - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

64 68 23 171 178 53 

24 25 7 

Any hired workersForms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less tho n 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

- 349 123 (X) 269 (X) 348 249 

- 755 (X) 252 (X) 503 (0) 650 forms ____________________________ --- --- ----------------

Workers ____ . _________________ -------- -------------------

Forms with- 1 worker _____________________________________________ _ 

2 workers __________ - - - --- - - -- -- ----. - -- ----------------

3 or 4 workers ______ - - - ____ - -- - - -- ---- -- ---------- --- --- 5 fa 9 workers __________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or mare ______________________________________ _ 

- 162 60 60 127 127 161 102 

- 104 28 56 93 186 104 54 

- 56 31 104 46 163 56 60 

23 3 (0) 1 (0) 23 25 

4 1 (0) 2 (0) 4 8 

400 SHERIDAN COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Number Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY I 

Inventory: 

AnA~~v~~~~~ ~~~u~~~hOO;;=========================== 340 (X) 411 (X) 330 00 401 O() 

- (lO 391 O() 

- 314 (X) 400 (X) 306 

Sales, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1.000_ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ 337 5334 409 3877 329 5328 401 3868 - 327 5 202 398 (NA) 320 (0) 391 3816 -

CATTlE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ Cows and heifers that hod calved ____________________ _ Beef cows _______________________ . ______________ _ Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves. bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

300 22920 381 34 833 293 22 838 372 34 639 - 370 21 852 286 14888 361 (D) - 293 14932 288 368 21 690 281 14809 359 (D) - 14 853 

- 32 79 55 162 32 79 53 (D) 

- 218 4077 (NA) (NA) 214 4063 274 (D) 

- 270 3 911 (NA) (NA) 265 3887 308 6094 

Sales, Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Cattle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1.000_ 

- 310 15 956 377 18 671 304 15 938 370 18610 

- (X) 4872 (X) (NA) (X) 4 867 00 3344 

- 232 10 315 (NA) (NA) 229 10302 257 9343 

- (X) 2802 (X) (NA) (X) 2 799 (X) 1 213 

- 220 5641 (NA) (NA) 217 5636 270 9267 

- (X) 2070 (X) (NA) (X) 2068 (X) 2 131 

- 15 524 (NA) (NA) 15 524 30 500 

- (X) 206 (X) (NA) (X) 206 (X) 130 

- 7 6 (NA) (NA) 7 6 18 11 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pig'-______________________________ _ 

- 40 2 698 60 3 545 40 2698 59 (D) 

- 30 363 (NA) (NA) 30 363 34 (D) 

- 37 2 335 (NA) (NA) 37 2 335 57 3 130 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June I and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 32 466 48 735 32 466 45 732 

- 32 251 35 420 32 251 33 (D) 

- 17 215 32 315 17 215 31 (D) 

Sheep and lambs _______________ . ____________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 26 I 671 27 2637 25 (D) 27 2637 

- 23 838 (NA) (NA) 22 (D) 25 1 751 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) - - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales, 

- 84 527 77 4271 80 507

1 

74 402 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ - 37 2956 55 5864 37 2956 52 5 843 

- (X) 270 (X) (NA) (X) 270 (X) 418 Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ - 10 606 12 368 10 606 9 347 

- (X) 21 (X) (NA) (X) 21 (X) 7 Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

- 27 I 042 27 2 374 26 (D) 27 2 374 

- 23 940 (NA) (NA) 22 (D) 22 2 128 

- (X) 9046 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 19 329 Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000_ 

Goats _____________________________________________ _ - 27 60 (NA) (NA) 26 (O~I 27 54 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - $1,000_ - (X) - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 14 185 10 86 14 185 9 (D) 

$1.000_ - (X) 117 (X) (NA) (X) 117 (X) 15 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ - 77 (X) 105 (X) 75 (X) I 104 (X) 

- 75 3340 100 5956 74 (D) 99 (D) Hens and pullets of loying age ____________________ _ 

- 72 2906 98 5 749 71 (D) 97 (D) Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- 5 434 (NA) (NA) 5 434 2 (D) 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - 2 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ - 10 500 18 I 092 9 (D) 18 I 092 Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

- 3 49 (NA) (NA) 3 49 6 20 Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ - 3 49 (NA) (NA) 3 49 5 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - I (D) Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

- 7 (X) (NA) (X) 6 (X) 7 (X) 

Soles, Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

- 13 (X) 21 (X) 12 (X) 21 (X) 

- 5 175 18 I 143 5 175 18 I 143 

- 5 175 11 I 092 5 175 17 I 092 Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Broilers and other meot·type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughte'-___________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

- 3 250 6 715 3 250 6 715 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) I (0) 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) I (D) 

Other poultry ____________________________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Poullry and paullry products _______ ; ____________ $1 ,000_ - I (X) (NA) (X) I (X) I (X) 

- 28 8 44 25 27 (D) 44 25 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA SHERIDAN COUNTY, MONT. 401 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

Corn for all purposes ----- ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For grain or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ 

1974_ For fodder, hogged or grozed - _______________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 6 810 (X) - - 6 810 (X) - - - 5 206 (X) (NA) (NA) 5 206 (X) - - - 2 (0) (0) - - 2 (0) (0) - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- 4 (0) 307 - - 4 (0) 307 - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (0) - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 4 (0) (X) - -

Sorghums for all purposes - ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For grain or seed (bushe[s). ___________________ 1978_ 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Cut for dry foroge or hoy (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ 

Wheat for groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Oats for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (X) I (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- 594 289 526 7 742 838 2 (0) 577 288 731 7 727 036 I (0) 

- 635 296 083 5 543 825 (NA) (NA) 629 296 018 5 542 911 1 (0) 

- 124 6 585 281 631 - - 124 6 5B5 281 631 - - 1974_ Borley for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 128 8" 896 293 676 2 (0) 

- 188 19 931 720 687 - - 188 19 931 720 687 - - 1974_ Rye for grain (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 183 18 103 473 69B 3 233 

- 9 833 21 715 - - 9 833 21 715 - - 1974_ Other small groins for groin ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 6 299 4 6101 - -

- 46 4 520 (X) - - 46 4 520 (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 43 3 195 (X) - -

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - -" - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Cotton (bales) _______________________________ 197B_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Irish potatoes (hundredweightL _________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- 2 (0) (0) - - 2 (0) (0) - - 1974_ - 3 (Z) 9 (NA) (NA) 3 (Z) 9 - - Sweetpotatoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see text) _________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- 343 34 350 48 849 8 565 338 33 534 48 258 8 565 1974_ Alfalfa hay (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Other tame dry hay (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978_ 

- 347 33 772 34 523 (NA) (NA) 339 32 927 33 691 10 831 

- 187 15 266 23 7821 6 244 184 15 132 23 668 6 244 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 172 11 822 12 570 8 651 

- 85 4 003 4 680 2 (0) 84 (0) (0) 2 (0) 

Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 4 142 (X) - - Alfalfo seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 3 42 1 112 - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978_ 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - -I - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ 

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (X) I (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- 1 (0) (X) 1 (0) - - (X) - - 1974_ - 1 (0) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (X) - - Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - 1 (0) - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (0) (0) (NA) (NA) Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Grapes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Strawberries (paunds) _______________________ 1978_ - - - -" - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other craps _________________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- 4 309 (X) (NA) (NA) 4 309 (X) (NA) (NA) 

402 SHERIDAN COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

Forms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of farm ________________________________ _ 

Approximate land oreo _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in forms __________________________ percenL 

91 1383201 82 133 090 66 125 746 55 121 9101 - 2 217 

- (X) I 520 00 I 623 (X) I 905 DO 457 600 I - (X) 457 600 ()() 457 600 (X) 457 600 (X) 

(X) 30.2 (X) 29.1 (X) 27.5 D() 26.6 -

Value of land ond buildings: I 

Average per form _____________________________ dollars_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollars- 421 559 (X) 225 683 (X) 529 982 (X) 286 000 D() - (X) 139 (X) 278 (X) 129 - (X) 277 

land in farms according to use: Total cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 72 17 464 72 20 101 53 14 5021 48 17 675 - 64 12640 46 7 945 4? 12 162 61 (D) 

By acres harvested: 1 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 mare ___________________________ _ 

2 (D) 5 (NA) 2 (D) 3 (NA) - 10 1241 

5 (NA) 5 59 - (NA) - (NA) 2 (D) 2 (NA) 

- 5 108 5 

8 286 14 (NA) 4 136 9 (NA) 

16 1 023 13 (NA) 13 828 11 (NA) - 7 851 7 (NA) 7 851 7 (NA) I -

- 9 2 405 II (NA) 9 2405 II (NA) 

- 3 I 705 I (NA) 3 I 705 I (NA) 

I (0) 3 (NA) I (D) 3 (NA) 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ 

Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

- 29 (D) 26 5 870 21 (D) 14 (D) 

- 2 (0) 10 I 591 I (D) 8 (D) 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

- I (0) (NA) (NA) I (D) I (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 4 82 

- - (0)1 

(NA) (NA)I -

=1 3 526

1 - I (NA) (NA) - I (D) 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

- 24 6 974 18 6 742 19 6 278 15 6 597 

- 22 (0) (NA) (NA) 18 (D) 14 (D) 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) I (D) 2 (0) 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

- 70 113 882 67 106 247 53 104 966 48 97 638 

Postureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

- 59 110 471 (NA) (NA) 45 101 620 42 93 547 

- 42 3 411 (NA) (NA) 31 3346 26 4 091 

Pastureland, oil types __________________________________ _ 

- 86 125 556 (NA) (NA) 62 113 918 (NA) 104 019 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ 

- 56 9636 48 13 903 45 9 357 36 13 618 

- 52 7234 (NA) (NA) 41 (D) 35 10 755 

- 14 2 402 (NA) (NA) 13 (D) (NA) (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - I (0) 

- - - (X) (X) - - (X) (X) 

'1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($J.(lOO) Farms ($1.000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold I _______________ _ - 91 2 144 82 3 205 66 2 112 55 3 178 Average per farm ___________________________ dollars_ - (X) 23 565 (Xl 39 085 (X) 32005 (X) 57 782 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: I $100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

- 6 I 079 5 ' (NA) 6 I 079 5 (NA) $40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 5 355 3 (NA) 5 355 3 (NA) $20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 9 259 8 (NA) 9 259 8 (NA) $10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 19 280 II (NA) 19 280 II (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- 13 91 14 (NA) 13 91 14 (NA) $2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- 14 48 10 (NA) 14 48 10 (NA) less than $2.500 (see text) ___________________________ _ 

$2.000 to $2.499 _________________________________ _ - 24 (D) 30 (NA) (X) (X) 4 (NA) 

- 7 16 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) $1.500 to $1.999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1.499 _________________________________ _ 

less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal farms (see text) ____________________________ _ 

- 5 8 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 4 5 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 8 (0) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- I (D) I (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops _______________________________________________ _ 

- 13 (D) 26 (D) 9 (D) (NA) (D) Grains ____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ 

Cotton and cottonseed -----------T--------------------

- I (0) (NA) (NA) I (D) 4 37 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ T obacea ___________________________________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and mefons ____________________ _ - 12 (D) (NA) (NA) 8 (D) 15 475 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ Other crops ________________________________________ _ - - - 2 (0) - - 2 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

livestock, paultry, ond their products ____________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products __________________________ _ 

Dairy products _____________________________________ _ 

Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ Hags and pigs- _____________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wooL _____________________________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

- 83 (D) 69 2666 66 (D) 49 (D) 

- 2 (D) 2 (0) 2 (D) I (0) 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 2 (D) 

- 77 I 882 (NA) (NA) 64 I 859 49 2 437 

- 4 (D) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 5 18 

- 4 5 (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 4 15 

- 10 36 (NA) (NA) 7 31 8 (D) 

'1974 data include sales of forest praducts. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA SILVER BOW COUNTY, MONT. 403 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Farms 

Forms with harvested cropland 

Acres Acres Harvested 1978 1974 in forms Forms in farms cropland 

All farms ___________________________ _ 

- Farms with- 91 82 138 320 61 122 052 8 416 

- 5 5 8 - - - - 1 2 (0) - - - - 2 - (0) 1 (0) (0) 

- 3 5 225 3 225 66 - 2 6 (0) 1 (0) (0) 

- 10 5 1 614 8 1 287 185 

- 3 5 608 2 (0) (0) 

- 3 3 730 - - - - 16 11 5334 9 2 789 410 

- 16 14 12000 11 8 563 975 

- 13 7 17474 11 14874 1 544 

- 17 19 99973 15 93 755 5 116 

1 to 9 acres _______________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres _____________________ _ 50 to 69 ocres _____________________ _ 

70 to 99 ocres _____________________ _ 100 to 139 acreL __________________ _ 

140 to 179 acreL __________________ _ 

180 to 219 acreL __________________ _ 

220 to 259 acreL __________________ _ 

260 to 499 ocres ___________________ _ 500 to 999 ocres ___________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocres ________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators - Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 

All farms 

1978 

Forms Acres 

land in farms __________________________________ _ 91 138 320 Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 61 8416 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 63 63 928 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 44 5 129 Port owners __________________________________ _ 19 65 843 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 15 (D) Tenants _____________________________________ _ 9 8 549 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 2 (D) 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ 77 88 579 Partnership __________________________________ _ 8 (0) Corporation __________________________________ _ 5 27 532 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc._ 1 (0) 

All farms Farms with soles of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

42 39 

49 36 

7 8 

22 20 

30 20 

16 14 

16 13 

51.4 50.5 

IApplies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

1974 

Farms 

82 

64 

55 

(NA) 

22 

(NA) 

5 (NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Acres 

133 090 

12 640 

41 993 

3 478 

84 397 

6 109 

6 700 

3053 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

All farms 

1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses 

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

- 43 157 35 771 

- 85 288 68 950 

- 22 64 32 192 

- 76 37 (NA) (NA) 

- 18 9 27 10 

- 22 34 23 40 

Livestock and poultry purchosed _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ 

Commerciof fertilizer ____________________ ---------------

- 19 11 9 3 

- 40 176 23 226 

- 8 12 6 5 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired farm labor ____________________________________ ---

Controct labor ______________________ - _ -- - --- -----------

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment __________________________________ ------ ---- 10 6 14 17 

- 91 184 (NA) (NA) 

- 90 144 81 133 

- 87 91 (NA) (NA) 

- 29 24 (NA) (NA) 

- 5 14 (NA) (NA) 

- 8 (0) (NA) (NA) 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 

- 90 9 (NA) (NA) 

62 35 (NA) (NA) 

- 15 6 (NA) (NA) 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ 

Petroleum products ________________ -_ -- --- ----------- Gasoline ________________________ -_ -- -------------- Diesel fuel ________________________ -_ ---------- ----

}~eY~ii _~~t~_n~~_o_n_d_~~~~~~ == == ==== == ==== ======== === Natural gas __________________________ ---_ ---- -- ---

Kerosene, motor oil, and gre05e _____________________ _ 

Electricity ________________________________ ------------

Other-coof, wood, coke, etc. _________________________ _ 

Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Harvested Forms in forms cropland 

56 107 176 , 611 

- - - - - - - - -

3 225 66 

1 (0) (0) 

7 1 120 175 

2 (0) (0) 

1 (0) -

8 2 618 310 

10 7 535 845 

11 14874 1 544 

13 80055 4566 

1978 and 1974 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Farms 

66 

46 

45 

31 

14 

13 

7 

2 

55 

7 

4 

Acres 

125 746 

7 945 

60 137 

4 783 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

80 583 

(D) 

(0) 

I 1974 

Forms 

55 

47 

33 

(NA) 

18 

(NA) 

4 

(NA) 

44 

5 

6 

Irrigated 

land 

9636 

-

-

-

73 

(0) 

141 

(0) 

(D) 

458 

1 390 

1 661 

5 578 

Acres 

121 910 

12 162 

(D) 

3080 

79 648 

6029 

(D) 

3053 

64 974 

10 560 

46 376 

All farms I Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

71 62 53 37 

12 5 8 4 

8 8 5 8 

35 22 29 16 

4 2 3 2 

3 1 2 

2 1 1 1 

8 10 6 7 

33 27 20 14 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

31 147 27 762 

66 273 47 932 

18 62 25 189 

58 35 34 73 

13 9 20 9 

19 32 19 39 

15 10 7 (0) 

30 170 19 225 

8 12 5 (D) 

5 4 10 16 

66 172 (NA) (NA) 

65 134 54 127 

63 85 53 92 

23 23 20 20 

5 14 4 4 

6 (0) } 2 (0) 54 10 

65 8 

50 33 (NA) (NA) 

11 5 (NA) (NA) 

404 SILVER BOW COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

f1978 doto are bosed on a sample of forms- see texfJ 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

- 22 2 199 19 Cropland fertilized, except pasture __________________________ _ Pasture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ 21 2019 18 - 3 180 2 - lime _____________________________________________________ _ - - - - Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hay and other crops _____________________________ _ 3 621 3 - Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ - - - - Diseases in crops and orchards _____________________________ _ - - - Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ - 16 879 13 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ - - -

12 (X) II - Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 3 (X) 3 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

All MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of 011 machinery ond equipment ____________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Averoge per form ________________ dollars_ 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel tractors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines. self.propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ cottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters. shear bar 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- or flywheel type _________________________ _ 

11978 data are based on a sample of forms· see text) 

All forms Farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of 011 

91 81 66 54 machinery and equipment - Can. 

2 213 I 5781 I 757 I 239 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

24 323 19 481 26 624 22 944 $30,000 to $49,~99 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69.999 ______________________ 

21 13 19 7 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

15 18 1 5 10 1 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

29 2~ 22 14i $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

59 93 34 43 36 50 

83 149 38 42 68 107 

75 172 15 21 71 151 

7 

~I - - 7 7 

- - - - - =1 - - - - - - - - - 35 41 8 8 29 33 41 46 9 9 33 37 

5 5 3 (D) 2 (D) 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

11978 data ore based on a sample of forms; see text} 

Hired workers-All forms. 1978 

2061 (D) 

(0) 

-

621 

-

-

834 

- (X) 

(X) 

All farms 

1978 

8 

6 

5 

2 I 

~ 4 

I J 

Farms 

61 

73 

73 

7 

-

- (NA) 

10 

24 

2 

1974 

Farms Acres on which used 

19 3 850 

(NA) (0) 

(NA) (D) 

- -

(NA) 90 

- -

2 (0) 

228

1 (NA) 

-

3 (Xii (X) (NA) 

Forms with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1974 1978 1974 

I~I Iii 4 

5 

5 , 2 I 

41-1 3 r 41 

iL I J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Number 1970 to 1974 

101 52 169 62 192 32 7 

=1 -

- (NA) (NA) 

19 6 29 4 

(0) -

Any hired workersForms with soles of $2,500 or more Working 1 SO days or more Working less tho n 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms __________________________________________________ _ 

Workers ________________________________________________ _ - 40 17 (X) 31 (X) 30 19 - 136 (X) 35 (X) 101 110 95 

farms with- 1 worker ______________________________________________ _ 

2 workers ________ . _. __________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 workers __ . ______________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more ______ . ______________________________ _ 

- 12 7 7 8 8 10 6 - 4 6 12 5 10 1 1 - 16 3 (D) 14 49 1I 6 - 7 I (D) 3 (D) 7 4 - I - - I (0) 1 2 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA SILVER BOW COUNTY, MONT. 405 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY I 

87 (X) 75 (X) 65 (X) 50 (X) 

- 77 (X) 70 (X) 63 (X) 48 (X) 

Inventory: 

Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottle, hogs. or sheep __________________________ _ 

Soles: 

- 83 2 118 69 2 666 66 2089 49 (0) 

- 80 (0) 68 (NA) 66 I 877 49 2470 Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1.000_ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1 ,000_ 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

75 9 775 70 10 379 62 9 565 48 9965 

- 67 (0) 63 6 226 56 (0) 45 5 956 

- 66 (0) 61' 6038 55 (0) 44 5 776 

8 (0) 18 188 7 (0) 15 180 

- 62 (0)1 (NA) (NA) 53 (0) 37 2416 

- 64 1 611 (NA) (NA) 52 1 567 39 I 593 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows Qnd heifers that hod colved ____________________ _ 

Beef cows ______________________ .. ______________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer colves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

77 4 898 67 13 559 64 4 795 49 13 399 

- (X) I 882 (X) (NA) (X) 1 859 (X) 2437 

- 46 I 453 (NA) (NA) 41 1 405 37 6 149 

- (X) 420 (X) (NA) (X) 417 (X) 856 

-- 64 3 445 (NA) (NA) 52 3 390 40 7 250 

-- (X) 1 462

1 

(X) (NA)I (X) I 443

1 

(X) I 581 

-- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) I (0) 2 (0) 

-- (X) (0) (X) (NA) I (X) (0) (X) (0) 

-- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 2 (0) 

-- 4 (0) 8 2201 3 (0) 6 (0) 

-- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 2 (0) 

4 (0) (NA) (NA) 3 (0) 6 (0) 

Soles: Cottle and colves ____________ .. ______________________ _ 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Cottle __________ .. ________ _ 

$1,000 Fottened cottle _________ _ 

$1,000 Dairy products __ .. ___________________________ $1,000 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs _____________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other hogs and pigL ______________________________ _ 

Horses ond ponies ______ _ 

$1,000 

-- 2 (0) 6 41 2 (0) 5 (0) 

-- 2 (0) 5 13 2 (0) 4 (0) 

1 (D) 4 28 1 (D) 3 (0) 

-- 4 123 4 419 3 (0) 4 419 

4 68 (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 3 354 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 55 405

1 

46 269

1 

39 249

1 

28 196

1 

- 4 (D) 7 342 3 (D) 5 (D) 

-- (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 18 

- I (0) 4 182 I (0) 3 (0) 

- (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 3 

- 4 69 4 416 3 (0) 4 416 

- 4 67 (NA) (NA) 3 (0) 4 386 

-- (X) 751 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 3 957 

-- 4 

=1 

(NA) (NA)I 3 (0) 4 15 

-- - (NA) (NA) - - -

- (X) - (X) (NA) (X) 

38 [ 

(X) -

- 9 49 8 45 6 8 45 

-- (X) 36 (X) (NA) (X) 31 (X) 18 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 _______________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 3J _____________ _ June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs ___________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

Horses and ponies ________________________________ _ 

Sales: Hogs and pigs ___ _ 

$1,000 

Feeder pigs ___ _ 

Sheep and lambs __ .. _________________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

Pounds of wool __________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and waal ________________________ $I,OOO 

Goats ________________________ - _______ -- ----- --- ---

$1,000_ 

I -- II (X) I 13 (X) II (X) I 7 (X) 

-- 9 214 II 338 9 214 5 168 

9 (0) 10 320 9 (0) 5 167 

I (0) (NA) (NA) I (D) - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ______________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or alder _____________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

- - - - - - - -

I (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) 2 (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 2 (0) 

- I (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - -

- 3 (X) (NA) (X) 3 (X) 4 (X) 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens- _______________ _ 

Turkeys __________________ -_ - _ - _ - _ -_ ----- ---------

Turkeys for slaughter __________________ - _____ - - - --

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ______________ - ___ -- -- ---- -- - ----- ---

- I (X) I (X) I (X) - (X) 

- - I (D) - - - -

- - - 1 (D) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - -

- - - I (D) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- I (X) (NA) (X) I (X) - (X) 

- 2 (0) 2 (0) 2 (0) I (0) 

Soles: Any poultry __________________ ------ - - --------------- Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of loying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older ________ ---------- ----

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old - __________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens -- --------------- Turkeys ____________________ ---------- ------------

Turkeys for slaughter ____________ -- ---- ------ ----- Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry __ ~~_ - ___ - --- - - ------ -- -- ---- ------ --- Poultry and poultry praducts ____________________ $1,000_ 

406 SILVER BOW COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - For grain or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - For silage or green chop (tons, green) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ - For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ - 1974_ 

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - For grain or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - For silage or green chop (fons, greenL _________ 1978_ - 1974_ 

CuI for dry forage or hay (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Wheat for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - Oats for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Barley for groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - 1974 __ 

Other small groins for groin ____________________ 1978 __ 

1974_ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978 __ 

1974_ Cation (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweightL _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Sweetpototoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Hay crops (tons, dry) (see textL ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Alfalfa hay (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Other tame dry hoy (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978_ 

Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978_ 

1974_ Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

land in orchords _____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Apples (poundsL ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ I 978_ 

1974_ Grapes (pounds) (see lext) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Berries _____________________________________ I 978_ 

1974_ Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Olher craps _________________________________ 1978_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Farms 

-

-

-

-

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

-

-

-

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

3 

2 

(NA) 

5 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

-

(NA) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

I 

-

-

-

61 

60 

32 

(NA) 

13 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

I 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

I 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

-

- (NA) 

-

-

Harvested 

Acres 

-

-

-

-

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

-

-

-

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- 449 

(D) 

(NA) 

320 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(D) 

-

-

- 8 165 

11 782 

2 403 

(NA) 

I 853 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

(D) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

(D) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

-

- (NA) 

-

-

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

All forms 

1 Irrigated 

Quontity Forms Acres 

! 

(X) -

(X~I (NA) 

- (N~i (NA) (NA) 

- - -

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - (X) (NA) (NA) I - - -

- (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - -

(X) I (NA) (NA) I 

7 4731 

-

(NA)j (NA) 

(D) 2 (0) 

(NA) (NA) 

(D)j 5 (~~6j (NA.! (NA) (NA.! -

(NA)I (NA) (NAjI (X) -

(] (NA) 

(NA~j - (NA) (NA) 

] - -j (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) 

- - - - (NA) (NA) 

(0) I (D) 

- (NA) (NA) 

- - - - (NA) (NA) 

IS 624 52 6 981 

22 550 (NA) (NA) 

6 5031 28 2 2571 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

3 7I9j II 

I 43: I 

(X) - (X) (NA) (NA) 

(NA~I - - (NA) (NA) 

- -

(NA)I (NA) (NA) 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - -

(X)I (NA) (NA)I 

(X) - (NA)j (X) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) , (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - J (X) (NA) (NA.! , - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) -

(NA)i (X) (NA) 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigoted 

Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

(X) I = I - - -

- - (~I - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - -

(X) - - - -

(X) - - - -

- - (X) I - =1 - - (X) -

=1 =I - - -

- - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - (X) - -

- - (X) I - -I 

- - 7 473j 

-

3 (0) j 449 I 

2 (0) (0) 2 (D) 

3 48 2 230 2 

5 

5 

374 

320 

17 99~ (O)j 4 

5 

351 3~61 - - -

- -

(X) I -- - =1 -

- - (X;j 

-

;1 - - -

- - -

- -

~j -

~j - - -

- - -

- - -

=I - - - -

- - - -

(D.:j I (D) (0) I 

- - - -

- - -

-, -I - - - 46 7 694 15 132 41 6 709 

44 I I 310 22 144 35 10 381 

27 2 362 6 4431 25 2 2411 

26 3 877 9 ISS 20 3 557 

12 (0) (0)1 10 

w~ - - (X) -

- -

(X~, -

- - - - - - - - -

- - -I - -I 

- - (X) - - I (0) (X) - - - - (X) - -

- - (X) - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - - (X)I - -

I - - (X) - -

- - (X) - - - - - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

- - (x)1 - J - - (X) -

= , - - - - - - - - - - (X) -

(Nili - - (X) (NA) 

SILVER BOW COUNTY, MONT. 407 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All tarms Farms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres 

435 855 420 416 880 6411 393 848 163 356 874 505 

- (X) 1 966 (X) 2 117 (X) 2 158 (X) 2456 

- (X) 1 148 160 (X) 1 148 160 (X) I 148 160 (X) 1 148 160 

- (X) 74.5 (X) 76.7 (X) 73.9 (X) 76.2 

Forms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

Approximate land oreo _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in farms __________________________ percenL 

Value of land and buildings: I 

- 443 147 (X) 269 478 (X) 476 878 (X) 304 551 (X) 

- (X) 241 (X) 127 (X) 237 (X) 124 

Average per farm _____________________________ dollars_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dallars_ 

land in farms according to use: 

- 381 232 246 363 204 530 348 230 982 326 202 297 

- 357 128 689 339 124 023 331 127 944 320 123 730 

Total croplood ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested; 

- 13 59 9 (NA) 3 23 2 (NA) 

- 7 87 8 (NA) 6 (D) 3 (NA) 

- 15 320 7 (NA) 8 170 3 (NA) 

- 29 1 114 17 (NA) 28 (D) 14 (NA) 

- 44 3 043 54 (NA) 38 2681 54 (NA) 

1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 10199 acres _____________________________ _ 76 11 081 64 (NA) 75 (D) 64 (NA) 20010499 acres _____________________________ _ 86 27 337 95 (NA) 86 27 337 95 (NA) 

- 60 40697 57 (NA) 60 40697 57 (NA) 

- 27 44 951 28 (NA) 27 44 951 28 (NA) 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 ocres or mare ___________________________ _ 

Cropland used anly far pasture ______________________ _ - 131 27 875 119 17 297 116 27495 92 (D) Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

- 174 75682 152 63 210 171 75 543 151 (0) 

(ropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 

- 25 1 810 (NA) (NA) 24 (D) 7 (D) 

Cropland on which 011 crops foiled _________________ _ - 12 1 243 (NA) (NA) 12 1 243 6 1 077 (ropland in cultivated summer fallow ______________ _ 

- 155 65 295 (NA) (NA) 153 (D) 143 59453 Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ - 40 7 334 (NA) (NA) 40 7334 14 2 075 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

- 82 24 359 55 14 817 73 23 513 44 14241 Woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

- 70 20978 (NAJ (NA) 61 20 132 40 11 584 Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

- 16 3 381 (NA) (NA) 16 3 381 16 2 657 

Olher land _________________________________________ _ 

- 377 598 815 384 661 294 349 593 668 333 657 967 

Pasturelond and rangeland, other thon cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

- 299 580 765 (NA) (NA) 282 576 103 287 647 427 

land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ - 264 18 050 (NA) (NA) 241 17565 229 10 540 

Postureland, all types __________________________________ _ 

- 380 629 618 (NA) (NA) 350 623 730 (NA) 674 728 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

- 195 26632 190 22 402 177 26336 157 21 961 Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

- 167 19462 (NA) (NA) 156 19 368 152 17626 Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

- 101 6821 (NA) (NA) 88 6619 (NA) (D) 

Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ - 7 349 (NA) (NA) 7 349 1 (D) 

land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ - 104 10437 (X) (X) 102 (D) (X) (X) 

11978 data ore based on a sample of farms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Farms ($1.000) Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) 

- 435 24 303 416 21 306 393 24244 356 21 218 

- (X) 55 869 (X) 51 216 (X) 61 690 (X) 59601 

Market value of agricultural products sold' _______________ _ Average per form ___________________________ dollors_ 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: I 

$100,000 or mare ___________________________________ _ $40,000 10 $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20,000 10 $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 10 $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less Ihan $2,500 (see lexI) ___________________________ _ $2,000 10 $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 10 $1,999 _________________________________ _ $1.000 10 $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less Ihan $1.000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see textL _________________ - _________ _ 

- 43 14 017 32 (NA) 43 14017 32 (NA) 

- 97 5 821 97 (NA) 97 5 821 97 (NA) 

- 103 3054 87 (NA) 103 3 054 87 (NA) 

58 813 63 (NA) 58 813 63 (NA) 

- 55 402 46 (NA) 55 402 46 (NA) 

- 37 137 21 (NA) 37 137 21 (NA) 

- 42 59 70 (NA) (X) (X) 10 (NA) 

- 12 27 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 8 14 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 12 15 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 10 3 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 241 5457 245 7 089 226 5441 (NA) 7 083 

- 190 4 593 (NA) (NA) 185 4 587 206 5 616 

- 68 999 (NA) (NA) 68 999 (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 76 (0) (NA) (NA) 70 (D) 90 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 1 (D) 

- 4 (0) (NA) (NA) - - -

Crops __________________________________ - _ - ------ - ----

Groins ______________________ - __ - ---- ---------------

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ 

Tobacco _____________________ - -- ------ -------------- Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____________________ _ 

fruits, nuts, and berries- _____________________________ _ 

- - - - - - - -

- 19 448 (NA) (NA) 17 (D) 12 756 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Other crops _________ . _____________ -_ -_ ---- -- ----- ----

- 383 18 846 384 14 216 357 18 803 327 14 134 

- 22 (0) 29 164 22 (D) 20 162 

- 16 361 (NA) (NA) 16 361 24 137 

348 16359 (NA) (NA) 330 16- 335 311 12 512 

- 56 1 055 (NA) (NA) 55 (D) 62 750 

- 82 711 (NA) (NA) 71 697 69 533 

- 37 (0) (NA) (NA) 34 100 22 40 

livestock, poultry, and their products __ ~ _________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products ________________ - _______ ---

Dairy products __ . _ . ________________ -_ -- -- -- ----------

Cottle and calves ________ . _____________ -_ -- -- -------- Hags and pigs- _______________________ - _____ -- ---- ---

Sheep, lambs, and wool ______________________________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

1J974 data include sales of forest products. 

408 STILLWATER COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigc;ltion, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

Forms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested 

1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland Farms in forms cropland 

All farms ___________________________ _ 

- 435 416 855 420 357 841 078 128 689 195 366 137 39514 

28 30 42 4 10 6 5 13 6 - 36 28 972 18 (D) (0) 26 (0) 370 - (D) 5 6 299 I (D) (D) 2 (D) - 211 15 7 1 229 12 993 345 6 472 -

- 9 12 I 050 8 930 500 6 700 231 

25 14 4017 19 3 055 I 430 13 2 130 990 - 7 

~I 1 3911 3 601 

~I 3 591 (D) - 7 1 661 7 I 661 7 I 661 443 - 45 

5~1 172051 37 14 293 

4 Iii 

30 II 496 3081 - 72 50 53 09: I 64 48403 II 315 25 18330 2942 - 64 79 90294 63 89294 19 633 31 43 254 5 937 - 122 130 684 169 121 681 209 90 152 41 286 631 25 192 

Farms with- 1 to 9 ocre5 _______________________ _ 

10 to 49 ocre5 _____________________ _ 

5010 69 acreL ____________________ _ 

70 to 99 ocre5 _____________________ _ 

10010 139 acreL __________________ _ 

14010 179 acres ___________________ _ 

18010 219 ocreL __________________ _ 

22010 259 acreL __________________ _ 

260 to 499 acres ___________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocre5 ___________________ _ 

1,000 10 1,999 acreL _______________ _ 

2,000 acres or more _________________ _ 

Tobie 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

land in forms __________________________________ _ 435 Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 357 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 204 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 142 Part owners __________________________________ _ 176 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 173 Tenants _____________________________________ _ 55 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 42 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ 347 Partnership __________________________________ _ 48 Corporation __________________________________ _ 39 Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc._ I 

All forms 

Acres 

855 420 I 128 689 

144 726\ 25 661 

595 535 

92 266 

115 1591 10 762 

494 553 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

1974 

Forms 

416 

339 

182 

(NA) 

192 

(NA) 

42 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Acres 

880641 

124 023 

138 985 21 461 

665 592 

89618 

76064 

12944 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Farms 

393 

331 

169 

120 

173 

III 

51 

40 

309 

44 

39 

1 

Acres 

848 163 127 944 

142 268 

25 115 

591 425 

(D) 

114470 (D) 

487 672 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

1974 

Forms 

356 

320 

127 

(NA) 

189 

(NA) 

40 

(NA) 

304 

30 

22 

Irrigated 

land 

26632 

II 

(D) 

(D) 

211 

363 

I 123 

316 

458 

3864 

4 233 

4693 

10714 

Acres 

874 505 

123 730 

(D) 

21 216 

664 939 

89 570 

(0) 

12944 

603 534 

79951 

191 020 

All forms Forms with soles of All forms Forms with soles of 

$2,500 or more $2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

334 309 313 265 62 31 50 . 27 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming _____________________________ _ 

Olher _______________________________ _ 

Operators by place of residence: 

323 337 315 298 On form operated --- - ------------------ 112 57 78 36 Not on form operated ___________________ 

39 54

1 

30 42 

224 183 219 154 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years _______________________ _ 2510 34 yeors ________________________ _ 31 21 

Not reported ___________________________ 

9 9 Operators reporting days of work off form: 41 39 35 33 None _________________________________ 

42 26 36 20 13 7 13 7 

35 to 44 years ________________________ _ 

45 to 54 years ________________________ _ 75 62 59 55 I to 49 dayL __________________________ 

112 95 102 84 5010 99 dayL _________________________ 

23 16 21 13 10 9 9 9 83 38 57 24 

5510 64 yeorL _______________________ _ 

65 years and over _____________________ _ 

Average age __________________________ _ 

127 108 123 101 100 to 149 days ________________________ 

71 87 65 59 150 to 199 doyL _______________________ 

51.6 53.6 52.0 52.8 200 days or more ---- -- ----------------

~--------~--------~ lApplies only to individual or family operations (sole proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Tobie 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

- 204 5 879 230 5 759 194 5 861 196 5 727 - 340 3 531 354 4 784 317 3 501 297 4750 

- 136 527 259 933 136 527 234 923 - 302 259 (NA) (NA) 284 255 257 140 - 146 160 151 166 130 159 133 164 - 259 978 248 596 249 969 235 590 - 192 280 191 129 186 279 180 129 - 157 I 408 163 886 156 (D) 160 885 - 12 13 37 41 11 (D) 35 (0) 

- 206 404 188 277 184 401 185 277 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ 

Feed for liveslock and poullry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

~~s, bulbs, plonls, and Irees ____ . ______________________ _ merclal fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired farm labor ______________________________________ _ 

Contracl labor ________________________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment __________________________________________ _ 

- 436 I 303 (NA) (NA) 395 1 284 (NA) (NA) - 436 1 080 413 847 395 1 062 354 835 - 429 625 (NA) (NA) 388 612 351 513 - 246 284 (NA) (NA) 246 284 201 201 - 138 73 (NA) (NA) 129 71 102 56 - 61 17 (NA) (NA) 61 17 } - 35 14 (NA) (NA) 35 14 354 65 - 436 67 (NA) (NA) 395 64 - 351 206 (NA) (NA) 332 205 (NA) (NA) - 56 18 (NA) (NA) 56 18 (NA) (NA) 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ Petroleum products _________________________________ _ Gasoline _________________________________________ _ 

Diesel fuel _______________________________________ _ 

lP gas, bulane, and propone ________________________ _ 

Fuel oil __________________________________________ _ 

Notural gas ______________________________________ _ 

Kerosene. motor oil, and grease _____________________ _ Eleclricity __________________________________________ _ 

Other-coal, wood, coke, etc. _________________________ _ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA STILLWATER COUNTY, MONT. 409 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

11978 do to Ofe based on a sample of farms; see text] 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Farms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except posture __________________________ _ 

li!~s_t~:~ _Q_n_d_ ~~~~~I~~~_~e_~~i~~~ _ == = = = = = =~ == ==== = = = = = = = = = ==== = 

252 73 404 242 72 922 - 252 69 211 242 68 729 - 38 4 193 38 4 193 

- - - - - Sprays. dusts. granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchards _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and pasture _________________ _ 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Inse.ct control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Samtation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- 18 2 141 18 2 141 

- 9 86 9 86 

- 2 (0) 2 (0) 

- 167 55 1901 161 54 878 

- 6 1 

881l 

6 1 882 

- 88 (X) 88 (X) 

- 19 (X) 19 (X) 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimoted market value of oJ! 

machinery and equipmenL __________ forms_ 

$1.000_ 

Average per form ________________ dollors_ 

Forms by value group: $1 to $4,999 _______ . ________ . _________ _ 

$5,000 to $9.999 ____________ . __________ _ 

$10,000 to $19.999 ____________________ .. _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel tractors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ (ottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ 

Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bor ar flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

!1978 data ore bosed on a sample of forms; see textJ 

All farms Forms with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Can. 

Estimated market value of oil 

436 409 395 352 machinery and equipment - (on. 

14 866 12 058 14 511 II 621 $20,000 to $29.999 ______________________ 

34 096 29 482 36 737 33 014 $30.000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

32 68 26 34 $70.000 to $99.999 ______________________ 

98 451 69 34 1 $100.000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

95 67i 95 58 i $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

336 529 156 197 222 332 

4ll 1 072 160 238 363 834 

361 966 87 128 346 838 

152 168 8 9 144 159 

1 (0) - - 1 (0) 

- - - - - - - - - - - -

128 136 27 33 102 103 

229 254 49 49 197 205 

24 25 7 8 17 17 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

{l978 data are bosed on a sample of forms; see text} 

Hired workers - All forms, 1978 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

235 72 665 (NA) 70475 (NA) 2 190 

- -

(NA) 6855 

1 (0) 

3 251 

(NA) 40411 

2 (0) 

44 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

AI! forms Forms with sales 

01 $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

54 67 48 66 

38 96 38 94 

61 31 61 31 30 "1 r 30 "1 

23 ~ 35 l 23 ~ 35 

5 ...J L 5 ...J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Farms Nt!mber 1970 to 1974 

347 509 273 

388 1 024 369 365 I 029 151 

142 161 30 1 (0) -

11 II - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

55 58 17 227 240 72 

32 33 11 

Any hired workers--

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Forms 

Workers 

Forms with· I worker_ 

2 workers 

3 or 4 workers. 

510 9 workers _._ 

10 workers or more 

410 STILLWATER COUNTY, MONT. 

-

-

-

-

Any 

157 

503 

57 

31 

35 

27 

7 

Working 150 days or more 

Farms Workers 

83 (X) 

(X) 197 

43 43 

21 42 

6 21 

II (0) 

2 (0) 

Working less than 150 days 

Farms Workers 1978 1974 

ll5 (X) 156 160 (X) 306 (0) 582 

52 52 57 53 

19 38 31 34 

28 99 35 34 

13 71 27 28 

3 46 6 11 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _________________________ _ 

Any cottle, hogs. or sheep __________________________ _ 

Sales: Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any cattie, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ 

/ / / 

- 391 (X) 368 (X) 361 (X) 322 (X) 1 

- 368 (X) 361 (X) 343 (X) 317 (X) 

383 18846 384 14 216 357 18 803 327 14 1341 -

- 375 18 125 383 (NA) 349 (D) 327 13 795/ 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: 

Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that hod colved ____________________ _ 

Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers. steer calves. bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

346 56022 350 60 715 327 55 804 306 59 835 

- 316 27 675 330 31 292 301 (D) 294 30800 

- 308 27 240 320 30 947 293 (0) 286 30464 

- 61 435 90 345 60 (0) 81 336 

- 279 14467 (NN (NA)/ 266 (D)/ 257 15 544/ 

301 13 880 (NA) (NA) 290 13 823 274 13 491 

Sales: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Cattle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Fottened cottle _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

- 348 40 217 362 50 743 330 40 084 311 50 335 

- (X) 16 359 (X) (NA) (X) 16 335 (X) 12 512 

- 196 10602 (NA) (NA) 189 10 534 166 10992 

- (X) 3 003 (Xl (NA) (X) 2997 (X) 1 510 

- 292 29615 (NA) (NA) 276 29 550 265 39 343 

- (X) 13 357/ (XI (NA)/ (X) 13 338 (X) 11 002 

- 34 16083 (NA) (NA) 32 (0) 34 25 066/ 

- (X) 7450 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 7 236 

- 16 361 (NN (NA) 16 361 24 137 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ___________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ 

Other hogs and pigL ______________________________ _ 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov, 30 ________________ _ 

Dec, 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ 

June 1 and Nov, 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 53 5 845 62 6 392 53 5 845 61 (D) 

- 34 829 (NA) (NA) 34 829 39 (D) 

49 5016 (NA) (NA) 49 5 016/ 57 5 543 

- 38 1 257 47 1 390 37 (D) 46 (D) 

- 31 620 42 726 30 (D) 41 (D) 

35 637 36 664 35 637 36 664 Sheep and lambs-___________________________________ _ 

Ewes I year old or older ___________________________ _ 

- 79 12452 70 17 782 68 12 194 64 17 628 

- 79 8876 (NA) (NA) 68 8 665 62 11 944 Goats _____________________________________________ _ - 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales: 

- 182 1 032/ 141 835 168 899/ 117 759 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ - 56 10 752 66 11 322 55 (DI 62 11 305 

$1,000_ - (X) 1 055 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (XI 750 Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 14 810 12 1 660 14 810 12 1 660 

$1,000_ - (X) 36 (X) (NA) (X) 36 (X) 31 Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ - 82 9 838 76 15 187 71 9606 69 15 103 Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ - 80 10 513 (NN (NA) 69 10289 66 13 515 Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ - (X) 106 896 (X) (NA) (X) 104 856 (X) 136 594 Sheep, lambs, and woa'- _______________________ $1,000_ 

Goots _____________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ 

- 82 711 (NN (NA) 71 697 69 53=/ - - - (NA) (NA) - - -

- (X) - (XI (NAil (X) - (X) -

- 32 108 24 71 29 103 22 (D) 

- (X) 71 (XJ (NA) (XI 68 (X) 40 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older _____________ _ - 66 (X)/ 86 (X) 63 (X) 70 (X)/ 61 (D) 84 18 135 60 (0) 68 17 811 Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ - 59 (D) 82 17 788 58 (0) 66 17 484 Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ - 3 170 (NA) (NA) 3 170 4 170 Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 2 (D) (NAI (NA) 2 (0) 1 (01 Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 10 728 11 703 10 728 10 (0) 

5 28 (NN (NA) 4 (D) 3 36 Turkeys for sloughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Sales, 

- 5 28 (NN (NA) 4 (D) 3 (01 

- - - (NN (NA) - - 1 (DI 

- 11 (XI (NA) (X)/ 9 (X) 4 (X) 

Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ Pullets 3 months old or alder _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys ______________________ __ _________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry ond poultry products ____________________ $1,000_ 

- 18 (X) 8 (X) 18 (X)I 7 (X) 

- 8 20321 7 (0) 8 20 321 6 (D) 

- 7 (0) 7 (0) 7 (0) 6 (0) 

- 1 (0) (NN (NA) 1 

(D~I - - - - - (NN (NA) - - -

- 5 650 - - 5 650 - - - 1 (D) (NN (NA) 1 (0) - -

- 1 (D) (NN (NA) 1 (D~ / -

= / - - - (NA) (NA) - - - 3 (X) (NN (X~ i 3 (X~ i I (X~ I - 22 (D) 29 164 22 (0) 20 162 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA STILLWATER COUNTY, MONT. 411 
1able 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

Corn for all purposes ••••••.•••.••••..•••••••• 1978. 

1974. For groin or seed (bushels>-•••••••••••••••••• 1978. 

1974. 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· For silage or green chop (tons, green>-•••••••.• 1978. 

1974. · For fodder, hogged or grazed •.••••••.••.••.• 1978. 

1974. · 

· 

Sorghums for all purposes •••.••.•••••••••.•••. 1978. 

1974. · 

· For grain or seed (bushels>-•••••.•.•••••••••• 1978. 

1974. · 

· For silage or green chop (tons, green>-•.••.••.. 1978. 

1974. · 

· Cut for dry forage or hoy (tons, dry) _ •.••••••• 1978. 

1974. · 

· Hogged or grazed ••••.••..•.••.•••••..•.•.• 1978. 

1974. · 

· 

Wheat for grain (bushels>-•.••••••.•..•.•••.••• 1978. 

1974. · 

· 

Dats for grain (bushels) ••••.••••.•••....•••.•• 1978. 

1974. · 

· 

Barley for grain (bushels>-•.••••••.••.•.•.•.•.• 1978. 

1974. · 

· Rye for groin (bushels) •..•...•.••••••.••.••..• 1978. 

1974. · 

· Other small groins for groin ____________________ 1978_ · 

1974. · 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) •••••••••..••..•••. 1978. 

1974. · 

· Peanuts for nuts (pounds) ...••••••••••••••••.. 1978. 

1974. · 

· Cotton (boles) .••••••••••••..••..•••...•••.•• 1978. 

1974. · 

· Tobocco (pounds) •••••..•...•.•.•.•.•.••••••• 1978. 

1974. · 

· Irish potatoes (hundredweight) •••••.•••.••••...• 1978. 

1974 · 

.. 

· 6weetpotatoes (bushels) .•...•••.•••.•••••••••• 1978. 

1974. · Hay crops (tons, dry) (see text) .••..•.•.•...•... 1978. 

1974. 

Alfalfa hay (tons, dry) ..•.•••..••..••..••..• 1978. 

1974. 

Other tame dry hoy (tons, dry) (see text) .••..• 1978. 

Field seed crop'-•••.•.•.•.•.•.•.•••.•.•.•...• 1978. 

1974. 

Alfalfa seed (pounds) .•.•.••..•••.•••.•.•.•. 1978. 

1974. 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· Red · clover seed (pounds) •••.•••.•••••••••••• 1978. 

1974 .. 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) • 1978 .. 1974 

Sweet corn •..•....••••••••••••••••••••••.• 1978 

1974 

Tomatoes ••••••••••.•.•...•••.•••.•••••••• 1978 

1974 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978 .. 1974. · 

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978 .. 1974. 

Apples (pounds) •••.••••.•••••.••.•• _ •••••.• 1978. 

1974. 

Peaches (pounds) ••••••••.••• _ •.••..••••..•• 1978. 

1974. 

Gropes (pounds) (see text) ...••••.••••.•.•... 1978. 

1974. 

Berries •••••• _ •••••.•••••.• _ •••.••••.••••.•. 1978. 

1974. 

Strawberries (pounds) ••••.•••••••••••••••.• _1978. 

1974. 

Nursery and greenhouse products ••••.•••.•••.•. 1978. 

Other crops •• _ •••••••.••••••••••••••••..•••• 1978. 

412 STILLWATER COUNTY, MONT. 

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· 

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· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

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Forms 

38 

36 

1 

-

37 

(HA) 

- (HA) 

1 

-

-

-

1 (HA) 

- (HA) 

- (HA) 

176 

191 

63 

(HA) 

152 

(HA) 

- (HA) 

2 

(HA) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3 

-

-

- 303 

296 

255 

(HA) 

68 

3 

(HA) 

2 (HA) 

- (HA) 

-

1 

- (HA) 

- (HA) 

- (HA) 

2 

2 

2 (HA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

2 

-

- (NA) 

-

20 

All forms 

Harvested Irrigated 

Acres Quantity Farms 

3 315 ()() 35 

3 219 (Xl (HAl 

(0) (0) 1 

- - (HAl 

(0) 54 572 34 (NA) (HA) (HAl 

- (Xl - (HAl (Xl (HAl 

(0) (X) - - (X) (HAl 

- - - - - (HAl 

(0) (0) - (HA) (HA) (HA) 

- - - (HA) (HA) (HAl 

- (Xl - (HAl (Xl (HAl 

58 891 1 603 054 13 

62 175 1 605211 (HAl 

2884 123 345 12 

(NAl . (HA) (HAl 

17 593 564 768 31 

(HA) (HA) (HAl 

- - - (NA) (NAl (HAl 

(0) (X) - (NA) (X) (HAl 

- - - - - (HAl 

- - - - - (NAl 

- - - - - (HAl 

- - - - - (HAl 

1 60 - - - (NAl 

- - - - - (HAl 

47 219 72 297 141 

39 529 60 158 (HAl 

35 730 54 658 103 

(HA) (NA) (HAl 

5 206 8 771 46 

(0) (Xl - (HA) (X) (HAl 

(0) (0) - (HA) (HA) (HAl 

- - - (HA) (HA) (HAl 

- (X) - (0) (Xl (HAl 

- (X) - (HA) (X) (HAl 

- (X) - (HA) (X) (HAl 

- (X) - (HA) (Xl (HA) 

(0) (Xl 2 

(0) (X) (HA) 

(0) (0) (HA) 

(HA) (HA) (HAl 

- - (HAl 

(HA) (HA) (NAl 

- - (HAl 

(HA) (HA) (HA) 

(0) (X) -

- (Xl (HAl 

- - - (HAl (HA) (HAl 

- (X) - 1 254 (X) (HA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated 

Acres Forms Acres Quantity farms Acres 

3 025 38 3315 (X) 35 3025 

(HAl 35 (0) (X) 30 2614 

(0) 1 (0) (0) 1 (0) 

(HAl - - - - - (0) 37 (0) 54 572 34 (0) 

(HAl 35 (0) 53 041 30 2614 

- - - (X) - -

(HAl - - (X) - -

- I (0) (X) - - (HAl - - (X) - - - - - - - - (HAl - - - - - - 1 (0) (0) - - (HAl - - - - -

- - - - - - (HAl - - - - -

- - - (X) - -

(HAl - - (X) - -

2276 173 58 739 I 600 334 13 2 276 

(HAl 189 (0) (0) 13 498 

248 63 2884 123 345 12 248 

(HAl 50 1 772 62 724 12 176 

1 121 149 17 570 563 998 29 (0) 

(HAl 160 16 303 459 388 31 595 

- - - - - - (HAl 1 (0) (0) - - - 2 (0) (X) - - (NAl 2 (0) (X) - -

- - - - - - (HAl - - - - - - - - - - -

(NAl - - - - - - - - - - - (HAl - - - - - - - - - - - (HAl - - - - - - I (0) (0) - - (HAl - - - - -

- - - - - - (HAl - - - - - 12803 285 46 650 71 852 134 12 718 

(HAl 280 39 275 59 741 137 12941 

7 741 245 35 385 54405 101 (0) 

(HAl 238 29 799 44 824 104 8055 

3 197 64 5 100 8679 43 3 152 

- 3 (0) (X) - -

(HA) 7 245 (X) - - - 2 (0) (0) - - (HAl 7 245 11 265 - - - - - - - -

(HAl - - - - -

- - - (X) - -

(HA) 1 (0) (X) 1 (0) 

- - - (X) - - (HAl 1 (0) (X) 1 (0) 

- - - (X) - - (HAl - - (X) - - - - - (X) - -

(HAl - - (X) - -

I (0) - - (X) - - (HAl 1 (0) (X) 1 (0) 

(HAl - - - (HA) (HA) 

(HA) (HA) (0) (0) (HA) (NA) 

(HAl - - - (HA) (HA) 

(HAl (HAl (NA) (HA) (HA) (HA) 

(HAl - - - (NA) (NAl 

(HAl - - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (X) - -

(HA) - - (X) - -

- - - - - -

(HA) - - - - - - - - (X) - - (HA) 20 I 254 (X) (NA) (HA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms 

I 

farms with sales of $2,500 or more --1 1978 1974 1978 I 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres forms Acres farms Acres 

Farms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

Approximate land areo _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in farms __________________________ percenL 

! ! 230 777 6841 284 824 4441 258 786 8751 255 801 920 I - (X) 3 050 (X) 3 145 (X) 3 381 - (X) 2 903 177 6001 (X) I 177 600 (X) I 177600 (X) I 177600 (X) I 

(X) 70.0 (X) 66.8 (X) 68.1 (X) 66.0 -

Value of land and buildings: I Average per form _____________________________ dollors_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollars- 447 405 00 306 872 (X) 453 480 (X) 335 487 (X) 

- (X) 99 - (X) 151 (X) 101 (X) 151 

land in farms according to use: Totol cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 1 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 ___________________________ _ 

245 108 950 I 215 92 4361 225 100 4571 200 (0) I 

229 58 382 207 50 8321 214 57 904 196 50 603 

3 10 7 (NA) I 2 (0) 3 (NA) 

8 III 7 (NA)I 4 61 5 (NA) - 153 8 (NA) 2 (0) 5 (NA) 6 

18 604 9 (NA) 14 464 8 (NA) - 3 399 (NA) 46 (0) 46 (NA) - 47 47 

56 7 974 52 (NA)I 55 (0) 52 (NA)I 

65 19 094 62 (NA) 65 19094 62 (NA) - 18 II 894 13 (NA) 18 II 894 13 (NA) - 8 15 143 2 (NA) 8 15 143 2 (NA) - Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 100 30 338 107 34 330 89 (0) 98 (0) -

- 56 20 230 44 7 274 52 (0) 43 (0) 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grasses, not harvested or pastured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

Other land ___________ • _____________________________ _ 

Pastureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

8 (D) (NA) (NA) 7 (0) 2 (0) 

8 (0) (NA) (NA) 8 (0) 4 318 

43 7 2391 (NA) (NA)I 42 (0) 34 6 3771 - 10 5 316 (NA) (NA) 8 (0) 7 403 

- 53 38 824\ 54 27 962\ 49 38 0531 52 (0) 

48 36 173 (NA) (NA) 46 (0) 46 24 033 

- 10 2 651 (NA) (NA) 8 (0) 8 (0) 

- 259 676 6701 245 666 4771 239 663 410 I 222 658 975 

- 219 661 277 (NA) (NA) 205 648 5721 206 650 694 

166 15 393 (NA) (NA) 153 14 838 146 8 281 

Pastureland, all types _________________________ :- ________ _ 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

Land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ 

- 259 727 788 (NA) (NA) 236 709 4341 (NA) 708 657 

- 186 52868 171 48 388 172 52 305 164 48 263 

- 168 31 5631 (NA) (NA) 160 31 2351 154 27 5081 

- 114 20 684 (NA) (NA) 104 20449 (NA) 20619 

- 5 621 (NA) (NA) 5 621 4 136 

- 26 881 i (X) (X) 26 881 i (X) (X) 

t1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text_ 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

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

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ 

Average per form ___________________________ dollars_ 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: I $100.000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 _____________________________ • _____ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

Less than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ 

$2,000 to $2,499 __ • ______________________________ _ 

$1.500 to $1.999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

Less than $1,000 ____ • ____________________________ _ 

Abnormal farms (see text} ____________________________ _ 

Crops _______________________________________________ _ Groins ____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ Tobacco ___________________________________________ _ 

field seeds, hay, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables. sweet corn, and melonL ___________________ _ Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ Other crops ________________________________________ _ 

284 10 326 258 6 8561 255 10 264 230 6 818 

- (X) 36 358 (X) 26 574 (X) 40 250 (X) 29 643 

- 24 3657 5 (NA) I 24 3 657 5 (NA) 

- 61 3 795 41 (NA) 61 3 795 41 (NA) 

- 55 I 626 61 (NA) 55 I 626 61 (NA) 

- 59 857 46 (NA)I 59 857

1 

46 (NA) I 34 251 33 (NA) 34 251 33 (NA) 

- 22 77 41 (NA) 22 

771 

41 (NA) 

- 28 (0) 31 (NA) (X) (X) 3 (NA) 

- 7 16 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 9 16 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 5 6 (NA) (NA) (X) (X)I (X) (X) 

- 7 (0) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 1 (D) - (NA) (Xl (X) (X) (X) 

- 104 1 074 89 1 0371 96 (0) I (NA) I 034 

- 61 675 (NA) (NA)I 60 (0)1 53 818 

- 8 18 (NA) (NA) 8 18 (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 55 396 (NA) (NA) 48 385 37 (01 - 1 (0) (NA) (NA) I (0) 1 (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - 2 (0) - - 2 (0) - -

- I (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 1 (0) 

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products __________________________ _ Dairy products _____________________________________ _ 

Cattle and calves ________ . ____________________________ _ 

Hags and pigs _______ • _____ • ________________________ _ 

Sheep,lambs, and wool ______________________________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

- 268 9 252 250 5 810 247 (0) 225 5 774 - 8 1 9 98 7 (0) 7 (D) 

- 20 9 (NA) (NA) 20 9 27 (0) 

- 242 7 726 (NA) (NA) 231 7 698 213 4 737 - 45 275 (NA) (NA) 43 (0) 44 281 - 114 I 119 (NA) (NA) 104 I 105 87 638 - 32 122 (NA) (NA) 29 118 17 13 

'1974 data include sales of forest products, 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA SWEET GRASS COUNTY, MONT. 413 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 Forms 

Forms with harvested cropland Farms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigated 1978 1974 in farms Farms in forms cropland Farms in farms cropland land 

All forms ___________________________ _ 284 Farms with- 258 824 444 229 782 765 58 382 186 646 009 46 507 52 868 

21 21 56 - - - I (0) - (0) - II 6 359 4 126 26 9 297 26 124 6 6 (0) 3 (0) (0) 3 180 56 106 

- 2 2 (0) I (0) (0) I (0) (0) (0) 

7 7 783 6 683 169 3 (0) (0) 114 

- 7 2 I 011 5 726 211 5 726 211 401 

- 4 

~I 815\ 4 815 244 4 815 244 372 

- 8 I 965 8 I 965 457 7 I 707 407 763 15 

11\ 

5 392 13 4 752 I 511 10 3 453 961 I 123 40 36 30 19;] 35 26031 3951 24 17 261 3 156 5 041 59 45 82 327 54 76 269 9 063 42 59 210 7 776 12 110 

104 108 700 994 96 671 137 42 664 77 561 946 33 596 32680 

1 to 9 ocres _______________________ _ 10 to 49 ocres _____________________ _ 

50 to 69 ocres _____________________ _ 70 to 99 OcreL ____________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocr05 ___________________ _ 140 to 179 ocres ___________________ _ 

180 to 219 ocreL _____________ . _____ _ 

220 to 259 ocro'- __________________ _ 260 to 499 ocres ___________________ _ 500 to 999 ocres ___________________ _ 

1.000 to 1.999 ocros ________________ _ 2,000 ocres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

land in farms _____________ _ 284 Harvested cropland _______ _ 229 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________ _ __________ _ 141 Harvested cropland______ _ ___________ _ 95 Port owners ________ . _ .. ______________________ _ III Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 107 Tenants _____________________________________ _ 32 Harvested cropland______ _ .. _______________ _ 27 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ 236 Partnership __________________________________ _ 17 Corporation __________________________________ _ 28 Other--cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc._ 3 

All farms I 1978 '1974 

Operafors by principal occupation; Farming _________________ _ 217 184 Other ______________________________ _ 67 49 

6 41 

Operators by age group; Under 25 years _________________ _ 

25 to 34 yearL ________________ _ 25 18 35 to 44 yearL _________________ _ 64 43 45 to 54 yearL _____________________ _ 75 69 55 to 64 yearL ________ . _____________ _ 59 44 65 years and over _~ ______________ _ 55 55 Average age ________ _________________ _ 51.0 52.8 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Acres 

824 444 

58 382 

199 599 

13 971 

569 414 

39 545 

55 431 

4 866 

576 838 

45 921 

(0) 

(0) 

Forms with soles of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 

210 

45 

'1974 

165 

40 

1974 

Forms Acres 

258 786 875 

207 50 832 

132 270 399 

(NA) 21 342 

94 464 049 

(NA) 24 337 

32 52 427 

(NA) 5 153 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

Operators by place of residence: 

1978 

Farms 

255 

214 

119 

86 

106 

102 

30 

26 

210 

16 

27 

2 

On form operated _____________________ _ 

Not on farm operated __________________ _ 

6 

23 

60 

68 

52 

46 

31 oP:::t:::or:::;t;~~ ~~~-s-:; ~~;k- :~- ;~;~~---

50.4 

17 

41 

64 

41 

39 

51.9 

None ________________________________ _ 

I to 49 doy'- _________________________ _ 50 to 99 dOy5 ______________ .. __________ _ 100 to 149 doy'- ______________________ _ 150 to 199 doy'- ______________________ _ 200 days or more _____________________ _ 

I 1974 

Acres Farms Acres 

801 920 230 777 684 

57 904 196 50603 

(0) 116 268 569 

(0) (NA) 21 248 

566 941 90 460 248 

39 464 (NA) 24 281 

(D) 24 48 867 

(0) (NA) 5 074 

562 904 194 533 635 

(D) 11 (D) 

(0) 24 201 634 

(0) I (0) 

All forms I Forms with sales of 

$2500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

230 177 213 166 

25 21 17 13 

29 .35

1 

25 26

1 

163 118 155 103 

36 18 33 17 

8 2 8 2 

8 4 7 

13 I 8 39 30 27 22 

~----------~----------~ IApp/ies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships,· see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 doto are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) 

- 156 I 830 150 813 155 (0) 144 809 

- 254 I 310 1 229 I 221 247 I 300 1 207 I 202 

- 87 271 158 612 82 271 152 610 

244 101 (NA) (NA) 243 (0) 188 85 

- 73 48 100 48 72 (D) 97 47 

- 159 523 123 256 158 (D) 122 (0) 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer ______________________ - _____ -- - - - __ 

- 153 151 75 21 151 (D) 73 (0) 

141 788 118 559 140 (0) 115 559 

- 21 53 30 44 21 53 30 4" 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired form labor __________________________________ - - - __ 

Contract lobor ________________ -_ - ____ -- ---------- -- ---

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment _______________ . _______________________ _ 136 178 108 104 129 174 104 104 

- 284 847 (NA) (NA) 276 841 (NA) (NA) 

284 684 256 434 276 678 230 479 

284 492 (NA) (NA) 276 489 229 304 

133 112 (NA) (NA) 133 112 124 61 

- 55 22 (NA) (NA) 50 (0) 42 70 

28 8 (NA) (NA) 26 (0) } 18 8 (NA) (NA) 18 8 230 36 

284 42 (NA) (NA) 276 41 

(NAll - 211 154 (NA) (NA) 204 154 (NA) 

36 9 (NA) (NA) 36 9 (NA) (NA)i 

Energy and petroleum products . _______ . _ ----- __ ----------

Petroleum products ______ . _____ . ___ .-----------------

Gasoline ____ . _____________ - _____ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- Diesel fuel _____________________________________ _ 

lP gas, butane, and propone __ -_____ - --- ___________ _ 

Fuel oil _. _______ . ____________ - _ ---_. _--. ------ Noturalgos ______________ .. ___ . _______________ .. __ 

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease _________________ - __ _ flecfricity__ _ _ _ __ . ___________ -_ -_______ -- -__ 

Other - coal. wood, coke, etc. __________ . ___________ ---_ 

414 SWEET GRASS COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

f 1978 do to ore based on a sample of forms- see textl 

All form, Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ~ __________________________ . ___________ --_ 

Cropland fertilized, except pasture ______________ .. ___________ _ Posture and rangeland fertilized __________ .. _________________ _ 

154 35 045

1 

153 - 149 32 073 148 - 37 2 972 37 - lime _____________________________________________ _ - - -

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to contro!- Insects on hoy ond other crops _____________________________ _ 56 6962 56 Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchordL ___________ .. ______ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

- - - -

7 2 235 7 

- 105 15 915 103 

Chemicals for--

Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird con1rol ______________________ _ 

- - - -

- 89 (X) 88 

23 (X) 23 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

All MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipmenl ____________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Average per farm ________________ dollarsForms by value group; $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Whee! tractors ___________________________ _ 

Grain and bean combines, self-prope!led only __ _ (oro heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other Corn pickers and picker-shellers ________ _ CottonpickerL ___________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

11978 data ore bosed on a sample of forms· see text) 

All forms Forms with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

I I ALL MACHINERY AND 

J I EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

284 276 225 machinery and equipment - Can. 

8 467 5 528/ 8 414 5363/ $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

29 813 22 290 30 485 23836 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ $50,000 to $69.999 ______________________ 

42 32 41 211 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

59 38 1 52 32 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

47 66i 47 61 i $200,000 or more --- - ---- ---------------

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to J974 

Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

198 274 60 77 159 197 

268 586 146 184 209 402 

260 622 58 65 239 557 

53 

5~1 -

=1 

53 - - - 5~1 - - - - - - - - - 148 154 31 31 122 123 193 207 34 35 165 172 

12 17 4 4 8 13 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

11978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text! 

Hired workers - All farms, 1978 

(0) 

(D) 

2972 

-

6 962 

- 2 235 

(0) 

-

(X) 

(X) 

All forms 

1978 

37 

53 

20 

II ., 12 r 3 .J 

Forms 

212 

233 

210 

35 

-

2 (NA) 

36 

160 

5 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

122 23 531 I 

(NA) 21 458 

(NA) 2 073 

- -

(NA) I 186 

- -

2 (D) 

(NA) 5 9461 

-

23 (Xli 

(NA) (X) 

Forms with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1974 1978 1974 

I 

/ 

501 

37 49

1 

40 53 40 

12 20 12 r II ., lOll r 10 1 12 

jL 3 .J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Number 1970 to 1974 

291 lSI 

592 227 

588 78 

37 I 

-

(0) -;1 

(NA) (NA) 

39 7 171 52 

6 2 

Any hired workers _ \ 

Forms WIth sales of $2 500 or more 

----d Working 1 SO days or more Working less than 150 days 

Any Farms Workers Farms Workers 1978 

Farms ______ _ 

Workers ___ _ - 141 72 (X) 103 (X) 140 l1S[ - 409 (X) 166 (X) 243 (D) 476 

- 32 )9 19 33 33 32 30 \ 34 28 56 30 60 34 71 55 23 (D) 37 123 55 3" - 18 2 (D) 2 (D) 18 - 2 - - 1 (D) I 7~ I 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA SWEET GRASS COUNTY, MONT. 415 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Number Farms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: 

- 270 (X) 249 (X) 248 (X) 223 (X) 

- 258 (X) 237 (X) 241 (X) 213 (X) 

Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 

Soles: 

- 268 9 252 250 5 810 247 9203 225 5 774 

- 264 9 119 248 (NA) 245 (0) 224 5 656 Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any cottle, hogs. or sheep ________ . ___________ $1,000_ 

CATTlE AND CALVES 

- 237 43 114 227 50 139 227 42835 206 49 540 

- 232 25 354 220 27269 222 25 213 200 26814 

- 222 25 197 216 27081 215 25065 197 26636 

- 70 157 81 188 66 148 76 178 

- 194 10030 (NAl (NA) 185 9959 181 12 310 

- 208 7 730 (NAl (NA) 199 7 663 187 10 416 

Inventory: Cottle and colves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that had colved ____________________ _ Beef cows _________ .. __________________________ _ 

Milk cows ___________________________ • _________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves _________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves ___ _ 

242 23 891 231 23 590 231 23 807 213 23 419 

- (X) 7 726 (X) (NA) (X) 7698 (X) 4 737 

-- 149 II 210 (NA) (NA) 142 II 190 121 8809 

- (X) 2 789 (X) (NA) (X) 2784 (X) I 285 

- 192 12 681 (NAl (NA) 185 12 617 197 14610 

- (X) 4 937 (X) (NA) (X) 4 914 (X) 3 452 

7 130 (NA) (NA) 6 (0) 4 117 

Sales: Cottle and calves _________ . ____________________ ._. ___ _ 

$1,000_ Calves _ 

Cottle ____________ _ 

Fattened caltle ___ _ 

- (X) 53 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 61 

- 20 9 (NA) (NA) 20 9 27 (0) $1,000_ Dairy products ______________________________ $1,000_ 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

- 49 1972 38 2 221 45 I 952 36 (0) 

27 370 (NA) (NA) 27 370 22 (0) 

- 44 1 602 (NA) (NA) 40 1 582 33 I 928 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ________________________ • __ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigs. ________ . ______________________ _ 

Horses and ponIes ___ _ 

$1,000 

- 28 529 25 490 28 529 24 (0) 

-- 22 256 25 261 22 256 24 (0) 

- 22 273 20 229 22 273 19 (0) 

- 113 20679 97 21 790 103 20365 88 21 537 

-- 110 14 521 (NA) (NA) 101 14 331 80 15 622 

-- 3 5 (NA) (NA) 3 5 1 (0) 

- 153 925 124 841 142 880, 117 818 

- 45 4 411 46 4 853 43 (0) 44 (0) 

- (X) 275 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 281 

- 14 2 155 13 1 017 14 2 155 12 (0) 

- (X) 78 (X) (NA) (X) 78 (X) 17 

- 114 16940 95 18 597 104 16 715 87 18304 

-- 112 18 328 (NA) (NA) 104 18 144 83 18900 

- (X) 178 311 (X) (NA) (X) 175 897 (X) 188 238 

- 114 I 119 (NA) (NA) 104 I 105 87 638 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

(X) - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) -

- 26 86 17 43 23 76 17 43 

-- (X) 40 (X) (NA) (X) 35 (X) 12 

litters of pigs farrowed between ~ 

Dec. I of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Oec. I of preceding year and May 31 _______ • _____ _ June 1 and Nov. 30 ______ . _______________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs ___________________ ._. ______________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older _________________________ _ Goats __ . _. ____ .. ___________________________________ _ 

Horses and ponies __________ • ______________________ _ 

Soles: Hogs and pigs ___________________ • __________________ _ 

$1,000_ Feeder pigs _______________ • ___ . ____________ ._. ____ _ 

$1,000_ Sheep and lombs. ____________________________ • ______ _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn _______________________ ._._. __ Pounds of wool _____________________________ • _____ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool _________________ ._. ____ $1,000. Goats _________ . ____________________ • _. ___________ _ 

$1,000_ 

POULTRY 

-- 47 (X) 50 (X) 46 (X) 43 (X) 

- 40 I 223 48 8 426 39 (0) 42 8301 

- 40 (0) 46 8 060 39 (0) 40 7 935 

- 3 (0) (NA) (NA) 3 (0) 3 334 

- 5 33 (NA) (NA) 5 33 - -

- 4 47 4 180 4 47 2 (0) 

- 5 14 (NA) (NA) 5 14 I (0) 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) - -

- 4 (D) (NA) (NA) 4 (0) I (0) 

- 9 (X) (NA) (X) 9 (X) 4 (X) 

Inventory; Any poultry _ .. ______ • ________ - ______ • -------- -.---. 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meot--type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys ____________________________________ -- ----

Turkeys for slaughter __________________________ - __ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ________________ -_ ---

Other poultry __ . ____________________ - ___ -----------

II (X) 3 (X) II (X) 3 (X) 

- 4 103 3 (0) 4 103 3 (0) 

- 4 (D) 3 (0) 4 (0) 3 (0) 

- I (0) (NA) (NA) I (0) - -

- - (NA) (NA) - - - -

Sales: Any poultry _______________ -_ - _______ - -- --. --- ------ Chickens 3 months old or older • ______ • ______________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___ • _______ _ 

- - - - - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

I (X) (NA) (X) I (X) - (X) 

- 8 I 9 98 7 (0) 7 (0) 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens __ - _____________ _ Turkeys ______________________ • _________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter _______ • _____________ • ______ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ______ - _ - _ -- - - -- - - ---- - --- -- - -- --. --- Poultry and poultry products _________________ • __ $1,000_ 

416 SWEET GRASS COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

Corn for 011 purposes ._ •••••••• ___ ._ •••••••••• 1978_ 

1974_ 

For groin or s.ed (bush.ls) •••• ___ ._._. _______ 1978_ 

1974. 

For silage or gr •• n chop (tons, green) •• _. _._._.1978. 

1974. 

For fodd.r, hogged or graz.d _._ •• _._ ••• _._._1978. 

1974_ 

Sorghums for all purpos.s •• ___ • ___ •••••••••••• 1978_ 

1974. 

For grain or seed (bushels) _____ • _ •••••••• _ •• _1978_ 

1974. 

For silage or green chop (tons, green) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Cut for dry forage or hoy (tons, dry) •••• _._._.1978_ 

1974_ 

Hogged or grazed _'_"_' ___ "_'_"'_' __ ._._1978_ 

1974_ 

Wheat for groin (bushelsl-_._._ •• _._. ___ •• _._._1978_ 

1974_ 

Oats for grain (bushels) _. ___ •• ___ • _____ •••• __ .1978_ 

1974_ 8arley for groin (bushels) __ • __ • ________ ._ • __ • _.1978_ 

1974. Rye for groin (bushels) • ____ • __ ._._. __ • ____ ._._1978. 

1974. Other small groins for grain ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels). ________ ._. _____ ._1978_ 

1974_ 

Peonuts for nuts (pounds) __ •• __________ ._ ••• __ 1978_ 

1974. Cotton (bales) ____ ._ •• ______ •••••• _____ ._. ___ 1978. 

1974_ Tobacco (pounds) _" ____ •• ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Irish potatoes (hundredw.ightl-______ • __ • _______ 1978. 

1974_ 

Sweetpotatoes (bushels) _ •• _. __ • ____ • __ • _____ ._1978_ 

1974_ Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see text)_. _______________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Alfalfa hay (tons, dry) ______ •• ____ •• ________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Other tame dry hoy (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978. 

Field seed crop,- _____ • ___ • ________________ ••• 1978_ 

1974_ Alfolfo seed (pounds) ___ • ____ • _______ • ______ 1978_ 

1974_ Red clover seed (pounds) • ___ • ____ • __________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

All vegetobles horvested for sale (see text) _. ___ ._1978_ 

1974. Sweet corn ____ • ___ ._. ____ ._ •• _____ ._ ._. ___ 1978_ 

1974_ Tomatoes ___ •• ___ •• ___________ • _______ • ___ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

land in orchards ._. _______ ._. ___ • ___________ .1978_ 

1974_ 

Apples (pounds) ___ •• __ • __ ._. __ •••• ____ ._ ••• 1978. 

1974. 

P.oches (pounds) __ ••• _ • _____ •• _. ______ ••• __ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Grapes (pounds) (see text) • __ • ____ • __ •• _ • ___ .1978_ 

1974. 

8erries • _______________ ._ • ______ • ___ •• ___ ._ .1978. 

1974. Strowberries (pounds) _______ ._. ________ •••• _1978_ 

1974_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products • _____________ .1978_ 

Other crops _. _. _. __ • _______ •• _____ • __ • ____ •• 1978_ 

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- (NA) 

- (NA) 

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- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

49 

43 

71 

(NA) 

56 

(NA) 

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- (NA) 

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- (NA) 

- (NA) 

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(NA) 

- (NA) 

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(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

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Harvested 

Acres 

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(D) 

-

-

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

(D) 

-

-

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

8 958 

8 675 

2 808 

(NA) 

5 076 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

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- 42 560 

37923 

28 806 

(NA) 

4 177 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

(D) 

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(D) 

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(D) 

17 

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1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

All farms 

Irrigated 

Quantity Farms Acres 

(X) - (NAJI 

(X~I (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

- - -

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - -

(X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) I - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

- - - - (NA) (NA) 

- - -

(NA) (NA) 

- - (NA~I (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - (X) (NA) (NA)I 

189 549 10 519 

216 606 (NA) (NA) 

135 922 54 2 231 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

179 656 20 871 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - -

(NA) (NA) (NA~I (X) - (X) (NA) (NA) 

- - - - (NA) (NA) 

- - -

- (NA) (NA) 

- - - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - - (NA) (NA) 

(D) I (D) 

(D) (NA) (NA) 

- - -

- (NA) (NA) 

66 950 159 28 495 

57 798 (NA) (NA) 

50621 125 18 1101 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

7 264 30 3 122 

(X) - -

(X) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) I (D) 

(X) (NA) (NA) 

(Xl I (D) 

(X) (NA) (NA) 

(Xl - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) I (D) 

(Xl (NA) (NA) 

(0) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - (NNI (X) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) 1 (Dq (X) (NA) (NA) 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Harvested I Irrigated 

Farms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

- - (X) I - =1 1 (0) (X~I - - - - -

- - - -

- - - - -

1 (D) (D) - -

- - (X) - -

- - (X) - -

- - (X)I - (OJ 1 1 (0) (X) 1 

- - - - - -

- - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

1 (D) - 1 (D) 

- - (X) - -

- - (X) I - -I 

48 (D) (D) 10 519 

42 (0) (0) 7 261 

71 2 808 135 922 54 2 231 

59 2 197 87 666 46 I 61 I 

56 5 076 179 656 20 871 

42 2 994 62 561 9 253 

- - - - -

I (0) (0) I -

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- - - -

- - - - - -

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- - - -

- - - - - - -

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- - - -

I (0) (D) I (D)I I (D) (0) I (0) 

- - - -

28 16~1 - - - -

202 42 112 66344 lSI 

191 37 731 57 559 ISO 25 791 

173 28 573 50 2611 122 17 9451 

170 28 430 45 789 132 19 327 

38 4 119 7 153 28 

(O~ I - - (X) -

2 (0) (X) I 

- - - - (D~I 2 (D) - I (D) 

- - - - - - -I - -I 

I (D) (X) I (0) 

I (D) (X) I (0) 

1 (D) (X) I (D) 

- - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- - (X) - - - - (X) - - - - (X) -

2 (0) (X) I (O~ I 3 (0) (X) 3 14 

2 (0) (D) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) 14 6000 (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

- - (x)1 - J - - (X) - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 (D) (X) I (0) 

- - (X) (NA) (NA) 

SWEET GRASS COUNTY, MONT. 417 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

AI! forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres 

Forms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of farm ___________ ._ .. _________________ _ 

Approximate land orea _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in forms __________________________ percenL 

- 645 I 244 210 687 I 254 8791 605 I 217051 658 I 240 002 - (X) I 929 (X) I 827 (X) 2012 (X) I 885 

- (X) I 468 160 (X) I 468 160 (X) I 468 160 (X) I 468 160 - (X) 84.7 (X) 85.5 (X) 82.9 (X) 84.5 

Value of land and buildings: I 

Average per form _________ _ 

Average per acre _________ _ _ _____ dolfars_ 

_ _________ do[lors_ - 528 480 (X) 292 608 (X) 556 004 (X) 303 401 (X) 

- (X) 269 (X) 160 (X) 267 (X) 161 

land in forms according to use: Totol cropland ________________ . _____________________ _ 

Harvested cropland .. _ 

By acres horvesled: 

- 606 572 062 641 559 101 580 (D) 620 (D) 

582 299 475 623 303 831 565 298 864 608 303 361 

1 to 9 acres ____________________________ . ____ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres ___________________________ _ 50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to \99 acres ____________ . ________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres ________ . ____________________ _ 

8 40 3 (NA) 4 17 2 (NA) 

7 (D) 4 (NA) 3 38 2 (NA) 

I (D) 9 (NA) - - I (NA) 

- 20 785 15 (NA) 18 (D) 13 (NA) 

52 3 593 45 (NA) 47 3307 43 (NA) 

85 12 871 106 (NA) 84 (0) 106 (NA) 

191 63045 217 (NA) 191 63045 217 (NA) 500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more __________________________ _ 147 103 770 156 (NA) 147 103 770 156 (NA) 

-- 71 115 243 68 (NA) 71 115 243 68 (NA) 

Cropland used only for pasture _____________________ _ 

-- 203 (0) 210 32 785 189 (D) 202 (0) Other cropland __________________________________ _ 

-- 414 (D) 414 222 485 401 (D) 413 (0) 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil·improvemen f 

grosses, nol harvested or pastured ______________ _ -- 61 (D) (NA) (NA) 60 (D) 24 3 114 Cropland on which all crops failed ________________ _ -- 63 17 591 (NA) (NA) 57 16635 21 (D) 

Cropland in cultivated summer fol1ow _____________ _ Cropland idle _________________________________ _ 

-- 372 200 2361 (NA) (NA) 365 198 840 375 201 587 

-- 90 8064 (NA) (NA) 85 (D) 71 14 800 

Total woodland . _____ .. _______ .. _____________________ _ 

Woodland pastured __ . ___________________________ _ 

-- 12 4 361 9 2 441 10 (D) 8 (D) 

-- 4 (D) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 2 (D) Woodland not postured __________________________ _ -- 8 (0) (NA) (NA) 7 (D) 6 I 909 

Other land ____________ . _________________________ _ 

-- 559 667 787 583 693 337 528 644 865 560 680 395 Postureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured ______________________________ _ 

-- 350 629 068 (NA) (NA) 336 606 593 360 652 374 land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc ______ _ -- 426 38 719 (NA) (NA) 406 38 272 477 28 021 

Postureland, all types __________________ . ______________ _ -- 473 670 713 (NA) (NA) 445 647 341 (NA) 685 089 

Irrigated land ______________________________________ .. _ 

-- 335 116482 333 89 443 324 116 321 327 89 315 Harvested cropland irrigated __ .. _________ . _____________ _ -- 321 84 655 (NA) (NA) 313 84 566 317 74 592 Pasturelond irrigated ____ . __________________________ _ -- 140 30 502 (NA) (NA) 135 30430 (NA) 14 183 Other land irrigated ________________________________ _ -- 30 I 325 (NA) (NA) 30 I 325 10 540 land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 _______ _ -- 282 22616 (X) (X) 278 22 548 (X) (X) 

) 1978 dota are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

AI[ forms Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($1,000) farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1.000) 

Markel value of agricultural products sold! ______________ ~_ 

Average per form ___________________________ dollars- - 645 39621 687 33 768 605 39 576 658 33 729 

- (X) 61 428 (X) 49 153 (X) 65 415 (X) 51 260 

Farms by value at agricultural products sold: 1 

$100,000 or more ________ .. ________________________ _ 

$40,000 fo $99,999 ________________________ _ 

$20,000 fo $39,999 ________________________________ _ 

76 20 715 64 (NA) 76 20 715 64 (NA) 

- 201 12 578 208 (NA) 201 12 578 208 (NA) 

- 152 4552 180 (NA) 152 4 552 180 (NA) 

$10,000 fo $19,999 ____ .. ___________________________ .. _ $5,000 fo $9,999 __________________________________ _ 82 I 192 125 (NA) 82 I 192 125 (NA) 

55 398 46 (NA) 55 398 46 (NA) 

$2,500 fo $4,999 ________ _ _____________________ _ 

less than $2,500 (see text) _____ . ________________ _ $2.000 fo $2,499 ______________________ _ 

$1,500 fo $1.999 __ .___ _ __________________ _ 

$1,000 fo $1.499 ______________ .. __________________ _ less fhon $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal farms (see text) __________________________ - __ 

- 39 142 24 (NA) 39 142 24 (NA) 

- 39 (D) 39 (NA) (X) (X) II (NA) 

- 7 16 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

10 17 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

6 8 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

16 (D) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- I (0) I (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops _ _ ___________________________________ _ 

Groins. ____ . _________________ " _. _________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans __ . ______________ _ Callan and cOffonseed _____________________________ _ 

Commodity (redit Corporation loons _ .. ______________ _ 

T abaceo . _ _ _ _ ____ . _______________ . ___ - _ - _ - - - - - - ~ - --

Field seeds, hoy. forage, and silage ____ _ __________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ______ . _____________ _ 

Fruits, fluls, and berries _________________ . ___________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products __ . ___ .. _ - ___ . - ._ -- - ---

Othercrops- __ . ______ ~_. __ 

535 20465 567 20 816 521 20449 (NA) 20803 

- 511 18 671 (NA) (NA)\ 502 18660 537 18 450 

- 106 I 313 (NA) (NA) 105 (D) (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - -. -

- 162 I 713 (NA) (NA) 157 I 708 199 2 311 

- I (0) (NA) (NA) I (D) 2 (0) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

I (D) I (D) I (D)I I (D) 

- 9 (D) (NA) (NA) 9 (D) 3 28 

livestock. poultry, and their products ._. ________ . _______ ._ 

Poultry and poultry products._ .. _. ________ . _________ . __ 

Doiryproducts _ _. _____ .. _._ .. ___ .-------~ 

Cottleandcolves _. --_. _______ . ________ _ 

Hogsondpigs _. __ . _______ . __ _ 

Sflf!Cp, lombs, ondwool _. ___ . ____ . __ • _________ .~ __ _ 

Other liveslack and lives lack products (see text) __ 

- 404 19 157 459 12 952 384 19 127 436 12 977 

- 18 323 32 411 18 323 32 411 

- 19 701 (NA) (NA) 18 (D) 19 866 

361 16 316 (NA) (NA) 347 16 295 389 9 4RO 

- 53 809 (NA) (NA) 50 808 68 I 149 

42 622 (NA) (NA) 37 616 53 662 

34 387 (NA) (NA) 32 (0) 30 359 

11974 doto include soles of forest products. 

418 TETON COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

Forms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigated 

1978 1974 in forms Farms in forms cropland Forms in forms cropland land 

All farms ___________________________ _ 

Farms with- 1 to 9 acres _______________________ _ 10 to 49 ocres _____________________ _ 

50 to 69 acres _____________________ _ 70 to 99 acres _____________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocreL __________________ _ 

140 to 179 acres ___________________ _ 

180 to 219 acreL __________________ _ 

220 to 259 acreL __________________ _ 260 to 499 acreL __________________ _ 500 to 999 acreL __________________ _ 

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

- 645 687 I 244 210 582 I 168 254 299 475 335 686 886 143 262 116 48: 1 

16 32 40 I (0) (0) 3 9 -

22 25 581 8 (0) (0) II 258 80 215 1 6 3 330 6 330 227 4 230 152 

21 6 I 735 15 I 221 721 15 167 ( I 240 661 689 

- 21 16 2 465 18 2 095 I 129 II I 355 803 954 

- 32 27 5 074 29 4 620 2 606 22 3 498 2 148 2 331 

- 7 17 I 368 7 I 368 944 6 I 161 842 833

14 24 3343 14 3 343 1 I 937 II 2 623 I 666 I 808 

84 100 32 228 79 30 318 16 778 51 18 675 12 320 13 343( 131 1]7 93 262 125 89 039 41 601 77 52 663 26 868 25 533 

- 127 151 185 622 124 181 522 67 450 52 72 093 28 411 15 335 

- 164 169 918 162 156 854 206 165 988 72 533 081 69 311 55 267) 

Table 4, Operators - T enure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 j 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres forms Acres 

land in forms _________________________ _ 

--------- 645 1 244 210 687 I 254 879 605 I 217 051 658 I 240 002 Harvested cropland ___________________ _ --------- 582 299 475 623 303 R31 565 298 864 608 303 361 

Tenure of operator: Full owners _________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ Port owners ________ ~ _________ ~ ______ _ 

--------- 268 241 154 274 274 215 235 (D) 258 273 582 

--------- 222 80 169 (NA) 84 486 207 79 668 (NA) 84 267 

--------- 304 919 090 316 869 757 298 896 399 312 856 576 Harvested cropland _________________ _ Tenants ____________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ 

Type of organization: Individual or family ___________________ _ Partnership _________________________ _ 

Corporation _________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estote or trust, institut 

--------- 295 199 657 (NA) 196 571 294 (0) I (NA) 196 556

1 --------- 73 83966 97 110 907 72 (0) 88 109 844 

--------- 65 19 649 (NA) 22 774 64 (0) I (NA) 22 538 

--------- 530 852 409 (NA) (NA) 491 (0) 563 877 049 

--------- 55 127 330 (NA) (NA) 55 12733;/ 66 236 192 

--------- 55 222 397 (NA) (NA) 55 222 397 28 (D) 

ionol, etc._ 5 42074 (NA) (NA) 4 (D) I (D) 

AU farms I Forms with sales of I All farms 1 

Forms with soles of 

$2,500 or more $2,500 or more 1 

1978 !1974 1978 !J974 1978 !J974 1978 ' 1974 

Operators by place of residence: 

- 521 575 513 568 On farm operated ______________________ 468 443 446 430 

- 124 82 92 61 Not on farm operated ___________________ 106 141 91 130 

Operators by principal occupation: Forming ____________________________ _ 

Other ______________________________ _ 

221 

Not reported ___________________________ 71 73

1 

68 69

18 22 15 Operators reporting days of work off farm: 1 97 67 93 58 None _________________________________ 359 3441 350 337

1 

115 133 WI 127 1 to 49 dayL __________________________ 83 53 80 52 - 154 167 148 165 50 to 99 days ______________ . ___________ 34 

~;I 33 29 197 195 192 189 100 to 149 days ________________________ 15 15 

III - 64 73 56 68 150 to 199 dayL _______________________ 24 16 21 15 - 49.2 49.9 49.3 50.1 200 days or more ______________________ 95 72 72 55 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years ______________________ _ 25 to 34 yeorL ______________________ _ 

35 to 44 yeors _______________________ _ 45 to 54 years _______________________ _ 

55 to 64 yeorL ______________________ _ 

65 years and over ____________________ _ Average age _________________________ _ 

!Applies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5, Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

f J 978 dato ore based on a sample of forms; see text} 

All farms I Forms with sales of $2,500 or more I 1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1.000) 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health costs ______ . ____________________________ _ 

~~~e~~:~tf:~~~!!~ a_~~~~~~s_~=~~ ==~:~=:= ~~========== ~== Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired form lobor ____________________ .'_ . _______________ _ Contract labor ______________________ . _ . _______________ _ 

(ustomwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipmont . ____________ . _____________________________ _ 

Energy and petroleum products __________ . _______________ _ 

Petroleum products ____ .. ___ .. ___ . ____________________ _ Gasoline. ___ . ____________________________________ _ 

Diesel fuel ____ . ___ . _____ .. ________________________ _ 

i~e~~11 ~~'~n~~ _a_~d_~~~p~~~~=.~=~~==~~ ~~~=~=~=~===~== Natural gas _______________ . ____ . ____________ " ___ .. __ 

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease ________ " ____________ _ Electricity _________ .. _________ .. _______________ .. _____ _ 

Other -coal, wood, coke, etc. ___________________ .. ____ _ 

- 225 5 332 228 3 003 196 5 315 212 ') 994 - 337 3986 386 4 883 313 3 9781 365 4 867 134 512 279 I 167\ 118 

~g61 267 337 202 (NA) (NA) 307 322 I 213 16;> I - 265 576 270 397 258 575 267 396 500 4 014 541 2 405 478 3945 530 2 400 - 478 992 419 532 462 984\ 410 - 531 1 299 1 467 294 I 206 292 I 460 285 I 70S - 39 135 57 102 39 135 57 107 

- 352 1 019 297 487 328 I 0121 288 .'84 1 643 2988 (NA) (NA) 587 2 961 (NAI INA) - 643 2 646 684 I 819 587 2 624 657 I 815 623 I 306 (NA) (NA) 567 I 293 652 I 072 536 

128 867 (NA) (NA) 522 865 51? 516 

130 196 (NA) (NA) 128 196 137 78 49 (NA) (NA) 105 43 } - 46 47 (NA) (NA) 46 47 656 I SO - 642 181 (NA) (NA) 586 179 - 549 340 (NA) (NA) 533 335 INA) 18 2 INAII (NA) (NA) 18 2 (NA) (NA) I 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA TETON COUNTY, MONT. 419 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

f1978 do to ore bosed on a sample of farms; see text] 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

- 498 280 527 476 277 887 

- 495 273 820 475 (0) 

- 69 6 707 67 (0) 

- - - - -

Commercia! fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except posture __________________________ _ Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ Lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

- 104 46 539 104 46 539 

- 1 (0) 1 (0) 

- 35 16933 35 16 933 

- 390 161 592 374 160 287 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hay and other crops __________________________ · ___ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchards _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and pasture _________________ _ 

Chemicals for-

- 8 1 250 8 1 250 

- 101 (X) 101 (X) 

- 62 ()() 62 (X) 

Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and pouitry _____________________ -' __ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

All MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated morkel value of all 

machinery and equipmenL ___________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Average per form ________________ dollars_ 

Farms by value group: - $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _________________________ _ 

Mofortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel tractors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and beon combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ (oftonpickers _____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ 

Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters. shear bor or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

11978 data ore based on a sample of farms; see texfJ 

All farms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated morket value of all 

643 683 587 655 machinery and equipment - (on. 

43 978 25 175 43 575 24 786 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

68 394 36859 74 233 37 841 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ $50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

54 25 36 21 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

50 63 31 55 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

85 127 66 114 $200,000 or mor"- ______________________ 

1978 

All farms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

563 926 362 457 306 469 

618 2 337 390 617 566 1 720 

561 1 560 209 291 512 1 269 

426 567 103 121 354 446 

- - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - 166 179 66 71 100 108 

320 363 95 106 228 257 

39 45 9 15 30 30 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dato are based on a sample of farms; see text} 

Hired workers -All forms, 1978 

1974 

Farms Acres on which used 

530 218 770 (NA) 212 792 (NA) 5978 

- -

(NA) 29 227 

4 953 

11 4 111 

(NA) 131 632 

2 (0) 

45 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

All forms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

49 116 49 115 

70 189 70 188 

81 88 81 88 

89 1 ~ 89 1 130 75 130 74 

35 -' L 35 -' 

1974 

Manufactured 

Farms Number 1970 to 1974 

626 981 632 

671 2 232 622 646 1 708 357 

434 542 113 

- - -

49 49 - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

58 66 27 

358 387 110 

23 23 9 

Any hired workersFarms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Forms __ _ 

Workers __ _ 

Forms with - 1 worker __ 

') workers_ 

3 or 4 workers 

5 10 9 workers 

10 workers or more 

420 TETON COUNTY, MONT. 

-

-

-

Any 

299 

800 

110 

71 

81 

34 

3 

Working 150 days or more 

Forms Workers 

83 (X) 

(X) 162 

41 41 

28 56 

9 34 

4 (D) 

1 (D) 

Working less tho n 150 days 

Farms Workers 1978 1974 

268 (Xl 292 285 (X) 638 775 1 221 

118 118 109 106 

59 118 71 58 

62 215 75 59 

27 (D) 34 43 

2 (0) 3 19 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY I 1 I 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry __________ " __________________ _ 

Any cattle. hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 428 (X) 467 (X) 402 (X) 444 ()() 

390 (X) 439 (X) 369 (X) 417 (X) 

-

Sales: Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000 .. Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ______________ . _____ $1.000_ 404 19 157 459 12 952 384 19 127 436 12927 

392 17 746 445 (NA) 372 17 719

1 

423 II 291 

-

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers thot hod colved ____________________ _ Beef cows ______________________ . ______________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer colves _____________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bul! calves ______ . 

370 61 787 405 67 666 351 61 621 384 67 356 

344 31 379 386 38 239 329 31 291 366 38 023 - 330 30 679 374 37 188 317 30 596 356 36 980 

69 700 55 I 051 65 695 50 I 043 

297 15 782

1 

(NA) (NA) 285 15 744 331 15 090 

332 14 626 (NA) (NA) 319 14 586 350 14 243 -

Soles: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Colves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000. Coltle __________________________________ . ________ _ 

$1,000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

361 41 577 410 36 878 347 41 484 389 36 777 

- (X) 16 316 (X) (NA) (X) 16 295 (X) 9480 

207 12 934 (NA) (NA) 200 12 879 137 8 493 -

- (X) 3 443 (X) (NA) (X) 3 435 (X) I I 12 

- 297 28 643 (NA) (NA) 287 28 605 364 28 284 

- (X) 12 873

1 

(X) (NA) (X) 12 860 (X) 8 367

1 28 (0) (NA) (NA) 27 (0) 34 7093 

- (X) (0) (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 2 749 

- 19 701 (NA) (NA) 18 (0) 19 866 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs _________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

- 53 7 770 65 9 268 49 7 741 63 (0) 

33 I 966 (NA) (NA) 32 (0) 35 (0) 

- 49 5 804 (NA) (NA) 45 (0) 62 8 284 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 3J ______________ _ June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 37 I 228 51 I 969 36 (0) 51 1 969 

- 32 648 45 I 170 31 (0) 45 I 170 

31 580 37 799 31 580 37 799 

Sheep and lambL ___________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ Goats __ .. __________________________________________ _ 

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales: 

- 45 9 7261 58 24 872 40 9 628 54 24 746 

- 41 6 790 (NA) (NA) 37 6 755 47 12 705 

- (NA) (NA) - - 1 (0) 

- 197 934

1 

171 898 178 819

1 

166 881 I 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ 

53 9 584 69 15 531 50 9 571 68 (0) 

(X) 809 (X) (NA) (X) 808 (X) I 149 

- 8 2 345 II 700 7 (0) 11 700 

(X) 75 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 13 Sheep and lambL ___________________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

- 42 801 I 54 22 613 37 7944 52 (0) 

- 39 8 888 (NA) (NA) 35 8 814 49 13 599 

(X) 92 361 (X) (NA) (X) 91 396 (X) 172 623 Sheep, lambs, and waol ________________________ $1,000_ 

Goots _____________________________________________ _ - 42 62= I (NA) (NA) 37 61~ I 53 66= I - (NA) (NA) - - $1,000_ - (X) - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 25 265 23 43 23 (0) 23 43 

$1.000_ - (X) 100 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 13 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 56 (X) 64 (X) 54 (X) I 63 (X)I 40 35 233 58 45 376 38 (0) 57 (0) 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

- 39 24 009 58 37 003 37 (0) 57 (0) 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 4 11 224 (NA) (NA) 4 II 224 3 8 325 Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months o!d ___________ _ - II (0) (NA) (NA) II (0) 1 (0) 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ - 11 2 777 12 2 448 II 2 777 12 2 448 Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 9 344 (NA) (NA) 9 344 3 21 Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

- 7 (0) (NA) (NA) 7 (0) 3 (0) 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) I (0) Other poultry __ .. _________________________________ _ - 8 (X) (NA) (X) 8 (X) 7 (X) 

Sales, Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or oldeL _____________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products ____________ . _______ $1 ,000_ 

- 12 (X) I 16 (X) 12 (X) I 16 (X)\ - 6 9 830 13 25 489 6 9 830 13 25 489 

- 6 9 830 13 (D) 6 9 830 13 (0) 

- - (NA) (NA) -

(O~I 1 (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - 6 (0) 4 8 369 6 4 8 369 

- 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 3 (0) I (0) 

- 3 (0) (NA) (NA) 3 (O~ I I (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - -

- 3 (X) (NA) (X) 3 (xq 3 (xq - 18 323 32 411 18 323 32 41 I 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA TETON COUNTY, MONT. 421 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

1 (0) (X)I 1 (0)1 1 (0) (X) 1 (0) 

- 2 (0) (X~I (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (X) - -

- - - - - - - - -

- 2 (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (0) - -

- 1 (0) (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) (0) 1 (0) 

Corn for all purposes __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ 

for fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

- 1974_ (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- - (X) - (NNI 

- - (X) - -

- - (X) (NA) - - (X) - - Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- For groin or seed (bushels} __________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- for silage or green chop (tans. greenL _________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Cut for dry forage or hoy (tons. dry) __________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - )974_ 

- - (X) - - - - Hogged or grazed _________________________ 1978_ (X) - -

- 1974_ (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- 372 143 162 4 229 697 52 2 849 368 142 962 4 226 555 52 2 849 

- 458 157 697 3 494 961 (NA) (NA) 456 (0) (0) 97 5 082 

56 3 014 133 395 16 343 56 3 014 133 395 16 343 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 59 3 106 119220 27 839 

- 448 89 027 4 369 091 231 39 541 439 88 820 4 362 852 227 39 508 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - (NA) 444 78 850 2 805 292 197 22 858 

Wheat for grain (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Oats for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Barley for groin (bush-elsL _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA)I (NA) (NA) I (0) (0) I (0)1 

- 44 5 390 (X) I (0) 44 5 390 (X) 1 (0) 

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (X) I (0) 

Rye for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Other small grains for groin______ _ ________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - -

- 1974_ - - - INA) (NA) - - - - -

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) __ _ _______________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - cotlon (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

- 1974_ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- 5 26 (0) I (0) 5 26 (0) I (0) 

4 36 4 954 (NA) (NA) 4 36 4 954 2 (0) 

1974_ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweightL ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- Sweetpototoes (bushe!s) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- 374 59 859 130 011 270 41 714 366 59 655 129 799 266 41 658 

- 400 64 007 141 784 (NA) (NA) 387 63 607 141 253 293 45929 

1974_ 

Hoy crops (tons. dry) (see textL ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 315 36 038 100 8341 247 26 1551 308 35 903 100672 243 26 0991 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 338 43 671 118 252 267 33 276 

- 42 3 431 4 849 14 I 458 40 (0) (0) 14 I 458 

Alfolfo hoy (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Other tome dry hoy (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978_ 

- I (0) (X) - - I (0) (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (X) I (0) 

Freid seed cropL ________ . _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Alfalfo seed (povnds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Apples (povnds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Gropes (pounds) (see text) __ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA)I (NA) (NA) I - - -I - -I 

- I (0) (X) 1 (0) 1 (0) (X) I (0) 

- 2 (0) (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (X) I (0) 

- I (0) (X) I (0) I (0) (X) I (0) 

(NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (X) I (D) 

I (D) (X) I (D) 1 (0) (X) 1 (D) 

(NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (X) I (D) 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA~I I (0) (X)I - -I 

- - - (X) - - - (X) -

- - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - - - - (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) 

- - (x)1 - -' - - (x)1 -

- - - (X) (NA) 

(N~I - - (X) - -

- - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - -

- I (0) (X) -

(NN\ 

I (0) (X) - -

6 656 (X) (NA) 6 656 (X) (NA) (NA) 

Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978_ 

1974_ Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Green peas excludtng cowpeoL ______________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Berries _. ___ .. ___ .. _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Strawberries (poundsL _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other crop.., _______________________________ 1978_ 

422 TETON COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more ~ 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres! 

Farms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of form ____ " ___________________________ _ 

AP~;~;~~?~~ :~nf~~~~o== == = = ~.===== ==== == == ======-per-c~~t= Value of land and buildings: 1 

Average per form ____________________________ dollars_ 

Average per ocre _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ dollarsland in forms according to use: Total cropland _______________________________________ . 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 1 fa 9 ocres ____________________________ . _____ _ 

to to 19 ocres __________________________ . _____ _ 20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________ . ________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocres _____________________________ _ 

1.000 acres or rnore ___________________________ _ 

Cropland used only for posture ______________________ _ Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested or pastured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow ______________ _ Cropland idle ____________ .. ______________________ _ 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not pastured ____________________________ _ 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

Postureland and rangeland, other thon cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

Pastureland, all types __________________________________ _ 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigah..d __________________________ _ 

Pasture/and irrigated ________________________________ _ 

Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ___ _ 

, 351 I 100 9831 365 I 086 1261 336 I 097 0691 344 I 080 9571 

(X) 3 137 (X) 2 976 (X) 3 265

1 

(X) 3 142 

(X) I 248 000 (X) I 248 000 (X) I 248 000 (X) I 248 000 I - (X) 88.2 (X) 87.0 (X) 87.9/ (X) 866/ 

- 576 510 (X) 315 556 (X) 594 859 (X) I 331 613 (X)I 

(X) 185 (X) 106 (X) 184 (X) 106 -

330 644 100 I 348 617565/ 319 640 7211 333 615 149/ - 325 319 413 338 283 453 318 319 136 324 (0) I 

- 2 (D) 4 (NA) - - 4 (NA) I - - 8 (NA) - - - (NA) I - - 2 (NA) - - I (NA) 

2 (0) 4 (NA) 2 (0) 2 (NA) 

13 930 9 (NA) 8 (0) 6 (NA) 

13 I 7081 21 (NA) I 13 I 708/ 21 (NA)I 

64 23 071 82 (NA) 64 23 071 82 (NA) 

109 77 8831 104 (NA) 109 77 8831 104 (NA)I 122 215 727 104 (NA) 122 215 727 104 (NA) 

- 38 (0) 25 5 109 37 (D) 24 (0) 

300 

(0) I 

308 329 003 292 (D)I 303 327 0251 

- 23 (0) (NA) (NA) 23 (D) 12 I 781 

12 4 635 (NA) (NA) 12 4 635 63 28 733 

- 299 296 980 I (NA) (NA)I 291 295 0551 282 283 3761 

42 6 317 (NA) (NA) 36 5 417 34 13 135 

4 4 3001 8 5 4851 4 4 300 7 (D)I 4 (D) (NA) (NA) 4 (D) 4 (0) 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 3 

- 293 452 5831 339 463 0761 288 452 048 321 4 ~:~I 195 414 1411 (NA) (NA)I 193 (0) I 214 429 4741 

220 38 442 (NA) (NA) 216 (D) 262 (D) 

- 217 430 107 (NA) (NA)I 214 429 560 I (NA) 435 9681 

- 18 2 173 26 2 825 18 2 173 25 (0) 

18 1 503 (NA) (NA)I 18 I 5031 24 2 4541 5 670 (NA) (NA) 5 670 (NA) 330 

- - - (NA) (NA) - I (0) 

- 185 31 756 (X) (X)I 182 31 6611 (X) (X~ 

11978 data ore based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms rorms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 ! 1974 1978 1974 

Volue I Value Value Value 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold! _______________ _ Average per form ___________________________ dollors_ 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: 1 

$100,000 or morL __________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less thon $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ $2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see textL ___________________________ _ 

Crops _______________________________________________ _ 

Groins ____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _____________ ~ _________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Tobacco ___________________________________________ _ 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables. sweet corn, and melons ____________________ _ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries .. _____________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Other crops ________________ .. _______________________ _ 

livestock. poultry, and their products ____________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products ______________ . ___________ _ 

Dairy products ____ .. ________________________________ _ 

Cottle and calves ___________________ . ________________ _ 

Hogs and pigs __ . _________ .. _________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, ond wool ______________________________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) __ 

351 23 917 365 15 140 336 23 897\ 344 IS 120 I - (X) 68 140 (X) 41 479 (X) 71 122 (X) 43 ?53 

- 63 11 957 31 (NA) 63 I I 957\ 31 (NA) \ - 139 9083 87 (NA) 139 9 083 87 (NA) 

- 73 2 238 80 (NA) 73 2 238 80 (NA) 

29 437 79 (NA)I 29 437

1 

79 (NA)I 

- 18 133 46 (NA) 18 133 46 (NA) 

- 14 48

1 

17 (NA)I 14 

48\ 17 (NA)I - 15 20 25 (NA) (X) (X) 4 (NA) 4 8 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

4 7 (NA) (NA) (X) 

~~; I 

(X) (X) 

2 (0) \ 

(NA) (NA)I (X) (X) (X)I - 5 (D) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 314 19 5081 322 I I 7131 307 19 500 I (NA) I I 6971 - 312 19 192 (NA) (NA)\ 307 19 187

1 

304 II 438

1 

93 2428 (NA) (NA) 93 2 428 (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) -

(O~ I - - 49 (D) (NA) (NA) 49 34 - - - (NA) (NA) - (OJ I I (0) 

- - (NA) (NA) - 2 (0)1 1 (D) -

(0)1 I (0) I - 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 

- 149 4 409 174 3 427 142 4 398\ 168 - 9 (D) 17 289 9 (D) 3 m\ 16 (D) 

- 4 (D) (NA) (NA) 4 

3 d?l I 

6 

2 I~~ I 140 3422 (NA) (NA) 134 154 - 13 607 (NA) (NA) 13 607 17 684 8 91 (NA) (NA) 8 91 IS 221 - 10 13 (NA) (NA) 9 (0) i 13 (0) i 

11974 data include sales of fore.sf products. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA TOOLE COUNTY I MONT. 423 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

Forms with harvested cropland 

Acres Acres Harvested 1978 1974 in forms Farms in forms cropland 

351 365 1 100 983 325 1 071 657 319 413

6 11 6 2 1 (D) (D) 

- 3 3 86 - - -

All farms ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- 1 to 9 acres _______________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres _____________________ _ 50 to 69 ocres _____________________ _ - 4 - - - - - - 1 70 to 99 acres _____________________ _ - - - - 2 7 (D) 1 (D) (D) 

4 3 (D) 2 (D) (D) 

- 3 2 600 1 (D) (D) 

3 1 740 2 (D) (m 13 14 4 809 10 3 792 1 437 

- 35 41 26 544 34 25944 10669 

- 99 89 146 803 93 137 488 55451 

- 183 189 920 522 180 903 291 251 421 

100 to 139 acres ___________________ _ 

140 to 179 ocreL __________________ _ 180 to 219 acre'- __________________ _ 

220 to 259 acre'- __________________ _ 260 to 499 ocres ___________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocres ___________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acre'- _______________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 

land in forms __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland. ___________________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: Full owners ______ .. ___________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland . _________________________ _ Port owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Tenants _____________________________________ _ 

Horvested cropland __________ . _______________ _ 

Type of organization: Individuol or family ____________________________ _ Partnership ____ .. _____________________________ _ 

Corporation. _________________________________ _ 

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

1978 

Farms 

351 

325 

94 

84 

215 

207 

42 

34 

275 

44 

32 

All farms 

Acres 

100 983 

319 413 

152 284 

52082 

865 298 

246 257 

83401 

21 074 

718 184 

(D) 

(D) 

1974 

Forms Acres 

365 086 126 

338 283 453 

97 135 198 

(NA) 43 769 

218 871 405 

(NA) 215 713 

50 79 523 

(NA) 23 971 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

Farms with irrigated land 

Acres Harvested 

Forms in farms cropland 

18 123 952 10806 

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

- - -

- - -

- - - - - -

- - - 2 (D) (D) 

1 (D) (D) 

15 120 952 10 119 

1978 and 1974 

Farms with sales of ,500 or more 

1978 

Farms 

336 

318 

85 

80 

211 

206 

40 

32 

263 

41 

32 

Acres 

097 069 

319 136 

(0) 

51980 

863 198 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

715010 

(D) 

(D) 

1974 

Farms 

344 

324 

84 

(NA) 

217 

(NA) 

43 

(NA) 

291 

41 

12 

Irrigated 

land 

2 173 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(D) 

(D) 

2018 

Acres 

080 957 

283 035 

132 228 

43 597 

(D) 

215 702 

(D) 

23 736 

861 918 

148 994 

70045 

All farms i

l Forms with sales of All forms I Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more $2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

Operotors by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: Forming ____ .. _________________________ 314 302 306 292 On farm operated _____________________ _ 253 233 246 228 Other ________ . __ .. _____________________ 37 51 30 40 Not on farm operated __________________ _ 69 73 65 70 

Operators by oge group: Not reported __________________________ _ 29 47 25 34 

Under2Syears________________________ 11 14 11 11 Operators reporting days of work off farm: 25 to 34 years________________________ _ 43 34 42 30 None ________________________________ _ 229 161 222 159 35 to 44 year'-________________________ 65 62 61 52 1 to 49 days __________________________ _ 53 46 52 44 45 to 54 years_________________________ 79 99 76 98 50 to 99 day'- _____________ .. __________ _ 6 15 6 15 5510 64 years_________________________ 118 104 113 102 100 to 149 days _______________________ _ 16 5 14 5 65 years and over _______ . ____ _________ 35 40 33 39 150 to 199 days _______________________ _ 6 15 5 15 Average age__ ____ __ __ _ ___ __ _______ _ __ _ 49.7 50.2 49.7 51.0 200 days or more _____________________ _ 28 36 25 24 

~----------~--------~ ~--------~----------~ 'Applies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

{1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see textI 

All farms Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

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

60 302 104 504 60 302 95 500 

- 127 734 170 1 073 119 734 156 1 063 

31 334 119 410 31 334 107 406 

116 45 (NA) (NA) 116 45 125 58 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ 

Animal health costs ______________________ -- __ - _____ ----

- 154 318 144 381 149 317 144 381 

- 127 1 382 106 496 127 1 382 103 494 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ____ ~ _______ .. _____ ~ _______ _ 

Commercial fertilizer ____________ ~ _______ - - - ______ - -----

- 307 1 733 255 553 307 1 733 254 (0) 

- 237 1 456 153 618 229 1 454 153 618 

- 38 200 24 39 38 200 24 39 

Oth~r agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ 

Hired farm labor ______________________ -_ -- -_ - ____ --- --- Contract labor _______________ .. _______ . _ - _. - - ___ - ___ -----

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment _____ . _____ . _. _____________ ----- _________ _ - 181 1 193 148 366 181 1 193 147 (D) 

- 353 2 078 (NA) (NA) 340 2074 (NA) (NA) 

- 353 1 938 360 1 113 340 1 935 342 1 110 

351 906 (NA) (NA) 338 904 333 543 

- 336 737 (NA) (NA) 328 736 287 420 

86 41 (NA) (NA) 86 41 77 30 

57 91 (NA) (NA) 57 91 } 39 23 (NA) (NA) 39 23 342 117 

- 353 140 (NA) (NA) 340 140 

- 290 140 (NA) (NA) 282 139 (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA)I 

Energy and petroleum products . __________ . _______________ _ 

Petroleum products __________ . _ . ____ . __ - -- ______ ------ Gasoline ____________ . ________________________ _ 

Diesel fuel .. ____ . _____ .. __________________________ _ 

lP gas. bUfane, and propane __ " ___ .. _________________ _ 

Fuel oil. _____ . __ . __________ . ___ ---- .. ___ .------ Naturalgos . ____ . _________ . _____________________ _ 

Kerosene, motor oil. ondgreose ____________________ _ 

fleetriclfy ___ . ___ . _____ . _______ -_ --------.-------

Other -cool. wood, coke, efc. ________________________ ._ 

424 TOOLE COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 doto ore based on 0 sample of forms· see text} 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ______ . __________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except posture __________________________ _ 

Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ Nemotodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords- ____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

120 93 384

1 

120 93 384

1 

- 120 120 (0) (0) - 2 (0) 2 (0) -

- - - -

60 44 4181 60 44 418 -

- 9 6 898 9 6 898 

41 35 358 41 35 358 -

- 264 290 3291 264 290 3291 

- -I -

(X;) 

-

- 75 (X~I 75 

- 44 (X) 44 (X) 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

fl978 doto are based on a sample of forms· see textl 

All forms Forms with sales AI! farms of $2,500 or more 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipmenL ___________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Average per form ________________ dollars_ 

Forms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________ •• _____________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ____________ • ________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

1978 1974 

353 347 

30 952 16 342 

87 682 47095 

7 28 37 27 

25 26 

All farms 

1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - (on. 

Estimated market value of all 

340 333 machinery and equipment-Con. 

30890 16 225 $20,000 to $29,999 ________________ ----- 90854 48 724 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ $50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

2 24 $70,000 to $99,999 _. ____________________ 

29 18 1 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

25 26 1 

$200.000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel tractors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Cottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ 

Pickup balers • ________________ • __________ _ 

Field forage harvesters. shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 

321 480 212 269 151 211 346 1 715 251 510 313 1 205 329 905 153 236 293 669 

292 412 69 79 237 333 - - -

=1 -

=' - - - - - - - - - 171 31 34 17 17 17 96 104 18 18 80 86 

7 9 2 (0) 6 (0) I 

1978 and 1974 

£1978 data ore based on a sample of farms; see text) 

Hired workers - All farms, 1978 

1978 

24 

22 

57 

54 , 101 t 26 J 

Farms 

315 

340 

320 

259 

-

13 

(NA) 

II 

111 

7 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

104 78 767

1 (NA) 78 157 

(NA) 61~1 -

(NA) 26 7961 3 658 

17 15 348 

(NA) 202 6201 

2 

24 Wi I (Xl 

(X) (NA) 

Farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1974 1978 1974 

1 

I 42 24 

96 22 95 421 

52 57 52 r 54 , 76 11 101 ~ 76 1 i L 26 J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Number 1970 to 1974 

I 505 281

1 

1 434 353 815 196 

345 77 

-

= 1 13 

(NA) (NA) 

11 5 112 24 

7 3 

Working J 50 doys or more 

Any hired workers - I Farms With soles of $2,500 or more 

~ Working less than 150 days 

Any Farms Workers Forms Workers 1978 

Farms with- I worker ____ • __ • ______________ ._. _____________________ _ 

2 workers _____________________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 237 118 (X) 186 (Xli 229 - 153 \ 707 (X) 208 (X) 499 683 523 

- 73 67 67 47 47\ 73 - 51 \ 49 35 70 45 90 49 37 - 68 12 42 71 224 60 31 - 43 4 29 22 (0)1 43 - 2g 1 4 - - 1 (0) 4 

Farms __________________________________________________ _ 

Workers ________________________________________________ _ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA TOOLE COUNTY, MONT. 425 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number forms Number Forms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _________ • _________ . ______ ". __ 

Any cattle, hogs, or sheep ___ . _______ • _. _______ • ____ _ 159 (X) 184 (X) 151 (X) 174 (X) 

- 143 (X) 171 (X) 136 (X) 164 (X) 

Sales: 

Any livestock or poultry and their products ___ • ___ $1.000. - 149 4409 174 3 427 142 4 398 168 3 423 

Any cattle. hogs, or sheep __ ._. _______________ $l,OOO_ 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

- [44 4 120

1 

169 (NA) 138 4 1[1 163 3053 

Inventory: Cattle and calves _. ___________________ • _____________ _ 

Cows and heifers that hod calved ____________________ _ Beef cows _______ ._._. ___ ._. ____ . ____ ._. _______ _ 

Milk cows _____ • ___________ • _________ • ___ • _____ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves _______ • ___________ ._. _____ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _. ___________ • 

- 140 17349 163 22 320 133 17264 157 22 135 

- 138 (D) 158 13 379 131 (D) 152 (D) 

- 133 (D) 154 13 160 127 (D) 148 (D) 

- 18 (D) 32 219 17 (D) 31 (D) 

- 122 4 059 (NA) (NA) 115 (D) 125 (D) 

- 125 3266 (NA) (NA) 119 3 250 135 4470 

Soles: Cottle and colves _. ___________ ._._. _______________ ._. 

$1,000_ Calves _____ . ____________________________________ _ 

$1,000 Cottle __________________________________________ _ 

- 140 10 795 160 12052 134 10 758 154 12020 

- (X) 3422 (X) (NA) (X) 3413 (X) 2 148 

- 103 5989 (NA) (NA) 100 5 963 91 5938 

-- (X) 1 647 (X) (NA) (X) I 642 (X) 748 

-- 117 4 806 (NA) (NA) 114 4 795 129 6082 

$1.000 Fottened cottle ________________________________ _ -- (X) 1 775 (X) (NA) (X) 1 771 (X) 1 400 

-- ·12 231 (NA) (NA) 11 (D) 17 688 

$1,000 Dairy products _______________________________ $1.000 -- (X) 108 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) 232 

-- 4 (D) (NA) (NA) 4 (D) 6 71 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs _____________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding ____________________ _ Other hogs and pigL _____________________________ _ 

-- 15 4909 18 7043 15 4909 16 (D) 

-- 11 408 (NA) (NA) 11 408 12 (D) 

-- 14 4 501 (NA) (NA) 14 4 501 15 6364 

Litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. I of preceding year and Nov. 30 _______________ _ 

Dec. I of preceding year and May 31 _____________ _ June I and Nov. 30 ____________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs ___________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older _. _________________________ _ Goats ____________________________________________ _ 

Horses and ponies _________________________________ _ 

Sales: Hogs and pigs _____________________________________ _ 

$[,000 Feeder pigs _____________________________________ _ 

$1.000 Sheep and lambs ___________________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn _____________________________ _ Pounds of wool __________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs. and wool ________________________ $1,000 

Goats ____________________________________________ _ 

$1.000 Horses and ponies _________________________________ _ 

$1.000 

-- 11 604 14 1 264 11 604 14 1 264 

-- 10 306 14 622 10 306 14 622 

-- 9 298 13 642 9 298 13 642 

-- 9 2669 16 3 621 9 2 669 16 3 621 

-- 9 1 958 (NA) (NA) 9 1 958 15 29[3 

-- - - (NA) (NA) - - 1 (D) 

-- 69 357

1 

53 293

1 

65 337

1 

49 281

1 

-- 13 5 550 18 10605 13 5 550 17 (0) 

-- (X) 607 (X) (NA) (X) 607 (X) 684 

-- 2 (D) 1 (D) 2 (D) 1 (D) 

-- (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) (D) 

-- 8 1 556 15 7 094 8 I 556 14 (0) 

-- 8 2423 (NA) (NA) 8 2 423 15 5 665 

-- (X) 27205 (X) (NA) (X) 27205 (X) 68831 

-- 8 9~ I (NA) (NA) 8 91 15 22[ 

-- - (NA) (NA) - - - -

-- (X) - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) -

-- 9 20 12 51 9 20 12 5[ 

-- (X) 12 (X) (NA) (X) 12 (X) 8 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry _______________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of loying age ___________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older ____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old __________ _ Broilers and other meat-type chickens _______________ _ Turkeys __________________________ - _____________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ___________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ___________________ _ Other poultry ______________________ - ____________ _ 

-- 31 (X) I 48 (X) 31 (X) 45 (X) 

-- 29 (D) 41 35915 29 (0) 39 (D) 

-- 29 (D) 40 26 873 29 (D) 39 (D) 

-- 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 3 9 000 

-- - - (NA) (NA) - - 3 7 150 

-- 3 1 851 8 2959 3 1 851 6 (D) 

-- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 4 19 

-- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 3 (0) 

-- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 1 (D) 

-- 7 (X) (NA) (X) 7 (X) 6 (X) 

Sales: Any poultry ________________ ---_ -- ---- - ---- --------- Chickens 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ 

Turkeys __________________________ - - - - ------------ Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ______________ - _____ -- ---- -----------

Poultry and poultry product'- ___________________ $1.000_ 

-- 6 (X) 8 (X) 6 (X) 7 (X) 

-- 4 (D) 6 10400 4 (D) 6 10400 

- 4 (D) 6 10400 4 (D) 6 10400 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 2 (0) 3 1 140 2 (D) 2 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 1 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - [ (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - -

- 1 (X) (NA) (X) 1 (X) [ (X) 

- 9 (D) 17 289 9 (0) 16 (0) 

426 TOOLE COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested I Irrig~ Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Farms Acre~ 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ for groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ 

1974_ for fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ for groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ 

1974_ Cui for dry forage or hoy (Ions, dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Wheal for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Oats for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Barley for groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Other small groins for groin ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Soybeans for beans (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

(X) I ! - 3 216 (X)I -

(NA~l 3 216 - --I 

- - - (X) I (NA) - - (X) I -

-I - 2 (O) (0) - 2 (0) (0) -

- - - (NA) (NA~I - - (0) 1 

-

=1 - 1 (O) (0) - 1 (0) -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA~I - -

(Xi I 

-

= 1 

- - - (X) - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) -

- - - (X) I - (NA) I 

- - (X)I --

= I - - - (X) (NA) - - (X) -

- - =I - =1 - (NA)I 

- - =I -

- - - (NA) - - -

-I - - - - - (NA) I - - -I -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - -

(X~I -

= 1 

- - - - - - - - -

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - -

- - - (X) - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (X)I (NA) (NA) - - (X)I - -I 

- 300 232 431 64109381 2 

(0) 1 

298 (0) (0) 2 

(0)1 - 305 187 941 1 939 087 (NA) (NA~ 300 187 776 1 938 066 2 (0) 

- 29 2 851 147 685 - 27 (0) (0) -

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 17 2 039 58 853 -

(O~I - 211 64 991 2 339 7201 -

(NA~I 209 (0) (0) -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 235 81 531 1 452 656 2 

- 3 179 2 000 - 3 179 2000 -

- (NA) (NA) (NA)I (NA) (NA~I - -

(Xli 

-

=1 - 35 5 354 (X) - 34 (0) -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 9 918 (X) -

;1 - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Cotton (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

'rish potatoes (hundredweightL _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Sweetpototoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see textl _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Alfalfa hoy (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Other tome dry hoy (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978_ 

Field seed crops ____________________ ___ _______ 1978_ 

1974_ Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

AU vegetables harvested for sole (see text) _______ 1978_ 

1974_ Sweet eorn ________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Green peas excluding cowpeos ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Gropes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ 

- - - - - - - - - -

j - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - =1 - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

(0) I 

- 2 (0) (0) - - 2 (D) (0) -

- 3 1 86 (NA) (NA) 3 1 86 2 

- - -

21 57;1 

-

(NA) 1 

- -

21 57; I 

-

42; 1 

- - - (NA) - - -

131 15 453 16 1 423 131 15 453 16 1 

- 108 10 282 13 248 (NA) (NA) 100 10 159 13 040 23 1 694 

- 43 3 652 8 2081 12 988

1 43 3 652 8 2081 12 988

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 47 4 350 7 480 19 I 294 1 

- 22 1 377 1 814 1 

(0) I 22 1 377 1 814 1 (OJ - 3 310 (X) - 3 310 (X) -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA~I 7 894 (X) -

- - - - - - - - -

- ~I (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA)I (NA) (NA)I - - -I - -I 

- - - (X) - -I 

- - (X)I -

~ I 

- 1 (0) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (X) -

- - - (X) - - - (X) -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (X) -

- - - (X) -

(N~I - - (X)I -

= I

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) - - (X) -

- - - (X) - - - (X) -

- (NA) (NA) (X) I (NA) (NA)I I (D) (X)I -

1 - - - (X) -

(NAll 

- - (X) - -

- - - (X) (NA) - - (X) -

- - - - (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) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (XlI - -' - -

~~; I 

I - - - (X) (NA) 

(N~I - - -

~ I - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - -

(xq -

- 2 (D) (X) -

(NA) I - -

- 4 613 (X) (NA) 4 613 (X) (NA) (NAii 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA TOOLE COUNTY, MONT. 427 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with salas of $2,500 or mora 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres 

Farms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

Approximate land oreo _________________________________ _ Proportion in farms __________________________ percenL 

- 112 600 213 111 575 761 106 481 043 93 463 635 

- (X) 5 359 (X) 5 187 (X) 4 538 (X) 4985 

- (X) 630 400 (X) 630400 (X) 630 400 (X) 630400 

- (X) 95.2 (X) 91.3 (X) 76.3 (X) 73.5 

Value of land and buildings: I 

Average per form _____________________________ doUarsAverage per ocre _____________________________ dollars_ - 637 165 (X) 418 631 (X) 594 708 (X) 449 398 (X) 

- (X) 118 (X) 81 (X) 132 (X) 90 

land in farms according to use: T otol cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By ocres harvested: 

- 90 43 152 91 46 659 B8 (D) 87 (D) 

- 85 29 226 90 30 105 84 (D) 86 29 952 

1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

- 1 (0) 2 (NA) 1 (D) 1 (NA) 

- - - 1 (NA) - - 1 (NA) 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

- 5 186 4 (NA) 5 186 2 (NA) 50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

- 8 (D) 11 (NA) 7 (D) 10 (NA) 100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

- 17 2344 17 (NA) 17 2344 17 (NA) 

- 30 9410 34 (NA) 30 9410 34 (NA) 

- 21 12 568 18 (NA) 21 12568 18 (NA) 

- 3 4 153 3 (NA) 3 4 153 3 (NA) 

Crop/and used only for pasture ______________________ _ - 25 2 752 30 3343 25 2 752 29 (D) Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

- 50 11 174 30 Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement 13 211 48 (D) 28 (D) 

grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ - 9 861 (NA) (NA) 9 861 1 (0) 

- 11 1 122 (NA) (NA) 10 (D) - - Cropland in cultivated summer fallow ______________ _ 

- 30 8055 (NA) (NA) 29 (D) 26 13002 Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

- 19 1 136 (NA) (NA) 19 1 136 2 (D) 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

- 16 4440 20 6 351 15 (D) 18 (D) Woodland postured _______________________________ _ - 9 4 224 (NA) (NA) 9 4224 14 (D) Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ - 7 216 (NA) (NA) 6 (0) 6 1 723 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

- 102 552 621 101 522 751 98 433660 84 410 944 

Pastureland and rangeland. other than cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

- 76 536 189 (NA) (NA) 74 (D) 79 408 023 

land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc _______ _ - 59 16432 (NA) (NA) 57 (0) 49 2921 

Postureland, all types __________________________________ _ 

- 84 543 165 (NA) (NA) 82 (0) (NA) 415 906 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

- 58 21 307 49 13 326 58 21 307 48 (D) 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

- 54 16 165 (NA) (NA) 54 16 165 47 12 488 Postureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

- 23 4672 (NA) (NA) 23 4672 (NA) 780 Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ - 6 470 (NA) (NA) 6 470 3 (0) 

land set aside in the federal farm programs in 1978 ________ _ - 30 1 946 (X) (X) 29 (0) (X) (X) 

11978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) Farms ($1.000) Farms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ 

Average per form ___________________________ dollars_ - 112 8 140 111 8 779 106 8 134 93 8 756 

- (X) 72 676 (X) 79 090 (X) 76 739 (X) 94 151 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: ' $100.000 or morL __________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20.000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5.000 to $9.999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ $2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1.999 _________________________________ _ 

$1.000 to $1.499 _________________________________ _ 

less than $1.000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see text} ____________________________ _ 

- 23 5 747 24 (NA) 23 5 747 24 (NA) 

- 24 1 535 29 (NA) 24 1 535 29 (NA) 

- 17 481 20 (NA) 17 481 20 (NA) 

- 15 220 7 (NA) 15 220 7 (NA) 

- 12 92 7 (NA) 12 92 7 (NA) 

- 15 59 6 (NA) 15 59 6 (NA) 

- 4 (0) 16 (NA) (X) (X) - (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 3 5 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 2 (0) 2 (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops __________________________ ---_ ---- -------- -- ----

Groins ____________________________ -- --------- - -----

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ 

Tobacco __________________ - ___ -- -------- ------------ Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage __________________ --_ 

Vegetables, sweet earn, and melons- ___________________ _ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

60 (0) 73 5 291 59 (0) (NA) (0) 

- 37 845 (NA) (NA) 36 (D) 41 1 686 

- 9 99 (NA) (NA) 8 (D) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 30 251 (NA) (NA) 30 251 49 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Other crops ____________________ - ___ -- ---- ------------ - - - - - - - -

- 21 1 944 (NA) (NA) 21 1 944 21 3 055 

livestock. poultry, and their products __ ~ _________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products- _________________________ _ 

Dairy products ________________________ -- -- ---------- Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Hogs and pigs ________________ -- - ___ -- ---- ------ -- --- Sheep, lambs, and woal ______________________________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

- 99 (0) 100 3 483 97 (0) 85 (0) 

- 2 (0) 3 (Z) 2 (D) 2 (0) 

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - -

- 95 4 967 (NA) (NA) 93 (0) 83 3372 

- 15 100 (NA) (NA) 15 100 6 73 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 4 12 

- 15 20 (NA) (NA) 15 20 10 4 

11974 dato include sales of forest products. 

428 TREASURE COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

Farms with harvested cropland Farms with irrigafed land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested 

1978 1974 in forms Forms in farms cropland Forms in forms crop/and 

All farms ___________________________ _ 112 111 600 213 85 464 397 29 226 58 310 786 19657 

Farms with14 11 14 - - - - - -

2 I (D) I (D) (D) I (0) (0) 

1 - (D) 1 (D) (D) 1 (D) (D) - 2 (D) - 2 - (0) - - -

1 to 9 ocres _______________________ _ 10 to 49 ocre5 _____________________ _ 

50 to 69 acres- ___________ .. ________ _ 70 to 99 ocr6L ____________________ _ 

- 2 - - - - - - - 2 I (0) 2 (D) (D) 1 (0) (0) -

100 to 139 acres- __________________ _ 

140 to 179 acres- __________________ _ 

18010219 acres- __________________ _ - 1 - - - - - - -

1 3 (D) - - - 1 (D) -

7 9 2 593 6 2 273 963 6 2 273 963 -

- 18 17 14015 16 12 735 4 439 10 7 855 3 027 

15 12 21 132 13 18 297 4 106 9 12 131 2 949 

50 54 561 673 46 430 732 19 476 27 287 950 12 541 -

22010259 acres- __________________ _ 

26010499 acreL __________________ _ 50010999 acres- __________________ _ 

1,000 101,999 acres- _______________ _ 

2,000 Qcres or more ____________ .. ___ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Operotors by principal occupation: Forming _____________________________ _ Other _______________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years _______________________ _ 25 to 34 yeors ________________________ _ 

35 to 44 years ________________________ _ 

45 to 54 years-_______________________ _ 55 to 64 yeors ________________________ _ 

65 years and over _____________________ _ Average 0ge __________________________ _ 

1978 

86 

26 

2 

7 

24 

29 

29 

21 

52.4 

1978 

Forms 

112 

85 

37 

21 

54 

50 

21 

14 

69 

15 

26 

2 

, 1974 

86 

10 

8 

27 

31 

14 

16 

49.7 

1978 

85 

21 

2 

6 

24 

27 

26 

21 

52.5 

'1974 

Operators by place of residence: 

1978 

Forms 

106 

84 

35 

21 

53 

SO 

18 

13 

65 

15 

26 

73 On form operated _____________________ _ 

7 Not on farm operated __________________ _ Not reported __________________________ _ 

- Operators reporting days of work off farm: 6 None ________________________________ _ 

24 11049 day'- _________________________ _ 

24 50 to 99 days _________________________ _ 

13 100 to 149 days _______________________ _ 

13 ISO 10199 days _______________________ _ 49.8 200 doys or more _____________________ _ 

IApplies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 dato ore based on a sample of forms; see text] 

AU forms 

Acres 

481 043 

(D) 

(D) 

4 061 

(D) 

21 260 

26 094 

(0) 

159 293 

57 342 

264 408 

1978 

78 

18 

16 

62 

13 

6 

I 

24 

'1974 

62 

16 

18 

54 

10 

2 

1974 

Forms 

93 

86 

27 

(NA) 

55 

(NA) 

II 

(NA) 

66 

14 

12 

I 

1978 

78 

14 

14 

61 

12 

6 

21 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) Forms 

- 50 1 282 52 637 50 I 282 46 - 83 685 83 671 83 685 74 

livestock and poultry purchosed _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry --" __________________________ _ 

- 24 142 64 340 24 142 58 - 93 56 (NA) (NA) 93 56 68 

- 49 122 51 121 49 122 50 - 64 454 60 555 64 454 59 55 173 52 124 55 173 51 66 754 54 524 64 (D) 52 

- 22 92 17 72 22 92 17 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health cosls ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, planls, and Irees ______ , ___________________ _ Commercia' fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime _________________ _ Hired form labor _______________________________________ _ 

Contract labor ________________________________________ _ 

Customwork. machine hire. and rental af machinery and equipment ___________________________________________ _ 53 120 56 131 53 120 53 

- III 522 (NA) (NA) 108 522 (NA) 

- III 433 109 327 108 432 93 - 104 241 (NA) (NA) 101 241 93 - 63 126 (NA) (NA) 63 )26 61 - 22 21 (NA) (HA) 22 21 42 - 27 10 (NA) (NA) 27 10 } - - - (NA) (NA) - - 93 - 111 33 (HA) (HA) 108 33 

- 86 (D) (NA) (NA) 86 (D) (NA) 

- 13 (D) . (NA) (NA) 12 (0) (NA) 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ 

Pelroleum producls _________________________________ _ Gasoline _________________________________________ _ 

Diesel fuel ______________ c ________________________ _ 

~~eY~ii _~U_I~~~: _a_n_d_ ~:~~~~~:::::::::: :::::::::::: ::: Nalural gas ______________________________________ _ 

Kerosene, motor oil, and greose _____________________ _ Electricity __________________________________________ _ 

Other-coal, wood, coke, elc. _________________________ _ 

Irrigafed 

lond 

21 307 

-

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

-

(D) 

(0)1 

I 1251 

3 2 047 569~ 

14 400 

Acres 

463 635 29 952 

42 476 

6 051 

387 824 

20 543 

33 335 

3 358 

204 754 

(D) 

199 699 

(0) 

' 1974 

53 

15 

12 

45 

10 

2 

Expenses 

($1.000) 

634 

661 

337 

61 

(0) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

72 

131 

(NA) 

323 

204 

86 

II 

21 

(NA) 

(NA) I 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA TREASURE COUNTY, MONT. 429 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

]1978 dote ore based on a sample of tarms; see text I 

All forms forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Farms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except posture _____________ ,... ____________ _ Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

64 19 442 64 19 442 

- 63 18 369 63 18 369 

- 14 I 073 14 I 073 

- - - - - Sprays, dusts. granules. fumigants. etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ 

t\")matodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchards _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- 19 5 439 19 5 439 

- 10 I 199 10 I 199 

- I (0) I (0) 

- 35 18 313 35 18 3131 

- - - - - (Xli 31 (X) 31 

I (X) I (X) 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

11978 data are based on a sample of farms; see textJ 

All forms Forms with sales AU forms of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 1978 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market volue of 011 machinery and equipment ____________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Average per form ________________ dallorL 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9.999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

III 106 7 189 4 708 

64 769 44 415 

5 6 10 18 

31 16 

All farms 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUlflMENT - Can. 

Estimated market value of all 

108 92 machinery and equipment ~ Can. 

7 164 4 538 $20,000 to $29.999 ______________________ 

66 336 49 326 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to.$69.999 ______________________ 

5 3 $70,000 to $99,999 _____________________ • 

8 II $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

30 15 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel troctorL __________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines _____________ • ____ _ 

Other corn pickers and picker-shellers _____ • __ _ CottonpickerL ___________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ____________ .. _________ _ Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field faroge harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _______________________ ._ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 

83 122 52 70 

109 413 75 162 

97 357 32 53 

34 35 14 15 

2 (0) - - 2 (0) - - - - - -

47 49 9 9 

75 81 23 26 

36 39 20 21 

1978 and 1974 

f)978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

Hired workers ~ All farms, 

45 52 90 251 

95 304 

20 20 

2 (0)1 2 (0) 

- - 38 40 54 55 

18 18 

1978 

9 

12 

9 , -

27 r 8 -' 

Forms 

93 

102 

97 

29 

4 

5 (NA) 

18 

54 

24 

1974 

Farms Acres on which used 

59 15 879 (NA) 15 254 (NA) 625 - -

(NA) 6 167 

- - 2 (0) 

(NA) 14983 

- - 12 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

Forms with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1974 1978 1974 

14 9 12 

18 12 17 

9 9 9 r -

1 25 11 27 25 

jL 8 -' 

1974 

Manufactured 

Number 1970 to 1974 

136 104 

388 167 370 68 

32 8 4 2 

5 - (NA) (NA) 

20 6 

58 22 

25 13 

Any hired workers 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Forms _____ . 

Workers __ ._ 

forms with- J warker __ ') workers ________ _ 

3 or 4 workers .. __ _ 

5 to 9 workers _. __ 

J 0 workers or more __ 

430 TREASURE COUNTY, MONT. 

-

-

-

-

-

Any 

66 

296 

19 

21 

8 

II 

7 

Working 150 days or more 

Farms Workers 

40 (X) 

(X) 94 

17 17 

II 22 7 24 

4 (0) 

I (0) 

Working less tho n 150 doys 

Forms Workers 1978 1974 

54 (X) 64 52 (X) 202 (0) 295 

18 18 17 II 

18 36 21 8 

II (0) 8 II 

I (0) II 

6 105 7 I~I 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2.500 or more ~ 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry ___ ~ .. ________________________ _ 

Any cattle, hogs, or shcep ______________________ .. ___ _ 

I I I I 96 (X) 100 (X) I 94 (X) I 85 (X) 

94 (X) 98 (X) 92 (X) 83 (X) 

-

Sales: Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any cottle, hogs. or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

99 5 099 JOO 3 483 97 (0) 85 3 462 - (NA)I 97 (0) 85 3 457

1 99 (0) 100 

I 

Inventory; Cattle and calves __ ____ __ _ ___________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that had colved _____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Sfeers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

89 26 264 95 28423 87 (0) 81 27 950 

84 13 465 92 14 615 82 (0) 81 (0) 

- 83 14 581 81 (0) 79 (0) 

- 13 445 90 

- 14 20 23 34 14 20 21 (0) 

81 7 167 (NA) (NA)I 79 (0)1 64 6841 I 

79 5 632 (NA) (NA) 79 5 632 77 6 747 -

Sales: Cottle and colves ___________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Cattle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ 

Dairy products ____ . _____________ . _____ ... _. __ $1.000_ 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigL ______________________________ _ 

- 95 15 137 97 15 509 93 (D) 83 IS 393 

- (X) 4 967 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 3372 

59 4260 (NA) (NA) 59 4 260 49 4 267 -

- (X) I 098 (X) (NA) (X) I 098 (X) 620 

- 73 J0877 (NA) (NA) 71 (0) 77 11 126 

- (X) 3 869

1 

(X) (NA) I (X) (0) (X) 2 752

1 8 2 110 (NA) (NA) 8 2 110 7 344 

- (X) 863

1 

(X) (NA) (X) 863 (X) 120 

- I (0) (NA) (NA) I (D) - -

- 13 6531 8 873 13 653 7 (0) 

- 9 87 (NA) (NA) 9 87 3 39 

- 12 566 (NA) (NA) 12 566 7 (0) 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ 

- II 148 6 105 II 148 5 (0) 

- II 97 3 56 II 97 2 (0) 

- 6 51 5 49 6 51 4 (0) 

- 3 (D) 5 477 3 (0) 4 (0) 

3 (D) (NA) (NA) 3 (0) 4 292 Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales: 

- 55 387 47 300 55 387

1 

41 285 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ - 15 I 072 7 I 036 15 I 072 6 (0) 

- (X) 100 (X) (NA) (X) JOO (X) 73 Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ - 2 (D) 2 (0) 2 (D) I (0) 

- (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) (l) 

Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

- 2 (0) 5 415 2 (0) 4 (0) 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 4 331 

(X) (0) (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 3 259 

Sheep, lambs. and wool _____ . ___ •. ___ . _______ ._$I,OOO_ Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 2 (O~I (NA) (NA) 2 (01 4 1=1 - (NA) (NA) - - -

$1,000_ - (X) - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ - 15 32 8 16 15 32 8 16 

(X) 20 (X) (NA) (X) 20 (X) 3 

POULTRY 

Inventory; Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 14 (X) 17 (X) 14 (X)I 16 (X) 

- 14 449 14 307 14 449 13 (D) Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- 13 (D) 14 284 13 (0) 13 (0) 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) I (0) 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ - I (0) - - 1 (0) - - Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - I (0) Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - I (D) Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

- I (X) (NA) (X) I (X) 2 (X) 

Sales; Any poultry __________ .•. __ ._. _. _. _. __ ._. ___________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- I (X) I (X) I (X) I (X) 

- I (D) I (D) I (0) I (01 Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Puflets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ - - - I (D) - - I (0) 

- I (D) (NA) (NA) I (0) Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Broilers and other meoHype chickens ________________ _ - - - - - - - - Turkeys _________________________________________ _ - - (NA) (NA) - - - Turkeys for slaughter _, __________________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Other poultry ___________ •. ____ . ___ .. _____ ._. _____ _ 

Poultry and poultry products __ . __ . ___ • ____ ._. ___ $1.000_ - - (X) (NA) (X) - (Xii - (Xii - 2 (D) 3 (Z) 2 (0) 2 (0) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA TREASURE COUNTY, MONT. 431 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with sofes of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres Farms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For grain or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ 

- 21 3 386 (X) I 21 3 386 21 3 386 (X) 21 3 386 

- 28 3 752 (X) (NA) (NA) 28 3 752 (X) 24 2 656 

- 6 696 77 341 6 696 6 696 77 341 6 696 

- 5 340 30 157 (NA) (NA) 5 340 30 157 5 340 

- 21 2 690 49 080 21 2 690 21 2 690 49 080 21 2 690 1974_ for fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 28 3 412 54 776 24 2 316 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ For grain or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ For silage or green chop (tons, green) __________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ 

Cut tor dry forage or hoy (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NAI (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Wheat for grain (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ - 31 6 043 181 531 12 1 230 30 (0) (0) 12 1 230 

1974_ Oats for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 23 7 681 264 873 (NA) (NA) 23 7 681 264 873 6 805 

- 14 440 31 277 8 255 14 440 31 277 8 255 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 14 597 31 867 4 110 Borley for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - 31 2 652 142 369 20 1 825 31 2 652 142 369 20 1 825 

1974_ Rye for grain (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 31 2 119 125 857 19 1 260 

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Other small grains for groin ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (N~I - - - - -

- - - (X) - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Soybeans for beans (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Catton (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Irish potatoes (hundredweightL _________________ 1978_ - 2 (0) (0) 2 (0) 2 (0) (0) 2 (0) 

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Sweetpototoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see text) _________________ 1978_ - 74 12 452 27 811 46 5 211 74 12 452 27 811 46 5 211 

1974_ - 73 10 326 21 225 (NA) (NA) 70 10 178 20 985 36 2 989 Alfalfa hay (tons. dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 67 10 619 24 6861 42 4 3741 67 10 619 24 686 42 4 374 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 66 8 435 18 722 33 2 425 

Other tame dry hoy (Ions. dry) (see text) ______ 1978_ - 11 648 1 159 8 335 11 648 1 159 8 335 

Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978_ - 10 942 (X) 3 255 10 942 (X) 3 255 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 21 1 466 (X) 6 216 Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - 10 942 56 613 3 (0) 10 942 56 613 3 (0) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 21 1 466 150 333 6 216 

Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ 

All vegetables harvested for sole (see text) _______ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA)I (NA) (NA) - - 7 - -

- - - (X) - - - - (Xl - - 1974_ - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - -- - (X) - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NAI (NA) - - (X) - Tomotoes _________________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

1974_ (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Green peas excluding cowpeoL _______________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ 

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (X)I (NA) (NA~I - - (X) - -

- - - (X) - - - (X) - -

1974_ - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NAI (NA) 

(NA) (NAI (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Peaches (pounds'- __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Gropes (pounds) (see text) __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) -

1974_ - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - Strawberries (poundsL ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Olher crops _________________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - 19 4 228 (X) (NA) (NA) 19 4 228 (X) (NA) (NA) 

432 TREASURE COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres 

738 2 128 083 746 2 174 1871 689 I 731 0611 678 1 543 6761 - 2 914 (X) 2 512 (X) 2 277 - (X) 2884 (X) 

(X) 3 183 3601 (X) 3 1833601 (X) 3 1833601 (X) 3 183 360 

(X) (X) (X) 54.4 (X) 48.5 - 66.9 68.3 

Forms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of form _____ , ___________________________ _ 

Approximate land area _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in forms ________________________ "'_ percenL 

504 426 (X) 286 214 (X) 499 566 (X) I 287 233 (X) 

- (X) 126 (X) 177 (X) 98 (X) 202 

Value of land and buildings~ I 

Average per form _____________________________ doUors_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollars_ 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

Pasturelond and rangeland, other thon cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

Land in house lots, ponds. roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

702 735 210 I 699 7159041 664 731 0001 655 711 050 - 687 682 371 3771 655 384 894 646 370 059 386 221 

- 13 47 7 (NA) 10 29 3 (NA) 

- 16 190 7 (NA) 9 100 2 (NA) 

- 12 274 6 (NA) 7 159 I (NA) 

- 30 1 226 21 (NA) 21 879 12 (NA) 

- 54 3 799 58 (NA) 49 3 411 45 (NA) 

- 88 12 9281 121 (NA)I 85 12 559 121 (NA) 

- 187 62 723 188 (NA) 187 62 723 188 (NA) 

- 173 125 2761 166 (NA) I 173 125 276 166 (NA) 

- 114 179 758 108 (NA) 114 179 758 108 (NA) 

- 137 23 796 139 23 099 128 (0) 122 21 880 

- 587 325 1931 542 321 4281 562 (0) 519 319 111 

- 45 3 611 (NA) (NA) 39 (D) 16 696 

38 5 392 (NA) (NA) 35 5 165 23 5 191 

- 548 298 7621 (NA) (NA)I 531 297 3741 489 288 5691 

109 17 428 (NA) (NA) 100 16 654 54 24 655 

56 8272 64 12 7091 53 8 150 56 11 996 

- 35 6 069 (NA) (NA) 34 (0) 40 2 952 

- 25 2 203 (NA) (NA) 23 (0) 34 9 Q4.4 

625 1 384 601 660 1 445 5741 587 991 911 616 820 630 

463 1 326 086 (NA) (NA) I 439 934 534 457 769 6531 

- 463 58 515 (NA) (NA) 439 57 377 507 50 977 

- 534 1 355 951 (NA) (NA) 501 963 985 (NA) 

':: :;1 - 165 34996 159 35 496 154 34 676 153 

- 153 29 544 (NA) (NA) 146 29 382 145 31 801 

- 32 3929 (NA) (NA) 28 3 838 (NA) 1 988 

- 19 1 523 (NA) (NA) 15 1 456 13 1 592 

- 409 48 737 (X) (X) 395 48 215 (X) (X) 

land in torms according 1a use: Total cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ____________________________ .' __ _ 

By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres ______________________________ ~ __ _ 

10 to 19 acres __________ ~ ____________________ _ 

2010 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 ocres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

Cropland used only for pasturL _____________________ _ Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested or pastured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops failed _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow ______________ ~ 

Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

Totol woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland n01 postured ____________________________ _ 

Postureland, all types __________________ .. _______________ _ 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ 

11978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 I 1974 

Value Value Volue 1 Value Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold' _______________ _ - 738 35 196 746 33 744 689 35 139 678 33 659 Average per farm ___________________________ dollars_ - (X) 47 691 (X) 45 233 (X) 51 000 (X) 49 645 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold:' $100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ $40.000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 73 14 451 75 (NA) 73 14 451 75 (NA) 

- 209 13 135 220 (NA) 209 13 135 220 (NA) 

- 172 5 024 164 (NA) 172 5 024 164 (NA) $10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ $2.000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal farms (see textL ___________________________ _ 

- 132 1 9071 122 (NA) I 132 1 907 122 (NA)I - 66 485 64 (NA) 66 485 64 (NA) 

37 137 31 (NA) 37 137 31 (NA) 43 57 64 (NA) (X) (X) 2 (NA) 

- 10 23 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

9 15 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 11 13 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 13 7 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 6 - 6 (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 618 20417 642 23 3171 590 20 3831 (NA) 23 2841 - 576 18918 (NA) (NA) 559 18 897\ 579 21 939 - 177 2 663 (NA) (NA) 174 2 659 (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) -

429\ 

- - - 129 1 440 (NA) (NA) 118 1 176 1 328 - 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 1 (0) 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 1 (0) 

- 3 34 2 (D) 3 34 1 2 (0) 

- -

14 78: \ 

(NA) (NA) - 2 (D) 

- 449 518 10 426 430 14 756 469 10 374\ - 50 22 55 26 49 (D) 50 24 - 15 22 (NA) (NA) 14 (0) 20 

9 1~~\ - 412 13 441 (NA) (NA) 401 13 429 429 - 99 917 (NA) (NA) 96 913 93 824 - 36 150 (NA) (NA) 34 (0) 48 206 48 228 (NA) (NA) 44 223 49 148 i 

Crops _______________________________________________ _ 

Groins ____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loon.s _________________ _ Tobacco ___________________________________________ _ 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and siloge ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melonL ___________________ _ 

Fruits, nuts, and berrieL _____________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Other crops ________________________________________ _ 

Livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry productL _________________________ _ 

Dairy products ________ . _____________________________ _ 

Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Hogs and pigL _____________________________________ _ Sheep, lambs, and wool ______________________________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

11974 data include sales of forest products. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA VALLEY COUNTY, MONT. 433 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 Forms 

Farms with harvested cropland 

Acres Acres Harvested 1978 1974 in farms Farms in forms cropland 

- 738 746 2 128083

1 

687 I 695 517 386 221 

20 28 41 5 15 8 - 24 17 761 17 (0) (0) 4 5 251 2 (0) (0) 

- 17 13 I 362 17 I 362 527 14 26 I 657 13 I 532 703 25 21 4 029 24 3 869 I 779 18 

:j\ 3 515 14 2 755 773 10 2 343 9 2 123 794 - 68 74 26077 63 24 084 10085 116 ll3 88 604 113 86 150 31 246 ~ - 173 162 253 880 168 247 700 85 223 .- 249 260 I 745 563 242 I 325 234 254 775 

All farms ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- 1 to 9 ocres _______________________ _ 

10 to 49 ocres _____________________ _ 

50 to 69 acres _____________________ _ 70 to 99 acres ___ . __________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocre'- __________________ _ 

140 to 179 acres ___________________ _ 

180 to 219 ocre'- __________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocres ___________________ _ 260 to 499 ocres ___________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocre'- __________________ _ 

1,000 to 1.999 acre'- ______________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ . 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 

All forms 

1978 1974 

Farms Acres Farms Acres 

land in forms __________________________________ _ 738 2 128 083 746 2 174 187 Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 687 386 221 682 371 377 

Tenure of operator; Full owners __________________________________ _ 299 600 747 318 440 574 Harvested cropland _________________________ _ 271 102 725 (NA) 96046 Part owners __________________________________ _ 356 462 559 346 582 274 Harvested cropland _________________________ _ 343 259 975 (NA) 248 336 Tenants ____________________________________ _ 83 64 777 82 151 339 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 73 23 521 (NA) 26995 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ 590 991 060 (NA) (NA) Partnership __________________________________ _ 84 378 412 (NA) (NA) Corporation __________________________________ _ 53 (0) (NA) (NA) 

Other~cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc._ II (0) (NA) (NA) 

farms with irrigated land 

Acres Harvested 

Forms in forms cropland 

165 696 052 79080 

- - - II (0) 182 

I (0) -

3 256 150 

4 455 82 

8 I 332 690 

5 I 005 339 

5 I 178 375 9 3 403 I 615 

30 21 677 7 877 

26 38 158 10825 

63 628 140 56945 

1978 and 1974 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Forms 

689 

655 

267 

246 

344 

339 

78 

70 

548 

83 

53 

5 

Acres 

731 061 384 894 

413 620 101 594 

253 798 

259 873 

63 643 

23 427 

983 285 

(0) 

362 059 

(0) 

1974 

Forms 

678 

646 

280 

(NA) 

321 

(NA) 

77 

(NA) 

590 

58 

26 

4 

Irrigated 

land 

34 996 

-

(0) 

(0) 

155 

88 

594 

361 

370 

I 415 5059 

5 811 

20 844 

Acres 

543 676 

370 059 

437 455 

95 612 

028 482 

247 485 77 739 

26962 

092 086 

222 391 

221 644 

7 555 

All farms Forms with sales of All forms Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more $2,500 or more 

1978 ' 1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 ' 1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: Forming _____________________________ _ 

Other _______________________________ _ 483 470 458 435 

169 151 151 132 583 586 565 561 On farm operated 

155 124 124 87 Not on form operat-;d-=================== 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years _______________________ _ 

86 89 80 81 

301 261 

Not reparted ___________________________ 

15 15 Operators reporting days of work off form: 25 to 34 yeorL _______________________ _ 98 80 92 76 None _________________________________ 411 341 401 328 35 to 44 yearL _______________________ _ lOS 110 97 104 I to 49 doys ___________________________ 86 60 83 57 45 to 54 years ________________________ _ 191 213 179 192 50 to 99 doy'- _____________ ~. ___________ 26 12 23 9 55 to 64 years _______________________ _ 219 181 204 167 100 to 149 day'- _______________________ 18 34 14 32 65 years and aver ____________________ _ 110 96 102 83 150 to 199 doys ________________________ 26 21 22 9 Average oge ________ . _________________ _ 50.8 50.0 50.7 49.7 200 days or more ---------------------- ll6 105 92 78 

IApplies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

245 3097 295 I 995 234 3 089 260 I 969 

- 382 2 045 443 2 090 366 2 0251 394 2 063 

106 256 270 727 95 255 251 724 

- 342 212 (NA) (NA) 337 212 326 216 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ______________ ~ ____________ _ 

Commerciolly mixed formula feeds ______ ~ ___________ ~ __ _ 

Animal health costs ______________ ~ _____ - _______ - -- - - __ _ 

- 250 434 264 323 250 434 243 322 

- 299 I 645 189 829 283 I 630 181 828 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ________ .. _________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer ____________________ - _______ -- - ___ _ 

484 I 299 386 540 468 I 298 382 540 

- 387 2070 291 I 227 382 2 069 276 I 224 Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired form labor ________________________ - _______ ---_ - __ 

Contract labor __ . __ .. _____________________ - _____ - ___ -_ ---- 48 81 59 131 48 81 57 (0) 

- 418 I 165 366 I Customwork, machine hire, and rentol of machinery and equipment __ . _______________________ - - - _____ ---- -- --- Oil 400 I 152 357 I 009 

- 737 3 216 (NA) (NA) 688 3 202 (NA) (NA) 

- 737 2816 726 I 940 688 2 802 666 I 920 

727 I 408 (NA) (NA) 679 I 397 658 I 051 

620 I 030 (NA) (NA) 588 I 029 582 626 

161 107 (NA) (NA) 161 107 174 99 

- 234 97 (NA) (NA) 228 97 } 30 17 (NA) (NA) 30 17 660 144 

737 157 (NA) (NA) 688 155 

- 582 397 (NA) (NA) 576 397 (NA) (NA) 

27 3 (NA) (NA) 27 3 (NA) (NA)[ 

Energy and petroleum producfs __________ . _______________ _ 

Petroleum products ____________ . ___ .. _______ -_ --- - - _--

Ga!.oline. _______________ :. _________ - _____ - ___ -- __ --

Diesel fuel ____ . _______ .. _____ .. ____________________ _ 

lP gas, butane, and propane __ . _____ .. _ - _____ ~ __ - - _ - -- fuel oil • ___ ~_~ _________ ~ _______ ._~ ___ .. _____ _ 

Natural gas _____ . ___________ .. ___ -- - ___________ .. _-

Kero!.ene, motor oil, and greose _____________________ _ Electricity _____________________________________ _ 

Other coal, wood, coke, etc. __________ . _________ . - __ . _ 

434 VALLEY COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 doto ore bosed on a sample of farms· see text) 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized. except posture __________________________ _ Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ .. 

296 93 372 280 92 340 

286 91 552 270 90 520 

24 I 820 24 I 820 - lime ------------------------------------------------------ - - - - - Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants. etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops ________________________ . ____ _ 76 46 775 76 46 775 - Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchordL ____________________________ _ 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- - - - - 49 33 912 49 33 912 

440 249 6691 424 249 2581 

I (Dli I 

177 (011 (X) 177 (X) 

122 (X) 118 (X) 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

/1978 dato ore based on 0 sample of forms; see text! 

All forms Farms with soles AI! forms of $2,500 or more 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Average per form ________________ dollarsFarms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19.999 _____________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

1978 1974 

736 718 

48 283 27060 

65 602 37688 

47 47 113 97 

39 8°i 

AU forms 

1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market volue of all 

688 657 machinery and equipment-Can_ 

47 578 26 3141 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

69 155 40 052 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

46 32 $70,000 to $99,999 ____________________ ._ 

83 67 1 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

30 75 i $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel tractors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Cottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners _______________ . ______ _ Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 

573 941 322 418 

721 2 544 414 709 

664 I 762 280 363 

420 540 112 119 

I (0) I (0) 

I (0) - - - - - - 114 126 22 22 

282 290 54 54 

35 42 14 17 

1978 and 1974 

[1978 dato ore based on a sample of forms; see text 1 

Hired workers -All farms. 

360 523 650 I 835 604 I 399 

334 421 

-

I (0-;1 

- - 92 104 229 236 

22 25 

1978 

1978 

59 

107 

90 

91 .., 155 r 35 .J 

Forms 

607 

685 

660 

406 2 

24 

(NA) 

52 

310 

41 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

181 60 861 

(NA) 59 4761 (NA) I 385 - -

(NA) 24 618 

I (0) 

II 7 433 

(NA) 1758571 

I 

37 (0) (X) I (NA) (X) 

Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1974 1978 1974 

1 1 

I I 118

1 

59 1141 180 103 174 

105 86 104 , 91 .., 91 11 155 r 91 1 i L 35 .J i 1974 

Number Monufoctured 1 1970 to 1974 

892 552 2 179 750 I 694 373 

481 124 (0) 2 

29 I (NA) (NA) 

55 6 328 101 

47 13 

Any hired workers -

Forms with soles of $2.500 or more Working ISO days or more Working less tho n 1 SO doys 

Any Forms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms with -- 1 worker _______ . _______________________________________ _ 

2 workers ______________________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 workers ___ • ____ .• _______________________________ _ 

IO workers or more _________________ • ___________________ _ 

- 387 176 (X) 289 (X) I 382 276

1 

- I 195 (X) 345 (X) 850 I 182 982 

- 101 78 78 81 81 100 106

1 

- 114 70 140 86 172 113 '>1 - 108 19 61 77 254 105 ;2 - 57 7 (0) 43 (0) 57 57

1 - 7 2 (D) 2 (0) 7 10 

Forms ________________ . ______________________________ • __ _ 

Workers __ . _____________________________________________ _ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA VALLEY COUNTY, MONT. 435 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY I I I 

Inventory: 

473 (X) 519 (X) 449 (X) 465 (X) 

- 441 (X) 495 (X) 420 (X) 448 (X) 

Any livestock or poultry ________ ~ __________________ . __ _ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 

Sales: 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1.000_ - 449 14 780 518 10426 430 14 756 469 10 374 

- 438 14 508

1 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1.000_ 509 (NA) 423 (0) 462 10 192 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

- 423 79 138 466 92 875 405 78 893 421 91 767 

- 397 44 734 425 52 535 382 (D) 403 52 197 

- 394 44 623 423 52 373 380 (D) 401 52050 

Cows and heifers thot hod colved ________________ _ Beef cows __________________________________ ==== Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

- 62 111 82 162 60 (D) 75 147 Heifers ond heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

- 355 18 959 (NA) (NA) 340 (0) 344 21 458 

Steers, steer calves. bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

- 377 15 445 (NA) (NA) 361 15 382 353 18 112 

Sales: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 412 43 444 472 48 302 401 43 401 429 48 034 

- (X) 13 441 (X) (NA) (X) 13 429 $1,000_ (X) 9 162 Calves __________________________________________ _ 

- 306 23 720 (NA) (NA) 302 23 701 304 21 951 

- (X) 6381 (X) (NA) (X) 6 376 (X) 2 888 

- 325 19 724 (NA) (NA) 318 19 700 365 26083 $1,000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ _ 

- (X) 7 060 (X) (NA) I (X) 7 054 (X) 6 2741 

- 25 1 186 (NA) (NA) 23 (D) 26 1 778 

- (X) 348 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) 619 

- 15 22 (NA) (NA) 14 (D) 20 11 

$1,000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ 

Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ 

Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

- 93 6948 103 8 785 90 6918 96 8572 

- 71 1 040 (NA) (NA) 69 (D) 64 641 

- 86 5 908 (NA) (NA) 84 (0) 92 7931 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding yeor and May 3J ______________ _ June J and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 75 1 388 84 1 184 72 1 369 76 1 162 

- 63 745 57 625 61 (D) 52 609 

- 61 643 58 559 58 (D) 55 553 Sheep and lombs- ___________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ 

Goots _____________________________________________ _ 

- 34 3 562 54 10 124 32 (0) 50 JO 025 

- 32 2 593 (NA) (NA) 30 (D) 47 6 497 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) - - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ - 256 1 175 238 1 161

1 

238 1 116

1 

209 1 088

1 Sales, 

- 99 10932 JOO 12 261 96 10856 93 12 140 

- (X) 917 (X) (NA) (X) 913 (X) 824 

- 25 3009 19 2 801 23 (0) 18 (D) 

- (X) 115 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) 63 

- 36 2 578 50 6017 34 (D) 48 (0) 

- 33 2 848 (NA) (NA) 31 (0) 45 7 261 

- (X) 27 893 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 77 124 

- 36 150 (NA) (NA) 34 (0) I 48 20~ I 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) -

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and woo'- _______________________ $1,000_ 

Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- (X) (0) (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) - - 44 128 48 165 42 (D) 48 165 

- (X) 71 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) 38 

$1,000_ Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ 

POULTRY 

- 115 (X) I 135 (X) I 108 (X) 124 (X) 

- 108 5 731 131 8437 101 5 545 122 7 482 

- 108 5 425 130 8 281 101 5 239 121 (D) 

6 306 (NA) (NA) 6 306 1 (D) 

- 6 12 (NA) (NA) 6 12 1 (D) 

- 9 440 10 825 9 440 8 (0) 

- 6 47 (NA) (NA) 6 47 11 62 

- 3 (0) (NA) (NA) 3 (0) 9 54 

- 3 (0) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 6 8 

- 7 (X) (NA) (X)I 7 (X) 12 (X) 

- 22 (X) 24 (X) 21 (X) 21 (X) 

- 15 1 703 18 1 514 14 (D) 15 980 

- 15 1 703 18 1 503 14 (0) 15 969 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 2 (0) 

- 3 200 3 64 3 200 3 64 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 1 (D) 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) I 2 (D2 1 1 (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - -

- - (X) (NA) (X~ i - (X~ i - (X) 

- 50 22 55 26 49 (0) 50 24 

Inventory; Any poultry ______________________________ - _______ ---

Chickens 3 months old or alder ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys ________________________________ - ___ - - ----

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kep' for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ______________________ . --- -- .--------

Sales: Any poultry. _________________ - _______ ----- ----- -----

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys ____________________ - _______ -------------- Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ____________ - _________ ---------- -- ---

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1.000_ 

436 VALLEY COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quantity forms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

- 21 3 121 (X)I 14 2 5931 20 (0) (X) 14 2 5931 

26 3 385 (X) (NA) (NA) 26 3 385 (X) 14 2 456 - 853 - 6 1 196 56 9601 3 853 5 (0) (0) 3 

- 4 466 30997 (NA) (NA) 4 466 30 997 1 (0) 

15 1 925 22 066 11 1 740 15 1 925 22 066 11 1 740 - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 19 2 607 25 807 13 2244 

- (X) - - - - - (X) - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 7 312 (X) 2 (0) 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushelsl- __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons, green) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) I - =1 1 (0) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (X) - -

- =1 - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - - -

- - For silage or green chop (tons, green> __________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA)I - - (X) - -

- 559 285 426 7 140 031 32 2 686 544 284 675 7 128 931 31 (0) 

- 565 263 492 5432617 (NA) (NA) 557 263 374 5 430 907 27 2 423 

- 114 5 074 218 258 13 322 113 (0) (0) 13 322 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 142 7 113 263 578 14 350 

- 253 32 310 1 178 268 24 1 257 248 32 187 1 175 605 24 1 257 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 277 34 908 1 024 285 22 1 964 

- 1 (0) (0) - - 1 (0) (0) - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA)I (NA) (NA) I - -

(Xli 

-

(0)1 - 26 2 888 (X) 1 (0) 26 2 888 1 

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 9 743 (X) -

;1 - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - - - - - - - -

~I - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - -

=1 

-

- - - - - (NAil 

- - - -

- - - - (NA) - - - -

- 1 (0) (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) (0) I (0) 

- 3 1 206 (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (0) 2 (0) 

Cut for dry forage or hoy (Ions, dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Wheal for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Oals for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 80rley for groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Other small groins for 9roin ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Cotton (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Irish potoloes (hundredweightJ __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- 437 60 174 128 096 137 22 801 416 59 744 127 421 131 22 665 

- 418 61 995 110 927 (NA) (NA) 389 60 857 109 232 137 23 974 

- 286 34 114 88 200 I 126 16 5881 271 33 831 87 657 121 164741 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 248 32 545 71 409 123 17 937 

-. 93 5 558 8 267 7 1 1171 92 (0) (0) 6 (0) 

- 4 450 (X) 1 (0) 4 450 (X) 1 (0) 

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA)I 10 954 (X) 3 715 

- 4 450 51 000 1 (0) 4 450 51 000 1 (0) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 6 270 13 900 1 (0) 

- - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) I - - -I - -I 

- 2 (0) (X) 2 (0) 2 (0) (Xl 2 (0) 

- 1 (0) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (X) 1 (0) 

Sweelpotoloes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hoy crops (Ions, dry) (see lexl) _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Alfalfa hay (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Olher tome dry hoy (Ions, dry) (see lexl) ______ 1978_ 

Field seed crap'-_____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

All vegetables harvested for sole (see text) _______ 1978_ 

1974_ Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 1 (0) (X) 1 (0) 1 (0) (X) 1 (01 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (X) 1 (D) 

- Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- 1974_ (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X)I -

- 2 (0) (X) 1 (0) 2 (0) (X) 1 (D~I 

Green peas excluding cowpeos ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ 

- 1974_ I (0) (X) (NA) (NA) I (0) (X) 1 (0) 

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Peaches (poundsL __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

Gropes (pounds) (see lexl) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Nursery and greenhouse productL ______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ 

- - - (X) - - - -

~~~ I 

- - - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - 3 1 (X) - - 3 1 (X~I - - - 1 (0) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (X) (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA VALLEY COUNTY, MONT. 437 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres 

158 843 953 138 820 1471 143 838 066 120 819 230 - (X) 5 341 (X) 5 943 (X) 5 861 (X) 6 827 (X) 908 800 (X) 908 800 (X) 908 800 (X) 908 800 - (X) 92.9 (X) 90.2 (X) 92.2 (X) 90.1 

Forms ______________ " _______________________________ _ 

Average size of form _______ ~ ________________ .. _______ _ 

Approximate land oreo ______________________________ .. __ _ 

Proportion in forms __________________________ percenL 

Value of land and buildings: I 

- 715 720 (X) 413 116 (X) 786 273 (X) 470 950 (X) 

(X) 129 (X) 70 (X) 129 (X) 69 

Average per form ____________________________ dollars_ 

Average per acre ____________________ __ doltarsLand in farms according to use: 

- 139 113 434 124 87 607 127 (0) 108 87 147 135 77 793 119 52 388 126 77 150 104 52 236 

Total cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ______________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 

I (0) 12 (NA) - - - (NA) 

3 (0) - (NA) 2 (0) - (NA) 

I (0) 3 (NA) 1 (0) 2 (NA) 

7 270 5 (NA) 6 (0) 4 (NA) 

20 I 414 17 (NA) 16 I 144 16 (NA) 

24 3 273 27 (NA) 23 (0) 27 (NA) I 40 12 382 28 (NA) 39 (0) 28 (NA) 

17 12964 14 (NA) 17 12964 14 (NA) 

22 47 422 13 (NA) 22 47 422 13 (NA) 

I to 9 acres _________________ • ___ • __ _ 

10 to 19 acres ________ _ ____________ • 

20 to 29 acres _________________________ _ 

3010 49 acres _____________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _________ . _______________ . ______ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres ________ . _______ .. _________ . __ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,0 acres or more 

Cropland used only for pasture _______ . _______________ _ 33 6 717 25 13 701 28 (0) 24 (0) Other cropland __________________________________ .. _ 

- 68 28 924 48 21 518 67 (0) 47 (0) 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 12 1 356 (NA) (NA) 12 I 356 4 (0) 

Cropland on which all crops foiled ____________ . __ _ II 1 531 (NA) (NA) II I 531 10 I 407 

59 25 5961 (NA) (NA) I 58 (0)1 42 180271 10 441 (NA) (NA) 9 (0) 7 I 286 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ____________ _ 

Cropland idle _______________________ _ 

Total woodland ______ . ____ _ 19 8 399 12 5 490 18 (0) 12 5 490 Woodland postured _______ _ 19 (0) (NA) (NA) 18 (0) 9 (0) Woodland not postured ____ _ - 3 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 4 (0) 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

- 142 722 120 127 727 050 130 718 268 110 726 593 Pastureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 124 716 922 (NA) (NA) 115 713 105 103 721 718 Land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ 95 5 198 (NA) (NA) 89 5 163 72 4 875 

Postureland. all types __ . _. _____________ . _______________ _ - 140 731 256 (NA) (NA) 127 726572 (NA) 737 281 

Irrigated land _____________________________________ . __ _ 

- 82 25 508 82 26 441 80 (0) 69 26 359 Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ - 82 22 076 (NA) (NA) 80 (0) 66 22 009 Postureland irrigated ________________________________ _ - 21 2 382 (NA) (NA) 20 (0) (NA) 3 920 Other land irrigated _________________ • ____________ . ___ _ - 6 I 050 (NA) (NA) 6 1 050 4 430 land set oside in the federal farm programs in 1978 ________ _ 43 5 945 (X) (X) 42 (0) (X) (X) 

11978 data ore bosed on 0 sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with sales at $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Volue Value Value 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) 

158 II 756 138 6 269 143 II 729 120 6 250 

- (X) 74 403 (X) 45 428 (X) 82 017 (X) 52083 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ 

Average per form ____________________________ dollors_ 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: l 

$100.000 or more __ __ __ ______ _ _____________ _ 

$40.000 to $99.999 ________ _ _____________ _ $20.000 to $39,999 ________ _ _____________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ________ _ _________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$2.500 to $4,999 ___________________________ . __ _ 

less thon $2,500 (see text) ______________________ _ $2,000 to $2,499 _________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1,999 ________________________________ _ $1,000 to $1.499 _________________________________ _ 

less thon $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal farms (see text) ____________________________ _ 

31 8043 18 (NA) 31 8 043 18 (NA) 

- 39 2 375 17 (NA) 39 2 375 17 (NA) 

29 884 25 (NA) 29 884 25 (NA) 

18 258

1 

28 (NA) I 18 258

1 

28 (NA) 

19 143 20 (NA) 19 143 20 (NA) 

7 25 9 (NA) 7 25 9 (NA) 

IS 27 21 (NA) (X) (X) 3 (NA) 

- 9 19 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

3 5 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

2 (0) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

I (0) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - .- (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

78 2 223 71 1 171 71 2 2151 (NA) I 168 

66 I 973 (NA) (NA)I 64 (0) 49 972 

8 71 (NA) (NA) 8 71 (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) - -

- - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 19 (0) (NA) (NA) 15 242 17 (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - (NA) (NA) - -

Crops _______ . ___ • ___________________ -_ - --- ______ ----

Groins __________________________________________ ---

Commodify Credit Corporation loons Couon and cottonseed __________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons ________________ _ 

Tobacco ________ . ___________________ - _ -- ---_ -- -- - ---

Field seeds, hay, forage, and silage _____ ~ ______________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ______________ -_ - - ---

Fruits, nuts, and berries ____________________________ _ 

- - - - - -

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) I (0) I (0) 

Nursery and greenhouse products _________ . __ . _____ . __ _ 

Othercrops__ _. ___________ ~ __ _ 

144 9 532 126 5 093 132 9 513 109 :, 078 

- 6 (0) 12 279 5 (0) 12 279 

5 (0) (NA) (NA) 4 (0) 12 93 

131 7 715 (NA) (NA) 123 7 703 100 3 718 

16 350 (NA) (NA) 15 (0) 14 313 

50 844 (NA) (NA) 47 839 39 525 

12 307 (NA) (NA) 12 307 10 149 

livestock, poultry, and their products ___ _ 

Poultry and poultry products .. __________ ~ __ Dairy products __ _ ____ _______ _ _______ _ 

Cottle and calves ______ _ ____ . __ _ 

Hogs and pigs _____________ .. __ ~ __ .-- ____ . _____ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and woo! ______ . ______ . _ ---- - __ ---- - ---

Other liveslock and livestock products (see text) __ . 

J 1974 doto include sales of forest products. 

438 WHEATLAND COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

\ 

1978 ---1 Forms 

1 Forms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigoted 

1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland Forms in forms cropland lond 

All farms ________ .. _______ . ___________ _ 

Forms with"- 110 9 ocres _______________________ _ 

10 to 49 ocres _____________________ _ 50 to 69 ocres _____________________ _ 

70 to 99 ocres _______________ _ 100 to 139 ocreL ____________ _ 

140 to 179 ocres _____________ _ 

180 to 219 ocreL ____________ _ 

220 to 259 ocres_. _________________ ._ 

260 to 499 ocres ____________ .. ______ _ 

500 to 999 ocreL __________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocres- _______________ _ 

2,000 ocres or more ____ .. ___________ _ 

158 138 843 953

1 

135 804 528 77 79~ 1 82 667 945 53 520 25 508/ 

8 18 24 - - - - -

- 4 2 741 I (0) w) I (0) wi/ (0) 

- 2 2 

2~6\ 2 w) (0) 2 (0) (0) 

3 2 2 (0) (0) - - - (O~I 4 I 470 2 (0) (0) I (0) (0) (0) 

7 2 I 077 5 757 219 3 440 120 120 

I 

:11 

(0)/ - - (0) / 

- - - w)1 2 (0) 2 (0) I (0) (0) 

19 7 7711 17 6996 2 4111 5 2 110 954 910/ 

II 7564 10 7 064 2 587 2 (0) (0) w) 18 23 815 17 22 455 3 9541 9 10980 I 395 2 3981 

79 72 802 141 i 77 766 247 68 107i 58 652 699 50 260 21 758j 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more { 

1978 1974 1978 I 1974~ Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres i Forms Acres 

land in farms _________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ___________________ _ 

Tenure of operotor; Full owners _________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ Port owners _________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ Tenants _________________________ . ___ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ 

Type of organization; Individual or family ___________________ _ 

Partnership _________________________ _ 

Corporation _________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institut 

--------- 158 843 9531 138 820 1471 143 838 0661 120 819 230 

--------- 135 77 793 119 52 388 126 77 150 104 52 236 

--------- 66 91 693\ 56 134 912\ 54 88 476\ 38 133 995 

--------- 48 10 621 (NA) 9 628 4 I 10 218 (NA) 9 476 

--------- 67 699 123 62 619 185 65 (0) 62 619 185 

--------- 64 59 414/ (NA) 37 056 62 (D) (NA) 37 056

1 --------- 25 53 137 20 66 050 24 (0) 20 66 050 

--------- 23 7 7581 (NA) 5 704 23 (0) (NA) 5 7041 

--------- 121 367 762 (NA) (NA) 106 361 875 86 292 489 

--------- 16 (Oil (NA) (NA) 16 (0) 16 165 76~1 --------- 19 (0) (NA) (NA) 19 (0) 18 360 975 jonal, etc._ 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) -

AI! forms I Forms with sales of I All forms / 

Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more $2,500 or more / 

1978 ' 1974 1978 ' 1974 1 1978 ' 1974 1978 ' 1974 

Operators by place of residence, 

- 122 98

1 

117 83

1 

On farm operated _________ ------------ 104 89 95 73

1 - 36 22 26 19 Not on form operated _________ --------- 39 22 33 20 

II -' Not reported ___________________________ 15 9 15 9

- 3 3 Operators reporting days of work off form: 1 

- 25 16 24 

I~I None _________________________________ 87 65 80 

- 28 19 26 5 I \ I to 49 dOYL __________________________ 18 11 18 II 28 22 25 22 50 to 99 dayL _____________ ._ --------- 5 2 5 2 34 32 30 

2~1 100 to 149 doy'- _____________ --------- 3 3 2 

I; I 40 30 35 28 15010 199 doy'- _________ --- --------- 2 4 2 - 51.7 54.3 511 55.1 200 days or more ____________ --------- 30 14 24 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming ____________________________ _ 

Other ______________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years ______________________ _ 

25 to 34 yearL ______________________ _ 

35 to 44 yearL ______________________ _ 

45 to 54 years _______________________ _ 

55 to 64 yearL ______________________ _ 

65 years and over ___________________ _ Average age _________________________ _ 

IApplies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

11978 doto are bosed on 0 sample of forms; see text) 

AI! forms / Farms with sales of $2.500 or more I 1978 

,,·"~I 1974 

""'""',1 

1978 

''""",,1 

1974 

Expenses Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

livestock and poultry purchosed _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health casts ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer ______________ ' ________ .. ___________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired torm labor .. _________ . _ .. _________________________ _ 

Contract labor ____ . __________________ . _ .. _______________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment. ________________________________________ _ 

Energy and petroleum praducts- _________ . _______________ _ 

Petroleum products ____________ .. ___ .. ________________ _ Gasoline _. ____ . ________________________________ _ 

Diesel tuel . ________________ .. ___________ .. _____ . __ _ 

lP gas, butane, and propane ____ . ___________________ _ Fuel oil __ . ___ . ___ . ______ .. _________ . __ . ________ _ 

Naturalgos ______________ .. ___ . ___________ .• __ . __ 

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease ____________________ _ Electricity ____ . _ _ __ .. _______ .. _____________________ . _. 

Other . cool. wood. coke, etc. __________________ . __ .. ___ ._ 

92 I 880! 79 610

1 

86 I 876! 66 600 133 I 139/ 117 841 121 I 131 1 100 807 - 1 49 425 102 469 49 425

1 

85 136 138 (NA) (NA) 1 

463

1 

- 126 137 95 72 - 57 131 52 49 55 (0) 5 I (0) - 88 759 90 268 84 757 75 267 - 86 160 62 40 82 158

1 

49 

40 I 88 884 69 464 86 (0) 67 (0) 35 110 14 23 35 110 14 ?3 

- 56 153 53 123 54 (0)1 53 123

157 1 

7121 (NA) (NA)I 141 701 I (NA) - INA)I 157 615 137 390 141 605 119 387 154 362 (NA) (NA) 138 356 118 243 112 152 (NA) (NA) 108 150 72 76 35 42 (NA) (NA) 33 (0)1 40 32

1 

19 10 (NA) (NA) 17 10 6 (NA) (NA) 8 (0) (D) 1 119 36 157 43 (NA) (NA) 141 42 101 90 (NA) (NA) 95 (0) 1- INA) INA)I 21 7 (NA) (NA) 19 (O)i (NA) INA)I 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA WHEATLAND COUNTY, MONT. 439 
Table 6_ Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and lime: 1978 and 1974 

11978 doto are bosed on a sample of farms; see textl 

All farms Farms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1978 

Farms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized. except posture __________________________ _ 88 55 481 84 55 201 

Pasture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ - 88 54 365 84 54085 

lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

Sprays, dusts, gronules. fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hay and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

Weeds. grass, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

- II I 116 II 

- - - -

- 10 I 738 8 

- - - - - 7 2 314 7 

- 66 28 794 64 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- - - - 53 (X) 53 

- 28 (X) 28 

Table 7_ Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Average per farm ________________ dallars_ 

Farms by value group: $110 $4,999 ________ . _________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACIiINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles ____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel troctorL __________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines. self-propelled only __ _ (orn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ CoUanpickerL ___________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ 

Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text} 

All farms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

All MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

159 135 143 118 machinery and equipment-Con. 7 784 4 381 7 606 4 139 $20,000 10 $29,999 ______________________ 

48 958 32 452 53 191 35 076 $30,00010 $49,999 ______________________ $50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

9 16 7 12 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

23 211 13 20 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

23 30j 21 18 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

115 170 63 81 65 89 

145 472 106 181 123 291 

129 379 30 38 126 341 

53 71 14 15 41 56 

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

- - - - - - 67 82 28 38 42 44 

104 129 46 52 63 77 

9 II - - 9 II 

Table 8_ Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

11978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text! 

Hired workers-All forms. 1978 

I 116 

-

(0) 

- 2 314 

(0) 

-

(X) 

(X) 

1974 

Farms Acres on which used 

75 32 533 (NA) 30 549 (NA) I 984 

- -

(NA) 5035 

- - I (0) 

(NA) 8 214 

- - 17 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

AI! farms Farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

34 14 34 14 

15 29 13 29 

17 11 17 11 

II , ~ 11 1 21 r 14 21 14 

6 J L 6 J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 1970 to 1974 

116 169 91 

128 387 170 

117 331 71 

42 57 16 

- - - 17 17 1 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

27 29 7 

79 94 34 

5 5 I 

Any hired workers -

Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

Forms ___ _ 

Workers __ 

Forms with 

I worker 

2workers ____ ._ 

3 or.4 workers ___ _ 

5 to 9 workers ____ _ 

JO workers or more __ 

440 WHEATlAND COUNTY, MONT. 

Any 

88 

369 

- 25 

20 

12 

- 24 

- 7 

Working 150 days or more 

Farms Workers 

54 (X) 

(X) 153 

17 17 

14 28 

16 54 

6 (0) 

1 (D) 

Working less than 150 days 

Forms Workers 1978 1974 

70 (X) 86 67 (X) 216 (D) 324 

25 25 25 20 18 36 20 10 

16 59 12 11 7 36 24 19 

4 60 5 7 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry __________________________ _ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ -

Sales: Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $J,OdO_ - Any cottle. hogs. or sheep •. ____ ...... __ . __ ._ .'. $1,000. -

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that hod calved ____________________ _ - Beef cows ____ . ____________ • __ ". ______________ . __ 

Milk cows _________ . ______________ . _____________ _ 

- Heifers and heifer calves ____ . __________________ _ - Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves ____ _ 

Soles: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

- $1,000. - Calves _________ • ________________________________ _ 

- $1,000 - Cottle ____ ._ . __ . ____ . __________ ... __ . ___ . __ . __ ._. 

$1,000. - Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

- $1,000. - Dairy products _________ • _____________________ $1,000_ -

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ___ ._ .• ____________ . ____ . __ ._ .. ___ . _____ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _ _ _ __ Other hogs and pigs ____ . _________ . ___ . - litters of pigs farrowed between -

Dec. J of preceding year and Nov. 30 __ 

Dec. J of preceding year and May 3 J -

- June 1 and Nov. 30 ____ . _ .. ____________ .. ___________ _ 

Sheepandlombs __ .. _____ .. _____ . ___ . _______________ _ 

- Ewes I year old or older __ ._. _________ .. ____________ _ - Goats _____ . ___ .. _ .. _. _. __ . ______________ .. ___ . ____ _ 

- Horses and ponies ___ ._. ___________ ._ •. _______ . _______ _ 

-

Sales: 

Hogs and pigs -

- Feeder pigs _ .. - $1.000. Sheep and lambs ______ .. _____________________________ _ -

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

- Pounds of wool _______ . ____________________________ _ 

- Sheep, lambs. and wool.. _____________ . ___ • ____ $1.000_ 

Goats - __ .. _ .. ____________________ • _________ • _______ _ 

- $1.000_ Horses and ponies _________ • ________________________ _ 

-

-

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry _ •. ______ • ________ ._ . ____ .• __ .. _____ • ___ _ 

- Chickens 3 months old or alder ________________ . ______ _ - Hens and pullets of laying age _______________ • ____ _ 

- Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - Broilers and ather meat-type chickenL _______________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ -

- Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

- Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other - poultry _. ________ • _________________ • _______ . 

- Sales: Any poultry _. _ .. ___ . _____ . ___ . ________ • ______ . _____ _ 

- Chickens 3 months old or alder ______________________ _ 

- Hens and pullets of laying oge ____________________ _ 

- Pullets 3 months old or older ___ • _________________ _ 

- Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

- Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _~ _______________________________________ _ - Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ -

- Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

- Other poultry ___ . ____________ . __ • _____ . ____ • _____ _ 

- Poultry ond poultry products _______ ._. ________ ._ $1,000. -

1978 

Forms 

142 

136 

144 

141 

126 

123 

121 

27 

113 

119 

131 

(X) 

86 

(X) 

99 

(X) 

8 

(X) 

5 

15 

13 

14 

15 

8 

13 

49 

49 

-

73 

16 

(X) 

3 

(X) 

50 

49 

(X) 

50 

-

(X) 

8 

(X) 

23 

15 

15 

2 

3 

-

3 

2 

3 

9 

6 

3 

3 

-

-

-

I 

I 

-

3 

6 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

All forms 

Number 

I 

(x) 

(X) 

9 532 

8 909

1 

I 40 766 

21 116 

20851 

265 

10883

1 8 767 

23 151 

7 715 

8 410 

2 331 

14 741 

5 383

1 276 

110 

(0) 

4 050 

428 

3 622 

581 

270 

311 

16 583 

12 649 

-

430

1 

3 811 

350 

(0) 

(0) 

12 561 

14975 

161 849 

8~1 

-

21 

5 

(X) 

(D) 

(0) 

(0) 

5 

-

32 

(0) 

(0) 

(X) 

(X) 

(D) 

(D) 

-

-

-

(0) 

(D) 

-

(X) 

(0) 

1978 and 1974 

1974 

Forms Number 

124 (X) 

121 (X) 

126 5 093 

125 (NA) 

116 37 248 

102 20041 

100 19 785 

24 256 

(NA) (NA) I 

(NA) (NA) 

117 17 225 (X) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(X) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(X) (NA) I (NA) (NA) 

(X) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

26 2 984 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

24 815 

22 393 

21 422 

39 19447 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

45 2411 

26 4 814 

(X) (NA) 

18 234 

(X) (NA) 

39 14 297 

(NA) (NA) 

(X) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(X) (NA) 

7 20 

(X) (NA) 

17 (X)I 16 (D) 

16 (D) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (X) 

7 (X) 

5 (D) 

5 -(D) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

1 (D) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (X) 

12 279 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number 

I 

131 (X) 107 (X) 

126 (X) 104 (X) 

132 9 513 109 5 078 

129 (D)/ 

107 4 556

1 

119 40628 99 36 989 

116 (D) 98 19980 

114 (0) 96 19724 

26 (0) 24 256 

106 (0) 86 9 626 

112 8 7411 89 7 383 

123 23 100/ 100 17079 

(X) 7 703 (X) 3 718 

80 8 370 59 4304 

(X) 2 324 (X) 559 

94 14 730 93 12 775 

(X) 5 379 (X) 3 159

1 8 276 6 495 

(X) 110 (X) 150 

4 (0) 12 93 

15 4 050 14 2 948 

13 428 II 360 

14 3622 13 2 588 

14 (D) 12 767 

7 (D) 10 381 

13 311 9 386 

46 16462 39 19 447 

46 12611 39 14 753 

- - - - 68 419

1 

45 2411 

15 (0) 14 4 634 (X) (D) (X) 313 

3 (D) 6 126 (X) (D) (X) 2 47 12 481 38 (0) 

46 14 937 38 17 770 (X) 161 409 (X) 191 633 47 839 39 525 

- - - - (X) - (X) - 8 21 7 20 (X) 5 (X) 2 

18 (X) 17 (X) 

12 (D) 16 (D) 

12 (D) 16 (0) 2 (D) 2 (0) 3 5 I (0) 

- - - - 2 (D) 3 204 I (D) 1 (D) 

2 (D) 2 (D) 

6 (X) 5 (X) 

5 ()() 7 (X) 

2 (D) 5 (D) 2 (0) 5 (D) - - - - - - - - - I (0) I (0) 1 (0) I (D) 1 (0) - .. - 3 (xq 3 (X) 5 (D) 12 279 

WHEATLAND COUNTY, MONT. 441 
I Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ For grain or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For si!age or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ 

1974_ For fodder. hogged or grazed ______ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Sorghums for all purposes ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushels) __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ 

1974_ Cut for dry forage or hoy (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hogged or grazed _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Wheat for groin (bushels) _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Oots tor groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

Barley for groin (bushels) 1974_ ______ 1978_ 

1974_ Rye for groin (bushels) .. _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Other small grains for 9roio ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Soybeans for beans (bushelsL _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Peanuts for nuts (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Cotton (boles) ______________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Irish potatoes {hundredweight) __________ • ______ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Sweetpatotaes (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see text} _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Alfalfa hoy (tons. dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Other tome dry hoy (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Field seed crops- ____________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978_ 

1974_ - Sweet corn _______________ • __________ . _____ 1978_ - 1974_ - Tomatoes . ________________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Green peas excluding cawpeos ________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Peoches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Gropes (pounds) (see text) __________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Berries ____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Strowberries {poundsL __ • ___________________ 1978. - 1974_ - Nursery and greenhouse products ____ 1978_ - Other crops __ ~ _________________ ~ ____________ 1978_ 

442 WHEATLAND COUNTY, MONT. 

Forms 

-

-

-

-

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

-

-

-

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

59 

43 

25 

(NA) 

51 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

-

(NA) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2 

2 

-

- 122 

106 

95 

(NA) 

22 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

-

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

-

- (NA) 

-

-

All forms 

Harvested 

Acres Quantity 

- (X) 

- (X) 

- - - - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (X) 

(NA) (X) 

- (X)I - (X) 

- - - - - - (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

- (X) 

(NA) (X) 

29 622 733 460 

13 316 201 785 

I 956 75 872 

(NA) (NA) 

13 051 414 059 

(NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA)I - (X) 

(NA) (X) 

- - - - - - - - - -

- -

- -

- - (0) (0) 

(0) (0) 

- - - - 34 652 55 605 

27 861 41 343 

20 317 34 3781 (NA) (NA) 

4 860 7 023 

- (X) 

(NA) (X) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) I 

- (X) 

- (X) 

- (X) 

(NA) (X) 

- (X) 

(NA) (X) 

~- (X) 

(NA) (X) 

- (X) 

- (X) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

- ~-

(NA) (NA) 

- (X) 

- (X) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

- (X) 

- (X) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

- - - - (X) - - (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - (X) - - (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- - - - (X) - - (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - (X) - - (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

2 (0) 58 (0) (0) 2 (0) 

(NA) (NA) 42 (0) (0) 4 246 

8 634 25 I 956 75 872 8 634 

(NA) (NA) 22 I 927 50 964 7 275 

8 793 50 (0) (0) 8 793 

(NA) (NA) 41 9 196 186 292 7 396 

- - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - (NAil - - (X) - - (NA) 2 (0) (X) - -

- - - - - - - INA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - I (0) I (0) (0) - - (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (0) 2 (0) 

- - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 79 20619 115 34 160 5.5 272 78 (0) 

(NA) (NA) 92 27 750 41 249 65 21 093 

63 12 181 91 20015 34 159 62 (0) 

(NA) (NA) 80 15 139 25 279 58 12 407 

14 2 360 20 (0) (0) 14 2 360 

- - - - (X) - - (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - - (X) - - (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - - - ~- - (X) - - (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - - - - (X) - - (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - - - - - (X) - - (NA) (NA) - - (X)I - -

- - - - (X) - - (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - (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) 

- - - - (X) - (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - (X) - (NA) (NA) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

AU forms forms with sales of $2,500 or more ----1 1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acre:; , 

Forms _____ . ___________________ • ____________________ _ 

Average size of form ____________ . _____________ . _____ . 

Approximate land oreQ _____________________ _ Proportion in forms __________ • __________ .. ___ percent_ 

Value of land and buildings;] 

Average per form ________ . _ Average per acre _________ _ 

___ • _____ .< _______ dollars_ 

____ dollors_ 

Land in forms according to use: Total cropland ________________ . _____________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ____________________________ ... __ 

By acres harvested: 1 to 9 ocres ________________ .. __________ ." ____ _ 

10 to 19 acres _____ ._ .. _______________________ • 

20 to 29 acres ___________ ._. _________________ _ 3D to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _____________ ._. _______________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _________ • ___________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________ • _______ _ 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ Other cropland _______________ • ___________________ _ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, ond soil-improvement grosses, not harvested or postured ___ • ___ ._. ___ • __ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled _____________ ._._. 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow _____________ ._ Cropland idle _________ • ___ • _____________________ _ 

Total woodland _________ • ___ ._. _____________________ _ 

Woodland pastured _______________ ._. ___ ._. _______ _ 

Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

Other land _________ • _____________________ • _________ _ 

Pastureland and range/and, other than c rap/and and woodland postured _____________________ ._. _______ _ 

Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland. etc _______ _ 

Pastureland, all types _____________ • _____ . _______________ _ 

Irrigated land • __________ • ________ • __________ • _______ ._ 

Harvested cropland irrigated _________________________ ._ 

Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

Other land irrigated _________________ • ___ • ___________ _ 

land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ 

200 528 9851 200 506 4671 184 526 8361 192 504 410 I 

(X) 2 645 (X) 2 532 (X) 2 863 (X) 2 627 

(X) 569 6001 (X) 569 600 I (X) 569 600 I (X) 569 600 I (X) 92.9

1 

(X) 88,9

1 

(X) 925 (X) 88_6 

467 353 (X)I 253 150 (X)I 502 554 (X)I 261 828 (X) I 

- (X) 169 (X) 100 (X) 169 (X) 100 

185 155 241 I 193 (0)1 176 (D)I 189 (D)I 

183 81 505\ 183 80 2471 175 81 126\ 180 80 171\ 

- I (0) \ I (NA) - -I -

::::1 I (0) I (NA) -

(0) I 

-

3 (D)I 2 (NA) I 2 (NA) 

5 176 2 (NA) 3 (D) 2 (NA) 

7 529 12 (NA) 6 (0) II (NA) 

- 25 3 8751 26 (NA)I 24 (D)I 26 (NA)I 

85 28 506 78 (NA) 85 28 506 78 (NA) 

41 28 294 52 (NA)I 41 28 2941 52 (NA) I 

- 15 20028 9 (NA) 15 20028 9 (NA) 

- 42 (0) 58 (D) 41 (0) 55 (0) 

- 147 (0) 167 59 7101 144 

(0) / 

166 (0) 

24 (0) (NA) (NA) 23 (0) 19 I 393 

- 18 3 242 (NA) (NA) 18 3 242 4 (0) 

- 139 47 7261 (NA) (NA)I 137 (0) I 156 54 2991 

30 4466 (NA) (NA) 29 (0) 28 3 026 

4 400 I (D) 2 (D) I (O~ I 2 (0) (NA) (NA) - - -

- 4 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) I (D) 

180 373 344 182 353 63 I 170 371 872 175 352 440/ 

- 145 361 179 (NA) (NA) 141 (0) I 146 343 5321 

- 135 12 165 (NA) (NA) 127 (D) 139 8 908 

- 160 375 834 (NA) (NA) 153 374 353 (NA) 356 0341 

- 15 I 158 9 464 15 I 158 9 464 

- II 791 (NA) (NA)I II 791 9 422/ - 3 127 (NA) (NA) 3 127 (NA) 42 

- 3 240 (NA) (NA) 3 240 -

- 132 II 274 (X) (X)i 130 (0) (X) (X) 

11978 data ore based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 I 1974 

Value Value Value I Value Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _._. ___________ _ 

Average per form ______ •• ___________________ dollars_ 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: l 

$100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ $20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ $2,000 to $2.499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ $1,000 to $1.499 _________________________________ _ 

less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal farms (see text) _____________________ • ______ _ 

Crops .. _ . ___ . ____ • _________________________ ._. _______ • 

Groins ____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _ •. ______________ _ Cotton and cottonseed ________ . __ . __ •.. ________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans _. ___________ • ___ _ Tobacco _ •. ______ • ____________________ • ______ ._. ___ _ 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage _____ • ______________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melonL ___________________ _ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries .. ___________ . __________ ... ____ ._ 

Nursery and greenhouse products __ . __ • _______________ • 

Othercraps ____________ . ________ . ________ • ______ _ 

livestock, poultry, and their products ___________ • _______ ._ 

Poultry and poultry products_. ___________________ ._. __ _ 

Dairy products ._ •.. ___ .. ____ • _______________________ _ 

Cottle and calves _. ______ . _________ . ________________ • 

Hogs and pigs. ___________ .. ________ • ____ . ___________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ____________ ._. _______________ ._ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) _________ • 

- 200 8 879 200 8 642 184 8 860 I 192 8 637 

- (X) 44 397 (X) 43 210 (X) 48 152 (X) 44 984 

- 13 3023 19 (NA) 13 3 0231 19 (NA) 

- 58 3 587 60 (NA) 58 3 587 60 (NA) 

- 54 I 617 51 (NA) 54 I 617 51 (NA) 

- 30 436 41 (NA)I 30 436

1 

41 (NA)I - 24 179 9 (NA) 24 179 9 (NA) 

5 18

1 

12 (NA)I 5 18

1 

12 16 20 7 (NA)I (NA) (X) (X) - (NA) 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

2 (0) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 8 

~ I 

(NA) (NA)I (X) 

(X)I (X) (X)I - 4 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - I (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

165 3 5721 168 5 1881 160 3 5661 (NA) (0) 1 - 162 3 411 (NA) (NA)I 159 

(0) I 165 - 63 874 (NA) (NA) 62 (D) 5 043 I (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) - - - - - (NA) (NA) - (NA) INA) 

- - - (NA) (NA)I -

(OJ - 35 161 (NA) (NA) 33 27 - - - (NA) (NA) - (0) I 2 (l) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

(NA) I 

- -I - ID;I - (NA) - I 

- 154 5 307 161 3 454 143 5 294 I 156 - 10 (D) 17 II 8 <01 I (0) 15 (0) 7 (D) (NA) (NA) 6 

4 9~11 13 

:1 o~~ \ 142 4 909 (NA) (NA) 136 149 25 194 (NA) (NA) 24 (D) 39 )}H 

- 13 114 (NA) (NA) 13 114 26 175 - 10 22 (NA) (NA) 8 (0) i 14 I) i t1974 data include soles of forest products. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA WIBAUX COUNTY, MONT. 443 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 Forms 

Forms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested 1978 1974 in forms Forms in farms cropland Forms in forms cropland 

- 200 200 528 985 183 519 420 81 505 15 69 445 10467 All forms ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- 1 to 9 acres _______________________ _ 9 3 17 - - - - - - - 3 1 61 2 (D) (D) - - - - 7 2 387 5 287 124 - -- - - - 1 - - - - - - -

10 to 49 ocres _____________________ _ 50 to 69 acres _____________________ _ 70 to 99 ocres _____________________ _ 

- 3 - - - - - - 100 to 139 ocres ___________________ _ 

- 3 2 470 2 (0) (0) - - - - 4 2 (D) 4 (0) 263 - - - I 2 (0) 1 (0) (0) - - - - 15 17 5 761 14 5 278 2 643 - - - 35 45 27 135 35 27 135 10 433 1 (0) (0) 

- 47 40 67 775 46 66495 18 726 2 (0) (0) 

- 76 82 426 379 74 418 879 48 996 12 66605 9664 

140 to 179 ocres ___________________ _ 

180 to 219 ocres ___________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocre'- __________________ _ 

260 to 499 ocres ___________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocres ___________________ _ 

1.000 to 1,999 ocre'- _______________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

AU forms 

1978 

Farms Acres 

land in forms __________________________________ _ 200 528 985 Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 183 81 505 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 72 71 231 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 57 16 882 Port owners __________________________________ _ 105 404 950 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 104 55 861 Tenants _____________________________________ _ 23 52 804 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 22 8 762 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ 175 349 037 Partnership __________________________________ _ 12 (0) Corporation __________________________________ _ 13 (0) 

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

1974 

Forms 

200 

183 

54 

(NA) 

109 

(NA) 

37 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Acres 

506 467 

80 247 

63 814 

11 537 

390 325 

55 408 

52 328 

13 302 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Forms 

184 

175 

59 

52 

103 

102 

22 

21 

159 

12 

13 

Acres 

526 836 

81 126 

69 319 

16 614 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(D) 

346 888 

(0) 

(0) 

I 1974 

Forms 

192 

180 

48 

(NA) 

109 

(NA) 

35 

(NA) 

172 

14 

5 

1 

Irrigated 

land 

1 158 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(0) 

(0) 

968 

Acres 

504 410 

80 171 

(0) 

11 521 

390 325 

55 408 

(0) 

13 242 

369 602 

(0) 

89 357 

(0) 

AI! farms Farms with soles of I All forms I Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more $2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: Forming ______________ 146 163 On form operated _____________________ _ 128 132 119 130 Other ________ .. _______________________ 38 23 Not on form operated __________________ _ 50 33 46 30 

22 28 [ Operators by age group: Not reported __________________________ _ 19 26 

Under 25 yeors ________________________ 6 7 Operators reporting days of work off form: 25 to 34 years_________________________ 20 24 None ________________________________ _ 109 100 101 97 35 to 44 yeors_________________________ 33 36 1 to 49 doy'- _________________________ _ 30 15 30 14 45 to 54 yeors_________________________ 54 61 50 to 99 doy'- _____________ . __________ _ 2 9 2 9 

55 to 64 yeors_________________________ 46 36 100 to 149 doy'- ______________________ _ 12 3 12 3 65 years and over __ __________________ __ 25 22 ISO to 199 days- ______________________ _ 5 4 5 3 Average age___________________________ ~ __________ ~ __________ 50.0 ~ 

48.3 200 days or more _____________________ _ L-__________ 36 17 

~ __________ 28 ~ 

17 

lApp lies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5, Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

11978 doto ore based on a sample of farms; see textJ 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

- 72 1 113 101 630 72 1 113 99 (0) 

139 729 140 527 129 725 135 524 

40 201 104 267 40 201 101 266 

110 50 (NA) (NA) 110 50 123 50 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

- 89 III 84 133 89 III 83 (0) 

- 163 484 131 323 163 484 130 (0) 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ________ . _________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer .. _____________________ . ___ - ___ -- ---

- 147 275 125 126 147 275 123 (0) 

55 300 68 170 55 300 65 169 

- 15 61 10 12 15 61 10 12 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired farm lobar ____________ . _________ . _____ -_- ----- ---

Contract laboL ___ .. __________________ .. ___________ -- ---

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment __ . _____________________________ - _____ -- ---- 130 324 116 263 130 324 114 (0) 

- 201 688 (NA) (NA) 186 682 (NA) (NA) 

- 201 600 199 480 186 595 192 477 

164 355 (NA) (NA) 154 351 183 280 

169 159 (NA) (NA) 154 158 140 132 

- 59 43 (NA) (NA) 59 43 61 30 

10 2 (NA) (NA) 10 2 

7 } 2 (NA) (NA) 7 2 192 34 

201 39 (NA) (NA) 186 38 

- 152 88 (NA) (NA) 152 88 (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) I 

Energy and petroleum products .. _________ .. _____ .. _________ _ 

Petroleum products ________________________ - _____ ----

Gasoline _____ . _ . ___________________________ -- ----

Diesel fuel ________________________ -- - - -- - ----- ----

lP gas, butane, and propane ________ . _______________ _ fuel oil _____ . _____________ - ________________ ---

Notural gas . ___ .. _____ . _____ .. ___________________ . __ 

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease __________________ - __ _ Electricity ________ . ___________________ - ___________ ---

Other -cool, wood, coke, etc. ____________________ -_ --. -

444 WIBAUX COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and lime: 1978 and 1974 

I J 978 do to ore bosed on a sample of farms; see text J 

All forms Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

[ 1974 1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except pasture __________________________ _ Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ 

161 55 318

1 

161 - 53 993 160 - 160 

- 9 I 325 9 

Lime ------------------------------------------------------ - - -

Sprays, dusts, gronules, fumigants, etc. to confrol- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ 24 5 785 24 Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

- I (0) I Diseases in crops and orchards _____________________________ _ 3 2 861 3 Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and pasture _________________ _ 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

122 46 6331 122 

- -

97 (x;j 87 

23 (X) 23 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of oil machinery and equipment ____________ farms-

$1,000_ Average per farm ________________ dollarsFarms by value group: $1 10 $4.999 ________ . _________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel tractors- __________________________ _ 

Grain and bean combines. self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Cottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters. shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

[1978 data are bosed on a sample of farms- see fext) 

All farms Farms with sales 

of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

201 199 186 192 machinery and equipment-Can_ 

10 778 7 665 10 633 7 4961 $20,000 to $29,999 __________________ --- 53 620 38 518 57 165 39 04: $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69.999 _____________ • ________ 

6 6 6 $70.000 10 $99.999 ______________________ 

12 211 2 19 1 $100.000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

48 25 i 43 23[ $200.000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

141 215 81 108 78 107 200 570 98 148 169 422 189 544 62 75 182 469 132 143 29 29 103 114 I (D) 1 (OJ - - - - - - - - - - - - - 33 38 22 22 16 16 76 77 28 29 48 48 

30 30 7 7 23 23 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

fl978 doto are bosed on 0 sample of forms; see textl 

Hired workers - All forms. 1978 

55 318 130 46 745 

53 993 (NA) 46 415 

330 I 325 (NA) 

- - -

5 785 (NA) 7 523 

(0) 2 (D) 

2 861 I (0) 

46 6331 (NA) 40 2521 

(Xli 35 

I (D~ (X) 

(X) (NA) (X) 

AI! farms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

4 37 4 36 

47 63 47 62 

31 16 31 15 

28 .., r 28 .., 

~ l ~ 21 31 21 31 

4 .J L 4 .J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Farms Number 1970 to 1974 

175 255 161 193 566 213 189 548 115 

110 121 34 

- - - 22 28 - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

20 22 4 89 96 31 

23 23 7 

Any hired work.ers _ 

Farms with soles of $2.500 or more Working 150 days or more Work.ing le$s tho n 1 SO days 

Any Forms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

- 55 18 (X) 46 (X) 55 65 - 175 (X) 49 (X) 126 175 163 

Farms .. __ _ 

Workers __ 

Forms with 1 worker ___________________________________________ _ 

2 workers _____________________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers ______________________________ . ___________ _ 

5 to 9 workers _________ .. ______________________________ _ 

10 workers or more __ . __________________________________ _ 

- 9 4 4 10 10 9 33 12 5 10 16 32 12 12 - 23 7 (D) 14 49 23 II 9 2 (D) 5 (D) 9 6 - 2 - - 1 (D) 2 3 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA WIBAUX COUNTY, MONT. 44S 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: 

Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ - 158 (X) 166 (X) 147 (X) 160 (X) 

- 152 (X) 159 (X) 142 (X) 154 (X) 

Sales: 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ - 154 5307 161 3 454 143 5 294 156 (0) 

- 149 5 216 160 (NA) 142 (0) 155 3367 

CATILE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers thot had colved_ 

Beef cows __________________ ~~~ ~ ~========= ====== Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

- 146 23 101 152 29 527 137 23 017 149 29 428 

- 142 11 542 144 15 105 133 (0) 141 15049 

- 136 11 399 140 14885 129 (0) 137 14829 

- 40 143 42 220 38 (0) 42 220 

- 111 4 784 (NA) (NA) 106 (0) 128 6947 

- 129 6 775 (NA) (NA) 123 6 759 142 7432 

Sales: Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

- 142 13 870 152 15 349 136 13 841 149 15 315 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ - (X) 4909 (X) (NA) (X) 4901 (X) 3 014 

- 92 5 098 (NA) (NA) 89 5085 85 5 170 

$1,000_ Cottle ____________ • ____________________ • _________ _ - (X) 1 423 (X) (NA) (X) 1 421 (X) 681 

- 108 8 772 (NA) (NA) 103 8 756 124 10 145 

_ $1,000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

- (X) 3 485

1 

O() (NA) I (X) 3 480

1 

(X) 2 333 

- 12 230 (NA) (NA) 10 (0) 17 663 

- (X) 69 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 237 

- 7 (0) (NA) (NA) 6 (0) 13 60 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 29 1 222 37 2 226 26 1 212 36 (0) Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ - 10 251 (NA) (NA) 9 (0) 18 (0) Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

- 28 971 (NA) (NA) 26 (0) 34 1 984 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ - 13 340 26 292 12 (0) 25 (0) Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ - 11 149 20 197 11 149 20 197 June 1 ond Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ - 9 191 15 95 8 (0) 14 (0) Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

- 13 2 262 23 3 739 13 2262 22 (0) Ewes I year old or older ___________________________ _ - 13 1 432 (NA) (NA) 13 1 432 21 2 144 Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales: 

- 76 419 69 355 72 408 67 (0) I 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 25 2 827 40 2 983 24 (0) 39 (0) 

$1,000_ - (X) 194 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 228 Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 4 (0) 5 146 3 (0) 4 (0) 

$1,000_ - (X) 49 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 2 Sheep and lambL ___________________________________ _ 

- 13 1 614 27 3 784 13 1 614 26 (0) 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ - 12 2 122 (NA) (NA) 12 2 122 23 2 998 Pounds of woo'- __________________________________ _ 

- (X) 22 582 (X) (NA) (X) 22 582 (X) 31 061 Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000_ - 13 114 (NA) (NA) 13 114 26 125 Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - $1,000_ - (X) - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - Horses and ponies __ - 10 49 14 66 8 (0) 14 66 

- (X) 22 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 12 

POULTRY 

Inventory; Any poultry _______________________________________ _ 

- 38 (X) 47 (X) 35 (X) 44 (X) 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 36 2272 46 2 545 33 2018 43 2 459 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- 36 (0) 46 2 486 33 (0) 43 (0) 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 2 (0) 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - 2 (0) 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

- 8 670 10 430 7 (0) 10 430 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 1 (D) 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) -. -

- I (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 1 (0) 

- 4 (X) (NA) (X) 4 (X) 2 (X) 

Soles: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 7 (X) 8 (X) 5 (X) 7 (X) 

- 5 183 7 2 593 3 (0) 6 (0) Hens and pullets of loying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- 5 183 7 2 593 3 (0) 6 (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys ____________________ -- -- -- -- -. _____ -- -- - __ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry __________________ - _____ - _____ - _____ _ 

Poultry and poultry productL ___________________ $1,000_ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 1 (0) 1 (0) - - I (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - -

- - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - -

- - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) 1 (X) 

- 10 (0) 17 11 8 (0) 15 (0) 

446 WIBAUX COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

Corn for all purposes _______ _ 

For groin or seed (bushe!s} __ . 

_________________ 1978_ 

1974. ___ 1978_ 

For silage or green chop (tons, greenL __ _ 1974. 

_ 1978_ 

1974_ 

_ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For fodder, hogged or grazed _____ _ 

Sorghums for all purposes __ .. _____ 1978 

1974. 

For grain or seed (bushcls)______ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _ _1978_ 

1974_ 

Cut for dry forage or hoy (tons, dry) __ _1978_ 

1974_ 

Hogged or grazed ____ .. _______ _ _____ 1978_ 

1974. 

Wheat for groin (bushels)________ _ __________ 1978. 

1974_ 

Oots for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Borley for groin (bushelsL_________ _1978_ 

1974_ 

Rye for groin (bushels) ____________ _1978_ 

1974_ 

Other small groins for groin __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Soybeans for beans (bushelsL _ _ _ _ _ _ ___________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) __ ___ _ __ _ _1978_ 

1974_ 

Cation (bales) __ . _____ ._________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Tobacco (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweighfL ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Sweetpototoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see texO _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Alfalfa hay (tons. dry) _______ . ____________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Other tome dry hoy (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978_ 

Field seed crops _____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Alfolfo seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

AlI vegetables harvested for sole (see text) _______ 1978_ 

1974_ Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Green peas excluding cowpeos- ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974. 

Peoches (pounds) ___________________________ I 978_ 

1974_ 

Grapes (pounds) (see text) ____ _ _____ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Berries ____ .. _______________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Strawberries (poundsL ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978 __ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ 

Forms 

9 

15 

-

-

9 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

1 

-

-

-

1 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

158 

163 

84 

(NA) 

66 

(NA) 

1 

(NA) 

22 

(NA) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2 

2 

-

-

142 

143 

88 

(NA) 

55 

2 

(NA) 

2 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

-

2 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

-

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

(NA) 

-

-

- (NA) 

-

-

Harvested 

Acres 

527 

797 

-

-

527 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

(0) 

-

-

-

(0) 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

51 507 

51 875 

4 352 

(NA) 

4 198 

(NA) 

(D) 

(NA) 

2 281 

(NA) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(0) 

(0) 

-

- 20 650 

17 158 

8 233 

(NA) 

5 184 

(D) 

(NA) 

(0) 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

-

(0) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

-

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

-

- (NA) 

-

-

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA 

All forms 

Irrigated 

Quantity Forms Acres 

(X)I 1 (0) I 

(X~I (NA) (NA~I -

-I 

(NA) (NA) 

5 540 1 (0) 

(NA) 1 (NA) (NA) 

(X) - -

(X) (NA) (NA) 

(X)I -

(X) (NA) (NAJI 

- -

- (NA) (NA11 

(0) - -

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - -

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - -

(X)I (NA) (NA) I 

I 342 743 - -

1 360 438 (NA) (NA) 

230 037 - -

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

172 395 - -

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(0) - -

(NA)I (NA) (NA) 

(X) -

'""I (XJ 

(NA) 

- INA) (NA) 

J - (NA) 

- (N~\ (NA) (NA) 

- -

- (NA) (NAll 

(D) - (NAll (D) (NA) 

28 49~\ -

(NAi \ (NA) 

11 713 

17 423 (NA) (NA) 

14 1051 11 613

(NA) (NA) (NA) 1 

5 092\ -

'""I 

(X) -

i~;1 (NA) 

-

(NA! (NA) (NA) 

- (NA)I (NA) (NA)I 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - -

(X)I (NA) (NA) 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(x)1 - -' 

(X)\ (NAJ (NA!\ - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(xq - (NAil (X) (NA) 

Farms with soles of $2.500 or more _ ~ 

Horvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quanfity Forms AcresJ 

9 527 (X) I I (0) i 15 797 (X) 2 (D~ I - - - -

- - - -

9 527 5 540 1 (0) 

12 619 3 405 2 (0) 

- - (X) - -

6 178 (X) - -

I (D) (X)I - =1 - - (X) -

- - - -

=1 

- - - -

1 (D) (0) -

- - - -

~ \ 

- - - -

- - - -

- - (X) -

- - (X)I - -I 

155 51 240 I 337 899\ -

J 162 (0) (0) -

83 (0) (0) -

86 5 409 202 595 1 

66 4 198 172 395\ -

65 4 209 138 886 2 (O~\ I (D) (0) - 2 (0) (0) I -

22 2 281 =1 (X) -

7 836 

(X; 1 

-

;\ - - -

- - -

- -

~ \ 

-

~ \ 

- - -

- - -

- - -

- - =1 

- =1 - - -

2 (D) 

(0) 1 

-

=1 2 (D) (0) -

- -

28 38~ \ 

-

71; 1 

- - -

137 20 547 11 

141 (0) (D) 7 193 

85 8 166 140441 11 613

82 6 039 8 292 7 193 1 

55 5 184 5 092 - -

2 (D) (X) - -

4 82 (X) - -

2 (D) (D) - -

4 82 7 900 - -

- - - - -

- - -I - -I 

- - (XI -

(D~\ 2 (0) (X) 2 - - (X) -

- - (X) - - - (X) -

;\ - - (X) - - - (X) - - - (X)I -

I - - (X) - - - (X) -

(NA) 

-- (NA) - (NA) 

- (NA) 

(NA) (NA~\ (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA)\ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) INA) 

- - (x)1 .1 

- - (X) -

-\ - - - - - -

- - (X) 

- - (X) (NA) (NA)I 

WIBAUX COUNTY, MONT. 447 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

AI! forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

Forms ___ . ___________________________ . ___ . 

Average Sile of form ____ . _______ . __________ _ 

Approximafe land oreo _____ _ 

Proportion in farms _________________ .. _____ percenL 

1 024 1 338 870 1 035 1 385 365\ 830 I 304 510 [ 771 1 347 501 (X) 1 307 (X) 1 339 (X) 1 572 (X) I 748 (X) 1 690 880 (X) 1 690 880 (X) 1 690 880 (X) 1 690 880 (X) 79.2 (X) 81.9 (X) 77.1 (X) 79.7 

Value ot land and buildings: I 

Averoge per form ________ _ 

Average per acre __ . ____ _ _ ___ doHars. 

_ ___ dollars- 443 064 (X) 206 078 (X) 506 867 (X) 254 262 (X) 

(X) 326 (X) 154 (X) 307 (X) 145 

Land in forms according to use: Toto!croplond ______________ • ___________ .. _________ _ 

Harvested cropland __ "_". __ . _____________ _ 

By (Jeres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _________________________ .. _. 

10 to 19 acres _______ _ 

20 to 29 acres _____ . __ -=:=============~=. 30 to 49 acres ______ .. ______________________ _ 

~O to 99 acres ___ _ 

lOa to 199 acres _______ .. ___________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres 500 to 999 acres ____________________________ _ 

1,Oes or more 

- 902 335 268\ 931 316 558 750 326 600 [ 701 305 389 

- 814 181 953 843 177 103 691 178 8431 668 173 623 

- 45 223 55 (NA) 18 89 16 (NA) 

-- 61 785 111 (NA) 29 379 44 (NA) 

-- 80 1 847 71 (NA) 48 1 105\ 27 (NA) 

-- 83 3 123 74 (NA) 63 2 403 60 (NA) 

-- 119 8 505 111 (NA) III 8009 101 (NA) 

_. 161 23016 176 (NA)[ 158 (0) 176 (NA) 

-- 172 54 075 153 (NA) 171 (D) 152 (NA) 

-- 61 41 474 61 (NA) 61 41 474 61 (NA) 

_. 32 48 905 31 (NA) 32 48 905 31 (NA) 

Cropland used only for posture ____________________ . __ .- 423 38 110 468 38 179 331 (0) 319 32 704 Other cropland ______________ . ______________ . _____ _ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvemen -- 340 115 205 285 101 276 316 (D) 267 99062 

1 grosses, not harvested or postured ______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled _______________ . __ -- 32 4 172 (NA) (NA) 27 (D) 10 I 771 

-- 58 4 379 (NA) (NA) 54 4 193 16 I 372 Cropland in cultivated summer follow ________ . ____ _ 

Cropland idle __________ ._ _ ____________ _ 

-- 272 94 645 [ (NA) (NA) [ 257 93 550 [ 246 93 764 [ 

104 12009 (NA) (NA) 96 11 519 32 2 155 

Toto! woodland _____ . ______ _ 

Woodland postured ____ . __ _ 

Woodland not postured __ . __ 

Other lond _ ___ _ _________________ _ 

P')slureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured __ . ___________________________ _ 

Land ill house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc ______ _ 

-- 58 27 453 71 28 7751 54 27 192 63 26001 

-- 42 15 964 (NA) (NA) 39 (0) 53 24 950 

-- 21 11 489 (NA) (NA) 20 (0) 13 I 051 

-- 764 976 149 808 I 040 032\ 626 950 718 639 I 016 111 

-- 445 955 489 (NA) (NA) 390 931653[ 415 997 316 

-- 577 20660 (NA) (NA) 465 19065 508 18 795 

Pastureland, 011 types ______ _ -- 774 1 009 563 (NA) (NA) 633 981 716 (NA) 1 054 970 

Irrigated land ___ . __________ _ -- 643 87945 643 67 211 523 84 581 495 63 311 Harvested cropland irrigated _________ . _________________ _ -- 561 65904 (NA) (NA) 470 63906 456 51 335 Pasturelaod irrigated ________________________________ _ 

-- 315 20 915 (NA) (NA) 240 19 592 (NA) 11 486 Other land irrigated ________________________________ . __ -- 43 1 126 (NA) (NA) 39 1 083 18 490 

Land sct aside in the federal form programs in J 978 _______ _ -- 190 16909 (X) (X) 183 16 746 (X) (X) 

11978 data ore based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Volue Value Value Value 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms 1$1.000) 

Market value of agricultura! products sold l _______________ _ 

Average per form ___________________________ dollars_ - 1 024 57 617 1 035 67 249 830 57 193 771 66 833 

- (X) 56 266 (X) 64 975 (X) 68 907 (X) 86 684 

Furms by value of agricultural products sold: l 

$100,000 or more ____ •. _____ .. ________________ _ 116 40077 121 (NA) 116 40077 121 INA) $40.00010 $99.999 ________ ._. ______________________ _ 

$20.00010 $39,999 __________________________ . ______ _ 152 9 309 188 (NA) 152 9 309 188 (NA) 

- 154 4 492 131 (NA) 154 4 492 131 (NA) 

$10.00010 $19,999 . _________________________ ... ____ ._ 

$5,00010 $9,999 ____ . ____________ ._. ______________ _ - 127 I 818 97 (NA) 127 I 818 97 INA) 

- 134 955 109 (NA) 134 955 109 (NA) 

$2.50010 $4.999 . _____ . ________ . _________ . ________ _ 

Less than $2,500 (see text) __________________ _ 

$?,OOO 10 $2.499 __________ ._. ______________ _ 

$1,50010 $1,999 .. _.___ _ _______ . ______ _ 

$1.00010 $1.499 . ___ . ___ . ____ . _____ . _____ .. ___ ._._ 

less Ihon $1.000 __ . _________ . _______ .. _____ .. ____ _ 

Abnormal forms (see text) ____________________________ _ 

147 543 92 (NA) 147 543

1 

92 (NA) 

191 248 294 (NA) IX) (X) 33 (NA) 

47 102 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

37 64 (NA) (NA) (X) 

i~;1 (X) (X) 

- 48 57 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) 

- 59 25 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 3 176 3 (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops _______________________ - ____________ _ 

Groins _ _ _ _______________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ 

Cotton and cottonseed __________________ - _ - __ - ----- ----

Commodity Credit Corporation loans ________________ _ Tobocco ________ . ________________________________ _ 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage . ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ___________________ _ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries _____________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ____________ . _ -- ____ _ 

Other crops 

- 610 15 567 636 23 104 [ 554 15 476 [ (NA) 23 022 

- 427 7 565 (NA) (NA) 408 7 529

1 

431 II 306 

- 86 1 251 (NA) (NA) 86 I 251 (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) -

- - .. (NA) (NA) - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) -

2 7291 -

- 279 2 774 (NA) (NA) 243 232 2 674 

- 14 31 (NA) (NA) 9 26 16 95 

- - (NA) (NA) - I (0) 

11 358 11 199 10 (0) [ 9 (0) 

- 158 4 840 (NA) (NA) 157 (0) 156 8 749 

l.ivcslock, poultry, and their products-____ . _______ , _____ . ___ _ 

Poulfry and paulfry products _____ . ______ . _____ - ___ --- DOlryproducts. __________________ . ___ . ________ _ 

Cattle and calves ______ . ___________ . _______________ . __ _ 

Hogs and pigs _________________________________ _ 

Sheep,lombs, and wool ______ . _________ . _____ . _____ --

Other livestock and livesfock products (see text) _______ _ 

776 42049 839 44 144 645 41 716 631 43 809 

- 27 (0) 45 1 168 15 (D) 39 I 167 

35 2 776 (NA) (NA) 34 (0) 53 211M 

676 36647 (NA) (NA) 584 36369 602 39 541 

- 68 542 (NA) (NA) 60 536 96 543 

- 72 396 (NA) (NA) 56 380 41 257 

90 (0) (NA) (NA) 58 215 41 197 

11974 do to include sales of forest products, 

448 YELLOWSTONE COUNTY, MONT. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

Forms 

Acres 

Forms with harvested 

Acres 

cropland 

Harvesled 

1978 

I Forms 

Acres 

with irrigated 

Harvested 

lond ~ frngured 

1978 1974 in forms Forms in farms croplond Forms in forms crop/and land 

All farms ___________________________ _ 

Forms with oJ fo90cres ______________________ ._ 10 to 49 acres ____ . _________________ _ 

50 to 69 ocres _____________ _ 70 to 99 ocreL _____________ _ 100 to 139 ocres ______________ _ 

140 to 179 ocreL ______________ _ 

180 to 219 acres ________ " ___ " __ _ 

220 to 259 ocres ______________ _ 260 to 499 acres ___________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocre'- __________________ _ 

1,000 to 1.999 ocres ________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

I 024 I 

0: 1 

I 338 870 I 814 I 040 145 181 953

1 

643 493 056 86 069 87 945

1 74 181 II 47 19 94 27 66 33 3 7621 205 215 5 5541 144 4 128 2 71 I 165 4 616 2 316 

34 50 I 9821 31 I 807 I 062 32 I 865 I 027 I 341 I 70 80 5 624 58 4 604 2 579 56 4 485 2 317 3 loa 

44 60 5 053 38 4 368 3 379 35 4 040 3 069 3 449 

57 66 8 957 54 8 485 5 481 47 7 408 4 668 5 555 

49 31

1 

9 7091 45 8 927 5 0131 39 7 667 4 532 5 5731 

30 33 7091 27 6 361 3 296 23 5 420 3 068 3 302 

137 104 47 4541 118 40 296 21 7421 98 33 385 18 705 20 4521 

86 

91 I 59 454 75 52 343 16 987 49 33 535 12 146 I I 3:>3

- 1 93 83 135 359 87 128 007 33 821 38 53 207 12 002 9 766 

- 145 154 I 052 452 i 126 780 772 85 849 i 42 337 334 22 192 20 248j 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

Alf forms 

I 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more ! 

1978 1974 1978 I 1974 ===:=j Farms Acres Farms Acres j Forms Acres I Forms Acre~ 

land in farms _________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ . __ _ 

Tenure of operator: Full owners ___________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ Port owners _________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ Tenants ____________________________ _ 

Horvested cropland _____ _ 

Type of organization: Individual or family ___________________ _ 

Partnership __________________________ _ 

Corporation _________________________ _ 

Other - cooperative, estate or trust, institut 

--------- I 024 I 338 8701 I 035 I 385 3651 830 I 304 5101 7ll I 347 SOl 1 

--------- 814 181 953 843 177 103 691 178 843 668 173 623 

--------- 534 264 5811 502 254 971 \ 378 251 5531 318 238 969\ 

--------- 378 42 107 (NA) 39 272 281 39 708 (NA) 36 826 

--------- 357 926 234 383 987 067 334 906 739 329 968 .55 

--------- 322 119 500 (NA) 120903

1 

307 119 149

1 

(NA) 120 109

1 --------- 133 148 055 150 143 327 118 146 218 124 140 077 

--------- 114 20 346 (NA) 16 9281 103 19 9861 INA) 16 6881 

--------- 855 656 447 (NA) (NA) 670 642 381 665 946 684 

--------- 89 159 789 (NA) 

(NAll 

85 1590711 68 

--------- 76 504 491 (Oil (NA) (NA) 74 (D) 37 288 712 

lana!, etc,_ 4 18 143 (NA) INA) I (D) I (D) 

All forms I Forms with soles of I All torms I 

Farms with sales of 

$2.500 or more $2.500 or more i 1978 ' 1974 1978 '1974 1978 11974 1978 ' 1974 1 

Operators by place of residence: 

- 594 615 551 5751 On farm operated ______________________ 734 690 601 522

1 - 430 379 279 158 Not on farm operated ___________________ 174 163 140 106 

291 201 

Not reported ____________ ----- ----- -- 116 141 I 89 105

1 - 27 18 Operators reporting days of work aH form: 

- 135 97 105 73 None ______________________________ -- 447 383 413 353\ - 218 204 173 136 1 to 49 days- __________________________ 78 39 72 34 

- 285 291 236 195 50 to 99 days ___________________________ 22 26 17 14 

- 244 249 202 205 100 to 149 doys ________________________ 35 36 27 

2: I 115 124 96 104 150 to 199 doy'- _____ 46 23 37 20 48.7 50.0 48.9 50.9 200 days or more ______ ========~====- -- 347 320 221 144 

Operators by principal occupation: Forming ____________________________ _ 

Other ______________________________ _ 

Operators by age group; Under 25 years ______________________ _ 25 to 34 yeors- ______________________ _ 35 to 44 years _______________________ _ 

45 to 54 years _______________________ _ 

55 to 64 years _______________________ _ 

65 years and over ____________________ _ Average age _________________________ _ 

rApplies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships: see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

11978 data are based on a sample of forms; see textl 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees _____ ' ____________________ _ Commercial fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired farm labor _______________________ . _______________ _ 

Contract labor ________________________ . __________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire. and rental of machinery and equipment __________________________________________ _ 

Energy and petroleum products ___________ . _______________ _ 

Petroleum products _________________________________ _ Gasoline ________________________________________ _ 

Diesel fuel _______________________________________ _ 

lP gas. butane, and propane ________________________ _ Fuel oil. _______ . _________________________________ _ 

Natural gos, ______________________________________ , __ _ 

Kerosene, motor oil. and grease _____________________ _ Electricity __________________________________________ _ 

Other -- cool, wood. coke, etc, _________________________ _ 

All forms I Forms with sales of $2,500 or more I 1978 

,>o'""~1 1974 

,>o'"',~1 1978 I 974==;;:j 

Expenses Expensc~ I Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms 1$1.000) Forms ($1000) 

- 357 18 9461 474 19 921! 301 18 819 365 19 817! 652 II 0021 742 15 9091 527 

'~ ;::1 541 - '; ~;I 198 3 282 486 3 589\ 173 411 - 635 385 (NA) (NA) 553 373 477 375 - 468 687 510 529 422 682 420 516 - 584 2 427 582 I 982 528 2 414 484 I 952 - 560 737 419 384 503 731 \ 404 383 466 2 809 356 2 080 430 2 724 3J? 

? ~~~ \ - 179 392 118 283 III 386 113 

- 387 737 401 575 357 7271 367 

- I 006 3 111 (NA) (NA) 813 

569

1 

3 023\ (NA) I 006 2643 I 023 I 802 813 2 574 INA) \ 769 1 7"4 950 I 464 (NA) (NA) 766 1 415 758 I 015 582 779 (NA) (NA) 527 772 486 509 - 256 120 (NA) (NA) 250 119 219 - 76 \ 111 45 (NA) (NA) 106 41 } - 69 52 (NA) (NA) 58 49 768 143 I 006 183 (NA) (NA) 813 176 - 735 450 I (NA) (NA) 628 430 (NA) INAII 76 19 i (NA) (NA) 76 19 (NA) INA) I 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA YELLOWSTONE COUNTY, MONT. 449 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 doto ore based on a sample of farms; see textl 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or morc 

Commercial fertilizer ___________ . 

Cropland fertililed, except poslure _ 

Posture ond rangeland ferlIliled lIme ____ _ ... _._ _ _ _ _ _ ___ _ ________ _ 

Sprays., dusts, granules, fumlgonts, etc. 10 conlfol--

Insecls on hoy and other crops ____ ._ 

Nematodes in crops _____ .. ____ _ 

Diseases in crops ond orchards _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .. 

Weeds. 9ross. or brush in crops and poslufe 

Chernlcals torDefohol!on or for growth conlrol of crops or thinning of fruit Insect conlrol on livestock and poultry _. ____ .. ________ ._ 

SOlutotlOn and rodent ond bird control 

1978 

farms Acres on which used 

577 111 454

1 

554 105 277 181 6 177 -

155 20 7251 71 3 448 12 3 058 

392 95 1481 

4 48

1\ 244 (X) 

10~ (X) 

1978 

Forms Acres on which used 

526 110 421 515 104 477 151 5 944 - -

145 20 584 68 3 418 9 2 965 

365 94 491 

3 (D) 

226 (X) 

93 (X) 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated marker value of all 

machinery and equipment 

Aver oge per form _ 

Forms by value group: 

$1 10 $4,999 __ _ 

$5.00010 $9,999 __ _ 

$10,000 to $19.999 

_____ forms 

$1.000_ 

_ dollors_ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles __ 

Motortrucks including pickups __ _ 

WheellroclorL 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only _ Corn heads for combines _ ._. _. _. _________ _ 

Olher cornpickers and picker-she!lers ___ _ 

(ottonpickers 

Mower conditlollers 

Pickup balers 

Field loroge harvesters, shear bar 

or flywheel typP. 

-

11978 data are based on a sample of forms; see textl 

All forms Forms with sales 

of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

1 ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of 011 1 011 1 021 821 764 mochinery and equipment - Can. 

44 797 27 786 42 789 24 891 $20.000 to $29.999 ________________ ._---- 44 310 27 214 52 118 32 580 $30.000 to $49.999 ________________ ----- $50.000 to $69.999 _________________ ----- 77 125 65 70 $70.000 to $99.999 _______________________ 

259 198 1 124 94 1 $100.000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

141 218 i 110 152 i $200.000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All farms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

705 1 113 334 445 474 668 

918 2 637 469 734 775 1 903 

839 2 304 251 318 782 1 986 

304 351

1 

48 

5~ 1 

273 299

1 20 20 3 17 17 

5 5 - 5 5 

- - -- - - 279 280 48 48 231 232 

462 474 107 107 365 367 

206 232 101 102 109 130 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

11978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

Hired workers - All farms. 1978 

1974 

Forms Acres. on which used 

484 104 356 (NA) 97 021 (NA) 7 335 - -

(NA) 21 012 

22 644 

6 1 381 

(NA) 67 006 

3 409 

81 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

All forms Forms with sales 

of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

1 

126 140 125 120 

110 182 100 173 

75 70 75 70 68 .., r 68 .., 

119 ~ 88H 119 ~ 85 1 36 .J j L 35 -' 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 1970 to 1974 

843 1 236 684 

977 2 543 789 

893 2 315 440 

273 313 

5~ 1 15 15 

38 39 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

134 141 29 

426 435 106 

204 213 75 

Any hired worker'::. 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

FUflW, 

Workcr~ 

Forms WIth 

J workf'r 

7 WOI ker~ 

:J or .-1 worker<; 

') 10 9 worker~ 

J 0 worker~ or marc 

450 YELLOWSTONE COUNTY, MONT. 

Any 

466 

1 993 

102 

117 

111 

99 

37 

Working J 50 days or more 

Forms Workers 

197 (X)I (X) 460 

78 78

1 

64 128 

43 148 

, 9 48

1 3 58 

Working less !hon 150 days 

Farms Workers 1978 1974 

409 (X) 430 33:> (X) 1 533 1 924 1 684 

119 119 78 96 

99 198 109 ~) 7 

107 370 111 08 

55 343 96 16 

29 503 36 -11) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

AI! forms I forms wIth sales of $2,500 or more ~ 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms. Number Forms Number Forms Number 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry ________ ~ ____________________ _ 

Any cottle, hogs, or shecp _______________ _ 

Soles: 

Any livestock or poultry and their products ____ ._ $1,000_ 

Any cottle. hogs. or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ 

I 1 I I 

(X) I (X) I I 808 854 (X)I 656 630 (X)I 

724 (X) 817 (X) 602 (X) 616 (X) 

776 42049 839 44 1441 645 41 716 631 43 8091 

724 37 585

1 

791 (NA) I 614 37 285

1 

621 40 341

1 

I '" ~'I I I 

688 97944 777 579 

% "'I 606 """I - 652 45 661 484 32 669 519 44 229 - 570 33 398 

524 30976 599 42928 449 30 276 477 41 548 

104 2422 152 2 733 85 2 393 120 2 681 

528 33 413

1 

(NA) (NA)I 451 33 041 474 37 133

1 594 31 133 (NA) (NA) 518 30 5321 514 61 055 

676 95 497 735 122 604 584 94 746 602 121 0891 (X) 36 647 (X) (NA) (X) 36 369 (X) 39 541 

- 364 18 540 (NA) (NA) 314 18 172 316 15 8631 - (X) 4 743 (X) (NA) (X) 4 622 (X) 2 216 

518 76 957 (NA) (NA) 458 76 574 511 105 226 

(X) 31 904

1 

(X) (NA)I (X) 31 7471 (X) 37 325

1 98 36 391 (NA) (NA) 88 36 181 107 77 653 

(X) 17095

1 

(X) (NA) (X) 16 996 (X) 30 662/ 35 2 776 (NA) (NA) 34 (0) 53 2 104 

76 3959/ 115 6 048 68 3 828 95 5 860/ 35 479

1 

(NA) (NA) I 31 455 50 759 72 3480 (NA) (NA) 65 3 3731 90 5 1011 

37 540 66 I 083 32 520 I 57 I 055/ - 34 276 60 544 29 (0) 51 521 27 264 52 539 25 (D) 49 534 

- 74 10 781 76 8 568 55 10 403/ 37 60 5 188 7 301/ (NA) (NA) 47 4 980 35 4 650 

- 6 30 (NA) (NA) I (D) - - 396 2 1411 306 I 332

1 

307 I 665

1 

188 945

1 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers thot hod colved ____________________ _ Beef cows ______________________ . ______________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves __ _ 

Sales: Cottle and calves _________________ • _______ ._. _______ _ 

$1,000_ Calves ___________ • _________ • ____________________ _ 

$I.ODO_ Cattle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Fottened cottle _____ • ___ • _______________________ _ 

$1,000_ Dairy products ______________________________ $1,000_ 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs _____________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used tor breeding _____________________ _ 

Other hogs and pigs _____________________ • _________ _ 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec_ 1 of preceding year and Nov_ 30 _________________ _ 

Dec_ I of preceding year and May 31 _____________ ._ 

June 1 and Nov_ 30 _____________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs _____________ • ______________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ____________________________ _ Goots ____________________________ • _________________ _ 

Horses and ponies _____________ • ____________________ _ 

Sales: 

- 68 6246 114 9 263 60 6 1651 96 8 831 - (X) 542 (X) (NA) (X) 536 (X) 543 - 16 I 745 37 2 037 15 (0) 29 I 883 - (X) 83 (X) (NA) (X) 

(D)I (X) 29 - 68 5 652 75 8683 53 5 402 39 7 652 - 61 8 713 (NA) (NA) 49 8 449 37 5 717 - (X) 66093 (X) (NA) (X) 63 840 (X) 53 873 72 396

1 

(NAJ (NA)I 56 38~1 41 25~ I I (D) (NA) (NA) - - - (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) 236 1 

(X) - - 75 279 62 244 48 38 173 - (X) 221 (X) (NA) (X) 195 (X) 86 

Hogs and pigs _________ • ____________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Sheep and lambs _________________________ • __________ _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

Pounds of waol ___________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and woal ________________________ $1,000_ 

Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ 

I - 131 (X)I 130 (X)I 95 (X) I 93 (XiI - 99 (D) 123 104 813 67 (0) 88 103 702 - 99 (D) 117 92 298 67 (0) 85 91 384 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 4 12 110 13 (D) (NA) (NA) II (D) 3 22 502 - 26 I 173 16 I 184 20 918 13 I 130 II 60 (NA) (NA) 5 23 6 41 - 7 49 (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 4 32 4 II (NA) (NA) 3 (0) 4 9 - 34 (X) I (NA) (X)I 23 (X) I 15 (X)I 

- 20 (X) 27 (X) 12 (X)\ 23 {XI\ 9 (D) 21 103 888 6 (0) 17 103 498 - 9 (0) 19 65 370 6 (D) 15 (D) - - (NA) (NA) 

(D)\ 

2 

!OI \ 

I (D) (NA) (NA) - - - 3 (D) 4 425 I 4 425 I (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) I !OI - I (D) (NA) (NA)I I (D) I I - - - (NA) (NA) {DII - - 3 (X) (NA) 

27 (D) (~i 2 (xq 2 (xq 45 I 168 IS (D) 39 I 161 

POULTRY 

Inventory; Any poultry ___ • ___________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ___________________ • __ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _______ ._. ___________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens. _______________ _ Turkeys _________________ • __ • _________ • ___________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Sales; 

Any paultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old _________ • __ 

Broilers and other meat·type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter _____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Paultry and poultry praduct'- ___________________ $1,000_ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA YELLOWSTONE COUNTY, MONT. 451 
Table 10_ Crops: 1978 and 1974 

Corn for all purposes _ _ _ 

For groin or seed (bushels) 

For siloge or green chop (fons, green) 

For fodder, hogged or grozed 

Sorghums for oU purposes __ 

1978 

1974_ 

1978. 

1974_ 

.1978. 

1974. ._.1978_ 

1974_ 

-

· 

For groin or seed (busheIsL_ 

1978 

1974. 

_1978. 

1974. · 

· For slloge or green chop (tons, greenL _ .1978_ 

1974_ 

... 1978. 

1974 

.1978. 

1974. 

· CUI for dry torage or hoy (tons, dry) 

Hogged or grazed. ___ " 

Wheal for groin (bushelsL __ _ _ ..... 1978. 

·1974 

.. _1978. 

1974_ 

.1978. 

1974. _ _ .1978. 

1974_ 

· Oals for grain (bushels) ____ _ 

Borley tor groin (bushels). · 

Rye lor groll1 (bushels) _ 

· Other sll10ll groins for groin .. 1978. 

1974 · 

Saybe-olls for beans (bushels) 1978 _. 

1974 

1978 

1974. 

1978. 

1974_ 

.. 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _. 

coffon (boles) _ 

Tobocco (pounds) 

Irish pOlO toes (Ilundredweighl) .. __ _ 

_._ .1978. 

1974. 

...... 1978. 

1974. 

· 

· 

· 

Sweetpololoes (bushels) __ 1978 .. 

1974_ 

_1978. 

1974. 

Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see text) 

Alfalfu hoy (tons, dry) __ .............. _ .1978. 

1974. 

Other lome dry hoy (Ions, dry) (see lexl) ____ . _1978_ 

Field seed crops _ _ _ 

1974. 

Alfolfo seed (pounds) ... _ ... _ ...... 1978. 

1974. Red clover seed (pounds) ___________________ 1978_ 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) 

1974_ 

1978. 

1974_ 

Sweet corn _ .. _ ......... _ .. _.1978. 

Tomatoes 

Green peas excluding cowpeos_ 

1974. 

...•. 1978. 

1974. 

.... 1978. 

1974. 

I.ond in orchards _ _ _ __________ _ 1978_ 

1974. 

Apples (pounds) __ . . .. 1978. 

1974. 

Peaches (poundsL _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ ~ __ _ 1978_ 

1974. 

Gropes (pounds) (sec text) __ 1978_ 

1974. 

Berries ___ 1978_ 

1974. 

Slrowbernes (pounds) __ _ _____ 1978._ 

1974_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____ 1978_ 

OthNcrops ____ ._ ___ _ _ ______ 1978_ 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

-

· 

452 YELLOWSTONE COUNTY, MONT. 

Farms 

243 

256 7 

23 

241 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

-

-

-

-

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

302 

359 

93 

(NA) 

348 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

7 

(NA) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

I 

3 

-

-

626 

632 

489 

(NA) 

140 

3 (NA) 

3 (NA) 

- (NA) 

14 

27 

11 (NA) 

4 (NA) 

- (NA) 

4 

8 

2 (NA) 

- (NA) 

1 

(NA) 

-

2 

- (NA) 

12 

159 

All forms 

Harvested Irrigated 

Acres Quantity Farms 

19 644 (X)I 236 

18 591 (X) (NA) 

507 41 378 1 5 I 980 81 545 (NA) 

19 137 310 844 233 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- (X) - (NA) (X) (NA) 

- (X)I -

- (X) (NA) 

- - -

- - (NA) 

-- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- (X) - (NA) (X) I (NA) 

87 887 2 341 3091 72 

94 587 2 846 841 (NA) 

3 416 172 120 57 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

25 692 1 117 0141 221 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

-- -

(NA) (NA)I (NA) 

643 (X) 3 

(NA) 

(X~I (NA) 

- -

- (NA) 

-

J -

- (NA) 

- -

- (NA) 

- - -

- - (NA) 

(0) (0) -

16 813 (NA) 

-

79 57; I 

-

- (NA) 

36 629 465 

33 337 72 023 (NA) 

23 180 58 7011 383 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

6 096 10 668 102 

(0) (X) 1 

(NA) (X) (NA) 

(0) (0) 1 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA)I (NA) 

48 (X) 14 

367 (X) (NA) 

37 (X) 11 - (NA) (X) (NA) 

(0) (X) 4 

(NA) (X) (NA) 

-- (X) - . (NA) (X) I (NA) 

(0) (X) 4 

7 (X) (NA) 

(0) (0) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(0) (0) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

- (x)1 -

(0) (X) I (NA) 

- -

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

173 (xq 9 

10 807 (X) (NA) 

I Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated 

Acres Forms Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

! 18 6531 238 19 501 (X) I 231 18 510 

(NA) I 251 18 486 (X) 228 16 055 

287 7 507 41 378 5 287 

(NA) 21 (0) (0) 9 (0) 

18 366 236 18 994 309 165 228 18 223 

(NA) 230 16 023 283 396 219 15 501 

- - - (X) .. - (NA) 3 (0) (X) 2 (0) 

(NAll 

- (X) - -

- - (X) - -

(NA) I - - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - - -

(NA) - - - - - - - - - - -

(NA) - - - - -

- - - (X) - -

(NA)I - - (X)I - -

4 296 293 87 571 2 337 087 69 4 234 

(NA) 338 94 242 2 841 446 99 3 528 

1 618 90 3 381 169 620 54 I 583 

(NA) 62 I 263 71 610 41 556 

10933 332 24 924 1 094 225 210 10379 

(NA) 307 19 117 795 836 189 5 690 

- - - - - -

(NA) I 1 (0) (0)1 -

129 6 (0) (X) 2 (OJ I 

(NA~I 4 193 (X) 3 108 

- .- - - -

(NA) - - - - -

(N~I - - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - - (NA) - - - - -

(NAjl 

- - - - -

- - - - - - 1 (0) (0) - -

(NA) 1 (0) (0) 1 (0) 

- - - - - - (NA) - - - - -

21 067 519 34 716 76 625 383 19 794 

(NA) 487 30 669 68 225 359 15 859 

15 4361 422 22 101 56 830 I 329 14 6271 

(NA) 383 21 069 48 972 297 11 564 

2 805 109 5 555 9992 79 2 521 

(0) 3 (0) (X) I (0) 

(NA) 10 226 (X) 1 (0) 

(0) 3 (0) (0) 1 (0) 

(NA) 10 226 25 499 1 (0) 

- - - - - -

(NA)I - - -I - -

48 9 37 (X) 9 37 

(NA) 17 336 (X) 17 336 

37 9 (0) (X) 9 (0) 

(NA) 6 56 (X) 6 56 

(0) 2 (0) (X) 2 (0) 

(NA) - - (X) - -

- - - (X) - -

(NA)I 12 280 (X) I 12 280 I 

(J~;I 3 (0) (X) 3 (0) 

1 (0) (X) - -

(NA) 1 (0) - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) I - - - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) <NA) (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) 1 (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

J - - (x)1 I 

(NA~I 1 (0) (X)I I (0) 

- -

(NA) - - - . 

16~1 10 (0) (~I 8 (0) 

(NA) 158 (0) (X) (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
A-1 

APPENDIX A. General Explanation 

TAKING THE CENSUS _______________ _ 

DATA PROCESSING ________________ _ 

COMPARABILITY OF DATA ___________ _ 

MAJOR CHANGES IN DATA COLLECTED _________ _ 

FOLLOW-ON SURVEYS AND THE CENSUS OF HORTICULTURAL SPECIALTIES __________________ _ 

DISCLOSURES __________ ............ . 

1974 DATA CORRECTIONS ...... _ ......... . 

DEFINITIONS AND EXPLANATIONS. _ ........ . 

FARM CLASSIFICATIONS ................. . 

UNPUBLISHED DATA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....... . 

NONSAMPLING ERRORS ............. _ ... . 

CENSUS COVERAGE .................... . 

STATISTICAL ADJUSTMENTS .............. . 

TABLES 

A. PERCENT OF STATE TOTAL REPRESENTED BY ADJUSTA-1 

A-3 

A-4 

A-4 

A-5 

A-5 

A-5 

A-5 

A-11 

A-12 

A-13 

A-13 

A-13 

MENT FOR WHOLE FARM NONRESPONSE: 1978 A-14 

B. ESTIMATES OF THE SAMPLING RELIABILITY OF 

STATE TOTALS FOR SELECTED ITEMS: 1978 . . A-16 

C. ESTIMATES OF THE SAMPLING RELIABILITY OF 

FARMS REPORTING AN ITEM IN THE COUNTY: 1978 .. A-16 

D. ESTIMATES OF THE SAMPLING RELIABILITY OF 

COUNTY TOTALS FOR SELECTED ITEMS: 1978. A-17 

TAKING THE CENSUS 

Method of Enumeration 

The 1978 Census of Agriculture was the first census to 

include a mailout/mailback enumeration supplemented by a 

thorough direct interview of all households in a sample of area 

segments. This combination list-direct enumeration sample 

approach was instituted to improve completeness of coverage 

for State level agriculture census statistics. 

In censuses prior to 1969, enumerators were assigned to a 

specific area and called on all farms with in the area. Beginning 

with the 1950 census, copies of the report form were mailed 

prior to the enumeration date to each boxholder served by post 

offices in predominantly rural areas and farmers were asked to 

complete the forms and have them ready for the enumerator to 

pick up. Enumerators going door-to-door in rural areas collected 

and reviewed all forms that had been completed; they also 

completed forms for those places with agricultural operations 

which did not have forms ready. 

For the 1969 and 1974 censuses, data were collected 

primarily by a self-enumeration, mailout/mailback procedure. 

This procedure was made possible by the availability of 

specialty lists and several administrative lists, including records 

from the prior agriculture census, from which a list of 

agriculture-related names and addresses was constructed. 

The mailout/mailback enumeration procedure was not used 

in taking the agriculture census in Puerto Rico, Guam, the 

Virgin Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands. A discussion 

of the direct enumeration methods used appears in the reports 

for these outlying areas. 

Mail List 

The mail list for the 1978 census was comprised of all 

individuals, businesses, and organizations that could be readily 

identified as being associated with agriculture. The I ist was 

assembled from the records of the 1974 census and administrative records of various government agencies, primarily the 

Internal Revenue Service and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The administrative lists used for 1978 were more 

accurate and extensive than those used for the 1974 and 1969 

censuses. For 197~, most administrative lists were used in their 

entirety; whereas, for 1974 and 1969 some lists were sampled so 

that only selected records were included in the census mailing 

list. 

Lists of large or specialized operations, such as nurseries, 

broiler growers, fish farms, and I ivestock range and feedlot 

operations, which might not be identified in other administrative records, were obtained from State and Federal agencies, 

trade associations, and similar organizations. Lists of multiestablishment companies having one or more establishments (or 

locations) producing agricultural products or providing agricultural services were obtained from the 1974 census and 

updated using results of the 1976 and 1977 Company Organization Surveys conducted by the Economic Surveys Division of 

the Census Bureau. 

A preliminary census mail list was assembled using names and 

addresses from the 1974 census and administrative source lists 

available early in 1978. Those records identified as most likely 

not to be farms, since the name appeared on only one source list 

or on selected combinations of list sources which had yielded a 

low percentage of farm operators for the 1974 census, were 

then selected for inclusion in the 1978 Farm and Ranch 

Identification Survey. Slightly over 4 million of the short 

identification forms were mailed in May of 1978 to identify 

persons who were not active farm operators, to identify tenant 

and successor operators who were not on admi nistrative source 

lists, and to update the name, address, and size information for 

the identified active farm operators. Approximately 1.9 million 

survey returns were classified as out-of-scope (nonfarmsl, and an 

additional 400,000 reports were returned by the Postal Service 

as being undeliverable, resulting in over 2.3 million names and 

addresses being deleted from the census mail list as a result of 

the 1978 Farm and Ranch Identification Survey. The final 

census mail list containing 4,241,000 names and addresses was 

developed using results of the 1978 Farm and Ranch Identification Survey, names and addresses from the unduplicated 

prel iminary list that were retained without precensus verification, and new or updated source lists acquired after the 

preliminary unduplication. 

The preliminary and final census mail lists were both 

constructed by merging and unduplicating the names and 
A-2 APPENDIX A-Continued 

addresses from the various source lists on the basis of Employer 

Identification numbers, Social Security numbers, and names and 

addresses. To facilitate processing, each name on the administrative source lists was assigned a geographic code indicating the 

State and county location of the operation and a size code 

indicating an estimated value of sales. Most duplicates were 

identified and resolved during computer processing; an additional group of possible duplicates identified during computer 

processing was resolved clerically. Other dupl icate names not 

identified prior to mail ing were either reported by respondents 

or located during office processing. 

Direct Enumeration Area Sample 

When the evaluation survey conducted for the 1974 census 

confirmed the results of the evaluation survey for 1969 (i.e., an 

unacceptable number of midsize and a larger number of smaller 

farms were not included in the mail list), the decision was made 

to incorporate into the 1978 data collection procedures a direct 

enumeration area sample to provide State level estimates of the 

number and statistical characteristics of farms found not to be 

included in the mail list. The effect of this combination mail 

list-direct enumeration sample approach has been to drastically 

reduce the number and effect of missed farms in State totals. 

The direct enumeration sample consisted of approximately 

6,400 segments in "rural" areas (areas outside places with 2,500 

or more population in 1970) in all States, except Alaska and 

Hawaii. The segments were created and selected using enumera· 

tion district maps and data from the 1970 Census of Population 

and Housing. In October and November 1978, enumerators 

visited each household in these segments to determine if 

anyone in the household was associated with an agricultural 

operation. A 78-A 1 (A) report form was completed for each 

person with agricultural operations. This form was similar to the 

78-A 1 (S) sample form but collected additional information on 

alternate names and addresses and other individuals associated 

with the operation for use in matching these cases to the census 

mail file. The front page of the 78-A 1 (A) report form is reproduced in appendix D. During the enumeration, each operator 

received an orange-colored sticker and was instructed that if 

he/she received a census form in the mail, the form should not 

be filled but returned with the sticker attached indicating that 

a report had already been completed. 

During office processing, a concentrated effort was made to 

match the direct enumeration sample returns to names and 

addresses on the census mail list using the sticker returns, 

microfilm search of the mail file for all associated names, 

telephone calls to all cases that could be reached by phone, and 

any other available information. Direct enumeration sample 

returns not matched to the census mail I ist after this extensive 

research comprise the sample representing farms in the State not 

on the census mail list. Data from these unmatched direct 

enumeration sample returns were used to provide estimates at the 

State level for farms not on the census mail list. For each State, 

these data have been tabulated and published as a "pseudo" 

county and are an integral part of the State totals. The direct 

enumeration sample estimates have not been included in 

individual county totals. 

Report Forms 

The Census Bureau recognizes the need to minimize both 

respondent burden and census cost by limiting the number of 

items for which data are requested to those most needed by 

users as the basis for current understanding and future planning. 

In addition to limiting data items, the most recent eight 

censuses of agriculture have also used sampling techniques to 

further mini mize reporting burden and census cost. For 1945, 

additional items were included in the enumeration of designated 

geograph ic segments, but were omitted from the report forms 

used for all other areas. For the 1950, 1954, 1959, and 1964 

censuses, si milar goals were met by instructing the enumerators 

to determine whether to ask or omit the items in designated 

sections of the report forms. For the 1969, 1974, and 1978 

mailout/mailback censuses, two report forms were used again 

with the result of minimizing the reporting burden, particularly 

for smaller farms. 

For 1978, the two report forms were a 5-page report form 

(78-A1(S)) containing all the .items asked in the census, and a 

4-page form (78-A 1 (N)) omitting the sample items (sections 22 

through 27). Form 78-A 1 (N) and the 78·A 1 (S) sample 

items are reproduced in appendix D. In all States except 

Alaska and Hawaii, the sample form (A1 (S)) was mailed to all 

certainty addresses (large farms) and to 20 percent of the 

noncertainty addresses; the nonsample form (A1 (N)) was mailed 

to the remaining noncertainty addresses. The sample form was 

mailed to all Alaska addresses. For Hawaii, a modified version of 

the sample form was used for all farms. The modifications were 

made principally in the crops section in order to cover the 

special ized agriculture on the islands. The Statistical Adjustments 

section of this appendix defines certainty farms and includes a 

discussion of the criteria used to determ ine whether the sample 

or nonsample form was to be mailed to noncertainty addresses. 

Initial Mailing 

The report forms were distributed by the U.S. Postal Service 

during the last week of December 1978 to all individuals, 

businesses, and organizations on the mail list. Approximately 

4,241,000 forms were included in the initial mailing (3,140,000 

nonsample forms and 1,101,000 sample forms). 

From February through August 1979, additional initial 

mailings were sent primarily to new tenants and successors 

identified during report form processing. Thus, the total mailing 

list for the 1978 Census of Agriculture was 4,430,000. 

An information sheet containing detailed instructions for 

completing the form was included with each report form (see 

appendix D). Additional special instructions were included with 

report forms sent to identifiable producers of poultry under 

contract, bees and honey, laboratory animals, feedlot operations, and nursery and greenhouse products. 

In an effort to provide additional help in completing reports, 

approximately 60,000 copies of a Farm Census Guide booklet 

were sent to county agricultural agencies and related institutions 

or businesses to whom farmers might turn for help. Included 

were rural banks, accountants, vocational agriculture instructors, and the following U.S. Department of Agriculture county 

offices: Agricultural Stabi lization and Conservation Service, 
APPENDIX A-Continued A-3 

Farmers Home Administration, and Agricultural Extension 

Service. This guide contained descriptions and definitions for 

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 if assistance was requested. In addition, the telephone 

number for the Jeffersonville, Ind. processing office was provided in the original mailing in case the respondent requested 

assistance or had additional questions which were not covered 

in the instructions. 

Followup Procedures 

The data collection effort included seven followup letters to 

nonrespondents, three of which were accompanied by a report 

form. To evenly distribute the workloads in mailing, receipts, 

and processing, the mail list was divided into three groups for 

followup purposes. I n late January, the first followup letter was 

sent to all nonrespondents reminding them of the February 15 

due date. The other reminders followed on a flow basis at 3- to 

4-week intervals starting in late February and continuing into 

July. 

In low response areas, additional efforts were made. State 

Commissioners of Agriculture were asked to issue supporting 

statements urging farmers to complete and return their reports. 

I n early April '1979, nonrespondents in about 300 counties with 

the lowest response rates were mailed an add itional letter using 

simpler language in large print suggesting that if they needed 

help in completing their report, they could call collect to the 

Jeffersonville, Ind. processing office. 

From March to November 1979, telephone calls were made 

to nonrespondents who were large (for most States, those with 

expected sales of $80,000 or more) or were located in about 

60 counties with low response. Data for large farms were obtained by telephone from secondary sources if the addressee 

could not be contacted or refused to provide information. Most 

of the nonresponse calls were made by the staff of the Jeffersonville, Ind. processing office. However, calls to the larger and 

more complex operations were made by the Agriculture Division 

staff. Upon completion of data collection, all counties had 

response rates exceeding 75 percent of the final mail list including additional addresses. The overall response rate for the 

50 United States was 88 percent for all addresses and nearly 

95 percent for addresses with a known history of farm operations. A significant proportion of the nonresponse cases was 

found not to have qualifying agricultural operations for 1978. 

For a description of th.e adjustment for nonresponse, see Statistical Adjustments. 

DATA PROCESSING 

All report forms were subjected to a clerical screening review, 

during which they were corrected to make them acceptable for 

keying onto magnetic tape. Farm operators completing a 

nonsample form who reported sales or acres above the certainty 

level were sent correspondence requesting the additional sample 

data. Reports for special I ist cases identified on the mail I ist as 

producing specific products such as broilers or cattle were 

checked to insure that the special item had been reported. 

Problem reports requiring special review or additional handling 

were referred to technical assistants, or if necessary, to 

statisticians for resolution. Report forms with sales or acreage 

above levels I isted as State "must" were subjected to a more 

stringent precomputer review, including completeness checks for 

key basic data items. Reports from multiunit operations and 

institutional and government-operated farms were reviewed and 

edited by statisticans. All farms with expected or reported sales 

of $1,000,000 or more or 30,000 acres or more, all Alaska and 

Hawaii reports, selected multiunit operations, and other selected 

problem reports were reviewed by statisticians in the Agriculture Division. Omissions, inconsistencies, and other problems 

that could not be resolved by reference to other information on 

the report were resolved by contacting the respondents by 

telephone or correspondence. 

All successors and the more significant tenant names and 

addresses reported in the census were researched on microfilm 

of the census mail file. Report forms were mailed to addresses 

not located on the mail file. Research was also conducted on 

reports from selected respondents claiming that they had 

previously completed a census form to el i mi nate possible 

duplication. 

Data for each report form were subjected to a detailed 

item-by-item computer edit. The edit included comprehensive 

checks for consistency and reasonableness, corrected data found 

to be in error or inconsistent, supplied missing data based on 

similar size farms within the same county, and assigned farm 

classification codes which were necessary for tabulating the 

data. Entries of large magnitude and significant computergenerated changes to the data were manually verified. Obvious 

errors such as reports of cotton or citrus in the Northern States 

were also identified and corrected. 

Many of the acceptability limits on data were necessarily 

wide making it impossible to identify and correct all errors or to 

always supply precise estimates for all the incompleteness in the 

reports. These factors and others may affect the rei iabil ity of 

data for some minor items, but they should not have a 

significant effect on major data items in any county. 

I n the computer edit, those farms with sales or acreage 

exceeding State "must" levels were tested for historical consistency. Key items such as acreage, number of livestock sold, 

crops, and sales were compared for significant changes between 

1974 and 1978. Problems in historical consistency were resolved 

usually by telephone. 

In order to reduce duplicate reporting because of more than 

one completed report being received for the same operation 

under different names, computer listings of reports with similar 

operator names and size of operation were produced and 

duplicate reports were deleted prior to tabulations. 

After each report was screened, computer edited, and had all 

identified problems corrected, each data item on the report was 

added into the total for that item for the county. The result was 

a computer tabulation matrix for each county containing the 

sum of individual entries for each data item. This matrix 

enabled the easy and precise construction of the published 

tables. 

Prior to publication of preliminary reports and volume 1 

reports, tabulated totals were reviewed by statisticians to 
A·4 APPENDI X A-Continued 

identify remaining inconsistencies and potential coverage 

problems. Comparisons were made with historical census trends 

as well as current year State level estimates published by the U.S. 

Department of Agriculture and other agencies as part of the 

coverage review. Selected report forms were reviewed and 

problem entries were either verified as being correct or the data 

were corrected. 

COMPARABILITY OF DATA 

Significant changes were made to the data collection procedures to improve the coverage of the 1978 census, including 

a more complete mail list and the use of a direct enumeration 

area sample to supplement the mail list. The effect of these 

improvements has been to increase the 1978 State farm counts 

above what they would have been using previous methods. 

The 1978 State farm counts, consisting of totals from the 

mail list and the direct enumeration area sample, include farms 

that would have been missed in the 1974 and 1969 censuses. 

The 1978 county farm counts do not include any totals 

from the direct enumeration sample. However, for some 

counties, the counts may have increased su bstantially because 

of the improved coverage of small farms in the 1978 mail list. 

County level data on acreages and inventories are generally 

comparable. 

Estimates of the net proportion of farms missed in the 1974 

census varied widely by State, from a low of 0.7 percent in 

Nebraska to a high of 33.0 percent in West Virginia. Appendix C 

shows adjusted farm counts by State. Because missed farms 

were typically small, the percent missed was generally higher in 

States having a relatively large proportion of small farms and 

urbanized areas having a sizable number of part-time farms. The 

proportion of the total farms in each State represented by the 

direct enumeration sample in 1978 can be expected to follow a 

pattern similar to that for missed farms in 1974. 

Since most of the farms identified in the direct enumeration 

sample were small, these farms have a much greater effect on 

the State counts of farms and farms reporting than on measures 

of agricultural production such as land in farms, sales of 

agricultural products, acres and production of crops, and 

inventory and sales of livestock and poultry. 

Changes in the farm definition also affect the comparability 

of data. In general, data for 1978 and 1974 would be directly 

comparable with data for 1969 and earlier censuses only for 

farms with sales of $2,500 or more because the data for these 

farms are not affected by changes in the farm definition. A 

difference in ti ming and the change from personal interview to 

mail enumeration affect comparabil ity with data from censuses 

prior to 1969. The effect of the 1974 definition change for 

selected State and county totals is shown in appendix B. 

Dollar figures shown for expenses and agricultural product 

sales have not been adjusted for changes in price levels between 

census years. Crop and I ivestock production and sales and 

expense data are for the calendar year 1978, except for a few 

crops (such as citrus) for which the production year overlaps the 

calendar year. I nventories of livestock, poultry, and other 

specified items are as of December 31, 1978. The reporting 

period and inventory date are the same as for the 1974 and 

1969 censuses. 

Censuses prior to 1969 were taken by enumerators, each 

assigned to a specific geograph ic area. Field work for the 1959 

and 1964 censuses was completed mainly in October, November, and December of the reference year. Livestock and poultry 

inventories for these two censuses were as of the time of 

enumeration. Other variations in the time of enumeration 

occurred prior to 1959. 

MAJOR CHANGES IN DATA COLLECTED 

Unusually strong adverse reaction to the length and content 

of the 1974 census report form stimulated an intensive review 

and rejustification of all data inquiries accepted for collection 

on the 1978 census report form. Data users were requested to 

provide the Bureau with their data requirements, including the 

level of publication needed-county, State, or national. Each 

data item requested was reviewed to determine if it was needed 

at the county level and if so, whether on a complete or sample 

basis. Some data items needed only at the State or regional level 

were relegated to one or another of the follow-on surveys 

scheduled to be conducted in 1980 for calendar year 1979. By 

eliminating many items included on the 1974 report form, 

redesigning the form to accommodate two columns of items per 

page, and converting many more items to write-in status, 

especially in the crops sections, the report form was reduced 

from a 20-page booklet to a 4-page form for most farms and a 

5-page form for certainty and sample farms. Data items on the 

1974 report form which were eliminated on the 1978 report 

form were: 

Type of rental arrangement 

Sales of forest products 

Commercial fertilizer used for specific crops 

I rrigation methods and quantity of water used 

Drainage 

Grain storage facilities 

Futures markets 

Contracts 

Injuries and illnesses 

Other production expenses 

Income and expenses from farm-related sources 

Farm credit 

Family income from off-farm sources 

Much of the detailed data collected in 1974 for costs of 

materials for individual types of agricultural chemicals and for 

quantities and costs of several feed categories including rough· 

ages purchased were deleted from the report form. I n addition, 

many of the redundant totals used on the 1974 report form for 

cross checking data, especially in the production expenses and 

value of agricultural products sold sections, were eliminated. 

The following high priority new data items were added to the 

1978 report form: 

Set-aside acres in Federal Farm Program 

Government Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) loans for 

grain and cotton 

Direct sales to consumers 

Foreign ownership of farmland 

Greater detail on expenses for energy 
APPENDIX A-Continued A-5 

FOLLOW-ON SURVEYS AND THE CENSUS OF 

HORTICULTURAL SPECIALTIES 

I ntegral to each census of agriculture program are the 

follow-on surveys conducted after the main census. The purpose 

of these specialized surveys is to collect additional, much 

needed agriculture-related information from highly specialized 

operations or from only a sample of farms without burdening all 

farm operators. Thus, allowing the use of a shorter report form 

for the general census. The follow-on surveys are limited to high 

priority data items that yield United States, regional, or State 

level esti mates, which in and of themselves or in association 

with general census data, are used as the basis for current 

decisionmaking and future planning. 

Data from the Farm Finance, the Farm and Ranch Irrigation, 

and the Farm Energy Surveys, conducted in 1980 covering 

calendar year 1979, are published in Volume 5, Special Reports, 

of the 1978 Census of Agriculture. 

The Farm Finance Survey provides detailed farm financial 

data, including debts, expenses, taxes, credits, assets, and farm 

and off-farm incomes for farm operators. Many of these items as 

well as detailed data concerning land ownership and landlord 

characteristics are also being collected from the landlords of the 

farms involved in the survey. 

The Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey provides high priority 

data on water use by irrigated farms. I ncluded in the data are: 

acreage irrigated, yields for irrigated and nonirrigated crops, 

quantity of water used, methods of distribution, types of 

pumps, and number of wells. 

The Farm Energy Survey provides detailed data on energy 

purchased by type of energy source, storage capacity, and 

selected kinds of energy-consuming machinery and equipment. 

The 1979 Census of Horticultural Specialties covers the 

operations of producers of nursery and greenhouse products, 

mushrooms, and sod in much greater detail than the main 

census of agriculture. This census has been conducted in 1890, 

1930, 1950, and every 10 years since, in association with the 

census of agriculture. Data for this census are published in 

Volume 5, Special Reports. 

DISCLOSURES 

In many tables, data are suppressed and a (D) is used instead 

of a number. To ensure the confidentiality of information on a 

characteristic of an individual farm, it is necessary to suppress 

data when the value of an item for one or two farms can be 

definitely or approxi mately determined by mathematical 

manipulations. 

Suppressions of data made within frequency distributions are 

accomplished in a way that will maintain maximum integrity of 

the frequency groups as suppressions are made whenever 

possible in adjacent frequency classes. This allows the user, by 

subtraction from the total, to have a farm count and total 

quantity reported for the combined suppressed frequencies. 

Although the published frequency data are not complete, the 

truncated frequency distribution is available for analysis purposes. 

1974 DATA CORRECTIONS 

Some 1974 data have been revised since the 1974 volume I 

publications were released. The major revisions were for: 

Madera County, California-number of heavy breed turkeys 

sold and related data. 

Maricopa County, Arizona-acreage of improved pecans and 

related data. 

DEFINITIONS AND EXPLANATIONS 

Definitions and explanations of terms in this section provide 

more detailed descriptions for selected items and terms than are 

available on the report form or in the tables. Differences in 

definitions between censuses, data deficiencies, and special 

processing performed for individual or related data items are 

also explained. For an exact wording of the questions on the 

sample and nonsample forms used in 1978 for the conterminous 

United States, and the information sheet which accompanied 

these forms, see appendix D. 

For all tables, historical data are shown whenever individual 

items are comparable, otherwise an (NA) is used. Some 

historical data may differ slightly from totals included in prior 

census publications due to rounding of fractions and dollar 

values. 

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 operation. 

Large acreages of woodland or wasteland held for nonagricultural purposes were deleted from individual reports during 

the processing operations. 

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. 

Except for open range and grazing land used under government 

permits, all grazing land was included as "land in farms" 

provided it was part of a farm or ranch. Grazing land operated 

by grazing associations was to be reported by the person chiefly 

responsible for conducting the business of the association. All 

land in Indian reservations used for growing crops or grazing 

livestock was to be included as land in farms. Land in Indian 

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. 
A-6 APPENDIX A-Continued 

Land area-The approximate total land area of counties and 

States shown for 1978 represents the land area as determined by 

records and calculations updated as of January 1, 1979. These 

data are updated periodically; however, the acreage shown for 

1978 are essentially the same as in 1974. Any differences 

between the land area in 1978 and 1974 are due to annexations, 

disincorporations, 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 were raised or produced. It 

was usually the county containing all or the largest proportion 

of the land in the farm. For a Ii mited number of 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 1974 census and prior special surveys 

as having more than one separately reportable farm unit. Other 

reports received showing land in more than one county were 

separated into two or more reports if the data would significantly affect the county totals. These reports were assigned to 

the appropriate counties during office processing. 

Value of land and buildings-Farm operators receiving the 

sample form 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 

respondent's estimate of what the land and buildings would sell 

for under current market conditions. For 1978, this information 

is estimated from the replies of a sample of farms; whereas for 

1974, all farm operators were asked to provide these data. If the 

value of land and buildings was not reported, it was estimated 

during processing by using the average value of land and 

buildings from a similar farm in the same geographic area. 

Other land-This category includes land in house lots, barn lots, 

ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. The definition of "other land" is 

the same in 1978 and 1974 only for farms with sales of $2,500 

or more. In 1974, for farms with sales of less than $2,500, 

"other land" included pastureland and rangeland other than 

cropland and woodland pasture in addition to land in house 

lots, barn lots, ponds, roads, and wasteland. 

Land set aside in the Federal Farm Program-The 1978 report 

form included a new inquiry on the number of acres set aside in 

1978 under the provisions of the Federal Farm Program. These 

data are for acres of cropland taken out of production by 

growers of wheat, corn, grain sorghums, and barley, and instead 

planted in cover crops, soil·improvement grasses, etc. No 

information was obtained as to which grains would have been 

grown on the acres set aside. 

Foreign ownership of agricultural land-An inquiry measuring 

the impact of foreign ownership of agricultural land was added 

to the 1978 report forms. All farm operators were asked to 

report the number of acres owned by individuals who are not 

U.S. citizens; or owned by foreign-held corporations, unincorporated associations, or foreign governments. 

In some cases, operators using land owned by others may not 

know the beneficiary owner of the land or, if the owner is 

known, they may not know the citizenship of the landlord. 

Therefore, a "don't know" category was included on the report 

form. Corporations with 50 percent or more of the stock held 

by foreign investors were considered foreign owned. Any land 

owned and operated by such corporations was included as land 

held under foreign ownership. 

County summary table 36 provides operators response to the 

foreign ownership inquiry. Counts are provided for those 

responding "yes," "no," "don't know," and "no response." No 

attempt was made to contact nonrespondents. 

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, 

marketing, etc. The operator may be the owner, a member of 

the owner's household, a salaried manager, a tenant, a renter, or 

a sharecropper. If he/she rents land to others or has land worked 

on shares by others, he/she is considered the operator only of 

the land which he/she retains for his/her own operation. For 

partnerships, only one partner is counted as an operator. If 

there is no clear-cut partner in charge, then the senior or oldest 

active partner is considered to be the operator. For census 

purposes, the number of operators is the same as the number of 

farms. I n 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 operations. 

Operator characteristics-Data on characteristics such as residence, race, Spanish origin, age, sex, principal occupation, and 

off-farm work were collected from all operators in 1978. In the 

1974 census, operator characteristics were collected only for all 

farms with sales of less than $2,500 and for farms with sales of 

$2,500 or more operated by individuals (sole proprietorships) 

and partnerships. If operator characteristics of race, age, sex, 

and principal occupation were not reported for 1978, they were 

derived based on reports with similar acreage size, tenure, and 

sales size. No adjustments were made for nonresponse to 

residence, Spanish origin, and off-farm work. 

Extensive verification and recontacting were done for 

positive responses to Spanish origin, especially in Southern 

States. It was found that a number of these responses were in 

error, apparently the word American in "Mexican American" 

was mistaken as American origin. 

Write-in entries of "other" race were clerically reviewed and 

recoded where necessary; entries without an accompanying 

write-in description were not verified by recontacting the 

respondent. Based on demographic classifications, "other" race 

is limited to native non-Spanish populations of Central and 

South American countries. 

I n the presentation of data on race of operator, the 

classification "Black and other races" includes Blacks, American 

Indians, Asian or Pacific Islanders, and any other separate racial 

group excluding White. For the 1978 census, operators of 
APPEND! X A-Continued A-7 

Spanish origin are tabulated by reported race. Prior censuses 

included Spanish origin as "White" whenever separate data for 

the Wh ite race were shown. 

The 1978 Census of Agriculture is the fi rst census to collect 

data on the sex of the operator. For farm operations where both 

husband and wife participated, the response was determined by 

the parties involved. 

. Selected production expenses-Data on selected production 

expenses incurred in 1978 were requested from farm operators 

reporting on the sample form. Only selected production 

expenses were requested; thus, the expense data cannot be used 

in combination with gross sales to calculate net farm income. 

The 1974 census attempted to gather selected expenses plus a 

category "all other production expenses" to arrive at total 

expenses. This category was to include items such as depreciation, taxes, interest, rent, and insurance for the farm business. 

Because of the burden to respondents and inaccuracy in 

reporting, the "all other production expenses" inquiry was not 

included on the 1978 report form. The 1979 Farm Finance 

Survey provides estimates on net farm income. 

For 1978, as with earlier censuses, expense data in some 

cases were not fully reported especially by operations producing 

crops, livestock, or poultry on a contract basis. Many such 

operators were unable or unwilling to estimate the value of 

production inputs furnished by the contractor. Estimates were 

made for individual expense items based on reported crop and 

livestock information, or on averages or ratios of expense items 

reported by similar farms in the same geographic area. 

Commercial fertilizer-The expense for commercial fertilizer 

is the amount spent on fertilizer during 1978, excluding the 

cost of application. Some fertilizer purchased in 1978 may 

not have been applied during the year. If the fertilizer was 

appl ied by someone other than the operator, the cost of 

application is included as an expense for customwork, 

machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment. Some 

operators may have included the cost of application with the 

amount spent on fertilizer. 

Other agricultural chemicals, including lime-Expenses include the cost of all insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, other 

pesticides, lime, etc., excluding costs of application. Data 

exclude commercial fertil izer purchased. 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and 

equipment-This expense represents 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 

labor used on rented or hired machinery is included as a 

hired farm and ranch labor expense. 

Energy and petroleum products-More extensive data on energy 

usage for the farm business were collected in the 1978 census 

than in prior censuses. Data were collected on expenses, gallons 

purchased, and storage capacity for gasoline; diesel fuel; LP gas, 

butane, and propane; and fuel oil. In addition, data on expenses 

for natural gas; kerosene, motor oil, and grease; electricity; and 

all other energy sources were collected. Data for 1974 include 

only storage capacity and expenses for gasoline; diesel; LP gas, 

butane, and propane; and a combined total expense for motor 

oil, grease, piped gas, kerosene, and fuel oil. The 1978 energy 

data were collected from a sample of farms. Additional data on 

energy usage and storage capacity are avail able from the 1979 

Farm Energy Survey. 

Caution should be used in evaluating storage capacity. Farms 

not reporting storage capacity were not identifiable from farms 

with no storage capacity; therefore, the totals understate the 

actual storage capacity available. 

Value of agricultural products sold-This item represents the 

gross market value before taxes and production expenses of all 

agricultural products sold or removed from the place in 1978 

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, and others associated with the operation. 

The value of agricultural products sold represents the sum of 

all crops including nursery products sold, and livestock and 

poultry and their products sold. It does not include income 

from farm-related sources such as customwork or agricultural 

services, or income from nonfarm sources. For 1974 and 1969, 

the value of agricultural products sold included sales of forest 

products from farms and ranches. 

The value of crops sold in 1978 does not necessarily 

represent the sales from crops harvested in 1978. Data include 

sales from crops produced in earlier years and exclude some 

crops produced in 1978, but held in storage and not sold in 

1978. For crops sold through a co·op which made payments in 

several install ments, only the total value received in 1978 was to 

be reported. 

The value of agricultural products sold was collected from all 

operators. Where the operator failed to report a value of sales, 

esti mates were made based on the amount of crops harvested or 

the number of livestock or poultry sold. Extensive estimation 

was required for operators growing crops or livestock under 

contract. 

Caution should be applied when comparing sales in 1978 with 

sales reported in earlier censuses due to the extreme fluctuations 

in per-unit prices between census years. 

Income from machine work, c~stomwork, and other agricultural 

services-Th is category consists of gross income received duri ng 

1978 by farm operators for providing machine work, customwork, and other agricultural services for others such as plowing, 

planting, harvesting, etc. Entries were deleted when duplicate 

information was reported in the 1978 Census of Agricultural 

Services, or when entries were large enough to consider the 

agricultural services activity separate from the farm or ranch. 

The agricultural services part of a farming operation was 

generally considered a separate operation when income from 

agricultural services was greater than $500,000, or when it was 

$10,000 or more and greater than the value of agricultural 

products sold. Data for establishments primarily engaged in 

agricultural services are published separately in volume 3. 
A-8 APPENDI X A-Continued 

Value of agricultural products sold directly to individuals for 

human consumption-This item represents the value of agricultural products produced and sold directly to individuals for 

human consumption from roadside stands, farmers' markets, 

pick-your-own sites, etc. By definition, it excludes nonedible 

products such as nursery products, cut flowers, wool, grains, 

etc. Sales of agricultural products by vertically integrated 

operations through their own processing and marketing operations were excluded where identified. 

Fertilizer and lime-Detailed inquiries on acreage fertilized and 

tonnage of fertilizer applied by crop, which were included on 

the 1974 census form, were not collected in 1978. Data 

collected for 1978 are limited to total acres of cropland 

fertilized excluding cropland used only for pasture, and total 

acres of pastureland and rangeland fertilized. Data on lime use 

were requested in both 1978 and 1974. Land fertilized and 

limed data were collected from a sample of farms in 1978. Total 

acres of cropland fertilized in 1974 were obtained by adding the 

acres of individual crops fertilized and, therefore, may include 

duplication where two or more crops using the same acreage 

were each fertilized during the year. 

Irrigation-The 1978 report forms included inquiries on acres 

irrigated for specific crops and total acres irrigated for harvested' 

cropland, pastureland or rangeland, and any other land. Data 

on methods of irrigation and estimated quantity of irrigation 

water used by farms and ranches collected in the 1974 and 1969 

censuses are available from the 1979 Farm and Ranch Irrigation 

Survey and are included in Volume 5, Special Reports. 

Irrigation data collected on the 1978 report form are summarized in more detail in volume 2, Part 9, Irrigation on Farms 

and in Volume 4, Irrigation, which also includes data from 

off-farm water suppliers covered in the 1978 Census of 

I rrigation Organizations. 

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 the State 

average price. 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 Economics, 

Statistics, and Cooperatives Service of the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture. Prices applied to other livestock and poultry were 

census-derived averages based primarily on reported value of 

sales in the 1978 Census of Agriculture. The 1974 and 1969 

data were developed in a similar manner. 

Poultry hatched-The 1978 data include all poultry hatched 

during the year that were placed or sold; whereas for 1974, data 

include only poultry sold. For example, chickens hatched and 

raised for layer replacement on the same farm are included in 

1978 data for poultry hatched, but excluded from 1974 totals. 

The value of hatchery sales is included in the category "Poultry 

and Poultry products." 

Fish and other aquaculture products-The raising of fish and 

other aquaculture products in captivity was included as agricultural production by the 1972 Standard Industrial Classification, and data for such operations were included in the 

agriculture census for the first time in 1974. The value of fish 

and other aquaculture products sold is included in the category 

"Other livestock and livestock products." Production in salt 

water was considered not to be in captivity and was excluded. 

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 for pollination of crops). The 

completeness and accuracy of these data are affected by the fact 

that some bee operations may not have been on the mail list and 

some operators on the mail list may not have considered 

beekeeping to be an agricultural operation, and therefore did 

not report. 

Citrus enumeration-For the 1978 census, reports for selected 

citrus caretakers in Arizona, Florida, and Texas were obtained 

by direct enumeration. 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 report 

form. A citrus caretaker is an organization or person caring for 

or managing citrus groves for others. Each citrus caretaker was 

enumerated as a farm operator and requested to complete one 

report form for all groves cared for and to furnish a I ist of grove 

owners' names, addresses, and number of acres of citrus. The 

names on the lists were matched to completed grove owners' 

reports to eliminate duplication. The caretaker was' also requested to inform the grove owner that he had al ready reported 

for the citrus under his care and that the grove'owner was not to 

report again. In the 1978 census, 8 caretakers in Arizona 

reported 250 grove owners having 12,000 acres of citrus; the 

100 caretakers in Florida reported 6,600 grove owners having 

240,000 acres of citrus; and 27 caretakers in Texas reported 

1,500 grove owners having 30,000 acres of citrus. 

More detailed information by State and county are included 

in volume 2, part 6. 

Crop year or season covered-Acres and quantity harvested are 

for the calendar year 1978 except for citrus fruits, avocados, 

and olives; vegetables in Florida; sugarcane in Florida and Texas; 

and pineapples and coffee in Hawaii. 

Citrus fruits-The data relate to the crops harvested from the 

bloom of 1977 for the 1977-78 marketing season. 

Avocados-The data for California relate to the quantity 

harvested from November 1, 1977 through November 30, 

1978; the data for Florida relate to the quantity harvested or 

to be harvested from April 1978 through March 1979. 

Olives-The data relate to the quantity harvested from the 

bloom of 1977 for the October 1977 to March 1978 harvest 

season. 

Vegetables-The data for Florida relate to the crop harvested 

for the September 1, 1977 through August 31, 1978, harvest 

season. 
APPENDIX A-Continued A-9 

Sugarcane-The data for Florida and Texas relate to the 

reported cuttings from November 1977 through April 1978. 

Pineapples and coffee-The data for Hawaii for pineapples 

relate to quantity harvested for the year ending May 31, 

1978, and coffee for the 1977·78 crop. 

Acres and quantity harvested-Crops were reported in whole 

acres, except for the following crops which were reported in 

10ths of acres: I rish potatoes, sweet potatoes, tobacco, fruit and 

nut crops including land in orchards, berries, vegetables, and 

nursery and greenhouse products; in Hawaii, taro, ginger root, 

and lotus root. Totals for crops reported in tenths 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 all crops harvested generally 

exceeds the acres of cropland harvested. The 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 all 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 itemscropland used only for pasture or grazing, cropland used for 

cover crops, cropland on which all crops failed, cropland in 

cultivated summer fallow, or cropland idle. 

For crops grown purposely for grazi ng, quantity harvested 

was not requested. Acres for these crops were to be reported as 

"cropland harvested" and not as "cropland used only for 

pasture or grazing." This procedure applies to the following 

crops: 

Corn cut for dry fodder, hogged or grazed 

Cowpeas hogged or grazed or cut for silage 

Sorghums hogged or grazed 

Soybeans hogged or grazed or cut for silage 

Quantity harvested was not obtained for crops such as 

vegetables, nursery and greenhouse products, and soybeans 

plowed under. 

Acres of land in beariflg 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 or for the individual 

crop acreages. 

Data for hay represent all hay crops, including grass silage 

and hay crops cut and fed green. 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. 

Crop units of measure-For some crops, the operator could 

report quantity harvested in a unit of measure currently in use 

in the area. These crops were: Corn for grain or seed, in bushels 

shelled or hundredweight shelled; sorghums for grain or seed, in 

bushels or pounds; rice in 100·lb. bags, bushels, or 162·lb. 

barrels. Corn for grain and sorghums for grain are published in 

bushels and rice in 100-lb. bags. 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 are published in pounds. 

Write-in crops-To reduce the length of the report form, only 

the major crops for the United States were prelisted (see 

sections 2 and 3 of the report form). For the 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 (see sections 4, 

5, 6, 7, and 8 of the report form). 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. Crops not coded by the 

respondent were coded during processing before keying. Write· 

in crops coded as "all other" were reviewed and assigned a 

spe~ific 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 of the 

report, 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 unusual crops 

for the area were examined to minimize the possibility that they 

were in error. 

Comparability of crop data-For the 1974 and 1969 censuses 

data for all crops are available for farms with sales of $2,5000; 

more while only data for the major crops-corn, sorghums, 

soybeans, peanuts, wheat, cotton, tobacco, potatoes, hay, 

vegetables, land in orchards, and berries are available for all 

farms. For 1978, data for all crops are available for farms with 

sales of $2,500 or more and for all farms. 

For a number of commodities, less detailed data were 

collected in 1978 than in 1974. In these instances, 1974 data 

have been combined to provide comparable figures wherever 

possible. 

The "acres of vegetables harvested" in 1978 and 1969 was 

the summation of the acres of individual vegetables harvested, 
A-10 APPEN DI X A-Continued 

but in 1974 it was the total land used for vegetable crops. 

For "land used for vegetable crops," the acres were to be 

reported only once even though two or more harvests of a 

vegetable or more than one vegetable were harvested from the 

same acres. 

The "other crops" in the tables are not comparable from 

census to census as crops are added and deleted from the report 

form each census. 

Value of crop production-This item represents the estimated 

value of all crops harvested during the 1978 crop year. Data for 

the value of crc.ps 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 in most part from publications 

of the Economic, Statistics, and Cooperative Service, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture (USDA). When USDA estimates 

were not available, Bureau of the Census statisticians made 

estimates using available sources such as data from adjacent 

States, respondents, report forms, county extension agents, and 

other persons knowledgeable about specific crops. 

"See Text" References 

Items in the tables which carry the note "See text" are 

explained or defined in this section. Also, additional definitions 

and explanations for some items are provided. 

Data for 1978 are based on a sample of farms-Sections 22 

through 27 of the census report form 78-A 1 (S), wh ich include 

inqUiries on commercial fertilizer and lime," chemicals, 

machinery and equipment, expenses for energy and petroleum 

products, selected production expenses, and value of land and 

buildings, were requested of all certainty (large) farms and 

approximately 20 percent of all other farms. As these data are 

subject to sampling error, estimates of the sampling rei iabil ity of 

county totals for selected items are shown in table D. 

Farms operated by Black and other races-For 1974 and 1978, 

"other races" includes American Indians, Asian and Pacific 

Islanders, and all other racial groups other than White. The 1969 

data are limited to farms operated by Blacks. Additional 

information on race of operator is provided under "operator 

characteristics" 

All other races-This category is limited to native non-Spanish 

populations of Central and South American countries. 

1974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sole 

proprietorships) and partnerships-For 1974, farm operator 

characteristics were not collected from corporations, cooperatives, prison farms, grazing associations, and Indian 

reservations. For 1978, characteristics and occupation of the 

senior partner or person in charge were collected from all farms, 

regardless of the type of organization. 

Other type of organization-This category includes cooperatives, 

estates or trusts, prison farms, grazing associations, and Indian 

reservations. 

Market value of agricultural products sold-This item represents 

the gross market value, before taxes and expenses, of all 

agricultural products sold in the census year including livestock 

and poultry and their products, and crops including nursery 

products and hay. The data include landlords' and contractors' 

shares. The 1974 and 1969 data include sales of forest products. 

Farms with value of agricultural products sold less than 

$2,500-ln 1978, this category includes all farms, except 

abnormal farms, with sales less than $2,500. In 1969 and 1974, 

farms reporting sales less than $2,500 but having the production 

potential for sales of $2,500 and over are included in the 

category farms with sales of $2,500 and over. In frequency 

distributions, the 1969 and 1974 farms with potential sales of 

$2,500 and over are included in the $2,500 to $4,999 sales 

group. 

Other livestock and livestock products-Production of fish and 

laboratory animals is included in this category in 1974 and 

1978; whereas, production of these items was excluded entirely 

from the 1969 census. 

Poultry hatched-For 1978, th is category includes all poultry 

hatched during the year that were placed or sold; whereas for 

1974, it only included poultry sold. Incubator egg capacity on 

December 31, 1978, is tabulated under the column heading 

Inventory and the number of poultry hatched is under the 

heading Sales. 

Worms-For 1978, the production of worms was separately 

identified; whereas for 1974, it was not. Inventory consists of 

the number of standard worm beds in production. A standard 

worm bed was considered to be 24 cubic feet measuring 8 feet 

by 3 feet by 1 foot. Sales of worms are shown in pounds. Worm 

casting sales are included in livestock products sold. 

Hay crops (tons, dry)-Data shown for hay represent all hay 

crops, including grass silage and hay crops cut and fed green. 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. 

Other tame dry hay-The 1974 categories clover-timothy hay, 

lespedeza hay, coastal Bermuda grass hay, and other hay have 

been combined into "other tame dry hay" in 1978. 

All vegetables harvested for sale-I n 1978 and 1969, the acres of 

vegetables harvested is the summation of the acres of individual 

vegetables harvested; while in 1974, it is the total land used for 

vegetable crops. 

Land used for vegetables-Data are 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. 
APPENDIX A-Continued A-11 

Grapes (pounds)-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 fresh weight. 

All nursery and greenhouse products-Data are a summation of 

the individual items presented. 

Excludes abnormal farms-Abnormal farms include institutional 

farms, experimental and research farms, and Indian reservations. 

Institutional farms include those operated by hospitals, 

penitentiaries, schools, grazing associations, government 

agencies, etc. 

Farms by standard industrial classification-See explanation 

under Farm Classifications. 

FARM CLASSIFICATIONS 

State tables 29 through 35 present detailed 1978 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. In 1974, comparable detailed 

data were tabulated only for farms with sales of $2,500 or 

more. Other tables include data classified by value of sales 

groups, or other characteristics of the farm or the operator. 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold or value of sales-In 

a number of State and county tables, data are shown separately 

for all farms and for farms with sales of $2,500 or more, and for 

various value of agricultural products sold or value of sales size 

groups. 

For 1978, all farms except abnormal farms have been 

tabulated by size based on reported sales. Thus, the category 

"farms with sales of $2,500 or more" includes only farms with 

actual sales of $2,500 or more. For 1969 and 1974, farms 

reporting sales of less than $2,500 but having the production 

potential for sales of $2,500 or more are included in most tables 

under the category farms with sales of $2,500 or more based on 

potential sales. 

In 1969, 1974, and 1978, abnormal farms were not tabulated 

based on actual or potential sales. Detailed data for abnormal 

farms are included in all farm data shown in State table 34, but 

are excluded from totals for all farms shown in other State 

tables 29 through 35. Otherwise, data for abnorma I farms are 

included in totals for all farms, but are excluded from totals for 

farms with sales of $2,500 or more. 

In 1969 and earlier censuses, data were classified into nine 

groups referred to as "economic classes." For farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more, the value-of-products-sold classifications 

used in 1974 and 1978 are the same as the value ranges used for 

establishing economic classes 1 through 5. Data for farms with 

sales of less than $2,500, classified in 1969 and earlier censuses 

as class 6, part time and part retirement, are not directly 

comparable to the 1974 and 1978 value-of-product classes 

because of the change in farm definition and modifications in 

farm classification. 

Farms by tenure of operator-The classifications of tenure used 

for both the 1978 and 1974 censuses are: 

Full owners, who operate only land they own. 

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. 

Detailed 1978 data by tenure of operator are shown in State 

table 29 for all farms, excluding abnormal farms, and for farms 

with sales of $2,500 or more. 

Farms by type of organization-The 1978 Census of Agriculture 

was the first census in which all farms were classified by type of 

organization. In the 1969 and 1974 censuses, these data were 

collected and tabulated only for farms with sales of $2,500 or 

more. 

The classifications used were: 

Individual or family operation (sole proprietorship), excluding partnership and corporation. 

Partnership operation, including family partnership. 

Corporation, including family corporation. 

Other, such as cooperative, estate or trust, institutional farm, 

etc. 

For 1978, corporations were subclassified by two additional 

characteristics into: 

a. Family held. 

Other than family held. 

b. More than 10 stockholders. 

10 or less stockholders 

These subdassifications were not used in the 1974 Census of 

Agriculture. However, somewhat similar classifications were 

obtained in a follow-on survey of all corporations identified in 

the census, which were published in volume IV, part 5 of the 

1974 Census of Agriculture. This survey collected detailed 

information on family and nonfamily corporations, number of 

shareholders, and other classifications and characteristics of 

corporations at both the firm (company) and farm levels. In the 

1969 census, corporations were classified only by number of 

shareholders; those having more than 10 or those having 10 or 

fewer shareholders. 

Caution should be exercised when comparing 1978 rorporation data to those of the 1974 survey and the 1969 census. For 

the 1974 survey, respondents were given a choice of four kinds 

of corporations from which to select the one that best described 

their operation: Family corporation, independent corporation, 

parent corporation (with one or more subsidiaries), and subsidiary of another corporation. Classification rules used prevented an independent, parent, or subsidiary corporation from 

being classified as a family corporation. The two-way choice of 

family held or other than family held used in 1978 has resulted 

in a decrease in the number and proportion of nonfamily held 

corporations reported. 

. A followup study of the 1969 data indicated that a sizable 

number of farms were incorrectly reported as corporations, 

especially in the Southern States. The 1974 survey was used to 

identify and correct the misreporting of corporations in that 
A-12 APPENDIX A-Continued 

census. In the 1978 census, some reports incorrectly had both 

individual or family operation (sole proprietorship) and family 

held corporation indicated. These reports were reviewed during 

the processing phase and resolved based on whether or not the 

respondent operated under a corporate name, had reported as a 

corporation in the 1974 census, or was shown to be a 

corporation on one or more of the administrative records used 

in developing the census mail list. 

Farms by age and principal occupation of operator- Data on age 

and principal occupation were obtained from all operators for 

1978. In 1974, these data were collected only for all farms with 

sales of less than $2,500 and for farms with sales of $2,500 or 

more operated by individuals (sole proprietorships) and partnerships. Detailed characteristics are shown by six age-of-operator 

groups in combination with occupation information for all 

farms in State table 31 and for farms with sales of less than 

$20,000 in State table 32. The principal occupation classifications used for 1978 were: 

Farming-The operator spent 50 percent or more of his 

worktime in 1978 in farming or ranching. 

Other- The operator spent 50 percent or more of his 

worktime in 1978 in occupations other than farming. Some operators engaged in ranching marked 

"other" as their principal occupation. Most such 

obvious errors were corrected during processing. 

Farms by size-All farms were classified by size according to the 

total land area in each operation. 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. 

Detailed characteristics of all farms by 12 size-of-farm groups 

are presented in State table 33. 

Farms by standard industrial classification- As in the 1974 

census, agricultural production establishments (farms, ranches, 

nurseries, greenhouses, etc.) are classified by the Standard 

Industrial Classification (SI C) system in the 1978 census. These 

classifications, found in the 1972 SIC Manual, are used to 

promote uniformity and comparability in the presentation of 

statistical data collected by various agencies. 

An establishment primarily engaged in crop production 

(major group 01) or livestock production (major group 02) is 

classified in the 3- or 4-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 was less than 50 percent from a single 4-digit 

industry, but 50 percent or more from the products of two or 

more 4-digit industries within the same 3-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. 

All farms in the 1978 census were classified by SIC. In the 

1974 census, farms with sales of less than $2,500 were not classified by SIC. In 1978, those agricultural producers having no sales 

reported were retained as farms and classified as general 

livestock farms in industry 0291 if livestock or pasture were 

reported or as general crop farms in industry 0191. Characteristics of all farms by selected SIC groupings are shown in State 

tables 11 and 35. Additional and more complete 1978 data for 

various SIC classifications are published in volume 2, part 8. 

UNPUBLISHED DATA 

Additional data have been assembled in a series of unpublished tables. The unpublished State table "Summary by 

Standard Industrial Classification of Farms by Value of Sales: 

1978" has a format similar to State table 34. The largest size 

group in the box head is $100,000 or more. Data are shown for 

the following SIC groupings: 

Cash grain farms (011) 

Field crop farms except cash grain farms (013) 

Cotton farms (0131) 

Tobacco farms (0132) 

Sugar crop, Irish potato, hay, peanut, and other field crop 

farms (0133) 

Vegetable and melon farms (016) 

Fruit and tree nut farms (017) 

Horticultural specialty farms (018) 

General farms, primarily crop (019) 

Livestock farms except dairy, poultry, and animal specialty 

(021) 

Beef cattle farms, except feedlots (0212) 

Dairy farms (024) 

Poultry and egg farms (025) 

Animal specialty farms (027) 

General farms, primarily livestock (0291) . 

The following unpublished county summary tables include 

data tabulated by detailed size groupings: 

Farms by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

Acreage and Value of Owned and Rented Land: 1978 

Farms by Acres of Cropland Harvested: 1978 and 1974 

Place of Residence of Operator by Occupation and Off-Farm 

Work: 1978 

Hired Farm Labor by Number of Hired Workers: 1978 

Farms by Expenses for Hired Farm or Contract Labor: 1978 

Broilers Sales by Number Sold Per Farm: 1978 

Cows and Heifers That Had Calved-Inventory by Number 

Per Farm: 1978 

Beef Cows Inventory by Number Per Farm: 1978 

Milk Cows Inventory by Number Per Farm: 1978 

Cattle and Calves Inventory by Number Per Farm: 1978 

Cattle and Calves Sales by Number Sold Per Farm: 1978 

Fattened Cattle Sales by Number Sold Per Farm: 1978 

Hogs and Pigs Inventory by Number Per Farm: 1978 

Hogs and Pigs Sales by Number Sold Per Farm: 1978 

Feeder Pigs Sales by Number Sold Per Farm: 1978 

Other Hogs and Pigs Sales by Number Sold Per Farm: 1978 

Sheep and Lambs Inventory by Number Per Farm: 1978 

Sheep and Lambs Sales by Number Sold Per Farm: 1978 

Data similar to that shown in State table 28 for the acreages 

of crops harvested and production by acreage size have been 

summarized at the county level, but have not been tabulated. 
APPENDIX A-Continued A-13 

These summaries can be tabulated at a minimal cost depending 

on the detail of data requested. 

For information on the availability and cost of unpublished 

tabulations, please write to the Chief, Agriculture Division, 

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

NONSAMPLING ERRORS 

Every census or survey is subject to errors. In addition to 

sampling variabil ity, errors may arise from such sources as 

incorrect or incomplete reporting, processing, and the inabil ity 

to obtain a report from each eligible reporting unit. Sampling 

variability is discussed in Statistical Adjustments. 

Reported data in the census may be incorrect as a result of 

the misunderstanding of questions or because of the use of 

esti mates in reporting. Duri ng processi ng, adjustments were 

made to data items which appeared to be inconsistent with 

other items reported for the same farm. 

Respondents may have failed to provide all of the information requested. In some cases, the respondent may have 

indicated the presence of an item but not the amount. 

I mputations were made for missing data on the quantities and 

sales of crops and livestock but no imputations were made for 

place of residence or foreign ownership of land. 

Careful efforts were made to keep errors introduced during 

clerical and electronic processing to a controlled level through 

the use of quality control, verification, and check measures on 

specific operations. 

Extreme values in the direct enumeration sample (those 

contributing a substantial proportion of the estimated total) 

were reviewed individually and sometimes reduced. This will 

result in a possible downward bias in estimated totals. 

Inclusion of the direct enumeration sample in 1978 resulted 

in a matching operation to identify names and addresses 

included in both the direct enumeration sample and the mail 

list. This matching operation was subjected to critical review 

and verification, including telephone calls to most respondents 

in the direct enumeration sample who were not matched in 

normal processing. Duplicates which were not identified dlJring 

the matching process will result in an upward bias in estimated 

totals. 

An adjustment was made for nonrespondent operations on 

the mail list. This adjustment employed sampling of both 

nonrespondent and respondent cases and variation from the 

adjustment is measured in sampling error; however, any systemat ic bias is not measured. 

An evaluation of c,Overage is being conducted to measure the 

extent of undercount or overcount of farms in the census. A 

description of this evaluation is included in Census Coverage. 

CENSUS COVERAGE 

Although a complete and fully accurate count of farms, 

farmland, and farm production is the aim of each nationwide 

census of agriculture, the complex structure of America's 

agriculture makes this aim difficult to achieve. Among the 

complexities are the many places to be included, the variety of 

arrangements under which farms are operated, the continuing 

changes in the relationship of operators to the farm operated, 

the expiration of leases and the initiation or renewal of leases, 

the problem of obtaining a complete list of agricultural 

operations, the difficulty of locating and identifying some types 

of farms, the operator's absence from the farm during the data 

collection period, and the operator's opinion that part or all of 

the operation does not qualify and should not be included in 

the census. 

An evaluation of coverage has been conducted for each 

census of agriculture since 1945. Although the primary purpose 

of these evaluations is to identify problem areas and supply 

evidence as a basis for improvements, they also provide users of 

census data with estimates of the completeness of census 

counts. The results of the coverage evaluation study were published for the 1974 census in Volume IV, Special Reports, part 

3. This report included estimates of the net percentage of all 

farms missed in the census. Farm counts for 1974, adjusted for 

this net undercount, are shown in appendix C. 

The inclusion of a direct enumeration sample to supplement 

the mail list for the 1978 census partially eliminates the major 

source of undercoverage of farms, namely, incompleteness of 

the mail list. However, inaccurate counting may still occur 

because (1) by design, the sample omitted the selection of area 

segments in places that had 2,500 or more population in 1970; 

(2) direct enumeration sample interviewers may have under 

counted or over counted farms; and (3) respondents may have 

been misclassified as farms or nonfarms during processing. 

The coverage evaluation for the 1978 census includes a 

re-enumeration of a subsample of the direct enumeration 

segments with matching and verification of differences, identification of operators not included on the mail list in places with 

2,500 or more population in 1970 using supplemental questions 

on the Annual Housing Survey, and verification of the farmnonfarm classification for a sample of respondents. 

The changes in data collection procedures implemented for 

the 1978 census should substantially reduce undercoverage, and 

the proportion of farms not included in the census is expected 

to be between 2 and 3 percent for the United States. Results of 

the coverage evaluation and other evaluative material are 

included in volume 5. 

STATISTICAL ADJUSTMENTS 

Report forf)ls were obtained and tabulated for all the 

identified larger farms (in general, those with expected sales of 

$80,000 or more). In the few instances where the operator did 

not supply the required information, data were obtained from 

secondary sources. By means of detailed, programed edit 

specifications, adjustments or corrections were made during the 

computer edit operation for internally incomplete or inconsistent data. The review procedures provided for computer 

printouts of edit changes that exceeded specified limits for the 

item. These changes were then reviewed for reasonableness by 

members of the processing staff and necessary corrections made. 

Nonresponse 

The statistics for each State and county were adjusted to 

account for nonrespondent smaller operations. The number of 
A-14 APPENDIX A-Continued 

farms for which adjustment was made was estimated on the 

basis of the results of a canvass of a random sample of mail list 

addressees who did not respond to the census during the regular 

tollowup period. The canvass, using an abbreviated form, was 

accomplished with the use of the mail and telephone. The 

sample for each State was designed to provide estimates of the 

number of nonl-espondent farms with a relative standard error 

of approximately 6 percent. However, approximately one third 

of the sample could not be contacted resulting in a potential 

bias in the estimates. The sample estimate of the number of 

nonrespondent farms at the State !evel was allocated to strata at 

the county level using the number of nonrespondents and the 

proportion of census farms among respondents. A sample of 

respondent data records was selected by stratum and weighted 

to represent the nonrespondent farms. 

Table A shows for selected items for the State the percent of 

the published total that the whole farm nonresponse adjustment 

represents. Adjustment for individual item nonresponse on 

respondent forms is not included in the pBrcentages. These 

percentages indicate the potential for bias in published figures 

resultinf) from nonresponse, i.e., the extent to which the actual 

data for nonrespondents may not agree with the nonresponse 

adjustments. The probable range of difference is unknown. 

j-'!owever, the degree of uncertainty regarding the accuracy of 

the data increases as the percentage of the total represented by 

the nonrespondent adjustment increases. 

Direct Enumeration Sample 

Because of undercoverage problems with the mail list for the 

1969 and 1974 censuses, a direct enumeration area sample was 

included to supplement the mail list for the 1978 census. 

Enumeration distl-ict maps and data from the 1970 Census of 

Population and Housing were used to construct the sampling 

frame from which the direct enumeration sample was selected. 

The frame was stratified by State and by a farm density ratio 

(the ratio of farm households to total households). In this State, 

the selected sample consisted of 103 segments. The expected 

number of farms per segment varied by strata from none in 

residential areas to 12 in intensive farm areas and averaged about 

10 farms. Farms enumerated in the direct enumeration sample 

were matched to the mail list and the data for the unmatched 

farms were weighted by the reciprocal of the probability of 

selection for the segment to make State estimates for farm 

operations not represented on the mail list. 

TableA Percent of State Total Represented by Adjustment 

for Whole Farm Nonresponse: 1978 

Item 

FUr1flS ••••.•••••.•.•••..•.•..••.•.•.••••••••.• , .•••••••• 

Land 1n farm~-I .................. ·.· .. ············•·····• 

Value of ngl'ic;u]t.unll products sold ................... . 

Harvested cropland .................... , ...... ···· .. ···· 

Corn for grain Or seed acres ................ · .. ········ 

Wheat for grain acres ..... ·····,······················· 

Inventory: 

en ttle and ca] Vf,S ••..•••••••••••••••.••••.••••••••••• 

[lens and pulle:ts of laying o.ge ............ .••••..•..• 

Hogs and pigs ................. · ... ··········••·•····· 

Percent 

of tota 1 

9.() 

2. / 

11 .0 

S. I 

2.7 

5.4 

:i.'j 

1.0 

4. I 

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Mail List Sampling 

To obtain county data for appropriate items without 

burdening all farm operators, data for Sections 22 through 27 of 

the report form 78-A 1 (S) were collected only from a sample of 

farms. The sample was selected from the mail list and consisted 

of all addresses in a certainty stratum and a random sample of 

addresses from the noncertainty stratum. The certainty stratum 

consisted of all addresses meeting specified size criteria in terms 

of indicated acreage and/or value of sales. Certainty size criteria 

varied by State from .\ ,000 to 5,000 indicated acres and from 

$40,000 to $200,000 indicated value of sales based on historic 

or mail list source data. All addresses in counties with less than 

100 farms in 1974 were also selected as certainty. Noncertainty 

addresses in counties with 100 to 199 farms in 1974 were 

sampled at a rate of 1 in 2, and noncertainty addresses in 

counties with 200 farms or more in 1974 were sampled at a rate 

of 1 in 5. 

Several elements of the sampling from the mail list and 

associated data collection may introduce substantial variation 

and a potential bias into the resulting data. First, the mail list 

from which the sample was selected contained about 50 percent 

nonfarm names and addresses wh ich were not identifiable at the 

time of selection. Both farm and nonfarm names and addresses 

were selected into the sample. As a result, the farm data actually 

tabulated came only from part of the sample, specifically the 

names and addresses which represented farms. Secondly, the 

stratification was based on size information from several sources 

and of varying quality. Size information was not available for a 

substantial proportion of the names and addresses. In addition, 

sample and nonsample forms may have been returned at a 

different rate by respondents. 

I n order to improve the precision and minimize the bias of 

estimates from the sample, post-stratification was used to 

produce estimates. Basica Ily, th is consisted of classifying all 

farms into relatively homogenous strata and weighting sample 

farms within each stratum by the ratio of total farms to sample 

farms. 

Farms meeting certainty size criteria during sample selection 

and those identified during processing as meeting similar criteria 

were assigned to a certainty stratum. All other farms were 

assigned to 64 strata. Farms with sales of less than $2,500 were 

classified into eight size-of-farm groups (less than 10 acres, 10 to 

49 acres, 50 to 69 acres, 70 to 99 acres, 100 to 199 acres, 200 

to 259 acres, 260 to 499 acres, and 500 acres or more); within 

each of two value-of-sales groups (less than $1,500 and $1,500 

to $2,499); within each of two type-of-farm groups (crop or 

general farms and livestock or poultry farms). Farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more were classified into four size-of-farm groups 

(less than 50 acres, 50 to 99 acres, 100 to 259 acres, and 230 

acres or more); within each of the four value-of-sales groups 

($2,500 to $4,999, $5,000 to $9,999, $10,000 to $19,999, and 

$20,000 or morel; within each of two type-of-farm groups (crop 

or general farms and I ivestock or poultry farms). 

Each stratum was examined and collapsed into another 

stratum if (1) the stratum contained less than 20 sample farms; 

or (2) the calculated weight for the stratum was greater than 10 

in counties sampled at a rate of 1 in 5 and greater than 4 in 

counties sampled at a rate of 1 in 2. 
APPENDIX A-Continued A-15 

The post-stratification provided weights to be assigned to 

farms in each of the final collapsed strata such that the total of 

the weights for sample farms in the stratum would be equal to 

the total number of farms in the stratum. 

Estimates were prepared for items in Sections 22 through 27 

of the report form by multiplying the data for each item for 

each farm in the sample by the weight assigned to the farm. 

The weight for a certainty farm was 1. 

Reliability of Census Estimates 

Sampl ing variabil ity in census data may arise from several 

sources, some affecting all data and others affecting only certain 

items or geographic levels of tabulation. 

The sampling involved in the imputation for nonrespondents 

affects all data items at all geographic levels of tabulation. 

However, farms above specified size limits were not eligible for 

selection to represent nonrespondents. The size limits varied by 

State from $60,000 to $150,000 and from 1,000 to 2,000 acres. 

As a result of these limits, the sampling variability arises 

pri marily from smaller farms. For computing the estimates of 

variability due to weighting for nonresponse, the farms selected 

for weighting were considered to be a random sample of all 

farms in the stratum from which they were selected. 

Estimates from the direct enumeration sample are not 

included in county totals but contribute to sampling variability 

of State totals for all data items. 

The sample selected from the mail I ist provides estimated 

data only for Sections 22 through 27 of the report form. It 

contributes to sampling variability only for the items in these 

sections. Including the certainty farms and sample farms, data 

for Sections 22 through 27 were collected on approximately 26 

percent of the farms nationwide. 

Table B includes estimates of sampling reliability of State 

totals for a selected set of items. The estimates of sampling 

reliability for total number of farms, land in farms, harvested 

cropland, irrigated land, crops harvested, livestock, and value of 

agricultural products sold include components of variation for 

nonresponse imputation and for the direct enumeration sample. 

The component of variation for nonresponse imputation is 

relatively small and the direct enumeration sample is the major 

source of variation for these items. Estimates of sampling 

reliability for fertilizer use, chemical use, value of machinery 

and equipment, and value of land and buildings contain 

components of variation for the direct enumeration sample and 

the mail list sample. 

Table C contains 'estimates of sampling reliability for the 

estimated number of farms in a county reporting an item in 

table D. These estimates of sampling reliability contain components of variation arising from the mail list sample. The 

approximate standard error in percent may be read directly 

from the table based on the number of farms reporting the item. 

For a number of farms not shown in the table, a linear 

interpolation will provide a reasonable approximation. These 

estimates should not be applied to counties indicated to be 

certainty in table D. 

Table D shows estimates of the sampling variability of 

selected items for each county and for the portion of the State 

total pertaining to farms not on the mail list. Estimates for 

county totals contain variation from the mail list sample and 

estimates for the portion not on the mail list contain variation 

from the direct enumeration sample. Items for counties indio 

cated to be certainty in the table are subject to some sampling 

error but this is expected to be small and is not included. Items 

in county publications with data collected from all farms con· 

tain a component of variation from nonrespondent imputation. 

This component is usually small and is not shown in the sampling variability tables. 

The sample estimates and the estimates of standard errors 

presented in tables B, C, and D permit the construction of 

interval estimates with prescribed confidence that the interval 

includes the average result of all possible samples. 

If all possible samples were selected, each of these surveyed 

under essentially the same conditions, and an estimate and its 

estimated standard error were calculated from each sample, 

then: 

a. 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 al/ 

possible samples. 

b. Approximately 95 percent of the intervals from two 

standard errors below the estimate to two standard errors 

above the estimate would include the average value of all 

possible samples. 

For example, suppose the estimated number of farms in a 

State is 50,000 with a relative standard error of 3.0 percent. 

Then the standard error is 1,500 (3.0 percent of 50,000) and 

the chances are 2 out of 3 (67 percent) that complete coverage 

using the same survey methods would yield between 48,500 and 

51,500 farms. 

As calculated, the standard error also partially measures the 

effect of nonsampling errors but does not measure the effect of 

any systematic biases in the data arising from incorrect 

reporting by respondents, adjustments for nonresponse, in. 

complete unduplication, or incomplete coverage of farms. 
A-16 APPENDI X A-Continued 

Table B. Estimates of the Sampling Reliability of State Totals for Selected Items: 1978 

Item 

Farms .•.•..•••..•••••••••••••.•••••••.••••.••••.•••••.•..•••• number •• 

Land in fanns .....................•...•.......•............... acres .. 

Harvested cropland .......... _ .••............ _, ..•.........•... fanns .• 

acres .. 

I rrigated land ............•.•................................. fanns .. 

acres .. 

Agricul tural products sold., .................................. farms .. 

$1,000 .. 

Crops .•.•....•.•...•...•.....••...••..••.••••...•....•..••.. farms .• 

$1,000 .. 

Livestock, poultry. and their products ...................... farms .. 

$1,000 .. 

Value of machinery and equipment .•....................•.•.•... farms .. 

$1,000 .. 

Average value of land and buildings per farm ••.............. dollars .. 

Corn for grain or seed ........... , ............................ farms .. 

acres .. 

bushels .. 

Wheat for grain ..... , .•.. , .........•••..........•.•.••...•.... farms .. 

acres .. 

bushels .. 

Soybeans for be:?lns •. , •...... , ............•.....•.•....•....•.. fams .. 

acres .. 

bushels .. 

Cattle and calves inventory .............•........•....••.•.••• farms .. 

number .. 

Ca t t Ie and ca I yes so ld ....•.•......•..•..•.••.•.••..•...•....• farms .. 

number .. 

$1,000 .. 

Hogs and pigs inventory ..........................•............ farms .. 

number .• 

Hogs and pigs sold ............................................ farms .. 

number .. 

$1,000 .. 

Sheep and lambs inventory .. , .................................. farms .. 

number .. 

Sheep and lambs sold .......................................... farms .. 

number, • 

Hens and pUllets of laying age inventory ...•................•. farms .. 

number .. 

Hens and pullets of laying age sold .......•................... farms .. 

nwnber .. 

Commercial fertilizer used ... . ............•........ farots .. 

acres .. 

Commercial fertilizer purchased ...... . ................ -.... farms .. 

$1,000 .. 

Ag ricu 1 tural chemicals purchased .............................. fanns .. 

$1,000 .. 

Chemicals used on crops for insect control .................... farms .. 

acres .. 

Chemicals used on crops for disease control ........•..•....... farms .. 

acres .. 

Gasoline purchased ....................... . ...••..•.•.••.... farms .. 

1,000 gallons •. 

$1,000 .. 

Dlese I fue I purchased ...................................... ·.· farms .. 

1,000 ga llons .. 

$1,000 .. 

Li vestock and poultry purchased ............................... farms .. 

$1,000 .. 

Feed purchased .......•........................................ fams .. 

$1,000 .. 

Hired fam labor .......•..............•.•.....•....•....•....• fanns •• 

$1,000 .. 

All farms 

Quantity 

24,469 

62,269,824 

20,921 

8,802,458 

9,682 

2,085,759 

24,469 

1,184,597 

15,538 

490,292 

18,027 

694,305 

24,417 

1,262,310 

501,192 

177 

21,049 

1,251,164 

10,749 

4,807,895 

134,505,058 

7 

188 

4,971 

16,423 

2,820,065 

16,289 

1,757,482 

597,904 

2,633 

214,346 

2,417 

313,545 

28,020 

2,171 

526,671 

2,139 

340,778 

3,222 

805,240 

271 

( 0) 

12,651 

4,650,383 

12,884 

65,238 

13,091 

28,015 

2,618 

869,778 

731 

314,091 

23,650 

69,917 

41,374 

16,402 

54,304 

24,944 

10,145 

157,230 

16,647 

110,641 

11,414 

70,989 

Farms with sales of 

Standard error 

(percent) Quantity 

0.8 20,9S6 

.4 56,489, ISO 

.8 18,681 

.3 8,717,801 

.9 8,301 

.5 2,029,904 

.8 20,956 

.4 1,176,787 

.9 14,330 

.3 487,838 

.7 15,893 

.5 688,949 

.8 21,017 

1.0 1,225,989 

.8 538,873 

1.7 175 

8.0 ( 0) 

4.5 ( 0) 

.3 10,557 

.4 4,792,904 

.6 134,116,530 

11.0 7 

14.0 188 

16.0 4,971 

.9 14,528 

.7 2,785,727 

.7 14,791 

.6 1,746,492 

.6 594.389 

2.4 2;242 

1.3 207.718 

1.9 2; 158 

1.2 306,911 

1.3 27,486 

1.8 1,880 

.9 518,744 

1.5 1,882 

1.1 335,701 

1.8 2,638 

1.2 789,385 

8.1 213 

(0) 1°) . 

1.1 11,737 

1.5 4,621,292 

1.1 11,938 

1.6 64,701 

1.0 12,411 

1.7 27,752 

3.2 2,469 

3'.8 864,152 

6.7 665 

7.7 313,795 

.7 20,500 

.9 (NA) 

.9 40,596 

1.1 15,411 

1.1 (NA ) 

1.1 24, 786 

2.0 8,808 

1.5 155,897 

1.3 14,243 

1.4 108,779 

1.2 10,768 

1.2 69,877 

Table C. Estimates of the Sampling Reliability of Farms Reporting an Item in the County: 1978 

Farms reporting item Standard error 

(percent) Farms reporting item 

$2,SOO or more 

Standard error 

(percent) 

0.5 

.4 

.5 

.3 

.6 

,5 

.5 

.4 

.4 

.3 

.6 

.5 

.6 

1.0 

.8 

.1 

( 0) 

(0) 

.3 

.4 

.6 

11.0 

14.0 

16.0 

.6 

.7 

.7 

.6 

.6 

2.0 

1.3 

1.8 

1.2 

1.3 

1.3 

.9 

1.3 

1.1 

1.0 

1.2 

1.9 

( 0) 

1.1 

1.5 

1.1 

1.6 

1.0 

1.7 

3.2 

3.8 

7.0 

7.7 

.6 

(NA ) 

.9 

.8 

(NA ) 

1.1 

1.7 

1.5 

1.1 

1.4 

1.2 

1.2 

Standard error 

(percent) 

25 farms........... ............... .......... ... ..... .•••. 20.0 1,000 farms ..................................... · ..... •••• 0.5 

50 farms ..•....•.•....•.••.••.•.••.•....•.•... · .• ·.· •• ··• 18.0 1, SOO farms ••..•.•••.•••••••••.••••••.•..••••••• ··••••·••• (NA ) 

100 farms .................. ,............................. 10.0 2,000 farms ...................... , ............... • .... · .. • (NA) 

2S0 farms. ..................................... .... ...... 7.0 3,000 farms ................................... • .. ••• .. • .. • (NA) 

500 farms.... ......... ...................... ............. 4.0 4,000 farms ..................................... ··........ (NA) 

7S0 farms .•••.•••..•• , ............................. •· ••• • L-_____ 1_._O"'S,000 farms ....................... · ....... • .. , ............ L-____ .:.(NA--')"" 

I • 
APPENDIX A-Continued 

Table 0 Estimates of the Sampling Reliability of County Totals for Selected Items: 1978 

County 

Beaverhead ••••••••••••••••• 

Big Horn .................. . 

Blaine .......•.•......•••.. 

Broadwa ter ..••••••••••••••. 

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 Clarl< .• , ......... . 

Liberty ..••• " ............... . 

Lincoln ..................... . 

McCone •••••••••••••••••••••• 

Madison .•••.•..••.•••.•••••. 

Meagher ....••••.•.•••••••••. 

Mineral .••••• 0" •••••••••••• 

Missoula ........•.•.....••.• 

Musselshell ........••.••..•. 

Parl< ••.• 0 ••••••••••••••••••• 

Petroleum ................... . 

Phillips •..........•..... o •• 

Pondera ••..•••••••.••••••••. 

Powder River •• 0 ............... . 

Powell ....................... . 

Prairie ...................... . 

Ravalli ...••...•••.••••••... 

Richland ........................ . 

Roosevel t .................... 0. Rosebud •••• o ................. .. 

Sanders. 0 .................... .. 

Sheridan ..................... . 

Silver Bow ••••••••• 0 •••••••• 

Stillwater .................. . 

Sweet Grass •• ~ .............. . 

Teton ........................ .. 

Toole ........................... . 

Treasure ........................ .. 

Valley ..................... . 

Wheatland .......................... . 

\Vibaux ............................ .. 

Yellowstone ................... . 

Farms not on mail list ••••.• 

Average value of 

land and buildings 

per farm 

Standard 

Value error 

dollars (percent) 

1,015,802 3.6 

788,677 3.5 

645,836 2.2 

475,396 2.6 

345,472 5.1 

4<17,349 '2.5 

452,682 3.9 

671,067 2.7 

679,503 3.3 

530,178 5.9 

453,764 6.8 

413,989 .0 

413,453 5.7 

4<13,020 3.2 

322,251 4.4 

468,089 6.5 

781,729 2.1 

817,221 2.5 

688,902 2.1 

596,416 3.8 

572,285 3.5 

401,941 2.7 

438,119 3.9 

279,837 3.2 

515,037 5.7 

812,342 9.9 

226,682 6.4 

463,908 4.0 

645,326 5.6 

905,661 2.7 

244,621 .0 

399,544 11.0 I 703,067 4.9 

582,949 8.8 

641,245 .0 

491,694 2.7 

534,988 4.9 

584,563 3.3 

1,098,232 2.1 

4<13,388 7.3 

246,708 6.1 

420,013 4.2 

401,696 3.9 

945,575 2.8 

418,380 3.5 

411,158 4.3 

421,559 .0 

443,147 5.4 

447,405 5.2 

528,4<10 5.2 

576,510 4.2 

637,165 6.3 

504,426 2.5 

715,720 2.2 

467,353 8.3 

443,064 5.3 

198,814 26.0 

Value of machinery and Acres fertilized equipment 

Standard Standard 

Value error error 

($1,000) (percent) Acres (percent) 

20,747 7.6 66,723 7.0 

27,333 6.3 96,281 7.3 

33,4<14 4.9 80,490 11.0 

14,218 4.5 43,563 4.0 

25,458 5.8 65,127 6.5 

15,770 5.7 23,250 8.7 

36,093 4.1 197,349 7.0 

73,144 3.6 414,110 4.1 

17,893 7.9 50,870 14.0 

29,479 6.9 81,461 10.0 

31,278 6.3 186,396 6.3 

2,745 .0 3,221 .0 

15,857 8.7 65,357 11.0 

38,105 4.6 171,342 6.2 

20,713 4.6 51,998 7.7 

39,711 5.3 131,307 6.9 

16,086 3.5 59,610 7.2 

23,582 5.5 149,713 4.7 

6,697 8.1 23,287 9.1 

6,815 6.5 13,324 6.9 

56, 733 4.6 235,563 8.2 

6,525 4.2 9,161 5.5 

20,717 5.3 104,390 5.6 

22,819 4.5 44,602 7.1 

13,376 8.7 34,521 14.0 

26,621 6.7 139,746 8.7 

3,764 8.3 3,621 20.0 

27,883 5.9 133,002 7.5 

24,432 8.4 68,256 8.7 

7,848 3.8 38,937 2.6 

1. 012 .0 1,217 .0 

6; 523 12.0 9,816 23.0 

11,705 8.5 41,021 8.4 

14,389 9.3 36,658 10.0 

5,519 .0 7,977 .0 

23,894 4.1 66,593 5.4 

37,242 4.9 275,501 6.8 

17,299 7.4 33,64<1 9.3 

11,222 3.8 20,476 7.0 

10,679 9.7 46,100 18.0 

17,694 8.3 37,079 8.5 

43,020 5.2 179,216 5.5 

4<1,728 5.0 88,454 9.6 

19.121 6.5 84,400 9.0 

7;054 6.8 14,965 22.0 

45,399 6.0 84,408 11.0 

2,213 .0 2,199 .0 

14,866 5.8 73,404 9.1 

8,467 6.4 35,045 12.0 

43,978 6.3 280,527 6.7 

30,952 4.9 93,384 8.2 

7,189 6.7 19,442 7.7 

4<1,283 5.0 93,372 10.0 

7,784 3.7 55,4<11 3.8 

10,778 9.1 55,318 11.0 

44,797 4.9 111,454 4.8 

16,578 29.0 16,659 69.0 

A-17 

Chemicals used on crops for--

Insect control Disease control 

Standard Standard 

error error 

Acres (percent) Acres (percent) 

11,898 0.0 5 89.0 

16,633 9.0 3,291 13.0 

16,051 39.0 7,609 .0 

10,320 7.6 ( D) (Dj 

10,322 11.0 2,447 37.0 

3,381 6.6 ( D) ( D) 

14, 104 9.9 9,159 33.0 

63,019 15.0 50,192 23.0 

20,971 34.0 2,041 27 .0 

26,704 22.0 11,847 35.0 

39,592 18.0 7,517 28.0 

1,017 .0 I - .0 

1,495 16.0 2,435 41.0 

24,833 13.0 10.852 18.0 

5,092 16.0 3',127 57.0 

9,777 14.0 791 36.0 

10,160 .0 5,135 30.0 

24,398 16.0 4,204 22.0 

842 1.3 (D) (D) 

(D) (D) - .0 

59,328 11.0 18,533 44.0 

1,412 13.0 602 66.0 

11,965 38.0 7,843 42.0 

5,784 16.0 3,206 34.0 

1,848 73.0 6,505 67,0 

46,898 16.0 7,964 .0 

- .0 (D) ( D) 

20,507 26.0 ' 10,946 14.0 

8,088 27 .0 357 65.0 

- .0 ( D) (D) 

( D) ( D) - .0 

474 .0 37 79.0 

5,452 8.7 330 89.0 

2,336 30.0 690 93.0 

2,704 .0 - .0 

16,506 10.0 3,104 72.0 

40,200 29.0 9.340 50.0 

11,651 22.0 - .0 

1,808 14.0 - .0 

4,277 49.0 (D) (D) 

1,722 28.0 354 28.0 

27,881 11.0 2,738 .0 

43,126 19.0 10,027 37.0 

28,600 15.0 ( D) (D) 

897 8.0 4 99.0 

29,151 20.0 2,585 67.0 

621 .0 - .0 

2,141 30.0 (D) (D) 

6.962 10.0 2,235 66.0 

46;539 26.0 16,933 32.0 

44,418 20.0 35,358 29.0 

5,439 6.3 (D) (D) 

46,775 23.0 33,912 26.0 

1,738 34.0 2,314 57.0 

5,785 36.0 2,861 .0 

20,725 11.0 3,058 2.4 

5,170 84.0 ( D) (D) 
A-18 APPENDIX A-Continued 

Table D. Estimates of the Sampling Reliability of County Totals for Selected Items: 1978-Con. 

county 

Beaverhead •..•••••••.•••••.• 

Big Horn ••••••.•••••••••••.• 

Blaine .............•..••.... 

Broadwa ter •.•••••••••••••••• 

Carbon ..•..••••••.•••.•••••• 

Carter ............•..•.•.•.. 

Cascade ..................... . 

Chouteau ••.•.••••••••••••••• 

Custer .....•.•......•..••.•• 

Daniels .......•.•..•.••.•.•. 

Dawson ...................... . 

Deer Lodge •••••••••••••••••• 

Fallon ................... 0 •• 

Fergus ..•.........•.....•... 

Flathead ....••....•••••••••. 

Gallatin ..•................. 

Garf ield .......•...•..•.•... 

Glacier .......•....•.......• 

Golden Valley .••.•.••....••. 

Grani te ........................... . 

Hill ....................... ' ..... . 

Jefferson ....................... . 

Judith Basin ..•.•.•••.•••••• 

Lake .......................... . 

Lewis and Clark .............. . 

Liberty •••••••.••...•••••••• 

Lincoln .............. ' ........ . 

McCone ........................... . 

Madison ........................... .. 

Meagher ........................ . 

Mineral ........................... . 

Missoula ....................... . 

Musselshell ..................... . 

Park ........................... . 

Petroleum ........................ . 

Phill ips .................... . 

Pondera ..................... . 

Powder River ................. . 

Powell .............. o ........ .. 

Prairie ...................... . 

Ravalli .•.•••••••••••••••••• 

Richland ...................... . 

Roosevelt .••..•••••••••••••. 

Rosebud ....................... . 

Sanders ........................ . 

Sheridan .•...• ' .............. . 

Silver Bow .................... .. 

Stillwater ..................... . 

5"weet GraSS ................. . 

Teton ......................... . 

1'001e ............................ . 

Treasure ........................ .. 

Valley ......... " ............. .. 

Wheatland ...................... . 

Wibaux ..................... 0 Q. 0 

Yellowstone .•..••••••••• oo.u 

Farms not on mail list •••••• 

Gasoline 

Standard 

Expense error 

($1,000) (percent) 

925 5.2 

1,032 3.8 

1,026 4.0 

458 3.5 

880 5.1 

694 5.1 

1,266 3.5 

1,868 3.1 

703 3.2 

750 5.4 

974 4.7 

131 .0 

545 7.5 

1,551 3.4 

542 5.0 

1,083 5.8 

733 4.4 

827 4.5 

237 4.7 

305 5.5 

1,204 5.5 

291 3.1 

692 5.3 

801 4.2 

540 6.4 

658 5.8 

93 6.7 

781 4.6 

1,101 13_0 

364 2.7 

33 .0 

229 12.0 

451 7.4 

640 11.0 

234 .0 

992 4.0 

1,175 5.7 

726 8.3 

416 2.8 

377 7.8 

585 5.3 

1,243 4.2 

1,267 4.5 

880 7.0 

292 9.7 

1,126 4.4 

91 .0 

625 4.6 

492 7.0 

1,306 5.8 

906 4.3 

241 5.0 

1,408 5.0 

362 2.5 

355 7.6 

1,464 3.6 

400 31.0 

Diesel 

:expense 

($1,000) 

382 

648 

636 

204 

416 

279 

725 

1,595 

364 

815 

641 

34 

284 

853 

258 

814 

372 

639 

103 

55 

1,255 

84 

362 

259 

179 

658 

31 

611 

296 

105 

5 

77 

210 

234 

88 

637 

860 

298 

110 

216 

131 

935 

1,003 

441 

89 

1,203 

24 

284 

112 

867 

737 

126 

1,030 

152 

159 

779 

178 

Farm production expenses 

fuel Livestock and. poultry Feed purchased 

Standard Standard 

error Expense error Expense 

(percent) ($1,000) (percent) ($1,000) 

12.0 6,465 6.2 3,195 

4.9 6,603 2.8 2,348 

4.7 1,134 7.1 1,642 

5.0 643 34.0 1,265 

7.4 5,999 6.8 2,907 

13.0 2,423 19.0 2,026 

5.9 6,824 6.7 5,281 

3.2 2,450 2.0 2,009 

6.8 6,518 2.2 3,861 

5.1 882 12.0 945 

5.5 2,095 15.0 1,414 

.0 189 .0 379 

9.6 839 14.0 1,340 

4.7 2,818 9.3 2,941 

7.2 1,859 13.0 1,343 

7.8 1,903 5.3 4,837 

3.5 1,555 4.4 2,826 

4.4 2,167 7.9 1,679 

8.4 4,730 .3 852 

9.3 1,347 10.0 796 

5.5 1,040 21.0 1,105 

4.6 814 5.2 1,088 

8.1 2,115 8.8 1,585 

8.3 4,053 10.0 2,638 

10.0 1,745 4.5 1,691 

7.3 1,016 19.0 855 

16.0 335 37.0 202 

6.1 787 13.0 1,159 

9.2 5,149 13.0 2,469 

3.7 1,684 2.9 1,010 

.0 50 .0 78 

21.0 1,087 9.3 934 

13.0 1,495 21.0 1,507 

15.0 1,581 13.0 1,429 

.0 3,544 .0 706 

4.9 3,182 7.2 2,045 

7.0 818 34.0 1,328 

7.5 2,244 3.3 1,775 

7.3 2,113 2.9 786 

16.0 1,954 1.7 1,623 

12.0 2,102 15.0 3,444 

4.5 5,989 6.1 3,543 

5.0 1,000 5.8 1,126 

10.0 8,962 4.6 3,909 

13.0 502 11.0 616 

4.5 648 24.0 740 

.0 157 .0 288 

7.2 5,879 2.4 3,531 

13.0 1,830 18.0 1,310 

7.7 5,332 5.9 3,986 

3.9 302 7.9 734 

6.3 1,282 2.4 685 

5.3 3,097 10.0 2,045 

5.8 1,880 5.2 1,139 

12.0 1,113 7.3 729 

5.7 18,946 5.4 11,002 

40.0 1,957 43.0 1,913 

Hired farm labor 

Standard Standard 

error Expense error 

(percent) ($1,000) (percent) 

3.6 3.048 3.5 

4.2 2,574 3.5 

3.5 1,842 7.6 

2.9 903 4.2 

5.9 1,158 9.1 

4.7 754 8.2 

2.9 2,451 3.0 

2.7 3,559 3.7 

4.4 1,546 6.9 

7.3 1,042 8.4 

9.7 1,430 8.8 

.0 300 .0 

14.0 765 15.0 

5.3 1,698 5.9 

14.0 874 8.1 

8.5 2,360 4.2 

3.7 970 2.8 

7.8 1,509 6.3 

4.0 381 6.9 

10.0 520 6.7 

8.0 1,927 5.4 

5.5 466 3.3 

3.8 895 6.0 

7.6 1,519 7.4 

7.1 1,146 5.7 

10.0 1,020 11. 0 

10.0 128 13.0 

3.9 1,150 7.6 

10.0 2,740 11.0 

4.3 805 3.1 

.0 43 .0 

33.0 790 15.0 

12.0 797 9.7 

10.0 1,029 9.4 

.0 436 .0 

6.5 1,370 4.4 

12.0 1,851 12.0 

4.0 997 5.0 

5.0 1,080 4.4 

8.1 606 11.0 

8.7 901 7.1 

5.6 1,938 7.4 

9.0 1,346 7.1 

2.6 1,966 7.3 

12.0 464 9.3 

13.0 1,676 14.0 

.0 176 .0 

2.9 1,408 6.9 

7.7 788 12.0 

5.4 1,467 16.0 

5.8 1,456 7.4 

2.2 754 6.5 

7.6 2,070 11.0 

6.8 884 5.3 

8.2 300 13.0 

4.8 2,809 8.0 

54.0 105 59.0 
APPENDIX B. Farms by Current and Prior Definitions and Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 

1978 and 1974 

Definition used for 1974 and 1978 Definition used for 1959, 1964. and 1969 Operations excluded by current definition but not by 

1959 definition 

Montono __________________ _ 

Beaverhead ________ .. ______________ _ Big Horn _________________________ _ 

Blaine ______________________ " ______ _ 

Broadwa'er __________________ .. ____ _ 

Carbon __________________________ ._ Carter ____________________________ _ 

Cascade __________________________ _ 

Chouteau ______________ . _ .. ________ _ 

Custer ____________________________ _ 

Daniels ___________________________ _ 

Dawson __________________________ _ 

Deer lodge ________________________ _ 

Fallon ____________________________ _ 

Fergus ___________________________ _ 

Flathead __________________________ _ Gollotin ___________________________ _ 

Garfield __________________________ _ 

Glacier ___________________________ _ 

Golden Valley ______________________ _ Granite ___________________________ _ 

Hill ______________________________ _ 

Jefferson ______ .. _ .. _______ .. ________ _ Judith Basin _______________________ _ lake ______________________ .. ______ _ 

lewis and C1ark ____________________ _ Uberty ___________________________ _ lincoln ___________________________ _ 

McCone _________ _ 

Madison _________ _ 

Meagher _____ _ 

MineraL ___ . ______________________ _ 

Missoula ________ .. _________________ _ 

Musselshell ______ . ________________ _ Pork ________________ . ____________ _ 

Petroleum _________________________ _ Phillips __________________________ _ 

Pondero __________________________ _ 

Powder River ______________________ _ 

Powell ___________________________ _ 

Proirie ____________________________ _ 

Ravalli ___________________________ _ 

Richland __________________________ _ 

Roosevelt _________________________ _ 

Rosebud __________________________ _ 

Sanders __________________________ _ 

Sheridan __________________________ _ 

Silver Bow .. _______________________ _ Sti1Jwoter _________________________ _ 

Sweet Grass _______________________ _ Teton ____________________________ _ 

I 

Value of products sold I Value of products sold Forms I Value of products sold 

Farms Forms ($1,000) ($1,000) I ($1,000) I I 1978 1974 1978 1974 j 1978 1974 1978 1974 1978 1974j 1978 1974 

24 469 23 324 I 184 597 I '" ~'I 27050 24 392 I 185 277 I 033 548 2 581 I 

'~I 680 309 

319 293 33 739 19 755 337 302 33 744 19 758 18 4 3 - 496 508 33 722 34 630 516 523 33 727 34 633 20 15 5 3 -

- 493 487

1 

27 890 23 2911 510 498

1 

27 896 23 2941 17 Iii 6 (l~1 205 186 12 047 10 013 210 188 12 047 10 013 5 (ll 

613 662

1 

25 632 24 538\ 648 685

1 

25 644 24 545 I 35 23\ 

12 

I~ 1 

345 329 17 475 II 138 352 339 17 476 II 142 7 JO I 

- 787 772 43 067 43 701 838 824

1 

43 081 43 718 51 52 14 

825 854 59 069 60437 840 866 59 071 tlJ444 15 12 3 

- 376 387 25 985 22 3631 403 410

1 

25 995 22 368 27 

2~1 10 

:\ 409 470 19 478 20 312 416 477 19 478 20 313 7 I 

546 557

1 

21 444 26 894

1 

571 5~1 21 448 26 902

1 

25 4 

63 63 2 608 I 447 69 2 610 I 447 6 I i I I Wi - 306 309\ 13 163 12 985 \ 311 322 13 163 12989\ 5 

~~\ I 

810 802 39 149 32 352 848 829 39 167 32 362 38 18 1~1 811 770 15 046 13 700 969 870 15 089 13 734 158 I~ 42 34 

759 733 38 521 31 692 835 773 38 539 31 704 76 18 12 

269 279

1 

17 391 14 1001 275 286 17 392 14 1031 6 

JI 

I 

(lil 363 344 22 237 16 989 376 352 22 240 16993 13 3 

139 128 II 095 8 815 148 130 II 097 8 815 9 3 

141 133 8 261 4 361 145 143 8 263 4 366 4 2 

693 7471 38 849 40 0581 710 7581 38 853 40 062 1 17 III 4 41 

187 160\ 7 832 3 104 208 171\ 7 837 3 106\ 21 11\ 6 2 

345 389 19 763 18 442 349 400 19 765 18 443 4 II 2 I 

986 I 004 24 044 16 292 I 086 I 047 24 074 16 304 100 43 30 12 

- 356 280

1 

14 231 10 171 403 304

1 

14 242 10 176

1 

47 

2~ I 

II 5 

280 299 20 219 15 126 282 300 20 219 15 126 2 - -

203 156 I 513 I 151 271 188 I 525 I 156 68 32 12 5 

453 475 21 040 22 695 459 481 21 040 22 698 6 6 I 3 

- 433 384 26 884 13 573 451 402 26 891 13 5751 18 I~I 7 2 

- 136 112 13 077 6 278 140 118 13 077 6 278 4 - (l) 

57 47 475 344 70 50 477 344

1 

13 

5JI 

2 -

- 385 310 6 008 4 826 499 369 6 034 4 839 114 26 13 

228 215\ II 010 7 855 248 

~~I II 014 7 859 20 

19\ 

4 

~ I 

- 376 354 16 053 10 747\ 408 16 065 10 7511 32 15 12 

99 96 8 274 4 459 101 99 8 276 4 461 2 3 I 

- 513 540 26 375 24 054 525 558 26 381 24058 12 18 6 

- 511 518

1 

29 103 23 0041 528 532

1 

29 107 23 0061 17 I~I 4 

- 346 369 18 831 12922 357 378 18 835 12 926 II 4 ~I - 194 175

1 

10 494 7 7621 207 179\ 10 496 7 7641 13 j 2 

3: 1 

- 197 221 12 100 12 464 202 227 12 101 12 466 5 2 

855 749 17 220 13 178 I 068 855 17 287 13 211 213 68 

- 612 633\ 36 985 43 209\ 635 649\ 36 991 43 222\ 23 

1*\ 

6 

I~ \ 703 677 27 396 32 206 713 686 27 400 32 208 10 4 

- 350 342 28 997 18 132 365 356 29 002 18 135 15 14 5 

- 312 293

1 

5 549 3 480 362 310

1 

5 560 3 483 50 171 II 

- 642 675 26 214 29 2361 651 696 26 214 29 2441 9 21 I ~I - 91 82 2 144 3 205 104 87 2 147 3 206 13 5 3 I 

- 435 416 24 303 21 306 461 433 24 311 21 3101 26 17 8 4 

- 284 258 10 326 6 856 308 268 JO 332 6859 24 10 6 3 645 687 39 621 33 768 661 694 39 625 33 770 16 7 4 2 

Toole _____________________________ _ 

T reosure __________________________ _ 

Valley ____________________________ _ 

Wheatland ________________________ _ 

Wibaux ___________________________ _ 

Yellowstone _______________________ _ 

Forms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

351 365 23 917 15 140 357 368 23 919 15 1411 6 3 2 I 

- 112 III 8 140 8 779 114 116 8 141 8 781 2 5 I 2 

- 738 746 35 196 33 744 753 781 35 202 33 751 15 35 6 7 

- 158 

~~I II 756 6 2691 161 

~~I II 756 6 2691 3 ;1 -

:;:1 - 200 8 879 8 642 202 8 881 

864:\ 

2 I 

- I 024 I 035 57 617 67 24~ \ I 163 I 126 57 658 67 274 139 

9: \ 

42 25 

904 (NA) 7 144 (NA) I 851 (NA) 7 369 (NA) 947 (NA) 225 (NA) 

8-1 

C-1 

APPENDIX C. Comparison of 1974 Farm Counts With 1978 Farm Counts 

The 1978 Census of Agriculture rreliminary reports show 

that there are 2,475,171 farms in the continental United States 

(excluding Alaska and Hawaii). In 1974 there were 2,310)02 

farms reported. However, these figures are not directly comparable because improvements in methodology and coverage 

account significantly for the higher 1978 counts. If the improved 1978 procedures had been used in 1974, an estimated 

2.6 million farms would have been included in the census. It 

should be noted that farms missed in the 1974 census were 

generally small and affected the farm count to a greater degree 

than other data. The missed farms accounted for about 5 

percent of the land in farms and 3 percent of the total value of 

agricultural products sold. This appendix briefly describes 

census procedures and provides 1974 farm counts adjusted for 

net missed farms and compared with 1978 farm counts. 

The State totals from the 1978 Census of Agriculture are 

based on two separate sources. 

The primary source is the mail portion of the census. As 

in the 1974 and 1969 censuses, this part of the operation 

involved mailing out a report form to each name believed to 

be associated with agriculture. Mail and telephone followups 

were used to secure the highest possible rate of return of 

completed forms from the operators of the Nation's farms. 

However, the evaluation studies conducted show that 

some farms were missed in the 1974 and 1969 censuses. 

Despite every effort to assemble a complete list, some 

operators did not get on the mail list. 

To improve the coverage of the 1978 census, additional 

mail list sources were used. Also, recognizing the shortcomings of the mail method, especially in counting the 

number of small farms, it was decided to take another step 

to ensure a more complete count. 

The second step involved conducting a complete enumeration of all households in approximately 6,400 sample segments in rural areas in all States, except Alaska and Hawaii. 

Farms enumerated in this sample were matched to the mail 

list. The sample farms not located on the mail list provided 

reliable estimates by State of the number and characteristics 

of the farms not represented in the mail portion of the census. 

Estimates for such farms are an integral part of the State 

counts in 1978, but they are not a part of the county counts. 

The sample was not large enough to provide reliable estimates for each county. 

Because of the procedures described above, the State 

counts for 1978 are not directly comparable with the counts 

for 1974 and 1969. 

To bridge the gap between the 1974 and the 1978 farm 

counts, this appendix provides adjusted farm counts for 1974 

which are approx imately comparable with farm counts for 1978. 

The adjustment factors are based on data from table 13 of 

1974 Census of Agriculture volume IV, Part 3, Coverage Evaluation, which presented data showing the estimated percent of 

farms missed and overcounted by regions and States. The estimated net percent of farms missed was derived by subtracting 

overcounted farms from missed farms. 

The 1974 coverage evaluation did not include Alaska and 

Hawaii; thus the 1978 and the 1974 data for these States are 

exclusively from farms on the mail list. Improvements In the 

1978 mail list, especially for Hawaii, have contributed to the 

increased farm counts. 

Table A presents adjusted 1974 farm cou nts by value of 

agricultural products sold categories. For each State, the adjusted farm counts for the two value-of-sales categories were 

derived using the 1974 published farm counts and the net 

percent missed. The adjusted counts for the two size categories 

were then added together to obtain the adjusted State count. 

The State counts were summed to obtain division, region, and 

U.S. level counts. As a result, adjusted counts derived by summation may not be exactly consistent with the indicated percent 

missed. The 1978 farm counts are from the preliminary reports 

and may differ slightly from final counts. 

Table B shows 1974 reported and adjusted counts compared 

with 1978 counts for regi ons by farm size and tenu re of operator 

categories. Adju sted counts in these tables were proporti onally 

adjusted to regional counts from table A and summed to the 

U.S. level. As a result, the indicated percent missed will not 

always agree with adjusted data. 

All data published in 1974 were based on reported numbers. 

The adjusted counts should be used only for comparison with 

1978 counts and not for comparison with other 1974 data. 

Both the 1974 and 1978 farm counts are subject to sampling 

variability. For 1974, the coefficient of variation for the adjusted farm counts is approximately 0.4 percent at the U.S. 

level and ranges from 1.0 percent to 6.0 percent for individual 

States. Measures of sampling variability for 1978 counts are 

presented in appendix A. 
C-2 APPENDIX C-Continued 

Tclble A. Farms by Areas and Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

United States 2 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Farms witl, sales of--

.;'.100) 000 or lnore •.•.•.•....••••••.•.••.••••••••.• 

.:"40,000 to ,::99,999 ...•...............••••.•...••. 

.,:20,000 to :;:39,999 .•..•.......•..........••••••.• 

.;'10,000 to 1:19,999 ............ .................. . 

.;'5,000 to ::9,999 ...•....•..•.•.•..•.•.•••••...••• 

,'2,500 to $4,999 ....•.............•.••..•.....•.. 

Less tl\311 .,)2,500 •..•.•••.••••••..•.•••••••••••••• 

Northcas t .......••..•.............••.•....•.• 

Farms \.Jith sales of--

.,:100) UOO or more .•..•.•••••••...•.••••••••••••••• 

,'40,000 to ;:99,999 .............................. . 

.;'.20,000 to :;·39,999 .............................. . 

.,. 10,000 to ,i: 19,999 ................•...........•.. 

.:'.5,000 to :;:9,999 ............................... .. 

<,2,500 to .~i4J999 ......••.••.• .•••..••.••••••••••. 

Les s than ·f; 2} 500 .••..••••.•....•.••.•.•..•••••.•• 

North Central .•••..•.•.••.•••••••••.••••••••• 

Farms \1i th sales of--

.;: 100) 000 or more ...•........•.•••..••••.••...•.•. 

:'40,000 to $99,999 ................ , ............. . 

.;,20,000 to ;:39,999 ................•......••..•... 

.,' 10,000 to ';·,19,999 ...•....•..•.•.••...•.....•••.• 

.;.5,000 to ).9,999 ................................ . 

;:2,500 to ,;:4,999 ................................ . 

Less than :t2}SOO •.•.. 00 ••••••••••••••••••••••••• , 

South •••..•...••....•••.•••••••••••• " ••••••• 

Fanns \1ith sales of--

;'100} 000 or more •.•..••..•••••••••••••••••••••••• 

,;.40,000 to :~99, 999 ..........•.•.•...•....•••.•••. 

.;20,000 to :~39, 999 ..................•...••••.•••• 

.,;10,000 to n9,999 .............................. . 

"5,000 to 29,999 ................................ . 

.;.2,500 to ,::4,999 ............................... .. 

Less than ,_:;2}SOO ....••••.•.••.•..••• 0 •••••••••••• 

Wcs t 2, •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• " • 

Farms with sales of--

.; lOa} 000 or more ..•...•. 0 •••• 0 ••••••••••••• 0 •••• 0 

;;40,000 to ~99,999 ... , .... _ .................... .. 

.;20,000 to .;39,999 ..... , ........................ . 

,,:10,000 to ,)19,999 ..••••........•.•..•...•..•••.. 

·i'·S}OOO to :p9}999 •••••••.• 0 •••••••• 0 •••••••••••••• 

.;'2,500 to '~4,999 ...........•.........•..•.•....•• 

Less than ,t2,500 •.....•.......•.•...•.....•..••.• 

New England J ••• 0 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Farms ",ith sales of ,~2}500 or more ••••• o ••••••••••• 

Farms with sales of less than $2}500 .•.........• 0" 

Hiddlc Atlantic •........ 0 •••••••••••••••••••••• 

Farms v/ith sales of .;:2)500 or more ............... .. 

Farms ""i th sales of less than .$2,500 .•..... 0 ••••••• 

New york .•...•........... , .••••.•••.••.••.••••••• 

farms with sales of $2}500 or more •••.•.•••••••.••• 

Farms with sales of less than $2}500 ............. .. 

NevI Jersey ••••........••.•.•••....•• 0 •••••• '0, ••• 

farms with sales of ;~2}500 or more •••.••••••••••••• 

Farms 'dith sales of less than $2}500 .............. . 

Pennsylvania .. o. 0 ••• 0., 0 ••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

farms v/ith sales of ,~2}500 or more •......•.•...•••. 

Farrn~"; ... ,ith sales of less than ::;2}500 .......... "V .. 

1';as t North CL'ntral .•..• 0 •••••••••••• 0 •••••••••• 

j·,J.rm:3 ... ,Lth sales of ;2}500 or more ................ _ 

Farms '.·,Lth saJes of less than :j:2}500 ............. .. 

Ohio .••••.••..••••..••.•.••.••••••••••••••••••••• 

Farms ... lith sales of :;;2}500 or morc ................ . 

Farm.s with sales of less than $2}500 ........ o •••••• 

lncl inna .•....•..•.•.••••••••••••••.•••.•••.•••••• 

Fanll!:.: vlith sales of :~2)500 or more ••.. 0 ••••• 0 •••••• 

farm:; with S<lJ.C!s of less than ·1;2,500 ............. .. 

J J linoi!, ........ 0 •••••••• 0 ••••••••• 0 ••••••••••••• 

Farms with !:-;alcs of ,;;2)500 or more .••••••.••••••••• 

F,qY1l' ,,,' th :.;.::1105 of less than ,~2}500 .....•...•..... 

Sec [o()tnotes at cnd of table. 

Farms} 1978 I Published 

2,475,171 2,310,702 

223,268 152,850 

364,010 324,417 

306,483 321,733 

309,250 309,876 

330,464 296,043 

331,329 289,511 

610,367 616,272 

149,385 127,531 

12,699 8,003 

25,835 22,358 

15,820 20,543 

14,194 14,900 

16,734 13,173 

19,609 13,148 

44,494 35,406 

1,027,319 1,017,367 

106,649 69,440 

215,707 192,962 

173,422 194,488 

148,064 165,864 

126,879 131,677 

103,363 103,914 

153,235 159,022 

1,016,070 930,099 

67,430 45,765 

84,887 73,981 

85,965 75,791 

116,407 99,629 

155, 115 124,106 

174,997 145,243 

331,269 365,584 

282,397 235,705 

36,490 29,642 

37,581 35,116 

31,274 30,911 

30,587 29,483 

31,736 27,087 

33,360 27,206 

81,369 56,260 

30,157 23,269 

18,844 16,667 

11,313 6,602 

119,228 104,262 

86,047 75,458 

33,181 28,804 

49,323 43,682 

35,095 32,230 

14,228 11,452 

9,932 7,409 

6,742 5,530 

3,190 1,879 

59,973 53,171 

44,210 37,698 

15,763 15,473 

452,213 444,695 

366,051 360,619 

86,162 84,076 

95,821 92,158 

73,841 70,338 

21,980 21,820 

88,458 87,915 

71,681 70,986 

16,777 16,929 

109,770 111,049 

96,389 97,738 

13,381 13,311 

Farms, 1974 Percent change} 

Net percent adjusted 1974 

missed Adjusted to 1978 

10.7 2,622,416 -5.6 

-2.0 149,471 +49.4 

1.1 327,834 +11.0 

2.0 327,438 -6.4 

5.8 326,852 -5.4 

8.1 322,002 +2.6 

1l.4 326,432 +1.5 

25.9 842,387 - 27.5 

16.5 152,730 -2.2 

1.9 8,282 +53.3 

4.7 23,812 +8.5 

9.8 21, ° 19 -24.7 

9.5 14,680 -3.3 

3.1 13,797 +21.3 

16.7 16,019 +22.4 

35.5 55,121 -19.3 

6.3 1,096,353 -6.3 

-3.1 67,123 +58.9 

.2 192,692 +11.9 

2.3 198,391 -12.6 

4.0 172,189 -14.0 

6.1 139,755 -9.2 

10.6 115,841 -10.8 

23.0 210,362 -27.2 

15.2 1,107,200 -8.2 

-2.7 44,568 +51.3 

3.2 76,455 +11.0 

1.6 77,051 +11.6 

8.2 108,567 +7.2 

10.4 138,561 ·,1l.9 

11.6 164,350 +6.5 

25.5 497,648 -33.4 

9.5 266,133 +6.1 

.2 29,498 +23.7 

.0 34,875 +7.8 

.9 30,977 +1.0 

6.8 31,416 - 2. 6 

10.0 29,889 +6.2 

10.6 30,222 +10.4 

27.8 79,256 +2.7 

17 ,8 28,548 +5.6 

5.2 17,517 +7.6 

39.6 11,031 +2.6 

16.2 124,182 -4.0 

5.7 80,092 +7.4 

34.6 44,090 -24.7 

14.2 50,847 -3.0 

4.3 33,678 +4.2 

33.3 17,169 -17.1 

14.5 8,760 +13.4 

4.5 5,791 +16.4 

36.7 2,969 +7.4 

18.3 64,575 -7.1 

7.2 40,623 +8.8 

35.4 23,952 -34.2 

7.1 486,098 -7.0 

2.9 371,995 -1.6 

24.1 114,103 -24.5 

4.9 96,899 -1.1 

2.1 71,847 +2.8 

12.9 25,052 -12.3 

7.2 95,341 -7.2 

3.6 73,637 -2.7 

22.0 21,704 -22.7 

9.1 126,295 -13.1 

3.8 101,599 -5.1 

46.1 24,696 -45.8 
APPENDIX C-Continued 

Table A. Farms by Areas and Value of Agricultural Products Sold; 1978 and 1974 - Con. 

East North Central--Con. 

Michigan .••••.•••••••.••. " ••••••••.••••••••••••• 

Farms with sales of $2) 500 or more ................ . 

Farms with sales of less than *2,500 .............. . 

Wisconsin .••••• " ••••• '" •••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ...•••.•..••..•.. 

Farms with sales of less than :1;2,500 .••...••••••..• 

Wes t North Central •.•••••••.•.••••••••••••••••• 

Farms with sales of $2}500 or more ................ . 

Fanns with sales of less than :~2)500 •••.•••••.•.••. 

Minnesota •••••.•.••••••••••••••.••••••••••••••••• 

Farms with sales of $2)500 or more ...••••••...•••.• 

Farms with sales of less than $2}500 ••....•.•..•... 

Iowa ••.•......•.••••.••••••••••••.•.••••••••••••• 

Farms with sales of $2)500 or more ......•..•....... 

Farms with sales of less than $2)500 .......•....•.. 

Missouri •... " .••...•. '" •..•.•..•.•..••••.•.•••• 

Farms with sales of $2)500 or more ........•.••. q ••• 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ......•......•. 

North Dakota •....•.........•.•.........•..•...... 

Farms with sales of $2)500 or more .•.....•.•.•.••• 0 

Farms with sales of less than $2)500 ••••.•.•..•...• 

South Dakota .•.........•.•.......•••••..••.•••..• 

Farms with sales of $2)500 or more ............... .. 

Farms with sales of less than $2) 500 ..........•.••. 

Nebraska ••••.•....•..••......••..•..•...•••...••. 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more •..•..••....••••. 

Farms with sales of less than $2)500 ............. .. 

Kansas .•.•.•..•...••..•..•.•..•.•••.•••..••.••••. 

Farms with sales of $2) 500 or more .......•....•...• 

Fanus with sales of less than $2)500 ............. .. 

Sou th At lantic .....•.•....•...•••••.....••..... 

Farms with sales of $2)500 or more .....•....•....•• 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ......•..•.•... 

Delaware and Maryland 3 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ................ . 

Farms with sales of less. than $2)500 .............. . 

Virginia .•...........•..•.......•.........•..•••• 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ............... .. 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 .••....•.••...• 

West Virginia ...•...............•..............•. 

Farms with sales of $2) 500 or more ............... .. 

Farms with sales of les" than $2,500 .••..••.•.....• 

North Carolina .......•.......•.•.•......•....•... 

Farms with sales of $2) 500 or more •..•..•.•.•.•..•• 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 •••....•.•..... 

South Carolina .•..............•..••.••...•.•..... 

Farms with sales of .$2)500 or more ................ . 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ......••...•... 

Georgia .•.......................................• 

Farms with sales of $2)S00.or more ................ . 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 .............. . 

Florida •...........•.......•..•.......•...••...•• 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more .......••.•....•• 

Farms ""vith sales of less than $2,500 .•....•.•..•••. 

East South Central ••.••••.....•..•••.••..••..•• 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ..•••••.••...•••• 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ••.•....•...••• 

Kentucky .••..•.••••.••...••..••••.•.•••••.••••••• 

Farms with sa 1 es 0 f $ 2,500 or more •••••••.••••••••• 

Farms with sales of less than 4,2,500 ••••••••••••••• 

Tennessee •••.••.•..•.•••••..••••••••.••.••.••••.• 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more •.•....•..•••.••• 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ••••..•.....•.• 

See footnotes at end of table. 

Farms) 1978 1 Pub lished 

68,158 64,094 

47,767 46,670 

20,391 17,424 

90,006 89,479 

76,373 74,887 

13,633 14,592 

575,106 572,672 

508,033 497,726 

67,073 74,946 

102,984 98,537 

87,753 85,926 

15,231 12,6ll 

126,379 126,104 

117,704 ll7,142 

8,675 8,962 

121,826 lI5,711 

97,848 82,421 

23,978 33,290 

41,172 42,710 

38,914 40,681 

2,258 2,029 

39,667 42,825 

36,927 39,849 

2,740 2,976 

65,991 67,597 

61,507 62,594 

4,484 5,003 

77,087 79,188 

67,380 69,113 

9,707 10,075 

325,678 296,103 

216,297 189,339 

109,381 106,764 

22,600 18,563 

17,287 14,592 

5,313 3,971 

56,685 52,699 

38,416 31,738 

18,269 20,961 

20,619 16,909 

9,603 6,122 

ll,016 10,787 

89,477 91,280 

64,897 62,518 

24,580 28,762 

33,450 29,275 

18,979 17,534 

14,471 1l,741 

58,682 54,911 

38,906 35,874 

19,776 19,037 

44,165 32,466 

28,209 20,961 

15,956 1l,505 

318,640 306,010 

2ll,915 171,372 

106,725 134,638 

110,002 102,053 

83,433 67,662 

26,569 34,391 

96,792 93,659 

63,407 48,320 

33,385 45,339 

C-3 

I 

Farms) 1974 I 

Per<"E:nt cnarly,l;:; 

:Jet percent a.dj'Jstet.J 197£. 

missed Adjusted to 197" 

9.9 71,2lJ -4.3 

6.0 49,6/.9 -3.B 

19.2 21,564 -5.4 

5.3 96} 350 -6.6 

.5 75,263 +}.5 

30.8 21,087 -35.3 

5.6 610,255 -5.8 

3.2 513,996 -I. 2 

21. 8 96,259 -30.3 

9.0 108,614 -5.2 

5.5 90,927 -3.5 

28.7 17,687 -13.9 

4.4 133,125 -5.1 

3.2 121,014 -2.7 

26.0 12, III -28." 

9.6 128,948 -5.5 

4.7 86,486 +13 .1 

21.6 42,462 -43.5 

4.4 45,649 -9.8 

3.2 42,026 -7.4 

44.0 3,623 -37.7 

1.5 43,420 -8.6 

1.6 40,497 -8.8 

-I. 8 2,923 -6.3 

.7 68,480 -3.6 

.0 62,594 -1. 7 

15.0 5,886 -23.8 

3.7 82,019 -6.0 1.9 70,452 -4.4 12.9 ll,567 -16. I 

16.6 362,451 -10. I 7.0 203,934 +6.1 30.3 158,517 -31.0 

7.1 19,952 +13 .3 3.0 15,043 +14.9 19.1 4,909 +8.2 

13.5 61,636 -8.0 4.5 33,234 +15.6 26.2 28,402 -35.7 

33.0 26,195 -21.3 11.7 6,933 +38.5 44.0 19,262 -42.8 

14.1 105,774 -15.4 9.2 68,852 -5.7 22.1 36,922 -33.4 

22.8 43,034 -22.3 .8 17,675 +7.4 53.7 25,359 -42.9 

13.2 63,133 -7.1 8.1 39,036 -.3 21.0 24,097 -17.9 

22.6 42,727 ... 3.:' 9.5 23, 161 +21. 8 41.2 19,566 -18.5 

14.8 360,164 -ll.5 7.8 185,880 +14.0 22.3 174,284 -38.8 

10.5 1l3,897 -3.4 6.3 72,211 +15.5 17 .5 41,686 -36.3 

18.8 115,683 -15.3 11.2 54,414 +16.3 26.0 61,269 -45.5 
C-4 APPENDIX C-Continued 

TableA Farms by Areas and Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978and 1974 -Con. 

Farms, 1978 ' Published 

East Soutll Ccntral--Con. 

Alabama ......................................... . 57,540 56,678 

Farms with sales of ~;2)500 or morc ................ . 34,665 29,303 

Farms with sales of less than $2)500 .............. . 22,875 27,375 

~lississippi ........................•....•........ 54,306 53,620 

Farms with sales of ,~2)500 or more ................ . 30,410 26,087 

Farms wi th sales of less than ~:2, 500 .............. . 23,896 27,533 

\.Jest South Central ............................• 371,752 327,986 

Farms with sales of ~.2}500 or more ................ . 256,589 203,804 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 .............. . 115,163 124,182 

Arkansas ........................................ . 58,788 50,959 

Farms with sales of .1;2) 500 or more ................ . 40,669 31,299 

Farms with sales of less than $2}SOO ...... o •••••••• 18,119 19,660 

Louisiana ................ 0 ••• 00 ••• 0 •••••••••••••• 38,973 33,240 

Farms with sales of .~2}500 or more ........ o. 0 •••••• 22,683 18,580 

Farms with sales of less than ~2)500 .......•.•..... 16,290 14,660 

Oklahoma ...... 0 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 0 ••••• 79,530 69,719 

Farms with sales of $2)500 or marc ................ . 58,781 47,833 

farms wi th sales of less than .$2} 500 .............. . 20,749 21,886 

Texas ..... 0 •• o ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 194,461 174,068 

Farms with sales of $2)500 or more ............... .. 134,456 106,092 

Farms with sales of less than ~2)500 •..•.•..••••.•. 60,005 67,976 

t1ountain 3 •••••••••••••.••.•••••••.••••••••••••• 127,881 111,868 

Farms with sales of ;~2)500 or more ............... .. 97,876 90,449 

Farms with sales of less than .$2}500 ....... 0 ..... .. 30,005 21,419 

Pacific 2 .••• 0 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 154,516 123,837 

Farms with sales of .~2,500 or more ............... .. 103,152 88,996 

Farms with sales of less than ,t2}500 ............. .. 51,364 34,841 

Washington ...................................... . 37,778 29,410 

Farms \V'ith sales of ,(i2,500 or more ................. . 24,737 21,079 

Farms with sales of less than ,t2)500 ............. .. 13,041 8,331 

Oregon .................. 0 •••••••••••••••••••••••• 34,875 26,753 

Farms with sales of <;Z,500 or marc ................ . - 21,071 17,043 

Farms with sales of less than $2)500 .............. . 13,804 9,710 

California ...................................... . 81,863 67,674 

Farms with sales of :t2,500 or more ............... .. 57,344 50,874 

Farms with sales of less than :j;2,500 ............. .. 24,519 16,800 

IData are from preliminary reports and may differ slightly from final counts. 

2Alaska and Hawaii not included. 

3Data not compiled for individual States. 

Farms, 1974 Percen t change) 

Net percent adjusted 1974 

missed Adjusted to 1978 

13.3 64,821 -11.2 

7.5 31,679 +9.4 

17 .4 33,142 -31.0 

17.2 65,763 -17.4 

5.4 27,576 +10.3 

27.9 38,187 -37.4 

14.5 384,585 -3.3 

7.3 219,738 +16.8 

25.0 164,847 -30.1 

16.7 61,489 -4.4 

10.0 34,777 +17 .0 

26.4 26,712 -32.2 

23.7 43,264 -9.9 

12.3 21,186 +7.1 

33.6 22,078 -26.2 

11.7 79,243 +.4 

5.6 50,671 +16.0 

23.4 28,572 - 27.4 

12.6 200,589 -3.1 

6.2 113,104 +18.9 

22.3 87,485 -31.4 

6.7 122,588 +4.3 

2.4 92,673 +5.6 

28.4 29,915 +.3 

11.6 143,545 +7.6 

5.6 94,204 +9.5 

27.5 49,341 +4.1 

10.8 32,999 +14.5 

6.4 22,520 +9.8 

20.5 10,479 +24.5 

15.5 31,788 +9.7 

6.3 18,189 +15.8 

28.6 13,599 +1.5 

10.5 78,758 +3.9 

4.9 53,495 +7.2 

33.5 25,263 -2.9 
APPENDI XC-Continued 

Table B. Farms by Size of Farm and Tenure of Operator: 1978 and 1974 

UNITED STATES 2 

Farms ...................................... . 

Farms by 5 ize: 

1 to 9 acres .................................... . 

10 to 49 acres .................................. . 

50 to 179 acres •••••••••••••••••••••.••••.•.••••• 

180 to 499 acres •••.••••.•••••.•••••••••••••••••• 

500 acres or more ................................ . 

Tenure of operator; 

Full o'W11er ......................................... . 

Part oWTler ......................................... . 

Tenant .••....•••••..•.•.......••••.••..••••.••.•• 

NORTHEAST 

Farms .••..•.••...•.....••••...••••.••••.•.• 

Farms by size: 

1 to 9 acres ......................... '0 ••••••••••• 

10 to 49 acres ••..••••••...•....••••.•.•.•..•..•• 

50 to 179 acres .••....•••.•••..•...•••.•.•.•••..• 

180 to 499 acres ................................ . 

500 acres or more ................................ . 

Tenure of operator: 

Full owner ....................................... . 

Part owner ....................................... . 

Tenant ..........•.....••........•....•........... 

NORTH CENTRAL 

Farms .......•.............. o ••••••••••••••• 

Farms by size: 

1 to 9 acres ...•••...••...••......•.............. 

10 to 49 acres ••••••••••.•••••.•..••••.•.•••••••• 

50 to 179 acres ................................. . 

180 to 499 acres ................................ . 

500 acres or more .....•....•..................... 

Tenure of operator: 

Full owner ..... o ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Part owner .•....•..........•..................... 

Tenant ......... 0 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

SOUTH 

Farms ..................................... . 

Farms by size: 

1 to 9 acres ............•........•............... 

10 to 49 acres .................................. . 

50 to 179 acres ................................. . 

180 to 499 acres •••••••.••••••.••.•.••••••••••••• 

500 acres or more .........•. 0 •••••••••••••••••••• 

Tenure of operator: 

Full owner ....................................... . 

Part o\mer ...................•................... 

Tenant ....................•.........•............ 

WEST 2 

FarIns •..•.•....••.••.•.•.•....•.•..•..•. o •• 

Farms by size: 

1 to 9 acres ..................................•.• 

10 to 49 acres .................................. . 

50 to 179 acres ................................. . 

180 to 499 acres ................................ . 

500 acres or more ..........•..................... 

Tenure of operator: 

Full owner ...................................... . 

Part o'W'ner •........•..•..•....••...........••.... 

Tenant ....•. 0.0 •••••••• 0 •••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Farms, 1978 1 Published 

2,475,171 2,310,702 

213,110 126,604 

474,535 378,631 

813,944 827,506 

596,268 615,913 

377,314 362,048 

1,450,414 1,422,367 

712,844 627,648 

311,913 260,687 

149,385 .127,531 

13,534 7,689 

28,098 19,416 

61,017 54,901 

38,288 37,864 

8,448 7,661 

93,880 83,389 

43,680 36,112 

11,825 8,030 

1,027,319 1,017,367 

58,168 36,065 

138,016 108,756 

324,583 350,343 

321,482 345,610 

185,070 176,593 

542,504 568,866 

334,287 313,364 

150,528 135,137 

1,016,070 930,099 

95,711 55,659 

232,908 194,050 

370,928 369,648 

197,023 196,395 

119,500 114,347 

633,455 623,219 

264,029 214,061 

118,586 92,819 

282,397 235,705 

45,697 27,191 

75,513 56,409 

57,416 52,614 

39,475 36,044 

64,296 63,447 

180,575 146,893 

70,848 64,111 

30,974 24,701 

lData are from the preliminary reports and may differ slightly from final. counts. 2Alaska and Hawaii not included. 

C-5 

Farms, 1974 Percent change, 

Net percent adjusted 1974 

missed Adjusted to 1978 

10.7 2,622,416 -5.6 

26.1 174,773 +21. 9 

22.9 494,024 -3.9 

11.0 936,797 -13 .1 

3.9 646,957 -7.8 

1.5 369,865 +2.0 

13.0 1,650,942 -12.1 

5.2 667,402 +6.8 

12.6 304,072 +2.6 

16.5 152,730 -2.2 

16.8 9,301 +45.5 

31.2 28,403 -1.1 

17.1 66,655 -8.5 

6.0 40,542 -5.6 1.5 7,829 +7.9 

19.5 103,110 -9.0 

4.9 37,797 +15.6 32.4 11,823 .0 

6.3 1,096,353 -6.3 

30.8 52,227 +11.4 18.5 133,716 +3.2 6.8 376,663 -13.8 2.5 355,187 -9.5 .9 178,560 +3.6 

7.5 620,166 -12.5 4.0 329,173 +1.6 7.3 147,014 +2.4 

15.2 1,107,200 -8.2 

31.1 81,428 +17.5 24.2 258,033 -9.7 4.0 433,227 -14.4 7.8 214,701 -8.2 3.8 119,811 -.3 

17.4 757,206 -16.3 7.5 232,239 +13.7 20.9 117,755 +.7 

9.5 266,133 +6.1 

12.7 31,817 +43.6 22.0 73,872 +2.2 10.8 60,252 -4.7 -.8 36,527 +8.1 -1.8 63,665 +1.0 

12.1 170,460 +5.9 4.1 68,193 +3.9 8.3 27,480 ... 12.7 

D-1 

APPENDIX D. Report Forms 

DUE BY FEBRUARY 15, 1979 Form Approved 0 M.B No. 41·$78025 

NOTICE Response to this Inquiry is required by law (titl. 13, U,S. Code). By the same law YOUR REPORT TO Fon" 78-AI(N) u.s. DEPARTMENT OF COt.lMERC£ 

eUREAU OF THE. CEN!5US THE CENSUS BUREAU IS CONFIDENTIAL. It may be seen only by ,worn Census .mployees and may be used !,,_H'_7OI 

only for statistical purposes. Your report CANNOT be used for pUfposes of t3}l;,ation. investigation, or regulatIon. 

(~ 1978 CENSUS The law also provides that copies retained in your files are immune from legal process. 

In conupondence portalnlne to thl s report, pl .... ref.r 10 "'. l1-<1l~1t C.nsus FII. Numbor (CFfI') 

OF 

AGRICULTURE 

COMPLETE AND RETURN TO) Buteau of the Censu$ 1201 E .. I T ..,th 5t .. et 

Jeffersonville, indian" 47132 

Note" Please read the InformatIon Sheet before completing the form. 

If book figures are not available, reasonable estimates may be used. If 

filing by Feb. 15 causes an undue burden, a time extension request may be 

sent to the above address. Include }'Out ll-<iigit Census File Number 

(CFN) as shown In your address label in all correspondence to us. 

If you rece ived more than one ~e· I port torm,enter extra Census FIle I II H I I I I 

Numbet(s} here and retlB'n extra j 

copies with your cOmPleted report. 1 II H I I I I 

CENsuslO35 1

036 037 030 

USE I 03. 1°40 041 10AZ 

(Please COrrect errors ;n name, address, al1d ZIP code.) ONLY 

SECTION I ACREAGE IN 1918 Sections 2 through 8 provide space for reporting crops harvested 

If the ecrN you opdrated In 1978 changMI durIng th& year, rflfer to the INSTRUCTIONS during 1978. Please report your crops in the appropriate sectIOn, IHFORMA TIOH SHEET, Section 1. Do not Include crops grown on land rented to others, Use sectIOn 8 

Report land owned, rented, or used by you, your spouse, or by the partnership, to report ONLY those crops NOT listed in sections 2 through 7, 

corporation, or organization for which you are reporting, Include ALL LAND, SECTION 2 Were any of tile FOLLOWING CROPS harvested from this place in 1978? REGARDLESS OF LOCATION OR USE - cropland, p<lstureland, 

rangeland, woodland, idle land, house lots, etc, None Number of acres 

043 AcreS QuantIty h.arvested Acres 

1. A II land owned, .. ' . , , ...• , ' .. , .. , , . , , , , , . ' , ' . , , .. 0 None harvested irrigated 

1. Field corn for gram or 067 

.~ 068 Bu. 069 

2. All land rented or leased FROM OTHERS, including land worked by seed (Report quantity on ,----- OR ---- } you on shares,used rent free, in exchange for servrces, payment a SMiled-weight /)aslS) "c:l Cwt. of taxes, etc. InClude leased Federal, State, and railroad land, 0" 

(DO.NOT include land use<! on a per· head basis under a grazing 2. Field corn for silage 070 071 072 Tons, permiL) Also complete item 5 below. , , , .. , , . , , .... , . .. .. n or green chop, . ..... ,0 greeil 

3. All land rented or leased TO OTHERS, including land worked on 0'5 073 07' 075 3, Wheat for grain, , ..... "C~ Bu, 

shares by others and land subleased. Also complete item 6 below. 0 4. Oats for grain , .. ,"',. ~J 076 077 078 

046 Bu, 

4. ACRES IN THIS PLACE - ADD acres owned (item 1) and 79 080 08' acres rented (item 2), tIlen SUBTRACT acres rented TO 5. Barley for gram. , , . , , ' , r':-l Bu • 

OTHERS (item 3), and enter the result in this space. • 

~ 082 083 08' 

t Bu. 

For Ihls C"'31US report IbNe are the "ACRES IN THIS PLACE. /I 6. Sorghums for grain or ,----- OR ---- r If the entry Is zero ploose r@ferto the INFORMATION SHEET. Section t. seed finclude milol ' , •. ' , [] Lbs. 

7. Sorghums for si lage 085 086 087 

5, If you rented land FROM OTHERS (item 2) enter the following information for each landlord, or green chop (exclude Tons, 

Name of landlord Mailing address (1l1Cfude ZIP code) Number of acres sorghum-sudan crosses! . r- green •• L--.. 

047 8. Soybeans for beans. , r, 088 089 090 '., , L_ Bu, 

9. Cotton , .. , , , , , , , ,n 091 092 093 048 '" Bales 

10. Tobacco - all types, , . 09A , 095 090 049 " [l , 10 Lbs. , 10 

11. Irish potatoes .. , , ' ,,·,,0 097 , 098 099 , List 8.ddftional l8/ldfords Of! a separate sheet ot pap&r. , 10 Cwt. , 10 

12. Sweetpotatoes and yams, , . 0 ' 00 , ' 0' , 02 , 6. If you rented land TO OTHERS (item 3), enter tile following information for each renter. '10 Bu, 10 

Name 01 renter Mailing address (Include ZIP code) N umber of acres SECTION 3 Was any DRY HAY, GRASS SILAGE, HAYLAGE, 01 GREEN CHOP till 

050 01 harvested from this place In 1978? (Incl~ .~tucfan emu •• 

and hay cut from ~lJtuI.s.) 

051 003 , 0 YES - O_I"B this _"on 

052 20NO - Go to sect(on 4 

List additional renters on a separate sheet of paper. ff cuttings were made tOf both dry hay and grass s({age. haylage. or green Chop from the 

same t{elds, report the acreage in the appropriate items UI1Ger DAY HA Y and also under 

a. Of the land you rented or leased to others, None 053 GRASS SILAGE, HAYLAGE, 8J1d GREEN CHOP, 

how many acres did you own?, , ... , , .. , '" .. 0 ____ Acres • DRY HAY 

7, During 1978, did you have any Federal or (If two or mOre cuttings 01 dry hay wele Quantity harvested made from the same acres, report acres onty Acres (Report aHhe, dry Acres 

State glazing permits on'a per-head basis; once, bur report total tons Itom alf cuttIngs.) harvested or green weight irrigated 

such as Forest Service, Taylor Grazing, os. 1. Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures for as Indicated) 

Indian Reservations, etc,? ... , ' . , .• , , , . , • , , , , , •. '. \ [l Yes ' 03 , o' Tons. 'os tONo hay or dehydrating ......... . . . . . . . . dry 

8. How many set aside acres did you have 2. Small grain hay - oats, wheat, barley, etc. ' 06 , 07 Tons. '08 None 055 dry in the Federal Farm Program in 1978? , .. , • , ' ..... [] Acres 3. Other tame dry hay, clover, lespe<!eza, ' 09 110 11, Tons, 

9. LOCATION OF AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITY FOR THIS PLACE trmothy, Bermuda grass, Sudan glass, etc •• , dry 

4. Wild hay. , .. , •• , ' • , , ' , .. , ' 112 113 Tons, '" ...... a In what county was the County name State Number of acres ory largest value of your 056 o GRASS SILAGE, HAYLAGE, AND 

agricultural products PrinCipal GREEN CHOP 

raised or produced? , , .. county ... (It two or more cutlings 01 grtlSS silage, 

057 hey rage, or gr&en chop wele made from the 

b. If you also have agricul- same acres, report acres only once, bur 

tural operations in any ~~~;ie~ 058 report total tons from all cuttings.) 115 116 Tons, '17 

other county(ies), enter 5. Grass silage and haylage , , •... , , ..... green 

the county name(s), etc .. 059 6. Hay crops cut and fed green (green chop) 118 119 Tons, 120 .. green 

Page 1 
D-2 APPENDIX D-Continued 

SECTION 4 Was there a combined total 01 20 or more FRUIT TREES, including GRAPEVINES, CITRUS and NUT TREES ON THIS PLACE in 1978? (00 not Include abandoned trees) 

00. 1 0 YES - Complete this s.ctlon 

,ONO - Go to s&c! ion 5 Total aCTp.s Acres Irrigated 

1, TOTAL ACRES in bearing and nonbearing fruit orchards, citrus Whole acres TTenths Whole acres Tenths 121 I 122 I 

or other groves, vineyards, and nut trees on this place ••....•.••.. I /10 I /10 NONCITIIU$ CROPS Cod. CITRUS CROPS Codl 

2. From the list at the fight. enter name and code for the frUit trees, grapevines, and nut trees on thiS place In 1978. Report the Apples .•.••...•. 123 (Reporr quantity 

Apricots ••••••••. 129 hSfVested In 1977-78 requested Inlormatlon for each crop even If not harvested because of low poces, damage from hail, frost, etc. For interptanted Avocados .... See Irom bloom 01 1977) 

trees. estimate the area covered by each kind of frUit. If other crops were Inter planted With trees, see Information Sheet. Informarion Sheet .. 135 Grapefruit •....••.•• 2i7 Cherries .•••.•••. 147 lemons 279 NUMBER OF Unit of measure Grapes - dry ",eight 111 Oranges : : • : : : : : : : : 297 TRE;ES OR VINES OF - Acres in trees Mark 009 Grapes - fresh weight 177 Tangelos ••.••...•• 103 Crop name Code and vmes of Quantity Lbs. Olives - See Tangerines and Nonbearmg Bearing all ages harvested ~ Information Sheet .• 207 mandarins ••.•.••.• 30' vi ~ il age age Whole 

per Peaches ......... 225 Other citrus - Speolfy •• US acres I Tenths :5 r- CD box Pears •.••••••••• 231 I 2 , 3 • ,5 Plums and. prunes - IIUT CROP Cod. /10 'e] 2[] 'Ll' fresh weight ••••• 243 , (Report quantity In Prunes - dry weight. 249 1 2 3 4 15 Other none itru. - the .heil) , 

, I[] 2el Almonds •••.••.•.•• $21 /10 'ell Specify • •..••.•• Zit Filberts and hazelnuts .. 327 1 2 I 3 4 

'el: 5 Pecans, improved • • • . . 339 , /10 '0 ·el Pecans, wild 1 2 3 4 ,5 w:~U~~r~fi"h' ••..• 345 I 

I /10 , [J 20 'l], or Persian) ••..•••. m 1 2 , 3 • 30: 5 Other nut trees - /10 '0 20 Specify • ••.•..•.•. 363 

If more 30€tce is needed use seoarate sh~r or naper. 

SECTION 5 Were any VEGETABLES, SWEET CORN, MELONS, etc., harvested SECTION 7 Were any STRAWBERRIES, CRANBERRIES, or OTHER BERRIES harvested 

005 FOR SALE Irom this place in 1978? 007 FOR SALE 110lIl this place In 1978? 

lOY ES - Com1Jlet. thl ••• cll ... 1 0 YES - Com1JI.,. tltl. socii ... 

20 NO - Go to section 6 2 DNO - Go to section 8 

':or FlorIda. Isporr for September '. 1977 through 

August ::H, 1978 halveS! season; for all 

From the list below, enter crop name and code. Report quanllty harvested in 

unit specllJed with crop name. 

otflel State-s fflPor1 fOI calendar Y@ar 1978. Acres Acres irrigated Acres harveswd Acres irrigated 

1. Land from which vegetables were Whole acres 'Tenths Whole acres I Tenths Crop name Code W)1ole acre, ITenil1s Quantity harvested Whele acres ,Tenth, 

harvested In 1978 .................... 375 , 376 , 1 2 I /10 , /10 I I , /10 I /10 2. From the list below. enter the crop name and code for each c;op harvested in 1978. , 1 2 It more than one v69fJtable crop was f'l8rvested 'rom tfle same acres, report Bcres for , I 

eBch crop. RepaIr crops grown under protec({on In section 6. , /10 I /10 

1 2 I Crop name Acres harV'ested I Code Acres /10 /10 irrigated , , I , , I f more space is needed, use sqparate sheer of paper. /10 /10 

, I , Crop naRM! Cod. Crop nlmt Code /10 I /10 Bfackberries and dewberries (pounds) 509 Raspberries (pounds) ••••• ua I 

/10 I , /10 Blueberries, tame (pounds) ....••• 512 Strawberries (pounds) .••• 536 I Blueberries. wi Id (poonds) •..•••. $15 A 1\ other berries (pounds) - I /10 I , /10 Cranberries (IOO·lb. barrels) ..•..• 521 Specify ••••••••••••• 539 

, /10 I , /10 SECTION 8 Wern any OTHER CROPS harvested Irom Uris place in 1978 - rice, peanuts, I , 1 field seeds, SUp! trOPS, or other crops' no! previously reported? 006 , /10 I /10 lOY ES - C_I~I" 111/. "011 ... If more space Is need€td, use separate sheet of paper. 

Crop nllM Code Crop naml Cod. Crop name Cod. 20 NO - Go to section 9 

Asparagus ......... 379 Cucumbers and pickles .. 411 Peppers, s'weet •..• 443 Beans, snap (bush Eggplant. .........• 415 Peppers, hOI ••••.. 445 From the list below, enter crop name and code. Report quantity harvf1sted in 

and pole) '.1 • 381 Garlic ., .......... 421 Pumpkins .•.....• 449 unit spec/f(&d wfttJ crop name. 

Beets ....... '." .. 383 H.oneydew melons ...•. 423 Radishes 451 &occoll ..........• 3t5 Lettuce and romaine •.. 421 Spinach . : : : : : : : : 457 Cabbage Crop name Code Acres I><,,"ested Quantity harvested Acres Irrigated ......•.... 391 LI ma beans, green •• . • 429 Squash ••••••.•.• 459 Can'ta loups and Mustard greens .•...•. 431 Sweet corn .•..... 461 1 2 

Persian melon! ....•. 395 Onjons, dry .. . . . . . . . 433 Tomatoes ..•..••• 483 Carrots .........••. 397 Onions, green ....... 43S Turnips . ........ 465 - ,.. CauHUower 1 2 . '. ' ... , • "r .'T' ~'3"' Gkrl> ',-,-;". '':" •..••.. 437 T urni p greens , .. " 467 Celery ............ ~1 Peas, green, including Watermelons 473 Collards .........•. ~7 English (ex.clude Other vegetab les - 1 2 Cowpeas (blackeyed and green cowpeas) ..... 441 Specify •• ...•••. 415 other green cowpeas) .. ~9 

1 2 

SECTION 6 Were ally NURSERY and GREENHOUSE PRODUCTS, sod, bulbs, nowers, 

flower seeds, vegetable seeds and planl$, vegetables under glass or otIter 1 2 protection, or MUSHROOMS grown FOR SALE on this place in 1978? 006 

1 0 YES - C""",lete tltls •• ctlon 1 2 

20NO - Go to section 7 Area trftgated 

None Square feet I Acres I Tenths 1 2 

1. Nurse,y and greenhouse products irrigated in 1978 I] 477 

1

476 , 

, /10 If more SP8C~ Is nfJf}doo. U6fJ separate sheet 01 pa/XIT, 

2. From the list below, enter the product name and code lor each product grown. Crop n81110 Cod. Crop na_ Code 

Square teet under Acre$ In the open Sales in 1975 A Ifalf. seed (poundS) •.••••.•••• 542 Proso miliet (ooshels) •••.•.•••••• 6GS 

Product In 1978 B •• ns, dry field and sO<!d Red clOYer seed (pounds) ••.••••••• 611 name Code glass Qt olher protection (loo,pound bags) •.••.•••••••• $54 { (IOO-pound baes) or ••.••••• 877 in 1978 Whole acres I Tenths Dolla" , Cents Beans, dry lima Rice (bushels) or ••••••••••••• 61O 1 I 2 , (lOO·pound bags) •••.••.•••••• 557 (bel'" Is) •••.••••.•••••• $Is /10 $ Buckwheat (bushels) •••••••••••• 575 RYe for grain (bushe Is) •••••••••• • 611 I , 2 , Corn cut for dry fodder, hogged Ryegrass s .. d (pounds) ••••••••••• 6U , /10 $ , Or grazed (repolt aCres only) ••..•• Sl1 1a'flowet (pound$) ••••••••.•••.• '.2 

I , 2 , Cowpeas for dry peas (bushel. I ••••• 584 Sorghums cuI for dry rorage 

, /10 Emmer and spert (bushels) •••••••• $$I or hay (tons, dry weight) •••••••••• 698 $ I Fescue seed (pounds) ••••.•••••. $02 Sorghums heagod or grazed ••••••••• 701 1/ mOre space Is near/ed. use separate sheet of paper. Flaxs.ed (bushels) ••••••••••.•• 60$ SUiar beets for Sugal (tons) •••••••• 7it 

Product nlm, Cod. Produc-t name Code Glalns, mixed (bushels) ••••..••.• 614 SUllareane for sugar (tons) -

Bedding plants (Include veietable plants I 47' Foliage and flowering plants .••••••. 4'1 Kentucky Bruegrass seed (pounds) ••• '2' seo Inlorm«llon Sh .. t ••••••••••• 722 

Bulbs Lesped •••• eed (pounds) ••••••••• 1138 Susarcane for seed (lons) •••••••••• 72$ •..................... 482 Mllshrooms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ~ . , . 494 Mint tor ali (pounds of oi I) •••.•••• &44 Sunflower seod (pound.) ••••••••••• 7$4 Cut flowers and cut flOrist greens .... 415 Sod harvested .....•.. 491 

Nursery products - environmentals, Vegetable and flower seeds ...••••. 500 Peanuts tDr nut. (pounds) • •••••••. 65$ Tlm<!thy seed (JiQuMs) •••••••••••• 146 

Ii"tng-out stock. fruit and nut trees, Greenhouse vegetab les .......... 5U3 Peas, dry field and seed (pound.) •••• $59 Otber crops (pounds) -

and VUleS ••• , ..••••••••• , ••. 4&8 Othe, - Speclly ....•.••..•••••• 506 Popcorn (POUnds. shelled) •••••••• 662 SDeClfy •••• + ••••• , •••••••• ~ m 

FORM 78·AIINI IA-IO.781 Page 2 
APPENDIX D-Continued D·3 

SECTION 9 GROSS VALUE of CROPS SOLD from Ihls place In 1978, BEFORE laxes SECTION 12 Old you or anyone el~e have any CATTLE or CALVES on this place in 197a? 

and expenses (R.'., t. tho INFOIIWI TICH $HEET, s.ctiOlt g.) 0' 2 'OY E S - Compl.,. thl. o""t/on 

Report your best estimate of the value for each of the following gro~s of crops 20 NO - Go ro section 13 sold from this place in 1978. Include the value of the landlord's an lor contractor's N'u~~~ ~,;'~h'i' 

share, estimating if necessary. Include value of Government CCC loans. • DECEMBER 31, 1978 INVENTORY None place Dec. 31, 1978 

Oollars I Cen..!!. eo: Total 

1. Grains sold in 1978, including Government ecc loans - None I. CATTLE AND CALVES of all ages all 

77. i (Total of a, b. c, and d below) , .... ••••••• , o' r.::... ages com for grain, grain sorghums, rice, wheat and other I 804 small grains, soybeans, dry beans, dry peas and cowpeas, I 

I a. BEEF COWS - Include b8el heile', that 

flaxseed, sunflower seed, popcorn, and safflower •.•.... 0 $ I had calved . ...••..... .......... ,' 0 cows 

a. Of the total, how much was None I Dollars ",::?:::. b. MILK COWS kept for production ot milk or cream 1805 

I ':::.::::: fOI sale or home use - Include dry milk COW$ and Milk received in 1978 from I I r::~:::;::::::;~ C cows Government cec loans? . .• [] $ I :'i::,:! milk httJfefs that hSd calved ... , . ~ ...•.. - . .' 80. HeIfers 778 I and 

2. Cotton and cottonseed, including I c. HEIFERS AND HEIFER CALVES - E,clude I heifer6 that h9:d caJvliKf •••••. , ... , .. -. , .. C ~:;~e:s Government cce loans .••..•..••.•••••.••..••• 0 I 

$ I 807 Steers and 

Non./ Oollar. : ::'::::',::: d. STEERS, STEER CALVES, BULLS bulls of a. Of the total, how much was 

o 1:7

• 

I :m:::: AND BU LL CALVES .... . .... . , 0 ••••••• C all ages 

received in 1978 from 

Government : ece loans? •.• ':,,::,:::: : • CATTLE AND CALVES SOLD 

o $' FROM THIS PLACE IN 1978 NUmber sold Gross val"" of sales 

3. Tobacco ..•.••..••....•..•..•.......••••• I /(tClvde th(}se 16(/ en this place on a None in 1978 Doll." Cents 

4. Field seeds, grass seeds, hay, forage, and silage "'.'. 0 7t contract Of custom basis, Also report 

as soJd~ cattle moved from thIs place : 

5. Vegetables,sweet corn,and melons-oo NOTlncludelr/sh 782 I to B feOOlot ror further feeding. 808 80. I 

potflto&S or 3weetpotetoosi report them III Item 8 below. •• 0 S ; 

6. Fruits, nuts, berries - apples, peaches, grapes, 783 2. Calves weighing less than 500 pounds .• 0 $ 

citrus, pecans, straWberries, etc •..• , •.•• , •.•••.•. Os 3. Cattle, including calves weighing 1810 81 I 

7. Nursery and greenhouse prnducts .••.••.••..•..... 0 ~84 : 500 pounds or more ... , . . . . . . . . . .. 0 S I 

8. other crops - peanuts, Irish potatoes, sweetpotatoes, 785 I 3. Of the total cattle sold, how many I 

sug81 beets, sugarcane, mint I were FATTENED on thIS place on GRAIN 812 813 I 

I I 

for oil, hops, etc. - Specify 0 $ I or CONCENTRATES for 30 days or more 

and SOLD for SLAUGHTER? .. , .... 0 $ I SECTION 10 LAND USE IN 1978 

1. Copy ACRES IN THIS PLACE from section I, item 4, page 1. , . ... Acres • DAIRY PRODUCTS SOLD FROM Gross .. 1.0 of .ales THIS PLACE IN 1918 NOTE: If the same land had more than one use in 1978. REPORT THAT LAND None . 0011 a" .C~ ONLY ONCE - in the use firs! listed below thaI applies. For example, cropland 4. Gross value of sales of DAIRY PRODUCTS 81' I 

harvested and also pastured IS to be reported only as "Cropland harvested." from this place in 1978. R"f)Of1 goo' dairy I 

0 I 

2. CROPLAND Number of acr". products In :,seUon 15 ....... ~ •.•••.••. is I 

Nooe 

3. Cropland harvested - Include a/l laM from which crops _e 787 SECTION 13 Did you QI anyone else hIVe lilY HOGS or PIGS on llIis place In 19781 harvested or flay was cut, Bhd all IBltd in orch8lds. cHrtJ.S groves. 013 'OY ES - Compl.t. ,/rla a..,tlon vlneyatd$, and nut.sery and greenhouse- productl$. . . • • . • . • . . . 0 

b. Cropland used only for pasture or gfazing - Include rotatlOl> 788 20 NO - Go to section 14 INVENTORY 

Number "" til;s pasturb Md grazing tand that CQUld have b~n used f-Of Cf.opS 

0 • DECEMBER 31, 19?8INVENTORY None place Dec. 31, 1978 without additional fmprovements . ••••.••.••••••.•..•.. i 81S 

c. Cropland used for cover crops, legumes, and soi I·illljl.ovement 78. 1. HOGS and PIGS of all ages (Totel of a &rid I> b8lcw) . ..•..•• 0 Total 

grasses, but NOT harvested and NOT pastured ........•... 0 a. HOGS and PIGS used or to be ijsed for BREEDING •.....• 1 81 • 

.. Breeding d. C.opland on which all ClOPS failed IEx_tlon: Do /lQ1 report 7.0 0 here land In orchards IJI'td vineyardS on which the crop failed. b. OTHER HOGS and PIGS. ,." , ...•..... , •. ' ..••. 0 81 

Other Such aor~ag$ is to be reported in "item 28.) .•••.••••••. _ •. 0 

e. Cropland in cultivated summer fallow .. ,., ... , ....•.... 0 7" • UTTERS FARROWED 

l. LITTERS fARROWED on this place between - None Number ot litters f. Cropland idle ..•.... , .. , , .. , ...... , ••.. , . , ..... 0 793 

a. December 1, 1977 and May 31, 1978 •. ,. , ..• , 0 818 

7.4 3. Woodland - InclUde ell Woedlot. { 81' 

and timb8r tract. and cuto""r a. Woodland pastured. , .. , 0 b. June I, 1978 and November 30, 1978. , . ...... 0 and ch1lofe3ted land with yaung 795 

timber growth. b. Wood land not pastured ., 0 

4. Otl1er paslureland and rangeland - Include any ""sturelend olhel 79. Number sold Gro •• value of sales 

than "'opland tmd woodlSlld p •• ture • . . , , •. , , .•... , • • • . • • 0 • 1I0GS AND PIGS SOLD None in 1978 Oollars : Cents 

5. All otnelland - Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. 7" .20 ,82' I 

include any lane! (jot reported In items 2 through 4 above, ....... 0 3. HOGS and PIGS SOLD fram this place in 1978 0 $ I 

I 

6. TOTAL ACRES - Arid lite acrs& ,_t.<t In If .... 2 tIt<oIlgII 5 , .. 4. Of the hogs and pigs sold, hO~edi;;gt~fe sold 822 823 I 

($hoUld r.. lite ._ •• lhom 1 _".1 . I 

as FEEDER PIGS for furthel ..•.. 0 S I 

SECTION 11 Was any LAftD in tIIis plllc! IRRIGATED at any time in 1978? SECTION 14 016 you or anyone else have IBY SHEEP or LAMBS on this place ift 19781 

Irrlgatfld land Is all tand watered by any artifiCial or controlled means - 014 sprinklers) furrows or dltclNJs. spreader dlk.(ls, etc. Include supplemental, 'OY ES - C __ W. aoct/<>n 

partial, and pr&plant lrrlgatlon~ 

011 20 NO 'OY ES - Comp/.,. this •• ctl •• - Go to section 15 

INVENTORY SALES 20 NO, - Go to .ec/l0ll12 Number Ort this Number sold 

1. How many acres of each 01 the following classifications Number of acre$ None place Dec. 31, 1978 in 1978 

of land were irrigated in 1978? None ;rngat..d 1. SHEEP and LAMBS of all ages ....... 0 182• 1 825 

a. HARVESTED LAND reported in section 1O, 79. 

i

82 item 2a - Include land 'rom which /lay was cuI a. EWES 1 yell! old or older ' 0 and land In b&arlng and nonbe8llng fruIt and nut (;rops • .••.. , • 0 ......... : ~:::::: 

b. PASTURELANO Or RANGELAND reported in 800 

None I I Pound. of W«>1 I 

section 10, items 2b and 4 - Include .pring flood/t7!/ Number shorn <hom 

If wate( diverted or spread by dems, sprelJder dlkel5. 

2. SHEEP and LAMBS SHORN o \ 827 

1

82B I canaJs, ditches" pllW"s. or ottler works. , ..••••• ~ ••••.••• 0 ., ...... c. ANY OTHER LANDS - Such as land not harvested due to 80' 

complete failure, idle land, land in cultivated summer fallow, Gross value of sales 

or land in cover crops and soil·improvement grasses •...• , .. , 0 NQM 00 liars Cents 

d. TOTAL LAND IRRIGATED (Totti of .. b, _ •• ""VI.} 

. 802 3. What was Ihe gross value of sa les of Sheep, 829 

lambs. and woof from this place in 1978? ..•. 0 $ I 

FOAM 78 ·A 1 (N) !4 10 78) Page 3 
D-4 APPENDIX D-Continued 

SECTION 15 Did you or anyone else have any HORSES, BEES, FISH, OTHER SECTION 17 Income Irom MACHINE WORK, CUSTOMy/ORK, and OTHER AGRICUL TURAL 

LIVESTOCK, or ANIMAL SPECIAL TIES in 1978? SERVICES PROVIDED for others in 1978 015 

'DYES - Compl.t. this section Total amount recerved from machrne work, customwork, None! Oorrars : Cenls 

20 NO - Go to sectIOn 16 and other agflcultural services PROVIDED FOR OTHERS I I; 19 I 

INVENTORY In 1978 - plantrng, plowrng, sprayrng, harvestrng. etc ... : Numbef on Total number Gross value of sales 

None Dec 1~'S3e~;78 sold In 1978 Oorrars ; Cents Specify k tnd of work done -- ._------_._---------

1. Horses and ponies 01 830 831 [832 SECTION 18 During 1978 did you SELL any crops, livestock, or livestock products 

all ages. ........ .. . I I 1$ DIRECTL Y to individuals FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION - roadside 

2. Mules, burros. and 833 [834 [835 I stands, farmers markets, pick your own, etc.? 

donkeys .... CI 1$ I ... . . .... . 018 I lOY ES - CompltHe this SKI/on 

836 [837 [838 I 20NO - Go 10 Sec/lOll 19 1 Dorrars : Cenr,-

3. Mink and thell pelts [=1 1$ I 

..... 1:20 ..... I 

863 I. What was the gross value 01 these dllect sales'. .. I 

a. Mink lemales used lor I::::::::::::::::'::::::::::::;:;:;:;:;:;: 

breeding ... [;':'};';:"':;":':;"':/':!"":':"':':" .... .. . lJ I::::;::;:::::::::::: 

4. Other livestock or animal I SpecIfy products sold vegetables, eggs, ele. 

I 

specialties In captivity I SECTION 19 TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

(Enter name and code Irom I 

"List A" below.) I Mark I X \ the one Item which best descflbes Ihe Iype 01 organization lor thiS place 11\ 1978. 

I 2 I Refe! to the INFORMATION SHEET. Section 19. I 

Name Code $ I • F AMIL Y or INDIVIDUAL operation I sole propfle .21 

Acres under water Total QuantIty sold Gross va lue of sa les lorshlpl, excluding parlnershlp and corporallon ....... .11 I 922 5. Livestock or aOimal 

products (Enter name and for aQuacul ture in 1978 -D()lrarS ~ Cents .PARTNERSHIP operation. Include lamlly parlnershlps ... 21 I T ota I number 

code from "List 8" below.) ) :i>:> :L):), I .INCORPORATED UNDER STATE LAW 01 partners ---

Pounds I I 

I Answer 80 TH II and b Name Code ,:;:;:, ,:~ Sn:':' - - _ - OR - - - - - ~$ (,I-I Yes 2 I a. Is thiS a lamlly held corporation' :) ?:\ : ., .. ..... 4f INo --- Gallons 

6. Fish and other aquaculture I I I b. Are there more Ihan !O slockholders' ....... {s [I Yes products (Enter name and I 2 I 

code from "List C" below.) I Pounds I 61 I No I t> --- OR - - - - - ~$ I .OTHER. such as cooperallve, eslale or trust, prison 

Name Code I I farm, grazing aSSOCiation, Indian reservallon, elc. . .... 71.1 Specify I /10 I I Number I 

--- SECTION 20 CHARACTERISTICS AND OCCUPATION OF OPERATOR (Senior partner 

I ~ "\ or person in charge) Refer to the INFORMATION SHEET, Section 20. 

Name Cod. Name Code Name Code 1" RESIDENCE - Does the operalor fsenior parlner or 923 ColonIes of bees. 839 Other goats. ..... 848 Worms .. 857 I No Angora goats 842 RabbIts and theH pelts . 851 All other lIvestock - person In charge) live on thiS place' .............. I I-I Yes 21 

Milk goats 845 Chinchillas and their pelts. . 854 Specify. 860 924 

I ~ , I 0J!ill , {""'," Harne Cod. Name Cod. Name Cod. 2 [ I Negro or Black 

MohaIr sold 864 Catfish .. 872 Other fish - 3 r=l American Indian 

Goats mi Ik sold .. 866 Trout ..... 876 Specify 884 12. RACE of operalor (senior partner or person In charge). . • r) ASian or Pacrlic Islander 

Honey sold. 868 Tropical and Other aquaculture 

Other livestock products - baitfish 880 products - 91 ..I Other - spec;t~ 

Specify 870 Specify 888 

If more space is needed. use separate sheet of peper 

SECTION 16 Did you or anyone else have any POULTRY such as CHICKENS, TURKEYS, 13. AGE 01 operator (senior partner or person in chargel .. 

92S 

DUCKS, etc., 01\ this place in 1978? (Include poultry grown for othertJ on 8 .. Years old 

contract basI s.) 926 

016 INVt:N'UK' [4. SEX 01 operator (senior partner or person In charge) ..... I C I Male 2[:t Female 

1 0 YES - Complete thltJ tJect/on Total number 

D~~:\e1C;78 sord in 1978 15. SPANISH ORIGIN - Is the operator (senior parlner 20 NO - Go to section 17 None or person rn chargel o( Spanish orig.n or descent. 927 

892 893 (MeXican, Mexican American. Cuban, or other Spanish)' ... '[-:1 Yes 2[) No 

I. HENS and PULLETS of laYing age ......... ..... . 0 

la94 89S 16. PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION - At which occupation 

12. PULLETS 3 monlhs old or older nol yel 01 laYing age ... [J did the operator spend the majorily (50 percenl or 928 

1896 r897 morel o( hiS work time .n 1978' For partnerships 

3. PULLET CHICKS and PULLETS under 3 months old consider all members ot the partnership together • ..•••• 1 ! I F arml ng 2 I. I Other 

(Exclude comrTerclal brol/ers.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 

4. BROILERS. fryers. and other meat Iype chickens, 896 899 • OFF FARM WORK - How many days did the operalor 929 . 

'''",0'"'''0", " p~oo '

0 ,h"., ,., • ",,,' r iNoo, Including capons and roaslers .......... ........ [) 4 hours per day off this place III 1978' rnclude work 2(_11-49 days 

15. TURKEYS 

900 1901 al e nonfarm !oJ>. business. or on someone erse'S larm. '(-150-99 days 

a. Turkeys for slaughter (Exclude br8ed8rs., . ...... .. [l (Exclud8 exchange farm work.' ..•..........•••• 4(e 1100-149 days 

1

902 1903 5 [1150-199 days 

b. Turkey HENS kepi for breeding ...... . ........ [I 6 U 200 days or more 

16. OTHER POULTRY raised In captivily - ducks. geese, 

pigeons or squab. pheasants. quail, elc. (Enter pouflry SECTION 21 Was any of the land in this place held under FOREIGN OWtiERSHIP in 1978' name and code from the list below.) I '0 YES - Complete this sect/on 

poultry name Code 2DNO } I 30 Don't Go to sectIOn 28 None Acres 

Code know Poul try name 1

930 

Name Code Name Code Nam. Code Ollhe lolal acres In Ih,s place, how many were owned by -

Ducks 904 Pigeons or squab. 908 ~~flJther 'p'o~!'try -

912 I. IndiViduals who are NOT citizens ollhe United Stales' . .. il Geese 906 Pheasants 910 93 

Specify. 914 2. A foreign hel~,c~rf~~~~~~~ or unl aSSOCiation, or a )VCIIlmem' ........... 7. POULTRY HATCHED on thiS place In None Number 1 SECTIONS 22 - 27 Not applicable to this form 1978 and placed or sold - chickens, [9,. 

turkeys, ducks, etc. - SpeCify kind of poultry L I 1 SECTION 28 RSON COMPLETING~S_~l')QRT - Ple.s. prlnt_ 

1 Name ----- 1999 Date 8. Incubator egg capacrly on December 31. 1978. ....... . . . [I 

9. What was Ihe gross vaiue 01 sales 01 poultry Gross vallie of sales I Telephone . ·------rA '., '-0'." r Number 

and poultry products (eggs, etc. I from Ihls 

place In 1978? Include estimated value of None Dollars I Cent' --'-

VL9 [ 918 i When 2[1'- __ poultry and poultry pfOducfS moved from this sheet showin2maior censu;~~~'~lt~ f~r'yourCf)U~tyl .10 YES place by contractors and others. . . . . . . . . . . I 1 [ $ 

FORM 7&·Al N) '4·10·78) Page 4 
APPENDIX D-Continued 

(Sections 22 through 27 were collected from only 20 percent of the farms; see text) 

SECTION 25 EXPENDITURES FOR ENERGY aDd petroleum proclutts tor the 

'l1li1 business dwina 1978 

SECTION 22 Was any COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER, includine ROCK PHOSPHATE, Of 

LIME used on this place durine 1978? 022 

, 0 YES - Comp/elo W, ._/on and others for production of ctOps, Expendltu,es G.I~n.s . Ion 

2 0 NO - Go to .s6Cf,Of1 23 

InClude expondltu,es paid by you .-------.... ------r~---:-¥-dE--jJ 

livestock_ and other agricultural 1-----.-----1 p~cl~al:d (,~.:i 

.32 f~~~7cJ~ from this place None k7=DoIl:.:.:ar'~_L:: C::::.::on:.:tIS==--___ -\-:;"7::-"=:.:..--=-1 

Acres 

Non.I---='::.',::II.::Ir::.:ze:::d_ .... 

1. Acres of cropland lerlllized in 1978, other than clopland 1. Gasoline (or farm business 0 1;66 : 1.67 I··B 

used only lor pastures reported in section 10, item 2b . , ... , ., C J f-.-,-, ------IZ, Diesel (uel for Ihe farm I'.' I '70 19" 

2. Acres of pastulelanil and rangeland (eltllized business, .. , . , •. , . , ,. 0 ~I $~ ___ --:.-' --+=:-------1i-;::;:;--~ 

in 1978 reported In section 10, Items 2b and 4, . , , ......... ['J 3. LP gas, butane, propane (01 '7' '7' '7' 

the (aim bUSiness (4.5 Ibs,. 

3. LIME - tons of lime used and acres on None l ~~~ ___ O_fhme I -Ac~-~s limed 1 gallon) ............• 0 ~I $!...... ___ --+-' --I-,--,.-------1-:-:::--~ which applied (00 nol Inc/udB land piaster j.34 193' 197' 1976 1.77 

SECTION or gypsum 23 or Were lime lOr any •• IHSECTICtDES, nltalion.) '" .. HERBICIDES. , '. C-J FUNGICIDES, HEMATlCIDES, 5. 4. Natural Fuel oil gas for for the the farm falm business 0 f! I::'HI ~~-.===~C'=lii~iiliii~ ~ : : 

OTIIER PESTtClDES, 0/ OTHER CHEMICALS used 011 Ibis place in 1978? business ..... , .. , .. ,. 0 1$ :: 023 6. Kerosene, motor oil, greast, '7' , : 

,DYES - Comp/el. fl>ts •• cl/on (or the farm business., , .. 0 S ' 

, 0 NO - 00 to seclion 24 7. Electricity for lite farm .BO : : : 

business •..•.. , . . • . .. 0 $ 

Include any materials provide!! by you, your landlords, or contractors. For each 

rtem Irsted, report acres only once, If multrpurpose chemicals were used, report 

acreage treated for each purpose, 

8. Other-coal, wood,coke, etc, [] ;B' 

SECTION 26 SELECTED PRODUCTION EXPENSES paid by you aIld .otller, 

I, Splays, dusts, glanules, fumiganls, etc., (fungiCide, 

helbiclde, Insecticide, nemahcide) to control-

~-----... 10/ this piau in 1978 

None I--N-""-;.,mIH!=;;.ti;ril""-'ch',;-~.-eri'--... Inctude your best estimates of expenses paid by you, your landlord, contrac!ors, 

"6 

a, Insects on hay and other crops . , ," .. , .. ,. [J k-• .,.,..'7----I 

bUYels, and othels f{)l p!oduclton o( crops, livestock, and othef agricultural 

ploducts in 1978. DO NOT INCLUDE expenses wnnected wllh peifoll1l1ng 

custOOlwork for otlws: operation of nonfarm activllies, buSinesses, or S8!Vlces: 01 housthold expenses not related to tile farm business. 

b, Nematodes in crops , .. ,., .. " .. , ..... " .... , .. [J I' ,. ISelected 

c. Diseases in crops and olchards (blights, smuts, 1. Livestock and pooHI)' purchased - ClIttle, calves, N, O"lIa" I C""L, 

t (J hogs, pigs, sl\eep, lambs, goats, horses, chiCKS, 1'.0 

tUS s, e c, ."." •• '."." .. ,., •.••.. ",'.,' 0 1--------1 poults, started pullets, etc .••. , •.••. , •. , •• , , ..•. , •. , 0 I ~OL , 93. "I ~"-----~---l d. Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and pasture. , , , ..... , ., [1 k~ ____ -Ilz. Total feed purchased for livestoCk and poultry _ grain, \ •• 3 

r··o hay, sitage, mi~ed feeds, concentrates. elc, ., ..•..•..••.• 0 l]mm®[ffim~ 

2. Chemicals for de(oliation or (or growth conliol a. Commercially mixed fO/mula feeds purchased - B: :: o( crops or thinOing of fruit ."." , •• , , • , ••.••. , , .•• 0 complete, supplement, colltenlrates. 

~--- ingredlenls puu",,"ed lOns: T .... t!>s Oollar$ : Cents : : 

!::~:~::',Cf1 as None 1984 I 

cot fonseed meal, : I 

and IHW./ .. • "" 0 L_--'---'/::.l::..OI.!......I$ ___ -L_-f~==i:i:"=~ 

: : 

I 9B5 : " 

3. Were any chemicals used (ora, Insecl control on livestock and rultr)', $41 

including treatment of buildings. ,.,.,....... '0 Yes 

3. Animal health costs fOl livestock and poultry. Include \ ••• b. Sanitation, rodent and bird contlol, etc'?'42 veterillarian "",vices, _um., vlICclnes, med,Ci,",S. etc, .•• , ., 0 1-1 S'= __ ---'-_--l 

(lnclud. lime lor •• nltarlon) . •.• , .. , .... , .• , , '0 Yes 20 No I. .B7 f-------------____ ..;;;;...._ ..... -.;.;;... __ -I4, Seeds, bulbs, plants, and flees p!lfchased """"""'" 0 I 5 

SECTION 24 MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT on this plaee on Decemhel3i~ 1918 5. Commercial ferltliler purchased _ aft forms, including rock I.B. 

(I",,/utl. only ."",_1 .,.. Ibr a/ylcultvrol ..,..ro".,.. In 1Pn' 0' !ll •• j phosph te and R*fJ rt t r ,) Is f 

item 9 :etow . . ~~s.u~:". ~ • ~ ~ ~~ '.0:'. ~ ~~ .. ~ ..... 0 1-1 $~----'----l .Value of ALL machlnery and equfJlllllll1t 011 Ibis place, D~tdler 31,1978 

1. What is the estlmaled market value of ALL machinery, 

equipment, and implements usually kept on this place . t::~lim.ted marl<e\ value 

Dollars i C .... t$ apJ used for Ihe farm or ranch business? Incr1J(/e car., 

tlucks, tractors, ~QfTlbtnB~ plows, dl$I<~. harrows. dryers, 

f::l::lirti~i,:~};(~~tJ:,~f:::~~~:::Zk;~:.:1 1943 I 

flfifJ(/ing and mixing equipment, $t(: • ••••••••••••••••• A '"'c$!.-____ '--_-I 

'51 

6. Agricultural chemicals purchased - insecticides, Iwbicides, I'·' 

fungicides, other pesticioes, lime, etc. R"""" cu,,,,,,, I $ 

applica·tlon costs In it(tm 9l)elow. . ••••••.•• ~ • .. • • • • • •• 0 ~---':---l 

7. Hired farm or ranch labor (S"" Inf<>tm8lion Sheer) • ••• , •• , •.• 0 rF i. 01 the hired workers, including paid None r~_flltr~mb.~r~ot"'~ork~e'slillilllillllliEm~ family workers, how many - r •• , : 

(1) WOiIted 150 days or tnllfe? ,.,.,. 0 [:====llllll~ ,.2 

(2) Worked le$$ than 150 days? •••• , 0 .93 8. Contract labor - Jnclud" <tKpenrlf(U,.. primarily lor t.~. such 

8$ hSfWlsfing of fluil, v.tab'~s. brffl i6'$~ etc .• perfOrmfH:i Oil e com/act bas-Js by a CQftfr&ctCH" • .cleW' le'8dfJf, B cooperatiVe. etc... [] ~S'--__ """;_--l 

SECTtON 27 ESTlfIIATED MARKET VALUE OF LAND and ...... nlIU,( 

Please give your besl ESTIMATE 01 the CURRENT ~ currCflt market v.lue 

MARKET VALUE 01 land and buildings for the acres L. ot,;,-;,d' and buildings 

reported tn section 1, items I, 2, and 3, page 1. N""" Dona" Ie;;;;-

1-____ +

1

._

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___ -11. All tand owl'lld ••• , •••.• , , •• , •••.••.•• '. 0 ~ : 

[9Ss 2. All land rel1ted or leased FROM OTHERS •• "." 0 ",I s=-____ ~:----.j 

8. Cotjon pickers (e,elude aotlo" strip"",.) [j 

1-:1·c:-:-56----I1f=-.S7---~ 3. All land rented or teased TO OTHERS " •• , .• ,. 0 r!"" 1 95• 

9. Mower conditioners .'." .•• ,.",. [) 

1.60 

i16, Pickup balers , .. , .. , , .. , .. , , , ., 0 

\11, field forage harvesters, shear 

!Jar Of flywheel type. , . ' .. , . , .. , ,. [.1 

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D-6 

GENERAL INFORMATION 

WE NEED A COMPLETED REPORT FORM 

FROM EVERYONE receiving this request. Please 

follow the instructions given below tor completing 

section 1 You witl then be able to determine 

what additIOnal informatIon is to be provided. 

1. The enclosed census report form (s being used 

by farms and ranches throughout the entire 

United States. Because it is meant for use In 

all parts of the country. it may contain sections 

and inquiries which do not apply to you. In 

this case, mark the "None" or "No" box and 

go on to the next item or section. 

2. If You Receive More Than One Report Form 

If you have multiple farming operations, you 

should complete a report for EACH SEPARATE 

and DISTINCT production unit. that is, 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 Inven· 

tories, crop acreages, and production. Return 

any duplicate or extra report forms in the same 

envelope with the report(s) you complete so 

we can remove the extra addresses from our 

mad register. In the space prOVided to the 

right of the address label of the report form 

you complete, write the 11-diglt number from 

the label of the extra form or forms. 

3. Partnership Operations 

A partnership is an association of two or more 

persons who have agreed (Informally or under 

legal contract) on the amount of their contributions and profit distributions. 

Complete only ONE report for the entire 

partnership farm and ranch operation, including 

all partners' shares on the same report. If two 

or more report forms were received for the 

pannership see 2 above 

Partners who also have separate operations 

of their own should complete reports for those 

separate operations. For additional information 

on Partnerships se.e section 19 below. 

4. How To Enter Your Responses On The Report 

Form 

Please enter your answers 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. 

Enter whole numbers unless the "Tenths" 

column is provided, such as reporting acres of 

IrISh potatoes in section 2. !t you have t/2, 

1/4. or 1/3 of an acre, convert to tenths. For 

example convert 1/2 to 5/10, 1/3 to 3110, 

1/4 to 2110, etc, 

If ~ou do not recall exact figures, please give 

your best estimate. You may indIcate "Est." 

(for estimated) beside the answer. jf you like. 

For all dollar items, we need only whole 

dol/ars, although a "Cents" column is prOVided 

for those who wish to repon cents. 

COMPLETING THE REPORT FORM 

S<!ction 1 - ACREAGE IN 1978 

This section determines the land for which you 

should report agncultural activities. It also pro· 

vides space for reporting landlords. renters, and 

location(s) of agricultural activities. 

Changes in the Acres Operated in 1978 - Report 

all land that YOU USED dutlng 1978, and the 

crops and livestock production on that land, even 

jf some or all of it was no tonger a part of your 

operation on December 31, 1978. 

If you had agriculture operations at any time 

dunng 1978, but qUit farmlOgbefore December 31, 

1978, report your 1978 crop and livestock pro· 

ductlon and sales from that land for the portion 

of the year that you operated the land. Please 

explain in the margin of the report form (or on 

a separate sheet of paper) that you qUit farming 

or ranching during 1978 and give the approximate 

date an-j the name and address of the present 

operator. if known. 

APPENDIX D-Continued 

INFORMATION SHEET 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

If you acquired land for agncultural operations, 

but did not use it for livestock or crop production 

in 1978, include the land in section 1. Please 

explain in the margin or on a separate sheet of 

paper. 

Completing Items 1. 2, 3. and 4 of Section 1 -

Use items 1, 2, and 3 to determine the acres of 

land that are your responsibillty tor the purpose 

of making the agriculture census report. Include 

an land that you were associated with in 1978, 

regardless of location or use, but do not include 

holdings of residential property not associated 

with agricultural operations. Report all land in 

whole acres in this section. 

Item 1 - land Owned - Report all land owned in 

1978 whether held under title, purchase contract 

or mortgage. homestead law, or as heir or trustee 

of an undiVIded estate, by you andlor your spOuse, 

or by the partnership, corporation, or organi!3tlon 

for which you are reporting. 

Item 2 ...:. Land Rented or Leased F ROM Others -

Report all land rented by you, even though the 

landlord may have supplJed equipment. fertilizer, 

or other materials and/or some superVIsion of the 

work. 

INCLUDE 10 item 2 -

a. Land (for agncultural uses) that you rented 

FROM others for cash payments 

b. Land worked on a share baSIS 

c. Land (owned by someone else) which you 

used rent·free 

d. Federal. State, Indian, 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 land used under sectIon 3 of the Taylor 

GraZIng Act, National Forest Land, or Indian 

Reservation Permit Land. 

Item 3 - Land Rented TO OTHERS - Cash 

tenants, share tenants, and share croppers are 

farm operators for census purposes and are respon· 

stble for makmg the agriculture census report for 

the land they operate. 

INCLUDE In item 3 -

a. Owned land rented TO others for cash or 

a share of the crops or !tvestock 

b. Land which you rented from others and 

then subleased to others In 1978 

c. Land rented out for reSidentIal or other 

nonfarm purposes, it it was part of the 

land reported 10 item 1 or 2 

d. Land worked for you by someone else on 

a share·ofoop basis 

e. Land whIch you allowed others to use rent· 

free 

NOTE: Please enter the names and addresses of 

renters, tenants, and sharecroppers tn item 6. 

Item 4 - Acres in this Place - Th!s is the sum of 

the land that you owned in 1978 (item 1), PLUS 

the land that you rented FROM others {item 2}, 

MINUS the land that you rented TO others (Item 

3). It IS very important that you report this 

figure correctly (even if "0" acres), since the 

remainder ot your report should cover only those 

operations on "the Acres in This Place" reponed 

In item 4. 

"Zero Acres in Place" - Should you complete the 

rest of this form? 

If you yourself had crop or livestock actiVities on 

the land for any portion of the year. you should 

complete the rest of the form. See "Changes In 

Acres Operated in 1978," above. 

If a!1 your land was operated by a renter or share· 

cropper for all of 1978, you do not have to 

complete the entire form. In thIS case, you 

should: 

a. Complete item 6 for renter. 

b. Skip to section 28 and complete Name, 

Address, Te/ephone number. etc. 

c. Explain bnefly in the margin or on separate 

paper that you did not operate a farm or 

ranch in 1978. For example, "AI! land 

rented out," "Sold Farm," "Retired," 

etc., and give the approximate date that 

u.s. OEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

OUr:tEAU OF" THE CENSUS 

you qUit operating. If you sold your farm, 

please give the name and address of current 

owner or operator, if known. 

d. Mail the form in the return envelope provided. 

Item 7 - Grazing Permits - In some States. 

government lands and Indian lands are used 

for grazing livestock under permit or special 

license, with payments on a per·head or animal 

unit basis. This land should NOT be included 

as part of item 2, "Land rented or leased FROM 

others." or item 4, "Total Acres in This Place." 

But you should include in your report any live· 

stock located on permit land in 1978. 

S<!ctions 2-8 - CROPS 

Sections 2 through 8 provide space for reporting 

crops harvested during the 1978 crop year from 

the land shown to section 1, item 4, of your report. 

Please report your crops 10 the appropriate section. 

Do not include any crops grown on land rented. 

leased. or worked on shares by others during 1978. 

Acres Harvested - Enter the acres harvested in 

1978. Round fractions to whole acres except 

where tenths are requested, as for Irish potatoes. 

Quantity Harvested - The units of measure on the 

report form are those most commonly used 

throughout the country. If you use a different 

unit of measure. please convert your figure for 

quantity harvested to the unit requested. If 

harvest IS incomplete by December 31, 1978, 

please estimate the total quantity harvested. 

Crop Irrigation - F or 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, and preplant 

irrigatIon. For any crop not irrigated, leave 

"Acres irrigated" blank. 

How to Report Crops Harvested 

a. Sections 2 and 3 - In these two sections. 

separate IlOes are provided for reporting each 

of several crops widely grown in the United 

States. Do not write in data for any other 

crops. 

b. Sections 4-8 - In each of these sections, 

report any of the crops listed in the same 

section. To report a crop in any of these 

sections, (1) find the crop name and the code 

number in 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 requested in the 

headings of the remaining columns. 

Example: A farmer harvested 20 acresof alfalfa 

seed, yielding 6,000 pounds, and 30 acres of 

red clover seed, yielding 8,400 pounds. (He 

did not irrigate either crop.) He would enter 

the follOWing in section 8: 

U(TIOiI: t 'trt iii' OTHEft(RO~ ~ •• t1!KIH_ 1/1" 111u,~ !,7. -ltC, jIf.,vh 

,. l'IIo:I"""'"'''''Oj>I.(Ooll\''CI~a'''I''",,,,,!,,.jOI\t<I' 

·O~il 

I .,,~ I"" ,"\1 \0:.,.. I"'" "O~O'~~ "",'J (oM "'''''' 0" ..... · •• """"'" 

" "'« , . .., •. " ,,,~'"-., 

c·oo " • ..., _ -1·~~~;;";:;;;~~f.~;~;;~·.~~'.~r=-0--;~~~·-

;:ja.fo.~i.r'lJ" :;'0 t: ',0'0:; . ~"t~Pl. JO .. C, ~.¥" " .... _ 

-.j .~+;---.--

[! more space IS needed. use separate sheet of paper. 

Two or More Crops Harvested From The Same 

Land (Double-Cropping) - Report the total 

acres and production of each harvested crop in 

the appropriate section of the report form. 

Example: A farmer harvested 1,230 bushels of 

wheat from 40 acres in 1978. then planted and 

harvested 1,550 bushels of soybeans from the 

same 40 acres before the end of the year. He 

irrigated the soybeans but not the wheat. 

Item 3 i-!!'='--+--"c..:::.+==+------1 
Section. 2-8 - CROPS - Continued 

Interplanted Crops and "Skip Row" Planting -

If two crops were grown at the same time in 

alternating strips in the same field. report the 

ponion of the field used for each crop. 

Example: A 60 acre field was planted in cotton 

and soybeans, with two rows of cotton foHowed 

by an area of the same width planted in soybeans. 

Thirty acres of soybeans would be reported in 

section 2, item 8, and 30 acres of cotton in section 

2, item 9. 

Vegetabl •• - Report acres of vegetables harvested 

FOR SALE. Do not report acres of vegetables for 

home use, Report the totaf acreage of each 

vegetable crop harvested. 

Example: You harvested 10 acres of lettuce from 

a field in 1978, then replanted the field to lettuce 

and harvested the 10 acres again. Enter only 10 

acres 01 land from which vegetables were harvested 

in item 1 of section 5, but write in 20 acres of 

lettuce harvested in item 2 of section 5. 

Fruit 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 01 

the production (exclude abandoned trees). 

If crops other than fruit and nut trees and vines 

were interplanted with trees or vines, repon the 

total acres for BOTH the orchard and the lOter' 

planted crops harvested. 

Example: If 20 acres of cotton were grown in a 

30 acre pecan orchard, you would report 20 

acres of cotton in section 2, item 9, and 30 acres 

01 pecans in section 4. 

Avocados, Olives, Sugarcane 

Avocados - For California report the quantity 

harvested from November 1, 1977 through 

November 30, 1978. For Florida report the 

Quantity harvested from April 1978 through 

March 1979, estimating if necessary. 

Olives - Report the quantity harvested from the 

bloom of 1977 for the October 1977 to March 

1978 harvest season. 

Sugarcane - For Florida and Texas report cuttings 

from November 1977 through April 1978, For 

Louisiana and Hawaii report for the 1978 crop year. 

Section 9 - GROSS VALUE OF CROPS SOLO 

Report the values received during 1978, regardless 

of the year in which the crops were harvested. 

Give gross values (before deducting taxes and 

expenses). If full payment was not received for 

a crop or crops sold in 1978, report only the 

amount actually received in 1978. 

For value of grains and Cotton, include as sold the 

value 01 government eec loans received in 1978 

but not loans obtained from any other government 

or pnvate source. 

Section 10 - lAND USE 

The purpose of this section is to classify the acres 

you reported in section 1, item 4, by.principal 

use in 1978. 00 not include any acres you rented 

TO others (reported in section 1, item 3). 

Land Used for Multiple Purpo.es - If part of your 

land was used for more than one purpose in 1978, 

report that land on the line for the use first listed, 

and NOT on the line for the second use. 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 NOT as 

"Cropland used for cover crop, legumes, .. etc." 

(Item 2c). 

Double Cropping - When more than one crop was 

harvested from the same land in 1978, report that 

land only ONCE as "Ctopland Harvested," item 

2a of this section. 

Interplented Crop. - If you inter planted crops, 

such as cotton in an orchard, report the total 

land used for both crops only ONCE, as "Cropland 

Harvested," in item 2a. 

APPENDIX D-Continued 

Section 12-16 - LIVESTOCK AND POUl TRY 

Animal. and Poultry to be Included in the Report -

Report all animals and poultry on the place on 

December 31, 1978. Include all owned by you 

and any kept by you for others. Include animals 

on unfenced land, on National Forest land, on 

district land or cooperative grazing association 

land, or on rangeland administered by the Bureau 

of Land Management on a per·head or lease basis 

(such as on wheat pasture). Include poultry 

(broilers, layers, turkeys, etc.) fed under contract 

on "This Place." Include livestock and poultry 

kept on this place for home use, 4H projects, etc. 

Number .old - Report all animals and poultry 

sold or removed from this place including those 

sold for a landlord or gIven to a landlord as his 

share or to others in trade or in payment for goods 

and services. Include anImals of all ages without 

regard to ownership or who shared in the receipts 

jf the animals were located on the place 30 days 

or more and were sold or removed from the 

place in 1978. 

Slle. from Contract and Custom Feeding Opera· 

tions - Include animals and poultry (including 

poultry under contract; fed on this place on a 

contract or custom basis jf they were removed 

from the place in t 978. 

Value of Sales - Be sure to report the total gross 

value of sales of animals and poultry without 

deducting cost of feed, cost of livestock purchased. 

cost of hauling and seiling, etc. If the sale price 

or value is not known. give your best estimate of 

their value when they lett this place. 

Animals Moved to Another Place - F or animals 

removed from this place to another place, such as 

for further feeding, repOrt the number as sold and 

give your best estimate of their market value when 

they left this place. 

Animals to be Excluded from the Report - 00 

/lot report any animals or poultry kept under a 

share arrangement on land rented TO others in 

1978. 

Animals Sold from Another Place - Animals 

owned by you, but held and sold from someone 

else's place should NOT be included. For example, 

do not report cattle purchased elsewhere, fed 10, 

and sold from a feedlot not part of this place. 

Animals Bought and Sold - 00 not include animals 

bought and resold within 30 days. Such purchases 

and sales are considered "dealer" transactions. 

Fat Cattle Safes - Do not include with fattened 

cattle in item 3.1 of section 12: 

a, Veal calves which were fattened primarily 

on milk, or 

b. Oairy cows fed only the usual dairy ration 

before being sold. or 

c. Cattle and calves that were sold for further 

feeding. 

All Other Liwestock - Specify' the name of any 

other livestock, animal specialty, or livestock pro· 

ducts on or sold from this place that have not been 

accounted for elsewhere on this form. 

Example: Bees sold (colonies, packages. pounds); 

semen sales. animals bred and sold for laboratory 

use; birds, frogs, etc. 

Section 19 - TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Use the following definitions to assist you in 

determining the t Ipe of organization for your 

operation: 

Individual or Family Operation (Sole Proprietor. 

ship) - Defined as a farm or business organization 

controlled and operated by an individual. Inetudes 

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 eHort) and the distribu· 

tion 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, unless the agreement to share contributions, 

declsionmaklOg, profits, and liabilities exists. 

Prcx1ucing products under contract or under a 

share rental agreement does not constitute a 

partnership. 

Corporation - Defined as a lega! entity or artificial person created under the laws of a State 

to carryon a business. This definition does 

not include cooperatives. 

Other - Such as cooperative (defined as an incor' 

porated or unincorporated enterprise or association 

created and formed jointly by the members}, estate 

or trust (defined as fund of money or property 

administered for the benefit of another individual 

or organization). prison farm, grazing association, 

Indian reservation, etc. 

Section 20 - OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

AND OCCUPATION 

This section applies to the characteristics and 

occupation of the individual owner. operator, 

senior partner, or person in charge for the type of 

organization reported in section 19 of the form. 

For Individual or Family Operation (Sole Proprietorship) - Complete this section for the 

operator. 

For Partnership Operations - Complete items 1 

through 5 and 7 (of this section) for the "Senior 

Partner." The "Senior Partner" is the indiVIdual 

who is mainly responsible for the agricultural 

operations on this place. Consider the oldest 

partner as the "Senior Partner" if each shares 

equally in the day·to-day management decisions. 

For item 6 (Principal Occupation) consider all 

members of the pannership together. Please 

include as "Farming" worktime at all types of 

agricultural enterprises, including specialties. such 

as greenhouses, nurseries, mushrooms, ranching, 

feed Jots, broiler feeding, etc. 

For Incorporated and Other Operation. (Cooperative., Estate., etc,) - Complete section 

20 for the person in charge. such as hired manager, 

business manager, or other person pnmarily 

responsible for the on·site. day·to<iay operation 

of the farm or ranch business. 

Section 22 - COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER 

Report acres on which commercial fertilizer was 

app!ied during 1978. If some acres where fertilized 

more thdn once, report acres ON L YONCE. 

Section 24 - MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 

The estimated market value In item 1 refers to 

ALL machinery and equipment kept on this place 

and used for the farm business. The value should 

be an estimate of what the machinery and equip. 

ment would sell for in its present condition. 

not the replacement or depreciated value. 

Section 26 - SELECTED PRODUCTION 

EXPENSES 

Include expenses paid by you and by anyone else 

for the production of crops, poultry, livestock, 

and other agricultural products on this place. Also 

include expenses incurred even if payment was not 

made in 1978. Please give estimates if you do not 

know the exact figures. For example, if you grew 

broilers or fed cattle for others, include in item 1, 

as purchases, your best estimate of the value of the 

baby chicks or canle at the time they were brought 

to this place. Also inClude in item 2, the value and 

amount of all feed purchased by you or someone else for use on this place. 

00 not include expenses related to nonfarm 

activities (trading and speculation. or livestock dealer activities). 

Hired Labor - Expenditures for hired labor should 

include gross wages or salaries, commissions, paid 

bonuses, and leave pay before deductions, plus the 

value of benefits paid by you - Social Security 

taxes, unemployment insurance, etc. Do not 

include room and board, house rent, or other 

Items paid in kind. 

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0·8 APPENDIX D-Continued 

Form Approved· 0 M B No 41 S78038 

FORM 78·A l(A) U.S. OEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE NonCE - Response to th" ,nqulrY IS required by law (title 13 U.S. Code). By tile same law YOUR REPORT TO '6-23-78) BUREAU OF THE CE:NSUS THE CENSUS BUREAU IS CONFIDENTIAL. It may be seen only by sworn Census employees and may be used 

only for statistical purposes. Your report CANNOT be us.ed for purposes of taxation) investigation, or regulation. The law also provides that copies retained In your files are immune from legal process. 

6.N~ CENSUS USE ONLY 

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Part I - IDENTIFICATION Part II - TYPE OF ORGANIZATION - C'mtinued 

Items 1 through 6 - Copy from Al Record Book o Type C - INCOftPOIIATED UNDER Name 

l. St,,'e J~:'~ty j3. Segment number 14. A3 LIne number STATE LAW 

3 Mal lIng address Rovfe;8ox/Streef 

5. Name - F If Sf, Middle Inti/til, Last 1. What 1$ the current ftame Post Office lstate lZIP code ~!1ing~~RO--;Jt;;BOX ~------. and mailing address of 

this cOJporatlon1 ... , .. . ... , address ' 

--- -------- 2. Is this 3 tamUy~h&fd corporation? ••. .. . .... ,. i YES I:J NO : b.P0St0tT;Ce- - I State ZIP code 

3. Are there more than 10 stG(;kholdtT'? . .. .... :i YES :i NO 

7. What I. yo .. (the I A<eo (ode I Numbe, 18. In what ye" did Year 4. Don this corporation hay, other separate and distinct farm and rbnch operatlonl~ person listed in you beel. to 060 r"l YES - Enter location(s) and name(s} 00/0, :.~ i NO - SKIP to item 5 'tern S) ttlepho.- operate any part number? of this pl.tt? 

9. 00 you haye a Federal ! 1) LocatIon (Stale and county) Name 

Employltr Identification [I YES - Enle, . ..;1 numbef. 

Number for thi s farm Of ClNO r 1 1-1 1 1 I 1 I (2) Location (Stale and county) Name ranch operatlonr 

Part II - TYPE OF ORGANIZA TIO\~ 5. Owing the past two )'ean} ---- Name MDrk (X I type 01 O(~f'IIlatiof'l as shown 10 column 1 of A3 L/sHrlg Shoot af)Q ask questions has thiS farm ar ranch fOf that type. Complete only one part 01 this page. DtHa rapofled for sObsequent se(';tions used any name or address 

of queslionn<1lfe relare only to the specIfic opefatl'Jn reported here. other than the current i]YEH Matllng address - Route/BoK/Street corporation n.smt and mallll\g 

0 Type A - INDIVIDUAL OR FAMilY N,Jme address? ) NO OPERATION (Sol. Post OffIce ! State I ZlP code 

1 proprietorship) MJlhng addH~ss Roule,'BoK/Slfeel l. For busineu purpos.es, YES---+ Is this farm Of ranc.h , NO ope(at~d 6. Oo.es this farm t1r ranch employ 3 hired IInder arty name Post Offtce State other than your own r ZIP code m8fU1ger who Is primarily In eharga of 

the farm Of' ranch operations? , ' .. 'i: I YES - Go ro 2 r-I NO - SKIP ro 

item 7 - item 8 ~-- --" 1. Who Is the hired manager? 2. During the past two - i YES ---+ Name 

years, have you 1._ ! Person named In part I, received 

mall at any address NO .----~--~-- -- Item 5 - SKIP to page 2 Name other than the one MailIng address - Route:SoK/Street , _ i Other - Specify and 

I have listed? ~--- 6nd int6fV/f)W ~ 

Post Otflce State 21 P code Matllng address Route 80x / Street 8. Who Is primarily In ebargo of 3. Does this farm or ranch employ a hired the farm or ranch operaUons? manager who is primarily In charge of 

2 [] NO - SKIP ro : ~.! ~e(son named 10 part I, Post OffIce ! State I ZIP code the farm OJ ranch operatlon$! .. , 

'. ,YES - Go to 

item 4 page 2 I tern 5 - SKIP to page 2 

Name 

4. Who Is the hired mana,er? 

1 Other - Specify and / 

erd Interview 

'i Person named In part 1, MJt Itng Jddress Rou/e:SoK iStreel o Type D - OTHER ORGANIZATIONS 

Item 5 - SKIP to page 2 . 1. What type of organization operates or controls the operations of this farm or ranch unit? 

: Other - ;~t~ ;nd SK~ ~~tOff!ce State ZIP code 4 995 

" ! Estate '; 'I State or Local S f·~l Other - SpeCf/y; o Type e - PARTNERSHIP OPERATIONS Name 2: l~ 1 Trust Government .. (Include f8mlfy partnefshJps) 3 r: 1 Cooperative 5 : - J Federal Government 2 L For business purpose!, 

what nam6 and mall! nc Matllng address - Route/Box'Streel Name addreu is used for this 2. Wbat I. the nam' and partnership? .. -. " '" ,- Post Office I State ZIP code mal Unc address of 

this orcanl:taUon? I Mat ling address Roufe: BOK .iStreet 

2. How many partners are there? Partners Post Office 1 State T ZIP code 

3. What Is the name and maHlna: addleS! of each partner? 

! Person named In part 1, Item 5 - Do nof Jist 

3. What " the name and mallin, Name 

! Other - SpeCify (Use "RemarkS" if more space IS reqUIred) addtess used for thi$ farm 

'. b. or ranch operaU on" I Marling address RoulelBox'Streel 

Name Name 

Post OffIce _____ 1StJte 1Z[P code 

Marling address - Roule/Bux:Slreel ~alllng address - Route/BoK/Slfeet 

f-p;;;"iOTl~---r~ ZIP code Name Post OffIce -r State ZIP code 4. Durlne tile past two Y"", [-I YES ~ 

has this farm or ranch 

used any ether fta mt or r~) NO Malltng address - Roule.'BoKiStreel 4. 00&$ this partnership employ a hired mana"r who Is 1:" 1 YES - Go 10 item 5 malnn, addranr 

prlmadly In charge of the f,rm OJ ranch operations? 

2: r-1 NO - SKIP to item 6 Post Offtce 1 State 1 Z[ P code 5. Who Is the hired m¥l3Ctf1 5. D"'$ thl •• rcanIUII .. employ a hlrad : - j Person named !n patt 1. Name 

Item 5 - SKIP to page 2 ~~"t;r': :'rh~3~cr!~::~:ro~~:~~r~(t. ~_ .. , [-: 1 YES - Go to 2 roo I NO - SKIP ro 

r- J Other - Specify and end InrofV/eYl~"" ~itng address - Rovla/Box/Screet Item 0 Item 7 6. Who Is the hired managerl 

S. Which partner Is primarily In charI. Post Offtce ! State ZI P code f "1 Person named In part 1 f 

of the farm or ranch op&ratlQns1 Item 5 - SKIP to page 2 

I Person named !O part 1, item 5 - r -I Other - SpocUy and 

SKI P to page 2 end Interview ______ ------- Name :'-1 Other partner - Specify and end Interview ~ 7. Who I. primarily In cllerg. of the -... r-1 None - Go fo Item 7 . farm or ranch opetatlons? Mal lIng address - Roule 'Box IStfeet Name r- 1 Person named in part I. 1. Who I. 1M Old ... parlner? ,Iem 5 - Go ropage 2 / ' J Person named in part 1, i ~l Other - Specify and Post Office I State I ZI P code Item 5 - SKIP to page 2 

r: 1 Other - Specify and end Interview ./I' end interview 

Page I 

Note: Remainder of form same as A 1 (S). 
Index-1 

INDEX 

(Index items not reported for the State will not appear in designated tables) 

County tables Cou nty tables 

State County State County 

tables Summary report tables Summary report 

A 8-Con. 

Abnormal farms ......... . 10,34 7 2 Black operators and other 

Age of operator ......... . 4,29-35 6 4 races ............. . 4,5,29-35 39-41 -

Agricultu ral products sold, 10,1317 9-11 2 Blueberries ............ . - 33 -

value. 29-35 Bluegrass seed,.Kentucky ... . - 30 -

Agricultural service income .. . 12,29-35 37 - Boysenberries .......... . - 33 -

Alfalfa hay ............ . 25,26, 30 10 Broccoli ............. . - 31 -

28-35 Broilers .............. . 18,19, 19,26 9 

A Ifal fa seed . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,26 30 10 29-35 

Almonds ............. . 28-35 32 - B rom egrass seed ......... . - 30 -

Alsike clover seed ........ . - 30 - Broomcorn ............ . - 35 -

Angora goats ........... . 23 22 - Brussels sprouts ......... . - 31 -

Animal health costs ....... . 6,29-35 12 5 Buckwheat. ........... . - 28 -

Apples .............. . 25,28-35 32 10 Bulbs ............... . - 34 -

Apricots ............. . - 32 - Bulls, bull calves, steers, and 

Aquaculture products ..... . 24 25 - steer calves ........... . 20,29-35 16 9 

Artichokes ............ . - 31 - Burros, donkeys, and mules .. . 23 27 - Asparagus ............ . - 31 - Assets, value ........... . 1,2, 13, 17, 1,15 1,7 

29-35 c 

Austrian winter peas ...... . 

Automobiles ........... . 

- 30 -

14,29-35 - 7 

Cabbage 

Cantaloupes and Persian melons. 

- 31 -

- 31 -

Avocados ............. . - 32 - Carrots .............. . - 31 -

Castor beans ........... . - 35 -

8 Catfish sold ........... . 24 25 -

Bahia grass seed ......... . 

Bait and tropical fish sold ... . 

Balers, pickup .......... . 

Bananas ............. . 

Barley for grain ......... . 

Beans, castor. .......... . 

Beans, dry field and seed .... . 

Beans, dry I im a ......... . 

Beans, green lima ........ . 

Beans, snap (bush and pole) .. . 

Beans, soybeans ...... : .. . 

Bedding plants .......... . 

Beef cows ............ . 

Bees, colonies .......... . 

Beets, sugar ........... . 

Beets, table ........... . 

Bentgrass seed .......... . 

Bermuda grass seed ....... . 

Berries .............. . 

Birdsfoot trefoil seed ...... . 

Blackberries ........... . 

- 30 -

24 25 -

14,29-35 - I 

- 32 -

25,26, 28 10 

28-35 

- 35 -

26,28-35 29 - - 29 - - 31 -

- 31 -

25-35 29 10 

- 34 -

18,20, 16 9 

29-35 

23 24 -

26,28-35 29 -

- 31 -

- 30 -

- 30 -

25,27 33 10 

- 30 -

- 33 -It 

Cattle and calves ........ . 

Cattle and calves sold, value ... 

Cauliflower ........... . 

Celery .............. . 

Chem icals, expense ....... . 

Chemicals used ......... . 

Cherries ............. . 

Chickens 3 months old or 

older .............. . 

Chicory .............. . 

Chinchillas and their pelts ... . 

Chinese cabbage ......... . 

Chinese or ming peas ...... . 

C itru s fofU its . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Clover seed ............ . 

Clover seed, red ......... . 

Coal, wood, coke, etc., 

expense ............. . 

Coffee .............. . 

Collards ............. . 

Colonies of bees ......... . 

17,18,20, 16 9 

29-35 

10, 18,20, 16 2,9 

29-35 

- 31 -

- 31 -

6,15, 17, 12 5 

29-35 

15,29-35 - 6 

28-35 32 -

18,19, 18 9 

29-35 

- 31 -

23 27 -

- 31 -

- 31 -

28-35 32 -

- 30 -

25 30 10 

7,29-35 13 5 

- 32 -

- 31 -

23 24 -
Index-2 

C-Con_ 

Combines, grain and bean .. 

Commercially mixed formula 

feed purchased ........ . 

Commodity Credit Corpora· 

tion loans ........... . 

Contract labor, expense 

Corn, field ........... . 

Corn heads for combines .. . 

Cornpickers and picker-shellers 

Corn, sweet .......... . 

Corn, sweet, for seed ..... . 

Corporation, type of organization .............. . 

Family held ........ . 

Nonfamily held ...... . 

Conon ......... . 

Cotton Commodity Credit 

Corporation loans ...... . 

Cottonpickers ......... . 

Cotton, value sold ....... . 

C owp eas for dry peas .. 

C owp eas, green . . . . . . . . . 

C owpeas, hogged or grazed 

or cu t for silage ....... . 

Cows and heifers that had 

calved .............. . 

Crambe ............ . 

C ran berries. . . . . . . . . . . . 

Cropland for cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement 

grasses .............. . 

Cropland harvested ....... . 

Cropland harvested, irrigated .. 

Cropland idle .......... . 

Cropland in cultivated summer 

fallow ............. . 

Cropland on which all crops 

failed .............. . 

Cropland pastu re ........ . 

Cropland total. ......... . 

Crops, farms, acres, production. 

Cucumbers ............ . 

Cu rrants ............. . 

Customwork, machine hire, 

and rental of machinery and 

equipment, expense ...... . 

Customwork, mach ine work, 

and other agricultural services, 

income ............. . 

State 

tables 

14.29-35 

6,29-35 

10,29-35 

6,9,17, 

29-35 

25-35 

14,29-35 

14,29-35 

25,28-35 

-

4,5,29-35 

4,5,29-35 

4,5,29-35 

25-35 

10,29-35 

14,29-35 

10,29-35 

-

-

-

18, 20, 29-35 

-

-

1, 2, 29-35 

1-4,13,17, 

29-35 

16,29-35 

1,2,29-35 

1, 2, 29-35 

1,2,29-35 

1,2,29-35 

1,2, 17, 

29-35 

25-35 

-

-

6,29-35 

12,29-35 

INDEX-Continued 

County tables 

County 

Summary report 

- 7 

12 5 

- 2 

12 5 

28,30,35 10 

- 7 

- 7 

31 10 

35 -

5 4 

5 -

5 -

29 10 

- 2 

- 7 

- 2 

29 -

31 -

35 -

16 9 

35 -

33 -

2 1 

2 1,3,4 

3 1 

2 1 

2 1 

2 1 

2 1 

- 1 

28-35 10 

31 -

33 -

12 5 

37 -

D 

Daikon .............. . 

Dairy cows-milk cows ..... . 

Dairy products sold, value .... 

Oates ............... . 

Dewberries ............ . 

Diesel fuel purchased ...... . 

Diesel fuel storage ........ . 

Dill for oil ............ . 

o irec t sales income ....... . 

Disease, chemical control ... . 

Donkeys, burros, and mules .. . 

Ducks ............... . 

Ducks, geese, and other 

poultry ............. . 

E 

Eggplant ... 

Electricity expense ....... . 

Emmer and spelt ........ . 

Endive .............. . 

Energy expense ......... . 

Equipment and machinery .... 

Escarole ............. . 

Ewes 1 year old or older .... . 

Expenses, farm ......... . 

F 

Fam ily and individual, type 

of organization ......... . 

Family held corporations ... . 

Farms by age and principal 

occupation of operator ..... 

Farms by age and principal 

occupation of operator for 

farms with sales of less than 

$20,000 ............. . 

Farms by size of farm ..... . 

Farms by standard industrial 

classification .......... . 

Farms by tenure of operator .. . 

Farms by type of organiZation . 

Farms by value of agricultural 

sales ............... . 

Farms, number ......... . 

County tables 

State County 

tables Summary report 

- 31 -

17, 18, 20, 16 9 

29-35 

10,20, 16 2,9, 

29-35 

- 32 -

- 33 -

7,8,29-35 13 5 

8 13 -

- 35 -

11,29-35 38 -

15,29-35 - 6 

23 27 -

- 26 -

19 - -

- 31 -

7,29-35 13 5 

- 28 -

- 31 -

6-8,17, 12,13 5 

29-35 

13,14,17, 15 7 

29-35 

- 31 -

22,29-35 20 9 

6-9,17, 12-14 5 

29-35 

4,5,29-35 5 4 

4,5,29-35 5 -

31 - -

32 - -

1-3,33 - 3 

13,35 8 -

4,29 4 4 

4,5,30 5 4 

10,34 7,9-11 2 

1-3, 13 1,2 1,4 

17,29-35 
F-Con. 

Fattened cattle sold. 

Feed purchased .... 

Feeder pigs sold ......... . 

F em ale operators ........ . 

Fertilizer applied ........ . 

Fertilizer expense ....... . 

Fescue seed ........... . 

Field seed crops ........ . 

Field seeds, hay, forage, and 

silage sold, value ....... . 

Figs ................ . 

Filberts .............. . 

Fish sold. . . . . . .. . ... . 

Flaxseed ............. . 

Florist greens and flowers, cu t. . 

Flower and vegetable seeds 

Flowering and foliage plants ... 

Flowers and florist greens, cut. 

Foliage and flowering plants .. . 

Forage harvesters ........ . 

Foreign ownersh ip ....... . 

Foxtail millet seed ....... . 

F ru it crops ............ . 

Fruits, nuts, and berries sold, 

value .............. . 

Fuel expense ........... . 

Fuel oil purchased ..... . 

Fuel oil storage ........ . 

Full owners .. ~ .... . 

G 

Garlic ............... . 

Gas, natural, expense ...... . 

Gasoline and other petroleum 

fuel and oil purchased ..... . 

Gasoline purchased ....... . 

Gasoline storage ........ . 

Geese ............ -' .. . 

Geese, ducks, and other 

poultry _ ............ . 

Ginger root .......... . 

Goats ............... . 

G oats, Angora .......... . 

Go~~mijk ........... . 

Goats milk sold ......... . 

G oats, other ........... . 

Gooseberries ........... . 

Grain Commodity Credit 

Corporation loans ....... . 

INDEX -Continued 

Cou nty tables 

State 

tables Sum mary 

County 

report 

20, 29-35 

6,17,29-35 

18,21, 

29-35 

4, 29-35 

15,29-35 

6, 15, 17, 

29-35 

25,28-35 

10,29-35 

24 

28-35 

14,29-35 

25-35 

10,29-35 

6-8,29-35 

7,8,29-35 

8 

4,29-35 

7,29-35 

6-8,29-35 

7, 8, 29-35 

8 

19 

23,29-35 

23 

23 

23 

23 

10,29-35 

16 

12 

17 

6,43 

12 

30 

30 

32 

32 

25 

28 

34 

34 

34 

34 

34 

36 

30 

32 

12, 13 

13 

13 

4,40 

31 

13 

13 

13 

13 

26 

35 

22 

21 

21 

27 

33 

9 

5 

9 

6 

5 

10 

2 

7 

10 

2 

5 

5 

4 

5 

5 

5 

9 

2 

G-Con. 

G rain hay 

Grains .......... . 

Grains sold, value. - ..... . 

Grapefruit .. _ ... . 

Grapes ....... . 

Grass silage and haylage 

Green chop hay ... 

Greenhouse products ... 

Green hou se vegetables. 

Guar .. 

Guavas. 

H 

Hatcheries .. . 

Hay crops .......... . 

Haylage and grass silage ... . 

Hazel nu ts 

Health care expense for 

anim als ............ . 

Heifers an d heifer calves ... . 

Hens and pullets of laying age. 

Herbs .............. . 

Hired farm labor, expense .. . 

Hogs and pigs .......... . 

Hogs and pigs sold, value. 

Honey sold ........ . 

Honeydew melons ..•..... 

Hops ............ . 

Horses an d p on ies ........ . 

I ncome from direct sales. 

Income from machine work, 

customwork, and other 

agricultural services ...... . 

Individual and family, type 

of organization ......... . 

Insects, chem Ical control .... . 

Irish potatoes ........ . 

Irrigated farmland ........ . 

K 

Kale ................ . 

Kenaf ............... . 

Index-3 

County tables 

State County 

tables Summary report 

I 

I I 

26 30 -

25-35 28 10 

10,29-35 - 2 

28-35 32 -

25, 28-35 32 10 

26, 28-35 30 -

26 30 -

25 34 10 

- 34 -

- 35 -

- 32 -

- 26 -

25-35 30 10 

26,28-35 30 -

- 32 -

6, 29-35 12 5 

20, 29-35 16 9 

18,19, 18 9 

29-35 

- 35 -

6,9, 17, 12,14 5 

29-35 

17, 18,21, 17 9 

29-35 

10, 18,21, 17 2,9 

29-35 

23 24 -

- 31 -

- 35 -

18,23, 27 9 

29-35 

11,29-35 38 -

12,29-35 37 -

4,5,29-35 5 4 

15,29-35 - 6 

25-35 29 10 

1-3,16,17, 3 1,3 

29-35 

- 31 -

-l 35 -
Index-4 

K-Con. 

Kentuc ky bluegrass seed .. 

Kerosene, motor oil, and 

grease, expense. 

Kiwifruit .. 

Kumquats ..... 

L 

Labor .... 

Land and buildings, value 

Land in farms .. 

Land owned ...... . 

Land rented from others. 

Land rented to others 

Land use .. 

Lemons. 

Lentils. 

Lespedeza seed 

Lettuce and Romaine. 

Lim a beans, dry ... . 

Lima beans, green .... . 

Lime and other agricultural 

chem ical expense 

Lime applied ......... . 

Limes .......... . 

Litters farrowed ...... . 

Livestock and livestock 

products sold. 

Livestock and poultry 

Livestoc k and poultry 

purchased ...... . 

Livestock, poultry, and their 

products sold ......... . 

Loans, Co mmodity Credit 

Corporation ...... . 

Loganberries .......... . 

Lotus root ......... . 

LP gas, butane, propane 

pu rchased ........... . 

LP gas, butane, propane 

storage ..... . 

M 

Macadam ia nu ts ........ . 

Machine hire, rental of mao 

chinery and equipment, and 

customwork ex pense ..... 

State 

tables 

-

7,29-35 

-

-

6,9, 17, 

29-35 

1,2,17, 

29-35 

1-3,13,17, 

29-35 

29-35 

29-35 

29-35 

1-3,17, 

29-35 

-

-

-

-

-

-

6, 15, 

29-35 

15,29-35 

-

21,29-35 

13, 17, 18, 

20,29-35 

18 

6,29-35 

10,18 

10,29-35 

-

-

7,8, 

29-35 

8 

-

6,29-35 

INDEX-Continued 

County tables 

County 

Summary report 

30 -

13 5 

32 -

32 -

12,14 5,8 

1 1 

1,2 1,3,4 

- -

- -

- -

2 1,3 

32 -

29 -

30 -

31 -

29 -

31 -

12 5 

- 6 

32 -

17 9 

10,11 -

- 9 

12 5 

- 2,9 

- 2 

33 -

35 -

13 5 

13 -

32 -

12 5 

M-Con. 

Machine work, customwork, 

and other agricultural 

serv ice income ......... . 

Machinery and equipment .. 

Male operators .......... . 

Mandarins and tangerines .. . 

Mangoes ............ . 

Market value of farmland 

and buildings 

Melons .. 

Milk cows. 

Milk goats. 

Millet, proso .......... . 

Millet seed, fox tail ..... . 

M ink an d their pelts . 

Mint for oil .......... . 

Mohairsold ..... . 

Motor oil, grease, and 

kerosene purchased. 

Motortrucks including pickups 

Mower conditioners ...... . 

Mules, burros, and donkeys. 

Mungbeans for beans ..... . 

Murcotts .... . 

Mushrooms .. . 

Mustard cabbage 

Mustard greens ........ . 

Mustard seed .......... . 

N 

Natural gas expense .. . 

Nectarines ........... . 

Nematode control in crops .. . 

N onfam il y held corporations . 

Number·of farms ...... . 

Nursery and greenhouse 

products ........ . 

Nursery and greenhouse 

products sold, value ..... 

Nursery products-shrubs, 

trees, etc ....... . 

o 

Oats for grain ..... 

Occupation of operator ... 

Off·farm work by operator . 

.\ 

County tables 

State County 

tables Summary report 

12, 29-35 37 -

13,14,17, 15 7 

29-35 

4,29-35 6 -

- 32 -

- 32 - 1,2, 17, 1 1 

29-35 

- 31 -

17,18,20, 16 9 

29-35 

23 21 -

- 28 -

- 30 -

23 23 -

- 35 -

23 22 -

7,29-35 13 5 

14,29-35 - 7 

14,29-35 - 7 

23 27 -

- 35 -

- 32 -

- 34 -

- 31 -

- 31 -

- 28 -

7, 29-35 13 5 

- 32 -

15,29-35 - 6 

4,5, 29-35 5 - 1·3,13,17, 1,2 1,3 

29-35 

25 34 10 

10,29-35 34 2 

- 34 -

25,26, 28 10 

28-35 

4,29-35 6,7 4 

4,29-35 6 4 
O-Con. 

Okra .............. . 

Olives .......... . 

Onions, dry and green ..... . 

Operator characteristicsresidence, age, race, occupa· 

tion, off· farm work, sex, 

Spanish origin ......... . 

Oranges .............. . 

o rch ard grass seed. . . 

Orchards ......... . 

Organization of farm ... . 

Other field crops sold, value ... 

Other livestock and livestock 

products sold, value. 

Other p ou Itry .......... . 

Owned land .. 

p 

Papayas .. . 

Parsley ....... . 

Part owners ........... . 

Partnership, type of organiza· 

tion ........... . 

Passi on fru it . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Pastureland and.grazing land ... 

Pastureland irrigated ...... . 

Payroll and employment .... . 

Peaches .............. . 

Peanuts for nuts ......... . 

Pears ............... . 

Peas, Austrian winter ...... . 

Peas, Chinese or mingo ..... . 

Peas, dry field and seed ..... . 

Peas, green ............ . 

Pecans .............. . 

Peppers ............... . 

Persian melons .......... . 

Persimmons ........... . 

Petroleum expense ....... . 

Pheasants ............. . 

Pickup balers .......... . 

Pigeons or squab ........ . 

Pimientos ............ . 

Pineapples ............ . 

Pistachios ............ . 

Plums .............. . 

Pomegranates .......... . 

State 

tables 

-

-

-

4,29-35 

28-35 

-

25-35 

4, 5, 29-35 

10,29-35 

10,23, 

29-35 

-

29-35 

-

-

4,29-35 

4,5,29-35 

-

1,2, 17, 

29-35 

16,29-35 

6,9,17, 

29-35 

25, 28-35 

25-35 

-

-

-

-

25,28-35 

-

-

-

- 6, 7,17, 

29-35 

-

14,29-35 

-

-

27 

-

-

I -I 

I NO EX -Cont inued 

County tables 

County 

Summary report 

P-Con. 

31 - Ponies and horses. 

32 -

31 - Popcorn ............. . 

Potatoes, Irish .......... . 

Potatoes, sweet .... . 

Poultry and poultry 

6, 7 4 products sold. 

32 -

30 - Poultry hatched ..... . 

32 10 Principal occupation of 

5 4 operator ........... . 

- 2 Pro,'uction expenses ...... . 

27 2 Proso mille t ........... . 

Prunes .............. . 

26 9 Pullets. . . .... . 

- - Pump kins ...... . 

u 

32 - Quail ....... . 

31 -

4,40 4 

R 

5 4 Rabbits and their pelts ..... . 

32 - Race of operator ........ . 

2 1 Radishes ............. . 

Rangeland ............ . 

3 1 

12,14 5,8 Rapeseed ............ . 

Raspberries ........... . 

32 10 Red clover seed ......... . 

29 10 Redtop seed ........... . 

32 - Residence of operator ..... . 

30 - Rhubarb ............. . 

31 - Rice ................ . 

29 - Romaine and lettuce ...... . 

31 10 Rye for grain .. .' ....... . 

32 - Ryegrass seed ...... . 

31 -

31 -

32 - s 

12,13 5 Safflower .. 

Sales of agricultural products .. 

26 -

- 7 Salt hay ............. . 

26 - Sanitation chem icals ..... . 

31 - Seeds, bulbs, plants, and 

35 - trees pu rchased. 

32 - Set aside program, acreage .. . 

32 - Su~operntor ........ . 

32 - Shallots ............. . 

Index-5 

County tables 

State County 

tables Summary rep ort 

18,23, 27 9 

29-35 

- 28 -

25-35 29 10 

25,27-35 29 10 

10, 13 10,11 2,9 

17-19, 

29-35 

- 26 -

4,29-35 6,7 4 

6-9,17, 12-14 5 

29-35 

- 28 -

- 32 -

19,29-35 18 9 

- 31 -

- 26 -

23 27 -

4,5,29-35 39-41 -

- 31 -

1,2, 17, 2 1 

29-35 

- 35 -

- 33 -

25 30 10 

- 30 -

4,29-35 6 4 

- 31 -

26,28-35 28 -

- 31 -

25 28 10 

- 30 -

- 28 -

10,13,17, 9-11 2 

29-35 

- 35 -

15,29-35 - 6 

6,17, 12 5 

29-35 

29-35 - 1 

4,29-35 6 -

- 31 -
Index-6 

S-Con. 

Sheep and lambs ..... . 

Sheep and lambs shorn .... 

Sheep, lambs, and wool sold, 

value. 

Size of farm, average ...... . 

Small grain hay ......... . 

Snap beans, bu sh ahd pole ... . 

Sod ................ . 

Sorghum s ............ . 

Soybeans ............. . 

Spanish origin, operators of .. . 

Spelt and emmer ........ . 

Spinach .............. . 

Squash .............. . 

Standard industrial classifica· 

tion of farms (SIC) ...... . 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, 

and bull calves ......... . 

Storage, selected petroleum .. . 

Strawberries ........... . 

Sudan grass seed ........ . 

Sugar beets ............ . 

Sugarcane ............ . 

Su nfl ower seed ........ . 

Sweet corn ............ . 

Sweet corn for seed ...... . 

Sweetp otatoes .......... . 

T 

Tangelos ....... . 

Tangerines an d mandarins ... . 

Taro ............... . 

Tenant operated farms ..... . 

Tenure .............. . 

Timothy seed .......... . 

Tobacco ............. . 

Tobacco sold, value ....... . 

Tomatoes ............ . 

Tractors, wheel ......... . 

Triticale .............. I 

State 

tables 

17,18,22, 

29-35 

22,29-35 

10, 18, 22, 

29-35 

1,2, 29-35 

26 

-

-

25-35 

25-35 

4,29-35 

-

-

-

13,29-35 

20,29-35 

8 

25, 26 

-

26,28-35 

26,27, 

29-35 

28-35 

25,28-35 

-

25,27-35 

-

-

-

4,29-35 

4,29-35 

-

25-35 

10,29-35 

25,28-35 

14,29-35 

-

INDEX-Continued 

County tables 

Summary 

20 

20 

20 

1 

30 

31 

34 

28,30 

35 

29,30 

42 

28 

31 

31 

8 

16 

13 

33 

30 

29 

29 

28 

31 

35 

29 

32 

32 

35 

4,40 

4,40 

30 

29 

-

31 

-

28 

County 

report 

9 

9 

2,9 

1 

-

-

-

10 

10 

-

-

-

-

-

9 

-

10 

-

-

-

-

10 

-

10 

-

-

-

4 

4 

-

10 

2 

10 

7 

-

T-Con. 

Tropical and baitfish sold ... . 

Trout sold .......... , .. 

Trucks including pickups .... . 

Turkeys ............. . 

Turnip greens .......... . 

Turnips .............. . 

Type of farm (SIC) ....... . 

Type of organization ...... . 

v 

Value of agricultural products 

sold. 

Value of land and buildings ... 

Value of machinery and 

equipment. 

Vegetable and flower seeds .. . 

Vegetables, greenhouse ..... . 

Vegetables harvested for sale .. 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or 

melons sold, value ....... . 

Velvetbeans for beans ..... . 

Vetch seed .......... . 

W 

Wages paid to farm workers ... 

Walnuts, English or Persian .. . 

Watercress ............ . 

Watermelons ........... . 

Weeds, chemical control .... . 

Wheat for grain ......... . 

Wheatgrass seed ......... . 

Wheel tractors .......... . 

Wild hay ............. . 

Wild rice ............. . 

Woodland ............ . 

Wool, pounds shorn ...... . 

Work off·farm by operator. .. . 

Workers on farm s. . . . . . . .. 

Worms .............. . 

Wormseed oil .......... . 

County tables 

State County 

tables Summary report 

24 25 -

24 25 -

14,29-35 - 7 

19,29-35 26 9 

- 31 -

- 31 - 13,29-35 8 -

4,5,29-35 5 4 

10, 13, 17, 9-11 2 

29-35 

1,2,13,17, 1 1 

29-35 

13, 14, 17, 15 7 

29-35 

- 34 -

- 34 -

25-35 31 10 

10,29-35 - 2 

- 35 -

- 30 -

6,9,17, 12, 14 5 

29-35 

28-35 32 -

- 31 -

- 31 -

15,29-35 - 6 

25-35 28 10 

- 30 -

14,29-35 - 7 

26,28-35 30 -

- 28 -

1,2,29-35 2 1 

22,29-35 20 9 

4,29-35 6 4 

9,29-35 14 8 

23 27 -

- 35 -

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